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breathed a word which might have struck terror into the hearts of the
ignorant and caused them to perish. Dwelling on the glorification of Him
Whom God shall make manifestâexalted be His Manifestationâthe BÃ¡b in the
beginning of the BayÃ¡n saith: âHe is the One Who shall proclaim under all
conditions, âVerily, verily, I am God, no God is there but Me, the Lord of
all created things. In truth all others except Me are My creatures. O, My
creatures! Me alone do ye worship.ââ Likewise in another instance He,
magnifying the Name of Him Who shall be made manifest, saith: âI would be
the first to adore Him.â Now it behoveth one to reflect upon the
significance of the âAdorerâ and the âAdored Oneâ, that perchance the
people of the earth may partake of a dewdrop from the ocean of divine
knowledge and may be enabled to perceive the greatness of this Revelation.
Verily, He hath appeared and hath unloosed His tongue to proclaim the
Truth. Well is it with him who doth acknowledge and recognize the truth,
and woe betide the froward and the wayward.

O kindreds of the earth! Incline your ears unto the Voice from the divine
Lote-Tree which overshadoweth the world and be not of the people of
tyranny on earthâmen who have repudiated the Manifestation of God and His
invincible authority and have renounced His favoursâthey in truth are
reckoned with the contemptible in the Book of God, the Lord of all
mankind.

The Glory which hath dawned above the horizon of My tender mercy rest upon
thee and upon whosoever is with thee and giveth ear to thy words
concerning the Cause of God, the Almighty, the All-Praised.





KALÃMÃT-I-FIRDAWSÃYYIH (WORDS OF PARADISE)


He is the One Who speaketh through the power of Truth in the Kingdom of
Utterance

O YE the embodiments of justice and equity and the manifestations of
uprightness and of heavenly bounties! In tears and lamenting, this Wronged
One calleth aloud and saith: O God, my God! Adorn the heads of Thy loved
ones with the crown of detachment and attire their temples with the
raiment of righteousness.

It behoveth the people of BahÃ¡ to render the Lord victorious through the
power of their utterance and to admonish the people by their goodly deeds
and character, inasmuch as deeds exert greater influence than words.

O á¸¤aydar-âAlÃ!(11) Upon thee be the praise of God and His glory. Say:
Honesty, virtue, wisdom and a saintly character redound to the exaltation
of man, while dishonesty, imposture, ignorance and hypocrisy lead to his
abasement. By My life! Manâs distinction lieth not in ornaments or wealth,
but rather in virtuous behaviour and true understanding. Most of the
people in Persia are steeped in deception and idle fancy. How great the
difference between the condition of these people and the station of such
valiant souls as have passed beyond the sea of names and pitched their
tents upon the shores of the ocean of detachment. Indeed none but a few of
the existing generation hath yet earned the merit of hearkening unto the
warblings of the doves of the all-highest Paradise. âFew of My servants
are truly thankful.â(12) People for the most part delight in
superstitions. They regard a single drop of the sea of delusion as
preferable to an ocean of certitude. By holding fast unto names they
deprive themselves of the inner reality and by clinging to vain imaginings
they are kept back from the Dayspring of heavenly signs. God grant you may
be graciously aided under all conditions to shatter the idols of
superstition and to tear away the veils of the imaginations of men.
Authority lieth in the grasp of God, the Fountainhead of revelation and
inspiration and the Lord of the Day of Resurrection.

We heard that which the person in question hath mentioned regarding
certain teachers of the Faith. Indeed he hath spoken truly. Some heedless
souls roam the lands in the name of God, actively engaged in ruining His
Cause, and call it promoting and teaching the Word of God; and this
notwithstanding that the qualifications of the teachers of the Faith, like
unto stars, shine resplendent throughout the heavens of the divine
Tablets. Every fair-minded person testifieth and every man of insight is
well aware that the One true Godâexalted be His gloryâhath unceasingly set
forth and expounded that which will elevate the station and will exalt the
rank of the children of men.

The people of BahÃ¡ burn brightly amidst the gatherings even as a candle
and hold fast unto that which God hath purposed. This station standeth
supreme above all stations. Well is it with him who hath cast away the
things that the people of the world possess, yearning for that which
pertaineth unto God, the Sovereign Lord of eternity.

Say: O God, my God! Thou beholdest me circling round Thy Will with mine
eyes turned towards the horizon of Thy bounty, eagerly awaiting the
revelation of the effulgent splendours of the sun of Thy favours. I beg of
Thee, O Beloved of every understanding heart and the Desire of such as
have near access unto Thee, to grant that Thy loved ones may become wholly
detached from their own inclinations, holding fast unto that which
pleaseth Thee. Attire them, O Lord, with the robe of righteousness and
illumine them with the splendours of the light of detachment. Summon then
to their assistance the hosts of wisdom and utterance that they may exalt
Thy Word amongst Thy creatures and proclaim Thy Cause amidst Thy servants.
Verily, potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and within Thy grasp lie
the reins of all affairs. No God is there but Thee, the Mighty, the
Ever-Forgiving.

O thou who hast turned thy gaze towards My face! In these days there

breathed a word which might have struck terror into the hearts of the

ignorant and caused them to perish. Dwelling on the glorification of Him

Whom God shall make manifestâexalted be His Manifestationâthe BÃ¡b in the

beginning of the BayÃ¡n saith: âHe is the One Who shall proclaim under all

conditions, âVerily, verily, I am God, no God is there but Me, the Lord of

all created things. In truth all others except Me are My creatures. O, My

creatures! Me alone do ye worship.ââ Likewise in another instance He,

magnifying the Name of Him Who shall be made manifest, saith: âI would be

the first to adore Him.â Now it behoveth one to reflect upon the

significance of the âAdorerâ and the âAdored Oneâ, that perchance the

people of the earth may partake of a dewdrop from the ocean of divine

knowledge and may be enabled to perceive the greatness of this Revelation.

Verily, He hath appeared and hath unloosed His tongue to proclaim the

Truth. Well is it with him who doth acknowledge and recognize the truth,

and woe betide the froward and the wayward.

O kindreds of the earth! Incline your ears unto the Voice from the divine

Lote-Tree which overshadoweth the world and be not of the people of

tyranny on earthâmen who have repudiated the Manifestation of God and His

invincible authority and have renounced His favoursâthey in truth are

reckoned with the contemptible in the Book of God, the Lord of all

mankind.

The Glory which hath dawned above the horizon of My tender mercy rest upon

thee and upon whosoever is with thee and giveth ear to thy words

concerning the Cause of God, the Almighty, the All-Praised.

KALÃMÃT-I-FIRDAWSÃYYIH (WORDS OF PARADISE)

He is the One Who speaketh through the power of Truth in the Kingdom of

Utterance

O YE the embodiments of justice and equity and the manifestations of

uprightness and of heavenly bounties! In tears and lamenting, this Wronged

One calleth aloud and saith: O God, my God! Adorn the heads of Thy loved

ones with the crown of detachment and attire their temples with the

raiment of righteousness.

It behoveth the people of BahÃ¡ to render the Lord victorious through the

power of their utterance and to admonish the people by their goodly deeds

and character, inasmuch as deeds exert greater influence than words.

O á¸¤aydar-âAlÃ!(11) Upon thee be the praise of God and His glory. Say:

Honesty, virtue, wisdom and a saintly character redound to the exaltation

of man, while dishonesty, imposture, ignorance and hypocrisy lead to his

abasement. By My life! Manâs distinction lieth not in ornaments or wealth,

but rather in virtuous behaviour and true understanding. Most of the

people in Persia are steeped in deception and idle fancy. How great the

difference between the condition of these people and the station of such

valiant souls as have passed beyond the sea of names and pitched their

tents upon the shores of the ocean of detachment. Indeed none but a few of

the existing generation hath yet earned the merit of hearkening unto the

warblings of the doves of the all-highest Paradise. âFew of My servants

are truly thankful.â(12) People for the most part delight in

superstitions. They regard a single drop of the sea of delusion as

preferable to an ocean of certitude. By holding fast unto names they

deprive themselves of the inner reality and by clinging to vain imaginings

they are kept back from the Dayspring of heavenly signs. God grant you may

be graciously aided under all conditions to shatter the idols of

superstition and to tear away the veils of the imaginations of men.

Authority lieth in the grasp of God, the Fountainhead of revelation and

inspiration and the Lord of the Day of Resurrection.

We heard that which the person in question hath mentioned regarding

certain teachers of the Faith. Indeed he hath spoken truly. Some heedless

souls roam the lands in the name of God, actively engaged in ruining His

Cause, and call it promoting and teaching the Word of God; and this

notwithstanding that the qualifications of the teachers of the Faith, like

unto stars, shine resplendent throughout the heavens of the divine

Tablets. Every fair-minded person testifieth and every man of insight is

well aware that the One true Godâexalted be His gloryâhath unceasingly set

forth and expounded that which will elevate the station and will exalt the

rank of the children of men.

The people of BahÃ¡ burn brightly amidst the gatherings even as a candle

and hold fast unto that which God hath purposed. This station standeth

supreme above all stations. Well is it with him who hath cast away the

things that the people of the world possess, yearning for that which

pertaineth unto God, the Sovereign Lord of eternity.

Say: O God, my God! Thou beholdest me circling round Thy Will with mine

eyes turned towards the horizon of Thy bounty, eagerly awaiting the

revelation of the effulgent splendours of the sun of Thy favours. I beg of

Thee, O Beloved of every understanding heart and the Desire of such as

have near access unto Thee, to grant that Thy loved ones may become wholly

detached from their own inclinations, holding fast unto that which

pleaseth Thee. Attire them, O Lord, with the robe of righteousness and

illumine them with the splendours of the light of detachment. Summon then

to their assistance the hosts of wisdom and utterance that they may exalt

Thy Word amongst Thy creatures and proclaim Thy Cause amidst Thy servants.

Verily, potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and within Thy grasp lie

the reins of all affairs. No God is there but Thee, the Mighty, the

Ever-Forgiving.

O thou who hast turned thy gaze towards My face! In these days there