Part 8 (2/2)
O peoples of the earth! I swear by your Lord! Ye shall act as former generations have acted. Warn ye, then, yourselves of the terrible, the most grievous vengeance of G.o.d. For G.o.d is, verily, potent over all things. _Chapter LIII._
”O Qurratu'l-'Ayn! I recognize in Thee none other ...”
O Qurratu'l-'Ayn! I recognize in Thee none other except the 'Great Announcement'-the Announcement voiced by the Concourse on high. By this name, I bear witness, they that circle the Throne of Glory have ever known Thee.
O concourse of the believers! Do ye harbour any doubt as to that whereunto the Remembrance of G.o.d doth summon you? By the righteousness of the One true G.o.d, He is none other than the sovereign Truth Who hath been made manifest through the power of Truth. Are ye in doubt concerning the Bab?
Verily He is the One Who holdeth, by Our leave, the kingdoms of earth and heaven in His grasp, and the Lord is in truth fully aware of what ye are doing...
Indeed I am but a man like unto you. However, G.o.d bestoweth upon Me whatever favours He willeth as He pleaseth, and that which your Lord hath decreed in the Mother Book is unbounded. _Chapter Lx.x.xVIII._
”G.o.d, of a truth, revealed unto Me in the sacred house of ...”
G.o.d, of a truth, revealed unto Me in the sacred house of the Ka'bah, 'Verily, I am G.o.d, no G.o.d is there but Me. I have singled Thee out for Myself and have chosen Thee as the Remembrance. Indeed, whosoever beareth allegiance unto Thee by walking in the way of the Bab, for him the recompense of the next world hath surely been prescribed...' It is ordained in the Book that upon the realization of the Cause of the Remembrance, the Most Great Event will have come to pa.s.s according to the dispensation of Providence, and G.o.d, truly, is potent over all things.
_Chapter LXXIX._
”O Qurratu'l-'Ayn! Say: Verily I am the One Who is ...”
O Qurratu'l-'Ayn! Say: Verily I am the One Who is hailed in the Mother Book as the 'Great Announcement'. Say: The people have grievously differed over Me, whereas in truth there is no difference between Me and the Bab; and G.o.d, the Eternal Truth, is sufficient witness. _Chapter LXXVII._
”I Am the Mystic Fane which the Hand of Omnipotence ...”
I am the Mystic Fane which the Hand of Omnipotence hath reared. I am the Lamp which the Finger of G.o.d hath lit within its niche and caused to s.h.i.+ne with deathless splendour. I am the Flame of that supernal Light that glowed upon Sinai in the gladsome Spot, and lay concealed in the midst of the Burning Bush. _Chapter XCIV._
”As a token of pure justice, We have indeed sent tidings ...”
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