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“HOW veiled are ye, O My creatures, … who, without …” |
HOW veiled are ye, O My creatures,
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… who, without
any right, have consigned Him unto a mountain [Mákú],
not one of whose inhabitants is worthy of mention…
With Him, which is with Me, there is no one except him
who is one of the Letters of the Living of My Book. In
His presence, which is My Presence, there is not at night
even a lighted lamp! And yet, in places [of worship] which
in varying degrees reach out unto Him, unnumbered lamps
are shining! All that is on earth hath been created for Him,
and all partake with delight of His benefits, and yet they
are so veiled from Him as to refuse Him even a lamp!
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In this Day therefore I bear witness unto My creatures,
for the witness of no one other than Myself hath been or shall
ever be worthy of mention in My presence. I affirm that no
Paradise is more sublime for My creatures than to stand
before My face and to believe in My holy Words, while
no fire hath been or will be fiercer for them than to be
veiled from the Manifestation of My exalted Self and to disbelieve
in My Words.
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Ye may contend: ‘How doth He speak on our behalf?’
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Have ye not perused the unseemly words ye uttered in the
past, as reflected in the text of My Book, and still ye feel
not ashamed? Ye have now seen the truth of My Book
conclusively established and today every one of you doth
profess belief in Me through that Book. The day is not far
distant when ye shall readily realize that your glory lieth
in your belief in these holy verses. Today, however, when
only belief in this Faith truly profiteth you, ye have debarred
yourselves therefrom by reason of the things which
are disadvantageous unto you and will inflict harm upon
you, whereas He Who is the Manifestation of My Self
hath been and shall ever remain immune from any harm
whatever, and any loss that hath appeared or will appear
shall eventually revert unto yourselves. II, 1.
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1. | In The Promised Day is Come on page 7 Shoghi Effendi affirms that this passage was revealed by the Báb speaking with the voice of God. [ Back To Reference] |