in directed. He, verily, will incline His ear to the prayer of every
one that visiteth thee, who will circle around thee, and calleth upon Him
in thy name. He, in truth, is the Forgiving, the All-Merciful.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by this House that hath suffered such change in
its separation from Thee, that bewaileth its remoteness from Thy presence,
and lamenteth Thy tribulation, to forgive me, and my parents, and my
kindred, and such of my brethren as have believed in Thee. Grant that all
my needs be satisfied, through Thy bounty, O Thou Who art the King of
Names. Thou art the most Bountiful of the bountiful, the Lord of all
worlds.

LVIII: CALL THOU TO MIND THAT WHICH HATH BEEN...

Call thou to mind that which hath been revealed unto Mihdi, Our servant,
in the first year of Our banishment to the Land of Mystery (Adrianople).
Unto him have We predicted that which must befall Our House (Ba_gh_dad
House), in the days to come, lest he grieve over the acts of robbery and
violence already perpetrated against it. Verily, the Lord, thy God,
knoweth all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth.

To him We have written: This is not the first humiliation inflicted upon
My House. In days gone by the hand of the oppressor hath heaped
indignities upon it. Verily, it shall be so abased in the days to come as
to cause tears to flow from every discerning eye. Thus have We unfolded to
thee things hidden beyond the veil, inscrutable to all save God, the
Almighty, the All-Praised. In the fullness of time, the Lord shall, by the
power of truth, exalt it in the eyes of all men. He shall cause it to
become the Standard of His Kingdom, the Shrine round which will circle the
concourse of the faithful. Thus hath spoken the Lord, thy God, ere the day
of lamentation arriveth. This revelation have We given thee in Our holy
Tablet, lest thou sorrow for what hath befallen Our House through the
assaults of the enemy. All praise be to God, the All-Knowing, the
All-Wise.

LIX: EVERY UNBIASED OBSERVER WILL READILY ADMIT...

Every unbiased observer will readily admit that, ever since the dawn of
His Revelation, this wronged One hath invited all mankind to turn their
faces towards the Day Spring of Glory, and hath forbidden corruption,
hatred, oppression, and wickedness. And yet, behold what the hand of the
oppressor hath wrought! No pen dare describe his tyranny. Though the
purpose of Him Who is the Eternal Truth