have sustained the weight of
all calamities to sanctify you from all earthly corruption, and ye are yet
indifferent.

Say: It behoveth every one that holdeth fast to the hem of Our Robe to be
untainted by anything from which the Concourse on high may be averse. Thus
hath it been decreed by thy Lord, the All-Glorious, in this His
perspicuous Tablet. Say: Set ye aside My love, and commit what grieveth
Mine heart? What is it that hindereth you from comprehending what hath
been revealed unto you by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise?

We verily behold your actions. If We perceive from them the sweet smelling
savor of purity and holiness, We will most certainly bless you. Then will
the tongues of the inmates of Paradise utter your praise and magnify your
names amidst them who have drawn nigh unto God.

Cling thou to the hem of the Robe of God, and take thou firm hold on His
Cord, a Cord which none can sever. Beware that the clamor of them that
have repudiated this Most Great Announcement shall not deter thee from
achieving thy purpose. Proclaim what hath been prescribed unto thee in
this Tablet, though all the peoples arise and oppose thee. Thy Lord is,
verily, the All-Compelling, the Unfailing Protector.

My glory be with thee and with those of My loved ones that associate with
thee. These indeed are they with whom it shall be well.

CXLII: I SWEAR BY THE BEAUTY OF THE WELL-BELOVED!...

I swear by the beauty of the Well-Beloved! This is the Mercy that hath
encompassed the entire creation, the Day whereon the grace of God hath
permeated and pervaded all things. The living waters of My mercy, O 'Ali,
are fast pouring down, and Mine heart is melting with the heat of My
tenderness and love. At no time have I been able to reconcile Myself to
the afflictions befalling My loved ones, or to any trouble that could
becloud the joy of their hearts.

Every time My name "the All-Merciful" was told that one of My lovers had
breathed a word that runneth counter to My wish, it repaired,
grief-stricken and disconsolate to its abode; and whenever My name "the
Concealer" discovered that one of My followers had inflicted any shame or
humiliation on his neighbor, it, likewise, turned back chagrined and
sorrowful to its retreats of glory, and there wept and mourned with a sore
lamentation. And whenever My name "the Ever-Forgiving" perceived that any
one of My friends had committed any transgression, it cried out in its
gr