rthly things, and regard, at all times, the triumph of Our Faith as his
supreme objective. This hath, verily, been decreed in the Guarded Tablet.
And when he determineth to leave his home, for the sake of the Cause of
his Lord, let him put his whole trust in God, as the best provision for
his journey, and array himself with the robe of virtue. Thus hath it been
decreed by God, the Almighty, the All-Praised.

If he be kindled with the fire of His love, if he forgoeth all created
things, the words he uttereth shall set on fire them that hear him.
Verily, thy Lord is the Omniscient, the All-Informed. Happy is the man
that hath heard Our voice, and answered Our call. He, in truth, is of them
that shall be brought nigh unto Us.

CLVIII: GOD HATH PRESCRIBED UNTO EVERY ONE THE...

God hath prescribed unto every one the duty of teaching His Cause. Whoever
ariseth to discharge this duty, must needs, ere he proclaimeth His
Message, adorn himself with the ornament of an upright and praiseworthy
character, so that his words may attract the hearts of such as are
receptive to his call. Without it, he can never hope to influence his
hearers.

CLIX: CONSIDER THE PETTINESS OF MEN'S MINDS. THEY...

Consider the pettiness of men's minds. They ask for that which injureth
them, and cast away the thing that profiteth them. They are, indeed, of
those that are far astray. We find some men desiring liberty, and priding
themselves therein. Such men are in the depths of ignorance.

Liberty must, in the end, lead to sedition, whose flames none can quench.
Thus warneth you He Who is the Reckoner, the All-Knowing. Know ye that the
embodiment of liberty and its symbol is the animal. That which beseemeth
man is submission unto such restraints as will protect him from his own
ignorance, and guard him against the harm of the mischief-maker. Liberty
causeth man to overstep the bounds of propriety, and to infringe on the
dignity of his station. It debaseth him to the level of extreme depravity
and wickedness.

Regard men as a flock of sheep that need a shepherd for their protection.
This, verily, is the truth, the certain truth. We approve of liberty in
certain circumstances, and refuse to sanction it in others. We, verily,
are the All-Knowing.

Say: True liberty consisteth in man's submission unto My commandments,
little as ye know it. Were men to observe that which We have sent down
unto them from the Heaven of Revelation, th