We have warned the faithful to
anticipate the appearance of the Birds of Darkness. There can be no doubt
whatever that the croaking of the Raven shall be raised in certain lands,
as it hath been heard in recent years. Whatever may betide, seek refuge in
the one true God, that He may shield you from the wiles of the impostor.

Verily I say, in this most mighty Revelation, all the Dispensations of the
past have attained their highest, their final consummation. Thus
counselleth you your Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Praise be to
God, the Lord of all worlds.

CLXII: THE ALL-MERCIFUL HATH CONFERRED UPON MAN...

The All-Merciful hath conferred upon man the faculty of vision, and
endowed him with the power of hearing. Some have described him as the
"lesser world," when, in reality, he should be regarded as the "greater
world." The potentialities inherent in the station of man, the full
measure of his destiny on earth, the innate excellence of his reality,
must all be manifested in this promised Day of God.

The Pen of the Most High hath, at all times and under all conditions,
remembered, with joy and tenderness, His loved ones, and hath counselled
them to follow in His way. Well is it with him whom the changes and
chances of this world have failed to deter from recognizing the Day Spring
of the Unity of God, who hath quaffed, with unswerving resolve, and in the
name of the Self-Subsisting, the sealed wine of His Revelation. Such a man
shall be numbered with the inmates of Paradise, in the Book of God, the
Lord of all worlds.

CLXIII: ALL PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO HATH ADORNED...

All praise be to God Who hath adorned the world with an ornament, and
arrayed it with a vesture, of which it can be despoiled by no earthly
power, however mighty its battalions, however vast its wealth, however
profound its influence. Say: the essence of all power is God's, the
highest and the last End of all creation. The source of all majesty is
God's, the Object of the adoration of all that is in the heavens and all
that is on the earth. Such forces as have their origin in this world of
dust are, by their very nature, unworthy of consideration.

Say: The springs that sustain the life of these birds are not of this
world. Their source is far above the reach and ken of human apprehension.
Who is there that can put out the light which the snow-white Hand of God
hath lit? Where is he to be found that hath the power to quench