s the Most Great Name, and the fingers of the Will of Thy Lord, the
Most Exalted, the Most High, toll it out in the heaven of Immortality in
His name, the All-Glorious. Thus have the mighty verses of Thy Lord been
again sent down unto thee, that thou mayest arise to remember God, the
Creator of earth and heaven, in these days when all the tribes of the
earth have mourned, and the foundations of the cities have trembled, and
the dust of irreligion hath enwrapped all men, except such as God, the
All-Knowing, the All-Wise, was pleased to spare. Say: He Who is the
Unconstrained is come, in the clouds of light, that He may quicken the
world with the breezes of His name, the Most Merciful, and unify its
peoples, and gather all men around this Table which hath been sent down
from heaven. Beware that ye deny not the favour of God after it hath been
sent down unto you. Better is this for you than that which ye possess; for
that which is yours perisheth, whilst that which is with God endureth. He,
in truth, ordaineth what He pleaseth. Verily, the breezes of forgiveness
have been wafted from the direction of your Lord, the God of Mercy; whoso
turneth thereunto shall be cleansed of his sins, and of all pain and
sickness. Happy the man that hath turned towards them, and woe betide him
that hath turned aside.
132 Wert thou to incline thine inner ear unto all created things, thou
wouldst hear: "The Ancient of Days is come in His great glory!" Everything
celebrateth the praise of its Lord. Some have known God and remember Him;
others remember Him, yet know Him not. Thus have We set down Our decree in
a perspicuous Tablet.
133 Give ear, O King, unto the Voice that calleth from the Fire which
burneth in this verdant Tree, on this Sinai which hath been raised above
the hallowed and snow-white Spot, beyond the Everlasting City; "Verily,
there is none other God but Me, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful!"
We, in truth, have sent Him Whom We aided with the Holy Spirit that He may
announce unto you this Light that hath shone forth from the horizon of the
Will of your Lord, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, and Whose signs
have been revealed in the West. Set your faces towards Him on this Day
which God hath exalted above all other days, and whereon the All-Merciful
hath shed the splendour of His effulgent glory upon all who are in heaven
and all who are on earth. Arise thou to serve God and help His Cause. He,
verily, will assist thee w
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