behoveth man to show forth that which will benefit mankind. He that
bringeth forth no fruit is fit for the fire. Thus admonisheth you your
Lord; He, verily, is the Mighty, the Bountiful. Enter ye into wedlock,
that after you another may arise in your stead. We, verily, have forbidden
you lechery, and not that which is conducive to fidelity. Have ye clung
unto the promptings of your nature, and cast behind your backs the
statutes of God? Fear ye God, and be not of the foolish. But for man, who,
on My earth, would remember Me, and how could My attributes and My names
be revealed? Reflect, and be not of them that have shut themselves out as
by a veil from Him, and were of those that are fast asleep. He that
married not could find no place wherein to abide, nor where to lay His
head, by reason of what the hands of the treacherous had wrought. His
holiness consisted not in the things ye have believed and imagined, but
rather in the things which belong unto Us. Ask, that ye may be made aware
of His station which hath been exalted above the vain imaginings of all
the peoples of the earth. Blessed are they that understand.

137 O King! We heard the words thou didst utter in answer to the Czar of
Russia, concerning the decision made regarding the war.(15) Thy Lord,
verily, knoweth, is informed of all. Thou didst say: "I lay asleep upon my
couch, when the cry of the oppressed, who were drowned in the Black Sea,
wakened me." This is what We heard thee say, and, verily, thy Lord is
witness unto what I say. We testify that that which wakened thee was not
their cry but the promptings of thine own passions, for We tested thee,
and found thee wanting. Comprehend the meaning of My words, and be thou of
the discerning. It is not Our wish to address thee words of condemnation,
out of regard for the dignity We conferred upon thee in this mortal life.
We, verily, have chosen courtesy, and made it the true mark of such as are
nigh unto Him. Courtesy is, in truth, a raiment which fitteth all men,
whether young or old. Well is it with him that adorneth his temple
therewith, and woe unto him who is deprived of this great bounty. Hadst
thou been sincere in thy words, thou wouldst have not cast behind thy back
the Book of God, when it was sent unto thee by Him Who is the Almighty,
the All-Wise. We have proved thee through it, and found thee other than
that which thou didst profess. Arise, and make amends for that which
escaped thee. Erelong the wo