nd this truth. Inhale from the utterances of your Lord, the
All-Merciful, the sweet smell of the garment of inner meanings, which hath
been diffused throughout the entire creation and hath shed its fragrance
over all created things. Happy are those who perceive it and hasten unto
God with radiant hearts.

81 O Living Temple! We, verily, have made Thee a mirror unto the kingdom
of names, that Thou mayest be, amidst all mankind, a sign of My
sovereignty, a herald unto My presence, a summoner unto My beauty, and a
guide unto My straight and perspicuous Path. We have exalted Thy Name
among Our servants as a bounty from Our presence. I, verily, am the
All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days. We have, moreover, adorned Thee with
the ornament of Our own Self, and have imparted unto Thee Our Word, that
Thou mayest ordain in this contingent world whatsoever Thou willest and
accomplish whatsoever Thou pleasest. We have destined for Thee all the
good of the heavens and of the earth, and decreed that none may attain
unto a portion thereof unless he entereth beneath Thy shadow, as bidden by
Thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We have conferred upon Thee
the Staff of authority and the Writ of judgement, that Thou mayest test
the wisdom of every command. We have caused the oceans of inner meaning
and explanation to surge from Thy heart in remembrance of Thy Lord, the
God of mercy, that Thou mayest render thanks and praise unto Him and be of
those who are truly thankful. We have singled Thee out from amongst all
Our creatures, and have appointed Thee as the Manifestation of Our own
Self unto all who are in the heavens and on the earth.

82 Bring then into being, by Our leave, resplendent mirrors and exalted
letters that shall testify to Thy sovereignty and dominion, bear witness
to Thy might and glory, and be the manifestations of Thy Names amidst
mankind. We have caused Thee again to be the Origin and the Creator of all
mirrors, even as We brought them forth from Thee aforetime. And We shall
cause Thee to return unto Mine own Self, even as We called Thee forth in
the beginning. Thy Lord, verily, is the Unconstrained, the All-Powerful,
the All-Compelling. Warn, then, these mirrors, once they have been made
manifest, lest they swell with pride before their Creator and Fashioner
when He appeareth amongst them, or let the trappings of leadership delude
and debar them from bowing in submission before God, the Almighty, the
All-Beauteou