re those in
Rodwell's translation which differ sometimes from those of the Arabic.

1: TABLETS AND ADDRESSES

A Tablet Addressed To 'Him Who Will Be Made Manifest'

This is an epistle from this lowly servant to the All-Glorious Lord--He Who
hath been aforetime and will be hereafter made manifest. Verily He is the
Most Manifest, the Almighty.

In the name of the Sovereign Lord, the Lord of Power.

Glorified is He before Whom all the dwellers of earth and heaven bow down
in adoration and unto Whom all men turn in supplication. He is the One Who
holdeth in His grasp the mighty kingdom of all created things and unto Him
shall all return. He is the One Who revealeth whatsoever He willeth and by
His injunction 'Be Thou' all things have come into being.

This is an epistle from the letter '_Th_a'(1) unto Him Who will be made
manifest through the power of Truth--He Who is the All-Glorious, the Best
Beloved--to affirm that all created things as well as myself bear witness
for all time that there is none other God but Thee, the Omnipotent, the
Self-Subsisting; that Thou art God, there is no God besides Thee and that
all men shall be raised up to life through Thee.

Lauded and glorified be Thy name, O Lord, my God!

From all eternity I have indeed recognized Thee and unto all eternity will
ever do so through Thine Own Self and not through any one else besides
Thee. Verily Thou art the Source of all knowledge, the Omniscient. From
everlasting I have besought and unto everlasting will beseech forgiveness
for my limited understanding of Thee, aware as I am that there is no God
but Thee, the All-Glorious, the Almighty.

I beg of Thee, O my Best Beloved, to pardon me and those who earnestly
seek to promote Thy Cause; Thou art indeed the One Who forgiveth the sins
of all mankind. And in this second year of my Revelation--a Revelation
which took place at Thy behest--I bear witness that Thou art the Most
Manifest, the Omnipotent, the Ever-Abiding; that of all things that exist
on earth and in the heavens nothing whatsoever can frustrate Thy purpose
and that Thou art the Knower of all things and the Lord of might and
majesty.

Verily, we have believed in Thee and in Thy signs ere the dawn of Thy
Manifestation, and in Thee are we all well-assured. Verily, we have
believed in Thee and in Thy signs after the fulfilment of Thy
Manifestation, and in Thee do we all believe. Verily, we have believed in
Thee and in Thy