f thy Lord in this land, and been of
them that truly believe that the Face of God is beheld in the person of
the Primal Point, it would have been far more advantageous than
prostrating thyself in adoration from the beginning that hath no beginning
until the present time....

In truth We tested thee and found that thou wert not of them that are
endowed with understanding, wherefore We passed upon thee the sentence of
negation, as a token of justice from Our presence; and verily We are
equitable.

However, shouldst thou return unto Us, We would convert thy negation into
affirmation. Verily We are the One Who is of immense bounteousness. But
should the Primal Point cease to be with you, then the judgement given in
the Words of God shall be final and unalterable and every one will
assuredly uphold it.

Wert thou to address a letter to Him Whom God shall make manifest, begging
that it be delivered unto His presence, perchance He would graciously
forgive thee and, at His behest, turn thy negation into affirmation. He is
in truth the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous, He Whose grace is infinite.
Otherwise, no way shalt thou find open unto thee and no benefit shalt thou
gain from the deeds thou hast wrought, by reason of thy failure to respond
'yea, here am I'. Verily We have reduced thee and thy works to naught, as
though thou hadst never come into existence nor ever been of them that do
good works, that this may serve as a lesson for those unto whom the Bayan
is given, that they may take good heed when the sacred Writings of Him
Whom God shall make manifest will reach them and perchance, by pondering
upon them, may be enabled to save their own souls.

Our grace assuredly pervadeth all that dwell in the kingdoms of earth and
heaven and in whatever lieth between them, and beyond them all mankind.
However, souls that have shut themselves out as by a veil can never
partake of the outpourings of the grace of God.

2: EXCERPTS FROM THE QAYYUMU'L-ASMA

"All praise be to God Who hath, through the ..."

All praise be to God Who hath, through the power of Truth, sent down this
Book unto His servant, that it may serve as a shining light for all
mankind... Verily this is none other than the sovereign Truth; it is the
Path which God hath laid out for all that are in heaven and on earth. Let
him then who will, take for himself the right path unto his Lord. Verily
this is the true Faith of God, and sufficient witness a