lowed all the
past Scriptures which have been sent down from heaven by God, the
Sovereign Truth. Verily, He is well informed of what ye do... Such as are
the true followers of Islam would say: 'O Lord our God! We have hearkened
to the call of Thy Remembrance and obeyed Him. Forgive us our sins. Thou
art, verily, the Eternal Truth, and unto Thee, our infallible Retreat,
must we all return.'(12) _Chapter II._

"As to those who deny Him Who is the Sublime Gate of ..."

As to those who deny Him Who is the Sublime Gate of God, for them We have
prepared, as justly decreed by God, a sore torment. And He, God, is the
Mighty, the Wise.

We have, of a truth, sent down this divinely-inspired Book unto Our
Servant... Ask ye then Him Who is Our Remembrance of its interpretation,
inasmuch as He, as divinely-ordained and through the grace of God, is
invested with the knowledge of its verses...

O children of men! If ye believe in the one True God, follow Me, this Most
Great Remembrance of God sent forth by your Lord, that He may graciously
forgive you your sins. Verily He is forgiving and compassionate toward the
concourse of the faithful. We, of a truth, choose the Messengers through
the potency of Our Word, and We exalt Their offspring, some over others,
through the Great Remembrance of God as decreed in the Book and concealed
therein...

Some of the people of the city have declared: 'We are the helpers of God',
but when this Remembrance came suddenly upon them, they turned aside from
helping Us. Verily God is My Lord and your true Lord, therefore worship
Him, while this Path from 'Ali [the Bab] is none but the straight Path(13)
in the estimation of your Lord. _Chapter III._

"Unto every people We have sent down the Book in ..."

Unto every people We have sent down the Book in their own language.(14)
This Book We have, verily, revealed in the language of Our Remembrance and
it is in truth a wondrous language. He is, verily, the eternal Truth come
from God, and according to the divine judgement given in the Mother Book,
He is the most distinguished among the writers of Arabic and most eloquent
in His utterance. He is in truth the Supreme Talisman and is endowed with
supernatural powers, as set forth in the Mother Book...

O people of the city! Ye have disbelieved your Lord. If ye are truly
faithful to Muhammad, the Apostle of God and the Seal of the Prophets, and
if ye follow His Book, the Qur'an, which is fre