he testimony of His truth."

And now, We beseech the people of the Bayan, all the learned, the sages,
the divines, and witnesses amongst them, not to forget the wishes and
admonitions revealed in their Book. Let them, at all times, fix their gaze
upon the essentials of His Cause, lest when He, Who is the Quintessence of
truth, the inmost Reality of all things, the Source of all light, is made
manifest, they cling unto certain passages of the Book, and inflict upon
Him that which was inflicted in the Dispensation of the Qur'an. For,
verily, powerful is He, the King of divine might, to extinguish with one
letter of His wondrous words, the breath of life in the whole of the Bayan
and the people thereof, and with one letter bestow upon them a new and
everlasting life, and cause them to arise and speed out of the sepulchres
of their vain and selfish desires. Take heed, and be watchful; and
remember that all things have their consummation in belief in Him, in
attainment unto His day, and in the realization of His divine presence.
"There is no piety in turning your faces toward the east or toward the
west, but he is pious who believeth in God and the Last Day."(70) Give
ear, O people of the Bayan, unto the truth whereunto We have admonished
you, that haply ye may seek the shelter of the shadow extended, in the Day
of God, upon all mankind.

END OF PART ONE

PART TWO

_Verily He Who is the Day-star of Truth and Revealer of the
Supreme Being holdeth, for all time, undisputed sovereignty over
all that is in heaven and on earth, though no man be found on
earth to obey Him. He verily is independent of all earthly
dominion, though He be utterly destitute. Thus We reveal unto thee
the mysteries of the Cause of God, and bestow upon thee the gems
of divine wisdom, that haply thou mayest soar on the wings of
renunciation to those heights that are veiled from the eyes of
men._

The significance and essential purpose underlying these words is to reveal
and demonstrate unto the pure in heart and the sanctified in spirit that
they Who are the Luminaries of truth and the Mirrors reflecting the light
of divine Unity, in whatever age and cycle they are sent down from their
invisible habitations of ancient glory unto this world, to educate the
souls of men and endue with grace all created things, are invariably
endowed with an all-compelling power, and invested with invincible
sovereignty. F