e they not heard that which He hath
revealed: "He shall not be asked of His doings?"(126) In the light of
these utterances, how can man be so bold as to question Him, and busy
himself with idle sayings?

Gracious God! So great is the folly and perversity of the people, that
they have turned their face toward their own thoughts and desires, and
have turned their back upon the knowledge and will of God--hallowed and
glorified be His name!

Be fair: Were these people to acknowledge the truth of these luminous
words and holy allusions, and recognize God as "Him that doeth whatsoever
He pleaseth," how could they continue to cleave unto these glaring
absurdities? Nay, with all their soul, they would accept and submit to
whatsoever He saith. I swear by God! But for the divine Decree, and the
inscrutable dispensations of Providence, the earth itself would have
utterly destroyed all this people! "He will, however, respite them until
the appointed time of a known day."

Twelve hundred and eighty years have passed since the dawn of the
Muhammadan Dispensation, and with every break of day, these blind and
ignoble people have recited their Qur'an, and yet have failed to grasp one
letter of that Book! Again and again they read those verses which clearly
testify to the reality of these holy themes, and bear witness to the truth
of the Manifestations of eternal Glory, and still apprehend not their
purpose. They have even failed to realize, all this time, that, in every
age, the reading of the scriptures and holy books is for no other purpose
except to enable the reader to apprehend their meaning and unravel their
innermost mysteries. Otherwise reading, without understanding, is of no
abiding profit unto man.

And it came to pass that on a certain day a needy man came to visit this
Soul, craving for the ocean of His knowledge. While conversing with him,
mention was made concerning the signs of the Day of Judgment,
Resurrection, Revival, and Reckoning. He urged Us to explain how, in this
wondrous Dispensation, the peoples of the world were brought to a
reckoning, when none were made aware of it. Thereupon, We imparted unto
him, according to the measure of his capacity and understanding, certain
truths of Science and ancient Wisdom. We then asked him saying: "Hast thou
not read the Qur'an, and art thou not aware of this blessed verse: 'On
that day shall neither man nor spirit be asked of his Sin?'(127) Dost thou
not realize that by 'a