ce may descend upon them from the heaven of His generosity and the
clouds of His tender compassion. Verily of those who show mercy He is the
Most Merciful, and He is the Gracious, the Beneficent.

O Haydar-'Ali! Thine other letter which thou hadst forwarded through him
who beareth the title of Jud(18) (Bounty) hath reached Our holy court.
Praised be God! It was adorned with the light of divine unity and of
detachment and was ablaze with the fire of love and affection. Pray thou
unto God that He may grant keenness to the eyes and illumine them with a
new light, perchance they may perceive that which hath no parallel nor
peer.

In this day the verses of the Mother Book are resplendent and unmistakable
even as the sun. They can in no wise be mistaken for any of the past or
more recent utterances. Truly this Wronged One desireth not to demonstrate
His Own Cause with proofs produced by others. He is the One Who embraceth
all things, while all else besides Him is circumscribed. Say, O people,
peruse that which is current amongst you and We will peruse what
pertaineth unto Us. I swear by God! Neither the praise of the peoples of
the world, nor the things that the kindreds of the earth possess are
worthy of mention before the remembrance of His Name. Unto this beareth
witness He Who under all conditions proclaimeth, 'Verily He is God, the
sovereign Ruler of the Day of Reckoning and the Lord of the mighty
Throne.'

Glorified be God! One wondereth by what proof or reason the disbelievers
among the people of the Bayan have turned away from the Lord of being. In
truth the station of this Revelation transcendeth the station of whatever
hath been manifested in the past or will be made manifest in the future.

Were the Point of the Bayan present in this day and should He, God forbid,
hesitate to acknowledge this Cause, then the very blessed words which have
streamed forth from the wellspring of His Own Bayan would apply to Him. He
saith, and His word is the truth, 'Lawful is it for Him Whom God will make
manifest to reject him who is the greatest on earth.' Say, O ye that are
bereft of understanding! Today that Most Exalted Being is proclaiming:
'Verily, verily, I am the first to adore Him.' How shallow is the fund of
men's knowledge and how feeble their power of perception. Our Pen of Glory
beareth witness to their abject poverty and to the wealth of God, the Lord
of all worlds.

Lauded and glorified is He Who hath called the cre