And likewise He addresseth Dayyán, who was wronged and suffered martyrdom,
saying: "Thou shalt recognize thy worth through the words of Him Whom God
shall make manifest." He, likewise, hath pronounced him to be the third
Letter to believe in Him Whom God shall make manifest, through these
words: "O thou who art the third Letter to believe in Him Whom God shall
make manifest!" And likewise He saith: "Should God, however, be willing,
He will make thee known through the words of Him Whom God shall make
manifest." Dayyán, who, according to the words of Him Who is the Point—may
the souls of all else but Him be sacrificed for His sake—is the repository
of the trust of the one true God—exalted be His glory—and the treasury of
the pearls of His knowledge, was made by them to suffer so cruel a
martyrdom that the Concourse on high wept and lamented. He it is whom He
(the Báb) had taught the hidden and preserved knowledge and entrusted him
therewith, through His words: "O thou who art named Dayyán! This is a
hidden and preserved Knowledge. We have entrusted it unto thee, and
brought it to thee, as a mark of honor from God, inasmuch as the eye of
thine heart is pure. Thou wilt appreciate its value, and wilt cherish its
excellence. God, verily, hath deigned to bestow upon the Point of the
Bayán a hidden and preserved Knowledge, the like of which God hath not
sent down prior to this Revelation. More precious is it than any other
knowledge in the estimation of God—glorified be He! He, verily, hath made
it His testimony, even as He hath made the verses to be His testimony."
This oppressed one, who was the repository of the knowledge of God,
together with Mírzá ‘Alí-Akbar, one of the relatives of the Primal
Point—upon him be the glory of God and His mercy—and Abu’l-Qásim-i-Ká_sh_í
and several others suffered martyrdom through the decree pronounced by
Mírzá Yaḥyá.
O Hádí! His book which he hath entitled "Mustayqiz" is in thy possession.
Read it. Although thou hast seen the book, peruse it again, that haply
thou mayest obtain for thyself a lofty seat beneath the canopy of truth.
In like manner, Siyyid Ibráhím, concerning whom these words have flowed
from the Pen of the Primal Point—magnified be His utterance: "O thou who
art mentioned as My friend in My scriptures, and as My remembrance in My
books, next to My scriptures, and as My name in the Bayán"—such a one,
together with Dayyán, hath been surnamed by him (Mírzá Yaḥyá) Father of
Iniquities and Father of Calamities. Judge thou fairly, how grievous hath
been the plight of these oppressed ones, and this notwithstanding that one
of them was occupied in serving him, whilst the other was his guest.
Briefly, I swear by God, the deeds he committed were such that Our Pen is
ashamed to recount.
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