And likewise, He saith: "He—glorified be His mention—resembleth the sun.
Were unnumbered mirrors to be placed before it, each would, according to
its capacity, reflect the splendor of that sun, and were none to be placed
before it, it would still continue to rise and set, and the mirrors alone
would be veiled from its light. I, verily, have not fallen short of My
duty to admonish that people, and to devise means whereby they may turn
towards God, their Lord, and believe in God, their Creator. If, on the day
of His Revelation, all that are on earth bear Him allegiance, Mine inmost
being will rejoice, inasmuch as all will have attained the summit of their
existence, and will have been brought face to face with their Beloved, and
will have recognized, to the fullest extent attainable in the world of
being, the splendor of Him Who is the Desire of their hearts. If not, My
soul will indeed be saddened. I truly have nurtured all things for this
purpose. How, then, can anyone be veiled from Him? For this have I called
upon God, and will continue to call upon Him. He, verily, is nigh, ready
to answer."
And likewise, He saith: "They will even refuse unto that Tree, which is
neither of the East nor of the West, the name believer, for were they so
to name Him, they would fail to sadden Him." Hath thine ear, O world,
heard with what helplessness these words were revealed from the dayspring
of the will of Him Who is the Dawning-Place of all names? He saith: "I
have educated all men, that they may recognize this Revelation, and yet
the people of the Bayán refuse to concede even the name believer to that
blessed Tree that belongeth neither to the East nor to the West." Alas,
alas, for the things which have befallen Me! By God! There befell Me at
the hands of him whom I have nurtured (Mírzá Yaḥyá), by day and by night,
what hath caused the Holy Spirit, and the dwellers of the Tabernacle of
the Grandeur of God, the Lord of this wondrous Day, to lament.
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