Selections From the Writings of the Báb — John Shaqi
Selections From the Writings of the BábBab, ʻAli Muhammad Shirazi
Religion
Selections From the Writings of the Báb
Bab, ʻAli Muhammad Shirazi
Babism; Bahai Faith
O Qurratu’l-‘Ayn! Deliver the summons of the most exalted Word unto the
handmaids among Thy kindred, caution them against the Most Great Fire and
announce unto them the joyful tidings that following this mighty Covenant
there shall be everlasting reunion with God in the Paradise of His
good-pleasure, nigh unto the Seat of Holiness. Verily God, the Lord of
creation, is potent over all things.
O Thou Mother of the Remembrance! May the peace and salutation of God rest
upon thee. Indeed thou hast endured patiently in Him Who is the sublime
Self of God. Recognize then the station of thy Son Who is none other than
the mighty Word of God. He hath verily pledged Himself to be answerable
for thee both in thy grave and on the Judgement Day, while thou hast, in
the Preserved Tablet of God, been immortalized as the ‘Mother of the
Faithful’ by the Pen of His Remembrance. _Chapter XXVIII._
“O Qurratu’l-‘Ayn! Stretch not Thy hands wide open ...”
O Qurratu’l-‘Ayn! Stretch not Thy hands wide open in the Cause, inasmuch
as the people would find themselves in a state of stupor by reason of the
Mystery, and I swear by the true, Almighty God that there is yet for Thee
another turn after this Dispensation.
And when the appointed hour hath struck, do Thou, by the leave of God, the
All-Wise, reveal from the heights of the Most Lofty and Mystic Mount a
faint, an infinitesimal glimmer of Thy impenetrable Mystery, that they who
have recognized the radiance of the Sinaic Splendour may faint away and
die as they catch a lightning glimpse of the fierce and crimson Light that
envelops Thy Revelation. And God is, in very truth, Thine unfailing
Protector. _Chapter XXVIII._
“O People of Persia! Are ye not satisfied with this glorious ...”
O People of Persia! Are ye not satisfied with this glorious honour which
the supreme Remembrance of God hath conferred upon you? Verily ye have
been especially favoured by God through this mighty Word. Then do not
withdraw from the sanctuary of His presence, for, by the righteousness of
the One true God, He is none other than the sovereign Truth from God; He
is the most exalted One and the Source of all wisdom, as decreed in the
Mother Book...
O peoples of the earth! Cleave ye tenaciously to the Cord of the
All-Highest God, which is but this Arabian Youth, Our Remembrance—He Who
standeth concealed at the point of ice amidst the ocean of fire. _Chapter
XXIX._
“O People of the earth! By the righteousness of the One ...”
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