Selections From the Writings of the BábBab, ʻAli Muhammad Shirazi
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Selections From the Writings of the Báb
Bab, ʻAli Muhammad Shirazi
Babism; Bahai Faith
Know thou that every ear which hearkeneth unto His Words with true faith
shall be immune from the fire. Thus the believer, through his recognition
of Him will appreciate the transcendent character of His heavenly Words,
will whole-heartedly choose Him over others, and will refuse to incline
his affections towards those who disbelieve in Him. Whatever one gaineth
in the life to come is but the fruit of this faith. Indeed any man whose
eye gazeth upon His Words with true faith well deserveth Paradise; and one
whose conscience beareth witness unto His Words with true faith shall
abide in Paradise and attain the presence of God; and one whose tongue
giveth utterance to His Words with true faith shall have his abode in
Paradise, wherein he will be seized with ecstasy in praise and
glorification of God, the Ever-Abiding, Whose revelations of glory never
end and the reviving breaths of Whose holiness never fail. Every hand
which setteth down His Words with true faith shall be filled by God, both
in this world and in the next, with things that are highly prized; and
every breast which committeth His Words to memory, God shall cause, if it
were that of a believer, to be filled with His love; and every heart which
cherisheth the love of His Words and manifesteth in itself the signs of
true faith when His Name is mentioned, and exemplifieth the words, ‘their
hearts are thrilled with awe at the mention of God’,(64) that heart will
become the object of the glances of divine favour and on the Day of
Resurrection will be highly praised by God. IX, 10.
“If at the time of the appearance of Him Whom God will ...”
If at the time of the appearance of Him Whom God will make manifest all
the dwellers of the earth were to bear witness unto a thing whereunto He
beareth witness differently, His testimony would be like unto the sun,
while theirs would be even as a false image produced in a mirror which is
not facing the sun. For had it been otherwise their testimony would have
proved a faithful reflection of His testimony.
I swear by the most sacred Essence of God that but one line of the Words
uttered by Him is more sublime than the words uttered by all that dwell on
earth. Nay, I beg forgiveness for making this comparison. How could the
reflections of the sun in the mirror compare with the wondrous rays of the
sun in the visible heaven? The station of one is that of nothingness,
while the station of the other, by the righteousness of God—hallowed and
magnified be His Name—is that of the Reality of things....
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