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
This is an epistle from the letter ‘_Th_á’(1) unto Him Who will be made
manifest through the power of Truth—He Who is the All-Glorious, the Best
Beloved—to affirm that all created things as well as myself bear witness
for all time that there is none other God but Thee, the Omnipotent, the
Self-Subsisting; that Thou art God, there is no God besides Thee and that
all men shall be raised up to life through Thee.
Lauded and glorified be Thy name, O Lord, my God!
From all eternity I have indeed recognized Thee and unto all eternity will
ever do so through Thine Own Self and not through any one else besides
Thee. Verily Thou art the Source of all knowledge, the Omniscient. From
everlasting I have besought and unto everlasting will beseech forgiveness
for my limited understanding of Thee, aware as I am that there is no God
but Thee, the All-Glorious, the Almighty.
I beg of Thee, O my Best Beloved, to pardon me and those who earnestly
seek to promote Thy Cause; Thou art indeed the One Who forgiveth the sins
of all mankind. And in this second year of my Revelation—a Revelation
which took place at Thy behest—I bear witness that Thou art the Most
Manifest, the Omnipotent, the Ever-Abiding; that of all things that exist
on earth and in the heavens nothing whatsoever can frustrate Thy purpose
and that Thou art the Knower of all things and the Lord of might and
majesty.
Verily, we have believed in Thee and in Thy signs ere the dawn of Thy
Manifestation, and in Thee are we all well-assured. Verily, we have
believed in Thee and in Thy signs after the fulfilment of Thy
Manifestation, and in Thee do we all believe. Verily, we have believed in
Thee and in Thy signs at the hour of Thy Manifestation and bear witness
that through Thine injunction ‘Be Thou’ all things have been created.
Every Manifestation is but a revelation of Thine Own Self, with each of
Whom we have truly appeared and we bow down in adoration before Thee. Thou
hast been, O my Best Beloved, and shalt ever be my witness throughout
bygone times and in the days to come. Verily, Thou art the All-Powerful,
the Ever-Faithful, the Omnipotent.
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