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
Praise be to God that He hath enabled us to become cognizant of Him Whom
God shall make manifest in the Day of Resurrection, so that we may derive
benefit from the fruit of our existence and be not deprived of attaining
the presence of God. For indeed this is the object of our creation and the
sole purpose underlying every virtuous deed we may perform. Such is the
bounty which God hath conferred upon us; verily He is the All-Bountiful,
the Gracious. Know thou, that thou wilt succeed in doing so if thou
believest with undoubting faith. However, since thou canst not attain the
state of undoubting faith, due to the intervening veils of thy selfish
desires, therefore thou wilt tarry in the fire, though realizing it not.
On the Day of His manifestation, unless thou truly believest in Him,
naught can save thee from the fire, even if thou dost perform every
righteous deed. If thou embracest the Truth, everything good and seemly
shall be set down for thee in the Book of God, and by virtue of this thou
wilt rejoice in the all-highest Paradise until the following Resurrection.
Consider with due attention, for the path is very strait, even while it is
more spacious than the heavens and the earth and what is between them. For
instance, if all those who were expecting the fulfilment of the promise of
Jesus had been assured of the manifestation of Muḥammad, the Apostle of
God, not one would have turned aside from the sayings of Jesus. So
likewise in the Revelation of the Point of the Bayán, if all should be
assured that this is that same Promised Mihdí [One Who is guided] whom the
Apostle of God foretold, not one of the believers in the Qur’án would turn
aside from the sayings of the Apostle of God. So likewise in the
Revelation of Him Whom God shall make manifest, behold the same thing; for
should all be assured that He is that same ‘He Whom God shall make
manifest’ whom the Point of the Bayán hath foretold, not one would turn
aside. IX, 3.
“In the Name of God, the Most Exalted, the Most Holy. ...”
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