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
“Send down Thy blessings, O my God, upon the Tree of ...”
Send down Thy blessings, O my God, upon the Tree of the Bayán, upon its
root and its branch, its boughs, its leaves, its fruits and upon
whatsoever it beareth or sheltereth. Cause this Tree then to be made into
a magnificent Scroll to be offered to the presence of Him Whom Thou wilt
make manifest on the Day of Judgement, that He may graciously allow the
entire company of the followers of the Bayán to be restored to life and
that He may, through His bounty, inaugurate a new creation.
Indeed all are but paupers in the face of Thy tender mercy, and lowly
servants before the tokens of Thy loving-kindness. I beg of Thee, by Thy
bounty, O my God, and by the outpourings of Thy mercy and bestowals, O my
Lord, and by the evidences of Thy heavenly favours and grace, O my Best
Beloved, to watch over Him Whom God shall make manifest that no trace of
despondency may ever touch Him.
“Immeasurably glorified and exalted art Thou. How ...”
Immeasurably glorified and exalted art Thou. How can I make mention of
Thee, O Thou the Beloved of the entire creation; and how can I acknowledge
Thy claim, O Thou, before Whom every created thing standeth in awe. The
loftiest station to which human perception can soar and the utmost height
which the minds and souls of men can scale are but signs created through
the potency of Thy command and tokens manifested through the power of Thy
Revelation. Far be it from Thy glory that anyone other than Thee should
make mention of Thee or should attempt to voice Thy praise. The very
essence of every reality beareth witness to its debarment from the
precincts of the court of Thy nearness, and the quintessence of every
being testifieth to its failure to attain Thy holy Presence. Immeasurably
glorified and exalted art Thou! That which alone beseemeth Thee is the
befitting mention made by Thine Own Self, and that only which is worthy of
Thee is the anthem of praise voiced by Thine Own Essence...
Through the revelation of Thy grace, O Lord, Thou didst call Me into being
on a night such as this,(77) and lo, I am now lonely and forsaken in a
mountain. Praise and thanksgiving be unto Thee for whatever conformeth to
Thy pleasure within the empire of heaven and earth. And all sovereignty is
Thine, extending beyond the uttermost range of the kingdoms of Revelation
and Creation.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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