Verily that Infant is born and exists and their will appear from His Cause
a wonder which thou wilt hear in future. Thou shalt see Him with the most
perfect form, most great gift, most complete perfection, most great power
and strongest might! His Face glisteneth a glistening whereby the horizons
are illumined! Therefore, forget not this account as long as thou art
living, forasmuch as there are signs for it in the passing centuries and
ages.
Upon ye be greeting and praise!
ABDUL-BAHA ABBAS.
“If the people live and act in accord with...”
“If the people live and act in accord with the General Tablets which are
revealed in the beloved of the East and of the West, this universe will
become another universe, and the whole existence of this world will be
clad in another garment”
Abdul-Baha Abbas
VOLUME III
“O thou who art firm in the Covenant!...”
O thou who art firm in the Covenant!
Thou hast asked regarding the phrase, “He is God!” written above the
Tablets. By this Word it is intended that no one hath any access to the
Invisible Essence. The way is barred and the road is impassable. In this
world all men must turn their faces toward “Him-whom God-shall-Manifest.”
He is the “Dawning-place of Divinity” and the “Manifestation of Deity.” He
is the “Ultimate Goal,” the “Adored One” of all and the “Worshipped One”
of all. Otherwise, whatever flashes through the mind is not that Essence
of essences and the Reality of realities; nay, rather it is pure
imagination(223) woven by man and is surrounded, not the surrounding.
Consequently, it returns finally to the realm of suppositions and
conjectures.
“O God! O thou Attracted of the hearts of the favored...”
O God! O thou Attracted of the hearts of the favored ones toward the
Manifest Horizon!
Verily, Thou art witnessing that the fire is ablaze in the breasts, the
tears are streaming from the eyes and the period of patience and silence
hath come to an end. The eyes of the beloved ones, O my God, are swimming
in tears; the hearts of the yearning ones, O my Beloved, are wandering in
the wilderness of Thy mercifulness; and the souls of the attracted ones, O
my Desires, are afflicted with anguish on account of Thy separation!
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