140 O people of the Bayán, I adjure you by your Lord, the God of mercy, to
look with the eye of fairness upon this utterance which hath been sent
down through the power of truth, and not to be of those who see the
testimony of God yet reject and deny it. They, in truth, are of those who
will assuredly perish. The Point of the Bayán hath explicitly made mention
in this verse of the exaltation of My Cause before His own Cause; unto
this will testify every just and understanding mind. As ye can readily
witness in this day, its exaltation is such as none can deny save those
whose eyes are drunken in this mortal life and whom a humiliating
chastisement awaiteth in the life to come.
141 Say: By the righteousness of God! I, verily, am His(5) Best-Beloved;
and at this moment He listeneth to these verses descending from the Heaven
of Revelation and bewaileth the wrongs ye have committed in these days.
Fear God, and join not with the aggressor. Say: O people, should ye choose
to disbelieve in Him,(6) refrain at least from rising up against Him. By
God! Sufficient are the hosts of tyranny that are leagued against Him!
142 Verily, He(7) revealed certain laws so that, in this Dispensation, the
Pen of the Most High might have no need to move in aught but the
glorification of His own transcendent Station and His most effulgent
Beauty. Since, however, We have wished to evidence Our bounty unto you, We
have, through the power of truth, set forth these laws with clarity and
mitigated what We desire you to observe. He, verily, is the Munificent,
the Generous.
143 He(8) hath previously made known unto you that which would be uttered
by this Dayspring of Divine wisdom. He said, and He speaketh the truth:
"He(9) is the One Who will under all conditions proclaim: ‘Verily, there
is none other God besides Me, the One, the Incomparable, the Omniscient,
the All-Informed.’" This is a station which God hath assigned exclusively
to this sublime, this unique and wondrous Revelation. This is a token of
His bounteous favour, if ye be of them who comprehend, and a sign of His
irresistible decree. This is His Most Great Name, His Most Exalted Word,
and the Dayspring of His Most Excellent Titles, if ye could understand.
Nay more, through Him every Fountainhead, every Dawning-place of Divine
guidance is made manifest. Reflect, O people, on that which hath been sent
down in truth; ponder thereon, and be not of the transgressors.
144 Consort with all religions with amity and concord, that they may
inhale from you the sweet fragrance of God. Beware lest amidst men the
flame of foolish ignorance overpower you. All things proceed from God and
unto Him they return. He is the source of all things and in Him all things
are ended.
145 Take heed that ye enter no house in the absence of its owner, except
with his permission. Comport yourselves with propriety under all
conditions, and be not numbered with the wayward.
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