The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER SIXTY TWO 8 страница
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I swear by Him Who hath fashioned Me from the light of His own Beauty!
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None have I ever seen that surpasseth you in heedlessness or exceedeth you in ignorance.
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Ye seek to prove your faith in God through such holy Tablets as ye possess, yet when the verses of God were revealed and His Lamp was lighted, ye disbelieved in Him Whose very Pen hath fixed the destinies of all things in the Preserved Tablet.
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Ye recite the sacred verses and yet repudiate Him Who is their Source and Revealer.
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Thus hath God blinded your eyes in requital for your deeds, would ye but understand. Day and night ye transcribe the verses of God, and yet ye remain shut out, as by a veil, from Him Who hath revealed them.
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In this Day the Concourse on high beholdeth you in your evil doings and shunneth your company, and yet ye perceive it not.
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They ask of one another:
"What words do these fools utter, and in what valley are they wont to graze?
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Do they deny that whereunto their very souls testify, and shut their eyes to that which they plainly behold?"
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I swear by God, O people!
They that inhabit the Cities of the Names of God are bewildered at your actions, while ye roam, aimless and unconscious, in a parched and barren land.
Reminscent of the late-Gnostic style of corrupt writing. In light of the rather deviant slant, certain verses are likely to be forgery, despite the ancient traditions of the innudendos of the naked truth.
Tablet of the Temple CHAPTER THREE
Divisions 51-75
THE TEMPLE
51.
O Pen of the Most High!
Hearken unto the Call of Thy Lord, raised from the Divine Lote-Tree in the holy and luminous Spot, that the sweet accents of Thy Lord, the All-Merciful, may fill Thy soul with joy and fervour, and that the breezes that waft from My name, the Ever-Forgiving, may dispel Thy cares and sorrows.
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Raise up, then, from this Temple, the temples of the Oneness of God, that they may tell out, in the kingdom of creation, the tidings of their Lord, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, and be of them that are illumined by His light.
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We, verily, have ordained this Temple to be the source of all existence in the new creation, that all may know of a certainty My power to accomplish that which I have purposed through My word "Be", and it is!
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Beneath the shadow of every letter of this Temple We shall raise up a people whose number none can reckon save God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.
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Erelong shall God bring forth from His Temple such souls as will remain unswayed by the insinuations of the rebellious, and who will quaff at all times of the cup that is life indeed.
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These, truly, are of the blissful.
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These are servants who abide beneath the shelter of the tender mercy of their Lord, and who remain undeterred by those who seek to obstruct their path.
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Upon their faces may be seen the brightness of the light of the All-Merciful, and from their hearts may be heard the remembrance of Mine all-glorious and inaccessible Name.
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Were they to unloose their tongues to extol their
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Lord, the denizens of earth and heaven would join in their anthems of praise, yet how few are they who hear!
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And were they to glorify their Lord, all created things would join in their hymns of glory.
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Thus hath God exalted them above the rest of His creation, and yet the people remain unaware!
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These are they who circle round the Cause of God even as the shadow doth revolve around the sun.
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Open, then, your eyes, O people of the Bayán, that haply ye may behold them!
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It is by virtue of their movement that all things are set in motion, and by reason of their stillness all things are brought to rest, would that ye might be assured thereof!
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Through them the believers in the Divine Unity have turned towards Him Who is the Object of the adoration of the entire creation, and by them the hearts of the righteous have found rest and composure, could ye but know it!
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Through them the earth hath been established, the clouds have rained down their bounty, and the bread of knowledge hath descended from the heaven of grace, could ye but perceive it!
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These souls are the protectors of the Cause of God on earth, who shall preserve its beauty from the obscuring dust of idle fancies and vain imaginings.
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In the path of their Lord they shall not fear for their lives; rather will they sacrifice their all in their eagerness to behold the face of their Well-Beloved when once He hath appeared in this Name, the Almighty, the All-Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Most Holy.
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O Living Temple!
Arise by the power of Thy self in such wise that all created things will be moved to arise with Thee.
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Aid, then, Thy Lord through such ascendancy and might as We have bestowed upon Thee.
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Take heed lest Thou falter on that Day when all created things are filled with dismay;
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rather be Thou the revealer of My name, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.
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Assist Thy Lord to the utmost of Thine ability, and pay no heed to the peoples of the world, for that which their mouths utter is like unto the droning of a gnat in an endless valley.
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Quaff the water of life in My name, the All-Merciful, and proffer unto the near ones amongst the inmates of this lofty station that which shall cause them to become detached from all names and enter beneath this blessed and all-encompassing shadow.
Tablet of the Temple CHAPTER FOUR
Divisions 76-100
THE TEMPLE
76.
O Living Temple!
Through Thee have We gathered together all created things, whether in the heavens or on the earth, and called them to account for that which We had covenanted with them before the foundation of the world.
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And lo, but for a few radiant faces and eloquent tongues, We found most of the people dumbfounded, their eyes staring up in fear.
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From the former We brought forth the creation of all that hath been and all that shall be.
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These are they whose countenances God hath graciously turned away from the face of the unbelievers, and whom He hath sheltered beneath the shadow of the Tree of His own Being;
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they upon whose hearts He hath bestowed the gift of peace and tranquillity, and whom He hath strengthened and assisted through the hosts of the seen and the unseen.
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81.
O Eyes of this Temple!
Look not upon the heavens and that which they contain, nor upon the earth and them that dwell thereon, for We have created you to behold Our own Beauty:
See it now before you!
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Withhold not your gaze therefrom, and deprive not yourselves of the Beauty of your Lord, the All-Glorious, the Best-Beloved.
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Erelong shall We bring into being through you keen and penetrating eyes that will contemplate the manifold signs of their Creator and turn away from all that is perceived by the people of the world.
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Through you shall We bestow the power of vision upon whomsoever We desire, and lay hold upon those who have deprived themselves of this gracious bounty.
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These, verily, have drunk from the cup of delusion, though they perceive it not.
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O Ears of this Temple!
Purge yourselves from all idle clamour and hearken unto the voice of your Lord.
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He, verily, revealeth unto you, from the Throne of glory, that there is none other God save Me, the All-Glorious, the Almighty, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.
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Erelong shall We bring into being through you pure and undefiled ears which will heed the Word of God and that which hath appeared from the Dayspring of the Utterance of your Lord, the All-Merciful.
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They shall assuredly perceive the sweet accents of Divine Revelation that proceed from these most blessed and hallowed precincts.
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O Tongue of this Temple!
We, verily, have created thee through Our name, the All-Merciful, have taught thee whatsoever had remained concealed in the Bayán, and have bestowed upon thee the power of utterance, that thou mayest make mention of Mine exalted self amidst My creatures.
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Proclaim, then, this wondrous and mighty Remembrance, and fear not the manifestations of the Evil One.
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Thou wert called into being for this very purpose by virtue of My transcendent and all-compelling command.
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Through thee have We unloosed the Tongue of Utterance to expound all that hath been, and We shall again, by My sovereign power, unloose it to speak of that which is yet to come.
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Erelong shall We bring into being through thee eloquent tongues that will praise and extol Me amongst the Concourse on high and amidst the peoples of the world.
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Thus have the verses of God been revealed, and thus hath it been decreed by the Lord of all names and attributes.
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Thy Lord, verily, is the True One, the Knower of things unseen.
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Nothing whatsoever shall prevent these tongues from magnifying their Creator.
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Through them, all created things shall arise to glorify the Lord of names and to bear witness that there is none other God save Me, the All-Powerful, the Most-Glorious, the Best-Beloved.
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Nor shall those who make mention of Me speak aught unless they be inspired by this Tongue from its lofty station. Few, however, are they who understand!
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No tongue is there that speaketh not the praises of its Lord and maketh not mention of His Name.
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Amongst the people, however, are those who understand and utter praises, and those who utter praises, yet understand not.
Tablet of the Temple CHAPTER FIVE
Divisions 101-130
THE TEMPLE
101.
O Maid of inner meanings!
Step out of the chamber of utterance by the leave of God, the Lord of the heavens and the earth.
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Reveal, then, thyself adorned with the raiment of the celestial Realm, and proffer with thy ruby fingers the wine of the heavenly Dominion,
that haply the denizens of this world may perceive the light that shone forth from the Kingdom of God when the Daystar of eternity appeared above the horizon of glory.
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Perchance they may arise before the dwellers of earth and heaven to extol and magnify this Youth Who hath established Himself in the midmost heart of Paradise upon the throne of His name,
the All-Sufficing Helper He upon Whose countenance shineth the brightness of the All-Merciful,
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from Whose gaze appear the glances of the All-Glorious,
and in Whose ways are revealed the tokens and evidences of God, the omnipotent Protector, the Almighty, the All-Loving.
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Grieve not if none be found to accept the crimson wine proffered by Thy snow-white hand and to seize it in the name of Thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most High He Who hath appeared again in His name, the Most Glorious.
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Leave this people unto themselves, and repair unto the Tabernacle of majesty and glory,
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wherein Thou shalt encounter a people whose faces shine as brightly as the sun in its noontide splendour, and who praise and extol their Lord in this Name that hath arisen, in the plenitude of might and power, to assume the throne of independent sovereignty.
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From their lips Thou shalt hear naught but the strains of My glorification and praise; unto this Thy Lord beareth Me witness.
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The existence of these people, however, hath remained concealed from the eyes of all who, from everlasting, have been created through the Word of God.
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Thus have We made plain Our meaning and set forth Our verses, that perchance men may reflect upon the signs and tokens of their Lord.
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These are they who, in truth, were not enjoined to prostrate themselves before Adam.[1]
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They have never turned away from the countenance of Thy Lord, and partake at every moment of the gifts and delights of holiness.
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Thus hath the Pen of the All-Merciful set forth the secrets of all things, be they of the past or of the future.
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Would that the world might understand!
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Erelong shall God make manifest this people upon the earth, and through them shall exalt His name, diffuse His signs, uphold His words, and proclaim His verses, in spite of those that have repudiated His truth, gainsaid His sovereignty, and cavilled at His signs.
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O Beauty of the All-Glorious!
Shouldst Thou chance upon this people and enter their presence, recount unto them that which this Youth hath related unto Thee concerning Himself and the things that have befallen Him, that they may come to know what hath been inscribed upon the Preserved Tablet.
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Acquaint them with the tidings of this Youth, and with the trials and tribulations He hath suffered, that they may become mindful of Mine afflictions, and be of them that understand.
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Recount, then, unto them how We singled out for Our favour one of Our brothers,[*] how We imparted unto him a dewdrop from the fathomless ocean of knowledge, clothed him with the garment of one of Our Names, and exalted him to such a station that all were moved to extol him, and how We so protected him from the harm of the malevolent as to disarm even the mightiest amongst them.
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We arose before the peoples of earth and heaven at a time when all had determined to slay us.
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While dwelling in their midst, We continually made mention of the Lord, celebrated His praise, and stood firm in His Cause, until at last the Word of God was vindicated amongst His creatures, His signs were spread abroad, His power exalted, and His sovereignty revealed in its full splendour.
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To this bear witness all His honoured servants.
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Yet when My brother beheld the rising fame of the Cause, he became filled with arrogance and pride.
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Thereupon he emerged from behind the veil of concealment, rose up against Me, disputed My verses, denied My testimony, and repudiated My signs.
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Nor would his hunger be appeased unless he were to devour My flesh and drink My blood.
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To this testify such of God's servants as have accompanied Him in His exile, and they that enjoy near access unto Him.
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To this end he conferred with one of My servants[2] and sought to win him over to his own designs; whereupon the Lord despatched unto Mine assistance the hosts of the seen and the unseen, protected Me by the power of truth, and sent down upon Me that which thwarted his purpose.
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Thus were foiled the plots of those who disbelieve in the verses of the All-Merciful.
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They, truly, are a rejected people.
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When news spread of that which the promptings of self had impelled My brother to attempt, and Our companions in exile learned of his nefarious design, the voice of their indignation and grief was lifted up and threatened to spread throughout the city.
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We forbade, however, such recriminations, and enjoined upon them patience, that they might be of those that endure steadfastly.
Tablet of the Temple CHAPTER SIX
Divisions 131-155
THE TEMPLE
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By God, besides Whom is none other God! We withstood all these trials with forbearance, and enjoined upon God's servants to show forth patience and fortitude.
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Removing Ourself from their midst, We took up residence in another house, that perchance the flame of envy might be quenched in Our brother's breast, and that he might be guided aright.
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We neither opposed him, nor saw him again thereafter, but remained in Our home, placing Our hopes in the bounty of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.
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When, however, he realized that his deed had been exposed, he seized the pen of calumny and wrote unto the servants of God, attributing what he had himself committed unto Mine own peerless and wronged Beauty.
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His purpose was none other than to inspire mischief amongst God's servants, and to instil hatred into the hearts of those who had believed in God, the All-Glorious, the All-Loving.
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By the One in Whose hand is My soul!
We were dismayed by his deceitfulness nay, bewildered were all things visible and invisible.
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Nor did he find respite from what he harboured in his bosom until he had committed that which no pen dare describe, and by which he disgraced the dignity of My station and profaned the sanctity of God, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the All-Praised.
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Were God to turn all the oceans of the earth into ink and all created things into pens, they would not suffice Me to exhaust the record of his wrongdoings.
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Thus do We recount that which befell Us, that haply ye may be of them that understand.
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O Pen of Eternity!
Grieve not at the things that have befallen Thee, for erelong shall God raise up a people who will see with their own eyes and will recall Thy tribulations.
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Withhold Thy pen from the mention of Thine enemies, and bestir it in the praise of the Eternal King.
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Renounce all created things, and quaff the sealed wine of My remembrance.
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Beware lest Thou become occupied with the mention of those from whom naught save the noisome savours of enmity can be perceived, those who are so enslaved by their lust for leadership that they would not hesitate to destroy themselves in their desire to emblazon their fame and perpetuate their names.
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God hath recorded such souls in the Preserved Tablet as mere worshippers of names.
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Recount then that which Thou hast purposed for this Temple, that its signs and tokens may be made manifest upon earth, and that the brightness of this Light may illumine the horizons of the world and cleanse the earth from the defilement of those who have disbelieved in God.
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