The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER SIXTY TWO 22 страница
and if you hear the Call of God, detach yourselves instantly from all that you have,
and hearken unto the Court of Holiness with yearning hearts.
302.
Sanctify yourselves and your souls from whatever ye have known and have done previously; happily, nothing will prevent you from God, your Savior; whence, ye shall be gathered in the Chamber of Sanctity, and be brought before God.
303.
Everything you have done are but veils and signs that will prevent you from knowing God,
the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.
304.
Purify the mirrors of your hearts in this Day;
happily nothing shall hinder you from entering the Sanctuary of God,
the Powerful, the Best Beloved.
305.
Verily, once the mirror is covered with dross of self and passion, no picture or form can be reflected unto it, just as it is in the mirrors of your hearts, if ye witness.
306.
Fear God, O learned ones!
Do not let your knowledge, wisdom or anything else seduce you.
307.
Hasten in this Day to God’s mercy and do not be seated upon your couches and do not judge others!
308.
Whosoever hears God’s Call in this Day and hesitates or waivers but for a moment, verily, all that he has accomplished throughout his life shall be in vain, even though he would expend wealth that shall fill up the world with silver and gold, or that he would worship God from all eternity to all eternity.
309.
Thus, We teach you the path of Truth.
Perchance ye shall be sustained in the Days of God with the fruits of the Sacred Tree.
310.
Beware! O People of the Bayán!
Rejoice not with your knowledge or your deeds but rather let your rejoicing be with the knowledge of God.
311.
Verily, knowledge is whatsoever hath been ordained by God and valid deeds are whatsoever shall be accepted by His grace.
312.
Fear God and be not haughty with what ye posses!
313.
Verily, if He decrees that ignorance is knowledge, or oppression is the essence of justice, this is but the Truth.
We bear witness that there is no God but Him.
314.
He doeth what He willeth and none can question Him of His doings.
And in the Presence of the Just One, all shall be brought to reckoning.
315.
Fear God and be not like unto those who were arrogant toward God when they were anxiously awaiting His Advent.
316.
The likeness of those learned ones, who waxed proud with own their knowledge in the Days of God, is unto those who worshiped idols, for they have prostrated to idols of their own making, while the others have prostrated to their own knowledge!
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317.
Nay, this latter is a greater (sin), if ye comprehend with your inner eyes!
318.
Know ye that whatsoever prevents you from God, your Protector,
are the idols of your vain imaginings, if ye but know!
319.
By God, We have certainly admonished you with strict guidance.
320.
Verily, this is better for you than the wealth of this world and the world to come,
if ye reflect upon this!
321.
O Seeker of Truth!
Recite these tablets with your heart and soul and spread these Glad Tidings among those from whom you inhale the fragrance of certitude, but protect them from those from whom ye inhale the odor of hate.
322
Fear God and be not like unto those, who were in this Day treading the path of their rebellious selves and vain imaginings, and who did not see the Divine Spectacle that they were promised.
323.
Their only desire was to put out the Fire of God which hath illuminated all those who are in heaven and on earth.
Verily, they knew not what they had done or what they are committing today!
324.
Have you not heard how in this year the learned of this age have gathered around Us?
325.
We, verily, have stood battling them all alone, and no one rendered Us victorious until God hath scattered them by His Might; And the Light became fully luminous in Truth, even albeit others wanted to quench It.
326.
Verily, God shall purify the Earth from the dross of their sins and shall exalt His Proofs and confirm His Evidences.
327.
As for those who detached themselves from all else except God,
the Help in Peril, the Self Subsistent, they, verily, shall inherit the Earth.
328.
Know thou that We have entrusted thee with these (tablets)
and made them the Crown Jewel of Joy betwixt east and west
and made them a mantle for thee;
happily, ye may from them inhale the divine fragrance of the Glorified One.
329.
And if thou touched the eyes of all those who are in the heavens and on earth, [with these tablets] verily, their sights shall be instantly restored.
330.
Thus, We ordain in Truth despite the wishes of those who on this Day ridicule the signs of God!
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Tablet of Admonition CHAPTER TWELVE
Divisions 331-360
ADMONITION
331.
Say!
O People of the world!
Verily these are the melodies that none of the ears of those who are created of dust have ever heard, if ye believe.
332.
These are the Words that no heart in this world has ever comprehended, if ye can ascend unto the chambers in the Realms of Loftiness!
333.
And this is the Beauty that no eyes in this Dominion can behold, if with the sight of might ye can see.
334.
This is the Niche of Holiness that will not be lit except with the Light of God,
the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent!
335.
Say;
By God! This is the Blazing Fire, round which the denizens of Paradise circumambulate.
336.
None have received its light except those who circle round the Lote Tree,
seized by intense longing after those who have attained that Blessed Spot.
337.
They were emblazoned by that Fire and each received his due share of that Flame, according to their rank.
338.
Happily, they may be detached from their persistent selves and passions,
trusting their affairs to God, where neither poverty nor dire need shall grieve them,
and neither affliction nor harm shall hinder their devoted love unto God,
the Mighty the Best Beloved!
339.
Say!
Verily, these Words are the Houris, whom none in this Dominion hath touched.
340.
Verily, they were Virgins, well treasured in the Mystical Canopies of Grandeur and Might.
341.
We have revealed Them from behind thousands and thousands of veils;
perchance ye may behold a glimpse of their awe inspiring beauty, even if it were for an instant!
342.
Verily, ye shall be drawn with exceeding ecstasy to their Holy Melodies upon the twigs of the Divine Tree of these Celestial Words. [16]
343.
Lo! As Our Utterance reaches this most pure, most glorious, most exalted station,
We make mention of My Lord on behalf of all humanity and on behalf of all other creation.
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344.
Glory be to Thee O My God!
The Tongue of Our inner being bears witness at this moment to Thy Oneness and Our lips proclaim Thy Singleness and Our Being to Thy Sublime Essence, and Our Reality to Thy Uniqueness.
345.
I give praise unto Thy tender munificence and Thy outpouring of bounties,
for Thou hast sent Thy Messengers and revealed Thy Scriptures,
wherein Thou hast ordained the Divine Path of Thy Nearness
and revealed Thy guidance for attaining Thy Presence.
346.
Thou hast not revealed these ordinances but for that which is good unto us.
Verily, they are better than whatever the sun shines upon.
347.
Thou hath not dictated in those ordinances except that which is beneficial unto us.
Verily, Thou hath remained Sanctified above any need or desire that can be ascribed unto Thee, and no reward shall return unto Thee.
348.
Thou hast remained in the lofty Pavilion of Thy Holiness, Grace and Might.
Verily, Thou hast been within the Celestial Sanctity, Might, and Loftiness above all Wealth and Riches.
349.
All the rich ones are poor at the Door of Thy grace,
and all the mighty ones are wretched at the Holy Precincts of Thy Mercy,
and all the sovereigns are but subjects beneath the Throne of Thy Grandeur,
and the entire existence is spellbound by the revelations of Thy Formidable Dominion.
350.
At last!
Thou hast revealed the Beauty of Thy Divine Essence and the Temple of Thy Majestic Divinity.
351.
Thou hast revealed out of the Veils of Might what Thou hast treasured throughout eternity by Thy power, so that Thy grace may be attained in Thy Kingdom and Thy Providence fulfilled unto Thy creatures.
352.
Thou, verily, hast accomplished all that Thou hast promised the detached souls among Thy chosen ones and hath fulfilled all that Thou hath made covenant with those who attained near access unto Thee.
353.
Among Thy trusted ones, verily,
Thou hath demonstrated Thy Evidences,
confirmed Thy Signs,
reaffirmed the certainty of Thy proofs,
and perfected Thy Claim.
354.
Moreover, Thou hast called everyone to this most great and most exalted Grace,
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and to this Lote Tree beyond which there is no passing.
355.
Among the people who responded to Thy Call and Thy Word, through which the fire of Thy love was lit in their hearts to the degree that they were consumed even before they were touched by the flame of The Tree of Thy Eternity
were those, who hastened to the Shore of Thy Nearness with their hearts, souls, and feet, until they entered the Stronghold of Thy Presence and arrived at the Vicinity of Thy Communion and dwelled within the Realm of Thy Mercy.
356.
And among them were those who detached themselves from all else except Thee and have settled in Thy Precincts and resided in Thy country. [17]
357.
Yet, others have renounced Thee and rebelled against Thee and have slandered against Thyself .
358.
Verily, their persistent selves and passions prevented them from the path of Thy loving kindness and the highway of Thy forgiveness.
359.
Moreover, their learned ones, who had not tasted the cups of Thy bestowals and grace, nor have clung to any except to the sheer handle of the devious self and passion, which they took to be as gods unto themselves beside Thee, were hindered them from treading the path of Thy forgiveness and repentance!
360.
Yet, among them are those, who gathered in Thy land and sought refuge in the shadow of Thy great bounty and Thy Most Great, Most Exalted, Most Trusted and Beauteous Name.
Tablet of Admonition CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Divisions 361-385
ADMONITION
361.
I testify, O My God!
No favor is there except from Thee and no bestowals but from Thy behest.
362.
Verily, no grace was bestowed due to the merit of any soul, for Thou hast lifted the veil from their eyes and burned all the barriers which prevented them from beholding the light of Thy Beauty.
363.
Thou hast showered upon them the clouds of Thy mercy and hath poured down upon them streams of Thy knowledge and beneficence.
364.
Thou hast, moreover, provided them sustenance from the excellent fruits of the Tree of Thy Holiness, Generosity and Favors.
365.
Verily, Thou hast brought them unto that Grace, the station whereby they recognized Thyself,
the Most Glorious, in Thy Most High, Most Exalted Name.
366.
Thou hath, moreover, illumined their hearts and their eyes by the splendors of Thy Beauty, and by beholding Thy Most Luminous Countenance and by enabling them to hear Thy sublime and sweet melodies.
367.
All praise be to Thee, O My God,
for Thou hast favored them for Thy eternal bounties.
368.
All Praise be to Thee, O My Best Beloved,
for Thou hath specialized them for Thy everlasting bestowals.
369.
Wherefore, O My God!
Since all the loving kindness, bounties and generosity are among Thy attributes, and Thy Essence is Thy beneficence and grace, I beseech Thee by the throbbing hearts of Thy loved ones and the enchanted realities of Thy faithful ones,
370.
who sought none beside Thee, and whose hearts have not tasted except the ecstasy of the sweetness of remembering Thee, to let the breezes of forgiveness, blowing from the Paradise of Thy Holy Eternity, waft upon them and remove from all creation the odor of sin and transgression.
371.
Perchance they may all return unto Thee and enter unto the Pavilions of Thy Name and the Gardens of Thy bestowals.
372.
Verily, Thou art Powerful to do what Thou willest
and Thou art the Mighty, the Generous, the Merciful,
the Self-Subsistent, the Bestower, the Bountiful, the Giver,
the All-Knowing, the Wise, the All-Informed,
the Help in Peril, the Compassionate, the All-Forgiving.
373.
Moreover, I beseech Thee, O My God,
by Thy Manifest and Hidden Name,
and by the Beauty of Thy Treasured and Renowned Essence, and by Thy Glorious Countenance that hath illumined all who are in the heavens and on earth,
374.
and by the effulgence of the splendors of Thy Names
that have enlightened all those who are in the Holy Mansions around Thy Throne,
and by the One that Thou decreed to manifest in Thy Days
and as promised all the Faithful and the Chosen ones in Thy tablets,
to gather Us around the Statutes of Thy True Wealth on the Day of Thy Resurrection.
375.
I beseech Thee, moreover, not to deprive, O My God, in this Day,
our eyes from beholding the light of Thy Beauty
and our ears from hearkening to the melodies of the Majesty of Thy Unity,
and our hearts of the marvelous mention of Thy Holy Lordship,
and our inner realities of listening to the Words of Thy Everlasting Grandeur,
and our tongues of making mention of the Essence of Thy Unity,
and our hands of receiving the Tablets of Thy Holy Divinity,
and our legs of walking to the Court of the Nearness of Thy Eternity.
376.
Deprive us not of attaining the Presence of Thy Sovereignty and Majesty.
377.
I beseech Thee then, O My God, not to make this bounty reserved to some and not to others, and not to deprive on that Day any of Thy servants, nor to strip any soul of Thy Beauteous Robe.
378.
I realize at this hour that all things are standing at the Gate of the City of Thy bestowals and Thy mercy.
379.
Verily, their beings and their temples bear witness to their poverty, deprivation, and wretchedness, though most of them do not realize it within themselves nor perceive it within their inner reality.
380.
Glory be to Thee!
O My God and My Beloved!
Though their bodies may denounce Thy priceless grace, and the essence of Thy munificence, their spirits and their inner beings are reaching out to Thy bestowals and are drawn to Thy Cause.
381.
Who, O My God can escape from Thy sovereignty or run away from Thy Dominion or slip a way from Thy Might and Power?
382.
Send down then, O My God, upon them, out of the clouds of Thy mercy,
the rain of Thy blessings and Thy beneficence!
383.
Send down, moreover, upon their hearts out of the clouds of Thy bounties,
the Waters of Thy grace and generosity.
384.
Perchance from the soil of their being may grow the hyacinths of Thy knowledge and wisdom,
and the seeds of Thy love and compassion.
385.
Thou art Powerful to do what Thou Willest
and Thou art the Exalted, the Bestower, the All-Mighty,
the Bountiful, the Sustainer, the Provider,
the Most High, the Gracious, the All-Powerful,
the Help in Peril, the Generous, the Most Beloved.
Tablet of Admonition CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Divisions 386-415
ADMONITION
386.
And now, concerning thy question with regard to the ruling of the standard Hadith.
387.
Know thou that he who seeks God, journeying upon this Crystal White Path, ought to sanctify the mirror of his heart in these days from whatsoever he previously heard.
388.
Alas! After the Suns of Knowledge and Wisdom have set, people stirred up conflict and confusion among themselves concerning the Cause of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent. [18]
389.
Some have gone astray and have led others astray too.
390.
Moreover, they have slandered against God, fabricated His Word and the Words of His People [the Twelve Imams].
391.
Verily, they have uttered whatever their whispering selves and passions swayed them to say, attributing these to the Suns of Infallibility, not realizing the mischief and fraud they were committing.
392.
Some have followed their Sultans, supporting them in whatever they commanded;
hence, out of their malicious selves and vain imaginings they forged countless traditions,
attributing them falsely to the Imams, the Guardians of Justice, in order to please their kings.
393.
Thus, they have ruled utterly by their corrupted selves and passions.
394.
Among them, are those who feared God, their Savior, in their Days,
and sought the path of Justice.
395.
They, verily, never uttered a word except with the absolute truth.
396.
Indeed, all this hath been recorded in the Recorded Book.
397.
Days and nights passed by and whatever was ordained by God hath, indeed, taken its course.
398.
Hence, there appeared a great deal of upheaval and confusion among the learned men.
Therefore, they have combined the authentic Hadith with the fraudulent ones,
as ye bear witness to their words and testify to their actions.
399.
What actually took place was just as We have informed you!
400.
How can you ever then be able to distinguish the truth from falsehood since they have committed such a forgery in the Cause of God?
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