The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER FORTY THREE
Divisions 1291-1320
EPISTLE TO THE SON OF THE WOLF
1291.
In the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (the book of the Most Holy) the following hath been revealed:
1292.
“Say:
O leaders of religion!
Weigh not the Book of God with such standards and sciences as are current amongst you, for the Book itself is the unerring Balance established amongst men.
1293.
In this most perfect Balance whatsoever the peoples and kindreds possess must be weighed, while the measure of its weight should be tested according to its own standard, did ye but know it.
1294.
The eye of My loving-kindness weepeth sore over you, inasmuch as ye have failed to recognize the One upon Whom ye have been calling in the daytime and in the night season, at even and at morn.
1295.
Advance, O people,
with snow-white faces and radiant hearts, unto the blest and crimson Spot,
wherein the Tree beyond which there is no passing is calling:
1296.
‘Verily, there is none other God beside Me,
the Omnipotent Protector, the Self-Subsistent!’
1297.
O ye leaders of religion in Persia!
Who is the man amongst you that can rival Me in vision or insight?
1298.
Where is he to be found that dareth to claim to be My equal in utterance or wisdom?
1299.
No, by My Lord, the All-Merciful!
1300.
All on the earth shall pass away;
and this is the face of your Lord, the Almighty, the Well-Beloved.
1301.
We have decreed, O people,
that the highest and last end of all learning be the recognition of Him Who is the Object of all knowledge; and yet behold how ye have allowed your learning to shut you out, as by a veil, from Him Who is the Dayspring of this Light, through Whom every hidden thing hath been revealed.
1302.
Say:
This, verily, is the heaven in which the Mother Book is treasured, could ye but comprehend it.
1303.
He it is Who hath caused the Rock to shout, and the Burning Bush to lift up its voice upon the Mount rising above the Holy Land, and proclaim:
1304.
‘The Kingdom is God’s, the sovereign Lord of all, the All-Powerful, the Loving!’
1305.
We have not entered any school, nor read any of your dissertations.
1306.
Incline your ears to the words of this unlettered One, wherewith He summoneth you unto God, the Ever-Abiding.
1307.
Better is this for you than all the treasures of the earth, could ye but comprehend it.
1308.
Whoso interpreteth what hath been sent down from the heaven of Revelation,
and altereth its evident meaning,
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he, verily, is of them that have perverted the Sublime Word of God,
and is of the lost ones in the Lucid Book.”
1309.
Thereupon We heard the groaning of the true Faith, and said unto it:
1310.
“Wherefore, O true Faith,
do I hear Thee cry out in the night season, and groan in the daytime,
and utter Thy lamentations at daybreak?”
1311.
She made reply:
“O Prince of the world that standest revealed in the Most Great Name!
1312.
The heedless ones have hamstrung Thy white She-Camel,
and caused Thy Crimson Ark to founder,
and wished to put out Thy Light, and to veil the face of Thy Cause.
1313.
Wherefore hath the voice of My lamentation been lifted up,
as well as the voice of the lamentation of all created things,
and yet the people are for the most part unaware.”
1314.
The true Faith hath laid fast hold, in this day,
on the hem of Our bounty, and circleth about Our Person.
1315.
O Sheik!
Enter thou My presence, that thou mayest behold what the eye of the universe hath never beheld,
and hear that which the ear of the whole creation hath never heard,
1316.
that haply thou mayest free thyself from the mire of vague fancies,
and set thy face towards the Most Sublime Station, wherein this Wronged One calleth aloud:
1317.
“The Kingdom is God’s, the Almighty, the All-Praised!”
1318.
We fain would hope that through thine exertions the wings of men may be sanctified from the mire of self and desire, and be made worthy to soar in the atmosphere of God’s love.
1319.
Wings that are besmirched with mire can never soar.
1320.
Unto this testify they who are the exponents of justice and equity,
and yet the people are in evident doubt.
The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER FORTY FOUR
Divisions 1321-1355
EPISTLE TO THE SON OF THE WOLF
1321.
O Sheik!
Protests have been voiced against Us from every side
—protests such as Our pen craveth pardon for setting down.
1322.
Nevertheless, by reason of Our great mercy,
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We have replied unto them, in accordance with the understanding of men,
that haply they may be delivered from the fire of negation and denial,
and become illumined with the light of affirmation and acceptance.
1323.
Equity is rarely to be found, and justice hath ceased to exist.
1324.
Among others, these very clear verses have,
in answer to certain individuals, been sent down from the Kingdom of Divine knowledge:
1325.
“O thou who hast set thy face towards the splendors of My Countenance!
1326.
Vague fancies have encompassed the dwellers of the earth and debarred them from turning towards the Horizon of Certitude, and its brightness, and its manifestations and its lights.
1327.
Vain imaginings have withheld them from Him Who is the Self-Subsistent.
1328.
They speak as prompted by their own caprices, and understand not.
1329.
Among them are those who have said:
‘Have the verses been sent down?’
1330.
Say:
‘Yea, by Him Who is the Lord of the heavens!’
1331.
If they say,
‘Hath the Hour come?’
1332.
Say to them,
‘Nay, more; it hath passed, by Him Who is the Revealer of clear tokens!
Verily, the Inevitable is come,
and He, the True [Lord], hath appeared with proof and testimony.
1333.
The Plain is disclosed,
and mankind is sore vexed and fearful.
1334.
Earthquakes have broken loose, and the tribes have lamented, for fear of God,
the Lord of Strength, the All-Compelling.’
1335.
Say to them:
‘The stunning trumpet blast hath been loudly raised, and the Day is God’s,
the [Almighty], the Unconstrained.’
1336.
If they ask,
‘Hath the Catastrophe come to pass?’
1337.
Say to them:
‘Yea, by the Lord of Lords!’
1338.
If they say,
‘Is the Resurrection come?’
1339.
Say to them,
‘Nay, more than that;
He Who is the Self-Subsistent hath appeared with the Kingdom of His signs.’
1340.
If they say,
‘Seest thou men laid low?’
1341.
Say to them,
‘Yea, by my Lord, the Exalted, the Most High!’
1342.
If they say,
‘Have the tree-stumps been uprooted?’
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1343.
Say,
‘Yea, more; the mountains have been scattered in dust; by Him the Lord of attributes!’
1344.
If They say:
‘Where is Paradise, and where is Hell?’
1345.
Say:
‘The one is reunion with Me; the other thine own self,
O thou who dost associate a partner with God and doubtest.’
1346.
If They say: ‘We see not the Balance.’
1347.
Say:
‘Surely, by my Lord, the God of Mercy!
None can see it except such as are endued with insight.’
1348.
If they say ‘Have the stars fallen?’
1349.
Say:
‘Yea, when He Who is the Self-Subsistent dwelt in the Land of Mystery (Adrianople).
Take heed, ye who are endued with discernment!’
1350.
All the signs appeared when We drew forth the Hand of Power from the bosom of majesty and might.
1351.
Verily, the Crier hath cried out, when the promised time came,
and they that have recognized the splendors of Sinai have swooned away
in the wilderness of hesitation, before the awful majesty of thy Lord, the Lord of creation.
1352.
The trumpet asketh:
‘Hath the Bugle been sounded?’
1353.
Say:
‘Yea, by the King of Revelation!,
when He mounted the throne of His Name, the All-Merciful.’
1354.
Darkness hath been chased away by the dawning-light of the mercy of thy Lord,
the Source of all light.
1355.
The breeze of the All-Merciful hath wafted,
and the souls have been quickened in the tombs of their bodies.
Thus hath the decree been fulfilled by God, the Mighty, the Beneficent.
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