The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER FORTY NINE
Divisions 1466-1500
EPISTLE TO THE SON OF THE WOLF
1466.
O Sheik!
I swear by God!
The River of Mercy floweth, and the Ocean of Utterance surgeth, and the Sun of Revelation shineth forth resplendent.
1467.
With a detached heart, and a dilated breast, and an utterly truthful tongue, recite thou these sublime words that have been revealed by My Forerunner—the Primal Point.
1468.
He saith—glorified be His utterance—addressing his honor, ‘Azím:
“This, verily, is the thing We promised thee, ere the moment We answered thy call.
1469.
Wait thou until nine will have elapsed from the time of the Bayán.
1470.
Then exclaim:
‘Blessed, therefore, be God, the most excellent of Makers!’
1471.
Say:
This, verily, is an Announcement which none except God hath comprehended.
1472.
Ye, however, will be unaware on that day.”
1473.
In the year nine this Most Great Revelation arose and shone forth brightly above the horizon of the Will of God.
1474.
None can deny it save he who is heedless and doubteth.
1475.
We pray God to aid His servants to return unto Him, and beg forgiveness for the things they committed in this vain life.
He, verily, is the Forgiving, the Pardoner, the All-Merciful.
1476.
In another connection He saith:
“I am the first servant to believe in Him, and in His signs.”
1477.
In like manner, in the Persian Bayán, He saith:
“He, verily, is the One Who, under all conditions, proclaimeth:
‘I, in very truth, am God!’” and so on—blessed and glorified be He.
1478.
That which is meant by Divinity and Godhead hath previously been stated.
1479.
We have in truth rent the veils asunder and disclosed that which will draw men nigh unto God, Who layeth low the necks of men.
1480.
Happy the man that hath attained unto justice and equity in this Grace that hath encompassed all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth, as bidden by God, the Lord of the worlds.
1481.
O Sheik!
Hearken unto the melodies of the Gospel with the ear of fairness.
1482.
He saith—glorified be His utterance—prophesying the things that are to come: “But of that Day and Hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.”
1483.
By Father in this connection is meant God—exalted be His glory.
He, verily, is the True Educator, and the Spiritual Teacher.
1484.
Joel saith:
“For the Day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?”
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1485.
Firstly, in the sublime utterance set forth in the Gospel He saith that none is aware of the time of the Revelation, that none knoweth it except God, the All-Knowing, Who is cognizant of all.
1486.
Secondly, He setteth forth the greatness of the Revelation.
1487.
Likewise, in the Qur’án He saith:
“Of what ask they of one another? Of the Great Announcement.”
1488.
This is the Announcement, the greatness of which hath been mentioned in most of the Books of old and of more recent times.
1489.
This is the Announcement that hath caused the limbs of mankind to quake, except such as God, the Protector, the Helper, the Succorer, hath willed to exempt.
1490.
Men have indeed with their own eyes witnessed how all men and all things have been thrown into confusion and been sore perplexed, save those whom God hath chosen to exempt.
1491.
O Sheik!
Great is the Cause, and great the Announcement!
1492.
Patiently and calmly ponder thou upon the resplendent signs and the sublime words, and all that hath been revealed in these days, that haply thou mayest fathom the mysteries that are hid in the Books, and mayest strive to guide His servants.
1493.
Hearken with thine inner ear unto the Voice of Jeremiah, Who saith:
1494.
“Oh, for great is that Day, and it hath no equal.”
1495.
Wert thou to observe with the eye of fairness, thou wouldst perceive the greatness of the Day.
1496.
Incline thine ear unto the Voice of this All-Knowing Counsellor,
and suffer not thyself to be deprived of the mercy that hath surpassed all created things, visible and invisible.
1497.
Lend an ear unto the song of David.
He saith:
“Who will bring me into the Strong City?” [Psalm ]
1500.
The Strong City is ‘Akká, which hath been named the Most Great Prison,
and which possesseth a fortress and mighty ramparts.
The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER FIFTY
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Divisions 1501-1535
EPISTLE TO THE SON OF THE WOLF
1501.
O Sheik!
Peruse that which Isaiah hath spoken in His Book.
1502.
He saith:
“Get thee up into the high mountain, O Zion, that bringest good tidings;
lift up Thy Voice with strength, O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings.
1503.
Lift it up, be not afraid;
say unto the cities of Judah:
‘Behold your God!
1504.
Behold the Lord God will come with strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him.’”
1505.
This Day all the signs have appeared.
1506.
A Great City hath descended from heaven,
and Zion trembleth and exulteth with joy at the Revelation of God,
for it hath heard the Voice of God on every side.
1507.
This Day Jerusalem hath attained unto a new Evangel,
for in the stead of the sycamore standeth the cedar.
1508.
Jerusalem is the place of pilgrimage for all the peoples of the world,
and hath been named the Holy City.
1509.
Together with Zion and Palestine, they are all included within these regions.
1510.
Wherefore, hath it been said:
“Blessed is the man that hath migrated to ‘Akká.”
1511.
Amos saith:
“The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter His Voice from Jerusalem;
and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.”
1512.
Carmel, in the Book of God, hath been designated as the Hill of God, and His Vineyard.
1513.
It is here that, by the grace of the Lord of Revelation, the Tabernacle of Glory hath been raised.
1514.
Happy are they that attain thereunto;
happy they that set their faces towards it.
1515.
And likewise He saith:
“Our God will come, and He will not be silent.”
1516.
O Sheik!
Reflect upon these words addressed by Him Who is the Desire of the world to Amos.
1517.
He saith: “Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel,
for, lo, He that formeth the mountains and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, the Lord, the God of Hosts, is His name.”
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1518.
He saith that He maketh the morning darkness.
1519.
By this is meant that if, at the time of the Manifestation of Him Who conversed on Sinai anyone were to regard himself as the true morn, he will, through the might and power of God, be turned into darkness.
1520.
He truly is the false dawn, though believing himself to be the true one.
1521.
Woe unto him, and woe unto such as follow him without a clear token from God, the Lord of the worlds.
1522.
Isaiah saith:
“The Lord alone shall be exalted in that Day.”
1523.
Concerning the greatness of the Revelation He saith:
“Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of His majesty.”
1524.
And in another connection He saith:
“The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
1525.
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing:
the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon,
they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the splendor of our God.”
1526.
These passages stand in need of no commentary.
1527.
They are shining and manifest as the sun, and glowing and luminous as light itself.
1528.
Every fair-minded person is led, by the fragrance of these words, unto the garden of understanding, and attaineth unto that from which most men are veiled and debarred.
1529.
Say:
Fear God, O people,
and follow not the doubts of such as shout aloud, who have broken the Covenant of God and His Testament, and denied His mercy that hath preceded all that are in the heavens and all that are on earth.
1530.
And likewise, He saith:
“Say to them that are of a fearful heart:
be strong, fear not, behold your God.”
1531.
This blessed verse is a proof of the greatness of the Revelation, and of the greatness of the Cause, inasmuch as the blast of the trumpet must needs spread confusion throughout the world, and fear and trembling amongst all men.
1532.
Well is it with him who hath been illumined with the light of trust and detachment.
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1533.
The tribulations of that Day will not hinder or alarm him.
1534.
Thus hath the Tongue of Utterance spoken, as bidden by Him Who is the All-Merciful.
He, verily, is the Strong, the All-Powerful, the All-Subduing, the Almighty.
1535.
It is now incumbent upon them who are endowed with a hearing ear and a seeing eye to ponder these sublime words, in each of which the oceans of inner meaning and explanation are hidden,
that haply the words uttered by Him Who is the Lord of Revelation may enable His servants to attain, with the utmost joy and radiance, unto the Supreme Goal and Most Sublime Summit
—the dawning-place of this Voice.
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