ifest and resplendent as the sun in all its glory.

Say: O ye that are bereft of understanding! A severe trial pursueth you,
and will suddenly overtake you. Bestir yourselves, that haply it may pass
and inflict no harm upon you. Acknowledge the exalted character of the
name of the Lord, your God, Who hath come unto you in the greatness of His
glory. He, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Possessing, the Supreme
Protector.

LXXXVI: AND NOW CONCERNING THY QUESTION...

And now concerning thy question whether human souls continue to be
conscious one of another after their separation from the body. Know thou
that the souls of the people of Baha, who have entered and been
established within the Crimson Ark, shall associate and commune intimately
one with another, and shall be so closely associated in their lives, their
aspirations, their aims and strivings as to be even as one soul. They are
indeed the ones who are well-informed, who are keen-sighted, and who are
endued with understanding. Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is the
All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

The people of Baha, who are the inmates of the Ark of God, are, one and
all, well aware of one another's state and condition, and are united in
the bonds of intimacy and fellowship. Such a state, however, must depend
upon their faith and their conduct. They that are of the same grade and
station are fully aware of one another's capacity, character,
accomplishments and merits. They that are of a lower grade, however, are
incapable of comprehending adequately the station, or of estimating the
merits, of those that rank above them. Each shall receive his share from
thy Lord. Blessed is the man that hath turned his face towards God, and
walked steadfastly in His love, until his soul hath winged its flight unto
God, the Sovereign Lord of all, the Most Powerful, the Ever-Forgiving, the
All-Merciful.

The souls of the infidels, however, shall--and to this I bear witness--when
breathing their last be made aware of the good things that have escaped
them, and shall bemoan their plight, and shall humble themselves before
God. They shall continue doing so after the separation of their souls from
their bodies.

It is clear and evident that all men shall, after their physical death,
estimate the worth of their deeds, and realize all that their hands have
wrought. I swear by the Day Star that shineth above the horizon of Divine
power! They that are the followers of th