this most mighty Revelation. They, however, that have failed to seek this
shelter, have deprived themselves of this privilege, and are powerless to
benefit from the spiritual sustenance that hath been sent down through the
heavenly grace of this Most Great Name. How great the gulf fixed between
the one and the other! If the veil were lifted, and the full glory of the
station of those that have turned wholly towards God, and have, in their
love for Him, renounced the world, were made manifest, the entire creation
would be dumbfounded. The true believer in the Unity of God will, as it
hath already been explained, recognize, in the believer and the
unbeliever, the evidences of the revelation of both of these Names. Were
this revelation to be withdrawn, all would perish.

Consider, in like manner, the revelation of the light of the Name of God,
the Incomparable. Behold, how this light hath enveloped the entire
creation, how each and every thing manifesteth the sign of His Unity,
testifieth to the reality of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, proclaimeth His
sovereignty, His oneness, and His power. This revelation is a token of His
mercy that hath encompassed all created things. They that have joined
partners with Him, however, are unaware of such a revelation, and are
deprived of the Faith through which they can draw near unto, and be united
with, Him. Witness how the divers peoples and kindreds of the earth bear
witness to His unity, and recognize His oneness. But for the sign of the
Unity of God within them, they would have never acknowledged the truth of
the words, "There is none other God but God." And yet, consider how
grievously they have erred, and strayed from His path. Inasmuch as they
have failed to recognize the Sovereign Revealer, they have ceased to be
reckoned among those who may be regarded as true believers in the Unity of
God.

This sign of the revelation of the Divine Being in them that have joined
partners with Him may, in a sense, be regarded as a reflection of the
glory with which the faithful are illumined. None, however, can comprehend
this truth save men endued with understanding. They that have truly
recognized the Unity of God should be regarded as the primary
manifestations of this Name. It is they who have quaffed the wine of
Divine Unity from the cup which the hand of God hath proffered unto them,
and who have turned their faces towards Him. How vast the distance that
separateth these sanctified be