"life to come," on
the other hand, signifieth the things that give you a safe approach to
God, the All-Glorious, the Incomparable. Whatsoever deterreth you, in this
Day, from loving God is nothing but the world. Flee it, that ye may be
numbered with the blest. Should a man wish to adorn himself with the
ornaments of the earth, to wear its apparels, or partake of the benefits
it can bestow, no harm can befall him, if he alloweth nothing whatever to
intervene between him and God, for God hath ordained every good thing,
whether created in the heavens or in the earth, for such of His servants
as truly believe in Him. Eat ye, O people, of the good things which God
hath allowed you, and deprive not yourselves from His wondrous bounties.
Render thanks and praise unto Him, and be of them that are truly thankful.

O thou that hast fled thy home and sought the presence of God! Proclaim
unto men the Message of thy Lord, that it may haply deter them from
following the promptings of their evil and corrupt desires, and bring them
to the remembrance of God, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. Say: Fear
God, O people, and refrain from shedding the blood of any one. Contend not
with your neighbor, and be ye of them that do good. Beware that ye commit
no disorders on the earth after it hath been well ordered, and follow not
the footsteps of them that are gone astray.

Whoso ariseth among you to teach the Cause of his Lord, let him, before
all else, teach his own self, that his speech may attract the hearts of
them that hear him. Unless he teacheth his own self, the words of his
mouth will not influence the heart of the seeker. Take heed, O people,
lest ye be of them that give good counsel to others but forget to follow
it themselves. The words of such as these, and beyond the words the
realities of all things, and beyond these realities the angels that are
nigh unto God, bring against them the accusation of falsehood.

Should such a man ever succeed in influencing any one, this success should
be attributed not to him, but rather to the influence of the words of God,
as decreed by Him Who is the Almighty, the All-Wise. In the sight of God
he is regarded as a lamp that imparteth its light, and yet is all the
while being consumed within itself.

Say: Commit not, O people, that which will bring shame upon you or
dishonor the Cause of God in the eyes of men, and be not of the
mischief-makers. Approach not the things which your minds condemn.