sence of all created things: "I truly am God, there is none other God
but Me. I am He Who, from everlasting, hath been the Source of all
sovereignty and power, He Who shall continue, throughout eternity, to
exercise His kingship and to extend His protection unto all created
things. My proof is the greatness of My might and My sovereignty that
embraceth the whole of creation."...

Blessed art thou, O My name, inasmuch as thou hast entered Mine Ark, and
art speeding, through the power of My sovereign and most exalted might, on
the ocean of grandeur, and art numbered with My favored ones whose names
the Finger of God hath inscribed. Thou hast quaffed the cup which is life
indeed from the hands of this Youth, around Whom revolve the
Manifestations of the All-Glorious, and the brightness of Whose presence
they Who are the Day Springs of Mercy extol in the day time and in the
night season.

His glory be with thee, inasmuch as thou hast journeyed from God unto God,
and entered within the borders of the Court of unfading splendor--the Spot
which mortal man can never describe. Therein hath the breeze of holiness,
laden with the love of thy Lord, stirred thy spirit within thee, and the
waters of understanding have washed from thee the stains of remoteness and
ungodliness. Thou hast gained admittance into the Paradise of God's
Remembrance, through thy recognition of Him Who is the Embodiment of that
Remembrance amongst men.

Wherefore, be thankful to God, for having strengthened thee to aid His
Cause, for having made the flowers of knowledge and understanding to
spring forth in the garden of thine heart. Thus hath His grace encompassed
thee, and encompassed the whole of creation. Beware, lest thou allow
anything whatsoever to grieve thee. Rid thyself of all attachment to the
vain allusions of men, and cast behind thy back the idle and subtle
disputations of them that are veiled from God. Proclaim, then, that which
the Most Great Spirit will inspire thee to utter in the service of the
Cause of thy Lord, that thou mayest stir up the souls of all men and
incline their hearts unto this most blessed and all-glorious Court....

Know thou that We have annulled the rule of the sword, as an aid to Our
Cause, and substituted for it the power born of the utterance of men. Thus
have We irrevocably decreed, by virtue of Our grace. Say: O people! Sow
not the seeds of discord among men, and refrain from contending with your
neighbor, for your