thou of a certainty that the Unseen can in no wise incarnate His
Essence and reveal it unto men. He is, and hath ever been, immensely
exalted beyond all that can either be recounted or perceived. From His
retreat of glory His voice is ever proclaiming: "Verily, I am God; there
is none other God besides Me, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. I have
manifested Myself unto men, and have sent down Him Who is the Day Spring
of the signs of My Revelation. Through Him I have caused all creation to
testify that there is none other God except Him, the Incomparable, the
All-Informed, the All-Wise." He Who is everlastingly hidden from the eyes
of men can never be known except through His Manifestation, and His
Manifestation can adduce no greater proof of the truth of His Mission than
the proof of His own Person.

XXI: O SALMAN! THE DOOR OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF...

O Salman! The door of the knowledge of the Ancient Being hath ever been,
and will continue for ever to be, closed in the face of men. No man's
understanding shall ever gain access unto His holy court. As a token of
His mercy, however, and as a proof of His loving-kindness, He hath
manifested unto men the Day Stars of His divine guidance, the Symbols of
His divine unity, and hath ordained the knowledge of these sanctified
Beings to be identical with the knowledge of His own Self. Whoso
recognizeth them hath recognized God. Whoso hearkeneth to their call, hath
hearkened to the Voice of God, and whoso testifieth to the truth of their
Revelation, hath testified to the truth of God Himself. Whoso turneth away
from them, hath turned away from God, and whoso disbelieveth in them, hath
disbelieved in God. Every one of them is the Way of God that connecteth
this world with the realms above, and the Standard of His Truth unto every
one in the kingdoms of earth and heaven. They are the Manifestations of
God amidst men, the evidences of His Truth, and the signs of His glory.

XXII: THE BEARERS OF THE TRUST OF GOD ARE MADE...

The Bearers of the Trust of God are made manifest unto the peoples of the
earth as the Exponents of a new Cause and the Revealers of a new Message.
Inasmuch as these Birds of the celestial Throne are all sent down from the
heaven of the Will of God, and as they all arise to proclaim His
irresistible Faith, they, therefore, are regarded as one soul and the same
person. For they all drink from the one Cup of the love of God, and all
partake of the f