e. Beware lest ye dispute idly with anyone. Whoso ariseth wholly
for the sake of his Lord to teach His Cause, the Holy Spirit shall
strengthen him and inspire him with that which will illumine the heart of
the world, how much more the hearts of those who seek Him. O people of
Baha! Subdue the citadels of men's hearts with the swords of wisdom and of
utterance. They that dispute, as prompted by their desires, are indeed
wrapped in a palpable veil. Say: The sword of wisdom is hotter than summer
heat, and sharper than blades of steel, if ye do but understand. Draw it
forth in My name and through the power of My might, and conquer then with
it the cities of the hearts of them that have secluded themselves in the
stronghold of their corrupt desires. Thus biddeth you the Pen of the
All-Glorious, whilst seated beneath the swords of the wayward.

151 If ye become aware of a sin committed by another, conceal it, that God
may conceal your own sin. He, verily, is the Concealer, the Lord of grace
abounding. O ye rich ones on earth! If ye encounter one who is poor, treat
him not disdainfully. Reflect upon that whereof ye were created. Every one
of you was created of a sorry germ.(18) It behoveth you to observe
truthfulness, whereby your temples shall be adorned, your names uplifted,
your stations exalted amidst men, and a mighty recompense assured for you
before God.

152 Give ear, O peoples of the earth, unto that which the Pen of the Lord
of all nations commandeth you. Know ye of a certainty that the
Dispensations of the past have attained their highest, their final
consummation in the Law that hath branched out from this Most Great Ocean.
Haste ye thereunto at Our behest. We, verily, ordain as We please. Regard
ye the world as a man's body, which is afflicted with divers ailments, and
the recovery of which dependeth upon the harmonizing of all of its
component elements. Gather ye around that which We have prescribed unto
you, and walk not in the ways of such as create dissension.

153 All feasts have attained their consummation in the two Most Great
Festivals, and in two other Festivals that fall on the twin days--the first
of the Most Great Festivals being those days whereon God shed the
effulgent glory of His most excellent Names upon all who are in heaven and
on earth, and the second being that day on which We raised up the One Who
announced unto the people the glad tidings of this Great Announcement.(19)
Thus hath it been se