s better for a man to guide a soul than to possess all that lies
between East and West. Likewise better is guidance for him who is guided
than all the things that exist on earth, for by reason of this guidance he
will, after his death, gain admittance into Paradise, whereas by reason of
the things of the world below, he will, after his death, receive his
deserts. Hence God desireth that all men should be guided aright through
the potency of the Words of Him Whom God shall make manifest. However,
such as are conceited will not suffer themselves to be guided. They will
be debarred from the Truth, some by reason of their learning, others on
account of their glory and power, and still others due to reasons of their
own, none of which shall be of any avail at the hour of death.

Take thou good heed that ye may all, under the leadership of Him Who is
the Source of Divine Guidance, be enabled to direct thy steps aright upon
the Bridge, which is sharper than the sword and finer than a hair, so that
perchance the things which from the beginning of thy life till the end
thou hast performed for the love of God, may not, all at once and
unrealized by thyself, be turned to acts not acceptable in the sight of
God. Verily God guideth whom He will into the path of absolute certitude.
VII, 2.

"Everyone is eagerly awaiting His appearance, yet since ..."

Everyone is eagerly awaiting His appearance, yet since their inner eyes
are not directed towards Him sorrow must needs befall Him. In the case of
the Apostle of God--may the blessings of God rest upon Him--before the
revelation of the Qur'an everyone bore witness to His piety and noble
virtues. Behold Him then after the revelation of the Qur'an. What
outrageous insults were levelled against Him, as indeed the pen is ashamed
to recount. Likewise behold the Point of the Bayan. His behaviour prior to
the declaration of His mission is clearly evident unto those who knew Him.
Now, following His manifestation, although He hath, up to the present,
revealed no less than five hundred thousand verses on different subjects,
behold what calumnies are uttered, so unseemly that the pen is stricken
with shame at the mention of them. But if all men were to observe the
ordinances of God no sadness would befall that heavenly Tree. VI, 11.

"The acts of Him Whom God shall make manifest are like ..."

The acts of Him Whom God shall make manifest are like unto the sun, while
the works of