er, as ordained by God, no distinction is to be drawn between
the two. He, in truth, hath power over all things.

I swear by the life of Him Whom God shall make manifest! My Revelation is
indeed far more bewildering than that of Muhammad, the Apostle of God, if
thou dost but pause to reflect upon the days of God. Behold, how strange
that a person brought up amongst the people of Persia should be empowered
by God to proclaim such irrefutable utterances as to silence every man of
learning, and be enabled to spontaneously reveal verses far more rapidly
than anyone could possibly set down in writing. Verily, no God is there
but Him, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. XVI, 18.

"As to those who have debarred themselves from the ..."

As to those who have debarred themselves from the Revelation of God, they
have indeed failed to understand the significance of a single letter of
the Qur'an, nor have they obtained the slightest notion of the Faith of
Islam, otherwise they would not have turned away from God, Who hath
brought them into being, Who hath nurtured them, hath caused them to die
and hath proffered life unto them, by clinging to parts of their religion,
thinking that they are doing righteous work for the sake of God.

How numerous the verses which have been revealed concerning the grievous
tests ye shall experience on the Day of Judgement, yet it appeareth that
ye have never perused them; and how vast the number of revealed traditions
regarding the trials which will overtake you on the Day of Our Return, and
yet ye seem never to have set your eyes upon them.

Ye spend all your days contriving forms and rules for the principles of
your Faith, while that which profiteth you in all this is to comprehend
the good-pleasure of your Lord and unitedly to become well-acquainted with
His supreme Purpose.

God hath made His Own Self known unto you, but ye have failed to recognize
Him; and the thing which will, on the Day of Judgement, turn you aside
from God is the specious character of your deeds. Throughout your lives ye
follow your religion in order to attract the good-pleasure of God, yet on
the Last Day ye shut yourselves out from God and turn away from Him Who is
your Promised One. XVII, 2.

"O Ye who are invested with the Bayan! Ye shall be put ..."

O Ye who are invested with the Bayan! Ye shall be put to proof, even as
those unto whom the Qur'an was given. Have pity on yourselves, for ye
shall