preme Ruler, the Lord of judgement, transcending all
such as are invested with authority; and it is He Who is the Generous, the
Most Benevolent, the Essence of bounty, Who standeth supreme in the face
of such as show benevolence; and it is He Who is the Ordainer and the
Supreme Wielder of authority and power, inconceivably high above those who
hold earthly dominion; and it is He Who is the Most Excellent, the
Unsurpassed, the Pre-eminent in the face of every man of accomplishment.

Ye have, one and all, been called into being to seek His presence and to
attain that exalted and glorious station. Indeed, He will send down from
the heaven of His mercy that which will benefit you, and whatever is
graciously vouchsafed by Him shall enable you to dispense with all
mankind. Verily on that Day the learning of the learned shall prove of no
avail, neither the accomplishments of the exponents of knowledge, nor the
pomp of the highly honoured, nor the power of the mighty, nor the
remembrance of the devout, nor the deeds of the righteous, nor the
genuflexion of the kneeling worshipper, nor his prostration or turning
towards the Qiblih, nor the honour of the honoured, nor the kinship of the
highly born, nor the nobility of those of noble descent, nor the discourse
of the eloquent, nor the titles of the prominent--none of these shall be of
any avail unto them--inasmuch as all these and whatever else ye have known
or comprehended were created by His word of command 'Be' and it is. Indeed
if it be His Will He can assuredly bring about the resurrection of all
created things through a word from Himself. He is, in truth, over and
above all this, the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the Omnipotent.

Beware, O concourse of Mirrors, lest on that Day titles make you
vainglorious. Know ye of a certainty that ye, together with all those who
stand above you or below you, have been created for that Day. Fear ye God
and commit not that which would grieve His heart, nor be of them that have
gone astray. Perchance He will appear invested with the power of Truth
while ye are fast asleep on your couches, or His messengers will bring
glorious and resplendent Tablets from Him while ye turn away disdainfully
from Him, pronounce sentence against Him--such sentence as ye would never
pass on yourselves--and say, 'This is not from God, the All-Subduing, the
Self-Existent'.

Glory be unto Thee, O my God, Thou art well aware that I have proclaimed
Thy Word and have