. _Chapter XLI._

"Issue forth from your cities, O peoples of the West and ..."

Issue forth from your cities, O peoples of the West and aid God ere the
Day when the Lord of mercy shall come down unto you in the shadow of the
clouds with the angels circling around Him,(30) exalting His praise and
seeking forgiveness for such as have truly believed in Our signs. Verily
His decree hath been issued, and the command of God, as given in the
Mother Book, hath indeed been revealed...

Become as true brethren in the one and indivisible religion of God, free
from distinction, for verily God desireth that your hearts should become
mirrors unto your brethren in the Faith, so that ye find yourselves
reflected in them, and they in you. This is the true Path of God, the
Almighty, and He is indeed watchful over your actions. _Chapter XLVI._

"O ye peoples of the earth! Hearken unto My call, ringing ..."

O ye peoples of the earth! Hearken unto My call, ringing forth from the
precincts of this sacred Tree--a Tree set ablaze by the pre-existent Fire:
There is no God but Him; He is the Exalted, the All-Wise. O ye the
servants of the Merciful One! Enter ye, one and all, through this Gate and
follow not the steps of the Evil One, for he prompteth you to walk in the
ways of impiety and wickedness; he is, in truth, your declared enemy.(31)
_Chapter LI._

"Be Thou patient, O Qurratu'l-'Ayn, for God hath indeed ..."

Be Thou patient, O Qurratu'l-'Ayn, for God hath indeed pledged to
establish Thy sovereignty throughout all countries and over the people
that dwell therein. He is God and verily He is powerful over all things.
_Chapter LIII._

"By My glory! I will make the infidels to taste, with the ..."

By My glory! I will make the infidels to taste, with the hands of My
power, retributions unknown of any one except Me, and will waft over the
faithful those musk-scented breaths which I have nursed in the midmost
heart of My throne; and verily the knowledge of God embraceth all things.

O concourse of light! By the righteousness of God, We speak not according
to selfish desire, nor hath a single letter of this Book been revealed
save by the leave of God, the Sovereign Truth. Fear ye God and entertain
no doubts regarding His Cause, for verily, the Mystery of this Gate is
shrouded in the mystic utterances of His Writ and hath been written beyond
the impenetrable veil of concealment by the hand of God, the L