rink, for very
shame, from treating of the subject of boys. Fear ye the Merciful, O
peoples of the world! Commit not that which is forbidden you in Our Holy
Tablet, and be not of those who rove distractedly in the wilderness of
their desires.

108 To none is it permitted to mutter sacred verses before the public gaze
as he walketh in the street or marketplace; nay rather, if he wish to
magnify the Lord, it behoveth him to do so in such places as have been
erected for this purpose, or in his own home. This is more in keeping with
sincerity and godliness. Thus hath the sun of Our commandment shone forth
above the horizon of Our utterance. Blessed, then, be those who do Our
bidding.

109 Unto everyone hath been enjoined the writing of a will. The testator
should head this document with the adornment of the Most Great Name, bear
witness therein unto the oneness of God in the Dayspring of His
Revelation, and make mention, as he may wish, of that which is
praiseworthy, so that it may be a testimony for him in the kingdoms of
Revelation and Creation and a treasure with his Lord, the Supreme
Protector, the Faithful.

110 All Feasts have attained their consummation in the two Most Great
Festivals, and in the two other Festivals that fall on the twin days--the
first of the Most Great Festivals being those days whereon the
All-Merciful shed upon the whole of creation the effulgent glory of His
most excellent Names and His most exalted Attributes, and the second being
that day on which We raised up the One Who announced unto mankind the glad
tidings of this Name, through which the dead have been resurrected and all
who are in the heavens and on earth have been gathered together. Thus hath
it been decreed by Him Who is the Ordainer, the Omniscient.

111 Happy the one who entereth upon the first day of the month of Baha,
the day which God hath consecrated to this Great Name. And blessed be he
who evidenceth on this day the bounties that God hath bestowed upon him;
he, verily, is of those who show forth thanks to God through actions
betokening the Lord's munificence which hath encompassed all the worlds.
Say: This day, verily, is the crown of all the months and the source
thereof, the day on which the breath of life is wafted over all created
things. Great is the blessedness of him who greeteth it with radiance and
joy. We testify that he is, in truth, among those who are blissful.

112 Say: The Most Great Festival is, indeed, th