Best-Beloved of the worlds!
Reveal Thou in their stead such words as will waft the fragrance of Thy
gracious favours over all mankind. We have announced unto everyone that
one single word from Thee excelleth all that hath been sent down in the
Bayan. Thou, indeed, hast power to do what pleaseth Thee. Deprive not Thy
servants of the overflowing bounties of the ocean of Thy mercy! Thou, in
truth, art He Whose grace is infinite." Behold, We have hearkened to His
call, and now fulfil His wish. He, verily, is the Best-Beloved, the
Answerer of prayers. If the following verse, which hath at this moment
been sent down by God, be engraved upon the burial-rings of both men and
women, it shall be better for them; We, of a certainty, are the Supreme
Ordainer: "I came forth from God, and return unto Him, detached from all
save Him, holding fast to His Name, the Merciful, the Compassionate." Thus
doth the Lord single out whomsoever He desireth for a bounty from His
presence. He is, in very truth, the God of might and power.

130 The Lord hath decreed, moreover, that the deceased should be enfolded
in five sheets of silk or cotton. For those whose means are limited a
single sheet of either fabric will suffice. Thus hath it been ordained by
Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. It is forbidden you to
transport the body of the deceased a greater distance than one hour's
journey from the city; rather should it be interred, with radiance and
serenity, in a nearby place.

131 God hath removed the restrictions on travel that had been imposed in
the Bayan. He, verily, is the Unconstrained; He doeth as He pleaseth and
ordaineth whatsoever He willeth.

132 O peoples of the world! Give ear unto the call of Him Who is the Lord
of Names, Who proclaimeth unto you from His habitation in the Most Great
Prison: "Verily, no God is there but Me, the Powerful, the Mighty, the
All-Subduing, the Most Exalted, the Omniscient, the All-Wise." In truth,
there is no God but Him, the Omnipotent Ruler of the worlds. Were it His
Will, He would, through but a single word proceeding from His presence,
lay hold on all mankind. Beware lest ye hesitate in your acceptance of
this Cause--a Cause before which the Concourse on high and the dwellers of
the Cities of Names have bowed down. Fear God, and be not of those who are
shut out as by a veil. Burn ye away the veils with the fire of My love,
and dispel ye the mists of vain imaginings by the power of this Name