s witnesses
and chosen ones, yea, each and every one of Us, do solemnly attest.

166 Call ye to mind the s{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}ayk{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~} whose name was Muhammad-Hasan, who
ranked among the most learned divines of his day. When the True One was
made manifest, this s{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}ayk{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}, along with others of his calling, rejected
Him, while a sifter of wheat and barley accepted Him and turned unto the
Lord. Though he was occupied both night and day in setting down what he
conceived to be the laws and ordinances of God, yet when He Who is the
Unconstrained appeared, not one letter thereof availed him, or he would
not have turned away from a Countenance that hath illumined the faces of
the well-favoured of the Lord. Had ye believed in God when He revealed
Himself, the people would not have turned aside from Him, nor would the
things ye witness today have befallen Us. Fear God, and be not of the
heedless.

167 Beware lest any name debar you from Him Who is the Possessor of all
names, or any word shut you out from this Remembrance of God, this Source
of Wisdom amongst you. Turn unto God and seek His protection, O concourse
of divines, and make not of yourselves a veil between Me and My creatures.
Thus doth your Lord admonish you, and command you to be just, lest your
works should come to naught and ye yourselves be oblivious of your plight.
Shall he who denieth this Cause be able to vindicate the truth of any
cause throughout creation? Nay, by Him Who is the Fashioner of the
universe! Yet the people are wrapped in a palpable veil. Say: Through this
Cause the day-star of testimony hath dawned, and the luminary of proof
hath shed its radiance upon all that dwell on earth. Fear God, O men of
insight, and be not of those who disbelieve in Me. Take heed lest the word
"Prophet" withhold you from this Most Great Announcement, or any reference
to "Vicegerency" debar you from the sovereignty of Him Who is the
Vicegerent of God, which overshadoweth all the worlds. Every name hath
been created by His Word, and every cause is dependent on His
irresistible, His mighty and wondrous Cause. Say: This is the Day of God,
the Day on which naught shall be mentioned save His own Self, the
omnipotent Protector of all worlds. This is the Cause that hath made all
your superstitions and