n Thy Books, and Thy Scriptures, and Thy Tablets.
Hold Thou his hand, O my Lord, with the hand of Thine omnipotence, and
illuminate him with the light of Thy knowledge, and adorn him with the
adornment of Thy virtues. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee, and in
Thy grasp are the reins of all created things. No God is there but Thee,
the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Bounteous.

In the Epistle to the Romans Saint Paul hath written: "Let every soul be
subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God; the
powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the
power, resisteth the ordinance of God." And further: "For he is the
minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil." He
saith that the appearance of the kings, and their majesty and power are of
God.

Moreover, in the traditions of old, references have been made which the
divines have seen and heard. We beseech God--blessed and glorified be He--to
aid thee, O _Sh_ay_kh_, to lay fast hold on that which hath been sent down
from the heaven of the bounty of God, the Lord of the worlds. The divines
must needs unite with His Majesty, the _Sh_ah, and cleave unto that which
will insure the protection, the security, the welfare and prosperity of
men. A just king enjoyeth nearer access unto God than anyone. Unto this
testifieth He Who speaketh in His Most Great Prison. God! There is none
other God but Him, the One, the Incomparable, the Almighty, the
All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Wert thou, for the sake of God, to ponder, though it be but for an hour,
upon the things which have occurred in former times and more recently,
thou wouldst turn away from the things thou dost possess unto the things
which belong unto God, and wouldst become a means for the exaltation of
His Word. Hath, from the foundation of the world until the present day,
any Light or Revelation shone forth from the dayspring of the will of God
which the kindreds of the earth have accepted, and Whose Cause they have
acknowledged? Where is it to be found, and what is its name? Since the
Seal of the Prophets (Muhammad)--may all else but Him be His sacrifice--and
before Him the Spirit of God (Jesus), as far back as the First
Manifestation, all have at the time of Their appearance suffered
grievously. Some were held to be possessed, others were called impostors,
and were treated in a manner that the pen is ashamed to describe. By God!
There befell Them what hath made