them and exhort them
unto that which will profit them, and withhold them from that which will
harm them. He, in truth, is the Strong, the All-Subduing, the Almighty.

And likewise, He saith: "Suffer not yourselves to be shut out as by a veil
from God after He hath revealed Himself. For all that hath been exalted in
the Bayan is but as a ring upon My hand, and I Myself am, verily, but a
ring upon the hand of Him Whom God shall make manifest--glorified be His
mention! He turneth it as He pleaseth, for whatsoever He pleaseth, and
through whatsoever He pleaseth. He, verily, is the Help in Peril, the Most
High." And likewise, He saith: "Were He to make of every one on earth a
Prophet, all would, in very truth, be accounted as Prophets in the sight
of God." And likewise, He saith: "In the day of the revelation of Him Whom
God shall make manifest all that dwell on earth will be equal in His
estimation. Whomsoever He ordaineth as a Prophet, he, verily, hath been a
Prophet from the beginning that hath no beginning, and will thus remain
until the end that hath no end, inasmuch as this is an act of God. And
whosoever is made a Vicegerent by Him, shall be a Vicegerent in all the
worlds, for this is an act of God. For the will of God can in no wise be
revealed except through His will, nor His wish be manifested save through
His wish. He, verily, is the All-Conquering, the All-Powerful, the
All-Highest."

Briefly, in every instance He hath stated that which is conducive to the
conversion, the advancement, the exaltation, and the guidance of men. A
few unfair ones, however, have become a veil, and an insurmountable
barrier, and debarred the people from turning towards the lights of His
Countenance. We pray God to cast them out by His sovereignty, and seize on
them with His seizing power. He, verily, is the Lord of Strength, the
Mighty, the All-Wise.

And likewise, He saith: "He--glorified be His mention--resembleth the sun.
Were unnumbered mirrors to be placed before it, each would, according to
its capacity, reflect the splendor of that sun, and were none to be placed
before it, it would still continue to rise and set, and the mirrors alone
would be veiled from its light. I, verily, have not fallen short of My
duty to admonish that people, and to devise means whereby they may turn
towards God, their Lord, and believe in God, their Creator. If, on the day
of His Revelation, all that are on earth bear Him allegiance, Mine inmost
bei