ation and Thy Revelation, and to manifest
Thy names and Thine attributes. Through Him Thou didst adorn the preamble
of the book of Thy creation, O Thou Who art the Ruler of the universe Thou
hast fashioned!

I bear witness that in His person solidity and fluidity have been joined
and combined. Through His immovable constancy in Thy Cause, and His
unwavering adherence to whatsoever Thou, in the plentitude of the light of
Thy glory, didst unveil to His eyes, throughout the domains of Thy
Revelation and creation, the souls of Thy servants were stirred up in
their longing for Thy Kingdom, and the dwellers of Thy realms rushed forth
to enter into Thy heavenly dominion. Through the restlessness He evinced
in Thy path, the feet of all them that are devoted to Thee were steeled
and confirmed to manifest Thy Cause amidst Thy creatures, and to
demonstrate Thy sovereignty throughout Thy realm.

How great, O my God, is this Thy most excellent handiwork, and how
consummate Thy creation, which hath caused every understanding heart and
mind to marvel! And when the set time was fulfilled, and what had been
preordained came to pass, Thou didst unloose His tongue to praise Thee,
and to lay bare Thy mysteries before all Thy creation, O Thou Who art the
Possessor of all names, and the Fashioner of earth and heaven! Through Him
all created things were made to glorify Thee, and to celebrate Thy praise,
and every soul was directed towards the kingdom of Thy revelation and Thy
sovereignty.

At one time, Thou didst raise Him up, O my God, and didst attire Him with
the ornament of the name of Him Who conversed with Thee (Moses), and didst
through Him uncover all that Thy will had decreed and Thine irrevocable
purpose ordained. At another time, Thou didst adorn Him with the name of
Him Who was Thy Spirit (Jesus), and didst send Him down out of the heaven
of Thy will, for the edification of Thy people, infusing thereby the
spirit of life into the hearts of the sincere among Thy servants and the
faithful among Thy creatures. Again, Thou didst reveal Him, decked forth
by the name of Him Who was Thy Friend (Muhammad), and caused Him to shine
brightly above the horizon of Hijaz, as a token of Thy power and an
evidence of Thy might. Through Him Thou didst send unto Thy servants what
enabled them to scale the heights of Thy unity, and to yearn over the
wonders of Thy manifold knowledge and wisdom.

I testify, O Thou Who art the Lord of the whole crea