Days of Remembrance
Riḍván
to the presence of their Lord, the Inaccessible, the Most High. All glory be to that which God hath bestowed upon us!
13This is the Day whereon all things testified to that whereunto the Tongue of Power hath testified before the
Divine Lote-Tree. All glory be to that which God hath bestowed upon us!
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In the name of God, Who hath cast His splendour over all creation!
1O concourse of earth and heaven! Give ear to the testimony of God that proceedeth from the mouth of your Lord, the All-Glorious. He verily hath testified, in Himself and by Himself, ere the heaven of His Cause was raised up and the clouds of His Decree were gathered together, that there is none other God but Him, and that He Who hath appeared is that
Most Great Name through which His ancient proof and testimony have been established before all who are in the heavens and on the earth.
2Verily God hath testified, in Himself and by Himself, and in His inmost Essence, that there is none other God but Him and that He Who is come through the power of truth is the
Manifestation of His most excellent names and the Dawning-Place of His most exalted attributes. Through Him the voice of the mystic Morn rang out from the horizon of eternity and the Most Great Spirit spoke forth before the Divine Lote-Tree, saying: “This, verily, is He Who hath been intended in the Cities of Names and mentioned in the
Tablets revealed from the empyrean of the Will of your Lord, the Ruler of earth and heaven. He, indeed, is the most great Instrument amidst the na-
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