Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
of helping thy Lord, the Exalted, the Most High. Then would the
Concourse on high bless thee. O how excellent is this most sublime station, couldst thou ascend thereunto through the power of a sovereignty recognized as derived from the Name of God!”
Either thou or someone else hath said: “Let the
Súrih of Tawḥíd be translated, so that all may know and be fully persuaded that the one true God begetteth not, nor is He begotten. Moreover, the
Bábís believe in his (
Bahá’u’lláh’s) Divinity and Godhood.”
O
Shaykh! This station is the station in which one dieth to himself and liveth in God. Divinity, whenever I mention it, indicateth My complete and absolute self-effacement. This is the station in which I have no control over mine own weal or woe nor over my life nor over my resurrection.
O
Shay
kh! How do the
divines of this age account for the effulgent glory which the
Sadrah of Utterance hath shed upon the Son of
‘Imrán (
Moses) on the
Sinai of Divine knowledge? He (Moses) hearkened unto the Word which the Burning Bush had uttered, and accepted it; and yet most men are bereft of the power of comprehending this, inasmuch as they have busied themselves with their own concerns, and are unaware of the things which belong unto God. Referring to this, the
Siyyid of Findirisk hath well said: “This theme no mortal mind can fathom; be it even that of
Abú-Naṣr, or
Abú-‘Alí Síná (Avicenna).” What explanation can they give concerning that
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