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Exalted.

"The eyes of the world were gladdened at the sight of Thy luminous
countenance, and yet the peoples have united to put out Thy light, O Thou
in Whose hands are the reins of the worlds! All the atoms of the earth
have celebrated Thy praise, and all created things have been set ablaze
with the drops sprinkled by the ocean of Thy love, and yet the people
still seek to quench Thy fire. Nay--and to this Thine own Self beareth me
witness--they are all weakness, and Thou, verily, art the All-Powerful; and
they are but paupers and Thou, in truth, art the All-Possessing; and they
are impotent and Thou art, truly, the Almighty. Naught can ever frustrate
Thy purpose, neither can the dissensions of the world harm Thee. Through
the breaths of Thine utterance the heaven of understanding hath been
adorned, and by the effusions of Thy pen every moldering bone hath been
quickened. Grieve not at what hath befallen Thee, neither do Thou lay hold
on them for the things they have committed in Thy days. Do Thou be
forbearing toward them. Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the Most
Compassionate."





Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou art He Who by a word of His mouth hath
revolutionized the entire creation, and by a stroke of His pen hath
divided Thy servants one from another. I bear witness, O my God, that
through a word spoken by Thee in this Revelation all created things were
made to expire, and through yet another word all such as Thou didst wish
were, by Thy grace and bounty, endued with new life.

I render Thee thanks, therefore, and extol Thee, in the name of all them
that are dear to Thee, for that Thou hast caused them to be born again, by
reason of the living waters which have flowed down out of the mouth of Thy
will. Since Thou didst quicken them by Thy bounteousness, O my God, make
them steadfastly inclined, through Thy graciousness, towards Thy will; and
since Thou didst suffer them to enter into the Tabernacle of Thy Cause,
grant by Thy grace that they may not be kept back from Thee.

Unlock, then, to their hearts, O my God, the portals of Thy knowledge,
that they may recognize Thee as One Who is far above the reach and ken of
the understanding of Thy creatures, and immeasurably exalted above the
strivings of Thy people to hint at Thy nature, and may not follow every
clamorous impostor that presumeth to speak in Thy name. Enable them,
moreover, O my Lord, to cleave so tenaciously to Thy Cause that they may
remain unmoved by the perplexing suggestions of them who, prompted by
their desires, utter what hath been forbidden unto them in Thy Tablets and
Thy Scriptures.

Thou art well aware, O my Lord, that I hear the howling of the wolves
which appear in Thy servants' clothing. Keep safe, therefore, Thy loved
ones from their mischief, and enable them to cling steadfastly to
whatsoever hath been manifested by Thee in this Revelation, which no other
Revelation within Thy knowledge hath excelled.

Do Thou destine for them, O my Lord, that which will profit them.
Illumine, then, their eyes with the light of Thy knowledge, that they may
see Thee visibly supreme over all things, and resplendent amidst Thy
creatures, and victorious over all that are in Thy heaven and all that are
on Thy earth. Powerful art Thou to do Thy pleasure. No God is there but
Thee, the All-Glorious, Whose help is implored by all men.

Praised be Thou, Who art the Lord of all creation.






Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thine Ancient Beauty and
Most Great Name, Whom Thou hast sacrificed that all the dwellers of Thine
earth and heaven may be born anew, and Whom Thou hast cast into prison
that mankind may, as a token of Thy bounty and of Thy sovereign might, be
released from the bondage of evil passions and corrupt desires, to number
me with those who have so deeply inhaled the fragrance of Thy mercy, and
hastened with such speed unto the living waters of Thy grace, that no dart
could hinder them from turning unto Thee, nor any spear from setting their
faces towards the orient of Thy Revelation.

We testify, O my Lord, that Thou art God and that there is none other God
besides Thee. From everlasting Thou wast enthroned on the inaccessible
heights of Thy power, and wilt unto everlasting continue to exercise Thy
transcendent and unrestrained dominion. The hosts of the world are
powerless to frustrate Thy will, nor can all the dwellers of the earth and
all the inmates of heaven annul Thy decree. Thou truly art the Almighty,
the Most Exalted, the Most Great.

Bless, O my God, those of the followers of the Bayán as have been numbered
with the people of Bahá, who have entered within the Crimson Ark in Thy
Name, the Most Exalted, the Most High. Thy might, verily, is equal to all
things.







I give praise to Thee, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee by Thy Name through
which Thou didst cause the dawn to appear, and the winds to blow, and the
seas to surge, and the trees to bring forth their fruits, and the earth to

Exalted.

"The eyes of the world were gladdened at the sight of Thy luminous

countenance, and yet the peoples have united to put out Thy light, O Thou

in Whose hands are the reins of the worlds! All the atoms of the earth

have celebrated Thy praise, and all created things have been set ablaze

with the drops sprinkled by the ocean of Thy love, and yet the people

still seek to quench Thy fire. Nay--and to this Thine own Self beareth me

witness--they are all weakness, and Thou, verily, art the All-Powerful; and

they are but paupers and Thou, in truth, art the All-Possessing; and they

are impotent and Thou art, truly, the Almighty. Naught can ever frustrate

Thy purpose, neither can the dissensions of the world harm Thee. Through

the breaths of Thine utterance the heaven of understanding hath been

adorned, and by the effusions of Thy pen every moldering bone hath been

quickened. Grieve not at what hath befallen Thee, neither do Thou lay hold

on them for the things they have committed in Thy days. Do Thou be

forbearing toward them. Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the Most

Compassionate."

Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou art He Who by a word of His mouth hath

revolutionized the entire creation, and by a stroke of His pen hath

divided Thy servants one from another. I bear witness, O my God, that

through a word spoken by Thee in this Revelation all created things were

made to expire, and through yet another word all such as Thou didst wish

were, by Thy grace and bounty, endued with new life.

I render Thee thanks, therefore, and extol Thee, in the name of all them

that are dear to Thee, for that Thou hast caused them to be born again, by

reason of the living waters which have flowed down out of the mouth of Thy

will. Since Thou didst quicken them by Thy bounteousness, O my God, make

them steadfastly inclined, through Thy graciousness, towards Thy will; and

since Thou didst suffer them to enter into the Tabernacle of Thy Cause,

grant by Thy grace that they may not be kept back from Thee.

Unlock, then, to their hearts, O my God, the portals of Thy knowledge,

that they may recognize Thee as One Who is far above the reach and ken of

the understanding of Thy creatures, and immeasurably exalted above the

strivings of Thy people to hint at Thy nature, and may not follow every

clamorous impostor that presumeth to speak in Thy name. Enable them,

moreover, O my Lord, to cleave so tenaciously to Thy Cause that they may

remain unmoved by the perplexing suggestions of them who, prompted by

their desires, utter what hath been forbidden unto them in Thy Tablets and

Thy Scriptures.

Thou art well aware, O my Lord, that I hear the howling of the wolves

which appear in Thy servants' clothing. Keep safe, therefore, Thy loved

ones from their mischief, and enable them to cling steadfastly to

whatsoever hath been manifested by Thee in this Revelation, which no other

Revelation within Thy knowledge hath excelled.

Do Thou destine for them, O my Lord, that which will profit them.

Illumine, then, their eyes with the light of Thy knowledge, that they may

see Thee visibly supreme over all things, and resplendent amidst Thy

creatures, and victorious over all that are in Thy heaven and all that are

on Thy earth. Powerful art Thou to do Thy pleasure. No God is there but

Thee, the All-Glorious, Whose help is implored by all men.

Praised be Thou, Who art the Lord of all creation.

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thine Ancient Beauty and

Most Great Name, Whom Thou hast sacrificed that all the dwellers of Thine

earth and heaven may be born anew, and Whom Thou hast cast into prison

that mankind may, as a token of Thy bounty and of Thy sovereign might, be

released from the bondage of evil passions and corrupt desires, to number

me with those who have so deeply inhaled the fragrance of Thy mercy, and

hastened with such speed unto the living waters of Thy grace, that no dart

could hinder them from turning unto Thee, nor any spear from setting their

faces towards the orient of Thy Revelation.

We testify, O my Lord, that Thou art God and that there is none other God

besides Thee. From everlasting Thou wast enthroned on the inaccessible

heights of Thy power, and wilt unto everlasting continue to exercise Thy

transcendent and unrestrained dominion. The hosts of the world are

powerless to frustrate Thy will, nor can all the dwellers of the earth and

all the inmates of heaven annul Thy decree. Thou truly art the Almighty,

the Most Exalted, the Most Great.

Bless, O my God, those of the followers of the Bayán as have been numbered

with the people of Bahá, who have entered within the Crimson Ark in Thy

Name, the Most Exalted, the Most High. Thy might, verily, is equal to all

things.

I give praise to Thee, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee by Thy Name through

which Thou didst cause the dawn to appear, and the winds to blow, and the

seas to surge, and the trees to bring forth their fruits, and the earth to