36. Part Two — 16
1To be brief: Twelve hundred and seventy-eight years have passed since the Manifestation of the Point of the Koran, and these worthless creatures have recited the Koran every morning, still they have not attained to a single letter of the purport, and although some of the verses they read clearly indicate the holy facts and the Manifestation of Eternal Might, yet they have utterly failed to understand. During this time they have not even comprehended that in every age the purpose of reading the Books and reciting the Epistles hath been to penetrate the significances and to reach the summits of their mysteries; otherwise reading without understanding is of no great benefit.
2For instance, one day a certain person was present before this One who is needy of the sea of significances, and mention was made concerning the signs of the day of judgment, resurrection, revival and reckoning. He insisted (upon knowing) how in this new Manifestation the account of the people is settled, when no one is informed of it. Then We revealed certain scientific illustrations and philosophical points according to the understanding and comprehension of the hearer. Afterward We asked, " Hast thou not read the Koran, and hast thou not seen this blessed verse: 'On that day neither man nor genii shall be asked concerning his sin ' (K. S. 55)? Hast thou not understood that the meaning of 'questioning' is not with tongue and speech, as is evidenced and proved by the same verse?" For afterward it is said: "The sin ners shall be known by their faces, and they shall be taken by the forelocks and the feet" (K. S. 55). Thus the account of the creatures is judged from the face, and their unbelief, faith or sin will appear; just as in this day it is evident that the people of error and the followers of guidance are known and distinguished from each other by the face.
3If these servants, sincerely for the sake of God, and desiring His Good Pleasure, look into the verses of the Book, they will undoubtedly understand all they seek. They will clearly and plainly find there, in full particular, all the events which have happened during this Dispensation; even the Manifestations of the Names and Attributes coming out of nativities of opposition and superciliousness of government and people, and the residence and establishment of the Universal Manifestation in a special and designated land. Only the spiritually minded can understand this. We seal the saying by that which was formerly revealed unto Mohammed, so that this seal may be the musk which will guide people to the brilliant Rizwan of holiness. He hath said, and His saying is truth in order that this favor may surround the world " God inviteth unto the Dwelling of Peace and directeth whom He pleaseth unto the right way" (K. S. 10). "They shall have a dwelling of peace with their Lord, and He shall be their protector, because of that which they have wrought" (K. S. 6). Praise be to God the Lord of the creatures!
4Upon every subject We have repeated Our explanation that perchance each soul, high or low, may gain a share and portion thereof, according to his capacity and measure; and that should a soul be unable to understand one explanation, the purpose may be apprehended in another. "That each may know his respective drinking-place" (K. S. 7).
5I swear by God that this earthly Dove hath many songs besides these melodies, and many signs besides these explanations, every point of which is sanctified above what hath been explained and hath flowed from the pen. When the Divine Will decrees, the brides of significances, unveiled, will take the step of manifestation from the Spiritual Mansion into the Court of Pre-existence. There is no command unless it is His permission; there is no power unless through His power and strength; and there is no other God than He. He is the creation and command. All speak by His command and through the mysteries of the Spirit!
6We have formerly explained two stations for the Suns rising from the Day-springs of Divinity. One is the station of Unity and condition of Oneness, as previously mentioned. "We make no distinction between any of them" (K. S. 2). The other station is that of distinction, creation and human limitations. In this station, for each one a temple is designated, a mission is indicated, a manifestation is decreed, and certain limitations are assigned. Each one is named by a certain name, characterized by a quality and appointed to a new Cause and Law; as it is said: "These are the Messengers; We have preferred some of them before others: Some of them hath God spoken unto, and hath exalted the degree of others of them. And we gave unto Jesus, the Son of Mary, manifest signs and strengthened Him with the Holy Spirit" (K. S.2).
7It is due to the variance of these stations and conditions that different words and explanations appear from those Fountains of Divine Knowledge, but in reality all the intricate Divine subjects are regarded as one utterance by the knowing. As most of the people are not acquainted with the mentioned conditions, they are troubled and confounded by the different words of those united Temples.
8To be brief: It is evident that all these differences of words are due to the differences of stations. Therefore in the station of Oneness and rank of Singleness, pure Sublimity, Divinity, Unity and absolute Deity have been and are applied to those Essences of Existence, because they are all seated upon the throne of the "Manifestation of God," and established upon the seat of the " Botoon of God " that is, the appearance of God is made manifest by their appearance and the beauty of God is revealed by their beauty.
9Thus it is that melodies of Divinity have proceeded from these Temples of Unity.