# Tablets, Communes and Holy Utterances

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> Tablets, Communes
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> Holy Utterances
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> THE T EACHINGS CLEARLY DEFINED BY
> THE MASTER.
> These teachings are simplicity itself. To accept
> the glad tidings of the coming of God, to confess
> His Oneness and Singleness, to be naturalized with
> the attributes of God, to come neare- to the knowl-
> edge of God; to attain these great aims is all that is
> necessary for man.
> These are the words of the Blessed Master to An-
> ton Haddad for the benefit of all.
> 
> FIRST COMMUNE.
> 
> 0 God, give me Knowledge, Faithá and Love.
> Adorn my head, 0 God, with the crown of Thy
> Providence, my heart with the light of knowing
> Thee, my tongue with the utterance of Thy Great-
> est Name * * *. and mine ear with listen-
> ing to Thy Holy Word, for Thou art the only One
> whose action was, is and ever shall be glorified, and
> whose commands shall ever be obeyed.
> 0 God, help me to be just! Lift me up from the
> ocean of superstitions and imaginations, and g rant
> me an iron sight (spiritual perception) to see and
> realize from the surrounding existence Thy Oneness
> and Thy Truth.
> 
> DAILY MORNING PRAYER.
> 0 my God, strengthen Thou these hands to
> take hold of Thy Book with such rectitude and up-
> rightness that all the soldiers of the world will fail
> to h inder it; and protect them, 0 my Lord, from
> disposing of anything not owned by them. Thou
> art the Powerful, the Mighty!
> 0 my God, I have turned my face to Thee, and
> pray Thee to illuminate it with the Lights of Thy
> Face, and keep it from turning to any but Thee!
> God has testified that there is no God but He
> (the affairs and creations are in His Hands). He
> has manifested the Sun of the Manifestation, the
> Speaker of Mount Sinai, through whom He made
> the Supreme Horizon shine, and the Lote Tree (of
> Life) speak; and between the heaven and the earth
> a call was vociferously raised, saying: "The Ruler,
> who is the Lord of the Worlds, and the King of
> earth and heaven, has come, and His is the King-
> dom, Glory and Omnipotence!"
> Praise be to Thee, Thou art the Most Glorified
> above all my prayers and those of others, and above
> all my exaltation and those of heaven and earth!
> 0 my God, do Thou not disappoint the one, who,
> by the fingers of hope, has held fast to the trail of
> Thy Mercy and Bounty, 0 Thou, the Most Merci-
> ful of the Merciful !
> I confess Thy Oneness and Singleness, and that
> Thou art God, and there is no God but Thee. Thou
> hast manifested Thy affair, fulfilled Thy promise,
> and opened the door of Thy Bounty upon those in
> heaven and earth. Prayer, peace, glory and praise
> be upon Thy friends and beloved, who, not with-
> standing the affairs of the world and its vanity,
> nothing could prevent them from clinging to Thee;
> but, on the contrary, spent everything within their
> power and provision in Thy Cause, with the hope
> of receiving a higher reward from Thy Bounty.
> Thou art the Forgiving, the Generous.
> MORNING PRAYER.
> Praise to Thee, 0 my God, for Thou hast awak-
> ened me after my sleep, made me appear after my
> absence, and raised me after my death. I arose this
> morning, facing the light of the dawn of Thine
> Appearance, which lightened the horizon of the
> heavens of Thy Power and Majesty, confessing the
> truth of Thy Word, believing in Thy Book and
> holding to Thy Robe. I beg of Thee, by the power
> of Thy Will and the performance of Thy Wish, to
> make what Thou didst show me in my VISION-a
> solid foundation for the house of Thyá love in the
> hearts of Thy favorites, and the best cause for the
> manifestation of Thy Generosity and Providence.
> 0 my God, let my destiny, which is written. by
> Thy Greatest Pen, be to obtain the blessings of the
> worlds to come and the present one. I hereby bear
> witness that in Thy Hands are the reins of all
> things, and Thou changest them according to Thy
> Will, and that there is no God but Thee, for Thou
> art the One, the Almighty and the Faithful. Thou
> art the One who changest by His command the
> dishonored to the highest state of honor, the weak
> to be strong, the failing to have power, the con-
> fused to be in peace, and the doubting to have
> strong faith.
> There is no God but Thee, who art the Dearest
> and the most Generous. The heavens of Thy Char-
> ity and the oceans of Thy Bounty are so vast that
> Thou hast never disappointed those who beg of
> Thee, nor refused those who willed to come unto
> Thee. Thou art the most Powerful and Mighty.
> 
> COMMUNE.
> I beg of Thee, Most High is Thy Name-by that
> Letter (Power) which, when it was pronounced by
> the Mouth oi Th y Will, th e seas moved, the winds
> did blow, the fruit s appeared, the trees began to
> thri ve, the traces were destroyed, the Curtains were
> to rn asunder, and the faithful hurri ed to th e lights of
> the Face of their God, the Chosen-to teach me
> what is hidden in the treasures o f Thine Under-
> standing secl uded in the stores o f Thy Knowl-
> edge.
> Thou seest m e, 0 my God, that I am depending
> on Thy Name, which is the Mos t Sacred, the
> Brightest, the D earest, the Greatest, the Highest
> and th e Most Brilliant, and th at I a m holding on to
> th e lower part of that Garme nt, which 1s being
> grasped by all th e creatures in this and all other
> worlds.
> 
> PRAYER WHEN ASSUMING DAILY
> DUTIES.
> He is the Exaltt:d and the Truthful One.
> By Thy Generosity, 0 my God, I come to this
> mo rnin g, and I leave th e house, depending o n Thee
> and delivering all my co nce rns to Thy Hand.
> Therefore send down upon me, from the heave ns
> of Thy Mercy, a special blessing from Thy Pres-
> ence ; b1 ing me back in peace and ri g hteo usness, as
> Thou has se nt me out.
> T here is n o Go d but Thee. Thou hast all the
> knowledge and the wisdom.
> 
> EVENING PRAYER.
> HE   rs THE CREATOR OF ALL THE NAMES.
> 0 my God, my God, ho w can I choose to
> sleep, and the eyes of Thy fav orites a re a wakened
> beca use of Thv Deoarture. and how can I take my
> re st upon my bed, and the hearts of Thy favorites
> are aching because Th ou has left them. 0 my God.
> I put my spirit, my so ul and myself in th e right
> hand of Thy Power and Safety, and I lay my head
> upon my pillow under the P ower of Thy Protection,
> and I lift it up according to Thy Wish and Will, for
> Thou a rt the Protector, th e Watcher, the Almighty
> and th e Powerful. By Thy Glory I do not want,
> sleeping or waking, but what Thou wishest me to
> be. I am Thy servant, and in Thy Hand, confirm
> m e to do that which brings the wave of the sweet
> fragrance of Thy Plea,.ure. This is my hope, and
> the ho pe of every one who is near to Thee. Prais e
> t o Thee, 0 God of all the wo rld s.
> 
> HE IS THE LIST E NER AND T HE
> ANSWERER.
> A token issued from the presence of the Opáá
> pressed; to him who confesses the Oneness of God
> and His Sin g leness, and th at He is the First and
> th e L ast, th e Manifested and th e Secluded. Th ere
> is no Go d but H e wh o is the Sing le One, the per-
> fe ct in knowledge and wisdom. We have heard your
> supplications and granted them to you, and re-
> m embered you with such a remembrance that at-
> tracts the hearts to you. W e command you, and all
> my redeemer s, to keep yourself in favor and love
> with all the people; to be righteo us, pious, and to
> do what will draw you nearer to God your L o rd,
> and th e Lord of all the world. Say:
> Praise t o Thee, 0 Go d my L ord, I beg of Thee,
> by the prophets, redeemers and the chosen, to send
> down upon me, throu g h the showers descending
> from the heavens of Thy Bounty, a special provi-
> dence and a . particular m ercy from Thy Majestic
> Presence. Open upon my face the doors of Thy
> Gifts and Benignities, Thou who art the most
> Bounteous, most Pitiful, most Benevolent and most
> Generous. There is no God but Thee. Thou art the
> great Forgiver and the most Merciful.
> 
> HEALING TABLET.
> I beg of Thee, 0 my God! my God! by the
> ocean of Thy Healing Power ; by the dawning lights
> of the Orb of Thy Generosity; by Thy Name, which
> commands Thy servants to perform Thy orders; by
> the executive power of Thy Supreme Word; by the
> Might of Thy Greatest Pen; by Thy Glorious Sun
> of Righteousness, and by Thy Mercy, which ex-
> isted before the creation of the Heavens and the
> Earth, to shower upon me (and upon * * * )
> Thy gifted waters to purify me (or us) from every
> affliction and disease, ind from every defect and
> weakness.
> Thou seest, 0 my God, that the needy one is
> standing at the door of Thy bounty, and that the
> waiting one is holding on to the robe of Thy gen-
> erosity. I beg of Thee not to disappoint him in
> what he desires from the sea of Thy favor and from
> the shining sun of Thy providence. For Thou art
> the Omnipotent. There is no God but Thee, for
> Thou art the most Powerful and Mighty.
> 
> A PRAYER WRITTEN BY THE MASTER.
> My God, my God, Thou art my Beloved and my
> Hope, my intended Aim and my Desire. With great
> humbleness and entire devotion I whisper to Thee
> to make me the minaret amongst Thy creatures
> and the banner of Thy Gift in Thy Kingdom. Make
> me one of Thy worshipers, and one who cuts him-
> self from everything but Thee, one who sanctifies
> himself from every worldly thing, and be diverted
> from the defects of the suspicious.
> Let my bosom be dilated with joy through the
> Spirit of Confirmation from Thy Kingdom: Illumi-
> nate my sight, so that I may behold the hosts of
> success following one another and descending upon
> me from Thy Omnipotence. Thou art the Almighty,
> the Invincible, the Powerful.
> 
> A PRAYER WRITTEN BY THE MASTER.
> Praise .be to Thee, 0 my God, for Thou hast
> made me drink the Wine of Knowledge from that
> beautiful Cup at the meeting of the Beloved of God,
> enabled me to enter Thy Kingdom, caused me to
> hear th e call of the angels of Thy Holiness, at-
> tracted me with the Magnet of Thy Love, illu-
> minated my face with the Light of Thy Oneness,
> helped me utter Thy Name, kindled me with the
> fire of Thy Love, dilated my breast with joy through
> tbe Light of Thy Knowledge, awakened me by Thy
> Breeze and quickened me by Thy Spirit.
> 0 my God, make me true and sincere to Thy
> Face, to diffuse Thy Fragrance. A promoter of Thy
> Word, a servant to Thy Beloved, a supplicater for
> Thy Kingdom and a pleader at the Doors of Thy
> Singleness, that I may be enabled to characterize
> myself with Thy Attributes an d Characteristics.
> Thou art the Merciful. Thou art the Compas-
> sionate. Thou art the Righteous, the Pitiful, the
> Bountiful.
> 
> IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL.
> Praise to Thee, 0 God my Lord! Every time I
> try to mention Thee my dreadful sins* and awful
> *Doubt and denial of God.   Spiritual ignorance .
> crimes prevent me, and by them I find myself re-
> moved from Thee and prevented from calling upon
> Thee for help. But my assurance of Thy Gener-
> osity encourages me, and my full trust in Thy
> Bounty enables me to mention Thee, and ask of
> Thee what Thou hast to gi ve. I ask Thee, 0 my
> God, by Thy Mercy, which was b efore all thin gs
> existing, and to which all those who are in the
> depths of the seas of names did bear witness, not
> to leave me to myself, for I long always to do what
> is wrong. Keep me in the stronghold of Thy
> Shelter and amidst the surroundings of Thy pro-
> t ection. I do not want, 0 my God, but that which
> was appointed for me by Thy Power, and thi s is
> what I have chose n to myself, that Thy good D es-
> tiny and Judgment may confirm me, and that I may
> be exalted by what Thou hast written and ordained
> for me.
> I beg of Thee, 0 Beloved of the hearts of Thy
> lovers, by the manifestation of Thy Command-
> ments, by the depths of Thine Inspiration, by tlie
> heights of Thine Exaltation, and by the stores of
> Thine U nderstand ing, not to forbid m e from vi sit-
> ing Thy Sacred H ouse and Holy Abode. Admit me,
> 0 God, to be so fortunat e as to drink from the
> • fountain of its Holy Courts, to wander around it
> and to stand beside its Gate, for Thou art He who
> is, was and ever shall be Powerful and Mighty.
> Nothing ca n be hidden from Thy Knowledge.
> Thou art He who has all the Power and the Glory
> and th e Majesty. Praise to God, the Lord of all th e
> worlds.
> TO THE AMERICANS-A DECLARATION.
> I
> HE IS GOD.
> 
> 0 ye, the beloved of God and the children of
> God, th e new Heaven is already come, the new
> ear t h is already . established, and th e new Holy
> J erusale m is already descended fr o m Heaven, from
> th e presence of the Almighty, in the fo rm of a
> g lorious virgin. excellent in her b eauty, an un-
> equaled gem a mong the other virg ins, secluded in
> the tent. ready to receive. The angels of th e High-
> est of th e Kingdom have called in the ears of the
> inhabitants of the earth an d heave n with a loud
> and melod io us voice, saying: "This is th e city. of
> God an d Hi s residence with th e h oly a nd sanctified
> souls of Hi s servants. H e shall li ve with them, for
> th ey are His people and H e is th eir God. " H e has
> wiped th eir tears, lighted th eir candl es, g ive n peace
> to t hei r h eart s and widened th eir breasts ; there-
> fore, t he roots of death were rooted out, sorrow.
> wa iling and crying have ceased, and the lesser King
> of Majesty (Abbas) occupies th e Throne o f the
> Kingdom. a nd renews the performance of untold
> actions. This is the absolute truth, and o f a higher
> certainty than what was said in th e R evelation by
> St. John: . " He is the Alph a and th e Omega." This
> is He wh o quenches the thi rst from the spring of
> life. This is He who heals th e sick with the anti-
> dote of safety and confirm s with a fl ood of grace
> from thi s Kingdom. He is of th e g reatest heirs to
> the apostles .and saints, the L ord is His God and
> He is His dearest Son. (Abdu l-Beha.)
> Good tidings to yon, 0 beloved of God, His
> people, His ch ildren and His party! Raise your
> voices in praising and glorifying the glorious Lord,
> for th e li gh t s have shone, the traces appeared, the
> seas moved, an d gave out eve ry precious gem.
> 
> AN ASSURANCE TO THE TEACHER .
> HE I S GOD.
> 
> Oh, you who have been drawn by the fragrant
> waves, spreading from the Gardens of th e gifts of
> God:
> God has already opened by His powerful and
> mighty Hand the doors of prosperity, and the herald
> has ' proclaimed á tidings of happiness, saying:
> "Salute the advance, oh you, essence of the Spirit,
> Jiving in the shell of phantoms! Happin ess to you
> in this triumphant day, the day of the spring of life,
> and the day of the gracious light descending on
> thee by the benevolence of thy loving God."
> By God, it is the truth that the fire burning in
> the Blessed and Sinaitic Tree, spread its blaze, lifted
> up its waves, rolled its glorious flames, declared its
> brilliancy and its glow, wove a network of rays
> from the eastá to the west of the earth!
> And oh you, who areá expecting this grace and
> preaching in .. this mercy, let your breast be ex-
> panded and your heart refresh ed, because God has
> strengthened you to spread these fragrant waves.
> which gave a sweet scent to the surrounding hori-
> zons.
> The Highest of the Kingdom of the Most
> Glorious call upon you from the highest heaven,
> and they converse thus with .you: A blessing to
> you, oh you who are heralding the Name of God!
> Gladness to you, oh you who are attracted toward
> God! Glory to you, oh you who are proclaiming
> the mentioning of God! Happiness to you, oh you
> who were confirmed by the Holy Spirit from the
> highest heaven! Let your loins be girt with
> strength, your back with iron , your eye with bril-
> liancy, your soul with ease, and your heart with de-
> light by that greatest gift you are assured to ob-
> tain, which shall appear and illuminate more
> brightly than the beautiful Venus and the shining
> Sun in horizons of the chiefest magnificence, in the
> first dawning of witnesses and in the chief sources
> of existence. And kings shall glorify you in the em-
> pyrean space, and El Abha is upon the enlightened
> faces of those who were adorned by the victory of
> the Most Merciful in this highest step.
> 
> TABLET TO THE AMERICANS.
> HE IS THE LIVING AND THE ANCIENT OF DAYS.
> 
> 0 ye beloved of God, and His sincere fri ends!
> By the Life of God, the hearts are cheered when-
> ever you are mentioned, and the souls are comforted
> in your love, and the holy spirits are captivated by
> your fragrance, and that the eyes are expecting to
> see you, and the hearts are longing to meet you:
> owing to the fact that your hearts were kindled with
> the fire of the Love of God, and your eyes satisfied
> in witnessing the Word of God, and your ears were
> charmed by hearing the Word of God, and your
> souls were rested in the appearance of the mysteries
> of God; blessed are ye, oh children of the Kingdom
> of God; glad tidings to you, oh friends of God, as
> He has made your destiny great, and your share
> victory and happiness, your lamp lit, and your
> spring yields supply.
> You are the most brilliant stars, you are the most
> dazzling lamps, you are the green branches, you
> are the ripe fruits, you are the beautiful gardens.
> you are the overflowing bowl. God is merciful and
> compassionate: His bounty is great and great; He
> appropriates with His mercy those whom He likes,
> and chooses for His Love those whom He approves of.
> This is in accordance with what Christ said (peace
> and praise be on Him) .: "Many are called, but few
> chosen."
> God makes your endeavor praiseworthy and your
> reward great, and your days, by El-Beha, be feasts
> and pleasure for casting aside the imaginary God
> and accepting the knowable; and for discarding
> every evil spirit, craving to the witnessed light and
> turning your faces to the exalted position. God
> will show forth your endeavors and increase your
> spirit and fragrance, and perfume the different di-
> rections with your odors, enlighten the horizon
> with your lights, quicken the hearts with that which
> is treasured within you, cheer the souls with what
> you have accomplished, cause the verses of thank-
> fulness to be recited in all places, the banner of re-
> membrance of you to wa ve through the ages. your
> fame and praise encircle the horizon and the
> tongues speak of your virtues and good endeavor.
> By the Living Truth, that bounty is great and
> great, and the Lord is Supreme in Majesty. The
> confirmation is successive, and success is contináá
> nous, and the kindness of your God, the Merciful.
> the Compassionate, will surround you from all sides
> 
> TABLET       FROM THF   MASTERTO THE
> \              AMERICANS
> Oh ye people of El-Behal Ye have been and are
> the dawnings of affection and the day-springs oi
> Divine Grace; defile not the tongue with cursing or
> execration of any one, and guard the eye from that
> which is not seemly. Shew forth that which ye have;
> if it be accepted the object is attained; if not, inter-
> ference is vain; leave him to himself while ad-
> vancing toward God, th e Protective, the Self-Sub-
> sisting. Be not a cause of grief, much less of strife
> and sedition. It is hoped that ye will be nurtured in
> the shade of the lotus tree of Divine Grace, and
> practice that which God desireth. Ye are all leaves
> of one tree and drops of one sea.
> Oh friends, consort with all the people of the
> world with joy and fragrance. If there be to you a
> word or essence whereof others than you are de-
> void, communicate it and sh ew it forth in the lan-
> g uage of affection and kindn ess : if it be r eceived
> and be effecti ve the object is attained; and if not,
> l eave it to him a nd with regard to him, deal not
> harshly, but pray. The language of love is the lode-
> stone of h earts and the fo od of the soul ; it stands
> in the relati on of ideas to words, and is as a h orizon
> fo r the shining of the Sun of Wisdom and Knowl-
> edge.
> 
> A NNOUN CEM ENT OF THE DEPA RTURE
> OF BERA 'ULLAH.
> Oh fri end of my heart and delight of my soul!
> In these days th e showers o f a ffli ction do so de scend
> from th e clo ud s o f the firmament of fate, and the
> thunderbolts o f g riefs and sorrows do so succeed
> o ne anoth er, th at neither h ath the tongue strength
> to describ e nor the pen power to utteár th em-for
> the horizon of the Phenomena l world is bereft of
> t he effulgence of the Sun of W sidom and R evela-
> tio n, and the t hrone of the Universe is deprived of
> th e radiance o f the Most M ig hty Luminary. The
> ea rs of th e fr iends are, to outward appearance, de-
> barred from harkening to th e cry of th e Supreme
> P en, and th e eyes of the longin g are veiled fr o m the
> co ntemplation o f the Most Gl orious Horizon. Great
> God I how dire a catastrophe is thi s which has
> a risen in th e wo rld, and how grievous a cal a mity is
> this which has appeared in the Universe. The Sun
> o f Truth hath bidden farew ell to this earthly sphere
> and now shines with a brightness which waneth not
> in the regi on s of Might and Glory. Albeit thi s su-
> preme afflictio n transcends endurance, and th is most
> dire disaster lays in ruins the edifice of resig nation
> and patienc e-yet having regard to the autho ritative
> command and binding behest revealed from the
> Holy Angel World in the Kitab-i-Akdas, we and
> you alike must adorn ourselves with the ornament of
> patience and resignation; lay hold of the firm rope
> of submission and acquiescence; apply ourselves
> with strong hearts and tranquil souls to what will
> conduce to the progress of mankind, the peace and
> prosperity of the world, the amelioration of charac-
> ters and the 'appearance of charity and concord, and
> attach ourselves with our whole being to the coun-
> sels of the Lord of the Visible and Invisible, so
> that the Phenomenal world may, by the Grace of
> that Beneficent Being, be beheld an envy to the Gar-
> den of Paradise . . Nor is this thing difficult with God.
> The blessed text revealed in the Kitab-i-Akdas shall
> here be cited. H e says (great is His Glory and uni-
> versal His Bounty):
> "Oh people of the earth! When. the Sun of my
> B eauty sets and the firmament of My Form is hid-
> den, be not troubled, a rise for th e helping of my
> work and the advancement of my word through-
> out the worlds. Verily, we are with you under all
> conditions and will help you with the Truth. Verily
> we can do this. Whosoever knoweth m e will rise
> 1.1p to serve me with such uprising that the Hosts
> of Heaven and earth shall not put him down."
> And in another place He says:
> "Say, oh people, let not trouble take possession
> of you when the kingdom of my Epiphany becomes
> concealed and the waves of the ocean of my Utter-
> ances are hushed. Verily, there is in my E piphany
> a reason, and in my Occultation another reason.
> which none knoweth, save God, the Incomparable
> and the All-Knowing, and we shall see you from the
> Most Glorious Horizon and will help whomsoever
> riseth up for the helping of our work, with Hosts
> 
> from the Supreme Concourse and a Cohort of the
> Cherubim."
> 
> HE IS GOD, EXALTED IS HE.
> (A Command of Non-Resistance.)
> It hath been known that God (glorious is His
> mention) is sanctified from the world and what is
> therein, and that the meaning of "victory" is
> this-that no one should fight or strive with an-
> other. The Lord, He doeth what He Will. He hath
> committed the kingdoms of creation, both land and
> sea, into the hand of kings, and they are the mani-
> festations of the Divine Power according to the de-
> gree of their rank-verily, He is the Potent, the Sov-
> ereign. But that which God (glorious is His men-
> tion) hath desired for himself, is the hearts of His
> servants, which are treasures of praise, love of the
> Lord, stores of .d ivine knowledge and wisdom. The
> will of the Eternal King hath ever been to purify
> the hearts of His servants from the promptings of
> the world and what is therein, so that they may be
> prepared for illumination by the effulgences of the
> Lord of the Names and Attributes. Therefore, no
> stranger should find his way into the city (posses-
> sion) of the heart, so that the Incomparable Friend
> may come unto His own place-that is, the efful-
> gence of His Names and Attributes, not His Es-
> sence (exalted is He), for that Peerless King hath
> been and will be holy for everlasting, above ascent
> or descent. Therefore, to-day, "victory" neither
> hath been, nor will be opposition to any one, nor
> strife with any person; but rather what is well-pleas-
> ing-i. e., that the cities of men's hearts, which are
> under the dominion of the hosts of selfishness and
> lust, should be subdued by the sword of the Word
> of Wisdom, and of Exhortation. Every one, then,
> who desireth "victory" must first subdue the city of his
> own heart with the sword of spiritual truth and of the
> Word, and must protect it from remembering aught
> beside God; afterward let him turn his concern
> toward the cities of other's hearts. This is what
> is intended by "victory"; sedition ha th never been
> nor is pleasing to God, and that which certain ig-
> norant persons formerly wrought was never ap-
> proved. If ye be slain for His good pleasure, verily.
> it is better for you than that ye sho uld slay. To-
> day the friends of God mu st appear in such fashion,
> amid st God's .servants, th at by their actions t hey
> may lead all unto the pleasure of the Lord of Glory.
> I swear by th e Sun of th e Horizon of Holiness that
> the real friends of Go d never have regarded nor will
> regard the earth and its transitory ri ches. God hath
> ever regarded the hearts of His servants, and this,
> too, by reason of His m ost great favor, tha t per-
> chance mortal soul s may be cleansed and sanctifi ed
> fro m earthly st at es and may attain unto everl asti ng
> places. But that Real Kin g is iu Himself sufficient
> . unto Himself and independent of all ; neither doth
> an y advantage accrue to Him from th e love of con -
> tingent beings, nor doth any hurt befall Him fro m
> their hatred. A ll earthly places appear th rough
> Him a nd unt o Him return , and God singly and
> alon e abidet h in His own place, which is hol y above
> space and tim e, mention an d utterance, sig n, de-
> scription, definition, hei g ht and depth. And none
> knoweth thi s save Him an d whosoever hath k nowl-
> edge of the Book. (Holy utterances.) There is no
> God but Him, t h e Mighty, the Bountifu l.
> 
> *HE IS EL-ABHA.
> From the lights of that Shining Brilliancy an d
> Brig htness, the horizons have already shone; bl essed
> are they who are successiul. From that Blessed Tree
> in Mo unt Sinai a call has been vociferously
> rai sed: blessed are they who are hearing. From that
> Holy Fragrance in that White Spot all sides and re-
> gions have been perfumed; blessed are they who in-
> hal e the odor thereof. The Light of Unity has been
> transfigured in the Temple of Seclusion; blessed are
> they who are wishing for Light. The Face o f EI-
> Beha has been uncovered ; blessed are they who are
> thereby attracted. The Cup of Giving, overflowing
> with the Wine of Fulfillment, is passing round;
> blessed are th ey who are drinking. The Kingdo m of
> El-Abha and the Supreme God h ave been h ono red
> and g lorified ; blessed are they who are winning a
> place in the Kingdom. The clouds        of Generosity
> are ove rflowin g with th e Greatest Abundance; truly,
> it is a Great Abundance! The hearts have been en-
> lightened from the Lights of the Face of th e Be-
> loved; truly, it is a clear Light!
> Abdul-Beha, the Servan t of Beha, has clad Him-
> self in the mantle of servitude and devotion, for the
> beloved of El-Beha; trul y, this is a Great Victory!
> -Abbas-Abdul-Beha.
> 
> *The above Tablet was expressly written by the
> Master, and chanted into the phonograph by Him
> at my long and earnest plead ing. The orginial writ-
> ing and the phonograph records were given to me
> b,y Him on March 23, 1899, at Acea. I to ok the
> phon ograph there for this purpose and left it there.
> -E. C. Getsinger.
> 
> TO THE AMERICANS.
> (H e Is the Most Merciful Lord.)
> Oh ye children of the Kingdom , let it be known
> that the Sultan of the Kingdom has already estab-
> lished Himself on the throne of humanity, and that
> the Sun of the Worlds of Divinity has already arisen
> and shone from the horizon of His Majesty. The
> exaltation is to Him, the authority is to Him, the
> greatness is to Him, and to those who were en-
> lightened by His Light, and who were flooded by
> the flood of His Generosity. And that the Lord of
> Hosts, who was promised in the Bible and by the
> tongue of David, has already directed the multitudes
> of His angels and the battalions of His hosts with
> His blessing to the eastern parts of this earth, and
> to the western parts of it. And that they marched to
> the battlefields and to the challenging grounds and
> attacked the parties of darkness and the soldiers of
> infidelity by flashing arrows of light--and so they
> broke their lines and defeated them by thousands.
> And thus the different directions were lighted, the
> face of the heavens shone, the lights displayed their
> brightness, and the darkness . was dispersed by a
> shining light spread from the fire of the Blessed
> Tree in the Paradise of the Glorious God. There-
> fore, the faces of the faithful beamed, and the
> tongues of the godly praised, and the faces of the
> pharisees were darkened. Praise to God, the Lord
> of all the worlds.
> And you, oh children of the Kingdom, yqur ex-
> ample is that which was declared by the Holy
> Spirit in the revered Gospel, that a generous Prince
> had spread a rare and excellent table, adorned with
> different kinds of graces and gifts, containing what
> the soul longs for, what the eyes of the friends would
> enjoy, that which tastes delicious to the great, and
> which makes the hearts of the pious happy. And
> He invited to it the great, the princes and the
> learned. But when the appointed time came and the
> different foods were prepared, of many most de-
> licious varieties, those who were invited refused to
> be present, and showed their great treachery, and
> hesitated to come with those crowds who drank
> from that Spring of Life. At that time the Prince
> called the high, the low, the neighbor and the
> stranger, and set them at the table, and fed them
> with the best food with great benevolence and
> bounty, because those heads had no portion from
> that grace, but the others were fit to receive these
> gifts.
> And you, oh sons of the Kingdom, in those far
> away parts and wide lands, as you were fit for these
> merciful gifts and godly graces, God, the Almighty,
> sent to you a chosen soul to guide you to this sacred
> and heavenly table, and to show you those lights
> shining from the Kingdom of your God; also show-
> i.ng you these gifts descending from the heavens of
> the Majesty of your Creator.
> Oh you people, what a great enjoyment is com-
> ing to you from these gifts, what a great happiness
> is coming to you from these coveted blessings, what
> a great exaltation is coming to you from this food,
> and what a great blessing is coming to you from
> this benevolence, which is the breeze of God to
> awaken every sleeper, and the Spirit of God will
> give life to every moldering bone.
> Good tidings to you! Good tidings to you!
> Awake! Awake! for in a short time these fra-
> grances, which give life to the soul, shall be diffused
> and the lights, which disperse the darkness, shall
> shine universally. Blessed are the nostrils which
> shall inhale these sweet odors, and gladness to
> every eye which shall be enlightened by this light,
> sooner or later!
> 
> SELECTED PRECEPTS OF EL-HAK.
> (The Manifestation.)
> This manuscript contains fifteen clauses called
> "Good Tidings," each of which indicates some re-
> form, or law conducive to the general well-being of
> mankind. As indicating the ideals held up by El-
> Hak for the guidance of His followers, it is inter-
> esting and important. The inscription at the top is
> as follows:
> "The Divine ordinances and commands, for-
> merly revealed in sundry epistles, have, agreeably to
> the Supreme and Most Holy Command, been col-
> lected, that ail may become cognizant of the grace,
> mercy and favor of God in this Most Mighty Mani-
> festation and this Great Announcement, and may
> engage in praise and thanksgiving to the Desired
> Object of all the inhabitants of the world. Verily,
> He helpetl1 His servants unto that which He will-
> eth, for He is the \Vise Orctainer."
> In substance the reforms enacted in the fifteen
> clauses are as follows:
> 1. Abolition of religious warfare.
> 2. Permission of all sects and peoples to unite
> in friendly intercourse.
> 3. Permission to study foreign languages,
> coupled with a recommendation that one language
> and writing ( either of those already existing or
> especially devised for the purpose). should be se-
> lected by general consent as a mediumá of interna-
> tional communication.
> 4. All El-Hak's followers are bound loyally to
> serve and support any king who extends his pro-
> tection to their faith.
> 5. The followers of El-Hak, in whatever land
> they dwell, must cheerfully and ungrudingly submit
> to the laws and conform to the customs of that
> country.
> 6. Promise of the "Most Great Peace."
> 7. All are permitted, subject to the dictates of
> decency and good taste, to follow their own inclina-
> tion as to dress and the wearing of the hair.
> 8. The good works and devotions of Christian
> priests (and ministers) are recognized and will
> be accepted, but they must henceforth abandon
> their seclusion and "engage in that which shall
> advantage them and whereby mankind shall be ben-
> efited." (See text 12.) They are also permitted to
> marry.
> 9. Confession of sin s to one's fellowmen and
> :seeking absolution from them is not permitted. To
> God only should confession be made, and from
> Him only should pardon be sought. A form of
> prayer suitable for such confession is given.
> IO. The Bab's command to destroy certain classes
> of books (e. g., books of logic, philoso phy a nd
> other sciences, conducing, in his opinion, only to
> self-conceit and disputation) and to "renew" all
> books after a certain period is abrogated.
> 11. The study of sciences and arts is commended
> and encouraged, but they shoud be such as conduce
> to the welfare of mankind.
> 12. All men must learn and practice some craft,
> trade or profession. The diligent and conscientious
> practi ce o f some craft, trade or profess ion is in
> itself an act of worship. Mendicity a nd idleness
> are hateful to God.
> 13. The settlement of differences, the apportion-
> m ent of alms and the ordering of the affairs of the
> commonwealth generally are intrusted to the
> "House of Justice."
> 14. Visitation of the tombs of martyrs and pil-
> g rimages to the, shrine of saints are no longer to
> be regarded as obligatory. Nevertheless it is a
> pious work for rich men to leave money to the
> " House of Justice" to enable their poorer brethren
> to perform these pilgrimages.
> 15. Thoug h a republic conduces most to the gen-
> eral welfare. it is not de sired that kings, who are
> the " Sig ns of God's Power," should cease to exist.
> If statesmen can combine these two things in this
> cycle their reward with God shall be great.
>
> — *Tablets, Communes and Holy Utterances (Used by permission of the curator)*