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been sent down from the heaven of His Cause than
all the books of the world bowed down before them?
Meditate, that thou mayest be made aware of thine
act, O heedless outcast! Erelong will the breaths
of chastisement seize thee, as they seized others before
thee. Wait, O thou who hast joined partners with
God, the Lord of the visible and the invisible. This
is the day which God hath announced through the
tongue of His Apostle. Reflect, that thou mayest
apprehend what the All-Merciful hath sent down in
the Qur'án and in this inscribed Tablet. This is
the day whereon He Who is the Dayspring of Revelation
hath come with clear tokens which none can
number. This is the day whereon every man endued
with perception hath discovered the fragrance of the
breeze of the All-Merciful in the world of creation,
and every man of insight hath hastened unto the living
waters of the mercy of his Lord, the King of Kings.
O heedless one! The tale of the Sacrifice (Ishmael)
hath been retold, and he who was to be offered up
hath directed his steps towards the place of sacrifice,
and returned not, by reason of that which thy
hand hath wrought, O perverse hater! Didst thou
imagine that martyrdom could abase this Cause?
Nay, by Him Whom God hath made to be the Repository
of His Revelation, if thou be of them that comprehend.
Woe betide thee, O thou who hast joined
partners with God, and woe betide them that have
taken thee as their leader, without a clear token or
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