could ever exist. How resplendent the luminaries
of knowledge that shine in an atom, and how vast
the oceans of wisdom that surge within a drop! To
a supreme degree is this true of man, who, among
all created things, hath been invested with the
robe of such gifts, and hath been singled out for
the glory of such distinction. For in him are potentially
revealed all the attributes and names of God
to a degree that no other created being hath excelled
or surpassed. All these names and attributes
are applicable to him. Even as He hath said: "Man
is My mystery, and I am his mystery." Manifold
are the verses that have been repeatedly revealed
in all the heavenly Books and the holy Scriptures,
expressive of this most subtle and lofty theme. Even
as He hath revealed: "We will surely show them
Our signs in the world and within themselves." (1)
Again He saith: "And also in your own selves:
will ye not then behold the signs of God?" (2) And
yet again He revealeth: "And be ye not like those
who forget God, and whom He hath therefore
caused to forget their own selves." (3) In this connection,
He Who is the eternal King--may the souls
of all that dwell within the mystic Tabernacle be
1. Qur'án 41:53.
2. Qur'án 51:21.
3. Qur'án 59:19.