established, inasmuch as We have demonstrated
that all things are the recipients and revealers
of the splendours of that ideal King, and
that the signs of the revelation of that Sun, the
Source of all splendour, exist and are manifest in
the mirrors of beings. Nay, were man to gaze with
the eye of divine and spiritual discernment, he will
readily recognize that nothing whatsoever can exist
without the revelation of the splendour of God,
the ideal King. Consider how all created things eloquently
testify to the revelation of that inner Light
within them. Behold how within all things the
portals of the Ridván of God are opened, that
seekers may attain the cities of understanding and
wisdom, and enter the gardens of knowledge and
power. Within every garden they will behold the
mystic bride of inner meaning enshrined within
the chambers of utterance in the utmost grace and
fullest adornment. Most of the verses of the Qur'án
indicate, and bear witness to, this spiritual theme.
The verse: "Neither is there aught which doth not
celebrate His praise" (1) is eloquent testimony thereto;
and "We noted all things and wrote them
down," (2) a faithful witness thereof. Now, if by
1. Qur'án 17:44.
2. Qur'án 78:29.