| Kitáb-i-Íqán | 97 |
Verily He Who is the Day-star of Truth and Revealer of the Supreme Being holdeth, for all time, undisputed sovereignty over all that is in heaven and on earth, though no man be found on earth to obey Him. He verily is independent of all earthly dominion, though He be utterly destitute. Thus We reveal unto thee the mysteries of the Cause of God, and bestow upon thee the gems of divine wisdom, that haply thou mayest soar on the wings of renunciation to those heights that are veiled from the eyes of men.
THE significance and essential purpose underlying
these words is to reveal and demonstrate
unto the pure in heart and the sanctified in
spirit that they Who are the Luminaries of truth
and the Mirrors reflecting the light of divine
Unity, in whatever age and cycle they are sent
down from their invisible habitations of ancient
glory unto this world, to educate the souls of men
and endue with grace all created things, are invariably
endowed with an all-compelling power,
and invested with invincible sovereignty. For these
hidden Gems, these concealed and invisible Treasures,
in themselves manifest and vindicate the
reality of these holy words: "Verily God doeth
whatsoever He willeth, and ordaineth whatsoever
He pleaseth."
