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Be apprised, therefore, that the intention of this Verse is naught but that which
We hath taught thee according to the divine Truth which is inscrutable to all except
such as persevere with God, and none except those who are devoted unto Him shall
ever attain unto it. This proceedeth from the Grace which hath not been preceded by
the First Principle, nor shall it be surpassed by the Last Principle. But as for thee, O
hopeful enquirer, during these days in which the Sun of loving Providence hath
shone forth from the Day-Spring of Oneness and the Flame of Divinity hath been
illuminated in the Niche of Holiness, ye shall never observe the sign of this Verse
except within a temple which God hath concealed behind the Tabernacle of Glory
within the shade surrounding the Beloved One. Do ye not perceive how God hath
enkindled a flame for Himself with the Fire of His Own Soul within the Niche of
Eternity, and protected it within the Lamp of divine Power between heaven and
earth, lest the breezes of ungodliness rage against it? The Light from beyond
seventy-thousand veils hath been revealed according to the measure of the point of
a needle, and from it the mirrors of all living beings of the whole universe hath been
illuminated, to the effect that every one of them doth reflect the image of God their
Creator as the Divine Fire toucheth them. This is that which We relate unto thee
from the wonders of hidden knowledge, that ye may render thanksgiving unto the
Lord thy God at all times and places, then unto those who are faithful unto Him. And
so that ye may be well pleased with thine own self, for thou hast turned thy heart
toward the Shore which no foot in the entire creation hath tread except those who
are consumed by the fire of the love of God at all times and places, nor hath any
drawn near unto it except those who hath detached themselves from whomsoever
dwelleth within the realms of revelation and creation and travel the pathways of
resignation with the permission of God.