Kitab-i-Aqdas/Elder138

One needs to-day to hold only to what has been manifested in the Manifestation. This is the commandment of God both before and afterwards, and by it the books of the ancients were adorned. This is the remembrance of God both before and afterwards, and by it the preface of the Book of Existence has been embellished, if you are of those who perceive! This is the order of God both before and afterwards. Take care that you are not of the contemptible. Nothing avails you to-day and no one has a refuge other than God, the Wise, the Knower. Whoever knows Me, knows the Desired One. Whoever turns his face to Me, turns his face to Him who is Worshipped. Thus has it been told in detail in the Book and thus decided by God, the Lord of the Worlds. It is better for a person to read one of my verses than for him to read the books of the ancients and the moderns. This is the Explanation (a1-Bayan) of the Merciful, if you are of those who listen. Say: This is the truth of what can be known, if you were of those who know.