Lawh-i-Ayat-i-Nur/Page4/Crawford62

60. Be apprised then that what hath been primarily related from the tradition of the Ancients regarding the realm of creation consisteth of four elements which are fire, air, water, and earth, just as ye hath heard aforetime and which ye heareth again today. Consequently four elemental qualities hath appeared, which are heat, moisture, coldness, frigidity, and dryness, just as ye deduce and acknowledge. When ye mix and match them, there appeareth two basic elemental qualities. For instance, for fire there appeareth heat and dryness. Likewise recognize this fundamental principle in each of the remaining three elements, by virtue of which hath God created all that existeth within the realm of creation, whether celestial or terrestrial. All of that which can naturally balance itself remaineth for a considerable amount of time, just as ye observe in the sun and the moon; whereas that which doth not naturally balance itself terminateth itself rather quickly, just as ye envisage within the nature of the terrestrial realm.