XX: KNOW THOU OF A CERTAINTY THAT THE UNSEEN...


Know thou of a certainty that the Unseen can in no wise incarnate His
Essence and reveal it unto men. He is, and hath ever been, immensely
exalted beyond all that can either be recounted or perceived. From His
retreat of glory His voice is ever proclaiming: “Verily, I am God; there
is none other God besides Me, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. I have
manifested Myself unto men, and have sent down Him Who is the Day Spring
of the signs of My Revelation. Through Him I have caused all creation to
testify that there is none other God except Him, the Incomparable, the
All-Informed, the All-Wise.” He Who is everlastingly hidden from the eyes
of men can never be known except through His Manifestation, and His
Manifestation can adduce no greater proof of the truth of His Mission than
the proof of His own Person.





XXI: O SALMÁN! THE DOOR OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF...


O Salmán! The door of the knowledge of the Ancient Being hath ever been,
and will continue for ever to be, closed in the face of men. No man’s
understanding shall ever gain access unto His holy court. As a token of