O concourse of divines! Fling away idle fancies and imaginings, and turn,
then, towards the Horizon of Certitude. I swear by God! All that ye
possess will profit you not, neither all the treasures of the earth, nor
the leadership ye have usurped. Fear God, and be not of the lost ones...
Say: O concourse of divines! Lay aside all your veils and coverings. Give
ear unto that whereunto calleth you the Most Sublime Pen, in this wondrous
Day.... The world is laden with dust, by reason of your vain imaginings,
and the hearts of such as enjoy near access to God are troubled because of
your cruelty. Fear God, and be of them that judge equitably.




“O YE the dawning-places of knowledge! Beware that ye...”


O YE the dawning-places of knowledge! Beware that ye suffer not yourselves
to become changed, for as ye change, most men will, likewise, change.
This, verily, is an injustice unto yourselves and unto others.... Ye are
even as a spring. If it be changed, so will the streams that branch out
from it be changed. Fear God, and be numbered with the godly. In like
manner, if the heart of man be corrupted, his limbs will also be
corrupted. And similarly, if the root of a tree be corrupted, its
branches, and its offshoots, and its leaves, and its fruits, will be
corrupted....

O concourse of divines! Be fair, I adjure you by God, and nullify not the
Truth with the things ye possess. Peruse that which We have sent down with
truth. It will, verily, aid you, and will draw you nigh unto God, the