Selections From the Writings of the Báb | Page 4

by Thy might, O my God! Let no harm ..." "I Beg Thy forgiveness, O my God, and implore pardon ..." "Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord our God! Thou art in ..." "Through Thy revelation, O my God, Thou hast enabled ..." "Say: O my God! O Thou Who art the Maker of the ..." "Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art in truth ..." "Praised and glorified art Thou, O God! Grant that the ..." "Thou knowest full well, O my God, that tribulations ..." "Praise be to Thee, O Lord, my Best Beloved! Make me ..." "O My God, O my Lord, O my Master! I beg Thee to ..." "Thou seest, O my Lord, my dwelling-place in the heart ..." "Is there any Remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised ..."

REFERENCES TO THE QUR'áN
In footnotes referring to the Qur'án the súrihs have been numbered according to the original, whereas the verse numbers are those in Rodwell's translation which differ sometimes from those of the Arabic.

1: TABLETS AND ADDRESSES

A Tablet Addressed To 'Him Who Will Be Made Manifest'
This is an epistle from this lowly servant to the All-Glorious Lord--He Who hath been aforetime and will be hereafter made manifest. Verily He is the Most Manifest, the Almighty.
In the name of the Sovereign Lord, the Lord of Power.
Glorified is He before Whom all the dwellers of earth and heaven bow down in adoration and unto Whom all men turn in supplication. He is the One Who holdeth in His grasp the mighty kingdom of all created things and unto Him shall all return. He is the One Who revealeth whatsoever He willeth and by His injunction 'Be Thou' all things have come into being.
This is an epistle from the letter 'Thá'(1) unto Him Who will be made manifest through the power of Truth--He Who is the All-Glorious, the Best Beloved--to affirm that all created things as well as myself bear witness for all time that there is none other God but Thee, the Omnipotent, the Self-Subsisting; that Thou art God, there is no God besides Thee and that all men shall be raised up to life through Thee.
Lauded and glorified be Thy name, O Lord, my God!
From all eternity I have indeed recognized Thee and unto all eternity will ever do so through Thine Own Self and not through any one else besides Thee. Verily Thou art the Source of all knowledge, the Omniscient. From everlasting I have besought and unto everlasting will beseech forgiveness for my limited understanding of Thee, aware as I am that there is no God but Thee, the All-Glorious, the Almighty.
I beg of Thee, O my Best Beloved, to pardon me and those who earnestly seek to promote Thy Cause; Thou art indeed the One Who forgiveth the sins of all mankind. And in this second year of my Revelation--a Revelation which took place at Thy behest--I bear witness that Thou art the Most Manifest, the Omnipotent, the Ever-Abiding; that of all things that exist on earth and in the heavens nothing whatsoever can frustrate Thy purpose and that Thou art the Knower of all things and the Lord of might and majesty.
Verily, we have believed in Thee and in Thy signs ere the dawn of Thy Manifestation, and in Thee are we all well-assured. Verily, we have believed in Thee and in Thy signs after the fulfilment of Thy Manifestation, and in Thee do we all believe. Verily, we have believed in Thee and in Thy signs at the hour of Thy Manifestation and bear witness that through Thine injunction 'Be Thou' all things have been created.
Every Manifestation is but a revelation of Thine Own Self, with each of Whom we have truly appeared and we bow down in adoration before Thee. Thou hast been, O my Best Beloved, and shalt ever be my witness throughout bygone times and in the days to come. Verily, Thou art the All-Powerful, the Ever-Faithful, the Omnipotent.
I have testified to Thy oneness through Thine Own Self before the dwellers of the heavens and the earth, bearing witness that, verily, Thou art the All-Glorious, the Best Beloved. I have attained the recognition of Thee through Thine Own Self before the dwellers of the heavens and the earth, bearing witness that Thou art in truth the Almighty, the All-Praised. I have glorified Thy Name through Thine Own Self before the dwellers of the heavens and the earth, bearing witness that Thou art indeed the Lord of power, He Who is the Most Manifest. I have exalted Thy holiness through Thine Own Self before the dwellers of the heavens and the earth, bearing witness that in truth Thou art the Most Sanctified, the Most Holy. I have praised Thy sanctity through Thine Own Self before the dwellers