Selections From the Writings of the Báb | Page 4

Lord! Both the world ..." "O My God, my Lord and my Master! I
have detached ..." "I Adjure Thee 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