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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 of the heavens and the earth, bearing
witness that Thou art indeed the Indescribable, the Inaccessible, the
Immeasurably Glorified. I have extolled Thine overpowering majesty
through Thine Own Self before the dwellers of the heavens and the
earth, bearing witness that, verily, Thou and Thou alone art the Lord of
might, the Eternal One, the Ancient of Days.
Hallowed and glorified art Thou; there is none other God but Thee and
in truth unto Thee do we all return.
As to those who have put the kindred of 'Alí to death, ere long they

shall realize to what depths of perdition they have descended.

A Second Tablet Addressed To 'Him Who Will Be Made Manifest'
May the glances of Him Whom God shall make manifest illumine this
letter at the primary school.(2)
He is the Most Glorious.
He is God, no God is there but Him, the Almighty, the Best Beloved.
All that are in the heavens and on the earth and whatever lieth between
them are His. Verily He is the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
This is a letter from God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, unto
God, the Almighty, the Best Beloved, to affirm that the Bayán and such
as bear allegiance to it are but a present from me unto Thee and to
express my undoubting faith that there is no God but Thee, that the
kingdoms of Creation and Revelation are Thine, that no one can attain
anything save by Thy power and that He Whom Thou hast raised up is
but Thy servant and Thy Testimony. I, indeed, beg to address Him
Whom God shall make manifest, by Thy leave in these words:
'Shouldst Thou dismiss the entire company of the followers of the
Bayán in the Day of the Latter Resurrection by a mere sign of Thy
finger even while still a suckling babe, Thou wouldst indeed be praised
in Thy indication. And though no doubt is there about it, do Thou grant
a respite of nineteen years as a token of Thy favour so that those who
have embraced this Cause may be graciously rewarded by Thee. Thou
art verily the Lord of grace abounding. Thou dost indeed suffice every
created thing and causest it to be independent of all things, while
nothing in the heavens or on the earth or that which lieth between them
can ever suffice Thee.'
Verily Thou art the Self-Sufficient, the All-Knowing; Thou art indeed
potent over all things.

Tablet To The First Letter Of The Living
This is that which We have revealed for the First Believer in Him
Whom God shall make manifest, that it may serve as an admonition
from Our presence unto all mankind.
In the Name of the Almighty, the Best Beloved.
Lauded and glorified is He Who is the sovereign Lord of the kingdoms
of heaven and earth and whatever is between them. Say, verily unto
Him shall all return, and He is the One Who guideth at His Own behest
whomsoever He pleaseth. Say, all men beseech His blessings and He is
supreme over all created things. He is indeed the All-Glorious, the
Mighty, the Well-Beloved.
This is an epistle from the letter 'Thá' unto him who is the First Believer.
Bear thou witness that verily He is I, Myself, the Sovereign, the
Omnipotent. He is the One Who ordaineth life and death and unto Him
shall all return. Indeed there is none other God but Him and all men
bow down in adoration before Him. Verily Thy Lord, God, shall
presently recompense every one as He ordaineth, even swifter than
uttering the words 'Be thou, and it is'.
God hath in truth testified in His Book and so also have testified the
company of His angels, His Messengers and those endued with divine
knowledge, that thou hast believed in God and in His signs and that
everyone is guided aright by virtue of thy guidance. This is indeed a
boundless grace which God, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, hath
graciously conferred upon thee aforetime and will confer hereafter.
And since thou didst believe in God before the creation, He hath in
truth, at His own behest, raised thee up in every Revelation. There is no
God but Him, the Sovereign Protector, the All-Glorious.
It behooveth you to proclaim the Cause of God unto all created things
as a token of grace from His presence; no God is there but Him, the
Most Generous, the All-Compelling.
Say: All matters must be referred to the Book of God; I am indeed the

First to believe in God and in