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Sanctified be the Lord of all mankind, at the mention of Whose name all

the atoms of the earth have been made to vibrate, and the Tongue of

Grandeur hath been moved to disclose that which had been wrapt in His

knowledge and lay concealed within the treasury of His might. He, verily,

through the potency of His name, the Mighty, the All-Powerful, the Most

High, is the ruler of all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth.

LAWḤ-I-AQDAS (THE MOST HOLY TABLET)(1)

This is the Most Holy Tablet sent down from the holy kingdom unto the one

who hath set his face towards the Object of the adoration of the world, He

Who hath come from the heaven of eternity, invested with transcendent

glory

In the name of the Lord, the Lord of great glory.

THIS is an Epistle from Our presence unto him whom the veils of names have

failed to keep back from God, the Creator of earth and heaven, that his

eyes may be cheered in the days of his Lord, the Help in Peril, the

Self-Subsisting.

Say, O followers of the Son!(2) Have ye shut out yourselves from Me by

reason of My Name? Wherefore ponder ye not in your hearts? Day and night

ye have been calling upon your Lord, the Omnipotent, but when He came from

the heaven of eternity in His great glory, ye turned aside from Him and

remained sunk in heedlessness.

Consider those who rejected the Spirit(3) when He came unto them with

manifest dominion. How numerous the Pharisees who had secluded themselves

in synagogues in His name, lamenting over their separation from Him, and

yet when the portals of reunion were flung open and the divine Luminary

shone resplendent from the Dayspring of Beauty, they disbelieved in God,

the Exalted, the Mighty. They failed to attain His presence,

notwithstanding that His advent had been promised them in the Book of

Isaiah as well as in the Books of the Prophets and the Messengers. No one

from among them turned his face towards the Dayspring of divine bounty

except such as were destitute of any power amongst men. And yet, today,

every man endowed with power and invested with sovereignty prideth himself

on His Name. Moreover, call thou to mind the one who sentenced Jesus to

death. He was the most learned of his age in his own country, whilst he

who was only a fisherman believed in Him. Take good heed and be of them

that observe the warning.

Consider likewise, how numerous at this time are the monks who have

secluded themselves in their churches, calling upon the Spirit, but when

He appeared through the power of Truth, they failed to draw nigh unto Him

and are numbered with those that have gone far astray. Happy are they that

have abandoned them and set their faces towards Him Who is the Desire of

all that are in the heavens and all that are on the earth.

They read the Evangel and yet refuse to acknowledge the All-Glorious Lord,

notwithstanding that He hath come through the potency of His exalted, His

mighty and gracious dominion. We, verily, have come for your sakes, and

have borne the misfortunes of the world for your salvation. Flee ye the

One Who hath sacrificed His life that ye may be quickened? Fear God, O

followers of the Spirit, and walk not in the footsteps of every divine

that hath gone far astray. Do ye imagine that He seeketh His own

interests, when He hath, at all times, been threatened by the swords of

the enemies; or that He seeketh the vanities of the world, after He hath

been imprisoned in the most desolate of cities? Be fair in your judgement

and follow not the footsteps of the unjust.

Open the doors of your hearts. He Who is the Spirit verily standeth before

them. Wherefore keep ye afar from Him Who hath purposed to draw you nigh

unto a Resplendent Spot? Say: We, in truth, have opened unto you the gates

of the Kingdom. Will ye bar the doors of your houses in My face? This

indeed is naught but a grievous error. He, verily, hath again come down

from heaven, even as He came down from it the first time. Beware lest ye

dispute that which He proclaimeth, even as the people before you disputed

His utterances. Thus instructeth you the True One, could ye but perceive

it.

The river Jordan is joined to the Most Great Ocean, and the Son, in the

holy vale, crieth out: ‘Here am I, here am I O Lord, my God!’, whilst

Sinai circleth round the House, and the Burning Bush calleth aloud: ‘He

Who is the Desired One is come in His transcendent majesty.’ Say, Lo! The

Father is come, and that which ye were promised in the Kingdom is

fulfilled! This is the Word which the Son concealed, when to those around

Him He said: ‘Ye cannot bear it now.’ And when the appointed time was

fulfilled and the Hour had struck, the Word shone forth above the horizon

of the Will of God. Beware, O followers of the Son, that ye cast it not

behind your backs. Take ye fast hold of it. Better is this for you than

all that ye possess. Verily He is nigh unto them that do good. The Hour

which We had concealed from the knowledge of the peoples of the earth and

of the favoured angels hath come to pass. Say, verily, He hath testified

of Me, and I do testify of Him. Indeed, He hath purposed no one other than

Me. Unto this beareth witness every fair-minded and understanding soul.

Though beset with countless afflictions, We summon the people unto God,

the Lord of names. Say, strive ye to attain that which ye have been

promised in the Books of God, and walk not in the way of the ignorant. My

body hath endured imprisonment that ye may be released from the bondage of

self. Set your faces then towards His countenance and follow not the

footsteps of every hostile oppressor. Verily, He hath consented to be

sorely abased that ye may attain unto glory, and yet, ye are disporting