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In the Name of God, the Most Guiding, the Most Guided!

Glorified be God, the Lord of all lords! Glorified be God, the Master of all masters! Glorified be God, the One above all ones! Glorified be God, the Single above all singles! Glorified be God, the Eternal above all eternals! Glorified be God, the Peerless above all peerless ones! Glorified be God, the Most Glorious above all glorious ones! Glorified be God, the Light above all lights! Glorified be God, the Most Holy above all holy ones! Glorified be God, the All-Knowing above all knowers! Glorified be God, the Most Forbearing above all forbearing ones! Glorified be God, the Judge above all judges!

Glorified be God, the Sovereign above all sovereigns! Glorified be God, the King above all kings! Glorified be God, the Most Loving above all loving ones! Glorified be God, the All-Powerful above all powerful ones! Glorified be God, the Preserver above all preservers! Glorified be God, the Protector above all protectors! Glorified be God, the Most Majestic above all majestic ones! Glorified be God, the Most Beautiful above all beautiful ones! Glorified be God, the Most Great above all great ones! Glorified be God, the Light above all lights! Glorified be God, the Perfect above all perfect ones! Glorified be God, the Most Merciful above all merciful ones! Glorified be God, the Invincible above all invincible ones! Glorified be God, the Most Exalted above all exalted ones!

Glorified be God, the Subduer above all subduers! Glorified be God, the Almighty above all mighty ones! Glorified be God, the Most Gracious above all gracious ones! Glorified be God, the Most Generous above all generous ones! Glorified be God, the Most Patient above all patient ones! Glorified be God, the Most Manifest above all manifest ones! Glorified be God, the Most Bountiful above all bountiful ones! Glorified be God, the All-Sufficient above all sufficient ones! Glorified be God, the Most Trustworthy above all trustworthy ones! Glorified be God, the Commander above all commanders! Glorified be God, the Forbidder above all forbidders! Glorified be God, the Most Mighty above all mighty ones! Glorified be God, the Most Great above all great ones!

Glorified be God, the Most Pleased above all pleased ones! Glorified be God, the Most Tranquil above all tranquil ones! Glorified be God, the Most High above all high ones! Glorified be God, the Ever-Living above all living ones! Glorified be God, the Ever-Abiding above all abiding ones! Glorified be God, the Eternal above all eternal ones! Glorified be God, the Everlasting above all everlasting ones! Glorified be God from a beginning that hath no beginning, whereby God glorifieth Himself, that there is no God but Him, the Most Glorified above all glorified ones! Glorified be God unto an end that hath no end, whereby He glorifieth Himself, that there is no God but Him, the Most Glorified above all glorified ones!

Verily, I am God! There is no God but Me! I have been from a beginning that hath no beginning, a sovereign, all-powerful. Verily, I am God! There is no God but Me! I shall be unto an end that hath no end, a sovereign, all-powerful. Verily, I am God! There is no God but Me! I have been from a beginning that hath no beginning, ever-living, ever-abiding. Verily, I am God! There is no God but Me! I shall be unto an end that hath no end, ever-living, ever-abiding. Verily, I am God! There is no God but Me! I have been from a beginning that hath no beginning, eternal, everlasting. Verily, I am God! There is no God but Me!

I shall be unto an end that hath no end, eternal, everlasting. Verily, I am God! There is no God but Me! I have been from a beginning that hath no beginning, ancient, pre-existent. Verily, I am God! There is no God but Me! I shall be unto an end that hath no end, ancient, pre-existent. Verily, I am God! There is no God but Me! I have been from a beginning that hath no beginning, an essence, existing, pre-existent. Verily, I am God! There is no God but Me! I shall be unto an end that hath no end, an essence, existing, pre-existent.

Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. From the beginning that hath no beginning I have existed with ease. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. Until the end that hath no end I shall exist with ease. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. From the beginning that hath no beginning I have been holy in My essence. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. Until the end that hath no end I shall be holy in My essence. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. From the beginning that hath no beginning I have been sanctified in My essence. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me.

Until the end that hath no end I shall be sanctified in My essence. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. From the beginning that hath no beginning I have been transcendent in My essence. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. Until the end that hath no end I shall be transcendent in My essence. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. From the beginning that hath no beginning I have been glorious and mighty. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. Until the end that hath no end I shall be glorious and mighty. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. All the Most Beautiful Names have been Mine from the beginning that hath no beginning, and verily there is no God but Me, the All-Knowing, the Inaccessible.

Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. All the most exalted similitudes shall be Mine until the end that hath no end, and verily there is no God but Me, the Most Glorious, the Most High. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. I have revealed Myself unto Nabil after ʿAli, by Myself unto Himself, that verily there is no God but Me, the Most Holy of the Most Holy. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me. I have made the Point of the Bayan the Manifestation of My Self and My Proof unto all whom I have created from the beginning that hath no beginning and unto all whom I shall create until the end that hath no end. This is God’s grace unto thee in the eternity of eternities before all eternities.

O Nabil after ʿAli! We have created thee, sustained thee, caused thee to die, given thee life, raised thee up, and conversed with thee in the daytime, and We have not conversed with anyone else in all the worlds, for none other than thee is worthy to be made the recipient of My words. Thou wert among those who were heard in Our presence. Grieve not, for We have sufficed thee against all that would grieve thee from the beginning that hath no beginning through Our command, and We were powerful over that. We shall suffice thee until the end that hath no end through Our command. We have not desired, nor shall We ever desire for thee any hardship, and We have been powerful over that.

We have preserved thee, and We were powerful over that. We shall preserve thee, and We shall be powerful over that. We have protected thee, and We were powerful over that. We shall protect thee, and We shall be powerful over that. We have safeguarded thee, and We were powerful over that. We shall safeguard thee, and We shall be powerful over that. We have gladdened thee, and We were powerful over that. We shall gladden thee, and We were powerful over that. We have given thee tranquility, and We were powerful over that. We shall give thee tranquility, and We shall be powerful over that. We have been well-pleased with thee, and verily We were powerful to do this.

We shall continue to be well-pleased with thee, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have strengthened thee, and verily We were powerful to do this. We shall continue to strengthen thee, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have placed a barrier between thee and all that would cause thee sorrow, and verily We were powerful to do this. We shall continue to shield thee from all that would cause thee sorrow, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have aided thee, and verily We were powerful to do this. We shall continue to aid thee, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have rendered thee victorious, and verily We were powerful to do this.

We shall continue to render thee victorious, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have protected thee, and verily We were powerful to do this. We shall continue to protect thee, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have enriched thee, and verily We were powerful to do this. We shall continue to enrich thee, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have exalted thee, and verily We were powerful to do this. We shall continue to exalt thee, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have magnified thee, and verily We were powerful to do this. We shall continue to magnify thee, and verily We shall be powerful to do this.

We have made thee secure, and verily We were powerful to do this. We shall continue to make thee secure, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have given thee authority, and verily We were powerful to do this. We shall continue to give thee authority, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have given thee sovereignty, and verily We were powerful to do this. We shall continue to give thee sovereignty, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have perfected thee, and verily We were powerful to do this. We shall continue to perfect thee, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have taught thee, and verily We were powerful to do this.

We shall continue to teach thee, and verily We shall be powerful to do this. We have endeared thee, and verily We were powerful to do this. We shall continue to endear thee, and verily We shall be powerful to do this.

Say: All worship God, my Lord, and all shall be raised unto Him. Say: No soul hath desired aught except that should he recite from these verses two verses corresponding to the number of “the Powerful,” We shall assuredly answer his prayer and fulfill his desire, even as We answered the prayers of those who came before and fulfilled their desires through Our grace, for verily We were powerful to do this.

Verily I am God, there is no God but Me, all do worship Me. Verily I am God, there is no God but Me, all through thee do turn unto Me. Say: Consider thou what I have created and what I shall create, then ponder upon all that is upon the earth and draw ye lessons therefrom. Were all the Qur’an to be recited unto those who have been given the Gospel, they would not be mindful. Will they not then believe? Likewise, were the Book of Him Whom God shall make manifest to be recited unto those who are veiled from the Bayan, they would neither be mindful nor would they return. O people of the Bayan! On the Day of Him Whom God shall make manifest, take ye heed lest ye behave like unto them, for ye have believed in Him and in His words and are among those who are certain.

All who dwell on earth, after the appearance of Muhammad, must needs be among the believers in the religion of Islam. Yet when We caused the Sun of Truth—which all invoke—to appear, they were held back by mere words, and were it not that they were thus held back, they would not have been veiled from His proof from their Lord. And ye, O people of the Bayan, are likewise put to the test. He Whom ye invoke night and day—when ye are held back by mere words from Him, then, by His truth, were ye not thus held back, ye would surely be numbered among the believers. I am God; there is no God but Me. We have lifted from thee and from those who are in the Bayan whatsoever would grieve thee and them, for We are, in truth, powerful over this. I am God; there is no God but Me. We shall surely dispel from thee and from all who are in the Bayan every letter of grief, for We are, of a certainty, powerful over this.

Be vigilant, O people of the Bayan, over your own souls, for ye begin with God in the Bayan and unto God shall ye return through Him Whom God shall make manifest. For that Day do ye prepare yourselves. Look not upon yourselves except as ye look upon those who were given the Book before you, that ye may not be veiled on the Day of Resurrection, and that ye may believe in Him Who calleth you unto God, your Lord. And if ye help Him not nor bring Him joy, at least grieve Him not, ever, ever. We have set for you in the Bayan a shining sun that guideth unto the Eternal Sun—through it ye comprehend what is in the Bayan. That is the Most Glorious Word in the land of Glory—through it ye possess the gems of wisdom from their pristine source. Ye shall be illumined by the light of what We have expanded in his breast through Our verses, and he who sanctifieth Us night and day and is among those who bow down before Us—verily We are cognizant of all things and We are, in truth, powerful over all things.