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Selections From the Writings of the Báb
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"O THOU cherished Fruit of the heart! Give ear to the ..."
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O THOU cherished Fruit of the heart! Give ear to the
melodies of this mystic Bird warbling in the loftiest heights
of heaven. The Lord hath, in truth, inspired Me to proclaim:
Verily, verily, I am God, He besides Whom there is
none other God. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.
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O My servants! Seek ye earnestly this highest reward,
as I have indeed created for the Remembrance of God
gardens which remain inscrutable to anyone save Myself,
and naught therein hath been made lawful unto anyone
except those whose lives have been sacrificed in His Path.
Hence beseech ye God, the Most Exalted, that He may
grant you this meritorious reward, and He is in truth the
Most High, the Most Great. Had it been Our wish, We
would have brought all men into one fold round Our
Remembrance, yet they will not cease to differ,
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unless
God accomplish what He willeth through the power of
truth. In the estimation of the Remembrance this commandment
hath, in very truth, been irrevocably ordained...
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God hath indeed chosen Thee to warn the people, to
guide the believers aright and to elucidate the secrets of the
Book. Chapter LXXXV.
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Notes
1. [cf. Qur'án 11:120]
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