The light hath shone forth, and radiance floodeth Mount
Sinai, and a gentle wind bloweth from over the gardens of the Ever-Forgiving
Lord; the sweet breaths of the spirit are passing by, and those who lay buried
in the grave are rising up—and still do the heedless slumber on in their tombs.
The flames of hell have been made to blaze, and heaven hath
been brought nigh; the celestial gardens are in flower, and fresh pools are
brimming over, and paradise gleameth in beauty—but the unaware are still mired
down in their empty dreams.
The veil hath fallen away, the curtain is lifted, the clouds
have parted, the Lord of Lords is in plain sight—yet all hath passed the
sinners by.
It is He Who hath made for you the new creation, [1] and
brought on the woe [2] that surpasseth all others, and gathered the holy
together in the realm on high. Verily in this are signs for those who have eyes
to see.
And among His signs is the appearance of omens and joyous
prophecies, of hints and clues, the spreading of many and various tidings, and
the anticipations of the righteous, they who have now attained their goal.
And among His signs are His splendours, rising above the
horizon of oneness, His lights streaming out from the dayspring of might, and
the announcement of the Most Great Glad-Tidings by His Herald, the One, the
Incomparable. Verily in this is a brilliant proof for the company of those who
know.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
[1] Qur’án 29:19.
[2] Qur’án 79:34.
