He is the All-Glorious.
O thou who hast truly believed in the Ancient Beauty! The
King of eternal glory, the sovereign Lord, hath been established upon the
throne of grandeur and hath shed abroad the splendour of all His names and
attributes. He, verily, hath seated Himself upon the Seat of Divinity and sent
forth His universal summons. By “Seat” here is meant the Cause of God and His
religion, this glorious Dispensation and wondrous Age. And by “seated” is meant
His manifestation and appearance, His effulgence and presence.
The brows of some were adorned with the brightness of this effulgent light, whilst others regarded this daybreak as powerful sorcery. [cf. Qur’an 54:2] Gracious God! The dawn is the same, the rising of the Sun is the same, and the Source of all splendour is the same. Yet its effect is of two kinds: “And we send down of the Qur’án that which is a healing and a mercy to the faithful: But it shall only add to the ruin of the wicked.” [Qur’an 17:82] The glory of God rest upon thee.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet; ‘Light of the World’)
