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Say: This is that hidden knowledge which shall
never change, since its beginning is with nine, the
symbol that betokeneth the concealed and manifest,
the inviolable and unapproachably exalted Name. As
for what We have appropriated to the children, this is a
bounty conferred on them by God, that they may
render thanks unto their Lord, the Compassionate, the
Merciful. These, verily, are the Laws of God; transgress
them not at the prompting of your base and selfish
desires. Observe ye the injunctions laid upon you by
Him Who is the Dawning-place of Utterance. The
sincere among His servants will regard the precepts set
forth by God as the Water of Life to the followers of
every faith, and the Lamp of wisdom and loving
providence to all the denizens of earth and heaven.
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The Lord hath ordained that in every city a House
of Justice be established wherein shall gather counsellors
to the number of &Baha, and should it exceed this
number it doth not matter. They should consider
themselves as entering the Court of the presence of
God, the Exalted, the Most High, and as beholding
Him Who is the Unseen. It behoveth them to be the
trusted ones of the Merciful among men and to regard
themselves as the guardians appointed of God for all
that dwell on earth. It is incumbent upon them to take
counsel together and to have regard for the interests of
the servants of God, for His sake, even as they regard
their own interests, and to choose that which is meet
and seemly. Thus hath the Lord your God commanded
you. Beware lest ye put away that which is clearly
revealed in His Tablet. Fear God, O ye that perceive.
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O people of the world! Build ye houses of worship
throughout the lands in the name of Him Who is the
Lord of all religions. Make them as perfect as is possible
in the world of being, and adorn them with that which
befitteth them, not with images and effigies. Then,
with radiance and joy, celebrate therein the praise of
your Lord, the Most Compassionate. Verily, by His
remembrance the eye is cheered and the heart is filled
with light.
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The Lord hath ordained that those of you who are
able shall make pilgrimage to the sacred House, and
from this He hath exempted women as a mercy on His
part. He, of a truth, is the All-Bountiful, the Most
Generous.
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