World Order of Baha'u'llah
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"Call out to Zion, O carmel," writes Baha'u'llah, "and announce the joyful tidings: `He that was hidden from mortal eyes is come! His all-conquering sovereignty is manifest; His all-encompassing
splendor is revealed... Hasten forth and circumambulate the City of God that hath descended from heaven--the celestial Kaaba round which have circled in adoration the favored of God, the pure in heart and the company of the most exalted angels.'" "I am the One," He in another connection affirms, "Whom the tongue of Isaiah hath extolled, the One with Whose name both the Torah and the Evangel were adorned." "The glory of Sinai hath hastened to circle round the Day-Spring of this Revelation, while from the heights of the Kingdom the voice of the Son of God is heard proclaiming: `Bestir yourselves, ye proud ones of the earth, and hasten ye towards Him.' carmel hath in this day hastened in longing adoration to attain His court, whilst from the heart of Zion there cometh the cry: `The promise of all ages is now fulfilled. That which had been announced in the holy writ of God, the Beloved, the Most High, is made manifest.'" "Hijaz is astir by the breeze announcing the tidings of joyous reunion. `Praise be to Thee,' We hear her exclaim, `O my Lord, the Most High. I was dead through my separation from Thee; the breeze laden with the fragrance of Thy presence hath brought me back to life. Happy is he that turneth unto Thee, and woe betide the erring.'" "By the one true God, Elijah hath hastened unto My court and hath circumambulated in the day-time and in the night-season
My throne of glory." "Solomon in all his majesty circles in adoration around Me in this day, uttering this most exalted word: `I have turned my face towards Thy face, O Thou omnipotent Ruler
of the world! I am wholly detached from all things pertaining unto me, and yearn for that which Thou dost possess.'" "Had Muhammad, the Apostle of God, attained this Day," Baha'u'llah writes in a Tablet revealed on the eve of His banishment to the penal colony of Akka, "He would have exclaimed: `I have truly recognized Thee, O Thou the Desire of the Divine Messengers!' Had Abraham attained it, He too, falling prostrate upon the ground, and in the utmost lowliness before the Lord thy God, would have cried: `Mine heart is filled with peace, O Thou Lord of all that is in heaven and on earth! I testify that Thou hast unveiled before mine eyes all the glory of Thy power and the full majesty of Thy law!'... Had Moses Himself attained it, He, likewise, would have raised His voice saying: `All praise be to Thee for having lifted upon me the light of Thy countenance and enrolled me among them that have been privileged to behold Thy face!'" "North and South both vibrate to the call announcing the advent of our Revelation. We can hear the voice of Mecca acclaiming: `All praise be to Thee, O Lord my God, the All-Glorious, for having wafted over me the breath redolent with the fragrance of Thy presence!' Jerusalem, likewise, is calling aloud: `Lauded and magnified art Thou, O Beloved of earth and heaven, for having turned the agony of my separation from Thee into the joy of a life-giving reunion!'"
"By the righteousness of God," Baha'u'llah wishing to reveal the full potency of His invincible power asserts, "should a man, all alone, arise in the name of Baha and put on the armor of His love, him will the Almighty cause to be victorious, though the forces of earth and heaven be arrayed against him." "By God besides Whom is none other God! Should any one arise for the triumph of our Cause, him will God render victorious though tens of thousands of enemies be leagued against him. And if his love for Me wax stronger, God will establish his ascendancy over all the powers of earth and heaven. Thus have We breathed the spirit of power into all regions."
"This is the King of Days," He thus extols the age that has witnessed the advent of His Revelation, "the Day that hath seen the coming of the Best-beloved, Him Who through all eternity hath been acclaimed the Desire of the World." "The world of being shineth in this Day with the resplendency of this Divine Revelation. All created things extol its saving grace and sing its praises. The universe is wrapt in an ecstasy of joy and gladness. The Scriptures of past Dispensations celebrate the great jubilee that must needs greet this most great Day of God. Well is it with him that hath lived to see this Day and hath recognized its station." "Were mankind to give heed in a befitting manner to no more than one word of such a praise it would be so filled with delight as to be overpowered and lost in wonder. Entranced, it would then shine forth resplendent above the horizon of true understanding." ….
World Order of Baha'u'llah (Page: 104 & 105)
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