45: O Son Of Being! Seek A Martyr's Death In My Path Content With
Categories: FROM THE ARABICSources: The Hidden Words Of Baha'u'llah
O SON OF BEING! Seek a martyr's death in My path, content with My pleasure
and thankful for that which I ordain, that thou mayest repose with Me
beneath the canopy of majesty behind the tabernacle of glory.
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42: O My Servant! Purge Thy Heart From Malice And Innocent Of
O MY SERVANT! Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness. ... 42: O Son Of Man! Humble Thyself Before Me That I May Graciously
O SON OF MAN! Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously visit thee. Arise for the triumph of My cause, that while yet on earth thou mayest obtain the victory. ... 43
Great God! This sea had laid up lustrous pearls in store; The wind hath raised a wave that casteth them ashore. So put away thy robe and drown thyself therein, And cease to boast of skill: it serveth thee no more! ... 43 Should The Deceased Leave Offspring But None Of The Other Categories Of Heirs #22
Baha'u'llah clarifies that This ruling hath both general and specific application, which is to say that whenever any category of this latter class of heirs is absent, two thirds of their inheritance pass to the offspring and the remaining third to... 43: O My Friends! Walk Ye In The Ways Of The Good Pleasure Of
O MY FRIENDS! Walk ye in the ways of the good pleasure of the Friend, and know that His pleasure is in the pleasure of His creatures. That is: no man should enter the house of his friend save at his friend's pleasure, nor lay hands upon his treasu... 43: O Son Of Being! Make Mention Of Me On My Earth That In My
O SON OF BEING! Make mention of Me on My earth, that in My heaven I may remember thee, thus shall Mine eyes and thine be solaced. ... 44
If thou be of the inmates of this city within the ocean of divine unity, thou wilt view all the Prophets and Messengers of God as one soul and one body, as one light and one spirit, in such wise that the first among them would be last and the last wo... 44 We Have Assigned The Residence And Personal Clothing Of The Deceased
to the male, not female, offspring, nor to the other heirs. 25 In a Tablet, 'Abdu'l-Baha indicates that the residence and personal clothing of a deceased man remain in the male line. They pass to the eldest son and in the absence of the eldest son... 44: O Companion Of My Throne! Hear No Evil And See No Evil Abase Not Thyself
O COMPANION OF MY THRONE! Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not thyself, neither sigh and weep. Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear great; and w... 44: O Son Of The Throne! Thy Hearing Is My Hearing Hear Thou Therewith
O SON OF THE THRONE! Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith. Thy sight is My sight, do thou see therewith, that in thine inmost soul thou mayest testify unto My exalted sanctity, and I within Myself may bear witness unto an exalted station... 45
Wert thou to consider in this station the last of them to be the first, or conversely, thou wouldst indeed be speaking the truth, as hath been ordained by Him Who is the Wellspring of Divinity and the Source of Lordship: "Say: Call upon God or call u... 45 Should The Son Of The Deceased Have Passed Away In The Days Of His
father and have left children they will inherit their father's share 26 This aspect of the law applies only in the case of the son who predeceases his father or mother. If the daughter of the deceased be dead and leave issue, her share will hav... 45: Alas! Alas! O Lovers Of Worldly Desire!
ALAS! ALAS! O LOVERS OF WORLDLY DESIRE! Even as the swiftness of lightning ye have passed by the Beloved One, and have set your hearts on satanic fancies. Ye bow the knee before your vain imagining, and call it truth. Ye turn your eyes towards the... 45: O Son Of Being! Seek A Martyr's Death In My Path Content With
O SON OF BEING! Seek a martyr's death in My path, content with My pleasure and thankful for that which I ordain, that thou mayest repose with Me beneath the canopy of majesty behind the tabernacle of glory. ... 46
I shall restate here My theme, that perchance this may assist thee in recognizing thy Creator. Know thou that God--exalted and glorified be He--doth in no wise manifest His inmost Essence and Reality. From time immemorial He hath been veiled in the e... 46 If The Deceased Should Leave Children Who Are Under Age
their share of the inheritance must be entrusted to a reliable individual 27 The word amin, translated in this paragraph as reliable individual and trustee, conveys in Arabic a wide range of meanings connected principally with the idea of trust... 46: O Brethren In The Path! Wherefore Have Ye Neglected The Mention Of The
O BRETHREN IN THE PATH! Wherefore have ye neglected the mention of the Loved One, and kept remote from His holy presence? The essence of beauty is within the peerless pavilion, set upon the throne of glory, whilst ye busy yourselves with idle cont... 46: O Son Of Man! Ponder And Reflect Is It Thy Wish To Die Upon Thy
O SON OF MAN! Ponder and reflect. Is it thy wish to die upon thy bed, or to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr in My path, and so become the manifestation of My command and the revealer of My light in the highest paradise? Judge thou aright... 47
It is therefore established that all names and attributes return unto these sublime and sanctified Luminaries. Indeed, all names are to be found in their names, and all attributes can be seen in their attributes. Viewed in this light, if thou wert to... 47 Division Of The Estate Should Take Place Only After The Huququ'llah Hath Been Paid
any debts have been settled, the expenses of the funeral and burial defrayed 28 Baha'u'llah specifies that the order of precedence for payment of these expenses is first the funeral and burial expenses, then the debts of the deceased, then the ... 47: O Children Of Desire! Put Away The Garment Of Vainglory And Divest
O CHILDREN OF DESIRE! Put away the garment of vainglory, and divest yourselves of the attire of haughtiness. ... 47: O Son Of Man! By My Beauty! To Tinge Thy Hair With Thy Blood
O SON OF MAN! By My beauty! To tinge thy hair with thy blood is greater in My sight than the creation of the universe and the light of both worlds. Strive then to attain this, O servant! ... 48
All that thou hast heard regarding Muhammad the son of Hasan(34)--may the souls of all that are immersed in the oceans of the spirit be offered up for His sake--is true beyond the shadow of a doubt, and we all verily bear allegiance unto Him. But the... 48 This Is That Hidden Knowledge Which Shall Never Change Since Its Beginning Is With Nine #29
In the Arabic Bayan the Bab described His inheritance law as being in accordance with a hidden knowledge in the Book of God--a knowledge that shall never change or be replaced. He also stated that the numbers by which the division of the inheritan... 48: O Brethren! Be Forbearing One With Another And Set Not Your
In the third of the most holy lines writ and recorded in the Ruby Tablet by the pen of the unseen this is revealed: O BRETHREN! Be forbearing one with another and set not your affections on things below. Pride not yourselves in your glory, and be ... 48: O Son Of Man! For Everything There Is A Sign The Sign Of Love
O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials. ...