| Kitáb-i-Íqán | 68 |
In the utterances of the divine Luminaries the
term "heaven" hath been applied to many and divers
things; such as the "heaven of Command,"
the "heaven of Will," the "heaven of the divine
Purpose," the "heaven of divine Knowledge," the
"heaven of Certitude," the "heaven of Utterance,"
the "heaven of Revelation," the "heaven of Concealment,"
and the like. In every instance, He hath
given the term "heaven" a special meaning, the significance
of which is revealed to none save those
that have been initiated into the divine mysteries,
and have drunk from the chalice of immortal life.
For example, He saith: "The heaven hath sustenance
for you, and it containeth that which you are
promised;" (1) whereas it is the earth that yieldeth
such sustenance. Likewise, it hath been said: "The
names come down from heaven;" whereas they
proceed out of the mouth of men. Wert thou to
cleanse the mirror of thy heart from the dust of
malice, thou wouldst apprehend the meaning of
the symbolic terms revealed by the all-embracing
Word of God made manifest in every Dispensation,
and wouldst discover the mysteries of divine
knowledge. Not, however, until thou consumest
with the flame of utter detachment those veils of