| Kitáb-i-Íqán | 71 |
them;--&huris, "whom no man nor spirit hath
touched before." (1) Notwithstanding all that hath
been said, it seemeth as if not one letter of Our
purpose hath been uttered, nor a single sign divulged
concerning Our object. When will a faithful
seeker be found who will don the garb of pilgrimage,
attain the Ka'bih of the heart's desire,
and, without ear or tongue, discover the mysteries
of divine utterance?
By these luminous, these conclusive, and lucid
statements, the meaning of "heaven" in the aforementioned
verse hath thus been made clear and
evident. And now regarding His words, that the
Son of man shall "come in the clouds of heaven."
By the term "clouds" is meant those things that are
contrary to the ways and desires of men. Even as
He hath revealed in the verse already quoted: "As
oft as an Apostle cometh unto you with that which
your souls desire not, ye swell with pride, accusing
some of being impostors and slaying others." (2)
These "clouds" signify, in one sense, the annulment
of laws, the abrogation of former Dispensations,
the repeal of rituals and customs current
