in the realm of the primal and original manifestation
of God. Such revelation is confined to His
Prophets and chosen Ones, inasmuch as none
mightier than they hath come to exist in the world
of being. This truth all recognize, and bear witness
thereto. These Prophets and chosen Ones of God
are the recipients and revealers of all the unchangeable
attributes and names of God. They are
the mirrors that truly and faithfully reflect the
light of God. Whatsoever is applicable to them is
in reality applicable to God, Himself, Who is both
the Visible and the Invisible. The knowledge of
Him, Who is the Origin of all things, and attainment
unto Him, are impossible save through
knowledge of, and attainment unto, these luminous
Beings who proceed from the Sun of Truth.
By attaining, therefore, to the presence of these
holy Luminaries, the "Presence of God" Himself
is attained. From their knowledge, the knowledge
of God is revealed, and from the light of
their countenance, the splendour of the Face of
God is made manifest. Through the manifold attributes
of these Essences of Detachment, Who are
both the first and the last, the seen and the hidden,
it is made evident that He Who is the Sun of
Truth is "the First and the Last, the Seen, and the
