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sweet melodies of the Bird of Desire. For this reason,
in all sacred books mention hath been made of
the divines of every age. Thus He saith: "O people
of the Book! Why disbelieve the signs of God to
which ye yourselves have been witnesses?" (1) And
also He saith: "O people of the Book! Why clothe
ye the truth with falsehood? Why wittingly hide
the truth?" (2) Again, He saith: "Say, O people of
the Book! Why repel believers from the way of
God?" (3) It is evident that by the "people of the
Book," who have repelled their fellow-men from
the straight path of God, is meant none other than
the divines of that age, whose names and character
have been revealed in the sacred books, and alluded
to in the verses and traditions recorded therein,
were you to observe with the eye of God.
With fixed and steady gaze, born of the unerring
eye of God, scan for a while the horizon of divine
knowledge, and contemplate those words of perfection
which the Eternal hath revealed, that haply
the mysteries of divine wisdom, hidden ere now
beneath the veil of glory and treasured within the
tabernacle of His grace, may be made manifest
