Kitáb-i-Íqán | 163 |
Even as in the "Beginning that hath no beginnings"
the term "last" is truly applicable unto
Him who is the Educator of the visible and of the
invisible, in like manner, are the terms "first" and
"last" applicable unto His Manifestations. They
are at the same time the Exponents of both the
"first" and the "last." Whilst established upon the
seat of the "first," they occupy the throne of the
"last." Were a discerning eye to be found, it will
readily perceive that the exponents of the "first"
and the "last," of the "manifest" and the "hidden,"
of the "beginning" and the "seal" are none other
than these holy Beings, these Essences of Detachment,
these divine Souls. And wert thou to soar in
the holy realm of "God was alone, there was none
else besides Him," thou wilt find in that Court all
these names utterly non-existent and completely
forgotten. Then will thine eyes no longer be obscured
by these veils, these terms, and allusions.
How ethereal and lofty is this station, unto which