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denial, and execration of the clerics of His
day! Woe unto them for the iniquities their hands
have formerly wrought! Woe unto them for that
which they are now doing! What veils of glory
more grievous than these embodiments of error!
By the righteousness of God! to pierce such veils
is the mightiest of all acts, and to rend them
asunder the most meritorious of all deeds! May
God assist us and assist you, O concourse of the
Spirit! that perchance ye may in the time of His
Manifestation be graciously aided to perform
such deeds, and may in His days attain unto the
Presence of God.
Furthermore, among the "veils of glory" are
such terms as the "Seal of the Prophets" and the
like, the removal of which is a supreme achievement
in the sight of these base-born and erring
souls. All, by reason of these mysterious sayings,
these grievous "veils of glory," have been hindered
from beholding the light of truth. Have they not
heard the melody of that bird of Heaven, (1) uttering
this mystery: "A thousand Fatimihs I have
espoused, all of whom were the daughters of Muhammad,
Son of `Abdu'llah, the `Seal of the
