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consumed this densest of all veils, with the fire
of the love of the Beloved--the veil referred to
in the saying: "The most grievous of all veils is
the veil of knowledge." Upon its ashes, We have
reared the tabernacle of divine knowledge. We
have, praise be to God, burned the "veils of glory"
with the fire of the beauty of the Best-Beloved.
We have driven from the human heart all else but
Him Who is the Desire of the world, and glory
therein. We cleave to no knowledge but His
Knowledge, and set our hearts on naught save the
effulgent glories of His light.
We were surprised exceedingly when We observed
that his one purpose was to make the people
realize that all these learnings were possessed by
him. And yet, I swear by God that not one breath,
blowing from the meads of divine knowledge,
hath ever been wafted upon his soul, nor hath he
ever unravelled a single mystery of ancient wisdom.
Nay, were the meaning of Knowledge ever
to be expounded unto him, dismay would fill his
heart, and his whole being would shake to its
foundation. Notwithstanding his base and senseless
statements, behold to what heights of extravagance
his claims have reached!
