28 Be not veiled by aught that hath been revealed in the Qur’an, or by what thou hast learned from the works of those Suns of immaculacy and Moons of majesty,(22) regarding the perversion of the Texts by the fanatical or their alteration by their corruptors.  By these statements only certain specific and clearly indicated passages are intended.  In spite of My weakness and poverty, I would assuredly be able, should I so desire, to expound these passages unto thine eminence.  But this would divert us from our purpose and lead us astray from the outstretched path.  It would immerse us in limited allusions and distract us from that which is beloved in the court of the All-Praised.

29 O thou who art mentioned in this outspread roll and who, amidst the gloomy darkness that now prevaileth, hast been illumined by the splendours of the sacred Mount in the Sinai of divine Revelation!  Cleanse thy heart from every blasphemous whispering and evil allusion thou hast heard in the past, that thou mayest inhale the sweet savours of eternity from the Joseph of faithfulness, gain admittance into the celestial Egypt, and perceive the fragrances of enlightenment from this resplendent and luminous Tablet, a Tablet wherein the Pen hath inscribed the ancient mysteries of the names of His Lord, the Exalted, the Most High.  Perchance thou mayest be recorded in the holy Tablets among them that are well assured.

30 O thou who art standing before My Throne and yet remain unaware thereof!  Know thou that whoso seeketh to scale the summits of the divine mysteries must needs strive to the utmost of his power and capacity for his Faith, that the pathway of guidance may be made clear unto him.  And should he encounter One Who layeth claim to a Cause from God, and Who holdeth from His Lord a testimony beyond the power of men to produce, he must needs follow Him in all that He pleaseth to proclaim, command and ordain, even were He to decree the sea to be land, or to pronounce earth to be heaven, or that the former lieth above the latter or below it, or to ordain any change or transformation, for He, verily, is aware of the celestial mysteries, the unseen subtleties, and the ordinances of God.

31 Were the peoples of every nation to observe that which hath been mentioned, the matter would be made simple unto them, and such words and allusions would not withhold them from the Ocean of the names and attributes of God.  And had the people known this truth, they would not have denied God’s favours, nor would they have risen against, contended with, and rejected His Prophets.  Similar passages are also to be found in the Qur’an, should the matter be carefully examined.

32 Know, moreover, that it is through such words that God proveth His servants and sifteth them, separating the believer from the infidel, the detached from the worldly, the pious from the profligate, the doer of good from the worker of iniquity, and so forth.  Thus hath the Dove of holiness proclaimed:  “Do men think when they say ‘We believe’ they shall be let alone and not be put to proof?"(23)