In one of the Tablets these words have been revealed:  O people of God!  Do not busy yourselves in your own concerns; let your thoughts be fixed upon that which will rehabilitate the fortunes of mankind and sanctify the hearts and souls of men.  This can best be achieved through pure and holy deeds, through a virtuous life and a goodly behaviour.  Valiant acts will ensure the triumph of this Cause, and a saintly character will reinforce its power.  Cleave unto righteousness, O people of Baha!  This, verily, is the commandment which this Wronged One hath given unto you, and the first choice of His unrestrained Will for every one of you.

O friends!  It behoveth you to refresh and revive your souls through the gracious favours which in this Divine, this soul-stirring Springtime are being showered upon you.  The Day-Star of His great glory hath shed its radiance upon you, and the clouds of His limitless grace have overshadowed you.  How high the reward of him that hath not deprived himself of so great a bounty, nor failed to recognize the beauty of his Best-Beloved in this, His new attire.  Watch over yourselves, for the Evil One is lying in wait, ready to entrap you.  Gird yourselves against his wicked devices, and, led by the light of the name of the All-Seeing God, make your escape from the darkness that surroundeth you.  Let your vision be world-embracing, rather than confined to your own self.  The Evil One is he that hindereth the rise and obstructeth the spiritual progress of the children of men.

It is incumbent upon every man, in this Day, to hold fast unto whatsoever will promote the interests, and exalt the station, of all nations and just governments.  Through each and every one of the verses which the Pen of the Most High hath revealed, the doors of love and unity have been unlocked and flung open to the face of men.  We have erewhile declared—­and Our Word is the truth—­:  ’Consort with the followers of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship.’  Whatsoever hath led the children of men to shun one another, and hath caused dissensions and divisions amongst them, hath, through the revelation of these words, been nullified and abolished.  From the heaven of God’s Will, and for the purpose of ennobling the world of being and of elevating the minds and souls of men, hath been sent down that which is the most effective instrument for the education of the whole human race.  The highest essence and most perfect expression of whatsoever the peoples of old have either said or written hath, through this most potent Revelation, been sent down from the heaven of the Will of the All-Possessing, the Ever-Abiding God.  Of old it hath been revealed:  ’Love of one’s country is an element of the Faith of God.’  The Tongue of Grandeur hath, however, in the day of His manifestation proclaimed:  ’It is not his to boast who loveth his country, but it is his who loveth the world.’  Through the power released by these exalted words He hath lent a fresh impulse and set a new direction to the birds of men’s hearts, and hath obliterated every trace of restriction and limitation from God’s holy Book.