CHAPTER II
THE following chapter explains that verily the Sun of Truth and the Manifestation of the Self of God is indeed King over all in the heavens and earth, even if none of the people of the earth obey Him; and He is independent of all in the creation though He may not possess a single coin. Thus We show unto thee the mysteries of the matter and reveal unto thee from the essences of Knowledge so that thou mayest soar upon the wings of severance in that atmosphere which is hidden from the eyes.
The substance and essence of this chapter is to demonstrate and explain to the possessors of pure souls and to sanctified mirrors that in whatever age and cycle the Suns of Truth and Mirrors of Oneness appear to the visible world from Divine Tents of the Invisible, they manifest themselves with mighty power and triumphant dominion for the development of the contingent beings and for the outpouring of bounty upon existent things. For these preserved Jewels and hidden and unseen Treasuries are the Sources for the appearance of "God doeth whatever He willeth and God ordereth whatever He desireth."
It is evident to the possessors of Knowledge and
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