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The Book of Ighan
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Beneficence. All these Attributes become manifest and evident through the appearance of these Essences of Oneness and these qualities are not peculiar to some to the exclusion of the others. Nay, all the favored Prophets and holy Chosen Ones are qualified with these Attributes and named by these Names, but in certain stations some appear mightier in manifestation and greater in light; as it is said: "These are the Prophets; We have preferred some of them before others" (K. S. 2). Therefore it is shown and confirmed that the Prophets and Chosen Ones of God are Day-springs of the manifestation and emanation of all these exalted Attributes and Infinite Names, although some of these Attributes may or may not outwardly appear in those luminous Temples. Even if a certain quality is not outwardly manifested from those abstracted Spirits, it cannot be denied that those repositories of Divine Attributes and mines of Supreme Names possess that quality. Therefore all these brilliant Beings and wonderful Countenances are declared to be endowed with all the Attributes of God, such as Dominion, Grandeur and the like, though they may not apparently appear with outward dominion and other similar (powers). This point is evident and certain to every possessor of perception and in no need of argument.

Yea, as these servants have not obtained the interpretations of the holy words from the clear and brilliant fountains of Divine Knowledges, they are wan-