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The Book of Ighan

world? Excellent is that which hath been revealed concerning them: "They have hearts by which they understand not and they have eyes by which they see not" (K. S. 7).

Consider how the account of the people was settled by this one verse revealed from the Heaven of Will; for whosoever acknowledged and advanced, his good deeds outweighed his evil deeds and all his transgressions were forgiven and overlooked. Therefore it is true of Him that "He is swift in bringing to account." Thus God transforms evil deeds into good deeds, were ye of those who look steadily into horizons of Knowledge and into souls of Wisdom. Likewise whosoever partook of the cup of Love attained eternal, immortal, and faith-founded life from the ocean of everlasting Bounties and from the cloud of perpetual Mercy; while whosoever did not accept was afflicted with everlasting death. By "life" and "death" recorded in the Books, is meant life through faith and death through unbelief. It is owing to lack of comprehension of this meaning, that in every Manifestation the generality of people refused to believe, were not directed to the Sun of Guidance, and did not follow the Eternal Beauty.

When the Mohammedic Lamp was lighted in the Ahmadic recess, He adjudged the people as to resurrection, revival, life and death. Therefore standards of opposition were raised and doors of derision were opened; just as the faithful Spirit (Holy Ghost)