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45. Perceive then that this Spiritual Alif, this Eternal Ornament, and this Upright, Solitary Cord resembleth the One Who standeth by Himself by reason of Himself in relation to the dwellers of the heavens and the earth. As soon as He raiseth His head unto heaven, the hearts of the Concourse of the Most High become captivated by Him; then, as He inclineth Himself toward the earth, the bodies of those who are nigh unto God ariseth from the sepulcher of evanescence. Thus do We relate unto thee from that which hath been written upon the holy and well preserved Tablets by the Fingers of divine Power.