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Be apprised, therefore, that the intention of this Verse is naught but that which We hath taught thee according to the divine Truth which is inscrutable to all except such as persevere with God, and none except those who are devoted unto Him shall ever attain unto it. This proceedeth from the Grace which hath not been preceded by the First Principle, nor shall it be surpassed by the Last Principle. But as for thee, O hopeful enquirer, during these days in which the Sun of loving Providence hath shone forth from the Day-Spring of Oneness and the Flame of Divinity hath been illuminated in the Niche of Holiness, ye shall never observe the sign of this Verse except within a temple which God hath concealed behind the Tabernacle of Glory within the shade surrounding the Beloved One. Do ye not perceive how God hath enkindled a flame for Himself with the Fire of His Own Soul within the Niche of Eternity, and protected it within the Lamp of divine Power between heaven and earth, lest the breezes of ungodliness rage against it? The Light from beyond seventy-thousand veils hath been revealed according to the measure of the point of a needle, and from it the mirrors of all living beings of the whole universe hath been illuminated, to the effect that every one of them doth reflect the image of God their Creator as the Divine Fire toucheth them. This is that which We relate unto thee from the wonders of hidden knowledge, that ye may render thanksgiving unto the Lord thy God at all times and places, then unto those who are faithful unto Him. And so that ye may be well pleased with thine own self, for thou hast turned thy heart toward the Shore which no foot in the entire creation hath tread except those who are consumed by the fire of the love of God at all times and places, nor hath any drawn near unto it except those who hath detached themselves from whomsoever dwelleth within the realms of revelation and creation and travel the pathways of resignation with the permission of God.