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He is Alpha and Omega. He is the One that will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life and bestow upon the sick the remedy of true salvation. He whom such grace aideth is verily he that receiveth the most glorious heritage from the Prophets of God and His holy ones. The Lord will be his God, and he His dearly- beloved son. (13:1) Rejoice, then, O ye beloved of the Lord and His chosen ones, and ye the children of God and His people, raise your voices to laud and magnify the Lord, the Most High; for His light hath beamed forth, His signs have appeared and the billows of His rising ocean have scattered on every shore many a precious pearl. (13:2) 4. Praise be to Him Who hath made the world of being, and hath fashioned all that is, Him Who hath raised up the sincere to a station of honour[1] and hath made the invisible world to appear on the plane of the visible-- yet still, in their drunken stupor,[2] do men wander and stray. (13:3) He hath laid down the foundations of the lofty Citadel, He hath inaugurated the Cycle of Glory, He hath brought forth a new creation on this day that is clearly Judgement Day-- and still do the heedless stay fast in their drunken sleep. [1=Qur'an 17:81, 2=Qur'an 15:72] (13:4) The Bugle[1] hath sounded, the Trumpet[2] hath been blown, the Crier hath raised his call, and all upon the earth have swooned away-- but still do the dead, in the tombs of their bodies, sleep on. [1=Qur'an 39:68; Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 133, 2=Qur'an 74:8]
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