“Blessed is He Who, in a well-guarded Tablet, hath prescribed a fixed measure unto all things. Blessed is He Who hath revealed unto His Servant that which shall illumine the hearts and minds of men. Blessed is He Who hath sent down upon His Servant such tribulations as have melted the hearts of them that dwell within the Tabernacle of eternity and the souls of those who have drawn nigh unto their Lord. Blessed is He Who hath showered upon His Servant, from the clouds of His decree, the darts of affliction, and Who beholdeth Me enduring them with patience and fortitude. Blessed is He Who hath ordained for His Servant that which He hath destined for no other soul. He, verily, is the One, the Incomparable, the Self-Subsisting.”
Comments:
· The concept that there is in existence a “well-guarded” Tablet and the fact that God/His Manifestation has, in this Tablet, “prescribed a fixed measure unto all things”, puts things in an interesting perspective, doesn’t it. We become aware of our own limitations and how our inner capacity is really controlled by God/His Manifestation.
· We also become aware that, the Manifestation of God, in His State of Servitude to God, has received a Revelation which will “illumine the hearts and minds of men.” Notice the word “shall” in the above paragraph. It gives assurance to what Baha’u’llah’s Revelation is capable of doing to our “hearts and mind” – whether one allows oneself to be the recipient of Its influence is another factor.
· In the above paragraph we become further aware of the extent and gravity of the “tribulations” and the “darts of affliction” that had been “sent down” and “showered” upon Baha’u’llah “from the clouds of His [God’s] decree.” The impact of these extreme sufferings, Baha’u’llah confirms, was so severe that they had “melted the hearts of them that dwell within the Tabernacle of eternity and the souls of those who have drawn nigh unto their Lord.” And yet, Baha’u’llah doesn’t complain about these. Instead He praises God for allowing these to happen and acknowledges the fact that He endured them with “patience and fortitude”. Is there a lesson for us, His followers, in this?
· And lastly, we become aware of the unique station of Baha’u’llah in His State of Servitude to God when we read what God has “ordained” and “destined” for Him what He “hath destined for no other soul.”
