The Tablet of Carmel

IN the Name of Him through Whom the fragrances of the Merciful are diffused in the world of creation! Glorious is the blessed Day the like of which cannot be found in past ages and cycles. Glorious is this Day in which the countenance of the Ancient Beauty hath turned toward his station. Therefore all the people of the Supreme Concourse and, behind them, the hearts of all things declared: O Carmel! Rejoice! for the face of God hath advanced toward thee. Verily He is the Possessor of the Kingdom of Names, and the Breaker of heavens! Then the spirit of gladness overtook Carmel and it cried out in a lofty voice: May my soul be a sacrifice for Thy advancement, a sacrifice to Thy bestowal and a ransom to Thy attention. Verily Thy separation hath killed me, O Thou Dawning-Place of Life, and Thy remoteness hath burned me. Glorified art Thou, for Thou hast heard the call, hast honored me with Thy feet, hast resuscitated me with the fragrances of Thy verses and the voice of Thy pen which Thou hast made a trumpet call amongst Thy servants. Then, when thy incontestable cause was revealed Thou didst breathe in it. Therefore the Most Great Resurrection appeared, and the hidden mysteries which were deposited in the treasuries of the Possessor of Things were disclosed. When its voice reached to this Supreme Station we declared: O Carmel! Praise thou thy Lord, for verily thou wert burning with the fire of separation. Therefore the sea of union waved before thy face, whereby thine eyes and the eyes of creation were brightened and the lips of the visible and the invisible world were wreathed in smiles. Blessed art thou, for on this Day God hath made thee the throne of His temple, the dawning-place of His verses and the orient of His proofs. Blessed is the servant who circles around thee, mentions thy appearance and manifestation and obtains that which the bounty of God, thy Lord, hath bestowed upon thee. Hold thou in thy hand the goblet of immortality, in the name of thy Lord, El Abhá, and offer to Him thanksgiving, for He hath changed thy sorrow into joy and thy grief into most great gladness. This is naught but mercy on His part. Verily, He loves the spot wherein His throne is established, distinguished by His presence, honored by His meeting and from which place His voice is raised and His lamentations heard. O Carmel! Give the glad tidings to Zion and say: Verily the Hidden hath come with such dominion as to conquer the world and with such light as to illumine the earth and all that is therein. Beware lest thou remainest stationary in thy place. Hasten! Again hasten! and circle the City of God, which hath descended from heaven, the Tabernacle of God which was the object of worship and adoration by the people of righteousness and uprightness and the angels of the Most High. Verily I love to impart the glad tidings of this Manifestation to every city of the cities of the world and every country of its countries, a gladness by which the heart of the Mountain of Tor was attracted and the Tree cried out: The world and the kingdom belongeth to God, the King of Lords! Verily this is the Day concerning which prophecies were given to land and sea and predictions were revealed in former times regarding the appearance of the bestowals of God which were concealed and hidden from the minds and eyes. Ere long the ships of God will advance toward thee and the people of Bahá who are mentioned in the Book of Names will appear in thy midst. Glorified is the Lord of mankind, through whose mention the atoms are attracted toward each other. Verily, the Tongue of Majesty spoke that which was hidden in His knowledge and concealed in the Treasury of His power. Verily He is Mighty and Omnipotent over all that is upon earth and in heaven through His Name, the Powerful, the Exalted and the Almighty.