6.4. Tablet 2
I now proceed to give excerpts from the second tablet, which was kept under the carpet.
“O king of Paris! Tell the priest to ring the bells no longer. By god, the True One! The Most Mighty Bell hath appeared in the form of Him, who is the most great name, and the fingers of the Will of thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most High, toll it out in the heaven of Immortality, in His Name, the All-Glorious.

“Thus have the Mighty verses of thy Lord had been again sent down unto thee, that thou mayest arise to remember god, the Creator of earth and heaven …. Verily, there is none other god but me, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful! We, in truth have sent Him whom are aided with the Holy Spirit (Jesus Christ) that he may announce unto you the light that hath shone forth from the horizon of the Will of your Lord, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, and whose signs have been revealed in the West …”

“O King! We heard the words thou didst utter in answer to the Czar of Russia, concerning the decision made regarding the war (Crimean war). Thy Lord, verily knoweth, is informed of all. Thou didst say: ‘I lay asleep upon my couch, when the cry of the oppressed, who were drowned in the Black Sea, wakened me.’ This is what we heard thee say, and, verily, thy Lord is witness unto what I say. We testify that, that which wakened thee was not their cry but the prompting of thine own passions, for we tested thee and found thee wanting. Comprehend the meaning of my words, and be thou of the discerning. It is not our wish to address thee words of condemnation out of agenda for the dignity we conferred upon thee in the mortal life. We, verily, have chosen courtesy … Hast thou been sincere in thy words, thou wouldst have not cast behind thy back the Book of God, whom it was sent unto thee by Him who is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

“We have proved thee through it, and found thee other than that which thou didst profess. Arise, and make amends for that which escaped thee. Erelong the world and all thou possessest will perish and the kingdom will remain unto god … For what thou hast done, thy kingdom shall be thrown into confusion and thine empire shall pass from thine hands, as a punishment for that which thou hast wrought. Then wilt thou know how thou hast plainly erred. Commotions shall seize all the people of that land unless thou arisest to help this cause, and followest Him who is the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ) in this, the Straight Path. Hath thy pomp made thee proud? By my life! It shall not endure; Nay, it shall soon pass away, unless thou holdest fast by this firm cord. We see abasement hastening after thee, whilst thou and the heedless ………”
“We bade a Christian dispatch this Tablet, and he informed us that he transmitted both the original and its translation. God, the Almighty, the All-Knowing hath knowledge of all things.” The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Shoghi Effendi’s translation, PP. 46-56.

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