O people of the earth! By the righteousness of the One true
God, I am the Maid of Heaven begotten by the Spirit of Baha, abiding within the
Mansion hewn out of a mass of ruby, tender and vibrant; and in this mighty
Paradise naught have I ever witnessed save that which proclaimeth the
Remembrance of God by extolling the virtues of this Arabian Youth. Verily there
is none other God but your Lord, the All-Merciful. Magnify ye, then, His
station, for behold, He is poised in the midmost heart of the All-Highest
Paradise as the embodiment of the praise of God in the Tabernacle wherein His
glorification is intoned.
- The Báb ('Selections from the Writings of the Báb')
