justice. Should they ask the Ideal Sun concerning their imaginary notions and find the answer at variance with what they have conceived or understood from the book of one similar to themselves, they unquestionably would ascribe ignorance to that mine and source of Knowledge. This hath happened in every age.
For instance, when they asked that Lord of the Existence (Mohammed) concerning the phases of the moon, He answered by the command of God: " They are times appointed unto men" (K. S. 2). Hearing this, they attributed ignorance to His Holiness.
Likewise in the verse concerning the " Spirit," in which it is said, " They will ask thee regarding the Spirit; answer, The Spirit (is) by the Command of my Lord" ( K. S. 17). When this answer was given, they all raised the cry of " Woe! an ignorant one who knows not what the Spirit is, claims to be endowed with the Immediate Knowledge! " In this day, as the divines of the age are honored by the name of His Holiness, and see that their fathers believed in Him, they accept His command in blind conformity. But if they be just and hear similar answers in reply to similar questions, they will undoubtedly reject, deny and repeat those very sayings, as they have already done. All this, notwithstanding those Essences of Existence are sanctified above these pseudo knowledges, purified above these limited words and exalted beyond the understanding of every knowing one. All such learnings
