Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Knowledge of God: To The Bab

Knowledge of God:
To The Bab

"Thou hast asked concerning the fundamentals of religion and its ordinances: Know thou that first and foremost in religion is the knowledge of God. This attaineth its consummation in the recognition of His divine unity, which in turn reacheth its fulfillment in acclaiming that His hallowed and exalted Sanctuary, the Seat of His transcendent majesty, is sanctified from all attributes. And know thou that in this world of being the knowledge of God can never be attained save through the knowledge of Him Who is the Dayspring of divine Reality."

The Bab1

God is a mystery,
an Unknowable Essence humanity can't see.

God is made known through revelation,
the knowledge of His Manifestation,
who is the Dayspring of spiritual reality.

Divine knowledge and wisdom is the Holy Spirit's gift
to the one who revels the Creator to humanity.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem 55 of the 200 I am writing to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of The Bab.

Footnotes
1  Selections From the Writings of the Bab, 4. Excerpts from the Dalá’il-i-Sab‘ih (The Seven Proofs), "Thou hast asked concerning the fundamentals...".