Bicentenary Poems and Prose

The Power of God: To The Bab

The Power of God:
To The Bab

"Say, the power of God is in the hearts of those who believe in the unity of God and bear witness that no God is there but Him, while the hearts of them that associate partners with God are impotent, devoid of life on this earth, for assuredly they are dead."

The Bab1

There is no God, except God!
Unknowable,
save through the Mirrors of divine power,
the Manifestations of Holy Attributes.

Divine unity
reflects the all-pervading power of the All-mighty
to humanity
through the conduits of the Holy Spirit;
God's Chosen Ones
who reveal the celestial might
and authority
of the Creator.

Progressive revelation,
and the common foundation of all religions
establish the indomitable strength,
ascendancy,
and omnipotence
of the Great Spirit,
Allah,
Jehovah--
whatever you call the Spiritual Essence
that created the universe.

In this day
the transcendent power
of the Creator
is revealed through the Bab
and Baha'u'llah--
the Manifestations
of the Day of God.

The Bab--
the bridge between
the cycle of prophecy
and that of fulfillment--
expressed all the attributes of God,
such as power,
might,
and dominion,
while proclaiming the coming
of Baha'u'llah,
the Glory of God.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem 56 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, 6. Excerpts from Various Writings, "Say, verily any one follower of this Faith can,..."