Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh
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In the Qayyúmu'l-Asmá--the Báb's commentary on the Súrih of Joseph--characterized by the Author of the Íqán as "the first, the greatest and mightiest" of the books revealed by the Báb, we read the following references to Bahá'u'lláh: "Out of utter nothingness, O great and omnipotent Master, Thou hast, through the celestial potency of Thy might, brought me forth and raised me up to proclaim this Revelation. I have made none other but Thee my trust; I have clung to no will but Thy will... O Thou Remnant of God! I have sacrificed myself wholly for Thee: I have accepted curses for Thy sake, and have yearned for naught but martyrdom in the path of Thy love. Sufficient witness unto me is God, the Exalted, the Protector, the Ancient of Days." "And when the appointed hour hath struck," He again addresses Bahá'u'lláh in that same commentary, "do Thou, by the leave of God, the All-Wise, reveal from the heights of the Most Lofty and Mystic Mount a faint, an infinitesimal glimmer of Thy impenetrable Mystery, that they who have recognized the radiance of the Sinaic Splendor may faint away and die as they catch a lightening glimpse of the fierce and crimson Light that envelops Thy Revelation."
Soroush Shakib
(© NSA of the Baha'is of USA)

Title and Main Idea:

Potency of Revelation of Baha'u'llah

Question (© Morten Bergsmo):

What is the Qayyúmu'l-Asmá' and how is this work described by Bahá'u'lláh in the Kitáb-i-Iqán?

Qayyúmu'l-Asmá' is "the first, the greatest and mightiest" work of the Bab, revealed on the first night of His declaration.

Metaphors, Images, Symbols, and Allusions:

do Thou, by the leave of God, the All-Wise, reveal from the heights of the Most Lofty and Mystic Mount a faint, an infinitesimal glimmer of Thy impenetrable Mystery, that they who have recognized the radiance of the Sinaic Splendor may faint away and die as they catch a lightening glimpse of the fierce and crimson Light that envelops Thy Revelation.

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