Station of the Letters of the Living
- These
“first Letters generated from the Primal Point,”
- this
“company of angels arrayed before God on the Day of His coming,”
- these
“Repositories of His Mystery,”
- these
“Springs that have welled out from the Source of His Revelation,”
- these
first companions who, in the words of the Persian Bayán, “enjoy nearest access
to God,”
- these
“Luminaries that have, from everlasting, bowed down, and will everlastingly
continue to bow down, before the Celestial Throne,” and lastly
- these
“elders” mentioned in the Book of Revelation as “sitting before God on their
seats,” “clothed in white raiment” and wearing on their heads “crowns of
gold”— ...
- Shoghi Effendi (‘God Passes By)
