It is related in the ‘Biháru’l-Anvar,’ the ‘Aválím,’ and
the ‘Yanbú” of Ṣádiq, son of Muḥammad, that he spoke these words: ‘Knowledge is
seven and twenty letters. All that the Prophets have revealed are two letters
thereof. None thus far hath known any besides these two letters. But when the
Qá’im shall arise, He will cause the remaining five and twenty letters to be made
manifest.’ Consider: he hath declared Knowledge to consist of seven and twenty
letters, and regarded all the Prophets, from Adam even unto the ‘Seal,’ as
Expounders of only two letters thereof, and as having been sent down with these
two letters. He also saith that the Qá’im will reveal all the remaining five
and twenty letters. Behold from this utterance how great and lofty is His
station. His rank excelleth that of all the Prophets, and His Revelation
transcendeth the comprehension and understanding of all their chosen ones.
- Baha’u’llah ('The
Kitáb-i-Íqán,'; also, footnotes to chapter 3 of the Dawn-Breakers provided by
Shoghi Effendi)
