Truthfulness and trust: becoming someone others can rely on

In training children, it is essential that the parents never speak to them anything but the truth, and never try to cheat or appease the child through untrue words or promises. For instance, when the parents wish to go to the garden and prefer that the child remain at home, they should not try to cheat him by saying that they are not going to the garden but to the bath or to any other place not loved by him. No, if it is not advisable that they take the child with them, they should tell the child the truth that they are going to the garden but that, because of this or other justifiable reason, it is not allowable for him to accompany them.

When Nader saw this decree he became angry and said, "Write exactly as I say: Our forces were few and theirs many. Moreover eight thousand cavalry came to their aid, therefore they refused to surrender the city and fought, and they prevailed. This many are our dead, wounded and captured. We have now taken refuge in such and such mountain and expect to spend the winter here and launch a second attack in early spring. But we need supplies, provisions and military preparations more than before so that, God willing, we may be victorious. And peace." As it happened, this is exactly what occurred. They attacked the following spring and were victorious. Then he said to his secretary, "If at that time I had concealed the true situation and not spoken truthfully, then even if such a victory were achieved and reported, they would not have believed it."

"The Baha'is must be prompt in the fulfilment of their promise, and perform whatever promise they have given.

You must neither defraud your neighbour nor allow him to defraud you. Such was the way of your Master. The shrewdest and ablest of men were unable to deceive Him, nor did He on His part choose to act ungenerously towards the meanest and most helpless of creatures.

Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face.

Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer of the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge.

… Let integrity and uprightness distinguish all thine acts.

Fourth is truthfulness, for truthfulness is the foundation of all human virtues. Without truthfulness progress and success, in all the worlds of God, are impossible for any soul. When this holy attribute is established in man, all the divine qualities will also be acquired.

"Oh," I prayed, "may I some day have all the virtues so that in every way I can make you happy."

"But he who possesses truthfulness possesses all the virtues," said the Master. Then He went on to tell us a story. "There was once a disciple of Muhammad who asked of another disciple, 'What shall I do to please God?' And the other disciple replied: 'Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not covet,' etc., etc., etc. A great many 'do nots'." the Master laughed. "He asked still another, 'What shall I do to become nearer to God?' And this one said: 'You must supplicate and pray. You must be generous. You must be courageous,' etc., etc., etc. Then the disciple went to 'Ali. 'What do you say I should do in order to please God and to become nearer to Him?' 'One thing only: be truthful.'

"For," continued the Master, "if you are truthful, you cannot commit murder. You would have to confess it! Neither can you steal. You would have to confess it. So, if one is truthful, he possesses all the virtues."

Amongst the people is he who seateth himself amid the sandals by the door whilst coveting in his heart the seat of honour. Say: What manner of man art thou, O vain and heedless one, who wouldst appear as other than thou art?

… Adorn your heads with the garlands of trustworthiness and fidelity, your hearts with the attire of the fear of God, your tongues with absolute truthfulness, your bodies with the vesture of courtesy. These are in truth seemly adornings unto the temple of man, if ye be of them that reflect.

We must be humble. We must not have the spirit of destructive criticism. Before making any statement we must investigate it well, whether it is true or not. We must not make the hearts of other people sad. We must speak with gentleness and brotherliness.

We beseech God to aid thee to manifest pure truthfulness and to speak among the people of what thou hast witnessed and seen. Beware lest thou add or subtract a single letter.

Regarding what was mentioned about obtaining permission concerning the person from whom the Nazir (upon him be 66 9 [Baha'u'llah]) purchased the papers - that you would identify him and establish that he obtained the papers from him rather than finding them in transit - if this statement truly has basis, certainly make it known and present it to the honored master, His Holiness the Afnan (upon him be the Most Glorious Beauty of God), so that all may know and understand that you are truthful in your statements and can prove it with clear evidence.

Again be ye most careful that, God forbid, not one single word contrary to truth may issue from your mouths. One falsehood throws man from the highest station of honor to the lowest abyss of disgrace. Always guard yourselves against this enemy;- so that all that you state may correspond with reality.

Again: you must be most careful that, God forbid, not one single word contrary to truth issue from your mouths. One falsehood throws man from the highest station of honor to the lowest abyss of disgrace. Always guard yourselves against this enemy, so that all you state may correspond with reality.

O thou who hast believed in the words of God! The essence of truthfulness hath various manifestations, emanating from the reality of things - whether spoken or beheld, heard or known - and this divine subtlety requireth deep reflection that its meaning may be understood.

2. O SON OF SPIRIT! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice; turn not away therefrom if thou desirest Me, and neglect it not that I may confide in thee. By its aid thou shalt see with thine own eyes and not through the eyes of others, and shalt know of thine own knowledge and not through the knowledge of thy neighbor.

O faithful servant of God! Truthfulness and sincerity became the cause of your guidance and enabled you to attain this bounty. If you did not possess truthfulness, you certainly would not have investigated reality.

The Lord of the worlds declareth: O servants! Abandon your desires and seek that which I have desired for you. Travel not the way without a guide, nor accept every guide's words. Many guides are themselves astray and have not found the right path. A guide is one who is free from the bonds of the world and whom nothing preventeth from speaking the truth.

O servants! Practice truthfulness, turn not away from the destitute, make mention of Me before the great ones, and fear not.

Speak the truth, stand with truth, and utter truth, even if thou shouldst behold all on earth as enemies.

Say: The tongue hath been created to bear witness to My truth; defile it not with falsehood.

Speak naught but truth and walk in no path save that of justice.

Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.

O people of God! I admonish you to observe courtesy, for above all else it is the prince of virtues. Well is it with him who is illumined with the light of courtesy and is attired with the vesture of uprightness. Whoso is endued with courtesy hath indeed attained a sublime station.

Say: Let truthfulness and courtesy be your adorning. Suffer not yourselves to be deprived of the robe of forbearance and justice, that the sweet savors of holiness may be wafted from your hearts upon all created things.

O people of Baha! Adorn your temples with the ornament of trustworthiness and courtesy, and your heads with the crown of truthfulness and wisdom.

O My loved ones! Adorn your tongues with truthfulness, and your hands with generosity, and your bodies with dignity, and your souls with courtesy, and your hearts with My love and then with My exalted remembrance.

Those which strive to speak only that which is truth, which hold the mirror up to truth, are like the sun: they light the world everywhere with truth and their work is imperishable.

An editor is the moulder of public opinions, the educator of the masses of mankind. Truth is his sharpest weapon. Forceful, strong statements his impregnable fort, and plain, direct language his shield.

He must be a worshipper of Truth, the standard-bearer of justice, and the champion of civilization.

The Editors of the Newspapers are the guardians of the rights of man. They are the champions of the poor and the protectors of the Wronged ones. They are the crusaders after righteousness and moral purity. They are the advanced guards of the renaissance of education and arts and the pioneers of the higher development and spiritual unfoldment. They are the first and most effective instruments for establishing good relation and real understanding between the most remote nations of the world.

Through their sympathetic articles and deep-searching words they must remove the misunderstandings that exist amongst the religions, races and countries. From ever so many standpoints they must prove to the satisfaction of the readers that mankind are the children of One God; that all humanity are the creatures of God; that His Bestowals have enveloped every individual and that all of them are submerged in the ocean of the Mercy of the Almighty. The utmost is this: one person is sick, he must be treated; another soul is ignorant, he must be instructed; another person is a child, he must attain to the age of maturity.

The Editors must exert themselves in the spiritualization of the moral aspect of the human life. They must be the heralds of the oneness of the world and the teachers of true brotherhood. They must incite and encourage the people in the exercise of love, tolerance, chastity and good-fellowship and teach them to shun hatred and animosity.

They must speak the words of truth, breathe the air of Truth, live in the realm of truth, dream the dreams of truth, be clothed with the robes of truth and soar in the atmosphere of truth. They must be the soldiers of truth, be married unto the truth, be anxious to learn the truth, see everything with the eyes of truth; hold fast to the truth; be the mirrors of truth; spread the majesty of the King of truth; propound the immortality of truth - for truth is the essence of life, truth is the image of the eternal, truth is the correct comprehension of all things and truth is the Saviour of mankind.

When this report was presented to Nadir Shah for perusal he sent for his general and rebuked him severely:- "What kind of foolish stuff is this piece of writing. It does not contain a word of truth. Why hast thou not written the naked facts as we have faced them these dark days?

Solomon said, "Deliverance is in truthfulness. Had I told him differently, he would not have believed me and would have probably killed both of us."

Though time and again Siyyid Mihdi Dihaji would mention some service he had ostensibly rendered with regard to the imprisonment of Mirza Abu'l-Fadl in Tehran, when this subject was raised on a certain occasion, Mirza Abu'l-Fadl immediately said the following with the utmost candour:

The truth is that none of us did anything worthy of mention. The real effort was made by Mulla Rida Yazdi, who became well-known for his consummate courage, perseverance, and sincerity, and openly discussed matters of religion with the princes of Persia. As he had gained a reputation for his honesty and truthfulness, when he stated that the Baha'is do not involve themselves in political affairs, his words were accepted by his audience.

Now, after this long period, the station of Mary Magdalene has been revealed. Hence we must have faith that at the proper time every reality will likewise become revealed.

God says in the Quran: "He sends down water from the sky, so valleys flow according to their measure, and the torrent carries a rising foam." Then He says: "As for the foam, it vanishes as scum, while that which benefits mankind remains on earth." In the early centuries of the Prophetic Dispensations, how many diverse and varied tales and traditions came to be! How many books of refutation were written! Even some of the Greek and Roman philosophers wrote and published books in refutation of the Spirit of God. It is evident that in those times, the words of philosophers were regarded among the people as divine revelation. In the end, all those books fell into oblivion - some of them remain in European libraries as food for moths, while the melody of the glorious Gospel reached the ethereal heaven. This flood swept away all those pieces of straw.

Truth may be likened to the sun! The sun is the luminous body that disperses all shadows; in the same way does truth scatter the shadows of our imagination. As the sun gives life to the body of humanity so does truth give life to their souls. Truth is a sun that rises from different points on the horizon.

It announceth, declareth and proclaimeth the Resplendent Truth, it is indeed the effulgent sun shedding forth the light of truth on every remote land, uncovering the thick darkness enveloping the mysteries of the Outspread Roll. Did ye not see that, but for the sun shining upon them at eve and at morn, the creatures of the visible plane would not be manifest?

O pure soul! Truth is a precious pearl that has remained estranged and veiled within the shell of contingent existence, hidden and concealed.

But these people are pure in heart and simple in spirit; therefore, though not intellectually advanced, they are capable of grasping their portion of truth, for truth is for all. They give it out according to their understanding.

However, every business company should be established on divine principles. Its foundations should be trustworthiness, piety, and truthfulness, in order to protect the rights of the people and to become, as day followeth day, a magnet of fidelity, so that the confirmations of the All-Glorious may be unveiled. Moreover, a legitimate company must needs exert all within its power to safeguard the rights of the people in all matters, whether great or small, and to administer the affairs of the company with the utmost perfection, uprightness, and care.

O Abu'l-Hasan! Consider commerce as the heaven whose sun is trustworthiness and whose moon is truthfulness. Commerce is a heaven whose sun is trustworthiness and whose moon is truthfulness. Trustworthiness is mentioned as the most glorious of all things before the Truth and is recorded in God's Book.

"We have concluded the transaction and made a contract," the Bab responded. "Whether the terms are favorable or disagreeable, you must now pay the full sum." "But it is the custom of the realm," they said. To which He replied, "Soon many of these ignoble customs will be changed."

The Bab did not give in and eventually the Prussian blue dyes were brought back to His office.

A few days passed and in order to gain their point they turned another leaf of double-dealing and pretended the papers were tampered with and certain conditions were incorporated therein by the force of circumstance. Boisterous and noisy they came to the Bab, shouting for a considerable reduction of price and insisting that it must be done immediately. Without heeding their heated protestations he gently said: 'Are you not satisfied with our former stipulations?'

The merchant said, "When buying, I place my thumb beside the measure to increase it, and when selling, I place my thumb in the measure to make it appear less."

From there, they went to an oil seller's shop. When asked about his business, he replied, "Praise be to God, the gates of blessing are open, for when buying I take slightly less lest I be cheated, and when selling I give more than the measure."

As to the claims about which you wrote, it is most clear and evident that whosoever is able to discharge a debt and yet neglecteth to do so hath acted contrary to God's good-pleasure. Those who are in debt must strive with the utmost diligence to settle it. The binding command of God concerning trustworthiness, honesty, and rights is clear and manifest in all the Books, Tablets, Scriptures and Holy Writings.

The payment of debt is the greatest pillar of trustworthiness and godliness, and is an urgent obligation. Praise be to God that that beloved one was assisted, enabled and adorned therewith. The grace and favors of God have ever been and will continue to be with them that act.

O loved ones of the All-Merciful in all lands! The Wronged One adjureth you by the Best-Beloved of all creation, Who speaketh in the Kingdom of Utterance, that ye be not unfaithful regarding the substance of the people. Be ye trustees of God in His lands and dawning-places of truthfulness in His countries.

After a day or so, Mirza Mussa came to me and told me confidentially that he has in his possession all his father's money in gold and nobody else knew anything about it. He wanted me to have all that money for my services. I asked him to show me where the money was. He took me to his room and produced a satchel full of gold. I locked the satchel, sealed it with wax and ordered him to call his sisters in.

On the other hand the Kaliph had a good custom that during the hours [of] the night he would order the historian of his realm to read to him [the] records of his reign. One night he was reading a chapter of the histo[ry] of the war in which the father of these men had taken his part and rendered conspicuous services. Many pages were devoted to his heroism, self-sacrifice, courage and final death. The heart of the Kaliph was moved and he remembered the petition of his sons. He mentioned to his Ministers that sometime ago they had appealed to him for pension but he had waved it aside but now after listening to the remarkable services rendered by their father he woul[d] like to remunerate them in some fitting way and offer them his apologie[s] for his neglect. Then the historian related to the Kaliph the rest of their story and how they had come into the possession of a considerable amount of money left by their father with a merchant before his going to war. The Kaliph expressed great surprise and delight over the trustworthiness of the merchant and ordered his courtiers to bring him next day to the Court.

I have in the house money and jewels. I have three daughters and two sons-in-laws, but I cannot trust them, and even my partner. I want to leave things in your charge and go. I can trust no one else.

He delivered the trusts safely and securely. … But let all know that whatever they submitted to Jinab-i-Amin has all been received, for he is truly my trusted one. He is sincere in service and a well-wisher of the friends. The friends should be infinitely grateful and pleased with him, for from the days of the Blessed Beauty until now he has served with complete truthfulness and uprightness.

However, it is strange that some souls are very eager and diligent in obtaining Tablets meant for the divine loved ones, and after obtaining them deliver some while keeping others. I beseech God to enable all to be trustworthy and honest. Alas, alas! Then alas, alas! The servant's eye weeps for what has befallen the temple of [trustworthiness] among the people.

O Ali, the blame for these matters falls upon the Dayspring of Justice, for they are unaware and know not. Often it happens that, due to your stillness in this land, they suppose the reason for not sending funds or accounts was the House. This Wronged One has ever called all to trustworthiness, religiosity, truthfulness and sincerity, yet proper action is not evident. One must at all times hold fast to the cord of trustworthiness and religiosity, and the state of these two is truly not known - whether they have been implemented or not. Knowledge thereof is with God, the Knower of the unseen.

Be ye God's manifestations of trustworthiness in every land. So perfectly should ye mirror forth this quality that even were ye to travel through cities heaped with gold, your gaze would not for a single moment be seduced by its allure.

I beseech God to adorn the world with the ornament of trustworthiness and grant truthfulness and sincerity, that the properties of the servants may remain protected from the transgressions of the treacherous and the thieves, so that there may remain no need for concealment and hiding.

The best capital and the most profitable business is honesty in all things. Do thou continue to be honest in thy dealings for one month. Thou wilt see in the end that thou art honored and respected by all thy customers, and not considering thy spiritual welfare, thy material prosperity will be secured.

When His Honor Amin hastened to this region, he mentioned the company of the Parsee friends, that these souls have engaged in this company with trustworthiness, religiosity, and sincerity and with the utmost zeal, and their purpose is to serve the world of humanity and to attain blessings.

O Rustam-i-Dastan! The Covenant Partnership is a manifestation of the favors of the All-Merciful and the recipient of endless bounties. It is hoped that, as befitting and proper, you may become the dawning-place of great signs and become renowned throughout all regions for your excellence in business dealings, religious devotion and trustworthiness. I pray for you and beseech for you a share and portion from His endless bounties. And upon you be the Most Glorious Glory.

He was even in need of his daily bread. This man, whose name was Zaynu'l-'abidin Khan, came to me one day, informed me of his condition and asked for my help. Muhammad Khan, an Indian Rajah, was a friend of mine and I secured employment with him for Zaynu'l-'abidin Khan. The Rajah sent for him, favoured him highly and made him his own companion. He even allowed Zaynu'l-'abidin Khan to sit and have his meals at the same table with him.

Praise be to God that arrangements have been made for your employment there, but you must serve the honored bank president with the utmost sincerity, diligence, zeal, goodwill and truthfulness, and conduct yourself in such a way that he may be heartily pleased with you, nay rather, that your distinguished service may become evident and manifest. … Appreciate the worth of the honored president and strive your utmost that day by day your truthfulness may become more evident, your intentions clearer, and your service greater.

He should be grateful and pleased with you, and as much as you can, show such trustworthiness, sincerity and effort in his work that it becomes a lesson to others. Service to him is service to me, and trustworthiness and faithfulness to him is trustworthiness and faithfulness to me.

And let them know that truthfulness and trustworthiness and effort and goodwill toward all humanity, especially in matters related to his honor Arbab Jamshid, is incumbent and obligatory upon all and is counted as service to the Sacred Threshold. Let them consider dishonesty and laxity and untrustworthiness as sin against the Truth and rebellion and transgression in the Cause of the Lord God.

I beseech God that you may ever serve this son of a martyr with perfect faithfulness and trustworthiness, and carry out the requirements of fidelity.

In every matter one must arise with utmost effort to fulfill its conditions and reach the height of perfection. If studying, have no desire but learning. If in commerce, act according to its principles. If in government, arise with necessary duties and perfect justice and trustworthiness.

Those who are employed in government service should make their duties a means of drawing near to the divine threshold, and occupy themselves with integrity and uprightness, completely avoiding bribery and corruption, being content with their salary and considering wisdom, competence and insight as the basis of honor.

Let them be content with their wages, and seek distinction in truthfulness, straightforwardness, and the pursuit of virtue and excellence; for vanity in riches is worthy of none but the base, and pride in possessions beseemeth only the foolish.

You wrote that you are employed at the royal printing press. Certainly serve the government with the utmost truthfulness, trustworthiness, zeal, honor, uprightness and goodwill.

Trustworthiness and religiosity, especially in official duties, becomes the cause of quickening souls and astonishing minds - particularly the effort you made that resulted in wheat prices dropping from forty-five tumans per kharvar to eighteen tumans per kharvar.

Strive as much as you can in your department to become recognized for truthfulness and honesty and to be successful through zeal and high endeavor, so that your conduct, behavior and speech may become the cause of others' awakening and mindfulness.

If at this time someone is desired for a position in the government and state, they must seek one who possesses the utmost truthfulness, trustworthiness and religiosity. People should testify that such a person is a Baha'i, for all their characteristics and conduct bear witness to this fact. In whatever station they may be, they must be thus.

Therefore one must act to strengthen the constitution, and Iran's constitution is strengthened through promotion of commerce, increase of industry, expansion of agriculture, teaching of beneficial sciences, truthfulness and trustworthiness and justice in affairs.

Yes, one must first strive to obtain permission for non-participation in the field of battle, but when the government issues the command for war, one must respond with complete trustworthiness.

He trusts them, confidence is the corner-stone of all life's activities. In the early days after our arrival in Acca, we acted in such a manner and all the Persians lived such a life of righteousness that after two years and a half all the inhabitants began to trust them in all their business transactions.

… Such was the great confidence the people had in the Baha'is in those days ...

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If the day be dark, how much a gleam of sunshine is prized; so let believers wear smiling happy faces, gleaming like sunshine in the darkness. Let the Light of Truth and Honesty shine from them, so that all who behold them may know that their word in business or pleasure will be a word to trust and depend upon.

O thou who places thy trust in God! Thy detailed letter was received but due to lack of time a brief yet useful response is written, which is this: Praise be to God that thy truthfulness, honesty and integrity have become established before all, both friends and strangers, and all have become aware of the reality of the situation.

We act with utmost truthfulness, honesty, trustworthiness and goodwill towards all peoples of the world, and inevitably this truth cannot remain hidden but will become evident and manifest.

All the friends of God must strive so that the reputation of the friends for truthfulness, uprightness and devotion to reality may become established and manifest among all the peoples and governments of the world. This is nobility, this is the gift of the Lord God, this is the greatest virtue of the human world.

Let us associate with all peoples with the utmost truthfulness, trustworthiness, love and faithfulness.

It is essential that they conduct themselves with the utmost degree of truthfulness and good-will, with the greatest purity and dignity.

Sincerity is the foundation-stone of faith. That is, a religious individual must disregard his personal desires and seek in whatever way he can wholeheartedly to serve the public interest; and it is impossible for a human being to turn aside from his own selfish advantages and sacrifice his own good for the good of the community except through true religious faith.

He was a sincere soul. There was nothing about him but sincerity. Never had he any superfluities about him. He was all sincerity. For example, if he loved a person, he used to love him more in his heart. If he attributed anything to a man, he used to attribute it more in his heart. And if he was in harmony with a man, he was more in harmony in his heart. He was sincere, not insincere.

However, in all matters you must make your intention pure and conduct yourself with the utmost trustworthiness and religious devotion.

Man in all his transactions and feelings must be sincere and straightforward, The Blessed Perfection accepted all the oppression and persecution and promulgated thereby divine Teacnings so that people may become sincere in their dealings toward each other.

The children live in the impregnable fort of truth and in every instance utter the words of truth. They are free from every form of guile and deceit. As people grow up they must carry their child-nature of truthfulness with them and let its unfoldment be constant.

Everything praiseworthy spreads rapidly. But the children must first be taught religion so that they may be sincere and trustworthy.

The believers must be firmly founded in the principles of morality and honesty.

First--Truthfulness; no one should ever tell a lie!

Second--Honesty in all their transactions.

A man deprived of this quality is destitute of everything. What shall faith and piety avail if trustworthiness be lacking? Of what consequence can they be? What benefit or advantage can they confer?

He who has no trustworthiness has no faith. Man must be trustworthy - all souls must trust in his dealings, trust in his honesty, trust in his fairness, trust that he will not oppress. If man has no trustworthiness, he has no religion.

O Ali! Say to the loved ones of God that the first quality of human nature is fairness, and all matters depend upon it.

… Rectitude and trustworthiness are essential to faith, not discord and corruption.

Should the loved ones of God not be adorned with the ornaments of trustworthiness, truthfulness, and rectitude, the detriment thereof will redound both to those people themselves and all mankind more generally.

Ever has God's purpose in sending Messengers, revealing Books, establishing firm laws and ordained religions been several things, among them the preservation of souls and their rights, and this depends on the appearance of the light of trustworthiness among people. Counsel the friends of God to conduct themselves among people with perfect trustworthiness, religiosity and what was mentioned before. Whoever is adorned with these qualities is attributed to Truth and reckoned of Truth; without them one has never been and will never be accepted.

The purpose of the one true God in manifesting Himself is to summon all mankind to truthfulness and sincerity, to piety and trustworthiness, to resignation and submissiveness to the Will of God, to forbearance and kindliness, to uprightness and wisdom. His object is to array every man with the mantle of a saintly character, and to adorn him with the ornament of holy and goodly deeds.

The truthfulness that is beloved in the sight of God is that thou shouldst arise to praise His Being and occupy thyself with the mention of His Cause, for no truth can equal the Word wherewith God speaketh. Blessed, therefore, are they who attain unto this most exalted and glorious station.

Verily, truthfulness can only be realized through the recognition by the servant of his Creator at the time of His appearance, and thus hath the matter been recorded in truth in all the Tablets. He who hath not attained unto His beauty hath never been truthful, even should he be deemed truthful among the people or be known for truthfulness among all creation.

Say: He hath not lied, and speaketh what he hath seen, and commandeth what he was commanded by God, the Cleaver of the Dawn.

Account not the false as true, nor suppose the counterfeit to be the source of truth. O Ahmad! The breathings of truth are clearly manifest and stand apart from falsehood. Hearken unto the call of the True and Trusted One, and regard all else save God as non-existent.

By God! Whoso adorneth himself with this supreme ornament, he is verily of the people of this luminous station. Beware, O people, lest ye cast it to the claws of falsehood. Fear God and be not of the wrongdoers.

You must choose either to submit yourself unreservedly to My Cause or to repudiate it entirely. You have no other alternative. If you choose to reject My message, I will not let go your hand until you pledge your word to declare publicly your repudiation of the Truth which I have proclaimed. Thus shall He who speaks the Truth be made known, and he that speaks falsely shall be condemned to eternal misery and shame. Then shall the way of Truth be revealed and made manifest to all men.

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There are no secrets among Baha'is; a Baha'i does not hide anything."

Now my possessions are the ideals and knowledge of Truth. I must protect them from the intruders."

O servant! Be trustworthy in the trust of thy Lord, which is the love of God and the love of His chosen ones. … Strive thou therefore to preserve them, and be thou faithful to the truth.

No attribute is more commendable than faithfulness. It is of the greatest of the virtues in the world of humanity. I hope that thou mayest be faithful to the Lord of the Kingdom, be attracted to His Beauty, serve in His Threshold and strive in His vineyard.

In character he was irreproachable, in truthfulness he was proverbial, in the fulfillment of his engagements he was an example, in the honesty of his purpose he was unquestioned and in the beauty of his life he was well-known.

Such was the sterling faithfulness of Esfandeyar that whenever I think of him my eyes grow dim with tears. He was a King among men, a glorious star in the heaven of humanity. Although his face was black his heart was as white as the snow. He was peerless and had no equal. I cannot sufficiently praise him. I loved him. He was a glory and a jewel on the crown of the colored race. For his life was a noble record of proud achievement and the whole world may learn a lesson from it."

Praise be to God that thou art adorned with the ornament of grace and art known among the friends for thy goodliness. Thou shouldst render thanks for this station with a hundred thousand tongues, for they singled thee out for this bounty in the first days of imprisonment. Well is it with thee and pleasant it is unto thee! Thy trustworthiness, religiosity, deeds and actions have been and are remembered. Each of these attributes is counted among the highest ornaments.

We have found from them both the fragrance of trustworthiness and fidelity. We beseech God to assist them to praise His Exalted and Great Self.

A hundred thousand thanks and praise unto the Ancient Lord who has purified His loved ones from treachery and all that is unseemly. Praise be to God, they are adorned and embellished with the ornament of truthfulness, sincerity, trustworthiness and fidelity.

The atoms of creation bear witness to their trustworthiness, faithfulness, station and rank. … The ornaments of the world are not mentioned before the trusted ones of God. That which is worthy of mention are those qualities which have been manifested among the servants from the friends of God.

Let truth bear witness and every fair-minded soul testify that this evanescent servant, having attained the blessing of His presence, has been occupied day and night with the remembrance of His chosen ones and loved ones.

… O my brother! Trustworthiness, religious devotion, truthfulness and sincerity - each of these, from whomever they have appeared, have not remained hidden.

He - may our spirits be sacrificed for His sake - said: "Praise be to God Who hath aided the Afnan to manifest the truth and that which beseemeth him in such days wherein the oppressors desired to veil the beauty of trustworthiness with their own treachery and the beauty of truthfulness with the veils of their lies.

Accordingly, this is a feast of truthfulness and a celebration of divine sincerity and love. Those who partake of the glad-tidings of the All-Merciful - their foreheads shine with manifest light, and from their conduct and behavior the signs of truthfulness, uprightness, friendship and devotion to truth become evident and manifest. It can never remain hidden.

The Tree of Life is full of blossoms, leaves and fruits!--shade thereof is a peace to the soul and a rest to the consciousness. Whosoever is under this Tree will certainly partake of fruit. But shade trees are many in the forest, which, though fresh and verdant, are, nevertheless, fruitless. This truth shall finally become clear and manifest unto thee."

O thou son of the Kingdom! All things are beneficial if joined with the love of God; and without His love all things are harmful, and act as a veil between man and the Lord of the Kingdom. When His love is there, every bitterness turneth sweet, and every bounty rendereth a wholesome pleasure.

The more love is expressed among mankind and the stronger the power of unity, the greater will be this reflection and revelation, for the greatest bestowal of God is love. Love is the source of all the bestowals of God. Until love takes possession of the heart, no other divine bounty can be revealed in it.

By the fire of the Love of God the veil is burnt which separates us from the Heavenly Realities, and with clear vision we are enabled to struggle onward and upward, ever progressing in the paths of virtue and holiness, and becoming the means of light to the world.

There is nothing greater or more blessed than the Love of God! It gives healing to the sick, balm to the wounded, joy and consolation to the whole world, and through it alone can man attain Life Everlasting. The essence of all religions is the Love of God, and it is the foundation of all the sacred teachings.

The fourth Taraz concerneth trustworthiness. Verily it is the door of security for all that dwell on earth and a token of glory on the part of the All-Merciful. He who partaketh thereof hath indeed partaken of the treasures of wealth and prosperity. Trustworthiness is the greatest portal leading unto the tranquillity and security of the people. In truth the stability of every affair hath depended and doth depend upon it. All the domains of power, of grandeur and of wealth are illumined by its light.

Trustworthiness among deeds is as sight in the human temple and as the sun amidst the stars of heaven. The comfort and tranquility of the servants and the glory and wealth of those in the land have depended upon trustworthiness. God willing, all must hold fast unto it and appear among the people with this supreme gift and mighty bounty. Blessed is he who hath attained thereunto, and alas and regret for the treacherous ones!

Were a man in this day to adorn himself with the raiment of trustworthiness it were better for him in the sight of God than that he should journey on foot towards the holy court and be blessed with meeting the Adored One and standing before His Seat of Glory. Trustworthiness is as a stronghold to the city of humanity, and as eyes to the human temple. Whosoever remaineth deprived thereof shall, before His Throne, be reckoned as one bereft of vision.

though in the sharpness of sight he be as Zarqa of Yemen.

O friends of God in His lands and His loved ones in His realms! We counsel you to trustworthiness and godliness. Blessed is the city that hath been illumined by their light. Through them the station of man is elevated and the door of tranquility is opened to all in creation. Blessed is he who hath held fast unto them and recognized their station, and woe unto him who hath denied their rank and deprived himself of their adorning.

O people of God! Trustworthiness is as the sun. Wealth and security depend upon it. It is the pillar of the pavilion of justice and the fortress of equity.

Thou dost bear witness and art well aware that this Wronged One hath, from the earliest days, summoned the servants unto trustworthiness, which is the greatest means for the wealth and tranquility of nations, and likewise unto religion, which is a mighty stronghold for the protection of the peoples of the world.

Trustworthiness has been and remains the cause of the world's prosperity, while treachery is the cause of ruin. We beseech and implore God, exalted be His glory, not to deprive countries and regions of the lights of the sun of trustworthiness.

We counsel him who hath turned towards the Most Sublime Horizon to observe the Most Great Trustworthiness and that whereby the lights of justice may shine forth among all the tribes of the earth.

This Wronged One beareth witness that servants have been brought from nothingness into being for the betterment, fellowship and unity of mankind. Corruption and conflict have ever been and are condemned. The divine Books, Tablets and Scriptures have given the glad-tidings that the purpose of this Most Great Manifestation is none other than the reformation of the world and its peoples, that perchance through the power of utterance military might may be abolished, and the world be governed through the power of love.

Be ye trustees of God in His lands and dawning-places of His loving-kindness. Thus doth the Lord of all worlds nurture you from this glorious Station. Be ye so trustworthy that if your trustworthiness were to be distributed among all the peoples of the world it would suffice them, and likewise in forbearance.

Say: Be ye My trustees on earth, that every seeker and every aspirant may find in you the fragrance of trustworthiness and assurance.

We counsel you, O loved ones of God, regarding the Most Great Trust among My servants and My creation. For through it the Cause of God is exalted among all else, and the sanctity of His Cause becomes manifest throughout the worlds. Be trustees among the servants - thus have We counseled them in the Tablets.

Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty. Beware, O people, that ye deal not treacherously with anyone. Be ye the trustees of God amongst His creatures, and the emblems of His generosity amidst His people. They that follow their lusts and corrupt inclinations have erred and dissipated their efforts. They, indeed, are of the lost. Strive, O people, that your eyes may be directed towards the mercy of God, that your hearts may be attuned to His wondrous remembrance, that your souls may rest confidently upon His grace and bounty, that your feet may tread the path of His good-pleasure.

Blessed is the city that the vicissitudes of time have not prevented from the light of religion, trustworthiness and chastity. These blessed words have shone forth like the Most Great Luminary from the horizon of divine Tablets. Blessed is he who hath recognized and acted accordingly, and woe unto the heedless ones.

In truth, in the first degree and primary station, the purpose of creation has been and is the manifestation of trustworthiness, religiosity, truthfulness and sincerity, for these attributes are the cause of rest, assurance and tranquility. Blessed are those souls who have attained unto these....

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Rather, with firm resolve, steadfast hearts, penetrating vision and the light of certitude, appear amongst men with the utmost trustworthiness and goodly character.

The loved ones of this Revelation must walk among men with utmost sanctity and detachment, and must hold fast to trustworthiness and rectitude in such wise that their light may shine forth like the morning star unto all the world.

My hope is that you will be as I desire - that your path and conduct will be one of truthfulness, uprightness and justice.

I beseech God that ye may tread the path of truthfulness and rectitude, of fellowship and of devotion to God, that ye may gain everlasting life, be adorned with every human virtue, become the heavenly angels of the kingdom of universal peace and the conquering hosts of the realm of the oneness of humanity.

For example, if today a soul becomes successful in trustworthiness and manifests praiseworthy qualities and virtues, this will surely become the cause of guidance for people.

Trustworthiness and truthfulness are two garments adorned with the ornament of honor and acceptance. God willing, all must appear with perfect trustworthiness and speak with truthfulness, arising to serve God through their deeds. The manifestation of these qualities has been and ever shall be the cause of the exaltation of God's Word, while their absence is the cause of the veiling of humanity, as is evident.

The purpose of manifestation, remembrance and utterance is that discord might be removed and replaced by unity, and that all might be adorned with blessed and praiseworthy attributes and character that preserve and elevate. Yet in some the opposite is evident - in the station of unity, discord is witnessed, and in the station of trustworthiness, treachery.

O Jamal! Had the land of the Prison been adorned with the ornament of trustworthiness, the Beloved of the world would not have been observed to be sorrowful. You must call the friends to trustworthiness and truthfulness, that they may attain unto these two greatest luminaries which have shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of God's commandments.

Say: O people, hold fast unto trustworthiness. I swear by the Lord of Names that had the city of 'Akka attained unto it, the face of the Cause would not have been clouded, nor would the hearts of them who are nigh have been saddened. Say: Hold ye fast unto it and cling to its hem, and be not of the ignorant ones.

We beseech God to enable all the loved ones to attain unto the ornament of trustworthiness and faithfulness.

In this year, due to certain events that occurred in the Land of the Prison, there were revealed from the heaven of God's Will verses concerning detachment, trustworthiness and the like, which, were they to be presented to the mountains, would cause them to humble themselves before God's command.

The unfair one in the great city tore the veil of honor and did that which caused the pillars of trustworthiness and religion to shake, despite being shown kindness and assistance and being aided by God's command. Glory be to God! The fire of greed and avarice appeared with a strange flame in that city, burning away spiritual qualities, and in its place the fire of envy was kindled.

We have ever counseled all to trustworthiness, religious devotion, truthfulness and sincerity. Some accepted, while others were prevented from the word of truth by the fire of greed, passion, avarice and transgression.

O Habbu'llah! We have commanded all to be trustworthy and religious, and to that whereby the station of man may be exalted, yet the people have wrought that which hath caused the Pen of God, the Lord of the seen and the unseen, to weep.

We have commanded all to observe the Most Great Trustworthiness - to this beareth witness My tongue, My Pen, My limbs, and those who circle round Me, then this luminous Book. Among the people are those who have cast it behind their backs, and thereby have violated the sanctity of God, the Most High, the Mighty, the Protected.

We have counseled all to be trustworthy, religious, and God-fearing, yet the people have committed that which hath caused My heart and My Pen to lament before the kingdom of God, the Mighty, the All-Praised.

Praise be to God Who hath illumined the horizon of the world with the Sun of His Most Great Name, and hath commanded all to be trustworthy and faithful, and to that whereby His Cause may be exalted amongst the peoples. Among men are those who have turned to the Supreme Horizon and acted according to that which was commanded by God, the Lord of Names; among them are those who have halted in perplexity; and among them are those who have turned away and committed that which hath caused the Concourse on High and the dwellers of the Cities of Names to lament, until matters reached such a pass that, by God, the sun of trustworthiness hath been darkened among creatures and the moon of faithfulness hath been eclipsed among men.

The horizon of trustworthiness has been darkened after We had commanded all to observe it in My wise Book.

Divine power hath made manifest the wickedness of treacherous souls. Though they imagined they had concealed it, yet those very assembled souls themselves and others bear witness to the lies and treachery of those repositories of rancor, hatred and calumny. The servant beseecheth his Lord to reveal unto all their deeds and actions. Verily, He is powerful over all things.

They who have cast trustworthiness behind their backs--these cannot be truly accounted as human, nor befit its station and rank. To this testify the Books of God, our Lord and the Lord of the mighty Throne.

The trust bestowed upon man is as his head, and truthfulness is as his sight - and if anyone be deprived of these two, he shall be mentioned by the name of 'animal'.

The horizon of trustworthiness remains darkened and the horizon of truthfulness and faithfulness is seen to be dust-laden. I beseech and implore God, exalted be His glory, to raise up souls through whose religiosity, trustworthiness, truthfulness and faithfulness the world may be adorned and illumined.

Trustworthiness, religion and truthfulness are as rare as the phoenix among that party, as thou hast witnessed. Say: O my God, my God! Aid the slanderers to truthfulness, the oppressors to justice, and the treacherous to trustworthiness.

Today, deeds are necessary, especially deeds from which the fragrance of service and trustworthiness emanates. The affairs of the Threshold have descended like swords upon the temple of trustworthiness, truthfulness, and purity.

Make mention of the friends of that land on behalf of the Wronged One. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to assist them to perform deeds whereby the station of deeds will be exalted, and to utter words whereby the hearts of men will be attracted, and to show such trustworthiness as will cause the limbs of the treacherous among the people of error to tremble, and to manifest such chastity as will raise the banner of God's protection throughout all lands, and to shine with such light as will guide people to the court of nearness and holiness and glory and beauty.

We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to raise up through His Afnan and through thee and His loved ones the standards of trustworthiness and godliness, of truthfulness and sincerity amongst all men, and to strengthen you with the hosts of wisdom and utterance. Verily, He is the Mighty, the Helper." And We beseech Him to make manifest through your existence the trustworthiness of the people of truth and the treachery of the faithless and the false ones.

Contention, conflict, strife and corruption have all been forbidden in God's Book. Beseech ye God not to deprive your towns and lands of the effulgences of the sun of trustworthiness, the light of truthfulness, and the radiance of justice and equity. Trustworthiness and godliness are as two luminaries shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of the divine Tablet of Laws. Blessed is he who hath recognized this, and woe unto the heedless. We counsel all to unity and harmony. Blessed is he who acteth in accordance with that which hath been commanded, and woe unto those who turn aside. Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds....

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We counsel you, O people of unity, to be trustworthy and religious and chaste, and to that whereby your stations may be exalted among the idolaters who have denied God and His signs and have surrounded the believers with such tyranny as hath caused the people of the cities of justice and equity to lament.

Convey to all the friends greetings from God, and say: The Wronged One of the world remembereth you from the prison of the people of discord, and calleth you unto trustworthiness, truthfulness, steadfastness and fidelity.

O servants of the All-Merciful! We counsel you to observe trustworthiness, truthfulness and fidelity, and to fear God, the Mighty, the All-Wise.

We have enjoined upon all to observe trustworthiness, chastity, purity and fidelity throughout all nights and days. Blessed are they that act accordingly.

Trustworthiness, religiosity, chastity, truthfulness and purity are the distinguished garments of God, exalted be His glory. Blessed is he who adorns his temple therewith. He is indeed among the successful ones in the Book of God, the Mighty, the Powerful.

And We counsel at the end of the Book Our loved ones and friends to trustworthiness, religiosity, truthfulness, and sincerity.

At all times gaze toward the horizon of the All-Merciful, and walk among people with utmost truthfulness, sincerity, trustworthiness and piety.

Wherefore doth this Wronged One counsel thee unto the fear of God. He directeth thee unto trustworthiness and sincerity. Be characterized by this twain; embrace these two qualities.

Say: O concourse of loved ones! Hold fast unto trustworthiness, chastity and faithfulness.

We counsel thee to be trustworthy, religious, truthful and sincere.

We counsel thee with that which beseemeth man - trustworthiness, religious devotion, righteousness and prosperity.

We have enjoined upon them that have believed the Most Great Trustworthiness, as doth bear witness unto this He Who is the Lord of all being, in this wondrous spot which God hath made a prison for the Dayspring of His Revelation.

Among the divine teachings are trustworthiness, detachment and sanctity.

God mentioneth all and commandeth what is right, and hath counseled and doth counsel to trustworthiness and godliness and praiseworthy character and goodly deeds and that whereby the station of man is exalted.

You must exert your utmost in trustworthiness and religion, that your name may be elevated as befitteth you. … Rather, Our purpose is that you should conduct yourself in such a way that the fragrance of trustworthiness and all that beseemeth man may be diffused among the servants.

The fruits of the tree of existence which are attributed to God, glorified be He, have been and are trustworthiness, religiousness, truthfulness and sincerity.

At the end of the Book We counsel all to trustworthiness, religiosity, truthfulness and purity.

We counsel thee and Our loved ones to observe justice and fairness, trustworthiness and righteousness, and kindliness.

I summon the loved ones of God, exalted be His glory, to two most great matters: first, the recognition of the Ancient Being, and second, steadfastness in His Cause. And likewise I counsel them to two most excellent attributes: religiousness and trustworthiness.

And in all circumstances, one must act according to the command with trustworthiness, religious devotion and justice. Verily, He aids those who hold fast to trustworthiness and justice. Indeed, He is the Guardian of those who do good.

O Ghulam-Qabl-Husayn! We have counseled the friends of God, both past and present, in numerous Tablets concerning trustworthiness, religious devotion and chastity.

We counsel all to trustworthiness, religiosity, chastity and faithfulness.

We counsel you to be trustworthy and truthful that God's trustworthiness may be manifest in all else and that those in the heavens and earth may glorify Him. Be ye emblems of fidelity, the essence of creation, and dawning-places of virtuous character for all the world.

O loved ones of the All-Merciful! Hold fast to the cord of trustworthiness amongst all people and speak with pure truthfulness, that there may be manifested through you that which beseemeth this irrevocable Cause.

The Most Exalted Pen hath counseled all to be trustworthy and truthful and to manifest whatsoever befitteth the station of man.

We counsel those who have believed to observe trustworthiness and chastity and whatsoever hath been sent down in the Book from the presence of an ancient Revealer.

Adorn yourselves with the ornament of trustworthiness among all people, that through it God's sanctification may be made manifest in all else.

Verily He counseleth His servants to truthfulness and faithfulness, and that whereby the Cause of God, the Lord of Names, may be uplifted, but most of the people are heedless.

Praise be to God that whatsoever hath been manifested at the Threshold hath clearly distinguished truth from falsehood.

Say: O chosen ones of God! Hold fast to the cord of trustworthiness and faithfulness, and to that whereby the Cause of God is exalted amongst His servants.

We have counseled all to be trustworthy, truthful and faithful, and to manifest those qualities through which the Cause of God was revealed in former ages.

O 'Ali-Akbar! We have enjoined upon all trustworthiness and godliness, and that whereby their stations may be elevated amidst the peoples.

We counsel thee to patience and forbearance, and to trustworthiness which God hath made a crown for the heads of them that are nigh unto Him.

We counsel them to trustworthiness and godliness and patience and forbearance, and I am the Patient, the Forbearing.

At the close of this letter, We counsel you with that which befitteth man: to be patient and forbearing, trustworthy and religious, truthful and faithful.

We counsel Our loved ones to supreme steadfastness in this mighty Cause, and to trustworthiness and truthfulness and that whereby the Cause of God, the Lord of all worlds, may be exalted.

O friends! Fix your gaze in all conditions upon steadfastness and trustworthiness. These two qualities are as two great luminaries shining forth and manifest from the heaven of the divine Tablet.

We have raised up the heaven of man and adorned it with the twin luminaries of steadfastness and trustworthiness. … Say: He counseleth you to observe pure truthfulness and trustworthiness, whereby the station of every insightful soul is made manifest.

Say: O friends! The heaven of human station hath ever been and shall remain illumined and adorned by two luminaries: steadfastness and trustworthiness.

O loved ones of the All-Merciful in all lands! Be ye steadfast, and be ye trustworthy, and do that whereby the Cause of God, the Powerful, the Almighty, may be exalted.

We will now mention unto thee Trustworthiness and the station thereof in the estimation of God, thy Lord, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. One day of days We repaired unto Our Green Island. Upon Our arrival, We beheld its streams flowing, and its trees luxuriant, and the sunlight playing in their midst. Turning Our face to the right, We beheld what the pen is powerless to describe; nor can it set forth that which the eye of the Lord of Mankind witnessed in that most sanctified, that most sublime, that blest, and most exalted Spot. Turning, then, to the left We gazed on one of the Beauties of the Most Sublime Paradise, standing on a pillar of light, and calling aloud saying: 'O inmates of earth and heaven! Behold ye My beauty, and My radiance, and My revelation, and My effulgence. By God, the True One! I am Trustworthiness and the revelation thereof, and the beauty thereof. I will recompense whosoever will cleave unto Me, and recognize My rank and station, and hold fast unto My hem. I am the most great ornament of the people of Baha, and the vesture of glory unto all who are in the kingdom of creation. I am the supreme instrument for the prosperity of the world, and the horizon of assurance unto all beings.' Thus have We sent down for thee that which will draw men nigh unto the Lord of creation.

Say: O people of God! Adorn your temples with the adornment of trustworthiness and piety. Help, then, your Lord with the hosts of goodly deeds and a praiseworthy character. We have forbidden you dissension and conflict in My Books, and My Scriptures, and My Scrolls, and My Tablets, and have wished thereby naught else save your exaltation and advancement.

… Turning, then, to the left We gazed on one of the Beauties of the Most Sublime Paradise, standing on a pillar of light, and calling aloud saying: 'O inmates of earth and heaven! Behold ye My beauty, and My radiance, and My revelation, and My effulgence. By God, the True One! I am Trustworthiness and the revelation thereof, and the beauty thereof. I will recompense whosoever will cleave unto Me, and recognize My rank and station, and hold fast unto My hem. I am the most great ornament of the people of Baha, and the vesture of glory unto all who are in the kingdom of creation. I am the supreme instrument for the prosperity of the world, and the horizon of assurance unto all beings.'

I am Trustworthiness and the revelation thereof, and the beauty thereof. I will recompense whosoever will cleave unto Me, and recognize My rank and station, and hold fast unto My hem. I am the most great ornament of the people of Baha, and the vesture of glory unto all who are in the kingdom of creation. I am the supreme instrument for the prosperity of the world, and the horizon of assurance unto all beings.'

In a Tablet from a few days ago, these exalted words were recorded: "Verily We came upon a verdant isle whose rivers were flowing and whose trees were intertwined. I turned to the right and beheld a countenance from among the countenances of the most exalted Paradise, standing upon a pillar of light, crying out with the most elevated call: 'I am Trustworthiness and its beauty, and the adornment of lands and their light. Blessed is he who holdeth fast unto it and recognizeth its station. Through it wealth appeareth and blessings descend.'"

Trustworthiness is a sun that, when it shineth forth from the horizon of the heaven of wisdom, illumineth all regions. And for it hath been ordained a heaven, and verily it is man himself. Blessed be the All-Merciful Who hath created all possibility and adorned it with the lights of this sun, shining from this station. He in whom the lights of this sun shine not forth cannot truly be called man. To this doth the Book of God, the Lord of lords, bear witness. Blessed is the city that is illumined thereby. By My life! It is the mother of cities and countries, and through it divine grace descendeth from God, the Lord of creation, and blessings grow in every season.

O friends! Trustworthiness is like unto the sun that illumineth the world, and its heaven is man, and its horizon is the goodly heart. He who doth not veil this most great luminary with the clouds of treachery and baseness, so that its radiance may enlighten the world and its inhabitants - this is the bounty that hath been revealed from the Pen of the Most High.

The heaven of the Cause of God is illuminated by the sun of trustworthiness. He should cling to the cord of trustworthiness and hold fast to the hem of truthfulness. These are the two most great luminaries which have risen above the horizon of the Pen of the Most High, and in the heaven of the decree of the Sovereign of mankind, they are shining and resplendent.

Praise befitteth the Mighty Hand that raised high the standard of trustworthiness and cast down the decree of treachery, and through the light of justice adorned and illumined this darkened world. Chastity and trustworthiness are as two luminaries in the heaven of benevolence and favor, the light of each exceeding that of the sun.

He is the Most Holy, the Most Glorious!

Say: The Bayan is as the earth, and trustworthiness is as its water. Blessed is he who holdeth fast unto it and pondereth that which hath been sent down by God, the Revealer of Laws.

Trustworthiness is the most brilliant jewel in the diadem which crowns man's heavenly attributes.

Trustworthiness before God is among those attributes that hath had and hath no likeness or equal, and it is the cause of glory and the source of wealth. Concerning its description there hath flowed from the Supreme Pen that whose fragrance shall endure throughout the kingdom of earth and heaven.

We enjoin upon you trustworthiness, which God hath made the crown of all deeds. Verily, He is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Through truthfulness shall your stations be made manifest among the peoples, as attested by Him Who possesseth a mighty Book.

The heaven of human dignity is illumined by the light of truthfulness.

We have made glory an ornament for your souls and truthfulness a crown for your heads.

Adorn your tongues with truthfulness, your temples with the ornament of trustworthiness, and your hearts with the remembrance of God, the Mighty, the Beloved.

O Sadiq! The ornament of the human temple is truthfulness. Blessed is the soul that is adorned therewith.

Say: O friends! The best garment in the sight of the Lord of Oneness, after trustworthiness, has been and ever shall be truthfulness. Hold fast unto it and be free and detached from its opposite.

O My truthful one in the divine realm!

In the divine world there is no light more brilliant than truthfulness and sincerity. This heavenly gift so adorns human reality that it conceals all of mankind's faults.

Trustworthiness is among the foremost ornaments. Blessed is he who is adorned with this sacred and luminous ornament. It is the source of glory and the mine of wealth and the repository of divine names. Blessed is he who holdeth fast unto it - such a one is reckoned with the people of this most exalted station before God. Rich is he who graspeth it, and poor is he who is deprived of it, though he possess all the treasures of the earth.

The door of wealth is trustworthiness. We counsel all Our loved ones to observe it. Hold fast unto it, then know its station.

Trustworthiness is the sign of God amongst His creation. Blessed is the soul that hath clung fast unto it. It is the key to wealth and the door to grace and bounty.

Blessed is the heart that hath been illumined with the light of trustworthiness. … Trustworthiness hath ever been the cause of the world's wealth and the reason for divine blessing and infinite bounties.

Every light hath been eclipsed before its light, its radiance and its effulgence. Thus doth He Who hath with Him the Preserved Tablet make clear unto you. Verily, he who adorneth himself with the ornament of trustworthiness is remembered by the Concourse on High, and upon him do the denizens of the realms of dominion and kingdom offer prayers.

The ornament of man hath ever been and shall continue to be truthfulness and sincerity. O friends! Let not the ornaments of two fleeting days, which all testify shall perish, deprive you of the everlasting bounty and the heavenly food sent down.

We have manifested trustworthiness upon the temple of man, and verily he crieth out amidst the people of existence, saying: "All bounty belongeth unto him who hath clung unto me and acted according to that which was commanded by God, the Lord of all men." Those who have turned away from me have no portion in the Book.

O people of the earth! Hearken unto my call and hold fast unto my cord. By God! Through it the Cause of God and His dominion over all religions shall be exalted.

Blessed is the soul that shines with the light of trustworthiness among all and is a sign of perfection among the people.

We beseech God to open through thee the gates of trustworthiness among all creatures.

O my God and the God of all things, the Educator of all names! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, the Manifest, the Hidden, and by Thy Beauty, the Shining, the Treasured, to adorn Thy loved ones with the vesture of trustworthiness among all creatures, and deprive them not of this most exalted station and this most holy, most mighty, most glorious attribute.

God willing, we hope that the Truth, exalted be His glory, will adorn all with the ornament of trustworthiness, religiosity, truthfulness and sincerity.

All that hath befallen you hath been for God's sake, this is the truth, no doubt lieth therein. And now too refer all matters unto Him, trust in Him and commit all unto Him. Assuredly He will not abandon you, of this too there is no doubt. No father delivereth his child to the lion, and no shepherd entrusteth his sheep to the wolf. Surely he exerteth his utmost in their protection.