Intonations

Intone, O My servant, the verses of God that have been received by thee, as intoned by them who have drawn nigh unto Him, that the sweetness of thy melody may kindle thine own soul,
and attract the hearts of all men. Whoso reciteth, in the privacy of his chamber, the verses revealed by God, the scattering angels of the Almighty shall scatter abroad the fragrance of the words uttered by his mouth, and shall cause the heart of every righteous man to throb.Though he may, at first, remain unaware of its effect, yet the virtue of the grace vouchsafed unto him must needs sooner or later exercise its influence upon his soul. Thus have the mysteries of the Revelation of God been decreed by virtue of the Will of Him Who is the Source of power and wisdom. -Bahá'u'lláh

First let us see the phrase, "them who have drawn nigh unto Him..." These people are the Concourse on High (i.e. martyrs, the angels of heaven, etc.) and are thus the most beautiful and most wondrous of all beings. Thus, when intoning the words of God, they need to be like that of those who have drawn nigh unto Him. Such a melody would be able to attract all hearts. You know when you get a chill (in your spine or something) when you hear some sort of music which is outright gorgeous? This is I believe the state one must be in.

This quote is extremely important though because it proves the power of prayer revealed by God in comparison to those which people recite in other religions from their hearts (i.e. Christianity). It is wonderful that people wish to create their own prayers, but let us see what Bahá'u'lláh has to say to compare the two. He says, "Whoso reciteth... the verses... of God... the scattering angels... shall scatter abroad... the words... and cause the heart of every righteous man to throb." It is these words of God which have true power and will have an effect on the world (remember also to be in a state of prayer-reverence, respect, humility). It says "the heart of every righteous man to throb." Does that mean not righteous men will not receive the effects? They will recieve it, but they will be unable to feel it... Recall, Arabic Hidden Word #5 says, "Love Me that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not My love can in no wise reach thee..." If we love God, this power is felt. The next sentence continues with this idea. Effects will sooner or later exercise its influence. So if you are praying for somebody and no effect is felt... keep praying. It will effect him/her. If not in this world, it will be easier in the next.

The word thus means "in this way". So, it was in this way that the Revelation of God (not just Bahá'u'lláh, but all of Revelation) been set down, through intonation which the angels scattered throughout the world. So people all over felt its effect even without realizing it. Thus, you see great advancements during the time of the Manifestation materially as the Revelation is unknown-they are unaware of its effects, as many people of the world are today. And this is the Will of God-the Source of Power and Wisdom. Wisdom, power... all these things which advance with each Manifestation are coming from God (so kings were not wrong when they say they got their power from God... though they did not rule with justice... see Hidden Word #2 Arabic), and are through Revelation, scattered throughout the world.

I am going to start posting links on the left hand side of the blog to assist the reader and myself to certain passages, especially the Hidden Words. If anybody has a link they think I should share, let me know. I am a bit low on comments (0 thus far) so perhaps we can get some participation from people who visit the blog so we can build from one another and not just from one person.