Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Names of God: To The Bab

Names of God:
To The Bab

"If ye seek God, it behooveth you to seek Him Whom God shall make manifest, and if ye cherish the desire to dwell in the Ark of Names, ye will be distinguished as the guides to Him Whom God shall make manifest, did ye but believe in Him. Verily then make your hearts the daysprings of His exalted Names as recorded in the Book, and ye shall, even as mirrors placed before the sun, be able to receive enlightenment."

The Bab1

The names of God are numerous,
and revealed to humanity through the Mirrors of Divine Attributes2.

In this age,
the Bab has proclaimed
"Him Whom God shall make manifest"3
as the dawning place of God's titles and attributes.

Through faith
in the Manifestations of Divine Attributes
the believer accepts the designations
of God's exalted names.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem 53 of the 200 I am writing to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of The Bab.

Footnotes
1  Selections From The Writings of The Bab, 5. Excerpts from the Kitáb-i-Asmá’ (The Book of Names), "God is sanctified from His servants and no direct relationship".
2  The Manifestations of God.
3  Refers to Baha'u'lllah.