particularly in animate beings, to the gaze of the Pre-Eternally Self-Subsistent One, that is, for He Himself to behold His own art, was sufficient for that vast outlay.

Some time later I realized that the subtleties of art in the individual features and forms of beings did not continue; they were being renewed and were undergoing change at great speed; they were being transformed within an endless activity and creativity. I started to ponder over it, saying: “The wisdom in this creativity and activity must necessarily be as extensive as the activity itself.” Then, the two instances of wisdom mentioned above began to appear insufficient; they lacked something. With extreme curiosity I began to search and seek for a further purpose and instance of wisdom.

All praise be to God, through the effulgence of the Qur’an of Miraculous Exposition, after some time a vast and limitless wisdom and purpose became apparent at the level of the mystery of Self-Subsistence. And through it, a Divine mystery called ‘the talisman of the universe’ and ‘riddle of creation’ was understood. Since it is explained in detail in the Twenty-Fourth Letter, here we shall only briefly mention two or three points, in the Third Ray.

Look from this point to the manifestation of the mystery of Self-Subsistence: it has plucked all beings out of non-existence, and according to the meaning of the verse,