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RELIGIOUS SECTS
The Chapter on Faith,-faath at 75. 1. Whatever Rám willeth, that, without the least difficulty, shall be; why, therefore, do ye kill yourselves with grief, when grief can avail you nothing?
2. Whatsoever hath been made, God made. Whatsoever is to be made, God will make. Whatsoever is, God maketh, — then why do any of ye afflict yourselves?
3. Dábú sayeth, Thou, oh God! art the author of all things which have been made, and from thee will originate all things which are to be made. Thou art the maker, and the cause of all things made. There is none other but thee.
4. He is my God, who maketh all things perfect. Meditate upon him in whose hands are life and death.
5. He is my God, who created heaven, earth, hell, and the intermediate space; who is the beginning and end of all creation; and who provideth for all.
6. I believe that God made man, and that he maketh every thing. Ile is my friend.
7. Let faith in God characterize all your thoughts, words, and actions. He who serveth God, places confidence in nothing else.
8. If the remembrance of God be in your hearts, ye will be able to accomplish things which are impracticable. But those who seek the paths of God are few!
9. Ile who understandeth how to render his calling sinless, shall be happy in that calling, provided he be with God.
10. If he that perfecteth mankind occupy a place in your hearts, you will experience his happiness inwardly. Riv is in every thing; Riu is eternal.
11. Oh foolish one! God is not far from you. He is near you. You are ignorant, but he knoweth every thing, and is careful in bestowing.
12. Consideration and power belong to God, who is omniscient. Strive to preserve God, and give heed to nothing else.
13. Care can avail nothing; it devoureth life: for those things shall happen which God shall direct.
14. He who causeth the production of all living things, giveth
