Then God revealed to him: ‘O Jesus!

Then God revealed to him: ‘O Jesus! Verily, he came to me by a door other than that by which one should come. Verily, he called Me while there was doubt about you in his heart. So had he called Me until his neck broke or his fingers had fallen off, I would not have answered him . (5) God said to Jesus: O Jesus! Verily I have granted unto you the poor and made you merciful towards them. You love them and they love you.

They are pleased with you as a leader and guide, and you are pleased with them as companions and followers. These are two of My qualities. Whoever meets Me with these [qualities] meets Me with the purest of deeds which are dearest to Me. (6) God revealed to Jesus (‘a): Be to the people like the ground below in meekness, like the flowing water in generosity, and like the sun and the moon in mercy, which shine on the good and the sinner alike .

(7) God revealed to Jesus: Say to the Children of Israel: ‘Do not enter any of My houses without lowered eyes and clean hands. And inform them that, verily, I will not answer the prayer of any of them while any of My creation is oppressed by them . (8) God the Supreme revealed to Jesus: O Jesus! I have honoured nothing in creation like My religion, and I have bestowed nothing on it like My mercy. Wash your exterior by water and cure your interior by good deeds, for verily you shall return to Me.

Get ready, for that which is approaching, and let me hear from you the sounds of sorrow. Seekers of Knowledge Verily, God, the Supreme said to Jesus: Honour those who possess knowledge and know of their excellence, for verily their excellence over that of all My creation – except for the prophets and messengers – is like that of the sun over the stars, and like that of the Hereafter over this world, and like My excellence over all things .

(9) Verily God revealed to Jesus: Indeed, you must be receptive to exhortation! Or you will be ashamed before Me to exhort the people. God the Supreme said in the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel: Woe unto those who have heard the knowledge but have not sought it. How they will be gathered with the ignorant into the fire!

And learn the knowledge and teach it, for even if knowledge does not bring you felicity, it will not bring you wretchedness, and even if it does not raise you, it will not lower you, and even if it does not enrich you, it will not Impoverish you, and even if it does not benefit you, it will not harm you.