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24 Therefore We make known unto thee the interpretation of the traditions and reveal unto thee the mysteries of Wisdom, so that thou mayst be informed of the purport and become of those who have drunk from the cup of Knowledge and Wisdom!

As to the words "The sun shall be darkened and the moon shall cease to give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven:" The purport of "sun" and "moon" as mentioned in the words of the Prophets is not confined to the phenomenal sun and moon which are seen; nay rather, they have intended for "sun" and "moon" manifold meanings. In every instance they intend a certain meaning applicable thereto. For example, one meaning of the "sun" is the "Suns of Truth" which dawn from the Dayspring of Pre-existence and transmit bounty to all the contingent beings. These Suns of Truth are the Universal Manifestations of the Divinity in the world of His Attributes and Names. As by the command of the Real Adored One the development of material things such as fruits, trees, colors, minerals and whatever exists in the phenomenal world is through the assistance of the phenomenal sun, so the Trees of Unity, the Fruits of Oneness, the Leaves of Abstraction, the Flowers of Knowledge and Assurance and the Myrtles of Wisdom and Utterance appear through the training of the Ideal Suns. Therefore when these Suns arise, the world is renewed, the