it constitutes a night. The sun and the stars that rise on one day are the same stars that rise on another; its sun is not other than its sun, its moon is not other than its moon, and its stars are not other than its stars. Rather, the Creator—the Exalted—veils us from seeing the sun, so it becomes Night, represented by Occultation, then He reveals it to our eyes by its existence, so it becomes Day, represented by Manifestation. The cause lies within our eyes, not in the sun.

Know that the Master Prophets (peace be upon them) do not intend by favoring some of these days over others except to indicate the superiority of the Luminous Person represented by that day over the luminous persons below him, or to indicate the manifestation of His Essence—the Exalted—to the person of the day represented by it according to his capacity. For this reason, they honor and favor one day over another. The proof of that is His manifestation—the Exalted—to us through these human manifestations; for no manifestation among them is but the most majestic, greatest, and most virtuous of all the worlds of light.

Similarly, regarding these days: no manifestation through which He—the Exalted—appeared to one of their persons is but the most majestic and virtuous of all the persons of the days. Yet, it is not better than other manifestations through which He appeared, because His