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Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas

  • Author:

  • ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

  • Source:
  • Bahá’í Publishing Committee, 1909 edition
  • Pages:
  • 730
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Pages 11-12

“O ye who are sincere! O ye who are firm in the Covenant…”
O ye who are sincere! O ye who are firm in the Covenant of God in this new cycle!
Verily I praise God for that He confirmed you in the service of the Cause of God in His great vineyard.
Write to Mrs. ….…. and convey to her greetings and praise and say to her that her Lord will aid and strengthen her in attaining her desire.
Convey my greeting and salutation unto the maidservant of God, the attracted one, Mrs. ….…., the respected. I ask God to make her a spreader of the new Gospel, an utterer in praise of her Lord in that vast region.
Convey my kindness and love unto the maid-servant of God, who is thrilled by the fragrances of God, Miss ….…. of [that place] so that she may be rejoiced by my greeting to her, the fullness of my favor, and 12 that she may be drawn by the love of God even as the magnet attracts the iron.
O my precious friends in the Kingdom of God, the members of the Spiritual Meeting! Communicate with all parts of Persia; write replies to the letters which are sent to you, with all joy, happiness, fragrance and spirituality; because the friends of God in Persia are all rejoiced in commemorating you in the meetings and assemblies, in houses and Mashrak-el-Azcars. 1
1. Mashrak-el-Azcar—Temple of Worship. Literally, the Dawning-place of Praises.   [ Back To Reference]