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“O thou who art ignited through the brilliant Flame…” |
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Verily, I considered the meanings of thy letter and
my heart overflows with perfect and spiritual love unto
thee and unto the beloved ones of God, whose eyes are
brightened by witnessing the lights of God and whose
innermost hearts are purified by the love of God and
whose consciences are made clear by the knowledge of
God and whose hearts are tranquilized by the commemoration
of God. Theirs is the treasury of the
Kingdom and the abundant wealth of the storehouse
of the divine world! They are wealthy, not poor; they
are powerful, not weak; they are grandees, not mean
persons; and they are kindred, not strangers! Because,
verily, their wealth and honor is divine and supreme and
will never be consumed. Blessed are they! Glad-tidings
be unto them!
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As to those souls who are preaching the Word of
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God, it behooveth them to shake the dust of every land
which they have passed by off their shoes and to be with
God and without need of the rich—although their bed
is the soil, their light is the stars of the sky and their
food is the herbs of the desert—because theirs is the
wealth of the Kingdom, the honor of the realm of
might and the bounty of the divine world; and they are
not in want of this world and its cares. Their throne
is the mat of humility, their honor is in suffering every
lowliness in the path of the Loving Lord and their
wealth is being empty-handed from the pomps of the
world and its vanities and their provision is trusting in
God and being severed from all that is on the earth and
its wealth.
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As to thee: Associate thou with the poor and be
united with the weak souls and hold intercourse with
the needy, with a compassionate heart and great love.
Because thereby is ordained for thee an eternal glory
in the Kingdom of God. Invite thou the people to the
Exalted World, to the Supreme Horizon and to the
Kingdom of El-ABHA!
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