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Bahíyyih Khánum, the Greatest Holy Leaf: A Compilation from Bahá’í Sacred Texts and Writings of the Guardian of the Faith and Bahíyyih Khánum’s Own Letters

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• World Centre

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• Bahá’í World Centre, 1982 edition
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• 231

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[Dedicatory Passage] I: From the Writings of BAHÁ’U’LLÁH 1: Let these exalted words be thy love-song on … 2: O My Leaf! Hearken thou unto My Voice: … II: From the Writings of ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ 1: O my well-beloved, deeply spiritual sister! … 2: O thou my affectionate sister! In the daytime … 3: Dear and deeply spiritual sister! At morn and … 4: Dear sister, beloved of my heart and soul! … 5: O thou my loving, my deeply spiritual … 6: To my honoured and distinguished sister do … 7: O Díyá! It is incumbent upon thee, … 8: O thou my affectionate sister! … 9: O my dear sister! … 10: O my well-beloved sister, O Most Exalted … 11: O thou my sister, my dear sister! … 12: My sister and beloved of my soul! … 13: My sister, for a considerable period, that is, … 14: O my spiritual sister! … 15: O my spiritual sister! … 16: O my affectionate sister! … 17: O my dear sister! … 18: O my cherished sister! … 19: O my sister in the spirit, and the companion … 20: O thou Greatest and Most Merciful Holy … 21: I do not know in what words I could … III: From the Writings of SHOGHI EFFENDI 1: This servant, after that grievous event and … 2: And in this fervent plea, my voice is once … 3: GREATEST HOLY LEAF’S IMMORTAL SPIRIT … 4: GREATEST HOLY LEAF ASCENDED ABHÁ KINGDOM. … 5: O ye who burn in the flames of bereavement! … 6: Brethren and fellow-mourners in the Faith … 7: ENTREAT SORROW STRICKEN AMERICAN BELIEVERS … 8: YOUR MESSAGE ALLEVIATED LOAD MY AGONIZING … 9: PRAY ASSURE AMERICAN BELIEVERS BEHALF HOLY … 10: Your valued message brought strength and … 11: I deeply appreciate your sympathy. My loss … 12: I greatly value your sympathy in my cruel, … 13: Your sweet and touching message imparted … 14: My great love for the Greatest Holy Leaf and … 15: The many evidences of your increasing zeal … 16: Your highly impressive and touching message … 17: The passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf has … 18: O well-loved friend, … 19: I wish to add a few words in person as a … 20: I am moved to add a few words with my … 21: The passing of the beloved Khánum has … 22: I greatly value the expression of your … 23: I wish to express to your distinguished … 24: O ye who share my anguish and are my … 25: Moved by an unalterable devotion to the … 26: It was through the arrival of these pilgrims, … 27: With ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s ascension, and more … 28: The Fund associated with the beloved name … 29: BLESSED REMAINS PUREST BRANCH AND … 30: O loved ones of God, These two precious … 31: His nine-year-old son, later surnamed the … 32: …as a further testimony to the majestic … 33: The raising of this Edifice will in turn … IV: Passages from letters written on behalf of SHOGHI EFFENDI 1: Your touching words in connection with the … 2: The passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf, so … 3: The ascension of the Greatest Holy Leaf is, … 4: His grief is too immense and his loss too … 5: The irreparable loss which the Faith has … 6: In these days, when we are all mourning the … 7: Your message of condolence and sympathy, … 8: …The news of the Memorial Service you … 9: The letter from that spiritual friend has … 10: The letter dated 5 August 1932, from that … 11: What you had written concerning the … 12: …He is eagerly awaiting to see the friends … 13: His loss is too immense to be adequately … 14: The profound sorrow occasioned by the … 15: The Guardian of the Cause of God has … 16: The Guardian’s anguish, because of this … 17: Indeed, the Greatest Holy Leaf, the Trust of … 18: The Guardian trusts that the explanation he … 19: The loss of the Greatest Holy Leaf will be … 20: Even though during these last years she was … 21: The passing away of the Greatest Holy Leaf … 22: Even though the Greatest Holy Leaf has left … 23: Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge … 24: You should be very happy to have had the … 25: Surely there is nothing that will console the … 26: These nine months during which the Guardian … 27: Surely no matter what we say about her still … 28: Indeed it would have been for you such a joy … 29: He fully appreciates the deep sorrow that … 30: He is sure that all the Bahá’ís throughout … 31: He deeply appreciates your sincere, well-expressed … 32: …He was deeply touched by the strong … 33: The steps of her holy resting-place represent … V: Letters of THE GREATEST HOLY LEAF 1: O Leaf of Paradise! … 2: I feel prompted to offer my sincere best … 3: The letter in which that leaf had expressed the … 4: Despite our overwhelming sorrows and … 5: It is my earnest hope that you, His distinguished … 6: O exalted leaf, O distinguished friend! May … 7: May my life be sacrificed for those leaves who … 8: From this hallowed and snow-white Spot, … 9: A number of your spiritual sisters, namely … 10: May the Light of Union radiate with greater … 11: O my dear sister! I have read what you … 12: Concerning the remnants of the martyrs’ … 13: O leaf that has been stirred by the breeze of … 14: All praise be to the Abhá Beauty, the … 15: At the exalted Threshold of our Lord, the … 16: On my return from Beyrouth I was sorry to … 17: O my dear sister! Your excellent letter … 18: The Festival of Ridván is come and the … 19: You should not think that the record of … 20: Both in the Persian and Arabic Writings of … 21: HIS HOLINESS ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ ASCENDED TO … 22: NOW IS A PERIOD OF GREAT TESTS. THE FRIENDS … 23: MEMORIAL MEETING WORLD OVER JANUARY … 24: IN WILL SHOGHI EFFENDI APPOINTED GUARDIAN … 25: The hearts of the people of Bahá are … 26: We thank you most sincerely for your kind … 27: REJOICED OVER CONVENTION NEWS. PRAYING … 28: In this day, those holy souls are divinely … 29: It is not unknown to those who stand firm … 30: This dire calamity, this great affliction, the … 31: Although that supreme calamity, that … 32: O faithful servant of the Best-Beloved, the … 33: O God, my God! … 34: To the doves of faithfulness, ever since … 35: The passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, may our lives … 36: The ascension of Him Who was the Temple … 37: We rejoiced greatly to learn of the unity … 38: That supreme affliction, the passing of … 39: The good news that the Word of God is … 40: All the virtues of humankind are summed … 41: It is clear how that most dire of calamities, … 42: All praise to the omnipotent Lord, that in … 43: Indeed, you have adorned yourself with the … 44: The deep heart’s love and the longing of the … 45: The good news has come that the Will and … 46: In this noblest of all ages the Sun of grace … 47: The purport of your letter is highly indicative … 48: At this hour while yet the heart burns with … 49: O steadfast ones, gathered beneath the … 50: A physician treats every illness with a … 51: I was very glad to know of your meeting … 52: We were delighted to receive your excellent … 53: Following the ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá … 54: The letter that you wrote in your burning … 55: Although the ascension of the beloved … 56: You have offered up thanks to the Lord for … 57: The Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name, … 58: After the construction of the Báb’s Shrine … 59: At the Threshold of the Lord of Mercy we … 60: The adherents of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh … 61: Regarding the Centre of Sedition and his … 62: Your letter has come, and I myself and the … 63: The sad news about the death of your … 64: The letter you have written was received … 65: All praise be unto the Court of Holiness, … 66: It has been demonstrated time and time … 67: The cheque for the amount of two hundred … 68: It is clear and evident that the body of … 69: We beseech God—exalted be His glory—to … 70: Your letter of 12th October 1922 is just … 71: All praise to the beloved Abhá Beauty, … 72: Your kind and loving letter written with an … 73: Praise be to God that through the gracious … 74: Your letter was received and its contents … 75: It was sometime ago that I received your … 76: You quite well realize, I presume, that … 77: The Pen of the divine Ordainer has so … 78: ‘O God, My God! Thou hast lighted the lamp of … 79: The tongue of this lowly and grief-stricken … 80: The question of Avárih has surely come to … 81: Praise be to God that through His gracious … 82: It is a very long time since we have had any … 83: Your short and loving note of June 25th has … 84: Your charming letter of June 20th has … 85: Your numerous letters written to the … 86: From this hallowed Spot I send heavenly … 87: In this Day nothing is so important as service. … 88: It always cheers my heart to hear from the … 89: My heart is always cheered when I meet or … 90: At the holy Threshold of the Abhá Beauty … 91: O dear sisters, ardent lovers of Bahá’u’lláh, … 92: Your letter, laden with many a graceful … VI: DOCUMENTATION LIST OF SOURCES

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