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Japan Will Turn Ablaze!

  • Author:

  • Various

  • Source:
  • Bahá’í Publishing Trust of Japan, 1992 revised edition
  • Pages:
  • 113
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Pages 91-92

[Letter of December 20, 1951]
The beloved Guardian has received your letter, so beautifully written in Japanese, and which he regrets very much he could not read in the original.
He very deeply appreciated the contribution the Bahá’ís of Japan have made for the Shrine of the Báb; and I am enclosing a receipt herein for the sum you mentioned in your letter, ten thousand yen.
The sentiments expressed by the Bahá’ís of Japan touched him very deeply; and he feels that the contribution they have made to the Shrine enriches its spiritual significance for all of us, coming, as it does, from believers in the Báb, our beloved Martyr-Prophet, who reside in a land so far away, and yet are filled with such great love and devotion for, not only the Báb Himself, but for the Faith He heralded.
The Guardian is most happy over the progress being made in Japan; and he wants you to know that his loving thoughts are with you, and you are mentioned often in his prayers in the Holy Shrines.
(signed by R. Rabbani)
(in the Guardian’s handwriting)
May the Beloved bless you, sustain and guide you, reward you for your meritorious labours, and aid you to win great victories in the service of His Faith.
Your true brother, Shoghi
(December 20, 1951) 92