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THE IMPRISONMENT OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ |
Above all, God be praised, our hearts are always in
unison, and with one aim are drawn to the love of
God. By the Bounty of the Kingdom our desires, our
hearts, our spirits, are they not united in one bond?
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Our prayers, are they not for the gathering together of
all men in harmony? Therefore are we not always
together?
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They told me that ‘Abdu’l-Ḥamíd had ordered my
everlasting imprisonment, and I said, ‘This is impossible!
I shall not always be a prisoner. If ‘Abdu’l-Ḥamíd
were immortal, such a sentence might possibly
be carried out. It is certain that one day I shall be free.
My body may be captive for a time, but ‘Abdu’l-Ḥamíd
has no power over my spirit—free it must
remain—that can no man imprison’.
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Are you pleased to receive such a guest, freed from
his prison to bring the glorious Message to you? He
who never could have thought such a meeting possible!
Now by the Grace of God, by His wonderful Power,
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I, who was condemned to perpetual imprisonment in
a far off town of the East, am here in Paris talking with
you!
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