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60: Although to outward seeming the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár … |
Although to outward seeming the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
is a material structure, yet it hath a spiritual effect.
It forgeth bonds of unity from heart to heart; it is a collective
centre for men’s souls. Every city in which, during the
days of the Manifestation, a temple was raised up, hath
created security and constancy and peace, for such buildings
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were given over to the perpetual glorification of God, and
only in the remembrance of God can the heart find rest.
Gracious God! The edifice of the House of Worship hath a
powerful influence on every phase of life. Experience hath,
in the east, clearly shown this to be a fact. Even if, in some
small village, a house was designated as the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár,
it produced a marked effect; how much greater
would be the impact of one especially raised up.
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