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“O thou who hast arisen to render service to the Cause…” |
By the life of Baha’, verily, the power of the Kingdom
of God hath taken hold of the pillars of the world,
and hath possessed all the nations. Thou wilt surely
find the standards of the Testament waving in all regions,
the chanting of the verses of unity raised in
exalted assemblies, and the lights of the Sun of Truth
and its heat dispersing the thick clouds massed on the
horizon. Be rejoiced at this glad-tidings, whereby the
hearts of the sincere among the beloved are cheered.
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O my friend, isolate all thy faculties and senses from
every other mention and thought, and follow the example
of Abdul-Baha in servitude to the Holy and Exalted
Threshold. Hasten to the field of sacrifice, craving
for the most great martyrdom; expend thy life and
all of thy grades in love for God and in attraction to
the Beauty of El-ABHA.
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By God, the True One, man should seek only this
bounty, inasmuch as it is everlasting, eternal, divine,
spiritual, luminous and merciful. Be sanctified from all
the universe, and send my greeting and praise to the
spiritual leaf, the being who relies upon the grace of
her Lord—the maid-servant of God, thy revered wife,
and say unto her that she may address the veiled ones
(those blind to the Truth), saying: |
Then let her explain to the people, and make known
to every questioner, by saying: |