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“O thou who art advancing toward God!…” |
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Verily, I read thy long letter, which showed thine
abundant joy for the appearance of the Kingdom of
God and the longing of thy heart for the knowledge of
God. Endeavor with thy soul, so that the fountain of
knowledge may flow within thy heart and the bounties
of mysteries may pour upon thee from the Kingdom of
Lights. Then thou wilt understand the meanings hidden
and recorded in symbols in the Holy Scriptures.
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O maid-servant of God! Hold fast to the Covenant
which hath emanated from the Supreme Pen and
which is scintillating with the light of the Orb of the
Horizons. Know thou verily, Baha’o’llah is the
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Promised One in all the Books and Tablets, and verily,
this servant, is the herald of the Kingdom of God.
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And know thou, that verily, the earthly world is as a
prison to the holy souls and these long for the Kingdom
of Sanctity, as birds long for their nests in the gardens
of beautiful and wonderful trees, flowers and fruits.
And know thou, verily, that those who were following
the steps of Christ, detached their souls from the desires
of the world, and made their hearts to depend on the
bounties of heaven. Such as the people of the Kingdom
and they are in no need of return for apprehending
the bounty of the Kingdom. The consciences of
such souls are clear, their inmost hearts are pure, [they]
have obtained their aim, have betaken themselves to
the vicinity of the mercy of their Mighty Lord, and
thus they are in no need of being refined, developed
and again endowed with sight.
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