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“O thou who art awakened to the Cause of God!…” |
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Verily, I read thy letter and my heart was rejoiced
at thine interesting words; and I thanked God for
He hath favored those souls who earnestly desire to
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guard His strongly fortified fortress and His inaccessible
cave and who love unity, affinity, harmony and
accord and who agree on one opinion, one idea and one
word. This behooveth the sincere souls! This behooveth
such as believe in the divine unity! This
behooveth such as are firm and steadfast in the Covenant,
which is throbbing within the heart of the whole
creation!
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Be ye guardians of the throne of the Kingdom of
God and armies of defense for the Religion of God.
Whenever ye find someone desiring to separate himself
from the flock, it is incumbent upon you to treat him
with fragrance and kindness and persuade and encourage
him, so that this secluded sheep may return to the
flock.
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Verily, thy Lord loveth union and hateth discord; for
the appearance of the Holy Manifestations and divine
laws is only for the sake of affinity, union and concord,
so that the remote, contradictory and different
nations and creeds may enter under the shadow of the
Blessed Tree in unanimous love and agreement.
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I bed of God to confirm all of His dearly beloved
ones in one opinion, one belief, one movement, one
path and one manner. This is that by which the station
of the beloved ones will be elevated, the Word of
God will be promoted, the fragrances of God will be
diffused and the faces of the sincere ones will be illuminated
in the path of God. It is incumbent upon you to
practice these [instructions] under all aspects and
circumstances.
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As to the manifestation of the Greatest Name
(Baha’o’llah): This was the Divine Manifestation
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which appeared upon the earthly world. This is He
whom God promised in all His Books and Scriptures,
such as the Bible, the gospels and the Koran. All
of these Books indicate this fact, and the least doubt
cannot possibly occur to the minds concerning this clear
fact, as is recorded in detail in the heavenly Books, especially
in the brilliant and holy Tablets. But notwithstanding
this fact, if there is anyone who hesitates
therein, do not dispute with him, nay rather prove this
to him with all joy and fragrance, lest he may be obstinately
compelled to rebellion.
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