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“O ye beloved friends of Abdul-Baha!…” |
O ye beloved friends of Abdul-Baha!
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The news of your spiritual assembly reached this
Illumined Spot and the heart of this yearning one was
rejoiced on account of your concord, unity and affinity.
What wonderful meetings and brilliant gatherings were
those, whose fame will become world-wide and whose
melody will ere long reach to all the kingdoms! that
in the region of America the believers are real companions
and associates with each other and are as beloved
friends among themselves; that they bring about gatherings
of friendship, engage themselves in the praise and
glorification of the glorious Lord, deliver eloquent
speeches, establish the proofs and arguments of the
Manifestation of the Sun of Truth, spread the divine
teachings and shed broadcast the musk-diffusing fragrances
of the Kingdom, so that the nostrils become
perfumed and the eyes become brightened.
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O ye friends! O ye maid-servants of the Merciful!
Those assemblies are the emblems of the Supreme Concourse
and the prototypes of the congregations of the
spirits in the Kingdom of Abha. Avail yourselves of
the opportunities of this time, neither let the occasion
slip by unheeded. The season of the soul-refreshing
springtime will not appear at all time, neither will the
breezy dawn be at every moment. Now is the time of
proclamation and the occasion of supplication and invocation
toward the Kingdom of Abha.
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Therefore, sing ye the sweet melody in the assemblages,
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entreat ye at the Threshold of the Kingdom
of the Lord of Hosts and beg ye for confirmation and
assistance. The Guide of Providence will appear and
the “beloved of divine gift” will unveil her luminous
countenance.
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1. | To the Brooklyn (N.Y.) assembly. [ Back To Reference] |