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“O thou lamp who art enkindled with the fire of the…” |
Verily, I read thy recent letter which showed thy
strong love, thy being ablaze with the fire of the love
of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Praised, and the penetration
of the Spirit of Truth in thy limbs, nerves, veins,
arteries, bones, blood and flesh, until it hath taken the
reins of power from thy hands and moveth thee as it
willeth, causeth thee to speak in what it willeth and attracteth
thee as it willeth. This is becoming of whatever
heart is replenished with the spirit of the love of
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God. Thou shalt surely behold wondrous traces and
shalt discover the signs of thy Mighty Lord.
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O maid-servant of God! The meaning which thou
hast apprehended from my former statement is the real
fact. It is the meaning of (my) statement; God hath
strengthened thee therein and shall surely confirm thee
in still greater than this. At that time thou wilt say:
“This is that which was promised by Abdul-Baha and
His promise was certain and decided.”
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O maid-servant of God! Verily, thy Lord hath
breathed the spirit of argument into thy mouth. Speak
thou in the most wonderful explanation and meditate
not at the time of advancing proofs, evidences and signs,
and speak thou that which the Spirit inspireth thee.
This is a proof unto thee and unto every just one among
the possessors of understanding.
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O maid-servant of God! We have sent thee nine
ring stones of the Greatest Name. This is an allusion
unto thee of a matter which thou shalt surely understand
henceforth. We have also sent unto thee a photograph
of His Holiness the glorious Badi whom thy Lord did
send to His Highness Nassir-ed’Din-Shah with a manifest
epistle by which He perfected the proof and evidence
to the people of Persia. This faithful messenger
(Badi) took the epistle of Baha’ with all power and
authority and repaired to the threshold of His Highness
the Shah, while cheered and smiling in joy. He then
presented himself before the Shah and said: “This is
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an epistle from Baha’o’llah,” and then presented it to
him. They arrested him and after severe torture and
punishment, delivered him to the executioners. He was
sitting between the executioners at the time of his death
with all dignity, while turning unto God.
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