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5: TABLET TO THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF CANADA AND GREENLAND 24 25 26 |
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ALTHOUGH in most of the states and cities of the
United States, praise be to God, His fragrances are
diffused, and souls unnumbered are turning their faces
and advancing toward the Kingdom of God, yet in some
of the states the Standard of Unity is not yet upraised as
it should be, nor are the mysteries of the Holy Books,
such as the Bible, the Gospel, and the Qur’án, unraveled.
Through the concerted efforts of all the friends the
Standard of Unity must needs be unfurled in those
states, and the divine teachings promoted, so that these
states may also receive their portion of the heavenly bestowals
and a share of the Most Great Guidance. Likewise
in the provinces of Canada, such as Newfoundland,
Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta,
British Columbia, Ungava, Keewatin, Mackenzie,
Yukon, and the Franklin Islands in the Arctic Circle—the believers of God must become self-sacrificing and
like unto the candles of guidance become ignited in the
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provinces of Canada. Should they show forth such a
magnanimity, it is assured that they will obtain universal
divine confirmations, the heavenly cohorts will reinforce
them uninterruptedly, and a most great victory
will be obtained. God willing, the call of the Kingdom
may reach the ears of the Eskimos, the inhabitants of the
Islands of Franklin in the north of Canada, as well as
Greenland. Should the fire of the love of God be kindled
in Greenland, all the ice of that country will be melted,
and its cold weather become temperate—that is, if the
hearts be touched with the heat of the love of God, that
territory will become a divine rose garden and a heavenly
paradise, and the souls, even as fruitful trees, will
acquire the utmost freshness and beauty. Effort, the utmost
effort, is required. Should you display an effort, so
that the fragrances of God may be diffused among the
Eskimos, its effect will be very great and far-reaching.
God says in the great Qur’án: A day will come wherein
the lights of unity will enlighten all the world. “The
earth will be irradiated with the light of its Lord.”
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other words, the earth will become illumined with the
light of God. That light is the light of unity. “There is
no God but God.” The continent and the islands of Eskimos
are also parts of this earth. They must similarly
receive a portion of the bestowals of the Most Great
Guidance.
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1. | Qur’án 39:69. [ Back To Reference] |