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Bahíyyih Khánum, the Greatest Holy Leaf: A Compilation from Bahá’í Sacred Texts and Writings of the Guardian of the Faith and Bahíyyih Khánum’s Own Letters

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  • World Centre

  • Source:
  • Bahá’í World Centre, 1982 edition
  • Pages:
  • 231
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Pages 85-86

20: Even though during these last years she was …
1 Even though during these last years she was weak and most of the time confined to her room, yet 86 she was a source of constant joy and inspiration to those that met her. The Guardian feels her loss tremendously because the greatest part of his leisure hours he used to spend in her company.
His only comfort is that she has been delivered from the worries and weaknesses of a body that could no more withhold her spirit and help her to express all her desire in meeting the friends and serving them.
At present, in the presence of her Father and Lord we trust she is remembering us and asking for us His divine grace and blessings.
1. 4 October 1932, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Phoenix, Arizona   [ Back To Reference]