‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s supreme joy is in observing that a number of leaves from among
the handmaidens of the Blessed Beauty have been educated, that they are the
essence of detachment, and are well-informed of the mysteries of the world of
being; that they raise such a call in their glorification and praise of the
Greatest Name as to cause the inmates of the Fanes of the Kingdom to become
attracted and overjoyed, and that they recite prayers in prose and poetry, and
melodiously chant the divine verses. I cherish the hope that thou wilt be one
of them, wilt cast forth pearls, wilt be constantly engaged in singing His
praise and wilt intone celestial strains in glorification of His attributes….
(From a Tablet - translated from the Persian) [40]