Consider the bounty of the Lord and the gifts of thy Creator. He hath
chosen thee to love Him and selected thee from among His beings to know
Him and distinguished thee particularly with the gift of dazzling light
through which the faces of the righteous will shine. Verily I say unto
thee that this gift now signifieth a globule and a date stone which shall
spring up and grow until it becometh a tree of solid root and the branches
thereof will extend to the East and West. Then the tongues shall utter:
“This is naught but a great bounty!”
“O thou who art rejoicing at the Glad-tidings of God!...”
O thou who art rejoicing at the Glad-tidings of God!
Thank thou God for that by reason of which He hath enabled thee to
traverse the seas and countries and come safe to a Spot wherein the lights
are shining with great brilliancy. Thank Him for the help He rendered thee
to visit the pure and Holy Tomb and revolve around it, the fragrance of
which hath excelled that of the flowers of the dawn.
Go back to those regions where thy return is expected by those souls who,
through the signs of thy Lord, became attracted unto Him, the
Unconstrained, and say unto them: “Glad-tidings unto you who are sincere!
Glad-tidings unto you who are faithful servants! Verily I have seen the
Kingdom of God with its doors open, the garden of El-ABHA with extensive
sides and regions, with dazzling lights, rolling seas, verdant and
beautiful orchards, overflowing beds, green trees, fresh and bright
leaves, perfumed flowers, sweet rivers, gentle breeze, beautiful air,
magnificent views, elegant and handsome lips and mouths.”
Tell them that “The suns of the garden of El-ABHA are still shining, the
moons rising, the stars brightening, the gifts perpetual, the grace
perfect, the glad-tidings spreading, the signs of singleness and oneness
are chanted in the cloister of its Godhead and the flags of sanctity are
waving above the palaces of its glory. Come here! Come here!”
“O thou who art drawn unto God and kindled by the Fire...”
O thou who art drawn unto God and kindled by the Fire which burned on Mt.
Sinai!
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