Verily, the maid-servant of God, the assured leaf [thy wife] hath
presented herself in the Sacred Spot and is blessed by the pure and holy
dust, inhaled the fragrances of God from the meadow of Abdul-Baha. She
will soon return unto thee, while being watched over by the glance of the
providence of God.
I beseech God to cause thee to partake of the heavenly table, to be firm
in the love of God and to transmit His lights in those regions; to make
thee severed from all else save Him and to be a servant of His Cause, and
to strengthen thee with a power which may penetrate into the reality of
things.
“O thou who art attracted by the Speech of Abdul-Baha!...”
O thou who art attracted by the Speech of Abdul-Baha!
Verily I speak unto thee through the tongue of my spirit, from the
spiritual direction, and explain for thee the mysteries of the kingdom and
the meanings of the sacred, heavenly books. Direct thyself unto the Lord
of the Supreme World and loosen thy tongue, so that He shall confirm thee
by the spirit of Beyan (i.e., explanation) and breathe into thy mouth the
Holy Spirit and move thy tongue with the best meanings and mysteries.
Trust in God and rely on His great bounty, because His bounty is
overflowing like the seas, brilliant like unto the lights, flowing like
currents of water and raining like the clouds. It is incumbent upon thee
to be humble, lowly and submissive at the appearance of the lights of the
gifts of thy Lord, in every instant. Serve the friends of God under all
circumstances and conditions. This is the station of the spiritual ones;
this is the honor of the Bahais; this is the glory of the sincere ones and
this is the sovereignty of the unitarians.
“O thou who art attracted unto the Beauty of ABHA!...”
O thou who art attracted unto the Beauty of ABHA!
Verily I call thee, from this Spot, with a speech whereby the spirit is
breathed into hearts and bodies, and address thee with a calling whereby
His clear wine overflows in the fountain of a heart which is consumed by
the love of God.
Verily, I love thee with my heart, my spirit and my mind, and associate
with thee in spirit (and converse with thee) by my innate tongue. I love
for thee to arise for that to which I have arisen in servitude to the
Sublime and Holy Threshold, turning unto God, hoping for martyrdom, so
that thou mayest attain to the gift, the lights of which glisten in the
eternal horizon.(86)
“O thou whose heart is overflowing with the love of God!...”
O thou whose heart is overflowing with the love of God!
Verily, I received thy beautiful letter and praised God for kindling the
fire of His love in thy heart and cheering thy spirit with the cup of the
gift of thy Lord. I ask God to increase thy intoxication with this wine
and gladden thy spirit with this great gospel. I wrote letters to those
whose names thou didst mention in thy letter. Deliver them with rejoicing
face, revived heart, and tongue uttering the name of the Merciful.
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