“O thou that virtuous soul and individual who art ready...” “O thou gem of the Kingdom and brilliant leaf!...” “O thou who art attracted to the “Spirit of Truth!”...” “O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God!...” “O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of Holiness!...” “O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God!...” “O thou lamp who art enkindled with the fire of the...” “O thou candle of the Love of God!...” “The contents of thy last letter were extremely rejoicing,...” “O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha!...” “O thou who art attracted to the Holy Spirit!...” “O thou flame of the Love of God!...” “O thou dear sister!...” “O thou beloved maid-servant of God!...” “O thou sign of the Kingdom and the bird singing with...” “O thou bird of the Rose-garden of the Kingdom!...” “Convey my respectful greeting to Mrs. .........” “O thou daughter of the Kingdom!...” “O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of Abha!...” VOLUME I Frontispiece “In reality thou art spiritually hungry and athirst for the Water of Life. Therefore I send thee spiritual food and bestow upon thee the Water of Life Eternal. That food is the divine advices and exhortations revealed in the Tablets and the spiritual outpourings of the Breath of the Holy Spirit. I hope ere long it will reach thee and thou wilt behold what an exhilaration and beatitude it produceth and what cheerfulness and serenity and what heavenly emotions it createth!” Abdul-Baha Abbas. Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas Volume I Published by BAHAI PUBLISHING SOCIETY P. O. Box 283 CHICAGO, U.S.A. Introduction This book is a reproduction of the Tablets of Abdul-Baha as contained in the archives of the House of Spirituality(1) of Bahais of Chicago from the recipients for the purpose of safe preservation in accordance with the purpose mentioned in the following letter sent out by that Body: March 21, 1908. To the Friends of God in the Light of El-Abha, throughout America. Greeting:— For a number of years the House of Spirituality has been gathering copies of Tablets, received by the Friends in America from Abdul-Baha Abbas, for sacred preservation in its archives, in accord with permission from him to do so in a Tablet addressed to it dated April 21, 1903, as follows: “As to the compiling of the Tablets in a Book for the House of Spirituality, this depends upon the consent of the receivers of the Tablets; if the owners of the Tablets consent, copies should be kept and collected in the House of Spirituality and it will be acceptable.”