Blessed are your tongues, for they have uttered the praise of my Lord, the
Supreme!
Blessed are your nostrils, for they have inhaled the odor of faithfulness
from the people of guidance!
Blessed are your hearts, for they are attracted to the Beauty of El-Abha!
Blessed are your breasts, for they are dilated by the knowledge of God!
Blessed are your souls, for they have partaken of the spirit of life from
the fragrances of sanctity in the Paradise of El-Abha!
Thank ye God! for He hath guided you unto His Kingdom and hath chosen you
from among the called ones of nations! Your Lord hath indeed crowned you
with the diadem of eternal glory (which will continue) throughout cycles
and ages! Truly I say unto you, verily, the angels of heaven repeatedly
bless you, for ye have advanced toward God and turned unto His Great
Kingdom. Ye shall surely see in this effulgence a flash which will pervade
all regions. At that time, all nations and communities will arise to
praise and glorify you, and they will bless themselves with your
commemoration in gatherings, temples of worship and in exalted assemblies.
Is there any gift greater than this?
It is incumbent upon you to have union and harmony and love and
uprightness, and to be characterized with the morals of your Lord, the
Clement; to walk in the highway of equity and beneficence. Be ye
manifestations of the mercy of God, dawning-places of the light of His
great bounty, and arise with all steadfastness, truthfulness,
trustworthiness, compassion, modesty, love and accord with the people of
the world, no matter of what community they may be; inasmuch as it
behooveth the light to shine even upon the rocks in the field, and the
soul is qualified for quickening individuals, even though they be of the
ugliest and most disagreeable form, and a pure tree is adapted to bestow a
blessed fruit even upon those who throw stones at it.
“O ye who are attracted! O ye who are united! O ye...”
O ye(119) who are attracted! O ye who are united! O ye who are believers
and assured!
Glad-tidings unto you for that ye believed in God, were attracted to the
Beauty of God, were directed unto the Kingdom of God and were kindled by
the fire of the love of God!
Therefore, I say unto you that, verily, the angels of the Kingdom pray for
the maid-servants of the Merciful; the possessors of brilliant hearts,
spiritual susceptibilities, godlike feelings, heavenly attributes, holy
characteristics, confident souls, perfection of humanity and sanctified
and pure souls who are striving to spread the spirit of harmony—holy above
qualities (pertaining to) nature and passion—spreaders of the fragrances
of God severed from all else save God, banners of union and peace—signs of
love and accord!
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