O ye friends of God! The real friends are the skillful physicians and the
divine instructions are the antidote of the Merciful One and the remedies
of the hearts. They (the believers) heal the nostril affected with rheum,
make mindful the negligent ones, give a share to the deprived ones and
make hopeful the hopeless ones. In this day if anyone liveth in accord
with the heavenly teachings and instructions, he shall become a spiritual
physician to the world of humanity and the trumpet of Israfel(175) to
quicken the dead; for the confirmations of the Kingdom of Abha are
uninterrupted and the victory of the Supreme Concourse is the associate of
every one who is pure in heart. The weak gnat will become the strong royal
falcon and the sparrow is transformed into the eagle soaring toward the
apex of the Ancient Glory. Therefore, look ye not upon your own capability
and merit, nay rather, lay your confidence in the bounty and protection,
favor and grace of the Blessed Perfection—may my life be a sacrifice to
His beloved ones!—and, mounting upon the charger of magnanimity, rush ye
toward the arena of martyrdom, so that ye may win the polo of favors in
this vast field of God!
O ye maid-servants of the Merciful One! The queens of the world went down
to the tombs and disapeared and vanished from the face of the earth. There
remained for them no fruit, no name, no trace, no fame and no existence.
But every one of the maid-servants in the court of Oneness shone forth
like unto the brilliant stars from the glorious Ancient Horizon, cast
their rays upon centuries and cycles, attained to their utmost desires in
the Kingdom of Abha and drank from the wine of meeting (with God) in the
Assembly of the Almighty. These souls have taken a share from (the
benefits) of being and obtained results.
O ye friends of the wronged one! Purify your eyes from beholding [any as]
strangers. Do ye not see foreignness, nay rather, know all as friends; for
with the observation of strangeness, the practice of love and unity is
difficult.
In this wonderful age, according to the divine texts, ye must befriend all
nations and communities. Ye must not look upon violence, force, evil
intentions, persecutions or hostility, nay rather, ye must raise your eyes
to the horizon of glory [and see] that each one of these creatures is a
sign of the Lord of Signs and [has] stepped upon the arena of existence
through divine favor and supreme energy. Thus they are known and not
unknown, are friends and not strangers. We must deal with all according to
the above criterion.
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