Verily I read thy wonderful letter, declaring the grandeur of thy nature
and the excess of thy love and thine attaining the knowledge of God.
Verily its contents were as spiritual meanings poured forth from a heart
throbbing by the spirit of the love of God. I beseech God to confer on
thee, and on thy noble husband, a perfect favor from His Supreme Kingdom,
until your faces may sparkle by its light, among the creatures, and by
which the fame of your love in God may be renowned among the horizons.
By my life, this is a favor for which the angels of heaven and the spirits
of the holy ones are longing in the Supreme World. And (I beg God) to
prepare for you your greatest desire—that is, the attaining (the visit to)
the blessed, perfumed, amber-scented Tomb,(49) diffused in all horizons.
“Verily, I read thy magnificent letter, thy brilliant...”
(50) Verily, I read thy magnificent letter, thy brilliant writing, and
found its meanings as the chanting of the verses of guidance and its
foundation based on righteousness and piety. Verily I beseech God to make
thee a sign of supplication, humbleness and submissiveness unto God, so
that thou mayest commune with thy Lord, in the gloomy hours of night and
in the morn and eve while being enkindled with the fire of the love of
God, attracted to His fragrances of holiness, strengthened by His Spirit,
speaking His praise and bowing down before His Threshold of Sanctity.
Verily, He is the Assister, the Beneficent!
Then know thou that, verily, the hosts of confirmation from the Kingdom of
God will assist every soul who is severed from aught else save God, is
associated with the commemoration of God and is rejoiced at the
glad-tidings of God. Cut thyself from this world and rely on the Supreme
Concourse, so that thou mayest heart the call from the Lofty Apex and thy
face may become illuminated with a light shining forth from the Kingdom of
El-ABHA.
“O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the Love of...”
O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the Love of God!
Verily, I was informed of the text of thy letter, wherein thou praisest
the firm servant of God, Mirza ........ and was rejoiced in heart for the
signs of joy which are manifested in thee in this illustrious day. I ask
God to make thee a sign of guidance, fountain of knowledge and a caller in
His name, the Merciful, so that the hearts may become gladdened by the
mention of God and the souls be led to the Kingdom of God, to this Great
Dwelling Place and Sublime Home.
As to the four stations which I refer to in the divine treatise: I ask God
to open the door before thy face, that thou mayest enter therein, that
thou mayest attain to its lights and become informed of its mysteries. I
shall not give a detailed explanation thereof, on account of the great
work (i.e., because of the exceeding press of business).
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