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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 18-19
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"O ye who are chosen! O ye who are firm! O ye who..."
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O ye who are chosen! O ye who are firm! O ye who
are calling! O ye who are sincere!
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Verily I praise my Supreme Lord for choosing you
to call in His Name among the people, for attracting
you to the beauty of El-Abha and for strengthening
you in rendering His Cause victorious.
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I trust in Him to make your faces shine forth with
glorious lights in that clime, glistening as the face of
heaven by the light of the early dawn, unto the horizons.
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Verily I herald unto you the confirmations which will
sustain you by the mercy of your Lord. For ye have
arisen with all your power to serve God's Cause in that
vast region. Ponder over this great bounty and manifest
attainment!
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I send you the glad-tidings of the erection of the
Temple of worship (Mashrak-el-Azcar) in Ishkabad
[Russia], with all joy and great happiness. The friends
of God assembled together with rejoicing and conveyed
the stones themselves, upon their backs, while attracted
by the love of God and for the glory of God. Soon
that great Temple will be completed and the voice of
prayer and praise shall ascend to the sublime Kingdom.
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I was rejoiced through your endeavors in this glorious
cause, made with joy and good interest. I pray
God to aid you in exalting His Word and in establishing
the Temple of Worship, through His grace and
ancient mercy. Verily you are the first to arise for this
glorious cause in that vast region. Soon will ye see the
spread of this enterprise in the world and its resounding
voice shall go through the ears of the people in all parts.
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Exert your energy in accomplishing what you have undertaken,
so that this glorious Temple may be built,
that the beloved of God may assemble therein and that
they may pray and offer glory to God for guiding them
to His Kingdom.
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Convey my greeting and praise to the beloved of
God in that city.
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