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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 261-263
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"O thou whose nostrils are perfumed with the Fragrances..."
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O thou whose nostrils are perfumed with the Fragrances
of God!
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Verily, I read thy letter which contained graceful expressions
and was of a well made foundation, and I
inhaled the odor of the love of God from the garden
of its meanings and witness the lights of sincerity in
the Cause of God from the dawning-place of its mysteries.
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Blessed art thou, O maid-servant of God, for thou
art attracted to the Word of god, and thy heart is
illuminated with the lights of the guidance of God, and
thy soul is cheered by the gentle breeze blowing from
the direction of the favor of God.
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Verily thy Lord is gracious toward thee. Thank thou
God for this great bounty and praise Him for He hath
caused thee to enter His New Kingdom; and glorify
Him for He hath chosen thee from among those men
and women "who were called".
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Preach the Kingdom of God to every man and maid-servant
who is waiting the appearance of His Glorious
Kingdom. The lights of guidance shall surely be
spread, even as the morning light spreads over all the
regions of the earth; all the regions of the earth shall be
refreshed by the Word of God.
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Deliver my longings and greetings to the consolation
of thine eye
[1]
, ......, and to thy younger son, .......
Verily I love them both even as a compassionate father
loveth his dear children. As to thee, have for them
an abundant love and exert thine utmost in training
them, so that their being may grow through the milk
of the love of God, forasmuch as it is the duty of
parents to perfectly and thoroughly train their children.
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There are also certain sacred duties on children toward
parents, which duties are written in the Book of
God, as belonging to God. The (children's) prosperity
in this world and the Kingdom depends upon the
good pleasure of parents, and without this they will be
in manifest loss.
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Send my greetings to ........
[2]
, who is free in this
world, but a slave of God in His Great Kingdom.
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Notes
1. [Of the eye"--idiomatic Persian expression meaning "son."]
2. [A man who was born a slave and freed by the emancipation proclamation.]
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