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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 271-275
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"O ye who are attracted! O ye who are united! O ye..."
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O ye
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who are attracted! O ye who are united! O ye
who are believers and assured!
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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!
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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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Blessed are ye for organizing the assembly of
unity! I ask God to confirm you by the divine aid and
strengthen you by the heavenly strength so that every
one of you may become a shining star by the light of
the love of God in the world, and banners moving by
the breezes of love and peace on the heights of glory
among mankind; and lamps brilliant by the lights of
eternal majesty on the assemblies of men.
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If ye keep firm in this path, ye will see by the eyes
of joy signs wherefore ye will thank your Forgiving
Lord, and will be confirmed by the hosts from the
Supreme Concourse and angels from the Kingdom of
El-Abha.
"O ye
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longing ones! O ye cheered ones! O ye attracted..."
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O ye
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longing ones! O ye cheered ones! O ye attracted
ones! O ye who are beseeching the Kingdom of
God!
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Blessed are ye, for ye have removed the covering;
witnessed the lights of the Sun of Truth which is
shining from the horizon of bestowal; are attracted by
the fragrances sent forth from the garden of the Kingdom;
have arisen to praise the Lord of Grandeur and
Might, and have resolved to disseminate the teachings
of God in those vast and extensive regions!
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Truly I say unto you! Verily, ye have cast away
superstitions; have partaken an abundant portion from
that Reality which is shining upon all regions; have
perceived the manifest signs, have entered the ark of
salvation and attained unto eternal life, under the
shadow of the Lord of Hosts, gazing unto the Most
Honorable Station, enkindled with the fire ablaze in
the tree of existence, in the spot of Sinai; responding to
the call of the Clement One, severed from the world,
and yearning for the place of sacrifice in the path of
Baha'.
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You will surely hear from this call a ringing voice
in the regions. Then the nations will awake to this
effulgence and hasten unto the fountain of the Covenant;
so that they may drink fresh and salutary water
from the grace of your Lord, the Clement.
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At that time, the faithful shall be cheered, the sincere
shall rejoice and the yearning ones shall be drawn
unto the unseen world, the Kingdom of your Lord, the
Merciful!
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O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones! Trust
ye in the divine confirmation, the merciful bounty and
the supreme bestowal. Verily, He will confirm your
hearts, dilate your breasts, make your tongues fluent
and will rejoice your souls by a grace from the Compassionate
Merciful One!
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O ye beloved of Baha'! Do not look at your weakness,
nay, rely upon the confirmation of the Holy Spirit.
Verily, It maketh the weak strong, the lowly mighty,
the child grown, the infant mature and the small great.
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I beg of God that He may make you diffusers of
His fragrances, servants of His Cause, gazers unto His
Face, speakers in His praise, and that He may protect
you against tests and trials, so that ye may become shining
lights, beaming stars, gleaming lamps and lofty
trees. Verily, this is not difficult with God!
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Verily, I hope from God that ye may become my
associates in servitude to His Holy Threshold and my
partners at the entrance of the Door of His Oneness;
so that ye may equally serve in His great vineyard.
Then thank ye your Lord, for He hath favored you
with this manifest success. By God, the True One!
this cannot be equalled either by the dominion of the
world or by the gift of ruling over all regions with
pomp, glory and power! Reflect ye upon the chosen
ones of God in the earlier ages! How their worth was
unknown during their days; how they were known by
people as but ordinary individuals and unimportant
persons! Afterwards, their arguments appeared, their
lights scintillated, their stars beamed, their trees became
lofty, their mysteries gleamed forth, their fruits were
praised, their reservoirs became overflowing, their gardens
adorned, their birds warbled and their joy became
perfect in the Kingdom of their Beneficent Lord.
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O my God! O my God! These are souls who have
advanced toward Thy Kingdom; their breasts dilated
by supplicating to Thy Realm of Might; their eyes
anticipating the descent of Thy mercy; and their spirits
rejoiced at Thy grace and gift!
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O my God! O my God! Guard them by the eye of
Thy protection, preserve them in the cave of Thy defence,
deliver them from the grade of the contingent
world, protect them during the violence of tests and
trials, and assist them by a power from the breath of
Thy Holy Spirit, in the world of existence! Verily,
Thou art the Beneficent, the Mighty, the Clement!
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Notes
1. [The West Hoboken assembly.]
2. [The West Hoboken assembly.]
3. [The West Hoboken assembly.]
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