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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 278-279
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"O maid-servant of God, thou who hast given up thy..."
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O maid-servant of God, thou who hast given up thy
life to the service of the Kingdom of God!
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I have read the signs of thy thankfulness to God for
guiding thee to the way of the Lord, to the path of
salvation which leads to the Tent of the Testament
behind the Tabernacle in the Capital of the Kingdom.
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Know in the reality of assurance that every true
woman who is attracted by the fragrances of holiness
in this most glorious age will surpass even the most
developed men of previous centuries.
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It is incumbent upon thee to make thy greatest effort;
to put forth thy full strength; to supplicate and to
worship, and to be careful to put thy full trust in the
Kingdom of the Lord Most High.
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Make ready thy soul that thou mayest be like the
light which shineth forth from the loftiest heights on
the coast, by means of which guidance may be given to
the timid ships amid the darkness of fog and the
heaving of the sea.
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Then gain the knowledge of godliness and learn the
exact facts from the revered Abul Fazl
[1]
, and, if it be
possible, remain there a few months.
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With regard to thy friend, send her to the sea coast
or accompany her to Marseilles and return to Cairo
that thou mayest learn the necessary proofs.
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Then return to America--this is in case it is possible
for thee. If anything happens otherwise, the way is
open and it will be made convenient for thee--say
always in the name of God--and rely upon Him; but
to understand the teachings regarding the Truth is
absolutely required. And upon God let thy confidence
rest.
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Notes
1. [Abul Fazl--a renowned Bahai teacher, then in Cairo, Egypt.]
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