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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 344-346
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"O thou who art firm in the Covenant!..."
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O thou who art firm in the Covenant!
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The letter, which thou hast written to his honor
Mirza ........, was considered.
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Be thou happy! Be thou happy! that thou hast put
aside rest and composure; that thou hast traveled
through and visited different states and endured innumerable
inconveniences so that thou might diffuse
the fragrances of mysteries and perfume the nostrils of
the spiritual ones. When thou wert engaged in the
service of the Cause, thou wert my partner in all trials
and difficulties. Thou hast been my associate and companion
and both of us were intoxicated and exhilarated
with the wine of the love of god.
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Praise be to God that thou hast been confirmed in
the service and I have likewise been assisted in visiting
the Holy Threshold. In one day
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the world hath become
another world and the chains and manacles of
prison and incarceration have been broken to pieces,
and Abdul-Baha hath attained to the meeting of the
Holy Threshold.
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Although in prison, I have experienced the utmost
joy and fragrance, the heart was attracted, the spirit
rejoiced, the eyes turned toward the Kingdom of God
and the tongue mentioning the Name of the True One
and displaying the utmost effort and endeavor in the
promotion of the Word of God and the diffusion of
the fragrances of God; yet, under all difficulties, there
have been no shortcomings, nor hath there been any
lack of enthusiasm. The call hath been raised uninterruptedly
and the fragrances of holiness have been
diffused through all regions and empires.
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In the meeting that had been organised in Los Angeles
the rays of the Sun of Truth shone forth, making
it an assembly of illumination. The house of Mr. and
Mrs. ........ became the nest and shelter of the birds
of the Kingdom, and the house of Mrs. ......... and
the residence of Miss ........ in Pasadena became
the gathering-place of the Merciful and the rose-garden
of realities and significances. I supplicate from the
bounty and favor of His Holiness the Almighty to assist
those holy souls by the invisible confirmations and
that they be helped by the providence and grace of His
Highness the One.
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Convey on my behalf longing greeting to the brother
of Mr. ........ and say: "Praise God that thou
hast followed in the footsteps of thy respected brother,
associated with him and become his confidant."
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Likewise announce my longing greeting to the assemblies
of Oakland and San Francisco. The houses
of Mrs. ........ and Mrs. ........ have become
the place of reading the divine verses and the nests of
the nightingales of the heavenly orchard. A sweet
fragrance hath reached the spirit and soul from those
assemblies.
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Praise be to God, that in all cities the believers have
met thee with the utmost attraction and thy shining
face and joyful disposition became the cause of the enkindlement
of the fire of their souls and hearts. Undoubtedly
thou shalt also make a trip to Green Acre.
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The utmost joy was produced by the news of the
purchase of the ground for the erection of the Temple.
I hope that ere long they may lay the foundation.
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Deliver on my behalf divine glad-tidings to the assemblies
in Seattle, the members of the houses of Mrs.
........ and Mrs. ........ and the assemblies in
Portland and Denver and say: "O ye sons and daughters
of the Kingdom! Be ye thankful that although the
light of guidance hath dawned from the East, yet,
praise be to God, it illuminated both the East and the
West! In order that glorification and thanks may be
shown for these bounties, the words and actions must
be in accordance with the advices and behests of His
Highness Baha'o'llah. Thanks does not depend upon
words but upon deeds!"
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Notes
1. [24,1908, the day of the proclamation of a constitutional government in Turkey, and the freeing of all political prisoners and exiles.]
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