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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 346-347
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"O ye beloved of God and His sincere friends!..."
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O ye
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beloved of God and His sincere friends!
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By the life of God! The hearts are cheered whenever
you are mentioned, the souls are comforted in your
love, the holy spirits are captivated by your fragrance,
the eyes are expecting to see you and the hearts are
longing to meet you, owing to the fact that your hearts
were kindled with the fire of the love of God, your
ears were charmed by hearing the Word of God and
your souls were rested in the appearance of the mysteries
of God.
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Blessed are ye, O children of the Kingdom of God!
Glad-tidings to ye, O friends of God! as He hath made
your destiny great and your share victory and happiness,
your lamps lighted and your spring to yield supply!
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Ye are the most brilliant stars! Ye are the most
dazzling lamps! Ye are the green branches! Ye are
the ripe fruits! Ye are the beautiful gardens! Ye are
the overflowing bowls!
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God is merciful and compassionate! His bounty is
great and great! He appropriateth by His mercy
those whom He liketh and chooseth for His love those
of whom He approveth. This is in accordance with
what Christ said: "Many are called, but few chosen."
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God maketh your endeavor praiseworthy, your reward
great and your days in El-Baha feasts and pleasures,
because of your casting away the imaginary god
and accepting the Knowable, for [your] discarding
every evil spirit, craving for the witnessed Light and
for turning your faces to the Exalted Position.
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God will show forth your endeavor, increase your
spirit and fragrance, perfume the different directions
with your perfume, enlighten the horizon with your
light and quicken the hearts with that which is treasured
within you; will cheer the souls with what you
have accomplished and cause the verses of thankfulness
to be recited in all places; the banner in remembrance
of you to wave through all the ages; your fame
and praise to encircle the horizon and the tongues to
speak of your virtues and good endeavors.
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By the living Truth! That bounty is great and great
and the Lord is supreme in majesty! The confirmation
is successive and success is continuous, and the kindness
of your God, the Merciful, the Compassionate, will
surround you from all sides.
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Notes
1. [Four members of the Chicago (Ill.) assembly.]
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