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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 360-362
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"O thou child of the Kingdom and firm in the Covenant!..."
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O thou child of the Kingdom and firm in the Covenant!
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Thy letter, through his honor Mirza ........,
was received and thy former letters also became acceptable
and through the contents of those writings utmost
joy and fragrance was produced, for they all evinced
faith, assurance and firmness in the Covenant.
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In this day the most vital and momentous matter is
steadfastness in the love of the Manifestor of Light on
the Mount of Sinai and endurance of ordeals and unaccountable
calamities in this Cause.
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Ere long the seditious people shall arise in that country
to deride the righteous ones and to ridicule the holy
ones. Every day they will cast ignominy and at every
moment they will present great persecution. They shall
revile the friends for the sake of the love of Baha; and
bring down upon them contempt and sarcasm; neither
do they fall short in creating torture.
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This is the custom and sentence of the people of bygone
ages. Undoubtedly these things must transpire
in these days even with a greater intensity.
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That is why His Holiness the Christ sayeth: "Everything
which hath happened in the cycles of the former
prophets will certainly occur again in these days." Consider
ye! What calumny, slander, cruelty and oppression
were brought down upon the apostles by the Israelites
for the sake of faith and assurance! They unlocked
the hands of pillage, persecuted and tortured those
sanctified souls. Therefore, there is no doubt but that
you will become afflicted with trial, calamity and oppression
in the path of the Beauty of Abha. These trials
are the essence of bestowal and pure bounty and the
proofs of your acceptance in the Threshold of Oneness.
Consequently, when the fire of trials is ignited, celebrate
ye in joy, dance with overflowing emotions and
be ye happy that--praise be to God!--ye have become
the target of contempt in the path of the Beauty of
Abha and are hated by the people of passion and
desire.
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Thy services in the highway of the Kingdom are accepted,
thy toleration of the troubles is known and
manifest and thy eloquent speeches in the assemblies of
believers are heard and appreciated. I hope that
through these services thou mayest become the manifestor
of the favors of the Lord of the Kingdom and
recipient of the merciful glances of His Highness the
Magnificent and the Compassionate.
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