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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 383-385
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"O thou peerless, matchless, glorious martyr!..."
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O thou peerless, matchless, glorious martyr!
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Verily, I salute thy pure dust, and thy holy, blessed
tomb, which is perfumed by the fragrances of sanctity
which are blowing upon thee from the Supreme Concourse,
and the lights which are cast upon thee from the
Kingdom of El-Abha, and the copious rain which
purifieth thy fragrant plain, and say: "Upon thee be
El-Baha! Upon thee be mercy, O thou lamp ignited
with the fire of the love of God, irradiated with the ray
of the gift of God, and aflame in the glass of the knowledge
of God! Thou art he who hath drunk the cup
of sacrifice, hath expended his life in the path of God,
and hath shed his blood on the earth in love for the
Beauty of God. For they did not appreciate thy merit,
denied thy dignity, were veiled from beholding the gift
of thy Lord, and supposed themselves to be just. No!
By no means!
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"Punishment is for such as persecuted thee, hell is
for such as rejected thee, fire is for such as sentenced
thee to death, infernal flame be for such as betrayed
thee, and the hellish gulf is for such as shed thy blood
with impunity! And paradise is for such as love thee,
heaven is for such as serve thee, the everlasting abode
is for such as visit (thy tomb)!
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"Upon thee be El-Baha! Upon thee be greeting
and praise, O thou who hast suffered martyrdom in the
path of God, and art submerged in the ocean of the
mercy of God!
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"Blessed are the nostrils which will be perfumed by
the scent of thy brilliant spot! Blessed are the eyes
which will be illumined by the ray which is being cast
upon thee from the bounty of the Kingdom of El-Abha!
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"I beg of God to make thy sepulchre a mine of
mercy, a depository of gifts, and to encompass it with
manifest signs. Verily, He is the Beneficent! the Giver!
Verily, He is gracious, and showeth great favor toward
martyrs, and He is the Bestower, the Generous!"
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Notes
1. [Recitation when visiting the tomb of his honor Aka-Seyed-Jaffar, of Isfand-Abad, Persia, who suffered martyrdom in 1901. When he would not recant, Mulla Abdul-Kani, the chief religious magistrate of the locality, turned him over to three different men for execution, and when each refused to carry out the order, the Mulla struck him on the head with a stone,and, with the assistance of another Mulla, put him to death.]
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