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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 415-416
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"O thou faithful and confident!..."
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O thou faithful and confident!
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Thanks be to God that thou hast obtained that which
was sought by all prophets and holy souls; namely, the
knowledge of God and the love of god. First, the
knowledge; and, second, His unfathomable love. Also
the different members of thy family, who followed thee
and who obtained that which thou didst obtain.
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This is a great gift from God and hath no equal;
although in this physical world its greatness is not perceivable,
nor its nature clearly known, yet in the spiritual
world it shineth like the sun.
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So long as the pearl remaineth hidden at the bottom
of the sea, its value is not known nor its brilliancy and
fineness seen, it is only when in the hands of the expert
jeweler that its great beauty becomes revealed.
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Thou shouldst be at the utmost height of joy and satisfaction,
for thou art surrounded by the bounties of
the Merciful and hast become the object of the appearance
of divine guidance.
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In order to give thanks for this great and glorious
gift, thou shouldst do all thou canst to guide His creatures,
to give sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf,
life to the dead, and endeavor to turn those who are
still attached to material things in the way which leads
to spiritual heights; to help them to travel in the way
of the Kingdom and to walk in the path that leads to
the King of Kings.
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Servant and believer in God! Present the greetings
of Abdul-Baha to the faithful maid-servant of God
[thy wife] and to thy two revered daughters.
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