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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 417-418
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"O thou spiritual friend!..."
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O thou spiritual friend!
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Thy services are accepted in the Kingdom of Abha,
mentioned in this merciful Assemblage and the cause of
joy and gladness to Abdul-Baha.
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Thank God, thou art a believer and an assured one,
firm and steadfast; a truthful servant of the divine
Kingdom and an agreeable lover of His Holiness
Baha'o'llah. Thou hast spent thy time in spreading
the fragrances of God and thy possession in the promotion
of the Word of God.
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Rest assured in the great bounty and bestowal, be
attracted by the fragrances of the Kingdom of Abha.
Fatigue not thyself on account of any difficulty and
give not up because of any ordeal. Be not grieved because
of any trial nor hindered by any hindrance.
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Night and day confine thy time to the education of
the world of humanity. Arise to guide the creatures
and spend time in promulgating the teachings of His
Holiness Baha'o'llah, so that lives may find glad-tidings,
hearts gladness, the souls eternal life and the
minds extraordinary advancement.
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In respect to the Mashrak-el-Azcar: Brevity must
now be observed; that is, as much as possible endeavor
should be made so that by the assistance of all the
friends and the sincerity of your intentions it may become
instituted and built in Chicago even though it
be not possible to build a most solid, lofty and great
(edifice). Whatever is now possible should be erected.
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And the question of giving the glad-tidings (i. e.,
teachings of this religion) should be given moment.
The holy souls who are free from the ties of this mortal
world and attain the confirmation of the Holy Spirit,
although they live on earth, yet, verily, they are heavenly,
illuminated, spiritual, divine. Such souls must
appear and engage, with simplicity, freedom and purity,
in training the public and in guiding all people. If
such souls arise, the Holy Spirit will aid them, the hosts
of the heavenly angels will render them victorious, the
bounties of the Kingdom of Abha will surround them,
the ray of the Sun of Truth will shine, the breezes of
the Paradise of Abha will give spirit, the ocean of
favors will boil and the good scent of the fragrances
of holiness will perfume the nostrils of the inhabitants
of the world.
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By the bounty and grace of the Educator, I hope
thou mayest attain to this providence and bounty!
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Convey greeting of reverence of utmost kindness to
all thy relations, [thy wife] and thy respected daughter,
and others, and to all the beloved and the maid-servants
of the Merciful.
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