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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 586-587
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"O thou who art skilled in the Knowledge of God and..."
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O thou who art skilled in the Knowledge of God and
wise in the Wisdom of the Almighty!
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Turn thy face toward the Kingdom of Might with
supplication and invocation and entreat thy Lord, the
Merciful, with this commune, until the heart and consciousness
be illumined by the breath of God from the
right side of grace and generosity, and say:
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"O my God! O my God! Verily I am Thy humble
servant and Thy meek slave. I beseech Thee with all
my heart and soul, in the middle of nights, and declare:
O my Lord! O my Lord! Enlighten the sights [or
eyes] by the outpouring of lights; purify the souls by
the fragrances of Paradise; dilate the hearts by the
wafting of the breeze whereby the sorrows are dispelled,
and exhilarate the spirits by the cups of the wine
which is gleaming and sparkling like unto a lamp!
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"Then intoxicate me with the wine of Thy love, so
that I may attain to success and prosperity in this dawn
of Light; may speak Thy praises, call upon Thy Name,
be engaged in Thy commemoration in this vast country
and spacious continent and be inebriated with the pure
Wine which is glowing in the excellent Cup. Then suffer
me to become the sign of guidance among Thy
creatures and to become a supreme example among the
believers, in order that I may lead others to Thy Word,
spread Thy truth, promulgate Thy knowledge and deliver
Thy teachings.
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"Verily, Thou art the Confirmer, the Assister, the
Mighty, the Powerful and the Beneficent!"
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