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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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"O thou dear maid-servant of God!..."
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O thou dear maid-servant of God!
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Thy letter, concerning the celebration of the anniversary
of the declaration of His Holiness the Supreme
[1]
-- may my spirit be sacrificed for Him! -- which was held
on the land of the Mashrak-el-Azcar
[2]
, was read.
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The utmost joy was attained, for -- praise be to
God! -- the friends of the Merciful passed some time
on that day joyous and singing in the land of the Mashrak-el-Azcar
and enjoyed commemorating the Lord of
the verses with the greatest joy.
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That melody was heard by the Supreme Concourse
and that rose-song of the nightingale of faithfulness
gladdened the people of the rose-garden of ABHA.
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I am hopeful that, during the coming Rizwan
[3]
, a
great feast shall be held in the land of the Mashrak-el-Azcar,
a spiritual celebration prepared and the melodies
of the violin and the mandoline and hymns in
praise and glorification of the Lord of Hosts make all
the audience joyous and ecstatic.
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A few days ago an epistle was written -- therefore,
brevity is considered here.
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Treat thy dear daughter, for me, with the utmost
kindness and, likewise, the other friends and maid-servants
of the Merciful.
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Notes
1. [The BAB.]
2. [Site of Temple at Chicago, Ill.]
3. [April 21, 1909.]
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