ody in every
respect; none of His material conditions were imperfect. His heavenly
condition was also a perfect at all, inasmuch as imperfection is contrary
to perfection. His heavenly condition was also a perfect one, comprising
all the divine perfections. Reflect thou upon these words, so that the
door of knowledge may be opened before thy face.
"O thou maid-servant of God who art attracted to the..."
O thou maid-servant of God who art attracted to the Fragrances of God!
Speak of my servitude unto God, of my humbleness and submissiveness to the
Beloved of God, and of my evanescence, nothingness and utter meekness to
the Threshold of Baha'. Verily, I am the servant of Baha', the slave of
Baha' and the captive of Baha'. I have no grade but this and I do not
possess anything for myself. Therefore, mention me in my pure servitude;
this is that by which my heart is dilated by every maid-servant who speaks
the praise of God. I beseech God to make thee a dove in the grove of
holiness, to coo with the most wonderful melodies the praise of thy Lord,
the Merciful!
"O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the Love of..."
O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the Love of God!
As to thy vision that thou wert traveling to Acca in a ship with the
maid-servant of God .........: this ship is the ship of the Covenant,
which is surrounded by the winds of discord from the people of hypocrisy.
Be rejoiced that ye two are preserved and have reached the shore of
salvation.
Know thou, verily, the winds of confirmation shall surely surround the Ark
of Deliverance, the sails of the covenant shall be unfurled, and it shall
reach the shore of the Kingdom of God. Blessed art thou, for thou hast
entered this Ark and art saved from afflictions!
As to what thou hast seen in the dream, concerning the letter which
reached thee from me, and angels were enclosed in it and they surrounded
thee: Know thou verily, that letter is this glorious writing whereby I
address thee; and, verily, this is full of angels of confirmation from the
Kingdom off God and they will assist thee to serve the Cause of God in the
vineyard of God.
"O thou seeing one!..."
O thou seeing one!
Know thou, verily, God hath preferred the insight to the sight, because
the sight seeth the material things, while the insight apprehendeth the
spiritual. the former witnesseth the earthly world, while the latter seeth
the world of the Kingdom. Th
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