y and become reflective of rays."
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"O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha!..."

O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha!

We considered all that thou hast written. It seems that the maid-servant
of God, Mrs. ........., hath arisen to deliver (the truth). If she
advanceth in this manner, maketh more effort and day by day groweth in
spirituality, sincerity, devotion and severance, in a short time she will
become purely merciful and will spiritualize others; she will progress in
the stations of sanctity and purity; she will become the possessor of a
fluent speech and will find her heart brilliant and full of serenity and
faith to such an extent that her pure breath will so take effect even in
stone, tree and clay (i.e., in all people), that she, herself, will be
astonished. When the interior parts of musical instruments become clear
and polished, their tone will take effect and warm the hearts. I hope the
maid-servant of God, Mrs. ........., may attain to this degree, for she is
capable.

"O thou who art attracted to the Holy Spirit!..."

O thou who art attracted to the Holy Spirit!

It is some time since news hath come from thee, though I have the utmost
kindness toward that favored maid-servant of the Threshold of the
Almighty. I beg of God that the power of the Spirit will cause in thee
such an ecstasy and attraction that thou mayest be the cause of
everlasting life to the seekers; mayest hold a cup of the knowledge of God
in thy hand and give people to drink the wine of the love of God; that
thou mayest exhilarate the souls, awaken the heedless, bring the ignorant
to consciousness, make the blind seeing, quicken the dead, enkindle the
faded souls and refresh the withered ones.

Convey greeting and praise to the favored maid-servant of God, thy revered
daughter. Also, announce thou on my behalf the confirmations of the Holy
Spirit unto the other maid-servants of the Merciful One.

O thou divinely attracted one! If thou wishest for the illumination of the
Kingdom, exert thyself in steadfastness as much as thou canst and resist
thou the tests, so that thou mayest, like unto a lamp, illumine the world
and bestow everlasting life, like unto the Spirit.

"O thou flame of the Love of God!..."

O thou flame of the Love of God!

What thou hast written caused joy, for that letter was like unto a
rose-garden whose roses of significances bestowed the sweet odor of the
love of God upon the nostr