If thou art desiring an illumined house, enkindle thou therein the
lamp of the love of God; and if thou art seeking after a heavenly palace,
make thy house the gathering place of the believers of the Merciful One;
so that the splendors of the Sun of Truth may cast therein rays spiritual
and the harmony of holiness ascend to the Kingdom of ABHA."

Say to the maid-servant of God! The feast given by Mrs. ......... became
highly acceptable and the respected personages who served in that feast,
as did ........., Mr. ........., Mrs. ......... and Mrs. ........., are in
reality worthy of all praise. They were engaged in the duty and the work
of Abdul-Baha and have arisen to serve the believers of God.

Convey my greeting to his honor ......... and say: "Thou didst deliver a
wonderful talk on that night. Well done! Well done! That talk was given in
the West yet Abdul-Baha became happy from it in the East."

I congratulate and compliment the maid-servant of God, ........, in her
firmness and steadfastness in the Cause of God. Truly, I say, she is
illumined, spiritual, heavenly and celestial. She taketh care of the
strangers among the friends and serveth and praiseth the servants of God.

O thou maid-servant of God! Do not be slow in the study of the Persian
language and be thou engaged in the service.

"O thou who art firm in the Covenant!..."

O thou who art firm in the Covenant!

Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding thy trip to the Holy
Land. God willing, this desire of thine will be realized.

The name Aseyeh is acceptable in the Threshold of Oneness, for the
daughter of Pharaoh had this name, who, when (Moses) the Light of Guidance
dawned, became confirmed by the Merciful One, left the court of Pharaoh
with its grandeur and sovereignty and became perfumed with the fragrances
of holiness. Then she assisted in the service of His Holiness (Moses)--upon
him be peace! Also, Aseyeh was the name of my mother.

Thou hast written that thou lovest the Bible. Undoubtedly, the friends and
the maid-servants of the Merciful should know the value of the Bible, for
they are the ones who have discovered its real significances and have
become cognizant of the hidden mystery of the Holy Book.***

Deliver my greeting to ......... and say: "I supplicate God that thou
mayest gladden and rejoice the heart of ......... with the melody of the
Kingdom, rend asunder the veil of her concealment, enlighten her face with