and
death did not overtake Him; and verily, the foundation of His religion is
not shaken by His crucifixion at the hand of the oppressors!" By this her
face is eternally shining from the horizon of guidance.

O maid-servant of God! The circumstances will be severe for every thankful
servant (i.e., believer in the Teachings) in those boundaries and
countries. The people shall arise against you with the most bitter hatred,
opposition and envy. Swords of persecution and curses shall be thrown at
you by all the nations. The wind of tests and trials shall fiercely blow
and thereby the weak trees, which are not firmly rooted in this wonderful
vineyard, shall be uprooted. But the trees which are strong, thriving and
green will be strengthened, their branches extended, their leaves opened,
their appearance beautified and their blossoms and fruits increased. I ask
God to make thee one of those firmly rooted trees and an extended branch
in this most great vineyard, and to make thy heart like unto a cup
overflowing with His love in every assemblage. Verily He is the Powerful,
the Generous!

Supplicate to God to guide Mrs. ........, so that she may become thy
partner and partaker of this great bounty, and to confirm the family of
Mr. ........, so that they may be blest with blessings and successive aids
and with the appearance of the manifest signs. Thus all ye may become
spreaders of the banner of union, love, harmony and peace upon plains and
deserts, hills and mountains.

"O thou who art firm in the love of God!..."

O thou who art firm in the love of God!

Verily I read thy recent letter*** and I praised God for His glorious
mercy and His blessings which are successively poured into the pure
hearts.

I have written a reply to the letter of ........ and have enclosed it with
this letter. I ask God to make him a sign of guidance and to guide,
through him, souls (people) of his native land and of other people.
Verily, my God chooses whomsoever He willeth, by His mercy and generosity,
for entrance into the Kingdom of Glory and shineth the lights of (His)
Beauty upon them. Blessed is he who keeps firm in the Path and stands for
the Cause of thy Merciful Lord--a firmness like unto the lofty mountains.

O maid-servant of God! Verily, I pray God to sanctify thee from the
material and thus clothe thee with the garment of holiness and the mantle
of purity and send through thee the glad-tidings of thy Lord from the
Kingdo