hen shall this power produce a perfect
manifestation. Physical and spiritual diseases will then receive absolute
healing.

The exposition is brief. Ponder and thou shalt understand the meaning.
Although, on account of lack of time, the answer is short, by close
reflection it shall be made long.

"O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God!..."

O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God!

On perusing the contents of thy brilliant letter, I became cognizant of
the secrets of thy heart, which is illumined by the clear light.

Verily, I supplicate my Lord to cause to descend upon thee an abundant
grace of the spirit of His Holiness, that thine eyes may become clear and
thy mind rejoiced by the gift which hath shone over all regions.

Know that the poor people hasten by parties to the Kingdom of God; the
weak become mighty before thy Lord, and the slaves when entering the
shadow of thy Lord attain the station of masters, lords and freed slaves
in the presence of God.

Grieve not because of my confinement, for it is a joy to my heart, a
pleasure to my spirit, a good news to my soul, an utmost desire of my
hope, an intended aim of my aspiration; because it is a confinement in the
path of God, the Lord of the worlds.

"O thou maid-servant of God!..."

O thou maid-servant of God!

I have read thy letter which indicated thy straightforwardness in the love
of God and thy desire in spreading this brilliant light among the
offspring of the Africans. How good is the intention! And what an
excellent aim this great aim is! Indeed the hearts of the Africans are as
a blank scroll of paper upon which thou canst write any phrase; but thou
must have patience and a heart as firm as a mountain, owing to the
innumerable hardships that may intervene, which could be endured only by
one who surrenders to grievous calamities.

If thou art of the people of this field (race-course) let loose the reins
and rely upon the Merciful, and He will indeed assist thee with the hosts
of the unseen at all times. Use thy utmost power to affiliate the hearts
and, with the whole of thy might, bring the scattered souls into union.***

Look not unto thy weakness, but rely upon thy Lord, and He will then grant
thee all thy desires and reveal to thee the answer without asking.

"O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God!..."

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God!

Thou hast said aright, that veril