nce.
But every one of the maid-servants in the court of Oneness shone forth
like unto the brilliant stars from the glorious Ancient Horizon, cast
their rays upon centuries and cycles, attained to their utmost desires in
the Kingdom of Abha and drank from the wine of meeting (with God) in the
Assembly of the Almighty. These souls have taken a share from (the
benefits) of being and obtained results.

O ye friends of the wronged one! Purify your eyes from beholding [any as]
strangers. Do ye not see foreignness, nay rather, know all as friends; for
with the observation of strangeness, the practice of love and unity is
difficult.

In this wonderful age, according to the divine texts, ye must befriend all
nations and communities. Ye must not look upon violence, force, evil
intentions, persecutions or hostility, nay rather, ye must raise your eyes
to the horizon of glory [and see] that each one of these creatures is a
sign of the Lord of Signs and [has] stepped upon the arena of existence
through divine favor and supreme energy. Thus they are known and not
unknown, are friends and not strangers. We must deal with all according to
the above criterion.

Therefore, the beloved must, with infinite kindness and love, associate
and sympathize with both friends and strangers and not look at all upon
the merits and capabilities of the persons. Under all circumstances they
must show forth genuine love and be not defeated by the intensity of
rancor, hatred, quarrel, malice and the grudge of the people. Should they
(they people) shoot arrows they (the friends) must administer milk and
honey; if they give poison, the believers must impart delicacies; if they
cause pain, let the beloved be a remedy; if they strike a blow, let them
become the antidote.

O my God! O my God! Verily, these are Thy weak servants and Thy
submissive, faithful ones and Thy sincere maid-servants who are humbled
before Thy illumined Threshold, acknowledging Thy Oneness which hath
appeared like unto the appearance of the sun in midday, listening to Thy
call from Thy mysterious Kingdom and uttering Thy prayers with hearts
overflowing with Thy love and devotion!

O my Lord! Pour upon all of them the rain of Thy mercy, [cause to] descend
upon every one the showers of Thy bounty from the clouds of Thy
munificence, make them graceful plants in Thy divine Rose-garden and
suffer these myrtles to become verdant, green and refreshed by the
outpouring from the Cloud of T