by this mighty gift!

Verily, thou art from the West and we are from the East, the distance
between is great. Nevertheless, it is as if we were from one native land,
one city, one house and one household. The love of God gathered us all
under the shade of one tent, beneath one banner.

This is from the power of the command of God and His dominion, which
encompasseth all contingent beings and affects the hearts of all existing
things.

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

O maid-servant of God!

Verily, the Lord of Hosts calleth thee from the absence of existence (or
non-existence) and sayeth:

"Come, O My maid-servant, to My Kingdom!

Come, O My attracted one, unto My Great Paradise!

Come, O My maid-servant, unto My Sublime Heaven!

Come, O My attracted one, unto the place of My Glorious Throne."

Therefore turn, with a heart throbbing and tears flowing, unto the Beauty
of El-Abha, so that thou obtaineth the great favor and drinketh from that
wine, and tasteth the fruits of the Paradise of El-Abha.

"O thou faithful and confident!..."

O thou faithful and confident!

Thanks be to God that thou hast obtained that which was sought by all
prophets and holy souls; namely, the knowledge of God and the love of god.
First, the knowledge; and, second, His unfathomable love. Also the
different members of thy family, who followed thee and who obtained that
which thou didst obtain.

This is a great gift from God and hath no equal; although in this physical
world its greatness is not perceivable, nor its nature clearly known, yet
in the spiritual world it shineth like the sun.

So long as the pearl remaineth hidden at the bottom of the sea, its value
is not known nor its brilliancy and fineness seen, it is only when in the
hands of the expert jeweler that its great beauty becomes revealed.

Thou shouldst be at the utmost height of joy and satisfaction, for thou
art surrounded by the bounties of the Merciful and hast become the object
of the appearance of divine guidance.

In order to give thanks for this great and glorious gift, thou shouldst do
all thou canst to guide His creatures, to give sight to the blind, hearing
to the deaf, life to the dead, and endeavor to turn those who are still
attached to material things in the way which leads to spiritual heights;
to help them to travel in the way of the Kingdom and to walk in the path
that leads to the King of Kings.

Servant and believer in God! Presen