Convey my greeting and salutation unto the maidservant of God, the
attracted one, Mrs. ........, the respected. I ask God to make her a
spreader of the new Gospel, an utterer in praise of her Lord in that vast
region.

Convey my kindness and love unto the maid-servant of God, who is thrilled
by the fragrances of God, Miss ........ of [that place] so that she may be
rejoiced by my greeting to her, the fullness of my favor, and that she may
be drawn by the love of God even as the magnet attracts the iron.

O my precious friends in the Kingdom of God, the members of the Spiritual
Meeting! Communicate with all parts of Persia; write replies to the
letters which are sent to you, with all joy, happiness, fragrance and
spirituality; because the friends of God in Persia are all rejoiced in
commemorating you in the meetings and assemblies, in houses and
Mashrak-el-Azcars.(13)

"O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God!..."

O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God!

Verily I read your letters which uttered your steadfastness in the Cause
of God, your firmness in His Religion and your joy by the breezes wafted
from the garden of the Kingdom of God.

The truth, I say unto you, "Verily, the Supreme Concourse utter praise
upon you, because ye forsook the desires of self, were illumined by the
light of guidance, clothed yourselves with the garment of sanctity and
called in the Name of El-Abha among the people. Verily, ye shall reap what
ye sow and obtain the fruits of what ye plant. This is a pre-ordained
fact."

O ye beloved of God! When the winds blow severely, rains fall fiercely,
the lightning flashes, the thunder roars, the bold descends and storms of
trial become severe, grieve not; for after this storm, verily, the divine
spring will arrive, the hills and fields will become verdant, the expanses
of grain will joyfully wave, the earth will become covered with blossoms,
the trees will be clothed with green garments and adorned with blossoms
and fruits. Thus blessings become manifest in all countries. These favors
are results of those storms and hurricanes.

The discerning man rejoiceth at the day of trials, his breast becometh
dilated at the time of severe storms, his eyes become brightened when
seeing the showers of rain and gusts of wind, whereby trees are uprooted;
because he foreseeth the result and the end (of these trials), the leaves,
blossoms and fruits (which follow this wintry storm);