f the Beauty of Abha, to enlighten the people of the East and
West with the light of guidance, to hoist the tent of the love of God and
suffer each and all to enter under its protection, to bestow comfort and
tranquillity to every one under the shade of the Divine Tree, to astonish
the enemy by the manifestation of the utmost love, to make the ravenous
and bloodthirsty wolves to be gazelles of the meadow of the love of God;
to administer the taste of non-resistance to the tyrant, to teach
long-suffering and resignation of the martyrs to the murderer, to spread
the traces of Oneness, to chant the praises and glorification of the
Glorious Lord, to raise the voice of "Ya Baha El-Abha!" to the Supreme
Apex and to reach the ears of the inhabitants of the Kingdom with the
outcry--"Verily the earth is illumined by the lights of its Lord!" This is
reality! This is guidance! This is service! This is the consummation of
the perfection of the realm of humanity!
O ye believers of God! Each person must summon the people to the Servitude
of Abdul-Baha and not the Christhood; and no soul must either publicly or
privately utter one word against or in contradiction to the general
Teachings, and no one must believe that Abdul-Baha is the "Second Coming
of Christ", nay, rather he must believe that he is the Manifestation of
Servitude, the Main-spring of the Unity of the human world, the Herald of
the True One with spiritual power throughout all regions, the Commentator
of the Book according to the divine text, and the Ransom to each one of
the believers of God in the transitory world.
Print ye this Tablet and spread it throughout all countries.
"O ye who are turned towards the Kingdom and drawn..."
O ye(198) who are turned towards the Kingdom and drawn unto the Holy
Fragrances diffused from the Garden of El-Abha!
Arise with every power to assist the Covenant of God and serve in His
vineyard. Be confident that a confirmation will be granted unto you and a
success on His part given unto you. Verily He shall support you by the
angels of His Holiness and reinforce you with the breaths of the Spirit
that ye may mount the Ark of Safety, set forth the evident signs, impart
the spirit of life, declare the essence of His commands and precepts,
guide the sheep who are straying from the fold in all directions, use
every effort in your power to give the blessings ye have and strive
earnestly and wisely in this new century. By God, ver
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