f Abha are drawn and filed up in battle-array on
the plain of the Supreme Apex and are expecting that a band of volunteers
step upon the field of action with the intention of service; so that they
may assist that band and make it victorious and triumphant.

O Thou Almighty God! Confirm Thou these friends and the maid-servants of
the Merciful! Grant Thou to them assistance. Open Thou before their faces
the closed doors and make them intimate with the fragrances of holiness,
so that they may become the confident friends of each other; raise the
melody and the song of joy and sing the harmony of heaven, in order that
they may exhilarate and gladden the regions of the West and impart
attraction and ecstasy!

Make Thou them the magnets of love so that they may attract the hearts to
the Kingdom of Abha!

Verily, Thou art the Powerful and the Mighty; and Thou art the Giver, the
Seer and the Hearer! There is no God but Thee, the Generous, the Merciful!

"O ye whom God hath chosen from among those who..."

O ye(207) whom God hath chosen from among those who are called!--know that
"many are called but few are chosen"!--upon whom He caused the evident
Light to descend; whom He guided into the right Path, and to whom He gave
the Glad-tidings of the Great Success!

Ye must be sincere and faithful, ye must follow the ordinances which refer
to the Covenant of God, who is the solid edifice.

O ye beloved of God, know that steadfastness and firmness in this new and
wonderful Covenant is indeed the spirit that quickeneth the hearts which
are overflowing with the love of the Glorious Lord; verily, it is the
power which penetrates into the hearts of the people of the world! Your
Lord hath assuredly promised His servants who are firm and steadfast to
render them victorious at all times, to exalt their word, propagate their
power, diffuse their lights, strengthen their hearts, elevate their
banners, assist their hosts, brighten their stars, increase the abundance
of the showers of mercy upon them, and enable the brave lions (or
teachers) to conquer.

Hasten, hasten, O ye firm believers! Hasten, hasten, O ye steadfast!
Abandon the heedless, set aside every ignorant, take hold of the strong
rope, be firm in this Great Cause, draw light from this Evident Light, be
patient and be steadfast in this wise Religion! Ye shall see the hosts of
inspiration descending successively from the Supreme World, the procession
of attraction fall