in all parts of
America, so that each one of you may shine forth from the horizon of
reality like unto the morning star, divine illumination may overcome the
darkness of nature, and the world of humanity may become enlightened. This
is the most great work! Should you become confirmed therein, this world
will become another world, the surface of the earth will become the
delectable paradise, and eternal Institutions be founded.

Let whosoever travels to different parts to teach, peruse over mountain,
desert, land and sea this supplication:

O GOD! O God! Thou seest my weakness, lowliness and humility before Thy
creatures; nevertheless, I have trusted in Thee and have arisen in the
promotion of Thy teachings among Thy strong servants, relying on Thy power
and might.

O Lord! I am a broken-winged bird and desire to soar in Thy limitless
space. How is it possible for me to do this save through Thy providence
and grace, Thy confirmation and assistance.

O Lord! Have pity on my weakness, and strengthen me with Thy power. O
Lord! Have pity on my impotence, and assist me with Thy might and majesty.

O Lord! Should the breath of the Holy Spirit confirm the weakest of
creatures, he would attain all to which he aspireth and would possess
anything he desireth. Indeed, Thou hast assisted Thy servants in the past
and, though they were the weakest of Thy creatures, the lowliest of Thy
servants and the most insignificant of those who lived upon the earth,
through Thy sanction and potency they took precedence over the most
glorious of Thy people and the most noble of mankind. Whereas formerly
they were as moths, they became as royal falcons, and whereas before they
were as brooks, they became as seas, through Thy bestowal and Thy mercy.
They became, through Thy most great favor, stars shining on the horizon of
guidance, birds singing in the rose gardens of immortality, lions roaring
in the forests of knowledge and wisdom, and whales swimming in the oceans
of life.

Verily, Thou art the Clement, the Powerful, the Mighty, and the Most
Merciful of the merciful.

FOOTNOTES

1 Qur'an 22:5.

2 Cf. Mark 16:15.

3 Cf. Qur'an 2:261.

4 Qur'an 1:6.

5 Cf. Mark 16:15.

6 Cf. Matthew 13:23.

7 Qur'an 2:257.

8 Cf. Mark 16:15.

9 Qur'an 39:69.

10 Cf. Mark 16:15.

11 Cf. Matthew 5:3.

12 Qur'an 28:5.

13 Cf. Matthew 10:14.

14 Qur'an 24:35.

15 Qur'an