rted to the
hearts of the loved ones in that land. Shouldst thou wish to know of the
condition of this servant of the Threshold of the Abha Beauty, praise be
to Him for having enabled me to inhale the fragrance of His tender mercy
and partake of the delights of His loving-kindness and blessings. I am
being continually reinforced by the energizing rays of His grace, and feel
upheld by the uninterrupted aid of the victorious hosts of His Kingdom. My
physical health is also improving. God be praised that from every quarter
I receive the glad-tidings of the growing ascendancy of the Cause of God,
and can witness evidences of the increasing influence of its spread....

5: O thou my loving, my deeply spiritual ...

(8) O thou my loving, my deeply spiritual sister! I trust that by the
grace and loving-kindness of the one true God thou art, and wilt be, kept
safe and secure beneath the sheltering shadow of the Blessed Beauty. Night
and day thy countenance appeareth before mine eyes, and in my mind are
engraved the traits of thy character....

6: To my honoured and distinguished sister do ...

(9) To my honoured and distinguished sister do thou convey the expression
of my heartfelt, my intense longing. Day and night she liveth in my
remembrance. I dare make no mention of the feelings which separation from
her has aroused in mine heart; for whatever I should attempt to express in
writing will assuredly be effaced by the tears which such sentiments must
bring to mine eyes....

7: O Diya! It is incumbent upon thee, ...

(10) O Diya!(11) It is incumbent upon thee, throughout the journey, to be
a close, a constant and cheerful companion to my honoured and
distinguished sister. Unceasingly, with the utmost vigour and devotion,
exert thyself, by day and night, to gladden her blessed heart; for all her
days she was denied a moment of tranquillity. She was astir and restless
every hour of her life. Moth-like she circled in adoration round the
undying flame of the Divine Candle, her spirit ablaze and her heart
consumed by the fire of His love....

8: O thou my affectionate sister! ...

(12) O thou my affectionate sister! God be praised, according to what we
hear the climate in that land hath proved not unfavourable. It is to be
hoped that out of the grace of the Blessed Beauty thy illness will be
completely cured and thou wilt return in the best of health, so that once
again I may gaze upon that won