ng of thy compassionate Brother,
our Merciful Master. And there is no refuge for us anywhere except for the
breathings of thy spirit, the spotless, the excellently bright; no shelter
for us anywhere, but through thine intercession, that God may inspire us
with His own patience, and ordain for us in the other life the reward of
meeting thee again, of attaining thy presence, of gazing on thy
countenance, and partaking of thy light.

O thou Maid of Baha! The best and choicest of praises, and the most
excellent and most glorious of salutations, rest upon thee, O thou solace
of mine eyes, and beloved of my soul! Thy grace to me was plenteous, it
can never be concealed; thy love for me was great, it can never be
forgotten. Blessed, a thousand times blessed, is he who loves thee, and
partakes of thy splendours, and sings the praises of thy qualities, and
extols thy worth, and follows in thy footsteps; who testifies to the
wrongs thou didst suffer, and visits thy resting-place, and circles around
thine exalted tomb, by day and by night. Woe unto him, retribution be his,
who disputes thy rank and station, and denies thine excellence, and turns
himself aside from thy clear, thy luminous and straight path.

O ye distracted lovers of that winsome countenance! It is meet and fitting
that in the gatherings of the loved ones of God and the handmaids of the
Merciful in all the countries and lands of the East, these shining words
and clear tokens from the Supreme Pen and His Interpreter's wonder-working
hand--verses which were revealed for that priceless treasure of the
Kingdom--should be repeatedly recited, most movingly with devotion and
lowliness, and great attention and care, so as to perpetuate her blessed
memory, and extol her station, and out of love also for her incomparable
beauty.

May the honoured members of the Central Assembly of Iran circulate these
Writings, immediately and with great care, to the countries of the East,
through their Local Spiritual Assemblies; for this task is a great bounty
especially set apart for the trustees of His devoted loved ones in that
noble homeland. May God reward them with excellent rewards, in both this
world of His, and in His Kingdom.

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(57) Moved by an unalterable devotion to the memory of the Greatest Holy
Leaf, I feel prompted to share with you, and through you with the
concourse of her steadfast lovers throughout the West, th