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ermanently dedicated to, and constituting the sacred precincts of, the Bab's holy Sepulcher. In the midst of these properties, recognized as the international endowments of the Faith, is situated the most holy court, an enclosure comprising gardens and terraces which at once embellish, and lend a peculiar charm to, these sacred precincts. Embosomed in these lovely and verdant surroundings stands in all its exquisite beauty the mausoleum of the Bab, the shell designed to preserve and adorn the original structure raised by 'Abdu'l-Baha as the tomb of the Martyr-Herald of our Faith. Within this shell is enshrined that Pearl of Great Price, the holy of holies, those chambers which constitute the tomb itself, and which were constructed by 'Abdu'l-Baha. Within the heart of this holy of holies is the tabernacle, the vault wherein reposes the most holy casket. Within this vault rests the alabaster sarcophagus in which is deposited that inestimable jewel, the Bab's holy dust." Shoghi Effendi, _Citadel of Faith_ (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1995), pp. 95-96. _ 15 ibid._, p. 95. 16 Shoghi Effendi, _God Passes By_ (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1995), p. 276. 17 H. M. Balyuzi, _'Abdu'l-Baha: The Centre of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah_, 2nd ed. (Oxford: George Ronald, 1992), p. 136. _ 18 Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha_, _op. cit._, pp. 254-255, (section 200.3). 19 Shoghi Effendi, _God Passes By_, _op. cit._, p. 258. _ 20 ibid._, p. 259. _ 21 The Baha'i Centenary, 1844-1944_, compiled by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Committee, 1944), pp. 140-141. 22 Shoghi Effendi, _God Passes By_, _op. cit._, p. 280. 23 '_Abdu'l-Baha in London: Addresses and Notes of Conversations_ (London: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1982), pp. 19-20. 24 'Abdu'l-Baha, _Tablets of the Divine Plan_ (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1993), p. 94. 25 Shoghi Effendi, _God Passes By_, _op. cit._, pp. 281-282. 26 'Abdu'l-Baha, _The Promulgation of Universal Peace _ (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1995), p. 121, provisional re-translation. _ 27 Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha,_ _op. cit._, p. 106, (section 64.1). _ 28 ibid._, p. 23, (section 7
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