In the Hands of the Blessed Perfection
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At one time Juliet Thompson asked the Master about His daughter, Ruha Khánum, who had been very ill.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá said, ‘I have put her in the hands of the Blessed Perfection, and now I don’t worry at all.’
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 162
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