The History of the Cause in Her Face
On behalf of Shoghi Effendi, Bahíyyih Khánum, (1982), p. Part IV, no. 27 · Read original
When in Bahá'í history
Surely no matter what we say about her still we have not done justice to the abounding love she had and the services she rendered to Bahá’u’lláh and the Master. Her life was full of events, full of sacrifices in the path of God. Ever since her childhood she had to endure hardships and share the exile and persecution that Bahá’u’lláh had to suffer. In her face one could easily read the history of the Cause from its earliest days to the present moment.
Notwithstanding all this she never grumbled nor lost her faith in the future. She kept cheerful and tried to give cheer to others. She was a real source of inspiration to every person that met her.
The only adequate way to show our love and devotion to her is to arise and serve the Cause for which she so earnestly laboured during all her mortal life. Her deeds and sacrifices should act as examples for us to follow.
Source: Letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, in Bahíyyih Khánum (Bahá'í World Centre, 1982), part IV, no. 27. Text from Project Gutenberg eBook #19242.
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Effendi, O. B. O. S.. (1982). *Bahíyyih Khánum*. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/19242/pg19242-images.html
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