“O thou flower of the Rose-Garden of the Love of God!...”
'Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas, (1909) · Read original
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O thou flower of the Rose-Garden of the Love of God!
The letter which thou hast written was read. Thou hast written regarding the arrival of the beloved maid-servant of God, Mrs. ........; that she has lived for eighteen days in your house and become the cause of joy and fragrance among the believers.
Praise be to God! that thou hast seen the effulgence of the light of the covenant which hath enlightened all the countries. Invoke thou God that day by day the splendors of the Orb of regions may become manifest and evident more and more.
Thou hast asked for permission to present thyself with thy dear husband in this Blessed Spot. In these days it is not according to wisdom. Postpone this matter until some other time.
Convey greeting and kindnesses on my behalf to all the maid-servants of the True One.
Source: 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas (1909). Public domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #19312.
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'Abdu'l-Bahá. (1909). *Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas*. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/19312/pg19312-images.html
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