Through Zíá Effendi Baghdádí
He Is God!
O thou attracted maid-servant of God!
Your letter was received. From its contents, heart
attracting meanings were understood; for they indicated entire attraction by
the Kingdom of Abhá and the attachment of the heart to the Supreme World.
The chanting of the verses, whether done individually or
collectively, is the cause of manifesting the effect of the Word of God in the
hearts, and the means of igniting the fire of the love of God in the breasts. But
it is as thou hast written that the condition required is, the hearts must
become like pure and polished mirrors, and the spirits attain perfect joy and
happiness by the divine glad-tidings.
Assuredly the blessed souls who direct their entire
attention to the Lord of Hosts, who are severed from the nether world and
submerged in the outpourings of the Realm of Might, if they travel in various
parts of America, associating with all and visiting the assemblies while
surging with the love of God, they will certainly be the cause of the unity of
the friends and the maid-servants of the Merciful. This is indeed most beloved
and acceptable, productive of great results and conducive of great good.
The enclosed paper sent by thee contained beautiful expressions
and delightful statements. I ask God that thou mayst awaken the people of
America thereby from the sleep of negligence and prove to be to them the means
of knowledge and wisdom.
Upon thee be Bahá'u'l-Abhá!
(Signed) 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas
(Star of the West, vol. 2, no. 5, June 5, 1911)
