inhale the holy
fragrances diffusing from the merciful gardens of these worlds.

El-Abha be upon thee and upon all those who are gazing and turning unto
the Kingdom of El-Baha, which God hath sanctified above the understanding
of the heedless souls and from being perceived by the eye of those who
deny!

"O my spiritual friends!..."

O my spiritual friends!(291)

What you have written is perused, all of which was an entreaty and
invocation unto God and a desire for devotion unto the Most High. I hope
through the bounty of God, day by day, your assurance, belief and faith
will increase; moment by moment the flame of the love of God will be
intensified; louder and louder will the proclamation of the Word of God be
heard in that country; the breeze of sanctity will begin to blow; the
attraction of the inner consciousness will cause these districts to be
animated; the mercy and aid of God will be your associates and the
assistance from the Kingdom of compassion will be momentarily bestowed.
Now is the time for those spiritual friends, (i.e., yourselves,) to adorn
the divine meetings, endeavor to spread the Cause of god, arise to diffuse
His breaths and stand for the promotion of His Word; that the breath of
the Holy Spirit may bestow life to the hearts, causing the spirits to
attain the Beloved.

The letter you have previously written is not yet received; if it were you
may be sure it would be answered, because this servant hath great love and
attachment for the believers in that city and will always communicate with
them.

O Thou pitiful God! These friends are perfectly infatuated with Thy
nearness; they have given their hearts for the beauty of Thy face; are
devoted to Thy Kingdom and are intoxicated by the wine of belief. In the
meeting of the covenant they are bearing in their hands the cup of
anxiety, needing Thy benevolence and yearning for the heavenly blessings.

O Mighty Creator! Cause these souls to be the receptacle of Thy mercy,
regarded by divine attention, and render each one as a lighted candle,
that they may illuminate that region with the light of righteousness. Make
them the companions of and partaker with this servant [Abdul-Baha] in the
devotion of Thy Threshold. O my God! Strengthen the weak ones and open the
eyes of those who are anxious to behold the beauty of the Kingdom, that
they may arise with divine strength, heavenly bounty, spiritual blessing,
ethereal breaths and mighty assista