"O thou who art advancing unto God!..."

O thou who art advancing unto God!

Verily I pray to God to make thee and thy revered husband--under the shadow
of His Greatest Name--confirmed in all conditions, aided in the service of
the Cause of God with a confirmation on the part of the Merciful Lord.

O my God! O my God! I ask thee to protect these two birds in the orchard
of Thy mercy, confirmed in joy and happiness in the garden of Thy
bounties, warbling with the best melodies in the wood (garden) of Thy
knowledge. Verily Thou art the Precious, the Mighty, the Protecting!

"O ye two accepted ones in the Kingdom of God!..."

O ye two(41) accepted ones in the Kingdom of God!

Your letter was read and its contents caused joy and happiness. Thank God
that in such a cycle ye have stepped into the plane of existence, attained
the glory of the Lord of the Kingdom, obtained light from the Sun of Truth
and were ushered in under the shadow of the Tree of Life in the paradise
of joy.

Give the name "Rooha" (i.e., Spiritual) to your new born child, and let
your own name be "Saffa" (this, in Arabic, means Peter or Rock).

"O ye two truthful believers!..."

O ye two(42) truthful believers!

Your letter was received. It contents were faith, certainty and sincerity.
It was an evidence of perceiving eyes, attentive ears and acute mind. Were
it not so, ye would not have witnessed the lights of the Sun of Truth,
heard the divine Call, nor attained the knowledge of God.

Although in body we are far from one another, yet--praise be to God! --with
life and heart we are present in one assembly; we enjoy the spiritual
meeting, abide under the shadow of one Blessed Tree, are attracted to the
beauty of one Beloved and gaze in the direction of one Object. Therefore,
be not sorry on account of the remoteness, but rather engage in the
commemoration of God and praise Him. I hope that we may be together in all
the worlds of God.

Teach the dear child Rooha this commune:

O God! Rear this little babe in the bosom of Thy love and give it milk
from the breat of Providence. Cultivate this fresh plant in the
rose-garden of Thy love and nurture it by showers from the clouds of
Providence. Make it a child of the Kingdom and lead it to the divine
world. Thou art powerful and kind! Thou art the Giver, the Bestower, whose
blessings precede all else!

"O thou who art attracted by the Word of God!..."

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