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say to her: "O maid-servant of God! Seek whilst thou canst the life eternal and wish for everlasting glory in the divine world." Embrace twice thy children, and give my greeting to the maid-servant of God, thy mother. thy name is Joseph. Let thy title be Bahai. "O thou child of the Kingdom and firm in the Covenant!..." O thou child of the Kingdom and firm in the Covenant! Thy letter, through his honor Mirza ........, was received and thy former letters also became acceptable and through the contents of those writings utmost joy and fragrance was produced, for they all evinced faith, assurance and firmness in the Covenant. In this day the most vital and momentous matter is steadfastness in the love of the Manifestor of Light on the Mount of Sinai and endurance of ordeals and unaccountable calamities in this Cause. Ere long the seditious people shall arise in that country to deride the righteous ones and to ridicule the holy ones. Every day they will cast ignominy and at every moment they will present great persecution. They shall revile the friends for the sake of the love of Baha; and bring down upon them contempt and sarcasm; neither do they fall short in creating torture. This is the custom and sentence of the people of bygone ages. Undoubtedly these things must transpire in these days even with a greater intensity. That is why His Holiness the Christ sayeth: "Everything which hath happened in the cycles of the former prophets will certainly occur again in these days." Consider ye! What calumny, slander, cruelty and oppression were brought down upon the apostles by the Israelites for the sake of faith and assurance! They unlocked the hands of pillage, persecuted and tortured those sanctified souls. Therefore, there is no doubt but that you will become afflicted with trial, calamity and oppression in the path of the Beauty of Abha. These trials are the essence of bestowal and pure bounty and the proofs of your acceptance in the Threshold of Oneness. Consequently, when the fire of trials is ignited, celebrate ye in joy, dance with overflowing emotions and be ye happy that--praise be to God!--ye have become the target of contempt in the path of the Beauty of Abha and are hated by the people of passion and desire. Thy services in the highway of the Kingdom are accepted, thy toleration of the troubles is known and manifest and thy eloquent speeches in the assemblies of believers are heard and
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