of heaven and the dwellers of the Kingdom of
El-Abha! But if the hearts of the people become devoid of the Divine
Grace--the Love of God--they wander in the desert of ignorance, descend to
the depths of ruin and fall to the abyss of despair where there is no
refuge! They are like insects living in the lowest plane.

O beloved of God! Be ye the manifestations of God and the lamps of
guidance throughout all regions shining with the light of love and union!

How beautiful the effulgence of this light!

O my friend! Let this letter be spread among the beloved in America, that
they may agree, unite and love one another; nay, rather that they should
love all the people, and (be willing to) sacrifice even their lives for
one another.

This is the Path of El-Baha!

This is the Religion of El-Baha!

This is the Law of El-Baha!

He who hath not this hath no portion with El-Baha!

"O thou maid-servant of God!..."

O thou maid-servant of God!

I ask from the favors of the Sun of Truth the splendors of the eternal
outpouring for thee; I beg everlasting glory and desire for thee and thy
family divine gifts, so that all of you may become united and harmonized,
rest under the shade of the Tree of Life, and become eternal and
established in the Kingdom of Being.

"O thou who art turning toward the Kingdom of God!..."

O thou who art turning toward the Kingdom of God!

I was informed of the contents of thy excellent letter and supplicated the
Holy Threshold, the Circuit of the Supreme Concourse, to baptize thee with
the water of knowledge and the fire of the love of God and to make thee a
perfect and faithful servant in His Great Vineyard, so that thou mayest
water the trees of the love of God in the Paradise of Abha; and to make
thee a sign of meekness and humbleness among the maid-servants of God and
a promulgator of His Cause in those vast and extensive regions.

"O thou pure soul who hath turned with a submissive..."

O thou pure soul(241) who hath turned with a submissive heart to the
Kingdom of God!

Turn thy face to the Assembly of the Covenant and [hear him] say:
"Salutations and praise be upon you, the fragrances of God be upon you!
for that by reason of which ye have awakened from your sleep, arisen from
your negligence and heedlessness, aroused from your couches, relied upon
your Creator, depended upon your Maker and been kindled with the fire
burning in the Spirit on Mt. Sinai and in