d which shall grow to be a full moon.

As for the stars: They are types of the guides; for, verily, the star is a
guide to people, even in the most gloomy darkness, on both land and sea.
In former centuries, people were aided by the pole-star in whatever
direction they went.

Verily, I supplicate God to raise the instrument of sacrifice in those
regions and to reveal there the mystery of sacrifice; to cause the
crescent of the religion of God to rise until it groweth into a shining
full moon; to brighten the stars of guidance and guide all through it; and
I beseech Him to assist those brethren to promote His Word in those most
distant places, cause them to be servants to His precious olive-garden,
keepers of His inaccessible fortress and guides to his straight path!

May glory be unto thee and unto them!

"O thou who art illuminated by the Light of Knowledge!..."

O thou who art illuminated by the Light of Knowledge!

Verily, I beseech God and supplicate Him to increase thine assurance, thy
knowledge and thine attraction and enkindlement by the fire of the love of
God, day by day.

O maid-servant of God! Clothe thyself with the cuirass of assurance, so
that thou mayest endure the arrows of suspicion which are successively
pouring from the tongues of the heedless ones. Be a lamp, the light of
which may dispel the darkness, and a real standard which may remove the
doubts of the veiled people. Turn thou unto the Kingdom of thy Lord, the
Ancient, and seek for confirmation at every moment and time, so that
lights may shine forth unto thee from the kingdom of mysteries, and the
angels of the Kingdom may come unto thee in succession, with a power from
the Realm of Might. Verily, thy Lord shall assist thee and strengthen thee
in that whereby thy breast will be dilated among the maid-servants of the
Merciful One!

"O thou who art gazing toward Abdul-Baha!..."

O thou who art gazing toward Abdul-Baha!

Now I address thee with a heart filled with affection toward thee, and
say: "O maid-servant of God! Be a flame of the fire of the love of God,
and consume the veils of women's doubts. And know thou that, verily, the
Lord who "doeth whatsoever He willeth" will assist thee in proof and
argument and will enable thee to speak the praise of the Merciful One and
will make thee a sign of knowledge.

"Arise to serve the Cause of God in the vineyard of God and water the
developed and flourishing trees with the wa