o this theme than these words of
Baha'u'llah, written in anticipation of the golden age of His Faith--the
age in which the face of the earth, from pole to pole, will mirror the
ineffable splendors of the Abha Paradise? "This is the Day whereon naught
can be seen except the splendors of the Light that shineth from the face
of thy Lord, the Gracious, the Most Bountiful. Verily, We have caused
every soul to expire by virtue of Our irresistible and all-subduing
sovereignty. We have then called into being a new creation, as a token of
Our grace unto men. I am, verily, the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days.
This is the Day whereon the unseen world crieth out: 'Great is thy
blessedness, O earth, for thou hast been made the foot-stool of thy God,
and been chosen as the seat of His mighty throne!' The realm of glory
exclaimeth: 'Would that my life could be sacrificed for thee, for He Who
is the Beloved of the All-Merciful hath established His sovereignty upon
thee, through the power of His name that hath been promised unto all
things, whether of the past or of the future.'"

Shoghi.

Haifa, Palestine,
March 11, 1936.

FOOTNOTES

1 In an address by Dr. Henry H. Jessup at the Parliament of Religions,
Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893.--Editor.

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