mble
contribution. Thereupon the Prophet of God--may my life be offered up as a
sacrifice unto Him--bade that this handful of dates be placed over and
above all the contributions that had been gathered, thus asserting the
merit and superiority thereof over all the rest. This was done because
that elderly woman had no other earthly possessions but these.

And in like manner this esteemed lady had nothing else to contribute but
her precious locks, and these she gloriously sacrificed in the cause of
the Ma_sh_riqu'l-A_dh_kar.

Ponder and reflect how mighty and potent hath the Cause of God become! A
woman of the west hath given her hair for the glory of the
Ma_sh_riqu'l-A_dh_kar.

Nay, this is but a lesson unto them that perceive.

In conclusion I am greatly pleased with the loved ones in Najaf-Abad for,
from the very early dawn of the Cause unto this day they have one and all
under all conditions evinced a great spirit of self-sacrifice.

Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin hath throughout his lifetime prayed with all the
sincerity of his stainless soul on behalf of the believers in Najaf-Abad
and implored for them the grace of God and His divine confirmation.

The Lord be praised that the prayers of this gracious soul have been
answered, for the effects thereof are everywhere manifest.

64: THE MASHRIQU'L-ADHKAR IS ONE OF THE MOST VITAL ...

The Ma_sh_riqu'l-A_dh_kar is one of the most vital institutions in the
world, and it hath many subsidiary branches. Although it is a House of
Worship, it is also connected with a hospital, a drug dispensary, a
traveller's hospice, a school for orphans, and a university for advanced
studies. Every Ma_sh_riqu'l-A_dh_kar is connected with these five things.
My hope is that the Ma_sh_riqu'l-A_dh_kar will now be established in
America, and that gradually the hospital, the school, the university, the
dispensary and the hospice, all functioning according to the most
efficient and orderly procedures, will follow. Make these matters known to
the beloved of the Lord, so that they will understand how very great is
the importance of this 'Dawning-Point of the Remembrance of God.' The
Temple is not only a place for worship; rather, in every respect is it
complete and whole.

O thou dear handmaid of God! If only thou couldst know what a high station
is destined for those souls who are severed from the world, are powerfully
attracted to the Faith, and are teaching, under the sheltering shadow of