she bore in the
pathway of God were the cruellest ones, the afflictions that assailed her
were the severest of all. Fortitude was the rich dress she wore, serenity
and tranquil strength were her splendid robe, virtue and detachment,
purity and chastity, were all her jewels, and tenderness, care and love
for humankind, her beauty's bright adornings.

The Guardian conveys his message of consolation and comfort, enjoining
submission and acquiescence in this calamity, and the need for arising to
serve and to be steadfast, and to take for our model that gem of the Abha
Paradise.

17: Indeed, the Greatest Holy Leaf, the Trust of ...

(91) Indeed, the Greatest Holy Leaf, the Trust of Baha'u'llah amongst us,
was the emblem of His boundless grace, a luminary shining in the heaven of
tender mercy and gracious providence, the embodiment of the manifold
favours of the Abha Beauty, a repository of the bounty and loving-kindness
so characteristic of the Bab, the Exalted One. To every disconsolate one
she was an affectionate comforter, to every heart-broken and
grief-stricken soul, a token of unfailing sympathy, of kindliness, of
cheer and comfort. Her blessed life was a source of spiritual illumination
for the whole world and her noble traits and heavenly attributes served as
a shining example, an object of emulation for all mankind. Like the
showers of heavenly grace, her generosity knew no bounds, and as the
breeze of celestial blessing and favour, she breathed a new life into
every soul. Both friends and strangers were drawn by her sense of
spirituality, her tenderness and refinement, her unfailing solicitude, and
were attracted by the magic of her unbounded affection and goodwill. That
heavenly being displayed throughout her life such evidence of glory and
dignity, such manifestations of majesty and greatness, such a degree of
patience and resignation as bewildered the minds and souls. In the midst
of trials her radiant face bore the likeness of a sweet rose and in
moments of sore tribulation she was resplendent as a brilliant candle.

18: The Guardian trusts that the explanation he ...

(92) The Guardian trusts that the explanation he has given by wire
regarding the suspension for a period of nine months of Baha'i religious
festivity has been made clear. The Nineteen Day Feast being of a
quasi-administrative character should continue to be held, but should be
conducted with the utmost simplicity and should b