ive,
so that you will be confident that we are, under all conditions, thinking
of you.

Should you enquire about these bereaved ones, through the grace of the
Lord and the bounties of His divine Mystery, we are all well, but our
grief knows no bounds. We supplicate at the Threshold of the Eternal and
Almighty Beloved that He may unlock before us the doors of delight, awaken
the heedless and those in deep slumber, and grant the exponents of
violation a sense of justice, so that its dust may settle down, that this
dissension be wiped out, and once again we may taste the sweetness of the
days of bliss.

O Lord! Graciously enable this servant of Thine as well as those who
supplicate tearfully before Thy face and have turned towards Thee in their
affliction to achieve unity, harmony, friendliness and fellowship, that
they may magnify Thy virtues in the daytime and in the night season, may
chant Thy holy words, may recite verses from Thy heavenly Book, may
eagerly set their hearts toward the retreats of Thy holiness, yearning to
behold the vision of Thy grandeur. O Lord! Fulfil their hearts' desires,
gladden their bosoms with the shining splendour of the Centre of Thy
Covenant, illumine their eyes and rejoice their souls with the goodly
gifts of the light of harmony. Verily Thou art the Lord of the Day of
Judgement.

5: It is my earnest hope that you, His distinguished ...

(113) It is my earnest hope that you, His distinguished leaf, together
with the other maidservants of the All-Merciful in that land, may be so
enkindled by the flame set ablaze by the hand of God as to illumine the
whole world through the quickening energy of the love of God, and that
through the eloquence of your speech, the fluency of your tongue, and the
confirmations of the Holy Spirit you will be empowered to expound divine
wisdom in such manner that men of eloquence, and the scholars and sages of
the world, will be lost in bewilderment. This indeed would not be hard for
Him.

6: O exalted leaf, O distinguished friend! May ...

(114) O exalted leaf, O distinguished friend! May the glory of God and His
praise, His bounty and blessing rest upon you inasmuch as you have
remained faithful to the Covenant of God and His Testament.

Your letter so fine and ornate, a gift from the Paradise of the love of
God, and a dear token of the celestial Garden of divine knowledge, has
been received, and perfumed with its spiritual and ethereal f