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Extract from a Tablet recently revealed by The
Master Abdul-Baha.

'' A few Tablets are revealed for (believers in) Per-
sia. It is considered that if they are translated and
spread in those parts (Western Lands) it will not
be without effect. Therefore they are forwarded
to you with the enclosed. Print these Tablets and
circulate them amongst the Believers in ALL THOSE
PARTS." ....
Translated by M. A. E.
Washington, D. C., August 29th, 1906.
Through Haji-Mirza Abdullah;
To the beloved of God in Teheran.

He is God!

0 ye sincere ones; 0 ye favored ones; 0 ye be-
seeching ones; 0 ye supplicating ones!
Verily I set my fore-head on the dust, and turn
my face toward the Lord of Lords, and invoke my
Lord with intense fervor and attraction,-that He
may look upon you with the glances of the Eye of
His Providence, watch over you with the gaze of
His Protection, unite your hearts, dilate your
breasts, harmonize your souls, rejoice you with glad-
ness, exhilarate you with the chalices of Salvation,
make you steadfast in the Divine Cause ;-and that
he may enable you to cling to the hem of the Al-
mighty, to hasten toward the place of Sacrifice and
to be sheltered under á the shadow of the Blessed
Tree, whose roots are planted firm, and whose
branches are extended to Heaven!
0 my Lord! 0 my Lord! These are the chosen
ones whose faces are illumined with the Light of
Guidance; who found the Heavenly Table pleasing
to their tastes; who submitted willingly to every
matter which happened in the lands, and sought
help from the hosts of the Supreme Concourse. Their
feet are indeed made firm, their banners are hoisted,
their deeds are righteous, and their actions are
just. 0 Lord! make them odoriferous plants of
Thy Paradise, flowers of the Garden of Thy Near-
ness, verses of Thy Glorious Book, words of Thy
"Published Tablet" unto the people of the world,
and as fa.Icons, soaring on the loftiest summit.-
' Verily Thou art the Beneficent, the Merciful, the
Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower !
0 my dear friends! Yours wa.s not merely a let-
ter; it was perfumed with amber, and diffused a
sweet fragrance. Every word thereof was a rose in
the rose-garden of the Love of God, a.nd wa.s a
flower and hyacinth! When the breeze of Providence
blows from the direction of Gift, the gardens of
hearts thereby attain exceeding purity and freshness.
Such significances a.rise from the soul and consci-
ousness, and impart joy and fragrance.
0 friends,! It is the wish of Abdul-Baha, that the
friends may establish GENERAL unity, and NOT
a PARTICULAR meeting of unity. You must have
great consideration for this fa.ct! for during the
past cycles, though SUCH EVENTS* WERE, in the
BEGINNING, a means for harmony, they became,
in the END, the cause of trouble.
We are all servants of ONE Threshold, attend-
ants at ONE Court, waves of ONE Sea., drops of ONE
Stream, the dust before ONE Door, and plants of
ONE Garden! There must arise no trouble to de-
prive one from that which is the real purpose.
The beloved of God must be friendly even with
strangers, a.nd intimate even with outsiders,-how
much more with others amongst the righteous (i. e.
believers) !
To organize assemblies is praise-worthy and ac-
ceptable, but these must be established for certain

*Founding of particular, i. e. exclusive unity
meetings.
matters. For example, assemblages for teaching
(the Truth) ; gatherings for the spread of the Fra-
grances of God; gatherings for the relief of the
orphans; gatherings for the protection (i. e. feeding,
etc.) of the poor; assemblages for the spread of
learning; and, in a word, there must be gatherings
for matters which concern the well-being of men,-
such as organizations of a Society of Commerce, so-
cieties for the increase (or development) of arts ( or
industries),societies for the expansion of Agriculture.
To be brief, similar societies are very acceptable and
praise-worthy, and CONCERN ALL IN GENERAL,
and NOT a particular number.
In a word: That which is conducive to the life
(or growth) of the people, is acceptable, and what-
ever is the cause of disaffection is blame-worthy. I
hope all the friends of the East and West, shall rest
in the SAME assemblage and adorn ONE gathering;
and appear with all the heavenly attributes and
!
virtues, in the world of Humanity.
0 my Lord! 0 my Lord! Enable me to witness
this Most Great Sign, and to realize the fulfillment
of this hope, throughout all regions! Verily Thou art
the Bestower, the Beneficent, Whose Bounties are
Great!
Some of the friends have asked to present them-
selves in these parts. In these days, this does not
conform with wisdom. God willing, permission shall
be given at some favorable time.
(Sig.) E. E. (Abdul-Ba.ha Abbas.)
(July 4th, 1906.)
To the beloved of GOD (Upon them be greeting and
praise!) Oroumieh-(Persia).

Be is God!

0 my God! 0 my God! Thou hast beheld how my
face shone with cheerfulness, my heart was rejoiced
and my breast dilated, when I read the names of
Thy Beloved Ones in the letter of one of Thy Chosen
Ones. With the reading of each name, I was pleased
in soul, and supplicated Thee to make a spark of
the Fire of Thy Love and a breeze from the Morn
of Salvation, through the Bounty of Thy Merciful-
ness.
0 Lord! The night of disappointment is indeed
spread throughout the world; do Thou shine with
the Lights of the Sun of Truth upon all existence;
so that the Morn of Assurance may breathe with
the Light of Knowledge, and illumine the earth with
the Ray shining from the Kingdom of Beauty.
Then make Thou the beloved ones banners of
guidance amongst mankind, birds of Sanctity in the
Garden of Faithfulness, and whales of knowledge
in the seas of the Most Mighty Gift. Verily, Thou
art the Mighty, the Powerful, the Gracious: There is
no GOD but Thee, the Ancient, the Seer, the Hearer,
the Bestower !
0 my dear friends! His honor, Aga Mohammed
Ali Abbasof, has written a letter wherein he has
spoken of the friends and mentioned their names.
He hath praised and commended the Chosen ones
with the utmost joy and gladness; saying: that,
praise be to God, the beloved ones are supplicating
before the Threshold of the Almighty, and are in ex-
ceeding affection and faithfulness; that they are
fragrant plants in the rose-garden of the Love of
God, shining stars on the horizon of the Know ledge
of God, graceful cypresses on the sides of the stream
of Virtues,-and that they are roses, blossoms and
myrtles in the gardens of Gifts.
This news produced effect in the hearts, and re-
joiced the souls:-that, praise be to God, the friends
a.re acting and living in accord with the Commands
of the Affectionate Beloved One, and are skilled and
accomplished in the qualities and virtues of the
world of Humanity; that they have partaken a re-
sult from the world of being, found their way to the
Watering-place, are assembled under the hoisted
Banner, and are kind and affectionate toward all
men of all nations and communities; that they a.re
exerting with all their might, that foreignness may
vanish from the world of Humanity, and familiarity
become manifest among the peoples of the world;
and that all men become affectionate to one another,
and the world of mankind attain to infinite happi-
ness and prosperity.
0 ye friends of God! Engage in Love as much
as you can, and be gentle to every outsider; suffer
from enemies and behave with patience; see the
asleep as the awakened, know the heedless as heed-
ful, deal justly with the unjust, a.nd treat the op-
pressor with faithfulness; Offend not the mind of
any person, and grieve not the heart of any man; be
towards all with the utmost humility and meek-
ness, and be loyal and sincere subjects to the Royal
Throne; obey the authorities of affairs, a.nd make
NO INTERFERENCE whatsoever with political
matters; adorn the meetings with the Commemora-
tion of God, and train the individuals with the
Breath of the Merciful One; utter no word save in
the mention of God, a.nd rest only in the shadow
of Hope.
It is the hope of this servant that God may assist
the wronged ones and help the sufferers of injustice.
In Persia, no one is more kind and more benevo-
lent than His Majesty, the Shah. Pray you for com-
posure and healing, with the utmost humility and
submissiveness, in behalf of that King. A thousand
times alas that the Persians do not appreciate the
worth of this crowned head, and allow no time,-
that on his own accord and with purity of inten-
tion, he may establish just laws and confer the free-
dom of thought and conscience!
Upon you be greeting and praise!
(Sig.) E. E. (Abdul-Baha Abbas.)
July 5th, 1906.
To Isa'ac Khan and Aga Shiekh-Ali.
Kirmanshah.
Through Mirza Assad 'ullah Isphahani, and to the
beloved of God in Kurdistan.

He is God!

0 ye friends of God! I have not forgotten you
and will not forget you. The ear of mind is con-
stantly waiting to hear the news of the friends,-so
that great happiness may be attained. Ye are the
friends of that affectionate Beloved One,-how can
ye be forgotten? and ye are enamored of those dis-
hevelled Locks,-how can ye be effaced from mem-
ory? and ye are longing for the Bounties of that
Bright Moon,-how can ye be consigned to oblivion?
Like unto a sea, we are always in ferment and mo-
tion in memory of the friends; and we are all eye
and ear, in order to see the splendor of the friends
and hear the life-imparting melody of the beloved
ones!
0 ye real friends! It is time that you confine all
your days to witnessing the Divine Splendor, and
act in accord with the Exhortations and Commands
of God ;-so that ye may be the cause of awaken-
ing others, and admonishing the heedless.
0 my friends! God has adorned man with the
crown of Grace and Beneficence,-in order that man
may be kind and affectionate to every living thing,
and be conducive to the appearance of the loftiness
of the human world; that he may become the Bless-
ing of the Almighty, and the Gift of God, the
Forgiver.
Consequently, deal with all men with the best dis-
position, and treat the people of theá world with
the utmost compassion, grace and benevolence.
In this Great Cycle and New Age, man must SO
beautify his morals in accord with the Divine Teach-
ings, that he may count the enemy as the friend,
the ill-wisher as the well-wisher, the outsider as the
familiar fellow, and the stranger as an acquaintance.
That is, man must deal with stranger, outsider,
traitor and unjust,-in the same way that others
deal with friends and fellows, or one behaves to-
wards the people of faithfulness.
0 friends! Exert yourselves in the study of sci-
ences and knowledge and bestow abundant effort
on the acquisition of inward and outward perfec-
tions. Encourage the children from early child-
hood, in the study of every science, and urge them
to acquire every art; in order that through the Fa-
vor and Assistance of God, the heart of every one
may become a mirror reflecting the mysteries of
beings, and fathom the reality of every thing, and
that he may gain world-wide renown in sciences,
knowledge and arts. You must by NO MANNER
of means whatever neglect or overlook the educa-
tion of the children; and you must train them in the
Divine Virtues; and you must rely on the Gift and
Providence of His Highness the Omnipotent One.
Upon ye be greeting and praise!
(Sig.) E. E. (Abdul-Baha Abbas.)
July 5th, 1906.
Through his holiness, the Ayâdi (i. e. ha.nds) of
the Cause of God, his honor Mollah Ali Akbar.
(Upon him be Baha'Ullah!)
To the beloved of God in Teheran. (Upon them be
Ba.ha 'Ullah !)
He is God!

0 GOD! 0 Thou Guide of seekers unto the Path of
Guidance; Thou Deliverer of bewildered ones from
the desert of error and blindness; Thou Bestower
of Gifts and Bounties upon the sincere ones; Thou
Protector of distressed ones in the well-guarded
Cave; and Thou Answerer of supplicants from the
Supreme Kingdom.
0 Lord! Praise be unto Thee, for Thou hast guid-
ed the wanderers out of waste wildernesses, hast led
the advancing ones unto the watering-place, ha.st
fulfilled the greatest wishes of the righteous, hast
opened before the longing ones the doors of Union
from the Kingdom of Beauty a.nd hast delivered
them from the fire of despair; until they have has-
tened toward Thee, found access unto Thee, arrived
at Thy Spacious Gate and attained abundant Por-
tion.
0 Lord! These are thirsty ones, whose thirst Thou
hast allayed with the Water of Union; whose burn-
ing Thou hast removed with the cool of Thy Grace
and Beneficence, and whose ailment Thou hast
healed with the Antidote of Thy Mercy,-0 Thou
Gracious One!
0 Lord! Make their feet firm in the Path, change
their tribulation into expansion, and lead them to
everlasting Glory forevermore! Verily, Thou art
the Beneficent, the Giver, the Mighty, the Bestower.
There is no GOD but Thee, the Powerful, the Mighty,
the Lofty, the Omnipotent!
0 ye spiritual friends ! Praise be unto GOD, ye
have removed the covering, recognized the Affection-
ate, Beloved One, hastened from the world of place
to the Placeless, pitched your tent in the world of
GOD, the Most High, engaged in singing the praise
and glorification of the Living, Self-Subsistent One
in a sweet tone, and chanted a soul-consuming
melody.
A áthousand times Bravo! For ye have witnessed
the Manifest Light and called out:-"Blessed is
GOD, the Most Excellent of Creators," in the New
Creation! Ye were a mere seed, and became a
nursling and sucked the milk of knowledge from the
Breast of the Almighty. Then ye reached maturity
and found security and prosperity.
Now, it is the time of service, and the occasion to
serve His Highness the One GOD ! Free yourselves
from different thoughts, spea.k with an eloquent
tongue and adorn meetings and assemblages with
the praise and glorification of His Highness the De-
sired One; in order that this Bounty may pour down
like unto a torrent, and embellish the world with
flowers and myrtles. That torrent is the Exhorta-
tions and Commands, and is the Teachings and
obligations of the Almighty.
0 Friends! The gloom of animosity has enfolded
the world, and the whirlwind of rancor has prevail-
ed. The fire of enmity extends its flames to the sky,
the torrent of bloodshed is flowing and pouring
down in the mountain and desert, and all men are
in the utmost distraction.
Accordingly, the beloved of GOD must be the
cause of (spreading) the Heavenly Love; must im-
part spiritual concord, deal with all men with the
utmost sincerity and kindness in accord with the
Commands and Exhortations of the Merciful One,
and they must treat ALL with benevolence. They
must render devoted service to friends, wish pros-
perity for enemies, show kindness to the bad-tem-
pered and be affectionate toward the unjust. They
must become a salutary water to thirsty ones, a swift
healing to sick persons, a remedy to the ailing; com-
fort the minds of those afflicted with calamities; be-
come the Light of Guidance to the erring, an affec-
tionate guide to the wandering, a seeing eye to the
blind, a hearing ear to the deaf, an eternal life to
the dead, and an everlasting joy to the dispirited.
They must be submissive to just Rulers, and well-
behaving subjects to the benevolent Prince; they
must obey the Government, and interfere NOT with
political matters. They must turn toward the Orb
of the Universe, and engage in beautifying their
morals.
Upon ye be greeting and praise!
(Sig.) E. E. (Abdul-Baba Abbas.)
July 7th, 1906.
Translated by A. K. K., Acre, Syria.

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