The
chanting of the verses, whether done individually or collectively, is the cause
of manifesting the effect of the Word of God in the hearts, and the means of
igniting the fire of the love of God in the breasts. But it is as thou hast
written that the condition required is, the hearts must become like pure and
polished mirrors, and the spirits attain perfect joy and happiness by the
divine glad-tidings.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet to the believers in
Philadelphia; Star of the West, vol. 2, no. 5, June 5, 1911)
