O thou who art turning unto God! Thy letter was an
inheritance of joy and happiness unto me, for its significance was a
supplication and an entreaty unto God to make thee a pure servant, exempt from
all material desires, sanctified and severed from all save God, that thou
mayest be characterized with the attributes of the
heavenly angels, cleansed from all desires and earthly wishes, with thy heart
severed from all save the knowledge of the divine teachings. Verily, I pray God
to nourish thee upon the breast of bounty and rear thee in such a manner that
all men of learning shall be amazed, and to make thee a miracle of guidance
among the servants.
