Praise be to God! His divine help and assistance have
enveloped us and the confirmations of the Abhá Kingdom have surrounded us. The
Cause of God has reached every ear and the divine fragrances have spread
throughout all regions. The East and the West are illumined with the light of
the most great guidance. The foundation of the Cause of God is firmly and
securely established. The friends of the Blessed Beauty have risen in
faithfulness and occupied themselves in proclaiming the Word of God. The
foundation of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár is laid. I have no further desire. I wish to
reach Haifa and to settle again in the Holy Land. It is now your turn to serve,
to render your servitude to the holy threshold. Occupy yourselves day and night
in the diffusion of the divine fragrances. All confirmations encircle those who
are engaged in rendering services to the court of oneness. Nothing avails
except servitude to the Blessed Beauty. If, after the ascension of the Blessed
Beauty, I had not risen in servitude to Him, these confirmations would not have
descended.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, November 16, New York,
recorded by Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
