O thou maid-servant of God! It is incumbent upon thee to
turn thyself wholly to the kingdom of God, to sever thyself from aught else but
Him, to be filled by the love of God, to put on the garment of sanctity and
continence, which is free from worldliness, to [become] transfigured in the
mantle of the gifts of the kingdom of God and to be a great sign among the
maid-servants of God; that the Supreme Concourse may send out through thee a
fragrance by which hearts may be cheered and spirits rested.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 1)
