…he [‘Abdu’l-Baha] has returned to Egypt and hopes that
during the next spring no obstacle may arise, so that with infinite joy and
fragrance he may hasten to America to meet the friends, to unfurl the banner of
rejoicing, to spread the Glad Tidings of the Kingdom of Abha, to illumine the
meetings and gatherings with the Rays of the Sun of Truth, to perfume the
nostrils with the Fragrances of Holiness, to impart gladness and delight to the
hearts, to attract the souls to the Realms of Might, to grant the outpouring of
the Holy Spirit so that in this nether world the congregation of the Righteous
Ones may be firmly established.
Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings! The bounties of the Most Great
Name are descending.
Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings! The Lights of the Kingdom of
Abha are shining
Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings! The Doors of Heaven are opened
and the call of the Kingdom is raised.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet; Star of
the West, vol. 2, no. 16, December 31, 1911)
