O ye heralds of the
Kingdom of God:
A few days ago an
epistle was written to those divine believers, but because these days are the
days of Naw-Rúz, you have come to my mind and I am sending you this greeting
for this glorious feast. All the days are blessed, but this feast is the
national fête of Persia. The Persians have been holding it for several thousand
years past. In reality every day which man passes in the mention of God, the
diffusion of the fragrances of God and calling the people to the Kingdom of
God, that day is his feast. Praise be to God that you are occupied in the
service of the Kingdom of God and are engaged in the promulgation of the
religion of God by day and by night. Therefore all your days are feast days.
There is no doubt that the assistance and the bestowal of God shall descend
upon you.
In the Southern
States of the United States, the friends are few, that is, in Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Texas. Consequently you must either go yourselves or send a number
of blessed souls to those states, so that they may guide the people to the
Kingdom of Heaven. One of the holy Manifestations, addressing a believing soul,
has said that, if a person become the cause of the illumination of one soul, it
is better than a boundless treasury. “O ‘Alí! If God guide, through thee, one
soul, it is better for thee than all the riches!” Again He says, “Direct us to
the straight path!” [Qur’án 1:6]
that is, Show us the right road. It is also mentioned in the Gospel: Travel ye
to all parts of the world and give ye the glad tidings of the appearance of the
Kingdom of God. [Cf. Mark 16:15]
In brief, I hope you
will display in this respect the greatest effort and magnanimity. It is assured
that you will become assisted and confirmed. A person declaring the glad
tidings of the appearance of the realities and significances of the Kingdom is
like unto a farmer who scatters pure seeds in the rich soil. The spring cloud
will pour upon them the rain of bounty, and unquestionably the station of the
farmer will be raised in the estimation of the lord of the village, and many
harvests will be gathered.
Therefore, ye
friends of God! Appreciate ye the value of this time and be ye engaged in the
sowing of the seeds, so that you may find the heavenly blessing and the lordly
bestowal.
Upon you be Bahá’u’l-Abhá!
Upon you be Bahá’u’l-Abhá!
‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of the Divine Plan’)