Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
shall endure forever, and its far-reaching results shall be made manifest.
222.2Abraham’s migration from His native land caused the bountiful gifts of the All-Glorious to be made manifest, and the setting of Canaan’s brightest star unfolded to the eyes the radiance of
Joseph. The flight of
Moses, the Prophet of
Sinai, revealed the Flame of the Lord’s burning Fire, and the rise of Jesus breathed the breaths of the
Holy Spirit into the world. The departure of
Muḥammad, the Beloved of God, from the city of His birth was the cause of the exaltation of God’s Holy Word, and the banishment of the Sacred Beauty led to the diffusion of the light of His divine
Revelation throughout all regions.
222.3Take ye good heed, O people of insight!
223. 223.1O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter was received. From its contents it was known that, praise be to God, your hearts are in the utmost purity and your souls rejoice in the glad tidings of God. The mass of the people are occupied with self and worldly desire, are immersed in the ocean of the nether world and are captives of the world of nature, save those souls who have been freed from the chains and fetters of the material world and, like unto swift-flying birds, are soaring in this unbounded realm. They are awake and vigilant, they shun the obscurity of the world of nature, their highest wish centereth on the eradication from among men of the struggle for existence, the shining forth of the spirituality and the love of the realm on high, the exercise of utmost kindness among peoples, the realization of an intimate and close connection between religions and the
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