Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas
Volume II
the womb of Mary. Hence, He hath said in the
Gospels: “No one shall ascend to heaven except the one who hath come from heaven.” Now all the people expect Him to come from heaven.
If thou wishest to find the truth, compare the days of the
Manifestation of the
Beauty of Abha with the days of Christ; consider this is identically like that and the same doubts and oppositions are put forth (by the people).
As to the proofs and arguments of the Beauty of Abha, these are manifest like the sun. If thou wishest a discerning eye and seekest for a hearing ear, set thou aside that which thou hast heard from fathers and ancestors, for such things are imitation—and then seek for the truth with the utmost attention until the divine confirmation may reach thee and the matter may be properly disclosed unto thee.
O thou cup overflowing with the Wine of the Love of God!
Know, verily, that the doors of the Kingdom are being opened to the East and West. Verily the people neglected the Name of their Lord after expectancy of centuries and ages! However, those whose consciences were pure, whose hearts were sanctified, urge forward thereto and enter therein through every door with faces shining, hearts and spirits rejoiced. thank God for this great guidance and mighty gift!
O thou whose tongue is uttering the Name of God!
Turn wholly unto the
Lord of Hosts, “Glorious Station,” the Manifest; be severed from all things, and
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