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 the love of the Lord. This is a bounteous characteristic of this
wondrous Age which hath granted strength to the weaker sex and hath
bestowed masculine might upon womanhood.... (From a Tablet - translated
from the Persian) [8] 9: O handmaid of God! In this wondrous
dispensation in which the Ancient... O handmaid of God! In this wondrous
dispensation in which the Ancient Beauty and the Manifest Light--may my
spirit be sacrificed for His loved ones--hath risen from the horizon of
age-old hopes, women have assumed the attributes of men in showing forth
steadfastness in the Cause of God, and revealing the heroism and might
of fearless men. They invaded the arena of mystic knowledge and hoisted
aloft the banner on the heights of certitude. Thou, too, must make a
mighty effort and show forth supreme courage. Exert thyself and taste of
the sweetness of a heavenly draught, for the sweet taste of the love of
God will linger on to the end that hath no end. (From a Tablet -
translated from the Persian) [9] 10: Render thanks to the Lord that
among that race thou art the first... Render thanks to the Lord that
among that race thou art the first believer,(1) that thou hast engaged
in spreading sweet-scented breezes, and hast arisen to guide others. It
is my hope that through the bounties and favours of the Abha Beauty thy
countenance may be illumined, thy disposition pleasing, and thy
fragrance diffused, that thine eyes may be seeing, thine ears attentive,
thy tongue eloquent, thy heart filled with supreme glad-tidings, and thy
soul refreshed by divine fragrances, so that thou mayest arise among
that race and occupy thyself with the edification of the people, and
become filled with light. Although the pupil of the eye is black, it is
the source of light. Thou shalt likewise be. The disposition should be
bright, not the appearance. Therefore, with supreme 
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