Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
is a collective centre for men’s souls. Every city in which, during the days of the
Manifestation, a temple was raised up, hath created security and constancy and peace, for such buildings were given over to the perpetual glorification of God, and only in the remembrance of God can the heart find rest. Gracious God! The edifice of the House of Worship hath a powerful influence on every phase of life. Experience hath, in the east, clearly shown this to be a fact. Even if, in some small village, a house was designated as the
Mashriqu’l-Adhkár, it produced a marked effect; how much greater would be the impact of one especially raised up.
61. 61.1O Lord, O Thou Who dost bless all those who stand firm in the
Covenant by enabling them, out of their love for the Light of the World, to expend what they have as an offering to the Ma
shriqu’l-A
dhkár, the
dayspring of Thy wide-spread rays and the proclaimer of Thine evidences, help Thou, both in this world and the world to come, these righteous these upright and pious ones to draw ever nearer to Thy sacred Threshold, and make bright their faces with Thy dazzling splendours.
61.2Verily art Thou the Generous, the Ever-Bestowing.
62. 62.1O my well-beloved daughter of the Kingdom! The letter thou hadst written to Dr. Esslemont was forwarded by him to the Land of Desire [The
Holy Land]. I read it all through with the greatest attention. On the one hand, I was deeply touched, for thou hadst sheared off those fair tresses of thine with the
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