Facsimile of the handwriting in English of Shoghi Effendi
8/08/2010
Facsimile of handwriting of the Greatest Holy Leaf
Facsimile of Bahiyyih Khanum's handwriting
Translation:
O Leaf of Paradise!Loose your tongue at all times in gratitude for the blessings of the Beloved of the Worlds, for you are always mentioned in His Glorious and Sanctified Presence, and you are ever in the hearts of His maidservants. The pen is unable to describe the depths of our longing, nor can the tongue recount the love concealed within our hearts. Should you look into the mirror of your own heart, which is free from the defilements of this world of dust, you would clearly see the truth of what has been set forth.
From the time of your departure no day passes without mention being made of your name. Please God you may in your days and nights hold fast to the sure handle of detachment, and be occupied in the remembrance of God, the Wondrous, the All-Glorious.
There is no blessing greater than attainment unto His Holy Presence. Thank God you attained this bounty.
May the spiritually-minded son, Mirza Badi'u'llah, God willing, be always safe in the stronghold of God's care and protection. (Bahiyyih Khanum, ‘Bahiyyih Khanum The Greatest Holy Leaf’, p. 93)
8/07/2010
Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Bahiyyih Khanum, the Greatest Holy Leaf
Photograph of Baha'u'llah's Tablet, in His Own handwriting, to Bahiyyih Khanum. The text of this Tablet is carved and gilded around the pediment of her monument.
Translation:
He is the Eternal! This is My testimony for her who hath heard My voice and drawn nigh unto Me. Verily, she is a leaf that hath sprung from this preexistent Root. She hath revealed herself in My name and tasted of the sweet savours of My holy, My wondrous pleasure. At one time We gave her to drink from My honeyed Mouth, at another caused her to partake of My mighty, My luminous Kawthar. Upon her rest the glory of My name and the fragrance of My shining robe. ( Baha’u’llah, Bahiyyih Khanum, The Greatest Holy Leaf, p. 2)
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