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Commemorating the Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha

Istiqlal (Independence), 6 Qawl (Speech) 177 B.E. - Friday, November 27, 2020
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha

"I am the lamp and the love of God is my light. This light hath become reflected in the mirrors of hearts. Therefore turn thou unto thy heart, that is, when it is in the utmost freedom, and behold how the radiance of my love is manifest in that mirror, and thou art near unto me. Recite the Greatest Name at every morn, and turn thou unto the Kingdom of Abha, until thou mayest apprehend my mysteries."

‘Abdu'l-Baha12

The light ignited
by the Glory of God
now burns bright
in the spiritual realm,
the Kingdom of Abha,
the Abha Paradise.

Those of us
still on the Earthly plane
must test by test
clear the mirrors of our hearts
to reflect the light
ignited by Baha'u'llah,
the Glory of God.

Footnotes
1  Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha, vol. 3
2  Quoted November 25, 2020, http://counselsandexplanations.blogspot.com/