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Verily, I received thy letter which proved thy yearning to the Kingdom of God, thy exceeding desire to the Beauty of God and thy great attachment unto the Word of God. (48:1) Know, verily, that thy letters did not reach me until now; but I love thee with all my heart and my soul, for the sake of God. (48:2) Regarding thy presence, at this time, in this Brilliant Spot-- it is not in accord with the wisdom revealed in the Book. But I pray God to make thee a manifestation of His hidden favors, so that thou be with me in His Sublime Kingdom. (48:3) We send for thee and thy revered wife, stones of the Greatest Name. (48:4) Verily I pray to God to make thee and thy revered husband-- under the shadow of His Greatest Name-- confirmed in all conditions, aided in the service of the Cause of God with a confirmation on the part of the Merciful Lord. (48:5) O my God! O my God! I ask thee to protect these two birds in the orchard of Thy mercy, confirmed in joy and happiness in the garden of Thy bounties, warbling with the best melodies in the wood (garden) of Thy knowledge. Verily Thou art the Precious, the Mighty, the Protecting!
(48:6)
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