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I congratulate and compliment the maid-servant of God, ... , in her firmness and steadfastness in the Cause of God. Truly, I say, she is illumined, spiritual, heavenly and celestial. She taketh care of the strangers among the friends and serveth and praiseth the servants of God. (218:1) O thou maid-servant of God I Do not be slow in the study of the Persian language and be thou engaged in the service. (218:2) Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding thy trip to the Holy Land. God willing, this desire of thine will be realized. The name Aseyeh is acceptable in the Threshold of Oneness, for the daughter of Pharaoh had this name, who, when (Moses) the Light of Guidance dawned, became confirmed by the Merciful One, left the court of Pharaoh with its grandeur and sovereignty and became perfumed with the fragrances of holiness. Then she assisted in the service of His Holiness (Moses)-- upon him be peace! Also, Aseyeh was the name of my mother. (218:3) Thou hast written that thou lovest the Bible. Undoubtedly, the friends and the maid-servants of the Merciful should know the value of the Bible, for they are the ones who have discovered its real significances and have become cognizant of the hidden mystery of the Holy Book.***
(218:4)
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