Bahá'í Reference Library - Bahíyyih <u>Kh</u>ánum, the Greatest Holy Leaf: A Compilation from Bahá’í Sacred Texts and Writings of the Guardian of the Faith and Bahíyyih <u>Kh</u>ánum’s Own Letters

Bahíyyih Khánum, the Greatest Holy Leaf: A Compilation from Bahá’í Sacred Texts and Writings of the Guardian of the Faith and Bahíyyih Khánum’s Own Letters

	Author:	World Centre
	Source:	Bahá’í World Centre, 1982 edition
	Pages:	231

[Dedicatory Passage]

I: From the Writings of BAHÁ’U’LLÁH

1: Let these exalted words be thy love-song on …
2: O My Leaf! Hearken thou unto My Voice: …

II: From the Writings of ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ

1: O my well-beloved, deeply spiritual sister! …
2: O thou my affectionate sister! In the daytime …
3: Dear and deeply spiritual sister! At morn and …
4: Dear sister, beloved of my heart and soul! …
5: O thou my loving, my deeply spiritual …
6: To my honoured and distinguished sister do …
7: O Díyá! It is incumbent upon thee, …
8: O thou my affectionate sister! …
9: O my dear sister! …
10: O my well-beloved sister, O Most Exalted …
11: O thou my sister, my dear sister! …
12: My sister and beloved of my soul! …
13: My sister, for a considerable period, that is, …
14: O my spiritual sister! …
15: O my spiritual sister! …
16: O my affectionate sister! …
17: O my dear sister! …
18: O my cherished sister! …
19: O my sister in the spirit, and the companion …
20: O thou Greatest and Most Merciful Holy …
21: I do not know in what words I could …

III: From the Writings of SHOGHI EFFENDI

1: This servant, after that grievous event and …
2: And in this fervent plea, my voice is once …
3: GREATEST HOLY LEAF’S IMMORTAL SPIRIT …
4: GREATEST HOLY LEAF ASCENDED ABHÁ KINGDOM. …
5: O ye who burn in the flames of bereavement! …
6: Brethren and fellow-mourners in the Faith …
7: ENTREAT SORROW STRICKEN AMERICAN BELIEVERS …
8: YOUR MESSAGE ALLEVIATED LOAD MY AGONIZING …
9: PRAY ASSURE AMERICAN BELIEVERS BEHALF HOLY …
10: Your valued message brought strength and …
11: I deeply appreciate your sympathy. My loss …
12: I greatly value your sympathy in my cruel, …
13: Your sweet and touching message imparted …
14: My great love for the Greatest Holy Leaf and …
15: The many evidences of your increasing zeal …
16: Your highly impressive and touching message …
17: The passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf has …
18: O well-loved friend, …
19: I wish to add a few words in person as a …
20: I am moved to add a few words with my …
21: The passing of the beloved Khánum has …
22: I greatly value the expression of your …
23: I wish to express to your distinguished …
24: O ye who share my anguish and are my …
25: Moved by an unalterable devotion to the …
26: It was through the arrival of these pilgrims, …
27: With ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s ascension, and more …
28: The Fund associated with the beloved name …
29: BLESSED REMAINS PUREST BRANCH AND …
30: O loved ones of God, These two precious …
31: His nine-year-old son, later surnamed the …
32: …as a further testimony to the majestic …
33: The raising of this Edifice will in turn …

IV: Passages from letters written on behalf of SHOGHI EFFENDI

1: Your touching words in connection with the …
2: The passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf, so …
3: The ascension of the Greatest Holy Leaf is, …
4: His grief is too immense and his loss too …
5: The irreparable loss which the Faith has …
6: In these days, when we are all mourning the …
7: Your message of condolence and sympathy, …
8: …The news of the Memorial Service you …
9: The letter from that spiritual friend has …
10: The letter dated 5 August 1932, from that …
11: What you had written concerning the …
12: …He is eagerly awaiting to see the friends …
13: His loss is too immense to be adequately …
14: The profound sorrow occasioned by the …
15: The Guardian of the Cause of God has …
16: The Guardian’s anguish, because of this …
17: Indeed, the Greatest Holy Leaf, the Trust of …
18: The Guardian trusts that the explanation he …
19: The loss of the Greatest Holy Leaf will be …
20: Even though during these last years she was …
21: The passing away of the Greatest Holy Leaf …
22: Even though the Greatest Holy Leaf has left …
23: Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge …
24: You should be very happy to have had the …
25: Surely there is nothing that will console the …
26: These nine months during which the Guardian …
27: Surely no matter what we say about her still …
28: Indeed it would have been for you such a joy …
29: He fully appreciates the deep sorrow that …
30: He is sure that all the Bahá’ís throughout …
31: He deeply appreciates your sincere, well-expressed …
32: …He was deeply touched by the strong …
33: The steps of her holy resting-place represent …

V: Letters of THE GREATEST HOLY LEAF

1: O Leaf of Paradise! …
2: I feel prompted to offer my sincere best …
3: The letter in which that leaf had expressed the …
4: Despite our overwhelming sorrows and …
5: It is my earnest hope that you, His distinguished …
6: O exalted leaf, O distinguished friend! May …
7: May my life be sacrificed for those leaves who …
8: From this hallowed and snow-white Spot, …
9: A number of your spiritual sisters, namely …
10: May the Light of Union radiate with greater …
11: O my dear sister! I have read what you …
12: Concerning the remnants of the martyrs’ …
13: O leaf that has been stirred by the breeze of …
14: All praise be to the Abhá Beauty, the …
15: At the exalted Threshold of our Lord, the …
16: On my return from Beyrouth I was sorry to …
17: O my dear sister! Your excellent letter …
18: The Festival of Ridván is come and the …
19: You should not think that the record of …
20: Both in the Persian and Arabic Writings of …
21: HIS HOLINESS ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ ASCENDED TO …
22: NOW IS A PERIOD OF GREAT TESTS. THE FRIENDS …
23: MEMORIAL MEETING WORLD OVER JANUARY …
24: IN WILL SHOGHI EFFENDI APPOINTED GUARDIAN …
25: The hearts of the people of Bahá are …
26: We thank you most sincerely for your kind …
27: REJOICED OVER CONVENTION NEWS. PRAYING …
28: In this day, those holy souls are divinely …
29: It is not unknown to those who stand firm …
30: This dire calamity, this great affliction, the …
31: Although that supreme calamity, that …
32: O faithful servant of the Best-Beloved, the …
33: O God, my God! …
34: To the doves of faithfulness, ever since …
35: The passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, may our lives …
36: The ascension of Him Who was the Temple …
37: We rejoiced greatly to learn of the unity …
38: That supreme affliction, the passing of …
39: The good news that the Word of God is …
40: All the virtues of humankind are summed …
41: It is clear how that most dire of calamities, …
42: All praise to the omnipotent Lord, that in …
43: Indeed, you have adorned yourself with the …
44: The deep heart’s love and the longing of the …
45: The good news has come that the Will and …
46: In this noblest of all ages the Sun of grace …
47: The purport of your letter is highly indicative …
48: At this hour while yet the heart burns with …
49: O steadfast ones, gathered beneath the …
50: A physician treats every illness with a …
51: I was very glad to know of your meeting …
52: We were delighted to receive your excellent …
53: Following the ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá …
54: The letter that you wrote in your burning …
55: Although the ascension of the beloved …
56: You have offered up thanks to the Lord for …
57: The Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name, …
58: After the construction of the Báb’s Shrine …
59: At the Threshold of the Lord of Mercy we …
60: The adherents of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh …
61: Regarding the Centre of Sedition and his …
62: Your letter has come, and I myself and the …
63: The sad news about the death of your …
64: The letter you have written was received …
65: All praise be unto the Court of Holiness, …
66: It has been demonstrated time and time …
67: The cheque for the amount of two hundred …
68: It is clear and evident that the body of …
69: We beseech God—exalted be His glory—to …
70: Your letter of 12th October 1922 is just …
71: All praise to the beloved Abhá Beauty, …
72: Your kind and loving letter written with an …
73: Praise be to God that through the gracious …
74: Your letter was received and its contents …
75: It was sometime ago that I received your …
76: You quite well realize, I presume, that …
77: The Pen of the divine Ordainer has so …
78: ‘O God, My God! Thou hast lighted the lamp of …
79: The tongue of this lowly and grief-stricken …
80: The question of Avárih has surely come to …
81: Praise be to God that through His gracious …
82: It is a very long time since we have had any …
83: Your short and loving note of June 25th has …
84: Your charming letter of June 20th has …
85: Your numerous letters written to the …
86: From this hallowed Spot I send heavenly …
87: In this Day nothing is so important as service. …
88: It always cheers my heart to hear from the …
89: My heart is always cheered when I meet or …
90: At the holy Threshold of the Abhá Beauty …
91: O dear sisters, ardent lovers of Bahá’u’lláh, …
92: Your letter, laden with many a graceful …

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