Thou hast written of that meeting held in the quarter where
standeth the city gate of ‘Abdu'l-'Azím. Do not call it a meeting. Call it a
confluence of holy souls; a convocation of those who love the Lord; a retreat
for the people of the All-Merciful; a palace-hall for all who sing His praise.
For the members of that gathering are each one a lighted taper, and that
council a mansion of the moon and stars. It hath been blessed by the Lord of
all mankind, and hath made current the Feast as set forth in the Most Holy
Book.
('Abdu'l-Bahá, from a Tablet to an
individual believer, translated from the Persian; The Compilation of
Compilations, vol. I, Nineteen Day Feast)
