'Abdu'l-Bahá's supreme joy is in observing that a number of
leaves from among the handmaidens of the Blessed Beauty have been educated,
that they are the essence of detachment, and are well-informed of the mysteries
of the world of being; that they raise such a call in their glorification and
praise of the Greatest Name as to cause the inmates of the Fanes of the Kingdom
to become attracted and overjoyed, and that they recite prayers in prose and
poetry, and melodiously chant the divine verses. I cherish the hope that thou
wilt be one of them, wilt cast forth pearls, wilt be constantly engaged in
singing His praise and wilt intone celestial strains in glorification of His
attributes....
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet, The Compilation of Compilations,
vol. II, Women)
