A letter which was signed by you in general was received.
Its content was of the utmost beauty, sweetness, eloquence and perfection.
While reading it the utmost happiness was produced. It spoke of fasting during
the month of the Fast. Happy is your condition for you have executed the divine
command; and have arisen to fast in these blessed days. For this physical
fasting is a symbol of the spiritual fasting, that is, abstaining from all
carnal desires, becoming characterized with the attributes of the spiritual
ones, attracted to the heavenly fragrances and enkindled with the fire of the
love of God.
- ‘Abdu'l-Baha ('Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha vol. 1)
