This servant, after that grievous event and great calamity, the ascension
of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Baha to the Abha Kingdom, has been so stricken
with grief and pain and so entangled in the troubles (created) by the
enemies of the Cause of God, that I consider that my presence here, at
such a time and in such an atmosphere, is not in accordance with the
fulfilment of my important and sacred duties.
For this reason, unable to do otherwise, I have left for a time the
affairs of the Cause both at home and abroad, under the supervision of the
Holy Family and the headship of the Greatest Holy Leaf(2) until, by the
Grace of God, having gained health, strength, self-confidence and
spiritual energy, and having taken into my hands, in accordance with my
aim and desire, entirely and regularly the work of service I shall attain
to my utmost spiritual hope and aspiration.
The servant of His Threshold,
SHOGHI.
Haifa, Palestine.
Circa May, 1922 (undated).