94: O HANDMAIDS OF THE BEAUTY OF ABHA! YOUR LETTER ...

O handmaids of the beauty of Abha! Your letter hath come, and its perusal

brought great joy. Praised be God, the women believers have organized

meetings where they will learn how to teach the Faith, will spread the

sweet savours of the Teachings and make plans for training the children.

This gathering must be completely spiritual. That is, the discussions must

be confined to marshalling clear and conclusive proofs that the Sun of

Truth hath indeed arisen. And further, those present should concern

themselves with every means of training the girl children; with teaching

the various branches of knowledge, good behaviour, a proper way of life,

the cultivation of a good character, chastity and constancy, perseverance,

strength, determination, firmness of purpose; with household management,

the education of children, and whatever especially applieth to the needs

of girls--to the end that these girls, reared in the stronghold of all

perfections, and with the protection of a goodly character, will, when

they themselves become mothers, bring up their children from earliest

infancy to have a good character and conduct themselves well.

Let them also study whatever will nurture the health of the body and its

physical soundness, and how to guard their children from disease.

When matters are thus well arranged, every child will become a peerless

plant in the gardens of the Abha Paradise.

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