Announce to the friends the completion, on the eve of Naw-Ruz, of the
erection of parapet crowning the eastern facade of Holy Shrine one year
after placing the first threshold stones upon the foundation of the
arcade. The beauty and majesty of the finely carved panels surmounting the
soaring arches spanning the rosy monolith columns, emblazoned with emerald
green and scarlet mosaic symbolizing the Bab's lineage and martyrdom, are
strikingly revealed. The original pearl-like structure raised by the hands
of the Center of the Covenant, enshrining the remains of the
Martyr-Prophet of the Faith, acquiring, through construction of the shell
designed for its embellishment and preservation, additional height by
one-third, additional width by one-fifth, enhancing the massiveness of the
edifice embosomed in the Mountain of God, heralding the erection of the
lofty gilded dome that will eventually shine forth in solitary splendor
from its heart.
[March 21, 1950]