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O ye my two beloved children! The news of your
union, as soon as it reached me, imparted infinite joy and
gratitude. Praise be to God, those two faithful birds have
sought shelter in one nest. I beseech God that He may
enable them to raise an honoured family, for the importance
of marriage lieth in the bringing up of a richly blessed
family, so that with entire gladness they may, even as
candles, illuminate the world. For the enlightenment of the
world dependeth upon the existence of man. If man did not
exist in this world, it would have been like a tree without
fruit. My hope is that you both may become even as one
tree, and may, through the outpourings of the cloud of
loving-kindness, acquire freshness and charm, and may
blossom and yield fruit, so that your line may eternally
endure.
Upon ye be the Glory of the Most Glorious.
Selections from the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá
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