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January 10, 1942
[To the National Spiritual Assembly][pg 212]
Dear Bahá’í Brother,
The Guardian has instructed me to answer your letters of August 28th and December 18th, and to explain that pressure of work has, of late, necessitated his postponing answering his letters.
He has been greatly encouraged by the work the Indian believers are doing in the pioneer teaching field. It makes him proud to behold the way this great Eastern nation is arising, through its enlightened Bahá’ís, to serve the Cause of God, and is fast pushing to the forefront of Bahá’í service, and becoming an example and an inspiration to the other Bahá’í communities in the Orient and Far East.
The noble response the Indian friends are making to his appeals has encouraged him to send them further donations for their teaching work, and he trusts that, under the indefatigable leadership of the National Spiritual Assembly, they will redouble their efforts, and push on to the full and glorious completion of the Six Year Plan they laid down for themselves with sash courage and devotion.[pg 213]
Realizing the delicate situation in Hyderabad the Guardian answered Sir Amin Jung’s letter at once and encouraged him and the other Bahá’ís there to persevere in serving the Faith, using, however, tact and wisdom.
The establishment of the Hyderabad Assembly and that of Bangalore are great steps forward, and the Guardian is waiting hopefully to receive the good news of more new spiritual Assemblies in this coming Bahá’í year. He was also very pleased to hear that the Summer School is becoming an institution of national importance, and that the friends are increasingly attending it and realizing its great value in the life of the entire Community of believers. In a country such as India it might grow to be the first permanent institution of Bahá’í learning if the believers support it sufficiently and carry out their teaching campaign with whole hearted devotion and zeal; for, with the influx of many new Bahá’ís into the Cause in that country, it should not be difficult to evolve it into a Bahá’í university as time goes by.
The Guardian wishes to convey, through you, his loving appreciation of their noble services to all the dear Indian believers who have gone out as pioneers and teachers in these momentous days. He will remember them, and all the Indian friends, in his prayers in the Holy Shrines, and supplicate for them a victorious conclusion for their Six Year Plan by
He assures you, and all the members of the National Spiritual Assembly, of his deep appreciation of your unsparing and devoted services, and his loving prayers for your guidance and protection.
Dear and valued co-workers.
I have been greatly heartened in my arduous task by the remarkable evidences of activity, devotion, and perseverance which the believers in India have lately manifested, and by the manner in which they have arisen to promote the Cause of our Beloved, and extend the range of its institutions. I admire their spirit, and feel truly proud of their achievements. The field is indeed vast, and the problems manifold, but the spirit they have demonstrated will, if kept alive, enable them to surmount every obstacle. My prayers will continue to be offered on their behalf and particularly for those who are p canting the banner of the Faith in virgin territories. How glorious their task, how meritorious their accomplishments.
Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi
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FEBRUARY 22, 1942
WIRE SAFETY FRIENDS MANDALAY ASSURE THEM CONTINUED[pg 214] PRAYERS.
SHOGHI
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FEBRUARY 22, 1942
ASSURE BAHÁ’Í YOUTH DEEPEST APPRECIATION PRAYING SUCCESS.
SHOGHI
— 224 —
February 23, 1942
[To N. R. Vakíl]
Dear Bahá’í Brother,
Your two letters of December 13th and January 2nd were safely received, and the Guardian has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.
He was very relieved to hear from Mr Butt that the Burmese Bahá’ís were all safe, and he trusts that, in spite of the grave dangers now so near them, God will continue to overshadow them, and protect them in His mercy and wisdom.
We Bahá’ís are indeed most blessed in that we know that, however dark the days immediately ahead of the human race, the future is blessed and glorious. It is for this future that the believers must labour day and night, heedless of the state of the world and the dangers threatening.
The Guardian will continuously pray that Bahá’u’lláh will strengthen and guide the Indian friends to succeed in their teaching plans, and to persevere in their efforts until they have completed the Six Year Plan.
He was very happy to hear that your health was improving, and he will continue to pray for you and your dear family. May God bless and protect you all.
Dear and valued co-worker:
In these days when perils are fast gathering about India and Burma my heart and my thoughts turn increasingly towards the friends, and[pg 215] particularly those who are vigorously and devotedly promoting the interests of the Six Year Plan. I will specially and fervently pray for them all, that their vision may not be obscured, that their efforts may not diminish, that their courage may remain unedited, and their steadfastness and loyalty unshaken. The greater their problems and anxieties and the more formidable the obstacles in their way, the more glorious and abundant will be the recompense and blessings that will be bestowed upon them by their all seeing, their all-bountiful, all-powerful Master.
Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi
— 225 —
March 15, 1942
[To the Local Spiritual Assembly of Karachi]
Dear Bahá’í friends:
The letter of your Assembly, dated January 2nd, has been received by the Guardian, together with the enclosed copy of the deed of “Happy Home,” and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.
He was very pleased to learn of this endowment, now registered in the name of your Spiritual Assembly, and most generously contributed to the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh by the dear Bahá’í friends Mr. and Mrs. Bakhtiari.
This is, indeed, a great asset to your local Bahá’í Community, and the Guardian wishes you to please convey his personal appreciation of the eminent services they have rendered to the Cause to Mr Bakhtiari and his wife.
It is of the utmost importance that gradually, as the Communities grow stronger, they should acquire endowments to be used for the benefit of all the Bahá’ís. This not only reinforces the sense of community life, but enhances the prestige of the Faith in the eyes of their fellow citizens.
The Guardian will pray that this new “home” may indeed be happy and blessed in every way. He will also pray that the dear believers of Karachi may be protected and guided in these dark and difficult days, and that they may render the Cause many noble and exemplary services.
Assuring the members of your Assembly of his loving prayers for them, and with Bahá’í greetings,[pg 216]
Dear and valued co-workers:
I wish to assure you in person of my loving appreciation of your constancy in service and your exemplary devotion to the Faith. I will continue to pray for you from the depths of my heart. Persevere, and rest assured.
Shoghi
— 226 —
March 20, 1942
[To N.R. Vakíl’s Daughters]
Dear Bahá’í Friends,
Your letter to the Guardian dated March 12th, and informing him of your father’s illness, was received last night, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.
He immediately sent a telegram to your dear father assuring him of his prayers for his recovery. He hopes that he received it safely.
Your father has rendered the Cause of God many noble and devoted services, and the Guardian hopes and prays he will be able to render many more in the days to come.
He trusts that you are doing all in your power to take care of your father and nurse him to a speedy recovery; also that you, both young and full of devotion for the faith, are learning to serve it, and thus find ways and means of helping your father to perform his important duties in connection with the Cause and its work.
He assures you both of his most loving and fervent prayers being continued for your father, also he Will pray for you, that you may grow to render the Cause distinguished services and thus follow in his footsteps.
Please convey his loving greetings to both your father and your mother.
Assuring you of my special prayers for the complete and speedy recovery of your dear and highly valued father, whose services have truly enriched the annals of God’s Faith in India, and with the assurance of my prayers for your protection and spiritual advancement.
Your true brother,
Shoghi
— 227 —
March 26, 1942
ANXIOUS NEWS MANDALAY FRIENDS. ASSURE THEM CONSTANT[pg 217] REMEMBRANCE FERVENT PRAYERS.
SHOGHI
— 228 —
APRIL 22, 1942
LOVING APPRECIATION INDIAN BELIEVERS MESSAGE. ASSURE THEM PRAYING REDOUBLED FERVOUR THEIR PROTECTION UNITY REALIZATION HIGHEST ASPIRATIONS SERVICE FAITH.
SHOGHI
— 229 —
May 8, 1942
[To an individual believer]
He assures you that in these dark times, his prayers are frequently offered for the Bahá’ís of India, that God may strengthen their faith, guide them, and protect them.
There is no refuge in the world today except the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh. The believers must rest assured that, having the Faith, they have everything. They must place their lives in the Hand of God; and, confident of His Mercy and Protection, go on teaching the Cause and serving it, no matter what happens…
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[To an individual believer] May 16, 1942
Now is the time for the believers everywhere to demonstrate the quality of their faith — for these are times of danger and difficulty, and a deed done in His Name today is worth much labour under ordinary conditions of peace and comfort…[pg 218]
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[To ‘Abbás ‘Alí Butt] June 27, 1942
Dear Bahá’í Brother,
Your letter of February 19th, has been received only a few days ago, together with its enclosures, and the Guardian has instructed me to answer you on his behalf…
The most welcome news of the establishment of the new Assembly in Hyderabad made him very happy, and he is replying to their letter at once…
The friends of India, he feels, must endeavour to obtain a degree of spiritual maturity which will enable them, under all circumstances, to concentrate on the broad, essential tasks, and not dissipate their energies in controversy over administrative details, personalities, etc….
Dear and valued co-worker:
I wish to assure you in person, in this letter addressed to you personally, of my warm, my abiding, and ever increasing admiration for the spirit you have consistently shown in the discharge of your arduous task and heavy responsibilities. I feel truly proud of the work you have accomplished, and cherish high hopes for your future services to the Sacred Threshold. I will also pray for the speedy solution of the problems which confront you and for the realization of every hope you cherish in His Service. Do not feel disheartened. Persevere, be happy, and assured.
Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi
— 232 —
June 27, 1942
[TO ‘Abbás ‘Air Butt]
Dear Bahá’í Brother,
The Guardian has instructed me to answer your letters of February 2nd, February 19th, May 25th, June 4th (addressed to Bombay Assembly), and to acknowledge the receipts of your minutes of the annual National Spiritual Assembly meeting and other enclosures.
The photograph you mention having sent of the Hyderabad[pg 219] friends has not been received, and the Guardian would like you to send him another to place in the Mansion of Bahá’u’lláh; also he would suggest that you send one to the National Spiritual Assembly of America for publication in “Bahá’í News The Guardian has written the new Hyderabad Assembly, and he will indeed pray for their protection and blessing. They are an important group in an important State, and he hopes that your Assembly will render them every assistance and help possible, in order to deepen them in the knowledge of the teachings and in Faith…
The increased activity in the teaching field in India greatly pleased the Guardian, and he feels sure that the more they work the more abundantly will Bahá’u’lláh bless and confirm their efforts. This is in consonance with a great spiritual law, that when we arise and sacrifice and labour for the Faith, the Divine energies are released, and aid us far beyond our own limited powers of achievement.
The establishment of the Assembly of Kotah, no less than that of Hyderabad, must be viewed in the light of another milestone in the forward march of the Faith in India. The Guardian would like you to convey to all the dear pioneers and teachers whom you have enumerated in your letters, the expression of his deep gratitude for, and appreciation of the wonderful work they are doing. The believers of India, though few in numbers in relation to the millions that form their nation, are performing a service to their fellow countrymen which in the future will be seen in its true magnitude. Let them rest assured and toil ceaselessly for the establishment of the Faith which they serve, and which alone can ultimately heal the ills of the sorely tried mankind…
Concerning the number of delegates and the annual Convention: In view of the fact that the Burmese Bahá’ís are now completely cutoff from their brethren in India, and as long as this state of affairs continues, the Guardian wishes you to reapportion the 19 delegates amongst the existing Spiritual Assemblies in India.
In closing he wishes me to assure each and every one of you of his deep gratitude for your devoted services, and his ardent and loving prayers for your historic work in this dark period we are all passing through.
Dear and valued co-workers:
The pioneer activities in which the friends in India are so steadfastly, so energetically and so devotedly engaged, in spite of the perils, the[pg 220] uncertainties and the stress of the present hour, are a marvellous evidence of the indomitable spirit that animates them in the service of the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh. Perseverance is the magnet that will, in these days, attract the promised blessings of the almighty Author of our beloved Faith. Unity and harmony constitute the basis on which the structure of these activities can securely rest. Self-sacrifice, audacity, undeviating adherence to the essentials of that Faith, will reinforce that structure and accelerate its rise. That the dear friends in India are increasingly demonstrating the quality and depth of their faith and the character and range of their accomplishments is a source of intense satisfaction to me, and I will continue to supplicate our Beloved to guide their steps, cheer their hearts, illumine their understanding, and fulfil their highest and noblest aspirations. He indeed is well pleased with the record of their past services, and will, if they redouble their efforts, enable them to achieve a signal victory.
Your true brother,
Shoghi
— 233 —
June 27, 1942
[To The Bahá’í Youth Committee]
Dear Bahá’í Brother,
Your letter of May the 25th, together with the newspaper clippings you forwarded and the greetings from the Bahá’í youth of various cities, were received a few days ago by the Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.
He is greatly pleased to note the progress which the young Bahá’ís of India are making. Year by year he sees them growing stronger in faith, more conscious of their duties and privileges as Bahá’ís, more anxious to develop their knowledge of the Teachings and their capacity to serve in the administration.
He strongly feels that now is the time for them to arise and follow the example of their American brothers and sisters, and begin, wherever possible, to undertake pioneer teaching work. The services rendered in this field by some of the American youth have been little short of astounding, and he sees no reason why the young believers of India should not win for themselves similar laurels in the path of Bahá’u’lláh.
Their beginning has been excellent, and he hopes that their future will be even more outstanding and praiseworthy. He was very pleased with the publicity they received on the occasion of the annual[pg 221] Youth Symposium, and feels sure that such speeches and activity cannot but win the admiration of young and old alike among their fellow countrymen.
Kindly assure all the Bahá’í youth of India of his prayers on their behalf and of the high hopes he cherishes for their future work in the Cause of God.
Dear and valued co-worker:
I will, in the course of these coming days, answer separately the letter written by the Bahá’í youth in various centres in India. I wish now to express to them, through you, my abiding sense of appreciation and gratitude for the spirit they are manifesting for their perseverance and great accomplishments. I will remember them all in my prayers at the Holy Shrines. May the Beloved protect, inspire and sustain them in these days of peril and stress and aid them to farther effectively the interests of a faith so dear to their hearts.
Your true brother,
Shoghi
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JUNE 26, 1942
BAHÁ’Í WORLD DEPLORES LOSS DISTINGUISHED PROMOTER FAITH ‘ABDU’L JALIL SAAD. HIS EMINENT SERVICES AS CHAMPION CAUSE IN EGYPT AS TEACHER AUTHOR ADMINISTRATOR UNFORGETTABLE. INFORM FRIENDS HOLD MEMORIAL GATHERINGS HIS HONOUR.
SHOGHI
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July 3, 1942
[To The Bahá’í Youth Of Karachi]
Dear Bahá’í Friends,
Your letter of greetings of February 22nd, has reached the Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.
He was very happy to see how successful the annual Bahá’í Youth Symposium was everywhere in India, and, judging by the newspaper clippings forwarded to him, particularly in Karachi.[pg 222] That at such a time the young believers should be so busy, both studying the Teachings and spreading them, is an eloquent testimony to the character of their Faith and the devotion it inspires in its adherents. The Guardian hopes that in these days of universal danger and suffering, the young Bahá’ís of Karachi will play an ever-increasing part in the spread and consolidation of the Faith in that city and nearby centres, and arise and help lighten the load of the older believers who have so patiently and tirelessly served the Cause in that land.
He will pray for you all in the Holy Shrines, that Bahá’u’lláh may bless and guide your work.
May the Beloved of or hearts sustain and strengthen you to accomplish His will, and further the best interests of His gracious Faith.
Shoghi
— 236 —
July 3, 1942
[To The Bahá’í Youth of Surat, Care of N.R. Vakíl’s Daughters]
Dear Bahá’í Sisters,
The Guardian was very happy to receive your letter sent on the occasion of the Bahá’í Youth Symposium, of February 22nd, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.
Your exemplary perseverance in holding this day, and the devotion to our beloved Faith which it bears witness to, greatly touched him. He feels sure that your efforts cannot but ultimately result in the spread of the Faith, in that city, to your fellow youth.
The Cause everywhere in India seems to be making remarkable progress, and the young Bahá’ís are evidently actively preparing themselves to ever increasingly play their part in its spread.
The Guardian hopes that you two sisters will, as time goes by, take your place in the forefront of the Faith in India, and thus gladden the heart of your father who has rendered it so many notable and devoted services.
He assures you both of his loving prayers for your services to the Cause of God.
May the Beloved bless your efforts, and graciously assist you; to establish in the days to come a prosperous centre of Bahá’í youth[pg 223] activities, which will lend an impetus to the progress of the Faith in that neighbourhood.
Your true brother,
Shoghi
— 237 —
JULY 6, 1942
NOTABLE PROGRESS ACHIEVED DEAR INDIAN BELIEVERS TEACHING FAITH BAHÁ’U’LLÁH IMPELS ME CONTRIBUTE TWO HUNDRED POUNDS TEACHING FUND. APPEAL INTENSIFICATION EFFORTS WIDER DISPERSION INCREASE NUMBER VOLUNTEERS MULTIPLICATION GROUPS ASSEMBLIES. PRAYING CONSPICUOUS VICTORIES.
SHOGHI
— 238 —
July 27, 1942
[To N.R. Vakíl ]
Dear Bahá’í Brother,
Your letters of March 7th and 23rd, April 25th, May 6th, June 27th, July 8th and 11th have all been safely received, and the Guardian has instructed me to answer you and thank you for all the painstaking care with which you attend to the matters he refers to you and transmit them to the other National Spiritual Assembly members. He has himself been very busy, or he would have written to you sooner.
The news that your health is steadily improving pleased him very much, as he feels your services are required even more today than they have been in the past. He hopes you will continue to follow your doctor’s advice, and thus fully regain your strength. Also, the extremely good news of the way the Bahá’ís of India are arising and serving in new fields in spite of the war conditions prevailing, and the formation of the new Assemblies of Hyderabad and Kotah, the work in Kashmir and various other centres, has all greatly cheered his heart, and impelled him to contribute the sum he forwarded through you to help carry out the many teaching enterprises now under way. The rate at which the Indian believers are advancing is increasingly entitling them to a position in the foremost ranks of the Faith, and will no doubt greatly inspire and encourage other Bahá’ís of the East to follow their example. Such prizes are to be won in these days of universal trial and suffering, and it makes the Guardian very happy to feel that[pg 224] some of them are evidently going to be merited by the Indian believers!
It is a great deprivation that the friends should be cut off from their devoted fellow-Bahá’ís in Burma. We can only hope and pray that Bahá’u’lláh will protect and watch over them until the ordeal of these times is past, and the faithful believers the world over can again join hands and work together for the peace and progress of the entire world.
The passing of ‘Abdu’l-Jalil Beg Saad was a great loss to the Faith in Egypt, and the Guardian was pleased to hear that his co-workers in India held memorial meetings for him. Such occasions constitute eloquent testimonials to the profound love that binds Bahá’ís to each other, whoever and wherever they may be.
The Guardian was pleased to hear your daughter has passed her matriculation examinations, and he hopes she and her sister will increasingly feel inspired to serve the Faith in ever-wider fields.
He assures you of his continued loving prayers on your behalf and your family and all the dear friends in India.
Dear and valued co-worker:
I wish to reaffirm my deep sense of satisfaction and gratitude for the sustained, the painstaking and fruitful efforts exerted so far by the Indian believers for the promotion of the Six Year Plan. The limits of the Faith have been enlarged, the centres and groups have multiplied, and the determination and zeal of the prosecutors of the Plan are visibly increasing. I am greatly cheered and encouraged, and will, with redoubled fervour, pray at the Holy Shrines, for the victorious conclusion of the campaign initiated with such devotion, energy, and resolution. May the Beloved sustain them in their noble task.
Your true brother,
Shoghi
— 239 —
July 29, 1942
[To the National Spiritual Assembly]
Dear Bahá’í Brother,
Your letters of July 2nd and 6th, have been safely received, and the Guardian has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.[pg 225]
The marked, and extremely encouraging, progress which the Cause is making in India has so pleased the Guardian and cheered his over burdened heart that he felt impelled to forward to your Assembly the sum of two hundred pounds to be expended for the further promotion of the teaching work.
That at such a time, when dangers threaten on every side and the whole planet is plunged in war and confusion, the Indian believers should, so steadily and patiently, with such devotion and enthusiasm, pursue their tasks of teaching under the Six Year Plan, is, indeed, a cause for universal acclaim and rejoicing on the part of their fellow-Bahá’ís.
They are ever increasingly arising to take their place as one of the foremost Bahá’í Communities, and their spirit and their accomplishments are arousing the envy and the admiration of their fellow workers in Eastern lands…
All the letters you enumerate in your latest communications, as well as the cable concerning the memorial gatherings for our dear departed brother, ‘Abdu’l Jalil Beg Saad, have been safely received.
Regarding the questions in your letter: The cutting of the hair mentioned in the Aqdas refers to men only.
The placing of the burial stone on the dead has no other significance than to emphasize our profound conviction that our souls come from our Creator and to Him they return, and in Him we believe and trust.
Kindly assure the dear and faithful servant Maulvi Muḥammad ‘Abdu’lláh, of the Guardian’s prayers on his behalf, that he may be strengthened to render the Faith many future and memorable services. Also assure him of his prayers for his son’s awakening in the Faith. Express also to Mr Faḍil and Mr Samadani the Guardian’s appreciation of their fine and tireless services.
He assures you, and your fellow National Assembly members of his profound gratitude for your ceaseless labours, and he will continue to pray for you in the Holy Shrines.
Dear and valued co-workers,
The accomplishments of the believers of India, in virgin fields and in furtherance of the interests of the Six Year Plan, merit the highest praise. Prompted by their achievements, and as a token of my keen appreciation of their notable services, and in order to facilitate further expansion and consolidation of their teaching activities, I have forwarded to you a contribution which I trust will serve as a nucleus for a[pg 226] Fund designed to promote the vital and urgent interests of the nationwide teaching enterprise in which you have embarked, and which constitutes the greatest single organized undertaking launched in the service of Bahá’u’lláh in that country. Perseverance, coupled with a spirit of complete dedication to the cause of teaching, will, I feel confident, ensure the triumphant conclusion of your labours. I will continue to pray for you from the depths of my heart. Redouble your efforts and be confident.
Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi
— 240 —
July 29, 1942
[To the Local Spiritual Assembly of Bombay]
Dear Bahá’í Brother,
Your letter of June 24th has been received, together with the various documents and reports you enclosed, and the Guardian has instructed me to answer you on his behalf…
The Guardian has been very pleased to note the progress the Bombay friends have been making in their various activities. He would, however, urge the Bombay Assembly and community to redouble their efforts in the field of teaching; to send forth new souls into the pioneer field, and to devote as much time as possible to fostering the spread of the Cause in nearby centres.
He hopes that the contemplated celebration of the anniversary of the Birthday of Bahá’u’lláh will prove to be a great success, and he sees no objection to the friends helping nearby centres to hold a similar public meeting to attract new souls and teach the Faith.
In all matters of national importance, or which in anyway transcend the purely local jurisdiction of the Assembly, the Guardian would urge your Assembly to consult with, and seek the advice of the National Spiritual Assembly, as only in this way can administrative authority be upheld, and the work of the Cause progress swiftly… Just as the individual believers are bound to support and sustain their Local Assembly, for the preservation of the unity of the Faith and the strengthening of its as yet embryonic World Order, so must the Local Assemblies obey and sustain their national representatives. The closer the cooperation between local and national Assemblies, the greater will be the power and radiance which can and must stream forth from these institutions to the suffering ranks of humanity.[pg 227]
The Guardian assures you, and all the members of the Bombay Assembly, of his continued loving prayers for the success of your labours in the Path of God.
Dear co-worker:
The activities of the Indian believers in the teaching field, in these days of uncertainty and peril, deserve the highest praise. I will specially pray at the Holy Shrines for the expansion of the activities to which I attach the utmost importance in these concluding years of the first Bahá’í century. What the Bombay believers have accomplished in this respect is noteworthy and I trust and pray that the Beloved may aid, sustain and guide them to achieve great victories in the teaching field in the days [to come].
Shoghi
— 241 —
July 29, 1942
[To N. R. Vakíl’s Daughter]
Dear Bahá’í sister,
Your letter of March 21st was received some time ago by the Guardian, but he was too busy to answer it at the moment, and he has now instructed me to reply on his behalf.
He has first written to your dear father expressing his gratification at the news, conveyed in his letters, of the marked improvement in his health. He hopes you and your sister do all in your power to help him and lighten his work, as his services are of great value to the Faith in India.
The Guardian was pleased to see that you and your sister so faithfully observe the International Youth Day of the Young Bahá’ís, and he hopes you will succeed in interesting and confirming in the Faith other young people in Surat.
Assure your father of the Guardian’s continued loving prayers on his behalf, and for you and your mother and sister as well.[pg 228]
Wishing you all success in your services to the Faith, and with the renewed assurance of my continued prayers for your father, whose past and present services I will ever remember with loving gratitude.
Your true brother,
Shoghi