61: O Son Of Man! Ascend Unto My Heaven That Thou Mayest Obtain
Categories: FROM THE ARABICSources: The Hidden Words Of Baha'u'llah
O SON OF MAN! Ascend unto My heaven, that thou mayest obtain the joy of
reunion, and from the chalice of imperishable glory quaff the peerless
wine.
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