Will and Testament — §56
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 56 of 59.
Source (Persian)
اگر نفسی و یا محفلی از محافل مانع نشر انوار ایقان گردد احبّا آنانرا نصیحت کنند که اعظم موهبت الهیّه تبلیغ است و سبب تأیید و اوّل تکلیف ماست چگونه از این موهبت بازمانیم تا جان و مال و راحت و آسایش خویش را فدای جمال ابهی نمائیم و تبلیغ امر اللّه کنیم ولی بحکمت مذکورۀ در کتاب نه پردهدری و علیکم البهآء الأبهی
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Whosoever and whatsoever meeting becometh a hindrance to the diffusion of the Light of Faith, let the loved ones give them counsel and say: “Of all the gifts of God the greatest is the gift of Teaching. It draweth unto us the Grace of God and is our first obligation. Of such a gift how can we deprive ourselves? Nay, our lives, our goods, our comforts, our rest, we offer them all as a sacrifice for the Abhá Beauty and teach the Cause of God.” Caution and prudence, however, must be observed even as recorded in the Book. The veil must in no wise be suddenly rent asunder. The Glory of Glories rest upon you.
