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) ® ) à Z : q Š z V À ß v Z Z y Ñ ñ Ô Z ( Z Z y Q k Æ ‚ B Š * Å C ã 7 Z z g z { Z Z y Î t c * ) , Š à Ð M ß Š { 7 Z z g z { Z Z y Z ¤ ® ) Æ Ë Š g z Ð ø z x 7 Z , ß v }. Z Æ I h + { ß v ÷ Z z g }. Z Û â @ * ì À z „ ÷ ( 309 ™ 20 g z q ã % Z í ¢ Z ß ¤ Ô ) X » Š x œ t » Š x ì X 40-Never think for a moment that God will let you go to waste; you are indeed a seed planted by the very hand of God in the soil. Thus, declares God, this seed will sprout and grow and will branch out in every direction and will turn into a mighty tree. So, blessed be he who has trust in the word of God and should fear not the intervening trials. Remember that it is essential for trials to come so that thereby, Allah may distinguish which of you is true in his covenant of Bai'at and which of you is false. He who stumbles in the course of any trial will not harm God in the least and his evil fate will lead him ultimately to hell. Would that he were not born. As for those who remain steadfast to the end, however much they have been confronted with calamities and have passed through periods of great shaking and trepidations, those who have been subjected to mockery and are laughed at by nations, and whom the world will treat with utter disdain, they are the ones who will emerge victorious in the end, and the gates of blessings will be thrown open to welcome them. Thus has God instructed me as He spoke to me that I make it clear to my followers that such among men who have believed and their faith has no trace of worldly motives nor is it blemished with cowardice and hypocrisy, theirs is a faith which never fails to comply with the requirements of obedience at any level. Such are the people endeared by God. It is about them that God declares that they tread the path of truth. (Al Wasiyyat: Roohani Khaza'in Vol. 20, p. 309) 49