Quoting David Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >Indeed shouldst Thou desire to confer blessing upon a servant Thou
> wouldst
> >blot out from the realm of his heart every mention or disposition
> except
> >Thine Own mention; and shouldst Thou ordain evil for a servant by
> reason of
> >that which his hands have unjustly wrought before Thy face, Thou
> wouldst
> >test him with the benefits of this world and of the next that he
> might
> >become preoccupied therewith and forget Thy remembrance.
> >
> > (The Bab, Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 192)
>
> I don't recall seeing this before. I think I know what the benefits
> of this
> world are, but what are teh benefits of the next world spoken about?
>
> David
>
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Maybe it's an oblque reference to them black eyed "houri" virgin
damsels?
Warm regards,
Iskandar
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