Tribute to Gleanings
By Amatu’l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum And Queen Marie of Rumania
“In 1935 Shoghi Effendi again presented the western Bahá’ís with a magnificent gift, published under the title Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, which the Guardian himself described as ‘consisting of selections from the outstanding works of the Author of the Bahá’í Revelation.’ Remembering the scanty pages of the New Testament, the reputed words of Buddha, and the mere handful of sayings of some other Divine luminaries, which nevertheless have transfigured for centuries the lives of millions of men, the ‘Gleanings’ alone seems to provide a source of guidance and inspiration sufficient for the spiritual Dispensation of any Prophet. The most treasured tribute to this book was that of Queen Marie of Rumania who told Martha Root: ‘even doubters would find a powerful strength in it, if they would read it alone, and would give their souls time to expand.’ To Shoghi Effendi himself the Queen wrote, in January 1936, after receiving from him a copy, ‘May I send you my most grateful thanks for the wonderful book, every word of which is precious to me…”
P. 93, The Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith by Ruhiyyih Khanum.
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