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Know thou of a truth that the seeker must, at the beginning of his quest
for God, enter the Garden of Search. In this journey it
behoveth the wayfarer to detach himself from all save God and to close
his eyes to all that is in the heavens and on the earth. There must not
linger in his heart either the hate or the love of any soul, to the extent
that they would hinder him from attaining the habitation of the celestial
Beauty. He must sanctify his soul from the veils of glory and refrain
from boasting of such worldly vanities, outward knowledge, or other gifts
as God may have bestowed upon him. He must search after the truth to
the utmost of his ability and exertion, that God may guide him in the
paths of His favour and the ways of His mercy. For He, verily, is the
best of helpers unto His servants. He saith, and He verily speaketh the
truth: "Whoso maketh efforts for Us, in Our ways shall We assuredly
guide him." And furthermore: "Fear God and God will give you knowledge."
(Bahá'u'lláh:
Gems of Divine Mysteries, Pages 27 - 28)
'Akká (Acre), Israel: prison fortress (the citadel). 
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One of the members of the first National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Botswana, Maureen Page, now from the United States, presented a gift of framed photographs of Madame Ruhiyyih Rabbani, the widow of Shoghi Effendi and a Hand of the Cause of God, that were taken during her visit to the Bushmen (San) people in the Kalahari desert of Botswana in 1972.
Among the other Hands of the Cause to visit Botswana during the past 50 years were Collis Featherstone, Paul Haney, Rahmatu'llah Muhajir, Adelbert Muhlschlegel, and Enoch Olinga.
A member of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Africa Enos Makhele spoke at the jubilee about the significance of the Bahá'í history in Botswana and the achievements and the future plans of the community. There are 30 Local Spiritual Assemblies in Botswana, and Bahá'ís can be found in several hundred villages and other localities.
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