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| AB00001 |
Alvah-i-Visaya (Will and Testament) |
5820 |
Persian |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá |
حمدا لمن صان هیکل امره بدرع المیثاق عن سهام الشبهات و حمی حمی شریعته السمحاء |
All praise to Him Who, by the Shield of His Covenant, hath guarded the Temple of His Cause from the darts of doubtfulness... O God, my God! Shield Thy trusted servants from the evils of self... O Lord by God! Assist Thy loved ones to be firm in Thy Faith |
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WTP, ABS#15-wt, AYT.456-484x, AYT.514-521x, DWNP_v1#03-4 p.005x, DWNP_v2#03-4 p.027-031x, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.024x and 026-029x, KHSH11.007, OOL.C003 |
WTAB, BPRY.153-154x, BPRY.191x, BWF.438-449x, BADM.003-012x, BADM.036-037x, BADM.069x, GPB.247x, GPB.250x2x, GPB.328x, GPB.332x, GPB.377x3x, GPB.389x, MBW.038x, TDH#64.4x, WOB.023x, WOB.128x, WOB.133x, WOB.148-149x, WOB.149x2x, BSC.552 #994x, SW_v14#03 p.085-086x, SW_v14#08 p.233-234x, DWN_v1#09 p.001x, DWN_v4#01 p.001x |
MJ Cyr, KC Porter, E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown, MANA, N. Chiang, O. Devine, W. Heath, Soulrise Melodies, L. Dely & M. Congo, KC Porter, S. Bayan & S. Suggs |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; House of Justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Shoghi Effendi and the Guardianship; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Twin Manifestations |
1 |
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* |
MMAH.284 |
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| AB00002 |
Tadhkiratu'l-Vafa (Memorials of the Faithful) |
42100 |
Persian |
Memorials of the Faithful |
Memorials of the Faithful (book) |
در نجف اشرف در دائره شیخ مرتضی انصاری مجتهد شهیر شخصی بی نظیر بود |
There was, in the city of Najaf, among the disciples of the widely known mujtahid |
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MFP, IQN.174x, IQN.193x, MSBH1.496x, MSBH8.141-146x, OOL.C026 |
MF, STAB#003, STAB#010, STAB#029, STAB#085, STAB#088, STAB#101, STAB#132, STAB#135 |
Smith & Dragoman, R. Peterson [track 7] |
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Accounts of dreams and visions; Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Hands of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of learning; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love as fire; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Mount Carmel; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shaykhis; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause |
3 |
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* |
MMAH.283 |
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| AB00003 |
Maqaliy-i-Shakhs Sayyah (A Traveller's Narrative) |
22000 |
Persian |
Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, A; Traveler's Narrative, A |
Travelers Narrative, A (book) |
در خصوص شخص معروف بباب و حقیقت احوال اینطائفه روایات مختلفه و تفاصیل |
Touching the individual known as the Bab and the true nature of this sect diverse tales are on the tongues |
CMB_F56, IOM.100-101 |
TNP, AVK3.203.01x, AVK3.210.12, AVK3.214.06x, AVK3.223.01x, AVK3.286.11x, AVK3.473.16x, OOL.C021 |
TN, GPB.055x, GPB.066x, GPB.075x, GPB.113x, GPB.133x2x, GPB.143x, GPB.159x5x, GPB.197x, GPB.201x, TDH#158.18x, STAB#116 |
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"The ablest and most valuable presentation of the early history of the Faith and of its tenets." (Sh … |
Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Empty learning; false spirituality; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Growth of the Cause; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Letters of the Living; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im |
1 |
* |
- |
PN_1919 p023 |
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| AB00004 |
Madaniyyih (The Secret of Divine Civilization) |
20800 |
Persian |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Secret of Divine Civilization |
Secret of Divine Civilization (book) |
بدایع حمد و ثنا و جوامع شکر و سپاس درگاه احدیت پروردگاریرا سزاست که از بین کافه |
Praise and thanksgiving be unto Providence that out of all the realities in existence He has chosen the reality of man |
BLIB_Or.08686, IOM.100, BLIB_Or.08117, |
SDCP, AVK3.336.14x, AVK3.222.07x, AVK3.290.13x, AVK3.292.05x, AVK3.324.05x, AVK4.317bx, AVK4.328x, AVK4.339x, MSHR3.097x, OOL.C019 |
SDC, WOB.037-038x, WOB.192x, LOG#1061 ¶1x, LOG#1417x, LOG#1682x, LOG#1882x, LOG#1883x, BSC.424 #767.1x, SW_v07#18 p.181-182x, BLO_PT#057, STAB#044, STAB#064 |
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Treatise addressed anonymously to the entire Persian nation, outlining both the secular and the reli … |
Bribery and corruption; Call to action; Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Muhammad; Islam; Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Universal education; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace |
1 |
* |
* |
MMAH.234 |
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| AB00005 |
Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses) |
10300 |
mixed |
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Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses, two tablets) |
ای رب تری هجوم الامم و جولتها و غرور الملل و صولتها علی عبدک الفرید الوحید |
O Lord! Thou beholdest the assault of the nations and their violent commotion, and the pride of the peoples and their fierce onslaught against this lone and solitary servant [3.5s] |
INBA87:520, INBA52:548b |
MMK4#189 p.259, AYT.428x, HHA.084-088x, KHSH14.000x, RHQM1.170-176 (215x) (127-131x), ADH2_1#38 p.055x, MSHR3.098x, MSHR4.295x, MJMJ2.030bx, MJMJ2.034x, MJMJ2.072bx, MMG2#018 p.017x, MMG2#241 p.271x, MMG2#248 p.279x, OOL.C012a |
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A. Haghighi |
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Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Imam 'Ali; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Imamate; the Caliphate |
1 |
* |
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MMAH.237 |
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| AB00006 |
Tafsir-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyyan (Commentary on the Hadith of the Hidden Treasure) |
8270 |
mixed |
Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan) |
Sharh-i Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyan (Commentary on the tradition of the Hidden Treasure) |
الحمد لله الذی قد حرک افلاک الذوات بحرکه جذب صمدانیه و قد موج ابحر الکینونات |
Praise be to God Who hath stirred up the celestial spheres of being through the movement of divine attraction, and hath caused the oceans of existence to surge [3.5s]... ...And to continue: To him who looks at these lines and understands these indications, it is well known with respect to the request of that traveller… O Lord so rich in bounty, so replete with grace |
INBA13:411x |
BRL_MON#26x, MKT2.002, BMT.174, ADH2.070x, ADH2_2#09 p.101x, MMG2#120 p.135x, MJH.051x, HUV1.004x, OOL.C028, VUJUD.139.18x |
BRL_POAB#26x, BRL_Aqdas.n023x, SW_v08#06 p.062-063x, BLO_PT#024, VUJUDE.146x, JHT_A#005x |
S. Rezaei and M. Vahman, Ahdieh, S. Tirandaz, S. Taefi [track 13], unknown, L. Slott |
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Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Knowledge of attributes same as knowledge of God; Mystical themes; Names and attributes of God; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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Makatib v.2 p.55 mentions that this was written in Edirne; see also BMT.178. For brief commentary by Baha'u'llah see BH04769. |
| AB00007 |
Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith "Rome was Overthrown") |
6630 |
Arabic |
Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines |
Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith 'Rome was Overthrown') |
سبحانک اللهم یا الهی قد نزلت من سماء عز احدیتک میاه الوجود بجودک و رحمانیتک |
Praise be to Thee, O Lord! O my God! Out of Thy Bounty and Mercy, Thou hast caused the waters of existence to descend from the heaven of Thy Oneness |
PCH.1237#14, , UMich962.001-034, UMich991.104-147 |
MKT1.062, MNMK#004 p.012, BMT.086, DLS.317 |
LOIR02.099 |
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God's love for His own Essence; Higher encompasses the lower; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God |
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Baha’u’llah's assigning ‘Abdu’l-Baha to write this is mentioned in AQA5#036 p.045. |
| AB00008 |
Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti II (Second Tablet of the Thousand Verses) |
6520 |
mixed |
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Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses, two tablets) |
یا من وقف حیاته لاعلاء کلمه الله آنچه مرقوم فرموده بودید ملحوظ گردید و بدقت |
O thou who hast devoted thy life to the exaltation of the Word of God! What thou hast written was perused |
INBA21:120ax, INBA55:422x, INBA55:425ax, INBA59:311, INBA88:001, INBA88:013x |
MKT2.253x, MMK4#188 p.232, MMK4#188a p.242x, AYBY.387 #068x, HHA.080-084x, MSHR1.029x, MSHR3.028x, MSHR3.165x, AADA.162-163x, OOL.C012b |
BSR_v16p114-130 |
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Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Personal instructions; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant |
1 |
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| AB00009 |
Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Kahf (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Cave) |
5500 |
Arabic |
Translation List; Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn; As to what is meant by Gog and Magog, these were two factions that were in constant strife…" |
Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Kahf (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Cave) |
الحمد لله الذی نزل الایات من ملکوت العظمه و الاقتدار و جعلها حجه لاهل |
Praise be to God Who hath sent down verses from the Kingdom of grandeur and power, and made them a proof for the people [3.5s]... ...As to the intended meaning of Dhu’l-Qarnayn in this verse, it is none other than Muḥammad Himself—may the spirits of them that are nigh unto God be a sacrifice for Him |
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BMT.059 |
ADMS#329x, ADMS#345x |
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as mediator; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB00010 |
Lawh-i-Shuhaday-i-Yazd va Isfahan (Tablet on the Martyrs of Yazd and Isfahan) |
5290 |
mixed |
Treatise on Persecution of Bahá'ís in 1903 |
Lawh-i-Shuhaday-i-Yazd va Isfahan (Tablet on the Martyrs of Yazd and Isfahan) |
در این عصر انوار که قرن عظیم حضرت پروردگار است و از پرتو شمس حقیقت انوار |
In this enlightened age, which is the century of the Almighty God, by the effulgence of the Sun of Reality, the lights of civilization are diffused |
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MKT3.122, OOL.C024 |
BLO_PT#208 |
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Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness |
1 |
* |
- |
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| AB00011 |
Siyasiyyih (The Art of Divine Polity - Treatise on Politics) |
5110 |
Persian |
Treatise on Leadership (Risáliy-i-Síyásíyyih); Treatise on Leadership; La Politique; Takfir, declaration of unbelief |
Risaliy-i-Siyasiyyih (Treatise on Leadership) |
ستایش و نیایش پاک یزدانیرا سزا که بنیان آفرینش را بر ظهورات کمالات مقدسه عالم |
Adoration and praise beseem the Spirit of Purity that has laid the foundation of creation with the sole object |
INBA88:001, BLIB_Or.08117#4, |
AVK3.275.13x, AVK3.279.14x, AVK3.282.02x, AVK3.287.17x, DWNP_v4#01 p.004-008x, OOL.C025 |
BLO_PT#203x, BLO_PT#206, BLO_PT#207x |
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Justice and wrath of God; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual springtime; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity |
1 |
* |
- |
MMAH.236 |
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| AB00012 |
Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Ra'd (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Thunder) |
4830 |
Arabic |
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الحمد لله تنطق السن البلغاء ببدایع جوامع منابع اذکار الحمد و الثناء و مظهر |
Praise be to God! The tongues of the eloquent ones give utterance to wondrous and comprehensive wellsprings of praise and thanksgiving [3.5s] |
INBA56:043 |
BMT.045 |
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light |
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| AB00013 |
Tafsir-i-Bismillah |
4760 |
Arabic |
Creation |
Tafsír-i-Bismilláh ar-Raḥmán ar-Raḥím (Commentary on the opening verse of the Quran) |
الحمد لله الذی بفیض ظهوره الاعلی کشف الغطاء عن وجه الهدی و اشرقت الارض |
...The names of God derive from those attributes which are the perfections belonging to the reality of the Essence |
INBA55:001, INBA59:044, INBA90:097, UMich962.072-092, UMich991.174-203 |
MKT1.033, MNMK#005 p.032, ASAT4.475-476x, QT105.1.122x, BMT.012, RHQM1.252-255x (312x) (187-189x), YMM.179x, JNM1.453x, DLS.284x, DLS.418x, NSS.168x, OOL.C027 |
BLO_createx, BLO_PT#216.031nx |
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Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Names and attributes of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
x |
* |
- |
MMAH.279 |
Date of publication mentioned in TZH6.282 and BMT.012-013. |
| AB00014 |
Tafsir-i-Hadith لا یسعنی (Commentary on the Tradition "Heaven and Earth cannot contain me…") |
4700 |
Arabic |
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الحمد لله بما من علی العباد بالفضل و الافضال فی هذه الایام التی فیها تجلی علی |
Praise be to God, Who hath bestowed upon His servants grace and bounty in these days wherein He hath manifested [3.5s] |
INBA56:067 |
BMT.219, SFI02.166 |
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Blind imitation [taqlid]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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- |
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| AB00015 |
Tafsir-i-Suriy-i-Qalam (Commentary on the Surih of the Pen) |
4670 |
Arabic |
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الحمد لله الذی جعل النقطه البارزه فی کتاب الابداع طراز جداول الاختراع و فصل |
Praised be to God Who made the Point to be outstretched within the Book of Origination, an Ornament through which is the Genesis of Creativity |
INBA56:023 |
BMT.119 |
HURQ.BH48 |
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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| AB00016 |
Lawh-i-Lahih (Tablet to the Hague) |
4540 |
mixed |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague); Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
Tablet to The Hague |
ای اول اشخاص خیرخواه محترم عالم انسانی نامه های شما که درین مدت حرب ارسال |
O ye esteemed ones who are pioneers among the well-wishers of the world |
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BRL_HAGP1, MKT3.101, MNMK#112 p.210, MMK1#227 p.285x, AKHA_134BE #13 p.495x, AVK3.401.05x, AVK3.409.08x, AVK4.324ax, AVK4.324bx, AVK4.326x, AVK4.331ax, AVK4.334bx, DWNP_v2#12 p.095-99x, HDQI.211, ANDA#16 p.06x, KHAB.034 (043), OOL.C014 |
BRL_HAG1, SWAB#227x, BWF.284-296, LOG#1075x, BSC.410 #745, FWU.028x, SW_v11#08 p.123-127+129-134, DWN_v2#05 p.005x, ABCC.438-439x, BLO_PT#192, BLO_PT#193 |
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Call to action; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace |
3 |
* |
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MMAH.271 |
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| AB00017 |
Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-Qayyumu'l-Asma (Commentary on a Verse from the Qayyumu'l-Asma) |
4460 |
Arabic |
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الحمد لله الذی جعل الخط المتکون من النقطه الاولیه الظاهره بالباء طراز الختم |
Praise be to God Who hath ordained that the Line, proceeding from the Primal Point manifested in the letter Bá, be the ornament of the seal [3.5s] |
INBA59:001 |
BRL_DA#305, MAS9.048 |
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Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Mystical themes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB00018 |
Tafsir-i-Hadith هل رأیت رجلاً (Commentary on the Tradition "Dost thou see a man") |
4180 |
Arabic |
Translation List; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn' |
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الحمد لمن تعالی بجوهر ذاته عن وصف الممکنات و تقدس بساذج حقیقته من نعت |
Praise be unto Him Who, in the essence of His Being, is exalted above all description of contingent things and Who, in the reality of His Nature, is sanctified from every attribute [3.5s]... ...O thou who hast turned thy face towards the court of eternity, and art even as a brand afire with the flames of the Burning Bush! Concerning thy question about the term “angels”… And now concerning thy question about the 'Jinn', know thou that God - exalted be He - hath created man from four elements: fire, air, water and earth |
INBA56:090, INBA55:077x |
BRL_DAK#0649, AVK2.262x, AVK2.145.08x, AVK2.162.15x, BMT.234, MAS2.043-047x |
BLO_sazedj#20x, ADMS#050bx |
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Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB00019 |
Some Answered Questions #011 Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelation of John |
4060 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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در باب یازدهم آیهء اول از مکاشفات یوحنا میفرماید "و نئی مثل عصا بمن داده شد |
In Revelation 11:1–2 it is said: “And there was given me a reed like unto a rod |
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MFD#11, OOL.C022.11 |
SAQ#11, GPB.092x |
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Apocalyptic imagery; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light |
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| AB00020 |
Lawh-i-Dr Forel (Tablet to Dr Forel) |
3770 |
Persian |
Bahá'í World Faith; Tablet to Auguste Forel |
Tablet to Dr. Auguste Forel |
ای شخص محترم مفتون حقیقت نامه شما که ۲۸ جولای ۱۹۲۱ مورخ بود رسید مضامین خوشی |
O revered personage, lover of truth! Thy letter dated July 28th, 1921, hath been |
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BRL_LAFP, MKT3.474, MNMK#144 p.255, AKHA_106BE #06 p.02x, PYM.315, MJDF.002, KHF.018, KHAB.011 (022), KHTB3.015, NJB_v14#01 p.032, NJB_v14#02 p.064, OOL.C010, VUJUD.033-040 |
TAGF, BWF.336-348x, SW_v14#04 p.101-109, SW_v13#08 p.195+197-202, ABCC.449x, VUJUDE.043-056 |
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Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Names and attributes of God; Proofs for the existence of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Universality of the Cause |
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MMAH.243 |
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| AB00021 |
Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Jinn (Commentary on the Surah of the Jinn) |
3270 |
Arabic |
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الحمد لله الاول بلا اول و الاخر بلا آخر الذی خلق الارض و السماء و ابدع |
Praise be to God, the First without beginning and the Last without end, Who hath created the earth and the heavens and brought forth through His power of creation [3.5s] |
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BMT.153, NSS.157bx |
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Absolute freedom; independence of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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| AB00022 |
Lawh-i-Du-Niday-i-Falah va Najah (Two Calls to Success and Prosperity) |
3040 |
mixed |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Abdu'l Bahá's Tablet of the Two Calls |
Tablet of the Two Calls |
ای اهل ملکوت ابهی دو ندای فلاح و نجاح از اوج سعادت عالم انسانی بلند است |
O ye concourse of the Kingdom of Abha! Two calls to success and prosperity are being raised from the heights of the happiness of mankind… |
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MKT1.307, MNMK#106 p.192, MMK1#225 p.272, MILAN.017, AKHA_106BE #08 p.02x, AVK4.288bx, AYT.523bx, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.024-025x, DWNP_v6#09 p.009x, MAS5.109, YHA1.017x, BSDR.506, DLS.082, OOL.C009 |
SWAB#225, ADJ.054-055x, GPB.309x, WOB.042x, SW_v06#09 p.065-068+070-072, SW_v13#12 p.324x, SW_v13#09 p.236x, BW_v02p054-055x, BSTW#382 |
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Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; War and peace |
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| AB00023 |
Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih (Tablet of the Celestial Spheres) |
3020 |
Arabic |
Tablet of the Universe (Lawh-i-Aflákiyyih); Abdu'l-Bahá — de l'Univers |
Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih (Tablet of the Universe) |
الحمد لله الذی جعل اسمائه و صفاته لم یزل نافذه احکامها فی مراتب الوجود |
Praise be to God Who hath ever caused His Names and Attributes to penetrate the degrees of existence |
INBA55:048, INBA59:027b, UMich962.036-050, UMich991.150-170 |
MKT1.013, MNMK#006 p.047, MILAN.001, AVK2.150.10x, MAS5.147x, ADH2.093x, ADH2_2#16 p.121x, MMG2#122 p.140x, YHA1.375x, DLS.319, OOL.C005 |
BLO_PT#142 |
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Treatise highlighting the intimate connection between physical and spiritual realities and laws. Op … |
All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Infinity and eternity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God |
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| AB00024 |
Lawh-i-'Ahd va Mithaq (Last Tablet to America) |
2840 |
mixed |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith |
Commentary on the Tablet of the Branch and the Covenant |
ای یاران الهی عبدالبهاء شب و روز بیاد شما و بذکر شما مشغول زیرا یاران الهی |
O ye friends of God! Abdu'l-Baha is day and night thinking of you and mentioning... Consider! The Divine Gardener cuts off the dry or weak branch |
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BRL_DAK#0951, MKT3.410, AKHA_106BE #03 p.02x, AVK3.092.04x, AVK3.090.06x, AYT.488x, HHA.335x, RHQM1.131 (168x) (099-099x), OOL.C006 |
BWF.429-438, GPB.250x, GPB.251x, GPB.309-310x, PDC.024x, BSC.551 #994x, SW_v13#01 p.019-025, ABCC.450-451x |
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Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant |
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| AB00025 |
Lawh-i-'Ammih (Tablet to the Aunt) |
2740 |
mixed |
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Lawh-i-'Ammih (Tablet to the Aunt) |
قد اشرقت الانوار و القوم فی عمه عظیم قد ظهرت الاسرار و الناس فی دهش قدیم |
O kind aunt! The world hath been stirred into motion by the life-giving breezes of the disposition of thy august Brother |
CMB_F60, CMB_F61, CMB_F62, PR20.008 |
MKT2.168, YHA1.374x, OOL.C007 |
LTDT.289-291x |
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Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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Tablet written by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to His unfaithful aunt Shah Sultan Khanum, after the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. |
| AB00026 |
Lawh-i-Mahmud Furughi |
2440 |
mixed |
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ای گمگشته بادیه پیما اگرچه چون باد بادیه پیماای ولی از جام عنایت سرمست |
O thou who art lost and wandering in the desert! Though thou roamest the wilderness like unto the wind, thou art intoxicated with the wine of divine bounty [3.5s] |
INBA13:364, INBA21:168 (209), INBA59:260, INBA88:299 |
BRL_DAK#0640, AKHA_135BE #16 p.318x, BSHN.140.227, BSHN.144.227, DUR1.342x, MSHR2.103x, MSHR4.319x, MJMJ2.037x, MMG2#028 p.028x, MHT2.173, QUM.215x |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice |
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| AB00027 |
no title |
1080 |
Persian |
Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Tablet to a Group of Believers in the United States |
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ای یاران رحمانی من در حالتیکه دریای امتحان پرموج گشته و موج بلایا باوج رسیده |
O my spiritual loved ones! At a time when an ocean of trials and tribulations was surging up and flinging its waves to the heavens |
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MKT4.123, MNMK#094 p.172, MMK1#200 p.234, MILAN.138, KHSH10.03x, YHA1.098 (1.199), NJB_v01#14 p.001x |
SWAB#200, TAB.035-038, BWF.356-357x |
N. Best & A. Vedovi, D. & R. Saberi |
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Compassion; kindness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB00028 |
no title |
2110 |
Arabic |
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الحمد لله الذی نزل الایات بالحق و جعلها کالبحر المتلاطم المواج تقذف دراری |
Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses in truth and made them even as a surging and tempestuous ocean casting forth pearls [3.5s] |
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BRL_DAK#0647, MMK6#282, MSHR1.128x |
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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| AB00029 |
Some Answered Questions #009 Baha’u’llah |
2110 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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اما جمال مبارک در زمانیکه ممالک ایران در چنین ظلمت و نادانی مستغرق |
Baha'u'llah appeared at a time when Persia was plunged in the darkest ignorance |
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MFD#09, OOL.C022.09 |
SAQ#09, GPB.144x2x, GPB.183x2x, GPB.196x, STAB#081 |
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Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Past, present and future of Iran; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution |
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| AB00030 |
Some Answered Questions #010 Rational and Traditional Proofs from the Sacred Scriptures |
2070 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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امروز در سر این سفره قدری از برهان صحبت بداریم اگر در ایام ظهور نور مبین |
Today at table let us speak a little of proofs. Had you come to this blessed spot in the days |
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MFD#10, OOL.C022.10 |
SAQ#10, GPB.092x2x, GPB.196x |
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Miracles and their interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Twin Manifestations |
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| AB00031 |
Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Furqan |
1950 |
Arabic |
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الحمد لله الذی تجلی علی اهل الامکان و افاض انوار الجمال لمن فی الاکوان بطراز |
Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself unto the peoples of the contingent world and shed the effulgent lights of His beauty upon all created things [3.5s] |
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BMT.073 |
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| AB00032 |
Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada III) |
1770 |
mixed |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
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ای حواریون بهاء الله روحی لکم الفداء نفس مبارک موعود در کتاب مقدس رب الجنود |
O ye apostles of Baha'o'llah - may my life be a ransom to you! The blessed person of the promised One... It behooveth the loved ones of God to be enamoured of one another and to sacrifice themselves... O God, my God! Thou seest how black darkness is enshrouding all regions... O Lord! The ocean of rebellion is surging |
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MKT3.027, AKHA_107BE #07 p.04x, AKHA_107BE #07 p.02x, AKHA_105BE #01 p.01x, QT105.1.374, HHA.258x, ADH2.072x, ADH2_2#10 p.102x, MMG2#056 p.056x, FRTB.060 |
TDP#08, BPRY.209-212x, BWF.423-429, ADJ.050x, ADJ.061-062x, ADJ.062x, BADM.035x, COF.007x, COF.020x, COF.028x, COF.069x, GPB.238x, GPB.254x, TDH#158.5x, TDH#158.17x, TDH#158.23x, COC#0252x, BSC.539 #985, SW_v11#02 p.032-037, SW_v10#06 p.104, SW_v12#14 p.228+236, SW_v14#03 p.085, DWN_v2#05 p.034, DWN_v5#09 p.002-003x |
B. Lisbeth, Nadia, Zaynab & Earl, R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 3] |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings |
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UDP.055 |
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| AB00033 |
no title |
1760 |
mixed |
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مراسله آنجناب واصل و بر وقوعات و هذیان مفتریان اطلاع حاصل گردید از اینگونه |
Thy letter was received, and the doings and ravings of the calumniators described therein have been noted [4o] |
INBA59:254 |
BRL_DAK#0725, MKT5.118, MSHR3.097x |
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Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB00034 |
no title |
1750 |
mixed |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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و انی اتقرب الیک یا الهی فی جنح هذه اللیله الظلماء و اناجیک بلسان سری مهتزا |
O my Lord! I have drawn nigh unto Thee, in the depths of this darksome night, confiding in Thee with the tongue of my heart |
INBA16:037, INBA75:029x |
MKT6.081, MKT4.185, MNMK#002 p.007x, MNMK#089 p.158x, MMK1#002 p.004, MILAN.072, AKHA_128BE #04 p.ax, AKHA_135BE #05 p.95x, AYBY.373 #058, DUR2.048x, ADH2.027x, ADH2_1#14 p.024x, MJMJ1.042x, MMG2#301 p.334x, MJH.007x, YHA1.365x (2.731), YHA1.371x (2.744) |
SWAB#002, TAB.366-375, ADJ.026x |
M. Saraswati, Andreas & Amal, L. Slott |
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB00035 |
Some Answered Questions #007 Muhammad |
1720 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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اما حضرت محمد ، اهل اروپا و امریکا بعضی روایات از حضرت رسول شنیدهاند |
Now as to Muḥammad, the people of Europe and America have heard certain tales about the Prophet |
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MFD#07, OOL.C022.07 |
SAQ#07, DWN_v5#02 p.004-009, DWN_v6#05 p.002-005 |
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Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Muhammad; Islam; Rejection of Muhammad; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science |
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| AB00036 |
Some Answered Questions #081 Reincarnation |
1720 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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آنچه گفته میشود ما را مقصد بیان حقیقت است توهین عقاید ملل دیگر نیست |
Our purpose in what we are about to say is to express the truth and not to denigrate the beliefs of others |
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MFD#81, OOL.C022.81 |
SAQ#81 |
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Arcs of ascent and descent; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Reincarnation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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| AB00037 |
no title |
1710 |
mixed |
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حمدا لمن لاح برهانه و ظهر سلطانه و عم احسانه و بانت محجته البیضاء و ظهر شریعته |
Praise be unto Him Whose proof hath shone forth, Whose dominion hath been made manifest, Whose bounties have encompassed all, Whose clear path hath appeared, and Whose Law hath been revealed [3.5s] |
INBA89:133 |
BRL_DAK#0721, MKT1.382, DWNP_v3#11 p.021-022x, DWNP_v4#02-3 p.010-014x, ANDA#73 p.05x, YHA1.329x, YHA1.341x, HYB.131x, AMIN.135-144 |
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Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB00038 |
no title |
1700 |
mixed |
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ای ثابت بر پیمان و مرد میدان مکاتیب متعدده آنجناب واصل و بر کیفیت اطلاع حاصل... از جمله اخبارات بظهور مبارک در کتاب دانیال |
O thou who art firm in the Covenant and a champion in the field! Numerous letters from thee were received and their contents were noted... Among them were the tidings concerning the blessed Manifestation in the Book of Daniel [3.5s] |
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MMK3#102 p.067x, MMK4#166 p.182x, YMM.154x, YMM.211x, YMM.367x |
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Adam; Adam and Eve; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for strength; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Reincarnation |
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| AB00039 |
no title |
1660 |
Arabic |
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حمدا لمن تقدس بذاته عن مشابهه مخلوقاته و تنزه بصفاته عن مماثله مکوناته و تعزز |
Praise be unto Him Who in His Essence hath sanctified Himself above all likeness to His creatures, and Who through His Attributes hath exalted Himself beyond all similitude to His creation, and is glorified [3.5s] |
UMich962.058-065, UMich991.027-038 |
BRL_DAK#0720, MKT1.002, MNMK#007 p.058, YHA1.373x (2.749) |
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Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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| AB00040 |
no title |
1630 |
Persian |
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دوست حقیقی مهربان اثر خامه عنبرنثار آن یار وفادار چون نفحه گلشن اسرار مشام |
O true and loving friend! The effect of the musk-diffusing pen of that faithful companion was even as a sweet fragrance from the mystic rose garden wafting to the senses [3.5s]... ...You have mentioned Mirza Malkam Khan in that he has been enquiring about the conduct and the attitude of these people, although he has full and complete knowledge of the integrity of purpose |
CMB_F66#12, |
BRL_DAK#0634, MSHR3.261 |
EGBBF.100-103x |
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Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world |
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| AB00041 |
no title |
1600 |
mixed |
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لک الحمد یا الهی بما فتحت ابواب ملکوت العظمه و الجلال علی وجوه احبائک و ظللت |
Glory be unto Thee, O my God! For Thou hast opened the Doors of the Kingdom of Grandeur |
INBA16:076 |
MKT4.162b, MMK5#094 p.075, AMK.187-194, BBBD.332-334, MAS5.287x, MJMJ2.026x, MMG2#076 p.083x, YHA1.280-281x, NJB_v05#12 p.001 |
BBBD.334-339, DAS.1914-10-04, SW_v05#14 p.211-215+218, BSTW#348 |
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Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB00042 |
no title |
1590 |
mixed |
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یا من فدی روحه و فواده و ذاته و کینونته و ماله و علیه فی سبیل جمال اشرقت |
O thou who hast sacrificed thy spirit and heart, thy being and essence, thy substance and all thou possessest in the path of the resplendent Beauty [3.5s] |
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MMK5#133 p.103 |
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Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of obligatory prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB00043 |
no title |
1580 |
Persian |
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ای دوستان در این ایام وقوعاتی در این زندان واقع گشته و جمیع از مقدرات غیبیه |
O friends! In these days events have come to pass within this prison, and all are from the hidden decrees of God [3.5s] |
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MMK5#028 p.024, MSHR3.099x, QT108.081-083x |
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Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times |
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| AB00044 |
no title |
1550 |
Persian |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
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ای حزب الله نامه ای بامضای شما عموما واصل گردید عبارت در نهایت ملاحت و بلاغت |
O ye Cohorts of God! A letter which was signed by you in general was received... Today in the world of existence, each community is wandering in a wilderness... Be ye kind to the human world and be ye compassionate to the race of man... O Thou Provider! Thou hast breathed over the friends in the West... Well is it with you, as you have followed the Law of God and arisen to observe the Fast during these blessed days |
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MKT3.157, MNMK#092 p.166, MMK1#035 p.066, DWNP_v5#05 p.005x, DWNP_v5#12 p.002-004, DWNP_v6#08 p.001-002x, DUR1.173x, MJMJ1.100x, MMG2#049 p.049x, MMG2#370 p.412x, MJH.043bx, KHH2.165 (2.304)x |
SWAB#035, BRL_IOPF#2.26x, BPRY.181-182x, TAB.040-048, BWF.400-401x, ADJ.025-026x, COF.030bx, GPB.254x, BSC.488 #939x, SW_v01#14 p.003x, SW_v06#14 p.112x |
jeph.ilosopher, S. Peyman, K. Porray |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB00045 |
no title |
1530 |
mixed |
Light of the World |
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و انت الذی یا الهی تقدست اسمائک الحسنی و تنزهت امثالک العلیا عن ادراک عقول |
Thou art He, O my God, Whose most beauteous names and most sublime likenesses are sanctified above the comprehension |
CMB_F65.001-005x, PR12.001x |
NURA#72, MMK4#173 p.196 |
LOTW#72 |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Limits of the intellect; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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- |
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| AB00046 |
Shaykh Ahmad and Siyyid Kazim |
1500 |
Persian |
Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká |
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بدانکه شیعیان ایران در اواخر ایام حقیقت شریعتالله را فرموش کردند و از اخلاق روحانیان بکلی محجوب |
Know that in the latter days the Shí‘ahs of Persia had forgotten the truth of the religion of God |
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BRL_TTTP#10, NSS.148-152 |
BRL_TTT#10 |
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Declaration; advent of the Bab; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Letters of the Living; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shaykhis; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light |
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- |
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| AB00048 |
no title |
1480 |
mixed |
Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Light of the World |
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اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی و مطلوبی و مقصودی ان هذا یوم الاول من الرضوان قد اتی |
O Lord, my God, my Best-Beloved, my Aim, my heart’s Desire! This, verily, is the first of the days of Ridvan… In the realm of worship, fasting and obligatory prayer constitute the two mightiest pillars of God’s holy Law |
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BRL_DAK#0717, NURA#06, MMK4#029 p.027x |
BRL_IOPF#2.02x, LOTW#06 |
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Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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- |
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| AB00049 |
Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada II) |
1460 |
mixed |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
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ای بهائیان حقیقی امریک شکر حضرت مقصود را که موفق ...از راحت و آسایش جسمانی و تنپروری ...انسان بجهت زندگانی این حیات دنیا خلق نشده است |
O ye real Bahais of America! Praise be to His Highness the desired One... O God, my God! Thou seest me enraptured and attracted toward Thy glorious kingdom |
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MKT3.020, BSHN.140.476.08x, DUR1.594x, RRT.145x, ADH2.106x, ADH2_3#02 p.141x, MJMJ1.018x, MMG2#063 p.067x, MJH.065x, FRTB.053 |
TDP#07, BPRY.206-207x, ADJ.013x, ADJ.050x, ADJ.062x2x, ADJ.065ax, ADJ.073-074x, ADJ.074x8x, COF.020x, COF.028-029x, COF.031x4x, COF.113x, GPB.254x, GPB.255x, GPB.389x, GPB.397x, MBW.038x, TDH#037.1x, TDH#158.5x, TDH#158.17x, BSC.534 #984, SW_v10#17 p.307-311 |
Sarah & Nava, C. Signori, R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 2], S. Peyman, J. Bryan & A. Youssefi, almunajat.com [item 11], K. Porray |
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Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness |
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- |
UDP.048 |
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| AB00050 |
no title |
1460 |
mixed |
Light of the World |
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ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء جناب فاروقی بعد از زیارت بعتبه مقدسه و طواف مطاف ملا |
O ye dear friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! After his visit to the Sacred Threshold, and the Centre round which circle in adoration the Concourse on high, Jinab-i-Farúqí came to stay with ‘Abdu’l-Baha |
INBA87:394, INBA52:405 |
NURA#28, MMK4#177 p.214x, ANDA#73 p.46, MSHR2.023x, MSHR3.051x |
LOTW#28, LTDT.070x |
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Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution |
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- |
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| AB00051 |
no title |
1450 |
mixed |
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الهی الهی ترانی خائضا فی غمار البلاء و غریقا فی بحار الباساء و الضرآء هدفا للنبال مطعونا... در خصوص آقا میرزا بدیعاللّه مختصری بآنجناب مرقوم گردید |
My God, my God! Thou seest me immersed in the depths of tribulation, submerged in seas of hardship and distress, a target for arrows, pierced and wounded [3.5s] |
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MMK5#027 p.020x, AMK.039-044 |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution |
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- |
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| AB00052 |
no title |
1450 |
mixed |
Light of the World |
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ای بنده حق در دورهای سابق آثار قدرت الهیه و حقیت امر هر چند واضح و باهر بود |
O servant of the one true God! In cycles gone by, although the signs of God’s power and the truth of His Cause were clear and manifest, yet to outward seeming the divine tests were severe |
INBA17:070 |
NURA#73, MMK4#175 p.207, RHQM1.200-202 (249x) (148-150x), MAS5.289-292x |
LOTW#73 |
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Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution |
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- |
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| AB00053 |
Paper presented to the Universal Races Congress |
1430 |
Persian |
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ای اهل عالم چون در جمیع عالم سیر و سیاحت نمااید آنچه معمور است از آثار الفت |
When travelling about the world we observe an air of prosperity in any country |
BLIB_Or.08117.002, |
AVK3.205.17x, RAHA.112-115, DAUD.11, KHAB.005 (016), KHTB1.035, KHTP.013, NJB_v02#14-16 p.008 |
SW_v02#09 p.005-006, ABS#09 |
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Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Composition and decomposition; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity; War and peace |
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- |
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| AB00054 |
no title |
1430 |
mixed |
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مولای مولای تقدس ذاتک عن درک العقول و الافهام و تنزهت هویتک عن الظنون |
O my Lord, my Lord! Sanctified is Thine Essence above the comprehension of minds and understandings, and exalted is Thine Identity above all conjecture and fancy [3.5s] |
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MKT4.174, MILAN.106, AMK.021-024, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.023bx |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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- |
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| AB00055 |
no title |
1420 |
mixed |
Trustworthiness; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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اللهم یا من سبقت رحمته و کملت نعمته و احاطت قدرته و تمت حجته و ظهرت ایاته |
Glory be unto Thee, O Thou whose mercy hath encompassed all things, whose gift is made perfect, whose power hath encircled the world… Ye who are the sincere well-wishers of the state, who are the dutiful and compliant subjects of the government |
INBA16:185 |
COMP_TRUSTP#53x, MILAN.132, AVK3.287.07x |
BRL_TRUST#52x, TAB.395-404, COC#2064x, LOG#1473x, TEW.029-035 |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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- |
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| AB00056 |
no title |
1420 |
Persian |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء چندیست که از بعضی بلاد یک آهنگ دلربا بگوش جان نرسیده |
O ye the cherished loved ones of Abdu'l-Baha! It is a long time now since my inward ear hath heard any sweet melodies out of certain regions |
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MNMK#123 p.235, MMK1#188 p.210, ASAT4.356x, BSHI.111-116 |
SWAB#188, TAB.375-382 |
S. Toloui-Wallace |
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Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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- |
- |
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| AB00057 |
Some Answered Questions #048 The Difference between Man and Animal |
1420 |
Persian |
Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some |
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یکدو مرتبه در مسئلهء روح صحبت شد اما نوشته نشد |
We have already had one or two conversations on the subject of the spirit but they were not written down. |
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MFD#48, OOL.C022.48 |
SAQ#48, BWF.303-307 |
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Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Rational arguments; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The mind's power of discovery |
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- |
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| AB00058 |
no title |
1390 |
Arabic |
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اناجیک یا الهی فی غدوی و آصالی و بهره نهاری و جنح اللیالی و ادعوک بلسانی و جنانی |
I commune with Thee, O my God, at daybreak and eventide, in the bright noontide and the dark of night, and I call upon Thee with my tongue and my heart [3.5s] |
INBA85:334b |
BRL_DAK#0722, MKT1.392, MNMK#008 p.063, ASAT3.046-047x, MAS2.095ax, AADA.142ax |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance |
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- |
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| AB00059 |
no title |
470 |
Persian |
Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká |
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حکمت الهیه در صیام بسیار است از جمله چون در آن ایام مطلع شمس حقیقت |
There is many a divine wisdom in fasting. Among them is this: that, in the days… O Divine Providence! As I am abstaining from bodily desires |
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BRL_TTTP#05, AKHA_123BE #10 p.bx, PYB#147 p.03x, MAS9.021x |
BRL_ATE#200x, BRL_TTT#05, LOG#0779x, LOG#0784x, SW_v04#18 p.305, TTCT.09-11 |
E. Mahony |
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Law of fasting; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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- |
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| AB00060 |
no title |
1380 |
mixed |
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ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون بسیار عجیب زیرا این شبهات تازه اشتهار |
O one who is firm in the Covenant! Your letter has arrived. Its contents are very strange, for these doubts are not newly widespread… As to the differences among human beings |
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BRL_DAK#0659, MKT1.374, MKT9.077, MNMK#145 p.265, AKHA_105BE #11 p.02, PYM.305, MJTB.032, VAA.082-086, MJDF.040 |
COC#0587x, KSHK#30 |
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Blind imitation [taqlid]; Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment |
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- |
- |
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| AB00061 |
Some Answered Questions #013 Commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Revelation of John |
1370 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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از پیش گذشت که مراد از شهر مقدس و اورشلیم الهی در کتب مقدسه |
We have explained before that what the sacred scriptures most often mean by the Holy City |
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MFD#13, OOL.C022.13 |
SAQ#13 |
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Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light |
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- |
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| AB00062 |
Some Answered Questions #082 The Unity of Existence |
1340 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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بدانکه این مسألهٴ وحدة الوجود قدیم است تخصیص بثیاسفه و صوفیه ندارد |
Know that the idea of the unity of existence is ancient and is not restricted to the Theosophists and the Sufis alone. |
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MFD#82, OOL.C022.82 |
SAQ#82 |
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God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] |
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- |
- |
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| AB00063 |
Some Answered Questions #084 The Station of Actions Performed without the Knowledge of God |
1330 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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بدان که این اعمال و رفتار و گفتار ممدوح است و مقبول و شرف عالم انسانیست |
Know that such ways, words and deeds are to be lauded and approved, and they redound to the glory of the human world. |
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MFD#84, OOL.C022.84 |
SAQ#84 |
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Differences in human capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity |
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- |
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| AB00064 |
no title |
1290 |
mixed |
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الهی الهی لا احصی ثناء علیک و کیف احصی الثناء و قد ذهلت عقول اولی العرفان عن |
My God, my God! I cannot reckon my praise unto Thee. How can I recount Thy praise when the minds of them that are endued with understanding are astounded? [3.5s] |
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AYBY.417 #130, TRZ1.275 |
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Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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- |
- |
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| AB00065 |
no title |
1270 |
mixed |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
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الحمد لله الذی کشف الظلام و محی الغمام و کشف الحجاب و ازال النقاب فلاحت |
Praise be to Him Who hath rent the dark asunder, hath blotted out the night, hath drawn aside the coverings and torn away the veils... O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy mighty Covenant... O God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for kindling the fire of divine love... Exert every effort in the fields of development and of civilization |
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MKT2.202, MMK1#206 p.245, MILAN.163b, AKHA_135BE #01 p.02, AHB.107BE #06 p.116, BCH.006x, ADH2.102, ADH2_2#19 p.128, MMG2#015 p.013, NSR_1978.132x, NSR_1993.145x, YHA1.115x, YHA1.372x |
SWAB#206, BRL_SOCIAL#014x, BPRY.071-072x, BPRY.234-235x, DWN_v3#01 p.011ax |
N. Chiang, Soulrise Melodies, S. Toloui-Wallace |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity |
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- |
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| AB00066 |
no title |
1260 |
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O ye who are attracted toward the Kingdom and have drunk the Wine, the nature of which is cool and exhilarating! In these days that the Bestowals of the Kingdom of Abha |
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DAS.1914-06-20 |
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Call to action; Methods of teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] |
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- |
- |
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| AB00067 |
no title |
1250 |
mixed |
Light of the World |
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ای بنده حق صبح هدی چون از افق اعلی طلوع نمود پرتوش بشارت کبری بود و مژده اش |
O servant of the one true God! When the Morn of divine guidance dawned above the Most Exalted Horizon, its rays brought tidings of great joy |
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BRL_DAK#0718, NURA#05, MMK4#143 p.145, MSHR1.123x, MSHR4.053x |
LOTW#05 |
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Literal interpretation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Rejection of Muhammad |
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- |
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| AB00068 |
no title |
1250 |
Persian |
Translation List |
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ای سرور هوشمندان آنچه بقلم مشکین نگاشتی خواندیم و باستان یزدان زبان ستایش |
O thou who art the joy of the wise! That which thou didst write with thy fragrant pen hath been perused, and in praise of God the tongue hath been loosened [3.5s]... ...Thy second question was as follows: Is it necessary for every Messenger to have had knowledge of the Books and Scriptures of the Messengers Who preceded them? |
INBA72:001, INBA59:280, INBA75:109 |
BRL_DAK#0646, MKT1.452, MKT2.064, MILAN.038, DUR3.140x, DUR1.559x, DUR1.531x, ADH2_2#25 p.135x, MJMJ1.112x, MMG2#396 p.443x, YARP2.312 p.260, NVJ.024 |
ADMS#122x, ADMS#255x |
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Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relationship of the soul to the body; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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- |
- |
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| AB00069 |
no title |
1250 |
mixed |
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لابتهلن الیک یا الهی و اتضرعن بین یدیک متذللا منکسرا الی ملکوتک الاعلی |
I implore Thee, O my God, and beseech Thee with lowliness and contrition, before Thy Most Exalted Kingdom [3.5s] |
INBA87:629, INBA52:673 |
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Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
|
- |
- |
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| AB00070 |
no title |
1240 |
Arabic |
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ترانی یا الهی معترفا بروحی و ذاتی و حقیقتی و کینونتی بعجزی و فقری و فناای |
Thou seest me, O my God, with my spirit, my essence, my reality and my being, confessing my powerlessness, my poverty and my nothingness [3.5s] |
INBA16:201 |
BRL_DAK#0635, MKT1.165 |
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Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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- |
- |
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| AB00071 |
no title |
1230 |
mixed |
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ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون حزن شدید حاصل گردید زیرا دلالت بر |
O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, and from its contents profound sorrow was produced, for it indicated [3.5s] |
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MKT3.146, PYB#160 p.15x, MJMJ2.016bx, MMG2#165 p.188x |
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Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for peace and unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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- |
- |
|
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| AB00072 |
no title |
1230 |
mixed |
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ای غلام حق بر مضمون شکایت مشحون مکتوب اطلاع حاصل گردید نهایت استغراب حاصل چه |
O servant of Truth! The contents of thy plaint-laden letter have become known, and have occasioned the utmost astonishment [3.5s] |
INBA17:205 |
MMK5#273 p.208x |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness |
|
- |
- |
|
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| AB00073 |
no title |
1230 |
mixed |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
|
صبح است و نور احدیت از مطلع غیب رحمانیت ساطع و لامع و فیض جلیل ملیک فردانیت |
It is daybreak, and from the rising-point of the invisible realms of God, the light of unity is dawning... O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy Threshold, taking shelter at Thy holy Door. |
INBA88:324b, INBA89:060 |
MKT1.362, MNMK#091 p.163, MMK1#193 p.221, AVK3.184.14x, DWNP_v1#10-11 p.003-005x, ADH2_1#30 p.048x, MJMJ1.118x, MMG2#389 p.436x, YHA1.101x, GHA.307x, HYB.175x, MMJA.018x |
SWAB#193, BPRY.023-024x, LOG#0323x |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution |
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| AB00074 |
no title |
1230 |
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Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O God! O God! Thou dost behold me, how my forehead is laid upon the dust of humility and submission and how my face is covered |
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DAS.1914-01-09, BSC.375 #709, SW_v07#14 p.127+130-132 |
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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- |
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| AB00075 |
no title |
1210 |
Persian |
Daily Lessons Received at Akka |
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ای منجذبه ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید از قرائتش نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل |
O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy detailed letter was received.... Evil spirits are deprived of eternal life…. That the Most Great Name exerciseth influence over both physical and spiritual matters is sure and certain |
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BRL_DAK#0225, MKT3.184, AVK2.230.01x, DWNP_v6#03 p.001-003x, YHA1.015x |
COC#1025x, LOG#0925x, LOG#1732x, LOG#1762x, SW_v02#15 p.005-007+016, SW_v08#18 p.236, SW_v14#07 p.210, DLA.077, BLO_PN#026 |
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Demons and evil spirits; Love of God; Rejection of Muhammad; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB00076 |
no title |
1210 |
mixed |
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ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که این زندانرا بهر یاران ایوان فرمود و این سجن اعظم را گلشن |
O Friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Let us thank God that He has made from this prison a palace for the friends, and from this exalted dungeon, the garden of Baha’u’llah's bounties! …All that is revealed through divine inspiration is the evident truth |
INBA75:063x |
BRL_DAK#0638, MKT2.105, MILAN.126, AKHA_106BE #07 p.07x, AMK.025-029, DWNP_v5#01 p.002-003x, BCH.204x, ADH2_1#48 p.073x, MJMJ1.063x, MMG2#311 p.349x, MJH.022x, YHA1.430x, VUJUD.140-141x |
BBBD.041-045, VUJUDE.155.14x |
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Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imagery in the Qur'an; Muhammad; Islam; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science |
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- |
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| AB00077 |
Some Answered Questions #047 The Evolution of the Universe and the Origin of Man |
1210 |
Persian |
Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some |
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بدان که یک مسئله از غوامض مسائل الهیه اینست که این عالم وجود یعنی این کون غیر متناهی بدایتی ندارد |
Know that it is one of the most abstruse questions of divine philosophy that the world of existence—that is, this endless universe—has no beginning. |
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MFD#47, OOL.C022.47 |
SAQ#47, BWF.297-300 |
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Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Evolution; human evolution; Names and attributes of God |
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- |
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| AB00078 |
no title |
1200 |
Arabic |
Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks |
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اللهم یا رب الملکوت المتجلل بالجبروت المقدس من النعوت تعلم و تری تذلل الضعفاء |
O God, O Lord of the Kingdom, Who art clothed with majesty and sanctified above all attributes! Thou knowest and seest the abasement of these lowly ones [3.5s]... ...Know ye that the Torah is what was revealed in the Tablets unto Moses, may peace be upon Him |
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BRL_DAK#0232, MKT3.167, AVK1.080x, AVK2.101.02x, MAS5.099, ADH2.009x, ADH2_1#02 p.009x, MMG2#067 p.073x, MUH1.0342x, NSR_1978.128ax, NSR_1993.141ax |
BRL_ATE#038x, KSHK#09x |
R. Mostmand |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Free will and predestination; fate; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible |
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- |
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| AB00079 |
no title |
1200 |
mixed |
Translation List |
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الهی الهی هولاء عباد کشفت عن اعینهم الغطاء و جزلت لهم العطاء و نورت ابصارهم |
O my God, my God! These are servants from whose eyes Thou hast lifted the veil, upon whom Thou hast bestowed abundant bounties, and whose vision Thou hast illumined [3.5s]... ...during His days in Iraq, the Blessed Beauty went into seclusion for two years. So concealed was the nominee of the Bab |
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MMK4#174 p.202, MMK6#566, ASAT5.356-361 |
ADMS#160x |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ |
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- |
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| AB00080 |
no title |
1190 |
mixed |
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ای دوستان راستان صبحست و دلبر امرالله در نهایت صباحت و ملاحت جلوه بافاق نموده |
O ye true friends! Morn hath broken, and the beloved of God's Cause have appeared on the horizons in supreme grace and beauty [3.5s] |
INBA16:091, INBA89:176 |
BRL_DAK#0724, MKT4.061, MILAN.091b, AVK2.239.07x, YHA1.370 (2.743) |
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Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat] |
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- |
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| AB00081 |
Some Answered Questions #003 The Need for an Educator |
1190 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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چون ما نظر بوجود میکنیم ملاحظه مینمائیم که وجود جمادی و وجود نباتی |
When we consider existence, we observe that the mineral, the vegetable, the animal |
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MFD#03, OOL.C022.03 |
SAQ#03, LOG#0997x |
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Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Need for an educator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Unity of governments; political unity |
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- |
- |
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| AB00082 |
no title |
1190 |
mixed |
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لک الحمد یا الهی بما کشفت الغطاء و هتکت الحجاب و اوقدت سراج الهدی فی قلوب |
Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having rent asunder the veil, torn away the shroud and kindled the lamp of guidance within the hearts [3.5s] |
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BRL_DAK#0063, MKT1.347 |
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Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Prophecy and fulfillment; Review of publications |
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- |
- |
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| AB00083 |
no title |
1170 |
Arabic |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
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الحمد لله الذی اشرق بنوره الارض و السماء و اهتزت بنفحاته ریاض التقدیس المونقه |
Praise be to Him through Whose splendours the earth and the heavens are aglow, through Whose fragrant breathings the gardens of holiness… O God, my God! This is Thy radiant servant, Thy spiritual thrall |
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MKT2.085, MNMK#010 p.071, MMK1#019 p.036, MILAN.057, YMM.437x |
SWAB#019, BPRY.177-178x |
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Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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- |
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| AB00084 |
no title |
1170 |
mixed |
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ای دوستان حقیقی شما آگاهید که در ایران حاسدان و علمای رسوم بهم پیوستند |
O ye true friends! Ye well know that in Persia the jealous ones and the divines of empty ritual have joined together [3.5s] |
INBA16:096 |
BRL_DAK#0581, MMK5#012 p.007, QT105.2.271x, QT108.144-145x |
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Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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- |
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| AB00085 |
no title |
1170 |
Arabic |
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حمدا لمن اشرق و لاح و تجلی علی الوجود بانوار الشهود و اظهر المقام المحمود فی |
Praise be unto Him Who hath shone forth and gleamed and been made manifest upon all existence through the lights of divine appearance, and hath revealed the glorious station [3.5s] |
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MMK6#069 |
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Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Outward and inward meanings; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection of Muhammad |
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- |
- |
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| AB00086 |
Some Answered Questions #014 Material and Spiritual Cycles |
1170 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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در این عالم جسمانی زمان را ادوار است و مکان را اطوار فصول را گردش است |
In this material world, time has changing cycles and place is subject to varying conditions |
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MFD#14, OOL.C022.14 |
SAQ#14 |
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime |
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- |
- |
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| AB00087 |
no title |
1160 |
Arabic |
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الحمد لله الذی تجلی فی البقعه المبارکه الارض المقدسه طور الایمن وادی طوی جبل سیناء |
Praise be unto Him Who hath manifested Himself in the blessed Spot, the Holy Land, the Mount of Faith, the Vale of Tuwa, Mount Sinai [3.5s] |
INBA59:068, UMich962.050-055, UMich991.015-022 |
BRL_DAK#0630, MKT1.102, MNMK#009 p.067, MILAN.032, RHQM2.1223-1228 (701) (433-436) |
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Knowledge; recognition of God; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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- |
- |
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| AB00088 |
no title |
1160 |
mixed |
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یا سلیل الرجل الجلیل نامه مفصل شما ملاحظه گردید و از حوادث الیمه ایران |
O scion of that noble soul! Thy detailed letter was considered, and the grievous events in Iran were noted [3.5s] |
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PYK.278, MSHR2.233x |
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Non-participation in politics; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Rejection by the people of the Bayan |
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- |
- |
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| AB00089 |
no title |
1150 |
mixed |
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سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد بما اشرقت انوار الفلاح و النجاح و تبلج صباح |
Glorified art Thou, O my God! All praise be unto Thee for causing the lights of success and prosperity to shine, and the dawn to break forth in splendor [3.5s] |
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MMK6#396, YMM.402x |
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Chastisement and requital; Literal interpretation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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- |
- |
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| AB00090 |
Some Answered Questions #077 The Punishment of Criminals |
1150 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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عقوبات جزائیه بر دو قسم است یک قسم انتقام است |
There are two kinds of retributive actions: One is revenge and retaliation |
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MFD#77, OOL.C022.77 |
SAQ#77, ADJ.028bx |
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Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Reward and punishment; Universal education |
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- |
- |
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| AB00091 |
Some Answered Questions #012 Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of Isaiah |
1140 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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اصحاح یازدهم از اشعیا آیهء اول میفرماید "و نهالی از تنهء یسی بیرون آمده |
In Isaiah 11:1–9 it is said: “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse |
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MFD#12, OOL.C022.12 |
SAQ#12, GPB.316x, PDC.191x, PDC.198-199x, WOB.204-205x, LOG#1676x |
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Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity |
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- |
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| AB00092 |
no title |
1140 |
Persian |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی مکتوب آنجناب واصل و مضمون واضح گشت از فضل حق امید جدید |
O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident. Through the grace of God, fresh hope has been awakened [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write as to the question of spiritual discoveries. The spirit of man is a circumambient power |
INBA89:273 |
MKT3.402, MNMK#149 p.277x, MMK1#145 p.166x, AVK2.248.11x |
SWAB#145x, BSC.492 #946x, PN_1906 p097 |
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the mind over nature; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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- |
- |
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| AB00093 |
no title |
1140 |
mixed |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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امروز ربّ الجنود حامی میثاق است و قوای ملکوت محافظ میثاق و نفوس آسمانی خادم میثاق و فرشتههای ملکوتی |
O ye two blessed souls! Your letter was received. Praise be to God… Today, the Lord of Hosts is the defender of the Covenant |
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MNMK#127 p.243x, MMK1#192 p.221x, MAS9.150x, BSMR.039, HMQ.085 |
SWAB#192x, SW_v11#14 p.240-243 |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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- |
- |
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| AB00094 |
Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada IV) |
1140 |
mixed |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
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ای نفوس آسمانی و ابناء و بنات ملکوت خداوند در قرآن میفرماید و اعتصموا بحبل |
O ye heavenly souls, sons and daughters of the Kingdom! God says in the Qur'an... O God! O God! Thou seest my weakness, lowliness and humility before Thy creatures |
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MKT3.058, RRT.148x?, RRT.155x?, ANDA#03 p.73, ADH2.113x, ADH2_3#06 p.147x, MMG2#209 p.237x, FRTB.091 |
TDP#14, BPRY.207-209x, BWF.419-423, ADJ.070-071x, COF.017x, BSC.530 #983, SW_v10#15 p.283-285, SW_v11#12 p.215x |
Seals and Crofts, Chicago Baha'i Community, Heroes Teaching Conference |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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- |
UDP.066 |
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| AB00095 |
no title |
1140 |
Persian |
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ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب میرزا عبدالحسین نامه ای نگاشته و ذکر آن یاران روحانی |
O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jinab-i-Mírzá 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn hath written a letter making mention of those spiritual friends [3.5s] |
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MKT4.132, MILAN.151, AKHA_134BE #13 p.512x, AVK3.229.03x, YHA1.378x |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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- |
- |
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| AB00096 |
Some Answered Questions #029 Sin and Atonement |
1140 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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بدان که در انسان دو طبیعت است طبیعت جسمانیه و طبیعت روحانیه |
Know that there are two natures in man: the material and the spiritual. The material nature is inherited from Adam |
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MFD#29, OOL.C022.29 |
SAQ#29 |
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Christ; Christianity; Original sin; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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- |
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| AB00097 |
The Declaration of Baha’u’llah |
1130 |
Persian |
Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká |
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جواب جمال مبارک از بدو طفولیت اطوار و آثار و گفتاری عجیب داشتند |
From the beginning of His childhood Baha'u'llah was possessed of such astonishing qualities |
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BRL_TTTP#11 |
BRL_TTT#11 |
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Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God |
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- |
- |
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| AB00098 |
Tahirih and the Conference of Badasht |
1130 |
Persian |
Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká |
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حقیقت این قضیه مختصراً اینست که در آن اوقات بدایت امر بود و هیچکس از تعالیم الهی خبر نداشت |
In brief, what happened is the following. Those were the early days of the Cause and no one was informed of the divine teachings. |
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BRL_TTTP#09, MMK4#018 p.017 |
BRL_TTT#09 |
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Conference of Badasht; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes |
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- |
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| AB00099 |
Some Answered Questions #078 Strikes |
1120 |
Persian |
Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some |
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از مسئله اعتصاب سؤال نمودید . در این مسئله مشکلات عظیمه حاصل شده و میشود |
You have asked about strikes. Great difficulties have arisen and will continue to arise from this issue. |
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MFD#78, OOL.C022.78 |
SAQ#78, BWF.280-284x |
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Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Relationship between government and people; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation |
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| AB00100 |
Some Answered Questions #030 Adam and Eve |
1110 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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در تورات مذکور که خداوند آدم را در جنت عدن نهاد تا عامل و حافظ باشد و فرمود |
It is recorded in the Torah that God placed Adam in the garden of Eden to work and tend it, and said to Him |
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MFD#30, OOL.C022.30 |
SAQ#30 |
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Adam; Adam and Eve; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Original sin; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light |
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- |
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| AB00101 |
no title |
1270 |
mixed |
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ایها المنادون باسم الله المهیمن القیوم در این ایام سهام بغضا از جمیع انحا... این ایام تازگی امت بیحیا خدعهئی نمودهاند و مکر و دسیسهئی مجری داشتهاند |
O ye who call out in the name of God, the Protecting, the Self-Subsisting! In these days, the arrows of hatred from all directions [3.5s]... ...The martyr, Haji Mirza Jani, had written a few chapters, brief and incomplete, on the history of the Faith. These were in the possession of Aqa Muhammad-Rida, the nephew of Dhabih |
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BRL_DAK#0448, RHQM1.450-454 (549x) (334-337x), MSHR1.123-124x, HBAB.044 |
EGBBF.065x |
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Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Review of publications |
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