all items by Abdu'l-Bahá, details

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle

این عصر عصر دیگر است و اقتضای آن اقتضای دیگر احکام عصر سابق این قرن عظیم را کفایت نکند

this is a new era with unprecedented exigencies… the laws of a former age will not suffice this momentous century… the spiritual laws--which is to say secondary religious laws--must be renewed, and divine truths revitalized

BDA2.123

MHMD2.153

ABU0126

Public address given on 1912-04-12

1100

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

This is a most happy visit. I have crossed the sea from the land of the Orient

BDA1.030n

PUP#002 (p.004-007), SW_v15#09 p.254-255x, DWN_v5#11 p.001-004x

Christ; Christianity; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrdom of the Bab; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

MHMD1.039

ABU1229

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-09

260

This is a meeting, the members of which are strung together like pearls, and all the pearls are brilliant, for all are Bahá'ís.

SW_v05#06 p.090, MAB.064-065

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2886

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23

this is a matter of Divine Will. That although the Theosophists dwelt upon Karma and ultimate perfection, this was not to be expected, as degrees of existence must always be presented.

PN_1909F p061, PN_1909F p115, AKL.009

Differences in human capacity; Fulfillment of true potential; Maintainance of degrees in society; Theosophy

ABU1017

Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken on 1909-10-11

310

This is a great day - greater than you can comprehend - and you ought to appreciate it... Opposition but makes the Cause grow stronger. It is like the earth - the more it is ploughed, the more fruitful it becomes.

PN_1909B p049, PN_1909C p005, PN_1909E p023, PN_unsorted p155

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity

ABU0027

Public address given on 1912-06-16

1900

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

This is a goodly temple and congregation, for -- praise be to God! -- this is a house of worship

PUP#071 (p.197-203), BSC.330 #651, SW_v03#10 p.019-023

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Literal interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1387

Words spoken on 1909-09-02

230

This is a good meeting because we are gathered together from the East and West... The original or essential thing is the Word.

PN_1909D p015

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0025

Words spoken at El Grosse Bldg. in Los Angeles, 1912-10-19

2000

This is a good gathering, a good meeting. This assemblage is the assemblage of God…. Do not look at your small number. Plurality of numbers is not of importance.

SW_v07#04 p.033-034x, ECN.137+166

Call to action; Fewness of numbers not regarded in teaching the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3284

Words spoken on 1912-12-25 in London

Persian

Murder; causing physical harm; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Reward and punishment

اینمسئلهٴ دیگر است و مجازات و مکافات سبب نظام عالم مثلاً اگر کسی اینجا بیاید

This is a different matter altogether. Indeed, reward and punishment constitute the basis of order in this world

BDA2.041

MHMD2.049

ABU0420

Words to students of Beirut university, spoken on 1914-08-31

600

Persian

خوب مجلسی است بسیار محفل روحانی است مجلسی است مرتب و منظم در اینعالم مجمعهای

This is a delightful gathering. It is very spiritual and is well-organized and orderly. Many gatherings are held in the world

MAS5.135, KHF.279, KHAB.452 (453), KHTB3.105, KHH1.282-284 (1.393-396)

KHHE.407-409, DAS.1914-08-31, STAB#057

Christ; Christianity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief

ABU0410

Address to the Baha'is at Unity Feast in West Englewood, 1912-06-29

610

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

This is a delightful gathering; you have come here with sincere intentions, and the purpose

NJB_v14#05 p.158n

PUP#076 (p.213-215)

ABU1809

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

170

This is a deep and lengthy subject, but briefly, there is, as we know, a power that composes and a power that decomposes

LOG#0688x, DLA.043-044, BLO_PN#026

Angels; Composition and decomposition; Demons and evil spirits; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology

AB04562

170

Arabic

هذا مغتسل بارد و شراب الفیض الالهی و التجلی الرحمانی و الروح الربانی فی

This is a cool bath and a draught of divine bounty, of the effulgence of the All-Merciful, and of the celestial spirit [3.5s]

INBA13:210, UMich962.133-134, UMich991.083-084

MKT1.239, AYBY.336 #019a

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Living waters; water of life; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB03269

The Meaning of the Invocation "He is God"

210

Persian

Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká

جواب این مصطلح اهل شرق از اسلام است مقصد آنان اینکه در هر امری باید ابتدا باسم خدا نمود

This is a common practice in the East among the Muslims, and their intent is that one must begin all things with the mention of God.

BRL_TTTP#04, MAS9.022-023x

BRL_TTT#04, TTCT.03-05

Christ; Christianity; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Law of fasting; Moses; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0631

Address to the friends at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1913-05-30

450

This is a blessed night because Consul Schwarz and his respected wife have come from Germany with the greatest of longing so that they may associate with you.

DAS.1913-05-30

East and West; communication between East and West; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU0101

Public address given on 1912-11-17

1210

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

This is a blessed meeting, for these revered souls have come together in complete unity

PUP#130 (p.437-442), FWU.009

ABU1533

Words to the resident friends, spoken on 1914-04-29

200

This is a blessed day, a happy and joyful day. The beauty, the holiness and the significance of these days of Rizvan are not known now.

DAS.1914-04-29, SW_v08#13 p.169-170

Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1241

Address to the Baha'is at Sanatorium of Dr. Swingle in Cleveland, 1912-05-06

260

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

This is a beautiful city; the climate is pleasant; the views are charming. All the cities of America... Now this American nation is a revered nation, and presents great and deserved

BDA1.074n

PUP#043 (p.104), SW_v03#06 p.005-006, SW_v13#12 p.343

Development of capacity and readiness; Praise of Western values; culture; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

MHMD1.082

ABU0256

Public address given on 1912-11-10

800

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

This is a beautiful assembly. I am very happy that white and black are together

PUP#126 (p.425-428), SW_v06#13 p.099+102-103, SW_v12#05 p.108, STAB#005x

ABU0898

Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-02-04

340

This indicated first of all, those who claim falsely to be the Messiah, but they had no followers.

BAVA.034-035, BLO_PN#021

Christ; Christianity; Miracles and their interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2831

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-01

Persian

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Thankfulness; gratitude

این عون و عنایت از قدرت او و این تأییدات بصرف جود و فضل اوست ورنه ما جز بنده ئی ضعیف

This help and assistance are from Him and these confirmations are through His bounty and favor; otherwise, we are nothing but weak servants. We are as reeds

BDA1.143.04

MHMD1.154

ABU1432

Words spoken on 1913-06-04 in Paris

220

Persian

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

این سرور دائمی است و سبب انبساط دل و جان در جمیع عوالم الهی چون انسان سرورش

This happiness is perpetual and results in heartfelt gladness throughout all the realms of God. When a person rejoices at the outpourings of heavenly grace

BDA2.332-333

MHMD2.441-442

ABU2797

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-01-03

This globe with all the infinite forms of life teeming through its length and breadth is but a grain of poppy in comparison with this stupendous creation

DAS.1915-01-03

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Infinity and eternity; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU1742

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

170

Persian

این مهمانی مال حضرات زائرین کلیمی است از فضل جمال مبارک در این حفله و در این مائده جمع شده اند

This feast belongs to the illustrious pilgrims of the Jewish descent.... In the East it was prohibited for men and women to assemble in the same room. However in this Dispensation, the women have the same rank as men

KHH1.050-051 (1.071)

KHHE.089-090

Equality of men and women; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU0139

Public address given on 1912-11-29

1060

PUP#133 (p.449-452), SW_v07#12 p.109-111+115

This evening I wish to speak to you concerning the mystery of sacrifice. There are two kinds of sacrifice

Justice and mercy; Original sin; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0103

Words spoken on 1912-07-10 in New York

1200

Persian

امشب میخواهم از برای شما سبب احتجاب ناس را از مظاهر مقدسه الهی بیان کنم این

This evening I wish to explain to you the cause of the people's veiling from the sacred Manifestations of God [3.5s]

KHF.178, KHAB.338 (345), KHTB2.154, NJB_v04#01 p.007

Christ; Christianity; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU0771

Words spoken on 1916-05-15 in Haifa

380

Persian

این تو را گول می زند. چطور باغ را به او می سپاری. مثل اینست که گوشت را بدست گربه بسپاری

This doth beguile thee. How canst thou entrust the garden unto him? 'Tis as though thou wouldst commit the meat unto the care of the cat [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-05-15

Four pillars; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Humor; jokes; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Praise of Western values; culture; Shaykhis; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1686

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

180

Persian

ما این را می گوئیم نه تنها حضرت داود اگر خدا به عدل رفتار کند

This do We proclaim: were God to act with justice, not David alone [3.5s]

KHH2.249-250

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2135

Words spoken on 1912-12-29 in London

120

Persian

Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Education of children; moral education; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

این اختلاف بر دو قسم است قسمی اختلاف اصلی و خلقی است و آن مانع ظهور اتحاد و الفت عمومی نیست

This diversity is of two kinds. The first kind of diversity involves innate and temperamental differences, which do not preclude the establishment of unviersal concord

BDA2.048

MHMD2.058

ABU0345

Words spoken on 1916-03-09 in Haifa

680

Persian

امروز روز بسیار مبارکی است. متبرک و متمین است. طلوع انوار صبح هدی است. مبدأ و منشأ امر الهی است

This Day is a most blessed Day, sanctified and assured. It is the dawning of the effulgent rays of the Morn of Guidance. It is the Source and Fountainhead of God's Cause [3.5s]

PYB#210 p.16-17x, ZSM.1916-03-09

Apocalyptic imagery; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation

ABU1426

Words spoken on 1916-03-16 in Haifa

220

Persian

امروز خیلی صدمه خوردم و عرق کرده بودم و سرمای شدیدی خوردم. ما نمی خواهیم پاپی مردم بشویم ولی اینطور

This day have I suffered grievously, perspiring and stricken with a most severe cold. Though We desire not to intrude upon the people, yet thus [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-03-16

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Justice and wrath of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2863

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-17

Persian

Justice and wrath of God; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution

هنوز آن هیئت تفتیش و تعدی در مراجعت از عکا بین راه اسلامبول بودند که سطوت عدالت ملکوت جمیع امور را

This commission of investigation and oppression was on its way back to Istanbul from 'Akka when the majesty of the justice of God revolutionized all matters.

BDA1.317.01

MHMD1.335

ABU3122

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-12

Persian

Praise of Eastern values; culture

این شهر و اطرافش نصف ایران جمعیت دارد اگر ایران چنین جمعیت و ثروتی میداشت و رو بترقی میگذاشت

This city with its suburbs has about half the population of Persia. If Persia had a population and an affluence like this, and had she turned herself to progress

BDA1.154.06

MHMD1.167

ABU1045

Words to a Persian friend, spoken on 1914-05-27

300

This century is the century of Truth. We must relinquish all the rituals and forms which have accumulated for the past ages around the Immortal Image of Truth

DAS.1914-05-27

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Empty learning; false spirituality; Fanaticism and hatred; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0621

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-27

460

This century is pregnant with the most mighty and world-reforming events. Now it is going through the painful throes of a new birth. The body of the world must go through these tortures

DAS.1915-02-27

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual springtime

ABU2306

Words to Mr. Raymond, spoken on 1912-10-07

110

This Cause is comprehensive. Every community finds the reality of its principles in this Cause. The Bahá’í Cause is like a tree and these various communities, or gatherings or societies, are branches.

ECN.657

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause

ABU0945

Words to the Baha'is and others, spoken on 1912-10-31

320

Persian

Many are called but few are chosen; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Unity of governments; political unity

این امر در آفاق منتشر شده و بین ملل و احزاب صلح داده نفوس مختلفه

This Cause has spread all over the world... Behold the creative power of Baha'u'llah!... This is the third time that I am in Chicago.

BDA1.342.06

MHMD1.360-361

ABU2393

Words spoken on 1914-10-06 in Haifa

100

This Cause has hoisted the banner of the unity of the world of humanity. One of the instruments which will bring about universal peace is this very war

PN_1914 p033

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ABU1969

Words to an American, spoken on 1912-03-27

140

Persian

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Oneness; unity of religion; Reincarnation

این امر مصدق جمیع کتب و مظاهر الهیه است و تعالیم آسمانی دارای دو قسم از احکامست

This Cause acknowledges the truth of all the Books and all the Manifestations of God. The heavenly teachings are composed of two kinds of commandments.... It [reincarnation] is not as people have understood. What is intended is the return of pre-existent attributes and perfections in new forms.

BDA1.013.08

MHMD1.019

AB06441

130

Persian

`Abdu'l-Bahá in London (book)

این کتاب مقدس الهیست بوحی سماویست تورات نجاتست انجیل جلیل است اسرار ملکوتست

This book is the Holy Book of God, of celestial Inspiration. It is the Bible of Salvation

AMK.174-174b

AIL.018, SW_v02#11 p.008

The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

First chapter of the book "'Abdu'l-Bahá in London".

ABU0675

Words spoken on 1916-07-13 in Haifa

430

Persian

این کتاب [مفاوضات] از برای غربیان نوشته شده نه از برای علماء. از برای علماء فرائد خوب است. این کتاب از برای فرنگیها نوشته شده

This Book [Some Answered Questions] hath been written for the peoples of the West, and not for the divines [of the East]. For the divines, the Fara'id is most fitting. This Book hath been penned for those of European lands [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-07-13

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; East and West; communication between East and West; Empty learning; false spirituality; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; High station of learning; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Relativity of religious truth; Universality of the Cause

ABU0496

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-11

540

This afternoon we passed by the nunnery and entered into its garden. The government forced the nuns to leave the country

DAS.1915-02-11

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Critique of Western values; culture; Monasticism; asceticism; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU0792

Words spoken on 1912-10-13 in San Francisco

380

This afternoon we drove out to the sea-shore. We looked upon the beautiful sea with its high waves, and pondered over the time when the Sea of Love will be set in motion.

ECN.134+496x

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Music and singing; Oneness; unity of religion; Universal peace; world unity

ABU3589

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic in New York, 1912-12-06

This (Covenant) is the Ark of Noah, its moving power is the fire of the love of God

DAS.1912-12-06, SW_v03#16 p.002, SW_v08#16 p.219

Love as fire; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

ABU1942

Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04

150

This 'letter' means a person. As the Word came forth from the mouth... 'The seas moved' - the seas of existence; the seas of life

PN_1901 p021

Procession; appearance of the Word from God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU0486

Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900

550

Third explanation [of sacrifice] - The worldly grades of every Manifestation are so different from the spiritual grades, that each Manifestation has voluntarily sacrificed everything pertaining to worldly honor

PN_1900 p121

ABU1718

Words spoken on 1914-06-16

180

Think of God, and let thy thought be of God, and let thy brother be trained according to

DAS.1914-06-16, SW_v07#15 p.143, SW_v09#07 p.088

Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3398

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

Think not of yourselves, but think of the bounty of God. This will always make you happy. [The peacock] is contented because he never looks at his feet--which are ugly--but always at his plumage which is very beautiful.

DLA.064, BLO_PN#026

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Humor; jokes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB01289

350

mixed

لک الحمد یا الهی بما اخترت الاخیار و اجتبیت الابرار و انتخبت الاحرار و

Thine be the praise, O my God, for having chosen the righteous, selected the pure in heart, and singled out the free-spirited [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0049, SFI20.018-019

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1162

Words spoken on 1915-10-23 in Bahji

270

Persian

ایشان در یک محلی با آقا میرزا جواد خراسانی و میرزا آقا جان تشریف داشتند و اینکه آقا میرزا جواد خیلی تندخو

They were present in a certain place with Áqá Mírzá Javád-i-Khurásání and Mírzá Áqá Ján, and verily Áqá Mírzá Javád was most irascible [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-23

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings

ABU0915

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

330

Persian

حضرات اسم میخواستند امر را از صفحه روزگار محو کنند کشتند و زدند و حبس کردند

They wanted to obliterate the name of the Faith from the pages of history. They killed, harmed, imprisoned, exiled and did what they could

KHH1.080-081 (1.113-115)

KHHE.126-128

Growth of the Cause; Martyrdom of the Bab; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU3057

Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21

They teach that the internal, spiritual idea is the same in all the religions; that a unique general plan underlies the foundation of the past faiths

DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Priestcraft; Religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU0863

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-15

350

They seem to be all alive but are they not dead? They all see, but are they not blind? They appear to hear but are they not deaf?

DAS.1915-03-15

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1758

170

Arabic

هم عندهم المساوات و نحن عندنا لیس فقط المساوات بل المواساة هم یطلبون المساوات کرها

They seek equality amongst themselves, while We possess not equality alone but rather fellowship and consolation. They pursue equality with aversion [3.5s]

YIK.315-316, ZIAB2.151

ABU3375

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

They see from their own standpoint. But these people are pure in heart and simple in spirit; therefore, though not intellectually advanced, they are capable of grasping their portion of truth, for truth is for all.

AELT.140

Differences in human capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Limits of the intellect; Universality of the Cause

ABU3249

Words spoken ca. 1911 in London

They see all as it affects the spirit. A great joy, a great sorrow, a sin, or a good deed: as these things darken or cloud the soul

SAS.105-106

Angels; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU3156

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-05

Persian

Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Proofs for the existence of God; Rational arguments

میگویند اگر عالم روحانی یا ملکوتی می بود ما احساس مینمودیم با وجودیکه عدم احساس شأنی نیست هر گاه عدم احساس کمالی باشد

They say that had there been a spiritual world they would have sensed it. But, as a matter of fact, inability to sense a thing is not a proof of the nonexistence of that thing.

BDA1.177.16

MHMD1.193

AB08680

mixed

گويند که ما شاء الله کان ، يعنی هر چه خدا خواهد واقع خواهد شد در آيه قرآن ميفرمايد يا ايّتها النّفس المطمئنّة

They say "What God willeth shall come to pass," meaning that whatsoever God desireth will verily transpire. In the verse of the Qur'án He saith: "O thou soul that art at rest..." [3.5s]

MMK3#135 p.094x

Degrees of faith; certitude; Development of capacity and readiness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Soul; spirit after death

ABU2587

Words spoken on 1915-07-31 in Haifa

Persian

قتلگاه کربلا و نجف را با خاک یکسان کردند، بعد شخم زدند. قریب هشتاد سال شخم می زدند و زراعت می کردند

They razed the holy sites of Karbila and Najaf to the ground, and thereafter did they plough the earth. For nigh upon fourscore years did they till and cultivate that soil [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-31

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU3191

Words to Corinne True spoken around 1912-06-17

They must be souls well-known as Bahá'ís, firm and steadfast in the Covenant. The greatest requirement is to be firm and steadfast in the Covenant.

PN_1912 p069, PN_1912 p087

Elections; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

ABU2940

Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-01

They mean the same. It is one reality. The names are different. We must consider it according to its use.

PN_1919 p059

Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Soul is the essential reality of man; 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

AB04613

160

Persian

از شمع انجمن رحمانى حضرت شیخ مرقوم احسائی سؤال فرموده اند که مآل امرى

They inquired of that candle of the Divine assembly, His Holiness Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsá'í, concerning the outcome of a matter [3.5s]

RHQM1.569-570 (568) (426), MAS5.159-160

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Predictions and prophecies; Shaykhis

ABU1267

250

Persian

نوشته اند که میخواهند بعضی از سنگهای تاج ایران را بفروشند تاج ایران عدل است نه سنگ

They have written that they wish to sell certain jewels of Iran's crown. The crown of Iran is justice, not stones [3.5s]

NJB_v05#06 p.003, KHH2.154 (2.284)

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Manifestation of God as sun; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0326

Words to Anna Kunz, spoken on 1921-03-28

710

They have bright faces... Science does not know; but the Manifestation makes discoveries... There will always be some. Only a special number will have this attainment.... Everything must be done moderately.

SW_v13#06 p.142-144, VLAB.028x, VLAB.099x

Educational curricula; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Rational arguments; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Soul; spirit after death; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1516

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-30

210

They have asked if it is possible for a person to reach the station of Christ - whoever suffers or prays, can he reach this station?... Any person progresses in his own degree.

PN_1919 p053

Differences in human capacity; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU3035

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

They had philosophers and great men, but while their civilization was full of beauty and was superior to that of the Romans, it was material--neither moral nor spiritual.

DLA.046-047, BLO_PN#026

Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization

ABU3556

Answer to Mrs Brittingham, New York, Jul 1912

They existed before coming to this world, but not as we know personality upon this planet.

PN_unsorted p035, PN_unsorted p089, PN_unsorted p091, BSTW#017, BSTW#042b

Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Relationship of the soul to the body

ABU2493

Words to Mr. N. R. Vakil, spoken on 1914-04-18

They contain many inspired utterances, but through the lapse of time human ideas have crept in and afterward men have come to believe that they are all, in their totality, the revealed words of God.

DAS.1914-04-18

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture

ABU2946

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

They come from other minds: they are reflected. One should not become a mirror for them--to reflect them, neither should one try to control them

LOG#1730x, DLA.035, BLO_PN#026

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU3229

Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21

They believe that mankind must love mankind, that universal amity must be practiced; that dead dogmas must be thrown away

DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005

Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2435

Words spoken en route to Oakland, 1912-10-16

Persian

Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

بسبب نرفتن من بانجا خیلی متأثر شده اند و با وجود مشاغل بی اختیار از راه دور برای ملاقات آمده اند اگر تا پورتلند و سیاتل

They are upset that I am not going there. However, in spite of the great distance, they have come to see us, notwithstanding the effort involved. Had it been but a one-or two-day trip, I would have gone to Portland and Seattle but the distance is great.

BDA1.314.09

MHMD1.332

ABU1806

Words spoken in Apr. 1913 in Stuttgart

170

They are ready to fight for their fatherland. How barbarous it seems to send men, who do not even know each other

DAS.1913-05-23, SW_v04#04 p.072, SW_v07#16 p.157

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual warfare; struggle; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; The power of words; of speech; War and peace

ABU3576

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

They are limited only by the capacity of souls to whom They reveal the Word.

TDLA.006, BLO_PN#104

Differences in human capacity; Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God

ABU0480

Words spoken on 1914-08-10

550

They are informed too late. The matter is now beyond their criticism and rebuke... Mohammed Ali Pasha had a big, fat camel. When the Hajis started on their long pilgrimage to Mecca

DAS.1914-08-10, SW_v09#18 p.210-211x, STAB#119

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1631

Words to an Indian scholar, spoken on 1914-03-25

190

They appear and disappear. They have no importance whatsoever in the religious world... The course of this stupendous creation is not changed through their blind, dogmatic assertions.

DAS.1914-03-25

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as educator; Need for an educator; Religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU2992

Words spoken on 1913-01-28 in Paris

Persian

Purpose; goal of creation; Soul; spirit after death; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

چون کِرم مهین در قعر زمینند و بیخبر از عالم علیین و جمیع حضار را بتوجه بملکوت ابهی

They [the people of Paris] are like the pitiable worms that dwell in the depths of the earth, unaware of the supernal realm

BDA2.110

MHMD2.135

ABU2425

Words spoken on 1913-03-18 in Paris

Persian

Chastity and purity; Christ; Christianity; Monasticism; asceticism

همه غرق در شهواتند و بهیچوجه فراغت ندارند باز بعضی از رهبانهای آنها بهترند ولی نه آنکسانی که منزوی

They [the Parisians] are all immersed in hedonistic pursuits, and are entirely bereft of tranquillity. Some of their monks are better, at least

BDA2.186

MHMD2.236-237

ABU1260

Words spoken on 1913-03-03 in Paris

220

Persian

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution

استخوان مرا آب کردند با وجود آن همه محبّت و سلوک و مدارا که دو جا

They [the Covenant-breakers] have melted my bones. I treated them with exceeding kindness and forbearance; even when they took two coffers containing the writings of Baha'u'llah

BDA2.164

MHMD2.206-207

ABU3130

Words to the American friends, spoken on 1912-03-31

Persian

تاریخ حاجی میرزا جانی را کم و زیاد نموده کتابخانهٴ پاریس و لندن فرستادند

They [the Azalis] tampered with the contents of the history of Haji Mirza Jani by removing some of its passages and inserting others. They sent it to the libraries of London and Paris

BDA1.018.01

MHMD1.024

Review of publications

ABU3730

Words spoken on 1913-05-13 in Paris

Persian

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

یک اجتماعی در بالای کُوه نمودند و در قبول بلایا و ترک راحت و نشر هدایت همعهد شدند

They [the apostles] gathered on top of a mountain, and made a pact whereby they would consent to bear tribulations

BDA2.298

MHMD2.394

ABU3731

Words spoken on 1913-05-22 in Paris

Persian

Diversity of thought and belief; Muhammad; Islam

از هر قبیل هستند نفوسی بهآئی خالصند که مؤمن بجمیع ادیان و موقن بحقیقت اسلامند کسانی هستند

They [the American Baha'is] are people of every stripe. There are those pure Baha'is who believe in all the divine religions and subscribe to the truth of Islam

BDA2.312

MHMD2.413

ABU0329

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-09

700

Persian

این مردم بیچاره کشته میشوند و نمیدانند برای چه جانهای خود را فدای خاک میکنند خاک که انزل موجودات است

These wretched soldiers die for the sake of some earth, which is the lowest form of creation, and do not know why they are slain. Consider how some are refined and how some abase themselves.

KHH1.295-296 (1.410-414)

KHHE.425-427, DAS.1915-04-09, BSR_v13 p.098

Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1878

Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-02-02

160

These words of Christ were addressed to the Jews and Pharisees. By coming in the name of the Father

BAVA.024-025, BLO_PN#021

Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1709

Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-04-25

180

These warring, Christian nations call themselves the followers of the Nazarene but do not live in accord with his teachings... Do we Bahá'ís live according to the principles of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh? We must be just.

DAS.1915-04-25

Criticism and its limits; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds

ABU2139

Words spoken on 1915-11-02 in Haifa

120

Persian

اینها برای اینست که معلوم شود که جز به ایمان و ایقان ممکن نیست تمدن حاصل شود. ممکن نیست از برای انسان

These things are revealed that it may become evident that civilization cannot be achieved save through faith and certitude. It is not possible for man [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-11-02

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3749

Words spoken on board the Himalaya at sea, 1913-06-15

Persian

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

چنین تعالیممایحتاج عالم انسانی در این عصر نورانیست زیرا این عصر عصر تقالید نیست عصر انوار است

These teachings are what the world needs in this luminous age, for this is not an age of blind imitation; it is the age of light, and the century in which mysteries will be made manifest

BDA2.351

MHMD2.466-467

ABU0107

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

1200

These Supreme Holy Souls are Godlike in their attributes. The garments in which they appear are different, but the attributes are the same.

TDLA.031-037, BLO_PN#104

Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Twin Manifestations

ABU3285

Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-08-28

Persian

اینها قلبشان از رحمت الهی مأیوس است لابدند که خود را به یک چیزی تسلی دهند، اینست که به فسق و فجور مشغول می شوند

These souls, whose hearts are bereft of divine mercy, have no recourse but to console themselves through some means; thus do they engage in deeds of wickedness and transgression [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-08-28

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1973

Words spoken on 1915-07-14 in Haifa

140

Persian

اینها به امریکا رفتند و نطق خوب می کردند و دو فنون هم بودند. انگلیزی را خوب می دانستند. معذلک هیچ کاری

These souls journeyed unto America and delivered goodly addresses, being possessed of dual arts. They were well-versed in the English tongue. Nevertheless, no fruit was borne [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-14

ABU1060

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-06

300

These sad events which are transpiring in the East are the results of thoughtlessness. Thoughtlessness is the worst calamity of the human race. When constitution was declared in Turkey

DAS.1913-05-06

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

ABU2572

Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-18

Persian

چقدر اینها مضطربند ابدا سکون ندارند این علامات عدم ایمان است در قران میفرماید

These people who called on us today were in a state of fright. They are expecting daily

KHH1.113 (1.157-158)

KHHE.172-173fn, DAS.1914-10-18, SW_v08#19 p.241, PN_1914 p098

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Degrees of faith; certitude; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU1914

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

150

Persian

اینها پنجاه سال است درس میخوانند که بمعلوم پی ببرند باز در یوم ظهور محروم میمانند

These people study for fifty years to learn the signs of Return, and yet on the Day of the Manifestation, they have remained deprived.

KHH1.051-052 (1.072-073)

KHHE.090-091

Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU0977

Words spoken on 1911-09-27 in London

320

These people are very spiritual, with hearts looking towards God

SW_v02#12 p.008

Exhortations and counsels; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity

ABU2573

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-23

Persian

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis

چگونه بوهم متمسکند میگویند در اول توقیع حضرت اعلی بیحیی این عبارتست

These people are following their false imaginings. They say that the letter from the Bab to Yahya begins thus

BDA1.131.08

MHMD1.141

ABU2006

Words spoken on 1913-11-09 in Port Said

140

These old veterans of the Cause have been with Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad, Constantinople, Adrianople and Acca.

DAS.1913-11-09

Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1648

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-10

190

These objections are always raised against the truth but the truth will march toward its ultimate goal of triumph. When we were exiled from Teheran to Bagdad

DAS.1913-03-10

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2121

Words to Mr. McCarthy, spoken on 1912-10-06

130

These letters are symbols predicting future events. If you add these letters, each representing a number, without repeating any one of them, the sum total will be the year of the appearance of his holiness the Báb

ECN.425+709+816

Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation

ABU3673

260

These honored persons have sent a report to the Commission of Inquiry, which has resulted in the Commission’s head moving with a vengeance to eradicate the Cause of God

AFNAN.082-083

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU2041

Words spoken on 1915-07-15 in Haifa

130

Persian

این بیچاره ها را بیخود از اینجا بیرون کردند، اقلاً دخترها را تربیت می کردند. هر چند متعصب هستند و متصل به بچه ها نماز

These helpless ones were unjustly banished from hence; would that they had at least educated the daughters. Though they be fanatical and ever constraining the children to prayer [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-15

Contention and conflict; Education of children; moral education; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction

ABU0544

Words spoken on 1915-04-07 in Abu Sinan

500

mixed

این بیچاره های مردم گشته میشوند و نمیدانند برای چه جانهای خود را فدای خاک میکنند

These hapless souls wander astray, and know not why they sacrifice their very lives unto the dust [3.5s]

MSBH2.421-423

Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcending the material condition

ABU1256

Words spoken on 1914-08-08

250

These dreadful events are as warnings on the part of God:--so that they may quicken the people

DAS.1914-08-08, SW_v05#12 p.177+186

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Prayer for peace and unity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0602

Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-10

470

These dishes are Persian dishes. Although the Persian dishes are simple, I hope the spiritual dishes may be powerful... Between material things a spiritual things there is a connection. The more healthful his body the greater

SW_v08#18 p.229-230x, TTAG.004-007, BLO_PN#101

East and West; communication between East and West; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0702

Address at Nineteen-day Feast, home of Mrs Robinson in London, 1912-12-29

820

These delegates who have gathered in the Peace Conference are like merchants. Each strives to compete for victory with his rival…. The Nineteen Day Feast was inaugurated by the Báb and ratified by Bahá'u'lláh, in His holy Book, the Akdas

BDA2.049n

COC#0934, DAS.1912-12-30n, BNEW#33 pp.1-2 Jul 1929, BSTW#032x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2138

Public address given on 1912-10-05

120

Persian

Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Presence of; reunion with God

این ممالک در مادیات کمال ترقی حاصل نموده مانند هیکلی است که در نهایت صباحت و ملاحت است

These countries have reached the apex of material progress. They are like bodies in the utmost health... The people of America have a great capacity for the acquisition of spiritual qualities but they are immersed in material affairs

BDA1.288.11

MHMD1.306

ABU1104

Words to Mountfort Mills, spoken around 1909-05-26

290

These Council Boards are not Houses of Justice. That is a universal affair to be organized in time by all. Now is not the time.

PN_1909 p079

Growth of the Cause; House of Justice; Review of publications; Spirit and form in the administration; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0301

Words spoken on 1915-09-13 in Haifa

730

Persian

این محاربات که حضرات می کنند مثل امواج است. مثلاً موجی میرود روی موج دیگر، ولی عاقبت همهٴ این امواج ها

These conflicts that people wage are like unto waves. Lo, one wave mounteth upon another, yet ultimately all these waves [3.5s]

NJB_v11#05 p.096, NJB_v14#07 p.223, ZSM.1915-09-13

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU0509

Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-01-04

530

These childish demonstrations are most shallow in their motives, because they are based on the conquest of the earth which in itself is not permanent.

DAS.1915-01-04

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0558

Words to pilgrims in June 1906

500

These Bahá'í Feasts are celebrated in the East according to the lunar calendar. We also celebrate them here in accord with the lunar reckoning.

PN_1906 p070, SUR.262, BLO_PN#001

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU1638

Words spoken in 1911 in London

190

East and West; communication between East and West; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity

These are wonderful days! We see an Eastern guest received with love and courtesy in the West.

AIL.058, SW_v02#19 p.003-004

ABU3619

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

These are the words of Bahá'u'lláh referring to His persecutions and those of His Martyrs.

DLA.062-063, BLO_PN#026

Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0289

Words spoken on 1914-06-06 in Tiberias

750

These are the harbingers of the coming of the spiritual springtime... Once a Mohammadan mullah thought that one of his fingers had become impure

DAS.1914-06-06, SW_v09#10 p.108-109x, SW_v09#18 p.207x, STAB#023

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Christian clergy; Words vs deeds

ABU1122

Address to the Baha'is at Kinney home in New York, 1912-12-02

280

Being a source of light; guidance; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

These are the days of my farewell to you, for I am sailing on the fifth of the month… let each one of you be as a lamp shining forth with the light of the virtues

BRL_DAK#1240

PUP#134 (p.452-453), SW_v05#01 p.007+010, PN_1912 p019

The Joburg Baha'i Choir

ABU0632

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-15

450

These are the days of Bahá'í fasting but the Blessed Perfection has commanded us not to keep it in Turkey... The sweetest thing in this world is to obey strictly the commands of God... There is nothing sweeter in the world of existence than prayer…. What is prayer? It is conversation with God.

DAS.1914-03-15, SW_v08#04 p.041x, SW_v09#09 p.103-104x

MANA

Law of fasting; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1854

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

160

These are precious and wonderful days in ‘Akká. Each day is as a year. Your visit cannot be measured merely by the length of time you have been here.

TDLA.012-013, BLO_PN#104

Differences in human capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1126

Words spoken ca. 1914

280

Persian

جمیع اینها زواجر است از جانب خداست تا سبب تذکر و تنبه ناس شود ولی این مردم مانند اطفال

These are God-sent calamities for man so that people will grow repentant and contrite. However, these people are like children in the cradle, the more you rock them, the sleepier they get.

KHH1.290-291 (1.404-405)

KHHE.418-419

Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2725

Words to the children, spoken on 1912-04-16

Persian

به به چه اطفال مبارکی هستند خیلی نورانیند در وجوهشان

These are blessed children. They are very illumined. In their faces the rays of the love of God can be seen. I pray in their behalf

KHTB2.026, NJB_v04#10 p.004

BSTW#341

Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0355

Words spoken on 1913-07-31 in Ramleh

670

These Arab Sheikhs do not understand what fair discussion means... This man [Rasheed Pasha] according to popular traditions must have been bad even before Adam and Eve.

DAS.1913-07-31, ABIE.132, BLO_PN#007

Bribery and corruption; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB09643

330

mixed

Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá

Tablet of Paradise

این الواح ملکوتست که از قلم اعلی در لوح محفوظ مرقومست چنین الواحی از عالم

These [the Ruby Tablet and the fifth Tablet of Paradise] are the Tablets of the Kingdom which have been recorded by the Supreme Pen in the Preserved Tablet...What is meant is that unless man knoweth God, he will remain deprived of knowing his own self. First and foremost it is incumbent upon man to apprehend the light of the Sun

BRL_DAK#1218, MAS2.056ax, MAS2.056cx, MAS2.057bx

BRL_DA#214x, BLO_sazedj#21x, BLO_sazedj#22x, BLO_sazedj#24x

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Knowledge of self; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast

ABU1883

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-03

160

These [locusts] are the armies of God. They are countless in number. Look at them how they fly. How high they are ascending in the air. They must also be fed.

DAS.1915-04-03

Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1003

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-29

310

These [locusts] are also the servants of God. They are not created by the devil. They are in need of food. They will not eat very much. They are the guests of the people.

DAS.1915-03-29

Belief and denial; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0918

330

Persian

در آنجا میرزا حسن برادر میرزا آقاخان حضور مبارک عرض کرد اینها همه تسلیم اند اگر

Therein did Mirza Hasan, brother of Mirza Aqa Khan, make petition before His blessed presence, saying: "All these are submissive if..." [3.5s]

TZH2.094-095

AB08463

100

Therefore, O ye beloved of God! Now the time has come that in order to show thankfulness for this Gift, ye may arise to perform that which is incumbent upon you... Keep the fast in the month of fasting

BSTW#194

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of fasting; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU3286

Words to Counsel Schwartz, spoken on 1913-04-04

There will be a general war between the European powers and Germany of course will take a prominent part. Bahá'u'lláh has predicted a war between Germany and France and this will be fulfilled!

DAS.1913-04-04

Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Prophecy and fulfillment; War and peace

ABU1675

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24

180

There were three persons who started to journey together. One was from the province of Tabriz, the other from the province of Isfahan and the third from the province of Kashan.

DAS.1913-02-24

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1051

Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-03

300

there were in the past ages many temperance societies and as a result of their activities teetotalers became very numerous.

DAS.1914-11-03

ABU0398

Words to the friends spoken around Dec. 1907

620

Persian

در زمان قدیم طوایف مختلفه بوده اند از جمله سامری ها که امروز نیستند و همچنین فریسیان

There were certain tribes in the old times, which no longer exist, such as Samaris or Pharisiyan.... These people believed that the Logos of that peerless Essence had been made flesh. That is, lahut had become nasut.

KHH1.029-031 (1.040-043)

KHHE.057-059

Anthropomorphism; Christian doctrine and practice; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Manifestation of God as mediator; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU0871

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26

350

There were 60 stages from Bagdad to Samsun and the trip was made under the most difficult circumstances. It was a time of famine

DAS.1913-04-26

Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU2140

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-11

120

Persian

اینها قبل از موسی بودند از عرب بائده هستند یعنی که خبر شان منقطع شده است

There were [certain tribes] prior to the time of Moses who numbered among the Arab clans that are no more, that is, no sign of them has remained.

KHH1.265 (1.371)

KHHE.388

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and wrath of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0208

Words to Mr. Reed, at dinner, spoken on 1912-10-08

900

There we do not have any Sunday. Whenever we get tired we simply withdraw…. When we were in Rumelia, in the Jewish quarter there was one of the grandees among the Jews, a very wealthy man

ECN.614+1030

Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Day of rest; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization

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

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]

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

MMAH.283

ABU1594

Words to an American spoken in 1900, relayed by Ali-Kuli Khan

200

There was once an Arab traveler who had lost his way in the desert. He was dying of thirst and, humbly, he begged God for water…. Believing that God is present in nature has never been enough.

SUR.142

God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Limits of the intellect; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Nature and God's will; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1478

Words to some visitors, spoken on 1913-02-27

220

There was once a Sufi in Baghdad who on a hot summer day went to the Euphrates river with his water pitcher

DAS.1913-02-27

Empty learning; false spirituality; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1636

Words to some visitors, spoken on 1913-02-27

190

There was once a Persian Bahá'í who was very hospitable and always entertained new guests. Although he was poor

DAS.1913-02-27

ABU2020

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-29

140

There was once a Jewish merchant in Constantinople who bought many bales of drapery and worsted goods to be shipped to Persia for sale. Each bale was of a different color

DAS.1915-01-29

ABU1413

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

230

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

There was once a Governor in Ancient Syria, who had a beautiful and clever wife.

AIL.103-104

ABU3092

Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900

There was once a blacksmith in Iran, and to keep his fire going and get the iron red hot

SUR.127

Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship

ABU0455

570

Persian

حاجی فرجی کحال در بغداد بود خودش میگفت سه هزار چشم کور کردم تا کحال شدم

There was in Baghdad a man by the name of Haji Faraj Kahhal [oculist].

AHDA.509-510

STAB#077x

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Newspapers and the media; publications; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1647

Words spoken on 1913-11-04 in Ramleh

190

There was in Acca a Greek merchant who had grown very wealthy. He had a dog which followed him everywhere

DAS.1913-11-04

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1292

Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh

250

There was another Baktashi who, in his younger days, was an officer in the Turkish government. This man became very sick, and the members of his family had summoned a Mullah to his bed.

DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.218, BLO_PN#007, STAB#124

Empty learning; false spirituality; Prayer for forgiveness; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

ABU0391

Words spoken ca. 1914-11 in Abu Sinan

630

There was an important man in Acca who had many cases pending in the court; but the judge postponed the settlement of his affairs from day to day.

DAS.1914-11-05

Bribery and corruption; Humor; jokes

ABU1090

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

290

There was a woman who was one of the disciples of His Holiness the Bab; she had seven sons; six of them had been martyred. She dreamed a dream

CHH.195-196, BLO_PN#022

Accounts of dreams and visions; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU1282

250

There was a very holy man who lived many years ago... 'Your wish is granted. Wherever you go, wherever your shadow falls, behind you or to either side of you, but not in front of you, blessings will fall.

BSTW#010

Angels; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1588

Words spoken on 1913-09-19 in Ramleh

200

There was a time when Persian was like a fragrant Bouquet, perfuming all nostrils. She was the center of the glory and honor of the world of humanity.

DAS.1913-09-19, ABIE.332, BLO_PN#007

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

ABU3111

There was a Protestant who rejected the Bahá’í Faith because of the fact that His Holiness the Bab was martyred.

STAB#074

ABU0393

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-20

630

There was a Motasarraf by the name of Abdu'r-Rahman Pasha. In some ways he became most inimical against us. He did his best to find a pretext

DAS.1914-07-20

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2486

Words to Entezam-es-Saltaneh, spoken on 1913-03-17

There was a Mirza Fazlollah who was looking for a government appointment. He came one day to the Blessed Perfection

DAS.1913-03-17

Past, present and future of Iran; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1064

Words spoken on board the Himalaya at sea, 1913-06-14

300

There was a man in Bagdad who was the chief of a thousand warriors. These men were not in the regular army

DAS.1913-06-14, SW_v09#18 p.209

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2748

Persian

محمود نامی بود که بحق مردم بد میگفت جمال مبارک نصیحتش فرمودند

There was a man by the name of Mahmud who used to speak ill of people.

NJB_v11#19 p.341

STAB#149

Adam; Adam and Eve; Humor; jokes; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1960

Words to Remey, Latimer, et al, spoken on 1914-10-16

150

There was a man by the name of Haji Mohammad Taki Shirazi, who had joined our company.

DAS.1914-10-16, SW_v09#18 p.205-206, PN_1914 p092

Kindness to and rights of animals; Personal instructions; Stories; anecdotes; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2601

Words spoken at home of Shaykh Salih in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-02

Persian

یک کشیش پروتستان خیلی متعصبی بود همیشه میخواستند مجادله کند یکدفعه آمد پیش من و گفت

There was a fanatical Protestant minister that always wanted to argue. One time he came to Me and said, ‘Given His large body and girth, with what kind of ladder did Muhammad ascend to heaven?'

KHH1.137 (1.190-191)

KHHE.207

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humor; jokes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0460

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-30

570

There was a family at Jaziratu'l-Arab. The Sheikh had a nephew who desired to marry the daughter of the Sheikh.

PN_1919 p054

Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0176

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-11-24

970

Persian

مصطفی افندی نامی بود مدیر تحریرات لاینقطع اذیت میکرد ومردم را بر علیه ما میشوراند بطوری متصرف " کرده "

There was a certain Mustafa Effendi in charge of the newspaper, who persistently caused us difficulties and incited people against us, including the Mutasarrif Kurdih

KHH1.298-301 (1.415-419)

KHHE.429-433

Bribery and corruption; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU3135

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-19

There was a Baktashi who passed by the door of a theological seminary. He saw the attendant beating a dog.

DAS.1913-03-19

Humor; jokes; Kindness to and rights of animals; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2528

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-26

There should be no differentiation between the blacks and the whites. All are the creatures of God

SW_v12#05 p.107, PN_1909F p069, PN_1909F p129?, AKL.011

Chastisement and requital; Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3246

There shall not be any separation among the believers because Baha'u'llah has appointed the House of Justice to be the authority

SW_v12#18 p.280

House of Justice

ABU2030

140

There must be amongst the believers of God the greatest amount of love. The friends of God must be willing to sacrifice their lives for each other

SW_v16#04 p.505

Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1714

Words to Mountfort Mills, spoken on 1909-05-26

180

There may be speaking from a text taken from the writings, but it should be written out by the speakers... You must be careful not to have anyone harmed by speaking. Suppose some speak not well.

PN_1909 p071, PN_1909 p081

Consultation; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU1676

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-29

180

There lived in Isfahan a merchant who was very rich but practiced parsimony to the utmost degree. Because he had many boys and girls

DAS.1915-03-29

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

AB00117

Some Answered Questions #057 The Causes of the Differences in Human Character

990

Persian

Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Lying and deceit; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil

اخلاق فطری و اخلاق ارثی و اخلاق اکتسابی که بتربیت حاصل گردد

There is the innate character, the inherited character, and the acquired character, which is gained through education.

MFD#57, OOL.C022.57

SAQ#57, BWF.318-321

ABU1192

Words spoken in Dec. 1911

270

There is suffering everywhere. The world is a huge hospital, and souls are crying in the dark... There is no such thing as self-development.

BSTW#083

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU3230

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

There is spiritual healing and there is also material healing. Unless these two work together a cure is impossible.

CHH.192, BLO_PN#022

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Law of cause and effect; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU0671

Words to MacNutts et al around Jan. 1905

440

There is something especially I wish to make you sure of…. Until real firmness is established among the believers in New York, individually and together, there will be no result.

PN_1905 p015

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0323

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

710

There is reincarnation of matter, and there is reincarnation of spirit. Reincarnation of matter is the process whereby matter is developed or evolved... When the body of man is perfected, physical evolution comes to an end

BSC.434 #789x, AELT.178-183

ABU2756

Words spoken on 1912-12-20 in London

Persian

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

نفسی بی آمال و آرزو نیست سلطان و گدا هر کس مبتلای غمی است و دوچار مشکلی

There is not one among us who is without hope or desire. The king and beggar alike are afflicted with some sorrow

BDA2.032

MHMD2.037

AB11375

Persian

فرصت تفسير آيه حضرت يونس نيست. مختصر اينست که بطن حوت عبارت از ظلمات عالم طبيعت

There is no time to expound the verse concerning His Holiness Jonah. Briefly stated: the belly of the whale signifieth the darkness of the world of nature [3.5s]

MMK6#316x

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2477

Words spoken on 1900-10-07

There is no such thing as 'vicarious atonement' as held and taught by theologians and churches.

BSTW#276j

Christian doctrine and practice; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Goodly deeds; actions; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU3755

Words spoken on 1913-05-20 in Paris

Persian

Importance of prayer; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

هیچ حالتی مثل حالت مناجات نیست قلوب صافیه را منجذب نماید و نفوس مقدّسه را انتباه و روحانیّت عجیبی بخشد

There is no state like the state of prayer. It attracts the pure hearts, awakens the holy souls, and confers remarkable spirituality

BDA2.308

MHMD2.408

ABU1284

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-08

250

There is no real pleasure in the world and no real happiness.... I wish for the happiness and prosperity of the believers even in this material world,

SW_v08#06 p.065x, PN_1904 p006, PN_1904 p040, TTAW.009-010, BLO_PN#102

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2786

Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09

There is no origin of evil. The origin of evil is non-existent. For example darkness is evil. It is the absence of light.

DAS.1914-05-09, PN_1914 p002, BSTW#318

Creation of the world; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

AB03552

200

mixed

فرصت نیست پاداش دو قسم است خصوصی آن جزای اعمال خصوصیست مانند ظلم و طغیان

There is no opportunity [to write at length]. Retribution is of two kinds: personal retribution is the requital of individual deeds, such as oppression and transgression [3.5s]

MMK6#146

Chastisement and requital; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Music and singing; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers

ABU3694

Words spoken on 1913-04-05 in Stuttgart

120

Monasticism; asceticism; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

There is no monasticism in this Cause, but a person who wishes to devote his time exclusively to teaching the Cause of God

BDA2.219

MHMD2.283

ABU1200

Words to Mrs C., spoken on 1920-10-23

270

There is no great hurry. We have lived here many years without electric lights... I know the hearts and the thoughts of all the believers. The wise physician knows the condition of all his patients... It does not mean that he lived 900 years as we count them... These questions are not very important.

PN_1920 p068

Laws of marriage and dowry; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture

ABU1623

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

190

There is no freedom yet in Persia. It is not possible now to promulgate freely the Teachings of this Cause.

AHF.010-011

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3139

Answer to questions, Dublin, 1912-08-09

Persian

Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Things are known by their opposites

در وجود شر نیست شر عدم است و انچه در وجود است خیر است جهل شر است و آن عدم علم است

There is no evil in existence. Evil is non-existence. All that is created is good. Ignorance is evil

BDA1.184.11

SW_v19#12 p.379, MHMD1.200

AB08797

There is no doubt that thou art assiduously engaged in serving the Cause, giving eloquent talks

COC#0392x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2123

Words to Frank Carroll Giffen, spoken on 1912-10-07

130

There is no doubt that music has therapeutic effect over the body. The ancient physicians healed many sicknesses through music.

ECN.824+1001

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Music and singing; Relationship of the soul to the body

ABU3372

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

There is no appointed length of life for man. Lengthen your life by living according to God's spiritual laws. Then you will live forever.

TDLA.009, BLO_PN#104

Attaining the life of the spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal

AB00059

470

Persian

Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká

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

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

Law of fasting; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU3064

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23

There is either a standstill or a progression. There could not be a descent, upon the same principle that a man could not become a babe again.

PN_1909F p061, PN_1909F p115, AKL.008-009

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU3345

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

There is but one power which heals -- that is God. The state or condition through which the healing takes

AIL.095, SW_v08#18 p.233

ABU1325

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-10

240

There is an attractive power in everything in the world, which is called the possibility of receiving the power of progress.... By being severed from the world I do not mean holding in contempt the things of the world

SW_v08#06 p.063x, PN_1904 p017, PN_1904 p051, PN_1907 p077, TTAW.023, BLO_PN#102

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2582

Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-03-30

Persian

Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution

در این قضیه حکمتی است بعد معلوم خواهد شد

There is a wisdom in this matter which will become known later.

BDA1.016.10x

MHMD1.023

ABU1621

Words spoken on 1916-08-09 in Haifa

190

Persian

یک حدیثی است که جمیع بر آن متفق هستند که فقهاء ذلک الزمان اشر فقهإ تحت ظل السماء

There is a tradition upon which all are in agreement, that the divines of that time shall be the most iniquitous divines beneath the shadow of the heavens [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-08-09

ABU1618

Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-05-12

190

There is a story attributed to Christ in the oriental literature that is not found in any of the four Gospels. It is reported that one day a number of people saw Christ flying away with great haste.

DAS.1913-05-12

Miracles and their interpretation; Stories; anecdotes; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU1514

Words spoken on 1912-07-19 in New York

210

There is a spiritual understanding or communication. You are always associating or affiliating with Me.

PN_1912 p113, BSTW#351e

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2173

Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04

120

There is a spiritual language and that is one language. It is a language by which the hearts speak to one another.

PN_1901 p022

Love of God; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech

ABU2949

Words spoken on 1913-07-08 in Port Said

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

There is a power in this Cause, a mysterious power, far, far, far away from the ken of men and angels

DAS.1913-07-08, BSC.304 #622, SW_v07#05 p.034, SW_v11#14 p.243, ABIE.039, BLO_PN#007

AB00259

Some Answered Questions #016 Intelligible Realities and their Expression through Sensible Forms

730

Persian

Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

یک مسئله‌ئیست که خیلی مدار است از برای ادراک مسائل دیگر که ذکر نموده

There is a point that is pivotal to grasping the essence of the other questions that we have discussed

MFD#16, OOL.C022.16

SAQ#16

ABU1016

310

There is a point on which the philosophers and the prophets differ. The philosophers make education the test of knowledge

ADP.108-110

Bringing forth results; fruit; Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Fulfillment of true potential; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world

ABU2814

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

There is a Persian story of a thief who, in order to rob a certain house, went to work to undermine the foundation

SW_v09#18 p.208, DLA.034, BLO_PN#026, STAB#102

Humor; jokes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

ABU2378

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-28

100

There is a parting which is in reality meeting. If you will carry out the precepts of the Blessed Perfection.

PN_1909F p076, PN_1909F p143, AKL.014

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2773

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23

there is a communication between spirits, but [that] the spiritual séances as given in Europe where spirits are supposed to move objects, etc., are phantasmagoria.

PN_1909F p062, PN_1909F p116, AKL.013

Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU1805

Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911

170

There has been another battle today and much blood has been shed. The poor have given their lives

SW_v02#14 p.005

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ABU0738

Words spoken on 1913-06-08 in Paris

400

Persian

Love of God; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transcending the material condition

ما قرب روحانی داریم قرب و ارتباطی که آن را بُعد و انفصالی

There exists between us a spiritual bond and closenes that will never be followed by remoteness and separation. Praised be God, the light of guidance is shining brightly

BDA2.340-342

MHMD2.452-454

ABU2178

Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-16

120

other/unknown lang

Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

آن نفوس بر چند قسمند اشخاصی هستند آلودگی آنها بدرجه ا‌ی است که شر با آنها غیر مفید

There are various grades of evil habits. There are certain souls whose moral lives are petrified and immersed in a sea of sensuality.

BDA2.303

DAS.1913-05-17, MHMD2.401

ABU1149

Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-03

280

There are various degrees of sensitiveness in all the kingdoms of creation. Often, one word may reform a man

DAS.1913-05-03

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Differences in human capacity; Stories; anecdotes

ABU3065

Words to Mr Kinney, spoken on 1909-07-02

There are two ways of taking pictures. These things about here that you have pictured will all pass away, but the true picture is the one you take on the mirror of the heart.

PN_1909 p060, PN_1909D p017

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Humor; jokes; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03722

190

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای طالب حقیقت اسباب شفای امراض دو نوع است سبب جسمانی و سبب روحانی اما سبب

There are two ways of healing sickness, material means and spiritual means. The first is by the treatment of physicians

MMK1#133 p.148

SWAB#133, TAB.587 654, BWF.375-376x, LOG#0926x, BSC.462 #857x

Exhortations and counsels; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing

ABU0524

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

520

There are two states of existence—the temporal and the eternal- the conditioned and the unconditioned—the estate of impotence and of primeval power.

AELT.191-194

Christ; Christianity; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Muhammad; Islam; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU0234

Words spoken on 1913-01-22 in Paris

850

There are two schools which believe in the rebirth of the soul - the reincarnation and metempsychosis. The first school believes that the spirit of man

DAS.1913-01-22

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; John the Baptist; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God

ABU2489

Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28

There are two relations between man and wife, one real, the other unreal. The real relation which is based upon spiritual love... When there exists incompatibility of temper

DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d

Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress

ABU2089

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23

130

There are two meanings to this narrative [of Cain and Abel]--the material and the spiritual. As to the former the occurrence is correctly stated

PN_1909F p060, PN_1909F p113, AKL.007-008

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the mind over nature; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU1863

Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09

160

Authenticity of prayer "O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit"; Historical Context for the Prayer 'O God! Refresh and Gladden My Spirit...'; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

There are two kinds of understanding; objective and subjective... O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit.... Beg everything thou desirest from Baha'o'llah. If thou art asking faith, ask of Him.

BPRY.174-175x, DAS.1914-05-09, SW_v07#18 p.179x, SW_v09#09 p.104x, SW_v13#09 p.251-252x, DWN_v3#05 p.031x, PN_1914 p002, BSTW#318

The Badasht Project, D. Gundry, A. Youssefi, P. Escobar, L. Slott, M. Sparrow, A. Bryan, N. Chiang, K. Bartlett, L. Ghiami, Dechen & Michael, M. Benedetti, E. Lilian, MANA, W. Heath, Soulrise Melodies, M. Levine [track 4], J. Marks and S. Engle, L. Dely & M. Congo, A. & M. Zemke [track 6], Do'a [track 4], T. Ellis, G. and M. Smith, Ladjamaya [track 5]

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

For comments on authenticity see https://bahailibrary.com/uhj_authenticity_refresh_spirit.

ABU3404

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

There are two kinds of suffering, one subtle, the other gross. The subtle suffering is hatred, anger, fear, and torment

TDLA.011, BLO_PN#104

Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2024

Words to Remey and Latimer, spoken on 1914-10-14

140

There are two kinds of standing within: the first is as the standing or continuing, as water in an earthen bowl

DAS.1914-10-14, PN_1914 p010, PN_1914 p015, PN_1914 p081, BSTW#368

God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

AB00090

Some Answered Questions #077 The Punishment of Criminals

1150

Persian

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

عقوبات جزائیه بر دو قسم است یک قسم انتقام است

There are two kinds of retributive actions: One is revenge and retaliation

MFD#77, OOL.C022.77

SAQ#77, ADJ.028bx

ABU2188

Words spoken on 1900-11-29

120

There are two kinds of punishment - punishment of love and displeasure. The king punishes his own children because of His love

PN_1900_heh p004

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2704

Words to two Theosophists spoken on 1913-04-23

Persian

Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men

از برای انسان دو ترقیست ترقی جسمانی و ترقی روحانی ترقیات جسمانیه موقتیست

There are two kinds of progress, spiritual progress and material progress. Material progress is temporal and vanishing

BDA2.256x

DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.328x

ABU3104

Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London

There are two kinds of music, divine and earthly music. Divine music exhilarates the spirit

DAS.1912-12-23, SW_v14#06 p.177

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing

ABU2165

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-27

120

Persian

محبت دو نوع است یکی محبتی است عن علیه و یک محبتی بلا علیه مثلا این مردم بسیار

There are two kinds of love. The first love is based on a motive; the second love is motiveless. People, as a general rule love each other, show kindness towards each other but such manifestations of kindliness are based upon ulterior motives

KHH1.260 (1.363)

KHHE.380, DAS.1914-11-27

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

ABU2687

There are two kinds of love: one is direct love which proceeds from a person to

SW_v08#11 p.139

Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0974

320

There are two kinds of life. There is that existence which is palpable to our touch but does not grow or possess sensation

SW_v14#01 p.010, PTIM.046

Limits of the intellect; Soul; spirit after death; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher

ABU2298

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

110

There are two kinds of death. One is preordained, and the other is dependent upon may things. For example, a lamp is filled with oil

DLA.031-032, BLO_PN#026

Free will and predestination; fate; Life and death

ABU1331

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-05

240

There are two kinds of changes and alterations. One causes descent and one ascent. The one which causes descent is not good

PN_1909 p010, PN_1909 p036, PN_1909C p088, DJT.053-054, BLO_PN#027

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Differences in human capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1196

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-17

270

There are two kinds of afflictions, the first is human, the second is divine. Human affliction can be coped with and eradicated by human agencies and methods

DAS.1915-05-17

Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

ABU2402

Words spoken in Jul. 1914

100

There are two general and principal classes of divine teachings. One is spiritual

SW_v07#17 p.173

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU2604

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

There are two forms of prayer in this religion, that is the obligatory prayers... There is also the form of prayer to which the name 'supplication' has been given

PN_1901 p007, NRMM.213

Law of obligatory prayer; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU2883

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

There are two equinoxes, the vernal (Aries) and the autumnal (Libra). Before this vernal season, the earth, mountains, and gardens are as dead; this season brings life.

CHH.193, BLO_PN#022

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Spiritual springtime

ABU0914

Words spoken on 1913-04-17 in Budapest

330

Persian

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Freedom of thought and action; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; True liberty; freedom

آزادی سه قسم است یک آزادی الهی است که بذات باری مخصوص است و اواست مختار مطلق

There are three types of freedom. The first is divine freedom, which is one of the inherent attributes of the Creator for He is unconstrained in His will

PYB#100 p.07, MAS5.017, BDA2.243-244

MHMD2.315-316

ABU1949

Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11

150

There are three paths through which man attains spiritual happiness. The first path is the path of ordeals, trials and difficulties.

DAS.1913-05-11

Attaining the life of the spirit; Attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2957

Words spoken in Akka, 1899-02-26

There are three kinds of visions or dreams. First, those that arise from over-excited nerves, or disordered stomach

SW_v14#07 p.211, PN_1899 p009, NRMM.170

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions

ABU2757

Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-22

There are three kinds of light. The light of the sun has only one function and that is to make things manifest.... The second light is the light of the eye... The third light is the light of the intellect.

DAS.1913-05-22

Ether; the phenomenon of light; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Symbolism of color and light

AB06566

The Three Kinds of Prophets

120

Persian

Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká

انبیای الهی بر سه قسمند قسمی مظاهر کلیه هستند که بمثابه شمسند بظهور

There are three kinds of divine Prophets. One kind are the universal Manifestations

BRL_TTTP#01

BRL_TTT#01

Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Manifestation of God as sun; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1576

Words spoken in Akka, 1899-02-26

200

There are three baptisms spoken of by the prophets. The baptisms of water, of Spirit, and of fire.

PN_1899 p009, NRMM.169

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mystical themes; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2619

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-15

There are three ancient Bibles. 1st the Jewish Bible. 2nd the Sanhedrin Bible which was translated by the seventy wisest Rabbis into Greek at the time of Ptolemy. 3rd the Samaritan Bible.

DAS.1913-03-15

Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people

ABU2983

Words spoken on 1913-05-12 in Paris

Persian

Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ

بعضی از نفوس آنچه از کأس عرفان مینوشند هل من مزید میگویند بعضی بالعکس بدیدن

There are those who, after drinking from the cup of true knowledge, say, 'Is there yet any more?' Conversely, there are others who, upon seeing a mirage

BDA2.297

MHMD2.392

ABU1167

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-10

Persian

Ether; the phenomenon of light; Four elements; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The power of words; of speech

در عالم وجود عجیب روابطی است نغمه و صوت عادی با آنکه عبارت از تموج هوی است

There are strange relationships in the world of creation. Although melody and voice are ordinary phenomena

BDA2.016

MHMD2.019

ABU1477

Words to Mrs. von Lilenthal, spoken on 1913-11-22

220

There are souls who are capable of becoming quickened by the Divine Fragrance and the statement of His Holiness Christ in regard to the second birth applies to them

DAS.1913-11-12, PN_1913-14_heh p117, PN_unsorted p048, PN_unsorted p090

Attaining the life of the spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; 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

ABU2895

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-29

There are some souls who have not any tie, they are completely detached from all else save God. How wonderful is this station! There are also a number of individuals who are detached as far as themselves are concerned

DAS.1915-01-29

Compassion; kindness; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others

ABU0711

Words to a Persian tailor, spoken on 1913-03-23

410

There are some people who study for dress, work for dress, live for dress, walk for dress, eat for dress, in brief their lives are spent for the dress, the clothes, the style, fashion and mode.

DAS.1913-03-23

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Eulogies; reminiscences; Humor; jokes; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1946

Words spoken on 1913-10-26 in Ramleh

150

There are some people who make this short span of life miserable to themselves and others because they harbor envy in their hearts

DAS.1913-10-26, SW_v07#18 p.185x

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2956

Words to Mrs Thornburg-Cropper

There are seasons in the revelation from God, as in the natural year, and just as the Christ manifested the Spirit of God in the flesh

SW_v13#12 p.342

Christ; Christianity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men

AB00520

Some Answered Questions #083 The Four Criteria of Comprehension

550

Persian

Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Rational arguments; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

میزان ادراک آنچه مسلم است منحصر در چهار موازینست یعنی حقائق اشیاء باین چهار چیز ادراک میشود

There are only four accepted criteria of comprehension, that is, four criteria whereby the realities of things are understood.

MFD#83, OOL.C022.83

SAQ#83

ABU3101

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

There are no earth-bound souls. When the souls that are not good die

LOG#0687x, DLA.035-036, BLO_PN#026

Demons and evil spirits; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU2650

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

There are many references in the Bible to Mahomet. In Revelations 12, the women clothed with the sun with the moon under her feet

PN_1901 p008, NRMM.215

Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rejection of Muhammad; The Imamate; the Caliphate

ABU1219

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-13

260

There are many people who enter this Cause with some preconceived ideas and finding that their ideas cannot be engrafted

DAS.1914-08-13, PN_1914 p018, BSTW#295

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0133

Words to some friends, spoken around 1914-11-15

1090

There are many militarists of the ancient, conservative school who hold the opinion that Alexander of Macedon was the greatest born leader

DAS.1914-11-15

Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Justice and mercy; Stories; anecdotes; War and peace; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1649

Words spoken on 1914-03-05

190

There are many kinds of roses, but this kind is the most fragrant. The extract of rose is

DAS.1914-03-05, SW_v08#13 p.177-178

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God

ABU3650

Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab

120

Persian

گل بسیار است ولی این گل سرخ حتایت دیگریست واقعا سلطتان گلها است

There are many flowers but this rose is another story. Truly, it is the sultan of flowers

MAS5.200x

KSHK#32

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal

ABU0470

Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-10-24

560

There are many collective forces in the world of existence which bring together the scattered ..., which unite different ideals

PN_1920 p061, PN_1920_heh p002, PN_1920_heh_haifa p038

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity

ABU0577

Concerning Body, Soul and Spirit: Words spoken on 1911-11-17 in Paris

480

Persian

Attaining the life of the spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

در عالم انسانی سه مقام است مقام جسم است و آن مقام حیوانی انسانست که با جمیع

There are in the world of humanity three degrees; those of the body, the soul, and spirit. The body is the physical or animal degree of man.

DWNP_v5#11 p.003-004, KHAB.170 (180), KHTB1.167, KHTP.117

PT#31 p.095, BSTW#321

ABU3165

Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11

There are good and bad newspapers. Those which strive to speak only that which is truth, which hold the mirror up to the truth, are like the sun

SW_v03#03 p.003

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Manifestation of God as sun; Newspapers and the media; publications; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; The power of words; of speech

ABU2898

Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-10

There are four classes of people. The first is those who have accepted the teachings and occupy themselves spreading the Glad Tidings. The second is those who are good believers

AHV.009, BLO_PN#045

Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01868

Some Answered Questions #056 The Outwards and Inward Powers of Man

290

Persian

Mind as intermediary between soul and body

در انسان قوای خمسهء ظاهرهء جسمانیه موجود و این قوی واسطهء ادراک است

There are five outward material powers in man which are the means of perception

MFD#56, OOL.C022.56

SAQ#56, BWF.317-318

ABU1710

Words to Mary MacNutt et al in 1904

180

There are different kinds or degrees of love: First, from God to God... Fifth, from man to himself. If this is simply selfish it is disastrous to the soul

PN_1904 p087

Four; five pathways of love; Love of God; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1063

Words spoken on 1910-05-15

300

There are different gatherings and various meetings held in the world which apparently are in the utmost degree of arrangement and order

SW_v01#08 p.006-007

Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2276

Public address given on 1913-01-28

110

There are certain trees which grow and develop quickly, other trees may take a long time before they put forth leaves and blossoms. It is evident that Paris is one of those trees which may take a long time to grow.

DAS.1913-01-28

Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

ABU2045

130

Persian

بعضی نفوس هستند که بدون سبب عداوت میکنند و اهل غرض هستند مثلا مدیر یکی از جراید فارسی

There are certain souls who, without cause, manifest enmity and are possessed of ulterior motives - as, for instance, the editor of one of the Persian newspapers [3.5s]

YIK.302, ZIAB2.210-211

ABU0857

Words spoken on 1915-09-29 in Haifa

350

Persian

بعضی نفوسند که خلق جدید می شوند. مثل اینکه هیچ آن آدم نیست. در نهایت شدت و غضب بود، بی نهایت حلیم می شود

There are certain souls who become created anew. It is as though they are no longer that same person. One who was at the extremity of severity and wrath becometh infinitely gentle [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-29

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2286

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-22

110

There are certain forms of work which are beyond human endurance and others which are within it

DAS.1914-12-22, SW_v13#10 p.270-271

Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3224

Words spoken in Dec. 1913

Then do something that will keep you from dying; that will instead, day by day make you more alive

BW_v13p1187, VLAB.048

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Stories; anecdotes; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3144

Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-04-06

Persian

Christian doctrine and practice; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

صحبتشان در مجلس این خواهد بود که مسیح خود را برای رفع گناهان قربان نمود اما معانی آن را نفهمیده اند

Their speeches in the meeting will be to the effect that Christ sacrificed Himself in order to redeem us from our sins. But they do not understand the inner meaning... The redemption of sins depends on our acting upon the admonitions of Christ, and the martyrdom of Christ was to cause us to attain praiseworthy morals and supreme stations.

BDA1.023.16

MHMD1.032

ABU3577

Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-14

Their punishment will be a deprivation of God... No, for God's Mercy is never wearied.

PN_1907 p016

Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

ABU2137

Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-04

120

Persian

Harmony of science and religion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

این مدنیت مادی بمنزلهٴ زجاجی است بسیار شفاف و لطیف تا مدنیت الهیه مانند سراجی است

Their material civilization resembles a glass of the utmost transparency and purity but divine civilization is like a shining lamp.... Provided they behave moderately, the more people advance

BDA1.114.14

SW_v19#06 p.184, MHMD1.122

ABU2769

Words to Sigurd Russell et al, spoken on 1904-04-14

Their glory is but temporal and mortal, for they are but rulers of this ephemeral sphere, where all things change from day to day

PN_1904 p020, PN_1904 p028

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Mary Magdalene; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU3697

Words spoken on 1913-03-12 in Paris

110

Persian

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Priestcraft

سبب نفرت آنها از دیانت و روحانیّت مداخله کشیشهای کاتولیک در امور سیاسی بود که چون مخالفت مشروطیّت

Their [the people of Paris'] contempt for religion and spirituality stems from the meddling of the Catholic clergy in political affairs

BDA2.179

MHMD2.226-227

ABU1697

Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900

180

The Zoroastrians, who were very numerous throughout Persia... While the Christians claim this passage is to be taken literally, and that it means that Christ was born of a virgin

SW_v09#01 p.006x, PN_1900 p084

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU0049

Public address given on 1912-08-18

1590

PUP#093 (p.270-275), SW_v03#15 p.004-007

The worlds of God are in perfect harmony and correspondence one with another. Each world

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for peace and unity

AB01660

300

mixed

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ان النیر الاعظم المتلئلا علی آفاق الامم قد غاب عن مشرق العالم و یلوح و یضی ء

The world's great Light, once resplendent upon all mankind, hath set, to shine everlastingly from the Abha horizon

INBA88:317

MNMK#041 p.127, MMK1#005 p.015, AYBY.323 #001, HHA.053, MHA.525c, KHML.245-250

SWAB#005, BWF.349-350, SW_v14#12 p.356-357, DWN_v1#06 p.001-002, DWN_v6#09 p.002ax, ABCC.048-049, CHH.111, BLO_PN#022

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]

ABU0928

Words to a French Bahá’í, spoken on 1913-05-14

330

The world of matter is full of vices and the people of these regions are engaged too much in chasing material things. They are thinking too much of money and the tinsels and playthings they can buy with it.

DAS.1913-05-14

Call to action; Fulfillment of true potential; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0581

Words to the friends, spoken around 1909-02-20

480

The world of existence holds the station of one temple, one body; and man in comparison thereto is the spirit of such body.

AHF.034-036

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0565

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

490

The world of existence has two estates: the one is the Unconditioned, the Absolute, the Divine; the other is that of submission to God.

AELT.172-176

Education and the development of capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU0690

Words spoken at Sanderson home in Paris, 1911-10-15

420

Persian

عالم وجود مثل هیکل انسان است قوای مادیه مانند

The world of existence can be compared to the human body, and the forces of nature are like the limbs and organs of that body

KHF.041, KHAB.073 (083), KHTB1.043, KHTP.025

ABS#14

Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; 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

ABU2691

Words spoken on 1914-01-07 in Haifa

The world needs more happiness and illumination. The star of happiness is in every heart

DAS.1914-01-07, SW_v07#16 p.162-163, SW_v13#05 p.102, PN_1914 p009, SDW v12#10 p.115

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness

ABU2032

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911

140

The world is wrong, just because people talk too much and do not carry out their ideals

SW_v02#19 p.007, SW_v14#02 p.060-061

Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Words vs deeds

ABU1534

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01

200

Persian

این دنیا عالم کون و فساد است عالم خسته نمیشود

The world is the plane of creation and disintegration. The process never stops: on one hand it creates new people

KHH1.266 (1.372-375)

KHHE.389-392, DAS.1914-12-01, BSR_v13 p.084

Composition and decomposition; Continual renewal of creation; Creation of the world

ABU3565

Arabic

الدنیا قلابة دائما من حال الی حال فالعاقل هو الذی لا یعتمد علی تقلباتها

The world doth ever revolve from state to state, and the wise one is he who placeth not his reliance upon its fluctuations [3.5s]

YIK.298, ZIAB2.141

ABU3435

Words spoken on 1914-04-09

The world and its objects are transitory. Phenomena undergo change and transformation but God and his servants

DAS.1914-04-09, SW_v07#16 p.154

Law of transformation and change; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU3468

Words spoken at a public park in San Francisco, 1912-10-05

Persian

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men

تغییر اوضاع عالم و غلبه امر بهائی بجائی خواهد رسید که از سایر امور جز نمونه‌ای مانند این عمودها باقی نخواهد ماند

The world and its condition will change to such a degree and the Baha’í Cause will prevail to such an extent that nothing but a remnant -- like these pillars -- will remain of the previous order.

BDA1.289.05

MHMD1.306

ABU3146

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-04

Persian

Astrology and numerology; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]

قول منجمین اکثر اشتباه و غیر معتبر است ولی جمیع کائنات بهم مرتبط مثل اعضآء هیکل انسان که ارتباط تام دارد

The words of the astrologers are for the most part doubtful and unreliable. But the whole of creation is interrelated like the different parts of the human body which have a complete affinity from the toenail to the hair on the head.

BDA1.146.05

MHMD1.157

ABU1768

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

170

The word virgin means those who are free from ties of this world unspotted by the world and empty... The first necessity for us is to increase this capacity for light.

PN_1901 p003, NRMM.205

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1845

Words spoken on 1914-02-08

160

Persian

کلمه عزت و نجات بنی اسرائیل وقتی نازل شد که جمیع انها در ذلت بودند بدرجه

The Word of glory and deliverance was sent down upon the children of Israel at a time when all of them had sunk to such depths of abasement [3.5s]

MAS5.187-188x

ABU2479

Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-15

The Word is a book. The believers are the letters. The letters of the alphabet taken separately have no meaning. But in combination they form words

AHV.018, BLO_PN#045

Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as mirror; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU1401

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-12

230

The word Angel referred to in any of the Holy books does not refer to physical bodies descending from Heaven. Angel has two meanings...

FRGA.030

Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0647

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

450

The word "spirit" has several different significations, or rather there are several degrees of spirit.

AELT.162-165

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Ether; the phenomenon of light; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; 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

ABU3512

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-26

The word 'same' means that the reality is one. Just as the sun arises from several points.

PN_1909F p071, PN_1909F p135, AKL.014

Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness; unity of religion; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1043

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

300

The word 'Devil' or Satan is used in St. John 8 - 'Ye are of your father the devil.' This means that the Pharisees were not the true children of Abraham

PN_1901 p009, NRMM.217-218

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Satan; the Evil One; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0587

480

The woman of the East has progressed. Formerly in India, Persia and throughout the Orient, she was not considered a human being.

COC#2115, ADP.086-088

Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2700

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Equality of men and women; Role and station of women

The woman is indeed of the greater importance to the race. She has the greater burden and the greater work.

COC#2178, LOG#2093x, AIL.102

ABU3561

The withered and faded are refreshed, the joyless becomes happy, the extinct

SW_v08#08 p.103

ABU0854

Words spoken on 1913-01-25 in Paris

350

Persian

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity in diversity

انسان عاقل دفع فاسد بافسد نکند ایرانی که بهیچوجه استعداد نداشت

The wise one does not counter the corrupt with a more corrupt person. In their desire to counter foreign encroachment

AVK2.234.03x, BDA2.104

MHMD2.127-128

ABU2890

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-07

The wise man sees that another army with no cannons or rifles but with quite other armaments shall defeat this army.

DAS.1913-05-07

Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes; War and peace

AB00919

Some Answered Questions #052 The Appearance of the Spirit in the Body

410

Persian

Fulfillment of true potential; 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

حکمت ظهور روح در جسد اینست روح انسانی ودیعهء رحمانیست

The wisdom of the appearance of the spirit in the body is this: the human spirit is a divine trust

MFD#52, OOL.C022.52

SAQ#52, BWF.313-314

ABU3752

Words spoken on 1913-02-24 in Paris

Persian

Critique of Eastern values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Past, present and future of Iran

حکمت و نتیجهٴ اقامت در پاریس برای تذکّر مشرقیان و آگاهی ایرانیان بیش از اهالی خود پاریس است

The wisdom of my sojourn here in Paris, as well as the results it will yield, consist in the admonitions I have imparted to the people of the East

BDA2.157

MHMD2.197

AB09680

Arabic

قد انتشر اجنحه طاوس حدیقه القدس فی بحبوحه الفردوس فطوبی للناظرین قد اثمرت

The wings of the peacock of the sacred garden are outspread in the heart of Paradise; blessed, then, are they that behold [3.5s]

MSBH6.038-039

Mystical themes; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1705

Words spoken on 1914-01-05

180

The winds were blowing from every direction. Some requested me not to come, but I said: 'This is the feast of the believers of God...'

DAS.1914-01-05

Education of children; moral education; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0303

Words to Mrs Moore, spoken on 1913-05-18

730

The will-power exists both in animal and man. The animals enjoy only a physical will-power which is limited in the sphere of its activity... We develop our will-power through 'divine unrest' which causes us to long for the better and nobler ideals of life.

DAS.1913-05-18

Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Free will and predestination; fate; Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the mind over nature

ABU1965

Words spoken on 1913-02-26 in Paris

140

Persian

Free will and predestination; fate; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Universal peace; world unity

ارادهٴ الهیه بظهور ترویج این امور تعلق گرفته البته هر کس بر نشر این آثار قیام کند مؤید می‌شود

The Will of God is that these ideals should be promoted. It is certain that anyone who arises to promote them shall be aided

BDA2.160

MHMD2.201

ABU2839

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

جمیع عالم استعداد دارد فقط مبلغ لازم دارد اگر عالم استعداد نداشت نفس ظهور نمیشد

The whole world possesseth capacity; it doth but require teachers. Were the world devoid of capacity, the Manifestation would not have appeared [3.5s]

KHH2.285-286

Development of capacity and readiness; Power of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU3195

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-30

The Western people think differently, argue differently, and reach the truth from a different standpoint. They are always looking for results.

DAS.1914-03-29

Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU3712

Words to a group of Persian students, spoken on 1913-02-19

Persian

Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of kings; future of monarchy

محصّلین مشهور سابقین که کاری از پیش نبردند بلکه انشآءاللّٰه شما خدمتی بایران نمائید

The well-known Persian students of the past were unable to bring about any advancements in their native land

BDA2.147

MHMD2.184

ABU2026

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-28

140

The water which was salty was changed. During the time of the Blessed Beauty, the cholera came up to the gates of Akka, but it did not enter Akka.

PN_1919 p047

ABU3068

Words to Takeshi Kanno, spoken on 1912-10-21

The war between Japan and Russia came about after the departure of Bahá'u'lláh, but before these events occurred Bahá'u'lláh often mentioned kindly the name of the Mikado

MAB.064b

ABU2892

Words to a friend, spoken on 1913-06-07

The voices that she did hear from childhood were not outward, physical voices. They were spiritual revelations in her heart. It is very strange that the Popes

DAS.1913-06-07

Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU2966

Words spoken in Dec. 1919

Persian

اراء ملت امریکا در این مسئله مختلف است گروهی هستند میگویند از برای خدمت عالم انسانی چنگ کردیم

The views of the American people concerning this matter are diverse; there are those who declare: "We have taken up arms for the service of the human race." [3.5s]

NJB_v11#19 p.341a

ABU1526

Words spoken on 1914-02-13

210

The view from this hospice is very beautiful, especially because it faces the tomb of the Blessed Beauty

SW_v09#03 p.029

Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU1109

Words spoken on 1914-02-14

290

The view from the Pilgrims Home is very attractive.... In the future the distance between Akka and Haifa will be built up, and the two cities will join and clasp hands

DAS.1914-02-14, SW_v16#01 p.381, BNE.250-251

Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU1148

Words spoken on 1914-01-13

280

The very names of these people will be forgotten... In Baghdad I was a child nine years old. There and then he (Baha'o'llah) announced to me the Word, and I believed him.

DAS.1914-01-13, SW_v08#13 p.169x, SW_v09#18 p.203x

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1604

190

Persian

حجاب نسوان مانع از تعلیم و تعلم است فقهاء درینخصوص مبالغه نمودند که حتی صوت نساء

The veiling of women preventeth learning and instruction. The divines have, in this matter, gone to such extremes that even the voice of women [is forbidden] [3.5s]

AVK3.341.18x

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Role and station of women; Veiling [hijab]

AB03554

200

mixed

قد کشف الحجاب و رفع النقاب و اتاء علی السحاب... ای یار موافق

The veil hath been lifted, and the covering removed, and He hath come upon the clouds... O thou harmonious friend [3.5s]

MSHR5.265x

Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU2311

Words spoken on 1919-12-14

100

Persian

احزاب مختلفه ایران متنبه نشده اند... شیطان به بالین معاویه آمد و او را برای ادای نماز

The various parties of Iran have not awakened [3.5s]... ...one day Satan went to the bedside of Mu'awiyah and woke him up to perform his obligatory prayer.

ISA.011-012

ISAE.1919-12-14, STAB#147x

Hypocrisy; Past, present and future of Iran; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU1317

Words to Mary Hanford Ford around Oct. 1911

240

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds

The utterances of Bahá'u'lláh are to be translated into deeds... It is possible to so adjust oneself to the practice of nobility that its atmosphere surrounds us and colors all our acts

BSC.450 #822x, SW_v07#18 p.188x, PN_1911 p023, BSTW#084x

AB11550

The use of the Greatest Name and dependence upon it, cause the soul to strip itself of the husks of mortality and to step forth freed, reborn, a new creature

LOG#0892cx, BNEW#80 suppl Oct 1964 p.2

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB11483

mixed

انقلابات در ایران متتابع و عقبه دارد احبّا باید در نهایت سکون و قرار و وقار سلوک و حرکت نمایند

The upheavals in Iran follow one upon another and have far-reaching consequences; the loved ones must conduct themselves with the utmost composure, steadfastness and dignity [3.5s]

AVK4.443.08x, SHYM.061

Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2075

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London

130

Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language

The Universal Races Congress was good, for it was intended for the furtherance and progress of unity

AIL.059, SW_v02#19 p.006-007, STAB#024

ABU0957

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

320

The unity and harmony of the beloved of God constitute the most important affair. Unity and Harmony represent the magnet

AHF.012-013

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3299

Words spoken ca. 1904

Persian

حقیقتش این است که خوردن حیوانی شایسته نیست اما انسان خود را بی جهت مبتلی کرده و عادی

The truth is that it is not befitting for man to be carnivorous. However, man has accustomed himself to such a life

KNSA.197-198

MNYA.274

Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet

ABU2943

Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21

The true, liberal, religious spirit is more in evidence in America…. The Baha'is are a community of cooperative servants, they have no leader. Their only leader is God.

DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.013-014, PN_1914 p005

Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1513

Words spoken on 1914-02-27 in Haifa

210

The true aspect of the religion of Islam is not only misunderstood by the European missionaries and scholars, but even by the Mohamadans themselves

DAS.1914-02-27

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation

AB02183

260

Persian

امتحانات هر امرى بقدر عظمت آن امر است چون تا بحال چنین میثاقى صریح بقلم اعلى وقوع نیافته

The trials faced by each Cause are commensurate with the greatness of that Cause, for never before hath such an explicit Covenant been penned by the Supreme Pen [3.5s]

AKHA_117BE #05-06 p.b, AKHA_126BE #03 p.b

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Judas; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02002

280

Turkish

زلف دلبر دام در خال سیاهی دانه در مرغ دل هر تارنه آرامی یوق دیوانه در خوشه

The tresses of the Beloved are a snare, and within the dark mole lies the seed; in every strand, no peace hath the heart-bird, and the lover findeth no rest therein [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0252, MAS9.070-071

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Suffering and imprisonment

AB11484

Persian

تبدیل مشرق الاذکار بمحلّی احسن و اعلی جائز تعدّد مشرق الاذکار در بلدهٴ واحده مقبول

The transformation of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár to a more excellent and exalted place is permissible; the establishment of multiple Mashriqu'l-Adhkárs in a single city is acceptable [3.5s]

AVK4.152.11x

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Justice and wrath of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Soul; spirit after death

ABU0861

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-11

350

Persian

در طول حیات و قصر حیات اهمیتی نیست انسان صد سال در این دنیا بماند

The tragic passing of Bashir was indeed sudden.... The length and shortness of life is not considered important. Whether man lives a few years or a hundred years

KHH1.106-107 (1.148-150)

KHHE.160-162, DAS.1914-10-11, SW_v08#02 p.027x, PN_1914 p062

Eulogies; reminiscences; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2893

Words to three Baptist missionaries, spoken on 1913-06-27

The title of the Son is not as great as the title of the Word, because in the Old Testament all the Israelitish people are called sons of God

DAS.1913-06-27

Christ; Christianity; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU3245

The time will come in the near future when humanity will become so much more sensitive than at present

SW_v08#01 p.004-005

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU0497

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-19

540

The time of the Blessed Beauty was spent in the manner described until the appearance of the Báb

PN_1919 p041

Conference of Badasht; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00928

410

Persian

وقت آنست که در اين ميدان گوی سبقت و پيشی را از مردان شهير آفاق بربائی نطق فصيح بگشائی

The time hath come for thee to seize, in this arena, the orb of precedence and excellence from the renowned men of all regions, and to give utterance to eloquent speech [3.5s]

MMK2#273 p.196x

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1240

Words spoken on 1913-08-25 in Ramleh

260

The thoughts of the statesmen of the East are atrophied, and their hearts devoid of desire for the progress of the nation. Their ideas are petty

DAS.1913-08-25, ABIE.237, BLO_PN#007

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Stories; anecdotes

ABU3760

Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23

The thirsty one must run after the water; the fountain will not run after those who are thirsty

DAS.1913-04-23

Condition of search; Effort; striving; Living waters; water of life; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2837

Words to Mr W.W. Harmon, spoken on 1912-07-28

Persian

False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Theosophy

تیاسفیها طفلی را در مدارس اروپا تربیت می کنند تا او موعود ملل شود چه قدر بی فکری است موعود را خدا باید انتخاب کند نه خلق

The Theosophists are educating a boy in the schools of Europe and say that he will become the promised one of all nations. How ignorant is this! God must select the Promised One, not men.

BDA1.169.14

SW_v19#11 p.348, MHMD1.184

ABU0794

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-17

370

The tests of God have encircled the world of humanity from all directions. From one direction the horrors of war have laid waste millions of homes

DAS.1915-04-17

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0989

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-16

310

The test of existence is motion. An object which has in itself the power of motion lives. If motion is withheld growth ceases.

DAS.1913-03-16x, ADP.124-126

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Education and the development of capacity; Heat and motion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU3418

Words to Rabbi Stephen Wise, spoken on 1912-05-13

The term religious war is a misnomer, because there can be no war where there is religion. All we have is a hollow sham, a pretence. When once we have real religion, war will cease.

APD.067

Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; War and peace

ABU1437

The Tenth Principle—Equality of Sex: Words spoken on 1911-11-14 in Paris

220

Persian

Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

جمیع کائنات موجوده مذکر و مونثند و در مابین ذکور و اناث آنها فرقی نیست نظر در

The Tenth Principle of the teaching of Baha'u'llah is the equality of the sexes. God has created all creatures in couples.

AMK.210-212, KHAB.166 (177), KHTB1.163, KHTP.113, QIRT.20ax

LOG#2081x, LOG#2085x, PT#50 p.169, SW_v03#02 p.004-005, SW_v07#15 p.138

AB11158

Persian

نونهالان گلشن توحید که درس اخلاق میخوانند منظور نظر عنایتند و در ظلّ فضل و موهبت

The tender saplings of the rose-garden of Divine unity who are learning the lessons of spiritual conduct are the object of providential grace and abide beneath the canopy of divine favour and bounty [3.5s]

AKHA_128BE #10 p.336x, HUV1.026x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for forgiveness

ABU2266

Words spoken on 1919-06-08

110

The Temple of Eshkabad is unique in that it is the first Temple of the kind that has been erected. Many such temples shall be constructed

BSTW#237

Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing

ABU0487

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-08

550

The tempest in the Atlantic ocean is very spectacular. It is a world of water.... When I was a very young child in Tihran, there was a man by the name of Abbas Quli Khan

DAS.1914-11-08

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0983

Words spoken ca. 1914

310

Arabic

الارض المقدسه حرارتها لاتزید عن سی و سه ٣٣ درجه و ابرد فصلها تقریبا ٤ فوق الصرفرفی

The temperature in the Holy Land does not exceed 33 degrees [Celsius] and in the coldest season, it is approximately four degrees above zero.

ASAT4.454-455x, KHH1.323-324 (1.449-451)

KHHE.451-462

ABU2569

Words to some students, spoken on 1915-06-29

Persian

تعالیم جمال مبارک نوعی کرده است که احبای الهی از جمیع من علی الأرض ممتازند. اینها از برکت نصایح و تعالیم جمال مبارک

The teachings of the Blessed Beauty have made the loved ones of God distinguished above all who dwell upon the earth. This is through the blessing of the counsels and teachings of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-06-29

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics

ABU3521

Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21

The teachings of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh are the breaths of the Holy Spirit which create man anew. Personal purity, both in private and public, is emphasized and insisted upon.

DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v08#08 p.103x, SW_v12#01 p.014, SW_v13#10 p.260x, PN_1914 p005, PTF.137x, IHP.062x, BLO_PN#046x

Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2836

Words to some Christian ministers, spoken on 1912-12-01

Persian

Christ; Christianity; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion

تعالیم حضرت مسیح فراموش شده ملاحظه نمائید که مسیح بپطرس میفرماید شمشیر خود را غلاف کن باز می‌فرماید

The teachings of Christ are forgotten. Consider that Christ commanded Peter to sheathe his sword. He also said

BDA1.398.15

MHMD1.417-418

ABU3031

Words to Mr. Reed, spoken on 1912-10-08

The teachings of Bahá’u’lláh are not yet evident, not yet made known, not all accumulated. For instance, there are teachings in the Book of Akdas

ECN.522+631+665+1024

Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU2418

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

100

Christ; Christianity; Monasticism; asceticism; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship

The teachings are the same. It is the same foundation and the same temple. Truth is one, and without division.

AIL.092

ABU1281

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-28

250

The teaching of the Cause is through the heat of the Love of God, attraction and enkindlement. Every active headquarter must send Bahá'í teachers to different parts.

DAS.1915-03-28

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1988

Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-09-26

140

Persian

معلم نمی تواند کامل بکند. معلم نمی تواند شمع عالم انسانی بکند. البته طفلی که تربیت نشده باشد ولو بتواند بخواند بهتر از نفسی است

The teacher cannot perfect. The teacher cannot make one the candle of the human world. Verily, an untutored child who can yet read is better than a soul [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-09-26

Bringing forth results; fruit; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB11519

Persian

مدرسه تربیت باید اطفال جناب مارکار معلم را در نهایت مهربانی تعلیم نمایند زیرا

The Tarbiyat School must teach the children of the esteemed Mr. Marcar with utmost kindness, for [3.5s]

AHB.136BE #02-03 p.90

Personal instructions

ABU2525

Words spoken in 1912

The sword has been working over six thousand years and has become dull. We must look about us for another sword

SW_v03#16 p.009

Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; War and peace

ABU2209

Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-26

110

Persian

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

اهالی سویس مردمان با استعدادی هستند اگر این امر را در آنجا منتشر شود

The Swiss are a receptive people. Should this Cause be spread in that land, blessed souls would be raised up as a result

BDA2.263

MHMD2.343-344

AB09048

Arabic

قد انتشرت نفحات رب السبوح القدوس فی ارض النفوس و تفحت اجنحه الطاوس فی هواء

The sweet savors of the Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most Holy, have wafted over the realm of souls, and the wings of the peacock have unfolded in the air [3.5s]

INBA59:079

MKT2.233

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0031

Address at Theosophical Society of Paris, 1911-12-06

1850

mixed

اعظم فضائل عالم انسانی حکمت الهی است و حکمت عبارت از اطلاع بحقائق اشیا علی ما

The supreme virtue of the human world is divine wisdom [divine philosophy] [3.5s]... ...Philosophy consisteth in understanding the reality of things even as they are, and the knowledge of this reality and its comprehension is not possible save through divine philosophy

AMK.216-224, AVK1.067x, AVK2.129.10x, KHF.143, KHAB.209 (219), KHTB1.243, KHTP.179, VUJUD.104x, VUJUD.122.07x

VUJUDE.211x, VUJUDE.161x

Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Proofs for the existence of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2628

Words spoken on 1914-07-27 in Haifa

The supreme concern of any government must be the establishment of equal justice and equal opportunity amongst its citizens.

DAS.1914-07-27

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Relationship between government and people; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU1841

Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-10

160

The Supreme Báb was the promised one of the Koran. with regard to the question of the Seal of the Prophets

SW_v09#10 p.111

Prophecy and fulfillment; Seal of the Prophets

ABU2803

Words to Miss Fanny A. Knobloch, Paris, 1913-05-20

The Sunday School is very important; then why did the parents become indifferent? It is very essential

SW_v09#08 p.094-095

Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU3541

Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910

The sun that would come down and enter everything would not remain the sun. Its identity would be scattered.

God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as sun; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1203

Words spoken on 1911-10-20 in Paris

270

The sun shines upon the earth, giving light and warmth to all creatures. The Sun of Truth also shines

SW_v02#16 p.004-005, PN_1911 p018

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion

ABU1955

150

Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spirit and form in the administration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

The sun of truth rises in each season from a different point of the horizon... People think religion is confined to an edifice, to be worshipped at an altar... This movement eludes organization... There are many people who have never heard of this Revelation that teach its laws and spiritual truths

BSC.438 #797x, ADP.015-016, BSTW#096

AB01356

340

Persian

این آفتاب فلک اثیر را اشراق بر آفاق است و جمیع کائنات ارضیه بفیض تربیتش در نشو

The Sun of the ethereal firmament doth shed its radiance upon all horizons, and through its nurturing grace all earthly beings are growing and developing [3.5s]

MKT4.100, AVK1.138x, KHF.013, KHAB.029? (038), KHTB3.014, NJB_v05#02 p.001

ABU0401

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

620

The Sun of Reality, by which we mean the Perfections of God, appears, like the physical sun, to change its position in the spiritual heavens relatively to us.

AELT.195-198

Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as sun; Outward and inward meanings; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB01543

310

Arabic

ان شمس الهدی نور السموات العلی مصباح الملا الاعلی قد صعد من مشکوه الناسوت

The Sun of Guidance, Light of the highest heavens, Lamp of the Supreme Concourse, hath ascended from the niche of this mortal realm [3.5s]

INBA17:259, INBA88:318

FRH.349, QUM.105-106

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB09045

Turkish

طوغدی گون آفاق عالم مشرق انواردر صبحه دوندی شام فرقت نوبت دیداردر لوحه دلدن

The sun hath risen, the horizons of the world are radiant with light, and the night of separation hath turned to dawn, for the moment of reunion is at hand [3.5s]

INBA88:311a

Living waters; water of life; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2641

The Sultan of Turkey had mastered a knowledge of Western music. One day all his ministers were present and a European artist was playing on the Piano the Western classics.

DAS.1913-11-20

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Hypocrisy; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0241

Public address given on 1912-09-02

840

Humor; jokes; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]

The subject of immortality has been suggested. Life is the expression of composition; and death, the expression of decomposition. In the world or kingdom

PUP#100 (p.306-308), ABIC.006-008

ABU2328

Words spoken ca. 1904

100

Persian

حکایت من و شما حکایت آن عربی است که سه سال سرش بی کلاه بود و در کوچه و بازار

The story of you and I resembles the story of an Arab who went about without a hat for three years.

KNSA.197

MNYA.273, STAB#156

ABU3648

Words spoken on 1916-01-22

570

Persian

Man of Courage, The

تاریخ حاجی میرزا اقاسی حکایت غریبی است حاجی میر.ا اقاسی اهل تبریز بود... میرزا ابو القاسم قائم مقام اول شخص ایران بود

The story of Haji Mirza Aqasi is indeed a strange account. He was from Tabriz [3.5s]... ...Mírza Abuʼl-Qasim, the Qaʼim-Maqam, was the foremost man of Persia and a highly capable individual

AHB.130BE #09-10 p.19-20, RHQM2.1166-1169 (636) (391-393), SFI18.276

LOIR20.172, BLO_courage.05

ABU1889

Words spoken on 1913-08-23 in Ramleh

160

The stories of the prophets recorded in the Koran are not for the sake of recording history. They are as warnings to future generations after Mohammed

DAS.1913-08-23, ABIE.225, BLO_PN#007

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God; Predictions and prophecies; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2100

Words spoken ca. 1900

130

Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

The station of the Prophets is as a lighted lamp; all the Prophets offered themselves as lamps.

BSC.500 #962, PN_1900 p060, PN_unsorted p147

ABU3370

Words to Mr and Mrs Kinney et al, spoken on 1909-08-21

The stars that we can see in the heavens are not one per cent of those that actually exist. Ignorant people imagine this to be the only world of existence, but there are many, very, very many world of existence, many more than we can see.

PN_1909 p063

Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Realms of being; three realms; five realms

ABU1780

Words to the friends, spoken around 1914-09-07

170

The star of the fortune of some people is always on the ascendant. They are chosen by God to perform certain services in the world of humanity.

DAS.1914-09-08

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

ABU1189

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-10

270

The staff of life is bread. All other things are comparatively non-essential. Let us pray that the wheat fields may be saved

DAS.1915-04-10

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05428

150

Turkish

نوبهار اولدی آچلدی نوگل رعنای حق نغمه جانسوزه باشلر بلبل گویای حق

The springtime has come and God's beauteous new rose has bloomed; the nightingale of divine truth begins its soul-stirring song [3.5s]

INBA88:310

BRL_DAK#0531

Music and singing; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2279

Words spoken on 1913-12-29 in Haifa

110

The spiritual powers of man are always at work. The soul is always active - it travels even when man is asleep... Spirit shines through the body as the sun is reflected in the mirror.

PN_1913-14_heh p034

Empty learning; false spirituality; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; 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

ABU2392

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-03-15

100

The spiritual life postulates simplicity and contemplation combined with usefulness and well-guided activity. When we were living in Baghdad according to the custom of that country we slept on the roof

DAS.1914-03-15, SW_v07#18 p.177-178x, SW_v08#13 p.167x

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Contemplation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3264

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-06

The spiritual food is the principal food, ... the effect of the spiritual food is eternal

SW_v08#08 p.103, PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p040, PN_1909B p021, PN_1909C p090, DJT.061, BLO_PN#027

Material and spiritual existence; two books

ABU0371

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-27

650

The spiritual food is prepared. Blessed are those who eat therefrom... if you can concoct such delicious dishes with vegetables and nuts I can assure you many people will join your crusade against slaughtering animals and eating their flesh.

DAS.1914-03-27

Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher

ABU0551

Words spoken on 1916-08-10 in Haifa

500

Persian

روح در عالم تجرد از بدن مستغنی است. دارای جمیع شئون است. به نفسه بدون احتیاج بدن می بیند، می شنود

The spirit, in its realm of abstraction, is wholly independent of the body. It possesseth all attributes and, of itself, without need of the body, doth see and hear [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-08-10

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body

ABU2909

Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-14

The spirit results from the union of body and soul; this spirit becomes immortal, always remaining with the soul and forming for it, after death, a sort of ethereal body. There is a human spirit and a divine spirit

SW_v14#01 p.009x, PN_1907 p016

Relationship of the soul to the body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU1078

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

290

Persian

جسد عالم مرده است شما باید بسهم خود شرکت کنید همت و فداکاری کنید انشاء الله که سما مسرورا

The spirit of the world is dead. Each of you, in accordance with your own measure, must arise in service and sacrifice.

KHH1.045-046 (1.063-064)

KHHE.081-082

Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1201

270

The spirit of man has two means of action. Sometimes it acts through an intermediary. For instance, the spirit of man sees

LOG#0691x, ADP.126-127

Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the Manifestation of God; 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

AB11243

mixed

قوله روح الوجود له الفدا بامه الله المنجذبهه فائزه تحیت ابدع ابهی ابلاغ دار

The spirit of existence, may my life be a sacrifice unto Him, conveys unto the enraptured handmaiden of God, Fa'izih, most glorious greetings [3.5s]

MKT6.174a

Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

AB03280

210

mixed

نغمه شرربار سمندر نار موقده ربانیه مفرح قلوب بود و منعش روح چه که از انجذابات

The sparking melody of the celestial salamander of the divine fire brought joy to hearts and exhilaration to the spirit, for it arose from the attractions [3.5s]

INBA13:211

MKT1.240, AYBY.337 #019b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1242

Words spoken on 1913-07-03 in Port Said

260

The soul of man must be happy, no matter where he is. One must attain to that condition of inward beatitude and peace

DAS.1913-07-03, SW_v07#16 p.161-162, ABIE.014, PN_1914 p009x, BLO_PN#007

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Study; deepening; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU3609

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The soul is the Sanctuary of God; Reason is His Throne.

TDLA.005, BLO_PN#104

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Soul is the essential reality of man; 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

ABU3157

Words to Mr. Woodcock, spoken on 1912-04-01

Persian

Mind as intermediary between soul and body; 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

نفس واسطهٴ ما بین روح و جسم است فیوضات و کمالات را از روح گرفته بجسم

The soul is a link between the body and the spirit. It receives bounties and virtues from the spirit and gives them to the body

BDA1.020.04

MHMD1.027

AB02618

Some Answered Questions #079 The Reality of the World of Being

240

Persian

Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Life and death; Material world a reflection of the spiritual

طائفهء سوفسطائیه بر آنند که موجودات عبارت از اوهامات است هر موجود وهم محض است

The sophists hold that all existence is illusory, indeed, that each and every being is an absolute illusion

MFD#79, OOL.C022.79

SAQ#79

AB11059

The song and anthem that Louise R. Waite raised in the Assembly of the Unity of Bahá'ís reached to the ears of the people of the Kingdom.

SW_v14#09 p.278, PN_1909E p117

ABU3658

Words spoken on 1920-01-01

Persian

حل این مسئله آسان است کلام بر سه قسم است یکی لفظی که عبارت از تموج هواست که صماخ گوش را

The solution to this issue is simple. Kalam [the Word] appears in three types. One is oral, which is composed of airwaves, impacts the orifice of the ear and is made and assembled of letters

ISA.013

ISAE.1920-01-01

Knowledge; recognition of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU1299

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05

240

Persian

Christ; Christianity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The power of words; of speech; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Universal peace; world unity

اهمیت این سفر بعد معلوم خواهد شد تا حال چنین امری واقع نگشته و در هیچ عصری دیده

The significance of this journey will become known in the future. Up until the present time

BDA2.007

MHMD2.009-010

ABU1398

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-26

230

The signatory powers of the Hague Convention did not abide by their own agreement. They violated in this last outburst of savagery every article of those carefully drawn, long-debated conventions.

DAS.1915-04-26

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; War and peace

AB06478

130

mixed

شیخ الاسلام تفلیس بخیال خویش رد نفیسی بر این امر تحریر نموده و برهان واضح

The Shaykhu'l-Islam of Tiflis, in his own estimation, composed a learned refutation of this Cause, and manifest proof [3.5s]

MMK6#242

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB04552

170

Persian

دی شیخ با چراغ همی گشت گرد شهر کز دیو و دد ملولم انسانم آرزوست یک دست جام

The Shaykh, with lamp in hand, roamed the city's expanse, lamenting the company of demons and beasts, yearning for the fellowship of man [3.5s]

MSHR3.282

Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes

AB10237

Persian

ماء نطفه را که ماده وجود انسانست از پیش علماشیعه مانند اوساخ کثیفه میدانستند

The seminal water, which is the substance of man's existence, was regarded by the Shia divines of old as vile and unclean [3.5s]

AVK3.301.10x, AVK4.094.06x

Cleanliness and refinement

ABU3660

Words spoken on 1915-12-25

Persian

سر التنکیس این عبارت از خود شیخ مرحوم است و دو معنی دارد

The Secret of Inversion is this utterance from the departed Sheikh himself, and it possesseth twofold meaning [3.5s]

NSS.160b

ABU0650

Words spoken ca. 1900

450

The second proof of the Truth of the Revelation of the Blessed Perfection is contained in the enunciations or prophecies

PN_1900_heh p025

Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

ABU2998

Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28

The science of aviation will make great progress in the immediate future and people will travel at ease from one city to another

DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d

Predictions and prophecies; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU0938

Words spoken on 1914-02-15

330

The schools should be free from all religious and racial prejudices.... Never let the friends be separated from other people and nations

SW_v09#03 p.029-030, SW_v15#01 p.037

Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU2671

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-26

The sandy desert along the beach is full of mystic stillness... If a person could disclose and bring into the light of day the real and secret qualities of the hearts, he would observe that although these people are human in outward form and shape

DAS.1915-05-26

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB01521

Some Answered Questions #031 Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

320

Persian

Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

حقائق مقدسهء مظاهر الهیه را دو مقام معنویست یکی مظهریت است

The sanctified realities of the Manifestations of God have two spiritual stations: One is that of manifestationhood

MFD#31, OOL.C022.31

SAQ#31

AB01537

310

Arabic

التحیه التی فاحت نفحات قدسها علی الارجاء و الثناء الذی عبقت انفاس طیبه فی

The salutation whose holy fragrances waft over all regions, and the praise whose sweet breaths perfume [3.5s]

INBA88:235b

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Visitation Tablets

ABU0090

Words spoken at Hotel Victoria in Ramleh, 1912-03-05

1290

Persian

مظاهر مقدسه الهیه هر یک عالم امکان را شمسی در نهایت اشراق بودند هر یک وقت

The sacred Manifestations of God were each, in the world of existence, even as a sun in its utmost splendor, each in its time [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0599, KHF.001, KHAB.221 (231), KHTB3.001

Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Fewness of numbers not regarded in teaching the Cause; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU3500

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The right hand is the hand of honor. In the East, wearing it upon this hand attracts attention and causes comment. But the real place to wear the Greatest Name is in the heart.

TDLA.016, BLO_PN#104

Personal instructions

ABU3646

Words spoken on 1919-12-15

700

Persian

اغنیا باید به فقرا کمک کنند در آمریکا شخصی بود قریب سیصد ملیون لیره ثروت داشت

The rich must aid the poor. There was a person in America who was worth about three hundred million liras. Nevertheless, he was unwilling to spend even one lira on the poor; and all his life, he had not experienced comfort

ISA.006-008

ISAE.1919-12-15

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes

AB07751

110

Persian

جناب طائف مطاف ملا اعلی این ایام امتحانات الهیه چون بحر مواج کشتیهای وجود از

The revered Ta'if-i-Mataf of the Most Exalted Realm, in these days of divine tests, is like unto a surging ocean whereon the vessels of existence [3.5s]

MUH3.203b

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions

AB07064

120

mixed

حضرات متعلقین آن جناب محفوظا مصونا ببقعه مبارکه وادی ایمن بریه سیناء و طور

The revered individuals associated with His Holiness, safeguarded and preserved within the blessed precincts of the sacred vale of Sinai and the holy mount [3.5s]

MMK6#103

Law of pilgrimage; Mosaic imagery; Shrines and Holy places

AB08389

100

Persian

جناب آقا غلامعلی در سبیل الهی جام سرشاری از دست اهل بغضا

The revered Aqa Ghulam-'Ali, in the path of God, did partake of a brimming cup at the hands of the malevolent [3.5s]

INBA84:548a

Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2368

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

100

The Revelation of Bahá‘u'lláh contains all the great laws and principles of social government. The basis of God's perfect laws is love for humanity and help for human needs.

TDLA.014, BLO_PN#104

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1748

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

170

Persian

شرکت خبرگزاری رویتر تلگراف نموده که مستر داد بهائی عازم هندوستان است

The Reuters news agency telegraphed that a Baha'í by the name of Mr. Dodd was proceeding for India. Reuters only sends telegrams for such prominent personages

KHH1.026-027 (1.037-038)

KHHE.052-053

East and West; communication between East and West; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00575

Some Answered Questions #023 The Resurrection of Christ

520

Persian

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Harmony of science and religion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Resurrection of Christ

قیام مظاهر الهیه بجسد نیست جمیع شئونات و حالات و اعمال

The resurrection of the Manifestations of God is not of the body. All that pertains to them

MFD#23, OOL.C022.23

SAQ#23

ABU3709

Words spoken on 1913-06-11 in Paris

Persian

Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran

وظیفهٴ دیانت دیگر است و وظیفهٴ ماموریّت و عضویّت دیگر البتّه باید وزیر یا سرباز بادآء

The responsibility of religion is one thing, while the responsibilities entailed by one's obligation to and membership in that office is another

BDA2.346

MHMD2.459-460

AB02636

230

Arabic

النور الساطع و الضیاء اللامع من الافق الاعلی غشی ثری تضمن جدثک الطاهر المطهر

The resplendent light and radiant brilliance from the Supreme Horizon hath enveloped the dust that containeth thy pure and sanctified sepulcher [3.5s]

MUH1.0199-200

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets

AB04619

160

Arabic

النور الساطع اللامع من ملکوت الوجود تغشی تلک البقعه التی سفک علیها دمک الطاهر

The resplendent and radiant light from the Kingdom of existence doth envelop that spot whereon thy pure blood was shed [3.5s]

TABN.263

High station of the true believer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Visitation Tablets

AB11795

Persian

لایحه ای که بحسب اصطلاح این ایام راپورت میگویند در خصوص انتشار امرالله در خطه

The report, which according to the custom of these days is termed a memorandum, concerning the spread of the Cause of God in that region [3.5s]

INBA85:431

BRL_DAK#0185, YIA.342

Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications

ABU1111

Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-15

290

The remaining eight should elect one... The Blessed Beauty says that if two persons have differences both are wrong.

PN_1920 p043, PN_1920 p096, PN_1920 p110, PN_1920_heh_haifa p077

Elections; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2879

Words to Viscount Arawaka spoken around Nov. 1911(?)

The religious ideal is the soul of all plans for the good of mankind... Scientific discoveries have increased material civilization. There is in existence a stupendous force, as yet, happily, undiscovered by man.

JWTA.051, CHH.184, VLAB.122, BLO_PN#022

Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Non-participation in politics; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

ABU1070

300

The religionists of the world have forsaken the essence of the teaching and hold to the letter. It is as if the students in a college quarrelled and disputed

BLO_PN#002

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Literal interpretation; Oneness; unity of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0531

Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-03

510

mixed

دین الله فی الحقیقه عبارت از اعمال است عبارت از الفاظ نیست زیرا دین الله

The Religion of God, in truth, consisteth in deeds and not in mere words, for verily the Religion of God [3.5s]

KHF.283, KHAB.119 (129), KHTB1.105, KHTP.082

Christian doctrine and practice; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; War and peace; Words vs deeds

ABU2815

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-12

The religion of God reforms the moral side of the life of mankind. It is the spreader of the virtues of the world of humanity... In this garden you will find the flowers seen in others, and beside, there are other rare flowers here that are not extant anywhere else.

DAS.1914-03-12, SW_v08#02 p.028

Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause

ABU3678

220

The religion of God has now been proclaimed in Germany. When the divine seed takes root in the soil, they will automatically spread and other roots appear and extend

ABU1657

Words spoken on 1916-06-27

190

The religion of God has now been proclaimed in Germany. When the divine seed takes root in the soil

BBBD.362, SW_v07#17 p.173

Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Shrines and Holy places; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB09328

Persian

اقاليم عالم و مدن و قری در شرق و غرب محاط به ظلمات جهل و طغيان، ظلمت نادانی ظلمت استکبار

The regions of the world and the cities and villages, both East and West, are encompassed by the darkness of ignorance and rebellion, the darkness of heedlessness and arrogance [3.5s]

MMK6#449x

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1862

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

160

The reference of the words of the Old Testament 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth' is double

AELT.117-118

Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Justice and wrath of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Stories; anecdotes

AB03856

190

mixed

مکتوب اخیر نیز ملاحظه گردید از عدم مراوده احباء با بیگانگان مرقوم نموده بودید

The recent letter was likewise perused, wherein you had written about the lack of association between the friends and strangers [3.5s]

INBA16:088

PYK.249

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2474

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-21

The realization of these two opposite attitudes in a single individual is very rare. In the Bahá'í Cause it is taught... I went out to return the morning call of the German officer.

DAS.1914-12-21, SW_v13#10 p.270

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB00713

Some Answered Questions #027 The Trinity

470

Persian

Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God

حقیقت الوهیت که منزه و مقدس از ادراک کائناتست و ابداً بتصور اهل عقول

The reality of the Divinity is sanctified and exalted beyond the comprehension of all created things

MFD#27, OOL.C022.27

SAQ#27

ABU1881

Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-01

160

The reality of spirit, because it is not corporeal, cannot be in bodily form. We cannot say it is like the fire, or like water.

PN_1919 p058

Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; The mind's power of discovery

ABU1414

The Power and Value of True Thought Depend upon Its Manifestation in Action: Words spoken on 1911-10-18 in Paris

230

Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Goodly deeds; actions; Knowledge of self; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; The mind's power of discovery; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

The reality of man is his thought, not his material body. The thought force and the animal force are partners.

PT#02 p.004, SW_v02#16 p.003-004, SW_v02#19 p.004-005, PN_1911 p016

AB00657

480

Persian

حقيقت الوهيّت بتمام معانی ادراکش در حوصله انسانی نگنجد . زيرا آنچه نتائج عقول و افکار است محدود است

The reality of Divinity, in all its meanings, cannot be encompassed within the bounds of human comprehension, for whatsoever is the product of minds and thoughts is limited [3.5s]

MMK3#018 p.010x

Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Need for an educator; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God; True liberty; freedom

ABU3134

Words spoken in San Francisco, 1912-10-06

Persian

Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

حقیقت الوهیت منزه از حلول و دخول است ولی مظاهر الهیه حاکی از صفات و کمالات حق سبحانه و تعالی هستند

The reality of divinity is holy beyond descent and incarnation but the divine Manifestations are expressive of the attributes and perfections of God.

BDA1.290.11

MHMD1.308

ABU2524

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God

The Reality of all is One. Truth is one. Religions are like the branches of one Tree.

AIL.062, SAS.094-095

ABU1760

Words spoken ca. 1900

170

The reality and essence of Jesus Christ was like the mirror, and the reality and essence of God is likened unto the Sun.

PN_1900_heh p068

Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; The cross and the trinity; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1522

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

210

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Stories; anecdotes; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

The real teaching of Buddha is the same as the teaching of Jesus Christ

AIL.063, STAB#055

ABU2865

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

The real materialist is the animal. Compared to the animal, man is but a tyro and novice in materialism

SW_v04#06 p.105.3, SW_v25#11 p.239

Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization

ABU1566

Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-23

200

The real enjoyment of the world of humanity consists in the fact that every individual may think of the well-being of others... During the lifetime of Muhammad one day his son-in-law, Ali, his wife and two sons kept fast.

DAS.1913-05-23

Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Stories; anecdotes; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others

AB07768

110

Arabic

Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high; Transcendence; unknowability of God

قد اشرق الافاق من انوار نیر الاشراق طوبی للفائزین قد ارتفع الندآء من الشجره

The rays of the Day-star of the world have illumined every land—blessed are they that have beheld!

INBA55:459, INBA59:135, UMich962.151-152, UMich991.101

MKT2.218, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.023a, BCH.023, DUR1.189, MJH.070

BSC.432 #785

ABU1272

Words spoken on 1914-01-10

250

The rain does not stop. I have been intending every day to go up the mountain... The Blessed Perfection has explicitly promised me with his own tongue that he will assist me.

DAS.1914-01-10, SW_v08#19 p.239x, SW_v08#15 p.211x

S. Forouhi

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02178

260

Arabic

النور الساطع من الافق الاعلی و الشعاع اللامع من جبروت العظمه و الکبریاء یحف

The radiant light from the Supreme Horizon, and the effulgent rays streaming from the Realm of Glory and Grandeur, encompass [3.5s]

TABN.105

Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05015

150

Arabic

النور الساطع من شمس الحقیقه یحف جدثک المعطر و سحائب العفو و الغفران تمطر علی

The radiant light from the Sun of Truth encircles thy fragrant grave, and the clouds of pardon and forgiveness shower upon thee [3.5s]

TSHA3.425, BALM.018

Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death

AB03895

180

Arabic

النور الساطع من الملکوت الابهی و الشعاع اللامع من الملا الاعلی یغشی سدرتک

The radiant light from the exalted Kingdom and the brilliant effulgence from the celestial realms encompass thy sacred abode [3.5s]

HHA.279, VAA.121-122

Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Visitation Tablets

AB01162

360

mixed

النور الساطع من الملا الاعلی و الشعاع اللامع من الملکوت الابهی علی مرقدک

The radiant light from the Concourse on High and the resplendent ray from the Abhá Kingdom rest upon thy resting-place [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0941, AMK.017-018, TSS.157, MJH.074, MSBH5.037

Education of children; moral education; Eulogies; reminiscences; Hands of the Cause; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets

AB01658

300

mixed

النور الساطع من النیر الاعظم یغشی مرقدک المنور و جدثک المطهر یا من تمنی کاس

The radiant light emanating from the Most Great Light envelops thy luminous resting place and thy sanctified sepulcher, O thou who hast yearned for the chalice [3.5s]

INBA89:241

BRL_DAK#1054, MKT1.283, TZH8.0285, HHA.152, MUH1.0221

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Visitation Tablets

ABU2091

Words spoken on 1913-02-16 in Paris

130

The race problem in America is very intense. Its non-solution will end in danger and war. The colored people in the United States have advanced much intellectually.

DAS.1913-02-16

Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0418

Words spoken on 1914-07-09 in Haifa

600

The quintessence of the matter is that under the protection of the Blessed Perfection we have spent our days in this Most Great Prison.

DAS.1914-07-09

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1739

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-15

170

Persian

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

امروز اعظم امور مسئلهٴ تبلیغ امر الله است که نفوس را نجاح و فلاح بخشد حیات ابدیه مبذول دارد رضای جمال مبارک

The question of teaching the Cause is the most important affair. Regardless of all the other matters, we must spread the message of the Kingdom.

BDA2.140-141

DAS.1913-02-15, MHMD2.175-176

ABU1593

Words spoken at Theosophical Society in San Francisco, 1912-10-11

200

The question of reincarnation is a very important one. It is in need of elucidation and elaboration. It cannot be briefly answered. When we study phenomena

ECN.321+796

Composition and decomposition; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Reincarnation

AB09218

Persian

مقصود از تحمّل جمیع صدمات و حمل بلیّات و انفاق جان و ریختن خون هزاران نفوس مبارکه

The purpose underlying the endurance of every affliction, the bearing of all tribulations, the sacrifice of life itself, and the shedding of the blood of countless blessed souls [3.5s]

NJB_v01#08 p.005-006x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1989

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-27

140

Persian

Call to action; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God

مقصود مظاهر مقدسه الهیه تربیت نفوس مقدسه بوده بعضی چنان گمان نمودند که مقصد

The purpose of the divine Manifestations has been the education of holy souls.

MSBH8.207, BDA1.392.11

MHMD1.411-412

ABU1615

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

190

Persian

مقصد از اصحاب کهف نفوسی بودند که از احوال دنیا گذشتند آن اشخاصی که از شدت انجذب بنفحات الهی استغال بحق

The purpose of the Companions of the Cave were they who had detached themselves from worldly conditions, those souls who, through their intense attraction to the divine fragrances, became occupied with the True One [3.5s]

KHH2.290

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01975

280

mixed

Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones

ای یاران رحمانی شمس حقیقت بر آفاق قلوب اشراق نورانیت محبت نمود و غمام موهبت

The purpose of the appearance of the holy Manifestations hath ever been the establishment of fellowship and love in the world of humanity

INBA87:424, INBA52:447a

BRL_DAK#1040, BRL_CONF2018P#15x, MMK2#187 p.135

BRL_CONF2018#15x

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3151

Words spoken on 1915-10-17 in Haifa

Persian

مقصود از امتداد زمانی است یعنی قوانین و احکام این دوره اگر هم چند هزار سال بگیرد بدون شک در عالم ظهور جلوه خواهد نمود

The purpose of temporal extension signifieth that the laws and ordinances of this Dispensation shall, without doubt, be made manifest in the realm of creation, even should it endure for thousands of years [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-17

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations

ABU1847

Words spoken on 1915-10-26 in Bahji

160

Persian

مقصد از سوزاندن چراغ نه برای روضه است، بل برای نفوسی که وارد می شوند است که به آن واسطه ذکر کنند والا خود روضه مقدس است

The purpose of kindling the lamp is not for the shrine itself, but rather for such souls as enter therein, that through this means they may be moved to remembrance; for in truth the shrine itself is sanctified [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-26

Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Shrines and Holy places

AB10616

Persian

مقصود از آمدن در عالم وجود تحصيل نتيجهء محمود است و آن ايمان و ايقان و محبّت حضرت يزدان

The purpose of coming into the world of existence is the attainment of a praiseworthy outcome, and that is faith and certitude and love for the Lord God [3.5s]

MMK3#180 p.126x

Bringing forth results; fruit; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

ABU3603

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

The pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure.

AIL.107

ABU3726

Words spoken on 1913-06-02 in Paris

Persian

Chastisement and requital; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity

حفظ امر اللّٰه و وحدت اهل بها منوط بثبوت بر عهد اللّٰه است و آثار قلم میثاق مبیّن آیات

The protection of the Cause of God and the unity of the people of Baha are dependent on firmness in the Covenant of God and adherence

BDA2.329-330

MHMD2.437

ABU3184

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The Prophets of the Word could not sin. They possess the power and will to violate the Will of God, but the desire to do so is never present in them.

TDLA.010, BLO_PN#104

Free will and predestination; fate; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]

AB00689

Two Kinds of Prophecy

470

Persian

Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká

انبیا را استفاضه از فیض عمومی نامتناهی الهی و همچنین استفاضه از فیض

The Prophets of God draw upon both His boundless universal grace and upon His particular grace, that is, upon divine revelation and inspiration.

BRL_TTTP#02

BRL_TTT#02

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God

ABU1207

Public address given on 1913-02-19

260

Persian

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Manifestation of God as educator; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

انبیای الهی و عقلا و فلاسفهٴ عالم در هر حال تربیترا از برای عالم خلقت اهم امورو اعظم شئون گفتند

The prophets of God are the real Instructors and Educators, so that the morality of the people is improved, the ignorant become wise, the blind receive sight

BDA2.147x

DAS.1913-02-19, MHMD2.184x

ABU1460

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

220

the Prophets and Suns of God possess two states or conditions. First, the spiritual, second, the material. In their spiritual estate or condition they reflect entirely the perfect bounties of God

PN_1901 p004, NRMM.208

Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU3486

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The Prophets and Holy Men always went into the wilderness to pray. Many of them walked upon Mount Carmel and communed with God.

TDLA.009, BLO_PN#104

Meditation; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Mount Carmel

ABU2446

Words spoken on 1915-07-02 in Haifa

Persian

حضرت رسول می فرماید رحمة الله شیبة شابت فی الاسلام. حالا نفحات الله علی شعر ابیض فی عبودیة البهاء

The Prophet - may peace be upon Him - hath declared: "Divine mercy descendeth upon grey hairs that have grown hoary in Islam." Now doth the fragrant breeze of God waft over white hair grown in servitude unto Bahá [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-02

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Word of God and human limitations

ABU2229

Words spoken on 1912-12-24 in London

110

Persian

Heat and motion; John the Baptist; Power of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

حرارت در جمیع اشیا موجود است اما قوه ای لازم که آن را ظاهر کند همچنین در عالم دیانت

The property of heat exists in all things, but a power is needed for that heat to be made manifest. In the realm of religion, it is the power of Baha'u'llah that causes the heat of the love of God

BDA2.041

MHMD2.047-048

ABU0516

Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11

530

The proper spirit in which to visit places hallowed by remembrances of Christ... To be a Bahai simply means to love all the world; to love humanity and try to serve it; to work for universal peace and universal brotherhood…. The world in the past has been ruled by force

COMP_WOMENP#025x

BRL_WOMEN#025x, COC#2116x, LOG#2079x, SW_v03#03 p.004-005, SW_v09#07 p.087, SW_v13#05 p.115, SW_v19#02 p.052, VLAB.084x, BNE.071x, BNE.083x, BNE.149x, BLO_PN#002x

Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Freedom of thought and action; Humor; jokes; Role and station of women; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU2566

Words spoken on 1913-01-26 in Paris

Persian

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ترقی هر شیئی در صقع آن است در مراتب جماد و نبات و حیوان و انسان چون ملاحظه شود

The progress of any things occurs within its own station. When one considers the mineral, vegetable, animal, and human stations

BDA2.106

MHMD2.130

ABU1698

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-24

180

The progress and adornment of a country depends upon the qualities and perceptions of its people and not upon its monuments, parks... In the beginning we were all shut up in the military barrack

DAS.1915-02-24

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU2387

Words spoken on 1913-09-05 in Ramleh

100

The program of such fete days must be so prepared as to yield a permanent result. As they are the days of freedom from work

DAS.1913-09-05, ABIE.282, BLO_PN#007

Consultation; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU0221

Words spoken on 1914-02-04

870

Persian

انبار طهران جائی نبود که کسی بتواند یک ماه زیست کند واقعا محل عجیبی بود زیر زمینی بود

The prison storehouse of Tehran was no place where any soul could survive for even a month. Verily, it was a strange place, situated underground [3.5s]

ASAT1.232-236

Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00560

530

mixed

نامه های مطبوعه عبدالبهاء که بخط خوش خویش طبع نموده بودید رسید ... احبّآء الهی غافل و یحیائیها شب و روز در فساد بهر حزبی که برسند بهائیان را بحزبی دیگر

The printed letters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, which thou hadst published in thine own graceful handwriting, have arrived... The beloved of God remain unaware, while the followers of Yahyá, night and day, spread corruption, attributing to every faction they meet the Bahá'ís' allegiance to another [3.5s]

INBA79.069

MAS5.224x, RMT.314-315x

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications

ABU0836

Words to Mrs Stannard, spoken on 1913-10-11

360

The Principles of the Bahá'í Cause are the pure seeds which we are sowing in the fertile ground.

DAS.1913-10-11

Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

ABU1072

Words spoken on 1912-09-17 in Chicago

290

Persian

Education of children; moral education; Martyrs and martyrdom; Newspapers and the media; publications; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

اعظم از اساس اپتراکیون در ادیان الهی موجود مثلاً در حکم آلهی و یؤثرون علی انفسهم

The principles of socialism are outstripped in the religions of God.

BDA1.251.06

MHMD1.269-270

ABU2338

Words to Mr Newman, spoken on 1914-06-09

100

The principal aim of this Movement is to investigate reality and promote the underlying unity of the world's religions. His Holiness Baha'o'llah suffered imprisonment

DAS.1914-06-09, SW_v09#10 p.109

Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Suffering and imprisonment

AB01545

Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr?

310

mixed

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Huqúqu'lláh

اول فریضه اصحاب شور خلوص نیت و نورانیت حقیقت و انقطاع از ما سوی الله و انجذاب

The prime requisites for them that take counsel together are purity of motive, radiance of spirit, detachment from all else save God… A third requisite is the promulgation of the divine commandments among the friends

INBA16:216, INBA88:287, INBA89:018

BRL_HUQUQP#091x, MKT3.504, MMK1#043 p.083, MILAN.083, AKHA_134BE #15 p.586, AKHA_133BE #12 p.314, AMK.048-050, AVK4.314cx, OOL.C015

SWAB#043, BRL_HUQUQ#091x, BADM.021bx, COC#0174x, COC#0175x, COC#1171x, COC#1370x, COC#1392x, DAS.1913-10-21x

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Consultation; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Education of children; moral education; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations

AB09044

Persian

صدر اعظم میرزا آقا خان وقتیکه ایران را در تحت استیلا داشت

The Prime Minister, Mírzá Áqá Khán, when he held dominion over Persia [3.5s]

IQN.234

Exhortations and counsels; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU3744

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14

Persian

دیشب رئیس مجلس گفت حضرت بهآءاللّٰه اعظم مظاهر الهیّه است و ذکر عظمت امر اللّٰه را نمود

The president of last night's gathering stated that Baha'u'llah was the greatest of God's Manfiestations… Yet, the inhabitants of Paris do not share the spirituality and zeal of the Americans, who are truly something else

BDA2.138

MHMD2.171

ABU2720

Words spoken at Hearst estate in Pleasanton, 1912-10-14

Persian

Elections; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

باید شخصی رئیس باشد که خود اصرار در ریاست نداشته باشد فی الحقیقه در خیال شهرت و برتری نباشد

The president must be a man who does not insistently seek the presidency. He should be a person free from all thoughts of name and rank; rather, he should say, 'I am unworthy and incapable of this position

BDA1.309.12

MHMD1.327, VLAB.107

ABU1218

Words spoken on 1914-10-12 in Haifa

260

The present condition of the Baha'i Cause in Germany is most satisfactory... Some of the German friends have asked that victory be given to Germany. We are not interfering with either party... May they attain to such heights of altruism as to be ready to sacrifice their lives for each other!

DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v07#18 p.188x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; War and peace

ABU3173

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

The prayerful attitude is attained by two means. Just as a man who is going to deliver a lecture prepares therefor

SW_v08#04 p.043, AHF.019

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]

ABU1153

Address to the Baha'is at Temple site in Chicago, 1912-05-01

280

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

The power which has gathered you here today notwithstanding the cold and windy weather

BDA1.063n

PUP#030 (p.071-072), SW_v03#04 p.008-009, SW_v06#17 p.145-146, PN_1912 p079

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

MHMD1.072

ABU3715

Words to Ms Richard and others, spoken on 1913-05-12 in Paris

Persian

Call to action; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

قوّهٴ روح القدس هر ضعیفی را قوی نماید به‌بینید قوم ذلیل اسرائیل را چگونه عزیز نمود ماهیگیر را شهیر آفاق کرد

The power of the Holy Spirit makes every weak one strong. Observe how it exalted the abased people of Israel!

BDA2.297-298

MHMD2.393

ABU2083

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

130

The poor of this world suffer: we should care for them. The poor are nearer the kingdom of heaven than the rich.

AELT.215-216

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2987

Words to Mirza Munir, spoken on 1912-03-26

Persian

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

بیچاره گمنام شد و در ملک و ملکوت ذلیل گردید چه عزتی داشت ولی چون قدر ندانست

The poor man [Kheiralla] has become nameless and debased both in this world and in the Kingdom. What a high honor he had!

BDA1.011.01

MHMD1.016

ABU2234

Words spoken on 1915-07-23 in Haifa

110

Persian

سیاسیون عالم برآنند که چیزی که سبب ترقیات مادی و عقلی است حرب است. ولی خودشان عربان بادیه را حقیر

The politicians of the world maintain that war is the cause of material and intellectual progress [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-23

War and peace

ABU3355

Words spoken in Jul. 1912 in the United States

The point to which all eyes should turn is One. All eyes must turn their attention

SW_v08#14 p.189, SW_v11#14 p.239

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3007

Persian

قرة ‌العین که معروف آفاق است وقتی که مؤمن بخدا شد منجذب بنفحات الهی گشت

The Point of the Eye, who became renowned throughout all regions, when she believed in God, was drawn unto the divine fragrances [3.5s]

ASAT4.496a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB11352

mixed

مکتوب مطبوع که از بهائیان غرب به بهائیان شرق مرقوم شده بود ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون به حقائق و اسرار حضرت بیچون بود یقین است که احبّای ایران را سبب روح و ریحان گردد

The pleasing letter that was written by the Bahá'ís of the West to the Bahá'ís of the East was perused. Its contents were replete with the verities and mysteries of the Incomparable Lord. Assuredly it shall be a source of joy and delight to the beloved ones in Iran [3.5s]

NJB_v01#19a p.008x

Prophecy and fulfillment; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3072

Words to two actors, spoken on 1913-04-02

The plays should endeavor to elevate the ideals of humanity and not degrade them. The theatre is like unto a school and the playwrights must ever think how to educate his audience

DAS.1913-04-02

Literature; drama; humanities; the arts

AB11499

mixed

اعراب کلمات مبارکه بقاعدهٴ عربیّه جائز ، آیات صحیحه را باید ترتیل نمود نه آیات مشکوکه که احتمال غلط از کاتب دارد

The placing of diacritical marks upon the blessed words according to the rules of Arabic grammar is permissible; the authentic verses should be intoned, not those that are doubtful and may contain scribal errors [3.5s]

AVK4.029.02x

Call to action; Law of Huququ'llah; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0837

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-02-06

360

The pilgrims were at Acca yesterday. I am now planning to go there myself to visit the Holy Tomb of the Blessed Perfection. Such a holy visit depends however upon the condition of the heart.

DAS.1914-02-06

Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0920

Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-10-28

330

Persian

زیارت باید در نهایت تضرع و ابتهال باشد والا زیارت نیست تماشا است اینهمه نفوس

The pilgrimage to the Holy Tomb must be done with spiritual concentration, attention and humility; it must not be like the automaton pilgrimage of Mohamedans or Christians

KHH1.122-123 (1.171-172)

KHHE.185-186, DAS.1914-10-28

Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1776

Words to Mr Crewe of Newfoundland, spoken on 1913-03-02

170

The physical body is accidental and the inherent quality of every accidental composition one of which is decomposition. For example, the inherent quality of a house

DAS.1913-03-02

Composition and decomposition; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU1363

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-22

230

The physical body has also a share. When I was in America a number of Christians came to me and asked a most subtle and difficult question.

DAS.1915-05-22

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Christian clergy

ABU0572

Public address given on 1912-08-17

490

Human reality created in the image of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

The physical beauty of this place is very wonderful. We hope that a spiritual charm

PUP#090 (p.261-263)

AB11407

Persian

آن عکس که مرقوم نموده اید عکس جمال مبارک نیست آن عکس جناب کلیم

The photograph whereof thou didst write is not the likeness of the Blessed Beauty, but rather the photograph of Jinab-i-Kalím [3.5s]

ASAT5.095x

Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Promotion of commerce and industry

ABU2461

Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris

Persian

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Transcendence; unknowability of God

فلاسفه هم هر یک قوه و با حقیقت کلیه ا‌ی را مصدر کائنات گویند با انبیا اختلافشان

The philosophers, too, each maintain that a power or Universal Reality is the source of all beings. Their only difference with the prophets

BDA2.300

MHMD2.397

ABU2544

Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-04-19

Persian

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity; Universal language

از کنار نهر گنگا از هند بایران رفتند و پس از کهرت و تعد و قبائل بعضی رو

The Persians, the Austrians, the Germans, the French, the Italian and the English people belong to one common stock of Aryan race…

BDA2.247

DAS.1913-04-19, MHMD2.320

ABU2830

Words to two Persians from Tihran, spoken on 1912-08-24

Persian

Chastisement and requital; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people

ایرانیان بدست خویش خانهٴ خود را خراب کردند بامید ساختن خانهٴ دیگر ولی حال در صحرا بی لانه و آشیانه مانده اند با انکه نوشتنیم

The Persians destroyed their home with their own hands in the hope of building another one; but now thy are left in the desert without a home or shelter.

BDA1.204.14

MHMD1.221

ABU0870

Words to Mon. Richard, spoken on 1913-05-10

350

the Persian Bahá'í women ... are being educated and new ideals spread amongst them. Their hearts and consciences are free.

DAS.1913-05-10, BSTW#360

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Equality of men and women; Law of transformation and change; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1666

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05

180

Persian

Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

بقای آنها نسبت بنفوس مقدسه مانند فناست مثل این چوب که وجود دارد ولی نسبت بعالم انسانی

The permanence of those souls, when compared with that of the sanctified souls, is even as non-existence itself

BDA2.010

MHMD2.012

AB02859

220

Arabic

النفحات المعطره التی نفحت من ریاض الملکوت الابهی و النسمات المعنبره التی تهب

The perfumed fragrances wafted from the celestial and glorious paradise, and the musk-laden breezes of the divine and heavenly concourse rest upon thy resplendent resting-place and thy renowned shrine

INBA87:320c, INBA52:326

KHAF.215

GEN.178-179

Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Visitation Tablets

AB09737

The perfect man is a mine of mercy and benevolence. It is necessary to be kind to both man and animal

DAS.1913-03-20x

Compassion; kindness; Kindness to and rights of animals

ABU1764

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

170

The people who come here are divided into two classes. One comes here as dead and returns alive

AHF.005-006

Differences in human capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

ABU2066

Words spoken on 1913-05-07 in Paris

130

Persian

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

نفوس خاکی در قید قصرند اما دوستان الهی در خیال قبر خداوند برای شماها قصری ابدی ساخته

The people who are attached to this earth are bound by palaces, but the friends of God have their thoughts fixed on the grave

BDA2.288

MHMD2.380

ABU3310

Words spoken on 1915-07-21 in Haifa

Persian

مردم بر سنگهائی که حواریین برآن نشسته بودند سجده می کردند و این از اثر نسبت الی الله و از قوهٴ بقای حقیقت آنها است که حتی جلوسشان بر سنگ این تأثیر را دارد

The people prostrated themselves before the stones whereon the apostles had been seated, and this proceedeth from their connection with God and from the potency of their enduring reality, such that even their mere act of sitting upon a stone hath produced such an effect [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-21

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Power of faith; power of the spirit

ABU2386

Words to Persian students, spoken on 1913-09-05

100

The people of this country are not interested to read these articles and addresses and if you ask from those few

DAS.1913-09-05, ABIE.281, BLO_PN#007

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2438

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14

The people of Paris are of two kinds. First, the followers of a dogmatic religion; second, the free-thinkers. The former follow blindly the priests; the latter does not like to hear the word of religion mentioned.

DAS.1913-02-14

Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU1075

Words spoken on 1913-03-28 in Paris

290

Persian

Contention and conflict; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

باید اهل ادیان و اوطان و اجناس جمیع ملل عالم ترک تعصبات باطله و امتیازات

The people of every religion, nation and race--all the peoples of the world--must so abandon their idle prejudices

BDA2.204-205

MHMD2.261-262

ABU0316

Public address given on 1912-08-05

710

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

The people of Christianity have clung to literal interpretation of the statement in the Gospel.... You have asked concerning approval of Christian Science treatment and healing. Spirit has influence

PUP#087 (p.245-247), BSC.379 #710, SW_v03#18 p.004-006, SW_v08#04 p.045-046

Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Power of prayer; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU0298

Words spoken to Kathryn Frankland at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-08

740

The people here are like animals. They are not awake. They are very negligent... These souls have life, not spiritual life...

PN_1920 p040, PN_1920 p098, PN_1920_heh_haifa p071

Equality of men and women; Murder; causing physical harm; Reward and punishment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1107

Words spoken on 1904-04-18

290

The people have not understood the meaning of baptism. In one place in the Gospels

SW_v09#09 p.103

John the Baptist; Literal interpretation; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Spiritual baptism; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2712

Words spoken on 1915-09-01 in Haifa

Persian

اهالی خیلی در صدمه هستند زیرا همه اولادهایشان را به سربازی برده اند. چون صدای اشعار [را] از بالا بشنوند

The people are sorely afflicted, for their sons have been taken into military service. When they hear the verses from above [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-01

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2242

Words spoken on 1913-02-24 in Paris

110

Persian

Christ; Christianity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

مردم خیلی غافلند باید آنها را بزور فهماند که در زمان مسیح چه قدر مضطرب

The people are oblivious indeed. One must take great pains to help them appreciate the degree of agitation that had seized the apostles of Christ

BDA2.157-158

MHMD2.198

AB11055

Arabic

قد تشهق الطاوس فی فردوس ملکوت الابهی و هدرت الورقاء فی حدیقه القدس ایکه البقاء

The peacock hath cried out in the paradise of the Abhá Kingdom, and the dove hath warbled in the sacred garden, the eternal bower [3.5s]

INBA59:103b

ABU2240

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-10

110

Persian

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

فقیر صابر بهتر از غنی شاکر است اما فقیر شاکر بهتر از فقیر صابر است و بهتر از همه غنی نتفق است

The patient poor are better than the thankful rich. But the thankful poor are better than the patient poor. And the best of all is the rich-giver who is free from temptations or tests, who becomes the cause of the happiness of mankind.... At the time of his death a king longed for the station of a poor man

KHMT.194x, MAS5.227, BDA1.185.10

SW_v19#12 p.379-380, MHMD1.201, ROB2.281, STAB#042

ABU2613

Words spoken on 1913-01-23 in Paris

The Parisian people are submerged in a sea of materialism. They are intoxicated with the wine of desire and selfish appetites. They think these material objects are permanent.

DAS.1913-01-23

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0106

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-24

1200

The parents must exert their utmost effort; thus their children may learn trades and professions... In this dispensation to study an art is prayer... When we were imprisoned in the barrack, one day, the Blessed Perfection spoke about the necessity of industrial education

DAS.1915-05-24

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Education of children; moral education; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship

AB08645

Persian

امر مهمّ ايمان و ايقان است و خدمت به امر الله و نشر نفحات الله و ايقاد نار محبّت اللّه در فکر اين باشيد و الّا امور حيات دنيا

The paramount matter is faith and certitude, service to the Cause of God, diffusion of the divine fragrances, and the kindling of the fire of the love of God. Let thy thoughts be centered upon these, and not upon the affairs of this earthly life [3.5s]

MMK3#088 p.058x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU0365

Interview with W. A. Lawson of the Sacramento Bee, 1912-10-26

660

The papers write that up themselves. I do not claim to be a prophet at all… He is founding the basis of all the religions by declaring that the fundamental basis of divine religions are one and the same. It is not a new religion in that sense at all.

ECN.913, ECN.409+526x

Critique of Western values; culture; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause

ABU0717

Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-12

410

The owner of this house was a native of Beirut. He himself used to live here. When the government gave permission for us to leave the barracks we wanted to rent a house.

PN_1919 p081

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

AB08501

Arabic

ان الفیوضات الالهیه و الاشراقات الرحمانیه علی قسمین منها ما هو بوسائط المجالی

The outpourings of God’s grace and the splendors of His compassion are of two kinds. There is the kind that is transmitted through the Intermediaries of Manifestations

MKT6.005a, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.231, MUH3.286, YHA2.935, DLH2.222

BTO#12

Manifestation of God as mediator; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions

ABU3534

The outpouring of the Holy Spirit changes the small acorn into an over-shadowing tree

SW_v08#08 p.103

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU3403

Words to some Arab visitors, spoken on 1913-11-10

The outer sacrifice of the sheep is a symbol of inner sacrifice. One must sacrifice his life, his identity, his being in the Path of God.

DAS.1913-11-10

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Outward and inward meanings; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2743

Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris

Persian

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

عثمانیها هنوز نمیدانند چه باید کرد با آنکه حال بخوبی میتوانند مخالفین خود را در حالت

The Ottomans still do not know what must be done, despite their full knowledge that their present position affords them

BDA2.183

MHMD2.233

ABU0692

Words to H.E.H et al, spoken on 1913-11-05

420

The other day we touched upon the subject concerning the object of the appearance of the Prophets. For what purpose did God send Moses?

DAS.1913-11-05

Limits of the intellect; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; Power of the Manifestation of God; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1445

Words spoken on 1916-07-29 in Haifa

220

Persian

مبدأ این از اسلام است، شفاخانه می گفتند. حضرات اروپائیها آمدند اینجا، لویز سابع رفت در فرانسه تأسیس نمود

The origin of this was from Islam, where it was known as a house of healing. The Europeans came hither, and Louis the Seventh established it in France [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-07-29

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

ABU0026

Interview with Rev. J. T. Bixby at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-13

1930

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

The origin of man is one; the consummate intention of all human existence must likewise be one.... The solution of economic questions... Consider the kingdom of the animals; there is no strife among them on account

BSC.446 #813x, SW_v03#08 p.005-008, SW_v07#15 p.147, SW_v12#05 p.107-108

ABU0013

Words spoken on 1912-10-06 in San Francisco

2260

Persian

Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity in diversity; War and peace

حقیقت الوهیت بر جمیع کائنات بمحبت طلوع نموده زیرا محبت اعظم فیض الهی است مصدر

The origin of creation is love, inasmuch as love is the greatest of divine effulgences. The reality of divinity has cast an effulgence of love upon all phenomena.

BRL_DAK#0653, PYB#234 p.11x, PYM.026x, KHTB2.255, NJB_v05#16 p.002

ECN.235+1090

MHMD1.307

AB05932

140

mixed

ذبیح ملیحا ترتیب پوسته و برید در اینعصر جدید تنظیم گردیده اگر چه چاپار در

The organization of the postal and courier system in this new age has indeed been arranged, even though couriers in [3.5s]

AKHA_129BE #12 p.a, MAS5.067

Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU3218

Words to Miss Rosenberg, spoken around 1909-01-09

the one essential, the only thing to do was that the members of the little groups should love each other very much and be devoted friends. The more they loved each other, the more the meetings would attract and draw others, and the more they loved, the more their influence would be felt.

SW_v07#11 p.107, PN_1909 p072, PN_1909 p104

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Growth of the Cause; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

ABU0875

350

The obstacle which prevents the so-called religious man from accepting the teachings of God is literal interpretation.

DWN_v2#12 p.094-095, ADP.036-038

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Literal interpretation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Outward and inward meanings; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2627

Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21

The objective aims are: The oneness of the world of humanity

DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p006

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU2302

Words spoken on 1914-08-20

110

The object of the dawn of the Morn of Guidance and the effulgence of the Sun of

DAS.1914-08-20, SW_v08#10 p.135

Being a source of light; guidance; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2749

Words to Mr Kinney's students, spoken on 1912-12-04

Persian

Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ

مقصود از تلاوت و قرائت پی بردن بحقائق آیات و اسرار کتابست اگر تنها خواندن بود بایستی ملت یهود جمیع مؤمن مسیح شده باشند

The object of reading and reciting is to understand the inner significance of the verses and mysteries of the Book. Had reading sufficed

BDA1.404.08

MHMD1.423

ABU3150

Words to visitors, spoken on 1912-05-02

Persian

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

مقصد از طی مصافت و تحمل صعوبت سطوع نورانیت در عالم غرب بوده زیرا در ممالک

The object of my undertaking such a long journey with all its inconveniences has been to bring about spiritual illumination in the Occident

BDA1.064.16

SW_v19#04 p.112, MHMD1.073

ABU2964

Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London

The object of all the prophets has been the purification of the souls... Today we are standing before the illimitable sea; let us not deprive ourselves.

DAS.1913-01-19, SW_v09#14 p.162x

Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0846

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-03

360

The object is that all affairs ought to be referred to the Convention... The essential thing now is teaching.

PN_1919 p063, PN_1920 p005, PN_1920 p013, PN_1920 p023

Consultation; Contention and conflict; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB09127

mixed

اشرفا شرف عالم انسانی امروز بموهبت ربانیست و عزت ابدیه در آفاق بپرتو اشراق

The nobility and exaltation of the human world today are due to divine bounty, and eternal glory shineth across all horizons through the radiance of enlightenment [3.5s]

MKT9.003a, HDQI.282a, ANDA#41-42 p.08

High station of the true believer; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB11247

Persian

همشیره زادهها را نهایت محبت و مهربانی بدرجه بحری

The nieces and nephews are to be treated with a love and kindness exceeding even the vastness of the ocean [3.5s]

DUR4.661

AB11319

Cablegram

Persian

از خبر صعود سمندر محزون منتجین ایشانرا تسلیت گواید ورقا در اول بهار بیایند

The news of Samandar's ascension hath brought sorrow to his collaborators. Convey unto them heartfelt condolences. Varqá shall arrive at the onset of spring [3.5s]

AVK4.298bx

ABU0313

Words spoken in 1900

720

The mystery of sacrifice: There are many meanings for these words. Every one of the friends of God has two stations; one of the station of mankind and the other of spirituality.

PN_1900 p002, PN_1900 p057, PN_unsorted p143

Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB11680

230

mixed

نامه مشکین که بپدر مهربان مرقوم نموده بودید بنهایت روح و ریحان حرفا بحرف

The musk-laden message which you had written to your kind father was read, word for word

SFI18.273

LOIR20.168-169

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU3507

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

the Muhammadans [are] accustomed to think Mahomet the greater because of his title 'Seal of the Prophets', but in the time of Jesus spirituality and the spiritual life was far greater.

PN_1901 p008, NRMM.215

Christ; Christianity; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Muhammad; Islam; Seal of the Prophets; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU2510

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The mountain is large, but it has no intelligence. The diamond is small, but it is filled with light. The elephant produces no melody

TDLA.039, BLO_PN#104

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Stories; anecdotes

AB01131

370

mixed

ای یاران الهی بشارت کبری اینکه هیکل مطهر منور مقدس حضرت اعلی روحی له الفداء

The most joyful tidings is this, that the holy, the luminous body of the Bab ... after having for sixty years been transferred from place to place

INBA16:229

BRL_DAK#1075, AKHA_107BE #02-03 p.40, ASAT5.028x, AHB.130BE #03-04 p.11, AHB.110BE #17-18 p.346, AYT.225, HHA.105, DUR3.117, RHQM1.085-086 (114) (066-067), YHA1.126x (1.256), MLK.065, QT108.044-045

GPB.276x, ABCC.126

Growth of the Cause; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places

ABU1770

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-06-30

170

The most important thing is that which comes through the Spirit - the breath of the Holy Spirit... Without firmness there will be no result. Trees must be firm in the ground to give fruit.

SW_v08#08 p.100x, PN_1909 p003, PN_1909 p074, PN_1909B p006, PN_1909C p071, DJT.020-021x, BLO_PN#027x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU3222

Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-15

The most important thing is deeds. Good deeds are accepted by all nations and religions. As to presenting the teachings by word, the teacher must be as a skillful physician

AHV.019, BLO_PN#045

Being a source of light; guidance; Goodly deeds; actions; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3170

The most important of all matters in question, and that with which it is most specially necessary to deal effectively, is the promotion of education.

SW_v07#15 p.137, SW_v07#15 p.141-142

Education of children; moral education; Fanaticism and hatred; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal education

ABU2593

Words to a Unitarian woman, spoken on 1912-03-26

Persian

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

مژده مژده که علم ملکوت بلند شد مژده مژده بهار الهی ظاهر گردید مژده مژده ابر رحمت ببارید

The most important of all intentions is to spread the love of God.... Glad tidings, glad tidings, the Sun of love has dawned

BDA1.011.12

DAS.1913-07-15, SW_v14#05 p.129, MHMD1.016-017, ABIE.066, BLO_PN#007

ABU0035

Public address given on 1912-10-06

1800

Christ; Christianity; Oneness; unity of religion; Relativity of religious truth; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity in diversity; War and peace

The most important issue confronting humanity today is one religious in character. Religion should be the cause of fellowship and unity among mankind

ECN.248+976

MHMD1.308

ABU1503

Words to the friends over lunch, spoken on 1913-01-10

210

The most important food is spiritual food. This material food must be eaten three times a day, but whosoever eats of the spiritual food shall never hunger.

DAS.1913-01-10

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech

ABU2722

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

بحر الاعظم جمال مبارک است یعنی جمال مبارک باین صفحات تشریف آوردند

The Most Great Ocean is the Blessed Beauty, meaning that the Blessed Beauty did graciously arrive upon these shores [3.5s]

KHH2.297

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2462

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-14

Persian

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

مبارکترین اوقات وقتی است که با احبای الهی ملاقات مینمایم این بهترین اوقاتست

The most blessed moments of my life are those which I spend in the company of the friends of God. These are the best times.

BDA1.372.11

MHMD1.391

ABU3341

The most advisable thing, therefore, is to ... discuss "Pure and sanctified Living"

SW_v14#02 p.060

Methods of teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1225

Words spoken ca. 1900

260

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Second birth; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

The more you love, the nearer you will be to God. Love is one of the bounties of God. Therefore to love one another is good.

BSC.501 #964x, DWN_v6#05 p.001-002, PN_1900 p061

ABU1948

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-04

150

The more we thank Bahá'u'lláh for these bounties with which He has encircled us, the more numerous will they become. When Bahá'u'lláh in the early history of the Caused desired to test any one

DAS.1913-03-04

Conference of Badasht; Goodly deeds; actions; Scarcity of receptive souls; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

ABU0603

Words to some Zoroastrian Bahá’ís, spoken on 1914-05-06

470

The more union and agreement appear amongst the believers of God the greater will be the divine Confirmations, the more uninterrupted will be the descent ... The cause of God is like unto a college. The believers are like unto the students.

COC#0424x, DAS.1914-05-06, SW_v07#18 p.178-179x, BSTW#052X

Bringing forth results; fruit; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2781

Words to a lawyer, spoken on 1913-12-01

The more the rays of the sun of education are diffused, the less will be the darkness of crime and brutality

DAS.1913-12-01

Call to action; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2588

Words to Mr and Mrs Austin, spoken on 1912-04-01

Persian

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

کاتولیکها هر قدر تعصب نمودند ذلیل تر گشتند تا حال که بترتیب جدید راضی شدند و الا این اشخاص متعصب ترین مذاهب عالمند

The more the Catholics showed prejudice, the more they were debased. Only now have they shown willingness

BDA1.018.17

MHMD1.025

ABU2107

Words to Mr and Mrs Kinney et al around Aug. 1909

130

The more one falls into difficulties the more he finds help so that he will find those difficulties very easy tasks.

PN_1909C p120

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3318

Public address given on 1912-08-08

Persian

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Goodly deeds; actions; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization

هر چه تربیت ظاهری بیشتر شود مسابقهٴ در تعدیات زیادتر می شود اما تربیت روحانی سبب مسابقهٴ در اعمال خیریه و کمالات انسانیه است امیدواریم که ازین تعدیات کاسته و روز بروز بر کمالات روحانیه افزوده شود

The more material education advances, the more competitive is the race in aggression and injustice. But spiritual education is the cause of competition in praiseworthy actions

BDA1.183.06

SW_v19#12 p.379, MHMD1.199

AB01785

290

mixed

اوراق آنجناب ملاحظه شد جمیع اذکار منبعث از محبت و خلوص بود و تفاصیل موجود و

The missives of that honored one were perused. All the expressions therein emanated from love and sincerity, and the details were present [3.5s]

INBA85:368

MKT8.247, AKHA_127BE #05 p.a, YMM.039

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3618

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The miracles of Christ were spiritual teachings, not literal.

TDLA.014, BLO_PN#104

Literal interpretation; Miracles and their interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU1482

The Progress of the Soul: Words spoken ca. 1912-12-26 in London

220

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering.

PT#57 p.191

AB08631

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان ترتیبی که در تعلیم قرار دادید که از بدایت اثبات الوهیت و

The method of instruction which ye have established, beginning with proofs of the existence of God and the oneness of God, the mission of the Prophets and Messengers and Their teachings

INBA84:401

AKHA_103BE #07 p.04, TRBB.059, MJTB.107

COC#0390x, COC#0625x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Methods of teaching the Cause

ABU0699

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-25

420

The method of Bahá'u'lláh will be enforced and the House of Justice will not presume to change it. The purpose of Bahá'u'lláh's arrangement is that man is not to be interfered with in the leaving of his property.

PN_1919 p186, LAT.129-131

Law of inheritance

ABU0281

The Universal Love: Words spoken on 1911-10-24 in Paris

770

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity; Words vs deeds

The Message of Krishna is the message of love. All God's prophets have brought the message of love.... The power of the Holy Spirit enlightening man's intelligence has enabled him to discover

PT#09 p.025, SW_v08#08 p.097x, SAS.108x, CHH.153x

E. Mahony, E. Mahony, Shay & Camila, S. Peyman

ABU0990

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-10

310

The mention of the Cause makes the faith of men firm and strong. Those souls who accept this revelation and then do not engage in teaching and conveying it to others will remain stationary

DAS.1915-03-10

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Music and singing; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of enkindlement in teaching

AB02457

250

The meeting thou hast called at Mr. Bowen's and hast lectured therein was a spiritual gathering

BSTW#364

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05486

Some Answered Questions #065 Faith and Works

140

Persian

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Twin duties of recognition and obedience

از این آیهء مبارکه مقصد اینست که اساس فوز و فلاح عرفان حق است

The meaning of this blessed verse is that the foundation of success and salvation is the recognition of God

MFD#65, OOL.C022.65

SAQ#65

ABU3606

The meaning of the dream I dreamt is now clear and evident. Please God this dynamite will not explode

GPB.271x, VLAB.138

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Predictions and prophecies

AB12036

140

Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

The meaning is this: Although those ill-mannered ones offered thee insults and taunts, cursed and reviled thee

BRL_ATE#114

ABU3455

Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910

The meaning is this -- For instance, take this teapot. It, in its beauty, is of itself in appearance. It is the last of its kind.

Seal of the Prophets; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB05412

The Meaning of Speaking in Tongues

150

Persian

Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká

جواب مقصد حضرات حواریون بلسان ملکوتی تبلیغ مینمودند و آن لسان مطابق جمیع لسانها است

The meaning is that the Apostles taught in a spiritual tongue, a tongue that embraces all tongues.

BRL_TTTP#03, MAS9.021-022x

BRL_TTT#03, TTCT.05-06

Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU3430

Words spoken ca. Aug. 1912 in Dublin, NH

The mature wisdom requires this. I must go everywhere and raise the call of the Kingdom.

SW_v03#15 p.004

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1921

Words spoken on 1916-07-12 in Haifa

150

Persian

مسائل تاریخی تورات از حضرت موسی نیست، از عزراء است. احکامش از موسی است و برهان بر

The matters of history in the Torah are not from Moses, but from Ezra. Its laws are from Moses, and the proof lieth in [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-07-12

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU0109

Public address given on 1912-09-20

1190

Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Education and the development of capacity; Man's distinction from the animal; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Power of the Manifestation of God; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

The materialists hold to the opinion that the world of nature is complete. The divine philosophers declare

LOG#1000x, PUP#106 (p.329-333)

ABU0187

Public address given on 1912-05-31

930

PUP#059 (p.161-163), SW_v05#11 p.169-170

The material world is subject to change and transformation. The Cause of the Kingdom is eternal

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2567

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-06-23

Persian

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization

ترقیات مادیه اروپا بحد یقف می رسد هر امریکه بحد یقف رسید لابد تدنی نماید

The material progress of Europe is approaching its zenith. Everything that reaches its zenith undoubtedly begins to decline.

BDA1.133.01

SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.142-143

ABU2187

Words spoken ca. 1900

120

The material men of this world are like poison to the spiritual. They are the calamities and inconveniences which a man meets in the worldly life…. The people of God have no dependence upon the conditions of this world; they neither become embittered with the bitterness of the cup

BSC.501 #964x, PN_unsorted p146, PN_1900 p062x

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1930

Words to Corinne and Arna True spoken in Feb. 1907

150

Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca

The Master said there were four kinds of light; the light from the lamp was one; but because the face of a man does not give out light

TTCT.31-32

Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU2794

Words to Dickinson Miller, spoken on 1911-08-24

the Master said religion was one truth which the sectarians had divided; however, the Light can be found everywhere... As to mystical experiences: most assuredly the saints and mystics had real experiences. The proof of the reality of the experience was its fruit. If the result was spiritual, we might know the experience was of God.

AIF.1911-08-24, PN_1909B p026, DJT.165, BLO_PN#027

Bringing forth results; fruit; Mystical themes; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3337

Words to Remey and Struven in 1910

The Mashriqu'l-Adhkar must have nine sides, doors, fountains, paths, gateways, columns and gardens

SW_v02#01 p.002, BW_v01p060x

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

ABU2854

Words to some engineers, spoken on 1912-11-03

Persian

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

مشرق الاذکار مدور و دائره شکل است ٩ خیابان ٩ باغچه ٩ حوض با فواره های آب و ٩ دروازه در اطراف دارد

The Mashriqu'l-Adhkar is circular in shape. It has nine paths, nine gardens, nine pools with fountains and nine gates.

BDA1.352.03

MHMD1.370-371

ABU1581

Words spoken in 1912

200

The Mashrak-el-Azkar will be like a beautiful bouquet. The central lofty edifice will have nine sides

SW_v05#05 p.067

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief

ABU3005

Persian

عرس العرب فی البادیة بسیط جداًالعرس یقف علی حجرٍ والعروس تقف علی حجراٍ

The marriage of the Bedouin in the desert is exceedingly simple: the bridegroom standeth upon one stone and the bride upon another [3.5s]

ASAT4.071

Equality of men and women; Moderation; frugality; simplicity

ABU1642

Words to A.M.Boylan, spoken on 1912-06-07

190

The marriage bond is important. Very, very important. Marriage must be strict and pure. You must all be very careful about this. Women and men must not embrace each other when not married... Do not distress them by saying that they should not have done this or that. They will see for themselves.

LOG#1438x, PN_1912 p026, PN_1912 p119, BSTW#148, BSTW#431

Chastity and purity; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU3477

Persian

کیفیة شهادة قرة ‌العین هو انهم اخبروها ان زوجة‌الصدر الاعظم تحب ان تلاقیها فی البستان

The manner of the martyrdom of Qurratu'l-Ayn was that they informed her that the wife of the Grand Vizier desired to meet with her in the garden [3.5s]

ASAT4.496b

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00381

Some Answered Questions #022 The Miracles of Christ

620

Persian

Life and death; Miracles and their interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

مظاهر مقدسهء الهیه مصدر معجزاتند و مظهر آثار عجیبه هر امر مشکلی و غیر ممکنی

The Manifestations of God are sources of miraculous deeds and marvellous signs.

MFD#22, OOL.C022.22

SAQ#22, PN_1905 p007, BAVA.017-019x, BLO_PN#021x

AB11054

Arabic

قد انقطعت الظهورات الی الظهور الاعظم و الرمز المنمنم و نور القدم و مالک الامم

The Manifestations have been cut off [culminated] in this Most Great Manifestation, the hidden Symbol, the Ancient Light, and the Lord of Nations [3.5s]

INBA59:122b

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1406

230

The Manifestation of the Essence of God is like unto the sun, which has different risings. The dawning-places are different, but the sun is always the same.

BSTW#322, BSTW#323

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU2105

Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900

130

The Manifestation (Baha'o'llah) had all the qualities of the sun of Truth manifested

SW_v09#01 p.006

Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0606

Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03

470

The managers of these steamship companies must in a degree look after the comfort and well-being of these men [the coal-carriers]

DAS.1913-12-03

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU1590

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London

200

East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds

The magnet of your love brought me to this country. My hope is that the Divine Light

AIL.054, SW_v02#19 p.006

AB03594

190

Arabic

الاشعة الساطعة من الرفرف الاعلی و الانوار اللامعة من ملکوت الابهی تغشی ارضا سفک فیها ثارک

The luminous rays streaming from the all-highest Realm and the resplendent lights emanating from the Abha Kingdom envelop the land where Thy blood was shed [3.5s]

ABDA.269-270

AB03550

200

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Translation List

عاشقان خلعت هستی از بر افکنند و قبای سرخی از خون شهادت در بر کنند عارفان ردای

The lovers cast off the garment of existence and don the crimson robe dyed in the blood of martyrdom... O my friend! The undying Fire which the Lord of the Kingdom hath kindled in the midst of the holy Tree is burning fiercely in the midmost heart of the world.

SFI11.024-025, MUH1.0175x, YQAZ.227-228x

TAB.405-406x, BWF.354-354x, WOB.111-112x, BSC.491 #943x, BSTW#070x, ADMS#323

Call to action; Effort; striving; Growth of the Cause; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB07769

760

mixed

قد خلقت یا الهی حقیقه الانسان و انشئت یا محبوبی ذاتیه الاکوان لظهور آثار

The loved ones of God must, in accordance with the Divine Texts, show forth the utmost obedience and submission unto government [3.5s]... ...It is incumbent upon every one not to take any step without consulting the Spiritual Assembly

BRL_DAK#1236, AVK3.270.12x

GPB.332x, BADM.021bx

Justice and wrath of God; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Review of publications; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1895

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

160

The love shown by animals is instinctive and not dependent upon their own will--that is, they are endowed with their qualities and use them in a natural way

DLA.032-033, BLO_PN#026

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Free will and predestination; fate; Kindness to and rights of animals; 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

ABU0005

Words to children and other visitors, spoken on 1913-04-27 in Stuttgart

400

Persian

Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Nearness and remoteness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

ببینید محبت اطفال چه قدر خالص است قلوبشان چگونه پاک است

The love of the children is pure, therefore you can see it in their faces. All of us must have love, especially this love, because it is the Love of God. Our hearts must be like the hearts of the children

BDA2.264-266

DAS.1913-04-27x, MHMD2.345-347

ABU2889

Words to Alma Knobloch and others, spoken on 1913-04-25

The love of Bahá'u'lláh is the essence of happiness. Any heart which will become the depository of this love is always happy.

DAS.1913-04-25

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God

ABU2855

Words spoken on 1913-03-05 in Paris

Persian

Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

من باحبای آلمان آنقدر محبت دارم که اگر شعله ئی از این محبت بانها خور

The love I cherish for the German friends is so intense that were a flame of this love to touch them, they would be set ablaze completely

BDA2.169

MHMD2.213

ABU2871

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Grammar and orthography; Predictions and prophecies; Universal language

The love and effort put into Esperanto will not be lost, but no one person can construct a Universal Language.

AIL.094

AB02153

Address to the readers of The Christian Commonwealth, Jan. 1913

270

Persian

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

خداوند عالمیان عالم انسانی را جنت عدن خلق فرموده اگر صلح و سلام و محبت و وفا

The Lord of all mankind hath fashioned this human realm to be a Garden of Eden, an earthly paradise.

MKT4.150, MNMK#119 p.229, MMK1#220 p.265, AKHA_126BE #01 p.b, HHA.234, MJDF.088, NJB_v03#18 p.003, BDA2.098

SWAB#220, BBBD.195-197, SW_v04#01 p.003, MHMD2.119-120

Adam; Adam and Eve; Contention and conflict; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; War and peace

AB03556

200

Persian

نامه مفصل آن بنت ملکوت ملاحظه گردید و بدقت تمام مطالعه شد

The long letter of that daughter of the Kingdom was perused and given great attention... Whenever any soul explains any matter, he must have authority from the verses of God, and the words of the Supreme

YMM.415x

BSTW#052gx, BSTW#189x, BSTW#416x, BSTW#443x

Importance of authoritative interpretation; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0189

Words spoken on 1911-01-21

930

Persian

مثل ایران مثل حاصل سبز و خرم خوبی است که گرفتار برودت شده و برف فراوان بروی آن فرود آمده باشد... وقتی که کاروان مکه وارد بریه الشام

The likeness of Iran is as a verdant and fertile field that hath been seized by bitter cold, and upon which abundant snow hath descended [3.5s]... ...Once a trading caravan from Mecca was passing through Syrian lands. The Egyptian king ordered that the leader of the expedition

NJB_v02#06-07 p.008-009, YFY.266-267

STAB#065

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04558

170

Arabic

قد لاحت انوار المیثاق ساطعه الفجر شدیده الاشراق سبحان العاقد و العاهد و الموکد

The lights of the Covenant have dawned resplendent, brilliant as the morn in their effulgence. Glorified be He Who maketh the Covenant, Who fulfilleth it, and Who confirmeth it [3.5s]

INBA59:225

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB04828

160

Persian

Poetry in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings and Utterances

ای مشتاق ملکوت ابهی انوار حق رخشان شده دریای حق جوشان شده وجه هدی تابان شده

The lights of God glisten. The sea of God surges. His guidance shines brightly.

INBA13:410, INBA55:132, INBA88:313a

BLO_PT#064

Ahdieh

Love of God; Mystical themes; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

AB11405

Persian

Translation List

نور محبت الله از پرتو شمس روشن تر است هر رخی که به ان نور روشمن رشک آفتاب است و غبطه

The light of the love of God is brighter than the rays of the sun. Every face illumined with that light shall rouse the jealousy of the sun and the envy of the shining moon

mixed

نور هدايت از افق اعلی ساطع شد و کوکب عزّت ابديّه از مطلع امکان طالع گرديد

The light of guidance shone forth from the supreme horizon, and the star of eternal glory dawned from the dayspring of contingent being [3.5s]

MMK6#531x

Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness

ABU3447

Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-30

The light is of four kinds: First the light of the sun.... Second, the light of the eye

SW_v08#08 p.098, AHV.025, BLO_PN#045

Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1106

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-05

290

The life of the Arabs in the interior is most simple. Their principal food consists of

DAS.1914-05-05, SW_v08#02 p.018-019

Critique of Western values; culture; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Stories; anecdotes

ABU3469

Arabic

حیاة الانسان لازم یحصل منها نتیجة الاهمیة لیست بطول العمر ام بقصره

The life of man must needs yield forth a fruit of consequence; its significance lieth not in the length or brevity of its duration [3.5s]

YIK.298, ZIAB2.130

ABU1210

Words to some Persians living in Paris, spoken on 1913-05-05

260

Persian

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Work as worship

حیات انسان خیلی عزیز است انسان باید این حیات عزیز را در امری عظیم صرف نماید

The life of man is very precious; so he must spend it in a precious cause. To study the sciences of commerce, agriculture and medicine is very praiseworthy but to concentrate all our time on such things is not good.

BDA2.285

DAS.1913-05-05, MHMD2.375-376

ABU1605

Words spoken on 1915-07-13 in Haifa

190

Persian

حیات اشیاء بآب است بجهت این آیات الهی و فیوضات ربانی بآب تشبیه شده "و انزلنا من السماء ماء وصارت اودیة

The life of all things dependeth upon water, and for this reason have the divine verses and heavenly bounties been likened unto water, "And We sent down from heaven water, and the valleys flowed..." [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-13

Differences in human capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU1098

Words to some Druze friends, spoken around Nov. 1914

290

The life of a judge in the Turkish Empire is the subject of constant satire and the ineffectiveness of Turkish laws and their inadequacy the source of much amusement and diversion.

DAS.1914-11-04

Civil courts; Stories; anecdotes

AB04593

170

mixed

رسائلی که در جواب نفوس ناقضه ميثاق تا به حال احبّای الهی مرقوم نمودند محض اينکه شايد ناقضين منتبه می‌شوند

The letters which the loved ones of God have until now addressed in reply to the violators of the Covenant were solely that perchance these violators might become awakened [3.5s]

MMK6#238x

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU3689

150

The letters that come from the German believers bring me the greatest joy, for the suffocating air of the violation of God's Covenant has not entered their land.

BBBD.361-362

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05940

190

mixed

مکتوبی که مرقوم نموده بودید واصل در کمال اختصار معانی مفصل داشت... ياران فاران را مژده به موهبت کبری ده که نظر عنايت آن مهر تابان

The letter which you had written hath been received, and though most brief, it contained detailed meanings... Give thou the glad-tidings of this supreme bounty unto the friends of Faran, for the glance of providence from that radiant Sun [3.5s]

MMK4#134 p.136x, FRH.208

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB01956

280

Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

The letter which thou hast written was received and its perusal brought me joy, for it indicated that you are extremely pleased

TAB.663-664

AB00925

410

The letter which thou hadst written on December 16, 1918, was received

SW_v10#07 p.137-138

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Universal peace; world unity

AB02536

240

Persian

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; To Set the World in Order

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید در خصوص ایام تابستان مرقوم

The letter was received and its contents became evident. Thou hast written regarding the days of summer, that thou hast vacation for three months

BRL_SWOP#007x

BRL_SWO#007x, TAB.473-474

Grammar and orthography; Growth of the Cause; Law of burial and cremation; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02306

260

mixed

مکتوبی که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم فرموده بودید ملاحظه شد حمد حضرت حقیقی

The letter that ye addressed to his honor Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah hath been perused. Praise be unto the True One [3.5s]

INBA88:270

TISH.210

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05425

150

mixed

نامه آنحضرت مورخ به ۲۲ ربیع الاول سنه ۳۲۵ واصل گردید و بر اوراق مرسله در طی

The letter of Your Holiness, dated the 22nd of Rabi'u'l-Avval 325, hath been received, and upon the pages enclosed therein [3.5s]

MSHR1.038x, MSHR1.083x, MSHR1.099x, MSHR4.149x

Love as fire; Pain of love; love as veil; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01640

310

Persian

نامه آنجناب رسید و بر تفاصیل آگاهی حاصل شد فی الحقیقه چنین است که مرقوم

The letter of your esteemed self arrived, and its details were noted. Indeed, it is as stated [3.5s]

INBA89:229

BRL_DAK#0735

Past, present and future of Iran; Status of kings; future of monarchy

AB07089

120

Persian

نامه ۹ ذی القعده ۳۷ رسید مضمون معلوم گردید حضرت امین چند سال است نهایت ستایش

The letter of the ninth of Dhi'l-Qa'dah 37 was received and its contents were noted. For several years His Honour Amín hath been deserving of the highest praise [3.5s]

YIK.485

Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB11161

Persian

مکتوب یاران غرب باحبّای شرق ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون معانی گوناگون بود

The letter of the friends of the West addressed to the beloved ones of the East was perused, and its contents were replete with diverse meanings [3.5s]

NJB_v01#19a p.008x

East and West; communication between East and West; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB10223

Persian

جناب میرزا عنایت نامه ملاحظه گردید شکوه از تاخیر ظهور آثار عنایت در حق عنایت

The letter of Jinab-i-Mirza 'Inayat was perused. It contained a complaint regarding the delay in the manifestation of divine favors [3.5s]

DUR4.410

Naming of children; of individuals

AB07748

110

Persian

جناب آقا سید یحیی نامه قرائت گردید جمیع گمان میکنند که شما روشیلدید یا قارون

The letter of Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Yahya was read. All suppose you to be a Rothschild or a Qarun [3.5s]

MSHR4.361

Business; financial; property matters; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

AB11658

320

mixed

نامه ۲۹ ذی الحجه رسید الحمد لله دلالت بر ارتفاع امرالله و انجذاب قلوب

The letter of 29 Dhi'l-Hijjah arrived. Praise be to God, it indicates the exaltation of the Cause of God and the attraction of hearts [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0204, YIA.345-346

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Law of pilgrimage; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB07144

120

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal language

The letter no.17 was read. Thou hast written concerning the universal peace, that before long the congress of The Hague

TAB.595-596x, BSTW#154

AB07747

110

Persian

جناب آقا سید اسدالله نامه شما ملاحظه گردید بجناب قائممقامی نامه ای مرقوم شد

The letter from the esteemed Aqa Siyyid Asadullah hath been perused. A letter hath been dispatched unto the respected Qaim-Maqami [3.5s]

INBA17:214

Naming of children; of individuals; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB09688

The letter adorned with the True One’s mention hath been received. Praised be God that under divine favours ye are the recipients of the greatest of all bounties

LTDT.325

Praise and encouragement

ABU2312

Words to Mr And Mrs Holbach, spoken on 1914-01-19

100

The leaders of religion must be the means of binding the hearts together, establishing good-fellowship between the members of the human family

DAS.1914-01-19

Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1170

Words spoken on 1916-08-17 in Haifa

270

Persian

قوانین طبیعت در مجرائی جاری است، هیچ کائنی نیست که بتواند ذره تجاوز از قانون طبیعی نماید. [انسان] به قانون طبیعت

The laws of nature flow in their ordained course, and no created thing can transgress by even an atom's weight from the natural law [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-08-17

Man's distinction from the animal; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of the mind over nature

ABU1959

The Seventh Principle—Equality of Men: Words spoken on 1911-11-15 in Paris

150

Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Relationship between government and people; Unity; oneness of humanity

The Laws of God are not imposition of will, or of power, or pleasure, but the resolutions of truth, reason and justice.' All men are equal before the law, which must reign absolutely

PT#47 p.160

ABU3016

Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-09-18

Persian

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

مسائل و احکام دین الله بر دو قسم است قسمی اساس اصلی احکام روحانیه و اصول سعادت بشریه و تحسین اخلاق

The laws and commandments of God are of two kinds: one set is composed of those essential spiritual principles which are the basis for human prosperity

BDA1.255.03

MHMD1.273

ABU1416

230

The law of peace has come to stay. We are living in the radiant age of peace. We are daily advancing in the path of peace.

SW_v13#11 p.293-294

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace

ABU1322

Words spoken on 1913-11-03 in Ramleh

240

The law of Peace has come to stay. We are living in the radiant age of Peace. The Angels of Peace are hovering above our heads.

DAS.1913-11-03, PN_1913-14_heh p013

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0324

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-23

710

The law of Jihad has ever been a veritable firebrand with which the Ulamas of Islam have threatened the world from time to time. In former ages its moral influence

DAS.1914-11-23

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

ABU0367

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

650

Persian

شریعت الله بر دو قسم است یک قسم اساس دین الله و آن تعلق بروحانیات دارد

The Law of God is of two kinds: One kind is the foundation of the Religion of God and pertaineth unto spiritual things [3.5s]

KHH2.262-265

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion

ABU1977

Words spoken on 1913-02-09 in Paris

140

Persian

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

جبران مرحوم در امر الله مؤمن خالص بود و یک رسالهٴ استدلالیه در اثبات امر الله نوشت

The late Gabriel [Sacy] was a pure believer in the Cause of God, and he composed a treatise to logically prove its truth

BDA2.127-128

MHMD2.159

ABU3381

Words to Haji Amin and Daniel Jenkyn, spoken on 1912-12-29

The language of the heart is more eloquent than the physical tongue. When two hearts are united astonishing results will be realized. But a perfect union is necessary.

DAS.1912-12-29

Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB04557

170

mixed

شمع روشن است و انجمن روحانیان گلزار و گلشن نفحات قدس منتشر است و نسائم حدآئق

The lamp is ablaze, and the assembly of the spiritual ones is a rose garden in full bloom. The holy fragrances are diffused, and the breezes of paradise waft [3.5s]

INBA13:402, INBA55:234, INBA59:151, INBA88:053

MMK2#050 p.039, AHB.120BE #07 p.000, SFI17.016

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB08380

100

Persian

بهمنا گریه ابر بهمن را خنده گلزار و چمن در پی و سبزی و خرمی و شکوفه و گل و ریاحین

The lamentation of the winter cloud precedes the laughter of the garden and meadow, followed by verdure, freshness, blossoms, flowers, and sweet-scented herbs [3.5s]

YARP2.371 p.294, PPAR.111, QUM.243c

Spiritual springtime

AB08191

100

Persian

زحمات آنجناب در این سفر بی حدّ و پایان و مشکلات عظیمه ظاهر و نمایان

The labours of your honour in this journey were boundless and infinite, and mighty were the tribulations, manifest and evident [3.5s]

AVK1.000.20x, MSBH7.101x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03274

Some Answered Questions #035 Free Will and Foreknowledge

210

Persian

Free will and predestination; fate; God's knowledge; Predictions and prophecies; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God

علم بشیء سبب حصول شیء نیست زیرا علم ذاتی حق محیط بر حقائق اشیاء قبل وجود اشیاء

The knowledge of a thing is not the cause of its occurrence; for the essential knowledge of God encompasses the realities

MFD#35, OOL.C022.35

SAQ#35

ABU3041

the kings and rulers of the world are not yet ready to acknowledge that universal peace is conducive to the life of the world of humanity.

SW_v07#15 p.136-137

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

ABU3569

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-03

Persian

Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Infinity and eternity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

سلطنت الهی قدیم است و مادام خالق بوده خلق هم داشته

The Kingdom of God is pre-existent and, since He is the Creator; without doubt He has always had a creation.

BDA1.144.16

MHMD1.155-156

ABU1555

Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-21

200

The Kingdom of God is likened unto a garden and the gardener is a blessed Manifestation. The gardener comes and finds the trees unfruitful and the garden in disorder.

PN_1901 p075, BLO_PN#109

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU3053

Words spoken on 1914-02-27 in Haifa

The Kingdom of God is like into this garden. It contains many kind of trees. In due season the trees must not only produce leaves and blossoms

DAS.1914-02-27

Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB03464

200

Persian

ملکوت الهی بقوّهء کلمة اللّه و تأييد روح القدس در عالم وجود تأسيس شد و انوار صلح و سلام از شمس حقيقت

The Kingdom of God hath been established in the world of existence through the power of the Word of God and the confirmations of the Holy Spirit, and the lights of peace and tranquillity have shone forth from the Sun of Reality [3.5s]

MMK3#115 p.078x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0507

Words spoken ca. 1900

530

The justice of God is a difficult subject and requires much reflection upon our Lord's Words... Paraclete means the Holy Spirit... Regarding the use of beads

PN_1900_heh p040, BSTW#305x

Chastisement and requital; Differences in human capacity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Justice and mercy; Maintainance of degrees in society; Many are called but few are chosen

ABU1558

Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-28

200

The Jews were expecting the appearance of His Holiness Christ, but they were expecting him to come with certain signs.

PN_1920_heh_haifa p061

Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech

ABU0760

Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23

390

The Jews for a thousand and five hundred years were awaiting the coming, and their utmost desire was to live in the day of the Messiah

PN_1909 p087

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB10302

The invincible Hosts of divine Confirmations are standing in battle-array upon the plain of the Kingdom of Abha, ready to rush to the assistance of any soul

DAS.1913-03-18

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual warfare; struggle

AB10156

mixed

مقصود از ولد بکر ارشد اولاد ذکور باقی است شمول بأرشد اناث ندارد ولو اکبر اناث باشد

The intention of "first-born son" referreth to the eldest surviving male offspring; it embraceth not the eldest female, even should she be the senior among the children [3.5s]

AVK4.218.10x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of inheritance; Rights of the eldest son; primogeniture

ABU3540

Words to Henry Randall

The intellect is good but until it has become the servant of the heart, it is of little avail.

VLAB.121

Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU3645

The insistent self.

BW_v13p1187x, VLAB.010x

Satan; the Evil One; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU1101

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-04-24

290

The inner, spiritual life of man is like unto this well. He must allay the thirst of the travellers on the path of Truth with the water of significances... I hope thou wilt become the boiling, gushing, flowing well of the Love of Bahá'u'lláh, irrigating the parched ground of the hearts

DAS.1915-04-24

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Living waters; water of life; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1507

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-15

210

The inhabitants of the world will not become mindful and aware of the bounties and favors of the glorious God; nay rather when these bestowals pour upon them uninterruptedly, their negligence increases in equal ratio.

DAS.1915-03-15

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2317

Words spoken on 1913-04-05 in Stuttgart

100

Persian

Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

اهل استتکارت و اسلنگن خیلی گرمند بسیار صادق و منجذبند و از سایر

The inhabitants of Stuttgart and Esslingen are very warm-hearted; they are sincerely devoted and wholly filled with the Teachings of God

BDA2.220

BBBD.201x, MHMD2.284

ABU2318

Words spoken on 1913-07-01 in Port Said

100

The inhabitants of Persia are yet asleep, although God has demonstrated to them His Cause in so many ways.

DAS.1913-07-01

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran

ABU1340

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24

240

The inhabitants of one of the provinces of Persia desired to get rid of the burden of military conscription laid upon them by the minister of war.

DAS.1913-02-24

Humor; jokes; Petitions to authorities; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1195

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-26

270

The influence of the Word of God is all-penetrative. One must simply arise and engage in the service of the Cause... The armies of the Supreme Concourse are drawn in battle-array on the plain of the Kingdom... The Zoroastrians must be very enkindled

DAS.1914-04-26

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

ABU2349

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-02

100

The individuals of the world of humanity are in different degrees. They are like unto candlesticks.... Similarly there are some enkindled souls whose very presence in a meeting changes its atmosphere

DAS.1915-05-02

Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB07063

120

Persian

جناب عندلیب حدیقه معانی پیک امین رحمن حضرت شیخ سلمان علیه نفحات ربه المنان

The illustrious Nightingale of the Garden of Meanings, the trusted messenger of the All-Merciful, His Eminence Shaykh Salman—upon him be the fragrances of his Lord, the All-Bountiful [3.5s]

INBA87:625a, INBA52:668

Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences

AB07753

110

mixed

حضرت افنان سدره ربانیه حسب الاراده المطلقه آنکه چون جناب ابراهیم افندی از

The illustrious Afnan of the divine Lote-Tree! In accordance with the unconditioned will: since the honored Ibrahim Effendi is among those who have newly entered the religion of God

INBA87:269a, INBA52:272b

AFNAN.145-146

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0776

Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-11

380

The ideals of Peace must be nurtured and spread amongst the inhabitants of the world, they must be instructed in the school of Peace

DAS.1914-05-11, SW_v05#08 p.116-117, SW_v07#06 p.043+048, SW_v15#02 p.037, PN_1914 p013

Nationalism; love of country; Supreme tribunal; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU0673

Words to Mr Briggs, spoken on 1914-03-09

440

The humane principles of Bahá'u'lláh have enlightened the East. They have laid waste to the foundation of prejudices.

DAS.1914-03-09

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Oneness; unity of religion; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause

AB01092

380

mixed

حقیقت انسانیه از حیثیت وحدت اصلیه و الفت روحیه مظهر واحدیت فائضه‌ئیست

The human reality, from the standpoint of its essential unity and spiritual affinity, is a manifestation of effulgent oneness [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0502a, MSHR3.116

Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3086

The human body is in need of material force, but the spirit has need of the Holy Spirit.

SW_v08#08 p.102x, IHP.062, BLO_PN#046

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; True liberty; freedom

ABU3290

Words spoken on 1915-04-18 in Haifa

Persian

بیت العدل مقام تشریع دارد و آنچه منصوص نیست تشریع نماید و تنفیذی نیست . در ایالات مختلفه انتخابات می شود و بیت عدل تشکیل شود و مرکز را بصلاح دید خود معین خواهند کرد

The House of Justice possesseth legislative authority, and that which hath not been expressly revealed may be legislated by it, and is not revocable. Elections shall be held in diverse provinces, and the House of Justice shall be established, and they shall determine the center thereof according to their own wisdom [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-04-18

Elections; House of Justice

ABU1142

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

280

The House of Justice must be obeyed in all things because it has been established by the Blessed Perfection. The Council of Constantine decided many things wisely

TDLA.025-026, BLO_PN#104

House of Justice; Justice and mercy; Means of establishment of future civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; War and peace

ABU2906

Words spoken in Jun. 1906

The House of Justice is so mighty an organization that no one shall have the right to resist or oppose it. By that is meant the Universal House of Justice.

PN_1906 p045, SUR.248, BLO_PN#001

House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]

ABU2472

Words spoken on 1913-11-21 in Ramleh

The Hosts of the Kingdom of Abha are at all times gaining fresh victories... When I dictate a supplication my whole being is absorbed in the mercy and tenderness of God.

DAS.1913-11-21

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11130

mixed

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

اميد از عنايت حضرت احديّت چنانست که در خصوص نشر نفحات اللّه بين القبائل موفّق گرديد

The hope is that by the grace of the Lord of Oneness ye may be assisted in diffusing the fragrances of God amongst the tribes [3.5s]... ...My hope from the grace of the One true Lord is that thou wilt be enabled to spread the fragrances of God among the tribes

MMK1#215 p.259x

SWAB#215x

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3481

Persian

هد هد شخصی بود که سلیمان بقاصدی فرستاد و باعلی درجه شهرت رسید مرغی ضعیف بود

The hoopoe was one who Solomon dispatched as a messenger, and attained unto the loftiest heights of renown though it was but a feeble bird [3.5s]

AVK2.208.04

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Stories; anecdotes

AB00476

Some Answered Questions #015 True Felicity

570

Persian

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

شرافت و علویت هر کائنی از موجودات بامری مشروط و بکیفیتی مربوط

The honour and exaltation of every existing thing is contingent upon certain causes and conditions.

MFD#15, OOL.C022.15

SAQ#15

ABU0548

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

500

Persian

حضرات مسافرین رفتند اگر راه ها کلاً و کاملاً باز شود مسافرتها آسان میگردد انسان در مدت قلیلی وارد ایران میشود

The honored wayfarers have departed. Should the pathways be wholly and completely opened, journeys shall become easy, such that man may enter Persia in but a brief span [3.5s]

KHMT.078-079

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Critique of Western values; culture; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; War and peace; Words vs deeds

ABU3339

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken around 1920-12-15

The Holy Spirit was always with Christ... It was hidden from others, but manifest to him. The story about the dove is simply a metaphor... From childhood it was apparent to him

LOG#1642x, SW_v14#09 p.274, PN_1919 p037

Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; John the Baptist; Literal interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU1247

Words to the believers, spoken on 1914-07-15

250

The Holy Spirit is the only power which will ultimately unite and harmonize the races and nations of the world.

DAS.1914-07-15, SW_v08#08 p.101

Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1377

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-16

230

Persian

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

مظاهر مقدسه تحمل بلایا و مصائب عظیمه فرمودند و قبول زجر و جفا در هر دمی نمودند حضرت مسیح مبتلای بلایا شدیده گردید

The holy Manifestations endured great afflictions and persecutions and at every moment accepted torment and oppression.... Divine religions consist of two parts... Gracious God! Although people see with their own eyes that in the dispensation of Christ the eleven disciples were ordinary men

BDA1.376.16

MHMD1.395-396

ABU1372

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-17

230

Persian

Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Wisdom [hikmat]

دیشب وضع مجلس خیلی موافق حکمت و مورث محبت بود که عقد و ازدواج اهل بها در مجلس بقانون مسیحی هم جاری شود تا نفوس بدانند که اهل بها در بند این رسومات جزئیه نیستند

The holding of last night's meeting was done with wisdom... My discourses in various gatherings have been founded on principles that are in conformity with reality

BDA1.158.12

MHMD1.172-173

ABU1385

Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-20

230

The history of the prophets who came before Abraham is not known, but it is known of those who came after him.

PN_1901 p075, BLO_PN#109

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Judas; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Saint Peter and Saint Paul

ABU1699

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

180

The history of Mount Carmel is holy history. A spiritual atmosphere surrounds this 'Mountain of God.' Elijah and Jesus spent part of their precious lives upon it.

TDLA.055-056, BLO_PN#104

Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; Universal education

AB12041

100

Being a source of light; guidance; Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

The highest wish of them that are filled with the Divine Spirit is unity and harmony amid the friends and spiritual connection

BRL_ATE#082

ABU3147

Words spoken on 1915-06-19 in Haifa

Persian

کلمات مکنونه بعد از سفر سلیمانیه نازل شد. رشح عما در سنهٴ شصت و هفت نازل شد. شهرت جمال مبارک به بهاء الله آنوقت شد. هیکلی که حضرت اعلی نوشته اند در شصت و هفت بود در آخر ایام حضرت اعلی

The Hidden Words were revealed after the sojourn in Sulaymaniyyih. The Most Great Effusion was revealed in the year sixty and seven. The Blessed Beauty became renowned as Bahá'u'lláh at that time. The Temple which the Exalted One had penned was in sixty and seven, in the latter days of His ministry [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-06-19

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih

AB08500

Arabic

ان السر المصون و الرمز المکنون تحت حجاب الصدور و فی سرادق خفیات القلوب قد ظهر

The hidden mystery and the concealed symbol beneath the veils of breasts and within the pavilions of the hearts' secrets have now been made manifest [3.5s]

KNJ.032c

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU0092

Words to Gabrielle Enthoven, spoken on 1913-01-16

1270

The Herald of the Kingdom stands before the people. Wonderful music swells from an unseen orchestra

DAS.1913-01-16, ABCC.497-502

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Martyrs and martyrdom; Mystical themes; Prophecy and fulfillment; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00173

Tafsír-i-Áyat-i-Yuhanna (Commentary on Verses of John)

870

mixed

Commentary on Verses of John (Tafsír-i-Áyát-i-Yuhanná)

Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-Yuhanna (Commentary on Verses of John)

بشیر اشارات پر بشارات که از مصر وفا عزم کری جهانان نموده از محفل دوستان

The herald of joyous tidings, who from the Egypt of faithfulness hath set forth to traverse the world, hath reached the gathering of the friends [3.5s]... ...The concourse of the Gospel have presently fallen lost in the wilderness of error and purblindness and thus have considered as naught these assertions of the Gospel

MKT2.057, PYM.423x

BLO_PT#026

Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB05008

150

Arabic

الغیث الهاطل من سحاب رحمه الله و الوابل النازل من غمام مغفره الله حیا ربوتک

The heavenly showers descending from the clouds of God's mercy and the copious rains pouring down from the clouds of His forgiveness render thy heights verdant [3.5s]

INBA84:314

Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Visitation Tablets

AB05014

150

Arabic

النفحه القدسیه و العبقه الانسیه من ایکه الثناء و الروضه المبارکه الفیحاء مطاف

The heavenly fragrance and intimate perfume from the grove of praise and the blessed, expansive garden [3.5s]

TISH.280, MUH3.383-384

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Visitation Tablets

AB10724

Arabic

قد اهتز قلوب من فى العالم من نفحات عبقت فى حدیقة الامم من ملکوت

The hearts of all that are in the world have been stirred by the fragrant breezes that have wafted from the garden of nations, from the Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA21:138a

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2282

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

110

The heart of man is a garden. The real garden is in order, well planted, watered and cultivated

SW_v04#06 p.105.1, SW_v15#06 p.157.2

Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2873

Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken in Oct. 1904

The healing that is by the power of the Holy Spirit needs no special concentration or contact. It is through the wish or desire and the prayer of the holy person.

COC#1051x, BNE.109

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Power of prayer; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU0258

Words spoken on 1915-09-20 in Haifa

800

Persian

ایادی امر الله علیهم نفحات الرحمن که در ایام مبارک بودند اکثرشان بافق اعلی صعود کردند

The Hands of the Cause of God, upon whom be wafted the fragrances of the All-Merciful, who lived in those blessed days, have, for the most part, ascended unto the All-Highest Horizon [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-20

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB09571

Persian

ای ورقه طیبه اماء الهی و کنیزان حریم رحمانی باید بصفتی و سمتی در بین نساء

The handmaidens of God and the bondsmaids in His divine Court should reveal such attributes and attitudes amongst the women of the world

INBA87:213a, INBA52:216a

COMP_WOMENP#077, MKT7.223a

BRL_WOMEN#077, COC#2168

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00273

710

Persian

Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of burial and cremation; Progress only takes place within its own degree

امه الله مس بارنی سوال از حکمت دفن اموات در تراب نموده بود و نیز گفته بود که

The handmaid of God, Miss Barney, had asked a question as to the wisdom of burying the dead in the earth.

BRL_DAK#0387

BRL_ATE#142, SUR.174-176, BSTW#000x

ABU1339

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-28

240

The hair of these men has been made white in the Cause of God both during the days of the Blessed Beauty and afterwards.

PN_1919 p048

Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0499

Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken on 1904-08-30

540

The guidance of God is that which will always guide people in the right way. All human beings are earthly

COC#0795x, LOG#1485x, SW_v08#06 p.067-068, BSTW#370

Bringing oneself to account each day; Effort; striving; Prayer for protection; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB05006

150

mixed

التحیه التی تتلئلا من الافق الابهی و الثناء الذی یتعطر به سحیق المسک فی

The greeting that gleams from the Most Exalted Horizon, and the praise that is perfumed with the choicest musk [3.5s]

INBA84:301

Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Visitation Tablets

ABU2902

Words spoken on 1914-06-04 in Tiberias

The Greek people are scattered all over the world. No matter where you go, you find a number of them engaged in divers lines of human activities.

DAS.1914-06-04

Excellence; distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU3307

Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-04

Persian

Exhortations and counsels; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

عظمت تعالیم حضرت بهآءالله وقتی معلوم می شود که بموقع عمل و اجرا آید هنوز از صد یکی اجرا نشده

The greatness of the teachings of Baha'u'llah will be known when they are acted upon and practiced.

BDA1.226.08

MHMD1.242

ABU2238

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20

110

The greatness of the American journey is not now known. Erelong its glories shall fill all the books and pamphlets of the world.

DAS.1913-02-20

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

ABU0439

God’s Greatest Gift to Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-26 in Paris

580

Persian

Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; High station of learning; Power of the mind over nature; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universal peace; world unity

اعظم فضائل عالم انسانی علم است علم سبب ترقی عالم انسانیست علم است که کاشف

The greatest treasure of man is wisdom. Through this he is lifted into great

DWNP_v6#01 p.002-003, KHAB.092 (102), KHTB1.069

PT#11 p.032, SW_v02#14 p.006-007, PN_1911 p020

ABU0278

Words spoken on 1914-03-07

770

The greatest proof of the Blessed Perfection - may my life be a ransom to him! - consists in the fact that he was always manifest and evident under all conditions

DAS.1914-03-07, SW_v07#04 p.026-027x, SW_v08#13 p.178x

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11624

The greatest prison is the prison of self.

VLAB.009

ABU1737

Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11

170

The greatest prison is the material world. Prison is the antithesis of freedom. Now man is a prisoner of food, of sleep

DAS.1913-05-11

ABU0262

Public address given on 1912-04-25

800

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

The greatest power in the realm and range of human existence is spirit -- the divine breath

BDA1.051n

BWF.260-263, PUP#024 (p.058-060), SW_v03#03 p.022-023, BSTW#336e

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; 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

MHMD1.059

AB06065

130

mixed

اعظم مواهب الهیّه آنست که لسان بهدایت خلق بگشائی و نیاسائی و بقدر قوّه نشر نفحات الهی

The greatest of divine bestowals is that thou shouldst open thy tongue to the guidance of the people, shouldst not rest, and according to thy capacity spread the divine fragrances [3.5s]

MSBH5.233x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB12217

250

The greatest need of humanity today is the removal of the existing misunderstandings and disagreements among nations, which can only be achieved through the unity of language

BBBD.170

The power of words; of speech; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity

ABU2929

Words to Consul Schwartz and Dr Faber, spoken on 1913-04-29

The greatest need of Europe is the organization of a European congress in which the delegates of various powers may discuss seriously the possibility of immediate, concurrent disarmament

DAS.1913-04-29

Parliaments; constitutional government; Petitions to authorities; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; True liberty; freedom

AB09731

The Greatest Name should be found upon the lips in the first awaking moment of early dawn. It should be fed upon by constant use

LOG#0892ax, BNEW#80 suppl Oct 1964 p.2

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB01368

340

The Greatest Name (may my life redeem His beloved!) was manifested in the centre of the world. It sent forth the Light of Unity and the Bounty of Harmony and Love.

PN_1909 p073

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3211

Words to Mrs Hiscock, spoken on 1913-11-08

The greatest day in the life of a human soul is when as a thirsty one he arrives at the Fountain of the Water of Life

DAS.1913-11-08

Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU2779

Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23

The greatest consolation for the heart is the Love of God. This is the balm for every wound and the remedy for every ailment.

DAS.1913-04-23

Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU2256

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-11

110

The greatest attainment in the world of humanity is love, for it is through love that man is attracted toward God. It is love that establishes communication

DAS.1913-02-11

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0008

Public address at Stanford University on 1912-10-08

2330

Persian

Harmony of science and religion; High station of learning; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of transformation and change; Need for an educator; Power of the mind over nature; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

اعظم منقبت عالم انسانی علم است زیرا کشف حقایق اشیاست و چون امروز خود را در

The greatest attainment in the world of humanity has ever been scientific

BRL_DAK#0654, KHF.207, KHAB.380 (386), KHTB2.267, NJB_v05#01 p.001

PUP#110 (p.348-355), SW_v03#12 p.010-014, ECN.267

ABU0848

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

360

The great Sacrifice is to forget one's self entirely--to sacrifice everything, as did Christ.

SW_v08#06 p.065x, DLA.017, BLO_PN#026

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

AB11329

Persian

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria)

ان اسم عظیم است اعظم است مراد جمال مبارک است و آنچه الیوم در دست است معانی دو حرف از اسم اعظم است و آن ب و ه

The Great Name is indeed the Most Great; it referreth to the Blessed Beauty. What we possess today are the meanings of two letters from the Greatest Name, and these are 'B' and 'H' [3.5s]... This great name is the Greatest Name. The Blessed Beauty is intended. What we have today are the meanings of two of the letters of the Greatest Name. They are: B and H

MAS2.057ax

BRL_ATE#213x

ABU1651

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911

190

The great causes of separation among the people are: (a) Racial. (b) Political. (c) Religious.

SW_v02#19 p.007

Nationalism; love of country; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU1750

Words spoken on 1913-03-25

240

Persian

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

عظمت اين امر بدرجهءي است که منکرين شهادت بر قدرت و بزرگواري

The grandeur of this Cause is such that even its disbelievers have testified to its power and greatness… In 'Akka the first person to throw himself at the feet of Baha’u’llah and kiss His garment was its Mufti.

BDA2.197-198

MHMD2.253-254, STAB#086x

ABU1036

300

Persian

قائم مقام حیفا به نهایت عداوت منع عمارت مقام اعلی کرد

The Governor of Haifa, with utmost enmity, forbade the construction of the Most Exalted Shrine [3.5s]

YIK.300-301, ZIAB2.074-075

ABU1343

240

The government of Persia said: "As long as Baha'o'llah is in Persia the country

SW_v08#13 p.170

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2982

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-09

Persian

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

بصریح انجیل در ظهور اول هم با انکه آن حضرت از مریم متولد شده بود

The Gospel expressly records that in His first coming, although Christ was born to Mary, He Himself said that He came from heaven. Thus, the meaning of 'heaven' is the greatness of the Cause

BDA1.234.11

MHMD1.251

AB04225

170

Arabic

البلد الطیب یخرج نباته باذن ربه یا ایها المستشرق من انوار سطعت و ابرقت و لاحت

The goodly land brings forth its verdure by the permission of its Lord, O thou who art illumined by lights that have shone forth, flashed and gleamed [3.5s]

UMich962.139, UMich991.094-095

MKT1.234

ABU3705

The good news that I had promised is this: the sacred remains of the Exalted Báb have safely left the soil of Iran and just arrived in the Ottoman land. They are now completely out of danger

AFNAN.135-136

Poems and quotation from poetry; Prophecy and fulfillment; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab

ABU1880

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-09

160

The good deeds of man are like unto the sweet fragrances emanated from the musk... As his deeds have been performed with no reference to the applause and commendation of men he enjoys them more than any one else.

DAS.1914-03-09

Chastisement and requital; Goodly deeds; actions; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1476

Public address given on 1913-04-21

220

The glory of the world of humanity is not through the body. This is the honor of the animal world; but the glory of man comes through the spirit.

DAS.1913-04-21

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04614

160

Arabic

البهاء علیک ایتها الورقه المهتزه من نسیم ریاض الابهی المستبشره من نفحات غیاض

The glory be upon thee, O thou leaf that stirreth in the breeze of the Most Glorious gardens, gladdened by the fragrances of the groves [3.5s]

INBA87:101, INBA52:099b

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB06723

120

The glory and the exaltation of the Station of Christ is as clear as the sun in midday from the Books and Tablets of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh.

DAS.1914-03-03

ABU0929

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-02

330

The glorious maturity of this world depends upon the realization of two things: The establishment of the era of universal Peace and the discovery or appearance of the hidden science which shall renovate all the conditions of existence.

DAS.1915-02-02

Alchemy; the elixir; Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

AB05238

150

mixed

خداوند مجيد در قرآن کريم می‌فرمايد و کلّاً نمدّ هؤلآء و هؤلآء من عطآء ربّک يعنی عطای پروردگار

The glorious Lord declareth in the Noble Qur'án: "Unto each and all, both these and those, do We extend from the bounties of thy Lord"—which signifieth divine bounty [3.5s]

MMK6#248x

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3422

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women

The girl's education is of more importance today than the boy's, for she is the mother of the future race.

AIL.091

ABU0099

Words spoken on 1914-08-06

1230

The gathering storm is most portentous! Mankind is gripped in the paroxysm of a fearful alarm

DAS.1914-08-06, SW_v05#12 p.179-182

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Nationalism; love of country; Oneness; unity of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ABU2010

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-25

140

The gathering of the friends is very good. In one month's time it will be very fresh and green here. This wilderness is where Bahá'u'lláh has crossed.

PN_1919 p185, LAT.134-135

Christ; Christianity; Muhammad; Islam; Shrines and Holy places; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0698

Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-25

420

The gathering of the friends is like a magnet... There are mines in the sea as there are mines on the earth. The waves come and the salt is melted

PN_1920 p035, PN_1920_heh_haifa p045, PN_1920_heh_haifa p054

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1943

Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-26

150

The future of the Cause in Germany is very bright. Likewise Budapest and Vienna will become Bahá'í Centers.

DAS.1913-04-26

Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2570

Words spoken on 1913-10-16 in Ramleh

The future of Germany is very bright. The German people on the whole are religious. They are very noble and progressive. The Cause of God will advance

DAS.1913-10-16

Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise of Western values; culture; Predictions and prophecies

ABU2314

Interview with a minister at Krug home in New York, 1912-11-22

100

Persian

Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion

اساس اصلی ادیان الهی یکیست ابداً اختلاف و تغیییر ندارد اینست که حضرت مسیح فرمود من برای محو کردن شریعت نورات نیامدم

The fundamental principles of all religions are one. They are unchangeable and do not differ. This is what Christ meant when He said, 'I am not come to destroy the law of the Torah but to promote it.'

BDA1.385.09

MHMD1.404-405

ABU1276

Words to family and friends, spoken on 1920-11-25

250

The friends who departed recently, that is, the friends from America, Mrs. Goodall, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Ralston, Mrs. Frankland, and from France, Mr. And Mrs. Dreyfus

PN_1920_heh p029, MAB.097-098

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high

AB12045

Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat]

The friends of God and the handmaids of the All-Merciful should know that in every movement of ‘Abdu’l-Baha

BRL_ATE#066

ABU0779

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-12-29

380

The friends must be the wise physicians of the world of humanity but they must be graduated from the university of the Manifestations of God. They must first master the science of the spiritual materia-medica

DAS.1914-12-29

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU2207

Words spoken on 1914-06-17 in Haifa

110

The friends in Meelan were self-sacrificing from the beginning of the Cause. They have always endured calamities and hardships.... We are continually working hard, writing and writing.... Endeavor ye night and day that the banner of the Covenant may wave as it should

SW_v09#10 p.117-118x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1053

Words spoken on 1914-02-22

300

The friends in Bushruyah are very old. They have suffered all manner of persecutions... A large number of them were martyred in the fortress of Tabarsi.

DAS.1914-02-22

Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2193

Words spoken at Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh, 1912-05-07

120

The friends here are anxious to know if I like these rooms! They do not know what we had to go through in the past. Imagine the conditions

SW_v19#05 p.140-141

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1138

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-07

280

The friends have brought good news from Germany... The Blessed Beauty in all circumstances has given us the way to behave

PN_1914 p040

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Praise and encouragement

AB11821

300

Arabic

النفحات المعطره من ریاض الملکوت الابهی عبقت علی روضتک المعنبره الشذا

The fragrant savors wafting from the gardens of the Most Glorious Kingdom have clung to thy sweet-smelling tomb

ADMS#166

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04960

160

mixed

نفحه خوشی که از ریاض محبت الله هبوب یافته بود مشام روحرا معطر و قلوبرا بنور

The fragrant breeze that wafted from the gardens of the love of God hath perfumed the senses of the spirit and illumined the hearts with light [3.5s]

MMK6#515

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02323

250

Arabic

النفحه المعطره و الرائحه المعنبره الساطعه من جنه الابهی تمر علی جدثک المنور

The fragrant and sweet-scented breeze wafting from the Abhá Paradise passeth over thy luminous resting-place [3.5s]

AYBY.385 #066, TRZ1.354a, MSBH7.067-068, MUH1.0291, ASAM.019-020

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Visitation Tablets

ABU3452

Words to a believer, spoken on 1913-01-02

The fragrance of the rose leads man to the garden and faith and assurance are the fragrance of the rose which attract individual believing souls together.

DAS.1913-01-02

Degrees of faith; certitude; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3736

Words spoken on 1912-12-14 in Liverpool

Persian

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution

اساس اینها بر هرج و مرجست از این عمل رئیس اعمال باقی را بفهمید

The foundation of these [Azalis] is chaos and confusion. From this act which their very leader committed, one can discern the conduct of the others in their ranks

BDA2.022-023

MHMD2.026

ABU1619

Words spoken at Windsor Hotel in Montreal, 1912-09-07

190

Persian

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Literal interpretation; Oneness; unity of religion; Outward and inward meanings

و مقصد امم و مذاهب عالم مقصد واحد زیرا جمیع معتقد بوحدانیت الهی هستند و واسطه ئی را بین خلق و خالق لازم میدانند

The foundation of all religions is one and the aim of all creeds of the world is also one. All are believers in the oneness of God.

BDA1.231.17

MHMD1.248-249

ABU3032

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

The form of the cross is made by two lines crossing each other at right angles. It is to be found in everything--even in this piece of cloth. It is the symbol of spiritual sacrifice.

DLA.063, BLO_PN#026

Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB05514

140

mixed

اوّل من آمن به حضرت نقطه اولی روحی له الفدآء حضرت ملّا حسين بشرويه‌ای جناب باب‌البابست

The first to believe in His Holiness the Primal Point - may my spirit be sacrificed for Him - was His Holiness Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushrú'í, entitled Bábu'l-Báb [3.5s]

MMK6#595x

Letters of the Living; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04630

Words to Anise Rideout

160

other/unknown lang

اولین قدم ایجاد طلب ورحانیت در قلب است و بعد دارا شدن حیات بهائی حیات بهائی حیات بهائی

The first thing to do is to acquire a thirst for Spirituality, then live the life! Live the life! Live the life!

RRT.099-100, QIRT.22-23

COC#0425x, SW_v19#03 p.069

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of example; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0464

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

560

The first state of the perceiving soul is that in which it is engrossed in the gratification of desire. In this state its nature is like that of animals

AELT.169-172

Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0891

Words spoken on 1914-05-25 in Tiberias

340

The first opposers and enemies of His holiness Christ were the Pharisees and Sadducees. They were the ones who sentenced Him to death. Why? Because their belief in Christ would have closed their Talmudic shops

DAS.1914-05-25

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB01228

Tablet of visitation for Aqa Zaman

350

Arabic

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Visitation Tablets

اول نور اشرق من افق البقاء و اول شعاع سطع من صبح الهدی و اول رحمه نزلت من

The first light which shone forth from the horizon of Eternity, the first radiance

INBA89:151

MSBH2.231, VAA.094-095, YIK.452-453

TAB.385-387, TOR.190x, VTRM.009-011

ABU0809

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-07

370

The first entrance into light and into belief is extremely difficult. The spiritual birth is troublesome and painful in the same degree as the physical birth.

PN_1904 p004, PN_1904 p037, TTAW.006-008, BLO_PN#102

ABU2829

Words spoken on 1913-05-13 in Paris

Persian

Condition of search; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

اول امریکه نفوس بآن مکلفند تحقیق و تحری در حقایق امور است انسان واجب است

The first duty which humanity is bidden to carry out is to investigate the realities of things. It is incumbent upon the people to seek to unravel every truth

BDA2.298

MHMD2.394

ABU1822

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-02

160

Persian

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

اول وظیفه اعضا الفت و اتحاد آنهاست که سبب حصول نتائج حسنه گردد

The first duty of the members is to effect their own unity and harmony, in order to

MAS5.276, BDA1.349.05

COC#0187x, SW_v08#09 p.114, MHMD1.367-368, BSTW#248b

ABU2011

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10

140

The first Cause of my happiness is to see your faces radiant with the light of reality and your hearts cleansed and purified with the Water of knowledge. There are two kinds of happiness.

DAS.1914-05-10

Differences in human capacity; Human reality created in the image of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0015

Public address given on 1912-10-12

2220

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews

اول موهبت الهیه در عالم انسانی دین است زیرا دین تعالیم الهی است البته تعالیم

The first bestowal of God in the world of humanity is Religion, because religion consists of divine teachings.

KHF.098, KHTB2.307, BDA1.299.02

BWF.270-280, PUP#112 (p.361-370), BSC.388 #718, SW_v03#13 p.003-007+010-011, SW_v06#16 p.121, DWN_v4#05-6 p.102-112, MHMD1.316-324, BLO_PT#022, ECN.329+846

Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Christ; Christianity; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU1595

Words to the Falah family, spoken on 1914-06-06

190

The firm and steadfast believers living in a city will become the means of its ultimate illumination and will assist the inhabitants

DAS.1914-06-06, SW_v09#10 p.107-108x

Growth of the Cause; Muhammad; Islam; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU0115

Words to the first American pilgrims, spoken on 1900-01-09

1160

The field in America is now likened unto a field of land in which are planted small trees

PN_1900 p068

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Mary Magdalene; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU0973

Words spoken on 1913-09-02 in Ramleh

320

The fathers, and especially the mothers, must always think how they can best educate their children

DAS.1913-09-02, SW_v09#07 p.087-088, SW_v07#15 p.143-144, ABIE.267, BLO_PN#007

Education of children; moral education; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity

ABU0149

Public address given on 1912-05-28

1040

Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

The Fatherhood of God, His loving-kindness and beneficence are apparent to all.... Praise be to God, the springtime of God

PUP#056 (p.150-153), FWU.014, SW_v03#07 p.015+019-021, SW_v11#01 p.006-007

AB05586

140

Persian

Family Life

ای پدر و پسر روحانی پدر باید همواره بتربیت پسر کوشد و تعلیم تعالیم آسمانی دهد

The father must always endeavour to educate his son and to acquaint him with the heavenly teachings. He must give him advice

BRL_DAK#0883, COMP_FAMP#55, MMK2#334 p.242, TAH.340

BRL_FAM#55, COC#0849, LOG#0766x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Parents and children; youth; families; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

ABU2232

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

110

Persian

در پاریس چنانچه باید و شاید امر الله علو ننموده است و آتش محبت الله در نگرفته البته در این حکمتی است

The Faith of God has not penetrated Paris and the fire of the love of God has not enkindled her people to the depth it should.... Sometimes, a translation is better than the original. A translator must fully comprehend the meaning [and the context] of the words.

KHH1.056-057 (1.079-080)

KHHE.097-098

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Language and the structure of reality; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

ABU1828

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-03

160

Persian

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

بیان باید بمشرب حضار و اقتضای وقت باشد حسن عبارات و اعتدال در ادای معانی و کلام است

The explanations must be adapted to the capacity of the hearers and suited to the exigency of the time.

ANDA#79 p.15, MAS5.176b, GTB.015, BDA1.175.08

MHMD1.190-191, STAB#079

ABU1866

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-06

160

The existent world needs a uniting power to connect nations. There are various uniting powers in the world. One is patriotism

PN_1904 p002, PN_1904 p033, TTAW.003-004, BLO_PN#102

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1833

Words spoken on 1916-05-30 in Haifa

160

Persian

حضرت اعلی می فرماید که هر قدر اهل عروج به معارج عرفان صعود کنند بالأخره راجع می شوند به انفس خود

The Exalted One declareth: Howsoever loftily the people of ascent may soar unto the heights of divine knowledge, in the end must they return unto their own selves [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-05-30

Knowledge of self; Manifestation of God as mirror; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU0360

Lesson given to I. D. Brittingham, Apr. 1909

660

The events mentioned in the first part of chapter 16 of Revelation happened before the coming of the Manifestation. The seven angels signify seven Powers

PN_1909F p051, BSTW#136

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; War and peace

interpretation of Rev ch16.

AB09664

Persian

جناب زائر حاضر خبر ندارد که آنجناب نامه های متعدد از عبدالبهاء داری لهذا باز

The esteemed present visitor doth not know that thou hast numerous letters from 'Abdu'l-Bahá; therefore [3.5s]

INBA87:363a, INBA52:372a

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB11029

Persian

جناب میرزا خلیل خان جناب امین الله خان و جناب میرزا جلال الله خان و حرم جناب

The esteemed Mírza Khalíl Khán, the honored Amínu'lláh Khán, the distinguished Mírza Jalálu'lláh Khán, and the honored consort [3.5s]

MKT6.173b

AB05414

150

mixed

حضرت حکیمباشی در جمیع شئون جانفشانی میفرمایند و یجاهدون فی سبیل الله باموالهم

The esteemed Ḥakímbáshí sacrifices himself with utmost devotion in all affairs, striving in the path of God with his wealth [3.5s]

MMK6#182

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB03843

190

Persian

جناب آقا محمد هاشم آقا مهدی الان چون طلبکار بی امان و یا محصل دیوان حاضر

The esteemed Aqa Muhammad Hashim Aqa Mahdi is now present like an unrelenting creditor or a diligent tax collector [3.5s]

INBA21:017

AHB.128BE #06-11 p.311, SFI18.283a, KASH.280a

LOIR20.180-181

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Humor; jokes; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB02459

250

Persian

جناب انین و حنین قلب و لسان آن مشتعل بنار محبت الله بساحت اقدس در افق اعلی و

The esteemed Anín and Hanín of heart and tongue, enkindled with the fire of the love of God, reached the Most Holy Court in the Supreme Horizon [3.5s]

INBA55:122

MMK6#289

Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB12090

Turkish

سعادتلو افندم حضرتلری عزتلو خلیل بیک شمدی تشریف بیوردیلر یوقارده کی اوتله

The esteemed and noble presence of His Excellency, Khaleel Bey, hath now graciously arrived [4o]

BRL_DAK#0475

Courtesy; culture [adab]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Petitions to authorities

AB03844

190

mixed

حضرت افنان سدره منتهی علیه بهاء الله الابهی آنچه بقلم روحانی بر صفحه وجدان

The esteemed Afnan of the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing, upon him be the most glorious Glory of God, that which was written with spiritual pen upon the tablet of conscience [3.5s]

INBA87:307, INBA52:312

MATA.032-033

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2545

Words spoken on 1915-10-17 in Haifa

Persian

اصل تورات عهد قدیم است و آن عهد قدیم اشاره بود از این عهد جدید که عهد ظهور تجلی رب است به جمیع صفات و کمال

The essence of the Torah was the Ancient Covenant, and that Ancient Covenant was but an allusion to this New Covenant, which is the Covenant of the manifestation of the Lord's revelation in all His attributes and perfection [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-17

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men

ABU0436

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-11

590

The essence of the intention is that I wish you to pray for me and I will pray for you.

SW_v04#02 p.040-041

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1146

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-27

280

The essence of prophethood is one, just as the effect of one or more lights is that of one. If you want to see the light

PN_1900_heh p008, PN_1900 p022, PN_1900 p049, BSTW#169e

Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU3242

Words spoken in Jul. 1912 in the United States

The Essence of Divinity--God--is sanctified above ascent, descent, and appearance. The lights of His qualities are manifest or reflected in the mirrors of the hearts of His Holy Manifestations.... It means the transference or transformation of created bodies into infinite forms of creation. Every indivisible electron is transformed into all the forms of creatures and everything travels or moves in everything.

SW_v19#10 p.309

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU2668

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-31

The essence of Deity is unknown and will never be properly understood and defined. In every age different names are given to the same essence.

DAS.1915-03-31

Names and attributes of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1506

Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23

210

The entrance to the Kingdom of God depends upon the absolute Bounty of God. If the grace of God descends upon the soul, it will be accepted. Acceptance is not due to capacity or ability.

PN_1909 p087

Development of capacity and readiness; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU0476

Words spoken on 1910-05-10

560

The English king, with his pomp and grandeur, used to address the sun and say

SW_v01#08 p.003-005

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity in diversity

AB11032

Persian

حضرت افنان کار جناب میرزا حسن علیه بهاء الله بطول انجامید البته زود اتمام

The endeavors of the honored Afnán, Mírzá Ḥasan, upon whom be the Glory of God, have been prolonged; assuredly they shall soon be completed [3.5s]

INBA87:409a, INBA52:421a

ABU3097

Parliaments; constitutional government; Relationship between government and people

The election of temporary members of the assemblies of the kingdom should depend upon the choice and satisfaction of the public

BSC.424 #767.3x, SW_v07#15 p.139

ABU1827

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

160

Persian

بزرگان مصر میخواهند وهابی بشوند عقاید وهابیان را پیش گیرند شاید بحرب و ضرب و جنگ

The Egyptian chiefs want to become Wahabbi and promote Wahabbi convictions. Perchance they hope to resist European expansion through wars, violence, confrontations and slaughter.

KHH1.052 (1.073-074)

KHHE.091-092

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih

AB03595

190

Arabic

البهاء اللامع و النور الساطع یحف تربتک النورآء و یغشی مرقدک الطیب الرائحه من

The effulgent splendour and the radiant light encompass thy luminous resting-place and enfold thy sweet-scented tomb [3.5s]

AHB.129BE #03-04 p.32, TAH.294b, HHA.158

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04226

170

Arabic

البهاء المتلئلا من افق الکبریاء و الثناء الطیب الذکی المعطر لکل الارجاء علیکم

The effulgent splendor emanating from the horizon of grandeur and the sweet, fragrant praise pervading all regions be upon you [3.5s]

BSHN.140.129, BSHN.144.129, MHT2.134

Eulogies; reminiscences; High station of the true believer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB01371

330

Arabic

النور الساطع و الشعاع اللامع من شمس الحقیقه و سر الاحدیه الکوکب المنیر و

The effulgent light and the radiant beam from the Sun of Truth and the mystery of divine oneness, the luminous star [3.5s]

ABDA.320

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Visitation Tablets

AB07059

120

Persian

تربیت نسوان اهم از تربیت رجال است زیرا نسوان چون تربیت یابند اطفال نیز در

The education of women is of greater importance than that of men, for when women are educated, children likewise shall [3.5s]

INBA16:225

MKT7.189, MJTB.088, QIRT.07ax

Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU1031

Words spoken on 1910-01-19

300

Persian

تربیت اطفال خدمت بزرگی است باید که بتربیت الهی تربیت کرد که هوائی در نیاید

The education of children is a mighty service. They must needs be educated through divine training, lest they be swayed by desires [3.5s]

NJB_v05#06 p.003, KHH2.155 (2.286)

Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Need for an educator

ABU1077

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

290

Persian

تربیت اطفال خدمت بزرگی است که به تربیت الهی تربیت گردد و اخلاق اطفال را باید تربیت کرد

The education of children is a mighty service, whereby they may be trained through divine education, and verily must their character be nurtured and refined [3.5s]

KHH2.286-287

Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Need for an educator

ABU1275

Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-12

250

The editors of the Newspapers are the guardians of the rights of man. They are the champions of the poor and the protectors of the Wronged ones.

DAS.1914-05-12

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Newspapers and the media; publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2141

Words to a writer of a Beirut daily, spoken on 1914-03-16

120

The editor of a newspaper or a magazine must ever take the side of Truth. Every fact before its publication must be thoroughly investigated.

DAS.1914-03-16

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Newspapers and the media; publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU3405

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

The East and the West should unite to give to each other what is lacking in each. This exchange of gifts would form a true civilization

CHH.153, BLO_PN#022

East and West; communication between East and West; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity in diversity

ABU0569

Words spoken in Dec. 1900

490

The East and the West are united together. The contingent world is in two great divisions -- the physical and the mental

PN_1900_heh p020, PN_1900 p094

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Realms of being; three realms; five realms

ABU3545

Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh

The duty of the believers of God is to be servants to one another and to attend to his brother's wants

DAS.1913-08-05, SW_v08#12 p.143-144, ABIE.163, BLO_PN#007

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB12000

Persian

تکلیف حضرت ادیب انست که مداومت در محفل روحانی فرماید و چون رکن متین است باید

The duty of his honor Adib is to maintain constant attendance at the Spiritual Assembly, and as he is a mighty pillar, he must [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0307

Disregarding bodily comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU3349

The duty of educated men, especially university presidents of the nation, is this: To teach in the universities and schools ideas concerning universal peace, so that the student may be so molded that in after years he may help carry to fruition the most useful and human issue of mankind.

SW_v15#01 p.037, SW_v16#07 p.600

Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ABU2277

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-31

110

The duties and the responsibilities of the Bahá'í are these: They must be kind to all the religions. They must love humankind with all their hearts and souls. They must work for the public welfare.

DAS.1913-01-31

Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1512

Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21

210

The doors of colleges and universities must be wide open

DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014-015

Nationalism; love of country; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Oneness; unity of religion; The Christian clergy; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal education

ABU3273

Words spoken on 1913-01-29 in Paris

Persian

Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of the Manifestation of God

از جمیع جهات ابواب مسدود است و راه نجات مقطوع مگر بقوهٴ معنویه و تأییدات غیبیه

The doors are closed on every side, and the way to salvation is barred, unless one is aided with spiritual power

BDA2.111

MHMD2.136-137

ABU0403

Public address given on 1912-07-05

620

PUP#079 (p.218-220), SW_v04#05 p.087+089-090

The Divine Sovereignty is an ancient sovereignty; not an accidental sovereignty.

Adam; Adam and Eve; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; God's attributes require the existence of objects; Infinity and eternity; Literal interpretation; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle

ABU2816

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-02

Persian

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity

ادیان الهیه برای الفت و محبت بوده و سبب اتفاق ملل و امم مختلفه گشته اما چون مدتی گذشت

The divine religions were revealed for love and amity and have brought about harmony among the different peoples and nations. But as time passed dogmas

BDA1.348.04

MHMD1.366

ABU0137

Public address given on 1912-05-05

1070

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

The divine religions were founded for the purpose of unifying humanity and establishing universal peace.... O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock

BDA1.070n

BPRY.113-115x, PUP#041 (p.097-100), SW_v03#04 p.024-027, SW_v15#03 p.057, DWN_v6#11 p.002-004

Louis, Bahiyyih, Oisin & Danny

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

MHMD1.079

ABU0171

Address to Free Religious Association of Boston, Ford Hall, 1912-05-25

980

Persian

ادیان الهیه بجهت محبت بین بشر نازل شده بجهت الفت نازل شده بجهه وحدت عالم

The divine religions have been revealed for the purpose of fostering love among humankind, to engender fellowship, and to achieve the unity of the world [4o]

KHF.085, KHF.238, KHAB.281 (291), KHTB2.086, NJB_v03#06-08 p.008, NJB_v04#04 p.001

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Harmony of science and religion; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0773

The Holy Spirit, the Intermediary Power between God and Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-31 in Paris

380

Persian

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mediator; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God

حقیقت الوهیت در نهایت تنزیه و تقدیس است از برای حقیقت الوهیت نزول و صعودی

The Divine Reality is Unthinkable, Limitless, Eternal, Immortal and Invisible. The world of creation is bound by natural law, finite and mortal.

KHF.121, KHAB.108 (118), KHTB1.090

PT#17 p.050, SW_v02#14 p.015

ABU0904

Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911

340

Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; 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; Transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir; Word of God and human limitations

The Divine Reality is far removed from man. It is absolutely remote and independent in Its essence; abstract, limitless, impersonal beyond human comprehension

BSC.451 #825, SW_v02#14 p.007, SW_v16#06 p.0541

ABU0385

Public address given on 1912-05-29

630

PUP#057 (p.154-156), SW_v03#10 p.013-014

The divine Manifestations have been iconoclastic in Their teachings, uprooting error

Christ; Christianity; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Oneness; unity of religion; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1309

240

Persian

مظاهر الهیه گاهی حکم میکنند به موجب ادله ظاهره یعنی مسائل را ظاهرا میگیرند

The Divine Manifestations do at times pronounce judgement according to outward proofs, that is to say, They take matters in their apparent aspect [3.5s]

YIK.301, ZIAB2.211-212

ABU2458

Words spoken on 1915-11-20 in Haifa

Persian

شرایع الهی و ادیان الهی اجزاخانهٴ الهی است. دوای هر دردی در آن موجود است. یک طبیب حاذق می خواهد

The divine laws and celestial religions are as the Divine Dispensary, wherein existeth the remedy for every malady. A skilled physician is needed [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-11-20

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU1545

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

200

Persian

دهقان الهی تخمی می پاشد در اراضی طیبه بعضی از آنها در اراضی شوره

The Divine Husbandman scattereth seeds upon goodly lands, while some fall upon barren soil [3.5s]

KHH2.270-272

ABU2824

Words spoken on 1913-04-22 in Vienna

Persian

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; 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 Kingdom of God [Malakut]

امتیاز انسان در روحانیت و مدنیت الهیه است در اطمینان و سُرور سرمدیست

The distinction of humanity lies in spirituality and divine civilization, as well as their eternal peace and happiness

BDA2.251

MHMD2.326-327

ABU3335

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The disciples of Jesus, passing along the road and seeing a dead dog, remarked how offensive and disgusting

SW_v09#18 p.211, TDLA.103, TOR.170, BLO_PN#104

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Exhortations and counsels; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1658

Words to Mr And Mrs Grosse, spoken on 1912-10-11

190

The dinner was perfect. It was cooked most deliciously. Everything was very good. The dishes were very delicious. You worked very faithfully.

ECN.761+808

Being a source of light; guidance; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU0075

Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04

1400

The differences between this Revelation and that of Jesus Christ are, that in this cycle all the inhabitants of the world will be gathered in one nation

SW_v11#17 p.286x, PN_1901 p017, PN_1901 p040

Christ; Christianity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Universal peace; world unity

ABU2348

Words spoken on 1913-08-14 in Ramleh

100

The difference between me and the rest is that I wish the welfare of the people for their own sake, and without any ulterior motive.

DAS.1913-08-14, ABIE.192-193, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#194

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others

AB10306

The difference between Christ and others is this: Christ was the spirit, others are bodies. Christ was the Sun, others are mirrors.

BSTW#357

Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Christ; Christianity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1933

Words spoken ca. 1912-04-25 in Washington

150

The difference between animal and man is this, that the animal cannot comprehend the teachings of God.... The teachings say first to investigate reality

BSTW#336d

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Man's distinction from the animal; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU2609

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23

the development of existence may be represented by two arcs forming a circle. The one descending, the other ascending. Beginning with the mineral

PN_1909F p060, PN_1909F p114, AKL.008

Arcs of ascent and descent; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Evolution; human evolution; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB09659

mixed

تعیین قبله و شهرتش الان مقتضای حکمت بالغه نیست در وقتش اعلان خواهد شد ثم انشر

The designation of the Qiblih and its promulgation doth not, at this time, accord with consummate wisdom. At the appointed hour it shall be proclaimed, and thereafter spread abroad [3.5s]

INBA85:379

YMM.049

Law of obligatory prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2540

Words spoken on 1913-06-23 in Port Said

Persian

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

ابن الله در بودن در عهد حضرت مسیح و موسی اصطلاحی بود که حتی در باره بنی اسرائیل

The designation of “son of God” at the time of Moses and Christ was a term which was used also in relation to the Children of Israel

BDA2.361

MHMD2.481-482

AB03529

Some Answered Questions #024 Pentecost

200

Persian

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mirror; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

این حلول روح القدس نه مثل حلول هوا در جوف انسان است این تعبیر و تشبیه است

The descent of the Holy Spirit is not like the entrance of air into the human body.

MFD#24, OOL.C022.24

SAQ#24

AB04629

160

Persian

اهل ملکوت ابهى منتظر و مترصد آنند که هریک از ما یوماً قیام نمائیم

The denizens of the Abha Kingdom keenly await and vigilantly anticipate the day when each one of us shall arise [3.5s]

AKHA_104BE #09 p.13

Call to action; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03553

200

Arabic

قد رتل اهل الفردوس بالحان القدس تلک القصیده الفریده الغراء الفصحی التی خریده

The denizens of Paradise have chanted, in sacred melodies, that unique and resplendent ode, that eloquent and matchless gem [3.5s]

INBA87:067, INBA52:066

Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high

ABU0426

Words to some Christians, spoken on 1914-12-26

600

The deeds which are perpetrated by the present civilized Christian nations of Europe are opposite to the commandments of Christ. He shuns their association

DAS.1914-12-26

Call to action; Christian doctrine and practice; Critique of Western values; culture; Justice and wrath of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; War and peace

AB03013

220

Persian

ایام انسان و حیات هوشمندان عبارت از کتاب مسطور و رق منشور و لوح محفوظست که در

The days of man and the life of the wise are even as a written book, an unfurled scroll, and a preserved tablet wherein [3.5s]

MMK3#171 p.120, PYB#204 p.03, PYB#114 p.04

Bringing forth results; fruit; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of learning; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0425

Public address given on 1912-11-15

600

Persian

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

یوم ظهور مظاهر مقدسهٴ الهیه ربیع الهی است و بهار معنوی که اشجار نفوس انسانی را سبز و خرم نماید

The day of the Manifestation of God is the divine and spiritual springtime when the trees of human souls become green and flourishing

BDA1.375.10x

MHMD1.394x

ABU0735

The Clouds That Obscure the Sun of Truth: Words spoken on 1911-10-27 in Paris

400

Persian

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

در انجیل میفرماید هر وقت حضرت مسیح میاید سوار بر ابر است جمال مبارک در تفسیر

The day is fine, the air is pure, the sun shines, no mist nor cloud obscures its radiance. These brilliant rays penetrate into all parts of the city

DWNP_v5#10 p.002-003, KHF.206, KHAB.098 (107), KHTB1.076

PT#12 p.034, PN_1911 p021

ABU3142

Words to some Jewish visitors, spoken on 1912-10-07

Persian

Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment

روزی آمده و زمانی ظاهر شده که انبیای الهی بان وعده داده اند یوم یومی است که صهیون برقص آید

The day and age promised by the divine Prophets has appeared. This is the day in which Zion dances with joy.

BDA1.292.11

MHMD1.310

ABU2385

Words to two Persians, spoken on 1913-05-18

100

The dawning-point of these lights have been always in the East.... There is an ineffable something in the atmosphere of the Orient that causes the increase of spiritual susceptibilities.

DAS.1913-05-18

Critique of Western values; culture; Human reality created in the image of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Purpose; goal of creation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

ABU3638

Words to Juliet Thompson

The daughters of the Kingdom should not have a desire.

SW_v07#10 p.097

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU2031

140

Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

The darkness of this gloomy night shall pass away. Again the sun of Reality will dawn

BSC.548 #990, SW_v09#13 p.141

Mea & Mitra

ABU2226

Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01

110

Persian

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization

جمیع اهل غرب غرق ظلمات طبیعتند انوار الهیه غروب نموده هر چند در جسمانیات بمنتهی درجهٴ

The darkness of materialism has enveloped Europe. Natural civilization has advanced tremendously and progress is magical and by leaps and bounds

BDA2.277

DAS.1913-05-01, MHMD2.363

ABU0491

Beauty and Harmony in Diversity: Words spoken on 1911-10-28 in Paris

550

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Unity of thought and belief

The Creator of all is One God. From this same God all creation sprang into existence

PT#15 p.043

ABU1756

170

Persian

ناقضین قصر را از ما گرفتند و حتی یک اطاق هم به ما ندادند

The Covenant-breakers seized the mansion from Us, and did not grant unto Us even a single chamber [3.5s]

YIK.304, ZIAB1.150-151

ABU1500

Words spoken ca. 1914

210

Persian

و من اعمال الناقضین قال الموملی انهم اخذوا مناالقصر ولم یعطوفا منه عرقه واحده لاغیر ثوبی من العرق

The Covenant-breakers seized the flower gardens adjoining the Shrine of Baha'u'llah from us, but some of the friends and I would carry soil and water on our shoulders for that garden and tend to its beauty.

ASAT4.501, KHH1.324 (1.452-453)

KHHE.463

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places

AB01759

300

Persian

نسخه خطابه شما در کونگرس رسید فی الحقیقه فداای جمال مبارکی هیچ فکری و ذکری

The copy of the address which you delivered before the Peace Congress was received. Truly, I way thou art a ransom

NJB_v02#10 p.003x

CHU.078x, BSTW#312

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0264

Words spoken on 1912-07-12 in Brooklyn

790

Persian

عالم امکان نظیر انسان است انسان مقام نطفه مقام شیرخواری اوقات نشو و نما وقت

The contingent world is like unto the life of man: as man traverseth from the station of the embryo unto infancy and thence through the periods of growth and maturity [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0782, KHF.031, KHAB.343 (350), KHTB2.181, NJB_v04#03 p.001

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of the mind over nature; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1375

From a talk quoted in a Denver newspaper, 1912-09-26

230

Persian

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

عالم امکان یعنی این عالم نامتناهی مثل عالم انسان میماند همانطوری که عالم انسان از مقام جنینی ترقی کرد تا به عالم بلوغ و کمال رسید همینطور این عالم کون نامتناهی رو به ترقی است

The contingent world is like the human body that has grown from the embryonic state and reached maturity and perfection.

BDA1.273.08x

MHMD1.291x

ABU0141

Words to reporter from the San Francisco Examiner, spoken on 1912-10-03

1050

Persian

اقلیم امریکا اقلیم معموری است. اسباب تربیت موجود است. مدارس عالیه دارد و تلامذه تربیت می شوند و تحصیل می کنند

The continent of America is most progressive. The means of instructions are prepared.... Divine civilization is a symposium of the perfections... We do not look upon the dresses of women

NJB_v14#05 p.160, ZSM.1915-09-26

DAS.1913-07-23, SW_v04#12 p.206-207, SW_v07#07 p.054, SW_v07#15 p.134, ABIE.099, VLAB.032x, BLO_PN#007

Equality of men and women; Freedom of thought and action; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Universal peace; world unity

AB02307

260

Judas; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Stories; anecdotes; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Unity in diversity

The contents of thy last letter were extremely rejoicing, for they were a glorious evidence of the glowing of the fire of the love of God

TAB.719-720

AB04112

180

Persian

Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones

ای یار باوفا همچو گمان مفرما که از یادت آنی فارغم لا والله هر دم با کمال وفا

The consummate wisdom of God, however, is manifold and not every soul is apprised of its mysteries

BRL_DAK#0269, BRL_CONF2018P#23x, MMK2#166 p.123

BRL_CONF2018#23x

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

ABU1644

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-01-14

190

The constitution of some people is kneaded with the water of loyalty. They are like unto a pure soil in which the seeds of loyalty are planted

DAS.1915-01-14

Stories; anecdotes; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

AB00876

Some Answered Questions #053 The Connection between God and Creation

420

Persian

Composition and decomposition; Creation of the world; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

تعلق حق بخلق تعلق موجد است بموجود تعلق آفتاب است باجسام مظلمهٴ

The connection between God and creation is that of the originator and the originated

MFD#53, OOL.C022.53

SAQ#53, BWF.315-316

ABU0353

Words spoken on 1915-10-02 in Haifa

670

Persian

حرب خیلی شدید شده است، چه از جهت شرق، چه از جهت غرب روسیه، چه از جهت عراق

The conflict hath grown exceedingly fierce, whether from the eastern regions, whether from the western parts of Russia, or whether from Iraq [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-02

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace

ABU2185

Words to Mirza Fazlollah Khan, spoken on 1915-02-10

120

The confirmations of God are with those sanctified teachers who are calling mankind to the Cause of the Blessed Beauty. Through teaching the hidden forces of the hearts and the minds are unfolded.

DAS.1915-02-10

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause

ABU2728

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-12

Persian

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise of Western values; culture; Suffering; rejection of Christ

تأیید و نصرت ملکوت ابهی اظهر من الشمس است هیچ چشم و گوشی تا حال چنین تأییدی نه دیده

The confirmation and assistance of the Abha Kingdom are more manifest than the sun. No eye or ear has seen or heard of such confirmations. Christ went into the Temple of the Jews

BDA1.240.12

MHMD1.257

ABU1937

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14

150

The condition of faith requires that man may ascend to and abide in the station of sacrifice. Without this attainment one's faith is not perfect.

DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3711

Words spoken on 1913-02-07 in Paris

Persian

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and mercy; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Reward and punishment

علم حقوق قدیم است مادام خدا بوده خلق بوده مادام خلق بوده علم حقوق هم بوده

The concept of law is ancient. Just as God and His creation have always co-existed, so too have humankind and law

BDA2.125

MHMD2.156

AB08394

100

mixed

خداوند مهربان از فرط عنایت و صرف فضل ابواب هدایت را مفتوح فرمود و درهای موهبت

The compassionate Lord, through the abundance of His grace and the outpouring of His bounty, hath flung wide the portals of guidance and thrown open the gates of munificence [3.5s]

MKT5.113a, AKHA_132BE #13 p.a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU3197

Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-12

The colored people must attend all the unity meetings. There must be no distinctions. All are equal. If you have any influence to get the races to intermarry, it will be very valuable.

AHV.015, BLO_PN#045

Laws of marriage and dowry; Race unity; racial issues

ABU0344

Words to some of the friends, spoken on 1912-05-01

690

The colored meeting was very good. The speech was well done and they understood it well.

PN_1912 p073, BSTW#157

Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1978

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-02-02

140

The cohorts of the Abha Kingdom are engaged in uninterrupted conquest. They are gaining victory after victory. God willing, Mrs. Stannard shall win many signal triumphs in India.

DAS.1914-02-02, SW_v05#02 p.019

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2703

Words spoken on 1913-04-06 in Stuttgart

Persian

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Oneness; unity of religion

ابرهای تقالید شمس حقیقت را مستور نموده و انوار تعالیم الهیه را از سطوع باز داشته

The clouds of blind imitation have obscured the Sun of Truth, and the lights of the divine teachings have been prevented from shining forth

BDA2.222

MHMD2.286

AB07677

110

The Cloud of Providence hath poured down the rain of guidance upon the East and the West; the rays of the Sun of Reality

DAS.1913-08-03, ABIE.146, BLO_PN#007

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

AB04243

170

mixed

انشقاق قمر را معانی متعدده است محصور معنی ظاهره نبوده از آنجمله مقصود اضمحلال

The cleaving of the moon possesseth diverse meanings and is not confined to its literal interpretation. Among these meanings is dissolution [3.5s]

MKT2.062, AVK2.218.02x, MSHR3.088

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rejection of Muhammad; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Christian clergy

ABU1634

Words to Albert Vail, spoken on 1919-11-19

190

The City you deem most advisable is preferred by Me... Never associate with Mrs Kirchner... Be kind to them at first. Do not be severe at first. If you find they cannot be changed, leave them to themselves.

PN_1919 p013

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Personal instructions

ABU2003

Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-20

140

other/unknown lang

Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy

شماها باید از استتکارت باین حدود بیائید و بنشر نفحات اللّٰه بپردازید

The city of Vienna will become a center for the Cause of God: only after my departure the friends must not remain inactive. They must work with greater zeal

BDA2.249

DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.324

ABU2685

Words to Osman Bey and others, spoken on 1914-12-23

The citizens of a country are like the various members and organs of the body. So long as the brain

DAS.1914-12-23, SW_v13#10 p.271

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Relationship between government and people; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU1736

Words spoken on 1915-07-25 in Haifa

170

Persian

اسباب اینطور فراهم آمده که مجالس و معاشر حضرات تلامذه باشم. حکم غیبیه است که معلوم نیست

The circumstances have been thus ordained that I should associate and commune with the disciples. It is a divine decree whose purpose remaineth hidden [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-25

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU3627

Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910

The Christians have exaggerated the birth of Jesus.

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary

ABU0560

Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-02-04

500

The Christians explain these verses by saying they refer to the Holy Spirit which came to the disciples after Christ's departure.

BAVA.041-042, BLO_PN#021

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU3098

Words spoken on 1910-01-01

The Christ is the central point of the Holy Spirit; he was born of the Holy Spirit... The focus of the rays of the Sun of Reality was Christ... Jesus was the sun and his rays shone upon his disciples through his teachings.

SW_v08#08 p.098

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as recipient of divine revelation; Holy Spirit; Manifestation of God as sun; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU2547

Persian

المسیح ماکان عنده احباء کفایة بحافظون علی قبره قبره کان فی مزبلة

The Christ had not sufficient loved ones who would keep watch over His tomb, for His sepulchre was amidst a refuse heap [3.5s]

ASAT4.467-468

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Law of burial and cremation; Stories; anecdotes

ABU3306

Words spoken on 1913-10-16 in Ramleh

The Chinese civilization is very old, and hoary with age. Once they start on the right path, they will reach their destination very quickly.

DAS.1913-10-16

Praise of Eastern values; culture

ABU2818

Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-18

Persian

از این مکاتب ثمری نیست اطفال در مکاتب الهی هم تحصیل علوم میکنند و هم آداب یاد میگیرند

The children must receive divine and material education at the same time, and be protected from temptations and vices.... In the scheme of human life

KHH1.113 (1.158)

KHHE.173fn, DAS.1914-10-18, SW_v09#08 p.089, SW_v07#15 p.137, SW_v07#15 p.144, PN_1914 p099

Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00211

Some Answered Questions #020 Baptism and the Changing Law of God

800

Persian

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion

تغیر احوال و تبدل و انقلاب زمان از لوازم ذاتیهء ممکنات است و لزوم ذاتی از حقیقت اشیاء

The change and transformation of conditions and the succession and revolution of ages are among the essential requirements

MFD#20, OOL.C022.20

SAQ#20

AB06475

130

Turkish

زنجیر سجن یوسفی چون گردنه احسان اولور مصر حقیقتده عزیز هر کشوره سلطان اولور

The chains of Joseph's prison become as a mount of bounty; in truth, in Egypt he becometh beloved and in every land a sovereign [3.5s]

INBA13:389, INBA59:159, INBA88:311b

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Poems and quotation from poetry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2457

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-19

Persian

Composition and decomposition; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect; One universal law; attractive power of love

سلسلهٴ موجودات بیک قانون عمومی و نظام الهی مربوطست و جمیع کائنات بهم مرتبط نمی شود

The chain of creation is interwoven in a natural law and divine order. Everything is interlinked. A link cannot be broken without affecting that natural order.

BDA1.130.02

SW_v19#08 p.254-255, MHMD1.139

ABU2592

Words spoken on 1915-10-19 in Akka

Persian

مرکز نقض سعی می کند که سبب شهادت من بشود. از برای او چه خواهد شد. این نهایت آمال و آرزوی من است

The Center of Violation striveth to compass my martyrdom. What shall befall him? This is the utmost aim and desire of mine own self [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-19

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU0215

Words spoken on 1911-11-16 in Paris

880

mixed

آفتاب جهانتاب آسمانیرا طلوع و غروبی و از این جهه کیهانرا شب و روزی موسم ربیع

The celestial Sun hath both its rising and its setting, and thus doth the universe know both night and day, and the season of spring [3.5s]

DWNP_v2#07 p.058-060, DWNP_v5#07-8 p.003-006x, KHTB1.254, NJB_v02#14-16 p.017

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Literal interpretation; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0796

Words spoken on 1916-07-07 in Haifa

370

Persian

جنود ملکوت الهی در کار است. لشگر بر دو قسم است، یک لشگر در ساخلو و یک لشگر در میدان

The celestial hosts of God are at work. The army is divided into two hosts - one host stationed in the garrison and one host in the field [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-07-07

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual warfare; struggle; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2357

Words to Mr and Mrs Stark and Mr Moore, spoken on 1913-04-15

100

The Cause will be spread very much in this country. Blessed souls shall arise to serve the Bahá'í revelation... Translate the Hidden Words, the Words of Paradise, Tajalleyat, Tarazat, the Bahá'í Proofs and other small pamphlets

DAS.1913-04-15

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

ABU1757

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-07

170

Persian

هر امری که قوه دارد خودش کار میکند حال ما اینجا هستیم جمیع ابواب مسدود و طرق مقطوع است

The Cause which is endued [with] dynamic, spiritual energy will advance and develop in spite of all obstacles.... It has taken possession of the subterranean layers of human consciousness…

KHH1.228 (1.317)

KHHE.334-335, DAS.1915-05-07

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU3474

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

سبب هدایت فضل است سبب عنایت فضل است مثلا این چشم را عنایت کرده این گوش را فضل عنایت

The cause of guidance is grace, the cause of bounty is grace. For example, He hath bestowed this eye by His bounty, and this ear He hath graciously granted [3.5s]

KHH2.279b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

ABU2777

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-15

110

The Cause of God will soon throw a great reverberation throughout the pillars of the world. It will embrace in its fold the East and the West. Its power will penetrate through every atom of creation.

DAS.1913-03-15

Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause

ABU2315

Words spoken on 1913-02-12 in Paris

100

Persian

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Infinity and eternity; Predictions and prophecies

امر الله در آلمان ترقی عظیم نماید و از همه

The Cause of God will make such great progress in Germany as to excel every other place… When, as a child, I would hear descriptions of Ptolemy's model of the universe

BDA2.132

MHMD2.165

ABU2825

Words to Mrs Hearst, spoken on 1912-10-16

Persian

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Non-participation in politics

امر الله از قوای ملکی و امور دنیوی مقدس است و از جمله تعالیم الهیه بنفوس امانت و انقطاع و تقدیس است

The Cause of God is sanctified from all political power and worldly affairs.

BDA1.313.08

MHMD1.331

ABU1298

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-30

240

Persian

Growth of the Cause; Harmony of science and religion; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Universal peace; world unity; Word of God and human limitations

امر الله نافذ است جمیع عالم را احاطه خواهد کرد الآن من چون بصحرای امریکا نگاه می کنم می بینم مملو از اهل بهاست

The Cause of God is penetrating. It will encompass the whole world. Now as I observe the wilderness of America, I see it full of Baha'ís.

BDA1.279.04x

MHMD1.297x

ABU2882

Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London

The Cause of God is like unto a rose-garden. As long as man is far from it, he cannot see how many kinds of flowers are planted therein

DAS.1912-12-23

Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU2912

Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London

The Cause of God is like unto a house. As long as man has not entered therein he does not know what it contains.

DAS.1912-12-23

Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0624

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-15

460

The Cause of God is in need of many active, efficient workers and the time is soon coming... As thou knowest it is very easy for us to teach and spread the Cause in this country but the government will rise immediately against us and the Blessed Tombs of Baha'u'llah and the Bab will be demolished by the hands of a fanatical mob

DAS.1915-05-15

Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2711

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-15

Persian

Critique of Eastern values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

امر الله همیشه از شرق ظاهر شده اما آثارش در غرب شدیدتر بوده وقتی بدری پاشا در مجمعی گفت

The Cause of God has always appeared from the East but it has been more effective in the West.

BDA1.248.16

MHMD1.266

ABU3052

Words to Madame Scaramuchi, spoken on 1913-02-20

The Cause of Bahá'u'lláh is the same as the Cause of Christ. For example this room is now lighted, but someone comes in and turns off the light

DAS.1913-02-20

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion

ABU2016

Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23

140

other/unknown lang

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love as fire; Second birth; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

و دیگر آنکه امر حضرت بهآءاللّٰه را قیاس بامری ننمائید زیرا این امر جامع جمیع امور است

The Cause of Baha'u'llah is incomparable to any other Cause, because it is the Collective Center of this age. This Cause regenerates the souls; everyone receives a new baptism and attains to the station of the new birth.

BDA2.253-254

DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.329-330

ABU3600

Words spoken on 1914-07-13

The Cause of Baha'o'llah is in fulfillment of all the prophecies in all the books of the religions of the world.

DAS.1914-07-13, SW_v09#01 p.006

Oneness; unity of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU2039

Words spoken on 1913-07-07 in Port Said

130

the Cause has many enemies! The Baha'is must be very happy. The priests and the Ulemas, the Rabbis and the Mobeds are attacking the Cause

DAS.1913-07-07, ABIE.032, BLO_PN#007

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1061

Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-16

300

The Cause has become very great. Many souls are entering it--souls with different mentalities... Teach the Cause to those who do not know

DAS.1913-01-16, SW_v04#01 p.016, CHH.177, VLAB.141x, BLO_PN#022

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity

ABU2136

Words spoken on 1914-06-15 in Tiberias

120

The Cause appeared in Persia. The blood of so many martyrs was shed in Persia that, unquestionably, signs will appear.

DAS.1914-06-14, SW_v09#10 p.116

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU0594

Words spoken on 1914-01-24

470

Persian

فی الحقیقه مصیب جناب ابو الفضائل مصیب عظیمه است هر چند انسان میخواهد

The calamity of his honor, Mirza Abul-Fazl is indeed great. No matter how much

MSBH2.351-353, NJB_v05#01 p.004-005

DAS.1914-01-24, SW_v09#03 p.026, ABCC.404x

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humor; jokes

ABU3088

Words spoken in Feb. 1910

The Bounty of God is within the heart; it receives the Light... The bounty is dormant or latent in the hearts. Belief and faith make it appear

PN_1910 p002

Development of capacity and readiness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition

ABU2200

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

120

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fulfillment of true potential; Mary Magdalene; Power of the Manifestation of God; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

The bounty and power of God is limitless for each human soul. Consider what was the quickening power

AIL.088

ABU2171

Words to Mrs A. Burks, spoken on 1914-04-14

120

The book of Ighan revealed by Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad and translated in America is one of the most fundamental Bahá'í works. Then the Hidden Words, likewise Tajalliyat, Ishraqat, Tarazat, etc, also the books of Mirza Abdu'l-Fadl.

DAS.1914-04-14

Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Study; deepening

ABU1056

Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900

300

The Book (Koran) revealed to Mahomet is the greatest proof of Him as a Prophet, as the Arabic language in the Koran has never, until now, been equalled.

PN_1900_heh p023, PN_1900 p087

Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God

ABU3564

Arabic

البلشفیک ستسری من روسیا و متی یعم شرها یتفق العالم علی سحقها

The Bolsheviks shall spread forth from Russia, and when their evil encompasseth all, then shall the world unite to crush them [3.5s]

YIK.304, ZIAB1.105

ABU1450

Public address given on 1912-06-08

220

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

The body politic today is greatly in need of a physician. It is similar to a human body... The disease which afflicts the body politic is lack of love

PUP#061 (p.171), BSC.445 #812, SW_v03#10 p.014, SW_v08#10 p.122, SW_v13#09 p.231-232, SW_v07#15 p.148, DWN_v6#05 p.001

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Harmony of science and religion; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Power of prayer

ABU1725

Words spoken on 1920-09-07

180

The body of man is from the world of nature. His body is akin to that of the animal. He has animal tendencies.

SW_v11#16 p.269, PN_1920 p032, PN_1920 p056, PN_1920 p092, PN_1920_heh p014, PN_1920_heh_haifa p021

Man's distinction from the animal; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU3244

Words spoken on 1914-05-17 in Tiberias

The body of man is created for this world but his heart is made for the habitation of the Holy Spirit.

DAS.1914-05-17, SW_v08#08 p.103-104

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Work as worship

ABU0999

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-04

310

The body of man is built with various material constituents and therefore it is a prisoner of nature, it is dominated and ruled by nature. It is a philosophic theory that the part is attracted to the whole.

DAS.1914-12-04

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU3607

The body is the word. The spirit is its meaning. The word passes. The meaning remains.

SW_v13#04 p.090x

Outward and inward meanings

ABU2864

Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900

The Blessed Perfection, Bahá’u’lláh, has promised to raise up souls who would hasten to the service of the Covenant… Go, and eat this candy. Rest assured, the Blessed Perfection will enable you to translate

SUR.109

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

ABU1364

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14

230

Persian

Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam

جمال مبارک در عننوان جوانی روزی در قصبهٴ‌یالرود وارد منزل میرزا محمد تقی مجتهد

The Blessed Perfection was very young and at that time He was going to Mazindaran. As He was travelling from stage to stage, He arrived at a town called "Yall-Roud"

BDA2.139

DAS.1913-02-14, MHMD2.173-174

ABU2916

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The Blessed Perfection has revealed a Tablet called 'Tablet of the Spiritual World.' All who read it are filled with an anxious desire to leave this world

TDLA.007-008, BLO_PN#104

Challenging nature; abstruseness of the Word of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2150

Words to the Persian friends, spoken on 1912-04-01

120

Persian

Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Priestcraft; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

جمال مبارک ریشهٴ اوهام را کسند ایادی امر در اینظهور باسم و لقب و ارث نیستند

The Blessed Perfection has extirpated superstitions, root and branch. The Hands of the Cause in this dispensation are not heirs to any name or title; rather, they are sanctified souls

BDA1.019.06

LOG#1079x, DAS.1913-07-19, MHMD1.026, ABIE.087, BLO_PN#007

ABU0378

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

640

the Blessed Perfection had revealed secretly in a Tablet some words about Universal Peace... Two of the signs of the Manifestation of the Cause of God are the preaching and acceptance of the Religion of God

PN_1901 p011, NRMM.220-221

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0515

Words to some Zoroastrian friends, spoken on 1915-04-18

530

The Blessed Perfection expressed always great love for the Parsee friends. When Manikchi came to Baghdad and stood in His spiritual Presence he related many stories concerning the humiliation of the Parsees

DAS.1915-04-18

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0564

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-18

490

The Blessed Perfection educated us in this most great Prison. If we consider this fact with the sight of justice we will realize that He instructed us with the tears of His eyes.

DAS.1915-04-18

Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2182

Words to the Kinney party in 1909(?)

120

The Blessed Perfection came for the purpose of uniting the hearts that He might link them together. For this purpose you must prove the means of unity

PN_1909 p002, BSTW#340

Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Unity of thought and belief

ABU1023

300

Persian

امر مبارک الهی است ولی از هر جهت آفات آنرا احاطه کرده است جمیع ملل

The blessed Cause is divine, yet from every direction calamities have encompassed it and all peoples [3.5s]

NJB_v05#14 p.003

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1540

200

Persian

جمال مبارک حاجی میرزا حیدر علی را از اسلامبول بمصر فرستاد و امر بحکمت کرد

The Blessed Beauty sent Haji Mirza Haydar-'Ali from Constantinople unto Egypt and commanded him to exercise wisdom [3.5s]

ASAT3.121-122

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2990

Words spoken on 1916-05-01 in Bahji

Persian

جمال مبارک یک وقت فرمودند من نه سال است یک برگ سبز ندیده ام. حال الحمدالله احباء در بهترین نقطهٴ این ارض

The Blessed Beauty once declared: "For nine years have I not beheld a single verdant leaf." Now, praise be to God, the loved ones dwell in the most beauteous spot of this earth [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-05-01

Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU3292

Persian

جمال مبارک از چهار چیز خوششان میآید

The Blessed Beauty often remarked: 'There are four qualities which I love to see manifested in people: first, enthusiasm and courage

YIK.304-305, ZIAB1.065

STOB.051 #060

Effort; striving; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance

ABU1887

160

The Blessed Beauty of El-Abha (Baha'o'llah) - may the divine souls of the existence be

SW_v08#13 p.161

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2989

Words spoken on 1914-02-14

Persian

جمال مبارک ذکر خراسان را می‌فرمودند که این امر مبارک آنجا نشر خواهد یافت همه

The Blessed Beauty made mention of Khurasan, saying that this blessed Cause would be diffused throughout that land, wholly and entirely [3.5s]

AVK4.434.02

Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU2225

Words spoken en route in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-01

110

Persian

جمال مبارک سه مرتبه به یرکه تشریف آوردند دفعه اول من تا نزدیکهای ابوسنان پیاده

The Blessed Beauty journeyed to the village of Yirkih three times. On the first visit, I walked at the side

KHH1.131-132 (1.181-182)

KHHE.197, DAS.1914-11-01, BSR_v13 p.082

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Shrines and Holy places

ABU1672

Words spoken on 1915-07-04 in Haifa

180

Persian

حاجی هاشم را جمال مبارک بنفس خود تبلیغ فرمودند. دامادی داشت آقا خلیل دولت آبادی

The Blessed Beauty Himself taught and guided Haji Hashim. He had a son-in-law, Aqa Khalil-i-Dawlatabadi [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-04

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2223

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

110

Persian

جمال مبارک این گونه حرکات را نهی فرمودند ما خلق جدیدیم عادت قدیمه

The Blessed Beauty hath forbidden such practices. We are a new creation; [we have] ancient customs [3.5s]

KHH2.261-262

Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2731

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-11

Persian

House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

جمال مبارک سد ابواب اینگونه اختلافات فرمودند و امور را راجع ببیت العدل اعظم کردند

the Blessed Beauty has shut the door on such differences and has referred all affairs to the House of Justice

BDA1.119.15

SW_v19#07 p.219, MHMD1.127-128

ABU3293

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

Persian

جمال مبارک بساط وحدت عالم انسانی گسترانیده و اختلافات مذهبی و طبقاتی را مرتفع ساخته

The Blessed Beauty has provided the means for the unification of the world of humanity and has removed religious and social conflicts.

KHH1.013 (1.018)

KHHE.030

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0071

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-18

1400

The Blessed Beauty has gathered the East and West together. For this reason we are very happy. It is not in fun, but is a serious matter. It is beyond comprehension.

PN_1919 p026, PN_1919 p196, LAT.056-065

East and West; communication between East and West; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0195

Words spoken on 1920-01-05

910

Persian

جمال مبارک ما را از جمیع قیود نجات داده... شخصی بود مصطفی بیک مدیر تحریرات مفتی شهر عکا

The Blessed Beauty has freed us from all restraints. He teaches that we must be kind to all, even to our enemies. There was a certain Mustafa Bayk

ISA.018-021

ISAE.1920-01-05, STAB#097x

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0576

Words spoken on 1915-07-07 in Haifa

480

Persian

جمال مبارک از بغداد تشریف برده بودند و هیچ خبری نبود. احبابی نبود مگر در کاظمین از اعراب

The Blessed Beauty had departed from Baghdad, and no tidings were at hand. There were no loved ones save for some Arabs in Kazamayn [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-07

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1745

Words to Lua Getsinger, spoken on 1912-07-07

170

Persian

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

جمال مبارک این عهد را برای اطاعت گرفتند نه مخالفت و این را من محض حفظ امر الله و اتحاد احباء می گویم

The Blessed Beauty entered into this Covenant for obedience and not for opposition. I say this merely for the protection of the Cause of God and for the purpose of safeguarding unity among the friends.

BDA1.148.17

MHMD1.160-161

ABU3294

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-10

Persian

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; The power of words; of speech

جمال مبارک بعد از دارالسلام و ادرنه در محفل عمومی نطق نفرمودند

The Blessed Beauty did not make any more public speeches after leaving Baghdad and Adrianople

BDA1.119.10

SW_v19#07 p.218-219, MHMD1.127

ABU0148

Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Jan 1910

1050

The Blessed Beauty Bahá'u'lláh has set down in His Writings the oriental natural philosophy that we share with the Persian Súfís

SDW v12#04 p.040-042, BLO_PN#050

Evolution; human evolution; Heat and motion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation

ABU0659

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

440

The Blessed Beauty appeared in Persia, in Teheran. He was in the utmost of ease

SW_v07#04 p.032

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0530

510

Persian

جمال مبارک ملاقات هیچ متصرفی را نپذیرفتند و سلطان باندیشه شد

The Blessed Beauty accepted not the audience of any governor, and this caused the sovereign to fall into deep contemplation [3.5s]

ASAT4.352-354

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU0352

Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1915-06-20

670

Persian

جمال مبارک روحی لاحبائه الفداء دو سفر به بغداد و کربلا فرمودند. یک سفر بعد از شهادت حضرت اعلی

The Blessed Beauty - may my spirit be offered up for His loved ones - undertook two journeys to Baghdad and Karbila. One journey was after the martyrdom of the Exalted One [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-06-20

Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB08657

Persian

جمال مبارک روحی لاحبّائه الفداء هر چند بی نهايت اذيّت و جفا ديدند و شدّت ابتلا کشيدند

The Blessed Beauty - may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones - though He suffered infinite persecution and oppression and bore grievous trials [3.5s]

MMK4#048 p.052x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1422

Words to visitors, spoken on 1914-03-28

230

The biographies of such blessed souls must be written in detail – thus the children of the next generation may try to imitate the virtues of their fathers

DAS.1914-03-28

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge

ABU1232

Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-02-12

260

The Bible and the Holy Books of other religions must always be studied and be read in the Bahá'í meetings. Their study will widen the circle of one's information

DAS.1914-02-12

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Methods of teaching the Cause; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3243

Words spoken on 1914-03-07

The Bible and the Gospels are most honored in the estimation of all Bahais. One of the spiritual utterances

DAS.1914-03-07, SW_v07#04 p.027x, SW_v14#02 p.055x, BSTW#207b

Christ; Christianity; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Study; deepening

ABU3409

Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-10

The best thing for it is to accept these teachings. In this way they will gain the confidence of the whites and differences will fade. The Bahá'í teachings reveal the means of both material and spiritual progress.

AHV.010, BLO_PN#045

Race unity; racial issues; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

ABU2001

Words to Latimer and Remey, spoken on 1914-10-14

140

The best method is to bury the body. Just as systematically as the body has grown into its present form, it has to be disintegrated.

DAS.1914-10-14, PN_1914 p079

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Law of burial and cremation; Law of transformation and change; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU3388

Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-11

The best means is to accept this Cause. All differences must fade among believers. In the present antagonism there is great danger to both races. Intermarriage is a good way to efface racial differences.

AHV.012, BLO_PN#045

Laws of marriage and dowry; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3383

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10

The best man is that person who cheers and gladdens the broken-hearted ones and the worst man is that soul who causes suffering and pain to one's heart.

DAS.1914-05-10

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Consolation and comfort; Saddening another soul; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0546

Talk to pilgrims at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-23

500

Persian

باید شام بعد از غروب حاضر باشد هر وقت میل دارند بخورند بهترین اوقات

The best hour to eat supper is right after sunset... During the life of my grandfather, the Ministers of State had an established custom

KHH1.117 (1.163-164)

KHHE.178-179, DAS.1914-10-23

Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes

AB11625

Persian

بهترین غذا سرور است

The best food is happiness.

HKD.270

SOMH.200

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow

ABU3329

Words spoken on 1914-10-17 in Haifa

The best capital and the most profitable business is honesty in all things. Do thou continue to be honest in thy dealings

DAS.1914-10-17, SW_v08#02 p.025

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

ABU1735

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

170

Persian

احبا باید مربی نفوس باشند نفوس را باخلاق روحانی و انجذاب وجدانی

The beloved ones must be educators of souls, nurturing them through spiritual attributes and conscientious attraction [3.5s]

KHH2.294-295

Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Satan; the Evil One; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU2206

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

110

Persian

احبا هر روز در انتظار نامه جدیدی هستند که از من به آنها برسد و پس از وصول بخوانند و در جعبه های خود بگذارند

The beloved ones await, day after day, a fresh epistle that shall reach them from Me, that they may peruse it upon its arrival and place it within their treasured boxes [3.5s]

KHMT.072

Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds

ABU1659

Words spoken on 1915-10-22 in Bahji

180

Persian

احبای الهی باید سعی کنند که بندهٴ جمال مبارک باشند تا مشاربالبنان باشند و در امور دنیویه اهمیت ندهند زیرا می گذرد

The beloved of God must strive to be servants of the Blessed Beauty, that they may be exemplars pointed to with fingers of acclaim, and must attach no importance to worldly affairs, for verily these shall pass away [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-22

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Contention and conflict; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Thankfulness; gratitude; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2635

Words to the governor of Akka and others, spoken on 1915-04-02

the Beloved gave a detailed and stirring account of the history of Akka from the time it was taken by the Crusaders in 1104 A.D... I have no doubt that had he the inclination and desire he could write a most instructive history of this ancient and sacred town.

DAS.1915-04-02

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

ABU2017

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25

140

The believers of Persia made the greatest self-sacrifice and the trip was made possible. They made large and small contributions

DAS.1913-04-25

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Work as worship

ABU2896

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-07

The believers of God must invite the people to the feast of the love of God. The result of such a feast is the spirituality of the souls and the upliftment of the minds

DAS.1915-05-07

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3411

Words spoken on 1913-11-17 in Port Said

The believers of God must be alive with the sweet Fragrances of God. When you leave this land you must become the creational books

DAS.1913-11-17

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU1475

Words spoken ca. 1912-10-20 in Los Angeles

220

The believers must not expect anything from one another... I have traveled and come as far as here... Look at the people of the world

BSTW#357

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

ABU0465

Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1906-07-06

560

The believers must not be influenced by the conditions in Akka, be Akka in a state of calm or confusion. No matter what happens in Akka

PN_1906 p074, SUR.267-268, BLO_PN#001

Mary Magdalene; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU3524

Words spoken on 1913-07-02 in Port Said

The believers must cultivate a beautiful voice so that they may sing the Bahá'í songs or chant

DAS.1913-07-02, ABIE.010, BLO_PN#007

Music and singing; Power of prayer

ABU2706

Words spoken on 1914-06-24 in Haifa

The believers must be pleased to comply with my wish. If my first expresion in any matter is obeyed, it will lead to success and spiritual happiness.

DAS.1914-06-24

Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU1411

Words spoken ca. 1917

230

The believers must arise in perfect unity in teaching the Cause of God and grasping each other's hands

SW_v10#04 p.072

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00722

Some Answered Questions #051 The Appearance of the Spirit and the Mind in Man

460

Persian

Evolution; human evolution; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Progress only takes place within its own degree

ابتدای تکون انسان در کرهء ارض مانند تکون انسان در رحم مادر است

The beginning of the formation of man on the terrestrial globe is like the formation of the human embryo

MFD#51, OOL.C022.51

SAQ#51, BWF.312-313

AB04943

160

Turkish

جمال ذوالجلالک نقص و زوالی اولمدیغی گبی عاشق باوفا و آشفته پرصفانک فتور و

The beauty of Thy transcendent glory is untouched by imperfection or decline, and the fidelity of Thy devoted and ardent lover remains unsullied by weariness [3.5s]

INBA21:098a

MJT.084

Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU0072

Religious Prejudices: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-10-27

1400

Persian

Christ; Christianity; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity

چونکه تعلیم بهاء الله توحید جمیع بشر است و نهایت الفت و اتحاد و بقدر امکان

The basis of the teaching of Baha'u'llah is the Unity of Mankind, and his greatest desire was that love and goodwill should live in the heart of men.

AMK.232-236, DWNP_v1#08 p.001-004, KHF.199, KHAB.100 (109), KHTB1.079, KHTP.057

PT#13 p.036, DWN_v3#02 p.015-017, STAB#103

ABU2143

Answer to questions, Dublin, 1912-08-10

120

Persian

Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

بلی اصول ادیان یکی است و شمس حقیقت واحد ولکن در هر یومی از مطلعی نمودار پس بهآئیان معتقد باصول ادیان و متوجه شمس حقیقتند

The basic principles of all religions are the same and the Sun of Truth is one, yet every day it appears from a different dawning point.

BDA1.186.07

MHMD1.202

ABU2605

Words to Lua Getsinger in 1904

The baptism of the Christians as practiced today is not the teachings of Christ.

PN_1904 p093

John the Baptist; Love of God; Spiritual baptism; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2950

The Bahá’í message is a call to religious unity and not an invitation to a new religion, not a new path to immortality.

SW_v15#02 p.028, DWN_v5#02 p.002

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Oneness; unity of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU1004

Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-16

310

The Baha'is should sacrifice life in the path of each other... It must be so that each one of the friends should prefer others to himself.

PN_1920 p044, PN_1920_heh_haifa p079

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others

ABU0689

Public address given on 1912-07-23

420

Love of God; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wealth inequality and its moderation

The Baha'is must not engage in political movements which lead to sedition. They must interest themselves in movements which conduce to law and order… Strive, therefore, to create love in the hearts

PUP#084 (p.238-239), SW_v04#07 p.122, SW_v07#15 p.148

A. Youssefi

ABU1561

Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09

200

The Bahá'ís must be the servants of universal Peace, the workers for the Cause of the Oneness of the world of humanity, the spreaders of heavenly Love amongst the children of men

DAS.1914-05-09, SW_v16#01 p.385x, PN_1914 p002, PN_1914 p004, BSTW#318

Call to action; Compassion; kindness; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

AB11806

810

Persian

بهائیان بجان و دل خدمت بجمعیت اتحاد و ترقی مینمایند و هم مسلک و هم مشربند و

The Bahá'ís are serving the cause of unity and progress with heart and soul, and they share the same path and principles [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0179

East and West; communication between East and West; Non-participation in politics; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1667

Words spoken on 1915-07-21 in Haifa

180

Persian

بهائی در هر شهری که باشد باید بافعال مشهور آفاق شود. بهائی بودن بعمل است نه بقول. اینست که می فرماید

The Bahá'í, in whatsoever city he may abide, must needs become renowned throughout all horizons by his deeds. The state of being a Bahá'í is attained through action, not through words. This is what He hath decreed [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-21

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Words vs deeds

ABU2730

Words spoken on 1914-06-22 in Haifa

The Bahá'í students in Beirut have so conducted themselves, both within and without the college

DAS.1914-06-22, SW_v09#11 p.122

Cleanliness and refinement; Praise and encouragement

ABU0527

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-31

520

The Bahá'í must first be informed of the Principles and Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, then go forth

SW_v03#11 p.005-006, PN_1912_heh p006, PN_1912 p005, STAB#036

Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1465

Words spoken on 1913-06-30 in Port Said

220

The Bahá'í Cause is like unto the great ocean, or rather the great ocean is a symbol of the Cause of God. Its mountainous waves are within itself and by itself.

DAS.1913-06-30

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Imagery in the Qur'an; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU3566

Words spoken on 1912-12-25 in London

Persian

Oneness; unity of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Universality of the Cause

امر بهائی شامل اصول جمیع ادیانست چونکه صد آمد نود هم پیش ماست

The Baha'i Cause consists of the same principles inherent in all the divine religions. 'Now that the one hundred hath come, ninety is with us also.'

BDA2.041

MHMD2.048

AB07750

110

Persian

جناب بشیر حضرت احدیت تجلی رحمانیت فرموده و امکان را مرآت منطبعه از صور

The august Bashír of the One True God hath manifested the effulgence of the All-Merciful, rendering existence a mirror imprinted with forms [3.5s]

MMK6#305, AKHA_129BE #11 p.a, BSHI.123

Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ABU3516

Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910

The atoms composing an ocean are in appearance the ocean, but the identity of the atoms remains. So it is with our individuality in the ocean of life, it remains.

Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Soul; spirit after death; Unity in diversity

ABU2440

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-04

Persian

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

تأییدات جمال مبارک امور خارق العاده ظاهر می کند هر شانی از شئونات جمال مبارک در مقام خود حجتی بالغست

The assistance of the Blessed Beauty brings about extraordinary things. Every act of the Blessed Beauty constitutes in itself a consummate proof. In one of my early writings

BDA1.176.12

MHMD1.192

ABU1264

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

250

Persian

مجلس مبعوثان سوخته است آتش زده اند یا یانغین یعنی حریق واقع شده است

The Assembly of Deputies hath been consumed in flames - whether by deliberate conflagration or by an accidental fire that hath broken forth therein [3.5s]

KHH2.281-283

Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion

ABU1692

Words spoken on 1913-01-24 in Paris

180

Persian

Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Need for an educator; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

هجوم هر ملتی بر ملت دیگر و تعدی هر نفسی بر سائر نفوس طبیعی است و این بمقتضای طبیعت

The assault of one people against another, and the aggression which a person exhibits towards another, are demonstrations of natural behavior

BDA2.103

MHMD2.125-126

AB10318

Persian

از صعود حضرت صدر الصدور برفیق نه چنان احزان احاطه نموده که ببیان آید

The ascension of His Holiness Sadru's-Sudur to the Supreme Companion hath encompassed me with such grief as no words can convey [3.5s]

MSBH5.036

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0287

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-23

750

The artist has drawn very beautiful pictures for she has painted allegorical figures on this canvas - each figure carries a lantern

DAS.1913-01-23

Differences in human capacity; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00440

Some Answered Questions #050 Spiritual Proofs of the Origin of Man

590

Persian

Evolution; human evolution

این دلائل که بر اصلیت نوع انسان اقامه نمودیم ادله‌های عقلی بود

The arguments we have adduced thus far for the originality of the human species have been rational ones.

MFD#50, OOL.C022.50

SAQ#50, BWF.310-311x

ABU1912

Words spoken on 1915-07-29 in Haifa

150

Persian

از عکا تا حیفا همه معمور می شود. همه اش باغ و بوستان و بنا خواهد شد. باغهای بسیار خوب می شود

The area between Haifa and Acre will be developed; it will be filled with buildings

ZSM.1915-07-29

DWN_v3#08 p.074

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU1517

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-25

210

The Arabs we met today were deprived of civilization, and yet they think they are not in need of civilization or knowledge.

PN_1909F p066, PN_1909F p125, AKL.010

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1495

Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh

210

The Arabs are a hardy race. Their physical constitutions are like iron. The Arabs of the interior of the Peninsula still preserve

DAS.1913-10-25

Courtesy; culture [adab]; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance

AB11036

Persian

خسروا این عنوان از القاب شهریارانست و طغرای تاج داران اما خسروان خاکدانرا

The appellation 'Khusraw' is a title befitting sovereigns and the seal of crowned heads, yet the monarchs of this earthly realm [3.5s]

ALPA.063b, YARP2.073 p.111

The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB08405

100

Persian

منشور نجم باختر سبب فرح و سرور یارانست زیرا آئینه صافیست که صور حوادث و وقایع

The appearance of the Star of the West is a source of joy and gladness to the friends, for it is a burnished mirror reflecting the images of events and happenings [3.5s]

NJB_v01#19 p.001

Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU3757

Persian

ظهور مولوی وکتاب مثنوی مثل شمعی (ستونی) بودکه به زیرآن دیوارمتمایل نصب شد ودوره دیانت اسلام به ١٢٠٠ سال بالغ گردید

The appearance of Rumi and his book, the Masnavi, was like unto a column erected to buttress a tilting wall, enabling the dispensation of Islam to extend twelve hundred years

KHSH06.024

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Muhammad; Islam

AB08476

mixed

الجواب و لم یکن له کفوا احد العاقل یکفیه الاشاره و لایحتاج الی قائل و ناقل

The answer - and there is none comparable unto Him - is that a wise one is content with a mere hint, and hath no need of either speaker or transmitter [3.5s]

MMK6#499

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1567

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

200

The ancient philosophers of Greece, Persia, and Egypt believed that God manifested in material things His final and supreme Reality.

AELT.160-161

God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

AB12707

Turkish

عزت قدیمه و علویت الهیه احبای ربانیه یه مخصوص و صحائف سماایه ده منصوص در قران ده

The ancient glory and the divine exaltation of the heavenly loved ones are specifically assured and written in the heavenly scriptures as affirmed in the Qur'an [4o]

BRL_DAK#0536

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU3671

Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris

300

Persian

Christ; Christianity; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Christian clergy

اهالی امریکا سیر گرسنهٴ‌اند بالعکس ایرانیها گرسنهٴ سیرند که در حال گرسنگی و احتیاج خود

The Americans are a satiated people who hunger--this in contrast to the Persians… The East has always been able, through the aid of a spiritual power, to withstand the West… In one of the cities between Canada and California, a certain cardinal… Ka'bu'l-Abhar was an Israelite who lived in the time of Mu'aviyyih

BDA2.184-185

MHMD2.233-234

ABU2631

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-05

The American women as a whole are better educated, more well-informed on classical as well as current subject and the spreaders of the right ideals of education.

DAS.1914-12-05

Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Praise of Western values; culture; Role and station of women

ABU0866

Words to H.E. Warmeke, spoken on 1913-05-01

350

The American people are not satisfied with their present day civilization. It is true that they have built a marvellous civilization of their own through giant-like forces

DAS.1913-05-01

Independent investigation of truth; reality; Man's distinction from the animal; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU2680

Words spoken on 1914-03-07

The altar of sacrifice is the living heart of man, and not a few pieces of dead stones

DAS.1914-03-07, SW_v07#04 p.027

Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0832

Words spoken on 1915-08-05 in Haifa

360

Persian

هوای اینجا بسیار خوب است. صفای اینجا بسیار خوب است. در جوار مقام اعلی محل راحتی است

The air in this place is most excellent. The purity herein is surpassing fair. In the vicinity of the Most Exalted Shrine lieth a place of repose [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-05

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0978

Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-02-12

320

The air here at Mount Carmel is fragrant and the earth is sweet... Syria is a most wonderful country. It is a world in miniature.

DAS.1914-02-12, SW_v14#05 p.148

Mount Carmel

ABU3368

Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09

The age of those ancient prophets as recorded in the Old Testament is symbolic. It has a spiritual interpretation.

DAS.1914-12-09, SW_v13#06 p.152x

Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Transcending the material condition

ABU0880

Words spoken on 1915-07-27 in Haifa

340

Persian

اغنیا رحم بر فقرا نمی کنند، خودشان هم معذب هستند. اگر رحم می کردند، ??م خود راحت بودند هم فقرا

The affluent show no mercy unto the poor, and they themselves are tormented. Were they to show compassion, both they themselves and the poor would find repose [3.5s]

NJB_v15#03 p.088, ZSM.1915-07-27

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU2744

Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920

Persian

کار بدست اطفال افتاده کار به دست بی سر و پاها افتاده از برای سلطان قدری باقی نمانده است

The affairs of Íran have fallen into the hands of children and those who have no moral compass. Their behavior is such that there is no value or merit in the station of kingship.

KNR.082-083

KNRE.091

Call to action; Past, present and future of Iran; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03752

190

Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

The advent of the prophets and the revelation of the Holy Books is intended to create love between souls

TAB.505, BWF.364-364x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Praise and encouragement; Unity in diversity

ABU0639

Words to Shaykh Salih, spoken on 1915-04-05

450

Persian

طبیعیون هم منتظرند ولی انتظار شان نه بمثل الهیو نست که از شهر غیر معلوم بیاید و باخیل و حشم

The adherents of all the religions of the world are expecting the coming of a Promised One and they pray for his advent.... In principle they agree with the religionists, but in the mode of expression and phraseology they differ from each other. (KHH: Even the naturalists [are expectant]. However, their expectation is not like the religionists who claim, ‘He will come from some unknown city,,,')

KHH1.200-203 (1.280-282)

KHHE.293-298, DAS.1915-04-05, SW_v13#06 p.145-146

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU0094

Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-11-09

1260

PUP#122 (p.411-415), SW_v06#02 p.011-013+016

The address delivered last evening in the Jewish synagogue evidently disturbed some

Christ; Christianity; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause

ABU1832

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

160

Persian

Translation List

حصول تائید منوط بتبلیغ است اگر تبلیغ تعطیل شود تائید نیز منقطع خواهد شد . تائید معلق و موکول به قیام است

The acquisition of confirmations is dependent on teaching the Cause. If the teaching is stopped, then confirmations will likewise cease… It is incumbent on each and every one of the believers to lead, in the span of a year, at least one person to the river of guidance

KHMT.082

ADMS#293

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universality of the Cause

ABU0159

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-19

1010

The above verses are very clear and explicit that we are living in the time of their fulfillment. The globe is encircled with the fire of God's wrath

DAS.1915-04-19

Critique of Western values; culture; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrdom of the Bab; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God

ABU2914

Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04

The abomination of desolation is the one who appears and tries to destroy the Truth and who makes some changes in the teachings of God.

PN_1901 p023

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU2471

Words spoken on 1913-05-02 in Paris

Persian

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds

هر نفسی در ظل حضرت بهآءالله در آید روز بروز استعدادش بیشتر میشود مانند درختی

The abilities of anyone who enters beneath the shade of Baha'u'llah will increase with every passing day, even as a tree

BDA2.281

MHMD2.369

ABU0448

Words to Myron Phelps, spoken on 1917-06-07

580

The [animal] spirit will not become human spirit, nor will vegetable spirit become animal spirit. Existence is one, as it appears in every grade, according to the exigency of that grade.

PN_unsorted p053, BLO_PN#070

Composition and decomposition; Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

ABU3438

Words spoken in 1910

The (Holy) Spirit is encompassing and surrounding all. It is holy. It is sanctified from attachment to a special place. It is present everywhere and at every time. It exists in all places, yet is placeless.

SW_v08#08 p.098

God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB07443

110

Persian

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Imagery in the Qur'an; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ای سلاله حضرت خلیل رحمانی حقا که نسل جلیل حضرت خلیلید و سلاله آن ذات مقدس عزیز

The “true and radiant morn” is the dawn of the Covenant and the first light of the Testament of the Day-Star of the world

BRL_DAK#0563, CPF.268, YMM.260, YMM.369

BRL_ATE#156x

ABU3515

Words to Mrs Brittingham in 1912

The 'Self' of God spoken of in the Tablets refers to the Attributes of the Merciful, not to His Essence. This 'Self' is found in 'Perfection' in the Prophet, only.

PN_unsorted p090

Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1743

Words spoken on 1913-06-23 in Port Said

170

Persian