all items by Abdu'l-Bahá, details

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O God! O God! Thou dost behold me, how my forehead is laid upon the dust of humility and submission and how my face is covered

DAS.1914-01-09, BSC.375 #709, SW_v07#14 p.127+130-132

AB00118

990

Arabic

الهی الهی انت البصیر بحالی و السمیع لندائی و الطبیب لدائی و الدواء لشفائی لک الحمد

My God, my God! Thou art the One Who beholdeth my condition, Who hearkeneth unto my call, Who art the Physician for my malady and the Remedy for my healing. Unto Thee be all praise [3.5s]

INBA17:058, INBA59:091x

Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00129

960

mixed

الهی الهی تری حالی و ضری و بلائی و ذلی و ابتلائی و توجعی و تفجعی و تزعزعی

My God, My God! Thou seest my state, my distress, my tribulation, my abasement, my affliction, my anguish, my grief and my dismay [3.5s]

INBA16:048, INBA84:543

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for protection; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00140

940

mixed

و انت تعلم یا الهی مبلغ حبی و فرط هیامی و عظیم ودادی و شده تعلقی بافنان سدره

Thou knowest, O my God, the extent of my love, the intensity of my yearning, the magnitude of my affection, and the depth of my attachment to the boughs of the Divine Lote-Tree [4o]

INBA87:293, INBA52:297

Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for pilgrims; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Review of publications

AB00141

940

Arabic

یا من تحمل کل مشقة فى سبیل الله حضرت اسم اعظم

O thou who bearest every hardship in the path of God, O thou bearer of the Most Great Name [3.5s]

INBA13:286

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00155

910

mixed

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه آنچه از قلم تحریر تسطیر شد ببصر دقیق

O exalted branch of the Blessed Tree! That which was written by the pen of communication passed before these eyes with keen attention [3.5s]... ...In this day, should a person pay attention to the insinuations of the doubters by a needle’s eye, of a certainty he would fall, in such wise that there would be no remedy

INBA87:297, INBA52:301

AFNAN.138x

Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00157

900

Arabic

الهی الهی تشاهد حالی و تنظر بلائی و تسمع نداای و ضجیجی و زفرات اجیج نیران

O my God, my God! Thou beholdest my condition, and witnesseth my tribulations, and hearkeneth unto my call and my lamentation, and the sighs of my burning heart [3.5s]

INBA21:186 (237)

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00190

830

Persian

ایها الفرع الکریم من السدرة المبارکه آنچه مرقوم نموده

O noble Branch sprung from the Blessed Tree! That which thou hadst written [3.5s]

INBA13:277

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for purity; chastity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00199

820

mixed

ای مظلوم علماء سوء و اسیر طلاب جهل و نادانی تفصیل اردبیل و صدمات ضرب شدید

O Thou Who art oppressed by the ill-intentioned divines and held captive by students of ignorance and folly! The account of Ardibil and the grievous blows inflicted therein [3.5s]

INBA88:185b

AB00217

790

O thou attracted Maid servant of God, Mrs Brittingham. Convey the following- To Susan Isabel Moody: The greeting of the Kingdom from Abdul-Baha.

BSTW#503

Praise and encouragement

AB00232

770

Your last letter was received and I was informed of all its contents. You had written concerning the beloved of God and the slight difference of opinions.

CUPAB.012x, BSTW#164, BSTW#199, BSTW#309, BSTW#448

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Words vs deeds

AB00234

760

mixed

الحمد لله الذی ذرء دره بیضاء و فریده نوراء و جوهره غراء و یتیمه عصماء متلئلئه

Praise be unto Him Who hath brought forth a lustrous pearl, a radiant gem, a brilliant jewel, and a singular and immaculate treasure, resplendent in its light [3.5s]

INBA21:053

Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00238

760

...Mr. Mountfort Mills, Mrs. Alice Breed... displayed selfless effort... Mrs. Rohanna Bogislav and her daughter, Elfrida Martin, sang such a melody

BSTW#086x

Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00245

750

O thou honorable martyr and the pioneer of the Cause of God! The letter which you had written on the 19th of December 1918

SW_v10#06 p.105-107

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise of Western values; culture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teachings as spirit of the age

AB00270

720

mixed

لک الحمد یا الهی بما شغفت الاحباء حبا بجمالک و تجلیت علی الاصفیاء فی یوم

All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having enraptured Thy loved ones with a love for Thy beauty, and for having manifested Thyself unto the pure-hearted in this Day [3.5s]

INBA87:445, INBA52:460

Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00275

710

mixed

ای سلیل دخیل جلیل نامه ات ملاحظه گردید معانیش فرح و مسرت بخشید زیرا ذکر یاران

O scion of a noble lineage! Thy letter was perused, and its contents brought joy and gladness, for it made mention of the friends [3.5s]

INBA59:294b, INBA88:281, INBA89:003

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00281

700

Arabic

الهی و محبوبی تری عبادک المهاجرین حاضرین فی محفل التبتل الیک و ارقائک المجاورین

O my God and my Beloved! Thou seest Thy servants, thy wanderers, present in the court of devotion unto Thee, and Thy bondsmen dwelling nigh [3.5s]

INBA21:078, INBA55:383

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB00290

690

mixed

ای ادیب دبستان الهی مکاتیب متعدده آنحضرت ملاحظه گردید و مضامین سبب حیرت شد که

O learned one of the divine school! Thy numerous letters were perused, and their contents became a cause of astonishment, in that [3.5s]

INBA21:081, INBA21:132, INBA88:068

Contention and conflict; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00301

680

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان تحریرت واصل و تقریر در نهایت حلاوت از عنایت جمال قدم ملتمسم که

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its words were of surpassing sweetness. I beseech the Ancient Beauty that [3.5s]

INBA88:354

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00306

680

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy numerous and successive

SW_v10#06 p.107-108, BSTW#264, BSTW#265

Contention and conflict; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Naming of children; of individuals; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Race unity; racial issues; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00308

680

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident... O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The Lord of the Kingdom and the sun of Truth hath sent forth a splendor

SW_v08#10 p.123x, BSTW#479

Importance of prayer; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00310

670

O Almighty! Instruct Thou these thankful birds in the rose-garden of Guidance the tuneful melodies and the harmonious strains of the Psalms of David

DAS.1913-11-22x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00317

670

mixed

حمدا لمن استقر علی سریر وحدانیته و استمرت نسائم الانس من حدیقه رحمانیته و هاج

Praise be unto Him Who is established upon the throne of His oneness, and from Whose garden of divine mercy the gentle breezes of intimacy continuously waft [3.5s]

INBA89:225

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00337

640

Persian

ای افنان سدره مبارکه در خصوص مکتوب آقا سید میرزا آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید کل

O Branch of the Blessed Tree! Concerning the letter from Aqa Siyyid Mirza, all that you had written [3.5s]... ...With regard to the Sacred House in Fars, the believers in Shíraz have made a loud protest. About two months ago, they wrote collectively asking for [me to] intervene in the affairs of the Blessed House…. Concerning the other matter, the consideration you have shown to the American visitors

INBA87:303, INBA52:307

GEN.340-341x, AFNAN.152x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00340

640

O ye beloved friends of God! Two days ago, through the protection and providence of the

SW_v03#07 p.007-009

Oneness; unity of religion; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

AB00349

630

mixed

اللهم یا ذا العظمه و الکبریاء و العزه و العلی تعز من تشاء و توید من تشاء

O God! O Thou Who art the Possessor of grandeur and majesty, of might and transcendence! Thou dost exalt whom Thou willest and strengthen whom Thou pleasest [3.5s]

INBA88:372

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00366

620

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou my dear affectionate son! Two letters from thee have arrived. Exercise

BWF.384-385x, SW_v11#15 p.257-258, BSTW#258

AB00370

620

...Know ye of a certainty that the question of the gathering of the descendants of Abraham in Jerusalem

SW_v08#17 p.225-226

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment

AB00372

620

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou bearer of the Glad Tidings of the Kingdom of God! Your letter written four months ago was received. It contained the good news of the assemblage

TAB.420-423, LOG#0800x

AB00400

610

Persian

یا حبیبی و مونسی و انیسی مسطورات مختلفه متنوعه وارد و مضامین در نهایت

O my beloved, my companion and my intimate friend! Various and diverse letters have been received, and their contents are of the utmost [3.5s]

INBA88:209

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00438

590

Angels; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Manifestation of God as mirror; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism of color and light

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Give thanks unto God for having revealed unto thee, in visions, the mysteries of His Kingdom

TAB.678-681, LOG#1614x, PN_1903 p005

AB00439

590

Arabic

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات ریاض المیثاق الناطقه بالثناء علی نیر الافاق اعلمی بانی

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of the Garden of the Covenant and art speaking the praise of the Orb of the Universe!

INBA89:129b

TAB.283-286

AB00445

590

mixed

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی تحت مخالب سباع کاسره و براثن ذاب ضاریه و هجوم

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest me beneath the claws of ravenous beasts and the talons of fierce wolves [3.5s]

INBA13:100

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00448

590

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou who art esteemed in the Threshold of the Almighty! Praise thou God... Thou hast written concerning the impersonality of the Divinity. Personality is in the Manifestation of the Divinity... As to the question whether the souls will recognize each other

TAB.203-206, BWF.367-367x, BSC.482 #921-922x, SDW v01#03 p.046-047, NRMM.170-173, BSTW#043a-043b

Manifestation of God as mirror; Nearness and remoteness; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00466

570

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

Announce greeting on my behalf to the two young Japanese and say: “His Imperial Majesty, the Mikado, became the cause of the material progress of Japan.

TAB.565, JWTA.024-025

AB00468

570

...Praise be to God, it has been repeatedly proven that firmness in the Covenant and activity in the service of the Cause is the means

PN_1906 p090

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00470

570

mixed

ای ثابتان بر پیمان ورق مسطور منظور گشت و رق منشور ملحوظ گردید مضامین و معانی رحمانی

O ye who stand fast in the Covenant! The written page was received and the unfolded scroll was perused, with its divine themes and spiritual meanings [3.5s]

INBA84:454

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00481

570

O thou who art a new grown tree on the meadow of Truth! Thy letter dated October 14, 1920 has been received.

JWTA.033-036, SW_v12#02 p.040-041

Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Newspapers and the media; publications; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00491

560

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه بتاریخ ١١ شوال وصول یافت مجلس ضیافتی که تشکیل شد و انجمن

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the 11th of Shawwal hath been received. The feast that was arranged, and the gathering [3.5s]

INBA84:368

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace

AB00512

550

...Among the most important affairs is the founding of the Mashrak-el-Azkar... ...When the Mashrak-el-Azkar was erected in Ishkabad, its influence was felt

GPB.351x3x, COF.069x, SW_v06#17 p.137x, SW_v07#15 p.148x, SW_v01#14 p.007x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00528

540

Arabic

الهی و مجیری تعالیت و تجللت لعزه الوهیتک و عظمه ربوبیتک عن ثناای و ثناء کل

O my God and my Protector! Exalted and glorified art Thou above my praise and the praise of all, by the majesty of Thy Divinity and the grandeur of Thy Lordship [3.5s]

INBA21:095b, INBA55:213, INBA59:139, INBA87:418, INBA52:430b

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00537

540

...Four letters have been received from you, the last dated April 18th, 1919. All

SW_v10#14 p.263x, BSTW#240

Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Soul; spirit after death; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00544

530

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy detailed letters were received

SW_v10#17 p.317-318

Race unity; racial issues; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

AB00554

530

Arabic

ایها الزائر للبقعه المبارکه اعلم ان سائق التوفیق و قائد التایید قد دعاک و

O thou visitor to the blessed tabernacle! Verily the Messenger of Confirmation and the Commander of Assistance invited thee and brought thee safely to this radiant Holy Land.

INBA89:106

DAS.1913-08-24, ABIE.227, BLO_PN#007

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00557

530

Consultation

...Every one of the friends should highly praise the other and each should regard himself as evanescent and as naught in the presence of others. All matters should be consulted upon in the meeting

BRL_CONSULT#15x, COC#0181x

Consultation; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00569

520

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Importance of community building; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter written from Cleveland was received and I learned its contents.

TAB.178x, BWF.382-382x

AB00583

510

O thou dear heavenly daughter! The services of His honour, Fazel, to the Kingdom of God are well known. It is my hope that he may be confirmed

BSTW#371

Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues

AB00584

510

Persian

ای دو افنان شجره مقدسه مکاتیب شما رسید ولی جواب تاخیر افتاد زیرا کسالت مزاج

O twin offshoots of the sanctified Tree! Thy letters arrived, but a response was delayed due to a severe illness that rendered writing impossible

INBA87:352, INBA52:360

GEN.173x, GEN.343x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Shrines and Holy places

AB00586

510

O thou godlike maidservant of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents were conducive to the happiness of this depressed one. Thank thou God

DAS.1914-11-06, DAS.1914-10-31

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

AB00595

510

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

…Thou hast written concerning the meetings and the gathering places of the believers of God. Such assemblies and congregations will greatly aid

BWF.407-408x, LOG#0797x, PN_1906 p095x

AB00597

510

O ye beloved and ideal friends of God! The divine voice from the invisible Kingdom of Abha is reaching those who are asleep

SW_v08#15 p.208-209, BSTW#261

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00603

500

Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

O thou who art firm in the covenant! An article in the Broadway Magazine of September, 1906, written by G. A. Dobson and published in New York

TAB.494-496x

AB00618

500

O ye friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Your letter was received. Its perusal conveyed the utmost supplication

SW_v08#16 p.218

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB00620

500

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

O thou who art rejoiced at the explanation of the maidservant of God...! Thank thou God... It behooveth him to seek only the divine bounties... ...As to the critical period (1901): Know though, that verily, Abdu'l-Baha dominates every critical period

TAB.610-612, BSC.464 #863x, SW_v08#15 p.211x, TOR.203-204x, VTRM.025-026, BSTW#043b, BSTW#043c, BSTW#501

AB00626

500

O thou heavenly youth! O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received

SW_v09#14 p.155+164

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00628

490

Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast manifested cheerfulness and gladness on account of the news of my happiness.

TAB.216-218

AB00643

490

O thou merciful youth who art the son of that glorious man! Verily, thy

SW_v10#13 p.249-250

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB00649

490

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

...Every one of the friends of God has two stations; one the station of mankind and the other the station of spirituality…. As long as one has not taken a portion of the mystery of sacrifice, it is impossible for him to attain to the Kingdom of God.

BSC.496 #958, SW_v07#12 p.116x

AB00651

480

Persian

ای امین حقیقی نامه بتاریخ پنجم شعبان و دیگری بتاریخ یازدهم شعبان و دیگری

O true trustee! The letter dated the fifth of Sha'ban, and another dated the eleventh of Sha'ban, and another [3.5s]

INBA84:524b

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB00656

480

mixed

ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا آنچه بجناب سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید معلوم گردید

O thou who art a near servant at the Threshold of the All-Glorious! That which thou didst write unto Jinab-i-Siyyid Taqi became known [3.5s]

INBA89:253

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Justice and mercy; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00658

480

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou beloved and benevolent daughter of the Kingdom The letter which thou hast written was received. I read it with the utmost love

TAB.224-226

AB00661

480

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thou hast written regarding the death of thy mother. Praise be to God, she hath attained to the desire

TAB.591-593x, BWF.370-370x, BWF.396-396x, BSC.463 #859x, BSC.491 #944x, BSTW#075

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB00662

480

...Know thou that hardship and privation shall increase day by day, and the people shall thereby be afflicted. The doors of joy and happiness shall be closed on all sides

LOG#0438x, SW_v12#08 p.148x, BSTW#446x, BSTW#504ax

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00667

480

mixed

ای منجذبین میثاق الیوم جمیع آفاق در خواب و شما بیدار کل مدهوش و شما هشیار همه

O ye who are attracted to the Covenant! Today all horizons lie in slumber, while ye are wakeful; all are bewildered, yet ye are clear-sighted [3.5s]

INBA21:084

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief

AB00669

480

Persian

ای یادگار حضرت وحید فرید آن نفس نفیس و شخص شخیص هدایت مجسم بود و موهبت مشخص

O remnant of the peerless Vahíd, that precious soul and distinguished figure, the very embodiment of guidance and manifest bounty [3.5s]

INBA17:160

Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00678

480

mixed

یا بادی الاکوان و بدیع الامکان و ملیک الملک و الملکوت و مالک العزه و الجبروت لک الحمد

O Thou Who art the Primal Origin of creation, the Wondrous Fashioner of all contingent being, the Sovereign of earthly dominion and the Kingdom on high, the Lord of glory and might! Unto Thee be praise [3.5s]

INBA87:334b, INBA52:342

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00680

480

Arabic

یا من نادی بمیثاق نیر الاشراق لعمر الله ان القلوب تصاحبک فی الاسفار و ان الارواح

O thou who callest out in the name of the Covenant of the Daystar of the horizons! By the life of God, hearts accompany thee in thy journeys, and souls [3.5s]

INBA88:182

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Prayer for protection; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00684

470

mixed

الحمد لله الذی قد فتح باب الکنز المخفی و افاض بالفیض الجلی و الخفی علی

Praise be unto God, Who hath unlocked the door of the hidden treasure and hath showered forth His grace, both manifest and concealed [3.5s]

INBA84:537b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00685

470

O my God! Verily, I beseech Thee and supplicate before Thy Presence, to forgive and overlook my sins and transgressions

PN_1900_heh p079

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00690

470

O sons and daughters of the Kingdom: Your letter of congratulation was received. Its contents show steadfastness and attraction to the Kingdom

DAS.1914-01-16

Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB00727

460

...As for the question of inheritance which is occasioning perplexity: in truth, one is entirely free during his lifetime

BRL_UHJ1996-07-01#2

Justice and wrath of God; Law of inheritance; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00737

460

O thou honorable person! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it indicated that in Budapest a radiant assembly is organized!

DAS.1913-11-15

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Nationalism; love of country; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00746

460

...There is no wonder when a soul advances to God, but (there is) when he remains firm

SW_v14#09 p.275x, BSTW#440

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00756

450

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter, which thou hast written to his honor Mirza . . ., was considered. Be thou happy!

TAB.344-346

AB00759

450

...Announce on my behalf my warmest greetings to Mr. Howell, and say, The Mashrak-el-Azkar of Chicago is of the greatest importance. This is a Bahá'í Temple

SW_v02#03 p.007x, SW_v06#17 p.140x, SW_v13#10 p.264x

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00763

450

River of Life, The

O Heavenly Friends! Your letter arrived and its subject afforded me joy and gladness. Thanks be to God! that such an assembly

ROL.055-057

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language

AB00784

450

Consultation; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Role and station of women; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high

…Thou hast written concerning the Board of Consultation. It is very proper thou shouldst exert thyself with heart and soul

TAB.026-027x

AB00785

450

O thou two attracted ones to the fragrances of God and enkindled by the fire of the love of God

BSTW#121a

Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for pilgrims; Shrines and Holy places

AB00786

440

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی تجلی بنور جماله و کشف الغطاء عن وجه عزه جلاله و اشرق بنور

Praise be to God, Who hath manifested Himself through the light of His beauty, lifted the veil from the countenance of His might and majesty, and hath shone forth with radiance [3.5s]

INBA13:382, INBA72:069, INBA59:154

Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00794

440

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Since the extinction of the fire

SW_v10#02 p.019+027

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00796

440

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Rest thou assured in the bounty of the

SW_v10#18 p.329-330

Business; financial; property matters; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Naming of children; of individuals; Predictions and prophecies; Wealth inequality and its moderation

AB00807

440

mixed

ای نفوس مبارکه مقرب درگاه کبریا نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت روح و ریحان رخ داد

O blessed souls who have drawn nigh unto the Threshold of the Most High! Your missive hath reached us, and from its contents there hath been wafted the utmost fragrance of joy and delight [3.5s]

INBA17:134, INBA87:415, INBA52:427

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00809

440

Persian

ای یاران روحانی جناب زائر سمی حضرت مقصود آقا حسین دفتر اسماای بعد از مراجعت

O spiritual friends! The honored pilgrim, namesake of the Desired One, Áqá Ḥusayn, upon his return [3.5s]

INBA55:173

Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00812

440

mixed

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه مدتیست این خامه بان حضرت نامه ننگاشته

O exalted branch of the divine Tree! For some time this pen hath not written a letter unto thee [3.5s]... ...Thou hadst written regarding the house that was the dwelling of the illustrious branch of the sacred Tree, the martyred uncle, Áqa Siyyid ʿAlí—may My spirit be a sacrifice unto him

INBA87:411b, INBA52:424

GEN.257x, AFNAN.194-195x

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00820

430

East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

O thou servant of Baha'! Thy letter dated July 26, 1906, was received. Correspondence between the believers of the Orient and the Occident

TAB.466-468

AB00828

430

Persian

ای شمع حضرت سینا نامه شما رسید از مضمون سرور و حبور عظیم حاصل گردید زیرا

O Candle of Mount Sinai! Thy letter was received and from its contents the utmost joy and gladness were obtained [3.5s]

INBA84:399

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00833

430

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Two of your letters were received, one after the other; the first dated Oct. 22, 1918

BSTW#222

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of governments; political unity

AB00837

430

Mary Magdalene; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art calling in the Name of God and heralding unto the Kingdom of God! Verily I considered the contents of thy recent letter

TAB.267-269, BSC.455 #835, SW_v08#14 p.186x

AB00844

430

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O ye longing ones! O ye cheered ones! O ye attracted ones! O ye who are beseeching

TAB.273-275

AB00845

430

O thou eloquent and fluent poetess! Be thou not discouraged nor become thou dispirited on account of the unavoidable events

BSTW#190

Consolation and comfort; Knowledge; recognition of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00846

420

Arabic

اللهم یا الهی انک موید من اخلص وجهه لوجهک الکریم و موفق من هدیته الی صراطک

O Lord, my God! Thou art the Strengthener of whomever turneth his face to Thy gracious Countenance, and the Guide of whomever Thou hast directed to Thy straight path [3.5s]

INBA55:086

Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity in diversity

AB00848

420

Arabic

اللهم یا ملجئی و ملاذی و کهنی و معاذی و مهربی وغیاثی ومطلبی

O Lord, my refuge and haven, my protector and sanctuary, my shelter and succor, my aspiration and desire [4o]

INBA89:110

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB00853

420

Arabic

الهی الهی تری مساای و صباحی و شده احتیاجی و فرط تعلقی بذکر احبائک فی غدوی و

O my God, my God! Thou beholdest my mornings and evenings, and seest how intense hath grown my need and my deep attachment to the remembrance of Thy loved ones in my dawning hours and [3.5s]

INBA84:286

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00854

420

Arabic

الهی و سیدی و مولائی فالیک اجزع و افزع فی کل حالی و اتوسل الیک بکلمتک التی

O my God, my Lord and my Master! Unto Thee do I flee in distress, and in Thee do I seek refuge in every state. I implore Thee by Thy Word which [3.5s]

INBA21:110, INBA84:309

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00866

420

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity in diversity

O thou wooer of Reality! His Highness the Merciful One hath cause the appearance of the splendors of love and affinity in the world of humanity

DAS.1914-07-07, BSC.303 #616, SW_v07#04 p.025-026, SW_v09#12 p.135-136

AB00870

420

mixed

ای یاران حقیقی مظاهر قدسیه و مشارق انوار رحمانیه کشف نقاب نمودند و هتک

O true friends! The holy Manifestations and Daysprings of merciful lights have lifted the veil and disclosed [3.5s]

INBA13:122

Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00873

420

mixed

ایها الفرع الرفیع المنشعب من سدره المنتهی علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه و نوره و

O exalted branch that hath sprung from the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing! Upon thee be the glory of God, His praise and His light! [3.5s]

INBA87:486, INBA52:509

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00882

420

mixed

یاران مهربانا جناب آقا غلامرضا وارد و بر علو منزلت و سمو منقبت دوستان شاهد و استدعای

Beloved friends! The honourable Áqá Ghulám-Riḍá hath arrived, and beareth witness to the lofty station and exalted qualities of the friends [3.5s]

INBA87:126, INBA52:124

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00883

420

Praise be to God that through the Bestowal and Grace of the Beauty of Abha, from the Continent of Europe I have returned to the Continent of Africa…. During this long trip great capacity was created…

DAS.1913-07-28, SW_v08#17 p.228x, ABIE.121, BLO_PN#007

Growth of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB00903

410

O friends of God! Your letter was received through Mrs. Stannard... A profession, a trade, farming, these are worshipping God.

SW_v10#12 p.226, SW_v14#06 p.168, PN_various p019, BSTW#179, BSTW#242

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Work as worship

AB00907

410

O thou who art attracted to the Word of God and herald of the Kingdom of God!

SW_v11#16 p.275, TDD.013-014

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00908

410

Predictions and prophecies; Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

...As to [what thou hast heard concerning] the child born from Russian parentage, this is pure imagination. Yea, certain persons

TAB.647-648

AB00910

410

mixed

ای یادگار آن سرور ابرار چون بان یار روحانی نامه نگارم بیاد آن مظهر رحمانی افتم

O remnant of that exalted leader of the righteous! As I pen these words to that spiritual friend, I am reminded of that Manifestation of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

INBA17:156

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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

AB00930

410

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O God! O thou Attracted of the hearts of the favored ones toward the Manifest Horizon!

TAB.485-487

AB00935

400

Arabic

الهی و سیدی و موئلی و منائی هولاء عباد اخلصوا وجوههم لعظمتک و سلطانک و زکوا

O my God, my Lord, my Master and my Desire! These are servants who have turned their faces in sincerity toward Thy grandeur and sovereignty, and have purified themselves [3.5s]

INBA17:070

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for prosperity

AB00946

400

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Your numerous letters have been received

SW_v10#05 p.095x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Law of Huququ'llah; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00958

400

O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! I have considered thy letter, and have answered the letters thou hast sent. Praise be to God!

BSTW#440

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00964

400

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou that virtuous soul and individual who art ready for the confirmation of the Holy Spirit! I, with the utmost clemency

TAB.706-708, BWF.369-369x, BSC.468 #876x, SW_v07#10 p.098-099

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Many are called but few are chosen; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00968

400

In the last two mails, detailed answers have been written to thee

SW_v01#05 p.003-004

East and West; communication between East and West; Education of children; moral education; Promotion of commerce and industry; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity of governments; political unity

AB00973

400

Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! I read thy letter of graceful composition...As to thy question, "Why pray? What is the wisdom thereof..." Know thou, verily, it is becoming of a weak one to supplicate to the strong One

COC#1753x, BSC.491 #945x, SW_v08#04 p.044-045x, BNE.092-093x, VLAB.129-130, BSTW#060a, BSTW#111

AB00974

400

O ye friends of God! All the people of the world today are workmen of destruction and ruin

SW_v05#09 p.130, SW_v08#10 p.136, PN_1909 p061

Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00975

400

O ye believers of God and friends of Abdul-Baha! If ye knew how the heart of Abdul-Baha is soaring

SW_v01#13 p.001-002

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00976

390

Arabic

اللهم یا فالق الاصباح و محیی الارواح و منشا الاشباح قد سدت علی کل الابواب

O God, O Thou Who art the Cleaver of Dawn, the Quickener of spirits and the Creator of forms, all doors have been closed before me [3.5s]

INBA17:158

Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB00989

390

Persian

ای امین عبدالبهاء این واضح و مشهود است که در هیچوقت از خود خیالی نداشته ای و

O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, it is clear and evident that at no time hast thou harbored any thought of self [3.5s]

INBA16:170

Consolation and comfort; Past, present and future of Iran; Personal instructions; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00997

390

Persian

ای پروردگار مهربانم این بنده دیرین و چاکر قدیم بود از بدو طفولیت از پستان

O my Compassionate Lord! This ancient servant and loyal thrall was, from earliest childhood, from the breast [3.5s]

INBA55:366

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01010

390

O thou wooer of the Beauty of the Possessor of Glory! Thy letter was perused with perfect joy and fragrance.

DAS.1914-09-07

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01012

390

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy detailed letter was received. Its contents indicated that thou didst travel in the cities of America

BWF.417-418x, SW_v05#04 p.049x, SW_v06#14 p.108x, SW_v08#16 p.218x, SW_v06#17 p.138x

AB01024

390

mixed

ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المنتهی علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه و نوره و ضیائه و

O noble branch of the Divine Lote-Tree! Upon thee be the glory of God and His praise, His light and His splendour [3.5s]

INBA87:478, INBA52:499

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

AB01025

390

Persian

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه فی الحقیقه بلیه شدیده بر آنجناب وارد و

O thou noble branch of the Blessed Tree! Verily, a severe affliction hath descended upon thee [3.5s]

INBA13:284

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB01027

390

mixed

ربی و رجائی و موئلی و ملاذی قد بسطت اکف الضراعه و الابتهال الی عزه قیومیتک و

O my Lord, my Hope, my Refuge and my Haven! I have lifted up the hands of supplication and ardent prayer unto the glory of Thy Self-Subsisting Dominion [3.5s]... ...O thou who art surrounded by immeasurable calamity! Verily, those souls who joined

INBA21:105

NYR#104

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01028

390

Persian

ستایش پاک یزدانرا سزاست که بقدرت کامله و اراده محیطه اعلام امریه

Praise be unto the pure Lord, Who through His consummate power and all-encompassing will hath proclaimed His Cause [3.5s]

CMB_F66f28,

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB01036

390

I praise Thee, O Thou Remover of Sorrows, Overlooker of faults, Rejoicer of hearts and Illuminator of faces! Verily to the beloved ones at the door of Thy oneness

DAS.1913-07-17, ABIE.074, BLO_PN#007

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB01045

380

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou advancing maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and considered. Thank God that the evidence and the proof became clear

TAB.695-697

AB01046

380

Persian

ای امین عبدالبهاء دو مکتوب از شما رسید و مضامین معلوم گردید حمد خدا را که

O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Two letters from you were received and their contents became known. Praise be to God that [3.5s]

INBA16:159

Business; financial; property matters; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Personal instructions; Praise of Western values; culture

AB01048

380

Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

...Convey warmest, most loving greetings to Mark Tobey on my behalf, and heartfelt affection to Marguerite Bull.

BRL_ATE#034x, BRL_IOA#12x

Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Work as worship

AB01053

380

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

O thou faithful servant of the True One! I received thy letter and its contents caused the utmost joy and fragrance within me

TAB.157-159, BSTW#276o

AB01055

380

O thou my dear son! Thy letter, dated July 3, 1913, was received. Its contents... This covenant is the Covenant of His Holiness Baha'o'llah. Now its importance is not known befittingly

SW_v04#14 p.240-241, SW_v06#12 p.096, SW_v08#16 p.214, SW_v08#14 p.186

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB01073

380

O thou dear maidservant of Baha'o'llah! The letter thou hadst written

SW_v10#05 p.096, BLO_PT#052.34

Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Reincarnation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB01074

380

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcending the material condition

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was excellent and its contents were perfect and complete. Happy is thy condition

TAB.297-299

AB01086

380

O thou who art rejoiced at the Glad Tidings of God! I have received thy recent letter, and I am, thereby, informed of thy pleasure in the Good Pleasure

BSTW#003

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment

AB01087

380

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God and enkindled with the Fire wherein Moses, the Speaker, found Guidance! May it be salutary to thee

TAB.286-288

AB01098

380

O thou light of the love of God! Thy detailed letter and also the second one received.

SW_v09#15 p.171+173

Christ; Christianity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing; Rejection of Muhammad; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB01100

380

O ye friends of God! O ye manifestors of bounties and favors of the Beauty of ABHA! That illumined Orb

SW_v02#06 p.003-004, SW_v07#10 p.098

Call to action; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01106

370

Persian

ای امه الله جناب آقا محمد رضا علیه بهاء الله الابهی حاضر و صفحه آورده و در

O maidservant of God! His honor Muhammad-Rida—upon him be the glory of the Most Glorious—is present and hath brought the tablet and [3.5s]

INBA17:060

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB01107

370

Persian

ای امین درگاه آلهی چند روز پیش مکتوبی مرقوم وارسال گردید وامروز نیزاین مسطور

O trusted servant of the Divine Threshold! A few days ago a letter was penned and dispatched, and today this epistle is likewise set forth [3.5s]

INBA88:094b

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01114

370

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه روحانی آنجناب با معانی رحمانی واصل و مفهوم و معلوم شد

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy spiritual letter with its celestial meanings hath reached me and its contents are understood and clear [3.5s]

INBA88:360

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB01119

370

O thou kind and beloved daughter! The letter dated November 2nd was duly received. As its contents indicated faith, assurance... ...My spiritual and material Physician is His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh. His Graces and Bestowals are sufficient for me.

DAS.1913-11-20x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Personal instructions; Review of publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB01120

370

...Today it is incumbent upon the believers to forget and lay aside every thought and every preoccupation save the diffusion of the Fragrances of God

PN_various p016x

AB01126

370

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Resurrection of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art advancing toward the Divine Kingdom! What thou hast written was understood and noted. Thou hast asked concerning the station of this servant.

TAB.191-193, SW_v13#06 p.148x, BSTW#163, BSTW#207b

AB01140

370

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! I am already informed of the import of thy wonderful letter and the meanings of thine excellent words.

TAB.291-293, LOG#1787x

AB01142

370

mixed

ایها المتوجهون السابقون الی رحمه ربکم الرحمن انتبهوا و استیقظوا من مضاجع

O ye who, with resolute steps, turn toward the mercy of your Lord, the All-Merciful! Be wakeful and arise from your places of repose [3.5s]

INBA59:112b

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01150

370

O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents were in the utmost sweetness

SW_v11#08 p.122, BSTW#366

Critique of Western values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nationalism; love of country; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB01157

370

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thou hast written regarding the articles

TAB.499-501, BWF.412-412x

AB01158

370

O ye believers in the heart and spirit of Abdul Baha! It has been well-nigh three years since this Servant at the Threshold of Baha has been a wanderer over mountain and desert and a traveler upon plain and sea.

DAS.1913-09-26, ABIE.358, BLO_PN#007

Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB01159

370

Every Manifestation is the Adam of His time... There were one hundred thousand Adams before the Adam of biblical records each being the Manifestation of his own time or cycle.

PN_unsorted p087

AB01160

370

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

God sends Prophets for the education of the people and the progress of mankind. Each such Manifestation of God

AIL.042

Christ; Christianity; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God

AB01161

370

O servant of the True One! What thou hadst written was known. It was a clear evidence of thy thoughtfulness

SW_v02#16 p.014-015, BSTW#112

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01163

360

O God! O God! Verily these intelligent souls are assured in Thy mentioning, are enkindled with the fire of Thy love

DAS.1914-10-17x

Business; financial; property matters; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01168

360

mixed

ای احبای الهی جناب حاجی غلامحسین نامه ئی از لسان کل یاران نوشته و خامه

O ye beloved of God! Haji Ghulam-Husayn hath penned a letter, speaking with the tongue of all the friends [3.5s]

INBA84:271

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment

AB01171

360

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

O ye heavenly Assemblage! Your letter was received and its contents became known. Ye have written concerning the printing and the publication of the Tablets.

TAB.000:iii-v

AB01181

360

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بتاریخ ۱۲ شهر صفر سنه ۳۳۹ مرقوم نموده بودید رسید

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the 12th of the month of Ṣafar, 339, hath been received [3.5s]

INBA16:018

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB01190

360

Persian

ای دوستان الهی چندی پیش آشفته جمال حق آقا غلامرضا استدعا نمود که بان یاران

O divine friends! Some time ago that enamoured one of the Countenance of Truth, Aqa Ghulam-Rida, earnestly entreated that to the friends [3.5s]

INBA87:442, INBA52:456

Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01192

360

Persian

ای زائر مشکین نفس نامه شما رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید معلوم است سزاوار یاران

O thou musk-scented pilgrim! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. It is evident that the friends are deserving [3.5s]

INBA87:201, INBA52:203

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities

AB01202

360

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of Abha! Thy letter was received. Its details concerning those two persons

SW_v06#12 p.095-096, BSTW#073c

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB01213

360

mixed

ایها المقربون ایها المنجذبون ایها المشتعلون بنار محبه الله فی هذا الیوم

O ye who are near, O ye who are attracted, O ye who are enkindled with the fire of God's love in this Day [3.5s]

INBA87:141, INBA52:138

Growth of the Cause; Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB01220

360

Persian

یا من ادخره الله لاعلاء کلمته از صحت و سلامت آنجناب نهایت روح و ریحان حاصل گشت

O thou whom God hath reserved for the exaltation of His Word! Utmost joy and delight were obtained from the news of thy health and well-being [3.5s]

INBA88:180c

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB01223

360

Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Evolution; human evolution; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art seeking for Truth! Your letter has been forwarded. I have no opportunity to write a detailed answer... As to life, however, it has had no beginning

BSC.434 #787-789, SW_v12#12 p.194, BSTW#104

AB01225

350

Arabic

الهی الهی ترانی خاضعا لعزه ربوبیتک و خاشعا لعظمه الوهیتک متذللا الی جبروت

O my God, my God! Thou seest me abased before the majesty of Thy Lordship and humbled before the grandeur of Thy Divinity, prostrate before Thy might [3.5s]

INBA84:540

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01227

350

mixed

اناجیک یا الهی بلسان سری و روحی و انت المناج للناجی و ارجوک یا محبوبی و

O my God, I commune with Thee with the tongue of my spirit and my soul, for Thou art the Answerer of those who cry out. I beseech Thee, O my Beloved One [3.5s]

INBA89:072

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01244

350

mixed

ای ثابت بر عهد نامه اخیر که ارسال نموده بودید وصول یافت مضامین دلیل بر آن بود

O steadfast one in the Covenant! Your recent letter which you had sent was received, its contents bearing testimony to this [3.5s]

INBA87:039, INBA52:039

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement

AB01247

350

O well-wisher of all humanity! The poem entitled “The Woods of Blavincourt” has been perused. It was eloquent and consummate.

TDD.011-012

Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB01248

350

Convey this message to each and all the believers in New York: Any person who comes to America

SW_v06#12 p.096, BSTW#073e

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01262

350

Consolation and comfort; Development of capacity and readiness; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Soul; spirit after death

O ye esteemed maidservants of God, and ye revered beloved ones (or men believers) of the Merciful! Your letter was received

TAB.443-444

AB01265

350

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

O thou herald of the Covenant! Thy letters have been received and an answer has been written.... I have been greatly affected by the death of Mr. Sandy Kinney. What

SW_v11#15 p.259-260, SW_v10#19 p.350x, BLO_PT#028jx

Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB01267

350

Persian

ای منجذب میثاق تحاریر آنمشتعل بنار محبت الله واصل و اخبار پطرسبورغ و مسکو

O thou who art attracted to the Covenant! Thy letters, ablaze with the fire of the love of God, have reached me, along with news from Petersburg and Moscow [3.5s]

INBA89:195

Growth of the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement

AB01276

350

Persian

ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب آقا مرتضی نامه نگاشته و نامهای مبارک اهل بها را در آن

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Áqá Murtaḍá hath penned a letter and written therein the blessed names of the people of Bahá [3.5s]

INBA87:247, INBA52:251

Praise and encouragement; The ephemeral and the eternal

AB01292

350

Persian

یا من ادخره الله لخدمة امره اثر کلک گوهر فشان ملاحظه گردید حقیقت جمیع حِکَم

O thou whom God hath reserved for the service of His Cause! The traces of thy gem-scattering pen were perused. Verily, the essence of all wisdom [3.5s]

INBA55:441

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB01293

350

O thou revered one! Verily, I always remember thee, and forget thee not; I invoke God to ordain for thee good in this world and in the Kingdom

BSTW#033

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of prayer; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01294

350

Thank God that you have come and attained to this visit! I hope, as you have received physical health, you will receive your spiritual health

SW_v08#18 p.232x, PN_1905 p007, BSTW#369a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01295

350

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O my spiritual friends! What you have written is perused, all of which was an entreaty

TAB.645-647

AB01310

340

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید عبارتی در

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou didst write unto Jináb-i-Siyyid Taqí was perused. An expression therein [3.5s]

INBA17:241

Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01326

340

mixed

ای دوستان الهی وقت اتحاد و اتفاق است و هنگام یگانگی و ائتلاف جمال قدم و اسم

O friends of God! This is the time for unity and accord, and the hour for oneness and alliance with the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name [3.5s]

INBA55:317

Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Prayer for protection; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01332

340

Persian

ای سرگشته کوه و هامون و شیفته روی و آشفته موی دلبر انجمن الهی یوم یبعثون لوح

O wanderer of mountain and plain, enamoured of the countenance and disheveled tresses of the Beloved of the divine concourse on the Day of Resurrection [3.5s]

INBA55:370

Ahdieh, A. Bryan

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01335

340

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that Doctor Maria Montessori is expecting to go to America

DAS.1914-10-31x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Interconnectedness of the teachings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Universality of the Cause

AB01352

340

Persian

ای یاران مهربان هر چند بظاهر در آنکشتزار بکاشتن و آبیاری و حصاد مشغولید ولی فی

O kind friends! Though outwardly ye are occupied in that field with sowing and watering and reaping, yet in truth [3.5s]

INBA17:243

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Work as worship

AB01358

340

mixed

ایها الفرع المنجذب بنفحات القدس المنتسب الی السدره المبارکه آنچه مرقوم نموده

O branch attracted by the holy fragrances, who art related to the Blessed Tree! That which thou didst write [3.5s]... ...You wrote about the Eminent House and the Point of Adoration of the world, may my life be a sacrifice unto its dust. This issue is most important; nay, it stands as the most momentous of all matters

INBA87:313, INBA52:318

AFNAN.173-174x

Courtesy; culture [adab]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Law of pilgrimage; Martyrdom of the Bab; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Shrines and Holy places

AB01362

340

Persian

جناب مشهدی ابوالقاسم ابوی از حق میجوایم که ایشانرا در جمیع احیان بنفحه عنایتش

I beseech God that He may at all times envelop him, Mashhadi Abu'l-Qasim Abavi, with the fragrant breaths of His grace [3.5s]

INBA84:481a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement

AB01367

340

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou who art confident in the appearance of the Kingdom of God! Verily I read thy letter... Consider the past, so that thou mayest become informed

TAB.175-176, BWF.394-394x, BSC.481 #919x

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Praise and encouragement; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment

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

AB01369

330

mixed

الحمد لله الذی دلع لسان الوجود بمحامده و النعوت و انطق السن الکائنات بالثناء

All praise be unto God, Who hath caused the tongue of existence to speak forth His praise and attributes, and hath made the tongues of created things to voice His glorification [3.5s]

INBA87:001 , INBA52:001

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB01375

330

O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your joint letter was received

SW_v10#07 p.136-137, BSTW#214

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity

AB01389

330

Naming of children; of individuals; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding thy trip to the Holy Land.... Say on my behalf to the maidservant of God, Mrs. Claudi Coles: 'The end of every material work is without result

TAB.218-219, BSC.484 #927x, BSTW#449x

AB01400

330

Persian

ای دوستان مهربان نامه های مفصل که از طهران رسیده چون منادی اختلافست ملاحظه

O kind friends! The detailed letters that have arrived from Tihran are, as they are harbingers of discord, to be noted [3.5s]

INBA16:053

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Elections; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01412

330

mixed

ای مست جام کلام الهی عریضه شما واصل و مضمون قلوب را محزون نمود و آه و فغان از

O thou who art intoxicated with the chalice of divine utterance! Thy letter was received, and its contents brought sorrow to hearts and caused sighs and lamentation [3.5s]

INBA55:116

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01423

330

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou spiritual friend! Thy services are accepted in the Kingdom of Abha, mentioned in this merciful Assemblage and the cause of joy

TAB.417-418

AB01439

330

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, thy coming, at this time, unto this shining, blessed Holy Land

TAB.681-683, BSC.466 #868x, SW_v09#14 p.162-163x

AB01442

330

Persian

ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره الرحمانیه چند روزی پیش مکتوبی ارسال شد و حال چون

O noble branch of the divine Lote-Tree! Some days ago a letter was dispatched, and now [3.5s]

INBA87:470, INBA52:489

Consultation; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01443

330

mixed

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه مدتیست که آن جناب وارد ارض شین گشته اید و

O noble branch of the blessed Lote-Tree! For some time now thou hast arrived in the land of China [3.5s]

INBA87:283, INBA52:287b

Work as worship

AB01444

330

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God and steadfast in the Covenant of God! Verily I read thine eloquent letter

TAB.199-200

AB01454

330

Free will and predestination; fate; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

Everything is from God, both good and evil... Everything in existence is good, and only the lack of goodness make a thing evil. The being is created good

BSC.500 #963x, PN_1900 p061, PN_unsorted p148, PN_1900 p003x

AB01455

330

...The radiance of servitude shining from the Candle of the Testament has illumined all horizons

SW_v08#16 p.214-215

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB01456

330

Every season hath its own condition. Every place hath its own beauties. In the time of spring the blossoming of the wilderness gives loving pleasure.

CHH.113-114, BLO_PN#022

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB01460

320

Arabic

الهی الهی تری و تشاهد ما جری فی هذه الایام التی فتحت ابواب البلاء علی وجوه

O my God, O my God! Thou dost witness and behold what hath come to pass in these days, wherein the gates of tribulation have been flung open upon all faces [3.5s]

INBA89:235

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB01461

320

Arabic

الهی و کهف المضطرین و ملجا المضطربین و ملاذ المقربین هذا عبدک البائس الفقیر

O my God, Shelter of the distressed, Haven of the perturbed ones, and Sanctuary of them that are nigh unto Thee, this is Thy servant, destitute and poor [3.5s]

INBA21:106

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01466

320

Persian

ای بادیه پیما در سبیل الهی مکتوبی اول و ثانی و این ثالث است که ارسال میشود

O wayfarer in the path of God! The first and second letters have been dispatched, and this is the third that is sent forth [3.5s]

INBA55:102

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01468

320

Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy excellent letter was full of spiritual significance. It was an indication of the loftiness of thy nature

TAB.624-625

AB01470

320

mixed

ای بندگان جانفشان جمال ابهی صفحه نورانی و نقشه شمائل رحمانی یاران روحانی

O ye servants who sacrifice your lives for the Beauty of the All-Glorious, O luminous pages and divine portraits, spiritual friends [3.5s]

INBA87:367a, INBA52:376

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB01472

320

O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha! What thou hadst written was perused. I was informed of the details. His Holiness Christ said... Had each one of the beloved of God in America engaged in teaching the Cause of God, like unto the beloved in Persia, now they would have guided several millions of souls

BSTW#453, BSTW#504b

Growth of the Cause; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB01474

320

O thou servant of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh! Thy letter was received. As there is no time for a detailed answer I will give it briefly.... Regarding the Spiritual Assembly, this is not the House of Justice. It is a purely spiritual assembly and belongs to spiritual matters

DAS.1913-10-18, DAS.1913-10-19x, BSTW#094

House of Justice; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB01482

320

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید منطوق تضرع و ابتهال و انجذاب و اشتعال بود

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its meaning was supplication and entreaty, attraction and ardent devotion [3.5s]

INBA87:043, INBA52:043

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01490

320

O Thou compassionate Lord! Thou knowest the magnitude of my sorrow

SW_v11#05 p.090-091

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB01493

320

Arabic

ای رب تشاهد و تری عبدک الوحید فریدا بین ملل شتی اسیرا بین یدی الاعداء ذلیلا

O Lord, Thou dost witness and behold Thy solitary servant, alone amidst diverse peoples, captive in the hands of his enemies, abased [3.5s]

INBA21:122

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB01498

320

O thou beloved divine maidservant! The letter, dated May 26th of the present year

SW_v05#11 p.168

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB01499

320

Persian

ای متمسک بعروه وثقی اگر بدانی که بچه لحاظ عنایتی ملحوظی و بچه الطافی مخصوص

O thou who holdest fast to the Cord Unbreakable! If thou didst but know with what loving regard thou art watched over, and with what bounties thou art specially favored [3.5s]

INBA13:233, INBA55:360

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB01504

320

O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! The foundation of all the monarchs of the earth, notwithstanding their imperial sovereignty, royal purple

DAS.1914-07-30

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB01506

320

mixed

ای منجذب بنفحات ملکوت ابهی شرح الله صدرک بفیض طافح من سحائب عنایه البهاء

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of the Abhá Kingdom! May God expand thy breast through grace overflowing from the clouds of His benevolence [3.5s]

INBA88:297b

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Generosity [kirama]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB01517

320

mixed

ایها الرجل الرشید انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله بما ایدک بجنود النصر من الملا

O thou sagacious soul! I have intoned verses of thanksgiving unto God for having aided thee with the hosts of victory from on high [3.5s]

INBA17:143

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01519

320

mixed

ایها الفرعان من السدره المبارکه نامه شما رسید از مضمون مفهوم گردید که الحمد لله در این

O ye twain branches of the Blessed Tree! Your letter was received and its contents were understood. Praise be to God that in this [3.5s]

INBA87:350, INBA52:359

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Soul; spirit after death; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01522

320

Arabic

حمدا لک یا ربی الجلیل شکرا لک یا ربی العظیم علی ما فتحت ابواب الغفران بمقالید

Praise be unto Thee, O my glorious Lord, thanks be unto Thee, O my mighty God, for having opened wide the gates of forgiveness with the keys [3.5s]

INBA87:429b, INBA52:443

Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01535

320

O loving companion! The Kingdom of God is the source of all power…. O my companion! The light of truth is shining everywhere

DWN_v1#09 p.006-007

Growth of the Cause; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01536

320

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who hast sought illumination from the Light of the Guidance of God! Verily I read thy words... Know thou, verily, man before reaching (spiritual) maturity

TAB.165-167, BSC.480 #917x

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

AB01538

310

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی رفع الحجاب و کشف النقاب و اظهر جمال الحقیقة مکشوفا

Praise be to God, Who hath lifted the veil, drawn aside the covering, and made manifest the beauty of truth unveiled [3.5s]

INBA89:069

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB01540

310

Arabic

اللهم یا ملجاء المخلصین و ملاذ الموحدین و کهف الخائفین

O Lord, Refuge of the sincere ones, Shelter of them that believe in Thy unity, and Haven of the fearful [3.5s]

INBA21:133b

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB01544

310

Arabic

انت تشهد یا الهی بعبودیتی و ذلی و فقری و مسکنتی و عجزی و فقری بباب احدیتک و

Thou dost witness, O my God, my servitude and my lowliness, my poverty and my destitution, my powerlessness and my indigence at the threshold of Thine oneness [3.5s]

INBA59:080

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB01548

310

Persian

ای افنان سدره مبارکه الهیه الان که در ذیل جبل کرمل در کمال بشارت بخدمت آستان

O Afnan of the blessed divine Lote-Tree! Now that thou art beneath Mount Carmel in utmost gladness, serving at His Threshold [3.5s]

INBA87:456, INBA52:473

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places

AB01557

310

Persian

ای بنده آستان جمال ابهی نامه نمرو ۵۳ رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که حضرت

O servant of the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty! Letter number fifty-three hath reached Me, and from its contents it became evident that His Holiness [3.5s]

INBA17:223

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB01561

310

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب مفصل آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و بر وقایع اطلاع حاصل گشت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was perused, and knowledge of the events was obtained [3.5s]

INBA84:438

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB01563

310

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه پنجم شعبان سنه ۳۷ وصول یافت مضامین دلنشین بود زیرا دلیل

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the fifth of Sha'bán of the year [13]37 was received. Its contents were pleasing, for they served as evidence [3.5s]

INBA84:504

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Laws of marriage and dowry; Letters of the Living

AB01564

310

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون واضح گردید که الحمد لله یاران

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from its contents it became evident that, praise be unto God, the friends [3.5s]

INBA87:240, INBA52:245

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB01566

310

O thou who art firm in the Covenant and the Testament! Thy letters dated March 22nd and 29th

SW_v10#12 p.230

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB01571

310

O ye who are firm in the Covenant and the Testament! Your letter of congratulation (November 26th, 1913) was received. Its contents were an evidence

DAS.1914-01-15

Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB01574

310

O thou well-wisher of humanity! Thy letter was received. Utmost sorrow

ADJ.039x, SW_v12#06 p.121-122

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB01577

310

O thou my beloved friend! Thy letter was received from India. From its contents it became evident that thou art occupied, and art spending thy days in the company of that respected lady, Mrs. Besant.

DAS.1913-08-29, ABIE.254, BLO_PN#007

Mary Magdalene; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB01590

310

O thou seeker for truth! Whatever thou hast heretofore heard was fancy, not truth; was tradition, not vision

BSTW#144, BSTW#451

Growth of the Cause; Knowledge of self; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB01593

310

O dear maidservant of God! I remember thee in all circumstances and mention thy name in the luminous assembly, asking confirmation

BSTW#352

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01598

310

mixed

ای منتسبین جناب زائر آقا مرتضی برضای الهی فائز و بفضل و موهبت ربانی حائز از

O ye who are associated with the revered pilgrim, Aqa Murtaza, who hath attained unto divine good-pleasure and acquired heavenly grace and bounty [3.5s]

INBA87:185, INBA52:186

Martyrs and martyrdom; Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01614

310

Grammar and orthography; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O ye spiritual friends of Abdul-Baha! Your long letter was considered and its contents were a source of happiness. Thank God that ye, western friends

TAB.020-022, BWF.413-413x

AB01623

310

O thou who art spreading the fragrances of God! Verily, thy letter was received and I was informed of thy chanting the Verses of God in the spiritual assemblies

SW_v14#11 p.353x

Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB01626

310

mixed

ایها الافنان للشجره الرحمانیه نامه شما بتاریخ ۷ ربیع الاول ۳۳۹ وصول یافت ولی

O ye Afnan of the divine Tree of the All-Merciful! Your letter dated 7 Rabí'u'l-Avval 339 hath been received, but [3.5s]

INBA87:358, INBA52:367

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Shrines and Holy places

AB01628

310

mixed

ایها المتمسک بالعروه الوثقی در این صبح نورانی که انوار معانی آفاق وحدانی را

O thou who clingest to the Most Firm Handle! In this luminous morn when the lights of inner meanings illuminate the horizons of Divine Oneness [3.5s]

INBA88:203b

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Review of publications

AB01641

310

Your detailed letter has been received, and has been the cause of the utmost joy and gladness. Praise be to God! The loved ones are all astir and active, but you have rent the veil too widely asunder.

BSTW#608

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Methods of teaching the Cause; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB01642

310

mixed

یا ابن ابن الدخیل جد بزرگوارت چون سرخیل ذاکرین بود و در جمیع اشعار و اذکار

O grandson of the Dakhíl! Thy noble forebear was chief among those who remembered God, in all verses and remembrances [3.5s]

INBA88:293

Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01643

310

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that Julia and her respected husband entered into the religion of God

BLO_PT#052.17a

Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01646

310

mixed

یا من ادخره الله لنشر المیثاق قد قرئت الکتاب المنشور و اطلعت بمعانی المنظوم

O thou whom God hath reserved for the spreading of His Covenant! I have perused the published letter and apprehended the meanings set forth therein [3.5s]

INBA21:181 (232)

Mystical themes; Personal instructions; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB01652

310

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents imparted the utmost of gladness

SW_v10#01 p.009-010

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01653

310

...Thou hast had the intention of going out into the woods and the country for change of weather... Judas Iscariot must not be forgotten

BSTW#052fx, BSTW#131x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01654

310

O thou real friend! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written concerning the unity and concord, the affinity and communication, the fellowship and attraction amongst the believers

DAS.1913-10-18x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB01656

300

mixed

اللهم یا الهی و سیدی و مولائی هولاء کینونات رقت و صفت و لطفت و تقابلت شمس

O my Lord, my God, my Master and my Ruler! These are beings whose essence hath been refined, purified and made delicate, and who stand before the sun [3.5s]

INBA21:086b

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; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01659

300

Verily, those who quaffed the cup of the great martyrdom in the path of God, are favored

DAS.1914-06-21, SW_v09#10 p.120

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Suffering and imprisonment

AB01661

300

Bahá'í Scriptures; Crisis and Victory; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou child of the Kingdom and firm in the Covenant! Thy letter, through his honor Mirza ..., was received and thy former letters also became acceptable.. In this day the most vital and momentous matter

BRL_CRISIS#13x, TAB.360-362, COC#0270x, BSC.443 #808x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01666

300

...Abdu'l-Baha was educated by the Beauty of Abha. He imparted to him instruction and the code of manners.

DAS.1914-09-04x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Hands of the Cause; High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01670

300

O thou spiritual daughter of the Kingdom! The letter that thou hast written to Mirza Ahmad Sohrab was perused

SW_v07#17 p.165-166

Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01671

300

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Your letter dated December 1918, was received

SW_v10#04 p.079-080

Call to action; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB01683

300

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Its entire contents was the utmost of supplication and invocation

PN_1912 p131

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB01684

300

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از بیان ثبوت و استقامت نهایت سرور حاصل گشت

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from the expression of thy steadfastness and constancy the utmost joy was obtained [3.5s]

INBA84:322b

Naming of children; of individuals; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01688

300

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مسطور ملحوظ شد مژده ترقی و انتشار امر در سروستان داده

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was noted, and glad tidings were received of the progress and spread of the Cause in Sarvistan [3.5s]

INBA87:194b, INBA52:196

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01694

300

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Your numerous letters have been received.

SW_v10#12 p.230

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Newspapers and the media; publications; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01699

300

Persian

ای ثابتان بر پیمان جناب جلال نامهای مبارک شما را نگاشته و نامه ای نام شما در

O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The honoured Jalal hath written your blessed names, and a letter bearing your names [3.5s]

INBA87:063, INBA52:063

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB01707

300

O ye real friends and the favored maidservants of His highness Baha'u'llah! The maidservant of God Mrs. A. Parmerton

DAS.1914-08-20

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01711

300

mixed

ای سرگشته کوی دوست مکتوب مرسول مخاطبا لاقا مهدی ملاحظه و مطالعه گردید حمد خدا

O wanderer in the Friend's domain! The letter addressed to Aqa Mahdi hath been received and perused. Praise be to God [3.5s]

INBA88:080

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01716

300

mixed

ای سمی این عبد الهی نام تو غلامحسینست و حسین اسمی از اسماء مبارک پس سمی

O namesake of this servant of God! Thy name is Ghulam-Husayn, and Husayn is one of the blessed names. Therefore [3.5s]

INBA89:237

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB01721

300

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou beloved maidservant of God! What thou hast written was considered. It indicated purity of heart and advancement toward God.

TAB.302-304

AB01722

300

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou favored maidservant of God! Thy letter was received . Thou has expressed joy on account of thy visit to the friends in Chicago.

TAB.214-215, BSC.484 #925x

AB01730

300

O Thou who art aflame by the Fire of the Love of God. The letter you had sent dated June 26th 1916 was received.

MAB.091x

Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01731

300

mixed

ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره ربانیه جناب ابوی چند سال بود که در جوار جمال قدم

O thou who art enkindled with the fire ignited in the divine Tree! For several years thy respected father dwelt in the presence of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s]

INBA87:111b, INBA52:110b

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB01747

300

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art ignited through the brilliant Flame which is blazing in this blessed spot!... The blessed ones of God whose eyes are brightened

TAB.060-061, BSTW#355

AB01751

300

Persian

ایها الفرع الرفیع من دوحه البقاء نورانیت امرالله جهانرا بصبح منیر و نور مبین

O thou exalted branch from the Tree of Eternity! The luminosity of God's Cause hath illumined the world with a brilliant morn and a manifest light [3.5s]

INBA87:279, INBA52:284

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01754

300

Your letter written on March 10 1915 was duly received. Praise be to God that it contained the good news of the health

DAS.1915-04-25x

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB01756

300

Arabic

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انت الذی ایدت الملوک العادله و السلاطین الباذله و الدول

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art He Who hath sustained the just monarchs, the munificent sovereigns, and the states [3.5s]

INBA59:136

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Justice and mercy; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for governments and rulers

AB01760

300

mixed

یا احباء الرحمن و اصفیائه قد تلئلا انوار التایید من ملکوت الابهی و تموج بحور

O beloved ones of the All-Merciful and His chosen ones! The lights of divine confirmation have shone forth from the Abhá Kingdom, and the oceans [3.5s]

INBA59:209

Call to action; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB01763

300

O thou my beloved sister! Through the encircling graces of the Blessed Perfection - may my life be a ransom to the dust of His Holy Threshold - we have crossed the blue seas

LTDT.172-173, AIF.1911-08-21, DAS.1914-10-27

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB01764

300

mixed

یا من ابتلا فی سبیل الله ورق مسطور آنجناب رق منشور شد و بلحاظ و منظور گردید از

O thou who hast been tried in the path of God! The written scroll of thy presence hath been unfolded and gazed upon with seeing eyes [3.5s]

INBA21:165 (206)

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB01769

300

mixed

یا من سجن فی سبیل الله مع من استشهد فی سبیل الله ان الذی ثمل من سلاف الشهاده

O thou who art imprisoned in the path of God, alongside those who have been martyred in His way! Verily, he who hath drunk deep of the wine of martyrdom [3.5s]

INBA21:065, INBA87:573, INBA52:608

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions

AB01770

300

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Faith and assurance are like unto trees of the orchards, and praiseworthy deeds and actions are like unto the fruits thereof. A lamp is in need of the illuminating light

DAS.1913-12-28x, BSTW#288

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Kindliness; humility; self-effacement in teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01771

300

...Be thou not grieved and sad because of the ordeals and tests heaped upon thee.

DAS.1914-08-16x

Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01772

300

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances which are diffused from the garden of the Bestowal of God! Verily God has opened the doors

DAS.1913-10-21x

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01773

300

O ye Beloved Friends of Abdul-Baha! Today the most important affair is delivering the Cause of God

SW_v01#11 p.001-002

Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01774

300

O thou sweet singing bird! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became

SW_v09#17 p.198, BLO_PT#052.32

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01776

290

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی اشرق نوره من مطلع الافاق و قرت بمشاهدته اعین اهل الاشراق و

Praise be to God, Who hath caused His light to shine forth from the Dayspring of the horizons, and hath gladdened, through its contemplation, the eyes of the people of effulgence [3.5s]

INBA89:207b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for governments and rulers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01777

290

Arabic

اللهم یا الهی و سندی و مقصودی انک لتعلم فرط تعلقی و شده حبی و عظیم غرامی و

O my God, my Support and my Ultimate Aim! Thou verily knowest the excess of my attachment, the intensity of my love, and the magnitude of my ardent devotion [3.5s]

INBA13:351, INBA59:310

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01779

290

mixed

اللهم یا ربی الاعلی ان هذا الفتی سلیل عبدک المتصاعد الی ملکوتک الابهی رب انه

O Lord, my Supreme God! This youth is a descendant of Thy servant who hath ascended unto Thy Most Glorious Kingdom. Verily, my Lord, he [3.5s]

INBA84:469

Eulogies; reminiscences; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB01781

290

mixed

الهی الهی انت تعلم ما فی نفسی و خفی اسراری و خفاء سرائری و جزای و فرعی و

O my God, my God! Thou knowest what lieth within my soul, my hidden mysteries, the secrets of mine inmost being, my recompense and my branches [3.5s]

INBA21:113

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01783

290

Arabic

الهی الهی قد ماج بحر البلا و هاج اریاح الضراء و اشتدت قواصف الباساء و وقعت الرزیه

O my God, my God! The sea of tribulation hath surged, and the winds of adversity have blown fierce, and the storms of affliction have intensified, and calamity hath befallen [3.5s]

INBA84:497b

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB01784

290

mixed

الهی هذا فرع من افنان شجره الاثبات و فنن من فروع دوحه وحدانیتک قد اقبل الیک

O my God! This is a branch from the twigs of the Tree of Affirmation and a shoot from the branches of the Tree of Thy Divine Unity, who hath turned unto Thee [3.5s]

INBA87:301, INBA52:305

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB01787

290

Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of

O ye members of the radiant Assembly! Praise be to God that the lights of the Sun of Reality show forth from the horizon of Urbana… When saying the Obligatory Prayer, one must turn towards the Holy Reality of Bahá’u’lláh, that Reality which encompasseth all things

BRL_IOPF#2.20x, DAS.1914-07-30

Importance of prayer; Manifestation of God as educator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB01796

290

O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha! From the contents of thy letters it has become evident and clear that the standard of the Cause of God

PN_1906 p094

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Review of publications; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01812

290

O thou who art firm in the Covenant and the Testament! Your detailed letter dated April 30th, 1919

LOG#1715x, SW_v10#12 p.231-232

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01820

290

mixed

ای دوستان بهاء و یاران عبدالبهاء چون نفحه جانبخش اتحاد و اتفاق و الفت و محبت

O friends of Bahá and companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Like unto the life-giving breath of unity, harmony, fellowship and love [3.5s]

INBA89:010b

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB01821

290

mixed

ای دوستان ثابتان بر عهد و پیمان صد بشارت که قوه جندیه ملکوت ابهی و سپاه و

O ye friends who stand firm in the Covenant and Testament! A hundredfold glad tidings that the hosts of the Abhá Kingdom and the legions [3.5s]

INBA13:053b, INBA13:242, INBA59:223b

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB01824

290

O thou visitor of the Blessed Rose-Garden! Praise be to God that thou hast obtained the Favor of circumambulating

DAS.1913-11-17

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01831

290

mixed

ای مشتاقان بقعه مبارک نوراء فی الحقیقه زحمت کشیدید و خدمت نمودید و نیت صادق

O ye who long for the luminous Sacred Precincts! Truly ye have laboured and rendered service with sincere intent [3.5s]

INBA17:077

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB01832

290

Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou maidservant of God! The penetration of the word of man depends upon the heat of the fire of the love of God.

TAB.698-699, SW_v07#10 p.097-098x, SW_v07#15 p.140x, SW_v08#12 p.142x

AB01836

290

Persian

ای منجذبان روح القدس جناب آقا سید مهدی و جناب آقا سید اسمعیل و جناب آقا

O ye who are attracted by the Holy Spirit, Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Mihdí, Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Ismá'íl and Jináb-i-Áqá [3.5s]

INBA88:154

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Hands of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB01850

290

O ye real friends and heartfelt beloved of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá! Your petition full of prayer and supplication was received... Not one soul has the right to say one word on his own account... ...For this Divine Covenant is an institution of the Lord. The Blessed Perfection in all the Tablets, Books, Epistles and supplications, has begged confirmations

BSTW#310, BSTW#416, BSTW#052h

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB01852

290

mixed

ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد کنید خدا را که صبح صادقید روشن و پر انوار و نخل باسقید

O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, render thanks unto God that ye are the true dawn, luminous and effulgent, and a towering palm tree [3.5s]

INBA88:367, INBA89:119

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

AB01856

290

O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter which ye had written to the Central

SW_v11#10 p.161-162

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB01857

290

mixed

ای یاران معنوی ظهور نور قدیم و حی قدیر فیض شاملست و قوتی جامع ظل ظلیل است و

O spiritual companions! The appearance of the Ancient Light and the All-Powerful, Ever-Living One is an all-encompassing bounty and a universal force. A sheltering shade it is [3.5s]

INBA13:347, INBA59:306

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01859

290

Intuition; inspiration; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Know thou that some of the souls... Know thou, verily insight seeth that which sight seeth not... Then know that the power of the Word of God is effective

TAB.607-608, BSC.463 #861-862x, TOR.202x, VTRM.021-022

AB01860

290

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou lamp who art enkindled with the fire of the Love of God! Verily, I read thy recent letter which showed thy strong love

TAB.716-718

D. & E. Aumua

AB01862

290

Persian

ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره الرحمانیه چون صبح میثاق اشراق نمود و احداق بپرتو فیض

O wondrous branch of the Divine Lote-Tree! When the morn of the Covenant shed its radiant light, and eyes were illumined by the rays of grace [3.5s]

INBA13:034

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01870

290

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

Your three reports, together with the public announcement, were received. Praise be to God! all the contents indicated firmness, spirituality and goodness.... Souls are like unto mirrors

TAB.019-020, BWF.367-367x, BSC.473 #893x, CUPAB.011-012x, BSTW#305x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB01873

290

Thy letter was received and its contents noted. In truth thou hast been thrown amidst dire ordeals

BSTW#188

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB01875

290

mixed

یا خلیلی الجلیل قد تلوت ایات شکرک لله بما اوقد فی زجاج صدرک سراج حبه الوهاج

O My illustrious Friend! Thou hast recited verses of thanksgiving unto God, inasmuch as He hath kindled within the glass of thy breast the blazing lamp of His love [3.5s]

INBA21:114b

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01882

290

O thou real friend! Thy letter dated April 11th was duly received. Thou hast written regarding the maidservant

MAX.335-336

Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage

AB01883

290

O ye who are favored in the Threshold of the Almighty and the lovers of His Holiness, BAHA'O'LLAH! According to the reports... O Thou Almighty! Illumine Thou this Association and make Thou this gathering the bright candle of the world!

SW_v01#05 p.004-005, SW_v02#01 p.004

Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Importance of community building; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Promotion of commerce and industry; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB01884

290

O thou who art a servant at the Threshold of God! Thy letter has been received. From its flowers of significance

SW_v12#13 p.218-219+210

Empty learning; false spirituality; Existence; immortality of the human soul; High station of the arts and sciences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB01885

290

O ye kind friends and the beloved maidservants of His Holiness the Incomparable One! The letter that you have written on the anniversary day of the Declaration of the First Point

DAS.1914-08-11

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB01892

280

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye maidservants of His Majesty, the Lord—daughters and sons of the Kingdom! The meeting of the Lord's Supper

TAB.675-676

AB01897

280

O thou daughter of the Kingdom; O thou esteemed maidservant of God! O thou Mrs. Peeke, pure and sanctified is the Lord of the Kingdom

Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB01899

280

O thou who art the daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received

JWTA.015-016, SW_v12#03 p.060

Development of capacity and readiness; Power of prayer; 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; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB01903

280

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

…If any differences of opinion may arise in those regions you must keep yourself entirely aloof and show forth love and kindness

BWF.408-408x

AB01917

280

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان در ایام جنگ ابر سیاه حرب عرصه را بر جمیع تنگ نمود مخابره

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! During the days of war, when the dark cloud of conflict hath encompassed the horizons and restricted the expanse for all [3.5s]

INBA87:449b, INBA52:465

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; War and peace

AB01918

280

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter which thou hast written to his honor, Mirza . . . . . . . . . was received. Its contents imparted the utmost happiness

TAB.152-153

AB01921

280

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضامین دلیل جلیل بر ثبوت بر امر نور مبین بود

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Its contents were a manifest proof of thy steadfastness in the Cause of the resplendent Light [3.5s]

INBA87:153, INBA52:151

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01926

280

...Give ye great weight to the Nineteen Day gatherings, so that on these occasions the beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful may turn their faces toward the Kingdom

COC#0923x, SW_v06#17 p.143x

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB01927

280

Persian

ای جوینده حقیقت بجان و دل کوشیدی و بپا دویدی تا خود را بارض مقدس انداختی و

O seeker of truth! With heart and soul thou didst strive, and on foot didst run, until thou hadst cast thyself upon the sacred soil [3.5s]

INBA84:520

Mystical themes; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB01932

280

...It is natural that a passenger on board the steamer and sailing on the great ocean may now witness the tumultuous waves of a wild storm

SW_v07#09 p.080x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01944

280

Turkish

ای سوگلی احبای الهی عالم امکان بر ظلمت ضلالته مبتلا اولوب قرانلق هر جهتچه

O favored ones of the divine beloved! The world of existence hath been afflicted with the darkness of waywardness, and darkness prevaileth in every direction [3.5s]

INBA88:370, INBA89:121

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB01945

280

Persian

ای سینای الهی و ای منتسبین دو شمع نورانی در این کور عظیم که صبح

O godly Sína, and O kindred of two brilliant candles! In this mighty Cycle—wherein the bright morn and the radiant dawn have illumined the whole world

INBA84:445

ADMS#316

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

AB01950

280

Persian

ای عندلیب حدیقه عرفان آن مربی امکان و مهربان سرور لامکان آن مرغ چمنستان

O Nightingale of the Garden of Divine Knowledge, Thou Teacher of contingent being and loving Lord of the realm beyond, Thou Bird of the heavenly meadow [3.5s]

INBA87:603, INBA52:643

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement

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

AB01963

280

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter written Aug. 3 1920 gas been received. Praise be unto God, the friends at Los Angeles

BSTW#029

Education of children; moral education; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01964

280

O thou confidant and kind friend of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter was received. It became the cause of exceeding joy and happiness that praise be to God

DAS.1914-08-13?x

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB01977

280

Persian

ای یاران روحانی در جهان محافل بسیار تشکیل شده محافل سیاسی محافل تجاری محافل

O spiritual friends! Many gatherings have been formed throughout the world—political assemblies, commercial assemblies, assemblies [3.5s]

INBA87:383, INBA52:393

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB01979

280

Persian

ای یاران عبدالبهاء الان در محفل احباء و انجمن اصفیا حضرت حیدر قبل علی حاضر و

O companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! At this moment, in the gathering of the beloved ones and the assembly of the pure in heart, His Holiness Ḥaydar-'Alí is present [3.5s]

INBA87:013, INBA52:013

Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes

AB01986

280

Persian

ای یاران و اماء رحمن جناب میر عبدالکریم مسافه بعید طی نمود تا باقلیم نباء

O friends and handmaids of the All-Merciful! His honor Mir 'Abdu'l-Karim hath traversed a vast distance to reach the realm of divine tidings [3.5s]

INBA87:251b, INBA52:256

Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB01991

280

O thou who art tested with calamities and ordeals! Verily, I became exceedingly saddened for thy sadness

SW_v10#19 p.341

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01992

280

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy latest letter and great love welled forth unto thee

SW_v08#19 p.239, DLA.088, BLO_PN#026

Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01996

280

Arabic

ایها الفاضل النبیل و العالم الجلیل ان هذه النشاه الاولی خلقها الله معرضا لتوارد الحوادث

O noble and discerning one, illustrious and learned scholar! This primary existence hath been created by God subject to successive events [3.5s]

INBA17:196

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB01997

280

mixed

ایها الفرع الرفیع در ایندم که از احزان مظلومیت شهداء چنان آتش حسرتی در دل این

O exalted Branch! In this moment when, from the sorrows at the martyrs' oppression, such a fire of longing doth burn in this heart [3.5s]

INBA87:281, INBA52:285

Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom

AB02003

280

mixed

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا عبدک المنبثق من ظهر من آمن بک و بایاتک و المنشعب من

Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is Thy servant, sprung from the loins of one who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and branched forth from [3.5s]

INBA84:329

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02006

280

mixed

یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس المنتشره من ملکوت الابهی قد رتلت ایات الشکر لله لما

O thou who art attracted by the holy fragrances wafted from the Kingdom of Abhá! Thou hast chanted the verses of thanksgiving unto God for that which [3.5s]

INBA87:505, INBA52:529

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02012

280

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution

O thou whose heart is attracted and whose breast is dilated with joy by the Holy Fragrances

TAB.438-440

AB02013

280

Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou seeker of Truth! The letter which thou hast written to ... was received

TAB.546-548

AB02014

280

You have asked concerning Consultation, to the practice of which we are all commanded. The cardinal idea of consultation is based upon the principle that unanimous counsels of several persons is weightier than the opinion of a single individual.

DAS.1914-03-18

Consultation; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity in diversity

AB02015

280

O ye friends of God and the maidservants of God! Praise be to God that during the season of divine Spring

DAS.1914-04-20

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB02016

280

...Now you must engage in the service of the Cause of God with the utmost firmness, steadfastness and resolution, and expend day and night in the promotion of the Religion of God.

DAS.1913-10-21x

AB02017

280

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! It was a long time since the thread of correspondence had been entirely broken

SW_v09#15 p.169-170

Consolation and comfort; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Praise of Western values; culture; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion

AB02026

270

mixed

اللهم یا منور الوجوه بنور الهدی و یا محیی الارواح بنفحات القدس من ملکوتک

O Lord! Thou Who illuminest all faces with the light of guidance and quickenest all souls with the holy breathings from Thy Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA84:284

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02036

270

Arabic

الهی و ربی تری تعلقی بملکوتک الابهی و تشوقی للصعود الی عتبتک العلیا و تشوفی

O my God and my Lord! Thou seest my attachment to Thy most glorious Kingdom, my yearning to ascend unto Thy most exalted Threshold, and my ardent desire [3.5s]

INBA21:039

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB02038

270

Persian

ای ابناء ملکوت حضرت سلیل اسم الله الاصدق و همچنین یاران دیگر که از آنحدود و

O ye children of the Kingdom, and descendant of the Most Truthful Name of God, and likewise other friends from those regions [3.5s]

INBA16:102

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Praise and encouragement; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB02039

270

mixed

ای احبای جمال الهی در هر عهد و عصر که شمس حقیقت از افق تقدیس طلوع فرمود و

O ye beloved of the Divine Beauty! In every age and cycle, when the Sun of Truth rose above the horizon of sanctity [3.5s]

INBA17:095

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02040

270

mixed

ای افنان مبارک سدره منتهی نامه شما با صورت وصیتنامه حضرت افنان سدره بقا

O blessed Afnán of the Divine Lote-Tree! Thy letter, together with the testament of the honored Afnán of the Tree of Eternity, was received [3.5s]

INBA87:332, INBA52:339

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for detachment; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience

AB02041

270

Persian

ای امه الله آنچه نگاشتی بعین رافت کبری ملاحظه گردید خوشا بحال تو که نه نفر از

O handmaid of God! That which thou hast written was perused with the eye of supreme compassion. Blessed art thou, who from among nine [3.5s]

INBA17:185

Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02045

270

Abdu'l-Baha Writes to Kansas City

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The dispatched letter was received. Praise be unto God that in this springtime of God

BLO_PT#003d

Education and the development of capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02047

270

Persian

ای بندگان جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید مضمون مفهوم گردید و همچنین نامه ایکه بحضرت

O servants of the Abha Beauty! Your missive arrived, and its contents were made manifest. Similarly, your letter to the illustrious Afnan of the Lote-Tree, upon him rest the Glory of God

INBA87:369, INBA52:379

GEN.252x, AFNAN.187x

Business; financial; property matters; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

AB02053

270

O thou servant of the Holy Threshold of the Beauty of Abha! I read what you had written to Jenabi H. Seyed Taki.

PN_1906 p091

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02059

270

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان اوراق از شرق و غرب مانند باران نیسان ریزانست و مشاغل دیگر

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Letters from East and West rain down like the showers of April, whilst other tasks press upon me [3.5s]

INBA17:089

Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement

AB02062

270

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated April 23rd, 1907, was received and its contents became the cause of the happiness of the heart of this grieved one

TAB.471

AB02063

270

O thou firm in the Covenant! Your last letter dated October 28, 1918, was

SW_v10#07 p.143, SW_v02#01 p.010

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02067

270

With regard to the violator (Nakez) thou hast treated him most appropriately. It is necessary for the believing souls to associate with the righteous

BSTW#052ex

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB02073

270

Persian

ای ثابتان بر پیمان الحمد لله از جمیع جهات اسباب اتحاد و اتفاق و ارتباط بعون و

O ye who stand fast in the Covenant! Praise be unto God that from every quarter the means of unity, harmony and connection, through His aid [3.5s]

INBA16:227

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02075

270

mixed

ای جلیل خلیل اخلاء رحمانی نفحه معطری که از حدائق قلوب احبای آذربایجان منتشر شد

O illustrious friends and companions of the All-Merciful! A perfumed breath hath wafted from the gardens of the hearts of the beloved ones in Azerbaijan [3.5s]

INBA88:273b

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02076

270

O thou spiritual friend! Thy letter was received. I was made very sad on account of the event of the closing of the Church of Brotherhood. But when I was in those parts

PTF.139-140

Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Humor; jokes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02077

270

mixed

ای حمامه حدیقه توحید و عندلیب ریاض تجرید جمال قدیم اوراق بدیعه که باحسن معانی

O Dove of the Garden of Oneness and Nightingale of the Meadows of Detachment! The Ancient Beauty hath adorned wondrous pages with beauteous meanings [3.5s]

INBA87:615, INBA52:657

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02080

270

O thou beloved daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It contained the most great glad tidings

SW_v10#04 p.080

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02083

270

O thou faithful beloved friend! The New Year's greeting was received. I became most grateful and pleased, because you remembered this longing friend

DAS.1915-02-13, CHU.174-175

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

AB02088

270

...From the beginning of the dawn of the Morn of Guidance the friends of Neireez were like unto overflowing cups

DAS.1913-11-07

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02089

270

mixed

ای سمی حضرت ذبیح ایا لقب خویش را فراموش نمودی سمی جلیل جام جانفشانی نوش نمود

O namesake of His Holiness the Sacrifice! Hast thou forgotten thine own title? That glorious namesake quaffed the cup of martyrdom [3.5s]

INBA84:292

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02092

270

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter written on the 20th of July was received. Its contents became evident. Thou hast written concerning Baltimore

TAB.461-462

AB02097

270

O Thou dear maidservant of God! Your letter was received and its contents became known. Have no care because of the blame of enemies

MAB.009-010x

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02099

270

O thou propagator of the Religion of God! A few days ago an epistle was written... Now the believers must engage their time in teaching the Cause... O thou servant of His Holiness Baha'u'llah! Inform all the believers that a number of calumnious articles will be written in those parts

DAS.1914-08-04, SW_v05#09 p.138, SW_v09#14 p.161x, BSTW#175, BSTW#461

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02101

270

Call to action; Naming of children; of individuals; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God! What thou hast written became evident and what thou hast heard from

TAB.359-360

AB02121

270

mixed

ای یار حقیقی لوح مسطور منظور گردید و قلب مشتاق فرح و انبساط یافت الحمد لله آن

O true friend! The written Tablet was received and the longing heart was filled with joy and delight. Praised be God that [3.5s]

INBA87:198, INBA52:199b

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02130

270

Persian

ای یاران حق و دوستان الهی در کل احوال و جمیع احیان در انجمن رحمن مذکور و

O friends of Truth and lovers divine! In all conditions and at all times ye are mentioned in the assemblage of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

INBA88:315b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB02141

270

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

O ye dear friends and maidservants of God! A good fragrance is coming from the rose-garden of Kenosha and a pleasing breeze is blowing

TAB.146-147, BSTW#068

AB02143

270

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement

O thou sign of the Kingdom and the bird singing with the most wonderful melodies in the Rose-garden of Paradise!

TAB.726-727

AB02144

270

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I noted thy letter and utterance. God hath accepted thy devotion

TAB.064-066, LOG#0401x, BSC.475 #900-901x

AB02145

270

Fire and light; fire and water; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou pure soul who hath turned with a submissive heart to the Kingdom of God! Turn thy face to the Assembly of the Covenant

TAB.527-529

AB02146

270

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; 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; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat]

O thou Godlike person and spiritual friend! Verily God hath, through His bounty and grace… Truly, I say unto thee, if thou be steadfast in this Cause and arise with all thy power to promote the Word

TAB.197-198

AB02148

270

Christ; Christianity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou dear and honorable! I received thy last letter through his honor . . . and its contents imparted to me spiritual joy, for it indicated the high

TAB.454

AB02151

270

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy letter of thanksgiving to God, for He hath illumined thy heart

TAB.254-255

AB02157

270

mixed

رب و رجائی و ملجای و ملاذی و مهربی و معاذی انی اعفر جبینی بتراب عتبتک المقدسه

O Lord, my Hope and my Refuge, my Shelter and my Shield, my Dwelling-place and my Protector! I press my brow to the sacred dust of Thy threshold [3.5s]

INBA84:325

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB02159

270

Arabic

قد اطلعت بمضمون الخطاب و حزنت علی ما اصابک من شدید العقاب

I have perused the contents of the letter and am deeply grieved by the severe tribulations that have befallen thee [3.5s]

INBA84:461

Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB02168

270

mixed

یا من سجن فی سبیل الله خوشا بحال تو که در سبیل الهی در زیر غل و زنجیر درآمدی

O thou who art imprisoned in the path of God! Blessed art thou that thou hast been cast into chains and fetters in His divine path [3.5s]

INBA72:076

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02171

270

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou who hast spread the Fragrances of God! -- may God confirm thee! Since thou hast reached

TAB.259-261, BWF.363-363x

AB02172

270

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ

O thou who art acknowledging the Oneness of God! Verily, I read thy letter... Observe the pages of the universe

TAB.170-171, BSC.481 #918x

AB02173

270

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou candle of the Love of God! What thou hast written was considered. The contents

TAB.718-719

AB02186

260

O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! You brief and interesting letter

SW_v01#06 p.002-003

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02194

260

mixed

ای امین عبدالبهاء قبوضات ارسال میگردد فی الحقیقه زحمات شما و حاجی در آستان

O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the receipts are being sent. In truth, your labors and those of Ḥájí at the Threshold [3.5s]

INBA16:147

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB02208

260

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان چند روز پیش بواسطه آقا سید صادق نامه ای مرقوم گردید حال چون

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! A few days ago a letter was written through Áqá Siyyid Ṣádiq. Now, as [3.5s]

INBA84:338

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement

AB02212

260

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه اخیر رسید ولی نامه های پیش نرسید حال نامه ها از یاران

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy latest letter was received, but thy previous letters arrived not. Now, as for the letters from the friends [3.5s]

INBA87:037, INBA52:037

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement

AB02213

260

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بافنان مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از جهتی

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written hath been perused. From one perspective [3.5s]

INBA84:510b

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB02219

260

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Your detailed letter was received

SW_v10#12 p.233, SW_v11#11 p.197

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02223

260

...The founding of these spiritual meetings is purely for the purpose of teaching; but, as the Mashriqu'l Azkar is not yet founded

SW_v13#10 p.276x

Contention and conflict; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB02231

260

O thou my spiritual daughter of the Kingdom! For some time I have failed corresponding with thee. This was because of the absence of soundness of physical health

DAS.1914-02-21x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB02232

260

O thou my beloved daughter! Your letter dated November 13th was received

SW_v09#19 p.228, SW_v10#03 p.040

Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

AB02233

260

O thou beloved daughter! Thy detailed letter, dated December 7th, 1919, written to Shoghi Effendi, was received

SW_v11#05 p.087-088x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02257

260

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O dear servant of God! The tests of God are surrounding you from all directions and many afflictions have occurred; but thanks be to God

TAB.263-264, BWF.363-364x

AB02263

260

O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! It is the early morn and suddenly into

DAS.1914-03-08, SW_v05#15 p.232x

Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02284

260

mixed

ای یاران من ای دوستان من هر چند بلایاء و محن عبدالبهاء بقسمی اشتداد یافته که

O my companions, O my friends, though the trials and tribulations besetting 'Abdu'l-Bahá have intensified to such a degree that [3.5s]

INBA13:044b

Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity in diversity

AB02288

260

mixed

ای یاران و اماء رحمن الحمد لله که خانه دان آنشخص وقور آقا علی نور هستید و بازماندگان

O friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Praise be unto God that ye are of the household of that dignified personage, Áqá 'Alí-Núr, and his descendants [3.5s]

INBA17:195

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness

AB02290

260

Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art advancing toward God! The letter of that divine maidservant was received and contents were apprehended.

TAB.251-252, BWF.388-389x, BSTW#052yx, BSTW#073gx

AB02291

260

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of god! Thy letter dated December 26th

SW_v10#06 p.110, BSTW#262, BSTW#263

Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB02292

260

Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of prayer

O thou who art attracted to the Call of the Kingdom! Thy letter was presented and I was informed of thy expression. And it was glorious proof

TAB.227-229, BSC.471#883x, VTRM.015-017

AB02294

260

Persian

ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المبارکه آنچه مرقوم نموده بودند مطابق واقع بود در

O noble branch of the Blessed Tree! That which thou didst write was in accord with reality [3.5s]... ...When the American believers arrive in that realm, show them every consideration and greet them lovingly on my behalf… You had written regarding the blessed Threshold of the Sacred House [of the Bab]

INBA87:315, INBA52:319

AFNAN.148x, AFNAN.152-153x

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Shrines and Holy places

AB02295

260

mixed

ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المبارکه قد تلوت کتابک الذی بکت العیون حین اطلاعی

O noble branch of the blessed Lote-Tree, I have perused thy letter, which moved the eyes to tears as I gazed upon it [3.5s]

INBA87:291, INBA52:295

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02296

260

mixed

ایها الفرع اللطیف الحبیب من السدره الرحمانیه قد اطلعت بمضامین کتابک الکریم و

O thou tender and cherished branch of the divine Lote-Tree, I have perused the contents of thy noble letter [3.5s]

INBA87:340, INBA52:347b

Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02297

260

Persian

ایها الفرع المکرم من السدره المبارکه چندی بود که حظرات افنان علیهم بهاء الله

O thou distinguished offshoot of the sacred Lote-Tree! A while ago, the illustrious Afnans, upon both be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious, were summoned and they arrived in the Holy Land

INBA87:278, INBA52:282b

AFNAN.132-133

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment

AB02298

260

mixed

ایها الفرع المنشعب من السدره المبارکه علیک بهاء الله و نوره و ضیائه و نور

O thou offshoot branched from the blessed Tree! Upon thee be the glory of God, His light, and His radiance [3.5s]

INBA87:407, INBA52:419

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB02299

260

mixed

ایها الفرع النضیر من الشجره المبارکه در جمیع احیان در ظل الطاف و عنایت جمال

O fresh branch of the blessed Tree! At all times thou dwellest beneath the shade of the favors and loving-kindness of the Beauty [3.5s]

INBA87:322, INBA52:327

Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02300

260

Persian

ایها الفروع من السدره الرحمانیه دو نامه شما رسید الحمد لله دلیل جلیل بر ثبوت و

O ye branches of the Divine Lote-Tree of the All-Merciful! Two letters from you were received which, praise be to God, were a mighty proof of steadfastness [3.5s]

INBA87:354, INBA52:363

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB02301

260

Growth of the Cause; Limits of the intellect; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou who hast arisen to render service to the Cause of God in His Great Vineyard! Verily, I have already written thee several letters

TAB.164-165, BWF.393-394x

AB02305

260

Arabic

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک لتعلم ذلی و افتقاری و تری اضطرامی و اضطراری و تسمع

Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou verily knowest my degradation and poverty, and Thou beholdest my burning anguish and desperation, and Thou hearest [3.5s]

INBA87:146, INBA52:143

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution

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

AB02311

260

Arabic

یا ایها المنجذب بنسیم هب من ریاض موهبه الله فتر نحت اعطافک منه کانه صهباء

O thou who art attracted by the breeze that wafteth from the gardens of God's bounty! Let thy heart be moved thereby as though by wine [3.5s]

INBA21:112

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02314

260

mixed

یا من توجه الی ملکوت الابهی و بشر بمیثاق الله قم علی الامر و شمر عن ساعد

O thou who hast turned thy countenance towards the Kingdom of Abhá and heralded the Covenant of God, arise to serve His Cause and gird up thy loins for endeavor [3.5s]

INBA13:042, INBA59:170

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB02315

260

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

O thou who art awakened to the Cause of God! Verily, I read thy letter and my heart... As to the manifestation of the Greatest Name

TAB.612-614, BSC.464 #864x, VTRM.027-028

AB02316

260

Petitions to authorities; Relationship between government and people; Wisdom [hikmat]

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Your letters have been received. God willing

TAB.487-489

AB02317

260

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayer for unity

O my God, my beloved, my assistant and my chosen! ...Bring them together again, O Lord, by the Power of Thy Covenant, and gather their dispersion by the Might of Thy Promise

BSC.263 #549x, SW_v05#15 p.225x, SW_v04#14 p.240x, SW_v09#19 p.221x, SW_v10#07 p.119x, BSTW#062

AB02318

260

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O ye shining faces and spiritual beings! Verily I was rejoiced at beholding

TAB.270-271

AB02320

250

Arabic

اللهم یا الهی هذا عبد ابتهل الی ملکوتک و اجتهد فی ملکک و بذل روحه و جهده و

O God, my God! This servant hath supplicated unto Thy Kingdom, striven within Thy dominion, and offered up his soul and his endeavours [3.5s]

INBA21:001, INBA21:218b (177b)

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02321

250

Arabic

اللهم یا کاشف الاسرار و المطلع بسرائر الاحرار و الواقف بضمائر الابرار و ما حق

O God, Unveiler of mysteries, Who art cognizant of the secrets of the free, Who standeth witness to the inmost thoughts of the righteous and all that is true [3.5s]

INBA59:093

Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02322

250

mixed

اللهم یا واهب العطایاء و راحم البرایاء اسئلک بالنقطه التی منها بدئت الممکنات و

O God, Bestower of gifts and Most Merciful unto all created beings! I beseech Thee, by the Point wherefrom all contingent things have sprung into being [3.5s]

INBA17:173

Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02329

250

O son of the Kingdom of God! Praised be the Lord, thou hast rent asunder the veil

TDD.020b

Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB02371

250

...Thou hadst written concerning the services of Mrs. Goodall and Mrs. Cooper. These two dear maidservants of God are truly two shining candles

MAB.008cx

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB02385

250

mixed

ای دو قضیب رطیب سدره مبارکه نامه شما رسید و از اتمام بیت مکرم و انتهای حساب

O ye twin verdant twigs of the Sacred Tree! Your missive hath been received, and the news of the completion of the Exalted House and the conclusion of the accounts

INBA87:347c, INBA52:356b

GEN.180

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB02392

250

Persian

ای سلاله وکیل حمد کنید که در عهد و عصر مقدس جمال قدم در بساط وجود قدم نهادید

O scion of Vakil! Render thanks that in this sacred Era and Age of the Ancient Beauty ye have set foot upon the carpet of existence [3.5s]

INBA13:190

Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02398

250

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thank thou the kind Father for that the world of creation was adorned with the light of His Manifestation

TAB.426-428

AB02399

250

O dear maidservant of God! Indeed, what thou hadst written is true

SW_v10#03 p.041

Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02404

250

Persian

ای گریبان چاک در عشق الهى جناب آقا سید حسن مکتوبى مرقوم نموده بود و ذکر آن

O thou who hast rent thy garment in divine love! His honour Áqá Siyyid Ḥasan had penned a letter and made mention [3.5s]

INBA55:141

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB02405

250

O thou respected one, a herald of the Kingdom of God! The article that thou

SW_v08#08 p.088-089

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications; Role and station of women; 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

AB02416

250

mixed

ای نفوس منجذبه چندی است که تحریری ننگاشتم و تقریری نداشتم و بظاهر تخم الفتی

O attracted souls! For some time I have neither penned any letter nor delivered any address, and outwardly no seeds of fellowship have I sown [3.5s]

INBA72:088

Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB02431

250

Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O ye spiritual friends of this prisoner! According to what is heard and is evident, you have arranged an assembly in the utmost beauty

TAB.632-633

AB02434

250

mixed

ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب قابل نهایت ستایش از شوق و ذوق و شور و سرور و طرب و وله

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honor Qábil is worthy of utmost praise for his eagerness, joy, enthusiasm, delight and rapture [3.5s]

INBA84:273

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02445

250

O thou who art advancing into the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy eloquent letter... Know verily that Abdu'l-Baha has spiritual speech, heavenly conversations

SW_v14#07 p.210x, CUPAB.014-015x, BSTW#171

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB02446

250

Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, this mundane world is as the mirage of the desert

TAB.660-661, BSC.426 #769

AB02447

250

Arabic

ایتها المنجذبه بانوار ساطعه من ملکوت الله انی قرئت رقیمتک البلیغه و نمیقتک

O thou who art attracted by the lights shining from the Kingdom of God! Verily I have read thy eloquent letter and wonderful epistle... Know thou, verily, I say unto thee that the conditions of this mortal world

INBA89:221

DAS.1913-07-14, SW_v04#15 p.252-153x, ABIE.064, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#110a

High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02453

250

Persian

ایها الفرع الکریم من السدره المبارکه مکتوب مورخ به بیست و پنجم جمادی الثانی

O noble branch of the blessed Lote-Tree! The letter dated the twenty-fifth of Jamádí'th-Thání [3.5s]

INBA87:319, INBA52:324

Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Shrines and Holy places; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02455

250

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O ye sincere, O ye firm and steadfast in the Testament of God! I have read your letter signed by you, which shows your steadfastness

TAB.350-352

AB02456

250

O thou who art attracted to God, may God uphold thee! I implore God, the Ever-Living

SW_v14#09 p.263, SW_v08#18 p.233, BSTW#176, BSTW#182

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech

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

AB02460

250

mixed

حضرت افنان مناجاتی چند ماه پیش طلب عون و الطاف بجهت عموم افنان سدره تقدیس و

O ye illustrious Afnan! A few months ago, a prayer was revealed beseeching protection and divine favors for all the Afnan of the sanctified Tree

INBA87:359, INBA52:368

GEN.253, AFNAN.187-188

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB02469

250

mixed

یا من احبه الله و احبه من کل قلبی احزان و پریشانی و حسرت و حرمان روحانی نه

O thou whom God hath loved and whom I love with all my heart, let there be no sorrow, perplexity, regret or spiritual deprivation [3.5s]

INBA85:095b, INBA89:240

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB02473

250

Arabic

یا من توجه بکلیته الی ملکوت الله انی بملا السرور قرئت الرق المنشور الذی بعثته

O thou who hast turned with thy whole being to the Kingdom of God! With utmost joy did I read the epistle thou didst send [3.5s]... ...The East hath, verily, been illumined with the light of the Kingdom. Erelong will this same light shed a still greater illumination

INBA59:195

COF.030bx, GPB.254x, GPB.396x

Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Predictions and prophecies; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat]; Word of God and human limitations

AB02478

250

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O Thou Pure God! Gaze providently at the beloved ones and the dear maidservants

TAB.355-356, BSTW#054

AB02479

250

Thou must be firm and unshakable in thy purpose, and never, never let any outward

DAS.1913-08-19, SW_v04#12 p.208+210, ABIE.208, PN_1913 p005, MAB.016, VLAB.127x, BLO_PN#007

Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02480

250

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Many are called but few are chosen; Praise and encouragement

O ye beloved of God and His sincere friends! By the life of God! The hearts are cheered

TAB.346-347

AB02481

250

Call to action; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

Thy letter was received and its contents noted. In truth, thou hast been thrown amid dire ordeals... The wisdom of all these tribulations that poured successively

TAB.654-656, BSC.486 #934x

AB02484

240

Arabic

التحیه و الثناء من الملا الاعلی علیک یا من استشهد فی سبیل الله و انجذب بنفحات

O thou, upon whom be the salutations and praise from the Supreme Concourse, who hast sacrificed thyself in the path of God and art enraptured by the fragrances [3.5s]

INBA87:238, INBA52:243

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02490

240

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O my God! O my God! Praise be unto Thee! for Thou hast created me of the most excellent fabric, in the most honored form

TAB.614-615, BSC.430 #780, VTRM.028-029

AB02493

240

mixed

الهی الهی هولاء عباد توجهوا الی ملکوت وحدانیتک و جبروت فردانیتک و اضطرمت نار

O my God, O my God! These servants have turned their faces towards the Kingdom of Thy oneness and the Dominion of Thy singleness, and the fire hath been kindled [3.5s]

INBA84:494

Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02500

240

O thou respected maidservant of god! Thy letter dated November 17th, 1918, was received

SW_v10#03 p.039-040, SEIO.022-023x

Equality of men and women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

AB02501

240

Persian

ای امین عبدالبهاء از جناب کیومرث پورخسرو پارسی نامه ای بنام شما وارد شد در آن

O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A letter hath been received from Kiumars Pourkhosrow, the Persian, addressed to thee. Therein [3.5s]

INBA16:179

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Hands of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage

AB02505

240

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The letter thou hadst written on January 22nd

SW_v10#09 p.184-185, BSTW#426

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02511

240

...It is nearly two years and a half that I have been a wanderer over mountains and deserts and a traveler over seas and lands

DAS.1913-07-12x, SW_v05#07 p.097x, ABIE.058x, BLO_PN#007

Business; financial; property matters; Growth of the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB02514

240

mixed

ای بنده بهاء ملاحظه نما که یحیای حصور چه قدر غیور بود که بکمال فرح و سرور

O servant of Bahá! Consider how zealous was John the Baptist, who with utmost joy and gladness [3.5s]

INBA84:535b

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment

AB02516

240

mixed

ای بنده جانفشان حضرت یزدان تحریر و تقریر اگرچه بیان ما فی الضمیر کند ولی عالم

O self-sacrificing servant of the Lord God! Though writing and speech may express what lies within the heart, yet the world [3.5s]

INBA89:278

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Limits of language; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB02518

240

O thou servant of His Holiness Baha'u'llah! The letters thou hadst written... The Star of the West must, at present, be written both in English and Persian.

SW_v10#13 p.249, SW_v11#11 p.198

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB02526

240

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Four letters from thee have been successively received

BSTW#363

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02528

240

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy third report was received and its contents imparted the utmost exhilaration. The 19 days Feast was the Lord's Supper

DAS.1913-08-30, ABIE.257, BLO_PN#007

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Newspapers and the media; publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02529

240

Ye have written that the colored Bahais have gathered in one meeting

SW_v12#05 p.106x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02532

240

mixed

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب بشیر تحریر نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید و معلوم

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to his honor Bashir was perused, and it became known [3.5s]... ...The residence is under all conditions the property of the first-born son, irrespective of whether or not the deceased

INBA87:243, INBA52:248

BRL_ATE#053x, BRL_UHJ1996-07-01#4

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Law of inheritance

AB02534

240

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه آن روحانی ملحوظ این بنده فانی شد از صعود آن فائز بمقعد

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter of that spiritual one was brought before this evanescent servant, concerning his ascension [3.5s]

INBA87:182, INBA52:183

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB02545

240

...The Ancient Beauty, may My spirit be sacrificed for His loved ones, from the beginning had the utmost consideration for that family

LTDT.305-306x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB02554

240

O thou my dear heavenly friend and old associate! Although communication and correspondence has not been continuous, yet be assured

BSTW#433

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB02556

240

mixed

ای دوستان حضرت یزدان جناب مشهدی یوسف در آستان مقدس یوسف مصر ملکوت جمال ابهی

O friends of the Lord God! His honor Mashhadí Yúsuf hath attained unto the sacred threshold—that Joseph of the Egypt of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA13:056, INBA89:191

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

AB02566

240

O thou heavenly personage! Thy letter was an evidence of the fact that praise be to God thou hast arisen to serve the Kingdom

DAS.1914-02-21

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB02572

240

mixed

ای فرع رفیع سدره رحمانیه الحمد لله از شجره مبارکه قضیبی رطیب سیراب بفیض رحمان

O exalted branch of the Tree of the All-Merciful! Praise be to God that from the blessed Tree a tender shoot hath been nourished by the grace of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

INBA84:421

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB02573

240

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written

SW_v10#12 p.233-234, BLO_PT#028n, BSTW#267

AB02576

240

Non-participation in politics; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter dated October 4, 1918

BWF.386-387x, SW_v10#03 p.043

AB02577

240

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Equality of men and women; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

O dear servant of God! Thy letter hath arrived and the contents have given glad-tidings that the ground for the Temple hath been bought

TAB.100-101, BWF.416-417x

AB02578

240

O thou beloved maidservant of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh! Thy letter was received. Its contents indicated that thou art sad

DAS.1914-10-21x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; War and peace

AB02582

240

mixed

ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره ربانیه از عنایت خاصه جمال قدم اینکه در این قرن اعظم

O thou who art kindled with the fire ignited in the divine Lote-Tree, through the special bounty of the Ancient Beauty in this most great century [3.5s]

INBA13:131

Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Effort; striving; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02583

240

O thou who art encompassed with the blessings of God

SW_v10#02 p.028-029

Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB02589

240

Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of ABHA! For a period of time no news hath been outwardly received from thee

TAB.729-730

AB02590

240

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

In whatsoever matter man wisheth to engage, he must first acquire some capability, and make provisions and preparations therefor

TAB.358-359, BSC.454 #833

AB02591

240

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou attracted one of the Kingdom! The epistle was received; likewise the enclosed epistle was read. The personage (Mr. . . . .) is in reality

TAB.702-703, BSC.468 #874x

AB02593

240

mixed

ای واقفان اسرار و محرمان خلوتگه راز جناب سلطان محمد نامه نگاشت و نام مبارک آن

O ye who are cognizant of mysteries and confidants of the sanctuary of divine secrets! His honour Sultán-Muhammad hath penned an epistle, and that blessed name [3.5s]

INBA84:547

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB02598

240

Persian

ای یار قدیم و مونس و ندیم این حزین مدتى بود که خبر

O ancient companion, confidant and intimate friend! For some time this grief-stricken one hath received no news [3.5s]

INBA13:266

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02611

240

Persian

ای یاران معنوی و احبای حقیقی یوم یوم انجذاب است و روز روز اشراق

O spiritual friends and true loved ones! The day is the day of attraction, and this is the morn of effulgence [3.5s]

INBA84:429

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02615

240

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy words of thanksgiving to God, for He hath guided the beloved of God

TAB.411-412

AB02625

240

mixed

یا من اقتبس جذوه من النار الموقده فی سدره السیناء قد تلوت ایات شوقک الی الله

O thou who hast caught a spark from the fire that burneth in the Tree of Sinai, I have read the verses of thy longing for God [3.5s]

INBA88:249b

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02627

240

Demons and evil spirits; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God! I have considered thy writing... You have asked me two questions

TAB.102-103, BSC.476 #906x

AB02628

240

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Owing to the lack of time I write a brief answer.... Glad-tiding! Glad-tiding! The morn of guidance hath dawned!

DAS.1913-03-21

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB02629

240

O God! O God! This is the attracted servant to Thy Bounty of Abha; his heart is set aglow with the Fire of Thy Love amongst mankind

DAS.1913-12-30

Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02630

240

O ye dear friends and maidservants of God! Your epistle was received.** You have expressed joy and happiness

SW_v01#16 p.001-002, BSTW#388

Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB02631

240

With regard to the assembly, there must be spiritual consultation therein; discourses

DAS.1914-06-07, SW_v09#10 p.110

Consultation; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02638

230

Arabic

الهی قد اجتمعوا فی هذا المجمع الحافل احبائک طلبا لفیضک الشامل و تجلی انوار

O my God! Thy loved ones have gathered in this resplendent assembly, seeking Thy all-encompassing grace and the radiance of Thy light [3.5s]

INBA59:217

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of pilgrimage; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02643

230

mixed

ای احبای الهی جمال قدم و اسم اعظم از ملکوت تقدیس بفیض قدیم احبای خویش را بفوز

O ye divine friends! From the Kingdom of Holiness doth the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, through His ancient grace, bestow upon His loved ones [3.5s]

INBA17:171

AB02645

230

O ye believers of God and the maidservants of the Merciful! All your epistles were duly received. From its contents it became evident

DAS.1915-01-05

Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB02647

230

mixed

ای ادیب دبستان جمیع اهل زمین طفلان مهانند و فرزندان نادان سبق خوان پس در

O thou learned one in the school! All the inhabitants of the earth are even as children, and untutored pupils who must learn their lessons [3.5s]

INBA87:048, INBA52:048

Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Words vs deeds

AB02648

230

Persian

ای افنان الهی مکتوبی که بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گشت از

O divine Afnan! The letter thou didst address to Jinab-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí was perused [3.5s]... ...On the day of the martyrdom of the Bab, may My life be a sacrifice to His dust, circumambulate the sanctified Haram [the House of the Bab] on My behalf and, with the greatest reverence and fervor

INBA87:326, INBA52:332

GEN.342-343x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrdom of the Bab; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment

AB02649

230

Persian

ای افنان شجره رحمانیه نامه شما رسید و بدقت مطالعه گردید این خانه که الان

O Afnan of the Divine Tree! Your letter was received and carefully studied. This house, which now [3.5s]

INBA87:349b, INBA52:358

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; House of Justice

AB02653

230

Persian

ای امین عبدالبهاء در بدایت ربیع الاول سنه ۱۳۳۰ مبلغ سیصد جنیه که از طهران

O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! At the beginning of Rabí'u'l-Avval in the year 1330, a sum of three hundred pounds which from Ṭihrán [3.5s]

INBA16:149

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB02661

230

Persian

ای بنده آستان حق نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت مجبور بر اختصار جوابم و معذورم

O servant of the Threshold of Truth! Thy letter was received, but owing to lack of time I am constrained to give but a brief reply, and must beg thy pardon [3.5s]

INBA87:190, INBA52:191b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02666

230

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou slave of the Beauty of Abha! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God! It indicated thy firmness and steadfastness in the love of God

TAB.119-120, BWF.402-403x

AB02668

230

Persian

ای بنده حق نامه شما رسید و ملاحظه گردید الحمد لله در فکر ذکر حقید و آرزوی اعلای

O servant of Truth! Thy letter was received and perused. Praise be to God, thou art occupied with the remembrance of God and desirest the exaltation [3.5s]

INBA87:119, INBA52:118

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love as fire; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds

AB02673

230

O Divine Providence, O Forgiving Lord! Mrs. Hearst has hastened from this dark and dreary world to the realm of Light

BSTW#198, BSTW#241, BSTW#454

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed

AB02675

230

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان از خدا بخواه که در جمیع مراتب خادم رب المواهب باشی و در

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Supplicate unto God that thou mayest become, in all degrees, a servant of the Lord of Bounties, and in [3.5s]... ...The centre of violation purloined, in its entirety, the Divine trust which specifically appertained to this servant. He took everything

INBA84:289

ABCC.053

Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02676

230

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be unto God, that thou wert

SW_v12#03 p.057-058

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02680

230

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای از جانب امین رسید نهایت ستایش از شما نموده که

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A letter hath been received from Amín, wherein he extolleth thee to the utmost [3.5s]

INBA84:327

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02692

230

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Your detailed letter dated March 10th

SW_v10#05 p.094-095

Chastisement and requital; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement

AB02696

230

mixed

ای ثابت بر میثاق از فضل و موهبت جمال قدم امیدوارم که رویت بنور ثبوت دائما ابدا

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Through the grace and bounty of the Ancient Beauty, I hope that thy countenance may ever be illumined with the light of steadfastness [3.5s]

INBA17:059

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation

AB02697

230

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The means of communication being severed, your letter of ... was received only in these days.

TAB.118-119

AB02701

230

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

O thou spiritual youth! Japan hath made wonderful progress in material civilization, but she will become perfect when she also becometh spiritually developed

TAB.564-565, JWTA.027, BSC.462 #856x, TEW.013-014

E. Mahony

AB02703

230

Persian

ای خادم جمال قدم جواب تحریر ان شخص شهیر سراج منیر بعد ارسال مى شود حال

O thou servant of the Ancient Beauty! The reply to the letter of that renowned person, that luminous lamp, shall be dispatched forthwith [3.5s]

INBA72:141

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02710

230

O ye two dear maidservants of God! Your letter dated December 4th

SW_v10#07 p.144, BSTW#425

House of Justice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB02714

230

mixed

ای دوست حقیقی حمد خدا را که بخدمت موفقی و بصداقت و امانت بسریر سلطنت تاجداری

O true friend! Praise be to God that thou art confirmed in service, and with sincerity and trustworthiness dost adorn the throne of sovereignty [3.5s]

INBA89:209

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for governments and rulers; Predictions and prophecies

AB02718

230

Persian

ای دوستان حقیقی جمال قدم انوار ملکوت ابهی آفاق غبراء را روشن نموده و شرق و

O true friends of the Ancient Beauty, the lights of the Abhá Kingdom have illumined the dusty horizons, and East and [3.5s]

INBA13:330

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB02724

230

O thou pilgrim of the Holy of Holies of the Supreme Concourse! Although in appearance thou hast left this blessed spot

DAS.1914-07-25

Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02741

230

Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou maidservant of God! Thy detailed letter was perused. On account of the multitude of occupations and work, a brief answer is written.

TAB.209-210

AB02744

230

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. From its contents...At present both of you must, as ye have been doing in the past, endeavor for the arrangement and the publication of the Star of the West

SW_v10#13 p.248-249, SW_v11#11 p.198

Review of publications

AB02753

230

O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter dated September 7th 1914 was duly received. Its contents was an indication to thy faith, assurance and firmness

DAS.1914-12-10

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB02761

230

O thou who hast faith in God! Thy letter has been forwarded. Treat thy traveling

SW_v12#12 p.200

Growth of the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB02785

230

O ye real friends and the daughters of the Kingdom!...Today the magnetic power that attracts heavenly blessings is teaching the Cause... The three conditions of teaching the Cause of God are the science of sociability...

DAS.1914-08-01, SW_v12#11 p.177x, VLAB.104x

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of enkindlement in teaching

AB02797

230

Persian

ای یاران و اماء رحمن دو مفتون محبت الهی حاجی خان و خان بابا نامه ای نگاشتند و

O ye friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Two souls enamoured of divine love, Haji Khan and Khan Baba, have penned a letter [3.5s]

INBA87:242, INBA52:247

Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB02799

230

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou who are supplicating to God and turning to the Spirit of His Kingdom! I have read the texts of thy praise to God

TAB.705-706, BWF.368-369x, BSC.468 #875x

Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB02800

230

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 ; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Reincarnation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

O thou who art advancing toward God! Verily, I read thy long letter, which showed thine abundant joy for the appearance of the Kingdom of God

TAB.476-477

AB02801

230

Living waters; water of life; 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

O thou who art attracted to the Spirit of Truth! At this moment I remember thee

TAB.601-602, TAB.710-711, SW_v07#10 p.097x, VTRM.014-015

AB02803

230

Accounts of dreams and visions; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude

O thou who art cheerful in heart, by the Fragrances of the Merciful! Verily, I read the verses of thy thanksgiving unto God

TAB.425-426

AB02806

230

Persian

ایها الامیر الشهیر رب قدیر واقف و شهید است که همواره در شبهای روشن و تار وقت

O illustrious prince! The omnipotent Lord - Who is both aware and witness - knoweth full well that during the bright nights and dark [3.5s]

INBA16:016

Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02807

230

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who hearest and seest in this wonderful Cause! Verily, I read thy interesting letter, its beautiful composition

TAB.073-074, BWF.361-362x

AB02808

230

Persian

ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المبارکه قلب مشتاقان طالب و مائل که در هر ساعتی

O noble branch of the blessed Tree! The hearts of the ardent seekers are drawn and attracted at every hour [3.5s]

INBA87:477, INBA52:498

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB02809

230

Persian

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه از جهت بلایاء و مشقات آن جناب نهایت تاثر

O thou exalted branch of the Blessed Tree! I am deeply grieved by the trials and tribulations that have befallen thee [3.5s]

INBA87:311, INBA52:316

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage

AB02823

230

mixed

رب یا غایه مقصدی و رجائی هولاء عباد اقروا بوحدانیتک و صدقوا بکلماتک التامات

O Lord, O Ultimate Goal of my desire and hope! These are Thy servants who have acknowledged Thy oneness and have believed in Thy perfect Words [3.5s]

INBA17:172

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02831

230

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O ye maidservants of the Merciful! Leaves of the Tree of Life! Thank ye the Lord

TAB.143-145

AB02836

230

Arabic

یا من اشتعل بالنار الموقده من السدره الربانیه المرتفعه فی سیناء الظهور قد

O thou who art enkindled with the fire lit from the divine Lote-Tree raised upon the Sinai of Manifestation [3.5s]

INBA59:099

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement

AB02837

230

mixed

یا من اقتبس نار المحبه من السدره الرحمانیه قد غرست شجره المیثاق فی بحبوحه

O thou who hast kindled the fire of love from the Divine Lote-Tree! Verily, the Tree of the Covenant hath been planted in the midst [3.5s]

INBA88:253, INBA89:048

Elections; House of Justice; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB02838

230

mixed

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد تلوت ایات شکرک لله علی ما هداک و نجاک و اجاب دعائک

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have recited verses of thanksgiving unto God for having guided thee, delivered thee, and answered thy prayer [3.5s]

INBA87:083b, INBA52:082b

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Prayer for healing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB02843

230

O respected personage, thou seeker of Reality! Thy letter was received. It was not a letter but a mirror... If thy earthly house is destroyed, be thou not sad!

DAS.1913-09-12x, SW_v04#13 p.223, ABIE.310x, BLO_PN#007

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02844

230

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Role and station of women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; 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

O thou who art gazing toward Abdul-Baha! Now I address thee with a heart filled... Arise to serve the Cause of God in the vineyard of God

TAB.600-601, BSC.463 #860x, VTRM.013-014

AB02845

230

O true friends! Separation from the friends causes the burning of heart and soul

SW_v10#07 p.142, BSTW#230b

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

AB02846

230

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

O ye crying voices in the region of America! Make level the path of the Covenant of God!... I know, verily, that the universal, never ending, eternal

TAB.032-033, BSC.473 #894x, BSTW#276l

AB02847

230

...As to thy question concerning the husband and wife, the tie between them

SW_v09#07 p.085-086

Education of children; moral education; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB02848

230

O thou my heavenly son! Several letters and cards are received from you and

SW_v09#14 p.164, BSTW#249

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02849

230

O ye believers of God! Avoid the smell of ignorant prejudices, the blind enmity and hatred and the racial, patriotic and religious superstitions

DAS.1914-03-05

Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02851

230

O God! O God! Thou beholdest how Thy beloved ones are treated by those who are negligent of Thy mention

DAS.1914-09-07

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB02854

220

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی اید کوره العظیم بالمیثاق الشدید و خصص ظهوره الجبیل بالعهد

Praise be to God, Who hath fortified His mighty Cause with a resolute Covenant and hath distinguished His glorious Manifestation with a solemn Pact [3.5s]

INBA13:331

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; The concourse on high

AB02855

220

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی موج بحر الامکان باریاح عاصفه فی ملکوت الابهی فقذفت الامواج

Praise be to God, Who hath stirred the ocean of existence with tempestuous winds in the Kingdom of Abhá, causing the waves to surge forth [3.5s]

INBA89:173

The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB02856

220

Arabic

اللهم یا الهی ابتهل الی ملکوت تقدیسک و جبروت توحیدک مقرا بجریراتی العظمی

O my God! I supplicate unto the Kingdom of Thy sanctification and the Realm of Thy divine unity, confessing my grievous sins [3.5s]

INBA55:344

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Power of prayer; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause

AB02862

220

Arabic

الهی الهی انی اناجیک بلسان الابتهال متذللا متصدعا متمسکا بحبل التذلل و

O my God, my God! With the tongue of supplication I commune with Thee, abased and broken-hearted, clinging to the cord of lowliness and humility [3.5s]

INBA87:455, INBA52:471

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence of; reunion with God

AB02864

220

mixed

الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی انقطع عن کل الجهات و توجه الی الدیار دیار احبائک

O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant who hath severed himself from all directions and turned toward the realms, the realms of Thy loved ones [3.5s]

INBA84:361

Personal instructions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB02867

220

Arabic

انی یا الهی اتقرب الیک بعجزی و فقری و ذلی و مسکنتی و اقول رب رب عاملنی بفضلک

O my God! I draw nigh unto Thee through my powerlessness, my poverty, my lowliness and my destitution, and I say: O Lord, O Lord, treat me according to Thy grace [3.5s]

INBA13:325, INBA59:074

Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB02874

220

Power of prayer; Review of publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Thy letter ... was received and its contents produced happiness and joy, for it evinced affinity and love

TAB.213

AB02878

220

Persian

ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه های شما از عشق آباد و بادکوبه جمیع رسید از تمشیت امور

O Amín-i-'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letters from 'Ishqábád and Bákú have all been received, concerning the conduct of affairs [3.5s]

INBA16:154

Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02880

220

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Your letter dated March 5th, 1919, was received... ...Today the pulsating power in the arteries of the body of the world is the spirit of the Covenant

COC#0251x, SW_v10#14 p.263-264, SW_v14#08 p.225x, BSTW#233

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02883

220

mixed

ای بندگان جمال مبارک جناب طراز و حضرت علی اکبر دو سراج محبت الله نامه ای

O ye servants of the Blessed Beauty! His honor Taraz and his honor 'Alí-Akbar are two luminous lamps of the love of God [3.5s]

INBA84:261

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

AB02893

220

Persian

ای بنده جمال ابهی مکاتیب شما واصل و بر مضمون اطلاع یافتیم از الطاف جمال قدم

O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letters have been received and their contents noted. Through the favours of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s]

INBA13:109, INBA88:114

Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB02895

220

mixed

ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی تحاریر متعدده آنجناب که باقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید

O sincere servant of the All-Glorious Beauty! Thy various writings which thou didst address to Áqá Siyyid Taqí [3.5s]

INBA89:164

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Martyrdom of the Bab; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02914

220

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان هر چند بشما نامه ننگاشتم ولی دائما روی دلجوی دوستانرا بخاطر

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though I have not written unto thee, yet the cherished countenances of the friends are ever present in my remembrance [3.5s]

INBA16:008

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

AB02915

220

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received! It became the cause

SW_v11#10 p.167

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power of prayer; Race unity; racial issues; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB02918

220

Persian

ای ثابت عهد راسخ پیمان جناب آقا مهدی الحمد لله مستقیم بر امر الله و متشبث

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and firm in the Pledge, Jináb-i-Áqá Mahdí! Praise be unto God, thou art unwavering in the Cause of God and firmly attached [3.5s]

INBA21:104b

Empty learning; false spirituality; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02919

220

Importance of community building; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art firm in the Covenant and Testament! Thy letter which was written on March 7th was received and its contents became known. Thou hast written regarding the election

TAB.472-473

AB02924

220

mixed

ای حضرت وحید چند روز پیش نامه ای مرقوم گردید حال مکتوبی که به آقا سید

O esteemed Vahid, a few days ago an epistle was penned. Now as to the letter addressed to Aqa Siyyid [3.5s]

INBA17:151

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage

AB02927

220

O thou beloved spiritual daughter! Thy postal card of August 26, 1916, was received

SW_v09#14 p.165

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB02928

220

O thou respected maidservant! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Sohrab

SW_v07#10 p.095, BSTW#109

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02930

220

Persian

ای دو بنده باوفای جمال ابهی مدتی بود که از فاروق بزوغ و شروقی مشاهده نشده

O ye two faithful servants of the Abha Beauty! For some time now, no dawning or rising hath been witnessed from Farooq [3.5s]

INBA87:402, INBA52:414

Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02933

220

O ye two who are firm in the Covenant! Your letter dated January 28

SW_v11#18 p.308

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02945

220

Persian

ای شعله افروخته محبت الله نامه تو جانسوز بود و آه و فغانت آتش افروز حین

O enkindled flame of the love of God! Thy letter was soul-stirring, and thy sighs and lamentations set aflame the hearts [3.5s]

INBA13:270

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02948

220

Persian

ای صهر حضرت سلمان نامه شما رسید هیچ میدانی که عبدالبهاء بچه درجه غریق دریای

O son-in-law of His Holiness Salman! Thy letter was received. Knowest thou to what degree 'Abdu'l-Bahá is immersed in the sea of [3.5s]

INBA87:158, INBA52:155

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02953

220

Consolation and comfort; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter *** was received; its contents were very sweet. The sweetness of the meanings was unlimited.

TAB.232-233

AB02954

220

Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou maidservant of the Blessed Perfection! Thy letter was received. It was written in Persian. I was very much pleased… I earnestly hope that thou wilt memorize all the Persian poems

BRL_IOA#08x, TAB.212

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB02955

220

O thou faithful maidservant of the Blessed Beauty! The article thou hadst

SW_v11#03 p.054

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Review of publications

AB02956

220

Angels; Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes

O thou dear maidservant of God! In reality thou art faithful and assured, thoughtful and mentioning the name of thy Lord. All the inhabitants of the Kingdom

TAB.264-265

AB02963

220

O thou who art turning thy face to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst written concerning the discussion thou hadst with Mr. Naylor.

BSTW#244

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition

AB02966

220

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

O bird without a nest! It is reported thy home and shelter is burnt, thy resting place and habitation is become desolate. Though this news

TAB.299-300

AB02970

220

O thou afflicted one! In this great catastrophe the eyes are weeping

SW_v07#19 p.192-193

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02971

220

Persian

ای مظلوم آنچه مرقوم شد ملاحظه گردید مضامین مورث روح و ریحان گردید و موجب لطف

O thou who art wronged! That which was written hath been perused. Its contents brought spirit and sweet fragrance, and evoked grace [3.5s]

INBA21:102

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02972

220

Review of publications; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

O thou who art near to the Threshold of ABHA! I have considered what thou hast written to Mirza . . . . . . . . . as well as the letter addressed to me.

TAB.151-152

AB02976

220

O thou herald of the Kingdom! The detailed letter thou hadst written was perused

SW_v10#03 p.043-044

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB02978

220

O ye heralds of the Covenant. Your letter was received and its contents conducive to the utmost joy for it indicated that ye have arisen with all your heart and soul

BSTW#252

Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02985

220

O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance! Thy letter was received. Its contents were of the utmost beauty and its significances far-reaching.

BSTW#423

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02986

220

mixed

ای مومنین ای مومنات در این دم که قریب غروب آفتاب آسمانست و عبدالبهاء از غفلت

O ye faithful men and women! At this moment when the sun in the firmament draweth nigh unto setting, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá, from heedlessness [3.5s]

INBA84:358

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB02987

220

Persian

ای مومنین و مومنات و ثابتین و ثابتات جناب حیدر علی بدرگاه حضرت کبریا پناه

O ye believers and steadfast ones, men and women alike, Haidar-'Alí hath sought refuge at the threshold of the Almighty [3.5s]

INBA87:436, INBA52:450

AB02989

220

O thou who hast turned thy face toward the Kingdom! Although a delay hath occurred in writing, I can now answer thee.

MAX.245

Eulogies; reminiscences; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03003

220

Persian

ای یاران حق و دوستان جمال ابهى جناب ابن ابهر هر دم بیاد

O friends of Truth and loved ones of the Most Glorious Beauty, Ibn-i-Abhar is ever remembered [3.5s]

INBA13:320

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03010

220

Persian

ای یاران من از خداوند ذوالمنن چنین آرزو نمایم و عجز و زاری کنم و ناله و

O my friends! Thus do I beseech the Lord of bounties, and make my supplication with utter humility and lamentation [3.5s]

INBA87:145, INBA52:142

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB03014

220

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O ye brilliant realities! Blessed are ye, for that ye believed in the Lord of Hosts, advanced unto the Kingdom of God, with faces rejoicing... Be not sorrowful on account of the affliction of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá

TAB.406-407, SW_v08#19 p.242x, PN_1901 p087

AB03016

220

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! I was informed of thy recent letter which indicated thine abundant love for God

TAB.711-712

AB03019

220

mixed

ایها الافنون الشامخ الرفیع علیک بهاء الله و نوره و ضیائه و فضله و عنایته و

O lofty and exalted branch! Upon thee be the glory of God, His light, His radiance, His grace and His loving-kindness [3.5s]

INBA87:306b, INBA52:310b

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed

AB03020

220

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; High station of the arts and sciences; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art firm in the Covenant of God! Mayest thou enjoy this cup which is overflowing with the pure wine of the love of God!

TAB.448-449, BWF.376-377x, COC#1175x

AB03023

220

Arabic

ایها الفاضل النحریر و الجلیل الخطیر ان الاسم الاعظم و النور الاقدم القی الیک

O thou distinguished and esteemed personage, verily the Most Great Name and the Ancient Light hath been cast upon thee [3.5s]

INBA55:450

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB03024

220

mixed

ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره الرحمانیه در چندی پیش در تعزیت فرع شجره مبارکه

O noble branch of the divine Lote-Tree! Some time ago, regarding condolences for the branch of the blessed Tree [3.5s]

INBA87:488, INBA52:511

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB03025

220

mixed

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الا لهیه چندیست که نظر بحکمت کلیه ابواب مکاتبه را

O thou exalted branch of the divine Lote-Tree! For some time now, in accordance with divine wisdom, the portals of correspondence have been [3.5s]

INBA87:406b, INBA52:418

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB03027

220

Persian

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه همیشه بدرگاه حضرت احدیه بکمال تضرع و

O thou exalted branch of the Divine Lote-Tree! Ever do thou supplicate with utmost humility at the threshold of His Divine Unity [3.5s]

INBA87:459, INBA52:476

Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places

AB03028

220

mixed

ایها الفرع الکریم من سدره المنتهی از کثرت مشاغل و قوت مصائب و عدم فراغت جواب

O noble branch of the Divine Lote-Tree! Due to the multitude of occupations, the intensity of tribulations, and the absence of respite, no reply [3.5s]... ...Your letter of 22 Safar AH 1319 [10 June 1901] was received, and its contents closely considered. You had written about the equity and justice of the victorious ruler

INBA87:292, INBA52:296

GEN.268x

AB03030

220

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O ye sincere ones and ye who are attracted and moved by the breeze of the favor of God! Verily, I have read the names of your beloved assembly

TAB.082-083

AB03031

220

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O ye who are sincere! O ye who are firm! O ye who are steadfast! Verily, I received a letter from that brilliant body and Spiritual Gathering

TAB.007-008

AB03041

220

...Lord! Verily, Thy servant, Eskandar Sprague, journeyed to the most remote

SW_v01#10 p.009

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB03044

220

Arabic

ربی و رجائی و غایه املی و حرزی و موئلی انی بکل ذل و انکسار اترامی فی عتبه

O my Lord, my Hope, the Ultimate Goal of my desire, my Shield and my Refuge! With all lowliness and contrition I cast myself upon Thy threshold [3.5s]

INBA88:207

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB03049

220

Arabic

هو الموسس و المولف بین القلوب لک الحمد یا الهی بما الفت بانفاس عبدک

He is the Founder and the Unifier of hearts! Praise be unto Thee, my Lord, for having united through the breaths of Thy servant [3.5s]

INBA88:218b

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity

AB03059

220

Arabic

یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس التی تهب من مهب موهبه ربک الرحمن الرحیم و لمثلک

O thou who art attracted by the holy fragrances that waft from the realm of thy Lord's bounty, the All-Merciful, the Compassionate [3.5s]

INBA21:121c, INBA59:101, INBA88:133

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual warfare; struggle

AB03061

220

Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief

O thou who hast addressed Abdul-Baha! Verily, I pray my Lord to teach thee a language and writing of the Kingdom which will satisfy thee

TAB.559-560, JWTA.021-022

AB03063

220

mixed

یا من وقع فی بلایاء شتی علیک الصبر الجمیل المتوکل علی الرب الجلیل و التجلد فی

O thou who hast fallen into manifold trials, upon thee be seemly patience, with reliance upon the Glorious Lord, and steadfastness [3.5s]

INBA21:115

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB03064

220

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art set aglow with the Fire of the Love of God! Verily, I read thy long letter

TAB.519-520

AB03065

220

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for martyrs; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

El-Baha, praise, light, blessing and peace be upon thee, O thou fire of the Love of God

TAB.382-383

AB03066

220

O thou my revered friend, famous throughout the world, from the day of separation up to this time not one moment I have been disengaged from the remembrance of your kindness.

DAS.1913-06-29

Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB03067

220

O thou who art steadfast in the covenant! What thou hast written is perused. It is a clear proof of thy belief and assurance

BSTW#200, BSTW#456

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB03068

220

...The line of progress is perpendicular and it has no end. Progress is infinite but there are many degrees. Each animate or inanimate organism advances along its own degree.

DAS.1914-03-14

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Manifestation of God as educator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03069

220

...Praise be unto thee, O God, and glory be unto thee, O my Lord, for thou hast

SW_v08#17 p.224

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consultation; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03073

210

Arabic

اللهم تشاهد و تری من ملکوتک الابهی وحدتی و غربتی و کربتی و مصیبتی و بلائی و

O Lord! Thou dost witness and behold, from Thy most glorious Kingdom, my solitude and estrangement, my distress and affliction, my trials and tribulations [3.5s]

INBA13:343, INBA59:303

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity

AB03076

210

Arabic

اللهم یا غافر الذنب و یا قابل التوب یا رحمن الدنیا و الاخره ان العبد لیس له

O Lord, Forgiver of sins and Accepter of repentance, O All-Merciful in this world and the next, verily Thy servant hath naught [3.5s]

INBA21:094, INBA88:205b

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness

AB03081

210

O God! O God! Thou knowest that the hearts burned, the souls torn to pieces, the tear fell, the lamentations ascended

DAS.1914-11-06

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed

AB03085

210

Arabic

الهی و محبوبی قد خلقت شجره مقدسه رحمانیه و دوحه کریمه ربانیه و سدره جلیله

O my God and my Beloved! Thou hast verily brought into being the sacred and all-merciful Tree, the noble and divine Bough, and the glorious Lote-Tree [3.5s]

INBA87:309, INBA52:314

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

AB03088

210

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O ye members of the shining assembly! The letter which was written by you

TAB.480-481

AB03091

210

Persian

ای امنای عبدالبهاء مستر دریفوس از پاریس مرقوم نموده و بنهایت الحاح اصرار

O trustees of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Mr. Dreyfus hath written from Paris with most urgent entreaty [3.5s]

INBA16:218

Call to action; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Review of publications

AB03095

210

O ye denizens of the Kingdom! Your letter was received and caused joy and gladness

DAS.1914-10-13, SW_v06#11 p.083+087, PN_1914 p077, PN_1914 p110

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Universal peace; world unity

AB03100

210

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Two letters have been received from thee

SW_v11#13 p.232

Education of children; moral education; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of thought and belief

AB03102

210

O ye servants of God and Maidservants of the Merciful! Thank ye God that the Divine call reached the ear of the spirit... Praise be to God, that the doors of the Kingdom are opened... In the world of existence the meeting is blessed when the white and colored meet together

SW_v12#05 p.103x, SW_v12#05 p.106x, AHV.030-31, BLO_PN#045

Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03103

210

Persian

ای بنده الهی جناب شیخ رحمانی با کمال ناتوانی مسافات بعیده را قطع نموده و

O servant of God, his honor Shaykh Rahmani, despite utmost frailty thou didst traverse vast distances [3.5s]

INBA87:129b, INBA52:127

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Law of pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB03105

210

O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that the publication of the book of Mirza Abul Fazl (The Bahá'í Proofs) is commenced

SW_v09#05 p.057

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Review of publications; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03106

210

Persian

ای بنده آستان حق محزون مباش مغموم مباش ببشارت حضرت احدیت جام عنایت برگیر

O servant of the Divine Threshold! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed. Take thou the chalice of bounty, through the glad-tidings of the One True God [3.5s]

INBA88:251, INBA89:041

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

AB03107

210

Persian

ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید رفته رفته بکار معتاد خواهم

O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst written that gradually thou wouldst become accustomed to the work [3.5s]

INBA17:218

Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB03109

210

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O servant of Baha'! Thy letter written to his honor, Mirza . . . . . . . . . ., with the enclosed map of the ground of the Mashrak-el-Azkar

TAB.127-128

AB03111

210

Persian

ای بنده جمال قدم جناب سلیل وارد و ملاقات نمودیم

O servant of the Ancient Beauty! Jinab-i-Salil hath arrived and we have met with him [3.5s]

INBA13:318

Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB03112

210

O thou servant of the Blessed Perfection! Your epistle dated October 30th reached me at Ramleh. ...Regarding my coming to America

SW_v01#17 p.002-003

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03114

210

Persian

ای بنده رب ملکوت در ایندم که قلب این مشتاق مشتعل بنار محبت الله است بخیال تو

O servant of the Lord of the Kingdom! In this moment, when the heart of this yearning soul is ablaze with the fire of the love of God, I am occupied with thoughts of thee [3.5s]

INBA13:159

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB03116

210

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou servant who art near and dear to the Glorious Threshold! Give thanks to God for having been ushered into His Kingdom

TAB.147-148

AB03117

210

Persian

ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا نامه شما رسید از قرائتش نهایت انبساط حصول یافت زیرا

O thou servant nigh unto the Court of Grandeur! Thy letter was received and its perusal brought the utmost joy [3.5s]

INBA84:518a

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Review of publications; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03118

210

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou near servant to the Threshold of God! Thy letter was received and thy desire became known. Thou wishest to serve the Threshold... ...Thou hast written concerning the organization of a Council for the building of the Mashrak-el-Azkar

TAB.633-634, BWF.418-419x, LOG#2053x, SW_v06#17 p.134x, BSTW#193x

AB03119

210

mixed

ای بنده میثاق شکر کن خدا را که مظهر الطاف نیر آفاق بودی و مطلع انوار کوکب

O servant of the Covenant! Give thanks unto God that thou hast been a manifestation of the favours of the Day-Star of horizons and the dawning-place of lights [3.5s]

INBA89:084b

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03122

210

O thou dear Son: Thy letter dated about one month ago was duly received today…. I have repeatedly written that any Persian - although he be my relative

SW_v06#12 p.095x, BSTW#073c

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis

AB03129

210

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Truly I say, thou art the servant

SW_v09#14 p.165-166

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03132

210

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents perused with the utmost of attention.

DAS.1914-02-21x, SW_v05#02 p.025

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Personal instructions; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03137

210

Persian

ای ثابت بر میثاق ورق مسطور منظور گردید و فغان و شکوی مسموع هیچ دانی که در چه

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy missive was received and thy cry and lamentation were heard. Knowest thou in what [3.5s]

INBA87:512, INBA52:538

Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB03138

210

mixed

ای ثابت نابت غم مخور پریشان مباش عون و عنایت جمال ابهی شاملست و فیض و نصرتش

O steadfast and faithful one, grieve not, nor be thou dismayed. The aid and loving-kindness of the Abhá Beauty encompasseth thee, and His grace and succour are with thee [3.5s]

INBA16:012

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection

AB03139

210

Persian

ای ثابت نابت ورق منشور ملحوظ افتاد و مقصود معلوم گردید هر چند گوشه نشینی ولی

O steadfast and firm one! Your outspread page was noted and its purpose became clear. Although thou dwellest in seclusion, yet [3.5s]

INBA84:363

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03141

210

House of Justice; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spirit and form in the administration

O ye who are firm in the Covenant! The report of the Spiritual Gathering, which is dated ... and sent by you, was received and its contents

TAB.005-006

AB03151

210

O thou daughter of the kingdom! Thy letter dated July 15th, 1916, received. Its contents indicated... All the individuals of humanity are farmers.

JWTA.013-014, SW_v08#05 p.055-056+053, BSTW#291

Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

AB03154

210

O ye two attracted ones to the reality! Your letter was received together… ...I am hopeful by divine bounty and grace that the beloved ones of God may be confirmed in the building of the Mashrak-el-Azkar

SW_v06#17 p.136, SW_v01#07 p.009-010x, BW_v01p060x

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03162

210

Persian

ای زائر تربت مقدسه شکر کن خدا را که باین فیض الهی مشرف گشتی و کوه و بیابان

O pilgrim to the Sacred Sepulchre! Give thanks unto God that thou hast been honoured with this divine bounty and traversed mountain and desert [3.5s]

INBA84:257

Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places

AB03173

210

Persian

ای فتح بها رق منشورت وصول یافت و چون کاس طهور مورث سرور شد حمد کن خدا را که

O conqueror in the name of Bahá! Thy missive hath been received and, like unto a chalice of pure wine, brought joy. Render thou praise unto God [3.5s]

INBA87:424b, INBA52:437c

Being a source of light; guidance; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love as fire; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03174

210

mixed

ای فرع شجره حقیقت مقبول بارگاه حبیب حقیقی گشتی و مقرب درگاه طبیب روحانی و مظهر

O thou offshoot of the Tree of Reality! Thou hast been accepted at the court of the true Beloved, admitted at the threshold of the divine Physician

INBA87:356, INBA52:365

GEN.154-155

Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes

AB03181

210

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and it produced joy and fragrance. Its contents were of the utmost sweetness.

TAB.725, BSC.469 #879x

AB03182

210

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy numerous letters have been received. All were indicative of faith, assurance

BSTW#200, BSTW#455

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB03187

210

mixed

ای محب بهاء نور حقیقت چون در زجاجه احدیت اشراق نمود عاشق و معشوق دست در آغوش

O lover of Bahá! When the light of truth shone forth from the glass of oneness, lover and Beloved were locked in close embrace [3.5s]

INBA13:250, INBA87:072 , INBA52:071

Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03197

210

Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art favored in the Kingdom of the Almighty! The letter that thou hast written with the utmost eloquence, compassion

TAB.304

AB03199

210

Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O ye elect and chosen ones of the Kingdom! Thank God that the Greatest Name selected and elected that gathering

TAB.434-435

AB03205

210

Persian

ای ناظم لئالی نعوت الهی پیک مبین و برید ملکوت رب مجید نامه از ملکوت ابهی

O thou who threadest the pearls of divine attributes, O clear messenger and herald of the Kingdom of the Glorious Lord, a letter from the Abhá Realm [3.5s]

INBA17:127

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03239

210

Persian

ای یاران روحانی من وقت افول آفتابست و من بی نهایت خسته و ناتوان با وجود این

O my spiritual friends! It is the hour of the setting of the sun, and I am infinitely weary and powerless, despite this [3.5s]

INBA87:256, INBA52:260

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03245

210

Persian

ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند هدف سهام جفااید الحمد لله مشتاق روی آن میر وفا سرمست

O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though ye be the target of the arrows of oppression, praised be God, ye are intoxicated with longing for the countenance of that Lord of fidelity [3.5s]

INBA17:025

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03246

210

Persian

ای یاران عبدالبهاء و ثابتان بر پیمان جمال ابهی جناب ابوالحسن علیه بهاء الله در

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and ye who stand firm in the Covenant of the Abhá Beauty! Jináb-i-Abu'l-Ḥasan, upon him rest the Glory of God [3.5s]

INBA87:051, INBA52:050

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03253

210

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

O thou who art calling in the cities, the bearer of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy wonderful and eloquent letter

TAB.517-518

AB03254

210

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the Love of God! Verily, I was informed of the text of thy letter, wherein thou praisest the firm servant of God

TAB.076

AB03255

210

Angels; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O ye who are attracted to the Heavenly Kingdom! O ye who are enlightened by the light of guidance! O ye lamps lighted by the light of love and faithfulness!

TAB.143

AB03256

210

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted to the Word of God! Verily I read thy excellent letter, nay, rather thy brilliant, peerless pearls

TAB.282-283

AB03258

210

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for prosperity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

O thou who art assured by the grace of thy Lord! I have perused thy excellent letter which shows that thou art turning thy face

TAB.097-098, BWF.374-375x

AB03262

210

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou who art attracted by the Breaths of God!—may God confirm thee! Verily I read thy letter, which contained expressions

TAB.172-173

AB03271

210

My dear and honoured friend! Thy letter hath arrived, bringing much joy by its tidings that thine efforts have borne fruit

DAS.1914-05-26

Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03272

210

O Lord! O Lord! Verily Thy maidservant who was attracted

SW_v09#19 p.229-230

Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03281

210

Arabic

و انت یا الهی تعلم حزنی و وجدی و احتراقی و شجنی فی ایامی و لااقدر ان ابث بثی

O my God! Thou knowest well my grief and yearning, my burning anguish and my sorrow in these days, and I am powerless to give voice to my lamentations [3.5s]

INBA21:157

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB03285

210

Persian

یا امینی نامه ایکه بجناب افنان آقا میرزا محسن مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید

O Amini! The letter which thou hadst written to Jinab-i-Afnan, Aqa Mirza Muhsin, was perused [3.5s]

INBA16:176

Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement

AB03293

210

mixed

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله انی اخاطبک من هذه العدوه القصوی و مکان قصی البقعه

O thou who art enraptured by the fragrances of God! I address thee from this furthermost shore, from a place remote indeed [3.5s]

INBA59:131

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03294

210

mixed

یا من آمن بالجمال الاعلی و انجذب الی الملکوت الابهی و اشتعل بالنار الموقده

O thou who hast believed in the Most Exalted Beauty, been drawn unto the Most Glorious Kingdom, and been set ablaze by the kindled Fire [3.5s]

INBA84:298

Importance of community building; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03296

210

Arabic

یا من ثبت علی المیثاق احسنت ثم احسنت بما ثبت و نبت و بینت و اوضحت بادله قاطعه

O thou who hast stood firm in the Covenant! Well done, and again well done, for thou hast remained steadfast, hast grown, hast made clear and hast demonstrated with conclusive proofs [3.5s]

INBA59:114

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB03297

210

Arabic

یا من هام فی هیماء الافکار استکشافا لسر الاسرار قد هتکت الاستار و شقت الاطمار

O thou who wanderest in the wilderness of thoughts, seeking to uncover the mystery of mysteries! Verily, the veils have been rent asunder and the garments torn apart [3.5s]

INBA59:092

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB03299

210

...Thou hast written concerning love, marriage and divorce. Love is the moving principle of all phenomena. It is the first Divine Grace and its effects are apparent

BSTW#192

Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion

AB03300

210

...These days are like unto the days of Christ and the days of the Apostles. Unquestionably all the people

DAS.1913-10-13

Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB03301

210

O thou my beloved son of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents was conducive to the realization of the susceptibilities of the Kingdom

DAS.1914-01-27

Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of imagination; thought; right intention

AB03302

210

...In thy letter thou hast stated the news of the holding of an educational conference. In reality such conferences are conducive to the progress

DAS.1914-04-17x

Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

AB03303

210

...We only attain to these spiritual stations through the Bounty and Favor of the Blessed Perfection. When I look to myself, I realize that I am an infinitesimal atom.

DAS.1914-06-24

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as sun; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

AB03304

210

O thou who art thirsty for the Salsabil of Divine Bestowals! The acquirement of a part of the Gifts and Graces of God depends upon ability, worthiness and capability.

DAS.1913-10-14

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB03305

210

...The believers with the utmost firmness and steadfastness must engage in the teaching of the Cause. They must become united and agreed. They are all the drops of one river

DAS.1913-08-27, ABIE.246, BLO_PN#007

Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB03307

200

mixed

الحمد لله الذی اشرق و لاح و سطع نوره و باح و احیی الارواح القدسیه بالنفحه

Praise be to God, Who hath dawned and shone forth, and Whose light hath radiated and diffused, quickening the sanctified souls through His divine breath [3.5s]

INBA59:105b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB03309

200

Arabic

اللهم یا محیی القلوب بنفثات روح القدس و نفحات ریاض الرحمن و نسائم حدائق

O Lord, Thou Who quickeneth the hearts through the breathings of the Holy Spirit, the fragrances of the All-Merciful's gardens, and the gentle breezes of the divine gardens [3.5s]

INBA17:136, INBA84:526

AB03311

200

Arabic

الهی الهی ان هولاء تبتلوا الی ملکوتک الابهی و تضرعوا الی جبروتک الاعلی و تمنوا الفناء

O my God, O my God! These have turned to Thy Most Glorious Kingdom and beseeched Thy Supreme Dominion and yearned for effacement [3.5s]

INBA87:206, INBA52:208

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB03312

200

O God! O God! Thou seest me cast on the ground of humility and lowliness, supplicating the Kingdom of Thy Singleness

DAS.1915-05-18

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the departed; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB03313

200

Arabic

الهی الهی تری عجزی و انکساری و تذللی و اضطراری و قلقی و اضطرابی فی هجرانی عن

O my God, my God! Thou beholdest my feebleness, my abasement, my meekness, my distress, my disquiet, and my perturbation in my separation [3.5s]

INBA89:215

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB03315

200

Arabic

الهی الهی هذا فرع من فروع سدره رحمانیتک و دوحه من حدائق کلمه وحدانیتک و سراج

O my God, O my God! This is a branch from among the branches of the Tree of Thy mercy, and a tree from the gardens of Thy Word of Oneness, and a lamp [3.5s]

INBA87:474, INBA52:494

Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03318

200

Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Praise be to God, that the Friends and Maidservants of the Merciful gathered together

TAB.440-441

AB03321

200

mixed

ای احبای الهی آثار قدرت الهی دم بدم از ملکوت ابهی چنان جلوه مینماید که عقول و

O friends of God! The evidences of divine power, moment by moment, shine forth from the Abhá Kingdom with such effulgence that minds [3.5s]

INBA88:358, INBA89:104

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB03322

200

Persian

ای احبای الهی فیض نامتناهی الهی گنج روانست و دریای

O ye beloved of God! The infinite bounty of the Lord is even as a flowing treasure and a boundless ocean [3.5s]

INBA89:144

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03323

200

mixed

ای احبای نورانی شب و روز عبدالبهاء بعتبه کبریاء درگاه جمال ابهی تضرع بی منتهی

O luminous friends! Night and day, 'Abdu'l-Bahá offereth boundless supplications at the Most Great Threshold of the All-Glorious Beauty [3.5s]

INBA16:236

Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB03328

200

O thou respected maidservant of God! Your letter, dated October 22nd

SW_v10#01 p.008-009

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB03329

200

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Your letter was received. From its

SW_v02#05 p.006

Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03331

200

Persian

ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه مورخه ۱۴ صفر سنه ۱۳۳۰ وصول یافت از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب

O Trusted One of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter dated the 14th of Ṣafar 1330 was received. Due to lack of time, I pen this brief reply [3.5s]

INBA16:181

Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions

AB03343

200

O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! Praise be to God, that the events of the Cause

SW_v11#05 p.087

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03346

200

O thou servant of the sacred Threshold!... During these days the affairs of every soul are in utter confusion and distraction.

DAS.1914-10-21x

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03356

200

Persian

ای بنده جمال ابهی هر چند در صحرای فراق آتش اشتیاق برافروختی و آرزوی عتبه نیر

O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Though in the wilderness of separation thou didst kindle the fire of yearning and cherish the desire for the Threshold of Light [3.5s]

INBA84:384

Call to action; Role and station of women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03361

200

Persian

ای بنده حقیقی الهی من بعد جمیع مکاتیب را بواسطه آقا احمد یزدی در پورتسعید

O true servant of God! Henceforth send all letters through Aqa Ahmad Yazdi in Port Said [3.5s]

INBA16:021

Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB03362

200

mixed

ای بنده حقیقی جمال مبارک اثر کلک مشکبار مشامرا معطر از بوی دلجوی گلشن محبت

O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! The effect of the musk-laden pen hath perfumed my senses with the heart-entrancing fragrance from the rose-garden of love [3.5s]

INBA84:316

Prayer for parents; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03379

200

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان طالقان را وقتی حکومت ایران خواست که تیول بجمال مبارک دهد ولی

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! As to Ṭáliqán, there was a time when the government of Iran desired to bestow land grants upon the Blessed Beauty, but [3.5s]

INBA17:020

Call to action; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03383

200

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Your letter ... arrived at this time and was read with great care. Its contents proved a source of gladness

TAB.338-339

AB03387

200

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بافنان مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید الحمدالله

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter which thou hadst written was perused. Praise be to God [3.5s]

INBA17:124

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03388

200

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که در نهایت عجز و انکسار مرقوم نموده بودی واصل باین

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter which thou hadst penned in utmost humility and lowliness hath reached us [3.5s]

INBA87:169, INBA52:168

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB03394

200

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that the divine friends in Boston are in the utmost attraction and enkindlement... Regarding the Convention of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in Washington... In those public meetings, universal and not particular principles must be discussed

DAS.1914-03-03x, SW_v09#15 p.172x

Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03396

200

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون فوت مرحوم ضیاء معلوم گردید سبب تاسف

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from its contents the passing of the late Ziya became known, causing profound regret [3.5s]

INBA87:138b, INBA52:135b

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03397

200

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و صدق و امانت و همت و غیرت جناب احمد علیخان در

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and the sincerity, trustworthiness, high endeavour and zeal of his honour Ahmad-'Alí Khán in [3.5s]

INBA84:393b

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Goodly deeds; actions; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03398

200

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما که بی تاریخ ارسال نموده بودید رسید چون فرصت نیست

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter, which thou hadst sent undated, was received. As time is short [3.5s]

BLIB_Or.08117.059x,

Chastisement and requital; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03401

200

...Concerning the publications of books and pamphlets: The books of Mirza Abul Fazl, the books and pamphlets of Mr. Remey

SW_v08#10 p.133-134x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of Huququ'llah; Review of publications

AB03403

200

Persian

ای ثابت بر عهد نامه ات رسید از جشنهای مفصل که بکمال روح و ریحان در ایام رضوان آراسته

O steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy letter hath reached Me, describing the elaborate festivities which were adorned with the utmost joy and fragrance during the Days of Riḍván [3.5s]

INBA17:130

Equality of men and women; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03415

200

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that in this great tempest

DAS.1914-10-26

Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB03417

200

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Although your letter has not been received, yet we do answer it.

JWTA.014, SW_v10#02 p.017

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03418

200

O ye my heavenly daughters and son! Your letters were received. I intended to write an individual answer for each but I have no time.

DAS.1914-09-07

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03422

200

O ye two glorious leaves of the Divine Ferdows! It is now some time that his honor Mirza Abdul Ghani

DAS.1914-07-24

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power of prayer; Shrines and Holy places

AB03424

200

At the time I met you and felt the susceptibilities of your conscience my heart

SW_v03#13 p.008

Newspapers and the media; publications; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03425

200

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

O thou my friend of the Kingdom! Praise be to God, that the city of Boston is stirred

SW_v07#16 p.160, BLO_PT#028d

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03437

200

Persian

ای سرگشته دشت و صحرا در سبیل الهى خوشا بحال تو که باسم حق ندا کنى و بشطر اسم

O wanderer of desert and plain in the path of God! Blessed art thou, who callest upon the Name of Truth and turnest toward the sanctuary of His Name [3.5s]

INBA55:293, Ghazi3072.186a-187

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB03440

200

Persian

ای سرگشته کوه و صحرا در سبیل جمال ابهی مکاتیب متعدده ارسال شد امید از فضل

O wanderer of mountain and desert in the path of the Most Glorious Beauty! Many letters were sent. We cherish the hope that through divine grace [3.5s]

INBA88:147a

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03441

200

Persian

ای سرگشته کوی حق بعضی از دوستان الهی ستایش نمودند که آنجناب الحمد لله بر صراط

O thou wanderer in the path of Truth! Certain divine friends have praised thee, that thou art, praise be to God, upon the straight path [3.5s]

INBA21:152a

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB03458

200

Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O maidservant of the Beauty of ABHA! The valued epistle was received and the contents understood. By its reading and perusal

TAB.701-702

AB03462

200

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letters were received. God willing, this

SW_v10#14 p.270

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03463

200

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

O thou revered maidservant of Bahá'u'lláh! Your detailed letter was received. Praise be to God that it was an indication of thy firmness

BLO_PT#028f

Business; financial; property matters; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03469

200

mixed

ای متمسک بذیل عنایت اشعار آبدار ملاحظه گردید معانیش نسیمی بود که شمیم محبت

O thou who clingest to the hem of grace, thy flowing verses were perused; their meanings were as a breeze bearing the fragrance of love [3.5s]

INBA21:036

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB03473

200

O thou that art aglow with the Fire that burneth in the Sacred Tree! At this morning hour

WOB.112x, SW_v13#12 p.339, DWN_v2#05 p.033-034, BP1926.007-008

Love as fire; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB03479

200

Call to action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became known that thou hast turned thy face

TAB.522-523

AB03489

200

Persian

ای مهتدی بنور هدی نامه ات رسید و بر اقبال و توجهت اطلاع حاصل شد

O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Thy letter was received and we learned of thy devotion and attention [3.5s]

INBA88:320, INBA89:054

Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03492

200

O thou who hast turned thy attention to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter

JWTA.032, SW_v12#03 p.059

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03499

200

O thou pure leaf of the Blessed Tree! Thy letter was received and its contents

SW_v11#10 p.164

Equality of men and women; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Non-participation in politics; Photographs and recordings; Role and station of women

AB03505

200

mixed

ای یار دیرین مرا آرزو چنان که هر روز با تو مخابره نمایم و نامه نگارم و

O my ancient friend! Such is my longing that I may commune with thee each day and correspond with thee in writing [3.5s]

INBA84:324

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom

AB03508

200

Persian

ای یار مهربان نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید چون آن

O kind friend! The letter which thou didst address to Jináb-i-Minshádí hath been perused. Since [3.5s]

INBA87:228, INBA52:232

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Law of pilgrimage; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]

AB03514

200

Persian

ای یاران رحمانی جناب حیدر علی در نهایت عجز و نیاز بدرگاه بی نیاز تضرع و

O ye companions of the All-Merciful! Ḥaydar-'Alí, with the utmost lowliness and need, doth supplicate at the Court of the Self-Sufficient Lord [3.5s]

INBA87:439, INBA52:454a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03515

200

O ye merciful friends and the respected spiritual maidservants! Your blessed

SW_v01#06 p.001-002

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03525

200

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou that mirror in which the Light of Guidance is printed! I was informed of thy prayer, thy supplication and thy beseeching.

TAB.515-516, BSC.460 #848

AB03526

200

Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! By God the Truth, verily the angels of the Supreme Assembly pray for thee every morn and eve

TAB.281-282

AB03528

200

O thou who art cheered in soul by the fragrances of God! Verily I read thy words of thanksgiving

BSTW#046

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03530

200

Empty learning; false spirituality; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou artery pulsating in the body of the world! Verily I read thy recent letter which indicated conscious joy and abundant happiness

TAB.295-296

AB03537

200

Arabic

ایها المستفیض من فیوضات الروح فی هذا الیوم المشهود انی قرئت تحریرک البدیع

O thou who dost partake of the outpourings of the Spirit in this witnessed Day! I have read thy wondrous letter [3.5s]

INBA89:248

Prayer for healing; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03539

200

O ye who are attracted to the Kingdom of Abha! Verily, I have read your

SW_v08#16 p.216

Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03542

200

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications

What thou hast written was read and its contents became known. In reality blessed days are coming. This is the time for the service of the Kingdom

TAB.462-463

AB03544

200

Persian

جناب امین مبالغی که از پیش ارسال نموده بودی اخبار بوصول شد و همچنین چهارصد

Jinab-i-Amin: The sums which you had previously forwarded have been acknowledged as received, and likewise the four hundred [3.5s]

INBA16:172

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Proclamation to Christians; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03546

200

Arabic

رب و رجائی و غایه مطلبی و منائی و ملاذی و ملجای و مهربی و مجیری و معینی و

O Lord, my Hope, Ultimate Goal of my desire, my Aspiration, my Refuge, my Shelter, my Haven, my Protector and my Helper [3.5s]

INBA87:601, INBA52:641

Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

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

AB03561

200

Arabic

یا ایها المتوجه الی ملکوت الوجود و المتشبث بذیل ردآء العظمه فی حیز الشهود

O thou who turnest thy gaze towards the Kingdom of Being and clingest to the hem of the Robe of Grandeur in the visible realm [3.5s]

INBA13:396, INBA55:227, INBA59:147, INBA88:050, UMich962.141-142, UMich991.098-099

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03564

200

mixed

یا من ادخره الله لخدمه امره مسطورات از آذربایجان و قزوین و طهران واصل و بر

O thou whom God hath destined for the service of His Cause! Letters from Adhirbayjan, Qazvín and Ṭihrán have been received and upon [3.5s]

INBA88:202

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause

AB03566

200

mixed

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله حمد خدارا که بنسیم حدائق حقائق ملکوت ابهی زنده

O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Praise be to God that thou art quickened by the breezes from the gardens of the realities of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA88:247d

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03567

200

Arabic

یا من انجذب بنفحات ریاض المیثاق تالله الحق ان بشائر

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances wafting from the gardens of the Covenant! By God, verily the glad-tidings [3.5s]

INBA13:246

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03568

200

mixed

یا من ایده الله علی تبلیغ ایاته الی الوری قد اطلعت بالاسرار المکنونه فی تلک

O thou whom God hath aided to convey His signs unto all peoples, thou hast indeed discovered the hidden mysteries contained therein [3.5s]

INBA17:152

Empty learning; false spirituality; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03569

200

Persian

یا من تشبث بذیل العطاٌ در این جهان پر ملال چه امال حصوف پذیرد وچه

O thou who clingest to the hem of bounty! In this world fraught with woe, what hope can attain fruition and what [3.5s]

INBA84:268b

Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03571

200

mixed

یا من ثبت علی عهد الله و حمی میثاق الله لعمرک ان ملائکه القدس فی الفردوس

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of God and guardeth His Testament! By thy life, verily the holy angels in Paradise [3.5s]

INBA21:090a

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies

AB03576

200

O thou who art attracted to the breath of God! Verily I read thy detailed letter... Know that there are two kinds of happiness--spiritual and material... As to spiritual happiness

SW_v07#16 p.163x, PN_1900_heh p070, VLAB.112x, BSTW#195

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03577

200

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art turned to the Kingdom! Thou shouldst establish a divine and heavenly transaction

TAB.154-155, BSTW#274a

AB03578

200

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

O thou who art attracted to the call of the Lord of the Kingdom! Know thou, verily, the Kingdom is a magnet

TAB.602-603

AB03579

200

...To consider that after the death of the body the spirit perishes, is like imagining

SW_v01#09 p.012-013

Prayer for nearness to God; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

AB03580

200

O ye real friends! This is the period of attraction and acclamation; the period of rejoicing and merry-making. This is the morn of glad-tidings. Is it not suffused with lights?

BSTW#137x

Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment

AB03581

200

O my dear beloved! Trust thou in the favor of thy Master and be not saddened by anything. In all affairs be thou patient, dignified, thankful, calm

BSTW#434

Consolation and comfort; Contention and conflict; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03582

200

O ye friends of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá! The East is illumined, the West is perfumed, and the world is in motion and acceleration. The fame of the Grandeur of the Word of God

PN_1907 p070

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03583

200

O ye kind friends! When I returned from the Western regions to the Eastern clime, I met the Zoroastrian believers.

DAS.1913-06-27

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Fulfillment of true potential; Praise and encouragement; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03584

200

O ye real friends! In every country and city of the world innumerable meetings are organized.

DAS.1913-11-04

Goodly deeds; actions; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB03585

200

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! When a just man looks to himself he will become characterized with the utmost humility and submission. He will observe that he is less than an atom

DAS.1915-02-09

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03586

200

O thou who art attracted with the reality! Thy letter was received. Thy hope is the highest desire of the people of Truth. In the world of existence the spirit of life is love, the electric affinity

DAS.1915-02-25

Love as fire; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB03587

200

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art anticipating the appearance of the Gift of God! Verily, I read thy letter... Know thou, verily, there are many veils in which the Truth is enveloped

TAB.071-072, BSC.475 #902x

AB03588

200

...Servitude to all the human race is my perpetual religion. Through the bounty and favor of the Blessed Perfection

SW_v08#15 p.210-211x

Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03589

200

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

...Thy letter contained most cheering good news and indicated the oneness of spiritual state that exists

DAS.1914-04-17x, BLO_PT#028p, BSTW#097

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03590

200

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art attracted by the Breath of God! With all joy I read thy brilliant letter

TAB.112-113

AB03591

200

Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ

…Nine is the last number and it is the greater number. Ten is simply the continuation of the number 1 because 10 is 1 and 100 is 1.

BSC.441 #804

AB03592

200

O thou whose soul is tranquilized by the grace of God and by the Greatest Gift

SW_v14#02 p.040

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Soul; spirit after death

AB03593

200

O ye illumined Friends of Abdul-Baha! Praise be to God, that you have organized

SW_v01#14 p.001

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Importance of community building; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement

AB03596

190

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی اشرق نوره و ثبت ظهوره و لاحت نجومه و صالت جنوده و خفقت رایاته

Praise be unto God, Who hath made His light to shine forth, established His Manifestation, caused His stars to appear, marshalled His hosts, and unfurled His banners [3.5s]

INBA89:186

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03599

190

mixed

الهی الهی انت تعلم اسراری و افکاری و تطلع بسرائری و ضمائری و تعلم باننی احب

O my God, my God! Thou knowest my secrets and my thoughts, and art acquainted with my hidden ways and inmost being, and art aware that I love [3.5s]

INBA21:092

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03608

190

Arabic

الهی و مغیثی و انیسی و مجیری انک لتعلم قد وقعت مصیبه دهماء و رزیه عمیاء و

O my God, my Succour, my Companion, and my Deliverer! Thou knowest that a dark calamity and a blind affliction have befallen [3.5s]

INBA84:341

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03609

190

mixed

اناجیک یا مناجی الناجی فی جنح اللیالی و اذکرک فی صباحی و مساای و اتضرع الیک یا

I commune with Thee, O Thou Deliverer of them that call in the darkness of night, and make mention of Thee in my mornings and evenings, and beseech Thee, O [3.5s]

INBA87:234a, INBA52:238b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB03612

190

Persian

ای احبای الهی حق بایات ملکوتى و آثار جبروتى و رایات ایات تدوینى و اعلام آثار تکوینى

O ye beloved of God! By the signs of the Kingdom and the traces of the Dominion, by the standards of the revealed verses and the banners of creation [3.5s]

INBA88:192a

AB03619

190

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye shining Assembly! The meeting that you organized hath attracted the divine gaze and the subject of your conversation was the divine commemoration.

TAB.253-254

AB03622

190

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! I hope, from the Almighty, that thou mayest be confirmed to the necessities and conditions of the following address

TAB.728-729, BLO_PN#093

AB03629

190

O thou servant of God! Thy letters are received. Praise be to God, the convention of this year has been held with the utmost magnificence

BSTW#266

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief

AB03632

190

Persian

ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید در خصوص کمپانی مرقوم نموده بودید من مستر

O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Your letter hath been received. Concerning the company whereof you had written [3.5s]

INBA17:142

Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03652

190

O thou spiritual son! The letter of September 8th 1920, which thou hast written to Mirza Lotfullah, has been received. Praise be unto God that that city

TDD.015

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

AB03653

190

O thou dear son! I hope from the divine Bestowals that day unto day thou mayest become more illumined and, like unto the candle

SW_v06#12 p.094, BSTW#073b

Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB03654

190

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان از مکتوب مرسول مفهوم شد که الحمد لله آوازه امر مبارک قفقاز را

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! From the letter received it became evident that, praise be to God, the fame of the Blessed Cause hath reached the Caucasus [3.5s]

INBA89:143

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03655

190

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of Abha!

SW_v11#07 p.112-113, BSTW#254

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03663

190

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان شکر کن خدارا که آیت موهبت شدی ومظهر لطف

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Render thanks unto God that thou hast become a sign of His bounty and a manifestation of grace [3.5s]

INBA84:265b

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03671

190

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه آنجوان نورانی و الفتی الرحمانی رسید و بسیار مختصر و مفید

O steadfast one in the Covenant! The letter of that luminous youth and that divine friendship hath arrived, most concise yet full of meaning [3.5s]

INBA87:382, INBA52:392

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium

AB03673

190

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و مضامین معلوم گردید حمد کن خدا را که در سبیل

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived and its contents were noted. Praise thou God that in the path [3.5s]

INBA87:176b, INBA52:177

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03679

190

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مرسول رسید دلالت بر مسرت دل و جان و فرح و شادمانی وجدان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, signifying delight of heart and soul, and gladness and joy of conscience [3.5s]

INBA87:199, INBA52:200

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions

AB03683

190

Persian

ای ثابت بر میثاق مکتوب واصل گردید مضمون سبب انشراح صدور بود و دلیل بر حصول

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents were a cause of joy to hearts and a testimony to attainment [3.5s]

INBA87:438, INBA52:452

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03687

190

O thou Pure Spirit, Amalie Knobloch! Although thou didst soar away from this terrestrial world, yet thou didst enter into the immeasurable, illumined Universe of the Almighty.

BBBD.091, FRGA.039-040

Eulogies; reminiscences; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets

AB03693

190

...The days that I spent in London, although the physical health was precarious yet the heavenly spirit was confirming at all times.

DAS.1914-02-21x

Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03694

190

O dear daughter! Thy letter was received. Its content was understood. Thy aim is very high and thy intention superb. The President of the Republic

BLO_PT#052.35

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Prayer for governments and rulers; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Universal peace; world unity

AB03696

190

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter full of significances imparted spiritual joy

SW_v09#13 p.143-144

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03697

190

O thou heavenly daughter! Thy letter through Mr. Hannen received from Japan, likewise the letters

JWTA.012-013, SW_v08#05 p.054-055

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB03698

190

Persian

ای دو برادر آن روح مجرد آن جان پاک رو بافلاک کرد و از جهان خاک رها یافت و

O ye two brothers! That sanctified spirit, that pure soul, hath ascended unto the celestial realms, finding release from this world of dust [3.5s]

INBA13:267

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB03700

190

O ye two dear maidservants of God! Ye have written that Mr. Marion Nuevo

SW_v12#12 p.201-202

Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03711

190

Arabic

ای رب قد بسطت اکف الضراعه الی ملکوت توحیدک و توجهت الی وجه وحدانیتک فی جبروت

O Lord! I have extended the hands of supplication toward the Kingdom of Thy Oneness, and turned my face unto the Countenance of Thy Singleness in the realm of might [3.5s]

INBA21:093

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03712

190

Arabic

ای رب هذا عبد حضر بین یدی عبادک و طلب الحضور فی محفل الذی هیاه لاحبائک لیقیهم

O Lord! This servant hath presented himself before Thy servants and hath sought admission to that gathering which Thou hast ordained for Thy loved ones [3.5s]

INBA55:282

Love of God; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03715

190

O thou light of the love of God! Thy letter was received; likewise thy cablegram. Both of them were evident proofs

DAS.1914-05-30

Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03720

190

O thou respected personage! Thy letter was received. Its contents evidenced the significance of love and turning the face

DAS.1914-07-13

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Day of rest; House of Justice; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03724

190

Persian

ای طالب رضای الهی لم یزل نظر عنایت شامل تو بوده و خواهد بود از الطاف جلیله

O seeker of Divine good-pleasure! The gaze of providential favour hath ever encompassed thee and shall continue to do so through His glorious bounties [3.5s]

INBA17:101

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB03726

190

O thou radiant child! The letter thou hast written in the utmost sweetness

SW_v10#17 p.316

Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment

AB03730

190

O kind Aunt! Thy letter adorned with God’s remembrance hath been perused. On the one hand it caused exceeding happiness

LTDT.272-273

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Nearness and remoteness

AB03735

190

Persian

ای فرع سدره مبارکه از روزی که شما رفته اید همه بفکر شما هستم که در این سفر

O thou offshoot of the Tree of Reality! Thou hast been accepted at the court of the true Beloved, admitted at the threshold of the divine Physician, and become a sign of the favors of Sanctified God

INBA87:357, INBA52:366

GEN.335-336

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03738

190

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou maidservant of God! What thou hast written was perused and its contents became manifest. Thou hast questioned how thou canst accept this Divine Cause, for you are a member of the church.

TAB.327-328, BWF.390-390x, BSC.457 #841-842x, PN_various 009

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Outward and inward meanings; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03739

190

O thou beloved maidservant of God! In thy letter thou hast intimated that thou art colored.

SW_v12#05 p.106, AHV.030b, BLO_PN#045, BSTW#362

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Race unity; racial issues; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03740

190

Development of capacity and readiness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou esteemed maidservant of the Loving Lord! What thou hast written in recommendation of a number of Christians was perused.

TAB.296-297

AB03741

190

Thy detailed letter was received. Indeed, it was not a letter but a spiritual rose-garden in which the flowers of inner meaning

MAX.290-291

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB03743

190

Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O ye blessed maidservants of the Beauty of Abha! If ye have written letters to Abdul-Baha and answers to them are delayed

TAB.628

AB03745

190

O thou resplendent Kokab! Thy letter was received. Associate as before with

SW_v11#10 p.165

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03746

190

mixed

ای گل و ریاحین بهشت برین محبت الله حضرت سمندر نار موقده الهیه ستایشی مفصل از

O flowers and fragrant herbs of the celestial Paradise of the love of God! The revered Samandar, that blazing divine fire, hath offered abundant praise [3.5s]

INBA17:114

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement

AB03747

190

Persian

ای گوش پر هوش شنوا اگر خواهی که خروش سروش شنوی یک سر سیم را در مرکز صدور

O thou possessor of an attentive ear! If thou desirest to hear the call of the celestial Herald, fix one end of the cord at the Source [3.5s]

INBA88:275

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03751

190

mixed

ای مشتاق کوی دوست از شدت شوق چون آتشی و از تشنگی چو نیران سرکش حرارتت سرایت

O thou who yearnest for the abode of the Beloved! From the intensity of thy longing, thou art as a blazing fire, and from thy thirst, thou art like an unbridled flame [3.5s]

INBA88:124

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03752

190

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

The advent of the prophets and the revelation of the Holy Books is intended to create love between souls

TAB.505, BWF.364-364x

AB03754

190

O ye afflicted ones! A most terrible news reached my ears and that

SW_v09#06 p.080

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

AB03765

190

Persian

ای منجذب عوالم معانی در این ایام که اریاح افتتان از جمیع جهات آفاقرا احاطه نموده است

O thou who art attracted to the realms of inner significance! In these days when the winds of tests and trials have encompassed all the horizons [3.5s]

INBA88:274

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03766

190

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! I hope thou wilt ride thy steed in this field as much as thou canst

TAB.279-280

AB03769

190

Excellence; distinction; Parents and children; youth; families; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Work as worship

O thou who art directed toward the Light of Guidance! In this moment the heart of Abdul-Baha is rejoiced at thy remembrance

TAB.449-450, BWF.377-377x

AB03773

190

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou faithful and confident! Thanks be to God that thou hast obtained that which was sought by all prophets and holy souls

TAB.415-416

AB03779

190

Persian

ای نفوس مبارکه محافل در هر دیار موجود و آشکار ولی نام این محفل آرزوی اهل دل

O ye blessed souls! Many assemblies are formed and organized in this world… Assembly means the diffusion of the fragrances of God.

INBA85:169a

SW_v08#10 p.096-097x, BSTW#228x

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03784

190

Persian

ای ورقات منجذبات جناب میرزا حاجی آقا خواهش نگارش نامه نمود که این ورقات

O ye leaves who are attracted! His honor Mírzá Ḥájí Áqá requested the writing of a letter to these leaves [3.5s]

INBA87:124, INBA52:122

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03793

190

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou my dear friend, my associate and companion! The times of (our) meeting are still remembered and the sweetness of thy company

TAB.416-417

AB03800

190

O ye divine friends! Praise be to God that the showers of the cloud of Guidance have adorned the plain

DAS.1914-10-26x

Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03801

190

O ye friends of God! At this moment, while the sun of the elemental world is setting behind the western horizon

DAS.1913-10-12

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03822

190

O ye kind friends! A letter was received from Kerman giving you utmost praise and saying

DAS.1913-07-12, ABIE.057, BLO_PN#007

East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB03823

190

O ye who are firm in the Testament and the Covenant! I supplicate to God that He may cause ye to become two lamps resplendent... Convey my greeting and my longing to all the friends. I am fully pleased and satisfied with the friends in California and its dependencies

BSTW#227

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03830

190

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy letter of graceful expressions and eloquent composition

TAB.715-716

AB03836

190

mixed

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه چند روز قبل رقیمه ارسال گردید و مراتب

O exalted branch of the divine Lote-Tree! Some days ago a letter was dispatched, wherein [3.5s]

INBA87:308, INBA52:313

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03837

190

Persian

ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه نامه ۱۱ رجب بعد از مدتی واصل گردید لذا

O thou exalted branch of the Divine Lote-Tree! The letter of the 11th of Rajab hath, after some time, reached me [3.5s]

INBA87:463, INBA52:480

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03839

190

mixed

ایها الفرع النضر الخضل من الشجره المبارکه چندی پیش بنفحات روح و جذبات قلوب

O verdant and flourishing branch of the blessed Tree! Not long ago, through spiritual fragrances and the attractions of hearts [3.5s]

INBA87:312, INBA52:317

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha

AB03842

190

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O Divine Providence! O Lord of loving-kindness! Thy faithful servant, Mr. Thornton Chase, forsook his home

TAB.340, ECN.512

AB03858

190

...Concerning what you have written about your dear husband

SW_v09#19 p.223, SW_v10#02 p.029

Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03859

190

mixed

یا الهی و رجائی تعلم سری و علانیتی و خفاای و جهاری و تعرف مبلغ حبی و شغف ودی

O my God and my Hope! Thou knowest my secret and my manifest self, my hidden and my visible being, and art aware of the measure of my love and the fervor of my devotion [3.5s]

INBA87:480, INBA52:502

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB03870

190

Arabic

یا من اجاب الندآء و اشتعل بالنار الموقده فی سدره السیناء قد مضی دهور امن العهود

O thou who hast responded to the Call and art enkindled with the Fire that blazed forth in the Sinai Tree! Ages of the Covenants have passed [3.5s]

INBA21:114a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03871

190

Arabic

یا من احترق من نار الفراق قد تلوت الورقه الناطقه بمحبه محبوب الافاق و ثبوتک

O thou who art consumed by the fire of separation! I have perused thy missive, which spoke of thy love for the Beloved of all horizons and thy steadfastness [3.5s]

INBA87:178, INBA52:179

Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03874

190

Arabic

یا من فتح الله بصیرته بنور معرفته بین الوری فاعلم بان قلزم الکبریاء مواج طافح

O thou whose insight hath been opened by the light of God's knowledge amidst all peoples, know thou that the ocean of grandeur surgeth and overfloweth [3.5s]

INBA17:021

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03875

190

mixed

یا من مکث امدا مدیدا فی العتبه الطاهره و انجذب بنفحاتها المعطره المتعطره

O thou who hast tarried long at the Sacred Threshold, drawn by its sweet and perfumed fragrances [3.5s]

INBA55:128

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03878

190

...My name should be confined to "Abdu'l-Baha" in all writings. This is the collective name

SW_v08#15 p.212x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03879

190

Idle fancies; lust and passion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

O thou who art gazing toward the Kingdom of the Testament! I already received thy letter

TAB.648-649

AB03880

190

Christ; Christianity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Universality of the Cause

...As to the significance of the Cause of Baha'u'llah, know that everything which belongs to the universal is divine

BSC.495 #955, SW_v13#12 p.342

AB03881

190

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Hearken with the ears of (thy) spirit to the Concourse

TAB.163-164

AB03882

190

O thou who art advancing toward God! Know verily that the reign of Jesus is a spiritual reign, penetrative in the hearts and the spirits

BSTW#207c

Christ; Christianity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03883

190

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Though thy father was not kind to thee, praise be to God thou hast a Heavenly Father.

PN_1909 p016, PN_1909 p050, DJT.094-095, BLO_PN#027

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

AB03884

190

O ye friends of His Highness the Merciful! A hundred thousand glad tidings are descending at every moment

DAS.1913-10-17

AB03885

190

Truly I say many societies are organized in America for the promotion of the thought of peace and universal brotherhood.

CHU.074

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Means of establishment of future civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB03886

190

...Now you must engage in the service of the Cause of God with the utmost firmness, steadfastness and resolution

SW_v05#01 p.005

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03887

190

O thou kind friend and spreader of truth! The eloquent letter of your honor received

SW_v09#17 p.200

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Newspapers and the media; publications; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement

AB03888

190

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have read thy recent letter and noted... This day is not a day of seclusion and solitude

TAB.520-521, BSC.460 #849x, BSTW#301

AB03889

190

O ye friends of God and assistants of Abdu'l-Baha! What can I write, and what can I say? That which is in the heart can be neither translated into words nor written on paper... The world is black; the divine bestowal is radiant. This blackness must be changed

DAS.1913-08-26, SW_v08#10 p.135-136x, ABIE.242, BLO_PN#007

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03890

190

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Naming of children; of individuals; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and thy words produced effect

TAB.186-187

AB03891

190

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

My Lord! My Lord! Thou hast caused me to hear the Call, guided me unto the sea

TAB.616-617, VTRM.030-031

AB03892

180

Arabic

اللهم یا کثیر العطاء و عافی الخطا و وافی الندآء و کافی المحن و شافی السقم انی

O God, O Thou Who art bountiful in Thy gifts, pardoning in transgressions, fulfilling in response to prayer, delivering from tribulation, and healing in sickness [3.5s]

INBA16:193

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mystical themes; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03898

180

mixed

الهی الهی انت الذی بعلو سلطانک و سمو برهانک و عظیم قدرتک و شدید قوتک

O my God, my God! Thou art He Who, through the loftiness of Thy sovereignty, the sublimity of Thy proof, the greatness of Thy might, and the intensity of Thy power [3.5s]

INBA21:046

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection

AB03901

180

Arabic

الهی الهی قد کل لسانی عند بیانی لاسرار ملکوتک و شروحی ایات جبروتک و آثار فیض

O my God, my God! My tongue hath grown weary in expounding the mysteries of Thy Kingdom and in setting forth the signs of Thy dominion and the tokens of Thy bounty [3.5s]

INBA17:113

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03907

180

O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! It is some time since news has

SW_v02#05 p.005, SW_v05#07 p.098

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03920

180

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

O thou maidservant of God! Though thy letter was brief in words, it was ample in significance. It indicated that thy heart is illumined... The Tree of Life which is full of blossoms, leaves and fruits, the shade thereof is peace to the soul... But shade trees are many in the forest, which though fresh and verdant, are nevertheless fruitless.

TAB.126

AB03933

180

Persian

ای بندگان مقرب درگاه جمال مبارک شکر کنید خدا را که در موطن حضرت اعلی روحی له

O ye near servants at the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty, render thanks unto God that ye are in the native land of His Holiness the Exalted One, may my spirit be sacrificed for Him [3.5s]

INBA87:368b, INBA52:378

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03955

180

mixed

ای پروانه شمع محبت الله آنچه از خامه ات جاری بکمال سرور قرائت گردید حمد خدا

O moth of the candle of God's love! That which flowed from thy pen was read with the utmost joy. Praise be unto God [3.5s]

INBA84:517b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB03956

180

O my dear son! Numerous letters have been received from you and their

SW_v10#07 p.144

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03958

180

O thou who art thirsty for the water of Heavenly Life! Thy letter hath been received. Its contents brought delight

BBBD.519, SW_v13#10 p.281

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Living waters; water of life; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03960

180

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله نفحات رحمان در انتشار است و صیت ملکوت ابهی در

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be to God that the fragrances of the All-Merciful are being wafted abroad and the renown of the Abhá Kingdom is being spread [3.5s]

INBA87:239, INBA52:244

Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB03974

180

...Thy letter was received. There is no time to answer them in detail…. Firmness in The Covenant means obedience so that no one may say, 'this is my opinion' nay rather he must obey...

SW_v04#10 p.174x, SW_v08#17 p.227x, SW_v06#14 p.111x, ECN.419x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Review of publications

AB03977

180

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! I am ever busy with the remembrance of the friends

TAB.664-665

AB03982

180

Persian

ای ثابتان بر عهد تبریک عید سعید مولد حضرت اعلی رسید دلیل بر آن بود که آن

O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The congratulations on the joyful birthday of Hazrat-i-Aala (the Declaration of the Bab) shows that these dear friends and handmaidens of the Merciful held a gathering

BLIB_Or.08687.022b, , BLIB_Or.08117.012,

BBBD.130

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03985

180

O Janabe Ameen! Although the doors are closed, the ways and the roads are severed

SW_v08#14 p.193-194, CHH.207-208, BLO_PN#022

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB03987

180

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

O my spiritual associate! Since the day thou didst leave the Holy Land for America up to the present, I have at every dawn

BLO_PT#028c, BSTW#257

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB03989

180

...Thank thou the Lord that thou hast winged thy way into this limitless heaven, and art journeying in the world of God.

PN_1913 p012, BSTW#052n, BSTW#073bx

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB03990

180

O thou maidservant of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received and I became informed with its contents.

DAS.1914-03-03

Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03991

180

O thou maidservant of the Kingdom! Thy service in the Kingdom of God

SW_v09#14 p.163

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03996

180

O thou who art the well-wisher of mankind! Thy letter was received and was

SW_v10#01 p.007-008

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04006

180

O ye two guiding souls! Your letter was received. It was indicative of

SW_v10#19 p.342

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04033

180

Persian

ای عزیزان عبدالبهاء جناب عبدالحسین خان وطن مالوف را فراموش نمود و سرگشته کوه

O loved ones of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, His honour 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn Khán hath forsaken his native land and wandereth upon the mountains [3.5s]

INBA87:513, INBA52:539

Consolation and comfort; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB04034

180

mixed

ای عندلیب بوستان الهی دیروز مکتوبی مرقوم و فردا ارسال میشود و الان حضرت افنان

O nightingale of the divine garden! Yesterday a letter was written and tomorrow it shall be dispatched. At this moment, the revered Afnán [3.5s]

INBA87:606, INBA52:646

Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB04036

180

mixed

ای عندلیب گلستان عرفان مشاغل بی پایان و وقایع ناگهان و مقتضیات زمان و انتشار

O nightingale of the mystic garden of divine knowledge! The endless occupations, sudden happenings, and exigencies of the time [3.5s]

INBA87:636b, INBA52:681

Growth of the Cause; Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB04040

180

mixed

ای فرقدان دو کوکب نورانی سماء محبت الله در کل حین تضرع و ابتهال بملکوت جمال

O ye twin luminous stars in the heaven of the love of God, at all times supplicate and entreat the Kingdom of Beauty [3.5s]

INBA84:312

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04042

180

O thou maidservant of God! I perused the letter which thou didst dictate in a state of illness and sickness

MAX.225

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04045

180

O thou dear maidservant of God! The question of the Mashrak-el-Azkar is very important and is superior to every matter... ...Today, in America, no matter is greater for the elevation of the Word of God

SW_v02#05 p.013, SW_v06#17 p.143x, SW_v06#17 p.143x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom

AB04046

180

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter, concerning the celebration of the anniversary of the declaration of His Holiness the Supreme

TAB.101

AB04047

180

Crisis and Victory

...Thou hadst written concerning the growth in stature of the Cause of God in thy country. There is no doubt that the Faith of God will progress

BRL_CRISIS#50x, COC#0307, BBBD.629

Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04050

180

O thou favored maidservant in the Threshold of the Almighty! Mr. Hopper had requested of me

MAX.246-247

Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Soul; spirit after death

AB04053

180

Persian

ای مبتلاى صدمات و بلا در سبیل خدا از ظلم و

O thou who art afflicted with trials and tribulations in the path of God through oppression and [3.5s]

INBA13:157

Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04063

180

mixed

ای مشتاق تراب آستان مبارک دانایان ارض در فضائل عناصر و ترجیح یکی از دیگری

O thou who longest for the dust of the Blessed Threshold! The wise ones of the earth have discoursed upon the virtues of the elements and the superiority of one over another [3.5s]

INBA55:136, INBA59:232b, INBA88:102, INBA89:105

Four elements

AB04067

180

O thou lover of truth! ... O thou beloved maidservant of God! The two

SW_v11#01 p.014

Accounts of dreams and visions; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB04069

180

O thou wooer of Reality! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God, the sight of thy mind

JWTA.036, SW_v12#03 p.059-060

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness; unity of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB04071

180

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art advanced toward the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents created joy, for it showed thy faith and assurance.

TAB.504-505, LOG#0539x

AB04077

180

O thou herald of the True One! His honor, Mr. Remey, is traveling in India

SW_v01#11 p.009

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB04099

180

mixed

ای نفوس مبارکه اگر در هر دمی صد زبان بگشااید و بهر زبان هزاران نطق نمااید که

O blessed souls! Should ye in every breath open a hundred tongues, and with each tongue utter a thousand words [3.5s]

INBA89:008

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04100

180

mixed

ای نفوس مبارکه نامه شما رسید نامه نبود نافه مشک غزالان بر وحدت بود زیرا رائحه

O blessed souls! Your letter was received. It was not a letter - it was a vessel of musk from the gazelles of oneness, for its fragrance [3.5s]

INBA87:019b, INBA52:019b

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB04102

180

Persian

ای نهال باغ محبت الله نامه در نهایت روح و ریحان قرائت گردید و از مضمون مفهوم

O thou sapling of the garden of God's love! Thy letter was read in utmost joy and fragrance, and from its contents it was understood [3.5s]

INBA87:076b, INBA52:075b

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB04109

180

Persian

ای ورقه مبارکه نامه شما رسید همیشه منظور نظر بوده اید و مشمول بمهربانی

O blessed Leaf! Thy letter was received. Thou hast ever been before Mine eyes and encompassed by loving-kindness [3.5s]

INBA87:342, INBA52:350

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for the departed

AB04116

180

Persian

ای یار عبدالبهاء دو طغرا نامه شما در بهترین ساعت وارد و از قرائتش روح و ریحان

O companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy two letters arrived at the most propitious hour, and their perusal brought joy and spiritual delight [3.5s]

INBA89:205

Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04120

180

O ye friends of God and the maidservants of the Merciful! The Congratulations for the Day of the Declaration of the Báb

DAS.1914-07-17

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB04130

180

Persian

ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که از کاس عنایت سرمست شدید و در بزم الست محرمان

O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that ye have become intoxicated from the cup of His bounty, and are among the intimates at the feast of the Covenant [3.5s]

INBA87:156b, INBA52:154a

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04137

180

Persian

ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء نامه جمعی از شما وصول یافت و سبب حصول سرور گردید

O kind friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A collective letter from you was received and brought joy [3.5s]

INBA87:211, INBA52:214a

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04142

180

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art firm in the love of God! Verily I read thy recent letter*** and I praised God for His glorious mercy and His blessings

TAB.269-270, BSTW#354

AB04143

180

O thou asker for forgiveness! Verily I perused thy letter

PN_1909C p115

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04145

180

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O ye who are attracted! O ye who are united! O ye who are believers and assured! Glad-tidings unto you for that ye believed in God

TAB.272

AB04148

180

Persian

این بندهٴ بها شکایت با حکایت از انقطاع مائده روحانى نموده بودی که یک سال است

Thou, servant of Bahá, hadst voiced thy complaint and recounted the story of being deprived of spiritual sustenance for the span of a year [3.5s]

INBA13:229

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Humor; jokes; Material and spiritual existence; two books

AB04153

180

Arabic

ایها الشهاب النورانی انی قد امعنت فکری و نظری فی معانی مرسومکم اللطیف و

O luminous meteor! I have indeed concentrated my thoughts and gaze upon the meanings of your gracious letter [3.5s]

INBA59:197

Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04155

180

mixed

ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المبارکه الهی الهی هذا فرع من الشجره المقدسه التی

O noble branch of the blessed Tree! O my God, my God! This is a branch from the sacred Tree that [3.5s]

INBA87:276a, INBA52:280

Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04156

180

mixed

ایها الفرع الکریم من الشجره المبارکه در این جهان فانی ملجا و مامنی مجو و در

O noble branch of the Blessed Tree! Seek thou neither shelter nor refuge in this fleeting world, and in [3.5s]

INBA87:408, INBA52:420

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04157

180

mixed

ایها الفرع المنجذب الی الاصل الکریم اگرچه این مصیبت شدیده بود و بلیه عظیمه در

O thou branch drawn unto the noble root! Although this calamity hath been severe and this affliction grievous [3.5s]

INBA87:405, INBA52:416b

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04158

180

mixed

ایها الفرعان المحترمان من السدره المبارکه مکاتیب آن دو فرع لطیف واصل و از

O ye two esteemed branches of the Blessed Tree! Your letters, from two gracious branches, have been received, and from [3.5s]

INBA87:220, INBA52:224

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04161

180

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou confirmed by an inspiration from the Kingdom! Blessed thou art, for thou hast delivered the Word of thy Lord to . . ., the maidservant of God!

TAB.258

AB04164

180

Arabic

ترانی یا الهی کیف یصعد منی النیاح و العویل الی ملکوتک الجلیل اصیح و ابکی بما

O my God! Thou seest how my wailing and lamentation ascend unto Thy glorious Kingdom. I cry aloud and weep by reason of [3.5s]

INBA84:501b

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04165

180

Persian

جناب امین نامه مرسل از بادکوبه رسید و همچنین نامه ای که بتاریخ ۹ ربیع الثانی

To the esteemed trustee, the letter dispatched from Baku hath been received, as well as the letter dated the 9th of Rabi' al-Thani [3.5s]

INBA16:173

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement

AB04169

180

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou friend of old and O thou incomparable companion! Many letters have so far been received from thee and lengthy answers

TAB.339

AB04176

180

Persian

علیک بهائه و نوره و ضیائه و عزه و ثنائه و

Upon thee be His glory, His light, His radiance, His might and His praise [3.5s]

LEID.Or4971-3

AB04179

180

O thou son of the Kingdom! The article that thou hast written was perused. There is no doubt that thou hast written this article through the Confirmations

DAS.1913-10-16

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Review of publications

AB04180

180

Arabic

یا احباء الله و اولیائه تالله الحق ان الشموس قد کورت و ان النجوم انتثرت و ان

O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones! By the truth of God, verily the suns have been darkened and the stars scattered [3.5s]

INBA13:350, INBA59:309

Apocalyptic imagery; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04182

180

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for nearness to God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Verily, I bow my face to the dust of the Threshold of El-Baha

TAB.314-315, BSC.456 #837

AB04188

180

Persian

یا من ادخره الله لنشر المیثاق آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید بارها در

O thou whom God hath reserved for the promulgation of the Covenant! That which thou hadst written hath been perused. Time and again [3.5s]

INBA89:012

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds

AB04189

180

Arabic

یا من ادخره الله لنشر المیثاق قد تلوت کلمات التوحید و آثار التجرید و رتلت

O thou whom God hath reserved for the promulgation of the Covenant! Thou hast recited the words of unity and the tokens of detachment, and hast chanted [3.5s]

INBA59:211, INBA88:179

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB04190

180

mixed

یا من استبشر ببشارات الله و استمطر من سحاب رحمه الله و استضاء من نور انتشر من صبح

O thou who hast rejoiced in the glad-tidings of God, and hast sought the downpour from the clouds of His mercy, and hast been illumined by the light that hath shone forth from the dawn [3.5s]

INBA84:443, INBA59:240, INBA88:170a

Being a source of light; guidance; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high

AB04192

180

mixed

یا من استشرق من انوار المیثاق طوبی لک بما وفیت بعهد الله و ادیت امانه الله و

O thou who art illumined by the lights of the Covenant! Blessed art thou, for thou hast been faithful to God's Covenant and discharged His trust [3.5s]

INBA13:108, INBA85:165

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB04194

180

Persian

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله الیوم هزاران کرور بشر در بسیط تراب اغبر محشور و شب

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Today countless myriads of human beings are gathered upon this dust-laden earth, and night [3.5s]

INBA55:304

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04200

180

Arabic

یا من ثبت علی المیثاق انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله بما هداک و جعلک ناظرا الی الافق

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! I have chanted the verses of thy thanksgiving unto God, inasmuch as He hath guided thee and made thee a witness to the horizon [3.5s]

INBA84:542b

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04205

180

Persian

یار قدیما و مونس و ندیما مدتیست که موسم خزان بود و حرب عوان لهذا طیور شکور در

O companion of old and intimate confidant! For some time it hath been autumn's season and fierce warfare hath prevailed; thus the birds of gratitude [3.5s]

INBA87:584, INBA52:621

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB04206

180

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art set aglow with the Fire burning in the Tree of Sinai! Verily, I read thy letter

TAB.247-248

AB04207

180

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

To him who is looking unto God! O thou who art gazing unto the Center of the Covenant -- may God confirm thee!

TAB.161, BSTW#274b

AB04208

180

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Many are called but few are chosen; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O ye whom God hath chosen from among those who are called! -- know that "many are called... O ye beloved of God, know that steadfastness and firmness in this new

TAB.442-443, BWF.357-357x

AB04209

180

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy postal card received. It indicated thy firmness

SW_v09#17 p.198-199

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04210

180

What thou hast written was perused. In reality thou hast a good intention and lofty desire.... It is stated in the Gospel

BSTW#197, BSTW#457

Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB04211

180

O thou maidservant of God! Praise be to God that thou together with thy daughter

BSTW#247

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death

AB04212

180

O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! Thank God that thou didst answer the call of 'am I not your Lord?' with affirmation

DAS.1913-06-25

Praise and encouragement

AB04213

180

...Praise be to God that the believers of ... are in the utmost of happiness and poise

DAS.1913-11-04

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Hospitality; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04214

180

O God! O God! Thou beholdest these faces are brightened by the Light of Guidance, these eyes are looking toward

DAS.1913-11-04

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech

AB04215

180

O ye friends of Abdu'l-Baha and the daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter informing me that a memorial meeting was held in behalf of his holiness Abdu'l-Fadl

DAS.1914-02-28x

Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

AB04216

180

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. It became the cause of great joy

DAS.1914-03-14

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04217

180

...Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it contained the good news of the firmness and steadfastness of the believers of God; that they are willing to sacrifice

DAS.1914-07-02

Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04218

180

O thou who hast inhaled the Fragrance of Faithfulness from the Rose-Garden of the Bestowal of God!

DAS.1913-10-17

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04219

180

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Development of capacity and readiness; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ

O ye who are longing for the beauty of El-Abha! Verily that light

TAB.134-135

AB04220

180

Apocalyptic imagery; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause

O ye firm, steadfast, and faithful Believers! Verily, I, from this brilliant and Blessed Spot

TAB.145-146, BWF.360-360x

AB04221

180

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O ye who are turned towards the Kingdom and drawn unto the Holy Fragrance diffused from the Garden of El-ABHA!

TAB.162, TAB.433-434, BWF.362-363x, BSTW#275c

AB04222

180

O happy starred and noble prince: The gift you have forwarded was very acceptable because it was from your Highness

DAS.1913-08-03, ABIE.149, BLO_PN#007

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04223

180

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O my Lord! O my Lord! Verily, I am one of Thy maidservants, supplicating humbly

TAB.615-616, VTRM.029-030

AB04224

180

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O ye Beloved Friends of Abdul-Baha! The news of your spiritual assembly reached this Illumined Spot and the heart of this yearning one

TAB.666-667, BSC.472 #889x

AB04232

170

Arabic

اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و ستار العیوب و یا کاشف الکروب ادرک عبدک الذی رجع الیک

O Lord! O Forgiver of sins and Concealer of faults, O Reliever of sorrows, aid Thy servant who hath turned unto Thee [3.5s]

INBA89:239

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB04240

170

Arabic

الهی هذا عبدک و ابن عبدک الذی اشتعل بنار محبتک و انجذب بنفحات قدسک و قبل کل بلاء فی

O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, who hath been set ablaze with the fire of Thy love and drawn by the breaths of Thy holiness, and hath accepted every affliction in [3.5s]

INBA21:048

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04241

170

Arabic

الهی و رجائی و حرزی و منائی و موئلی و غیاثی ترانی متذللا منکسرا مکبا بوجهی

O my God, my Hope, my Shelter, my Desire, my Support, and my Succor! Thou beholdest me humbled, broken, and prostrate with my face turned downward [3.5s]

INBA17:105

Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB04242

170

Arabic

الهی و محبوبی و مقصودی قد سعی عبدک هذا من بلاده الشاسعه و انحائها الواسعه و

O my God, my Beloved, my ultimate Purpose! This, Thy servant, hath journeyed from distant lands and far-flung regions [3.5s]

INBA87:045b, INBA52:045b

Law of pilgrimage; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the departed; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04245

170

O thou my son of the Kingdom! Your letter dated December 20th was duly received. Praise be to God it was an indication to firmness and steadfastness

DAS.1914-02-15

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04258

170

Persian

ای امین من برات مبلغ هزار جنیه امانت حاجی غلامرضا علیه بهاء الله نسخه اول و

O My Amin! The draft for one thousand guineas, entrusted by Ḥájí Ghulám-Riḍá, upon him be Bahá'u'lláh's glory, first copy [3.5s]

INBA16:177

Business; financial; property matters

AB04261

170

O ye brothers and sisters of Abdu'l-Baha! Your letter was received.

SW_v01#06 p.003

Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB04263

170

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Although the dove and the nightingale, both of them, are two sweet singing birds

PN_1909E p118, BLO_PT#052.08

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Music and singing; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04274

170

O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! Thy cablegram was received, and immediately

SW_v11#13 p.232

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing

AB04280

170

Persian

ای بنده بهاء مکتوب تو واصل گشت و مضمون معلوم گردید یاران الهی را تحیت

O servant of Bahá! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Convey thou My greetings to the friends of God [3.5s]

INBA87:157, INBA52:154b

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04283

170

Persian

ای بنده جمال ابهی تا بحال بعد از رجوع امریکا چند مکتوب ارسال شد حال نیز از

O servant of the Abha Beauty! Until now, following thy return from America, several letters have been dispatched. And now likewise, from [3.5s]

INBA17:147

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04294

170

Persian

ای بنده درگاه الهی چشم بگشا تا مشاهده ایات کبری نماای و گوش بگشا تا استماع

O servant at the threshold of the Divine, open thine eyes that thou mayest behold the mighty signs, and open thine ears that thou mayest hearken [3.5s]

INBA55:306b, INBA87:168b, INBA52:167

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04296

170

mixed

ای بنده صادق الهی بزرگواری عالم انسانی در بندگی درگاه الهیست و آزادگی از این

O thou sincere servant of God! The nobility of the human world lieth in servitude at the divine Threshold, and freedom therefrom [3.5s]

INBA89:256

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04299

170

Persian

ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی نامه که بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه

O thou true servant of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! The letter which thou didst address to his honour Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused [3.5s]

INBA89:182

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB04301

170

O thou favored servant at the Threshold of the Almighty! The letter

SW_v10#01 p.012

Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04304

170

...Praise be to God that the New York believers became confirmed in the accomplishment of a great service and held in that city the Consultation Convention

SW_v04#10 p.177x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04305

170

O thou enlightened beloved son! Praise be unto God, that thou didst arrive

BBBD.538-539, SW_v11#13 p.229-230, BSTW#384

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04306

170

O thou who art thirsty after the Water of Reality! The editors of the newspapers and magazines are in reality the guides of nations

DAS.1914-04-25

Manifestation of God as sun; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teachings as spirit of the age

AB04307

170

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان از صعود ورقه موقنه بجوار رحمت کبری محزون و متاثر مباش و

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Be thou not sorrowful or grief-stricken at the ascension of the assured leaf unto the precincts of the Most Great Mercy [3.5s]

INBA84:471

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB04310

170

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله در آستان حضرت یزدان مذکوری و در انجمن رحمن مشهور

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be to God, thou art remembered at the threshold of the Almighty, and renowned in the assembly of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

INBA84:288

Education of children; moral education; Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB04311

170

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Today the glance of the favor of His Holiness, Bahá'u'lláh is directed to those souls who are full of the love of God

BSTW#018

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04312

170

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان ایامیکه در ارض مقدس بودی و بشرف طواف تربت مقدسه فائز در خاطر

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The days when thou wert in the Holy Land and attainedst the honor of circumambulating the sacred Shrine remain in memory [3.5s]

INBA87:428, INBA52:441

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement

AB04313

170

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب میرزا حسین نگاشته بودی ملاحظه گردید از الطاف شمس

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! That which thou didst write to Jináb-i-Mírzá Ḥusayn was perused through the bounties of the Sun [3.5s]

INBA17:240

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04320

170

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received! Its contents produced the utmost joy because it was a proof… Through whichever country thou goest, speak thou with moderation

SW_v05#01 p.007x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Methods of teaching the Cause; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Review of publications

AB04335

170

Persian

ای ثابتان بر پیمان راپورت سالیانه که ارسال نموده اید قرائت گردید الحمد لله آن

O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The annual report that ye sent hath been read. Praise be unto God [3.5s]

INBA16:235

Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04339

170

Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye firm ones in the Covenant! The report of [your meeting] was noted. All the arrangements of the meeting are suitable and acceptable.

TAB.015-016, TAB.000:i

AB04340

170

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated November 26th, 1918, was received with the divine assistance.

SW_v12#01 p.027-028

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04350

170

mixed

ای خادم درگاه الهی مکاتیب متعدده مرقوم شد و ارسال گشت ای مظاهر لطف و عنایت

O servant of the divine Threshold! Numerous Tablets have been revealed and dispatched to thee. These reveal the never-ending and ever-present favors

INBA87:323, INBA52:328

GEN.340

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04351

170

O thou honorable servant of Reality and well-wisher of the world of humanity! Thy letter was received. It became the cause the cause of infinite joy

DAS.1914-09-08

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as educator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04352

170

O thou respected maidservant of God! Thou hast written that since two years

SW_v09#15 p.173

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Harmony of science and religion; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB04358

170

O my dear daughter! ... Indeed the separation from thy dear husband is very hard and difficult for thee.

SW_v14#02 p.039-040

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

AB04359

170

O my heavenly daughter! Thy letter has been received. Its content showed that thou art a true believer and assured and firm in the Covenant and Testament.

BSTW#424

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04365

170

O ye faithful one of the Holy Threshold! Your letter, which was expressive

SW_v14#06 p.168

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Things are known by their opposites

AB04369

170

O ye two eloquent, impassioned and artistic poets! Thank ye God that ye are spending your time

DAS.1914-10-13

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB04374

170

...This is such a universal cause that the refulgent light has enveloped the continents and established the oneness of humanity.

DAS.1914-04-17x

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04376

170

mixed

ای دوستان جمال ابهی اگر بدانید که این خطاب چه قدر عظیم است و مخاطبها چه قدر

O friends of the Abhá Beauty! If ye but knew how glorious is this address and how exalted are they who are thus addressed [3.5s]

INBA87:107, INBA52:106

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04378

170

Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye friends of God and daughters of the Kingdom! The letter you have written was considered. It caused abundant spirit and fragrance.

TAB.353

AB04380

170

Persian

ای دوستان سروستان جمال قدیم حضرت نور مبین بیاران آن اقلیم کمال عنایت را

O friends in the cypress-garden of the Ancient Beauty! His Manifest Light hath shown supreme bounty unto the loved ones of that realm [3.5s]

INBA87:425, INBA52:438

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04384

170

Persian

ای رفیق افلاس وقتی که تو طبل افلاس بکوفتی من بجهت شروط رفاقت و عهود مودت

O Friend of Penury! When thou didst beat the drum of destitution, I, for the sake of the bonds of fellowship and the covenants of love [3.5s]

INBA88:353

Humor; jokes; Praise and encouragement

AB04388

170

mixed

ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی شکر کن حضرت قیوم را که بچنین بخششی موفق و موید شدی که

O thou who circlest the Most Exalted Concourse, render thanks unto the Self-Subsisting Lord, that thou hast been granted and confirmed with such a bounty that [3.5s]

INBA87:059, INBA52:058

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB04406

170

Persian

ای شعله محبت الله حضرت ابی الفضائل را نچنان حسن توجه و فرط محبت بانجنابست که

O flame of the love of God! Such is the excellence of regard and surpassing affection that His Holiness Abú'l-Faḍá'il beareth toward your honoured self that [3.5s]

INBA13:386, INBA59:157

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04411

170

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and I became acquainted with its contents. The Cause of Bahá'u'lláh is the same as the Cause of Christ... In the coming of Christ the Divine teachings were given in accordance with the infancy of the human race.

TAB.535-536, BWF.400-400x, BSC.461 #853x, SW_v08#13 p.168, SW_v11#01 p.005, SW_v13#09 p.218

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04412

170

Persian

ای طائف مطاف ملأ اعلى دست نیاز بدرگاه خداوند بلند کن و مناجات نما که اى بى

O thou who circlest the precincts of the Concourse on High! Raise thy hands in supplication toward the threshold of the exalted Lord and offer thy prayer [3.5s]

INBA55:462, INBA84:459b

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high

AB04418

170

Persian

ای فرع منشعب از سدره مبارکه علیک بهاء الله و جوده و عنایته اگرچه جواب نامه آن

O offshoot sprung from the Blessed Tree, upon thee be the glory of God, His bounty and His grace. Although the response to thy letter [3.5s]

INBA87:273b, INBA52:277

Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04420

170

mixed

ای کنیز عزیز الهی قرین محترم با عبدالبهاء همراز و همدم گشت الحمد لله بوستان

O cherished handmaiden of God! The honoured companion hath become intimate and close with 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Praise be to God [3.5s]

INBA16:011

Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04422

170

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter has been received. Verily, thy sister has lighted a lamp in Germany… It may be that the government in these regions will check thee.

BBBD.533, SW_v11#17 p.282, BSTW#256x

Non-participation in politics; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04423

170

O thou beloved maidservant of God! ...Add as much as ye can to love and affinity

SW_v10#11 p.222

Call to action; Consultation; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB04425

170

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou dear maidservant of God! What thou hast written hath caused joy and happiness, for it was an evidence of turning to the Kingdom

TAB.235

AB04428

170

Praise be to God that in the blessed day of Narooz the sanctified remains of

SW_v13#05 p.120

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Elections; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04436

170

Attaining good pleasure of God; Effort; striving; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou who art attracted to the Fire of the Love of God! I am cognizant of all thou hast written in thy letters. To attain the pleasure of God

TAB.456-457

AB04437

170

Persian

ای مظاهر تایید الهی امروز قرن عظیم جمال مبین است و روز تایید و توفیق حضرت

O Manifestations of Divine Confirmation! This is the great century of the Most Manifest Beauty, the Day of divine confirmation and heavenly aid [3.5s]

INBA87:115, INBA52:114

Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04443

170

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O ye heavenly ones! Organize ye spiritual assemblies. Lay ye the foundation of union

TAB.553-554, BWF.409-409x, BSC.461 #855x, SW_v05#09 p.129, SW_v13#12 p.324

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace

AB04444

170

Convey the wonderful Abha greetings to.......and Mrs. Waite and tell her that the tune for the Dawning rays of Truth has come

BBBD.119-120, BLO_PT#052.17b

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

AB04447

170

mixed

ای منادی میثاق جناب میرزا احمد در همان روز که شما از اینجا عازم گشتید نامه

O Herald of the Covenant, Jinab-i-Mirza Ahmad! On that very day when thou didst depart from hence, a letter [3.5s]

INBA84:359

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04451

170

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of Holiness! The Light of Reality gave sight unto thine eye, the Call of God gave hearing unto thine ear

TAB.132-133

AB04455

170

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! The letter written by you *** was received. Its contents become evident. The expressions (of thy letter)

TAB.211

AB04456

170

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Though others have very often spoken of thee in their letters

MAX.363-364

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04457

170

O thou who hast sought guidance from the Kingdom of God! Thy letter dated October 24, 1918

SW_v10#02 p.028

Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04460

170

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Love of God

O thou who art set aglow with the fire of the Love of God! The letter was received. Thou hast commended the meeting held at the home

TAB.635-636

AB04463

170

Persian

ای ناطق بثنای الهی صبح است و انوار ساطعه از ملکوت غیب هویت بر مشارق و مغارب

O thou who speaketh in praise of God! It is dawn, and effulgent rays from the invisible Kingdom of the Divine Essence are shining upon the East and the West [3.5s]

INBA84:306

Call to action; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB04467

170

mixed

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی چون در این عصر جدید و قرن خداوند مجید در ظل لواء حمد محشور

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! As in this new age and glorious century of the Lord, thou art gathered beneath the standard of praise [3.5s]

INBA13:254

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04468

170

Persian

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی حضرت افنان در مکتوب خویش ذکر آنجناب نموده و خواهش تحریر

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! His Holiness the Afnán hath made mention of thee in his letter and requested a written response [3.5s]

INBA87:092, INBA52:091

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB04469

170

Persian

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در این عهد و عصر که نفحات قدس امر الله در شرق و غرب

O thou who gazest upon the Abhá Kingdom! In this age and dispensation, when the holy fragrances of the Cause of God are wafting over both East and West [3.5s]

INBA13:022

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB04485

170

Persian

ای ورقه مبارکه شجره سیناء شکر کن خدا را که در ظل ممدود داخل شدی و در تحت لواء

O blessed leaf of the Sinai Tree, render thanks unto God that thou hast entered beneath His sheltering shade and come under the banner [3.5s]

INBA87:345a, INBA52:353

Education of children; moral education; Importance of prayer; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04486

170

Persian

ای ورقه مبارکه هر چند از این بساط دوری و آواره کشور هندوستانی و مبتلای حرمان و هجران

O blessed Leaf! Though thou art far removed from this realm and a wanderer in the land of India, afflicted with deprivation and separation [3.5s]

INBA84:420

Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB04490

170

Persian

ای یار دل و جان عبدالبهاء نامه فرح اندر فرح بود و مژده شادمانی و کامرانی

O thou companion of the heart and soul of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter brought joy upon joy, bearing glad tidings of happiness and success [3.5s]

INBA84:360

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Importance of community building; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04493

170

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O thou my dear friend! I am now viewing the flowers in the little garden and remembering thy rose-like face. This material rose

TAB.458

AB04497

170

mixed

ای یاران جمال ابهی روحی لکم الفدا چون باین نام شیرین آغاز نمایم کامم شکرین

O friends of the Abha Beauty, may my spirit be a sacrifice for you! When I begin with this sweet name, my palate is filled with sweetness [3.5s]

INBA13:193

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high

AB04499

170

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

O ye real friends of Abdul-Baha! From the gathering of those illuminated faces and flowers of the rose-garden (of God) in Camp Mineola

TAB.428-429

AB04507

170

mixed

ای یاران عبدالبهاء نام مبارک شما در نامه خان نمایشی عجیب داشت زیرا دلیل جلیل

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your blessed names were wondrously displayed in the letter of the Khán, for they were a mighty proof [3.5s]

INBA84:503a

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04510

170

mixed

ای یاران معنوی شکر کنید حی قدیر را که در ظل کلمه الهیه وارد گشته اید و بر

O spiritual friends, render thanks unto the Living, the Almighty, that ye have entered beneath the shadow of the Divine Word [3.5s]

INBA21:190

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04518

170

Music and singing; Permission for visit; pilgrimage

O thou who are enkindled by the fire of the Love of God! Verily, I received thy good and beautiful letter and I found it to be a sign of thy love

TAB.109-110

AB04520

170

mixed

ایتها الورقه الروحانیه من السدره الربانیه از فیض تجلی شمس افق توحید بانوار

O spiritual leaf of the divine Tree, illumined by the effulgent rays of the Sun of the horizon of Divine Unity [3.5s]

INBA87:638, INBA52:682

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04522

170

Arabic

ایها الاحباء انی اتضرع الی الملکوت الابهی و ابتهل الی الجبروت الاعلی ان یفیض

O beloved friends! I fervently supplicate the Abhá Kingdom and earnestly entreat the Most Exalted Realm of Might to bestow [3.5s]

INBA59:241

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04527

170

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat]

O thou servant of God! ...Trust no man save him whose breast hath been dilated by God through the light of faith, whom God hath confirmed in His Religion

TAB.014-015, BWF.412-412x

AB04528

170

O Shafi, O thou who hath been interceded for by others! By God, the True One, Thy Lord's bounty hath been overflowing

NYR#102

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement

AB04531

170

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art skilled in the Knowledge of God and wise in the Wisdom of the Almighty! Turn thy face toward the Kingdom of Might

TAB.586-587

AB04533

170

mixed

ایها الفرع الرفیع من الشجره المبارکه نغمات حمامه حدیقه ذکر که بر شاخسار ریاض

O exalted branch of the blessed Tree! The melodies of the dove in the garden of remembrance upon the boughs of the meadows [3.5s]

INBA87:492b, INBA52:517

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB04534

170

Persian

ایها الفرع اللطیف من السدرة المبارکة چندیست که مکتوب

O tender branch of the blessed Tree! For some time now Thy letter [3.5s]

INBA13:283

Exhortations and counsels; Personal instructions; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04535

170

mixed

ایها الفرع المبارک من سدره المنتهی نور الله وجهک بالانوار الساطعه من ملکوت الابهی

O blessed branch of the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing! May God illumine thy countenance with the radiant lights of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA87:476, INBA52:497

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement

AB04539

170

Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

O Spiritual Assembly! Everything produces an impression in existence and results in the course of ages. The (earthly) assemblies

TAB.069, BSTW#372

AB04540

170

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O ye sincere ones! O ye firm ones! O ye heralds of the Kingdom of God! Fly away with joy!

TAB.348

AB04541

170

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily I noted thy writing and was made glad by thy letter. I pray God to cause thee to attain

TAB.137-138, BSC.478 #913x, BSTW#207ax

AB04545

170

Persian

جناب امین بعد از تشریف بردن شما حرم میرزا جعفر وارد حیفا شد و بخیال رفیق سفر

O Jináb-i-Amín! After thy departure, the wife of Mírzá Ja'far arrived in Haifa, contemplating a companion for the journey [3.5s]

INBA16:178

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions

AB04553

170

Arabic

رب و رجائی و مهربی و ملاذی ان هولاء الموقنین المدون اسمائهم بالهام منک فی هذه

O Lord, my Hope and my Beloved, my Refuge! These assured souls, whose names through Thine inspiration were written in this [3.5s]

INBA21:026

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth

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

AB04563

170

Persian

هر چند یاران قم را نامه های متعدد مرقوم شده ولی کیخسرو پارسی آرزوی یاد تازه ای

Although numerous letters have been penned to the friends in Qom, yet Kay Khosrow, the Parsee, yearns for fresh tidings [3.5s]

INBA16:090

AB04566

170

Arabic

یا احباء الرحمن و مشارق شموس الایقان و الثابتون الراسخون علی المیثاق و

O ye beloved of the All-Merciful, dawning-places of the suns of certitude, ye who stand firm and immovable in the Covenant [3.5s]

INBA59:134b, INBA88:174

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB04568

170

Persian

یا امه الله المقربه الورقه النورانیه حضرت عندلیب در اعیاد الهیه قصائدی تنظیم

O thou esteemed handmaid of God, thou radiant leaf! The honored 'Andalíb hath composed verses during the divine festivities [3.5s]

INBA87:583, INBA52:620

Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04571

170

Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou servant of God! I was assuredly informed of thy confessing the unity of God and that thou hast drawn from the ocean

TAB.638-639, BSC.486 #933x

AB04579

170

Arabic

یا من انجذب بانوار طلعه اشرقت علی الآفاق یا فرحا لک من فضل ربک و یا سرورا

O thou who art attracted by the lights of the Countenance that hath shone forth upon all horizons! Joy be unto thee from the bounty of thy Lord, and gladness [3.5s]

INBA21:124a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04580

170

Arabic

یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس قد تجلی مصباح الملا الاعلی فی زجاجه الصباح بنور

O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! The lamp of the Concourse on High hath shone forth in the crystal of the morn with light [3.5s]

INBA59:119a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04585

170

Persian

یا من تمسک بحبل المیثاق ذکری از سرکار خان نموده بودید

O thou who holdest fast to the Cord of the Covenant! Thou didst make mention of his honour the Khan [3.5s]

INBA13:315

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04586

170

Persian

یا من ثبت علی عهد الله و میثاقه العظیم آنچه مرقوم فرموده بودید معلوم و مفهوم

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of God and His mighty Testament! That which thou didst write was noted and understood [3.5s]

INBA17:191

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04590

170

Arabic

یا من شب فی محبه الله و شاب فی طاعته و هرم فی الاستقامه علی امره یا طوبی لک و

O thou who hast spent thy youth in the love of God, who hast grown to maturity in His obedience, and reached old age in steadfastness to His Cause! Blessed art thou [3.5s]

INBA84:296

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04595

170

Thy letter was received. Its contents perused with attention. From its words I heard a sweet melody and that melody was the psalm of the love of God.

DAS.1914-08-17, SW_v08#12 p.142-143

Love as fire; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; 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

AB04596

170

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ

O thou who art honorable and faithful to God! How many men and women

TAB.230-231

AB04597

170

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy beautiful letter

TAB.140-141

AB04598

170

O my God! O my God! We are servants who have sincerely turned our faces unto Thy Grand Face

SW_v02#04 p.007-008

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04599

170