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| ABU0976 | Conversation with "Mr. F", Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-11 | 320 | Now that you have seen many parts of the world, I hope you will also make a voyage to the country of Baha. | DAS.1913-04-11 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2319 | Conversation with Dr Finkelstein, Abu Sinan, 1915-02-28 | 100 | Persian | اینگونه مجالس بصرف فضل و اراده الهیه تشکیل میشود و الا ما کجا و شما کجا چه نسبتی در میان است | Such gatherings are only possible through the divine bounties and favours... Yes, indeed. The relationship between the East and the West must be like that | KHH1.180-182 (1.252) | KHHE.262-265, BSR_v13 p.092 | Critique of Western values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0994 | Conversation with Dr Finkelstein, Abu Sinan, 1915-03-01 | 310 | Persian | من در جمیع کنائس و مجامع بصوت بلند فریاد میزدم که ای قوم عالم انسانی در خطر است | In the loudest voice, I cried out in all the synagogues, and churches: O people! The world of humanity is in peril | AVK4.464.08, KHH1.178-179 (1.249-251) | KHHE.259-260, DAS.1915-03-01, BSR_v13 p.091 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Nationalism; love of country; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1250 | Conversation with Hans Springer, Haifa, 1914-06-30 | 250 | Persian | آیا تو همیشه روی زمین سفر مینمائی در فکر آن نیستی که سفری بآسمان کنی | Thou art welcome. Where didst thou come from?... Dost thou travel always on the surface of the earth? | ZSM.1914-06-30 | DAS.1914-06-30, SW_v07#03 p.020-022, SW_v07#18 p.178, PN_unsorted p024 | Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0672 | Conversation with Shaykh Muhammad at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-02-27 | 440 | Didst thou not hear that I went to America? France in comparison to America is very near... | DAS.1915-02-27 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Humor; jokes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1287 | Conversation with the English Consul, ca. Feb. 1901 | 250 | It was a very long time since the coming of a Prophet, and they needed a new one to give them a fresh start! | PN_1901 p012, NRMM.224 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0114 | Discourse at “l’Alliance Spiritualiste”: Words spoken in Paris, 1911-11-09 | 1160 | Persian | Paris Talks | از فرمایشات رایس و احساسات قلبیه ایشان نهایت ممنونیت دارم و شکر میکنم... خداوند مهربانا کریما رحیما این جمع را بشمع محبتت روشن | I wish to express my gratitude for your hospitality, and my joy that you are spiritually minded. | INBA75:075x, NLAI_BH_AB.015x | BSHN.140.524x, BSHN.144.512x, ADH2.030x, ADH2_1#15 p.026x, MJMJ1.074x, MMG2#162 p.184x, MJH.027x, MHT1a.166x, MHT1b.124x, BQA.031, KHF.163, KHAB.141 (152), KHTB1.130, NJB_v02#14-16 p.011 | PT#28 p.081, SW_v02#17 p.003-005, SW_v02#14 p.015, SW_v08#08 p.0098, SW_v14#01 p.011 | S. Tirandaz | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| ABU2403 | Evil: Words spoken ca. 1912-12-26 in London | 100 | Paris Talks | Evil is imperfection. Sin is the state of man in the world of the baser nature | PT#56 p.190 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Education of children; moral education; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12530 | Extract from a letter to Hooper Harris in Dec. 1906 | 110 | …Send her [Alma Knobloch] my love and greetings and say: Blessed are you, in whom whites and blacks are alike. Wisdom is gained through the light of the heart and not through the skin. Blackness is the darkness of the heart and not the darkness of the face | BBBD.031bx | Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2753 | Farewell words to some friends, spoken on 1913-06-11 | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من چندی در میان شما بودم نهایت محبت را بشماها داشته و دارم همیشه قلبم در محبت شما | I have been in your midst for a few months. Only God knows how much I have grown to love you. Your love beats in my heart like the artery of life. | BDA2.346-347x | DAS.1913-06-11, MHMD2.460x | Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2623 | Farewell words to the friends, spoken on 1913-06-08 | 80 | I love the believers of Paris, not the walls and the houses. The walls do not protect one from his ego. One must become the embodiment of divine love. | DAS.1913-06-08 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1375 | From a talk quoted in a Denver newspaper, 1912-09-26 | 230 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | عالم امکان یعنی این عالم نامتناهی مثل عالم انسان میماند همانطوری که عالم انسان از مقام جنینی ترقی کرد تا به عالم بلوغ و کمال رسید همینطور این عالم کون نامتناهی رو به ترقی است | The contingent world is like the human body that has grown from the embryonic state and reached maturity and perfection. | BDA1.273.08x | MHMD1.291x | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0061 | God Comprehends All; He Cannot Be Comprehended: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-10-20 | 1450 | mixed | Paris Talks | الحمد لله که مجمع نورانیست در پاریس خیلی جمعیتها تشکیل میگردد و محفلها ترتیب | Numerous meetings are held in Paris every day for different purposes, to discuss politics, commerce, education, art, science and many other subjects. | AMK.236-242, KHF.122, KHAB.082 (092), KHTB1.056, KHTP.033 | PT#05 p.010 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0899 | God Is the Great Compassionate Physician Who Alone Gives True Healing: Words spoken on 1911-10-19 in Paris | 340 | Paris Talks | All true healing comes from God! There are two causes for sickness, one is material, the other spiritual... If the heavenly benediction be upon us while we are being healed | LOG#0966x, PT#03 p.005, SW_v02#16 p.004, SW_v02#19 p.008, SW_v08#18 p.229, PN_1911 p017 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0439 | God’s Greatest Gift to Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-26 in Paris | 580 | Persian | Paris Talks | اعظم فضائل عالم انسانی علم است علم سبب ترقی عالم انسانیست علم است که کاشف | The greatest treasure of man is wisdom. Through this he is lifted into great | DWNP_v6#01 p.002-003, KHAB.092 (102), KHTB1.069 | PT#11 p.032, SW_v02#14 p.006-007, PN_1911 p020 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; High station of learning; Power of the mind over nature; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0660 | Good Ideas Must Be Carried into Action: Words spoken on 1911-11-08 in Paris | 440 | Persian | Paris Talks | جمیع ملل عالم از حیثیت اقوال کاملند جمیع ذکر میکنند که محب خیرند جمیع میگویند صدق | All over the world one hears beautiful sayings extolled and noble precepts admired. All men say they love what is good… Strive, that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers | BRL_DAK#1228, AMK.246-247, DWNP_v6#05 p.002, KHF.284, KHAB.137 (148), KHTB1.127, KHTP.086, NJB_v02#14-16 p.018 | PT#26 p.076 | Gonçalo & Nabil, J. Crone | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2977 | Instructions for Baha'is in the United States, 1916-06-25 | 50 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی، ای اهل توحید، جناب محمود خان یار موافقست و بر ایمان ثابت و راسخ به جهت تحصیل علوم | O true friends! O people of divine unity! His honor Mahmud Khan is a faithful companion, steadfast and firm in faith for the acquisition of knowledge [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-06-25 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0715 | Instructions to Mrs. Thornburg Cropper ca. 1900 | 410 | All prophets are messengers from God and all ways lead to Him and all have borne fruit. The great gift is unselfishness, and the loving wish to help others will guide us. | PN_1900 p007, BSTW#142 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0237 | Interview for al-Ahram newspaper, Ramleh, 1913-10-15 | 850 | We were thrown into the barrack, and no permission was given to have intercourse with the outside world... | DAS.1913-10-15 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Race unity; racial issues; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2314 | Interview with a minister at Krug home in New York, 1912-11-22 | 100 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اساس اصلی ادیان الهی یکیست ابداً اختلاف و تغیییر ندارد اینست که حضرت مسیح فرمود من برای محو کردن شریعت نورات نیامدم | The fundamental principles of all religions are one. They are unchangeable and do not differ. This is what Christ meant when He said, 'I am not come to destroy the law of the Torah but to promote it.' | BDA1.385.09 | MHMD1.404-405 | Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0089 | Interview with a prominent Rabbi, New York, ca. Apr. 1912 | 1300 | Interview Between a Prominent Rabbi and 'Abdu'l-Bahá | You are most welcome Rabbi. [Rabbi:] "I have long desired to meet you." | SW_v03#06 p.006-008 | Christ; Christianity; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Human reality created in the image of God; Idolatry; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as mirror; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity in diversity | - | - | Interview with a prominent rabbi. Trans: SW_v03#06 p.006-008. | |||||||||
| ABU0382 | Interview with F. R. Hinkle of the Sacramento Union, 1912-10-25 | 640 | We have come here to this city to be your guests. We are Bahá’ís. We have come as travelers to see the various places in this country. | ECN.903 | Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Religion as source of love and unity; Supreme tribunal; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal education; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1512 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 210 | The doors of colleges and universities must be wide open | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014-015 | Nationalism; love of country; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Oneness; unity of religion; The Christian clergy; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal education | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2627 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 80 | The objective aims are: The oneness of the world of humanity | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p006 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2943 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 60 | The true, liberal, religious spirit is more in evidence in America…. The Baha'is are a community of cooperative servants, they have no leader. Their only leader is God. | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.013-014, PN_1914 p005 | Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3057 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 50 | They teach that the internal, spiritual idea is the same in all the religions; that a unique general plan underlies the foundation of the past faiths | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Priestcraft; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3229 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 40 | They believe that mankind must love mankind, that universal amity must be practiced; that dead dogmas must be thrown away | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 | Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3416 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 30 | Trust in God. Be kind to thy fellow-men, fill the world with the spirit of love. | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3521 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 20 | The teachings of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh are the breaths of the Holy Spirit which create man anew. Personal purity, both in private and public, is emphasized and insisted upon. | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v08#08 p.103x, SW_v12#01 p.014, SW_v13#10 p.260x, PN_1914 p005, PTF.137x, IHP.062x, BLO_PN#046x | Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0125 | Interview with Hudson Maxim, New York, 1912-04-15 | 1100 | Welcome! Welcome! Very welcome! [Hudson Maxim.] "I am glad to hear you speak English." | SW_v03#07 p.005+010-011 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0477 | Interview with Mrs. Jo Goudsmit at House of the Master in Haifa, 1920-02 ca. | 560 | He answered me that his father had not really founded a new religion, but a Bahaiuistic Organization. This derives its name from the prophet Bahaula, his father. For six thousand years, he continued | BSR_v17 p.172-174 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0018 | Interview with Pasteur Monnier at his theological seminary in Paris, 1913-02-17 | 2180 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Interview with Pasteur Monnier (1913) | احوال حضرات را بپرس اسقوف عرض کرد الحمد لله سلامتیم و مسرور از تشریف | How are you?... I am likewise most happy... One endowed with the gift of hearing gets the mysteries of God from all things | AVK2.172.02x, AVK4.331x, KHF.148, KHAB.418 (421), KHTB3.061 | DAS.1913-02-16, SW_v04#03 p.051-055, ADP.147-158, BLO_PT#002, STAB#062 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); The cross and the trinity | - | - | question and answer session. | |||||
| ABU0325 | Interview with president of Alliance Spiritualiste, Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-26 | 710 | You must sow the seed of love. They destroy, you construct. They take life, you confer life. | DAS.1913-02-26 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1030 | Interview with Prof. Henri Bergson, Paris, ca. Jan. 1913 | 300 | Persian | بین طبیعیون و الهیون در یک مورد وحدت نظر وجود دارد و آن این است که خلقت جمیع | Between the naturalists and the divines there existeth unanimity of view in one matter, and that is this: that throughout creation all things [3.5s] | VAA.254-255x | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0878 | Interview with reporter from "Die Leit", Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-22 | 350 | We are Bahá'ís but on certain questions we find ourselves in agreement with the Theosophists.... | DAS.1913-04-22 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Praise of Western values; culture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0026 | Interview with Rev. J. T. Bixby at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-13 | 1930 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The origin of man is one; the consummate intention of all human existence must likewise be one.... The solution of economic questions... Consider the kingdom of the animals; there is no strife among them on account | BSC.446 #813x, SW_v03#08 p.005-008, SW_v07#15 p.147, SW_v12#05 p.107-108 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0940 | Interview with Sir William Crookes, 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-18 | 330 | People are running after dogmas... The teachings of Bahá'u'lláh are the spirit of this age; for although material civilization has advanced | DAS.1913-01-18 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0979 | Interview with Stanwood Cobb, Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-23 | 320 | Hope is made possible through turning one's face toward God. If all the benefits of the world are made possible for man and he has no hope, he will not enjoy them. | DAS.1913-03-23 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3639 | Interview with W. A. Lawson of the Sacramento Bee given on 1912-10-26 | 10 | Being a Bahá’í, my affiliation is with all religions. | ECN.409+526 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Oneness; unity of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0365 | Interview with W. A. Lawson of the Sacramento Bee, 1912-10-26 | 660 | The papers write that up themselves. I do not claim to be a prophet at all… He is founding the basis of all the religions by declaring that the fundamental basis of divine religions are one and the same. It is not a new religion in that sense at all. | ECN.913, ECN.409+526x | Critique of Western values; culture; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0363 | Interview with W. H. Short at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-15 | 660 | Mahmúd's Diary | You are very welcome; am most happy to greet you. I have looked forward with much pleasure to this meeting | BDA1.035n | SW_v03#07 p.004-005 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; War and peace | - | - | MHMD1.044 | ||||||||
| ABU3080 | Interview with W.H. Randall, Haifa, 1919-11-18 | 50 | This question will only be solved through the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh... From the association of the white friends with the colored friends the others, people outside the Cause, will learn the meaning. | PN_1919 p017x, BSTW#319 | Race unity; racial issues | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3239 | Interview with W.H. Randall, Haifa, 1919-11-18 | 40 | Don't forget this, that this is a Universal Temple--advertise it so; announce that this is for all and every religion | PN_1919 p016 | Elections; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3631 | Last recorded words | 10 | You wish me to take some food, and I am going? | GPB.311x, PAB.007, ABCC.462, VLAB.141 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00024 | Lawh-i-'Ahd va Mithaq (Last Tablet to America) | 2840 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith | Commentary on the Tablet of the Branch and the Covenant | ای یاران الهی عبدالبهاء شب و روز بیاد شما و بذکر شما مشغول زیرا یاران الهی | O ye friends of God! Abdu'l-Baha is day and night thinking of you and mentioning... Consider! The Divine Gardener cuts off the dry or weak branch | BRL_DAK#0951, MKT3.410, AKHA_106BE #03 p.02x, AVK3.092.04x, AVK3.090.06x, AYT.488x, HHA.335x, RHQM1.131 (168x) (099-099x), OOL.C006 | BWF.429-438, GPB.250x, GPB.251x, GPB.309-310x, PDC.024x, BSC.551 #994x, SW_v13#01 p.019-025, ABCC.450-451x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | 3 | * | - | |||||
| AB00025 | Lawh-i-'Ammih (Tablet to the Aunt) | 2740 | mixed | Lawh-i-'Ammih (Tablet to the Aunt) | قد اشرقت الانوار و القوم فی عمه عظیم قد ظهرت الاسرار و الناس فی دهش قدیم | O kind aunt! The world hath been stirred into motion by the life-giving breezes of the disposition of thy august Brother | CMB_F60, CMB_F61, CMB_F62, PR20.008 | MKT2.168, YHA1.374x, OOL.C007 | LTDT.289-291x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 1 | * | - | Tablet written by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to His unfaithful aunt Shah Sultan Khanum, after the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. | ||||
| AB04958 | Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat | 160 | Persian | Tablet to 'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát (Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát) | Lawh-i-Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat (Tablet to Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat) | مقام اطمینان اعظم درجه بر ایمانست لیزدادوا ایمانا فوق ایمانهم هر چند حضرت ابراهیم | ...The station of assurance is greater in degree than that of mere faith. It is the station denoted by “that they should add faith upon faith.” | MAS9.100-101x, YMM.319bx, VUJUD.142x | BLO_PT#167x, VUJUDE.126x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Degrees of faith; certitude; Fire and light; fire and water; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB04891 | Lawh-i-Abu'l-Hasan Mírza | 160 | Persian | Tablet to Abu'l-Hasan Mírzá (Lawh-i-Abu'l-Hasan Mírzá); Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یار مهربان آنچه کلک مشکین نگاشت شادمانی بخشید و خرمی آورد | O kind Friend! What thy musk-laden pen hath inscribed bestowed joy and brought delight. It was not a dew-drop | BRL_DAK#0415, SFI10.021 | BRL_ATE#144, EBTB.155, BLO_PT#169 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00023 | Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih (Tablet of the Celestial Spheres) | 3020 | Arabic | Tablet of the Universe (Lawh-i-Aflákiyyih); Abdu'l-Bahá — de l'Univers | Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih (Tablet of the Universe) | الحمد لله الذی جعل اسمائه و صفاته لم یزل نافذه احکامها فی مراتب الوجود | Praise be to God Who hath ever caused His Names and Attributes to penetrate the degrees of existence | INBA55:048, INBA59:027b, UMich962.036-050, UMich991.150-170 | MKT1.013, MNMK#006 p.047, MILAN.001, AVK2.150.10x, MAS5.147x, ADH2.093x, ADH2_2#16 p.121x, MMG2#122 p.140x, YHA1.375x, DLS.319, OOL.C005 | BLO_PT#142 | Treatise highlighting the intimate connection between physical and spiritual realities and laws. Opens with an exordium on the names and attributes of God, which move "in the firmament of perfection in descending and ascending arcs", and "in the orbits of sanctity and circles of glorification", occupying "spiritual spheres" which are "subtle", "fluid", and "vibrating". Explains that since motion is intrinsic to existence, and this motion must be governed that order and perfection may be maintained, a universal attractive force was brought into being between the "holy and resplendent suns" and their planets and satellites. Emphasizes that the creation of God has no limits. Clarifies that the preceding are "spiritual truths pertaining to the spiritual world" and that material truths can also be inferred from this, for "physical things are signs and imprints of spiritual things". Describes the interconnected and relative nature of "earthly" and "heavenly", "material" and "spiritual", "accidental" and "essential", "particular" and "universal", "foundation" and "structure". States, quoting a Hadith, that particular and universal realities in both the physical and spiritual realms are infinite. Explains that the divine grace is manifested according to capacity, both individually in the human reality and collectively in this new cycle: thus "in this most great manifestation ... the gates of revelation and discovery have been thrown wide open". Clarifies that it is not possible that God's grace should have appeared all at once, but that a gradual and progressive revelation is necessary. Warns that the knowledge and sciences of past ages are "superstitious fancies" compared to those realities which have become unveiled in this Revelation, and so all matters must be weighed in the balance of this Cause. Directs that all things be investigated "in a methodical and scientific way", and that conventional wisdom be rejected, in order "to discover the undisclosed verities and the hidden mysteries, which are concealed in the inmost heart of the universal realities". Reiterates that the discoveries and opinions of earlier philosophers, including those regarding the celestial spheres, were unsound, since it is only in this age that the mathematical sciences have been systematized. Defends the statements of the Prophets about the celestial spheres, that they merely referred to the orbits of the planets. Affirms that the planets move within a subtle, fluid and vibrating substrate, and that "the heavens are a restrained wave because a void is impossible and inconceivable". Rejects the notion that the celestial spheres are solid and glassy. Returns to the topic of the errors of the ancient philosophers, in relation to the orbit of the Earth around the sun: while Pythagoras, Plato and Aristarchus affirmed the correct theory, their opinions were based on presentiment and not on evidence; while most of the sages, including al-Farabi, followed the erroneous theory of Ptolemy (in contradiction to the explicit text of Qur'an 36:38). Reiterates that sound scientific theories are supported by logical proofs and careful observation, as well as being "in conformity with the principles of the universal themes expounded in the divine sciences". Praises the careful observations of Copernicus. Closes with a prayer in praise of God and this Day and asking for steadfastness. | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Infinity and eternity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | 1 | * | - | |||
| AB00444 | Lawh-i-Ayat (Tablet of the Signs) | 590 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | Lawh-i-Ayat (Tablet of the Signs) | سبحان من انشا الوجود و ابدع کل موجود و بعث المخلصین مقاما محمود و اظهر الغیب | Praise be to Him Who hath made the world of being, and hath fashioned all that is, Him Who hath raised up the sincere to a station of honour | INBA13:398, INBA55:229, INBA59:148, INBA88:051, UMich962.092-094, UMich991.047-051 | BRL_DAK#0958, MKT1.137, MNMK#021 p.099, MMK1#004 p.013, AKHA_124BE #02-03 p.v, BCH.130, DLH2.223, OOL.C008 | SWAB#004, SW_v09#03 p.032-034, DWN_v3#08 p.070-073, STYLE.043x | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | x | * | * | ||||
| AB00020 | Lawh-i-Dr Forel (Tablet to Dr Forel) | 3770 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablet to Auguste Forel | Tablet to Dr. Auguste Forel | ای شخص محترم مفتون حقیقت نامه شما که ۲۸ جولای ۱۹۲۱ مورخ بود رسید مضامین خوشی | O revered personage, lover of truth! Thy letter dated July 28th, 1921, hath been | BRL_LAFP, MKT3.474, MNMK#144 p.255, AKHA_106BE #06 p.02x, PYM.315, MJDF.002, KHF.018, KHAB.011 (022), KHTB3.015, NJB_v14#01 p.032, NJB_v14#02 p.064, OOL.C010, VUJUD.033-040 | TAGF, BWF.336-348x, SW_v14#04 p.101-109, SW_v13#08 p.195+197-202, ABCC.449x, VUJUDE.043-056 | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Names and attributes of God; Proofs for the existence of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Universality of the Cause | 3 | * | * | MMAH.243 | ||||
| AB00022 | Lawh-i-Du-Niday-i-Falah va Najah (Two Calls to Success and Prosperity) | 3040 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Abdu'l Bahá's Tablet of the Two Calls | Tablet of the Two Calls | ای اهل ملکوت ابهی دو ندای فلاح و نجاح از اوج سعادت عالم انسانی بلند است | O ye concourse of the Kingdom of Abha! Two calls to success and prosperity are being raised from the heights of the happiness of mankind… | MKT1.307, MNMK#106 p.192, MMK1#225 p.272, MILAN.017, AKHA_106BE #08 p.02x, AVK4.288bx, AYT.523bx, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.024-025x, DWNP_v6#09 p.009x, MAS5.109, YHA1.017x, BSDR.506, DLS.082, OOL.C009 | SWAB#225, ADJ.054-055x, GPB.309x, WOB.042x, SW_v06#09 p.065-068+070-072, SW_v13#12 p.324x, SW_v13#09 p.236x, BW_v02p054-055x, BSTW#382 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; War and peace | 1 | * | * | |||||
| AB00143 | Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Seven Candles) | 930 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Tablet of the Seven Candles of Unity) | ای منجذبه محبت الله مکتوبی که هنگام رفتن مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از | O captive of the love of God! The letter which thou didst write at the time of thy departure hath been received. It brought me joy | MKT1.354, MNMK#121 p.231, MMK1#015 p.027, AKHA_119BE #11 p.j, AVK3.098.10x, AVK3.491.12x, OOL.C011 | SWAB#015, PDC.197x2x, WOB.038-039x, COC#1584x, BSC.444 #810, PN_1903 p002, ABCC.360-362x, BSTW#185, BSTW#359, BSTW#407 | Composition and decomposition; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Race unity; racial issues; Unity in diversity; Unity of governments; political unity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal language | 1 | * | * | |||||
| AB00005 | Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses) | 10300 | mixed | Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses, two tablets) | ای رب تری هجوم الامم و جولتها و غرور الملل و صولتها علی عبدک الفرید الوحید | O Lord! Thou beholdest the assault of the nations and their violent commotion, and the pride of the peoples and their fierce onslaught against this lone and solitary servant [3.5s] | INBA87:520, INBA52:548b | MMK4#189 p.259, AYT.428x, HHA.084-088x, KHSH14.000x, RHQM1.170-176 (215x) (127-131x), ADH2_1#38 p.055x, MSHR3.098x, MSHR4.295x, MJMJ2.030bx, MJMJ2.034x, MJMJ2.072bx, MMG2#018 p.017x, MMG2#241 p.271x, MMG2#248 p.279x, OOL.C012a | A. Haghighi | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Imam 'Ali; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Imamate; the Caliphate | 1 | * | - | MMAH.237 | ||||
| AB00008 | Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti II (Second Tablet of the Thousand Verses) | 6520 | mixed | Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses, two tablets) | یا من وقف حیاته لاعلاء کلمه الله آنچه مرقوم فرموده بودید ملحوظ گردید و بدقت | O thou who hast devoted thy life to the exaltation of the Word of God! What thou hast written was perused | INBA21:120ax, INBA55:422x, INBA55:425ax, INBA59:311, INBA88:001, INBA88:013x | MKT2.253x, MMK4#188 p.232, MMK4#188a p.242x, AYBY.387 #068x, HHA.080-084x, MSHR1.029x, MSHR3.028x, MSHR3.165x, AADA.162-163x, OOL.C012b | BSR_v16p114-130 | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Personal instructions; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | 1 | - | - | |||||
| AB04989 | Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Abhar | 2700 | mixed | یا من قام علی خدمه المیثاق آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O thou who hast arisen to serve the Covenant! That which thou didst write hath been perused [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0139, MMK6#330x, YIA.363-371, YMM.299x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Education of children; moral education; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00265 | Lawh-i-Khurasan | 720 | Arabic | Lawh-i-Khurasan | ایا نفحات الله هبی معطره و ایا نسمه الله مری مطیبه و اقصدی وادی الرحمن نادی | O zephyr of God blow forth with fragrance! O breeze of God waft by sweetly scented! Hasten to the valley of the Merciful | INBA59:088, INBA88:029 | MKT1.141, MNMK#016 p.088, MILAN.156, HDQI.201, ANDA#07 p.04, OOL.C013 | SW_v09#12 p.130-131+133 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | x | * | - | |||||
| AB00016 | Lawh-i-Lahih (Tablet to the Hague) | 4540 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague); Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | Lawh-i-Hague (Tablet to The Hague) | ای اول اشخاص خیرخواه محترم عالم انسانی نامه های شما که درین مدت حرب ارسال | O ye esteemed ones who are pioneers among the well-wishers of the world | BRL_HAGP1, MKT3.101, MNMK#112 p.210, MMK1#227 p.285x, AKHA_134BE #13 p.495x, AVK3.401.05x, AVK3.409.08x, AVK4.324ax, AVK4.324bx, AVK4.326x, AVK4.331ax, AVK4.334bx, DWNP_v2#12 p.095-99x, HDQI.211, ANDA#16 p.06x, KHAB.034 (043), OOL.C014 | BRL_HAG1, SWAB#227x, BWF.284-296, LOG#1075x, BSC.410 #745, FWU.028x, SW_v11#08 p.123-127+129-134, DWN_v2#05 p.005x, ABCC.438-439x, BLO_PT#192, BLO_PT#193 | Call to action; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | 3 | * | * | MMAH.271 | ||||
| AB01214 | Lawh-i-Mahabbat (Tablet of Love) | 360 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Memories of Nine Years in Akka | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الاخیر الدال علی فرط محبتک لعبدالبهاء | O thou who art attracted by the fragrant breezes of God... Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of God's holy Dispensation | INBA89:262 | MKT1.159, MNMK#036 p.121, MMK1#012 p.024x, MMK1#147 p.171x, MMK1#179 p.200x, MMK1#180 p.201x, AVK3.207.19, NSR_1978.137, NSR_1993.150, KNSA.219 (412), OOL.C016 | SWAB#012x, TAB.524-526, MNYA.306-307, BSC.435 #790, AELT.209-210x, BSTW#025, BSTW#250, BSTW#502a | A. Youssefi, Choir of the Baha'i Temple of South America, K. Porray, SKY, Ladjamaya [track 13], E. Mahony | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||
| AB00394 | Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr? | 610 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران رحمانی من در این ایام خبری پر روح و ریحان از آنسامان رسید که الحمد لله | O ye spiritual friends! In these days, most soul-uplifting tidings have reached from that region, for which praise be to God [3.5s]... ...the first condition is absolute love and harmony amongst the members of the assembly. | MKT3.505, MMK1#045 p.084x, MILAN.153, AKHA_134BE #14 p.548, AVK3.409.04x, AVK4.311x, MMG2#373 p.416x, HYB.094, YARD.054x | SWAB#045x, BADM.022-023x, COC#0176x, COC#1372x, COC#1373x | Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | x | * | - | ||||||
| AB01545 | Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr? | 310 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Huqúqu'lláh | اول فریضه اصحاب شور خلوص نیت و نورانیت حقیقت و انقطاع از ما سوی الله و انجذاب | The prime requisites for them that take counsel together are purity of motive, radiance of spirit, detachment from all else save God… A third requisite is the promulgation of the divine commandments among the friends | INBA16:216, INBA88:287, INBA89:018 | BRL_HUQUQP#091x, MKT3.504, MMK1#043 p.083, MILAN.083, AKHA_134BE #15 p.586, AKHA_133BE #12 p.314, AMK.048-050, AVK4.314cx, OOL.C015 | SWAB#043, BRL_HUQUQ#091x, BADM.021bx, COC#0174x, COC#0175x, COC#1171x, COC#1370x, COC#1392x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Consultation; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Education of children; moral education; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations | x | * | * | |||||
| AB00026 | Lawh-i-Mahmud Furughi | 2440 | mixed | ای گمگشته بادیه پیما اگرچه چون باد بادیه پیماای ولی از جام عنایت سرمست | O thou who art lost and wandering in the desert! Though thou roamest the wilderness like unto the wind, thou art intoxicated with the wine of divine bounty [3.5s] | INBA13:364, INBA21:168 (209), INBA59:260, INBA88:299 | BRL_DAK#0640, AKHA_135BE #16 p.318x, BSHN.140.227, BSHN.144.227, DUR1.342x, MSHR2.103x, MSHR4.319x, MJMJ2.037x, MMG2#028 p.028x, MHT2.173, QUM.215x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00010 | Lawh-i-Shuhaday-i-Yazd va Isfahan (Tablet on the Martyrs of Yazd and Isfahan) | 5290 | mixed | Treatise on Persecution of Bahá'ís in 1903 | Lawh-i-Shuhaday-i-Yazd va Isfahan (Tablet on the Martyrs of Yazd and Isfahan) | در این عصر انوار که قرن عظیم حضرت پروردگار است و از پرتو شمس حقیقت انوار | In this enlightened age, which is the century of the Almighty God, by the effulgence of the Sun of Reality, the lights of civilization are diffused | MKT3.122, OOL.C024 | BLO_PT#208 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | 1 | * | - | |||||
| AB00158 | Lawh-i-Tanazu'-i Baqa | 900 | mixed | Tablet on the Struggle for Survival (Lawh-i-Tanázu'-i Baqá); Universal Education | Lawh-i-Tanázu'-i Baqá (Tablet on the Struggle for Survival) | ای انجمن محترم عالم انسانی از این نیت خیریه و علویت مقاصد که دارید باید مورد شکرانیت | O honored society [for the advancement] of humanity! All mankind should be grateful on account of your noble purpose and lofty intentions…. One day I was standing by a creek and observed that a swarm of small locusts | BRL_DAK#0585, MKT4.018, KHF.066, KHTB3.035 | BLO_PT#163, STAB#099x | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Nationalism; love of country; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB00109 | Lawh-i-Tanzih va Taqdis (=Lawh-i-Dukhan) | 1040 | mixed | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Tablet of Purity | Lawh-i-Tanzih va Taqdis (Tablet of Chastity and Purity) | ای یاران پاک یزدان تنزیه و تقدیس در جمیع شئون از خصائص پاکانست و از لوازم آزادگان | O Friends of the Pure and Omnipotent God! To be pure and holy in all things is an attribute of the consecrated soul | MKT1.324, MNMK#107 p.200, MMK1#129 p.142, AKHA_104BE #07 p.01, AHB.123BE #05 p.136x, AVK3.039.03x, AVK3.296.10x, DWNP_v6#10 p.001-004, PYB#139 p.03, ADH2_1#34 p.051x, MJMJ2.020bx, MMG2#377 p.421x, YHA1.340x, KHAZ.111-114, HYB.168, OOL.C017 | SWAB#129, BRL_Aqdas.n170ax, TAB.581-585, BWF.333-336x, COC#1414x, LOG#1186x, LOG#1188x, LOG#1192x, LOG#1839x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Cleanliness and refinement; Excellence; distinction; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | x | * | * | |||||
| AB00142 | Lawh-i-Tarbiyyat (Tablet of Education) | 930 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | Lawh-i-Tarbiyyat (Tablet of Education) | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن جمهور عقلاء بر آنند که تفاوت عقول و آراء از تفاوت | O ye beloved of God and maidservants of the Merciful! The republic of wise men believes that the difference in minds and opinions is due to the difference of education | INBA16:026 | MKT1.330, MNMK#110 p.207, MMK1#098 p.123x, MMK1#104 p.127x, MILAN.084, AKHA_104BE #06 p.15, AKHB.210x, AVK1.250x, AVK3.326.17x, DWNP_v6#05 p.004-006, PYM.218, MJTB.035, DUR1.574x, YHA1.329-330x, YHA1.382x#7, YHA1.382x#8, NJB_v05#02 p.005, OOL.C018 | SWAB#098x, SWAB#104x, TAB.576-580, BWF.396-399x, LOG#0482x, LOG#0484x, LOG#0486x, BSC.486 #935x, TEW.003-006 | MANA (1), MANA (2) | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Work as worship | x | * | - | |||
| ABU0350 | Lecture Given at a Studio in Paris: Words to Baha'is of Paris, 1911-11-27 | 670 | Persian | Paris Talks | این منزل محفلی است بهائی محفل بهائی هر جا تاسیس شد روز بروز اتساع یافت و سبب | This is in truth a Baha'í house. Every time such a house or meeting place is founded it becomes one of the greatest aids to the general development | KHTB1.221 | PT#24 p.069 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0360 | Lesson given to I. D. Brittingham, Apr. 1909 | 660 | The events mentioned in the first part of chapter 16 of Revelation happened before the coming of the Manifestation. The seven angels signify seven Powers | PN_1909F p051, BSTW#136 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; War and peace | - | - | interpretation of Rev ch16. | ||||||||||
| AB00004 | Madaniyyih (The Secret of Divine Civilization) | 20800 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Secret of Divine Civilization | Secret of Divine Civilization (book) | بدایع حمد و ثنا و جوامع شکر و سپاس درگاه احدیت پروردگاریرا سزاست که از بین کافه | Praise and thanksgiving be unto Providence that out of all the realities in existence He has chosen the reality of man | BLIB_Or.08686, IOM.100, BLIB_Or.08117, | SDCP, AVK3.336.14x, AVK3.222.07x, AVK3.290.13x, AVK3.292.05x, AVK3.324.05x, AVK4.317bx, AVK4.328x, AVK4.339x, MSHR3.097x, OOL.C019 | SDC, WOB.037-038x, WOB.192x, LOG#1061 ¶1x, LOG#1417x, LOG#1682x, LOG#1882x, LOG#1883x, BSC.424 #767.1x, SW_v07#18 p.181-182x, BLO_PT#057, STAB#044, STAB#064 | Treatise addressed anonymously to the entire Persian nation, outlining both the secular and the religious bases of true civilization. Identified by Shoghi Effendi as Abdu'l-Baha's "outstanding contribution to the future reorganization of the world." Presents a defense of Western-style modernization in the face of opposition to the Shah's reforms. Explores the qualities of the spiritually learned through the lens of an Islamic tradition that the learned "must guard himself, defend his faith, oppose his passions and obey the commandments of his Lord". Presents the essential outlines of the Lesser Peace. Argues that religion is the greatest instrument for achieving true civilization, but warns that it can be diverted to the wrong ends. Rejects the possibility of a secular morality based on an "innate sense of human dignity", since "self-love is kneaded into the very clay of man". Issues a call for education reform, borrowing from other cultures as necessary, to restore the ancient glory of Persia. | Bribery and corruption; Call to action; Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Muhammad; Islam; Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Universal education; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | 1 | * | * | MMAH.234 | ||
| AB00003 | Maqaliy-i-Shakhs Sayyah (A Traveller's Narrative) | 22000 | Persian | Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, A; Traveler's Narrative, A | Travelers Narrative, A (book) | در خصوص شخص معروف بباب و حقیقت احوال اینطائفه روایات مختلفه و تفاصیل | Touching the individual known as the Bab and the true nature of this sect diverse tales are on the tongues | CMB_F56, IOM.100-101 | TNP, AVK3.203.01x, AVK3.210.12, AVK3.214.06x, AVK3.223.01x, AVK3.286.11x, AVK3.473.16x, OOL.C021 | TN, GPB.055x, GPB.066x, GPB.075x, GPB.113x, GPB.133x2x, GPB.143x, GPB.159x5x, GPB.197x, GPB.201x, TDH#158.18x, STAB#116 | "The ablest and most valuable presentation of the early history of the Faith and of its tenets." (Shoghi Effendi) Recounts events in the life of the Bab and in the lives of His followers and illustrates the character of the Baha'í revelation with numerous quotations from Baha'u'llah's Writings. | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Empty learning; false spirituality; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Growth of the Cause; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Letters of the Living; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | 1 | * | - | PN_1919 p023 | ||
| ABU0419 | Material and Spiritual Progress: Words spoken on 1911-11-02 in Paris | 600 | Persian | Paris Talks | جسم انسان در هوای خوش منتعش میشود حیات انسان تجدد می یابد قلب مسرور میشود | How beautiful the weather is today, the sky is clear, the sun shines, and the heart of man is made glad thereby! | KHAB.110 (120), KHTB1.093, KHTP.069 | PT#19 p.057 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1357 | Message to humanity, through a journal editor, spoken at Milburn home in Chicago, 1912-11-03 | 230 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | الحمد لله قرون ظلمانى گذشت قرن نورانى آمد الحمد الله آثار اوهام و تقالید زائل شد و عقول | Praise be to God that the centuries of darkness have passed.... Glad tidings, glad tidings, that the Sun of Truth has shed its radiance! | PYM.182, KHTB2.319, BDA1.351.03 | MHMD1.369-370, VLAB.113x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1140 | Message to the Baha'is of New York from Thonon-les-Bains, 1911-08-26 | 280 | In this Cause, hundreds of families have sacrificed themselves. There have been more than twenty thousand martyrs. | AIF.1911-08-26, PN_1909B p032, DJT.181-183, BLO_PN#027 | Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1703 | Message to Theosophists in London, Sep. 1911 | 180 | Give my most friendly greetings to all the Theosophists. You have risen to help humanity because you are freeing yourselves from superstition | CHH.173-174, BLO_PN#022 | Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Theosophy; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0181 | On Calumny: Words spoken on 1911-11-20 in Paris | 950 | mixed | Paris Talks | از بدایت عالم تا امروز هر وقت ندای الهی بلند شد ندای شیطان هم بلند شد زیرا | From the beginning of the world until the present time each 'Manifestation' sent from God has been opposed by an embodiment of the 'Powers of Darkness'. | AMK.200-204, DWNP_v1#06 p.004-006, KHF.203, KHAB.184 (195), KHTB1.186, KHTP.131 | PT#33 p.101, ABS#01 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0017 | On the creation of the world: words to Miss St. and others in summer of 1910 | 2200 | Wir haben wohl alle heute etwas Zeit, über dieses ebenso schwierige wie wichtige Thema zu reden und der Ort | SDW v01#01 p.007-010, SDW v01#02 p.025-027, SDW v18#06-07 p.179-185 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Evolution; human evolution; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0386 | Pain and Sorrow: Words spoken on 1911-11-22 in Paris | 630 | Persian | Paris Talks | جمیع بشر همیشه مورد دو احساس هستند یکی احساس سرور دیگری احساس حزن وقت سرور | In this world we are influenced by two sentiments, Joy and Pain. Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more vital | BRL_DAK#0955, AMK.207-210, DWNP_v6#08 p.002-003, KHF.039, KHAB.192 (202), KHTB1.197, KHTP.146 | PT#35 p.110 | J. Heath [track 4] | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB00053 | Paper presented to the Universal Races Congress | 1430 | Persian | ای اهل عالم چون در جمیع عالم سیر و سیاحت نمااید آنچه معمور است از آثار الفت | When travelling about the world we observe an air of prosperity in any country | BLIB_Or.08117.002, | AVK3.205.17x, RAHA.112-115, DAUD.11, KHAB.005 (016), KHTB1.035, KHTP.013, NJB_v02#14-16 p.008 | SW_v02#09 p.005-006, ABS#09 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Composition and decomposition; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0169 | Pilgrim notes of Anton Haddad, Jan. 1900 | 990 | Let no seditious rumors prevent you from coming into the kingdom of God and receiving the spirit of confirmation. | PN_1900 p073 | Contention and conflict; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0696 | Pilgrim notes of Anton Haddad, Jan. 1900 | 420 | Disagreement among the believers is likened unto the clouds... You are a small army and very few in number in comparison with those around you. | PN_1900 p072 | Contention and conflict; Growth of the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11094 | Prayer for the departed. | 50 | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions! | BPRY.041 | Y. Mesbah, The Humming Birds, D. Gundry, K. Bartlett, Hailey & Milton, The Hummingbirds, Nabilinho, E. Mahony, N. Bahraini, W. Heath | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3070 | Prayer spoken at children's dinner, Cannongate School in Edinburgh, ca. 1913-01-09 | 50 | O Thou Kind God! These beloved children are created by Thy Mighty Hand. They are the signs of Thy Omnipotence. | DAS.1913-02-27 | Education of children; moral education; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for children and youth; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0008 | Public address at Stanford University on 1912-10-08 | 2330 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | اعظم منقبت عالم انسانی علم است زیرا کشف حقایق اشیاست و چون امروز خود را در | The greatest attainment in the world of humanity has ever been scientific | BRL_DAK#0654, KHF.207, KHAB.380 (386), KHTB2.267, NJB_v05#01 p.001 | PUP#110 (p.348-355), SW_v03#12 p.010-014, ECN.267 | Harmony of science and religion; High station of learning; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of transformation and change; Need for an educator; Power of the mind over nature; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0126 | Public address given on 1912-04-12 | 1100 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | This is a most happy visit. I have crossed the sea from the land of the Orient | BDA1.030n | PUP#002 (p.004-007), SW_v15#09 p.254-255x, DWN_v5#11 p.001-004x | Christ; Christianity; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrdom of the Bab; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | MHMD1.039 | ||||||||
| ABU0405 | Public address given on 1912-04-13 | 610 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | چند روز است من به نیویورک آمدم پیش از این به اروپا رفتم | It is a few days since my arrival in New York; but before coming to New York | KHTB2.013, NJB_v04#10 p.004, BDA1.032n | PUP#007 (p.016-018), SW_v03#07 p.003-004 | Harmony of science and religion; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | MHMD1.042 | ||||||
| ABU1161 | Public address given on 1912-04-13 | 270 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | ایام ظهور مظاهر مقدسه بهار الهی است اراضی قلوب را سبز | Praise be to God! This is an illuminating gathering. The faces are brilliant | KHF.193, KHAB.239 (249), KHTB2.011, NJB_v04#14 p.002, BDA1.031n | PUP#004 (p.009-011), SW_v03#08 p.004-005 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | MHMD1.040-041 | ||||||
| ABU0275 | Public address given on 1912-04-14 | 770 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | در این جمع قسیس عبارتی از پولس قدیس ذکر نمود که شما نور را از شیشه های رنگین | I speak from a verse in Corinthians, the substance of which is that though | BRL_DAK#0562, MMG2#171 p.197x, KHF.056, KHAB.241 (251), KHTB2.016, KHTB3.032, BDA1.033n | PUP#005 (p.011-013), SW_v04#01 p.007-008, SW_v03#03 p.005-006, SW_v14#04 p.117, SW_v19#02 p.054, DJT.245-246, BLO_PN#027 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | MHMD1.043 | ||||||
| ABU0676 | Public address given on 1912-04-16 | 430 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | خوب مجلسی است قوای مادیه نمیتواند این گونه نفوس را | Souls from the East and from the West have been brought to this spot... Christ appeared in this world nineteen hundred years ago | KHF.192, KHAB.244 (255), KHTB2.027, NJB_v04#10 p.001, BDA1.036n | PUP#008 (p.018-020), SW_v03#10 p.006-007, BSTW#209 | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | MHMD1.045 | ||||||
| ABU0300 | Public address given on 1912-04-17 | 740 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | During my visit to London and Paris last year I had many talks with the materialistic philosophers of Europe | BWF.251-254, PUP#009 (p.020-022), FWU.045, SW_v03#10 p.010-011, SW_v15#01 p.003-004 | Importance of authoritative interpretation; Intuition; inspiration; Limits of the intellect; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0456 | Public address given on 1912-04-17 | 570 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | در بعضی از کتب الهی مذکور است که چون شمس حقیقت طلوع نماید | In the Holy Books it is recorded that when the Sun of Truth dawns it will | SFI07.025, BDA1.037n | PUP#010 (p.023-025), SW_v03#10 p.009-010, SW_v19#02 p.055 | Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.046 | ||||||
| ABU0223 | Public address given on 1912-04-18 | 870 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | در این محفل میخواهم از حیات حضرت بهاءالله قدری صحبت نمایم از بدایت | Tonight I wish to tell you something of the history of the Bahai Revelation. The Blessed Perfection, Baha'u'llah, belonged to the nobility of Persia | BRL_DAK#0641, SFI07.026-027, BDA1.037n | BWF.220-224, GPB.124x, PUP#011 (p.025-029), BSC.285 #586, SW_v03#09 p.003-005, SW_v08#13 p.159-160, SW_v08#13 p.171 | MANA | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Human reality created in the image of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace | - | - | MHMD1.046-047 | |||||
| ABU0882 | Public address given on 1912-04-18 | 340 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | امشب من بسیار مسرورم زیرا بدیدن دوستان خودم آمده ام شما همقطار و اقران من هستید | Tonight I am very happy for I have come here to meet my friends | BRL_DAK#1030, SFI07.028, BDA1.037n | PUP#013 (p.032-034), SW_v03#07 p.011-012, SW_v08#03 p.033+037-038, DJT.257-259, FDA.008-009, BLO_PN#027, STAB#056 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | MHMD1.047 | ||||||
| ABU0145 | Public address given on 1912-04-19 | 1050 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | If we look with a perceiving eye upon the world of creation, we find that all existing things may be classified | BDA1.038n | BWF.242-245, PUP#012 (p.029-032), FWU.049, SW_v03#08 p.008-010 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; High station of learning; Man's distinction from the animal; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | MHMD1.047-048 | ||||||||
| ABU0118 | Public address given on 1912-04-21 | 1150 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | آنچه قسیس فرمودند دلیل بر حسن اخلاق و خدمت بعالم انسانى است | What the Minister of the Church delineated before us just now testifies to his high sense of morality and his efforts to serve the world of humanity. | KHTB2.033, BDA1.041.07 | PUP#016 (p.039-042), SW_v03#03 p.010-012, SW_v19#03 p.087, MHMD1.050-054 | Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0157 | Public address given on 1912-04-23 | 1020 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | As I stand here tonight and look upon this assembly, I am reminded curiously of a beautiful bouquet of violets | BDA1.048n | PUP#020 (p.049-052), FWU.060, SW_v03#03 p.016-018 | High station of learning; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Race unity; racial issues; True liberty; freedom; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.056 | ||||||||
| ABU0308 | Public address given on 1912-04-23 | 720 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | امروز من در نهایت سرورم زیرا می بینم بندگان الهی در این مجمع حاضرند سفید و سیاه | Today I am most happy, for I see here a gathering of the servants of God... ...In the estimation of God there is no distinction of color; all are one in the color | BRL_DAK#0712, KHF.261, KHAB.247 (257), KHTB2.039, BDA1.047n | BWF.267-270, ADJ.037b-038x, ADJ.038x, PUP#018 (p.044-046), FWU.034, SW_v03#03 p.014-015 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Race unity; racial issues; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.055 | ||||||
| ABU0528 | Public address given on 1912-04-24 | 520 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | What a wonderful meeting this is! These are the children of the Kingdom. The song we have just listened to... The art of music is divine and effective | BDA1.048n | LOG#1362x, PUP#021 (p.052-054), SW_v03#03 p.019-020, SW_v08#02 p.027-028, SW_v09#08 p.093-094 | MANA | Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Fulfillment of true potential; Music and singing; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | MHMD1.056-057 | |||||||
| ABU0110 | Public address given on 1912-04-25 | 1180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | امشب شب مبارکی است شایان نهایت سرور و ستایش است بجهاتی چند اولا الحمد لله | This night is a very blessed night, worthy of the utmost praise and joy for many reasons. | KHTB2.046, BDA1.052 | SW_v19#03 p.090, MHMD1.060-061 | East and West; communication between East and West; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0262 | Public address given on 1912-04-25 | 800 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | The greatest power in the realm and range of human existence is spirit -- the divine breath | BDA1.051n | BWF.260-263, PUP#024 (p.058-060), SW_v03#03 p.022-023, BSTW#336e | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | MHMD1.059 | ||||||||
| ABU1584 | Public address given on 1912-04-25 | 200 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Today the greatest need of the world of humanity is discontinuance of the existing misunderstandings | LOG#1138x, PUP#025 (p.060-061), SW_v03#03 p.023-024, SW_v11#18 p.304 | Language and the structure of reality; Means of establishment of future civilization; Unity of thought and belief; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0196 | Public address given on 1912-04-26 | 910 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | در این انجمن محترم میخواهم در خصوص وحدانیت الهیه تکلم کنم بدیهی است که حقیقت | I wish to speak upon the subject of divine unity, the oneness of God, before this revered assemblage… O Thou kind Lord! O Thou Who art generous and merciful! | BRL_DAK#0573, KHF.114, KHAB.260 (270), KHTB2.049, KHTB3.045, NJB_v05#04 p.001, BDA1.054n | BPRY.112-113x, PUP#046 (p.113-116), SW_v03#07 p.013-014 | D. Djalili, Stevie & Tory, M. Levine [track 6], A. Youssefi | Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | MHMD1.062 | |||||
| ABU3456 | Public address given on 1912-04-26 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | از جمله تعالیم بهآءالله تساوی حقوق رجال ونسآء است | One of the teachings of Baha'u'llah is equality of rights for men and women. | BDA1.054.x | SW_v19#03 p.091, MHMD1.063 | East and West; communication between East and West; Equality of men and women; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0627 | Public address given on 1912-04-30 | 460 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | When we view the world of creation, we find that all living things may be classified under two aspects | BDA1.062n | PUP#028 (p.067-069), SW_v03#04 p.009-010 | TaliaSafa, New Creation | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Love of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.070 | |||||||
| ABU0122 | Public address given on 1912-05-02 | 1120 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | When we carefully investigate the kingdoms of existence and observe the phenomena of the universe | ABB.062 | PUP#035 (p.079-083), SW_v03#04 p.015-017 | Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power of the mind over nature; Proofs for the existence of God; Things are known by their opposites | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0733 | Public address given on 1912-05-02 | 400 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | بسیار خوش آمدید امروز صبح بر خواستم دیدم شهر را مر گرفته صفا نگذاشته هر روز صبح | I find this morning that the city is enveloped by a fog and mist. It is a good city | BSB5:3-6:1 | PUP#034 (p.078-079), SW_v03#04 p.015 | Oneness; unity of religion; Rational arguments; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0293 | Public address given on 1912-05-03 | 750 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | According to the statement of philosophers the difference in degree of humankind from lowest | BWF.248-251, PUP#037 (p.084-087), FWU.055, SW_v03#04 p.018-019 | Christ; Christianity; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0901 | Public address given on 1912-05-03 | 340 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | I was in the Orient, and from the Orient to this part of the world is a long distance | BDA1.067n | PUP#036 (p.083-084), SW_v03#04 p.017-018, PN_1912 p085, BSTW#311x | Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | MHMD1.075 | ||||||||
| ABU0070 | Public address given on 1912-05-04 | 1410 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | I am very happy in being present at this meeting. Praise be to God! I see before me the faces... O Thou kind Lord! These are Thy servants who have gathered in this meeting | BDA1.067n | BPRY.088-089x, BWF.263-267, LOG#0788x, PUP#038 (p.087-091), BSC.383 #717, SW_v03#04 p.019-022 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | MHMD1.076 | ||||||||
| ABU0137 | Public address given on 1912-05-05 | 1070 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | The divine religions were founded for the purpose of unifying humanity and establishing universal peace.... O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock | BDA1.070n | BPRY.113-115x, PUP#041 (p.097-100), SW_v03#04 p.024-027, SW_v15#03 p.057, DWN_v6#11 p.002-004 | Louis, Bahiyyih, Oisin & Danny | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | MHMD1.079 | |||||||
| ABU0174 | Public address given on 1912-05-05 | 980 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | I offer thanks to God for the privilege of being present in an assemblage which is commemorating Him | BDA1.068n | BWF.254-257, PUP#040 (p.093-096), FWU.011, SW_v03#04 p.022-024 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | MHMD1.077 | ||||||||
| ABU0192 | Public address given on 1912-05-06 | 930 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | This is a very joyous evening, an evidence in itself of the possibility of uniting the East and the West | BDA1.074n | PUP#042 (p.101-103), SW_v03#04 p.029+031-032, SW_v13#12 p.324 | East and West; communication between East and West; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; War and peace; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | MHMD1.082 | ||||||||
| ABU0051 | Public address given on 1912-05-07 | 1580 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | I have come from the Orient to visit your country. Surely this continent is praiseworthy | BDA1.075n | LOG#0710x, LOG#2101x, PUP#044 (p.105-110), SW_v03#06 p.002-004+08, SW_v15#01 p.038 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | MHMD1.083 | ||||||||
| ABU2862 | Public address given on 1912-05-13 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | هندوستان در زمان قدیم خیلی ترقی داشت از قطعهٴ آسیا مدنیت بمصر و سوریه سرایت کرد | India had a great civilization in former times. That civilization spread from that part of Asia to Syria and Egypt | BDA1.093.10 | SW_v19#06 p.180, MHMD1.100 | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3406 | Public address given on 1912-05-14 | 30 | Mahmúd's Diary | ...It is the Holy Spirit of God which insures the safety of humanity, for human thoughts differ, human susceptibilities differ. You cannot make the susceptibilities of all humanity one except through the common channel of the Holy Spirit. | VLAB.060-061x | Differences in human capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.101 | |||||||||
| ABU0152 | Public address given on 1912-05-19 | 1040 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Because this is called the Church of Brotherhood, I wish to speak upon the brotherhood of mankind... The real brotherhood is spiritual | PUP#050 (p.129-132), BSC.319 #639x, BSC.463 #858x, SW_v03#09 p.006-007+009 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0178 | Public address given on 1912-05-19 | 970 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Religions are many, but the reality of religion is one. The days are many, but the sun is one | PUP#049 (p.126-129), SW_v03#09 p.010-012 | Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0098 | Public address given on 1912-05-20 | 1240 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Today questions of the utmost importance are facing humanity, questions peculiar to this radiant century | LOG#2080x, LOG#2082x, LOG#2099x, LOG#2103x, LOG#2104x, PUP#051 (p.133-137), SW_v03#08 p.018-020, STAB#129, STAB#130 | Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; The animal kingdom; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0121 | Public address given on 1912-05-23 | 1120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá's Address at Clark University | ای انجمن مبارک بینهایت مسرورم از اینکه در این جمعیت دارالفنون حاضر شده ام | Blessed audience, I am overjoyed to be with you here today. It had been my hope to visit this University, and now that hope has been fulfilled | KHF.062, KHAB.276 (286), KHTB2.077, NJB_v03#03-05 p.009 | BLO_PT#004 | East and West; communication between East and West; High station of learning; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0188 | Public address given on 1912-05-25 | 930 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | I am going away from your city, but I leave my heart with you. My spirit will be here... O my God! O my God! Verily, these servants are turning to Thee | BPRY.089-090x, BWF.228-231, LOG#0731x, PUP#054 (p.143-146), FWU.018 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0095 | Public address given on 1912-05-26 | 1250 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | امشب در این سرود ذکری از قرُبیت الهی بود اعظم موهبت | As I neared this church this evening I heard the hymn, "Nearer, My God..." ... O thou forgiving God! These servants are turning to Thy kingdom | DWNP_v6#11 p.001x, KHF.059, KHAB.285 (295), KHTB2.091, NJB_v04#06 p.001 | BPRY.090-092x, PUP#055 (p.147-150), SW_v03#08 p.020-022, DWN_v6#10 p.002x | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Martyrs and martyrdom; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0205 | Public address given on 1912-05-26 | 900 | Persian | مسئله بقای روح را نقلا در کتب مقدسه خوانده اید دیگر لازم نیست که من مجددا | As regards the matter of the immortality of the spirit, you have already studied this in the Holy Books, and there is no need for me to expound upon it anew [3.5s] | KHF.129, KHAB.346 (353), KHTB2.185, NJB_v04#19 p.004 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0149 | Public address given on 1912-05-28 | 1040 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The Fatherhood of God, His loving-kindness and beneficence are apparent to all.... Praise be to God, the springtime of God | PUP#056 (p.150-153), FWU.014, SW_v03#07 p.015+019-021, SW_v11#01 p.006-007 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0385 | Public address given on 1912-05-29 | 630 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The divine Manifestations have been iconoclastic in Their teachings, uprooting error | PUP#057 (p.154-156), SW_v03#10 p.013-014 | Christ; Christianity; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Oneness; unity of religion; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0041 | Public address given on 1912-05-30 | 1720 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | از احساسات جناب رایس نهایت خشنودی را دارم و همچنین از احساسات وکیله ایشان | I am most pleased with these expressions of kindly feeling and evidences | BRL_DAK#0636, KHF.092, KHAB.253 (263), KHTB2.098, NJB_v12#07 p.144 | PUP#058 (p.156-160), FWU.100, SW_v04#03 p.055+056-058 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Ether; the phenomenon of light; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0187 | Public address given on 1912-05-31 | 930 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The material world is subject to change and transformation. The Cause of the Kingdom is eternal | PUP#059 (p.161-163), SW_v05#11 p.169-170 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0006 | Public address given on 1912-06-02 | 2430 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | کلیسا را بیعه نامیده اند یعنی محل بیعت این اصطلاح کتاب مقدس است | In the terminology of the Holy Books, the church has been called the "House of the Covenant".... Temples are symbols... There is no doubt that if the world of the Occident should abandon dogmas.... The law of God is a collective center | BRL_DAK#0643, BDA1.112.x | LOG#0739x, LOG#2078x, LOG#2096x, PUP#060 (p.163-171), SW_v03#10 p.025-029, SW_v05#16 p.246-247+248, SW_v06#17 p.146-148, SW_v08#10 p.125, SW_v14#05 p.145, SW_v14#05 p.147, MHMD1.120, BW_v01p060x | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Equality of men and women; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0007 | Public address given on 1912-06-08 | 2410 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | نهایت سرور را امشب دارم که بین جمع محترم حاضر شدم فی الحقیقه جمعی است در | I have the utmost pleasure this evening in being present. Truly this is an assembly | BRL_DAK#0632, MJTB.083x, KHF.243, KHAB.310 (319), KHTB2.138 | BWF.235-242, PUP#063 (p.176-182), FWU.069, SW_v05#07 p.102-103+105-106, SW_v08#08 p.097 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1450 | Public address given on 1912-06-08 | 220 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The body politic today is greatly in need of a physician. It is similar to a human body... The disease which afflicts the body politic is lack of love | PUP#061 (p.171), BSC.445 #812, SW_v03#10 p.014, SW_v08#10 p.122, SW_v13#09 p.231-232, SW_v07#15 p.148, DWN_v6#05 p.001 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Harmony of science and religion; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0030 | Public address given on 1912-06-09 | 1860 | mixed | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | من از مملکت بعیده شرق میایم مملکتی که همیشه نور آسمان در آن طلوع نموده مملکتی | I come here from distant countries, from Oriental climes… O Thou forgiving Lord! Thou art the shelter of all these Thy servants… Baha’u’llah hath proclaimed the universality of education, which is essential to the unity of mankind | BRL_DAK#0184, KHF.228, KHAB.303 (312), KHTB2.129, NJB_v04#12 p.001 | BRL_ATE#107x, BPRY.082-083x, LOG#0492x, LOG#2097x, PUP#062 (p.172-176), SW_v05#07 p.099-102, SW_v09#07 p.085 | S. Tirandaz | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0294 | Public address given on 1912-06-11 | 740 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | We have just returned from a visit to Philadelphia, spending two nights there and speaking | PUP#065 (p.183-186), SW_v04#06 p.099-100 | Man's distinction from the animal; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0749 | Public address given on 1912-06-11 | 400 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Man must be lofty in endeavor. He must seek to become heavenly and spiritual | LOG#2113x, PUP#066 (p.186-187), SW_v04#06 p.101 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0027 | Public address given on 1912-06-16 | 1900 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This is a goodly temple and congregation, for -- praise be to God! -- this is a house of worship | PUP#071 (p.197-203), BSC.330 #651, SW_v03#10 p.019-023 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Literal interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0129 | Public address given on 1912-06-16 | 1090 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | This is a Unitarian church, and in the Arabic tongue this day may well be called... What is real unity?... O God! Educate these children | BRL_CHILD#18x, BPRY.028x, BWF.257-260, PUP#069 (p.190-194), FWU.066x, SW_v03#10 p.030-032 | William Sears & the Ayyam-i-Ha Kids [track 1], Ine, Nabil and Karim, TaliaSafa, E. Peterson, MANA, J. Crone, C. McGrail, E. Mahony | Education of children; moral education; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1034 | Public address given on 1912-06-16 | 300 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | عالم مادی هر قدر ترقی کند لکن باز محتاج تعلیمات روح القدس است زیرا کمالات | No matter how much the world of humanity advances in material civilization | BRL_DAK#1036, AMK.258-259, KHF.035, KHAB.320 (328), KHTB2.151, KHTB3.028 | PUP#073 (p.205-206), SW_v04#05 p.086-087, SW_v19#08 p.253 | Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0790 | Public address given on 1912-06-17 | 380 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | We should all visit the sick. When they are in sorrow and suffering, it is a real help | LOG#0937x, PUP#072 (p.204-205), SW_v04#06 p.101-102, VLAB.038-039x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0204 | Public address given on 1912-06-20 | 900 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am about to leave the city for a few days rest at Montclair. When I | PUP#074 (p.206-209), SW_v03#10 p.023-024 | Composition and decomposition; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0147 | Public address given on 1912-06-23 | 1050 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | You are always smiling. [Mr. Osborne:] Surely our faces should reflect happiness in this presence. | PUP#075 (p.210-213) | Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0437 | Public address given on 1912-07-01 | 590 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | What could be better before God than thinking of the poor? For the poor are beloved | PUP#077 (p.216-217), FWU.036, SW_v04#06 p.102-103 | Differences in human capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Law of Huququ'llah; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0037 | Public address given on 1912-07-05 | 1790 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | بسیار بسیار خوش آمدید در جمیع کتب مقدسه الهیه بشاراتی است که بشارت میدهد روزی | You are very welcome! In the divine Holy Books there are unmistakable prophecies | AVK2.071.13x, KHF.182, KHAB.322 (330), KHTB2.161, NJB_v04#01 p.001 | PUP#080 (p.220-225), BSC.268 #552, SW_v03#11 p.006-007+009-010, SW_v13#06 p.146, PN_1912 p029 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Chastisement and requital; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Predictions and prophecies; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0403 | Public address given on 1912-07-05 | 620 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The Divine Sovereignty is an ancient sovereignty; not an accidental sovereignty. | PUP#079 (p.218-220), SW_v04#05 p.087+089-090 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; God's attributes require the existence of objects; Infinity and eternity; Literal interpretation; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0112 | Public address given on 1912-07-06 | 1170 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | انسان در عالم وجود طی مراتب کرده است تا بعالم انسانی رسیده است در هر رتبه | In the world of existence man has traversed successive degrees until he has attained the human kingdom. In each degree of his progression | BRL_DAK#0550, KHF.132, KHAB.329 (337), KHTB2.170, NJB_v03#17 p.001 | BRL_ATE#158x, PUP#081 (p.225-228), BSC.324 #645, FWU.063, SW_v03#11 p.010-012, SW_v07#16 p.153-154, SW_v14#02 p.041, BSTW#391x | Evolution; human evolution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0023 | Public address given on 1912-07-14 | 2030 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Today I wish to speak to you upon the subject of the oneness of humanity, for in this great century... O my God! O my God! Verily, I invoke Thee… O Lord! Unite and bind together the hearts | BPRY.238-239x, COC#0858x, LOG#0732x, PUP#082 (p.228-235), BSC.345 #672, SW_v03#11 p.013-016 | A. Youssefi, N. Zabihi, P. Weber | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Satan; the Evil One; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0689 | Public address given on 1912-07-23 | 420 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The Baha'is must not engage in political movements which lead to sedition. They must interest themselves in movements which conduce to law and order… Strive, therefore, to create love in the hearts | PUP#084 (p.238-239), SW_v04#07 p.122, SW_v07#15 p.148 | A. Youssefi | Love of God; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0096 | Public address given on 1912-07-24 | 1250 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In the world of existence there is nothing so important as spirit, nothing so essential as the spirit of man | PUP#085 (p.239-243), BSC.362 #690, SW_v04#07 p.115-117, SW_v08#08 p.085-088 | Man's distinction from the animal; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of the mind over nature; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1360 | Public address given on 1912-07-25 | 230 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am very happy to greet you here today. This is the second time the breeze of God has wafted | PUP#086 (p.244), SW_v07#12 p.116 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0082 | Public address given on 1912-07-31 | 1350 | Persian | من از مسس پارسنز بسیار ممنونم که سبب شده با شماها ملاقات و معاشرت میکنم | You are all welcome. It is a source of great pleasure and we are indebted to Mrs. Parsons. I am a visitor from the Orient | KHF.171, KHAB.350 (357), KHTB2.190, NJB_v03#19 p.001-2 | PN_1912_heh p019x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; East and West; communication between East and West; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0316 | Public address given on 1912-08-05 | 710 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The people of Christianity have clung to literal interpretation of the statement in the Gospel.... You have asked concerning approval of Christian Science treatment and healing. Spirit has influence | PUP#087 (p.245-247), BSC.379 #710, SW_v03#18 p.004-006, SW_v08#04 p.045-046 | Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Power of prayer; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0086 | Public address given on 1912-08-06 | 1310 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Today we are enjoying temperate weather. As there are many strangers present, we will answer questions. | PUP#088 (p.247-252), SW_v03#18 p.006-007+10, SW_v19#09 p.258, SW_v08#08 p.098-099, PN_1912_heh p028, STAB#110 | Christ; Christianity; Conference of Badasht; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3318 | Public address given on 1912-08-08 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | هر چه تربیت ظاهری بیشتر شود مسابقهٴ در تعدیات زیادتر می شود اما تربیت روحانی سبب مسابقهٴ در اعمال خیریه و کمالات انسانیه است امیدواریم که ازین تعدیات کاسته و روز بروز بر کمالات روحانیه افزوده شود | The more material education advances, the more competitive is the race in aggression and injustice. But spiritual education is the cause of competition in praiseworthy actions | BDA1.183.06 | SW_v19#12 p.379, MHMD1.199 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Goodly deeds; actions; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0004 | Public address given on 1912-08-16 | 2530 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Every subject presented to a thoughtful audience must be supported by rational proofs.... We declare that love is the cause of the existence of all phenomena | PUP#089 (p.253-261), BSC.353 #683, FWU.086, SW_v03#16 p.005-009, SW_v08#10 p.124-125, PN_1916 p003x | Development of capacity and readiness; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Love of God; Power of the mind over nature; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0043 | Public address given on 1912-08-17 | 1660 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Are you all well and happy? This is a delightful spot; the scenery is beautiful | PUP#092 (p.264-270), SW_v08#07 p.076-080 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Oneness; unity of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0572 | Public address given on 1912-08-17 | 490 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The physical beauty of this place is very wonderful. We hope that a spiritual charm | PUP#090 (p.261-263) | Human reality created in the image of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0825 | Public address given on 1912-08-17 | 360 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Although the body was weak and not fitted to undergo the vicissitudes of crossing the Atlantic | PUP#091 (p.263-264) | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power of the mind over nature; Relationship of the soul to the body; Suffering and imprisonment; The mind's power of discovery; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0049 | Public address given on 1912-08-18 | 1590 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The worlds of God are in perfect harmony and correspondence one with another. Each world | PUP#093 (p.270-275), SW_v03#15 p.004-007 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for peace and unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0079 | Public address given on 1912-08-25 | 1360 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | O Thou kind God! In the utmost state of humility and submission do we entreat and supplicate | PUP#094 (p.276-280), BSC.367 #696, SW_v04#07 p.117-119+122, SW_v08#08 p.099-100, BSTW#485kx | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Continual renewal of creation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Need for an educator; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0153 | Public address given on 1912-08-26 | 1030 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Among the teachings of Baha'u'llah is the principle of equality of man and woman | LOG#2091x, LOG#2100x, PUP#095 (p.280-284) | Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0024 | Public address given on 1912-08-27 | 2000 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Upon the faces of those present I behold the expression of thoughtfulness and wisdom | PUP#096 (p.284-289), FWU.057 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Harmony of science and religion; Heat and motion; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Second birth; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0019 | Public address given on 1912-08-29 | 2160 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In the Books of the Prophets certain glad tidings are recorded which are absolutely true and free from doubt | WOB.075x, LOG#1733x, PUP#097 (p.289-296), FWU.072 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; East and West; communication between East and West; Evolution; human evolution; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Literal interpretation; Need for an educator; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0052 | Public address given on 1912-09-01 | 1570 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada; Mahmúd's Diary | خداوند عالم جمیع را از تراب خلق فرموده جمیع را از یک عناصر خلق کرده کل را از | God the Almighty has created all humanity from dust, from the same elements | BRL_DAK#0656, AVK2.132.04x, AVK4.321x, AVK4.333cx, KHF.214, KHAB.369 (375), KHTB2.224, NJB_v05#05 p.001, BDA1.214.03 | PUP#098 (p.297-302), SW_v13#11 p.291-292, MHMD1.231-236, ABIC.003-006 | Call to action; Equality of men and women; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; Race unity; racial issues; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0100 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 1230 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | I am exceedingly happy to meet you. Praise be to God! I see before me souls who have unusual capability | PUP#099 (p.302-306), ABIC.001-003 | Man's distinction from the animal; Second birth; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0241 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 840 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | The subject of immortality has been suggested. Life is the expression of composition; and death, the expression of decomposition. In the world or kingdom | PUP#100 (p.306-308), ABIC.006-008 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2993 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | چون نفوس تربیت یافته می بینند که کشیشها نان و شراب را در دست گرفته نفسی بآن می دمند و می گویند | When educated people see the priests taking bread and wine in their hands, blowing a few breaths over them and saying | BDA1.221.15 | MHMD1.238 | Christian doctrine and practice; Confession of sins; Critique of Western values; culture; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3014 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مدنیت مادی صنایع ترقی نموده علوم و فنون توسیع یافته همین قسم اسباب حرب و قتال و خونریزی و هدم بنیان انسانی | Because of material civilization, industry has progressed and sciences and arts have burgeoned but at the same time weapons of war and bloodshed | BDA1.222.15 | MHMD1.239 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0042 | Public address given on 1912-09-03 | 1700 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | It seems as though all creatures can exist singly and alone. For example, a tree | PUP#102, FWU.038, SW_v07#17 p.171-172x, SW_v08#01 p.013x, SW_v13#09 p.227-230, ABIC.010-013, ECN.689x + 946x, STAB#047 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Maintainance of degrees in society; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0104 | Public address given on 1912-09-03 | 1200 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | ساعتی پیش جوانی اینجا آمد با او مذاکره کردیم که طبیعت کامل است یا ناقص روشن | Nature is the material world. When we look upon it, we see that it is dark and imperfect. For instance | BRL_DAK#0655, KHF.014, KHAB.375 (381), KHTB2.233, NJB_v05#06 p.001 | LOG#0485x, PUP#101 (p.308-312), ABIC.008-010 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Universal education | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0012 | Public address given on 1912-09-05 | 2260 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | Praise be to God! It is with a deep realization of happiness that I am present here this evening... O my Lord! Thou Who art ever-forgiving! Verily, this assembly hath turned its face | PUP#103 (p.312-319), SW_v13#11 p.292-293x, ABIC.014-017 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Power of prayer; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2738 | Public address given on 1912-09-13 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در جمیع تواریخ عالم نظر کنید به بینید چنین حکایتی هست که شخصی شرقی در ممالک غرب وانگهی امریکا حاضر شود | Look at the history of the world and try to find a parallel instance in which a native of the East has come to the countries of the West | BDA1.244.14 | MHMD1.262 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2986 | Public address given on 1912-09-13 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بودن مدنیت الهیه اسرار ملکوت ظاهر نگردد فیوضات روحانیه تحقق نجوید حکمت و قوهٴ ماورآء الطبیعه جلوه ننماید | With[out] divine civilization the mysteries of the Kingdom are not revealed and the bounties of heaven are not ascertained; supernatural wisdom and power to not manifest themselves | BDA1.243.09 | MHMD1.260 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0021 | Public address given on 1912-09-14 | 2100 | Address to the Theosophical Society, An; Mahmúd's Diary | I have the utmost of happiness this afternoon to be present at this revered meeting | BLO_PT#007 | Equality of men and women; Maintainance of degrees in society; Oneness; unity of religion; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | MHMD1.263 | |||||||||
| ABU0109 | Public address given on 1912-09-20 | 1190 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The materialists hold to the opinion that the world of nature is complete. The divine philosophers declare | LOG#1000x, PUP#106 (p.329-333) | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Education and the development of capacity; Man's distinction from the animal; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Power of the Manifestation of God; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0150 | Public address given on 1912-09-20 | 1040 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Praise be to God! This is a beautiful and radiant assemblage. It is a merciful gathering | PUP#105 (p.325-328) | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Proofs for the existence of God; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0158 | Public address given on 1912-09-24 | 1010 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have come from distant lands of the East to visit you, crossing the great ocean | PUP#107 (p.334-337), SW_v04#13 p.219-220+226 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0057 | Public address given on 1912-09-25 | 1500 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In the Orient I was informed of the lofty purposes and wonderful attainments of the American people. When I arrived in this country | PUP#108 (p.337-342) | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Moses; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1611 | Public address given on 1912-10-02 | 190 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما در دنیا عقب انسان می گردیم انسان بحیات روحانی انسانست و سبب این حیات کمالات معنوی و صفات رحمانی است | We aspire to find true human beings in this world. Man becomes human only through spiritual life, and the foundation of such a life is made up of heavenly perfections. | BDA1.284.05 | MHMD1.301-302 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Purpose; goal of creation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2138 | Public address given on 1912-10-05 | 120 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | این ممالک در مادیات کمال ترقی حاصل نموده مانند هیکلی است که در نهایت صباحت و ملاحت است | These countries have reached the apex of material progress. They are like bodies in the utmost health... The people of America have a great capacity for the acquisition of spiritual qualities but they are immersed in material affairs | BDA1.288.11 | MHMD1.306 | Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0035 | Public address given on 1912-10-06 | 1800 | Mahmúd's Diary | The most important issue confronting humanity today is one religious in character. Religion should be the cause of fellowship and unity among mankind | ECN.248+976 | Christ; Christianity; Oneness; unity of religion; Relativity of religious truth; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | MHMD1.308 | |||||||||
| ABU0039 | Public address given on 1912-10-07 | 1750 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | امشب در نهایت سرورم که خودم را در بین این جمع | It is a great happiness to be here this evening, especially for the reason that the members of this Association have come from the region of the Orient. | KHTB2.288, NJB_v12#05 p.112 | COC#0043x, PUP#109 (p.343-348), JWTA.042-047, ECN.258+1009 | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social) | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0048 | Public address given on 1912-10-08 | 1590 | Persian | امشب الحمد لله در کلیسای موحدینم کلیساایکه منسوب بتوحید است لهذا خواستم ذکری از | In all the religions of God there is an exposition concerning unity. What is the basis of this unity? | KHF.110, KHTB2.280 | BSTW#085, ECN.280+1037 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0015 | Public address given on 1912-10-12 | 2220 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews | اول موهبت الهیه در عالم انسانی دین است زیرا دین تعالیم الهی است البته تعالیم | The first bestowal of God in the world of humanity is Religion, because religion consists of divine teachings. | KHF.098, KHTB2.307, BDA1.299.02 | BWF.270-280, PUP#112 (p.361-370), BSC.388 #718, SW_v03#13 p.003-007+010-011, SW_v06#16 p.121, DWN_v4#05-6 p.102-112, MHMD1.316-324, BLO_PT#022, ECN.329+846 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Christ; Christianity; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2707 | Public address given on 1912-10-21 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اگر تقرب الهی خواهید از جمیع اشیا منقطع شوید و از آلایش دنیای فانی پاک و مقدس گردید | If you desire the nearness of God, you must sever yourself from everything and become purified and sanctified from the dross of this transitory world. | BDA1.320.07 | MHMD1.338 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0040 | Public address given on 1912-10-25 | 1730 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | When Christ appeared, certain blessed souls followed His example. They were with their Master | LOG#2092x, PUP#113 (p.370-376), MAB.086x, ECN.359 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Martyrdom of the Bab; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0119 | Public address given on 1912-10-26 | 1140 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have visited your Capitol and its gardens. No other Capitol has such beautiful surroundings. | PUP#114 (p.376-380), DAS.1914-09-05x, SW_v05#17 p.259-262, MAB.087-088x, ECN.368+503x+912x | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0788 | Public address given on 1912-11-05 | 380 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | As we are in Cincinnati, the home of President Taft, who has rendered such noble service | PUP#117 (p.388-389), SW_v06#11 p.081-082, SW_v13#12 p.324 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Parliaments; constitutional government; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0009 | Public address given on 1912-11-06 | 2320 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | فی الحقیقه در این سفر نهایت انصاف و محبت را از اهالی امریکا دیدم و ملاحظه نمودم که از هر جهت حریت افکار | Praise be to God! The standard of liberty is held aloft in this land. You enjoy political liberty... O Thou compassionate Lord, Thou who art generous and able! | BDA1.359.01x | BPRY.112x, PUP#118 (p.390-397), FWU.079, SW_v05#13 p.195-199, SW_v05#13 p.200, MHMD1.377-378x | Emily Price & Van Gilmer | Being a source of light; guidance; Equality of men and women; Freedom of thought and action; Harmony of science and religion; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0280 | Public address given on 1912-11-07 | 770 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In the world of nature we behold the living organisms in a ceaseless struggle for existence | PUP#120 (p.400-402), SW_v06#03 p.019-021, SW_v17#11 p.333 | Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Need for an educator; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0002 | Public address given on 1912-11-08 | 2660 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | God is one, the effulgence of God is one, and humanity constitutes the servants of that one God | ABB.054, BDA1.361n | PUP#121 (p.402-410), FWU.092, SW_v06#01 p.003-005+006-010, PN_1912 p041x | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Human reality created in the image of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | MHMD1.380 | ||||||||
| ABU0138 | Public address given on 1912-11-09 | 1070 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Every composition is necessarily subject to destruction or disintegration. For instance | PUP#123 (p.415-418), SW_v05#19 p.291-293 | Composition and decomposition; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body; Second birth; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0102 | Public address given on 1912-11-10 | 1210 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | What is the reality of Divinity, or what do we understand by God? When we consider the world of existence | PUP#125 (p.421-425), SW_v06#03 p.021-024, SAS.108x | Call to action; Creation of the world; Knowledge; recognition of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Things are known by their opposites; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0256 | Public address given on 1912-11-10 | 800 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This is a beautiful assembly. I am very happy that white and black are together | PUP#126 (p.425-428), SW_v06#13 p.099+102-103, SW_v12#05 p.108, STAB#005x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0425 | Public address given on 1912-11-15 | 600 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | یوم ظهور مظاهر مقدسهٴ الهیه ربیع الهی است و بهار معنوی که اشجار نفوس انسانی را سبز و خرم نماید | The day of the Manifestation of God is the divine and spiritual springtime when the trees of human souls become green and flourishing | BDA1.375.10x | MHMD1.394x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0101 | Public address given on 1912-11-17 | 1210 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This is a blessed meeting, for these revered souls have come together in complete unity | PUP#130 (p.437-442), FWU.009 | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3159 | Public address given on 1912-11-28 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | هر چند بمدنیت مادیه و شئون جسمانیه مشغولند ولی مثل بعض بلاد اروپا بکلی از روحانیات غافل نشده اند | Although they are engrossed in material civilization and physical pursuits, still, unlike people in some European countries, they are not wholly devoid of spiritual susceptibilities. | BDA1.394.09 | MHMD1.413 | Critique of Western values; culture; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0139 | Public address given on 1912-11-29 | 1060 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This evening I wish to speak to you concerning the mystery of sacrifice. There are two kinds of sacrifice | PUP#133 (p.449-452), SW_v07#12 p.109-111+115 | Justice and mercy; Original sin; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0523 | Public address given on 1912-12-03 | 520 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have been informed that the purpose of your class meeting is to study the significances | PUP#137 (p.458-460) | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings; Study; deepening; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0033 | Public address given on 1912-12-04 | 1850 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | نفوسی که خبر از عالم حقیقت و تتبع در کائنات ندارند اکتشاف حقایق | Those who are uninformed of the world of reality, who do not comprehend the | ANDA#43-44 p.161, KHTB2.333, BDA1.405.02 | PUP#139 (p.462-468), BSC.292 #598, FWU.107, SW_v07#08 p.069-071+074-076, MHMD1.423-429 | Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0163 | Public address given on 1913-01-24 | 1000 | Welcome! Welcome! I have come again to Paris so that I may see if the seed I have sown last year has sprung up. Praise be to God, I can see that they have taken root | DAS.1913-01-24 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1393 | Public address given on 1913-01-28 | 230 | Now praise be to God that his holiness Bahá'u'lláh hath appeared. He has upraised the flag of divine civilization, He has opened the doors of the Kingdom of God | DAS.1913-01-28 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2276 | Public address given on 1913-01-28 | 110 | There are certain trees which grow and develop quickly, other trees may take a long time before they put forth leaves and blossoms. It is evident that Paris is one of those trees which may take a long time to grow. | DAS.1913-01-28 | Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2616 | Public address given on 1913-02-17 | 80 | This is the work. All else save this has no result. Humanity must become illumined with the light of the Kingdom, otherwise all our efforts will remain fruitless. | DAS.1913-02-17 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1207 | Public address given on 1913-02-19 | 260 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | انبیای الهی و عقلا و فلاسفهٴ عالم در هر حال تربیترا از برای عالم خلقت اهم امورو اعظم شئون گفتند | The prophets of God are the real Instructors and Educators, so that the morality of the people is improved, the ignorant become wise, the blind receive sight | BDA2.147x | DAS.1913-02-19, MHMD2.184x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Manifestation of God as educator; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0292 | Public address given on 1913-04-03 | 750 | I came from a distant land. I have travelled twenty thousand miles until I came to you in Stuttgart.... In this age every face must turn to God! | DAS.1913-04-03x, SW_v04#04 p.067-069, SW_v15#01 p.037, ABCC.381-382x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0212 | Public address given on 1913-04-06 | 890 | Many meetings are organized and established in all parts of the world; societies and organizations for the extension of general intercourse | SW_v04#09 p.156-157 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Equality of men and women; Fanaticism and hatred; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2174 | Public address given on 1913-04-12 | 120 | O Thou compassionate Lord! Illumine these hearts with the light of the Most Great Guidance! Confer life upon these spirits through thy divine glad tidings! | BBBD.206, DAS.1913-04-12 | Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1476 | Public address given on 1913-04-21 | 220 | The glory of the world of humanity is not through the body. This is the honor of the animal world; but the glory of man comes through the spirit. | DAS.1913-04-21 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0399 | Public address to Advanced Thought Center, spoken on 1912-04-14 | 620 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | من از ممالک بعیده آمدم تا این مجامع را ببینم از مشاهده | I have come from distant lands in order to visit the assemblies and meetings.... the greatest bestowal of God is love | KHTB2.021, NJB_v04#11 p.001, BDA1.034n | BWF.217-220, PUP#006 (p.014-016), SW_v03#10 p.005-006, SW_v14#02 p.060 | Love of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.043-044 | ||||||
| ABU0404 | Public address to Congress of East-West Relations, spoken on 1912-04-20 | 610 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | امشب من نهایت سرور دارم که در همچو مجمع و محفلی وارد شدم من شرقی هستم | Tonight I am most happy, for I have presented myself to an audience like unto this | BRL_DAK#0711, AMK.309-311, PYB#159 p.44, DUR4.034x, DUR1.100x, MJMJ1.093x, MMG2#178 p.206x, MJH.038ax, KHF.033, KHTB2.030, BDA1.040n | BRL_ATE#185x, PUP#014 (p.035-037), SW_v03#03 p.008-009, SW_v15#08 p.235-236, SW_v19#03 p.087, ADMS#052 | unknown | Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | MHMD1.049 | |||||
| ABU0016 | Public address to International Peace Forum, spoken on 1912-05-12 | 2200 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | چون نظر بتاریخ میکنیم ملاحظه مینماایم که از اول عالم الی زماننا هذا بین بشر | When we glance at history, we find that from the beginning up to the present | BRL_DAK#0637, KHF.073, KHAB.264 (274), KHTB2.060, BDA1.083.09 | LOG#1418x, PUP#047 (p.116-122), BSC.311 #630, FWU.022, SW_v03#09 p.012-016, SW_v05#09 p.131-135, SW_v15#01 p.023, SW_v19#05 p.143, MHMD1.092-098 | Call to action; Justice and wrath of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0029 | Public address to Naturalist Association of San Francisco, spoken on 1912-10-10 | 1880 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | امشب مریض بودم احوالم خوب نبود لکن محض محبتی که بشما دارم با وجود علیلی مزاج | Although I was feeling indisposed this evening, yet owing to the love I entertain for you I have attended this meeting. For I have heard | AMK.280-286, AVK1.170.05x, KHTB2.297, NJB_v05#03 p.001 | PUP#111 (p.355-361), ECN.297+1065 | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Evolution; human evolution; Man's distinction from the animal; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0238 | Reaction to pilgrims prostrating at 'Abdu'l-Baha's feet, spoken on 1914-02-17 | 850 | No, it is unlawful.... All the people of the world will become believers.... The friends of Yezd suffered great calamities | SW_v09#03 p.031-032+034-045 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0072 | Religious Prejudices: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-10-27 | 1400 | Persian | Paris Talks | چونکه تعلیم بهاء الله توحید جمیع بشر است و نهایت الفت و اتحاد و بقدر امکان | The basis of the teaching of Baha'u'llah is the Unity of Mankind, and his greatest desire was that love and goodwill should live in the heart of men. | AMK.232-236, DWNP_v1#08 p.001-004, KHF.199, KHAB.100 (109), KHTB1.079, KHTP.057 | PT#13 p.036, DWN_v3#02 p.015-017, STAB#103 | Christ; Christianity; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00328 | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | 660 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet on the Greatest Name (Lawh-i Ism-i A'zám) | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | مدتی شد که آنجناب در پاریس بخدمت مشغولید هر چند زحمت و مشقت بسیار است ولی خدمت | For some time you have been engaged in service in Paris and although there is much hardship and difficulty, it is service [3.5s]... ...As regards the explanation of Monsieur Angelmann(?) concerning the writing of the Greatest Name on the ringstone | BRL_DAK#0571, MMK6#166x, AKHA_103BE #12 p.05, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.v, AVK3.079.05x, MAS2.100-103, OOL.C023 | LOG#0910x, BSC.478 #914x, PN_various p010x, RESP.072x, RBB.143-144, BLO_PT#160 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Ringstone symbol | x | * | - | |||||
| AB00046 | Shaykh Ahmad and Siyyid Kazim | 1500 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | بدانکه شیعیان ایران در اواخر ایام حقیقت شریعتالله را فرموش کردند و از اخلاق روحانیان بکلی محجوب | Know that in the latter days the Shí‘ahs of Persia had forgotten the truth of the religion of God | BRL_TTTP#10, NSS.148-152 | BRL_TTT#10 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Letters of the Living; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shaykhis; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB00011 | Siyasiyyih (The Art of Divine Polity - Treatise on Politics) | 5110 | Persian | Treatise on Leadership (Risáliy-i-Síyásíyyih); Treatise on Leadership; La Politique; Takfir, declaration of unbelief | Risaliy-i-Siyasiyyih (Treatise on Leadership) | ستایش و نیایش پاک یزدانیرا سزا که بنیان آفرینش را بر ظهورات کمالات مقدسه عالم | Adoration and praise beseem the Spirit of Purity that has laid the foundation of creation with the sole object | INBA88:001, BLIB_Or.08117#4, | AVK3.275.13x, AVK3.279.14x, AVK3.282.02x, AVK3.287.17x, DWNP_v4#01 p.004-008x, OOL.C025 | BLO_PT#203x, BLO_PT#206, BLO_PT#207x | Justice and wrath of God; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual springtime; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | 1 | * | - | MMAH.236 | |||
| AB01029 | Some Answered Questions #001 Nature is Governed by a Universal Law | 390 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | طبیعت کیفیتیست و یا حقیقتیست که بظاهر حیات و ممات و بعبارت اخری ترکیب و تحلیل | Nature is that condition or reality which outwardly is the source of the life and death, or, in other words, of the composition and decomposition | MFD#01, OOL.C022.01 | SAQ#01 | Composition and decomposition; Law of cause and effect; Man's distinction from the animal; Nature and God's will; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of the mind over nature | 1 | * | * | The first of 84 chapters of the book "Some Answered Questions", a compilation of table talks of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, collected by Laura Clifford Barney. | |||||
| AB00815 | Some Answered Questions #002 Proofs and Evidences of the Existence of God | 440 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | و از جمله دلائل و براهین الوهیت آنکه انسان خود را خلق ننموده بلکه خالق و مصور دیگری است | Among the proofs and arguments for the existence of God is the fact that man has not created himself | MFD#02, OOL.C022.02 | SAQ#02 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Necessary and possible being; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs for the existence of God; Rational arguments | - | - | |||||||
| AB00081 | Some Answered Questions #003 The Need for an Educator | 1190 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | چون ما نظر بوجود میکنیم ملاحظه مینمائیم که وجود جمادی و وجود نباتی | When we consider existence, we observe that the mineral, the vegetable, the animal | MFD#03, OOL.C022.03 | SAQ#03, LOG#0997x | Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Need for an educator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00556 | Some Answered Questions #004 Abraham | 530 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | دارندهء این قوه و مؤید این قوه از جمله حضرت ابراهیم بود و برهان بر این | Among those who possessed this divine power and were assisted by it was Abraham. | MFD#04, OOL.C022.04 | SAQ#04, GPB.107-108x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00855 | Some Answered Questions #005 Moses | 420 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اما حضرت موسی مدت مدیده در صحرا چوپانی میکرد و بظاهر شخصی بود | Moses was for a long time a shepherd in the wilderness. To outward seeming | MFD#05, OOL.C022.05 | SAQ#05 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB01520 | Some Answered Questions #006 Christ | 320 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بعد حضرت مسیح آمد و گفت که من بروح القدس تولد یافتم اگر چه حال | Afterwards Christ appeared, saying, “I am born of the Holy Spirit.” If it is easy today | MFD#06, OOL.C022.06 | SAQ#06 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00035 | Some Answered Questions #007 Muhammad | 1720 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اما حضرت محمد ، اهل اروپا و امریکا بعضی روایات از حضرت رسول شنیدهاند | Now as to Muḥammad, the people of Europe and America have heard certain tales about the Prophet | MFD#07, OOL.C022.07 | SAQ#07, DWN_v5#02 p.004-009, DWN_v6#05 p.002-005 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Muhammad; Islam; Rejection of Muhammad; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science | - | - | |||||||
| AB01889 | Some Answered Questions #008 The Bab | 280 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اما حضرت اعلی روحی له الفدآء در سن جوانی یعنی بیست و پنج سال | As for the Bab —may my soul be His sacrifice!—it was at a young age | MFD#08, OOL.C022.08 | SAQ#08 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00029 | Some Answered Questions #009 Baha’u’llah | 2110 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اما جمال مبارک در زمانیکه ممالک ایران در چنین ظلمت و نادانی مستغرق | Baha'u'llah appeared at a time when Persia was plunged in the darkest ignorance | MFD#09, OOL.C022.09 | SAQ#09, GPB.144x2x, GPB.183x2x, GPB.196x, STAB#081 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Past, present and future of Iran; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB00030 | Some Answered Questions #010 Rational and Traditional Proofs from the Sacred Scriptures | 2070 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | امروز در سر این سفره قدری از برهان صحبت بداریم اگر در ایام ظهور نور مبین | Today at table let us speak a little of proofs. Had you come to this blessed spot in the days | MFD#10, OOL.C022.10 | SAQ#10, GPB.092x2x, GPB.196x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Miracles and their interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||
| AB00019 | Some Answered Questions #011 Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelation of John | 4060 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در باب یازدهم آیهء اول از مکاشفات یوحنا میفرماید "و نئی مثل عصا بمن داده شد | In Revelation 11:1–2 it is said: “And there was given me a reed like unto a rod | MFD#11, OOL.C022.11 | SAQ#11, GPB.092x | Apocalyptic imagery; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB00091 | Some Answered Questions #012 Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of Isaiah | 1140 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اصحاح یازدهم از اشعیا آیهء اول میفرماید "و نهالی از تنهء یسی بیرون آمده | In Isaiah 11:1–9 it is said: “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse | MFD#12, OOL.C022.12 | SAQ#12, GPB.316x, PDC.191x, PDC.198-199x, WOB.204-205x, LOG#1676x | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00061 | Some Answered Questions #013 Commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Revelation of John | 1370 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | از پیش گذشت که مراد از شهر مقدس و اورشلیم الهی در کتب مقدسه | We have explained before that what the sacred scriptures most often mean by the Holy City | MFD#13, OOL.C022.13 | SAQ#13 | Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB00086 | Some Answered Questions #014 Material and Spiritual Cycles | 1170 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در این عالم جسمانی زمان را ادوار است و مکان را اطوار فصول را گردش است | In this material world, time has changing cycles and place is subject to varying conditions | MFD#14, OOL.C022.14 | SAQ#14 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||
| AB00476 | Some Answered Questions #015 True Felicity | 570 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | شرافت و علویت هر کائنی از موجودات بامری مشروط و بکیفیتی مربوط | The honour and exaltation of every existing thing is contingent upon certain causes and conditions. | MFD#15, OOL.C022.15 | SAQ#15 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00259 | Some Answered Questions #016 Intelligible Realities and their Expression through Sensible Forms | 730 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | یک مسئلهئیست که خیلی مدار است از برای ادراک مسائل دیگر که ذکر نموده | There is a point that is pivotal to grasping the essence of the other questions that we have discussed | MFD#16, OOL.C022.16 | SAQ#16 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB00920 | Some Answered Questions #017 The Birth of Christ | 410 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در این مسئله در میان الهیون و مادیون اختلاف است الهیون بر آنند | In regard to this question the divine and the material philosophers disagree: The former believe | MFD#17, OOL.C022.17 | SAQ#17 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Creation of the world; Evolution; human evolution; Rational arguments | - | - | |||||||
| AB01218 | Some Answered Questions #018 The Greatness of Christ | 360 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | شخصی بزرگوار خواه بیپدر خواه باپدر یکسانست بیپدری اگر فضیلت است | A great man is a great man whether or not he is born of a human father. If being without a father were a virtue | MFD#18, OOL.C022.18 | SAQ#18 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as recipient of divine revelation; Holy Spirit; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB00674 | Some Answered Questions #019 True Baptism | 480 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در باب سیم آیهء سیزدهم از انجیل متی میفرماید "آنگاه عیسی از جلیل به اردن | In Matthew 3:13–15, it is said: “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John | MFD#19, OOL.C022.19 | SAQ#19 | Christ; Christianity; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual baptism; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB00211 | Some Answered Questions #020 Baptism and the Changing Law of God | 800 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | تغیر احوال و تبدل و انقلاب زمان از لوازم ذاتیهء ممکنات است و لزوم ذاتی از حقیقت اشیاء | The change and transformation of conditions and the succession and revolution of ages are among the essential requirements | MFD#20, OOL.C022.20 | SAQ#20 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||
| AB00329 | Some Answered Questions #021 The Bread and the Wine | 660 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | مقصد از این نان مائدهء آسمانی کمالات الهی است یعنی هر کس از این مائده | By this bread is meant the heavenly sustenance of divine perfections. In other words | MFD#21, OOL.C022.21 | SAQ#21 | Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB00381 | Some Answered Questions #022 The Miracles of Christ | 620 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | مظاهر مقدسهء الهیه مصدر معجزاتند و مظهر آثار عجیبه هر امر مشکلی و غیر ممکنی | The Manifestations of God are sources of miraculous deeds and marvellous signs. | MFD#22, OOL.C022.22 | SAQ#22, PN_1905 p007, BAVA.017-019x, BLO_PN#021x | Life and death; Miracles and their interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| AB00575 | Some Answered Questions #023 The Resurrection of Christ | 520 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | قیام مظاهر الهیه بجسد نیست جمیع شئونات و حالات و اعمال | The resurrection of the Manifestations of God is not of the body. All that pertains to them | MFD#23, OOL.C022.23 | SAQ#23 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Harmony of science and religion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB03529 | Some Answered Questions #024 Pentecost | 200 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | این حلول روح القدس نه مثل حلول هوا در جوف انسان است این تعبیر و تشبیه است | The descent of the Holy Spirit is not like the entrance of air into the human body. | MFD#24, OOL.C022.24 | SAQ#24 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mirror; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB01290 | Some Answered Questions #025 The Holy Spirit | 350 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | مقصود از روح القدس فیض الهی است و اشعهء ساطعهٴ از مظهر ظهور | By the Holy Spirit is meant the outpouring grace of God and the effulgent rays that emanate from His Manifestation. | MFD#25, OOL.C022.25 | SAQ#25 | Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB00570 | Some Answered Questions #026 The Second Coming of Christ and the Day of Judgement | 520 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در کتب مقدسه مذکور است که مسیح دوباره آید و بعلاماتی مشروط است | It is recorded in the sacred scriptures that Christ will return and that His return is conditioned upon the fulfillment of certain signs | MFD#26, OOL.C022.26 | SAQ#26 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB00713 | Some Answered Questions #027 The Trinity | 470 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | حقیقت الوهیت که منزه و مقدس از ادراک کائناتست و ابداً بتصور اهل عقول | The reality of the Divinity is sanctified and exalted beyond the comprehension of all created things | MFD#27, OOL.C022.27 | SAQ#27 | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB01528 | Some Answered Questions #028 The Pre-existence of Christ | 320 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | قدم بر دو قسم است قدم ذاتیست که مسبوق بعلت نباشد بلکه وجودش بذاته | Pre-existence is of two kinds. One is essential pre-existence, which is not preceded by a cause | MFD#28, OOL.C022.28 | SAQ#28 | Christ; Christianity; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Manifestation of God as mediator; Word of God sanctified from time and place | - | - | |||||||
| AB00096 | Some Answered Questions #029 Sin and Atonement | 1140 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که در انسان دو طبیعت است طبیعت جسمانیه و طبیعت روحانیه | Know that there are two natures in man: the material and the spiritual. The material nature is inherited from Adam | MFD#29, OOL.C022.29 | SAQ#29 | Christ; Christianity; Original sin; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB00100 | Some Answered Questions #030 Adam and Eve | 1110 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در تورات مذکور که خداوند آدم را در جنت عدن نهاد تا عامل و حافظ باشد و فرمود | It is recorded in the Torah that God placed Adam in the garden of Eden to work and tend it, and said to Him | MFD#30, OOL.C022.30 | SAQ#30 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Original sin; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB01521 | Some Answered Questions #031 Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit | 320 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | حقائق مقدسهء مظاهر الهیه را دو مقام معنویست یکی مظهریت است | The sanctified realities of the Manifestations of God have two spiritual stations: One is that of manifestationhood | MFD#31, OOL.C022.31 | SAQ#31 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB01359 | Some Answered Questions #032 "Many are Called, but Few are Chosen" | 340 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که نظم و کمال در جامعیت عالم وجود چنین اقتضا نماید که وجود منحل بصور غیر متناهی | Know that the order and perfection of the universe require that existence be resolved into countless forms. | MFD#32, OOL.C022.32 | SAQ#32 | Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Many are called but few are chosen; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | |||||||
| AB00419 | Some Answered Questions #033 The Return of the Prophets | 600 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | جمال مبارک در ایقان بیان اینمطلب را مفصل و مشروح مرقوم فر??ودهاند | Baha'u'llah has set forth a lengthy and detailed explanation of this matter in the Book of Certitude. | MFD#33, OOL.C022.33 | SAQ#33 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; John the Baptist; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Return of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00256 | Some Answered Questions #034 Peter and the Papacy | 730 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | این بیان مسیح تصدیق قول پطرس است در وقتی که گفت چه اعتقاد بمن داری | This utterance of Christ is an affirmation of Peter's reply, when Christ asked: “Whom do ye believe me to be?” | MFD#34, OOL.C022.34 | SAQ#34, PN_1905 p008x | Christian doctrine and practice; High station of learning; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Priestcraft; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||
| AB03274 | Some Answered Questions #035 Free Will and Foreknowledge | 210 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | علم بشیء سبب حصول شیء نیست زیرا علم ذاتی حق محیط بر حقائق اشیاء قبل وجود اشیاء | The knowledge of a thing is not the cause of its occurrence; for the essential knowledge of God encompasses the realities | MFD#35, OOL.C022.35 | SAQ#35 | Free will and predestination; fate; God's knowledge; Predictions and prophecies; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00266 | Some Answered Questions #036 The Five Divisions of Spirit | 720 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدانکه کلیه ارواح پنج قسم است اول روح نباتی و آن قوهئیست که از ترکیب عناصر | Know that in general there are five divisions of spirit. First is the vegetable spirit | MFD#36, DWNP_v2#01 p.001-003, OOL.C022.36 | SAQ#36 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Power of the mind over nature; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual springtime; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB00105 | Some Answered Questions #037 The Connection between God and His Manifestations | 1070 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که حقیقت الوهیت و کنه ذات احدیت تنزیه صرف و تقدیس بحت | Know that the reality of the Divinity and the nature of the divine Essence is ineffable sanctity and absolute holiness | MFD#37, DWNP_v2#01 p.015-018, OOL.C022.37 | SAQ#37 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Names and attributes of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00345 | Some Answered Questions #038 The Three Stations of the Divine Manifestations | 640 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که مظاهر مقدسه را هرچند مقامات و کمالات غیر متناهیه است ولی کلیهء مراتب ایشان سه رتبه است | Know that, while the Manifestations of God possess infinite virtues and perfections, they occupy only three stations | MFD#38, DWNP_v2#05 p.038-040, OOL.C022.38 | SAQ#38 | Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Word of God sanctified from time and place | - | - | |||||||
| AB00477 | Some Answered Questions #039 The Human and the Divine Station of the Manifestations | 570 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | گفتیم که در مظاهر ظهور سه مقام هست اول حقیقت جسمانیه که تعلق باین جسد | We stated before that the Manifestations of God have three stations: First, the material reality | MFD#39, OOL.C022.39 | SAQ#39 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00780 | Some Answered Questions #040 The Knowledge of the Divine Manifestations | 450 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | علم بر دو قسم است علم وجودی و علم صوری یعنی علم تحققی و علم تصوری | Knowledge is of two kinds: existential knowledge and formal knowledge—that is, intuitive knowledge and conceptual knowledge. | MFD#40, OOL.C022.40 | SAQ#40 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| AB00206 | Some Answered Questions #041 Universal Cycles | 810 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | همچنان که این اجرام نورانیه در این فضای نامتناهی هر یک را دوری زمانیست | Each of the luminous bodies of this limitless firmament has its cycle of revolution | MFD#41, DWNP_v2#08 p.068-069, OOL.C022.41 | SAQ#41 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | |||||||
| AB00921 | Some Answered Questions #042 The Power and Perfections of the Divine Manifestations | 410 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در عالم وجود یعنی کائنات جسمانیه ملاحظه نمائید دائرۀ شمسیه مظلم و تاریک | Consider the world of existence, that is, the material creation. The solar system is wrapped in darkness. | MFD#42, DWNP_v3#08 p.069-070, OOL.C022.42 | SAQ#42 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00347 | Some Answered Questions #043 The Two Kinds of Prophets | 640 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | کلیهء انبیا بر دو قسمند قسمی نبی بالاستقلالند و متبوع و قسمی دیگر غیر مستقل و تابع | Prophets are in general of two kinds. Some are independent Prophets Who are followed, while others are not independent and are themselves followers. | MFD#43, OOL.C022.43 | SAQ#43 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas | - | - | |||||||
| AB00168 | Some Answered Questions #044 The Rebukes Addressed by God to the Prophets | 880 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | هر خطاب الهی که از روی عتابست ولو بظاهر بانبیاست ولی بحقیقت آن خطاب | Every divine utterance that takes the form of a rebuke, though it be outwardly addressed to the Prophets of God | MFD#44, OOL.C022.44 | SAQ#44 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Moses; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00227 | Some Answered Questions #045 The Most Great Infallibility | 770 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که عصمت بر دو قسم است عصمت ذاتیه و عصمت صفاتیه | Know that infallibility is of two kinds: infallibility in essence and infallibility as an attribute. | MFD#45, OOL.C022.45 | SAQ#45, LOG#1065x | House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00278 | Some Answered Questions #046 Transformation of Species | 710 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | آمدیم بر سر مسئلهء تغییر نوع و ترقی اعضا یعنی انسان از عالم حیوان آمده | We now come to the question of the transformation of species and the evolution of organs | MFD#46, OOL.C022.46 | SAQ#46, BWF.301-303 | R. Peterson [track 10] | Evolution; human evolution; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||
| AB00077 | Some Answered Questions #047 The Evolution of the Universe and the Origin of Man | 1210 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | بدان که یک مسئله از غوامض مسائل الهیه اینست که این عالم وجود یعنی این کون غیر متناهی بدایتی ندارد | Know that it is one of the most abstruse questions of divine philosophy that the world of existence—that is, this endless universe—has no beginning. | MFD#47, OOL.C022.47 | SAQ#47, BWF.297-300 | Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Evolution; human evolution; Names and attributes of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00057 | Some Answered Questions #048 The Difference between Man and Animal | 1420 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | یکدو مرتبه در مسئلهء روح صحبت شد اما نوشته نشد | We have already had one or two conversations on the subject of the spirit but they were not written down. | MFD#48, OOL.C022.48 | SAQ#48, BWF.303-307 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Rational arguments; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||
| AB00167 | Some Answered Questions #049 The Evolution of Species | 880 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | در این مسئله روزی دیگر مذاکره شد باز مجدداً نیز صحبتی میشود خلاصهء اینمسئله | We discussed this matter the other day but we will speak of it again. Briefly, this question comes down to | MFD#49, OOL.C022.49 | SAQ#49, BWF.307-310 | Evolution; human evolution; Need for an educator | - | - | |||||||
| AB00440 | Some Answered Questions #050 Spiritual Proofs of the Origin of Man | 590 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | این دلائل که بر اصلیت نوع انسان اقامه نمودیم ادلههای عقلی بود | The arguments we have adduced thus far for the originality of the human species have been rational ones. | MFD#50, OOL.C022.50 | SAQ#50, BWF.310-311x | Evolution; human evolution | - | - | |||||||
| AB00722 | Some Answered Questions #051 The Appearance of the Spirit and the Mind in Man | 460 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | ابتدای تکون انسان در کرهء ارض مانند تکون انسان در رحم مادر است | The beginning of the formation of man on the terrestrial globe is like the formation of the human embryo | MFD#51, OOL.C022.51 | SAQ#51, BWF.312-313 | Evolution; human evolution; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | |||||||
| AB00919 | Some Answered Questions #052 The Appearance of the Spirit in the Body | 410 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | حکمت ظهور روح در جسد اینست روح انسانی ودیعهء رحمانیست | The wisdom of the appearance of the spirit in the body is this: the human spirit is a divine trust | MFD#52, OOL.C022.52 | SAQ#52, BWF.313-314 | Fulfillment of true potential; Relationship of the soul to the body; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB00876 | Some Answered Questions #053 The Connection between God and Creation | 420 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | تعلق حق بخلق تعلق موجد است بموجود تعلق آفتاب است باجسام مظلمهٴ | The connection between God and creation is that of the originator and the originated | MFD#53, OOL.C022.53 | SAQ#53, BWF.315-316 | Composition and decomposition; Creation of the world; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00316 | Some Answered Questions #054 The Procession of the Human Spirit from God | 670 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که قیام بر دو قسم است قیام و تجلی صدوری و قیام و تجلی ظهوری | Know that procession is of two kinds: procession and appearance through emanation and procession and appearance through manifestation. | MFD#54, OOL.C022.54 | SAQ#54 | Manifestation of God as mirror; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB02018 | Some Answered Questions #055 Soul, Spirit, and Mind | 270 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | از پیش بیان شد که کلیهء ارواح در پنج نوع تقسیم میشود روح نباتی روح حیوانی روح انسانی روح ایمانی روح القدس | It was already explained that in general spirit is divided into five categories: the vegetable spirit, the animal spirit, the human spirit, the spirit of faith, and the Holy Spirit. | MFD#55, OOL.C022.55 | SAQ#55, BWF.316-317 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB01868 | Some Answered Questions #056 The Outwards and Inward Powers of Man | 290 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | در انسان قوای خمسهء ظاهرهء جسمانیه موجود و این قوی واسطهء ادراک است | There are five outward material powers in man which are the means of perception | MFD#56, OOL.C022.56 | SAQ#56, BWF.317-318 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body | - | - | |||||||
| AB00117 | Some Answered Questions #057 The Causes of the Differences in Human Character | 990 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | اخلاق فطری و اخلاق ارثی و اخلاق اکتسابی که بتربیت حاصل گردد | There is the innate character, the inherited character, and the acquired character, which is gained through education. | MFD#57, OOL.C022.57 | SAQ#57, BWF.318-321 | Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Lying and deceit; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil | - | - | |||||||
| AB00747 | Some Answered Questions #058 The Extent and Limitation of Human Perception | 460 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که ادراکات مختلف است ادنی رتبهء ادراکات احساسات حیوانیست | Know that comprehension varies. Its lowest degree consists in the senses of the animal realm | MFD#58, OOL.C022.58 | SAQ#58 | Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Power of the mind over nature; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00395 | Some Answered Questions #059 Man's Comprehension of God | 610 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | این مسئله را زمان فرصت لازم و در سر ناهار بیان مشکل است | This subject requires ample time, and to explain it at table will be difficult. | MFD#59, OOL.C022.59 | SAQ#59, BWF.321-323 | Human reality created in the image of God; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00268 | Some Answered Questions #060 The Immortality of the Spirit (1) | 720 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | پس اثبات روح شد که روح انسانی موجود است حال باید اثبات بقای روح را کرد | Having established the existence of the human spirit, we must now establish its immortality. | MFD#60, BSHN.140.515x, BSHN.144.503x, MHT1a.146x, MHT1b.104x, OOL.C022.60 | SAQ#60, BWF.323-326 | Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00228 | Some Answered Questions #061 The Immortality of the Spirit (2) | 770 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | دیروز در بحث بقای روح بودیم بدان که تصرف و ادراک روح انسانی بر دو نوع است | Yesterday we were discussing the immortality of the spirit. Know that the influence and perception of the human spirit is of two kinds | MFD#61, BSHN.140.509x, BSHN.144.497x, MHT1a.152x, MHT1b.110x, OOL.C022.61 | SAQ#61, BWF.326-328 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | |||||||
| AB00399 | Some Answered Questions #062 The Infinite Perfections of Existence and the Progress of the Soul in the Next World | 610 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | بدان که مراتب وجود متناهیست مرتبهء عبودیت مرتبهء نبوت و مرتبهء ربوبیت | Know that the degrees of existence are finite—the degrees of servitude, of prophethood and of Divinity | MFD#62, OOL.C022.62 | SAQ#62, BWF.328-330, LOG#0684x, LOG#0685x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB01145 | Some Answered Questions #063 The Progress of All Things Within their Own Degree | 370 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | بدان که شیء موجود در مقامی توقف ننماید یعنی جمیع اشیاء متحرک است | Know that nothing that exists remains in a state of repose—that is, all things are in motion. | MFD#63, OOL.C022.63 | SAQ#63, BWF.330-331 | Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Law of transformation and change; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB00420 | Some Answered Questions #064 The Station of Man and His Progress after Death | 600 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | چون در کائنات ببصر بصیرت نظر کنیم ملاحظه شود که محصور در سه قسم است | When we examine all things with the eye of discernment, we observe that they are generally confined to three categories | MFD#64, OOL.C022.64 | SAQ#64, BWF.331-333, LOG#1834x | Arcs of ascent and descent; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Differences in human capacity; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB05486 | Some Answered Questions #065 Faith and Works | 140 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | از این آیهء مبارکه مقصد اینست که اساس فوز و فلاح عرفان حق است | The meaning of this blessed verse is that the foundation of success and salvation is the recognition of God | MFD#65, OOL.C022.65 | SAQ#65 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Twin duties of recognition and obedience | - | - | |||||||
| AB01631 | Some Answered Questions #066 The Subsistence of the Rational Soul after the Death of the Body | 310 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بعضی را گمان چنین که جسد جوهر است و قائم بالذات است و روح عرض | Some hold that the body is the substance and that it subsists by itself, and that the spirit is an accident | MFD#66, OOL.C022.66 | SAQ#66 | Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB00336 | Some Answered Questions #067 Eternal Life and Entrance into the Kingdom of God | 650 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | سؤال از حیات ابدیه و دخول در ملکوت مینمائید ملکوت باصطلاح ظاهری آسمان گفته | You have asked concerning eternal life and entrance into the Kingdom. The Kingdom is outwardly referred to as “heaven” | MFD#67, BSHN.140.504x, BSHN.144.492x, MHT1a.158x, MHT1b.116x, OOL.C022.67 | SAQ#67 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| AB05420 | Some Answered Questions #068 Two Kinds of Fate | 150 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | قضا دو قسم است یکی محتوم است و دیگری مشروط که معلق گفته میشود | Fate is of two kinds: one is irrevocable and the other is conditional, or, as it is said, impending. | MFD#68, OOL.C022.68 | SAQ#68 | Free will and predestination; fate; Law of cause and effect; Life and death; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB00475 | Some Answered Questions #069 The Influence of the Stars and the Interconnectedness of All Things | 570 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بعضی از کواکب آسمانیرا بر کرهء ارض و کائنات ارضیه تأثیر جسمانی واضح و مشهود | Certain celestial bodies exert a physical influence upon the earth and its creatures which is clear and apparent | MFD#69, OOL.C022.69 | SAQ#69 | Astrology and numerology; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being | - | - | |||||||
| AB00441 | Some Answered Questions #070 Free Will and its Limits | 590 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | این مسئله از مهمات مسائل الهیه است و بسیار غامض است | This is one of the most important questions of divinity and it is most abstruse. | MFD#70, OOL.C022.70 | SAQ#70 | Free will and predestination; fate; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | |||||||
| AB00482 | Some Answered Questions #071 Spiritual Discoveries | 560 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اکتشافات روحانیه بر دو قسم است یک نوع اندکی اوهامست که مصطلح اقوام سائره است | Spiritual disclosures are of two kinds: one, which is commonly referred to among other peoples, is mere imagination | MFD#71, OOL.C022.71 | SAQ#71 | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB00380 | Some Answered Questions #072 Healing without Medicine | 620 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | تفصیل این کیفیت از پیش بیان شد اگر درست ملتفت نشدهاید تکرار کنیم | A detailed explanation of this matter was provided earlier. If you have not fully grasped it | MFD#72, OOL.C022.72 | SAQ#72 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB00646 | Some Answered Questions #073 Healing by Material Means | 490 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | دیروز در سر ناهار در مسئلهء طب و علاج روحانی ذکر شد که بقوای معنویه معالجهء امراض میشود | Yesterday at table we mentioned, in connection with the question of spiritual medicine and healing, how illnesses can be cured through spiritual powers. | MFD#73, OOL.C022.73 | SAQ#73, LOG#1011x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; The animal kingdom | - | - | |||||||
| AB01360 | Some Answered Questions #074 The Relativity of Good and Evil | 340 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بیان حقیقت اینمسئله بسیار مشکل است بدانکه کائنات بر دو قسم است | To explain the truth of this matter is difficult indeed. Know that created things are of two kinds | MFD#74, OOL.C022.74 | SAQ#74 | Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB09024 | Some Answered Questions #075 Two Kinds of Torment | 90 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که عذاب بر دو قسم است عذاب لطیف و عذاب غلیظ | Know that there are two kinds of torment: subtle and palpable. | MFD#75, OOL.C022.75 | SAQ#75 | Chastisement and requital; Nearness and remoteness | - | - | |||||||
| AB00779 | Some Answered Questions #076 The Justice and Mercy of God | 450 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که عدل اعطای کل ذی حق حقه است مثلاً شخصی اجیر | Know that justice consists in rendering each his due…. But if he who has been struck | MFD#76, OOL.C022.76 | SAQ#76 | C. Oja | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Reward and punishment | - | - | ||||||
| AB00090 | Some Answered Questions #077 The Punishment of Criminals | 1150 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | عقوبات جزائیه بر دو قسم است یک قسم انتقام است | There are two kinds of retributive actions: One is revenge and retaliation | MFD#77, OOL.C022.77 | SAQ#77, ADJ.028bx | Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Reward and punishment; Universal education | - | - | |||||||
| AB00099 | Some Answered Questions #078 Strikes | 1120 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | از مسئله اعتصاب سؤال نمودید . در این مسئله مشکلات عظیمه حاصل شده و میشود | You have asked about strikes. Great difficulties have arisen and will continue to arise from this issue. | MFD#78, OOL.C022.78 | SAQ#78, BWF.280-284x | Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Relationship between government and people; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||
| AB02618 | Some Answered Questions #079 The Reality of the World of Being | 240 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | طائفهء سوفسطائیه بر آنند که موجودات عبارت از اوهامات است هر موجود وهم محض است | The sophists hold that all existence is illusory, indeed, that each and every being is an absolute illusion | MFD#79, OOL.C022.79 | SAQ#79 | Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Life and death; Material world a reflection of the spiritual | - | - | |||||||
| AB00839 | Some Answered Questions #080 True Pre-existence | 430 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بعضی از حکما و فلاسفه بر آنند که قدیم بر دو قسم است قدیم ذاتی و قدیم زمانی | Certain sages and philosophers hold that there are two kinds of pre-existence, essential and temporal | MFD#80, OOL.C022.80 | SAQ#80 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Four causes; God's attributes require the existence of objects; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00036 | Some Answered Questions #081 Reincarnation | 1720 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | آنچه گفته میشود ما را مقصد بیان حقیقت است توهین عقاید ملل دیگر نیست | Our purpose in what we are about to say is to express the truth and not to denigrate the beliefs of others | MFD#81, OOL.C022.81 | SAQ#81 | Arcs of ascent and descent; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Reincarnation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00062 | Some Answered Questions #082 The Unity of Existence | 1340 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدانکه این مسألهٴ وحدة الوجود قدیم است تخصیص بثیاسفه و صوفیه ندارد | Know that the idea of the unity of existence is ancient and is not restricted to the Theosophists and the Sufis alone. | MFD#82, OOL.C022.82 | SAQ#82 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | |||||||
| AB00520 | Some Answered Questions #083 The Four Criteria of Comprehension | 550 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | میزان ادراک آنچه مسلم است منحصر در چهار موازینست یعنی حقائق اشیاء باین چهار چیز ادراک میشود | There are only four accepted criteria of comprehension, that is, four criteria whereby the realities of things are understood. | MFD#83, OOL.C022.83 | SAQ#83 | Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Rational arguments; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB00063 | Some Answered Questions #084 The Station of Actions Performed without the Knowledge of God | 1330 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که این اعمال و رفتار و گفتار ممدوح است و مقبول و شرف عالم انسانیست | Know that such ways, words and deeds are to be lauded and approved, and they redound to the glory of the human world. | MFD#84, OOL.C022.84 | SAQ#84 | Differences in human capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0555 | Spiritual Aspiration in the West: Words spoken on 1911-11-06 in Paris | 500 | Persian | Paris Talks | من از شرق آمدم بغرب در شرق میشنیدم که | You are very welcome! From Eastern lands I have come to the West to sojourn awhile among you. In the East it is often said | KHAB.128 (139), KHTB1.113 | PT#23 p.066 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; High station of learning; Man's distinction from the animal; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB01552 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Canada and Greenland I) | 310 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای بنات و ابناء ملکوت هر چند در اکثر ایالات و مدائن متحده الحمد لله نفحات الله | O ye daughters and sons of the Kingdom! Although in most of the states and cities | MKT3.013, ANDA#71 p.06, FRTB.046 | TDP#05, ADJ.055x, ADJ.057-058x, COF.012ax, BSC.523 #980, SW_v07#10 p.089-090, SW_v09#14 p.168 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 8] | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | UDP.037 | |||||
| AB00169 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Canada and Greenland II) | 880 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | یاران مهربانا و اماء رحمانا لن تری فی خلق الرحمن من تفاوت در قرآن عظیم | O ye kind friends and the maidservants of the Merciful: In the great Qur'an God says... ...Be not concerned with the smallness of your numbers, neither be oppressed by the multitude... Praise be to Thee, O my God! These are Thy servants who are attracted by the fragrances... O God, my God! Thou beholdest this weak one begging for celestial strength | MKT3.054, RRT.148x, ANDA#03 p.71, ADH2.108x, ADH2_3#03 p.143x, MJMJ1.015x, MJH.064ax, NSR_1978.115x, NSR_1993.128x, FRTB.087 | TDP#13, BPRY.217-218x, BPRY.218-219x, ADJ.055x, ADJ.058x2x, ADJ.062x, COF.012bx, GPB.397x, TDH#158.17x, WOB.077-078x, LOG#1985x, BSC.524 #981, SW_v10#12 p.227-229 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 9], almunajat.com [item 3, 14] | Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | UDP.038 | |||||
| AB01130 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Central states I) | 370 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای نفوس آسمانی ای محافل روحانی ای مجامع ربانی هر چند مدتیست که در تحریر | O he heavenly souls, O ye spiritual assemblies, O ye lordly meetings! For some time past correspondence has been delayed | MKT3.008, FRTB.041 | TDP#03, BSC.514 #976, SW_v07#10 p.091, SW_v09#14 p.167-168 | Savva, Danika, Lauren & Jeremy | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.022 | |||||
| AB00184 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Central states II) | 840 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای احبای قدیم و یاران ندیم در قرآن عظیم میفرماید یختص برحمه من یشاء این | O ye old believers and intimate friends! God says in the great Qur'an... These twelve Central states of the United States... O Lord, my God! Praise and thanksgiving be unto Thee for Thou hast guided me to the highway | MKT3.045, AHB.110BE #06-07 p.102, RRT.146x, ADH2.110x, ADH2_3#04 p.144x, MMG2#208 p.236x, MJH.063x, FRTB.078 | TDP#11, BPRY.215-216x, TDH#158.5x, COF.031x2x, COF.069x, COF.121x, GPB.254-255x, GPB.351x, GPB.397x, BSC.515 #977, SW_v10#07 p.124-126 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 6] | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | UDP.023 | |||||
| AB00956 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Northeastern states I) | 400 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای منادیان آسمانی ایام نوروز است همیشه بیاد آن یاران مهربان هستم و از درگاه | O ye heavenly heralds! These are the days of Naurooz. I am always thinking of those kind | MKT3.003, AHB.120BE #01 p.01, FRTB.036, NJB_v10#10 p.204 | TDP#01, ADJ.057x, BSC.505 #972, SW_v07#10 p.087-088, SW_v09#14 p.159-160 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | 3 | * | * | UDP.005 | ||||
| AB00241 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Northeastern states II) | 750 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای دوستان حقیقی جمیع اقالیم در نزد حق اقلیم واحد است و جمیع مدائن و قری یکسان | O ye real friends! All countries, in the estimation of the True One are but one country and all the cities and villages... O Thou kind Lord! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast shown us the highway of guidance | MKT3.037, DWNP_v5#09 p.001-002x, DUR1.027x, ANDA#79 p.05x, MJMJ1.102x, MMG2#075 p.082x, MJH.044x, FRTB.070, NJB_v10#10 p.204x | TDP#09, BPRY.212-214x, ADJ.006x, COF.027-028x, COF.035x2x, GPB.254x, GPB.396x, TDH#158.5x, WOB.053x, WOB.077x, BSC.507 #973, SW_v10#04 p.069-071 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 4], Ladjamaya [track 8] | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | UDP.007 | |||||
| AB01505 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Southern states I) | 320 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای منادیان بملکوت الله چند روز پیش بان یاران الهی نامه نگاشته گشت ولی چون این | O ye heralds of the Kingdom of God! A few days ago an epistle was written | MKT3.006, AKHA_121BE #01 p.j, AKHA_134BE #01 p.8, AHB.119BE #01 p.000, FRTB.038 | TDP#02, ADJ.062x, BSC.510 #974, SW_v07#10 p.090, SW_v09#14 p.166-167 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 5] | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.012 | |||||
| AB00209 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Southern states II) | 800 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای نفوس مبارکه محترمه فلاسفه قرون اولی و علماء قرون وسطی و فلاسفه قرون اخیره | O ye blessed, respected souls! The philosophers of the ancients, the thinkers... O my God! O my God! Thou seest me in my lowliness and weakness | MKT3.041, DUR1.577x, RRT.146x, ADH2.112x, ADH2_3#05 p.145x, MJMJ1.017x, MMG2#062 p.066x, MJH.064bx, FRTB.074 | TDP#10, BPRY.214-215x, BSC.511 #975, SW_v10#06 p.100-102 | K. Key, T. Nosrat, Heroes Teaching Conference, Y. Mesbah, Sasha, Saeon and Sam | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for teaching; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.013 | |||||
| AB00218 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada I) | 790 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای نفوس مبارکه من از برای شماها فوز و فلاح ابدی میخواهم و موفقیت تامه در جهان | O ye blessed souls! I desire for you eternal success and prosperity... O Thou incomparable God! O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! These souls are Thy heavenly army. | MKT3.015, AKHA_122BE #05 p.383x, AHB.121BE #02 p.000x, PYB#176 p.25x, DUR3.075x, DUR1.301x, ANDA#58 p.19x, ANDA#64 p.12x, MJMJ1.095x, MMG2#071 p.078x, MJH.039ax, FRTB.048, MMJA.027x | TDP#06, BPRY.205-206x, ADJ.049-050x, ADJ.055x, ADJ.070x, COF.010x, COF.016x2x, COF.017x, COF.029x, BSC.527 #982, SW_v10#15 p.280-282 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 1] | Call to action; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | UDP.046 | |||||
| AB00049 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada II) | 1460 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای بهائیان حقیقی امریک شکر حضرت مقصود را که موفق ...از راحت و آسایش جسمانی و تنپروری ...انسان بجهت زندگانی این حیات دنیا خلق نشده است | O ye real Bahais of America! Praise be to His Highness the desired One... O God, my God! Thou seest me enraptured and attracted toward Thy glorious kingdom | MKT3.020, BSHN.140.476.08x, DUR1.594x, RRT.145x, ADH2.106x, ADH2_3#02 p.141x, MJMJ1.018x, MMG2#063 p.067x, MJH.065x, FRTB.053 | TDP#07, BPRY.206-207x, ADJ.013x, ADJ.050x, ADJ.062x2x, ADJ.065ax, ADJ.073-074x, ADJ.074x8x, COF.020x, COF.028-029x, COF.031x4x, COF.113x, GPB.254x, GPB.255x, GPB.389x, GPB.397x, MBW.038x, TDH#037.1x, TDH#158.5x, TDH#158.17x, BSC.534 #984, SW_v10#17 p.307-311 | Sarah & Nava, C. Signori, R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 2], S. Peyman, J. Bryan & A. Youssefi, almunajat.com [item 11], K. Porray | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | UDP.048 | |||||
| AB00032 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada III) | 1770 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای حواریون بهاء الله روحی لکم الفداء نفس مبارک موعود در کتاب مقدس رب الجنود | O ye apostles of Baha'o'llah - may my life be a ransom to you! The blessed person of the promised One... It behooveth the loved ones of God to be enamoured of one another and to sacrifice themselves... O God, my God! Thou seest how black darkness is enshrouding all regions... O Lord! The ocean of rebellion is surging | MKT3.027, AKHA_107BE #07 p.04x, AKHA_107BE #07 p.02x, AKHA_105BE #01 p.01x, QT105.1.374, HHA.258x, ADH2.072x, ADH2_2#10 p.102x, MMG2#056 p.056x, FRTB.060 | TDP#08, BPRY.209-212x, BWF.423-429, ADJ.050x, ADJ.061-062x, ADJ.062x, BADM.035x, COF.007x, COF.020x, COF.028x, COF.069x, GPB.238x, GPB.254x, TDH#158.5x, TDH#158.17x, TDH#158.23x, COC#0252x, BSC.539 #985, SW_v11#02 p.032-037, SW_v10#06 p.104, SW_v12#14 p.228+236, SW_v14#03 p.085, DWN_v2#05 p.034, DWN_v5#09 p.002-003x | B. Lisbeth, Nadia, Zaynab & Earl, R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 3] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | UDP.055 | |||||
| AB00094 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada IV) | 1140 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای نفوس آسمانی و ابناء و بنات ملکوت خداوند در قرآن میفرماید و اعتصموا بحبل | O ye heavenly souls, sons and daughters of the Kingdom! God says in the Qur'an... O God! O God! Thou seest my weakness, lowliness and humility before Thy creatures | MKT3.058, RRT.148x?, RRT.155x?, ANDA#03 p.73, ADH2.113x, ADH2_3#06 p.147x, MMG2#209 p.237x, FRTB.091 | TDP#14, BPRY.207-209x, BWF.419-423, ADJ.070-071x, COF.017x, BSC.530 #983, SW_v10#15 p.283-285, SW_v11#12 p.215x | Seals and Crofts, Chicago Baha'i Community, Heroes Teaching Conference | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | UDP.066 | |||||
| AB00936 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Western states I) | 400 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت شب و روز جز یاد یاران و دعای خیر در حق ایشان و طلب تایید | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Day and night I have no other occupation | MKT3.010, FRTB.043 | TDP#04, BSC.518 #978, SW_v07#10 p.088-089, SW_v07#10 p.085, SW_v09#14 p.160 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.029 | ||||||
| AB00210 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Western states II) | 800 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران و اماء رحمن مختارین ملکوت خطه مبارکه کالیفورنیا نهایت مشابهت بارض | O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful, the chosen ones of the Kingdom! The blessed state of California... O God! O God! This is a broken-winged bird and his flight is very slow | MKT3.049, RRT.147, ADH2.105x, ADH2_3#01 p.140x, MJMJ1.014x, MMG2#060 p.064x, MJH.062x, FRTB.082 | TDP#12, BPRY.216-217x, BSC.520 #979, SW_v10#10 p.198-200, BSTW#012x | W. Heath, G. Sky, Nabil and Karim, D. Stollar, D. E. Walker, Strong Steep, C. Zein, R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 7], A. & M. Zemke [track 2] | Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | UDP.031 | |||||
| AB02852 | Tablet of visitation for Aqa Rida | 220 | Arabic | البهاء و الثناء و الضیاء و الصلوه و السلام علیک یا نار محبه الله و نور ملکوت | Glory, praise, radiance, and peace be upon thee, O flame of the love of God and light of the Kingdom [3.5s] | MSBH2.233-234, VAA.095-096 | VTRM.008-009 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03022 | Tablet of visitation for Aqa Siyyid Jafar | 220 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها الشهید الوحید الفرید المجید انی احیی ترابک الطاهر و مرقدک المقدس المبارک | O thou peerless, matchless, glorious martyr! Verily, I salute thy pure dust | INBA89:153 | MSBH2.230, VAA.094-094, YIK.451-452 | TAB.383-385, VTRM.011-012 | Chastisement and requital; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||
| AB01228 | Tablet of visitation for Aqa Zaman | 350 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | اول نور اشرق من افق البقاء و اول شعاع سطع من صبح الهدی و اول رحمه نزلت من | The first light which shone forth from the horizon of Eternity, the first radiance | INBA89:151 | MSBH2.231, VAA.094-095, YIK.452-453 | TAB.385-387, TOR.190x, VTRM.009-011 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||
| AB03275 | Tablet of Visitation for Manuchihr Khan | 210 | Arabic | Translation List | علیک التحیه و علیک الثناء و علیک الصلاه و علیک البهاء یا سید الوزراء و ملیک | Upon thee be salutations and praise, and on thee rest blessings and glory, O leader of the ministers and sovereign of the rulers, O resplendent sun among the officials | AHB.126BE #05-06 p.140, AYT.195, DLH3.430 | ADMS#260 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for martyrs | - | - | |||||||
| AB05069 | Tablet to Amir Khan | 150 | Persian | Tablet to Amir Khan and Tablet of the Holy Mariner; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to Amír Khán | Tablet to Amir Khan | ای بنده الهی شکایت از عدم اتقان در صنایع متعدده نموده بودید تعدد صنایع سبب | O thou servant of God! Thou didst complain about the lack of perfection in various crafts and trades. The multiplicity of crafts is a cause of [3.5s]... ...In ancient times the people of America were, through their northern regions, close to Asia | MMK6#247, AVK3.307, AVK2.045.16x | BRL_ATE#045x | Excellence; distinction; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||
| AB00423 | Tablet to the Hague II | 590 | Persian | Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague) | Second Tablet to The Hague | اعضای محترما جواب نامه من که بتاریخ ۱۲ جون ۱۹۲۰ مرقوم فرموده بودید رسید نهایت | Your reply, dated 12 June 1920, to my letter was received with the utmost gratitude. | BRL_HAGP2, MKT4.199, MNMK#113 p.218, MSBH9.364-366, YHA1.340x | BRL_HAG2, SW_v11#17 p.288-289, ABCC.439-440x, BLO_PT#192 | Martyrs and martyrdom; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| AB00002 | Tadhkiratu'l-Vafa (Memorials of the Faithful) | 42100 | Persian | Memorials of the Faithful | Memorials of the Faithful (book) | در نجف اشرف در دائره شیخ مرتضی انصاری مجتهد شهیر شخصی بی نظیر بود | There was, in the city of Najaf, among the disciples of the widely known mujtahid | MFP, IQN.174x, IQN.193x, MSBH1.496x, MSBH8.141-146x, OOL.C026 | MF, STAB#003, STAB#010, STAB#029, STAB#085, STAB#088, STAB#101, STAB#132, STAB#135 | Smith & Dragoman, R. Peterson [track 7] | Accounts of dreams and visions; Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Hands of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of learning; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love as fire; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Mount Carmel; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shaykhis; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | 3 | * | * | MMAH.283 | |||
| AB00007 | Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith "Rome was Overthrown") | 6630 | Arabic | Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines | Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith 'Rome was Overthrown') | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی قد نزلت من سماء عز احدیتک میاه الوجود بجودک و رحمانیتک | Praise be to Thee, O Lord! O my God! Out of Thy Bounty and Mercy, Thou hast caused the waters of existence to descend from the heaven of Thy Oneness | PCH.1237#14, , UMich962.001-034, UMich991.104-147 | MKT1.062, MNMK#004 p.012, BMT.086, DLS.317 | LOIR02.099 | God's love for His own Essence; Higher encompasses the lower; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | Baha’u’llah's assigning ‘Abdu’l-Baha to write this is mentioned in AQA5#036 p.045. | ||||
| AB00031 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Furqan | 1950 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی تجلی علی اهل الامکان و افاض انوار الجمال لمن فی الاکوان بطراز | Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself unto the peoples of the contingent world and shed the effulgent lights of His beauty upon all created things [3.5s] | BMT.073 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00021 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Jinn (Commentary on the Surah of the Jinn) | 3270 | Arabic | الحمد لله الاول بلا اول و الاخر بلا آخر الذی خلق الارض و السماء و ابدع | Praise be to God, the First without beginning and the Last without end, Who hath created the earth and the heavens and brought forth through His power of creation [3.5s] | BMT.153, NSS.157bx | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00009 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Kahf (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Cave) | 5500 | Arabic | Translation List; Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn; As to what is meant by Gog and Magog, these were two factions that were in constant strife…" | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Kahf (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Cave) | الحمد لله الذی نزل الایات من ملکوت العظمه و الاقتدار و جعلها حجه لاهل | Praise be to God Who hath sent down verses from the Kingdom of grandeur and power, and made them a proof for the people [3.5s]... ...As to the intended meaning of Dhu’l-Qarnayn in this verse, it is none other than Muḥammad Himself—may the spirits of them that are nigh unto God be a sacrifice for Him | BMT.059 | ADMS#329x, ADMS#345x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as mediator; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB00012 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Ra'd (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Thunder) | 4830 | Arabic | الحمد لله تنطق السن البلغاء ببدایع جوامع منابع اذکار الحمد و الثناء و مظهر | Praise be to God! The tongues of the eloquent ones give utterance to wondrous and comprehensive wellsprings of praise and thanksgiving [3.5s] | INBA56:043 | BMT.045 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00017 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-Qayyumu'l-Asma (Commentary on a Verse from the Qayyumu'l-Asma) | 4460 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی جعل الخط المتکون من النقطه الاولیه الظاهره بالباء طراز الختم | Praise be to God Who hath ordained that the Line, proceeding from the Primal Point manifested in the letter Bá, be the ornament of the seal [3.5s] | INBA59:001 | BRL_DA#305, MAS9.048 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Mystical themes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00173 | Tafsír-i-Áyat-i-Yuhanna (Commentary on Verses of John) | 870 | mixed | Commentary on Verses of John (Tafsír-i-Áyát-i-Yuhanná) | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-Yuhanna (Commentary on Verses of John) | بشیر اشارات پر بشارات که از مصر وفا عزم کری جهانان نموده از محفل دوستان | The herald of joyous tidings, who from the Egypt of faithfulness hath set forth to traverse the world, hath reached the gathering of the friends [3.5s]... ...The concourse of the Gospel have presently fallen lost in the wilderness of error and purblindness and thus have considered as naught these assertions of the Gospel | MKT2.057, PYM.423x | BLO_PT#026 | Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| AB00013 | Tafsir-i-Bismillah | 4760 | Arabic | Creation | Tafsír-i-Bismilláh ar-Raḥmán ar-Raḥím (Commentary on the opening verse of the Quran) | الحمد لله الذی بفیض ظهوره الاعلی کشف الغطاء عن وجه الهدی و اشرقت الارض | ...The names of God derive from those attributes which are the perfections belonging to the reality of the Essence | INBA55:001, INBA59:044, INBA90:097, UMich962.072-092, UMich991.174-203 | MKT1.033, MNMK#005 p.032, ASAT4.475-476x, QT105.1.122x, BMT.012, RHQM1.252-255x (312x) (187-189x), YMM.179x, JNM1.453x, DLS.284x, DLS.418x, NSS.168x, OOL.C027 | BLO_createx, BLO_PT#216.031nx | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Names and attributes of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | x | * | - | MMAH.279 | Date of publication mentioned in TZH6.282 and BMT.012-013. | ||
| AB00014 | Tafsir-i-Hadith لا یسعنی (Commentary on the Tradition "Heaven and Earth cannot contain me…") | 4700 | Arabic | الحمد لله بما من علی العباد بالفضل و الافضال فی هذه الایام التی فیها تجلی علی | Praise be to God, Who hath bestowed upon His servants grace and bounty in these days wherein He hath manifested [3.5s] | INBA56:067 | BMT.219, SFI02.166 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00018 | Tafsir-i-Hadith هل رأیت رجلاً (Commentary on the Tradition "Dost thou see a man") | 4180 | Arabic | Translation List; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn' | الحمد لمن تعالی بجوهر ذاته عن وصف الممکنات و تقدس بساذج حقیقته من نعت | Praise be unto Him Who, in the essence of His Being, is exalted above all description of contingent things and Who, in the reality of His Nature, is sanctified from every attribute [3.5s]... ...O thou who hast turned thy face towards the court of eternity, and art even as a brand afire with the flames of the Burning Bush! Concerning thy question about the term “angels”… And now concerning thy question about the 'Jinn', know thou that God - exalted be He - hath created man from four elements: fire, air, water and earth | INBA56:090, INBA55:077x | BRL_DAK#0649, AVK2.262x, AVK2.145.08x, AVK2.162.15x, BMT.234, MAS2.043-047x | BLO_sazedj#20x, ADMS#050bx | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB00006 | Tafsir-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyyan (Commentary on the Hadith of the Hidden Treasure) | 8270 | mixed | Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan) | Sharh-i Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyan (Commentary on the tradition of the Hidden Treasure) | الحمد لله الذی قد حرک افلاک الذوات بحرکه جذب صمدانیه و قد موج ابحر الکینونات | Praise be to God Who hath stirred up the celestial spheres of being through the movement of divine attraction, and hath caused the oceans of existence to surge [3.5s]... ...And to continue: To him who looks at these lines and understands these indications, it is well known with respect to the request of that traveller… O Lord so rich in bounty, so replete with grace | INBA13:411x | BRL_MON#26x, MKT2.002, BMT.174, ADH2.070x, ADH2_2#09 p.101x, MMG2#120 p.135x, MJH.051x, HUV1.004x, OOL.C028, VUJUD.139.18x | BRL_POAB#26x, BRL_Aqdas.n023x, SW_v08#06 p.062-063x, BLO_PT#024, VUJUDE.146x, JHT_A#005x | S. Rezaei and M. Vahman, Ahdieh, S. Tirandaz, S. Taefi [track 13], unknown, L. Slott | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Knowledge of attributes same as knowledge of God; Mystical themes; Names and attributes of God; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 1 | * | - | Makatib v.2 p.55 mentions that this was written in Edirne; see also BMT.178. For brief commentary by Baha'u'llah see BH04769. | ||
| AB00015 | Tafsir-i-Suriy-i-Qalam (Commentary on the Surih of the Pen) | 4670 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی جعل النقطه البارزه فی کتاب الابداع طراز جداول الاختراع و فصل | Praised be to God Who made the Point to be outstretched within the Book of Origination, an Ornament through which is the Genesis of Creativity | INBA56:023 | BMT.119 | HURQ.BH48 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00098 | Tahirih and the Conference of Badasht | 1130 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | حقیقت این قضیه مختصراً اینست که در آن اوقات بدایت امر بود و هیچکس از تعالیم الهی خبر نداشت | In brief, what happened is the following. Those were the early days of the Cause and no one was informed of the divine teachings. | BRL_TTTP#09, MMK4#018 p.017 | BRL_TTT#09 | Conference of Badasht; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0354 | Talk given at Hotel Moderne, Paris, on 1913-02-12 | 670 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در عالم انسانی دو قضیه است عمومی و خصوصی هر امری عمومی فوائدش بی نهایت است و | In the material world of existence, human undertakings are divided into two kinds--universal and specific. | AMK.276-279, AVK3.209.19x, KHF.241, KHTB3.093, NJB_v12#06 p.128, BDA2.133x | SW_v04#02 p.036-037, SW_v17#07 p.216, SW_v11#17 p.287+290-291, MHMD2.167x, ADP.141-146 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0442 | Talk to pilgrims at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-22 | 580 | Persian | حال من بسیار خوبست در جمیع جاها گردیدم هوا باین خوبی ندیدم اگر اهالی اینجا منهمک | I am always well, especially in these days. Here the air is paradisiacal. The weather of Mount Carmel at this season is most healthful... Before we were exiled from Tihran all our properties and possessions were pillaged | KHH1.114-116 (1.159-162) | KHHE.174, DAS.1914-10-22 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0546 | Talk to pilgrims at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-23 | 500 | Persian | باید شام بعد از غروب حاضر باشد هر وقت میل دارند بخورند بهترین اوقات | The best hour to eat supper is right after sunset... During the life of my grandfather, the Ministers of State had an established custom | KHH1.117 (1.163-164) | KHHE.178-179, DAS.1914-10-23 | Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0613 | The Baha’ís Must Work with Heart and Soul to Bring About a Better Condition in the World: Words spoken on 1911-11-19 in Paris | 460 | Persian | Paris Talks | الحمد لله امروز جمعیت خوبی داریم جهت آنکه این جمعیت ما جمعیت آسمانیست و جهت | How joyful it is to see such a meeting as this, for it is in truth a gathering together of 'heavenly men'… Love and obey your heavenly father | KHAB.182 (193), KHTB1.183 | PT#32 p.099 | S. Peyman | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0936 | The Benefits of God to Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-27 in Paris | 330 | Paris Talks | God alone ordereth all things and is all-powerful. Why then does He send trials to His servants? | LOG#2041x, PT#14 p.041 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0735 | The Clouds That Obscure the Sun of Truth: Words spoken on 1911-10-27 in Paris | 400 | Persian | Paris Talks | در انجیل میفرماید هر وقت حضرت مسیح میاید سوار بر ابر است جمال مبارک در تفسیر | The day is fine, the air is pure, the sun shines, no mist nor cloud obscures its radiance. These brilliant rays penetrate into all parts of the city | DWNP_v5#10 p.002-003, KHF.206, KHAB.098 (107), KHTB1.076 | PT#12 p.034, PN_1911 p021 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0679 | The Cruel Indifference of People towards the Suffering of Foreign Races: Words spoken on 1911-11-24 in Paris | 430 | Persian | Paris Talks | میگویند یک ترن در رود سن افتاده بیست و پنج نفر غرق شده و امروز در پارلمان | I have just been told that there has been a terrible accident in this country. A train has fallen into the river and at least twenty people have been killed. | BRL_DAK#1241, KHAB.197 (207), KHTB1.204, KHTP.152 | PT#37 p.115, SW_v07#11 p.106-107, SW_v16#08 p.616, ABS#13 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB00097 | The Declaration of Baha’u’llah | 1130 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | جواب جمال مبارک از بدو طفولیت اطوار و آثار و گفتاری عجیب داشتند | From the beginning of His childhood Baha'u'llah was possessed of such astonishing qualities | BRL_TTTP#11 | BRL_TTT#11 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1814 | The Desires and Prayers of ‘Abdu’l-Baha: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-15 | 160 | Persian | Paris Talks | از فرط محبت بشما تضرع و زاری من بملکوت الهی این است که شماها را تایید نماید | You are all very welcome, and I love you all most dearly. Day and night I pray to Heaven for you that strength may be yours, and that, one and all, you may participate | KHAB.168 (179), KHTB1.166 | PT#30 p.093 | E. Mahony (1), E. Mahony (2) | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Study; deepening | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0653 | The Duty of Kindness and Sympathy towards Strangers and Foreigners: Words spoken on 1911-10-16 in Paris | 450 | Paris Talks | Paris Talks (book) | When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere. All men are his brothers…. Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone... | PT#01 p.001, AIF.1911-10-16, SW_v02#19 p.004x, SW_v08#11 p.137 | T. Ellis, Nabil and Karim, R. Lea, Alda, Mea, Onni, Nader & Pedram, MANA, Naim & Friends | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds | 2 | * | - | First chapter of the book "Paris Talks", a collection of 59 talks given during ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's visit toParis in 1911 and 1912. | ||||||
| ABU0705 | The Eighth Principle—Universal Peace: Words spoken on 1911-11-29 in Paris | 410 | Persian | Paris Talks | از جمله أوامر حضرت بهاء الله اینست که باید جمیع ملت | A Supreme Tribunal shall be established by the peoples and Governments of every nation, composed of members elected from each country and Government. | KHTB1.233, KHTP.175 | LOG#1076x, PT#48 p.161 | Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0416 | The Eleventh Principle—The Power of the Holy Spirit: Words spoken on 1911-11-18 in Paris | 600 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks | از جمله تعالیم حضرت بهاء الله این است بشر هر قدر ترقی بکند باز محتاج بنفثات | In the teaching of Baha'u'llah, it is written: 'By the Power of the Holy Spirit alone is man able to progress, for the power of man is limited and the Divine Power is boundless.'... Turn your faces away from the contemplation | KHAB.179 (190), KHTB1.179, KHTP.126 | ADJ.046x, PT#51 p.172, BSC.452 #825x, SW_v03#02 p.006-007, SW_v16#06 p.0541, SW_v08#08 p.102 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; 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; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0626 | The Evolution of Matter and Development of the Soul: Words spoken on 1911-11-03 in Paris | 460 | Paris Talks | Paris is becoming very cold, so cold that I shall soon be obliged to go away | PT#20 p.060 | Evolution; human evolution; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0054 | The Evolution of the Spirit: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-10 | 1510 | Persian | Paris Talks | امشب باید ذکری از ترقی و بقای روح بشود هر نفس موجودى لابد بر این است | Tonight I will speak of the evolution or progress of the spirit. Absolute repose does not exist in nature. | BRL_DAK#0650, AVK1.227x, BSHN.140.537x, BSHN.144.525x, MAS5.051-058, MHT1a.134x, MHT1b.092x, KHF.167, KHAB.150 (161), KHTB1.142, KHTP.090, VUJUD.098x | PT#29 p.086, VUJUDE.150x | Composition and decomposition; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0285 | The Fifth Principle—The Abolition of Prejudices: Words spoken on 1911-11-13 in Paris | 750 | Persian | Paris Talks | از جمله اساس بهاء الله ترک تعصب وطنی و تعصب مذهبی و تعصب جنسی و تعصب سیاسی | Another principle of the teaching of Baha'o'llah is this: That you must renounce all prejudices | AMK.224-228, DWNP_v5#12 p.004-006, KHAB.163 (174), KHTB1.158 | PT#45 p.151, SW_v03#02 p.003-004, DWN_v3#01 p.010-011x | Judas; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0282 | The First Principle—Search after Truth: Words spoken on 1911-11-10 in Paris | 760 | Persian | Paris Talks | دیروز رفتیم در جمعیت روحانیون چون آنجمع | If a man would succeed in his search after truth, he must, in the first place, shut his eyes to all the traditional superstitions of the past. | DWNP_v5#07-8 p.006x, KHAB.146 (157), KHTB1.137 | PT#41 p.138x, SW_v03#01 p.003-004x, DWN_v2#08 p.061-063x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0651 | The Four Kinds of Love: Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-04 | 450 | Paris Talks | What a power is love! It is the most wonderful, the greatest of all living powers.... There are four kinds of love | PT#58 p.192, DAS.1913-01-04x | Baha'i Youth of Japan, S. & C. Zein | Four; five pathways of love; God's love for His own Essence; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0493 | The Fourth Principle—The Acceptance of the Relation between Religion and Science: Words spoken on 1911-11-12 in Paris | 540 | Persian | Paris Talks | دیروز بیان کردیم اساس ثانی وحدت عالم انسانی است سوم دین و علم توام است اگر | Yesterday I spoke to you of the Second Principle of the Teaching of Baha'o'llah, the Unity of Mankind | BRL_DAK#1227, KHAB.160 (171), KHTB1.155, KHTP.108 | PT#44 p.145, SW_v03#01 p.005, DWN_v3#03-4 p.024-027 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Differences in human capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Harmony of science and religion; Idolatry; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0773 | The Holy Spirit, the Intermediary Power between God and Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-31 in Paris | 380 | Persian | Paris Talks | حقیقت الوهیت در نهایت تنزیه و تقدیس است از برای حقیقت الوهیت نزول و صعودی | The Divine Reality is Unthinkable, Limitless, Eternal, Immortal and Invisible. The world of creation is bound by natural law, finite and mortal. | KHF.121, KHAB.108 (118), KHTB1.090 | PT#17 p.050, SW_v02#14 p.015 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mediator; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1062 | The Imprisonment of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Words spoken on 1911-10-25 in Paris | 300 | Paris Talks | I regret much that I have kept you waiting this morning, but I have so much to do in a short time | PT#10 p.030, SW_v02#16 p.006, PN_1911 p019 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0503 | The Last Meeting: Words spoken on 1911-12-01 in Paris | 530 | Persian | Paris Talks | روزیکه بپاریس آمدم دیدم مزرعه ایست | When I arrived in Paris some time ago for the first time, I looked around me with much interest, and in my mind I likened this beautiful city to a large garden. | KHTB1.239 | PT#53 p.177, SAS.109x | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0845 | The Light of Truth Is Now Shining upon the East and the West: Words spoken on 1911-10-23 in Paris | 360 | Paris Talks | When a man has found the joy of life in one place, he returns to that same spot to find more joy | PT#08 p.023, SW_v02#16 p.005-006, PN_1911 p018 | Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05412 | The Meaning of Speaking in Tongues | 150 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | جواب مقصد حضرات حواریون بلسان ملکوتی تبلیغ مینمودند و آن لسان مطابق جمیع لسانها است | The meaning is that the Apostles taught in a spiritual tongue, a tongue that embraces all tongues. | BRL_TTTP#03, MAS9.021-022x | BRL_TTT#03, TTCT.05-06 | Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB11056 | The Meaning of the "Mysteries" | 50 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | مقصد از سر مطالب و مسائلی که از عقول و ادراک خلق دور و مستور بعد چون شخص کاملی | By “mysteries” is meant such matters and questions as are remote and hidden from the minds | BRL_TTTP#07 | BRL_TTT#07, TTCT.09 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| AB03269 | The Meaning of the Invocation "He is God" | 210 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | جواب این مصطلح اهل شرق از اسلام است مقصد آنان اینکه در هر امری باید ابتدا باسم خدا نمود | This is a common practice in the East among the Muslims, and their intent is that one must begin all things with the mention of God. | BRL_TTTP#04, MAS9.022-023x | BRL_TTT#04, TTCT.03-05 | Christ; Christianity; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Law of fasting; Moses; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0937 | The Need for Union between the Peoples of the East and West: Words spoken on 1911-10-20 in Paris | 330 | Paris Talks | In the past, as in the present, the Spiritual Sun of Truth has always shone from the horizon of the East | PT#04 p.008 | East and West; communication between East and West; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0253 | The Ninth Principle—The Noninterference of Religion with Politics: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-17 | 810 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks | انسان باید در عالم وجود امید بمکافات و خوف از مجازات داشته باشد علی الخصوص | In the conduct of life, man is actuated by two main motives: 'The Hope for Reward' and 'The Fear of Punishment'.... Oh, friends of God, be living examples of justice! ... Justice is not limited, it is a universal quality. | BRL_DAK#0957, KHF.286, KHAB.175 (186), KHTB1.174 | ADJ.028bx, PT#49 p.163, BSC.425 #768.3x, SW_v03#02 p.007, SW_v07#15 p.139, ABS#02 | Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Non-participation in politics; Relationship between government and people; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Reward and punishment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0665 | The Perfect Human Sentiments and Virtues: Words spoken on 1911-11-23 in Paris | 440 | Persian | Paris Talks | شما باید بسیار مسرور باشید و شکر کنید که در چنین | You should all be very happy and thankful to God for the great privilege that is yours. This is purely a spiritual meeting! | AVK4.478.08x, KHAB.195 (205), KHTB1.201 | PT#36 p.113 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Human reality created in the image of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0478 | The Pitiful Causes of War, and the Duty of Everyone to Strive for Peace: Words spoken on 1911-10-21 in Paris | 550 | mixed | Paris Talks | امروز حوادث ایطالیا و ترکیا را خواندم باز محاربه جدیدی شده خون بیچارگان انسان | I hope you are all happy and well. I am not happy, but very sad. The news of the Battle of Benghazi grieves my heart. I wonder at the human savagery that still exists in the world! | KHAB.106 (115), KHTB1.087 | PT#06 p.017, SW_v02#14 p.004-005 | E. Mahony, jeph.ilosopher, Maryam & Nabil, N. Ma'ani, T. Ellis, A. & M. Zemke [track 1], K. Key, G.H. Miller, Nica, Sahar & Delara | Importance of prayer; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1414 | The Power and Value of True Thought Depend upon Its Manifestation in Action: Words spoken on 1911-10-18 in Paris | 230 | Paris Talks | The reality of man is his thought, not his material body. The thought force and the animal force are partners. | PT#02 p.004, SW_v02#16 p.003-004, SW_v02#19 p.004-005, PN_1911 p016 | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Goodly deeds; actions; Knowledge of self; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; The mind's power of discovery; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1482 | The Progress of the Soul: Words spoken ca. 1912-12-26 in London | 220 | Paris Talks | The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. | PT#57 p.191 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00676 | The Rejection of the Manifestations of God in Every Age | 480 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | وقتی که حضرت ابراهیم مبعوث شد و تأسیس شریعت الله نمود و تعالیم جدیده انتشار داد | When Abraham was sent forth, however much He expounded the truth, established the religion of God | BRL_TTTP#06 | BRL_TTT#06, TTCT.06-08 | Belief and denial; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0457 | The Second Principle—The Unity of Mankind: Words spoken on 1911-11-11 in Paris | 570 | Persian | Paris Talks | دیروز ذکر کردیم اول چیزی که برای انسان لازم تحری حقیقت است و در تحری حقیقت | Yesterday I spoke to you of the First Principle of the Teaching of Baha'o'llah, the Search after Truth | BRL_DAK#1226, DWNP_v6#02 p.002-004, KHAB.157 (168), KHTB1.151, KHTP.103 | PT#42 p.141, SW_v03#01 p.004-005, DWN_v3#01 p.010x | Differences in human capacity; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1959 | The Seventh Principle—Equality of Men: Words spoken on 1911-11-15 in Paris | 150 | Paris Talks | The Laws of God are not imposition of will, or of power, or pleasure, but the resolutions of truth, reason and justice.' All men are equal before the law, which must reign absolutely | PT#47 p.160 | Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Relationship between government and people; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0462 | The Sixth Principle—Means of Existence: Words spoken on 1911-11-14 in Paris | 560 | Persian | Paris Talks | امروز مختصر صحبت میدارم از جمله اساس بهاء الله تعدیل معیشت است طبقات ناس | Among the most important principles of the Teaching of Baha'o'llah is the equalization of the means of living among men. | AMK.212-215, AVK4.336x, KHF.251, KHAB.172 (183), KHTB1.170, KHTP.121 | LOG#1866x, PT#46 p.156, SW_v03#02 p.005-006 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Maintainance of degrees in society; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1079 | The Spiritual Meetings in Paris: Words spoken on 1911-11-04 in Paris | 290 | Persian | Paris Talks | در اروپا مجامع بسیار تشکیل میشود از قبیل مجالس تجارت زراعت معارف سیاست جغرافیا | All over Europe today one hears of meetings and assemblies, and societies of all kinds are formed. There are those interested in commerce | BRL_DAK#1234, KHAB.124 (135), KHTB1.109 | PT#21 p.062 | Stefan & Marie, K. Porray | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0625 | The Sun of Truth: Words spoken on 1911-10-22 in Paris | 460 | Paris Talks | It is a lovely day, the sun shines brightly upon the earth, giving light and warmth to all creatures | PT#07 p.020 | Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1437 | The Tenth Principle—Equality of Sex: Words spoken on 1911-11-14 in Paris | 220 | Persian | Paris Talks | جمیع کائنات موجوده مذکر و مونثند و در مابین ذکور و اناث آنها فرقی نیست نظر در | The Tenth Principle of the teaching of Baha'u'llah is the equality of the sexes. God has created all creatures in couples. | AMK.210-212, KHAB.166 (177), KHTB1.163, KHTP.113, QIRT.20ax | LOG#2081x, LOG#2085x, PT#50 p.169, SW_v03#02 p.004-005, SW_v07#15 p.138 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB06566 | The Three Kinds of Prophets | 120 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | انبیای الهی بر سه قسمند قسمی مظاهر کلیه هستند که بمثابه شمسند بظهور | There are three kinds of divine Prophets. One kind are the universal Manifestations | BRL_TTTP#01 | BRL_TTT#01 | Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Manifestation of God as sun; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB01283 | The Transference of Matter across the Kingdoms of Existence | 350 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | در کائنات نامتناهیه اعظم وسائط تجدد وجود بلکه ترقی قضیۀ اکل و مأکول است | Throughout this endless universe the greatest means for the progress and renewal of existence is that all things are eaters and eaten. | BRL_TTTP#08 | BRL_TTT#08 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Composition and decomposition; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of transformation and change | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0984 | The True Meaning of Baptism by Water and Fire: Words spoken on 1911-11-08 in Paris | 310 | Persian | Paris Talks; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | انسان حیوان نبات حتی جماد جمیع حیاتشان باب است حتی حیات جماد باب شفافی منجمد | In the Gospel according to St John, Christ has said: 'Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.'… The love of God is spoken of as fire, for it burneth away the veils, and as water, for it is the source of life | BRL_DAK#0881, DWNP_v4#11-12 p.060-061, KHAB.139 (150), KHTB1.125 | BRL_ATE#088, PT#27 p.079 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Martyrdom of the Bab; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual baptism; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0473 | The True Meaning of the Prophecies Concerning the Coming of Christ: Words spoken on 1911-10-30 in Paris | 560 | Paris Talks | In the Bible there are prophecies of the coming of Christ. The Jews still await | PT#16 p.047, SW_v13#05 p.115x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0755 | The Two Kinds of Light: Words spoken on 1911-11-05 in Paris | 390 | Persian | Paris Talks | بسیار بسیار خوش آمدید امروز هوا تاریک است | Today the weather is gloomy and dull! In the East there is continual sunshine, the stars are never veiled | KHAB.125 (137), KHTB1.111 | PT#22 p.064, SW_v08#08 p.097-098 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as mirror; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0706 | The Two Natures in Man: Words spoken on 1911-11-01 in Paris | 410 | mixed | Paris Talks | شنیده ام امروز در پاریس عید است عید جمیع قدیسین چرا این ها را شماها قدیس | Today is a day of rejoicing in Paris! They are celebrating the Festival of 'All Saints'. Why do you think that these people were called 'Saints'? | KHAB.113 (123), KHTB1.097 | PT#18 p.055 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0281 | The Universal Love: Words spoken on 1911-10-24 in Paris | 770 | Paris Talks | The Message of Krishna is the message of love. All God's prophets have brought the message of love.... The power of the Holy Spirit enlightening man's intelligence has enabled him to discover | PT#09 p.025, SW_v08#08 p.097x, SAS.108x, CHH.153x | E. Mahony, E. Mahony, Shay & Camila, S. Peyman | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0276 | There Can Be No True Happiness and Progress without Spirituality: Words spoken on 1911-11-21 in Paris | 770 | Persian | Paris Talks | درندگی سزاوار حیوانات وحشیه است و سزاوار انسان الفت و محبتست خدا جمیع انبیا | Ferocity and savagery are natural to animals, but men should show forth the qualities of love and affection. God sent all His Prophets into the world with one aim… Oh, trust in God! For His Bounty is everlasting | BRL_DAK#0956, AMK.204-207, KHF.049, KHAB.188 (199), KHTB1.192, KHTP.139 | PT#34 p.106, DWN_v1#12 p.007cx | N. Ma'ani, Friends in Paris | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Harmony of science and religion; Justice and wrath of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Transcending the material condition; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1175 | This Great and Glorious Cause: Words spoken on 1911-11-28 in Paris | 270 | Persian | Paris Talks | موسیو در یفوس امروز صدایش گرفته نمیتواند | In these gatherings where we have met and spoken together you have all become acquainted with the principles of this dispensation, and with the reality of facts. Unto you it has been given to know these things | KHTB1.231 | PT#52 p.176 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB00689 | Two Kinds of Prophecy | 470 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | انبیا را استفاضه از فیض عمومی نامتناهی الهی و همچنین استفاضه از فیض | The Prophets of God draw upon both His boundless universal grace and upon His particular grace, that is, upon divine revelation and inspiration. | BRL_TTTP#02 | BRL_TTT#02 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0619 | We Must Not Be Discouraged by the Smallness of Our Numbers: Words spoken on 1911-11-25 in Paris | 460 | Persian | Paris Talks | وقتیکه حضرت مسیح ظاهر شد در اورشلیم ظهور | When Christ appeared He manifested Himself at Jerusalem. He called men to the Kingdom of God, He invited them to Eternal Life and He told them to acquire human perfections. | KHAB.199 (209), KHTB1.207 | PT#38 p.118 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1575 | Words at a wedding, spoken on 1920-11-18 | 200 | This is a very happy evening, one of joy. In one respect it is a wedding night | PN_1920 p082, PN_1920_heh p023 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0430 | Words at reception with Turkish Ambassador, spoken on 1912-04-23 | 590 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | الحمد لله قرون تاریک گذشت قرن نورانی آمد عقول و نفوس در ترقی است ادراکات در | Praise be unto God! The dark ages have passed away, and the illumined century hath dawned. Minds and souls are advancing, and understanding is [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0773, AMK.264-266, DWNP_v1#05 p.003-004, KHF.091, KHAB.250 (260), KHTB2.043, NJB_v05#08 p.002 | Call to action; Equality of men and women; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | BDA1.047, MHMD1.056 | |||||||
| ABU1919 | Words at table to the friends, spoken on 1912-06-07 | 150 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در عالم وجود امری اعظم از اینگونه محافل نیست که محض محبت الله انعقاد گشته ملاحظه نمائید | Nothing in the world of existence is greater than such gatherings as these | KHTB2.127, BDA1.116.11 | SW_v19#06 p.185, MHMD1.124 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3471 | Words at table to the Syrian and Greek Relief Society, spoken on 1912-05-23 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خوشا بحال شما که بخدمت فقرا مشغولید بزرگترین سعادت من اینست که از فقرا محسوب شوم | Happy are you who are engaged in serving the poor. My greatest happiness is this, that I may be counted among the poor. | BDA1.101.05 | SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.108 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1013 | Words compiled by Isabella Brittingham, spoken in 1903 | 310 | To live the life. To be no cause of grief to anyone. To be kind to all people and to love them with a pure spirit... To be silent concerning the faults of others | TOR.168-170, ABTM.072-073, BNE.083x, BSTW#036, BSTW#390 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3742 | Words directed at Mirza Muhammad 'Ali | 30 | unknown | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | نه تو آن عمر هستی که امر باین عظمت را بلند کنی و نه من آن علی هستم که از دست تو در نخلستان گریه کنم | Inform my brother that I am not `Alí, nor is he `Umar. I am much greater than `Alí and he is much lesser than `Umar. | KNSA.134 (235) | MNYA.180, AFNAN.083, RKS.038 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2778 | Words following address to theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-10 | 70 | Our hearts like unto pure mirrors receive the impressions and these spiritual images are reflected from one mirror upon another without the medium of language. | DAS.1913-04-10 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Limits of language; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11313 | Words incribed in a church book for Rev. Fraser | 40 | O Thou Kind Almighty, confirm Thou this servant of Thine, Mr. Fraser, in the service of Thy Kingdom. Make him illumined; make him heavenly; make him spiritual; make him divine! Thou art the Generous, the King! | SW_v03#17 p.005 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10779 | Words inscribed in Mr. Campbell's guest book | 60 | O God! O Thou worshipped one! Confirm these souls so that they may raise the call of Thy Kingdom and suffer humanity to be delivered from the dark priciples of the world of nature | DAS.1913-01-18 | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3670 | Words of Abdu'l-Baha in 1919 | 310 | Verily it is so. They are now in Paradise. The German friends are pure, their hearts are overflowing with love, their whole beings are filled with the Cause of God | BBBD.473-474 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3501 | Words recorded by Miss Boylan spoken around 1911-08-25 | 20 | Tell them a Bahá'í is a person who is free from all prejudices - racial prejudice, religious prejudices... A Bahá'í is one in whom the human perfections are active. | PN_1912 p071 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3455 | Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910 | 30 | The meaning is this -- For instance, take this teapot. It, in its beauty, is of itself in appearance. It is the last of its kind. | PN_1912 p015 | Seal of the Prophets; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3516 | Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910 | 20 | The atoms composing an ocean are in appearance the ocean, but the identity of the atoms remains. So it is with our individuality in the ocean of life, it remains. | PN_1912 p015 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Soul; spirit after death; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3541 | Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910 | 20 | The sun that would come down and enter everything would not remain the sun. Its identity would be scattered. | PN_1912 p015 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as sun; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3627 | Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910 | 10 | The Christians have exaggerated the birth of Jesus. | PN_1912 p015 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0881 | Words spoken at 15 Rue de Greuze in Paris, 1913-03-21 | 340 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I am extremely glad to see you on this Nau Rooz occasion. This day is the anniversary of many historical events | LOG#1025x, SW_v05#01 p.004-005, ADP.074-076, BSTW#343 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0284 | Words spoken at 1815 California Street in San Francisco, 1912-10-07 | 760 | I have been walking in the garden. There are many parks and gardens here…. When I was in the barracks of Acca, than which there is no worse place | ECN.110+493x+1005 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2305 | Words spoken at 1815 California Street in San Francisco, 1912-10-10 | 110 | You are all welcome, exceedingly welcome. I have journeyed a great distance to visit you, having longed to see you, for Bahá’u’lláh has created a marvelous love in the hearts | ECN.120+471+476+599+606 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2698 | Words spoken at 1815 California Street in San Francisco, 1912-10-10 | 80 | It was in the path of God, therefore it was not suffering, not trouble. You must strive in order that you may acquire the blessings of the Holy Spirit. | ECN.471+599+606-608 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3153 | Words spoken at 227 Riverside Drive in New York, 1912-11-12 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من با فقرا کار دارم و بمحل فقرا میروم نه اغنیا جمیع را من دوست دارم علی الخصوص فقرا را | I deal with the poor and visit them, not the rich. I love all, especially the poor. All sorts of people come here and I meet them | BDA1.369.03 | MHMD1.387 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0436 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-11 | 590 | The essence of the intention is that I wish you to pray for me and I will pray for you. | SW_v04#02 p.040-041 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2450 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-12 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در امر بهآءالله بر هر نفسی اشتغال بصنعت و کسبی فرض است مثلاً منه حصیر بافی میدانم و شما صنعت دیگر | In the Cause of Baha'u'llah it is obligatory for the individual to engage in a trade or profession. For instance, I know mat weaving and you know another trade... I have already spoken about this matter | BDA1.121.02 | COC#0016x, SW_v19#07 p.219, MHMD1.129 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3043 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-12 | 50 | One of the special laws of Bahá'u'lláh is the one prohibiting cursing and defamation, and that all should seek forgiveness from their enemies | SW_v19#07 p.220 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2457 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-19 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | سلسلهٴ موجودات بیک قانون عمومی و نظام الهی مربوطست و جمیع کائنات بهم مرتبط نمی شود | The chain of creation is interwoven in a natural law and divine order. Everything is interlinked. A link cannot be broken without affecting that natural order. | BDA1.130.02 | SW_v19#08 p.254-255, MHMD1.139 | Composition and decomposition; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect; One universal law; attractive power of love | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3146 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-04 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | قول منجمین اکثر اشتباه و غیر معتبر است ولی جمیع کائنات بهم مرتبط مثل اعضآء هیکل انسان که ارتباط تام دارد | The words of the astrologers are for the most part doubtful and unreliable. But the whole of creation is interrelated like the different parts of the human body which have a complete affinity from the toenail to the hair on the head. | BDA1.146.05 | MHMD1.157 | Astrology and numerology; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3571 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-04 | 10 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مثل تعلق آفتاب بمرآتست و موت عبارت از انقطاع این ارتباط | It has the same connection as the sun has with the mirror. Death is the name for the dissolution of this connection. | BDA1.146.08 | SW_v14#02 p.037, MHMD1.157 | Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0182 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-07 | 950 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خوش آمدید خوش آمدید انسان دو حیات دارد یک حیات جسمانی یک حیات روحانی حیات | Welcome, welcome! Man possesseth two lives: one life physical, one life spiritual [3.5s] | BSHN.140.530x, BSHN.144.518x, MHT1a.126x, MHT1b.084x, BQA.054, KHF.036, KHAB.334 (341), KHTB2.176, NJB_v03#18 p.001 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; 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; Transcending the material condition | - | - | MHMD1.162 | |||||||
| ABU3148 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-10 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مراد لوحی از الواح مبارکست و کنایه از اینکه الواح الهیه را باید بر سنگهای گرانبها نقش نمود | What is meant is one of the holy Tablets. But it also alludes to the fact that the divine Tablets should be engraved on precious stones. In addition, there is a saying in the East by which the color white symbolizes divine will | ASAT5.040, MAS2.021, BDA1.152.02 | MHMD1.164 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3317 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-11 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | هر چند نسآء با رجال در استعداد قواء شریکند ولی شبهه نیست که رجال اقدمند و اقوی حتی در حیوانات مانند کبوتران | Although women are equal to men in abilities and capacities, there is no doubt that men are bolder and physically more powerful | BDA1.153.07 | SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.166 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1372 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-17 | 230 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | دیشب وضع مجلس خیلی موافق حکمت و مورث محبت بود که عقد و ازدواج اهل بها در مجلس بقانون مسیحی هم جاری شود تا نفوس بدانند که اهل بها در بند این رسومات جزئیه نیستند | The holding of last night's meeting was done with wisdom... My discourses in various gatherings have been founded on principles that are in conformity with reality | BDA1.158.12 | MHMD1.172-173 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2845 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-17 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | دو قسم آفاتست یکی را سبب اعمال و اخلاق غیر ممدوحه است مانند کذب و نفاق و خیانت و ظلم وامثال اینها | Calamities are of two kinds. One kind results from bad morals and misconduct such as falsehood, dishonesty | BDA1.157.17 | SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.171 | Law of transformation and change; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2013 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-19 | 140 | This time I want to send you with a new spirit, a new strength, to enlighten California | PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351e | Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mary Magdalene; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1800 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1912-12-26 | 170 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks | Yes: In the Baha'i Cause arts, sciences and all crafts are (counted as) worship.... all effort and exertion put forth | LOG#0967x, LOG#2110x, PT#55 p.189, BSC.452 #826x, VLAB.134x | Leona and Larry | Evolution; human evolution; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1061 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-16 | 300 | The Cause has become very great. Many souls are entering it--souls with different mentalities... Teach the Cause to those who do not know | DAS.1913-01-16, SW_v04#01 p.016, CHH.177, VLAB.141x, BLO_PN#022 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1716 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-16 | 180 | Bahá'í Scriptures | All the meetings must be for teaching the Cause and spreading the Message, and suffering the souls | LOG#0157x, DAS.1913-01-16, BSC.502 #967, SW_v04#15 p.256, SW_v09#14 p.161, CHH.177-178, BLO_PN#022 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0992 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, ca. 1913(1911?) | 310 | Persian | Translation List | مبلغ باید مدارا داشته باشد جوهر تقدیس باشد اطلاعات داشته | Teachers of the Cause must have courtesy and forbearance. They must be the essence of sanctity—informed, moved by the divine teachings, knowledgeable and well apprised | INBA06:629-632 | RRT.086-088 | ADMS#158 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0160 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens, 1911-09-23 | 1010 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | At nine years of age, I accompanied my father, Baha'u'llah, in his journey of exile to Baghdad, seventy of his disciples going with us.... The confirmations of the spirit are all those power... Freedom is not a matter of place | BSC.438 #797x, AIL.115-121, ADP.018-023, CHH.166-167x, VLAB.009-010x, VLAB.149x, BLO_PN#022 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3536 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens, ca. Sep. 1911 | 20 | That is well. Very well. A day's work done in the spirit of service is in itself an act of worship. Such work is a prayer unto God. | CHH.152, BLO_PN#022 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2735 | Words spoken at a banquet on 1912-11-04 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خوب سفره ایست چه که بمحبت بهآءالله ما بر آن مجتمع شده ایم امشب من بسیار مسرورم که در مجلس شما هستم | It is an excellent table for we have assembled here through the love of Baha'u'llah.... O thou kind Lord, we render thanks unto Thee that thou hast brought us from the farthest lands | BDA1.353.16 | MHMD1.372-373 | East and West; communication between East and West; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2758 | Words spoken at a public park in San Francisco, 1912-10-05 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | هر چند نباتات نسبت بعالم حیوان حساس گفته نمی شوند ولی در عالم خود روح نباتی و قوهٴ حساسه دارند | Although sensitivity in plants is slight as compared with that manifested in animals, within their own kingdom they have sensitivity and vegetable spirit. | BDA1.289.07 | MHMD1.306 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3468 | Words spoken at a public park in San Francisco, 1912-10-05 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | تغییر اوضاع عالم و غلبه امر بهائی بجائی خواهد رسید که از سایر امور جز نمونهای مانند این عمودها باقی نخواهد ماند | The world and its condition will change to such a degree and the Baha’í Cause will prevail to such an extent that nothing but a remnant -- like these pillars -- will remain of the previous order. | BDA1.289.05 | MHMD1.306 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1029 | Words spoken at a wedding on 1914-06-18 | 300 | It is more than one month and a half that I have not had the pleasure of being present in the meetings of the believers. Now the means have been brought about | DAS.1914-06-18, SW_v09#10 p.118-119 | Fulfillment of true potential; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0236 | Words spoken at Assembly Rooms in San Francisco, 1912-10-05 | 850 | Bahá'í Scriptures | I have the utmost joy to find in the distant West such an established Baha'i center | BSC.372 #701, SW_v10#13 p.243-245, ECN.096+955 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2442 | Words spoken at Bahji, 1913-12-18 | 90 | I have seen many meadows in Europe and America, but seldom have I seen a place more spiritual, more divine, more inspirational. | DAS.1913-12-18 | Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1637 | Words spoken at Bahji, 1914-01-03 | 190 | A fair and impartial observer perceives the signs of the power and intelligence of God in all the atoms of existence. Before leaving Haifa, I felt very ill... Then I reached Stuttgart. There I found wonderful Baha'is. | DAS.1914-01-03 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1367 | Words spoken at Bahji, 1916-05-03 | 230 | Persian | در بغداد زين العالدين خاني بود از نجباي ايران به فلاکت افتاده بود | In Baghdad there was a man of Persian nobility who had fallen on hard times. | PYB#210 p.18, ZSM.1916-05-03 | STAB#013 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3493 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-06 | 20 | Before you teach others, teach yourself. Man must first test his knowledge in himself to see whether it is workable or theoretical. | DAS.1913-05-06 | Knowledge of self; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3402 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-08 | 30 | I am always thinking how to carry the loads of others and not to put my own load on their shoulders. The Blessed Perfection has taught me this. We must prove this through deed and not by mere word. | DAS.1913-05-08, ABCC.391x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1737 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 170 | The greatest prison is the material world. Prison is the antithesis of freedom. Now man is a prisoner of food, of sleep | DAS.1913-05-11 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1949 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 150 | There are three paths through which man attains spiritual happiness. The first path is the path of ordeals, trials and difficulties. | DAS.1913-05-11 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2384 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 100 | Different things are considered by us as of absolute importance, while in reality they have a relative importance at various stages of our development | DAS.1913-05-11 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Relativity of religious truth | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2664 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 80 | Bahá'u'lláh in one of his Tablets says: "Therefore I will explain for your benefit certain luminous and shining mysteries, whereby you will become so attracted | DAS.1913-05-11 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2842 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-13 | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در امرالله محفل سری نباید باشد و لو امروز نفوسی بیغرض و خالص این محفل را تأسیس مینمایند | In this Cause of God there is no secret doctrine or secret society or club or gathering. I want you to be impressed with the importance of this fact that there is no secret doctrine in this Cause at all. | BDA2.298 | DAS.1913-05-13, MHMD2.394 | Contention and conflict; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Empty learning; false spirituality; Secret societies | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1005 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-16 | 310 | Whosoever schemes in this Cause will come to no good end. Above all other things we must be honest to our consciences and not dissimulate. We must not speak against each other | DAS.1913-05-16 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2755 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-19 | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من عربی را تحصیل نکردهام وقتی طفل بودم کتابی از مناجاتهای حضرت باب را بخط جمال مبارک | All the Baha'ís know that I have never studied Arabic.... I will tell you how I came to know Arabic. When I was very, very young, I found in our house in Tihran a large voluminous book containing many prayers in Arabic revealed by the Bab and copied by Baha'u'llah. | HHA.004x, BDA2.308 | DAS.1913-05-19, MHMD2.407-408, STAB#093, KSHK#31 | Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power of prayer; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2757 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-22 | 70 | There are three kinds of light. The light of the sun has only one function and that is to make things manifest.... The second light is the light of the eye... The third light is the light of the intellect. | DAS.1913-05-22 | Ether; the phenomenon of light; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0400 | Words spoken at Blomfield home in London, 1912-12-24 | 620 | Persian | Translation List | هر انسانی باید اول در فکر تربیت خویش باشد در فکر این باشد که خودش کامل گردد | Every person must first think of educating themselves. Indeed, they must think of perfecting themselves, for it is necessary for one to first educate oneself | KHF.281, KHAB.396 (401), KHTB3.107, NJB_v05#18 p.001 | ADMS#268 | Education of children; moral education; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3208 | Words spoken at Broadway street en route in New York, 1912-04-18 | 40 | This is nothing. This is only the beginning. We will be together in all the worlds of God. You can not realize here what that means. | DJT.262, FDA.012, BLO_PN#027 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Soul; spirit after death; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3040 | Words spoken at Cedar Club in London, 1913-01-02 | 50 | I am very glad to be among you, who are blessed in God's name with children. | SW_v03#18 p.009-010 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0067 | Words spoken at Century Club in San Francisco, 1912-10-13 | 1430 | I am delighted to speak before this gathering of revered ladies who have met for the purpose of investigating the realities of life. | ECN.349+497n | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1120 | Words spoken at City Temple in London, 1911-09-10 | 280 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ای جمع محترم و ای طالبان خدا الحمد لله نور حقیقت درخشید و نسیم گلشن عنایت وزید | O noble friends, seekers after God, praise be to God! Today the light of truth.... This is a new cycle of human power | BRL_DAK#1056, AMK.174-174a, KHAB.053 (062), KHTB1.019 | BSC.273 #561, AIL.019, SW_v02#11 p.008, SW_v08#01 p.009, ABS#06 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Oneness; unity of religion; Race unity; racial issues; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0083 | Words spoken at Clifton Guest House in Bristol, 1913-01-15 | 1330 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Every age requires a central impetus or movement. In this age, the boundaries of terrestrial things have extended | BSC.274 #562, SW_v04#01 p.004-006, SW_v11#17 p.287 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3113 | Words spoken at dinner hosted by a Rajput prince in London, 1913-01-19 | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چون احبّای فارسی در بمبئی خبر شدند یکی از آنها که کیخسرو نام داشت با کمال شوق برخاست | When the Parsi believers of Bombay learned of Mr Sprague's illness, one of them--a man named Kay-Khusraw--arose with the utmost alacrity | BDA2.095 | DAS.1913-01-18n, MHMD2.115, ABCC.371, STAB#137 | One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0341 | Words spoken at Dodge home in New York, 1912-04-16 | 690 | In those places where they have no Mashrak-el-Azkar they rent a house and call it by that name | SW_v03#10 p.007-009 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Differences in human capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0531 | Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-03 | 510 | mixed | دین الله فی الحقیقه عبارت از اعمال است عبارت از الفاظ نیست زیرا دین الله | The Religion of God, in truth, consisteth in deeds and not in mere words, for verily the Religion of God [3.5s] | KHF.283, KHAB.119 (129), KHTB1.105, KHTP.082 | Christian doctrine and practice; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1202 | Words spoken at E.J. Rosenberg's Unity Meeting, 1911-09-08 | 270 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Praise be to God, that such a meeting of purity and steadfastness is being held in London. | AIL.044 | Call to action; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0116 | Words spoken at East Putney in London, 1912-12-29 | 1160 | Are you all well? Are you all happy? Are you all joyous? You must be exceedingly joyous | DAS.1912-12-29x | Critique of Western values; culture; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transcending the material condition; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0025 | Words spoken at El Grosse Bldg. in Los Angeles, 1912-10-19 | 2000 | This is a good gathering, a good meeting. This assemblage is the assemblage of God…. Do not look at your small number. Plurality of numbers is not of importance. | SW_v07#04 p.033-034x, ECN.137+166 | Call to action; Fewness of numbers not regarded in teaching the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0156 | Words spoken at Esperantist society in Edinburgh, 1913-01-07 | 1020 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures | از احساسات وجدانیه مستر ها خیلی ممنونم فی الحقیقه آنچه فرمودند ستایش خود | Every movement which promotes unity and harmony in the world is good, and everything which creates discord and discontent is bad.... I recall an incident which occurred in Baghdad. There were two friends who did not know each other's language... His Holiness Baha'o'llah, many years ago, wrote a book called "The most Holy Book" | AMK.271-274, PYM.039-041x, KHF.225, KHTB3.090, NJB_v04#02 p.002 | BSC.337 #664, SW_v04#02 p.034-036, SW_v11#18 p.299-303+306, SW_v17#07 p.201, SW_v11#17 p.286-287, VLAB.156x, STAB#138x | Harmony of science and religion; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1671 | Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-08-27 | 180 | Persian | چون انسان به خیرات و مبرات پردازد، عیون برکت و فزونی به جوش و خروش آید و از آسمان و زمین فراوانی رخ بگشاید | When man engageth himself in deeds of goodness and charity, the fountains of bounty and abundance shall surge forth, and from heaven and earth shall plenteous blessings be unveiled [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-08-27 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3285 | Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-08-28 | 30 | Persian | اینها قلبشان از رحمت الهی مأیوس است لابدند که خود را به یک چیزی تسلی دهند، اینست که به فسق و فجور مشغول می شوند | These souls, whose hearts are bereft of divine mercy, have no recourse but to console themselves through some means; thus do they engage in deeds of wickedness and transgression [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-08-28 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2965 | Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-08-30 | 50 | Persian | ادراکات بر دو قسم است، قسمی مبنی بر حواس خمسه و قسمی مبنی بر قوای معقوله. قوای حساسه آلتی است از برای عقل | Perceptions are of two kinds: the one founded upon the five senses, and the other founded upon the rational faculties. The powers of sensation are but instruments for the mind [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-08-30 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0987 | Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-09-23 | 310 | Persian | پیش عقلا و اصحاب افکار و ارباب معارف مسلم است که عالم انسانی در پراکنده گی یعنی تفرق سبب خذلانشان است | Before the minds of them that are endowed with understanding, and the possessors of thought, and the lords of knowledge, it is evident that the dispersion and disunity of the human world is the cause of their abasement [3.5s] | NJB_v14#11 p.352, ZSM.1916-09-23 | Nationalism; love of country; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Race unity; racial issues; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1664 | Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-09-24 | 180 | Persian | بسا نفوس به این فکر افتادند و به کلی محو شدند. خلافت فاطمیه دویست سال زحمت کشید بی نتیجه | How many souls have fallen into this thought and been utterly effaced! The Fatimid Caliphate strove for two hundred years, yet all was in vain [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-09-24 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc. | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1988 | Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-09-26 | 140 | Persian | معلم نمی تواند کامل بکند. معلم نمی تواند شمع عالم انسانی بکند. البته طفلی که تربیت نشده باشد ولو بتواند بخواند بهتر از نفسی است | The teacher cannot perfect. The teacher cannot make one the candle of the human world. Verily, an untutored child who can yet read is better than a soul [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-09-26 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3009 | Words spoken at Golden Circle Club in Boston, 1912-07-24 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | لسان عربی لسان عمومی نمیشود ولی چند هفته پیش نامه ئی از نیویورک بیکی از رؤسای اسپرانتو نوشتم که اگر مجمعی از وکلای اجناس و ملوک فراهم کنند | A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter from New York to one of the promoters of Esperanto | BDA1.165.06 | SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.179-180 | Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0105 | Words spoken at Goodall home in Oakland, 1912-10-03 | 1200 | I am going to say "welcome," to you, instead of your welcoming me. I am most happy to be here with you. | SW_v04#11 p.190-191+194, MAB.038-039, ECN.081+929 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2826 | Words spoken at Goodall home in Oakland, 1912-10-12 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | امروز در کنیسه موسویان صحبت کردیم شما دیدید که چگونه اثبات شد که حضرت مسیع | Today we spoke in the Jewish temple. You saw how it was proven that Christ was the Word of God | BDA1.307.11 | MHMD1.324-325 | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2739 | Words spoken at Goodall home in Oakland, 1912-10-16 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در راه این صحبت را میداشتیم که هیچ بخاطر نمیآمد که بکلیفورنیا بیائیم و این طور با احباء ملاقات کنیم | On the way here we were saying that it never occurred to us that we would come to California and meet with the friends in this manner | BDA1.314.17 | MHMD1.332 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0255 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Cincinnati, 1912-11-04 | 800 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | امروز در جمیع جهان افکار مادیه انتشار یافته و احساسات روحانیه بکلی منقطع | Today throughout all the world have material thoughts spread abroad, and spiritual sentiments been wholly severed [3.5s] | KHF.011, KHTB2.321, KHTB3.011 | Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | BDA1.354, MHMD1.372 | |||||||
| ABU2016 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 140 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | و دیگر آنکه امر حضرت بهآءاللّٰه را قیاس بامری ننمائید زیرا این امر جامع جمیع امور است | The Cause of Baha'u'llah is incomparable to any other Cause, because it is the Collective Center of this age. This Cause regenerates the souls; everyone receives a new baptism and attains to the station of the new birth. | BDA2.253-254 | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.329-330 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love as fire; Second birth; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2779 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 70 | The greatest consolation for the heart is the Love of God. This is the balm for every wound and the remedy for every ailment. | DAS.1913-04-23 | Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3590 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 10 | To enter in the Kingdom of God is the greatest and most important duty. | DAS.1913-04-23 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3672 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 300 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | باروپا آمدیم دیدیم بعضی از اهل ایران یعنی چند نفر غیر مهم که ابداً در بند دیانت | We came to Europe and found that some Persians -- individuals of no significance who are entirely unconcerned with religion | BDA2.254-255 | MHMD2.330-331 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3714 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من میخواهم شما کرهٴ نار شوید و از هر قیدی آزاد این امر بهآئی چشمهٴ ایّوبی است | I wish for you all to become balls of fire, freed from every chain and fetter. This Baha'I Cause is a fountain of healing that purges people of every defilement | BDA2.254 | MHMD2.330 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3754 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 20 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در امر بهآءاللّٰه داخل شوید و بموجب وصایایش عمل کنید چون در امر بهآءاللّٰه کامل گردید | Enter into the Cause of Baha'u'llah and act in accordance with His counsels. When you have attained to the pinnacle | BDA2.254 | MHMD2.330 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3760 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 10 | The thirsty one must run after the water; the fountain will not run after those who are thirsty | DAS.1913-04-23 | Condition of search; Effort; striving; Living waters; water of life; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3458 | Words spoken at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-12 | 20 | Persian | اصل جوهر بیان اینست که انسان باید در فکر این باشد که دیگران را محافظه کند نه در فکر خود باشد | A man must ever think of the protection of others and not of himself. | DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v07#18 p.188 | The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0475 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-23 | 560 | Here is the place of health, but the place of spiritual health. Whoever is weak and comes here will become strong. | PN_1920 p057, PN_1920_heh_haifa p027 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0698 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-25 | 420 | The gathering of the friends is like a magnet... There are mines in the sea as there are mines on the earth. The waves come and the salt is melted | PN_1920 p035, PN_1920_heh_haifa p045, PN_1920_heh_haifa p054 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1792 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-25 | 170 | When love enters the heart the bitter water becomes sweet... When I was in Baghdad, a thorn seller invited us. His dwelling was twenty miles from Baghdad | PN_1920 p036 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hospitality; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2021 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-26 | 140 | All the people are negligent, they are not thinking of pleasing God and spreading the word of God. | PN_1920_heh_haifa p057 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0314 | Words spoken at Haifa pilgrim house, 1920-10-27 | 720 | Yes, I eat it in order that I may be your partner. In the same way, in the world of the Kingdom | PN_1920_heh_haifa p059 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Manifestation of God as educator; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1558 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-28 | 200 | The Jews were expecting the appearance of His Holiness Christ, but they were expecting him to come with certain signs. | PN_1920_heh_haifa p061 | Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0408 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-29 | 610 | Some souls appeared among the Jews, the people of Moses, who concealed their real motives | PN_1920 p033, PN_1920_heh p005, PN_1920_heh_haifa p064 | Education of children; moral education; Idolatry; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0939 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-02 | 330 | I wanted to come from breakfast this morning but could not... One must either be a serpent or a servant, he must chose. | PN_1920_heh_haifa p063 | Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0680 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-04 | 430 | Yesterday was very pleasant with Arthur... Jerusalem is Jerusalem, but the real Jerusalem is spiritual | PN_1920_heh_haifa p065 | Critique of Western values; culture; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1813 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-05 | 170 | I speak in Persian and you do not understand... The tongue of the soul is the tongueless tongue... People drink wine and say it is useful. It is not the wine, but the juice of the grape which is useful. | PN_1920_heh_haifa p069 | Language and the structure of reality; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0539 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 | 510 | Last night I visited the Mufti, the spiritual head of the Muslims... When I speak it is in such a manner that no one can object... It is written that Socrates went to other lands; they do not say that he did not leave Greece | PN_1920 p070, PN_1920_heh p015 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Oneness; unity of religion; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1067 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 | 300 | We are speaking in Persian and you have to listen…. Man has two ears and one tongue, so he should hear twice and speak once…. I have walked far and am very tired | PN_1920 p046, PN_1920 p083, PN_1920_heh p020 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1945 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 | 150 | I have been for a walk. Motion is the sign of life. If there be no wind, no motion, the air become impure... our sun with all its planets are moving around a central sun like the moon moves round the earth. | PN_1920 p038, PN_1920 p046, PN_1920 p083, PN_1920_heh p019, PN_1920_heh_haifa p070 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1400 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-08 | 230 | I have been with visitors all the morning... Here one must always be with visitors... I am caught among different nations and all refer their cases to me | PN_1920_heh_haifa p074, PN_1920 p042 | Diversity of thought and belief; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0570 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-13 | 490 | You got very tired in Jerusalem... A Rabbi told me that they expected a Christ that would come and be successful, that he would conquer the world | PN_1920_heh p021, PN_1920_heh_haifa p075 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Oneness; unity of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1111 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-15 | 290 | The remaining eight should elect one... The Blessed Beauty says that if two persons have differences both are wrong. | PN_1920 p043, PN_1920 p096, PN_1920 p110, PN_1920_heh_haifa p077 | Elections; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1004 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-16 | 310 | The Baha'is should sacrifice life in the path of each other... It must be so that each one of the friends should prefer others to himself. | PN_1920 p044, PN_1920_heh_haifa p079 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0972 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-21 | 320 | It would be better if they were educated in the same schools, because it would bring love among them... I am in favor of the marriage of the black and white races | PN_1920 p033, PN_1920 p045, PN_1920 p047, PN_1920_heh_haifa p081 | Race unity; racial issues; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3316 | Words spoken at Hearst estate in Pleasanton, 1912-10-13 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | هر امر عمومی الهی است و هر امر خصوصی بشری لهذا خدمات و زحمات نفوس اگر مفید بحال عموم | Every universal matter is from God; and limitations are from man. | BDA1.309.07 | MHMD1.326 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; Universality of the Cause; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2560 | Words spoken at Hearst estate in Pleasanton, 1912-10-14 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | آنچه با تقدیرات موافقت نماید تحقق می یابد و علاوه نیت خیر و حسن تدبیر جاذب تأیید است | What conforms to the divine decree will be realized. In addition, good intentions and sound thoughts attract confirmations. | BDA1.310.09 | MHMD1.328 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2720 | Words spoken at Hearst estate in Pleasanton, 1912-10-14 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | باید شخصی رئیس باشد که خود اصرار در ریاست نداشته باشد فی الحقیقه در خیال شهرت و برتری نباشد | The president must be a man who does not insistently seek the presidency. He should be a person free from all thoughts of name and rank; rather, he should say, 'I am unworthy and incapable of this position | BDA1.309.12 | MHMD1.327, VLAB.107 | Elections; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3291 | Words spoken at Hearst estate in Pleasanton, 1912-10-14 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ترانا یا الهی مجتمعین علی هذه المائدة شاکرین لنعمتک ناظرین الی ملکوتک | Thou seest us, O my God, gathered around this table, praising Thy bounty, with our gaze set upon Thy Kingdom. | AVK4.070, MAS5.256, BDA1.310.01 | MHMD1.327, ABCC.308 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer to be recited at table; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1844 | Words spoken at Hearst estate in Pleasanton, 1912-10-15 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | فی الحقیقه اطفال زینت سفره اند علی الخصوص این اطفال که خیلی ملیحند قلوب اطفال بسیار صاف و ساده است | In reality, children are the ornaments at the table... How can we render Thee thanks, O Lord? Thy bounties are endless and our gratitude cannot equal them.... When in the city of Zor the lamp of his life was extinguished | AVK4.070, MAS5.256, MMJA.010, BDA1.311.07 | MHMD1.329, ABCC.308x | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prayer to be recited at table; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0022 | Words spoken at High school auditorium in Berkeley, 1912-10-09 | 2050 | Inasmuch as those who are present are especially interested in that which constitutes truth, I shall take truth for my subject this evening. | ECN.287+1053 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as sun; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3346 | Words spoken at Higher Thought center, 1911-11-01 | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ...it matters not what name each calls himself -- The Great Work is One. Christ is ever in the world of existence | AIL.040, BSTW#207c | Christ; Christianity; Oneness; unity of religion; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3274 | Words spoken at home of Alexander Graham Bell in Washington, 1912-04-24 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اکثر صنایع مهمه از همین راه اختراع شده مانند طالب کیمیا که سبب ظهور هزارها ادویه مفیده گشته | Yes, most of the great inventions were made in a similar way. For instance, the search for alchemy has brought into being thousands of useful medicines and the desire of finding a direct route to India from Europe became the cause of the discovery of America | BDA1.050.16 | SW_v19#03 p.089, MHMD1.059 | Alchemy; the elixir; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1337 | Words spoken at home of Aqa Siyyid Ali Afnan in Akka, 1914-04-22 | 240 | In the neighborhood of Baghdad there lived a man and a Bahá'í by the name of Mohamad, the 'thorn-picker'. He lived about 21 miles away from the city. | DAS.1914-04-22 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1068 | Words spoken at home of Lady Blomfield, 1911-09-08 | 300 | I have journeyed by sea and land for the pleasure of seeing you all. I needed a change | SW_v02#12 p.003-004 | Goodly deeds; actions; Nationalism; love of country; Praise of Western values; culture; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0113 | Words spoken at home of Mrs. Gastea in Paris, 1911-11-26 | 1170 | Persian | جمیع انبیای الهی مظاهر حقیقت بودند حضرت موسی اعلان حقیقت کرد حضرت مسیح ترویج | All the divine prophets are the Manifestations of Truth. His Highness Moses declared the Truth.... The foundation of divine religion is love, affinity and concord. | AVK4.323x, DWNP_v1#08 p.005-006, KHF.288, KHAB.204 (214), KHTB1.213, KHTP.161 | SW_v02#18 p.003-006, SW_v06#15 p.120 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Supreme tribunal; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1211 | Words spoken at home of Shaykh Salih in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-01 | 260 | Persian | در این ایام حسن سیاست و تدابیر لازم است مردمان با تدبیر نیستند در جنگ روس و ایران | In these days, wise and sound policies are needed in political affairs, but leaders are not prudent. In the Russian-Iranian War, Iran was defeated | KHH1.132 (1.182-183) | KHHE.198-199, STAB#145 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2601 | Words spoken at home of Shaykh Salih in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-02 | 80 | Persian | یک کشیش پروتستان خیلی متعصبی بود همیشه میخواستند مجادله کند یکدفعه آمد پیش من و گفت | There was a fanatical Protestant minister that always wanted to argue. One time he came to Me and said, ‘Given His large body and girth, with what kind of ladder did Muhammad ascend to heaven?' | KHH1.137 (1.190-191) | KHHE.207 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humor; jokes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3129 | Words spoken at home of Shaykh Salih in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-02 | 40 | Persian | بی پرگار با دستش دایره میکشید دو خط متساوی و متلاصق مانند پرگار و خطکش | Without [the aid of] a compass, he could draw circles. He did this using two equal, perpendicular lines | KHH1.138 (1.191) | KHHE.207-208 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3350 | Words spoken at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-18 | 30 | Assuredly, give to the poor. If you give them only words, when they put their hands into their pockets after you have gone, they will find themselves none the richer for you! | DJT.266, BLO_PN#027 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Humor; jokes; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0677 | Words spoken at hotel in Denver, 1912-09-25 | 430 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | دیدید چه آتشی بقلوب زدم انسان باید اول خود مسرور و منجذب باشد تا تواند | Did you see what a fire was set aglow in the hearts?... I have come to your city and found tall buildings and advancement in material civilization... Man must take flight from the cage of the body... The Persian friends travel mostly on foot. | BDA1.270.01 | MHMD1.288-290, STAB#032 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1597 | Words spoken at Hotel Lankershim in Los Angeles, 1912-10-20 | 190 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اگر اینها هم مقصد خیری در امر الله دارند باید بخدمتی موفق شوند و بروند تبلیغ امر الله نمایند | If they have good intentions for the Cause of God, they must render some service and they must go out to teach the Cause. If they are able, they should raise the cry | BDA1.322.12 | MHMD1.340-341 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3707 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-02 | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من دیشب خیلی مسرُور بودم زیرا میدیدم در قلوب شما نار محبّت اللّٰه شعلهور است و نفثات روح القدس | I was very happy last night because I saw that your hearts are ablaze with the fire of the love of God… Those in attendance were baptized with the divine spirit and the fire of the love of God | BDA2.212-213 | MHMD2.274 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2049 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 | 130 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حال معلوم نیست که چه موهبتی دربارهٴ استتکارت مبذول شده بعد معلوم خواهد | It is not known as yet what a vast measure of celestial grace hath been bestowed upon Stuttgart. | BDA2.214 | BBBD.630, DAS.1913-04-04, MHMD2.276 | Predictions and prophecies; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2177 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 | 120 | I hope that each one of you may become a divine farmer and each one may cultivate a large blessed farm. The real Bahá'í farming is through deeds. | DAS.1913-04-04 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit; Goodly deeds; actions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3289 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 | 30 | I was most happy to see the believers of Germany so holy, so pure and so united | DAS.1913-04-04, SW_v04#09 p.162 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2209 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-26 | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اهالی سویس مردمان با استعدادی هستند اگر این امر را در آنجا منتشر شود | The Swiss are a receptive people. Should this Cause be spread in that land, blessed souls would be raised up as a result | BDA2.263 | MHMD2.343-344 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2542 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-26 | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از حرب خودمان بگوئید که با جنود تأیید و نصرت در مقابل لشکر ظلمات عالم طبیعت | Speak of our own war, wherein the hosts of aid and confirmation fight against the legions of the darkness of the world of nature | BDA2.262 | MHMD2.342 | High station of learning; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2719 | Words spoken at Hotel Plaza in Minneapolis, 1912-09-19 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | با وجود این باز نصاری و مسلمین از ما راضی نیستند و حال انکه انها در خانهٴ خود سر گرم راحت و عشرتند | Notwithstanding this, the Muslims and Christians alike are not satisfied with us. They are engaged in pleasurable diversions and enjoyable pastimes | BDA1.256.01 | MHMD1.274 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2193 | Words spoken at Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh, 1912-05-07 | 120 | The friends here are anxious to know if I like these rooms! They do not know what we had to go through in the past. Imagine the conditions | SW_v19#05 p.140-141 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3275 | Words spoken at Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh, 1912-05-07 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اگر مدخل امراض را بدانند و اعتدال عناصر را میزان گیرند در هر عنصری | If one is fully cognizant of the reason for the incursion of disease and can determine the balance of elements | BDA1.075.x | SW_v19#05 p.141, MHMD1.084 | Four elements; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0501 | Words spoken at hotel suite in New York, 1912-05-31 | 530 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | امروز میخواهم آقامیرزا ولی الله خان را بشما معرفی کنم | Today, I would like to introduce you to Áqa Mírza Valíyu’llah Khan. This young man was the son of Áqa Mírza Varqa | KHTB2.107, NJB_v03#18 p.004 | ADMS#177 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | BDA1.111, MHMD1.118 | ||||||
| ABU0090 | Words spoken at Hotel Victoria in Ramleh, 1912-03-05 | 1290 | Persian | مظاهر مقدسه الهیه هر یک عالم امکان را شمسی در نهایت اشراق بودند هر یک وقت | The sacred Manifestations of God were each, in the world of existence, even as a sun in its utmost splendor, each in its time [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0599, KHF.001, KHAB.221 (231), KHTB3.001 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Fewness of numbers not regarded in teaching the Cause; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0220 | Words spoken at Hotel Victoria in Ramleh, 1912-03-21 | 870 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action | از عادت قدیمه است که هر ملتی از ملل را ایام سرور عمومی که جمیع ملت در آن روز | According to ancient custom, every nation has general holidays when all the people rejoice and are glad… In all the prophetic Dispensations, philanthropic affairs were confined to their respective peoples only | BRL_DAK#0394, AYT.349-353, DWNP_v1#07 p.005-007, KHF.275, KHAB.226 (236), KHTB3.101 | BRL_ATE#135, BRL_SOCIAL#085x, LOG#1030x, SW_v09#01 p.008-009 | Call to action; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2118 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-11 | 130 | My work is done. The tree of my life has yielded its fruits. I have set a fire in the world | DAS.1913-12-11, SW_v05#01 p.010 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3395 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-12 | 30 | I have been crying at the top of my voice all these years. Now I prefer to choose silence and listen to the melodies of the nightingales of the Paradise of Abha | DAS.1913-12-12 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0377 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-13 | 640 | How I longed for the re-appearance of these divine nights!... There is a place in America called Green Acre. It is customary during the months of summer | DAS.1913-12-13, SW_v08#05 p.050x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Freedom of thought and action; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1389 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-14 | 230 | In reality the German Baha'is are the embodiment of attraction and enthusiasm. They are Baha'is by deeds and actions. | DAS.1913-12-14 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1708 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-04-01 | 180 | I praise Thee, O God! For Thou hast made the prison a throne in Thy earth, a heaven in Thy heavens, and Orient amongst Thy Orients | BSTW#052w | Prayer for protection; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0620 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01 | 460 | When we were in Baghdad several believers including myself started with a large caravan for Kazemayn. Each one of us was riding on a fine horse. | DAS.1914-12-01 | Humor; jokes; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1876 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01 | 160 | Those persons who are firm in the Faith during these days shine like unto the brilliant sun and are the cause of the tranquility of the hearts; but those whose hearts are not set aglow | DAS.1914-12-01 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0932 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-08 | 330 | Once upon a time there was a merchant in the city of Balsora | DAS.1914-12-08, SW_v13#06 p.152x, STAB#007 | Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1452 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-12 | 220 | Persian | یک ترتیبی از برای تربیت اطفال در ذهن من هست که هنوز اسبابش فراهم نشده که آن را مجری دارم | When people invite me alone to their houses I ask them to prepare only one dish... I have carried in my mind for some time an educational system | ZSM.1914-12-12 | LOG#0483x, DAS.1914-12-12, SW_v13#07 p.171-173, SW_v14#01 p.006 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0509 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-01-04 | 530 | These childish demonstrations are most shallow in their motives, because they are based on the conquest of the earth which in itself is not permanent. | DAS.1915-01-04 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0073 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-03-04 | 1400 | Persian | نصف شب خبر دادند که یکنفر بدوی آمده است و میخواهد من را ببیند پیغامی آورده چون او ... یک وقتی در عکا شخصی بود عبدالله پاشا نام او پیر شده ماهی هزار غروش تقاعد میگرفت و زندگی میکرد | Many years ago there lived in Akka an old retired officer by the name of Abdollah Pasha. He received from the government a pension of ten pounds a month | KHH1.191-192 (1.268-270) | KHHE.284-285, DAS.1915-03-11 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0978 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-02-12 | 320 | The air here at Mount Carmel is fragrant and the earth is sweet... Syria is a most wonderful country. It is a world in miniature. | DAS.1914-02-12, SW_v14#05 p.148 | Mount Carmel | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1232 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-02-12 | 260 | The Bible and the Holy Books of other religions must always be studied and be read in the Bahá'í meetings. Their study will widen the circle of one's information | DAS.1914-02-12 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Methods of teaching the Cause; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1549 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-07-23 | 200 | For the time being the proposed delegates to such a Conference must lay aside the discussion of dogmas and Apostles Creeds... If the churches are anxious to win the souls back to Christ they must interpret these 'seven great mysteries' of Christianity according to science and reason | DAS.1914-07-23 | Christian doctrine and practice; Harmony of science and religion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1864 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-07-23 | 160 | Having then realized how these holy, spiritual, luminous Manifestations sacrificed their lives, teaching us with deeds and not words... then if we have one grain of loyalty how can we stand by idle | DAS.1914-07-23 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0352 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1915-06-20 | 670 | Persian | جمال مبارک روحی لاحبائه الفداء دو سفر به بغداد و کربلا فرمودند. یک سفر بعد از شهادت حضرت اعلی | The Blessed Beauty - may my spirit be offered up for His loved ones - undertook two journeys to Baghdad and Karbila. One journey was after the martyrdom of the Exalted One [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-06-20 | Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1494 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1915-06-24 | 210 | Persian | شامل هر دو است مثل بنی اسرائیل و بنی حشام و بنی امیه و بنی یافث و بنی سام و بنی عباس ، این اصطلاح شرق است | It encompasseth them both, even as the Children of Israel, the Children of Hashim, the Children of Umayyah, the Children of Japheth, the Children of Shem, and the Children of Abbas - this is the designation of the East [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-06-24 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Role and station of women; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1492 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1915-07-19 | 210 | Persian | خیر، هیچ مشتبه نمی شود، غرض بمیان میآید. همه حضرات که راجع شده اند می دانستند که میرزا محمد علی مخالفت | Nay, there remaineth no obscurity, for the intention hath been made manifest. All those who were involved were well aware that Mirza Muhammad Ali opposed [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-10 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0637 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-04 | 450 | In the books of Divine Philosophy, the term light is frequently mentioned. Some religious leaders still teach today that by light is meant the accidental phenomenal radiation from the sun | PN_1919 p005 | Idolatry; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0063 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-06 | 560 | When the mujtahids and Nasiri'd-Din Shah sent Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Husayn to 'Iraq, and he began agitating against the Blessed Perfection | BKOG.143-144x, STAB#078 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0011 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-07 | 2260 | BKOG.057-059x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0059 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-08 | 1480 | Persian | میانه جمیع این نعمای جسمانی از همه لذیزتر خواب است روح انسانی یکقدری آزاد میشود | Among all the worldly bounties none is more wonderful than the dream. In this state the human spirit | AVK1.325-327x, NJB_v14#09 p.288 | BKOG.091x | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2679 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1920-09-05 | 80 | I hope the health of the friends is good.... His Holiness Christ was once eating grapes. He said, 'I will not eat grapes again until I eat them anew with you in the Kingdom | SW_v11#16 p.270, PN_1920 p031, PN_1920 p055, PN_1920 p091, PN_1920_heh p013, PN_1920_heh_haifa p020, IHP.118, BLO_PN#046 | Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0511 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1920-11-04 | 530 | Not one among the former religions, such as the Jews, spoke a word of praise concerning His Holiness Christ or concerning His Holiness Muhammad. | PN_1920_heh p010, PN_1920_heh_haifa p067 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3166 | Words spoken at Jenner home in East Sheen, ca. Sep. 1911 | 40 | Blessed are the children, of whom His Holiness Christ said: 'Of such are the Kingdom of Heaven.' Children have no worldly ambitions. Their hearts are pure. We must become like children, crowning our heads with the crown of severance;; purifying our hearts, that we may see God in His Great Manifestations, and obey the laws brought to us by those, His Messengers. | CHH.166, BLO_PN#022 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0081 | Words spoken at King's Weigh House Church in London, 1912-12-29 | 1350 | Persian | خدا را شکر میکنم که در این محل جمعی از محترمین حاضرند که قلوبشان با یکدیگر | I praise God that a number of revered souls are gathered in this congregation to serve the Almighty, whose hearts are cemented together, whose faces are joyous | KHF.221, KHAB.399 (404), KHTB3.086, NJB_v05#09 p.001 | DAS.1912-12-29, ABS#11 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2273 | Words spoken at Kinney home in New York, 1912-12-01 | 110 | I desire to go to the Orient... Know this for a certainty that today, the penetrative power in the arteries of the world of humanity, is the power of the Covenant. | SW_v06#14 p.111x, SW_v11#08 p.121x, PN_1912 p025, BSTW#052s | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2074 | Words spoken at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-10 | 130 | It is a blessed evening; you are blessed. Blessed souls are gathered here. In reality, this house is illumined... It has become necessary to depart for the Orient... All your efforts must be expended in two ways | PN_1912 p110, BSTW#351b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0032 | Words spoken at Minneapolis synagogue in Minneapolis, 1912-09-18 | 1850 | Persian | بسیار مسرورم که خود را بین این جمع می بینم الحمد لله وجوه نورانی نفوس روحانی | I am most delighted to find myself in this gathering. Praise be to God! These faces are radiant, these souls spiritual [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0642, AHB.123BE #07-08 p.191x, KHF.104, KHTB2.245 | Christ; Christianity; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Moses; Nationalism; love of country; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0062 | Words spoken at Morse home in Paris, 1913-03-13 | 1450 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خوش آمدید من وقتی کتاب شما را دیدم خیلی مسرور شدم میخواستم شما را ملاقات و... شما از شرق خیر دارید که چه قدر افق شرق را ظلمت تعصب و نادانی احاطه کرده بود | You are aware of the situation in the East; you know how grievously its horizon was enveloped with the darkness of ignorance and prejudice | KHF.155, KHTB3.068, NJB_v05#13 p.001, BDA2.200-203 | MHMD2.256-258 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Martyrs and martyrdom; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1600 | Words spoken at Mrs Jack's Unity Meeting, 1911-09-22 | 190 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Although the day is cold for me to go out, yet I have come to see you | KHAB.063 (072) | AIL.048, SW_v02#12 p.005-006 | East and West; communication between East and West; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise of Western values; culture; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0240 | Words spoken at Parsons home in Dublin, 1912-08-15 | 840 | Persian | سه هفته است که من در دوبلین هستم در حقیقت دوبلین جای بسیار خوشیست جای بسیار | For three weeks have I dwelt in Dublin, which is, in truth, a most delightful place, a place most pleasing [3.5s] | AVK4.325bx, AVK4.331bx, AVK4.332x, AVK4.340ax, KHF.088, KHAB.365 (371), KHTB2.202, NJB_v03#15 p.002 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Praise and encouragement; Proofs for the existence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0502 | Words spoken at Paster Wagner's church in Paris, 1911-11-26 | 530 | Persian | Paris Talks | جمیع مظاهر مقدسه خدمت بحقیقت فرمودند حضرت موسی ترویج حقیقه فرمود حضرت مسیح | I am deeply touched by the sympathetic words which have been addressed to me... All down the ages the prophets of God have been sent into the world to serve the cause of truth | KHAB.201 (211), KHTB1.210, KHTP.156 | PT#39 p.120, DWN_v3#05 p.034-037, DWN_v4#08-9 p.115-119 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3259 | Words spoken at Persian embassy in New York, 1912-04-23 | 40 | If all the spirits of the air were to congregate together they could not create a salad! | SW_v12#07 p.135+137-140, SW_v12#08 p.145-172, DJT.270, FDA.014, BLO_PN#027 | Humor; jokes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0540 | Words spoken at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-02 | 510 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In this Cause consultation is of vital importance, but spiritual conference and not the mere voicing | PUP#031 (p.072-073), SW_v03#04 p.011-012, STAB#060 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Consultation; Parliaments; constitutional government; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1691 | Words spoken at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-02 | 180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نفوس دارای دو استعدادند یکی بصرف قوآء طبیعی و دیگری بتربیت معلم عالم انسانی حاصل شود و استعداد طبیعی نیز ظهور و بروزش | Souls possess two types of capacity: one is derived from innate powers and the other is acquired through the education imparted by the Teacher of the world of humanity... This, too, has two aspects. There are certain evils whose consequences | AVK3.085.08x, BDA1.065.08 | SW_v19#04 p.112, MHMD1.073 | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1436 | Words spoken at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-04 | 220 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | جز بقوهء معنوی و امر الهی ترقی ننماید هر یک از مظاهر الهیه در ملت و مملکتی مبعوث شد | No progress is possible except through the power of the Holy Spirit.... The foundation of all the religions is one and this foundation is truth.... There is no evil in the world of existence.... It [the world of creation] calls for change and transformation. | BDA1.069.16 | SW_v19#04 p.113, MHMD1.078-079 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Law of transformation and change; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Oneness; unity of religion; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Things are known by their opposites; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2532 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-04 | 90 | Persian | وقتی سلمان ایوذر را مهمانی کرد نان خالی حاضر کرده بود | Once upon a time, Salman called on Abouzar. When the lunch time came around | MUH1.0126-0127 | DAS.1914-05-04, SW_v09#18 p.206-207, STAB#031 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Hospitality; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1106 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-05 | 290 | The life of the Arabs in the interior is most simple. Their principal food consists of | DAS.1914-05-05, SW_v08#02 p.018-019 | Critique of Western values; culture; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2765 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-06 | 70 | It is very strange how the possession of a few spans of earth blinds men to justice and fairness. He become neglectful and heedless | DAS.1914-05-06 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1001 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-07 | 310 | Although some of the simple folks believe that these ancient monuments of civilization are built by Solomon yet there is no foundation for it. | DAS.1914-05-07 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Predictions and prophecies; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2371 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-07 ca. | 100 | If a friend dies and leaves behind some debt, the believers must do their utmost to pay it off to the very last cent. | DAS.1914-05-08 | Business; financial; property matters; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2394 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-07 ca. | 100 | Man is liable to forget things very quickly, but the animals remember longer. If you have been kind to a dog once in your lifetime | DAS.1914-05-08 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Kindness to and rights of animals; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0998 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-08 | 310 | During the lifetime of Bahá'u'lláh the inhabitants of the village, Mokeiss, were most anxious that I may buy half of their real estate | DAS.1914-05-08 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2515 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-09 | 90 | He was caught sleeping by our enemies and they deceived him. He thought after writing and publishing this book all the Persians will honor and respect him | DAS.1914-05-09 | Chastisement and requital; Power of the Manifestation of God; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1560 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 200 | God hath made all the phenomena for the sake of man and created man for Himself. We consider that the sun is shining, the clouds are pouring down rain | DAS.1914-05-10 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Human reality created in the image of God; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Purpose; goal of creation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1700 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 180 | Praise be to God that thou art wealthy through the treasury of the Kingdom. True wealth is the wealth of the Kingdom of God. The heart of man must be rich. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2011 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 140 | The first Cause of my happiness is to see your faces radiant with the light of reality and your hearts cleansed and purified with the Water of knowledge. There are two kinds of happiness. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Differences in human capacity; Human reality created in the image of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2268 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 110 | This is self-evident and is in no need of proof. For example the hand corresponds with another hand. No sooner thou takest hold of the hand of thy beloved than a world of feelings and emotions are conveyed | DAS.1914-05-10 | Need for an educator; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2908 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 60 | Vanity is a form of egotism, an excessive desire for notice of approval of one's personal appearance or deeds. It is self-conceit and self-hypnotization. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Satan; the Evil One | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3056 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 50 | Consider with what knowledge His holiness Bahá'u'lláh hath favored the Bahá'ís, that if they are given the whole world they will not deny Christ. They love Christ better than their own lives. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3383 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 30 | The best man is that person who cheers and gladdens the broken-hearted ones and the worst man is that soul who causes suffering and pain to one's heart. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Consolation and comfort; Saddening another soul; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1102 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 290 | In the world of humanity, every person is stimulated by a certain objective-point | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.117-118 | Call to action; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1562 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 200 | I hope that whosoever hears your words, sees your deeds and beholds your manners and behaviors may declare that these people are real Bahá'ís | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1937 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 150 | The condition of faith requires that man may ascend to and abide in the station of sacrifice. Without this attainment one's faith is not perfect. | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2801 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 70 | Material affairs are of two kinds. The first kind are those concerns which have no direct | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118, SW_v08#02 p.017 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Work as worship; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2790 | Words spoken at railway station in Akka, 1915-03-06 | 70 | In all my daily works and movements I rely on the confirmations of the Blessed Perfection. Whenever I feel weak I turn my face to Him and He strengthens me. | DAS.1915-03-06 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3461 | Words spoken at railway station in Buffalo, 1912-09-12 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | انسان هزار دولار میبخشد نقلی نیست اما یک دولار تعسدی کسی را قبول نمیکند زیرا اینگونه تعدی منافی عدل و نظم عالم است | A man may give $1,000 without minding it but he should not yield even a dollar to the person who wishes to take it wrongfully, for such wrongful behavior flouts justice and disrupts the order of the world. | BDA1.240.10 | MHMD1.257 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0307 | Words spoken at reading room and library for the blind in San Francisco, 1912-10-13 | 730 | This revered lady, Mrs. Rowan, is indeed doing the world of humanity a great and useful service, for she assists those who are blind | ECN.345+495x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1661 | Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-09 | 180 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امید واریم کل بخدمت عالم انسانی موفق شویم زیرا امروز خدمتی اعظم از تروج وحدت | I hope that we shall all be confirmed to serve the world of humanity, because no service is greater today than promoting the oneness of mankind | BDA2.226-227 | DAS.1913-04-09, MHMD2.292-293, ABCC.384-385x | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0896 | Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-13 | 340 | If the speaker's intention be pure, if his heart be transparent, no matter through how many translators the words may go, the audience will be touched. | DAS.1913-04-13 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2086 | Words spoken at Riverside Park in New York, 1912-07-10 | 130 | In every moment you must thank God a hundred thousand times. Consider how today all the worldly people are deprived | PN_1912 p111, BSTW#351c | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0424 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-21 | 600 | I pray that this Fete [Naw-Ruz] be blessed to all the friends in America! May each one of them become a mighty teacher... When I was in Bagdad I had a coat | DAS.1913-03-21 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2586 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-27 | 80 | Fifty years ago Bahá'u'lláh prophesied: 'Adrianople shall go out of the hand of the Sultan' and today that prophecy is fulfilled.... It is evident that negligence from God brings a nation to this path; lack of sound administration | DAS.1913-03-27 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2489 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28 | 90 | There are two relations between man and wife, one real, the other unreal. The real relation which is based upon spiritual love... When there exists incompatibility of temper | DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d | Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2998 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28 | 50 | The science of aviation will make great progress in the immediate future and people will travel at ease from one city to another | DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d | Predictions and prophecies; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2552 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-05-30 | 80 | One must eat in moderation. Man is not created for food. He must not indulge in eating too much. Overeating is the cause of many diseases. | DAS.1913-05-30 | Education and the development of capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2332 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-06-11 | 100 | Bahá'u'lláh says, when the soul has travelled through many valleys, it reaches to the city of Love. That city contains four pillars. And whenever I find a hearing ear I shall explain what are these four pillars. During the life of Bahá'u'lláh no one asked the explanation of this matter | DAS.1913-06-11 | Four pillars; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0655 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris , 1913-01-30 | 450 | One of the ladies present has asked me to speak on the subject of soul, mind and spirit. | SW_v04#02 p.037-038, BSTW#092 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0287 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-23 | 750 | The artist has drawn very beautiful pictures for she has painted allegorical figures on this canvas - each figure carries a lantern | DAS.1913-01-23 | Differences in human capacity; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0827 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-25 | 360 | In the world of genesis every power or energy has a focal center. For example the center of intelligence is the brain. The center of vision is the eye. | DAS.1913-01-25 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Manifestation of God as sun; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1392 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-28 | 230 | Man cannot comprehend the essence of God. He is the limited and God's essence is the unlimited. All the attributes referable to God, such as omnipotent, Omniscient, merciful are only qualifying attributes | DAS.1913-01-28 | Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1787 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-29 | 170 | Be free from every tie. Do not attach thy heart to anything. Open thy wings and soar toward the infinite space of God. A bird whose wings are tied cannot fly. | DAS.1913-01-29 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Study; deepening; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2381 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-29 | 100 | We have come to Paris striking the first note. But we find Paris is very cold. I was anticipating that in this trip I shall behold in this city the luminous torch of the love of God. Now having arrived I find that the inhabitants are steeped deeper in the darkness of materialism. | DAS.1913-01-29 | Critique of Western values; culture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2277 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-31 | 110 | The duties and the responsibilities of the Bahá'í are these: They must be kind to all the religions. They must love humankind with all their hearts and souls. They must work for the public welfare. | DAS.1913-01-31 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0206 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07 | 900 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Last night a Hindu professor of music came to see me. He brought with him a musical instrument called the vina | DAS.1913-02-07, ADP.076-078x, PN_1913 p002 | Manifestation of God as sun; Music and singing; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3071 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07 | 50 | Nineteen days are according to 19 Letters of the Living which is composed of the Báb and 18 disciples. The aim of this feast | DAS.1913-02-07 | Letters of the Living; Nineteen-Day Feast; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3084 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07 | 50 | It is the beholding of the beauty of this perfection in the reality of His own identity. It is from the entity of God to His Own Entity. | DAS.1913-02-07 | Creation of the world; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2614 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-09 | 80 | How pitiful it is that man is satisfied with material things and so regulates his life as to gain more and more! | DAS.1913-02-09 | Human reality created in the image of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2256 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-11 | 110 | The greatest attainment in the world of humanity is love, for it is through love that man is attracted toward God. It is love that establishes communication | DAS.1913-02-11 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2776 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-11 | 70 | Our pathway is supplication and invocation, severance from all else save Him and communion with the Source of all benediction. | DAS.1913-02-11 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Importance of prayer; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2382 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-12 | 100 | When I was very young, I was present in a meeting in which people discussed astronomy according to the theories of the old school of Ptolemy. | DAS.1913-02-12 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Infinity and eternity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0775 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-13 | 200 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وقتی جمال مبارک از سلیمانیه ببغداد تشریف آوردند در را گشودند و صلای | At the time that Baha'u'llah was in Baghdad, Mirza Yahya being afraid of his life, was seldom seen amongst the people. He had changed his clothes | BDA2.134 | DAS.1913-02-13, MHMD2.168 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1551 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-13 | 200 | When Bahá'u'lláh returned from His pilgrimage to Karbila, the brother of the Grand Vizir Abbas Quli Khan | DAS.1913-02-13 | 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; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0384 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 630 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | انسان دو قسم استعداد دارد فطری و اکتسابی مانند سایر کائنات که هر یک استعداد و خاصیت | Personality is of two kinds. One is the natural or God-given personality which the western thinkers call individuality | BDA2.138x | DAS.1913-02-14, SW_v04#02 p.038-040, MHMD2.172x, ADP.130-134 | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1364 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 230 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | جمال مبارک در عننوان جوانی روزی در قصبهٴیالرود وارد منزل میرزا محمد تقی مجتهد | The Blessed Perfection was very young and at that time He was going to Mazindaran. As He was travelling from stage to stage, He arrived at a town called "Yall-Roud" | BDA2.139 | DAS.1913-02-14, MHMD2.173-174 | Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2438 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 90 | The people of Paris are of two kinds. First, the followers of a dogmatic religion; second, the free-thinkers. The former follow blindly the priests; the latter does not like to hear the word of religion mentioned. | DAS.1913-02-14 | Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2659 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 80 | When I was very young I was travelling with Bahá'u'lláh and my family. We reached the city of Kermanshahan. Here we took quarters in a Caravanserai. | DAS.1913-02-14 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3740 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 40 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | هر چند این جرائد اگر بیغرضانه بنویسند سبب آگاهی نفوس است ولی ما مقالاتی در جرائد ملکوت نوشتیم | Though these newspapers will, if written impartially, inform the people, yet we have written articles in the newspapers of the Kingdom | BDA2.139 | MHMD2.172 | Call to action; Newspapers and the media; publications; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3744 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 30 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب رئیس مجلس گفت حضرت بهآءاللّٰه اعظم مظاهر الهیّه است و ذکر عظمت امر اللّٰه را نمود | The president of last night's gathering stated that Baha'u'llah was the greatest of God's Manfiestations… Yet, the inhabitants of Paris do not share the spirituality and zeal of the Americans, who are truly something else | BDA2.138 | MHMD2.171 | 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; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1739 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-15 | 170 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز اعظم امور مسئلهٴ تبلیغ امر الله است که نفوس را نجاح و فلاح بخشد حیات ابدیه مبذول دارد رضای جمال مبارک | The question of teaching the Cause is the most important affair. Regardless of all the other matters, we must spread the message of the Kingdom. | BDA2.140-141 | DAS.1913-02-15, MHMD2.175-176 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1376 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-16 | 230 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مطران کشیش نصاری پیش من آمد و گفت که میرزا محمد علی مرا ملاقات کرد | He related the story of a judge of Acca, a priest of an Orthodox sect and Muhammad 'Ali. The judge was the Master's friend | BDA2.142-143 | DAS.1913-02-16, MHMD2.177-178 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2615 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-16 | 80 | How large is the creation of God! How stupendous His machinery! How infinite His dominion!... Were it possible to construct an aeroplane and establish communication between the various planets many marvellous discoveries would have been achieved! | DAS.1913-02-16 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Infinity and eternity; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1531 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-18 | 200 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اطفال خیلی مایهٴ سُرور و تسلی هستند من طفلی داشتم حسین افندی سه چهار ساله بود وقتی خواب بودم | Children give to a person the greatest consolation. No matter how much the father is sad or cross, as soon as his darling child laughs or speaks, he is made happy. | BDA2.149x | DAS.1913-02-18, MHMD2.187x | Education of children; moral education; Parents and children; youth; families | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2383 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-18 | 100 | Man cannot attain to the highest summit of human progress without the assistance of the Breaths of the Holy Spirit. A man intellectually may become enabled | DAS.1913-02-18 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1553 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-19 | 200 | Once upon a time I was invited to a garden party outside of the fortress of Akka. There were about seventy guests including the governor | DAS.1913-02-19 | Exhortations and counsels; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1875 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-19 | 160 | It so happened that while in Baghdad, during the season that the pilgrims arrived from all over the Islamic world to visit the Holy Shrines | DAS.1913-02-19 | Humor; jokes; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0481 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 550 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ایام لکورغه اولاد خود را بقانون و ترتیب مخصوصی تربیت میکردند اولاً در وقت ازدواج | Lycurgus was well-versed in laws and he wished to treat his subjects justly. As he looked over the Spartans, he observed that they were divided into three classes… One day in the company of the Governor | BDA2.149-150x | DAS.1913-02-19, MHMD2.187-188x, STAB#098x | Monasticism; asceticism; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1673 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 180 | Now Europe in reality is in the utmost beauty and adornment. Material civilization has advanced greatly. It is a body in the utmost of comeliness, but regrettable it is that it is not animated by the spirit. | DAS.1913-02-20 | Call to action; Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2238 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 110 | The greatness of the American journey is not now known. Erelong its glories shall fill all the books and pamphlets of the world. | DAS.1913-02-20 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2733 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 70 | How dead to all spiritual emotions are the people of Paris! The inhabitants of this city are engrossed in the whirlpool of pleasure and self-gratification. | DAS.1913-02-20 | Critique of Western values; culture; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3693 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب من ابداً شام میل نکردم و شب هیچ نخوابیدم تا نزدیک صبح چیز مینوشتم | I did not have any dinner whatsoever last night, nor did I sleep at all. I was engaged in writing until morning approached | BDA2.148-149 | MHMD2.186 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2699 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-21 | 80 | Pride and haughtiness are the worst qualities. If a person becomes the possessor of the whole world he must not become proud. | DAS.1913-02-21 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0254 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-22 | 810 | At the time that His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh was in the mountains of Suleymanieh one of the young rugged, illiterate Kurds living in the valley came to see Him... His name was Mullah Ali Mardan. | DAS.1913-02-22 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1304 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-23 | 240 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چهل سال ما را در سجن عکا نگاه داشتند اگر آزاد بودیم در ممالک اخری چه قدر کار میدیدیم ... سلطان عبد الحمید مارا چهل سال در حبس نمود اگر چهل سال | Sultan Abdu'l-Hamid imprisoned me for forty years. Were I free during those forty years, soon this Cause would have been widespread in America and Europe | BDA2.155-156 | DAS.1913-02-23, MHMD2.194-195 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0956 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 320 | In this Bahá’í Dispensation the question of deeds is most important. Confession and acknowledgement do not mean faith. Faith means deeds and deeds mean faith. | DAS.1913-02-24 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Goodly deeds; actions; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1340 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 240 | The inhabitants of one of the provinces of Persia desired to get rid of the burden of military conscription laid upon them by the minister of war. | DAS.1913-02-24 | Humor; jokes; Petitions to authorities; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1675 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 180 | There were three persons who started to journey together. One was from the province of Tabriz, the other from the province of Isfahan and the third from the province of Kashan. | DAS.1913-02-24 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2131 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 120 | When a person desires to destroy his house to build a new one on its site, first of all he must make the plan ready, then the bricks | DAS.1913-02-24 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1775 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-25 | 170 | When His Holiness the Báb arrived in Isfahan, Manuchehr Khan who had been converted from Christianity to [the] Muhammadan religion was the governor of the city. | DAS.1913-02-25 | Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2619 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-15 | 80 | There are three ancient Bibles. 1st the Jewish Bible. 2nd the Sanhedrin Bible which was translated by the seventy wisest Rabbis into Greek at the time of Ptolemy. 3rd the Samaritan Bible. | DAS.1913-03-15 | Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0989 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-16 | 310 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | The test of existence is motion. An object which has in itself the power of motion lives. If motion is withheld growth ceases. | DAS.1913-03-16x, ADP.124-126 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Education and the development of capacity; Heat and motion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2201 | Words spoken at Sacy home in Paris, 1911-10-29 | 120 | I am from a far away country and here in Paris, at your table, I find in union, love and happiness, Persians, Arabs, Turks and French | SW_v02#14 p.015 | Oneness; unity of religion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0222 | Words spoken at Saint George church, 1911-09-17 | 870 | Arabic | Translation List | ایها المحترمون اعلموا ان الانبیاء مرایاء تنبی عن الفیض الالهی و التجلی الرحمانی | O respected persons! Know that prophethood is a mirror that reflects the divine effluence and the celestial effulgence | DUR2.296, KHF.292, KHAB.059 (068), KHTB1.003, NJB_v05#18 p.002 | ADMS#318 | Manifestation of God as mirror; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Power of the mind over nature; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0656 | Words spoken at Salvation Army Shelter in London, 1912-12-25 | 450 | I feel tonight great joy and happiness to be in this place, because my meetings and callings | SW_v03#18 p.008-009 | Consolation and comfort; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering and imprisonment; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0690 | Words spoken at Sanderson home in Paris, 1911-10-15 | 420 | Persian | عالم وجود مثل هیکل انسان است قوای مادیه مانند | The world of existence can be compared to the human body, and the forces of nature are like the limbs and organs of that body | KHF.041, KHAB.073 (083), KHTB1.043, KHTP.025 | ABS#14 | Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2708 | Words spoken at Schweizer home in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, 1913-04-05 | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | الحمد لله بفضل و عنایت حضرت بهآءالله بخانهٴ شما هم آمدیم هر بیتی که در آن ذکر بهآءالله بشود | Praised be God! Through the grace and bounty of Baha'u'llah, we have come to your home, too. Every house in which the mention of Baha'u'llah is made shall be blessed | BDA2.221 | MHMD2.286 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0288 | Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1919 | 750 | Persian | این کوه مقدّسی است که در تورات مذکور است، در جمیع کتب انبیای بنی اسرائیل مذکور است. اکثری از انبیای الهی به این کوه مقدّس آمدند | In days of old, by reason of the progress and civilization of the Phoenicians and the proximity of Haifa to Tyre and Sidon, there was prosperity and abundance [3.5s] | MLK.117-122 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1954 | Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-01-04 | 150 | In this gathering, all the friends are assembled together in the utmost freedom, happiness and majesty. | SW_v13#09 p.220-221 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0724 | Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-09-05 | 410 | Do you like it here? Do you like the view here? ... This truth is that this place has a spiritual atmosphere... His Holiness Elijah was once in a cave near here. | SW_v11#16 p.269-270, PN_1920 p030, PN_1920 p054, PN_1920 p090, PN_1920_heh p012, PN_1920_heh_haifa p013, STAB#053 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1654 | Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-09-05 | 190 | It is well to worship in any place where the thought is turned to God. Whether the place is home, church, or mosque | SW_v11#16 p.268-269, PN_1920 p031, PN_1920 p091 | Christ; Christianity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0470 | Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-10-24 | 560 | There are many collective forces in the world of existence which bring together the scattered ..., which unite different ideals | PN_1920 p061, PN_1920_heh p002, PN_1920_heh_haifa p038 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0445 | Words spoken at St. John Westminster, 1911-09-16 | 580 | mixed | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | مظاهر الهیه حکایت از فیوضات غیبیه مینمایند و انعکاس شمس حقیقتند زیرا حقیقت | O Noble Friends! O Seekers for the Kingdom of God! Man all over the world is seeking for God. All that exists is God; but the Reality of Divinity is holy above all understanding. | AKHA_133BE #16 p.514x, AMK.242-243, DUR1.154x, MMG2#350 p.391x, BHQ.162, KHTB1.026, KHTP.001, NJB_v02#12-13 p.010 | AIL.022, SW_v02#12 p.002+12, ABCC.147-148, ABS#08 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Prayer for forgiveness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2538 | Words spoken at table on 1914-10-30 | 90 | Consider how the people bear testimony to the fact that this Religion is universal and its principles are conducive to the welfare of humanity | DAS.1914-10-30 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0395 | Words spoken at The Friends' Meeting House in London, 1913-01-12 | 630 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks | About one thousand years ago a Society was formed in Persia called the Society of the Friends, who gathered together for silent communion | PT#54 p.185, BSC.322 #642, BSTW#091 | Contemplation; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Intuition; inspiration; Meditation; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0429 | Words spoken at the house of Consul A. in Haifa, July 1909 | 600 | Mein Freund, darauf könnte man mit Ja und Nein antworten, nämlich: die gesegnete Schönheit (Bahá'u'lláh) hat wohl die elementaren Moralgesetze des heiligen Propheten Musa (Moses) | SDW v12#03 p.027-028 | Critique of Western values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0374 | Words spoken at the sea shore in June 1910 | 650 | Ja und nein, nämlich: jede Manifestation hat ihre prophetische Aufgabe und ihren prophetischen Charakter, aber nicht jeder Prophet ist zugleich eine Manifestation | SDW v12#02 p.014-015 | Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Manifestation of God as mirror; Return of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3650 | Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab | 120 | Persian | گل بسیار است ولی این گل سرخ حتایت دیگریست واقعا سلطتان گلها است | There are many flowers but this rose is another story. Truly, it is the sultan of flowers | MAS5.200x | KSHK#32 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0452 | Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab in Aug 1909 | 580 | Das Wort "auserwahlt ("chosen" in Englisch) wird leicht als gleichbedeutend mit "bevorzugt", "verwöhnt", "auserlesen", "vor andern" angesehen. Gerade das Volk Israel hat es kaum je in seiner ganzen Bedeutung erfaßt | SDW v11#06 p.064-065 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0453 | Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab in Mar 1910 | 580 | O my daughter, you ask so many things, that His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh could instruct you for many days and weeks!... The Lord God pleased to give the human being three great mysteries | MSBH10.188-190 | SDW v13#02 p.017-018, BLO_PN#047 | Free will and predestination; fate; Justice and wrath of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul is the essential reality of man | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0111 | Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab on 4 May 1910 | 1180 | Meine Gäste kennen wohl die ruhmreiche Geschichte der göttlichen Geduld und der sehnsüchtigen Todesfreudigkeit seiner Heiligkeit des Propheten Báb | SDW v11#03 p.030-032, BLO_PN#048x | House of Justice; Law of pilgrimage; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Shrines and Holy places; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3272 | Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab, 1913-12-06 | 30 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ابداً جائز نیست سجود بجهتی جائز نیست سجود بنص کتاب الله مخصوص مقام اعلی | Prostration, according to the explicit text of the Book of God, is confined to the Shrine of the Bab, the Shrine of Baha'u'llah and the Holy House. | BDA2.373 | MHMD2.500-501 | Law of pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0055 | Words spoken at The White Lodge in Wimbledon, 1913-01-03 | 1510 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures | هر جزئی از اجزاء فردیه در صور نامتناهی جمادی نباتی حیوانی انسانی سیر دارد | How beautiful it is to organize such lovely gatherings... When we ponder over the reality of the microcosm, we discover that in the microcosm there are deposited three realities. | AVK1.151.04x | BSC.399 #736x, FWU.051, SW_v07#13 p.117-119+124, BSTW#090, BSTW#365 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0302 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in Liverpool, 1912-12-14 | 730 | When I was in America, I had many opportunities of addressing the Theosophical Society there. In every city I spoke once to them | DAS.1912-12-14x, SW_v03#17 p.003-004 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0257 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in London, 1911-10-03 | 800 | mixed | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ای جمع محترم آتش را لزوم ذاتی سوختن است و قوه برقیه را لزوم ذاتی افروختن | O Respected Assembly! O friends of Truth! The inherent nature of fire is to burn, the inherent nature of electricity is to give light | BRL_DAK#0825, AMK.171-173, DWNP_v1#07 p.003-005, KHF.252, KHAB.069 (079), KHTB1.029, KHTP.006, NJB_v02#14-16 p.015 | AIL.027, ABS#03 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Law of cause and effect; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Suffering and imprisonment; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0085 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in Paris, 1913-02-13 | 1320 | mixed | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | چون بنظر حقیقت در جمیع کائنات نظر میکنیم هر کائنی فی الحقیقه حیات دارد سابق | According to science, all forms of creation are endowed with life; this element of life and energy depending on environment and adaptations... Spirit in the human world is the discoverer.... The world of humanity has ever been in a state of anticipation of the coming of the divine Manifestations... We observe that today the means of unity are brought about. This in itself is an evidence | AVK1.113x, KHF.139, KHAB.413 (416), KHTB3.057 | DAS.1913-02-13, SW_v09#01 p.007x, SW_v11#17 p.291x, SW_v14#01 p.011x, DWN_v3#01 p.003x, ADP.165-174 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Infinity and eternity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; The mind's power of discovery; Unity in diversity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0091 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in Paris, Nov. 1911 | 1280 | Paris Talks | Since my arrival in Paris, I have been told of the Theosophical Society, and I know that it is composed of | LOG#1076x, PT#40 p.129 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Non-participation in politics; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religion as source of love and unity; Supreme tribunal; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1421 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in San Francisco, 1912-10-11 | 230 | Before we begin the process of purification we ought to know in what the impurity of man consists. We should know what defiles the spirit of man. | ECN.326+804 | Perfection; imperfection of nature; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1593 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in San Francisco, 1912-10-11 | 200 | The question of reincarnation is a very important one. It is in need of elucidation and elaboration. It cannot be briefly answered. When we study phenomena | ECN.321+796 | Composition and decomposition; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Reincarnation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2120 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in San Francisco, 1912-10-11 | 130 | Human spirits are manifested in physical molds or bodies. One spirit may be imperfect; that is to say, it may be imbued with qualities | ECN.323+798 | Chastisement and requital; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2422 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in San Francisco, 1912-10-11 | 100 | In the human being there is conceived a perfect reality which according to varoius terminologies has received different names. | ECN.325+802 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Soul is the essential reality of man; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2676 | Words spoken at Thornburgh-Cropper home, 1911-09-06 | 80 | You are all one family; you have grown out of one root. Each of you is like a branch, a flower, a fruit. | SW_v02#12 p.003 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1118 | Words spoken at Thornburgh-Cropper home, 1911-09-12 | 280 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | الحمد لله خوب جمعیتی است بسیار بسیار نورانی است روحانی است | Thanks be to God, this is a good meeting. It is very enlightened; it is spiritual | MSHR3.061x, KHAB.055 (064), KHTB1.021, NJB_v02#14-16 p.012 | AIL.046, SW_v02#12 p.004-005, ABS#07 | Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; True liberty; freedom; Unity; oneness of humanity; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0010 | Words spoken at Unitarian church in Dublin, 1912-08-11 | 2300 | mixed | در نزد عموم عقلا مسلم است که عالم طبیعت ناقص است و محتاج تربیت ملاحظه میکنید | That the world of nature is imperfect and needs education is to the wise beyond question. Consider, man uneducated is in utmost barbarism | BRL_DAK#0639, AMK.248-258, MJMJ1.090x, MMG2#163 p.185x, MJH.036x, KHF.042, KHAB.355 (362), KHTB2.212, NJB_v03#16 p.001, YFY.141x | SW_v14#02 p.042-045 | Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Need for an educator; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0161 | Words spoken at Unitarian conference in Boston, 1912-05-22 | 1000 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | امشب من تازه از راه رسیده ام خسته ام با وجود این مختصری صحبت میدارم زیرا جمع | Creation is the expression of motion. Motion is life. A moving object is a living object | KHF.175, KHAB.272 (282), KHTB2.071, NJB_v03#06-08 p.004, NJB_v04#13 p.002 | BWF.224-228, PUP#053 (p.140-143), FWU.083, SW_v13#05 p.099-101 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relativity of religious truth; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0036 | Words spoken at Westminster Palace Hotel in London, 1912-12-20 | 1800 | Scientists tell us that the world of matter is made up of constellation of molecules which hold it in its various forms; each molecule consists | SW_v03#17 p.006-009, SW_v08#10 p.121-122, SW_v12#06 p.122-123 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Supreme tribunal; Universal education; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1619 | Words spoken at Windsor Hotel in Montreal, 1912-09-07 | 190 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | و مقصد امم و مذاهب عالم مقصد واحد زیرا جمیع معتقد بوحدانیت الهی هستند و واسطه ئی را بین خلق و خالق لازم میدانند | The foundation of all religions is one and the aim of all creeds of the world is also one. All are believers in the oneness of God. | BDA1.231.17 | MHMD1.248-249 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Literal interpretation; Oneness; unity of religion; Outward and inward meanings | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2227 | Words spoken at Windsor Hotel in Montreal, 1912-09-07 | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | چنانچه در عالم جسمانی فصول اربعه هست در عالم دیانت هم بهار الهی و ربیع روحانی است | As in the physical world there are four seasons, so in the realm of religion there is the season of heavenly and spiritual springtime. | BDA1.231.08 | SW_v19#12 p.381, MHMD1.248 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0320 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 710 | God has created all things in such a manner that they have always two conditions -- the condition of perfection and the condition of imperfection. | PN_1900_heh p061 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as mediator; Need for an educator; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0333 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 700 | It is recorded in the Book of Genesis - "let us create man after our own image" | PN_1900_heh p051, PN_1900 p097 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0370 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 650 | Hell signifies punishment and the Kingdom signifies reward.... Heaven and Hell have been misunderstood until the Blessed Perfection explained the true meaning | PN_1900_heh p043, PN_1900 p047, PN_1900 p111 | Chastisement and requital; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0507 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 530 | The justice of God is a difficult subject and requires much reflection upon our Lord's Words... Paraclete means the Holy Spirit... Regarding the use of beads | PN_1900_heh p040, BSTW#305x | Chastisement and requital; Differences in human capacity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Justice and mercy; Maintainance of degrees in society; Many are called but few are chosen | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0525 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 520 | We had these flower last year and today we see the same. We are in the habit of saying these flowers are the return | PN_1900_heh p059 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection of Muhammad; Return of the Manifestations of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0584 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 480 | This lesson is to explain, if it be possible for either a believer or an unbeliever to advance in the next world. The believer attains to eternal life in this world. | PN_1900_heh p046, PN_1900 p113 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0650 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 450 | The second proof of the Truth of the Revelation of the Blessed Perfection is contained in the enunciations or prophecies | PN_1900_heh p025 | Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0709 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 410 | In the Koran the following verse is revealed by God: 'Oh Mahomet no power save that of God...' There are two kinds of love... | PN_1900_heh p072 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; One universal law; attractive power of love; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0785 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 380 | It is recorded in one of the Books of the Mussulman that one day Jesus Christ was seen fleeing to the mountains | PN_1900_heh p054 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Miracles and their interpretation; Moses; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0835 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 360 | Live so as to be in peace with all your environment... The more obstacles one has to overcome, the more difficulties one meets successfully... Certainly one may belong to a church... Prayer is communion, aspiration, soul contact with God. | PN_1900 p009, PN_1906 p012, PN_1909 p023 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; 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; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1010 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 310 | (Third proof of this Revelation) - This is that the most learned men in Persian believed in the Blessed Perfection. | PN_1900_heh p027, PN_1900 p046 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Quddus; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1055 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 300 | I answered all the questions of the people the other evening, both those on their lips and those in their hearts. One among them was [a] Jew | PN_1900_heh p030 | Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1151 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 280 | One other proof which tends to convince people of this Truth is the uprightness and steadfastness of the First Point. | PN_1900_heh p029, PN_1900 p096 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1225 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 260 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The more you love, the nearer you will be to God. Love is one of the bounties of God. Therefore to love one another is good. | BSC.501 #964x, DWN_v6#05 p.001-002, PN_1900 p061 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Second birth; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1236 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 260 | We must look at the realities and not the appearances. The end is the only wise thing to consider. Wait patiently! | PN_1900_heh p039 | Purpose; goal of creation; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual springtime; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1238 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 260 | Bahá'í Scriptures | By the term "angels" spiritual powers is sometimes meant, and other times you will find that the term means pure and holy souls. | BSC.498 #960, PN_1900 p058, PN_unsorted p145 | Angels; Law of transformation and change; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1341 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 240 | Jesus Christ's identity was denied by the people, but the Disciples established His Word. Butterflies are always flying round and round the lamp | PN_1900_heh p032 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1419 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 230 | Regarding the birth of Jesus Christ, there is no doubt that Mary was the wife of Joseph; but the marriage had not yet taken place | PN_1900_heh p069 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Christ; Christianity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1624 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 190 | Real love is a spiritual thing. It is an emotion of the soul. From the emotion of the soul an effect is also produced upon the body. | PN_1900_heh p074 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1656 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 190 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Those who looked at the material body of Christ and saw Him enduring all the hardships and trials, marveled that He was the Messiah | BSC.498 #959, PN_1900 p058, PN_unsorted p144 | Man's distinction from the animal; Outward and inward meanings; Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1760 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 170 | The reality and essence of Jesus Christ was like the mirror, and the reality and essence of God is likened unto the Sun. | PN_1900_heh p068 | Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; The cross and the trinity; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1961 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 150 | Bahá'í Scriptures | He who knows nothing of the wind, when he sees trees shaken does not know it is the wind which causes them to shake. | BSC.499 #961, PN_1900 p059, PN_unsorted p146 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2080 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 130 | God is pure essence and cannot be said to be anywhere or in any place... But as man must form and express a conception of God in some way, he calls God 'love' or 'truth' | AELT.114, PN_1900 p010 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2100 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 130 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The station of the Prophets is as a lighted lamp; all the Prophets offered themselves as lamps. | BSC.500 #962, PN_1900 p060, PN_unsorted p147 | Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2187 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 120 | The material men of this world are like poison to the spiritual. They are the calamities and inconveniences which a man meets in the worldly life…. The people of God have no dependence upon the conditions of this world; they neither become embittered with the bitterness of the cup | BSC.501 #964x, PN_unsorted p146, PN_1900 p062x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2476 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 90 | In animal types it is known that the stomach must be sound and healthy, and when it is so what is taken with the tongue will be safe and good for the body. | PN_1900 p060, PN_unsorted p147 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2648 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 80 | Personal identity of the devil is not true. God could not have created evil. Timothy 1 was written by bishops. | PN_1900_heh p049 | Free will and predestination; fate; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Satan; the Evil One; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2913 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 60 | It does not mean that Christ shall stand in person and speak with kings and princes. | PN_1900 p060, PN_unsorted p147 | Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3083 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 50 | Adam is the symbol of the childhood of the race of man. Childhood has not a great capacity, therefore when he put out his hand to take the apple, he had not the capacity to receive such great knowledge as the apple symbolizes. | PN_1900_heh p066 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2047 | Words spoken ca. 1903 | 130 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | بلی صهبای بلا در سبیل جمال اقدس ابهی باید رنگارنگ باشد تا نشئه کامل ببخشد | Yes, in the path of the Blessed Beauty one must drink heartily from the overflowing cup of difficulties and afflictions in order to experience its consummate intoxicating effect. | KNSA.136-137 | MNYA.184 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0311 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 720 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | یک نفر طلبه علم قیافه از وطن خود هجرت نموده مدت شش سال در مصر اقامت کرد و علم قیافه | From the actions, facial features and general disposition of this doctor... There was once a young mulla who wished to become specialized in the evaluation of human character through the study of physiognomy. | KNSA.199-200 (366-368) | MNYA.276-279, STAB#027 | Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1168 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 270 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | سطوع نور و حرارت شمس و ریزش باران رحمت الهی مشروط بهیچ شرطی نیست و منظوری | Rays of sunlight, the heat of the sun, or the falling rain of divine bounty are bestowed unconditionally and without any ulterior motive. | KNSA.201 | MNYA.279-280 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Generosity [kirama]; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1265 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 250 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | من از امریکا منتظر ظهور چند نفر هستم ... احبای ایران ممتحن اند تمکن حاصل کرده اند جاهای دیگر اینطور نمی شود | From America, I await the appearance of a few people.... The Persian friends have been tested and therefore they are firmly established. This will not happen in other places. | KNSA.163-164 | MNYA.221-222 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1268 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 250 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | هر وقت دیدید کسی بقدر سر سوزنی از جاده مستقیم امرالله انحراف جست و به عنوان عبادت | Whenever you see anyone who deviates to the extent of a needle's eye from the straight path of the Cause of God... In this Faith there are no hidden mysteries or esoteric allusions. | KNSA.203-204 | MNYA.283 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1361 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 230 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | بخت در عرف دیانت بهائی همان تایید است و تایید همواره متتابع است انقطاع و انفکاک ندارد | In Baha'í philosophy, luck is the same as divine confirmation, which is ceaseless and continuous, never subject to interruption or suspension. | KNSA.292-293 | MNYA.404 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Free will and predestination; fate; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1368 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 230 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | در بیابانی یک نفر عرب مسکین در بالین کلب معلم خود گریه و زاری مینمود راهگذری رسید | Once a poor Arab was weeping and wailing in the wilderness while tending to his dying Dog. | KNSA.202 (371) | MNYA.281-282, STAB#026 | Kindness to and rights of animals; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2069 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 130 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | هیچ چیز بقدر اعمال و افعال احباء در وجود من موثر نیست این چند روز که من مریض بودم | Nothing affects me more than the actions and conduct of the friends. The main reason I was ill] | KNSA.215 | MNYA.300 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2328 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 100 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | حکایت من و شما حکایت آن عربی است که سه سال سرش بی کلاه بود و در کوچه و بازار | The story of you and I resembles the story of an Arab who went about without a hat for three years. | KNSA.197 | MNYA.273, STAB#156 | Humor; jokes; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2344 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 100 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | میدانی من این امر را چه قسم اداره میکنم? من شراع کشتی را محکم میکشم و طنابها را خوب میبندم | Do you know how I administer this Faith? I pull the sails of the ship firmly and fasten the ropes tight. | KNSA.138 | MNYA.186-187 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3299 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 30 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | حقیقتش این است که خوردن حیوانی شایسته نیست اما انسان خود را بی جهت مبتلی کرده و عادی | The truth is that it is not befitting for man to be carnivorous. However, man has accustomed himself to such a life | KNSA.197-198 | MNYA.274 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0170 | Words spoken ca. 1909-1910 | 990 | other/unknown lang | ای دختر من اگر چه در ظاهر در مطالب به این شده شما اختلافی بنظر میرسد ولی در حقیقت | O, meine Tochter, in deinen Aussagen, so widersprechend sie auch erscheinen mögen, liegt nichts Gegensätzliches! | MSBH10.185-188 | SDW v11#10 p.110-112 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Evolution; human evolution; Harmony of science and religion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teleology; goal-directed motion | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0375 | Words spoken ca. 1909-1910 | 650 | Seine Heiligkeit Bahá'u'lláh hat ausdrücklich im gesegneten "Kitab i aqdas" erlaubt: "lhr (die Bahá'í) mögt alles tun, was nicht dem gesunden Menschenverstand widerstreitet" | SDW v11#05 p.052-054 | House of Justice; Justice and mercy; Law of Huququ'llah; Law of obligatory prayer; Reward and punishment; Shoghi Effendi and the Guardianship; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0200 | Words spoken ca. 1910 | 910 | Die "Heilige Vollkommenheit Bahá'u'lláh" hat in den Tagen ihrer Leiblichkeit (d. h. bei seinen Lebzeiten) verordnet, daß das Heilige Buch des Rechtes und des Gesetzes | SDW v11#02 p.018-020 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3067 | Words spoken ca. 1911 | 50 | You will retain your individuality and will not be swallowed up in one vast spirit. Concerning the condition of the human soul ...It is exclusively luminous; it has no body; it is a dazzling pencil of light; it is a celestial orb of brightness | SW_v14#02 p.038, PN_1911 p002, PN_1911 p007, BSTW#043a | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1355 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 240 | Love, that potent magnet, will surely reunite all those whom physical death has parted…. The mineral kingdom is distinct in its conditions from the vegetable | SAS.104-105 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Higher encompasses the lower; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2421 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 100 | Yes, when the complaint is mental in its cause and source. Many diseases springing from inside the body have a mental origin. | SAS.096 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2537 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 90 | We have grown up step by step, always to a state in advance of the last. God's processes are never retrogressive. | SAS.103-104 | Education and the development of capacity; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Reincarnation; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2697 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 80 | Yes, yes, of course I do. In all questions which concern the welfare of a nation, is not the woman's view as important as the man's | SAS.097-098 | Equality of men and women; Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2810 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 70 | To know the Truth, to have attained knowledge, is good, but it is only the first step, it is not enough. The only thing that avails for the soul's growth, is to live the truth. | SAS.093 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2811 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 70 | Sixty years ago Bahá’u’lláh taught the perfect equality of the sexes, essential difference in sphere, in point of view and service to their joint humanity, but each like two pillars supporting the arch of life | SAS.096-097 | Role and station of women; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2951 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 60 | No nation ever advances beyond the point of progress to which its women have attained; the two legs belong to the one body. | SAS.097 | Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3091 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 50 | It might be so if we were not in the Hands of the great Father who is perfect love and endless mercy. | SAS.105 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3249 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 40 | They see all as it affects the spirit. A great joy, a great sorrow, a sin, or a good deed: as these things darken or cloud the soul | SAS.105-106 | Angels; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3444 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 30 | We should give our bodies a healthy, simple diet, just enough to keep them for good service--no more; to think too much of what we shall or shall not eat is making too much of the material. | SAS.096 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding bodily comfort | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3379 | Words spoken ca. 1912 in the United States | 30 | What does it matter if the skin of a man is black, white, yellow, pink, or green? In this respect the animals show more intelligence than man. | DJT.284, BLO_PN#027 | Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1868 | Words spoken ca. 1912-04-22 in Washington | 160 | In the world of existence there are three stages, the mineral, the vegetable, and the animal. | BSTW#336c | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Limits of the intellect; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3190 | Words spoken ca. 1912-04-22 in Washington | 40 | All nations must become socialistic in spirit. People must not be forced by circumstances to help the poor. They must give aid willingly. | BSTW#336b | Critiques of capitalism, communism, socialism; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1933 | Words spoken ca. 1912-04-25 in Washington | 150 | The difference between animal and man is this, that the animal cannot comprehend the teachings of God.... The teachings say first to investigate reality | BSTW#336d | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Man's distinction from the animal; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3492 | Words spoken ca. 1912-10-08 in the United States | 20 | We are on the eve of the battle of Armageddon referred to in the sixteenth chapter of Revelation. The time is two years hence when only a spark will set aflame the whole of Europe. | SW_v10#03 p.033, SW_v13#09 p.252-253, SAS.107-108, BSTW#022 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1475 | Words spoken ca. 1912-10-20 in Los Angeles | 220 | The believers must not expect anything from one another... I have traveled and come as far as here... Look at the people of the world | BSTW#357 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0108 | Words spoken ca. 1913 | 1200 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | This is my second visit to Paris and I meet you with great joy. On a third visit to Europe I hope to see a brilliant flame | COC#2138x, ADP.079-086 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Growth of the Cause; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Universal education; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0873 | Words spoken ca. 1913-03-29 in Paris | 350 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Paris is a city of adornment. I hope that, as this century is a radiant century and this age a merciful age | ADP.185-188 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Harmony of science and religion; Literal interpretation; Praise of Western values; culture; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0143 | Words spoken ca. 1913-12-22 in Haifa | 1050 | Persian | خوش آمدید احوال شما چطور است از بس از صبح تا بحال من حرف زده ام دیگر قوت | Welcome! How are you! No strength is left in me because I have talked so much, from morning until now | KHF.194, KHTB3.079, NJB_v04#18 p.001 | DAS.1913-12-22x, SW_v09#02 p.024x | Muhammad; Islam; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2925 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 60 | It has been revealed in the Teachings that work is worship, but this does not mean that worship and the prescribed mentionings of God should be abandoned | BW_v13p1187 | Importance of prayer; Power of prayer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2926 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 60 | In the world of man love is the brightness of the beauty of God. If there be no love, this is the animal's kingdom | BW_v13p1187 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Man's distinction from the animal | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3069 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 50 | I see the people ... like bees or ants, coming and going by troops, surging past like waves, continually engrossed in their business. | BW_v13p1187 | Critique of Western values; culture; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3183 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 40 | Look at the plains, look at the hills: they are defeated armies, they are hosts that fell in heaps and were leveled with the ground | BW_v13p1188 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3371 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 30 | Man's duty is to persevere and struggle, and to hope for God's help. Not for him to sit idly by, proud and unconcerned. | BW_v13p1187 | Effort; striving; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3410 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 30 | Severance is not poverty but freedom of the heart ... When a man's heart is free, and on fire with the love of God | BW_v13p1187 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3506 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 20 | Up to now, to believe was to acknowledge, to make a confession of faith, but in this greatest of all Causes, believing means to have praiseworthy qualities and to perform praiseworthy acts. | BW_v13p1187 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Goodly deeds; actions; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0244 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 830 | Persian | قائم مقام حیفا در نهایت عداوت مانع ساختمان مقام اعلی شد بمامور طاپو دستور داده بودند | With the utmost enmity, Haifa's Qa'im-maqam rose to prevent the construction of the Shrine of the Bab. The official in charge of the Land Registry received instructions | QT108.067-069, KHH1.314-317 (1.437-441) | KHHE.450-454 | Prayer for assistance; intercession; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0658 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 440 | Persian | امروز در احوال بعضی از نفوس سیر میکردم که دهقان آسمانی آمد و اراضی را از خس و خاشاک پاک کرد | Today I was pondering the deeds of certain people. The heavenly Farmer comes and clears the earth of deadwood and debris. The divine Cultivator withstands every grievous trial | YHA1.109-110 (1.224), NJB_v05#14 p.004, KHH1.293-294 (1.408-410) | KHHE.423-425 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0983 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 310 | Arabic | الارض المقدسه حرارتها لاتزید عن سی و سه ٣٣ درجه و ابرد فصلها تقریبا ٤ فوق الصرفرفی | The temperature in the Holy Land does not exceed 33 degrees [Celsius] and in the coldest season, it is approximately four degrees above zero. | ASAT4.454-455x, KHH1.323-324 (1.449-451) | KHHE.451-462 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1126 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 280 | Persian | جمیع اینها زواجر است از جانب خداست تا سبب تذکر و تنبه ناس شود ولی این مردم مانند اطفال | These are God-sent calamities for man so that people will grow repentant and contrite. However, these people are like children in the cradle, the more you rock them, the sleepier they get. | KHH1.290-291 (1.404-405) | KHHE.418-419 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1173 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 270 | Persian | مکه در صحرای گرم غیر ذیزرع کوهستانی واقع شده باوجود این طالبین بچه شوق و سروری آنجا | Mecca is situated in midst of a hot, sterile, mountainous desert, yet it is sought after with great joy and bliss | KHH1.313-314 (1.436-437) | KHHE.449-450 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1254 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 250 | Persian | جرجس الجمال کان من اهل العقل و الوداد و لکنه کان پرتستانی متعصب عنید مرة طلبت مثه ارض الصنوبر | ASAT2.091-093, KHH1.324 (1.451-452) | Business; financial; property matters; Humor; jokes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1266 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 250 | Persian | من عادة الحکومه العنمانیه هوانها تقرٴ حکم الفرمان بحضور المذنب حتی یعلم تکلیفه و یتبع القوانین | ASAT4.349, KHH1.325-326 (1.453-454) | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1489 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 210 | Persian | الان ما در جوار مقام اعلی هستیم سزاوار است قدر این موهبت را بدانیم و برای نعمت زبان بشکرانه باز کنیم | We are now under the shadow of the Shrine of the Bab. It is worthy that we fully appreciate the enormity of this bounty and loosen our tongue in gratitude and praise | QT108.069-070, KHH1.317-318 (1.441-442) | KHHE.454-455 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; Moses; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1497 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 210 | Persian | مرشد که یکی از اصحاب قلعه بود در طهران با بزرگان و رجال مراوده داشت تصدیق امر کرد روزی | Murshid was close to the notables and the prominent figures of Tihran. He embraced the Faith and became one of companions at the fort [Tabarsi]. | NJB_v12#05 p.109, KHH1.321-322 (1.447-448) | KHHE.458-459, STAB#034 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1500 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 210 | Persian | و من اعمال الناقضین قال الموملی انهم اخذوا مناالقصر ولم یعطوفا منه عرقه واحده لاغیر ثوبی من العرق | The Covenant-breakers seized the flower gardens adjoining the Shrine of Baha'u'llah from us, but some of the friends and I would carry soil and water on our shoulders for that garden and tend to its beauty. | ASAT4.501, KHH1.324 (1.452-453) | KHHE.463 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1689 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 180 | Arabic | ملاحظه جنون دولت ایران و دولت عثمانی را بفرمائید که به چه طرزی حضرت بهاءالله | Consider the foolishness of the governments of Iran and the Ottoman Empire in how they banished His Holiness Baha'u'llah from Iran | KHH1.322 (1.448-449) | KHHE.459-460, COB.226x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2674 | Words spoken ca. 1914-02-22 | 80 | Tell me what is the voice that is calling loud in Kerman (Persia)? Is it the voice of the darvishes | SW_v09#09 p.105 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0391 | Words spoken ca. 1914-11 in Abu Sinan | 630 | There was an important man in Acca who had many cases pending in the court; but the judge postponed the settlement of his affairs from day to day. | DAS.1914-11-05 | Bribery and corruption; Humor; jokes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0347 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 680 | Persian | پیر مردیست در نهایت روحانیت فی الحقیقه جمیع قوایش را در سبیل الهی صرف نموده چقدر خوبست | He [Haji Mirza Haydar 'Ali] is at an advanced age and with utmost spirituality. He has spent all his energy in the path of God. How blessed is he who devotes his life to the Cause | KHH1.285-287 (1.398-401) | KHHE.412-415 | Imam Husayn; Martyrdom of the Bab; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0879 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 340 | Persian | از حرفهای بی ثمر و نتیجه انسان خسته میشود این مردمیکه میآیند و میروند اغلب صحبتهایشان بی نتیجه | A person grows tired of unfruitful and frivolous talk. Often what these people that visit talk about is trivial and unimportant. They cause weariness, but there is no choice other than associating with them. | KHH1.284-285 (1.396-397) | KHHE.410-411 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0917 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 330 | Persian | خداوند بلسان مظهر وحی خود فرموده " یا ابن الروح احب الاشیاٌ عندی الانصاف | Through the tongue of His Manifestation, God has revealed: “O Son of Spirit! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice..." ...people that investigate claims for themselves learn the fundamental truth. We walk in a path that has no interest in other people's affairs. | KHH1.289-290 (1.402-404) | KHHE.416-418 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1213 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 260 | Persian | رفتیم با آقا میرزا حیدر علی بگردیم دیدیم جمعیت زیادی روبه کوه میروند فردا شب عید مارالیاس است | Together with Áqa Mírza Haydar-‘Alí, we went for a stroll. We saw a large multitude going up the mountain, as the next evening was a festivity in honor of Saint Elijah | KHH1.288 (1.401-402) | KHHE.415-416 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0813 | Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan | 370 | One day, whilst at Kazimayn, through which He passed on his first journey to Karbila and Baghdad, Jamal-i-Mubarak was appealed to by a young man, 'Abdu'l-Vahhab | CHH.196-197, BLO_PN#022, STAB#035 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0869 | Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan | 350 | All this trouble is because humanity has wandered far from the true teaching of God. Nations are divided through superstition and tradition. | CHH.193-194, BLO_PN#022 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; High station of learning; Jabulqa and Jabarsa; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1090 | Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan | 290 | There was a woman who was one of the disciples of His Holiness the Bab; she had seven sons; six of them had been martyred. She dreamed a dream | CHH.195-196, BLO_PN#022 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2475 | Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan | 90 | Sultan 'Abdu'l-Hamid wished to strike terror into my heart; he sent to tell me that I should be imprisoned forever, or executed, or sent to a far-off penal colony. I answered his threats by a message | CHH.192, BLO_PN#022 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2883 | Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan | 60 | There are two equinoxes, the vernal (Aries) and the autumnal (Libra). Before this vernal season, the earth, mountains, and gardens are as dead; this season brings life. | CHH.193, BLO_PN#022 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3230 | Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan | 40 | There is spiritual healing and there is also material healing. Unless these two work together a cure is impossible. | CHH.192, BLO_PN#022 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Law of cause and effect; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3451 | Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan | 30 | A few hundred years ago, Darzi, a tailor, came from Persia to Syria, where he established the Druze cult. 'Druze' is a corruption of the word 'Darzi. | CHH.195, BLO_PN#022 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2374 | Words spoken ca. 1916 | 100 | Ridvaniyyih, there is a Garden of God. Human beings are trees growing therein. The Gardener is Our Father. When He sees a little tree in a place too small | CHH.216, BLO_PN#022 | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3058 | Words spoken ca. 1916 | 50 | If you have a bed of lilies-of-the-valley that you love and tenderly care for, they cannot see you, nor can they understand your care | CHH.215, BLO_PN#022 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0198 | Words spoken ca. 1916 in Abu Sinan | 910 | One day in Baghdad He called all His friends together and spoke to them of God. Then He departed from them alone. Nobody knew just where He was. | CHH.256-260, BLO_PN#022 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as educator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Predictions and prophecies; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1411 | Words spoken ca. 1917 | 230 | The believers must arise in perfect unity in teaching the Cause of God and grasping each other's hands | SW_v10#04 p.072 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0817 | Words spoken ca. 1917-02-03 | 370 | Come, my son, take it. I have corrected it. The importance of this Tablet will be revealed in the future. | SW_v10#06 p.103+111 | Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2813 | Words spoken ca. 1918-12-17 | 70 | O Omnipotent God! Verily, the pavilion of Justice has been raised in the Holy Land | SW_v09#17 p.196 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for governments and rulers; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1901 | Words spoken ca. 1919 | 160 | God treats these people with His mercy, not with His justice, since God is against war. | SW_v10#18 p.336 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2580 | Words spoken ca. 1919 | 80 | Persian | حمام در حقیقت نعمت بزرگی است در رومیلی در تمام خانهها حمام و آب موجود بود | To bathe oneself is a great bounty. Near the army barracks in ‘Akka there existed a public bath which was in a state of ruin | YIK.298-299, ZIAB2.133 | STOB.049-050 #057 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Business; financial; property matters; Cleanliness and refinement; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0612 | Words spoken ca. 1919-07-17 | 470 | Fifty years ago, Baha'o'llah wrote that there must be a league of nations to establish universal peace | SW_v10#09 p.195-196 | Equality of men and women; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Means of establishment of future civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1471 | Words spoken ca. 1919-11-18 in Haifa | 220 | For the black and white in America to associate together in a social way is good. The Government has no objections on political grounds for granting equality | PN_1919 p004, PN_1919 p015, BSTW#319 | Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1069 | Words spoken ca. April 1910 | 300 | Was weiß Herr Goethe über die Ewigkeit? Was ist Ewigkeit? Wie definiert und erklärt Euer Dichter den Begriff der Ewigkeit ? | SDW v11#11 p.122-123 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Infinity and eternity; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; 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; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3430 | Words spoken ca. Aug. 1912 in Dublin, NH | 30 | The mature wisdom requires this. I must go everywhere and raise the call of the Kingdom. | SW_v03#15 p.004 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1410 | Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 | 230 | In order to bring about a state of peace and unity three things are necessary: | SW_v02#19 p.005-006 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1651 | Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 | 190 | The great causes of separation among the people are: (a) Racial. (b) Political. (c) Religious. | SW_v02#19 p.007 | Nationalism; love of country; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2032 | Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 | 140 | The world is wrong, just because people talk too much and do not carry out their ideals | SW_v02#19 p.007, SW_v14#02 p.060-061 | Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1590 | Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The magnet of your love brought me to this country. My hope is that the Divine Light | AIL.054, SW_v02#19 p.006 | East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2075 | Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The Universal Races Congress was good, for it was intended for the furtherance and progress of unity | AIL.059, SW_v02#19 p.006-007, STAB#024 | Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2530 | Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Disease is of two kinds: (a) Material (b) Spiritual. For instance, a cut of the hand; if you pray for the cut to be healed | LOG#0949x, AIL.065, SW_v02#19 p.007-008, SW_v08#18 p.230 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Miracles and their interpretation; Power of prayer; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3527 | Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London | 20 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | It resembles many drunkards gathered together to protest against the drinking of alcohol. They say drink is horrible and they straightaway go out from the house to drink again. | AIL.061 | Hypocrisy; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0548 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 500 | Persian | حضرات مسافرین رفتند اگر راه ها کلاً و کاملاً باز شود مسافرتها آسان میگردد انسان در مدت قلیلی وارد ایران میشود | The honored wayfarers have departed. Should the pathways be wholly and completely opened, journeys shall become easy, such that man may enter Persia in but a brief span [3.5s] | KHMT.078-079 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Critique of Western values; culture; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0993 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 310 | Persian | Translation List; Pilgrim's Note of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Words, A | محبت ، محبت ، محبت ، محبت جاذب قلوب است محبت جالب نفوس است . حتی این کرات جسیمه | Love, love, love. Love attracts the hearts, love captivates the souls. Even these massive globes revolve through the power of gravity | KHMT.083-084 | ADMS#294 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1252 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 250 | Persian | بلی چنین است این آخوند همیشه ورد زبانش یا لیتنی کنت معک فافوز فوزاًعظیما بود ولی چون خودرا در صحرای کربلا | Yea, verily, such was this divine that forever upon his tongue were the words "Would that I had been with Thee, that I might have attained a most great triumph," yet when he found himself upon the plain of Karbila [3.5s] | KHMT.080-081 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1300 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 240 | Persian | این حاجی محمد یک روز گریبان کشیش مسیحی را گرفته بود که اورا تبلیغ نماید | Lo! On a certain day, this Haji Muhammad seized the collar of a Christian priest that he might convert him to the Faith [3.5s] | KHMT.076-077 | Humor; jokes; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The cross and the trinity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1302 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 240 | Persian | بهشت و جهنم هم در این عالم است و هم در آن عالم نفوسیکه در اینعالم بهر پیش آمدی تسلیم | Paradise and hell exist both in this world and in that world - those souls who in this world submit to every circumstance [3.5s] | PYB#061 p.16x, KHMT.071-072 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1307 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 240 | Persian | در زمان فتعلیشاه ذوالفقار خان نامی حاکم سمنان بود بسیار شخص غیور و جسوری بود | During the reign of Fath-'Ali-Shah, one Dhu'l-Faqar Khan governed Simnan, and he was a man possessed of exceeding valor and intrepidity [3.5s] | KHMT.079-080 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Eulogies; reminiscences; Imam Husayn; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1609 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 190 | Persian | شما که به ایران میروید بهر جا وارد شدید باید روح مجسم باشید . با انجذابی رحمانی و انعکاس ملکوتی | O ye who journey unto Iran! Whithersoever ye enter, ye must be embodied spirits, with divine attraction and heavenly radiance [3.5s] | KHMT.098-099 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1746 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 170 | Persian | حاج میرزا کمال الدین نراقی عموئی داشت موسوم به حاجی ملا محمد نراقی روزی حاجی میرزا کمال الدین حکایت کرد | Hajj Mirza Kamal'ud-Din-i-Naraqi had an uncle named Haji Mulla Muhammad-i-Naraqi. One day Haji Mirza Kamal'ud-Din related [3.5s] | KHMT.081-082 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1747 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 170 | Persian | در این مدت من تب داشتم و نتوانستم در محفل شما حضور پیدا کنم لذا از ملاقات شما ها محروم بودم | During this period, I was stricken with fever and could not attain unto your gathering; thus was I deprived of meeting with you all [3.5s] | KHMT.090 | Goodly deeds; actions; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1832 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 160 | Persian | Translation List | حصول تائید منوط بتبلیغ است اگر تبلیغ تعطیل شود تائید نیز منقطع خواهد شد . تائید معلق و موکول به قیام است | The acquisition of confirmations is dependent on teaching the Cause. If the teaching is stopped, then confirmations will likewise cease… It is incumbent on each and every one of the believers to lead, in the span of a year, at least one person to the river of guidance | KHMT.082 | ADMS#293 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2206 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 110 | Persian | احبا هر روز در انتظار نامه جدیدی هستند که از من به آنها برسد و پس از وصول بخوانند و در جعبه های خود بگذارند | The beloved ones await, day after day, a fresh epistle that shall reach them from Me, that they may peruse it upon its arrival and place it within their treasured boxes [3.5s] | KHMT.072 | Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2451 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 90 | Persian | در اوقاتیکه جمالقدم جل جلاله به سلیمانیه تشریف برده در کوه سرگلو معتکف و منزوی بودند | In those times when the Ancient Beauty, glorified be His majesty, had betaken Himself to Sulaymaniyyih and was secluded and withdrawn upon Mount Sar-Galu [3.5s] | KHMT.072 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; High station of the true believer | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2843 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 60 | Persian | در این مسافرت بسیار زحمت کشیدید . این اوقات بواسطه حرب عمومی مسافرت بسیار صعب و مشگل | In this journey ye have endured manifold hardships. At this time, by reason of the universal conflagration, travel hath become most arduous and difficult [3.5s] | KHMT.069 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2994 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 50 | Persian | حالا وقت آنستکه آنچه در دل داری بگوئی زیرا تا بحال فرصتی حاصل نشده که بتوانم شما را ملاقات و بدرد های دلت برسم | Now is the time for thee to reveal that which lieth within thy heart, for until this hour no opportunity hath been vouchsafed Me to meet with thee and to attend to the sorrows of thy heart [3.5s] | KHMT.092 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3125 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 40 | Persian | باید مواظب باشید که جانطه شمارا سارقین در راه بسرقت نبرند بسیار بسیار دقت و مراقبت نمائید | Take heed lest thieves upon the way make plunder of thy purse; be thou exceedingly vigilant and watchful [3.5s] | KHMT.099 | Chastisement and requital; Prayer for protection; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3298 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 30 | Persian | حالا اگر احبای الهی بهمان حدیث اول یعنی به یکی از الواح جمال قدم جل جلاله عامل باشند | Now if the beloved ones of God would act in accordance with that first tradition, namely, one of the Tablets of the Ancient Beauty, may His glory be exalted [3.5s] | KHMT.074-075 | Exhortations and counsels | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0194 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 910 | Persian | بلی در این امر شمشیر نفحات الهیه است آن شمشیر میکشت این جان می دهد | Verily, in this Cause, the sword is the divine breezes of God; the physical sword took life, whereas this one bestows life eternal [4o] | KHH2.256-261 | Contention and conflict; Growth of the Cause; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; House of Justice; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0367 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 650 | Persian | شریعت الله بر دو قسم است یک قسم اساس دین الله و آن تعلق بروحانیات دارد | The Law of God is of two kinds: One kind is the foundation of the Religion of God and pertaineth unto spiritual things [3.5s] | KHH2.262-265 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0616 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 460 | Persian | آن گاو هم نفسی بوده است که در میان بنی اسرائیل بسیار محترم و معتبر و معزز بوده است | That Cow was indeed a sacred being who was highly revered, honored and esteemed among the Children of Israel [3.5s] | KHH2.290-293 | Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0708 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 410 | Persian | واقعا اگر در ادوار سابق از برای نفوس شکی و ریبی و شبهه ئی بود از این بود | Verily, if in the bygone ages there lingered any doubt, uncertainty or misgiving in the hearts of men, it was for this reason [3.5s] | KHH2.287-290 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Prophecy and fulfillment; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0739 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 400 | Persian | همیشه انبیای الهی در صدمات و بلیات بوده اند این صدمات و بلایا در سبیل | Ever have the Prophets of God been encompassed by tribulations and calamities. These afflictions and trials were in the path [3.5s] | KHH2.251-253 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0852 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 350 | Persian | الحمد لله ایامی چند آمدند در اینجا در آستان مبارک بودند و در کمال محبت معاشرت کردید | Praise be to God that for several days they came here and dwelt at this blessed Threshold, associating with thee in the utmost fellowship and love [3.5s] | KHH2.301-303 | Presence of; reunion with God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0856 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 350 | Persian | بحمد الله یوم مبارکی است چون که نسبت بحق پیدا کرده مبارک است روز بدو طلوع است | Praised be God! Blessed is this Day, for it hath attained its connection with Truth. Blessed is the day at its dawning [3.5s] | KHH2.299-301 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0910 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 330 | Persian | امروز کمتر متدین در میان یهود پیدا میشود زمانی در طبریه بودم ابدا بوی دین | On this day scarce can be found among the Jews one truly devout. When once I sojourned in Tiberias, no trace of true religion did I perceive [3.5s] | KHH2.297-299 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0948 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 320 | Persian | این قطعه زمین را که خریده بودی باید نیت خود را تغییر ندهی زیرا در این امر | With respect to this plot of land which thou didst purchase, thou must not alter thy purpose, for in this matter [3.5s] | KHH2.268-270 | Business; financial; property matters; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0949 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 320 | Persian | این مدرسه خیلی اهمیت دارد در عالم وجود اعظم از دانائی چیزی نیست | This school holdeth great import in the world of existence, for nothing is more exalted than knowledge [3.5s] | KHH2.253-255 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Universal education | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1077 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 290 | Persian | تربیت اطفال خدمت بزرگی است که به تربیت الهی تربیت گردد و اخلاق اطفال را باید تربیت کرد | The education of children is a mighty service, whereby they may be trained through divine education, and verily must their character be nurtured and refined [3.5s] | KHH2.286-287 | Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Need for an educator | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1214 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 260 | Persian | من امروز خیلی خسته هستم امروز مفتی قنسول و دیگران آمدند چقدر بد گذشت | Today I am greatly wearied, for the Mufti, the Consul and others came, and how grievously did the day pass [3.5s] | KHH2.265-267 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1264 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 250 | Persian | مجلس مبعوثان سوخته است آتش زده اند یا یانغین یعنی حریق واقع شده است | The Assembly of Deputies hath been consumed in flames - whether by deliberate conflagration or by an accidental fire that hath broken forth therein [3.5s] | KHH2.281-283 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1545 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 200 | Persian | دهقان الهی تخمی می پاشد در اراضی طیبه بعضی از آنها در اراضی شوره | The Divine Husbandman scattereth seeds upon goodly lands, while some fall upon barren soil [3.5s] | KHH2.270-272 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1547 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 200 | Persian | فضل است لکن فضل استعداد لازم دارد که قبول کند مثلا آمدن باران | Grace abideth, yet grace requireth capacity that it may be received, even as the coming of rain [3.5s] | KHH2.280-281 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Development of capacity and readiness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1615 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 190 | Persian | مقصد از اصحاب کهف نفوسی بودند که از احوال دنیا گذشتند آن اشخاصی که از شدت انجذب بنفحات الهی استغال بحق | The purpose of the Companions of the Cave were they who had detached themselves from worldly conditions, those souls who, through their intense attraction to the divine fragrances, became occupied with the True One [3.5s] | KHH2.290 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1683 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 180 | Persian | قصد از عدد نیست دوازده ساعت زیاد است یعنی ششماه بر نورانیت افزود | By these numbers it is not meant the twelve hours excessive be, rather it signifieth that six months were added unto the luminosity [3.5s] | KHH2.276-277 | Freedom of thought and action; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Miracles and their interpretation; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1686 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 180 | Persian | ما این را می گوئیم نه تنها حضرت داود اگر خدا به عدل رفتار کند | This do We proclaim: were God to act with justice, not David alone [3.5s] | KHH2.249-250 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1735 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 170 | Persian | احبا باید مربی نفوس باشند نفوس را باخلاق روحانی و انجذاب وجدانی | The beloved ones must be educators of souls, nurturing them through spiritual attributes and conscientious attraction [3.5s] | KHH2.294-295 | Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Satan; the Evil One; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2067 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 130 | Persian | هزار و نهصد سال است ناقوس میزنند هنوز کلال و ملال پیدا نکرده | A thousand and nine hundred years have they sounded the bell, yet still have they found neither weariness nor fatigue [3.5s] | KHH2.279a | Christ; Christianity; Christian doctrine and practice; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idolatry; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2155 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 120 | Persian | در حیز ملکوت مقامی ندارند ولکن بالنسبه بخلق معلوم است آنها از دیگران | In the realm of the Kingdom they possess no station, yet in relation to creation it is known that they differ from others [3.5s] | KHH2.277-278 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2223 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 110 | Persian | جمال مبارک این گونه حرکات را نهی فرمودند ما خلق جدیدیم عادت قدیمه | The Blessed Beauty hath forbidden such practices. We are a new creation; [we have] ancient customs [3.5s] | KHH2.261-262 | Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2249 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 110 | Persian | نوشته اند که میخواهند بعضی از سنگهای تاج ایران را بفروشند تاج ایران عدالت است | It hath been written that they desire to sell certain jewels of the Crown of Iran. Know ye that the Crown of Iran is Justice [3.5s] | KHH2.284-285 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Past, present and future of Iran; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2434 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 90 | Persian | بخت النصر هم خیلی به بنی اسرائیل مصیبت داد از بسکه بنی اسرائیل متردد | Verily did Nebuchadnezzar bring grievous affliction upon the Children of Israel, inasmuch as they wavered exceedingly in their faith [3.5s] | KHH2.267-268 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2584 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 80 | Persian | شما این را تطبیق کنید به قواعد از قدرت الهی بعید نیست ولکن اینها معنی دارد | Ye shall align this with the ordinances - far be it from the Divine Power [to withhold it] - yet verily in these are profound meanings [3.5s] | KHH2.276 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2600 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 80 | Persian | یک آخوندی یکوقتی آمد اینجا از آن آخوندهای پر غرور بود اینجا از مناجاتهای عربی تلاوت میشد | Once came hither a certain divine, one of those clerics possessed of pride, at a time when Arabic prayers were being chanted in this place [3.5s] | KHH2.283 | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2722 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 70 | Persian | بحر الاعظم جمال مبارک است یعنی جمال مبارک باین صفحات تشریف آوردند | The Most Great Ocean is the Blessed Beauty, meaning that the Blessed Beauty did graciously arrive upon these shores [3.5s] | KHH2.297 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2839 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 60 | Persian | جمیع عالم استعداد دارد فقط مبلغ لازم دارد اگر عالم استعداد نداشت نفس ظهور نمیشد | The whole world possesseth capacity; it doth but require teachers. Were the world devoid of capacity, the Manifestation would not have appeared [3.5s] | KHH2.285-286 | Development of capacity and readiness; Power of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2849 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 60 | Persian | ظلمت عدم نور است وجودی ندارد یهدی من یشاء و یضل من یشا | Darkness hath no existence in truth, for it is but the absence of light. He guideth whom He willeth and leadeth astray whom He pleaseth [3.5s] | KHH2.281 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2971 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 50 | Persian | اگر باین صفات رحمانی متصف شویم عنقریب مقصد کلی که عبارت از اتحاد | If we become adorned with these attributes of the All-Merciful, ere long shall the ultimate purpose, which is none other than unity, be attained [3.5s] | KHH2.242-243 | Call to action; Prophecy and fulfillment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3024 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 50 | Persian | وقتی که ما آمدیم عکا زحمت های شدیدی داشت آما چقدر خوب بود | When We came to 'Akká, grievous were the hardships, yet how glorious it was! [3.5s] | KHH2.240 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Degrees of faith; certitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3121 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 40 | Persian | این رمز است مانند آن که طواف کعبه را باید در وقت معینی و محل | This is an emblem, even as the circumambulation of the Sacred House must needs be performed at an appointed time and place [3.5s] | KHH2.294a | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3463 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 20 | Persian | این صلح بعد از انقلابات و حوادث عظیمه است که رخ می گشاید ... بلی در همین عصر و قرن که در او داخلیم | This peace shall be unveiled after mighty commotions and momentous happenings... yea, in this very age and century wherein we now find ourselves [3.5s] | KHH2.273b | Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3466 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 20 | Persian | بلی امروز یوم جمال قدم و عصر اسم اعظم است روز عروسی است ایام بهار است بعد ایام تابستان و خزان و زمستان میرسد | Yea, this day is the Day of the Ancient Beauty and the Age of the Most Great Name. It is the wedding day, these are the springtime days, after which shall come the days of summer, autumn and winter [3.5s] | KHH2.273a | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3474 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 20 | Persian | سبب هدایت فضل است سبب عنایت فضل است مثلا این چشم را عنایت کرده این گوش را فضل عنایت | The cause of guidance is grace, the cause of bounty is grace. For example, He hath bestowed this eye by His bounty, and this ear He hath graciously granted [3.5s] | KHH2.279b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01065 | Words spoken ca. Jul. 1914 | 380 | Persian | الحمد للّه بحقیقت مسئلهٴ ازل اطّلاع یافتی البتّه در اظهار حقیقت آن بکوش تا این ابرهای تاریک | Praise be to God that thou hast discovered the truth concerning the matter of Azal. Strive thou, assuredly, to manifest this truth, that these dark clouds [3.5s]... Praised be God that you have now understood the reality of Azal. You must assuredly strive to propagate this truth | RHQM2.0633-634 (012x) (009-010x), KHH1.264-265 (1.368-370) | KHHE.386-387 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrdom of the Bab; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3360 | Words spoken ca. June. 1921 | 30 | I ever pray on her behalf and beg from God His divine remedy and healing. As in this Dispensation consultation with expert doctors | COC#1043x, SW_v12#07 p.134 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2514 | Words spoken ca. May 1912 in New York | 90 | Tell Juliet that she teaches well. I have met many people who have been affected by you, Juliet. You are not eloquent, you are not fluent, but your heart teaches. | SW_v12#07 p.139, DJT.281, FDA.019-020, BLO_PN#027 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3085 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1911 in Paris | 50 | All true art is a gift of the Holy Spirit... It is the Sun of Truth, O artist... The Sun of Truth is everywhere. It is shining on the whole world. | CHH.182, BLO_PN#022 | High station of the arts and sciences; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3526 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1911 in Paris | 20 | Why should you wish to return here? In My Father's House are many mansions--many, many world! Why should you desire to come back to this particular planet? | CHH.181, BLO_PN#022 | Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Reincarnation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2294 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1912 in the United States | 110 | ...he replied that he had talked on every subject, from the scientific as well as psychological basis | SW_v03#10 p.016 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2734 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1921 in Haifa | 70 | Persian | چه موهبتی اعظم از سرور احباست انسان باید یا فائض باشد یا مستفیض | What bounty is greater than the joy of the beloved ones! Man must either be the bestower or the recipient thereof [3.5s] | QT105.2.039 | Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3470 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1921 in Haifa | 20 | Persian | خط جناب زین سند است جناب زین کاتب جمال مبارک بود هر لوحی که بخط اوست صحیح و درست | This is the writing of his honor Zein, who was a scribe of the Blessed Beauty. Every tablet penned by his hand is authentic and correct [3.5s] | QT105.2.039 | Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0789 | Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 | 380 | I met a man this morning who belongs to the sect of Buddhists and I said to him, "What is your message?" | SW_v02#14 p.005-006, SW_v08#10 p.134-135 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Power of the mind over nature; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0904 | Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 | 340 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The Divine Reality is far removed from man. It is absolutely remote and independent in Its essence; abstract, limitless, impersonal beyond human comprehension | BSC.451 #825, SW_v02#14 p.007, SW_v16#06 p.0541 | Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1239 | Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 | 260 | Each one has in his environment a treasure. Let him seek that treasure eagerly, search for it with patience | SW_v02#14 p.007+014-015 | Development of capacity and readiness; East and West; communication between East and West; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1805 | Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 | 170 | There has been another battle today and much blood has been shed. The poor have given their lives | SW_v02#14 p.005 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1688 | Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18 | 180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مژده باد مژده باد که نور شمس حقیقت طلوع نمود مژده باد مژده باد که صهیون برقص | Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The sun of Truth has arisen! Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The New Jerusalem has descended from heaven! | DWNP_v2#09 p.078x, ANDA#43-44 p.76, KHF.001, KHTB2.153, NJB_v03#06-08 p.001 , BDA1.127.08 | SW_v19#08 p.253-254, MHMD1.136-137, BW_v07p421, BSTW#056 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2594 | Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ملاحظهٴ قدرت جمال قدم و نفوذ اسم اعظم نمائید که ما را با اهل امریکا باین نحو الفت و اتحاد داده | Observe the power of the Ancient Beauty and the influence of the Greatest Name through which He has united us with the people of America in this way | BDA1.126.14 | SW_v19#08 p.253, MHMD1.135-136 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2225 | Words spoken en route in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-01 | 110 | Persian | جمال مبارک سه مرتبه به یرکه تشریف آوردند دفعه اول من تا نزدیکهای ابوسنان پیاده | The Blessed Beauty journeyed to the village of Yirkih three times. On the first visit, I walked at the side | KHH1.131-132 (1.181-182) | KHHE.197, DAS.1914-11-01, BSR_v13 p.082 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1931 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Akka, 1915-04-17 | 150 | Doest thou see the farmers furrowing the fields for the sowing of new seeds? Are they not working with tireless exertion? | DAS.1915-04-17 | Effort; striving; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2002 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Budapest, 1913-04-13 | 140 | For nine years He [Bahá'u'lláh] did not see a green leaf. He loved nature. His sensibilities and powers of observation were miraculous. The tips of His fingers were the most sensitive parts of His holy temple. | DAS.1913-04-13 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0389 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-02-07 | 630 | Persian | من ابدا سبب فصل نشدم خودشان خود را از یکدیگر جدا کردند جمال مبارک عهدی گرفتند | I never caused their separation. They separated themselves. The Blessed Beauty established a Covenant | KHH1.166 (1.228)x | KHHE.240-241x, DAS.1915-02-07, BSR_v13 p.089x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Creativity in art; Goodly deeds; actions; Methods of teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2636 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-04-18 | 80 | We are living and moving in a Cause the likeness of which is like unto this ocean. We must immerse ourselves in this sea and reach its depths, so that we may gather the unseen, brilliant pearls of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God | DAS.1915-04-18 | Call to action; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1709 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-04-25 | 180 | These warring, Christian nations call themselves the followers of the Nazarene but do not live in accord with his teachings... Do we Bahá'ís live according to the principles of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh? We must be just. | DAS.1915-04-25 | Criticism and its limits; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2590 | Words spoken en route in train in Chicago, 1912-10-31 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | متجاوز از دو سال است که از جوار روضهٴ مبارکه دورم حال باید مراجعت کنم اگر باز مقدر شود | It is now more than two years that I have been far from the Holy Shrine of Baha'u'llah. Now I must return. If God wills it, I shall make another journey in another direction | BDA1.341.08 | MHMD1.359-360 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2435 | Words spoken en route to Oakland, 1912-10-16 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بسبب نرفتن من بانجا خیلی متأثر شده اند و با وجود مشاغل بی اختیار از راه دور برای ملاقات آمده اند اگر تا پورتلند و سیاتل | They are upset that I am not going there. However, in spite of the great distance, they have come to see us, notwithstanding the effort involved. Had it been but a one-or two-day trip, I would have gone to Portland and Seattle but the distance is great. | BDA1.314.09 | MHMD1.332 | Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2596 | Words spoken en route to Salt Lake City, 1912-10-27 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من بامریکا آمدم تا علم صلح عمومی بلند کنم آمده ام ترویج وحدت عالم انسانی نمایم مقصدم الفت و محبت | I have come to America to raise the standard of universal peace and to promote the unity of mankind. My aim is to create love and harmony among the religions. | BDA1.335.16 | MHMD1.354 | Oneness; unity of religion; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3446 | Words spoken in 'Akka to Aqa Muhammad Rahim | 30 | One day the Blesed Beauty observed: 'At this very moment the Tablet to the Czar of Russia is being read | STOB.049 #056 | Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0313 | Words spoken in 1900 | 720 | The mystery of sacrifice: There are many meanings for these words. Every one of the friends of God has two stations; one of the station of mankind and the other of spirituality. | PN_1900 p002, PN_1900 p057, PN_unsorted p143 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1628 | Words spoken in 1900 | 190 | Every material thing we see around us, represents some spiritual idea. As there is an outward, material reality, so there is also an inward, spiritual reality. | PTIM.062, BSTW#201 | Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Manifestation of God as sun; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Need for an educator | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1730 | Words spoken in 1900 | 180 | Abdu'l-Baha said that he had seen the faces of the American believers and he was very glad | SW_v08#16 p.215, PTIM.034 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2406 | Words spoken in 1900 | 100 | A child in the matrix of its mother is in utter darkness. When it is born into the world it comes into the light. While in the matrix | SW_v14#01 p.010 | Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1091 | Words spoken in 1901 | 450 | O people! The Doors of the Kingdom are opened--the Sun of Truth is shining upon the world... These great days are swiftly passing and once gone can never be recalled | SW_v03#14 p.012, SW_v04#15 p.258, SW_v05#01 p.001, SW_v06#14 p.106, SW_v06#15 p.113, SW_v06#15 p.116, SW_v08#14 p.189x, SW_v12#15 p.245x, PN_1901 p086, AHV.032, BLO_PN#045, BSTW#504bx | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to Christians; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2690 | Words spoken in 1909 | 80 | Persian Teacher, A | Give Mrs. Botay my greetings and love and tell her she must greatly endeavor | SW_v12#05 p.108 | Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2800 | Words spoken in 1910 | 70 | Mrs. C. when you go back to New York talk to people about the love of God. People in the world do not talk enough about God. Their conversation is filled with trivialities | TOR.212-213, VLAB.143 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3438 | Words spoken in 1910 | 30 | The (Holy) Spirit is encompassing and surrounding all. It is holy. It is sanctified from attachment to a special place. It is present everywhere and at every time. It exists in all places, yet is placeless. | SW_v08#08 p.098 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3543 | Words spoken in 1910 | 20 | I cannot tell you, but in all those upon whom I look, I see only my Father's face. | TOR.006, VLAB.085 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3586 | Words spoken in 1910 | 10 | Characterize thyself with the characteristics of God, and thou shalt know the spiritual life! | TOR.211, VLAB.117 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Human reality created in the image of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0411 | Words spoken in 1911 | 610 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | In this monajotte that we have just listened to... Strive day and night and do whatever is possible that perchance you may wake | SW_v08#02 p.028, ADP.055-058 | Call to action; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1638 | Words spoken in 1911 in London | 190 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | These are wonderful days! We see an Eastern guest received with love and courtesy in the West. | AIL.058, SW_v02#19 p.003-004 | East and West; communication between East and West; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1581 | Words spoken in 1912 | 200 | The Mashrak-el-Azkar will be like a beautiful bouquet. The central lofty edifice will have nine sides | SW_v05#05 p.067 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1952 | Words spoken in 1912 | 150 | Consider the times of the past: Regard for instance the days of His Holiness Christ and days subsequent thereto. | SW_v03#13 p.016 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2525 | Words spoken in 1912 | 90 | The sword has been working over six thousand years and has become dull. We must look about us for another sword | SW_v03#16 p.009 | Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2959 | Words spoken in 1912 in London | 60 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | No, it will come about gradually. A plant that grows too quickly lasts but a short time. | COC#1607x, AIL.106 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2952 | Words spoken in 1912 in Paris | 60 | For this is the Radiant Century, the time when deeds must take the place of words. Blessed is that soul which does not attach itself to transient conditions | SAS.108-109 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0435 | Words spoken in 1912 in the United States | 590 | All who stand up in the cause of God will be persecuted and misunderstood | COC#0308x, SW_v04#05 p.088-089 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1058 | Words spoken in 1912 in the United States | 300 | I wish to train you until you have no other thought, no other motive, no other wish than service | SW_v04#06 p.104, STAB#107 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1059 | Words spoken in 1912 in the United States | 300 | You must become impervious to criticism, unconscious of attack and abuse, nay, rather welcoming persecution | SW_v04#06 p.104-105, STAB#105 | Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1956 | Words spoken in 1912 in the United States | 150 | If a child is left to its own natural proclivities, without education, it will embody all human defects | SW_v04#06 p.105-106, SW_v15#10 p.289.1, SW_v09#07 p.086 | Education of children; moral education; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2282 | Words spoken in 1912 in the United States | 110 | The heart of man is a garden. The real garden is in order, well planted, watered and cultivated | SW_v04#06 p.105.1, SW_v15#06 p.157.2 | Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2804 | Words spoken in 1912 in the United States | 70 | Material scientists endeavor to show the evolution of the species man from the monkey | SW_v04#06 p.105.2 | Evolution; human evolution; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2865 | Words spoken in 1912 in the United States | 60 | The real materialist is the animal. Compared to the animal, man is but a tyro and novice in materialism | SW_v04#06 p.105.3, SW_v25#11 p.239 | Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3325 | Words spoken in 1912 in the United States | 30 | In future a manufacturer will not be allowed to leave all his property to his own family. A law will be made something like this | SW_v08#01 p.011 | Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Law of inheritance; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3686 | Words spoken in 1913 in Ramleh | 160 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وقتی در یکی از مجالس مهمّهٴ اسکندریّه بودم شخصی از وطن خواهان بستایش و حمایت وطن خود | When I was present at an important gathering in Alexandria, a certain patriot arose to voice his praise and support for his country. He recited a poem and then | BDA2.366 | MHMD2.488 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Nationalism; love of country; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1444 | Words spoken in 1915 in Abu Sinan | 220 | mixed | فوالله الذی لا اله الا هو اگر احباب بوصایای جمال مبارک عمل نمایند ملوک خاضع | By Him Who is, in truth, the One God, and there is none other God but Him! Should the loved ones act in accordance with the counsels of the Blessed Beauty, verily the kings shall bow down in submission [3.5s] | AKHA_118BE #08-09 p.b | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2064 | Words spoken in 1915 in Akka | 130 | Persian | من آنچه باید بروم در جمیع اطراف و اکناف فریاد بزنم زدم در جمیع شهرها ندا | I who must needs journey forth to every region and corner have raised My call and issued My summons in all cities [3.5s] | AVK4.463.03 | Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0664 | Words spoken in 1916 in Haifa | 440 | Persian | در سویس راه میرفتیم بسمت هتلی که بالای کوه ساختهاند یکدفعه نگاه کردم دیدم هیکل غریبی با کلاه فرنگی | In Switzerland did we traverse the path toward the hotel that had been erected upon the mountain, when suddenly I beheld a strange figure wearing a European hat [3.5s] | NNY.231-233x | Impossibility of true worship of God; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0723 | Words spoken in 1917 | 410 | Why didst thou not tell me about these wonderful things when we were travelling in America? | SW_v10#10 p.202-203 | Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2459 | Words spoken in 1919 in Haifa | 90 | Persian | عاکور همین عکا است که فرنگیها عاکر میگویند عکاء اسامی مختلفه پیدا نمود | Akko is indeed that same Akka which the Franks call Acre. Akka hath acquired diverse names throughout the ages [3.5s] | ASAT4.345-346 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3592 | Words spoken in 1921 | 10 | I am so fatigued the hour is come when I must leave everything and take My flight. I am too weary to walk | GPB.310x, PAB.004 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3051 | Words spoken in a private home in Chelsea, Sep. 1911 | 50 | All art is a gift of the Holy Spirit. When this light shines through the mind of a musician, it manifests itself in beautiful harmonies. Again, shining through the mind of a poet | CHH.167-168, BLO_PN#022 | Creativity in art; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Music and singing; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1576 | Words spoken in Akka, 1899-02-26 | 200 | There are three baptisms spoken of by the prophets. The baptisms of water, of Spirit, and of fire. | PN_1899 p009, NRMM.169 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mystical themes; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2957 | Words spoken in Akka, 1899-02-26 | 60 | There are three kinds of visions or dreams. First, those that arise from over-excited nerves, or disordered stomach | SW_v14#07 p.211, PN_1899 p009, NRMM.170 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1806 | Words spoken in Apr. 1913 in Stuttgart | 170 | They are ready to fight for their fatherland. How barbarous it seems to send men, who do not even know each other | DAS.1913-05-23, SW_v04#04 p.072, SW_v07#16 p.157 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual warfare; struggle; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; The power of words; of speech; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2534 | Words spoken in Aug. 1912 in Green Acre | 90 | Every one is giving an account of his religion and statements of his religion, the history of his religion. But there is no investigation of the realities. | SW_v16#04 p.486-487 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2531 | Words spoken in Aug. 1913 in Ramleh | 90 | Sacrifice of life is of two kinds. To be killed for the cause is not so difficult as to live for it in absolute obedience to the commands of God. | SW_v08#06 p.065, SW_v07#12 p.116 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3434 | Words spoken in Aug. 1913 in Ramleh | 30 | When in America I repeatedly said that no one must believe one word said by another regarding any commands | SW_v11#14 p.243 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1117 | Words spoken in Aug. 1915 | 280 | Persian | از اشیاء نفیسه بیت جمال مبارک یک تسبیح مروارید برای ما ماند | Prayer beads made of pearls - one of the most precious of the household possessions of the Blessed Beauty | RHQM2.0842-843 (257) (157) | STOB.014-015x #022, STAB#076 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Business; financial; property matters; Imam 'Ali | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0334 | Words spoken in Dec. 1900 | 700 | Existence contains two worlds, one of matter and the other of spirit. There are two stations for man | PN_1900_heh p016, PN_1900 p088 | Manifestation of God as sun; Miracles and their interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Seal of the Prophets; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0569 | Words spoken in Dec. 1900 | 490 | The East and the West are united together. The contingent world is in two great divisions -- the physical and the mental | PN_1900_heh p020, PN_1900 p094 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Realms of being; three realms; five realms | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0960 | Words spoken in Dec. 1900 | 320 | I will explain the station of mankind. When we say man, we mean one endowed with all the attributes... Man has three powers... The Holy Spirit (in its completeness) is given only to the prophets; the people can possess but the rays of the Holy Spirit. | SW_v08#08 p.098x, PN_1900 p092-093 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Development of capacity and readiness; Man's distinction from the animal; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1184 | Words spoken in Dec. 1900 | 270 | Husseyn, son of Fatima, is expected with twelve Imams. Moses is expected by the Jews to return as the Messiah. | PN_1900 p104 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Reincarnation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1464 | Words spoken in Dec. 1900 | 220 | Redemption has many meanings. V.14: Serpent means the religion of God. Moses lifted up this in the wilderness | PN_1900 p100 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1762 | Words spoken in Dec. 1900 | 170 | Nicodemus was a learned man; nevertheless he was one of those to whom Jesus referred when He said, 'Because seeing, they see not | PN_1900 p098 | Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2375 | Words spoken in Dec. 1900 | 100 | Elijah and Enoch were believed to have come from human source, but ascended bodily into heaven. Jesus said this could not be. | PN_1900 p100 | Christian doctrine and practice; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3141 | Words spoken in Dec. 1907 | 40 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | دیشت خوابی دیدم که به عکا کشتی ای وارد شد ایستاد ملاحظه شد طیوری چند به شکل دینامیت | Last night in a dream I witnessed the arrival of a ship at 'Akka. As it dropped anchor, I saw a number of birds in the shape of grenades fly up from the ship and over the city. They soared from one part of town to another, yet the grenades did not detonate, and the birds returned to the ship. | KNSA.258-259 | GPB.270, MNYA.358 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1192 | Words spoken in Dec. 1911 | 270 | There is suffering everywhere. The world is a huge hospital, and souls are crying in the dark... There is no such thing as self-development. | BSTW#083 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0335 | Words spoken in Dec. 1912 in London | 700 | Unpublished Talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | God, the Almighty, is the Creator. His Highness, the Divine God, has certain attributes. In thinking of God, one presupposes certain virtues | SFQ.228-231 | God's attributes require the existence of objects; Literal interpretation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1345 | Words spoken in Dec. 1912 in London | 240 | Unpublished Talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | In the first chapter of the Gospel of St. John the opening words are as follows… Christ is the Word. Now what may this mean? | SFQ.227-228 | Christ; Christianity; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2945 | Words spoken in Dec. 1912 in London | 60 | Unpublished Talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | This world is a theatre. It is not an eternal world: it is a stage where every kind of play is enacted. | SFQ.231 | The ephemeral and the eternal; Things are known by their opposites; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3557 | Words spoken in Dec. 1912 in New York | 20 | All through America I have encouraged the Bahais to study Esperanto and to the extent of my ability I will strive in its spread and promotion. | SW_v11#17 p.286 | Call to action; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3224 | Words spoken in Dec. 1913 | 40 | Then do something that will keep you from dying; that will instead, day by day make you more alive | BW_v13p1187, VLAB.048 | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Stories; anecdotes; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2666 | Words spoken in Dec. 1913 in Akka | 80 | During the Dispensation of Muhammad, there lived two poets in Mecca. One composed a great eulogy praising Muhammad | DAS.1913-12-21 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Humor; jokes; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2966 | Words spoken in Dec. 1919 | 50 | Persian | اراء ملت امریکا در این مسئله مختلف است گروهی هستند میگویند از برای خدمت عالم انسانی چنگ کردیم | The views of the American people concerning this matter are diverse; there are those who declare: "We have taken up arms for the service of the human race." [3.5s] | NJB_v11#19 p.341a | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3011 | Words spoken in Dec. 1919 | 50 | Persian | ما دولت عادله را دوست داریم هر دولتی باشد پادشاه قدیم ایران انوشروان اگر چه | Verily we cherish every just government, whatsoever it may be, even as the ancient Persian sovereign Anoshirvan, though he was [3.5s] | NJB_v11#19 p.342 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2260 | Words spoken in early Sept. 1911 in Vevey | 110 | Bahá'u'lláh says that in this world there is nothing more absurd than divorce. If one has accepted another | PN_1909B p037, DJT.191, BLO_PN#027 | House of Justice; Law of divorce | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2354 | Words spoken in Feb. 1910 | 100 | You must be very thankful to God for He brought you to this Holy Land to visit the Blessed Tomb... The Essence of Divinity holds the station of the sun | PN_1910 p002 | Differences in human capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Many are called but few are chosen; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3066 | Words spoken in Feb. 1910 | 50 | Both are one. Sometimes it is called heart and sometimes mind: but mind is of two kinds; one is a worldly mind which seeks the livelihood | PN_1910 p002 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3088 | Words spoken in Feb. 1910 | 50 | The Bounty of God is within the heart; it receives the Light... The bounty is dormant or latent in the hearts. Belief and faith make it appear | PN_1910 p002 | Development of capacity and readiness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1885 | Words spoken in Feb. 1911 | 160 | Fasting is a symbol. Fasting signifies abstinence from lust. Physical fasting is a symbol | SW_v08#06 p.061, BLO_PN#002 | Development of capacity and readiness; Law of fasting; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Moderation; frugality; simplicity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0644 | Words spoken in Feb. 1918 | 450 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Praise be to God, that the dark ages have passed away and the century of light has come.... The past age was an age of wondrous achievements... Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings! That the Sun of Reality hath shone forth! Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings! | BSC.505 #971x, SW_v10#06 p.111-112+098 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1774 | Words spoken in Jan. 1913 | 170 | Reincarnation is a very abstruse question. If one desires to give a satisfactory explanation, one must write a book | DAS.1913-01-02n | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Evolution; human evolution; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Reincarnation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3242 | Words spoken in Jul. 1912 in the United States | 40 | The Essence of Divinity--God--is sanctified above ascent, descent, and appearance. The lights of His qualities are manifest or reflected in the mirrors of the hearts of His Holy Manifestations.... It means the transference or transformation of created bodies into infinite forms of creation. Every indivisible electron is transformed into all the forms of creatures and everything travels or moves in everything. | SW_v19#10 p.309 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3355 | Words spoken in Jul. 1912 in the United States | 30 | The point to which all eyes should turn is One. All eyes must turn their attention | SW_v08#14 p.189, SW_v11#14 p.239 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2402 | Words spoken in Jul. 1914 | 100 | There are two general and principal classes of divine teachings. One is spiritual | SW_v07#17 p.173 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0719 | Words spoken in Jun. 1906 | 410 | See how Mirza Muhammad Ali has said that 'Aqa [‘Abdu'l-Bahá] has abolished and effaced the Cause of God!' By the life of God | PN_1906 p042, SUR.246-247, BLO_PN#001 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2799 | Words spoken in Jun. 1906 | 70 | Today the world's gaze is extended to the lives of the Bahá'ís: when they find a believer committing an evil deed, they may imagine such to be the deed of all the Bahá'ís | PN_1906 p070, SUR.274, BLO_PN#001 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2906 | Words spoken in Jun. 1906 | 60 | The House of Justice is so mighty an organization that no one shall have the right to resist or oppose it. By that is meant the Universal House of Justice. | PN_1906 p045, SUR.248, BLO_PN#001 | House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3394 | Words spoken in Jun. 1906 | 30 | Man should be intoxicated with the wine of Knowledge and drink from the Chalice of Wisdom. For this joy and exhilaration continues to Eternity. | PN_1906 p070, SUR.274, BLO_PN#001 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1409 | Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt | 230 | Unity is love. It cannot be established without love. Therefore try, as far as possible, to be filled with love. | SW_v08#10 p.121, BLO_PN#002 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1481 | Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt | 220 | If one friend feels love for another he will wish to say so. Though he knows that the friend is aware… If there be no love, if there be no pleasure or spiritual enjoyment in prayer, do not pray | COC#1755x, SW_v08#04 p.042, BNE.094x, BLO_PN#002 | Importance of prayer; Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2806 | Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt | 70 | Asceticism is not necessary. A soul grows by the exercise of human virtues and the observance of human morals | SW_v08#05 p.060, BLO_PN#002 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Monasticism; asceticism; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0495 | Words spoken in late Aug./early Sept. 1911 in Vevey | 540 | Christ and all the Prophets have taught in their Holy Books the immortality of the soul. Jesus during His life had so many afflictions | AIF.1911-08-27, PN_1909B p035, DJT.188-190, BLO_PN#027 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Purpose; goal of creation; Second birth; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2186 | Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh | 120 | "Mirror" is the whole body, the brain in particular. Body has many elements in its composition | SW_v14#02 p.037, PN_1911 p003 | Differences in human capacity; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3200 | Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh | 40 | Complete individuality belongs only to the station of the Prophet. Those who follow Him are under the "shadow" of this station.... After death man does not develop through conscious effort | SW_v14#02 p.037-038, PN_1911 p005 | Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3233 | Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh | 40 | Yes, a planet can lose the bounty of God and be destroyed. As man depends on his elements and the brain in particular, so the 'sent Prophets and Manifestations' are like the brain of a planet | PN_1911 p008 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3385 | Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh | 30 | Those Prophets who are Manifestations of God, sent by God (Avatars) are of the Essence (logos) and quite untouched by the faith of disciples | PN_1911 p007 | Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3555 | Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh | 20 | No, man should develop all his qualities for each quality has its own use and function. | SW_v14#02 p.037, PN_1911 p004 | Education and the development of capacity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3106 | Words spoken in May1921 | 50 | Say to this convention that never since the beginning of time has a convention of more importance been held. | SW_v12#06 p.115 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1113 | Words spoken in Oct. 1911 in London to Mrs. Enthoven | 290 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Abdu'l-Bahá sent his greetings to all, begging all to go on acquiring strength in their belief and courage… Let the light of truth and honesty shine in your faces | AIL.124, SW_v08#02 p.026x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Praise of Western values; culture; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3532 | Words spoken in Oct. 1912 in New York | 20 | Between 1860 and 1865 you did a wonderful thing; you knocked the shackles from chattel slavery; but today you must do a much more wonderful thing: you must destroy industrial slavery. | SW_v07#15 p.147, SW_v06#04 p.033, SW_v08#01 p.006 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Race unity; racial issues; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3727 | Words spoken in Ramleh, 1913 | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بعد از انقلاب تا حال مکرّر اهل ایران بانتخاب نفوس و تشکیل دارالشّری پرداختهاند | Following the revolution up to the present time, the people of Persia have made repeated attempts to elect people and form consultative assemblies, but the efforts have borne no fruit | BDA2.370 | MHMD2.494-495 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Non-participation in politics; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3134 | Words spoken in San Francisco, 1912-10-06 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | حقیقت الوهیت منزه از حلول و دخول است ولی مظاهر الهیه حاکی از صفات و کمالات حق سبحانه و تعالی هستند | The reality of divinity is holy beyond descent and incarnation but the divine Manifestations are expressive of the attributes and perfections of God. | BDA1.290.11 | MHMD1.308 | Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0769 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 390 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ...the books of Baha'u'llah, written and printed sixty years ago, contained the ideals now so familiar to the West | AIL.068 | East and West; communication between East and West; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Predictions and prophecies; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Supreme tribunal; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0975 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 320 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | How does one look forward to the goal of any journey? With hope and with expectation. It is even so with the end of this earthly journey.... Those who have passed on through death, have a sphere of their own. It is not removed from ours | AIL.096, SW_v04#19 p.321x, PN_1911 p002x, PN_1911 p011x, VLAB.132x, BSTW#043a | Angels; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1105 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 290 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | To most men who have not heard the message of this teaching, religion seems an outward form, a pretence | AIL.056 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Empty learning; false spirituality; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1243 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 260 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | this would depend upon the respective stations of the two. If both had the same degree of development, they would be reunited immediately after death. | AIL.074 | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1244 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 260 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I know of your work. I think a great deal of it. I know your desire is to serve mankind, and to draw together Humanity | AIL.108 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1413 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | There was once a Governor in Ancient Syria, who had a beautiful and clever wife. | AIL.103-104 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1480 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 220 | It is well with a country when the magistrates are as fathers to the people. There is a great spiritual light in London... A certain Pasha, having most unjustly and cruelly beaten one of his servants | BW_v04p383, CHH.164, BLO_PN#022 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1522 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 210 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The real teaching of Buddha is the same as the teaching of Jesus Christ | AIL.063, STAB#055 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Stories; anecdotes; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1891 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | God has created the world as one -- the boundaries are marked out by man. God has not divided the lands | AIL.055 | Human reality created in the image of God; Nationalism; love of country; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2033 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 140 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | During the last six thousand years nations have hated one another, it is now time to stop. | AIL.061 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2102 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Luxuries cut off the freedom of communication. One who is imprisoned by desires is always unhappy | AIL.087-088 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Free will and predestination; fate; Power of the mind over nature; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2108 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Yes, and yet not in Essence. A Divine Manifestation is as a mirror reflecting the light of the Sun. | AIL.066 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2115 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Compare the present time and the feeling towards the coloured people now, with the state of feeling two or three hundred years ago | AIL.068 | Race unity; racial issues; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2117 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | superstitions were of two kinds; those that were harmful and dangerous, and those that were harmless and produced certain good effects | AIL.073 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2200 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The bounty and power of God is limitless for each human soul. Consider what was the quickening power | AIL.088 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fulfillment of true potential; Mary Magdalene; Power of the Manifestation of God; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2205 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ...a very great importance was given to Science and knowledge in the writings of Baha'u'llah, who wrote that | AIL.071 | Genuine love and affection in teaching the Cause; High station of the arts and sciences; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Words vs deeds; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2285 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Praise be to God, this century is a glorious century; may love increase every day | AIL.107 | Christ; Christianity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2287 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | You must strive. A child does not know, in learning he obtains knowledge. Search for Truth. There are three kinds of Faith | AIL.064, SW_v20#10 p.293x, SAS.093-094 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2288 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Taken in general, women today have a stronger sense of religion than men. The woman's intuition is more correct | AIL.104 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Equality of men and women; Intuition; inspiration; Mary Magdalene; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2297 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I have enjoyed London very much and the bright faces of the friends have delighted my heart... There are living nations and dead nations | AIL.079 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2299 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I find England awake; there is spiritual life here. But your poor are so very poor! This should not be. | LOG#0729x, AIL.091 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Critique of Western values; culture; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2303 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | You must not dissociate yourself from it. Know this; the Kingdom of God is not in any Society | AIL.097 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2418 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The teachings are the same. It is the same foundation and the same temple. Truth is one, and without division. | AIL.092 | Christ; Christianity; Monasticism; asceticism; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2480 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 90 | It depends on how intensely you, each and every one of you, serve day and night. Ye are all torches that I have lighted with mine own hands. | CHH.172-173, BLO_PN#022 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2524 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The Reality of all is One. Truth is one. Religions are like the branches of one Tree. | AIL.062, SAS.094-095 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2700 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 80 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The woman is indeed of the greater importance to the race. She has the greater burden and the greater work. | COC#2178, LOG#2093x, AIL.102 | Equality of men and women; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2809 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | By deeds. This way is open to all, and deeds are understood by all. | AIL.098 | Goodly deeds; actions; Methods of teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2871 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 60 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The love and effort put into Esperanto will not be lost, but no one person can construct a Universal Language. | AIL.094 | Grammar and orthography; Predictions and prophecies; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2958 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 60 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Mankind needs a universal motive power to quicken it. The inspired messenger who is directly assisted | AIL.089 | Growth of the Cause; Need for an educator; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3033 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | It makes no difference whether you have ever heard of Baha'u'llah or not. The man who lives the life according to the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh is already a Bahá'í. | AIL.106, BNE.072x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3036 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Fighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results. | AIL.092 | Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3042 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Yes all societies, all organizations, working for the betterment of the human race are good, very good. | AIL.065 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3094 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | To man, the Essence of God is incomprehensible, so also are the worlds beyond this, and their condition | AIL.066 | Limits of the intellect; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3168 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | You wear the cross for remembrance, it concentrates your thoughts; it has no magical power | AIL.093 | Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3178 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I know it; I think a great deal of it. I know that their desire is to serve mankind. I thank this noble Society | AIL.061 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3207 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | It is nearly two thousand years since His holiness the Lord Christ taught this prayer to His people: "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven | CHH.172, BLO_PN#022 | Christ; Christianity; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3219 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | When a thought of war enters your mind, suppress it, and plant in its stead a positive thought of peace. | CHH.168, BLO_PN#022 | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3228 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | Miracles have frequently obscured the Teachings which the Divine Messenger has brought. The Message is the real miracle. | CHH.170, BLO_PN#022 | Miracles and their interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3248 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | It is just like a miracle, our being here together. There is no racial, political or patriotic tie. | AIL.105 | Predictions and prophecies; Race unity; racial issues; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3265 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ...these rappings, etc., were all material things, and of the body. What is needed is to rise above the material | AIL.072 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3323 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | By putting the teaching into practice power will be given. You know which path to follow | AIL.064 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Things are known by their opposites; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3345 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | There is but one power which heals -- that is God. The state or condition through which the healing takes | AIL.095, SW_v08#18 p.233 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3405 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 30 | The East and the West should unite to give to each other what is lacking in each. This exchange of gifts would form a true civilization | CHH.153, BLO_PN#022 | East and West; communication between East and West; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3420 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Every man walking in the street is free as if he were in his own kingdom. There is a great spiritual light in London. | AIL.109 | Freedom of thought and action; Justice and mercy; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3422 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The girl's education is of more importance today than the boy's, for she is the mother of the future race. | AIL.091 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3531 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 20 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | All that we see around us is the work of mind. It is mind in the herb and in the mineral that acts on the human body, and changes its condition. | AIL.095 | Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3551 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 20 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Art is worship.... The drama is of the utmost importance. It has been a great educational power in the past | AIL.093 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; High station of the arts and sciences; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3599 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 10 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I received a letter from Tolstoy, and in it he said that he wished to write a book upon Baha'u'llah. | AIL.094 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3603 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 10 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure. | AIL.107 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1040 | Words spoken in Sep. 1913 in Ramleh | 300 | when the heart is confident, man knows that all is well. At one time in Acca, thirteen Bahais lived in one room | ABIE.384, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Excellence; distinction; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1110 | Words spoken in Sep. 1913 in Ramleh | 290 | are they happy? If they are not happy, then, in this wide world, who could claim happiness? Happiness is the most natural possession and immanent attribute of every Bahá'í. | ABIE.383, BLO_PN#007 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0193 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha ca. 1909-1910 | 920 | O Tochter des Abendlandes, Wir schätzen deine Offenheit, Wir kennen deine Bedenken, Wir klären dich, du Sucherin der Wahrheit, gerne auf. | SDW v11#08 p.087-089 | Christian doctrine and practice; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Universality of the Cause; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0218 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha ca. 1909-1910 | 880 | Im ganzen Morgenlande ist die Auffassung über die Natur eines Propheten dieselbe, gleichviel, ob es sidı um die Religion des Islams | SDW v11#07 p.076-077 | Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0226 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910 | 870 | Al-Aschari (873--935) war Arzt, Naturforscher und Religionsphilosoph. Ursprünglich selbst Mutazilite, wie sein berühmter Zeitgenosse und Kollege Razi | SDW v12#05 p.052-054 | Creation of the world; Knowledge; recognition of God; Matter; essence; substance and form; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0415 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910 | 610 | Mein Bruder, du frägst viel auf einmal! Zweck und Ziel des menschlichen Leidens ist mannigfaltig, und wenn wir bis in die sinkende Nach | SDW v13#09 p.095-096 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0500 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910 | 540 | Zufall heißt, bedeutet Sinnlosigkeit. Suchst du, mein Sohn, im Weltenbau, im persönlichen Dasein keinen Sinn | SDW v13#10 p.101-102 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Exhortations and counsels; Free will and predestination; fate; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0148 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Jan 1910 | 1050 | The Blessed Beauty Bahá'u'lláh has set down in His Writings the oriental natural philosophy that we share with the Persian Súfís | SDW v12#04 p.040-042, BLO_PN#050 | Evolution; human evolution; Heat and motion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0529 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Spring 1910 | 520 | Du frägst viel und Wichtiges, o meine Tochter, Gott möge uns allen Weisheit und Erkenntnis schenken, darüber klar zu sehen! | SDW v12#01 p.002-003 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3716 | Words spoken in the pilgrim house | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خیلی عجیب است این امر از کجا بود و بکجا رسید شیراز کجا طهران کجا بغداد کجا رومیبی کجا عکّا و حیفا کجا | One will find it most strange when he reflects on where this Cause once was and where it has now reached. Consider the cities of Shiraz and Tehran | BDA2.369 | MHMD2.493 | Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3708 | Words spoken in Vienna on 1913-04-19 | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | محبّت شما سبب آمدن من باینجا شد من برای دیدن شما آمدم نه برای سیر و سیاحت | Your love is the reason I have come here. I have come to see you, not to go on leisurely excursions | BDA2.246 | MHMD2.320 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2981 | Words spoken in Washington, 1912-05-08 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بسبب ندانستن آنگونه معانی همیشه ملل از مظاهر فیوضات علة العلل محتجب می گشتند | Through their ignorance of these meanings people have always remained veiled | BDA1.077.x | MHMD1.086 | Literal interpretation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1484 | Words spoken on 11 Jun 1910 | 220 | O meine Tochter, du meinst, die Einheit der Religion sei nicht als Notwendigkeit zu beweisen und zu verlangen, im Gegenteil, ihr Abendländer sagt | SDW v13#05 p.056-057 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Relativity of religious truth; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2477 | Words spoken on 1900-10-07 | 90 | There is no such thing as 'vicarious atonement' as held and taught by theologians and churches. | BSTW#276j | Christian doctrine and practice; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Goodly deeds; actions; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - |
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