all items by Abdu'l-Bahá, details

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Literal interpretation; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment

Bahá‘u'lláh is the same Light in a new Lamp. To see, we must look at the Light and not at the Lamp.... Will is the center or focus of human understanding. We must will to know God

BSC.503 #968x, SW_v07#19 p.195x, TDLA.029-031, BLO_PN#104

ABU0537

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

510

Women in Persia were treated badly in former times by the Muhammadans.... Qurratu'l-'Ayn was one of the greatest and most heroic women

TDLA.052-054, BLO_PN#104

Martyrs and martyrdom; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]

ABU0744

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

400

Soul is the human will to live temporally. Spirit is the Divine Will to live forever. Salvation is the quickening of soul into Spirit.

PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.022-024, BLO_PN#104

Differences in human capacity; Free will and predestination; fate; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Reincarnation; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; 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

ABU1000

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

310

Faith outwardly means to believe in the message a Manifestation brings to the world... But, in reality, Faith embodies three degrees

SW_v08#05 p.058x, TDLA.059-060, BLO_PN#104

Degrees of faith; certitude; Goodly deeds; actions; Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1142

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

280

The House of Justice must be obeyed in all things because it has been established by the Blessed Perfection. The Council of Constantine decided many things wisely

TDLA.025-026, BLO_PN#104

House of Justice; Justice and mercy; Means of establishment of future civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; War and peace

ABU1183

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

270

God has favored us by bringing us together again at His Table. May His Mercy and Bounty make night as day and make the Day everlasting!

TDLA.077-078, BLO_PN#104

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Many are called but few are chosen; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1273

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

250

Soon it will be the time of Spring. Already the signs of the flowers may be seen upon the mountains and in the valleys. When Spring comes, there is a Divine Wisdom in its appearance.

TDLA.057-058, BLO_PN#104

Fulfillment of true potential; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1278

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

250

Christ said that nothing could ascend into Heaven except that which came down from Heaven. He also said, 'I came from Heaven and will return to Heaven,'

TDLA.027-028, BLO_PN#104

Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1346

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

240

A certain king had a subject who having by a heroic action rescued the king from a great peril

SW_v09#18 p.208-209, TDLA.103, BLO_PN#104

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude

ABU1469

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

220

Speech is necessary and good between soul and soul. Nothing of this world is eternal. The highest longing and ambition of some people is to be a king or queen

TDLA.017-018, BLO_PN#104

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1627

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

190

May we all live in the Sea of Reality and be filled with the Love of God. Thank God we are in the Ark of the Covenant.

TDLA.046-047, BLO_PN#104

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Development of capacity and readiness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ABU1629

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

190

I will pray God to assist you. It has often happened that one who is not able to teach would be sent forth, and when the time came, that one would be found powerful and eloquent.

TDLA.016-017, BLO_PN#104

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU1696

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

180

God is like the calm and limitless sea. His Bounty is overflowing and illimitable. In our physical selves we are like the animals... The true pleasure and happiness depend upon the spiritual perception and enjoyment.

SW_v07#19 p.196x, TDLA.038-039, VLAB.125x, BLO_PN#104

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1699

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

180

The history of Mount Carmel is holy history. A spiritual atmosphere surrounds this 'Mountain of God.' Elijah and Jesus spent part of their precious lives upon it.

TDLA.055-056, BLO_PN#104

Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; Universal education

ABU1773

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

170

In the Book of Íqán we can read the Word of God concerning the true Reincarnation, which is the Return of the Spiritual Qualities in the Servants of God.

TDLA.045, BLO_PN#104

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; John the Baptist; Reincarnation; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Return of the Manifestations of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU1854

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

160

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

TDLA.012-013, BLO_PN#104

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

ABU1867

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

160

In America you have only received a taste of the spiritual food... Concentrate the soul upon God so that it may become as a fountain pouring out the Water

SW_v08#06 p.065x, TDLA.013-014, BLO_PN#104, STAB#030

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Pure intentions in teaching the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1872

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

160

We must love all humanity as the children of God. Even if they kill us we must die with love for them.

SW_v15#05 p.153x, TDLA.020-021, BLO_PN#104

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Four; five pathways of love; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU2095

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

130

Let them alone. What would they do if a former king had reigned and a new king was now seated upon the throne? They must acknowledge the new king

TDLA.040, VLAB.105, BLO_PN#104

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering and imprisonment; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2267

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

110

Everlasting Life is the Bounty of God. It is like the Sea of Reality. The believers are the waves of that Sea, one great Sea and a thousand waves as one.

TDLA.008, BLO_PN#104

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU2368

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

100

The Revelation of Bahá‘u'lláh contains all the great laws and principles of social government. The basis of God's perfect laws is love for humanity and help for human needs.

TDLA.014, BLO_PN#104

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2396

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

100

At the time of Muhammad, He sanctioned war for the preservation of the lives of His followers. The laws of individual justice were confused and preliminary in the souls of men.

TDLA.011, BLO_PN#104

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Muhammad; Islam; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2510

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The mountain is large, but it has no intelligence. The diamond is small, but it is filled with light. The elephant produces no melody

TDLA.039, BLO_PN#104

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2642

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

In the East there are many peoples who never use a knife or fork. To eat with their fingers is custom among them

TDLA.011-012, BLO_PN#104

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2646

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

True Religion has nothing to do with human imagination. God's Will is independent of human opinion. Personal ideas and mere human prejudice are the great obstacles to spiritual growth.

TDLA.009-010, BLO_PN#104

Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Unity in diversity; Word of God is its own standard

ABU2683

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

A master had a slave who was completely devoted to him. One day he gave the slave a melon

SW_v09#18 p.208, TDLA.103, VLAB.147, BLO_PN#104

Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

ABU2877

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Know and realize the greatness of the Cause into which you have entered. Look not at the present. The day will come when there will not be a house which does not contain a believer in this Revelation.

TDLA.016, BLO_PN#104

Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God

ABU2880

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

If all the world should combine to overthrow the Covenant, it could not succeed. ‘Abdu'l-Bahá loves all no matter how they turn away from Him.

SW_v08#16 p.216-217x, TDLA.010, BLO_PN#104

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2905

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Be firm in the West! Let the foundation principles of this Truth become deep-rooted. Hold fast until the fullness of Reality comes to you.

TDLA.005-006, BLO_PN#104

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2911

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

See how the enemies of Christ persecuted and crucified Him, yet He loved them all. Man is like a tree. The tree lives to produce fruit. The fruit of man is love.

TDLA.020, BLO_PN#104

Bringing forth results; fruit; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love

ABU2916

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The Blessed Perfection has revealed a Tablet called 'Tablet of the Spiritual World.' All who read it are filled with an anxious desire to leave this world

TDLA.007-008, BLO_PN#104

Challenging nature; abstruseness of the Word of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2917

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

You are near to God, and day by day you will progress by the knowledge of God toward spiritual joy. Then you will be a source of guidance to others.

TDLA.039, BLO_PN#104

Being a source of light; guidance; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3026

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

It will not be possible in the future for men to amass great fortunes by the labor of others. The rich will willingly divide.

SW_v07#15 p.147, SW_v13#12 p.341, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.007, BLO_PN#104

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Predictions and prophecies; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU3054

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Giving up everything in the Cause of God and following His Will no matter where it leads. We must not have desire for anything else but God.

TDLA.015, BLO_PN#104

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

ABU3082

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

I once lived in a cave on Mount Carmel. One day I went to the Carmelite Monastery and asked to see someone, saying I had a message to deliver. They refused to see me or hear my message.

TDLA.008, BLO_PN#104

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mount Carmel; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU3090

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

A sincere worker in the Cause of God is always assisted by the Divine Spirit when such questions arise. The Truth will flow through you

TDLA.015, BLO_PN#104

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU3181

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Jesus was a dyer by trade. He also lived in Egypt. 'Out of Egypt have I called My Son' was spoken of Jesus. The fifth Gospel which is considered non-canonical gave other history of Jesus

TDLA.009, BLO_PN#104

Christian doctrine and practice; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

ABU3184

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The Prophets of the Word could not sin. They possess the power and will to violate the Will of God, but the desire to do so is never present in them.

TDLA.010, BLO_PN#104

Free will and predestination; fate; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]

ABU3202

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Allusion cannot convey what Reality teaches. Christ said, 'What has happened in the past will happen again in the future.' The reason of this is that all things are under the operation of Divine Law

TDLA.012, BLO_PN#104

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Limits of language; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU3203

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Miracles are constantly being performed in the material world about us, yet they make but little impression. Every Prophet has His own particular Mission and function.

Miracles and their interpretation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU3215

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

When we give the Message, we develop ourselves. Our own heart is opened when we teach the heart of the listener. The more we give, the more we get.

TDLA.015, BLO_PN#104

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3225

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Spirit is the highest and supreme development of the soul. Soul is the material or outer self—the Mind. Mind is the action of the Soul's powers.

SW_v14#01 p.009, TDLA.009, BLO_PN#104

Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]

ABU3261

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology

Fruit and grains. The time will come when meat will no longer be eaten.

COC#1052x, LOG#1009x, BSC.453 #830x, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.008-009, BLO_PN#104

ABU3262

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Spirit is universal. Man is created spirit in a potential degree. Growth is from a mental into a spiritual station

SW_v14#01 p.009, TDLA.006, BLO_PN#104

Free will and predestination; fate; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; 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

ABU3334

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Spirituality is the possession of a good, pure heart. When the heart is pure

SW_v07#18 p.177, TDLA.018, BLO_PN#104

Knowledge of self; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; 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

ABU3335

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The disciples of Jesus, passing along the road and seeing a dead dog, remarked how offensive and disgusting

SW_v09#18 p.211, TDLA.103, TOR.170, BLO_PN#104

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Exhortations and counsels; Stories; anecdotes

ABU3364

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Know this—that the Revelation of Bahá‘u'lláh is the Word of God. There will not be a home which does not contain a believer.

TDLA.007, BLO_PN#104

Entry by troops; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause

ABU3369

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Every drop of blood shed in the Cause of God will raise up one hundred believers. Martyrdom is the supreme test of belief.

Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

ABU3372

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

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

TDLA.009, BLO_PN#104

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

ABU3384

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Sow the seeds of love in the heart... By our actions we reveal what is growing in the heart. Actions are mirrors of the soul.

SW_v08#05 p.058 , PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.012, BLO_PN#104

Exhortations and counsels; Goodly deeds; actions; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity

ABU3404

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

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

TDLA.011, BLO_PN#104

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

ABU3486

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The Prophets and Holy Men always went into the wilderness to pray. Many of them walked upon Mount Carmel and communed with God.

TDLA.009, BLO_PN#104

Meditation; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Mount Carmel

ABU3499

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Everything in life ministers to our development. Our lesson is to study and learn. Money and difficulties are alike advantages to us.

TDLA.010, BLO_PN#104

Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3500

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The right hand is the hand of honor. In the East, wearing it upon this hand attracts attention and causes comment. But the real place to wear the Greatest Name is in the heart.

TDLA.016, BLO_PN#104

Personal instructions

ABU3509

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Guidance to God. What is dearer to man than life? So, therefore, leading a soul to Eternal Life is the greatest blessing and benefit you can bestow upon that soul.

TDLA.014-015, BLO_PN#104

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3528

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Prayer is both attitude and word, it depends upon the soul-condition. It is like a song

SW_v08#04 p.043, TDLA.016, BLO_PN#104

Importance of prayer; Music and singing; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU3529

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Moral life consists in the government of one's self. Immortality is government of a human soul by the Divine Will.

SW_v14#01 p.009, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.005, BLO_PN#104

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3538

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

We should not be occupied with our failings and weaknesses, hut concern ourselves with the will of God so that it may flow through us, thereby healing these human infirmities.

SW_v14#06 p.165, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.013, BLO_PN#104

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline

ABU3548

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

No, they are a distinct Revelation of God and will form a Book larger than our Bible.

TDLA.006-007, BLO_PN#104

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU3576

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

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

TDLA.006, BLO_PN#104

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

ABU3596

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

It rests with the mercy of God and through the eternal bounty it will not be deprived of that mercy.

SW_v09#09 p.101, TDLA.006, BLO_PN#104

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Soul; spirit after death

ABU3597

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Faith is not so much what we believe as what we carry out.

SW_v08#05 p.058 , PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.013, BLO_PN#104

Goodly deeds; actions

ABU3601

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Our Actions reveal what we are, no matter what the tongue speaks.

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3609

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The soul is the Sanctuary of God; Reason is His Throne.

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Soul is the essential reality of man; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU3610

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Yes, there must be a standard of perfection for human example.

TDLA.006, BLO_PN#104

Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]

ABU3617

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

His spiritual attributes. No one can destroy his spiritual qualities; they are from God.

SW_v07#16 p.153, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.014, BLO_PN#104

Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3618

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

The miracles of Christ were spiritual teachings, not literal.

TDLA.014, BLO_PN#104

Literal interpretation; Miracles and their interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU3644

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Tests are like fire which purifies.

TDLA.014, BLO_PN#104

Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3764

Words to John D. Barry

Society is like the army. There must be degrees. There must be officers and there must be soldiers.

Agriculture; Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Maintainance of degrees in society; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU3765

Words to John D. Barry

390

Our movement goes back to the young leader who called himself The Gate or The Door, in our language, The Báb… The two never met. But at the age of thirty-two Bahá’u’lláh received a tablet from Báb… The first thing he did was to write an epistle to all the kings of the earth and to the pope and to your President

Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1328

Words to Jinab-i-Sina, spoken on 1913-10-23

240

I have written the Tablets for all the persons thou hast asked. But thou art a manifest book. Like unto a speaking book thou must return.

DAS.1913-10-23

Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

ABU0358

Words to Jinab-i-Hizari et al, spoken on 1913-09-17

660

Persian

الحمد لله در این سنوات جنگ احباء در هر کجا بودند محفوظ ماندند

Praise be unto God that throughout these years of war the friends, wheresoever they dwelt, remained preserved and protected [3.5s]

MUH3.225-226

Contention and conflict; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0630

Words to Jinab-i-Hizari et al, spoken on 1913-09-10

450

Persian

امروز خیلی گرم بود حضرت رسول فرموده است اللهم اجعل صیفنا صیف و شتائنا شتا

Today was exceedingly warm. The Apostle of God - may peace be upon Him - hath declared: "O God! Make our summer a summer indeed, and our winter a winter." [3.5s]

MUH3.224

Education of children; moral education; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Oneness; unity of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0053

Words to Jinab-i-Hizari et al, spoken in Sept. 1913

1530

Persian

اول تابستان بود میرزا آقاخان استدعا کرد که جمال مبارک به افجه تشریف ببرند

It was the beginning of summer when Mirza Aqa Khan beseeched the Blessed Beauty to grace Afjeh with His presence [3.5s]

MUH3.220-223

Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU3096

Words to Jinab-i-Fadil spoken in 1921

Do you think that this material food has any effect upon my body? This food has no effect. Only good news from the believers

SW_v14#06 p.180

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1804

Words to Isobel Chamberlain spoken around Sept. 1913

170

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

I have great hopes for the American people, but alas! as yet they do not understand the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh

BSC.443 #807x, ADP.030-031

ABU2504

Words to Isabel Fraser, spoken on 1913-09-28

I desire that thou mayst be filled with Bahá'u'lláh. Thou must concentrate all thy ideas and thoughts around the promotion

DAS.1913-09-28, ABIE.365, BLO_PN#007

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1652

Words to Isabel Fraser, spoken on 1913-09-24

190

We must not be attached to anything in the world. It is not worth one thought. We must not

SW_v08#06 p.063-064

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3591

Words to Inez Cook spoken in Apr. 1920

Until the sun rises in the West, the door of repentance will remain open.

PN_1920 p113

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Predictions and prophecies; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0911

Words to Indian pilgrims, spoken on 1914-05-28

330

Today whosoever arises to promote the Word of God the powers of the world of existence will assist him from all directions. Teaching the Cause is the Magnet which attracts unto man Divine Confirmations

DAS.1914-05-28

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imam Husayn; Love as fire; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1401

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-12

230

The word Angel referred to in any of the Holy books does not refer to physical bodies descending from Heaven. Angel has two meanings...

FRGA.030

Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU1701

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-12

180

We should seek the Heavenly Kingdom. The earthly Presidency returns to dust, but the Heavenly Sovereignty is everlasting. On the material plane even a goat may become a leader

FRGA.033

Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2085

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-12

130

Be not grieved or sorrowful that no great wealth or property has been bestowed upon you. Look at the birds!

SW_v08#02 p.027, FRGA.029

Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1511

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-11

210

In the world of existence one must look in everything to the capacity and ability.... In the work of the Kingdom of God one should not consider capacity or ability

SW_v08#08 p.104x, FRGA.021

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Differences in human capacity; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Moses; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU1767

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-11

170

How are the Believers? Are they enkindled? Are they brilliant stars in the Assembly? Do they serve the Cause of God in Love and Harmony? In the meetings of Believers is there a real quickening, or is it cold?

FRGA.020

Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The state of enkindlement in teaching

ABU0838

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-10

360

For every great cause which is to appear, God will prepare some means. For instance, when the season of Spring is at hand, before that season appears there will be snow storms, rain, thunder and a great many things will happen.

FRGA.017

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1395

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-10

230

Whoever does the least service for this Cause at this time will never be forgotten in the Kingdom. Nothing is lasting in the material world. Why should we want a kingdom of this earth?

FRGA.015

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Mary Magdalene; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1769

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-10

170

We are having a very good meeting, very sweet and full of the Spirit. Thanks be to God that the love of Baha'o'llah has gathered us. Our countries are different

FRGA.016

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Many are called but few are chosen; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity

ABU1319

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-08

240

You are not accustomed to Persian food. America and Europe are like unto the dawn of the sun of reality, just at the beginning of the morning.

FRGA.010

Bringing forth results; fruit; Growth of the Cause; High station of learning; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU2369

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-08

100

In former cycles people used to relate by tradition the things which happened during the time of the Prophets

FRGA.011

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU2936

Words to Ibn-i-Asdaq, spoken on 1913-11-27

Tell me how is the condition of Teaching? Do the believers Teach? This is that which the Blessed Perfection has required

DAS.1913-11-27

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universality of the Cause

ABU1461

Words to I. D. Brittingham spoken in Apr. 1909

220

It is very evident that the ten plagues of Egypt cannot be meant or understood literally.

PN_1909 p025, PN_1909F p050, BSTW#134

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2281

Words to Howard MacNutt spoken around 1913

110

According to the record of three Gospels, His Holiness Jesus Christ went into the Temple

SW_v04#01 p.018

Praise of Western values; culture; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU2289

Words to Howard MacNutt spoken around 1913

110

In my talks with the reverend doctors of religion and men of the peace societies

SW_v04#01 p.018

Differences in human capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ABU0721

Words to Howard MacNutt spoken around 1912-04-15

410

Titanic (ship)

A great steamship has been lost at sea. Today newspaper accounts of the Titanic

SW_v04#12 p.210

Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0886

Words to Horace Holley, spoken on 1913-05-11

340

Persian

Martyrs and martyrdom; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Word of God sanctified from time and place

در آئینهٴ ثانی انوار فضائل و کمالات عالم انسانی جلوه نماید و چنانکه در عالم طبیعت

In the spiritual mirror, the virtues of the world of humanity are visible. Just as the intellectual law unravels the mysteries of phenomena

BDA2.295-296

DAS.1913-05-11x, MHMD2.389-390

ABU3075

Words to Horace Holley, spoken on 1913-05-11

I was thinking that during the days of Christ not one word was written about him. We have at the present time four Gospels, two of these were written 60 years after Christ

DAS.1913-05-11

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rational arguments; Review of publications; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU3540

Words to Henry Randall

The intellect is good but until it has become the servant of the heart, it is of little avail.

VLAB.121

Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU2090

Words to Helen Goodall and Woodson Allen, spoken on 1912-10-10

130

Nothing makes a man so happy as love…. There will come a day when you will see how the nightingales of Persia will sing their songs

MAB.047, ECN.473

Being a source of light; guidance; East and West; communication between East and West; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU2608

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken on 1908-01-11

That is very good, that is right for that brings harmony into the meeting. ...the Hidden Words should be read, and often the Tajalleyat

PN_1908 p013

Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0848

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

360

The great Sacrifice is to forget one's self entirely--to sacrifice everything, as did Christ.

SW_v08#06 p.065x, DLA.017, BLO_PN#026

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1344

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

240

A great king walking in his garden one day noticed a man, about ninety years old

SW_v09#18 p.207-208, DLA.038-039, BLO_PN#026, STAB#001

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1589

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

200

God's creation is perfect. Every part of the universe has its connection with every other part, according to a Divine system.

DLA.020-021, BLO_PN#026

Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect

ABU1727

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

180

This power is neither heavenly nor spiritual; neither is it an influence from disembodied spirits. It is the human spirit-magnetism

LOG#1753x, DLA.037-038, BLO_PN#026

Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Power of imagination; thought; right intention

ABU1809

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

170

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

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

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

ABU1895

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

160

The love shown by animals is instinctive and not dependent upon their own will--that is, they are endowed with their qualities and use them in a natural way

DLA.032-033, BLO_PN#026

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Free will and predestination; fate; Kindness to and rights of animals; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU2034

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

140

No, it is not the Spirit of God, but it is the Bounty of God. It is not a part of God, for it is His creation. To illustrate: Take a lamp

DLA.031, BLO_PN#026

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Soul; spirit after death; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU2116

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

130

It belongs to the lesson of yesterday. Events like these happen because of the connection between the parts of the universe, for every small part has connection

DLA.021-022, BLO_PN#026

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world

ABU2202

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

120

No, for the word generation has a different meaning in different places. Christ referred to the Christ Dispensation, or cycle

LOG#1717x, DLA.045-046, BLO_PN#026

Chastisement and requital; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Justice and wrath of God

ABU2283

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

110

To the Beloved of God, Tell them I love them with all My Heart, that I always think of them and never forget them

DLA.068, BLO_PN#026

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity

ABU2298

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

110

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

DLA.031-032, BLO_PN#026

Free will and predestination; fate; Life and death

ABU2400

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

100

No, this was on account of all the parts of the universe having a connection and being dependent upon one another. To study the universe, take the body of man

DLA.024-025, BLO_PN#026

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]

ABU2417

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

100

It was both a physical and spiritual. They journeyed to the Promised Land, and geography and history both prove that this was a physical journey.

LOG#1678x, DLA.045, BLO_PN#026

Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2523

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

In the olden time, it was not possible for women to sit at table in equality with the men, but in this Day it is different

PN_1908 p007, DLA.016, BLO_PN#026

Equality of men and women; Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU2684

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

To have it (the Mashrak-el-Azkar) built is most important. Some material things have spiritual effect

SW_v06#07 p.053, SW_v06#17 p.134, SW_v07#07 p.058+060, BW_v01p060-061, DLA.014, BNE.188, BLO_PN#026

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building

ABU2814

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

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

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

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

ABU2868

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

In this Cause, he who is active and who makes an effort will always meet with success. In worldly matters how often we see

PN_unsorted p021, DLA.039-040, BLO_PN#026

Bringing forth results; fruit; Effort; striving; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU2946

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

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

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

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

ABU3032

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

The form of the cross is made by two lines crossing each other at right angles. It is to be found in everything--even in this piece of cloth. It is the symbol of spiritual sacrifice.

DLA.063, BLO_PN#026

Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU3035

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

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

DLA.046-047, BLO_PN#026

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

ABU3101

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

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

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

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

ABU3102

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

Yes, it will be necessarily so, for the Kingdom requires it. The King appoints one to be his prime minister, another to be his greatest general

PN_unsorted p021, DLA.040, BLO_PN#026

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Maintainance of degrees in society

ABU3167

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

Maybe, but if this is so, it will be known in the future. There are prophecies in the old Persian books that were taken to India long ago by Zoroastrians

DLA.062, BLO_PN#026

Predictions and prophecies; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

ABU3263

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

Any movement that is for the benefit of mankind should be joined by the Bahá'ís. If they are not asked to help, they should offer their services

DLA.065, BLO_PN#026

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universality of the Cause

ABU3336

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

In the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar services will be held every morning. There will be no organ in the Temple. In buildings nearby

DLA.014x, BNE.188, BLO_PN#026x

Harmony of science and religion; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3398

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

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

DLA.064, BLO_PN#026

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

ABU3428

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

Some material things have a spiritual effect. The spoken words cause a vibration

DLA.013, BLO_PN#026

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech

ABU3511

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

Yes, prayer might prevent the strong wind from blowing out the light of the lamp--but it could never change the amount of oil in the lamp--that is preordained.

DLA.032, BLO_PN#026

Free will and predestination; fate; Power of prayer; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

ABU3612

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

No, the ablution is only for the obligatory daily prayer which should be said three times a day.

DLA.064, BLO_PN#026

Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Law of obligatory prayer; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU3619

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

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

DLA.062-063, BLO_PN#026

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

ABU3620

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

Whatever is done in love is never any trouble, and---there is always time.

PTF.052, DLA.042, VLAB.090, BLO_PN#026

E. Mahony (1), E. Mahony (2)

Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion

ABU3637

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

Bahá'u'lláh was a descendent of Abraham.

DLA.066, BLO_PN#026

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

ABU3643

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

Yes, though not so great as Buddha.

DLA.062, BLO_PN#026

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East

ABU2611

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-08-01

All the people of the world are sowing their seeds in brackish ground and they write on the surface of the water. Therefore you must consider that all their efforts are fruitless.

PN_1912_heh p023, PN_1912 p009

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of the true believer; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2688

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-08-01

O God! Assist me with the hosts of the Supreme Concourse and make me firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament

SW_v03#14 p.005, SW_v08#17 p.228, SW_v10#14 p.272, PN_1912 p010, BSTW#074c

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0266

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-31

790

Anyone whom I send to a place is confirmed; anyone. One of them is Miss Alma Knobloch... Answer the questioner: What is the use of your creation? What benefit have you given to the world?

COC#0422x, SW_v03#11 p.004-005, PN_1912 p007, PN_1912 p156

Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

ABU0527

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-31

520

The Bahá'í must first be informed of the Principles and Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, then go forth

SW_v03#11 p.005-006, PN_1912_heh p006, PN_1912 p005, STAB#036

Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2657

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-31

It is because you do not finish with them. They have their old superstitions and their hearts are attached to them; after a while they become cool again.

PN_1912 p006

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Methods of teaching the Cause; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2035

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-30

140

In returning, I will certainly go to Europe.... See how much we have moved from one place to another. How far New York is from here

SW_v03#11 p.004

Humor; jokes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2785

Words to Haji Mirza Haydar Ali, spoken on 1914-04-15

This Mirza Ahmad has become the 'recorder of my deeds'. As soon as I open my mouth he takes out his notebook. If I make a joke, it will be spread all over Europe.

DAS.1914-04-15

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes

ABU3381

Words to Haji Amin and Daniel Jenkyn, spoken on 1912-12-29

The language of the heart is more eloquent than the physical tongue. When two hearts are united astonishing results will be realized. But a perfect union is necessary.

DAS.1912-12-29

Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU0423

Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-13

600

Persian

من میخواستم یک سری بشما بگویم در خانه ممکن نشد لهذا اینجا میگویم و آن اینست که من اینروزها در خطر عظیم هستم

I have wanted to share a secret with you but was unable to do so [earlier] at My home and, therefore, I disclose it now: These days, I am in the utmost danger. Perhaps I will be martyred.

KHH1.237-239 (1.332-334)

KHHE.350-353

Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2429

Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-13

Persian

انسان که خود متذکر و متاثر بود در حجر و مدر تأثیر میکند شق القمر مینماید هدهد که بسبا رفت

When a person is consecrated and devout, his influence will even penetrate stones and hard rocks, causing great miracles.... Whenever I go to the Cave of Elijah, a new vivacity is wafted over Me. This is because the life-generating spirit of Elijah envelops that Cave

KHH1.240 (1.336)

KHHE.354

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU0801

Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-08

370

Persian

فی الحقیقه شما امسال در ابوسنان خیلی زحمت کشیدید هیچ مقصودی جز رضای الهی نداشتید

You truly worked hard in Abú-Sínan this year. You had no other purpose save the good-pleasure of God

KHH1.230-231 (1.321-323)

KHHE.338-339, DAS.1915-05-08

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0855

Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-08

350

Persian

این سفر شما بسیار سفر مبارکی است چراکه سالهای سال در این صفحات در اراضی مقدسه بوده اید

Your journey is indeed a blessed one because, for many years, you were in Holy Land and its vicinity

KHH1.231-232 (1.323-325)

KHHE.340-342, DAS.1915-05-08

Monasticism; asceticism; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0277

Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-06

770

Persian

مسائل الهیه مطابقت تام با عقل و علم دارد ولی مسئله در بیان شیئی است مبین لازم دارد همان مسئله را میشود بچندین

Spiritual teachings are completely consistent with rational thought and science, but it is a question of how they are presented. An interpreter is needed. The same issue can be presented in multiple ways.

KHH1.224-227 (1.312-317)

KHHE.327-329, STAB#052, STAB#108

Maintainance of degrees in society; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0522

Words to Habib Mu'ayyad around June 1914

520

Persian

میدانی چرا حضرت اعلی شهید شد میدانی چرا جمال مبارک اینهمه بلاها را تحمل کرد

Do you know why His Holiness the Exalted One [the Bab] was martyred and the Blessed Beauty sustained such life-long hardships and sufferings?... Is it rational for us to aid him? If a thief wants to enter a house and rob it, should we help him?

KHH1.072-074 (1.100-103)

KHHE.116-117

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom

ABU1125

Words to Habib Mu'ayyad around Dec. 1907

280

Persian

تمامش مسکن و ماوای انبیاء است تمامش موطی اقدام انبیاءاست انبیاء الهی شبها تا صبح بمناجات

All of these were the dwelling-places of the Prophets of old. All of them were blessed by the footsteps of the Divine Manifestations

KHH1.014 (1.019)

KHHE.031

Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places

ABU2211

Words to Habib Mu'ayyad around Dec. 1907

110

Persian

این اراضی مقدسه است تمامش باثر اقدام انبیای الهی متبرک و مشرف شده هر وجبش مقدس است

All of this land is Holy Land, and it bears traces of the footsteps of the Divine Prophets. Therefore, every grain of it is sacred and sanctified.

KHH1.015 (1.021)

KHHE.033

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0692

Words to H.E.H et al, spoken on 1913-11-05

420

The other day we touched upon the subject concerning the object of the appearance of the Prophets. For what purpose did God send Moses?

DAS.1913-11-05

Limits of the intellect; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; Power of the Manifestation of God; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0605

Words to H.E.H et al, spoken on 1913-11-03

470

Today I am going to speak to you on the object of the appearance of the prophets. It is evident that the world of humanity is in need of educators.

DAS.1913-11-03

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Need for an educator; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher

ABU1535

Words to H.E.H et al, spoken on 1913-11-01

200

Persian

بسیار خوش آمدید ماندن ما در اینجا مانند عبادت است امید وارم که نتائج عظیمه حاصل نماید جمیع نفوس خوابند

You must feel very happy because you are here with me and we are associating together with the utmost kindness.

NJB_v04#14 p.002

DAS.1913-11-01, PN_1913-14_heh p007

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Many are called but few are chosen; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2508

Words to H.E.H et al, spoken on 1913-11-01

It is well. For example when we enter a rose-garden we think how through the heat and the rays of the material sun such wonderful

DAS.1913-11-01, PN_1913-14_heh p009

Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0866

Words to H.E. Warmeke, spoken on 1913-05-01

350

The American people are not satisfied with their present day civilization. It is true that they have built a marvellous civilization of their own through giant-like forces

DAS.1913-05-01

Independent investigation of truth; reality; Man's distinction from the animal; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU1622

Words to Goodall, Wise and Cooper, spoken on 1912-07-20

190

I have come to these parts and I find out that certain people have attributed to me certain statements of which I am innocent… Any one quoting me must have authority written either with my own hand, or Tablets signed with my seal.

SW_v11#14 p.243x, PN_1912 p018, PN_1912 p028, BSTW#129, BSTW#172

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0557

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

500

Christ himself said that whatever happened in the cycle of Moses would occur again in His time. Therefore these occurrences were repeated.

PN_1904 p014, PN_1904 p053, TTAW.019-022, BLO_PN#102

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion

ABU1325

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

240

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

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

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

ABU0459

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-09

570

Every nation is looking for a Promised One, or indeed, for two Manifestations. Zoroastrians expect two. The Jews expect Elias and Christ.

PN_1904 p012, PN_1904 p048, TTAW.015-019, BLO_PN#102

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0667

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

440

All things were created for man, and man for God. Man is distinguished from all other creations. This is a special problem. There are three general classes of creations

SW_v07#18 p.180-181x, PN_1904 p008, PN_1904 p042, TTAW.010-013, BLO_PN#102

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Man's distinction from the animal; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The mind's power of discovery; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU0712

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

410

Divine favor, like the sun, appears from different dawning places. In the early days, the prophets were the dawning places of the divine benedictions.

PN_1904 p010, PN_1904 p045, TTAW.013-015, BLO_PN#102

Independent investigation of truth; reality; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU1284

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

250

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

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

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

ABU0809

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-07

370

The first entrance into light and into belief is extremely difficult. The spiritual birth is troublesome and painful in the same degree as the physical birth.

PN_1904 p004, PN_1904 p037, TTAW.006-008, BLO_PN#102

ABU3060

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-07

Through the bounty and favor of God think nothing difficult or impossible. God is so bountiful that He brings fire out from the stone

PN_1904 p007, PN_1904 p039, TTAW.010, BLO_PN#102

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU1318

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-06

240

Whatever there is in the world of contingency is a symbol of the spiritual world; whatever there is on the earth is a symbol of heavenly things.

PN_1904 p002, PN_1904 p034, TTAW.004-005, BLO_PN#102

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Empty learning; false spirituality; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU1866

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-06

160

The existent world needs a uniting power to connect nations. There are various uniting powers in the world. One is patriotism

PN_1904 p002, PN_1904 p033, TTAW.003-004, BLO_PN#102

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU2176

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken around 1904-02-06

120

All teaching and knowledge are enclosed in the soul of man, because his soul encompasses everything. To study means to try to bring them to light.

PN_1904 p004, PN_1904 p036, TTAW.006, BLO_PN#102

Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge of self; Study; deepening

ABU2361

Words to George Latimer spoken around 1920

100

Very good, but all should direct attention to the teachings. They should not mention in such and such a place, such things were happening, and teachers have gone there. These affairs must be kept private

PN_1919 p003

Exhortations and counsels; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2481

Words to George Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-29

Our aim is not to rest but to become assisted to serve the Cause no matter where we are. Our purpose is to become enabled to render service at the Divine Threshold. If this is realized it will be very good, otherwise life itself is meaningless.

PN_1912_heh p012, PN_1912 p003

Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB07148

Words to George Latimer

120

Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Limits of the intellect; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

...The Word of God is the storehouse of all good, all power and all wisdom. The illiterate fishermen and savage Arabs

BSC.439 #799, SW_v06#16 p.122, SW_v16#04 p.487

ABU0849

Words to George Latimer

360

other/unknown lang

Huqúqu'lláh

بعد از آنکه شخص کلیۀ مخارج ضروریّه را پرداخت نمود، نوزده درصد از آنچه باقی مانده را اخذ

After one has paid all his necessary expenses 19% of what is left is then taken by him and given as Huquq.

BRL_HUQUQP#049

BRL_HUQUQ#049, COC#1176, BSTW#007

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of Huququ'llah; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2124

Words to Genevieve Coy spoken in Sept. 1920

130

Mr. Vail is a good man… Some people are ready for education. They are like the fertile ground....

SW_v12#11 p.182-183, BLO_PN#111

Differences in human capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2792

Words to Genevieve Coy et al, spoken on 1920-09-08

it is not the length of time that one spends here that is important. Some people stay a short time, and then go and do great service. Other people are here a long time, and they learn nothing.

IHP.142, BLO_PN#046, BLO_PN#111

Development of capacity and readiness; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions

ABU0092

Words to Gabrielle Enthoven, spoken on 1913-01-16

1270

The Herald of the Kingdom stands before the people. Wonderful music swells from an unseen orchestra

DAS.1913-01-16, ABCC.497-502

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Martyrs and martyrdom; Mystical themes; Prophecy and fulfillment; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2672

Words to Fugeta, two Druze Sheikhs, et al, spoken on 1919-12-31

See what his holiness Bahá'u'lláh has done, that he has gathered us all and has made us all one!

PN_1919 p056

Ottoman commissions of investigation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0362

Words to Fugeta, Mrs. P. et al, spoken on 1920-01-07

660

First of all, the Blessed Beauty made this Covenant so that there should remain no differences... His Holiness Christ wished his followers to understand that whatever Peter said was correct.

PN_1919 p073

Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1054

Words to Fugeta, Mrs. P. et al, spoken on 1920-01-06

300

Erelong- during this century. I treat myself always by diet. Yesterday I treated myself with this butter... One day at Adrianople I was with the Governor and we went to a garden where pears were growing.

PN_1919 p072

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0816

Words to Fugeta, Mrs. P. et al, spoken on 1920-01-05

370

She had passed her thirtieth year and after five years she was martyred... When this girl (bride of Mirza Mahmud) was quite young, her father was martyred

PN_1919 p069

Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Eulogies; reminiscences; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0261

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-31

800

In the world of existence it is possible that the truth should not become known? No, e.g., if we were not faithful towards the government they certainly would find out.

PN_1919 p056

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Free will and predestination; fate; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU0460

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

570

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

PN_1919 p054

Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1516

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

210

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

PN_1919 p053

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

ABU3518

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

Sometimes joking is necessary. Otherwise we would get depressed. The Blessed Beauty said, 'In every twenty-four hours, two hours must be spent in a way that will cause happiness.'

PN_1919 p055

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

ABU0177

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-29

970

No, but some souls, by their good morals and deeds do. For instance, a son by his good deeds may be the cause of the redemption of his father if he does good deeds.... There is a kind of mathematics where they take the name of a person according to 'Abjad'

PN_1919 p048

Astrology and numerology; Differences in human capacity; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria)

ABU0379

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-29

640

I have mentioned and spoken about this subject of mathematics in the meetings in America. Now also tonight I want to say a little about it... there is a power which is very strong which will become apparent in future, such as the power of dynamite... Two-thirds of the people will perish.

PN_1919 p051

Astrology and numerology; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the mind over nature; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology

ABU1339

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-28

240

The hair of these men has been made white in the Cause of God both during the days of the Blessed Beauty and afterwards.

PN_1919 p048

Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2026

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-28

140

The water which was salty was changed. During the time of the Blessed Beauty, the cholera came up to the gates of Akka, but it did not enter Akka.

PN_1919 p047

ABU0290

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-21

750

From Bandar-i-Jaz, Jamal-i-Mubarak went to Nur and there he taught... He entered the village and most of the inhabitants became believers.

PN_1919 p044

Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0489

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-20

550

Mirza Taqi, Governor of Amul, with 700 riflemen, surrounded the room of Jamal-i-Mubarak... They looted everything that was there.

PN_1919 p042

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0497

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-19

540

The time of the Blessed Beauty was spent in the manner described until the appearance of the Báb

PN_1919 p041

Conference of Badasht; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3488

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-19

No. In the presence of some of the more intimate friends who used to visit her, she would unveil but not in public.

PN_1919 p042

Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Veiling [hijab]

ABU1407

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-18

230

If one searches into the truth about Christianity one finds that all these rules are from the Council, who borrowed from the ancient nations.

PN_1919 p040

Christian doctrine and practice; Priestcraft

ABU2190

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-18

120

If he is God, whatever he does is right. If he is false, whatever he does is also false - even though he may not marry.

PN_1919 p039

Christian doctrine and practice; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Laws of marriage and dowry

ABU1579

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-10

200

In Paris one of the notable representatives of France invited me to attend an evening party and I went. We saw that they had prepared a big banquet with sweets and cakes of many kinds.

PN_1919 p080

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Music and singing; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0402

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-09

620

Amongst the proofs of the Blessed Beauty is this: That what he revealed in tablets about fifty years ago is accomplished today.

PN_1919 p078

Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU1274

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-07

250

I will tell you heavenly glad-tidings -- the glad-tidings of God are of two kinds

PN_1920 p016, PN_1919 p075, PN_1920 p029

Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0628

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-06

460

I like this name but the Blessed Beauty has given other names also. Among them I like this name, but if a person calls me 'The Greatest Branch' I cannot object.

PN_1919 p070, PN_1920 p016, PN_1920 p028

Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3489

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-05

Whatever anyone thinks, he says, but do not trust what is said unless I have written with my own hand, that is correct.

PN_1919 p068, PN_1920 p015, PN_1920 p027

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

ABU0267

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-04

790

When one is quiet the thing is forgotten. When discussion is forbidden the matter will be dropped... You cannot go according to an individual's conscience... It is the explicitly text that no one should disagree... The purpose of this is that no one may say that the House of Justice has made a mistake.

PN_1919 p064, PN_1920 p014, PN_1920 p024

Consultation; Contention and conflict; House of Justice; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0815

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-04

370

Yes! He came several times because the people of Galilee were very much against him... Haifa is ancient. It is one of the Phoenician towns

PN_1919 p066

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2639

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-04

For three hundred years after Christ's death no one search for his grave. Rubbish was deposited there. The mother of Emperor Constantine came to Jerusalem and made careful enquiries

PN_1919 p068

Shrines and Holy places; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU0649

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-03

450

In every center where Baha'is are sufficiently numerous, a spiritual assembly should be established... The main duties of the Spiritual Assemblies are as follows

PN_1920 p005

Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

ABU0846

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-03

360

The object is that all affairs ought to be referred to the Convention... The essential thing now is teaching.

PN_1919 p063, PN_1920 p005, PN_1920 p013, PN_1920 p023

Consultation; Contention and conflict; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0685

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-02

430

No. That gives the wrong idea. In the Cause of Baha'u'llah there is the House of Justice. Political affairs are not explicitly settled in the Tablets

SW_v13#12 p.325x, PN_1919 p060, PN_1920 p003, PN_1920 p012x, PN_1920 p022

Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; House of Justice; Law of obligatory prayer; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion

ABU0697

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-02

420

Here we do not have much talking, but there [in America) they speak so much that nobody can follow what they say.

PN_1919 p062

Critique of Western values; culture; Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress

ABU2941

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-02

That is passed now. An arrow that has been shot does not return to the bow... That rests with the delegates to the Convention, delegates only - not strangers. The Convention is like a parliament.

PN_1919 p059, PN_1920 p003, PN_1920 p012, PN_1920 p021

Business; financial; property matters; Consultation; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

ABU3081

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-02

That is all talk. The Text of the Blessed Book cannot be changed. No one can interfere with it.

PN_1919 p060, PN_1920 p003, PN_1920 p012, PN_1920 p021

Elections; House of Justice; Spirit and form in the administration

ABU1759

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1919-12-15

170

It was infinite, unlimited. This is clear. Can a limited power raise such a cause?... Baha'u'llah's last illness lasted twenty-one days.

PN_1919 p036

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Humor; jokes; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God

ABU1350

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1919-12-07

240

It is the same Beit-ul-Adl... It is like parliament... They [women] will become members of the Beit-ul-Adl in the future. The time will come when women will reach the degree of men

PN_1919 p035

Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy

ABU3339

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken around 1920-12-15

The Holy Spirit was always with Christ... It was hidden from others, but manifest to him. The story about the dove is simply a metaphor... From childhood it was apparent to him

LOG#1642x, SW_v14#09 p.274, PN_1919 p037

Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; John the Baptist; Literal interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU2798

Words to Fugeta, Dr. C. et al, spoken on 1919-12-18

This is not a correct translation. I wrote that his highness the Supreme (Báb) was the forerunner like John the Baptist, like the dawn. The Blessed Beauty is the sun and I am ‘Abdu'l-Bahá and no one should go beyond that.

PN_1919 p038

John the Baptist; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Twin Manifestations

ABU0717

Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-12

410

The owner of this house was a native of Beirut. He himself used to live here. When the government gave permission for us to leave the barracks we wanted to rent a house.

PN_1919 p081

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

ABU2500

Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-11

In the days of the Blessed Perfection this was a place of recreation. He used to sit there

PN_1919 p081, PN_unsorted p108

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

ABU1508

Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-10

210

We are in a sweet place where our food is also sweet... Among the proofs of the teachings of the Blessed Perfection

PN_1919 p080, PN_1920 p011, PN_1920 p019

Interconnectedness of the teachings; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Universality of the Cause; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU2499

Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-08

God willing you will go the day after tomorrow... We have lately received wonderful news -- more wonderful than you can imagine or suppose, but now is not the time to make it fully known.

PN_1919 p077, PN_1920 p011, PN_1920 p019

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places

ABU0513

Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-07

530

Amongst the proofs of the Blessed Beauty was the fact that two bloodthirsty monarchs opposed his cause.

PN_1919 p075

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God

ABU1881

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

160

The reality of spirit, because it is not corporeal, cannot be in bodily form. We cannot say it is like the fire, or like water.

PN_1919 p058

Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; The mind's power of discovery

ABU2940

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

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

PN_1919 p059

Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Soul is the essential reality of man; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU1712

Words to Frau and Frauline Consul, spoken on 1913-04-29

180

Complete physical health is enjoyed by the animals. Consider when the animal possesses perfect health, it brays, it rolls on the grass

DAS.1913-04-29

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1356

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

240

Are you well?... I have come here with the greatest longing. Whenever I became tired on the way, I thought of your promised faces, and the fatigue passed away.

ECN.822+999

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2123

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

130

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

ECN.824+1001

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

ABU2490

Words to four ladies from London, spoken on 1913-03-29

Any soul entering the Kingdom of Bahá'u'lláh will enjoy an eternal communion with God. It is my hope that each one of you may enter this Kingdom!

DAS.1913-03-29

Knowledge; recognition of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1112

Words to Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13

290

In this case, the fact that one had the desire and the intention of helping is enough for him. For 'God judges men's deeds according to the intention which actuated them.'

PN_1906 p036, SUR.233, BLO_PN#001

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Goodly deeds; actions; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU1474

Words to Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13

220

This is the exposition of one of the great questions of Divine Wisdom which Christ has couched in this brief and simple utterance. That great question is this:

PN_1906 p033, SUR.231-232, BLO_PN#001

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Effort; striving; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture

ABU1525

Words to Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13

210

Whatever good deeds man performs in this world have been originally inculcated by the Prophets and Manifestations of God. Were it not for the Prophets' teachings

PN_1906 p035, SUR.232, BLO_PN#001

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1147

Words to Florence Khan spoken in June 1906

280

If by punishing is meant striking, no, this is very bad for the child. Children should be trained through love. But if parents show them the utmost love without requiring of them good behavior

PN_1906 p083, SUR.238, BLO_PN#001

Education of children; moral education; Parents and children; youth; families; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1326

Words to Florence Khan spoken in June 1906

240

Children are of two kinds: Those capable of distinguishing and those incapable of distinguishing (right and wrong). Now, this child is too young to have the power of distinguishing

PN_1906 p085, SUR.238-239, BLO_PN#001

Education of children; moral education; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Parents and children; youth; families

ABU2502

Words to Florence Khan spoken in June 1906

Parents must find out as to that calling or profession for the acquisition of which their children show the most aptitude and natural desire

PN_1906 p083, SUR.237-238, BLO_PN#001

Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education

ABU2307

Words to Florence Khan spoken in 1906

110

Consider the mole beneath the ground. He constructs galleries and tunnels there… Again look at the spider.

SUR.241

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3093

Words to Florence Khan spoken in 1906

…the turning toward God in thought, and a prayer-like appeal from the heart, is prayer, and is heard of God. Words are not necessary, the heart is enough.

SUR.241

Law of obligatory prayer; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU0930

Words to Florence Johnson, spoken on 1912-08-25

330

You are very welcome. The weather is delightful. This is a lovely suburb, perfectly charming... All of these ailments will pass away and you will receive perfect physical and spiritual health… Laugh and talk, don't lament and talk.

SW_v13#04 p.102x, PN_1912 p011, BSTW#345

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Mary Magdalene; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU1276

Words to family and friends, spoken on 1920-11-25

250

The friends who departed recently, that is, the friends from America, Mrs. Goodall, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Ralston, Mrs. Frankland, and from France, Mr. And Mrs. Dreyfus

PN_1920_heh p029, MAB.097-098

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high

ABU2170

Words to Ethel Rosenberg, spoken on 1904-04-30

120

this was not rightly expressed. It is not meant that after physical death those who are dead spiritually will cease to exist... We need not understand in their literal sense the descriptions of hell fire

PN_1904 p026

Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0499

Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken on 1904-08-30

540

The guidance of God is that which will always guide people in the right way. All human beings are earthly

COC#0795x, LOG#1485x, SW_v08#06 p.067-068, BSTW#370

Bringing oneself to account each day; Effort; striving; Prayer for protection; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2873

Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken in Oct. 1904

The healing that is by the power of the Holy Spirit needs no special concentration or contact. It is through the wish or desire and the prayer of the holy person.

COC#1051x, BNE.109

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Power of prayer; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU1291

Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken in June 1904

250

Abdu'l-Baha said that through the mercy of God, not through His justice, the condition of those who have died in sin and unbelief can be changed.

SW_v09#19 p.222-223, SW_v11#19 p.318-319, PN_1904 p025

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

ABU0297

Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken around July 1904

740

As I said before, you must be sure whether the gardener is the True Gardener or not - if he is a true gardener what he does is right.... A wise schoolmaster should send his scholars out to play or to practice gymnastics

LOG#0491x, SW_v09#08 p.091x, PN_1900 p033

Manifestation of God as divine physician; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU0322

Words to Ethel Rosenberg and Laura Clifford Barney, spoken on 1904-05-23

710

Abdu'l-Bahá said we should speak in the language of heaven -- for there is a language of the spirit… When we pray to God a feeling fills our hearts

COC#1754x, SW_v08#04 p.042x, PN_1900 p036, BNE.089x

Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Language and the structure of reality; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1447

Words to Ethel Fraser, spoken on 1913-05-06

220

Persian

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; 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

من بصحت جسمانی اهمیت نمیدهم همین قدر باشد که انسان در بستر نخوابد

I do not give any importance to physical health. The real health is spiritual and that is eternal. The spirit of man must become reinforced.

BDA2.287

DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2.378

ABU1772

Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09

170

Let me tell you a story about a Mohammadan Judge in Tiberias. This judge had two rooms which communicated to each other by the means of a ladder

DAS.1914-12-09

Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; The mind's power of discovery

ABU2789

Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09

It is generally understood that the seat of thought, consciousness and volition is the brain, it is the organ of intellection and understanding. The heart also displays a part through the central nervous system.

DAS.1914-12-09, SW_v13#06 p.152x

ABU3368

Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09

The age of those ancient prophets as recorded in the Old Testament is symbolic. It has a spiritual interpretation.

DAS.1914-12-09, SW_v13#06 p.152x

Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Transcending the material condition

ABU2788

Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-07

Now tell me, Esmael, art thou sure that the Messiah will appear in two years?

DAS.1914-12-07, SW_v13#06 p.150-151x

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1717

Words to Eric Julihn, spoken on 1913-01-22

180

We were in San Francisco less than a month.... The friends of God must sacrifice their lives for the sake of each other.

DAS.1913-01-22

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2486

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

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

DAS.1913-03-17

Past, present and future of Iran; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0967

Words to English and American tourists, spoken on 1914-02-23

320

We must be just: The American college at Beirut is carrying on a sacred mission of education and enlightenment... Years ago I went to Beirut and visited the college in its infancy

DAS.1914-02-23

Oneness; unity of religion; Praise of Western values; culture; Religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU3437

Words to Emogene Hoagg spoken in 1914

This is the day of happiness. In no time of any manifestation was there the cause for happiness as now.

SW_v13#05 p.102, PN_1914 p009

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow

ABU0609

Words to Emogene Hoagg et al, spoken on 1920-10-24

470

When I look at the flag in the distance, it reminds me of the King of France. He killed many of the Christians.

PN_1920 p084, PN_1920_heh_haifa p033, PN_1920_heh_haifa p053

Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause

ABU0683

Words to Emogene Hoagg et al, spoken on 1920-10-24

170

I have suffered so much here, if you suffer a little there will be no harm, for then we will be partners…. There are many collective forces in the world of existence

PN_1920_heh_haifa p036

Love of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2094

Words to Emogene Hoagg et al, spoken on 1920-10-24

130

Yes he passed away. Haji Mirza Haydar Ali was one of the souls who was immersed in the World of R[eality]

PN_1920 p038, PN_1920 p062, PN_1920_heh p003, PN_1920_heh_haifa p042, PN_1920_heh_haifa p056

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Outward and inward meanings; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU3212

Words to Emogene Hoagg et al, spoken on 1914-01-01

What is known is that a piece of ground was bought specially for the Tomb of Jesus and that is known as Golgotha. When St. Helena went to Jerusalem she tried to have this place discovered. The Jews showed her the place that is now pointed out. They got a good sum for their guidance.

PN_1913-14_heh p118

Exhortations and counsels; Shrines and Holy places

ABU2018

Words to Edward Getsinger, spoken on 1913-11-11

140

When we were in Bagdad, Constantinople and Adrianople, we were bothered to death by these insects--fleas, mosquitoes and bed-bugs.

DAS.1913-11-11

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Disregarding bodily comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2388

Words to Edward Getsinger, spoken on 1913-11-10

100

Greater love has no man for another than I have demonstrated toward thee. I have sent for thee and am sending both of you to India

DAS.1913-11-10

ABU0180

Words to Edward Getsinger et al, spoken around 1915-01-26

960

Abdu'l-Bahá in the Holy Land answers questions of Dr. Edward C. Getsinger in 1915

No obstacle should be placed before any soul which might prevent it from finding the truth.... The ones in real authority are known by their humility... In this day every one must be tested

LOG#0120x, LOG#0235x, LOG#0322x, SW_v06#06 p.043-045, SW_v08#17 p.223, SW_v08#18 p.234, PN_1915 p002, PN_1915 p006

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Spirit and form in the administration; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2195

Words to editors of Star of the West, spoken on 1912-05-01

120

Your services are acceptable. You have labored much. These labors are productive

SW_v08#14 p.193

Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Newspapers and the media; publications; Non-participation in politics; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU1417

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken in March 1901

230

When we arrived in Acca it was found there were not enough rooms in the barracks to

SW_v08#13 p.172

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2199

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken in March 1901

120

We must be guided entirely by the intelligence and development of the child, as to how

SW_v07#15 p.142-143, SW_v09#08 p.090, PN_1901 p006, NRMM.212-213

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing

ABU2291

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken in March 1901

110

It was in all probability the second month of the summer when one early morning

SW_v08#13 p.171

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0044

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

1620

Verses 1 to 11. This story needs no explanation. The meaning of it is plainly to be understood. Verse 11. 'Neither do I condemn thee...'

SW_v08#11 p.144x, SW_v08#19 p.241x, PN_unsorted p066, BSTW#135, STAB#043x

Degrees of faith; certitude; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The cloud ['ama]; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0378

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

640

the Blessed Perfection had revealed secretly in a Tablet some words about Universal Peace... Two of the signs of the Manifestation of the Cause of God are the preaching and acceptance of the Religion of God

PN_1901 p011, NRMM.220-221

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0484

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

550

In this story of our Lord Jesus the Sea of Tiberias represents the Ocean of Creation - the two shores represent earthly truth and spiritual truth.

SW_v08#09 p.114-115x, PN_1901 p005, NRMM.209

Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Limits of the intellect; Literal interpretation; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU1043

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

300

The word 'Devil' or Satan is used in St. John 8 - 'Ye are of your father the devil.' This means that the Pharisees were not the true children of Abraham

PN_1901 p009, NRMM.217-218

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Satan; the Evil One; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1136

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

280

Jesus Christ had two bodies - one spiritual and one material. The material body is of no importance. It changes and changes always.

PN_1901 p003, PN_unsorted p065, NRMM.206

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mary Magdalene; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Reincarnation; Resurrection of Christ

ABU1314

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

240

In the Koran there is a verse which speaks of the 'lowest point of the low' as being the station of man. If we represent creation by a circle, at the top of it is God the creator

PN_1901 p015, NRMM.228-229

Arcs of ascent and descent; Living waters; water of life; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1391

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

230

In the universe, all atoms and particles are united by the power of attraction and cohesion... There is a Mohammedan tradition that once a man met Jesus Christ fleeing hastily

PN_1901 p013, NRMM.225-226

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Law of cause and effect; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; One universal law; attractive power of love

ABU1457

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

220

Buddha was a very good man -- a divine philosopher, but not a great Prophet. Many of his moral teachings greatly resemble those of Jesus.... The doctrine of reincarnation, as taught by the Buddhists and some ancient philosophers, is not true

PN_1901 p008, PN_1901 p016, NRMM.216, BSTW#043ax

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theosophy

ABU1460

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

220

the Prophets and Suns of God possess two states or conditions. First, the spiritual, second, the material. In their spiritual estate or condition they reflect entirely the perfect bounties of God

PN_1901 p004, NRMM.208

Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1695

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

180

it [is] quite true that all the great Prophets - the Suns of God - are without sin: though the word 'prophet' is used in more senses than one by the Jews.

PN_1901 p008, NRMM.215-216

Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

ABU1768

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

170

The word virgin means those who are free from ties of this world unspotted by the world and empty... The first necessity for us is to increase this capacity for light.

PN_1901 p003, NRMM.205

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1858

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

160

All things in creation are composed either of simple atoms or of compound particles. In the mineral kingdom, many substances such as gold are composed of simple atoms... In the case of Prophets, some have the power to sway and subdue one country only

PN_1901 p014, NRMM.227

Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Growth of the Cause; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1928

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

150

In the first days of every Prophet, He was the source of the bounties of God to the people, but after a time, the true spirit of his Teachings waned... Our Lord says that in these early days of the faith, it is of the first importance that all believers should have the right qualities

PN_1901 p014, NRMM.227-228

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; High station of the true believer; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2000

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

140

Good people are of two kinds - those who are so by natural goodness of heart, and those who attain to it by an after gift of the Spirit.

PN_1901 p007, NRMM.213-214

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Differences in human capacity; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU2366

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

100

No, gradually, for a plant that grows too quickly lasts only a short time.

PN_1901 p002, NRMM.204

Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2603

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

this means that the death of the body is of no importance and not in the least to be feared... It is said of Mary Magdalen that out of her went seven devils.

PN_1901 p002, NRMM.205

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Martyrs and martyrdom; Mary Magdalene; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU2604

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

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

PN_1901 p007, NRMM.213

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

ABU2649

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

Always, from the earliest ages, the conception of the Trinity has been present. In the time of Moses

PN_1901 p006, NRMM.212

Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Mosaic imagery; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cross and the trinity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU2650

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

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

PN_1901 p008, NRMM.215

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

ABU2766

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

In reality wine or spirits taken even in moderate quantities does no permanent good. It is like urging a horse to full speed by whipping him... they must on no account allow their children to drink wine or alcoholic drinks

SW_v07#15 p.143x, SW_v09#08 p.090x, PN_1901 p007, NRMM.214

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU3087

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

By the Justice and judgment of God those who commit evil suffer and are punished for it... But mercy is by far the greatest of the divine attributes and owing to this great mercy of God those who die in their sins are not left without the possibility of attaining to Life.

PN_1901 p010, NRMM.219

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and mercy; Justice and wrath of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Soul; spirit after death

ABU3187

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

As we can only see different objects by the light of the sun, one might in one sense and with truth say the sun is in everything.

PN_1901 p002

Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as sun; Material world a reflection of the spiritual

ABU3507

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

the Muhammadans [are] accustomed to think Mahomet the greater because of his title 'Seal of the Prophets', but in the time of Jesus spirituality and the spiritual life was far greater.

PN_1901 p008, NRMM.215

Christ; Christianity; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Muhammad; Islam; Seal of the Prophets; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU0252

Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-10-05

820

Revelation 22, verse 1: The river of water is the Truth, new, pure and clear teachings

PN_1900 p043

Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; 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

ABU0718

Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-10-04

410

All the Prophets have failed to ever say 'The Day has come' but said, 'The Day will come.' They all describe this Day of God.

PN_1900 p042

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

ABU0747

Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-10-03

400

Revelation 6: 'Measure of wheat for a penny.' May be fulfilled about 1335 A.H. or 1917

PN_1900 p041

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Soul; spirit after death

ABU1009

Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-10-02

310

In the Gospel it is said 'I am the Vine, the Father, the Husbandman.' Mohammad said that God is as a tree.

PN_1900 p041

Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; John the Baptist; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Return of the Manifestations of God

ABU1188

Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-10-01

270

Isaiah 34: Refers to the prophecy of the degradation of Palestine and Edom until the end of days

PN_1900 p040

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU1641

Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-09-29

190

Enoch prophesied of the coming of Bahá'u'lláh in Jude Chapter 1, Verse 14.

PN_1900 p040

ABU0060

Words to Drs. W. and W. Allen and Dr. J. Catton, spoken on 1912-10-21

1460

Diseases are of two kinds. There are some which are due to material cause, and such diseases should be treated according to material methods.

MAB.069-075, ECN.545

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power of prayer; Teleology; goal-directed motion

ABU2309

Words to Dr. Zia Bagdadi, spoken on 1920-04-06

110

Yes, this is the truth. If the races do not come to an agreement, there can be no question or doubt of bloodshed…. I foretell things before they happen…

SW_v12#05 p.120-121

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2881

Words to Dr. Woodson Allen spoken in Oct. 1912

Dr. Allen, you understand healing. You understand healing. You understand healing! You know that many diseases can be cured through simple medicines

MAB.075-076

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books

ABU0589

Words to Dr. Woodsen Allen, spoken on 1912-10-10

480

Man must not imagine disease but must ever trust God. Anyway, a man's life here in this world is temporary…. There was a man, a grandee among the Turks

MAB.048, ECN.467+474+523x+595

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1950

Words to Dr. Woodsen Allen, spoken on 1912-10-10

150

Because whatsoever a man soweth here he reapeth there. This world is like a school. He must learn lessons here

MAB.048-049, ECN.468

Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU3602

Words to Dr. O. F. Fischer spoken around Apr. 1909

A Manifestation of God is a tangible part of the Great Concord.

PN_1909F p044

Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1198

Words to Dr. Getsinger, spoken on 1914-08-24

270

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Conduct in finance and business; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Wealth inequality and its moderation; Work as worship

Economy is the foundation of human prosperity. The spendthrift is always in trouble

DAS.1914-08-24, BSC.453 #829x, SW_v08#02 p.018, BSTW#303

ABU1454

Words to Dr. Fallscheer in the house of 'Abdu'l-Baha on 6 Aug 1910, spoken on 1910-08-06

220

Well, my daughter how do you like Shoghi Effendi, my future Elisha?... My grandson does not have the eyes of a pioneer

PPRP.018

SDW v10#10 p.139-142, PPRL.011-013, SEIO.065-067x

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Shoghi Effendi and the Guardianship

ABU3382

Words to Dr. Coles, spoken on 1914-04-18

religion must ever become the cause of amity and love, otherwise irreligion is better; and science at the same time must be the means of human progress and enlightenment. If science creates deadly weapons for human slaughter and destruction it is worse than ignorance.

DAS.1914-04-18

Harmony of science and religion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Religion as source of love and unity

ABU3412

Words to Dr. Coles and Archdeacon Dowling, spoken on 1914-01-01

Imagine a little lamb surrounded by a hundred thousand wolves, threatening to tear it to pieces at every moment. Were it not for the eternal vigilance of the Divine Powers, man could not live for one second.

DAS.1914-01-01

Angels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The concourse on high

ABU3483

Words to Dr Henderson, spoken on 1912-07-31

Persian

Education of children; moral education; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

هر چیز ممدوحی زود نشر میشود ولی اطفال را باید اول تعلیم دین نمود تا صادق و امین شوند

Everything praiseworthy spreads rapidly. But the children must first be taught religion so that they may be sincere and trustworthy.

BDA1.173.12

SW_v19#10 p.310, MHMD1.188

ABU2491

Words to Dr Faber, spoken on 1913-04-26

One of the kings of Persia once got sick. This king was very proud and despotic. All the people at the court feared him and cowered before him.

DAS.1913-04-26

Humor; jokes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1399

Words to Doctor Finkelstein, spoken on 1915-05-03

230

Buy a piece of land on the top of the mountain and build for yourself a lovely summer house. Then marry a strong, vigorous, athletic girl like thyself.

DAS.1915-05-03

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Parents and children; youth; families

ABU2794

Words to Dickinson Miller, spoken on 1911-08-24

the Master said religion was one truth which the sectarians had divided; however, the Light can be found everywhere... As to mystical experiences: most assuredly the saints and mystics had real experiences. The proof of the reality of the experience was its fruit. If the result was spiritual, we might know the experience was of God.

AIF.1911-08-24, PN_1909B p026, DJT.165, BLO_PN#027

Bringing forth results; fruit; Mystical themes; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3626

Words to Dickinson Miller, spoken on 1911-08-24

Such people are doing the work of true religion.

AIF.1911-08-24, PN_1909B p026, PN_unsorted p075, DJT.165-166, BLO_PN#027

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Love of God; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social)

ABU1793

Words to departing pilgrims, spoken on 1915-04-26

170

Intoxicated with the wine of the love of God and the service of man, you must go forth with intensified faith and focalized attraction. Each one of you must become a storm center of spiritual influence and a whirling vortex of divine stimuli.

DAS.1915-04-26

Love of God; Methods of teaching the Cause; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU2040

Words to departing pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-09

130

May you be ever under the protection of the Merciful One!... After His Holiness Christ, His Apostles did not rest for one moment.

DAS.1914-06-08

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU1639

Words to departing pilgrims, spoken on 1914-04-28

190

In this century the voices of peace must drown the clamors for battle, and the principle of arbitration must gain sway

DAS.1914-04-28

Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; War and peace

ABU0249

Words to departing pilgrims, spoken on 1914-03-13

820

Praise be to God that you have attained... The believers of God must ever be ready to sacrifice their lives in the path of each other. This is one of the conditions of faith.

DAS.1914-03-13

Being a source of light; guidance; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU1771

Words to departing pilgrims, spoken on 1914-01-20

170

Do ye not weep! The Lord is your comfort. The glory of the King of Kings shall rest upon you. Abide eternally in the realm of joy

DAS.1914-01-20

Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU1564

Words to departing pilgrims spoken in June 1906

200

Ye came and visited the Holy Place and associated with the Beloved of God. It is hoped ye will carry with you the effect and result

PN_1906 p082, SUR.266-267, BLO_PN#001

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of kings; future of monarchy

ABU2918

Words to departing pilgrims spoken in June 1906

Though I had not time to answer all the letters you brought from your cities, you are the true letters that I send unto them as answer. For there are two kinds of letters

PN_1906 p073, SUR.274, BLO_PN#001

Outward and inward meanings

ABU1468

Words to departing Indian pilgrims, spoken on 1914-05-29

220

I shall expect to receive the results of your appearance on the soil of India, to see what services you are rendering, what fragrances shall waft those regions.

DAS.1914-05-29

Being a source of living waters in teaching the Cause; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Creativity in art; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU3286

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

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

DAS.1913-04-04

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

ABU2947

Words to Corinne True spoken in 1907

we must look upon every human being we saw as a letter from the Beloved to us.... No matter how blotted, blurred, torn or soiled that letter appears to be

SW_v13#10 p.284

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion

ABU3191

Words to Corinne True spoken around 1912-06-17

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

PN_1912 p069, PN_1912 p087

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

ABU0876

Words to Corinne and Edna True, spoken on 1919-11-12

350

My message to them is that they must be united, must remain firm and steadfast

SW_v10#17 p.306

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1930

Words to Corinne and Arna True spoken in Feb. 1907

150

Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca

The Master said there were four kinds of light; the light from the lamp was one; but because the face of a man does not give out light

TTCT.31-32

Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU2929

Words to Consul Schwartz and Dr Faber, spoken on 1913-04-29

The greatest need of Europe is the organization of a European congress in which the delegates of various powers may discuss seriously the possibility of immediate, concurrent disarmament

DAS.1913-04-29

Parliaments; constitutional government; Petitions to authorities; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; True liberty; freedom

ABU1088

Words to Consul and Madame Schwarz, spoken on 1913-06-03

170

other/unknown lang

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

حضرت مسیح فرمود از شرق و غرب نفوس آمده داخل ملکوت اللّٰه میشوند ولی ابناء ملکوت خارج میگردند

Jesus Christ Proclaimed: 'People shall come from the East and the West and enter the Kingdom of God…'… Through her [Mary Magdalene's] faith and service to the Cause of Jesus Christ, she has become the pride of all men

BDA2.331

BBBD.221-223, DAS.1913-06-03, MHMD2.439-440

ABU0005

Words to children and other visitors, spoken on 1913-04-27 in Stuttgart

400

Persian

Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Nearness and remoteness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

ببینید محبت اطفال چه قدر خالص است قلوبشان چگونه پاک است

The love of the children is pure, therefore you can see it in their faces. All of us must have love, especially this love, because it is the Love of God. Our hearts must be like the hearts of the children

BDA2.264-266

DAS.1913-04-27x, MHMD2.345-347

ABU3542

Words to Charlotte Bingham, spoken on 1907-10-14

Yes; not through Isaac nor Ishmael, but through one of his other sons, of whom he had six.

PN_1906 p109, PN_1907 p018, PN_unsorted p023

Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; 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

ABU0669

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

440

At the table you must remember the American friends and be thoughtful of them for they are in a state of utmost longing.

AHF.025-027

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Harmony of science and religion; Importance of community building; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU0803

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

370

I wished to see you early this morning but so many things engaged Me... Now give Me news from America.

AHF.007-009

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Critique of Western values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0957

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

320

The unity and harmony of the beloved of God constitute the most important affair. Unity and Harmony represent the magnet

AHF.012-013

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0958

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

320

That which is most delicious in the world of existence is love. The air of itself is not delicious

SW_v08#10 p.127+134, AHF.030-031

Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transcending the material condition

ABU1041

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

300

Some of the souls are not aware of the importance of the Mashrak-el-Azkar. They think and say: The other nations

SW_v06#17 p.136x, AHF.023-024

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU1137

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

280

Conveying the Message is accomplished today by the confirmation of the Holy Spirit, and not by any fund of knowledge or by the possession of facts.

AHF.028-029

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU1270

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

250

In Europe and America many colleges and universities were founded; many plays, as comedies, have been written for the purpose of improving morality

AHF.021-022

Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; War and peace

ABU1330

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

240

We have been writing this morning... You can offer services in English, and in America you can offer a better service in English.

AHF.014-015

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Universal language

ABU1556

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

200

You had a meeting today with the Hebrews from Hamadan! These good people have suffered a great deal for the Cause, they have suffered exceedingly.

AHF.032-033

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU1565

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

200

It is just as sure that a camel cannot enter the eye of a needle as that a rich man cannot enter the Kingdom

AHF.017-018

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1623

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

190

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

AHF.010-011

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

ABU1646

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

190

A certain journalist called upon Me this morning representing one of the well known Arabian newspapers. He asked Me these questions.

AHF.019-020

Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU1764

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

170

The people who come here are divided into two classes. One comes here as dead and returns alive

AHF.005-006

Differences in human capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

ABU1856

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

160

In Yazd an ordeal transpired unparalleled in history. After the enemies had besieged he quarter inhabited by the believers, they assaulted them

AHF.033-034

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2284

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

110

Looking after one's health is done with two intentions. Man may take good care of his body... Remember that the essential health is spiritual health

SW_v08#18 p.231, AHF.011, VLAB.126x

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Work as worship

ABU2653

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

My gardens are the hearts and souls. The hearts are everlasting rose gardens. Its flowers will never wither

AHF.015

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU3173

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

The prayerful attitude is attained by two means. Just as a man who is going to deliver a lecture prepares therefor

SW_v08#04 p.043, AHF.019

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]

ABU3226

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

As long as you are on the shore--or as long as the sands of your sins are on the shore--the waves of the sea will wash them

AHF.016

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU3241

Words to Carl F. Smith, spoken on 1912-04-12

It is so good to come into your home!... Now this is as it should be. Here am I a Persian, and you an American.... My beloved Mount Carmel!

SW_v14#04 p.117-119

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2192

Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken on 1901-09-05

120

We should remember these meetings when we return to our homes. When we go to Paris

SW_v07#17 p.172, PN_1901 p024, PN_1907 p075

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU0075

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

1400

The differences between this Revelation and that of Jesus Christ are, that in this cycle all the inhabitants of the world will be gathered in one nation

SW_v11#17 p.286x, PN_1901 p017, PN_1901 p040

Christ; Christianity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0872

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

350

Number nine is the last number and it is the greatest number. Number ten is simply the continuation of the number one

PN_1901 p025

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU1180

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

270

Two or three years ago He wrote to some of the believers in America and also to Dr. Kheiralla, stating these events

PN_1901 p017, PN_1901 p043

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcending the material condition

ABU1271

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

250

God selects a few souls and bestows upon them His Special Gifts, for it says, 'Many are called but few are chosen.'

PN_1901 p025

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and mercy; Many are called but few are chosen; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Rejection of Muhammad; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU1316

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

240

Once it was said that the plant had a spirit and the spirit of the plant is the name which was given to it... They are simply the results of the combination of the elements, and when they die nothing remains of them.

PN_1901 p023

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; 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

ABU1559

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

200

This parable was revealed on behalf of Peter and Paul, because at first Paul was one of the adversaries of the Revelation... The 'fatted calf' is the Heavenly Table of Knowledge

PN_1901 p024

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judas; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Saint Peter and Saint Paul

ABU1794

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

170

People must live for one another and not live in seclusion as the monks and nuns. People should not live solitary lives. Light is of no value in an empty room... Man must work and in that work show the qualities of God and thus do good

PN_1901 p024

Importance of community building; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Work as worship

ABU1942

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

150

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

PN_1901 p021

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

ABU1999

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

140

Everything save man has one condition, but man has two.... One will lift him up, but the other will send him to the lowest depths.

BSC.440 #801, PN_1901 p022

Education and the development of capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU2172

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

120

From this time, for the sake of the Blessed Perfection, you will endure many hardships; you will be persecuted severely; people will say bad things about you

PN_1901 p022

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2173

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

120

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

PN_1901 p022

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

ABU2521

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

Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; 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

Evil does not exist. Death is only the lack of life; therefore death does not exist. Darkness is only the lack of light.

BSC.440 #800, PN_1901 p021

ABU2535

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

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

Advance always in the Kingdom of Bahá'u'lláh; occupy thy heart always by the mentioning of Bahá'u'lláh

BSC.502 #966, PN_1901 p026, PN_1901 p085

ABU2767

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

this meant the River of those who went before; that is to say, the religious laws of each preceding prophet are annulled... In the time of Christ the commands of Moses were as dry bones

PN_1901 p023

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2914

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

The abomination of desolation is the one who appears and tries to destroy the Truth and who makes some changes in the teachings of God.

PN_1901 p023

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU3504

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

All believers have attained the Heavenly Gift, but each in a different degree. All have arrived at this Great Rolling Ocean, but each one has taken that which will quench his thirst.

PN_1901 p025, PN_1901 p037

Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU3508

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

We are told in the Bible of the Baptism of Water and of the Spirit, and also of the Baptism of Spirit and of Fire, and these are the Three Baptisms.

PN_1901 p025

Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual baptism

ABU2128

Words to black Baha'is and others, spoken on 1912-09-13

120

Persian

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Kindness to and rights of animals; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity

اگر انسانی صورت و مثال رحمانی داشته باشد سیاه یا سفید نزد خدا مقرب است بعضی بمن اعتراض نموده اند

If a man has spiritual characteristics, be he white or black, he is near to God. Some have protested to me, asking why I seek to cultivate love between the whites and the blacks.

BDA1.243.17

MHMD1.261

ABU1353

Words to Bishop Birch, spoken on 1912-04-17

240

Praise be to God, that stupendous material developments are obtained in this country

DAS.1913-07-15, SW_v07#17 p.175-176, ABIE.067, BLO_PN#007

East and West; communication between East and West; Harmony of science and religion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise of Western values; culture; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1066

Words to Baroness Bertha Von Suttner, spoken on 1913-04-23

300

One of the greatest teachings of Bahá'u'lláh is in regard to international peace. We must not lose our hope and courage. The beginning of a downpour of rain is only a few drops.

DAS.1913-04-23

Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Nationalism; love of country; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB05004

Words to Baha'is of Stuttgart (via Lady Blomfield)

160

Rejoice! Rejoice! Because of the Glad-tidings! You have attained to the light of the Kingdom. The glory of the Sun of Truth

BBBD.138-139, SW_v02#17 p.008

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU0309

Words to Baha'is of Paris, 1911-10-14

720

mixed

این دفعه دوم است که در مجمع احبای پاریس آمدیم الحمد لله می بینم رویهای احبای

This is the second time that we have come into the gathering of the beloved friends in Paris. Praise be to God, I behold the faces of the loved ones [3.5s]... ...The day is approaching when ye shall witness how, through the splendor of the Faith of Baha'u'llah the West will have replaced the East

KHAB.076 (086), KHTB1.046, NJB_v02#14-16 p.016

COF.030bx2x, GPB.253x, GPB.253-254x, GPB.396x, TDH#158.5x

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1049

Words to Baha'is from Seattle, Portland, and Spokane, spoken on 1912-10-17

300

You are all welcome, very welcome. The friends from Seattle and Portland have labored very much to have come such a long distance

MAB.057-058

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as educator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0670

Words to Baha'is from Seattle and Portland, spoken on 1912-10-17

440

I am exceedingly happy to see you. Your faith is as the faith of Peter when His Holiness Christ addressed him thus

MAB.061-063, ECN.736

Hospitality; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1877

Words to Baha'is from Portland, spoken on 1912-10-16

160

Alláh-u-Abhá! You are very welcome.... Because I longed to see you, I have shortened my visit to the country, and here am I.

MAB.053-054, ECN.844

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement

ABU1633

Words to Baha'is from Esslingen, spoken on 1913-04-06

190

You are welcome. You must thank God and I must thank God that a meeting like unto this is being held; for this meeting cannot be compared with other meetings.

DAS.1913-04-06

Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3175

Words to Badi Bushru'i and other students, Ramleh, 1913-09-19

...translate at least one page every day, either from English into Persian, or from Persian into English, thus they might acquire efficiency in this line of work. He recommended for the future that when the means are provided, a committee of translators be organized from both nationalities, who would know the two languages well, in addition to Arabic. Then the Tablets would be properly translated.

DAS.1913-09-19, ABIE.331, BLO_PN#007

Language and the structure of reality; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

ABU2681

Words to Azizollah Bahadur spoken around April 1915

On your return, write to the beloved friends everywhere and give them my heartiest love. Tell them that my health

SW_v06#06 p.046

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2389

Words to assembled guests, spoken on 1913-12-10

100

Yes, I know every one of you, and I love all of you. I have lived forty years in this city, and so you all are my children.

DAS.1913-12-10

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU1635

Words to Aseyeh Allen spoken in May 1907

190

I am very happy that they have the nineteen day Feasts; they should become more and more spiritual... It is better to hold these Feasts in the homes

PN_1907 p071

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2770

Words to Aseyeh Allen spoken in May 1907

Man is dependent. God is independent. Man is weak. God is strong... So, God is, and although He expresses Himself through man, still if He had not created man, He would BE just the same.

PN_1907 p064

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

ABU3206

Words to Aseyeh Allen spoken in May 1907

One must not look at one's self, for the more one does this, the more he sees his faults

PN_1907 p063

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness and remoteness

ABU3582

Words to Aseyeh Allen spoken in May 1907

Part is what you are and part is what I hope you will be.

PN_1907 p063

Personal instructions

ABU1904

Words to Asadullah Qumi spoken around Sept. 1910

160

Do you realize the meaning of my statement... Tell the friends, how, under severe circumstances of bodily weakness, I have accepted... A clipping from the newspaper of Moaid...

SW_v01#15 p.002

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2478

Words to Arthur Agnew spoken in May 1907

It is a symbol of the Real Light. The word 'Baha' appears upon the stone four times

PN_1907 p054

Four pillars; Ringstone symbol; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU1632

Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-16

190

Concerning the Temple, the Mashrak el Azkar, it is a very important matter. The most important thing now in America is the building of the Temple.

SW_v01#12 p.006x, PN_1907 p053, TTAG.022-023, BLO_PN#101

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building

ABU1011

Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-15

310

Not only in remembrance of the Council Board but also of all the believers. And when you go to visit the Holy Tomb you must remember all the believers.

TTAG.019-020, BLO_PN#101

Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity

ABU1456

Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-15

220

It is a good gathering. Thank God that belivers are gathered around this table from every part, with utmost sincerity, unity and friendship.

TTAG.020-022, BLO_PN#101

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1857

Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-14

160

This kind of food is not Persian. It is European... There is no grape in the Kingdom. This is a symbol or sign of the Word of God. The intoxication of this wine is such that it will be seen.

PN_1907 p076, TTAG.018, BLO_PN#101

Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0506

Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-13

530

This is a prison and in prison one cannot find rest. Whatever it may be, this is a prison

TTAG.013-016, BLO_PN#101

Effort; striving; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

ABU1019

Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-13

310

‘Abdu'l-Bahá has written a Tablet specially for the purpose, that should anyone ask about his station, it is ‘Abdu'l-Bahá, and no more

TTAG.016-017, BLO_PN#101

Development of capacity and readiness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity of thought and belief

ABU0966

Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-12

320

It must be so. Twelve thousand now must be as one. Everything will be obtained by unity and harmony... Today I met some people who were very difficult to meet

PN_1907 p074, PN_1907 p078, TTAG.011-013, BLO_PN#101

Composition and decomposition; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Unity in diversity

ABU1321

Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-11

240

In the Persian language they call America the new world. This is a very good name. This new Revelation will be the cause of America becoming a new world.

TTAG.007-008, BLO_PN#101

Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0602

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

470

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

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

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

ABU1190

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

270

I have been wishing that such a day might come. Thank God that such a day has come in which we see each other.

TTAG.003-004, BLO_PN#101

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief

ABU0526

Words to Archie Bell spoken in June 1914

520

I am pleased, very pleased to meet one from far away America… Baha'ism is simply a message, its prophecies are readily explained by all religions… I find gems of truth in what Mrs. [Mary Baker] Eddy said and these things I include and accept. But there are many exaggerations...

DAS.1914-10-30x, SHL.307-317

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Miracles and their interpretation; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1467

Words to Arab villagers from Adasiyyah, spoken on 1914-05-07

220

Consider that Abdu'r-Rahman Pasha receives one forth of the entire crop and produce from the farmers in his village

DAS.1914-05-07

Agriculture; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Work as worship

ABU3271

Words to Aqay-i-Taqizadeh spoken around Dec. 1911

In principle, we prefer freedom as it is one of the divine blessings and pleases God. However, this is not because freedom helps with the diffusion and propagation of our Cause, as it is the opposite — namely, our Cause grows better in a repressive environment.

BLO_PN#005

Growth of the Cause; True liberty; freedom

ABU0050

Words to Anton Haddad ca. 1900

1590

To live in peace, love, union and agreement, and to overlook the faults and defects of others...

BSTW#037

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Methods of teaching the Cause; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3063

Words to Anna Watson spoken around 1904-10-18

I will see what I can do. Finding one, I told him to stay until I brought others to him

BSTW#130, BSTW#173

Accounts of dreams and visions; Music and singing; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2028

Words to Anna Kunz, spoken on 1921-03-29

140

You have been here three days. They are equal to three years. In the Bible in the days of the Lord

SW_v13#06 p.144

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU0326

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

710

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

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

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

ABU1810

Words to Anna Kunz, spoken on 1921-03-27

170

I was very glad to hear of your coming. When all the people are negligent you have been chosen by God.... In their heavenly books the prophets have spoken of the Day of the Lord

SW_v13#06 p.142-142

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Mount Carmel; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04630

Words to Anise Rideout

160

other/unknown lang

اولین قدم ایجاد طلب ورحانیت در قلب است و بعد دارا شدن حیات بهائی حیات بهائی حیات بهائی

The first thing to do is to acquire a thirst for Spirituality, then live the life! Live the life! Live the life!

RRT.099-100, QIRT.22-23

COC#0425x, SW_v19#03 p.069

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of example; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1631

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

190

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

DAS.1914-03-25

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

ABU1176

Words to an Indian scholar, spoken on 1914-03-19

270

Just as you are a servant of God I am also the servant of God. I am the absolute servant of the Almighty without implication or interpretation.

DAS.1914-03-19

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

ABU2327

Words to an Indian scholar, spoken on 1914-03-19

100

It is self-evident that God is the source of confirmation. Were it not for His confirmation man could accomplish nothing. Help must come from Him.

DAS.1914-03-19

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Justice and mercy; Law of cause and effect; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

ABU2359

Words to an Indian Muslim prince, spoken on 1914-01-18

100

India needs these principles of tolerance and liberalism more than nay other country.... The cohorts of the Kingdom of Abha are engaged in uninterrupted conquest

DAS.1914-01-18, SW_v05#02 p.019

Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Unity in diversity

ABU2272

Words to an English-speaking enquirer spoken in April 1914

110

In this world there are two things which are the cause of man's elevation and progress: one is knowledge and the other is religion.

TDAB.17

Harmony of science and religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3502

Words to an English friend, spoken on 1913-03-31

Whosoever with a contrite heart prays and begs from Bahá'u'lláh help and assistance will be aided, even if he is not a Bahá'í, only that he is sincere and whole-hearted in his prayers.

DAS.1913-03-31

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer

ABU0600

Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-12

470

Today in the world of humanity the most important matter is the question of Universal Peace. The realization of this principle is the crying need...

COC#1604x, LOG#1419x, DAS.1914-05-12, SW_v05#08 p.115-117, SW_v07#06 p.041-042, DWN_v1#12 p.007bx, PN_1914 p011

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Means of establishment of future civilization; Relationship between government and people; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU1275

Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-12

250

The editors of the Newspapers are the guardians of the rights of man. They are the champions of the poor and the protectors of the Wronged ones.

DAS.1914-05-12

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Newspapers and the media; publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0566

Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-11

490

By a general agreement all the governments of the world must disarm simultaneously. It will

DAS.1914-05-11, SW_v05#08 p.116, SW_v07#06 p.042-043, SW_v08#12 p.155-156, PN_1914 p012, STAB#151

Call to action; Stories; anecdotes; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU0776

Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-11

380

The ideals of Peace must be nurtured and spread amongst the inhabitants of the world, they must be instructed in the school of Peace

DAS.1914-05-11, SW_v05#08 p.116-117, SW_v07#06 p.043+048, SW_v15#02 p.037, PN_1914 p013

Nationalism; love of country; Supreme tribunal; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU1969

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

140

Persian

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

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

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

BDA1.013.08

MHMD1.019

ABU1594

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

200

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

SUR.142

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

ABU3635

Words to American pilgrims spoken around April 1907

Through prayer, supplication, purification of the heart and good wishes.

SW_v08#04 p.045

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1706

Words to Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-09

180

Are you happy? Have the people of Germany the capacity to receive?... The Kingdom of God is like a tailor, and nations and sects are like pieces of cloth or materials; each nation or sect is a special material

FRGA.014

Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief

ABU2077

Words to Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-07

130

A good foundation is laid in Germany. The believers must be firmly grounded n the principles of morality and honesty. First--Truthfulness…

SW_v07#18 p.183x, FRGA.002

Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2889

Words to Alma Knobloch and others, spoken on 1913-04-25

The love of Bahá'u'lláh is the essence of happiness. Any heart which will become the depository of this love is always happy.

DAS.1913-04-25

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God

ABU0272

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-12-02

780

Truly God has created all the beings, but has created them that they may be educated. And every existing being is endowed with two perfections - creative and educative.

PN_1900 p027, PN_1900 p050, BSTW#169h

Education and the development of capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Man's distinction from the animal; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Need for an educator; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Universal education

ABU0810

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-12-01

370

A Manifestation of God is first proven by the characteristics of the Divine Essence shining forth from Him... the Bab and the Blessed Perfection said before the appearance of the first Adam, an hundred thousand Adams appeared upon the earth, but in these days the people only know of the Adam who came 5,000 years ago.

PN_1900 p026, BSTW#169g

Adam; Adam and Eve; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Names and attributes of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God

ABU0251

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-30

820

All the nations of the world who believe in God are divided into two classes: the agnostics and the true believers... The agnostics are divided into two classes

PN_1900_heh p011, PN_1900 p024, BSTW#169f

Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Knowledge; recognition of God; Limits of the intellect; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Rejection of Muhammad; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU1226

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-28

260

other/unknown lang

Prayer and Devotional Life

انسان در متعالی ترین شکل نیایش خود فقط به منظور ابراز عشق و محبت به حضرت

Man becomes like a stone unless he continually supplicates to God. The heart of man is like a mirror... There are many subjects which are difficult for man to solve... In the highest prayer... When a man falls in love with a human being

COMP_PDLP#28x

BRL_PDL#28x, COC#1756x, LOG#1512x, SW_v08#04 p.042-043x, SW_v14#06 p.167x, AELT.216-217x, PN_1900 p023, PN_1900 p053, PN_1900 p124, PN_1900_heh p009, BNE.095x, BSTW#169e, BSTW#326x

MANA

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Importance of prayer; Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1146

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-27

280

The essence of prophethood is one, just as the effect of one or more lights is that of one. If you want to see the light

PN_1900_heh p008, PN_1900 p022, PN_1900 p049, BSTW#169e

Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU0356

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-26

670

Praise be to God! You have attained the visit of the Holy Tomb... The worldly grades of every Manifestation are so different

PN_1900 p020, BSTW#169c

Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; The cross and the trinity

ABU0808

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-24

370

In this morning's lesson we explained redemption. The self-sacrifice of Jesus cause those who believed in Him to have eternal life.... The mystery of it is explained in four ways.

PN_1900 p019, PN_1900 p102, PN_1900 p120, BSTW#169b

Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Return of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; 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

ABU0694

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-23

420

In any sort of business, both spiritual and material, the success thereof depends upon the capacity of those attending to it.

PN_1900 p018, PN_1900 p119, BSTW#169b

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU2644

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-22

Look at the great and glorious favors of the Blessed Perfection in bringing together these people...

PN_1900 p018, PN_1900 p101, PN_1900 p118, BSTW#169a

Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0895

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-21

340

Jesus spoke everything in parables because the ideal sense is, in this way, revealed and understood.

PN_1900 p017, PN_1900 p103, BSTW#169a

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU3386

Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-16

Had ye believed in Moses, ye would also believe in me'... If a king send many different rulers to govern a city

PN_1907 p019, PN_unsorted p023

Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU3550

Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-16

Yes, if he deals unjustly and tyrannically with his people he forfeits the right to govern them.

PN_1907 p019

Justice and mercy; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy

ABU3505

Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-15

Yes, in Persia to the Shah, in Turkey to the Sultan, though in reality He was not subject to any

Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2607

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

It is as difficult for the human mind to understand the Essence of God as for the watch to understand its maker... The only test of its truth lies in the influence this conception has upon our lives

SW_v08#10 p.136x, PN_1907 p016

Bringing forth results; fruit; Goodly deeds; actions; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU2909

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

The spirit results from the union of body and soul; this spirit becomes immortal, always remaining with the soul and forming for it, after death, a sort of ethereal body. There is a human spirit and a divine spirit

SW_v14#01 p.009x, PN_1907 p016

Relationship of the soul to the body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU3408

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

Yes. As in the vegetable world the best results are obtained when one kind of fruit is grafted on another, so in the human family, the best and strongest children are obtained by intermarriage between different races.

Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Race unity; racial issues; Unity in diversity

ABU3491

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

It is not impossible that He should have been, though it is not necessary that all Manifestations should come in that way.

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU3549

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

Yes, but they do not do it through mediums nor in material ways, but in spiritual ways.

PN_1907 p017

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

ABU3577

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

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

PN_1907 p016

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

ABU3578

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

No. A soul, once freed from its body, never again takes shape in this world.

PN_1907 p017

Reincarnation

ABU3579

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

No. It will be placed in different conditions by God's Mercy, and will eventually progress.

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Soul; spirit after death

ABU3584

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

No! Not to me, but to the Glory of God (Bahá'u'lláh) whose Light I reflect

PN_1907 p016

Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3585

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

God has made all mankind of one family; no race is superior to another.

PN_1907 p017

Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3611

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

Yes: every soul has a beginning, but, once created is immortal.

PN_1907 p016

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation

ABU3616

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

No man can be happy without God, though he may not know why he is miserable

SW_v07#16 p.161, PN_1907 p017

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Knowledge; recognition of God; Transcending the material condition; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU3625

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

No, the dead retain both interest in and remembrance of those they love.

SW_v14#02 p.037, PN_1907 p017

Soul; spirit after death

ABU1951

Words to Alice Beede et al, spoken on 1911-10-15

150

I am very glad to be here with you. I am very glad to see you all here.

SW_v02#18 p.006-007+12

Education of children; moral education; High station of teachers of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1910

Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900

160

…every morning when the sun comes up, it does not first send out a herald to wake up the townspeople and tell them to rise and go to work.

SUR.141

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Imam 'Ali; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds

ABU2423

Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900

100

While suffering death on the pathway of God is the highest attainment, still, that dying which continues on throughout life, giving lift to other souls, is the station of 'living martyrdom'.

SUR.134

Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2864

Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900

The Blessed Perfection, Bahá’u’lláh, has promised to raise up souls who would hasten to the service of the Covenant… Go, and eat this candy. Rest assured, the Blessed Perfection will enable you to translate

SUR.109

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

ABU3092

Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900

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

SUR.127

Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship

ABU3628

Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900

Sometimes material food confers spiritual sustenance and strength.

SUR.136

Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet

ABU2702

Words to Ali-Kuli Khan in 'Akka prior to 1902

A wise man when looking at an egg, sees in it the whole form of a bird; he sees the beak

SW_v07#01 p.004

Development of capacity and readiness; Evolution; human evolution; Law of cause and effect; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU3188

Words to Ali Kuli Khan, spoken on 1906-06-12

In the end, all will be well and happy times will come. 'Once again a time will come as sweet as sugar.' The time will come when the procession of pilgrims of all lands will be densely extended

PN_1906 p032, SUR.228, BLO_PN#001

Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity

ABU1521

Words to Ali Kuli Khan, spoken on 1906-06-11

210

We have wished it to be such. For many reasons, this incarceration is useful for me. One is that this is conducive to protection; for our enemies

PN_1906 p021, PN_1906 p030, SUR.227, BLO_PN#001

Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2367

Words to Ali Kuli Khan, spoken on 1906-06-10

100

Paul and Peter, the Apostles, once went into one of the cities of the Greeks and engaged in teaching the Truth. In that city, there was a temple

PN_1906 p021, PN_1906 p029, SUR.230, BLO_PN#001

Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Growth of the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3055

Words to Ali Kuli Khan, spoken on 1906-06-09

If a man is not happy in his life, death is better than such a life. True joy comes from the tranquility of [the] heart, and this state comes from faith!

PN_1906 p019, PN_1906 p026, SUR.229-230, BLO_PN#001

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU0134

Words to Ali Kuli Khan spoken in June 1906

1080

This is one of the conditions of the teachers of the Truth; he must possess pure severance, so that his words may produce such an effect on the hearers

PN_1906 p055, SUR.250-253, BLO_PN#001

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1334

Words to Ali Kuli Khan spoken in June 1906

240

Infallibility is of two kinds; 1) Intrinsic or immediate Infallibility, 2) conferred, extrinsic or mediate Infallibility. Intrinsic or immediate Infallibility means that of God

PN_1906 p046, SUR.248, BLO_PN#001

House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]

ABU1289

Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Zia Bagdadi, spoken on 1912-06-20

250

Mirza Hadi Javaheri, a very wealthy Persian Bahá'í died in Baghdad leaving a son, three daughter and a great fortune.

SW_v19#08 p.255

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Personal instructions

ABU0971

Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13

320

Intuition (or inner perception) is a power or a light by which man comprehends and perceives the realities of things without the mediumship of the outward senses.

PN_1906 p038, SUR.234, BLO_PN#001

Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Intuition; inspiration; Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1568

Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13

200

Sagacity is a power which enables one to become cognizant of the existence of a thing by means of the outward senses, or to feel the presence of a thing through certain outward signs.

PN_1906 p037, SUR.233, BLO_PN#001

Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; The mind's power of discovery

ABU1728

Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-10

180

Virtue and excellence consist in true faith in God, not in having a small or a large appetite for food, or in similar matters. Jinab-i-Tahirih had a good appetite.

PN_1906 p020, PN_1906 p028, SUR.229, BLO_PN#001

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0467

Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan spoken in June 1906

560

That which is always the cause of inharmony and delays the progress of the Cause of God is love for leadership and self-interest. Those who cherish such tendencies

PN_1906 p052, SUR.249-250, BLO_PN#001

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0777

Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan spoken in June 1906

380

When man has faith, even the mountains of the world can not oppose him, nay, he bears every trial and calamity

PN_1906 p061, SUR.254-255, BLO_PN#001

Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2872

Words to Albert Windust, Ramleh, 1913-10-23

...That which is the most important of all the affairs in this day is to teach the Cause of God!

SW_v04#15 p.251

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2255

Words to Albert Vail, spoken on 1919-11-23

110

If people ask you about your conduct (as a Bahá'í teacher), say: ‘We do not oppose the religion of any one and we act in accordance with the Gospel.

LAT.105-108

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2637

Words to Albert Vail, spoken on 1919-11-23

Each one of the friends should try to guide one soul--those who are worthy--not the persons who enter the Cause and bring degradation to it; not like Fareed.

PN_1919 p013, BSTW#206

Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1634

Words to Albert Vail, spoken on 1919-11-19

190

The City you deem most advisable is preferred by Me... Never associate with Mrs Kirchner... Be kind to them at first. Do not be severe at first. If you find they cannot be changed, leave them to themselves.

PN_1919 p013

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Personal instructions

ABU3267

Words to Albert Vail

We do not oppose the religion of anyone. We act in accordance with the Gospel. But we must also act

SW_v13#09 p.218

Christ; Christianity; Exhortations and counsels; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction

ABU2686

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1918-10-19

I hope that the war may soon come to an end, so that I may again look in the faces

SW_v09#16 p.179, PN_1918 p002

Justice and mercy; Parliaments; constitutional government; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1799

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1917-01-17

170

I am like a man who has lost the most priceless jewel. He is seeking here and searching

SW_v09#13 p.143

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Power of prayer; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1766

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-06-23

170

I have repeated on various occasions that the foundation of the progress of the Bahá'í Cause consists in the spread of the message... This is the time for laying the foundation and raising the walls. This is not the time to think of the interior decoration and furniture.

DAS.1915-06-23

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1233

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-19

260

All the Bahá'í books are being preserved in boxes and in these days I have no inclination of opening them. In former years month after month I worked from sunrise till midnight

DAS.1915-05-19

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0562

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-18

490

I have sent for thee this morning to speak to thee on a confidential matter. The covenant-breakers have again concocted another device, whereby they may terminate my life

DAS.1915-05-18

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0624

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-15

460

The Cause of God is in need of many active, efficient workers and the time is soon coming... As thou knowest it is very easy for us to teach and spread the Cause in this country but the government will rise immediately against us and the Blessed Tombs of Baha'u'llah and the Bab will be demolished by the hands of a fanatical mob

DAS.1915-05-15

Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0396

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-09

620

Persian

این چاه را بسته اند که مبادا سایرین از آبش استعمال کنند سبحان الله از مضرت بدیگران چه نتیجه

Many years ago this was a public well and the native women every morning and evening drew water. After a while the Germans made up their minds to take possession of it.

KHH1.233-234 (1.327)x

KHHE.344x, DAS.1915-05-09

Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2670

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-03

Whosoever I send to America must at first gain the regenerative power of the second birth, be baptized with the water of universal ideals and be a living torch of the Fire of the Love of God

DAS.1915-05-03

Love as fire; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Words vs deeds

ABU1101

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-04-24

290

The inner, spiritual life of man is like unto this well. He must allay the thirst of the travellers on the path of Truth with the water of significances... I hope thou wilt become the boiling, gushing, flowing well of the Love of Bahá'u'lláh, irrigating the parched ground of the hearts

DAS.1915-04-24

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Living waters; water of life; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2265

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-04-22

110

Wait till the end of this war. The new ideals of peace which I have nurtured in my mind will be promoted. God willing we shall take another journey

DAS.1915-04-22

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Means of establishment of future civilization; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1165

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-04-15

270

While surrounded with all these innumerable sufferings and calamities my mind and spirit have been working day and night gathering brilliant pearls of new Ideals... If it is in accord with the Will of God we shall take another journey into the outside world

DAS.1915-04-15

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; East and West; communication between East and West; Martyrs and martyrdom; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1315

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-03-19

240

Ah! Thou art carrying in thy hand a rosary! With the Mohamadans it has become a habit to play with the rosary all the time.

DAS.1915-03-19

Empty learning; false spirituality; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated

ABU0615

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-03-07

460

During the last two years the world has gone through a terrific earthquake. Bloodthirstiness and ferocity have become widespread.

DAS.1915-03-07

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; War and peace

ABU1944

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-02-15

150

When I go to bed I lie awake for one or two hours, then I sleep well for four hours. The sleep before twilight is also very invigorating. Taki Menshadi often spoke during the hours of sleep.

DAS.1915-02-15

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Contemplation; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2633

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-01-30

This is the first German house built in Haifa by the leader of the colony, called Hirtik, who came here in 1870 with about 500 people

DAS.1915-01-30

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

ABU0779

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-12-29

380

The friends must be the wise physicians of the world of humanity but they must be graduated from the university of the Manifestations of God. They must first master the science of the spiritual materia-medica

DAS.1914-12-29

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU0995

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-12-19

310

His Holiness Christ on account of the avocation of His disciples called them the fisher of men but the Blessed Perfection designated

DAS.1914-12-19, SW_v13#07 p.172-173

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1099

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-12-11

290

Only in America such brilliant ideas are born. This will be a most effective token of America's attitude in the matter of brotherhood... The axis around which the consolation of the hearts revolves is Faith in God.

DAS.1914-12-11

Consolation and comfort; God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Nationalism; love of country; Praise of Western values; culture; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0772

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-19

380

Art thou happy with me? In thee I place my utmost trust. Because all my correspondence passes through thy hand and all my letters are read and transcribed and translated by thee, thou art the custodian of my secrets.

DAS.1914-11-19

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU3393

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-16

What art thou writing now? Art thou not satisfied with all that thou hast written? What dost thou do with them? No matter what I say thou art ready to make a note of it. Who has ordered thee to do this?

DAS.1914-11-16

Personal instructions; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0487

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-08

550

The tempest in the Atlantic ocean is very spectacular. It is a world of water.... When I was a very young child in Tihran, there was a man by the name of Abbas Quli Khan

DAS.1914-11-08

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1515

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-10-23

210

America is the home of the ideals of Peace; its people are peace-loving and its democratic leaders the spreaders of the seeds of Peace.

DAS.1914-10-23, SW_v13#11 p.293

Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Parliaments; constitutional government; Praise of Western values; culture; Universal peace; world unity

ABU3560

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-10-19

You are writing a book. I have been reading all morning these letters. They are interesting.

DAS.1914-10-19

Review of publications

ABU1103

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-05-02

290

How cool is thy areesheh! Is this not better than the palace of the kings?... All the companions of our trips in different parts of the world have departed and only you and I are left!

DAS.1914-05-02

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU2392

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-03-15

100

The spiritual life postulates simplicity and contemplation combined with usefulness and well-guided activity. When we were living in Baghdad according to the custom of that country we slept on the roof

DAS.1914-03-15, SW_v07#18 p.177-178x, SW_v08#13 p.167x

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Contemplation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2492

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-03-15

I am not saying anything, but every week I receive great news about the progress of the Cause in Persia... The Spirit of God is using these instruments in all parts of the world to create a mighty synthesis of all that which is best in the past religions

DAS.1914-03-15

Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1186

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-03-06

270

Consider and reflect over the Favors and Bounties of the Blessed Perfection!.. I will send thee to America

DAS.1914-03-06

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU0575

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-02-28

490

Pray from thy heart that my health continue to be well, so that I may attend to all the affairs.

DAS.1914-02-28

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Presence of; reunion with God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU3061

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-12-30

If a man lives a thousand years or achieves the most wonderful service, this does not avail him. If he becomes the most famous man in the world

DAS.1913-12-30

Attaining good pleasure of God; Chastisement and requital; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0862

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-11-21

350

Last night I slept five hours. I passed a cheerful night. One of the greatest gifts in the world of humanity is sleep.

DAS.1913-11-21

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing

ABU2967

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-10-30

Universal Peace is the best panacea for the diseases of the Islamic world

DAS.1913-10-30

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU0764

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-06-22

390

How I long to be far away from people for two months, somewhere where I have not to read letters, answer questions and always associate with men.... One of the oriental kings going to hunt

DAS.1913-06-22

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech

ABU1332

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-06-20

240

A few days before His departure Bahá'u'lláh called me into His bedroom and commanded me to gather together all His writings and Tablets... After the ascension, Mohamad Ali stole all the writings which were entrusted to me

DAS.1913-06-20

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2890

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-07

The wise man sees that another army with no cannons or rifles but with quite other armaments shall defeat this army.

DAS.1913-05-07

Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes; War and peace

ABU3517

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-07

When I was young they would light ten candles and at the range of a very long distance I would put out the lights one after another without missing one.

DAS.1913-05-07

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Excellence; distinction; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1546

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-06

200

Persian

Accounts of dreams and visions; Jabulqa and Jabarsa; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The concourse on high; Universal language

دیشب جمال مبارک را در خواب دیدم که بلسانی غیر از السن موجوده تکلم میفرمایند

Last night I had a dream. In this dream I saw the Blessed Perfection standing before a large gathering. I was also amongst these people.

BDA2.290x

DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2.382

ABU2057

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-06

130

It is strange that the people put aside my many Tablets written on this matter and go by their own feelings. Write to Mr Hannen to make public my explicit texts concerning the Society and its future.

DAS.1913-05-06

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3074

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-06

I do not feel happy in Paris. I do not know whether it is its depressing atmosphere or the effect of the indifference of the people to spiritual things.

DAS.1913-05-06

Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0641

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-03-08

450

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

و وقتی بمناسبت سئوالات حاضرین فرق مابین مطالب و اقوال انبیا و متصوفین بیان می‌نمودند ... شخصی پرسید فرق این امر و صوفیه چیست فرمودند من آنرا بیان کردم حضرات صوفیه به دو مقام مومنند مقام حق و مقام خلق

I have explained the philosophical aspect of this subject. It is this: In Sufism there are only two stations... Do you know in what Day you are living? Do you realize in what Dispensation you are alive?

BDA2.174x

DAS.1913-03-08, BSC.266 #551x, SW_v04#06 p.098x, SW_v06#15 p.118-119x, SW_v13#01 p.006x, SW_v08#14 p.191x, DWN_v3#01 p.002x, MHMD2.219, ADP.038-039x

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2754

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-03-08

While in America I strove day and night to prepare a few holy sanctified souls to take up the burden of the Cause after my departure. A very few who have responded to this call have arisen

DAS.1913-03-08

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Exhortations and counsels; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0271

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-02-17

780

I have certain things that attract the confirmations of God. They are so wonderful and extraordinary that if I tell them, some people may not accept them as facts.

DAS.1913-02-17

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Power of prayer; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1786

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-01-22

170

Once Muhammad Ali thought in a public way [to] show his superiority over ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. In those days the Blessed Perfection lived in the Palace of Bahji

DAS.1913-01-22

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis

ABU0805

Words to Ahmad Sohrab and others, spoken on 1914-11-29

370

Those who are endued with spiritual insight see in the small chapter a typical portrayal of the present upheaval in all parts of the world

DAS.1914-11-29

Apocalyptic imagery; Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Justice and mercy; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; War and peace

ABU0741

Words to Ahmad Sohrab and others, spoken on 1914-11-28

400

In this Dispensation all the ties of physical relationship are broken and should play no part in passing judgment over one's character. Not the one who is related to me but the one who doeth the will of Bahá'u'lláh is of me and related to me.

DAS.1914-11-28

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0508

Words to Agnew, Chase, Sheffler, spoken on 1907-04-12

530

Today is a beautiful day. I have been longing to see such a day. I am very happy. My happiness is from the point that the Power of God has gathered us together…. If there should not be decomposition, composition would not be.

PN_1907 p073x, TTAG.008-011, BLO_PN#101

Composition and decomposition; Critique of Western values; culture; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity; War and peace

ABU0823

Words to Abdu'l-Ghaffar, spoken on 1915-04-08

360

Persian

این را بدانید جمال مبارک امر اکید برجوع بحکیم فر موده انسان باید جزئیاترا هم از حکیم سئوال نماید

You must clearly understand that the Blessed Perfection has commanded most emphatically that in case of sickness, one must refer to the skilled physician and abide by his prescription

KHH1.205-206 (1.287-288)

KHHE.300-302, DAS.1915-04-08

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Praise of Western values; culture; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1642

Words to A.M.Boylan, spoken on 1912-06-07

190

The marriage bond is important. Very, very important. Marriage must be strict and pure. You must all be very careful about this. Women and men must not embrace each other when not married... Do not distress them by saying that they should not have done this or that. They will see for themselves.

LOG#1438x, PN_1912 p026, PN_1912 p119, BSTW#148, BSTW#431

Chastity and purity; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2775

Words to a young man, spoken on 1913-01-22

Now that you are returning to America, pass through all the large cities on the way, meet the friends of God and associate with them.

DAS.1913-01-22

Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Goodly deeds; actions; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU3161

Words to a young Jewish woman, spoken on 1912-08-21

Persian

Call to action; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

یهودی خوب هم بهائی میشود حقیقت امر حضرت موسی و امر حضرت بهاءالله یکی است توجه ببهآءالله کن سکون و قرار خواهی یافت

A good Jew can also become a Baha'í. The truth of the religion of Moses and of Baha'u'llah is one.

BDA1.200.09

MHMD1.216

ABU1223

Words to a young girl from Scotland studying painting, spoken on 1913-05-07

260

His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh has commanded the study of arts and crafts; that when we undertake the study of any branch of arts we must perfect ourselves in it

DAS.1913-05-07

Bringing oneself to account each day; High station of the arts and sciences; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2391

Words to a young believer, spoken on 1914-03-12

100

A wise young man ever thinks of and studies those means which are conducive to his progress - mental, intellectual and spiritual. He lets all amusements and recreations go and applies himself

DAS.1914-03-12

Education of children; moral education; Exhortations and counsels; High station of learning; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession

ABU2109

Words to a young believer, spoken on 1914-03-10

130

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

Were it not for the favors of the Blessed Perfection, no one would have given us any importance. There are some who become proud and haughty... Meekness and humility are the hallmarks of faith.... There are no officers in this Cause... The foundation of this Cause is pure, spiritual democracy and not a theocracy.

DAS.1914-03-10, BSC.449 #820, SW_v08#09 p.116x, PN_various p009, BSTW#096

ABU2141

Words to a writer of a Beirut daily, spoken on 1914-03-16

120

The editor of a newspaper or a magazine must ever take the side of Truth. Every fact before its publication must be thoroughly investigated.

DAS.1914-03-16

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Newspapers and the media; publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU2621

Words to a woman questioner, spoken on 1913-04-22

You must enter in the Kingdom of Abha. In the Kingdom of Abha, there is light upon light. The darkness of sorrow and pain is banished forever

DAS.1913-04-22

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU2356

Words to a woman from Holland, spoken on 1913-01-19

100

When you return to Holland, summon the people to the Kingdom of God and cry out: Glad tidings! Glad tidings! The Sun of Reality hath dawned

DAS.1913-01-19

Call to action; The concourse on high

ABU0763

Words to a vistor, spoken on 1913-04-20

390

Well said. You have brought up a good point.... The Bahá'í movement is not an organization. You can never organize the Bahá'í Cause.... The Bahá'í Revelation is the spirit of this age.

DAS.1913-04-20, SW_v05#05 p.067x, SW_v06#15 p.118x

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Executive government; power of execution; Oneness; unity of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universality of the Cause; Words vs deeds

ABU1498

Words to a vistor, spoken on 1913-04-20

210

Persian

Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; High station of learning; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity

معلم یعنی مربی حقیقی که مظهر صفات الهیه است و یکی از صفات او صفت ربوبیت است

By Father we mean the Educator. Just as the Father is tender to his children, likewise the instructor teaches them.... Generally, there are three kinds of teachers

BDA2.249

DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.323

ABU1924

Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-21

150

Persian

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge of self; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

همیشه ملتفت حال خود باش بهبین چه نقصی داری کوشِش نما تا آن را اصلاح کنی چشم انسان

Thou must look to thyself and within thyself and find thine own errors and weaknesses. If thou hast any imperfection thyself, try to improve it.

BDA2.310

DAS.1913-05-21, SW_v08#11 p.138, MHMD2.410-411, BSTW#338

ABU3023

Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-17

Persian

Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos

وقتی بیان جمال مبارک این بود که اگر کسی حیوانات ذبح نکند و بنباتات قناعت نماید البته بهتر است ولی نهی نفرمودند

It is better not to eat meat if one can possibly abstain from it. However, it is impossible at the present stage of human evolution to ask people not to practice meat-eating.

AVK3.032.10x, BDA2.303

DAS.1913-05-17, MHMD2.400-401

ABU2178

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

120

other/unknown lang

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

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

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

BDA2.303

DAS.1913-05-17, MHMD2.401

ABU1606

Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12

190

Persian

Call to action; Manifestation of God as mediator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

خود مسیح میفرماید منم نان حیات پس آن مائدهٴ کمالات و یوضات آسمانی بود و آن طبقها

His Holiness Christ said: I am the bread which has come down from heaven. Again he said: Whosoever eats of this bread, he shall find a new life. The heavenly food is the divine virtues of the world of humanity

BDA2.297x

DAS.1913-05-12, MHMD2.392-393x

ABU3572

Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12

Persian

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

معانی شرع قدیم را حضرت مسیح نشئهٴ واثر جدید داد

By this is meant that Christ imbued the meanings of the ancient law with new life and invested them with a fresh effect

AVK2.183.02, BDA2.297

DAS.1913-05-12, MHMD2.393

ABU2931

Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-09

Under all circumstances, I am happy and well. I am never unwell. The body of man is the result of the composition of the elements and these elements are constantly at war with each other.

DAS.1913-05-09

Composition and decomposition; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body

ABU2593

Words to a Unitarian woman, spoken on 1912-03-26

Persian

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

مژده مژده که علم ملکوت بلند شد مژده مژده بهار الهی ظاهر گردید مژده مژده ابر رحمت ببارید

The most important of all intentions is to spread the love of God.... Glad tidings, glad tidings, the Sun of love has dawned

BDA1.011.12

DAS.1913-07-15, SW_v14#05 p.129, MHMD1.016-017, ABIE.066, BLO_PN#007

ABU1911

Words to a troop of actors, spoken on 1912-12-21

160

All these people thought they were waiting for Christ and that they were His intimate friends

LBLT.132-133

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU1193

Words to a telegraph officer, spoken on 1913-10-29

270

When I was in America, I was most busy... Once upon a time, there was a poor fellah (farmer) who cultivated a patch of ground with cotton.

DAS.1913-10-29, SW_v09#18 p.210x, STAB#120

Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1840

Words to a Sufi, spoken on 1912-10-30

160

Persian

Christ; Christianity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Moses; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

صحیح است ولی یک آدمی انقدر عزیز است که مسجود امم میشود مانند حضرت مسیح و موسی داعی بوحدانیت الهیه و سبب تربیت ملتی می گردد

Yes, this is true, but one man is so exalted that others bow down before Him and He is adored by them like Christ or Moses

BDA1.340.09

MHMD1.358-359

ABU1561

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

200

The Bahá'ís must be the servants of universal Peace, the workers for the Cause of the Oneness of the world of humanity, the spreaders of heavenly Love amongst the children of men

DAS.1914-05-09, SW_v16#01 p.385x, PN_1914 p002, PN_1914 p004, BSTW#318

Call to action; Compassion; kindness; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1863

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

160

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

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

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

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

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

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

ABU2012

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

140

My objects are the establishment of the Cause of international arbitration, the promotion of the oneness of the world of humanity, the conformity of religion with science and reason

Harmony of science and religion; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity

ABU2786

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

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

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

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

ABU3485

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

Is there a hell more direful than Ignorance? A hell worse than deprivation from the Divine Nearness? A hell lower than negligence and inadvertence?

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people

ABU3503

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

This is not only the golden age but the age of Diamond. This is the Century of Lights! This is the cycle of Love. This is the glorious Down of the Sun of Reality

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology

ABU3533

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

I do not like the word 'leader'. I am Abdul Baha. I am the servant of the world of humanity.

Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2832

Words to a socialist, spoken on 1912-06-01

Persian

The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wealth inequality and its moderation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

باشتراکیون بگو اشتراک در اموال و اراضی اینعالم فانی سبب نزاع و جدال است اما اشتراک و وراثت ملکوت

Tell the socialists that sharing of property and land in this mortal world is the source of strife and warfare but sharing and inheritance in the Kingdom is the cause of love and unity.

BDA1.112.03

SW_v19#06 p.184, MHMD1.119

ABU2622

Words to a singer, spoken on 1913-05-26

Are you progressing in your art? The heavenly song is good. It is my hope that you may sing that song. When we left America on the steamer Celtic, there were several musicians and singers.

DAS.1913-05-26

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high

ABU0734

Words to a Russian princess, spoken on 1913-10-30

400

A Bahá'í is at the same time a Christian, a Jew, a Zoroastrian and a Mohammadan. The Bahá'í Cause is like unto a tree... Every moment in this world has a center.

DAS.1913-10-30, SW_v08#14 p.188x

Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3664

Words to a reporter, spoken ca. 1912-10-19

160

Proud of him [Omar Khayyam]? Would you be proud of that man who had led your children into evil ways? Would you be proud of a drunkard

ABU3137

Words to a reporter from the Post, spoken on 1912-10-04

Persian

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion

در این قرن نورانی جمیع امور تجدید شده علوم تجدد یافته فنون جدید

In this enlightened age everything has been renewed--sciences have been renewed, new arts have come into being

BDA1.287.12

MHMD1.305

ABU0315

Words to a reporter from the Montreal Star on 10 Sep 1912

720

As to the question of disarmament, all nations must disarm at the same time... The one man slapped another on the face.... All Europe is an armed camp... It will be established in this century...

ABIC.034-035

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Humor; jokes; Means of establishment of future civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU1979

Words to a reporter from the Bulletin, spoken on 1912-10-04

140

Persian

Human reality created in the image of God; Justice and wrath of God

خداوند انسان را بصورت و مثال خود خلق کرده .... ولی حال بالعکس از حیوانات درنده بی رحم تر

God created man after His own image and likeness... but now, behaving contrarily, man has become more merciless

BDA1.287.15

MHMD1.305

ABU2591

Words to a Rabbi, spoken on 1912-12-04

Persian

Creation of the world; Human reality created in the image of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God

مراد از خلق آسمانها و زمینها در شش روز آن روز الهی است و خلق روحانی

What is intended by the creation of heaven and earth in six days is a spiritual creation and a divine day

BDA1.403.12

MHMD1.422

ABU3321

Words to a Rabbi, spoken on 1912-11-09

Persian

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Oneness; unity of religion

هر گاه این امم رؤسای یکدیگر را به عزت یاد نمایند جمیع ذلتها و جدالها از میان برخیزد بجای نفرت الفت و بجای عداوت و بیگانگی محب و یگانگی حاصل شود مقصد من اینست

Whenever these people mention each other's leaders with due reverence then all sufferings and contentions shall cease

BDA1.362.04

MHMD1.381

ABU1502

Words to a pilgrim, spoken on 1914-03-28

210

Now the old believers should be satisfied with what they have... Some years ago there lived in New York a good believer by the name, Mrs. Helen Cole

DAS.1914-03-28

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions

ABU2390

Words to a pilgrim, spoken on 1914-03-05

100

Be thou occupied in guiding the souls. If you want to educate a person you must strive for many years

DAS.1914-03-05

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as educator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; 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

ABU1617

Words to a physician, spoken on 1912-11-05

190

Persian

East and West; communication between East and West; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

مقصود من الفت بین احزابست و ترک تعصب و ضغینه و بغضا تا ملل و امم عالم با یکدیگر براد?? شوند جمیع خیر خواه جنس بشر گردند

My aim is to create harmony and concord among the different groups and to eradicate prejudice, hatred and enmity

BDA1.355.16

MHMD1.374-375

ABU1790

Words to a Persian visitor, spoken on 1913-05-17

170

Be patient. Overlook the shortcomings of others. Don't mind the criticisms of anyone. Let thy heart be like unto a sea.

DAS.1913-05-17

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0711

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

410

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

DAS.1913-03-23

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

ABU2980

Words to a Persian student, spoken on 1914-06-24

Thou must strive day by day so that the fire of the Love of God may burn brighter and brighter upon the censer of thy heart

DAS.1914-06-24

Effort; striving; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Study; deepening

ABU0952

Words to a Persian prince, spoken on 1913-02-21

320

Mirza Taqi Khan was the ablest and most astute statesman that Persia had produced for a long time. Although he committed the greatest mistake of his life

DAS.1913-02-21

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

ABU1045

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

300

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

DAS.1914-05-27

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

ABU2487

Words to a patriotic youth, spoken on 1913-03-23

Once upon a time the king of a certain country got hold of an owl and put it in a large golden cage hanging it in his royal Park. The King observed that the owl was not happy in his wonderful park

DAS.1913-03-23

Humor; jokes; Nationalism; love of country; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2866

Words to a painter, spoken on 1913-04-03

Can you paint upon the page of the world the ideal pictures of the Supreme Concourse?

DAS.1913-04-03, SW_v05#10 p.149, SW_v05#05 p.070, SW_v08#02 p.028, SW_v14#06 p.178

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1455

Words to a number of visitors, spoken on 1914-03-28

220

In the material world perfect composure and tranquility are not destined for man. Somehow, somewhere he is attacked by the depressing condition of the times.

DAS.1914-03-28

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Law of transformation and change; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1982

Words to a newspaper reporter, spoken on 1912-10-19

140

Persian

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion

در عالم وجود دو مدنیت موجود مدنیت مادیه و مدنیت الهیه فلاسفه موًسس مدنیت مادی بوده اند

In the world of existence, civilization is found to be of two kinds: material civilization and spiritual civilization. Philosophers founded the former while the divine Prophets established the latter.

BDA1.319.14

MHMD1.337

ABU3126

Words to a newspaper reporter, spoken on 1912-04-12

Persian

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Oneness; unity of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

برای سیاحت و ملاقات انجمنهای صلح آمده ام زیرا اساس ما صلح عمومی

I have come to visit the peace societies of America because the fundamental principles of our Cause are universal peace and the promotion of the basic doctrine of the oneness and truth of all the divine religions.

BDA1.029.11

MHMD1.038

ABU3018

Words to a newspaper publisher, spoken on 1912-04-04

Persian

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause; Universal peace; world unity

من بر حسب دعوتهای محافل صلح بامریکا میروم زیرا اساس این امر بر صلح عمومیست و وحدت عالم

I am going to America at the invitation of peace congresses, as the fundamental principles of this Cause are universal peace

BDA1.022.06

DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.030, ABIE.089, BLO_PN#007

ABU2602

Words to a newspaper editor, spoken on 1912-10-20

Persian

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Hospitality; Personal instructions; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Stories; anecdotes

یک کلمه بتو می گویم و این تا آخر کافی است و بیش از ین نه تو سئوال کن و نه من جواب میدهم و آن کلمه بیان حضرت مسیح است

I will tell you one thing and it will suffice once and for all. Beyond this neither question me nor will I reply. And that is the words of Christ when told that 'your brothers have come to see you.'

BDA1.321.12

MHMD1.339-340

ABU0556

Words to a musician, spoken on 1913-05-08

500

Music was an ancient art in Persia. The old people of Persia loved music very much and their artists contributed to its development. When the Arabs conquered Persia

DAS.1913-05-08

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Music and singing; Past, present and future of Iran; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2342

Words to a musician, spoken on 1913-04-30

100

Persian

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

موسیقی آیتی از آیات الهی است چنانچه آن موسیقی اجسام را بحرکت و هیجان آرد موسیقی الهی

Music is one of the signs of God. Even as your kind of music stirs the bodies to motion and rouses them to excitement

BDA2.275

DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.360

Music and singing

ABU3047

Words to a museum watchman, spoken on 1912-07-09

No, I am tired of going about looking at the things of this world: I want to go above and travel and see in the spiritual worlds.... When you go upstairs in a house you do not leave the house. The lower floor is under you.

SW_v16#07 p.582-583, DJT.331, VLAB.125, BLO_PN#027

ABU0985

Words to a mother, spoken on 1913-05-15

310

Persian

Education of children; moral education; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

بتربیت الهی تربیت شوند نه مثل اینکه حالا مادران از بدایت عمر به پسران میگویند

How are your children? Are they well? Do you give them an ideal education? The children of today are the citizens of tomorrow.

BDA2.301x

DAS.1913-05-15, MHMD2.398x

ABU2352

Words to a Mohammedan Sheikh, spoken on 1913-12-16

100

My friends! How long, how long these prejudices? How long this dogmatic superiority? How long this fanatical attitude?

DAS.1913-12-16, BSTW#095

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Fanaticism and hatred; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2053

Words to a minister, spoken on 1913-04-28

130

Persian

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Christian clergy; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

در عالم کشیش بسیار است اما کشیش موفق کم است در زمان مسیح رؤسای روحانی خیلی بودند

Ordained ministers are many, confirmed ministers are few. During the days of Christ there were many Rabbis and high-priests but none of them was confirmed except Paul.

BDA2.268

DAS.1913-04-29, MHMD2.350-351

ABU2979

Words to a man who had lost both legs, spoken on 1912-11-09

Persian

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; 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

آنچه از جسم کاسته شود نقصی بر روح وارد نیاید این یکی از دلائل بقای روح است چه که موت عبارت از تبدیل و تشتیت اعضا و عناصر جسمانی است

Mutilation of the body brings no harm to the soul. This is one of the proofs of the immortality of the soul

BDA1.364.02

MHMD1.382

ABU2426

Words to a man from Russia, spoken on 1912-11-01

Persian

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

از روس بد مگو با دشمن و دوست هر دو نکوئی کن بگو من با همه یگانه‌ام بدل خیر خواه عموم باش

Do not speak ill of Russia. Render good to friend and foe alike. Say that you are one with all. Be a true well-wisher of people.

BDA1.343.15

MHMD1.362

ABU2781

Words to a lawyer, spoken on 1913-12-01

The more the rays of the sun of education are diffused, the less will be the darkness of crime and brutality

DAS.1913-12-01

Call to action; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2780

Words to a journal editor who wrote against the Faith, spoken on 1913-05-21

If I knew that thou wouldst not think that I am afraid, I would have sent thee a gift for writing such a book against the Bahá'í movement. Thy example is like unto the ant who scaled a high, sturdy poplar tree

DAS.1913-05-21

Growth of the Cause; Humor; jokes; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2465

Words to a Jewish lady, spoken on 1912-10-26

Persian

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Study; deepening

معلوم است فطرت تو پاک است لذا من میخواهم بحقیقت مسائل الهیه آگاه شوی در زمان هر یک از مظاهر مقدسه الهیه

It is obvious that you have a pure character, so I want you to become aware of the truth of divine matters. At the time of each Manifestation of God

BDA1.334.12

MHMD1.352-353

ABU3251

Words to a Japanese friend, spoken on 1912-10-13

I wish you would become heavenly and not Japanese nor Arab, English, Persian, Turk, and American. You would become divine

ECN.542

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Universality of the Cause

ABU2259

Words to a Hindu believer spoken in Apr. 1914

110

Your friends and relatives, nay your father and descendants shall soon glory over this action of yours, that you have overcome such barriers

TDAB.06-07

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU3712

Words to a group of Persian students, spoken on 1913-02-19

Persian

Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of kings; future of monarchy

محصّلین مشهور سابقین که کاری از پیش نبردند بلکه انشآءاللّٰه شما خدمتی بایران نمائید

The well-known Persian students of the past were unable to bring about any advancements in their native land

BDA2.147

MHMD2.184

ABU1371

Words to a group of friends, spoken on 1913-04-26

230

Persian

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

دیشب با آنکه حالت قدم برداشتن نبود با وجود این بمجلس رفتیم گفتیم میرویم ولو خطر باشد

Although I could not walk one step last night and it was quite dangerous to go out, I said, I will go. The utmost is that I will become a sacrifice to the friends of God.

BDA2.262x

DAS.1913-04-26, MHMD2.342

ABU1388

Words to a group of friends, spoken on 1913-04-26

230

What did the people say last night? Were they not dissatisfied?... This morning looking down from the window I saw a regiment of soldiers passing by in fine shape.

DAS.1913-04-26

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nationalism; love of country; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual warfare; struggle; War and peace

ABU0907

Words to a group of believers, 1906-05-23

340

This is a plain meal, uniform and the same to all. Simplicity and plainness are good, not only in food, but even in dress

SUR.263

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2944

Words to a group of Americans spoken in 1913

I have planted the Seeds in America. You must nurture them and care for them.

SW_v04#15 p.256, BSTW#324

Call to action; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Growth of the Cause; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1777

Words to a group of American students, spoken on 1913-03-25

170

I am likewise most pleased to meet you. This cause has become world-wide. In a short space of time it has permeated throughout all the regions, for it has a magnetic power

DAS.1913-03-25, BSC.443 #809x, DWN_v5#01 p.006x

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Harmony of science and religion; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU2892

Words to a friend, spoken on 1913-06-07

The voices that she did hear from childhood were not outward, physical voices. They were spiritual revelations in her heart. It is very strange that the Popes

DAS.1913-06-07

Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1128

Words to a friend, spoken on 1913-05-08

280

Persian

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

خدا استعدادی را که بشما عنایت فرموده برای اینست که در خدمت ملکوتش صرف نمائید

God has created in you a great capacity. You must expend this capacity in the Cause of the Kingdom. If you consecrate it to any other cause except the promotion of the virtues of the world of humanity, its results will be finite.

BDA2.290-291

DAS.1913-05-08, MHMD2.383-384

ABU3270

Words to a friend of Mrs. Struven, spoken on

When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá writes tablets, he is calling the souls to a station which they are potentially able to attain. I does not mean that they have attained that station at the time of the writing.

SW_v09#05 p.062

Differences in human capacity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0737

Words to a friend from Scotland, spoken on 1913-05-12

400

We have many friends in Scotland, many devoted friends; amongst them is Mrs Whyte.... There are certain souls whose thirst is never allayed, while others are satisfied with one drop.

DAS.1913-05-12

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Development of capacity and readiness; East and West; communication between East and West; Knowledge; recognition of God

ABU2261

Words to a friend from England, spoken on 1913-03-29

110

You say you are from England? In reality we are all one nation: England, France, Germany, Persia, America, they are all one country. However, this much can be said

DAS.1913-03-29

Growth of the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture; Unity in diversity

ABU2506

Words to a Frenchman, spoken on 1914-06-03

Does this philosopher mean that there is no 'motion' whatever in Nature? For as we know there are several kinds of motion

DAS.1914-06-03

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Evolution; human evolution; Heat and motion; Law of transformation and change; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence

ABU1665

Words to a Frenchman, spoken on 1913-03-30

180

Just at this time I was thinking of you. You are most welcomed. Be thou happy for thou hast heard the Call of the Kingdom of Abha.

DAS.1913-03-30

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2278

Words to a French-speaking Hungarian, spoken on 1913-04-11

110

If you desire to love God, love thy fellow man. If them you can see the image and likeness of God. If you are eager to serve God, serve mankind.

DAS.1913-04-11, SW_v08#11 p.138

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1820

Words to a French poet, spoken on 1913-03-28

160

Man must spend his talent in a cause the result of which is eternal. If we spend our talent in the Cause of God its outcome will be everlasting, but if we waste it over worldly affairs, it is like drawing pictures over the surface of the water.

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

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0928

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

330

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

DAS.1913-05-14

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

ABU1402

Words to a delegation of Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-11

230

other/unknown lang

Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

الحمدللّٰه که اسباب ملاقات فراهم آمد دیشب خوب مجلسی بود احساسات روحانی قلوب را احاطه نموده بود

Praise be to God that means were brought about that I may come to Budapest and associate with you... As to the coming of the Great Master. His appearance is dependent upon the realization of certain conditions. Investigate the reality

BDA2.230x

DAS.1913-04-11, BSC.300 #608x, MHMD2.298x, BSTW#146, BSTW#327

Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2463

Words to a Christian Scientist, spoken on 1912-11-14

Persian

Law of transformation and change; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Things are known by their opposites

مراد از اینکه در وجود شر نیست اینست که انچه از مبدء عالم هستی و وجود است مفید است

By saying there is no evil in existence is meant that what has come from the Origin of existence and being is good and useful. It is good in its time and place and not evil.

BDA1.373.16

MHMD1.392

ABU2326

Words to a Christian minister, spoken on 1914-06-09

100

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; 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; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

His holiness Christ came for the promulgation of the law of love; all the prophets were sent… Hast thou love?...

DAS.1914-06-09, BSC.454 #832x, SW_v07#17 p.171, SW_v08#11 p.139-140, SW_v09#10 p.110

ABU3201

Words to a Christian girl, spoken on 1913-02-23

Christ and the Bible be for us; the Pope and all the priests be for you. We follow Christ and not the priests.

DAS.1913-02-23

Christ; Christianity; The Christian clergy

ABU2518

Words to a Catholic woman spoken in Jan. 1908

Letitia, tell the good nuns that they need have no fear...We have so many Baha'is, who come here, begging with all their hearts and all their love for instruction, that only to them do we give our precious teaching.

PN_unsorted p064, VLAB.046-047, DLA.067-068

Freedom of thought and action

ABU1191

Words to a believer, spoken on 1913-05-04

270

When I sense the love and unity of the friends I gain health and fresh strength. I have heard that thou art speaking in the meetings

DAS.1913-05-04

Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3452

Words to a believer, spoken on 1913-01-02

The fragrance of the rose leads man to the garden and faith and assurance are the fragrance of the rose which attract individual believing souls together.

DAS.1913-01-02

Degrees of faith; certitude; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2220

Words to a Baha'í from Holland, spoken on 1913-02-10

110

Persian

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

بناپارت در عالم ملک یکی از نفوس عظیمه بود ولی فتوحاتش محدود بود منتهی شد

[Napoleon] Bonaparte was a powerful person in this earthly dominion. His conquests, however, were limited.

BDA2.129

DAS.1913-02-10, MHMD2.160-161

ABU1975

Words spoken to Siyavash Sifidvash on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-03-24

140

Persian

بجناب میرزا سیاوش از قبل من نهایت اشتیاق و محبت را ابلاغ دارید فی الحقیقه

Convey unto his honor Mirza Siyavash, on my behalf, expressions of the utmost yearning and affection. In very truth [3.5s]

YARP2.300 p.245, RMT.032-033, QUM.219.06x, YARD.043x, YARD.086-087

Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0202

Words spoken to Persian Baha'is at Hotel Victoria in Ramleh, 1912-03-04

900

Persian

از جمله مظاهر مقدسه الهیه حضرت زردشت بود نبوت حضرت مثل آفتاب واضح و روشن است

Among the holy Manifestations of God was Zoroaster, whose Prophethood is clear and evident as the sun [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0596, AVK2.068.10x, KHF.126, KHAB.217 (227), KHTB3.050

Oneness; unity of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity in diversity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

ABU0227

Words spoken to Miss St. of Southampton on 7 Feb 1910

870

Meine lieben Gäste! Die Lehre vom "abdschad" ist die Lehre von der mystischen Verwandtschaft von Worten, deren Zahlenwerte ihrer Buchstaben zusammenaddiert übereinstimmen

SDW v11#04 p.039-041

Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Language and the structure of reality; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU0610

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

470

Alle Dinge dieser Welt fallen in zwei Gruppen, entweder gehören sie zu den meßbaren, wägbaren, beweisbaren Sachen, oder aber zu den unermeßbaren

SDW v13#10 p.104

Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Soul; spirit after death

ABU1479

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

220

Der Erlösertod Christi wird schon seit Jahrhunderten mißverstanden. Gehe zu den Mönchen des Eliasklosters und sie werden Dir folgendes sagen

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world

ABU1894

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

160

Der Engländer hat ein unerschutterliches Staatsbewußtsein, welches mit seinem Geschäftssinn ganz verwachsen ist; deswegen ist er der geborene Eroberer und Kolonisator

SDW v14#01 p.008

Critique of Western values; culture; Growth of the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture

ABU2114

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

130

Als Zorn Gottes wird irrtümlicherweise die Logik, die Konsequenz, kurz, die Gerechtigkeit Gottes genannt

SDW v14#01 p.007-008

God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Justice and wrath of God; Law of cause and effect

ABU2948

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Jede Krankheit fasse zuerst als Läuterung auf und bedenke, daß in jeder Krankheit der Segen der Einsamkeit liegt

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Mosaic imagery; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3027

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Sei nicht Sklave, sondern Herr deiner Stimmungen. Bist du aber so verärgert, so gedrückt, so wund

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Compassion; kindness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3038

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Es gibt nicht nur in lndicn Kasten und Kastengeist. Das Prinzip der Exklusivitat vergiftet auch heute noch die westlichen Kulturstaaten

Christ; Christianity; Christian doctrine and practice; Critique of Western values; culture; Growth of the Cause; Priestcraft; Race unity; racial issues

ABU3103

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

O meine Tochter, lebe das Leben einer Bahá'i und du wirst beständig mit großen Gedanken dich beschäftigen müssen

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3247

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Unser Verhältnis zu Gott, dem Herrn, muß auf zwei Grundpfeilern ruhen: williges Unterordnen des eigenen Willens unter den Göttlichen und Aufrichtigkeit

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Knowledge; recognition of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

ABU3324

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Die Jugend will ein großes Betätigungsfeld vor sich sehen -- heißt sie -- die Bahá'i-Lehre über die ganze Erde tragen

Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU3332

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Die richtigen, wahren Bahá'i sind die Schauenden, die Erkennenden, die Wissenden; ihre vornehmste Aufgabe ist, daß sie von der Gnade der Erkenntnis

SDW v14#01 p.008

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3351

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

lm Diesseits und Jenseits haben wir Bahá'I nur ein Ziel: für das Reich Gottes (Malekut-Allah) zu leben und zu wirken

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU3352

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Gottes Führung will uns von der Willkür unserer Sínnlichkeit, von der tollen Eigenmächtigkeit unseres Willens, von der Last unseres kleingläubigen Sorgengeistes

SDW v13#10 p.104

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Free will and predestination; fate; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

ABU3353

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Die Gesegnete Vollkommenheit Bahá'u'lláh lehrt, der Mensch -- jeder Mensch -- hat ein Anrecht auf Friede, Freiheit, Freude und Arbeit

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; True liberty; freedom; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Work as worship

ABU3426

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Fürehte dich nicht, sorge dich nicht, lıetze dich nicht ab für die Dinge dieser Welt! Folge stetig der Führung Gottes

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU3429

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Lies, meine Tochter, die heiligen Bücher der Menschheit, studiere als Christin besonders das Neue Testament; zeige mir

SDW v14#01 p.007

Christ; Christianity; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Justice and wrath of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

ABU3433

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Für die Jugend ist das Höchste, Edelste und Beste gerade gut genug! Warum hält man denn in den meisten Kulturländern den Elementarlehrer

ABU3439

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Haß und Unaufrichtigkeit können tödliche Seelengifte werden, erbarmende Liebe und feuriger Wahrheitsdrang

Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3440

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Die Arbeit soll dem Menschen Selbstbewußtsein urid Würde geben. Warum raubt man ihm denn diese zwei wichtigsten Früchte

Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship

ABU3539

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Bahá'i-Mutter (zu einer anwesenden Araberin gesprochen), lehre deine Söhne den Segen des Gehorsams und die Seligkeit des Opfers

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3580

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Was ist Kultur, wenn sie nicht lebendiger Besitz eines Einzelnen ist? Luxus des Begüterten! Klassen- und Kastenbesitz

ABU3587

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Die freudigste Genugtuung fühlt man nach Erfüllung und Vollendung von schweren, opfervollen Pflichten!

Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Work as worship

ABU3621

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Das schönste Pentagramm umfaßt: Liebe, Arbeit, Gebet, Friede und Freude. Jage täglich seiner Verwirklichung nach!

SDW v13#10 p.104

ABU0069

Words spoken to Miss N. on 27 Jan 1910

1420

Ich könnte Dir, meine Schwester, mit den Worten unseres Herrn Jesu Christi -- gesegnet sei Seine Weisheit -- antworten

SDW v11#01 p.007-010

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0298

Words spoken to Kathryn Frankland at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-08

740

The people here are like animals. They are not awake. They are very negligent... These souls have life, not spiritual life...

PN_1920 p040, PN_1920 p098, PN_1920_heh_haifa p071

Equality of men and women; Murder; causing physical harm; Reward and punishment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1246

Words spoken to Bishop Burg at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-15

250

Persian

الحمد لله ترقیات مادیه در این بلاد حاصل است ولکن مدنیت مادیه تنها کفایت نکند

Praise be unto God that material progress hath been achieved in these lands; yet material civilization alone sufficeth not [3.5s]

AMK.292-293, KHTB2.025, NJB_v04#10 p.001

Critique of Western values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1523

Words spoken to Baha'is of the World at Bahji, 1913-12-25

210

You are all welcome. How are you? It is part of the Divine Wisdom that I should keep silent for a time! All that was required of me

DAS.1913-12-25, SW_v05#01 p.003, BSTW#344

Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2340

Words spoken to Baha'is of Stuttgart, Hotel Marquardt, 1913-04-27

100

Persian

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

من از برای شما تأییدات الهیه و عزت ابدیه میخواهم که چنان مؤید گردید که از جمیع شئون عالم طبیعت فارغ

I beseech for you divine confirmation and imperishable glory, so that ye may be so strengthened by His grace as to become wholly detached

BDA2.266

BBBD.207, MHMD2.347-348

ABU0003

Words spoken throughout the day on 1912-06-08

2620

Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

I have come to Philadelphia to breathe into you the spirit of Bahá'u'lláh. My heart led me here. You must continue to keep the Nineteen Day Feast... O God! Dispel all those elements which are the cause of discord

BPRY.093-094x, COC#0933x, LOG#0796x, SW_v05#06 p.083-089, SW_v04#07 p.120x, BSTW#430x

Nineteen-Day Feast; Oneness; unity of religion; Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds

ABU3132

Words spoken privately in Washington D.C., 1912-04-23

Persian

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

جمال مبارک را باید شکر نمود زیرا تائیدات اوست که مهیج نفوس است توفیقات جمال ابهی است که مقلب قلوبست

We must offer thanks to the Blessed Beauty because it is His help that has stirred the people; it is His grace that has changed the hearts.

BDA1.048.02

SW_v19#03 p.089x, MHMD1.056

ABU3073

Words spoken over lunch on 1913-04-03

I dreamed I was in Tiberias. Along the shore I was living alone in a small cottage which was built with mud bricks

DAS.1913-04-03

Accounts of dreams and visions; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0770

Words spoken on Mt Carmel in summer of 1909

390

Das Buch der gesegneten Vollkommenheit (Bahá'u'lláh), welches den herrlichen Namen "Eschrakat" trägt, vervollständigt in mancher Hinsicht das Heilige Buch, Kitáb-i-Aqdas

SDW v11#09 p.100-101

Growth of the Cause; House of Justice; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language

ABU0376

Words spoken on Mt Carmel in June 1909

650

Die Gesegnete Vollkommenheit Bahá'u'lláh hat in allen Seinen geheiligten Schriften, im Kitab-i-Aqdas, im Eschrakat

SDW v11#12 p.134-135

Christ; Christianity; Differences in human capacity; Educational curricula; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU0944

Words spoken on final evening of Western trip on 1913-06-16

320

Persian

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause

اعظم و اقدم امور تبلیغ امرالله است این کار مؤید است از جمیع نفوس بیشتر من

Today the greatest of all affairs is to teach the Cause of God and to promote the glad-tidings of the appearance of the Lord of Hosts

BDA2.352x

DAS.1913-06-16, MHMD2.468x

ABU3589

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

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

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

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

ABU3573

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-13

Persian

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies

من در امریکا گفتم که جنگ بالکان مقدمهٴ آن حرب عمومی است

In America, I stated that the Balkan War was the beginning of the world war to which you refer

BDA2.019

MHMD2.022

ABU3696

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-11

110

Persian

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

چه می‌گوئید که من یکمرتبه وارد مسجد شاه طهران شوم و بمعاندین بگویم شما مرا جستجو

What would you say if I were to suddenly enter the Masjid Shah in Tehran, and say to the enemies of the Faith

BDA2.016-017

MHMD2.019

ABU3701

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-11

100

Persian

Ether; the phenomenon of light; Limits of the intellect; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization

دیشب در خیال فلاسفه بودم که این نفوس چه قدر غافلند با وجود آنکه خطایای فلاسفهٴ سابقین

My mind was preoccupied last night with the materialist philosophers, and how oblivious they are

BDA2.017

MHMD2.020

ABU1167

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

Persian

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

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

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

BDA2.016

MHMD2.019

ABU2407

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

100

Do you see that brilliant star? I declare... that it is my fondest hope

DAS.1912-12-08, SW_v07#12 p.115, SW_v09#14 p.162

Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU2850

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

Persian

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing

کم است نسبت بامریکا هر چند مصارف انگلند کمتر است ولی باز اُجرت مزدوران

This is little compared to America. Though expenses are lower in England, still their workers' wages are too low

BDA2.015

MHMD2.018

ABU3622

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-09

Trustworthiness is the most brilliant jewel in the diadem which crowns man's heavenly attributes.

DAS.1912-12-09, SW_v08#02 p.025

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3734

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-08

Persian

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Shrines and Holy places

چهار هزار و ششصد قدم راه رفتم بطول راه عکّل تا روضهٴ مبارکه میخواهم مشق راه رفتن کنم

I have taken 4,600 steps. This is the distance between the city of 'Akka and the Shrine of Baha'u'llah. I wish to practise walking

BDA2.013

MHMD2.015

ABU3733

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-07

Persian

East and West; communication between East and West; Unity; oneness of humanity

من سر میز خواهم آمد ولی چند روز میخواهم قناعت داشته باشم والّا شرقیها تحکّمی ندارد

Since the people of the East have not treated the attendants of this ship well... I shall come to the table… It is possible that the Europeans believe themselves to be superior to us, but we consider all people the servants of God and regard all humanity the same way

BDA2.012

MHMD2.014

ABU1299

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05

240

Persian

Christ; Christianity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The power of words; of speech; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Universal peace; world unity

اهمیت این سفر بعد معلوم خواهد شد تا حال چنین امری واقع نگشته و در هیچ عصری دیده

The significance of this journey will become known in the future. Up until the present time

BDA2.007

MHMD2.009-010

ABU1666

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05

180

Persian

Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

بقای آنها نسبت بنفوس مقدسه مانند فناست مثل این چوب که وجود دارد ولی نسبت بعالم انسانی

The permanence of those souls, when compared with that of the sanctified souls, is even as non-existence itself

BDA2.010

MHMD2.012

ABU2059

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05

130

Persian

Disregarding bodily comfort; High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition

کاریکه خدا در جلو انسان می‌گذارد لابد طاقت هم میدهد ما نباید همیشه بآسایش تن ناظر باشیم

When God entrusts one to do something, He also gives one the capacity to endure it

BDA2.009.09

MHMD2.011

ABU2433

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05

Persian

Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

باید در کشتی الهی سوار شد زیرا این عالم دریای پر انقلاب است جمیع خلق روی زمین که بیش از دو ملیاردند

One must ride in the ship of God; for this life is a stormy sea, and all the people on earth--that is, over two billion souls--will drown in it before a hundred years have passed.

BDA2.009

MHMD2.011-012, BW_v13p1187, VLAB.048

ABU2999

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05

Persian

Detachment in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

در ممالک امریکا تخمی افشانده شد نفوس خیلی بحرکت و هیجان آمدند دیگر تا خدا چه خواهد

A seed has been planted in the states of America. Many people have become stirred and roused to excitement.

BDA2.011

MHMD2.013

ABU3467

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05

Persian

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance

بیائید ببینید چه ستارهٴ روشنی است من میخواهم احبای جمال مبارک مثل این ستاره روشن باشند

Come and see what a brilliant star this is! I cherish the hope that the loved ones of the Blessed Beauty may be like this shining star

BDA2.013

MHMD2.015

ABU1848

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at port, 1912-12-13

160

Persian

East and West; communication between East and West; Methods of teaching the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity

من از امریکا میآیم نه ماه در آن ممالک مسافر بودم در اکثر کنائس و مجامع نطق کردم

I come from America, where I spent nine months as a traveller. I spoke at many churches and synagogues

BDA2.020

MHMD2.023

ABU3145

Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-04-09

Persian

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

فردای دیگر مسافر دریا هستیم واقعاً قوهٴ بخار چیز عجیبی است اگر این قوه نبود بحر محیط را

We shall be at sea for another day. Steam power is truly a wonderful thing.

BDA1.025.02

DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.033, ABIE.090, BLO_PN#007

ABU3144

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

Persian

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

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

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

BDA1.023.16

MHMD1.032

ABU3478

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

Persian

Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Material and spiritual existence; two books

ما مداخله در طعام جسمانی آنها نمی کنیم مداخلهٴ ما در طعام روحانی است

At the table on board the Cedric Abdu'l-Baha spoke about simple diet - how much better

BDA1.023.02

DAS.1913-07-20, SW_v08#02 p.018, MHMD1.031, ABIE.090, BLO_PN#007

ABU2582

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

Persian

در این قضیه حکمتی است بعد معلوم خواهد شد

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

BDA1.016.10x

MHMD1.023

ABU3120

Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-03-28

Persian

Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wealth inequality and its moderation

این حمالهای زغال کشی چه قدر تحمل زحمت مینمایند چه قدر محتاج و فقیر ندخیلی لازمست صاحبان کمپانی

What hardship these coal miners have to suffer, how poor and needy they are!

BDA1.015.14

MHMD1.022

ABU0606

Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03

470

The managers of these steamship companies must in a degree look after the comfort and well-being of these men [the coal-carriers]

DAS.1913-12-03

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU2358

Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03

100

Education is the bedrock of the modern civilization of Europe and America. From childhood the mothers train the minds of their children with noble ideals

DAS.1913-12-03

Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education

ABU2835

Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03

You must sow seeds of the trees of which may yield fruits for all eternity. Praise be to God, you have entered in the path

DAS.1913-12-03

Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2894

Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03

Trust thou wholly in God, and be entirely detached from this world. Then the comfort of this world also will be thine. All these men that thou art beholding

DAS.1913-12-03

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU3277

Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03

If a soul is not severed, if he is not pure and holy, if he is not thoughtful of others.. No one can say he is a Bahá'í.

DAS.1913-12-03

Attaining the life of the spirit; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others

ABU2351

Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-02

100

Let us all remember, we have travelled over many countries and upraised the Flag of Truth over many climes. People everywhere listened to the word

DAS.1913-12-02

Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

ABU3749

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

Persian

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

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

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

BDA2.351

MHMD2.466-467

ABU1064

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

300

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

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

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

ABU3748

Words spoken on board the Himalaya at sea, 1913-06-13

Persian

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Wealth inequality and its moderation

چه قدر فقیرند و چگونه زحمت میکشند رؤسای اداره‌ها و کارخانه‌جات باید بجهت مزدوران در کمپانیها

How poor are they [labourers on ship], and how hard they toil! The presidents of factories and other operations must allocate a share [of the profits] for the workers in their companies

BDA2.349

MHMD2.464

ABU1443

Words spoken on 1921-01-13

220

Persian

فرمودند بنویس این را در کتب و صحف الهی ذکر خلق جدید است افعیینا بالخلق الاول

Say: Write thou this in the divine Books and Tablets: The mention of a new creation. Were We then wearied by the first creation? [3.5s]

SFI07.033

Continual renewal of creation; Metallurgical metaphors; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1412

Words spoken on 1920-11-28

230

Springtime is the time of buds and blossoms and flowers, but the season of fruits is after the springtime

SW_v13#01 p.018-019

Growth of the Cause; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3214

Words spoken on 1920-09-20 in Haifa

He said that the belief of the Druses was very secret, but he knew it - that they do not believe in any prophet, neither Jesus nor Muhammad, but in minor people, such as Peter. Their leader was a servant of Muhammad. They believe in reincarnation. They veil and pretend to be a Muhammadan sect.

PN_1920_heh_haifa p024

ABU1725

Words spoken on 1920-09-07

180

The body of man is from the world of nature. His body is akin to that of the animal. He has animal tendencies.

SW_v11#16 p.269, PN_1920 p032, PN_1920 p056, PN_1920 p092, PN_1920_heh p014, PN_1920_heh_haifa p021

Man's distinction from the animal; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1065

Words spoken on 1920-05-07

300

His Holiness Jesus says, 'He amongst you who desires to become first must be the last, and he who desires to be a master, must become a servant'.

BSTW#317

Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause

ABU1237

Words spoken on 1920-02-15

260

You must think now of spiritual affairs. Try to enlighten the morals and try to spread

SW_v11#12 p.224-225

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0195

Words spoken on 1920-01-05

910

Persian

جمال مبارک ما را از جمیع قیود نجات داده... شخصی بود مصطفی بیک مدیر تحریرات مفتی شهر عکا

The Blessed Beauty has freed us from all restraints. He teaches that we must be kind to all, even to our enemies. There was a certain Mustafa Bayk

ISA.018-021

ISAE.1920-01-05, STAB#097x

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU3654

Words spoken on 1920-01-04

110

Persian

حیفا بدرجه ای ترقی کند که این کوه یکپارچه نور شود از اینجا تا عکا

Haifa will develop to such a degree that this mountain will be covered entirely in light. From here to 'Akka will be connected by roads and on each side trees will be planted

ISA.015-016

ISAE.1920-01-04

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Status of kings; future of monarchy

ABU3658

Words spoken on 1920-01-01

Persian

حل این مسئله آسان است کلام بر سه قسم است یکی لفظی که عبارت از تموج هواست که صماخ گوش را

The solution to this issue is simple. Kalam [the Word] appears in three types. One is oral, which is composed of airwaves, impacts the orifice of the ear and is made and assembled of letters

ISA.013

ISAE.1920-01-01

Knowledge; recognition of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2439

Words spoken on 1919-12-30

Persian

تاجر ماهوت فروشی چند توپ ماهوت از بغداد خریده

Once a cloth merchant bought some fabric in Baghdad and was taking it to his own town to sell. On the way, he encountered some thieves.

ISA.017

ISAE.1919-12-30, STAB#160

Humor; jokes

ABU3656

Words spoken on 1919-12-30

Persian

بلی زیرا بموجب دستور مبارک عمل نکرده اند در مجمع اتفاق ملل فقط چند دولت

Yes, since they have disobeyed the blessed instructions [of Baha'u'llah]. Only a few countries have representatives in the League of Nations, whereas the representatives must be appointed and ratified by the nation

ISA.012

ISAE.1919-12-30

Power of faith; power of the spirit; Predictions and prophecies; War and peace

ABU3657

Words spoken on 1919-12-30

Persian

رسمیت در یک مملکت بخصوص که بهائیان در آن جمع شوند نمی شود در هر جا

Recognition will not occur in a specific country where the Baha'ís should gather. In every land, the friends will progress and the Cause of God will be recognized without warfare or conflict. Christianity in France was emancipated in this manner.

ISA.002-003

ISAE.1919-12-30

Christ; Christianity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

ABU3659

Words spoken on 1919-12-30

Persian

وقتی به امریکا رفتم ضعفم به درجه ای بود که صدایم تا چند درعی نمیرسید ناچار در مجالس چهار پنج هزار

When I went to America, My fatigue was of such a degree that My voice could not reach more than a few meters. Of necessity, in gatherings of four or five thousands souls

ISA.002

ISAE.1919-12-30

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3662

Words spoken on 1919-12-29

Persian

در بغداد از اطاقی که مشرف به رودخانه دجله بود و در وقت نزول چهره مبارک برافروخته بود

In Baghdad, in a room overlooking the Tigris River. At the time of its revelation, the Blessed Countenance [of Baha'u'llah] was most excited.

ISA.001

ISAE.1919-12-29

Banishment to; life in Baghdad

ABU1607

Words spoken on 1919-12-27

190

Persian

در اوایلی که به عکا و قشله عسکریه وارد شدیم روزی حکومت خبر داد

You see this old man; he has devoted his entire life in service to the Cause of God… In the early days when we came to 'Akka and arrived at the military barracks, one day the governor sent word

ISA.003-004

ISAE.1919-12-27, STAB#090

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Mount Carmel

ABU3647

Words spoken on 1919-12-26

600

Persian

تمام آن الواح از لسان جمال مبارک است در اواخر ایام مبارک یک نفر از احباب

All of those Tablets were revealed by the lips of the Blessed Beauty. During the final blessed days [of Baha'u'llah], one of the friends asked [the same question] of Mírza Áqa Jan

ISA.025-027

ISAE.1919-12-26

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU2548

Words spoken on 1919-12-25

Persian

امروز چون عید ولادت حضرت مسیح بود دیدن بعضی دوستان مسیحی رفتم من بموجب امر جمال

Today, inasmuch as it was the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, I proceeded, in accordance with the command of the Beauty, to visit certain Christian friends [3.5s]

ASAT5.144-145

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly

ABU3653

Words spoken on 1919-12-21

110

Persian

بلی عاکور همین عکاست فرنگی ها به عکا عاکور میگویند در طول مدت تاریخ

Yes, Achor is this same 'Akka. The Westerners refer to 'Akka as Achor. Over the course of history, it has acquired many names. At first it was 'Aúk, then became 'akúr [Achor] and afterwards 'Akka

ISA.015

ISAE.1919-12-21

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture

ABU3661

Words spoken on 1919-12-18

Persian

بلی این لوح در اواخر ایام جمال مبارک نازل شد موقعی به ابن ذئب رسید به صعود واقع شده بود

Yes. It was revealed during the latter days of the Blessed Beauty. When it reached the Son of the Wolf, the Ascension [of Baha'u'llah] had taken place

ISA.001

ISAE.1919-12-18

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU3646

Words spoken on 1919-12-15

700

Persian

اغنیا باید به فقرا کمک کنند در آمریکا شخصی بود قریب سیصد ملیون لیره ثروت داشت

The rich must aid the poor. There was a person in America who was worth about three hundred million liras. Nevertheless, he was unwilling to spend even one lira on the poor; and all his life, he had not experienced comfort

ISA.006-008

ISAE.1919-12-15

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2311

Words spoken on 1919-12-14

100

Persian

احزاب مختلفه ایران متنبه نشده اند... شیطان به بالین معاویه آمد و او را برای ادای نماز

The various parties of Iran have not awakened [3.5s]... ...one day Satan went to the bedside of Mu'awiyah and woke him up to perform his obligatory prayer.

ISA.011-012

ISAE.1919-12-14, STAB#147x

Hypocrisy; Past, present and future of Iran; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU2985

Words spoken on 1919-12-09

Persian

بلی اهالی ایتالیا متعصبند وقتیکه وارد ناپولی

Every year, on the occasion of the arrival of the New Year, the Pope would deliver a sermon in the church. One year he invited the Italian king to attend this ceremony.

Words spoken on 1919-09-19

840

Persian

بعد از ظهور امر الله و ظهور مظهر کلی و اعلاء کلمة الله و انتشار ندای الهی

After the appearance of God's Cause, and the manifestation of His universal Manifestation, and the exaltation of the Word of God, and the diffusion of the divine Call [3.5s]

SFI06.020, SFI07.032

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0080

Words spoken on 1919-08-15 in Haifa

1350

mixed

تا لب دریا رفتم خیلی اینجا خوش وضعیست چون مثل دربند شمیران میماند

I walked to the seashore; this place is most delightful, for it resembles Darband in Shimiran [3.5s]

SFI06.017, SFI07.029

Development of capacity and readiness; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU3655

Words spoken on 1919-08-15

Persian

حاجی کریم خان ردیه بر امر نوشت و برداشت رفت به طهران که تقدیم شاه کند و خلعت و انعام گیرد

Hajji Karim Khan penned a refutation of the Cause and, having composed it, departed for Tehran that he might present it unto the Shah and receive robes of honor and rewards [3.5s]

NSS.236b

ABU2266

Words spoken on 1919-06-08

110

The Temple of Eshkabad is unique in that it is the first Temple of the kind that has been erected. Many such temples shall be constructed

BSTW#237

Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing

ABU2405

Words spoken on 1919-06-06

100

This spiritual communication and mutual exchange of thoughts is conditioned upon certain facts

SW_v10#18 p.336

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU0366

Words spoken on 1919-03-09

650

Persian

امروز روز بسیار مبارکیست متبرک و متیمن است طلوع انوار صبح هدی است

Today is a most blessed Day, sanctified and auspicious; it is the dawning of the effulgent rays of the Morn of Guidance [3.5s]

AYT.113

Apocalyptic imagery; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

ABU0364

Words spoken on 1918-12-22

660

Now that thou art returning to America thou must think of taking unto thyself a wife…. The bond that unites hearts most perfectly is loyalty

DAS.1918?, SW_v11#01 p.020-021

A. Youssefi (1), A. Youssefi (2)

Education of children; moral education; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Personal instructions; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0123

Words spoken on 1917-11-12 in Haifa

1110

Persian

Man of Courage, The

در یوم ثانی محرم سنه ١٢٣٣ در طهران در محله دروازه شمیران

On the second day of Muharram in the year 1233, in Tehran, in the district of the Shimran Gate [3.5s]... ...Ḥají Mírza Áqasí harbored the utmost enmity towards Mírza [ʻAbbas Núrí]

AHB.130BE #09-10 p.20, AYT.062-067, TZH2.012-015, MHA.184-187x

BLO_courage.06a

Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God

ABU0380

Words spoken on 1917-02-16

640

It is very good. It sticks.... Consider how men, in order to gain wealth and honor, threw themselves

SW_v10#10 p.200-202

Living waters; water of life; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2411

Words spoken on 1917-02-03

100

Come and take this, Mirza Ahmad. Let me see what you can do. Let me see what the friends of God in these states will do.

SW_v10#04 p.071-072

Call to action; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0084

Words spoken on 1916-08-20 in Nazareth

1320

Persian

انشاء الله شمس راحت و آسایش بزودی از افق اینجهان طلوع خواهد نمود و مردم در

God willing, the sun of tranquility and repose will soon dawn above the horizon of this world and mankind will [3.5s]

NJB_v14#06 p.192

Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for peace and unity; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; War and peace

ABU0417

Words spoken on 1916-08-20 in Nazareth

600

Persian

انشاء الله این شمس راحت و آسایش به زودی از افق این جهان طلوع خواهد نمود و مردم در مهد آسایش و سرور خواهند آرمید

God willing, this Sun of comfort and tranquility shall ere long rise above the horizon of this world, and humanity shall repose upon the cradle of ease and gladness [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-08-20

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; War and peace

ABU1170

Words spoken on 1916-08-17 in Haifa

270

Persian

قوانین طبیعت در مجرائی جاری است، هیچ کائنی نیست که بتواند ذره تجاوز از قانون طبیعی نماید. [انسان] به قانون طبیعت

The laws of nature flow in their ordained course, and no created thing can transgress by even an atom's weight from the natural law [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-08-17

Man's distinction from the animal; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of the mind over nature

ABU0830

Words spoken on 1916-08-16 in Bahji

360

Persian

فیض الهی عام است فیوضات رحمانیه متتابعاً بر جمیع کائنات نازل می شود ولی هر کائنی به حسب قابلیت و استعداد

Divine bounty is universal; the outpourings of divine mercy descend successively upon all created things, yet each creature receiveth according to its capacity and worthiness [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-08-16

Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Education and the development of capacity; Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Maintainance of degrees in society; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU0551

Words spoken on 1916-08-10 in Haifa

500

Persian

روح در عالم تجرد از بدن مستغنی است. دارای جمیع شئون است. به نفسه بدون احتیاج بدن می بیند، می شنود

The spirit, in its realm of abstraction, is wholly independent of the body. It possesseth all attributes and, of itself, without need of the body, doth see and hear [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-08-10

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body

ABU1621

Words spoken on 1916-08-09 in Haifa

190

Persian

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

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

ZSM.1916-08-09

Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1445

Words spoken on 1916-07-29 in Haifa

220

Persian

مبدأ این از اسلام است، شفاخانه می گفتند. حضرات اروپائیها آمدند اینجا، لویز سابع رفت در فرانسه تأسیس نمود

The origin of this was from Islam, where it was known as a house of healing. The Europeans came hither, and Louis the Seventh established it in France [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-07-29

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

ABU1610

Words spoken on 1916-07-19

190

Persian

صوفى بود من مکتوب خط خود او را بفتح عليشاه ديدهام وقتى شاه دويست ترکمان را گرفت بکشد

I was acquainted with a Sufi who wrote a letter with his own hand to Fath-'Ali-Shah [3.5s]... ...Fath-'Ali Shah had jailed some 200 Turkomans he intended to kill. Mirza Abu'l-Qasim

MUH1.0571-0572, QUM.013

STAB#017

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness

ABU0675

Words spoken on 1916-07-13 in Haifa

430

Persian

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

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

ZSM.1916-07-13

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

ABU0865

Words spoken on 1916-07-12 in Haifa

350

Persian

هر چند اساس معین است مثل اساس حضرت مسیح اما اگر کسی در میان نصاری سیر کند می بیند که

Though the foundation is established, even as was the foundation laid by Jesus Christ, yet should one journey amidst the Christians, one beholdeth that [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-07-12

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Reincarnation; Theosophy

ABU1921

Words spoken on 1916-07-12 in Haifa

150

Persian

مسائل تاریخی تورات از حضرت موسی نیست، از عزراء است. احکامش از موسی است و برهان بر

The matters of history in the Torah are not from Moses, but from Ezra. Its laws are from Moses, and the proof lieth in [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-07-12

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU0885

Words spoken on 1916-07-10 in Haifa

340

Persian

در این ایام احباب این صفحات باید به خدمت یکدیگر قیام کنند. مردم گمان می کنند که نعمای جسمانی

In these days, must the beloved friends in these regions arise to serve one another. The people imagine that physical bounties [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-07-10

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others

ABU0860

Words spoken on 1916-07-09 in Haifa

350

Persian

خواندن کتب خوب است بر اطلاعات می افزاید اهمیت در این است که علوم و فنون از قلوب انسان نبعان کند. اینهمه علوم و فنون که پیدا شده از این است که از قلوب نبعان

Verily, the reading of books is praiseworthy and increaseth knowledge. Of paramount importance is that sciences and arts should spring forth from the hearts of men. All these sciences and arts that have appeared have emanated from the hearts [3.5s]

SFI14.327-328, ZSM.1916-07-09

Contemplation; Independent investigation of truth; reality; 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

ABU0796

Words spoken on 1916-07-07 in Haifa

370

Persian

جنود ملکوت الهی در کار است. لشگر بر دو قسم است، یک لشگر در ساخلو و یک لشگر در میدان

The celestial hosts of God are at work. The army is divided into two hosts - one host stationed in the garrison and one host in the field [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-07-07

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual warfare; struggle; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2222

Words spoken on 1916-07-02

110

Persian

Family Life

تاسیس عائله خیلی مهم است تا انسان جوانست از غرور جوانی ملتفت نمیشود ولی چون پیر شد

It is highly important for man to raise a family. So long as he is young, because of youthful self-complacency

COMP_FAMP#09x, BRL_SWOP#023, GHA.161

BRL_FAM#09x, BRL_SWO#023, COC#0860x, LOG#0733x

Education of children; moral education; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Parents and children; youth; families

ABU1657

Words spoken on 1916-06-27

190

The religion of God has now been proclaimed in Germany. When the divine seed takes root in the soil

BBBD.362, SW_v07#17 p.173

Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Shrines and Holy places; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1310

Words spoken on 1916-06-07 in Haifa

240

Persian

معلوم است بعضی الوان هستند که مفرح قلب است و سبب ترقی احساسات، مثلاً رنگ سبز سبب سکون

Be thou assured that certain colors exist which gladden the heart and conduce to the elevation of feelings; as, for example, the hue of green which bringeth tranquility [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-06-07

Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism of color and light; The mind's power of discovery

ABU0269

Words spoken on 1916-06-06 in Haifa

780

Persian

اگر یک سیلی به تو بزنم به عالم دیگر پرواز می کنی. به این مناسبت ذکر اجراء حدود الهیه شد که چقدر تأثیر دارد

Shouldst thou receive from Me but a single blow, thou wouldst take flight unto the other world. Thus hath mention been made of the execution of divine ordinances, and how potent is their influence [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-06-06

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2444

Words spoken on 1916-06-04 in Haifa

Persian

حرب خوب است که شکست نداشته باشد. آن حرب احبای الهی است. اگر بر سریر سلطنت نشینند غالبند

Praiseworthy is that warfare which knoweth no defeat, and such is the warfare of the loved ones of God. Should they ascend unto the throne of sovereignty, verily they shall prove victorious [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-06-04

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]

ABU1833

Words spoken on 1916-05-30 in Haifa

160

Persian

حضرت اعلی می فرماید که هر قدر اهل عروج به معارج عرفان صعود کنند بالأخره راجع می شوند به انفس خود

The Exalted One declareth: Howsoever loftily the people of ascent may soar unto the heights of divine knowledge, in the end must they return unto their own selves [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-05-30

Knowledge of self; Manifestation of God as mirror; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU0884

Words spoken on 1916-05-25 in Haifa

340

Persian

در ایام حضرت رسول نعمان نامی بود بسیار شوخ و معیت نامی سیاه چهره. حضرت امیر به محاربهٴ با یکی از قبائل فرمود

In the days of His Holiness the Prophet, there was one named Nu'man, most jovial in spirit, and with him a dark-visaged companion named Ma'iyyat. His Holiness the Prince commanded them to wage battle against one of the tribes [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-05-25

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Justice and wrath of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2713

Words spoken on 1916-05-19 in Haifa

Persian

این اصطلاح شیخ مرحوم است. ابیض مقام مشیت است، به هر لونی بخواهی در می آید. لون احمر مقام قضا است

This is the terminology of the late Shaykh [Shaykh Ahmad]. White is the station of the Will, for it transforms into whatsoever colour thou dost desire. The colour red/crimson is the station of Decree/Fate

MUH2.0980, ZSM.1916-05-19

BLO_PT#216.028

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Seven stages of creation; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0771

Words spoken on 1916-05-15 in Haifa

380

Persian

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

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

ZSM.1916-05-15

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

ABU1971

Words spoken on 1916-05-09 in Haifa

140

Persian

این مقامی است مقام افاضه و آن تبلیغ امرالله و نشر نفحات الله و اعلاء کلمة الله و ترویج تعالیم است. این من الحق الی الخلق است

This is the station of outpouring, and it is the propagation of the Cause of God, the diffusion of the fragrances of God, the exaltation of the Word of God, and the promotion of His teachings. This floweth from the Truth unto creation [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-05-09

Manifestation of God as sun; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ABU1536

Words spoken on 1916-05-06 in Julis

200

Persian

بعد از حرکت جمال مبارک از بغداد سید مهدی خیلی بی حکمتی نمود. رضوان در محرم واقع شده بود. در دهم عاشورا عید گرفت

After the departure of the Blessed Beauty from Baghdad, Siyyid Mahdi acted with great unwisdom. The Ridvan festival had occurred in Muharram. On the tenth day, 'Ashura, he held a celebration [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-05-06

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU0800

Words spoken on 1916-05-06 in

370

Persian

شيخ عبدالحميد در اياميکه جمال مبارک در بغداد تشريف داشتند محبت زيادى داشت شيعه بود ولى بى نهايت محبت

When the Blessed Beauty was residing in Baghdad, there was a Shi'I Muslim by the name of Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Hamid

MUH1.0120-0122

STAB#136

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1358

Words spoken on 1916-05-05 in Akka

230

Persian

انسان باید قدر بداند و همیشه شاکر باشد. میرزا آقا جان صابون ساز بود در کاشان مؤمن شد

Man should know his worth and ever be thankful. Mirza Aqa Jan was a soap-maker who attained to faith in Kashan [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-05-05

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis

ABU1362

Words spoken on 1916-05-02 in Bahji

230

Persian

بعضی برآنند تحقق اشیاء و ترکیب کائنات و تحلیل منبعث از تفاعل است و بجهت این احتیاج به مدبر حقیقی ندارند

Some assert that the realization of all things, the composition of created beings, and their dissolution proceedeth from interaction, and for this cause they stand in no need of a True Ordainer [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-05-02

Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect; Proofs for the existence of God; Relationship of the soul to the body

ABU2990

Words spoken on 1916-05-01 in Bahji

Persian

جمال مبارک یک وقت فرمودند من نه سال است یک برگ سبز ندیده ام. حال الحمدالله احباء در بهترین نقطهٴ این ارض

The Blessed Beauty once declared: "For nine years have I not beheld a single verdant leaf." Now, praise be to God, the loved ones dwell in the most beauteous spot of this earth [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-05-01

Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0351

Words spoken on 1916-04-29

670

Persian

این نهم عید رضوانست عید جمال قدم است عید طلوع شمس حقیقت است عید بسیار بزرگ

This is the ninth Ridván, the Festival of the Ancient Beauty, the Festival of the dawning of the Sun of Truth, the Most Great Festival [3.5s]

AHB.102BE #06 p.02-03, AYT.328-331

Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU0463

Words spoken on 1916-04-16 in Bahji

560

Persian

`Abdu'l-Bahá, Shrine of

بعد از من معرکه می شود. خدا اسباب فراهم آورده که من باشم و نباشم تا احباب در اطراف بر ایشان فتوری حاصل نشود

After my departure there will be a short time of quiet in the Baha'i Cause. Then the flame of love and activity... bury me between Haifa and Akka in the sands there, for it is the pathway of the loved ones and pilgrims. Build nothing over it [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-04-16

SW_v14#06 p.181x

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Christ; Christianity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; Law of burial and cremation; Predictions and prophecies

ABU0597

Words spoken on 1916-04-07 in Bahji

470

Persian

وقتی که حضرت اعلی در خطر عظیم بودند انظار همه متوجه به جمال مبارک بود. لهذا آقا میرزا عبدالکریم قزوینی

When His Holiness the Exalted One was in grave peril, all eyes were fixed upon the Blessed Beauty. Therefore Áqá Mírzá 'Abdu'l-Karím-i-Qazvíní [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-04-07

Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU0479

Words spoken on 1916-03-31 in Bahji

550

Persian

اوهام این فقراء خیلی است. مثلاً گمان می کند که اگر روی این قالی بنشیند دیگر لذتی اعظم از این نمی شود

Great is the delusion of these poor ones. For instance, they imagine that should they recline upon this carpet, no greater pleasure could there be than this [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-03-31

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1426

Words spoken on 1916-03-16 in Haifa

220

Persian

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

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

ZSM.1916-03-16

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

ABU0345

Words spoken on 1916-03-09 in Haifa

680

Persian

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

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

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

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

ABU0273

Words spoken on 1916-02-16 in Haifa

770

Persian

اگر نفی جمال مبارک نبود این بشارات تحقق نمی یافت ولی عظمت امر در این است که اعدا مسبب این ارتقاع شدند

Had it not been for the deniers of the Blessed Beauty, these glad-tidings would not have been fulfilled; yet the greatness of the Cause lieth in this, that the adversaries became themselves the cause of its exaltation [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-02-16

Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1850

Words spoken on 1916-02-14 in Haifa

160

Persian

وقتی در عکا هفتاد نفر از ارتودکس ها را حکومت گرفت که جزیه بدهند، ولی چون فقیر بودند عاجز ماندند

When in 'Akká seventy souls from among the Orthodox were required by the government to pay the poll-tax, yet, being poor, they remained helpless [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-02-14

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU0883

Words spoken on 1916-02-01 in Haifa

340

Persian

به نجف می رفت و چون میرزا حسن عمو داماد او بودند و آشنائی هم بود، جمال مبارک حضرت عبدالبهآء را با آقای کلیم

He was journeying to Najaf, and inasmuch as Mirza Hasan-i-'Ammu was his son-in-law and there existed familiarity between them, he took with him the Blessed Beauty, the Most Great Branch, and the honorable Kalim [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-02-01

Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture

ABU1532

Words spoken on 1916-01-31

200

Persian

الحاکم بامر الله موسس فرقه درزى ششم خليفه فاطمى است ولى درزى لقب يکى از تلاميذ الحاکم است

Al-Hakim bi-Amr'illah, founder of the Druze sect, was the sixth Fatimid Caliph, while Darazi was the title of one of Al-Hakim's disciples [3.5s]... ...One al-Hakim bi'l-Amr summoned to his presence some Jews and Christians and asked them

MUH1.0188-0189

STAB#069

ABU3648

Words spoken on 1916-01-22

570

Persian

Man of Courage, The

تاریخ حاجی میرزا اقاسی حکایت غریبی است حاجی میر.ا اقاسی اهل تبریز بود... میرزا ابو القاسم قائم مقام اول شخص ایران بود

The story of Haji Mirza Aqasi is indeed a strange account. He was from Tabriz [3.5s]... ...Mírza Abuʼl-Qasim, the Qaʼim-Maqam, was the foremost man of Persia and a highly capable individual

AHB.130BE #09-10 p.19-20, RHQM2.1166-1169 (636) (391-393), SFI18.276

LOIR20.172, BLO_courage.05

ABU0642

Words spoken on 1916-01-10

450

Persian

وقتی که جمال مبارک را میخواستند از بغداد حرکت دهند نامق پاشا صورت امر

At the time when they purposed to remove the Blessed Beauty from Baghdad, Namiq Pasha drafted a missive [3.5s]

RHQM2.0634-636 (014) (010-011)

Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU3660

Words spoken on 1915-12-25

Persian

سر التنکیس این عبارت از خود شیخ مرحوم است و دو معنی دارد

The Secret of Inversion is this utterance from the departed Sheikh himself, and it possesseth twofold meaning [3.5s]

NSS.160b

ABU0774

Words spoken on 1915-11-25 in Haifa

380

Persian

در دور حضرت مسیح خیلی اذیت به مسیحیان می شد. دوازده مرتبه قتل عام شد. در فرانسه لویزی

In the Dispensation of Christ, grievous persecution was visited upon the Christians; twelve times were they subjected to mass martyrdom [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-11-25

Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy

ABU0955

Words spoken on 1915-11-25 in Haifa

320

Persian

للذاهبین الاولین من القرون لنا بصائر . در اسلاف نظر کنیم، در روش آنها، در نجاح و فلاح و موفقیت دنیویه آنها

PYB#218 p.18-20x, ZSM.1915-11-25

STAB#040, STAB#045

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2458

Words spoken on 1915-11-20 in Haifa

Persian

شرایع الهی و ادیان الهی اجزاخانهٴ الهی است. دوای هر دردی در آن موجود است. یک طبیب حاذق می خواهد

The divine laws and celestial religions are as the Divine Dispensary, wherein existeth the remedy for every malady. A skilled physician is needed [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-11-20

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU0954

Words spoken on 1915-11-13 in Haifa

320

Persian

حضرت مسیح اینها را نصیحت می کند بصلح و سکون. می فرماید: شمشیر را غلاف کن، این دول

His Holiness Christ counseleth these peoples unto peace and tranquility. He saith: "Sheathe thy sword, O nations..." [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-11-13

Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Suffering; rejection of Christ; War and peace; Words vs deeds

ABU1215

Words spoken on 1915-11-10 in Bahji

260

Persian

من کار لازمی دارم در عکا می روم و برمی گردم، شماها باشید. سوار الاغ شده تشریف بردند. نزدیک ظهر اسفندیار

Lo, I have pressing work in 'Akká, and shall go forth and return; remain ye here. Thus did He mount upon the donkey and depart. It was nigh unto noon [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-11-10

Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Contention and conflict; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity

ABU1821

Words spoken on 1915-11-10 in Bahji

160

Persian

انسان باید همیشه شعله را بنشاند. چون که این عالم همه اش شعله است، عالم نزاع و جدال است. نزاع میانه

Man must ever strive to quench the flame, for verily this world is naught but flame - a realm of conflict and contention [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-11-10

ABU3651

Words spoken on 1915-11-05

120

Persian

فی الحقیقه در وقتی که خلق بر آن بودند که قائم مروج قرآن است صریحا فرمود

In truth, at the time when the people were maintaining that the Qa'im would promote the Qur'an, He explicitly declared [3.5s]

NSS.160a

ABU2139

Words spoken on 1915-11-02 in Haifa

120

Persian

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

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

ZSM.1915-11-02

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

ABU0142

Words spoken on 1915-10-31 in Akka

1050

Persian

این سفر امریکا خیلی زحمت داد چند سال طول کشید هر روز در یک جائی در حرکت بودیم، لکن تأییدات

This journey to America entailed manifold hardships and extended over several years. Each day found us in a different place, yet divine confirmations [3.5s]

NJB_v14#10 p.320, ZSM.1915-10-31

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of example; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1668

Words spoken on 1915-10-31 in Akka

180

Persian

چقدر از بزرگان نصاری از میان رفتند ولی هنوز صدای زنگ این کلیسا بلند است و اکثر اینها چقدر شرور بودند

How many great ones among the Christians have passed away, yet still doth ring forth the bell of this church; and how sinful were most among them! [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-31

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0131

Words spoken on 1915-10-30 in Haifa

1090

Persian

هر مؤمن صادق و ثابت در صون حمایت جمال مبارک است. ایمان و ایقان یک رائحهٴ طیبه ای دارد، واقعاً نمی شود

Every faithful and steadfast believer abideth secure beneath the sheltering protection of the Blessed Beauty. True faith and certitude possesseth a sweet and heavenly fragrance that cannot be concealed [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-30

Degrees of faith; certitude; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places

ABU0443

Words spoken on 1915-10-29 in Akka

580

Persian

شاه کاووس مرد متکبری بود. سیاوش از او مقبول تر است. کاووس دختر پادشاه یمن را گرفت و او را خیلی دوست داشت

King Kavous was a man of pride and arrogance. Siyavash was more favored than he. Kavoús took to wife the daughter of the King of Yemen, and cherished her with exceeding love [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-29

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and wrath of God

ABU2470

Words spoken on 1915-10-27 in Akka

Persian

من چهل و پنج سال در عکا بودم. کسی نبود که بگرید و من با او نگریم و یا اینکه بقدر امکان معاونت ننمایم

I was in 'Akká for forty and five years. There was none who wept but I wept with them, nor any who sought assistance but I rendered whatsoever aid lay within my power [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-27

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU1847

Words spoken on 1915-10-26 in Bahji

160

Persian

مقصد از سوزاندن چراغ نه برای روضه است، بل برای نفوسی که وارد می شوند است که به آن واسطه ذکر کنند والا خود روضه مقدس است

The purpose of kindling the lamp is not for the shrine itself, but rather for such souls as enter therein, that through this means they may be moved to remembrance; for in truth the shrine itself is sanctified [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-26

Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Shrines and Holy places

ABU1162

Words spoken on 1915-10-23 in Bahji

270

Persian

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

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

ZSM.1915-10-23

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

ABU2146

Words spoken on 1915-10-23 in Bahji

120

Persian

تاریخ درستی در اسلام نوشته نشد. بهترین تاریخ آن ابی الفدا است، هر چند مختصر است. مقصد از تاریخ آن است

Verily, no true history hath been penned in Islam. The most excellent among its chronicles is that of Abu'l-Fida, though it be but brief. Know thou that the purpose of history is [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-23

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Muhammad; Islam; Personal instructions

ABU1659

Words spoken on 1915-10-22 in Bahji

180

Persian

احبای الهی باید سعی کنند که بندهٴ جمال مبارک باشند تا مشاربالبنان باشند و در امور دنیویه اهمیت ندهند زیرا می گذرد

The beloved of God must strive to be servants of the Blessed Beauty, that they may be exemplars pointed to with fingers of acclaim, and must attach no importance to worldly affairs, for verily these shall pass away [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-22

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Contention and conflict; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Thankfulness; gratitude; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1753

Words spoken on 1915-10-21 in Akka

170

Persian

من جمله اینکه مناظر آنجا اصطناعی و مناظر اینجا خلقی است. اگر آن تجملات در اینجا بود آن وقت معلوم می شد

Among these matters lies the truth that those vistas are artificial whilst these scenes are divine creations. Were such splendors to be found herein, then verily would it become evident [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-21

ABU0578

Words spoken on 1915-10-20 in Akka

480

Persian

طفل باهوشی است. اطفال از کوچکی پیدا است که باهوشند یا نه. در مازندران برادری داشتیم میرزا علی محمد، فوت شد

He is a gifted child. From their earliest years children reveal whether they are gifted or not. In Mazandaran We had a brother, Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad, who hath passed away [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-20

Business; financial; property matters; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2592

Words spoken on 1915-10-19 in Akka

Persian

مرکز نقض سعی می کند که سبب شهادت من بشود. از برای او چه خواهد شد. این نهایت آمال و آرزوی من است

The Center of Violation striveth to compass my martyrdom. What shall befall him? This is the utmost aim and desire of mine own self [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-19

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU2545

Words spoken on 1915-10-17 in Haifa

Persian

اصل تورات عهد قدیم است و آن عهد قدیم اشاره بود از این عهد جدید که عهد ظهور تجلی رب است به جمیع صفات و کمال

The essence of the Torah was the Ancient Covenant, and that Ancient Covenant was but an allusion to this New Covenant, which is the Covenant of the manifestation of the Lord's revelation in all His attributes and perfection [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-17

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men

ABU3151

Words spoken on 1915-10-17 in Haifa

Persian

مقصود از امتداد زمانی است یعنی قوانین و احکام این دوره اگر هم چند هزار سال بگیرد بدون شک در عالم ظهور جلوه خواهد نمود

The purpose of temporal extension signifieth that the laws and ordinances of this Dispensation shall, without doubt, be made manifest in the realm of creation, even should it endure for thousands of years [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-17

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations

ABU3152

Words spoken on 1915-10-14 in Haifa

Persian

مکتوبی از توپوکیان قنسول ایران در امریکا رسیده است. نوشته است که علی قلی خان به وی ابلاغ کرده

A missive hath been received from Topakian, Consul of Iran in America. He hath written that 'Ali-Quli Khan communicated unto him [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-14

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Past, present and future of Iran

ABU0534

Words spoken on 1915-10-08 in Haifa

510

Persian

والله یؤتی النصر لمن یشاء. در اینگونه محاربات غالبی نیست در میان، فی الحقیقه کل مغلوبند. این دو کشتی

By God, He granteth victory unto whomsoever He willeth. In conflicts such as these there can be no victor; in truth, all are vanquished. These two armies [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-08

Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0859

Words spoken on 1915-10-05 in Haifa

350

Persian

حضرت مسیح روحی له الفداء قبل از شهادتشان می فرمودند که سنگهائی که ابداً معتنی به نیستند، بظاهر به هیچ کاری نمی خورند

Christ - may my spirit be a sacrifice unto Him - proclaimed, ere His martyrdom, that the stones which are utterly neglected and, to all outward seeming, are of no use whatsoever [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-05

Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU0919

Words spoken on 1915-10-04 in Haifa

330

Persian

دیشب در عالم رؤیا جناب ملا علی اکبر را می دیدم. هیکلشان جسیم بود ولکن در عالم رویا می بینم جسیم تر و فربه تر

Last night in the realm of dreams did I behold His honor Mulla Ali-Akbar. Though of stately frame was he, yet in the world of vision did I perceive him even more imposing and corpulent [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-04

Accounts of dreams and visions; Eulogies; reminiscences; Hands of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1308

Words spoken on 1915-10-03 in Haifa

240

Persian

ما تسلیمیم، اگر انسان تسلیم نباشد آن وقت گیر امتحانات می افتد. لنبلونکم بشئ من الخوف و الجوع و نقص

We are submissive. Should man fail to submit, he will verily fall into the trials and tribulations. We shall surely try you with something of fear and hunger and loss [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-03

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0353

Words spoken on 1915-10-02 in Haifa

670

Persian

حرب خیلی شدید شده است، چه از جهت شرق، چه از جهت غرب روسیه، چه از جهت عراق

The conflict hath grown exceedingly fierce, whether from the eastern regions, whether from the western parts of Russia, or whether from Iraq [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-02

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace

ABU1488

Words spoken on 1915-10-01 in Haifa

210

Persian

اگر این کلیه ، کلیهٴ بهائیه بود خوب بود. تلامذهٴ مکملی از آن بیرون می آمدند. حالا امیدمان چنان است

If this were the College of Bahá, it would be well indeed. Complete and perfected disciples would issue forth therefrom. Now such is our hope [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-01

Education of children; moral education; Knowledge; recognition of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0857

Words spoken on 1915-09-29 in Haifa

350

Persian

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

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

ZSM.1915-09-29

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

ABU0144

Words spoken on 1915-09-28 in Haifa

1050

Persian

لشگر تا در میدان حرب نباشد معلوم نیست که چقدر پادشاه به آن مهربانی و محبت دارد. عساکری که در اوطانشان هستند

Until an army enters the field of battle, the extent of the sovereign's loving-kindness and affection toward it remaineth unknown. Those soldiers who abide in their homelands [3.5s]

NJB_v14#02 p.063, ZSM.1915-09-28

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of example; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0831

Words spoken on 1915-09-24 in Haifa

360

Persian

مشکلی و آسانی اکثرش بفکر است. مثلاً حالا از برای ما وقتی فکر بکنیم که در صحرای بادیة العرب توی آن شنزارها

Hardship and ease depend mostly upon thought. For example, when we now imagine ourselves amidst the desert sands of the Arabian wilderness [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-24

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0357

Words spoken on 1915-09-23 in Haifa

660

Persian

اسباب وقتی که منقطع می شود، بهتر است [زیرا] انسان تشبث به اسباب الهی می کند. بشفای الهی باید [تقید] داشته باشد

When earthly means are cut off, it is better thus, for man doth then take recourse unto divine means. He must hold fast unto the divine healing [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-23

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Oneness; unity of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1752

Words spoken on 1915-09-23 in Haifa

170

Persian

گرسنگی صدمه است از برای انسان، غذا دافع آن است، نه اینکه لذتی است در غذا. تشنگی صدمه است از برای انسان

Hunger is an affliction unto man, and food doth ward it off; not that there be pleasure in food. Thirst is an affliction unto man [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-23

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Thankfulness; gratitude

ABU0662

Words spoken on 1915-09-22 in Haifa

440

Persian

خوبی جسمانی چه ثمر دارد. اگر در خدمت امرالله و تذکر و تنبه بگذرد صحت اهمیت دارد والا اگر این نباشد چه اهمیت دارد

Of what benefit is physical wellbeing? Should health be expended in service to God's Cause and in remembrance and vigilance, then verily it is of consequence; otherwise, if this be not so, of what import is it? [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-22

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2219

Words spoken on 1915-09-21 in Haifa

110

Persian

بفرمایش حضرت روح که می فرماید "الجسد یحزن والروح یستبشر منهم " جسمم خسته شده است از این سفر

In accordance with the utterance of His Holiness the Spirit Who declareth: "The body grieveth while the spirit rejoiceth in them" - My body hath grown weary from this journey [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-21

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU0258

Words spoken on 1915-09-20 in Haifa

800

Persian

ایادی امر الله علیهم نفحات الرحمن که در ایام مبارک بودند اکثرشان بافق اعلی صعود کردند

The Hands of the Cause of God, upon whom be wafted the fragrances of the All-Merciful, who lived in those blessed days, have, for the most part, ascended unto the All-Highest Horizon [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-20

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1442

Words spoken on 1915-09-19 in Haifa

220

Persian

در عکا بیست و پنج سال که جمال مبارک تشریف داشتند هیچ ناخوشی وبا نشد. در جمیع بریة الشام چهار مرتبه

In 'Akká during the five and twenty years when the Blessed Beauty resided therein, no cholera epidemic ever occurred, whilst throughout the whole of Syria it broke forth four times [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-19

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU2555

Words spoken on 1915-09-19 in Haifa

Persian

این جنگ خیلی طول کشید و بمناسبت حکایت قلعه شیخ طبرسی را فرمودند که:" در قلعهٴ طبرسی صد و ده نفر بودند

This war was greatly prolonged, and concerning the narrative of the fortress, they spoke of Shaykh Tabarsi, saying: "In the fortress of Tabarsi there were one hundred and ten souls." [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-19

Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2316

Words spoken on 1915-09-18 in Haifa

100

Persian

انسان وقتی که راضی است بهر چیز راضی است. وقتی که راضی نیست ولو بسلطنت هم باشد راضی

Man, when he is content, is content with all things. When he is not content, even should he possess sovereignty, he remaineth unsatisfied [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-18

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2046

Words spoken on 1915-09-16 in Haifa

130

Persian

بگو ببینم چه می کنی. امروز چه کرده ئی. حضرت اعلی می فرمایند که انسان باید هر روز اعمال خود را بسنجد

Say: Let Me behold what thou doest. What hast thou accomplished this day? The Exalted One declareth that man must, day by day, take account of his deeds [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-16

Bringing oneself to account each day; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0301

Words spoken on 1915-09-13 in Haifa

730

Persian

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

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

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

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

ABU1133

Words spoken on 1915-09-12 in Haifa

280

Persian

من دعا می کنم و برای خلق گشایش می طلبم اما خلق خودشان سبب تنگی می شوند. مثل اینست که

I prithee and do seek relief for all creation, yet the people themselves become the cause of their own constraint. It is as though [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-12

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran

ABU1541

Words spoken on 1915-09-11 in Haifa

200

Persian

چقدر خوب است که ایام انسان در سبیل الهی بگذرد. جمیع اوقاتش، جمیع افکارش در سبیل الهی صرف شود

How excellent it is that the days of man should pass in the path of God, that all his moments and all his thoughts should be expended in the Divine path [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-11

Imam Husayn; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2585

Words spoken on 1915-09-11 in Haifa

Persian

شما ملاحظه نمائید که این ازلیها تا بحال جز ضرر و فساد و خرابی و انقلاب چه ثمری از برای ایران و ایرانیان داشتند

Consider ye how these followers of Azal have, until this day, yielded naught but harm and corruption, ruin and upheaval as their fruits for Iran and its people [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-11

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

ABU0229

Words spoken on 1915-09-10 in Haifa

860

Persian

امسال سال امتحان و افتنان است از هر جهت. در قرآن می فرماید:" أم حسبتم ان تدخلوا الجنة و لا یأتیکم

This year is a year of tests and trials from every direction. In the Qur'án He saith: "Did ye suppose ye should enter Paradise ere there come unto you..." [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-10

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0328

Words spoken on 1915-09-10

700

Persian

امسال سال امتحان و افتتان است از هر جهت در قرآن میفرماید

This year is the year of tests and trials from every direction, as He hath revealed in the Qur'an [3.5s]

NJB_v15#10 p.312

Hypocrisy; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0593

Words spoken on 1915-09-09 in Haifa

470

Persian

در سفر امریکا همیشه ذکر و فکر من روضهٴ مبارکه بود و این شعر سعدی را می خواندمآخر ای کعبهٴ مقصود کجا افتادی

Throughout my journey in America, my thoughts and remembrance ever dwelt upon the Sacred Shrine, and I would recite these words of Sa'di: "O Ka'bih of my heart's desire, where art thou situated?" [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-09

Humor; jokes; Rational arguments; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1836

Words spoken on 1915-09-08 in Haifa

160

Persian

خیلی مردم در مخمصه هستند. نور ایمان هم که نیست تا سبب صبر و تحمل شود. انسان وقتی که قلبش مطمئن به ایمان است

Verily, multitudes of men are encompassed by tribulation. The light of faith doth not shine forth that it might become the cause of patience and forbearance. When the heart of man is assured through faith [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-08

Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2846

Words spoken on 1915-09-08

Persian

زن و مرد باید فی الحقیقه رفیق باشند غمخوار یکدیگر باشند موافقنشان از روی حقیقت باشد

Verily, man and woman must in truth be companions, consoling one another, and their concord must be founded upon reality [3.5s]

GHA.160

Equality of men and women; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU1074

Words spoken on 1915-09-07 in Haifa

290

Persian

امیدواریم که در آلمان آتش محبت الله شعله زند، بجهت آنکه اهل آلمان، مردمان با استقامتی هستند. متلون المزاج

We cherish the hope that in Germany the fire of the love of God may blaze forth, inasmuch as the German people are possessed of steadfastness and are not fickle in disposition [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-07

ABU0263

Words spoken on 1915-09-06 in Haifa

790

Persian

انسان باید به همه چیز معتاد باشد و از سردی و گرمی و خوشی و حزن عالم بچشد و از سیری و گرسنگی رو برنگرداند

Man must become accustomed unto all things, and taste of the cold and heat and joy and sorrow of the world, and turn not away from fullness nor from hunger [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-06

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Knowledge of self; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0798

Words spoken on 1915-09-02 in Haifa

370

Persian

در نیویورک یک روزی به یک کلیسائی دعوت کرده بودند. یکی از خوانین هند به نیویورک آمده و تغییر لباس کرده بود

In the city of New York, upon a certain day, an invitation was extended to a church. One of the nobles of India had journeyed unto that city and had altered his raiment [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-02

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU2712

Words spoken on 1915-09-01 in Haifa

Persian

اهالی خیلی در صدمه هستند زیرا همه اولادهایشان را به سربازی برده اند. چون صدای اشعار [را] از بالا بشنوند

The people are sorely afflicted, for their sons have been taken into military service. When they hear the verses from above [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-01

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2048

Words spoken on 1915-08-27 in Haifa

130

Persian

چقدر خوب است که انسان تشنه باشد و العطش العطش گویان به هر طرف بدود و چنین فنجان آبی برایش میسر شود

How excellent it is that man should be athirst, and, crying out "thirst, O thirst!", should run in every direction until such a cup of water be vouchsafed unto him [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-27

Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1685

Words spoken on 1915-08-26 in Haifa

180

Persian

مِن بعد خیلی معرکه می شود. ملوک ارض کوزه های گل بر سرشان از مقام اعلی یک سر مناجات کنان به روضهٴ مبارکه

Ere long shall there come to pass mighty upheavals. The kings of the earth, with earthen vessels upon their heads, shall, with suppliant voices raised in prayer, hasten together from the Most Exalted Station unto the Sacred Court [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-26

ABU2859

Words spoken on 1915-08-23 in Haifa

Persian

می خواهم بیایم بالا در مسافرخانه و یک برغل پلوی برای حضرات بپزم. جمال مبارک مرا خادم احباء قرار داده

I wish to ascend to the pilgrim house and cook pilaf for the friends. The Blessed Beauty hath appointed me a servant of the beloved ones [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-23

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

ABU1032

Words spoken on 1915-08-22 in Haifa

300

Persian

جمیع اموری که واقع می شود، مبنی بر حکمت الهی است. هیچ حرکت و سکونی نیست که مبنی بر

All matters that come to pass are founded upon divine wisdom. No movement or stillness existeth except that it resteth upon [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-22

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2132

Words spoken on 1915-08-19 in Haifa

120

Persian

انشاء الله می شوند، لیس علی الله بعزیز. آنکه به میرزا ابوالفضل داد، [به] اینها هم می دهد. میرزا ابوالفضل لسان اجنبی نمی دانست، اینها می دانند

God willing, this shall come to pass, for naught is difficult for God. He Who bestowed this gift upon Mirza Abu'l-Fadl shall likewise bestow it upon these souls. Though Mirza Abu'l-Fadl knew not foreign tongues, these do possess such knowledge [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-19

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Effort; striving; Praise and encouragement

ABU2247

Words spoken on 1915-08-15 in Haifa

110

Persian

نفوس را باید از نفوس بارده و نفوس سرد محافظه کرد. اگر محافظه کنی، سالم می ماند و الا بکلی ناخوش می ماند

Souls must be safeguarded from cold and frigid souls. If thou guardest them thus, they shall remain sound; else shall they be utterly afflicted [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-15

Education of children; moral education; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU2721

Words spoken on 1915-08-14 in Haifa

Persian

باید نفوس بروح و ریحان خاضع و خاشع شوند. از احبای الهی کمالاتی ببینند، روش و سلوکی ببینند که مجبور

It behooveth souls to become submissive and humble with utmost joy and fragrance. From the loved ones of God must they behold such perfections, such conduct and behavior, that they become compelled [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-14

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0458

Words spoken on 1915-08-11 in Haifa

570

Persian

موسم عید است و ما نومید از دیدار یار عالمی در عیش و نوش و ما بچشم اشکبار

It is the season of festivities, yet We remain bereft of the vision of Our Beloved; whilst the world exulteth in pleasure and delight, Our eyes are filled with tears [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-11

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1662

Words spoken on 1915-08-10 in Haifa

180

Persian

ایمان مثل شمع روشن می ماند و قلب انسان مثل زجاجه و جسم انسان مثل مشکوة. آن مصباح و این زجاجه

Faith is even as a resplendent lamp, the human heart as a crystal, and man's body as a niche. This lamp and this crystal… [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-10

Degrees of faith; certitude; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1834

Words spoken on 1915-08-08 in Haifa

160

Persian

حضرت می فرمایند این آیات از فطرت من نازل می شود، از جبرئیل نیست. همیشه مخابرهٴ معنوی بود، مخابرهٴ مستمره بود

He saith: These verses are revealed from Mine own nature, not from Gabriel. Ever was it a spiritual communion, an unceasing communication [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-08

He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU2050

Words spoken on 1915-08-08 in Haifa

130

Persian

خوب جائی است از برای طبابت و شهرت می کند. حاجی فرج الله بود کحال که هیچ نمی دانست و هزاران چشم

A goodly place it is for the healing arts and renowned it hath become. Haji Farajullah was an oculist who knew naught, yet thousands of eyes [he treated] [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-08

Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause

ABU3116

Words spoken on 1915-08-08 in Haifa

Persian

اگر در ژاپون [امر] دربگیرد بسیار خوب می شود. آنها استعدادش را دارند، بعکس چینی ها. اهالی چین هیچ استعداد ندارند

Should the Cause take root in Japan, it would be most wondrous. They possess the capacity for it, unlike the Chinese. The people of China have no capacity whatsoever [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-08

ABU2157

Words spoken on 1915-08-07 in Haifa

120

Persian

دیشب خوابم نبرد. در غلام گردش نشسته بودم فکر می کردم. می دیدم که خدا چه موهبتی در حق ما کرده

Sleep did not visit me last night. I sat in contemplation within the garden's enclosure, reflecting upon how God had bestowed such bountiful favor upon us [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-07

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

ABU2345

Words spoken on 1915-08-07 in Haifa

100

Persian

نفس وقتی که بر انسان مسلط می شود هر بلائی بسر انسان می آورد. یک ساعت بخیال ریاست می اندازد

At the moment when the self gaineth dominion over man, it visiteth upon him every affliction. For the space of an hour it casteth him into thoughts of supremacy [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-07

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1380

Words spoken on 1915-08-06 in Haifa

230

Persian

همه اش هباءً منبثاً مأمن لی بیتاً عند عرش عظمتک فی ملکوت فردانیتک. معتمد الدوله اصفهان، منوچهر خان

All else is scattered dust. Grant me a shelter near the throne of Thy grandeur in the kingdom of Thy oneness [3.5s]... ...Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih of Isfahan, Manuchihr Khan, owned many buildings. He had many villages in the vicinity of Tehran.

AHDA.595-596x, ZSM.1915-08-06

STAB#134x

Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1986

Words spoken on 1915-08-06 in Haifa

140

Persian

فرمایشی که میرزا ابوالفضل کرده به بیان ثابت می شود. در احسن القصص که کتاب اول حضرت اعلی است

That which Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl hath uttered is proven through the exposition in the Aḥsanu'l-Qiṣaṣ, which is the first Book of His Holiness the Exalted One [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-06

Declaration; advent of the Bab; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU2347

Words spoken on 1915-08-06 in Haifa

100

Persian

ولکن بعضی نفوس مثل عناکب می مانند، هر چه پرده اش را بدری باز فوراً می بافد. حضرت اعلی روحی فداه

But certain souls are like unto spiders: howsoever thou rendest their veil, they do straightway weave it anew [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-06

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Veiling [hijab]

ABU2546

Words spoken on 1915-08-06 in Haifa

Persian

الفت از برای انسان هر مشکلی را آسان می کند. این فلاح ها حال به این مشکلی، زندگانی به این سختی، برای اینها

Friendship doth make easy for man every difficulty. These farmers now, with such hardship, with life so arduous, for them [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-06

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU0832

Words spoken on 1915-08-05 in Haifa

360

Persian

هوای اینجا بسیار خوب است. صفای اینجا بسیار خوب است. در جوار مقام اعلی محل راحتی است

The air in this place is most excellent. The purity herein is surpassing fair. In the vicinity of the Most Exalted Shrine lieth a place of repose [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-05

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0440

Words spoken on 1915-08-04 in Haifa

580

Persian

اگر در ظل روحانیات باشد آنوقت ترقی می کند والا ایامی چند نمی گذرد هباءً منبثاً می شود. نتیجه نمی بخشد

If one dwelleth beneath the shade of spiritual things, then shall one advance; else shall not many days pass ere it becometh as scattered dust, yielding no fruit [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-04

Call to action; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU0519

Words spoken on 1915-08-04 in Haifa

520

Persian

حالا یک روزنامه می خواندم از جهت جامعه بحث می کرد. نمی توانست خوب تعبیر کند اما مقصد این بود که جامعه

Just now I was perusing a journal which discoursed upon the theme of society. Though it could not well express its intent, yet its purpose was that society [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-04

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0951

Words spoken on 1915-08-03 in Haifa

320

Persian

پنجاه نفر در یک طرفة العین کشته شده اند ولی نمی دانند از برای چه گرگر می روند. جناب شیخ علی اکبر قوچانی

In the twinkling of an eye, fifty souls have been slain, yet they know not why they wail and lament [3.5s]

Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; War and peace

ABU1081

Words spoken on 1915-08-03 in Haifa

290

Persian

شخصی از او از [شخص] کاملی پرسید، او هم اشاره به شخصی در نیشابور کرد. حسب الاشاره از حال شخص مذکور

A certain one inquired of him concerning a perfect one, whereupon he made mention of a person in Nishábúr. According to that which was indicated regarding the state of the aforementioned person [3.5s]

Empty learning; false spirituality; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU1831

Words spoken on 1915-08-03 in Haifa

160

Persian

حالا که عالم مغشوش است تا ببینیم بعد از این طوفان چه می شود، انشاء الله خوب می شود. این دول بدون اینکه مشکلات

Now when the world is in tumult and confusion, We shall behold what shall come to pass after this tempest; God willing, it shall be well [3.5s]

Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; War and peace; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2151

Words spoken on 1915-08-03 in Haifa

120

Persian

چقدر خوب بود که یک مشرق الاذکار و یک مدرسه جهانی در این کوه تأسیس می شد. مردم نمی دانند که مدرسه بهائی

How excellent would it be that a Mashriqu'l-Adhkár and a universal school should be established upon this mountain! The people know not that the Bahá'í school [3.5s]

Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU2055

Words spoken on 1915-08-02 in Haifa

130

Persian

راحتی از این جنگ، نعمت بزرگی است ولی آنها اصرار کردند که تا ما سرباز نشویم با مسلمانان مساوی نشویم

Relief from this conflict is a great blessing, but they insisted that until we become soldiers we shall not be equal with the Muslims [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-02

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Gambling and games of chance; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2587

Words spoken on 1915-07-31 in Haifa

Persian

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

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

ZSM.1915-07-31

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

ABU1427

Words spoken on 1915-07-29 in Haifa

220

Persian

اهالی اروپا چقدر در این مسئله دقت دارند و اگر این نبود حیات و زندگی از برای آنها بسیار صعب بود

O peoples of Europe! How vigilant are ye in this matter, and were it not for this, life and existence would have proven most arduous unto you [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-29

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU1912

Words spoken on 1915-07-29 in Haifa

150

Persian

از عکا تا حیفا همه معمور می شود. همه اش باغ و بوستان و بنا خواهد شد. باغهای بسیار خوب می شود

The area between Haifa and Acre will be developed; it will be filled with buildings

ZSM.1915-07-29

DWN_v3#08 p.074

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU1501

Words spoken on 1915-07-28 in Haifa

210

Persian

وقتی که جمال مبارک در کردستان تشریف داشتند آقا محمد کریم فرستاد اهل و عیالش را به بغداد آوردند

When the Blessed Beauty sojourned in Kurdistan, He caused Aqa Muhammad Karim to send forth his family and dependents, that they should repair unto Baghdad [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-28

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0880

Words spoken on 1915-07-27 in Haifa

340

Persian

اغنیا رحم بر فقرا نمی کنند، خودشان هم معذب هستند. اگر رحم می کردند، ??م خود راحت بودند هم فقرا

The affluent show no mercy unto the poor, and they themselves are tormented. Were they to show compassion, both they themselves and the poor would find repose [3.5s]

NJB_v15#03 p.088, ZSM.1915-07-27

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU2248

Words spoken on 1915-07-27 in Haifa

110

Persian

نفوس کشته می شوند ولی بی نتیجه. چقدر سلاطین کشته می شوند ولی هیچ ذکری از آنها نیست، ولی یک نفر که در سبیل الهی

Lives are sacrificed, yet to no avail. How many monarchs are slain, and no remembrance remaineth of them; yet a single soul who in the path of God [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-27

Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU0635

Words spoken on 1915-07-25 in Haifa

450

Persian

حکمتهای بالغهٴ الهی است که این اسباب را فراهم می آورد. تا طوفان زمستان نباشد، سکون بهاری حاصل نمی شود

It is among the consummate wisdom of God that He hath brought forth these means, for without the tempests of winter, the tranquility of spring shall not be attained [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-25

Continual renewal of creation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0643

Words spoken on 1915-07-25 in Haifa

450

Persian

وقتی که ما را به حیفا آوردند به یک اطاق کوچکی بردند. بعد در قایق بادی کوچکی به عکا بردند

When they brought Us unto Haifa, they led Us unto a small chamber. Thereafter did they convey Us in a small vessel unto 'Akká [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-25

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU1736

Words spoken on 1915-07-25 in Haifa

170

Persian

اسباب اینطور فراهم آمده که مجالس و معاشر حضرات تلامذه باشم. حکم غیبیه است که معلوم نیست

The circumstances have been thus ordained that I should associate and commune with the disciples. It is a divine decree whose purpose remaineth hidden [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-25

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU0561

Words spoken on 1915-07-24 in Haifa

490

Persian

خیلی مطول بود و چهار سال طول کشید. هم چنین بیان اینکه کشتی ها و راه آهن و تراموای مسافرت را آسان کرده

Most prolonged was it, extending over a span of four years. Similarly did the advent of vessels, railways and tramways render travel with facility [3.5s]

Development of capacity and readiness; Education of children; moral education; The power of words; of speech; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

ABU1080

Words spoken on 1915-07-24 in Haifa

290

Persian

در وقتی که ظلمت نادانی افق شرق را تاریک کرده بود در چنین وقتی حضرت بهاء الله ظاهر شد. نورش در شرق

At such time as the darkness of ignorance had enshrouded the horizon of the East, in such an hour did Bahá'u'lláh appear. His light in the East [3.5s]

Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1119

Words spoken on 1915-07-24 in Haifa

280

Persian

اولاً اینکه این بجهت نسبت است. مثلاً نقطه[ای از] خاک منسوب بحق شد، این مطاف جمیع نفوس واقع شد

First, know that this is by virtue of its connection. For example, when a particle of dust became associated with Truth, it became the point of circumambulation for all souls [3.5s]

Manifestation of God as mirror; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU3004

Words spoken on 1915-07-24 in Haifa

Persian

طهارت و نظافت از لوازم ایمان است. انسان وقتی که لباسش نظیف است، لطیف است، روحانیت پیدا می کند

Cleanliness and purity are among the requisites of faith. When man's garments are clean, his soul becometh refined and a spiritual condition is made manifest [3.5s]

Cleanliness and refinement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU2234

Words spoken on 1915-07-23 in Haifa

110

Persian

سیاسیون عالم برآنند که چیزی که سبب ترقیات مادی و عقلی است حرب است. ولی خودشان عربان بادیه را حقیر

The politicians of the world maintain that war is the cause of material and intellectual progress [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-23

War and peace

ABU2443

Words spoken on 1915-07-23 in Haifa

Persian

چه قدر خوب است مذاکرات، چقدر سبب سرور انسان است، نشئه می دهد بانسان، هر صحبتی از برای انسان وقتی که طول بکشد

How wondrous are these communions, how greatly do they bring joy unto man, imparting rapture unto the soul. Every discourse, when it is protracted, doth verily for man [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-23

Harmony of science and religion; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Study; deepening

ABU1667

Words spoken on 1915-07-21 in Haifa

180

Persian

بهائی در هر شهری که باشد باید بافعال مشهور آفاق شود. بهائی بودن بعمل است نه بقول. اینست که می فرماید

The Bahá'í, in whatsoever city he may abide, must needs become renowned throughout all horizons by his deeds. The state of being a Bahá'í is attained through action, not through words. This is what He hath decreed [3.5s]

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Words vs deeds

ABU1670

Words spoken on 1915-07-21 in Haifa

180

Persian

چه خوب یادگاری گذاشته و در جمیع عوالم الهی مذکور است حتی در عالم لاهوت. ملاحظه کنید که حضرت موسی

How excellent is the memorial left behind, mentioned in all the divine worlds, even unto the realm of Láhút. Consider ye how Moses [3.5s]

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2742

Words spoken on 1915-07-21 in Haifa

Persian

سی و شش نفر بر تخت خلافت نشستند و همه مقید بنام و نشان و از هیچ کدام نام و نشانی نمانده ولی بهلول

Six and thirty souls ascended unto the throne of dominion, and though each was bound to name and sign, of none remaineth now a name or trace save Bahlúl [3.5s]

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU3310

Words spoken on 1915-07-21 in Haifa

Persian

مردم بر سنگهائی که حواریین برآن نشسته بودند سجده می کردند و این از اثر نسبت الی الله و از قوهٴ بقای حقیقت آنها است که حتی جلوسشان بر سنگ این تأثیر را دارد

The people prostrated themselves before the stones whereon the apostles had been seated, and this proceedeth from their connection with God and from the potency of their enduring reality, such that even their mere act of sitting upon a stone hath produced such an effect [3.5s]

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Power of faith; power of the spirit

ABU1163

Words spoken on 1915-07-19 in Haifa

270

Persian

باید انسان بکوشد که ایام را بنهایت سرور و روح و ریحان بگذراند و این جز بنفحات الله و اعلاء کلمة الله میسر نشود

Man must strive to pass his days in the utmost joy, delight and fragrance, and this cannot be achieved save through the sweet-scented breezes of God and the exaltation of His Word [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-19

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; War and peace

ABU1365

Words spoken on 1915-07-19 in Haifa

230

Persian

جمیع بشر حاضر خوردن هستند، اگر بخواهند یک حبه را خلق کنند نتوانند. همه زحمت انسان را خدا می کشد

All mankind partaketh of sustenance, yet were they to endeavor to create but a single grain, they would prove powerless. God beareth all the burdens of man [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-19

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Hospitality; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0117

Words spoken on 1915-07-18 in Haifa

1150

Persian

اگر کسی برود به تخت جمشید می بیند چطور خانه ها بسته می شود. هیچ عمارتی نیست که خراب نشود

If someone goes to Takht Jamshíd [Persepolis], he will see how homes are shut. There is no building that has not been destroyed

RHQM2.1048-1051 (499-502) (305-307), ZSM.1915-07-18

RKS.151-157

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU0663

Words spoken on 1915-07-15 in Haifa

440

Persian

در اروپا بمناسبتی ذکر می کردم که آنچه را جمیع ناس نهایت آمال و آرزویشان است و دستشان بآن نمی رسد

While I was in Europe, on a certain occasion, I made mention that whatsoever all souls hold as their highest hopes and aspirations, yet their hands fail to attain thereunto [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-15

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; The animal kingdom

ABU2041

Words spoken on 1915-07-15 in Haifa

130

Persian

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

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

ZSM.1915-07-15

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

ABU1306

Words spoken on 1915-07-14 in Haifa

240

Persian

خوب گفته. اروپا از اینجهت ترقی کرده زیرا کارشان متفرق نیست. مثلاً ساعت سازی، یکی فقط عقربه می سازد

Blessed are they who say: Europe hath advanced on this account - that their labors are not scattered. Consider how in the craft of watchmaking, one fashioneth but the hands alone [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-14

Excellence; distinction; Unity of thought and belief

ABU1973

Words spoken on 1915-07-14 in Haifa

140

Persian

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

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

ZSM.1915-07-14

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

ABU1605

Words spoken on 1915-07-13 in Haifa

190

Persian

حیات اشیاء بآب است بجهت این آیات الهی و فیوضات ربانی بآب تشبیه شده "و انزلنا من السماء ماء وصارت اودیة

The life of all things dependeth upon water, and for this reason have the divine verses and heavenly bounties been likened unto water, "And We sent down from heaven water, and the valleys flowed..." [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-13

Differences in human capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2346

Words spoken on 1915-07-13 in Haifa

100

Persian

نماز خیلی سهولت دارد بجهت اینکه کبیر و صغیر و وسطی هست. مصطفی رمزی پاشا می گفت من می خواهم

Prayer possesseth great facility, inasmuch as it may be performed in its greater, lesser and intermediate forms [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-13

Law of obligatory prayer; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU0576

Words spoken on 1915-07-07 in Haifa

480

Persian

جمال مبارک از بغداد تشریف برده بودند و هیچ خبری نبود. احبابی نبود مگر در کاظمین از اعراب

The Blessed Beauty had departed from Baghdad, and no tidings were at hand. There were no loved ones save for some Arabs in Kazamayn [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-07

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1262

Words spoken on 1915-07-04 in Haifa

250

Persian

در نیویورک کاردینالی بود و اعلان می کرد که این دشمن مسیح است، آمده که دین مسیح را محو کند

I heard that here they have had a great religious procession with much pomp and ceremony: a procession the likes of which was not seen before.

ZSM.1915-07-04, KHH1.327-328 (1.455-457)

KHHE.463-465

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Christian clergy; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1672

Words spoken on 1915-07-04 in Haifa

180

Persian

حاجی هاشم را جمال مبارک بنفس خود تبلیغ فرمودند. دامادی داشت آقا خلیل دولت آبادی

The Blessed Beauty Himself taught and guided Haji Hashim. He had a son-in-law, Aqa Khalil-i-Dawlatabadi [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-04

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2446

Words spoken on 1915-07-02 in Haifa

Persian

حضرت رسول می فرماید رحمة الله شیبة شابت فی الاسلام. حالا نفحات الله علی شعر ابیض فی عبودیة البهاء

The Prophet - may peace be upon Him - hath declared: "Divine mercy descendeth upon grey hairs that have grown hoary in Islam." Now doth the fragrant breeze of God waft over white hair grown in servitude unto Bahá [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-02

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Word of God and human limitations

ABU2162

Words spoken on 1915-07-01 in Haifa

120

Persian

ضعف جسم باندک اسبابی زائل می شود. چند روزی در هوای خوب و غذای خوب زائل می شود، لکن ضعف روح مشکل است

Physical weakness is banished by modest means. It vanisheth after a few days through wholesome air and nourishing food, but the weakness of the spirit is a matter most difficult [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-01

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; 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

ABU3147

Words spoken on 1915-06-19 in Haifa

Persian

کلمات مکنونه بعد از سفر سلیمانیه نازل شد. رشح عما در سنهٴ شصت و هفت نازل شد. شهرت جمال مبارک به بهاء الله آنوقت شد. هیکلی که حضرت اعلی نوشته اند در شصت و هفت بود در آخر ایام حضرت اعلی

The Hidden Words were revealed after the sojourn in Sulaymaniyyih. The Most Great Effusion was revealed in the year sixty and seven. The Blessed Beauty became renowned as Bahá'u'lláh at that time. The Temple which the Exalted One had penned was in sixty and seven, in the latter days of His ministry [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-06-19

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih

ABU0087

Words spoken on 1915-06-17 in Haifa

1310

mixed

وقتی که جمال مبارک در بغداد بودند میرزا محیط مشهور شیخی آمد به دارالسلام

When the Blessed Beauty was in Baghdad, Mirza Muhit, the famous Shaykhi, arrived in that city for the purpose of visiting Kazimayn.

BRL_DAK#0719, AHDA.077-078X, ZSM.1915-06-17

STAB#082x

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1253

Words spoken on 1915-05-24

250

DAS.1915-05-25

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1378

Words spoken on 1915-05-05 in Abu Sinan

230

Persian

من شما را بجهت خدمت امرالله میخواهم میخواهم شما در جمیع آنچه میبینید و تجربه کرده اید

I wish for you consecrated services to the Cause of God. I wish for you to manifest radiant attributes under all conditions and to raise the Word of God.

KHH1.221-222 (1.309-310)

KHHE.324, DAS.1915-05-05, BSR_v13 p.102

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace

ABU1782

Words spoken on 1915-05-01 in Haifa

170

How the children love the small, innocent lambs... I remember an incident of my childhood... I was then very, very young, probably 3 or 4 years. At the time the Blessed Perfection lived in Tihran.

DAS.1915-05-01

Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0136

Words spoken on 1915-04-30 in Haifa

1070

His life [Khalil's] was an example of honesty and activity... This man [Abdullah] lives in Baghdad and was notorious for his evil deeds... This man [Isma'il] was the well-known architect of Farrokh Khan in Tihran...

DAS.1915-04-30

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Hospitality; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1791

Words spoken on 1915-04-24 in Haifa

170

Now that sacred tent which belonged to the Manifestation of God, the tent under which the Suratu'l-Haykal, the Kitab-i-Aqdas and other glorious Tablets were revealed... is given by the violators of the Covenant to Jamal Pasha

DAS.1915-04-24

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Universal peace; world unity

ABU3290

Words spoken on 1915-04-18 in Haifa

Persian

بیت العدل مقام تشریع دارد و آنچه منصوص نیست تشریع نماید و تنفیذی نیست . در ایالات مختلفه انتخابات می شود و بیت عدل تشکیل شود و مرکز را بصلاح دید خود معین خواهند کرد

The House of Justice possesseth legislative authority, and that which hath not been expressly revealed may be legislated by it, and is not revocable. Elections shall be held in diverse provinces, and the House of Justice shall be established, and they shall determine the center thereof according to their own wisdom [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-04-18

Elections; House of Justice

ABU2009

Words spoken on 1915-04-17 in Abu Sinan

140

Mankind are naturally heedless and prone to commit injustice and excess. They do not turn their faces toward God and do not let their hearts be swayed by ideal emotions. Like unto the beasts they wallow in the mire of materialism

DAS.1915-04-17

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU2231

Words spoken on 1915-04-09 in Abu Sinan

110

Persian

حضرت مسیح بیشتر اوقات در سواحل بحیره طبریا بودند لکن هیچ از نفحات قدس

His Holiness Christ spent most of His time on the shores of Lake Tiberius, but, alas, none of His sacred fragrances have remained.

KHH1.208-209 (1.292)

KHHE.305-306

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU0544

Words spoken on 1915-04-07 in Abu Sinan

500

mixed

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

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

MSBH2.421-423

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

ABU1669

Words spoken on 1915-04-07 in Abu Sinan

180

Persian

چقدر انسان بیوفا است بهزار زحمت و مشقت و با اشک

Consider man's infidelity. With a thousand worries, troubles and tears he raises a child. Then, he readily puts thousands upon thousands to the sword.

KHH1.204 (1.286)

KHHE.299-300, BSR_v13 p.097

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Justice and wrath of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; War and peace

ABU2991

Words spoken on 1915-04-06 in Abu Sinan

Persian

چقدر ناس از آفات جسمانی اضطراب دارند و از آفت

It is amazing that people are afraid of physical afflictions, but have no worries of spiritual handicaps.

KHH1.204 (1.285)

KHHE.298-299, BSR_v13 p.096

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0348

Words spoken on 1915-03-28

680

Persian

معرکه شده است دنیا بهم خورده است در کارند که همه بجان همدیگر بریزند

Tumult hath seized the earth, chaos reigneth, and all souls are moved to rise up one against another [3.5s]

KHF.071, KHAB.455 (456), KHTB3.040, NJB_v05#12 p.003

Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Supreme tribunal; War and peace

ABU1172

Words spoken on 1915-03-26 in Abu Sinan

270

Persian

مظاهر مقدسه الهی بقوه ملکوتی نفوس بشری را

Through the power of the Kingdom, human beings are saved from the grip of nature by the sanctified Manifestations of God and are illumined by the light of divinity.

KHH1.197-198 (1.276-277)

KHHE.288-289, BSR_v13 p.095

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU1431

Words spoken on 1915-03-20

220

Persian

این خنقدقها را میبینید دولت عثمانی میخواهد با این خندقها از کشتیهای ... در ایام عبدالحمید که فرقه عسگر متطوع

Do you observe these trenches? The Ottoman government wishes through these fortifications to prevent the ships [3.5s]... ...During the reign of 'Abdu'l-Hamid when a group of soldiers volunteered to fight against the Russians

KHH1.194

KHHE.283-284, STAB#046

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

ABU0922

Words spoken on 1915-03-03 in Abu Sinan

330

Persian

میرزا یحیی در هزار سوراخ پنهان شده بود امرالله بکلی از میان رفته بود

Mírza Yahya [Azal] was hiding in a thousand holes causing the Faith of God to be completely lost. Two Milani youth came to Baghdad and asked about the Blessed Beauty

KHH1.189-190 (1.265-267)

KHHE.275-277

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis

ABU1429

Words spoken on 1915-03-03 in Abu Sinan

220

Persian

این ایام وقت سکون و وقاراست و تک اطمینان

In these days, it is time for calmness and dignity; it is time for confidence and assurance. We must rely upon God.

KHH1.190-191 (1.267-268)

KHHE.277-278, BSR_v13 p.094, STAB#049

Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU1134

Words spoken on 1915-03-02 in Abu Sinan

280

Persian

من زوفا میخورم در طب جدید هم استعمال میکنید ... مدراست و باین واسطه مفید است از برای تنگ نفس خیلی مفید است

I use hyssop. Is it used in modern medicine?... It has a diuretic effect, and therefore it is beneficial.

KHH1.186 (1.261-262)

KHHE.272-273, BSR_v13 p.093

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU0661

Words spoken on 1915-03-01 in Abu Sinan

440

Persian

خدا چه تعلقی ما بین ما و آنها انداخته که از جان و دل ... تقوی ام الفضائل و عدم تقوی ام الرذائل است در عکا شخصی بود

Consider what an immense love and devotion... Piety is the mother of all goodly characters, and its absence is the mother of all evil

KHH1.183-185 (1.256-260)

KHHE.268-271, BSR_v13 p.093, STAB#016, STAB#150

Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1548

Words spoken on 1915-02-08 in Abu Sinan

200

Persian

کثبف طالب کثیف است پاکی تاثیر کلی در روح دارد و لو خود پاکیزگی عرض است

Cleanliness has a profound effect upon the spirit. Even though cleanliness is related to worldly affairs, yet its effect is manifested in the soul.

KHH1.169-170 (1.237-238)

KHHE.249-250, DAS.1915-02-08, BSR_v13 p.090

Cleanliness and refinement

ABU2714

Words spoken on 1915-01-09 in Abu Sinan

Persian

این جنگ بلای خانمانسوزی است ولی بعد از این نفوس صلحجو زیاد خواهد شد

This war is indeed ruinous and devastating in its effects. However, afterwards, the number of peace-loving people will grow considerably

KHH1.145 (1.201)

KHHE.216, BSR_v13 p.086

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; War and peace

ABU2343

Words spoken on 1914-12-31 in Abu Sinan

100

Persian

میخواهم شما را بایران بفرستم... شیخ الاسلام مرد بسیط عامی است و بی دین ابداً اعتنائی بدین الله ندارد

I wish for you to go to Iran... Shaykhu'l-Islam is a simple, common man with no religious convictions. He is utterly ignorant of the religion of God

KHH1.307-308 (1.429)

KHHE.441-442, BSR_v13 p.086

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause

ABU3303

Words spoken on 1914-12-16 in Julis

Persian

رؤیا بر سه قسم است رؤیای صادقه، رؤیای تعبیریه و اضغاث و احلام. اول عین واقع، دوم چون مخلوط با خطورات قلبیه می شود محتاج تعبیر است، اما اضغاث و احلام اوهام است

Visions are of three kinds: true visions, interpretive visions, and confused dreams. The first is reality itself, the second, being mingled with the heart's promptings, requireth interpretation, while confused dreams are but vain imaginings [3.5s]

ZSM.1914-12-16

Meaning; importance of dreams and visions

ABU2844

Words spoken on 1914-12-16 in Abu Sinan

Persian

در هر دوری سه شخص بوده است: در دور موسی، موسی و نار و مکلم طور... باصطلاح فلاسفه

In every Dispensation there have been three persons: In the Dispensation of Moses, there was Moses, and the Fire, and the Speaker on Sinai... in the terminology of the philosophers [3.5s]

ZSM.1914-12-16

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; The cross and the trinity

ABU2495

Words spoken on 1914-12-16

I know thou art exerting thyself in the instruction of the children. The life of man must be productive of some results

DAS.1914-12-16, SW_v13#07 p.172

Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3276

Words spoken on 1914-11-24 in Abu Sinan

Persian

اگر ناقضین گذاشته بودند من بعضی از روسای اسلام و مسیحی راجمع میکردم

If the Covenant-breakers had not frustrated my efforts, I would have assembled some of the Muslim and Christian chiefs

KHH1.297 (1.409)

KHHE.429, BSR_v13 p.085

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1985

Words spoken on 1914-11-02 in Abu Sinan

140

Persian

شما طوفان بلایا ندیده اید اگر دیده بودید این وقائع بشما چندان تاثیری نمیکرد ما شب دارای عمارت

You have not experienced genuinely difficult times, for if you had, such occurrences would not perturb you.

KHH1.137 (1.189-190)

KHHE.206-207, DAS.1914-11-02, BSR_v13 p.082

Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2805

Words spoken on 1914-10-20

Persian

یک نفر مسلمان و یک نفر مسیحی و یک نفر یهودی در کشتی بودند مسلمان دعا کرد

It is said that once a Mohammadan, a Christian and a Jew were rowing in a boat. Suddenly a tempest arose

KHH1.133

KHHE.174, DAS.1913-02-10, DAS.1914-10-20, SW_v09#18 p.210, VLAB.133, STAB#104

Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2527

Words spoken on 1914-10-17 in Haifa

Praise be to God that his holiness Baha'o'llah, has spread before us the heavenly table

DAS.1914-10-17, SW_v07#16 p.154

Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU3329

Words spoken on 1914-10-17 in Haifa

The best capital and the most profitable business is honesty in all things. Do thou continue to be honest in thy dealings

DAS.1914-10-17, SW_v08#02 p.025

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

ABU0916

Words spoken on 1914-10-13 ? in Haifa

330

Persian

حضرات اطمینان دارند اوایل که ما آمدیم بعکا وارد شدیم کاری کرده بودیم که همه اطمینان

When we first came to ‘Akka, we behaved in such wise that everyone trusted us. There was a certain Qasim of Nayriz who was very weak.

KHH1.111-112 (1.156-157)

KHHE.169-170, STAB#015

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1543

Words spoken on 1914-10-13 ? in Haifa

200

Persian

حمد خدا را یکشب به بستر راحت استراحت ننمودم حضرت مسیح بعد از صعودش

Praise be unto God that not once did I rest in the bed of comfort. At the time of His ascension to the Abha Kingdom, His Holiness Christ had nearly sixty believers.

KHH1.107-108 (1.150-151)

KHHE.163

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause

ABU1795

Words spoken on 1914-10-13

170

But now after the lapse of many centuries, his highness, the Almighty, has again looked upon them

DAS.1914-10-13, SW_v09#01 p.007+010

Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1218

Words spoken on 1914-10-12 in Haifa

260

The present condition of the Baha'i Cause in Germany is most satisfactory... Some of the German friends have asked that victory be given to Germany. We are not interfering with either party... May they attain to such heights of altruism as to be ready to sacrifice their lives for each other!

DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v07#18 p.188x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; War and peace

ABU2904

Words spoken on 1914-10-07 in Haifa

Youthfulness depends upon the heart and spirit and not upon the physical body of man. You may find often a young man who may look a thousand years old.

PN_1914 p039

Hospitality; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU2393

Words spoken on 1914-10-06 in Haifa

100

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

PN_1914 p033

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

ABU1430

Words spoken on 1914-09-06

220

Mount Carmel is enveloped with the white mantle of spirituality.... The divine, holy prophets have two stations.

DAS.1914-09-06, SW_v09#09 p.104

Contemplation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Mount Carmel; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1205

Words spoken on 1914-09-03

270

In reality the air of Mount Carmel is most energizing... Man is eternally in a state of communion and prayer with the source of all good. The highest and most elevating state is the state of prayer

DAS.1914-09-03, SW_v08#04 p.045x, PN_1914 p007

Mount Carmel; Prayer for evening; night; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU2302

Words spoken on 1914-08-20

110

The object of the dawn of the Morn of Guidance and the effulgence of the Sun of

DAS.1914-08-20, SW_v08#10 p.135

Being a source of light; guidance; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3358

Words spoken on 1914-08-17

I cannot understand why people insist on the fact that one cannot give up a thing

DAS.1914-08-17, SW_v08#02 p.021

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline

ABU0480

Words spoken on 1914-08-10

550

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

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

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

ABU1256

Words spoken on 1914-08-08

250

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

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

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

ABU0099

Words spoken on 1914-08-06

1230

The gathering storm is most portentous! Mankind is gripped in the paroxysm of a fearful alarm

DAS.1914-08-06, SW_v05#12 p.179-182

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Nationalism; love of country; Oneness; unity of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ABU0359

Words spoken on 1914-08-03 in Haifa

660

Persian

معرکه شده است دنیا بهم خورده است در کارند که همه بجان یکدیگر بریزند در امریکا و اروپا

A resurrection is set up! The world is topsy-turvy! The wrong side of human character is up! [KHH: A great tumult is ensuing. The whole world is in cataclysm. They are determined to cause universal upheaval.]

KHH1.291-293 (1.405-408)

KHHE.420-423, DAS.1914-08-03, SW_v05#11 p.163-166, SW_v07#15 p.136, SW_v13#12 p.324

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The animal kingdom; War and peace

ABU1295

Words spoken on 1914-07-28 in Haifa

240

Profitless discussions fatigue and weary a person. People who call on me almost every day carry on a stream of profitless, unspiritual talk.... Man's speech is the revealer of his heart…. There are persons with whom we associate and converse whose utterances are life-imparting

LOG#1139x, DAS.1914-07-28, SW_v08#02 p.024-025

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech

ABU2628

Words spoken on 1914-07-27 in Haifa

The supreme concern of any government must be the establishment of equal justice and equal opportunity amongst its citizens.

DAS.1914-07-27

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Relationship between government and people; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU2629

Words spoken on 1914-07-27 in Haifa

What does a man lose if he should lose his self? His moral credit will be larger than his debit.

DAS.1914-07-27

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3629

Words spoken on 1914-07-26

What art thou reading? "A lecture on the coming world teacher, by Mrs. Besant." "The great world teacher has already come"

DAS.1914-07-26, SW_v09#01 p.006

Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU1354

Words spoken on 1914-07-25

240

It is related that Saboktakeen, one of the renowned ancient kings of Persia, lived

DAS.1914-07-25, SW_v09#18 p.204-205, STAB#041

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2695

Words spoken on 1914-07-24 in Haifa

Praise be to God, you are firm in the Covenant and steadfast in the Testament. Firmness and

DAS.1914-07-24, SW_v08#05 p.059

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3473

Words spoken on 1914-07-24 in Haifa

Man must be a mine of piety and sympathy. He must associate with all mankind with joy and fragrance. He must not turn away his face

SW_v07#18 p.187

Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3494

Words spoken on 1914-07-24 in Haifa

Today the highest of all the degrees are the degrees of firmness and steadfastness in faith and certainty.

DAS.1914-07-24, SW_v08#16 p.219

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2667

Words spoken on 1914-07-21 in Haifa

I hope India will become the burning furnace of the Love of God. The people of that country are very receptive and their leaders are quick to perceive the need

DAS.1914-07-21

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2196

Words spoken on 1914-07-20

120

That soul is alone who is negligent of God. But if he knows God, although he may live in an interminable desert

DAS.1914-07-20, SW_v08#18 p.236

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2236

Words spoken on 1914-07-19 in Haifa

110

You are the angels of the kingdom of Abha; guide the people. You are the rays

DAS.1914-07-19, SW_v07#04 p.027

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Call to action; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2762

Words spoken on 1914-07-16

This wonderful Cause has not been properly introduced into China. It is very necessary that it should be done.

DAS.1914-07-16

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3600

Words spoken on 1914-07-13

The Cause of Baha'o'llah is in fulfillment of all the prophecies in all the books of the religions of the world.

DAS.1914-07-13, SW_v09#01 p.006

Oneness; unity of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU0295

Words spoken on 1914-07-12

740

Persian

در ایامی که در آمریکا بودم امة الله مسیس پارسنز مرا به محل ییلاقی خود برد

When I was in Dublin the professor of the out-door school invited me to visit the pupils

KHH1.260-263 (1.364-367)

KHHE.381-384, DAS.1914-07-12, SW_v09#09 p.097-098x, STAB#153

Education of children; moral education; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of learning

ABU0710

Words spoken on 1914-07-11

410

I greatly hope the students are enjoying their vacation on the slope of Mount Carmel. The surrounding country is most entrancing, the sweeping panorama of land and sea

DAS.1914-07-11

Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU3634

Words spoken on 1914-07-11

Devotion to and love for one's vocation accomplishes miracles.

DAS.1914-07-11, SW_v08#02 p.021

Excellence; distinction; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship

ABU0368

Words spoken on 1914-07-10 in Haifa

650

Persian

عداوت دو نوع است یک عداوت دینی و یک عداوت شخصی نفس مسلم

A person animated by religious enmity subjects us to harsh treatment and persecution. By doing this he thinks he is serving his religion

YHA1.108-109, NJB_v05#14 p.003

DAS.1914-07-10

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU3559

Words spoken on 1914-07-10 in Haifa

A material man lets himself be worried and harassed by little things but a spiritual man is always calm and serene under all circumstances

DAS.1914-07-10, SW_v07#16 p.154

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0418

Words spoken on 1914-07-09 in Haifa

600

The quintessence of the matter is that under the protection of the Blessed Perfection we have spent our days in this Most Great Prison.

DAS.1914-07-09

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2938

Words spoken on 1914-07-08 in Akka

Man must be freed from every material tie... Praising one's self is the sign of selfishness. Commanding others is not the passport to the realm of spiritual progress

DAS.1914-07-08, SW_v07#18 p.185x, SW_v14#06 p.165x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds

ABU2961

Words spoken on 1914-07-08 in Akka

Man must be tireless in his effort. Once his effort is directed in the proper channel, if he does not succeed today he shall succeed tomorrow.

DAS.1914-07-08, SW_v08#02 p.021

Chastisement and requital; Effort; striving; Fulfillment of true potential; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU1123

Words spoken on 1914-07-05 in Akka

280

Military rules are far worse than prison rules. These soldiers are in reality prisoners. They are restricted in all their affairs. They cannot deviate

DAS.1914-07-05

Humor; jokes; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; War and peace

ABU0199

Words spoken on 1914-07-03

910

It is said that Jesus entered a village. In those days many houses were broken into

DAS.1914-07-03, SW_v09#18 p.212-214, STAB#058

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1519

Words spoken on 1914-07-03

210

It is recorded in one of the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh that at one time His Holiness Christ was in the wilderness. It was night, and impenetrably dark. It was very cold

DAS.1914-07-03

Christ; Christianity; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude

ABU2903

Words spoken on 1914-07-01

One must always use the simplest and most direct words, that the meaning may be easily conveyed to the minds of the hearers. In writing, we must use the same style

DAS.1914-07-01

Methods of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech

ABU3432

Words spoken on 1914-07-01

When I leave the world I want my heart to be assured that the Blessed Beauty has self-sacrificing servants

DAS.1914-07-01, SW_v09#12 p.135

Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU3030

Words spoken on 1914-06-30

I am serving God. I am the servant of God. I give sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf

DAS.1914-06-30, SW_v08#15 p.210

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0068

Words spoken on 1914-06-29 in Haifa

1420

mixed

در تمام ایام مبارک همیشه آرزوی من این بود که روزی بیاید بلکه انشاء الله بجهتی

During all the blessed days of Baha'o'llah, my hope always was that a day would come

MAS5.230-236, NJB_v05#10 p.003, KHH1.250 (1.349-357)

KHHE.367-373, DAS.1914-06-28, SW_v09#11 p.127-130

Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0674

Words spoken on 1914-06-29 in Haifa

430

Today, the friends of God are the illuminated candles of the world of humanity

SW_v09#11 p.130

Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0604

Words spoken on 1914-06-26

470

During the autocratic reign of Abdul Hamid, while I was closely incarcerated in the town of Acca, a man with a suspicious character called on me.

DAS.1914-06-26, SW_v09#11 p.125x

Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1021

Words spoken on 1914-06-26

300

Most of the Persian ulama (clergymen) became the cause of destruction and the casting of Persia to the winds.

DAS.1914-06-25, SW_v09#11 p.123-125

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU2397

Words spoken on 1914-06-25

100

If the friends of God listen to my first word, they will find the success.... Thou shouldst strive day and night, so that the fire of the love of God

DAS.1914-06-24, SW_v09#11 p.123

Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God

ABU2706

Words spoken on 1914-06-24 in Haifa

The believers must be pleased to comply with my wish. If my first expresion in any matter is obeyed, it will lead to success and spiritual happiness.

DAS.1914-06-24

Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU1463

Words spoken on 1914-06-23

220

Today we have received a newspaper from London containing the photograph of a Bahá'í girl who has given a most dramatic speech before the King and Queen of England

DAS.1914-06-23

Equality of men and women; Means of establishment of future civilization; Role and station of women

ABU0166

Words spoken on 1914-06-22 in Haifa

1000

When I was a small boy in Teheran, I remember whenever two of the believers

DAS.1914-06-22, SW_v08#13 p.162x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2730

Words spoken on 1914-06-22 in Haifa

The Bahá'í students in Beirut have so conducted themselves, both within and without the college

DAS.1914-06-22, SW_v09#11 p.122

Cleanliness and refinement; Praise and encouragement

ABU3328

Words spoken on 1914-06-21

In an Arabic poem the Blessed Perfection said about the calamities and allegations

DAS.1914-06-21, SW_v08#13 p.178

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0438

Words spoken on 1914-06-20 in Haifa

580

Naraq is one of the Provinces of Persian wherein the Cause made its appearance from the beginning, and many people embraced the Teachings.... ...Haji Kamaleddin was one of God's own servants, severed from aught else save him, enkindled

DAS.1914-06-21, SW_v08#19 p.242x, SW_v09#11 p.121x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1608

Words spoken on 1914-06-20 in Haifa

190

Dr. Ardasheer has learned osteopathy very well. He desires to give you a massage.... They investigate every question.... They go to self-interested strangers

DAS.1914-06-19, SW_v09#10 p.119-120

Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1026

Words spoken on 1914-06-18

300

During the days of youth, man sees the pictures of life in all things.... During the lifetime of the king-of-the-martyrs, the heart of the Blessed Beauty.... On day, one of the opposers hit a dog with a stone.... There was a great commotion in the souls upon hearing my address....

DAS.1914-06-18, SW_v09#10 p.118

Evolution; human evolution; Kindness to and rights of animals

ABU1900

Words spoken on 1914-06-18

160