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| AB12570 | 100 | O thou hyacinth of the Spiritual Garden! …Mayest thou grow and develop in the meadow of graces and become green and verdant in the orchard of understanding | LABC.014x | Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12571 | 100 | O people of the kingdom! Do offer hearty thanks to God of having heard the Divine Call, and are revived with the breath of the Holy Spirit | BBBD.135 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12572 | 100 | O thou yearning after the Kingdom! The meaningful letter became the cause of happiness. Whosoever enters in the Kingdom of God, he becomes the object of pardon | BBBD.176 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12573 | 100 | O thou eloquent speaker! Every bird which reaches the rosegarden it breaks forth into lay and began singing various harmonies | BBBD.177-178 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12574 | 100 | O thou fresh seedling in the orchard of God's love! Every maidservant in this universe of life hath a leading desire. One longeth for wealth, another for worldly honors | BBBD.391 | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12575 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بجناب میرزا عزیزالله خان بهادر نوشته | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter you wrote to the esteemed Mirza ‘Azizu’llah Khan Bahadur has been read | BBBD.549-550 | BBBD.550 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12576 | 90 | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Love from the depth of your heart and soul the beloved servant of God, Miss Alma Knobloch, and be grateful and appreciative toward her | BBBD.048 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12577 | 90 | O thou who hast turned toward God! Be joyful for God's grace, hope for all goodness, and anticipate help, protection, favor, and kindness from God | BBBD.066 | Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12578 | 90 | O thou who art attracted by the light of truth! I received your letter. Its content testifies that the handmaiden of God has been attracted by the truth, ignited by the fire of God's love | BBBD.118 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12579 | 90 | Persian | ای اهل ملکوت الحمد لله بعون و عنایت بهاء الله بپاریس رسیدیم و این سفر بپاریس | O ye people of the Kingdom! Praise be to God that through the Favor and bounty of Baha'u'llah I have reached Paris. This trip to Paris was just for your sake. | BBBD.198x | BBBD.198 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12580 | 90 | Arabic | لک العطاء یا ربی الاعلی علی کل عبد سلک سبیل الهدی و خاض غمار الوفاء و قام علی | Gracious art Thou, O my exalted Lord, to every servant who treads the path of guidance, immerses himself in the stream of fidelity, and rises to exalt Your word | BBBD.208 | BBBD.209 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12581 | 90 | O daughter of the Kingdom! The day we were your guests and you brought together those Baha'i children with their radiant faces | BBBD.213 | Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12582 | 90 | Persian | ای دختر عزیز من نامه تو رسید فی الحقیقه بابناء و بنات ملکوت مهربانی در حق | O thou my beloved daughter! Thy letter was received. Truly I say thou art kind to the sons and daughters of the Kingdom. Thou hast interceded in behalf of Mirza 'Ali Akbar | BBBD.278 | BBBD.279 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12583 | 90 | Persian | ای گل گلشن محبت الله ایامی که در استوتگارت بودم کل بسیار معطری بودی فی | O rose in the flower-garden of the love of God! During the days I was in Stuttgart, thou wert a very fragrant rose | BBBD.359 | BBBD.360 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12584 | 90 | O thou who hast been tested! Although thy dear husband drank the cup of martyrdom and gave his life on the battlefield, be not sorrowful and sad | BBBD.407 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12585 | 90 | Persian | ای دو نفس مبارک از قرار مسموع در فلباخ محفلی بیاراستید و جمعی از دوستان حاضر | O ye two blessed souls! As I hear ye have established a meeting in Fellbach and a group of friends attend it. | BBBD.408 | BBBD.409 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12586 | 90 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد وصلنی مکتوبک البدیع المبشر بصحه الاحباء و | O thou who art attracted to the breezes of God! I received your dear letter, which informs me that all the friends are in very good health | BBBD.426 | BBBD.427 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12587 | 90 | Persian | ای ابن ملکوت دو کارت از شما رسید الحمد لله هر دو دلالت بر خلوص نیت و همت و | O son of the Kingdom! Two cards from thee were received. Praise be to God, both were indicative of sincerity of thought, high mindedness and enthusiasm | BBBD.488 | BBBD.489 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12588 | 90 | Persian | ای دو مفتون حقیقت نامه رسید بملکوت وجود پرستش نمودم و آرزوی عون و عنایت | O ye two ones who are enchanted in reality! Letter received. I prayed to the kingdom of existence, and invoked for (God's) assistance | BBBD.546-547 | BBBD.547 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12589 | 90 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله نامه تو رسید الحمد لله سرور روحانی داشتی و فرح ربانی | O thou who art ignited by the fire of divine love! Your letter has arrived. Praise be to God, you feel divine joy and heavenly happiness | BBBD.555 | BBBD.556 | Nearness and remoteness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12590 | 90 | O beloved maidservant of God, Praise be to God, for His grace surrounds you, and through it, you have attained the highest guidance. | BBBD.599 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12591 | 90 | O ye two lamps which are kindled with the fire of the Love of God! Your letter was received. Ye should be highly rejoiced and obliged to Mr. Herrigel, Mr. and Mrs. Bosch | BBBD.600 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12592 | 90 | Persian | ای منجذبه بملکوت الله نامه ات ملاحظه گردید و دختر عزیزت حضور یافت فی الحقیقه | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter has been perused and thy dear daughter has arrived. In reality this daughter | BBBD.615-616 | BBBD.617 | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12593 | 90 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء عنصر ترابی هیکل وفا جوهر صفا بنده بها در تحت حجاب تراب متواری | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! O thou element of dust, embodiment of faithfulness, essence of purity, and servant of Bahá, who lieth concealed beneath the veil of earth [3.5s] | AMIN.186-187 | Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12594 | 90 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه‌ها که خواسته بودی مرقوم گردید و ارسال شد از عنایت حصرت احدیت | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! The letters which thou didst request have been written and dispatched through the bounty of His Divine Oneness [3.5s] | AMIN.120-121 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12595 | 90 | Persian | جناب امین آقا میرزا علیمحمد چون سلیل حضرت علی قبل اکبر علیه بهاء الله است | Jinab-i-Amin: As Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad is descended from his honor 'Ali-Qabl-i-Akbar, upon him be the Glory of God [3.5s] | AMIN.093-094 | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12596 | 90 | Persian | مبالغی که تا بحال ارسال گشته چه از طهران و چه از عشق آباد رسید مطمئن باش | Rest assured that all sums hitherto dispatched, whether from Tehran or from 'Ishqabad, have been received [3.5s] | AMIN.108-109 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12597 | 90 | Persian | ای شمع محفل عرفان چند روز پیش نوشته نگاشته شد و حال چون مغلول اغلال و سلاسل | O thou candle in the gathering of divine knowledge! Though a letter was written a few days ago, now, as though bound in chains and fetters [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0917 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12598 | 90 | Persian | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره المبارکه بجناب آقا میرزا محمود فروغی نهایت رعایت | O distinguished branch of the Blessed Tree! Show utmost consideration to Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Mahmud Furughi [3.5s] | INBA85:291 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12599 | 90 | mixed | ایها الفرع المجید من السدره المبارکه مراعات بقیه حضرت ورقاء حدیقه ملکوت ابهی | O illustrious offshoot of the blessed tree! Care for the remnant of his holiness Varqá in the garden of the most glorious Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA85:300 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12600 | 90 | Persian | یا من توجه الی ملکوت التقدیس بال و پری بگشا و بگلشن توحید پرواز کن چشم بصیرت | O thou who hast turned thy face to the Kingdom of holiness! Spread thy wings and soar unto the rose garden of divine oneness with the eye of insight [3.5s] | INBA85:109 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12601 | 90 | Persian | ای بندگان حق پدر مهربان در آستان یزدان بیاد شما افتاد و بذکر شما پرداخت | O ye servants of God! Your affectionate father, at the Threshold of the Lord, hath remembered you and engaged in your mention [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.164-165 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12602 | 90 | Arabic | یا رب الجنود و مربی الوجود و موجد کل موجود اترامی فی سده رحمانیتک علی التراب | O Lord of Hosts, Educator of existence, and Creator of all beings! I implore Thee, casting myself upon the dust at the threshold of Thy mercy [3.5s] | INBA85:175c | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12603 | 90 | Persian | ای ورقه مشتعله اگر در کرمان و طهران عمری بسر بردی ولی فی الحقیقه در دیار الهی | O thou enkindled leaf! Though thou hast spent a lifetime in Kirman and Tihran, in truth thou dwellest in the realms of the divine [3.5s] | INBA85:057a | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12604 | 90 | Arabic | الهی الهی انت الذی خضعت الاعناق لعظمتک و کبریائک و خشعت الاصوات لهیمنتک | My God, my God! Thou art He before Whose majesty and grandeur all necks have bowed low, and before Whose dominion all voices have been hushed in reverence [3.5s] | BSHI.032a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12605 | 90 | Persian | ای بشیرالهی نامه شما رسید از حوادث شیراز تعجب کل حاصل گردید که این چه بدبختی | O Bashir-Ilahi! Thy letter was received, and from the events in Shiraz all were struck with astonishment at such grievous misfortune [3.5s] | BSHI.040 | Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12606 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده جمال حقیقی الان در شهر مالدن امریک به ذکر آن یار مهربان پرداختم شب و روز | O thou servant of the True Beauty! At this moment in the city of Malden, America, I am engaged in the remembrance of that kind friend, day and night [3.5s] | INBA85:442 | BSHI.059 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12607 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou servant near to the Divine Threshold! That which thou didst address to Jinab-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí was noted [3.5s] | BSHI.066 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12608 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب سروش الحمدلله متوجه الی الله و منجذب به نفحات الله و ثابت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant, Jinab-i-Surush! Praise be to God that thou art turned unto Him, art attracted by His sweet fragrances, and art steadfast [3.5s] | BSHI.070 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12609 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق تحریر لطیف مرقوم به اقا سید تقی ملاحظه گردید چون نسیم جنت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy graceful letter addressed to Aqa Siyyid Taqi was perused; like unto the breeze of Paradise [3.5s] | BSHI.095 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12610 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت در عهد و پیمان از سفر امریک و فرنگ به سمت افریک شتافتم و حال در پورت سعید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! From my journey through America and Europe, I hastened toward Africa, and now I am in Port Said [3.5s] | INBA85:457a | BSHI.095-096 | Growth of the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12611 | 90 | mixed | ای واسطه سرور و بشارت قلوب دوستان رحمانی این خدمتی که به ان قائمی فی الحقیقه | O thou who art the means of joy and gladness to the hearts of the friends of the All-Merciful! This service to which thou art devoted is, in truth [3.5s] | BSHI.116-117 | Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12612 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده رب جنود آن خداوند ودود هر ضعیف را توانا کند و هر فقیریرا توانگر | O servant of the Lord of Hosts! That loving God makes mighty every powerless one and enriches every destitute soul [3.5s] | INBA85:018b | Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12613 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان بلبل گلشنی و مرغ چمنستان حقیقت خوب آهنگی داری مانند نهنگ | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou art a nightingale of the rose garden and a bird of the meadows of Truth. Thou hast a sweet melody like unto [3.5s] | INBA85:018a | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12614 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده حق فی الحقیقه آنچه مدح و ستایش زایدالوصف از حضرت موید نمودی محققست | O servant of God! In truth, the abundant praise and glorification that thou hast expressed regarding his honor Mu'ayyad is verily confirmed [3.5s] | INBA85:333 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12615 | 90 | Persian | یار موافقا آنچه در عالم رویا استماع نمودی خطاب ببعضی از ایرانیان بود و اما شما | O thou faithful friend! That which thou didst hear in the realm of dreams was addressed to certain Persians. As for thee [3.5s] | INBA85:042a | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12616 | 90 | Persian | ای یار باذل جناب مازل شکر کن خدا را که از لهستان به ایران سفر نمودی و در آن سامان | O thou generous friend! Render thanks unto God that thou hast journeyed from Poland to Iran and in that realm [3.5s] | QUM.132 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12617 | 90 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی این صحرا وسیع و این دریا هر چند عمیق بود ولی تو عاقبت طی نمودی | O true friend! Though this desert was vast and this ocean was deep, yet thou didst ultimately traverse them [3.5s] | INBA85:120b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12618 | 90 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان جواد ازداد شوقا الی لقائک و توقا الی جوار رحمتک حتی طار باجنحه | O my God, my God! Verily, the yearning of Javad for Thy presence and his ardent longing for the realm of Thy mercy increased until he soared aloft on wings [3.5s] | INBA85:155b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12619 | 90 | Persian | ای یار روحانی الحمد لله بنفس رحمانی زنده شدی و از مشکاه نورانی اقتباس اشعه | O spiritual friend! Praise be to God, thou hast been quickened by the breath of the Merciful and hast acquired illumination from the resplendent lamp of His light [3.5s] | INBA85:095a | Condition of search | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12620 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده حق حقا که سزاوار عبودیت پروردگاری و با قلبی پاک متوجه به ملکوت تابناک | O servant of the True One! Truly thou art worthy of servitude to thy Lord, and with a pure heart thou art turned toward the resplendent Kingdom [3.5s] | QUM.272 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12621 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ گشت هر چند بیاد تو بودم ولی بیشتر | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! That which thou didst write was noted. Though I was ever mindful of thee, yet even more so [3.5s] | INBA85:135b | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12622 | 90 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی نامه اخیر رسید از عون و عنایت حضرت احدیت امیدم چنانست | O ye servants of God! Your recent letter hath been received, and through the grace and bounty of the One True Lord my hope is thus [3.5s] | KASH.251 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12623 | 90 | Persian | ای یار عزیز البته نامه ها رسیده حال چون یار و ندیم و مونس جان و دل عبدالبهاء | O cherished friend! Assuredly the letters have arrived, and now, as thou art the companion, confidant and heart's consolation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA85:538a | Consolation and comfort; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12624 | 90 | Persian | ای یادگار آن فدائی قربانگاه عشق جناب آقا محمد حسن حاضر و ذکر شما گذشت | O cherished memory of that devoted soul who sacrificed himself upon the altar of love! Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad-Hasan was present and mention was made of you [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.157 | Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12625 | 90 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله حمد کن حی قیومی را که بنور هدی که مشرق گشت از ملکوت ابهی | O thou who art firm in the signs of God! Glorify the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting One, Who hath caused the light of guidance to dawn from the Kingdom of Glory [3.5s] | INBA85:178a | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12626 | 90 | O ye two birds in the Kingdom! Thank God that you have built a nest and a home in the garden of great bounties | BBBD.373-374 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12627 | 90 | O ye two heavenly souls! I received your engagement announcement. I turned my face to the Holy Threshold of God and prayed that this marital bond be interwoven with prosperity | BBBD.566 | Prayer for married couples | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12628 | 80 | O thou spiritual soul! I transmit unto you the good news that Abdul-Baha has thoroughly perused the contents of your letter | BSTW#276f | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12629 | 80 | O ye two pure-hearted souls! Your letter arrived. Name the newborn child "Kurshed". Do not grieve and do not be discouraged by the resistance of people | BBBD.113 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Naming of children; of individuals; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12630 | 80 | O thou Baha'i child! Thank thou God that in the Paradise of Abha thou art a fresh plant. The hand of Providence hath planted thee | BBBD.187-188 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12631 | 80 | Persian | ای دختر آسمانی نامه شما ناطق بان بود که یوم مبعث حضرت اعلی را در نهایت سرور و | O thou heavenly daughter! Your letter was received. It was eloquent to the fact that on the Day of the Declaration of His Holiness the Supreme (Bab) you have held a meeting | BBBD.314 | BBBD.315 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12632 | 80 | Persian | ای همدم منادی بملکوت الله شکر کن خدا را که چنین همدمی یافتی و مس نوبلاک را | O thou associate of the Herald of the Kingdom of God! Thank thou God that thou didst gain such Companion and become the associate of the heart and soul of Miss Knobloch | BBBD.392 | BBBD.393 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12633 | 80 | Persian | ای اهل ملکوت تا توانید بکوشید تا محبت الله از شدت ظهور مانند مجسمه گردد و در نهایت | O ye, the residents of the Kingdom! Strive ye as much as ye can so that the Love of God may become so manifest like unto a (life-like) statue | BBBD.403 | BBBD.404 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12634 | 80 | O esteemed family! Your heartfelt greetings and love were conveyed to me. I beseech for you heavenly life, I pray for your eternal happiness | BBBD.498 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Second birth; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12635 | 80 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء جناب شیخ محمد علی عازم هندوستان شدند و بجهت مصارف راه و اهل | O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jinab-i-Shaykh Muhammad-'Alí hath set forth for India, and for the expenses of his journey and his family [3.5s] | AMIN.188-190 | Business; financial; property matters; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12636 | 80 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان مکتوب شما رسید مضمون مفهوم گردید از عدم فرصت مختصرا جواب مرقوم | O herald of the Covenant! Your letter was received and its contents were understood. Due to lack of time, I write this brief reply [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1001 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12637 | 80 | Persian | ای فرع شجره مبارکه فی الحقیقه در خصوص پوسته ها خدمت نمایانی باستان مقدس جمال | O offshoot of the blessed Tree! In truth, concerning the parcels, thou hast rendered a conspicuous service to the Sacred Threshold of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:088a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12638 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده الهی خدمت شما و جمیع احباء در درگاه احدیت مقبول و از عون و عنایت رب ودود | O servant of God! Your service, and that of all the loved ones, is accepted at the Threshold of the One True God, and ye are encompassed by the bounty and grace of the All-Loving Lord [3.5s] | INBA85:110a | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12639 | 80 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب بمغناطیس اسرار الله لعمرک قد طفحت القلوب بملا السرور بما انباء الکتاب | O thou who art attracted by the magnetic power of the divine mysteries! By thy life, hearts have overflowed with abundant joy at the tidings conveyed by thy letter [3.5s] | UMich962.125, UMich991.072 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12640 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء امآء انجذبن الی ملکوت الجمال و اشتعلن بنار الموقدة فی سدره سینآء و انقطعن عما سواک | O my God, my God! These are handmaidens who have been drawn to the Kingdom of Beauty, set ablaze by the fire kindled in the Tree of Sinai, and detached from all else but Thee [3.5s] | AMIN.077-078 | Equality of men and women; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12641 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبدک الفقیر اجعله بشیرا لذوی قرباه و نذیرا لمن اتبع اهل النقض | O my God, O my God! Make this lowly servant of Thine to be a herald of glad-tidings unto his kindred and a warner unto those who follow the people of violation [3.5s] | BSHI.032b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12642 | 80 | mixed | ای بشیر الهی محزون مباش مغموم مشو لطف و عنایت شامل و کامل و انشاء الله در کل امور | O divine herald! Be thou not sorrowful, neither be thou grief-stricken. Divine grace and bounty are all-embracing and complete, and, God willing, shall encompass all affairs [3.5s] | BSHI.036 | Consolation and comfort; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12643 | 80 | Persian | ای بشیر روحانی در این ماه محرم چند نامه ارسال گردید و همچنین در ماه گذشته | O spiritual herald! During this month of Muharram several letters were dispatched, and likewise in the preceding month [3.5s] | BSHI.045 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12644 | 80 | Persian | ای بشیر روحانی نامه دوازدهم شعبان سنه حالیه که به اقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید | O spiritual herald! The letter which thou didst address to Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah on the twelfth of Sha'ban of this year [3.5s] | INBA85:457b | BSHI.046 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12645 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای در کمال انجذابات روحانیه به جناب رایس مرقوم گردید ایصال | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A letter, imbued with the utmost spiritual attraction, was written to Jinab-i-Ra'is, and conveyed [3.5s] | BSHI.082-083 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12646 | 80 | Persian | ای ورقه متعلمه حمد کن حضرت معبود را که بمقصود رسیدی و بایمان و ثبوت بر پیمان | O learned handmaiden! Render praise unto the Lord, thy God, that thou hast attained thy heart's desire and art confirmed in faith and steadfast in His Covenant [3.5s] | INBA85:348b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12647 | 80 | Persian | ای مستفیض از نور ایمان از فضل جمال قدم آن دودمان اشرف همیشه مظاهر الطاف بودند | O thou who art illumined by the light of faith! Through the bounty of the Ancient Beauty, that noble family hath ever been the manifestation of divine favours [3.5s] | INBA85:261b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12648 | 80 | Persian | ای یادگار آن یار مهربان کمان منما که دقیقه ای فراموش گردی همیشه در نظری و در خاطری | O cherished remnant of that loving friend! Think not for a moment that thou art forgotten. Thou art ever before my sight and present in my thoughts [3.5s] | INBA85:150 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12649 | 80 | mixed | یا من آمن بالله و صدق بکلمات الله قد تلوت ایات شکرک لله و رتلت کلمات ذکرک | O thou who hast believed in God and hast acknowledged His words! I have read thy verses of thanksgiving unto God and recited the words of thy remembrance [3.5s] | INBA85:139a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12650 | 80 | mixed | الهی الهی هذا عبد توجه بکلیته الی مطلع الأنوار و مشرق الآثار و مهبط الأسرار | My God, my God! This is a servant who hath turned with his whole being unto the Dawning-Place of lights, the Day-Spring of divine tokens, and the Source of mysteries [3.5s] | UMich962.142b, UMich991.100-101 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12651 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه تو رسید تا بحال تحریر جواب ممتنع و محال بود زیرا عدم اعتدال | O servant of God! Your letter was received. Until now, writing a reply was impossible and unattainable, due to ill health [3.5s] | INBA85:085 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12652 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امة کانت طیبه القلب خالصه النوایاء صادقه القول خادمه الاماء | O my God, my God! This is a handmaiden who possessed a pure heart, sincere motives and truthful utterance, and was a servant of Thy maidservants [3.5s] | INBA85:154 | Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12653 | 80 | Persian | ای ملک در کشور الهی رهبر هر طالبی شو تا ملک ملک عرفان گردی و ملک فلک ایقان | O thou seeking dominion in the divine Kingdom! Be thou a guide to every seeker, so that thou mayest become a sovereign in the realm of mystic knowledge and a monarch in the heavens of certitude [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0960 | Status of kings; future of monarchy; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12654 | 80 | Arabic | ای رب هذا عبد قد توجه الیک بصفقه رابحه و حقیقه ناجحه و کینونه فالحه و قلب | O my Lord! This is a servant who hath turned to Thee with a gainful exchange, a trimphant truth, and a flourishing essence. His heart [3.5s] | INBA85:551b | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12655 | 80 | Arabic | اللهم یا فاتح الابواب و محیر القلوب و الالباب و مهیا الاسباب لنجاح عبادک فی المبدء | O God! O Thou Who art the Opener of Doors, Who bewildereth hearts and minds, and Who prepareth the means for the success of Thy servants in the beginning [3.5s] | INBA85:435a | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12656 | 80 | mixed | ای حضرت موید با وجود عدم مجال و تشتت بال و اعتلال احوال مختصر جواب بر سوال | O thou who art confirmed! Despite lack of opportunity, distraction of mind, and indisposition of health, I write this brief response to thy question [3.5s] | INBA85:334a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12657 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده الهی الحمد لله بدون واسطه موسوط شدی و بحضرت مقصود پی بردی از کاس هدی | O servant of God! Praise be to God that thou hast attained without intermediary and discovered the Lord of all desires, having drunk from the chalice of guidance [3.5s] | INBA85:441 | Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12658 | 80 | Arabic | ای رب اسئلک بجمال احدیتک و سلطان ربوبیتک و ملیک الوهیتک ان توید عبدک هذا | O my Lord! I beseech Thee, by the beauty of Thy oneness, the sovereignty of Thy Lordship, and the dominion of Thy Divinity, to assist this servant of Thine [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0513 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12659 | 80 | mixed | یا من ینشر نفحات الله خدمات آنحضرت در آستان مقدس مشهود و محمود و تاییدات از | O thou who diffusest the fragrances of God! Thy services at the Sacred Threshold are evident and praiseworthy, and the confirmations from [3.5s] | INBA85:161a | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12660 | 80 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس دوباره بدیدن این آواره آمدی و احرام طواف مطاف ملا اعلی | O perfumed visitor! Once again thou hast come to visit this exile, and donned the pilgrim's garb to circumambulate the gathering place of the Supreme Concourse [3.5s] | INBA85:136 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12661 | 80 | Persian | ای امه الله جناب آقا غلامعلی ذکر شما را در مسطورات خویش نموده بودند من نیز قلم | O handmaiden of God! Jinab-i-Aqa Ghulam-'Ali made mention of thee in his letter, and I likewise take up my pen [3.5s] | INBA85:057b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12662 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده حق از فضل حق جمعی نه پریشان در پناه الهی هستی نه بی سر و سامان منظور | O servant of the Truth! Through the grace of God thou art united, not scattered; thou art sheltered beneath divine protection, not forsaken and adrift; thou art remembered, not forgotten [3.5s] | INBA85:434a | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12663 | 80 | Arabic | ایها العبد المتضرع الی الله قم بقوه مولاک علی خدمه ربک الذی خلقک و سواک تالله | O thou servant who beseeches God! Arise with the power of thy Lord to serve thy Creator Who fashioned and perfected thee. By God! [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0973 | Call to action; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12664 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده خدا هر بندگی بندی است و هر عبودیت کمندی مگر بندگی درگاه الهی که ازادگیست | O servant of God! Every servitude is a chain and every worship a fetter, save servitude at the divine threshold, which is freedom itself [4o] | SFI10.019 | Freedom of thought and action; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12665 | 80 | Persian | ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی ورقه مبارکه خاله خانم در جمیع اوقات ذکرت را در انجمن | O thou who art turned toward the Abha Kingdom! The blessed leaf, Khali Khanum, doth at all times make mention of thee in the gatherings [4o] | INBA85:183a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12666 | 70 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء تو عبدالحسینی و من عبدالبهاء ... در خصوص نفس و روح سؤال نموده بودی | O bearer of the name of 'Abdu'l-Baha! Thou art the servant of Husayn, and I of Baha ... Thou hast asked regarding the soul and the spirit. By the soul is meant the reality of man that is inclined towards the contingent world | VUJUD.110-111x | VUJUDE.201-202x | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; 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; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12667 | 70 | Persian | ای امه الله از فضل و موهبت کبری بکمال عجز و نیاز میطلبم که با دو طفل عزیزت در | O thou maidservant of God! With the utmost supplication and humility do I beg the Most Great Bounty and Favour | BBBD.071 | BBBD.071-072 | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12668 | 70 | Persian | ای دختر عزیز من نامه ات رسید و نهایت سرور حاصل شد دختر عزیزت را نام فریده بنه | O my beloved daughter! Thy letter was received. It produced the utmost joy. Give the name of "Fareedeh" (unique pearl) to thy dear daughter | BBBD.255 | BBBD.257 | Naming of children; of individuals; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12669 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابته راسخه بر عهد و پیمان الحمد لله در جمیع احوال موید و موفق بودید و سبب | O thou who art firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! Praise be to God that under all conditions thou hast been aided and successful | BBBD.496 | BBBD.356, BBBD.496-497 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12670 | 70 | Persian | ای عزیز روحانی من هر دم که در محفل یاران ترتیل مناجات مینماای سکان ملکوت | O my spiritual loved one! Whenever thou raisest thy melody in prayer in the assemblage of the friends the residents of the Kingdom become animated | BBBD.437 | BBBD.438 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12671 | 70 | Persian | ای دو بنده جمال قدم سراج بهاج الطاف در زجاج قلوب اشراق نمود انوار هدایت کبری | O two servants of the Ancient Beauty! The lamp of divine favors hath shed its radiance through the glass of the hearts, and the lights of supreme guidance have shone forth [3.5s] | INBA85:058a | KASH.241a | Differences in human capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12672 | 70 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء روز مبارک مولود موعود اسم اعظم است عبدالبهاء بیاد تو افتاد | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! This blessed day is the birth of the Promised One, the Most Great Name. Abdu'l-Baha hath remembered thee [3.5s] | AMIN.159-160 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12673 | 70 | Persian | ای آقا بابا هر چند در جهان دنیاای ولی از عالم بالائی و متوجه بملا اعلی و ناظر | O Aqa Baba! Though thou dwellest in this earthly realm, yet thou belongest to the celestial world, art turned towards the Concourse on High, and art ever mindful thereof [3.5s] | INBA85:016 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12674 | 70 | Persian | ای جلال منجذب بجمال ذوالجلال باش و مشتعل بنار موقده در شجره اجلال الطاف بی | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Be thou enkindled with the fire ignited in the Tree of Divine Glory through boundless favors [3.5s] | INBA85:347c | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12675 | 70 | Persian | ای بشیر یوسف رحمانی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید جمیع معانی مضامین روحانی | O thou herald of the Joseph of the All-Merciful! That which thou didst write hath been noted. All its meanings were spiritual in content [3.5s] | BSHI.056 | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12676 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق مضامین نامه که دلالت بر شور و وله احباء و انجذاب و التهاب قلوب اصفیا | O servant of God! The contents of the letter, which indicated the enthusiasm and ardor of the loved ones and the attraction and fervor of pure hearts [3.5s] | BSHI.061 | Love of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12677 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان حضرت ادیب جلیل نهایت خوشنودی و ممنونی از همت بلند و مقاصد ارجمند | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! His honour the distinguished Adib hath brought the utmost joy and gratitude through his lofty endeavours and noble purposes [3.5s] | BSHI.071 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12678 | 70 | Persian | ای رفیق روحانی نامه نمره اول رسید با دو مکتوب ملفوف و فورا جواب مرقوم میگردد | O spiritual friend! Your first letter, together with two enclosed missives, was received, and an immediate response is being written [3.5s] | INBA85:456 | BSHI.101 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12679 | 70 | Persian | نامه مبارک آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و قباله بعضی از اسهام خانه حضرت حجت نیز واصل | Thy precious letter was received, as was the deed to certain shares of the residence of his honor Hujjat [3.5s] | BSHI.124-125 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12680 | 70 | Arabic | ای رب هذان عبدان قد التجئا الی کهف رحمانیتک و لاذا الی عتبه ربانیتک و توجها | O Lord! These two servants have sought refuge in the shelter of Thy mercy and have taken sanctuary at the threshold of Thy divinity and have turned their faces toward Thee [3.5s] | INBA85:168 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12681 | 70 | Persian | ای مقبل درگاه الهی فیض ابدی پرتو عرفان بجان و وجدانت مبذول داشت قدرش بدان و | O thou who hast turned thy face toward the Divine Threshold! The eternal bounty and the radiance of divine knowledge have been bestowed upon thy soul and conscience. Know thou its worth [3.5s] | INBA85:156 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12682 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ذوالجلال حمد کن حضرت احدیت را که در ظل کلمه وجدانیت | O servant of the All-Glorious Beauty! Render thanks unto the One True God that beneath the shade of the Word of Divine Unity [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.136-137 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12683 | 70 | Persian | ای متذکر بذکر الهی تحریری که بجناب اسم الله مهدی علیه بهاء الله الابهی مرقوم | O thou who art mindful of the remembrance of God! The letter thou didst write to Jinab-i-Ismu'llah Mahdi, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious [3.5s] | QUM.123b | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12684 | 70 | Persian | ای متمسک بحبل عنایت یکی در بادیه فقر و فقدان پریشان و سرگردان بود و در وادی ذل | O thou who clingest to the cord of heavenly grace, behold, a solitary wanderer, beleaguered amidst the wilderness of poverty and deprivation, bewildered and forlorn within the valley of abasement [4o] | QUM.124c | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12685 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان جواب مختصر مرقوم میگردد معذور دارید هر دو رویا دلیل بر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A brief reply is being written; pray excuse me. Both dreams indicate [3.5s] | INBA85:117b | Consolation and comfort; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12686 | 70 | Persian | جناب آقا حسین این نفوس مبارکه را ذکر نموده و در این صفحه نگاشته و تمنای هر یک | O Jinab-i-Aqa Husayn! Thou hast made mention of these blessed souls and recorded them upon this page, and each one hath expressed a wish [3.5s] | INBA85:122b | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12687 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان خلوص و ثبوت و رسوخ شما در نزد این عبد واضح و مشهود و تاییدات | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy sincerity, constancy and firmness are manifest and evident unto this servant, and the confirmations [3.5s] | INBA85:164a | Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12688 | 70 | Arabic | یا من اشتعل بالنار الموقده قد تنفس صبح الاشراق بانوار المیثاق و لاح فجر الوجود | O thou who art ablaze with the kindled flame! Verily, the morn of radiance hath dawned with the effulgent lights of the Covenant, and the dawn of existence hath appeared [4o] | INBA85:161b | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12689 | 70 | Persian | ای امه الله پدر وفاپرورت در این محضر یاد تو نمود و نامه بحلاوت شهد و شکر رجا | O handmaid of God! Your devoted father mentioned you in this presence, and entreated with words sweet as honey and sugar [3.5s] | INBA85:262b | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12690 | 70 | Persian | از رحمت سابقه مستدعیم که بدرقه عنایت بان اسیر محبت الله برسد تا چون کوه آهنین | From His pre-existent mercy, we beseech that divine confirmations may reach that captive of the love of God, that he may stand firm like a mountain of iron [3.5s] | INBA85:135a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12691 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه تو رسید و از مضمون بهجت حاصل گردید از خدا خواهم که همواره | O servant of the True One! Your letter was received and its contents brought joy. I beseech God that always [3.5s] | INBA85:137a | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12692 | 70 | Persian | ای امه الله و ای ورقه مقربه درگاه کبریاء جناب حاجی ایمان در جمیع مواقع بذکر | O handmaiden of God and leaf drawn nigh unto the Divine Threshold! Jinab-i-Haji Iman hath, at all times, made mention [3.5s] | INBA85:255b | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12693 | 70 | Persian | ای عزیز عبدالبهاء روز فیروز عید است و اشراق انوار ملکوت ابهی در سطوع و لمعان | O thou dear one of Abdu'l-Baha! This is a glorious and victorious day of celebration, and the effulgent rays from the Kingdom of Abha are shining forth with radiant splendour [3.5s] | INBA85:536b | Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12694 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب دکتور فورل که ارسال نموده بودی خود او نیز مکتوبی بمن | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter of Dr. Forel that thou hast forwarded, he himself had already sent me a copy. | VUJUD.011 | VUJUDE.015 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12695 | 60 | O Seeker after the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received. I supplicate God that thou mayest become a read Baha'i | BBBD.117 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12696 | 60 | Persian | ای ملکوتی نامه تو رسید و از مضامین معلوم گردید که الحمد لله بنور محبت الله | O native of the kingdom! Thy letter arrived, and its contents manifested that, thank God, thou art enlightened by the light of God's love | BBBD.133 | BBBD.134 | Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12697 | 60 | O ye holy souls! Your letter was received. Its contents created the utmost happiness. | BBBD.136 | Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12698 | 60 | O revered daughter of the Kingdom, Thy letter arrived. It indicated Thy Faith and assurance and great desire for service in the Kingdom | BBBD.161 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12699 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه تو رسید الحمد لله که چشمه آب حیات جوشی زد تا از ان نوشیدی و | O servant of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Praised be God that the wellspring of the water of life gushed forth and thou didst drink therefrom | BBBD.357-358 | BBBD.358 | Living waters; water of life; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12700 | 60 | Persian | ای امین حق نامه ای جناب قابل ارسال فرمود تفصیل در آن مرقوم آن نامه در طی این مکتوب | O trusted one of God! Jinab-i-Qabil sent a letter containing detailed information which is enclosed with this missive [3.5s] | AMIN.118-119 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12701 | 60 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء همشیره و والده جناب آقا سید مهدی ارتحال بدار بقا نمودند | O trustworthy one of Abdu'l-Baha! The sister and mother of Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Mahdi have ascended to the realm of immortality [3.5s] | AMIN.116-117 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12702 | 60 | Persian | ای امین من بجناب میرزا علی اکبر امر شده که از آثار جمال مبارک کتبی بخط خوشی | O thou my trusted one! Jinab-i-Mirza 'Ali-Akbar hath been instructed to transcribe, in fine penmanship, certain of the sacred writings of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | AMIN.184-185 | Business; financial; property matters; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12703 | 60 | unknown | جناب امین امه البهاء ثمره نهایت شکایت از ضیق معیشت و قرض ششهزار تومان | Jinab-i-Amin: Amatu'l-Baha Thamirih laments profoundly the straits of livelihood and the burden of a debt amounting to six thousand tumans [4o] | AMIN.182-183 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12704 | 60 | Persian | جناب امین خاندان حضرت سمندر نار موقده از بدایت امرالله خدمات فائقه نمودند | O thou distinguished scion of the household of Samandar! From the earliest days of God's Cause, they rendered outstanding services, like unto a blazing fire [3.5s] | AMIN.089-090 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12705 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه ات رسید و از مضمون نهایت روح و ریحان معلوم گردید الحمد لله | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received and from its contents the utmost joy and fragrance became evident. Praise be to God [3.5s] | QUM.151b | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12706 | 60 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت الله هر چند مسافه مابین بعید است ولکن روابط قلوب مستحکم وشدید | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! Although the distance between us is vast, yet the bonds that unite our hearts are firm and mighty [4o] | INBA85:105a | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12707 | 60 | Turkish | عزت قدیمه و علویت الهیه احبای ربانیه یه مخصوص و صحائف سماایه ده منصوص در قران ده | The ancient glory and the divine exaltation of the heavenly loved ones are specifically assured and written in the heavenly scriptures as affirmed in the Qur'an [4o] | BRL_DAK#0536 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12708 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله در این حشر اکبر در ظل لواء جلیل اعظم محشور شدی و در تحت | O thou who art assured in the signs of God! In this Most Great Resurrection thou hast been gathered beneath the shelter of the glorious and exalted Banner, and under the [3.5s] | INBA85:105b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12709 | 60 | Persian | ای ناطق بثناء الله از فضل رب قیوم و غیب معلوم امید چنانست که هر یک از احبای الهی | O thou who speakest in praise of God! Through the bounty of the Lord, the Self-Subsisting, and the unseen yet manifest realm, it is hoped that each one of the beloved of God [3.5s] | INBA85:106b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12710 | 60 | Persian | ای همدم عبدالبهاء مدتی در این سجن اعظم و حیفا بودی و بخدمات یاران مشغول | O intimate companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! For a time you dwelt in this Most Great Prison and in Haifa, occupied in service to the friends [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.127 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12711 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده آستان حق نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میشود عبارتی که در نامه | O servant of the Threshold of God! Your letter was received. Due to lack of time, I write briefly. The statement in the letter [3.5s] | INBA85:464b | BRL_DAK#0961, BSHI.007, BSHI.057a | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12712 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده آستان حق نمره ۵۱ رسید مطمئن بفضل و عنایت حق باش روزی خواهد آمد که... مطمئن به فضل و عنایت حق باش | O servant of the Threshold of God! Letter number 51 hath arrived. Rest thou assured of the grace and bounty of God. The day shall come when… Rest thou confident in the grace and bounty of God [3.5s] | INBA85:463a | BSHI.009, BSHI.057b | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12713 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شماره ۷۹ که ارسال نموده بودید در وسط دریای محیط محاط شد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter number 79 which thou hast dispatched reached me in the midst of the vast ocean [3.5s] | BSHI.090 | Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12714 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ غره جمادی الثانی ۱۳۲۷ واصل گردید و آنچه در آن خواهش | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the first of Jamadiyu'th-Thani 1327 was received, and whatsoever thou didst request therein [3.5s] | BSHI.092 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12715 | 60 | Persian | ای پروردگار بی نیاز بنده درگاهت جناب بزاز را محرم راز فرما و در عرفان برویش | O Lord of boundless grace! Admit Thy servant, Jináb-i-Bazzáz, into the sanctuary of Thy mysteries, and open to him the portals of discernment unto the realms of divine knowledge [4o] | INBA85:044a | Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12716 | 60 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک ابوالقاسم یقتسم احبائک فیوضات رحمانیتک و اقسم بجمالک المنیر | O my God, my God! Verily, Thy servant Abu'l-Qasim doth distribute amongst Thy loved ones the outpourings of Thy mercy, and I swear by Thy resplendent Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:433 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12717 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله عنقریب روی اماء الله در ملکوت ابهی چون شمع روشن گردد و قلبشان چون | O handmaiden of God! Erelong shall the faces of the handmaidens of God shine forth like unto brilliant lamps in the Abhá Kingdom, and their hearts shall [3.5s] | INBA85:263a | Role and station of women; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12718 | 60 | Persian | ای ربانی البته بسرعت تمام منزلی در مصیطبه فوقانی آفتاب گیر از هر طرف هوا گیر | O divine friend! Assuredly, with utmost haste, secure a residence in the upper quarters, one that is sunlit and ventilated from every direction [3.5s] | DVB5.218 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12719 | 60 | mixed | ای حضرت موید بعون و عنایت حضرت احدیت موفقی العاقبه للمخلصین در چنین انقلابی | O thou who art confirmed by the aid and bounty of the One True God! Victory ultimately belongeth unto the sincere ones in such a revolution [3.5s] | INBA85:186b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12720 | 60 | Arabic | رب و رجائی اسئلک بسلطان غفرانک الذی احاط اهل العصیان بان تغفر لوالد عبدک الذی | O my Lord and my Hope! I implore Thee, by the sovereignty of Thy forgiveness which encompasseth all sinners, to forgive the father of this servant [3.5s] | INBA85:262a | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12721 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حضرت کبریاء نامه شما رسید و مضمون سبب فرح و سرور گردید و دلالت بر ثبوت | O servant of the Most Glorious Lord! Thy letter was received and its contents became the cause of joy and gladness, bearing testimony to steadfastness [3.5s] | INBA85:062 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12722 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید با وجود موانع شدیده محض خاطر مبارک جواب مختصر | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and despite severe impediments, for the sake of His blessed remembrance, a brief reply is penned [3.5s] | INBA85:317 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12723 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت راسخ جمیع احبای الهی را بعنایت رحمانی و فضل و رحمت غیرمتناهی صمدانی | O steadfast and immovable one! All the beloved of God are immersed in divine grace and the infinite bounty and mercy of the Lord [3.5s] | INBA85:201a | Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12724 | 60 | Persian | ای منجذبه ملکوت الله نامه تو رسید مضمون دلالت بر ثبوت و استقامت مینمود شکر کن | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received and its contents testified to thy firmness and steadfastness. Render thou thanks [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0538 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12725 | 60 | Persian | ای قائم بر پیمان الهی ذکرت در انجمن دوستان الهی گذشت و در مسطورات بندگان ثبت بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of God! Thy name was mentioned in the gathering of the friends of God and was written in the writings of His servants [3.5s] | QUM.124-125 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12726 | 60 | Persian | ای یادگار آن شهید سبیل پروردگار از نامه مفصل معذورم و به اختصار مجبور بیادت | O thou who art a remembrance of that martyr in the path of the Lord! Though I must be brief in my letter, thou art ever in my thoughts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0592 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12727 | 60 | Arabic | ربی ربی ان هذا عبد توجه الی وجه رحمانیتک و قصد باب فضل ربانیتک و تمسک بحبل | O my Lord, my Lord! This servant hath turned his face toward the countenance of Thy mercy, hath sought the gate of Thy divine bounty, and hath clung to the cord [3.5s] | INBA85:260b | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12728 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده مقبول جمال مبارک اگر بدانی چه نظر عنایتی متوجه شماست قسم بجمال قدم | O favored servant of the Blessed Beauty! If thou didst know what glances of grace are directed towards thee, I swear by the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:231a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12729 | 60 | Persian | حضرت زائر آقا حسین نهایت خلوص و تعلق باحبای الهی دارند و هر یک را در این محضر | Hadrat-i-Za'ir Aqa Husayn possesseth the utmost sincerity and attachment to the loved ones of God, and remembereth each one of them in this presence [3.5s] | INBA85:123a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12730 | 60 | Turkish | محترم قزم نوری بیک افندی کلبه آوارگانه کلدی و عاشقانه ملاقات و موانست ایلدی | O esteemed Qazam Nuri Bey Effendi! Thou didst visit this refuge of exile and engaged in loving fellowship and intimate companionship [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0524 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12731 | 60 | Persian | ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی نامه ات رسید فی الحقیقه محبت قلبی تو بسیار عمیق است و حقیقی | O dear and heavenly daughter! Thy letter hath arrived. Truly, thy heartfelt love is very deep, sincere, and connected. Therefore, thy love is greatly appreciated | BBBD.520 | BBBD.521 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12732 | 60 | Persian | ای سیاوش مظلوم در قم بخدمت امر اللّه پرداختی و در طهران بیار مهربان ارباب جمشید | O Siyavash! In Qum thou didst arise to serve the Cause of God, and in Tehran thou didst befriend that loving soul, Arbab Jamshid [3.5s] | QUM.219.10, YARD.043-044x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12733 | 50 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید دلیل بر نهایت انجذاب بملکوت اله بود شکر کن که | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. It was an indication to thy utmost attraction | BBBD.144 | BBBD.145 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12734 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان امتک هذه انجذبت بنفحات قدسک و اخلصت وجهها لوجهک الکریم قدر لها | O God! O God! In truth this Thy handmaid is dressed in Thy holy fragrances | BBBD.320 | BBBD.321 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12735 | 50 | O thou radiant child! The gathering in which the Baha'i children were assembled was an image of the assembly of the Kingdom | BBBD.327 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12736 | 50 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter has reached me. I do hope that through the attractive power of the Love of God | BBBD.419-420 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12737 | 50 | Persian | ای امین الهی حضرت ادیب شخصی را بجهت معلمی مکتب بمباای تعیین میفرمایند مصارف راهی | O thou trusted one of God! His honor Adib is appointing an individual for the purpose of teaching at the Bombay school, and the expenses of his journey [3.5s] | AMIN.114-115 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12738 | 50 | Persian | ای افنان سدره مبارکه جناب ابراهیم صفار از شدت تعرض اهل جفا پریشان گشته اند | O Afnan of the Blessed Tree! Jinab-i-Ibrahim Saffar hath been sorely distressed by the fierce opposition of the people of tyranny [3.5s] | INBA85:285a | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12739 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه مختصر بسیار مفصل بود زیرا آرزوی عبودیت درگاه جمال مبارک | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Though brief in length, thy letter was most comprehensive, for it expressed thy longing to be a servant at the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | QUM.178-179 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12740 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله حمد کن خدا را که قرینه مومن بالله هستی و همراز با نفسی از دون حق | O handmaiden of God! Render thanks unto God that thou art joined in marriage with one who believeth in God and art an intimate companion to a soul who is detached from all save Him [3.5s] | QUM.194a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12741 | 50 | Persian | ای بدیع الله شکر کن حضرت مقدسه جمال ابهی را که در آستانه مقدسه اش راه یافتی | O Badi'u'llah! Render thanks unto the sacred threshold of the Abhá Beauty, for thou hast attained the honor of entering His hallowed sanctuary [4o] | INBA85:237 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12742 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حق جناب لورد لامینگتون به شیراز تشریف آورند شخص محترمی است و سیاسی | O servant of Truth! The honorable Lord Lamington hath arrived in Shiraz. He is a distinguished personage, sagacious in matters of statecraft [4o] | INBA85:452a | BSHI.060 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12743 | 50 | Persian | جناب عندلیب علیه بهاء الله الابهی از جهت خانه شان بشخصی از احباء الله هفتاد | O nightingale of God! Upon thee be the Most Glorious Glory of God. As regards their house, seventy [3.5s] | INBA85:446a | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12744 | 50 | Persian | نامه آنجناب وصول یافت ولی فرصت جواب مفصل نیست مختصر مرقوم میشود | Thy letter was received, and though time doth not permit a detailed reply, this brief response is now penned [3.5s] | INBA85:455a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12745 | 50 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی اید امتک هذه علی الاخلاص فی دینک و قدر لها المناص عن شر اعدائک | O my Lord and my God! Assist this handmaiden of Thine to be sincere in Thy Faith, and ordain for her deliverance from the malice of Thine adversaries [3.5s] | INBA85:223b | Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12746 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امتک التی آمنت بک و بایاتک الکبری و صدقت بکلماتک فی ظهور جمالک | O my God, my God! This is Thy handmaiden who hath believed in Thee and in Thy most great signs, and hath testified to Thy words in the manifestation of Thy Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:223a | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12747 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا غلامعلی در پناه حق باش و مشمول لحاظ عنایت مکاتیب شما رسید پوسته را | Jinab-i-Aqa Ghulam-'Ali: May thou abide under divine protection and be the recipient of the glances of providence. Thy letters have been received by post [3.5s] | INBA85:546b | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12748 | 50 | Persian | ای حفید حضرت ذبیح تاسی بجد بزرگوار کن و همیشه در قربانگاه حق حاضر باش نام او | O descendant of the illustrious Zabih! Follow in the footsteps of your exalted forebear and ever be present at the altar of sacrifice for the Cause of God [4o] | INBA85:347b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12749 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه مختصر شما ایجار اعجاز است بسیار مقبول گردید زیرا | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Your brief letter, which was a miracle of concision, proved most acceptable, for [3.5s] | INBA85:099b, INBA85:550a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12750 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده پاینده درگاه الهی سمی بزرگوار حضرت اسحق در قربانگاه سر تسلیم نهاد | O steadfast servant at the Divine Threshold, noble namesake of his holiness Isaac who laid down his head in surrender at the altar of sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA85:061a | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12751 | 50 | Persian | ای دوست من نامه مسطور وصول یافت و مضمون دلیل بر محبت و انجذاب موفور بود | O my friend! Your detailed letter was received, and its contents testified to abundant love and attraction [3.5s] | QUM.124a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12752 | 50 | Persian | ای ورقه مطمئنه خوش باش که بگلشن سرای الهی راه یافتی و در چمنستان هدایت درآمدی | O assured leaf, rejoice, for thou hast found thy way to the celestial rose-garden and hast entered the verdant meadow of divine guidance [3.5s] | QUM.072 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12753 | 50 | Persian | سلیل نجیب آقا حسن و نجل کریم آقا عبدالله و ولد محبوب آقا فیض الله و امه الله خدیجه | O noble descendant of Aqa Hasan, distinguished son of Aqa Abdullah, beloved child of Aqa Faydullah, and handmaiden of God, Khadijih [3.5s] | INBA85:121b | Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12754 | 50 | mixed | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله آنچه بحضرت والا مرقوم نموده بودید عین واقع و ذلک من الهام | O sapling of the garden of the love of God! That which thou didst write to Hadrat-i-Vala was the very truth, and this is from divine inspiration [3.5s] | INBA85:203a | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12755 | 50 | Persian | مرسله جنابان اخوان ندافان علیهما بهاء الرحمن مبلغ بیست و پنج لیره انگلیزی معادل یکصد | O ye two respected brothers, recipients of the mercy of the All-Merciful, twenty-five English pounds, equivalent to one hundred [3.5s] | QUM.113 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12756 | 50 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived. It shows your love. You wish for me to come to Germany. I hope that God will permit it. | BBBD.136 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12757 | 40 | As I have utmost love for you I awaken you doctor fareed with his mother and his relations are violators of covenant and enemies of cause | BBBD.299-300 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12758 | 40 | Persian | ای ناطقه ثابته حکماء گویند که نطق انسانی عبارت از ادراک حقائق مجهوله است به واسطه | O thou who art steadfast and endowed with understanding! The wise define human reason as the ability to discover the unknown, by means of a sequence of major and minor premises | VUJUD.120.25x | VUJUDE.158x | Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Rational arguments; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12759 | 40 | Persian | ای کنیز خدا نامه تو رسید و بدرگاه الهی تضرع گردید تا الطاف بی پایان شامل حال | O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. I prayed at the Threshold of God so that the infinite Beauties | BBBD.142 | BBBD.143 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12760 | 40 | O thou who art attracted to the Love of God! Thank God that thou hast heard the Divine Call, attained to joy and happiness | BBBD.147 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12761 | 40 | Persian | ای امین من ضجیع محترم حضرت شهید بی سر و سامانست از برای او و اطفال محلی مهیا | O my trustworthy one! The esteemed consort of the illustrious martyr is without shelter or refuge. For her and her children, prepare a dwelling place [3.5s] | AMIN.098-099 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12762 | 40 | Persian | ای حضرت افنان سدره مبارکه حضرت اسم الله علیه بهاء الله الابهی بجهت کاری اگر | O thou Afnan of the Blessed Tree and bearer of His Most Great Name, upon thee be the Glory of God, the All-Glorious! Should it be for any matter [3.5s] | INBA85:285b | Business; financial; property matters; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12763 | 40 | mixed | ای کنیز الهی چه آرزوی خوشی نمودی و چه مقصد مبارکی داری و آن خدمت بامرالله است | O handmaiden of God! How goodly is the wish thou hast expressed, and how blessed is thy purpose - to render service to the Cause of God [3.5s] | QUM.171 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12764 | 40 | Persian | ای دو دوست حقیقی سرکار لورد لامینگتون عازم سیاحت ایرانند شخص محترمی هستند | O ye two true friends! Lord Lamington intends to journey to Persia. He is an honoured personage [3.5s] | INBA85:530b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12765 | 40 | Persian | ای بشیر عزیز من شمائل دلنشین در نهایت ملاحت و صباحت ملاحظه گردید و علیک البهاء | O my dear herald! Your charming countenance, in the utmost grace and beauty, was beheld. Upon you be glory! [3.5s] | BSHI.050 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12766 | 40 | Persian | یا حضرت بشیرالهی نصف شب است این چند کلمه مرقوم میگردد روز ابدا دقیقه ای فرصت | O thou divine herald! It is midnight as these few words are being penned. Throughout the day, not a moment's respite was found [3.5s] | INBA85:447a | BSHI.126 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12767 | 40 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان جمیع مکاتیب تا بیستم محرم سنه ۱۳۳۱ با جمیع بروات رسید مطمئن | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! All letters, together with all drafts, up to the twentieth of Muharram 1331, have been received; be thou assured [3.5s] | INBA85:547a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12768 | 40 | Persian | ای دوست قلبی بیاد تو افتادم و نام تو خواندم و از درگاه الهی از برای تو عون و عنایت | O intimate friend! I have remembered thee and called out thy name, beseeching divine assistance and bounty for thee from the Threshold of God [3.5s] | QUM.194b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12769 | 40 | Persian | امه الله المقربه والده محترمه را از قبل عبدالبهاء تحیت ابدع ابهی ابلاغ دارید | Convey to the honored mother, that near handmaiden of God, on behalf of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the most exalted and resplendent greetings [3.5s] | INBA85:121a | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12770 | 40 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان از مشاکل و غوائل محزون مشو زیرا شریک عبدالبهاءای از این جام | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Be not distressed by hardships and tribulations, for thou art a partner of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in partaking of this cup [3.5s] | INBA85:463b | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12771 | 40 | Arabic | رب احتکم فی من احتشم و اعتذل و اعتزل من غیر رضائک راجیا صونک و عونک و حسن | O Lord! I have submitted my cause to Thee, abstaining from all that is contrary to Thy good pleasure, and have withdrawn from the affairs of this world, hoping for Thy protection, Thy succor, and Thy grace [4o] | INBA85:308 | Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12772 | 30 | Persian | جناب آقا محمد ابراهیم از تاییدات حضرت قیوم در ملکوت ابهی امیدواریم که از افق | Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad Ibrahim: We cherish the hope that, through the confirmations of the Self-Subsisting Lord, in the Abha Kingdom, from the horizon [3.5s] | QUM.098 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12773 | 30 | Persian | ای حضرت بشیر این نامه پانزده روز پیش مرقوم شد ولی فرصت ارسال نشد | O thou herald of the Covenant! Though this letter was penned fifteen days ago, opportunity for its dispatch did not present itself [3.5s] | INBA85:451a | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12774 | 30 | Persian | ای سمی حضرت مقصود دست بذیل اطهر زن و از ما سوی الله منقطع شو و در ظل شجره | O namesake of the desired One! Cling to the hem of His most pure garment, detach thyself from all else save God, and take shelter beneath the Tree [3.5s] | INBA85:382a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12775 | 30 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه شما رسید با نفوسیکه ماذونند اذن حضور دارید مکتوب جوف را برسانید | O thou servant of the True One! Thy letter was received. Thou art permitted to attain the presence with those who have permission. Deliver the enclosed letter [3.5s] | INBA85:123b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12776 | 30 | Persian | امه الله المشتعله بنار محبت الله ضجیع منجذبه را بالطاف حق بشارت ده تا از فیض | O maidservant of God! Give thou glad tidings through divine favors to that enkindled one who is set ablaze with the fire of the love of God, that attracted one, so that from His bounty [3.5s] | INBA85:121c | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12777 | 30 | Persian | ای ابن شهید همواره در نظری پیش بصری در آنچه از پیش مرقوم گردید سعی و جهد | O son of the martyred one! Remain ever before mine eyes and strive with all thy might to fulfill that which hath been written aforetime [4o] | INBA85:522a | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12778 | 30 | Persian | رب اید هذا العبد علی ما یحب و یرضی و علی رضائک فی هذه النشئه الاولی | O Lord! Aid Thou this servant in accordance with what Thou lovest and approvest, and in accordance with Thy pleasure in this, the first life [4o] | INBA85:122a | Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12779 | 30 | Arabic | یا رب الایات و مظهر البینات اسئلک ان تنزل البرکات علی هذه الشرکه الجدیده | O Lord of signs and Revealer of clear proofs, I beseech Thee to shower Thy blessings upon this new enterprise [4o] | INBA85:122c | Business; financial; property matters; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12780 | 30 | Persian | الهی این کنیز پر محبت و تمیزت را در ملکوت شما عزیز فرما و خاندانش را مبارک کن | O God! Endear this distinguished and loving maidservant of God in Thy Kingdom, bless the members of her household | BBBD.202 | BBBD.203 | Prayer for married couples; Prayer for women; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12781 | 20 | Persian | جناب بشیرالهی همواره بشارت از روحانیت بندگان حضرت رحمانیت میدهی و علیک البهاء | O esteemed Bashír Iláhí! Thou dost ever proclaim the glad tidings of the spirituality of the servants of the Blessed Lord of Mercy. Upon thee be His glory! [4o] | INBA85:469 | BSHI.122b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12782 | 20 | Persian | جناب اخویرا بکمال اشتیاق بابدع اذکار مکبرم بجهت ایشان انشاء الله من بعد مخصوص | I will most joyously and with utmost fervor pray for your esteemed brother. For him, God willing, I will specifically [3.5s] | INBA85:160b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12783 | 20 | Arabic | یا امه الله فاطمئنی بذکر الله و طیبی نفسا بموهبه الله و انشرحی صدرا بفضل الله ان فضل ربک علیک عظیم عظیم | O handmaiden of God! Be thou assured in the remembrance of God, let thy soul be gladdened through the bounty of God, and let thy breast be dilated through the grace of God. Verily, the favor of thy Lord upon thee is great, great indeed [3.5s] | INBA85:459a | BSHI.012 | Consolation and comfort; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12784 | 30 | Deliver my greeting and praise and my abundant longings to my beloved ones in that city (New York) which hath become the City of the Covenant and the town of the Love of God | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12785 | 50 | Persian | اگر سعادت و علوّ منزلت انسان در اين جهان خاکی بود خسران مبين بود و حسرتی عظيم ، جنين را گمان چنين که عالم وجود | Were man's happiness and exalted station confined to this dust-heap of a world, manifest loss and grievous regret would it be, for it is thought that this realm [3.5s] | MMK3#034 p.022x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12786 | 100 | Persian | ای فاضل محترم اگر شما امعان نظر فرمااید جواب نامه واضح و آشکار است همچنانکه | O honoured Fáḍil! If thou wouldst ponder deeply, the answer to thy letter would be clear and evident, even as [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1102 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12787 | 90 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امیمتک المومنه بجمالک الموقنه بایاتک قد قصدت عتبه رحمانیتک و | O my God, my God! This is Thy maidservant who hath believed in Thy Beauty and is assured of Thy signs. She hath turned toward the threshold of Thy mercy and [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1104 | Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12788 | 50 | Persian | ای فاضل شیراز در این دم بیاد تو دمساز و بذکرت مشغول و همراز گشتم و آنچه | O distinguished one of Shiraz! At this moment, I became intimately attuned to thy remembrance, occupied with thy praise, and the sharer of thy confidences, and all that [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1105 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12789 | 80 | Arabic | رب رب اید عبدک الفاضل و اجعله نور حدیقه الفضائل و نور حدقه اعین الفواضل و | O Lord, my Lord! Aid this distinguished servant of Thine and make him a light in the garden of divine excellences, and a radiance to the eyes of those endowed with heavenly bounties [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1106 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for teaching | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12790 | 200 | mixed | یا ربی و رجائی انک لتعلم حبی باحبائک و توجهی الی اودائک و تبتلی الیک ان | O my Lord and my Hope! Thou verily knowest my love for Thy loved ones, my care toward Thy faithful servants, and my supplication unto Thee that [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1107 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12791 | 90 | Persian | ای فاضل کامل شیراز مجمع اهل راز بود و مصدر عجز و نیاز نفوس مبارکی از آن کشور | O accomplished sage! Shiraz was once the gathering place of mystics and the source of humility and supplication. Blessed souls arose from that land [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1108 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12792 | 150 | Arabic | الهی و محبوبی و مقصودی و معبودی قد سرع المخلصون الی الماء المعین فی جنه | O my God, my Beloved, my Desire, and my Adored One! The sincere ones have hastened toward the crystal stream in the garden [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1111 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12793 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امة من امائک الخاضعه الخاشعه المبتهله المتضرعه الی ملکوت | O my God, my God! This is a handmaiden from among Thy submissive and humble maidservants, who supplicates and implores fervently unto Thy Kingdom [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1112 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12794 | 240 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق نامه که بمستر ویلهلم مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه شد در مسئله | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to Mr. Wilhelm was perused. Concerning the matter [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1116 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12795 | 240 | Persian | ای مفتون حقیقت و منجذب ملکوت الله عالم بشریت هر چند در مدنیت طبیعی ترقی نموده | O thou who art enamored of truth and drawn to the Kingdom of God! Though humanity hath progressed in material civilization [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1117 | Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12796 | 250 | Persian | ای یادگار آن مقرب درگاه جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید مضمون در نهایت فصاحت و بلاغت | O cherished remnant of that soul who was nigh unto the Most Glorious Beauty! Your letter was received, and its contents were of the utmost eloquence and refinement [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1120 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12797 | 250 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه تو رسید دلیل جلیل بر ثبوت و استقامت در این سبیل بود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and was a manifest proof of thy steadfastness and perseverance in this path [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1121 | Business; financial; property matters; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12798 | 240 | mixed | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء بشرویه بیشه آن غضنفر الهی هزبر سامی بود حضرت باب | O loving friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Bushruyih was the land of that divine lion, that exalted champion, the Báb [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1123 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12799 | 240 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان تحریر اخیر وصول یافت و در طیش مکاتیب این عبد که بحضرت افنان آقا | O Herald of the Covenant! Your recent letter has been received, along with my correspondence to his honor the Afnan [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1127 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12800 | 250 | Persian | احبای الهی را بذکر ابدع احلی و بتکبیر اقدس ابهی مبلغ در کل احیان بوده و از | Convey the Most Glorious Greetings and the Most Holy Salutations to the loved ones of God, who have ever been bearers [of His Message] throughout all times and [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1129 | Conduct in finance and business; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12801 | 230 | Persian | ای دو زائر مطاف ملا اعلی نامه شما رسید و اهتزاز قلب شما از دیدار روی یاران | O ye two pilgrims to the sanctuary of the Concourse on High! Your letter was received, and from it was learned of the joy that thrilled your hearts upon beholding the countenance of the friends [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1131 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12802 | 240 | mixed | ایتها الورقه المخضره الریانه النضره فی الفردوس تالله الحق ان روح النور المبین | O verdant and flourishing leaf in Paradise! By Him Who is the Truth, verily the Spirit of Manifest Light [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1133 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12803 | 240 | Persian | ای احبای الهی در آستان مقدس مذکورید و در درگاه احدیت منعوت و موصوف کاس | O ye loved ones of God! Ye are mentioned at the sacred Threshold and praised and described at the gate of oneness [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1134 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12804 | 240 | mixed | و انت یا الهی و ملجای و منای من عظیم جودک خصصت اهل السجود بفیض و جود الهی | O my God, my Refuge and my Heart's Desire! Through Thy boundless generosity hast Thou singled out the people of prayer with divine bounty and munificence [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1137 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12805 | 240 | mixed | ای بنده آستان حضرت دوست در ایندم که همدم ذکر و یاد توام و مشتاق دیدار یاران | O servant at the Threshold of the Beloved! In this moment, as I am immersed in remembrance of thee and am yearning for the meeting of the friends [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1140 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12806 | 230 | Persian | ای اهل ملکوت نامه رسید و دلالت بر این مینمود که جوان ژاپونی کوانسکی یاماموتو | O ye people of the Kingdom! The letter was received and indicated that the Japanese youth, Kwanichi Yamamoto [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1144 | Suicide | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12807 | 250 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی مکتوبی که بجناب آقا میرزا حیدر علی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! The letter thou didst address to his honor Mirza Haydar-'Ali was perused [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1148 | Law of divorce; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12808 | 260 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب اخیر جواب مرقوم میگردد اما تحریر پیش انشاء الله عنقریب | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A response is being penned to thy recent letter, and as to thy previous missive, God willing, it shall be answered ere long [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1149 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Law of inheritance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12809 | 250 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز بهاء مادر مهربان مانند مرغ بلند آشیان آهنگ لانه خویش در ملکوت | O precious handmaiden of Baha, loving mother! Like a bird of lofty nest, thou hast winged thy flight to thy home in the Kingdom [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1151 | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12810 | 270 | mixed | از صعود ولد جلیل محزون مباشید زیرا این جهان تنگ است کیهان جنگ است جمیع ذرات | Do not be grieved at the ascension of your noble son, for this world is narrow and confined, the cosmos is a battlefield, and every single atom [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1156 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12811 | 280 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان در این ایام اختلال و انقلاب در جمیع ایران علم افراخته در | O ye who stand firm in the Covenant! In these days of disorder and revolution, throughout all of Persia, the banner hath been raised in [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1158 | Growth of the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Prophecy and fulfillment; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12812 | 270 | mixed | ای کنیزان جمال مبارک شکر کنید حضرت احدیت را که بظل تقدیس وارد و در سایه الطاف | O handmaidens of the Blessed Beauty! Render thanks unto the Most Holy One, that ye have been admitted beneath the sheltering shade of sanctity and have found refuge in the shadow of divine favors [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1159 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for women; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12813 | 130 | Persian | ای جمع احباء الحمد لله در شبستان اسراایل شمعی روشنید و در دبستان حضرت ابراهیم | O concourse of the beloved ones! Praise be to God that ye are a shining lamp in the sanctuary of Israel and in the school of His Holiness Abraham [3.5s] | KASH.207-208 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12814 | 110 | Persian | ای دو دوست روحانی صد هزار امور لازمرا کنار گذاشته ام و محض خاطر شما نامه | O My two spiritual friends! One hundred thousand pressing matters have I laid aside, and solely for your sake do I take up this letter [3.5s] | KASH.280b | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12815 | 100 | Persian | ای فخر اسراایل سلاله یعقوب در جمیع کتب مقدسه موعود برب جنودند و پیمان سجود در | O pride of Israel, Descendant of Jacob! In all the holy Books they are promised unto the Lord of Hosts, and the covenant of prostration is [3.5s] | KASH.194 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12816 | 100 | Persian | ای نهالهای گلشن الهی پدر بزرگوار بجانفشانی کامکار گردید و در مشهد فدا پی | O sapling of the divine rose-garden! Thy noble father attained unto supreme felicity through his sacrifice, and in the sacred spot of martyrdom [3.5s] | KASH.243 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12817 | 110 | Persian | ای حق نظر شکر کن خدا را که نظر بحق داری و توجه بغنی مطلق پرتوی از شعاع شمس | O thou who gazest toward Truth! Render thanks unto God that thou hast fixed thy gaze upon Truth and hast turned toward the omnipotent Lord. Thou art a ray from the Sun's brilliance [3.5s] | KASH.190 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12818 | 100 | Persian | ای طائف مطاف ملا اعلی حمد خدا را که چندی درین بقعه مبارکه همدم و همنشین بودی | O thou who hast circled round the Concourse on High! All praise be to God that thou wert, for a time, an intimate companion and close associate in this blessed Spot [3.5s] | KASH.428-429x | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12819 | 90 | Persian | ای مقربان درگاه احدیت نامه شما رسید و از بلایای وارده احزان بسیار رخ داد | O ye who are nigh to the Threshold of God! Your letter was received, and the tribulations that have befallen you brought great sorrow | ADMS#340 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12820 | 250 | Persian | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی علی اکبرا الله اکبر از این موهبتی که بان فائز شدی و بحر رحمتی | BRL_DAK#1163 | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12821 | 110 | Persian | ای زوار عتبه مقدس دو دست تضرع با نهایت تبتل بدرگاه خداوند آگاه می گشایم و شکر | BRL_DAK#1164 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12822 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء حمد کن خدا را که ببقعه نوراء رسیدی و نفحات قدس از تربت مبارکه استشمام نمودی | BRL_DAK#1165 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual warfare; struggle; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12823 | 80 | Persian | ای ورقه مبتهله چه خوش بخت بودی که بزیارت درگاه احدیت موفق و موید شدی | BRL_DAK#1166 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12824 | 140 | Persian | ای یادگارهای آنشخص بزرگوار چندی بود که از شما خبری نبود الحمد لله این ایام خبر | BRL_DAK#1167 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12825 | 240 | Arabic | ایتها الطیبه السریره منوره القلب منجذبه الروح الی جمال الله انی مطلع بخدماتک | BRL_DAK#1168 | Mount Carmel; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12826 | 140 | Persian | ای قاصد کعبه تقدیس در این اوان که اریاح هجران و حرمان جمیع من علی الارض | BRL_DAK#1169 | High station of the true believer; Presence of; reunion with God; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12827 | 120 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس از الطاف خفیه و تاییدات ربانیه موفق شدی و صد مراحل طی نمودی | BRL_DAK#1171 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12828 | 330 | Persian | ای زائر باهر الحمد لله باین ارض مبارکه وارد شدی و ببقعه مقدسه فائز گردیدی | BRL_DAK#1172 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for forgiveness; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12829 | 150 | mixed | ای طالب زیارت مطاف ملا اعلی بشری لک ثم بشری و یا فرحا لک ثم فرحا و یا طوبی لک | BRL_DAK#1173 | Living waters; water of life; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Presence of; reunion with God; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12830 | 150 | Arabic | یا من اشتعل بنار محبت الله قد شممت الان رائحه الوفاء من قمیص یوسف امر الله | BRL_DAK#1175 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12831 | 330 | mixed | ای عاشقان روی دلبر آفاق نامه شما رسید و حقیقت شوق و اشتیاق واضح و مشهود گردید | BRL_DAK#1179 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12832 | 70 | mixed | یا مروج دین الله یا داعی الی المیثاق الان جناب زائر مطاف ملا اعلی عازم | BRL_DAK#1180 | Prayers (general or uncategorized); Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12833 | 150 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای مستبشر ببشارات الله آن خانه و کاشانه که لانه و آشیانه طیور گلشن توحید گردد | O thou who rejoicest in the glad-tidings of God! That home which turneth into the nest and shelter of the birds of the garden of Divine Unity | BRL_DAK#1182 | BRL_ATE#211 | Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12834 | 290 | Persian | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید فی الحقیقه منجذب حقیقتی و استعداد نورانیت هدایت | BRL_DAK#1206 | Being a source of light; guidance; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12835 | 240 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و ملجای و ملاذی و مرجعی و معاذی لک الحمد و لک الفضل و لک المن و لک الشکر | BRL_DAK#1207 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12836 | 350 | mixed | ای حمامه حدیقه عرفان آنچه از قلم انجذاب مرقوم نموده بودید بنهایت روح و ریحان | BRL_DAK#1213 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for strength; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12837 | 300 | mixed | ای یار قدیم و ندیم دیرین ایامی که در بقعه مبارکه بشرف مثول فائز بودی در خاطر | BRL_DAK#1221 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12838 | 300 | mixed | ای مقربان درگاه کبریاء شما در جمیع اوقات بخدمت امرالله مشغولید و در سبیل الهی | BRL_DAK#1229 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12839 | 250 | Persian | ایتها المشتعله بنار محبه الله مکتوب مورخ ۲۴ تموز واصل گردید مضمونش مشحون | BRL_DAK#1239 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12840 | 270 | mixed | منجذبا و مشتعلا در سبیل رب جلیل قدم نهادی و طی مسافه بعیده نمودی تا آنکه | BRL_DAK#1244 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for service; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Presence of; reunion with God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12841 | 190 | Arabic | حمدا لمن خلق مبدء الوجود بفیض مشهود و جعله مرکز المقام محمود و بث من ذلک | Praise be unto Him Who, through His effulgent grace, created the Primal Origin of existence and made It the centre of the seat of glory....O Lord! Grant that this marriage may be blessed and happy. Send down Thy mercy upon them both in order that from them may issue forth noble children | BRL_SWOP#009x, BRL_SWOP#104x | BRL_SWO#009x, BRL_SWO#104x | Creation of the world; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12842 | 90 | Persian | ای کنیز خدا همسر مهرپرور الحمد لله بظل شجره مبارکه درآمد و از خورشید آسمانی و | O maidservant of God! Praise be unto God that thy loving husband hath entered beneath the shade of the Blessed Tree | BRL_SWOP#010 | BRL_SWO#010 | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12843 | 120 | Persian | ای دو مرغ حدائق روحانی حمد کنید موفق باقتران با یکدیگر شدید و آرزوی آن دارید که | O ye two birds of the celestial gardens! Render thanks unto God that ye were graciously enabled to enter into matrimony | BRL_SWOP#017 | BRL_SWO#017 | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12844 | 40 | Persian | از الطاف جمال مبارک امیدوارم که این اقتران مورث روح و ریحان گردد و سبب سرور و حبور یاران | ...It is my fervent hope that, through the bestowals of the Blessed Beauty, this marriage may bring about joy and radiance | BRL_SWOP#018x | BRL_SWO#018x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12845 | 50 | Persian | تبریک و تهنیت اقتران مینمایم که مبارک و متیمّن باشد و سبب تسلسل سلاله الی‌الأبد | ...I convey my greetings and felicitations on the occasion of thy marriage. May it be blessed and joyous, and may it lead to the continuation of thy lineage forevermore | BRL_SWOP#020x | BRL_SWO#020x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12846 | 150 | Arabic | قد انشرح القلوب لاقترانکما فی یوم مبارک سعید فی هذا العصر المجید | ...The hearts were cheered by your marriage on a blessed and happy day in this glorious age. In the estimation of true believers | BRL_SWOP#022 | BRL_SWO#022 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12847 | 80 | Persian | غصّه مخور صدمه مکش توکّل بر خدا کن و توسّل بذیل کبریا جو | …Grieve thou not, and sorrow not. Place thy whole trust in God, and hold fast unto the hem of the Almighty | BRL_SWOP#042x | BRL_SWO#042x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12848 | 60 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی شکر کن خدا را که اسباب الفت و التیام با قرین محترمت حاصل شد | O thou dear handmaid of God! Render thanks unto God that the means of reconciliation and fellowship with thine esteemed spouse have been established | BRL_SWOP#043x | BRL_SWO#043x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12849 | 70 | Arabic | رب رب وفق بینهما و ثبت اقدامهما علی الحبّ الأبدی و الارتباط السّرمدی حتّی یکون کل واحد | ...O God, my God! Join in accord these two souls and set firm their feet in eternal love and everlasting union | BRL_SWOP#096x | BRL_SWO#096x | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12850 | 100 | Arabic | رب و رجائی قد قدرت لحکمتک البالغه الالفه بین خلقک و الانس بین البرایا من | O my Lord and my Hope! Thou hast, through Thy consummate wisdom, enjoined harmony upon Thy creation and prescribed companionship | BRL_SWOP#098x | BRL_SWO#098x | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12851 | 40 | Arabic | رب اجعل هذا الاقتران متیمنا و مسعودا و مبارکا و محمودا و قوّ الرّوابط و الالتیام | Grant, O my Lord, that this marriage may be auspicious, joyous, blessed, and praiseworthy. Strengthen Thou the union and increase the harmony | BRL_SWOP#099x | BRL_SWO#099x | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12852 | 70 | Arabic | رب و رجائی قد اقترن عبدک هذا بأمة من امائک اطاعة لأمرک اجرآء لأحکامک | O my Lord and my Hope! This Thy servant hath, in obedience to Thy bidding and in fulfilment of Thy laws, wed one of Thy handmaidens | BRL_SWOP#102x | BRL_SWO#102x | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12853 | 370 | mixed | ای دو منادی میثاق تحاریر متعدده از آن دو سراج منیر وارد و مضامین سبب سرور و | O two Heralds of the Covenant! Numerous letters from those two luminous lamps have arrived, and their contents are the cause of joy [3.5s] | AYBY.423 #134, TSS.052, TRZ1.294 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12854 | 130 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت الله نامه تو رسید از صحت عبدالبهاء استفسار نموده بودی از این | O you whose gaze is fixed on the Kingdom of God! Your letter has arrived. You had asked about the health of ‘Abdu’l-Baha. On account of this three-year journey | MMK5#083 p.067 | MHMD2s.324bx | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12855 | 20 | Seize thy chance, exert every effort, and pay no heed to matters that do not yield any fruit | BRL_ATE#085 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU0135 | 1070 | Persian | عجیب است جمیع مردم مضطربند ده پانزده روز قبل با قنسول آلمان در مسئلهٴ | Strange indeed it is that all people are in a state of agitation. Some ten to fifteen days ago, with the German Consul regarding the matter of [3.5s] | KHF.068, KHAB.458 (459), KHTB3.037, NJB_v05#13 p.003 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Nationalism; love of country; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Transcending the material condition; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0175 | 970 | Persian | در ایام دقیانوس امپراطور رومان بعد از حضرت مسیح واقع شد دقیانوس بغض و عداوت زیادی | In the days of Decius, Emperor of Rome, who arose after Christ, there transpired events stemming from intense hatred and enmity [3.5s] | AVK2.208.10 | Christ; Christianity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Outward and inward meanings; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0207 | 900 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | In former times men either became believers, or else they became enemies of the cause of God. For instance, in the time of Moses | DWN_v3#03-4 p.024, ADP.041-046 | Christ; Christianity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0213 | 890 | Bahá'í Scriptures | In reality the geographical position of the Central States has great importance.... Likewise, great importance must be given to the development of the Star of the West | BSC.546 #986, SW_v10#07 p.126-127+138, SW_v10#04 p.081, SW_v11#01 p.016 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; 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; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0217 | 880 | To begin, let it be understood that the Prophets or Messengers of God are holy souls sent by Him to lead us to a knowledge of God and establish laws | BSTW#138 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Evolution; human evolution; Imagery in the Qur'an; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0225 | 870 | ...These twelve basic Bahá'í principles were laid down by Baha'o'llah over sixty years ago | SW_v11#01 p.004-005, SW_v12#01 p.012-013 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0243 | 830 | Persian | خلیل پاشا والی بیروت عبدالرحمن الحوت را بوکالت از خود بعکا فرستاد | Khalil Pasha, the Governor of Beirut, dispatched 'Abdu'r-Rahman al-Hut to 'Akka as his deputy [3.5s]... ...Upon their arrival, the Commission of Inquiry invited me to meet with them but I declined. They sent a certain official by the name of Hikmat Big | ASAT4.360-363 | CHC.217-218x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0306 | 730 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Many divine messengers have appeared in Persia, the land of many sects. One of these sects | ADP.062-067 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0383 | 630 | Persian | از عادت حکومت ترکیه است که حکم فرمان را بحضور مقصر میخوانند تا تکلیف خود | It is among the customs of the Turkish government that they read aloud the decree in the presence of the accused, that he may know his fate [3.5s] | ASAT4.349-352 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0431 | 590 | Persian | جمال پاشا کوهی از غرور بود هر کجا میرفت دار بپا میکرد و هر که را میخواست | Jamal Pasha was as a mountain of pride; whithersoever he went, he raised the gallows, and whomsoever he desired, he condemned [3.5s] | ASAT3.042-045 | Humor; jokes; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0451 | 580 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I pray for your health and happiness. Consider the distance I have traveled and reflect on the great desire.... Be pure--to be pure is to be selfless | SW_v07#18 p.185x, ADP.047-050 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Martyrs and martyrdom; Mary Magdalene; Presence of; reunion with God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0455 | 570 | Persian | حاجی فرجی کحال در بغداد بود خودش میگفت سه هزار چشم کور کردم تا کحال شدم | There was in Baghdad a man by the name of Haji Faraj Kahhal [oculist]. | AHDA.509-510 | STAB#077x | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Newspapers and the media; publications; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0461 | 570 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | To see the joy of divine gladness on your faces is the cause of my happiness, for when I see you happy, I am happy also. | SW_v13#05 p.101, ADP.069-073 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0472 | 560 | True happiness is found in purity of thought. Whenever I look into your radiant faces I am made most happy because your thoughts are pure | SW_v13#05 p.102-104 | Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0498 | 540 | When the Blessed Perfection (Baha'u'llah) was exiled from Bagdad the large number | SW_v13#10 p.277-278, BKOG.179+186+192x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0530 | 510 | Persian | جمال مبارک ملاقات هیچ متصرفی را نپذیرفتند و سلطان باندیشه شد | The Blessed Beauty accepted not the audience of any governor, and this caused the sovereign to fall into deep contemplation [3.5s] | ASAT4.352-354 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0541 | 510 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | What becomes of the soul after its separation from the body? The question concerns that which has a place and that which is placeless. | ADP.127-130 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0545 | 500 | Persian | اینکه این روز نامه از جهت جامعه بحث میکرد اما | Whereas in this day the discourse concerned the community [3.5s] | NJB_v15#09 p.280 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0547 | 500 | Persian | جسمانیات اگر در ظل روحانیات باشد ترقی میکند و الا ایامی چند | Material things, when abiding beneath the shade of spiritual things, advance and progress; else they endure but for a few days [3.5s] | NJB_v15#07 p.216 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0552 | 500 | Persian | شیخ عبدالله برای من حکایت کرد که جمال مبارک در سفر سلیمانیه در خانه نقشبندی اطاقی داشتند بسیار کم بیرون میآمدند | Sheikh Abdullah recounted unto me that the Blessed Beauty, during His sojourn in Sulaymaniyyih, occupied a chamber in the house of the Naqshbandi, wherefrom He would but rarely venture forth [3.5s] | YIK.367-370, ZIAB2.221 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0583 | 480 | Bahá'u'lláh loved the beauty and verdure of the country. One day He passed the remark: 'I have not gazed on verdure for nine years. The country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies.' | ABCC.039-041, BKOG.357-359, BNE.040-041 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Banishment to; life in 'Akka | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0586 | 480 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Some one desires an explanation of the terms soul, mind and spirit. The terminology of ancient and modern philosophers differs. | ADP.120-122 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0587 | 480 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | The woman of the East has progressed. Formerly in India, Persia and throughout the Orient, she was not considered a human being. | COC#2115, ADP.086-088 | Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0608 | 470 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Both in Europe and America I have spoken in churches of all denominations, in the Jewish synagogues and universities | ADP.093-095 | Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0634 | 450 | Persian | حضرت اعلی در ایام توقفشان در بوشهر... تجار بوشهری رسمی داشتند که بعد از ختم هر معامله ای | During His stay in Bushihr, the Bab achieved extraordinary things and thoroughly demolished the foundation of people's corrupt practices...The merchants of Bushihr practised dabbih. That is, the merchants, after having negotiated a transaction | AHDA.041-042 | STAB#073, GEN.012-013 | Business; financial; property matters; Conduct in finance and business; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0640 | 450 | Persian | فی الحقیقه چه اماری ایران داشته عجب تمدنی داشته دول فرس بر آن سنگها نوشته است | In truth, what remarkable chronicles hath Persia possessed, what wondrous civilization it hath attained! The Persian sovereigns have carved their deeds upon those stones [3.5s] | NJB_v15#01 p.056 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0654 | 450 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Some one has asked a question on astronomy. In past ages astronomers accepted the Ptolemaic system. | ADP.113-116 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0725 | 410 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | All that has been created is for man who is at the apex of creation and who must be thankful | SW_v08#06 p.063, ADP.134-136 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Monasticism; asceticism; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0745 | 400 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| ABU0752 | 400 | Every plan is in need of a power for its execution. Today the penetrative power in the world of existence is the confirmation of the Kingdom of Abha… Teaching the Cause of God does not depend on scientific attainment | DAS.1914-10-29?, SW_v13#06 p.132 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0753 | 390 | Persian | امروز رفتم خضر ایلیا عرب میگوید الیاس جمال مبارک سه روز ... در این امر جمال مبارک یک میزانی قرار داده اند که آن میزان | Today I proceeded forth, and verily Khidr-Elijah of the Arabs, whom they call Elias, spake concerning the Blessed Beauty three days... In this Cause hath the Blessed Beauty established a Balance, and that Balance [3.5s] | QT105.2.230, TRZ1.318 | Chastisement and requital; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; House of Justice; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0766 | 390 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I have been asked to speak of that which is eternal and that which is contingent. Is creation a manifestation or an emanation of God? | ADP.106-108 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Emanation vs. manifestation; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Rational arguments; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0819 | 370 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I walked in the Trocadero Gardens near the Eiffel Tower this morning. The grass was so green | ADP.117-119 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Effort; striving; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Higher encompasses the lower; Infinity and eternity; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0829 | 360 | Persian | عداوت دو نوع است یک عداوت دینی و یک عداوت شخصی نفس مسلم که دشمنی در حق دوستان دارد | Two kinds of enmity there are: one is religious enmity, and one is personal enmity of the self that beareth rancor against the friends [3.5s] | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0853 | 350 | Persian | الملک لله صاحبی جز خدا ندارد ان الارض لله یورثها لمن یشاء من عباده چه ثمری از برای انسان | Dominion belongeth unto God. None other save Him hath any sovereignty. Verily, the earth is God's; He causeth whomsoever He willeth among His servants to inherit it. What fruit hath man therefrom? [3.5s] | NJB_v15#03 p.088 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0875 | 350 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | The obstacle which prevents the so-called religious man from accepting the teachings of God is literal interpretation. | DWN_v2#12 p.094-095, ADP.036-038 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Literal interpretation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Outward and inward meanings; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0902 | 340 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | God in his wisdom has created all things. Nothing has been created without a special destiny... The greatest gift of man is universal love | BSC.501 #965x, ADP.110-112 | Fulfillment of true potential; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0903 | 340 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Each religion teaches that a mediator is necessary between man and the Creator | SW_v14#04 p.110-111, ADP.033-035 | Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0918 | 330 | Persian | در آنجا میرزا حسن برادر میرزا آقاخان حضور مبارک عرض کرد اینها همه تسلیم اند اگر | Therein did Mirza Hasan, brother of Mirza Aqa Khan, make petition before His blessed presence, saying: "All these are submissive if..." [3.5s] | TZH2.094-095 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0933 | 330 | My lot has ever been with those who have not the goods of this world. When we look at the poor of humanity, we behold a world of brothers. All are the sheep of God. | BSTW#187 | Christ; Christianity; Consolation and comfort; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0935 | 330 | Normal spiritual joy has a healing effect upon the body. I can conceive of no greater joy than teaching the Cause of God | SW_v14#02 p.061 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0943 | 330 | In Haifa there was at one time a German Consul who became Abdu'l-Baha's friend. He used to call on Abdu'l-Baha often | ABIE.312, BLO_PN#007, STAB#100 | Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0974 | 320 | There are two kinds of life. There is that existence which is palpable to our touch but does not grow or possess sensation | SW_v14#01 p.010, PTIM.046 | Limits of the intellect; Soul; spirit after death; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0991 | 310 | Persian | Translation List | روز عید نوروز است اعیاد ما خیلی عظیم است در میان جمیع ملل نظیری ندارد | It is the day of the Festival of Naw-Rúz. Our festivals are exceedingly great; among all the peoples of the world, they are without peer | NJB_v14#12 p.384 | ADMS#296 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1015 | 310 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | When we read ancient history, the history of the middle ages and the history of contemporaneous times, we realize how little... Search untiringly for truth | BSC.449 #818, ADP.067-068 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1016 | 310 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | There is a point on which the philosophers and the prophets differ. The philosophers make education the test of knowledge | ADP.108-110 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Fulfillment of true potential; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1023 | 300 | Persian | امر مبارک الهی است ولی از هر جهت آفات آنرا احاطه کرده است جمیع ملل | The blessed Cause is divine, yet from every direction calamities have encompassed it and all peoples [3.5s] | NJB_v05#14 p.003 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1036 | 300 | Persian | قائم مقام حیفا به نهایت عداوت منع عمارت مقام اعلی کرد | The Governor of Haifa, with utmost enmity, forbade the construction of the Most Exalted Shrine [3.5s] | YIK.300-301, ZIAB2.074-075 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1039 | 300 | Persian | وقتی که سنین عمر من به سی و دو سال رسید والده و خویشان اصرار کردند که ازدواج کنم من قبول نکردم | When my years of life had reached two and thirty, my mother and kindred did earnestly entreat me to wed, yet I consented not [3.5s] | YIK.297, ZIAB2.025 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1070 | 300 | The religionists of the world have forsaken the essence of the teaching and hold to the letter. It is as if the students in a college quarrelled and disputed | BLO_PN#002 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Literal interpretation; Oneness; unity of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1108 | 290 | Endeavor and strive eagerly that you may progress and advance rapidly. You are born in this holy day | SW_v09#08 p.095-096 | Bringing oneself to account each day; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1124 | 280 | Persian | پیش عقلا و اصحاب افکار و ارباب معرف مسلم است که عالم انسانی در پراکندگی یعنی تفرق سبب ذلشان است سبب بی سر و سامانیشان است سبب نادانیشان است | Before all those possessed of intellect, the bearers of thought and the lords of wisdom, manifest it is that the world of humanity in its dispersion - that is to say, its disunity - is the cause of its abasement, the cause of its disarray, the cause of its ignorance [3.5s] | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1132 | 280 | Persian | لهذا انسان هر چیزی را باید بعین خودش نظر کند نه بدیده دیگران باید خودش تحری حقیقت نماید تا | For this reason must every soul regard all things with his own eyes and not through the eyes of others, and must himself search after truth, until [3.5s] | NJB_v05#14 p.004 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imam Husayn; Independent investigation of truth; reality | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1155 | 280 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Regard this globe. Its divisions are mineral, vegetable and animal. Man is the result of all these; therefore man is the result of all existence here. | ADP.122-124 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death; Teleology; goal-directed motion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1199 | 270 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | History is a record of incessant wars. There is not a spot on the globe that has not been crimsoned with the blood of men | ADP.060-062 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1201 | 270 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | The spirit of man has two means of action. Sometimes it acts through an intermediary. For instance, the spirit of man sees | LOG#0691x, ADP.126-127 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the Manifestation of God; Relationship of the soul to the body; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1212 | 260 | Persian | در روز سیزده حزیران پس از زیارت روضه مبارکه در عکا هیکل مبارک مرا با خود بردند به باغ فردوس | On the thirteenth day of June, following the visitation of the Holy Shrine in Akka, the Blessed Beauty took me with Him to the Garden of Paradise [3.5s] | YIK.299, ZIAB2.120-121 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1263 | 250 | Persian | قصر مدت سی سال اجاره اش را دادیم تا آنکه خریدیم وناقضین ازما گرفتند | For the span of thirty years did We pay its rent, until We purchased it, and then the Covenant-breakers wrested it from Us [3.5s] | ASAT4.501-502 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1267 | 250 | Persian | نوشته اند که میخواهند بعضی از سنگهای تاج ایران را بفروشند تاج ایران عدل است نه سنگ | They have written that they wish to sell certain jewels of Iran's crown. The crown of Iran is justice, not stones [3.5s] | NJB_v05#06 p.003, KHH2.154 (2.284) | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Manifestation of God as sun; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1282 | 250 | There was a very holy man who lived many years ago... 'Your wish is granted. Wherever you go, wherever your shadow falls, behind you or to either side of you, but not in front of you, blessings will fall. | BSTW#010 | Angels; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1290 | 250 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | My fatigue does not matter -- as long as I find loving souls like yourselves, my heart is happy. | ADP.138-139 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1297 | 240 | Persian | النور هو تموجات مادیه مثل الحرارة و غیرها من تأثیرات الماده | Light consisteth of material undulations, even as heat and other material influences [3.5s] | ASAT5.243-244 | Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1309 | 240 | Persian | مظاهر الهیه گاهی حکم میکنند به موجب ادله ظاهره یعنی مسائل را ظاهرا میگیرند | The Divine Manifestations do at times pronounce judgement according to outward proofs, that is to say, They take matters in their apparent aspect [3.5s] | YIK.301, ZIAB2.211-212 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1343 | 240 | The government of Persia said: "As long as Baha'o'llah is in Persia the country | SW_v08#13 p.170 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1348 | 240 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Each power is localized. Reason has its seat in the brain, sight in the eye, hearing in the ears | ADP.097-098 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; 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; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1349 | 240 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | In the Gospels it is written that the Christ said... What must be the result of a human life? It is evident that the goal is not to eat | SW_v08#02 p.028x, ADP.039-040 | Development of capacity and readiness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Purpose; goal of creation; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1381 | 230 | Persian | و بعد بیاناتی فرمودند که منتهی شد به رجال بیت العدل که حال حکمة محفل روحانی | And thereafter He made utterances that culminated in reference to the men of the House of Justice, which is at this time represented in the wisdom of the Spiritual Assembly [3.5s] | AHB.125BE #01-02 p.21-22 | Consultation; House of Justice; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1382 | 230 | O ye friends of God! The morn of guidance is radiant and the hearts of the people of faithfulness are like unto a garden | DAS.1914-06-25, SW_v13#07 p.186-187 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1406 | 230 | The Manifestation of the Essence of God is like unto the sun, which has different risings. The dawning-places are different, but the sun is always the same. | BSTW#322, BSTW#323 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1416 | 230 | The law of peace has come to stay. We are living in the radiant age of peace. We are daily advancing in the path of peace. | SW_v13#11 p.293-294 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1418 | 230 | It is most difficult to stand unshaken during the days of trials. When we were living in Baghdad | SW_v14#06 p.166 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1423 | 230 | One day a man became annoyed with his camel and promised himself that on the following day he would sell it | NJB_v11#19 p.341 | STAB#123 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1435 | 220 | Persian | بعضی بر آنند تحقق اشیاء و ترکیب کائنات و تحلیل آن منبعث از تفاعل است | All glory be unto Him! Some have held that the realization of all things, the composition of created beings and their dissolution, springeth from interaction [3.5s] | NJB_v14#11 p.352 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Proofs for the existence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1491 | 210 | Persian | جمال الدین افغانی از مزورین بود و محض تحریک دولت بر ضد ما ادعای فیلسوفیت | Jamal ad-Din the Afghan was amongst the deceivers, and solely to stir up the government against Us did he lay claim unto philosophy [3.5s] | ASAT3.040-041 | Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1540 | 200 | Persian | جمال مبارک حاجی میرزا حیدر علی را از اسلامبول بمصر فرستاد و امر بحکمت کرد | The Blessed Beauty sent Haji Mirza Haydar-'Ali from Constantinople unto Egypt and commanded him to exercise wisdom [3.5s] | ASAT3.121-122 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1585 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Man has different ways of approaching God. One man thinks he must make extraordinary efforts in science | ADP.098-099 | Exhortations and counsels; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Law of fasting; Monasticism; asceticism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1586 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Materially, man is the prisoner of nature; the least wind disturbs him, the cold hurts him | ADP.095-096 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1596 | 190 | Persian | از جمله مکرهای میرزا محسن خان سفیر ایران در اسلامبول آنکه یک بار | Among the stratagems employed by Mirza Muhsin Khan, the Persian Ambassador in Istanbul, was that on one occasion [3.5s] | ASAT3.110-111 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1598 | 190 | Persian | اگر چنانچه ممکن باشد که نسبت هر روزنامه ازامر منقطع گردد که مردم بدانند | Would that it were possible for every newspaper to become detached from command, that the people might know [3.5s] | ASAT4.046-047 | Chastisement and requital; Newspapers and the media; publications; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1603 | 190 | Persian | چقدر ساده و لطیف است که انسان گمان میکند مانند آنرا تواند نوشت هیهات | How simple and delicate it appeareth, such that man imagineth he can write the like thereof! Far, far from possible! [3.5s] | ASAT4.174-175 | Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1604 | 190 | Persian | حجاب نسوان مانع از تعلیم و تعلم است فقهاء درینخصوص مبالغه نمودند که حتی صوت نساء | The veiling of women preventeth learning and instruction. The divines have, in this matter, gone to such extremes that even the voice of women [is forbidden] [3.5s] | AVK3.341.18x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Role and station of women; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1612 | 190 | Persian | محمد جواد برادری داشت که در اسلامبول تضرع و زاری میکرد که غنی بشود | Muhammad-Javad had a brother in Istanbul who was supplicating and entreating God to become rich. | NJB_v12#06 p.126 | STAB#087 | Business; financial; property matters; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1653 | 190 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Although a man may progress in science and philosophy, if he does not take advantage of the power of the spirit | ADP.089-090 | Christ; Christianity; Limits of the intellect; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1681 | 180 | Persian | ظن دو ظن است ظن سؤ ظن حسن و در جائی ظن معنی یقین و علم آمده یظنون انهم | Know that suspicion is of two kinds - evil suspicion and virtuous suspicion. And in one sense suspicion signifieth certitude and knowledge, even as they believe that they [3.5s] | AVK2.207.05 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1720 | 180 | If so great a remedy would be applied to the sick body of the world, it would certainly be the means of continually and permanently | SW_v07#15 p.137 | The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1722 | 180 | Give my greeting to the friends in Washington and say: 'O ye believers of God! I am always thinking of the days | SW_v10#06 p.112 | Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1723 | 180 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | From the beginning the followers of all religions have believed in two seas, -- one salt and one fresh | ADP.101-102 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1724 | 180 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Praise be to God that the sun of reality of religion hath dawned. From all parts of the world | ADP.035-036 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1734 | 180 | At the time when the Bab was being driven by his enemies from place to place | SW_v14#06 p.181, STAB#072 | Stories; anecdotes; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1756 | 170 | Persian | ناقضین قصر را از ما گرفتند و حتی یک اطاق هم به ما ندادند | The Covenant-breakers seized the mansion from Us, and did not grant unto Us even a single chamber [3.5s] | YIK.304, ZIAB1.150-151 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1758 | 170 | Arabic | هم عندهم المساوات و نحن عندنا لیس فقط المساوات بل المواساة هم یطلبون المساوات کرها | They seek equality amongst themselves, while We possess not equality alone but rather fellowship and consolation. They pursue equality with aversion [3.5s] | YIK.315-316, ZIAB2.151 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1801 | 170 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | As there is no one who has not his designated place in the world, for there is nothing useless on this earth | BSC.450 #823-824x, ADP.058-059 | Human reality created in the image of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1808 | 170 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Divine things are too deep to be expressed by common words. The heavenly teachings are expressed in parable in order to be understood | AIL.080 | Knowledge of self; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1837 | 160 | Persian | در این دور حجاب محکمتر از سابق میباشد در دوره اسلام حجاب چنان شده بود | In this Dispensation the veil hath grown more impenetrable than in former times. During the Islamic Dispensation the veil had become such [3.5s] | AVK3.340.15x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1873 | 160 | Christ was asking of His disciples whom He was, and when Peter answered: 'Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God'... Let me now compare the words of Christ to the lives of the Popes. | BSTW#162 | Christ; Christianity; Goodly deeds; actions; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; The Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1886 | 160 | Now listen unto what I say for it is the foundation of success and the basis of righteousness | SW_v08#15 p.209-210, CUPAB.009-010 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1887 | 160 | The Blessed Beauty of El-Abha (Baha'o'llah) - may the divine souls of the existence be | SW_v08#13 p.161 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1890 | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | God has given man a heart and the heart must have some attachment | SW_v07#16 p.162, ADP.136-138 | High station of the true believer; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power of the mind over nature; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1892 | 160 | Verily the founding of the Mashrak-el-Azkar will mark the inception of the Kingdom of God on earth. | LOG#2051x, SW_v08#12 p.148x, BW_v01p061 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1898 | 160 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Tell them they should do as they think best in these matters. Should they marry, divorce, leave their homes, move to other places | BSC.487 #936 | Freedom of thought and action; Personal instructions; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1902 | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Until now it has been said that all religions were composed of tenets that had to be accepted, even if they seems contrary to science. | ADP.102-103 | Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Priestcraft; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1905 | 160 | Such is the way that must be adopted, for only through intimate association.... The Temple of Ishkabad is unique in that it is the first temple of the kind | SW_v11#01 p.015+019, SW_v13#10 p.263 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1922 | 150 | Persian | من بیشتر مکاتیب بدست خود مینوشتم ولکن چون سه انگشتان دستم از کثرت کتابت از کار افتاد مجتاج شدم که کاتبی بگیرم | Most of My epistles did I pen with Mine own hand, yet when three fingers of Mine hand became disabled through the profusion of writing, I found Myself compelled to take a scribe [3.5s] | ASAT5.010-011 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1936 | 150 | ...multitudiness, they all emanate from the solar center. May we be like these trees | BSTW#084b | Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1938 | 150 | Blessed is the soul which is purified, and understands its wickedness and piety. | BSTW#119 | Goodly deeds; actions; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1953 | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Christ said, "Many are called, but few are chosen." The chosen have heard and understood the call from the divine assembly. | ADP.059-060 | Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Exhortations and counsels; Many are called but few are chosen; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1955 | 150 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | The sun of truth rises in each season from a different point of the horizon... People think religion is confined to an edifice, to be worshipped at an altar... This movement eludes organization... There are many people who have never heard of this Revelation that teach its laws and spiritual truths | BSC.438 #797x, ADP.015-016, BSTW#096 | Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spirit and form in the administration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1957 | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I have been asked this question: In the Gospels one finds only spiritual directions, not particular directions for conduct as in the old testament. | ADP.068-069 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relativity of religious truth | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1964 | 150 | In 'Akka [I] was visited by a Christian who expressed his disbelief in dreams. | DJT.179, BLO_PN#027, STAB#095 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1984 | 140 | Persian | سلیمان مردی صادق بود یکوقتی شخصی باو پناه آورد و خواهش کرد | King Solomon was a truthful man. One day a person sought his protection | NJB_v12#03 p.061 | STAB#009 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1987 | 140 | Persian | فی الحقیقه هزار و سیصد سال عذاب کشیدند مظلوم هستند اخلاقشان خوب است | In truth, for thirteen hundred years they have endured tribulation, they are the oppressed, and their conduct is virtuous [3.5s] | YIK.302-303, ZIAB2.210 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1993 | 140 | Persian | میرزا تقی خان در مجلس بنوع استهزاء پرسید که دیگر لا رطب و لایابس الا فی کتاب مبین | In the gathering, Mirza Taqi Khan asked mockingly: "What else remains that is not to be found, whether green or sere, save in the perspicuous Book?" [3.5s]... ...one day Mirza Taqi Khan attended a gathering (presumably in Tihran) at which Baha’u’llah was present. | ASAT2.164-165 | ROB3.245-246, STAB#075 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2029 | 140 | It is wonderful, priceless boon to be a vessel carrying food from God. It cannot be bought with gold. The first condition of a religious teacher | LOG#1998x, SW_v14#02 p.060 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of teachers of the Cause; Pure intentions in teaching the Cause; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2030 | 140 | There must be amongst the believers of God the greatest amount of love. The friends of God must be willing to sacrifice their lives for each other | SW_v16#04 p.505 | Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2031 | 140 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The darkness of this gloomy night shall pass away. Again the sun of Reality will dawn | BSC.548 #990, SW_v09#13 p.141 | Mea & Mitra | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2038 | 140 | Once Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn both became ill. Their parents | PYB#210 p.17 | STAB#006 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2045 | 130 | Persian | بعضی نفوس هستند که بدون سبب عداوت میکنند و اهل غرض هستند مثلا مدیر یکی از جراید فارسی | There are certain souls who, without cause, manifest enmity and are possessed of ulterior motives - as, for instance, the editor of one of the Persian newspapers [3.5s] | YIK.302, ZIAB2.210-211 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2072 | 130 | Every century holds the solution of one predominating problem. Although there may be many problems | COC#1605x, LOG#1420x, SW_v07#15 p.136 | Call to action; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2106 | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I have been asked a question: "How can we know when our actions meet with the approval of God?" Sometimes passion incites us to action | ADP.103-103 | Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2112 | 130 | I desire for you distinction. The Bahais must be distinguished from others of humanity. But this distinction must not | SW_v13#05 p.117 | Excellence; distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2113 | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I have the greatest desire to speak with you, but if I do not talk with my tongue I commune with my heart and my soul is with you. Without the medium of words | ADP.119-120 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2119 | 130 | As to your art, it is one of the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh that art is identical with an act of worship... Say, 'I have two arts, one physical, the other spiritual. | SW_v14#06 p.177 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Goodly deeds; actions; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The concourse on high; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2125 | 130 | [At some period of history, there was a rivalry beween Greek and Japanese artists.] This competition became so keen that an opportunity was given to these artists to compare their skill. | SW_v02#04 p.004, STAB#142 | Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2160 | 120 | Persian | روزی جمال قدم قصد کردند که در برج عکا مشی نمایند مردم از هر طرف مجتمع | One day the Ancient Beauty resolved to walk upon the ramparts of Akka, whereupon the people gathered from every direction [3.5s] | YIK.303-304, ZIAB1.159 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2194 | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | O God, O God, I glorify Thee, O my Lord, my hope, my beloved and the object of my life. Verily thou knowest my humility | ADP.046-047 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2237 | 110 | Persian | عزمی دده رئیس طائفهٴ مولویه در اسلامبول از علماء بود و خدیو اسمعیل پاشا | Azmi Dede, who was among the divines and served as chief of the Mevlevi Order in Istanbul, and the Khedive Isma'il Pasha [3.5s] | ASAT3.237-238 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2241 | 110 | Persian | مذکور که حکایت کردند پادشاهی بوزیرش گفت بادنجان را مخالف صحت و سلامت دانستند گفت بلی | A king told his minister that eggplant was reported to be bad for one's health. | ASAT2.022 | STAB#158 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2290 | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Any soul that enters the kingdom of BAHA'O'LLAH will enjoy an eternal communion with God. It is my hope that each of you | ADP.099-100 | Fulfillment of true potential; Living waters; water of life; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2292 | 110 | No one can ever imagine even faintly how we were surrounded from all sides by | SW_v08#13 p.164-165 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2295 | 110 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Truth is the word of God, which gives life to humanity. It restores sight to the blind and hearing to the deaf | BSC.494 #953, SW_v14#06 p.164 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2296 | 110 | I cared more for hearing the Tablets of the Bab recited than anything else. I used | SW_v09#18 p.201-202, AELT.020 fn | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Kindness to and rights of animals; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2304 | 110 | This wonderful age has rent asuner the veils of superstition…. Music is most important. Music is the heart's own language. Its vibrations uplift the spirit | SW_v15#05 p.131 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Music and singing | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2335 | 100 | mixed | در آیات بعضی مسائل بحسب استعداد سائل و اعتقاد آن زمان نازل شده مثلاً در قرآن مسئلهٴ ذوالقرنین و مسئله یأجوع و مأجوج | In the sacred verses certain matters were revealed according to the capacity of the questioner and the beliefs of that time, as for example in the Qur'án the question of Dhu'l-Qarnayn and the matter of Gog and Magog [3.5s] | YMM.230x | Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Harmony of science and religion; High station of learning; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Literal interpretation; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2373 | 100 | As we find ourselves eating with each other here, so we hope that we shall partake of the Divine Food with each other in the Kingdom | PTIM.036, BSTW#358 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2399 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Your child will have extraordinary capacities. It will be a Bahai. Rear it in the teachings | SW_v09#09 p.101, ADP.092-093 | Education of children; moral education; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2409 | 100 | At the city gate four travelers sat, a Persian, a Turk, an Arab, and a Greek. They were hungry and wanted their evening meal | SW_v09#18 p.211, VLAB.156, STAB#139 | Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2410 | 100 | Man in this age has learned the weight of the sun, the path of a star, the movement of an eclipse | SW_v16#05 p.518 | High station of the arts and sciences; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Purpose; goal of creation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2412 | 100 | Bahá'u'lláh departed to Sarkalu alone. Nobody knew just where he was, even we | SW_v08#13 p.166 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2415 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | This universe is not created through the fortuitous concurrences of atoms; it is created by a great law which decrees that the tree bring forth certain definite fruit. | ADP.140-140 | Creation of the world; Critique of Western values; culture; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Law of cause and effect; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2416 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | In this cause we have many principles to which we adhere, the most important is to avoid that which creates discord. | ADP.100-101 | 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; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2424 | 100 | Once the rats and mice held an important conference the subject of which was how to make peace with the cat | PTF.196, STAB#025 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2452 | 90 | Persian | در این سفر باید بعون و عنایت الهی معجز نمائید و صحبت شما باید در نهایت روحانیت باشد بگوئید جمال مبارک | In this journey, through divine aid and grace, ye must manifest miracles, and your speech must needs be imbued with the utmost spirituality. Say: O Blessed Beauty! [3.5s] | NJB_v05#14 p.004, KHH2.096 (2.178) | Christ; Christianity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2455 | 90 | Persian | در قرآن کلمهٴ فان خفتم الا تعدلوا فواحدة دلالت بر این مینماید که عند الله حکم واحد مقبول است | Verily, in the Qur'an the words "if ye fear that ye cannot act equitably, then one only" betoken that in the sight of God the decree of unity is acceptable [3.5s] | AVK4.174.09 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2520 | 90 | Since that date consider how conditions have changed, and how every one of those who oppressed | SW_v08#13 p.173 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2539 | 90 | You must not injure yourselves or commit suicide.... It is not permissible to do to yourselves what Mirza Hassan Afnan did to himself. | SW_v12#18 p.280-281 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suicide; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2547 | 80 | Persian | المسیح ماکان عنده احباء کفایة بحافظون علی قبره قبره کان فی مزبلة | The Christ had not sufficient loved ones who would keep watch over His tomb, for His sepulchre was amidst a refuse heap [3.5s] | ASAT4.467-468 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Law of burial and cremation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2577 | 80 | Persian | حاجی عرب در عراق سبب ثهادتش این است که سه چهار سال قبل در عراق یک عائله را شهید | Concerning the Arab pilgrim in Iraq, the cause of his martyrdom was that some three or four years prior, a family was martyred in that land [3.5s] | YIK.302, ZIAB2.211 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2641 | 80 | The Sultan of Turkey had mastered a knowledge of Western music. One day all his ministers were present and a European artist was playing on the Piano the Western classics. | DAS.1913-11-20 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Hypocrisy; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2677 | 80 | Bahá'í Scriptures | All the civic affairs and the legislation of material laws for the increasing needs of the enlightened humanity | LOG#1061x, BSC.425 #768.1x, SW_v07#15 p.139 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; House of Justice; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2678 | 80 | Bahá'í Scriptures | As regards the places for the convening of such a general body, it will be decided by the members. The Universal House of Justice | BSC.425 #768.2x, SW_v07#15 p.139 | House of Justice | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2682 | 80 | In this age, Baha'o'llah has breathed the Holy Spirit into the dead body of the world. Consequently every weak soul | SW_v05#04 p.054, SW_v06#15 p.120, SW_v06#16 p.121, SW_v08#01 p.001, SW_v08#12 p.146, SW_v13#01 p.007, BSTW#324 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2687 | 80 | There are two kinds of love: one is direct love which proceeds from a person to | SW_v08#11 p.139 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2692 | 80 | As long as ye can, strive to set aglow the hearts with love; be attracted to one another | SW_v08#12 p.144 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2696 | 80 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Praise be to God that thou hast found guidance... This turning the face toward God is the healing of the body, the mind and the soul.... Therefore sacrifice all thy talents at the feet | BSC.490 #941, SW_v08#18 p.233x | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2701 | 80 | In the chicken yard, the rooster was so ill that no one could count on his crowing the next morning. | STAB#157 | Law of cause and effect; Superstition | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2732 | 70 | Mahmúd's Diary | All created phenomena are subject to the law of change and transformation. Youth is followed by old age; a tender plant grows into an aged tree | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU2748 | 70 | Persian | محمود نامی بود که بحق مردم بد میگفت جمال مبارک نصیحتش فرمودند | There was a man by the name of Mahmud who used to speak ill of people. | NJB_v11#19 p.341 | STAB#149 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Humor; jokes; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2802 | 70 | In spite of all difficulties Baha'o'llah was ever in an exalted state; his face shone | SW_v08#13 p.171 | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2808 | 70 | People have come to realize that in unity there lies strength; in concentration of purpose there is power | SW_v16#05 p.509 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2812 | 70 | God is the Creator of all the creatures. He made men to dwell in His land and He made them rulers of whatsoever exists of animals, vegetables, minerals, water and air | SW_v12#17 p.260, DWN_v4#01 p.001, DWN_v6#09 p.001 | Nationalism; love of country; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2817 | 60 | Persian | از این قبیل بسیار پیدا میشود اهمیتی ندارد بیت العدل درست میکند | Such matters arise often; they are of no consequence. The House of Justice shall set them aright [3.5s] | QT105.2.040, MUH1.0325 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Justice; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2841 | 60 | Persian | چون بعضی اشراق انوار شمس حقیقت را از آفاق امریک دیده‌اند بخیال آن افتادند که نفوسی بآن صفحات | When certain souls beheld some rays of the Sun of Truth dawning from the horizon of America, they became possessed of the fancy that some persons in those regions [3.5s] | NJB_v05#14 p.003 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2853 | 60 | Persian | مردی عرب با زنش بالای بام خفته بود نیمه شب تعدادی از طیور قطا را زن دید | A man of Arabia lay sleeping with his wife upon the rooftop, when, in the midnight hour, the woman beheld a flock of sand grouse passing overhead [3.5s] | YIK.303, ZIAB1.167-168 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2867 | 60 | Bahá'í Scriptures | I desire that every one of the believers may become an ignited candle... Today the confirmations of the kingdom of Abha are with those who renounce themselves... The master-key to self-mastery is self-forgetfulness | LOG#0390x, BSC.548 #992, SW_v11#01 p.018x | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2875 | 60 | Ordinary a moral teacher strives day and night until a person abandons one of his many evil attributes. But as soon as the guidance | SW_v13#05 p.114 | Fulfillment of true potential; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2950 | 60 | The Bahá’í message is a call to religious unity and not an invitation to a new religion, not a new path to immortality. | SW_v15#02 p.028, DWN_v5#02 p.002 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Oneness; unity of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2962 | 60 | When I was a little boy in Teheran I was followed and beaten by the boys and the | SW_v09#18 p.201, PTIM.054 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2970 | 50 | Persian | اطاعت اوامر دولت بر هر بهائی واجب است وگرنه خطر بر همهٴ هیئت | Obedience unto the ordinances of the government is binding upon every Bahá'í, else peril shall encompass the entire body [3.5s] | ASAT3.257 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3005 | 50 | Persian | عرس العرب فی البادیة بسیط جداًالعرس یقف علی حجرٍ والعروس تقف علی حجراٍ | The marriage of the Bedouin in the desert is exceedingly simple: the bridegroom standeth upon one stone and the bride upon another [3.5s] | ASAT4.071 | Equality of men and women; Moderation; frugality; simplicity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3007 | 50 | Persian | قرة العین که معروف آفاق است وقتی که مؤمن بخدا شد منجذب بنفحات الهی گشت | The Point of the Eye, who became renowned throughout all regions, when she believed in God, was drawn unto the divine fragrances [3.5s] | ASAT4.496a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3041 | 50 | the kings and rulers of the world are not yet ready to acknowledge that universal peace is conducive to the life of the world of humanity. | SW_v07#15 p.136-137 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3048 | 50 | At the gate of the garden some stand and look within, but do not care to enter. Others step inside, behold its beauty, but do not penetrate far. | BW_v11p488, VLAB.158 | L. Thoresen, J. Lenz [track 11], Ladjamaya [track 10] | Condition of search; Degrees of faith; certitude; Scarcity of receptive souls; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3086 | 50 | The human body is in need of material force, but the spirit has need of the Holy Spirit. | SW_v08#08 p.102x, IHP.062, BLO_PN#046 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3097 | 50 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The election of temporary members of the assemblies of the kingdom should depend upon the choice and satisfaction of the public | BSC.424 #767.3x, SW_v07#15 p.139 | Parliaments; constitutional government; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3100 | 50 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Firstly: The elected members must be religious persons, God-fearing, high-minded and followers of the law. | BSC.424 #767.2x, SW_v07#15 p.138-139 | Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3107 | 50 | Blessed is he who proclaims the doctrine of Spiritual Brotherhood, for he shall be the Child of Light | SW_v12#01 p.013 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3108 | 50 | Truly I say unto thee, every maidservant who arises in this day in the mystery of sacrifice in the path of God | SW_v07#12 p.115-116 | Angels; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3109 | 50 | Today the true duty of a powerful king is to establish universal peace: for verily it signifies the freedom of all the people of the world. | SW_v07#15 p.136 | Status of kings; future of monarchy; True liberty; freedom; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3110 | 50 | Through the bounty and favor of God think nothing difficult or impossible. God is so bountiful that He brings fire out from the stone; inflammable matter jets out from the interior of the earth | SW_v16#04 p.473 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3111 | 50 | There was a Protestant who rejected the Bahá’í Faith because of the fact that His Holiness the Bab was martyred. | STAB#074 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU3149 | 40 | Persian | مرکز میثاق را محور شرک نامید و نقطه نفی شمرد که معاذ الله در عدد چنین است | He designated the Center of the Covenant as the pivot of idolatry and regarded it as the Point of Negation—God forbid that such should be reckoned in numbers [3.5s] | AVK3.358.06 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3170 | 40 | The most important of all matters in question, and that with which it is most specially necessary to deal effectively, is the promotion of education. | SW_v07#15 p.137, SW_v07#15 p.141-142 | Education of children; moral education; Fanaticism and hatred; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal education | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3172 | 40 | Praise be to God! Your hearts are overflowing with the love of God and you have no great attachment to this world. | SW_v14#02 p.061, DJT.072, BLO_PN#027 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3176 | 40 | It is not your work but that of the Holy Spirit which you breathe forth through the Word. | SW_v08#12 p.148 | Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3179 | 40 | We know a violator, Abdu'l-Baha says, as we know a donkey when we see him, because violation of the Covenant, he says has a pungent odor | SW_v09#05 p.062 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Mystery of the great reversal; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3180 | 40 | ...in like manner, when the sincere purposes and the justice of the sovereign, the knowledge and perfect political efficiency of the ministers of state | SW_v07#15 p.147 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Relationship between government and people; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3204 | 40 | We have sat together many times before, and we shall sit together many times again in the Kingdom. We shall laugh together very much in those times | BW_v12p899, VLAB.153 | Christ; Christianity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3216 | 40 | If any soul desires to attain to Knowledge, in the moment when that desire had mounted to its apex--a teacher will be sent regardless whether that inquiring one is in a cave in the ground or in any other inaccessible place. The power of divine attraction will bring this Knowledge to that soul. | BSTW#485(p) | Condition of search; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3240 | 40 | Baha'u'llah established Christ in the East. He has praised Christ, honored Christ, exalted Him | BSTW#207c | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3245 | 40 | The time will come in the near future when humanity will become so much more sensitive than at present | SW_v08#01 p.004-005 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3246 | 40 | There shall not be any separation among the believers because Baha'u'llah has appointed the House of Justice to be the authority | SW_v12#18 p.280 | House of Justice | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3257 | 40 | Another characteristic of progress consists in the earnest and sincere development of public education | SW_v07#15 p.137 | Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Universal education | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3258 | 40 | Gradually racial prejudices will be dispelled. There will come a day when the German will say to the Frenchman, 'I am a Frenchman' | SW_v14#08 p.242 | Predictions and prophecies; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3260 | 40 | Be thou resolute and steadfast. When the tree is firmly rooted it will bear fruit | SW_v08#19 p.239 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3268 | 40 | Bahá'í Scriptures | All the believers, both men and women, in the West and in the East, must consider themselves the spreaders | BSC.548 #991 | Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3269 | 40 | If a person desires to work for the progress of the world of humanity he must turn his face to the Kingdom of Abha | SW_v13#06 p.132 | Call to action; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3279 | 30 | Persian | البته کارکنان چون در کارخانه با کمپانی شرکت حاصل نمایند از قبل خود نفوسی برای مشورت انتخاب خواهند کرد و یقین است آنکه مایه بیشتر سهم بیشتر دارد | Verily, when workers establish partnership with the company in the factory, they shall of their own accord choose souls for consultation, and it is certain that whoso possesseth a greater portion shall have a greater share [3.5s] | AVK4.346.02 | Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3280 | 30 | Persian | انسان باید از میوههایی که در محل سکونت و اقامتش موجود است | Man must partake of such fruits as are to be found in the place of his habitation and dwelling [3.5s] | YIK.300, ZIAB2.088 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3292 | 30 | Persian | جمال مبارک از چهار چیز خوششان میآید | The Blessed Beauty often remarked: 'There are four qualities which I love to see manifested in people: first, enthusiasm and courage | YIK.304-305, ZIAB1.065 | STOB.051 #060 | Effort; striving; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3330 | 30 | Every morning when I awoke I praised God there was another day to serve Him in His prison. | SW_v13#05 p.102 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3340 | 30 | It is not the body which feels pain or trouble but the soul. If we have a pain in our arm the defect | SW_v08#18 p.230 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3341 | 30 | The most advisable thing, therefore, is to ... discuss "Pure and sanctified Living" | SW_v14#02 p.060 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3342 | 30 | One night I was so hemmed in by My anxieties that I had no other recourse than to recite and repeat | GPB.275-276x, VLAB.029 | Business; financial; property matters; Importance of prayer; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3343 | 30 | Although Abdu'l-Baha considers himself as a drop, yet this drop is connected with the Most Great Sea. | SW_v08#15 p.211 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3344 | 30 | It was during the closing days of the Blessed Beauty, when I was engaged in gathering together His papers | GPB.310-311x | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3348 | 30 | In the world of existence there is no power as efficacious and as penetrative as the power of love. | SW_v05#10 p.154 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3349 | 30 | The duty of educated men, especially university presidents of the nation, is this: To teach in the universities and schools ideas concerning universal peace, so that the student may be so molded that in after years he may help carry to fruition the most useful and human issue of mankind. | SW_v15#01 p.037, SW_v16#07 p.600 | Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3361 | 30 | You can best serve your country if you strive, in your capacity as a citizen of the world, to assist in the eventual application of the principle of federalism underlying the government of your own country to the relationships now existing between the peoples and nations of the world | ADJ.088x, WOB.037x, VLAB.100 | Means of establishment of future civilization; Nationalism; love of country; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3362 | 30 | Bahá'í Scriptures | But where thousands are considering these questions, we have more essential questions. The secrets of the whole economic question are divine in nature, and are concerned with the world of the heart and spirit. In the Bahá'í teaching this is most completely explained | BSC.446.12 #812x, SW_v13#09 p.231 | Elections; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3363 | 30 | I seemed to be standing within a great mosque, in the inmost shrine, facing the Qiblih, in the place of the Imam himself | GPB.310x, PAB.002 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3419 | 30 | One is to forfeit possessions, to forfeit estates... One is to forsake relatives, station, et cetera, et cetera... Each one of these is a distinct insanity | PN_unsorted p073 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3425 | 30 | I have trained Zeenat Khanum, and having confidence in her, therefore, I sent her to America | SW_v05#04 p.058 | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3427 | 30 | riches earned by personal effort with divine assistance, in various trades, agriculture and the arts, and rightly administered | SW_v07#15 p.145 | Agriculture; Conduct in finance and business; Promotion of commerce and industry; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3449 | 30 | A heavy chain was placed about His neck by which He was chained to five other Babis | GPB.072x | Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3460 | 20 | Persian | اگر چهار یا پنج نفس مثل میرزا ابوالفضل شوند من از این عالم مسرور و مطمئن میروم خدا مبعوث خواهد کرد | If four or five souls should become even as Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, then would I depart from this world with gladness and assurance, for God shall raise them up [3.5s] | YIK.303, ZIAB2.228 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3465 | 20 | Persian | بعضی از پیغمبرها شاعر مخصوص داشتند چنانکه شاعر رسول الله حسان بود شاعر ما هم ورقاست | Certain among the Prophets had their chosen poets, even as Hassan was the poet of the Apostle of God, and Varqá is Our poet [3.5s] | MSBH1.265 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3469 | 20 | Arabic | حیاة الانسان لازم یحصل منها نتیجة الاهمیة لیست بطول العمر ام بقصره | The life of man must needs yield forth a fruit of consequence; its significance lieth not in the length or brevity of its duration [3.5s] | YIK.298, ZIAB2.130 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3477 | 20 | Persian | کیفیة شهادة قرة العین هو انهم اخبروها ان زوجة‌الصدر الاعظم تحب ان تلاقیها فی البستان | The manner of the martyrdom of Qurratu'l-Ayn was that they informed her that the wife of the Grand Vizier desired to meet with her in the garden [3.5s] | ASAT4.496b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3481 | 20 | Persian | هد هد شخصی بود که سلیمان بقاصدی فرستاد و باعلی درجه شهرت رسید مرغی ضعیف بود | The hoopoe was one who Solomon dispatched as a messenger, and attained unto the loftiest heights of renown though it was but a feeble bird [3.5s] | AVK2.208.04 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3482 | 20 | Persian | هر بنیانی عاقبت ویران شود مگر خدمت باستان یزدان پس خدمتی در دیوان الهی نما تا بایوان رحمانی راه یابی | Every foundation shall ultimately crumble save service at the threshold of the Ancient of Days; therefore render thou a service at the Divine Court, that thou mayest find thy way unto the pavilion of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | KHMT.192 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3497 | 20 | Lydia, Lydia, you cannot put up with this one man, and I have to put up with the whole human race. | SUR.236 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU3525 | 20 | It is most clear and manifest that national affairs will never revolve around their | SW_v07#15 p.138, SW_v07#15 p.141, SW_v09#07 p.082 | Education of children; moral education; Unity of governments; political unity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal education | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3534 | 20 | The outpouring of the Holy Spirit changes the small acorn into an over-shadowing tree | SW_v08#08 p.103 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3535 | 20 | Let us pray to God that the breath of the Holy Spirit may again give hope and refreshment to the people, awakening in them a desire to do the Will of God. | SW_v08#08 p.104 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3537 | 20 | Be not grieved if thy circumstances become exacting, and problems press upon thee from all sides. Verily, thy Lord changeth grief into joy, hardship into comfort, and affliction into absolute ease. | DAL.093 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3546 | 20 | ...(Under such circumstances) if I should fail to make an effort to protect you, I should be not only responsible | SW_v08#12 p.154 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3553 | 20 | Every stone of that building, every stone of the road leading to it [the Shrine of the Báb] I have with infinite tears and at tremendous cost, raised and placed in position | GPB.275x, VLAB.029, COB.224 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3561 | 20 | The withered and faded are refreshed, the joyless becomes happy, the extinct | SW_v08#08 p.103 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU3562 | 20 | Sorrow is like furrows, the deeper they go the more plentiful are the fruits we obtain. | VLAB.128 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3564 | 10 | Arabic | البلشفیک ستسری من روسیا و متی یعم شرها یتفق العالم علی سحقها | The Bolsheviks shall spread forth from Russia, and when their evil encompasseth all, then shall the world unite to crush them [3.5s] | YIK.304, ZIAB1.105 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3565 | 10 | Arabic | الدنیا قلابة دائما من حال الی حال فالعاقل هو الذی لا یعتمد علی تقلباتها | The world doth ever revolve from state to state, and the wise one is he who placeth not his reliance upon its fluctuations [3.5s] | YIK.298, ZIAB2.141 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3575 | 10 | Persian | والله بتو محبت دارم و بیادت مشغولم اینست که اثر دارد | By God, I cherish thee with love and am occupied with thy remembrance. This verily hath effect [3.5s] | KHH2.192a (2.352) | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3593 | 10 | Children of unbelievers and infidels who die before the age of responsibility are not punished, because they are under the favor of God. | SW_v09#09 p.101 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3594 | 10 | I mean the heaven from which Christ descended and to which he ascended--the heaven of divine Will, the heaven of spirituality | SW_v13#06 p.148 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3595 | 10 | Give the message with love and joy to those we meet and leave the souls to God. | SW_v13#04 p.090x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU3606 | 10 | The meaning of the dream I dreamt is now clear and evident. Please God this dynamite will not explode | GPB.271x, VLAB.138 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3607 | 10 | The body is the word. The spirit is its meaning. The word passes. The meaning remains. | SW_v13#04 p.090x | Outward and inward meanings | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3608 | 10 | Religion is an attitude toward God which reflects itself in our attitude towards men. | SW_v13#04 p.090x | Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3614 | 10 | Be not grieved on account of poverty for true wealth is surging and inundating like unto the ocean. | SW_v08#02 p.020 | Consolation and comfort; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3615 | 10 | I dreamed a dream and behold, the Blessed Beauty (Baha'u'llah) came and said to Me: `Destroy this room.' | GPB.310x, PAB.003 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3624 | 10 | Truth (the highest truth) is unattainable except through the favor of the Holy Spirit. | SW_v08#08 p.098 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3630 | 10 | I am a servant and this station I have chosen for myself. | SW_v08#15 p.210 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU3645 | 10 | The insistent self. | BW_v13p1187x, VLAB.010x | Satan; the Evil One; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3649 | 130 | Persian | عبدالبافی افندی یکی از شعراء و فضلای مشهور موصل بود. در ذمان خود | Abdu'l-Baqi Effendi was among the renowned poets and scholars of Mosul in his time [3.5s] | MUH2.1024, NSS.133 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3652 | 120 | Persian | Man of Courage, The | وقتی اتفاق افتاد که وزرا من باب دشمنی مرحوم میرزا عباس را متهم | At one time, the ministers, actuated by their animosity, accused ʻAbbas [Núrí] of committing treacherous behavior, and they concocted a plot | AHB.130BE #09-10 p.20 | BLO_courage.06b | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3666 | 490 | Persian | دو مسئله است یکی عصمت کبری و یکی مسئله علم باری جمیع اینها بر دو قسم است | Two matters there are: one being the Most Great Infallibility, and the other being the question of divine knowledge. All these are divided into two parts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0730 | Education of children; moral education; House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3667 | 450 | Today the dynamic energy of the Holy Spirit has poured in such volume through the Messenger of God that even the masses of men have received it… The labour saving machines were given to create leisure for all mankind | SW_v24#04 p.106 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universal education; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3669 | 310 | During the time that His Holiness the Exalted One lived in Bushihr and was in the trading business, a few merchants bought some Prussian blue dye from His blessed Person | AFNAN.129-130 | Business; financial; property matters; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3673 | 260 | These honored persons have sent a report to the Commission of Inquiry, which has resulted in the Commission’s head moving with a vengeance to eradicate the Cause of God | AFNAN.082-083 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3674 | 250 | Today, this man [Mírzá Muhammad-`Alí] has done such a deed and written in such wise that Mutisarrif Pasha wanted to use his statement as evidence to uproot Us completely. He has written | AFNAN.215-216 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Law of inheritance; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3676 | 230 | This pearl rosary and a ruby ring originally belonged to Mírzá Musa Jawahiri, the son of Mírzá Hadi, and were both in that box | AFNAN.213-214 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3677 | 220 | Recently Siyyid Jamalu’d-Din [al-Afghani] has announced that the Bahá’í Faith intends to destroy the foundation of the world and aims at obliterating all religions | AFNAN.157-158 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3678 | 220 | The religion of God has now been proclaimed in Germany. When the divine seed takes root in the soil, they will automatically spread and other roots appear and extend | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| ABU3679 | 210 | It had been my earnest wish for you to stay in this region and to see to affairs related to the Holy Land. In particular, now that I am busy with the construction of the Shrine of the Báb | AFNAN.154 | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Manifestation of God as sun; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3681 | 190 | How many of the prophets longed to be here in these days of God. Many Germans left their homeland and settled here on this mountain, where they awaited the arrival of the Promised One | BBBD.367 | Mount Carmel; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rejection of Muhammad; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3682 | 180 | unknown | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | یک روز میرزا ضیاءالله پیش من آمد، دیدم بانگشتهای رنگین خود نگاه میکند و منتظر است من بپرسم چه شده است؟ | One day, Mírza Diya’u’llah came to see me. I noticed he was looking at his fingers, which were stained with ink, expecting Me to comment on them. I did not say anything | KNSA.052-053 | MNYA.039, AFNAN.077 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3683 | 170 | "There are many kinds of martyrdom. How many times have I prayed for it… So Christ never suffered upon the cross | SW_v24#04 p.105 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3684 | 160 | At dawn, with wondrous and melodious voices, they will be engaged in the mention of God. Ships carrying the flag of “Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá!” will anchor at the port [of Haifa] and kings will disembark | RKS.067 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Shrines and Holy places; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3689 | 150 | The letters that come from the German believers bring me the greatest joy, for the suffocating air of the violation of God's Covenant has not entered their land. | BBBD.361-362 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3690 | 130 | I had a dream and you must interpret it for me…. Last night the Ancient Beauty appeared in my dream and said, ‘I have guests that have never been here before. I want you to receive them most befittingly.’ | AFNAN.147 | Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3700 | 100 | One day in Baghdad, very early in the morning, Mullá Baqir, one of the Letters of the Living, attained the presence of Bahá’u’lláh. He asked him, “What were you doing last evening?” “I was reading the Ahsanu’l-Qisas,” he replied | AFNAN.130 | Letters of the Living; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3702 | 100 | Many people come here in a gala journey. They stop at the best hotels. They come here when they have nothing to fear, they travel in a company of friends and are a gay crowd! | SW_v24#04 p.104 | Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3705 | 90 | The good news that I had promised is this: the sacred remains of the Exalted Báb have safely left the soil of Iran and just arrived in the Ottoman land. They are now completely out of danger | AFNAN.135-136 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Prophecy and fulfillment; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3735 | 40 | Persian | اوقات خودت را با خدا تقسیم کن نصف روز را در تلاش معاش و تامین زندگی مادی و شئون ظاهری صرف کن | Share your time with God. Spend half of the day in search of livelihood, guaranteeing your material life and dignified appearance, and dedicate the other half in the acquisition of moral virtues and service at the threshold of God | AHB.133BE #339 p.83 | BLO_PT#219 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3751 | 20 | Persian | دین و علم دو دائره است که به مرکز واحد سیر میکنند و ان مرکز حقیقت است | Religion and science are as two concentric circles that revolve around one common point, which is reality | AVK2.129.13x, VUJUD.123.18 | VUJUDE.164 | Harmony of science and religion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3757 | 20 | Persian | ظهور مولوی وکتاب مثنوی مثل شمعی (ستونی) بودکه به زیرآن دیوارمتمایل نصب شد ودوره دیانت اسلام به ١٢٠٠ سال بالغ گردید | The appearance of Rumi and his book, the Masnavi, was like unto a column erected to buttress a tilting wall, enabling the dispensation of Islam to extend twelve hundred years | KHSH06.024 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Muhammad; Islam | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3761 | 280 | Persian | من دعا میکنم و از برای خلق گشایش می طلبم اما خلق خودشان سبب تنگی میشوند مثل | I call out in prayer and seek relief for humanity, yet people themselves become the cause of constriction, like [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1145 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3762 | 280 | Persian | ایران تاییدات غیبیه میخواهد امیدوارم همان نوعیکه ممالک سائره از ایرانیان | Iran requireth divine confirmations, and I hope that just as other countries [have received these] from the Iranians [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1146 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Teachings as spirit of the age; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3763 | 370 | Every Manifestation is the Adam of His time... There were one hundred thousand Adams before the Adam of biblical records each being the Manifestation of his own time or cycle. | PN_unsorted p087 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - |
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