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| ABU1613 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-12 | 190 | Persian | مردم از قول حق خاضع نمیشوند ولی اگر عمل حق ببینند خاضع میشوند | People do not become submissive because of virtuous dictums; but rather, when they observe righteous deeds, they grow submissive. (DAS: Generally the people are not impressed by the words of the Divine Manifestation but if they hear about His actions they will humble themselves immediately.) | KHH1.212 (1.297) | KHHE.310-311, DAS.1915-04-12, BSR_v13 p.100 | Martyrs and martyrdom; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0317 | Words to Shaykh Salman, spoken on 1915-04-12 | 710 | Persian | چه لزوم کرده اخبار دروغ انتشار بدهند اگر خبری ندارند اصلا ننویسند حالا که دروغ میگویند | Why do they feel compelled to spread false rumors?... It is said that Nadir Shah once advanced a claim to Baghdad... His Holiness (Imam ‘Alí) was surrounded by enemies and wished to take refuge elsewhere. He said to one of His companions (Salman, the Persian), “Place me in this basket | KHH1.212-215 (1.298-301) | KHHE.312-313, DAS.1915-04-12, STAB#011, STAB#012 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10180 | 70 | Arabic | ایتها المبتهله الی الحضرت الرحمانیه الخاضعة للعزة الالهیه انی ابتهل الی رب الملکوت ذی العزة | O thou who art suppliant towards the Presence of the All-Merciful, who has humbled himself before | KHH1.215 (1.301) | KHHE.315-316 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for married couples; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3133 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-13 | 40 | Persian | حرص و طمع مخمر در طبیعت انسانی است ولکن تربیت الهی این صفات را تغییر میدهد | Greed and avarice are ingrained in human nature. However, divine teachings will change these attributes. | KHH1.215 (1.302) | KHHE.316, DAS.1915-04-13, BSR_v13 p.101 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0505 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-16 | 530 | Persian | هارون الرشید خواست حفر کند نتوانست بعد مامون باین خیال افتاد بعد از زحمت | Harum ar-Rashid wanted to excavate [the Pyramids] but was unsuccessful.... One thing that has enabled European civilization to advance so considerably is the aptitude for accepting the truth | KHH1.218-220 (1.305-307) | KHHE.319-321, BSR_v13 p.102 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1378 | Words spoken on 1915-05-05 in Abu Sinan | 230 | Persian | من شما را بجهت خدمت امرالله میخواهم میخواهم شما در جمیع آنچه میبینید و تجربه کرده اید | I wish for you consecrated services to the Cause of God. I wish for you to manifest radiant attributes under all conditions and to raise the Word of God. | KHH1.221-222 (1.309-310) | KHHE.324, DAS.1915-05-05, BSR_v13 p.102 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0277 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-06 | 770 | Persian | مسائل الهیه مطابقت تام با عقل و علم دارد ولی مسئله در بیان شیئی است مبین لازم دارد همان مسئله را میشود بچندین | Spiritual teachings are completely consistent with rational thought and science, but it is a question of how they are presented. An interpreter is needed. The same issue can be presented in multiple ways. | KHH1.224-227 (1.312-317) | KHHE.327-329, STAB#052, STAB#108 | Maintainance of degrees in society; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1757 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-07 | 170 | Persian | هر امری که قوه دارد خودش کار میکند حال ما اینجا هستیم جمیع ابواب مسدود و طرق مقطوع است | The Cause which is endued [with] dynamic, spiritual energy will advance and develop in spite of all obstacles.... It has taken possession of the subterranean layers of human consciousness… | KHH1.228 (1.317) | KHHE.334-335, DAS.1915-05-07 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0801 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-08 | 370 | Persian | فی الحقیقه شما امسال در ابوسنان خیلی زحمت کشیدید هیچ مقصودی جز رضای الهی نداشتید | You truly worked hard in Abú-Sínan this year. You had no other purpose save the good-pleasure of God | KHH1.230-231 (1.321-323) | KHHE.338-339, DAS.1915-05-08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0855 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-08 | 350 | Persian | این سفر شما بسیار سفر مبارکی است چراکه سالهای سال در این صفحات در اراضی مقدسه بوده اید | Your journey is indeed a blessed one because, for many years, you were in Holy Land and its vicinity | KHH1.231-232 (1.323-325) | KHHE.340-342, DAS.1915-05-08 | Monasticism; asceticism; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1843 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-08 | 160 | Persian | فقر از هر جهت بر ناس غلبه نموده ما هم امور مان وضعی است که نمیتوانیم | Poverty has become widespread amongst all the inhabitants of Syria and our affairs are in such a confused state... the station of such a wealthy man is greater than the poor who is patient | KHH1.233 (1.325-326) | KHHE.342-343, DAS.1915-05-08 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Christ; Christianity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0396 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-09 | 620 | Persian | این چاه را بسته اند که مبادا سایرین از آبش استعمال کنند سبحان الله از مضرت بدیگران چه نتیجه | Many years ago this was a public well and the native women every morning and evening drew water. After a while the Germans made up their minds to take possession of it. | KHH1.233-234 (1.327)x | KHHE.344x, DAS.1915-05-09 | Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05019 | 150 | Arabic | الهی الهی تری عبادک المخلصین متعطشون لکاس الشهاده الکبری فی سبیلک و یسرعون | O God, my God! Thou seest Thy devoted servants athirst of the cup of mighty martyrdom in Thy path, hastening to the field of sacrifice. | TZH8.0748, SHYM.077, KHH1.236 (1.330), KHH2.193 (2.353) | KHHE.349fn | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0423 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-13 | 600 | Persian | من میخواستم یک سری بشما بگویم در خانه ممکن نشد لهذا اینجا میگویم و آن اینست که من اینروزها در خطر عظیم هستم | I have wanted to share a secret with you but was unable to do so [earlier] at My home and, therefore, I disclose it now: These days, I am in the utmost danger. Perhaps I will be martyred. | KHH1.237-239 (1.332-334) | KHHE.350-353 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2429 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-13 | 90 | Persian | انسان که خود متذکر و متاثر بود در حجر و مدر تأثیر میکند شق القمر مینماید هدهد که بسبا رفت | When a person is consecrated and devout, his influence will even penetrate stones and hard rocks, causing great miracles.... Whenever I go to the Cave of Elijah, a new vivacity is wafted over Me. This is because the life-generating spirit of Elijah envelops that Cave | KHH1.240 (1.336) | KHHE.354 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0595 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-13 | 470 | Persian | من امروز ماست خوردم چون آقا میرزا حبیب را دوست میدارم هر چه میگوید میشنوم من ماست | Today I had some yogurt... God forbid if a person is overtaken with pride. During His last days, the Blessed Beauty was greatly annoyed [with Mírza Áqa Jan] to the point that I wanted to punish him physically.... Mírza Áqa Jan did not have a good end. | KHH1.240-242 (1.336-339) | KHHE.355-357, STAB#122 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02509 | 240 | Persian | ای بنده الهی مدتی است که از اینجانب نامه سمت تحریر نیافت این از موانع کثیر | O thou servant of God! It has been some that no epistle has been forwarded to you from this land. Innumerable hindrances have brought about the interruption of correspondence | TZH8.0748, ANDA#73 p.76, KHH1.244 (1.340) | KHHE.358-359, DAS.1915-05-15 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08318 | 100 | Persian | ای یار باوفا دو طغراء نامه شما رسید و هر پیمانه سرشار از باده وفا بود لهذا سبب سرور | O faithful friend! Your two letters were received, both overflowing chalices of the wine of fidelity | ZSM.1915-11-18, KHH1.247 (1.345) | KHHE.363 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0592 | Words to the believers, spoken on 1913-12-29 | 470 | mixed | بسیار خوب است که در مقام حضرت اعلی در ظل عنایت جمال مبارک همه جمعیم ابدا | It is most significant that we are all gathered here in the Tomb of His Holiness the Bab and beneath the protection of the Blessed Perfection. | KHH1.248 (1.347-349) | KHHE.364-366, DAS.1913-12-29 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0068 | Words spoken on 1914-06-29 in Haifa | 1420 | mixed | در تمام ایام مبارک همیشه آرزوی من این بود که روزی بیاید بلکه انشاء الله بجهتی | During all the blessed days of Baha'o'llah, my hope always was that a day would come | MAS5.230-236, NJB_v05#10 p.003, KHH1.250 (1.349-357) | KHHE.367-373, DAS.1914-06-28, SW_v09#11 p.127-130 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00877 | 420 | Persian | تلغراف وصول به نیویورک رسید بسیار مسرور شدیم که الحمد لله سالما رسیدید و امید | Telegraph of your arrival in New York was received and we were immensely gladdened | YHA1.194, KHH1.256 (1.357) | KHHE.374-376 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00492 | 560 | Persian | Tablet Concerning Covenant-Breakers | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ یازدهم جولای رسید و دو تلغراف از شما رسید یکی ... این مسائل مثل کف دریا است | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the eleventh of July and two telegrams from thee were received [3.5s]... ...These issues (violations of the Covenant) are like the froth of the sea – they come and then disappear...But if a person does some injury to me, myself, not to the Cause of God, even if he cuts off one of my limbs | MAS2.037-040, YHA1.107-108x, NJB_v05#14 p.004x, KHH1.258-260 (1.361-363)x | KHHE.377-379, BLO_PT#104x, BSTW#052dx | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2165 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-27 | 120 | Persian | محبت دو نوع است یکی محبتی است عن علیه و یک محبتی بلا علیه مثلا این مردم بسیار | There are two kinds of love. The first love is based on a motive; the second love is motiveless. People, as a general rule love each other, show kindness towards each other but such manifestations of kindliness are based upon ulterior motives | KHH1.260 (1.363) | KHHE.380, DAS.1914-11-27 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0295 | Words spoken on 1914-07-12 | 740 | Persian | در ایامی که در آمریکا بودم امة الله مسیس پارسنز مرا به محل ییلاقی خود برد | When I was in Dublin the professor of the out-door school invited me to visit the pupils | KHH1.260-263 (1.364-367) | KHHE.381-384, DAS.1914-07-12, SW_v09#09 p.097-098x, STAB#153 | Education of children; moral education; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of learning | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1033 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-13 | 300 | Persian | حضرت اعلی روحی له الفدا میفرمایند که یک کلمه یا یک آیه من یظهره الله حجت است از برای جمیع من علی الارض | His Holiness the Exalted One – may My spirit be a sacrifice unto Him – stated that one word or one verse of “Him Whom God shall make manifest” | KHH1.263 (1.367) | KHHE.384-386 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Martyrdom of the Bab; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01065 | Words spoken ca. Jul. 1914 | 380 | Persian | الحمد للّه بحقیقت مسئلهٴ ازل اطّلاع یافتی البتّه در اظهار حقیقت آن بکوش تا این ابرهای تاریک | Praise be to God that thou hast discovered the truth concerning the matter of Azal. Strive thou, assuredly, to manifest this truth, that these dark clouds [3.5s]... Praised be God that you have now understood the reality of Azal. You must assuredly strive to propagate this truth | RHQM2.0633-634 (012x) (009-010x), KHH1.264-265 (1.368-370) | KHHE.386-387 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrdom of the Bab; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2140 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-11 | 120 | Persian | اینها قبل از موسی بودند از عرب بائده هستند یعنی که خبر شان منقطع شده است | There were [certain tribes] prior to the time of Moses who numbered among the Arab clans that are no more, that is, no sign of them has remained. | KHH1.265 (1.371) | KHHE.388 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and wrath of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1534 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 200 | Persian | این دنیا عالم کون و فساد است عالم خسته نمیشود | The world is the plane of creation and disintegration. The process never stops: on one hand it creates new people | KHH1.266 (1.372-375) | KHHE.389-392, DAS.1914-12-01, BSR_v13 p.084 | Composition and decomposition; Continual renewal of creation; Creation of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1972 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-11 | 140 | Persian | اینکه میفرمایند "عاشروامع الادیان " مقصد مثل این نفوس است | When it is revealed, 'Consort with all religions', the intention is association with such people. | KHH1.265-266 (1.371) | KHHE.389, BSR_v13 p.083 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1991 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 140 | Persian | من در اروپا همیشه میگفتم که امر حضرت بهاٌالله جامع جمیع ادیان قبل است و دارای جمیع فواید | While in Europe, I always proclaimed, ‘The Cause of Baha'u'llah embraces all the past Dispensations and manifests all their benefits to human society. It is like a tree that has many strong branches. | KHH1.268 (1.374-375) | KHHE.392, DAS.1914-12-01 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3311 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 30 | Persian | من از سن سی سالگی نبضم مطئی است هر کس دیگر باشد ٧٥ - ٨٠ خواهد بود | From the age of 30 I have had a slow pulse. All others have a pulse rate of about 75 to 80 and therefore greatly wonder about my pulse rate. | KHH1.269 (1.376) | KHHE.393, DAS.1914-12-01, BSR_v13 p.084 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0183 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 940 | Persian | امروز جمعی آمده بودند و میگفتند چرا از شهر بیرون نمیروید بمن اعتراض میکنند که با اینهمه اضطراب و اغتشاش | Today a number of people came to Me and asked, “Why do You not leave the city?”... Sulayman Khan and Mírza Fathu'llah were candle-pierced, that is, they were pierced with bayonets | KHH1.277-280 (1.386-389) | KHHE.400-403 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0420 | Words to students of Beirut university, spoken on 1914-08-31 | 600 | Persian | خوب مجلسی است بسیار محفل روحانی است مجلسی است مرتب و منظم در اینعالم مجمعهای | This is a delightful gathering. It is very spiritual and is well-organized and orderly. Many gatherings are held in the world | MAS5.135, KHF.279, KHAB.452 (453), KHTB3.105, KHH1.282-284 (1.393-396) | KHHE.407-409, DAS.1914-08-31, STAB#057 | Christ; Christianity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0879 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 340 | Persian | از حرفهای بی ثمر و نتیجه انسان خسته میشود این مردمیکه میآیند و میروند اغلب صحبتهایشان بی نتیجه | A person grows tired of unfruitful and frivolous talk. Often what these people that visit talk about is trivial and unimportant. They cause weariness, but there is no choice other than associating with them. | KHH1.284-285 (1.396-397) | KHHE.410-411 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0347 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 680 | Persian | پیر مردیست در نهایت روحانیت فی الحقیقه جمیع قوایش را در سبیل الهی صرف نموده چقدر خوبست | He [Haji Mirza Haydar 'Ali] is at an advanced age and with utmost spirituality. He has spent all his energy in the path of God. How blessed is he who devotes his life to the Cause | KHH1.285-287 (1.398-401) | KHHE.412-415 | Imam Husayn; Martyrdom of the Bab; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1213 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 260 | Persian | رفتیم با آقا میرزا حیدر علی بگردیم دیدیم جمعیت زیادی روبه کوه میروند فردا شب عید مارالیاس است | Together with Áqa Mírza Haydar-‘Alí, we went for a stroll. We saw a large multitude going up the mountain, as the next evening was a festivity in honor of Saint Elijah | KHH1.288 (1.401-402) | KHHE.415-416 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0917 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 330 | Persian | خداوند بلسان مظهر وحی خود فرموده " یا ابن الروح احب الاشیاٌ عندی الانصاف | Through the tongue of His Manifestation, God has revealed: “O Son of Spirit! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice..." ...people that investigate claims for themselves learn the fundamental truth. We walk in a path that has no interest in other people's affairs. | KHH1.289-290 (1.402-404) | KHHE.416-418 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1126 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 280 | Persian | جمیع اینها زواجر است از جانب خداست تا سبب تذکر و تنبه ناس شود ولی این مردم مانند اطفال | These are God-sent calamities for man so that people will grow repentant and contrite. However, these people are like children in the cradle, the more you rock them, the sleepier they get. | KHH1.290-291 (1.404-405) | KHHE.418-419 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0359 | Words spoken on 1914-08-03 in Haifa | 660 | Persian | معرکه شده است دنیا بهم خورده است در کارند که همه بجان یکدیگر بریزند در امریکا و اروپا | A resurrection is set up! The world is topsy-turvy! The wrong side of human character is up! [KHH: A great tumult is ensuing. The whole world is in cataclysm. They are determined to cause universal upheaval.] | KHH1.291-293 (1.405-408) | KHHE.420-423, DAS.1914-08-03, SW_v05#11 p.163-166, SW_v07#15 p.136, SW_v13#12 p.324 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The animal kingdom; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0658 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 440 | Persian | امروز در احوال بعضی از نفوس سیر میکردم که دهقان آسمانی آمد و اراضی را از خس و خاشاک پاک کرد | Today I was pondering the deeds of certain people. The heavenly Farmer comes and clears the earth of deadwood and debris. The divine Cultivator withstands every grievous trial | YHA1.109-110 (1.224), NJB_v05#14 p.004, KHH1.293-294 (1.408-410) | KHHE.423-425 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0329 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-09 | 700 | Persian | این مردم بیچاره کشته میشوند و نمیدانند برای چه جانهای خود را فدای خاک میکنند خاک که انزل موجودات است | These wretched soldiers die for the sake of some earth, which is the lowest form of creation, and do not know why they are slain. Consider how some are refined and how some abase themselves. | KHH1.295-296 (1.410-414) | KHHE.425-427, DAS.1915-04-09, BSR_v13 p.098 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0176 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-11-24 | 970 | Persian | مصطفی افندی نامی بود مدیر تحریرات لاینقطع اذیت میکرد ومردم را بر علیه ما میشوراند بطوری متصرف " کرده " | There was a certain Mustafa Effendi in charge of the newspaper, who persistently caused us difficulties and incited people against us, including the Mutasarrif Kurdih | KHH1.298-301 (1.415-419) | KHHE.429-433 | Bribery and corruption; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3276 | Words spoken on 1914-11-24 in Abu Sinan | 30 | Persian | اگر ناقضین گذاشته بودند من بعضی از روسای اسلام و مسیحی راجمع میکردم | If the Covenant-breakers had not frustrated my efforts, I would have assembled some of the Muslim and Christian chiefs | KHH1.297 (1.409) | KHHE.429, BSR_v13 p.085 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05618 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما قرائت گردید صحبت های بعضی حشو و زواید است قابل | O thou firm in the Covenant! Thy long letter was pursued. Some people's remarks are excessive and unworthy of response. | KHH1.302 (1.421) | KHHE.435 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05304 | 150 | Persian | ای مومن بالله نامه ات رسید از تنهاای شکایت نموده بودی محزون مباش تنها نیستی | O believer in God! Thy letter arrived, and therein thou had complained of lonesomeness. Do not be sad. | NJB_v05#19 p.003, KHH1.303 (1.422) | KHHE.436, DAS.1914-07-29 | Consolation and comfort; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05667 | 140 | Persian | خانمهای عالم چون از حق محتجب کنیزان شدند و کنیزان جمال مبارک بالطاف جمال قدم خانمهای عالم گشتند | ...Since they failed to recognize the Truth, the ladies of the world were reduced to maidservants, and the handmaidens of the Blessed Beauty | KHH1.304 (1.424)x | KHHE.437-438x | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03466 | 200 | Persian | ای گل گلشن حضرت مسیح وقتی که حضرت مسیح روحی له الفداء با وجهی صبیح و جمالی | O thou rose of the garden of His Holiness Christ! When His Holiness Christ--may my life be a sacrifice to Him!--took off the veil | NJB_v05#17 p.003, KHH1.303-304 (1.423) | KHHE.437, DAS.1914-08-12 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03011 | 220 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان نامه نوزدهم ١٩ شعبان سنه حالیه وصول یافت از عودت عبدالبهاء بحیفا | O loving friends! Your letter dated the nineteenth of Sha'ban of this year hath been received [3.5s]... ...You have expressed happiness on account of the return of ‘Abdu'l-Baha to Haifa and Acca. It was some time | NJB_v05#12 p.004, KHH1.305 (1.425)x | KHHE.438-439x, DAS.1914-08-10x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02380 | 250 | Persian | ای حقیقتجوی محترم نامه تو رسید حکایت از وحدت عالم انسانی مینمود علمی که | O thou respected truth seeker! Thy letter was received. It reflected the sentiment of the oneness of the world of humanity | MKT4.053, KHH1.305 (1.426) | KHHE.439-440, DAS.1914-08-07, SW_v05#12 p.183 | Power of faith; power of the spirit; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2343 | Words spoken on 1914-12-31 in Abu Sinan | 100 | Persian | میخواهم شما را بایران بفرستم... شیخ الاسلام مرد بسیط عامی است و بی دین ابداً اعتنائی بدین الله ندارد | I wish for you to go to Iran... Shaykhu'l-Islam is a simple, common man with no religious convictions. He is utterly ignorant of the religion of God | KHH1.307-308 (1.429) | KHHE.441-442, BSR_v13 p.086 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03180 | 210 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید سوالیکه نموده بودید از پیش دیگران هم | O beloved maidservant of God! Your letter has been received. The question you have raised has already been asked by others | AVK4.176x, MAS2.055-056, KHH1.308 (1.430), KHH2.214 (2.391) | KHHE.442-443 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00609 | 500 | Persian | ای شخص جلیل و ای رکن عظیم صلح عمومی مدتی بود که اراده مکاتبه با شما نموده | O thou illustrious soul! O thou the great pillar of the palace of universal peace | KHH1.309-310 (1.431) | KHHE.443-446, DAS.1915-04-25, SW_v06#11 p.082-083 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06774 | 120 | Persian | ای دوست عزیز محترم نامه شما رسید مضمون چون دلیل محبت و وفا و ثبوت در روابط قلبیه | O thou my dear respected friend! Thy letter was received. As it evinced love, faithfulness, and loyalty in the established relations between hearts | KHH1.311 (1.433) | KHHE.446, DAS.1914-12-10 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0732 | Words to the friends spoken around 1914 | 400 | Persian | الحمد لله در ظل عنایت جمال قدم چنین مجالس روحانی فراهم بمشود حالا قدر این انجمنها معلوم نیست | Praised be God that under the shadow of the bounties of the Ancient Beauty such heavenly gatherings are now held.... At the beginning of our arrival at ‘Akka, we had gatherings, but very secretly. | KHH1.311-313 (1.434-436) | KHHE.447-449 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1173 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 270 | Persian | مکه در صحرای گرم غیر ذیزرع کوهستانی واقع شده باوجود این طالبین بچه شوق و سروری آنجا | Mecca is situated in midst of a hot, sterile, mountainous desert, yet it is sought after with great joy and bliss | KHH1.313-314 (1.436-437) | KHHE.449-450 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0244 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 830 | Persian | قائم مقام حیفا در نهایت عداوت مانع ساختمان مقام اعلی شد بمامور طاپو دستور داده بودند | With the utmost enmity, Haifa's Qa'im-maqam rose to prevent the construction of the Shrine of the Bab. The official in charge of the Land Registry received instructions | QT108.067-069, KHH1.314-317 (1.437-441) | KHHE.450-454 | Prayer for assistance; intercession; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0983 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 310 | Arabic | الارض المقدسه حرارتها لاتزید عن سی و سه ٣٣ درجه و ابرد فصلها تقریبا ٤ فوق الصرفرفی | The temperature in the Holy Land does not exceed 33 degrees [Celsius] and in the coldest season, it is approximately four degrees above zero. | ASAT4.454-455x, KHH1.323-324 (1.449-451) | KHHE.451-462 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1489 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 210 | Persian | الان ما در جوار مقام اعلی هستیم سزاوار است قدر این موهبت را بدانیم و برای نعمت زبان بشکرانه باز کنیم | We are now under the shadow of the Shrine of the Bab. It is worthy that we fully appreciate the enormity of this bounty and loosen our tongue in gratitude and praise | QT108.069-070, KHH1.317-318 (1.441-442) | KHHE.454-455 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; Moses; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1497 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 210 | Persian | مرشد که یکی از اصحاب قلعه بود در طهران با بزرگان و رجال مراوده داشت تصدیق امر کرد روزی | Murshid was close to the notables and the prominent figures of Tihran. He embraced the Faith and became one of companions at the fort [Tabarsi]. | NJB_v12#05 p.109, KHH1.321-322 (1.447-448) | KHHE.458-459, STAB#034 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1689 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 180 | Arabic | ملاحظه جنون دولت ایران و دولت عثمانی را بفرمائید که به چه طرزی حضرت بهاءالله | Consider the foolishness of the governments of Iran and the Ottoman Empire in how they banished His Holiness Baha'u'llah from Iran | KHH1.322 (1.448-449) | KHHE.459-460, COB.226x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1262 | Words spoken on 1915-07-04 in Haifa | 250 | Persian | در نیویورک کاردینالی بود و اعلان می کرد که این دشمن مسیح است، آمده که دین مسیح را محو کند | I heard that here they have had a great religious procession with much pomp and ceremony: a procession the likes of which was not seen before. | ZSM.1915-07-04, KHH1.327-328 (1.455-457) | KHHE.463-465 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Christian clergy; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1500 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 210 | Persian | و من اعمال الناقضین قال الموملی انهم اخذوا مناالقصر ولم یعطوفا منه عرقه واحده لاغیر ثوبی من العرق | The Covenant-breakers seized the flower gardens adjoining the Shrine of Baha'u'llah from us, but some of the friends and I would carry soil and water on our shoulders for that garden and tend to its beauty. | ASAT4.501, KHH1.324 (1.452-453) | KHHE.463 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03042 | 220 | mixed | رب و محبوبی لک الحمد علی ما اولیت و لک الشکر علی ما اعطیت توتی من تشاء و توید | O God and my Beloved! Praise be upon Thee for Thy greatness and thanks be unto Thee for Thy generosity. Thou grantest what Thou dost wish | INBA84:319 | ASAT4.380, AHB.110BE #17-18 p.356, AHB.121BE #07 p.247, MUH2.1117, YHA1.128 (1.261), MLK.112, QT108.054, DSDS.071, QUM.253-254x, KHH1.330 (1.460) | KHHE.467-468 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00823 | 430 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه دوم رمضان ۱۳۳۲ وصول یافت مضمون تبتل و تضرع بملکوت ابهی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter of 2 Ramadan 1332 was received, testifying to thy humility and reverence before the Abha Kingdom. | INBA85:499, INBA85:532 | KHH1.331 (1.461) | KHHE.469-470 | Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00177 | 860 | mixed | ای یاران دل و جان جهانرا ظلمت غفلت احاطه نموده و افق عالم را ابرهای تاریک | O ye the beloved of my heart and soul! The world of being is encompassed by mankind's heedlessness and all horizons are hidden by dark clouds. The world of humanity has become afflicted by hardship | MKT4.114, PYM.264x, MSHR5.210x, YHA1.144x, YHA1.425-426x, KHH1.333-335 (1.464) | KHHE.471-474 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12389 | 140 | Persian | ای نوجوان سالخورده هر گاه بظاهر پیری بر تن هجوم کند و ناتوانی غلبه نماید ولی | O thou who art advanced in years yet in the prime of youth! Whilst old age doth outwardly assail the body and weakness taketh over, yet, if the heart be quickened, youth's features shall reappear | VUJUD.011-012 | VUJUDE.016-017 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04733 | 160 | mixed | ای جوان روحانی نامه شیرینت و بیان شکرینت و اثر خامه مشکینت قرائت و تلاوت گردید | O thou who art young in spirit! Thy sugar-shedding words, and the traces of thy musk-laden pen were perused and recited | INBA84:330 | VUJUD.012 | VUJUDE.017-018 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12423 | 130 | Persian | ای یار عزیز قدیم من همیشه در خاطری و در انجمن مشتاق حاضر خدمات سابق و لاحق | O my dear friend of old! Thou art ever in my mind and always present in the company of the ardent lovers. Thy past as well as future services are well accepted | VUJUD.012, KASH.271 | VUJUDE.017 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01792 | 290 | Persian | ای انجمن رحمانی از قرار مسموع محفلی آراستید و اجتماعی خواستید تا بخدمت کلمه | O Assembly of the Merciful God! According to the arrangement brought to (My) notice, you have established an organization | BRL_DAK#0045, SFI07.018b, VUJUD.013-014x | VUJUDE.019x | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00183 | 2430 | mixed | الهی الهی انت تعلم عجزی و انکساری و غلقی و اضطراری و وحشتی و اضطرابی فی جنح | O my God! O my God! Thou well knowest my utter helplessness, my extreme lowliness, my anxiety, my crying needs, my desolation and my perplexity | BRL_DAK#0652, HDQI.173-175x, ANDA#04 p.05-07x, MSHR2.207x, MSHR3.160x, VUJUD.017x | VUJUDE.024-025x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Predictions and prophecies; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01958 | 280 | mixed | ای متفکر در ملکوت وجود بی خردانی در ملک وجود حیز ناسوت نظر نمودند و حدت بصر | O thou who art pondering upon the Kingdom of Existence! Certain foolish souls in the world of being strive for keenness of vision with their gaze fixed firmly upon this contingent realm | INBA88:123 | VUJUD.023-024 | VUJUDE.033-034 | Harmony of science and religion; Limits of the intellect; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10170 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء باید دقت در نصوص الهیه کرد و احکام شریعت الله مجری | O beloved friends of Abdu'l-Bahá! [3.5s]... ...It behooveth us to carefully reflect upon the explicit Holy Writ. We should adhere firmly to the precepts of the Faith of God, and avoid the false interpretations of the divines | MKT8.175b, MAS9.018, VUJUD.096x | VUJUDE.142x | Contention and conflict; Limits of the intellect; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04448 | 170 | Persian | ای منادی میثاق فیض نامتناهی نیر آفاق در این ایام از جمیع اقطار چنان درخشیده و | O herald of the Covenant! The endless blessing of the Day-star of the world is in these days shining and giving light in every region… Gabriel soundeth the clarion call | MKT2.156, DUR1.175, VUJUD.087x | VUJUDE.143x | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00954 | 400 | Persian | ای عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه شما رسید و اشعار آبدار ملاحظه گردید سوالی که فرموده | O thou dear one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thy letter was received and thy flowing verses were perused. As to the question thou didst ask [3.5s]... ...Existence is of two kinds: conceptual and material. Prior to being embodied in material forms, all created things existed on a conceptual plane… Knowledge is of two kinds. The one is the knowledge that pertaineth to the Essence | MAS2.090-091, VUJUD.140x, VUJUD.122.20x, VUJUD.123.01x | VUJUDE.147x, VUJUDE.162x, VUJUDE.163x | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's knowledge; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11351 | 30 | mixed | در خصوص وحی مرقوم نموده بودید ائمّهٴ اطهار مطالع الهام بودند و مظاهر فیض حضرت رحمان وحی اختصاص بحضرت رسول | Thou hast inquired about divine Revelation. The holy Imams were the dawning-places of inspiration and manifested the bounty of the All-Merciful. Divine Revelation was confined to Mubammad, the Messenger of God. Thus, we do not refer to the words of the Imams as the Word of God, but we regard them as divinely inspired | AVK2.032.17x, MAS2.022x, VUJUD.141.02x | VUJUDE.155x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04098 | 180 | Persian | ای نفحه خوش ریاض محبت الله ادراکات و معلومات انسانیه کلیه در سه مراتب واقع | O thou sweet gale blowing from the meads of the love of God! All human understanding and knowledge is of three categories. One is the knowledge of abstract concepts | INBA84:440, INBA59:298a | AVK2.147.06, VUJUD.089 | VUJUDE.178 | Limits of the intellect; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06872 | 120 | Persian | ای مشتاق دیدار کاشفان اسرار کون و واقفان خواض و سرائر مکنون بر آنند که قوه | O thou who art yearning for reunion! Those who discover the secrets of the universe, and are aware of its inherent properties and concealed mysteries believe that an astonishing power of attraction is diffused throughout creation | AVK1.143.11, MAS9.009-010, VUJUD.127 | VUJUDE.183-184 | Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; One universal law; attractive power of love | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09545 | 80 | Persian | ای نظام روحانیان قانون الهی و نظام رحمانی شریعت سمحه بیضاست و محجه واضحه نوراء | O spiritual order! The divine law and celestial system is a radiant and magnanimous religion, a luminous and manifest path [3.5s]... ...true order and law are the necessary relations inherent in the realities of things, demanded and necessitated by the nature of creation. | MMK3#013 p.007, VUJUD.114 | VUJUDE.192 | Call to action; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01050 | 380 | mixed | ای بنده الهی دو نامه شما واصل و بر مضامین وقوف حاصل شد نظر تو باید باینعبد | O servant of the True One! Thy two letters were received and the contents thereof were noted... True paradise for the soul is to enjoy near access to the eternal Beauty, while hell is to be far removed from that radiant Light | INBA89:166b | MAS2.016x, YMM.273x, YMM.284x, VUJUD.111x | VUJUDE.202x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Differences in human capacity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04858 | 160 | Persian | Translation List | ای منجذبه بنفحات الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art attracted to the divine fragrances! That which thou hadst written was perused . . . Thou hadst written an explanation of “the seven days.” | YMM.233x, VUJUD.136-137x | VUJUDE.207-208x, ADMS#145x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Seven stages of creation; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0031 | Address at Theosophical Society of Paris, 1911-12-06 | 1850 | mixed | اعظم فضائل عالم انسانی حکمت الهی است و حکمت عبارت از اطلاع بحقائق اشیا علی ما | The supreme virtue of the human world is divine wisdom [divine philosophy] [3.5s]... ...Philosophy consisteth in understanding the reality of things even as they are, and the knowledge of this reality and its comprehension is not possible save through divine philosophy | AMK.216-224, AVK1.067x, AVK2.129.10x, KHF.143, KHAB.209 (219), KHTB1.243, KHTP.179, VUJUD.104x, VUJUD.122.07x | VUJUDE.211x, VUJUDE.161x | Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Proofs for the existence of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1480 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 220 | It is well with a country when the magistrates are as fathers to the people. There is a great spiritual light in London... A certain Pasha, having most unjustly and cruelly beaten one of his servants | BW_v04p383, CHH.164, BLO_PN#022 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11254 | 40 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الشفیقه الروحانیه از فضل و عنایت حضرت احدیت امیدوارم که در ظل حمایت | O thou my loving, my deeply spiritual sister! I trust that by the grace and loving-kindness of the one true God | BHKP_2#05x | BW_v05p172, BHK_2#05x | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3640 | Words to Sutherland Maxwell in 1909 | 10 | Where is He?... Everywhere is nowhere. | BW_v12p658 | God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mediator | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11324 | 30 | Arabic | الهی تری امتک الموقنه بک و بایاتک المتضرعه بباب احدیتک قدر لها کل خیر بفضلک و | O my God! Thou seest Thy servant who is believing in Thee, and supplicating through the door of Thy Oneness. Render her all good through Thy Bounty and Generosity. Thou art the Bestower, the Giver. | INBA59:180a | BW_v12p682, MAB.008a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for women | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2925 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 60 | It has been revealed in the Teachings that work is worship, but this does not mean that worship and the prescribed mentionings of God should be abandoned | BW_v13p1187 | Importance of prayer; Power of prayer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2926 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 60 | In the world of man love is the brightness of the beauty of God. If there be no love, this is the animal's kingdom | BW_v13p1187 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Man's distinction from the animal | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3069 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 50 | I see the people ... like bees or ants, coming and going by troops, surging past like waves, continually engrossed in their business. | BW_v13p1187 | Critique of Western values; culture; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3371 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 30 | Man's duty is to persevere and struggle, and to hope for God's help. Not for him to sit idly by, proud and unconcerned. | BW_v13p1187 | Effort; striving; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3410 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 30 | Severance is not poverty but freedom of the heart ... When a man's heart is free, and on fire with the love of God | BW_v13p1187 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3506 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 20 | Up to now, to believe was to acknowledge, to make a confession of faith, but in this greatest of all Causes, believing means to have praiseworthy qualities and to perform praiseworthy acts. | BW_v13p1187 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Goodly deeds; actions; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3224 | Words spoken in Dec. 1913 | 40 | Then do something that will keep you from dying; that will instead, day by day make you more alive | BW_v13p1187, VLAB.048 | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Stories; anecdotes; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3183 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 40 | Look at the plains, look at the hills: they are defeated armies, they are hosts that fell in heaps and were leveled with the ground | BW_v13p1188 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07774 | 110 | …O God! This is a branch sprung from the tree of Thy mercy… and bestow upon him the name Shoghi so that he may yearn for Thy Kingdom | BW_v13p060, CHC.269x, PPRL.005x, SEIO.001x | Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10257 | 70 | Persian | یا صغیر السن و منیر الوجه از قرار معلوم نقاهتی از برای شما حاصل لهذا مجبور بر | O thou who art young in years and radiant of countenance, I understand you have been ill and obliged to rest | INBA87:577a, INBA52:613 | DUR3.286, HUV2.021, YHA2.585, PPRP.034 | BW_v13p067, PPRL.021, SEIO.005 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01307 | 340 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء الله نامه شما رسید و مکتوب قائممقامی از بدایت تا نهایت بدقت | O servant of Baha’u’llah! Your message has arrived, and the letter from Jinab-i-Qa’im-Maqamí was read, from beginning to end, with careful attention | INBA17:224 | SFI18.274bx | LOIR20.170x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11803 | 50 | mixed | ای امین جمال مبارک نامه ۱۵ شهر ذی قعده ۱۳۳٨ رسید مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد | O trusted one of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated 12 August 1919 was received, and a brief reply is included herewith | SFI18.275ax | LOIR20.170x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01494 | 320 | Persian | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل و حفید آن بزرگوار فرید نامه ات رسید و ناله زارت تاثیر | O scion of that illustrious personage, and O descendant of that peerlessly great one! … The Blessed Beauty — may my life be a sacrifice for His loved ones | MKT8.110, SFI18.275bx | LOIR20.171ax | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3648 | Words spoken on 1916-01-22 | 570 | Persian | Man of Courage, The | تاریخ حاجی میرزا اقاسی حکایت غریبی است حاجی میر.ا اقاسی اهل تبریز بود... میرزا ابو القاسم قائم مقام اول شخص ایران بود | The story of Haji Mirza Aqasi is indeed a strange account. He was from Tabriz [3.5s]... ...Mírza Abuʼl-Qasim, the Qaʼim-Maqam, was the foremost man of Persia and a highly capable individual | AHB.130BE #09-10 p.19-20, RHQM2.1166-1169 (636) (391-393), SFI18.276 | LOIR20.172, BLO_courage.05 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02365 | 250 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مرقوم نموده بودی که حکومت بجهت احقاق حق امر بمرافعه فرموده | O you who are firm in the Covenant! You had written that the government has initiated legal proceedings on the pretext of establishing justice | TABN.284, SFI18.277-278 | LOIR20.173-174 | Civil courts; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04319 | 170 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون بمعانی | O you who are firm in the Covenant! The letter which you had written to Áqa Siyyid Asadu’llah has been perused. It was replete with profound meaning | MMK6#502, SFI18.278x | LOIR20.174x | Consolation and comfort; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00114 | 1010 | mixed | ای مونس سفر من هر چند جواب نامه مرقوم و ارسال گردید ولی حال دوباره از شدت محبت | O companion of my travels! … The great Qa’im-Maqam has said, “The body of the mulla is the object of God’s ridicule,” | INBA84:371 | RRT.127x, SFI18.279ax | LOIR20.175ax | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11069 | 150 | Persian | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله مکاتیب متعدده شما وارد و مضامین کل مورث روح و ریحان | O you who have been enraptured by the fragrances of God! … In these days, that Turkish tax-collector — namely, Ibn-i Abhar — has also arrived | SFI18.279bx, MSHR3.032x, YIA.389x | LOIR20.175bx | Humor; jokes; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11728 | 150 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مناجات طلب مغفرت از برای پدر بزرگوار گردید | O you who are firm in the Covenant! Your letter was received. You requested a prayer supplicating forgiveness for your great father | SFI18.280a | LOIR20.176 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11650 | 350 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مدتیست نامه نگار نگردیدم مبادا دل فکار گردی زیرا فراموش نشدی | O you who are firm in the covenant! It has been some time since I last wrote to you. God forbid that this has saddened you | SFI18.281-282 | LOIR20.177-179 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Humor; jokes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11788 | 90 | Persian | ای شخص لطیف جلیل دو روز پیش نامه بشما نگاشته شد ولی جناب امین مکتوبش الان | O refined and illustrious personage! I had written a Tablet to you just two days ago | SFI18.280b | LOIR20.177 | Humor; jokes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02476 | 250 | mixed | یا من ینادی بالمیثاق جناب حاجی چون طلبکار سرهنگ ترک و سرباز آذربایجان | O thou who callest unto the Covenant! As for the Ḥájí who, like unto a creditor, seeketh payment from the Turkish colonel and the soldier of Ádhirbáyján [3.5s] | INBA72:104, INBA88:241 | SFI18.282 | LOIR20.179-180 | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03843 | 190 | Persian | جناب آقا محمد هاشم آقا مهدی الان چون طلبکار بی امان و یا محصل دیوان حاضر | The esteemed Aqa Muhammad Hashim Aqa Mahdi is now present like an unrelenting creditor or a diligent tax collector [3.5s] | INBA21:017 | AHB.128BE #06-11 p.311, SFI18.283a, KASH.280a | LOIR20.180-181 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Humor; jokes; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11799 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله شامست و هوا تاریک و اینعبد با خامه باریک بنام تو بنگارش این | O handmaid of God! Night has fallen, and it is now dark. With a thin pen, this servant has taken to writing | SFI18.283b | LOIR20.181 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04397 | 170 | Persian | Man of Courage, The | ای سلیل سید مدینه تدبیر و انشاء و امیر اقلیم عقل و نهی مدتیست که با تو | O you who are the scion of the Prince of the City of Statesmanship and Literary Accomplishment | MKT8.112, MKT9.140a, AHB.130BE #09-10 p.23, SFI18.272 | LOIR20.166-167, BLO_courage.32 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08063 | 100 | Persian | ای دبیر شهیر حضرت حی قدیر امیر مدینه تدبیر و انشا را ستایش فرموده این نام و لقب | O renowned Dabír! He Who is the Ever-Living, the Almighty, has lauded the Prince of the City of Statesmanship and Literary Accomplishment | INBA85:320 | TAH.306, SFI18.272-273 | LOIR20.167-168 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11680 | 230 | mixed | نامه مشکین که بپدر مهربان مرقوم نموده بودید بنهایت روح و ریحان حرفا بحرف | The musk-laden message which you had written to your kind father was read, word for word | SFI18.273 | LOIR20.168-169 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11718 | 160 | Persian | ای مشتاق آستان آندلبر یکتا آنچه نگاشتی و در ضمیر منیر مضمر داشتی مشهود و | O you who yearn for the threshold of that One Beloved! That which you had written, as well as what was latent within your radiant mind | SFI18.274a | LOIR20.169-170 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06553 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی انی ابتهل الی ملکوت رحمتک و اتذلل الی جبروت سلطنتک و ادعوک بقلب | O my God, my God! I humbly supplicate unto the Kingdom of Thy mercy, and abase myself before the dominion of Thy sovereignty, and call upon Thee with my heart [3.5s] | INBA85:430a | BRL_DAK#0151, MJMJ3.014, MMG2#356 p.398, YIA.223 | JHT_A#002 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for healing; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00930 | 410 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O God! O thou Attracted of the hearts of the favored ones toward the Manifest Horizon! | TAB.485-487 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07321 | 110 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص عنوان هوالله بر مکاتیب مرقوم نموده بودید از این کلمه | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thou has asked regarding the phrase "He is God!" written above the Tablets. By this Word is intended that no one hath any access | MAS9.140 | TAB.485, BSC.459 #847, SW_v04#18 p.304, REVS.062, BSTW#210 | Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00757 | 450 | Persian | Peace | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما بدقت ملاحظه گردید اثر خامه صدق عین واقع بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was carefully perused, and the traces of thy pen reflected the very truth [3.5s]... ...Chaos and confusion are daily increasing in the world. They will attain such intensity as to render the frame of mankind unable to bear them. Then will men be awakened | BRL_DAK#0838, COMP_PEACEP#26x, AVK4.479cx, TZH8.0752, KHMT.143x | BRL_PEACE#26x, COC#1587x | Conduct in finance and business; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00921 | Some Answered Questions #042 The Power and Perfections of the Divine Manifestations | 410 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در عالم وجود یعنی کائنات جسمانیه ملاحظه نمائید دائرۀ شمسیه مظلم و تاریک | Consider the world of existence, that is, the material creation. The solar system is wrapped in darkness. | MFD#42, DWNP_v3#08 p.069-070, OOL.C022.42 | SAQ#42 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00100 | Some Answered Questions #030 Adam and Eve | 1110 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در تورات مذکور که خداوند آدم را در جنت عدن نهاد تا عامل و حافظ باشد و فرمود | It is recorded in the Torah that God placed Adam in the garden of Eden to work and tend it, and said to Him | MFD#30, OOL.C022.30 | SAQ#30 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Original sin; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB00073 | 1230 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | صبح است و نور احدیت از مطلع غیب رحمانیت ساطع و لامع و فیض جلیل ملیک فردانیت | It is daybreak, and from the rising-point of the invisible realms of God, the light of unity is dawning... O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy Threshold, taking shelter at Thy holy Door. | INBA88:324b, INBA89:060 | MKT1.362, MNMK#091 p.163, MMK1#193 p.221, AVK3.184.14x, DWNP_v1#10-11 p.003-005x, ADH2_1#30 p.048x, MJMJ1.118x, MMG2#389 p.436x, YHA1.101x, GHA.307x, HYB.175x, MMJA.018x | SWAB#193, BPRY.023-024x, LOG#0323x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB07011 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء همواره منتظر ورود اخبار مسره شما هستم که روز بروز | O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! At all times do I await your good news, longing as I do to hear that ye are making progress from day to day | MKT8.191a, MMK1#162 p.187, RMT.158-159 | SWAB#162 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04739 | 440 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من نامه مفصل تو وصول یافت و از قرائتش نهایت سرور حاصل که | O my dear heavenly daughter! Thy long letter has been received. On perusing it, the utmost joy resulted that that dear daughter | BRL_DAK#0136, MMK3#122 p.083x | BRL_ATE#113x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01029 | Some Answered Questions #001 Nature is Governed by a Universal Law | 390 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | طبیعت کیفیتیست و یا حقیقتیست که بظاهر حیات و ممات و بعبارت اخری ترکیب و تحلیل | Nature is that condition or reality which outwardly is the source of the life and death, or, in other words, of the composition and decomposition | MFD#01, OOL.C022.01 | SAQ#01 | Composition and decomposition; Law of cause and effect; Man's distinction from the animal; Nature and God's will; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of the mind over nature | 1 | * | * | The first of 84 chapters of the book "Some Answered Questions", a compilation of table talks of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, collected by Laura Clifford Barney. | |||||
| AB05052 | 150 | mixed | ای امه الله شکر کن خدا را در میان آن قوم اول مومنی و بنشر نفحات پرداختی | O handmaid of God! Render thanks to the Lord that among that race thou art the first believer | BRL_DAK#0422, COMP_WOMENP#010, MKT7.060, TZH8.1209 | BRL_WOMEN#010, COC#2101 | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00733 | 460 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد تشکیل مجلس | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, and, for want of opportunity, I am now replying to it | BRL_DAK#0026 | BRL_ATE#027, LTDT.119x, MAAN#13 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Miracles and their interpretation; Review of publications; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01117 | 370 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای جوان رحمانی شکر کن خدا را که بملکوت نورانی راه یافتی و پرده اوهام دریدی و | O spiritual youth! Praise thou God that thou hast found thy way into the Kingdom of Splendours, and hast rent asunder the veil of vain imaginings | MMK1#024 p.051, MMK1#085 p.115, BNEP.198, GTB.012 | SWAB#024, TAB.561-563, BWF.372-372x, BWF.381-382x, LOG#1255x, JWTA.022-023, BSC.470 #880x | God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Laws of marriage and dowry; Limits of the intellect; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05256 | 150 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای متمسک بذیل تقدیس شکوه از تاخیر رسائل منما چه که مانع و حائل صد هزار مشاغل | O thou who hast clung to the hem of holiness! Do not complain of the delay in receiving letters, for countless occupations have acted as barriers and obstacles [3.5s]... ...Shouldst thou recite any of the revealed prayers, and seek assistance from God with thy face turned | BRL_DAK#0237, COMP_PDLP#06x, MMK5#236 p.187 | BRL_ATE#035x, BRL_PDL#06x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00575 | Some Answered Questions #023 The Resurrection of Christ | 520 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | قیام مظاهر الهیه بجسد نیست جمیع شئونات و حالات و اعمال | The resurrection of the Manifestations of God is not of the body. All that pertains to them | MFD#23, OOL.C022.23 | SAQ#23 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Harmony of science and religion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB07303 | 110 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای پاک یزدان این نهالان جویبار هدایت را از باران ابر عنایت تر و تازه فرما و بنسیم | O Thou pure God! Let these saplings which have sprouted by the stream of Thy guidance become fresh and verdant | MKT3.265, AKHA_124BE #04-05 p.t, PYB#154 p.37, PYB#173 p.33, DUR1.576, ADH2.125, ADH2_5#01 p.158, MJMJ1.108, MMG2#440 p.483, MJH.047b, HUV1.012, YQAZ.581-582, YQAZ.633-634 | BRL_APAB#04, BRL_CHILD#19, SW_v11#19 p.330 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06140 | 240 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بحضرت حیدر قبل علی ارسال نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst send to his honour Haydar-'Alí was perused [3.5s]... ...Those souls who are employed in government departments should approach their duties with entire detachment, integrity and independence of spirit, and with complete consecration | INBA85:248 | BRL_DAK#0835, COMP_TRUSTP#59x | BRL_TRUST#58x, COC#2070x, LOG#1478x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Exhortations and counsels; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||
| AB07356 | 110 | Persian | Consultation; Social Action | ای جمع در امور جزای و کلی انسان باید مشورت نماید تا بآنچه موافق است اطلاع | Man must consult in all matters, whether major or minor, so that he may become cognizant of what is good. | INBA59:294a, INBA88:288, INBA89:019 | BRL_DAK#0399, MKT9.113, AVK3.412.04 | BRL_CONSULT#14x, BRL_SOCIAL#160, COC#0180x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Consultation; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB11746 | 130 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منادی پیمان نامه های متعدد واصل و از ملاحظه اش روح و ریحان متواصل زیرا | O Herald of the Covenant! Numerous letters were received and from their perusal continuous spirit and joy were attained, for [3.5s]... ...My hope is that the Tarbíyat School may be under the protection of the one true God, and may achieve extraordinary progress | INBA85:428b | BRL_DAK#0203, YIA.297 | BRL_ATE#106x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; High station of the arts and sciences; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0845 | The Light of Truth Is Now Shining upon the East and the West: Words spoken on 1911-10-23 in Paris | 360 | Paris Talks | When a man has found the joy of life in one place, he returns to that same spot to find more joy | PT#08 p.023, SW_v02#16 p.005-006, PN_1911 p018 | Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02757 | 630 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای منجذب نفحات الله نامه مرقوم ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون بانجذابات روحانیه | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Thy letter was received, and its contents were filled with spiritual attractions [3.5s]... ...Jináb-i-Karbilá’í Muhammad-Hádí, the custodian of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár, is my master. In other words, I am his servant | BRL_DAK#0888, COMP_MASHRIQP#17x, MSHR3.053x, MSHR3.124x | BRL_MASHRIQ#17x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00484 | 560 | mixed | Light of the World | اللهم یا موید من یشاء بما یشاء علی ما یشاء ان معدن الرضا و منبع الوفا | O Lord! O Thou Who graciously aidest whomsoever Thou willest, with whatsoever Thou willest, unto whatsoever Thou willest. Verily, that treasury of resignation | NURA#69, MKT9.009, MMK4#172 p.196x, TSHA3.570, MSBH1.243, YMM.473x, QUM.115x | LOTW#69 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00380 | Some Answered Questions #072 Healing without Medicine | 620 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | تفصیل این کیفیت از پیش بیان شد اگر درست ملتفت نشدهاید تکرار کنیم | A detailed explanation of this matter was provided earlier. If you have not fully grasped it | MFD#72, OOL.C022.72 | SAQ#72 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB05247 | 150 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد دستورالعمل | O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received and its contents noted. Thou didst ask for a rule whereby to guide thy life. | MMK1#010 p.024 | SWAB#010, TAB.098-099 | jeph.ilosopher, Strong Steep | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Importance of prayer; Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB11989 | 260 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | الهی الهی ان عبدک الملتهب بنار محبتک المنجذب الی ملکوت رحمانیتک قد احب ان | O my Lord, my Lord! Verily, this servant, enkindled with the fire of Thy love and attracted to the kingdom of Thy mercy, hath desired to [3.5s]... ...As to the Obligatory Prayer, it hath a Qiblih that is fixed, specified, holy and blessed | INBA85:330 | BRL_IOPF#2.21x | Law of obligatory prayer; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0294 | Public address given on 1912-06-11 | 740 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | We have just returned from a visit to Philadelphia, spending two nights there and speaking | PUP#065 (p.183-186), SW_v04#06 p.099-100 | Man's distinction from the animal; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00702 | 470 | mixed | Light of the World | ای طالب حقیقت آن عبارتی که مرقوم نمودی از جمال مبارک متمم ایه ایست که | O thou seeker after Truth! The statement of the Blessed Beauty which thou hast quoted doth supplement the verse | NURA#59, MMK4#149 p.159, YMM.332x | LOTW#59 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11610 | 10 | ...It is the manifest Standard waving in the center of that great continent | GPB.351x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB00512 | 550 | ...Among the most important affairs is the founding of the Mashrak-el-Azkar... ...When the Mashrak-el-Azkar was erected in Ishkabad, its influence was felt | GPB.351x3x, COF.069x, SW_v06#17 p.137x, SW_v07#15 p.148x, SW_v01#14 p.007x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03529 | Some Answered Questions #024 Pentecost | 200 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | این حلول روح القدس نه مثل حلول هوا در جوف انسان است این تعبیر و تشبیه است | The descent of the Holy Spirit is not like the entrance of air into the human body. | MFD#24, OOL.C022.24 | SAQ#24 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mirror; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0118 | Public address given on 1912-04-21 | 1150 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | آنچه قسیس فرمودند دلیل بر حسن اخلاق و خدمت بعالم انسانى است | What the Minister of the Church delineated before us just now testifies to his high sense of morality and his efforts to serve the world of humanity. | KHTB2.033, BDA1.041.07 | PUP#016 (p.039-042), SW_v03#03 p.010-012, SW_v19#03 p.087, MHMD1.050-054 | Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB11975 | 90 | Persian | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith | ای بلبل باغ الهی نغمه سراای سبب سرور و شادمانی عالم انسانی است | O nightingale of the rose-garden of God! Singing melodies will bring animation and happiness to the world of humanity | BRL_DAK#0414 | BRL_IOA#10 | Music and singing; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0079 | Public address given on 1912-08-25 | 1360 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | O Thou kind God! In the utmost state of humility and submission do we entreat and supplicate | PUP#094 (p.276-280), BSC.367 #696, SW_v04#07 p.117-119+122, SW_v08#08 p.099-100, BSTW#485kx | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Continual renewal of creation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Need for an educator; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00192 | 830 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Translation List | ایها المطلع باسرار الکتاب المقدس انی قرئت مکتوبک المسهب و اطلعت بالمحاوره | O thou who art versed in the mysteries of the Holy Book! I have perused thy detailed letter and taken note of its discourse [3.5s]... ...Follow thou the way of thy Lord, and say not that which the ears cannot bear to hear, for such speech is like luscious food given to small children | MNMK#012 p.077, MMK1#214 p.258x, KKD2.066 | SWAB#214x | Christ; Christianity; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01717 | 300 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای صادق موافق چه اسم مبارکی داری هر نفسی مظهر معنای این اسم باشد یعنی صادق | O pure soul! Follow thou in the footsteps of the truthful and tread the way of the righteous, so that, through truthfulness, thou mayest come to occupy a Seat of Truth | INBA87:381, INBA52:391 | COMP_TRUSTP#43x, MKT4.080, MILAN.144, AKHA_136BE #13 p.197, AVK3.148, YHA1.382x#6, HYB.014 | BRL_TRUST#42x, COC#2054x | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| AB11620 | Cablegram dated 1892-05-29 | 10 | Eng | The Sun of Baha has set…. | GPB.222x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00046 | Shaykh Ahmad and Siyyid Kazim | 1500 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | بدانکه شیعیان ایران در اواخر ایام حقیقت شریعتالله را فرموش کردند و از اخلاق روحانیان بکلی محجوب | Know that in the latter days the Shí‘ahs of Persia had forgotten the truth of the religion of God | BRL_TTTP#10, NSS.148-152 | BRL_TTT#10 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Letters of the Living; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shaykhis; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB00802 | 440 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | مشرق الأذکار از اعظم تأسيسات عالم انسانيست و تفرّعاتش بسيار است مشرق الأذکار اگر چه محلّ عبادتست | O thou favored maidservant of the Kingdom of God! The letter, which thou hast written, was received. Its contents evinced high aspiration…. The Temple is the most great foundation of the world of humanity and it has many branches | MMK1#064 p.097x, MMK1#065 p.098x, AVK4.151.04x | SWAB#064x, TAB.626-627, BWF.416-416x, LOG#2056x, BSC.465 #866-867x, SW_v06#17 p.142-143x, SW_v09#01 p.005x, PN_unsorted p073x | High station of teachers of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0439 | God’s Greatest Gift to Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-26 in Paris | 580 | Persian | Paris Talks | اعظم فضائل عالم انسانی علم است علم سبب ترقی عالم انسانیست علم است که کاشف | The greatest treasure of man is wisdom. Through this he is lifted into great | DWNP_v6#01 p.002-003, KHAB.092 (102), KHTB1.069 | PT#11 p.032, SW_v02#14 p.006-007, PN_1911 p020 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; High station of learning; Power of the mind over nature; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05412 | The Meaning of Speaking in Tongues | 150 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | جواب مقصد حضرات حواریون بلسان ملکوتی تبلیغ مینمودند و آن لسان مطابق جمیع لسانها است | The meaning is that the Apostles taught in a spiritual tongue, a tongue that embraces all tongues. | BRL_TTTP#03, MAS9.021-022x | BRL_TTT#03, TTCT.05-06 | Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0613 | The Baha’ís Must Work with Heart and Soul to Bring About a Better Condition in the World: Words spoken on 1911-11-19 in Paris | 460 | Persian | Paris Talks | الحمد لله امروز جمعیت خوبی داریم جهت آنکه این جمعیت ما جمعیت آسمانیست و جهت | How joyful it is to see such a meeting as this, for it is in truth a gathering together of 'heavenly men'… Love and obey your heavenly father | KHAB.182 (193), KHTB1.183 | PT#32 p.099 | S. Peyman | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| AB00511 | 550 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای عزیز محترم نظر عنایت شاملست و لحاظ رحمانیت کامل همیشه مظهر الطاف بودی و | O thou honored friend! Verily the sight of providence is far reaching and the divine glance is perfect. Thou hast always been a recipient of favors | BRL_DAK#0112 | BRL_ATE#042x, TAB.335-338, BWF.372-372x | Law of obligatory prayer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00174 | 870 | mixed | Light of the World | یا من عتبتک السامیه ملجای و ملاذی و ساحت قدسک مرجعی و معاذی اتضرع بقلب مضطرم | O Thou Whose exalted Threshold is my haven and my refuge, Whose hallowed Sanctuary is my shelter and my abode | NURA#39, MMK4#078 p.083 | LOTW#39 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04112 | 180 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای یار باوفا همچو گمان مفرما که از یادت آنی فارغم لا والله هر دم با کمال وفا | The consummate wisdom of God, however, is manifold and not every soul is apprised of its mysteries | BRL_DAK#0269, BRL_CONF2018P#23x, MMK2#166 p.123 | BRL_CONF2018#23x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11372 | 170 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله نامه شما رسید و از مضمون سرور حاصل گردید دلیل بر توجه | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Thy letter was received and its contents brought joy. It is evidence of thy devotion [3.5s]... ...Whensoever a company of people shall gather in a meeting place, shall engage in glorifying God | BRL_DAK#0242, MMK1#056 p.091x | SWAB#056x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05435 | 150 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Family Life | یا امه الله انی استبشرت بمضمون کتابک بما دل علی اقبالک الی ملکوت ربک الجلیل... ای رب أيّدني على التّقى واحفظني من الهوى | O maidservant of God! I rejoiced to read thy letter, for it indicated thy progress unto the Kingdom of thy Glorious Lord… I beseech God to graciously make of thy home a centre | BRL_DAK#0690, COMP_FAMP#85x, BRL_SWOP#019x, TSHA3.441x | BRL_FAM#85x, BRL_SWO#019x, TAB.068-069, COC#0842x, LOG#0831x | A. Bryan, S. Jaberi, almunajat.com [item 9] | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00890 | 410 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای احبای الهی اساس ملکوت الهی بر عدل و انصاف و رحم و مروت و مهربانی بهر نفسی | O ye beloved of the Lord! The Kingdom of God is founded upon equity and justice, and also upon mercy, compassion | MKT3.211, MMK1#138 p.155, AVK3.091, MAS5.154, GHA.440 | SWAB#138, BWF.373-374x, BWF.412-413x, COC#0697x, LOG#0527x, SW_v11#16 p.273-274, PN_1920 p081, BW_v09p544x, BSTW#019, BSTW#184 | Compassion; kindness; Education of children; moral education; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Kindness to and rights of animals | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00035 | Some Answered Questions #007 Muhammad | 1720 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اما حضرت محمد ، اهل اروپا و امریکا بعضی روایات از حضرت رسول شنیدهاند | Now as to Muḥammad, the people of Europe and America have heard certain tales about the Prophet | MFD#07, OOL.C022.07 | SAQ#07, DWN_v5#02 p.004-009, DWN_v6#05 p.002-005 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Muhammad; Islam; Rejection of Muhammad; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0554 | Address to the Baha'is at 1901 18th St. NW in Washington, 1912-11-10 | 500 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am greatly pleased with the friends in Washington and experience real happiness in meeting them | PUP#127 (p.428-430), SW_v06#13 p.103-104 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12055 | 80 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Family Life | ای کنیز الهی نامه رسید قرین عزیزت را مقصد تکمیل علومست و تو تعجیل در رفتن | O maidservant of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Thy dear husband wisheth to complete his education and thou art eager to go to Africa. | BRL_DAK#0679, COMP_FAMP#14 | BRL_FAM#14 | Consultation; Effort; striving; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07923 | 100 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای بنده الهی فیض نامتناهی در هر صبحگاهی گواهی بر تضرع و ابتهال عبدالبهاء | O thou servant of God! Each morn God's infinite grace confirmeth the ardent and tearful invocations of ‘Abdu'l-Baha. | MMK2#133 p.101 | BRL_IOPF#2.10x | Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05652 | 140 | mixed | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای خداوند بی مانند بحکمت کبرایت اقتران در بین اقران مقدر فرمودی تا سلاله | O peerless Lord! In Thine almighty wisdom Thou hast enjoined marriage upon the peoples, that the generations of men | QT105.2.089, MJMJ1.028, MMG2#409 p.455, MJH.050, MMJA.016 | BPRY.118-120x | E. Mahony, R. Saeed & S. Hansen, A Family Affair, T. Ellis | Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prayer for married couples; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||
| AB00143 | Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Seven Candles) | 930 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Tablet of the Seven Candles of Unity) | ای منجذبه محبت الله مکتوبی که هنگام رفتن مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از | O captive of the love of God! The letter which thou didst write at the time of thy departure hath been received. It brought me joy | MKT1.354, MNMK#121 p.231, MMK1#015 p.027, AKHA_119BE #11 p.j, AVK3.098.10x, AVK3.491.12x, OOL.C011 | SWAB#015, PDC.197x2x, WOB.038-039x, COC#1584x, BSC.444 #810, PN_1903 p002, ABCC.360-362x, BSTW#185, BSTW#359, BSTW#407 | Composition and decomposition; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Race unity; racial issues; Unity in diversity; Unity of governments; political unity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal language | 1 | * | * | |||||
| AB09611 | 80 | mixed | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | الهی الهی انّ هذا الزّرع قد اخرج شطأه و استوی علی سوقه قد اعجب الزّراع | ...O my God, O my God! Verily this plant hath yielded its fruit and standeth upright upon its stalk. | LMA2.438x | BRL_APAB#13x, NYR#142 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Petitions to authorities; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00096 | Some Answered Questions #029 Sin and Atonement | 1140 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که در انسان دو طبیعت است طبیعت جسمانیه و طبیعت روحانیه | Know that there are two natures in man: the material and the spiritual. The material nature is inherited from Adam | MFD#29, OOL.C022.29 | SAQ#29 | Christ; Christianity; Original sin; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0577 | Concerning Body, Soul and Spirit: Words spoken on 1911-11-17 in Paris | 480 | Persian | Paris Talks | در عالم انسانی سه مقام است مقام جسم است و آن مقام حیوانی انسانست که با جمیع | There are in the world of humanity three degrees; those of the body, the soul, and spirit. The body is the physical or animal degree of man. | DWNP_v5#11 p.003-004, KHAB.170 (180), KHTB1.167, KHTP.117 | PT#31 p.095, BSTW#321 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB02974 | 680 | mixed | Trustworthiness | ای منادی پیمان نامه رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید چون فرصت بهیچوجه نیست جواب مطالب | O Herald of the Covenant! Your letter was received and its contents were understood. As there is absolutely no time to spare, the reply to the questions [3.5s]... ...You have written on the question of how the friends should proceed in their business dealings with one another | BRL_DAK#0147, COMP_TRUSTP#48x, AVK3.159.02x, ANDA#73 p.46x, YIA.272-274 | BRL_TRUST#47x, COC#2059x | Conduct in finance and business; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08727 | 90 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دوست حقیقی در نظری و عزیزی و پیش بصری و محترمی رابطه ای در نشئه انسانی | O true friend! Thou art ever before mine eyes, and dearly cherished; before my gaze, and highly respected. | BRL_DAK#0004 | BRL_ATE#004, MAAN#21 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0503 | The Last Meeting: Words spoken on 1911-12-01 in Paris | 530 | Persian | Paris Talks | روزیکه بپاریس آمدم دیدم مزرعه ایست | When I arrived in Paris some time ago for the first time, I looked around me with much interest, and in my mind I likened this beautiful city to a large garden. | KHTB1.239 | PT#53 p.177, SAS.109x | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00086 | Some Answered Questions #014 Material and Spiritual Cycles | 1170 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در این عالم جسمانی زمان را ادوار است و مکان را اطوار فصول را گردش است | In this material world, time has changing cycles and place is subject to varying conditions | MFD#14, OOL.C022.14 | SAQ#14 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||
| AB06288 | 130 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای کنیزان عزیز الهی نامه رسید و مضمون بسیار موزون بود آنچه آرزوی دل شماست | O ye dear servants of God! Your letter received and the contents proved excellent…. Truly, pure and radiant hearts are the dawning-places of the mention of God | BRL_DAK#0274, COMP_MASHRIQP#21x | BRL_MASHRIQ#21x, TAB.678 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01840 | 290 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای نهالان بیهمال چمنستان هدایت و نورسیدگان اهل حقیقت هر چند حال تلامذه اید | O young trees and plants, matchless and tender, that grow in the meadows of guidance! ...the Bab hath said: "Should a tiny ant desire in this day to be possessed of such power | BRL_DAK#0400, MKT9.208, AMK.093-094, TRBB.079, DRM.019g, HUV2.025x | BRL_ATE#153, ADJ.046x, COC#0393x, COC#0648, COC#1682x, COC#2234x | David, Lucas, Milan & Malise | Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00304 | 680 | Persian | Light of the World | ای جویای حقیقت نامه رسید و مقصد معلوم گردید سوال نموده بودید که اگر این جلوه | O thou seeker after Truth! Thy letter was received and thy purpose became known. Thou hast asked: If this divine Revelation is that same heavenly Kingdom which Christ said was nigh | NURA#67, MKT3.246, AKHA_124BE #08 p.v, DWNP_v1#08 p.006-008 | LOTW#67 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0002 | Public address given on 1912-11-08 | 2660 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | God is one, the effulgence of God is one, and humanity constitutes the servants of that one God | ABB.054, BDA1.361n | PUP#121 (p.402-410), FWU.092, SW_v06#01 p.003-005+006-010, PN_1912 p041x | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Human reality created in the image of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | MHMD1.380 | ||||||||
| AB10769 | 70 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ربی و محبوبی و مقصودی آنسنی فی وحدتی و رافقنی فی غربتی و اکشف کربتی و هیمنی | O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend me in my loneliness and accompany me in my exile | BRL_DAK#0238 | BPRY.248-249, TAB.618, VTRM.032 | E. Mahony, KC Porter, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 5] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||
| AB08916 | 90 | mixed | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای ناطق بذکر حق ذکر الهی چون باران و شبنم است که کل و ریاحین را طراوت بخشد و | Remembrance of God is like the rain and dew which bestow freshness and grace on flowers and hyacinths | BRL_DAK#0245, COMP_PDLP#23x, MMK2#132 p.100 | BRL_PMDA#23x, BRL_PDL#23x, COC#1745 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03780 | 190 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نفوس مبارکه هر چند شما در امتحان شدیدی افتاده اید زیرا بعضی بمنتهای قوت | O ye blessed souls! Although ye are undergoing crucial tests in view of the repeated and assiduous attempts of some people to shake the faith of the friends in Los Angeles | MKT3.080, MNMK#129 p.244, MMK1#184 p.204 | SWAB#184, COC#1926x, LOG#0594x, SW_v10#14 p.264-265, BSTW#234, ACOA.062-063 | Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02185 | 260 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما رسید از مضمون مفهوم گردید که الحمد لله قلوب در | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter was received. From its contents it was known that | MKT3.072, MMK1#223 p.270 | SWAB#223, SW_v10#04 p.076-077 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0516 | Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11 | 530 | The proper spirit in which to visit places hallowed by remembrances of Christ... To be a Bahai simply means to love all the world; to love humanity and try to serve it; to work for universal peace and universal brotherhood…. The world in the past has been ruled by force | COMP_WOMENP#025x | BRL_WOMEN#025x, COC#2116x, LOG#2079x, SW_v03#03 p.004-005, SW_v09#07 p.087, SW_v13#05 p.115, SW_v19#02 p.052, VLAB.084x, BNE.071x, BNE.083x, BNE.149x, BLO_PN#002x | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Freedom of thought and action; Humor; jokes; Role and station of women; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01907 | 280 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای بنده صادق بهاء الله نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا | O thou truthful servant of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter was received and its contents brought the utmost joy…. O thou spiritual friend! Thou hast asked about the wisdom of obligatory prayer… I supplicate God that day by day thou mayest become more steadfast, so that like unto an impregnable stronghold | BRL_CONF2018P#22x, MMK2#130 p.099 | BRL_IOPF#2.07x, BRL_CONF2018#22x, TAB.683-684, BWF.368-368x, BSC.466 #869x | Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0220 | Words spoken at Hotel Victoria in Ramleh, 1912-03-21 | 870 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action | از عادت قدیمه است که هر ملتی از ملل را ایام سرور عمومی که جمیع ملت در آن روز | According to ancient custom, every nation has general holidays when all the people rejoice and are glad… In all the prophetic Dispensations, philanthropic affairs were confined to their respective peoples only | BRL_DAK#0394, AYT.349-353, DWNP_v1#07 p.005-007, KHF.275, KHAB.226 (236), KHTB3.101 | BRL_ATE#135, BRL_SOCIAL#085x, LOG#1030x, SW_v09#01 p.008-009 | Call to action; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB08635 | 90 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان چند روز پیش نظر بعکسهای یاران مینمودم از قضا عکس آنحضرت و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A few days ago I was glancing at some photographs of the friends. | BRL_DAK#0174, AHB.133BE #03-04 p.70, YIA.236 | BRL_ATE#109 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00195 | 820 | mixed | Scholarship; Light of the World | الهی الهی تسمع ضجیجی و صریخی و انینی و حنینی فی جنح اللیالی و تری ذلی | O God, my God! Thou hearest my sighs and bitter wailing, my cry and the voice of my lamentation...The Revelation of the Bab may be likened to the sun, its station corresponding to the first sign of the Zodiac - the sign Aries… Pure souls, such as Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, upon him be the Glory of God, spend their nights and days in demonstrating the truth of the Revelation | BRL_DAK#0950, NURA#40, MMK4#080 p.087 | BRL_SCHOLAR#30x, GPB.099-100x, WOB.127x, WOB.167-168x, COC#2219x, LOTW#40 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01290 | Some Answered Questions #025 The Holy Spirit | 350 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | مقصود از روح القدس فیض الهی است و اشعهء ساطعهٴ از مظهر ظهور | By the Holy Spirit is meant the outpouring grace of God and the effulgent rays that emanate from His Manifestation. | MFD#25, OOL.C022.25 | SAQ#25 | Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB01405 | 330 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طائف حول ضریح مطهر حمد کن خدا را که بچنین موهبت الهیه فائز شدی و بچنین | O thou who circlest in adoration round His hallowed Shrine! Render thou thanks unto God for having received so heavenly a bestowal | INBA13:083, INBA59:341b, INBA88:097 | BRL_DAK#0380, MMK6#439, JNM1.452, QT108.051, NFQ.012 | BRL_ATE#129 | Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||
| AB00057 | Some Answered Questions #048 The Difference between Man and Animal | 1420 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | یکدو مرتبه در مسئلهء روح صحبت شد اما نوشته نشد | We have already had one or two conversations on the subject of the spirit but they were not written down. | MFD#48, OOL.C022.48 | SAQ#48, BWF.303-307 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Rational arguments; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||
| AB02310 | 260 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | یا امه الله المهتزه کقضیب رطیب بنسیم محبه الله انی قرئت تحریرک الدال علی فرط | O handmaid of God, who tremblest even as a fresh and tender branch in the winds of the love of God! I have read thy letter... These spiritual assemblies are aided | MNMK#044 p.129, MMK1#038 p.076 | SWAB#038, TAB.089-091, GPB.332x2x, COC#1358x, LOG#0010x, LOG#2072x, BSC.476 #903-904x | Honiara Baha'i Youth | Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| AB04089 | 180 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای منجذبه نفحات الله نغمه زار و آه شرربارت چنان شعله بر افروخت که قلب اهل | ...The Word of God may be likened to the life-giving breezes of the divine springtime. When chanted in spiritual tones, it bestoweth the breath of life | BRL_DAK#0267, BRL_CONF2018P#32x, COMP_PDLP#05x, MMK2#353 p.254 | BRL_CONF2018#32x, BRL_PDL#05x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01317 | 340 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه های متعدد شما رسید انشاء الله یک یک جواب نگاشته میشود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy numerous letters have arrived. God willing | BRL_DAK#0027, PZHN v1#2 p.38 | BRL_ATE#028, MAAN#14 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Petitions to authorities; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05367 | 150 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران پارسی این عبد ضعیف باستان حضرت بی نیاز نماز آرد و از برای شما خواهش | O God! Grant Thy favour, and bestow Thy blessing. Vouchsafe Thy grace, and give a portion of Thy bounty. | ALPA.019a, YARP2.023 p.077 | BRL_APAB#11 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10321 | 60 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | اللهم یا موفق الثابتین فی المیثاق علی الانفاق حبا بنیر الافاق اعانه لمشرق | O Lord, O Thou Who dost bless all those who stand firm in the Covenant by enabling them, out of their love for the Light of the World | MMK1#061 p.093 | SWAB#061 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01410 | 330 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Family Life | ای کنیز مقرب درگاه کبریا مکتوب مرقوم ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد در | O thou favored maidservant in the Threshold of the Almighty! The letter which thou hast written was perused and its contents were noted…. Treat all thy friends and relatives, even strangers, with a spirit of utmost love and kindliness | BRL_DAK#0681, COMP_FAMP#88x, MMK2#009 p.005x | BRL_FAM#88x, TAB.195-196, COC#0845x, BSC.430 #779x, LABC.015x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Prayer for children and youth; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00004 | Madaniyyih (The Secret of Divine Civilization) | 20800 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Secret of Divine Civilization | Secret of Divine Civilization (book) | بدایع حمد و ثنا و جوامع شکر و سپاس درگاه احدیت پروردگاریرا سزاست که از بین کافه | Praise and thanksgiving be unto Providence that out of all the realities in existence He has chosen the reality of man | BLIB_Or.08686, IOM.100, BLIB_Or.08117, | SDCP, AVK3.336.14x, AVK3.222.07x, AVK3.290.13x, AVK3.292.05x, AVK3.324.05x, AVK4.317bx, AVK4.328x, AVK4.339x, MSHR3.097x, OOL.C019 | SDC, WOB.037-038x, WOB.192x, LOG#1061 ¶1x, LOG#1417x, LOG#1682x, LOG#1882x, LOG#1883x, BSC.424 #767.1x, SW_v07#18 p.181-182x, BLO_PT#057, STAB#044, STAB#064 | Treatise addressed anonymously to the entire Persian nation, outlining both the secular and the religious bases of true civilization. Identified by Shoghi Effendi as Abdu'l-Baha's "outstanding contribution to the future reorganization of the world." Presents a defense of Western-style modernization in the face of opposition to the Shah's reforms. Explores the qualities of the spiritually learned through the lens of an Islamic tradition that the learned "must guard himself, defend his faith, oppose his passions and obey the commandments of his Lord". Presents the essential outlines of the Lesser Peace. Argues that religion is the greatest instrument for achieving true civilization, but warns that it can be diverted to the wrong ends. Rejects the possibility of a secular morality based on an "innate sense of human dignity", since "self-love is kneaded into the very clay of man". Issues a call for education reform, borrowing from other cultures as necessary, to restore the ancient glory of Persia. | Bribery and corruption; Call to action; Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Muhammad; Islam; Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Universal education; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | 1 | * | * | MMAH.234 | ||
| AB05834 | 140 | Persian | Light of the World | ای ناظر بملکوت جلال پرتو جمال آفاق عالم را نورانی نمود و فیض رحمانی مبذول | O thou who hast fixed thy gaze upon the Kingdom of Glory! The splendour of the Beauty of the world illumined the whole earth | NURA#37, MMK4#071 p.078, FRH.267-268 | LOTW#37 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Manifestation of God as sun; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03597 | 190 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | الحمد لله در این انجمن نورانی حاضریم و به ملکوت ابهی متوجه آنچه ملاحظه | Praise be to God that ye are present in this radiant assemblage and have turned your faces ... Glad tidings! Glad tidings! The Morn of Guidance hath dawned. | BRL_DAK#0239 | BRL_ATE#051, ADMS#106 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01552 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Canada and Greenland I) | 310 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای بنات و ابناء ملکوت هر چند در اکثر ایالات و مدائن متحده الحمد لله نفحات الله | O ye daughters and sons of the Kingdom! Although in most of the states and cities | MKT3.013, ANDA#71 p.06, FRTB.046 | TDP#05, ADJ.055x, ADJ.057-058x, COF.012ax, BSC.523 #980, SW_v07#10 p.089-090, SW_v09#14 p.168 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 8] | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | UDP.037 | |||||
| AB06767 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو مومن بالله خداوند بی مانند زن و مرد را آفریده که با یکدیگر در نهایت | O ye two believers in God! The Lord, peerless is He, hath made woman and man to abide with each other in the closest companionship | MMK1#092 p.119, AKHB.196, YARP2.627 p.432 | SWAB#092, LOG#0755x | Chastisement and requital; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06934 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نار افروخته عشق الهی حرارت محبه الله در آن قلب نورانی چنان پر شعله و سورت | O living flame of heavenly love! Thine heart hath been so fired with the love of God that from ten thousand leagues afar | MMK1#177 p.199 | SWAB#177, SW_v14#12 p.359 | Ine | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB11113 | 50 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...When the foundation of the Mashrekol-Azkar is laid... a most wonderful and thrilling motion will appear in the world of existence... From that point of light the spirit of teaching ... will permeate to all parts of the world | COF.069x2x, BSC.547 #989 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00710 | 470 | Arabic | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer and Devotional Life | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الغراء البدیعه الانشاء و اجیبک فی هذا الحین | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have read thy brilliant and eloquent letter, and I respond to thee at this time [3.5s]... ...Know thou that in every word and movement of the obligatory prayer there are allusions, mysteries and a wisdom… Know thou that polygamy is not permitted under the law of God, for contentment with one wife hath been clearly stipulated. | BRL_DAK#0438, COMP_PDLP#58x | BRL_PMDA#26x, BRL_PDL#58x, COC#1748x, LOG#1521x | Laws of marriage and dowry; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1153 | Address to the Baha'is at Temple site in Chicago, 1912-05-01 | 280 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | The power which has gathered you here today notwithstanding the cold and windy weather | BDA1.063n | PUP#030 (p.071-072), SW_v03#04 p.008-009, SW_v06#17 p.145-146, PN_1912 p079 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | MHMD1.072 | ||||||||
| AB06359 | 130 | mixed | Light of the World | ای مومن بجمال قدم حضرت احدیت و سلطان ربوبیت بر عرش عظمت استقرار یافت و بجمیع | O thou who hast truly believed in the Ancient Beauty! The King of eternal glory, the sovereign Lord, hath been established upon the throne of grandeur | NURA#44, MMK4#114 p.123 | LOTW#44 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Names and attributes of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00271 | 720 | mixed | Light of the World | یا سلیل الرجل الحبیب نامه شما در اسکندریه رسید مدتی بود خبری نبود لهذا ورود این نمیقه | O thou scion of a cherished friend! Thy letter was received in Alexandria. It was long since there had been any news, and so it brought gladness and joy | NURA#33, MMK4#056 p.063, BSDR.511 | LOTW#33 | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00838 | 690 | mixed | Light of the World | شما بايد هوشيار باشيد و نفوس را از نفثات خفيّه و همسات سرّيّه محافظه نمائيد و ثابت بر ميثاق به نصّ صريح الهی | O friend! It is a long time since any news hath been received from thee. Although, earlier, a letter arrived in which thou hadst asked a question | NURA#64, MMK4#159 p.173x, MMK5#099 p.081x | LOTW#64 | Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00036 | Some Answered Questions #081 Reincarnation | 1720 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | آنچه گفته میشود ما را مقصد بیان حقیقت است توهین عقاید ملل دیگر نیست | Our purpose in what we are about to say is to express the truth and not to denigrate the beliefs of others | MFD#81, OOL.C022.81 | SAQ#81 | Arcs of ascent and descent; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Reincarnation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB11569 | 20 | ...So firm and mighty is this Covenant that from the beginning of time until the present day no religious Dispensation hath produced its like. | WOB.146x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11535 | 20 | ...Whatsoever is latent in the innermost of this holy cycle shall gradually appear and be made manifest | WOB.146x, SW_v13#09 p.253 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03645 | 270 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی شکر کن خدا را که بفیوضات نامتناهیه جمال کبریا هدایت | O faithful servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! Render thanks unto God that through the infinite bounties of the Supreme Beauty thou hast been guided [3.5s]... ...The Mashriqu’l-Adhkar is the lodestone of divine confirmations. The Mashriqu’l-Adhkar is the mighty foundation of the Lord | BRL_DAK#1231, COMP_MASHRIQP#31x, AVK4.149.10x, YIA.321 | BRL_MASHRIQ#31x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02153 | Address to the readers of The Christian Commonwealth, Jan. 1913 | 270 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خداوند عالمیان عالم انسانی را جنت عدن خلق فرموده اگر صلح و سلام و محبت و وفا | The Lord of all mankind hath fashioned this human realm to be a Garden of Eden, an earthly paradise. | MKT4.150, MNMK#119 p.229, MMK1#220 p.265, AKHA_126BE #01 p.b, HHA.234, MJDF.088, NJB_v03#18 p.003, BDA2.098 | SWAB#220, BBBD.195-197, SW_v04#01 p.003, MHMD2.119-120 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Contention and conflict; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB00687 | 470 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | اللهم یا هادی الطالبین الی سبیل الهدی و منقذ التائهین من بیداء الضلاله و | O Thou, my God, Who guidest the seeker to the pathway that leadeth aright, Who deliverest the lost and blinded soul | MKT3.236, MNMK#100 p.184, MMK1#236 p.306, DWNP_v3#02 p.011-013, ADH2.083, ADH2_2#12 p.112, MMG2#313 p.351 | SWAB#236, BPRY.191-193x | Non-participation in politics; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02359 | 690 | mixed | Light of the World | از آيهء مبارکهء قرآن آتيناک سبعاً من المثانی سؤال نموده بودی ، سبعاً من المثانی را علمای رسوم حواميم سبع | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which was written by thy musk-laden pen brought great joy to our hearts | NURA#68, MMK4#170 p.193x, MMK5#306 p.223x, MAS2.074-075x | LOTW#68 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01206 | 360 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | حضرت مستر ويلسن رئيس چهارده مبادی انتشار دادند که اکثر آن در تعاليم بهآء اللّه موجود | O thou green leaf of the Tree of Life! Thy letter was received and from | MMK1#232 p.302x | SWAB#232x, SW_v10#13 p.245 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03742 | 190 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیزان جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید و از قرائت آن سطور سرور موفور حاصل گشت | O handmaids of the beauty of Abha! Your letter hath come, and its perusal brought great joy. Praised be God, the women believers | MKT7.104, MMK1#094 p.120, AKHA_087BE #05 p.04, PYB#227 p.04, TRBB.071, MJTB.084, NJB_v02#06-07 p.012 | SWAB#094 | Chastity and purity; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01528 | Some Answered Questions #028 The Pre-existence of Christ | 320 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | قدم بر دو قسم است قدم ذاتیست که مسبوق بعلت نباشد بلکه وجودش بذاته | Pre-existence is of two kinds. One is essential pre-existence, which is not preceded by a cause | MFD#28, OOL.C022.28 | SAQ#28 | Christ; Christianity; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Manifestation of God as mediator; Word of God sanctified from time and place | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0057 | Public address given on 1912-09-25 | 1500 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In the Orient I was informed of the lofty purposes and wonderful attainments of the American people. When I arrived in this country | PUP#108 (p.337-342) | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Moses; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00787 | 440 | mixed | Excellence in all Things; Scholarship; Social Action; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | اللهم یا من تجلی علی الحقائق النوراء بتجلی العلم و الهدی و میزها عن سائر | O God, O Thou Who hast cast Thy splendour over the luminous realities of men, shedding upon them the resplendent lights of knowledge and guidance, and hast chosen them out of all created things for this supernal grace… The harder they strive to widen the scope of their knowledge | BRL_DAK#0211, MKT1.229, AKHA_124BE #11-12 p.d, TSS.166, TRBB.018, YHA1.373x, QIRT.18 | BRL_SOCIAL#055x, BRL_EXCEL#24x, BRL_SCHOLAR#04x, BPRY.115-16x, COC#0385x, COC#0578x, COC#0789x | Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03797 | 320 | Persian | Excellence in all Things; Scholarship; Social Action | ای یاران الهی اول وصیت این عبد اینست که در عبودیت آستان یزدان سهیم و شریک | O ye friends of God! The first counsel of this servant is this: that ye share fully and be partners in servitude at the Divine Threshold [3.5s]... ...Make ye every effort to improve the Tarbiyat School and to develop order and discipline in this institution. Utilize every means to make this School a garden of the All- Merciful… Good behaviour and high moral character must come first | BRL_DAK#0695, AKHA_131BE #08 p.a, MJTB.118x, MJTB.131bx | BRL_SOCIAL#054x, BRL_SOCIAL#190x, BRL_EXCEL#27x, BRL_SCHOLAR#60x, COC#0622x, COC#0792x | Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00506 | 550 | Persian | Scholarship; Social Action | ای بندگان الهی و یاران من صبح هدی چون از فیوضات بها پرتو بر آفاق انداخت نور | O ye servants of God and my companions! When the morn of guidance, through the outpourings of Glory, cast its radiance upon the horizons [3.5s]... ...Make every effort to acquire the advanced knowledge of the day, and strain every nerve to carry forward the divine civilization. Establish schools that are well organized | INBA59:214b, INBA88:151 | BRL_DAK#0830, MKT4.026, MILAN.184, AKHA_120BE #12 p.b, BSHN.140.488, BSHN.144.481, PYB#101 p.03, MJTB.117x, MHT1b.200 | BRL_SOCIAL#053x, BRL_SOCIAL#185x, BRL_SCHOLAR#03x, COC#0022x, COC#0613x | Hands of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04973 | 160 | Arabic | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا امین الامین انی تلوت نمیقتک البدیعه الانشاء و اطلعت بمضمونها | O trustworthy one among the trustworthy! I have perused thy wondrous letter and become apprised of its contents [3.5s]... ...The vegetable spirit, the animal spirit, and the human spirit—the rational soul, that is—do not return after death to this world of the “first creation” | BRL_DAK#0426, MMK6#448, YMM.275 | BRL_ATE#141x | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Reincarnation; Soul; spirit after death; 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07882 | 100 | Persian | ای امه الله در این کور بدیع که جمال قدیم و نور مبین روحی لاحبائه الفداء از مطلع | O handmaid of God! In this wondrous dispensation in which the Ancient Beauty and the Manifest Light | COMP_WOMENP#009, MKT7.050b | BRL_WOMEN#009, COC#2100 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09240 | 80 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای بنده حق در آستان مبارک مذکوری و در انجمن یاران مشهود بنده درگاهی و بر سر | O thou the servant of the One True God! Thou art remembered at the Threshold of the Blessed One and thou art present in the assemblage… Persevere in the use of the Obligatory Prayer and early morning supplications, so that day by day thine awareness may increase | MMK2#131 p.100 | BRL_IOPF#2.16x | Being a source of light; guidance; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for morning; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02817 | 230 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | حمدا لمن انار الافق الاعلی بضیاء ساطع من شمس الحقیقه علی الارجاء و افاض علی | Praise be to Him Who illumined the highest horizon with the brilliant light of the Sun of Truth, shedding its radiant beams upon every region, and poured forth [3.5s]... ...O servant of the holy threshold! Thou hast asked about those prayers that are beyond what is prescribed | MKT3.254, AVK3.447.01x, AVK4.027.14x | BRL_IOPF#2.23x | Law of obligatory prayer; Monasticism; asceticism; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1450 | Public address given on 1912-06-08 | 220 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The body politic today is greatly in need of a physician. It is similar to a human body... The disease which afflicts the body politic is lack of love | PUP#061 (p.171), BSC.445 #812, SW_v03#10 p.014, SW_v08#10 p.122, SW_v13#09 p.231-232, SW_v07#15 p.148, DWN_v6#05 p.001 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Harmony of science and religion; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0502 | Words spoken at Paster Wagner's church in Paris, 1911-11-26 | 530 | Persian | Paris Talks | جمیع مظاهر مقدسه خدمت بحقیقت فرمودند حضرت موسی ترویج حقیقه فرمود حضرت مسیح | I am deeply touched by the sympathetic words which have been addressed to me... All down the ages the prophets of God have been sent into the world to serve the cause of truth | KHAB.201 (211), KHTB1.210, KHTP.156 | PT#39 p.120, DWN_v3#05 p.034-037, DWN_v4#08-9 p.115-119 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB02252 | 260 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طراز اقلیم راز حرکت آنجناب بسمت طهران بسیار موافق بود سبب شور و وله یاران | O Pride of the Realm of Mystery! Thy movement towards Tehran was indeed most propitious, causing joy and rapture among the friends [3.5s]... ...It is incumbent upon the youth to walk in the footsteps of Hakim and to be trained in his ways, for such important souls as he and his like have now ascended to the Kingdom of Abha | BRL_DAK#0375, AYBY.411 #122, PYB#182 p.38 | BRL_ATE#101x, COC#0645x, COC#2233x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0285 | The Fifth Principle—The Abolition of Prejudices: Words spoken on 1911-11-13 in Paris | 750 | Persian | Paris Talks | از جمله اساس بهاء الله ترک تعصب وطنی و تعصب مذهبی و تعصب جنسی و تعصب سیاسی | Another principle of the teaching of Baha'o'llah is this: That you must renounce all prejudices | AMK.224-228, DWNP_v5#12 p.004-006, KHAB.163 (174), KHTB1.158 | PT#45 p.151, SW_v03#02 p.003-004, DWN_v3#01 p.010-011x | Judas; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3631 | Last recorded words | 10 | You wish me to take some food, and I am going? | GPB.311x, PAB.007, ABCC.462, VLAB.141 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11002 | 50 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | و امّا سئلت عن الّذين توفّوا من اهل الصّلاح قبل ان يسمعوا نداء هذا الظّهور | O thou who hast prayed to the Kingdom of God! I have read thy letter and I have taken knowledge of God as to thy conduct towards the Kingdom | MMK3#037 p.024x | BRL_ATE#052x, TAB.477-478 | Love of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01520 | Some Answered Questions #006 Christ | 320 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بعد حضرت مسیح آمد و گفت که من بروح القدس تولد یافتم اگر چه حال | Afterwards Christ appeared, saying, “I am born of the Holy Spirit.” If it is easy today | MFD#06, OOL.C022.06 | SAQ#06 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00409 | 600 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو حقیقت جو نامه شما رسید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گشت مکاتیبیکه از پیش | O ye two seekers after truth! Your letter was received and its contents noted. As for the letters ye had previously sent, not all were received | MNMK#150 p.279, MMK1#163 p.187 | SWAB#163, LOG#0692x, SW_v02#05 p.003-004, SW_v14#01 p.036-037 | Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03135 | 210 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نشان بهائیان نقش فرموده ای بسیار بدیع است ولی باید نشانه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou didst trace a design for a Baha'i emblem | BRL_DAK#0016 | BRL_ATE#017, MAAN#03 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02936 | 220 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دوستان حقیقی جمال ابهی امرالله در این ایام در جمیع اقطار قوت گرفته و روز | O ye the sincere loved ones of the Abha Beauty! In these days the Cause of God, the world over, is fast growing in power | MMK1#194 p.226, HDQI.229, ANDA#19 p.05 | SWAB#194, SW_v15#01 p.021, DWN_v6#09 p.002bx | Call to action; Consultation; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02887 | 220 | Persian | Consultation; Family Life | ای بنده الهی در خصوص مشورت پدر با پسر و پسر با پدر در کسب و تجارت استفسار | Regarding thy question about consultation of a father with his son, or a son with his father, in matters of trade and commerce, consultation is one of the fundamental elements of the foundation of the Law of God | COMP_FAMP#53x, MKT4.032, AKHA_118BE #11-12 p.d, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.25x, MJMJ2.023bx, MMG2#251 p.282x, YHA1.365x (2.730) | BRL_CONSULT#17x, BRL_FAM#53x, COC#0183x, COC#0847x, LOG#0765x | Business; financial; property matters; Consultation; Prayer for detachment; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08838 | 90 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | Close thine eyes to all things else, and open them to the realm of the All-Glorious | ای متوجه الی الله چشم از جمیع ماسوی بربند و بملکوت ابهی برگشا آنچه خواهی از | O thou who art turning thy face towards God! Close thine eyes to all things else, and open them to the realm of the All-Glorious. Ask whatsoever thou wishest of Him alone | MMK1#022 p.049, AKHA_105BE #06 p.03, KHMT.193, DUR1.415, MJMJ1.085, MMG2#037 p.038, MJH.033b, MMJA.006, YQAZ.212b, YQAZ.433 | SWAB#022 | S. Tirandaz, E. Mahony, N. Ma'ani, L. Slott | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||
| AB12080 | 230 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای دوستان حقیقی عبدالبهاء این دم بیاد شما افتادم یعنی قریب غروبست و از کثرت | O ye true friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! At this moment my thoughts are turned towards you | BRL_DAK#0886, COMP_MASHRIQP#09 | BRL_MASHRIQ#09 | Angels; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11827 | 280 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای بنده جانفشان جمال مبارک نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۰ ربیع الثانی مرقوم نموده بودید | O thou devoted servant of the Blessed Beauty! The letter thou didst write on the 20th of Rabi'u'th-Thani [3.5s]... ...Thou hadst written that the friends intend to contribute towards the cost of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar. This news imparted infinite joy | BRL_DAK#0373, COMP_MASHRIQP#23x | BRL_MASHRIQ#23x | East and West; communication between East and West; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10395 | 280 | Persian | Light of the World | آن مظلوم آفاق با جميع خلق در نهايت خضوع و خشوع معامله ميفرمود . اين مدّت مديده | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated 23 May 1921 was received and its contents were noted. The complaints of the two parties are continuous | NURA#20, MMK4#024 p.024x | LOTW#20 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00420 | Some Answered Questions #064 The Station of Man and His Progress after Death | 600 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | چون در کائنات ببصر بصیرت نظر کنیم ملاحظه شود که محصور در سه قسم است | When we examine all things with the eye of discernment, we observe that they are generally confined to three categories | MFD#64, OOL.C022.64 | SAQ#64, BWF.331-333, LOG#1834x | Arcs of ascent and descent; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Differences in human capacity; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB00062 | Some Answered Questions #082 The Unity of Existence | 1340 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدانکه این مسألهٴ وحدة الوجود قدیم است تخصیص بثیاسفه و صوفیه ندارد | Know that the idea of the unity of existence is ancient and is not restricted to the Theosophists and the Sufis alone. | MFD#82, OOL.C022.82 | SAQ#82 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | |||||||
| AB00827 | 430 | Persian | ای سلاله حضرت خلیل الحمد لله آنچه در الواح مبارک باسراایل تبشیر فرموده اند و در مکاتیب | O scion of Abraham! [3.5s]... ...Praise be to God that whatsoever hath been announced in the Blessed Tablets unto the Israelites, and the things explicitly written in the letters of Abdu'l-Baha, are all being fulfilled | MKT3.363, AVK3.248.10x, AVK4.470x, PYB#216 p.28x, PYB#257 p.23x, TAH.023x, MJMJ2.109x, MMG2#452 p.499x | ADJ.055-056x | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00278 | Some Answered Questions #046 Transformation of Species | 710 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | آمدیم بر سر مسئلهء تغییر نوع و ترقی اعضا یعنی انسان از عالم حیوان آمده | We now come to the question of the transformation of species and the evolution of organs | MFD#46, OOL.C022.46 | SAQ#46, BWF.301-303 | R. Peterson [track 10] | Evolution; human evolution; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||
| AB02866 | 220 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی و موئلی عند لهفی و ملجائی و مهربی عند اضطرابی و ملاذی و معاذی عند | O Lord, my God and my Haven in my distress! My Shield and my Shelter in my woes! My Asylum and Refuge | BRL_DAK#1185, MKT1.198, MJMJ2.074b, MMG2#378 p.423 | BPRY.132-133 | E. Mahony, The PNW Crew, T. Ellis, K. Porray | Love of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for healing; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for protection; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2403 | Evil: Words spoken ca. 1912-12-26 in London | 100 | Paris Talks | Evil is imperfection. Sin is the state of man in the world of the baser nature | PT#56 p.190 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Education of children; moral education; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01467 | 320 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بشیرالهی نامه تو چون دیوان محامد و نعوت جمال مبارک بود نهایت فرح و سرور | O Bashír-i-Ilahí! Thy letter was like unto a treasury of poems in glorification and praise of the Blessed Beauty. It hath imparted the utmost joy and gladness | INBA85:086 | NURA#16, MMK4#016 p.015, AHB.121BE #10 p.333, AHB.131BE #1-2 p.44, BSHI.038-039, BSHI.161-162 | LOTW#16 | Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB01174 | 360 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ی بندگان جمال مبارک ... اين معلوم و واضحست که اليوم تأييدات غيبيّهء الهيّه شامل مبلّغين است | O servants of the Blessed Beauty! It is a well known fact that, owing to the frequency of disturbances, the work of delivering the Message | MMK1#209 p.255x, AKHA_107BE #05 p.06x, AKHA_103BE #08 p.04x, AVK3.495.13x, AVK4.241.06x, MAS5.082x | SWAB#209x, TAB.390-392, BWF.385-386x, BSC.493 #950x | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Pioneering; travel teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01594 | 310 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای گلهای گلشن محبت الله و ای سراجهای روشن انجمن معرفت الله علیکم نفحات الله و | O ye roses in the garden of God's love! O ye bright lamps in the assemblage of His knowledge! May the soft breathings of God | INBA59:138 | MKT1.476, MMK1#210 p.256, AKHA_118BE #01-04 p.ب, BSHN.140.368, BSHN.144.366, DWNP_v5#06 p.004, MHT1a.109, MHT1b.067 | SWAB#210 | The Badasht Project | Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB00611 | 500 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای منادی و ایادی امر الله مکتوب شما مرموق و رق مسطور منظور گردید تکلیف در | O herald and Hand of the Cause of God! Thy letter was perused and its contents were noted. The duty [3.5s]... ...All government employees, whether of high or low rank, should, with perfect integrity, probity and rectitude, content themselves with the modest stipends and allowances that are theirs | BRL_DAK#0371, COMP_TRUSTP#60x, AVK3.272x, AVK3.286.15x, PYK.243 | BRL_TRUST#59x, COC#2071x, LOG#1477x | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00644 | 490 | mixed | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | پاک یزدانا بیناای و شنوا مقتدری و توانا صیت نبا عظیم در جمیع اقالیم منتشر و | O Thou Pure God! Thou art the Seer and the Hearer! Thou art the Powerful and the Mighty! The fame of Thy Most Great Cause… O ye true friends! Day and night ‘Abdu’l‑Baha calleth his loved ones to mind, and with every breath | INBA75:087 | BRL_DAK#0065, MKT2.136, MILAN.200, AKHA_130BE #13 p.a, DWNP_v5#07-8 p.001-002x, BCH.005, ADH2_1#53 p.081, MJMJ1.081, MMG2#047 p.047, MJH.031, YHA1.016x | BRL_ATE#092x, TAB.574-576 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Oneness; unity of religion; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for peace and unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0394 | Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-24 | 630 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | You are welcome this afternoon, most welcome. I am ever happy to see you. I ask God that meeting me... O Thou merciful God! O Thou Who art mighty and powerful! | BPRY.087-088x, PUP#022 (p.054-056), SW_v03#03 p.020-021 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00116 | 1200 | mixed | Light of the World | سبحانک اللهم تقدس ادنی ایه من ایات ملکوتک عن المحامد و النعوت فی جمیع الشئون... درین ایام صنادید شیطانرا اسیر خذلان کرد و فسادشانرا واضح و عیان | Glorified art Thou, O God! The least of the signs of Thy Kingdom is, under all conditions, sanctified above all description and praise | UMich962.140-141x, UMich991.097-098x | NURA#41, MMK4#081 p.090x, ASAT3.041-042x, ASAT4.058x, AVK1.009.10x, AVK4.015.13x, AVK4.308x | LOTW#41 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Impossibility of true worship of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0626 | The Evolution of Matter and Development of the Soul: Words spoken on 1911-11-03 in Paris | 460 | Paris Talks | Paris is becoming very cold, so cold that I shall soon be obliged to go away | PT#20 p.060 | Evolution; human evolution; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12077 | 240 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای بنده صادق الهی حضرت ابن ابهر مرقوم نموده اند که آن یار رحمانی بصرافت طبع | ...As to the design of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar: it should resemble the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar of ‘Ishqabad. That is, it must be a nine-sided edifice | BRL_DAK#0694, COMP_MASHRIQP#36x, QUM.274-275 | BRL_MASHRIQ#36x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08817 | 90 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | در اين امر مبارک مسئله ايتام بسيار اهميّت دارد ايتام را بايد نهايت نوازش نمود | In this holy Cause the question of orphans hath the utmost importance. The greatest consideration must be shown towards orphans | MMK1#112 p.134x | SWAB#112x, LOG#0472x, DAS.1914-06-17, SW_v07#13 p.122x, SW_v09#07 p.088x, SW_v09#10 p.115-116x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06012 | 130 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی تو بینا و آگاهی که ملجا و پناهی جز تو نجسته و نجویم و بغیر از سبیل محبتت | O God, my God! Thou seest me, Thou knowest me; Thou art my Haven and My | INBA13:354, INBA72:117a, INBA75:048, NLAI_BH_AB.023 | BRL_DAK#0234, MKT1.487b, MILAN.213, AKHA_133BE #09 p.a, DWNP_v5#10 p.008, DUR2.110, ADH2.058, ADH2_2#03 p.090, MJMJ1.053, MJMJ2.113, MMG2#026 p.027, MJH.013 | BPRY.133-134, SW_v14#01 p.001, DWN_v4#04 p.091, BP1926.014-015 | S. Taefi [track 15], R. Yazhari, M. Sparrow, K. Porray, The Joburg Baha'i Choir, Strong Steep | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power of prayer; Prayer for nearness to God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| AB00676 | The Rejection of the Manifestations of God in Every Age | 480 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | وقتی که حضرت ابراهیم مبعوث شد و تأسیس شریعت الله نمود و تعالیم جدیده انتشار داد | When Abraham was sent forth, however much He expounded the truth, established the religion of God | BRL_TTTP#06 | BRL_TTT#06, TTCT.06-08 | Belief and denial; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB01452 | 330 | mixed | Light of the World | یا من ذاق حلاوه کل بلاء فی سبیل الله و قام بروحه و ذاته و کینونته علی خدمه | O thou who hast tasted of the sweetness of every affliction in the path of God, who hast arisen with thy spirit, thy being, and thine inmost essence to serve His Cause and to exalt His Word | NURA#23, MMK4#027 p.025 | LOTW#23 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0008 | Public address at Stanford University on 1912-10-08 | 2330 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | اعظم منقبت عالم انسانی علم است زیرا کشف حقایق اشیاست و چون امروز خود را در | The greatest attainment in the world of humanity has ever been scientific | BRL_DAK#0654, KHF.207, KHAB.380 (386), KHTB2.267, NJB_v05#01 p.001 | PUP#110 (p.348-355), SW_v03#12 p.010-014, ECN.267 | Harmony of science and religion; High station of learning; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of transformation and change; Need for an educator; Power of the mind over nature; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB02712 | 230 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو نفس مومن موقن نامه رسید الحمد لله خبرهای خوشی داشت کلیفورنیا استعداد | O ye two faithful and assured souls! The letter was received. Praise be to God, it imparted good tidings…. Those souls who during the war have served the poor and have been in the Red Cross Mission work | MMK1#081 p.113x, MMK1#164 p.190x | SWAB#081x, SWAB#164x, SW_v10#19 p.339-340, BSTW#039 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0457 | The Second Principle—The Unity of Mankind: Words spoken on 1911-11-11 in Paris | 570 | Persian | Paris Talks | دیروز ذکر کردیم اول چیزی که برای انسان لازم تحری حقیقت است و در تحری حقیقت | Yesterday I spoke to you of the First Principle of the Teaching of Baha'o'llah, the Search after Truth | BRL_DAK#1226, DWNP_v6#02 p.002-004, KHAB.157 (168), KHTB1.151, KHTP.103 | PT#42 p.141, SW_v03#01 p.004-005, DWN_v3#01 p.010x | Differences in human capacity; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB01264 | 350 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منادی پیمان آنچه که بجناب میرزا احمد مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از ریاض | O summoner to the Covenant! I have perused what thou hadst written to Mírza Aḥmad. I inhaled a sweet fragrance from the gardens of its meanings… In the Dispensation of Abraham, by “immolation” was meant attainment to the station of sacrifice, not butchery and the shedding of blood. | BRL_DAK#0794, MKT2.328 | BRL_ATE#070, ADMS#078 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03674 | 190 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید در جواب مجبور باختصارم شکر کن خدا را که موفق | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! In reply to thy letter, I am obliged to be brief: Praise thou God that thou hast succeeded in becoming a teacher of young Baha'ís | BRL_DAK#0383, MKT8.050b, TRBB.050, FRH.091-092 | BRL_ATE#152, COC#0614 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00444 | Lawh-i-Ayat (Tablet of the Signs) | 590 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | Lawh-i-Ayat (Tablet of the Signs) | سبحان من انشا الوجود و ابدع کل موجود و بعث المخلصین مقاما محمود و اظهر الغیب | Praise be to Him Who hath made the world of being, and hath fashioned all that is, Him Who hath raised up the sincere to a station of honour | INBA13:398, INBA55:229, INBA59:148, INBA88:051, UMich962.092-094, UMich991.047-051 | BRL_DAK#0958, MKT1.137, MNMK#021 p.099, MMK1#004 p.013, AKHA_124BE #02-03 p.v, BCH.130, DLH2.223, OOL.C008 | SWAB#004, SW_v09#03 p.032-034, DWN_v3#08 p.070-073, STYLE.043x | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | x | * | * | ||||
| AB01253 | 350 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای دوستان حضرت رحمن و ای طیور فردوس ایقان و ای سراجهای محفل امکان و ای اشجار | O ye that are enamoured of the divine Beauty! O ye that are enraptured by the true Beloved! In this day when the fierce gales of tests | INBA13:125 | BRL_CONF2018P#20x, MMK2#012 p.007, MMG2#174 p.201x | BRL_CONF2018#20x | Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB02454 | 250 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ایها المختارون ایها الثابتون ایها المنادون ایها المخلصون انی اشکر ربی الاعلی | O ye who are chosen! O ye who are firm! O ye who are calling! O ye who are sincere! Verily, I praise my supreme Lord for choosing you | INBA89:244 | BRL_DAK#0402 | BRL_ATE#139, TAB.018-019 | Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB00263 | 720 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ای که بتاریخ ششم اپریل ۱۹۰۶ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید از | O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter dated 6 April 1906 hath been received. Thou hast written that Mrs. ... hath regained her health. | ASAT2.179-180x, MAS2.064-067 | BRL_ATE#036, BLO_PT#153 | Education of children; moral education; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0660 | Good Ideas Must Be Carried into Action: Words spoken on 1911-11-08 in Paris | 440 | Persian | Paris Talks | جمیع ملل عالم از حیثیت اقوال کاملند جمیع ذکر میکنند که محب خیرند جمیع میگویند صدق | All over the world one hears beautiful sayings extolled and noble precepts admired. All men say they love what is good… Strive, that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers | BRL_DAK#1228, AMK.246-247, DWNP_v6#05 p.002, KHF.284, KHAB.137 (148), KHTB1.127, KHTP.086, NJB_v02#14-16 p.018 | PT#26 p.076 | Gonçalo & Nabil, J. Crone | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||
| AB00360 | 630 | Persian | Light of the World | ای یاران حقیقی و دوستان الهی شمع روشن است و قرن جمال ابهی گلزار و گلشن فجر | O ye true friends and loved ones of God! The Candle shineth resplendent, and the century of the Abha Beauty is even as a flowering rose-garden | NURA#03, MMK4#037 p.041 | LOTW#03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11614 | 10 | ...heavenly illumination stream to all the peoples of the world | COF.121x, COF.132x, GPB.397x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB07769 | 760 | mixed | قد خلقت یا الهی حقیقه الانسان و انشئت یا محبوبی ذاتیه الاکوان لظهور آثار | The loved ones of God must, in accordance with the Divine Texts, show forth the utmost obedience and submission unto government [3.5s]... ...It is incumbent upon every one not to take any step without consulting the Spiritual Assembly | BRL_DAK#1236, AVK3.270.12x | GPB.332x, BADM.021bx | Justice and wrath of God; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Review of publications; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00394 | Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr? | 610 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران رحمانی من در این ایام خبری پر روح و ریحان از آنسامان رسید که الحمد لله | O ye spiritual friends! In these days, most soul-uplifting tidings have reached from that region, for which praise be to God [3.5s]... ...the first condition is absolute love and harmony amongst the members of the assembly. | MKT3.505, MMK1#045 p.084x, MILAN.153, AKHA_134BE #14 p.548, AVK3.409.04x, AVK4.311x, MMG2#373 p.416x, HYB.094, YARD.054x | SWAB#045x, BADM.022-023x, COC#0176x, COC#1372x, COC#1373x | Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | x | * | - | ||||||
| AB02723 | 230 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مشکین نفس تربت مقدسه مشک حقیقت است و عنبر و عبیر در مشام مظاهر | O thou musk-scented pilgrim! The Holy Shrine is the quintessential musk, the ambergris and sweet fragrance | BRL_DAK#0460, MAS9.034 | BRL_ATE#118 | Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07020 | 120 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | انّ عبدالبهآء یشمّ رائحة محبّة اللّه من کلّ محفل تنطقین فیه بکلمة اللّه و تذکرین الحجج و البراهین | ...Verily, ‘Abdu’l‑Baha inhaleth the fragrance of the love of God from every meeting place where the Word of God is uttered | MNMK#068 p.144x, MMK1#053 p.089x | SWAB#053x | Methods of teaching the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual baptism; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01404 | 330 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای شعله محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی سبب سرور گردید زیرا آنمکتوب مانند | O thou flame of God's love! What thou hast written hath brought great joy, for thy letter was as a garden from which roses of inner meanings | MKT2.269, MMK1#155 p.177, AVK1.093x | SWAB#155, TAB.722-723, BWF.371-372x, BSC.469 #877x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10265 | 70 | Persian | یا من تمسک بالعره الوثقی بدان عروه وثقی که از اول ابداع در زبر و الواح و صحف | O thou who hast clung to the Most Firm Handle! [3.5s]... ...Know thou that the 'Sure Handle' mentioned from the foundation of the world in the Books, the Tablets and the Scriptures of old is naught else but the Covenant and the Testament | MMK6#050, ASAT4.333 | GPB.238x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00121 | 990 | mixed | Light of the World | و انک انت یا الهی قد خلقت الاکوان و برئت الانسان و ذرئت الموجودات و اوجدت | O my God! Verily, Thou hast created the universe and fashioned the human soul. Thou hast brought forth the entire creation | INBA89:085 | NURA#63, MMK4#158 p.170x, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.48x, AKHA_120BE #08-09 p.414x | GPB.238x, GPB.238-239x, LOTW#63 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Creation of the world; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00696 | 470 | Persian | Consultation; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما رسید ولی از کثرت مشاغل جواب مختصر مرقوم میشود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received, yet due to the press of manifold occupations, a brief reply is being penned [3.5s]... ...You have asked as to the feast in every Baha’í month. This feast is held to foster comradeship and love | MKT3.502, MKT2.302, MMK1#050 p.088x, AKHA_134BE #16 p.623, AVK3.138.11x | BRL_CONSULT#16x, SWAB#050x, COC#0182x, COC#0925x, LOG#0580x | Consultation; Elections; House of Justice; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Nineteen-Day Feast; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0735 | The Clouds That Obscure the Sun of Truth: Words spoken on 1911-10-27 in Paris | 400 | Persian | Paris Talks | در انجیل میفرماید هر وقت حضرت مسیح میاید سوار بر ابر است جمال مبارک در تفسیر | The day is fine, the air is pure, the sun shines, no mist nor cloud obscures its radiance. These brilliant rays penetrate into all parts of the city | DWNP_v5#10 p.002-003, KHF.206, KHAB.098 (107), KHTB1.076 | PT#12 p.034, PN_1911 p021 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB11448 | 30 | ...Every proof and prophecy every manner of evidence, whether based on reason or on the text | WOB.127-128x | Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Twin Manifestations | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11547 | 20 | ...If so helpless a creature can be endowed with so subtle a capacity, how much more efficacious | WOB.127x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04980 | 160 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | یا من امتلا قلبه حبا بجمال الله انی تلوت رقیمک الکریم و رتلت کلماتک الناطقه | O thou whose heart hath been filled with love for the beauty of God!… O God, my God! Thou art my Hope and my Beloved, my highest Aim and Desire! | INBA59:194c | BRL_DAK#0229, ADH2.115x, ADH2_3#07 p.148x, MJMJ1.023x, MMG2#218 p.245x, MJH.068ax | BRL_ATE#110x, BPRY.056-057x, TAB.329-330, BSC.428 #775 | T. Ellis | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB04779 | 160 | Persian | Social Action | ای سمی سید حصور بحر الطاف بی پایان چنان برجی باوج زد که سواحل کائنات از فیض | O namesake of the Chaste One! The sea of bounty hath surged so high as to flood the shores of existence | INBA17:103 | BRL_DAK#0889, MKT4.076, AKHA_128BE #08 p.a, ANDA#66 p.06 | BRL_SOCIAL#025 | Call to action; Power of the mind over nature; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB02532 | 240 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب بشیر تحریر نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید و معلوم | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to his honor Bashir was perused, and it became known [3.5s]... ...The residence is under all conditions the property of the first-born son, irrespective of whether or not the deceased | INBA87:243, INBA52:248 | BRL_ATE#053x, BRL_UHJ1996-07-01#4 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Law of inheritance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12079 | 240 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای ثابتان بر عهد و پیمان دفتری که بجهت تاسیس مشرق الاذکار و توابع آن مریضخانه | O ye who are firm in the Covenant and Testament of God! The notebook containing your plans for the establishment of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar and its dependencies | BRL_DAK#0703, COMP_MASHRIQP#28 | BRL_MASHRIQ#28 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11311 | 40 | ...The East hath verily been illumined with the light of the Kingdom. Ere long | WOB.079x | East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11464 | 30 | ...The prestige of the Faith of God has immensely increased. Its greatness is now manifest | WOB.079x, COC#0264x, COC#1532x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00351 | 630 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای ابناء ملکوت نامه شما رسید در وقتیکه حال صعب و عسیر بود و وصول نامه مشکل و مستحیل | O ye sons of the Kingdom! At a time when conditions were most difficult and oppressive and the reception of letters hard and impracticable… In the future, God willing, there will be erected throughout all the regions | BRL_DAK#0714, COMP_MASHRIQP#15x | BRL_MASHRIQ#15x, TAB.435-438, BWF.414-415x, BSTW#078 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01909 | 280 | Persian | Huqúqu'lláh | ای بنده صادق حق الحق جانفشانی و فداای جمال مبارک قوت تاییدات اسم اعظم مشاهده | O faithful servant of God! The sacrifice and devotion shown in service to the Blessed Beauty are truly a manifestation of the confirmations and power of the Most Great Name [3.5s]... ...Huquq is applied on everything one possesseth. However, if a person hath paid the Huquq on a certain property, and the income from that property is equal to his needs | BRL_DAK#0887, BRL_HUQUQP#047x, AVK4.233.09x, MAS2.054bx, MSBH4.043 | BRL_HUQUQ#047x, COC#1166x, LOG#1042x | House of Justice; Law of Huququ'llah; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0096 | Public address given on 1912-07-24 | 1250 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In the world of existence there is nothing so important as spirit, nothing so essential as the spirit of man | PUP#085 (p.239-243), BSC.362 #690, SW_v04#07 p.115-117, SW_v08#08 p.085-088 | Man's distinction from the animal; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of the mind over nature; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03459 | 200 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز خدا هر زنی که کنیز خدا گردد آن فخر امپراطورهای عالم است زیرا منسوب بخداست | O thou maidservant of God! Every woman who becometh the maidservant of God outshineth in glory the empresses of the world | MKT3.079, MMK1#093 p.119 | SWAB#093 | Mary Magdalene; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Role and station of women; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00556 | Some Answered Questions #004 Abraham | 530 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | دارندهء این قوه و مؤید این قوه از جمله حضرت ابراهیم بود و برهان بر این | Among those who possessed this divine power and were assisted by it was Abraham. | MFD#04, OOL.C022.04 | SAQ#04, GPB.107-108x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB04482 | 170 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ورقه شجره حیات شجره حیات که در کتاب مقدس مذکور حضرت بهاء الله است و بنات | O leaf upon the Tree of Life! The Tree of Life, of which mention is made in the Bible, is Baha'u'llah, and the daughters of the Kingdom are the leaves | MMK1#028 p.054, BBBD.450-451 | SWAB#028, BBBD.451-452 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05129 | 150 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه اخیر از بادکوبه رسید و همچنین مکتوبی با رساله مطبوع از | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy most recent letter hath arrived from Baku. | BRL_DAK#0022 | BRL_ATE#023, MAAN#09 | Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00139 | 940 | mixed | در این وقت که بلبل گلزار بقا قصد آشیان وفا نموده و شاهد انجمن عاشقین عزم دیار | At this hour, when the nightingale of the eternal rose garden hath taken wing toward the nest of faithfulness, and the Beloved of the gathering of lovers hath departed for His realm [3.5s]... ...Such hath been the interposition of God that the joy evinced by them hath been turned to chagrin and sorrow, so much so that the Persian consul-general in Baghdad regrets exceedingly | BRL_DAK#0787, MMK4#035 p.035, AHB.121BE #07 p.226, TZH4.299, HHA.015-020, MSHR2.169x | GPB.150x, ABCC.016-017x | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01624 | 310 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها الناطقه بالثناء علی الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الناطقه بتحیرک فی بعض الاحکام | O thou who art voicing the praises of thy Lord! I have read thy letter, wherein thou didst express astonishment | MNMK#039 p.125, MMK1#137 p.153 | SWAB#137, TAB.055-056, BSC.474 #896x | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of transformation and change; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00099 | Some Answered Questions #078 Strikes | 1120 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | از مسئله اعتصاب سؤال نمودید . در این مسئله مشکلات عظیمه حاصل شده و میشود | You have asked about strikes. Great difficulties have arisen and will continue to arise from this issue. | MFD#78, OOL.C022.78 | SAQ#78, BWF.280-284x | Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Relationship between government and people; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00860 | 420 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دوستان الهی جمال رحمانی و هیکل صمدانی و سلطان سریر عزت و ملیک ملک رحمانیت | O friends of God! The Beauty of the All-Merciful, the Temple of the Self-Subsisting, the Sovereign upon the throne of glory, and the King of the realm of the All-Merciful [3.5s]... ...Not a single morn did He find comfort; not a single night did He repose in peace. So intense did His tribulations become | MMK2#046 p.034 | BRL_ATE#064x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07264 | 110 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده بهاء تعلیم اطفال و تربیت نونهالهای جنت ابهی از اعظم خدمات درگاه | O servant of Bahá! [3.5s]... ...Among the greatest of all services that can possibly be rendered by man to Almighty God is the education and training of children | MMK1#106 p.130x, AKHA_103BE #09-10 p.07, MJTB.066 | SWAB#106x, LOG#0500x | Education of children; moral education; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06198 | 130 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دو نفس محترم نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم و قلب محزون گردید که آن دو شخص | O ye two honourable souls! Your letter was received and its contents noted. My heart was saddened | BRL_DAK#0230 | BRL_ATE#058 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Law of divorce; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0094 | Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-11-09 | 1260 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The address delivered last evening in the Jewish synagogue evidently disturbed some | PUP#122 (p.411-415), SW_v06#02 p.011-013+016 | Christ; Christianity; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08487 | 90 | mixed | Memories of Nine Years in Akka; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | الهی الهی انلنی کاس العطاء و نور وجهی بنور الهدی و ثبتنی علی الوفاء و | O God, my God! Give me to drink from the cup of Thy bestowal and illumine my face | BRL_DAK#0056, ADH2.053, ADH2_2#01 p.086, MJMJ1.026, MMG2#198 p.226, MJH.069b, AHDW.034, KNSA.272x | BRL_APAB#16, DAS.1913-10-17, MNYA.378x, SW_v14#06 p.167 | almunajat.com [item 12] | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB00398 | 610 | Arabic | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Life of Thomas Breakwell, The | Tablet of Visitation for Thomas Breakwell | ایها المستبشر ببشارات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الجدید و حمدت الله علی وصولک | O thou who art gladdened by the tidings of God! Thy latest letter hath reached me, and I have offered praise unto God for thy safe arrival [3.5s]... ...Grieve thou not over the ascension of my beloved Breakwell, for he hath risen unto a rose garden of splendors within the Abha Paradise | BRL_DAK#0187, MNMK#040 p.126x, MNMK#054 p.137x, MMK1#158 p.182x, MMK1#159 p.184x, DSDS.110x | SWAB#158x, SWAB#159x, TAB.450-453, BWF.387-388x, SW_v05#19 p.296-297, SW_v03#13 p.016, BSTW#043ax, BSTW#052kx | L. Slott | Consolation and comfort; Differences in human capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||
| AB09928 | 70 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت پیمان در شرف حرکت بسمت غرب هستم لهذا فرصت تحریر مفصل نیست نطقهای | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! I am on the verge of setting out towards the West. | BRL_DAK#0023 | BRL_ATE#024, MAAN#10 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications; Theosophy; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04657 | 160 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنت ملکوت نامه تو رسید مانند آهنگ عندلیب الهی بود که شهنازش سبب فرح قلوب | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It was like the melody of the divine nightingale | MNMK#131 p.245, MMK1#183 p.203 | SWAB#183, BSC.546 #987, SW_v10#14 p.272 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05420 | Some Answered Questions #068 Two Kinds of Fate | 150 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | قضا دو قسم است یکی محتوم است و دیگری مشروط که معلق گفته میشود | Fate is of two kinds: one is irrevocable and the other is conditional, or, as it is said, impending. | MFD#68, OOL.C022.68 | SAQ#68 | Free will and predestination; fate; Law of cause and effect; Life and death; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB02770 | 530 | mixed | Light of the World | ای ورقاء حدیقه وفاء و ای حمامه ایکه ثناء ... اليوم اکثر ناس از قوّت عهد و ميثاق الهی غافل و ذاهلند | O thou dove of the rose-garden of faithfulness! O nightingale of the groves of praise to the Abha Beauty! May the glory of God | NURA#66, MMK4#162 p.178x, MSHR5.300x | LOTW#66 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01587 | 310 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای سمندر نار موقده در سدره سیناء جمال مبارک روحی و ذاتی و کینونتی لارقائه | O phoenix of that immortal flame kindled in the sacred Tree! Baha'u'llah | MKT9.141, MMK1#204 p.242, AYBY.334 #017, PYB#186 p.04, KHSH09.006, ASAM.000b | SWAB#204, BWF.354-355, SW_v14#12 p.357-358, DWN_v1#09 p.002 | Ahdieh | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0403 | Public address given on 1912-07-05 | 620 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The Divine Sovereignty is an ancient sovereignty; not an accidental sovereignty. | PUP#079 (p.218-220), SW_v04#05 p.087+089-090 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; God's attributes require the existence of objects; Infinity and eternity; Literal interpretation; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11576 | 10 | ...In this day, assemblies of consultation are of the greatest importance and a vital necessity. Obedience unto them is essential and obligatory. | BADM.021cx | Consultation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00551 | 530 | mixed | Consultation; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران حقیقی جمع بشر نوع انسان بمثابه اطفال دبستانند و مطالع نور و مظاهر | O true companions! All humankind are as children in a school, and the Dawning-Points of Light, the Sources of divine revelation, are the teachers | INBA59:167 | BRL_DAK#0170, MMK1#102 p.125, AVK3.330.06x, TRBB.044, MJTB.070, YIA.333-334 | SWAB#102, BRL_CONSULT#19x, COC#0185x, LOG#0588x, LOG#0712x, LOG#0999x | Consultation; Education of children; moral education; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of learning; Manifestation of God as educator; Prayer for governments and rulers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB10976 | 50 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خدای مهربان این درختان را زینت جنّت ابهی نما و بفیض آسمانی پرورش ده | ...O Thou kind Lord! Grant that these trees may become the adornment of the Abha Paradise | HUV2.014x | BRL_APAB#06x, BRL_CHILD#21x | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08712 | 250 | ...Now in the world of being the Hand of divine power hath firmly laid the foundations | BRL_DAK#1233 | BADM.015-016x, WOB.111x, WOB.205x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11810 | 460 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای افنان سدره مبارکه نامه ای که بیکی از یاران مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O Afnan of the blessed Tree! The letter thou didst write to one of the friends was perused [3.5s]... ...consider thou the manner in which Ḥají Mírza Muḥammad-Taqí Afnan, that sanctified spirit and confirmed soul, arose to serve this great Cause | BRL_DAK#0439, COMP_MASHRIQP#29x, TISH.583-584 | BRL_MASHRIQ#29x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0410 | Address to the Baha'is at Unity Feast in West Englewood, 1912-06-29 | 610 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This is a delightful gathering; you have come here with sincere intentions, and the purpose | NJB_v14#05 p.158n | PUP#076 (p.213-215) | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0900 | Address to a group of Bahá'í women at Hotel La Salle in Chicago, 1912-05-02 | 340 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | When we look upon the kingdoms of creation below man, we find three forms or planes of existence | PUP#033 (p.077-078), SW_v03#04 p.014-015, PN_1912 p084 | Education and the development of capacity; Evolution; human evolution; Manifestation of God as sun; Need for an educator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11183 | 40 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | از معابد سؤال نموده بوديد که حکمتش چيست حکمتش اين است که در وقت معلوم | ...Thou hast asked about places of worship and the underlying reason therefor. The wisdom in raising up such buildings | MMK1#058 p.092x | SWAB#058x, LOG#2058x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09344 | 260 | Persian | Meetings, Bahá'í; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر عزیز نامه تو رسید مضمون بی نهایت شیرین بود زیرا دلیل بر ثبوت و | O dear daughter! Your letter has arrived. Its contents were of the highest sweetness, for it shows steadfastness and firmness. ...Rest assured that the breathings of the Holy Spirit will loosen thy tongue. Speak, therefore; speak out with great courage at every meeting | MMK1#216 p.259x | BRL_MEET.AB#19x, SWAB#216x, COC#0932x, BBBD.262-263 | Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0009 | Public address given on 1912-11-06 | 2320 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | فی الحقیقه در این سفر نهایت انصاف و محبت را از اهالی امریکا دیدم و ملاحظه نمودم که از هر جهت حریت افکار | Praise be to God! The standard of liberty is held aloft in this land. You enjoy political liberty... O Thou compassionate Lord, Thou who art generous and able! | BDA1.359.01x | BPRY.112x, PUP#118 (p.390-397), FWU.079, SW_v05#13 p.195-199, SW_v05#13 p.200, MHMD1.377-378x | Emily Price & Van Gilmer | Being a source of light; guidance; Equality of men and women; Freedom of thought and action; Harmony of science and religion; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| AB10531 | 60 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای شعله محبت الله شعاعرا سطوعی باید و آفتاب را طلوعی و بدر را نوری و نجم را | O flame of the love of God! The ray must shed light and the sun must rise; the full moon must shine and the star must gleam. | INBA85:381a | AHB.131BE #01-02 p.32, ANDA#12 p.74, YMM.058 | BRL_ATE#041 | Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0726 | Address to Women's Freedom League, Essex Hall in London, 1913-01-02 | 410 | Humanity is like a bird with its two wings -- the one is male, the other female.... According to the spirit of this age, women must advance... "You can kill me as son as you like but you cannot stop the emancipation of women." | COMP_WOMENP#086x | BRL_WOMEN#086x, COC#2177x, DWN_v5#05 p.008-009x, BNE.147-149 | Equality of men and women; Martyrs and martyrdom; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00719 | 470 | mixed | یا اماء الرحمن از قرار مسموع محفلی آراستید و بخدمت آستان مقدس برخواستید طوبی | O handmaidens of the Most Merciful! I have heard how you have adorned a gathering and have arisen to serve the Sacred Threshold. Blessed are ye [3.5s]... ...The effulgence of the rays of the Sun of Truth is abundant and the favours of the Blessed Beauty surround the women believers and the handmaidens who have attained unto certitude | INBA87:106, INBA52:104 | BRL_DAK#0833, COMP_WOMENP#095x, MKT7.218, AKHA_135BE #04 p.71, RRT.043x, QIRT.08bx | BRL_WOMEN#095x, COC#2186x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0037 | Public address given on 1912-07-05 | 1790 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | بسیار بسیار خوش آمدید در جمیع کتب مقدسه الهیه بشاراتی است که بشارت میدهد روزی | You are very welcome! In the divine Holy Books there are unmistakable prophecies | AVK2.071.13x, KHF.182, KHAB.322 (330), KHTB2.161, NJB_v04#01 p.001 | PUP#080 (p.220-225), BSC.268 #552, SW_v03#11 p.006-007+009-010, SW_v13#06 p.146, PN_1912 p029 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Chastisement and requital; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Predictions and prophecies; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB11988 | 80 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | O thou servant of the True Lord! Obligatory prayer and other supplications are essential to servitude unto Him Who is the All-Sufficing | BRL_IOPF#2.19 | Law of obligatory prayer; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02722 | 230 | Persian | ای زائر دو عتبه مقدسه روحی لهما الفداء حمد کن خدا را که این سفر دریا منتهی | O thou who hast pilgrimaged to the two Sacred Thresholds, may my soul be a sacrifice unto them both! Render thanks unto God that this ocean voyage hath reached its end [3.5s]... ...the nest of all the Prophets of God | BRL_DAK#1178, YARP2.163 p.171 | COF.095bx, GPB.183x2x | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Review of publications; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0052 | Public address given on 1912-09-01 | 1570 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada; Mahmúd's Diary | خداوند عالم جمیع را از تراب خلق فرموده جمیع را از یک عناصر خلق کرده کل را از | God the Almighty has created all humanity from dust, from the same elements | BRL_DAK#0656, AVK2.132.04x, AVK4.321x, AVK4.333cx, KHF.214, KHAB.369 (375), KHTB2.224, NJB_v05#05 p.001, BDA1.214.03 | PUP#098 (p.297-302), SW_v13#11 p.291-292, MHMD1.231-236, ABIC.003-006 | Call to action; Equality of men and women; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; Race unity; racial issues; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB03667 | 190 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ات رسید در حق آنشخص محبوس همتی نمودی بلکه انشاء الله | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast exerted a great effort | MMK1#082 p.113x | SWAB#082x, SW_v10#12 p.231 | Consolation and comfort; Non-participation in politics; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06534 | 130 | ...All created things have their degree or stage of maturity. The period of maturity in the life of a tree | PDC.194-195x, WOB.164-165x | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teleology; goal-directed motion | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00414 | 600 | mixed | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء مدتی بود که از اختلاف و عدم ایتلاف احباء در مدینه | O spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! For some time, the disunity and lack of harmony among the friends in the city [3.5s]... ...In every Dispensation the light of Divine Guidance has been focused upon one central theme | BLIB_Or.08117.024, | MKT2.264, YHA1.378x, NJB_v05#07 p.002 | PDC.195x, WOB.036x | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00050 | 1460 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء جناب فاروقی بعد از زیارت بعتبه مقدسه و طواف مطاف ملا | O ye dear friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! After his visit to the Sacred Threshold, and the Centre round which circle in adoration the Concourse on high, Jinab-i-Farúqí came to stay with ‘Abdu’l-Baha | INBA87:394, INBA52:405 | NURA#28, MMK4#177 p.214x, ANDA#73 p.46, MSHR2.023x, MSHR3.051x | LOTW#28, LTDT.070x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB01648 | 310 | mixed | Light of the World | یا من ایده الله لاعلاء کلمه الله و نشر نفحات ریاض قدسه چندی بود که در این سجن | O thou whom the Lord hath aided to magnify His Word and to diffuse the sweet savours of the rose-garden of His holiness | NURA#49, MMK4#047 p.051x, PYK.270 | LOTW#49 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Law of pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00767 | 450 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای عزیز پارسی هر چند الان بهیچوجه تحریر نتوانم و فرصت ندارم مع ذلک مختصر جواب | Praised be God ye have adorned yourselves with devotion and love... As to the question of evil spirits, demons and monsters, any references made to them in the Holy Books have symbolic meaning | INBA75:150 | BRL_DAK#0427, ALPA.089, YARP2.106 p.127 | BRL_ATE#138x, LOG#1731x | Astrology and numerology; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Demons and evil spirits; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||
| AB07782 | 110 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | یا صغیره السن و کبیره العقل کم من طفل صغیر و هو بالغ رشید و کم من کهل جاهل و | O thou whose years are few, yet whose mental gifts are many! How many a child, though young in years, is yet mature | MNMK#075 p.147, MMK1#121 p.138, DRM.005b | SWAB#121, TAB.181, BSC.481 #920x, LABC.007 | Differences in human capacity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0086 | Public address given on 1912-08-06 | 1310 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Today we are enjoying temperate weather. As there are many strangers present, we will answer questions. | PUP#088 (p.247-252), SW_v03#18 p.006-007+10, SW_v19#09 p.258, SW_v08#08 p.098-099, PN_1912_heh p028, STAB#110 | Christ; Christianity; Conference of Badasht; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03646 | 190 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده صادق حق گفتند از وقایع و حوادث کونی قدری ملول و محزونی و کمی مغموم | O sincere servant of the True One! I hear thou art grieved and distressed at the happenings | INBA13:198b | MNMK#136 p.252, MMK1#229 p.299 | SWAB#229, SW_v14#01 p.018, BP1926.024-025 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB02813 | 230 | Arabic | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المنجذبون ایها المتذکرون ایها المقبلون الی ملکوت الله انی اتضرع الی الله | O ye who are strongly attracted! O ye who are mindful! O ye who are advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily with all my heart and soul | MNMK#051 p.135, MMK1#157 p.181 | SWAB#157, TAB.407-408, BWF.386-386x | Anis & Shideh | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0281 | The Universal Love: Words spoken on 1911-10-24 in Paris | 770 | Paris Talks | The Message of Krishna is the message of love. All God's prophets have brought the message of love.... The power of the Holy Spirit enlightening man's intelligence has enabled him to discover | PT#09 p.025, SW_v08#08 p.097x, SAS.108x, CHH.153x | E. Mahony, E. Mahony, Shay & Camila, S. Peyman | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01693 | 300 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نهم سبتمبر ۱۹۰۹ وصول یافت از حوادث واقعه محزون و مگدر | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter of September 9, 1909, was received. The grievous events that have transpired have brought sorrow and distress [3.5s]... ...Thou didst ask as to the transfiguration of Jesus, with Moses and Elias and the Heavenly Father on Mount Tabor, as referred to in the Bible | MNMK#138 p.253x, MNMK#161 p.295x, MMK1#140 p.158x, MMK1#196 p.230x | SWAB#140x; SWAB#196x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05193 | 150 | Persian | Consultation | ای دوستان الهی جناب آقا سید اسدالله نامه ارسال داشته و ستایش و توصیف و تعریف زیاد از | O ye friends of God! His honor Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah hath sent a letter conveying abundant praise, commendation and tribute regarding [3.5s]... ...The question of consultation is of the utmost importance, and is one of the most potent instruments conducive to the tranquillity | INBA21:197 (247a) | BRL_DAK#1243, AVK3.411.08x, AVK3.413.10x, GHA.228 | BRL_CONSULT#13x, COC#0179x | Consultation; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| AB00109 | Lawh-i-Tanzih va Taqdis (=Lawh-i-Dukhan) | 1040 | mixed | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Tablet of Purity | Lawh-i-Tanzih va Taqdis (Tablet of Chastity and Purity) | ای یاران پاک یزدان تنزیه و تقدیس در جمیع شئون از خصائص پاکانست و از لوازم آزادگان | O Friends of the Pure and Omnipotent God! To be pure and holy in all things is an attribute of the consecrated soul | MKT1.324, MNMK#107 p.200, MMK1#129 p.142, AKHA_104BE #07 p.01, AHB.123BE #05 p.136x, AVK3.039.03x, AVK3.296.10x, DWNP_v6#10 p.001-004, PYB#139 p.03, ADH2_1#34 p.051x, MJMJ2.020bx, MMG2#377 p.421x, YHA1.340x, KHAZ.111-114, HYB.168, OOL.C017 | SWAB#129, BRL_Aqdas.n170ax, TAB.581-585, BWF.333-336x, COC#1414x, LOG#1186x, LOG#1188x, LOG#1192x, LOG#1839x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Cleanliness and refinement; Excellence; distinction; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | x | * | * | |||||
| AB01555 | 310 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بندگان و کنیزان عزیزان الهی عالم انسانی از عجز و ناتوانی خاک سیاه چون ابر | O beloved servants and handmaidens of God! In its weakness and frailty, the world of humanity is even as a heap of darksome dust | INBA85:010 | NURA#75, MMK4#105 p.115, MAS2.009, MSHR2.185 | LOTW#75 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB11874 | 190 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | نامه شما با دو نقشه مشرق الاذکار رسید هر دو نقشه ملاحظه گردید سبب سرور قلوب شد | Thy letter and the two plans for the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar were received. Both plans were reviewed, and cheered the hearts | BRL_DAK#0421, COMP_MASHRIQP#20 | BRL_MASHRIQ#20 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06643 | 120 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده حضرت مقصود کتاب بیان بکتاب اقدس منسوخ مگر احکامی که در کتاب اقدس موکد | O servant of the Desired One! [3.5s]... ...The Bayan hath been superseded by the Kitab-i-Aqdas, except in respect of such laws as have been confirmed and mentioned in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas | MMK6#151 | BRL_ATE#046x | Consolation and comfort; Naming of children; of individuals; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0350 | Lecture Given at a Studio in Paris: Words to Baha'is of Paris, 1911-11-27 | 670 | Persian | Paris Talks | این منزل محفلی است بهائی محفل بهائی هر جا تاسیس شد روز بروز اتساع یافت و سبب | This is in truth a Baha'í house. Every time such a house or meeting place is founded it becomes one of the greatest aids to the general development | KHTB1.221 | PT#24 p.069 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB12041 | 100 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | The highest wish of them that are filled with the Divine Spirit is unity and harmony amid the friends and spiritual connection | BRL_ATE#082 | Being a source of light; guidance; Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00839 | Some Answered Questions #080 True Pre-existence | 430 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بعضی از حکما و فلاسفه بر آنند که قدیم بر دو قسم است قدیم ذاتی و قدیم زمانی | Certain sages and philosophers hold that there are two kinds of pre-existence, essential and temporal | MFD#80, OOL.C022.80 | SAQ#80 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Four causes; God's attributes require the existence of objects; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB01568 | 310 | mixed | Light of the World | ای ثابتان ای راسخان نور هویت چون در افق احدیت طلوع و اشراق نمود تجلی وحدانیت | O ye who are staunch! O ye who stand firm! When the light of Divine Essence dawned above the horizon of Singleness, the splendour of His Oneness shone forth | INBA72:052 | NURA#74, MMK4#053 p.059 | LOTW#74 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04561 | 170 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | از اجتماع احبّا مرقوم نموده بوديد که در نهايت روح و ريحانست البتّه چنين است زيرا در مجامع روحانيان | From what thou didst write concerning the gathering of the loved ones which was filled with the utmost joy and fragrance, this assuredly is so, for in spiritual gatherings [3.5s]... ...Ye have written as to the meetings of the friends, and how filled they are with peace and joy. Of course this is so… Thou hast written about the Fast. This is a most weighty matter and thou shouldst exert thine utmost in its observance | MMK1#054 p.090x, AADA.158-159x | SWAB#054x, BRL_IOPF#2.25x | Luna, Anais & Marie, C. Haskell | Law of fasting; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB12050 | 40 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Striving meaneth this, that ye should live and move according to the divine counsels and admonitions and be filled with zeal and fervour | BRL_ATE#075 | Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Effort; striving; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09139 | 80 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی اقبل الیک و هام فی هیماء محبتک و سلک فی منهج عبودیتک | O my God! O my God! This, Thy servant, hath advanced towards Thee, is passionately wandering in the desert of Thy love | BRL_DAK#0216 | BPRY.176-177, TAB.078, TAB.618, VTRM.031-032 | The Bird & The Butterfly, A. Gershuny-Jadduroy | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||
| AB00416 | 600 | Persian | Translation List; Light of the World | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء صبح است و از مقام اعلی روحی لتربته الفداء بحیفا | O ye loving friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! It is early morning and I have returned to Haifa from the Shrine of the Bab | NURA#27, MKT3.199, AKHA_104BE #10 p.00اوّل, AVK4.451ax, KHSH12.009 | LOTW#27, ADMS#065i01x | Growth of the Cause; Martyrdom of the Bab; Past, present and future of Iran; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11474 | 230 | mixed | ای احبای الهی مکاتیب شما کل واصل و جمیع ملاحظه گردید ولی مضامین کل سبب تاسف و | O beloved of God! All your letters were received and perused, yet their contents were the cause of sorrow [3.5s]... ...I swear by the Ancient Beauty! So great is My sorrow and regret that My pen is paralyzed between My fingers | BRL_DAK#1136 | GPB.250x | Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0478 | The Pitiful Causes of War, and the Duty of Everyone to Strive for Peace: Words spoken on 1911-10-21 in Paris | 550 | mixed | Paris Talks | امروز حوادث ایطالیا و ترکیا را خواندم باز محاربه جدیدی شده خون بیچارگان انسان | I hope you are all happy and well. I am not happy, but very sad. The news of the Battle of Benghazi grieves my heart. I wonder at the human savagery that still exists in the world! | KHAB.106 (115), KHTB1.087 | PT#06 p.017, SW_v02#14 p.004-005 | E. Mahony, jeph.ilosopher, Maryam & Nabil, N. Ma'ani, T. Ellis, A. & M. Zemke [track 1], K. Key, G.H. Miller, Nica, Sahar & Delara | Importance of prayer; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| AB00855 | Some Answered Questions #005 Moses | 420 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اما حضرت موسی مدت مدیده در صحرا چوپانی میکرد و بظاهر شخصی بود | Moses was for a long time a shepherd in the wilderness. To outward seeming | MFD#05, OOL.C022.05 | SAQ#05 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0386 | Pain and Sorrow: Words spoken on 1911-11-22 in Paris | 630 | Persian | Paris Talks | جمیع بشر همیشه مورد دو احساس هستند یکی احساس سرور دیگری احساس حزن وقت سرور | In this world we are influenced by two sentiments, Joy and Pain. Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more vital | BRL_DAK#0955, AMK.207-210, DWNP_v6#08 p.002-003, KHF.039, KHAB.192 (202), KHTB1.197, KHTP.146 | PT#35 p.110 | J. Heath [track 4] | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0540 | Words spoken at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-02 | 510 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In this Cause consultation is of vital importance, but spiritual conference and not the mere voicing | PUP#031 (p.072-073), SW_v03#04 p.011-012, STAB#060 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Consultation; Parliaments; constitutional government; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11834 | 260 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای حبیب روحانی چند مکتوب است که ارسال میشود و جواب هیچیک نرسیده است | O spiritual friend! Several letters were dispatched, yet no reply to any of them hath been received [3.5s]... ...and this servant has, as a thing divinely ordained, been unwell for some time past, until I went to Beirut for a change of air | BRL_DAK#0432 | BRL_ATE#145x | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04591 | 170 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | یا من طفح قلبه بمحبه الله انی اخاطبک من هذه البقعه المبارکه حتی یفرح قلبک | O thou whose heart overfloweth with love for the Lord! I address thee from this consecrated spot, to gladden thy bosom with mine epistle | MNMK#060 p.140, MMK1#009 p.023, DSDS.109 | SWAB#009, COC#1174x | R. Peterson [track 12] | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Law of Huququ'llah; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB11479 | 20 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | کلّ مأمور بمعالجه و متابعت حکما هستند اين محض اطاعت امر اللّه است و الّا شافی خدا | ...It is incumbent upon everyone to seek medical treatment and to follow the doctor’s instructions, for this is in compliance with the divine ordinance | MMK1#136 p.153x | SWAB#136x, LOG#0959x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05332 | 150 | Persian | Light of the World | ای هموطن عبدالبهاء هر چند مولد در طهران و سنین متوالیات آواره عراق و مدتی | O thou my fellow countryman! Although ‘Abdu’l-Baha was born in Tihran and for successive years wandered homeless in Iraq | NURA#11, MMK4#003 p.002, MMK5#001 p.001, IQN.017 | LOTW#11, ADMS#065i25x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01616 | 310 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Translation List | ای یاران صادق نابت الهی در این جهان اساس راحت و سعادت ابدی انجذابات وجدانی | O faithful friends of the divine Cause! The foundation of eternal comfort and felicity in this world lieth in spiritual attractions of the conscience [3.5s]... ...There are certain pillars which have been established as the unshakable supports of the Faith of God. The mightiest of these is learning and the use of the mind… It hath become apparent from reports that the government’s inspector of education hath passed through that land | MKT1.336, MNMK#111 p.209, MMK1#097 p.123x, MJTB.074x, MJTB.116x, MAS5.020 | SWAB#097x, COC#0594x, ADMS#221x | Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03015 | 420 | Arabic | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک مورخ ۱ ایلول سنه ۱۹۰۳ و اطلعت... و اما ما سئلت من بدء الخلق | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have received thy letter... Know thou that the distinction between male and female is an exigency of the physical world | BRL_DAK#0231, MMK3#014 p.007x, YMM.154x | BRL_ATE#043x, BSTW#143, BSTW#286 | Creation of the world; Equality of men and women; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Second birth | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02117 | 270 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نفوس محترمه جهان از تقالید پوسیده قدیمه چون شب تاریک گشته اساس تعالیم الهی | O ye respected souls! From the continual imitation of ancient and worn-out ways, the world had grown dark as darksome night. | MMK1#205 p.244 | SWAB#205, BSTW#038, BSTW#253, ACOA.064-065 | Continual renewal of creation; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02382 | 250 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خانم ملکوتی نامه شما از نیویورک رسید از مضمون خوشنودی حاصل شد زیرا دلیل | O thou lady of the Kingdom! Thy letter sent from New York hath been received. Its contents imparted joy and gladness | MMK1#067 p.099 | SWAB#067, BSTW#251 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03461 | 200 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | عقد بهائی ارتباط بين طرفين است و تعلّق خاطر بين جهتين ولی بايد نهايت دقّت بنمايند | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter ... was received and its contents became known. In this most Merciful Age the ignorant prejudices are entirely removed... Baha'í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties. | MMK1#086 p.115x | SWAB#086x, BPRY.117x, TAB.325-326, BWF.372-372x, BSC.457 #840x, BSTW#150 | Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00347 | Some Answered Questions #043 The Two Kinds of Prophets | 640 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | کلیهء انبیا بر دو قسمند قسمی نبی بالاستقلالند و متبوع و قسمی دیگر غیر مستقل و تابع | Prophets are in general of two kinds. Some are independent Prophets Who are followed, while others are not independent and are themselves followers. | MFD#43, OOL.C022.43 | SAQ#43 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas | - | - | |||||||
| AB02090 | 270 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شکوفه شجره حیات خوشا بحال تو که کمر خدمت بربستی و بتمام همت بر ترویج | O thou blossom of the Tree of Life! Happy art thou to have girded thy loins in service | MMK1#231 p.301 | SWAB#231, SW_v11#10 p.167-168 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00022 | Lawh-i-Du-Niday-i-Falah va Najah (Two Calls to Success and Prosperity) | 3040 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Abdu'l Bahá's Tablet of the Two Calls | Tablet of the Two Calls | ای اهل ملکوت ابهی دو ندای فلاح و نجاح از اوج سعادت عالم انسانی بلند است | O ye concourse of the Kingdom of Abha! Two calls to success and prosperity are being raised from the heights of the happiness of mankind… | MKT1.307, MNMK#106 p.192, MMK1#225 p.272, MILAN.017, AKHA_106BE #08 p.02x, AVK4.288bx, AYT.523bx, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.024-025x, DWNP_v6#09 p.009x, MAS5.109, YHA1.017x, BSDR.506, DLS.082, OOL.C009 | SWAB#225, ADJ.054-055x, GPB.309x, WOB.042x, SW_v06#09 p.065-068+070-072, SW_v13#12 p.324x, SW_v13#09 p.236x, BW_v02p054-055x, BSTW#382 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; War and peace | 1 | * | * | |||||
| AB08287 | 100 | Persian | Family Life | ای نو کل حدیقه محبت الله حمد کن خدا را که از صلب احباء وجود یافتی و از ثدی | O thou who hast newly blossomed in the bower of God's love! Render thanks unto Him that thou hast come into being from the seed of His loved ones | BRL_DAK#0522, COMP_FAMP#95, MMK2#335 p.243 | BRL_FAM#95 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00747 | Some Answered Questions #058 The Extent and Limitation of Human Perception | 460 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که ادراکات مختلف است ادنی رتبهء ادراکات احساسات حیوانیست | Know that comprehension varies. Its lowest degree consists in the senses of the animal realm | MFD#58, OOL.C022.58 | SAQ#58 | Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Power of the mind over nature; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB01631 | Some Answered Questions #066 The Subsistence of the Rational Soul after the Death of the Body | 310 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بعضی را گمان چنین که جسد جوهر است و قائم بالذات است و روح عرض | Some hold that the body is the substance and that it subsists by itself, and that the spirit is an accident | MFD#66, OOL.C022.66 | SAQ#66 | Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB04430 | 170 | mixed | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای گل گلشن محبت الله حضرت مسیح روحی له الفداء در انجیل میفرماید المدعوون | O thou rose of the Rose-Garden of the Love of God! His Holiness Christ-may my spirit be His sacrifice!—saith in the Gospel, Many are called… A soul is known through his conduct, manners, words, and deeds | BRL_DAK#0688, ANDA#79 p.05x | BRL_ATE#073x, TAB.306-307, ADMS#203ax | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Many are called but few are chosen; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11982 | 90 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای یار حقیقی عبدالبهاء منتهای آمال و آرزوی شماء انشاء و بناء مشرق الاذکار بود | O thou true friend of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Thy most ardent wish was for the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar to be reared and established | BRL_DAK#0401, COMP_MASHRIQP#34 | BRL_MASHRIQ#34 | Excellence; distinction; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12083 | 240 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای یاران الهی نامتان در ایندم در این محضر مذکور شد و ذکر خلق و خویتان بمیان | O ye friends of God! At this moment your names were mentioned in this gathering, and your character and conduct became the subject of discourse [3.5s]... ...As to the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar, it is of the utmost importance. The purpose is this: A spot should be designated, even if it is a small place beneath layers of earth and stone | BRL_DAK#0884, COMP_MASHRIQP#35x | BRL_MASHRIQ#35x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01376 | 330 | Persian | Light of the World | ای آوارگان عبدالبهاء آواره اید آزرده اید بی سر و سامانید زیرا خانه و | O ye homeless ones of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Ye are homeless and afflicted; ye are displaced and dispossessed of all | NURA#48, MMK4#046 p.050, NANU_AB#52 | LOTW#48 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07944 | 100 | mixed | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال ابهی چون غضنفر الهی از بیشه رحمانی برون شتافت چنان زایر و نعره | O thou servant of the Abha Beauty! When the celestial Lion rushed forth from the forest of the All-Merciful, He let out such a mighty roar that the sly foxes of ignorance | NURA#52, MMK4#110 p.120, IDAB.23 | LOTW#52 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00175 | 860 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابتان بر میثاق جناب زائر ذکر هر یک از شما را نمودند و رجای نامه های | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The pilgrim hath made mention of each one of you, and hath asked for a separate letter addressed to each | INBA16:022 | MNMK#093 p.170, MMK1#221 p.266, AKHA_109BE #12 p.2, AKHA_137BE #05 p.66, MAS5.026 | SWAB#221, LOG#0731x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00872 | 420 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها الشعله الحبیه الملتهبه بنار محبه الله انی قرئت کتابک الوارد من عندک و | O thou yearning flame, thou who art afire with the love of God! I have read thy letter, and its contents | MNMK#032 p.116, MMK1#141 p.159, NJB_v05#14 p.002-003 | SWAB#141, TAB.087-089 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Judas; Predictions and prophecies; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00259 | Some Answered Questions #016 Intelligible Realities and their Expression through Sensible Forms | 730 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | یک مسئلهئیست که خیلی مدار است از برای ادراک مسائل دیگر که ذکر نموده | There is a point that is pivotal to grasping the essence of the other questions that we have discussed | MFD#16, OOL.C022.16 | SAQ#16 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB03826 | 190 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ایتها المقبله الی ملکوت الله انی اطلعت بمضمون خطابک الی امة الله لوا | O thou whose heart is turned to the Kingdom of God! I was informed of the contents of thy letter to the maidservant of God, Lua… Of those who arise in the service of this edifice there shall be no soul but shall be imbued by God | BRL_DAK#0404, COMP_MASHRIQP#11x | BRL_ATE#140, BRL_MASHRIQ#11x, TAB.096-097, BWF.416-416x, LOG#2054x, BSC.476 #905x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0937 | The Need for Union between the Peoples of the East and West: Words spoken on 1911-10-20 in Paris | 330 | Paris Talks | In the past, as in the present, the Spiritual Sun of Truth has always shone from the horizon of the East | PT#04 p.008 | East and West; communication between East and West; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11112 | 50 | ...From the beginning of time until the present day the light of Divine Revelation hath risen | WOB.074-075x | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03404 | 200 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر محبت الهیه چندیست که نامه ای ننگاشتم ولی در جمیع اوقات عجز و نیاز | O thou who art steadfast in the love of God! It is some time since I wrote a letter | BRL_DAK#0014 | BRL_ATE#015, MAAN#01 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02954 | 220 | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of the Blessed Perfection! Thy letter was received. It was written in Persian. I was very much pleased… I earnestly hope that thou wilt memorize all the Persian poems | BRL_IOA#08x, TAB.212 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00224 | 770 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Universal House of Justice, The; Light of the World | ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید مضامین دلالت بر ثبوت بر میثاق داشت لهذا امید چنان | O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received, and its contents testified to thy firmness in the Covenant… Now one must either say that the Blessed Beauty erred and led the people astray | NURA#58, BRL_CUHJP#86x, MMK4#148 p.156 | BRL_ATE#068x, BRL_CUHJ#86x, LOTW#58, SW_v10#14 p.268-270, BSTW#013, BSTW#269 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Soul; spirit after death; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0029 | Public address to Naturalist Association of San Francisco, spoken on 1912-10-10 | 1880 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | امشب مریض بودم احوالم خوب نبود لکن محض محبتی که بشما دارم با وجود علیلی مزاج | Although I was feeling indisposed this evening, yet owing to the love I entertain for you I have attended this meeting. For I have heard | AMK.280-286, AVK1.170.05x, KHTB2.297, NJB_v05#03 p.001 | PUP#111 (p.355-361), ECN.297+1065 | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Evolution; human evolution; Man's distinction from the animal; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | |||||||
| AB01895 | 280 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای امه الله شکرانه فیض رحمان در این اوان عبارت از نورانیت قلب و احساسات | O thou handmaid of God! In this day, to thank God for His bounties consisteth in possessing a radiant heart | MMK1#153 p.175 | SWAB#153, TAB.243-244, BWF.360-361x, BSC.455 #834 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02242 | 260 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای دوستان معنوی حضرت احدیت اشراق انوار هدایت فرمود و فیض عنایت مبذول داشت | O spiritual friends! The Lord of Oneness hath caused the lights of guidance to shine forth and hath bestowed the bounty of His grace [3.5s]... ...O ye loved ones of God! Out of gratitude for firmness in the eternal Covenant arise to serve the threshold of the omnipotent Lord, observe obligatory prayer and fasting | BRL_DAK#0698, MMK4#120 p.127 | BRL_IOPF#2.05x | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12011 | 50 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ...Recite the Obligatory Prayer and supplications as much as thou art able, so that day by day thou mayest attain to increased firmness and steadfastness | BRL_IOPF#2.17x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Love as fire; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01970 | 280 | Persian | ای یار روحانی نامه مفصل شما رسید و بدقت تمام قرائت گردید الحمد لله در نهایت محبت | O spiritual friend! Your detailed letter was received and perused with the utmost care. Praise be to God, it was filled with the utmost affection [3.5s]... ...banner of the unity of mankind would be hoisted, that the tabernacle of universal peace would be raised and the world become another world | BRL_DAK#0842, MKT3.430, KHMT.104x | GPB.282x | Call to action; Non-participation in politics; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0395 | Words spoken at The Friends' Meeting House in London, 1913-01-12 | 630 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks | About one thousand years ago a Society was formed in Persia called the Society of the Friends, who gathered together for silent communion | PT#54 p.185, BSC.322 #642, BSTW#091 | Contemplation; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Intuition; inspiration; Meditation; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12044 | 80 | Social Action | ...We hope that the beloved of God and the handmaids of the Merciful will, in accordance with the heavenly Teachings | BRL_SOCIAL#069x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Harmony of science and religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0041 | Public address given on 1912-05-30 | 1720 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | از احساسات جناب رایس نهایت خشنودی را دارم و همچنین از احساسات وکیله ایشان | I am most pleased with these expressions of kindly feeling and evidences | BRL_DAK#0636, KHF.092, KHAB.253 (263), KHTB2.098, NJB_v12#07 p.144 | PUP#058 (p.156-160), FWU.100, SW_v04#03 p.055+056-058 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Ether; the phenomenon of light; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00440 | Some Answered Questions #050 Spiritual Proofs of the Origin of Man | 590 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | این دلائل که بر اصلیت نوع انسان اقامه نمودیم ادلههای عقلی بود | The arguments we have adduced thus far for the originality of the human species have been rational ones. | MFD#50, OOL.C022.50 | SAQ#50, BWF.310-311x | Evolution; human evolution | - | - | |||||||
| AB03799 | 190 | Persian | Excellence in all Things; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action | ای یاران الهی حضرت رحمن انسانرا بجهت تزیین عالم امکان خلق فرمود تا بانواع | O ye friends of God! The All-Merciful hath created humankind for the adornment of this contingent world, so that men may array the earth with the manifold blessings… It is clear that learning is the greatest bestowal of God | BRL_DAK#0364, TRBB.057 | BRL_ATE#103, BRL_SOCIAL#056x, BRL_EXCEL#25x, COC#0623, COC#0790x, LOG#0713x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00563 | 520 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده آستان بهاء الله نامه مورخ به ۱۴ جون ۱۹۲۰ رسید و نامه بعضی از اعضای | O Servant of the Threshold of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter dated 14 June 1920 hath been received. A letter from some of the members of the Peace Committee | MKT3.447, MNMK#120 p.230, MMK1#228 p.297, ASAT5.060x, YHA1.426-427x (2.840) | SWAB#228, WOB.046x, BSTW#203x | Business; financial; property matters; Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Parliaments; constitutional government; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06287 | 130 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز محترمه الهی نامه تو از لوزآنجلیز رسید شکر کن خدا را که موفق بخدمت شدی | O thou revered maidservant of God! Thy letter from Los Angeles was received... Not till the darkness of difference | MMK1#077 p.110 | SWAB#077, SW_v10#01 p.009, SW_v10#09 p.185-186, SW_v10#09 p.178, BLO_PT#052.33 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Music and singing; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06122 | 130 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای تلامیذ دبستان حمد خدا را که در امتحان حسن استعداد و قابلیت ظاهر و عیان | O students of the school! Praise be to God that in your tests ye have manifested and demonstrated excellence of capacity and capability [3.5s]... ...It is incumbent upon Baha’í children to surpass other children in the acquisition of sciences and arts | INBA87:150b, INBA52:148a | MMK1#119 p.137x, MJTB.075x, HUV2.027 | SWAB#119x, LOG#0481x, DAS.1914-10-26x | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0596 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-12-02 | 470 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | من در نیو یورک خیلی در مجامع شما بودم اقامت من در سایر شهرها عشر این نبود | I have been in your gatherings many times. I have not attended one-tenth | KHTB2.328, BDA1.399.10 | PUP#138 (p.460-461), SW_v07#13 p.123-124, MHMD1.418-420 | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01752 | 300 | Persian | Light of the World | ایها الفرع الکریم من الشجره الرحمانیه از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل غیر متناهیه جواب | O thou noble branch of the divine Tree! Countless occupations and endless vicissitudes have delayed my reply to thy letter | NURA#10, MMK4#060 p.068, PZHN v2#1 p.106 | LOTW#10 | Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00732 | 460 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای چند روز پیش ارسال گردید و در ضمن آن مکتوبی بحرم آقا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A letter was dispatched some days previously, containing a letter written to the spouse | BRL_DAK#0009 | BRL_ATE#009, MAAN#26 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01033 | 390 | Persian | Light of the World | یا امه البهاء نامه شما رسید و از مضمون همت و خدمت شما بملکوت ابهی معلوم گردید | O handmaid of Baha! Thy letter was received, and from its contents the earnestness with which thou art serving the Abha Kingdom became evident | BRL_DAK#0264, NURA#17, MMK4#017 p.016 | LOTW#17 | Conference of Badasht; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07814 | 110 | ...The hope which Abdu'l-Baha cherishes for you is that the same success which has attended | WOB.078x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10797 | 60 | ...The moment this Divine Message is carried forward by the American believers from the shores | WOB.078x | Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0241 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 840 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | The subject of immortality has been suggested. Life is the expression of composition; and death, the expression of decomposition. In the world or kingdom | PUP#100 (p.306-308), ABIC.006-008 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01975 | 280 | mixed | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای یاران رحمانی شمس حقیقت بر آفاق قلوب اشراق نورانیت محبت نمود و غمام موهبت | The purpose of the appearance of the holy Manifestations hath ever been the establishment of fellowship and love in the world of humanity | INBA87:424, INBA52:447a | BRL_DAK#1040, BRL_CONF2018P#15x, MMK2#187 p.135 | BRL_CONF2018#15x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05837 | 140 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای نسیم باغ محبت الله اگر هزیز عرفان خواهی بوی خوش رحمن بجو و اگر مرور در | ...If thou desirest eternal life, inhale the heavenly fragrance; and if thou seekest life everlasting, abide beneath the shelter of the Word of God. | BRL_CONF2018P#30x, COMP_PDLP#04x, MMK2#111 p.086, AKHA_132BE #08 p.a | BRL_CONF2018#30x, BRL_PDL#04x | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06787 | 120 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مطاف هیاکل تقدیس از اعظم الطاف الهی اینکه در قرن مجید موجود شدی و از | O thou pilgrim unto that Spot round which circle the embodiments of holiness! | BRL_DAK#0336, TAH.225a | BRL_ATE#126 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0755 | The Two Kinds of Light: Words spoken on 1911-11-05 in Paris | 390 | Persian | Paris Talks | بسیار بسیار خوش آمدید امروز هوا تاریک است | Today the weather is gloomy and dull! In the East there is continual sunshine, the stars are never veiled | KHAB.125 (137), KHTB1.111 | PT#22 p.064, SW_v08#08 p.097-098 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as mirror; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00965 | 400 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ایتها الورقه الروحانیه النورانیه استبشری ببشارات الله و اهتزی بنفحات الله | O Handmaid of God!… To the mothers must be given the divine Teachings and effective counsel, and they must be encouraged | BRL_DAK#0266, MMK1#113 p.134x, MJTB.129x, RSR.044-045 | SWAB#113x, LOG#0502x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07527 | 110 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای متوجه الی الله نامه ات رسید از مضمون معلوم گردید که آرزوی خدمت فقرا داری | O thou who art turning thy face to God! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became known that thy wish is to serve the poor. | MMK1#080 p.112, AKHA_131BE #03 p.a | SWAB#080 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0181 | On Calumny: Words spoken on 1911-11-20 in Paris | 950 | mixed | Paris Talks | از بدایت عالم تا امروز هر وقت ندای الهی بلند شد ندای شیطان هم بلند شد زیرا | From the beginning of the world until the present time each 'Manifestation' sent from God has been opposed by an embodiment of the 'Powers of Darkness'. | AMK.200-204, DWNP_v1#06 p.004-006, KHF.203, KHAB.184 (195), KHTB1.186, KHTP.131 | PT#33 p.101, ABS#01 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB00003 | Maqaliy-i-Shakhs Sayyah (A Traveller's Narrative) | 22000 | Persian | Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, A; Traveler's Narrative, A | Travelers Narrative, A (book) | در خصوص شخص معروف بباب و حقیقت احوال اینطائفه روایات مختلفه و تفاصیل | Touching the individual known as the Bab and the true nature of this sect diverse tales are on the tongues | CMB_F56, IOM.100-101 | TNP, AVK3.203.01x, AVK3.210.12, AVK3.214.06x, AVK3.223.01x, AVK3.286.11x, AVK3.473.16x, OOL.C021 | TN, GPB.055x, GPB.066x, GPB.075x, GPB.113x, GPB.133x2x, GPB.143x, GPB.159x5x, GPB.197x, GPB.201x, TDH#158.18x, STAB#116 | "The ablest and most valuable presentation of the early history of the Faith and of its tenets." (Shoghi Effendi) Recounts events in the life of the Bab and in the lives of His followers and illustrates the character of the Baha'í revelation with numerous quotations from Baha'u'llah's Writings. | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Empty learning; false spirituality; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Growth of the Cause; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Letters of the Living; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | 1 | * | - | PN_1919 p023 | ||
| ABU0419 | Material and Spiritual Progress: Words spoken on 1911-11-02 in Paris | 600 | Persian | Paris Talks | جسم انسان در هوای خوش منتعش میشود حیات انسان تجدد می یابد قلب مسرور میشود | How beautiful the weather is today, the sky is clear, the sun shines, and the heart of man is made glad thereby! | KHAB.110 (120), KHTB1.093, KHTP.069 | PT#19 p.057 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB08178 | 100 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای کنیز عزیز الهی تحریر مرسول واصل و بر مضمون اطلاع یافتیم | O cherished handmaiden of God! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted [3.5s]... ...Obligatory prayer causeth the heart to become attentive to the Divine kingdom | YMM.364x | BRL_IOPF#2.11x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06650 | 120 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بنده حق صبح هدایت پرتوی بر شرق زد خاور را روشن نمود و شعاای بر غرب زد | O servant of the one true God! The Morn of divine guidance hath shed its radiance upon the East and lit up the Orient | NURA#53, MMK4#113 p.122 | LOTW#53 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0625 | The Sun of Truth: Words spoken on 1911-10-22 in Paris | 460 | Paris Talks | It is a lovely day, the sun shines brightly upon the earth, giving light and warmth to all creatures | PT#07 p.020 | Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06454 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | O thou who art advancing toward God! Verily I read thy letter which thou hast sent through Mrs…. O my friend! Render thou thanks unto God for having illumined thy sight with the effulgent rays | BRL_ATE#089x, TAB.276 | Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Second birth; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01406 | 330 | mixed | Light of the World | ای فرع جلیل سدره مقدسه مبارکه جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا در وقتیکه | O thou distinguished branch of the blessed and sacred Lote-Tree! When the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my life be offered up for His loved ones—would visit Haifa | INBA87:269b, INBA52:273 | NURA#08, MMK4#059 p.067, HHA.095, DUR3.099, PZHN v2#1 p.105 | LOTW#08, GEN.323 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||
| AB00169 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Canada and Greenland II) | 880 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | یاران مهربانا و اماء رحمانا لن تری فی خلق الرحمن من تفاوت در قرآن عظیم | O ye kind friends and the maidservants of the Merciful: In the great Qur'an God says... ...Be not concerned with the smallness of your numbers, neither be oppressed by the multitude... Praise be to Thee, O my God! These are Thy servants who are attracted by the fragrances... O God, my God! Thou beholdest this weak one begging for celestial strength | MKT3.054, RRT.148x, ANDA#03 p.71, ADH2.108x, ADH2_3#03 p.143x, MJMJ1.015x, MJH.064ax, NSR_1978.115x, NSR_1993.128x, FRTB.087 | TDP#13, BPRY.217-218x, BPRY.218-219x, ADJ.055x, ADJ.058x2x, ADJ.062x, COF.012bx, GPB.397x, TDH#158.17x, WOB.077-078x, LOG#1985x, BSC.524 #981, SW_v10#12 p.227-229 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 9], almunajat.com [item 3, 14] | Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | UDP.038 | |||||
| AB12046 | 50 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Strive with the full fervour of thy soul that the wellspring of true understanding may flow within thy heart | BRL_ATE#074 | Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11428 | 30 | ...The holy realities of the Concourse on high yearn, in this day, in the Most Exalted Paradise | ADJ.047x | Service to others; to the Cause of God; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00299 | 690 | mixed | Light of the World | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و سیدی و مولائی ترانی موردا لکل بلاء و هدفا لکل سهام | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God, my Master, and my Ruler! Thou seest me a victim of every tribulation, a target for every shaft, and exposed to every spear | NURA#45, MMK2#038 p.027x, MMK4#032 p.030 | LOTW#45 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01016 | 390 | Persian | Huqúqu'lláh | ای یاران ربانی من این یقین و مسلم است که حضرت بیچون در جمیع شئون بغنای مطلق | O my heavenly friends! It is certain and evident that the Incomparable One is always praised for His absolute wealth | INBA16:134 | BRL_DAK#0521, BRL_HUQUQP#024x, AMK.113-114, TAH.314, ANDA#07 p.20 | BRL_HUQUQ#024x, COC#1160x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Law of Huququ'llah | - | - | |||||||
| AB12028 | 180 | mixed | Social Action | ای بنده الهی عبدالبهاء را خانه و کاشانه بی سر و سامانیست و لانه و آشیانه زندان | O servant of God! To ‘Abdu’l-Baha, homelessness is home and the gloomy prison his nest | BRL_DAK#0799 | BRL_SOCIAL#173 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08580 | 180 | Persian | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer and Devotional Life; Social Action | ای بنده جمال ابهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید محزون مشو مغموم مگرد | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! That which thou didst write was perused. Be thou neither sorrowful nor distressed [3.5s]... ...Thou hast asked about material means and prayer. Prayer is like the spirit and material means are like the human hand. The spirit operateth through the instrumentality of the hand | BRL_DAK#0305, COMP_PDLP#98x, MMK3#030 p.019x | BRL_SOCIAL#172x, BRL_PMDA#21x, BRL_PDL#98x, COC#1742x | Consolation and comfort; Importance of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11677 | 230 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منادی میثاق در خصوص عالم خراسانی نجف مرقوم نمودید محرمانه بحضرت آقا | O harbinger of the Covenant! Thou hast written concerning Khurasaní, the Muslim divine of Najaf | BRL_DAK#0157, YIA.306-307 | BRL_ATE#108 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00325 | 660 | mixed | ای یاران من و یاوران من بانگ بانگ عبودیت است و جلوه جلوه رقیت آستان مقدس کل | O my friends and helpers! The call is the call of servitude, and the manifestation is the manifestation of thraldom at the sacred Threshold of all [3.5s]... ...Erelong will your brethren from Europe and America journey to Persia. There they will promote to an unprecedented degree the interests of art and industry | INBA13:092, INBA72:026, INBA88:227 | BRL_DAK#0527, AVK4.452.05x, NJB_v01#19a p.007x | BADM.173ax | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07158 | Words to Mr and Mrs Ober | 110 | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Verily, this thy servant and this Thy maidservant | BPRY.120, SW_v03#12 p.015 | MJ Cyr, E. Mahony | Prayer for married couples; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayer for unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0038 | Address to the Baha'is at Thompson home in New York, 1912-11-15 | 1760 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Universal peace — in which book is this?' | I have spoken in the various Christian churches and in the synagogues, and in no assemblage | PUP#128 (p.431-437), SW_v08#03 p.029-031+039-040, DJT.368-369x, BLO_PN#027x | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Power of the Manifestation of God; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01545 | Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr? | 310 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Huqúqu'lláh | اول فریضه اصحاب شور خلوص نیت و نورانیت حقیقت و انقطاع از ما سوی الله و انجذاب | The prime requisites for them that take counsel together are purity of motive, radiance of spirit, detachment from all else save God… A third requisite is the promulgation of the divine commandments among the friends | INBA16:216, INBA88:287, INBA89:018 | BRL_HUQUQP#091x, MKT3.504, MMK1#043 p.083, MILAN.083, AKHA_134BE #15 p.586, AKHA_133BE #12 p.314, AMK.048-050, AVK4.314cx, OOL.C015 | SWAB#043, BRL_HUQUQ#091x, BADM.021bx, COC#0174x, COC#0175x, COC#1171x, COC#1370x, COC#1392x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Consultation; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Education of children; moral education; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations | x | * | * | |||||
| AB12002 | 70 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ...The laws of God, such as fasting, obligatory prayer and the like, as well as His counsels regarding virtues, good deeds and proper conduct, must be carried out everywhere to the extent possible | BRL_IOPF#2.04x | Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1414 | The Power and Value of True Thought Depend upon Its Manifestation in Action: Words spoken on 1911-10-18 in Paris | 230 | Paris Talks | The reality of man is his thought, not his material body. The thought force and the animal force are partners. | PT#02 p.004, SW_v02#16 p.003-004, SW_v02#19 p.004-005, PN_1911 p016 | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Goodly deeds; actions; Knowledge of self; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; The mind's power of discovery; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04582 | 170 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا من تشرف بعتبه روضه مقدسه الارجاء غبطه الجنه العلیا حمد خدا را که بعون | O thou who hast attained unto the Threshold of that Shrine which is sacred unto all the world and the envy of the most exalted Paradise! | BRL_DAK#0459, YBN.047a | BRL_ATE#125 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02574 | 240 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که احباء در کمال قوت و | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and its contents revealed the fact that the friends, in perfect energy… the spirit of this illumined era is the body of the teachings | MMK1#071 p.106 | SWAB#071, SW_v10#01 p.013-014 | Equality of men and women; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Harmony of science and religion; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03423 | 200 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دوست حقیقی در دبستان الهی درس و سبق رحمانی خوان و از ادیب عشق تعلم حقائق | O thou true friend! Read, in the school of God, the lessons of the spirit, and learn from love's Teacher the innermost truths. | MMK1#072 p.107, AHB.109BE #01 p.06, TRBB.020 | SWAB#072 | Being a source of light; guidance; Empty learning; false spirituality; Harmony of science and religion; High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01719 | 300 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای عاکفان کوی دوست ای عاشقان روی دوست قفقازیا جمیعا تابع رود ارس است که در | O intimates of the court of the Beloved! O adorers of the countenance of the Beloved! | BRL_DAK#0013, MKT3.202, AVK2.068.18x | BRL_ATE#014, MAAN#34 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0033 | Public address given on 1912-12-04 | 1850 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | نفوسی که خبر از عالم حقیقت و تتبع در کائنات ندارند اکتشاف حقایق | Those who are uninformed of the world of reality, who do not comprehend the | ANDA#43-44 p.161, KHTB2.333, BDA1.405.02 | PUP#139 (p.462-468), BSC.292 #598, FWU.107, SW_v07#08 p.069-071+074-076, MHMD1.423-429 | Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB06831 | 120 | mixed | Trustworthiness | در نهایت تنزیه و تقدیس ایفای خدمت کنند و ابدا خود را به رشوه و غرض | In the utmost detachment and sanctity must they render service, never yielding to bribery or self-interest [3.5s]... ...Let them perform their services with complete sanctity and detachment, and on no account defile themselves by receiving bribes, harbouring unseemly motives | COMP_TRUSTP#61x | BRL_TRUST#60x, COC#2072x | Bribery and corruption; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07009 | 120 | Persian | Trustworthiness | چون انتظام آن دائره موکول به همت و عفت و عدالت و عصمت احبای الهیست | ...Since the orderly running of your association dependeth upon the devotion, integrity, fair-mindedness and sanctity of purpose manifested by the friends of God | COMP_TRUSTP#49x | BRL_TRUST#48x, COC#2060x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Excellence; distinction; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00553 | 530 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایتها المشتعله بنار محبه الله قد اطلعت بمضمون تحریرک المنیر و حمدت الله علی | O thou handmaid afire with the love of God! I have considered thine excellent letter, and thanked God for thy safe arrival in that great city.... O God, my God! Fill up for me the cup of detachment from all things | MNMK#023 p.103, MMK1#146 p.169 | SWAB#146, BPRY.057-058 | Nabilinho, Strong Steep | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||
| AB00431 | 590 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای منجذب بنفحات ریاض ملکوت نامه روحانی قرایت شد و مضامین محبت... ای پروردگار مستمندانیم مرحمتی کن و فقیرانیم از بحر غنا نصیبی بخش | O maidservant of God! There are two kinds of disease, spiritual and physical....Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favour; poor, bestow upon us a share... As to thy question regarding palmistry | INBA75:052x, NLAI_BH_AB.005b | BRL_DAK#0953, MKT1.487ax, MKT2.093, MILAN.063, AVK3.025.16x, AVK3.365.13x, DUR2.129x, MJMJ1.056x, MMG2#307 p.344x, MJH.015x | BPRY.022-023x, BSC.429 #777, SW_v13#12 p.332x, SW_v08#18 p.229x, BP1926.020-021x, BSTW#002x, BSTW#183x, BSTW#369ax | The Dutch Youth, Reza & Anthony, E. Mensah | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Prayer for prosperity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| AB00112 | 1020 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای متوجهین بمنظر اعلی در لیل و نهار و صباح و مساء و عشی و ضحی در عوالم قلب | O ye who have turned your faces toward the Exalted Beauty! By night, by day, at morningtide and sunset | INBA88:098 | MKT1.368, MNMK#098 p.179, MMK1#207 p.250, YHA1.373-374x, DLS.319 | SWAB#207, BWF.401-402x, DAS.1915-04-01, BSC.359 #686, SW_v07#05 p.036-038x, SW_v08#13 p.179x | M. Sparrow (1), M. Sparrow (2), Heroes Teaching Conference, K. Porray | Call to action; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||
| AB00203 | 810 | mixed | Universal House of Justice, The | ای منادی پیمان ایامی میگذرد که در مخابره و مکاتبه فتور حاصل سبب اینست که آتش | O Herald of the Covenant! Days have passed wherein there occurred a pause in correspondence and communication. The cause of this is that the fire [3.5s]... ...At whatever time all the beloved of God in each country appoint their delegates, and these in turn elect their representatives, and these representatives elect a body, that body shall be regarded as the Supreme Baytu'l-'Adl… The Bab, the Exalted One, is the Morn of Truth, the splendor of Whose light shineth throughout all regions | BRL_CUHJP#17x, BRL_CUHJP#57x, MKT3.498, AKHA_119BE #08 p.jx, AKHA_116BE #10 p.336x, AVK4.296x, YHA1.100 (1.203) | BRL_CUHJ#17x, BRL_CUHJ#57x, BADM.084x, GPB.057x2x, WOB.127x, COC#0763x, LOG#1058x | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00214 | 800 | mixed | Translation List; Universal House of Justice, The | یا من ثبت الله قلبه علی المیثاق عند ما تجلل نیر الافاق بحجاب الغیاب یا ابن | O thou whose heart God hath made firm in the Covenant when the Luminary of the horizons was veiled by the clouds of concealment, O son [3.5s]... ...As to goodly deeds and charitable donations, these will certainly diminish the misdeeds of the departed and add to their good works... ...Thou hast asked about the general criterion with regard to heresy | BRL_DAK#0691, BRL_CUHJP#18x, MMK6#308x, AVK3.371.04x, AVK3.448.05x, MAS2.104-108, YMM.342x, ABDA.089-091 | BRL_CUHJ#18x, ADMS#081x | Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00151 | 920 | mixed | Takfir, declaration of unbelief; Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet on the Functioning of the Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence; Universal House of Justice, The | Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence | ای متشبث بذیل المیثاق منشور مسطور منظور آمد و سوالات مفصله ملاحظه گردید ولو | O thou who hast clung to the hem of the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received and thy questions were noted [3.5s]... ...Those matters of major importance which constitute the foundation of the Law of God are explicitly recorded in the Text, but subsidiary laws are left to the House of Justice | INBA72:012, INBA59:275b, INBA89:156 | BRL_DAK#0710, BRL_CUHJP#19x, AHB.120BE #03-06 p.05, DWNP_v3#05 p.033-035, RHQM1.302-304 (370) (222-223x) | BRL_CUHJ#19x, COC#0728x, COC#0763x, LOG#1068x, SW_v13#12 p.323-324x, PN_1906 p047, LOIR08.257, BLO_PT#006, BLO_PT#209 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; House of Justice; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | ||||||
| AB00241 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Northeastern states II) | 750 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای دوستان حقیقی جمیع اقالیم در نزد حق اقلیم واحد است و جمیع مدائن و قری یکسان | O ye real friends! All countries, in the estimation of the True One are but one country and all the cities and villages... O Thou kind Lord! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast shown us the highway of guidance | MKT3.037, DWNP_v5#09 p.001-002x, DUR1.027x, ANDA#79 p.05x, MJMJ1.102x, MMG2#075 p.082x, MJH.044x, FRTB.070, NJB_v10#10 p.204x | TDP#09, BPRY.212-214x, ADJ.006x, COF.027-028x, COF.035x2x, GPB.254x, GPB.396x, TDH#158.5x, WOB.053x, WOB.077x, BSC.507 #973, SW_v10#04 p.069-071 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 4], Ladjamaya [track 8] | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | UDP.007 | |||||
| AB08186 | 100 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید عبدالبهاء مرکز میثاق الهی است اما حضرت | O cherished handmaiden of God! Your letter was received. 'Abdu'l-Bahá is the Center of God's Covenant, but His Holiness [3.5s]... ...The Mashriqu’l-Adhkar is a divine edifice in this nether world and a means for attaining the oneness of humanity | BRL_DAK#0418, COMP_MASHRIQP#25x, MMK5#189 p.149 | BRL_MASHRIQ#25x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01246 | 350 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای خانم محترمه نامه شما رسید آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید حق با شماست البته بر | O thou respected lady! They letter hath arrived. Thou art right in what thou hast written | BRL_DAK#0006, PZHN v1#2 p.43 | BRL_ATE#006, MAAN#23 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0024 | Public address given on 1912-08-27 | 2000 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Upon the faces of those present I behold the expression of thoughtfulness and wisdom | PUP#096 (p.284-289), FWU.057 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Harmony of science and religion; Heat and motion; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Second birth; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00824 | 430 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید اجازه حضور خواسته بودید حال آنجناب الحمد لله در قمرود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived wherein thou hadst sought permission to attain His presence. Now, praise be to God, thou art in Qamrud [3.5s]... ...As to the organization of the schools: if possible the children should all wear the same kind of clothing, even if the fabric is varied | MMK1#110 p.131x, AKHB.215, MJTB.080x, ANDA#57 p.59x, QUM.259-260, KASH.443x | SWAB#110x, LOG#0487x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Education of children; moral education; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10382 | 60 | Persian | يک معنی از معانی شجره ملعونه دخانست که مکروهست و مذموم و مضرّ است و مسموم | ...The drinking of wine is according to the text of the Most Holy Book, forbidden; for it is the cause of chronic diseases, weakeneth the nerves, and consumeth the mind | MMK6#255x, AVK3.049, AVK4.020.14x | ADJ.033x, COC#1788x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Day of rest; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05372 | 150 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای یاران عبدالبهاء ضوضاء ملل و غوغای امم در یوم ظهور اسم اعظم محتوم و مسلمست | O ye friends of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! The tumult of the nations and the clamour of their peoples are certain and inevitable in the Day of the Manifestation of the Most Great Name | BRL_CONF2018P#21, MMK2#203 p.145 | BRL_CONF2018#21 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00874 | 420 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها المشتاقون ایها القائمون علی خدمه امر الله و | O ye sincere ones, ye longing ones, ye who are drawn as if magnetized, ye who have risen up to serve the Cause of God… As for you, O ye lovers of God, make firm your steps in His Cause | MNMK#034 p.119, MMK1#199 p.232 | SWAB#199, TAB.003-005, PN_1901 p088 | MJ Cyr, The Friends in Stockholm, Sabin, Laticia & Aysher | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00395 | Some Answered Questions #059 Man's Comprehension of God | 610 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | این مسئله را زمان فرصت لازم و در سر ناهار بیان مشکل است | This subject requires ample time, and to explain it at table will be difficult. | MFD#59, OOL.C022.59 | SAQ#59, BWF.321-323 | Human reality created in the image of God; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB01507 | 320 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | امروز هر عاقل هوشیاری و عاقبتبینی بیدار شود و واقف اسرار مستقبل گردد که جز قوّهٴ میثاق قلب آفاقرا بحرکت نیارد | O thou old friend! A month ago a letter was written to the favored maidservant... The Covenant of God is like unto a vast and fathomless ocean. | MNMK#128 p.243x, MMK1#189 p.216x, MMK5#095 p.080x | SWAB#189x, BSC.547 #988x, SW_v10#08 p.153 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Review of publications; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0043 | Public address given on 1912-08-17 | 1660 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Are you all well and happy? This is a delightful spot; the scenery is beautiful | PUP#092 (p.264-270), SW_v08#07 p.076-080 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Oneness; unity of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00780 | Some Answered Questions #040 The Knowledge of the Divine Manifestations | 450 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | علم بر دو قسم است علم وجودی و علم صوری یعنی علم تحققی و علم تصوری | Knowledge is of two kinds: existential knowledge and formal knowledge—that is, intuitive knowledge and conceptual knowledge. | MFD#40, OOL.C022.40 | SAQ#40 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0149 | Public address given on 1912-05-28 | 1040 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The Fatherhood of God, His loving-kindness and beneficence are apparent to all.... Praise be to God, the springtime of God | PUP#056 (p.150-153), FWU.014, SW_v03#07 p.015+019-021, SW_v11#01 p.006-007 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00282 | 700 | mixed | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای بنده درگاه الهی آنچه از خامه محبت الله جاری قرائت گردید و از مضامینش | O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! We have read what flowed out from thy pen in thy love for God, and found the contents of thy letter | INBA21:100, INBA88:056b | MKT1.248, MNMK#155 p.288, MMK1#156 p.178, MILAN.103, BSHN.140.120, BSHN.140.492, BSHN.144.120, MHT1a.079, MHT1b.037, MHT2.166, YMM.231 | SWAB#156, TAB.642-645, BWF.391-393x, COC#1750, PN_1900_heh p035 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Soul; spirit after death; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB08298 | 100 | Persian | Light of the World | ای ورقه خضره نضره مستبشره از مصیبت کبری اگر صدهزار سال ناله و فغان کنیم و آه | O thou verdant, fresh, and radiant leaf! Were we to weep and moan for a hundred thousand years at this Supreme Affliction | NURA#36, MMK4#067 p.076 | LOTW#36 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00208 | 800 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای احباء و اماء الرحمن نامه ای از محفل روحانی لازانجلیز رسید دلیل بر آن بود که | O ye friends and maidservants of the Merciful! From the Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles a letter hath been received... ...In accordance with the explicit text of the Kitab-i-Aqdas Baha'u'llah hath made the Center of the Covenant | MKT3.084, MNMK#124 p.239, MMK1#185 p.204, AKHA_126BE #03p.b, AKHA_117BE #05-06 p.b, HMQ.090 | SWAB#185, GPB.238x, WOB.136x, COC#0223x, SW_v10#14 p.265-267, BSTW#030, BSTW#042, ECN.509, ACOA.058-061 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Judas; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00616 | 500 | mixed | ای ورقات مطهره محترمه مقربه درگاه کبریا خوشا خوشا که محافل روحانی ترتیب | Blessed, blessed are ye for ye have arranged spiritual meetings and engaged in propounding divine proofs and evidences | COMP_WOMENP#099, MKT7.134b, DUR1.043x, YIA.416-417, QIRT.03, QIRT.14x | BRL_WOMEN#099, COC#2190 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03615 | 190 | mixed | ای امه الله در این کور عظیم و دور بدیع اماای مبعوث شدند که ایات توحید بودند و | In this great Cycle and wondrous Dispensation some women have been raised up who were the emblems of unity and ensigns of oneness | INBA17:039 | COMP_WOMENP#096, MKT7.052 | BRL_WOMEN#096, COC#2187 | Role and station of women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05299 | 150 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مهتدی بنور هدی حمد کن خدا را که تو را بنور حقیقت دلالت نمود و بدخول در | O thou who hast sought illumination from the light of guidance! Praise thou God that He hath directed thee to the light of truth | MMK1#066 p.099 | SWAB#066, SW_v10#02 p.031-032, BSTW#225 | Being a source of light; guidance; Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00211 | Some Answered Questions #020 Baptism and the Changing Law of God | 800 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | تغیر احوال و تبدل و انقلاب زمان از لوازم ذاتیهء ممکنات است و لزوم ذاتی از حقیقت اشیاء | The change and transformation of conditions and the succession and revolution of ages are among the essential requirements | MFD#20, OOL.C022.20 | SAQ#20 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||
| AB00740 | 460 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز صادق الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه تعلق بملکوت | O thou sincere and loyal handmaid of the Lord! I have read thy letter. Thou art truly attached to the Kingdom | MNMK#159 p.294, MMK1#160 p.185 | SWAB#160, TAB.321-323, BWF.389-390x, BSC.457 #839x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1888 | Words to several Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-01 | 160 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | I desire to make manifest among the friends in America a new light that they may become a new people | PUP#078 (p.218), PN_1912 p068, BLO_PT#028m | M. Weigert | Being a source of light; guidance; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0072 | Religious Prejudices: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-10-27 | 1400 | Persian | Paris Talks | چونکه تعلیم بهاء الله توحید جمیع بشر است و نهایت الفت و اتحاد و بقدر امکان | The basis of the teaching of Baha'u'llah is the Unity of Mankind, and his greatest desire was that love and goodwill should live in the heart of men. | AMK.232-236, DWNP_v1#08 p.001-004, KHF.199, KHAB.100 (109), KHTB1.079, KHTP.057 | PT#13 p.036, DWN_v3#02 p.015-017, STAB#103 | Christ; Christianity; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB06218 | 130 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مطاف ربانیان الحمد لله که طی مسافات بعیده نمودی و کوه و صحرا و دریا | O pilgrim unto that Spot round which circle the holy ones! Praise be unto God that thou didst travel vast distances and traverse mountain | BRL_DAK#0461, TAH.328 | BRL_ATE#119 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02024 | 270 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | اللهم یا معین الضعفاء و مغیث الفقراء و مجیر المضطر اذا دعا انی ابسط اکف | O Lord my God! O Thou Helper of the feeble, Succourer of the poor and Deliverer of the helpless who turn unto Thee! With utmost lowliness | BRL_DAK#1189, PYB#040 p.04, ANDA#06 p.42, ABDA.330 | BPRY.293-296 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10319 | 60 | Persian | اگر از اینعالم جسمانی این غصن مقطوع گردد و او را قش بر زمین | ...Fear not if this Branch be severed from the material earth and cast aside its leaves | AYT.525a, DWNP_v1#03-4 p.007 | WOB.148x, SW_v08#15 p.207 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11387 | 30 | Persian | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | این عهد و میثاق است که جمال مبارک در ارض مقدس بقلم اعلی در ظل شجره انیسا گرفته | This is the Covenant and Testament which the Blessed Beauty established through the Supreme Pen in the Holy Land | MAS2.056b | BRL_DA#216, BLO_sazedj#23x | Primordial Covenant; the day of alast | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07694 | 320 | mixed | ای یاران عزیز من محفل روحانی عشق آباد انصاف این است که داد خدمت و عبودیت بداد | O my dear friends! It would be fair to say that the Spiritual Assembly of ‘Ishqabad hath shown due servitude...Consider that if the mother is a believer, the children will become believers too, even if the father denieth the Faith; while, if the mother is not a believer, the children are deprived of faith | BRL_DAK#1222, MJTB.087x, TISH.044-045 | BRL_DA#215x, COC#0637x, ADMS#196 | Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00030 | Some Answered Questions #010 Rational and Traditional Proofs from the Sacred Scriptures | 2070 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | امروز در سر این سفره قدری از برهان صحبت بداریم اگر در ایام ظهور نور مبین | Today at table let us speak a little of proofs. Had you come to this blessed spot in the days | MFD#10, OOL.C022.10 | SAQ#10, GPB.092x2x, GPB.196x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Miracles and their interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||
| AB11862 | 200 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | نامه شما رسید در حق جلال الدوله و سائر آواره گان ایران بقدر مقدور نهایت رعایت | Thy letter hath been received. Do thou thy utmost to show Jalalu’d-Dawlih and other Iranian refugees maximum consideration and kindness… The aim of the Baha’ís is to raise aloft the banner of the world’s Great Peace, to eradicate the foundations of war | BRL_DAK#0088 | BRL_ATE#095x | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Non-participation in politics; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0665 | The Perfect Human Sentiments and Virtues: Words spoken on 1911-11-23 in Paris | 440 | Persian | Paris Talks | شما باید بسیار مسرور باشید و شکر کنید که در چنین | You should all be very happy and thankful to God for the great privilege that is yours. This is purely a spiritual meeting! | AVK4.478.08x, KHAB.195 (205), KHTB1.201 | PT#36 p.113 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Human reality created in the image of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB05069 | Tablet to Amir Khan | 150 | Persian | Tablet to Amir Khan and Tablet of the Holy Mariner; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to Amír Khán | Tablet to Amir Khan | ای بنده الهی شکایت از عدم اتقان در صنایع متعدده نموده بودید تعدد صنایع سبب | O thou servant of God! Thou didst complain about the lack of perfection in various crafts and trades. The multiplicity of crafts is a cause of [3.5s]... ...In ancient times the people of America were, through their northern regions, close to Asia | MMK6#247, AVK3.307, AVK2.045.16x | BRL_ATE#045x | Excellence; distinction; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||
| AB00670 | 480 | Persian | Consultation | ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء خدمات شما در آستان مقدس مذکور و محبوب و مقبول پس نهایت | O true friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Your services at the Sacred Threshold are remembered, cherished and accepted, therefore utmost [3.5s]... ...The honoured members of the Spiritual Assembly should exert their efforts so that no differences may occur, and if such differences do occur, they should not reach the point of causing conflict | INBA16:232 | BRL_DAK#0831 | BRL_CONSULT#18x, COC#0184x, LOG#0587x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Elections; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB03416 | 200 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر ملکوت نامه هایت رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که والده محترمه ات صعود | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letters were received. Their contents indicated that thy mother has ascended the invisible realm, that thou hast remained alone. | MMK1#116 p.136x, PYB#119 p.04 | SWAB#116x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00790 | 440 | mixed | Light of the World | ای احبای رحمان جمال ابهی از مطلع آمال بجمیع اسما و صفات اشراق فرمود و این قرن | O ye beloved of the Merciful! The Abha Beauty hath shone forth with His manifold names and attributes from the Dawning-Point of all desires | NURA#04, MMK4#052 p.058 | LOTW#04 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11145 | 180 | Persian | Huqúqu'lláh | ای بنده بهاء نامه رسید و مطالعه گردید ولی فرصت نیست مختصر جواب مرقوم میشود امید... اما کیفیت حقوق بعد از مصروف | O servant of Baha! Thy letter was received and perused, but as time is limited, a brief reply is being written. It is hoped [3.5s]... ...As to the way the Huquq must be paid: Having deducted the expenses incurred during the year, any excess of income derived from one's property, profession or business is subject to the payment of Huquq | BRL_DAK#0558, BRL_HUQUQP#048x | BRL_HUQUQ#048x, COC#1167x | Law of Huququ'llah; Laws of marriage and dowry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07304 | 110 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای پروردگار آمرزگار هر چند نفوسی ایام زندگانی بنادانی بسر برده اند بیگانه | O Thou forgiving Lord! Although some souls have spent the days of their lives in ignorance, and became estranged and contumacious | BRL_DAK#1196, BSHN.140.203, BSHN.144.203, MHT2.185a | BPRY.042-043, TAB.178-179, BSC.427 #773, BSTW#055 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00876 | Some Answered Questions #053 The Connection between God and Creation | 420 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | تعلق حق بخلق تعلق موجد است بموجود تعلق آفتاب است باجسام مظلمهٴ | The connection between God and creation is that of the originator and the originated | MFD#53, OOL.C022.53 | SAQ#53, BWF.315-316 | Composition and decomposition; Creation of the world; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB03274 | Some Answered Questions #035 Free Will and Foreknowledge | 210 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | علم بشیء سبب حصول شیء نیست زیرا علم ذاتی حق محیط بر حقائق اشیاء قبل وجود اشیاء | The knowledge of a thing is not the cause of its occurrence; for the essential knowledge of God encompasses the realities | MFD#35, OOL.C022.35 | SAQ#35 | Free will and predestination; fate; God's knowledge; Predictions and prophecies; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00273 | 710 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | امه الله مس بارنی سوال از حکمت دفن اموات در تراب نموده بود و نیز گفته بود که | The handmaid of God, Miss Barney, had asked a question as to the wisdom of burying the dead in the earth. | BRL_DAK#0387 | BRL_ATE#142, SUR.174-176, BSTW#000x | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of burial and cremation; Progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0114 | Discourse at “l’Alliance Spiritualiste”: Words spoken in Paris, 1911-11-09 | 1160 | Persian | Paris Talks | از فرمایشات رایس و احساسات قلبیه ایشان نهایت ممنونیت دارم و شکر میکنم... خداوند مهربانا کریما رحیما این جمع را بشمع محبتت روشن | I wish to express my gratitude for your hospitality, and my joy that you are spiritually minded. | INBA75:075x, NLAI_BH_AB.015x | BSHN.140.524x, BSHN.144.512x, ADH2.030x, ADH2_1#15 p.026x, MJMJ1.074x, MMG2#162 p.184x, MJH.027x, MHT1a.166x, MHT1b.124x, BQA.031, KHF.163, KHAB.141 (152), KHTB1.130, NJB_v02#14-16 p.011 | PT#28 p.081, SW_v02#17 p.003-005, SW_v02#14 p.015, SW_v08#08 p.0098, SW_v14#01 p.011 | S. Tirandaz | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| AB01432 | 330 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مضامین بسیار | O ye spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter ye had written hath been noted; its contents were most pleasing and bespoke your firmness | MNMK#104 p.191, MMK1#174 p.197 | SWAB#174, TAB.022-023, BWF.365-366x | Nadia, Zaynab, Fritz & Earl | Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00329 | Some Answered Questions #021 The Bread and the Wine | 660 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | مقصد از این نان مائدهء آسمانی کمالات الهی است یعنی هر کس از این مائده | By this bread is meant the heavenly sustenance of divine perfections. In other words | MFD#21, OOL.C022.21 | SAQ#21 | Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB00601 | 500 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای پسر روحانی من نامه های شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که بعضی از نفوس سبب | O thou my spiritual son! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that a few persons have become the cause of the confusion of thoughts in that city… With the utmost resolution and constancy call the souls to the Kingdom… In this day, to serve the Cause of God is to engender love and fellowship amongst His friends | BRL_CONF2018P#13x | BRL_CONF2018#13x, SW_v05#15 p.233, SW_v08#17 p.223 | Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03158 | 210 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دوستان حقیقی نامه شما رسید و از مضمون روح و ریحان حاصل گردید الحمد لله بزمی | O ye true friends! Your letter hath been received and it brought great joy. God be praised, ye had made ready an entertainment | MMK1#047 p.086 | SWAB#047 | Nineteen-Day Feast; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00369 | 620 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | خدمت باحبّا خدمت بملکوت اللّه است و رعایت فقرا از تعالیم الهیّه | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Numerous letters have been received | MMK1#011 p.024x | SWAB#011x, SW_v10#06 p.109-110 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09479 | 80 | Persian | Prayer for Steadfastness; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای محبوب جان و وجدان من جز تو پناهی ندارم و بغیر از ذکر تو فریاد صبحگاهی بر | O Thou beloved of my heart and soul! I have no refuge save Thee. I raise no voice at dawn | MMK2#024 p.016 | BRL_APAB#15x, BLO_PT#071 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0276 | There Can Be No True Happiness and Progress without Spirituality: Words spoken on 1911-11-21 in Paris | 770 | Persian | Paris Talks | درندگی سزاوار حیوانات وحشیه است و سزاوار انسان الفت و محبتست خدا جمیع انبیا | Ferocity and savagery are natural to animals, but men should show forth the qualities of love and affection. God sent all His Prophets into the world with one aim… Oh, trust in God! For His Bounty is everlasting | BRL_DAK#0956, AMK.204-207, KHF.049, KHAB.188 (199), KHTB1.192, KHTP.139 | PT#34 p.106, DWN_v1#12 p.007cx | N. Ma'ani, Friends in Paris | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Harmony of science and religion; Justice and wrath of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Transcending the material condition; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| AB11544 | 20 | ...This long voyage will prove how great is My love for you. There were many troubles | GPB.288x | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00305 | 680 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | انّ الظّهورات فی الأدوار السّابقة کان لکلّ واحد منهم شأن فی الوجود و رتبة فی نشأة الأنسان | ...Verily, each one of the Manifestations in former ages possessed a certain station in existence and a certain rank in human development [3.5s]... ...Were it not for tests genuine gold could not be distinguished from the counterfeit.... In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of God hath had His own rank in the world of existence... Intellect and the faculty of comprehension are God's gifts | MNMK#063 p.142x, MMK1#027 p.054x | SWAB#027x, COC#1790x, SW_v08#19 p.238-239x, SW_v14#02 p.041-042x, SW_v14#12 p.353x, BSTW#438 | Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Role and station of women; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0012 | Public address given on 1912-09-05 | 2260 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | Praise be to God! It is with a deep realization of happiness that I am present here this evening... O my Lord! Thou Who art ever-forgiving! Verily, this assembly hath turned its face | PUP#103 (p.312-319), SW_v13#11 p.292-293x, ABIC.014-017 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Power of prayer; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2222 | Words spoken on 1916-07-02 | 110 | Persian | Family Life | تاسیس عائله خیلی مهم است تا انسان جوانست از غرور جوانی ملتفت نمیشود ولی چون پیر شد | It is highly important for man to raise a family. So long as he is young, because of youthful self-complacency | COMP_FAMP#09x, BRL_SWOP#023, GHA.161 | BRL_FAM#09x, BRL_SWO#023, COC#0860x, LOG#0733x | Education of children; moral education; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Parents and children; youth; families | - | - | |||||||
| AB11581 | 10 | Persian | بدانید اگر در عالم هم نباشم همیشه با شما خواهم بود | ...Remember, whether or not I be on earth, My presence will be with you always | DWNP_v1#03-4 p.007 | GPB.309x | Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1490 | Words spoken on 1914-04-02 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران عنقریب یومی اید که دیگر مرا نخواهید دید آنچه تکلیف من بود بجا آوردم | Friends! The time is coming when I shall be no longer with you. I have done all that could be done | DWNP_v1#03-4 p.005-006, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.025a | GPB.309x, DAS.1914-04-02, SW_v05#07 p.104, SW_v06#06 p.046, DWN_v6#11 p.001, PN_unsorted p025, PAB.026-027, ABCC.405-406, VLAB.027-028, BSTW#052v | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00215 | 790 | mixed | ادعوک یا الهی بقلبی و لسانی و روحی و جنانی و اناجیک فی بهره ظلام سابل الاذیال | I call upon Thee, O my God, with my heart and my tongue, my spirit and my innermost being, and I commune with Thee in the depths of this darkness that hath descended [3.5s]... ...O ye My faithful loved ones! Should at any time afflicting events come to pass in the Holy Land, never feel disturbed or agitated | AMK.003-008, AVK4.446x, AYT.524x, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.023-024x, MAS5.145bx, HYB.153x | GPB.309x, PAB.025x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for nearness to God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02869 | 220 | Persian | ای احباء وقتى میاید که از بین مفارقت میکنم آنچه باید بکنم کرده ام تا اندازه ای که | Friends, the time is coming when I shall be no longer with you. I have done all that could be done. I have served the Cause of Baha’u’llah to the utmost of my ability | AYT.526, YHA2.982 | GPB.309x, BNE.061x | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00049 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada II) | 1460 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای بهائیان حقیقی امریک شکر حضرت مقصود را که موفق ...از راحت و آسایش جسمانی و تنپروری ...انسان بجهت زندگانی این حیات دنیا خلق نشده است | O ye real Bahais of America! Praise be to His Highness the desired One... O God, my God! Thou seest me enraptured and attracted toward Thy glorious kingdom | MKT3.020, BSHN.140.476.08x, DUR1.594x, RRT.145x, ADH2.106x, ADH2_3#02 p.141x, MJMJ1.018x, MMG2#063 p.067x, MJH.065x, FRTB.053 | TDP#07, BPRY.206-207x, ADJ.013x, ADJ.050x, ADJ.062x2x, ADJ.065ax, ADJ.073-074x, ADJ.074x8x, COF.020x, COF.028-029x, COF.031x4x, COF.113x, GPB.254x, GPB.255x, GPB.389x, GPB.397x, MBW.038x, TDH#037.1x, TDH#158.5x, TDH#158.17x, BSC.534 #984, SW_v10#17 p.307-311 | Sarah & Nava, C. Signori, R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 2], S. Peyman, J. Bryan & A. Youssefi, almunajat.com [item 11], K. Porray | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | UDP.048 | |||||
| AB04432 | 170 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای متمسکین بعهد و پیمان الهی الیوم اهل ملا اعلی از ملکوت ابهی ناظر و از جبروت | O ye who are holding fast unto the Covenant and Testament! This day, from the realms of the All-Glorious, from the Kingdom of Holiness | INBA88:145 | MKT6.108b, MNMK#130 p.244, MMK1#182 p.202, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.283 | SWAB#182 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of community building; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; The concourse on high; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||
| AB09838 | 70 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای بنده الهی بزرگواری در عبودیت جلیل اکبر است نه سلطنت خاور و باختر نفوس | ...Servitude to God lieth in servitude to the friends. One must be the essence of humility and the embodiment of meekness | INBA16:104 | BRL_DAK#0372, BRL_CONF2018P#08x, MMK2#156 p.118 | BRL_CONF2018#08x | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0473 | The True Meaning of the Prophecies Concerning the Coming of Christ: Words spoken on 1911-10-30 in Paris | 560 | Paris Talks | In the Bible there are prophecies of the coming of Christ. The Jews still await | PT#16 p.047, SW_v13#05 p.115x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05801 | 140 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای منجذب بملکوت الله هر نفسی را فکری و مقصدی شب و روز در تحصیل مقصود میکوشد | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Every soul seeketh an object and cherisheth a desire, | MMK1#176 p.199 | SWAB#176 | Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05996 | 130 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | اللهم یا من سبقت رحمتک و عظمت مغفرتک و جل احسانک و شاع عفوک و ذاع صیت فضلک | O Lord, O Thou Whose mercy hath encompassed all, Whose forgiveness is transcendent, Whose bounty is sublime | INBA16:135 | BRL_DAK#1198, BSHN.140.184, BSHN.144.184, PYK.302, MHT2.147 | BPRY.044-045 | J. Heath [track 11] | Angels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||
| AB10952 | 50 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | الحمد للّه قلبت متذکّر بذکر الهی و روحت مستبشر ببشارات اللّه است و مشغول بمناجاتی | ...Praise be to God, thy heart is engaged in the commemoration of God, thy soul is gladdened by the glad tidings of God | MMK1#172 p.196x | SWAB#172x, COC#1743x, LOG#1479x | Business; financial; property matters; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02900 | 220 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای ثابت بر پیمان از قرار معلوم بعضی از نفوس که از یزدان بیزارند و باهرمن | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! According to reports, certain souls who have turned away from the All-Merciful and embraced the Evil One [3.5s]... ...Obligatory prayer and fasting are among the most great ordinances of this holy Dispensation | AVK4.093.05x, RAHA.090, MAS9.080 | BRL_IOPF#2.01x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Law of fasting | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11906 | 140 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ...The Obligatory Prayers have been set down by the Pen of the Most High and have been mentioned in the Persian “Questions and Answers” | BRL_IOPF#2.09x | Law of obligatory prayer; Love of God; Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00520 | Some Answered Questions #083 The Four Criteria of Comprehension | 550 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | میزان ادراک آنچه مسلم است منحصر در چهار موازینست یعنی حقائق اشیاء باین چهار چیز ادراک میشود | There are only four accepted criteria of comprehension, that is, four criteria whereby the realities of things are understood. | MFD#83, OOL.C022.83 | SAQ#83 | Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Rational arguments; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB11898 | 150 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی لسان بشکرانه لطف و احسان و عنایت خاصه جمال منان بگشا | O thou pilgrim to the Spot round which circle the Concourse on high! Unloose thy tongue and render thanks | BRL_DAK#0315 | BRL_ATE#123 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11609 | 10 | ...His light at first had been a star; now it became a mighty sun | GPB.196x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB09710 | 80 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا من آمن بجمال لاح علی الآفاق هر چند مدتیست که مکاتبه و مخابره | O thou who hast believed in a Beauty that hath shone forth upon all regions! Although, to outward seeming | MKT2.246, DUR1.450a | BRL_ATE#013, MAAN#33 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1122 | Address to the Baha'is at Kinney home in New York, 1912-12-02 | 280 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | These are the days of my farewell to you, for I am sailing on the fifth of the month… let each one of you be as a lamp shining forth with the light of the virtues | BRL_DAK#1240 | PUP#134 (p.452-453), SW_v05#01 p.007+010, PN_1912 p019 | The Joburg Baha'i Choir | Being a source of light; guidance; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00044 | 1550 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای حزب الله نامه ای بامضای شما عموما واصل گردید عبارت در نهایت ملاحت و بلاغت | O ye Cohorts of God! A letter which was signed by you in general was received... Today in the world of existence, each community is wandering in a wilderness... Be ye kind to the human world and be ye compassionate to the race of man... O Thou Provider! Thou hast breathed over the friends in the West... Well is it with you, as you have followed the Law of God and arisen to observe the Fast during these blessed days | MKT3.157, MNMK#092 p.166, MMK1#035 p.066, DWNP_v5#05 p.005x, DWNP_v5#12 p.002-004, DWNP_v6#08 p.001-002x, DUR1.173x, MJMJ1.100x, MMG2#049 p.049x, MMG2#370 p.412x, MJH.043bx, KHH2.165 (2.304)x | SWAB#035, BRL_IOPF#2.26x, BPRY.181-182x, TAB.040-048, BWF.400-401x, ADJ.025-026x, COF.030bx, GPB.254x, BSC.488 #939x, SW_v01#14 p.003x, SW_v06#14 p.112x | jeph.ilosopher, S. Peyman, K. Porray | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB04252 | 170 | mixed | Light of the World | ای افنون سدره مبارکه در ادوار سابقه یا ظهور تجلی جمال بود و یا سطوع انوار | O thou twig of the Sacred Lote-Tree! The Dispensations of the past manifested either the splendour of the divine Beauty or the radiance of the divine Glory | NURA#47, MMK4#089 p.103 | LOTW#47 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05512 | 140 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای احبای عبدالبهاء الحمد لله نفحات قدس منتشر است و لئالی عطاء منتثر نور هدی | O loved ones of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Praise be to God! The fragrances of holiness are spread abroad. The pearls of bounty are scattered everywhere. | MMK2#094 p.072 | BRL_ATE#040 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04470 | 170 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ناظر بملکوت الله نامه تو رسید از مضمون معلوم گردید که مشغول بتعلیم اطفال | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received and we note that thou art engaged in teaching the children of the believers | MMK1#123 p.139, TRBB.040 | SWAB#123, COC#0598 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as sun; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02104 | 270 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منادی عهد و پیمان نامه های متعدد از آنجناب رسید و مضامین کل سبب فرح و سرور | O thou herald of the Covenant and Testament! Thy numerous letters have been received | BRL_DAK#0017 | BRL_ATE#018, MAAN#04 | Call to action; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10703 | 470 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | پروردگارا واشنگتونرا سعادت و شگون بخش آن خطه و دیار را بپرتو روی یاران | O Lord! Bestow prosperity and blessedness upon Washington; illumine that region and realm with the radiant light of Thy loved ones [3.5s]... ...As regards the seven qualities which thou hadst requested be enumerated, they are as follows.... truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of the human world... O Lord! Make this youth radiant, and confer Thy bounty | BRL_DAK#0186, HUV2.008x, BNEP.101bx, MMJA.030x | BRL_ATE#111x, BRL_CHILD#14x, BPRY.254x, TAB.459-460, BWF.384-384x, ADJ.026x, COC#2052x, COC#2235x, BSC.452 #828x, PN_various p012x, BSTW#402x | Dawnbreaker Collective, Moonshoes, P. Escobar, Choir of the Baha'i Temple of South America, MANA, P. Giomo, S. Zaat, C. Bolton, Soulrise Melodies, QuiqueSaba, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 3], E. Mahony | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0412 | Address to the Baha'is at Hotel Plaza in Chicago, 1912-10-31 | 610 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In Los Angeles and San Francisco great interest was manifested in the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.... After His Holiness Christ, there were many who appeared who were instrumental | PUP#115 (p.381-383), SW_v08#14 p.188-189, SW_v09#13 p.147-148, BSTW#052mx | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Christian doctrine and practice; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00322 | 660 | mixed | Light of the World | ای دوستان الهی و یاران معنوی خداوند عالمیان در قرآن حکیم میفرماید و لکم فی | O ye beloved of God! O ye spiritual friends! The Lord of the worlds hath said in the Qur’an: “A noble pattern have ye in God’s Apostle.” | INBA13:406, INBA55:167, INBA88:197 | NURA#56, MKT1.417, MNMK#102 p.187, MMK4#135 p.137, DWNP_v6#09 p.002-003, BCH.155, DUR1.281x | LOTW#56, SW_v04#04 p.071+074, BSTW#080, BSTW#361, BSTW#367 | R. Yazhari | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0849 | Words to George Latimer | 360 | other/unknown lang | Huqúqu'lláh | بعد از آنکه شخص کلیۀ مخارج ضروریّه را پرداخت نمود، نوزده درصد از آنچه باقی مانده را اخذ | After one has paid all his necessary expenses 19% of what is left is then taken by him and given as Huquq. | BRL_HUQUQP#049 | BRL_HUQUQ#049, COC#1176, BSTW#007 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of Huququ'llah; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB00432 | 590 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یادگار آن دو مرحوم مغفور محترم نامه شما رسید و بی نهایت سبب فرح و سرور | O thou remnant of those two distinguished departed souls! Thy letter was received and brought infinite joy and gladness | BLIB_Or.08117.056, | NURA#14, MMK4#009 p.006, KHMT.224-225x, MAS5.070, MSHR3.146x | LOTW#14 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB00078 | 1200 | Arabic | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | اللهم یا رب الملکوت المتجلل بالجبروت المقدس من النعوت تعلم و تری تذلل الضعفاء | O God, O Lord of the Kingdom, Who art clothed with majesty and sanctified above all attributes! Thou knowest and seest the abasement of these lowly ones [3.5s]... ...Know ye that the Torah is what was revealed in the Tablets unto Moses, may peace be upon Him | BRL_DAK#0232, MKT3.167, AVK1.080x, AVK2.101.02x, MAS5.099, ADH2.009x, ADH2_1#02 p.009x, MMG2#067 p.073x, MUH1.0342x, NSR_1978.128ax, NSR_1993.141ax | BRL_ATE#038x, KSHK#09x | R. Mostmand | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Free will and predestination; fate; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | |||||||
| AB02947 | 220 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای صاحب چشم بینا آنچه مشاهده نمودی عین واقعست در جهان بینش است عطر در غنچه | O thou who hast eyes to see! That which thou didst witness is the very truth, and it pertaineth to the realm of vision. | MMK1#149 p.172 | SWAB#149 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02378 | 250 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای جانهای پاک پاکی و آزادگی بدلست نه بتن بجانست نه بجامه و پیرهن انسان اگر | ...Whatsoever driveth thee away from the one true God and shutteth thee out from the Best-Beloved is blameworthy and reprehensible | BRL_CONF2018P#02x, MMK2#097 p.075, YARP2.351 p.283 | BRL_CONF2018#02x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Meditation; Nearness and remoteness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00266 | Some Answered Questions #036 The Five Divisions of Spirit | 720 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدانکه کلیه ارواح پنج قسم است اول روح نباتی و آن قوهئیست که از ترکیب عناصر | Know that in general there are five divisions of spirit. First is the vegetable spirit | MFD#36, DWNP_v2#01 p.001-003, OOL.C022.36 | SAQ#36 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Power of the mind over nature; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual springtime; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0282 | The First Principle—Search after Truth: Words spoken on 1911-11-10 in Paris | 760 | Persian | Paris Talks | دیروز رفتیم در جمعیت روحانیون چون آنجمع | If a man would succeed in his search after truth, he must, in the first place, shut his eyes to all the traditional superstitions of the past. | DWNP_v5#07-8 p.006x, KHAB.146 (157), KHTB1.137 | PT#41 p.138x, SW_v03#01 p.003-004x, DWN_v2#08 p.061-063x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB03692 | 310 | Persian | Meetings, Bahá'í | ای خانم محترمه نامه شما رسید ولی چون در سفر بودیم از شهری بشهری فرستاده شد تا | ...O thou revered lady! Thou must raise aloft the banner of Baha’u’llah in London and become so aflame with the fire of the love of God as to rouse and stir every listless soul | BRL_DAK#0117 | BRL_MEET.AB#13x, LBLT.116x, LBLT.119x | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12039 | 120 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Verily, I place my brow upon the dust, turn my face towards the Lord of Lords, and invoke Him with all fervour and attraction | BRL_ATE#076 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10015 | 70 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طبيب اديب ... تو الحمد للّه که دو قوّه داری طبابت جسمانی و طبابت | O Thou distinguished physician!… Praise be to God that thou hast two powers: one to undertake physical healing and the other spiritual healing | MMK1#130 p.147x | SWAB#130x, LOG#0963x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02652 | 230 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای امه الله نامه ات رسید خبر تشکیل انجمن در آن بلد مرقوم نموده بودید نظر بقلت | O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, bringing its news that an Assembly hath been established in that city. Look ye not upon the fewness of thy numbers | MMK1#039 p.078 | SWAB#039, TAB.508-509, BWF.409-410x, BSTW#353 | Angels; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00210 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Western states II) | 800 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران و اماء رحمن مختارین ملکوت خطه مبارکه کالیفورنیا نهایت مشابهت بارض | O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful, the chosen ones of the Kingdom! The blessed state of California... O God! O God! This is a broken-winged bird and his flight is very slow | MKT3.049, RRT.147, ADH2.105x, ADH2_3#01 p.140x, MJMJ1.014x, MMG2#060 p.064x, MJH.062x, FRTB.082 | TDP#12, BPRY.216-217x, BSC.520 #979, SW_v10#10 p.198-200, BSTW#012x | W. Heath, G. Sky, Nabil and Karim, D. Stollar, D. E. Walker, Strong Steep, C. Zein, R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 7], A. & M. Zemke [track 2] | Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | UDP.031 | |||||
| AB01889 | Some Answered Questions #008 The Bab | 280 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اما حضرت اعلی روحی له الفدآء در سن جوانی یعنی بیست و پنج سال | As for the Bab —may my soul be His sacrifice!—it was at a young age | MFD#08, OOL.C022.08 | SAQ#08 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0187 | Public address given on 1912-05-31 | 930 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The material world is subject to change and transformation. The Cause of the Kingdom is eternal | PUP#059 (p.161-163), SW_v05#11 p.169-170 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01700 | 300 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای ثابتان بر میثاق داراب موطن اصلی حضرت وحید بود و آن نفس مبارک چون ستاره | O ye who stand firm in the Covenant! Darab was the original homeland of His Holiness Vahid, and that blessed soul was even as a star [3.5s]... ...Strengthen thou the foundation of the Faith of God, and worship the Almighty. Be constant in offering obligatory prayer, and be mindful of fasting | ABDA.048-049 | BRL_IOPF#2.08x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of fasting; Law of obligatory prayer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00993 | 390 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای بنده جمال قدم زبان بشکرانه اسم اعظم بگشا که موفق بزیارت عتبه مقدسه روحی | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! Loose your tongue in thanksgiving to the Most Great Name, for you have attained the privilege of pilgrimage to the Sacred Threshold - may my spirit be sacrificed for it [3.5s]... ...Obligatory prayer is the very foundation of the Cause of God. Through it joy and vitality infuse the heart | INBA13:313 | AKHA_125BE #04 p.b, AVK3.251.09x, AVK4.092.11x, DWNP_v1#10-11 p.002-003x | BRL_IOPF#2.14x | Law of obligatory prayer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02552 | 240 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من نامه که بجناب دکتور اسلمانت مرقوم نموده بودی آن نامه | O my well-beloved daughter of the Kingdom! The letter thou hadst written to Dr. Esslemont was forwarded by him to the Land of Desire | MMK1#062 p.094 | SWAB#062 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11943 | 110 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای مشکین الهی صد هزار شکر حضرت احدیت را که سالها در غربت و کربت و اسارت در | O thou divine Mish̲kín! A thousand praises be to the one true God that for years thou didst suffer in the path of the Heavenly Beauty | BRL_DAK#0393 | BRL_ATE#146x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00198 | 820 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای فرع رفیع سدره مبارکه جناب آقا سید میرزا چون در اینجا تشریف داشتند | O thou exalted bough of the divine Lote-Tree! ...When thou art disdained and rejected by the wicked doers be not cast down | INBA55:395 | BRL_DAK#1203, MNMK#133 p.246, MMK1#195 p.227, MAS5.105 | SWAB#195 | Alex, Asha, Renya, and Alia, B. Weber | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB11130 | 40 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | اميد از عنايت حضرت احديّت چنانست که در خصوص نشر نفحات اللّه بين القبائل موفّق گرديد | The hope is that by the grace of the Lord of Oneness ye may be assisted in diffusing the fragrances of God amongst the tribes [3.5s]... ...My hope from the grace of the One true Lord is that thou wilt be enabled to spread the fragrances of God among the tribes | MMK1#215 p.259x | SWAB#215x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0456 | Public address given on 1912-04-17 | 570 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | در بعضی از کتب الهی مذکور است که چون شمس حقیقت طلوع نماید | In the Holy Books it is recorded that when the Sun of Truth dawns it will | SFI07.025, BDA1.037n | PUP#010 (p.023-025), SW_v03#10 p.009-010, SW_v19#02 p.055 | Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.046 | ||||||
| AB01064 | 380 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | در خصوص تنظيمات مرقوم نموده بوديد تعاليم الهی و وصايا و نصايح حضرت بهآءاللّه نصّ صريح | O thou beloved daughter! Formerly a cable through the British Government | MMK1#069 p.103x | SWAB#069x, SW_v10#03 p.038-039 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0901 | Public address given on 1912-05-03 | 340 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | I was in the Orient, and from the Orient to this part of the world is a long distance | BDA1.067n | PUP#036 (p.083-084), SW_v03#04 p.017-018, PN_1912 p085, BSTW#311x | Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | MHMD1.075 | ||||||||
| AB06647 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده حق بدایع صنایع در این دور جامع از عبادت جمال لامع شمرده گشته ملاحظه | O thou servant of the One true God! In this universal dispensation man's wondrous craftsmanship is reckoned as worship of the Resplendent Beauty. | MMK1#127 p.141, AKHA_122BE #11-12 p.j | SWAB#127 | Excellence; distinction; Thankfulness; gratitude; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0070 | Public address given on 1912-05-04 | 1410 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | I am very happy in being present at this meeting. Praise be to God! I see before me the faces... O Thou kind Lord! These are Thy servants who have gathered in this meeting | BDA1.067n | BPRY.088-089x, BWF.263-267, LOG#0788x, PUP#038 (p.087-091), BSC.383 #717, SW_v03#04 p.019-022 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | MHMD1.076 | ||||||||
| AB11427 | 30 | ...The souls of the well-favored among the concourse on high the sacred dwellers of the most exalted Paradise | WOB.110-111x | Service to others; to the Cause of God; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10770 | 60 | ...The holy ones of past ages and centuries have, each and all, yearned with tearful eyes to live | WOB.110x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07848 | 750 | mixed | Family Life | الحمد لله الذی تجلی من الافق الرحمانی علی العالم الانسانی و اضاء بالنور | Praise be to God Who hath dawned from the horizon of the All-Merciful upon the world of humanity and illumined it with light [3.5s]... ...In marriage the more distant the blood-relationship the better, for such distance in family ties between husband and wife provideth the basis for the well-being of humanity | BRL_DAK#0672, COMP_FAMP#10x, AVK4.156.03x, AVK4.173.09x, GHA.186x | BRL_FAM#10x | Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03319 | 200 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه ایکه بتاریخ۳۰ سبتمبر سنه حالیه بود رسید از | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter dated September 30 of this year hath been received, and from the contents it became clear and evident | BBBD.274 | BRL_ATE#044, BBBD.275, DAS.1913-10-20 | High station of the true believer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02812 | 230 | Arabic | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ایها المنجذبون ایها الثابتون ایها الغیورون فی خدمت امر الله | O ye who are attracted! O ye who are firm! O ye who are zealous... ...The greatest affair and the most important matter today is to establish a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar | INBA89:243 | BRL_DAK#0403, COMP_MASHRIQP#10x, QT108.165, NJB_v01#19a p.012x | BRL_MASHRIQ#10x, TAB.017-018, BWF.415-415x, SW_v01#11 p.010x, SW_v06#17 p.133-134x, BW_v01p062 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB12027 | 180 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Thou hadst asked about the meaning of the statement “the transgressions of the parents will affect four generations of their descendants | BRL_ATE#086 | Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; The power of example | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05229 | 150 | Persian | Huqúqu'lláh | و حقوق را به موجب نصوص کتاب اقدس جمع نمایید در محلّی و صرف مواقع لازمه نمایید ولی به کسی | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It is impossible to organize the House of Justice in these days… According to the explicit text of the Most Holy Book the amounts offered for the Huquq should be deposited | BRL_HUQUQP#106x | BRL_HUQUQ#106x, COC#1169x, SW_v01#10 p.006 | Elections; House of Justice; Law of Huququ'llah; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10300 | 70 | ...The American people are indeed worthy of being the first to build the Tabernacle of the Great Peace | ADJ.085b-086x, GPB.254x, GPB.396-397x | Predictions and prophecies; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11262 | 40 | ...May this American democracy be the first nation to establish the foundation of international agreement | ADJ.085bx, GPB.254x, WOB.075-076x | Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00027 | 1080 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Tablet to a Group of Believers in the United States | ای یاران رحمانی من در حالتیکه دریای امتحان پرموج گشته و موج بلایا باوج رسیده | O my spiritual loved ones! At a time when an ocean of trials and tribulations was surging up and flinging its waves to the heavens | MKT4.123, MNMK#094 p.172, MMK1#200 p.234, MILAN.138, KHSH10.03x, YHA1.098 (1.199), NJB_v01#14 p.001x | SWAB#200, TAB.035-038, BWF.356-357x | N. Best & A. Vedovi, D. & R. Saberi | Compassion; kindness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04651 | 160 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای آوارگان سبیل حق سر و سامان آسودگی و آزادگی هر چند کام دل و راحت جانست ولی | O ye homeless and wanderers in the Path of God! Prosperity, contentment, and freedom | MKT9.037b, MMK1#222 p.269, AKHA_102BE #04 p.04, HDQI.180, DUR1.211, ANDA#08 p.06, NFQ.016, YFY.082 | SWAB#222, LOG#1934x, SW_v14#03 p.087 | K. Porray | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00029 | Some Answered Questions #009 Baha’u’llah | 2110 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اما جمال مبارک در زمانیکه ممالک ایران در چنین ظلمت و نادانی مستغرق | Baha'u'llah appeared at a time when Persia was plunged in the darkest ignorance | MFD#09, OOL.C022.09 | SAQ#09, GPB.144x2x, GPB.183x2x, GPB.196x, STAB#081 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Past, present and future of Iran; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB11864 | 200 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران الهی از قرار معلوم زمین قبرستان بمبئی را مدتیست حصار کشیده اند و حال | O ye Friends of God! It is understood that a wall has been put up around the Bombay Cemetery, and that water supply is now available. | BRL_DAK#0397 | BRL_ATE#134 | Law of burial and cremation; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09762 | 70 | Arabic | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | اللهم ان سرادق العدل قد ضربت اطنابها علی هذه الارض المقدسه فی مشارقها و مغاربها | O my God! Verily, the tabernacle of justice hath been pitched in the east and the west of this Holy Land | MKT3.347a | BRL_APAB#20 | Prayer for governments and rulers | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00694 | 470 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب شما رسید و مقصود واضح و پدید شد از همت و جد و جهد | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its purport was made plain and evident. Thou hadst written of the high endeavour | INBA89:245 | MAS2.079-080x | BRL_ATE#081x | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||
| AB11211 | 270 | Arabic | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Prayer and Devotional Life | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک المورخ ۲۵ ینایر سنه ۱۹۰۳ و اطلعت | ...It behoveth the servant to pray to and seek assistance from God, and to supplicate and implore His aid. Such becometh the rank of servitude, and the Lord will decree whatsoever He desireth, in accordance with His consummate wisdom | BRL_DAK#0228, COMP_PDLP#24x | BRL_ATE#100x, BRL_PMDA#24x, BRL_PDL#24x, COC#1746x | Growth of the Cause; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04032 | 180 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب ملکوت نامه ات رسید از مصیبت کبری وفات قرین محترمت مرقوم نموده بودی | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written of the severe calamity that hath befallen thee | MMK1#170 p.195 | SWAB#170, BWF.378-379x, LOG#2044x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02048 | 270 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بندگان صادقان جمال قدم در هر کوری و دوری ضیافت مقبول و محبوب و تمدید | O ye loyal servants of the Ancient Beauty! In every cycle and dispensation, the feast hath been favored and loved | MMK1#048 p.087, AKHA_133BE #18 p.611, GHA.157 | SWAB#048 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11899 | 150 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای یاران الهی شکر کنید خدا را که موفق شدید و تاسیس مشرق الاذکار نمودید و در | O ye divine friends! Render ye thanks unto God that ye have been assisted and have established the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár and in [3.5s]... ...Obligatory prayer and supplication cause man to reach the kingdom of mystery, and the worship of the Supreme One | BRL_DAK#0882 | BRL_IOPF#2.13x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00090 | Some Answered Questions #077 The Punishment of Criminals | 1150 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | عقوبات جزائیه بر دو قسم است یک قسم انتقام است | There are two kinds of retributive actions: One is revenge and retaliation | MFD#77, OOL.C022.77 | SAQ#77, ADJ.028bx | Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Reward and punishment; Universal education | - | - | |||||||
| AB04893 | 160 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران الهی وقت فرح و شادمانیست و هنگام اکتساب اخلاق رحمانی | O Friends of God! Now is the time for joy and gladness, for acquiring the characteristics of the All-Merciful. This transitory world is passing | BRL_DAK#0416, BSHN.140.422, BSHN.144.416, MHT1a.070, MHT1b.028 | BRL_ATE#133 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06584 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اماء رحمن شکر کنید جمال قدم را که در این قرن اعظم و عصر منور محشور شدید | O handmaids of the Merciful! Render ye thanks unto the Ancient Beauty that ye have been raised up and gathered together | INBA13:257a | MMK1#096 p.122, AKHA_103BE #07 p.04, AKHB.212, MJTB.090, DUR1.562 | SWAB#096 | Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||
| AB11941 | 110 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action | ای امه الاعلی نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که در فکر تاسیس شفاخانه جدیدید | O handmaiden of the Most High! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that thou seekest to establish a new hospital | BRL_DAK#0275 | BRL_ATE#116x, BRL_SOCIAL#229x | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00251 | 740 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action | ای یار قدیم ای ثابت بر پیمان اگر چه مدتیست مدید که از کثرت موانع فرصتی نیافتم | O ancient friend and steadfast one in the Covenant! Although for a considerable time, due to numerous obstacles, I have found no opportunity [3.5s]... ...The root cause of wrongdoing is ignorance, and we must therefore hold fast to the tools of perception and knowledge… The subjects to be taught in children's school are many | BRL_DAK#0970, MKT1.403, MNMK#109 p.205, MMK1#111 p.132x, AVK3.330.15x, MJTB.067x | SWAB#111x, BRL_SOCIAL#191x, COC#0628x, COC#2221x, LOG#0494x, LOG#0503x, BW_v16p036-037x | MANA | Educational curricula; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00980 | 390 | Arabic | الهی الهی کیف اذکرک و قلب عبدالبهاء تتاجج فیهه نار الجوی و نیران الاسنی من | My God, my God! How can I make mention of Thee when the heart of 'Abdu'l-Bahá is consumed by the flames of yearning and the fire of ardent love? [3.5s]... ...O Lord! My bones are weakened, and the hoar hairs glisten on My head ... and I have now reached old age, failing in My powers | MKT3.242, KHAF.271, KKD2.299x | GPB.310x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Personal instructions; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3592 | Words spoken in 1921 | 10 | I am so fatigued the hour is come when I must leave everything and take My flight. I am too weary to walk | GPB.310x, PAB.004 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11381 | 220 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای یاران رحمانی من اعظم وسائط ترقیات عصریه و معموریت ممالک و مدنیت امم تاسیس | O My merciful friends! The greatest means for the advancement of this age, the prosperity of nations, and the civilization of peoples is the establishment [3.5s]... ...Every business company should be established on divine principles. Its foundations should be trustworthiness, piety and truthfulness in order to protect the rights of the people | BRL_DAK#0805, COMP_TRUSTP#51x | BRL_TRUST#50x, COC#2062x | Business; financial; property matters; Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1062 | The Imprisonment of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Words spoken on 1911-10-25 in Paris | 300 | Paris Talks | I regret much that I have kept you waiting this morning, but I have so much to do in a short time | PT#10 p.030, SW_v02#16 p.006, PN_1911 p019 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00362 | 630 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران شرق و غرب از اعظم اساس دین الله و معانی کلمه الله و تکلیف احباء الله | O ye friends of the East and the West! Among the foundations of the religion of God, the inner significances of the Word of God, and the duties of the friends of God... O God, my God! Illumine the brows of Thy true lovers | COMP_MASHRIQP#22x, MKT4.128, MNMK#084 p.152x, MMK1#235 p.306x, AMK.057-058, AVK3.261.19x, MJMJ2.030ax, MMG2#327 p.365x | SWAB#235x, BRL_MASHRIQ#22x, BPRY.084-085x, LOG#0836x, LOG#0840x, SW_v06#17 p.138-139, SW_v08#11 p.137-138, DWN_v5#09 p.007x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00557 | 530 | Consultation | ...Every one of the friends should highly praise the other and each should regard himself as evanescent and as naught in the presence of others. All matters should be consulted upon in the meeting | BRL_CONSULT#15x, COC#0181x | Consultation; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00936 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Western states I) | 400 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت شب و روز جز یاد یاران و دعای خیر در حق ایشان و طلب تایید | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Day and night I have no other occupation | MKT3.010, FRTB.043 | TDP#04, BSC.518 #978, SW_v07#10 p.088-089, SW_v07#10 p.085, SW_v09#14 p.160 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.029 | ||||||
| AB08135 | 100 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای صاحب قلب روشن تو مانند مردمک چشم می مانی که معدن نور است زیرا در دلت نور | O thou who hast an illumined heart! Thou art even as the pupil of the eye, the very wellspring of the light, for God's love hath cast its rays | MMK1#076 p.110 | SWAB#076 | Race unity; racial issues; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12048 | 50 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | When that essence of holiness and reality of sanctity, her honour the Virgin Mary | BRL_ATE#115 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00001 | Alvah-i-Visaya (Will and Testament) | 5820 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá | حمدا لمن صان هیکل امره بدرع المیثاق عن سهام الشبهات و حمی حمی شریعته السمحاء | All praise to Him Who, by the Shield of His Covenant, hath guarded the Temple of His Cause from the darts of doubtfulness... O God, my God! Shield Thy trusted servants from the evils of self... O Lord by God! Assist Thy loved ones to be firm in Thy Faith | WTP, ABS#15-wt, AYT.456-484x, AYT.514-521x, DWNP_v1#03-4 p.005x, DWNP_v2#03-4 p.027-031x, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.024x and 026-029x, KHSH11.007, OOL.C003 | WTAB, BPRY.153-154x, BPRY.191x, BWF.438-449x, BADM.003-012x, BADM.036-037x, BADM.069x, GPB.247x, GPB.250x2x, GPB.328x, GPB.332x, GPB.377x3x, GPB.389x, MBW.038x, TDH#64.4x, WOB.023x, WOB.128x, WOB.133x, WOB.148-149x, WOB.149x2x, BSC.552 #994x, SW_v14#03 p.085-086x, SW_v14#08 p.233-234x, DWN_v1#09 p.001x, DWN_v4#01 p.001x | MJ Cyr, KC Porter, E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown, MANA, N. Chiang, O. Devine, W. Heath, Soulrise Melodies, L. Dely & M. Congo, KC Porter, S. Bayan & S. Suggs | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; House of Justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Shoghi Effendi and the Guardianship; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Twin Manifestations | 1 | * | * | MMAH.284 | |||
| AB02868 | 220 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت طیور مبارک شکور همواره پرواز در اوج اعلی خواهند و آرزوی | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Thankful, the birds of the spirit seek only to fly in the high heavens | MMK1#148 p.172 | SWAB#148 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0065 | Baha’u’llah: Words spoken on 1911-11-07 in Paris | 1430 | Persian | Paris Talks | امروز میخواهم قدری از مصائب جمال مبارک برای شما بیان کنم | I will speak to you today of Baha'u'llah. In the third year after the Bab had declared his Mission, Baha'u'llah, being accused by fanatical Mullas | AYT.372-378, AADA.046-048x, KHAB.131 (142), KHTB1.116 | PT#25 p.071 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB10953 | 390 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Peace; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای محب نوع انسانی نامه رسید و از مضامین معانی دلنشین مفهوم گردید حمد کن خدا را | O thou lover of humanity! Thy letter was received and its contents imparted spiritual significances… every great Cause in this world of existence findeth visible expression through three means | BRL_DAK#0087, COMP_PEACEP#24x, NJB_v01#12 p.005x | BRL_ATE#096x, BRL_PEACE#24x, TAB.690-692, COC#1585x, LOG#1142x, BSC.467 #872-873x, BSTW#302 | Teachings as spirit of the age; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11454 | 30 | ...In these days, the Holy Ones of the Realm of Glory, dwelling in the all-highest Paradise | BADM.037x, SW_v14#03 p.086 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Return of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00342 | 640 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز عزیز الهی حمد کن خدا را که در آستان مقدسش مقربی و در ملکوت عزتش معزز | O thou dear handmaid of God! Praise thou God, because thou art favoured at His Holy Threshold, and cherished in the Kingdom of His might. | MNMK#153 p.285, MMK1#142 p.161, YMM.364x | SWAB#142, TAB.091-094, BSC.489 #940x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10535 | 60 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای شوقی من فرصت تکلم ندارم دست از سر ما بردار گفتی بنویس نوشتم دیگر چه باید | O Shoghi! I have no time to talk; leave me be! Thou didst say “Write”, and I have written. What else should I do? | Ghazi3072.157-158 | BRL_DAK#0398, MKT5.091a, AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.50, AHB.131BE #01-02 p.51, DUR3.261, DRM.015d, YHA2.578, PPRP.012 | BRL_ATE#127, BW_v13p063, PPRL.008 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB12022 | 60 | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith | ...The art of music must be brought to the highest stage of development, for this is one of the most wonderful arts | BRL_IOA#09x | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06732 | 160 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خانم ملکوتی حمد کن خدا را که در این قرن حضرت بهاءالله بیدار شدی و از ظهور | O thou lady of the Kingdom! Praise thou God that in this age, the age of the dispensation of Baha'u'llah, thou hast been awakened | BRL_DAK#0411, MMK1#168 p.193x | SWAB#168x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12051 | 40 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | I beseech God to illumine thy sight with the light of hope, to enable thee to extol His praise among His handmaidens | BRL_ATE#078 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0137 | Public address given on 1912-05-05 | 1070 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | The divine religions were founded for the purpose of unifying humanity and establishing universal peace.... O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock | BDA1.070n | BPRY.113-115x, PUP#041 (p.097-100), SW_v03#04 p.024-027, SW_v15#03 p.057, DWN_v6#11 p.002-004 | Louis, Bahiyyih, Oisin & Danny | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | MHMD1.079 | |||||||
| AB00829 | 430 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب حقیقت نامه که بتاریخ سیزدهم دیسمبر ۱۹۲۰ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید ادیان | O thou who dost search after truth! Thy letter of 13 December 1920 hath come. From the days of Adam until today | MKT3.375, MNMK#157 p.291, MMK1#023 p.049, AKHA_134BE #19 p.733, AVK2.123.10x, DWNP_v6#08 p.004-005 | SWAB#023 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00167 | Some Answered Questions #049 The Evolution of Species | 880 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | در این مسئله روزی دیگر مذاکره شد باز مجدداً نیز صحبتی میشود خلاصهء اینمسئله | We discussed this matter the other day but we will speak of it again. Briefly, this question comes down to | MFD#49, OOL.C022.49 | SAQ#49, BWF.307-310 | Evolution; human evolution; Need for an educator | - | - | |||||||
| AB11056 | The Meaning of the "Mysteries" | 50 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | مقصد از سر مطالب و مسائلی که از عقول و ادراک خلق دور و مستور بعد چون شخص کاملی | By “mysteries” is meant such matters and questions as are remote and hidden from the minds | BRL_TTTP#07 | BRL_TTT#07, TTCT.09 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00171 | 870 | mixed | Trustworthiness | ای جنود حیات شرق و غرب پرستش نجوم آفله نمایند و عبادت آفاق مظلمه از اس اساس | O Army of Life! East and West have joined to worship stars of faded splendor and have turned in prayer unto darkened horizons.... The essential purpose of Faith and Belief is to ennoble the inner being of man with the outpourings of grace from on high.... He is a true Baha'i who strives by day and by night | BRL_DAK#0788, COMP_TRUSTP#65x, MKT4.050, AVK3.005, MMG2#013 p.011x, YMM.067 | BRL_TRUST#64x, COC#0784x, COC#2076x, LOG#0245x, SW_v16#06 p.053x, DWN_v4#08-9 p.113-114x, DWN_v5#06 p.002-003x, BW_v01p012 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Creation of the world; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0066 | Address to the Baha'is at home of Corinne True in Chicago, 1912-11-01 | 1430 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am well pleased with every person here this evening and most happy in meeting the friends | PUP#116 (p.383-387), SW_v05#15 p.230-231+234, SW_v08#17 p.223+ 227 | The Friends in Chicago | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00465 | 570 | Persian | Light of the World | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن شمس حقیقت که از افق تقدیس بر آفاق اشراق نمود انوار | O ye beloved of the Lord and handmaids of the All-Merciful! No sooner had the Sun of Truth shone forth from the heaven of sanctity | NURA#46, MMK4#083 p.097, MAS5.183 | LOTW#46, DAS.1914-04-17x, SW_v06#12 p.096x, SW_v08#17 p.225x, SW_v09#01 p.013x, BSTW#073f, BSTW#098 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00083 | 1170 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الحمد لله الذی اشرق بنوره الارض و السماء و اهتزت بنفحاته ریاض التقدیس المونقه | Praise be to Him through Whose splendours the earth and the heavens are aglow, through Whose fragrant breathings the gardens of holiness… O God, my God! This is Thy radiant servant, Thy spiritual thrall | MKT2.085, MNMK#010 p.071, MMK1#019 p.036, MILAN.057, YMM.437x | SWAB#019, BPRY.177-178x | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0579 | Address to the Baha'is at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-15 | 480 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am greatly pleased to see you. Your hearts are illumined by the lights of Baha | PUP#083 (p.236-237), SW_v04#06 p.103+106, PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351d | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Study; deepening; Thankfulness; gratitude; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0275 | Public address given on 1912-04-14 | 770 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | در این جمع قسیس عبارتی از پولس قدیس ذکر نمود که شما نور را از شیشه های رنگین | I speak from a verse in Corinthians, the substance of which is that though | BRL_DAK#0562, MMG2#171 p.197x, KHF.056, KHAB.241 (251), KHTB2.016, KHTB3.032, BDA1.033n | PUP#005 (p.011-013), SW_v04#01 p.007-008, SW_v03#03 p.005-006, SW_v14#04 p.117, SW_v19#02 p.054, DJT.245-246, BLO_PN#027 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | MHMD1.043 | ||||||
| AB00094 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada IV) | 1140 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای نفوس آسمانی و ابناء و بنات ملکوت خداوند در قرآن میفرماید و اعتصموا بحبل | O ye heavenly souls, sons and daughters of the Kingdom! God says in the Qur'an... O God! O God! Thou seest my weakness, lowliness and humility before Thy creatures | MKT3.058, RRT.148x?, RRT.155x?, ANDA#03 p.73, ADH2.113x, ADH2_3#06 p.147x, MMG2#209 p.237x, FRTB.091 | TDP#14, BPRY.207-209x, BWF.419-423, ADJ.070-071x, COF.017x, BSC.530 #983, SW_v10#15 p.283-285, SW_v11#12 p.215x | Seals and Crofts, Chicago Baha'i Community, Heroes Teaching Conference | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | UDP.066 | |||||
| AB04620 | 160 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی الهی ترانا من ملکوت غیب احدیتک قد اجتمعنا فی هذا المحفل الروحانی مومنین | O God! O God! From the unseen kingdom of Thy oneness behold us assembled in this spiritual meeting | MMJA.023, NJB_v01#19a p.028-029 | BPRY.302-303, TAB.016, SW_v01#04 p.024, SW_v02#04 p.016 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0543 | Address to the Baha'is at Phillips studio in New York, 1912-04-12 | 500 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | امروز روز خوبی بود در این عالم ناسوت سروری برای من نمانده جز ملاقات احباء دیگر | I give greeting in love and unity. The affairs of this world are to be accounted as nothing compared | BRL_DAK#1242, KHF.053, KHAB.237 (246), KHTB2.008, NJB_v04#13 p.001, BDA1.030n | PUP#003 (p.007-009), SW_v03#08 p.003-004, SW_v05#03 p.041 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | MHMD1.039 | ||||||
| AB04675 | 160 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده آستان مقدس رضای حق ممکن الحصول است بلکه بنهایت آسانی بمجرد خلوص رضای | O thou servant of the sacred Threshold! It is possible, nay most easy, to please God, for if only one is pure in heart | BRL_DAK#0137, HDQI.295 | BRL_ATE#097 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04000 | 180 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دو زائر تربت مقدسه خبر وصول بپاریس محفوظا و مصونا رسید و سبب فرح و سرور | O ye two pilgrims of the Holy Shrine! The news of your safe arrival in Paris was received | BRL_DAK#0212 | BRL_ATE#056, TAB.319-320 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Effort; striving; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05176 | 150 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو اولاد عزیز من اقتران شما چون بسمع من رسید بی نهایت ممنون و مسرور شدم که | O ye my two beloved children! The news of your union, as soon as it reached me, imparted infinite joy and gratitude. | MMK1#088 p.117 | SWAB#088 | Education of children; moral education; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04105 | 180 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نونهالان گلشن محبت الله و ای سبزهای نوخیز چمن معرفت الله در فصل بهار در | O ye tender seedlings in the garden of the love of God! O ye fresh saplings in the meadows of the knowledge of God! The sight of the flowering plants | MMK2#375 p.268, MMG2#436 p.480x, HUV2.022, NJB_v05#06 p.004 | BRL_APAB#08, BRL_CHILD#37 | Power of prayer; Spiritual springtime; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02596 | 240 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یادگار آن فداای جمال مبارک خبر پرمسرت اقتران شما بورقه نورانیه در این | O thou memento of him who died for the Blessed Beauty! In recent days, the joyful news of thy marriage to that luminous leaf... O my Lord, O my Lord! These two bright orbs are wedded in Thy love | MMK1#087 p.116 | SWAB#087, BPRY.121x | B. Lisbeth, B. Khademi, The Bird & The Butterfly, S. Cleasby, T. Duncan, S. Sunderland, S. Toloui-Wallace | Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prayer for married couples; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00209 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Southern states II) | 800 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای نفوس مبارکه محترمه فلاسفه قرون اولی و علماء قرون وسطی و فلاسفه قرون اخیره | O ye blessed, respected souls! The philosophers of the ancients, the thinkers... O my God! O my God! Thou seest me in my lowliness and weakness | MKT3.041, DUR1.577x, RRT.146x, ADH2.112x, ADH2_3#05 p.145x, MJMJ1.017x, MMG2#062 p.066x, MJH.064bx, FRTB.074 | TDP#10, BPRY.214-215x, BSC.511 #975, SW_v10#06 p.100-102 | K. Key, T. Nosrat, Heroes Teaching Conference, Y. Mesbah, Sasha, Saeon and Sam | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for teaching; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.013 | |||||
| AB11327 | 30 | Arabic | اما عن السئوال الذی سالتموه فاعلموا بان هذا سر مکنون و انه کالجوهرة المخفیه فی صدفتها | ...As to the question ye have asked me, know verily that this is a well-guarded secret. It is even as a gem concealed within its shell. | MAS2.026-027, PPRP.002 | WOB.150x, PPRL.001x | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03828 | 190 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک الذی ینادی بحبک لله و انجذابک الی | O thou who art enamoured of the breaths of God! I have read thy letter, which cried out with thy love for God | MNMK#055 p.138, MMK1#198 p.232 | SWAB#198, TAB.311-312 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02343 | 350 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای امه الله در تواریخ شرقیه مذکور است که سقراط بفلسطین و سوریه سفر کرد و در | O thou handmaid of God! It is recorded in eastern histories that Socrates journeyed to Palestine and Syria and there | BRL_DAK#0223, MMK1#025 p.052x, MMK1#152 p.174x | SWAB#025x, LOG#0693x | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0004 | Public address given on 1912-08-16 | 2530 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Every subject presented to a thoughtful audience must be supported by rational proofs.... We declare that love is the cause of the existence of all phenomena | PUP#089 (p.253-261), BSC.353 #683, FWU.086, SW_v03#16 p.005-009, SW_v08#10 p.124-125, PN_1916 p003x | Development of capacity and readiness; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Love of God; Power of the mind over nature; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0042 | Public address given on 1912-09-03 | 1700 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | It seems as though all creatures can exist singly and alone. For example, a tree | PUP#102, FWU.038, SW_v07#17 p.171-172x, SW_v08#01 p.013x, SW_v13#09 p.227-230, ABIC.010-013, ECN.689x + 946x, STAB#047 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Maintainance of degrees in society; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00847 | 420 | Arabic | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | اللهم یا کاشف البلایاء و دافع الرزایاء انی اتضرع الیک تضرع العانی الی ملیک | O my God! O Thou Remover of adversities and Dispeller of afflictions! I, verily, implore Thee | BRL_DAK#0011, YMM.330x | BRL_ATE#011, MAAN#28 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0158 | Public address given on 1912-09-24 | 1010 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have come from distant lands of the East to visit you, crossing the great ocean | PUP#107 (p.334-337), SW_v04#13 p.219-220+226 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00639 | 490 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای عزيز عبدالبهآء پسر آن پدر باش و ثمر آن شجر زاده عنصر جان و دل او باش | ...O dear one of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! Be the son of thy father and be the fruit of that tree. Be a son that hath been born of his soul | MMK1#117 p.136x | SWAB#117x, TAB.341-343, PN_1912 p069x, ECN.513 | Non-participation in politics; Praise and encouragement; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12043 | 80 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Verily, I beseech God to cast upon you the glances of the eye of His mercy, to raise you up through His celestial power | BRL_ATE#079 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07049 | 400 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Family Life | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد اخذت تحریرک المورخ اول آب سنه ۱۹۰۱ و اطلعت | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! As to thy question, If the husband preventeth his wife from entering into the Light... The darkness spoken of in the Bible | BRL_DAK#0687, COMP_FAMP#15x, COMP_WOMENP#060x, YMM.227x, YMM.234x | BRL_FAM#15x, BRL_WOMEN#060x, TAB.609-610, COC#0841x, COC#2151x, TOR.203x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04688 | 160 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده حق نامه ات رسید و سبب سرور گردید آرزوی آن نموده بودی که ایکاش من در | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received, and was the cause of gladness. Thou hast expressed thine ardent wish | MMK1#226 p.284 | SWAB#226, SW_v11#04 p.076, SW_v11#10 p.164-165 | The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0061 | God Comprehends All; He Cannot Be Comprehended: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-10-20 | 1450 | mixed | Paris Talks | الحمد لله که مجمع نورانیست در پاریس خیلی جمعیتها تشکیل میگردد و محفلها ترتیب | Numerous meetings are held in Paris every day for different purposes, to discuss politics, commerce, education, art, science and many other subjects. | AMK.236-242, KHF.122, KHAB.082 (092), KHTB1.056, KHTP.033 | PT#05 p.010 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05132 | 150 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه تو رسید حمد خدا را که مژده صحت و عافیت تو داد و خبر این | Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it imparted the good news of thy health and safety and indicated that thou art ready to enter an agricultural school. | MMK1#126 p.141 | SWAB#126, BWF.377-378x, LOG#1857x | Agriculture; High station of the arts and sciences; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00131 | 960 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای عزیز دانا نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۷ ماه می ۱۹۰۶ مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art dear, and wise! Thy letter dated 27 May 1906 hath been received and its contents are most pleasing and have brought great joy. Thou didst ask whether this Cause | MNMK#147 p.272, MMK1#031 p.059 | SWAB#031, TAB.540-545, LOG#0690x, BSC.485 #930-931x, DWN_v5#01 p.002-003x | Manifestation of God as mediator; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08236 | 460 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منجذبه الی الله مکاتیب متعدده شما رسید مضامین جمیع دلنشین بود فی الحقیقه | O thou who art attracted to God! Numerous letters from thee were received, and the contents of all were truly pleasing [3.5s]... ...Concerning the question of marriage and the stipulated period between the time of the engagement and the marriage | BRL_DAK#0233, MMK6#332x, AVK4.170.10x | BRL_ATE#057x | Laws of marriage and dowry; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11857 | 210 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده الهی نامه مختصر اللفظ و مفصل المعانی شما قرائت شد لهذا مختصر نیز جواب | ...Thou didst ask about not combining incompatible foods | BRL_DAK#0079 | BRL_ATE#063x | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08292 | 100 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای همدم قدیم نامه شما وصول یافت و از مضمون واضح گردید که دلخونید حق با شماست | O ancient companion! Your letter was received, and from its contents it became evident that you are grieved. The right is with you [3.5s]... ...This house of sorrows will become a rose-garden one day; grieve not! | BRL_DAK#0083, MSHR4.255, NJB_v02#14-16 p.004 | BRL_ATE#062x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00948 | 400 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر ملکوت نامه ات رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که فکر ترا حصر در اقتباس انوار | O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter hath come and its contents make clear the fact that thou hast directed all thy thoughts toward acquiring light | MKT3.436, MMK1#073 p.107, AKHA_135BE #03 p.48, AKHA_120BE #01-02 p.05, AKHA_106BE #12 p.02, AKHA_105BE #12 p.02, AHB.120BE #03-06 p.02, AYT.324, HYB.192 | SWAB#073 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00262 | 720 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای سلاله حضرت ابراهیم جلیل نامه شما رسید رویای شما بسیار مبارک بود زیرا آب | O descendant of His Holiness Abraham! Your letter was received. Your dream was most blessed, for water [3.5s]... ...As for the story of Adam, the Father of Mankind, which is recorded in the Sacred Scriptures, this requireth explanation | BLIB_Or.08687.007, | MKT2.157, AVK2.146.01x, AVK2.152.09x, MAS2.041x | BRL_ATE#054x | Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; God's attributes require the existence of objects; God's knowledge; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of dreams and visions | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0788 | Public address given on 1912-11-05 | 380 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | As we are in Cincinnati, the home of President Taft, who has rendered such noble service | PUP#117 (p.388-389), SW_v06#11 p.081-082, SW_v13#12 p.324 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Parliaments; constitutional government; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12029 | 170 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Verily I say unto thee that if thou be steadfast in this Cause, and arise with all thy power to promote the Word of God | BRL_ATE#077 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02098 | 270 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیزان خداوند بی مانند نظر عنایت با شماست و کمال مرحمت شامل شما در آستان | O handmaidens of the peerless Lord! The gaze of divine favours resteth upon you, and boundless grace envelopeth you at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s]... ...O ye loving mothers, know ye that in God’s sight, the best of all ways to worship Him is to educate the children | MKT1.469, MMK1#114 p.135x, AKHA_134BE #10 p.389, AKHA_105BE #05 p.06, AVK3.329.09x, MJTB.091x, MAS5.088, YARP2.670 p.451 | SWAB#114x, COC#0639x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09571 | 80 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه اماء الهی و کنیزان حریم رحمانی باید بصفتی و سمتی در بین نساء | The handmaidens of God and the bondsmaids in His divine Court should reveal such attributes and attitudes amongst the women of the world | INBA87:213a, INBA52:216a | COMP_WOMENP#077, MKT7.223a | BRL_WOMEN#077, COC#2168 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00093 | 1140 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | امروز ربّ الجنود حامی میثاق است و قوای ملکوت محافظ میثاق و نفوس آسمانی خادم میثاق و فرشتههای ملکوتی | O ye two blessed souls! Your letter was received. Praise be to God… Today, the Lord of Hosts is the defender of the Covenant | MNMK#127 p.243x, MMK1#192 p.221x, MAS9.150x, BSMR.039, HMQ.085 | SWAB#192x, SW_v11#14 p.240-243 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03189 | 210 | mixed | Light of the World | ای مخمور جام الهی در بریه ارض مقدسه صحرای سیناء بقعه مبارکه وادی طوی طور تجلی | O thou who art inebriated by the heavenly cup! In the wilderness of Sinai in the Holy Land, in the hallowed precincts of the vale of Towa | NURA#55, MMK4#131 p.134, BSHI.104-105, MSHR5.145-146, MSHR5.419x, MJMJ3.088ax, MMG2#214 p.242x | LOTW#55 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03222 | 210 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یار حقیقی نامه مرسول ملاحظه گردید این روزها مراجعت از فرنگستان چون گلستان | O true friend! The letter thou didst send hath been perused. In these last few days | BRL_DAK#0019, MSHR2.211x | BRL_ATE#020, MAAN#06 | Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00091 | Some Answered Questions #012 Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of Isaiah | 1140 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اصحاح یازدهم از اشعیا آیهء اول میفرماید "و نهالی از تنهء یسی بیرون آمده | In Isaiah 11:1–9 it is said: “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse | MFD#12, OOL.C022.12 | SAQ#12, GPB.316x, PDC.191x, PDC.198-199x, WOB.204-205x, LOG#1676x | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0666 | Address to the children at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-05 | 440 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | شماها بفرموده حضرت مسیح اطفال ملکوتید و بفرمایش حضرت بهاءالله شمعهای عالم انسانی | You are the children of whom His Holiness Christ has said, you are the denizens of the Kingdom | KHTB2.057, NJB_v11#15 p.263, BDA1.071.09 | PUP#039 (p.091-093), SW_v03#04 p.022, SW_v03#07 p.006-007, SW_v08#09 p.112-114, SW_v09#08 p.095, SW_v19#04 p.114-115, MHMD1.080-081 | MANA (1), MANA (2) | Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB02911 | 220 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بتاریخ ۲ می ۱۹۱۹ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید حمد کن خدا را که در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written on 2 May 1919 was received. Praise thou God that in tests thou art firm | MMK1#089 p.117 | SWAB#089 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00851 | 420 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures | الهی الهی استغفرک عن کل الشئون الا العبودیه لعتبتک السامیه و اتبرء عن کل ذکر | My God, my God! I ask thee to forgive everything save my servitude to Thy Supreme Threshold...O thou who art calling by the Testament, in the Pivot of the horizons!... I affirm that the true meaning, the real significance, the innermost secret of these verses | INBA13:327 | MNMK#001 p.007, HHA.060, MSHR2.152x, PTFP.281 | WOB.138x, BSC.265 #550, SW_v11#14 p.238-239, CUPAB.006-008 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB07346 | 110 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | خداوند مهربانا کودکانیم بینوا و طفلانیم در نهایت فقر و فنا ولی سبزهٴ جویبار توئیم و نهالهای پرشکوفهٴ | ...O Thou kind Lord! We are poor children, needy and insignificant, yet we are plants which have sprouted by Thy heavenly stream | INBA75:067x | DUR1.561x, ADH2.128x, ADH2_5#04 p.160x, MJMJ1.107x, MMG2#439 p.482x, MJH.047ax, HUV1.006x | BRL_APAB#03x, BRL_CHILD#25x | Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB05607 | 310 | Persian | Light of the World | آذربايجان از بدايت طلوع صبح هدی رايت ايمان و ايقان بر افراخت و امر الله را انتشار عظيم حاصل گشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written to Mashhadí Isma‘íl hath been received. The traces of the pen of that loving friend have brought joy to my heart | NURA#21, MMK4#025 p.024x | LOTW#21 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02921 | 220 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت نابت نامه تو رسید مضمون مورث سرور بود و موجب حبور زیرا دلالت بر ثبات | O steadfast and firm one! Your letter was received and its contents brought joy and gladness, for they testified to steadfastness [3.5s]... ...It is the hope of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha that those youthful souls in the schoolroom of the deeper knowledge will be tended by one who traineth them to love | MMK1#107 p.130x, TRBB.025, MUH3.288 | SWAB#107x | Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02482 | 240 | mixed | Light of the World | احبای الهی که از خلیج کلیم ببحر رب عظیم و طمطام جمال قدیم توجه نموده اند در | Those loved ones of God who have turned from the Mosaic gulf towards the ocean of the Almighty Lord and the billowing waters of His Ancient Beauty | NURA#38, MMK4#074 p.080 | LOTW#38 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00817 | 430 | mixed | Trustworthiness | اللهم یا من اختص برحمته الساجدین و اختار لفضله و کرمه زین العابدین | O God! O Thou Who hast singled out, through Thy mercy, those who bow down before Thee, and Who hast chosen, through Thy grace and generosity, the adornment of the worshippers [3.5s]... ...If any of the friends should enter into the service of the government, they should make their occupation a means of drawing nearer to the divine Threshold | BRL_DAK#0425, COMP_TRUSTP#57x, MILAN.231, MSHR4.066x | BRL_TRUST#56x, COC#2068x, LOG#1475x | Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0049 | Public address given on 1912-08-18 | 1590 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The worlds of God are in perfect harmony and correspondence one with another. Each world | PUP#093 (p.270-275), SW_v03#15 p.004-007 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for peace and unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00168 | Some Answered Questions #044 The Rebukes Addressed by God to the Prophets | 880 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | هر خطاب الهی که از روی عتابست ولو بظاهر بانبیاست ولی بحقیقت آن خطاب | Every divine utterance that takes the form of a rebuke, though it be outwardly addressed to the Prophets of God | MFD#44, OOL.C022.44 | SAQ#44 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Moses; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0027 | Public address given on 1912-06-16 | 1900 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This is a goodly temple and congregation, for -- praise be to God! -- this is a house of worship | PUP#071 (p.197-203), BSC.330 #651, SW_v03#10 p.019-023 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Literal interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08150 | 100 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طبیب حبیب اگر حکیم حاذق ماهری دردمندم درمانی کن علیلم علاج آسانی بنما داغ | O beloved physician! If thou art indeed a skilled and able healer, prescribe a healing medicine | BRL_DAK#0080, MKT9.151b, MMK5#272 p.208 | BRL_ATE#059 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for healing | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04621 | 160 | Arabic | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | الهی الهی تری ان عبادک المخلصین لجمیع الوری حتی الاعداء و یخدمون کل البشر | O God, my God! Thou beholdest Thy servants who are sincere towards all humanity | INBA16:238 | BRL_DAK#0081, MJMJ1.027, MMG2#346 p.385, MJH.071 | BRL_ATE#060 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB01562 | 310 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه اخیر وصول یافت و از گفتگوی با شخصین محترمین بشاشت حاصل | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received, and great joy was obtained from thy conversations with those two honored persons [3.5s]... ...The future of Iran is of the utmost greatness, majesty, and glory, for it is the native land of the Blessed Beauty | INBA85:539b | BRL_DAK#0082, MMK6#447, AVK4.451dx, PYM.113ax, KHSH12.009 | BRL_ATE#061x, ADMS#065i02x | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB12047 | 50 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Verily I say unto thee: I am with you in heart and in spirit. I delight in your joy and my spirit rejoiceth in your happiness | BRL_ATE#080 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00862 | 420 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شمع روشن نامه شما رسید و از مضمون فرح روحانی حاصل گردید زیرا مضمون مشحون | O thou ignited candle! Thy letter was received. Its contents imparted spiritual gladness... When man's soul is rarefied and cleansed, spiritual links are established, and from these bonds | MMK1#070 p.104x | SWAB#070x, SW_v14#07 p.210x, PN_1919 p013x | Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12032 | 160 | Social Action | ...The foundation of life and existence is cooperation and mutual aid, whereas the cause of annihilation and deterioration is the cessation of aid and assistance | BRL_SOCIAL#130x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05227 | 150 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای طالب ملکوت الهی اینجهان مانند جسم انسانست و ملکوت الله مانند روح حیات | O thou who seekest the Kingdom of heaven! This world is even as the body of man, and the Kingdom of God is as the spirit of life. | MMK1#161 p.186 | SWAB#161, TAB.482, BSC.459 #846 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11542 | 20 | ...The rulers of Palestine envied His influence and power. Governors and mutisarrifs | GPB.193x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00677 | 480 | Persian | یا امه الله المقربه نامه ای مرقوم نموده بودید که یکروز اقلا باید صرف قرائت | O thou handmaiden of God who art drawing nigh! The letter thou hast written should take at least one day to read....The establishment of a women's assemblage for the promotion of knowledge is entirely acceptable, but discussions must be confined to educational matters | BRL_DAK#0692, COMP_WOMENP#011x, MKT7.034c, MMK2#348 p.250x, YIA.401-403 | BRL_WOMEN#011x, COC#2102x, KSHK#34 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00105 | Some Answered Questions #037 The Connection between God and His Manifestations | 1070 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که حقیقت الوهیت و کنه ذات احدیت تنزیه صرف و تقدیس بحت | Know that the reality of the Divinity and the nature of the divine Essence is ineffable sanctity and absolute holiness | MFD#37, DWNP_v2#01 p.015-018, OOL.C022.37 | SAQ#37 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Names and attributes of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB09612 | 80 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء شفاها با جناب آقا میرزا علی اکبر نخجوانی در خصوصی | O dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A message hath been sent verbally | BRL_DAK#0024 | BRL_ATE#025, MAAN#11 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04966 | 160 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا امه الاعلی نامه ای که در خصوص مدرسه دختران مرقوم نموده بودی از قرائتش دلها | Our hearts rejoiced at thy letter concerning a school for girls. Praised be God that there is now a school of this type in Ṭihran | BRL_DAK#0273, COMP_WOMENP#049x, TRBB.067, MJTB.128, NJB_v05#19 p.002 | BRL_ATE#102, BRL_WOMEN#049x, COC#0632, COC#2140x, DAS.1914-08-12 | East and West; communication between East and West; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01130 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Central states I) | 370 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای نفوس آسمانی ای محافل روحانی ای مجامع ربانی هر چند مدتیست که در تحریر | O he heavenly souls, O ye spiritual assemblies, O ye lordly meetings! For some time past correspondence has been delayed | MKT3.008, FRTB.041 | TDP#03, BSC.514 #976, SW_v07#10 p.091, SW_v09#14 p.167-168 | Savva, Danika, Lauren & Jeremy | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.022 | |||||
| AB00806 | 440 | mixed | Light of the World | ای موقن بایات الله گویند که قوای اعظم عالم قوه سلطنت قاهره و سطوت حکومت باهره | O true believer in the verses of God! It is said that the greatest power in the world is the power of an all-compelling sovereignty | INBA87:497x, INBA52:522x | NURA#54, MMK4#117 p.125x, MATA.033-034x | LOTW#54 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB01478 | 320 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان از پیش نامه ارسال گشت و حال نیز بیاد شما افتادم و بذکر شما | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Previously was a letter dispatched, and now too have I remembered thee and made mention of thee [3.5s]... ...Our hope is that the Spiritual Assembly of Rangoon may shine resplendent and become as delightsome as the highest heaven | BRL_DAK#0374, MMK5#019 p.011, MSHR5.388bx, QT108.081 | BRL_ATE#112x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1959 | The Seventh Principle—Equality of Men: Words spoken on 1911-11-15 in Paris | 150 | Paris Talks | The Laws of God are not imposition of will, or of power, or pleasure, but the resolutions of truth, reason and justice.' All men are equal before the law, which must reign absolutely | PT#47 p.160 | Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Relationship between government and people; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11588 | 10 | ...This man is an enchanter; perhaps he will perform an enchantment, and then we shall have nothing more to say | PDC.141x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB02200 | 260 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده آستان مقدس نمیدانی که چه انقلابی در اینصفحات حاصل جمیع مردم مضطرب و | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thou knowest not what a convulsion there is in these parts! | BRL_DAK#0007, MMK6#033x | BRL_ATE#007, DAS.1914-10-21x, MAAN#24 | Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10178 | 190 | Arabic | Huqúqu'lláh | ایتها القائمه علی خدمه امر الله قد وصل تحریرک البدیع الدال علی فرط حنینک الی | O thou who hast arisen to serve the Cause of God! Thy wondrous letter, which testified to thine intense longing unto [3.5s]... ...Render thou thanks unto God, for He hath graciously enabled thee to observe the injunction set forth in His Most Holy Book, inasmuch as thou hast arisen to fulfil the obligation of Huquq | BRL_DAK#0220, BRL_HUQUQP#025x | BRL_HUQUQ#025x, COC#1173x | Law of Huququ'llah; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06117 | 130 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای پروردگار این جانهای پاک پرواز بافلاک نمودند و در خدمتت زیرک و چالاک بودند | O Lord! These pure souls have ascended unto the realms on high. They have proved themselves nimble and sprightly in Thy service. | NANU_AB#01 | BRL_FIRE_AB#01 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09901 | 70 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای پروردگار این جانهای پاک از جهان خاک بیزارشدند بجهان تو پرواز کردند و از | O Lord! These stainless souls grew contemptuous of the world of dust and have ascended unto Thy kingdom. | NANU_AB#02 | BRL_FIRE_AB#02 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04334 | 170 | Persian | Social Action | ای ثابتان بر پیمان الحمد لله موفق بآن شدید که در مهدی آباد تاسیس مدرسه تربیت | O ye steadfast in the Covenant! God be praised that ye have succeeded in establishing a school in Mihdíyabad and are, with great energy and enthusiasm, engaged in educating the children. | BRL_DAK#0392, TRBB.058 | BRL_SOCIAL#193, COC#0624 | Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Universal education | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02690 | 230 | mixed | Social Action | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و سبب نهایت مسرت گردید که الحمد لله در همدان | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Your letter hath come and hath occasioned the utmost joy, with its news that, praised be God, in Hamadan a welfare and relief association | BRL_DAK#0395, MMK6#452, AKHA_121BE #10 p.b, TAH.292, TRBB.069 | BRL_SOCIAL#192, COC#0635 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00162 | 890 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای منجذب بنفحات الهیه مکتوب مفصل که بمسیس گتسنر لوا مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O thou who art attracted to the fragrant breathings of God! I have read thy letter addressed to Mrs. Lua Getsinger | MKT2.097, MMK1#134 p.149, MILAN.066, AVK3.021 | SWAB#134, LOG#0996x, LOG#1008x | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02939 | 220 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای رب غفور این طیور شکور را تن اسیر قبر مطمور گردید و جان به بیت معمور پرواز نمود | O forgiving Lord! These birds that sang Thy praise left their mortal remains buried in desolate tombs | BSHN.140.246, BSHN.144.246, MAS9.039, MHT2.067a, NANU_AB#03, QUM.069, QUM.153 | BRL_FIRE_AB#03 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01197 | 360 | mixed | ای فرع جلیل سدره مبارکه اریاح مخالف سراج میثاق را احاطه نموده است و امواج نقض ... امر عظیم است عظیم و مقاومت و مهاجمهٴ جمیع ملل | O noble branch of the Blessed Tree! The winds of opposition have surrounded the Lamp of the Covenant, and the waves of violation [3.5s]... ...How great, how very great is the Cause! How very fierce the onslaught of all the peoples and kindreds of the earth. | INBA88:208 | AVK4.478cx, PYB#224 p.41, RAHA.130-131 | BADM.123x, GPB.354-355x, WOB.017x, COC#1531x, COC#1681x, DWN_v6#03 p.001x, ABCC.111x | Growth of the Cause; House of Justice; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00314 | 670 | mixed | Fire and Light; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یزدان مهربان از افق انقطاع نفوسی را مشرق و لائح فرمودی که مانند مه تابان | O Thou kind Lord! From the horizon of detachment Thou hast manifested souls that, even as the shining moon... You must so hoist the banner of nothingness | MMK2#378 p.269, NANU_AB#04x | BRL_FIRE_AB#04x, BPRY.251-252x, PN_1906 p093x | Miles, Denzil & Ephrim | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05269 | 150 | Persian | Light of the World | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله از قرار مسموع آتشی افروخته داری و جانی چون پروانه بال | O thou who art aflame with the fire of the love of God! We hear that thou hast within thy being a blazing fire, and that thy soul, even as the winged moth, is consumed by its flame | NURA#42, MMK4#097 p.108 | LOTW#42 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10342 | 140 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خدای مهربان ای ربّ الجنود شکر ترا که این اطفال صغیر را بر بالغان کبیر ترجیح دادی | O ye children of the Kingdom! Give thanks unto God that, at this tender age, ye have entered into the Divine Kingdom… O Compassionate God! O Lord of Hosts! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast preferred these little children over the full-grown and mature | HUV2.015x | BRL_APAB#14x, BRL_APAB#24, BRL_CHILD#23x, SW_v11#15 p.258 | Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0150 | Public address given on 1912-09-20 | 1040 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Praise be to God! This is a beautiful and radiant assemblage. It is a merciful gathering | PUP#105 (p.325-328) | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Proofs for the existence of God; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00489 | 560 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای بازماندگان شهدای سبیل الهی نامه های شما رسید با وجود عدم فرصت آنی بدقت | O remnants of the martyrs in the path of God! Your letters have been received and despite the lack of a moment's spare time | NANU_AB#06 | BRL_FIRE_AB#05 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01787 | 290 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | O ye members of the radiant Assembly! Praise be to God that the lights of the Sun of Reality show forth from the horizon of Urbana… When saying the Obligatory Prayer, one must turn towards the Holy Reality of Bahá’u’lláh, that Reality which encompasseth all things | BRL_IOPF#2.20x, DAS.1914-07-30 | Importance of prayer; Manifestation of God as educator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00743 | 460 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای یاران الهی ای مقبولان درگاه حضرت غیرمتناهی حضرت شهید چون نور سعید از مطلع | O ye friends of God! O ye favoured ones at the Threshold of the One Who transcendeth all limitations! That distinguished martyr, like unto a lucky star | MMK4#165 p.181, NANU_AB#07 | BRL_FIRE_AB#06 | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03929 | 180 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید از قضا و قدر و اراده سوال نموده بودی قضا و قدر | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst asked about fate, predestination and will. | MMK1#167 p.192, RAHA.318, SFI01.061 | SWAB#167, SW_v10#17 p.318, BSTW#429 | Free will and predestination; fate; Law of cause and effect | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07902 | 100 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای بازماندگان آن انوار لامعه ای اطفال آن هیاکل مقدسه ای یادگارهای آن حقائق | O remnants of those effulgent lights! O children of those tabernacles of holiness! O remembrances of those resplendent spirits! | NANU_AB#14, BALM.110 | BRL_FIRE_AB#07 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12054 | 30 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | O ye true friends! Make ye a mighty effort, that this world may become another world, and this darksome earth | BRL_ATE#072 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06523 | 130 | mixed | Fire and Light | یا من ینتمی الی من شرب کاس الفدا بکل سرور فی سبیل الله آن جوهر وجود الیوم در | O offshoot of him who in a transport of delight drank of the chalice of martyrdom in the path of God! That essence of being is so graciously confirmed | MKT5.049a, NANU_AB#21 | BRL_FIRE_AB#08 | High station of the true believer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3282 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-04-24 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ای بهآءالله چه کرده ئی ای بهآءالله بقربانت ای بهآءالله بفدایت ایام را بچه مشقت و بلا گذرانیدی | O Baha'u'llah! What hast Thou done? O Baha'u'llah! May my life be sacrificed for Thee! | BDA1.049.04 | GPB.293x, SW_v19#03 p.089, MHMD1.057 | T. Price, Zannetta [track 12], L. Slott | Growth of the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| AB06321 | 130 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای معلم رحمانی در دبستان تعلیم آن نورسیدگان الهی را آداب ملکوتی بیاموز و در | O thou spiritual teacher! In thy school, instruct thou God's children in the customs of the Kingdom. Be thou a teacher of love | BRL_DAK#0366, PYB#219 p.05, TRBB.049, MJTB.078 | BRL_ATE#104, COC#0612 | Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00206 | Some Answered Questions #041 Universal Cycles | 810 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | همچنان که این اجرام نورانیه در این فضای نامتناهی هر یک را دوری زمانیست | Each of the luminous bodies of this limitless firmament has its cycle of revolution | MFD#41, DWNP_v2#08 p.068-069, OOL.C022.41 | SAQ#41 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | |||||||
| AB00065 | 1270 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الحمد لله الذی کشف الظلام و محی الغمام و کشف الحجاب و ازال النقاب فلاحت | Praise be to Him Who hath rent the dark asunder, hath blotted out the night, hath drawn aside the coverings and torn away the veils... O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy mighty Covenant... O God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for kindling the fire of divine love... Exert every effort in the fields of development and of civilization | MKT2.202, MMK1#206 p.245, MILAN.163b, AKHA_135BE #01 p.02, AHB.107BE #06 p.116, BCH.006x, ADH2.102, ADH2_2#19 p.128, MMG2#015 p.013, NSR_1978.132x, NSR_1993.145x, YHA1.115x, YHA1.372x | SWAB#206, BRL_SOCIAL#014x, BPRY.071-072x, BPRY.234-235x, DWN_v3#01 p.011ax | N. Chiang, Soulrise Melodies, S. Toloui-Wallace | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00535 | 540 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای ستمدیدگان سبیل الهی ظلم و اعتساف مردم بی انصاف همیشه بر اولیای الهی واقع | O ye who have been wronged in the path of God! The loved ones of the Almighty have always been exposed to the dire oppression and tyranny | INBA89:093 | AKHA_105BE #10 p.02, AKHA_127BE #10 p.a, AHB.129BE #05-06 p.077x, MJMJ2.009x, MMG2#126 p.144x, NANU_AB#25, QUM.262-263 | BRL_FIRE_AB#10x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB05199 | 150 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای راضی بقضا حمد کن خدا را که بچنین مقامی فائزی سبیل رضا پیمودی و بقدر و قضا | O thou who art resigned to His irrevocable Decree! Render thanks unto God for having attained so sublime a station. | NANU_AB#26 | BRL_FIRE_AB#11 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02941 | 220 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای سرمستان پیمانه پیمان وقت آنست که بادیه هجران بپیمااید تا بسرمنزل جانان | O ye who are inebriated with the draught of His Covenant! It is time to pass beyond the desolate wilds of remoteness | NANU_AB#27 | BRL_FIRE_AB#12 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02732 | 230 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ای طائف حول مطاف عالمیان هر چند زحمت سفر کشیدی و بر و بحر طی نمودی ولی حمد حی | O thou who circlest round the Point of Adoration of all that dwell on earth! Though thou hast endured the toils of travel | BRL_DAK#0464, MKT9.148, MMK5#294 p.218, MJMJ2.108bx, MMG2#445 p.490x | BRL_ATE#122, BLO_sazedj#27x | Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00610 | 500 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای عباد حق و اماء رحمان عشق ز اول سرکش و خونی بود تا گریزد آنکه بیرونی بود از | O servants of the one true God! O handmaids of the Merciful! “From the outset love was rebellious and bloodthirsty, So as to put every stranger to flight.” | MKT6.127b, MNMK#135 p.250, AKHA_104BE #09 p.01, AKHA_106BE #10 p.02, BSHN.140.169, BSHN.144.169, MHT2.104b, NANU_AB#28, SHYM.013 | BRL_FIRE_AB#13 | Fire and light; fire and water; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05295 | 150 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای منجذبه محبت الله شمس حقیقت از افق عالم طالع شد و نور هدایت درخشید فیض ابدی | O thou who art carried away by the love of God! The Sun of Truth hath risen above the horizon of this world and cast down its beams of guidance. | MMK1#201 p.238 | SWAB#201, COF.037x | Being a source of light; guidance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01430 | 330 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای یاران باوفای جمال ابهی از ظلم و عدوانی که بر ان دو مظلوم آفاق واقع ناله و | O faithful friends in the Abha Beauty! By reason of the oppression and atrocities that have befallen those two souls | MSBH2.229-230, NANU_AB#31, VAA.093-093 | BRL_FIRE_AB#14 | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01573 | 310 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای جوان رحمانی و جان جهان انسانی آنچه بجناب سید مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ افتاد | O youth infused with divine spirit and soul of the human world! That which thou didst write to his honor the Siyyid hath been perused [3.5s]... ...In these days when the wicked have created violent disturbances and the opponents have bestirred themselves, they have, in every region, stretched forth the hand of aggression | MKT8.070, NANU_AB#37x | BRL_FIRE_AB#15x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01505 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Southern states I) | 320 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای منادیان بملکوت الله چند روز پیش بان یاران الهی نامه نگاشته گشت ولی چون این | O ye heralds of the Kingdom of God! A few days ago an epistle was written | MKT3.006, AKHA_121BE #01 p.j, AKHA_134BE #01 p.8, AHB.119BE #01 p.000, FRTB.038 | TDP#02, ADJ.062x, BSC.510 #974, SW_v07#10 p.090, SW_v09#14 p.166-167 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 5] | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.012 | |||||
| AB00627 | 490 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای اسیران مظلومان علمای آنسامان دست تطاول گشودند و از فرعون ذی الاوتاد و قوم | O ye wronged captives! The divines in that land have put forth the hand of aggression and have surpassed in cruelty the Pharaohs | NANU_AB#42 | BRL_FIRE_AB#16 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0373 | Address to the Baha'is at Studio Hall in Washington, 1912-04-21 | 650 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have come here to visit you. With the greatest longing I have wished to see you. Realizing it was only with a great deal of trouble... In this cycle there shall be such progress along the lines of civilization | PUP#015 (p.037-039), SW_v03#03 p.009-010, BSTW#337 | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04278 | 170 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای بنده بهاء از بلایای وارده بدرگاه احدیت شکرانه نما زیرا مصیبت در سبیل حضرت | O servant of Baha! It behoveth thee to render thanks unto the Threshold of the Lord of Oneness | MKT8.020, AKHA_135BE #04 p.69, BSHN.140.147, BSHN.144.147, MHT2.124b, NANU_AB#51 | BRL_FIRE_AB#17 | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07871 | 100 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اماء رحمن در این قرن رب عظیم آفتاب علیین نور حقیقت در شدت اشراقست و شمس در | O ye handmaids of the Lord! In this century -- the century of the Almighty Lord -- the Day-Star of the Realms above, the Light of Truth | MKT7.000, MMK1#032 p.064 | SWAB#032, SW_v14#03 p.087 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10730 | 60 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | همدم و همراز من در منتریال در نهایت اشتغالم معاشرت و مذاکرات روز و صحبتهای | O thou mine intimate and my confidant! In Montreal I could not be more busily occupied. | BRL_DAK#0025, MMK5#067 p.059 | BRL_ATE#026, MAAN#12 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01978 | 280 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای یاران روحانی و دوستان رحمانی در هر عهد مومن بسیار ولی ممتحن کمیاب حمد کنید | O spiritual friends and loved ones of the All-Merciful! In every Age believers are many but the tested are few. | NANU_AB#60, YBN.164-165 | BRL_FIRE_AB#18 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Nearness and remoteness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00941 | 500 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای ثابت بر پیمان در جمیع اوقات چه در شیراز و چه در آذربایجان از گلشن ایمان... از ربّ کريم اميد چنين است که روز بروز رخ برافروزی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! At all times, whether in Shiraz or in Azerbaijan, from the rose-garden of faith [3.5s]... ...The legions of the world cannot withstand this mighty Army. Its weapons are divine knowledge and assurance, and its sword is its world-encircling light | BRL_DAK#0992, MMK3#124 p.085x, NANU_AB#68x, NSS.227-229 | BRL_FIRE_AB#19x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01329 | 340 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | ای زائر تربت مقدسه شکر جزیل رب جلیل را که دلیل این سبیل بود و ترا بدرگاه | O pilgrim of the Sacred Dust! Render a myriad thanks unto the All-Glorious, Who hath guided thee on this path… O loved ones of 'Abdu'l-Baha! Man's life has its springtime | BRL_DAK#0236, MMK2#371 p.264, AKHA_105BE #03 p.17x, AKHB.238x, AHB.122BE #01 p.036x, ANDA#06 p.66x, ANDA#57 p.61x, MSHR2.116x | BRL_ATE#055x, BRL_CHILD#38x, ADMS#309 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06639 | 120 | mixed | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال قدم حضرت یوسف علیه السلام در مصر جمال رخی افروخت و جانهای صد | O thou servant of the Ancient Beauty! When Joseph—peace be upon him—unveiled his bright countenance in the Egypt of beauty | NURA#70, MMK4#034 p.034, TISH.600 | LOTW#70 | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00296 | 690 | mixed | Fire and Light | ایها الفرع النابت من الشجره المبارکه نامه نامی بلکه رشته درر و لئالی واصل | O branch that hath sprung from the Blessed Tree! Thy glorious letter—nay rather, thy string of pearls and gems—hath reached me [3.5s]... ...May my life be offered up for the dust of these martyrs; may my entire being be a sacrifice for the blood of the chosen ones of God | NANU_AB#72, YBN.063-065 | BRL_FIRE_AB#20x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consultation; Education of children; moral education; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00117 | Some Answered Questions #057 The Causes of the Differences in Human Character | 990 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | اخلاق فطری و اخلاق ارثی و اخلاق اکتسابی که بتربیت حاصل گردد | There is the innate character, the inherited character, and the acquired character, which is gained through education. | MFD#57, OOL.C022.57 | SAQ#57, BWF.318-321 | Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Lying and deceit; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil | - | - | |||||||
| AB01013 | 390 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای مومن بالله و موقن بایات الله در این ایام که جمیع آفاق امکان از آثار قدرت و | ...In this day, any deed, however infinitesimal, when not performed for the sake of God, is manifest loss | INBA55:414 | BRL_CONF2018P#14x, MMK2#143 p.106, MMK4#108 p.118 | BRL_CONF2018#14x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power of prayer; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB01585 | 310 | mixed | Light of the World | ای سلیل عزیز آن مستغرق دریای مغفرت الهی مدتیست مدیده تحریری نشد و تقریری نگشت | O thou beloved scion of him that hath been immersed in the ocean of divine forgiveness! A long time hath passed since I last wrote | NURA#26, MMK4#179 p.222, MMK5#030 p.031 | LOTW#26 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01097 | 380 | mixed | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | یا من سافر فی سبیل الله مراسله که بجناب حاجی مرقوم فرموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O thou who hast journeyed in the path of God! The letter which thou didst address to his honour Haji was perused [3.5s]... ...O Lord! Guard Thou the children that are born in Thy day, are nurtured at the breast of Thy love | AKHA_128BE #04-05 p.152, MJTB.114, HUV2.018x | BRL_APAB#10x, BRL_CHILD#17x | Education of children; moral education; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for children and youth; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02935 | 220 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دوستان حضرت دوست شمع هدی روشن است و نور افق اعلی جلوه هر انجمن غمام فیض در | O ye friends of the Beloved! The candle of guidance is burning, and the light shining from the Supreme Horizon adorneth every assemblage | INBA55:432b, INBA89:025b | BRL_DAK#0067, MKT1.470, AHB.123BE #05 p.000, AHB.124BE #05 p.138 | BRL_ATE#090 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB01256 | 350 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شخص محترم نامه ثانی شما که بتاریخ ۱۹ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ بود رسید بسیار سبب بهجت و | O respected personage! Thy second letter dated 19 December 1918 was received. It was the cause of great joy and gladness | MMK1#230 p.300x | SWAB#230x, SW_v10#04 p.078-079 | Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03896 | 180 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی الهی ان عبدک الخاضع لعزه ربوبیتک الخاشع بباب احدیتک قد آمن بک و بایاتک | O my God! O my God! Verily Thy servant, humble before the majesty of Thy divine supremacy, lowly at the door of Thy oneness | MMK1#165 p.191 | SWAB#165, BPRY.041-042x, BSTW#436 | D. Stevenson | Consolation and comfort; Presence of; reunion with God; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB00619 | 500 | Persian | ایتها الاماء المنجذبه بنفحات الله تا بحال در میان اماء رحمان تاسیس درس تبلیغ | O ye handmaidens attracted by the fragrances of God! For the first time among the maidservants of the Most Merciful, a teaching class hath been established [3.5s]... ...Confirmations from the kingdom of God will assuredly be received, enabling some radiant leaves to appear resplendent in the assemblage of this world with clear proofs | INBA16:121 | COMP_WOMENP#097x, MKT7.079, PYK.309, DUR1.321x, QIRT.004 | BRL_WOMEN#097x, COC#2188x | Equality of men and women; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05189 | 150 | mixed | ای دو ورقه مقبله موقنه از بدو وجود تا یوم موعود رجال تفوق بر نساء در جمیع | From the beginning of existence until the Promised Day men retained superiority over women in every respect. | COMP_WOMENP#008, MKT7.098, YMM.065 | BRL_WOMEN#008, COC#2099 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0101 | Public address given on 1912-11-17 | 1210 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This is a blessed meeting, for these revered souls have come together in complete unity | PUP#130 (p.437-442), FWU.009 | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00142 | Lawh-i-Tarbiyyat (Tablet of Education) | 930 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | Lawh-i-Tarbiyyat (Tablet of Education) | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن جمهور عقلاء بر آنند که تفاوت عقول و آراء از تفاوت | O ye beloved of God and maidservants of the Merciful! The republic of wise men believes that the difference in minds and opinions is due to the difference of education | INBA16:026 | MKT1.330, MNMK#110 p.207, MMK1#098 p.123x, MMK1#104 p.127x, MILAN.084, AKHA_104BE #06 p.15, AKHB.210x, AVK1.250x, AVK3.326.17x, DWNP_v6#05 p.004-006, PYM.218, MJTB.035, DUR1.574x, YHA1.329-330x, YHA1.382x#7, YHA1.382x#8, NJB_v05#02 p.005, OOL.C018 | SWAB#098x, SWAB#104x, TAB.576-580, BWF.396-399x, LOG#0482x, LOG#0484x, LOG#0486x, BSC.486 #935x, TEW.003-006 | MANA (1), MANA (2) | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Work as worship | x | * | - | |||
| AB01995 | 280 | Arabic | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ایها الفاضل الجلیل قد وردنی رقیم کریم بل کتاب مبین ینطق بالحق فی صدق الولاء و | As for your desire to publish a monthly magazine in the Arabic and Persian languages that would have a circulation in a number of countries—it would be unwise to embark on such a project at the present time | BRL_DAK#0431, MKT3.225, AVK3.348.11x | BRL_ATE#143x | Exhortations and counsels; High station of the arts and sciences; Newspapers and the media; publications; Non-participation in politics | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03824 | 190 | Arabic | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المبتهله الی ملکوت الله طوبی لک بما انجذب قلبک الی جمال الله و تنور بنور | O thou who hast bowed thyself down in prayer before the Kingdom of God! Blessed art thou… As to thy question regarding the education of children | MNMK#072 p.146, MMK1#091 p.118, MMK1#122 p.139 | SWAB#091x, SWAB#122x, TAB.086, BWF.383-383x, LOG#0756x | MANA | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||
| AB01866 | 290 | Arabic | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المقبل الی روح المسیح فی ملکوت الله ان الجسد مرکب من عناصر جسمانیه و لابد | O thou who hast drawn nigh unto the spirit of Christ in the Kingdom of God! Verily the body is composed of physical elements | MNMK#043 p.129, MMK1#143 p.164 | SWAB#143, TAB.316-317, BWF.389-389x, SW_v13#06 p.148 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Resurrection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00388 | 610 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای ثابتان بر عهد و پیمان نامه شما رسید و نامهای مبارک شما یک یک ملاحظه گردید | O ye who are firm in the Covenant and the Testament! Your letter was received… O Divine Providence! This assemblage is composed of Thy friends who are attracted to Thy beauty | MKT3.088, MNMK#103 p.189, MMK1#068 p.100, PYB#047 p.03x, MJMJ2.021x, MMG2#175 p.203x, YHA2.560, NJB_v10#08 p.167 | SWAB#068, BPRY.092x, SW_v10#08 p.154-155, SW_v10#08 p.046 | C. Faizi | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00256 | Some Answered Questions #034 Peter and the Papacy | 730 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | این بیان مسیح تصدیق قول پطرس است در وقتی که گفت چه اعتقاد بمن داری | This utterance of Christ is an affirmation of Peter's reply, when Christ asked: “Whom do ye believe me to be?” | MFD#34, OOL.C022.34 | SAQ#34, PN_1905 p008x | Christian doctrine and practice; High station of learning; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Priestcraft; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0147 | Public address given on 1912-06-23 | 1050 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | You are always smiling. [Mr. Osborne:] Surely our faces should reflect happiness in this presence. | PUP#075 (p.210-213) | Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02281 | 260 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران روحانی جناب نخجوانی وقتی که در این ایوان یزدانی بود خواهش تحریر نامه | O spiritual friends! When Jinab-i-Nakhjavani was in this Divine Abode | BRL_DAK#0031 | BRL_ATE#032, MAAN#18 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1360 | Public address given on 1912-07-25 | 230 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am very happy to greet you here today. This is the second time the breeze of God has wafted | PUP#086 (p.244), SW_v07#12 p.116 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04047 | 180 | Crisis and Victory | ...Thou hadst written concerning the growth in stature of the Cause of God in thy country. There is no doubt that the Faith of God will progress | BRL_CRISIS#50x, COC#0307, BBBD.629 | Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04475 | 170 | mixed | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نهال باغ الهی گویند که در چمنستان حقیقت سرو بالائی و در جویبار عنایت نهال | O sapling of the divine garden! They say that thou art a lofty cypress in the meadowland of truth and a tender shoot by the stream of grace [3.5s]... ...O Lord! Plant this tender seedling in the garden of Thy manifold bounties, water it from the fountains | MKT6.166, HUV2.019x | BRL_APAB#01x, BRL_CHILD#10x | E. Mahony | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0152 | Public address given on 1912-05-19 | 1040 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Because this is called the Church of Brotherhood, I wish to speak upon the brotherhood of mankind... The real brotherhood is spiritual | PUP#050 (p.129-132), BSC.319 #639x, BSC.463 #858x, SW_v03#09 p.006-007+009 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01189 | 360 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو کنیز مقرب پروردگار نامه امة الله مادر بیچر بنظر گذشت و فی الحقیقه لسان | O ye two favoured handmaids of the Lord! The letter from Mother Beecher hath been received, and truly it spoke for you both... It is hoped that all the maidservants of the Merciful, in those regions, will be (united) like unto the waves of one boundless sea. | MNMK#105 p.192, MMK1#036 p.073 | SWAB#036, BSTW#504a | D. Stevenson | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB07474 | 110 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای صادق من راستی و درستی و حق پرستی صفت راستانست و سمت پاکان صدق بهترین صفتی | O Ṣadiq! Truthfulness, uprightness and integrity are the attributes of the righteous and the hallmarks of the pure. | COMP_TRUSTP#42x, MMK2#142 p.106 | BRL_TRUST#41x, COC#2053x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00034 | 1750 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | و انی اتقرب الیک یا الهی فی جنح هذه اللیله الظلماء و اناجیک بلسان سری مهتزا | O my Lord! I have drawn nigh unto Thee, in the depths of this darksome night, confiding in Thee with the tongue of my heart | INBA16:037, INBA75:029x | MKT6.081, MKT4.185, MNMK#002 p.007x, MNMK#089 p.158x, MMK1#002 p.004, MILAN.072, AKHA_128BE #04 p.ax, AKHA_135BE #05 p.95x, AYBY.373 #058, DUR2.048x, ADH2.027x, ADH2_1#14 p.024x, MJMJ1.042x, MMG2#301 p.334x, MJH.007x, YHA1.365x (2.731), YHA1.371x (2.744) | SWAB#002, TAB.366-375, ADJ.026x | M. Saraswati, Andreas & Amal, L. Slott | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB12023 | 280 | Social Action | O my spiritual friends! Among the greatest means of achieving modern advancements, the prosperity of nations, and the civilization of the peoples is the establishment of companies for commerce | BRL_SOCIAL#210 | Conduct in finance and business; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Promotion of commerce and industry | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00689 | Two Kinds of Prophecy | 470 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | انبیا را استفاضه از فیض عمومی نامتناهی الهی و همچنین استفاضه از فیض | The Prophets of God draw upon both His boundless universal grace and upon His particular grace, that is, upon divine revelation and inspiration. | BRL_TTTP#02 | BRL_TTT#02 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB04325 | 390 | Persian | Huqúqu'lláh | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه های شما بتاریخ ۲۶ سپتمبر و دوم دیسمبر ۱۹۱۹ رسید از | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letters dated September 26 and December 2, 1919, have been received [3.5s]... ...Thou has enquired about the Huquq. From one's annual income, all expenses during the year are deductible, and on what is left 19% is payable to the Huquq | BRL_DAK#0675, BRL_HUQUQP#045x | BRL_HUQUQ#045x, COC#1163x, LOG#1041x | Business; financial; property matters; Law of Huququ'llah; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06644 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده حق احبای الهی در هر ارض الحمد لله موجود و مشهود و کل در ظل سدره وجود | O servant of the One true God! The Lord be praised, the loved ones of God are found in every land, and are, one and all, neath the shadow | INBA17:093 | MMK1#052 p.089, MSHR3.253 | SWAB#052, SW_v14#01 p.019-020, BP1926.028 | Compassion; kindness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB06680 | 120 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | بشارت قرب اتمام مشرقالأذکار و انتظام باغچهها و عنقريب فوران فوّارهها سبب سرور بیمنتهی شد | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The glad-tidings of the impending completion of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar, the arrangement of its gardens | COMP_MASHRIQP#24, MMK6#029x | BRL_MASHRIQ#24 | Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Moderation; frugality; simplicity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03928 | 180 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات بتاریخ ۵ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ رسید و خبر پرمسرتی داشت که احبای | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter dated 5 December 1918 was received. It contained the good news that the friends of God | MMK1#013 p.026 | SWAB#013 | Being a source of light; guidance; Oneness; unity of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00355 | 630 | mixed | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان در عنوان مکتوب خطاب یا عبدالبهاء بود این چه ندا بود که جان را | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The opening of thy letter bore the words “O ‘Abdu’l-Baha!” What a call this was | NURA#76, MMK4#171 p.193 | LOTW#76 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11565 | 20 | ...rise from their present material attainments to such a height that heavenly illumination may stream from this center to all the peoples of the world | COF.035x | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11608 | 10 | ...the distributing center of spiritual enlightenment, and all the world received this heavenly blessing | COF.035x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11613 | 10 | ...developed powers and capacities greater and more wonderful than other nations | COF.035x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11623 | 10 | ...influence and illumination are far-reaching | COF.035x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11528 | 20 | ...is equipped and empowered to accomplish that which will adorn the pages of history, to become the envy of the world, and be blest in both the East and the West for the triumph of its people | COF.035x, COF.121x, GPB.254x, GPB.397x, TDH#158.5x | East and West; communication between East and West; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0748 | Words spoken on 1912-10-04 in San Francisco | 400 | Praise be to God: The United States has in reality made extraordinary progress... It will lead other nations spiritually, for its illumination is far-reaching ... but the greatness of every country | COF.035x, GPB.396x, TDH#158.5x, SW_v05#11 p.166-167, SW_v05#11 p.161, SW_v13#12 p.343x | Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11589 | 10 | ...worthy of being the first to build the Tabernacle of the Most Great Peace and proclaim the oneness of mankind | COF.035x, TDH#158.5x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB02215 | 260 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از کنونشن نهایت رضایت اظهار نموده بودی که این | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast expressed satisfaction with the Convention | MNMK#126 p.242, MMK1#187 p.209 | SWAB#187, SW_v10#13 p.246 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07530 | 110 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | تبديل معلّمين نه سريعاً جائز و نه مدّتی بسيار متوسط بهتر است | ...The changing of teachers should be neither too frequent nor too much delayed; moderation is preferable. | MMK1#125 p.140x | SWAB#125x | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06052 | 130 | Persian | Family Life | ای برادران مهربان در سبیل یزدان شکر کنید که اخوت جسمانی با اخوت روحانی جمع | O ye kind brothers who tread the path of God! Render thanks to Him that ye have combined both physical and spiritual brotherhood | BRL_DAK#0804, COMP_FAMP#90, MMK2#338 p.244 | BRL_FAM#90 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10053 | 70 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کودک عزیز توجه بملکوت اعلی کن و این مناجات بخوان طفل صغیرم پستان عنایت را ثدی | O thou darling dear! Turn thy face toward the Supreme Kingdom and chant thou this prayer: O Thou pure God! I am a little child; grant that the breast of Thy loving-kindness be the breast that I cherish | DRM.008d, ADH2.131x, ADH2_5#08 p.163x, MMG2#430 p.476x, HUV1.010x | BRL_APAB#09x, BRL_CHILD#09x, TAB.588, SW_v09#10 p.114, LABC.011 | Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10696 | 60 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ...Know thou that before maturity man liveth from day to day and comprehendeth only such matters | BRL_ATE#037x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00397 | 610 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایها المختارون فیملکوت الابهی شکر کنید رب الجنود را که از آسمان غیب راکبا | O ye who are the chosen ones of the Abha Kingdom! Praise ye the Lord of Hosts for He, riding upon the clouds, hath come down to this world... O Thou loving Provider! These souls have hearkened | MKT3.092, MNMK#097 p.178, MMK1#017 p.033, BCH.175, MJMJ2.016ax, MMG2#025 p.026x | SWAB#017, BPRY.093x, BBBD.446-449 | JYSEP Goodna, Bass Adjustment | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0652 | Address to the Baha'is at table at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-22 | 450 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | See how good Baha'u'llah is to us, how great the power of His Word! From what distant parts of the world.... When the Mohammedans came and conquered Persia | BDA1.046n | PUP#017 (p.043-044), SW_v03#03 p.012-014, SW_v09#18 p.206, SW_v19#03 p.089, STAB#054 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | MHMD1.054 | ||||||||
| ABU0416 | The Eleventh Principle—The Power of the Holy Spirit: Words spoken on 1911-11-18 in Paris | 600 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks | از جمله تعالیم حضرت بهاء الله این است بشر هر قدر ترقی بکند باز محتاج بنفثات | In the teaching of Baha'u'llah, it is written: 'By the Power of the Holy Spirit alone is man able to progress, for the power of man is limited and the Divine Power is boundless.'... Turn your faces away from the contemplation | KHAB.179 (190), KHTB1.179, KHTP.126 | ADJ.046x, PT#51 p.172, BSC.452 #825x, SW_v03#02 p.006-007, SW_v16#06 p.0541, SW_v08#08 p.102 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB12001 | 70 | mixed | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | خدایا تو دادی و تو بنزد خویش خواندی هر چه کنی مطاعی و هر چه مقدّر فرمائی عین حکمتست | O Lord! Thou didst bestow and Thou didst summon back unto Thyself. Everything Thou dost purpose is to be obeyed | BRL_DAK#0085 | BRL_APAB#21 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06303 | 130 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مرغ خوش الحان جمال ابهی این دور بدیع حجبات اوهام را خرق فرموده و تعصبات | O bird that singeth sweetly of the Abha Beauty! In this new and wondrous dispensation the veils of superstition have been torn asunder | BRL_DAK#0215, MMK1#074 p.109, GHA.194, HYB.189, NJB_v03#01 p.005 | SWAB#074, BWF.378-378x, COC#1412, BLO_PT#052.20 | Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04356 | 170 | Persian | Social Action | ای خیرخواه عالم انسانی الحمد لله که نیت خیری داشتی و تحصیل معارف نمودی و آرزو | O well-wisher of the world of humanity! Praised be God that thine intention was good, that thou didst acquire knowledge and learning | BRL_DAK#0800, MMK2#035 p.024 | BRL_SOCIAL#037 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0627 | Public address given on 1912-04-30 | 460 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | When we view the world of creation, we find that all living things may be classified under two aspects | BDA1.062n | PUP#028 (p.067-069), SW_v03#04 p.009-010 | TaliaSafa, New Creation | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Love of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.070 | |||||||
| AB10259 | 70 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نفوس تا در ترويج نکوشند بذکر اللّه مشغول و مألوف نيز کما ينبغی نگردند و آثار مدد | ...When the friends do not endeavor to spread the message, they fail to remember God befittingly, and will not witness the tokens of assistance | MMK1#211 p.257x | SWAB#211x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00345 | Some Answered Questions #038 The Three Stations of the Divine Manifestations | 640 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که مظاهر مقدسه را هرچند مقامات و کمالات غیر متناهیه است ولی کلیهء مراتب ایشان سه رتبه است | Know that, while the Manifestations of God possess infinite virtues and perfections, they occupy only three stations | MFD#38, DWNP_v2#05 p.038-040, OOL.C022.38 | SAQ#38 | Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Word of God sanctified from time and place | - | - | |||||||
| AB00092 | 1140 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی مکتوب آنجناب واصل و مضمون واضح گشت از فضل حق امید جدید | O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident. Through the grace of God, fresh hope has been awakened [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write as to the question of spiritual discoveries. The spirit of man is a circumambient power | INBA89:273 | MKT3.402, MNMK#149 p.277x, MMK1#145 p.166x, AVK2.248.11x | SWAB#145x, BSC.492 #946x, PN_1906 p097 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the mind over nature; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB11073 | 50 | Meetings, Bahá'í | ...If it were possible that in every city a few of the awakened ones, when opportunity offered, could hold a meeting, and therein habitually present the proofs and arguments | BRL_MEET.AB#16x, COC#0394x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01083 | 380 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء ید قدرت الهیه چون خیمه عزت ابدیه وحدت عالم انسانیرا | O beloved friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! No sooner had the Hand of divine power raised the tabernacle of everlasting glory | NURA#32, MMK4#051 p.056, MSHR3.071 | LOTW#32 | Contention and conflict; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09137 | 80 | Arabic | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | الهی الهی نحن اطفال رضعنا من ثدی محبتک لبن العرفان و دخلنا فی ملکوتک منذ | O God, my God! We are children who have sucked the milk of divine knowledge from the breast of Thy love | DRM.018c, ADH2.132, ADH2_5#09 p.164, MMG2#432 p.477, HUV1.014, NSR_1978.133c, NSR_1993.146b, MMTF.012, NJB_v04#18 p.005 | BRL_APAB#07, BRL_CHILD#24 | Prayer for children and youth; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00276 | 710 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای مفتون حقیقت و منجذب ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید و از تلاوتش نهایت سرور حاصل | O thou who art captivated by the truth and magnetized by the Heavenly Kingdom! Thy long letter hath come and it brought great joy | MKT3.249, MNMK#151 p.281, MMK1#029 p.055, YMM.384x, YMM.419x | SWAB#029, TAB.536-540, BWF.380-381x, BSC.435 #791 | Language and the structure of reality; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00774 | 450 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه مبارکی که دلالت بر انتخاب محفل روحانی مینمود | O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A blessed letter hath been received from you, telling of the election of a Spiritual Assembly... O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our bodies be gathered here together, yet our spellbound hearts | MMK1#037 p.074 | SWAB#037, BPRY.301-302x, TAB.023-026, BWF.403-404x, BWF.414-414x | The Bird & The Butterfly | East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB03123 | 210 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای پسر ملکوت نامه های شیرین و عبارات دلنشین تو همواره سبب فرح قلوبست و نغمه | O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy most agreeable letters, with their pleasing style, ever gladden our hearts. When the song is of the Kingdom | MMK1#154 p.176 | SWAB#154, TAB.687-688, BWF.366-366x, COC#1418x, BBBD.171-172, BSC.467 #871 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; High station of the arts and sciences; Music and singing; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00218 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada I) | 790 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای نفوس مبارکه من از برای شماها فوز و فلاح ابدی میخواهم و موفقیت تامه در جهان | O ye blessed souls! I desire for you eternal success and prosperity... O Thou incomparable God! O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! These souls are Thy heavenly army. | MKT3.015, AKHA_122BE #05 p.383x, AHB.121BE #02 p.000x, PYB#176 p.25x, DUR3.075x, DUR1.301x, ANDA#58 p.19x, ANDA#64 p.12x, MJMJ1.095x, MMG2#071 p.078x, MJH.039ax, FRTB.048, MMJA.027x | TDP#06, BPRY.205-206x, ADJ.049-050x, ADJ.055x, ADJ.070x, COF.010x, COF.016x2x, COF.017x, COF.029x, BSC.527 #982, SW_v10#15 p.280-282 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 1] | Call to action; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | UDP.046 | |||||
| AB12038 | 130 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Whosoever entereth the Kingdom of God is under the protection of Bahá’u’lláh | BRL_ATE#067 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11942 | 110 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای مونس من از قرار معلوم در مدینه حیفا مسجون گشته اید زیرا از برای مسافر | O thou my companion! It appeareth that thou hast become a prisoner in the city of Haifa, for when travel is postponed | BRL_DAK#0428 | BRL_ATE#128 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0178 | Public address given on 1912-05-19 | 970 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Religions are many, but the reality of religion is one. The days are many, but the sun is one | PUP#049 (p.126-129), SW_v03#09 p.010-012 | Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01214 | Lawh-i-Mahabbat (Tablet of Love) | 360 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Memories of Nine Years in Akka | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الاخیر الدال علی فرط محبتک لعبدالبهاء | O thou who art attracted by the fragrant breezes of God... Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of God's holy Dispensation | INBA89:262 | MKT1.159, MNMK#036 p.121, MMK1#012 p.024x, MMK1#147 p.171x, MMK1#179 p.200x, MMK1#180 p.201x, AVK3.207.19, NSR_1978.137, NSR_1993.150, KNSA.219 (412), OOL.C016 | SWAB#012x, TAB.524-526, MNYA.306-307, BSC.435 #790, AELT.209-210x, BSTW#025, BSTW#250, BSTW#502a | A. Youssefi, Choir of the Baha'i Temple of South America, K. Porray, SKY, Ladjamaya [track 13], E. Mahony | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||
| AB11556 | 20 | ...Among the miracles which distinguish this sacred Dispensation is this, that women have evinced a greater boldness | ADJ.069x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01462 | 320 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Family Life | ای امه الله المنجذبه از جشن عید نوروز مسرور شدم ملاحظه نما که این انجمن | O thou attracted maidservant of God! The celebration of the Feast of Naw-Rúz made me glad…. Surely, all must today be called to love, to unity and to kindness | BRL_DAK#0384, COMP_FAMP#12x | BRL_ATE#136, BRL_FAM#12x, TAB.323-325 | Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00045 | 1530 | mixed | Light of the World | و انت الذی یا الهی تقدست اسمائک الحسنی و تنزهت امثالک العلیا عن ادراک عقول | Thou art He, O my God, Whose most beauteous names and most sublime likenesses are sanctified above the comprehension | CMB_F65.001-005x, PR12.001x | NURA#72, MMK4#173 p.196 | LOTW#72 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Limits of the intellect; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB03925 | 180 | Persian | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith | ای باربد الهی هر چند سلف در فن موسیقی مهارتی نمودند و الحانی بدیعه بسرودند | O musician of God! ... The songsters of fellowship that abide in the gardens of holiness must pour forth such a triumphant burst of songs in this age | MKT5.205b, AHB.124BE #04 p.98, AVK3.364.15, GHA.195, HYB.190 | BRL_IOA#07x | L. Manifold | Music and singing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB01526 | 320 | mixed | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | رب و موید کل جمع انعقد لاعلاء کلمه رحمانیتک و موفق کل عصبه اتفقت علی خدمه | O Lord! Support every gathering formed for the exaltation of Thy Word of grace, and assist every company united in service to Thee [3.5s]... ...The members thereof must take counsel together in such wise that no occasion for ill-feeling or discord may arise | INBA16:215, INBA59:291, INBA88:285, INBA89:016b | MKT4.152, MMK1#044 p.084x, MILAN.081, AMK.047-048, ADH2.035, ADH2_1#18 p.030, MJMJ1.024a, MMG2#186 p.212, MJH.068b, NSR_1978.116, NSR_1993.129 | SWAB#044x, BWF.406-407x, BADM.021-022cx, GPB.332x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Prayer for governments and rulers; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0572 | Public address given on 1912-08-17 | 490 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The physical beauty of this place is very wonderful. We hope that a spiritual charm | PUP#090 (p.261-263) | Human reality created in the image of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03722 | 190 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای طالب حقیقت اسباب شفای امراض دو نوع است سبب جسمانی و سبب روحانی اما سبب | There are two ways of healing sickness, material means and spiritual means. The first is by the treatment of physicians | MMK1#133 p.148 | SWAB#133, TAB.587 654, BWF.375-376x, LOG#0926x, BSC.462 #857x | Exhortations and counsels; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0120 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-05-11 | 1130 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | بشیکاغو و واشنگتن رفتیم و مراجعت نمودیم بسسیار خوش گذشت زیرا اهالی امریک همه | It is only three weeks that we have been away from the New York friends | BDA1.079.x | PUP#045 (p.111-113), SW_v03#10 p.011-012, SW_v19#05 p.142, MHMD1.088 | Praise and encouragement; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB06652 | 120 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده حق کبریت آتش محبت الله است و زیبق سیماب بحر معرفت الله پس این دو جزء | O servant of God! Sulfur is the fire of the love of God and mercury is the living water of the ocean of the knowledge of God. | BRL_DAK#0005, YMM.471 | BRL_ATE#005, MAAN#22 | Alchemy; the elixir; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07759 | 110 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | رب انت تعلم بان النفوس محفوفه بالنواب و الافات و محاطه بالمصائب و الرزیات کل بلاء | Thou knowest that the people are encircled with pain and calamities and are environed with hardships and trouble. Every trial doth attack man | BRL_DAK#1186, ADH2.065, ADH2_2#06 p.097, MJMJ1.020, MMG2#348 p.389, MJH.066a, NSR_1978.135b, NSR_1993.148 | BPRY.154, TAB.619, BSC.431 #781, RBB.139-140x | J. Cavanagh | Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB11973 | 100 | Meetings, Bahá'í | ...The hearts of all the friends rejoiced, and in particular, the heart of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, when we heard of thy rising up to serve the Cause of God | BRL_MEET.AB#10x | Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06878 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نفوسی که اليوم بملکوت الهيّه داخل و بحيات ابديّه فائز آن نفوس هر چند بظاهر در زمينند | ...Those souls that, in this day, enter the divine kingdom and attain everlasting life, although materially dwelling on earth | MMK1#173 p.197x | SWAB#173x, SW_v10#01 p.008, PN_various p012x | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01165 | 360 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما که بالهام آسمانی مرقوم وصول یافت مضامین دلنشین | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter, which was surely inspired of heaven, hath been received. | BLIB_Or.08117.032, | MKT3.438, MMK1#219 p.263, ASAT5.071x | SWAB#219, SW_v02#05 p.006, CHH.147-148, BLO_PN#022 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01868 | Some Answered Questions #056 The Outwards and Inward Powers of Man | 290 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | در انسان قوای خمسهء ظاهرهء جسمانیه موجود و این قوی واسطهء ادراک است | There are five outward material powers in man which are the means of perception | MFD#56, OOL.C022.56 | SAQ#56, BWF.317-318 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0573 | Address to NAACP convention, Handel Hall in Chicago, 1912-04-30 | 490 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | According to the words of the Old Testament God has said, "Let us make man in our image | BDA1.062n | PUP#029 (p.069-070), SW_v03#04 p.010-011 | Human reality created in the image of God; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | MHMD1.071 | ||||||||
| AB00048 | 1480 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Light of the World | اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی و مطلوبی و مقصودی ان هذا یوم الاول من الرضوان قد اتی | O Lord, my God, my Best-Beloved, my Aim, my heart’s Desire! This, verily, is the first of the days of Ridvan… In the realm of worship, fasting and obligatory prayer constitute the two mightiest pillars of God’s holy Law | BRL_DAK#0717, NURA#06, MMK4#029 p.027x | BRL_IOPF#2.02x, LOTW#06 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03250 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان و اماء رحمن شما در آن جزائر دور و مهجور و ما در ارض مقدس در | O loving friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! You are in those remote and isolated islands, while we are in the Holy Land in [3.5s]... ...The power of the Covenant is as the heat of the sun which quickeneth and promoteth the development of all created things on earth | MKT3.095, YHA1.115-116x | GPB.239x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11518 | 20 | ...the all-mighty Covenant, the like of which the sacred Dispensations of the past have never witnessed | GPB.239x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11916 | 130 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای اغنام حضرت بهاء خوشا بحال نفوسیکه در ماه صیام روزه گرفتند و بکمال اتحاد و اتفاق | O ye flock of the Lord of glory! Blessed are they who have observed the fast during its appointed month | BRL_DAK#0419 | BRL_ATE#132 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Law of fasting; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00098 | Tahirih and the Conference of Badasht | 1130 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | حقیقت این قضیه مختصراً اینست که در آن اوقات بدایت امر بود و هیچکس از تعالیم الهی خبر نداشت | In brief, what happened is the following. Those were the early days of the Cause and no one was informed of the divine teachings. | BRL_TTTP#09, MMK4#018 p.017 | BRL_TTT#09 | Conference of Badasht; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB03806 | 190 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یاران چه خوش بخت و بلند اختر و همایون طالع بودید که در چنین کور و دوری | O friends! How blessed, how favoured, how fortunate are ye to have been born in such a cycle… You had asked about the number of days of Ridvan. | INBA13:033, INBA87:440, INBA52:454b | NURA#01, MMK4#141 p.144x, AVK3.039.13x | LOTW#01x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of community building | - | - | |||||||
| AB00104 | 1070 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; River of Life, The | ای مقبلان ای مومنان طلوع شمس حقیقت محض نورانیت عالمست و ظهور رحمانیت در انجمن | O peoples of the world! The Sun of Truth hath risen to illumine the whole earth, and to spiritualize the community of man. | MKT3.118, MNMK#088 p.157, MMK1#001 p.001, MILAN.122, BSHN.140.498, BSHN.144.486, PYM.244, MAS5.273, MHT1a.097, MHT1b.055, DAUD.15 | SWAB#001, ROL.051-055 | Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01673 | 300 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی آنچه بجناب ابن ابهر مرقوم نمودید ملاحظه گردید از ایه من یدعی | O servant of God! We have noted what thou didst write to Jinab-i-Ibn-Abhar, and thy question regarding the verse: 'Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God | MMK1#033 p.064 | SWAB#033 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0003 | Words spoken throughout the day on 1912-06-08 | 2620 | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | I have come to Philadelphia to breathe into you the spirit of Bahá'u'lláh. My heart led me here. You must continue to keep the Nineteen Day Feast... O God! Dispel all those elements which are the cause of discord | BPRY.093-094x, COC#0933x, LOG#0796x, SW_v05#06 p.083-089, SW_v04#07 p.120x, BSTW#430x | Nineteen-Day Feast; Oneness; unity of religion; Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05731 | 140 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب ملکوت الله نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید مظاهر مقدسه الهیه دو مقام | O thou who seekest the Kingdom of Heaven! Thy letter hath been received and its contents noted. The Holy Manifestations of God possess two stations | MMK1#026 p.053 | SWAB#026 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1034 | Public address given on 1912-06-16 | 300 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | عالم مادی هر قدر ترقی کند لکن باز محتاج تعلیمات روح القدس است زیرا کمالات | No matter how much the world of humanity advances in material civilization | BRL_DAK#1036, AMK.258-259, KHF.035, KHAB.320 (328), KHTB2.151, KHTB3.028 | PUP#073 (p.205-206), SW_v04#05 p.086-087, SW_v19#08 p.253 | Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB11455 | 30 | ...The continent of America is in the eyes of the one true God the land wherein the splendors | WOB.075x | Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11552 | 20 | ...The day is approaching when ye shall witness how, through the splendor of the Faith of Baha'u'llah | WOB.075x | East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0019 | Public address given on 1912-08-29 | 2160 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In the Books of the Prophets certain glad tidings are recorded which are absolutely true and free from doubt | WOB.075x, LOG#1733x, PUP#097 (p.289-296), FWU.072 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; East and West; communication between East and West; Evolution; human evolution; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Literal interpretation; Need for an educator; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11549 | 20 | ...The American continent giveth signs and evidences of very great advancement. Its future | GPB.254x | Praise of Western values; culture; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11554 | 20 | ...May the inhabitants of this country...rise from their present material attainment to such heights | GPB.254x | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11305 | 40 | ...The full measure of your success is as yet unrevealed, its significance still unapprehended | WOB.077x | Being a source of light; guidance; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11451 | 30 | ...My thoughts are turned towards you, and my heart leaps within me at your mention | WOB.077x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11537 | 20 | ...The Almighty will no doubt grant you the help of His grace, will invest you with the tokens of His might | WOB.077x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11546 | 20 | ...The range of your future achievements still remains undisclosed. I fervently hope | WOB.077x | Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01938 | 280 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو نفس صابره نامه شما رسید و از وفات آن نوجوان عزیز از جهت فرقت شما نهایت | O ye two patient souls! Your letter was received. The death of that beloved youth and his separation from you have caused the utmost sorrow | MMK1#169 p.194 | SWAB#169, BWF.379-380x, SW_v10#19 p.340-341 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05413 | 150 | mixed | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | حبیبا اقتدار روحانی جو و احتشام رحمانی امروز قوت و اقتدار اکسیر اعظم راست که | …In this day, true power and strength reside in the Supreme Elixir, which transformeth darkened realities into illumined souls | BRL_DAK#0335, BRL_CONF2018P#31x, MMK2#160 p.120 | BRL_CONF2018#31x | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02358 | 250 | Persian | Meetings, Bahá'í | ای ثابت بر پیمان ایمان و ایقان مانند شجر بوستانست و اعمال و افعال ممدوحه در | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Faith and certitude are as trees in a garden, and praiseworthy deeds and actions are [3.5s]... ...At these meetings, there should be no extraneous conversation whatever. Rather, the assemblage should confine itself to reading and reciting the Holy Words | BLIB_Or.08117.075, | MKT2.271, AVK3.092.17x, AVK3.144.08x, AVK3.491.08x | BRL_MEET.AB#20x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Degrees of faith; certitude; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB00494 | 560 | mixed | Family Life | ای دو مومن موقن ثابت حمد خدا را که از شعله نور هدی سینای دل و جان روشن شد | O ye two steadfast believers assured in faith! Praise be to God that the flame of the light of guidance hath illumined the Sinai of your hearts and souls [3.5s]... ...God’s wisdom hath decreed that partners to a marriage should be of distant origins | BRL_DAK#0826, COMP_FAMP#11x, MKT3.370, MMK6#339, AVK3.509.09x, AVK4.155.03x, AVK4.192.03x, AVK4.209.05x, DWNP_v3#05 p.031-033 | BRL_FAM#11x | Law of divorce; Law of inheritance; Laws of marriage and dowry; Praise and encouragement; Unchastity and adultery | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0826 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-12-03 | 360 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | حمد خدا را که مسس کروگ سبب اجتماع شما و انعقاد چنین محفلی گردیده که به ذکر الهی... خدایا ما ضعیفیم تو قوی کن ما نادانیم تو دانا فرما خدایا فقیریم | Praise be to God that Mrs Krug has been the cause of your gathering in this meeting where you are engaged in mentioning God and in adducing proofs…. O Lord! We are weak; strengthen us | AKHA_134BE #03 p.101x, ADH2_1#33 p.050x, MMG2#276 p.309x, KHTB2.331, BDA1.401.16 | PUP#136 (p.457-458), SW_v07#12 p.114-115, MHMD1.420-421, PN_1912 p020 | S. and S. Toloui-Wallace | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0773 | The Holy Spirit, the Intermediary Power between God and Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-31 in Paris | 380 | Persian | Paris Talks | حقیقت الوهیت در نهایت تنزیه و تقدیس است از برای حقیقت الوهیت نزول و صعودی | The Divine Reality is Unthinkable, Limitless, Eternal, Immortal and Invisible. The world of creation is bound by natural law, finite and mortal. | KHF.121, KHAB.108 (118), KHTB1.090 | PT#17 p.050, SW_v02#14 p.015 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mediator; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0253 | The Ninth Principle—The Noninterference of Religion with Politics: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-17 | 810 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks | انسان باید در عالم وجود امید بمکافات و خوف از مجازات داشته باشد علی الخصوص | In the conduct of life, man is actuated by two main motives: 'The Hope for Reward' and 'The Fear of Punishment'.... Oh, friends of God, be living examples of justice! ... Justice is not limited, it is a universal quality. | BRL_DAK#0957, KHF.286, KHAB.175 (186), KHTB1.174 | ADJ.028bx, PT#49 p.163, BSC.425 #768.3x, SW_v03#02 p.007, SW_v07#15 p.139, ABS#02 | Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Non-participation in politics; Relationship between government and people; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Reward and punishment | - | - | |||||||
| AB07850 | 100 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و یا کاشف الکروب و یا عفو و یا غفور انی ابسط الیک اکف | O my God, O Forgiver of sins and Dispeller of afflictions! O Thou Who art the Pardoner, the Merciful! I raise my suppliant hands to Thee | BRL_DAK#1187, BSHN.140.188, BSHN.144.188, MHT2.145a | BPRY.043-044 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0095 | Public address given on 1912-05-26 | 1250 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | امشب در این سرود ذکری از قرُبیت الهی بود اعظم موهبت | As I neared this church this evening I heard the hymn, "Nearer, My God..." ... O thou forgiving God! These servants are turning to Thy kingdom | DWNP_v6#11 p.001x, KHF.059, KHAB.285 (295), KHTB2.091, NJB_v04#06 p.001 | BPRY.090-092x, PUP#055 (p.147-150), SW_v03#08 p.020-022, DWN_v6#10 p.002x | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Martyrs and martyrdom; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB02019 | 270 | mixed | Light of the World | اگر چه شمس حقیقت بظاهر بغمام غیبت مجلل لکن چون بچشم بینا نگری و گوش شنوا | Although the Sun of Truth may outwardly be veiled by the clouds of concealment, were one to look with a perceiving eye | INBA55:105, INBA87:475 , INBA52:495 | NURA#43, MMK4#126 p.131 | LOTW#43 | Growth of the Cause; Mystical themes; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0336 | Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-11-07 | 700 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Consider events in the Balkans today where a great conflagration of war is furiously raging | PUP#119 (p.397-399), SW_v06#02 p.017-018 | Martyrdom of the Bab; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11244 | 40 | mixed | حضرت اخت را به جان و دل و روح قلب و فؤاد مشتاق و در لیل و نهار در حقیقت جان و وجدان مذکور | ...To my honored and distinguished sister do thou convey the expression of my heartfelt, my intense longing. Day and night she liveth in my remembrance | BHKP_2#06x | BADM.195x, LTDT.326-327x, BHK_2#06x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09922 | 70 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | در وقت معالجه توجّه بجمال مبارک کن و آنچه بر قلب القا ميشود مجری دار | ...When giving medical treatment turn to the Blessed Beauty, then follow the dictates of thy heart | MMK1#131 p.147x | SWAB#131x, LOG#0964x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11478 | 20 | Persian | Trustworthiness | اول صفت اهل ایمان امانتست و اول صفت اهل طغیان خیانت | ...The primary characteristic of true believers is trustworthiness whereas the primary characteristic of the rebellious is faithlessness | COMP_TRUSTP#46x | BRL_TRUST#45x, COC#2057x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00316 | Some Answered Questions #054 The Procession of the Human Spirit from God | 670 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که قیام بر دو قسم است قیام و تجلی صدوری و قیام و تجلی ظهوری | Know that procession is of two kinds: procession and appearance through emanation and procession and appearance through manifestation. | MFD#54, OOL.C022.54 | SAQ#54 | Manifestation of God as mirror; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB08254 | 100 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای مونس من نامه ای بخط خویش مرقوم نموده ارسال داشتم البته تا بحال رسیده از | O thou my companion! I sent thee a letter written in mine own hand, which assuredly | BRL_DAK#0010 | BRL_ATE#010, MAAN#27 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00187 | 830 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بندگان جمال ابهی بکرات و مرات بجمیع اطراف حتی بافراد احباء مرقوم گردید که ما | O ye servants of the Most Glorious Beauty! Time and again missives have been dispatched to every region, even to individual believers, that We [3.5s]... ...The teaching work should under all conditions be actively pursued by the believers because divine confirmations are dependent upon it. | INBA16:212 | MMK1#213 p.258x, MMK2#283 p.204 | SWAB#213x | Importance of authoritative interpretation; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB08330 | 100 | mixed | Translation List | ای یار مهربان دو نامه از شما رسید ... ترجمه مانند قشر است و اصل مانند مغز | O loving friend! Two letters from thee have been received... [3.5s]... ...His honor, Sheikh Faraju'llah, has here rendered into Arabic with greatest care the Ishraqat… A translation is like unto a husk, whereas the original is even as a pith | YMM.390x | BADM.023x, ADMS#121x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00674 | Some Answered Questions #019 True Baptism | 480 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در باب سیم آیهء سیزدهم از انجیل متی میفرماید "آنگاه عیسی از جلیل به اردن | In Matthew 3:13–15, it is said: “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John | MFD#19, OOL.C022.19 | SAQ#19 | Christ; Christianity; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual baptism; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB00252 | 740 | mixed | Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء مکتوب مفصل که مرقوم نموده بودید رسید و بکمال دقت | O ye beloved friends of Abdul-Baha! The detailed letter which you have written was received and it was read with the greatest attention… You have written that there is a difference among the believers concerning the 'Second Coming of Christ'... O friends of God! ‘Abdu’l‑Baha is the embodiment of servitude and is not Christ... That which is true and real is this: that we become united and agreed in our purpose... My name is Abdu'l-Baha… | BRL_DAK#0064, MMK4#167 p.188, MMK5#181 p.140, AHB.117BE #11 p.334, AVK4.287ax, AVK4.288cx, AYT.447x, MAS9.145x | BRL_ATE#093x, TAB.429-433, WOB.139x, AIL.109x, DWN_v3#01 p.011bx, BSTW#174 | S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, D. Sylvester, B. Weber | Contention and conflict; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB09238 | 80 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای بنده حق تا توانی بخدمت احبای الهی پرداز زیرا خدمت احباء بندگی درگاه حضرت | Rest not, even for an instant, and seek not comfort, even for a moment; rather labour with heart and soul that thou mayest render devoted service | BRL_CONF2018P#09x, MMK2#249 p.179 | BRL_CONF2018#09x | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0126 | Public address given on 1912-04-12 | 1100 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | This is a most happy visit. I have crossed the sea from the land of the Orient | BDA1.030n | PUP#002 (p.004-007), SW_v15#09 p.254-255x, DWN_v5#11 p.001-004x | Christ; Christianity; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrdom of the Bab; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | MHMD1.039 | ||||||||
| AB02095 | 660 | mixed | Family Life | ای قائم بپیمان حضرت یزدان در این دم که صباح فلاح از مطلع آمال طالع و لائح... از جملهٴ محافظهٴ دین اللّه تربیت اطفال است | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of the Lord God! In this hour when the morn of triumph hath dawned and shineth forth from the horizon of aspirations [3.5s]... ...And further, according to the Divine commandments, every child must learn reading and writing, and acquire such branches of knowledge as are useful and necessary | BRL_DAK#0670, COMP_FAMP#56x, MJTB.092bx, TISH.086-088, MAS6.045-046x | BRL_FAM#56x, COC#0017x, COC#0590x | Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Reward and punishment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11249 | 40 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای پروردگار این دختر ملکوت را در دو جهان عزیز نما از جهان خاک و خاکیان بیزار کن | ...O Lord! Help this daughter of the Kingdom to be exalted in both worlds | HUV2.020x | BRL_APAB#05x, BRL_CHILD#27 | E. Mahony | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB08267 | 100 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در این یوم شدید که شدائد بلایاء ارکان امکانرا متزلزل | O thou whose eyes are fixed upon the Abha Kingdom! In this grievous day, when dire adversities have shaken the pillars of the earth | BRL_CONF2018P#24, MMK2#298 p.217 | BRL_CONF2018#24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11286 | 40 | ...May America become the distributing center of spiritual enlightenment, and all the world receive this heavenly blessing | TDH#158.17x | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09842 | 70 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی نامه رسید امیدوارم که در صون حمایت حق محفوظ و مصون مانی و همواره | Thy letter was received. I hope that thou mayest be protected and assisted under the providence of the True One, be occupied always in mentioning the Lord | MMK1#128 p.142 | SWAB#128 | Excellence; distinction; Praise and encouragement; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02250 | 260 | Persian | Social Action | ای صاحبان همت بلند و مقاصد ارجمند نامه شما فصیح بود و بلیغ و مضمون بدیع | O ye of high resolve and noble aims! Your letter was eloquent, its contents original and sensitively expressed, and it betokened your great and praiseworthy efforts to educate the children… Devote ye particular attention to the school for girls | BRL_DAK#0413, COMP_WOMENP#048x, MKT3.301, TRBB.053, MJTB.120ax | BRL_SOCIAL#189, BRL_WOMEN#048x, COC#0618, COC#2139x | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02506 | 240 | Persian | Crisis and Victory | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ای که شامل وقایع سنه ماضیه بود ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه | O daughter of the Kingdom! The letter containing the events of the past year was indeed perused [3.5s]... ...Soon will the Western regions become as radiant as the horizons of the East, and the Sun of Truth shine forth with a refulgence that will cause the darkness of error to fade away and vanish | BRL_DAK#0623 | BRL_CRISIS#49x, COC#0306x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00646 | Some Answered Questions #073 Healing by Material Means | 490 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | دیروز در سر ناهار در مسئلهء طب و علاج روحانی ذکر شد که بقوای معنویه معالجهء امراض میشود | Yesterday at table we mentioned, in connection with the question of spiritual medicine and healing, how illnesses can be cured through spiritual powers. | MFD#73, OOL.C022.73 | SAQ#73, LOG#1011x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; The animal kingdom | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1226 | Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-28 | 260 | other/unknown lang | Prayer and Devotional Life | انسان در متعالی ترین شکل نیایش خود فقط به منظور ابراز عشق و محبت به حضرت | Man becomes like a stone unless he continually supplicates to God. The heart of man is like a mirror... There are many subjects which are difficult for man to solve... In the highest prayer... When a man falls in love with a human being | COMP_PDLP#28x | BRL_PDL#28x, COC#1756x, LOG#1512x, SW_v08#04 p.042-043x, SW_v14#06 p.167x, AELT.216-217x, PN_1900 p023, PN_1900 p053, PN_1900 p124, PN_1900_heh p009, BNE.095x, BSTW#169e, BSTW#326x | MANA | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Importance of prayer; Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB05221 | 150 | mixed | Light of the World | ای صحاف چون بصحف الهیه و صحائف ربانیه رجوع نماای و در معانی مندمجه مندرجه در | O thou binder of books! Shouldst thou refer to the heavenly Books and Sacred Scriptures, and ponder the meanings enshrined therein | INBA17:104 | NURA#71, MMK4#183 p.226, MSHR5.200-201 | LOTW#71 | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| AB00020 | Lawh-i-Dr Forel (Tablet to Dr Forel) | 3770 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablet to Auguste Forel | Tablet to Dr. Auguste Forel | ای شخص محترم مفتون حقیقت نامه شما که ۲۸ جولای ۱۹۲۱ مورخ بود رسید مضامین خوشی | O revered personage, lover of truth! Thy letter dated July 28th, 1921, hath been | BRL_LAFP, MKT3.474, MNMK#144 p.255, AKHA_106BE #06 p.02x, PYM.315, MJDF.002, KHF.018, KHAB.011 (022), KHTB3.015, NJB_v14#01 p.032, NJB_v14#02 p.064, OOL.C010, VUJUD.033-040 | TAGF, BWF.336-348x, SW_v14#04 p.101-109, SW_v13#08 p.195+197-202, ABCC.449x, VUJUDE.043-056 | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Names and attributes of God; Proofs for the existence of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Universality of the Cause | 3 | * | * | MMAH.243 | ||||
| AB01661 | 300 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Crisis and Victory; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou child of the Kingdom and firm in the Covenant! Thy letter, through his honor Mirza ..., was received and thy former letters also became acceptable.. In this day the most vital and momentous matter | BRL_CRISIS#13x, TAB.360-362, COC#0270x, BSC.443 #808x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10091 | 70 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نامه ات رسید و از میهمانی هر نوزده روز مرقوم نموده بودی | Thy letter hath been received. Thou didst write of the Nineteen Day festivity, and this rejoiced my heart. | MMK1#049 p.088x | SWAB#049x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01382 | 330 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده صادق الهی نامه ات ملاحظه گردید … وجود بر دو قسم است یکی وجود حق که مقدس از ادراک خلق است | O thou faithful servant of God! Thy letter was perused. Thou hadst written that 'I am striving to cause the friends of Spokane | MNMK#160 p.295x, MMK1#030 p.058x, MMK3#017 p.009x, RAHA.230x, YMM.450x | SWAB#030x, LOG#1697x, SW_v11#10 p.159 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03195 | 210 | Persian | Light of the World | ای مشتاقان جمال دلبر مهربان معشوق عالمیان و محبوب روحانیان و مقصود ربانیان و | O ye who yearn for the beauty of the compassionate Beloved! No sooner had He Who is the Beloved of the worlds, the Desire of the spiritually minded | INBA87:262b, INBA52:266 | NURA#24, MKT2.267, MMK4#030 p.029 | LOTW#24 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as sun; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB04567 | 170 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | یا امه الله المشتعله بنار محبته لاتحزنی من العسره و العناء و لاتفرحی من | O thou handmaid aflame with the fire of God's love! Grieve thou not over the troubles and hardships of this nether world… Rely upon God. Trust in Him. Praise Him | MNMK#059 p.140, MMK1#150 p.173 | SWAB#150 | The Joburg Baha'i Choir, S. Peyman, Sabria, Efe, Rafael & Maarten, R. Peterson [track 9], E. Mahony, L. Slott | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| AB03082 | Ziyarat-Namih (Tablet of Visitation) | 210 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Tablet of Visitation for 'Abdu'l-Bahá | الهی الهی انی ابسط الیک اکف التضرع و التبتل و الابتهال و اعفر وجهی بتراب | O God, my God! Lowly and tearful, I raise my suppliant hands to Thee and cover my face in the dust of that Threshold of Thine | INBA21:164 (205), INBA55:453, INBA88:246, Ghazi3072.149-151 | MKT1.485, MMK1#237 p.308, AKHA_133BE #14 p.435, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.199, AYT.529, HHA.376, KHSH14.000, DUR2.088, ADH2.134, ADH2_5#10 p.169, MJMJ1.119, MMG2#444 p.488, MJH.072, NSR_1978.110, NSR_1993.123, ABMK.065, OOL.C029 | SWAB#237, BPRY.332-333, SW_v13#04 p.093, DWN_v2#02 p.011-012, PAB.027-028 | A. Nakhjavani, S. Toloui-Wallace, S. Hansen, Sara, Samira & Shayda, almunajat.com [item 1], unknown (1), unknown (2), unknown (3), L. Slott | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God | x | * | * | Chanted by A. Nakhjavani [http://blog.loomofreality.org/?attachment_id=106], who related to the compiler in 1995 that, to the best of his recollection from childhood, this is how Shoghi Effendi would chant the Tablet in the Shrines. | ||
| ABU0119 | Public address given on 1912-10-26 | 1140 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have visited your Capitol and its gardens. No other Capitol has such beautiful surroundings. | PUP#114 (p.376-380), DAS.1914-09-05x, SW_v05#17 p.259-262, MAB.087-088x, ECN.368+503x+912x | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01660 | 300 | mixed | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ان النیر الاعظم المتلئلا علی آفاق الامم قد غاب عن مشرق العالم و یلوح و یضی ء | The world's great Light, once resplendent upon all mankind, hath set, to shine everlastingly from the Abha horizon | INBA88:317 | MNMK#041 p.127, MMK1#005 p.015, AYBY.323 #001, HHA.053, MHA.525c, KHML.245-250 | SWAB#005, BWF.349-350, SW_v14#12 p.356-357, DWN_v1#06 p.001-002, DWN_v6#09 p.002ax, ABCC.048-049, CHH.111, BLO_PN#022 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0385 | Public address given on 1912-05-29 | 630 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The divine Manifestations have been iconoclastic in Their teachings, uprooting error | PUP#057 (p.154-156), SW_v03#10 p.013-014 | Christ; Christianity; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Oneness; unity of religion; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01409 | 330 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Universal House of Justice, The; Light of the World | ای کنیز خدا نامه ات رسید شکایت از محفلتان نموده بودی که در اضطراب است هر مرضی | O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou didst complain that your Assembly is sore perturbed… Hath the Blessed Beauty instituted this Covenant and Testament in order to exact obedience from all | NURA#57, BRL_CUHJP#86x, MMK4#147 p.155 | BRL_ATE#069x, BRL_CUHJ#86x, LOTW#57, SW_v10#14 p.267 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04947 | 160 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | خداوند مهربانا از اقلیم امریک آن مملکت بعید بقصد زیارت بقعه مبارکه بارض مقدس | O Thou kind God! From America, that distant country, we hastened to the Holy Land and directed our steps | BRL_DAK#0055 | BRL_APAB#18 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01330 | 340 | mixed | ای زردشتی بهشتی و بهائی سنائی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید جمیع | O thou Zoroastrian who art celestial and Bahá'í who art illumined! That which thou didst write was perused, and all [3.5s]... ...Thou hadst written that in the sacred books of the followers of Zoroaster it is written | MKT2.075, MILAN.046, AVK2.068.05x, AVK2.214.13x, YARP2.152 p.163 | WOB.101-102x | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Education of children; moral education; Predictions and prophecies; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07709 | 110 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایتها المقبله الی مشرق الانوار ابسطی کفی الدعاء الی العتبه المقدسه النوراء | O thou who art advancing to the Dawning-point of Lights! Extend the hands of communion… O my God! O my God! Glory be unto Thee for that Thou hast confirmed me… O Lord, help me to be meek and lowly… O God! Sanctify me from all else save Thee | BRL_DAK#0412 | BPRY.175-176, TAB.051-052, BSTW#057 | The Badasht Project, A Family Affair | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||||
| AB07853 | 100 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بندگان آستان مقدّس جنود ملأ اعلی در اوج علا صف بسته و مهيّا و منتظر | ...O ye servants of the Sacred Threshold! The triumphant Hosts of the Celestial Concourse | MMK1#208 p.254x, RRT.019x | SWAB#208x, BADM.042-043x, SW_v14#03 p.086x | QuiqueSaba | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB03337 | 200 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی از بلایا و محنی که بر تو وارد شده مکدر مباش جمیع مصائب و بلایا | O thou servant of God! Do not grieve at the afflictions and calamities that have befallen thee. All calamities and afflictions | MNMK#137 p.252, MMK1#197 p.231 | SWAB#197, SW_v11#16 p.278-280 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01967 | 280 | Persian | ای ورقه محترمه از صعود من ادرک لقاء ربه محزون و پریشان مباش و آه و فغان منما | O honored handmaiden! Be not sorrowful and distraught at the ascension of him who hath attained unto the presence of his Lord, and raise not thy voice in lamentation [3.5s]... ...Thou hast written about the girls' school. What was previously written still holdeth true. There can be no improvement unless the girls are brought up in schools and centres of learning | BRL_DAK#0840, COMP_WOMENP#041x, MKT7.156, YIA.397 | BRL_WOMEN#041x, COC#2132x | Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0233 | Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-25 | 860 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | In the world of existence the greatest bestowals of God are His teachings. The other bounties of God | BDA1.051n | PUP#026 (p.061-064), SW_v03#05 p.007-008, BSTW#336c | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The mind's power of discovery; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | MHMD1.059 | ||||||||
| AB05753 | 140 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! Thy writing was considered. I ask God that thy mind may be illumined with the light of knowledge and faith… Fasting is the cause of the elevation of one’s spiritual station | BRL_IOPF#2.27x, TAB.056-057, BSC.474 #897x, BSTW#289 | Law of fasting; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0342 | Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-23 | 690 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Miscellaneous historical and doctrinal topics | Titanic (ship) | Today I have been speaking from dawn until now, yet because of love, fellowship and desire to be with you | BDA1.046n | PUP#019 (p.046-048), SW_v03#03 p.015-016, SW_v08#02 p.026, SW_v08#18 p.243 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | MHMD1.055 | |||||||
| AB10956 | 90 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | حکم مفروض و امر واجب آنست که از قلم اعلی صادر و یا بقرار بیت العدل عمومی حاصل گردد... و اما اوراد و اذکار بعد از هر نماز هر کس خواهد مناجاتهای | ...Ordinances which are obligatory and decrees that are binding are those that have issued forth from the Supreme Pen or are issued by a decision of the Universal House of Justice | AVK4.025.08x, AVK4.305x, DWNP_v2#08 p.072x | BRL_IOPF#2.24x | House of Justice; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Prayer for governments and rulers; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06394 | 130 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | مدرسه اطفال در روز يکشنبه و قرائت الواح و تعاليم حضرت بهآءاللّه و القآء کلمة اللّه | ...The Sunday school for the children in which the Tablets and Teachings of Baha'u'llah are read | MMK1#124 p.140x | SWAB#124x, SW_v09#08 p.092-093 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01182 | 360 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بعد از رجوع مرقوم نموده بودی رسید خانم روسی در | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter which thou didst compose after thy return | BRL_DAK#0020, PZHN v1#2 p.45 | BRL_ATE#021, MAAN#07 | Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09854 | 70 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده بهاء در سبیل خدا جانفشانی کن و در محبت جمال ابهی حرکتی آسمانی چه که | O servant of Baha! Be self-sacrificing in the path of God, and wing thy flight unto the heavens of the love of the Abha Beauty | MMK1#166 p.192, LMA2.452 | SWAB#166, SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.027 | Love of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00356 | 630 | Persian | Light of the World | ای دو امة البهاء جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی و کینونتی و ذاتی لتربته الفدا در هر | O ye two handmaidens of Baha! The Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my life, my soul, and mine inmost being be offered up | NURA#31, MMK4#049 p.052 | LOTW#31 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11886 | 130 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | از جمله وصایای حتمیّه و نصایح صریحه اسم اعظم اینست که ابواب تأویل را مسدود نمائید | ...One of the binding exhortations and explicit admonitions of the Greatest Name is to close the doors of interpretation… The laws of God regarding fasting and obligatory prayer are absolutely incumbent upon His servants | GHA.341.10x, VUJUD.096x | BRL_IOPF#2.03x, VUJUDE.141-142x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Law of obligatory prayer; Literal interpretation; Reincarnation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1241 | Address to the Baha'is at Sanatorium of Dr. Swingle in Cleveland, 1912-05-06 | 260 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | This is a beautiful city; the climate is pleasant; the views are charming. All the cities of America... Now this American nation is a revered nation, and presents great and deserved | BDA1.074n | PUP#043 (p.104), SW_v03#06 p.005-006, SW_v13#12 p.343 | Development of capacity and readiness; Praise of Western values; culture; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | MHMD1.082 | ||||||||
| ABU0157 | Public address given on 1912-04-23 | 1020 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | As I stand here tonight and look upon this assembly, I am reminded curiously of a beautiful bouquet of violets | BDA1.048n | PUP#020 (p.049-052), FWU.060, SW_v03#03 p.016-018 | High station of learning; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Race unity; racial issues; True liberty; freedom; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.056 | ||||||||
| AB00645 | 490 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | چون حضرة مسیح در بیست قرن پیش ظاهر شد با وجود انکه یهود در نهایت انتظار | When Christ appeared, twenty centuries ago, although the Jews were eagerly awaiting His Coming | MNMK#154 p.287, MMK1#020 p.041 | SWAB#020, DWN_v2#08 p.060-061, BNE.006-008 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11064 | 50 | Arabic | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | یا ربی الرحمن هذا ریحان فی حدیقه الرضوان و غصن فی ریاض العرفان اجعلها مهتزا | O my merciful Lord! This is a hyacinth which hath grown in the garden of Thy good pleasure and a twig | HUV2.017, MMTF.014 | BRL_APAB#02, BRL_CHILD#11 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00527 | 540 | mixed | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی هولاء عبادک الذین سمعوا ندائک و لبو الخطابک و اجابوا | O Lord, my God, my Well-Beloved! These are servants of Thine that have heard Thy Voice | INBA21:090b | BRL_DAK#1183, MKT1.223, AHB.118BE #03 p.62, BCH.042x, MJMJ2.069, MMG2#081 p.088 | BPRY.236-237, DAS.1915-04-07, SW_v14#01 p.033, DWN_v3#06 p.044, BP1926.015-016, BSTW#106 | Samira & Sara | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB05486 | Some Answered Questions #065 Faith and Works | 140 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | از این آیهء مبارکه مقصد اینست که اساس فوز و فلاح عرفان حق است | The meaning of this blessed verse is that the foundation of success and salvation is the recognition of God | MFD#65, OOL.C022.65 | SAQ#65 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Twin duties of recognition and obedience | - | - | |||||||
| AB01704 | 300 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خادمه عالم انسانی نامه ات رسید و از مضمون بسیار ممنون شدیم برهانی قاطع بود | O thou who art serving the world of humanity! Thy letter was received and from its contents we felt exceedingly glad | MMK1#034 p.065 | SWAB#034, SW_v10#01 p.011-012 , SEIO.021x | Ine, G. Burriston & S. Nelson | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| AB11482 | 20 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نقاهت هر چند از عوارض ذاتيّه انسانست ولی فی الحقيقه مشکل است نعمت صحّت بر جميع نعما مرجّح است | ...Although ill health is one of the unavoidable conditions of man, truly it is hard to bear. The bounty of good health is the greatest of all gifts | MMK1#132 p.148x | SWAB#132x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04324 | 170 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که گلشن روح و ریحان بود مورث سرور دل و جان گردید زیرا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter which was a rose garden of spirituality and sweet fragrance became the cause of joy to my heart and soul, for [3.5s]... ...In discharging the functions of the office to which thou hast been appointed, thy conduct and actions should attest to the highest standard of trustworthiness and honesty | COMP_TRUSTP#54x, MKT8.055a | BRL_TRUST#53x, COC#2065x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Personal instructions; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0256 | Public address given on 1912-11-10 | 800 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This is a beautiful assembly. I am very happy that white and black are together | PUP#126 (p.425-428), SW_v06#13 p.099+102-103, SW_v12#05 p.108, STAB#005x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03670 | 190 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از انتشار نفحات | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write hath been perused. | BRL_DAK#0021, PZHN v1#2 p.18 | BRL_ATE#022, MAAN#08 | Business; financial; property matters; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02827 | 230 | mixed | Trustworthiness | نامه شما رسید بنص قاطع جمال مبارک احباء در امور سیاسی مداخله ندارند بلکه باید | Your letter was received. According to the explicit text of the Blessed Beauty, the beloved friends must not interfere in political affairs, but rather they should [3.5s]... ...If it should happen that one of the friends be called upon to serve his country and people in some capacity, he should apply himself to his work with heart and soul | COMP_TRUSTP#63x, MKT4.182, AKHA_123BE #04 p.j, AVK3.285.14x, YHA1.410x | BRL_TRUST#62x, COC#2074x | Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12030 | 160 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | O ye friends of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! The tumult of the nations and the clamour of their peoples are certain and inevitable | BRL_ATE#087 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06026 | 130 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای اماء الهی وقت آنست که رباب عشق را بچنگ آرید و نغمه و آهنگ ملکوت الله بلند | O handmaidens of God! The time hath come to take up the lute of divine love and raise high the melody and song of the Kingdom of God [3.5s]... ...When your hearts are wholly attracted to the one true God you will acquire divine knowledge, will become attentive to the proofs and testimonies and will commit to memory the glad-tidings | BRL_DAK#0423, COMP_PDLP#84x, PYB#227 p.03 | BRL_ATE#148, BRL_PDL#84x, COC#0386x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02870 | 540 | Persian | Family Life | ای احبای الهی جهان هنوز پر موج و اضطرابست و امم عالم با یکدیگر در باطن رقیب | O ye friends of God! The world is still filled with tribulations and agitation… In short, the foundation of the Kingdom of God is based upon harmony and love, oneness, relationship and union… Formerly in Persia divorce was very easily obtained | BRL_DAK#0619, COMP_FAMP#08x, BRL_SWOP#044x, AVK4.187.09x, SFI22.015-016 | BRL_FAM#08x, BRL_SWO#044x, COC#0530x, COC#0840x, COC#2308x, LOG#0753x, LOG#1306x, SW_v11#16 p.272-273, BSTW#500b | Law of divorce; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00998 | 390 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بمستر دیلی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید بسیار رای | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, and staunch! The letter which thou didst write ... hath been shown to me, and the opinions expressed therein | MMK1#041 p.080 | SWAB#041, TAB.124-125, BWF.413-414x, BSC.479 #915x, BSTW#349 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11927 | 120 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران الهی هر انجمنی را اعضای ممتحنی که لیاقت عضویت و استعداد ماهیت دارند | O friends of God! Every assembly is in need of seasoned members who are worthy of its membership and are endowed with innate capacities | BRL_DAK#0396 | BRL_ATE#131 | Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05167 | 150 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای خدا تو شاهدی و گواهی که در دل و جان آرزوای ندارم جز آنکه برضایت موفق گردم | Thou knowest, O God, and art my witness that I have no desire in my heart save to attain Thy good pleasure | BRL_DAK#0221, MMK2#004 p.002, MMG2#401 p.447 | BPRY.203-204 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01546 | 310 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | دوستان را محفلی باید و مجمعی شاید که در آن مجامع و محافل | ...It befitteth the friends to hold a gathering, a meeting, where they shall glorify God and fix their hearts upon Him | INBA13:338, INBA59:298b, INBA88:254b, INBA89:187 | MMK1#055 p.091x, AVK4.148.03x, AVK3.142.10x | SWAB#055x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB00602 | 500 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان سه ٣ نامه از تو متتابعا رسید بدون فاصله از مضامین معلوم گردید که در کلیولند | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Three consecutive letters have been received from thee. From their contents it became known | MKT3.069, MNMK#125 p.241, MMK1#186 p.207 | SWAB#186, LOG#0606x, SW_v10#14 p.271-272 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00822 | 430 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان الان که یوم یکشنبه شانزدهم ربیع الثانی سنه هزار و سیصد و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! On this Sunday, the sixteenth of Rabi'u'th-Thani in the year thirteen hundred and [3.5s]... ...The dark blue and white domes inverted | INBA85:205 | ANDA#57 p.22, MSHR3.034 | PDC.151x | Growth of the Cause; Justice and mercy; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1814 | The Desires and Prayers of ‘Abdu’l-Baha: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-15 | 160 | Persian | Paris Talks | از فرط محبت بشما تضرع و زاری من بملکوت الهی این است که شماها را تایید نماید | You are all very welcome, and I love you all most dearly. Day and night I pray to Heaven for you that strength may be yours, and that, one and all, you may participate | KHAB.168 (179), KHTB1.166 | PT#30 p.093 | E. Mahony (1), E. Mahony (2) | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Study; deepening | - | - | ||||||
| AB06030 | 130 | Persian | ای امه الله المبارکه اشعار بدیع ملاحظه گردید که بابدع الحان از حنجر روحانی | O blessed handmaiden of God! Your sublime verses were perused, which have emerged with the most wondrous melody from your heavenly throat [3.5s]... ...'Abdu'l-Baha's supreme joy is in observing that a number of leaves from among the handmaidens of the Blessed Beauty have been educated, that they are the essence of detachment | COMP_WOMENP#040x, MKT7.032b, PYB#227 p.03, YBN.016b, YBN.269x | BRL_WOMEN#040x, COC#2131x | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06162 | 130 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابتان بر عهد هر محفل روحانی که بعنایت الهیه تشکیل گردد و اعضا در نهایت | O ye who are firm in the Covenant! Abdu'l-Baha is constantly engaged in ideal communication with any Spiritual Assembly | MMK1#046 p.086 | SWAB#046, BWF.410-411x, COC#0178x, SW_v12#01 p.028, BSTW#197, BSTW#458 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for morning; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03051 | 220 | mixed | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | یا احباء الله و ابناء ملکوت الله ان السماء الجدیده قد اتت و ان الارض الجدیده | O ye beloved of God! O ye children of His Kingdom! Verily, verily, the new heaven and the new earth are come. | INBA21:071, INBA55:333, INBA59:085, INBA59:202b, UMich962.115-116, UMich991.053-055 | MKT2.103, MNMK#048 p.133, MMK1#003 p.012, MILAN.055, QT105.1.240, AVK2.188.01x, TZH8.1188, RHQM1.590-591 (720) (442), MJZ.012 | SWAB#003, BWF.350-351, SW_v14#12 p.358 | Angels; Continual renewal of creation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Presence of; reunion with God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0196 | Public address given on 1912-04-26 | 910 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | در این انجمن محترم میخواهم در خصوص وحدانیت الهیه تکلم کنم بدیهی است که حقیقت | I wish to speak upon the subject of divine unity, the oneness of God, before this revered assemblage… O Thou kind Lord! O Thou Who art generous and merciful! | BRL_DAK#0573, KHF.114, KHAB.260 (270), KHTB2.049, KHTB3.045, NJB_v05#04 p.001, BDA1.054n | BPRY.112-113x, PUP#046 (p.113-116), SW_v03#07 p.013-014 | D. Djalili, Stevie & Tory, M. Levine [track 6], A. Youssefi | Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | MHMD1.062 | |||||
| ABU0882 | Public address given on 1912-04-18 | 340 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | امشب من بسیار مسرورم زیرا بدیدن دوستان خودم آمده ام شما همقطار و اقران من هستید | Tonight I am very happy for I have come here to meet my friends | BRL_DAK#1030, SFI07.028, BDA1.037n | PUP#013 (p.032-034), SW_v03#07 p.011-012, SW_v08#03 p.033+037-038, DJT.257-259, FDA.008-009, BLO_PN#027, STAB#056 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | MHMD1.047 | ||||||
| AB03676 | 190 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و همچنین وکالت نامه که بجهت آقا میرزا محسن | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, and likewise the power of attorney | BRL_DAK#0028 | BRL_ATE#029, MAAN#15 | Business; financial; property matters; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02483 | 420 | Persian | Trustworthiness | از قرار اخبار موروده اعلیحضرت شهریار خلدالله ملکه بصرافت طبع و طیب خاطر اراده | According to reports that have reached us, His Imperial Majesty—may his sovereignty endure—hath, of his own volition and with utmost sincerity of purpose, intended [3.5s]... ...Those persons who are selected to serve the public, or are appointed to administrative positions, should perform their duties in a spirit of true servitude and ready compliance | BRL_DAK#0987, COMP_TRUSTP#56x, AVK3.284.04x | BRL_TRUST#55x, COC#2067x, LOG#1474x | Bribery and corruption; Call to action; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Relationship between government and people; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01558 | 310 | mixed | ای بنده جمال ابهی مسائلی که سوال نموده بودی ابدا فرصت جواب نه در هر روز | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Concerning the questions thou didst ask, I have absolutely no time to reply each day [3.5s]... ...The station which he who hath truly recognized this Revelation will attain is the same as the one | MKT8.025, MKT9.054, AVK2.038.16x, MAS2.015 | WOB.111x | Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11414 | 30 | ...The effulgence of God's splendorous mercy hath enveloped the peoples and kindreds of the earth | WOB.111x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; East and West; communication between East and West; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07838 | 110 | ...A few, unaware of the power latent in human endeavor, consider this matter as highly impracticable | WOB.038x | Effort; striving; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0020 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-18 | 2100 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | حمد میکنم خدا را که با شما هستم باسباب ظاهره و قوه ملکی چنین مجلسی فراهم نمودن | I praise God that I am with you. Such an assembly would be utterly impossible to hold through worldly power and outward means | BDA1.380.10x | PUP#131 (p.442-447), FWU.104, SW_v06#08 p.059-061+064, DWN_v6#08 p.001-002x, MHMD1.399x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise of Western values; culture; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Second birth; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB01394 | 330 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من حیوان نظیر انسان در نزد اهل حقیقت بسیار عزیز است لهذا | O my dear celestial daughter! [3.5s]... ...The followers of truth hold dear not only human beings but animals as well. | BRL_DAK#0222, AVK3.197.19, MAS5.152-153 | BRL_ATE#130x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Kindness to and rights of animals; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00495 | 560 | mixed | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some | ای مبارک فرزند آن بزرگوار خبر موحش مدهش شهادت آن سراج هدی سبب اندوه و احزان | O blessed child of that noble soul! The shocking and devastating news of the martyrdom of that lamp of guidance hath caused sorrow and grief [3.5s]... ...O peerless Lord! Praised be Thou for having kindled that light in the glass of the Concourse on high | MKT1.428, AKHA_107BE #05 p.02, DUR1.513x, TISH.123-124, MSBH3.607-609, NANU_AB#09 | BRL_APAB#12x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00077 | Some Answered Questions #047 The Evolution of the Universe and the Origin of Man | 1210 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | بدان که یک مسئله از غوامض مسائل الهیه اینست که این عالم وجود یعنی این کون غیر متناهی بدایتی ندارد | Know that it is one of the most abstruse questions of divine philosophy that the world of existence—that is, this endless universe—has no beginning. | MFD#47, OOL.C022.47 | SAQ#47, BWF.297-300 | Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Evolution; human evolution; Names and attributes of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB01674 | 300 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بنده بهاء چه نویسم و چه اندیشم جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا از | O thou servant of Baha! What shall my pen recount? What shall I think? From the earliest days of the Cause, the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name | INBA88:192b | NURA#60, MMK4#150 p.161 | LOTW#60 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB04669 | 160 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی نامه ات رسید مضامین بدیع و بلیغ بود و مقاصد بلند و رفیع عالم | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Its contents were lofty and sublime, and its aim high and far-reaching. | MMK1#224 p.271 | SWAB#224, SW_v11#05 p.091 | Importance of community building; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11094 | Prayer for the departed. | 50 | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions! | BPRY.041 | Y. Mesbah, The Humming Birds, D. Gundry, K. Bartlett, Hailey & Milton, The Hummingbirds, Nabilinho, E. Mahony, N. Bahraini, W. Heath | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01170 | 360 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ادیبان ای طبیبان جناب امین و یاران ستایش از همت بی پایان نموده اند... تعليم اطفال و پرورش کودکان اعظم مناقب عالم انسان | O men of learning and physicians! His honor the Trustee and his companions have praised your boundless endeavor [3.5s]... ...The education and training of children is among the most meritorious acts of humankind and draweth down the grace and favor of the All-Merciful | MMK1#103 p.126x, AKHA_131BE #10 p.270, YMM.205x | SWAB#103x | Arcs of ascent and descent; Educational curricula; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00427 | 590 | mixed | Light of the World | ای ثابتان بر میثاق نیر اعظم اشراق چون از افق عراق طلوع فرمود و پرتوی نورانی از | O ye who stand fast and firm in the Covenant! No sooner had the Most Great Luminary of the world risen above the horizon of Iraq | NURA#25, MMK4#036 p.039, MSHR4.139-140 | LOTW#25 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0818 | Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-12 | 370 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | You are all exceedingly welcome. Do you realize how much you should thank God for His blessings? | PUP#067 (p.187-189), SW_v03#10 p.015 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03257 | 320 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Daily Lessons Received at Akka | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک المرسل الی انطون افندی العزیز | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have read thy letter addressed to the dear Anton Effendi [3.5s]... ...Regarding the statement in The Hidden Words, that man must renounce his own self, the meaning is that he must renounce his inordinate desires | BRL_DAK#0219, MNMK#050 p.134x, MMK1#181 p.201x | SWAB#181x, LOG#0596x, DLA.090x, BLO_PN#026x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00128 | 970 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء و اماء رحمن صبح است و نسیم جانپرور جنت ابهی بجمیع | O ye beloved of Abdu'l-Baha and ye handmaids of the Merciful! It is early morning, and the reviving winds of the Abha Paradise... O God, my God! These are Thy feeble servants | INBA85:270 | MKT8.239b, MNMK#095 p.175, MMK1#008 p.020, AKHA_133BE #14 p.396 | SWAB#008, BPRY.178-179x, TAB.387-390, BSC.492 #949x, DWN_v5#05 p.003-005, TEW.025-027 | E. Mahony, The Bird & The Butterfly, Sophie, Siria & Ashkan | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0139 | Public address given on 1912-11-29 | 1060 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This evening I wish to speak to you concerning the mystery of sacrifice. There are two kinds of sacrifice | PUP#133 (p.449-452), SW_v07#12 p.109-111+115 | Justice and mercy; Original sin; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02618 | Some Answered Questions #079 The Reality of the World of Being | 240 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | طائفهء سوفسطائیه بر آنند که موجودات عبارت از اوهامات است هر موجود وهم محض است | The sophists hold that all existence is illusory, indeed, that each and every being is an absolute illusion | MFD#79, OOL.C022.79 | SAQ#79 | Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Life and death; Material world a reflection of the spiritual | - | - | |||||||
| AB00267 | Christ and Baha’u’llah | 720 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | بعضی از اشخاص ذکر نمودهاند که هرچند آثار عظیمه از جمال مبارک ظاهر شده و اعمال غریبه صادر گشته | Some have asserted that, while mighty signs and marvellous deeds have appeared from Baha'u'llah, through which His greatness shines forth as resplendent as the sun | BRL_TTTP#12 | BRL_TTT#12 | Christ; Christianity; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0204 | Public address given on 1912-06-20 | 900 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am about to leave the city for a few days rest at Montclair. When I | PUP#074 (p.206-209), SW_v03#10 p.023-024 | Composition and decomposition; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03565 | 200 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله ان الرب المجلی علی الطور بقوه الظهور مرج البحرین بحر | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Verily the Lord Who revealed Himself upon the Mount through the power of Manifestation hath caused the two seas to surge forth [3.5s]... ...Concerning the Manifestations that will come down in the future 'in the shadows of the clouds,' know verily that in so far as their relation to the source of their inspiration | INBA59:112a | MMK6#514, YMM.204x | GPB.099x, WOB.111x, WOB.167x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04797 | 160 | mixed | ای عبید رشید و اماء رب مجید قرنها بگذرد و دهرها بسراید و هزاران اعصار منقضی | O ye the valiant servants and handmaids of the All-Glorious! Ages, cycles, nay thousands of generations must pass away | MKT8.127 | GPB.099x2x, WOB.110x2x, WOB.167x, COC#0221x, SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.026-027 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10839 | 80 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای باوفا از قرار مسموع شما را نیت چنان که خانه خویش را گاهی باجتماع بهاایان | O faithful one! I have heard that it is your intention to make your home occasionally a meeting place for the Bahá'ís [3.5s]... ...We hear that thou hast in mind to embellish thy house from time to time with a meeting of Baha’ís | BRL_DAK#0254, MMK1#057 p.091x | SWAB#057x | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1897 | Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-11-16 | 160 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Wherever the mention of Baha'u'llah rises up, that is the paradise of Abha. | PUP#129 (p.437), BSTW#088 | High station of the true believer; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07155 | 110 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | استبشری یا امه الله بما عرفت الحق و سمعت ندائه و انجذبت الی نفحاته فارکعی و | Rejoice, O maidservant of God!—for that thou hast known God and heard His call and art attracted to His breaths! Then prostrate thyself... My Lord! My Lord! I praise Thee and I thank Thee for that whereby Thou hast favored Thine humble maidservant | BRL_DAK#0086 | BRL_APAB#22x, BPRY.249-250x, TAB.139, BSC.427 #771x, SW_v09#09 p.101x | E. Mahony | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for children and youth; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||
| AB01183 | 360 | mixed | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه دوازدهم ذی القعده ۳۳۷ رسید اما نامه سابق نرسید مرقوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter of 12 Dhi’l-Qa‘dih 1337 was received, but the earlier one hath not arrived | NURA#29, MKT9.101b, MMK3#153 p.106x, MMK4#038 p.043x, MAS2.083x | LOTW#29 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00019 | Some Answered Questions #011 Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelation of John | 4060 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در باب یازدهم آیهء اول از مکاشفات یوحنا میفرماید "و نئی مثل عصا بمن داده شد | In Revelation 11:1–2 it is said: “And there was given me a reed like unto a rod | MFD#11, OOL.C022.11 | SAQ#11, GPB.092x | Apocalyptic imagery; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB00103 | 1070 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای حقیقتجو شخص محترم نامه که بتاریخ چهارم آپریل ۱۹۲۱ بود رسید و بکمال محبت | O thou distinguished personage, thou seeker after truth! Thy letter of 4 April 1921, hath been read with love. The existence of the Divine Being | MKT3.380, MNMK#146 p.269, MMK1#021 p.044, DWNP_v1#02 p.003-005, KHF.008, KHAB.025? (034), KHTB3.008 | SWAB#021 | Higher encompasses the lower; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect; Manifestation of God as mirror; One universal law; attractive power of love; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00915 | 410 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران نورانی و اماء رحمن چون ظلمات نادانی و غفلت از عالم یزدانی و احتجاب | O ye illumined loved ones and ye handmaids of the Merciful! At a time when the sombre night of ignorance, of neglect of the divine world | MNMK#096 p.176, MMK1#016 p.031, AKHA_122BE #06 p.b, NJB_v01#13 p.001 | SWAB#016, TAB.502-504, BWF.352-353x, TOR.205-208, BSTW#145 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06000 | 130 | Arabic | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | اللهم یا موید کل سلطته عادله و سلطنته قاسطه علی العزه الابدیه و القدره | O my God! O Thou Who endowest every just power and equitable dominion with abiding glory | BRL_DAK#0053, MKT2.313 | BRL_APAB#17, SW_v08#11 p.141, SW_v09#06 p.075, SW_v24#09 p.258, JHT_A#001 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for governments and rulers | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11291 | 40 | ...The Call of God, when raised, breathed a new life into the body of mankind, and infused a new spirit | WOB.169x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00779 | Some Answered Questions #076 The Justice and Mercy of God | 450 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که عدل اعطای کل ذی حق حقه است مثلاً شخصی اجیر | Know that justice consists in rendering each his due…. But if he who has been struck | MFD#76, OOL.C022.76 | SAQ#76 | C. Oja | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Reward and punishment | - | - | ||||||
| AB00425 | 590 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده درگاه جمال مبارک نامه مورخ به ۲۲ جون ۱۹۰۹ واصل گردید الحمد لله مکاتیب | O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter dated 22 June 1909 was received. Praise be to God that correspondence [3.5s]... ...As to Mr. Robert [Turner], the news of his ascension saddened the hearts. He was in truth most devoted | BRL_DAK#0138, AOTY.055x, YIK.089-091 | BRL_ATE#098x, BLO_PN#010 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00441 | Some Answered Questions #070 Free Will and its Limits | 590 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | این مسئله از مهمات مسائل الهیه است و بسیار غامض است | This is one of the most important questions of divinity and it is most abstruse. | MFD#70, OOL.C022.70 | SAQ#70 | Free will and predestination; fate; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0523 | Public address given on 1912-12-03 | 520 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have been informed that the purpose of your class meeting is to study the significances | PUP#137 (p.458-460) | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings; Study; deepening; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00061 | Some Answered Questions #013 Commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Revelation of John | 1370 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | از پیش گذشت که مراد از شهر مقدس و اورشلیم الهی در کتب مقدسه | We have explained before that what the sacred scriptures most often mean by the Holy City | MFD#13, OOL.C022.13 | SAQ#13 | Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB04183 | 180 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | یا امه الله نامه شما که بتاریخ ۹ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ بود رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل | O maidservant of God! Thy letter dated 9 December 1918 was received. Its contents were noted. Never lose thy trust in God. | MMK1#178 p.200 | SWAB#178 | T. Ellis, S. Kouchekzadeh | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0316 | Public address given on 1912-08-05 | 710 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The people of Christianity have clung to literal interpretation of the statement in the Gospel.... You have asked concerning approval of Christian Science treatment and healing. Spirit has influence | PUP#087 (p.245-247), BSC.379 #710, SW_v03#18 p.004-006, SW_v08#04 p.045-046 | Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Power of prayer; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01155 | 370 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا من تمسک بالعروه التی لا انفصام لها حمد کن خدا را که از کاس ثبوت و رسوخ | O thou who hast held fast unto the unbreakable Handle! Render thanks unto God that thou hast quaffed | INBA13:293b | BRL_DAK#0001, MKT5.200, KHSK.102 | BRL_ATE#001, CRADLE.044-045 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Petitions to authorities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00552 | 530 | Persian | Light of the World | ای یاران ممتحن عبدالبهاء از قرار معلوم شخصی شریر شهیر در آنصفحات بر غنی و | O sorely tried friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! It hath become apparent that a wicked person in those regions hath assailed and attacked both rich and poor | NURA#12, MMK4#006 p.003, RHQM2.0841-842 (255-256) (156-157x), MAS5.281, MSHR5.050x | LOTW#12 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03179 | 210 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه رسید و فریاد و فغان و ضجیج و اجیج تاثیر شدید نمود گمان | O cherished handmaiden of God! Your letter was received, and your lamentation, cry and passionate plea produced a profound effect [3.5s]... ...In this day the duty of everyone, whether man or woman, is to teach the Cause. In America, the women have outdone the men in this regard and have taken the lead in this field | COMP_WOMENP#100x, MKT7.116b, MSBH10.151cx, QIRT.16ax | BRL_WOMEN#100x, COC#2191x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05463 | 150 | Persian | Social Action | یا من قام بکلبیه علی خدمه امرالله آنچه در خصوص دارالتعلیم مرقوم نموده بودید | O thou who hast arisen to serve the Cause of God with all thy being! What thou hadst written as to the school is a cause for great rejoicing… This school is one of the vital and essential institutions which indeed support and bulwark the edifice of humankind | BRL_DAK#0272, AHB.120BE #09 p.333, AVK3.329.13x, TRBB.055, TSQA2.048, SAHA.048, MYD.455 | BRL_SOCIAL#187x, COC#0621 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02794 | 230 | mixed | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith; Social Action | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء یکی از دوستان نامه ای در خصوص مکتب عشق آباد مرقوم | O dear friends of 'Abdu'l-Baha! [3.5s]... ...One of the friends hath sent us a letter regarding the school at 'Ishqabad… Among the greatest of all great services is the education of children, and promotion of the various sciences, crafts and arts | BRL_DAK#0370, TRBB.054 | BRL_SOCIAL#186x, BRL_IOA#13x, COC#0018x, COC#0619x | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05237 | 150 | Persian | Light of the World | ای عبدالوهاب در سفر اول جمال قدم بعراق عرب جوانی را ملاقات فرمودند نامش میرزا | O ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab! During His first journey to Iraq, the Blessed Beauty met a young man by the name of Mírza ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab | INBA85:074 | NURA#18, MMK4#019 p.021 | LOTW#18 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0102 | Public address given on 1912-11-10 | 1210 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | What is the reality of Divinity, or what do we understand by God? When we consider the world of existence | PUP#125 (p.421-425), SW_v06#03 p.021-024, SAS.108x | Call to action; Creation of the world; Knowledge; recognition of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Things are known by their opposites; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00268 | Some Answered Questions #060 The Immortality of the Spirit (1) | 720 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | پس اثبات روح شد که روح انسانی موجود است حال باید اثبات بقای روح را کرد | Having established the existence of the human spirit, we must now establish its immortality. | MFD#60, BSHN.140.515x, BSHN.144.503x, MHT1a.146x, MHT1b.104x, OOL.C022.60 | SAQ#60, BWF.323-326 | Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB05042 | 150 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اطفال عزیز من نامه شما رسید ولکن چنان فرحی حاصل شد که بتحریر و تقریر نیاید | O my dear children! Your letter was received. A degree of joy was attained that is beyond oral as well as written expression | MMK1#120 p.138 | SWAB#120, SW_v10#11 p.221 | Being a source of light; guidance; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05886 | 140 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ...It is the wish of my heart and soul that the Sun of the divine heavens will shine with such splendour | BRL_ATE#039x | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00419 | Some Answered Questions #033 The Return of the Prophets | 600 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | جمال مبارک در ایقان بیان اینمطلب را مفصل و مشروح مرقوم فر??ودهاند | Baha'u'llah has set forth a lengthy and detailed explanation of this matter in the Book of Certitude. | MFD#33, OOL.C022.33 | SAQ#33 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; John the Baptist; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Return of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB02467 | 250 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا شقیقتی العزیزه الحمد لله در ظل عنایت جمال مبارک در اقلیم فرنگ نسیمی از | Praise be to God, within the sheltering grace of the Blessed Beauty, here in the lands of the West a breeze hath blown from over the rose-gardens of His bestowals | BRL_DAK#0386, MMG2#263 p.292x, BHKP_2#09 | BRL_ATE#147, BHK_2#09 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10550 | 60 | Persian | Trustworthiness | نیت باید چنین باشد که در این تجارت بقدری عادلانه و منصفانه رفتار شود | ...Your criterion should be to pursue your commercial activities with such fairness and equity as to be a cause of guidance to others | COMP_TRUSTP#50x | BRL_TRUST#49x, COC#2061x | Conduct in finance and business; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11475 | 20 | ...Because of Abdu'l-Baha many a test will be visited upon you. Troubles will befall you, and suffering afflict you | ADJ.042x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mary Magdalene; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08250 | 100 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای موقن بایات الله جناب شیخ سلمان در سجن اعظم وارد و بزیارت رمس مطهر فائز از | O thou who art assured by the signs of God! The honorable Shaykh Salman hath arrived at the Most Great Prison and attained the blessing of visiting the sacred and hallowed shrine [3.5s]... ...In this day, no greater manifestation of love and kindness can be conceived in the world of existence than this | INBA55:140, INBA84:268a | BRL_DAK#0032x | BRL_ATE#033x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||
| AB04891 | Lawh-i-Abu'l-Hasan Mírza | 160 | Persian | Tablet to Abu'l-Hasan Mírzá (Lawh-i-Abu'l-Hasan Mírzá); Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یار مهربان آنچه کلک مشکین نگاشت شادمانی بخشید و خرمی آورد | O kind Friend! What thy musk-laden pen hath inscribed bestowed joy and brought delight. It was not a dew-drop | BRL_DAK#0415, SFI10.021 | BRL_ATE#144, EBTB.155, BLO_PT#169 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB04273 | 170 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده آستان الهی نامه ای که بسید اسدالله مرقوم نمودی ملاحظه گردید بعد از مراجعت | O servant of the divine Threshold! The letter which thou didst address to Siyyid Asadu'llah was perused. After returning [3.5s]... ...The teacher, when teaching, must be himself fully enkindled, so that his utterance, like unto a flame of fire, may exert influence | MMK1#217 p.260x, YHA2.1000-1001x, YARP2.111 p.136, NJB_v04#15 p.003x | SWAB#217x | N. Affolter | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB01489 | 320 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای ثابته بر میثاق نامه شما بتاریخ ۲۳ نوفمبر ۱۹۱۸ رسید و از مضامین معلوم گردید | O thou firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 23 November 1918 was received. Its contents indicated that, praise be to God, thou art engaged in the service of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár | BRL_DAK#1238, COMP_MASHRIQP#27x | BRL_MASHRIQ#27x, SW_v10#01 p.010-011, SW_v10#11 p.216-217 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01145 | Some Answered Questions #063 The Progress of All Things Within their Own Degree | 370 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | بدان که شیء موجود در مقامی توقف ننماید یعنی جمیع اشیاء متحرک است | Know that nothing that exists remains in a state of repose—that is, all things are in motion. | MFD#63, OOL.C022.63 | SAQ#63, BWF.330-331 | Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Law of transformation and change; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0984 | The True Meaning of Baptism by Water and Fire: Words spoken on 1911-11-08 in Paris | 310 | Persian | Paris Talks; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | انسان حیوان نبات حتی جماد جمیع حیاتشان باب است حتی حیات جماد باب شفافی منجمد | In the Gospel according to St John, Christ has said: 'Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.'… The love of God is spoken of as fire, for it burneth away the veils, and as water, for it is the source of life | BRL_DAK#0881, DWNP_v4#11-12 p.060-061, KHAB.139 (150), KHTB1.125 | BRL_ATE#088, PT#27 p.079 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Martyrdom of the Bab; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual baptism; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0970 | Address to the Baha'is at Kinney home in New York, 1912-04-11 | 320 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | How are you? You are welcome. After arriving today, although tired, still I had the utmost longing and yearning to see you | PUP#001 (p.003-004), SW_v03#10 p.004-005 | R. Yazhari | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | 2 | * | - | First chapter of the book "The Promulgation of Universal Peace", a collection of 140 talks given during ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's 1912 visit to the United States and Canada. | |||||||
| AB00381 | Some Answered Questions #022 The Miracles of Christ | 620 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | مظاهر مقدسهء الهیه مصدر معجزاتند و مظهر آثار عجیبه هر امر مشکلی و غیر ممکنی | The Manifestations of God are sources of miraculous deeds and marvellous signs. | MFD#22, OOL.C022.22 | SAQ#22, PN_1905 p007, BAVA.017-019x, BLO_PN#021x | Life and death; Miracles and their interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| AB06971 | 120 | mixed | ای ورقه طیبه مبلغه حال وقت نطق و بیانست و زمان تبلیغ و تبیان زبان بگشا و بیان | Now is the time to speak forth and to deliver speeches, the time to teach and to give testimony. Loosen thy tongue, expound the truths | COMP_WOMENP#101, MKT7.147b, MSBH10.151b, QIRT.16b | BRL_WOMEN#101, COC#2192 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00399 | Some Answered Questions #062 The Infinite Perfections of Existence and the Progress of the Soul in the Next World | 610 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | بدان که مراتب وجود متناهیست مرتبهء عبودیت مرتبهء نبوت و مرتبهء ربوبیت | Know that the degrees of existence are finite—the degrees of servitude, of prophethood and of Divinity | MFD#62, OOL.C022.62 | SAQ#62, BWF.328-330, LOG#0684x, LOG#0685x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0474 | Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-01-30 | 560 | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith | Voice is the vibration of the air, and is like the waves of the sea. The voice is produced through the instrumentality of the lips… It is natural for the heart and spirit to take pleasure and enjoyment in all things that show forth symmetry, harmony, and perfection | BRL_IOA#24x, COC#1422, BAVA.011-014, BLO_PN#021 | Chastity and purity; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08597 | 90 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده حق همتی بنما و دامنی بکمر زن و قصد مقامی بلند تر از افلاک نما ای بنده حق رخش | O true servant of God! Gird up thy loins, set firm thy steps, exert a mighty effort, and enter the plane of sacrifice | AKHA_127BE #09 p.a, DUR1.058, ANDA#23 p.54, KNSA.137 | BRL_ATE#099, MNYA.185 | Call to action; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0268 | Address to the Baha'is at Bahá'í Temple Unity in Chicago, 1912-04-30 | 790 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Among the institutes of the Holy Books is that of the foundation of places of worship... O thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning to Thee. | BDA1.063n | BPRY.026x, PUP#027 (p.065-067), BSC.327 #650, SW_v03#04 p.007-008, SW_v05#16 p.248-250, SW_v06#17 p.144-145, SW_v12#06 p.123, PN_1912 p075, BW_v01p060x | A. Rae | Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Relationship between government and people; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | MHMD1.071 | |||||||
| AB02000 | 280 | Persian | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer for Fathers; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | پروردگارا آمرزگارا بنده درگاهت ویندست توجه بملکوت ابهی مینماید و از برای پدر | O Thou Almighty! O Thou Forgiver! The servant of Thy Threshold, Windust... O Lord! In this Most Great Dispensation Thou dost accept the intercession of children | BRL_DAK#0213 | BRL_PMDA#25x, BPRY.064x, COC#0844x, COC#1747x, LOG#0770x, SW_v11#19 p.319, BLO_PT#066, BSTW#011 | S. Rowshan, Anke & Armin | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB07326 | 110 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه سلخ ذیقعده وصول یافت و مضمون مشحون بثبوت و رسوخ بر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter dated the last day of the month of Dhi'l-Qa'dih | BRL_DAK#0029 | BRL_ATE#030, MAAN#16 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0555 | Spiritual Aspiration in the West: Words spoken on 1911-11-06 in Paris | 500 | Persian | Paris Talks | من از شرق آمدم بغرب در شرق میشنیدم که | You are very welcome! From Eastern lands I have come to the West to sojourn awhile among you. In the East it is often said | KHAB.128 (139), KHTB1.113 | PT#23 p.066 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; High station of learning; Man's distinction from the animal; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB02326 | 250 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی الهی هولاء عباد انجذبوا بنفحات قدسک فی ایامک و اشتعلوا بالنار الموقده | O God, my God! These are servants attracted in Thy days by the fragrances of Thy holiness, enkindled with the flame | INBA55:090, INBA87:503b, INBA52:527b | BRL_DAK#1188, MKT1.484, ADH2.025, ADH2_1#12 p.022, AHDW.097 | BPRY.179-181, BP1926.011-012 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0733 | Public address given on 1912-05-02 | 400 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | بسیار خوش آمدید امروز صبح بر خواستم دیدم شهر را مر گرفته صفا نگذاشته هر روز صبح | I find this morning that the city is enveloped by a fog and mist. It is a good city | BSB5:3-6:1 | PUP#034 (p.078-079), SW_v03#04 p.015 | Oneness; unity of religion; Rational arguments; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB12855 | 20 | Seize thy chance, exert every effort, and pay no heed to matters that do not yield any fruit | BRL_ATE#085 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB01360 | Some Answered Questions #074 The Relativity of Good and Evil | 340 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بیان حقیقت اینمسئله بسیار مشکل است بدانکه کائنات بر دو قسم است | To explain the truth of this matter is difficult indeed. Know that created things are of two kinds | MFD#74, OOL.C022.74 | SAQ#74 | Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0138 | Public address given on 1912-11-09 | 1070 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Every composition is necessarily subject to destruction or disintegration. For instance | PUP#123 (p.415-418), SW_v05#19 p.291-293 | Composition and decomposition; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body; Second birth; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00413 | 600 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یاران حقیقی الواح مسطوره و اوراق منشوره و اسماء مذکوره کل ببقعه مبارکه | O ye true friends! The letters ye wrote, the pages ye penned, and the names ye mentioned were all received in the Holy Land | INBA13:001, INBA59:272 | NURA#35, MMK4#063 p.072, MSHR2.062x | LOTW#35 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB00324 | 660 | mixed | Huqúqu'lláh | ای وحید فرید نامه ۵ محرم ۱۳۲۹ رسید هر چند چند روز پیش نامه مفصلی بشما مرقوم | O peerless and unique one! Your letter of 5 Muharram 1329 arrived, and although a few days ago a detailed letter was written to you [3.5s]... ...As to the Huquq, it is payable on whatever is left over after deducting one's yearly expenses. However, any money or possession which is necessary in producing income for one's subsistence | INBA17:145 | BRL_DAK#0671, BRL_HUQUQP#046x, MMK6#411x, AVK2.239.17x, AVK2.257.16x, AVK4.146.12x, AVK4.451.07x, MAS2.075-078, MSBH6.027-030 | BRL_HUQUQ#046x, COC#1165x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Law of Huququ'llah; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||
| AB03355 | 200 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گشت از | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! The letter thou didst write to his honor Manshadi was perused [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write as to the children: from the very beginning, the children must receive divine education | MMK1#099 p.124x, MSHR2.208 | SWAB#099x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00063 | Some Answered Questions #084 The Station of Actions Performed without the Knowledge of God | 1330 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که این اعمال و رفتار و گفتار ممدوح است و مقبول و شرف عالم انسانیست | Know that such ways, words and deeds are to be lauded and approved, and they redound to the glory of the human world. | MFD#84, OOL.C022.84 | SAQ#84 | Differences in human capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB01218 | Some Answered Questions #018 The Greatness of Christ | 360 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | شخصی بزرگوار خواه بیپدر خواه باپدر یکسانست بیپدری اگر فضیلت است | A great man is a great man whether or not he is born of a human father. If being without a father were a virtue | MFD#18, OOL.C022.18 | SAQ#18 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as recipient of divine revelation; Holy Spirit; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB06829 | 120 | Persian | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای عبد بها موسیقی از علوم ممدوحه در درگاه کبریاست تا در جوامع کبری و صوامع | O servant of Baha! Music is regarded as a praiseworthy science at the Threshold of the Almighty, so that thou mayest chant verses at large gatherings | BRL_DAK#0077, COMP_MASHRIQP#32, MKT5.203, AVK3.364.03, KHSH02.003, GHA.196, HYB.191 | BRL_IOA#11, BRL_MASHRIQ#32, COC#1419, LOG#1363x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0023 | Public address given on 1912-07-14 | 2030 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Today I wish to speak to you upon the subject of the oneness of humanity, for in this great century... O my God! O my God! Verily, I invoke Thee… O Lord! Unite and bind together the hearts | BPRY.238-239x, COC#0858x, LOG#0732x, PUP#082 (p.228-235), BSC.345 #672, SW_v03#11 p.013-016 | A. Youssefi, N. Zabihi, P. Weber | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Satan; the Evil One; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00228 | Some Answered Questions #061 The Immortality of the Spirit (2) | 770 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | دیروز در بحث بقای روح بودیم بدان که تصرف و ادراک روح انسانی بر دو نوع است | Yesterday we were discussing the immortality of the spirit. Know that the influence and perception of the human spirit is of two kinds | MFD#61, BSHN.140.509x, BSHN.144.497x, MHT1a.152x, MHT1b.110x, OOL.C022.61 | SAQ#61, BWF.326-328 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0653 | The Duty of Kindness and Sympathy towards Strangers and Foreigners: Words spoken on 1911-10-16 in Paris | 450 | Paris Talks | Paris Talks (book) | When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere. All men are his brothers…. Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone... | PT#01 p.001, AIF.1911-10-16, SW_v02#19 p.004x, SW_v08#11 p.137 | T. Ellis, Nabil and Karim, R. Lea, Alda, Mea, Onni, Nader & Pedram, MANA, Naim & Friends | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds | 2 | * | - | First chapter of the book "Paris Talks", a collection of 59 talks given during ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's visit toParis in 1911 and 1912. | ||||||
| AB11191 | 40 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منجذب جمال الله در این روز مبارک یوم مولود نیر آفاق و کوکب اشراق بیاد تو | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! On this blessed day, the birthday of the Day-Star of the world | BRL_DAK#0003 | BRL_ATE#003, MAAN#20 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00920 | Some Answered Questions #017 The Birth of Christ | 410 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در این مسئله در میان الهیون و مادیون اختلاف است الهیون بر آنند | In regard to this question the divine and the material philosophers disagree: The former believe | MFD#17, OOL.C022.17 | SAQ#17 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Creation of the world; Evolution; human evolution; Rational arguments | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0192 | Public address given on 1912-05-06 | 930 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | This is a very joyous evening, an evidence in itself of the possibility of uniting the East and the West | BDA1.074n | PUP#042 (p.101-103), SW_v03#04 p.029+031-032, SW_v13#12 p.324 | East and West; communication between East and West; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; War and peace; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | MHMD1.082 | ||||||||
| AB03713 | 190 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر کوی یار تحمل مشقت راه نمودی تا آنگه پناه ببارگاه الهی آوردی دو مرتبه | O thou pilgrim to the land of the Beloved! Thou didst endure the toils of travel till at last thou didst arrive at the sanctuary | BRL_DAK#0462, TAH.231a | BRL_ATE#120 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06194 | 130 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای دو کنیز عزیز الهی انسان آنچه بلسان گوید باید باعمال و افعال اثبات کند اگر | O ye two well-loved handmaids of God! Whatever a man's tongue speaketh, that let him prove by his deeds. If he claimeth to be a believer | MMK1#115 p.135, AKHA_103BE #07 p.05, PYB#219 p.05, TRBB.042, MJTB.108 | SWAB#115, TAB.507, LOG#1515x, SW_v08#05 p.058x | Education of children; moral education; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00204 | 810 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران باوفا ای بندگان صادق حضرت بهاء الله نیمه شب است و جمیع چشمها آسوده | O ye faithful friends, O ye sincere servants of Baha'u'llah! Now, in the midwatches of the night... O Thou kind and loving Providence! The east is astir and the west surgeth... Study the Tablet of the Holy Mariner that ye may know the truth… Pitiful are we, grant us Thy succour; homeless and wanderers... | INBA16:064 | MKT3.423, MNMK#099 p.182, MMK1#233 p.302, AYT.522x, HDQI.207, ANDA#02 p.54x, ANDA#14 p.04x, ADH2.086x, ADH2_1#31 p.049x, ADH2_2#13 p.114x, MJMJ1.109x, MMG2#277 p.310x, MMG2#347 p.386x, MUH1.0532, YHA1.101-102x (1.207) | SWAB#233, BPRY.155-157x, BPRY.319x, BSC.548 #993, SW_v12#14 p.229-231, BSTW#103 | M.C. Kennedy | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| AB03017 | 220 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد اطلعت بمضمون تحریرک البدیع الانشاء و اطلعت | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I noted the contents of thy letter, which was beautifully composed, was informed of thy sorrow... O God, my God! This Thy handmaid is calling upon Thee, trusting in Thee | MNMK#069 p.145, MMK1#090 p.118x, MMK1#234 p.305x | SWAB#090x, BPRY.065-066x, TAB.094-095, BWF.394-395x, BSC.434 #786x, CUPAB.010-011x | K .Key, E. Mahony | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - |
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