all items by Abdu'l-Bahá, details

AB12344

160

O thou herald of the kingdom of God! I was thinking of thee and praying on thy behalf that God may increase thy assistance and confirmation day unto day

BBBD.252

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05060

150

O thou illumined man! The days that I spent with thee in Stuttgart I shall never forget

BBBD.249-250, DAS.1913-08-12, ABIE.182, BLO_PN#007

AB12540

100

Persian

ای احباء و اماء رحمن نامه شما رسید از مضامینش تاثیرات شدیده حاصل شد لهذا

O ye believers and the maid servants of the Merciful! Your letter was received. Its contents created vivid, spiritual impressions

BBBD.247

BBBD.248

Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions

AB12343

160

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید لکن فرصت جواب نیست لهذا مختصر مرقوم میگردد در

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. As I have not ample time I give a brief answer. Concerning the Baha'I partner I hope that success may be realized

BBBD.244

BBBD.245

AB04010

180

Persian

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

نامه مفصل که در خصوص استتکارت نوشته بودی ملاحظه گردید مختصر این است

...The extensive letter you had written about Stuttgart was perused. In brief, Germany will shine resplendent, inasmuch as its citizens are religiously minded

ASAT1.025x

BBBD.242-243, DAS.1913-07-15, ABIE.069, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.323ax

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha

AB09282

Persian

ای پسر عزیز من نامه شیرین تو کام دل و جان را شکرین نمود روی دلنشین تو همیشه

O thou my dear son! Thy letter sweetened the heart and the spirit. Thy lovely

BBBD.240-241

BBBD.241, BBBD.298, DAS.1914-05-26, SW_v09#08 p.091

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB12210

250

Persian

ای دختر عزیز من نامه شما رسید و از قرائتش ایمان و استقامت بر عهد و پیمان مفهوم

O thou my beloved daughter Thy letter was received. Its perusal indicated thy faith and firmness in the Covenant and the Testament.

BBBD.500-501

BBBD.236-237, BBBD.501-502

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB03124

210

Persian

ای پسران محترم و دختران عزیز عبدالبهاء روزگاری را که با شما همدم و همراز بودم

O ye dear sons and beloved daughters of Abdul-Baha! When the days that I was your associate and intimate pass before the mind, the heart is stirred into cheerfulness

BBBD.223-224, NJB_v04#09 p.002

BBBD.224-225, SW_v04#09 p.158

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1088

Words to Consul and Madame Schwarz, spoken on 1913-06-03

170

other/unknown lang

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

حضرت مسیح فرمود از شرق و غرب نفوس آمده داخل ملکوت اللّٰه میشوند ولی ابناء ملکوت خارج میگردند

Jesus Christ Proclaimed: 'People shall come from the East and the West and enter the Kingdom of God…'… Through her [Mary Magdalene's] faith and service to the Cause of Jesus Christ, she has become the pride of all men

BDA2.331

BBBD.221-223, DAS.1913-06-03, MHMD2.439-440

AB07299

110

Persian

ای بهائیان عنوانی اعظم از این نیست تا شما را بان بخوانم زیرا بهائی یعنی شخصی

O ye Baha'ís! There is no greater title in this world so that I may call you; for to be known as a Baha'í, it means to be a heavenly

BBBD.219

BBBD.220, DAS.1913-05-25

Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03906

180

Persian

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت ایام استتگارت چه ایام خوشی بود و محافل چه قدر نورانی

O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Oh, how happy were the days of My stay in Stuttgart, and how radiant were the meetings of the friends

MMK5#070 p.060, BBBD.214

BBBD.215, DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2s.331-332

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB12581

O daughter of the Kingdom! The day we were your guests and you brought together those Baha'i children with their radiant faces

BBBD.213

Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement

AB12458

120

Persian

ای منادی بملکوت الله الطاف و تایید بهاء الله را مشاهده نما که ترا از امریکا

O summoner to the Kingdom of God! Observe how the bestowals and confirmations of Baha'u'llah have sent thee from America to Germany, that thou mayest cause the fragrances of God

BBBD.210-211

BBBD.212

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB12580

Arabic

لک العطاء یا ربی الاعلی علی کل عبد سلک سبیل الهدی و خاض غمار الوفاء و قام علی

Gracious art Thou, O my exalted Lord, to every servant who treads the path of guidance, immerses himself in the stream of fidelity, and rises to exalt Your word

BBBD.208

BBBD.209

ABU2340

Words spoken to Baha'is of Stuttgart, Hotel Marquardt, 1913-04-27

100

Persian

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

من از برای شما تأییدات الهیه و عزت ابدیه میخواهم که چنان مؤید گردید که از جمیع شئون عالم طبیعت فارغ

I beseech for you divine confirmation and imperishable glory, so that ye may be so strengthened by His grace as to become wholly detached

BDA2.266

BBBD.207, MHMD2.347-348

AB05017

150

Arabic

الهی الهی انی اتضرع الیک بقلب خافق بمحبتک و ادعوک فی جنج اللیالی یا الهی

O God! O God! I supplicate toward Thee with a heart overflowing with Thy love. I call on Thee, O Lord, in the middle of nights

AMK.279-279a, BBBD.205, YHA2.893, NJB_v12#06 p.127

BBBD.206, DAS.1913-04-18

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2174

Public address given on 1913-04-12

120

O Thou compassionate Lord! Illumine these hearts with the light of the Most Great Guidance! Confer life upon these spirits through thy divine glad tidings!

BBBD.206, DAS.1913-04-12

Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB12780

Persian

الهی این کنیز پر محبت و تمیزت را در ملکوت شما عزیز فرما و خاندانش را مبارک کن

O God! Endear this distinguished and loving maidservant of God in Thy Kingdom, bless the members of her household

BBBD.202

BBBD.203

Prayer for married couples; Prayer for women; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

ABU2317

Words spoken on 1913-04-05 in Stuttgart

100

Persian

Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

اهل استتکارت و اسلنگن خیلی گرمند بسیار صادق و منجذبند و از سایر

The inhabitants of Stuttgart and Esslingen are very warm-hearted; they are sincerely devoted and wholly filled with the Teachings of God

BDA2.220

BBBD.201x, MHMD2.284

ABU2969

Words spoken on 1913-04-01 in Stuttgart

Persian

Growth of the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God

استعداد شما سبب شد که خدا مرا باستتکارت فرستاد تا بملکوت بهآءالله ندا کنم

Your receptivity is the reason God has sent me to Stuttgart, that here I might cry out: 'How blessed is this day!'

BDA2.210

BBBD.201, MHMD2.270

AB12579

Persian

ای اهل ملکوت الحمد لله بعون و عنایت بهاء الله بپاریس رسیدیم و این سفر بپاریس

O ye people of the Kingdom! Praise be to God that through the Favor and bounty of Baha'u'llah I have reached Paris. This trip to Paris was just for your sake.

BBBD.198x

BBBD.198

Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB12425

130

…When the maid-servant of God, Miss Knobloch, was sent to that country I supplicated from the Threshold of His Highness Baha'u'llah that confirmations might descend upon her

BBBD.194

Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12539

100

O thou who art attracted toward the Kingdom of God! Every soul is freed from the claws and prison of desire and self and is released from the vices of the world of nature

BBBD.192-193

Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB12538

100

Persian

ای کنیز عزیز بهاء الله نامه های تو رسید و پیامهای تو مانند جام باده نشئه خوشی

O dear handmaid of Baha'u'llah! Thy letters have arrived, and thy messages, even as a cup of wine, conferred a delightful exhilaration.

BBBD.189-191

BBBD.191

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB12630

O thou Baha'i child! Thank thou God that in the Paradise of Abha thou art a fresh plant. The hand of Providence hath planted thee

BBBD.187-188

AB12314

170

Persian

ای دوستان حقیقی الهی نامه شما مانند شعله ای بود که از دل و جان افروخته بود

O ye real divine friends! Your letter was like unto a torch which was enkindled with the fire of the heart and the spirit. Therefore it displayed great effect

BBBD.185x

BBBD.186

AB12537

100

O thou who yearnest after the heavenly Beloved! Thank God that you love the Beloved of God and are a seeker of the incomparably Beloved! The dawn of reality has broken

BBBD.181

Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12457

120

O thou Daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents became the cause of rejoicing; for it indicated that thou hast a free heart

BBBD.179-180

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12573

100

O thou eloquent speaker! Every bird which reaches the rosegarden it breaks forth into lay and began singing various harmonies

BBBD.177-178

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB12572

100

O thou yearning after the Kingdom! The meaningful letter became the cause of happiness. Whosoever enters in the Kingdom of God, he becomes the object of pardon

BBBD.176

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB00861

420

Persian

ای دوستان حقیقی و کنیزان عزیزان الهی نامه ای که بواسطه امه الله دکتور کلوک

O ye real friends and beloved maidservants of God! Your letter, through the maidservant of God, Dr. Clock

BRL_DAK#0856, MKT7.247, AMK.129-130, DUR1.487x

BBBD.173-174, DAS.1913-12-29x, SW_v01#17 p.001-002

Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Saddening another soul; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00493

560

Persian

ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من نامه بیست و پنجم مارچ از مانت پلرین رسید از مضمون

O thou my dear heavenly daughter, The epistle dated Mach 25th from Mont Pelerin was received. From the contents the utmost joy was obtained

BRL_DAK#0116

BBBD.171x, LBLT.109ax, LBLT.111x, LBLT.113x, LBLT.119x, LBLT.125x

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12217

250

The greatest need of humanity today is the removal of the existing misunderstandings and disagreements among nations, which can only be achieved through the unity of language

BBBD.170

The power of words; of speech; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity

AB12265

200

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه تو رسید و همچنین نامه های احباء جواب کل مرقوم میگردد

O faithful to the Covenant! Thy letter arrived as well as the letters from the Friends. I will answer all of them.

BBBD.165-166

BBBD.167

Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB12497

110

O lover of the truth and seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter arrived. Do thank God, that the light of guidance shone and the glass of thy heart became bright

BBBD.163-164

AB12536

100

O child of the Kingdom of God! Render thanks to God that you heard the heavenly voice and have awakened from sleep. You saw the light of the Kingdom

BBBD.163

Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB12456

120

O seeker of the Kingdom of God! Your letter has arrived. Thanks be to God that you have attained a share of His infinite grace and received joy and the fragrance of eternal life

BBBD.162

AB12698

O revered daughter of the Kingdom, Thy letter arrived. It indicated Thy Faith and assurance and great desire for service in the Kingdom

BBBD.161

Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB12281

200

O sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Thank God that the heavenly Father is infinitely gracious to all

BBBD.158-159

Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB12200

260

mixed

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید از مضمون سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل بر آن بود

O dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Its contents were the cause of joy, inasmuch as it indicated that, praise be God, there is heartfelt amity among the Baha'is

BBBD.153-155

BBBD.156

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04765

160

O my true friends! The friends on their return from Stuttgart are praising all the friends of the Merciful in that city

BBBD.150-151, SW_v02#17 p.007

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12535

100

Persian

ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که در یک محفل اجتماع گردید

O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Thou hadst written that ye came together in a gathering

BBBD.148-149

BBBD.149

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB12760

O thou who art attracted to the Love of God! Thank God that thou hast heard the Divine Call, attained to joy and happiness

BBBD.147

Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB12733

Persian

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید دلیل بر نهایت انجذاب بملکوت اله بود شکر کن که

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. It was an indication to thy utmost attraction

BBBD.144

BBBD.145

AB12759

Persian

ای کنیز خدا نامه تو رسید و بدرگاه الهی تضرع گردید تا الطاف بی پایان شامل حال

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. I prayed at the Threshold of God so that the infinite Beauties

BBBD.142

BBBD.143

AB05004

Words to Baha'is of Stuttgart (via Lady Blomfield)

160

Rejoice! Rejoice! Because of the Glad-tidings! You have attained to the light of the Kingdom. The glory of the Sun of Truth

BBBD.138-139, SW_v02#17 p.008

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB12697

O ye holy souls! Your letter was received. Its contents created the utmost happiness.

BBBD.136

Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement

AB12756

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived. It shows your love. You wish for me to come to Germany. I hope that God will permit it.

BBBD.136

Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB12571

100

O people of the kingdom! Do offer hearty thanks to God of having heard the Divine Call, and are revived with the breath of the Holy Spirit

BBBD.135

AB12696

Persian

ای ملکوتی نامه تو رسید و از مضامین معلوم گردید که الحمد لله بنور محبت الله

O native of the kingdom! Thy letter arrived, and its contents manifested that, thank God, thou art enlightened by the light of God's love

BBBD.133

BBBD.134

Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12496

110

O servant of God! You have asked about learning the Esperanto language. This language has not yet reached a state of perfection

BBBD.131

Education of children; moral education; Universal language

AB03982

180

Persian

ای ثابتان بر عهد تبریک عید سعید مولد حضرت اعلی رسید دلیل بر آن بود که آن

O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The congratulations on the joyful birthday of Hazrat-i-Aala (the Declaration of the Bab) shows that these dear friends and handmaidens of the Merciful held a gathering

BLIB_Or.08687.022b, , BLIB_Or.08117.012,

BBBD.130

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB02197

260

Persian

ای بنت ملکوت نامه شما رسید و از مضامین معلوم گردید که مستر گرگوری از زیارت

O daughter of the Kingdom! Your letter arrived, and its contents showed that Mr Gregory, by visiting the blessed Tomb

BBBD.121

BBBD.122-123, SW_v02#17 p.006-007

Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04444

170

Convey the wonderful Abha greetings to.......and Mrs. Waite and tell her that the tune for the Dawning rays of Truth has come

BBBD.119-120, BLO_PT#052.17b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12578

O thou who art attracted by the light of truth! I received your letter. Its content testifies that the handmaiden of God has been attracted by the truth, ignited by the fire of God's love

BBBD.118

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB12695

O Seeker after the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received. I supplicate God that thou mayest become a read Baha'i

BBBD.117

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB12313

170

Persian

ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما رسید و از معانی آن توجه تام بملکوت الله معلوم

O Sons and Daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter arrived, and by its significance it was conspicuous that you are all approached

BBBD.109-110, BBBD.115

BBBD.116

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Naming of children; of individuals; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB12629

O ye two pure-hearted souls! Your letter arrived. Name the newborn child "Kurshed". Do not grieve and do not be discouraged by the resistance of people

BBBD.113

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Naming of children; of individuals; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB12455

120

Persian

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید با عدم فرصت از نهایت محبت جواب مختصری مینگارم

O dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Notwithstanding the lack of time, I am writing a brief response out of the utmost love

BBBD.111

BBBD.111-112

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12424

130

O ye two lights of God's love! Your letter arrived, and its contents brought forth the feelings of the heart. I hope that you will always be ideal Bahá'ís

BBBD.109

Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB06414

130

Persian

ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء تا چند ساکتید و تا کی صامت هر چند ناطقید ولی در این

O ye spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Baha! How long will ye stay still? How long will ye be silent? And when ye speak forth in this century

MMK2#041 p.032, DUR1.135

BBBD.107, SW_v01#05 p.001, SW_v07#16 p.159

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB12390

140

O thou dear maid-servant of God! Thy letter was received. All thy wishes are destined to be fulfilled in the Kingdom of God

BBBD.107-108

Growth of the Cause; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03320

200

Persian

ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما که دریوم نیروز در مجمع یاران مرقوم گردید وصول

O sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter which was written on the Day of Naw-Ruz

BBBD.103-104

BBBD.105, SW_v01#13 p.014

AB02196

260

Persian

ای بنت ملکوت نامه ۲۷ فبرواری ۱۹۱۰ وصول یافت و از مضمون مشهود گردید که شب و

O daughter of the Kingdom. Thy letter dated 27 February 1910 hath arrived, and from its contents it became evident... Whatever is contrary to the teachings of Baha'u'llah is false

BBBD.098-100

BBBD.100-101, BBBD.169, BSTW#052e, BSTW#131

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12219

240

Persian

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه مفصل شما از استتکارت رسید از عدم فرصت جواب مختصر مرقوم

O dear handmaid of God! Thine extensive letter arrived from Stuttgart. Owing to lack of time, I will write a brief response.

BBBD.094-095

BBBD.096-097

Eulogies; reminiscences; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets

AB03687

190

O thou Pure Spirit, Amalie Knobloch! Although thou didst soar away from this terrestrial world, yet thou didst enter into the immeasurable, illumined Universe of the Almighty.

BBBD.091, FRGA.039-040

AB12162

310

Persian

ای یاران آسمانی نامه شما که بتاریخ یوم مبارک بعثت حضرت اعلی روحی له الفداء

O heavenly friends! Your letter, which bore the date of the blessed day of the annual celebration of the appearance of His Holiness, the Exalted One (the Bab) — may my spirit be a sacrifice for Him — was received

BBBD.086-087

BBBD.088-089

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB12295

180

Persian

ای مومنه موقنه نامه اخیر رسید و بجمع بهائیان جواب مرقوم گردید و تبریک مقبول

O staunch believer! Thy recent letter hath arrived. A response to the gathering of Baha'is was written, and their good wishes were warmly received

BBBD.082-083

BBBD.084

Being a source of light; guidance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12342

160

Persian

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه مرقوم رسید و مضمون سبب سرور گردید الحمد لله در هر نقطه

O dear handmaid of God! The letter thou didst write hath arrived, and its contents were the cause of joy. Praised be God that in whatever spot thou hast reached

BBBD.078-079

BBBD.080-081

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12294

180

O son of the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived and has been read. You should give thanks a hundred thousand times over every moment because you have attained this greatest guidance

BBBD.076-077

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB12250

210

Persian

ای شمع محبت الله نامه رسید مضمون منبعث از قلب نورانی بود و دلیل توجه بملکوت

O thou candle of the love of God. Thy letter was received. Its contents emanated from a spiritual heart and indicated advancement towards the Kingdom of God

BBBD.073

BBBD.074

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

AB12667

Persian

ای امه الله از فضل و موهبت کبری بکمال عجز و نیاز میطلبم که با دو طفل عزیزت در

O thou maidservant of God! With the utmost supplication and humility do I beg the Most Great Bounty and Favour

BBBD.071

BBBD.071-072

Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB12177

290

Persian

ای امه الله المنجذبه زبان بشکرانه حضرت یزدان بگشا که الحمد لله وصایا و نصایح

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Loosen thou your tongue in the Glorification the Almighty that, Praise be to God

BBBD.067

BBBD.068-069

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB12577

O thou who hast turned toward God! Be joyful for God's grace, hope for all goodness, and anticipate help, protection, favor, and kindness from God

BBBD.066

Prayer for prosperity

AB00600

500

Persian

ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت چون ندای حق مرتفع شد و در شرق و غرب انتشار یافت نفوسی

O ye daughters and sons of the Kingdom! When the proclamation of God was exalted and spread in the East and the West and the souls became attracted to the Words of God

BBBD.059-060

BBBD.061-062, BW_v07p737, FRGA.036-038

Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Second birth; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB12136

400

Persian

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید الحمد لله در ممالک شمال سبب نشر نفحات شدی

O dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Praise be to God thou hast become the cause of the diffusion of the divine fragrances in the northern countries

BBBD.052-055

BBBD.055-056

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12209

250

Persian

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید و خبر ترقی و تزیین محفل روحانی در اقلیم

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Your letter was received and the news of the organization and progress of the Spiritual Assembly in the German Empire

BBBD.049-050

BBBD.051-052

Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB12576

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Love from the depth of your heart and soul the beloved servant of God, Miss Alma Knobloch, and be grateful and appreciative toward her

BBBD.048

AB12199

260

O beloved servant of God! I have received your letter. You have written that Miss [Alma] Knobloch has guided you to the illuminated horizon of guidance

BBBD.047

Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imagery in the Qur'an; Muhammad; Islam; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science

AB00076

1210

mixed

ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که این زندانرا بهر یاران ایوان فرمود و این سجن اعظم را گلشن

O Friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Let us thank God that He has made from this prison a palace for the friends, and from this exalted dungeon, the garden of Baha’u’llah's bounties! …All that is revealed through divine inspiration is the evident truth

INBA75:063x

BRL_DAK#0638, MKT2.105, MILAN.126, AKHA_106BE #07 p.07x, AMK.025-029, DWNP_v5#01 p.002-003x, BCH.204x, ADH2_1#48 p.073x, MJMJ1.063x, MMG2#311 p.349x, MJH.022x, YHA1.430x, VUJUD.140-141x

BBBD.041-045, VUJUDE.155.14x

AB12312

170

O ye beloved maid servants of God! The beauty of the True One hath chosen you from among the maid servants so that ye may be engaged in the service of the Kingdom

BBBD.038-039

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB12534

100

…Thou hast written about Dr. Fisher, that praise be to God, thou hast found a helper for him and ere long she will start for Germany

BBBD.037x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB12116

570

Your letter was received, and its contents were of the greatest loveliness. Praise be to God that you have been confirmed in the service of the Kingdom

BBBD.032b

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12530

Extract from a letter to Hooper Harris in Dec. 1906

110

…Send her [Alma Knobloch] my love and greetings and say: Blessed are you, in whom whites and blacks are alike. Wisdom is gained through the light of the heart and not through the skin. Blackness is the darkness of the heart and not the darkness of the face

BBBD.031bx

Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU3418

Words to Rabbi Stephen Wise, spoken on 1912-05-13

The term religious war is a misnomer, because there can be no war where there is religion. All we have is a hollow sham, a pretence. When once we have real religion, war will cease.

APD.067

Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; War and peace

ABU2954

Words spoken on 1909-02-22

This material food was very simple, just enough for life, but that the spiritual food was varied and abundant

AKL.012

Christian doctrine and practice; Condition of search; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0168

Words spoken on 1911-08-27 in Thonon-les-Bains

990

Arabic

ایها الحاضرون الی متی هذا الهجوع و السبات و الی متی هذا الرجوع القهقری و الی

O ye who are present! How long this drowsiness and sleep! How long this ignorance and blindness!

AMK.162-170, KKD2.225, KHF.082, KHAB.044 (052), KHTB1.010, NJB_v05#10 p.001

AIF.1911-08-28, SW_v05#10 p.154x, ABS#10

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Christ; Christianity; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0495

Words spoken in late Aug./early Sept. 1911 in Vevey

540

Christ and all the Prophets have taught in their Holy Books the immortality of the soul. Jesus during His life had so many afflictions

AIF.1911-08-27, PN_1909B p035, DJT.188-190, BLO_PN#027

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Purpose; goal of creation; Second birth; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher

ABU2922

Words to Juliet Thompson et al, spoken on 1911-08-27

Others are passing from an immortal to a mortal kingdom, but the Bahá'ís are journeying, in the Ark of the Covenant, from a mortal to an immortal world.

AIF.1911-08-27, PN_1909B p034, DJT.186, BLO_PN#027

Attaining the life of the spirit; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1140

Message to the Baha'is of New York from Thonon-les-Bains, 1911-08-26

280

In this Cause, hundreds of families have sacrificed themselves. There have been more than twenty thousand martyrs.

AIF.1911-08-26, PN_1909B p032, DJT.181-183, BLO_PN#027

Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2942

Words to Tamaddunu'l-Mulk, spoken on 1911-08-25

Once, when I lived in Baghdad, I was invited to the house of a poor thorn-picker. In Baghdad the heat is greater even than in Syria

AIF.1911-08-25, SW_v08#13 p.167, PN_1909B p031, DJT.171, BLO_PN#027, STAB#089

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hospitality; Humility; meekness; lowliness

ABU3588

Words to Juliet Thompson, spoken on 1911-08-25

Yes. If not in this world, then in the next, as a sleeper wakens.

AIF.1911-08-25, DJT.171, BLO_PN#027

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2794

Words to Dickinson Miller, spoken on 1911-08-24

the Master said religion was one truth which the sectarians had divided; however, the Light can be found everywhere... As to mystical experiences: most assuredly the saints and mystics had real experiences. The proof of the reality of the experience was its fruit. If the result was spiritual, we might know the experience was of God.

AIF.1911-08-24, PN_1909B p026, DJT.165, BLO_PN#027

Bringing forth results; fruit; Mystical themes; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3626

Words to Dickinson Miller, spoken on 1911-08-24

Such people are doing the work of true religion.

AIF.1911-08-24, PN_1909B p026, PN_unsorted p075, DJT.165-166, BLO_PN#027

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Love of God; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social)

ABU2556

Words to Miss Boylan, spoken around 1911-08-25

‘Abdu'l-Bahá said that he had fulfilled that prophecy by building the Tomb of the Báb. He said, "The blessed and holy Tomb (of Baha'u'llah, May my soul be a sacrifice to its dust!) and the Tomb of the Bab on Mount Carmel was the first Mashraq'ul-Azkar…"

AIF.1911-08-23, SW_v11#01 p.015, PN_1912 p071, PN_1912 p120

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places

ABU0893

Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken around 1898-02-23

340

All the sufferings you pass through in gaining the Kingdom of God will be obliterated when you attain its perfect happiness. It is as a man who has been ill and helpless

AEP.026-029, NRMM.166, BLO_PN#031

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

ABU1283

Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken on 1898-02-22

250

once when the Blessed Perfection was travelling from one place to another with His followers He passed through a lonely country where, at some little distance from the highway, a hermit lived alone in a cave.

AEP.023-025, VLAB.023, BLO_PN#031

Love of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1529

Words to May Maxwell, spoken on 1898-02-17

210

You are like the rain which is poured upon the earth making it bud and blossom and become fruitful

AEP.012-013, MAX.076-077, BLO_PN#031

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06377

130

Persian

ای نفوس مقدسه مبارک ترین نفوس کسانی هستند که از ظلمات عالم طبیعت آزادند و

O sanctified souls! The most blessed of all are those who are freed from the darkness of the world of nature [3.5s]

MMK3#282 p.204

ACOA.056-057

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB04405

170

Persian

ای شخص منور لاهوتی و ذات محترم ملکوتی نامه شما رسید جمیع کلمات دلالت بر ترقی

O illumined personage, O man of God, and revered soul of the Kingdom! Your letter hath been received, and its every word bore witness to the spiritual progress you have made

AKHA_106BE #09 p.03, AKHA_109BE #06 p.11, AHB.120BE #07 p.254, MYD.579-580, DVB5.161

ABTM.012

Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04710

160

Persian

ای تشنه چشمه حقیقت نامه ات رسید و ترجمه حیاتت معلوم گردید الحمد لله همیشه

O thou who art thirsty for the Fountain of Truth! Thy letter was received and the account of thy life has been known.

AKHA_106BE #09 p.03, AKHA_109BE #08 p.11, AHB.120BE #07 p.253, ANDA#47 p.34, MYD.578, DVB5.160

ABTM.009

Being a source of light; guidance; Power of prayer; Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0315

Words to a reporter from the Montreal Star on 10 Sep 1912

720

As to the question of disarmament, all nations must disarm at the same time... The one man slapped another on the face.... All Europe is an armed camp... It will be established in this century...

ABIC.034-035

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Humor; jokes; Means of establishment of future civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

AB00663

480

mixed

Light of the World

ای مستبشر ببشارات الله در هر عصر و قرنی مطلع آفاق بتجلی خاصی مشرق و لائح و

O thou who rejoicest in the glad-tidings of God! In every age and century, the Dayspring of the world is made manifest

INBA85:370

NURA#50, MMK4#103 p.112, YMM.046

LOTW#50

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01153

370

mixed

یا من آنس من سدره سیناء نار الهدی قد رتلت ایات شکرک لله علی ما هدی الی

MKT8.221, VAA.041-042

NYR#204x

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for sacrifice; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00485

560

mixed

النور الساطع و الضیاء اللامع من شمس الحقیقه الفائض من ملکوت الابهی علیکم ایها

May the light emanating and the glory radiating from the Sun of Truth, which bestows grace from the Abha Kingdom

AMK.067-069, LMA2.405, MUH2.0781, MLK.097, NYMG.183

NYR#203

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for martyrs; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01514

320

Arabic

ایا نفحات الله انتشری فی تلک البقعه النورآء و بلغی وله قلبی و شوق فوادی و

O Divine Breezes, wafting over that Most Luminous Spot, convey the fire of the love of my heart

LMA1.446, MUH2.0782, VAA.042-043, VAA.211-212, TAN.094-095, NYMG.121

NYR#201

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB09943

Persian

ای خداوند مهربان عنایتی فرما و موهبتی بنما تا همت این بینوایان بلند گردد و

O kind Lord! Grant these poor ones increasing perception and capacity. So that we may be different from others

LMA2.458, ADH2_1#37 p.055, MMG2#042 p.042

NYR#164, NYR#167

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB06207

130

mixed

ای دوستان جانی حضرت احدیت محبت دوستانش را محبت خویش فرمود و نوازش یاران را

O ye beloved friends of His Beauty! God has made the love of his friends as equal to the love of Himself

LMA2.449

NYR#163

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB07740

110

Persian

پروردگارا این نفوس مبارکه را در ظل عنایت بپرور و در صون و عون حمایت محفوظ و

O Lord! Rear these holy souls in the Shadow of Thy favors. Protect them under Thy Shelter.

LMA2.434

NYR#153

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

AB11241

NYR#151x

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB08625

Persian

ای تازه نهال بوستان الهی اگرچه آنچه مرقوم گردد هویت احساس دل و جان مشهود و

O thou, the new tree in the Divine Garden! The true feelings of heart and soul

LMA2.435, NYMG.139

NYR#150

Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB10837

Persian

ای امه الله نور مظهر آشیاست چه که اگر نباشد جمیع اشیاء در پس پرده ظلمات مخفی

O Amatu’llah! Light is the revealer of created things, for without it all things would be concealed behind a cover of darkness

LMA2.436, NYMG.140

NYR#146x

Symbolism of color and light

AB02011

280

mixed

یا من ثبت علی المیثاق لعمر الله ان سکان ملکوت الوجود یصلون علی الذین ثبتوا

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! By God, verily the inmates of heaven praise those who are firm

AHB.122BE #01-02 p.03, LMA1.431, NYMG.136

NYR#139

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10698

O thou who are attracted to the fragrances of God, serve ye the Cause of God and spread His Word and Covenant among His creatures

NYR#131x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01422

330

mixed

ای یادگار دو شهید مجید فی الحقیقه در ایام زندگانی دمی نیاسودی سر و سامان

AKHT2.049, AHB.121BE #11-12 p.401, LMA2.420, MSHR1.055x, MLK.107, NYMG.192

NYR#127

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02656

230

mixed

ای آوارگان سبیل الهی هر چند صدمه در نیریز شدید بود و بلایا غیث هاطل و جام لبریز

O wanders on the path of God, Although the trials in Nayriz were extremely harsh

LMA2.418, MLK.102, TAN.139-140, NYMG.188

NYR#125

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00120

990

mixed

ای یاران باوفای جمال مبارک هر چند مصائبی که در نیریز بر یاران عزیز وارد رستخیز بود

O ye faithful companions of the Blessed Beauty! Although the tribulations which befell the dear friends in Nayríz are recent

LMA2.413-417, MSHR4.321-322x, MSHR5.319x, NANU_AB#33, MLK.089, TAN.137-139, NYMG.177

NYR#123

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB06306

130

mixed

ای مستشرق از انوار عرفان قسم بان روح مصور و حیات مجسم عالم که چون بیاد احبای

O thou who art enlightened by the light of the Heaven of Knowledge! I sweat by that Spirit

LMA2.439

NYR#122

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB11060

Arabic

یا امه الله ان الانوار الساطعه من الافق الابهی تلوح فی الافق الارفع المبین

O maidservant of God! The effulgent lights of the Abha Kingdom have shown forth

INBA21:132b

LMA2.436

NYR#121

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

AB11061

Arabic

یا امه الله قری عینا و انشرحی صدرا بالطاف ظهرت من ملکوت ربک الرحمن الرحیم

O handmaid of God! Let your eyes be solaced and your heart gladdened through the favors

INBA21:132a

LMA2.436, NYMG.140

NYR#120

Consolation and comfort

AB08557

Persian

ای بنده الهی شکر ایزد دانا را که تو را بظل سدره منتهی دلالت فرمود و در سایه

O ye servants of the Divine, Praise be to God the All-Knowing that he hath guided and led thee

LMA2.438

NYR#118

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

AB09495

O thou who hast been set ablaze by the fire of the love of God! Perfume thy nostrils

NYR#117

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB07112

120

...O God, aid Thou this servant to be firm in Thy Covenant which has encompassed the heaven and earth

NYR#116x

Personal instructions; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB09884

mixed

ای بنده شمس بهاء ابراهیم علیه السلام در جواب ا لک حاجه اما الیک فلا فرمود و

O Thou servant of the Sun of Baha. Ibrahim, may The Glory of God be upon Him

INBA88:351

NYR#115

Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05022

150

O God, my God, hearts are ablaze with the fire of Thy love and attraction. The flames of yearning have intensified!

NYR#111

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed

AB08263

100

O Thou who art uttering the praise of the Beloved of the world, if Thou hast an eloquent tongue, engage it to praise The veilless Beauty of The Beloved

NYR#110

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB09900

O Thou kind father, your son Musa, like unto His Holines Kalim, attained the Sacred Valley, that Blessed Spot.

NYR#109

AB05308

150

Persian

ای ناطق بذکر الهی در سبیل الهی چون سراج نورانی هادی امم شو و چون ملائکه

O thou who art always making mention of God! Guide people in the path of God like unto a lighted lamp.

SFI09.011b

NYR#108

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB06664

120

Persian

ای بنده مبتهل الی الله از خدا بخواه که برضای جمال مبارک موفق و موید گردی و

O thou servant who is supplicating God! Beseech God that you may attain the good pleasure of the Blessed Beauty

MKT8.041b

NYR#106 and 161

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB00613

500

mixed

ای ناطق بثنای حق و ثابت بر عهد و پیمان الهی ناله و فغانی که با دلی سوخته و

O thou who praises God, who art firm in the Divine Covenant! The sighs and moans

LMA2.458-460

NYR#105

Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB01027

390

mixed

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

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

INBA21:105

NYR#104

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

AB05938

140

Arabic

علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه و رحمته و رضوانه یا من آمن بالله و ایقن بایاته و صدق

Upon thee be the Glory of God and His praise, and His mercy, and His favor

LMA1.432, NYMG.138

NYR#103

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04528

170

O Shafi, O thou who hath been interceded for by others! By God, the True One, Thy Lord's bounty hath been overflowing

NYR#102

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement

AB07845

110

This is the Day of rejoicing for the Truth hath been made manifest. His call hath been raised

NYR#002

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU1628

Words spoken in 1900

190

Every material thing we see around us, represents some spiritual idea. As there is an outward, material reality, so there is also an inward, spiritual reality.

PTIM.062, BSTW#201

Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Manifestation of God as sun; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Need for an educator

ABU2373

100

As we find ourselves eating with each other here, so we hope that we shall partake of the Divine Food with each other in the Kingdom

PTIM.036, BSTW#358

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU3537

Be not grieved if thy circumstances become exacting, and problems press upon thee from all sides. Verily, thy Lord changeth grief into joy, hardship into comfort, and affliction into absolute ease.

DAL.093

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB12257

210

Arabic

الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی نسبته الی شجره رحمانیتک و ولدته فی ظل فردانیتک و ارضعته

O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant whom Thou hast related to the Tree of Thy mercy, who was born beneath the shade of Thy divine oneness, and whom Thou didst nourish [3.5s]... O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant whom Thou hast caused to be related to Thy heavenly Tree and to be born beneath the shade of Thy oneness

BRL_DAK#0939, BRL_SWOP#101

BRL_SWO#101

AB10258

390

mixed

Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

یا من اختصه الله بالموهبه الکبری نامه مفصل واصل شد و تفاصیل قادیانی معلوم

O thou whom God hath singled out through His great bestowal! Thy detailed letter was received and the particulars regarding the Qadiani became known [3.5s]... ...When a speaker's brow shineth with the radiance of the love of God, at the time of his exposition of a subject, and he is exhilarated with the wine of true understanding, he becometh the centre of a potent force

BRL_DAK#0560

BRL_ATE#166x, COC#1920x

ABU0129

Public address given on 1912-06-16

1090

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

This is a Unitarian church, and in the Arabic tongue this day may well be called... What is real unity?... O God! Educate these children

BRL_CHILD#18x, BPRY.028x, BWF.257-260, PUP#069 (p.190-194), FWU.066x, SW_v03#10 p.030-032

William Sears & the Ayyam-i-Ha Kids [track 1], Ine, Nabil and Karim, TaliaSafa, E. Peterson, MANA, J. Crone, C. McGrail, E. Mahony

Education of children; moral education; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03092

210

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای امه الله آنچه نگاشتی مفهوم شد بنهایت تضرع حاجاتی خواستی و جمیع حاجاتت

O handmaiden of God! That which thou didst write was understood. With utmost supplication thou didst make certain requests, and all thy requests [3.5s]... ...Thou desirest forgiveness of sins; thou seekest utmost peace and tranquillity; thou beseechest nearness to the Threshold of Grandeur; thou desirest renunciation of thine own will

BRL_DAK#0803

BRL_ATE#171x, TAB.135-136, BSC.477 #912x, VLAB.010x

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB00945

880

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Peace; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما با نامه های مختصر جمیع رسید و بنظر دقت... در خصوص احبّای پیتسبرگ مرقوم نموده بودی

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter and the brief ones have all been received and attentively perused.

BRL_DAK#0589, COMP_COVP#43x, COMP_PEACEP#25x, MMK4#151 p.162x

BRL_ATE#168, BRL_COV#43x, BRL_PEACE#25x, COC#0254x, COC#1586x, BSC.547 #988, SW_v10#12 p.234-236, BSTW#177, BSTW#268

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Universal peace; world unity

AB12851

Arabic

رب اجعل هذا الاقتران متیمنا و مسعودا و مبارکا و محمودا و قوّ الرّوابط و الالتیام

Grant, O my Lord, that this marriage may be auspicious, joyous, blessed, and praiseworthy. Strengthen Thou the union and increase the harmony

BRL_SWOP#099x

BRL_SWO#099x

AB12845

Persian

تبریک و تهنیت اقتران مینمایم که مبارک و متیمّن باشد و سبب تسلسل سلاله الی‌الأبد

...I convey my greetings and felicitations on the occasion of thy marriage. May it be blessed and joyous, and may it lead to the continuation of thy lineage forevermore

BRL_SWOP#020x

BRL_SWO#020x

AB05283

150

mixed

Criticism and its limits; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Review of publications

امیدم چنان است که در تألیف این کتاب موفّق شوی ولی باید عبارت بسیار ملایم و مدارا باشد و در نهایت ادب بنگاری

O thou harbinger of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received…. It is my hope that thou mayest succeed in writing thy book

COMP_DEFENCEP#19x

BRL_ATE#194x, COMP_DEFENCE#19x, COC#2218x, SW_v12#10 p.168

AB12850

100

Arabic

رب و رجائی قد قدرت لحکمتک البالغه الالفه بین خلقک و الانس بین البرایا من

O my Lord and my Hope! Thou hast, through Thy consummate wisdom, enjoined harmony upon Thy creation and prescribed companionship

BRL_SWOP#098x

BRL_SWO#098x

AB12833

150

mixed

Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ای مستبشر ببشارات الله آن خانه و کاشانه که لانه و آشیانه طیور گلشن توحید گردد

O thou who rejoicest in the glad-tidings of God! That home which turneth into the nest and shelter of the birds of the garden of Divine Unity

BRL_DAK#1182

BRL_ATE#211

AB09396

Persian

ای سبزه نوخیز جنت ابهی و ای نهال تازه گلشن بقا هر چند در عالم ناسوت صغیری

O verdant plant of the Abha Paradise and fresh sapling of the Garden of Eternity, though thou art young in this mortal realm [3.5s]... O thou verdant plant of the Abha Paradise! O thou tender sapling of the rose-garden of immortality! Although thou art but a tiny creature

HUV2.055

BRL_CHILD#31

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB12849

Arabic

رب رب وفق بینهما و ثبت اقدامهما علی الحبّ الأبدی و الارتباط السّرمدی حتّی یکون کل واحد

...O God, my God! Join in accord these two souls and set firm their feet in eternal love and everlasting union

BRL_SWOP#096x

BRL_SWO#096x

AB10701

Persian

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for children and youth

پروردگارا این اطفال را نهالهای بیهمال کن و در حدیقه میثاق نشو و نما بخش

O Lord! Make these children excellent plants. Let them grow and develop in the garden of Thy Covenant… O Thou kind Lord! I am a little chlid"

INBA75:090

BRL_DAK#1197, DRM.003a, ADH2.126, ADH2_5#02 p.159, MJMJ1.105, MMG2#437 p.481, MJH.046a, HUV1.009, LABC.003

BRL_CHILD#15, BPRY.028-029, LABC.003

Nabilinho, Soulrise Melodies

AB05944

140

Arabic

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

یا اماء الرحمن استبشرن ببشارات الله و اشکرن ربکن بما جمعکن فی محفل نورانی

O ye maidservants of the Merciful! Be rejoiced with the glad-tidings of God and thank your Lord for that He assembled you

BRL_DAK#0705

BRL_ATE#188x, TAB.031-032

Living waters; water of life; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0231

Words spoken on 1913-06-19 in Port Said

860

mixed

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913; Universal peace — in which book is this?'

خیلی امر عجیبی است در پورت سعید چنین مجلس عظیمی عقد شد خوب است ملوک سر از

It is wonderful indeed that a gathering as grand as this one has been convened in Port Sa‘íd…. One night, Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Husayn the mujtahid told his cohorts about a dream he had…. No talk is there in town save of the loved one’s rippling hair; No spell abroad except her eyebrow’s curve—exquisite snare!

BRL_DAK#0822, AYT.379, KHF.189, KHAB.441 (441), KHTB3.076, NJB_v04#08 p.001, BDA2.357x

BRL_ATE#209x, MHMD2.475x, STAB#080x, ADMS#175

Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes

AB10685

Persian

Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for women

این مناجاترا بخوان ای جلیل اکبر این کنیز صغیر را دختر خوش اختر فرما و در درگاه احدیتت

O Thou most glorious Lord! Make this little maidservant of Thine blessed and happy; cause her to be cherished

BRL_DAK#1184, DRM.008c, ADH2.130, ADH2_5#06 p.162, MMG2#429 p.475, HUV1.025

BRL_CHILD#26, BPRY.032, LABC.010

A. Youssefi

ABU0028

Address at Turanian Society of Budapest, Budapest, 1913-04-14

1890

Persian

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List

در عالم انسانی این چه قدر مدار افتخار است که در بوداپست مملکت غرب انجمنی تشکیل شود

What a source of pride this is for humanity—that in Budapest, which is in the West, a society should be formed for the advancement and improvement of the condition of the Easterners...Qurratu'l-'Ayn (Tahirih) was eloquent. Her writings and poems are available today. Every one of the learned of the region praised her... In the Christian Dispensation it was Mary Magdalene who was the cause of the steadfastness of the disciples

BRL_DAK#0824, MAS5.247x, KHF.255, KHAB.428 (430), KHTB3.095

BRL_ATE#206x, STAB#131x, ADMS#109

Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB07443

110

Persian

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Imagery in the Qur'an; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ای سلاله حضرت خلیل رحمانی حقا که نسل جلیل حضرت خلیلید و سلاله آن ذات مقدس عزیز

The “true and radiant morn” is the dawn of the Covenant and the first light of the Testament of the Day-Star of the world

BRL_DAK#0563, CPF.268, YMM.260, YMM.369

BRL_ATE#156x

AB01999

280

Persian

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List

پاک یزدانا خاک ایران را از آغاز مشکبیز فرمودی و شورانگیز و دانش خیز و گوهرریز

O Thou sanctified Lord! From its earliest days, Thou didst make the soil of Persia to be musk scented and soul stirring, gem laden and knowledge bearing

INBA89:026, NLAI_BH_AB.010b

BRL_DAK#0713, MKT1.438, MKT2.082, MILAN.051, AKHA_130BE #13 p.a, AMK.085-086, AMK.159-160, ALPA.014b, DWNP_v3#06 p.041-042, DWNP_v3#11 p.019, PYM.117-119, BCH.027, KHSH12.008, DUR1.152, ADH2_1#49 p.074, MJMJ1.067, MMG2#446 p.490, MJH.024, YARP2.017 p.074, PPAR.055, DLS.168, RMT.208-209

BRL_ATE#170, ADMS#065i28x

Ahdieh

Education of children; moral education; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB10018

Persian

ای طفل عزیز الحمد لله در این صغر سن در ملکوت الهی داخل شدی و از فیوضات رب

O beloved child! Praise be to God that thou hast entered the divine Kingdom while of tender age

HUV2.036

BRL_CHILD#30, SW_v11#18 p.308

Love of God; Prayer for children and youth

AB01905

280

mixed

ای بنده حضرت کبریاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ افتاد و بر تفاصیل اطلاع حاصل گشت در مساله حشیش

O servant of the All-Glorious! That which thou hast written was perused, and its contents were noted [3.5s]... ...Regarding hashish, you had pointed out that some Persians have become habituated to its use. Gracious God! This is the worst of all intoxicants

INBA89:216

MKT9.055, AVK3.050, HYB.185, YFY.225-226

BRL_Aqdas.n170cx, COC#0142x, LOG#1184x

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium

AB10502

150

Persian

ای دو مرغ آمیخته آموخته حمد کنید خدا را که در ریاض الهی در شجره امید در یک لانه

O ye two closely knit and enlightened birds! Praise ye God that in the divine garden, upon the tree of hope

BRL_SWOP#100, MJMJ2.083x, MMG2#381 p.427x

BRL_SWO#100

Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB02536

240

Persian

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; To Set the World in Order

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید در خصوص ایام تابستان مرقوم

The letter was received and its contents became evident. Thou hast written regarding the days of summer, that thou hast vacation for three months

BRL_SWOP#007x

BRL_SWO#007x, TAB.473-474

Grammar and orthography; Growth of the Cause; Law of burial and cremation; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01935

280

Persian

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ای دو شمع محفل یاران کاتب در محفل روحانیان باید مانند شمع درخشنده باشد زیرا

O ye two candles of the Meeting of the Friends! The secretary in the meeting of the spiritual ones must be shining as a candle... Although in the future thousands of Mashriqu’l-Adhkars will be erected

BRL_DAK#0786

BRL_ATE#203x, GPB.351x, SW_v05#05 p.065

AB09999

Persian

ای شمعهای دست افروز جمال مبارک الحمد لله بنور معارف روشنید و در اکتساب فضائل

O candles kindled by the hand of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be to God that ye are illumined by the light of divine knowledge and are engaged in the acquisition of virtues [3.5s]... O ye candles which have been lighted by the fingers of the Blessed Perfection! Praise be to God that ye are illumined by the light of knowledge

DRM.021a, HUV1.040

BRL_CHILD#36

Education of children; moral education; High station of the arts and sciences; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00170

870

mixed

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Prayer for peace and unity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

اللهم یا هادی الامم الی ظل اسمک الاعظم و رافع رایه نور القدم فی قطب العالم

O God! O Thou Who guideth the nations beneath the shadow of Thy Most Great Name and Who hath raised the banner of the ancient Light in the midmost heart of the world [3.5s]... ...There are two Books: one is the Book of Creation and the other is the Written Book

BRL_DAK#0658, MKT1.433

BRL_ATE#199x, RESP.013x

AB04716

450

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Meetings, Bahá'í; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص میهمانی بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی این میهمانی

O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hast written to Jinab-i-Manshadí concerning the Feast... Thou hast written regarding Buddha and Confucius… Let the beloved of God gather together and associate most lovingly

BRL_DAK#0880, AKHA_133BE #18 p.612, AVK3.139x

BRL_ATE#179x, BRL_MEET.AB#26x, TAB.468-470, COC#0918x, LOG#0808x, BSC.459 #845x, SW_v02#06 p.006

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02825

230

mixed

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا قضیب نسیب نصبته فی ریاض محبتک و ربیته بایادی ربوبیتک

Praise and glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! This is a choice sapling which Thou hast planted in the meads of Thy love

BRL_DAK#1200, HUV2.011, MMTF.008

BRL_CHILD#13, BPRY.254-255

ABU0112

Public address given on 1912-07-06

1170

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

انسان در عالم وجود طی مراتب کرده است تا بعالم انسانی رسیده است در هر رتبه

In the world of existence man has traversed successive degrees until he has attained the human kingdom. In each degree of his progression

BRL_DAK#0550, KHF.132, KHAB.329 (337), KHTB2.170, NJB_v03#17 p.001

BRL_ATE#158x, PUP#081 (p.225-228), BSC.324 #645, FWU.063, SW_v03#11 p.010-012, SW_v07#16 p.153-154, SW_v14#02 p.041, BSTW#391x

Evolution; human evolution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB10092

170

Persian

Non-participation in politics; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای منادی پیمان نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید رسید از مضمون نهایت

O herald of the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to his honor Manshadi hath been received. From its contents utmost [3.5s]... ...I hope that thou wilt ... endeavour to teach some high-ranking and influential persons, for the hearts of the people have become attracted to the Cause of God

BRL_DAK#0834

BRL_ATE#180x, COC#1821x

AB00659

480

mixed

Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The

ای روشندلان از پرتو عهد و پیمان شصت سال است که محفل الست آراسته گشته

O ye illumined ones! For sixty years hath the assemblage of "Am I not your Lord?" been adorned through the effulgence of the Covenant [3.5s]... ...O God, my God! Lowly, humble, and tearful, I turn my face unto the Kingdom of Thy mercy and the realm of Thy singleness

BRL_DAK#0543, COMP_MASHRIQP#83x, DUR1.236

BRL_MASHRIQ#83x

Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement

AB12844

Persian

از الطاف جمال مبارک امیدوارم که این اقتران مورث روح و ریحان گردد و سبب سرور و حبور یاران

...It is my fervent hope that, through the bestowals of the Blessed Beauty, this marriage may bring about joy and radiance

BRL_SWOP#018x

BRL_SWO#018x

AB12848

Persian

ای کنیز عزیز الهی شکر کن خدا را که اسباب الفت و التیام با قرین محترمت حاصل شد

O thou dear handmaid of God! Render thanks unto God that the means of reconciliation and fellowship with thine esteemed spouse have been established

BRL_SWOP#043x

BRL_SWO#043x

ABU0532

Words spoken on 1911-11-27 in Paris

510

Persian

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Harmony of science and religion; Idolatry; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rational arguments

روسای ادیان امروز گمان میکنند که دین عبارت از تقلید آبا و اجداد است لهذا هر قومی تشبث

Religious leaders nowadays are of the opinion that religion consists of blindly following parental and ancestral beliefs… The greatest bounty of God to man is knowledge.... If religious beliefs should contradict science and reason, they are assuredly ignorance... Religion and science are linked together; they cannot be separated

BRL_DAK#0827, KHTB1.225, KHTP.171

BRL_ATE#207x, BRL_ATE#208x

AB00136

940

Arabic

To Set the World in Order

الحمد لله الذی خلق حقائق مزدوجه من تقابل الاسماء و الصفات و مرکبه من الوجود

All praise be unto God, Who hath created realities that are paired through the mutual encounter of the divine names and attributes… O Lord, make Thou this marriage to be blessed, prosperous, and happy. Bind these two souls together, and gladden Thou every eye

UMich962.137-139x, UMich991.092-094x

BRL_DAK#0783, BRL_SWOP#006x, BRL_SWOP#103x, MKT1.209, AVK4.159.04x

BRL_SWO#006x, BRL_SWO#103x

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Prayer for married couples; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04839

160

Persian

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator

ای معلمه های مدرسه تربیت بنات نامه شما رسید از قرائتش نهایت مسرت حاصل گشت

O ye teachers of the Tarbíat School for girls! Your letter hath been received and its perusal brought infinite joy

BRL_DAK#0839, MKT7.124b, MJTB.031ax

BRL_ATE#176x

AB04387

170

mixed

Education of children; moral education; Naming of children; of individuals; Review of publications

ای زائر مشکین نفس در معنی خلق السموات و الارض فی سته ایام لسانا بیان گردید و

O thou musk-scented visitor! Concerning the meaning of "He created the heavens and earth in six days," the tongue hath spoken and [3.5s]... ...As to the children: From the age of five their formal education must begin. That is, during the daytime they should be looked after in a place where there are teachers

BRL_DAK#0693, MKT3.263, AVK3.062.09x, AVK3.338.03x, MJTB.092ax, MJTB.110x, YQAZ.619-620

BRL_ATE#186x, COC#0626x, LOG#0493x

AB00695

470

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که اثر خامه تضرع و ابتهال بود مضمونش مفهوم گشت دلالت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter, which was a reflection of thy pen's supplication and entreaty, was understood in its true meaning [3.5s]... ...the user, the buyer and the seller [of opium] are all deprived of the bounty and grace of God

AVK3.038.10x, MAS2.058-059x, MSBH8.122-124, GHA.433bx, VUJUD.127x

BRL_Aqdas.n170bx, VUJUDE.186x

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Chastisement and requital; Law of Huququ'llah; Names and attributes of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB12852

Arabic

رب و رجائی قد اقترن عبدک هذا بأمة من امائک اطاعة لأمرک اجرآء لأحکامک

O my Lord and my Hope! This Thy servant hath, in obedience to Thy bidding and in fulfilment of Thy laws, wed one of Thy handmaidens

BRL_SWOP#102x

BRL_SWO#102x

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague); Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

AB00016

Lawh-i-Lahih (Tablet to the Hague)

4540

mixed

Lawh-i-Hague (Tablet to The Hague)

ای اول اشخاص خیرخواه محترم عالم انسانی نامه های شما که درین مدت حرب ارسال

O ye esteemed ones who are pioneers among the well-wishers of the world

BRL_HAGP1, MKT3.101, MNMK#112 p.210, MMK1#227 p.285x, AKHA_134BE #13 p.495x, AVK3.401.05x, AVK3.409.08x, AVK4.324ax, AVK4.324bx, AVK4.326x, AVK4.331ax, AVK4.334bx, DWNP_v2#12 p.095-99x, HDQI.211, ANDA#16 p.06x, KHAB.034 (043), OOL.C014

BRL_HAG1, SWAB#227x, BWF.284-296, LOG#1075x, BSC.410 #745, FWU.028x, SW_v11#08 p.123-127+129-134, DWN_v2#05 p.005x, ABCC.438-439x, BLO_PT#192, BLO_PT#193

Call to action; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

MMAH.271

AB10492

Persian

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای خداوند مهربان این دختر ملکوت را تایید فرما و توفیق بخش تا بر امرت ثابت

O Thou kind Lord! Bestow heavenly confirmation upon this daughter of the Kingdom and graciously aid her

BRL_DAK#1191, HUV1.023

BRL_CHILD#28, BPRY.253

S. Toloui-Wallace, E. Mahony, The Descendants, Martha & Mahdis

Prayer for women

AB08693

Persian

ای خداوند بی مانند کودکی بینوا را پناه باش و بیچاره پر گناه را آمرزنده

O Peerless Lord! Be Thou a shelter for this poor child and a kind and forgiving Master

BRL_DAK#1201, MMG2#427 p.474, HUV1.020, ABMH.010

BRL_CHILD#12, BPRY.030-031, TAB.588, DAS.1915-03-03

S. Toloui-Wallace

Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB10915

Persian

ای ریحان جویبار روحانی در مهد عنایت پرورش یاب و از ثدی موهبت لَبَن معرفت

O thou hyacinth which hast sprung up beside the heavenly stream! Let thyself be reared in the cradle of the loving providence of God and

AKHA_118BE #01-02 p.j, DRM.012d, HUV1.028

BRL_CHILD#33

Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB07452

990

Persian

Justice and mercy; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Parliaments; constitutional government; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای سمی و حفید شخص جلیل مقبول درگاه جمال کبریاء جد بزرگوار را نظر عنایت جمال

O namesake and descendant of that illustrious personage, who was accepted at the threshold of the Most Great Beauty - your noble grandfather was the recipient of His gracious favors [3.5s]... ...Wherefore thou shouldst seek to impart the Message to influential person and become a cause of guidance to the learned and distinguished

BRL_DAK#0582

BRL_ATE#161x, COC#1823x

AB10714

Persian

Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth

خداوندا مهربانا این اطفال نازنین صنع دست قدرت تو است و ایات عظمت تو خدایا این

O Thou kind Lord! These lovely children are the handiwork of the fingers of Thy might and the wondrous signs of Thy greatness.

BRL_DAK#0382, AMK.279-279b, HUV2.001, ABMH.020, NJB_v12#04 p.094

BRL_CHILD#16, BPRY.028

Soulrise Melodies

AB10324

Arabic

Call to action; Prayer for children and youth

الهی الهی تری هولاء الاطفال فروع شجره الحیات و طیور حدیقه النجات لئالی صدف بحر

O my God! O my God! Thou seest these children who are the twigs of the tree of life, the birds of the meads of salvation

BRL_DAK#0437, DRM.019a, ADH2.129, ADH2_5#05 p.161, MMG2#428 p.475, HUV1.017, NSR_1978.134, NSR_1993.147a, MMTF.013

BRL_CHILD#20, BPRY.031, SW_v01#19 p.003, SW_v09#10 p.114, BLO_PT#052.13

AB05591

440

Persian

Bahá'í World Faith; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای پسر عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه شما بتاریخ هشتم جولای سنه ۱۹۱۴ رسید مضامین در

O dearly beloved son! Your letter dated July 8, 1914 was received. Its contents [3.5s]... ...Iscariot must not be forgotten; the Divine sheep must constantly be guarded… Were it not for the protecting power of the Covenant

BRL_DAK#0676, MMK4#154 p.165x

BRL_ATE#210x, BWF.357-358x, COC#0255x

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00652

480

mixed

Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá'; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید دلیل تبتل و تضرع بود و برهان

O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents much appreciated… Obligatory prayers and supplications are the very water of life… Ye have asked about the significance of the expression “sacrificial lover”

MMK2#076 p.060, MMK2#134 p.101

BRL_ATE#189x, BRL_IOPF#2.18x, BLO_PT#081.76

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fanaticism and hatred; Importance of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03276

210

Persian

Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Prayer and Devotional Life; Family Life

اگر چنانچه فی الجمله مراعات پدر و مادر را نیز بنمائی که فی الجمله راضی شوند رضایت منست

Thy last letter was received and its contents brought joy. Thank thou God, for thou art engaged in serving the Word of God… With regard to the Obligatory Prayer, this should be said individually, but it is not dependent on a private spot… If thou wouldst show kindness and consideration to thy parents so that they may feel generally pleased

COMP_FAMP#51x, COMP_PDLP#32x

BRL_ATE#175x, BRL_IOPF#2.22x, BRL_FAM#51x, BRL_PDL#32x, TAB.463-464, COC#0843x, LOG#0767x, LOG#1527x

Law of obligatory prayer; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Parents and children; youth; families; Personal instructions; Review of publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00781

450

Persian

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment

مکتوب مورخه ۵ ذی القعده ۱۳۲۴ رسید ای بنده جمال ابهی عنوان نامه یا عبدالبهاء

O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated the 5th of Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1324 was received, bearing the address "O 'Abdu'l-Bahá" [3.5s]... ...We have previously written and sent out a detailed letter regarding the education of children in faith, certitude, learning and spiritual knowledge, and their being taught to call upon the Heavenly Kingdom with suppliant hearts

BRL_DAK#0509, MMK5#175 p.136

BRL_ATE#164x, COC#0599x

AB09040

Persian

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ربی ربی کودکم خوردسال از پستان عنایت شیر ده و در آغوش محبتت پرورش بخش و در

O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy

BRL_DAK#1190, DRM.018b, ADH2.127, ADH2_5#03 p.160, MJMJ1.106, MMG2#438 p.482, MJH.046b, HUV1.015

BRL_CHILD#08, BPRY.029-030, TAB.595, SW_v09#10 p.114, LABC.016, BSTW#071

T. Ellis, G.H. Miller, Ine

Prayer for children and youth; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB12843

120

Persian

ای دو مرغ حدائق روحانی حمد کنید موفق باقتران با یکدیگر شدید و آرزوی آن دارید که

O ye two birds of the celestial gardens! Render thanks unto God that ye were graciously enabled to enter into matrimony

BRL_SWOP#017

BRL_SWO#017

Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague)

AB00423

Tablet to the Hague II

590

Persian

Second Tablet to The Hague

اعضای محترما جواب نامه من که بتاریخ ۱۲ جون ۱۹۲۰ مرقوم فرموده بودید رسید نهایت

Your reply, dated 12 June 1920, to my letter was received with the utmost gratitude.

BRL_HAGP2, MKT4.199, MNMK#113 p.218, MSBH9.364-366, YHA1.340x

BRL_HAG2, SW_v11#17 p.288-289, ABCC.439-440x, BLO_PT#192

Martyrs and martyrdom; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace

AB01427

330

Persian

Excellence in all Things; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action

ای یاران الهی شما را فراموش ننموده و نخواهم نمود دائما گوش هوش منتظر استماع

O ye friends of God! I have not forgotten you and will not forget you. The ear of mind is constantly waiting...Exert every effort to acquire the various branches of knowledge and true understanding. Strain every nerve to achieve both material and spiritual accomplishments

INBA85:033

BRL_DAK#0276, MKT8.227, AKHA_133BE #10 p.224, AKHA_135BE #13 p.209, BSHN.140.344, BSHN.144.342, TRBB.041x, MHT1b.172

BRL_ATE#178x, BRL_SOCIAL#188x, BRL_EXCEL#26x, COC#0601x, COC#0791x, LOG#0480x, TCI#3

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Education of children; moral education; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04790

160

Persian

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Race unity; racial issues; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای طالب حقیقت نامه تو رسید مضمون دلیل بر حصول هدایت کبری بود شکر کن خدا را که

O thou wooer of Truth! Thy letter was received. Its contents indicated thy attainment to the Most Great Guidance…. I hope that thou mayest become a herald of the Kingdom and a means whereby the white and coloured peoples shall close their eyes to racial differences

BRL_DAK#0621

BRL_ATE#191x, SW_v12#05 p.103+106, AHV.029a, BLO_PN#045

AB11224

180

Persian

Consultation; Law of Huququ'llah

با جناب میرزا جمیل در خصوص سهم حضرات مذاکره شد نوعیکه شما خواسته بودید یعنی

With respect to the share allocated for the friends, discussions were held with Mr. Mirza Jamil in accordance with your expressed wishes, that is [3.5s]... ...The Blessed Beauty -- may my life be offered up for His Dust -- hath emphasized through His decisive Word that the utmost honesty hath to be observed in matters related to the Huquq

BRL_DAK#0836

BRL_ATE#177x, COC#1170x

AB00335

650

Persian

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ای یاران الهی نامه مفصلی از جناب اسفندیار مهربان رسید حکایت از شرح کشاف

O divine friends! A detailed letter has been received from his honor, the kind Isfandiyar, giving a comprehensive account [3.5s]... ...Concerning “wings” and “the comb” mentioned in the Hidden Words: this means the Covenant of God

BRL_DAK#1051, AVK4.013.04x, MAS2.035-037x, YARP2.110 p.133

BRL_ATE#204x

AB01398

330

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای دوست عزیز هر چند شخص نیکوکار در درگاه پروردگار مقبول است ولی اول دانستن است

My dear Friend: Pleasing and acceptable as is a person of righteous actions before God’s Holy Threshold, yet deeds should proceed from knowledge

BRL_DAK#1055, MMK3#144 p.099

BRL_ATE#205x, TAB.549-550, BWF.382-383x, BSC.460 #851-852x

Christ; Christianity; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Goodly deeds; actions; Reincarnation

AB00059

470

Persian

Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká

حکمت الهیه در صیام بسیار است از جمله چون در آن ایام مطلع شمس حقیقت

There is many a divine wisdom in fasting. Among them is this: that, in the days… O Divine Providence! As I am abstaining from bodily desires

BRL_TTTP#05, AKHA_123BE #10 p.bx, PYB#147 p.03x, MAS9.021x

BRL_ATE#200x, BRL_TTT#05, LOG#0779x, LOG#0784x, SW_v04#18 p.305, TTCT.09-11

E. Mahony

Law of fasting; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01990

280

Arabic

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Necessity for Prayer, The

ایتها المقبله الی ملکوت الله قد قرئت نمیقتک اللطیفه الانشاء البدیعه المعنی

Thou didst question the necessity for prayer, and the wisdom that might lie behind it. What reason could there be, thou didst ask

BRL_DAK#0682

BRL_ATE#174x, SW_v04#18 p.303, SW_v08#04 p.044-045

Importance of prayer; Power of prayer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

AB12847

Persian

غصّه مخور صدمه مکش توکّل بر خدا کن و توسّل بذیل کبریا جو

…Grieve thou not, and sorrow not. Place thy whole trust in God, and hold fast unto the hem of the Almighty

BRL_SWOP#042x

BRL_SWO#042x

AB08620

Persian

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

ای پروردگار این دوستان یاران تواند و سرمست پیمانه پیمان تو همه پرورده آغوش

Open Thou the portals of hope, and from the bounties of heaven bestow upon them a share. Turn this gloomy night into day, and cause the day of Naw-Rúz to become blessed

INBA75:022

BRL_DAK#0891, AKHA_133BE #09 p.201, AKHA_134BE #01 p.05, ALPA.012, ALPA.070, AYT.354, PYB#256 p.04, DUR1.280, DUR1.560, MJMJ1.047, MMG2#232 p.260, MJH.010a, YARP2.014 p.072

BRL_ATE#184x

S. Tirandaz

AB12841

190

Arabic

حمدا لمن خلق مبدء الوجود بفیض مشهود و جعله مرکز المقام محمود و بث من ذلک

Praise be unto Him Who, through His effulgent grace, created the Primal Origin of existence and made It the centre of the seat of glory....O Lord! Grant that this marriage may be blessed and happy. Send down Thy mercy upon them both in order that from them may issue forth noble children

BRL_SWOP#009x, BRL_SWOP#104x

BRL_SWO#009x, BRL_SWO#104x

Creation of the world; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Prayer for married couples

AB01650

310

Arabic

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

یا ورقات جنه الابهی و اماء الرحمن انی قد تلوت ایات شکرکن لله و ثنائکن علی الله

O leaves of the Most Glorious Paradise and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! I have indeed read your verses of thanksgiving to God and your praise unto the Lord [3.5s]... ...O Maidservants of the All-Merciful! Know, verily, that today is the day for teaching the Cause—the day for spreading abroad the fragrances of God

BRL_DAK#0837

BRL_ATE#181x, TAB.028-029

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01301

340

Persian

Trustworthiness

ای افنان سدره مبارکه بر تفاصیل مرقومه از حوادث طهران اطلاع حاصل شد فی الحقیقه

O Branch of the Sacred Tree! The details thou didst write regarding the events in Tihran have truly been received [3.5s]... ...If one of the friends ... be appointed to a high administrative office, he should strive diligently to perform the duties committed to his charge… How foolish and ignorant must a man be, how base his nature… The greatness and honour of man reside in purity, truthfulness

INBA85:278

BRL_DAK#0548, COMP_TRUSTP#58x, COMP_TRUSTP#62x, MKT8.244b, AKHA_106BE #02 p.02, AVK3.289.07x, KHSH12.009

BRL_ATE#162x, BRL_TRUST#57x, BRL_TRUST#61x, COC#2069x, COC#2073x, LOG#1476x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB07328

260

Persian

Education of children; moral education; Elections; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat]

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مفهوم موجب فرح و نهایت سرور گردید که الحمد لله

O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Your letter hath come and imparted great delight, with its word that, praised be God, the youth of the Abha paradise

BRL_DAK#0552, TRBB.043x

BRL_ATE#167, COC#0604x

AB09794

Persian

Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

ای امه الله از خدا خواهم که در ایمان و ایقان ثابت و مستقیم شوی و بخدمت ملکوت

O handmaiden of God! I beseech from God that thou mayest remain firm and steadfast in faith and certitude, and arise to serve His Kingdom [3.5s]... ...O Lord! I am a child; enable me to grow beneath the shadow of Thy loving-kindness.

BRL_DAK#0235, HUV2.002x, MMJA.007

BRL_CHILD#07x, BPRY.031-032x

MJ Cyr, Nabilinho, Soulrise Melodies, Ahdieh, S. Engle and J. White

AB12846

150

Arabic

قد انشرح القلوب لاقترانکما فی یوم مبارک سعید فی هذا العصر المجید

...The hearts were cheered by your marriage on a blessed and happy day in this glorious age. In the estimation of true believers

BRL_SWOP#022

BRL_SWO#022

AB03251

210

Persian