search results for 'ABU'

...diversity is really harmony. If our food were to be all of one kind it would become monotonous. So in many ways the existence of different degrees is in reality the perfection of harmony

PN_1909F p062, PN_1909F p116, AKL.009

Differences in human capacity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Diversity of thought and belief; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Unity in diversity

ABU1910

Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900

160

…every morning when the sun comes up, it does not first send out a herald to wake up the townspeople and tell them to rise and go to work.

SUR.141

Imam 'Ali; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds

ABU2294

Words spoken ca. Nov. 1912 in the United States

110

...he replied that he had talked on every subject, from the scientific as well as psychological basis

SW_v03#10 p.016

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU2625

Words spoken on 1913-10-24 in Ramleh

...in every dispensation three persons are mentioned. In the Mosaic dispensation there was Jehovah, the burning bush and Moses.

DAS.1913-10-24

The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Angels; Presence of; reunion with God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; The cross and the trinity

ABU0913

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-19

330

...In future you will see far greater gatherings... Yes. What could be greater than this war?...

PN_1919 p026, PN_1919 p137, LAT.030-032x, LAT.069-070x

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Martyrdom of the Bab; Non-participation in politics; Predictions and prophecies; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Universal peace; world unity

ABU3180

...in like manner, when the sincere purposes and the justice of the sovereign, the knowledge and perfect political efficiency of the ministers of state

SW_v07#15 p.147

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Relationship between government and people; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

ABU3406

Public address given on 1912-05-14

Mahmúd's Diary

...It is the Holy Spirit of God which insures the safety of humanity, for human thoughts differ, human susceptibilities differ. You cannot make the susceptibilities of all humanity one except through the common channel of the Holy Spirit.

VLAB.060-061x

The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Differences in human capacity; Unity in diversity

MHMD1.101

ABU3346

Words spoken at Higher Thought center, 1911-11-01

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

...it matters not what name each calls himself -- The Great Work is One. Christ is ever in the world of existence

AIL.040, BSTW#207c

Christ; Christianity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU1936

150

...multitudiness, they all emanate from the solar center. May we be like these trees

BSTW#084b

Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Unity in diversity; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1485

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

220

…so that each of you may become a candle, literally a light of guidance, and a manifestor of power… You must be newly created. You must not be the same as you were before you became Bahá’ís. A transformation must take place.

ECN.164

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Being a source of light; guidance; Fulfillment of true potential; Second birth; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0124

Words spoken on 1912-07-09 in New York

1100

...Tell Mrs. D. there are only two ways of correcting the social conditions; it cannot be done by force.

PN_1912 p109x, BSTW#351ax

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

ABU0388

Address at unity feast, Flynn home in Green Acre, 1912-08-20

630

...that a man from the East encounters a person from the West, and between the two

PN_1912 p023, BSTW#335

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3189

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23

...that was not really a deterioration of the essential part of the man, the mind or spirit, but a weakening of the functional organs.

PN_1909F p061, PN_1909F p116, AKL.009

Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2872

Words to Albert Windust, Ramleh, 1913-10-23

...That which is the most important of all the affairs in this day is to teach the Cause of God!

SW_v04#15 p.251

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

ABU0769

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

390

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

...the books of Baha'u'llah, written and printed sixty years ago, contained the ideals now so familiar to the West

AIL.068

East and West; communication between East and West; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Predictions and prophecies; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Supreme tribunal; War and peace

ABU3093

Words to Florence Khan spoken in 1906

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

SUR.241

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

ABU1470

Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-02-04

220

...there are five kinds of love: 1st: The love of His own perfections which caused God to create

SW_v08#10 p.126x, BAVA.038-039, BLO_PN#021

Four; five pathways of love; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death

ABU3265

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

...these rappings, etc., were all material things, and of the body. What is needed is to rise above the material

AIL.072

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU0225

870

...These twelve basic Bahá'í principles were laid down by Baha'o'llah over sixty years ago

SW_v11#01 p.004-005, SW_v12#01 p.012-013

Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity

ABU3453

Words spoken on 1913-08-20 in Ramleh

...this Blessed Cause has such great power that it shall, ere long, vanquish all opposition. We must live and act in such manner as not to lower the station of the Cause

DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.215, BLO_PN#007

Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause

ABU3175

Words to Badi Bushru'i and other students, Ramleh, 1913-09-19

...translate at least one page every day, either from English into Persian, or from Persian into English, thus they might acquire efficiency in this line of work. He recommended for the future that when the means are provided, a committee of translators be organized from both nationalities, who would know the two languages well, in addition to Arabic. Then the Tablets would be properly translated.

DAS.1913-09-19, ABIE.331, BLO_PN#007

Language and the structure of reality; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

ABU0162

Words spoken on 1912-08-20 in Green Acre

1000

...When a man is thirsty he drinks water. When he is hungry he eats food. But if a man be not thirsty

SW_v07#16 p.155+161x

Human reality created in the image of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2522

Words to Mrs Goodall and Mrs Cooper

...You have written concerning the spiritual meetings. The foundation of the spiritual meetings must be the teaching

SW_v02#06 p.005

Music and singing; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1019

Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-13

310

‘Abdu'l-Bahá has written a Tablet specially for the purpose, that should anyone ask about his station, it is ‘Abdu'l-Bahá, and no more

TTAG.016-017, BLO_PN#101

Development of capacity and readiness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity of thought and belief

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]; Shrines and Holy places; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU1842

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

160

علویه خانم عیال ملا علی جان شهید خوابی دیده بود و برای جمال بروجردی نقل کرده بود

‘Alaviyyih Khanum, the wife of the martyred Mulla ‘Alí Jan [Mafuzaki], had a dream which she recounted to Jamal Burújirdí. She said, “I dreamt that Jamal Mubarak came to this room and graciously spoke in praise of me.”

KHH1.022 (1.031)

KHHE.045, STAB#121

Accounts of dreams and visions; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2186

Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh

120

"Mirror" is the whole body, the brain in particular. Body has many elements in its composition

SW_v14#02 p.037, PN_1911 p003

Differences in human capacity; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU3683

170

"There are many kinds of martyrdom. How many times have I prayed for it… So Christ never suffered upon the cross

SW_v24#04 p.105

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1010

Words spoken ca. 1900

310

(Third proof of this Revelation) - This is that the most learned men in Persian believed in the Blessed Perfection.

PN_1900_heh p027, PN_1900 p046

Quddus; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU2125

130

[At some period of history, there was a rivalry beween Greek and Japanese artists.] This competition became so keen that an opportunity was given to these artists to compare their skill.

SW_v02#04 p.004, STAB#142

Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2129

Words spoken on 1913-03-09 in Paris

120

Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

البته وقتی میآید و نزدیک است که ملل عالم بفریاد آیند و مصارف باهظهٴ حرب را تحمل نتوانند

[He remarked that] it would certainly come to pass, and that it will be close at hand when the peoples of the world have been provoked to cry out

BDA2.176

MHMD2.223

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Predictions and prophecies; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium

ABU2857

Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920

من تمام کارهای خود را در این جهان تمام کردم و باید از این عالم بروم فقط بیت مبارک

[He said that He has completed His work in this world and must leave this mortal plane. But the only matter He has been unable to take care of is the House of Baha’u’llah in Baghdad]

KNR.079

KNRE.087

Shrines and Holy places; Call to action

ABU1311

Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920

240

من در مجالس سانفرانسیسکو خیلی میرفتم یک روز یک جمعیتی پیش من

[He spoke one night about when He visited San Francisco, where He went to various meetings and gatherings of the friends and others.]

KNR.064-065

KNRE.073

Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2220

Words to a Baha'í from Holland, spoken on 1913-02-10

110

Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

بناپارت در عالم ملک یکی از نفوس عظیمه بود ولی فتوحاتش محدود بود منتهی شد

[Napoleon] Bonaparte was a powerful person in this earthly dominion. His conquests, however, were limited.

BDA2.129

DAS.1913-02-10, MHMD2.160-161

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2334

Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920

100

روزی در آلمان در کوچه ای می رفتم دختری دیدم به قدر نصف این فوزیتا

[Then He said that] one day He was walking on a street in Germany when He noticed that a short woman—shorter even than our Fujita

KNR.059-060

KNRE.069

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0734

Words to a Russian princess, spoken on 1913-10-30

400

A Bahá'í is at the same time a Christian, a Jew, a Zoroastrian and a Mohammadan. The Bahá'í Cause is like unto a tree... Every moment in this world has a center.

DAS.1913-10-30, SW_v08#14 p.188x

Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1405

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-23

230

A Bahá'í must conform all his great and small affairs in accord with the good-pleasure of the Blessed Perfection. This is the unerring criterion.

DAS.1915-05-23

Attaining good pleasure of God; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others

ABU1992

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-26

140

Mahmúd's Diary

مومن بهاءالله کسی است که ثابت بر میثاق است هر کسی بپیمان الهی ثابت است مومن است

A believer in Baha'u'llah is he who is firm in the Covenant.... Is it possible that one may believe in a book without believing in the teacher

BDA1.391.15

SW_v14#08 p.228, MHMD1.410

Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU1646

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

190

A certain journalist called upon Me this morning representing one of the well known Arabian newspapers. He asked Me these questions.

AHF.019-020

Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU1346

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

240

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

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

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

ABU1081

Words spoken on 1915-08-03 in Haifa

290

شخصی از او از [شخص] کاملی پرسید، او هم اشاره به شخصی در نیشابور کرد. حسب الاشاره از حال شخص مذکور

A certain one inquired of him concerning a perfect one, whereupon he made mention of a person in Nishábúr. According to that which was indicated regarding the state of the aforementioned person [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-03

Empty learning; false spirituality; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

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