search results for 'ABU'

corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; growth of the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2236

Words spoken on 1914-07-19 in Haifa

110

You are the angels of the kingdom of Abha; guide the people. You are the rays

DAS.1914-07-19, SW_v07#04 p.027

being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; call to action; confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; methods of teaching the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2196

Words spoken on 1914-07-20

120

That soul is alone who is negligent of God. But if he knows God, although he may live in an interminable desert

DAS.1914-07-20, SW_v08#18 p.236

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; nearness and remoteness; symbolism; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2667

Words spoken on 1914-07-21 in Haifa

I hope India will become the burning furnace of the Love of God. The people of that country are very receptive and their leaders are quick to perceive the need

DAS.1914-07-21

call to action; growth of the Cause; praise and encouragement; wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2695

Words spoken on 1914-07-24 in Haifa

Praise be to God, you are firm in the Covenant and steadfast in the Testament. Firmness and

DAS.1914-07-24, SW_v08#05 p.059

firmness in the Covenant; humility; meekness; lowliness; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; symbolism; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3473

Words spoken on 1914-07-24 in Haifa

Man must be a mine of piety and sympathy. He must associate with all mankind with joy and fragrance. He must not turn away his face

SW_v07#18 p.187

compassion; kindness; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; love and unity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3494

Words spoken on 1914-07-24 in Haifa

Today the highest of all the degrees are the degrees of firmness and steadfastness in faith and certainty.

DAS.1914-07-24, SW_v08#16 p.219

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1354

Words spoken on 1914-07-25

240

It is related that Saboktakeen, one of the renowned ancient kings of Persia, lived

DAS.1914-07-25, SW_v09#18 p.204-205, STAB#041

charitable associations; humanitarian activities; stories; anecdotes; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU3629

Words spoken on 1914-07-26

What art thou reading? "A lecture on the coming world teacher, by Mrs. Besant." "The great world teacher has already come"

DAS.1914-07-26, SW_v09#01 p.006

predictions and prophecies; prophecy and fulfillment

ABU2628

Words spoken on 1914-07-27 in Haifa

The supreme concern of any government must be the establishment of equal justice and equal opportunity amongst its citizens.

DAS.1914-07-27

justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; relationship between government and people; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU2629

Words spoken on 1914-07-27 in Haifa

What does a man lose if he should lose his self? His moral credit will be larger than his debit.

DAS.1914-07-27

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1295

Words spoken on 1914-07-28 in Haifa

240

Profitless discussions fatigue and weary a person. People who call on me almost every day carry on a stream of profitless, unspiritual talk.... Man's speech is the revealer of his heart…. There are persons with whom we associate and converse whose utterances are life-imparting

LOG#1139x, DAS.1914-07-28, SW_v08#02 p.024-025

consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; the power of words; of speech

ABU0099

Words spoken on 1914-08-06

1230

The gathering storm is most portentous! Mankind is gripped in the paroxysm of a fearful alarm

DAS.1914-08-06, SW_v05#12 p.179-182

forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; material and spiritual existence; two books; nationalism; love of country; oneness; unity of religion; power of love; spiritual transformation; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

ABU1256

Words spoken on 1914-08-08

250

These dreadful events are as warnings on the part of God:--so that they may quicken the people

DAS.1914-08-08, SW_v05#12 p.177+186

heedlessness and ignorance of the people; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; prayer for peace and unity; prayer for spiritual recognition; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0480

Words spoken on 1914-08-10

550

They are informed too late. The matter is now beyond their criticism and rebuke... Mohammed Ali Pasha had a big, fat camel. When the Hajis started on their long pilgrimage to Mecca

DAS.1914-08-10, SW_v09#18 p.210-211x, STAB#119

defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; growth of the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution; stories; anecdotes

ABU3358

Words spoken on 1914-08-17

I cannot understand why people insist on the fact that one cannot give up a thing

DAS.1914-08-17, SW_v08#02 p.021

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline

ABU2302

Words spoken on 1914-08-20

110

The object of the dawn of the Morn of Guidance and the effulgence of the Sun of

DAS.1914-08-20, SW_v08#10 p.135

being a source of light; guidance; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; love of God; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1205

Words spoken on 1914-09-03

270

In reality the air of Mount Carmel is most energizing... Man is eternally in a state of communion and prayer with the source of all good. The highest and most elevating state is the state of prayer

DAS.1914-09-03, SW_v08#04 p.045x, PN_1914 p007

Mount Carmel; prayer for evening; night; Shrines and Holy places; spiritual transformation; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU1430

Words spoken on 1914-09-06

220

Mount Carmel is enveloped with the white mantle of spirituality.... The divine, holy prophets have two stations.

DAS.1914-09-06, SW_v09#09 p.104

contemplation; material and spiritual existence; two books; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Mount Carmel; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment; transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU2393

Words spoken on 1914-10-06 in Haifa

100

This Cause has hoisted the banner of the unity of the world of humanity. One of the instruments which will bring about universal peace is this very war

PN_1914 p033

forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; stories; anecdotes; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

ABU2904

Words spoken on 1914-10-07 in Haifa

Youthfulness depends upon the heart and spirit and not upon the physical body of man. You may find often a young man who may look a thousand years old.

PN_1914 p039

hospitality; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1218

Words spoken on 1914-10-12 in Haifa

260

The present condition of the Baha'i Cause in Germany is most satisfactory... Some of the German friends have asked that victory be given to Germany. We are not interfering with either party... May they attain to such heights of altruism as to be ready to sacrifice their lives for each other!

DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v07#18 p.188x

characteristics and conduct of true believers; growth of the Cause; love and unity; war and peace

ABU1795

Words spoken on 1914-10-13

170

But now after the lapse of many centuries, his highness, the Almighty, has again looked upon them

DAS.1914-10-13, SW_v09#01 p.007+010

growth of the Cause; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as sun; martyrs and martyrdom; past, present and future of Iran; rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2527

Words spoken on 1914-10-17 in Haifa

Praise be to God that his holiness Baha'o'llah, has spread before us the heavenly table

DAS.1914-10-17, SW_v07#16 p.154

spiritual foundations of true knowledge; spiritual transformation; symbolism; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU3329

Words spoken on 1914-10-17 in Haifa

The best capital and the most profitable business is honesty in all things. Do thou continue to be honest in thy dealings

DAS.1914-10-17, SW_v08#02 p.025

characteristics and conduct of true believers; conduct in finance and business; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

ABU2495

Words spoken on 1914-12-16

I know thou art exerting thyself in the instruction of the children. The life of man must be productive of some results

DAS.1914-12-16, SW_v13#07 p.172

education of children; moral education; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2009

Words spoken on 1915-04-17 in Abu Sinan

140

Mankind are naturally heedless and prone to commit injustice and excess. They do not turn their faces toward God and do not let their hearts be swayed by ideal emotions. Like unto the beasts they wallow in the mire of materialism

DAS.1915-04-17

heedlessness and ignorance of the people; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1791

Words spoken on 1915-04-24 in Haifa

170

Now that sacred tent which belonged to the Manifestation of God, the tent under which the Suratu'l-Haykal, the Kitab-i-Aqdas and other glorious Tablets were revealed... is given by the violators of the Covenant to Jamal Pasha

DAS.1915-04-24

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; prophecy and fulfillment; rejection, opposition and persecution; universal peace; world unity

ABU0136

Words spoken on 1915-04-30 in Haifa

1070

His life [Khalil's] was an example of honesty and activity... This man [Abdullah] lives in Baghdad and was notorious for his evil deeds... This man [Isma'il] was the well-known architect of Farrokh Khan in Tihran...

DAS.1915-04-30

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; hospitality; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1782

Words spoken on 1915-05-01 in Haifa

170

How the children love the small, innocent lambs... I remember an incident of my childhood... I was then very, very young, probably 3 or 4 years. At the time the Blessed Perfection lived in Tihran.

DAS.1915-05-01

stories; anecdotes; youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1253

Words spoken on 1915-05-24

250

DAS.1915-05-25

characteristics and conduct of true believers; consolation and comfort; eulogies; reminiscences; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1657

Words spoken on 1916-06-27

190

The religion of God has now been proclaimed in Germany. When the divine seed takes root in the soil

BBBD.362, SW_v07#17 p.173

growth of the Cause; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Shrines and Holy places; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2411

Words spoken on 1917-02-03

100

Come and take this, Mirza Ahmad. Let me see what you can do. Let me see what the friends of God in these states will do.

SW_v10#04 p.071-072

call to action; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0380

Words spoken on 1917-02-16

640

It is very good. It sticks.... Consider how men, in order to gain wealth and honor, threw themselves

SW_v10#10 p.200-202

living waters; water of life; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0364

Words spoken on 1918-12-22

660

Now that thou art returning to America thou must think of taking unto thyself a wife…. The bond that unites hearts most perfectly is loyalty

DAS.1918?, SW_v11#01 p.020-021

A. Youssefi (1), A. Youssefi (2)

education of children; moral education; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; marriage as means of spiritual progress; personal instructions; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2405

Words spoken on 1919-06-06

100

This spiritual communication and mutual exchange of thoughts is conditioned upon certain facts

SW_v10#18 p.336

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; soul; spirit after death; spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU2266

Words spoken on 1919-06-08

110

The Temple of Eshkabad is unique in that it is the first Temple of the kind that has been erected. Many such temples shall be constructed

BSTW#237

growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; music and singing

ABU1237

Words spoken on 1920-02-15

260

You must think now of spiritual affairs. Try to enlighten the morals and try to spread

SW_v11#12 p.224-225

forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; service to others; to the Cause of God; unity; oneness of humanity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1065

Words spoken on 1920-05-07

300

His Holiness Jesus says, 'He amongst you who desires to become first must be the last, and he who desires to be a master, must become a servant'.

BSTW#317

being a source of light; guidance; love of God; service to others; to the Cause of God; servitude; submission to God; repentance; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause

ABU1725

Words spoken on 1920-09-07

180

The body of man is from the world of nature. His body is akin to that of the animal. He has animal tendencies.

SW_v11#16 p.269, PN_1920 p032, PN_1920 p056, PN_1920 p092, PN_1920_heh p014, PN_1920_heh_haifa p021

man's distinction from the animal; second birth; spiritual transformation; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU3214

Words spoken on 1920-09-20 in Haifa

He said that the belief of the Druses was very secret, but he knew it - that they do not believe in any prophet, neither Jesus nor Muhammad, but in minor people, such as Peter. Their leader was a servant of Muhammad. They believe in reincarnation. They veil and pretend to be a Muhammadan sect.

PN_1920_heh_haifa p024

ABU1412

Words spoken on 1920-11-28

230

Springtime is the time of buds and blossoms and flowers, but the season of fruits is after the springtime

SW_v13#01 p.018-019

growth of the Cause; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1064

Words spoken on board the Himalaya at sea, 1913-06-14

300

There was a man in Bagdad who was the chief of a thousand warriors. These men were not in the regular army

DAS.1913-06-14, SW_v09#18 p.209

spiritual transformation; stories; anecdotes; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2351

Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-02

100

Let us all remember, we have travelled over many countries and upraised the Flag of Truth over many climes. People everywhere listened to the word

DAS.1913-12-02

growth of the Cause; praise and encouragement; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; teaching the Cause; call to teach; universal peace; world unity

ABU0606