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| ABU0703 | Words to Mr. Reed, spoken on 1912-10-08 | 420 | Bahá’u’lláh has closed the door to the introduction of these superstitions and imitations, because He has revealed a book | ECN.632+666+1025 | corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; House of Justice; importance of authoritative interpretation; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Saint Peter and Saint Paul | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0704 | Words spoken on 1913-01-05 in London | 410 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | احوالم خوب نبود محض خاطر شما بیرون آمدم ... بیانات من مثل تخم پاکی باشد که در اراضی طیبه کشته میشود | I was not feeling well; I have come outside purely for your sake. And yet, tomorrow I must go to Edinburgh | BDA2.059 | MHMD2.071-073 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; love of God; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| ABU0705 | The Eighth Principle—Universal Peace: Words spoken on 1911-11-29 in Paris | 410 | Paris Talks | از جمله أوامر حضرت بهاء الله اینست که باید جمیع ملت | A Supreme Tribunal shall be established by the peoples and Governments of every nation, composed of members elected from each country and Government. | KHTB1.233, KHTP.175 | LOG#1076x, PT#48 p.161 | unity; oneness of humanity; universal language; universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||
| ABU0706 | The Two Natures in Man: Words spoken on 1911-11-01 in Paris | 410 | Paris Talks; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | شنیده ام امروز در پاریس عید است عید جمیع قدیسین چرا این ها را شماها قدیس | Today is a day of rejoicing in Paris! They are celebrating the Festival of 'All Saints'. Why do you think that these people were called 'Saints'? | KHAB.113 (123), KHTB1.097 | PT#18 p.055 | apostles; early disciples of Christ; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; spiritual transformation; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| ABU0707 | Words spoken on 1913-05-22 in Paris | 410 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | میگویند مقصود انبیا از ادعا ریاست و حکومت بوده با آنکه اساس امر الله ادعای مظاهر | Such people say that the goal of the prophets has been to claim a position of earthly sovereignty and leadership for themselves | BDA2.312-313 | MHMD2.413-414 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; power of the Manifestation of God; proofs of the Manifestations of God; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||
| ABU0708 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 410 | واقعا اگر در ادوار سابق از برای نفوس شکی و ریبی و شبهه ئی بود از این بود | Verily, if in the bygone ages there lingered any doubt, uncertainty or misgiving in the hearts of men, it was for this reason [3.5s] | KHH2.287-290 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; prophecy and fulfillment; words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0709 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 410 | In the Koran the following verse is revealed by God: 'Oh Mahomet no power save that of God...' There are two kinds of love... | PN_1900_heh p072 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; love of God; material and spiritual existence; two books; one universal law; attractive power of love; proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0710 | Words spoken on 1914-07-11 | 410 | I greatly hope the students are enjoying their vacation on the slope of Mount Carmel. The surrounding country is most entrancing, the sweeping panorama of land and sea | DAS.1914-07-11 | development of capacity and readiness; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0711 | Words to a Persian tailor, spoken on 1913-03-23 | 410 | There are some people who study for dress, work for dress, live for dress, walk for dress, eat for dress, in brief their lives are spent for the dress, the clothes, the style, fashion and mode. | DAS.1913-03-23 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; eulogies; reminiscences; humor; jokes; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0712 | Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-08 | 410 | Divine favor, like the sun, appears from different dawning places. In the early days, the prophets were the dawning places of the divine benedictions. | PN_1904 p010, PN_1904 p045, TTAW.013-015, BLO_PN#102 | independent investigation of truth; reality; literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as sun; oneness; unity of religion; suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0713 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1909-07-11 | 410 | Tonight is a beautiful night because, Praise be to God, the believers of America and Persia are joined here at one table. This is one of the great fruits of the Word of God. | PN_1909 p021, PN_1909 p057, PN_1909C p111, DJT.108-110, BLO_PN#027 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; East and West; communication between East and West; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; rejection, opposition and persecution; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0714 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 410 | In America, praise be to God, the Cause has become famous and well-known. In most of the cities believers are to be found... If one should wholly abstain from meat and be contented with vegetables, it would be much better. | PN_1909 p089 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; return of Christ; second coming of Christ; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0715 | Instructions to Mrs. Thornburg Cropper ca. 1900 | 410 | All prophets are messengers from God and all ways lead to Him and all have borne fruit. The great gift is unselfishness, and the loving wish to help others will guide us. | PN_1900 p007, BSTW#142 | happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; knowledge; recognition of God; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; service to others; to the Cause of God; soul; spirit after death; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0716 | Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken on 1909-10-12 | 410 | You must have no fear in going to Persia…. When you breathe forth the breath of the Holy Spirit from your hearts into the world... When we consider the realm of existence, we discover a great motive factor | SW_v08#08 p.103x, PN_1909B p051, PN_1909C p023, PN_1909E p038, PN_unsorted p157 | development of capacity and readiness; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0717 | Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-12 | 410 | The owner of this house was a native of Beirut. He himself used to live here. When the government gave permission for us to leave the barracks we wanted to rent a house. | PN_1919 p081 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; banishment to; life in 'Akka; characteristics and conduct of true believers; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0718 | Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-10-04 | 410 | All the Prophets have failed to ever say 'The Day has come' but said, 'The Day will come.' They all describe this Day of God. | PN_1900 p042 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; predictions and prophecies; prophecy and fulfillment; the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0719 | Words spoken in Jun. 1906 | 410 | See how Mirza Muhammad Ali has said that 'Aqa [‘Abdu'l-Bahá] has abolished and effaced the Cause of God!' By the life of God | PN_1906 p042, SUR.246-247, BLO_PN#001 | growth of the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0720 | Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-27 | 410 | Convey to the attendants in that Friday evening meeting my love and extend to them my longing. See what has happened to this world.... You must all do your best to increase love among the friends | SW_v10#17 p.315x, PN_1919 p014, PN_1919 p194, LAT.143-145 | Christ; Christianity; John the Baptist; light and darkness; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; material and spiritual existence; two books; predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0721 | Words to Howard MacNutt spoken around 1912-04-15 | 410 | Miscellaneous historical and doctrinal topics | A great steamship has been lost at sea. Today newspaper accounts of the Titanic | SW_v04#12 p.210 | materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0722 | Words spoken on 1914-05-23 in Tiberias | 410 | Life, life--let us have more life! Let us have the life of the spirit, a life which is a collective center of the beneficial forces | DAS.1914-05-23, SW_v07#18 p.179-180 | equality of men and women; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; humility; meekness; lowliness; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; priestcraft; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); service to others; to the Cause of God; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0723 | Words spoken in 1917 | 410 | Why didst thou not tell me about these wonderful things when we were travelling in America? | SW_v10#10 p.202-203 | creation of the world; eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0724 | Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-09-05 | 410 | Do you like it here? Do you like the view here? ... This truth is that this place has a spiritual atmosphere... His Holiness Elijah was once in a cave near here. | SW_v11#16 p.269-270, PN_1920 p030, PN_1920 p054, PN_1920 p090, PN_1920_heh p012, PN_1920_heh_haifa p013, STAB#053 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Shrines and Holy places; stories; anecdotes; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0725 | 410 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | All that has been created is for man who is at the apex of creation and who must be thankful | SW_v08#06 p.063, ADP.134-136 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; monasticism; asceticism; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; stories; anecdotes; thankfulness; gratitude; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0726 | Address to Women's Freedom League, Essex Hall in London, 1913-01-02 | 410 | Humanity is like a bird with its two wings -- the one is male, the other female.... According to the spirit of this age, women must advance... "You can kill me as son as you like but you cannot stop the emancipation of women." | COMP_WOMENP#086x | BRL_WOMEN#086x, COC#2177x, DWN_v5#05 p.008-009x, BNE.147-149 | equality of men and women; martyrs and martyrdom; role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0727 | Words to Mirza Lotfullah, spoken on 1914-01-23 | 410 | Now that thou hast decided to live in Aleppo, thou must act, speak and conduct thyself | DAS.1914-01-23, SW_v07#17 p.168-169 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; cleanliness and refinement; goodly deeds; actions; material world a reflection of the spiritual; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0728 | Words spoken on 1912-12-17 in London | 410 | God willing! If I go to America another time I will go differently; but it is very difficult | DAS.1912-12-17, SW_v03#19 p.003-004 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; praise of Western values; culture; review of publications; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0729 | Words spoken on 1912-12-24 in London | 400 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از امریکا میایم نه ماه در صفحات امریکا بودم بهر شهری رفتم در کنائس و مجامع | I have come from America. For nine months, I visited the various places of America | BDA2.039 | MHMD2.045-046 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; oneness; unity of religion; teaching the Cause; call to teach; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||
| ABU0730 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-23 | 400 | Real feasts were held during the days of the Blessed Perfection, for then we used to get up early mornings with the utmost joy | DAS.1914-08-24 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; eulogies; reminiscences; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; humor; jokes; law of fasting | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0731 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-21 | 400 | Our feasts are very wonderful. They are unique and peerless. During the days of the Blessed Perfection we celebrated this national New year's Day with great festivities | DAS.1914-03-21, PN_1914 p017 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; consultation; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; importance of community building; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach; wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0732 | Words to the friends spoken around 1914 | 400 | الحمد لله در ظل عنایت جمال قدم چنین مجالس روحانی فراهم بمشود حالا قدر این انجمنها معلوم نیست | Praised be God that under the shadow of the bounties of the Ancient Beauty such heavenly gatherings are now held.... At the beginning of our arrival at ‘Akka, we had gatherings, but very secretly. | KHH1.311-313 (1.434-436) | KHHE.447-449 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; growth of the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; stories; anecdotes; suffering and imprisonment; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0733 | Public address given on 1912-05-02 | 400 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | بسیار خوش آمدید امروز صبح بر خواستم دیدم شهر را مر گرفته صفا نگذاشته هر روز صبح | I find this morning that the city is enveloped by a fog and mist. It is a good city | BSB5:3-6:1 | PUP#034 (p.078-079), SW_v03#04 p.015 | oneness; unity of religion; rational arguments; symbolism; unity in diversity | - | - | |||||
| 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; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; universality of the Cause; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0735 | The Clouds That Obscure the Sun of Truth: Words spoken on 1911-10-27 in Paris | 400 | Paris Talks | در انجیل میفرماید هر وقت حضرت مسیح میاید سوار بر ابر است جمال مبارک در تفسیر | The day is fine, the air is pure, the sun shines, no mist nor cloud obscures its radiance. These brilliant rays penetrate into all parts of the city | DWNP_v5#10 p.002-003, KHF.206, KHAB.098 (107), KHTB1.076 | PT#12 p.034, PN_1911 p021 | birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; symbolism; twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||
| ABU0736 | Words spoken on 1912-06-19 in New York | 400 | فردا من میخواهم بمونت کلر بروم امروز روز آخر است باز مراجعت خواهم کرد لهذا | Tomorrow I wish to go to Montclair. Today is the last day in which we gather together with you... In former cycles no distinct Covenant has been made… | AMK.261-262, AVK4.288ax | COC#0224x, SW_v04#14 p.237-238, SW_v03#14 p.009-010, SW_v05#15 p.227-228, SW_v08#14 p.187-188, SW_v09#13 p.139+147, SW_v12#14 p.227-228, BSTW#052q | duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0737 | Words to a friend from Scotland, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 400 | We have many friends in Scotland, many devoted friends; amongst them is Mrs Whyte.... There are certain souls whose thirst is never allayed, while others are satisfied with one drop. | DAS.1913-05-12 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; development of capacity and readiness; East and West; communication between East and West; knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0738 | Words spoken on 1913-06-08 in Paris | 400 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ما قرب روحانی داریم قرب و ارتباطی که آن را بُعد و انفصالی | There exists between us a spiritual bond and closenes that will never be followed by remoteness and separation. Praised be God, the light of guidance is shining brightly | BDA2.340-342 | MHMD2.452-454 | love of God; radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||
| ABU0739 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 400 | همیشه انبیای الهی در صدمات و بلیات بوده اند این صدمات و بلایا در سبیل | Ever have the Prophets of God been encompassed by tribulations and calamities. These afflictions and trials were in the path [3.5s] | KHH2.251-253 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; martyrs and martyrdom; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0740 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-22 | 400 | When this blessed Cause was manifested in Persia, some of the divines and famous learned men became believers and were martyred. | PN_1901 p076, BLO_PN#109 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; banishment to; life in Adrianople; banishment to; life in Baghdad; banishment to; life in Constantinople; prophecy and fulfillment; rejection, opposition and persecution; suffering and imprisonment; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0741 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab and others, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 400 | In this Dispensation all the ties of physical relationship are broken and should play no part in passing judgment over one's character. Not the one who is related to me but the one who doeth the will of Bahá'u'lláh is of me and related to me. | DAS.1914-11-28 | humility; meekness; lowliness; service to others; to the Cause of God; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0742 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-15 | 400 | In Europe and America music plays an important part in the national and individual life of the nations inhabiting those regions.... Music is a divine art and capable of unlimited progress | DAS.1915-02-15 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; education of children; moral education; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; music and singing; mystical themes; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0743 | Words spoken on 1914-01-18 | 400 | Truly I say if at every moment we praise Baha'o'llah a hundred thousand times for His bounties and gifts, we shall be unable to express adequately | DAS.1914-01-18 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise of Western values; culture; teaching the Cause; call to teach; thankfulness; gratitude; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0744 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 400 | Ten Days in the Light of Akka | Soul is the human will to live temporally. Spirit is the Divine Will to live forever. Salvation is the quickening of soul into Spirit. | PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.022-024, BLO_PN#104 | differences in human capacity; free will and predestination; fate; heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; knowledge; recognition of God; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; proofs of the Manifestations of God; reincarnation; soul; spirit after death; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; the human soul | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0745 | 400 | martyrs and martyrdom; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity; words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0746 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 400 | See, how for the sake of a trifling gain, people subject themselves to terrible difficulties and suffering and trial... When we were in Tihran, Mirza Aqa Khan of Nur was the Prime Minister | PN_1906 p041, SUR.244-245, BLO_PN#001 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; martyrs and martyrdom; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0747 | Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-10-03 | 400 | Revelation 6: 'Measure of wheat for a penny.' May be fulfilled about 1335 A.H. or 1917 | PN_1900 p041 | interpretation of words and passages in scripture; prophecy and fulfillment; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; recompense; reward for belief; right action; soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0748 | Words spoken on 1912-10-04 in San Francisco | 400 | Praise be to God: The United States has in reality made extraordinary progress... It will lead other nations spiritually, for its illumination is far-reaching ... but the greatness of every country | COF.035x, GPB.396x, TDH#158.5x, SW_v05#11 p.166-167, SW_v05#11 p.161, SW_v13#12 p.343x | predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0749 | Public address given on 1912-06-11 | 400 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Man must be lofty in endeavor. He must seek to become heavenly and spiritual | LOG#2113x, PUP#066 (p.186-187), SW_v04#06 p.101 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0750 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-21 | 400 | I desire to say farewell today as I am going to leave in a few hours. But I do not say goodby. I repeat "Au revoir". | BSTW#155d, ECN.146+180 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; growth of the Cause; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; power of the Manifestation of God; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0751 | Words spoken on 1912-10-25 in Sacramento | 400 | Sacramento is a good city. It is a well-built city. You must strive to make it a center of radiance and mercy. America is a marvellous country | ECN.222 | human reality created in the image of God; man's distinction from the animal; material and spiritual existence; two books; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0752 | 400 | Every plan is in need of a power for its execution. Today the penetrative power in the world of existence is the confirmation of the Kingdom of Abha… Teaching the Cause of God does not depend on scientific attainment | DAS.1914-10-29?, SW_v13#06 p.132 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - |
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