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| ABU1902 | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Until now it has been said that all religions were composed of tenets that had to be accepted, even if they seems contrary to science. | ADP.102-103 | harmony of science and religion; independent investigation of truth; reality; mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; priestcraft; the mind's power of discovery | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1905 | 160 | Such is the way that must be adopted, for only through intimate association.... The Temple of Ishkabad is unique in that it is the first temple of the kind | SW_v11#01 p.015+019, SW_v13#10 p.263 | consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; music and singing; power of prayer; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1922 | 150 | من بیشتر مکاتیب بدست خود مینوشتم ولکن چون سه انگشتان دستم از کثرت کتابت از کار افتاد مجتاج شدم که کاتبی بگیرم | Most of My epistles did I pen with Mine own hand, yet when three fingers of Mine hand became disabled through the profusion of writing, I found Myself compelled to take a scribe [3.5s] | ASAT5.010-011 | acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; eulogies; reminiscences; personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| 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; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1938 | 150 | Blessed is the soul which is purified, and understands its wickedness and piety. | BSTW#119 | goodly deeds; actions; love of God; spiritual transformation; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1953 | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Christ said, "Many are called, but few are chosen." The chosen have heard and understood the call from the divine assembly. | ADP.059-060 | essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; exhortations and counsels; many are called but few are chosen; station of the Manifestation of God; twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1955 | 150 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | The sun of truth rises in each season from a different point of the horizon... People think religion is confined to an edifice, to be worshipped at an altar... This movement eludes organization... There are many people who have never heard of this Revelation that teach its laws and spiritual truths | BSC.438 #797x, ADP.015-016, BSTW#096 | oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; religion as reality; definitions of religion; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spirit and form in the administration; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1957 | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I have been asked this question: In the Gospels one finds only spiritual directions, not particular directions for conduct as in the old testament. | ADP.068-069 | changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; relativity of religious truth | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1964 | 150 | In 'Akka [I] was visited by a Christian who expressed his disbelief in dreams. | DJT.179, BLO_PN#027, STAB#095 | accounts of dreams and visions; stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1984 | 140 | سلیمان مردی صادق بود یکوقتی شخصی باو پناه آورد و خواهش کرد | King Solomon was a truthful man. One day a person sought his protection | NJB_v12#03 p.061 | STAB#009 | honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1987 | 140 | فی الحقیقه هزار و سیصد سال عذاب کشیدند مظلوم هستند اخلاقشان خوب است | In truth, for thirteen hundred years they have endured tribulation, they are the oppressed, and their conduct is virtuous [3.5s] | YIK.302-303, ZIAB2.210 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1993 | 140 | میرزا تقی خان در مجلس بنوع استهزاء پرسید که دیگر لا رطب و لایابس الا فی کتاب مبین | In the gathering, Mirza Taqi Khan asked mockingly: "What else remains that is not to be found, whether green or sere, save in the perspicuous Book?" [3.5s]... ...one day Mirza Taqi Khan attended a gathering (presumably in Tihran) at which Baha’u’llah was present. | ASAT2.164-165 | ROB3.245-246, STAB#075 | interpretation of words and passages in scripture; prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2029 | 140 | It is wonderful, priceless boon to be a vessel carrying food from God. It cannot be bought with gold. The first condition of a religious teacher | LOG#1998x, SW_v14#02 p.060 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; high station of teachers of the Cause; pure intentions in teaching the Cause; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2030 | 140 | There must be amongst the believers of God the greatest amount of love. The friends of God must be willing to sacrifice their lives for each other | SW_v16#04 p.505 | growth of the Cause; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2031 | 140 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The darkness of this gloomy night shall pass away. Again the sun of Reality will dawn | BSC.548 #990, SW_v09#13 p.141 | Mea & Mitra | call to action; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2038 | 140 | Once Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn both became ill. Their parents | PYB#210 p.17 | STAB#006 | family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2045 | 130 | بعضی نفوس هستند که بدون سبب عداوت میکنند و اهل غرض هستند مثلا مدیر یکی از جراید فارسی | There are certain souls who, without cause, manifest enmity and are possessed of ulterior motives - as, for instance, the editor of one of the Persian newspapers [3.5s] | YIK.302, ZIAB2.210-211 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2072 | 130 | Every century holds the solution of one predominating problem. Although there may be many problems | COC#1605x, LOG#1420x, SW_v07#15 p.136 | call to action; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2106 | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I have been asked a question: "How can we know when our actions meet with the approval of God?" Sometimes passion incites us to action | ADP.103-103 | harmony of science and religion; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; the power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2112 | 130 | I desire for you distinction. The Bahais must be distinguished from others of humanity. But this distinction must not | SW_v13#05 p.117 | excellence; distinction; service to others; to the Cause of God; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2113 | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I have the greatest desire to speak with you, but if I do not talk with my tongue I commune with my heart and my soul is with you. Without the medium of words | ADP.119-120 | spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2119 | 130 | As to your art, it is one of the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh that art is identical with an act of worship... Say, 'I have two arts, one physical, the other spiritual. | SW_v14#06 p.177 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; goodly deeds; actions; literature; drama; humanities; the arts; material and spiritual existence; two books; the concourse on high; work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2160 | 120 | روزی جمال قدم قصد کردند که در برج عکا مشی نمایند مردم از هر طرف مجتمع | One day the Ancient Beauty resolved to walk upon the ramparts of Akka, whereupon the people gathered from every direction [3.5s] | YIK.303-304, ZIAB1.159 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2194 | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | O God, O God, I glorify Thee, O my Lord, my hope, my beloved and the object of my life. Verily thou knowest my humility | ADP.046-047 | humility; meekness; lowliness; love of God; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for firmness in the Covenant; prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2237 | 110 | عزمی دده رئیس طائفهٴ مولویه در اسلامبول از علماء بود و خدیو اسمعیل پاشا | Azmi Dede, who was among the divines and served as chief of the Mevlevi Order in Istanbul, and the Khedive Isma'il Pasha [3.5s] | ASAT3.237-238 | rejection, opposition and persecution; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2241 | 110 | مذکور که حکایت کردند پادشاهی بوزیرش گفت بادنجان را مخالف صحت و سلامت دانستند گفت بلی | A king told his minister that eggplant was reported to be bad for one's health. | ASAT2.022 | STAB#158 | humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2290 | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Any soul that enters the kingdom of BAHA'O'LLAH will enjoy an eternal communion with God. It is my hope that each of you | ADP.099-100 | fulfillment of true potential; living waters; water of life; presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2292 | 110 | No one can ever imagine even faintly how we were surrounded from all sides by | SW_v08#13 p.164-165 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; banishment to; life in Baghdad; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2295 | 110 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Truth is the word of God, which gives life to humanity. It restores sight to the blind and hearing to the deaf | BSC.494 #953, SW_v14#06 p.164 | human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; love of God; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2296 | 110 | I cared more for hearing the Tablets of the Bab recited than anything else. I used | SW_v09#18 p.201-202, AELT.020 fn | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; kindness to and rights of animals; teaching the Cause; call to teach; youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2304 | 110 | This wonderful age has rent asuner the veils of superstition…. Music is most important. Music is the heart's own language. Its vibrations uplift the spirit | SW_v15#05 p.131 | critique of Eastern values; culture; music and singing | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2335 | 100 | در آیات بعضی مسائل بحسب استعداد سائل و اعتقاد آن زمان نازل شده مثلاً در قرآن مسئلهٴ ذوالقرنین و مسئله یأجوع و مأجوج | In the sacred verses certain matters were revealed according to the capacity of the questioner and the beliefs of that time, as for example in the Qur'án the question of Dhu'l-Qarnayn and the matter of Gog and Magog [3.5s] | YMM.230x | Christ; Christianity; education of children; moral education; harmony of science and religion; high station of learning; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; literal interpretation; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2399 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Your child will have extraordinary capacities. It will be a Bahai. Rear it in the teachings | SW_v09#09 p.101, ADP.092-093 | education of children; moral education; unity; oneness of humanity; universality of the Cause; youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2409 | 100 | At the city gate four travelers sat, a Persian, a Turk, an Arab, and a Greek. They were hungry and wanted their evening meal | SW_v09#18 p.211, VLAB.156, STAB#139 | stories; anecdotes; unity in diversity; universal language | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2410 | 100 | Man in this age has learned the weight of the sun, the path of a star, the movement of an eclipse | SW_v16#05 p.518 | high station of the arts and sciences; material and spiritual existence; two books; perfection; imperfection of nature; power of faith; power of the spirit; purpose; goal of creation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2412 | 100 | Bahá'u'lláh departed to Sarkalu alone. Nobody knew just where he was, even we | SW_v08#13 p.166 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2415 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | This universe is not created through the fortuitous concurrences of atoms; it is created by a great law which decrees that the tree bring forth certain definite fruit. | ADP.140-140 | creation of the world; critique of Western values; culture; divine philosophy and natural philosophy; law of cause and effect; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2416 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | In this cause we have many principles to which we adhere, the most important is to avoid that which creates discord. | ADP.100-101 | Baha'u'llah; call to unity; prohibition of disunity; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2424 | 100 | Once the rats and mice held an important conference the subject of which was how to make peace with the cat | PTF.196, STAB#025 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2452 | 90 | در این سفر باید بعون و عنایت الهی معجز نمائید و صحبت شما باید در نهایت روحانیت باشد بگوئید جمال مبارک | In this journey, through divine aid and grace, ye must manifest miracles, and your speech must needs be imbued with the utmost spirituality. Say: O Blessed Beauty! [3.5s] | NJB_v05#14 p.004, KHH2.096 (2.178) | Christ; Christianity; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; role of the Covenant in preserving unity; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2455 | 90 | در قرآن کلمهٴ فان خفتم الا تعدلوا فواحدة دلالت بر این مینماید که عند الله حکم واحد مقبول است | Verily, in the Qur'an the words "if ye fear that ye cannot act equitably, then one only" betoken that in the sight of God the decree of unity is acceptable [3.5s] | AVK4.174.09 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2520 | 90 | Since that date consider how conditions have changed, and how every one of those who oppressed | SW_v08#13 p.173 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; martyrs and martyrdom; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2539 | 90 | You must not injure yourselves or commit suicide.... It is not permissible to do to yourselves what Mirza Hassan Afnan did to himself. | SW_v12#18 p.280-281 | apostles; early disciples of Christ; composure; tranquillity; serenity; martyrs and martyrdom; service to others; to the Cause of God; suicide; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2547 | 80 | المسیح ماکان عنده احباء کفایة بحافظون علی قبره قبره کان فی مزبلة | The Christ had not sufficient loved ones who would keep watch over His tomb, for His sepulchre was amidst a refuse heap [3.5s] | ASAT4.467-468 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; law of burial and cremation; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2577 | 80 | حاجی عرب در عراق سبب ثهادتش این است که سه چهار سال قبل در عراق یک عائله را شهید | Concerning the Arab pilgrim in Iraq, the cause of his martyrdom was that some three or four years prior, a family was martyred in that land [3.5s] | YIK.302, ZIAB2.211 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2641 | 80 | The Sultan of Turkey had mastered a knowledge of Western music. One day all his ministers were present and a European artist was playing on the Piano the Western classics. | DAS.1913-11-20 | critique of Eastern values; culture; hypocrisy; stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2677 | 80 | Bahá'í Scriptures | All the civic affairs and the legislation of material laws for the increasing needs of the enlightened humanity | LOG#1061x, BSC.425 #768.1x, SW_v07#15 p.139 | changing and unchanging parts of religion; House of Justice; laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2678 | 80 | Bahá'í Scriptures | As regards the places for the convening of such a general body, it will be decided by the members. The Universal House of Justice | BSC.425 #768.2x, SW_v07#15 p.139 | House of Justice | - | - |
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