search results for 'ABU'

In Los Angeles and San Francisco great interest was manifested in the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.... After His Holiness Christ, there were many who appeared who were instrumental

PUP#115 (p.381-383), SW_v08#14 p.188-189, SW_v09#13 p.147-148, BSTW#052mx

avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Christian doctrine and practice; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; firmness in the Covenant; growth of the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0970

Address to the Baha'is at Kinney home in New York, 1912-04-11

320

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

How are you? You are welcome. After arriving today, although tired, still I had the utmost longing and yearning to see you

PUP#001 (p.003-004), SW_v03#10 p.004-005

R. Yazhari

love of God; praise and encouragement; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

First chapter of the book "The Promulgation of Universal Peace", a collection of 140 talks given during ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's 1912 visit to the United States and Canada.

ABU0579

Address to the Baha'is at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-15

480

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

I am greatly pleased to see you. Your hearts are illumined by the lights of Baha

PUP#083 (p.236-237), SW_v04#06 p.103+106, PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351d

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; study; deepening; thankfulness; gratitude; words vs deeds

ABU0259

Address to the Baha'is at MacNutt home in New York, 1912-06-16

800

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

This is a splendid gathering, a meeting of the maidservants of the Merciful and the beloved of God

LOG#1377x, PUP#070 (p.194-197), SW_v03#10 p.017-019

astrology and numerology; development of capacity and readiness; growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; praise and encouragement; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0961

Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-22

320

You are all welcome. I am very glad to see you all... For six thousand years misunderstandings have kept humanity divided.

BSTW#336a

changing and unchanging parts of religion; corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Holy Spirit; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity

ABU0394

Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-24

630

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

You are welcome this afternoon, most welcome. I am ever happy to see you. I ask God that meeting me... O Thou merciful God! O Thou Who art mighty and powerful!

BPRY.087-088x, PUP#022 (p.054-056), SW_v03#03 p.020-021

cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; praise and encouragement; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0336

Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-11-07

700

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

Consider events in the Balkans today where a great conflagration of war is furiously raging

PUP#119 (p.397-399), SW_v06#02 p.017-018

martyrdom of the Bab; predictions and prophecies; rejection, opposition and persecution; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

ABU0094

Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-11-09

1260

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

The address delivered last evening in the Jewish synagogue evidently disturbed some

PUP#122 (p.411-415), SW_v06#02 p.011-013+016

Christ; Christianity; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; suffering; rejection of Christ; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause

ABU0260

Address to the Baha'is at Rauscher's Hall in Washington, 1912-11-09

800

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

I feel a keen sense of joy in being present at this banquet this evening, for -- praise be to God!

PUP#124 (p.418-421), SW_v06#13 p.097-099

apostles; early disciples of Christ; disregarding individual capacity; weakness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise and encouragement; prayer for praise and gratitude; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

ABU0373

Address to the Baha'is at Studio Hall in Washington, 1912-04-21

650

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

I have come here to visit you. With the greatest longing I have wished to see you. Realizing it was only with a great deal of trouble... In this cycle there shall be such progress along the lines of civilization

PUP#015 (p.037-039), SW_v03#03 p.009-010, BSTW#337

coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; harmony of science and religion; spiritual springtime; spiritual transformation

ABU0038

Address to the Baha'is at Thompson home in New York, 1912-11-15

1760

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Universal peace — in which book is this?'

I have spoken in the various Christian churches and in the synagogues, and in no assemblage

PUP#128 (p.431-437), SW_v08#03 p.029-031+039-040, DJT.368-369x, BLO_PN#027x

equality of men and women; harmony of science and religion; independent investigation of truth; reality; power of the Manifestation of God; predictions and prophecies; rejection, opposition and persecution; unity; oneness of humanity; universal education; universal language; useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession

ABU0093

Address to the Baha'is at True home in Chicago, 1912-09-16

1260

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

Allah-u-Abha! Praise be to God! I have spent a number of days among you, associating with you in love

LOG#0629x, PUP#104 (p.320-324), BSC.279 #577x, SW_v03#15 p.007+008-010, BSTW#052ox

station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; suffering and imprisonment; The Holy Spirit; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

ABU0631

Address to the friends at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1913-05-30

450

This is a blessed night because Consul Schwarz and his respected wife have come from Germany with the greatest of longing so that they may associate with you.

DAS.1913-05-30

East and West; communication between East and West; love and unity; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity

ABU2189

Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-04

120

You are most welcome. I have been sick for the last few days but I am always pleased to meet the friends. I beg from the favors of God to illumine each one

DAS.1913-03-04

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition

ABU1788

Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-05

170

You are very welcomed. I am always glad to meet you and associate with you. But the weather of Paris did not agree with me and caused me this illness.

DAS.1913-03-05

development of capacity and readiness; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1630

Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-07

190

You are welcome! I constantly pray for you and beg for each the divine Confirmations, so that the eye of your insight may be opened to see those objects

DAS.1913-03-07

call to action; development of capacity and readiness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; knowledge; recognition of God; realms of being; three realms; five realms

ABU1028

Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-09

300

O God! This [city of] Paris is a lamp in the utmost transparency but it is in need of the light. It is a body in the greatest of comeliness but it is in need of the spirit.

DAS.1913-03-09

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; prayer for spiritual recognition; prayers (general or uncategorized); spiritual transformation

ABU1037

Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-17

300

My general health is well but my nerves are weak. My physical body is not afflicted with any ailment, but having lived forty years in the prison of Acca

DAS.1913-03-17

station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; suffering and imprisonment

ABU0483

Address to women's gathering at Krug home in New York, 1912-11-19

550

Undoubtedly you must be happy; if you are not happy, then who should be happy?... In all the former dispensations, men were considered superior to women.

BSTW#108

call to action; equality of men and women; prophecy and fulfillment; role and station of women; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3556

Answer to Mrs Brittingham, New York, Jul 1912

They existed before coming to this world, but not as we know personality upon this planet.

PN_unsorted p035, PN_unsorted p089, PN_unsorted p091, BSTW#017, BSTW#042b

existence and nonexistence; preexistence; origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; relationship of the soul to the body

ABU0786

Answer to questions from pilgrims, Haifa, 1920-10-26

380

In places where it will be the cause of trouble, such as in Bokhara or Afghanistan, or in some of the towns...

SW_v11#19 p.328-329, PN_1920 p049, PN_1920 p052, PN_1920 p059, PN_1920 p093, PN_1920 p111, PN_1920_heh_haifa p058, BSTW#122

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; law of fasting; stories; anecdotes

ABU0491

Beauty and Harmony in Diversity: Words spoken on 1911-10-28 in Paris

550

Paris Talks

The Creator of all is One God. From this same God all creation sprang into existence

PT#15 p.043

consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; independent investigation of truth; reality; interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; transcendence; unknowability of God; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; unity of thought and belief

ABU2087

Closing prayer of public address, spoken on 1913-04-23

130

O Thou King of existence! O Thou king beloved! The members of this meeting are the lovers of Thy face. They seek after Thee and long to converse with Thee.

DAS.1913-04-23

prayer for forgiveness; prayer for nearness to God; prayer for spiritual recognition; prayers (general or uncategorized); spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU2184

Closing prayer of weekly meeting, spoken on 1913-02-14

120

I beg of Thee, O my God! My Lord! My Hope! And my utmost Desire! Verily Thou knowest my humility, my contrition, my poverty, my indigence, my agitation

DAS.1913-02-14

prayer for firmness in the Covenant; prayer for nearness to God; prayer for spiritual recognition; servitude; submission to God; repentance; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU0976

Conversation with "Mr. F", Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-11

320

Now that you have seen many parts of the world, I hope you will also make a voyage to the country of Baha.

DAS.1913-04-11

being a source of light; guidance; spiritual transformation; symbolism; universal language

ABU0672

Conversation with Shaykh Muhammad at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-02-27

440

Didst thou not hear that I went to America? France in comparison to America is very near...

DAS.1915-02-27

accounts of dreams and visions; humor; jokes; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1287

Conversation with the English Consul, ca. Feb. 1901

250

It was a very long time since the coming of a Prophet, and they needed a new one to give them a fresh start!

PN_1901 p012, NRMM.224

corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; critique of Eastern values; culture; critique of Western values; culture; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU2403

Evil: Words spoken ca. 1912-12-26 in London

100

Paris Talks

Evil is imperfection. Sin is the state of man in the world of the baser nature

PT#56 p.190

Adam; Adam and Eve; education of children; moral education; material and spiritual existence; two books; spiritual transformation; theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

ABU2623

Farewell words to the friends, spoken on 1913-06-08

I love the believers of Paris, not the walls and the houses. The walls do not protect one from his ego. One must become the embodiment of divine love.

DAS.1913-06-08

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love and unity; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0899

God Is the Great Compassionate Physician Who Alone Gives True Healing: Words spoken on 1911-10-19 in Paris

340

Paris Talks

All true healing comes from God! There are two causes for sickness, one is material, the other spiritual... If the heavenly benediction be upon us while we are being healed

LOG#0966x, PT#03 p.005, SW_v02#16 p.004, SW_v02#19 p.008, SW_v08#18 p.229, PN_1911 p017

health and healing; material and spiritual healing; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; light and darkness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; material and spiritual existence; two books; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

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

ABU0237

Interview for al-Ahram newspaper, Ramleh, 1913-10-15

850

We were thrown into the barrack, and no permission was given to have intercourse with the outside world...

DAS.1913-10-15

banishment to; life in 'Akka; growth of the Cause; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; race unity; racial issues; rejection, opposition and persecution; religion as reality; definitions of religion; religion as source of love and unity; war and peace

ABU0089

Interview with a prominent Rabbi, New York, ca. Apr. 1912

1300

Interview Between a Prominent Rabbi and 'Abdu'l-Bahá

You are most welcome Rabbi. [Rabbi:] "I have long desired to meet you."

SW_v03#06 p.006-008

Christ; Christianity; degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; human reality created in the image of God; idolatry; literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as mirror; proofs of the Manifestations of God; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; unity in diversity

Interview with a prominent rabbi. Trans: SW_v03#06 p.006-008.

ABU0382

Interview with F. R. Hinkle of the Sacramento Union, 1912-10-25

640

We have come here to this city to be your guests. We are Bahá’ís. We have come as travelers to see the various places in this country.

ECN.903

harmony of science and religion; independent investigation of truth; reality; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; religion as source of love and unity; supreme tribunal; the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; unity; oneness of humanity; unity of governments; political unity; universal education; universal language

ABU1512