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| ABU2223 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 110 | جمال مبارک این گونه حرکات را نهی فرمودند ما خلق جدیدیم عادت قدیمه | The Blessed Beauty hath forbidden such practices. We are a new creation; [we have] ancient customs [3.5s] | KHH2.261-262 | religious rituals minimized or eliminated; stories; anecdotes; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2249 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 110 | نوشته اند که میخواهند بعضی از سنگهای تاج ایران را بفروشند تاج ایران عدالت است | It hath been written that they desire to sell certain jewels of the Crown of Iran. Know ye that the Crown of Iran is Justice [3.5s] | KHH2.284-285 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; past, present and future of Iran; symbolism | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2434 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 90 | بخت النصر هم خیلی به بنی اسرائیل مصیبت داد از بسکه بنی اسرائیل متردد | Verily did Nebuchadnezzar bring grievous affliction upon the Children of Israel, inasmuch as they wavered exceedingly in their faith [3.5s] | KHH2.267-268 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2584 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 80 | شما این را تطبیق کنید به قواعد از قدرت الهی بعید نیست ولکن اینها معنی دارد | Ye shall align this with the ordinances - far be it from the Divine Power [to withhold it] - yet verily in these are profound meanings [3.5s] | KHH2.276 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2600 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 80 | یک آخوندی یکوقتی آمد اینجا از آن آخوندهای پر غرور بود اینجا از مناجاتهای عربی تلاوت میشد | Once came hither a certain divine, one of those clerics possessed of pride, at a time when Arabic prayers were being chanted in this place [3.5s] | KHH2.283 | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2722 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 70 | بحر الاعظم جمال مبارک است یعنی جمال مبارک باین صفحات تشریف آوردند | The Most Great Ocean is the Blessed Beauty, meaning that the Blessed Beauty did graciously arrive upon these shores [3.5s] | KHH2.297 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2839 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 60 | جمیع عالم استعداد دارد فقط مبلغ لازم دارد اگر عالم استعداد نداشت نفس ظهور نمیشد | The whole world possesseth capacity; it doth but require teachers. Were the world devoid of capacity, the Manifestation would not have appeared [3.5s] | KHH2.285-286 | development of capacity and readiness; power of the Manifestation of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2849 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 60 | ظلمت عدم نور است وجودی ندارد یهدی من یشاء و یضل من یشا | Darkness hath no existence in truth, for it is but the absence of light. He guideth whom He willeth and leadeth astray whom He pleaseth [3.5s] | KHH2.281 | light and darkness; nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2971 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 50 | اگر باین صفات رحمانی متصف شویم عنقریب مقصد کلی که عبارت از اتحاد | If we become adorned with these attributes of the All-Merciful, ere long shall the ultimate purpose, which is none other than unity, be attained [3.5s] | KHH2.242-243 | call to action; prophecy and fulfillment; unity; oneness of humanity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3024 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 50 | وقتی که ما آمدیم عکا زحمت های شدیدی داشت آما چقدر خوب بود | When We came to 'Akká, grievous were the hardships, yet how glorious it was! [3.5s] | KHH2.240 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; degrees of faith; certitude; spiritual transformation; suffering and imprisonment; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3121 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 40 | این رمز است مانند آن که طواف کعبه را باید در وقت معینی و محل | This is an emblem, even as the circumambulation of the Sacred House must needs be performed at an appointed time and place [3.5s] | KHH2.294a | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; spiritual transformation; symbolism | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3463 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 20 | این صلح بعد از انقلابات و حوادث عظیمه است که رخ می گشاید ... بلی در همین عصر و قرن که در او داخلیم | This peace shall be unveiled after mighty commotions and momentous happenings... yea, in this very age and century wherein we now find ourselves [3.5s] | KHH2.273b | predictions and prophecies; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; the Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3466 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 20 | بلی امروز یوم جمال قدم و عصر اسم اعظم است روز عروسی است ایام بهار است بعد ایام تابستان و خزان و زمستان میرسد | Yea, this day is the Day of the Ancient Beauty and the Age of the Most Great Name. It is the wedding day, these are the springtime days, after which shall come the days of summer, autumn and winter [3.5s] | KHH2.273a | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3474 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 20 | سبب هدایت فضل است سبب عنایت فضل است مثلا این چشم را عنایت کرده این گوش را فضل عنایت | The cause of guidance is grace, the cause of bounty is grace. For example, He hath bestowed this eye by His bounty, and this ear He hath graciously granted [3.5s] | KHH2.279b | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3360 | Words spoken ca. June. 1921 | 30 | I ever pray on her behalf and beg from God His divine remedy and healing. As in this Dispensation consultation with expert doctors | COC#1043x, SW_v12#07 p.134 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2514 | Words spoken ca. May 1912 in New York | 90 | Tell Juliet that she teaches well. I have met many people who have been affected by you, Juliet. You are not eloquent, you are not fluent, but your heart teaches. | SW_v12#07 p.139, DJT.281, FDA.019-020, BLO_PN#027 | confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3085 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1911 in Paris | 50 | All true art is a gift of the Holy Spirit... It is the Sun of Truth, O artist... The Sun of Truth is everywhere. It is shining on the whole world. | CHH.182, BLO_PN#022 | high station of the arts and sciences; light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; prayer for spiritual recognition; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3526 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1911 in Paris | 20 | Why should you wish to return here? In My Father's House are many mansions--many, many world! Why should you desire to come back to this particular planet? | CHH.181, BLO_PN#022 | realms of being; three realms; five realms; reincarnation; service to others; to the Cause of God; soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2734 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1921 in Haifa | 70 | چه موهبتی اعظم از سرور احباست انسان باید یا فائض باشد یا مستفیض | What bounty is greater than the joy of the beloved ones! Man must either be the bestower or the recipient thereof [3.5s] | QT105.2.039 | praise and encouragement; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3470 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1921 in Haifa | 20 | خط جناب زین سند است جناب زین کاتب جمال مبارک بود هر لوحی که بخط اوست صحیح و درست | This is the writing of his honor Zein, who was a scribe of the Blessed Beauty. Every tablet penned by his hand is authentic and correct [3.5s] | QT105.2.039 | preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0789 | Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 | 380 | I met a man this morning who belongs to the sect of Buddhists and I said to him, "What is your message?" | SW_v02#14 p.005-006, SW_v08#10 p.134-135 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; power of the mind over nature; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0904 | Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 | 340 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The Divine Reality is far removed from man. It is absolutely remote and independent in Its essence; abstract, limitless, impersonal beyond human comprehension | BSC.451 #825, SW_v02#14 p.007, SW_v16#06 p.0541 | Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; transcendence; unknowability of God; transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1239 | Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 | 260 | Each one has in his environment a treasure. Let him seek that treasure eagerly, search for it with patience | SW_v02#14 p.007+014-015 | development of capacity and readiness; East and West; communication between East and West; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1805 | Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 | 170 | There has been another battle today and much blood has been shed. The poor have given their lives | SW_v02#14 p.005 | justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1688 | Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18 | 180 | Mahmúd's Diary | مژده باد مژده باد که نور شمس حقیقت طلوع نمود مژده باد مژده باد که صهیون برقص | Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The sun of Truth has arisen! Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The New Jerusalem has descended from heaven! | DWNP_v2#09 p.078x, ANDA#43-44 p.76, KHF.001, KHTB2.153, NJB_v03#06-08 p.001 , BDA1.127.08 | SW_v19#08 p.253-254, MHMD1.136-137, BW_v07p421, BSTW#056 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; praise and encouragement; prophecy and fulfillment; return of Christ; second coming of Christ; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||
| ABU2594 | Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18 | 80 | Mahmúd's Diary | ملاحظهٴ قدرت جمال قدم و نفوذ اسم اعظم نمائید که ما را با اهل امریکا باین نحو الفت و اتحاد داده | Observe the power of the Ancient Beauty and the influence of the Greatest Name through which He has united us with the people of America in this way | BDA1.126.14 | SW_v19#08 p.253, MHMD1.135-136 | love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| ABU2225 | Words spoken en route in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-01 | 110 | جمال مبارک سه مرتبه به یرکه تشریف آوردند دفعه اول من تا نزدیکهای ابوسنان پیاده | The Blessed Beauty journeyed to the village of Yirkih three times. On the first visit, I walked at the side | KHH1.131-132 (1.181-182) | KHHE.197, DAS.1914-11-01, BSR_v13 p.082 | eulogies; reminiscences; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1931 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Akka, 1915-04-17 | 150 | Doest thou see the farmers furrowing the fields for the sowing of new seeds? Are they not working with tireless exertion? | DAS.1915-04-17 | effort; striving; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2002 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Budapest, 1913-04-13 | 140 | For nine years He [Bahá'u'lláh] did not see a green leaf. He loved nature. His sensibilities and powers of observation were miraculous. The tips of His fingers were the most sensitive parts of His holy temple. | DAS.1913-04-13 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; power of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0389 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-02-07 | 630 | من ابدا سبب فصل نشدم خودشان خود را از یکدیگر جدا کردند جمال مبارک عهدی گرفتند | I never caused their separation. They separated themselves. The Blessed Beauty established a Covenant | KHH1.166 (1.228)x | KHHE.240-241x, DAS.1915-02-07, BSR_v13 p.089x | characteristics and conduct of true believers; creativity in art; goodly deeds; actions; methods of teaching the Cause; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2636 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-04-18 | 80 | We are living and moving in a Cause the likeness of which is like unto this ocean. We must immerse ourselves in this sea and reach its depths, so that we may gather the unseen, brilliant pearls of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God | DAS.1915-04-18 | call to action; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; prophecy and fulfillment; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1709 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-04-25 | 180 | These warring, Christian nations call themselves the followers of the Nazarene but do not live in accord with his teachings... Do we Bahá'ís live according to the principles of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh? We must be just. | DAS.1915-04-25 | criticism and its limits; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; teaching the Cause; call to teach; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2590 | Words spoken en route in train in Chicago, 1912-10-31 | 80 | Mahmúd's Diary | متجاوز از دو سال است که از جوار روضهٴ مبارکه دورم حال باید مراجعت کنم اگر باز مقدر شود | It is now more than two years that I have been far from the Holy Shrine of Baha'u'llah. Now I must return. If God wills it, I shall make another journey in another direction | BDA1.341.08 | MHMD1.359-360 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||
| ABU2435 | Words spoken en route to Oakland, 1912-10-16 | 90 | Mahmúd's Diary | بسبب نرفتن من بانجا خیلی متأثر شده اند و با وجود مشاغل بی اختیار از راه دور برای ملاقات آمده اند اگر تا پورتلند و سیاتل | They are upset that I am not going there. However, in spite of the great distance, they have come to see us, notwithstanding the effort involved. Had it been but a one-or two-day trip, I would have gone to Portland and Seattle but the distance is great. | BDA1.314.09 | MHMD1.332 | personal instructions; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||
| ABU2596 | Words spoken en route to Salt Lake City, 1912-10-27 | 80 | Mahmúd's Diary | من بامریکا آمدم تا علم صلح عمومی بلند کنم آمده ام ترویج وحدت عالم انسانی نمایم مقصدم الفت و محبت | I have come to America to raise the standard of universal peace and to promote the unity of mankind. My aim is to create love and harmony among the religions. | BDA1.335.16 | MHMD1.354 | oneness; unity of religion; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| ABU3446 | Words spoken in 'Akka to Aqa Muhammad Rahim | 30 | One day the Blesed Beauty observed: 'At this very moment the Tablet to the Czar of Russia is being read | STOB.049 #056 | predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0313 | Words spoken in 1900 | 720 | The mystery of sacrifice: There are many meanings for these words. Every one of the friends of God has two stations; one of the station of mankind and the other of spirituality. | PN_1900 p002, PN_1900 p057, PN_unsorted p143 | sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual transformation; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1628 | Words spoken in 1900 | 190 | Every material thing we see around us, represents some spiritual idea. As there is an outward, material reality, so there is also an inward, spiritual reality. | PTIM.062, BSTW#201 | Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Manifestation of God as sun; material world a reflection of the spiritual; need for an educator | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1730 | Words spoken in 1900 | 180 | Abdu'l-Baha said that he had seen the faces of the American believers and he was very glad | SW_v08#16 p.215, PTIM.034 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2406 | Words spoken in 1900 | 100 | A child in the matrix of its mother is in utter darkness. When it is born into the world it comes into the light. While in the matrix | SW_v14#01 p.010 | second birth; soul; spirit after death; spiritual transformation; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1091 | Words spoken in 1901 | 450 | O people! The Doors of the Kingdom are opened--the Sun of Truth is shining upon the world... These great days are swiftly passing and once gone can never be recalled | SW_v03#14 p.012, SW_v04#15 p.258, SW_v05#01 p.001, SW_v06#14 p.106, SW_v06#15 p.113, SW_v06#15 p.116, SW_v08#14 p.189x, SW_v12#15 p.245x, PN_1901 p086, AHV.032, BLO_PN#045, BSTW#504bx | call to action; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; proclamation to Christians; suffering; rejection of Christ; teaching the Cause; call to teach; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2690 | Words spoken in 1909 | 80 | Persian Teacher, A | Give Mrs. Botay my greetings and love and tell her she must greatly endeavor | SW_v12#05 p.108 | race unity; racial issues; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2800 | Words spoken in 1910 | 70 | Mrs. C. when you go back to New York talk to people about the love of God. People in the world do not talk enough about God. Their conversation is filled with trivialities | TOR.212-213, VLAB.143 | knowledge; recognition of God; love of God; methods of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3438 | Words spoken in 1910 | 30 | The (Holy) Spirit is encompassing and surrounding all. It is holy. It is sanctified from attachment to a special place. It is present everywhere and at every time. It exists in all places, yet is placeless. | SW_v08#08 p.098 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The Holy Spirit; transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3543 | Words spoken in 1910 | 20 | I cannot tell you, but in all those upon whom I look, I see only my Father's face. | TOR.006, VLAB.085 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3586 | Words spoken in 1910 | 10 | Characterize thyself with the characteristics of God, and thou shalt know the spiritual life! | TOR.211, VLAB.117 | attaining the life of the spirit; human reality created in the image of God; knowledge; recognition of God; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0411 | Words spoken in 1911 | 610 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | In this monajotte that we have just listened to... Strive day and night and do whatever is possible that perchance you may wake | SW_v08#02 p.028, ADP.055-058 | call to action; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1638 | Words spoken in 1911 in London | 190 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | These are wonderful days! We see an Eastern guest received with love and courtesy in the West. | AIL.058, SW_v02#19 p.003-004 | East and West; communication between East and West; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; stories; anecdotes; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1581 | Words spoken in 1912 | 200 | The Mashrak-el-Azkar will be like a beautiful bouquet. The central lofty edifice will have nine sides | SW_v05#05 p.067 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity; unity of thought and belief | - | - |
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