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| ABU0861 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-11 | 350 | در طول حیات و قصر حیات اهمیتی نیست انسان صد سال در این دنیا بماند | The tragic passing of Bashir was indeed sudden.... The length and shortness of life is not considered important. Whether man lives a few years or a hundred years | KHH1.106-107 (1.148-150) | KHHE.160-162, DAS.1914-10-11, SW_v08#02 p.027x, PN_1914 p062 | eulogies; reminiscences; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1927 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-11 | 150 | Praise be to God you had a spiritual time in Germany... Paris is the jungle of nature... The German people are religious. | DAS.1914-10-11, PN_1914 p060 | critique of Western values; culture; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; war and peace; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1138 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-07 | 280 | The friends have brought good news from Germany... The Blessed Beauty in all circumstances has given us the way to behave | PN_1914 p040 | banishment to; life in Baghdad; praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2838 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-07 | 60 | جمال مبارک که از سلیمانیه تشریف آوردند بعد از دو سال قبای بسیار کهنه ئی | When after two years the Blessed Beauty returned from Sulaymaníyyih, He was wearing a dilapidated coat, a vest with no sleeves and a cotton headgear. | KHH1.102 (1.143) | KHHE.156 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; praise and encouragement; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0969 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-09-02 | 320 | God does not change. He is the unchangeable, the immutable. True religion also does not change. | DAS.1914-09-02 | absolute freedom; independence of God; changing and unchanging parts of religion; interconnectedness of the teachings; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; religion as reality; definitions of religion; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1620 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-09-02 | 190 | One man is so sensitive that gentlest breeze racing over his face may become awakened | DAS.1914-09-02 | blind imitation [taqlid]; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2092 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-09-02 | 130 | When His holiness Christ appeared the Jews said the same thing. They thought that after Moses no other divine man must appear in the world | DAS.1914-09-02 | Christian doctrine and practice; crucifixion; ascension of Christ; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; rejection of Muhammad; Seal of the Prophets | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0778 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-23 | 380 | Every meeting which is held for the purpose of teaching the Cause of God and the people | DAS.1914-08-23 | chastisement and requital; false claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; servitude; submission to God; repentance; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0077 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-20 | 1400 | His Honor Aqa Rida and His honor Aqa Mahmud were most sincere. They were serving day and night. | DAS.1914-08-26 | banishment to; life in Constantinople; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; eulogies; reminiscences; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3374 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-16 | 30 | Faith is the centre of human virtues. Through the light of faith justice is established. | DAS.1914-08-16 | justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; power of faith; power of the spirit; spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1219 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-13 | 260 | There are many people who enter this Cause with some preconceived ideas and finding that their ideas cannot be engrafted | DAS.1914-08-13, PN_1914 p018, BSTW#295 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; love of God; servitude; submission to God; repentance; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0286 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-20 | 750 | Today I was thinking over the following subject: The heavenly farmer came and cleared the ground from thorns and thistles. | DAS.1914-07-20 | light and darkness; rejection, opposition and persecution; sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; service to others; to the Cause of God; symbolism | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0393 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-20 | 630 | There was a Motasarraf by the name of Abdu'r-Rahman Pasha. In some ways he became most inimical against us. He did his best to find a pretext | DAS.1914-07-20 | forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0291 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-18 | 750 | God, addressing one of the great Prophets of the past, says: 'Dost thou find thou art able to guide a blind man | DAS.1914-07-18 | corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; degrees of faith; certitude; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; power of prayer; spiritual foundations of true knowledge; stories; anecdotes; suffering; rejection of Christ; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2271 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-18 | 110 | Tonight they are holding the Feast of Elijah on the top of Mount Carmel, in memory of his ascent to heaven in a chariot of fire. | DAS.1914-07-18 | empty learning; false spirituality; Mount Carmel; oneness; unity of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1033 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-13 | 300 | حضرت اعلی روحی له الفدا میفرمایند که یک کلمه یا یک آیه من یظهره الله حجت است از برای جمیع من علی الارض | His Holiness the Exalted One – may My spirit be a sacrifice unto Him – stated that one word or one verse of “Him Whom God shall make manifest” | KHH1.263 (1.367) | KHHE.384-386 | banishment to; life in Baghdad; martyrdom of the Bab; proofs of the Manifestations of God; rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1390 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-30 | 230 | From 8am to 6pm I was speaking to them. They asked many questions peculiar to their sects... Now the answer must be given in such a manner as to establish a conciliation between these two schools | DAS.1914-03-29 | defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; realms of being; three realms; five realms | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3195 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-30 | 40 | The Western people think differently, argue differently, and reach the truth from a different standpoint. They are always looking for results. | DAS.1914-03-29 | praise of Western values; culture; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0371 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-27 | 650 | The spiritual food is prepared. Blessed are those who eat therefrom... if you can concoct such delicious dishes with vegetables and nuts I can assure you many people will join your crusade against slaughtering animals and eating their flesh. | DAS.1914-03-27 | consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; material and spiritual existence; two books; the lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0889 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-20 | 340 | A teacher must never ask for money for any of his personal needs but the believers must by themselves in a voluntary spirit provide him with his travelling expenses | DAS.1914-03-20 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; service to others; to the Cause of God; spirit and form in the administration; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0632 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-15 | 450 | These are the days of Bahá'í fasting but the Blessed Perfection has commanded us not to keep it in Turkey... The sweetest thing in this world is to obey strictly the commands of God... There is nothing sweeter in the world of existence than prayer…. What is prayer? It is conversation with God. | DAS.1914-03-15, SW_v08#04 p.041x, SW_v09#09 p.103-104x | MANA | law of fasting; obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; prayer for spiritual recognition; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2815 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-12 | 70 | The religion of God reforms the moral side of the life of mankind. It is the spreader of the virtues of the world of humanity... In this garden you will find the flowers seen in others, and beside, there are other rare flowers here that are not extant anywhere else. | DAS.1914-03-12, SW_v08#02 p.028 | purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); religion as reality; definitions of religion; unity in diversity; universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2784 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-11 | 70 | This is the most important work. This is the light of the religion of God. This sea must ever be kept tempestuous. This fountain must always flow... The Cause is the cup, teaching is the ruby wine with which the souls are intoxicated. | DAS.1914-03-11 | teaching the Cause; call to teach; wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1880 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-09 | 160 | The good deeds of man are like unto the sweet fragrances emanated from the musk... As his deeds have been performed with no reference to the applause and commendation of men he enjoys them more than any one else. | DAS.1914-03-09 | chastisement and requital; goodly deeds; actions; recompense; reward for belief; right action; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0645 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-02-10 | 450 | When the believers gather in a meeting and are engaged in the mention of God my heart is there... During our stay in Adrianople, Aqa Jamal and Mirza Ali Akbar Boroujerdy and his brother arrived from a long journey. | DAS.1914-02-10 | Christ; Christianity; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0837 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-02-06 | 360 | The pilgrims were at Acca yesterday. I am now planning to go there myself to visit the Holy Tomb of the Blessed Perfection. Such a holy visit depends however upon the condition of the heart. | DAS.1914-02-06 | predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1978 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-02-02 | 140 | The cohorts of the Abha Kingdom are engaged in uninterrupted conquest. They are gaining victory after victory. God willing, Mrs. Stannard shall win many signal triumphs in India. | DAS.1914-02-02, SW_v05#02 p.019 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; growth of the Cause; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1592 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-06-07 | 200 | In Tiberias the missionaries have built a modern hospital and pharmacy. The doctor | DAS.1913-06-07, SW_v09#03 p.040 | being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Christian doctrine and practice; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1566 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-23 | 200 | The real enjoyment of the world of humanity consists in the fact that every individual may think of the well-being of others... During the lifetime of Muhammad one day his son-in-law, Ali, his wife and two sons kept fast. | DAS.1913-05-23 | family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; stories; anecdotes; the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1713 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-23 | 180 | One day in Baghdad Bahá'u'lláh was walking beside the bank of the Euphrates. A learned man of that city who had never seen him passed and was greatly impressed | DAS.1913-05-23 | humor; jokes; knowledge; recognition of God; spiritual transformation; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1296 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-20 | 240 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اکثر نفوس مانند اطفالند بامور جزئیه محزون یا مسرُور بشوند اما امور عظیمه را اهمیت نمیدهند | Some people are like unto the children. The most unimportant event gives them happiness and the most trifling incident saddens their hearts. For example, if you give one Franc to a child | BDA2.309x | DAS.1913-05-20, MHMD2.409x | composure; tranquillity; serenity; differences in human capacity; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; knowledge; recognition of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||
| ABU0216 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-03 | 880 | On this journey many souls were set aglow with the fire of the love of God and they became exceedingly attracted to the Cause. | DAS.1913-05-03 | empty learning; false spirituality; man's distinction from the animal; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; perfection; imperfection of nature; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the mind's power of discovery | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1149 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-03 | 280 | There are various degrees of sensitiveness in all the kingdoms of creation. Often, one word may reform a man | DAS.1913-05-03 | degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; differences in human capacity; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0754 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 390 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این روز آخر اقامت ماست در اسستتکارت و اول روز ورود شما در ملکوت ابهی | Praise be to God that you have attained. This is our last day in Stuttgart and the first day of your entrance into the Kingdom... It is easy to enter into the Kingdom but it is difficult to remain in it firm and steadfast. | BDA2.278-279 | DAS.1913-05-01, MHMD2.364-365 | forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; love and unity; role of the Covenant in preserving unity; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||
| ABU1740 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 170 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز من با شما وداع میکنم لکن وداع دو قسم است یکی آنست که نفوس بعد از وداع بمرور یکدیگر را فراموش میکنند | This is the day of farewell with you. Farewell is of two kinds. The first kind of farewell is followed by forgetfulness. | BDA2.276-277 | DAS.1913-05-01, MHMD2.362 | bringing forth results; fruit; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||
| ABU2226 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | جمیع اهل غرب غرق ظلمات طبیعتند انوار الهیه غروب نموده هر چند در جسمانیات بمنتهی درجهٴ | The darkness of materialism has enveloped Europe. Natural civilization has advanced tremendously and progress is magical and by leaps and bounds | BDA2.277 | DAS.1913-05-01, MHMD2.363 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||
| ABU1824 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-30 | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این چه محبتی است که بقوهٴ حضرت بهآءالله در میان ما احداث شده پادشاه ایران دو مرتبه | Consider what wonderful love is this that has been established between us through the power of His Holiness Baha'u'llah! The Shah of Persia came twice to Stuttgart. | BDA2.276 | DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.361-362 | love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||
| ABU2336 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-30 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | فردا ما از استتکارت حرکت خواهیم کرد الحمدلله باینجا آمدیم شماها را ملاقات نمودیم | I will leave Stuttgart tomorrow. Praised be God that we came here and met with you all, and that sentiments of the utmost spiritual affection | BDA2.272 | DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.356-357 | East and West; communication between East and West; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity | - | - | |||||
| ABU1917 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-29 | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خیلی خوب است بین دوستان آلمان و امریکا مکاتبه شود تا مزید الفت و ارتباط قلوب گردد | It will be very beneficial to the Cause if a tie of correspondence is established between the German and the American Baha'ís. Spiritual correspondence must be continued | BDA2.271 | DAS.1913-04-28x, MHMD2.355 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| ABU2054 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-29 | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در میان این اطفال نفوس مبارکی مبعوث خواهد شد نهالهائی که بدست تربیت باغبان کامل افتد | Among the children many blessed souls will arise, if they be trained according to the Bahai Teaching. | BDA2.271 | COC#0696, LOG#0490x, DAS.1913-04-28, SW_v07#15 p.142, SW_v09#08 p.090-091, MHMD2.354, PN_1913 p006, PN_1913 p013, BW_v09p543 | educational curricula; education of children; moral education; excellence; distinction; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||
| ABU1129 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 280 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیروز با آنکه هیچ حالت نداشتم محض خاطر شما بمجلس آمدم زیرا که مجمع احباء محفل روحانیان است | Your meeting yesterday afternoon was very good. I did not feel well but for your sake I came. The gathering of the believers is the assembly of the spiritual ones. | BDA2.268-269 | DAS.1913-04-28, MHMD2.351-352 | Christ; Christianity; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; race unity; racial issues; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||
| ABU0877 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-06 | 350 | What did the Esperantists say last night? I delivered an address to them according to their conception of truth. They were the beginners, therefore I spoke to them with gentleness. | DAS.1913-04-06 | development of capacity and readiness; high station of the true believer; literal interpretation; relativity of religious truth; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2484 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-03-02 | 90 | Although my body is ill, my spirit is happy. My hope is for the illumination, the spiritual motion and rejuvenation of Paris. The world of materialism has engulfed these regions. | DAS.1913-03-02 | materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0591 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-02-09 | 470 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | امروز شخصی از وجود الوهیت سوال کرد که چه برهان بر وجود الوهیت دارید چه که ناس | Today some one asked a question regarding the existence of God | AMK.274-276, KHF.029, KHAB.410 (414), KHTB3.026, NJB_v04#16 p.002 | DAS.1913-02-09, BSC.290 #594-597, SW_v06#08 p.062-064, ADP.103-106, PN_1913 p009 | composition and decomposition; creation of the world; elementary matter cannot be annihilated; existence and nonexistence; preexistence; law of cause and effect; proofs for the existence of God | - | - | |||||
| ABU0757 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1912-05-01 | 390 | His Holiness St Paul says, 'You have died in Adam, you have come alive in the Christ.' This statement is most significant. The purpose is that in man there are two natures. | PN_1912 p078 | composition and decomposition; the human soul; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2145 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1912-04-06 | 120 | Mahmúd's Diary | بیائید اینمسئلهٴ مهم را بذهن بسپارید شخصی از طهران نوشته که مشیت کلیه همیشه بر عرش ظهور مستویست یعنی همیشه | Come here and consider this important question. A person from Tihran has written that the Universal Will is always manifest | BDA1.023.06 | MHMD1.031 | false claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations | - | - | |||||
| ABU3287 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1912-04-01 | 30 | Mahmúd's Diary | آنچه در زمین اسباب حمل و نقل آلات و اسباب حرب و قتال ساخته اند در هوا نیز چنان خواهند | Those who have provided the means for transporting arms and ammunition and the instruments of wars and massacres on earth will do so in the air. | BDA1.020.01 | MHMD1.027 | predictions and prophecies; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; war and peace | - | - | |||||
| ABU0450 | Words to the friends, spoken around 1915-01-30 | 580 | Mullah Jami writes in his book: 'When I completed my education in the University of Bokhara and gained mastery over the various branches of philosophy | DAS.1915-01-31 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; law of pilgrimage; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; stories; anecdotes | - | - |
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