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| ABU0765 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-09 | 390 | Mirza Anayatullah has brought us some very interesting news from Acca. He says Mirza Badi'u'llah has circulated a wild report that I am going to be arrested | DAS.1915-02-09 | martyrs and martyrdom; rejection, opposition and persecution; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0812 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-05 | 370 | May God bestow a little pity and compassion to these artful, deceiving kings and emperors who style themselves lords and masters of the world | DAS.1915-02-05 | greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; human reality created in the image of God; nationalism; love of country; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0646 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-03 | 450 | Truly I say this is the most prodigious catastrophe and the most ill-boding calamity which has ever taken place on this globe. According to a number of reports already more than 2 million souls are killed or wounded. | DAS.1915-02-03 | call to action; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0929 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-02 | 330 | The glorious maturity of this world depends upon the realization of two things: The establishment of the era of universal Peace and the discovery or appearance of the hidden science which shall renovate all the conditions of existence. | DAS.1915-02-02 | alchemy; the elixir; call to action; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; teaching the Cause; call to teach; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0761 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-01 | 390 | We were speaking today about the religion of the Druzes. All along they have been most kind to us and how appropriate it would have been if the Fragrances of the Merciful reach also their nostrils! The Blessed Perfection visited Abu Sinan | DAS.1915-02-01 | empty learning; false spirituality; harmony of science and religion; methods of teaching the Cause; priestcraft | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2633 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-01-30 | 80 | This is the first German house built in Haifa by the leader of the colony, called Hirtik, who came here in 1870 with about 500 people | DAS.1915-01-30 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1224 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-30 | 260 | We are hedged in from all directions. The roads of correspondence are all blocked and it is impossible to receive or send any news. | DAS.1915-01-30 | being a source of light; guidance; East and West; communication between East and West; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2632 | Words to Mirza Fazlollah Khan, spoken on 1915-01-29 | 80 | All their theories and opinions have been useless and without result. They have made a trial of this, still they are not warned. They start in words and end in words. Their whole system of philosophy is based on speculations | DAS.1915-01-29 | empty learning; false spirituality; spiritual transformation; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2020 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-29 | 140 | There was once a Jewish merchant in Constantinople who bought many bales of drapery and worsted goods to be shipped to Persia for sale. Each bale was of a different color | DAS.1915-01-29 | humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2895 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-29 | 60 | There are some souls who have not any tie, they are completely detached from all else save God. How wonderful is this station! There are also a number of individuals who are detached as far as themselves are concerned | DAS.1915-01-29 | compassion; kindness; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; service to others; to the Cause of God; the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0197 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-17 | 910 | During the reign of Kaliph Abdol Malek Mervan there lived in Damascus a merchant. At first everyone trusted him and deposited in his safe large amounts of money. | DAS.1915-01-17 | honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; spiritual transformation; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1644 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-01-14 | 190 | The constitution of some people is kneaded with the water of loyalty. They are like unto a pure soil in which the seeds of loyalty are planted | DAS.1915-01-14 | stories; anecdotes; the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1007 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-12 | 310 | I spent the first years of my childhood in Mazandaran. At the time Bahá'u'lláh was in Teheran. After a while He sent for us. I started with one of my uncles. | DAS.1915-01-12 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1578 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-11 | 200 | Today we call on Sheik Ibrahim Akki. As you know his two merchant steamers are sunk by the Russian warship in Beirut harbor. | DAS.1915-01-11 | composure; tranquillity; serenity; conduct in finance and business; moderation; frugality; simplicity; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0312 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-01-08 | 720 | In the year 622 A.D. Mohamad, after several years of preaching and teaching his Islamic doctrines in his own native city | DAS.1915-01-08 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; episodes from the early history of Islam; family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Muhammad; Islam; rejection of Muhammad; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0509 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-01-04 | 530 | These childish demonstrations are most shallow in their motives, because they are based on the conquest of the earth which in itself is not permanent. | DAS.1915-01-04 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; stories; anecdotes; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2797 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-01-03 | 70 | This globe with all the infinite forms of life teeming through its length and breadth is but a grain of poppy in comparison with this stupendous creation | DAS.1915-01-03 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; humility; meekness; lowliness; infinity and eternity; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1336 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-13 | 240 | Last night it rained very hard and I could not sleep more than two hours. I saw many dreams but most of them were short.. I one of the dreams I saw myself in Baghdad living in the same house | DAS.1914-12-13 | accounts of dreams and visions; station of the Manifestation of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1141 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-05 | 280 | For three years I was away from the fanatical prejudices of the East and breathed in the Western clime the air of the freedom of conscience, and the broad catholicity of human and divine principles was much to my liking. | DAS.1914-12-05 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; second birth | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2025 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-05 | 140 | When I reached Los Angeles, I realized how far I was from Acca and my people, the people whom I loved with passionate earnestness. On the second night of my arrival | DAS.1914-12-05 | eulogies; reminiscences; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2631 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-05 | 80 | The American women as a whole are better educated, more well-informed on classical as well as current subject and the spreaders of the right ideals of education. | DAS.1914-12-05 | divine philosophy and natural philosophy; praise of Western values; culture; role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0999 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-04 | 310 | The body of man is built with various material constituents and therefore it is a prisoner of nature, it is dominated and ruled by nature. It is a philosophic theory that the part is attracted to the whole. | DAS.1914-12-04 | human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; man's distinction from the animal; power of the mind over nature; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3079 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-03 | 50 | Man must possess the religion of God which is the source of all valour, moral and intellectual. If he has not this, he may have at least, the simple 'natural religion' of humanity. | DAS.1914-12-03 | courage; religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; religion as reality; definitions of religion; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0620 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01 | 460 | When we were in Baghdad several believers including myself started with a large caravan for Kazemayn. Each one of us was riding on a fine horse. | DAS.1914-12-01 | humor; jokes; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1876 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01 | 160 | Those persons who are firm in the Faith during these days shine like unto the brilliant sun and are the cause of the tranquility of the hearts; but those whose hearts are not set aglow | DAS.1914-12-01 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; martyrs and martyrdom; rejection, opposition and persecution; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0805 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab and others, spoken on 1914-11-29 | 370 | Those who are endued with spiritual insight see in the small chapter a typical portrayal of the present upheaval in all parts of the world | DAS.1914-11-29 | apocalyptic imagery; chastisement and requital; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; justice and mercy; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1006 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 310 | In this Cause I had many wishes, none of which are realized. My first and greatest wish was that I may become confirmed in the service of the Holy Threshold. | DAS.1914-11-28 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1286 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 250 | Once a servant went to a rich man and asked for a position. He had many certificates from his former masters regarding his conduct and manners. | DAS.1914-11-28 | courtesy; culture [adab]; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1855 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 160 | A crow was perched on the lofty branch of a tall tree. In its beak it carried a piece of cheese. It so chanced that two jackals passed by under the tree. | DAS.1914-11-28 | pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0828 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-25 | 360 | Notwithstanding these clear texts the Shiites do not believe in the 'meeting with God'; but they say in the end of the time so many extraordinary events will transpire | DAS.1914-11-25 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0908 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-23 | 330 | He [Sheikh ar-Ra'is] is one of the noblest men of Persia. Learned and eloquent and as a former representative of the people | DAS.1914-11-24 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; justice and mercy; praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0324 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-23 | 710 | The law of Jihad has ever been a veritable firebrand with which the Ulamas of Islam have threatened the world from time to time. In former ages its moral influence | DAS.1914-11-23 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; idle fancies; lust and passion; material and spiritual existence; two books; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0409 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-22 | 610 | Much that is written or said about Muhammad is pure fabrication. The reality is not stated, because it is misunderstood. The origin of the current opinion | DAS.1914-11-22 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; episodes from the early history of Islam; rejection of Muhammad; stories; anecdotes; suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1823 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-22 | 160 | In these days the most important affair is to render a worthy service at the Holy Divine Threshold and this is no other but the guidance of the people of the earth. | DAS.1914-11-22 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; idolatry; servitude; submission to God; repentance; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0512 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-21 | 530 | Syria has an important position strategically. Ancient nations conquering this country extended the boundary of their empire to all the then known parts of the world. | DAS.1914-11-21 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0772 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-19 | 380 | Art thou happy with me? In thee I place my utmost trust. Because all my correspondence passes through thy hand and all my letters are read and transcribed and translated by thee, thou art the custodian of my secrets. | DAS.1914-11-19 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0599 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-18 | 470 | In the seventy fourth chapter of the Koran called 'The Greeks' the following verse occurs significant of the present situation: 'Destruction hath appeared by land and by sea | DAS.1914-11-18 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; spiritual transformation; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1178 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-18 | 270 | When the prophetic light of Muhammad dawned from the horizon of Hijaz the Persians and the Greeks were engaged in a severe battle. | DAS.1914-11-18 | predictions and prophecies; prophecy and fulfillment; rejection of Muhammad; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2630 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-18 | 80 | This world is like unto a theatre on the stage of which all kinds of drama, plays, tragedies, comedies and operas are presented | DAS.1914-11-18 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3393 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-16 | 30 | What art thou writing now? Art thou not satisfied with all that thou hast written? What dost thou do with them? No matter what I say thou art ready to make a note of it. Who has ordered thee to do this? | DAS.1914-11-16 | personal instructions; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0133 | Words to some friends, spoken around 1914-11-15 | 1090 | There are many militarists of the ancient, conservative school who hold the opinion that Alexander of Macedon was the greatest born leader | DAS.1914-11-15 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; justice and mercy; stories; anecdotes; war and peace; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0265 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-13 | 790 | When I was in Alexandria, Ahmad Aniss, the minister of [...] of the Khedivial court called upon me and proposed to me that he would like to arrange a meeting between his Highness the Khedive and myself. | DAS.1914-11-13 | humility; meekness; lowliness; means of establishment of future civilization; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; status of kings; future of monarchy; travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; unity of governments; political unity; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2008 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-13 | 140 | Napoleon the great conquered Germany and brought under his control its domain but to what result! It was only a temporary victory. | DAS.1914-11-13 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0536 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-12 | 510 | Nadir Shah was one of the great rulers of Persia and during his military career he conquered India and many other countries. He was a resourceful leader | DAS.1914-11-12 | call to action; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; stories; anecdotes; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0582 | Words to some friends, spoken around 1914-11-10 | 480 | In the battle of Khandag the enemy hordes rushed forward and besieged the city of Medina. Mohamad and his companions were in the town and had no other recourse but to defend it. | DAS.1914-11-11 | episodes from the early history of Islam; prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0568 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-10 | 490 | It will be capital accomplishment if a school conducted on Bahá'í lines could be built. In the Bahá'í movement a system of education is outlined, whose value is not for the present appreciated.... Every little child will have a slate before him on his small desk. | DAS.1914-11-10 | educational curricula; education of children; moral education; excellence; distinction; methods of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1338 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-10 | 240 | One hears nowadays so much about the high-handed ways of the censors. With every opportunity they distort the truth; even the inhabitants of their own countries know very little | DAS.1914-11-10 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; newspapers and the media; publications | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0868 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-11-09 | 350 | If these governments were endowed with deep insight they could see clearly that already all their ships are sunk and disappeared from the surface of [the] water. | DAS.1914-11-09 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - |
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