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ABU0813 Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan 370 One day, whilst at Kazimayn, through which He passed on his first journey to Karbila and Baghdad, Jamal-i-Mubarak was appealed to by a young man, 'Abdu'l-Vahhab CHH.196-197, BLO_PN#022, STAB#035 martyrs and martyrdom; rejection, opposition and persecution; stories; anecdotes; teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU0817 Words spoken ca. 1917-02-03 370 Come, my son, take it. I have corrected it. The importance of this Tablet will be revealed in the future. SW_v10#06 p.103+111 growth of the Cause; methods of teaching the Cause; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); race unity; racial issues; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity in diversity - -
ABU0820 Words spoken on 1912-10-24 in San Francisco 370 In Persia we have a unique custom. When we write to a friend most dear we place at the end of the letter a seal that is perfumed with musk ECN.215+500x characteristics and conduct of true believers; education and the development of capacity; human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU0806 Words spoken on 1914-04-18 in Haifa 370 Compared with the ancient history of the world the invention of writing is of quite recent date - only a number of thousands of years. DAS.1914-04-18 historical episodes and the lessons of the past; literature; drama; humanities; the arts; seven stages of creation - -
ABU0798 Words spoken on 1915-09-02 in Haifa 370 در نیویورک یک روزی به یک کلیسائی دعوت کرده بودند. یکی از خوانین هند به نیویورک آمده و تغییر لباس کرده بود In the city of New York, upon a certain day, an invitation was extended to a church. One of the nobles of India had journeyed unto that city and had altered his raiment [3.5s] ZSM.1915-09-02 divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; station of the Manifestation of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transcendence; unknowability of God - -
ABU0800 Words spoken on 1916-05-06 in 370 شيخ عبدالحميد در اياميکه جمال مبارک در بغداد تشريف داشتند محبت زيادى داشت شيعه بود ولى بى نهايت محبت When the Blessed Beauty was residing in Baghdad, there was a Shi'I Muslim by the name of Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Hamid MUH1.0120-0122 STAB#136 banishment to; life in Baghdad; rejection, opposition and persecution; teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU0796 Words spoken on 1916-07-07 in Haifa 370 جنود ملکوت الهی در کار است. لشگر بر دو قسم است، یک لشگر در ساخلو و یک لشگر در میدان The celestial hosts of God are at work. The army is divided into two hosts - one host stationed in the garrison and one host in the field [3.5s] ZSM.1916-07-07 divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual warfare; struggle; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
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 - -
ABU0808 Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-24 370 In this morning's lesson we explained redemption. The self-sacrifice of Jesus cause those who believed in Him to have eternal life.... The mystery of it is explained in four ways. PN_1900 p019, PN_1900 p102, PN_1900 p120, BSTW#169b progressive revelation; renewal of religion; return of the Manifestations of God; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; spiritual transformation; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment - -
ABU0810 Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-12-01 370 A Manifestation of God is first proven by the characteristics of the Divine Essence shining forth from Him... the Bab and the Blessed Perfection said before the appearance of the first Adam, an hundred thousand Adams appeared upon the earth, but in these days the people only know of the Adam who came 5,000 years ago. PN_1900 p026, BSTW#169g Adam; Adam and Eve; cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; names and attributes of God; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; proofs of the Manifestations of God - -
ABU0803 Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 370 I wished to see you early this morning but so many things engaged Me... Now give Me news from America. AHF.007-009 characteristics and conduct of true believers; critique of Western values; culture; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; service to others; to the Cause of God; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity - -
ABU0815 Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-04 370 Yes! He came several times because the people of Galilee were very much against him... Haifa is ancient. It is one of the Phoenician towns PN_1919 p066 historical episodes and the lessons of the past; stories; anecdotes - -
ABU0816 Words to Fugeta, Mrs. P. et al, spoken on 1920-01-05 370 She had passed her thirtieth year and after five years she was martyred... When this girl (bride of Mirza Mahmud) was quite young, her father was martyred PN_1919 p069 early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; eulogies; reminiscences; humility; meekness; lowliness; martyrs and martyrdom; rejection, opposition and persecution; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU0809 Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-07 370 The first entrance into light and into belief is extremely difficult. The spiritual birth is troublesome and painful in the same degree as the physical birth. PN_1904 p004, PN_1904 p037, TTAW.006-008, BLO_PN#102 - -
ABU0801 Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-08 370 فی الحقیقه شما امسال در ابوسنان خیلی زحمت کشیدید هیچ مقصودی جز رضای الهی نداشتید You truly worked hard in Abú-Sínan this year. You had no other purpose save the good-pleasure of God KHH1.230-231 (1.321-323) KHHE.338-339, DAS.1915-05-08 divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; methods of teaching the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU0807 Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-16 370 East and West are gathered here. Very good! Whatever gathering establishes love and union among human kind is Heavenly Bounty... Sixty years ago they introduced the potato into Persia PN_1919 p019, PN_1919 p102, LAT.027-030 forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; suffering; rejection of Christ; unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU0811 Words to Mr and Mrs Kinney et al, spoken on 1909-08-22 370 You must be a source of happiness to whomsoever you meet. The world is like the body and the love of God is like the spirit PN_1909 p067 being a source of light; guidance; love and unity; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts - -
ABU0793 Words to Shaykh Salman, spoken on 1915-01-10 370 این مسئله مسلم عموم است که شر قویتر از خیر است شر شر سریع التاثیر است It is universally recognized that evil is stronger than good. Evil has a rapid effect, whereas good is slow in its impact. KHH1.145-147 (1.202-203) KHHE.217-218, DAS.1915-01-10, BSR_v13 p.087 education of children; moral education; fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil - -
ABU0814 Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-22 370 In past ages, every night from this Mount Carmel the voices of the invocations of the saints ascended... A few nights ago I had a lovely dream the memory of which has uplifted my soul... That [Western] voyage was epochal in the history of the Bahá'í Cause.... To what an astounding degree people are attached to their digestive organ! DAS.1915-04-22 accounts of dreams and visions; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; importance of prayer; material and spiritual existence; two books; Shrines and Holy places; teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU0802 Words to some students, spoken on 1914-10-12 370 مقصود اینست که الحمد الله تلامذه بهائی در بیروت بحسن اخلاق بحسن اطوار Praise be to God, that the Bahai students in Beirut are well known for the beauty NSS.161x, KHH1.110-111 (1.155) COC#0798x, LOG#0719x, KHHE.168fn, DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v09#09 p.099-100x, PN_1914 p072, SEIO.011x characteristics and conduct of true believers; high station of learning - -
ABU0799 Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-24 370 Mahmúd's Diary شکر کن خدا را زیرا اول کسی که خود را پسندید شیطان بود انسان نباید خود را بر تر از دیگران داند Thank God, because the first self-conceited one was Satan. A man must never consider himself greater than others.... Act in accordance with the teachings of Baha'u'llah. Do not only read His teachings but put into practice in your lives the Hidden Words... It [mind-to-mind communication] is evident. If a lover holds the hand of a beloved, it is obvious what feelings ensue... I have not come for rest and diversion. BDA1.266.15 MHMD1.285-286 humility; meekness; lowliness; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the power of words; of speech; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
ABU0804 Words to the Eastern pilgrims, spoken on 1913-06-28 370 Praise be to God that you have crossed the mountains and deserts, the lands and the seas and attained to the visit of the Holy Tomb with joy and fragrance. DAS.1913-06-28 characteristics and conduct of true believers; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; law of pilgrimage; radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Shrines and Holy places; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities - -
ABU0797 Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 370 حالا با آقا میرزا مهدی صحبت میکردم میگفتم که باید بسیار مسرور باشی که پدر مومنی داری Earlier I was speaking with Áqa Mírza Mihdí, and I said to him: You must be very happy as you have a father who is a believer. KHH1.039-040 (1.055-057) KHHE.073-074 greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; high station of learning; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Moses; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual foundations of true knowledge - -
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 - -
ABU0794 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-17 370 The tests of God have encircled the world of humanity from all directions. From one direction the horrors of war have laid waste millions of homes DAS.1915-04-17 heedlessness and ignorance of the people; justice and wrath of God; prayer for peace and unity; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering - -
ABU0829 no title 360 عداوت دو نوع است یک عداوت دینی و یک عداوت شخصی نفس مسلم که دشمنی در حق دوستان دارد Two kinds of enmity there are: one is religious enmity, and one is personal enmity of the self that beareth rancor against the friends [3.5s] Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; martyrs and martyrdom; suffering and imprisonment - -
ABU0825 Public address given on 1912-08-17 360 Promulgation of Universal Peace, The Although the body was weak and not fitted to undergo the vicissitudes of crossing the Atlantic PUP#091 (p.263-264) existence; immortality of the human soul; material and spiritual existence; two books; power of the mind over nature; relationship of the soul to the body; suffering and imprisonment; the mind's power of discovery; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures - -
ABU0845 The Light of Truth Is Now Shining upon the East and the West: Words spoken on 1911-10-23 in Paris 360 Paris Talks When a man has found the joy of life in one place, he returns to that same spot to find more joy PT#08 p.023, SW_v02#16 p.005-006, PN_1911 p018 call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; spiritual transformation - -
ABU0827 Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-25 360 In the world of genesis every power or energy has a focal center. For example the center of intelligence is the brain. The center of vision is the eye. DAS.1913-01-25 all things are in motion; kinds of motion; Manifestation of God as sun; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; spiritual transformation - -
ABU0835 Words spoken ca. 1900 360 Live so as to be in peace with all your environment... The more obstacles one has to overcome, the more difficulties one meets successfully... Certainly one may belong to a church... Prayer is communion, aspiration, soul contact with God. PN_1900 p009, PN_1906 p012, PN_1909 p023 definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love and unity; love of God; servitude; submission to God; repentance; spiritual transformation; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment - -
ABU0310 Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London 360 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 من دو روز دیگر اینجا هستمبعد بپاریس میروم مجبورم که زودتر بشرق بروم دو سال است I will be here for two more days, after which I shall depart for Paris. I must go to the East soon. BDA2.091-092 MHMD2.110-111 knowledge; recognition of God; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transcending the material condition - -
ABU0822 Words spoken on 1913-03-19 in Paris 360 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 انسان باید در هر امری بجد و جهد برخیزد تا بشرائط آن عامل گردد و بسر حد کمال رسد In every affair one undertakes, one must arise to pursue it with great effort, acting in a way commensurate… How many are the impossible things which occupy the minds of certain people BDA2.188-189 MHMD2.240-241 divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; effort; striving; excellence; distinction; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU0847 Words spoken on 1913-07-17 in Ismailia 360 When two years had passed a regiment of soldiers was assigned to Acca. Of course there was only once place DAS.1913-07-17, SW_v08#13 p.173-174, ABIE.078, BLO_PN#007 autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; stories; anecdotes; suffering and imprisonment - -
ABU0842 Words spoken on 1914-01-06 360 Praise be to God that you have come and blessed your foreheads at the Court of Sanctification. You obtained the inestimable privilege of access to worship DAS.1914-01-06 humility; meekness; lowliness; praise and encouragement; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; station of the Manifestation of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU0839 Words spoken on 1914-02-01 360 I have read in a recent number of the Christian Commonwealth that there will be held a world Conference of faith and Order DAS.1914-02-01 harmony of science and religion; literal interpretation; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; oneness; unity of religion; unity of thought and belief - -
ABU0834 Words spoken on 1914-04-18 in Haifa 360 Generally the people of the past have forgotten the foundation of their religions and have clung to some superficial doctrines... All the civic affairs and the legislation of material laws for the increasing needs of the enlightened humanity belong to the House of Justice... The Universal House of Justice has only the legislative function DAS.1914-04-18 contention and conflict; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Justice; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU0832 Words spoken on 1915-08-05 in Haifa 360 هوای اینجا بسیار خوب است. صفای اینجا بسیار خوب است. در جوار مقام اعلی محل راحتی است The air in this place is most excellent. The purity herein is surpassing fair. In the vicinity of the Most Exalted Shrine lieth a place of repose [3.5s] ZSM.1915-08-05 autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering - -
ABU0831 Words spoken on 1915-09-24 in Haifa 360 مشکلی و آسانی اکثرش بفکر است. مثلاً حالا از برای ما وقتی فکر بکنیم که در صحرای بادیة العرب توی آن شنزارها Hardship and ease depend mostly upon thought. For example, when we now imagine ourselves amidst the desert sands of the Arabian wilderness [3.5s] ZSM.1915-09-24 happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; stories; anecdotes; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
ABU0830 Words spoken on 1916-08-16 in Bahji 360 فیض الهی عام است فیوضات رحمانیه متتابعاً بر جمیع کائنات نازل می شود ولی هر کائنی به حسب قابلیت و استعداد Divine bounty is universal; the outpourings of divine mercy descend successively upon all created things, yet each creature receiveth according to its capacity and worthiness [3.5s] ZSM.1916-08-16 divine attributes are within all things; every atom; divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; education and the development of capacity; essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; maintainance of degrees in society; station of the Manifestation of God; transcendence; unknowability of God - -
ABU0823 Words to Abdu'l-Ghaffar, spoken on 1915-04-08 360 این را بدانید جمال مبارک امر اکید برجوع بحکیم فر موده انسان باید جزئیاترا هم از حکیم سئوال نماید You must clearly understand that the Blessed Perfection has commanded most emphatically that in case of sickness, one must refer to the skilled physician and abide by his prescription KHH1.205-206 (1.287-288) KHHE.300-302, DAS.1915-04-08 critique of Eastern values; culture; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; praise of Western values; culture; stories; anecdotes - -
ABU0846 Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-03 360 The object is that all affairs ought to be referred to the Convention... The essential thing now is teaching. PN_1919 p063, PN_1920 p005, PN_1920 p013, PN_1920 p023 consultation; contention and conflict; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU0849 Words to George Latimer 360 Huqúqu'lláh بعد از آنکه شخص کلیۀ مخارج ضروریّه را پرداخت نمود، نوزده درصد از آنچه باقی مانده را اخذ After one has paid all his necessary expenses 19% of what is left is then taken by him and given as Huquq. BRL_HUQUQP#049 BRL_HUQUQ#049, COC#1176, BSTW#007 House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; law of Huququ'llah; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU0848 Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 360 Daily Lessons Received at Akka The great Sacrifice is to forget one's self entirely--to sacrifice everything, as did Christ. SW_v08#06 p.065x, DLA.017, BLO_PN#026 crucifixion; ascension of Christ; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; spiritual transformation; suffering and imprisonment - -
ABU0838 Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-10 360 For every great cause which is to appear, God will prepare some means. For instance, when the season of Spring is at hand, before that season appears there will be snow storms, rain, thunder and a great many things will happen. FRGA.017 greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; universal peace; world unity - -
ABU0843 Words to Mr and Mrs Holback, spoken on 1914-02-12 360 Some of the materialists have always endeavored to refute the wholesome influence exerted by the power of religion over the members of a community. DAS.1914-02-12 Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; miracles and their interpretation; war and peace - -
ABU0836 Words to Mrs Stannard, spoken on 1913-10-11 360 The Principles of the Bahá'í Cause are the pure seeds which we are sowing in the fertile ground. DAS.1913-10-11 lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; non-participation in politics; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy; unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster - -
ABU0840 Words to pilgrims in June 1906 360 Many a time, a calamity becomes the means to a bounty. Not until man has endured hardship because of a thing will he appreciate the full value of the thing. PN_1906 p064, SUR.255-256, BLO_PN#001 love of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; spiritual transformation; stories; anecdotes; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab - -
ABU0821 Words to Sarah Farmer, Jun. 1906 360 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Inquire after the health of Miss Farmer, send her my greeting and say: “Many ideas rise up in the human mind; some of them concern truth TAB.301-302, PN_1906 p086 apostles; early disciples of Christ; empty learning; false spirituality; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
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 - -
ABU0833 Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-10 360 This world is like unto a vast theatrical stage. The audience is composed of the whole human race. The range and variety of the plays acted upon this stage are as numerous DAS.1915-02-10 effort; striving; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -

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