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AB00155 no title 910 ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه آنچه از قلم تحریر تسطیر شد ببصر دقیق O exalted branch of the Blessed Tree! That which was written by the pen of communication passed before these eyes with keen attention [3.5s]... ...In this day, should a person pay attention to the insinuations of the doubters by a needle’s eye, of a certainty he would fall, in such wise that there would be no remedy INBA87:297, INBA52:301 AFNAN.138x Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Suffering and imprisonment - -
AB00233 no title 770 یا من یسمع یناحی و صیاحی و نوحی و حنینی الیه فی جنح اللیالی و صباحی و اسحاری O Thou Who hearest my lamentation and my cry, my weeping and my yearning toward Thee in the depths of night, at daybreak and in the morning hours [3.5s]... ...You wrote that the renovation of the House [of the Bab] might produce a great tumult. Indeed, the illustrious Áqa Mírza Aqay-i-Afnan, upon him be the Glory of God INBA87:287, INBA52:291 MMK6#549x, MSHR3.052x AFNAN.178-180x Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB00337 no title 640 ای افنان سدره مبارکه در خصوص مکتوب آقا سید میرزا آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید کل O Branch of the Blessed Tree! Concerning the letter from Aqa Siyyid Mirza, all that you had written [3.5s]... ...With regard to the Sacred House in Fars, the believers in Shíraz have made a loud protest. About two months ago, they wrote collectively asking for [me to] intervene in the affairs of the Blessed House…. Concerning the other matter, the consideration you have shown to the American visitors INBA87:303, INBA52:307 GEN.340-341x, AFNAN.152x Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Suffering and imprisonment - -
AB00812 no title 440 ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه مدتیست این خامه بان حضرت نامه ننگاشته O exalted branch of the divine Tree! For some time this pen hath not written a letter unto thee [3.5s]... ...Thou hadst written regarding the house that was the dwelling of the illustrious branch of the sacred Tree, the martyred uncle, Áqa Siyyid ʿAlí—may My spirit be a sacrifice unto him INBA87:411b, INBA52:424 GEN.257x, AFNAN.194-195x House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB01358 no title 340 ایها الفرع المنجذب بنفحات القدس المنتسب الی السدره المبارکه آنچه مرقوم نموده O branch attracted by the holy fragrances, who art related to the Blessed Tree! That which thou didst write [3.5s]... ...You wrote about the Eminent House and the Point of Adoration of the world, may my life be a sacrifice unto its dust. This issue is most important; nay, it stands as the most momentous of all matters INBA87:313, INBA52:318 AFNAN.173-174x Courtesy; culture [adab]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Law of pilgrimage; Martyrdom of the Bab; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Shrines and Holy places - -
AB02047 no title 270 ای بندگان جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید مضمون مفهوم گردید و همچنین نامه ایکه بحضرت O servants of the Abha Beauty! Your missive arrived, and its contents were made manifest. Similarly, your letter to the illustrious Afnan of the Lote-Tree, upon him rest the Glory of God INBA87:369, INBA52:379 GEN.252x, AFNAN.187x Business; financial; property matters; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab - -
AB02294 no title 260 ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المبارکه آنچه مرقوم نموده بودند مطابق واقع بود در O noble branch of the Blessed Tree! That which thou didst write was in accord with reality [3.5s]... ...When the American believers arrive in that realm, show them every consideration and greet them lovingly on my behalf… You had written regarding the blessed Threshold of the Sacred House [of the Bab] INBA87:315, INBA52:319 AFNAN.148x, AFNAN.152-153x Humility; meekness; lowliness; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Shrines and Holy places - -
AB02297 no title 260 ایها الفرع المکرم من السدره المبارکه چندی بود که حظرات افنان علیهم بهاء الله O thou distinguished offshoot of the sacred Lote-Tree! A while ago, the illustrious Afnans, upon both be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious, were summoned and they arrived in the Holy Land INBA87:278, INBA52:282b AFNAN.132-133 Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment - -
AB02460 no title 250 حضرت افنان مناجاتی چند ماه پیش طلب عون و الطاف بجهت عموم افنان سدره تقدیس و O ye illustrious Afnan! A few months ago, a prayer was revealed beseeching protection and divine favors for all the Afnan of the sanctified Tree INBA87:359, INBA52:368 GEN.253, AFNAN.187-188 Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Prayer for specific individuals; groups - -
AB03026 no title 220 ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه آنچه نگاشتید معلوم و واضح شد حمد خدا را O thou exalted offshoot of the divine Tree! What thou didst write was received and perused. Render thanks unto God that thou wert commissioned… Although at present the horizon of the world of humanity is darkened with turmoil, its foundation shaken to its core INBA87:318, INBA52:323 KHAF.213 GEN.174, AFNAN.175-176x Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering - -
AB03838 no title 190 ایها الفرع المتدرج فی اعلاء کلمه الله از قرار مسموع از بغداد عزیمت بصفحات سر O thou twig, who hath excelled in propagating the Word of God! From what hath been heard, thou didst travel from Baghdad to Samarra INBA87:310, INBA52:315 KHAF.016, MATA.012-013 AFNAN.057-058 Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause - -
AB04802 no title 160 ای فروع نابته از سدره منتهی نامه اخیر شما رسید که خانه معهود را در ۲۲ ماه O firm offshoots of the sacred Lote-Tree! Your latest letter indicated that the promised house was purchased on 22 Ramadan [9 June 1920] for twenty-six hundred tumans cash INBA87:355, INBA52:364 GEN.253-254, AFNAN.189 Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
AB04928 no title 160 ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه مکتوب واصل و مضمون معلوم گردید کشفیه O thou august offshoot of the sacred Lote-Tree! Thy missive hath arrived, and its contents stand manifest. The estimate for the restoration of the Blessed House was reviewed and found most agreeable… The Blessed House of the Exalted One must be restored without a hair’s breadth change from its original form INBA87:316b, INBA52:321 KHAF.211 GEN.171, AFNAN.175x Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir] - -
AB05901 no title 140 ایها الافنان النابته من السدره المبارکه نامه مورخ به ۲۰ محرم سنه ۳۳۹ رسید از O thou offshoot of the divine Lote-Tree! Thy letter dated 20 Muharram AH 1339 [4 October 1920] was received, and its contents caused the utmost joy and felicity on account of the news of the prescribed House INBA87:361a, INBA52:369 GEN.254, AFNAN.189-190 Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement - -
AB07753 no title 110 حضرت افنان سدره ربانیه حسب الاراده المطلقه آنکه چون جناب ابراهیم افندی از The illustrious Afnan of the divine Lote-Tree! In accordance with the unconditioned will: since the honored Ibrahim Effendi is among those who have newly entered the religion of God INBA87:269a, INBA52:272b AFNAN.145-146 Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
ABU3669 no title 310 During the time that His Holiness the Exalted One lived in Bushihr and was in the trading business, a few merchants bought some Prussian blue dye from His blessed Person AFNAN.129-130 Business; financial; property matters; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness - -
ABU3673 no title 260 These honored persons have sent a report to the Commission of Inquiry, which has resulted in the Commission’s head moving with a vengeance to eradicate the Cause of God AFNAN.082-083 Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty - -
ABU3674 no title 250 Today, this man [Mírzá Muhammad-`Alí] has done such a deed and written in such wise that Mutisarrif Pasha wanted to use his statement as evidence to uproot Us completely. He has written AFNAN.215-216 Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Law of inheritance; Rejection, opposition and persecution - -
ABU3676 no title 230 This pearl rosary and a ruby ring originally belonged to Mírzá Musa Jawahiri, the son of Mírzá Hadi, and were both in that box AFNAN.213-214 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers - -
ABU3677 no title 220 Recently Siyyid Jamalu’d-Din [al-Afghani] has announced that the Bahá’í Faith intends to destroy the foundation of the world and aims at obliterating all religions AFNAN.157-158 Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution - -
ABU3679 no title 210 It had been my earnest wish for you to stay in this region and to see to affairs related to the Holy Land. In particular, now that I am busy with the construction of the Shrine of the Báb AFNAN.154 Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Manifestation of God as sun; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of - -
ABU3682 no title 180 Memories of Nine Years in Akka یک روز میرزا ضیاءالله پیش من آمد، دیدم بانگشتهای رنگین خود نگاه میکند و منتظر است من بپرسم چه شده است؟ One day, Mírza Diya’u’llah came to see me. I noticed he was looking at his fingers, which were stained with ink, expecting Me to comment on them. I did not say anything KNSA.052-053 MNYA.039, AFNAN.077 Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis - -
ABU3690 no title 130 I had a dream and you must interpret it for me…. Last night the Ancient Beauty appeared in my dream and said, ‘I have guests that have never been here before. I want you to receive them most befittingly.’ AFNAN.147 Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prophecy and fulfillment - -
ABU3700 no title 100 One day in Baghdad, very early in the morning, Mullá Baqir, one of the Letters of the Living, attained the presence of Bahá’u’lláh. He asked him, “What were you doing last evening?” “I was reading the Ahsanu’l-Qisas,” he replied AFNAN.130 Letters of the Living; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes - -
ABU3705 no title 90 The good news that I had promised is this: the sacred remains of the Exalted Báb have safely left the soil of Iran and just arrived in the Ottoman land. They are now completely out of danger AFNAN.135-136 Poems and quotation from poetry; Prophecy and fulfillment; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab - -
ABU3721 Words to Mirza Habibu'llah Afnan in 1896-1897 60 Recently, a Commission of Inquiry has arrived from Istanbul. Each day, I go to the government office and they interrogate Me AFNAN.077 Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment - -
ABU3742 Words directed at Mirza Muhammad 'Ali 30 Memories of Nine Years in Akka نه تو آن عمر هستی که امر باین عظمت را بلند کنی و نه من آن علی هستم که از دست تو در نخلستان گریه کنم Inform my brother that I am not `Alí, nor is he `Umar. I am much greater than `Alí and he is much lesser than `Umar. KNSA.134 (235) MNYA.180, AFNAN.083, RKS.038 Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha - -
BB00683 Letter to the wife of the Bab, in Maku 80 Do not expect any assistance from thy brothers. They will not help; it is enough that they refrain from insults. Overlook their faults. Even Our enemies have not caused the like of what resulted from the acts of Siyyid 118 in Isfahan EBTB.216-217, AFNAN.116 - -
BBU0012 Public address at Vakil Mosque 90 The condemnation of God be upon him who regards me either as a representative DB.154, GEN.042, AFNAN.021-022 Imam 'Ali; Seal of the Prophets; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate - - MMAH.037
BH03279 no title 280 هذا یوم فیه نطقت شجره البیان فی قطب الامکان بما ظهر فی الابداع و ما ورد علی This is the day on which the Tree of Utterance hath raised its voice at the heart of creation concerning that which hath appeared in the realm of origination and that which hath befallen [3.5s]... ...O My Afnán! My Glory of God be upon thee, as well as My Bounty, My Peace, My Favor and My Mercy! Day and night, that esteemed and late lady wished to attain Our presence INBA51:332 AFNAN.111x Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world - -
BH09604 no title 100 یا ابن افنانی الذی طار فی هوائی و حضر امام وجهی و شرب رحیق بیانی و اتخذ لنفسه O son of My Afnán! Thou art the one who soared in My atmosphere, came before My Countenance, drank the choice wine of My utterance INBA51:354a KHAF.236, MATA.202 AFNAN.013 Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; The Word of God; influence and centrality of - -
BH11569 no title 10 هو الباقی ان الورقة العلیا سمعت ندآء سدرة المنتهی و طارت الیها ١۲٩٩ He is the Everlasting. Verily this exalted leaf hearkened to the Call of the Tree beyond which there is no passing and winged her flight towards it. 1299 AYT.027, KHAF.181 AFNAN.117 Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha - -
BH11900 no title 100 The custodianship of the Blessed House has been granted to the exalted leaf, the wife of the Primal Point, and her sister, upon both be My Glory of God, My Bounty and My Favor AFNAN.172-173 Business; financial; property matters - -
BH11908 no title 60 The other matter is that, at thy previous request, three verses were revealed and sent specially for the gravestone of the illustrious exalted leaf, upon her rest the Most Glorious of the Glorious AFNAN.117x Wisdom [hikmat] - -
BH11911 no title 30 This honor and benevolence hath been bestowed upon the ukht [sister] and her descendants, from her Lord, the Merciful. He is the Munificent and the Compassionate, and He is the Generous and the Bounteous AFNAN.172 Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God - -
BHU0009 no title 260 Zillu's-Sultan wrote Me a letter which was in his own handwriting, and gave it to Haji Sayyah to bring. He requested Me to aid him with the Babis to destroy his Shah-Baba. BKOG.409-410, AFNAN.030-031 Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment - -
BHU0019 no title 140 Nasiri'd-Din Shah and Abdu'l-'Aziz both transgressed against Us... but the tyranny of 'Abdu'l-'Aziz was by far the more severe BKOG.412-413, AFNAN.035 Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment - -
BHU0029 no title 90 Prior to Our departure from Baghdád, We entered the Najíbíyyih Garden and tarried there for twelve days STOB.093-094 #124, AFNAN.044 Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Rejection, opposition and persecution - -
BHU0033 no title 80 روزی چند نفر آخوند بدیدن ما آمدند یکی از آنها پرسید شما اهل کجائید several divines came to visit Us [during the days in Baghdad], and one of them inquired, 'Where do You come from?', to which We replied, 'We are from ‘Amá’ DHU.036-037 STOB.093 #124, AFNAN.043-044 Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cloud ['ama] - -
BHU0034 no title 80 There is only one Master—the others have names. The Master is none other than the Most Great Branch, He around Whom all names revolve.... Everything the Master says is just the same as if I said it. He is Me, and I am He. STOB.092 #123, PN_1901 p028, PN_1901 p035, AFNAN.042, RKS.025x Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha - -
BHU0066 no title 340 The Jaláluʾd-Dawlih has done what has caused the eyes of the denizens of the Supreme Concourse to shed tears of blood. Do you perceive the reason for his doings? GEN.162, AFNAN.031x Past, present and future of Iran; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy - -
BHU0067 no title 280 Islam was a good religion, but they destroyed it. Differences arose from the beginning of the Dispensation and, after the ascension of the Prophet, the foundation of Islam was shattered AFNAN.033-034 Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Rejection, opposition and persecution - -
BHU0068 no title 190 With the aid of Nasiri’d-Din Sháh and [Sultan] `Abdu’l-`Aziz, Shaykh `Abdu’l-Husayn tried hard to extinguish the light of God’s Cause… Another day in Baghdad, a learned divine came to see Us. He had a tall, heavy frame and thick beard AFNAN.044-045 Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Humor; jokes; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment - -
BHU0069 no title 170 Consider how unfair and truly void of faith they [the Azalis] are. Because of the Mu`tamu’d-Dawlih’s supplications in Isfahán… One day, several of the clergy came to visit Us. One of them asked, ‘Where are you from?’ ‘We are from `Amá,’ We responded… The day We left Baghdad, We moved to the Garden of Najíb Pasha and stayed there for 12 days AFNAN.042-043 Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers - -
BHU0070 no title 170 When Mullá `Alí was led to the place of his martyrdom, he instructed the executioner to open one of his veins. When a bit of his throat was cut, with his own sacred blood, he dyed his white beard red AFNAN.045-046 Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom - -
BHU0071 no title 140 O flowers of the rose-garden of the honored Afnán! You are welcome; you are welcome. Your departure from Shiraz was very difficult and tiring AFNAN.028-029 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering - -
BHU0072 no title 100 The Master is Our shield and the shield of everyone else. All live at ease, all know utmost comfort and tranquility. Associating with men such as these is very, very difficult AFNAN.039-040 Consolation and comfort; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes - -
BHU0073 no title 20 Should one of Our Aghsán ever for a moment pass out from the shadow of the Cause, he will cease to be of any consequence AFNAN.041 Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers - -
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