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Lawh-i-Ghulamul-Khuld (Tablet of the Immortal Youth)

قد فتحت ابواب الفردوس و طلع غلام القدس بسلطان مبین فیا بشری هذا غلام الخلد

Lo, the gates of Paradise were unlocked, and the hallowed Youth came forth bearing a serpent plain. Rejoice! This is the immortal Youth

INBA36:464, BLIB_Or15706.093, BLIB_Or15706.139, BLIB_Or15714.014,

AQA7#414 p.203, AYT.092, ASAT4.401x, AKHA_124BE #04-05 p.hx, OOL.B038, AMB#27

DOR#27, BLO_PT#127

Narrates in mystical language the appearance of the Immortal Youth (Bahá’u’lláh), whose beauty is compared to that of Joseph, who is unveiled by the Maid of Heaven and who summons His lovers unto Him.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Mystical themes; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ROB1.213, MMAH.125, GSH.032, LL#090

BH00034

Suriy-i-Sabr (=Lawh-i-Ayyub)

7050

Arabic

Tablet of Patience, or Tablet of Job (Súrih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyúb); Tablet of Patience, or Tablet of Job (Súrih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyúb)

Surih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyub (Tablet of Patience or Tablet of Job)

ذکر الله فی مدینه الصبر عبده ایوبا اذ آویناه فی ظل شجره القدس فی فواده و اشهدناه

This is the remembrance of God in the City of Patience regarding Job, Our servant, Whom We sheltered under the shade of that Holy Tree planted in His heart

INBA36:173, INBA73:082, Berlin1237#08

BRL_DA#726, AYT.262, LMA1.379 (228), MAS4.282, ASAT5.246x, ASAT5.309x, ASAT5.247x, FBAH.160x, OOL.B138

WOB.116x, BLO_PT#116, HURQ.BH23, NYR#144

Major work, written on the first day of Riḍván as He was departing Baghdad, praising the Bábís of the Nayriz upheaval of 1850 and in particular their leader, Siyyid Yaḥyáy-i-Dárábí (Vaḥíd), recounting their sufferings and condemning their persecutors; describes the sufferings of the biblical Job, comparing them to those of the recipient of the tablet, who played a key role in supporting the defenders at Nayríz; commends fortitude and patience in the face of suffering; foretells the coming of ‘the birds of darkness’; and proclaims the continuity of divine revelation.

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ROB1.263, BKOG.131, BKOG.195, MMAH.203, GSH.055, LL#327

BH00084

Suriy-i-Amr

4760

Arabic

Suriy-i-Amr (Surih of Command)

سبحان الذی خلق الخلق بأمره و ابدع خلق کلشیء اقرب من ان یحصی ان انتم تعلمون

Glorified be He Who hath created all beings through His command and brought forth the creation of all things in ways beyond reckoning, were ye to comprehend [3.5s]

INBA36:001, INBA71:155, INBA81:108, BLIB_Or07852.093, , BLIB_Or15723.109, , PR19.069b-072bx, PR23.060b-063bx, ROB2.000x

BRL_DA#725, NANU_BH#17x, RSBB.026, RSBB.030, RSBB.033, SFI13.019, ASAT4.303x, ASAT4.326x, YIA.549-553x, OOL.B105

Major proclamatory work formalizing Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to divine messengership, read aloud at His instruction to Mírzá Yaḥyá and written partly in the voice of God and partly in the voice of Bahá’u’lláh, describing the rivers of paradise and apostrophizing earth and heaven, the trees and clouds, the lands of ‘Iraq and Rumelia, and the followers of the Báb.

Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment

ROB2.161, BKOG.230, MMAH.141, GSH.073, LL#291

BH00066

Lawh-i-Salman I

5230

mixed

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Days of Remembrance; Commentary on a Verse of Rumi; Commentary on a Verse of Rumi

Lawh-i-Salman I (Tablet to Salman I)

ای سلمان از شهر جان بنسایم قدس رحمن بر اهل اکوان و امکان مرور نما

O Salman! Pass through the realm of being and existence with holy breezes from the City of the Spirit, wafting with the fragrances of the All-Merciful [3.5s]... ...O Salmán! Say: O people! Tread ye in the path of the one true God and ponder the ways and words of Him Who is the Manifestation

INBA35:276, INBA73:118, BLIB_Or15722.001, , NLAI_BH3.110, BN_suppl.1754.047-059

BRL_DA#735, GWBP#021 p.040x, GWBP#148 p.204x, GWBP#154 p.212x, AVK1.026.05x, AVK2.078.12x, AVK3.303.06x, AVK3.418.16x, MJMM.128, ASAT4.100x, ASAT5.346x, YMM.322x, OOL.B076, AMB#37x

GWB#021x, GWB#148x, GWB#154x, DOR#37x, MNP.036-037x, ADJ.060x, ADJ.076-77x, ADJ.083x, ADJ.084x, GPB.169x, WOB.108x, WIND#128, HURQ.BH55

Laments the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá; contrasts the stations of belief and disbelief; considers and rejects various theories of the mystics concerning the relationship between God and creation; asserts that, the Godhead itself being unknowable, the means of access to the knowledge of God is through the channel of His prophets; and interprets a line of Rumi’s Mathnaví to the effect that the light of truth is one but that, cast through the glass of different souls, it takes on different tints and colours, which is both the cause of the denial of the religion of God and the source of conflict upon earth.

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ROB2.283, ROB3.089, BLO_PT#023, MMAH.187, GSH.179, LL#232, LL#234

BH01865

Lawh-i-Rasul

470

Persian

Lawh-i-Rasul (Tablet to Rasul)

ان یا رسول اگر از شمس سماء معنی پرسی در کسوف حسد مکسوف و مغطوء و اگر از قمر

O Rasúl! Shouldst thou ask concerning the Sun of the heaven of inner meaning, know that it hath been eclipsed by the clouds of envy

INBA38:257

NANU_BH#10x, ASAT4.013x, AMB#30, QUM.029

DOR#30

Identifies Himself, through His sufferings, with the prophets of the past and announces His intention to take leave of both friend and foe.

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

MMAH.107, GSH.181, LL#219

BH00287

Lawh-i-Baha

2190

mixed

Lawh-i-Bahá (Tablet of Glory)

ان یا امه الله ا تصبرین علی مقعدک بعد الذی کان قمیص الغلام محمرا بدم البغضاء

O Maidservant of God! Be patient under all circumstances and mindful of the fact that the robe of this Youth was dyed crimson with the blood of enmity betwixt earth and heaven

INBA35:070x, NLAI_BH1.269x

BRL_DA#703, AQA7#394-395 p.154, ASAT5.348x, OOL.B030a, OOL.B030b

HURQ.BH38

Identifies Himself and His sufferings with those of prophets past; compares Mírzá Yaḥyá to the biblical Balaam, who rejected Moses after having occupied an exalted station; and bids His own followers, the newly named ‘people of Bahá’, to enter the ‘ark of eternity’ upon the ‘crimson sea’.

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ROB2.179, ROB2.171, MMAH.119, GSH.040, LL#071

BH00021

Suriy-i-Muluk

8150

Arabic

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Summons of the Lord of Hosts; Days of Remembrance

Suriy-i-Muluk (Surih to the Kings)

هذا کتاب من هذا العبد الذی سمی بالحسین فی ملکوت الاسما الی ملوک الارض کله

This is a Tablet from this Servant, who is called Ḥusayn in the kingdom of names, to the concourse of the kings of the earth.

INBA71:123, BLIB_Or15723.001, , IOM.098-099, PR11.043b-064a, PR19.048a-061b, PR23.016a-029b

NRJ#5, GWBP#065 p.086x, GWBP#066 p.087x, GWBP#113 p.143x, GWBP#114 p.150x, GWBP#116 p.158x, GWBP#118 p.160x, RSBB.040, TZH4.328-353, BCH.008x, PYB#129 p.03x, OOL.B131, AMB#36x

SLH#05, GWB#065x, GWB#066x, GWB#113x, GWB#114x, GWB#116x, GWB#118x, DOR#36x, LOG#1615x, COF.138-139x, GPB.161x4x, GPB.171x, GPB.172x7x, GPB.175x4x, GPB.210x, GPB.230x2x, PDC.007x, PDC.020x, PDC.027-028x, PDC.033-034x, PDC.034x, PDC.034-035x, PDC.035x2x, PDC.035-038x, PDC.038-039x, PDC.043-044x, PDC.060x, PDC.060-062x, PDC.062x, PDC.062-063x, PDC.063-064x, PDC.098x4x, PDC.098-099x, PDC.114-115x, PDC.143x, PDC.146-147x, PDC.182x, WOB.108x, WOB.174x, WOB.177x3x, WOB.177-178x, WOB.178x

E. Mahony

His most momentous proclamatory work, though not yet divulging the totality of His messianic claim, in which He counsels and chastises, in turn, the entire company of the kings of the earth, the kings of Christendom, the French Ambassador in Constantinople, the ministers of the Ottoman Sultan, the inhabitants of Istanbul, the Sultan himself, the Persian Ambassador to the Sultan, the people of Persia, the divines and wise men of Constantinople, and the philosophers of the world.

Chastisement and requital; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

ROB2.301 et al, BKOG.207, BKOG.213, BKOG.330, GPB.171, MMAH.158, GSH.090, LL#319

BH00047

Haft Vadi (The Seven Valleys)

6100

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Call of the Divine Beloved

Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys)

الحمد لله الذی اظهر الوجود من العدم و رقم علی لوح الانسان من اسرار القدم و

Praise be to God Who hath made being to come forth from nothingness; graven upon the tablet of man a measure of the mysteries of His eternity

INBA35:293, INBA33:101, BLIB_Or03116.067, , NLI.32p061r, PR19.024b-032b

BRL_Haft, AQA3#068 p.092, AVK1.320x, TZH4.151-153x, YMM.310x, OOL.B006

CDB#2, BSC.159 #164-174, HURQ.BH12

MJ Cyr (1), MJ Cyr (2), TaliaSafa & Friends, Rachel, Ethan & Ilia, E. Sabariego, G. Burriston & P. Kay, Ine, Ine, MANA, N. Hamilton, A.E. Rahbin, Gyenyame, E. Kelly, T. Ellis, M. Levine, P. Marin, J. Luckey [track 1], L. Dely & M. Congo, T. Francis

His most important mystical composition, patterned in part after Faríd’u’d-Dín ‘Aṭṭár’s Manṭiqu’l-Ṭayr (‘The Conference of the Birds’), describing seven stages in the path of the spiritual wayfarers—‘search’, ‘love’, ‘knowledge’, ‘unity’, ‘contentment’, ‘wonderment’, and ‘true poverty and absolute nothingness’—and revealing that the source of conflict upon earth can be traced to the wayfarers’ lack of awareness of the relative truths to be found within each of these stages.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love as fire; Love of God; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ROB1.096, BKOG.139, BKOG.159-161, GPB.140, MMAH.096, GSH.017, LL#016

BH00005

Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhi'b (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf)

28200

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Epistle to the Son of the Wolf; Bahá'í Prayers

Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf)

الحمد لله الباقی بلا فناء و الدائم بلا زوال و القائم بلا انتقال المهیمن

Praise be to God, the Eternal that perisheth not, the Everlasting that declineth not, the Self-Subsisting that altereth not.... O God, my God! Attire mine head with the crown of justice... Thou seest me, O my Lord, with my face turned towards the heaven

BLIB_Or15708.001, , BLIB_Or15721.001, , BLIB_Or15726.082x,

BRL_ESWP, AQA6#237 p.136x, TZH4.114-115x, YMM.306x, OOL.B047

ESW, BPRY.075x, ADJ.028ax2x, ADJ.077x, COF.101ax, TDH#158.20, GPB.071x, GPB.071-072x, GPB.097x3x, GPB.101x2x, GPB.102x2x, GPB.114x2x, GPB.124x, GPB.125x, GPB.133x, GPB.137x, GPB.184x9x, GPB.194x2x, GPB.217x2x, GPB.218x3x, PDC.015-016x, PDC.017x, PDC.082x, PDC.117-118x, PDC.118x2x, PDC.125-126x, PDC.141-142x, PDC.142x, PDC.142-143x, PDC.148x, PDC.162x, PDC.181x, PDC.184-185x, PDC.187x, WOB.186x, SW_v01#18 p.004-005x, SW_v05#15 p.226x, BSC.118 #048x, HURQ.BH74x

L. Thoresen [track 2], Charisse et al, Smith & Dragoman, E. Mahony, Baha'i Youth of Japan, Y. Mbazo & the Durban Baha'i Choir, A. Rae, Taraz, Nthabiseng & Page, MANA, S. Toloui-Wallace, S. Jaberi, Arman & Gloria, Steve & Atosa

His last major work and His third longest, calling on its recipient, a leading mujtahid, to repent of his role in the oppression and massacre of the Bahá’ís, quoting some of the most celebrated passages from His own writings, and adducing proofs establishing the validity of His cause.

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Being a source of light; guidance; Chastity and purity; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Empty learning; false spirituality; Fanaticism and hatred; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; High station of learning; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal ; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of self; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rebellion and sedition; disobedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual warfare; struggle; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teachings as spirit of the age; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Theft; seizing the properties of others; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ROB4.368 et al, BKOG.382, GPB.219, GPB.238, EBTB.147, MMAH.122, MMAH.129, GSH.148, LL#124

BH00271

Tafsir-i-Va'sh-Shams (Commentary on the Surih of the Sun)

2340

Arabic

Commentary on the Surah of the Sun; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Tafsír-i-Suriy-i-Vash-Shams (Commentary on the Surih of the Sun)

الحمد لله الذی انطق ورقاء البیان علی افنان دوحه التبیان بفنون الالحان علی انه لا اله الا هو

Praise be to God, Who hath set the dove of eloquence, perched among the twigs of the tree of explanation, to weaving her divers melodies

INBA90:076, BLIB_Or15714.065, , NLAI_BH3.227, Berlin1237#01, MKI4524.278,

BRL_DA#710, GWBP#089 p.116bx, MJMM.001, DLS.107x, ASAT1.253x, ASAT2.171x, ASAT3.116x, ASAT4.205x, ASAT4.208x, ASAT4.366x, ASAT4.375x, ADH1.108x, OOL.B146

GWB#089x, BLO_PT#025, HURQ.BH78, ADMS#199n02x

W. Heath

Gives a detailed interpretation of a short surah of the Qur’an, relates several symbolic meanings of the word ‘sun’, and tells of the inexhaustible meanings of the Word of God, which are disclosed according to the capacity of the hearers and which must be understood according to both their outward and inward meanings.

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Limits of language; Names and attributes of God; Outward and inward meanings; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ROB1.032, MMAH.102, GSH.209, LL#338

BH00637

Lawh-i-Fitnih (Tablet of the Test)

1500

mixed

Lawh-i-Fitnih (Tablet of the Test)

ان یا فتنه البقا فانتظری فتنه الله المهیمن القیوم بانها سیاتیکم بالحق فها قد

O Enchantment of eternity! Await thou the Enchantment of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, for verily it shall come unto you with truth. Lo, it hath [3.5s]

INBA81:080x

BRL_DA#574, MAS4.261x, RHQM1.206-209 (262-265) (157-159x), YIA.567-569x, OOL.B037x

Foretells a coming period of tests and trials, which will encompass all created things and every atom of existence and lay violent hold on the peoples of the world.

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ROB1.128, MMAH.173, GSH.036, LL#087

BH00195

Ridvanu'l-'Adl (the Garden of Justice)

2910

Arabic

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Baha'u'llah's Paradise of Justice; Garden of Justice (Ridvan al-'adl); Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

Lawh-i-Ridvanul-Adl (Tablet of the Paradise of Justice)

هذا لوح فیه بعث الله اسمه العادل و نفخ منه روح العدل فی هیاکل الخلایق اجمعین

This is the Paradise of Justice, which hath appeared as a token of God’s grace and been adorned by Him with glorious and wondrous fruits

INBA47:022, INBA37:104, INBA92:207bx, BLIB_Or15723.241, , BLIB_Or15725.085, , BLIB_Or15737.083,

BRL_DA#717, GWBP#012 p.019x, GWBP#088 p.116ax, GWBP#134 p.186x, AQA4#088 p.245, AQA4a.299, AVK2.054.13x, SFI10.010, MAS4.160ax, RHQM2.0000 (138) (087-088x), AKHA_122BE #07-08 p.ax, OOL.B094

BRL_ATBH#55x, GWB#012x, GWB#088x, GWB#134x, ADJ.028ax, PDC.006x, PDC.120x, BLO_PT#018, HURQ.BH26, ADMS#016

M. Magagula, Sanele & Xolani

Extols the virtue of justice, assigning it a sacred origin and purpose in the world; calls upon the kings and rulers, the people of the world, and the Bábís to be its exponents; asserts that its essence is embodied in the laws of God; and prophesies the day when the ‘standard of oppression’ will be rolled up and the ‘banner of justice’ will be unfurled throughout the earth.

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

MMAH.104, GSH.207, LL#276

BH00181

Khutbiy-i-Salavat

3080

Arabic

Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká

الحمد لله الذی قد اظهر الطلعه بالجذبات و لقد اغن الورقه بالسر السطر من ورآء

Praise be unto God Who hath manifested the Countenance through rapturous attractions and hath enriched the Leaf with the hidden mystery inscribed beyond [3.5s]

PR22.058a-072a

Extols the Cause of the Báb and encourages His followers to seek out and turn to the ‘countenance of light’.

Chastisement and requital; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BRL_TTT#11.8

Revealed 'in the year nine', see BRL_TTT#11; see also Tanbihu'l-Na'imin p.36.

BH00295

Madinatu'r-Rida (the City of Radiant Acquiescence)

2180

Arabic

Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; City of Radiant Acquiescence (Lawh-i-Madinatu'r-Rida); Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

Lawh-i-Madinatur-Rida (City of Radiant Acquiescence)

ذکر رحمه الله عبده بالحق لیفتخر بذلک فی ملا العالین و یشکر ربه فی کل حین

Remind his servant of God's clemency in truth, that he might be honored thereby among the concourse of the worlds, and might give thanks to his lord at all times, insofar as God's bounties to him

INBA73:186

BRL_DA#282, AQA4a.135, AVK3.403.02x, ASAT4.015x, AKHA_124BE #11-12 p.bx, OOL.B087

BRL_ATBH#41x, WIND#138, BLO_sazedj#07x, HURQ.BH16x

Expounds various stages and degrees of contentment: contentment with God and His decree; with one’s own self, which requires detachment from the world; with one’s fellow believers, which implies humility in their presence; and with the vicissitudes of the world.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ROB1.108, MMAH.191, GSH.036, LL#150

BH00053

Ishraqat (Splendours)

5740

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Bahá'í Prayers

Lawh-i-Ishraqat (Tablet of Splendors)

الحمد لله الذی تفرد بالعظمه و القدره و الجمال و توحد بالعزه و القوه و الجلال و

Praise be unto God, incomparable in majesty, power and beauty, peerless in glory, might and grandeur… I magnify Thy Name, O my God, and offer thanksgiving

BLIB_Or07851.016b, , KB_262:002-032, CMB_F32.002, , PR05.030b-037a, OSAI_TC 8r-20v, MKI4523.050, , BN_suppl.1753.001-023

AVK2.273.14x, AVK3.157.10x, AVK3.203.11x, ZYN.092, ISH.050, GHA.202x, UAB.024ax, UAB.025x, UAB.037bx, UAB.042bx, UAB.043bx, UAB.057dx, ASAT4.057x, ASAT4.250x, TBP#08, TUM.076-080x, OOL.B011

TB#08, BPRY.183x, LOG#0578x, ADJ.028ax, COF.095ax, GPB.057x, GPB.208x, GPB.217x, GPB.218x3x, GPB.219x, PDC.185x, WOB.041x, WOB.186-187x, SW_v08#10 p.123x, SW_v09#07 p.081x, SW_v11#17 p.286x, DWN_v2#07 p.051-054x, DWN_v5#01 p.005x, DWN_v6#10 p.001ax, BSC.236 #497-523

almunajat.com [item 36]

Explains the meaning of the ‘most great infallibility’ and the nature of the authority of the Manifestations of God, proclaims the fulfilment of prophetic expectations derived from various passages in the Qur’an, recalls a vision of the personified virtue of trustworthiness, and proclaims nine ‘splendours’: religion as source of order in the world; the promotion of the ‘Lesser Peace’ by the rulers of the world; the commandments of God as source of life to the world; the importance of praiseworthy deeds and upright character; the conferral of government positions based on merit; union and concord among all people, which can be achieved by establishing a universal language; the importance of parenthood and the education of children; entrusting administrative affairs to the trustees of the House of Justice; and religion as the most potent instrument for establishing unity in the world.

Business; financial; property matters; Education of children; moral education; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Justice and mercy; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

ROB4.146 et al, BKOG.382, EBTB.062, MMAH.215, GSH.154, LL#022, LL#334, LL#397

BH00604

Suriy-i-Zubur

1260

Arabic

جمال الرحمن عن افق الرضوان خلف سحاب الاحزان قد کان بالحق مشروقا و ان یرفع السحاب

The Beauty of the All-Merciful hath risen from the horizon of the Divine Good-Pleasure, veiled behind clouds of sorrow, and verily these clouds shall be lifted [3.5s]

INBA83:132, BLIB_Or03114.039r, , BLIB_Or15696.124b, , BLIB_Or15702.070, , BLIB_Or15737.121, , NLAI_BH1.390, ALIB.folder18p147-152

ASAT1.125x, TISH.269-273, OOL.B142

Explains the circumstances of His withdrawal from the community, states that He has as a result hidden His reality behind the veils, and calls the recipient to proclaim and defend Bahá’u’lláh’s cause both in person and in his writings, assuring him that divine confirmations will attend his efforts.

Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

LL#331

BH00155

Suriy-i-Ahzan

3410

Arabic

Surah of Sorrows (Suriy-i-Ahzán); Days of Remembrance

Suriy-i-Ahzan (Surih of Sorrows)

ان یا سیاح الاحدیه سبح فی قلزم الکبریاء الذی ظهر باسمی الابهی و جرت علیه سفن

O thou who art the pilgrim of Divine Oneness! Swim thou in the ocean of grandeur which hath been manifested through My Most Glorious Name, whereon sail the barques [3.5s]... ...Would that thou wert standing at this moment before the Throne and couldst hear how the melodies of eternity

INBA37:085, BLIB_Or15694.494, , BLIB_Or15723.212, , BLIB_Or15737.052, , NLAI_BH2.125, NLAI_BH2.265, ALIB.folder18p034-047

BRL_DA#733, AQA4#086 p.221, AQA4a.075, ASAT5.351x, OOL.B103, AMB#39x

DOR#39x, LTDT.080x, BLO_PT#092

Expatiates on the sorrows experienced by Bahá’u’lláh and the Báb, taking in part the form of a mystical conversation between the two.

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ROB2.397, MMAH.155, GSH.114, LL#289

BH00434

Suriy-i-Dhibh

1620

Arabic

Surah of the Sacrifice (Súratu'dh-Dhibh)

Suratudh-Dhibh (Surah of the Sacrifice)

اقر لله علی عرش العظمه و الجلال بانی انا الله لا اله الا انا المهیمن

God hath proclaimed from the throne of grandeur and splendor, "I, verily, am the Lord God, and there is no other god beside Me

INBA18:001, INBA37:003, BLIB_Or15723.188, , BLIB_Or15737.027,

AQA4#079 p.100, AQA4a.029, AVK3.467.01x, MAS4.139ax, ASAT3.267x, OOL.B113

BLO_PT#096

Exhorts the recipient to look into the truth of the Cause of God with his own eyes and declares that Bahá’u’lláh has been offered up as a sacrifice at the hands of the wicked at every moment for the past twenty years.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

MMAH.222, GSH.113, LL#298

BH00354

Suriy-i-Vafa (=Lawh-i-Vafa)

1870

mixed

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas

Suriy-i-Vafa (Tablet to Vafa)

ان یا وفاء ان اشکر ربک بما ایدک علی امره و عرفک مظهر نفسه و اقامک علی ثناء ذکره

O Vafa! Render thanks unto thy Lord for having aided thee to embrace His Cause, enabled thee to recognize the Manifestation

INBA28:215, BLIB_Or15694.386, , Berlin1237#26, ALIB.folder18p103-109

GWBP#079 p.102x, AQA4#103 p.350, AQA4a.418, AVK1.119.07x, AVK1.276bx, AVK1.321.01x, LMA1.418 (253), MAS1.006x, MAS1.063x, ASAT5.300x, TBP#12, OOL.B140

TB#12, GWB#079x, WOB.138-139x, NYR#143

Exhorts the recipient to be the essence of faithfulness; asserts Bahá’u’lláh’s mystical identity with the Báb; answers questions about ‘the return’, the worlds of God, the ordinances of God, and paradise; and confirms that, as predicted during the time of His departure from ‘Iraq, the ‘birds of darkness’ have begun to stir.

Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Return of the Manifestations of God

ROB4.205, GSH.190, LL#329

BH00343

Suriy-i-Fadl

1920

Arabic

Suriy-i-Fadl

ان یا ذبیح انا ارسلنا الیک من قبل لوحا ممتنعا منیع و فیه ذکر ما جعله الله حجه علی من فی

O Dhabih! We did verily send unto thee aforetime a Tablet, mighty and impregnable, wherein was inscribed that which God hath made a testimony unto all who dwell therein [3.5s]... ...Say: By God! The Sovereign of Words hath assuredly come upon the clouds of the verses, and lo, the words of every contentious polytheist were thunderstruck

INBA83:247, BLIB_Or15725.537, , BLIB_Or15737.173, , ALIB.folder18p081-088

OOL.B115

SHHB.135x

Exhorts the recipient to be bold in conveying Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to the followers of the Báb and to sharply challenge those who have repudiated the former’s claim, asking them to consider the infinite grace of God in revealing again the divine verses.

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Idolatry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

LL#300

BH11604

1880

mixed

حمد خداوند یکتا را لایق و سزا که عالم ملک و ملکوت را بوجود انسان کامل بیار است

Praise be unto the one true God, worthy and befitting, Who hath adorned the worlds of earth and heaven through the existence of the perfect man [3.5s]

BRL_DA#028

Exhorts the believers to teach and serve the Cause. Decries the mistake of celebrating on the first of Muharram, which alienated and caused confusion and rancor among Muslims honoring the Imam Husayn. Laments the ignorance of the people and the clergy. Extols teaching and especially celebrates submission and contentment in the service of the Cause. Reveals a prayer for service. Offers encouragement and praise to several believers. Addresses questions about land for the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, the planting of trees and personal matters.

Hands of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]

BH00528

Lawh-i-Bismillih

1410

Persian

Tablet on Understanding the Cause of Opposition to the Manifestations of God

Lawh-i-Bismillih or Lawh-i-irfán-i'illat-i-i'rád (Tablet on Understanding the Cause of Opposition to the Manifestations of God)

این مظلوم اراده نموده لوجه الله بر شما القا نماید آنچه را که سبب بقای ابدی… قل الهی الهی اشهد بوحدانیتک و فردانیتک و اعترف بما نطقت به السن

This Wronged One wishes to impart to you, wholly for the sake of God, that which is the cause of eternal life and everlasting remembrance.

BRL_DA#183, AVK3.408.11x, MJMM.276, DRD.072, NSS.126x, OOL.B033

WOB.107x, BLO_PT#165

Emphasizes the importance of the independent investigation of spiritual reality upon attainment of maturity, which entails the understanding of why some choose the path of faith and others that of denial, why each religious sect believes it is in sole possession of the truth, and why the Prophets of the past were all rejected in their day.

Independent investigation of truth; reality; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God; Purpose; goal of creation; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment

LL#079

BH00258

Lawh-i-Yusuf

2460

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet of Joseph (Lawh-i Yusuf); Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Resurrection and the World to Come

Lawh-i-Yusuf (Tablet of Joseph)

تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق عن جهه ایمن العرش و جعلها الله هدی و ذکری للعالمین... ای یوسف حجّتم بر کلّ من فی السّموات و الارض... انّا قد جعلنا میقاتاً لکم فاذا تمّت المیقات

These are the verses of God which have verily been sent down in truth from the right hand of the Throne, and which God hath made a guidance and a remembrance unto all the worlds [3.5s]... ...We have a fixed time for you, O people. If ye fail, at the appointed hour, to turn towards God, He, verily, will lay violent hold on you

INBA38:139, BLIB_Or15694.465, , ALIB.folder18p199, NLI.32p030vx

BRL_DA#532, GWBP#108 p.139bx, AVK1.279.19x, RSBB.181, GHA.255x, UAB.031cx, MAS4.019bx, MAS8.013x, AYI2.248x, AYI2.250x, ASAT4.378x, OOL.B084b

GWB#108x, LOG#1982x, PDC.007x, WOB.201x, SW_v02#03 p.003x, BLO_PT#113, BSC.199 #339-372, KSHK#28x

Emphasizes the importance of detachment as prerequisite to the recognition of spiritual truth and explains the meaning of ‘paradise’, ‘hellfire’, ‘resurrection’, and similar terms.

Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God and human limitations

GSH.171, LL#265, LL#395

BH00668

Tajalliyat (Effulgences)

1140

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas

Tajalliyat (Effulgences)

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی انه هو السر المکنون و الرمز المخزون و

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him and that He Who hath appeared is the Hidden Mystery

BLIB_Or07851.011b, , CMB_F32.077, , PR05.038b-042a, OSAI_TC 29v-32r, MKI4523.198, , BN_suppl.1753.054-059

ZYN.201, ISH.198, UAB.040ax, TBP#05, TUM.098-102x, OOL.B147

TB#05, LOG#1881x, GPB.215x3x, GPB.218x3x, BLO_PT#201, BSC.153 #125-137x

Emphasizes the importance of belief in the Divine Manifestation and proclaims four ‘effulgences’: the knowledge of God and recognition of His Prophet, steadfastness in the Cause of God, acquiring useful knowledge, and refuting accusations that Bahá’u’lláh had claimed the station of the Godhead.

Free will and predestination; fate; High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Manifestation of God as mediator; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

ROB4.118, EBTB.062, MMAH.101, GSH.159, LL#339

ROB4.124 mentions revelation writing having been sent to recipient.

BH01403

Lawh-i-Salman II

610

mixed

Second Tablet of Salmán (Lawh-i-Salmán)

Lawh-i-Salman II (Tablet to Salman II)

ای سلمان در هر امور اقتدا بحق کن و بقضایای الهی راضی باش ملاحظه کن که این

O Salmán! Follow thou in all things the example of the One true God, and be content with whatsoever He ordaineth.

BLIB_Or11096#022, , BLIB_Or15710.001, , NLAI_BH2.208

BRL_DA#128, AVK1.135.12x, MJMM.124, BSHN.032x, MHT2b.060x, DRD.036, MAS4.167x, ASAT1.209x, ASAT4.315x, OOL.B077

PDC.115-116x, WIND#180, HURQ.BH56

Emphasizes the fleeting nature of this world, that those who remain occupied with it are heedless of this truth, and that one of the signs of the maturity of the world is that none will be found to bear the burden of kingship and its earthly cares.

Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ROB3.025, ROB3.157, MMAH.188, GSH.179, LL#233

BH00472

Lawh-i-Ittihad

1530

mixed

Tablet of Unity; Tablet of Unity; Creative Word and the Meaning of Unity, The

Lawh-i-Ittihad (Tablet of Unity)

قد حضر لدی المظلوم کتاب احد من السادات الذین اقبلوا الی الله و سمعوا و اجابوا

The letter of one of the Sádát, they who have set themselves towards God and having heard the Call have answered their Lord, the All-Loving

BLIB_Or15738.055,

BRL_DA#707, AVK3.095.10x, AVK3.113.10x, AVK3.258.12x, AVK3.474.02x, AHM.388, UAB.048dx, KHSK.089-093, OOL.B048a

LOIR02.093, BLO_PT#027, BLO_PT#146, BLO_PT#147

Elucidates the subject of unity in different aspects: unity of religion, unity in speech, unity of deeds, unity in rank and station, unity of souls, and unity in material possessions.

Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Wisdom [hikmat]

ROB4.191, MMAH.090, LL#129

BH00409

Lawh-i-Basitatu'l-Haqiqah

1700

mixed

Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality; Tablet on the Simple Reality, The (Lawḥ-i-Basíṭu'l-Ḥaqíqih)

Lawh-i-Basítatu'l-Haqíqah (Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality)

و ما سئل السائل فی قول الحکماء بسیط الحقیقه کل الاشیاء قل فاعلم ان المقصود

As to the question the enquirer hath asked concerning the sage’s assertion, saying: the Element of Simple Reality is all things… words without deeds are as bees that yield no honey

INBA39:034, BLIB_Or11096#012, , BLIB_Or15698.105, , BLIB_Or15720.105, , BLIB_Or15740.083, , NLAI_BH3.213, LEID.Or4971-7, , Majlis934.291-307

BRL_DA#714, AVK1.104.06x, IQT.105, SFI05.008, MAS7.140b, ASAT1.078x, ASAT5.176x, ASAT5.250x, TUM.061-064, OOL.B032, VUJUD.099x

LOIR11.203, BLO_PT#141, VUJUDE.133-134x, HURQ.BH65x, JHT_B#016

Elucidates a statement by the philosopher Mullá Ṣadrá that ‘the uncompounded reality is all things’, offers a middle position between the doctrines of ‘the oneness of being’ and ‘the oneness of appearances’, observes that both positions can be upheld with reference to different sacred scriptures, and suggests that nothing is to be gained from disputation in such matters.

Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Uncompounded reality [basitu'l-haqiqah]; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Words vs deeds

MMAH.121, GSH.185, LL#077

BH00108

Mathnavi-yi-Mubarak

4040

Persian

Mathnaviyí-i Mubárak; Mathnaví-yi Mubárak; Mathnaví of the Blessed One

Mathnaviyi-i Mubarak

ای حیات العرش خورشید وداد که جهان و امکان چه تو نوری نزاد گر نبودی خلق محجوب

You! Life-force of God's throne, compassion's sun, Time's universe has birthed no light like Yours! From seeing God, creation's eyes are barred

INBA30:131, OSAI I.MMSx, , MKA.06 Mil Yz A 2791 p14,

BRL_DA#272, MSNV, AQA3#070 p.160, DWNP_v4#07 p.038-039x, DWNP_v5#04 p.003x, TZH4.139-141x, HHA.058x, ASAT1.119x, ASAT4.015x, AHB_124BE #01 p.002x, AHB_130BE #03-04 p.130x, OOL.B089

GPB.099x, BLO_PT#055, BLO_PT#218, HURQ.BH28

Ahdieh (1), Ahdieh (2), unknown

Ecstatic poem in rhyming couplets, written during the journey to Istanbul and announcing the Day of God and the divine springtime but warning that it can only be perceived by those possessing a spiritual eye.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ROB2.029, MMAH.233, GSH.071, LL#270

BH02000

Halih Halih ya Bisharat

440

Persian

Tablet of Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah O Glad Tidings (Lawh-i Halih, Halih, Halih yá Bisharát)

Lawh-i Halih, Halih, Halih ya Bisharat (Tablet of Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah O Glad Tidings)

حور بقا از فردوس اعلی آمد هله هله هله یا بشارت با چنگ و نوا هم با کاسه حمرا

The maid of eternity came from the Most Exalted Paradise: Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah O glad tidings!

INBA36:456

BRL_DA#253, HDQI.160, GSH.033, ANDA#18 p.03, OOL.B008

BLO_PT#111, HURQ.BH17

Ahdieh

Ecstatic poem celebrating the descent of the Maid of Heaven, who brings both life and death to her lovers.

Love of God; Mystical themes; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ROB1.219, MMAH.143, LL#017

BH01966

Hur-i-'Ujab (The Wondrous Maiden)

450

Arabic

Hur-i-Ujab (Tablet of the Wondrous Maiden)

قد طلع جمال القدس عن خلف الحجاب و ان هذا لشیء عجاب و انصعقت الارواح من نار

The hallowed Beauty shone resplendent from behind the veil. How wondrous a thing, how wondrous indeed!

INBA47:245b, INBA36:463a, BLIB_Or15706.122, , BLIB_Or15714.025,

AHM.153, AYT.251, AHB_120BE #03-06 p.001, OOL.B009, AMB#12

DOR#12, RBB.132-133, BLO_PT#145

L. Slott, R. Yazhari

Ecstatic poem announcing the appearance and unveiling of the Maid of Heaven, her announcement to the people of the world, their rejection of her summons, and her return in sorrow to her abode.

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ROB1.218, ROB1.211, MMAH.134, MMAH.232, LL#018, LL#042

BH00227

Ridvanu'l-Iqrar

2630

Arabic

Ridvanu'l-Iqrar (Ridván of the Enthronement)

اقر الله بذاته لذاته بانه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر و کل له خاضعون اقر

God taketh His seat [upon His celestial Throne] by virtue of His Essence which is operative through His Essence, for He, no God is there except Him… By God, O people! Mine eye weepeth, and the eye of Ali (the Bab) weepeth amongst the Concourse on high, and Mine heart crieth out

INBA47:050, INBA37:057, INBA83:092, BLIB_Or15723.146,

AQA4#083 p.180, AQA4a.042, MAS4.353x, OOL.B095

GPB.243x, GPB.250x, HURQ.BH27x

Dwells on the state of those who have rejected the truth and contrasts it with the state of those who have recognized and believed.

Adam; Adam and Eve; Call to action; Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ROB2.397, MMAH.175, GSH.115, LL#277

Quoted by Abdu'l-Baha in MKT3.420 (AB00024). Merged with BH10413.

BH00682

Suriy-i-Hifz

1130

Arabic

هذا کتاب یذکر فیه ما الهمنی الروح و انه لتنزیل من الله و آیه ذکره للذینهم اقروا بالله و

This is a Book wherein is recorded that which the Spirit hath inspired within Me, and verily it is a revelation from God and a token of His remembrance unto them that have acknowledged God [3.5s]

INBA83:139, BLIB_Or03114.047r, , BLIB_Or15702.090, , BLIB_Or15737.129, , ALIB.folder18p152-162

OOL.B122

Discusses Bahá’u’lláh’s opposition from Mírzá Yaḥyá and the latter’s intention to have Bahá’u’lláh killed, which was averted through divine protection, and Bahá’u’lláh’s open offer of forgiveness should His half-brother turn to Him in repentance.

Call to action; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

LL#307

BH00512

Lawh-i-Tawhid

1450

mixed

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Lawh-i-Tawhid (Tablet of Divine Unity)

حمد مقدس از عرفان ممکنات و منزه از ادراک مدرکات ملیک عز بی مثالی را سزا است

Praise be to God, the All-Possessing, the King of incomparable glory, a praise which is immeasurably above

INBA38:012, INBA65:167, INBA35:058b, INBA36:396, NLI.32p020v, PR23.039b-041b

BRL_DA#716, GWBP#026 p.047bx, AVK1.113b.02x, AVK2.013.17x, AVK2.072.02x, ZYN.056, MJMM.307, DWNP_v1#01 p.003-007, UAB.006bx, UAB.008ax, DLS.070x, ASAT2.104x, AHB_109BE #07 p.002x, PYM.335-341, OOL.B081

GWB#026x, WOB.113x2x, ADMS#013

Discourse on the transcendence of God, Whose signs have pervaded the entire creation and Who is known only through His Manifestations, Who appear from age to age and call the people to recognize His cause as one would recognize a friend: that is, by his own self and not by the garments he may be wearing on any given day.

Creation of the world; Manifestation of God as mirror; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

GSH.184, LL#250

BH01494

Suriy-i-Fu'ad (=Lawh-i-Fu'ad)

580

Arabic

Summons of the Lord of Hosts

Lawh-i-Fuad (Tablet to Fuad Pasha)

ک ظ نادیناک عن وراء قلزم الکبریا علی الارض الحمرا من افق البلا انه لا اله

Káf. Ẓá’. We call unto thee from beyond the sea of grandeur, upon the crimson land, above the horizon of tribulation.

INBA34:128, BLIB_Or15707.040, , BLIB_Or15735.210,

NRJ#4, AQA1#015, AYBY.023b, MAS4.246x, RHQM1.592-594 (723) (444-445), ASAM.261-262, SAM.292, DLH2.186x, HYK.210, OOL.B117

SLH#04, GPB.208-209x, PDC.100x, BLO_PT#172

Details the divine justice that was meted out to the recently deceased Ottoman Prime Minister in consequence of his abuses of power and foretells the imminent downfall of his colleague, ‘Álí Páshá, as well as the overthrow of the Sultan himself.

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ROB3.087 et al, MMAH.225, GSH.192, LL#088, LL#302

BH00921

Lawh-i-Raqsha

890

Arabic

ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل و سمع ندآء الله المهیمن القیوم و اجاب مولیه فی یوم فیه

A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned and hearkened unto the Call of God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, and who hath answered his Lord on this Day wherein [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.014,

NNY.235-236x, MAS4.107x, OOL.B071

Details the divine justice and wrath that was visited upon the two individuals mentioned in the Lawḥ-i-Burhán and offers remembrance and praise for several of His followers.

Call to action; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

LL#218

BH00454

Lawh-i-Huriyyih (Tablet of the Maiden)

1580

Arabic

Tablet of the Maiden

Lawh-i-Huriyyih (Tablet of the Maiden)

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اذکرک حینئذ حین الذی استشرقت شمس الوهیتک عن افق سماء

Praise be unto Thee, O Lord, My God! I mention Thee at this moment when the Sun of Thy divinity is shining from the horizon of the Heaven

INBA48:036, INBA66:004, INBA92:001, BLIB_Or15714.058, , BLIB_Or15739.080,

AQA4#102 p.342, AQA4a.379, SFI16.008-012, ASAT3.134x, ASAT4.049x, OOL.B045

BLO_PT#133, HURQ.BH20

Describes a visionary encounter with the Maid of Heaven, who looks deeply within His soul and expires in sorrow upon perceiving the extent of His suffering.

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ROB1.125, ROB3.223, BKOG.167, MMAH.211, GSH.020, LL#118

BH01761

Suriy-i-Zuhur

500

Arabic

Súriy-i-Zuhúr (Surah of Revelation)

تلک آیات الکتاب قد نزلت علی احسن النغمات و انها بنفسها لیکون حجه علی من فی

These are the verses of the Book, revealed in the most melodious of tones, and they shall, of themselves, stand as testimony against all who dwell therein [3.5s]

INBA83:113, BLIB_Or15702.028, , ALIB.folder18p316

PYK.115, OOL.B143

Declares, at a time when He is beset on all sides, that His revelation is the testimony of God that separates truth from error; asserts that what the people recognize of His cause is but the robe and cloak wherewith He attires Himself; and admonishes the people for failing to recognize Him upon His return, after changing His garb and departing for but a little while from their midst.

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Word of God and human limitations

LL#332

Not to be confused with Lawh-i-Zuhur (BH00686).

BH00845

Suratu'llah

970

Arabic

Surah of God

Súratu'lláh (Surah of God)

ان یا علی بعد نبیل اسمع ندآء ربک حین الذی یرید ان یخرج عن بینکم بما اکتسبت

O Muhammad-`Ali, hearken to this proclamation from thy Lord, at a time when He desireth to depart out from among ye by reason of what the hands of the oppressors have wrought

BLIB_Or15723.162, , BLIB_Or15737.001,

AQA4#076 p.068, AQA4a.016, ASAT2.111x, OOL.B102

BLO_PT#091, HURQ.BH25

Declares the divinity of His station, rebukes the followers of the Báb for plotting against Him, and announces His temporary retirement from the community.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ROB1.245, MMAH.153, GSH.060, LL#316

BH00248

Suriy-i-'Ibad

2520

Arabic

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

Suriy-i-Ibad (Tablet of the Servants)

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و انا کل له عابدون شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و انا کل

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and verily all are His worshippers. God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and verily all [3.5s]... ...Contemplate with thine inward eye the chain of successive Revelations that hath linked the Manifestation of Adam

INBA47:077x, BLIB_Or15723.050, , BLIB_Or15738.006, , NLAI_BH1.312

BRL_DA#005x, GWBP#031 p.055bx, AQA4#073 p.023, AQA4a.244, ASAT4.307x, OOL.B124

BRL_APBH#12x, GWB#031x, GPB.151x5x, HURQ.BH31

S. Jaberi

Declares the continuity of Bahá’u’lláh’s prophetic claim with the ‘chain of successive Revelations that hath linked the Manifestation of Adam with that of the Báb’, relates the events of His banishment from Baghdad to Edirne, and delivers specific guidance to a number of followers named in the tablet.

Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ROB2.272, MMAH.154, GSH.112, LL#309

BH00395

Lawh-i-Sayyah (=Suratu'l-Widad)

1720

Arabic

Lawh-i-Sayyah (Tablet of the Traveller)

ان یا علی فاشهد بانی ظهور الله فی جبروت البقاء و بطونه فی غیب العماء و جمال

O Ali! Bear thou witness that verily I am the Manifestation of God in the Kingdom of eternity, His concealment in the mystic realm of the divine cloud, and the Beauty [3.5s]... ...Upon Our arrival We were welcomed with banners of light, whereupon the Voice of the Spirit cried out saying

INBA36:052, INBA71:211

BRL_DA#396, RSBB.075, MUH3.258-262, OOL.B079

GPB.184x2x, HURQ.BH49

Declares Bahá’u’lláh’s messianic claim; urges the Bábís to embrace it; relates a mystical journey to different groups of people who, though outwardly pious, were veiled in various ways from recognizing the truth; and foretells His further exile to the ‘vale of Nabíl’, later interpreted as a reference to the city of ‘Akká.

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ROB2.210, ROB3.013, BKOG.220, BKOG.245, MMAH.220, GSH.079, LL#236

BH00336

Lawh-i-Burhan (= Lawh-i-Raqsha?)

1960

Arabic

Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas

Lawh-i-Burhan (Tablet of the Proof)

قد احاطت اریاح البغضا سفینه البطحا بما اکتسبت ایدی الظالمین یا باقر قد افتیت

The winds of hatred have encompassed the Ark of Baṭḥá, by reason of that which the hands of the oppressors have wrought

INBA47:126, INBA35:119x, INBA90:026, INBA97:072, BLIB_Or15729.119, , NLAI_22848:289, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p150r, , UMich962.105-113, MKI4522.289,

AQA2#008 p.152, AVK3.110.07x, AVK4.284ax, AVK4.454bx, MJMM.053, NNY.245, RHQM2.0965-973 (399) (247-252), ASAT2.073x, ASAT3.250x, ASAT4.034x, ASAT4.052x, ASAT4.376x, LDR.217x, TBP#14, OOL.B035, OOL.B110

TB#14, BADM.173-174x, GPB.211x, GPB.218x, GPB.231x, GPB.232x3x, PDC.159x, WOB.179x

Condemns in fiery language two members of the Shiite clergy for their roles in the martyrdom of two prominent Bahá’ís, sets forth the spiritual prerequisites of the truly learned, and summons them to investigate the truth of Bahá’u’lláh’s cause by perusing His writings.

Chastisement and requital; Empty learning; false spirituality; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

ROB4.091 et al, GPB.219, MMAH.219, GSH.145, LL#081

BH00069

Su'al va Javab (Questions and Answers)

5150

Persian

Consultation; Kitáb-i-Aqdas

Su'al va Javab (Questions and Answers, Kitáb-i-Aqdas)

سوال از عید اعظم جواب اول عید عصر ۱۳ ماه دوم از اشهر بیان است یوم اول و تاسع

Question: Concerning the Most Great Festival. Answer: Most Great Festival commenceth late in the afternoon of the thirteenth day

INBA63:001, INBA66:213

BRL_Su'al, AVK3.056.16x, AVK4.091x, AVK4.152.13x, AVK4.478ax, OOL.B178

BRL_CONSULT#07x, COC#0029x, COC#0172x, COC#0527x, COC#0821x, COC#1109-1115x, COC#1119x, LOG#0505x, LOG#0516x, LOG#0637x, LOG#0762x, LOG#0764x, LOG#1260x, LOG#1499x, NYR#137x

Compilation of answers and clarifications by Bahá’u’lláh to over one hundred questions regarding the laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.

Business; financial; property matters; Grammar and orthography; Law of divorce; Law of fasting; Law of inheritance; Law of obligatory prayer; Laws of marriage and dowry; Parents and children; youth; families

ROB3.278, GPB.219, GSH.145, LL#279

BH00144

Suriy-i-Bayan

3580

Arabic

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Suriy-i-Bayan (Tablet of Utterance)

ذکر اسم ربک عبده اذ دخل بقعه الفردوس مقر الذی استشرقت علیه انوار الوجه عن مشرق

The remembrance of the name of thy Lord by His servant, when he entered the Garden of Paradise, the seat whereupon shone forth the lights of the Face from the Dayspring [3.5s]... ...Say: Doth it beseem a man while claiming to be a follower of his Lord, the All-Merciful, he should yet in his heart do the very deeds of the Evil One?

INBA37:007, INBA83:203, BLIB_Or15702.254, , BLIB_Or15723.228, , BLIB_Or15737.069, , NLAI_BH2.280, Berlin1237#10, ALIB.folder18p001-018, Majlis934.115.09-125.01x

BRL_DA#736, GWBP#128 p.176x, GWBP#129 p.179x, GWBP#145 p.202ax, AQA4#080 p.108, AQA4a.392, AVK3.095.13x, AVK3.147.08x, AVK3.260.06x, GHA.428x, ASAT2.106x, PYK.032x, YFY.060x, OOL.B109

GWB#128x, GWB#129x, GWB#145x, ADJ.031x, ADJ.034x, TDH#037.1x, GPB.170x, GPB.376-377x, GPB.404x, MBW.038x, BSTW#037x, HURQ.BH39

D. E. Walker, MANA (1), MANA (2), C. Signori

Charges the recipient to teach the Cause of God in a state of detachment from the world and enkindlement with the love of God, summons the Maid of Heaven to come to the aid of whoever does so, and instructs him to carry the message to specific people and regions in Iran.

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Exhortations and counsels; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ROB2.397, GSH.198, LL#295

BH00394

Sahifiy-i-Shattiyih (the Book of the Tigris)

1730

mixed

Tablet of the River [Tigris]; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá

Shahifiy-i-Shattiyyih (Book of the River)

قد اکثرت القول فی ذلک ولکن الناس اکثرهم لایفقهون آنچه از ظهورات معجزات که

The people talk constantly about this subject, but most of them comprehend not. Of the miracles mentioned, those which are ascribed to this humble one are fabrications contrived by impostors

INBA36:316, INBA57:010, BLIB_Or15722.267, , BN_suppl.1754.139-143

BRL_DA#734, MAS4.142, RHQM1.285-291 (349) (209-213), OOL.B096

BLO_PT#137, BLO_sazedj#10x, JBS#9.3

Challenges the validity of miracles as proof and takes the coursing of the Tigris River as a central metaphor in a discussion of the irresistible power of the Cause of God, fate and predestination, and the root cause of dissension in the world.

Differences in human capacity; Miracles and their interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God is its own standard

ROB1.105, MMAH.228, GSH.024, LL#280

BH01447

Subhana Rabbiya'l-A'la

600

Arabic

Subḥána Rabbíya'l-A'lá (Praise to the Exalted Lord)

یا حرف البقاء البس نعلی الانقطاع ثم ارکب علی الرفرف الاعلی فسبحان من خلق

Letter of eternity, put on the bridal trousseau of detachment and walk upon the exalted brocade runner; praised be my Lord, the most high.

INBA15:355, INBA19:029, INBA26:359, INBA36:462, INBA81:139, BLIB_Or15706.102, , BLIB_Or15714.017, , NLAI_BH1.229

BRL_DA#250, GSH.061, ASAT3.092x, ASAT3.137x, ASAT4.021x, AKHA_124BE #02-03 p.hx, OOL.B100

WIND#144, HURQ.BH19

Celebrates, through a vision of the appearance and unveiling of the Maid of Heaven, the renewal of the mystic realm and portends future tests and difficulties.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcending the material condition

ROB1.211, MMAH.201, LL#287

BH01068

Lawh-i-Husayn

780

Persian

Lawh-i-Husayn (Tablet to Husayn)

ای حسین بذکر الله مانوس شو و از دونش غافل چه که ذکرش انیسی است بی نفاق

O Ḥusayn! Commune with the remembrance of God and become oblivious of all but Him, inasmuch as His mention is an intimate free of hypocrisy and a most agreeable confidant

BLIB_Or15722.061, , Majlis934.070-076

BRL_DA#131, DRD.132, MAS4.104x, AHB_134BE #03-04 p.006x

ADMS#080

R. Fahandezh

Calls the recipient to commune intimately with God; warns that whatever is concealed in people’s inmost hearts will be revealed in this day; compares all creation to mirrors which reflect the light of the Sun of Truth to the extent that they turn to it; proclaims the purifying and healing agency of the love of God; and observes that the prophets of God would never have subjected themselves to such persecutions if human life ended with this physical one.

Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

GSH.183, LL#119

BH00994

Suriy-i-Ism

830

Arabic

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá

Suriy-i-Ism

ان یا اسمی اسمع ندآء الله عن مطلع کل اللسان بانی انا الله ربک و رب کل شیء و

O My Name! Hearken unto the Call of God from the Dawning-Place of every tongue: "Verily, I am God, thy Lord and the Lord of all things." [3.5s]... ...Say: Deliver your souls, O people, from the bondage of self, and purify them from all attachment to anything besides Me… Intone, O My servant, the verses of God

INBA83:124, BLIB_Or15702.051, , ALIB.folder18p214

BRL_DA#721, GWBP#136 p.189x, AVK2.168.20x, MAS4.026ax, MAS4.045x, MAS8.120bx, ASAT1.242x, ASAT4.156x, PYK.018, OOL.B125

GWB#136x, ADJ.025x, ADJ.031x, ADJ.032x, BLO_sazedj#12x, HURQ.BH37

MJ Cyr, L. Slott, Seals & Crofts, MANA, Soulrise Melodies, Soulrise Melodies, L. Dely & M. Congo, K. Key, Sheyda Peyman, Ina Nes

Calls the recipient to cast all names and designations behind him and announce the joyful tidings; states that between God and the creatures there is a ladder with three steps: this world, the hereafter, and ‘the Kingdom of Names’; calls the people to deliver their souls from ‘the bondage of self ’; invites the recipient to ‘intone the verses of God’, promising that the sweetness of their melody will cause ‘the heart of every righteous man to throb’; and counsels the people to truthfulness, generosity, and purity of heart.

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment

LL#143, LL#310

BH00223

Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom)

2680

Arabic

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Bahá'í Prayers

Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom)

کتاب انزله الرحمن من ملکوت البیان و انه لروح الحیوان لاهل الامکان تعالی الله

This is an Epistle which the All-Merciful hath sent down from the Kingdom of Utterance. It is truly a breath of life… Say: Magnified be Thy Name, O Lord my God!

INBA47:098, INBA90:001, INBA30:052, INBA81:024, BLIB_Or15729.106, , NLAI_22848:255, NLAI_BH3.142, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p133v, , Ghazi3072.045-093, UMich962.095-105, MKI4522.255, MKI4524.290, BN_suppl.1753.089-100

AQA2#006 p.130, ADM2#011 p.026x, AVK4.437bx, MJMM.037, RSBB.092, NSR_1993.047x, ASAT1.042-043x, ASAT1.190x, ASAT1.156x, ASAT5.213x, ASAT5.372x, ADH1.103x, TBP#09, OOL.B043

TB#09, BPRY.199x, PN_1900_heh p013, ADJ.025x, GPB.197x, PDC.186-187x, SW_v14#09 p.257x, BSC.189 #277-338

Arrayanes, Rafael, Efe, Sabria & Maarten, L. Dely & M. Congo [track 8], P. Held & C. Bahia [track 9], almunajat.com [item 23]

Calls on the people to observe a number of spiritual maxims; answers a question regarding the origin of creation; describes the Word of God as ‘the Cause which hath preceded the contingent world’; identifies nature with the operation of the Divine Will; mentions in positive terms some ancient philosophers, including Empedocles, Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Balinus, and Hermes; states that the essence and fundamentals of philosophy have emanated from the Prophets; and asserts that a true philosopher would never deny God and His evidences.

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Heat and motion; Purpose; goal of creation; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God sanctified from time and place

ROB4.033 et al, BKOG.382, GPB.219, EBTB.115, MMAH.085, GSH.139, LL#116

BH00970

Lawh-i-Laylatu'l-Quds (Tablet of the Sacred Night - Adrianople)

850

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Lawh Laylat al-Quds (Tablet of the Sacred Night, Edirne)

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تشهد و تری کیف ابتلیت بین عبادک بعد الذی مااردت الا الخضوع

The Most Great Name beareth Me witness! How sad if any man were, in this Day, to rest his heart on the transitory things of this world!

INBA81:021x, BLIB_Or15698.213, , BLIB_Or15720.209, , BLIB_Or15740.162, , Majlis934.127-133x

BRL_DA#715, GWBP#147 p.203x, AVK2.027.04x, AVK3.240x, IQT.213, MJMM.227, HDQI.027ax, ASAT3.212x, ASAT4.015x, ASAT5.248x, ASAT5.284x, AHB_107BE #09 p.180x, AKHA_105BE #06 p.001x, AKHA_108BE #08 p.002x, OOL.B001bx

GWB#147x, ADJ.083x, SW_v07#19 p.191, SW_v10#01 p.001, BSC.133 #051x

Calls on His followers to be closely united and to associate with their neighbours ‘with faces joyous and beaming with light’.

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ROB2.164, ROB2.188, GSH.209, LL#147

Sometimes referred to in the plural, Alváḥ-i-Laylatu’l-Quds. Not to be confused with Inventory #BH00915.

BH01217

Lawh-i-Hirtik (Tablet to David Hardegg)

690

mixed

Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh; Lawh-i-Hirtík (Tablet to Hardegg)

Lawh-i-Hirtik (Tablet to Hardegg)

قد حضر کتابک المختوم لدی المظلوم و وجدنا منه عرف خلوصک لله المهیمن القیوم

Thy sealed letter hath reached the presence of this Wronged One, and from it We have inhaled the sweet savour of thy devotion to God

BRL_DA#546, LHKM3.215b, SFI11.011, ASAT4.232x, OOL.B044

BRL_ATBH#87, BBR.216-217, LOIR04.097, BLO_PT#177, HURQ.BH76

Briefly addresses the head of the German Templers of Haifa, calling him to consider with insight the ascendancy and sweetness of the word of God, the mysterious processes by which the abased become exalted and the exalted abased, and the lessons of the past; employs the science of letters and their numerical equivalents in explaining the significance of certain names; and affirms that He and the recipient are moved by the same divine spirit.

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mystery of the great reversal; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ROB3.028, MMAH.116, GSH.172, LL#117

BH00827

Lawh-i-Haft Pursish (Tablet of the Seven Questions)

990

mixed

Tabernacle of Unity, The

Lawh-i-Haft Pursish (Tablet of Seven Questions); - Tabernacle of Unity (book)

ستایش پاک یزدانرا سزاوار که از روشنی آفتاب بخشش جهانرا روشن نمود از با بحر

All praise be to the sanctified Lord Who hath illumined the world through the splendours of the Daystar of His grace.

BLIB_Or15712.229, , IOL, , MKI4523.231, , BN_suppl.1753.063-068

BRL_TBUP#3, AVK1.300x, AVK2.229.03x, ZYN.246, ISH.231, MJMM.240, YARP1.008, DWNP_v6#03 p.003x, UAB.034cx, DRD.065, TSBT.234bx, AQMJ1.110ax, ASAT1.039x, PYB#166 p.03x, ABMK.063, OOL.B040

TBU#3, GPB.211x, GPB.230x, PDC.126x, PDC.126-127x, BLO_PT#119

almunajat.com [item 29]

Briefly addresses a follower of Zoroastrian background, answering seven questions regarding the problem of conflicting religious claims, declaring that His religion is ‘the religion of forbearance’ and that it ‘embraceth all faiths and all religions’, and affirming ‘the reality of Paradise and Hell, for reward and punishment require their existence’.

Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ROB3.272, BKOG.009, MMAH.221, GSH.172, LL#096, LL#257

BH02022

Lawh-i-Ahmad (Arabic)

440

Arabic

Tablet of Ahmad, Arabic (Lawh-i-Ahmad); Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic); Bahá'í Prayers

Lawh-i-Ahmad (Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic))

هذه ورقه الفردوس تغنی علی افنان سدره البقا بالحان قدس ملیح و یبشر المخلصین

Lo, the Nightingale of Paradise singeth upon the twigs of the Tree of Eternity, with holy and sweet melodies

INBA19:001, INBA32:002, INBA36:041, INBA71:199, INBA30:076, BN_suppl.1974.067

BRL_DA#197, AHM.193, RSBB.007, SFI17.008, TZH4.302, TSBT.215, NSR_1993.025, NFF1.016, BSHA.032, ASAT5.103x, ABMK.052, OOL.B023a

BPRY.307

Ahdieh, L. Slott, G.H. Miller, Seals & Crofts, L. Bergsmo & S. Vadeghani, R. Lehmer-Chang, MANA, N. Hamilton, R. Grammer [track 2], L. Dely, L. Dely & M. Congo, KC Porter, Ladjamaya [track 15], almunajat.com [item 19], F. Dehghan & M. Weigert

Brief words of consolation and encouragement to its recipient, affirming the prophetic station of the Báb, exhorting steadfastness, and assuring the resolution of difficulties and the removal of afflictions to the one who chants it.

Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power of prayer; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ROB2.107, MMAH.183, GSH.074, LL#040

BH03062

Lawh-i-Amvaj (Tablet of the Waves)

290

mixed

Trustworthiness; Tablet of the Waves (Lawh-i-Amvaj)

Lawh-i-Amvaj (Tablet of the Waves)

امروز ام الکتاب امام وجوه احزاب ذکر مبدا و ماب میفرماید فی الحقیقه ایام

The Mother Book is standing in this Day before the gaze of all the peoples and kindreds of the earth, magnifying the glory of Him

PR05.042a-044b, BN_suppl.1753.075-076

BRL_DA#132, COMP_TRUSTP#01x, MJMM.362, DWNP_v1#10-11 p.001-002x, DRD.184, AKHA_123BE #09 p.a, OOL.B024

BRL_TRUST#01x, COC#2013x, BLO_PT#144, HURQ.BH69

Brief tablet declaring that the ocean of utterance has surged with four ‘waves’: shining the light of unity over the whole earth, being clothed in the garment of trustworthiness, establishing the transcendence of God, and casting away the causes of abasement and embracing that which leads to exaltation.

Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

GSH.186, LL#049

BH02169

Lawh-i-Baqa

410

Arabic

هذا لوح البقا من لدی البهاء الی الذی فاز بعرفان الله و شرب کوثر الحیوان من

This is the Tablet of Eternity which cometh from the All-Glorious unto he who hath attained the deep knowledge of God and did drink of the Kawthar of Life

INBA34:160, BLIB_Or15707.112, , BLIB_Or15735.270, , NLAI_BH1.005

AQA1#033, AVK4.437ax, HYK.270, OOL.B031

HURQ.BH68

Brief tablet assuring the recipient of a lofty station in the world to come and counselling him to detachment and service to the Cause of God.

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]

GSH.185, LL#076

BH02324

Lawh-i-Karmil (Tablet of Carmel)

380

Arabic

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas

Lawh-i-Karmil (Tablet of Carmel)

حبذا هذا الیوم المبارک الذی لا تعادله القرون و الاعصار حبذا هذا الیوم اذ

All glory be to this Day, the Day in which the fragrances of mercy have been wafted over all created things

GWBP#011 p.018, RHQM2.0976-977 (412) (254-255), ASAT5.027x, PYB#041 p.04, AHB_110BE #17-18 p.340, ANDA#06 p.01, TBP#01, NJB_v06#05 p.6, OOL.B051

TB#01, DAS.1914-01-02, GWB#011, TDH#064.3x, TDH#064.6x, GPB.219x, GPB.277-278x, GPB.278x, WOB.105x, SW_v14#05 p.149

J. Murday, Ahdieh, NIKNAK, Mea, almunajat.com [items 42-43]

Brief proclamatory tablet, revealed during a visit to Mount Carmel, taking the form of a joyful dialogue between Bahá’u’lláh and the sacred mountain and promising that ‘Ere long will God sail His Ark upon thee, and will manifest the people of Bahá who have been mentioned in the Book of Names’, words that have been taken as the charter for the establishment of the Bahá’í World Centre in Haifa.

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Proclamation to Jews; Shrines and Holy places

ROB4.351, ROB4.423, BKOG.375, GPB.219, GPB.345, MMAH.081, GSH.147, LL#137

BH05338

Baz Av-u-Bidih Jamih

180

mixed

At Dawn the Friend came to my bed'

باز آو بده جامی این ساقی عطشانرا زآن ساغر باقی ده این فانی دورانرا این هیکل

Return and offer a cup to this thirsty cupbearer; From that eternal chalice, bestow upon this transient being;This temple [3.5s]

INBA30:138, OSAI I.MMS,

BRL_DA#252, TZH4.142-143x, MAS4.186, OOL.B004

Brief ode celebrating the divine love, beseeching immortal life, and expressing His desire for evanescence in God and His wish to offer up His life in the path of God.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Love as fire; Mystical themes; Pain of love; love as veil; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

MMAH.163, GSH.065, LL#011

BH00934

Lawh-i-Tuqa

880

Arabic

Lawhut-Tuqa (Tablet of Piety or the Fear of God)

فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق من جبروت عز علیا و ینطق بالحق فی ملکوته الاعلی بلسانه

Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth from the heaven of transcendent might, and Who speaketh with truth in His most exalted Kingdom through His tongue [3.5s]... ...Among the people is he who opposes God publicly. If the verses of God are recited to him, his face grows dark and he returns to his people as one despised.

INBA83:100, BLIB_Or15702.001, , BLIB_Or15723.258, , BLIB_Or15737.102, , ALIB.folder18p204

BRL_DA#723, AQA7#509 p.347, OOL.B083

HURQ.BH50, KSHK#06x

Bids the people enter the ‘crimson Ark’, adorned with divine virtue; addresses the objections of those who reject the divine verses; and warns those who, like Mírzá Yaḥyá, denied the ‘Most Great Announcement’.

Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ROB2.397, GPB.171, LL#254

BH00004

Kitab-i-Badi'

84700

Persian

Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

Kitáb-i-Badi (Wondrous Book)

مکتوبت که مشعر بر بعض روایات غیرمحققه و اخبارات غیرصادقه بود باین عبد فانی

Thy letter, containing certain unsubstantiated accounts and false reports, was received by this servant. On the one hand, it opened the portals of joy… By God! The relationship between the Revelation of the Primal Point (the Bab) and this most wondrous, this most glorious Revelation is identical to that of the Revelation of John, son of Zechariah (John the Baptist), and the Spirit of God (Jesus)

BLIB_Or15709.001,

BADI, BADIZ, AVK3.009.10x, AVK3.147.12x, AVK3.254.12x, AVK3.457.03x, KHSH08.005x, TZH4.238-239x, MAS4.121x, MAS8.039b.15x, TSQA4.052x, ASAT2.102x, AKHA_137BE #06 p.081x, ANDA#10 p.66x, ANDA#72 p.29x, ANDA#73 p.49x, ANDA#55 p.03x, ANDA#58 p.65x, HYK.267x, HYK.283x, HYK.343x, MSHR3.274x, OOL.B016

BRL_ATBH#54x, BRL_ATBH#56x, BRL_ATBH#57x, LTDT.024-025x, LTDT.055x, COC#1016x, LOG#1004x, COF.101x3x, TDH#158.18x, GPB.028x, GPB.092x, GPB.147x, WOB.124x, BLO_sazedj#13x, ADMS#057x, ADMS#182x, BTO#10x, ADMS#298x, ADMS#300x

Bahá’u’lláh’s trenchant apologia of His claims, by far His longest single work, written in the voice of one of His supporters, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the truth through the eye of the heart and refuting seven specific accusations levelled by a certain follower of Mírzá Yaḥyá. The answers emphasize the importance of ‘He Whom God shall make manifest’ in the writings of the Báb, declare Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to be the fulfilment of that promise, assert that the relationship between the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh is the same as that between John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, and warn the questioner of the wrath of God.

Alteration of the divine will [bada]; Belief and denial; Blind imitation [taqlid]; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Exhortations and counsels; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Presence of; reunion with God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Seal of the Prophets; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Word of God is its own standard; Words vs deeds

LAC.175-210, ROB2.370 et al, BKOG.124, BKOG.245, BKOG.257, GSH.097, LL#028

BH00269

Lawh-i-Ra'is

2370

Persian

Lawh-i-Rais (Tablet to Sultan Ali Pasha)

قلم اعلی میفرماید ای نفسیکه خود را اعلی الناس دیده و غلام الهی که چشم اهل ملا

The Pen of the Most High proclaimeth: O thou who hast imagined thyself to be the most exalted of men

INBA35:043, BLIB_Or11096#015, , BLIB_Or15698.302, , BLIB_Or15720.296, , BLIB_Or15740.230, , CMB_F31.030, , NLI.32p039v, PR11.066a-072a

NRJ#3, AVK1.333.04x, AVK2.287.11x, AVK3.052.07x, AVK4.455x, IQT.302, MJMM.102, UAB.058cx, DRD.043, ASAT3.015x, ASAT4.168x, ASAT4.419x, OOL.B070b

SLH#03, GPB.173x2x, GPB.187x3x, GPB.208x3x, PDC.073-074x, PDC.099x, PDC.099-100x, SW_v02#02 p.003-007x, BLO_PT#198, BSC.081 #038

Bahá’u’lláh’s second tablet to the Ottoman Prime Minister ‘Álí Páshá, denouncing him for his further act of cruelty in imprisoning Bahá’u’lláh and His followers in the citadel of ‘Akká, warning him of the ephemerality of his worldly power, relating the episode of a puppet show from Bahá’u’lláh’s own childhood which convinced Him of the fleeting nature of the trappings of the world, asking ‘Álí Páshá to comport himself with reason and justice, and reiterating a request for a brief audience with the Sultan.

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ROB3.033 et al, BKOG.013, MMAH.148, GSH.121, LL#217

BH00002

Kitab-i-Iqan (The Book of Certitude)

36200

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Kitáb-i-Íqán; Tablet of the True Seeker" from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude), The

Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Tablet of the True Seeker

الباب المذکور فی بیان ان العباد لن یصلن الی شاطی بحر العرفان الا بالانقطاع

No man shall attain the shores of the ocean of true understanding except he be detached from all that is in heaven and on earth.... Verily He Who is the Daystar of Truth and Revealer of the Supreme Being holdeth, for all time, undisputed sovereignty…. But, O my brother, when a true seeker determineth to take the step of search…

BLIB_Or03116.078-127, , BLIB_Or15696.076cx, , CMB_F58, CMB_F59, IOL.440, IOM.092-093, SOAS ms.46696, CUL.X893.7.B111, BN_suppl.1400

BRL_IqanP, GWBP#013 p.020x, GWBP#019 p.038x, GWBP#022 p.041x, GWBP#090 p.117x, GWBP#091 p.119x, GWBP#125 p.170x, TZH4.214-223x, OOL.B017

IQAN, GWB#013x, GWB#019x, GWB#022x, GWB#090x, GWB#091x, GWB#125x, GPB.006x, GPB.007x, GPB.022x, GPB.023x, GPB.050x2x, GPB.057x2x, GPB.058x2x, GPB.079x, GPB.079-080x, GPB.098-099x, GPB.118-119x, GPB.119-120x, GPB.120x, GPB.126x, GPB.141x, GPB.175x, GPB.176x2x, PDC.020x, PDC.129x, PDC.129-130x, PDC.130x, PDC.130-131x, PDC.133x2x, PDC.138x, PDC.151x, PDC.162x2x, PDC.163x, PDC.176x, PDC.179x4x, WOB.024-025x, WOB.058x, WOB.062ax, WOB.113x, WOB.113-114x, WOB.114-115x, WOB.115x, WOB.115-116x, WOB.124x, WOB.124-125x, WOB.125x4x, WOB.125-126x, WOB.166x, SW_v03#01 p.003x, SW_v07#16 p.163-164x, BLO_PT#020, BSC.003 #001-035x

R. Dupras (¶1), L. Manifold (¶1), Savva, Danika, Lauren, Adeeb & Jeremy (¶1), Ahdieh (¶64), Mathilde (¶65), R. Peterson (¶107) [track 3], E. Mahony (¶151), Eswatini Baha'i Choir (¶213), Soulrise Melodies (¶214), K. Key (¶214), S. Toloui-Wallace (¶216)

Bahá’u’lláh’s preeminent doctrinal work as well as His second longest, answering four questions from an uncle of the Báb regarding prophetic expectation and fulfilment, affirming the essential unity of the prophets of God while simultaneously acknowledging the distinctiveness of their persons and missions, expounding the concept of progressive revelations from God that are renewed about every thousand years, summarizing the spiritual prerequisites of the seekers on the spiritual path, clarifying the central role in that path of the independent investigation of reality, condemning the clergy for their role in the rejection of the prophets from age to age, and emphasizing, through a commentary on certain verses of the gospels, the need for a symbolic as opposed to a literal understanding of sacred scriptures.

Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Belief and denial; Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Literal interpretation; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Moses; Noah; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Return of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Seal of the Prophets; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

LAC.113-174, ROB1.153 et al, BKOG.165, GPB.138, GPB.172, EBTB.121, EBTB.221, EBTB.227, MMAH.071, GSH.013, LL#029, LL#278

BH00038

Lawh-i-Sultan

6890

mixed

Lawh-i-Sultan (Tablet to Nasirid-Din Shah)

یا ملک الارض اسمع ندآء هذا المملوک انی عبد آمنت بالله و آیاته و فدیت نفسی فی

O King of the Earth! Hearken unto the call of this Vassal: Verily, I am a Servant Who hath believed in God

INBA34:047, BLIB_Or03115.001, , BLIB_Or15705.032, , CMB_F31.022, , NLAI_BH2.367, NLI.32p100r, PR11.001b-020b, LEID.Or4970 item 7, LEID.Or8685

NRJ#1e, AQA1#001e, UAB.022ax, FBAH.215x, DLH2.154x, OOL.B018

SLH#01e, BLO_PT#186, BLO_PT#187, BSC.068 #037, BP1929.036x

almunajat.com [item 22], S. Jaberi

Bahá’u’lláh’s lengthiest tablet to any monarch, delivered in person to the Shah at the cost of the messenger’s life, urging the Shah to judge His cause fairly; disavowing any designs on worldly power; detailing the injustices He and His followers had suffered over the course of successive banishments; calling the clergy to account for their role in His rejection; and, citing the rejection of Jesus and Muhammad by the people of their day, urging the Shah to consider the possibility of the appearance of a new Manifestation of God in this day.

Call to action; Justice and wrath of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ROB2.337 et al, BKOG.309 et al, MMAH.113, GSH.102, LL#248

BH00003

Kitab-i-'Ahd (Book of the Covenant)

920

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Days of Remembrance

Will and Testament of Bahá'u'lláh; Kitáb-i-Ahd (Book of the Covenant)

اگر افق اعلی از زخرف دنیا خالیست ولکن در خزائن توکل و تفویض از برای وراث

Although the Realm of Glory hath none of the vanities of the world, yet within the treasury of trust and resignation

INBA65:101, BLIB_Or15261, , CMB_F25.8,

AVK3.066.10x, AVK3.210.02x, AVK3.424.03x, AHM.410, MJMM.399, AYT.355, DWNP_v4#04 p.021, DWNP_v2#03-4 p.025-027x, UAB.036ax, DRD.176, AYI2.076x, AYI2.275x, RHQM2.0918-921 (350) (214-216), TBP#15, OOL.B014, AMB#32

TB#15, DOR#32, PUP.382x, GPB.028x, GPB.238x, GPB.239x8x, GPB.240x7x, GPB.242x, GPB.314x, WOB.134x, SW_v03#14 p.006-007+010, SW_v04#14 p.238, SW_v05#15 p.229, SW_v07#16 p.153, SW_v07#18 p.188, SW_v09#12 p.138x, SW_v09#13 p.150, BSC.259 #532-546

A. Youssefi

Bahá’u’lláh’s last will and testament, appointing ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as His successor by summoning ‘the Aghṣán, the Afnán and My Kindred to turn, one and all, their faces towards the Most Mighty Branch’; categorically forbidding contention and conflict; and cautioning lest the means of order and unity that He brought into the world should become the cause of confusion and discord.

Contention and conflict; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Unity; oneness of humanity

ROB4.419 et al, BKOG.420, MMAH.213, GSH.150, BSR_v19p03, LL#026

BH00423

Lawh-i-Haqqu'n-Nas

1650

Arabic

Bahá'u'lláh's Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas; Tablet on the Right of the People (Lawh-i haqq al-nas)

Lawh-i Haqqun-Nas (Tablet of the Right of the People)

الحمد لله الذی وفی بما اوحی علی کافة انبیائه و رسله و بشر الکل بایامه و منها یوم

Praise be to God Who fulfilled what He revealed to all His Prophets and Messengers and gave to all the tidings of His days

MAS7.119, VUJUD.102x

BLO_PT#016, BLO_PT#162, VUJUDE.189x

Answers a question about the execution of justice in the next world as a result of actions in this world, explaining that everything in this physical world has a metaphorical counterpart in each of the divine worlds, which guarantees the settling of accounts, and giving three illustrative examples.

Goodly deeds; actions; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Soul; spirit after death; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

ROB3.286, ROB3.296-297, LL#356

BH00505

Lawh-i-Aqdas (Tablet to the Christians)

1470

Arabic

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas

Lawh-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Tablet)

هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی مامنعته سبحات الاسماء عن الله فاطر الارض و السما

This is an Epistle from Our presence unto him whom the veils of names have failed to keep back from God

INBA34:100, BLIB_Or15735.163, , CMB_F32.085,

AQA1#006, SFI16.025, NSR_1993.024ax, ASAT1.168x, ASAT4.185x, HYK.163, TBP#02, OOL.B026

TB#02, COF.030ax, TDH#158.3x, GPB.210x8x, GPB.253x, GPB.396x, PDC.166x, PDC.166-167x, PDC.167-168x, PDC.168x, PDC.174x, WOB.078x, SW_v04#01 p.013, SW_v04#01 p.014-020, BSC.124 #049

Ahdieh

Announces to an unnamed Christian Bahá’u’lláh’s revelation as the fulfilment of Christian prophetic expectations, reproaches the Christians in general and the clergy in particular for failing to recognize it, asks them to consider how Christ was similarly rejected by the people of His day, and concludes with a series of beatitudes reminiscent of the Sermon on the Mount.

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Monasticism; asceticism; Mosaic imagery; Proclamation to Christians; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ROB4.227 et al, BKOG.382, GPB.209, WOB.104, MMAH.165, GSH.164-168, LL#060

BH01547

Lawh-i-Haqq

560

Arabic

Lawh-i-Haqq (Tablet of the Ultimately Real)

ان یا ملا الحق قد ظهر الحق عن افق الحق فی هذالحق الذی طلع عن مطلع الحق

O concourse of the Ultimately Real One! The Truly Real One has, in very Truth, been made manifest from the horizon of Ultimately Real

INBA37:141, OSAI I.MMS,

BRL_DA#720, GSH.037, ASAT3.117x, OOL.B041

HURQ.BH09

Announces to ‘the followers of the True One’ the appearance of the Spirit of Truth, round which circle all the Prophets of God, while sharply remonstrating the Bábís for their rejection of Bahá’u’lláh.

Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

MMAH.133, LL#001

BH00347

Lawh-i-Pap (Tablet to Pope Pius IX)

1900

Arabic

Lawh-i-Pap (Tablet to Pope Pius IX)

ان یا پاپا ان اخرق الاحجاب قد اتی رب الارباب فی ظلل السحاب و قضی الامر من

O Pope! Rend the veils asunder. He Who is the Lord of Lords is come overshadowed with clouds, and the decree hath been fulfilled by God

INBA34:026, BLIB_Or15705.018, , CMB_F31.032, , PR11.026a-031a

NRJ#1a, AQA1#001a, RHQM1.141-142 (180) (106-106x), OOL.B065

SLH#01a, BSC.098 #041

Announces the return of Christ, ‘come down from Heaven even as He came down from it the first time’; warns of the ‘veils of human learning’ that threaten to obscure this truth; calls on the monks to come forth from their seclusion; summons the people of all religions to hasten unto the most great Ocean; asserts the power of His revelation to overcome all opposition; bids the Pope to abandon his worldly riches and adornments; and proclaims to the Christians that John the Baptist has reappeared in the person of the Báb while the promised Father foretold by Isaiah and the Comforter promised by Christ has appeared in the person of Bahá’u’lláh.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Monasticism; asceticism; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to Christians; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity

ROB3.116, MMAH.166, MMAH.229, GSH.124, LL#208

Included in the Suriyi-Haykal.

BH00939

Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch)

870

Arabic

Bahá'í Scriptures; Days of Remembrance

Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch)

اتی امر الله علی ظلل من البیان و المشرکون یومئذ فی عذاب عظیم قد نزلت جنود الوحی

The Cause of God hath come down upon the clouds of utterance, while they that have joined partners with Him are afflicted with a sore torment

INBA83:144ax, BLIB_Or03114.089r, , BLIB_Or15702.108, , ALIB.folder18p221

AQA4#098 p.331, AQA4a.424, AYT.360, HDQI.002, SFI08.012, MAS4.115, HHA.058x, RHQM1.596-600 (728) (447-449), AHDW.005, AHB_128BE #06-11 p.194x, ANDA#03 p.08-09, OOL.B118, AMB#29

DOR#29, GPB.177x, GPB.242x, WOB.135x, SW_v03#14 p.015, BLO_PT#125, BSC.255 #528-531

Announces the high station of Bahá’u’lláh’s son ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, titled Ghuṣn-i-A‘ẓam (‘the Greatest Branch’), foreshadowing His later appointment in the Kitáb-i-‘Ahd as successor to Bahá’u’lláh.

Condition of search; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ROB2.388, BKOG.250, EBTB.052, GSH.107, LL#303

BH00662

Lawh-i-Malikah Victoria (Tablet to Queen Victoria)

1150

Arabic

Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Summons of the Lord of Hosts

Lawh-i-Malikih (Tablet to Queen Victoria)

یا ایتها الملکه فی اللوندره ان استمعی ندآء ربک مالک البریه من السدره الالهیه

O Queen in London! Incline thine ear unto the voice of thy Lord, the Lord of all mankind, calling from the Divine Lote-Tree

INBA34:044, BLIB_Or15705.029, , PR11.040b-043b

NRJ#1d, GWBP#119 p.162x, GWBP#120 p.164x, AQA1#001d, DLH2.176x, OOL.B053

SLH#01d, GWB#119x, GWB#120x, WOB.039-040x, WOB.040x, WOB.162x2x, SW_v14#10 p.296, DWN_v5#01 p.004x, BLO_PT#188, BSC.111 #045

B. Parmar

Announces the fulfilment of ‘all that hath been mentioned in the Gospel’; praises the Queen for forbidding the trading in slaves and for entrusting ‘the reins of counsel into the hands of the representatives of the people’; calls the elected representatives of the people in every land to take counsel together for the sake of mankind; ordains that ‘the mightiest instrument for the healing of all the world is the union of all its peoples in one universal Cause, one common Faith’; and instructs the kings of the earth to cease burdening their subjects with their own wanton expenditures, to be reconciled among themselves, and to enforce a common peace by joining forces against any who would take up arms against another.

Prayer for governments and rulers; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity

ROB3.123, MMAH.177, GSH.130, LL#153

Included in the Suriy-i-Haykal.

BH01644

Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firaq (Tablet of the Nightingale of Bereavement)

530

mixed

Tablet of Nightingale of Separation (Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firáq)

Lawh-i-Bulbulul-Firaq (Tablet of Nightingale of Separation)

بلبل الفراق علی غصن الافاق ینادی هذا الفراق یا ملا الاشتیاق و طیر الوفا یتغن

The nightingale of separation, perched upon the branch of the horizon, calls out in grief, you who are filled with yearning

INBA38:063, INBA36:376b, INBA71:074b

AQA4#095 p.324x, AQA4a.363x, GSH.042, OOL.B034a, OOL.B034b

SW_v12#16 p.251, BLO_PT#115

Announces in sorrowful language His departure from Baghdad and reproaches those who had thus far failed to recognize Him.

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ROB1.244, MMAH.079, LL#080

BH01774

Suriy-i-Hijr

500

Arabic

فسبحان الذی خرق حجبات الممکنات بسلطانه و خلق السموات بامره و انزل من مکفهرات

Glorified be He Who hath rent asunder the veils of all contingent beings through His sovereignty, and hath fashioned the heavens by His command, and hath caused to descend from the darkening clouds [3.5s]

INBA37:001, BLIB_Or15723.166, , BLIB_Or15737.004,

AQA4#077 p.072, AQA4a.024, ASAT5.262x, OOL.B123

Announces His withdrawal from the community and His sorrow at the state of affairs that made this action necessary.

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Proclamation to the people of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

ROB2.397, GSH.188, LL#308

BH00073

Tafsir-i-Hu

6500

Arabic

Creation

Tafsir-i-Hú (Commentary on the phrase He Is (God))

الحمد لله الذی قد اشرق الشمس بقدرته و الاح النور بقوته… ان یا ذلک الهیکل قد خلقناک علی تلک الأسمآء الحسنی و جعلناک کل شیء فی اسمآء الذی یشیر الینا

Praise be to God who has caused the sun to shine through His power and light to gleam through His might [3.5s]... ...O this Temple! We created thee according to these Most Beautiful Names. And We made thee the Pleroma (kulli shay', "All Things") amongst the [Divine] Names which alluded unto Us by means of the mention of "Huwa" … In another station, the names are garments for the attributes... If thou art able to separate anything in heaven or on earth and marry all of it together again

Berlin1237#21-22, UMich962.159-182x, UMich968.001-040x, UMich968.053-084x

YMM.174x, OOL.B144x

BLO_createx, HURQ.BH14x, REVS.173x

An intricate commentary on the names and attributes of God, taking as point of departure a statement by the Báb which relates ‘His sacred mirror and eternal light’ to the name of God huwa (‘He’), which has an inner and outer aspect signifying both the unity of opposites and the alchemical fire and water attained of old by the prophet Moses.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God

REVS.060-062, LL#336

BH00020

Tafsir-i-Hurufat-i-Muqatta'ih (Commentary on the Disconnected Letters) = Lawh-i-Ayat-i-Nur (Tablet of the Verse of Light)

8280

Arabic

Tablet of the 'Light Verse', also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters; Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters; Lawh-i-Hikmat

Lawh-i-Ayat-i-Nur or Tafsir-i-Hurufat-i-Muqatta'ih (Tablet of the Verse of Light or Commentary on the Disconnected Letters)

الحمد لله الذی خلق الحروفات فی عوالم العما خلف سرادقات القدس فی رفارف الاسنی

Praise be to God who created the letters in the worlds of the divine Cloud beyond the pavilions of holiness… Know that the first tokens brought into existence by the pre-existent Cause in the worlds of creation are the four elements… Strive therefore to recognize amongst the primary substances those things which are in equilibrium

INBA08:587, INBA36:212, NLAI_BH2.141x, NLAI_BH3.003x, Berlin1237#19, PR19.002b-017b

MAS4.049, ASAT3.090x, ASAT4.068x, ANDA#19 p.32x, OOL.B029, OOL.B145

BLO_failayn, HURQ.BH08x, BTO#04x, ADMS#199n84x

An extensive commentary on the famous ‘verse of light’ in the Qur’an (24:35) and on the origin and meaning of the enigmatic letters heading many of its surahs, which Bahá’u’lláh relates to different aspects of the person and revelation of the Báb, to the mystical science of letters and numbers, and to stages in the alchemical craft.

Alchemy; the elixir; Four elements; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria)

ROB1.125, MMAH.099, GSH.021, GSH.045, LL#337, LL#391, LL#405?

BH01597

Lawh-i-Kimiya 1

550

Arabic

Lawḥ-i-Kímíya III (Tablet on Alchemy III)

و اما ما سئلت من الحجر فاعلم بأنه مطروح فی کل مکان و فیه قدرنا کنوزاً ما اطلع بها الا من علمناه

And now as regards that which you hast asked about the Stone: Know that it exists in every locality. In it We decreed treasures which none hath fathomed

MAS1.024x, MAS8.107ax, OOL.B197.1

HURQ.BH07x

Alludes to the identity of the Stone of the Philosophers, declaring that it is "cast down in every place", that it is single in its essence yet diverse in its manifestations, and that the alchemical process is brought to completion solely by that which resides within it. Explains that the water which is extracted from it, which has been called mercury and which is the key of the operation, nurtures the earth of the stone until the red sulfur, which was concealed within the earth, rises to the surface through the power of the water. Reveals that the red sulfur, which has been called by many names, is the essence of the active agent (jawharu'l-fa'il), the activity of which "astounds the hearts of those who have attained". Enjoins those who have discovered the secret not to make it for themselves. Accuses Mirza Yahya of producing false treatises on the subject based on what he had heard, and misunderstood, from Baha'u'llah's many Tablets on the subject.

Alchemy; the elixir; Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for forgiveness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Soul; spirit after death

BH00049

Lawh-i-Nasir

5960

mixed

Tablet to Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní (Lawh-i-Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní); Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

Lawh-i-Nasir or Lawh-i-Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní (Tablet to Hájí Muhammad-Nasir-i-Qazvini)

قلم اعلی لازال بر اسم احبای خود متحرک و جاری و آنی از فیوضات لابدایات خود

The Pen of the Most High hath never ceased to make mention of the names of His loved ones…. All praise be unto Thee, O Lord, in that Thou hast sent down from the heaven of Thy bounty that whereby the worlds are purified

INBA73:144, CMB_F22, , PR19.061b-069b, PR23.052b-060b, BN_suppl.1754.064-075

BRL_DA#032, GWBP#053 p.076x, GWBP#075 p.097x, ADM2#106 p.191x, AVK1.019.01x, AVK1.150x, AVK2.016.15x, AVK2.075.20x, AVK2.116.03x, AVK3.313.15x, AVK3.407.08x, AVK4.141.02x, MJMM.166, RSBB.152, TZH4.121x, MAS4.160bx, DLS.506x, ASAT1.032x, ASAT1.123x, ASAT1.154x, ASAT2.058x, ASAT2.101x, ASAT2.191x, ASAT3.009x, ASAT3.093x, ASAT3.203x, ASAT3.217x, ASAT4.006x, ASAT4.008x, ASAT4.372x, ASAT5.224x, ADH1.083x, YMM.340x, OOL.B063

BRL_ATBH#74x, GWB#053x, GWB#075x, COC#1651x, COC#1652x, ADJ.057x, GPB.171x, GPB.377x, WOB.106x, BLO_PT#176, HURQ.BH52, JHT_S#092x

Affirms the ceaselessness of divine grace and guidance, which brings forth fruit provided the seed is cast upon fertile soil; asserts the continuity of His mission with those of Jesus, Muhammad, and the Báb; clarifies the position of Mírzá Yaḥyá as nominal figurehead; exposes the latter’s attempt to take Bahá’u’lláh’s life; and affirms that ‘every man hath been, and will continue to be, able of himself to appreciate the Beauty of God’.

Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ROB2.245 et al, MMAH.193, GSH.173, LL#201

BH00127

Suriy-i-Qahir

3810

Arabic

Suriy-i-Qahir (Tablet to Qahir)

هذا کتاب من لدن نقطه الاولی الی الذی آمن بالله و آیاته و دخل بقعه الروح مقر الذی

This is the Book from the Primal Point unto him who hath believed in God and His verses, and hath entered the sacred precincts of the Spirit, the dwelling-place of Him Who [3.5s]... ...I am not apprehensive for My own self. My fears are for Him Who will be sent down unto you after Me

BLIB_Or15694.471, , Berlin1237#11, ALIB.folder18p018-034

BRL_DA#542, OOL.B135

WOB.117x

Affirms Bahá’u’lláh’s mystical identity with the Báb; answers a number of specific objections to His claims advanced by followers of the Báb; and laments His persecution at their hands, while reserving His real fears for ‘Him who will come after Me’, a statement that was reiterated in the Súriy-i-Haykal.

Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment

LL#323

BH01034

Lawh-i-Jamal-i-Burujirdi

810

Persian

Tablet to Jamal-i-Burujirdi (Lawh-i-Jamál-i-Burujirdí); Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Lawh-i-Jamal-i-Burujirdi (Tablets to Jamal-i-Burujirdi)

قوله تعالی بحر وحی که در قلم اعلی مستور است بصورت اینکلمات ترشح فرموده ای

The Ocean of Divine Revelation which is hidden within the Supreme Pen hath sprinkled forth in the form of these Words: O Jamal! Thou didst arrive in the Most Holy Presence and attain the Most Great Vision

INBA35:039, BLIB_Or15698.218, , BLIB_Or15720.214, , BLIB_Or15740.166, , Majlis210461.017-020

BRL_DA#713, GWBP#005 p.013x, AVK2.031.11x, AVK3.141.08x, AVK3.181.08x, AVK3.243.06x, AVK3.465.14x, IQT.218, GHA.445.10x, MAS8.048ax, AKHA_118BE #08-09 p.ax, AKHA_122BE #07-08 p.bx, ANDA#49 p.04x, OOL.B049a

GWB#005x, ADJ.060x, ADJ.077x, BLO_PT#181, HURQ.BH60

D. E. Walker, L. Slott

Advises the recipient to practice love, humility, and detachment when engaging people with different views since souls are created in different states of understanding; gives an example of two valid yet opposing positions regarding the relationship of the Manifestations to God; and states that ‘the whole duty of man in this Day is to attain that share of the flood of grace which God poureth forth for him’, advising that the ‘largeness or smallness of the receptacle’ should not be considered.

Contention and conflict; Differences in human capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity

GSH.183, LL#130

BH00431

Lawh-i-Ibna'

1630

Arabic

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

تلک لآیات الله المهیمن القیوم الی الذینهم آمنوا بالله و آیاته و هم من فزع

These are the verses of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, unto them that have believed in God and His signs, and who are among those that are in terror [3.5s]... ...And now, concerning thy question regarding the creation of man. Know thou that all men have been created in the nature made by God

INBA35:063

BRL_DA#109, GWBP#077 p.101ax, RSBB.069, TZH5.148x, MAS1.065x, AHDW.010, YIK.050-054, OOL.B161

BRL_ATBH#38x, GWB#077x, GPB.242x, SW_v08#14 p.185x

Admonishes the believers not to deny Him, not to forget the Covenant established in the Bayán and in all the sacred Books, and not to contend with His verses. Answers three questions out of more than twenty that were asked: regarding the station of man -- that all were created in God's nature and have been assigned predetermined measures of capacities and capabilities, which manifest according to their individual efforts; regarding His own station, which is greater than the creation of the heavens and the earth; and regarding the station of His sons, one of whom which will be manifested "through the power of the true Faith".

Free will and predestination; fate; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ROB2.259-260, LL#141, LL#384, LL#433

BH00610

Suriy-i-A'rab

1250

Arabic

Surah of the Arabs

Surat Al-Arab (Surah of the Arabs)

تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق من سماء عز بدیع و جعلها الله حجه من عنده و برهانا

These are the verses of God which have been sent down from the heaven of wondrous glory, and which God has made to be a proof and testament from Him unto the worlds

INBA37:081, BLIB_Or15723.224, , BLIB_Or15725.045, , BLIB_Or15737.064,

BRL_DA#705, AQA4#085 p.215, AQA4a.061, MUH3.267-268x, OOL.B106

BLO_PT#093, JHT_B#004

Addresses words of praise and encouragement to the Arabs among His followers, inviting them to remember with gladness the years He spent amongst them in ‘Iraq.

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

MMAH.224, MMAH.237, GSH.204, LL#292

BH00130

Lawh-i-Ahbab

3770

Arabic

Lawh-i-Ahbab (Tablet of the Friends)

هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی اذا سمع الندا من شطر ربه الابهی قال بلی یا اله من

This is a Book from Our presence unto him who, when he heard the Call from the direction of his Most Glorious Lord, responded "Yea, verily, O my God!" [3.5s]... ...O Pen of Revelation! Call thou to mind the Baptizer. Say: The Day of baptism hath come. Blessed is the one who hath baptized himself with the baptism of God

INBA34:069, BLIB_Or11095#001,

AQA1#002, AVK4.476ax, MAS4.159x, ASAT3.071x, BCH.032x, PYK.031x, OOL.B022

ADMS#244, BTO#02x

Addresses various followers with words of advice and encouragement, calling them to be united, to be detached from the things of the world, and to promote the cause of God, and lamenting the Bábís and others who have rejected His message.

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ROB3.258, GSH.187, LL#038

BH02198

Lawh-i-'Ashiq va Ma'shuq

400

Persian

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Days of Remembrance

Lawh-i-Ashiq va Mashuq (Tablet of the Lover and the Beloved)

ای بلبلان الهی از خارستان ذلت بگلستان معنوی بشتابید و ای یاران ترابی قصد

Release yourselves, O nightingales of God, from the thorns and brambles of wretchedness and misery

INBA35:041, Majlis210461.046-048

GWBP#151 p.205c, MJMM.334, AYT.319, DWNP_v4#11-12 p.059-060, UAB.059c.11x, DRD.029x, PYB#019 p.01, AHB_104BE #06 p.003, AHB_118BE #02 p.031, AKHA_120BE #02-03 p.b, AKHA_130BE #03 p.a, AKHA_133BE #11 p.252, AKHA_134BE #03 p.105, AKHA_135BE #02 p.25, ANDA#02 p.02, MSBH6.406x, OOL.B028, AMB#21

GWB#151, DOR#21

R. Lea, KC Porter, TaliaSafa, Mona, Sasha & Sam, Eduke

Addresses the ‘nightingales of God’, announcing the blooming of a ‘new flower’ in the ‘rose-garden of changeless splendour’, calling them to detach themselves from the world and to taste ‘the abandonment of enraptured love’, and warning them of the fleeting nature of their opportunity.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ROB2.241, MMAH.136, GSH.176, LL#064

BH00060

Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzaq

5390

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; River of Life, The; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh; Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzáq

Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzáq

مکتوب آنجناب بمنظر اکبر وارد و از قمیص کلماتش نفحات حب مالک اسما و صفات

Thy letter hath attained unto the Most Great Horizon, and from the garment of its words wafted the sweet-scented fragrance of love for the Lord of Names and Attributes [3.5s]... ...As to thy question concerning the origin of creation. Know assuredly that God’s creation hath existed from eternity, and will continue to exist forever… Thou hast asked Me whether man, as apart from the Prophets of God…

INBA38:144, BLIB_Or15698.044, , BLIB_Or15720.046, , BLIB_Or15740.038, , NLAI_BH3.047, BN_suppl.1754.021-030

BRL_DA#030, GWBP#078 p.101bx, GWBP#080 p.103x, GWBP#087 p.114x, AVK1.113ax, AVK1.213.04x, AVK1.222.10x, AVK1.272x, AVK2.042.10x, AVK2.073.12x, IQT.044, RSBB.104, MAS4.174ax, ASAT1.013x, ASAT2.019x, ASAT2.103x, ASAT4.317x, ASAT4.296x, ASAT4.530x, ASAT5.270x, ASAT5.355x, OOL.B021

BRL_ATBH#75x, GWB#078x, GWB#080x, GWB#087x, ROL.016-021x, BSC.228 #453-459x, HURQ.BH57x, HURQ.BH58x

Addresses some misconceptions of the Bábís and answers questions concerning the origin of creation, the soul after death, and the absence of historical records prior to Adam.

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Soul; spirit after death; Universal language; Word of God and human limitations

LL#036, LL#411

BH00061

Suriy-i-Sultan

5370

Arabic

تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق من جبروت البقاء و جعلها الله حجه من عنده و

These are the verses of God, sent down in truth from the dominion of eternity, and God hath made them a testimony from His presence [3.5s]

INBA37:040, BLIB_Or15723.126,

BRL_DA#211, AQA4#082 p.154, AQA4a.261, OOL.B139

Addresses individually words of praise and encouragement to a number of followers in the town of Sulṭán-Ábád and addresses parenthetically Mírzá Yaḥyá, upbraiding him for his opposition and urging him to repent, while assuring him that Bahá’u’lláh holds no hatred in His heart for him.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

MMAH.170, GSH.193, LL#328

BH00376

Suriy-i-Fath

1790

Arabic

ان یا فتح الاعظم قد اخذت القلم لننزل علیک ما یسرک و یحدث فی قلبک ما یجذبک الی

O Fatḥ al-A`zam! I took firm hold of the Pen that there might be revealed for thee what will gladden thee and generate within thy heart

INBA18:249, BLIB_Or15694.355, , ALIB.folder18p075-081

ANDA#79 p.45x, OOL.B116a

HURQ.BH35x

Addresses an intimate early follower, expressing His weariness at the inane questions and vain objections of the uninformed, the defection of former believers, and the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá and declaring that He would rather die a thousand deaths than endure the calumny that the latter was spreading.

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment

LL#301

BH00433

Lawh-i-Abdu'l-Vahhab

1630

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Lawh-i-Abdu'l-Vahhab

حمد مقدس از ادراک و عقول بساط قدس حضرت قیومی را لایق و سزاست که بنفس خود من

Sanctified praise, transcending minds and understanding, befitteth the holy court of that Self-Subsisting Lord Who, through His own Self [3.5s]... ...O ‘Abdu’l Vaḥḥáb! May the glory of God, the Almighty, the Bountiful, rest upon thee. Incline thine ear

UMich962.156x, MKI4523.212, , BN_suppl.1753.059-063

BRL_DA#702, GWBP#081 p.105x, AVK1.120.02x, AVK3.303.13x, AVk3.463.01x, AVK4.284.11x, ISH.212, MJMM.160, RRT.143x, ASAT2.027x, ADH1.009x, OOL.B020

GWB#081x, LOG#0686x, SW_v06#19 p.165x, SW_v09#06 p.080x, SW_v14#02 p.038-039x, BSC.226 #446-452x, HURQ.BH71

Addresses a question on the soul and its continuance after death, alludes to the state of the souls in the next world while declaring that it cannot be adequately described, and declares that the whole truth of the matter has remained concealed for the sake of the protection of the human race.

Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ROB4.041, MMAH.145, GSH.176, LL#034

Shares with BH00070 a passage on the soul after death, beginning: "Know thou of a truth that the soul, after its separation from the body, will continue to progress until it attaineth the presence of God"

BH00698

Lawh-i-Manikchi Sahib

1110

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Mánikchí Sáhib; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tabernacle of Unity, The

Lawh-i-Manikchi Sahib (Tablets to Manikchi Sahib); - Tabernacle of Unity (book)

ستایش بیننده پاینده را سزا است که بشبنمی از دریای بخشش خود آسمان هستی را بلند

Praise be to the all-perceiving, the ever-abiding Lord Who, from a dewdrop out of the ocean of His grace, hath reared the firmament of existence

INBA35:116, BLIB_Or15715.120b, , BLIB_Or15722.092, , BN_suppl.1753.118-123

BRL_TBUP#1, GWBP#106 p.138x, AVK3.095.19x, AVK3.104.08x, AVK3.169.06x, AVK3.205.03x, ZYN.236, MJMM.259, RSBB.175, YARP1.019, DWNP_v5#02-3 p.001-002x, UAB.021ax, UAB.027ax, UAB.032ax, UAB.035ax, UAB.046cx, DRD.002, DLS.301x, NVJ.030, ASAT1.009x, ASAT4.014x, ASAT4.131x, ASAT5.041x, PYB#066 p.03x, ADH1.009x, AKHA_109BE #01 p.002x, AKHA_119BE #08 p.ax, PYM.111ax, ANDA#79 p.12x, ANDA#79 p.16x, OOL.B056

TBU#1, GWB#106x, SW_v01#01 p.005, SW_v03#02 p.003, SW_v07#18 p.186, BLO_PT#019, BSC.130 #050

Parrish & Toppano, S. Toloui-Wallace, M. Sparrow, The Joburg Baha'i Choir, Sahar & Hoda

Addresses a number of theological questions by implying that the answers lie in the realm of action, in the process elucidating several central Bahá’í teachings: that the Manifestations should be regarded as ‘divine physicians’ prescribing the remedy from age to age in accordance with the disease, that the unity of mankind is the remedy for the ills of today, that one should be ‘anxiously concerned with the needs of the age’ in which one lives and centre one’s deliberations ‘on its exigencies and requirements’, and that words should be matched with deeds and that both should be motivated by purity of intention.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Procession; appearance of the Word from God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds

ROB3.270, GSH.174, LL#160, LL#176

BH00260

Suriy-i-Ra'is

2450

Arabic

Suriy-i-Rais (Tablet to Sultan Ali Pasha)

ان یا رئیس اسمع ندآء الله الملک المهیمن القیوم انه ینادی بین الارض و السماء

Hearken, O Chief, to the voice of God, the Sovereign, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. He, verily, calleth aloud between heaven and earth

INBA47:147, INBA34:081, BLIB_Or15735.129, , NLAI_BH2.354, Berlin1237#28, PR11.020b-026a, UMich962.130-132x

NRJ#2, AQA1#003, AVK4.453x, MJMM.087, ASAT3.048x, ASAT4.254x, ASAT5.230x, BCH.104x, YMM.269x, OOL.B070a

SLH#02, GPB.174x, GPB.179-180x, GPB.180x, GPB.181x2x, PDC.099x, PDC.120x, WOB.105-106x, WOB.178x, BLO_PT#194, BSC.088 #039x, BSC.224 #444-445x

Addresses ‘Álí Páshá, the Ottoman Prime Minister, as Bahá’u’lláh and His companions were being transferred from Adrianople to Gallipoli en route to ‘Akká; takes the minister to task for his abuse of power; predicts the downfall of Sulṭán ‘Abdu’l-‘Azíz; announces that He has come to ‘quicken the world and unite all its peoples’; relates the circumstances of His expulsion from Edirne; and parenthetically answers a question from a follower about the origin and nature of the soul.

Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ROB2.411 et al, BKOG.259, MMAH.146, GSH.109, LL#326

BH00134

Madinatu't-Tawhid (the City of Unity)

3720

Arabic

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Madínatu't-Tawhíd (City of Unity)

تلک آیات الکتاب فصلت آیاته بدعیا غیر ذی عوج علی آیات الله و هدی و نوری

These are the verses of the Book, whose signs have been set forth with wondrous originality, free from all crookedness, dwelling upon the signs of God, and serving as guidance and light [3.5s]... ...Beware, O believers in the Unity of God, lest ye be tempted to make any distinction between any of the Manifestations of His Cause

INBA36:199, BLIB_Or07852.046, , NLAI_BH3.074, PR03.251b13-254a15, PR19.017a-025b

BRL_DA#283, GWBP#024 p.046x, TZH4.225-227, MAS4.313, ASAT5.286x, MMUH#13x, MSBH5.443-444x, OOL.B088

GWB#024x, GPB.003x, PDC.011x, PDC.111x, HURQ.BH15, JHT_B#009

A theological discussion of the concept of divine unity from various perspectives: the unity of the divine Essence, of the divine attributes, of the divine Manifestations, of action, and of worship.

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ROB1.109, MMAH.180, GSH.022, LL#151

BH00597

Lawh-i-Ashraf

1270

Arabic

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablet to Ashraf

Lawh-i Ashraf (Tablet to Ahsraf)

ان یا اشرف اسمع ما یلقیک لسان القدم و لاتکن من الغافلین و ان استماع نغمه من نغمات

O Ashraf, listen carefully to what the Tongue of the Eternal has to say. Any one of the melodies of your Lord would be sufficient to attract the hearts

INBA83:216, BLIB_Or15702.276, , NLAI_BH2.308, ALIB.folder18p167

BRL_DA#722, GWBP#052 p.075x, AVK3.088.11x, MJMM.211, ASAT1.123x, ASAT1.140x, ASAT2.065x, ASAT5.347x, OOL.B027

GWB#052x, BLO_PT#171

A summons to the recognition of Bahá’u’lláh, naming the proofs of His cause as His own self, His revelation, and His words, and admonishing the Bábís who had not yet embraced it.

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ROB2.230, ROB2.120, GSH.186, LL#063

Quoted in the Lawh-i-Istintaq, BH00015.

BH00306

Chihar Vadi (The Four Valleys)

2100

Persian

Call of the Divine Beloved

Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys)

ای ضیاء الحق حسام الدین راد که فلک و ارکان چه تو شاهی نزاد نمیدانم چرا

O light of truth and sword of faith And soul of generosity! No prince hath sky or earth begot

INBA36:334x, BLIB_Or15722.307, , NLI.32p092v

BRL_Chihar, AQA3#069 p.140, TZH4.153x, ASAT4.314x, MSHR2.109x, MSHR3.131x, OOL.B007

CDB#7, HURQ.BH13

M. Milne [track 7]

A mystical work elaborating four different but complementary paths of approach to the Divine: the way of ‘the self ’, ‘the intellect’, ‘love’, and ‘the throne of the inmost heart’.

Belief and denial; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Mystical themes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ROB1.104, BKOG.159, BKOG.163, MMAH.197, GSH.018, LL#014

BH00532

Suriy-i-Ismuna'l-Mursil

1410

Arabic

هذا کتاب من لدی البهاء الی من اقر بالله و اعترف بسلطانه ثم استقر علی مقر قدس رفیع

This is the Book from the presence of Bahá unto him who hath acknowledged God and recognized His sovereignty, and hath moreover attained unto a seat of celestial sanctity [3.5s]... ...Among them is the King of Persia, who suspended Him Who is the Temple of the Cause in the air, and put Him to death with such cruelty

INBA37:133, INBA83:118, BLIB_Or15702.037, , BLIB_Or15723.253, , BLIB_Or15737.097, , ALIB.folder18p142-147

BRL_DA#731, AQA4#092 p.311, OOL.B126

PDC.111-112x

A meditation on the name of God, ‘the Sender’, and its various present and future manifestations in the world, from the Messengers of God, to individuals such as couriers who may be unaware of their role in propagating the divine message, to the Bábí and Bahá’í kings of the future, to the newly designated ‘people of Bahá’—His own followers, upon whom lies the responsibility of delivering the message to others.

Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

GSH.201, LL#311

BH01132

Suriy-i-Qadir

740

Arabic

Surah of the Almighty (Surat al-Qadir)

Surat al-Qadir (Surah of the Almighty)

سبحان الذی قدر مقادیر کل شیء فی الواح عز محفوظا و خلق کل شیء علی شان لو یصفن

Praise be unto him, who foreordained for each thing its portion in mighty, preserved Tablets. He created all things in such a manner that, were they to purify themselves

INBA37:138, INBA83:115, BLIB_Or15702.032, , BLIB_Or15723.250, , BLIB_Or15737.094, , ALIB.folder18p211

AQA4#093 p.317, AQA4a.373, GSH.051, OOL.B134

WIND#157, HURQ.BH44

A meditation on the name of God ‘the Omnipotent’ and its pervasive influence in the world according to the capacities of things and, referring to the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá, calling the Bábís and the manifestations of worldly power to recognize Bahá’u’lláh.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ROB1.119, MMAH.083, LL#322

BH00064

Hurufat-i-'Alin (=Kalimat-i-'Uliya; the Exalted Letters)

5270

mixed

Bahá'u'lláh's Four Tablets to Maryam; Suffering of the Exalted Letters; Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

Musíbat-i-Hurúf-i-‘Állín (Suffering of the Exalted Letters)

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی کیف یتحرک القلم و یجری المداد بعد ما انقطعت نسائم

Pure and sanctified art Thou, O my God! How can the pen move and the ink flow after the breezes of loving-kindness have ceased

INBA36:281, BLIB_Or15714.157,

BRL_DA#035, AHM.217, BSHN.054, MHT1a.002, MHT2b.007x, TSBT.242, ASAT3.087x, OOL.B010a, OOL.B010b

BRL_APBH#01x, BLO_PT#015x, BLO_PT#090, HURQ.BH18x, ADMS#163x, JHT_B#005

A meditation on mortality, death, suffering, and theodicy, in remembrance of a cousin who had recently died.

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ROB1.122, MMAH.216, GSH.025, LL#019, LL#272

BH00031

Suriy-i-Nush

7310

Arabic

Surih of Admonition (Suratu'l-Nus'h); Days of Remembrance

Suriy-i-Nush (Surih of Counsel)

فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق علی النبیین و المرسلین و ینزل حینئذ علی ما کان

Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth unto the Prophets and Messengers, and Who doth now send down what hath ever been [3.5s]... ...Announce unto My servants the advent of the One Who came unto them with the power of truth bearing the name of ‘Alí

INBA47:171, INBA36:242, INBA73:181.09x, INBA83:001, PR19.034b-048b

BRL_DA#727, AVK2.228.08x, TZH4.200-202x, LMA1.350 (209), MAS4.135x, ASAT3.024x, YMM.152x, OOL.B133, AMB#35x

DOR#35x, GPB.141x6x, BLO_PT#097, NYR#145x

A lengthy work recounting the stories of the prophets of God and their rejection by the people and clergy of their day, and exhorting the people of this day not to reject ‘Him Whom God shall make manifest’ upon His appearance.

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Noah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

ROB1.137, MMAH.207, LL#321

BH00115

Qasidiy-i-'Izz-i-Varqa'iyyih (Ode of the Dove)

3950

Arabic

Ode of the Dove; Baha'u'llah's Notes to His "Ode of the Dove"; Bahá'u'lláh's "Ode of the Dove"

Qasidiyyih-Varqaiyyih (Ode of the Dove)

اجذبتنی بوارق انوار طلعه لفروغها کل الشموس تخفت کان بروق الشمس من نور حسنها

A face flashing with light drew me to her; all the suns dimmed before her radiance

INBA36:419, INBA66:175x

BRL_DA#803, AQA3#071 p.196, TZH4.148x, MAS4.197, MAS8.039ax, RHQM2.0878-887 (299) (184-191), OOL.B092

GPB.118x, BLO_PT#017x, BLO_PT#059, JBS#29.3.43, HURQ.BH04

A lengthy poem composed in the style of a poem by Ibn-i-Fáriḍ, glorifying the spirit that had visited Him in the form of the Maid of Heaven, expatiating on His sufferings and His loneliness and affirming His determination to face any future calamities that might befall Him in the path of God.

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ROB1.062, ROB1.084, BKOG.118, BKOG.415, EBTB.098, MMAH.087, GSH.010, LL#274

BH00012

Javahiru'l-Asrar (Gems of Divine Mysteries)

10360

Arabic

Gems of Divine Mysteries

Javáhiru'l-Asrár (Gems of Divine Mysteries)

یا ایها السالک فی سبل العدل و الناظر الی طلعه الفضل قد بلغ کتابک و عرفت سوالک

O thou who treadest the path of justice and beholdest the countenance of mercy! Thine epistle was received, thy question was noted

INBA46:001, INBA66:036, INBA99:001, PR07.015b-029b, LEID.Or4970.1-26, UMich968.041-052x

BRL_Jawahir, AQA3#067 p.004, TZH4.189-190x, TZH4.190-191x, TZH4.191x, ANDA#21 p.04x, OOL.B157

GDM

D. Stevenson (¶110)

A lengthy commentary in answer to a question on the fulfilment of prophetic expectations in unexpected ways, describing the difficulties encountered in understanding sacred scriptures, offering keys to their symbolic interpretation with reference to a passage in the Gospels, and describing in a manner similar to ‘the Seven Valleys’ the stages traversed by the spiritual wayfarers.

Jabulqa and Jabarsa; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mystical themes; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

LOC.062-066, ROB1.151, MMAH.195, GSH.027, LL#023

BH00088

Lawh-i-Kimiya 2 (Lawh-i-Mariyyih)

4710

mixed

Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A

Lawh-i-Kímíya II or Lawh-i-Máríyyih (Tablet on Alchemy II or Tablet of Mary)

کتاب مرسله در ساحت احدیه وارد و ما فیه مشاهده شد لله الحمد که در این فجر... و اینکه سئوال از قول ماریه نمودید

The missive was received at the Court of Oneness and its contents perused. Unto God be praise that you were illumined… the treatment is specially designed so that this precious, life-giving substance, which has appeared from the divine mine, may be purified... The appearance of this hidden treasure amongst these people [arbab-i-ulum] is the sign of the coming of age of the world

INBA66:187, NLAI_BH2.164

MAS1.026-045x, MAS4.024-025x, OOL.B197.2

BLO_alchemy, HURQ.BH06

A detailed explanation in symbolic language of an enigmatic statement on alchemy attributed to the legendary figure of Mary the Prophetess, describing the various stages in the creation of the elixir, and warning that the rediscovery of its knowledge by the scientists of the day will herald both the maturity of the world and the threat of a desolating affliction.

Alchemy; the elixir; Composition and decomposition; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Law of cause and effect; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

LL#391

BB00020

Bayan-i-Arabi (Arabic Bayan)

12400

Arabic

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Báb's Bayan, The; Arabic Bayan, The; Gate of the Heart

Bayan-i-Arabi (Arabic Bayan)

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا و ان ما دونی خلقی قل ان یا خلقی ایای فاعبدون قد خلقتک و رزقتک و امتک و احببتک و بعثتک و جعلتک مظهر نفسی لتتلون من عندی ایاتی و لتدعون کل من خلقته الی دینی هذا صراط عز منیع و خلقت کل شیء

Verily I am God, no God is there but Me, and aught except Me is but My creation. Say, worship Me then, O ye, My creatures.

INBA43:001-068, INBA86:001-064, INBA_4002C, , BN_4669, MKI44872x, MKI4511.079v-147v, KB_bayan-ara, HBH_bayana, BYC_bayan-ara, BYC_three.097-107x

ASH.373-406, AHDA.465x, SWBP#20 (p.111-112x), OOL.A002

SWB#20 (p.158-159x), BAPT.040-101, GOH.261x, GOH.284x, GOH.353x, HURQ.BB56x, BLO_PT#009, KSHK#12x

C. Serrano (8:10)

A condensed form of the Persian Bayán, written in the language of divine verses. While much shorter in length than the Persian Bayán, the Arabic Bayán contains eleven full unities, whereas the Persian Bayán ends with gate 10 of the ninth unity. The parts of the Arabic Bayán that are not matched by the Persian Bayán (from gate 11 of the ninth unity to the end of the eleventh unity) were written after the Persian Bayán was completed. This work is sometimes assumed to have been written before the Persian Bayán for the simple reason that it seems as if the latter is an elaboration of the former. In reality, however, like the Persian Bayán, most of the Arabic Bayán was written in Mákú, although the last sections may have been written in Chihriq.

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Contention and conflict; Law of burial and cremation; Law of Huququ'llah; Law of inheritance; Law of obligatory prayer; Law of pilgrimage; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Laws of marriage and dowry; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AHDA.443.2, MMAH.006, SRC.085, SRC.181, GOH.035, GOH.285, GOH.368

see also BB00001 Persian Bayan

BH00267

Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'am (the Tablet of All Food)

2370

Arabic

Tablet of All Food (Lawh-i Kullu't-Ta'am)

Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'ám (Tablet of All Food)

الحمد لله مموج ابحر النور بالماء الناریه الالهیه و مهیج احرف الظهور بنقطه

Praise be to God Who hath caused Oceans of Light to surge in the Divine Fiery Water; excited the Letters of the Dispensation

INBA36:268, Berlin1237#20

BRL_DA#393, TZH4.132-135x, MAS4.265, RHQM2.0979-989 (416) (256-262), OOL.B052

GPB.118x2x, BLO_PT#108, HURQ.BH02

A commentary offering several allegorical interpretations of the Qur’anic verse ‘All food was allowed to the children of Israel’ (Qur’an 3:93).

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prayer for protection; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ROB1.050, BKOG.112, MMAH.127, GSH.008, LL#146

Revealed "in the year nine", see BRL_TTT#11

BH00334

Suriy-i-Qalam

1970

Arabic

Suriy-i-Qalam (Surih of the Pen)

ان یا قلم الاعلی ان اشهد فی نفسک بانه هو الله لا اله الا انا المهیمن القیوم

O Pen of the Most High! Bear thou witness, in thine own self, that verily He is God and that there is none other God but Me

INBA37:115, BLIB_Or15692.012, , BLIB_Or15706.001, , BLIB_Or15714.049, , BLIB_Or15725.239, , NLAI_BH1.083, NLAI_BH2.204

AQA4#089 p.258, SFI14.036-045n, TZH4.268-270, TSBT.124, ASAT1.111x, ASAT3.015x, ASAT3.136x, ASAT4.508x, OOL.B136, AMB#23

DOR#23, BLO_PT#095, HURQ.BH47

A celebration of the festival of Riḍván, taking the form of a series of apostrophes to His Pen, the denizens of earth and heaven, the concourse of monks, and the Maid of Heaven.

Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Monasticism; asceticism; Proclamation to Christians; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God the cause of creation

ROB2.397, SFI14.036-045, MMAH.159, GSH.192, LL#324

BH00203

Lawh-i-Quds 1

2800

mixed

Lawh-i-Quds (Tablets of Holiness)

هذا لوح القدس یذکر فیه ما یشتعل به فی قلوب العباد نارا لعل یحترق بها کل الحجبات

This is the Tablet of Holiness; in it is mentioned what will kindle a flame in the hearts of the servants, that haply it may burn away every veil and allusion

INBA51:224b, INBA57:031, BLIB_Or15694.420, , KB_620:217-228, ALIB.folder18p255x

BRL_DA#099, SFI08.019b, MAS1.060x, AADA.061-073, ASAT1.130x, ASAT5.350x

ADMS#224

A call to the recognition of Bahá’u’lláh, affirming the continuity of His mission with the Báb’s, investigating the cause of the rejection of prophets past, and refuting the counter-claim of Mírzá Yaḥyá.

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH03843

Saqi az Ghayb-i-Baqa

240

Persian

Short Poem by "Darvísh" Muhammad, Bahá'u'lláh: Sáqí az ghayb-i baqá burqa' bar afkan az 'idhár, A

Saqi az Ghayb-i-Baqa (The Cup-bearer from the Eternal Unseen)

ساقی از غیب بقا برقع برافکن از عذار تا بنوشم خمر باقی از جمال کردگار آنچه در

Lift up the veil from Thy face, O Cup-Bearer of the hidden Realm of Immortality, That I may taste the wine of eternal life

INBA36:455a, INBA30:137, OSAI I.MMS,

BRL_DA#155, TZH4.141-142x, MAS4.209, RHQM1.350-351 (425) (258-259), OOL.B098

DB.137x, BLO_PT#087, HURQ.BH11

A brief ode alluding to His messianic secret and calling for purification of heart and commitment to love and sacrifice as conditions of the spiritual journey.

Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mosaic imagery; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ROB1.064, MMAH.164, GSH.065, LL#283

BH02183

Asl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom)

400

Arabic

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas

Asl-i-Kullul-Khayr (Words of Wisdom)

اصل کل الخیر هو الاعتماد علی الله و الانقیاد لامره و الرضاء لمرضاته اصل الحب

The source of all good is trust in God, submission unto His command, and contentment with His holy will and pleasure.

INBA36:170, INBA30:039, BLIB_Or15714.155, , NLI.32p026r, OSAI I.MMS

AVK1.014.09x, AVK3.003.04x, AVK3.161.13x, ZYN.036, AHM.044, MJMM.033, TZH4.224, NSR_1993.083, TBP#10, OOL.B002

TB#10, SW_v04#10 p.171, SW_v06#16 p.121, SW_v07#18 p.185-186, SW_v14#04 p.099-100, BSC.158 #155-163

Y. Mesbah, E. Mahony, Pradheep, Shayna, Shafireh & Prasad, Soulrise Melodies

A brief collection of moral maxims, summarizing the essence of faith, love, wisdom, religion, wealth, and others and centring around belief in God and submission to His will.

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds

MMAH.194, GSH.210, LL#008

AB00003

Maqaliy-i-Shakhs Sayyah (A Traveller's Narrative)

22000

Persian

Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, A; Traveler's Narrative, A

Travelers Narrative, A (book)

در خصوص شخص معروف بباب و حقیقت احوال اینطائفه روایات مختلفه و تفاصیل

Touching the individual known as the Bab and the true nature of this sect diverse tales are on the tongues

CMB_F56, IOM.100-101

TNP, AVK3.203.01x, AVK3.210.12, AVK3.214.06x, AVK3.223.01x, AVK3.286.11x, AVK3.473.16x, OOL.C021

TN, GPB.055x, GPB.066x, GPB.075x, GPB.113x, GPB.133x2x, GPB.143x, GPB.159x5x, GPB.197x, GPB.201x, TDH#158.18x, STAB#116

"The ablest and most valuable presentation of the early history of the Faith and of its tenets." (Shoghi Effendi) Recounts events in the life of the Bab and in the lives of His followers and illustrates the character of the Baha'í revelation with numerous quotations from Baha'u'llah's Writings.

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Empty learning; false spirituality; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Growth of the Cause; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Letters of the Living; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im

PN_1919 p023

AB00027

1080

Persian

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای یاران رحمانی من در حالتیکه دریای امتحان پرموج گشته و موج بلایا باوج رسیده

O my spiritual loved ones! At a time when an ocean of trials and tribulations was surging up and flinging its waves to the heavens

MKT4.123, MNMK#094 p.172, MMK1#200 p.234, MILAN.138, KHSH10.03x, YHA1.098 (1.199), NJB_v01#14 p.001x

SWAB#200, TAB.035-038, BWF.356-357x

N. Best & A. Vedovi, D. & R. Saberi

Compassion; kindness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00028

2110

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی نزل الایات بالحق و جعلها کالبحر المتلاطم المواج تقذف دراری

Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses in truth and made them even as a surging and tempestuous ocean casting forth pearls [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0647, MMK6#282, MSHR1.128x

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00033

1760

mixed

مراسله آنجناب واصل و بر وقوعات و هذیان مفتریان اطلاع حاصل گردید از اینگونه

Thy letter was received, and the doings and ravings of the calumniators described therein have been noted [4o]

INBA59:254

BRL_DAK#0725, MKT5.118, MSHR3.097x

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00034

1750

mixed

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

و انی اتقرب الیک یا الهی فی جنح هذه اللیله الظلماء و اناجیک بلسان سری مهتزا

O my Lord! I have drawn nigh unto Thee, in the depths of this darksome night, confiding in Thee with the tongue of my heart

INBA16:037, INBA75:029x

MKT6.081, MKT4.185, MNMK#002 p.007x, MNMK#089 p.158x, MMK1#002 p.004, MILAN.072, AKHA_128BE #04 p.ax, AKHA_135BE #05 p.95x, AYBY.373 #058, DUR2.048x, ADH2.027x, ADH2_1#14 p.024x, MJMJ1.042x, MMG2#301 p.334x, MJH.007x, YHA1.365x (2.731), YHA1.371x (2.744)

SWAB#002, TAB.366-375, ADJ.026x

M. Saraswati, Andreas & Amal, L. Slott

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00037

1710

mixed

حمدا لمن لاح برهانه و ظهر سلطانه و عم احسانه و بانت محجته البیضاء و ظهر شریعته

Praise be unto Him Whose proof hath shone forth, Whose dominion hath been made manifest, Whose bounties have encompassed all, Whose clear path hath appeared, and Whose Law hath been revealed [3.5s]

INBA89:133

BRL_DAK#0721, MKT1.382, DWNP_v3#11 p.021-022x, DWNP_v4#02-3 p.010-014x, ANDA#73 p.05x, YHA1.329x, YHA1.341x, HYB.131x, AMIN.135-144

Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00038

1700

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان و مرد میدان مکاتیب متعدده آنجناب واصل و بر کیفیت اطلاع حاصل... از جمله اخبارات بظهور مبارک در کتاب دانیال

O thou who art firm in the Covenant and a champion in the field! Numerous letters from thee were received and their contents were noted... Among them were the tidings concerning the blessed Manifestation in the Book of Daniel [3.5s]

MMK3#102 p.067x, MMK4#166 p.182x, YMM.154x, YMM.211x, YMM.367x

Adam; Adam and Eve; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for strength; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Reincarnation

AB00039

1660

Arabic

حمدا لمن تقدس بذاته عن مشابهه مخلوقاته و تنزه بصفاته عن مماثله مکوناته و تعزز

Praise be unto Him Who in His Essence hath sanctified Himself above all likeness to His creatures, and Who through His Attributes hath exalted Himself beyond all similitude to His creation, and is glorified [3.5s]

UMich962.058-065, UMich991.027-038

BRL_DAK#0720, MKT1.002, MNMK#007 p.058, YHA1.373x (2.749)

Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00040

1630

Persian

دوست حقیقی مهربان اثر خامه عنبرنثار آن یار وفادار چون نفحه گلشن اسرار مشام

O true and loving friend! The effect of the musk-diffusing pen of that faithful companion was even as a sweet fragrance from the mystic rose garden wafting to the senses [3.5s]... ...You have mentioned Mirza Malkam Khan in that he has been enquiring about the conduct and the attitude of these people, although he has full and complete knowledge of the integrity of purpose

CMB_F66#12,

BRL_DAK#0634, MSHR3.261

EGBBF.100-103x

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB00041

1600

mixed

لک الحمد یا الهی بما فتحت ابواب ملکوت العظمه و الجلال علی وجوه احبائک و ظللت

Glory be unto Thee, O my God! For Thou hast opened the Doors of the Kingdom of Grandeur

INBA16:076

MKT4.162b, MMK5#094 p.075, AMK.187-194, BBBD.332-334, MAS5.287x, MJMJ2.026x, MMG2#076 p.083x, YHA1.280-281x, NJB_v05#12 p.001

BBBD.334-339, DAS.1914-10-04, SW_v05#14 p.211-215+218, BSTW#348

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00042

1590

mixed

یا من فدی روحه و فواده و ذاته و کینونته و ماله و علیه فی سبیل جمال اشرقت

O thou who hast sacrificed thy spirit and heart, thy being and essence, thy substance and all thou possessest in the path of the resplendent Beauty [3.5s]

MMK5#133 p.103

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of obligatory prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00043

1580

Persian

ای دوستان در این ایام وقوعاتی در این زندان واقع گشته و جمیع از مقدرات غیبیه

O friends! In these days events have come to pass within this prison, and all are from the hidden decrees of God [3.5s]

MMK5#028 p.024, MSHR3.099x, QT108.081-083x

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB00044

1550

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers

ای حزب الله نامه ای بامضای شما عموما واصل گردید عبارت در نهایت ملاحت و بلاغت

O ye Cohorts of God! A letter which was signed by you in general was received... Today in the world of existence, each community is wandering in a wilderness... Be ye kind to the human world and be ye compassionate to the race of man... O Thou Provider! Thou hast breathed over the friends in the West... Well is it with you, as you have followed the Law of God and arisen to observe the Fast during these blessed days

MKT3.157, MNMK#092 p.166, MMK1#035 p.066, DWNP_v5#05 p.005x, DWNP_v5#12 p.002-004, DWNP_v6#08 p.001-002x, DUR1.173x, MJMJ1.100x, MMG2#049 p.049x, MMG2#370 p.412x, MJH.043bx, KHH2.165 (2.304)x

SWAB#035, BRL_IOPF#2.26x, BPRY.181-182x, TAB.040-048, BWF.400-401x, ADJ.025-026x, COF.030bx, GPB.254x, BSC.488 #939x, SW_v01#14 p.003x, SW_v06#14 p.112x

jeph.ilosopher, S. Peyman, K. Porray

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00045

1530

mixed

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Limits of the intellect; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

و انت الذی یا الهی تقدست اسمائک الحسنی و تنزهت امثالک العلیا عن ادراک عقول

Thou art He, O my God, Whose most beauteous names and most sublime likenesses are sanctified above the comprehension

CMB_F65.001-005x, PR12.001x

NURA#72, MMK4#173 p.196

LOTW#72

AB00048

1480

mixed

Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Light of the World

اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی و مطلوبی و مقصودی ان هذا یوم الاول من الرضوان قد اتی

O Lord, my God, my Best-Beloved, my Aim, my heart’s Desire! This, verily, is the first of the days of Ridvan… In the realm of worship, fasting and obligatory prayer constitute the two mightiest pillars of God’s holy Law

BRL_DAK#0717, NURA#06, MMK4#029 p.027x

BRL_IOPF#2.02x, LOTW#06

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00050

1460

mixed

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء جناب فاروقی بعد از زیارت بعتبه مقدسه و طواف مطاف ملا

O ye dear friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! After his visit to the Sacred Threshold, and the Centre round which circle in adoration the Concourse on high, Jinab-i-Farúqí came to stay with ‘Abdu’l-Baha

INBA87:394, INBA52:405

NURA#28, MMK4#177 p.214x, ANDA#73 p.46, MSHR2.023x, MSHR3.051x

LOTW#28, LTDT.070x

AB00051

1450

mixed

الهی الهی ترانی خائضا فی غمار البلاء و غریقا فی بحار الباساء و الضرآء هدفا للنبال مطعونا... در خصوص آقا میرزا بدیع‌اللّه مختصری بآنجناب مرقوم گردید

My God, my God! Thou seest me immersed in the depths of tribulation, submerged in seas of hardship and distress, a target for arrows, pierced and wounded [3.5s]

MMK5#027 p.020x, AMK.039-044

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00052

1450

mixed

Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ای بنده حق در دورهای سابق آثار قدرت الهیه و حقیت امر هر چند واضح و باهر بود

O servant of the one true God! In cycles gone by, although the signs of God’s power and the truth of His Cause were clear and manifest, yet to outward seeming the divine tests were severe

INBA17:070

NURA#73, MMK4#175 p.207, RHQM1.200-202 (249x) (148-150x), MAS5.289-292x

LOTW#73

AB00054

1430

mixed

مولای مولای تقدس ذاتک عن درک العقول و الافهام و تنزهت هویتک عن الظنون

O my Lord, my Lord! Sanctified is Thine Essence above the comprehension of minds and understandings, and exalted is Thine Identity above all conjecture and fancy [3.5s]

MKT4.174, MILAN.106, AMK.021-024, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.023bx

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00055

1420

mixed

Trustworthiness; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

اللهم یا من سبقت رحمته و کملت نعمته و احاطت قدرته و تمت حجته و ظهرت ایاته

Glory be unto Thee, O Thou whose mercy hath encompassed all things, whose gift is made perfect, whose power hath encircled the world… Ye who are the sincere well-wishers of the state, who are the dutiful and compliant subjects of the government

INBA16:185

COMP_TRUSTP#53x, MILAN.132, AVK3.287.07x

BRL_TRUST#52x, TAB.395-404, COC#2064x, LOG#1473x, TEW.029-035

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00056

1420

Persian

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء چندیست که از بعضی بلاد یک آهنگ دلربا بگوش جان نرسیده

O ye the cherished loved ones of Abdu'l-Baha! It is a long time now since my inward ear hath heard any sweet melodies out of certain regions

MNMK#123 p.235, MMK1#188 p.210, ASAT4.356x, BSHI.111-116

SWAB#188, TAB.375-382

S. Toloui-Wallace

Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00058

1390

Arabic

اناجیک یا الهی فی غدوی و آصالی و بهره نهاری و جنح اللیالی و ادعوک بلسانی و جنانی

I commune with Thee, O my God, at daybreak and eventide, in the bright noontide and the dark of night, and I call upon Thee with my tongue and my heart [3.5s]

INBA85:334b

BRL_DAK#0722, MKT1.392, MNMK#008 p.063, ASAT3.046-047x, MAS2.095ax, AADA.142ax

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB00059

470

Persian

Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká

حکمت الهیه در صیام بسیار است از جمله چون در آن ایام مطلع شمس حقیقت

There is many a divine wisdom in fasting. Among them is this: that, in the days… O Divine Providence! As I am abstaining from bodily desires

BRL_TTTP#05, AKHA_123BE #10 p.bx, PYB#147 p.03x, MAS9.021x

BRL_ATE#200x, BRL_TTT#05, LOG#0779x, LOG#0784x, SW_v04#18 p.305, TTCT.09-11

E. Mahony

Law of fasting; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00060

1380

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون بسیار عجیب زیرا این شبهات تازه اشتهار

O one who is firm in the Covenant! Your letter has arrived. Its contents are very strange, for these doubts are not newly widespread… As to the differences among human beings

BRL_DAK#0659, MKT1.374, MKT9.077, MNMK#145 p.265, AKHA_105BE #11 p.02, PYM.305, MJTB.032, VAA.082-086, MJDF.040

COC#0587x, KSHK#30

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment

AB00064

1290

mixed

الهی الهی لا احصی ثناء علیک و کیف احصی الثناء و قد ذهلت عقول اولی العرفان عن

My God, my God! I cannot reckon my praise unto Thee. How can I recount Thy praise when the minds of them that are endued with understanding are astounded? [3.5s]

AYBY.417 #130, TRZ1.275

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00065

1270

mixed

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action; Bahá'í Prayers

الحمد لله الذی کشف الظلام و محی الغمام و کشف الحجاب و ازال النقاب فلاحت

Praise be to Him Who hath rent the dark asunder, hath blotted out the night, hath drawn aside the coverings and torn away the veils... O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy mighty Covenant... O God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for kindling the fire of divine love... Exert every effort in the fields of development and of civilization

MKT2.202, MMK1#206 p.245, MILAN.163b, AKHA_135BE #01 p.02, AHB.107BE #06 p.116, BCH.006x, ADH2.102, ADH2_2#19 p.128, MMG2#015 p.013, NSR_1978.132x, NSR_1993.145x, YHA1.115x, YHA1.372x

SWAB#206, BRL_SOCIAL#014x, BPRY.071-072x, BPRY.234-235x, DWN_v3#01 p.011ax

N. Chiang, Soulrise Melodies, S. Toloui-Wallace

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity

AB00066

1260

O ye who are attracted toward the Kingdom and have drunk the Wine, the nature of which is cool and exhilarating! In these days that the Bestowals of the Kingdom of Abha

DAS.1914-06-20

Call to action; Methods of teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00067

1250

mixed

Literal interpretation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Rejection of Muhammad

ای بنده حق صبح هدی چون از افق اعلی طلوع نمود پرتوش بشارت کبری بود و مژده اش

O servant of the one true God! When the Morn of divine guidance dawned above the Most Exalted Horizon, its rays brought tidings of great joy

BRL_DAK#0718, NURA#05, MMK4#143 p.145, MSHR1.123x, MSHR4.053x

LOTW#05

AB00068

1250

Persian

ای سرور هوشمندان آنچه بقلم مشکین نگاشتی خواندیم و باستان یزدان زبان ستایش

O thou who art the joy of the wise! That which thou didst write with thy fragrant pen hath been perused, and in praise of God the tongue hath been loosened [3.5s]... ...Thy second question was as follows: Is it necessary for every Messenger to have had knowledge of the Books and Scriptures of the Messengers Who preceded them?

INBA72:001, INBA59:280, INBA75:109

BRL_DAK#0646, MKT1.452, MKT2.064, MILAN.038, DUR3.140x, DUR1.559x, DUR1.531x, ADH2_2#25 p.135x, MJMJ1.112x, MMG2#396 p.443x, YARP2.312 p.260, NVJ.024

ADMS#122x, ADMS#255x

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relationship of the soul to the body; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB00069

1250

mixed

لابتهلن الیک یا الهی و اتضرعن بین یدیک متذللا منکسرا الی ملکوتک الاعلی

I implore Thee, O my God, and beseech Thee with lowliness and contrition, before Thy Most Exalted Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA87:629, INBA52:673

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00070

1240

Arabic

ترانی یا الهی معترفا بروحی و ذاتی و حقیقتی و کینونتی بعجزی و فقری و فناای

Thou seest me, O my God, with my spirit, my essence, my reality and my being, confessing my powerlessness, my poverty and my nothingness [3.5s]

INBA16:201

BRL_DAK#0635, MKT1.165

Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00071

1230

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون حزن شدید حاصل گردید زیرا دلالت بر

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, and from its contents profound sorrow was produced, for it indicated [3.5s]

MKT3.146, PYB#160 p.15x, MJMJ2.016bx, MMG2#165 p.188x

Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for peace and unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00072

1230

mixed

ای غلام حق بر مضمون شکایت مشحون مکتوب اطلاع حاصل گردید نهایت استغراب حاصل چه

O servant of Truth! The contents of thy plaint-laden letter have become known, and have occasioned the utmost astonishment [3.5s]

INBA17:205

MMK5#273 p.208x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00073

1230

mixed

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers

صبح است و نور احدیت از مطلع غیب رحمانیت ساطع و لامع و فیض جلیل ملیک فردانیت

It is daybreak, and from the rising-point of the invisible realms of God, the light of unity is dawning... O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy Threshold, taking shelter at Thy holy Door.

INBA88:324b, INBA89:060

MKT1.362, MNMK#091 p.163, MMK1#193 p.221, AVK3.184.14x, DWNP_v1#10-11 p.003-005x, ADH2_1#30 p.048x, MJMJ1.118x, MMG2#389 p.436x, YHA1.101x, GHA.307x, HYB.175x, MMJA.018x

SWAB#193, BPRY.023-024x, LOG#0323x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00074

1230

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O God! O God! Thou dost behold me, how my forehead is laid upon the dust of humility and submission and how my face is covered

DAS.1914-01-09, BSC.375 #709, SW_v07#14 p.127+130-132

AB00075

1210

Persian

ای منجذبه ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید از قرائتش نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy detailed letter was received.... Evil spirits are deprived of eternal life…. That the Most Great Name exerciseth influence over both physical and spiritual matters is sure and certain

BRL_DAK#0225, MKT3.184, AVK2.230.01x, DWNP_v6#03 p.001-003x, YHA1.015x

COC#1025x, LOG#0925x, LOG#1732x, LOG#1762x, SW_v02#15 p.005-007+016, SW_v08#18 p.236, SW_v14#07 p.210, DLA.077, BLO_PN#026

Demons and evil spirits; Love of God; Rejection of Muhammad; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00076

1210

mixed

ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که این زندانرا بهر یاران ایوان فرمود و این سجن اعظم را گلشن

O Friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Let us thank God that He has made from this prison a palace for the friends, and from this exalted dungeon, the garden of Baha’u’llah's bounties! …All that is revealed through divine inspiration is the evident truth

INBA75:063x

BRL_DAK#0638, MKT2.105, MILAN.126, AKHA_106BE #07 p.07x, AMK.025-029, DWNP_v5#01 p.002-003x, BCH.204x, ADH2_1#48 p.073x, MJMJ1.063x, MMG2#311 p.349x, MJH.022x, YHA1.430x, VUJUD.140-141x

BBBD.041-045, VUJUDE.155.14x

Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imagery in the Qur'an; Muhammad; Islam; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science

AB00078

1200

Arabic

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Free will and predestination; fate; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

اللهم یا رب الملکوت المتجلل بالجبروت المقدس من النعوت تعلم و تری تذلل الضعفاء

O God, O Lord of the Kingdom, Who art clothed with majesty and sanctified above all attributes! Thou knowest and seest the abasement of these lowly ones [3.5s]... ...Know ye that the Torah is what was revealed in the Tablets unto Moses, may peace be upon Him

BRL_DAK#0232, MKT3.167, AVK1.080x, AVK2.101.02x, MAS5.099, ADH2.009x, ADH2_1#02 p.009x, MMG2#067 p.073x, MUH1.0342x, NSR_1978.128ax, NSR_1993.141ax

BRL_ATE#038x, KSHK#09x

R. Mostmand

AB00079

1200

mixed

الهی الهی هولاء عباد کشفت عن اعینهم الغطاء و جزلت لهم العطاء و نورت ابصارهم

O my God, my God! These are servants from whose eyes Thou hast lifted the veil, upon whom Thou hast bestowed abundant bounties, and whose vision Thou hast illumined [3.5s]... ...during His days in Iraq, the Blessed Beauty went into seclusion for two years. So concealed was the nominee of the Bab

MMK4#174 p.202, MMK6#566, ASAT5.356-361

ADMS#160x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB00080

1190

mixed

ای دوستان راستان صبحست و دلبر امرالله در نهایت صباحت و ملاحت جلوه بافاق نموده

O ye true friends! Morn hath broken, and the beloved of God's Cause have appeared on the horizons in supreme grace and beauty [3.5s]

INBA16:091, INBA89:176

BRL_DAK#0724, MKT4.061, MILAN.091b, AVK2.239.07x, YHA1.370 (2.743)

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00082

1190

mixed

لک الحمد یا الهی بما کشفت الغطاء و هتکت الحجاب و اوقدت سراج الهدی فی قلوب

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having rent asunder the veil, torn away the shroud and kindled the lamp of guidance within the hearts [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0063, MKT1.347

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Prophecy and fulfillment; Review of publications

AB00083

1170

Arabic

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers

الحمد لله الذی اشرق بنوره الارض و السماء و اهتزت بنفحاته ریاض التقدیس المونقه

Praise be to Him through Whose splendours the earth and the heavens are aglow, through Whose fragrant breathings the gardens of holiness… O God, my God! This is Thy radiant servant, Thy spiritual thrall

MKT2.085, MNMK#010 p.071, MMK1#019 p.036, MILAN.057, YMM.437x

SWAB#019, BPRY.177-178x

Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00084

1170

mixed

ای دوستان حقیقی شما آگاهید که در ایران حاسدان و علمای رسوم بهم پیوستند

O ye true friends! Ye well know that in Persia the jealous ones and the divines of empty ritual have joined together [3.5s]

INBA16:096

BRL_DAK#0581, MMK5#012 p.007, QT105.2.271x, QT108.144-145x

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00085

1170

Arabic

حمدا لمن اشرق و لاح و تجلی علی الوجود بانوار الشهود و اظهر المقام المحمود فی

Praise be unto Him Who hath shone forth and gleamed and been made manifest upon all existence through the lights of divine appearance, and hath revealed the glorious station [3.5s]

MMK6#069

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Outward and inward meanings; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection of Muhammad

AB00087

1160

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی تجلی فی البقعه المبارکه الارض المقدسه طور الایمن وادی طوی جبل سیناء

Praise be unto Him Who hath manifested Himself in the blessed Spot, the Holy Land, the Mount of Faith, the Vale of Tuwa, Mount Sinai [3.5s]

INBA59:068, UMich962.050-055, UMich991.015-022

BRL_DAK#0630, MKT1.102, MNMK#009 p.067, MILAN.032, RHQM2.1223-1228 (701) (433-436)

Knowledge; recognition of God; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00088

1160

mixed

یا سلیل الرجل الجلیل نامه مفصل شما ملاحظه گردید و از حوادث الیمه ایران

O scion of that noble soul! Thy detailed letter was considered, and the grievous events in Iran were noted [3.5s]

PYK.278, MSHR2.233x

Non-participation in politics; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Rejection by the people of the Bayan

AB00089

1150

mixed

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد بما اشرقت انوار الفلاح و النجاح و تبلج صباح

Glorified art Thou, O my God! All praise be unto Thee for causing the lights of success and prosperity to shine, and the dawn to break forth in splendor [3.5s]

MMK6#396, YMM.402x

Chastisement and requital; Literal interpretation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00092

1140

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی مکتوب آنجناب واصل و مضمون واضح گشت از فضل حق امید جدید

O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident. Through the grace of God, fresh hope has been awakened [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write as to the question of spiritual discoveries. The spirit of man is a circumambient power

INBA89:273

MKT3.402, MNMK#149 p.277x, MMK1#145 p.166x, AVK2.248.11x

SWAB#145x, BSC.492 #946x, PN_1906 p097

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the mind over nature; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00093

1140

mixed

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

امروز ربّ الجنود حامی میثاق است و قوای ملکوت محافظ میثاق و نفوس آسمانی خادم میثاق و فرشته‌های ملکوتی

O ye two blessed souls! Your letter was received. Praise be to God… Today, the Lord of Hosts is the defender of the Covenant

MNMK#127 p.243x, MMK1#192 p.221x, MAS9.150x, BSMR.039, HMQ.085

SWAB#192x, SW_v11#14 p.240-243

AB00095

1140

Persian

ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب میرزا عبدالحسین نامه ای نگاشته و ذکر آن یاران روحانی

O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jinab-i-Mírzá 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn hath written a letter making mention of those spiritual friends [3.5s]

MKT4.132, MILAN.151, AKHA_134BE #13 p.512x, AVK3.229.03x, YHA1.378x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00101

1270

mixed

ایها المنادون باسم الله المهیمن القیوم در این ایام سهام بغضا از جمیع انحا... این ایام تازگی امت بیحیا خدعه‌ئی نموده‌اند و مکر و دسیسه‌ئی مجری داشته‌اند

O ye who call out in the name of God, the Protecting, the Self-Subsisting! In these days, the arrows of hatred from all directions [3.5s]... ...The martyr, Haji Mirza Jani, had written a few chapters, brief and incomplete, on the history of the Faith. These were in the possession of Aqa Muhammad-Rida, the nephew of Dhabih

BRL_DAK#0448, RHQM1.450-454 (549x) (334-337x), MSHR1.123-124x, HBAB.044

EGBBF.065x

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Review of publications

AB00102

1100

Arabic

ایها النحریر الجلیل انی اشکر الله علی ما قدر و هدی و اشرق و تجلی و تلئلا نیر

O distinguished sage! I render thanks unto God for whatsoever He hath ordained and sent forth as guidance, and for all that hath shone forth, manifested and gleamed with radiant splendor [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0566, MMK6#510, YMM.193, YMM.345

Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Man's distinction from the animal; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of the mind over nature

AB00103

1070

Persian

Higher encompasses the lower; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect; Manifestation of God as mirror; One universal law; attractive power of love; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ای حقیقتجو شخص محترم نامه که بتاریخ چهارم آپریل ۱۹۲۱ بود رسید و بکمال محبت

O thou distinguished personage, thou seeker after truth! Thy letter of 4 April 1921, hath been read with love. The existence of the Divine Being

MKT3.380, MNMK#146 p.269, MMK1#021 p.044, DWNP_v1#02 p.003-005, KHF.008, KHAB.025? (034), KHTB3.008

SWAB#021

AB00104

1070

Persian

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; River of Life, The

ای مقبلان ای مومنان طلوع شمس حقیقت محض نورانیت عالمست و ظهور رحمانیت در انجمن

O peoples of the world! The Sun of Truth hath risen to illumine the whole earth, and to spiritualize the community of man.

MKT3.118, MNMK#088 p.157, MMK1#001 p.001, MILAN.122, BSHN.140.498, BSHN.144.486, PYM.244, MAS5.273, MHT1a.097, MHT1b.055, DAUD.15

SWAB#001, ROL.051-055

Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00106

1070

mixed

نامه مفصل شما که بتاریخ غره محرم بود رسید از قرائتش تاثرات قلبیه حاصل گردید

Your detailed letter, which was dated the first of Muharram, was received, and its perusal stirred the heart with deep emotion [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0546, MKT3.154, TAH.242x, DUR4.501, MAS5.277, MAS9.135, MSHR5.206x, NNY.065-068

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00107

1060

Persian

یا امه البهاء نامه شما قرائت گردید ولی متحیر ماندم از مضمون آن زیرا میدانی

O handmaiden of Bahá! Your letter was read, but I was astonished at its contents, for you know [3.5s]... ...By God, I am not offended by Mírza Badí‘u’llah, or by the harm he inflicted on Me which caused My renewed incarceration and stirred up mischief against Me

MMK5#224 p.173

LTDT.242x

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00108

1040

mixed

الهی الهی تری و تشهد ذلی و هوانی و قله نصرتی و شده کربتی و عظیم بلائی و شدید

My God, my God! Thou dost witness and behold my lowliness and abasement, my lack of helpers, the intensity of my grief, the magnitude of my tribulation, and my severe affliction [3.5s]

INBA13:332x

MMK6#485, MSHR4.051x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Seal of the Prophets; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB00110

1040

Arabic

یا من هو سمیع لضجیجی و انینی و تاوهی و زفیری و بصیرا بتاسفی و تلهفی و تلبهی

O Thou Who heareth my lamentation, my sighs, my moaning and wailing, and Who beholdeth my grief, my yearning and my distress! [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0346, MKT3.320, AYBY.383 #065

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00111

1030

mixed

ای یاران الهی و دوستان حقیقی پروردگار عالمیان جمیع کائنات را بفیض رحمانیت از

O ye divine friends and true companions of the Lord of the worlds! Through His all-embracing bounty He hath brought forth all created things [3.5s]

INBA55:295, INBA88:063

MMK2#122 p.094, MMK3#154 p.107

Creation of the world; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Status of kings; future of monarchy

AB00112

1020

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای متوجهین بمنظر اعلی در لیل و نهار و صباح و مساء و عشی و ضحی در عوالم قلب

O ye who have turned your faces toward the Exalted Beauty! By night, by day, at morningtide and sunset

INBA88:098

MKT1.368, MNMK#098 p.179, MMK1#207 p.250, YHA1.373-374x, DLS.319

SWAB#207, BWF.401-402x, DAS.1915-04-01, BSC.359 #686, SW_v07#05 p.036-038x, SW_v08#13 p.179x

M. Sparrow (1), M. Sparrow (2), Heroes Teaching Conference, K. Porray

Call to action; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB00113

1010

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و انقلابات مشهد و اطراف خراسان معلوم گردید و

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and the upheavals in Mashhad and throughout Khurasan became known [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0583, MSBH4.552-556, MUH3.197-200

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Predictions and prophecies; Relationship between government and people

AB00114

1010

mixed

ای مونس سفر من هر چند جواب نامه مرقوم و ارسال گردید ولی حال دوباره از شدت محبت

O companion of my travels! … The great Qa’im-Maqam has said, “The body of the mulla is the object of God’s ridicule,”

INBA84:371

RRT.127x, SFI18.279ax

LOIR20.175ax

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

AB00115

1000

mixed

جهانبانا مظلوم پناها داد پرورا عدالت گسترا عرض بینوایان به پیشگاه حضور

O Sovereign of the World, O Shelter of the Oppressed, O Upholder of Justice! We humbly present the supplications of the destitute in the court of Thy presence [3.5s]

ASNS.283-284x

Justice and mercy; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00116

1200

mixed

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Impossibility of true worship of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God

سبحانک اللهم تقدس ادنی ایه من ایات ملکوتک عن المحامد و النعوت فی جمیع الشئون... درین ایام صنادید شیطانرا اسیر خذلان کرد و فسادشانرا واضح و عیان

Glorified art Thou, O God! The least of the signs of Thy Kingdom is, under all conditions, sanctified above all description and praise

UMich962.140-141x, UMich991.097-098x

NURA#41, MMK4#081 p.090x, ASAT3.041-042x, ASAT4.058x, AVK1.009.10x, AVK4.015.13x, AVK4.308x

LOTW#41

AB00118

990

Arabic

الهی الهی انت البصیر بحالی و السمیع لندائی و الطبیب لدائی و الدواء لشفائی لک الحمد

My God, my God! Thou art the One Who beholdeth my condition, Who hearkeneth unto my call, Who art the Physician for my malady and the Remedy for my healing. Unto Thee be all praise [3.5s]

INBA17:058, INBA59:091x

Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00119

990

Persian

ای ندیم قدیم همدم عبدالبهاء نامه های مفصل شما رسید و بدقت قرائت گردید

O friend of old and confidant of 'Abdu'l-Baha! Thy detailed letters were received and perused with the utmost care [3.5s]

YIK.092-095

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB00120

990

mixed

ای یاران باوفای جمال مبارک هر چند مصائبی که در نیریز بر یاران عزیز وارد رستخیز بود

O ye faithful companions of the Blessed Beauty! Although the tribulations which befell the dear friends in Nayríz are recent

LMA2.413-417, MSHR4.321-322x, MSHR5.319x, NANU_AB#33, MLK.089, TAN.137-139, NYMG.177

NYR#123

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00121

990

mixed

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Creation of the world; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

و انک انت یا الهی قد خلقت الاکوان و برئت الانسان و ذرئت الموجودات و اوجدت

O my God! Verily, Thou hast created the universe and fashioned the human soul. Thou hast brought forth the entire creation

INBA89:085

NURA#63, MMK4#158 p.170x, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.48x, AKHA_120BE #08-09 p.414x

GPB.238x, GPB.238-239x, LOTW#63

AB00122

980

mixed

الهی الهی انک لتعلم ان قلبی ممتلا بحب احبائک و روحی متعلق بروح اصفیائک و صدری

O my God! O my God! Thou knowest, verily, that my heart is replete… O ye friends of God and assistants of Abdu'l-Baha: When the Sun of Truth was concealed... I ask one favor of all the friends of God: It is the wish of my soul

MKT1.259, MMK5#205 p.157, YHA1.015x

SW_v08#15 p.210x, SW_v08#13 p.180x

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00123

980

Arabic

الهی الهی لک الحمد بما ایدتنا علی الایمان بک و بایاتک و الاستماع لندائک

My God! My God! Praise be unto Thee for that Thou hast strengthened us to firmly believe in Thee and Thy signs, to hear Thy Voice. and to respond to Tby Call,

UMich962.126-129, UMich991.073-079

MKT1.145

TRBP.004-008

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Manifestation of God as sun; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Return of the Manifestations of God; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB00124

980

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان الان که در ارض مصر هجرتگاه یوسف کنعانی مدینه اسکندریه در

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Now that thou art in the land of Egypt, the place of exile of Joseph of Canaan, in Alexandria [3.5s]

MMK6#104x, TZH8.0841, ANDA#73 p.46, MAS5.129

Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00125

980

mixed

ای ناظر بملکوت الهی در ایامیکه جمال قدم و اسم اعظم بانوار اشراق افق عراقرا

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! In the days when the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name illumined the horizon of Iraq with effulgent rays [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0306, MKT2.116, MILAN.170, YMM.190x

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God

AB00126

980

mixed

لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الشکر یا منائی علی ما مننت به علی اصفیائک و انعمت به

All praise be unto Thee, O my God, and all thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Heart's Desire, for Thy gracious favors bestowed upon Thy chosen ones and the blessings Thou hast granted [3.5s]

MMK5#158 p.123

Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; War and peace

AB00127

980

mixed

و انی یا الهی اتقرب الیک بنفوس اضطرمت فی قلوبهم نار محبتک و انسجمت دموعهم فی

O my God! I draw nigh unto Thee through souls in whose hearts the fire of Thy love hath blazed forth and whose tears have streamed down [3.5s]

MMK5#232 p.180

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00128

970

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء و اماء رحمن صبح است و نسیم جانپرور جنت ابهی بجمیع

O ye beloved of Abdu'l-Baha and ye handmaids of the Merciful! It is early morning, and the reviving winds of the Abha Paradise... O God, my God! These are Thy feeble servants

INBA85:270

MKT8.239b, MNMK#095 p.175, MMK1#008 p.020, AKHA_133BE #14 p.396

SWAB#008, BPRY.178-179x, TAB.387-390, BSC.492 #949x, DWN_v5#05 p.003-005, TEW.025-027

E. Mahony, The Bird & The Butterfly, Sophie, Siria & Ashkan

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00129

960

mixed

الهی الهی تری حالی و ضری و بلائی و ذلی و ابتلائی و توجعی و تفجعی و تزعزعی

My God, My God! Thou seest my state, my distress, my tribulation, my abasement, my affliction, my anguish, my grief and my dismay [3.5s]

INBA16:048, INBA84:543

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for protection; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00130

960

mixed

ای حضرت شهید و ایادی امرالله نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۱۹ ربیع الاول ۱۳۳۷ مرقوم نموده

O illustrious martyr and Hand of the Cause of God! Thy letter dated the nineteenth of Rabi'u'l-Avval 1337 [3.5s]

MMK6#344x, AVK4.479ax, AVK4.479bx, PYK.282, MSHR2.162x

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men

AB00131

960

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای عزیز دانا نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۷ ماه می ۱۹۰۶ مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید

O thou who art dear, and wise! Thy letter dated 27 May 1906 hath been received and its contents are most pleasing and have brought great joy. Thou didst ask whether this Cause

MNMK#147 p.272, MMK1#031 p.059

SWAB#031, TAB.540-545, LOG#0690x, BSC.485 #930-931x, DWN_v5#01 p.002-003x

Manifestation of God as mediator; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world

AB00132

960

mixed

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء نامه شما که بتاریخ سنبله ۱۳۰۰ نمرو ۱۲۳۳ مورخ بود

O ye loving friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Your letter, dated Sunbulih 1300, number 1233, was received [3.5s]... ...In short, O ye beloved of the Lord! Regard ye not the tyranny and iniquity of the ignorant

BRL_DAK#0580, MMK6#203, PYM.114bx, MSHR4.398x, MUH1.0526x, MJDF.122

BRL_ATE#157x, ADMS#065i11x

AB00133

960

mixed

تعالیت یا الهی بعلو تقدیسک عن محامد الکائنات و تسامیت بسمو تنزیهک عن نعوت

Exalted art Thou, O my God, in the transcendence of Thy sanctity above the praise of all created things, and sublime art Thou in the loftiness of Thy detachment from the attributes [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0564, ASAT2.167-168x, KHAF.118-122, TISH.585x, MATA.070x

Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00134

960

Arabic

حمدا لمن انار الافق الاعلی بنور الهدی و ازال ظلام الضلال بتبلج نور الصباح

Praise be unto Him Who hath illumined the Supreme Horizon with the light of guidance and hath dispelled the darkness of error through the dawning light of morn [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0554, MKT1.121, MNMK#011 p.074, YMM.155x

Adam; Adam and Eve; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Prayer for forgiveness; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB00135

950

mixed

ای دوستان الهی و مشتعلان بنار محبت رحمانی در این خاکدان ترابی آشیانه نمودن

O friends of God and ye who are enkindled with the fire of divine love! Ye have made your nest in this dusty realm of clay [3.5s]

INBA88:084

MKT4.054, MILAN.159, BSHN.140.208, BSHN.140.356, BSHN.144.208, BSHN.144.354, DUR4.814, MHT1a.171x, MHT1b.129x, MHT2.156, QALAM.011-012

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00136

940

Arabic

To Set the World in Order

الحمد لله الذی خلق حقائق مزدوجه من تقابل الاسماء و الصفات و مرکبه من الوجود

All praise be unto God, Who hath created realities that are paired through the mutual encounter of the divine names and attributes… O Lord, make Thou this marriage to be blessed, prosperous, and happy. Bind these two souls together, and gladden Thou every eye

UMich962.137-139x, UMich991.092-094x

BRL_DAK#0783, BRL_SWOP#006x, BRL_SWOP#103x, MKT1.209, AVK4.159.04x

BRL_SWO#006x, BRL_SWO#103x

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Prayer for married couples; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00137

940

mixed

الهی الهی لک الحمد بما رفعت رایه فردانیتک و اریت الکل ایات رحمانیتک و هدیت هولاء

O God! O God! Praise be unto Thee for Thou hast unfurled the Flag of Thy Singleness, caused everyone to witness the signs of Thy Mercifulness

INBA87:135, INBA52:132

SFI17.014-015

DAS.1913-11-22x

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00138

940

Persian

ای میر وفا در عالم وجود صفتی بهتر و خوشتر و شیرینتر از وفا نیست این منقبت از

O faithful one! In all the world of existence there is no attribute more excellent, more pleasing and sweeter than faithfulness. This virtue [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0709, AKHB.258x, YARP2.567 p.402

Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

AB00139

940

mixed

در این وقت که بلبل گلزار بقا قصد آشیان وفا نموده و شاهد انجمن عاشقین عزم دیار

At this hour, when the nightingale of the eternal rose garden hath taken wing toward the nest of faithfulness, and the Beloved of the gathering of lovers hath departed for His realm [3.5s]... ...Such hath been the interposition of God that the joy evinced by them hath been turned to chagrin and sorrow, so much so that the Persian consul-general in Baghdad regrets exceedingly

BRL_DAK#0787, MMK4#035 p.035, AHB.121BE #07 p.226, TZH4.299, HHA.015-020, MSHR2.169x

GPB.150x, ABCC.016-017x

Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

AB00140

940

mixed

و انت تعلم یا الهی مبلغ حبی و فرط هیامی و عظیم ودادی و شده تعلقی بافنان سدره

Thou knowest, O my God, the extent of my love, the intensity of my yearning, the magnitude of my affection, and the depth of my attachment to the boughs of the Divine Lote-Tree [4o]

INBA87:293, INBA52:297

Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for pilgrims; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Review of publications

AB00141

940

Arabic

یا من تحمل کل مشقة فى سبیل الله حضرت اسم اعظم

O thou who bearest every hardship in the path of God, O thou bearer of the Most Great Name [3.5s]

INBA13:286

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00144

930

Persian

ای یاران پارسیان جناب جمشید نامه مرقوم نموده و ذکر آن یاران روحانی را کرده

O Persian friends! Jinab-i-Jamshid hath written a letter and made mention of those spiritual companions [3.5s]... ...To be a Baha’í is to be the embodiment of all human virtues.

INBA89:078

BRL_DAK#0626, YHA1.382x#1, YARP2.109 p.130

SW_v13#04 p.090x, BNE.071x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB00145

930

Arabic

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; War and peace

ترانی یا الهی فی هذا الجبل الرفیع و المقام الباذخ المنیع ماوی کل رجل عظیم و

Thou seest me, O my God, on this lofty mountain; the sublime and supreme threshold

INBA16:069

MNMK#003 p.009, MJAI.002

BSC.406 #744, SW_v08#14 p.194-196, CHH.188x, CHU.194-196, BLO_PN#022, BSTW#215

AB00146

930

mixed

خداوندیرا ستاایم و پرستش نماایم که جهان هستی را بپرتو بخشایش زینت و آرایش

All praise and worship be unto God, Who hath adorned the world of being with the resplendent rays of His grace [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0572, MMK3#152 p.104, PYB#112-113 p.05

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Human reality created in the image of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity of governments; political unity

AB00147

930

mixed

ایها الابتهاج کن کالسراج الوهاج فی زجاج محبت الله با ابتهاج روحانیان گردی

O thou who art radiant! Be thou even as a resplendent lamp within the glass of the love of God, that thou mayest be among those who are spiritually joyous [3.5s]

MKT5.222, BSHN.140.472ax, BSHN.144.465ax, DUR4.805x, MHT1a.085x

AB00148

930

mixed

بکمال ثبوت و رسوخ در حفظ و صیانت حصن حصین امر اللّه بکوشید و در ثبوت و استقامت بر عهد و پیمان الهی

With the utmost steadfastness and constancy strive ye to preserve and protect the impregnable fortress of the Cause of God, and remain firm and immovable in your faithfulness to the divine Covenant [3.5s]

MMK5#214 p.164x

Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00149

920

mixed

الهی الهی ترانی خائضا فی غمار البلاء و غریقا فی بحار الباساء و الضراء هدفا للنصال مطعونا

My God, my God! Thou beholdest me plunged in an ocean of tribulation, drowned in the seas of hardship and suffering, a target for arrows, pierced through [3.5s]

INBA87:372, INBA52:381

MMK5#011 p.005, ASAT4.298, QT108.145-146

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00150

920

mixed

ای حضرت امین علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه خدمات آنجناب در آستان الهی چه در ایام ظهور

O thou Trusted One! Upon thee be the Glory of God and His praise! Thy services at the Divine Threshold, in the days of His Manifestation [3.5s]

INBA88:214, INBA89:036

MMK4#144 p.150, RHQM1.616 (750bx) (460x), MAS5.222x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00151

920

mixed

Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet on the Functioning of the Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence; Universal House of Justice, The

Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence

ای متشبث بذیل المیثاق منشور مسطور منظور آمد و سوالات مفصله ملاحظه گردید ولو

O thou who hast clung to the hem of the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received and thy questions were noted [3.5s]... ...Those matters of major importance which constitute the foundation of the Law of God are explicitly recorded in the Text, but subsidiary laws are left to the House of Justice

INBA72:012, INBA59:275b, INBA89:156

BRL_DAK#0710, BRL_CUHJP#19x, AHB.120BE #03-06 p.05, DWNP_v3#05 p.033-035, RHQM1.302-304 (370) (222-223x)

BRL_CUHJ#19x, COC#0728x, COC#0763x, LOG#1068x, SW_v13#12 p.323-324x, PN_1906 p047, LOIR08.257, BLO_PT#006, BLO_PT#209

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; House of Justice; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Laws of marriage and dowry

AB00152

920

Persian

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for healing; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ای منجذبه ملکوت الله آنچه بتاریخ ۱۹ آگست سنه ۱۹۰۵ مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God: Thy writing of August 19, 1905, was considered, and the contents were a source of joy.... The prayers which were written for the purpose of healing

BRL_DAK#0227, MNMK#156 p.290x, MMK1#139 p.156x, MMK5#144 p.112x

SWAB#139x, LOG#0924x, LOG#1761x, SW_v08#08 p.097x, SW_v08#18 p.230x, DLA.084, MAB.008b, BLO_PN#026, BSTW#369a

AB00154

920

mixed

یا الهی الحنون ترانی من ملکوت تقدیسک و جبروت توحیدک بین یدی عصبه ذاب کاسره

O my Compassionate God! From Thy Kingdom of holiness and the Realm of Thy oneness Thou beholdest me before a fierce and predatory band [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0781, MKT1.267, DUR3.076, YHA1.377x, MSBR.160-164x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00155

910

mixed

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

AB00156

910

mixed

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers

ترانی یا الهی خاضعا خاشعا متصدعا بما امرت من عندک متذللا الی ملکوتک مضطربا من

Thou seest me, O my God, bowed down in lowliness, humbling myself before Thy commandments, submitting to Thy sovereignty

MNMK#134 p.249, MMK1#190 p.218, MJMJ2.090x, MMG2#402 p.448x

SWAB#190, BPRY.201-203x

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Power of prayer; Prayer for sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00157

900

Arabic

الهی الهی تشاهد حالی و تنظر بلائی و تسمع نداای و ضجیجی و زفرات اجیج نیران

O my God, my God! Thou beholdest my condition, and witnesseth my tribulations, and hearkeneth unto my call and my lamentation, and the sighs of my burning heart [3.5s]

INBA21:186 (237)

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00159

900

Persian

ای یار مهربان آوارگان نامه نامى که اثر کلک عنبرین بود

O thou affectionate friend of the wanderers! A letter hath arrived, a missive traced by a musk-scented pen [3.5s]

MKT2.186

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00160

900

mixed

حمدا لمن اشرق و طلع و لاح من الافق الاعلی و بشر بطلوع نیر الافاق من مطلع

Praise be unto Him Who hath shone forth, arisen, and gleamed from the Most Exalted Horizon, and Who hath heralded the dawning of the Day-Star of the horizons from the Dayspring [3.5s]

INBA85:129

MMK6#192

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection by the people of the Bayan

AB00161

890

mixed

ای ثابت عهد و راسخ پیمان نامه شما در بهترین زمانی وارد زیرا سالهای چند بود که

O thou who art firm in the Covenant and steadfast in the Testament! Your letter has been received in the best of time.

INBA84:377

BRL_DAK#0547, MSHR3.365x, NJB_v10#02 p.025

SW_v10#02 p.024-027

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00162

890

Persian

Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology

ای منجذب بنفحات الهیه مکتوب مفصل که بمسیس گتسنر لوا مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه

O thou who art attracted to the fragrant breathings of God! I have read thy letter addressed to Mrs. Lua Getsinger

MKT2.097, MMK1#134 p.149, MILAN.066, AVK3.021

SWAB#134, LOG#0996x, LOG#1008x

AB00163

890

mixed

ای یاران جان و وجدان عبدالبهاء جناب نصرالله خان الحمد لله در صون حمایت جمال

O ye spiritual friends and companions in conscience of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Naṣru'lláh Khán, praised be God, under the sheltering protection [3.5s]

MSHR2.319

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB00164

890

mixed

یا من ادخره الله لخدمه امره و اعلاء کلمته آنچه مرقوم فرموده بودید قرائت

O thou whom God hath reserved for the service of His Cause and the exaltation of His Word! That which thou hadst written was read [3.5s]

MMK2#039 p.029

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00165

880

mixed

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ای منادی میثاق نامه های محرر چون جامهای مکرر نشئه صهباء داشت و نفحه حدیقه

O herald of the Covenant! Thy letters, like chalices filled repeatedly, carried the exhilaration of heavenly wine and the fragrance of the garden [3.5s]... ...This is my firm, my unshakable conviction, the essence of my unconcealed and explicit belief -- a conviction and belief which the denizens of the Abha Kingdom fully share… Therefore, in this day the doors of contention must be barred and the causes of strife prevented

INBA21:160b, INBA72:059, INBA88:076

BRL_DAK#0060, MKT2.247, AVK4.291bx, YHA1.014x

BRL_ATE#094x, WOB.133x

AB00166

880

Persian

ای یادگار ابوالفضائل چند ماه پیش جواب نامه مفصل قدیم مرقوم گردید و ارسال شد

O thou cherished remembrance of Abul-Fadl! Some months ago a detailed reply to thy previous letter was written and dispatched [3.5s]

MKT3.277, AVK2.165.02x

Criticism and its limits; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rational arguments; The mind's power of discovery

AB00170

870

mixed

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Prayer for peace and unity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

اللهم یا هادی الامم الی ظل اسمک الاعظم و رافع رایه نور القدم فی قطب العالم

O God! O Thou Who guideth the nations beneath the shadow of Thy Most Great Name and Who hath raised the banner of the ancient Light in the midmost heart of the world [3.5s]... ...There are two Books: one is the Book of Creation and the other is the Written Book

BRL_DAK#0658, MKT1.433

BRL_ATE#199x, RESP.013x

AB00171

870

mixed

Trustworthiness

ای جنود حیات شرق و غرب پرستش نجوم آفله نمایند و عبادت آفاق مظلمه از اس اساس

O Army of Life! East and West have joined to worship stars of faded splendor and have turned in prayer unto darkened horizons.... The essential purpose of Faith and Belief is to ennoble the inner being of man with the outpourings of grace from on high.... He is a true Baha'i who strives by day and by night

BRL_DAK#0788, COMP_TRUSTP#65x, MKT4.050, AVK3.005, MMG2#013 p.011x, YMM.067

BRL_TRUST#64x, COC#0784x, COC#2076x, LOG#0245x, SW_v16#06 p.053x, DWN_v4#08-9 p.113-114x, DWN_v5#06 p.002-003x, BW_v01p012

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Creation of the world; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00172

870

Persian

این مسجون چهل ساله بعد از آزادی مدت ۳ سال یعنی از سنه هزار و نهصد و ده تا

O thou beloved daughter! Thy letter was received… After the declaration of the constitutional regime in Turkey in 1908

MNMK#087 p.154, HHA.262, ADH2_1#55 p.085x, MMG2#055 p.055x, MJDF.072, KHF.080, KHAB.001 (013), KHTB3.043, NJB_v05#16 p.001, VUJUD.015-016x

COC#1606x, SW_v05#16 p.243-245, SW_v06#11 p.084, SW_v18#11 p.343, DWN_v1#12 p.007ax, BSTW#153, BSTW#213a, VUJUDE.022-023x, ADMS#049x

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for peace and unity; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; War and peace

AB00174

870

mixed

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment

یا من عتبتک السامیه ملجای و ملاذی و ساحت قدسک مرجعی و معاذی اتضرع بقلب مضطرم

O Thou Whose exalted Threshold is my haven and my refuge, Whose hallowed Sanctuary is my shelter and my abode

NURA#39, MMK4#078 p.083

LOTW#39

AB00175

860

Persian

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ای ثابتان بر میثاق جناب زائر ذکر هر یک از شما را نمودند و رجای نامه های

O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The pilgrim hath made mention of each one of you, and hath asked for a separate letter addressed to each

INBA16:022

MNMK#093 p.170, MMK1#221 p.266, AKHA_109BE #12 p.2, AKHA_137BE #05 p.66, MAS5.026

SWAB#221, LOG#0731x

AB00176

860

mixed

ای قاصر از مخاطبت هر عبارتی نامه نامی در بهترین وقتی واصل و مدار تسلی خاطر

O thou who falleth short in thy correspondence! Thy gracious letter arrived at a most propitious time and brought solace to my heart [3.5s]

CMB_F66#20,

BRL_DAK#0633, MAS9.109

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00177

860

mixed

ای یاران دل و جان جهانرا ظلمت غفلت احاطه نموده و افق عالم را ابرهای تاریک

O ye the beloved of my heart and soul! The world of being is encompassed by mankind's heedlessness and all horizons are hidden by dark clouds. The world of humanity has become afflicted by hardship

MKT4.114, PYM.264x, MSHR5.210x, YHA1.144x, YHA1.425-426x, KHH1.333-335 (1.464)

KHHE.471-474

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00178

860

mixed

ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء نامه شما رسید الحمد لله بشارت صحت و سلامت دوستان حقیقی

O ye spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your letter was received. Praise be to God that it brought tidings of the health and well-being of the true friends [3.5s]

MKT3.283, AVK4.202.08x, AVK4.325ax

Law of burial and cremation; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Supreme tribunal; War and peace

AB00179

860

mixed

یا اباالفضائل و امة و اخیه چندیست که بوی خوش معانی از ریاض قلب آن معین عرفان

O thou father, mother and brother of Faza'il! It has been a long time since

INBA13:024, INBA55:240

MKT1.276, AHB.119BE #03 p.96, DWNP_v1#09 p.001-003, TZH8.1134, MSBH2.323, SAAF.234-237, NJB_v04#19 p.001, NJB_v13#05 p.00128

SW_v13#05 p.107-109

Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

AB00180

860

mixed

یا من استبشر ببشارات الله در این قرن اعظم مبارک که آفتاب روشن قرون اولی

O thou who art rejoiced by the glad-tidings of God in this most great and blessed century wherein shineth the resplendent Sun of former ages [3.5s]

MKT1.342, MNMK#122 p.233, QT105.2.164, AVK1.008.13x, YHA1.016x, YHA1.017x, YHA1.381x, NJB_v05#14 p.002

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity of thought and belief

AB00181

850

mixed

ای منادی پیمان مدتی بود مدیده که از یاران الهی مکاتیب عدیده رسید ولی از موانع

O herald of the Covenant! For some time now numerous letters have been received from the friends of God, but due to impediments [3.5s]

MSHR3.357-359

Contention and conflict; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation

AB00182

850

mixed

ای یاران و اماء رحمن چون پادشاه مخلوع عثمانیان عبدالحمید بظلم و طغیان قیام

O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful! When the deposed Sultan

QT105.2.206, AVK3.185.01x, RHQM1.437-438 (534) (326x), ANDA#43-44 p.87, YHA1.099-100 (1.202), MLK.056, QT108.071, DLH2.190, NJB_v02#03 p.001-002

SW_v02#04 p.006-007, BSTW#052lx

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00183

2430

mixed

الهی الهی انت تعلم عجزی و انکساری و غلقی و اضطراری و وحشتی و اضطرابی فی جنح

O my God! O my God! Thou well knowest my utter helplessness, my extreme lowliness, my anxiety, my crying needs, my desolation and my perplexity

BRL_DAK#0652, HDQI.173-175x, ANDA#04 p.05-07x, MSHR2.207x, MSHR3.160x, VUJUD.017x

VUJUDE.024-025x

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Predictions and prophecies; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00185

840

Persian

ای دو منادی محبت الله نامه ثالث که بتاریخ ۹ جمادی الاول ۱۳۲۶ مرقوم بود رسید

O ye two heralds of the love of God! The third letter, which was dated the ninth of Jamádí'l-Avval 1326, hath arrived [3.5s]

AVK3.338.07x, AVK3.339.10x, TAH.311, MSBH4.035-036

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00186

830

Arabic

الهی تسمع زفیر ناری و صریخ فوادی و حنین روحی و انین قلبی و تاوهی و تلهفی

O my God! Thou hearest the fire that blazeth within me, and the cry of my heart, and the lamentation of my spirit, and the sighing of my soul, and mine anguish and longing [3.5s]

INBA59:095

BRL_DAK#0569, MKT1.201, KHSH13.043, TISH.280-283, MSBH1.489

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for martyrs; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Visitation Tablets

AB00187

830

Persian

Importance of authoritative interpretation; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای بندگان جمال ابهی بکرات و مرات بجمیع اطراف حتی بافراد احباء مرقوم گردید که ما

O ye servants of the Most Glorious Beauty! Time and again missives have been dispatched to every region, even to individual believers, that We [3.5s]... ...The teaching work should under all conditions be actively pursued by the believers because divine confirmations are dependent upon it.

INBA16:212

MMK1#213 p.258x, MMK2#283 p.204

SWAB#213x

AB00188

830

mixed

ای بنده حق نامه مفصل رسید و از روایات مذکوره نهایت استغراب حاصل گردید و معلوم شد

O servant of Truth! Thy detailed letter hath arrived, and from the account mentioned therein the utmost astonishment was occasioned, and it became evident [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0542, MKT1.337, MNMK#152 p.283, MILAN.118, AKHA_104BE #08 p.01, AVK1.200, BSHN.140.481, BSHN.144.474, DWNP_v4#02-3 p.014-016, MHT1a.117, MHT1b.075, YHA1.375-376x

Higher encompasses the lower; Purpose; goal of creation; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

AB00189

830

mixed

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers

ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء پیک امین رسید و پیام یاران الهی را در عالم روحانی

O ye spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A trusted messenger hath arrived and hath, in the world of the spirit, delivered a message from God's loved ones.... In every dispensation the command of friendship and the law of love have been revealed... Now the believers of God must live in accord with these divine teachings.... O God, my God! Aid Thou Thy trusted servants to have loving and tender hearts.

MKT1.303, MNMK#090 p.162, MMK1#007 p.017, MILAN.141, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.255, BCH.110, MJMJ2.020ax, MMG2#074 p.081x, YHA1.371-372x (2.746)

SWAB#007, BPRY.201x, DAS.1913-07-26, SW_v08#11 p.140x, SW_v08#12 p.142x, ABIE.111, BLO_PN#007

C. Serrano, G.H. Miller, Soulrise Melodies, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 1]

Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00190

830

Persian

ایها الفرع الکریم من السدرة المبارکه آنچه مرقوم نموده

O noble Branch sprung from the Blessed Tree! That which thou hadst written [3.5s]

INBA13:277

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for purity; chastity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00191

830

Arabic

ایها المخلص فی محبه الله قد وصلنی تحریران الناطقان بالثناء علی الله بما انعم

O thou who art sincere in thy love of God! Two letters have reached me, both eloquently voicing praise unto God for His bestowals [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0545, MNMK#022 p.101, MAS9.083x, KKD2.061

Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; East and West; communication between East and West; Exhortations and counsels; Growth of the Cause; Justice and mercy; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00192

830

Arabic

Christ; Christianity; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat]

ایها المطلع باسرار الکتاب المقدس انی قرئت مکتوبک المسهب و اطلعت بالمحاوره

O thou who art versed in the mysteries of the Holy Book! I have perused thy detailed letter and taken note of its discourse [3.5s]... ...Follow thou the way of thy Lord, and say not that which the ears cannot bear to hear, for such speech is like luscious food given to small children

MNMK#012 p.077, MMK1#214 p.258x, KKD2.066

SWAB#214x

AB00193

830

mixed

حضرتش از فروع سدره منتهی و منتسب آستانه حضرت اعلی روحی له الفداء بود از بدو

His honour the Muvaqqaru'd-Dawlih was of the Afnan of the Divine Lote-Tree and one that was related to the Threshold of His Holiness

MKT3.238, KHAF.267

GEN.349-352

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00194

830

mixed

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد و لک الشکر علی ما انعمت و آتیت و والیت و اعطیت

Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thanks be unto Thee O my Beloved!... O ye friends of God! The joy and happiness of the people of faithfulness

BRL_DAK#0587, MKT1.288, AMK.073-076, AMK.079-082, HHA.109x, RHQM2.0700 (090x) (056-057x), LMA2.409, MAS5.186, MJMJ2.050, MMG2#085 p.093, YHA1.341x, YHA1.348x, YHA1.380x (2.689), MLK.087, QT108.045x, NYMG.142x?, NYMG.175x

SW_v01#03 p.001-004, SW_v08#18 p.235-236, NYR#124x and 202, BSTW#031, BSTW#373

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00195

820

mixed

Scholarship; Light of the World

الهی الهی تسمع ضجیجی و صریخی و انینی و حنینی فی جنح اللیالی و تری ذلی

O God, my God! Thou hearest my sighs and bitter wailing, my cry and the voice of my lamentation...The Revelation of the Bab may be likened to the sun, its station corresponding to the first sign of the Zodiac - the sign Aries… Pure souls, such as Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, upon him be the Glory of God, spend their nights and days in demonstrating the truth of the Revelation

BRL_DAK#0950, NURA#40, MMK4#080 p.087

BRL_SCHOLAR#30x, GPB.099-100x, WOB.127x, WOB.167-168x, COC#2219x, LOTW#40

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00196

820

mixed

ای سلیل حضرت شهید عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه ۲۹ ربیع الثانی رسید و از تفاصیل اطلاع

O descendant of His Holiness the martyr! Thy letter of the 29th of Rabi'u'th-Thani was received, and from its contents I have learned [3.5s]... ...The Teachings of Baha'o'llah, the laws of this Cause and the principles of this Manifestation have no deniers. The world is like unto a thirsty fish

INBA85:495

BRL_DAK#0590, MKT2.257, AMK.155-159, AHB.127BE #05-06 p.154, PYM.112ax, MAS5.090, YHA1.380-381x, YHA1.417x

DAS.1913-12-30x, ADMS#065i05x

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00197

820

mixed

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Letter to Martha Root

ای عاشقان حقیقت و خادمان عالم انسانی چون از گلشن افکار و نوایای شما بوی خوشی

O ye lovers of truth! O ye servants of mankind! Out of the flowering of your thoughts and hopes, fragrant emanations

MKT3.065, MNMK#114 p.219, MMK1#202 p.238, AHB.124BE #06-09 p.35, DWNP_v2#06 p.050-052, PYB#047 p.23

SWAB#202, ADJ.088-089x, PDC.186x, WOB.030x, SW_v14#12 p.355-356, BLO_PT#051

Equality of men and women; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Predictions and prophecies; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Prophecy and fulfillment; Religion as source of love and unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00198

820

mixed

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ای فرع رفیع سدره مبارکه جناب آقا سید میرزا چون در اینجا تشریف داشتند

O thou exalted bough of the divine Lote-Tree! ...When thou art disdained and rejected by the wicked doers be not cast down

INBA55:395

BRL_DAK#1203, MNMK#133 p.246, MMK1#195 p.227, MAS5.105

SWAB#195

Alex, Asha, Renya, and Alia, B. Weber

AB00199

820

mixed

ای مظلوم علماء سوء و اسیر طلاب جهل و نادانی تفصیل اردبیل و صدمات ضرب شدید

O Thou Who art oppressed by the ill-intentioned divines and held captive by students of ignorance and folly! The account of Ardibil and the grievous blows inflicted therein [3.5s]

INBA88:185b

AB00200

820

Persian

ای یاران عزیزان هر فردی از افراد انسانی چون از خاور زندگانی در جهان هستی

O beloved friends, every member of the human race, as they emerge from the dawning-place of life into the realm of existence [4o]

INBA75:132

AMK.086-089, DWNP_v3#06 p.042-044, YARP2.310 p.256

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Past, present and future of Iran; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

AB00201

820

mixed

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لم تزل کنت بارء الوجود بادع الاکوان بدیع الانسان متجلیا

Glorified art Thou, O my God! From time immemorial Thou hast been the Creator of existence, the Originator of all beings, the Fashioner of humankind, resplendent in Thy manifestation [3.5s]

AMK.101-105

Call to action; High station of the true believer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00202

820

mixed

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هولاء عباد مکرمون و اماء قانتات سرعوا الی معین رحمانیتک

Glory be unto Thee, O my God! These are honoured servants and devoted handmaidens who have hastened to the Wellspring of Thy mercy [3.5s]

INBA85:067

MMK6#062

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00203

810

mixed

Universal House of Justice, The

ای منادی پیمان ایامی میگذرد که در مخابره و مکاتبه فتور حاصل سبب اینست که آتش

O Herald of the Covenant! Days have passed wherein there occurred a pause in correspondence and communication. The cause of this is that the fire [3.5s]... ...At whatever time all the beloved of God in each country appoint their delegates, and these in turn elect their representatives, and these representatives elect a body, that body shall be regarded as the Supreme Baytu'l-'Adl… The Bab, the Exalted One, is the Morn of Truth, the splendor of Whose light shineth throughout all regions

BRL_CUHJP#17x, BRL_CUHJP#57x, MKT3.498, AKHA_119BE #08 p.jx, AKHA_116BE #10 p.336x, AVK4.296x, YHA1.100 (1.203)

BRL_CUHJ#17x, BRL_CUHJ#57x, BADM.084x, GPB.057x2x, WOB.127x, COC#0763x, LOG#1058x

Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

AB00204

810

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers

ای یاران باوفا ای بندگان صادق حضرت بهاء الله نیمه شب است و جمیع چشمها آسوده

O ye faithful friends, O ye sincere servants of Baha'u'llah! Now, in the midwatches of the night... O Thou kind and loving Providence! The east is astir and the west surgeth... Study the Tablet of the Holy Mariner that ye may know the truth… Pitiful are we, grant us Thy succour; homeless and wanderers...

INBA16:064

MKT3.423, MNMK#099 p.182, MMK1#233 p.302, AYT.522x, HDQI.207, ANDA#02 p.54x, ANDA#14 p.04x, ADH2.086x, ADH2_1#31 p.049x, ADH2_2#13 p.114x, MJMJ1.109x, MMG2#277 p.310x, MMG2#347 p.386x, MUH1.0532, YHA1.101-102x (1.207)

SWAB#233, BPRY.155-157x, BPRY.319x, BSC.548 #993, SW_v12#14 p.229-231, BSTW#103

M.C. Kennedy

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00205

810

mixed

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Service to others; to the Cause of God

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی مکبا بوجهی علی تراب الذل و الانکسار و اتذلل الی

Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest me rolling my face in the dust of humility and contrition, supplicating toward the Kingdom of Thy Might

INBA16:073, INBA84:529

BRL_DAK#0559, MKT4.156, MILAN.100, DUR3.258x, MJMJ2.027, MMG2#237 p.265

TAB.570-574

AB00207

800

Arabic

Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Tablet on the Inmost Heart

Tablet on the Inmost Heart

الحمد لله الذی اشرق علی الفواد بنور الرشاد و نور القلوب بسطوع ایات القدس بکل

All praise be to God Who hath shone forth upon the heart with the light of Divine guidance

INBA21:143b, INBA55:178, INBA59:075, INBA88:041, INBA90:143, UMich962.065-069, UMich991.038-043

BRL_DAK#0578, MKT1.109, MNMK#014 p.083

BLO_PT#213, BLO_sazedj#25, HURQ.AB01

Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Intuition; inspiration; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

AB00208

800

Persian

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Judas; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای احباء و اماء الرحمن نامه ای از محفل روحانی لازانجلیز رسید دلیل بر آن بود که

O ye friends and maidservants of the Merciful! From the Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles a letter hath been received... ...In accordance with the explicit text of the Kitab-i-Aqdas Baha'u'llah hath made the Center of the Covenant

MKT3.084, MNMK#124 p.239, MMK1#185 p.204, AKHA_126BE #03p.b, AKHA_117BE #05-06 p.b, HMQ.090

SWAB#185, GPB.238x, WOB.136x, COC#0223x, SW_v10#14 p.265-267, BSTW#030, BSTW#042, ECN.509, ACOA.058-061

AB00212

800

Arabic

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی اتوجه الیک بوجه ناظر الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و قلب خافق

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I turn my face unto Thee with a countenance fixed upon the Kingdom of Thy mercy and a throbbing heart [3.5s]

INBA16:141

BRL_DAK#0515, PYK.288

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00213

800

mixed

یا من اشتعل من نار محبه الله و هاجر من الله الی الله وفقنی الله و ایاک علی

O thou who art set ablaze with the fire of the love of God and who hast migrated from God unto God! May God make both thee and me steadfast [3.5s]

MMK6#036

Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00214

800

mixed

Universal House of Justice, The

یا من ثبت الله قلبه علی المیثاق عند ما تجلل نیر الافاق بحجاب الغیاب یا ابن

O thou whose heart God hath made firm in the Covenant when the Luminary of the horizons was veiled by the clouds of concealment, O son [3.5s]... ...As to goodly deeds and charitable donations, these will certainly diminish the misdeeds of the departed and add to their good works... ...Thou hast asked about the general criterion with regard to heresy

BRL_DAK#0691, BRL_CUHJP#18x, MMK6#308x, AVK3.371.04x, AVK3.448.05x, MAS2.104-108, YMM.342x, ABDA.089-091

BRL_CUHJ#18x, ADMS#081x

Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB00215

790

mixed

ادعوک یا الهی بقلبی و لسانی و روحی و جنانی و اناجیک فی بهره ظلام سابل الاذیال

I call upon Thee, O my God, with my heart and my tongue, my spirit and my innermost being, and I commune with Thee in the depths of this darkness that hath descended [3.5s]... ...O ye My faithful loved ones! Should at any time afflicting events come to pass in the Holy Land, never feel disturbed or agitated

AMK.003-008, AVK4.446x, AYT.524x, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.023-024x, MAS5.145bx, HYB.153x

GPB.309x, PAB.025x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for nearness to God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB00216

790

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی انشا فی عالم الکیان غیب الاکوان حقیقه ثابته نورانیه فائضه علی

Praise be unto Him Who hath brought forth, in the realm of being, from the unseen worlds, a luminous and steadfast Reality that doth overflow with grace [3.5s]

INBA89:258

BRL_DAK#0565, MKT2.130, MNMK#013 p.080, MILAN.195, AVK2.158.12, AVK2.192.12x, AVK2.206.16x, AVK4.119.13x

Adam; Adam and Eve; Imagery in the Qur'an; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00217

790

O thou attracted Maid servant of God, Mrs Brittingham. Convey the following- To Susan Isabel Moody: The greeting of the Kingdom from Abdul-Baha.

BSTW#503

Praise and encouragement

AB00219

790

mixed

Call to action; Methods of teaching the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]

یا من انجذب الی الملکوت و شرب الکاس التی مزاجها کافور در این ایام که فیوضات

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom and hast quaffed from the cup whose essence is of camphor! In these days when the outpourings [3.5s]... ...Indifference breeds deterioration. Silence is the cause of retrogression. Thoughtlessness leads to forgetfulness. Passivity, inaction, produce oblivion.... Consider the story of Simon the Rock [Peter]: Two of the Apostles of His Holiness, the Spirit [Jesus], went to the city of Antioch to teach the Cause of God

INBA72:041, INBA88:116

BRL_DAK#0570, MKT1.471

BSC.439 #798x, SW_v13#07 p.180-181x, BSTW#271d, BTO#05x

AB00220

790

mixed

یار عزیز مهربان تحریر بلیغ که بتاریخ چهارم مارت سنه ۱۹۰۱ مورخ بود رسید از

O beloved and kind friend! Your eloquent letter dated March 4th, 1901, was received and [3.5s]... ...From its heading sweet scent arose and brought fragrance to the soul…. The captivating and winsome figure of amity and concord will one day appear in the assemblage of the world

CMB_F66#19b,

BRL_DAK#0567, MMK4#186 p.227, MSHR3.036

EGBBF.105-106x

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace

AB00221

780

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما را با وجود آنکه بجان عزیزت فرصت قرائت یکسطر

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though I have not the time to read even a single line, thy detailed letter [3.5s]

INBA85:353

AVK3.319.01x, SFI06.015bx, ANDA#67-68 p.36, YMM.042-044

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Past, present and future of Iran

AB00222

780

mixed

ای یاران رحمانی از ایران حوادثی متتابع میرسد که سبب تاسف و احزانست و یاران

O ye friends of the All-Merciful! From Iran come successive calamities that cause sorrow and lamentation among the friends [3.5s]

INBA16:031

MKT4.118, MILAN.097, AVK3.228.15x, MAS9.133x

Imam Husayn; Love of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00223

770

mixed

الحمد لله الذی انشا حقیقه نورانیه و کینونیه رحمانیه و هویه ربانیه و کلمه

Praise be unto God Who hath brought into being the luminous Reality, the merciful Essence, the divine Identity, and the Word [3.5s]

UMich962.135-137, UMich991.086-091

MKT1.151, AKHA_120BE #08-09.b

Empty learning; false spirituality; Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Intuition; inspiration; Limits of the intellect; Literal interpretation; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00224

770

mixed

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Universal House of Justice, The; Light of the World

ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید مضامین دلالت بر ثبوت بر میثاق داشت لهذا امید چنان

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received, and its contents testified to thy firmness in the Covenant… Now one must either say that the Blessed Beauty erred and led the people astray

NURA#58, BRL_CUHJP#86x, MMK4#148 p.156

BRL_ATE#068x, BRL_CUHJ#86x, LOTW#58, SW_v10#14 p.268-270, BSTW#013, BSTW#269

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Soul; spirit after death; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00225

770

mixed

ای منادی پیمان نامه مفصل رسید مضمون مورث روح و ریحان بود و اخبار دلیل بر

O herald of the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received and its contents brought forth spirit and sweet fragrance, whilst its tidings gave evidence of [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0173, MKT4.091, AKHA_133BE #09 p.202, AMK.117-120, MSBH7.078-082, YIA.279-281

Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00226

770

mixed

در ایّام نور هدی و سراج ملأ اعلی حضرت رسول محمّد بن عبداللّه علیه آلاف من التّحیّة و الثّنآء

In the days of the Light of Guidance and the Lamp of the Concourse on High, His Holiness Muhammad, the Messenger, Son of 'Abdu'llah—upon Him be a myriad greetings and praise [3.5s]

PYM.383-386x

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00229

770

mixed

رب و رجائی انی امرغ جبینی بتراب عتبتک العلیا و اضعه علی الثری راکعا ساجدا

O my Lord and my Hope! I press my brow to the dust of Thy most exalted threshold, and lay it upon the earth in humble prostration [3.5s]

MKT5.113b, MSHR2.130x

Business; financial; property matters; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00230

770

Arabic

رب و رجائی و ملجای و منائی و مهربی و ملاذی و مامنی و معاذی انی ابتهل الیک

O Lord, my Hope, my Refuge, my Desire, my Sanctuary, my Shelter, my Haven, and my protecting Guardian! Verily, I turn in earnest supplication unto Thee [4o]

BRL_DAK#0473, TSHA3.579

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00231

770

Arabic

سبحان من اشرق عن افق التوحید سبحان من لاح عن مطلع التفرید سبحان من نطق بالحق

Glorified be He Who hath shone forth from the horizon of unity! Glorified be He Who hath dawned from the dayspring of oneness! Glorified be He Who hath spoken forth with truth! [3.5s]

TZH8.0507-511

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00232

770

Your last letter was received and I was informed of all its contents. You had written concerning the beloved of God and the slight difference of opinions.

CUPAB.012x, BSTW#164, BSTW#199, BSTW#309, BSTW#448

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Words vs deeds

AB00233

770

mixed

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]

AB00234

760

mixed

الحمد لله الذی ذرء دره بیضاء و فریده نوراء و جوهره غراء و یتیمه عصماء متلئلئه

Praise be unto Him Who hath brought forth a lustrous pearl, a radiant gem, a brilliant jewel, and a singular and immaculate treasure, resplendent in its light [3.5s]

INBA21:053

Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00235

760

mixed

ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه بیست و نهم ذی حجه ۱۳۲۸ رسید و نامه های دیگر بواسطه سفر

O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated the twenty-ninth of Dhi'l-Hijjih 1328 was received; the other letters, in the course of transmittal [3.5s]

INBA87:223, INBA52:228

ASAT5.013x, YMM.240x

Alteration of the divine will [bada]; Business; financial; property matters; Empty learning; false spirituality; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mystical themes

AB00236

760

Persian

Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ای بنده حضرت یزدان در خصوص تربیت صبیان و تعلیم کودکان سوال نموده بودی اطفالی

O thou servant of God! Thou didst ask as to the education of children. Those children who, sheltered by the Blessed Tree, have set foot upon the world

BRL_DAK#0391, AKHB.220, TRBB.060, MJTB.101, ANDA#26 p.56

BRL_ATE#151, COC#0627

AB00237

760

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ۱۹ ربیع الثانی ۱۳۳۷ وصول یافت از مضامین کام مشتاقان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter of 19 Rabi'u'th-Thani 1337 was received, and from its contents the hearts of the yearning ones were made glad [3.5s]... ...As to the handmaids of the Merciful in Yazd, it can truly be said that they have done whatever is within the power of women to accomplish

MKT4.043, YHA1.415x, YARP2.302 p.247, RMT.040-043, YARD.049x, YARD.139-142

ADMS#215x

Prophecy and fulfillment; Relationship between government and people; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00238

760

...Mr. Mountfort Mills, Mrs. Alice Breed... displayed selfless effort... Mrs. Rohanna Bogislav and her daughter, Elfrida Martin, sang such a melody

BSTW#086x

Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00239

760

mixed

ای یادگار سه بزرگوار عموی بزرگوارت حضرت حاجی حسن با رخی چون ماه روشن در انجمن

O remnant of three great souls! Thy distinguished uncle, the honorable Ḥají Ḥasan, burned fervently day and night

INBA88:231

AKHA_117BE #11-12 p.b

ADMS#272

Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00240

760

mixed

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mahmúd's Diary

ای یاران جانی عبدالبهاء شرق معطر نما غرب منور نما نور ببلغار ده روح بسقلاب

O ye close and dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! In the Orient scatter perfumes, And shed splendours on the West. Carry light unto the Bulgar… Make haste to love!

MKT2.273, MNMK#101 p.185, MMK1#218 p.260, MILAN.146, AKHA_110BE #12 p.02, AKHA_120BE #11 p.b, AMK.045-046, AVK3.167.13x, AVK3.477.17x, BCH.065, ABB.180x, MAS5.144, ADH2.094x, ADH2_2#17 p.122x, MSHR4.053x, MMG2#286 p.317x, MSBH4.036x, YHA1.379x, BDA1.357.06x, KHH2.081 (2.151)x

SWAB#218, TAB.566-570, BSC.305 #623-628, SW_v04#01 p.020-021, MHMD1.376x, TEW.007-010, BSTW#125

B. Weber, N. Hamilton, Nickole & Alexander

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00242

750

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

O noble friends and seekers for the Kingdom of God! About sixty years ago, in the time

KHAB.066 (076)

AIL.036, SW_v02#13 p.005x, SW_v09#01 p.016

East and West; communication between East and West; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00243

750

mixed

ایها الحبیب الرحمانی البارع الصادع النورانی انی من هذه العدوه الدنیا

O beloved of the All-Merciful, O radiant and effulgent one who proclaimeth the Light! Verily, from this transient realm [3.5s]

MKT3.287, KHSH13.009, KHSH13.048

Growth of the Cause; Prayer for teaching; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00244

750

mixed

حمدا لمن نشر رایاته و اظهر ایاته و اعلن کلماته و اوضح بیناته قد شرح الصدور

Praise be unto Him Who hath unfurled His banners, manifested His signs, proclaimed His words, and made clear His evidences! He hath, verily, gladdened the hearts [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0568, MKT1.155, MNMK#024 p.104, MJMJ2.025x, MMG2#321 p.359x

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00245

750

O thou honorable martyr and the pioneer of the Cause of God! The letter which you had written on the 19th of December 1918

SW_v10#06 p.105-107

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise of Western values; culture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teachings as spirit of the age

AB00246

740

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی انطق الورقاء باحسن اللغی فی حدیقه الرحمن علی الاغصان بابدع

Praise be to God Who hath caused the tongue of the Mystic Dove to speak with the best of words in the Garden of the All-Merciful upon the boughs with the most wondrous of melodies

INBA55:149, INBA59:023b, UMich962.069-072, UMich991.043-047

BRL_DAK#0645, MKT1.114, MNMK#017 p.090, TZH6.1104-1107, ABB.125

SMR.292-295

Exhortations and counsels; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00247

740

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی تنزه ذاته و تقدست کینونته عن ادراک حقائق مشرقه عن افق العرفان

Praise be unto God, He Whose Essence transcendeth all things and Whose Being hath been sanctified beyond the comprehension of those realities that shine forth from the horizon of mystic knowledge [3.5s]

INBA59:081, INBA88:242, UMich962.055-058, UMich991.022-027

BRL_DAK#0553, MKT1.133, MNMK#015 p.086

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Knowledge; recognition of God; Limits of the intellect; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00248

740

mixed

ای خادم درگاه حضرت پروردگار اگر صد هزار زبان بشکرانه بگشاای و بستایش این

O thou servant at the threshold of the Lord! Though thou shouldst unloose a hundred thousand tongues in thanksgiving and in praise [3.5s]

INBA88:090

DUR1.543x

AB00249

740

mixed

ای منادی ملکوت دو نامه از شما رسید یکی قدیم و دیگری جدید

O thou herald of the Kingdom! I received thy two letters, an old one and

YMM.209x

LOG#1635x, SW_v02#07 p.011-013

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Necessary and possible being; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Theosophy; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00250

740

mixed

ای منادی میثاق مدتیست که قلم عبدالبهاء مخاطبا بانجناب چیزی ننگاشته ولی این

O herald of the Covenant! It hath been some time since the pen of 'Abdu'l-Baha hath addressed thee, yet this [4o]

BRL_DAK#0361, AYBY.351 #034

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00251

740

mixed

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action

ای یار قدیم ای ثابت بر پیمان اگر چه مدتیست مدید که از کثرت موانع فرصتی نیافتم

O ancient friend and steadfast one in the Covenant! Although for a considerable time, due to numerous obstacles, I have found no opportunity [3.5s]... ...The root cause of wrongdoing is ignorance, and we must therefore hold fast to the tools of perception and knowledge… The subjects to be taught in children's school are many

BRL_DAK#0970, MKT1.403, MNMK#109 p.205, MMK1#111 p.132x, AVK3.330.15x, MJTB.067x

SWAB#111x, BRL_SOCIAL#191x, COC#0628x, COC#2221x, LOG#0494x, LOG#0503x, BW_v16p036-037x

MANA

Educational curricula; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00252

740

mixed

Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء مکتوب مفصل که مرقوم نموده بودید رسید و بکمال دقت

O ye beloved friends of Abdul-Baha! The detailed letter which you have written was received and it was read with the greatest attention… You have written that there is a difference among the believers concerning the 'Second Coming of Christ'... O friends of God! ‘Abdu’l‑Baha is the embodiment of servitude and is not Christ... That which is true and real is this: that we become united and agreed in our purpose... My name is Abdu'l-Baha…

BRL_DAK#0064, MMK4#167 p.188, MMK5#181 p.140, AHB.117BE #11 p.334, AVK4.287ax, AVK4.288cx, AYT.447x, MAS9.145x

BRL_ATE#093x, TAB.429-433, WOB.139x, AIL.109x, DWN_v3#01 p.011bx, BSTW#174

S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, D. Sylvester, B. Weber

Contention and conflict; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00253

740

mixed

رب و رجائی و حرزی و ملاذی لک الحمد بما خلقت نفوسا رحمانیه و قلوبا نورانیه

O Lord, my hope, my stronghold, and my refuge! Praise be unto Thee for having brought into being souls endowed with divine compassion and hearts illumined with celestial light [3.5s]

INBA85:349

MSHR5.263x, YMM.050

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00254

730

mixed

ای ادیب دبستان الهی تحریرات متعدده آنجناب واصل گردید و مضامین دلنشین مفهوم

O thou teacher in the divine school! Numerous letters from thee were received and their sweet contents were understood [3.5s]... ...As regards the Huquq which hath been explicitly prescribed in the Book: This is intended for the benefit and prosperity of the individuals themselves

MMK5#174 p.134

COC#1162x

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Hands of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00255

730

mixed

ای یاران الهی و اماء رحمن نامه شما رسید مضمون جمیع بیان التماس سفر عبدالبهاء

O divine friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Your letter hath arrived, and the purport of its contents concerneth the journey of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]

MKT3.305

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; High station of the true believer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB00257

730

mixed

لک الحمد یا الهی بما اشرقت الارض بنور ساطع من نیر الافاق و تجلیت علی الشجره

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having caused the earth to shine with a brilliant light from the Daystar of the horizons, and for having manifested Thyself upon the Tree [3.5s]

ABDA.020-021

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Praise and encouragement

AB00258

730

Arabic

یا من سمع نقرات الناقور و نغمات الصافور من الملا الاعلی فسبحان ربی الابهی انی

O thou who hast heard the beating of drums and the piping strains of the Concourse on High! Glorified be my Lord, the Most Glorious! Verily I [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0707, MMK6#341, YIA.408-410, YMM.198x, YMM.234x, YMM.308x, YMM.333x, YMM.413x, YMM.444x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB00260

720

mixed

اناجیک یا الهی مکبا بوجهی علی التراب منتظرا لبدایع الطافک متمرغا جبینی بالثری

I cry to Thee, 0, my Lord, while rolling myself on the dust and expecting the Wonders of Thy Bounties… If any soul asks concerning the station of this servant, the answer is Abdu'l-Baha

INBA16:060

MMK5#185 p.146, AVK4.286x

SW_v08#14 p.186x, SW_v08#15 p.212x, CUPAB.003

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00261

720

mixed

ای اسیر سبیل الهی تفاصیل واقعه مولمه و حوادث مزعجه یعنی فاجعه اردبیل و مشقت

O captive in the Divine Path! The details of the grievous occurrence and distressing events - namely, the tragedy of Ardabil and its hardships [3.5s]

INBA88:223

ANDA#35 p.24, MSHR5.198x, MSHR5.376x, MUH1.0049

Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00262

720

mixed

Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; God's attributes require the existence of objects; God's knowledge; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of dreams and visions

ای سلاله حضرت ابراهیم جلیل نامه شما رسید رویای شما بسیار مبارک بود زیرا آب

O descendant of His Holiness Abraham! Your letter was received. Your dream was most blessed, for water [3.5s]... ...As for the story of Adam, the Father of Mankind, which is recorded in the Sacred Scriptures, this requireth explanation

BLIB_Or.08687.007,

MKT2.157, AVK2.146.01x, AVK2.152.09x, MAS2.041x

BRL_ATE#054x

AB00263

720

Persian

Education of children; moral education; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ای که بتاریخ ششم اپریل ۱۹۰۶ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید از

O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter dated 6 April 1906 hath been received. Thou hast written that Mrs. ... hath regained her health.

ASAT2.179-180x, MAS2.064-067

BRL_ATE#036, BLO_PT#153

AB00264

720

Persian

ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء از بدایت طوفان در ایران در جمیع نامه ها بطهران

O spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! From the inception of the tempest in Persia, in all letters to Tihrán [3.5s]

MSHR5.016-018

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB00269

720

mixed

دوست محترم من نامه شما رسید از آن روابط روحانی که منبعث از جان و وجدان بود

O esteemed friend! Your letter was received, and from those spiritual bonds which sprang from the soul and conscience [3.5s]... ...During this journey it has become manifest and evident to me that the Western world has made extraordinary progress... In the world of nature the greatest dominant note is the struggle for existence--the result of which is the survival of the fittest...Praise be to God that the Sun of Reality has shone forth with the utmost brilliancy from the eastern horizon.... Spiritual education consists in the inculcation of the ideals of divine morality

MNMK#115 p.222, MJDF.080, KHF.054, KHAB.031? (040), KHTB3.030, NJB_v04#02 p.001

SW_v07#15 p.133-134x, SW_v08#01 p.015x, SW_v08#08 p.101-102x, SW_v11#01 p.010-011x, BNE.156x

Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

AB00270

720

mixed

لک الحمد یا الهی بما شغفت الاحباء حبا بجمالک و تجلیت علی الاصفیاء فی یوم

All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having enraptured Thy loved ones with a love for Thy beauty, and for having manifested Thyself unto the pure-hearted in this Day [3.5s]

INBA87:445, INBA52:460

Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00271

720

mixed

Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment

یا سلیل الرجل الحبیب نامه شما در اسکندریه رسید مدتی بود خبری نبود لهذا ورود این نمیقه

O thou scion of a cherished friend! Thy letter was received in Alexandria. It was long since there had been any news, and so it brought gladness and joy

NURA#33, MMK4#056 p.063, BSDR.511

LOTW#33

AB00272

710

Arabic

اللهم یا الهی و ربی و منائی و نوری و بهائی و ملجای و رجائی قد تحیرت من ذکرک

O my God, my Lord, my Desire, my Light, my Glory, my Refuge, my Hope, bewildered am I by Thy mention! [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0555, MKT2.297, TABN.063, MJMJ2.084, MMG2#454 p.501, MSBH5.465-469

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00273

710

Persian

Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of burial and cremation; Progress only takes place within its own degree

امه الله مس بارنی سوال از حکمت دفن اموات در تراب نموده بود و نیز گفته بود که

The handmaid of God, Miss Barney, had asked a question as to the wisdom of burying the dead in the earth.

BRL_DAK#0387

BRL_ATE#142, SUR.174-176, BSTW#000x

AB00274

710

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Mahmúd's Diary; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action

ای دختر ملکوتی من در راه آهن رو بسانفرانسیسکو میرویم بیاد خوی تو افتادم

O My heavenly daughter! While journeying by rail to San Francisco, thoughts of you came to my mind [3.5s]... ...The question of economics must commence with the farmer and then be extended to the other classes

BRL_DAK#0217, AVK4.347x, AVK4.348x, MAS2.061-064x, KHF.219, KHAB.041 (049), KHTB3.084, BDA1.189.15

BRL_ATE#048x, BRL_SOCIAL#211, LOG#1858x, LOG#1859x, BSC.453 #831x, SW_v07#15 p.146-147x, SW_v19#11 p.346-347x, MHMD1.206-208

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Maintainance of degrees in society; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation

AB00275

710

mixed

ای سلیل دخیل جلیل نامه ات ملاحظه گردید معانیش فرح و مسرت بخشید زیرا ذکر یاران

O scion of a noble lineage! Thy letter was perused, and its contents brought joy and gladness, for it made mention of the friends [3.5s]

INBA59:294b, INBA88:281, INBA89:003

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00276

710

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای مفتون حقیقت و منجذب ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید و از تلاوتش نهایت سرور حاصل

O thou who art captivated by the truth and magnetized by the Heavenly Kingdom! Thy long letter hath come and it brought great joy

MKT3.249, MNMK#151 p.281, MMK1#029 p.055, YMM.384x, YMM.419x

SWAB#029, TAB.536-540, BWF.380-381x, BSC.435 #791

Language and the structure of reality; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00277

710

Arabic

ایها الفرع النابت الممدود من الدوح المقدس المحمود الشجره المبارکه الثابته

O branch extended from the sacred and praiseworthy Tree, thou who art the blessed and firmly-rooted offshoot [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0579, KHAF.122

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places

AB00279

710

Persian

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما رسید و مضمون سبب سرور وجدان گردید زیرا دلالت میکرد

My honorable and dear friend: Your kind letter was received and its contents became the means of happiness

MNMK#116 p.224, PYM.164x, MJDF.063, NJB_v04#16 p.001

DAS.1913-07-08x, BSC.439 #797x, BSC.448 #817x, ABIE.019, ABIE.037, ADP.159-164, CHU.111-112x, BLO_PN#007

AB00280

700

mixed

الهی الهی انت الذی سبقت رحمتک و سبغت نعمتک و ثبتت حجتک و علت کلمتک و اشتهرت

O my God, my God! Thou art He Whose mercy hath preceded all things, Whose grace hath abundantly flowed, Whose proof hath been firmly established, Whose Word hath been exalted, and Whose fame hath spread abroad [3.5s]

INBA88:157

AYBY.357 #039, KHSH09.022x, NFQ.014x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00281

700

Arabic

الهی و محبوبی تری عبادک المهاجرین حاضرین فی محفل التبتل الیک و ارقائک المجاورین

O my God and my Beloved! Thou seest Thy servants, thy wanderers, present in the court of devotion unto Thee, and Thy bondsmen dwelling nigh [3.5s]

INBA21:078, INBA55:383

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB00282

700

mixed

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای بنده درگاه الهی آنچه از خامه محبت الله جاری قرائت گردید و از مضامینش

O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! We have read what flowed out from thy pen in thy love for God, and found the contents of thy letter

INBA21:100, INBA88:056b

MKT1.248, MNMK#155 p.288, MMK1#156 p.178, MILAN.103, BSHN.140.120, BSHN.140.492, BSHN.144.120, MHT1a.079, MHT1b.037, MHT2.166, YMM.231

SWAB#156, TAB.642-645, BWF.391-393x, COC#1750, PN_1900_heh p035

Attaining the life of the spirit; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Soul; spirit after death; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00283

700

mixed

ای ثابت نابت بر پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید در خصوص زعیم الدوله ملاحظه گردید

O thou who art firm and steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou didst write concerning Za'imu'd-Dawlih hath been noted [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0523, MMK6#130

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00284

700

mixed

ای سرگشته دشت و صحرا محبه الله اگر تبریز تبخیز بود و اردبیل از باده بلایا و محن جامی

O wayfarer in the desert and wilderness of the love of God! Should Tabriz be in tumult and Ardibíl partake of the wine of tribulations and woes [3.5s]

INBA88:081

BRL_DAK#0760, MKT2.223, MSHR2.032x, MSBH6.473-476, YIA.382-383x, QUM.045-046x

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00285

700

Persian

Mahmúd's Diary

ای سهیم و شریک عبدالبهاء در عبودیت آستان بها شب است در کالیفورنیا شهر اوکلند

O thou who art partner and co-sharer with ‘Abdu'l-Baha in servitude to the Threshold of Baha! It is evening and these wandering birds are nestled in the home

KHSH08.010, KHSH08.052, ANDA#33 p.19, MSHR5.259-260x, MJDF.104, NJB_v04#07 p.001, BDA1.315.07

MHMD1.333, ECN.544, ADMS#178

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB00286

700

Persian

ای محزون دلخون از حوادث وارده و اخبار نازله جمیع اهل سرادق عزت در دریای احزان

O thou grief-stricken and sorrow-laden one! The calamities that have befallen, and the woeful tidings that have come to pass, have plunged all the dwellers of the pavilion of glory into an ocean of grief [3.5s]

INBA55:349

ANDA#72 p.41, MUH1.0128

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00287

700

mixed

Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای مفتون و تشنه حقیقت نامه شما رسید دلیل بر آن بود که از افق وجدان صبحی تابان

O thou who art eager and athirst for the truth! Thy letter hath been received. It indicateth that a radiant morn hath dawned above the horizon of the heart.-

MNMK#108 p.203, MJTB.057, MJDF.053, KHF.118, KHAB.037 (046), KHTB3.048, NJB_v05#07 p.001

DAS.1913-09-11, MHMD2.049x, ABIE.304, BLO_PN#007, ADMS#068

Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as educator; Muhammad; Islam; Need for an educator; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00288

700

Persian

ای منادی میثاق مکتوبی که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید در خصوص

O thou herald of the Covenant! The letter that thou didst address to Jinab-i-Manshadi hath been perused. Regarding [3.5s]

INBA85:388

BRL_DAK#0150, ASAT2.190-191x, AVK3.277.16x, AVK3.344.18, TRZ1.333, MAS5.220-221x, YIA.323-325, YIK.397-399

Chastisement and requital; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB00289

700

mixed

ایها الفاضل الجلیل انی اتضرع الی الملکوت الاعلی و اتشبث بذیل الکبریاء ان

O distinguished and noble one! I supplicate unto the Kingdom on high and cling to the hem of divine grandeur that [3.5s]

MKT3.244, MNMK#031 p.115

Empty learning; false spirituality; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Word of God is its own standard

AB00290

690

mixed

ای ادیب دبستان الهی مکاتیب متعدده آنحضرت ملاحظه گردید و مضامین سبب حیرت شد که

O learned one of the divine school! Thy numerous letters were perused, and their contents became a cause of astonishment, in that [3.5s]

INBA21:081, INBA21:132, INBA88:068

Contention and conflict; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00291

690

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و عدل و انصاف آن سرور واضح گردید احبای الهی باید

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and the justice and fairness of that joy-giving one became evident. The loved ones of God must [3.5s]

AVK1.011.11x, AVK4.095.01x, MAS2.096-098

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00292

690

mixed

ای ثابت راسخ بر عهد و پیمان الهی مسطورات آنجناب واصل و مضامین معلوم و واضح

O thou who art firm and steadfast in the divine Covenant! Thy letter hath been received and its contents are manifest and clear [3.5s]

INBA55:268

AKHA_105BE #12 p.08

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Muhammad; Islam; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00293

690

mixed

ای متضرع الی الله نفوسیکه در تحت میثاق نیر اعظم آفاق داخل و بعروه الوثقای عهد

O thou who art supplicating unto God! Those souls who have entered beneath the Covenant of the Most Great Luminary of the horizons and laid hold of the sure handle of His Testament [3.5s]

INBA13:215, INBA55:307, INBA88:384x

BRL_DAK#0551

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for governments and rulers; Status of kings; future of monarchy

AB00294

690

mixed

ای یاران رحمانی این زندانی جناب آقا محمد صادق علیه بهاء الله الابهی بارض مقدس

O divine friends! This prisoner hath received Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad-Sadiq - upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious - in the Holy Land [3.5s]... ...Praised be God, for the friends of Fars are as knights in the arena of knowledge and guardians of the impregnable stronghold of God

INBA87:009, INBA52:009

MKT1.300, PYM.116x, MJMJ2.079x, MMG2#079 p.086x

ADMS#065i21x

Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00295

690

mixed

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه ای بشیراز مرقوم گردید سوادش در جوف است ملاحظه

O dearly beloved companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A letter hath been written to Shíráz, and a copy is enclosed herein for perusal [3.5s]

MKT4.136, MILAN.233

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00296

690

mixed

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consultation; Education of children; moral education; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

ایها الفرع النابت من الشجره المبارکه نامه نامی بلکه رشته درر و لئالی واصل

O branch that hath sprung from the Blessed Tree! Thy glorious letter—nay rather, thy string of pearls and gems—hath reached me [3.5s]... ...May my life be offered up for the dust of these martyrs; may my entire being be a sacrifice for the blood of the chosen ones of God

NANU_AB#72, YBN.063-065

BRL_FIRE_AB#20x

AB00297

690

mixed

حمدا لمن خلق الارض و السموات و جعلها منشور ایاته البینات و انشا الشموس

Praise be unto Him Who hath created the earth and the heavens, and hath made them the open book of His clear signs, and hath brought forth the suns [3.5s]

TAH.326b

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance

AB00298

690

Arabic

حمدا لمن خلق حقیقه نورانیه و هویه رحمانیه و کینونه روحانیه و جوهره ربانیه

Praise be to Him Who hath created the luminous reality, the merciful essence, the spiritual being, and the divine substance [3.5s]

INBA13:390, INBA55:219, INBA59:143, INBA88:045b, UMich962.034-036, UMich991.012-015

BRL_DAK#0759, MMK6#284, ASAT3.126x, AVK2.202x, YMM.397, YMM.471

Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB00299

690

mixed

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و سیدی و مولائی ترانی موردا لکل بلاء و هدفا لکل سهام

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God, my Master, and my Ruler! Thou seest me a victim of every tribulation, a target for every shaft, and exposed to every spear

NURA#45, MMK2#038 p.027x, MMK4#032 p.030

LOTW#45

AB00300

690

mixed

لک الحمد یا الهی بما کشفت الغطاء و رفعت النقاب عن وجه الحقیقه لعبدک المبتهل

All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for Thou hast lifted the veil and removed the covering from the face of truth for Thy suppliant servant [3.5s]

MMK4#178 p.219, ASAT5.356x, DUR4.798

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00301

680

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان تحریرت واصل و تقریر در نهایت حلاوت از عنایت جمال قدم ملتمسم که

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its words were of surpassing sweetness. I beseech the Ancient Beauty that [3.5s]

INBA88:354

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00302

680

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان ورق مسطور ملحوظ شد و معانی موفور مفهوم الحمد لله در این سفر

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was perused and its abundant meanings were understood. Praise be unto God that in this journey [3.5s]

INBA88:362

BRL_DAK#0368, MSBH4.488x

Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Prayer for service; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00303

680

mixed

ای ثابتان بر پیمان الیوم این عنوان از ابدع الحان زیرا قوت امر الله بعهد

O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Today, this title is the most wondrous of melodies, for the power of God's Cause lieth in the Covenant [3.5s]

MKT3.347b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

AB00304

680

Persian

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ

ای جویای حقیقت نامه رسید و مقصد معلوم گردید سوال نموده بودید که اگر این جلوه

O thou seeker after Truth! Thy letter was received and thy purpose became known. Thou hast asked: If this divine Revelation is that same heavenly Kingdom which Christ said was nigh

NURA#67, MKT3.246, AKHA_124BE #08 p.v, DWNP_v1#08 p.006-008

LOTW#67

AB00305

680

Arabic

Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Role and station of women; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

انّ الظّهورات فی الأدوار السّابقة کان لکلّ واحد منهم شأن فی الوجود و رتبة فی نشأة الأنسان

...Verily, each one of the Manifestations in former ages possessed a certain station in existence and a certain rank in human development [3.5s]... ...Were it not for tests genuine gold could not be distinguished from the counterfeit.... In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of God hath had His own rank in the world of existence... Intellect and the faculty of comprehension are God's gifts

MNMK#063 p.142x, MMK1#027 p.054x

SWAB#027x, COC#1790x, SW_v08#19 p.238-239x, SW_v14#02 p.041-042x, SW_v14#12 p.353x, BSTW#438

AB00306

680

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy numerous and successive

SW_v10#06 p.107-108, BSTW#264, BSTW#265

Contention and conflict; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Naming of children; of individuals; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Race unity; racial issues; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00307

680

mixed

یا اسم الله الیوم میزان کل شیء و مقناطیس تایید عهد و میثاق رب مجید است کل را

O Name of God! In this Day the criterion and balance of all things and the magnet for attracting divine confirmations is the Covenant and Testament

INBA55:444, INBA59:235

MKT2.126, MILAN.179, AKHA_121BE #10 p.h, DUR1.416, MAS5.098, YHA1.097-098x, YHA1.115x, YHA1.430x

BLO_PT#182x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00308

680

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident... O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The Lord of the Kingdom and the sun of Truth hath sent forth a splendor

SW_v08#10 p.123x, BSTW#479

Importance of prayer; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00309

670

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith

ای اهل عالم طلوع شمس حقیقت محض نورانیت عالم است و ظهور رحمانیت در انجمن بنی‌آدم

O people of the world! The dawn of the Sun of Reality is assuredly for the illumination of the world

BLIB_Or.08117.006,

DWNP_v5#02-3 p.003-004x

BWF.215-217x, BSC.422 #766x, SW_v11#09 p.133-134x

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; War and peace

AB00310

670

O Almighty! Instruct Thou these thankful birds in the rose-garden of Guidance the tuneful melodies and the harmonious strains of the Psalms of David

DAS.1913-11-22x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00311

670

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه از قبل و بعد مرقوم نموده بودید با وجود عدم مجال تمام

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou didst write, both before and after, despite lack of opportunity [3.5s]

MMK5#222 p.170

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00312

670

mixed

ای متمسک بذیل کبریاء نفحه که از حدیقه قلب آن موقن بالله برخواسته بود بمشام

O thou who hast clung to the hem of grandeur! The fragrance which arose from the garden of the heart of that steadfast believer in God hath reached Our presence [3.5s]

INBA55:200, INBA72:127

MMK5#235 p.184

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00313

670

Persian

ای منادی پیمان نامه آنحضرت وصول یافت از جهتی مورث احزان شدید گردید و آن فریاد

O herald of the Covenant! The letter from his honor was received. From one aspect it brought exceeding sorrow and lamentation [3.5s]

AMK.107-110, PYK.262

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Law of Huququ'llah; Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00314

670

mixed

Fire and Light; Bahá'í Prayers

ای یزدان مهربان از افق انقطاع نفوسی را مشرق و لائح فرمودی که مانند مه تابان

O Thou kind Lord! From the horizon of detachment Thou hast manifested souls that, even as the shining moon... You must so hoist the banner of nothingness

MMK2#378 p.269, NANU_AB#04x

BRL_FIRE_AB#04x, BPRY.251-252x, PN_1906 p093x

Miles, Denzil & Ephrim

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00315

670

Persian

ایتها النفوس المبارکه نامه شما بدقت تمام ملاحظه گردید از مساعی حمیده و همم

O blessed souls! Your letter was perused with the utmost care. From the praiseworthy endeavours [3.5s]

INBA16:130

BRL_DAK#0344, MMK2#230 p.164

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Hands of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00317

670

mixed

حمدا لمن استقر علی سریر وحدانیته و استمرت نسائم الانس من حدیقه رحمانیته و هاج

Praise be unto Him Who is established upon the throne of His oneness, and from Whose garden of divine mercy the gentle breezes of intimacy continuously waft [3.5s]

INBA89:225

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00318

670

Persian

دوست عزیز مهربانا نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید هر چند با جناب میرزا

O kind and cherished friend! Thy letter was received and its contents were made known. Although with his honor Mirza [3.5s]... ...For seventy years these exiled ones have undergone these untold persecutions and sufferings for the progress of the world of humanity

BRL_DAK#0756

DAS.1913-11-06

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00319

670

Arabic

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد وردنی کتاب کریم یتضمن معنی بدیع ممن له فی العالم

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! A noble letter hath reached me, containing wondrous meanings, from one who in this world [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0561, MKT1.186, MNMK#018 p.093, AVK1.028.12x

Manifestation of God as mediator; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00320

660

mixed

ای اهل قریه مبارکه وادی حجاز و یثرب و صحرای بطحاء که جولانگاه قبائل قحطان

O dwellers of the blessed village in the vale of Hijaz, of Yathrib and the desert plain of Batha, wherefrom roamed the tribes of Qahtan [3.5s]

MKT5.049b, IQN.079, PYB#228 p.30

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Law of transformation and change; Universality of the Cause

AB00321

660

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب مفصله مطالعه گردید آنچه در همدان مجری داشتید خدمتی

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letters were studied. That which thou didst carry out in Hamadan constituteth a service [3.5s]

MSHR4.302x, MSHR5.174-176

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00322

660

mixed

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

ای دوستان الهی و یاران معنوی خداوند عالمیان در قرآن حکیم میفرماید و لکم فی

O ye beloved of God! O ye spiritual friends! The Lord of the worlds hath said in the Qur’an: “A noble pattern have ye in God’s Apostle.”

INBA13:406, INBA55:167, INBA88:197

NURA#56, MKT1.417, MNMK#102 p.187, MMK4#135 p.137, DWNP_v6#09 p.002-003, BCH.155, DUR1.281x

LOTW#56, SW_v04#04 p.071+074, BSTW#080, BSTW#361, BSTW#367

R. Yazhari

AB00323

660

mixed

ای نهال آمال آن بیهمال نامه وصول یافت آنی راحت و مهلت میسر نه تا بنگارش جواب

O thou sapling of hopes of the Peerless One! Thy letter was received. Not a moment's rest hath been granted me to compose a reply [3.5s]

MMK2#212 p.150, AYBY.412 #123

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Chastisement and requital; Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause

AB00324

660

mixed

Huqúqu'lláh

ای وحید فرید نامه ۵ محرم ۱۳۲۹ رسید هر چند چند روز پیش نامه مفصلی بشما مرقوم

O peerless and unique one! Your letter of 5 Muharram 1329 arrived, and although a few days ago a detailed letter was written to you [3.5s]... ...As to the Huquq, it is payable on whatever is left over after deducting one's yearly expenses. However, any money or possession which is necessary in producing income for one's subsistence

INBA17:145

BRL_DAK#0671, BRL_HUQUQP#046x, MMK6#411x, AVK2.239.17x, AVK2.257.16x, AVK4.146.12x, AVK4.451.07x, MAS2.075-078, MSBH6.027-030

BRL_HUQUQ#046x, COC#1165x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Law of Huququ'llah; Predictions and prophecies

AB00325

660

mixed

ای یاران من و یاوران من بانگ بانگ عبودیت است و جلوه جلوه رقیت آستان مقدس کل

O my friends and helpers! The call is the call of servitude, and the manifestation is the manifestation of thraldom at the sacred Threshold of all [3.5s]... ...Erelong will your brethren from Europe and America journey to Persia. There they will promote to an unprecedented degree the interests of art and industry

INBA13:092, INBA72:026, INBA88:227

BRL_DAK#0527, AVK4.452.05x, NJB_v01#19a p.007x

BADM.173ax

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00326

660

Arabic

قد خلقت یا الهی کونا جامعا و کیانا واسعا بفضاء غیر متناه قصرت عن حدوده العقول

Thou hast created, O my God, an all-encompassing universe and a vast existence within an infinite expanse, before whose bounds all minds stand powerless [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0458, MKT1.191

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00327

660

mixed

لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الشکر یا محبوبی علی ما علت کلمتک و تمت نعمتک و سبقت

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Beloved, for Thou hast exalted Thy Word and perfected Thy bounty and caused it to precede [3.5s]

INBA16:046, INBA89:198

MKT4.171, MILAN.186, ASAT5.126x

Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement

AB00330

660

Arabic

یا الهی کیف اذکرک و انطق بثنائک و اتفوه بنعوتک و محامدک و لم یکن ذکری و ثناای

O my God! How can I make mention of Thee, speak forth Thy praise, and give voice to Thy attributes and glorification, when my remembrance and praise [3.5s]

INBA85:513, INBA55:319

MILAN.202

Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00331

650

mixed

اللهم یا ربی المجلی علی الطور و مالک یوم النشور نور السموات باعث الکائنات

O my Lord, Thou Who didst manifest Thyself upon Sinai and art the Lord of Resurrection Day, Light of the heavens, Quickener of all created things [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0050, MKT9.005, SFI18.016-017

Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00332

650

mixed

ای اماء رحمن بادهای مخالف شمع پیمان را احاطه کرده و طیور غرور عندلیب گلشن

O handmaidens of the Merciful! Contrary winds have encircled the Candle of the Covenant, and the birds of pride have beset the nightingale of the rose-garden [3.5s]

INBA13:204, INBA88:278

AYBY.359 #040, KHSH09.047, MSHR3.331x

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00333

650

Persian

ای زائر مشکین نفس احزاب متنوعه و گروه انبوه در هر سنه از دوست و آشنا و خویش

O thou pilgrim of musk-laden breath! Various parties and great multitudes of friends, acquaintances and kindred gather each year [3.5s]

INBA17:197

BRL_DAK#1052, KHMI.082

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00334

650

Persian

ای شخص ربانی پرهمت نامه شما رسید کلامی از برای مجلس فقرا از من خواسته بودید

O divine soul of high endeavor! Your letter has reached me, wherein you requested from me a discourse for the gathering of the poor [3.5s]... ...O my beloved companions! The people of the world are divided into two classes. One class are the rich (capitalists)…. His Holiness Baha'o'llah spent many days in the utmost poverty.

NJB_v05#06 p.005

DAS.1914-03-26, SW_v08#13 p.161x

Christ; Christianity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00335

650

Persian

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ای یاران الهی نامه مفصلی از جناب اسفندیار مهربان رسید حکایت از شرح کشاف

O divine friends! A detailed letter has been received from his honor, the kind Isfandiyar, giving a comprehensive account [3.5s]... ...Concerning “wings” and “the comb” mentioned in the Hidden Words: this means the Covenant of God

BRL_DAK#1051, AVK4.013.04x, MAS2.035-037x, YARP2.110 p.133

BRL_ATE#204x

AB00337

640

Persian

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

AB00338

640

Persian

ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید جواب مفصل ممکن نه مختصر مرقوم می گردد و آن

O servant of the sacred Threshold! Thy letter was received. A detailed reply is not possible; therefore a brief response is herewith written [3.5s]

YMM.165x, YMM.230x, YMM.364x, YARP2.481 p.356

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation

AB00339

640

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان از وقتیکه در سبیل الهی بکمال توجه و تضرع و خلوص آرزوی خدمت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! From the time when, with the utmost devotion and supplication and sincerity, thou didst yearn to serve in the path of God [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0511, MKT2.319, MMK5#184 p.144, YHA1.014x (1.012)

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB00340

640

O ye beloved friends of God! Two days ago, through the protection and providence of the

SW_v03#07 p.007-009

Oneness; unity of religion; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

AB00341

640

mixed

ای دوستان معنوی و یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء هر چند آفت وبا جمیع انحاء اقلیم مقدس

O spiritual friends and true companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though the affliction of plague hath encompassed all regions of the Holy Land [3.5s]

INBA16:056

MKT4.068, MILAN.088

Civil courts; Critique of Western values; culture; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; War and peace

AB00342

640

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای کنیز عزیز الهی حمد کن خدا را که در آستان مقدسش مقربی و در ملکوت عزتش معزز

O thou dear handmaid of God! Praise thou God, because thou art favoured at His Holy Threshold, and cherished in the Kingdom of His might.

MNMK#153 p.285, MMK1#142 p.161, YMM.364x

SWAB#142, TAB.091-094, BSC.489 #940x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB00343

640

mixed

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی و مشتعل بنار محبت الله مسطورات آنجناب تلاوت شد و نفحات

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá and art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Thy letter was perused, and its fragrances [3.5s]

PYK.224, MSHR3.157x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00344

640

Arabic

ایها الشهم الجلیل امیر الوفاء شهیر الولاء ایدک الله لا اکاد اشرح ما تخلل فی خلدی من بشائر

O noble and valiant one, prince of fidelity, renowned for loyalty, may God sustain thee! Scarcely can I express the glad-tidings that have [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0949, MKT3.196, MNMK#033 p.117, ABB.129

Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; War and peace

AB00346

640

mixed

ترانی یا الهی قد استغرقت فی بحار الحیره و خضت فی غمار الذهول و لم دار کیف

Thou beholdest me, O my God, immersed in the oceans of wonderment and plunged in the depths of bewilderment, and I know not how [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0763, MKT1.285b, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.253x, MJMJ2.054, MMG2#386 p.432, YHA1.367-368x (2.736)

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00348

640

mixed

Crisis and Victory

یا من فدیت روحک و جسمک و نفسک و ذاتک فی سبیل الله علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه بما

O thou who hast sacrificed thy spirit, thy body, thy soul and thy very being in the path of God! Upon thee be the glory and praise of God, inasmuch as [3.5s]... ...The darkness of error that has enveloped the East and the West is, in this most great cycle, battling with the light of Divine Guidance

MKT1.252, MMK3#103 p.068x, PYB#021 p.02, MSHR3.346x

BRL_CRISIS#11x, ADJ.006x2x, COC#0268x, COC#1529x, COC#1530x

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mary Magdalene; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00349

630

mixed

اللهم یا ذا العظمه و الکبریاء و العزه و العلی تعز من تشاء و توید من تشاء

O God! O Thou Who art the Possessor of grandeur and majesty, of might and transcendence! Thou dost exalt whom Thou willest and strengthen whom Thou pleasest [3.5s]

INBA88:372

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00350

630

Arabic

الهی الهی ترانی اسیرا للقدر و القضاء و غریقا فی بحار المصائب و البلاء طریحا

O my God, my God! Thou seest me a captive to fate and destiny, engulfed in seas of tribulation and calamity, cast down [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0761, MKT4.005

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00351

630

Persian

Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The

ای ابناء ملکوت نامه شما رسید در وقتیکه حال صعب و عسیر بود و وصول نامه مشکل و مستحیل

O ye sons of the Kingdom! At a time when conditions were most difficult and oppressive and the reception of letters hard and impracticable… In the future, God willing, there will be erected throughout all the regions

BRL_DAK#0714, COMP_MASHRIQP#15x

BRL_MASHRIQ#15x, TAB.435-438, BWF.414-415x, BSTW#078

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00352

630

mixed

ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه شما که بتاریخ هشتم رمضان ۳۲۵ مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید

O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, thy letter dated 8 Ramaḍán 1325 was received and perused [3.5s]

MMK3#181 p.126x, MSHR2.057x, YBN.065-067, AMIN.125-129

Growth of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00353

630

mixed

ای بنده الهی سوال از عصمت انبیای سلف نموده بودی مظاهر مقدسه ما ینطق عن الهوی

Thou hast asked about the infallibility of the ancient prophets. The Holy Manifestations uttered that which was revealed unto them… Thy second question concerneth the impregnation of Mary through the Holy Spirit. This is an established and certain fact

MMK6#504x, AVK1.324x, AVK2.049, AVK2.186.18x, MAS2.081x, MAS9.004, MSHR5.075-077

KSHK#25x, ADMS#222x

Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Outward and inward meanings; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion

AB00354

630

Persian

Newspapers and the media; publications; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ای ثابت بر پیمان انجمن ادیان در پای تخت ژاپون امسال تاسیس گردید جمعی از اطراف

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The International Congress of Religions was organized this year in the capital of Japan.

MMK3#127 p.088, MAS9.141x

TAB.496-498, JWTA.049

AB00355

630

mixed

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion

ای ثابت بر پیمان در عنوان مکتوب خطاب یا عبدالبهاء بود این چه ندا بود که جان را

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The opening of thy letter bore the words “O ‘Abdu’l-Baha!” What a call this was

NURA#76, MMK4#171 p.193

LOTW#76

AB00356

630

Persian

Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment

ای دو امة البهاء جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی و کینونتی و ذاتی لتربته الفدا در هر

O ye two handmaidens of Baha! The Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my life, my soul, and mine inmost being be offered up

NURA#31, MMK4#049 p.052

LOTW#31

AB00357

630

Persian

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای دوست مهربان بعد از سیاحت تام در جمیع امریکا و شهرهای عظیم اروپا مراجعت

O kind friend! After making a complete journey throughout all the United States and the large cities of Europe, I have returned to the East

BRL_DAK#0556, MNMK#117 p.226, MMK5#093 p.073, DWNP_v5#04 p.001-003, HHA.266, ANDA#43-44 p.167, MJDF.091, NJB_v04#10 p.003

SW_v05#08 p.120-122, SW_v05#09 p.136, SW_v08#12 p.156, ABIE.034, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.335-336x

Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace

AB00358

630

mixed

ای راسخ پیمان و ثابت دل و جان عبدالبهاء در این روزها عازم امریکاست و نهایت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and firm in heart and soul! In these days 'Abdu'l-Bahá is bound for America and is most [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0767, MKT5.179

Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB00359

630

Persian

ای منتسبان حضرت زائر جناب خان کوه و بیابان پیمود و از صحرا و دریا مرور نمود... در یوم ظهور و قرن مجلی طور

O ye who are associated with the revered visitor Jinab-i-Khan! That holy soul traversed mountains and deserts, and journeyed across wilderness and seas... in this day of Manifestation and this age of the light that shone on Sinai [3.5s]

INBA17:106

MKT4.096, BSHN.140.479.09x, BSHN.144.472bx

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB00360

630

Persian

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

ای یاران حقیقی و دوستان الهی شمع روشن است و قرن جمال ابهی گلزار و گلشن فجر

O ye true friends and loved ones of God! The Candle shineth resplendent, and the century of the Abha Beauty is even as a flowering rose-garden

NURA#03, MMK4#037 p.041

LOTW#03

AB00361

630

mixed

ای یاران رحمانی حضرت اسم الله مکتوبی مرقوم و مرسول نمودند و ذکر آن یاران الهی

O ye companions of the All-Merciful! His honor Ismu'llah hath penned and dispatched a letter making mention of those divine friends [3.5s]

MKT9.242, MMK6#193, FRH.108-110

Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00362

630

mixed

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The; Bahá'í Prayers

ای یاران شرق و غرب از اعظم اساس دین الله و معانی کلمه الله و تکلیف احباء الله

O ye friends of the East and the West! Among the foundations of the religion of God, the inner significances of the Word of God, and the duties of the friends of God... O God, my God! Illumine the brows of Thy true lovers

COMP_MASHRIQP#22x, MKT4.128, MNMK#084 p.152x, MMK1#235 p.306x, AMK.057-058, AVK3.261.19x, MJMJ2.030ax, MMG2#327 p.365x

SWAB#235x, BRL_MASHRIQ#22x, BPRY.084-085x, LOG#0836x, LOG#0840x, SW_v06#17 p.138-139, SW_v08#11 p.137-138, DWN_v5#09 p.007x

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Unity in diversity

AB00363

630

Arabic

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد اطلعت بمضمون کتابک و قد سرنی معانی خطابک لان

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have perused the contents of thy letter, and rejoiced at the meanings of thine epistle, for [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0577, MKT3.073, MNMK#019 p.095

Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00364

630

Arabic

مولای مولای هولاء عبیدک الحافون حول عرش رحمانیتک الناظرون الی افق فردانیتک

O my Lord, O my Lord! These are Thy servants who circle round the throne of Thy mercy, gazing toward the horizon of Thy divine singleness [3.5s]

INBA13:177

BRL_DAK#0768

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00365

620

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی کشف الظلام بنور ساطع من الصبح المبین و فتق و قشع سحاب الاحتجاب

Praise be to God, Who hath dispelled the darkness by the radiant light of the manifest morn, and hath rent asunder and scattered the clouds of concealment [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0504, MKT4.002

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00366

620

Bahá'í World Faith

O thou my dear affectionate son! Two letters from thee have arrived. Exercise

BWF.384-385x, SW_v11#15 p.257-258, BSTW#258

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00367

620

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان چند روز پیش مکتوبی ارسال گشت لهذا مختصرا مرقوم میشود ای بنده

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Some days ago a letter was dispatched; therefore, I write briefly. O servant of God [3.5s]

INBA89:096

MMK5#032 p.034

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00368

620

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و از سفر خوار و سمنان و سنگسر و ساران و گیلان محال

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, with news of thy journey through Khavar, Semnan, Sangsar, Saran and Gilan [3.5s]

MSBH3.499-501

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Call to action; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00369

620

Persian

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

خدمت باحبّا خدمت بملکوت اللّه است و رعایت فقرا از تعالیم الهیّه

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Numerous letters have been received

MMK1#011 p.024x

SWAB#011x, SW_v10#06 p.109-110

AB00370

620

...Know ye of a certainty that the question of the gathering of the descendants of Abraham in Jerusalem

SW_v08#17 p.225-226

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment

AB00371

620

mixed

ای عزیز عبدالبهاء دو طغرا نامه شما پی در پی رسید مضمون یکی تفصیل لایحه مزوره

O beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Two of your letters arrived in quick succession. The contents of one detailed the false document [3.5s]

INBA85:525

MMK5#155 p.120, AVK3.136.01x, AVK3.279.02x

Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00372

620

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou bearer of the Glad Tidings of the Kingdom of God! Your letter written four months ago was received. It contained the good news of the assemblage

TAB.420-423, LOG#0800x

AB00374

620

Persian

ای منجذب بملکوت الله نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۲ مای ۱۹۱۹ ارسال نموده بودی رسید از

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter of 22 May 1919 hath been received [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0754, MKT3.331b

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Transcending the material condition; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB00375

620

mixed

ای ناطق بثنای الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و از مضامین نهایت تعجب

O thou who speakest in praise of God! That which thou didst write was perused, and its contents caused the utmost astonishment [3.5s]

MMK5#180 p.138

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00376

620

mixed

ای نفوس مبارکه نامه شما رسید و بر تفاصیل اطلاع حاصل گردید الحمد لله بکمال قوت

O ye blessed souls! Your letter was received. I became informed with its details. Praise be to God that you have arisen to serve the Cause of God... The fundamental object is the promulgation of the Cause of God and the exaltation of the word of God. This is the power that will become effective in the very heart of the world... O thou world of humanity! Awake! Awake!

NJB_v05#16 p.006

DAS.1914-08-04x

Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB00377

620

mixed

ای یاران الهی خطه شیراز منسوب بحضرت بی نیاز و موطن کاشف اسرار بر اهل راز

O friends of God! The city of Shíraz is connected with the Self-Subsisting; it is the native land of the One Who hath unraveled a myriad mysteries

INBA87:187, INBA52:189

MKT1.298, AYT.184, PYM.115-116x, YHA1.340x

ADMS#065i22x

Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

AB00378

620

mixed

ای یاران روحانی جناب میرزا مهدی اخوان صفا مدت حیاترا وقف اعلاء کلمه الله نمود

O spiritual friends! Jinab-i-Mirza Mahdi Ikhwan-i-Safa devoted the span of his life to the exaltation of the Word of God [3.5s]

TZH8.0129-131, DUR4.504x, MSBH4.089, NNY.126-127x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00379

620

mixed

ای یاران عبدالبهاء نامه ای که مجتمعا تبریک ورود باقلیم مصر مرقوم نموده بودید

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The letter which ye collectively wrote to celebrate [my] arrival in the realm of Egypt [3.5s]

AMK.121-123, ASAT5.133-135x, RHQM1.122-124 (158x) (092-094x), YHA1.098-099, QT108.077-078

Justice and wrath of God; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00382

610

mixed

از حوادث تازه اینکه در مدینه کبیره فسق و فساد و فتنه و نفاق جمال الدین و شیخ

Recent events reveal that in the great city, immorality, corruption, sedition and hypocrisy [emanate from] Jamaluddin and the Shaykh [3.5s]

INBA55:284

RHQM1.616-617 (751) (460-461x), MAS5.223

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB00383

610

mixed

الحمد لله الذی اشرق بنور المیثاق علی الافاق و اظهر اسرار العهد فی حیز الشهود

Praise be unto God, Who hath caused the light of the Covenant to shine forth across the horizons and hath manifested the mysteries of the Testament in the realm of existence [3.5s]

MMK6#232

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00384

610

mixed

اللهم یا ربی الرحمن انت الکریم و انت المنان انی اتضرع الیک باللسان و الجنان

O God, my Lord, the All-Merciful! Thou art the Gracious, Thou art the Bestower. With tongue and heart I implore Thee [3.5s]

INBA85:357

BRL_DAK#0769, MKT8.246x, AKHA_134BE #07 p.272x, AKHA_106BE #09 p.04x, YMM.038

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for protection; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00385

610

mixed

الهی الهی انی اتوسل بذیل کبریائک و اتعلق باهداب ردآء بهائک و اتضرع الیک

O my God, my God! I beseech Thee by the hem of Thy grandeur and cling to the fringes of the garment of Thy splendor, and I supplicate Thee [3.5s]

INBA89:222

MMK3#129 p.090x

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00386

610

mixed

ای بنده یزدان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید مفهوم و معلوم گردید حمد خدا را که دلالت

O servant of God! That which thou didst write was understood and comprehended. Praise be to God that guidance [3.5s]

YBN.075-076

Critique of Western values; culture; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men

AB00387

610

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان از شدت بلایا و محن و مصائب شدیده در نهایت ضعف بدن مختصر

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! From the intensity of tribulations, trials and grievous afflictions, the body is in utmost weakness [3.5s]

MMK5#023 p.016

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00388

610

Persian

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers

ای ثابتان بر عهد و پیمان نامه شما رسید و نامهای مبارک شما یک یک ملاحظه گردید

O ye who are firm in the Covenant and the Testament! Your letter was received… O Divine Providence! This assemblage is composed of Thy friends who are attracted to Thy beauty

MKT3.088, MNMK#103 p.189, MMK1#068 p.100, PYB#047 p.03x, MJMJ2.021x, MMG2#175 p.203x, YHA2.560, NJB_v10#08 p.167

SWAB#068, BPRY.092x, SW_v10#08 p.154-155, SW_v10#08 p.046

C. Faizi

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB00389

610

mixed

ای سید بزرگوار هر چند از پیش داروی اعظم ارسال شد که نوش هر نیش بود و دریاق

O noble Siyyid! Though the supreme remedy was sent aforetime, which was the sweet antidote to every sting [3.5s]

MSBH4.484-487

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00390

610

Persian

ای طبیب ادیب اریب روات حدیث روایت کنند که نیر حجازی و آفتاب یثربی جمال محمد

O erudite and discerning physician! The narrators of sacred traditions recount that the splendor of the sun of Hijaz and the luminary of Yathrib are none other than the beauty of Muhammad [3.5s]

AVK3.478.14-481.12

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Methods of teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB00391

610

mixed

ای عین الاحباء و زین الاودآء حمد کن خدا را که نهایت سیاحت یعنی خاتمه الالطاف فاتحه

O thou who art the essence of the beloved ones and the adornment of the pure-hearted! Render thanks unto God that the ultimate journey signifieth the culmination of bounties and the beginning [3.5s]

MKT4.084, MILAN.113

AB00392

610

mixed

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی خوشا حال نفوسی که بصرف فطرت منجذب الی الله گشتند

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! Blessed indeed are those souls who, through the purity of their nature, have become attracted unto God [3.5s]

INBA72:031, INBA72:156

MMK2#315 p.230, AKHA_129BE #10 p.a, AKHA_119BE #07 p.j, AHB.133BE #07-08 p.66, TSAY.522, RHQM2.0638 (016x) (012x), TISH.468-469x, MAS5.165x

Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00393

610

mixed

ای یار مهربان نامه اخیر در اسکندریه وصول یافت با وجود نهایت ضعف ... در این سفر شب و روز مشغولیت

O kind friend! Thy latest letter was received in Alexandria. Despite extreme feebleness... during this journey I am occupied night and day [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0311, MMK5#003 p.001, MMK6#274x, AVK2.161.16x, AVK2.212.19x, AVK4.179.12x, MAS2.071-072x, MSHR3.072x, YHA2.1003x, YMM.240x, YMM.302x, YMM.346x, YMM.417x, NJB_v04#15 p.004x

Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha

AB00396

610

mixed

ایها الفرع الکریم من السدره الرحمانیه قد قضت سنون و شهور بل مضت احقاب و دهور

O noble branch of the divine Lote-Tree! Years and months have passed away, nay, ages and epochs have elapsed [3.5s]

INBA21:060, INBA55:355

BRL_DAK#0770, MKT1.178, TISH.367-369, ABDA.374x

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for martyrs; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00397

610

Persian

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers

ایها المختارون فیملکوت الابهی شکر کنید رب الجنود را که از آسمان غیب راکبا

O ye who are the chosen ones of the Abha Kingdom! Praise ye the Lord of Hosts for He, riding upon the clouds, hath come down to this world... O Thou loving Provider! These souls have hearkened

MKT3.092, MNMK#097 p.178, MMK1#017 p.033, BCH.175, MJMJ2.016ax, MMG2#025 p.026x

SWAB#017, BPRY.093x, BBBD.446-449

JYSEP Goodna, Bass Adjustment

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB00398

610

Arabic

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Life of Thomas Breakwell, The

Tablet of Visitation for Thomas Breakwell

ایها المستبشر ببشارات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الجدید و حمدت الله علی وصولک

O thou who art gladdened by the tidings of God! Thy latest letter hath reached me, and I have offered praise unto God for thy safe arrival [3.5s]... ...Grieve thou not over the ascension of my beloved Breakwell, for he hath risen unto a rose garden of splendors within the Abha Paradise

BRL_DAK#0187, MNMK#040 p.126x, MNMK#054 p.137x, MMK1#158 p.182x, MMK1#159 p.184x, DSDS.110x

SWAB#158x, SWAB#159x, TAB.450-453, BWF.387-388x, SW_v05#19 p.296-297, SW_v03#13 p.016, BSTW#043ax, BSTW#052kx

L. Slott

Consolation and comfort; Differences in human capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity in diversity

AB00400

610

Persian

یا حبیبی و مونسی و انیسی مسطورات مختلفه متنوعه وارد و مضامین در نهایت

O my beloved, my companion and my intimate friend! Various and diverse letters have been received, and their contents are of the utmost [3.5s]

INBA88:209

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00401

610

mixed

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد تجلی جمال الله الابهی من سیناء الظهور مشرق النور

O thou who art enraptured by the fragrances of God! The Beauty of the Most Glorious One hath shone forth from the Sinai of Revelation, the Dawning-place of Light [3.5s]

MMK5#209 p.160, MMK6#167

AB00402

610

mixed

یا من ایده الله علی قدم راسخ فی عهده و میثاقه دستخطهای متعدد آنجناب واصل و بر

O thou whom God hath confirmed to stand with steadfast feet in His Covenant and Testament! Numerous letters from thee have been received [3.5s]... ...My sister, for a considerable period, that is, from the day of Baha'u'llah's ascension, had grown so thin and feeble, and was in such a weakened condition

BHKP_2#13

BHK_2#13

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB00403

600

mixed

اللهم یا الهی انک لتعلم و تری و تشاهد و تشهد الشدائد التی تتابعت علی عبدک

O my God, my Lord! Thou verily knowest and seest, observest and bearest witness to the tribulations that have successively befallen Thy servant [3.5s]

MMK5#139 p.108, MSHR5.053x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00404

600

mixed

الهی الهی قد خلقت نفوسا مقدسه منجذبه الی ملکوت جمالک و نفثت فیها بروح القدس

O my God, my God! Thou hast created sanctified souls drawn to the kingdom of Thy beauty, and breathed into them the Holy Spirit [3.5s]

MKT8.004

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00405

600

mixed

ای امین ربانی در عالم ایجاد جمیع کائنات در نهایت ارتباط و از این ارتباط تعاون

O thou trustee of the Lord! In the world of being all created things are in the most intimate connection with each other

INBA16:163

BRL_DAK#0716, MKT1.459, NJB_v04#17 p.004

SW_v01#04 p.013-015, SW_v05#10 p.145-146, SW_v06#17 p.141-142, BW_v01p061, BNE.187x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00406

600

mixed

ای بنده آستان الهی آنچه بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی رسید و چون نظر بحکمتی

O servant of the Divine Threshold! That which thou didst write to Manshádí hath been received, and in view of a wisdom [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0765, AVK3.196.14x, QT108.074-075

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Nationalism; love of country; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; War and peace

AB00407

600

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و مضمون مشحون باحساسات روحانیه بود و مبشر بان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its contents were replete with spiritual sentiments and heralded glad tidings [3.5s]

SFI01.059, MSHR1.081x, YMM.195x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00408

600

mixed

ای ثابتان پیمان حضرت اسم الله المهدی علیه بهاء الله الابهی و علیه ثناء الله

O ye steadfast ones in the Covenant of His Holiness Ismu'llah al-Mihdi, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God and upon him be the praise of God [3.5s]... ...O Thou Who art Self-Sufficient! Set those birds of the meadow on their flight; make those nightingales of the rose-garden

MJMJ3.057x, MMG2#244 p.274x, YBN.033-034

ADMS#234x

Call to action; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity

AB00409

600

Persian

Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای دو حقیقت جو نامه شما رسید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گشت مکاتیبیکه از پیش

O ye two seekers after truth! Your letter was received and its contents noted. As for the letters ye had previously sent, not all were received

MNMK#150 p.279, MMK1#163 p.187

SWAB#163, LOG#0692x, SW_v02#05 p.003-004, SW_v14#01 p.036-037

AB00410

600

Persian

ای زجاجات سراج وهاج پیمان حقائق مقدسه که ثابت میثاق و مقتبس از اشراقند

O ye lamps enkindled with the resplendent light of the Covenant, ye sacred realities that are steadfast in the Testament and illumined by its effulgence [3.5s]

MKT3.366b

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00411

600

Persian

ای سرگشته کوه و بیابان در راه یار مهربان نامه شما بعد از رجوع از کالیفورنیا

O thou wanderer over mountain and desert in the Path of the kind Beloved! Thy letter, after thy return from California

MMK3#002 p.001x, MMG2#199 p.227x, NJB_v11#08 p.136

SW_v11#15 p.260-264

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00412

600

mixed

ای منادی پیمان نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و بدقت

O herald of the Covenant! The letter which thou hadst addressed to Jináb-i-Manshádí was noted and carefully perused [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0764, MMK5#106 p.086, AMK.011-015, AVK4.442ax, SFI06.013bx

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy

AB00413

600

mixed

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes

ای یاران حقیقی الواح مسطوره و اوراق منشوره و اسماء مذکوره کل ببقعه مبارکه

O ye true friends! The letters ye wrote, the pages ye penned, and the names ye mentioned were all received in the Holy Land

INBA13:001, INBA59:272

NURA#35, MMK4#063 p.072, MSHR2.062x

LOTW#35

AB00414

600

mixed

ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء مدتی بود که از اختلاف و عدم ایتلاف احباء در مدینه

O spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! For some time, the disunity and lack of harmony among the friends in the city [3.5s]... ...In every Dispensation the light of Divine Guidance has been focused upon one central theme

BLIB_Or.08117.024,

MKT2.264, YHA1.378x, NJB_v05#07 p.002

PDC.195x, WOB.036x

Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00415

600

mixed

ای یاران مهربان صبح است و عبدالبهاء جام صبوحی از باده محبت الله زده و در

O kind friends! It is dawn, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath quaffed the morning draught from the wine of the love of God, and [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0766, MKT3.176, AHB.119BE #09 p.000, TABN.042a

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00416

600

Persian

Growth of the Cause; Martyrdom of the Bab; Past, present and future of Iran; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء صبح است و از مقام اعلی روحی لتربته الفداء بحیفا

O ye loving friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! It is early morning and I have returned to Haifa from the Shrine of the Bab

NURA#27, MKT3.199, AKHA_104BE #10 p.00اوّل, AVK4.451ax, KHSH12.009

LOTW#27, ADMS#065i01x

AB00417

600

mixed

ایها المجمع الروحانی انی ابتهل الی العتبه الرحمانیه ان یویدکم بنفحات مقدسه

O spiritual assembly! I beseech the divine Threshold of the All-Merciful to assist you with holy breathings [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0757, MSHR5.413-414

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Hands of the Cause; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00418

600

Arabic

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

ایها المنجذب بتجلیات رحمانیه من الملکوت الاعلی انی بکل فرح فتحت کتابک

O thou who art attracted by the brilliant lights of the Merciful One, shining from the Supreme Kingdom!... As for the symbol of the cross

BRL_DAK#0708

TAB.596-599, LOG#1718x, BSC.470 #881-882x, BLO_PT#214

AB00421

600

mixed

یا احباء الرحمن و امناء الاسرار لعمر الحق ان قلزم المیثاق قد هاج و ماج و

O beloved ones of the All-Merciful and trustees of divine mysteries! By the life of Truth, verily the ocean of the Covenant hath surged and billowed [3.5s]

INBA59:116

MKT2.215

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00422

600

Persian

یاران روحانی من جناب محمود و احمد بعد از تبلیغ امرالله در اقلیم هند و تحمل

O my spiritual friends, the esteemed Mahmoud and Ahmad, after proclaiming the Cause of God in the realm of India and enduring [3.5s]

INBA84:433

BRL_DAK#0776

Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00424

590

mixed

الهی الهی تقدست حقیقت وحدانیتک عن الصعود و النزول و تنزهت شمس احدیتک عن الطلوع

O God! O God! Verily, verily the reality of Thy Oneness is sanctified above ascent or descent

INBA89:074

AMIN.053-058

SW_v01#07 p.001-003

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Growth of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00425

590

mixed

Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Race unity; racial issues

ای بنده درگاه جمال مبارک نامه مورخ به ۲۲ جون ۱۹۰۹ واصل گردید الحمد لله مکاتیب

O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter dated 22 June 1909 was received. Praise be to God that correspondence [3.5s]... ...As to Mr. Robert [Turner], the news of his ascension saddened the hearts. He was in truth most devoted

BRL_DAK#0138, AOTY.055x, YIK.089-091

BRL_ATE#098x, BLO_PN#010

AB00426

590

mixed

ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک نامه شما رسید که بجهت آقا مهدی ارسال نموده بودی نامه

O thou sincere servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter, which thou hadst dispatched on behalf of Aqa Mahdi, hath been received [3.5s]

MMK4#164 p.180x, RHQM2.0906-907 (330) (205-206x)

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Personal instructions; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00427

590

mixed

Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat]

ای ثابتان بر میثاق نیر اعظم اشراق چون از افق عراق طلوع فرمود و پرتوی نورانی از

O ye who stand fast and firm in the Covenant! No sooner had the Most Great Luminary of the world risen above the horizon of Iraq

NURA#25, MMK4#036 p.039, MSHR4.139-140

LOTW#25

AB00428

590

mixed

ای جام سرشار محبت الله دو نامه از شما پی در پی وارد و هنوز فرصت قرائت بجان

O brimming chalice of the love of God! Two letters from thee have arrived in swift succession, and as yet no opportunity hath been found to peruse them [3.5s]

MMK6#349

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Methods of teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00429

590

mixed

ای حضرت حکیم شریک و سهیم من و در عبودیت آستان مقدس قرین و صدیق من صعود حضرت

O esteemed and wise one, my partner and companion, and in servitude at the Sacred Threshold, my comrade and confidant, the ascension [3.5s]

QT105.1.324, YQAZ.140-141

Humor; jokes; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00430

590

Persian

East and West; communication between East and West; Evolution; human evolution; Love of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Soul; spirit after death; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universality of the Cause

از حقيقت سؤال نموده بوديد . حقيقت کلمة اللّه است که محيی عالم انسانی است کوران را بينا کند

O seeker of the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived and its contents became known. You asked: What is Truth? ...As to progress after death: know that after death it is the divine world. Progress is possible, but it depends upon the generosity of God...

MMK3#111 p.074x, YMM.256x, YMM.384x, VUJUD.103.20x

BSC.494 #954x, BSTW#139, VUJUDE.189x

AB00431

590

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers

ای منجذب بنفحات ریاض ملکوت نامه روحانی قرایت شد و مضامین محبت... ای پروردگار مستمندانیم مرحمتی کن و فقیرانیم از بحر غنا نصیبی بخش

O maidservant of God! There are two kinds of disease, spiritual and physical....Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favour; poor, bestow upon us a share... As to thy question regarding palmistry

INBA75:052x, NLAI_BH_AB.005b

BRL_DAK#0953, MKT1.487ax, MKT2.093, MILAN.063, AVK3.025.16x, AVK3.365.13x, DUR2.129x, MJMJ1.056x, MMG2#307 p.344x, MJH.015x

BPRY.022-023x, BSC.429 #777, SW_v13#12 p.332x, SW_v08#18 p.229x, BP1926.020-021x, BSTW#002x, BSTW#183x, BSTW#369ax

The Dutch Youth, Reza & Anthony, E. Mensah

Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Prayer for prosperity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB00432

590

mixed

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ای یادگار آن دو مرحوم مغفور محترم نامه شما رسید و بی نهایت سبب فرح و سرور

O thou remnant of those two distinguished departed souls! Thy letter was received and brought infinite joy and gladness

BLIB_Or.08117.056,

NURA#14, MMK4#009 p.006, KHMT.224-225x, MAS5.070, MSHR3.146x

LOTW#14

AB00433

590

mixed

ای یار مهربان عبدالبهاء نامه ایکه بجناب اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گشت از

O kind friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The letter thou didst address to Jináb-i-Asadu'lláh hath been perused [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0775, MKT5.173

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Justice and mercy; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00434

590

mixed

ای یاران الهی و اماء رحمان جناب سررشته دار سررشته ای بدست داد تا احبای الهی

O Friends of God and Handmaids of the Merciful! His honour Sarrishtih-dar laid the foundation so that the friends of God may strive with the utmost vigour

BRL_DAK#0749, MKT1.297x, MKT9.222, AMK.019-020, MJMJ2.046x, MMG2#086 p.095x

TEW.021-023

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00435

590

mixed

ای یاران باوفای جمال ابهی در این غوغا و ضوضا که بیخردان برپا نمودند در مشکلات

O faithful friends of the Abha Beauty! In this tumult and clamor that the witless ones have raised amidst tribulations [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0046, MKT9.226, MMK6#132, SFI18.015-016

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00436

590

mixed

ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء و اماء رحمن در ایندم که در بوستانی مانند باغ ارم با

O true companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! In this moment, when within a garden like unto the Paradise of Eram [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0750, MKT7.226, AMK.135-138, AMK.145-148

Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00437

590

Arabic

ایا نسمات الالطاف و ایا نفحات قدس الاسرار هبی الی اشرف الاوطان بقعه الرحمن

O breezes of divine favors and O holy fragrances of mysteries, waft to the noblest of lands, the sacred spot of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

INBA87:494, INBA52:519

BRL_DAK#0740, KHAF.070

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00438

590

Angels; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Manifestation of God as mirror; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism of color and light

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Give thanks unto God for having revealed unto thee, in visions, the mysteries of His Kingdom

TAB.678-681, LOG#1614x, PN_1903 p005

AB00439

590

Arabic

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات ریاض المیثاق الناطقه بالثناء علی نیر الافاق اعلمی بانی

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of the Garden of the Covenant and art speaking the praise of the Orb of the Universe!

INBA89:129b

TAB.283-286

AB00442

590

Turkish

چوق سودیکم یارانم حضرت کبریانن الطاف جلیله سنه مظهریتنزی هر زمان جان و یورکدن

O my dearly-loved companions! In every moment, with heart and soul, ye are the recipients of the sublime favors of the Lord of Grandeur [3.5s]

TSAY.241-243

Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00443

590

mixed

حمدا لمن ادار اقداح الهدی فی محفل اهل الوفاء و سقاهم خمر العطاء فثملوا من

Praise be unto Him Who hath passed round the goblets of guidance in the assembly of the faithful, and given them to drink of the wine of bounty until they were intoxicated [3.5s]

MMK4#082 p.094

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00445

590

mixed

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی تحت مخالب سباع کاسره و براثن ذاب ضاریه و هجوم

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest me beneath the claws of ravenous beasts and the talons of fierce wolves [3.5s]

INBA13:100

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00446

590

mixed

Huqúqu'lláh; Tablet addressed to the Bahá'ís of Mosul

Tablet addressed to the Bahá’ís of Mosul

هیکل عالم از مصدر ایجاد چون صورت و هیئت آدم موجود شده و فی الحقیقه مرآت

As preordained by the Fountain-head of Creation, the temple of the world hath been fashioned after the image and likeness of the human body.

INBA57:100, Ghazi3072.143-149

BRL_DAK#0378, BRL_HUQUQP#023, MKT5.129

BRL_HUQUQ#023, COC.p.071x, COC#1159

Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of Huququ'llah; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Unity in diversity

AB00448

590

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou who art esteemed in the Threshold of the Almighty! Praise thou God... Thou hast written concerning the impersonality of the Divinity. Personality is in the Manifestation of the Divinity... As to the question whether the souls will recognize each other

TAB.203-206, BWF.367-367x, BSC.482 #921-922x, SDW v01#03 p.046-047, NRMM.170-173, BSTW#043a-043b

Manifestation of God as mirror; Nearness and remoteness; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00449

580

mixed

اللهم یا الهی و ربی و رجائی و املی و منائی ان هولاء افنان سدره رحمانیتک

O Lord, my God, my Hope, my Aspiration and my Shelter! These are the branches of the Tree of Thy mercy [3.5s]

KHAF.284

Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00450

580

Arabic

الهی و موید المخلصین و الثابتین علی عهدک و المطمئنین بوعدک وفق عبیدک هولاء

O my God and Helper of them that are sincere and steadfast in Thy Covenant and assured in Thy Promise, assist these Thy servants [3.5s]

MJMJ3.049a, MMG2#115 p.127, DBR.051

Petitions to authorities; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00451

580

mixed

Abdu'l-Baha's commentary on the Islamic tradition 'God doth give victory to this religion by means of a wicked man'

ان الله لیوید هذا الدین برجل فاجر حدیث شریفده کی فاجر کلمه سی فجوردن مشتق

Some persons have imagined that the word fajir in the holy tradition 'God doth give victory to this religion by means of a wicked man'

MJT.138

BSR_v11 p.056-057x, BLO_PT#005

Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00452

580

mixed

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ای احبای الهی کور عظیم است و اشراق شدید و عصر خداوند مجید امکان در حرکت است

O ye beloved of God! How great is this Dispensation! How bright the effulgence of this Age, the Age of the All-Glorious Lord

INBA55:288, INBA88:036

NURA#65, MMK4#161 p.175, QT108.120-121

LOTW#65

AB00453

580

mixed

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه بیست و چهارم شعبان این سنه که به آقا سید اسدالله

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter of the twenty-fourth of Sha'ban of this year, addressed to Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh [3.5s]... ...Though ‘Abdu’l-Baha was suffering from three chronic illnesses, and the physicians of Haifa said that it was necessary for him to enjoy peace of mind and tranquility for a while

MMK5#080 p.065, MMK6#229x, MSHR1.096x

MHMD2s.324ax

Contention and conflict; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00454

580

mixed

ای ثابتان ای راسخان در روز غوغا و ضوضاء که جمعی بدون بینه و برهان هجوم بمحل

O ye steadfast ones! O ye firm ones! On this day of tumult and commotion, when a group without proof or evidence made an assault upon [3.5s]

INBA87:378, INBA52:387

MKT3.208, AKHA_121BE #05 p.b, ANDA#87 p.06

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00455

580

Persian

ای دوست محترم مهربان مدتی است که بهیچوجه از آن یار دیرین خبری نرسیده و نور

O revered kind friend, For a long time no news at all has come from that friend of many years... Although the line of amity is unbroken and heartfelt attachment endures, what came to pass

CMB_F66#19a,

BRL_DAK#0586, MAS9.094, MSHR5.040-041, MSHR5.379ax, YHA1.183-184 (1.377)

EGBBF.104-105x

Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Praise of Western values; culture; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB00456

580

Persian

ای طائف مطاف ملا اعلی الحمد لله بانچه نهایت آمال مقربین است فائز گشتی و بظل

O thou who circlest round the gathering-place of the Concourse on High! Praise be to God that thou hast attained unto that which is the ultimate aspiration of them that are nigh unto Him, and beneath the shadow [3.5s]

INBA85:004

PYB#043 p.12

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for the departed; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00457

580

Persian

Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Relation between Science and Religion, A

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید از گلشن معانی رایحه معطری استشمام گردید در

O cherished handmaiden of God! Your letter was received, and from its rose-garden of inner meanings a fragrant perfume was inhaled [3.5s]... ...Concerning the question of death, know that the spirit is abstracted and sanctified

MKT3.172, MMK6#424, VUJUD.125x, VUJUD.102-103x

SW_v14#02 p.037x, PN_1911 p008x, PN_1911 p010x, BLO_PT#107, VUJUDE.181x, VUJUDE.190x

Harmony of science and religion; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB00458

640

mixed

ای منادی میثاق الیوم یوم اشراق نور عبودیت از مطلع آفاقست و هنگام طلوع و سطوع

O herald of the Covenant! This is the day when the light of servitude dawneth from the horizon of all regions, the time of its rising and radiance [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0762, AKHA_106BE #07 p.04x

Call to action; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00459

580

mixed

ای یاران روحانی امروز جمیع اهالی ایران باید در کمال همت و غیرت در خیر دولت

O spiritual friends! Today must all the inhabitants of Iran, with the utmost determination and zeal, work for the good of the government [3.5s]

MMK5#107 p.086, SFI06.011a

Past, present and future of Iran; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

AB00460

580

Arabic

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ایها الزائر لمطاف الارواح المخلص فی دین الله طوبی لام ولدتک و طوبی لثدی رضعت لبنه

O visitant to the Resort of spirits (who are) sincere in the Religion of God! Blessed is the mother who bore thee

UMich962.120-122, UMich991.061-065

MKT1.127, MNMK#020 p.097, ASAT3.233, AVK2.175.05x

TAB.114-118, BWF.370-371x, BSC.447 #815-816x, BSTW#273a, BSTW#276f

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; John the Baptist; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The cross and the trinity

AB00461

580

mixed

ایها الفرع الکریم من سدره السیناء قد قضت السنون و الشهور بل مضت الاحقاب

O noble branch of the Sinaitic Tree! Years and months have passed away, nay, ages have elapsed [3.5s]

INBA13:011b, INBA59:127

MKT2.194, YHA1.398x

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00462

580

mixed

رب و رجائی انادیک فی العشی و الابکار و بطون اللیالی و الاسحار و ادعوک بقلبی

O Lord, my Hope! I call upon Thee at eventide and at dawn, through the watches of night and at daybreak, and with my heart I supplicate Thee [3.5s]

MKT3.273, ASAT5.259, SAAF.367x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB00463

580

Arabic

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تری هجوم الاغبیاء علی الاصفیاء و تعرض الزنماء بالخلص من

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest the onslaught of the ignorant upon the chosen ones, and the assaults of the treacherous upon the pure [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0360, AYBY.371 #057, MUH2.0897

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB00464

580

Persian

یا من هو سر ابیه و حب ربه الابهی دو قطعه رسائل واصل و جواب ارسال میشود در

O thou who art the mystery of thy father and the love of thy Most Glorious Lord! Two letters have been received and an answer shall be dispatched [3.5s]

INBA55:438x

MMK5#150 p.116

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00465

570

Persian

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن شمس حقیقت که از افق تقدیس بر آفاق اشراق نمود انوار

O ye beloved of the Lord and handmaids of the All-Merciful! No sooner had the Sun of Truth shone forth from the heaven of sanctity

NURA#46, MMK4#083 p.097, MAS5.183

LOTW#46, DAS.1914-04-17x, SW_v06#12 p.096x, SW_v08#17 p.225x, SW_v09#01 p.013x, BSTW#073f, BSTW#098

AB00466

570

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

Announce greeting on my behalf to the two young Japanese and say: “His Imperial Majesty, the Mikado, became the cause of the material progress of Japan.

TAB.565, JWTA.024-025

AB00467

570

Persian

ای بازماندگان دو نفس مقدس مبارک نامه شما رسید از مضامین واضح و مبرهن بود که

O ye who survive those two sacred and blessed souls! Your letter was received, and from its contents it was clear and evident that [3.5s]

DUR4.457, NNY.062-064, NNY.208-210, NNY.309

Eulogies; reminiscences; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00468

570

...Praise be to God, it has been repeatedly proven that firmness in the Covenant and activity in the service of the Cause is the means

PN_1906 p090

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00469

570

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان یکی از نامها که ارسال نموده بودید بواسطه آقا میرزا مهدی علیه

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! One of the letters which thou didst send hath been received through Áqá Mírzá Mahdí [3.5s]

AYBY.446 #184

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB00470

570

mixed

ای ثابتان بر پیمان ورق مسطور منظور گشت و رق منشور ملحوظ گردید مضامین و معانی رحمانی

O ye who stand fast in the Covenant! The written page was received and the unfolded scroll was perused, with its divine themes and spiritual meanings [3.5s]

INBA84:454

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00471

570

mixed

ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل و نجل سعید آن پدر مجید این مصیبت کبری رزیه عظمی بود و سبب

O scion of that illustrious personage and blessed offspring of that glorious father, this was indeed a supreme calamity and grievous affliction [3.5s]

INBA89:123

TAH.285x

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB00472

570

mixed

ای منادی الهی نامه که بجناب مستر ویلهلم مرقوم نموده بودی بارض مقدس فرستاد و ملاحظه

O Divine Herald! The letter which thou hadst written to Mr. Wilhelm was sent to the Holy Land and perused [3.5s]

MUH3.292-293

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Words vs deeds

AB00473

570

Persian

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ای منادی ملکوت در سفری که باطراف رفتی تنها نبودی جان و دل عبدالبهاء با تو بود

O thou herald of the Kingdom! Thou wast not alone in the trip thou didst undertake in various places. The spirit and soul of Abdul-Baha was with thee.

MKT7.125

TAB.220-223

AB00474

570

Persian

ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء الحمد لله صبح هدی ساطع و اشراق ملکوت ابهی لامع

O spiritual companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God, the morn of guidance shineth resplendent, and the effulgence of the Abhá Kingdom doth radiate [3.5s]

INBA13:149b

BRL_DAK#1176

Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement

AB00478

570

Arabic

لم ادر یا الهی ان اشکو الیک ای بلائی و ابث ای حزنی و ابتلائی ارایت یا محبوبی

I know not, O my God, which of my afflictions I shall bewail before Thee, nor how I should pour forth my grief and tribulation. Behold, O my Beloved One [3.5s]

INBA87:460, INBA52:477

BRL_DAK#0748, KHAF.067

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00479

570

Arabic

یا ایها السائل البارع الصارع فاصعد الی معارج الحکم الربانیه ثم ادخل فی

O thou sagacious and striving seeker, ascend unto the lofty heights of divine wisdom, and then enter into [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0779, MKT1.480, MAS2.092-094

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00480

570

mixed

یا من ادخره الله لحفظ المیثاق بانک بانک میثاقست و نور شعله اشراق شمع روشن است

O thou whom God hath treasured for the preservation of the Covenant! Thou art indeed the guardian of the Covenant, and a light whose flame doth shine with luminous radiance like unto a bright lamp [3.5s]

INBA13:009, INBA85:416

BRL_DAK#0177, MMK6#487, YIA.353-354

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00481

570

O thou who art a new grown tree on the meadow of Truth! Thy letter dated October 14, 1920 has been received.

JWTA.033-036, SW_v12#02 p.040-041

Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Newspapers and the media; publications; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00483

560

mixed

اللهم یا الهی و مهربی و معاذی و ملاذی تری عبادک المبتهلین الی ملکوت احدیتک

O my God, my Lord, my Refuge, and my Shelter! Thou beholdest Thy servants who are turning with devotion unto the Kingdom of Thy Oneness [3.5s]

TABN.266

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00484

560

mixed

Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

اللهم یا موید من یشاء بما یشاء علی ما یشاء ان معدن الرضا و منبع الوفا

O Lord! O Thou Who graciously aidest whomsoever Thou willest, with whatsoever Thou willest, unto whatsoever Thou willest. Verily, that treasury of resignation

NURA#69, MKT9.009, MMK4#172 p.196x, TSHA3.570, MSBH1.243, YMM.473x, QUM.115x

LOTW#69

AB00485

560

mixed

النور الساطع و الضیاء اللامع من شمس الحقیقه الفائض من ملکوت الابهی علیکم ایها

May the light emanating and the glory radiating from the Sun of Truth, which bestows grace from the Abha Kingdom

AMK.067-069, LMA2.405, MUH2.0781, MLK.097, NYMG.183

NYR#203

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for martyrs; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00486

560

Arabic

الهی الهی لم ینقض یوم علی عبدالبهاء الا و تقع مصیبه دهماء و لم تتول لیله الا

O my God, O my God! No day hath passed over 'Abdu'l-Bahá except there befell a grievous calamity, and no night hath elapsed save [3.5s]

NNY.069-072

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00487

560

Persian

ای احبای عزیز الهی و ای اماء محترمه ربانی این بنده آستان بهاء چندیست باقلیم

O beloved friends of God and esteemed handmaidens of the Lord! This servant at the Threshold of Bahá hath for some time [3.5s]

INBA85:170

MKT7.243, NJB_v02#08-09 p.001-002

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00488

560

mixed

ای افنون رفیع سدره الهی قریب بغروب است و از طلوع تا بحال این خامه در تحریر

O exalted branch of the Divine Lote-Tree! The sun is nigh to setting, and from its rising until this moment I have been engaged in writing [3.5s]

MMK5#239 p.188, MSHR5.068x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00489

560

mixed

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ای بازماندگان شهدای سبیل الهی نامه های شما رسید با وجود عدم فرصت آنی بدقت

O remnants of the martyrs in the path of God! Your letters have been received and despite the lack of a moment's spare time

NANU_AB#06

BRL_FIRE_AB#05

AB00490

560

Persian

Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Universal peace; world unity

ای بندهٴ پویندهٴ جمال ابهی در زمانیکه علما و فضلا و سروران و تجّار و کسبهٴ طهران بلکه عموم از مهتر

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Now I have found the opportunity to answer the petitions recently received and forward them to you in this mail.

MAS5.205x

TAB.489-492

AB00491

560

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه بتاریخ ١١ شوال وصول یافت مجلس ضیافتی که تشکیل شد و انجمن

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the 11th of Shawwal hath been received. The feast that was arranged, and the gathering [3.5s]

INBA84:368

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace

AB00492

560

Persian

Tablet Concerning Covenant-Breakers

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ یازدهم جولای رسید و دو تلغراف از شما رسید یکی ... این مسائل مثل کف دریا است

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the eleventh of July and two telegrams from thee were received [3.5s]... ...These issues (violations of the Covenant) are like the froth of the sea – they come and then disappear...But if a person does some injury to me, myself, not to the Cause of God, even if he cuts off one of my limbs

MAS2.037-040, YHA1.107-108x, NJB_v05#14 p.004x, KHH1.258-260 (1.361-363)x

KHHE.377-379, BLO_PT#104x, BSTW#052dx

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00493

560

Persian

ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من نامه بیست و پنجم مارچ از مانت پلرین رسید از مضمون

O thou my dear heavenly daughter, The epistle dated Mach 25th from Mont Pelerin was received. From the contents the utmost joy was obtained

BRL_DAK#0116

BBBD.171x, LBLT.109ax, LBLT.111x, LBLT.113x, LBLT.119x, LBLT.125x

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00494

560

mixed

Family Life

ای دو مومن موقن ثابت حمد خدا را که از شعله نور هدی سینای دل و جان روشن شد

O ye two steadfast believers assured in faith! Praise be to God that the flame of the light of guidance hath illumined the Sinai of your hearts and souls [3.5s]... ...God’s wisdom hath decreed that partners to a marriage should be of distant origins

BRL_DAK#0826, COMP_FAMP#11x, MKT3.370, MMK6#339, AVK3.509.09x, AVK4.155.03x, AVK4.192.03x, AVK4.209.05x, DWNP_v3#05 p.031-033

BRL_FAM#11x

Law of divorce; Law of inheritance; Laws of marriage and dowry; Praise and encouragement; Unchastity and adultery

AB00495

560

mixed

Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá; Some Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Bahá

ای مبارک فرزند آن بزرگوار خبر موحش مدهش شهادت آن سراج هدی سبب اندوه و احزان

O blessed child of that noble soul! The shocking and devastating news of the martyrdom of that lamp of guidance hath caused sorrow and grief [3.5s]... ...O peerless Lord! Praised be Thou for having kindled that light in the glass of the Concourse on high

MKT1.428, AKHA_107BE #05 p.02, DUR1.513x, TISH.123-124, MSBH3.607-609, NANU_AB#09

BRL_APAB#12x

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00496

560

mixed

ای منادی میثاق نامه رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید در وقتیکه در بقعه مبارکه بودید

O herald of the Covenant! Thy letter arrived and its purport was made known. While thou wert in the Sacred Shrine [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0152, MMK6#331, AMK.061-062, YIA.330-331

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of governments; political unity

AB00497

560

Persian

ای همدم و ندیم عبدالبهاء نامه چهاردهم یونیو سنه ۹۱۳ رسید ستایش از امة الله

O companion and confidant of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter of 14 June 1913 hath been received. Praise be unto the handmaiden of God [3.5s]

YIK.098-099

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00498

560

mixed

ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره الالهیه الحمد لله که فیوضات ملکوت ابهی از جمیع

O noble branch of the divine Lote-Tree! Praise be to God that the outpourings of the Most Glorious Kingdom from all [3.5s]... ...In cycles gone by, though harmony was established, yet, owing to the absence of means, the unity of all mankind could not have been achieved

INBA87:452b, INBA52:468

MSHR4.220-221x

PDC.024x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00499

560

Arabic

ترانی یا الهی مبتهلا الی ملکوت رحمانیتک متضرعا الی جبروت وحدانیتک مهتزا من

Thou seest me, O my God, supplicating before Thy merciful Kingdom, humbly beseeching at the threshold of Thy divine Unity, trembling with [3.5s]

INBA88:135b

AYBY.343 #025

Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00500

560

mixed

ترانی یا الهی متذللا الی عتبه رحمانیتک متضرعا الی ساحه فردانیتک مبتهلا الی

O my God! Thou seest me abased before the threshold of Thy mercy, supplicating at the sanctuary of Thy oneness, imploring at [3.5s]

MKT6.188b

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

AB00501

560

Arabic

یا من جاهد فی الله و اهتدی الی نور الهدی اعلم ان شمس الحقیقه دلیل علی ذاتها

O thou who art striving after God and art led unto the light of guidance! Know verily that the Sun of Truth

UMich962.123-125, UMich991.067-071

BRL_DAK#0746, MKT1.118, AVK1.145-146x

KSHK#17

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation

AB00502

550

mixed

Past, present and future of Iran; Prayer for protection; Prayer for teaching; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

اللهم یا الهی تری ان سلیل محمود قد اخذته الرجفه و الفجاه من کل عدو عنود و ضاق

O Lord, my God! Thou seest how the son of Mahmúd hath been seized with trembling and dismay, at the hand of hostile enemies

NURA#22, MMK4#026 p.024x, MSHR5.213-214

LOTW#22

AB00503

550

mixed

اللهم یا من اید اقلام الاعلام بصریر من القلم الاعلی فاستمعوا ذلک الصریر باذان

O Lord, Thou Who hast aided the pens of the world with the resounding tones of the Most Exalted Pen, hearken with thine ears unto that resonant sound [3.5s]

MKT9.007

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Miracles and their interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Praise and encouragement; Rejection of Muhammad

AB00504

550

mixed

الهی و محبوبی و منائی هب لی من لدنک موهبه انک انت القریب المجیب و اجعل الوجوه

O my God, my Beloved, my heart's Desire! Bestow upon me from Thine own presence a gift, for verily Thou art the Near One and the Answerering One. And cause the faces [3.5s]

MMK5#116 p.091, PYB#173 p.02

Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00505

550

Persian

ای احبای الهی و یاران عبدالبهاء جناب هاشم تحریری با فصاحت تقریر و ابدع تعبیر

O divine friends and companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honour Háshim Tahríri, with eloquence of utterance and most beauteous expression [3.5s]

INBA87:148, INBA52:145

MMK2#301 p.219x

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00506

550

Persian

Scholarship; Social Action

ای بندگان الهی و یاران من صبح هدی چون از فیوضات بها پرتو بر آفاق انداخت نور

O ye servants of God and my companions! When the morn of guidance, through the outpourings of Glory, cast its radiance upon the horizons [3.5s]... ...Make every effort to acquire the advanced knowledge of the day, and strain every nerve to carry forward the divine civilization. Establish schools that are well organized

INBA59:214b, INBA88:151

BRL_DAK#0830, MKT4.026, MILAN.184, AKHA_120BE #12 p.b, BSHN.140.488, BSHN.144.481, PYB#101 p.03, MJTB.117x, MHT1b.200

BRL_SOCIAL#053x, BRL_SOCIAL#185x, BRL_SCHOLAR#03x, COC#0022x, COC#0613x

Hands of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity

AB00507

550

mixed

ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک همواره محررات آندوست حقیقی سبب مسراتست مکتوبیکه

O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! Ever are the writings of that true friend a source of joy. The letter [3.5s]

INBA89:267

MMK6#188, AVK3.497.03x, MSHR4.382-384

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00508

550

Persian

Parliaments; constitutional government; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people

ای ثابت بر پیمان مقاله غراای که وقت وصول بشارت کبری بتاسیس شورای ملی ایران و

You, who are firm in the covenant: You wrote a glorious letter saying that the time has arrived, of the most great glad-tidings that a national parliament

MILAN.222, YBN.067-068

TAB.492-494

AB00509

550

Persian

ای ثابت بر میثاق دو قطعه منشور بثبوت و رسوخ ممهور رسید و به عین رأفت ملحوظ افتاد

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Two missives, sealed with constancy and steadfastness, were received and regarded with the eye of loving-kindness [3.5s]

INBA88:073

MSHR2.143x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00510

550

Persian

ای دو یادگار دو نفس بزرگوار حضرت عبدالمجید و حضرت سید محسن این دو نفس مبارک

O ye two remembrances of those two noble souls, His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Majíd and His Holiness Siyyid Muḥsin, those two blessed beings [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0780, MKT3.407, ASAT3.111x, TSHA3.291

Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00511

550

Persian

Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای عزیز محترم نظر عنایت شاملست و لحاظ رحمانیت کامل همیشه مظهر الطاف بودی و

O thou honored friend! Verily the sight of providence is far reaching and the divine glance is perfect. Thou hast always been a recipient of favors

BRL_DAK#0112

BRL_ATE#042x, TAB.335-338, BWF.372-372x

Law of obligatory prayer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00512

550

...Among the most important affairs is the founding of the Mashrak-el-Azkar... ...When the Mashrak-el-Azkar was erected in Ishkabad, its influence was felt

GPB.351x3x, COF.069x, SW_v06#17 p.137x, SW_v07#15 p.148x, SW_v01#14 p.007x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00513

550

Persian

Contention and conflict; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority

ای یاران جمال ابهی ای ثابتان بر میثاق طلعت اعلی ای بندگان آستان مقدس حضرت

O ye friends of the Beauty of Abha! O ye firm ones in the Testament of the Covenant of Baha! O ye servants of the Holy Threshold

MKT9.234, AVK3.092.11x, YBN.034-035

BSC.493 #952x

AB00514

550

Persian

ای یاران رحمانی و دوستان حقیقی مدتی بود که از آنسامان خطه مبارکه زنجان رائحه مشک

O ye spiritual companions and true friends! For some time from that blessed land of Zanjan the fragrant musk-scent [3.5s]

MMK3#287 p.209, MSBH5.131x

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00515

550

mixed

ای یاران عزیز مهربان بلسان قلم هر قدر تحریر و تقریر مراتب اشتیاق نمایم از

O dearly beloved and kindly friends! However much I may strive, with the tongue of the pen, to express the measure of my longing [3.5s]

MKT8.193

Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00516

550

Persian

ای یاران نورانی جناب میرزا الیاس زائر خواهش تحریر نامه فرمودند و مرا مهلت و

O luminous friends! Jinab-i-Mirza Ilyas, the pilgrim, requested that an epistle be written, yet time and respite were not granted unto me [3.5s]

MKT3.434, KHMT.050x, KHMT.094-095, KASH.432x

Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief

AB00517

550

mixed

ایها الفرع المجید من الشجره المبارکه الناطقه فی سدره السینا علیک بهاء الله و

O glorious branch, sprung from the blessed tree that speaketh from the Tree on Sinai! Upon thee be the splendour of God and [3.5s]

INBA87:481, INBA52:503

MMK6#293, KHAF.251

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00518

550

mixed

پروردگارا آمرزگارا چگونه زبان بستایشت گشایم و پرستش و نیایش نمایم تقریر عین

O Divine Providence, O forgiving Lord! How can I ever befittingly sing Thy praise or sufficiently worship and glorify Thee… O Divine Providence, Thou art the Ever-Forgiving! O Thou Almighty God, Thou art the Gracious

BRL_DAK#0110, BRL_MON#22x, BRL_MON#23x, MJMJ2.082, MMG2#124 p.142

BRL_POAB#22x, BRL_POAB#23x, JHT_A#004

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00519

550

Persian

دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما به آقا میرزا احمد رسید من نیز مطالعه کردم از مضمون

O thou beloved and respected friend: Your letter written to Aga Mirza Ahmad was received. I likewise read it.

BRL_DAK#0741, MMK3#184 p.128x, AKHA_125BE #02 p.b, NJB_v04#09 p.001

ABIE.002, BLO_PN#007

Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power of the mind over nature; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00521

550

mixed

نامه مفصل شما رسید و مذاکرات و مکالمات که با آن شخص محترم نموده بودید معلوم

Your detailed letter was received, and the discussions and conversations which you held with that respected person became known [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0529, MKT2.143, MMK3#104 p.069x, MSHR2.213x, AADA.160-161x

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00522

550

Persian

یا بقیه ذلک الفرع النورانی الرحمانی نامه مفصل شما قرائت گردید از بلایای

O thou remnant of that luminous and divine Branch! Thy detailed letter was read, and concerning the trials [3.5s]

YBN.118-119, ABDA.238-239x

Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB00523

550

mixed

یا بن من شهد لسان القدم بتقدیسه آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید مشهود و معلوم گردید از

O son of him whose tongue hath testified to His sanctification in eternity, that which thou didst write hath been seen and understood [3.5s]

MMK5#190 p.150, MMK6#086x, PYK.230, MSHR4.406x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB00524

550

mixed

یا من ادبه الله لنشر نفحاته و اثبات قلوب الضعفاء علی عهده و میثاقه و للقیام

O thou whom God hath trained for the diffusion of His fragrances and the strengthening of the hearts of the faltering in His Covenant and Testament, and to arise [3.5s]

INBA88:071

BRL_DAK#0287, MKT2.243, AVK3.074.05x

BSR_v21p103

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00525

550

Arabic

یا من تعطر مشامه بنفحات من روح القدس قد طالعت تحریرک الجدید و شکرت الرب المجید

O thou whose senses are perfumed with the fragrances of the Holy Spirit! I have perused thy latest letter and rendered thanks unto the Glorious Lord [3.5s]

MNMK#046 p.131, MAS9.081, KKD2.064

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00526

540

Arabic

اللهم انی اتضرع الیک تضرع العانی الی الملیک المتعالی و ابتهل الیک ابتهال

O my God! I beseech Thee with the entreaty of one who is captive unto the Sovereign, the Most Exalted, and I supplicate Thee with the supplication [3.5s]

MMK6#407

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Satan; the Evil One; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00527

540

mixed

Bahá'í Prayers

اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی هولاء عبادک الذین سمعوا ندائک و لبو الخطابک و اجابوا

O Lord, my God, my Well-Beloved! These are servants of Thine that have heard Thy Voice

INBA21:090b

BRL_DAK#1183, MKT1.223, AHB.118BE #03 p.62, BCH.042x, MJMJ2.069, MMG2#081 p.088

BPRY.236-237, DAS.1915-04-07, SW_v14#01 p.033, DWN_v3#06 p.044, BP1926.015-016, BSTW#106

Samira & Sara

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00528

540

Arabic

الهی و مجیری تعالیت و تجللت لعزه الوهیتک و عظمه ربوبیتک عن ثناای و ثناء کل

O my God and my Protector! Exalted and glorified art Thou above my praise and the praise of all, by the majesty of Thy Divinity and the grandeur of Thy Lordship [3.5s]

INBA21:095b, INBA55:213, INBA59:139, INBA87:418, INBA52:430b

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00529

540

mixed

اننی یا الهی وجهت وجهی الی ملکوت تقدیسک و جبروت تنزیهک بقلب خاضع و جناح منکسر

O my God! I have turned my face to the Kingdom of Thy sanctification and the Dominion of Thy transcendent glory, with a submissive heart and broken wing [3.5s]

MKT9.013, MJMJ3.051, MMG2#338 p.374, FRH.084-085

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00530

540

Persian

ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت الحمد لله بفیض نامتناهی الهی آفاق باهتزاز آمده و شرق و

O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Praise be to God! The infinite bounty... O ye beloved of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! The beloved of God and the maidservants of the Merciful intend to found a Mashrak-el-Azkar

MMK3#269 p.193, NJB_v01#19a p.017-019

SW_v01#04 p.008-009, SW_v06#17 p.140x

Call to action; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Exhortations and counsels; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds

AB00531

540

mixed

Prayer and Devotional Life

ای بندگان آستان مقدس الهی شمس حقیقت از افق عالم اشراق فرمود و در قطب آفاق در

O ye servants of the Sacred Divine Threshold! The Sun of Truth hath shone forth from the horizon of the world and ascended to the zenith of the heavens [3.5s]... ...A Baha'í is known by the attributes manifested by him, not by his name: he is recognized by his character, not by his person... We should memorize the Hidden Words, follow the exhortations of the Incomparable Lord, and conduct ourselves in a manner

INBA16:035

BRL_DAK#0696, COMP_PDLP#83x, MKT2.113, MILAN.149, AMK.009-010, AVK4.240.09x, BSHN.140.360, BSHN.144.358, MHT1b.153, YHA1.382x#2

BRL_PDL#83x, COC#0155x, COC#0396x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00532

540

mixed

ای ثابت بر میثاق از احتراق بنار فراق ناله و فغان منما زیرا همواره در وثاقید

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Raise not thy voice in lamentation and grief at the fire of separation, for thou art ever secure in the stronghold [3.5s]

INBA89:115

AVK3.037.07x

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00533

540

mixed

ای دوستان حضرت رحمن در این احیان در روزنامهای اخبار متوارد و متواتر که

O friends of the All-Merciful! In these days, recurring and successive reports have appeared in the newspapers that [3.5s]

INBA55:097

MKT8.088, AKHA_103BE #07 p.01, AHB.107BE #19 p.404

Call to action; Material and spiritual existence; two books; War and peace

AB00534

540

Persian

ای دوستان حقیقی شمائل مبارک آن یاران رسید و بنهایت اشتیاق بکرات و مرات دقت

O true friends! The blessed portraits of those companions were received and, with utmost longing, were contemplated time and again [3.5s]

MMK4#010 p.008, AMK.291-292, IQN.050?, MAS5.169x

Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00535

540

mixed

Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ای ستمدیدگان سبیل الهی ظلم و اعتساف مردم بی انصاف همیشه بر اولیای الهی واقع

O ye who have been wronged in the path of God! The loved ones of the Almighty have always been exposed to the dire oppression and tyranny

INBA89:093

AKHA_105BE #10 p.02, AKHA_127BE #10 p.a, AHB.129BE #05-06 p.077x, MJMJ2.009x, MMG2#126 p.144x, NANU_AB#25, QUM.262-263

BRL_FIRE_AB#10x

AB00536

540

Persian

خلق هنوز از قوّهء ميثاق غافلند اين عهد نه روايت است و نه حکايت به قلم اعلی از حضرت بهاء الله در نهايت قوّت

O thou Herald of the Covenant! Thy detailed letters have been received

MMK4#153 p.164x

SW_v11#18 p.306-308

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00537

540

...Four letters have been received from you, the last dated April 18th, 1919. All

SW_v10#14 p.263x, BSTW#240

Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Soul; spirit after death; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00538

540

mixed

ای ناشر نفحات الله نامه بلیغ سبب سرور گردید مضمون دلالت بر آن مینمود

O spreader of the fragrances of God! Thy eloquent letter brought joy, and its contents indicated that [3.5s]... ...You should always seek to guide prominent people inasmuch as once such a person is regenerated he is likely to bring about the quickening of a thousand souls… All creatures in this contingent world exist through the grace of the Source of Being

BRL_DAK#0434, MKT2.139, VUJUD.139.14x, VUJUD.108x

COC#1822x, VUJUDE.145x, VUJUDE.174-175x

Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

AB00539

540

Persian

ای یاران الهی و اماء رحمانی نامه مبارک شما در خوشترین وقتی وصول یافت وقتیکه دیده

O divine friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Your blessed letter was received at the most delightful of moments, at a time when the eye [3.5s]

MMK5#277 p.211

Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00540

540

Persian

ای یاران باوفای عبدالبهاء نامهای مبارک شما بواسطه جناب زائر میرزا سلیمان بنظر

O faithful friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your blessed letters have come before me through the honored pilgrim, Mírzá Sulaymán [3.5s]

MMK5#307 p.224, ADH2_1#28 p.045x, MMG2#065 p.069x

Love of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00541

540

mixed

ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المبارکه مکاتیب متعدده واصل و بر مضامین اطلاع

Praise be to God that His Majesty the King exerts the utmost patience, and with justice and equity wards off tyranny and favoritism. In a similar manner, the pillars of the monarchy and the ministers of the government

INBA87:284, INBA52:289

YHA1.126x, QT108.043x

GEN.194x

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00542

530

mixed

از انتشار اجنحه طیور لیل مرقوم نموده بودید هذا ما اخبر به القلم الاعلی فی

Thou hast written regarding the spreading of the wings of the birds of night. As the Most Exalted Pen hath foretold in [3.5s]

INBA85:362

MMK6#430, YMM.036, AADA.129x

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00543

530

mixed

الهی الهی قد غشت القلوب غاشیه الاضطراب و حجبت الابصار سبحات الاعتساف و حرمت

O my God, O my God! The hearts have been overwhelmed by the shroud of agitation, and eyes have been veiled by the clouds of tyranny and have been deprived [3.5s]

INBA88:194b

MMK4#155 p.166, MSHR3.151x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00544

530

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy detailed letters were received

SW_v10#17 p.317-318

Race unity; racial issues; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

AB00545

530

mixed

ای سلاله شخصی خطیر راضی و مرضی درگاه حضرت رب قدیر وقت ضحی و هنگام حرکت و

O scion of that illustrious personage who attained the good-pleasure of the All-Powerful Lord, at the hour of morn and at the time of departure [3.5s]... ...O divine Providence! These friends are Thy companions, and this gathering of ardent lovers is enamored of Thee

INBA75:058x, Ghazi3072.137-141

MKT8.107b, TABN.196, ADH2.023x, ADH2_1#11 p.021x, MJMJ1.062x, MMG2#194 p.220x, MJH.021cx

ADMS#185x

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00546

530

Persian

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ای که بواسطه مسس استنارد تقدیم نموده بودی رسید و

O cherished handmaid of God, thy letter which thou didst submit through Mrs. Stannard hath been received [3.5s]

MKT3.439

Critiques of capitalism, communism, socialism; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00547

530

mixed

ای منجذب الی الله صبح هدی چون از افق اعلی طلوع نمود بشارتی بود ابرار را و

O thou who art attracted unto God! When the Morn of Guidance rose from the Most Exalted Horizon, it brought glad-tidings unto the righteous [3.5s]

MMK4#176 p.212

Belief and denial; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Literal interpretation; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quddus; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00548

530

Persian

ای ناظم محزون دلخون آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی معلوم گردید و بنهایت دقت قرائت شد... و امّا در خصوص چشم زخمی یعنی اصابة العین

O thou grief-stricken and heavy-hearted Nazim! That which thou didst write became known and was read with utmost care [3.5s]... ...Thou hadst written about the malevolent glare, which is to say afflictions that proceed from the eye . . . to ask whether or not “the evil eye” can exert an effect

BRL_DAK#0745, ANDA#81 p.06x, MAS2.027x, YBN.013-015, GHA.454x

ADMS#151x

Consolation and comfort; Demons and evil spirits; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00549

530

Persian

ای یاران الهی جناب آقا غلامحسین نامه نگاشته و نامهای مبارک یاران مرقوم داشته

O divine friends! Jináb-i-Ghulám-Ḥusayn hath penned a letter and written therein the blessed names of the friends [3.5s]

MKT4.109, MILAN.116

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00550

530

mixed

ای یاران باوفای عبدالبهاء در نهایت شوق و انجذاب بعون و عنایت جمال بیمثال روحی

O faithful friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, with utmost longing and attraction, through the aid and bounty of the incomparable Beauty [3.5s]

MKT9.228, MSHR3.318

Call to action; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB00551

530

mixed

Consultation; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای یاران حقیقی جمع بشر نوع انسان بمثابه اطفال دبستانند و مطالع نور و مظاهر

O true companions! All humankind are as children in a school, and the Dawning-Points of Light, the Sources of divine revelation, are the teachers

INBA59:167

BRL_DAK#0170, MMK1#102 p.125, AVK3.330.06x, TRBB.044, MJTB.070, YIA.333-334

SWAB#102, BRL_CONSULT#19x, COC#0185x, LOG#0588x, LOG#0712x, LOG#0999x

Consultation; Education of children; moral education; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of learning; Manifestation of God as educator; Prayer for governments and rulers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00552

530

Persian

Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude

ای یاران ممتحن عبدالبهاء از قرار معلوم شخصی شریر شهیر در آنصفحات بر غنی و

O sorely tried friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! It hath become apparent that a wicked person in those regions hath assailed and attacked both rich and poor

NURA#12, MMK4#006 p.003, RHQM2.0841-842 (255-256) (156-157x), MAS5.281, MSHR5.050x

LOTW#12

AB00553

530

Arabic

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers

ایتها المشتعله بنار محبه الله قد اطلعت بمضمون تحریرک المنیر و حمدت الله علی

O thou handmaid afire with the love of God! I have considered thine excellent letter, and thanked God for thy safe arrival in that great city.... O God, my God! Fill up for me the cup of detachment from all things

MNMK#023 p.103, MMK1#146 p.169

SWAB#146, BPRY.057-058

Nabilinho, Strong Steep

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Christian clergy

AB00554

530

Arabic

ایها الزائر للبقعه المبارکه اعلم ان سائق التوفیق و قائد التایید قد دعاک و

O thou visitor to the blessed tabernacle! Verily the Messenger of Confirmation and the Commander of Assistance invited thee and brought thee safely to this radiant Holy Land.

INBA89:106

DAS.1913-08-24, ABIE.227, BLO_PN#007

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00555

530

mixed

ترانی یا الهی مکبا بوجهی علی التراب صعقا من تجلی الانوار مندهشا من مشاهده

O my God! Thou beholdest me prostrate upon the dust, struck down by the effulgence of Thy lights, and bewildered by the vision thereof [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0777, MKT1.256, YHA1.378x

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00557

530

Consultation

...Every one of the friends should highly praise the other and each should regard himself as evanescent and as naught in the presence of others. All matters should be consulted upon in the meeting

BRL_CONSULT#15x, COC#0181x

Consultation; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00558

530

mixed

روحانیا نورانیا ربانیا مدتیست که تحریری از آنشخص خطیر مشتاقانرا تسریر ننمود و

O spiritual, luminous and divinely-guided one! For some time that distinguished personage hath not penned any letter to bring joy to those who eagerly await it [3.5s]

MKT8.213

Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit; Growth of the Cause; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00559

530

Arabic

Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اناجیک فی سری و ذاتی و کینونتی و حقیقتی و اذکرک بروحی و

Praise be unto Thee, O my Lord! O my Lord! I cry unto Thee from within the depths of my heart

BRL_DAK#0070, AKHT2.509, AKHT2.509a

BRL_APAB#23

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed; Prayer for women

AB00560

530

mixed

نامه های مطبوعه عبدالبهاء که بخط خوش خویش طبع نموده بودید رسید ... احبّآء الهی غافل و یحیائیها شب و روز در فساد بهر حزبی که برسند بهائیان را بحزبی دیگر

The printed letters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, which thou hadst published in thine own graceful handwriting, have arrived... The beloved of God remain unaware, while the followers of Yahyá, night and day, spread corruption, attributing to every faction they meet the Bahá'ís' allegiance to another [3.5s]

INBA79.069

MAS5.224x, RMT.314-315x

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications

AB00561

520

mixed

در خصوص اوراقی که نزد آنجناب ارسال شده مرقوم فرموده بودید هر نوع مصلحت بدانید مجری

Concerning the papers that were sent unto you, and regarding which you had written, whatever course you deem advisable may be pursued [3.5s]

MMK6#122x

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00562

520

mixed

ای احبای آذربایجان لابد لنا من آذربایجان آذری بجان ناقضان زنید و تبریز را

O beloved ones of Azerbaijan! We must needs have from Azerbaijan an Azerbaijan set ablaze with ardour. Refute the violators, and let Tabriz [3.5s]

INBA88:321, INBA89:055b

AKHA_122BE #07-08 p.j, ASAT1.016x, MJMJ3.036x, MMG2#008 p.008x

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom

AB00563

520

Persian

Business; financial; property matters; Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Parliaments; constitutional government; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Universal language

ای بنده آستان بهاء الله نامه مورخ به ۱۴ جون ۱۹۲۰ رسید و نامه بعضی از اعضای

O Servant of the Threshold of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter dated 14 June 1920 hath been received. A letter from some of the members of the Peace Committee

MKT3.447, MNMK#120 p.230, MMK1#228 p.297, ASAT5.060x, YHA1.426-427x (2.840)

SWAB#228, WOB.046x, BSTW#203x

AB00564

520

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از بشارت حرارت قلوب احبای الهی شمع شادمانی

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from the glad tidings of the enkindlement of the hearts of the loved ones of God, the candle of joy was lit [3.5s]... ...The news of the attraction of the hearts of the believers of God ignited the candle of happiness and created spiritual joy

MKT4.039, MKT9.103, YHA1.116x, NJB_v02#02 p.006x

SW_v02#03 p.004-005

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha

AB00565

520

Persian

ای ستاره درخشنده بنور ایمان نامه ای که بتاریخ ۱۹ حزیران ۱۹۱۹ مرقوم نموده بودی

O star shining with the Light of Faith! The letter which thou hadst written on 19th June 1919 was received. And the bunch of flowers

BRL_DAK#0128

LBLT.193x, LBLT.197-198x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Equality of men and women; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Universal peace; world unity

AB00566

520

mixed

ای صحرانورد سبیل الهی عبدالبهاء شما را گهی بطی صحرا و بیابان اندازد و گهی در

O wayfarer in the divine path! 'Abdu'l-Bahá doth at times cast thee into the desert and wilderness, and at times [3.5s]

AYBY.449 #187, MSHR5.022x

Critiques of capitalism, communism, socialism; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; True liberty; freedom

AB00567

520

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای فائز بحقیقت آن نور الهی که در اصحاح دوازدهم یوحنا مذکور امیدوارم که

O thou who hast attained to the truth of that divine Light which is mentioned in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel according to John!

BRL_DAK#0952, VUJUD.121.01x

TAB.206-209, BWF.376-376x, COC#1042x, LOG#0377x, BSC.483 #923-924x, BNE.114-115x, VUJUDE.158x

Alchemy; the elixir; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Law of pilgrimage; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00568

520

mixed

ای متعلقان حضرت زائر جناب آقا میرزا محمد ایامی چند است که مونس و همدم و همراز

O ye who are connected with his honor the pilgrim, Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Muhammad! For some days he hath been a companion, confidant and intimate friend [3.5s]

MMK3#074 p.048x, MMK6#496

Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00569

520

Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter written from Cleveland was received and I learned its contents.

TAB.178x, BWF.382-382x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Importance of community building; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00571

520

Persian

دوست حقیقی مهربان اثر کلک مشکین چون نسائم بهاری مشام مشتاقانرا معطر نمود

O true and loving friend! The effect of thy fragrant pen, like the breezes of spring, hath perfumed the senses of them that long for thee [3.5s]... ...You had referred to history; you should so endeavour that in future centuries your history may become the undisputed authority, nay be considered sacred history

CMB_F66#03,

BRL_DAK#0742, MSHR5.401-402

EGBBF.098x

Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Nationalism; love of country; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The power of words; of speech

AB00572

520

mixed

دوست محترم مهربانا نامه نامی شما رسید مضمون مشحون بحقائق و معانی بود معلوم

Your esteemed letter arrived and its essence was filled with realities and meaning…. Praise belongs to God that the Baha’ís are the utmost well-wishers of the entire world, and you are well aware of that.

MSHR3.354-355, PZHN v1#2 p.07

RIDA.015-016x

Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00573

520

mixed

ربنا ترانا ننشر اجنحه الذل و الانکسار و نبتهل الی ملکوت الانوار و نخضع خضوع

O our Lord! Behold us as we spread the wings of abasement and contrition, supplicating unto the Kingdom of Lights, submitting with utter humility [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0743, MKT1.226, DWNP_v3#11 p.017-019, YHA1.375x

Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00574

520

Arabic

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی فی هذه البلاد الشاسعه الارجاء القاصیه عن عتبتک

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest me in this vast and distant land, far removed from Thy sacred threshold [3.5s]

KHAF.155

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00576

520

Persian

نامه که بتاریخ شهر شعبان سنه ۱۳۳۸ مرقوم نموده بودید رسید سئوالاتی چند فرموده

Thy letter, dated the month of Sha'ban 1338, hath reached me, wherein thou didst pose several questions [3.5s]... ...As to the supplication of one’s needs in holy places: Since those sites are associated with God, they are, therefore, the most exalted of all spots. It is certain that the supplication of one’s needs in the most exalted of spots is not like praying in other places

AVK2.213.07x, AVK4.147.04x, MAS2.027-030, YARP2.135 p.153

ADMS#312x

Higher encompasses the lower; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

AB00577

510

Persian

ای احبای الهی جناب لبیب زائر چون بعتبه مقدسه وارد و بزیارت مطاف ملا اعلی فائز

O ye heavenly friends! When the esteemed Jináb-i-Labíb arrived at the Sacred Threshold as a pilgrim and was blessed with circumambulating the Most Exalted Realm [3.5s]

MKT3.334, YHA1.281x, YQAZ.540-541

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00578

510

mixed

ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن الحمد لله ایامیکه سحاب متراکمه جنگ آفاق عالم را تاریک و

O ye beloved of God and handmaids of the All-Merciful! Praise be unto God that in these days, when the massed clouds of war have darkened the horizons of the world [3.5s]

MKT3.258, AVK3.330x, MAS5.091x, ADH2.008x, ADH2_1#01 p.008x, MMG2#220 p.247x, NSR_1978.127x, NSR_1993.140x

almunajat.com [item 5]

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00579

510

Persian

ای اسیر سبیل الهی شکر کن حضرت حی قدیر را که در این کور عظیم مومن بنور مبین

O thou who art captive in the path of God! Give thanks to the Ever-Living, the All-Powerful, that in this Most Great Dispensation thou art a believer in the manifest Light [3.5s]

MSHR4.335-336

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00580

510

Persian

ای امین حقیقی مکتوب شما ملاحظه گردید و مضمون مفهوم شد یاران الهی در آن سامان

O true trustee, your letter was examined and its contents were understood. The divine friends in those regions [3.5s]

AVK3.251-254, AMIN.110-113, AMIN.176-179

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00581

510

Persian

ای بندگان صمیمی جمال مبارک روحی لذکرکم الفدا و نفسی لحبکم الفدا نامه آقا

O ye sincere servants of the Blessed Beauty! My spirit is a sacrifice unto your remembrance, and my soul a ransom for your love. The letter [3.5s]

MMK5#029 p.030, TABN.031

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds

AB00582

510

Persian

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Critique of Western values; culture; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای ثابت بر پیمان از صعود حضرت آقا موسی حزن و اندوه رخ نمود و مشکلات واقعه از

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The news of the ascension of his honor Aqa Musa

BRL_DAK#0008

BRL_ATE#008, MAAN#25

AB00583

510

O thou dear heavenly daughter! The services of His honour, Fazel, to the Kingdom of God are well known. It is my hope that he may be confirmed

BSTW#371

Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues

AB00584

510

Persian

ای دو افنان شجره مقدسه مکاتیب شما رسید ولی جواب تاخیر افتاد زیرا کسالت مزاج

O twin offshoots of the sanctified Tree! Thy letters arrived, but a response was delayed due to a severe illness that rendered writing impossible

INBA87:352, INBA52:360

GEN.173x, GEN.343x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Shrines and Holy places

AB00585

510

mixed

A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám

ای صدرالصدور رق منشور قرائت گشت مقصد معلوم گردید فی الحقیقه الیوم آنحضرت خدمت

O distinguished one! The written missive was perused and its purpose became evident. In truth, in this day thou art rendering service [3.5s]... ...In truth thou art now rendering a great service to the basic foundations of the Cause of God... As to the question of the twelfth Imam, there existeth in the ḥadíths an apparent contradiction.

MMK6#601x, AVK2.222.13x, TSS.147, MAS2.050-052x

COC#0388x, BLO_PT#001x, ADMS#019x, KFPT#03.6

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im

AB00586

510

O thou godlike maidservant of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents were conducive to the happiness of this depressed one. Thank thou God

DAS.1914-11-06, DAS.1914-10-31

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

AB00587

500

Persian

Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای متوجه بملکوت الهی نامه مفصل ملاحظه گردید با وجود عدم فرصت و مهلت نظر بشدت

O thou who art turning to the divine Kingdom! The lengthy epistle was considered…. ... make of the Feasts occasions of joy and fellowship reminiscent of the feasts that our forebears used to hold in connection with their commemoration of the Lord's Supper... Thou hast asked regarding the naming of children

BRL_DAK#0828, AVK3.062.13x, DRM.011bx, MAS2.078-079x

TAB.148-150, BWF.411-412x, COC#0928x, LOG#0462x, LOG#0946x

Education of children; moral education; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00588

510

mixed

ای مشتعله بنار محبت الله نامه مفصل شما در این ایام ۷ نوفمبر ۱۹۱۸ رسید مضمون

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Thy detailed letter dated November 7, 1918 hath recently arrived

PYB#130 p.03

SW_v10#02 p.029-031

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal language

AB00589

510

mixed

ای نفس موید نامه فصیح و بلیغ چون نافه مشک معطر بود رائحه ایمان و ایقان و ثبوت

O thou confirmed soul! Thy fluent and eloquent letter was even as the scent of musk, diffusing the fragrances of faith and certitude [3.5s]

INBA85:480

MMK6#057, MJMJ2.008x, MJMJ3.077x, MMG2#234 p.262x

Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing

AB00590

510

mixed

Importance of community building; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ایها المخلصون ایها المقربون ایها المبتهلون ایها المتضرعون انی اضع جبهتی علی

O ye sincere ones! O ye favored ones! O ye beseeching ones! O ye supplicating ones!... O friends! It is the wish of ‘Abdu'l-Baha that the friends may establish general unity and not a particular meeting of unity

BRL_DAK#0894, MKT3.233, HDQI.297

TAB.392-395, BSC.458 #843, TCI#1

AB00591

510

mixed

تقدست یا الهی و تعالیت یا مولائی ان تدرکک افکار اولی الاسرار من اعلی طبقات

Sanctified art Thou, O my God, and exalted art Thou, O my Master, above the comprehension of the thoughts of those possessed of mysteries in the highest ranks [3.5s]

PYB#148 p.04

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00592

510

Persian

جناب آقا میرزا حسین خان بروجردیرا از قبل من نهایت اشتیاق ابلاغ نما که چون دل

Convey, with utmost eagerness on my behalf, to Jinab-i-Aqa Mírzá Ḥusayn Khán-i-Burújirdí, that just as the heart [3.5s]

TAH.333

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00593

510

Persian

جناب معلم از تاییدات غیبیه میطلبیم که در کل احیان در گلشن توحید چون عندلیب

We beseech the unseen confirmations for Jinab-i-Mu'allim, that at all times in the garden of divine unity, he may, even as the nightingale [3.5s]

AYBY.340 #022b

Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00594

510

Arabic

علیک التحیه و الثناء و علیک البهاء و علیک السناء یا من خلق من جوهر الوفاء

Upon thee be greetings and praise, and upon thee be glory and splendor, O thou who art created from the essence of fidelity [3.5s]

INBA89:249

TISH.115-116, MSBH3.603-605, MSBH3.587x

Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00595

510

Bahá'í World Faith

…Thou hast written concerning the meetings and the gathering places of the believers of God. Such assemblies and congregations will greatly aid

BWF.407-408x, LOG#0797x, PN_1906 p095x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00596

510

mixed

یا من ینادی بالمیثاق فی الافاق نامه مفصل مفید و مشبع و مقنع که بانشخص جلیل

O thou who proclaimeth the Covenant throughout all regions, thy detailed and useful letter, comprehensive and convincing, which that illustrious person [3.5s]

PYK.264

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00597

510

O ye beloved and ideal friends of God! The divine voice from the invisible Kingdom of Abha is reaching those who are asleep

SW_v08#15 p.208-209, BSTW#261

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00598

500

mixed

اللهم یا الهی ان هولاء عباد و ارقاء صفت ضمائرهم و طابت سرائرهم و اشتعلت نار

O Lord, my God! These are servants and bondsmen whose consciences are pure, whose inmost hearts are good, and the fire of Thy love is ablaze within them [3.5s]... ...O My dearly loved friends! The Daystar of Truth sheddeth its light to the world in its meridian splendour from the dawn of radiance and the reality of Muḥammad…. O ye friends of God! They call the region of Caucasia (Qafkazya) “Mount Qaf,” and it is said that Mount Qaf is the nest and abode of the well-known Simurgh

MJT.001

BTO#06x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00599

500

Arabic

اللهم یا موئلی و مهربی و مقصدی و منائی ترانی یا الهی مستغرقا فی غمار

O my God, my Refuge, my Shelter, my Goal and my heart's Desire! Thou beholdest me, O my Lord, immersed in the depths [3.5s]

INBA88:379

BRL_DAK#0778, MKT2.212

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00600

500

Persian

ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت چون ندای حق مرتفع شد و در شرق و غرب انتشار یافت نفوسی

O ye daughters and sons of the Kingdom! When the proclamation of God was exalted and spread in the East and the West and the souls became attracted to the Words of God

BBBD.059-060

BBBD.061-062, BW_v07p737, FRGA.036-038

Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Second birth; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB00601

500

Persian

Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones

ای پسر روحانی من نامه های شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که بعضی از نفوس سبب

O thou my spiritual son! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that a few persons have become the cause of the confusion of thoughts in that city… With the utmost resolution and constancy call the souls to the Kingdom… In this day, to serve the Cause of God is to engender love and fellowship amongst His friends

BRL_CONF2018P#13x

BRL_CONF2018#13x, SW_v05#15 p.233, SW_v08#17 p.223

Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00602

500

mixed

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای ثابت بر پیمان سه ٣ نامه از تو متتابعا رسید بدون فاصله از مضامین معلوم گردید که در کلیولند

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Three consecutive letters have been received from thee. From their contents it became known

MKT3.069, MNMK#125 p.241, MMK1#186 p.207

SWAB#186, LOG#0606x, SW_v10#14 p.271-272

AB00603

500

Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

O thou who art firm in the covenant! An article in the Broadway Magazine of September, 1906, written by G. A. Dobson and published in New York

TAB.494-496x

AB00604

500

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما نامی بود و تحریر تقریر شیرین داشت از قرائتش مسرت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was eloquent indeed, and its composition was sweet in its expression, bringing joy upon its reading [3.5s]

AMK.053-055

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for the departed

AB00605

500

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما رسید و قرائت گردید مضمون نامه که جمعی از محرکین

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received and read. The contents of the letter, which certain agitators [3.5s]

MMK6#022

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00606

500

mixed

ای حبیب قلوب مهاجران سه پاکت آنجناب واحدا بعد واحد از سماء حب و وفاق و صدق و

O beloved of the hearts of the emigrants! Three missives from your honoured self have, one after another, descended from the heaven of love and concord and sincerity [3.5s]

MSHR4.344-345

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00607

500

Persian

ای دوست عزیز آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه چنانست که گفتی ایران در

O dearly cherished friend! That which thou hast written hath been observed. In truth, as thou hast stated, Iran is [3.5s]

MSHR4.282-283

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Nationalism; love of country; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00608

500

Persian

ای دوستان حقیقی حق مبین الحمد لله بفضل و موهبت کبری انوار حقیقت بر شرق و غرب

O true friends of the manifest Truth! Praise be to God that, through His bounty and supreme grace, the lights of reality have shone upon both East and West [3.5s]

MKT6.145, HDQI.165, ANDA#01 p.00

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; High station of the true believer

AB00609

500

Persian

ای شخص جلیل و ای رکن عظیم صلح عمومی مدتی بود که اراده مکاتبه با شما نموده

O thou illustrious soul! O thou the great pillar of the palace of universal peace

KHH1.309-310 (1.431)

KHHE.443-446, DAS.1915-04-25, SW_v06#11 p.082-083

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00610

500

mixed

Fire and light; fire and water; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment

ای عباد حق و اماء رحمان عشق ز اول سرکش و خونی بود تا گریزد آنکه بیرونی بود از

O servants of the one true God! O handmaids of the Merciful! “From the outset love was rebellious and bloodthirsty, So as to put every stranger to flight.”

MKT6.127b, MNMK#135 p.250, AKHA_104BE #09 p.01, AKHA_106BE #10 p.02, BSHN.140.169, BSHN.144.169, MHT2.104b, NANU_AB#28, SHYM.013

BRL_FIRE_AB#13

AB00611

500

Persian

Trustworthiness

ای منادی و ایادی امر الله مکتوب شما مرموق و رق مسطور منظور گردید تکلیف در

O herald and Hand of the Cause of God! Thy letter was perused and its contents were noted. The duty [3.5s]... ...All government employees, whether of high or low rank, should, with perfect integrity, probity and rectitude, content themselves with the modest stipends and allowances that are theirs

BRL_DAK#0371, COMP_TRUSTP#60x, AVK3.272x, AVK3.286.15x, PYK.243

BRL_TRUST#59x, COC#2071x, LOG#1477x

Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00612

500

Persian

ای منجذب حقیقت نامه بتاریخ 31 جولای 1920 رسید و از مضامینش

O thou who art attracted to Truth! Thy letter dated 31 July 1920 was received, and from its contents [3.5s]

MKT3.392, AVK2.100.01x

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB00613

500

mixed

ای ناطق بثنای حق و ثابت بر عهد و پیمان الهی ناله و فغانی که با دلی سوخته و

O thou who praises God, who art firm in the Divine Covenant! The sighs and moans

LMA2.458-460

NYR#105

Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00614

500

mixed

ای ناظر بملکوت الهی اگر چه هوا در نهایت سورت حرارتست و منزل منافذش مسدود و

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! Though the air be at the utmost intensity of heat, and the dwelling closed in all its apertures [3.5s]

PYK.226

Call to action; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00615

500

mixed

Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes

ای نفوس مبارکه نامه ای که بجناب رحمت الله مرقوم شده بود ملاحظه گردید مضمون

O ye blessed souls! The letter ye had written to Rahmatu'llah hath been perused. Many and various were the joyful tidings it conveyed

MKT3.291, MMK1#063 p.094, TABN.034b

SWAB#063

AB00616

500

mixed

ای ورقات مطهره محترمه مقربه درگاه کبریا خوشا خوشا که محافل روحانی ترتیب

Blessed, blessed are ye for ye have arranged spiritual meetings and engaged in propounding divine proofs and evidences

COMP_WOMENP#099, MKT7.134b, DUR1.043x, YIA.416-417, QIRT.03, QIRT.14x

BRL_WOMEN#099, COC#2190

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00617

500

Persian

ای یاران حقیقی و ثابتان بر پیمان فجر میثاق بنور اشراق روشن و شاهد پیمان شمع

O true friends and steadfast ones in the Covenant! The dawn of the Covenant is bright with radiant light, and the Witness of the Covenant is a lamp [3.5s]

MSHR4.245-246

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00618

500

O ye friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Your letter was received. Its perusal conveyed the utmost supplication

SW_v08#16 p.218

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB00619

500

Persian

ایتها الاماء المنجذبه بنفحات الله تا بحال در میان اماء رحمان تاسیس درس تبلیغ

O ye handmaidens attracted by the fragrances of God! For the first time among the maidservants of the Most Merciful, a teaching class hath been established [3.5s]... ...Confirmations from the kingdom of God will assuredly be received, enabling some radiant leaves to appear resplendent in the assemblage of this world with clear proofs

INBA16:121

COMP_WOMENP#097x, MKT7.079, PYK.309, DUR1.321x, QIRT.004

BRL_WOMEN#097x, COC#2188x

Equality of men and women; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00620

500

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

O thou who art rejoiced at the explanation of the maidservant of God...! Thank thou God... It behooveth him to seek only the divine bounties... ...As to the critical period (1901): Know though, that verily, Abdu'l-Baha dominates every critical period

TAB.610-612, BSC.464 #863x, SW_v08#15 p.211x, TOR.203-204x, VTRM.025-026, BSTW#043b, BSTW#043c, BSTW#501

AB00621

500

mixed

ایها الشهید ابن الشهید علیک بهاء الله علیک ثناء الله لعمر الله ان قلب

O thou martyr, son of the martyr! Upon thee be the Glory of God, upon thee be the praise of God! By the life of God, verily the heart [3.5s]

PYK.273

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00622

500

mixed

در خفایای اسرار و سرائر آنچه مناجات بدرگاه جمال مبارک شده امید بفضل مجید است

In the hidden realms of mysteries and secrets, whatsoever hath been supplicated at the threshold of the Blessed Beauty resteth upon hope in His glorious grace [3.5s]

AYBY.345 #026, MSHR4.239x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00623

500

mixed

مکاتیب آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و ناله های شدید که در هویت کلمات مندرج و مندمج

Your letters were perused, and the intense lamentations embedded and interwoven within the words were noted [3.5s]

AYBY.346 #027

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00624

500

mixed

یا ملجای و ملاذی یا ربی و رجائی انی ابتهل بکل ذل و انکسار الی ملکوت رحمانیتک

Thou has written concerning the pilgrims and pilgrims' note. Any narrative that is not authenticated by a Text should not be trusted

AVK3.483.12x, AVK4.319x, PYK.235

LOG#1431x

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00625

500

mixed

یا من ادخره الله لنشر المیثاق و اعلاء کلمه الله فی الافاق انی بکل ذل و انکسار

O thou whom God hath reserved for the spread of His Covenant and the exaltation of His Word throughout all regions, I, with utmost humility and self-effacement [3.5s]

SAAF.366x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00626

500

O thou heavenly youth! O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received

SW_v09#14 p.155+164

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00627

490

Persian

Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ای اسیران مظلومان علمای آنسامان دست تطاول گشودند و از فرعون ذی الاوتاد و قوم

O ye wronged captives! The divines in that land have put forth the hand of aggression and have surpassed in cruelty the Pharaohs

NANU_AB#42

BRL_FIRE_AB#16

AB00628

490

Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast manifested cheerfulness and gladness on account of the news of my happiness.

TAB.216-218

AB00629

490

mixed

ای بنده حق مکتوب شما رسید و بر مطلب اطلاع حاصل شد در خصوص معاشرت با سائر

O servant of the True One! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted. Concerning association with others [3.5s]

AVK4.175.07x, GHA.448

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Laws of marriage and dowry

AB00630

490

mixed

ای بنده صادق حضرت کبریا رقیمه کریمه وصول یافت و از مضامین روح و ریحان حصول

O faithful servant of the Almighty! Thy gracious letter hath been received, and from its contents spirit and fragrance were derived [3.5s]

MKT3.359, KHMT.045-046x

Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00631

490

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان شمع میثاق رغما لاهل النفاق پرتو عبودیتش آفاقرا منور نموده و

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The radiance of servitude shining from the Candle

MMK6#360

SW_v12#14 p.235-236, CUPAB.012-013x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00632

490

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضامین دلیل ثبوت و رسوخ بر نبا عظیم بود

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents testified to thy firmness and steadfastness in the Most Great Announcement [3.5s]... ...In this day every believer must concentrate his thoughts on teaching the Faith... O loved ones of God! Each one of the friends must teach at least one soul each year

MMK6#292x, AMK.142-144, AMK.152-154, AVK3.378.10x, AVK3.495.01x

COC#1927x

Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; House of Justice; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00633

490

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نمروی ۲۴ رسید من بعد نمروها را دقت نمااید این دفعه

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter numbered 24 hath been received. Henceforth, do thou be attentive to the numbers [3.5s]

KHSK.104-105

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of Huququ'llah; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Shrines and Holy places

AB00634

490

mixed

ای ثابت بر محبت الله نامه ای که بتاریخ ۹ ربیع الثانی ١۳۲۳ ارسال نموده بودی در

O thou who art steadfast in the love of God! Thy letter dated the 9th of Rabi'u'th-Thani 1323, which thou hadst dispatched [3.5s]

AVK2.081.17x, AVK3.274.08x, AVK3.249.01x, QT108.075-076

Consolation and comfort; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00635

490

Persian

River of Life, The

ای دوست ملکوتی از آن دم که فراق حاصل و توجه باوروپ و امریکا نمودی هر دم یاد

O Friend of the Kingdom! Since we separated from each other, and you departed for Europe and America, I keep you in continual remembrance

BRL_DAK#0726, MKT3.449, MAS5.241, DAUD.20, VUJUD.013

ROL.060-062, VUJUDE.019

Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00636

490

Persian

ای دوستان جانی عبدالبهاء جناب زائر نوش پرهوش در مطاف سروش سر باستان نهاد و

O cherished friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The noble visitor, with keen perception and wisdom, hath bowed his ancient head at that spot where the celestial spirits circumambulate [3.5s]

MMK3#264 p.188, YARP2.201.1 p.191, PPAR.172

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement

AB00637

490

Persian

ای شخص عظیم محترم در جرائد شرق و غرب تفصیل مجلس صلح ملل که در تحت ریاست شما

O thou great and respected personage! The details of the Conference of Peace and Arbitration

MKT2.227, ANDA#43-44 p.92, NJB_v02#10 p.003-004

SW_v02#15 p.003-004

Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

AB00638

490

Persian

ای شهید مجید سلیل آن شخص جلیل نامه شما رسید ولی از کثرت اشتغال باختصار جواب

O distinguished martyr, descendant of that glorious personage! Your letter was received, but due to the press of manifold occupations, I reply briefly [3.5s]... ...You should give serious concern to the matter of teaching, and think of ways of imparting the Message to prominent people, for once such person have given their allegiance to the Faith

PYK.267, AMIN.197ax, AMIN.206x

COC#1824x

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB00639

490

Persian

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای عزيز عبدالبهآء پسر آن پدر باش و ثمر آن شجر زاده عنصر جان و دل او باش

...O dear one of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! Be the son of thy father and be the fruit of that tree. Be a son that hath been born of his soul

MMK1#117 p.136x

SWAB#117x, TAB.341-343, PN_1912 p069x, ECN.513

Non-participation in politics; Praise and encouragement; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB00640

490

mixed

ای منادی میثاق نامه شما رسید و از قضای اتفاق جناب مسیو دریفوس و امه الله

O herald of the Covenant! Your letter was received and, as fate would have it, Monsieur Dreyfus and the handmaid of God [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0732, AVK4.443ax, MSHR5.260-261x, SAHA.000 (ج)

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Education of children; moral education; Non-participation in politics; Personal instructions; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00641

490

mixed

ای یاران الیوم یوم اتحاد و اتفاقست و خلوص در امر نیر آفاق وقت جانفشانیست و

O ye friends! This is the day of unity and concord, and of sincerity in the Cause of the resplendent Orb of all horizons. This is the time to offer up one's life in sacrifice [3.5s]

INBA13:112, INBA88:105, INBA89:020b, Ghazi3072.131-136

MMK5#188 p.148

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for nearness to God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The ephemeral and the eternal

AB00642

490

mixed

ای یاران مهربان من عبدالبهاء از حسرت شما غریق دریای احزان و آلام و اسیر زنجیر

O my kind friends! 'Abdu'l-Bahá is drowned in an ocean of sorrows and pain, captive in chains, in his longing for you [3.5s]

MKT4.140, AMK.031-033, YHA1.098x

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for pilgrims; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00643

490

O thou merciful youth who art the son of that glorious man! Verily, thy

SW_v10#13 p.249-250

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB00644

490

mixed

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

پاک یزدانا بیناای و شنوا مقتدری و توانا صیت نبا عظیم در جمیع اقالیم منتشر و

O Thou Pure God! Thou art the Seer and the Hearer! Thou art the Powerful and the Mighty! The fame of Thy Most Great Cause… O ye true friends! Day and night ‘Abdu’l‑Baha calleth his loved ones to mind, and with every breath

INBA75:087

BRL_DAK#0065, MKT2.136, MILAN.200, AKHA_130BE #13 p.a, DWNP_v5#07-8 p.001-002x, BCH.005, ADH2_1#53 p.081, MJMJ1.081, MMG2#047 p.047, MJH.031, YHA1.016x

BRL_ATE#092x, TAB.574-576

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Oneness; unity of religion; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for peace and unity

AB00645

490

Persian

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Suffering; rejection of Christ

چون حضرة مسیح در بیست قرن پیش ظاهر شد با وجود انکه یهود در نهایت انتظار

When Christ appeared, twenty centuries ago, although the Jews were eagerly awaiting His Coming

MNMK#154 p.287, MMK1#020 p.041

SWAB#020, DWN_v2#08 p.060-061, BNE.006-008

AB00647

490

mixed

لک الحمد یا الهی بما انزلت الماء الطهور و سقیت به اراض هامده خامده خاویه قبل

To Thee be praise, O my God, for Thou hast sent down the pure water and with it hast watered the barren, lifeless, desolate lands of old [3.5s]

AYBY.370 #056

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00648

490

Persian

ولکن مشکلات اینجاست که هر بدبختی خطاای کند این صادقان که اطاعت و صداقت و خیر

Verily, the difficulty lies herein: whenever a hapless soul errs, it is those who are sincere, obedient, and virtuous who bear the burden [4o]

QT108.123-124

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation

AB00649

490

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

...Every one of the friends of God has two stations; one the station of mankind and the other the station of spirituality…. As long as one has not taken a portion of the mystery of sacrifice, it is impossible for him to attain to the Kingdom of God.

BSC.496 #958, SW_v07#12 p.116x

AB00650

480

Persian

از ایه مبارکه ان یا رایس قد تجلینا علیک مره فی جبل تینا و مره فی زیتاء و فی

Regarding the blessed verse: 'O Chief! Verily We have manifested Ourself unto thee once upon the Mount of Sinai, and again upon the Mount of Olives, and in...' [4o]

INBA85:448

MMK6#609, BSHI.029-031

Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00651

480

Persian

ای امین حقیقی نامه بتاریخ پنجم شعبان و دیگری بتاریخ یازدهم شعبان و دیگری

O true trustee! The letter dated the fifth of Sha'ban, and another dated the eleventh of Sha'ban, and another [3.5s]

INBA84:524b

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB00652

480

mixed

Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá'; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید دلیل تبتل و تضرع بود و برهان

O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents much appreciated… Obligatory prayers and supplications are the very water of life… Ye have asked about the significance of the expression “sacrificial lover”

MMK2#076 p.060, MMK2#134 p.101

BRL_ATE#189x, BRL_IOPF#2.18x, BLO_PT#081.76

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fanaticism and hatred; Importance of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00653

480

Persian

Bahá'í World Faith

در خصوص آيه انجيل مرقوم نموده بودی که از قرائن واضح ميشود که در يوم ظهور مسيح جميع نفوس استماع

...Thou hast written of a verse in the Gospels, asking if at the time of Christ all souls did hear His call

MMK3#138 p.096x

BWF.364-364x, SW_v16#10 p.669x

Belief and denial; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Many are called but few are chosen; Power of prayer; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00654

480

Persian

ای بنده آستان مقدس فی الحقیقه خادم امر اللهی و محب عبدالبهاء بموجب خواهش شما

O servant of the Sacred Threshold! In truth thou art a servant of the Cause of God and a lover of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. According to thy request [3.5s]

MMK5#054 p.050

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00655

480

mixed

ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی حقا که وفاپروری و جانفشان و در جانفشانی پر روح و ریحان

O thou faithful servant of the Abha Beauty! Verily, thou art loyal and self-sacrificing, and in thy sacrifice thou art filled with spirit and sweet fragrance [3.5s]

MMK5#170 p.131

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00656

480

mixed

ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا آنچه بجناب سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید معلوم گردید

O thou who art a near servant at the Threshold of the All-Glorious! That which thou didst write unto Jinab-i-Siyyid Taqi became known [3.5s]

INBA89:253

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Justice and mercy; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00657

480

Persian

حقيقت الوهيّت بتمام معانی ادراکش در حوصله انسانی نگنجد . زيرا آنچه نتائج عقول و افکار است محدود است

The reality of Divinity, in all its meanings, cannot be encompassed within the bounds of human comprehension, for whatsoever is the product of minds and thoughts is limited [3.5s]

MMK3#018 p.010x

Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Need for an educator; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God; True liberty; freedom

AB00658

480

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou beloved and benevolent daughter of the Kingdom The letter which thou hast written was received. I read it with the utmost love

TAB.224-226

AB00659

480

mixed

Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The

ای روشندلان از پرتو عهد و پیمان شصت سال است که محفل الست آراسته گشته

O ye illumined ones! For sixty years hath the assemblage of "Am I not your Lord?" been adorned through the effulgence of the Covenant [3.5s]... ...O God, my God! Lowly, humble, and tearful, I turn my face unto the Kingdom of Thy mercy and the realm of Thy singleness

BRL_DAK#0543, COMP_MASHRIQP#83x, DUR1.236

BRL_MASHRIQ#83x

Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement

AB00660

480

Persian

ای طائره نامه شما که تشکرنامه از ورود جناب عزیزالله خان و جناب عبدالحسین خان

O Taereh! Thy letter of gratitude for the arrival of their Honors, 'Azizu'llah Khan, Adbu'l-Hussein Khan and 'Ali Mohammed Khan hath arrived

BRL_DAK#0436, MMK3#067 p.043x, BBBD.444-445, BBBD.467, PYB#167 p.03

BBBD.468-469

Monasticism; asceticism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00661

480

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thou hast written regarding the death of thy mother. Praise be to God, she hath attained to the desire

TAB.591-593x, BWF.370-370x, BWF.396-396x, BSC.463 #859x, BSC.491 #944x, BSTW#075

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB00662

480

...Know thou that hardship and privation shall increase day by day, and the people shall thereby be afflicted. The doors of joy and happiness shall be closed on all sides

LOG#0438x, SW_v12#08 p.148x, BSTW#446x, BSTW#504ax

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00663

480

mixed

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای مستبشر ببشارات الله در هر عصر و قرنی مطلع آفاق بتجلی خاصی مشرق و لائح و

O thou who rejoicest in the glad-tidings of God! In every age and century, the Dayspring of the world is made manifest

INBA85:370

NURA#50, MMK4#103 p.112, YMM.046

LOTW#50

AB00664

480

mixed

ای منادی پیمان فتور در ارسال رسائل سبب خجلت اینعبد گشته ولی حضرت کبریا شاهد و

O herald of the Covenant! The slackness in dispatching letters has become a source of shame for this servant; yet the Lord Almighty is witness [3.5s]

INBA89:101

AKHA_118BE #11-12 p.h, AYBY.353 #035

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00665

480

mixed

ای منادی پیمان نامه پانزدهم محرم سنه ۱۳۲۷ واصل گردید مضمون معلوم شد

O herald of the Covenant! The letter dated the fifteenth of Muharram in the year 1327 hath been received, and its contents have become known [3.5s]

AVK4.192.12x, YIA.386, KHAZ.120

Laws of marriage and dowry; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00666

480

Persian

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

فيوضات ملکوت ابهی مشروط به استعداد و قابليّت نيست نفس فيض عين قابليّت گردد چنانکه نفس فعل چون از فاعل

O herald of the Kingdom! Thy long letter has been carefully read and the contents understood. It proved that thou art not reposing in heart... ...Know that the blessings of the Kingdom of Abha are not dependent upon the capacity and the worthiness of any one; the blessings themselves are the worthiness.

MMK3#137 p.095x

BSC.496 #957x, BSTW#444

AB00667

480

mixed

ای منجذبین میثاق الیوم جمیع آفاق در خواب و شما بیدار کل مدهوش و شما هشیار همه

O ye who are attracted to the Covenant! Today all horizons lie in slumber, while ye are wakeful; all are bewildered, yet ye are clear-sighted [3.5s]

INBA21:084

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief

AB00668

480

mixed

ای مهتدی بهدایت کبری خفاشانی چند که در زاویه نسیان خزیده بودند و در ظلمات

O thou who art guided by the supreme guidance! A few bats, having nestled in the recesses of oblivion and enveloped in darkness [4o]

MKT1.400, MILAN.177, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.263, YHA1.382-383 (2.771)

Justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00669

480

Persian

ای یادگار حضرت وحید فرید آن نفس نفیس و شخص شخیص هدایت مجسم بود و موهبت مشخص

O remnant of the peerless Vahíd, that precious soul and distinguished figure, the very embodiment of guidance and manifest bounty [3.5s]

INBA17:160

Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00670

480

Persian

Consultation

ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء خدمات شما در آستان مقدس مذکور و محبوب و مقبول پس نهایت

O true friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Your services at the Sacred Threshold are remembered, cherished and accepted, therefore utmost [3.5s]... ...The honoured members of the Spiritual Assembly should exert their efforts so that no differences may occur, and if such differences do occur, they should not reach the point of causing conflict

INBA16:232

BRL_DAK#0831

BRL_CONSULT#18x, COC#0184x, LOG#0587x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Elections; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00671

480

Arabic

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Growth of the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات القدس انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله علی شده رافته و عظیم

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of Holiness! Verily, I read thy words in which thou hast thanked God for His great kindness

BRL_DAK#0817, MKT2.292

TAB.712-715

AB00672

480

Arabic

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی تلوت تحریرک الجدید و انشرحت بمضمونها اللطیف

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy excellent letter and was dilated through its excellent contents.

BRL_DAK#0736, MMK6#618

TAB.289-291

AB00673

480

mixed

ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره المبارکه قد وصل الندآء الی شرق الارض و غربها و

O wondrous branch of the blessed Tree! The call hath reached unto the East of the earth and the West thereof [3.5s]

YBN.260-261

AB00675

480

mixed

مکتوب آنجناب واصل گشت گویا نسیم صبای جان بود که از سبای حب محبوب عالمیان مرور

Your epistle was received, and it was as the morning breeze wafting from Sheba with the love of the Beloved of all the worlds [3.5s]

MMK6#342

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00677

480

Persian

یا امه الله المقربه نامه ای مرقوم نموده بودید که یکروز اقلا باید صرف قرائت

O thou handmaiden of God who art drawing nigh! The letter thou hast written should take at least one day to read....The establishment of a women's assemblage for the promotion of knowledge is entirely acceptable, but discussions must be confined to educational matters

BRL_DAK#0692, COMP_WOMENP#011x, MKT7.034c, MMK2#348 p.250x, YIA.401-403

BRL_WOMEN#011x, COC#2102x, KSHK#34

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Veiling [hijab]

AB00678

480

mixed

یا بادی الاکوان و بدیع الامکان و ملیک الملک و الملکوت و مالک العزه و الجبروت لک الحمد

O Thou Who art the Primal Origin of creation, the Wondrous Fashioner of all contingent being, the Sovereign of earthly dominion and the Kingdom on high, the Lord of glory and might! Unto Thee be praise [3.5s]

INBA87:334b, INBA52:342

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00679

480

mixed

یا من ارجوالله ان یجیره فی صون حمایته و ینجده بجیوش عونه و عنایته انه خلف صدق

O thou whom I beseech God to shelter within the fortress of His protection, and to succour with the hosts of His aid and gracious care, verily he is a true successor [3.5s]

PYK.240

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB00680

480

Arabic

یا من نادی بمیثاق نیر الاشراق لعمر الله ان القلوب تصاحبک فی الاسفار و ان الارواح

O thou who callest out in the name of the Covenant of the Daystar of the horizons! By the life of God, hearts accompany thee in thy journeys, and souls [3.5s]

INBA88:182

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Prayer for protection; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00681

480

Arabic

یا من نطق السن الکائنات بایات المحامد و النعوت فی تسبیح ذاته

O Thou by Whose command the tongues of all created things give utterance to verses of praise and attributes in glorification of His Being [3.5s]

MKT3.190, ADH2.077, ADH2_2#11 p.106, MMG2#139 p.154

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00682

480

mixed

یا من ینادی بالمیثاق فی تلک الافاق مکتوب مورخ بچهاردهم محرم الیوم جواب مرقوم

O thou who proclaimeth the Covenant in those far-flung horizons! Thy letter dated the fourteenth of Muharram hath been received, and this day the reply is written [3.5s]

INBA89:066b

PYK.234

Call to action; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00683

470

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی تجلی بجماله و ظهر بعظمه جلاله و اشرق بنور وجهه و لاح بضیاء

Praise be to God, Who hath manifested Himself in His beauty, revealed Himself in the grandeur of His majesty, shone forth with the light of His countenance, and radiated with His splendour [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0819, MKT1.236, AYBY.335 #018, MJMJ2.063bx, MJMJ2.091x, MMG2#131 p.147x, MMG2#390 p.437x

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB00684

470

mixed

الحمد لله الذی قد فتح باب الکنز المخفی و افاض بالفیض الجلی و الخفی علی

Praise be unto God, Who hath unlocked the door of the hidden treasure and hath showered forth His grace, both manifest and concealed [3.5s]

INBA84:537b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00685

470

O my God! Verily, I beseech Thee and supplicate before Thy Presence, to forgive and overlook my sins and transgressions

PN_1900_heh p079

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00686

470

mixed

اللهم یا محیی النفوس بانفاس طیب عبقت من حدائق القدس فی بحبوحه الفردوس انی الوذ

O God, Who quickeneth souls with the pure and perfumed breaths wafting from the sacred gardens in the midst of Paradise, I take refuge [3.5s]

TABN.342

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00687

470

mixed

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers

اللهم یا هادی الطالبین الی سبیل الهدی و منقذ التائهین من بیداء الضلاله و

O Thou, my God, Who guidest the seeker to the pathway that leadeth aright, Who deliverest the lost and blinded soul

MKT3.236, MNMK#100 p.184, MMK1#236 p.306, DWNP_v3#02 p.011-013, ADH2.083, ADH2_2#12 p.112, MMG2#313 p.351

SWAB#236, BPRY.191-193x

Non-participation in politics; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00688

470

Arabic

الهی الهی ادرکنی فی غمار بحار البلایاء و انقذنی من غمرات طمطام الرزایاء و

O my God, my God! Deliver me from the surging seas of tribulation, and save me from the engulfing depths of calamities [3.5s]

MSBH3.428

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00690

470

O sons and daughters of the Kingdom: Your letter of congratulation was received. Its contents show steadfastness and attraction to the Kingdom

DAS.1914-01-16

Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB00691

470

mixed

ای احبای الهی الحمد لله نفحه مشکبار جهان را عنبر بار نموده و صیت جمال مبارک

O divine friends! Praise be to God, the musk-laden breeze hath spread its amber-scented fragrance across the world, and the fame of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s]

INBA89:090

MMK6#222

Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; Universal peace; world unity

AB00692

470

mixed

ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه های متعدد شما پی در پی رسید ولی تحریر جواب ممکن نشد

O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your numerous letters arrived in succession, yet it proved impossible to pen a reply [3.5s]

AMK.181-182

AB00693

470

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب متعدده شما رسید و مختصر جوابی از پیش ارسال گردید تا

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Numerous letters from thee were received, and a brief reply was dispatched beforehand [3.5s]

MMK5#025 p.018

Consultation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB00694

470

mixed

He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب شما رسید و مقصود واضح و پدید شد از همت و جد و جهد

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its purport was made plain and evident. Thou hadst written of the high endeavour

INBA89:245

MAS2.079-080x

BRL_ATE#081x

AB00695

470

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که اثر خامه تضرع و ابتهال بود مضمونش مفهوم گشت دلالت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter, which was a reflection of thy pen's supplication and entreaty, was understood in its true meaning [3.5s]... ...the user, the buyer and the seller [of opium] are all deprived of the bounty and grace of God

AVK3.038.10x, MAS2.058-059x, MSBH8.122-124, GHA.433bx, VUJUD.127x

BRL_Aqdas.n170bx, VUJUDE.186x

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Chastisement and requital; Law of Huququ'llah; Names and attributes of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00696

470

Persian

Consultation; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما رسید ولی از کثرت مشاغل جواب مختصر مرقوم میشود

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received, yet due to the press of manifold occupations, a brief reply is being penned [3.5s]... ...You have asked as to the feast in every Baha’í month. This feast is held to foster comradeship and love

MKT3.502, MKT2.302, MMK1#050 p.088x, AKHA_134BE #16 p.623, AVK3.138.11x

BRL_CONSULT#16x, SWAB#050x, COC#0182x, COC#0925x, LOG#0580x

Consultation; Elections; House of Justice; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Nineteen-Day Feast; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00697

470

Persian

ای جواهر وجود حضرت جلیل شاه خلیل نامه ای مرقوم نموده و نامهای مبارک شما را یک

O jewel of existence! His Excellency Shah Khalil hath written a letter wherein the blessed names are [3.5s]

MKT9.117, MMK3#301 p.223x, FRH.093-094

Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00698

470

mixed

ای خاندان و دودمان ورقه ثابته راسخه التی رفعها الله الی مقعد صدق عند ملیک

O family and lineage of the steadfast and firmly-rooted Leaf, whom God hath raised up to the seat of truth in the presence of the Sovereign [3.5s]

MKT7.236, KASH.377

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]

AB00699

470

Persian

ای خانم محترمه نامه شما بشوقی افندی رسید از مضامین سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل

O esteemed lady! Your letter reached Shoghi Effendi and its contents brought joy, for it was indicative [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0262, MKT3.314

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Muhammad; Islam; Past, present and future of Iran

AB00700

470

Persian

ای زائر مشکین نفس حافظ شیرازی در دیوان خویش میگوید ترکان پارسی گو بخشندگان

O thou pilgrim who art laden with the perfume of musk! Hafiz of Shíraz stateth in his Divan that the Parsi-speaking Turks impart life.... ...The friends of God must live in accord with the exhortations and admonitions of the Light of reality, the Blessed Perfection

BRL_DAK#0868, MKT2.278, ASAT2.154, MSHR2.343x, YHA1.133x, YHA1.378x

DAS.1913-12-28x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement

AB00701

470

Persian

ای سیاوش ترکان خون سیاوش را هدر دادند سر ببریدند و دم مطهرش را بظلم و جفا

O Siyavash! The Turks did spill the blood of Siyavash, severing his head and, with cruelty and injustice, his sacred form [3.5s]

INBA72:143

ALPA.054, YARP2.063 p.105, PPAR.118, RMT.026-027, RMT.066, QUM.218-219, YARD.042

Differences in human capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00702

470

mixed

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ای طالب حقیقت آن عبارتی که مرقوم نمودی از جمال مبارک متمم ایه ایست که

O thou seeker after Truth! The statement of the Blessed Beauty which thou hast quoted doth supplement the verse

NURA#59, MMK4#149 p.159, YMM.332x

LOTW#59

AB00703

470

Persian

ای عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه۲۵ صفر ۱۳۲۹ رسید از مضمون چنان معلوم گردید که جواب

O dearly beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter dated the 25th of Safar 1329 was received, and from its contents it became evident [3.5s]

INBA85:502

AKHA_087BE #10 p.10

Eulogies; reminiscences; Non-participation in politics; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB00704

470

Persian

ای مستجیر بباب رحمت کبری جناب میرزا عنایت الله چند ایامی در مصر چون طوطیان

O thou who seekest refuge at the threshold of the Great Mercy! For some days did the honored Mírza 'Inayat'u'lláh sojourn in Egypt, like unto the parrots [3.5s]

INBA55:247

YBN.062-063

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humor; jokes; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God

AB00705

470

Persian

ای منادی میثاق اثر کلک مشکبار ملاحظه گردید گویا جنت رضوان بود یا ریاض حدیقه

O herald of the Covenant! The effects of thy musk-laden pen were observed, even as the Paradise of Riḍván or gardens of Paradise [3.5s]

TSS.203, MSHR5.026x

Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00706

470

mixed

ای منادی میثاق نامه مفصل که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه

O herald of the Covenant! The detailed letter thou hadst addressed to Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath been perused [3.5s]

MUH1.216x, AADA.152-153x

Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets

AB00707

470

mixed

ای مونس قلوب مشتاقین لله الحمد که نفحه مشکین که از مهب خامه عنبرین سطوع یافته

O Companion of the yearning hearts! Praise be to God that the musk-laden breeze hath wafted from the amber-scented pen [3.5s]

MMK6#191, ANDA#55 p.22

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00708

470

mixed

ای ناطق بذکر الهی صبح قدم چون مشرق عالمرا روشن نمود خفاشان پریشان شدند که ای

O thou who speaketh of the divine remembrance! When the Morn of eternity illumined the horizon of the world, the bats were thrown into confusion [3.5s]

INBA55:418, INBA72:018, INBA88:125

MKT2.123, MILAN.174, AKHA_121BE #09 p.j, MAS5.202

Apocalyptic imagery; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00709

470

Arabic

ایتها المحترمه قد وصل تحریرک البدیع المعانی اللطیف المبانی دال علی فرط محبتک

O esteemed one! Thy graceful letter, resplendent with exquisite meanings and refined expressions, hath reached me, betokening thy boundless love [3.5s]

MKT1.217, MKT3.182, MNMK#026 p.107

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB00710

470

Arabic

Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer and Devotional Life

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الغراء البدیعه الانشاء و اجیبک فی هذا الحین

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have read thy brilliant and eloquent letter, and I respond to thee at this time [3.5s]... ...Know thou that in every word and movement of the obligatory prayer there are allusions, mysteries and a wisdom… Know thou that polygamy is not permitted under the law of God, for contentment with one wife hath been clearly stipulated.

BRL_DAK#0438, COMP_PDLP#58x

BRL_PMDA#26x, BRL_PDL#58x, COC#1748x, LOG#1521x

Laws of marriage and dowry; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; War and peace

AB00711

470

mixed

ایها السهیم لعبدالبهاء فی عبودیه الرب الکبریاء نامه مفصل آنحضرت وصول یافت و از

O thou who art partner with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in servitude to the Lord of Glory! Thy detailed letter was received, and from [3.5s]

MSHR4.342-344, MSBH3.466

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00712

470

mixed

ایها الشهید ابن الشهید الثابت علی عهد الله و میثاقه الذی اخذه فی ذر البقا عمن

O thou martyr, son of the martyr, steadfast in the Covenant and Testament of God, which He established in the realm of eternity, from whence [4o]

INBA88:039

PYK.232

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

AB00714

470

mixed

حمدا لمن انزل من السماء ماء ثجاجا فاهتزت و ربت کل ارض هامده و انبتت من کل

Praise be unto Him Who hath sent down from the heavens abundant rain, whereupon every dormant land did quiver and swell, bringing forth from all [3.5s]

MMK3#206 p.148x, NANU_AB#30x, ABDA.324-325

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00715

470

Arabic

رب رب قد اشتد الظلام و خرب الخیام علی روس الانام و حجبت الابصار غشاوه

O Lord, O my Lord! The darkness hath indeed grown intense, and the pavilions covering the heads of men have been laid waste, and a veil hath obscured their sight [3.5s]

MMK6#486

Empty learning; false spirituality; Literal interpretation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00716

470

Arabic

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی کیف اذکرک و عین الذکر تدل علی البقاء و حقیقه الثناء

Praise be unto Thee, O my God! How can I make mention of Thee when the very essence of remembrance testifieth to perpetuity, and the reality of praise [3.5s]

INBA21:179 (220)

MMK6#197

Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00717

470

Arabic

محبوبی محبوبی لک الحمد و العزه و العلی و لک الجود و الفضل و الندی و لک ایادی

O My Beloved, My Beloved! Unto Thee be praise and glory and exaltation; unto Thee be bounty and grace and munificence; unto Thee be all bestowals [3.5s]

PYK.254

Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00718

470

Arabic

مولای مولای لک الحمد بما سبقت رحمتک و سبغت نعمتک و تمت کلمتک و ظهرت حکمتک

O my Lord, my Lord! Praise be unto Thee for that Thy mercy hath preceded all else, Thy bounties have been showered forth in abundance, Thy Word hath been perfected, and Thy wisdom made manifest [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0861, MKT5.045, MNMK#078 p.148

Apocalyptic imagery; Attaining the life of the spirit; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00719

470

mixed

یا اماء الرحمن از قرار مسموع محفلی آراستید و بخدمت آستان مقدس برخواستید طوبی

O handmaidens of the Most Merciful! I have heard how you have adorned a gathering and have arisen to serve the Sacred Threshold. Blessed are ye [3.5s]... ...The effulgence of the rays of the Sun of Truth is abundant and the favours of the Blessed Beauty surround the women believers and the handmaidens who have attained unto certitude

INBA87:106, INBA52:104

BRL_DAK#0833, COMP_WOMENP#095x, MKT7.218, AKHA_135BE #04 p.71, RRT.043x, QIRT.08bx

BRL_WOMEN#095x, COC#2186x

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00720

470

mixed

یا من احبهم الله تجلی نامتناهی الهی چون از افق یحبهم اشراق نمود سرج نورانیه

O ye whom God doth love! When the infinite divine effulgence dawned forth from the horizon of His love, luminous lamps were kindled [3.5s]

MMK6#113

Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00721

470

Persian

یار مهربانا از قرار مسموع سفر آذربایجان نمودی تا آذری بجان جاهلان زنی از این

O kind friend! It hath reached mine ears that thou didst journey to Azerbaijan, that thou mightest kindle a fire in the hearts of the ignorant [3.5s]

MSHR5.276-277

Contention and conflict; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal peace; world unity

AB00723

460

mixed

الحمد لله الذی ظهرت ایاته و بدت بیناته و تمت کلماته و ارتفعت رایاته و انتشرت

Praise be unto God, by Whose will His signs have been made manifest, His evidences unveiled, His words perfected, His banners raised aloft, and spread abroad [3.5s]

MKT3.164

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB00724

460

Arabic

الهی الهی ان عبدک المنیب الحبیب النجیب التقی النقی الرجل الرشید الذی نادی

O my God, my God! Verily, this Thy servant, penitent, beloved, noble, devout, pure, the man of wisdom who hath raised his call [3.5s]

ASAT2.140-141, IQN.072

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00725

460

mixed

الهی الهی ترانی کیف تهلل وجهی و ابتهج قلبی و انشرح صدری لما تلوت اسماء احبائک

O my God! O my God! Thou hast beheld how my face shone with cheerfulness, my heart was rejoiced and my breast dilated...O ye friends of God! Engage in love as much as you can and be gentle to every outsider; suffer from enemies and behave with patience; see the asleep as the awakened

MKT3.252

CHU.069b, TCI#2

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00726

460

Persian

ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن نامه ای که در تعزیت و ماتم حضرت ابی الفضائل مرقوم

O friends of God and the handmaidens of the All-Merciful! The letter in which you expressed condolence at the loss of ‘Abú‘l-Fadl was studied.

SAAF.347-349

DAS.1914-03-22, DAS.1914-03-28x, BLO_PT#161, BLO_PT#212

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00727

460

...As for the question of inheritance which is occasioning perplexity: in truth, one is entirely free during his lifetime

BRL_UHJ1996-07-01#2

Justice and wrath of God; Law of inheritance; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00728

460

Persian

Bahá'í Prayers

ای بنده زیبنده آستان مقدس خبر وحشت اثر فوت آن کنیز عزیز الهی بانجمن رحمانی

O befitting servant of the Sacred Threshold! The grievous tidings of the passing of that cherished handmaiden of God reached the divine gathering [3.5s]... ...O Thou Kind Lord! This dearly cherished maidservant was attracted to Thee, and through reflection and discernment longed to attain Thy presence

BRL_DAK#1199, MJMJ3.111x, MMG2#419 p.465x, YARP2.434 p.326

BPRY.045-046x

M. Sparrow

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB00729

460

mixed

ای بنده میثاق مکتوب آنجناب که بدایتش بانگلیسی و نهایتش بپارسی مرقوم ملاحظه

O servant of the Covenant! Your letter, which began in English and concluded in Persian, hath been perused [3.5s]

MMK5#006 p.002

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00730

460

Persian

ای پروردگار این نفوس دوستان تواند و این جمع یاران تو و این انجمن پریشان تو از

O Lord! These souls are Thy friends, this company Thy companions, this assembly the scattered flock of Thy dominion [4o]

INBA17:170

BSHN.140.404, BSHN.144.399, MJMJ2.053, MMG2#187 p.213, MHT1b.165

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00731

460

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان پاکتهای نمرو صد و شصت و چهار و شصت و پنج و شصت و شش و شصت و

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Packets numbered one hundred and sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-six and sixty [3.5s]

INBA16:199

MSHR4.218-219

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Secret societies; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00732

460

mixed

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای چند روز پیش ارسال گردید و در ضمن آن مکتوبی بحرم آقا

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A letter was dispatched some days previously, containing a letter written to the spouse

BRL_DAK#0009

BRL_ATE#009, MAAN#26

AB00733

460

Persian

Methods of teaching the Cause; Miracles and their interpretation; Review of publications; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد تشکیل مجلس

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, and, for want of opportunity, I am now replying to it

BRL_DAK#0026

BRL_ATE#027, LTDT.119x, MAAN#13

AB00734

460

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از وقوعات حالیه ایران شکایت نموده بودید لهذا

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst complained of the current events in Persia. Therefore [3.5s]

MMK5#105 p.084, SFI06.011b

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

AB00735

460

mixed

ای دو بلبل گلبن معانی الطاف بی نهایت حضرت رحمانی را ملاحظه نمااید که آن دو

O ye two nightingales of the rose-garden of meanings! Behold the boundless favours of the All-Merciful Lord, these two [3.5s]

AYBY.422 #133, TRZ1.292

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for healing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00736

460

mixed

ای سرمست جام عنایت فی الحقیقه آنچه گله نمااید حتی اگر شکایت فرمااید حق با

O thou who art inebriated with the wine of divine favor! In truth, whatsoever grievance thou mayest express, and even shouldst thou voice complaint, justice resteth with thee [3.5s]

MKT8.103b, MJMJ3.032x, MMG2#117 p.128x, YQAZ.210-211x

Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00737

460

O thou honorable person! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it indicated that in Budapest a radiant assembly is organized!

DAS.1913-11-15

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Nationalism; love of country; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00738

460

mixed

Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ای فرع لطیف شجره مبارکه مکاتیب متعدده واصل و معانی روحانیش حلاوت مذاق رحمانی

O tender twig of the blessed Tree! Thy numerous letters have been received, and their spiritual meanings were honey-sweet upon the palate of the soul

BRL_DAK#0036, NURA#30, MMK4#041 p.045

LOTW#30

AB00739

460

mixed

ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد از خدا میخواهم که ترا

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and the contents

MMK5#249 p.194, NJB_v12#14 p.240

LOG#0603x, SW_v12#14 p.233-234

Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly

AB00740

460

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای کنیز صادق الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه تعلق بملکوت

O thou sincere and loyal handmaid of the Lord! I have read thy letter. Thou art truly attached to the Kingdom

MNMK#159 p.294, MMK1#160 p.185

SWAB#160, TAB.321-323, BWF.389-390x, BSC.457 #839x

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00741

460

mixed

ای ورقات منجذبه بنفحات الله مرا مقصد چنان بود که بهر یک نامه مخصوص نگارم ولی

O ye leaves attracted by the fragrances of God! It had been my intention to pen a separate letter unto each one, yet [3.5s]

MMK6#530

Role and station of women; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB00742

460

mixed

ای یار سفر کرده بعد از مدتی مدیده مراسله مختصره وارد و بر تفصیل سفر و ورود و

O thou wayfarer who hast embarked upon a journey! After a long period, a brief letter arrived concerning the particulars of thy travels and arrival [3.5s]

MSHR3.224-225

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00743

460

Persian

Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ای یاران الهی ای مقبولان درگاه حضرت غیرمتناهی حضرت شهید چون نور سعید از مطلع

O ye friends of God! O ye favoured ones at the Threshold of the One Who transcendeth all limitations! That distinguished martyr, like unto a lucky star

MMK4#165 p.181, NANU_AB#07

BRL_FIRE_AB#06

AB00744

460

mixed

ای یاران الهی و دوستان ربانی سالها بگذرد و ایام بسر اید و بساط این حیات

O divine friends and heavenly companions! Though years may roll on and days come to an end, and the fabric of this earthly life [3.5s]

MMK2#260 p.187, MMK4#050 p.055

Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00745

460

Arabic

ایتها المقبله الی الله انی اخذت تحریرک المورخ بثالث فی سنه الف و تسعماته و

O thou who art turned towards God! I have received thy letter dated the third day of the year nineteen hundred [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0808, MKT1.195, MNMK#027 p.109

Love of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teachings as spirit of the age; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00746

460

...There is no wonder when a soul advances to God, but (there is) when he remains firm

SW_v14#09 p.275x, BSTW#440

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00748

460

mixed

رب و رجائی هولاء عباد انتعشت افئدتهم من اریاح لواقح ربیعک البدیع و اهتزت ارواحهم

O my Lord and my Hope! These are servants whose hearts have been quickened by the fecundating winds of Thy wondrous springtime, and whose spirits have been stirred [3.5s]

AKHA_123BE #01-02 p.j

Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Universal peace; world unity

AB00749

460

mixed

رب و رجائی و غیاثی و ملاذی ان احبائک الاصفیاء و اودائک النجباء اسلاء عبدک

O my Lord! My Hope! My Helper and my Refuge! Verily, Thy pure beloved ones and Thy aspiring wooers

AVK3.093.04x, MJMJ3.096, MMG2#448 p.494

TEW.015-016

Call to action; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00750

460

Arabic

یا من قدر للذین استشهدوا فی سبیله مقامات عالیه و درجات سامیه یغتبطهم فهیا المخلصون

O Thou Who hast ordained for those who suffered martyrdom in Thy path exalted stations and sublime degrees whereat the sincere ones rejoice [3.5s]

HHA.285-287, MUH3.347-348

Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00751

450

Persian

ای احبای الهی مدتی است که مکاتیب عبدالبهاء مخاطبا للاحباء صدورش فتور یافته

O beloved of the Lord! For a time now, the dispatch of letters from 'Abdu'l-Bahá addressed to the friends has waned [3.5s]

BSHN.140.443x, BSHN.144.437x, DUR3.168x, DUR1.043x, ADH2_1#39 p.056x, MMG2#003 p.003x, MJH.054x, MHT1a.054x, MHT1b.012x, YBN.058-059

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00752

450

mixed

ای احبای الهی هر چند مدتیست که مکاتیب مخصوصه بان سامان مرقوم نگشته اما سبب

O ye friends of God! Though for some time no special letters have been dispatched to that region, the cause [3.5s]

MMK6#039x, ABDA.018-019

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00753

450

mixed

ای امین عبدالبهاء حمد کن خدا را که تمام حیات سالک سبیل نجاتی و مشغول بخدمت رب

O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Render thanks unto God that throughout thy life thou hast been a wayfarer on the path of salvation and engaged in service to thy Lord [3.5s]

MKT4.015, AMIN.041-045

Growth of the Cause; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00754

450

Persian

Education and the development of capacity; House of Justice; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

و امّا تفاوت بين مدنيّت طبيعيّه که اليوم منتشر است و بين مدنيّت الهيّه

O Thou Servant of the Beauty of Abha! I received thy letter, and the books... As to the difference between the natural civilization which is, in the present day

MMK1#105 p.129x

SWAB#105x, SW_v02#03 p.003-004, SW_v07#07 p.055x, SW_v07#15 p.134x, SW_v14#05 p.146x, BSTW#299

AB00755

450

mixed

ای بنده صادق جمال کبریاء خلاصه حوادث اینست که هیئت تفتیش در نهایت کنج کاوی

O sincere servant of the Glorious Beauty! The essence of what hath transpired is this: that the Committee of Investigation, with utmost scrutiny [3.5s]

MMK5#021 p.013, ASAT4.359x

Call to action; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00756

450

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter, which thou hast written to his honor Mirza . . ., was considered. Be thou happy!

TAB.344-346

AB00757

450

Persian

Peace

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما بدقت ملاحظه گردید اثر خامه صدق عین واقع بود

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was carefully perused, and the traces of thy pen reflected the very truth [3.5s]... ...Chaos and confusion are daily increasing in the world. They will attain such intensity as to render the frame of mankind unable to bear them. Then will men be awakened

BRL_DAK#0838, COMP_PEACEP#26x, AVK4.479cx, TZH8.0752, KHMT.143x

BRL_PEACE#26x, COC#1587x

Conduct in finance and business; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00758

450

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مشکین آن منجذب نور مبین وصول یافت و همچنین نامه ای که

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The musk-scented letter of that soul attracted to the manifest Light hath arrived, and likewise the letter that [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0816, MSHR2.015x, MSHR3.152x, KHSK.108-109

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Past, present and future of Iran; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00759

450

...Announce on my behalf my warmest greetings to Mr. Howell, and say, The Mashrak-el-Azkar of Chicago is of the greatest importance. This is a Bahá'í Temple

SW_v02#03 p.007x, SW_v06#17 p.140x, SW_v13#10 p.264x

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00760

450

mixed

ای ثابت راسخ حوادث اینجا بر وجه سابقست هیئت مراجعت نمودند مسائل چندی بود

O thou who art firm and steadfast! The events here continue as before. The delegation hath returned, and there were several matters [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0820, MMK5#020 p.012, QT108.073x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Review of publications; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00761

450

mixed

ای دو شمع جمع بهائیان نامه مشترک رسید و در هر دو یک مسئله مهمی مرقوم بود و آن

O ye twin luminaries of the assemblage of Bahá'ís! Your joint letter was received, wherein an important matter was detailed, and it concerned [3.5s]

AYBY.378 #060, TRZ1.358, YQAZ.143-144, YQAZ.279-280

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan

AB00762

450

mixed

ای دوستان الهی و یاران رحمانی غفلت نفوس و قساوت قلوب و شدت انهماک در شهوات و

O divine friends and companions of the Merciful! The heedlessness of souls, the hardness of hearts, and the intense engrossment in carnal desires [3.5s]

INBA55:261

MUH1.0114

Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00763

450

River of Life, The

O Heavenly Friends! Your letter arrived and its subject afforded me joy and gladness. Thanks be to God! that such an assembly

ROL.055-057

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language

AB00764

450

Persian

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای دوستان عبدالبهاء جناب مستر وودکاک نامه نگاشت و نامهای شما را در آن نامه ذکر

O ye friends of Abdul-Baha! His honor Mr. Woodcock wrote a letter and in that letter he mentioned your names, asking divine favor on your behalf.

BRL_DAK#0797

TAB.531-533, MAX.237-239

AB00765

450

mixed

ای سائل جلیل از افق اعلی و ملکوت ابهی سوال نموده بودید حضرت اعلی اننی انا حی

O honored questioner! Thou hast asked about the Supreme Horizon and the Kingdom of Abha. His Holiness the Bab hath stated

MKT9.134b, ASAT5.156, BSHN.140.364, BSHN.144.362, MHT1a.074, MHT1b.032, YMM.418

BSTW#186

False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity of thought and belief

AB00766

450

mixed

ای عارف اعراف البته در داستان راستان ملاحظه نموده اید... البتّه در داستان راستان ملاحظه نموده‌ايد

O thou who art learned in divine mysteries! Assuredly thou hast observed in the chronicles of truth [3.5s]

MMK6#271x, MSHR4.008-009x

Imam 'Ali; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Miracles and their interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Proofs of the Manifestations of God

AB00767

450

mixed

Astrology and numerology; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Demons and evil spirits; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

ای عزیز پارسی هر چند الان بهیچوجه تحریر نتوانم و فرصت ندارم مع ذلک مختصر جواب

Praised be God ye have adorned yourselves with devotion and love... As to the question of evil spirits, demons and monsters, any references made to them in the Holy Books have symbolic meaning

INBA75:150

BRL_DAK#0427, ALPA.089, YARP2.106 p.127

BRL_ATE#138x, LOG#1731x

AB00768

450

Persian

ای فاضل جلیل نامه شما رسید و بملاحظه اش صبح شادمانی از افق قلب دمید زیرا دلیل

O distinguished and noble one! Your letter was received, and upon its perusal the morn of gladness dawned from the horizon of the heart, for [3.5s]

MMK6#604, AVK2.205.18x, AVK3.501.18x, MAS2.098-100x

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00769

450

Persian

ای منجذبه ملکوت الله نامه که در عید ایستر مرقوم نموده بودی رسید از مضمون

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! The letter written at Easter

BRL_DAK#0131

LBLT.203-205x, SW_v14#11 p.342, ABCC.512-513

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Consolation and comfort; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00770

450

mixed

ای مونس قدیم آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید و سبب فرح و مسرت بی پایان شد زیرا دلالت

O ancient companion! That which thou hast written was perused and became a source of boundless joy and felicity, for it doth signify [3.5s]

PYK.241, MSHR4.222x

Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00771

450

Persian

ای یار دیرین مهربان خوشا ایامیکه بزم انس آراستیم و در نهایت محبت و الفت گفتگو

O kind friend of old, Happy were the days we sat together in fellowship, in amity and affection. The charm of that meeting is still vividly remembered

CMB_F66f34.2,

BRL_DAK#0813, MSHR5.293-294

EGBBF.107-108x

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00772

450

Persian

ای یاران روحانی من آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید جمیع تضرع و ابتهال بود

O my spiritual friends! That which ye had written was perused, and it was all supplication and entreaty [3.5s]

MMG2#154 p.173x, NJB_v01#16 p.001-002

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00773

450

mixed

ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله در سبیل الهی جام بلا نوشیدید و سم جفا چشیدید و از

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be unto God that ye have quaffed the cup of tribulation in the path of the Almighty and tasted the poison of injustice and from [3.5s]

INBA85:166

MKT8.233, MAS5.265x, NANU_AB#62

Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00774

450

Persian

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه مبارکی که دلالت بر انتخاب محفل روحانی مینمود

O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A blessed letter hath been received from you, telling of the election of a Spiritual Assembly... O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our bodies be gathered here together, yet our spellbound hearts

MMK1#037 p.074

SWAB#037, BPRY.301-302x, TAB.023-026, BWF.403-404x, BWF.414-414x

The Bird & The Butterfly

East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00775

450

mixed

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء هر چند در سائر جهات ندا بلند است و بشارت الهیه فرح قلوب هر

O ye beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though in diverse directions the call is raised high, and the divine glad-tidings bring joy to every heart [3.5s]

MSHR5.266-267

Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00776

450

mixed

ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء جمیع اولیا در اعصار و قرون ماضیه گریان و سوزان

O loving friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! All the holy ones throughout past ages and centuries were weeping and burning with grief [3.5s]

MMK3#283 p.204, HDQI.190, ANDA#10 p.06

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB00777

450

Arabic

ایها الفتی الرحمانی انی اطلعت بمضمون الخطاب و تضرعت الی الله ان یویدک بشدید

O thou youth of the All-Merciful! I have perused the contents of the letter and have supplicated unto God that He may strengthen thee [3.5s]

YMM.414x

AB00778

450

Arabic

ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها الخلق الجدید قال الله سبحانه و تعالی

O ye who are sincere! O ye who are attracted! O ye who are the new creation.... Praise be to the One who created this marvelous dispensation!

MNMK#025 p.106, MJAI.012, NJB_v10#04 p.075

SW_v10#04 p.073-075

Continual renewal of creation; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB00781

450

Persian

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment

مکتوب مورخه ۵ ذی القعده ۱۳۲۴ رسید ای بنده جمال ابهی عنوان نامه یا عبدالبهاء

O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated the 5th of Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1324 was received, bearing the address "O 'Abdu'l-Bahá" [3.5s]... ...We have previously written and sent out a detailed letter regarding the education of children in faith, certitude, learning and spiritual knowledge, and their being taught to call upon the Heavenly Kingdom with suppliant hearts

BRL_DAK#0509, MMK5#175 p.136

BRL_ATE#164x, COC#0599x

AB00782

450

mixed

یا من اراه الله فی الرویاء الصادقه ما یثبت قدمیه علی الصراط تالله الحق ان القلب لفی اسف

O thou whom God hath shown in a true vision that which shall sustain thy steps upon the straight path, by the True One, verily the heart is filled with sorrow [3.5s]

INBA21:127b

BRL_DAK#0864

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith

AB00783

450

mixed

یا من تشمر عن الذیل فی خدمه امر الله قد رتلت ایات الشکر للملا الاعلی بما اید

O thou who dost gird up thy loins in service to the Cause of God! The verses of thanksgiving have been chanted in the Concourse on High for the support thou hast rendered [3.5s]

INBA89:192

MKT6.097, MSHR2.111x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00784

450

Consultation; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Role and station of women; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high

…Thou hast written concerning the Board of Consultation. It is very proper thou shouldst exert thyself with heart and soul

TAB.026-027x

AB00785

450

O thou two attracted ones to the fragrances of God and enkindled by the fire of the love of God

BSTW#121a

Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for pilgrims; Shrines and Holy places

AB00786

440

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی تجلی بنور جماله و کشف الغطاء عن وجه عزه جلاله و اشرق بنور

Praise be to God, Who hath manifested Himself through the light of His beauty, lifted the veil from the countenance of His might and majesty, and hath shone forth with radiance [3.5s]

INBA13:382, INBA72:069, INBA59:154

Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00787

440

mixed

Excellence in all Things; Scholarship; Social Action; Bahá'í Prayers

اللهم یا من تجلی علی الحقائق النوراء بتجلی العلم و الهدی و میزها عن سائر

O God, O Thou Who hast cast Thy splendour over the luminous realities of men, shedding upon them the resplendent lights of knowledge and guidance, and hast chosen them out of all created things for this supernal grace… The harder they strive to widen the scope of their knowledge

BRL_DAK#0211, MKT1.229, AKHA_124BE #11-12 p.d, TSS.166, TRBB.018, YHA1.373x, QIRT.18

BRL_SOCIAL#055x, BRL_EXCEL#24x, BRL_SCHOLAR#04x, BPRY.115-16x, COC#0385x, COC#0578x, COC#0789x

Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00788

440

mixed

الهی الهی انی اذکرک بصمیم قلبی منجذبا الی ملکوتک و خاضعا لجبروتک مبتهلا الی

O my God, O my God! I remember Thee with the depths of my heart, drawn unto Thy Kingdom, submissive before Thy might, beseeching Thee [3.5s]

DUR4.645

AB00789

440

mixed

الهی الهی انی بکل تذلل و تضرع و تبتل اضع جبینی علی التراب المهین و ادعوک

O my God, O my God! With the utmost lowliness, supplication and devotion, I lay my brow upon the abject dust and call upon Thee [3.5s]

TABN.259b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00790

440

mixed

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Suffering and imprisonment

ای احبای رحمان جمال ابهی از مطلع آمال بجمیع اسما و صفات اشراق فرمود و این قرن

O ye beloved of the Merciful! The Abha Beauty hath shone forth with His manifold names and attributes from the Dawning-Point of all desires

NURA#04, MMK4#052 p.058

LOTW#04

AB00791

440

mixed

ای برادر من مثل خدا بمثل آفتاب است مثل خلق بمثل اشیا در دل هر ذره از آفتاب

O My brother, just as God is like the sun, creation resembles the objects upon which its light falls. Within the heart of every atom lies a reflection of the sun [4o]

MAS9.089x, MSHR4.161-162, MSHR5.393x

God's love for His own Essence; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of attributes same as knowledge of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

AB00792

440

mixed

ای بنده الهی مراسله روحانی آن جناب واصل از مضمون اگرچه بجهتی محزون شدیم زیرا

O servant of God! Thy spiritual letter was received and, although in one respect its contents caused us sorrow, for [3.5s]

INBA85:148

MMK6#551, MSHR2.115x

Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB00793

440

mixed

ای بنده الهی نامه شما رسید فورا جواب مرقوم میگردد تا تلافی مافات شود ای جناب

O servant of God, thy letter was received and forthwith is a reply being penned, that past delays may be remedied, O esteemed one [3.5s]

INBA17:006

MKT9.045, ANDA#57 p.04, MAS2.086-087x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wealth inequality and its moderation

AB00794

440

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Since the extinction of the fire

SW_v10#02 p.019+027

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00795

440

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان دو نامه آنجناب وصول یافت مندرجاتش سبب مسرات گردید دلیل بر

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy two letters were received, and their contents brought joy and bore witness to [3.5s]

MMK6#178

Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00796

440

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Rest thou assured in the bounty of the

SW_v10#18 p.329-330

Business; financial; property matters; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Naming of children; of individuals; Predictions and prophecies; Wealth inequality and its moderation

AB00797

440

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب و زیارتهاایکه خواسته بودی مرقوم شد و ارسال میگردد

Work is prohibited on three days of the Riḍvan festival: the First, the Ninth, and the Twelfth

AVK4.012.06x, YBN.056-057

ADMS#154x

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00798

440

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصلی چند روز پیش ارسال گردید لهذا حال با عدم فرصت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A detailed letter was dispatched some days ago; therefore, at present, owing to lack of time [3.5s]

AVK4.206.03x, DWNP_v3#05 p.035-036

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Importance of community building; Law of inheritance; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00799

440

Persian

Paris Talks

ای دختر عزیز من نامه فصیح و بلیغ در کمال سرور در باغی در زیر سایه درختی

O Thou my beloved daughter! Thine eloquent and fluent letter was perused in a garden, under the cool shade of a tree

BRL_DAK#0737

LOG#2075x, PT#59 p.195, DAS.1913-08-28, ABIE.249, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#099, BSTW#108b

Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Predictions and prophecies; Role and station of women; War and peace

AB00800

440

Arabic

ای رب و مولای ان هذا عبد اصطفیته بین عبادک و اخترته من بین ارقائک و جعلته

O Lord and Master! This is a servant whom Thou hast chosen from among Thy servants and singled out from among Thy bondsmen and made him [3.5s]

INBA21:109

BRL_DAK#0878

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00801

440

Persian

ای شخص محترم نامه مفصل شما رسید من چون از کثرت

O honored soul! Your detailed letter was received. Since, due to a multitude [3.5s]... ...As regards the other religions in the texts of Baha’u’llah and in the books of the loved ones like the book of Mirza Abu al-Fadl

MKT3.378, AVK1.071.03x, AVK3.453.14x

KSHK#27x

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Literal interpretation; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Universality of the Cause

AB00802

440

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

مشرق الأذکار از اعظم تأسيسات عالم انسانيست و تفرّعاتش بسيار است مشرق الأذکار اگر چه محلّ عبادتست

O thou favored maidservant of the Kingdom of God! The letter, which thou hast written, was received. Its contents evinced high aspiration…. The Temple is the most great foundation of the world of humanity and it has many branches

MMK1#064 p.097x, MMK1#065 p.098x, AVK4.151.04x

SWAB#064x, TAB.626-627, BWF.416-416x, LOG#2056x, BSC.465 #866-867x, SW_v06#17 p.142-143x, SW_v09#01 p.005x, PN_unsorted p073x

High station of teachers of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00803

440

Persian

ای مدیر محترم معارف پرور و خیرخواه عموم بشر ایران وقتی بهشت برین بود و

O thou noble editor, cherisher of knowledge and the well-wisher of the world of humanity! Persia at one time was the delectable paradise

MMK4#187 p.231, PYB#086 p.03

DAS.1914-10-13

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB00804

440

Persian

ای مطلع عنایت جمال قدم و اسم اعظم در این بساط شب و روز مذکوری و در این انجمن

O Dawning-Place of the favours of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name! Night and day art thou remembered in this realm and in this gathering [3.5s]

AYBY.329 #011, MMG2#066 p.071x

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB00805

440

mixed

ای منادی عهد و پیمان نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۲۲ صفر ۱۳۳۷ بود رسید جمیع طوائف عالم در

O herald of the Covenant and Testament! Thy letter dated the twenty-second of Safar, 1337, hath reached me. All the peoples of the world [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0316, MSHR5.211-213

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Non-participation in politics; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Universal peace; world unity

AB00806

440

mixed

Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes

ای موقن بایات الله گویند که قوای اعظم عالم قوه سلطنت قاهره و سطوت حکومت باهره

O true believer in the verses of God! It is said that the greatest power in the world is the power of an all-compelling sovereignty

INBA87:497x, INBA52:522x

NURA#54, MMK4#117 p.125x, MATA.033-034x

LOTW#54

AB00807

440

mixed

ای نفوس مبارکه مقرب درگاه کبریا نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت روح و ریحان رخ داد

O blessed souls who have drawn nigh unto the Threshold of the Most High! Your missive hath reached us, and from its contents there hath been wafted the utmost fragrance of joy and delight [3.5s]

INBA17:134, INBA87:415, INBA52:427

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00808

440

Persian

ای یار روحانی بواسطه جناب آقا میرزا احمد سهراب نامه شما رسید و از مضمون

O spiritual friend! Through Jináb-i-Mírzá Ahmad Sohrab thy letter was received, and from its contents [3.5s]

NJB_v03#01 p.004-005

Agriculture; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Non-participation in politics; Promotion of commerce and industry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00809

440

Persian

ای یاران روحانی جناب زائر سمی حضرت مقصود آقا حسین دفتر اسماای بعد از مراجعت

O spiritual friends! The honored pilgrim, namesake of the Desired One, Áqá Ḥusayn, upon his return [3.5s]

INBA55:173

Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00810

440

mixed

ای یاران عبدالبهاء عوانان دست تطاول گشودند و مستبدان بشدت تمام تعرض نمودند و

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The oppressors have stretched forth the hands of tyranny, and the despots have launched their attacks with the utmost intensity [3.5s]

MMK4#043 p.047, MMK5#031 p.032

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00811

440

mixed

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه یار مهربانی رسید و نامهای مبارک شما در آن مرقوم

O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A letter from a kind friend hath arrived, and your blessed letters were written therein [3.5s]

MKT9.262, MMK6#326

Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00812

440

mixed

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]

AB00813

440

Persian

دوست عزیز مهربان در این ساعت دستخط عالی رسید فورا در کمال سرعت جواب مرقوم

Dear and kindly friend, at this hour your esteemed letter arrived, and with the utmost speed a reply is being penned [3.5s]

CMB_F66#21,

BRL_DAK#0814

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications

AB00814

440

Arabic

قال الله تعالی فی القرآن المبین و الذکر الحکیم اذ الشمس کورت و اذ النجوم انکدرت

In the words of Almighty God, as revealed in the perspicuous Qur'an: "When the sun shall be folded up, and when the stars shall fall, darkened" [4o]

PR20.006

BRL_DAK#0867, MKT2.165, MNMK#028 p.110

Apocalyptic imagery; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Realms of being; three realms; five realms

AB00816

440

Arabic

یا من انجذب من نفحات القدس التی انتشرت من ریاض الملکوت الابهی قد سرت نسمه

O thou who art attracted by the divine breaths that wafted from the gardens of the Most Glorious Kingdom, verily hath a gentle breeze stirred [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0811, MKT1.232, MJMJ2.022x, MMG2#235 p.263x

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00817

430

mixed

Trustworthiness

اللهم یا من اختص برحمته الساجدین و اختار لفضله و کرمه زین العابدین

O God! O Thou Who hast singled out, through Thy mercy, those who bow down before Thee, and Who hast chosen, through Thy grace and generosity, the adornment of the worshippers [3.5s]... ...If any of the friends should enter into the service of the government, they should make their occupation a means of drawing nearer to the divine Threshold

BRL_DAK#0425, COMP_TRUSTP#57x, MILAN.231, MSHR4.066x

BRL_TRUST#56x, COC#2068x, LOG#1475x

Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00818

430

Arabic

الهی الهی انی اناجیک و انا غریق بحار الاسی و طریح تراب الجوی من شده الرزایا

O my God, my God! I commune with Thee while immersed in oceans of grief and cast upon the dust of anguish through the severity of tribulations [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0858, MKT3.318, YIA.375-376

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00819

430

Persian

ای احبای الهی ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب ابن ابهر نهایت ستایش را از آن یاران

O divine friends! O beloved companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honor Ibn-i-Abhar hath expressed the utmost praise of those friends [3.5s]

HDQI.303

Living waters; water of life; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00820

430

East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

O thou servant of Baha'! Thy letter dated July 26, 1906, was received. Correspondence between the believers of the Orient and the Occident

TAB.466-468

AB00821

430

mixed

ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی نامه روحانی تلاوت شد نفحه رحمانی استشمام گشت سبحان

O faithful servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy spiritual letter was read, and the divine fragrance thereof was inhaled. Glory be to God [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0866, MKT1.359, MNMK#158 p.292, AKHA_120BE #06-07 p.j, AVK1.299x, AVK3.516.03x, YHA1.372x (2.747)

Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Justice and mercy; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Reward and punishment; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00822

430

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان الان که یوم یکشنبه شانزدهم ربیع الثانی سنه هزار و سیصد و

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! On this Sunday, the sixteenth of Rabi'u'th-Thani in the year thirteen hundred and [3.5s]... ...The dark blue and white domes inverted

INBA85:205

ANDA#57 p.22, MSHR3.034

PDC.151x

Growth of the Cause; Justice and mercy; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB00823

430

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه دوم رمضان ۱۳۳۲ وصول یافت مضمون تبتل و تضرع بملکوت ابهی

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter of 2 Ramadan 1332 was received, testifying to thy humility and reverence before the Abha Kingdom.

INBA85:499, INBA85:532

KHH1.331 (1.461)

KHHE.469-470

Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Universal peace; world unity

AB00824

430

Persian

Courtesy; culture [adab]; Education of children; moral education; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید اجازه حضور خواسته بودید حال آنجناب الحمد لله در قمرود

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived wherein thou hadst sought permission to attain His presence. Now, praise be to God, thou art in Qamrud [3.5s]... ...As to the organization of the schools: if possible the children should all wear the same kind of clothing, even if the fabric is varied

MMK1#110 p.131x, AKHB.215, MJTB.080x, ANDA#57 p.59x, QUM.259-260, KASH.443x

SWAB#110x, LOG#0487x

AB00825

430

mixed

ای دو بنده صادق حق آنچه بجناب سید مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید این صدمات در

O ye two sincere servants of the True One! That which ye had written to his honour the Siyyid hath been perused. These afflictions [3.5s]

MSHR4.150-151

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00826

430

Persian

ای دوستان حقیقی عبدالبهاء نامه مس دورینگ قرائت گردید الحمد لله بشارت ثبوت

O ye real friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter of Miss Doring was perused. Praise be to God, it had the glad-tidings of your firmness

BBBD.508-509

BBBD.509-511, SW_v11#13 p.230-231

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00827

430

Persian

ای سلاله حضرت خلیل الحمد لله آنچه در الواح مبارک باسراایل تبشیر فرموده اند و در مکاتیب

O scion of Abraham! [3.5s]... ...Praise be to God that whatsoever hath been announced in the Blessed Tablets unto the Israelites, and the things explicitly written in the letters of Abdu'l-Baha, are all being fulfilled

MKT3.363, AVK3.248.10x, AVK4.470x, PYB#216 p.28x, PYB#257 p.23x, TAH.023x, MJMJ2.109x, MMG2#452 p.499x

ADJ.055-056x

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity

AB00828

430

Persian

ای شمع حضرت سینا نامه شما رسید از مضمون سرور و حبور عظیم حاصل گردید زیرا

O Candle of Mount Sinai! Thy letter was received and from its contents the utmost joy and gladness were obtained [3.5s]

INBA84:399

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00829

430

Persian

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ای طالب حقیقت نامه که بتاریخ سیزدهم دیسمبر ۱۹۲۰ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید ادیان

O thou who dost search after truth! Thy letter of 13 December 1920 hath come. From the days of Adam until today

MKT3.375, MNMK#157 p.291, MMK1#023 p.049, AKHA_134BE #19 p.733, AVK2.123.10x, DWNP_v6#08 p.004-005

SWAB#023

AB00830

430

Persian

Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá'

ای عاشقان جمال ابهی اهل مجاز چون تعلق خاطری باب و رنگ در عالم خاک یابند از

O ye lovers of the Abha Beauty! When souls become attracted to the variegated colours and physical beauty of this contingent existence

MMK2#072 p.056

BLO_PT#081.72x

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00831

430

mixed

ای عائله محترمه الحمد لله آنخانه واده مومن بخداوند یگانه اند و در سبیل الهی

O esteemed family! Praise be to God that this household stands firm in their faith in the one true God and remains steadfast in the path of the Almighty [4o]

MMK6#346

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00832

430

mixed

ای عزیز محترم نامه ای که به آقا میرزا لطف الله مرقوم نمودید ملاحظه گردید

O revered friend, the letter which thou didst address to Áqá Mírzá Luṭfu'lláh hath been perused [3.5s]

MMK5#267 p.204

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00833

430

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Two of your letters were received, one after the other; the first dated Oct. 22, 1918

BSTW#222

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of governments; political unity

AB00834

430

mixed

ای منادی پیمان چندی است در این صفحات بنشر ایات بینات اوقات میگذرد و در کنائس

O herald of the Covenant! For some time now hast thou been engaged, within these regions, in the propagation of the clear verses, whilst time passeth in the temples [3.5s]

MKT4.089, YHA1.144x (1.292)

Rejection of Muhammad; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00835

430

mixed

ای منادی میثاق حمد کن خدا را که ناشر نفحاتی و خادم کلمه الله بعد از صعود جمال

O herald of the Covenant! Praise God that thou art a diffuser of divine fragrances and a servant of the Word of God after the ascension of the Beauty [3.5s]

MMK3#300 p.221

Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB00836

430

Persian

ای یاران الهی نامه شما رسید همت شما بلند و مقاصد شما ارجمند است زیرا بعضی نشریات

O divine friends, your letter arrived, and your aspirations are lofty and your intentions noble, for some publications [4o]

MKT3.281

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00837

430

Mary Magdalene; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art calling in the Name of God and heralding unto the Kingdom of God! Verily I considered the contents of thy recent letter

TAB.267-269, BSC.455 #835, SW_v08#14 p.186x

AB00838

690

mixed

Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity

شما بايد هوشيار باشيد و نفوس را از نفثات خفيّه و همسات سرّيّه محافظه نمائيد و ثابت بر ميثاق به نصّ صريح الهی

O friend! It is a long time since any news hath been received from thee. Although, earlier, a letter arrived in which thou hadst asked a question

NURA#64, MMK4#159 p.173x, MMK5#099 p.081x

LOTW#64

AB00840

430

Arabic

رب و رجائی و مجیری و سمیری فی جنح اللیالی ترانی خافضا جناح الذل و الانکسار

O Lord, my Hope, my Shelter and my Companion in the depth of night, behold me with wings lowered in meekness and contrition [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0873, AMK.091-092

Prayer for peace and unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace

AB00841

430

Arabic

ربنا انا نتوجه الیک و نتضرع بین یدیک نذکرک بالتهلیل و التکبیر و نثنی علیک

O our Lord! Unto Thee do we turn, and before Thy presence do we humbly supplicate. We remember Thee with glorification and praise, and offer unto Thee our adoration [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0986, MKT1.220, MJMJ2.010b, MMG2#118 p.131

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00842

430

mixed

یا امه البهاء نامه اخیر رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که محزونی و افسرده و

O handmaid of Bahá! Thy recent letter hath arrived, and from its contents it became evident that thou art sorrowful and dejected [3.5s]

MSHR5.361-362, QT108.080

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00843

430

mixed

یار مهربان من رقیمه کریمه فریده غراء بود و خریده نوراء زیرا مضمون مشحون

O loving friend! The honored epistle was a rare and luminous gem, for its contents were replete [3.5s]

MMK2#282 p.202

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00844

430

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O ye longing ones! O ye cheered ones! O ye attracted ones! O ye who are beseeching

TAB.273-275

AB00845

430

O thou eloquent and fluent poetess! Be thou not discouraged nor become thou dispirited on account of the unavoidable events

BSTW#190

Consolation and comfort; Knowledge; recognition of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00846

420

Arabic

اللهم یا الهی انک موید من اخلص وجهه لوجهک الکریم و موفق من هدیته الی صراطک

O Lord, my God! Thou art the Strengthener of whomever turneth his face to Thy gracious Countenance, and the Guide of whomever Thou hast directed to Thy straight path [3.5s]

INBA55:086

Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity in diversity

AB00847

420

Arabic

Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

اللهم یا کاشف البلایاء و دافع الرزایاء انی اتضرع الیک تضرع العانی الی ملیک

O my God! O Thou Remover of adversities and Dispeller of afflictions! I, verily, implore Thee

BRL_DAK#0011, YMM.330x

BRL_ATE#011, MAAN#28

AB00848

420

Arabic

اللهم یا ملجئی و ملاذی و کهنی و معاذی و مهربی وغیاثی ومطلبی

O Lord, my refuge and haven, my protector and sanctuary, my shelter and succor, my aspiration and desire [4o]

INBA89:110

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB00849

420

Arabic

اللهم یا من سبقت رحمته کل شیء و کملت نعمته علی کل شیء و تمت حجته علی عباده

O Lord! Thou Whose mercy hath surpassed all things, Whose bounty hath been perfected upon all things, and Whose proof hath been completed unto Thy servants [3.5s]

INBA85:321

AHT.014, TSS.213, MSBH3.159

Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00850

420

mixed

اللهم یا هادی الضالین الی المنهج القویم و یا دال الطالبین الی الصراط المستقیم و یا موید

O God, Thou Who guidest the erring unto the straight path, and directest the seekers unto the way that is right [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0874, MKT1.293, MJMJ2.038b, MMG2#304 p.339

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power of prayer; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB00851

420

mixed

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

الهی الهی استغفرک عن کل الشئون الا العبودیه لعتبتک السامیه و اتبرء عن کل ذکر

My God, my God! I ask thee to forgive everything save my servitude to Thy Supreme Threshold...O thou who art calling by the Testament, in the Pivot of the horizons!... I affirm that the true meaning, the real significance, the innermost secret of these verses

INBA13:327

MNMK#001 p.007, HHA.060, MSHR2.152x, PTFP.281

WOB.138x, BSC.265 #550, SW_v11#14 p.238-239, CUPAB.006-008

AB00852

420

mixed

الهی الهی انی اغبر جبینی بتراب عتبه قدسک الطاهره و امرغ وجهی بتلک التربه

O my God, my God! I humble my brow with the dust of Thy sacred and immaculate threshold, and lay low my countenance upon that hallowed soil [4o]

TSS.137

Education of children; moral education; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00853

420

Arabic

الهی الهی تری مساای و صباحی و شده احتیاجی و فرط تعلقی بذکر احبائک فی غدوی و

O my God, my God! Thou beholdest my mornings and evenings, and seest how intense hath grown my need and my deep attachment to the remembrance of Thy loved ones in my dawning hours and [3.5s]

INBA84:286

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00854

420

Arabic

الهی و سیدی و مولائی فالیک اجزع و افزع فی کل حالی و اتوسل الیک بکلمتک التی

O my God, my Lord and my Master! Unto Thee do I flee in distress, and in Thee do I seek refuge in every state. I implore Thee by Thy Word which [3.5s]

INBA21:110, INBA84:309

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00856

420

mixed

ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن الحمد لله بدرقه عنایت رسید و راه بسته باز شد ابواب گشوده گشت

O ye beloved of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Praise be unto God that the guide of divine favor hath arrived, and the path once barred hath opened, the gates have been unlocked [3.5s]

MKT3.309

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00857

420

Persian

ای بازماندگان آن شهید سبیل دلبر یکتا حضرت شهید را چون ندای حضرت اعلی بسمع

O ye remnants of that martyr in the path of the Peerless Beloved! As the call of His Holiness the Exalted One reached the ears of that martyr [3.5s]

TISH.118-119, MSBH3.613-615

Eulogies; reminiscences; Fulfillment of true potential; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00858

420

mixed

ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه مرسول واصل گردید و مضمون مفهوم شد حمد خدا را که در

O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Praise be to God that [3.5s]

PYK.275

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00859

420

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از عدم

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The detailed letter which thou didst address to Jináb-i-Manshádí was perused [3.5s]

INBA84:335 (99)

BRL_DAK#0859

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Shrines and Holy places

AB00860

420

Persian

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

ای دوستان الهی جمال رحمانی و هیکل صمدانی و سلطان سریر عزت و ملیک ملک رحمانیت

O friends of God! The Beauty of the All-Merciful, the Temple of the Self-Subsisting, the Sovereign upon the throne of glory, and the King of the realm of the All-Merciful [3.5s]... ...Not a single morn did He find comfort; not a single night did He repose in peace. So intense did His tribulations become

MMK2#046 p.034

BRL_ATE#064x

AB00861

420

Persian

ای دوستان حقیقی و کنیزان عزیزان الهی نامه ای که بواسطه امه الله دکتور کلوک

O ye real friends and beloved maidservants of God! Your letter, through the maidservant of God, Dr. Clock

BRL_DAK#0856, MKT7.247, AMK.129-130, DUR1.487x

BBBD.173-174, DAS.1913-12-29x, SW_v01#17 p.001-002

Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Saddening another soul; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00862

420

Persian

Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای شمع روشن نامه شما رسید و از مضمون فرح روحانی حاصل گردید زیرا مضمون مشحون

O thou ignited candle! Thy letter was received. Its contents imparted spiritual gladness... When man's soul is rarefied and cleansed, spiritual links are established, and from these bonds

MMK1#070 p.104x

SWAB#070x, SW_v14#07 p.210x, PN_1919 p013x

AB00863

420

mixed

ای عندلیب حدیقه وفاء آنچه مرقوم فرموده بودید قرائت و تلاوت گردید بستایش حضرت

O nightingale of the garden of fidelity! That which thou hast written was perused and recited, in praise of the Presence of the Beloved [4o]

INBA87:610, INBA52:652

MMK2#023 p.015, AKHA_125BE #6-7 p.b, ANDA#53 p.07x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00864

420

mixed

ای فرع ملیح سدره مبارکه الهیه شکر کن حضرت احدیت را که موفق بر اعظم مواهب

O sweet branch of the sanctified and divine Lote-Tree! Give thanks to the one true Lord that He has enabled thee to attain the greatest of all heavenly blessings

BRL_DAK#0057, KHAF.077, YHA1.124-125x, QT108.043x, MATA.232-233

GEN.344-345

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places

AB00865

420

Persian

ای محزون مکاتیب شما رسید و از اخبار شدت مشقات و اکدار شما نهایت تاثر حاصل

O thou sorrowful one! Thy letters were received, and from the news of thy severe trials and griefs was profound sorrow obtained [3.5s]

INBA72:138, INBA88:238b

MSHR4.376-377x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

AB00866

420

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity in diversity

O thou wooer of Reality! His Highness the Merciful One hath cause the appearance of the splendors of love and affinity in the world of humanity

DAS.1914-07-07, BSC.303 #616, SW_v07#04 p.025-026, SW_v09#12 p.135-136

AB00867

420

mixed

ای منادی پیمان نامه که بتاریخ ۲۳ ربیع الاخر ۱۳۳۷ بافنان آقا میرزا محسن مرقوم

O herald of the Covenant! Thy letter dated 23 Rabi'u'th-Thani 1337, addressed to the Afnán Áqá Mírzá Muḥsin [3.5s]

MKT3.269

Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00868

420

mixed

ای یاران این آواره حضرت یزدان شاهد و گواهست که در دل و جان آنی فراغت از یاد

O ye companions of this wanderer! The Lord of Hosts beareth witness that in heart and soul not for a moment am I forgetful of your remembrance [3.5s]

MMK3#065 p.041x

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00869

420

mixed

ای یاران این زندانی نامه ای بنظر گذشت نامهای مبارک دوستان مرقوم بود از تلاوت

O friends of this prisoner! A letter came to my attention containing the blessed names of the friends [3.5s]

MMK6#476, ADH2.014x, ADH2_1#06 p.013x, MMG2#183 p.209x, NSR_1978.128bx, NSR_1993.141bx

Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00870

420

mixed

ای یاران حقیقی مظاهر قدسیه و مشارق انوار رحمانیه کشف نقاب نمودند و هتک

O true friends! The holy Manifestations and Daysprings of merciful lights have lifted the veil and disclosed [3.5s]

INBA13:122

Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00871

420

mixed

ای یاران روحانی و اماء رحمان این خاکدان فانی جغدان نادانرا سزاوار و این گلخن

O spiritual companions and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! This ephemeral dust-heap befitteth none but ignorant owls, and this furnace [3.5s]

INBA87:143, INBA52:140

MMK2#060 p.046, TABN.038, ANDA#69 p.07

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB00872

420

Arabic

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ایتها الشعله الحبیه الملتهبه بنار محبه الله انی قرئت کتابک الوارد من عندک و

O thou yearning flame, thou who art afire with the love of God! I have read thy letter, and its contents

MNMK#032 p.116, MMK1#141 p.159, NJB_v05#14 p.002-003

SWAB#141, TAB.087-089

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Judas; Predictions and prophecies; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00873

420

mixed

ایها الفرع الرفیع المنشعب من سدره المنتهی علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه و نوره و

O exalted branch that hath sprung from the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing! Upon thee be the glory of God, His praise and His light! [3.5s]

INBA87:486, INBA52:509

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00874

420

Arabic

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها المشتاقون ایها القائمون علی خدمه امر الله و

O ye sincere ones, ye longing ones, ye who are drawn as if magnetized, ye who have risen up to serve the Cause of God… As for you, O ye lovers of God, make firm your steps in His Cause

MNMK#034 p.119, MMK1#199 p.232

SWAB#199, TAB.003-005, PN_1901 p088

MJ Cyr, The Friends in Stockholm, Sabin, Laticia & Aysher

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00875

420

Arabic

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

يا احبّاء اللّه اذا اشتدّت الارياح و هطلت الامطار و دمدمت الرّعود و لمع البرق و نزلت الصّواعق و اشتدّت

O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read your letters which uttered your steadfastness in the Cause of God

MMK3#197 p.140x

TAB.012-014, BWF.395-396x, BSC.473 #892x, SW_v08#01 p.002x

Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00877

420

Persian

تلغراف وصول به نیویورک رسید بسیار مسرور شدیم که الحمد لله سالما رسیدید و امید

Telegraph of your arrival in New York was received and we were immensely gladdened

YHA1.194, KHH1.256 (1.357)

KHHE.374-376

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00878

420

mixed

ثابت پیمانا نامه نیمه صفر واصل گردید مضمون دلالت بر آن مینمود که ذکر این امر

O steadfast one! Your letter of mid-Safar was received, and its contents indicated that mention of this Cause [3.5s]

RRT.045, MAS2.018-019x

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00879

420

mixed

دوست قدیما عزیز محترما الحمد لله محفوظا از لندن بپاریس آمدم ولی افسوس که اسباب

O ancient and honoured friend! Praised be God, I arrived safely from London to Paris, yet alas, circumstances [3.5s]

CMB_F66f33.1,

BRL_DAK#0875, AMK.286-288, HHA.220, MAS9.105, MSHR5.150x, MSHR5.247x, EGBBF.102

EGBBF.110-111n

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Review of publications; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The power of words; of speech

AB00880

420

mixed

یا من توجه الی وجه اشرقت به الارض و السموات طوبی لک بما ثبت علی المیثاق بشری

O thou who hast turned thy face to the Countenance whereby earth and heaven were illumined! Blessed art thou for having remained firm in the Covenant. Glad tidings be unto thee [3.5s]

INBA17:075b

MMK6#373

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00881

420

mixed

یا من ثبت و نبت و تاید بفضل من الله مکاتیب متعدده آنجناب واصل و از مضمون جمیع

O thou who art firm, steadfast and confirmed through God's grace! Many letters from thee have reached us, and from their contents [3.5s]

MSHR4.185-186

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Noah; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00882

420

mixed

یاران مهربانا جناب آقا غلامرضا وارد و بر علو منزلت و سمو منقبت دوستان شاهد و استدعای

Beloved friends! The honourable Áqá Ghulám-Riḍá hath arrived, and beareth witness to the lofty station and exalted qualities of the friends [3.5s]

INBA87:126, INBA52:124

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00883

420

Praise be to God that through the Bestowal and Grace of the Beauty of Abha, from the Continent of Europe I have returned to the Continent of Africa…. During this long trip great capacity was created…

DAS.1913-07-28, SW_v08#17 p.228x, ABIE.121, BLO_PN#007

Growth of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB00884

410

Arabic

اللهم یا مقدر القدر المقدور و متیح المنایا لکل شاک و شکور و جاذب الارواح الی

O God, Ordainer of destined fate, Dispenser of mortality unto the grateful and ungrafetul alike, Attractor of souls [3.5s]

KHAF.148

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00885

410

mixed

الهی الهی انی اناجیک فی خفیات سری و هویه قلبی و بلسانی فی جنح اللیالی متضرعا

O my God, my God! I commune with Thee in the hidden recesses of my soul and the essence of my heart, and with my tongue, in the depths of night, with utmost supplication [3.5s]

MMK5#291 p.216, BSHN.140.224, BSHN.144.224, MHT2.086

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed

AB00886

410

mixed

الهی الهی ترانی بکل ذل و انکسار اناجیک فی خفیات قلبی و سراثر روحی و اقول رب

O my God! O my God! Thou seest me in utter lowliness and contrition, communing with Thee in the hidden depths of my heart and the inmost mysteries of my spirit, and saying: O Lord [3.5s]

INBA16:054, INBA59:289, INBA88:155

MKT4.008, MILAN.189, AVK3.096.11x, YHA1.100-101x

Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for governments and rulers; Prayer for protection; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00887

410

mixed

الهی و ملاذی و کهف صونی و عونی فی شدائدی و بلائی انی أبسط الیک

O my God and my Refuge! My safe and sure Stronghold, and my Stay in my afflictions and trials! To Thee I raise

MKT1.265, MJMJ2.032, MMG2#019 p.018

BP1926.009-011

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayer for unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00888

410

mixed

انت الذی یا الهی کورت الاکوار و انشئت الادوار و اظهرت الاثار و کشفت الاسرار

O Thou Who, O my God, hast caused the spheres to revolve, brought the cycles into being, manifested the signs and unveiled the mysteries [3.5s]

YBN.121

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00889

410

Persian

ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت الله نامه مبارکی که ارسال نموده بودید رسید مضمون تاسیس محفل

O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom of God! The blessed letter that ye have forwarded was received. Its contents indicate

NJB_v01#09 p.001-002

TEW.017-018

Consultation; Importance of community building; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00890

410

Persian

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای احبای الهی اساس ملکوت الهی بر عدل و انصاف و رحم و مروت و مهربانی بهر نفسی

O ye beloved of the Lord! The Kingdom of God is founded upon equity and justice, and also upon mercy, compassion

MKT3.211, MMK1#138 p.155, AVK3.091, MAS5.154, GHA.440

SWAB#138, BWF.373-374x, BWF.412-413x, COC#0697x, LOG#0527x, SW_v11#16 p.273-274, PN_1920 p081, BW_v09p544x, BSTW#019, BSTW#184

Compassion; kindness; Education of children; moral education; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Kindness to and rights of animals

AB00891

410

mixed

ای احبای الهی خبر پرمسرت اتحاد و اتفاق احباء در اسکندریه رسید چه خبر خوشی بود

O divine friends! The joyous tidings of unity and concord among the loved ones in Alexandria have reached us. What glad news this was [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0876, MKT2.200, MAS5.149, YHA1.330x (2.650)

Contention and conflict; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00892

410

mixed

ای بندگان الهی و اماء رحمن جناب آقا میرزا فضل الله بزیارت بقعه کبریاء مشرف

O servants of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! His honour Mirza Fadlu'llah hath attained the presence of the Most Great Shrine [3.5s]

MKT3.508, AKHA_134BE #17 p.661

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00893

410

mixed

ای بندگان جمال ابهی و اماء رحمان حضرت زائر بقعه مبارکه جناب آقا محمد تحمل

O servants of the Most Glorious Beauty and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! His honour, the pilgrim to the Sacred Shrine, Áqá Muhammad Taḥammul [3.5s]

MKT8.037b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB00894

410

Persian

ای بندگان خالص جمال ابهی نفس مقدس آقا میرزا علی چون صعود بملکوت تقدیس نمود

O faithful servants of the Most Glorious Beauty! The hallowed soul of Áqá Mírzá 'Alí hath ascended unto the sanctified Kingdom [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0862, MSHR4.101-102

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00895

410

mixed

ای بنده حق نامه شما رسید و از صعود حضرت اخوان صفا نهایت تاثر حاصل گردید زیرا

O servant of God! Thy letter was received, and profound sorrow was felt at the ascension of the esteemed brother of purity, for [3.5s]

INBA87:130, INBA52:128

MMK6#567x, MAS2.021-022x, MSBH4.088

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB00896

410

mixed

ای بنده صادق خدا نامه شما رسید و بر مضامین کما هی حقها در نهایت دقت اطلاع

O sincere servant of God! Thy letter was received, and its contents were perused with the utmost care [3.5s]

MMK3#268 p.191, MSHR1.038x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00897

410

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از قرائتش بدرجه ای احزان استیلا یافت که وصف

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its perusal brought such sadness and grief as cannot be described [3.5s]

NJB_v04#06 p.003

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis

AB00898

410

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نامی وصول ارزانی نمود از مضامین شکرین نهایت روح و ریحان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thine illustrious letter was received, and from its sweet contents came the utmost joy and delight [3.5s]

MSBH3.541-542x, YBN.068-069

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00899

410

Persian

ای ثابت راسخ بر عهد و میثاق آنچه مسطور بود ملحوظ گشت و هر چه مرقوم بود منظور

O thou steadfast and firm in the Covenant and Testament! That which was written hath been noted, and whatsoever was recorded hath been considered [3.5s]

MMK5#213 p.164, NANU_AB#35x, YIA.381x

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech

AB00900

410

mixed

ای خاندان آن شخص جلیل سرور این دودمان را هر چند لقب گندم پاک کن بود ولی مقصود

O family of that illustrious personage! Though he who was the glory of this lineage bore the title "Sifter of Wheat," yet the purpose [3.5s]

MSHR3.203-204, NSS.158-159

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00901

410

mixed

ای دو بنده آستان مبارک من مجاور مسجد اقصی و شما در آن عدوه قصوی با وجود این

O ye two servants of the Blessed Threshold! I am near unto the Most Holy Mosque, while ye abide in that far-distant realm [3.5s]

AHB.128BE #01 p.04, AHB.109BE #05 p.02, AVK3.483.16, BSHN.140.220, BSHN.144.220, MAS5.147, MJMJ2.110x, MMG2#392 p.440x, MHT2.170

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for unity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00902

410

mixed

ای دو نفس مبارک الحمد لله ایام قطع اخبار منتهی گشت باز پیک مبین و قاصد امین

O two blessed souls! Praise be unto God that the days of being cut off from tidings have come to an end; once again the manifest messenger and trusted courier have arrived [3.5s]

MKT9.125b, MMK6#079

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00903

410

O friends of God! Your letter was received through Mrs. Stannard... A profession, a trade, farming, these are worshipping God.

SW_v10#12 p.226, SW_v14#06 p.168, PN_various p019, BSTW#179, BSTW#242

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Work as worship

AB00904

410

mixed

Education of children; moral education; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای شخص موید نامه ایکه باقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید از بدایت تا نهایت

O thou confirmed personage! The letter that thou hast written to Aga Seyad Assadollah was read from first to last… Ye should consider the question of goodly character as of the first importance

INBA85:309

MMK1#108 p.130x, MJTB.076x

SWAB#108x, LOG#0500x, DAS.1913-10-18

AB00905

410

mixed

ای مخموران باده محبت الله و ای محروران شهد و شکر معرفت الله و ای عاشقان جمال

O ye who are intoxicated with the wine of the love of God, ye who are enraptured by the honey and sugar of the knowledge of God, ye lovers of Beauty [3.5s]

Ghazi3072.158-162

MMK2#198 p.141, MJMJ3.058x, MMG2#362 p.404x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00906

410

mixed

ای منادی پیمان مکاتیب واصل و از مضامین روح و ریحان دست داد الحمد لله که بخدمت

O herald of the Covenant! The letters have been received, and from their contents spirit and fragrance were obtained. Praise be to God that [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0168, MMK6#165, RAHA.286-287, YIA.257-258

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Twin Manifestations

AB00907

410

O thou who art attracted to the Word of God and herald of the Kingdom of God!

SW_v11#16 p.275, TDD.013-014

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00908

410

Predictions and prophecies; Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

...As to [what thou hast heard concerning] the child born from Russian parentage, this is pure imagination. Yea, certain persons

TAB.647-648

AB00909

410

mixed

ای ورقه مبارکه فی الحقیقه مورد صدماتی گردیدی و مبتلا بافاتی شدی که در تاریخ

O blessed Leaf! Thou hast indeed become the object of afflictions and been subjected to trials which in history [3.5s]

MMK6#361, TABN.270

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00910

410

mixed

ای یادگار آن سرور ابرار چون بان یار روحانی نامه نگارم بیاد آن مظهر رحمانی افتم

O remnant of that exalted leader of the righteous! As I pen these words to that spiritual friend, I am reminded of that Manifestation of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

INBA17:156

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00911

410

mixed

ای یاران الهی عصراست و جمیع امم و ملل در حبس و حصر مگر آزاده گان الهی و احرار

O divine friends! It is the twilight hour, and all peoples and nations have fallen prey to bondage and confinement, save those who are God's free souls and His liberated ones [3.5s]

MMK2#057 p.044, HDQI.187, ANDA#10 p.07

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00912

410

Persian

ای یاران روحانی حضرت کبریا در قرآن عظیم دنیا را تشبیه بسراب بقیع فرموده اند

O spiritual friends of the Almighty! In the Great Qur'án the world hath been likened unto a mirage in the desert [3.5s]

MMK2#213 p.152, MMK2#022 p.014, TABN.289

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Imagery in the Qur'an; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB00913

630

mixed

ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب فروغی مکتوبی ارسال نمود و ذکر اسماء آن یاران دل و جان

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honour Furúghí hath sent a letter mentioning the names of those beloved friends of heart and soul [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0753, MMK2#290 p.210x, AMK.125-125bx, GHA.227x

Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Consultation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00914

410

Persian

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء شب و روز بدرگاه حضرت بی نیاز عجز و زاری کنم و تضرع

O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Night and day at the threshold of the All-Sufficient do I make supplication and earnest entreaty [3.5s]

INBA16:086

BRL_DAK#0871, HDQI.192, ANDA#09 p.10, QUM.136

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Non-participation in politics; Prayer for peace and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00915

410

Persian

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای یاران نورانی و اماء رحمن چون ظلمات نادانی و غفلت از عالم یزدانی و احتجاب

O ye illumined loved ones and ye handmaids of the Merciful! At a time when the sombre night of ignorance, of neglect of the divine world

MNMK#096 p.176, MMK1#016 p.031, AKHA_122BE #06 p.b, NJB_v01#13 p.001

SWAB#016, TAB.502-504, BWF.352-353x, TOR.205-208, BSTW#145

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00916

410

mixed

ایها المخلصون ایها الراسخون ایها السابقون الی الخیرات ایها المتمسکون بذیل رب

O ye sincere ones, O ye steadfast souls, O ye who hasten unto good deeds, O ye who hold fast to the hem of your Lord [3.5s]

RAHA.017

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB00917

410

Arabic

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prophecy and fulfillment

ایها المقر بوحدانیه الله انی قرئت تحریرک و ابتهلت الی الله

O thou who art confessing the Oneness of God! Verily, I read thy letter and I besought God to cause thee to promulgate His divine Manifestation

YMM.213x, QT108.092x

TAB.106-108

AB00918

410

mixed

حبیب روحانی ای یار مهربان نامه نامی آن دوست حقیقی که مشحون بلئالی معانی بود

O spiritual beloved, dear companion! The illustrious letter of that true friend, which was filled with pearls of inner meaning, was received [3.5s]

MSHR4.395-396

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00922

410

mixed

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اننی اضع وجهی علی الثری و اعفر جبینی بتراب الذل و

Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Verily, I lay my face upon the dust and humble my brow in the soil of lowliness [3.5s]

INBA17:027

MKT4.154

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00923

410

Persian

سئوال از رئیس که در آیه مبارکه مذکور است نموده بودید این رئیس عالی پاشاست که سبب نقل از عراق

You had asked concerning the Chief mentioned in the Blessed Verse - this Chief is Ali Pasha who occasioned the banishment from Iraq [3.5s]... ...By the crimson land and the crimson hill the station of Fate/Decree is intended, for in the terminology of the people of God, white indicates the station of the Will, while green signifies the station of Predestination.

MAS2.048-049x

BLO_PT#216.027x

Martyrs and martyrdom; Symbolism of color and light

AB00924

410

mixed

مکاتیب متعدده شما واصل و فرح و سرور حاصل گشت امروز روز فیروز است هر پروانه که

Your numerous letters were received and joy and delight were attained. Today is a victorious day, every moth that [3.5s]

YIK.100-101

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00925

410

The letter which thou hadst written on December 16, 1918, was received

SW_v10#07 p.137-138

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Universal peace; world unity

AB00926

410

Arabic

و انی یا الهی قد قدرت لی السیر بفضلک فی ملکوت الانفس و الافاق

O my God! Through Thy bounty Thou hast ordained for me to journey through the realm of souls and horizons [3.5s]

INBA87:253, INBA52:257

BRL_DAK#0408

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00927

410

Arabic

یا الهی و ملجای و ملاذی انی اضع جبینی علی الغبراء و ارفع یدی الی الخضراء و

O my God and my Helper! Verily, I place my forehead in the dust and raise

BRL_DAK#0298

SW_v12#19 p.307-308

Education of children; moral education; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death

AB00928

410

Persian

وقت آنست که در اين ميدان گوی سبقت و پيشی را از مردان شهير آفاق بربائی نطق فصيح بگشائی

The time hath come for thee to seize, in this arena, the orb of precedence and excellence from the renowned men of all regions, and to give utterance to eloquent speech [3.5s]

MMK2#273 p.196x

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00929

410

mixed

یا امه الله الثابته نامه شما رسید با نامه هاایکه در طی نامه شما بود ازین جهت

O steadfast handmaiden of God! Thy letter was received, together with the letters that were enclosed therein [3.5s]

MKT6.092

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00930

410

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O God! O thou Attracted of the hearts of the favored ones toward the Manifest Horizon!

TAB.485-487

AB00931

400

mixed

اللهم یا فاتح الابواب و مهیا الاسباب و الشافی من شده الاوصاب ان عبادک هولاء

O Lord, Opener of the gates, Provider of means, Healer of grievous afflictions, these servants of Thine [3.5s]

MMG2#340 p.377

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Prayer for teaching; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00932

400

mixed

اللهم یا فاتح مدائن القلوب بنفحات القدس فی الیوم المشهود و هادی الامم الی

O God! O Thou Who openest the cities of hearts through the sanctified breaths on the Promised Day, and guidest the peoples unto [3.5s]

MKT8.003, MJMJ3.006, MMG2#087 p.097

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00933

400

mixed

الهی الهی ان عبدک هذا سمی جده الجلیل الذی فاز بانوار الطافک فی یوم عسیر و سمع

O my God, O my God! This servant of Thine beareth the name of his illustrious grandfather who attained unto the splendorous rays of Thy bounties on a day of tribulation, and who hearkened [3.5s]

MILAN.217

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Relationship between government and people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00934

400

mixed

الهی الهی تری احبتک المنجذبین الی ملکوتک الابهی و المتاججین الضلوع و الاحشاء

O my Lord, O my Lord! Thou beholdest Thy loved ones, attracted to Thy Abha Kingdom, enkindled in their inmost being

MKT3.351, KHAZ.i022+173

KHAZE.020, BLO_PN#025

Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00935

400

Arabic

الهی و سیدی و موئلی و منائی هولاء عباد اخلصوا وجوههم لعظمتک و سلطانک و زکوا

O my God, my Lord, my Master and my Desire! These are servants who have turned their faces in sincerity toward Thy grandeur and sovereignty, and have purified themselves [3.5s]

INBA17:070

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for prosperity

AB00937

400

Persian

ای بنده آستان مبارک نامه ای از شما رسید و سبب سرور گردید زیرا دلالت بر صحت

O servant of the Sacred Threshold! A letter from thee was received and brought joy, for it indicated [thy] well-being [3.5s]

MKT5.061

Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00938

400

mixed

ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه شما رسید پیام آشنا بود و دلیل بر استقامت بر امر الله

O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received. It brought a message of friendship and bore testimony to thy steadfastness in the Cause of God [3.5s]

INBA85:028

MMK6#423, AVK1.125.04x, MAS2.009-011

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Manifestation of God as sun

AB00939

400

mixed

Concourse on High

ای بنده درگاه الهی هر چند تا بحال در مکاتبه فتور و قصور رفت ولی در عالم دل و

O servant of the divine Threshold! Though there has been delay and shortcoming in correspondence until now, yet in the realm of the heart [3.5s]... ...Those souls who have detached themselves from the world of humanity and acquired heavenly attributes are reckoned among the Concourse on High

MMK6#256, MAS2.108-110, YMM.153x, ABDA.086-087

ADMS#326x

Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB00940

400

mixed

Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá

ای بهمن از خدا بخواه که چون ابر بهمن گوهرفشان گردی و چون صحن چمن گلشن یزدان

O Bahman! Supplicate to God that thou mayest become as the clouds of winter, showering precious gems, and as a verdant garden, flowering in the paradise of the Lord [3.5s]... ...Thou hast asked regarding the names of the Prophets. “What is the wisdom”, thou hast inquired, “that despite the multitude of Prophets…

INBA72:009, INBA59:286, INBA75:126

BRL_DAK#0994, MKT2.072, MILAN.044, AVK2.069.11x, YARP2.313 p.265

BLO_sazedj#26

Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

AB00941

500

mixed

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ای ثابت بر پیمان در جمیع اوقات چه در شیراز و چه در آذربایجان از گلشن ایمان... از ربّ کريم اميد چنين است که روز بروز رخ برافروزی

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! At all times, whether in Shiraz or in Azerbaijan, from the rose-garden of faith [3.5s]... ...The legions of the world cannot withstand this mighty Army. Its weapons are divine knowledge and assurance, and its sword is its world-encircling light

BRL_DAK#0992, MMK3#124 p.085x, NANU_AB#68x, NSS.227-229

BRL_FIRE_AB#19x

AB00942

400

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بآقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath been noted [3.5s]

MKT9.089, MMK5#062 p.056, MSHR4.279-280

Methods of teaching the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of governments; political unity

AB00943

400

mixed

Attitude of Bahá'ís towards Persian Politics

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید فرصت جواب مفصل نیست مختصر جواب مرقوم میشود

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Though time doth not permit a detailed reply, a brief response is herewith written [3.5s]... ...As regards what you wrote touching the intervention in the affairs of Persia of the neighbouring States, time upon time it hath been declared by the Pen of the Covenant that the Government (Dawlat) and the People (Millat) should mix together like honey and milk

TRZ1.507, MSHR4.388-389, DMSB.020

SW_v01#05 p.003x, CHU.067a, EGBBF.095-096x, BLO_PT#011ax

Chastisement and requital; Relationship between government and people; Role and station of women; The power of words; of speech

AB00944

400

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مرقوم بجناب حیدر قبل علی ملاحظه گردید طیب مشموم بود زیرا

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Mirza Haydar Ali was perused

BRL_DAK#0877, MMK5#103 p.082, AMK.197-198, AVK4.463bx, VUJUD.014-015x

DAS.1915-02-14x, VUJUDE.021-022x

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB00945

880

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Peace; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما با نامه های مختصر جمیع رسید و بنظر دقت... در خصوص احبّای پیتسبرگ مرقوم نموده بودی

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter and the brief ones have all been received and attentively perused.

BRL_DAK#0589, COMP_COVP#43x, COMP_PEACEP#25x, MMK4#151 p.162x

BRL_ATE#168, BRL_COV#43x, BRL_PEACE#25x, COC#0254x, COC#1586x, BSC.547 #988, SW_v10#12 p.234-236, BSTW#177, BSTW#268

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Universal peace; world unity

AB00946

400

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Your numerous letters have been received

SW_v10#05 p.095x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Law of Huququ'llah; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00947

480

mixed

ای حبیب روحانی نامه شما رسید و بدقت امعان نظر گردید حیرت بر حیرت افزود که این

O spiritual beloved! Thy letter was received and perused with the utmost attention. It added wonder upon wonder that this [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0728, MSHR2.177x

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people

AB00948

400

Persian

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ای دختر ملکوت نامه ات رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که فکر ترا حصر در اقتباس انوار

O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter hath come and its contents make clear the fact that thou hast directed all thy thoughts toward acquiring light

MKT3.436, MMK1#073 p.107, AKHA_135BE #03 p.48, AKHA_120BE #01-02 p.05, AKHA_106BE #12 p.02, AKHA_105BE #12 p.02, AHB.120BE #03-06 p.02, AYT.324, HYB.192

SWAB#073

AB00949

400

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers

ای دختر ملکوت نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میگردد جسد انسانی

O thou who art the daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received... The body of man, which has been formed gradually... The city of San Diego was like a lifeless body.... O Thou kind Lord! Graciously bestow a pair of heavenly wings

BRL_DAK#0214, MKT3.386, AVK4.204.05x, HUV2.009x

BRL_CHILD#22x, BPRY.252-253x, LOG#0669x, BSC.446 #814x, SW_v11#19 p.317-318, MAB.012-013x, BLO_PT#052.36

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Law of burial and cremation; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB00950

400

Persian

ای دو یار باوفای من نامه مفصل شما رسید مضمون مفهوم گردید و آه و فغان دل و جان

O my two faithful friends! Your detailed letter was received and its contents were understood, and the sighs and lamentations of heart and soul [3.5s]

AMK.071-072, AYBY.425 #136, TRZ1.297

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00951

400

Persian

ای دوستان حقیقی مکاتبات و مخابرات بدو نوعست قسمی بواسطه اوراق و نوع دیگر

O true friends! Correspondence and communication are of two kinds: one through the medium of written pages, and the other [3.5s]

MMK2#103 p.080, ANDA#71 p.05

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice and mercy; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00952

400

Persian

Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as mirror; The cross and the trinity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

ای طالب حقیقت مسئله تثلیث از بعد از حضرت مسیح الی الان معتقد مسیحیان و تا

O thou seeker after Truth! The question of the Trinity, since the time of His Holiness Christ until now, is the belief of the Christians

AKHA_123BE #11-12 p.b, MAS9.041-043

TAB.512-514

AB00953

400

Persian

ای طالبان حقیقت الحمد لله نور هدایت در شبستان دل و جان درخشید و بدرقه عنایت

O ye seekers after truth! Praise be to God that the light of guidance hath shone forth in the night-chamber of heart and soul, and the protecting grace of God hath been vouchsafed [3.5s]

PYB#186 p.03

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high

AB00954

400

Persian

ای عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه شما رسید و اشعار آبدار ملاحظه گردید سوالی که فرموده

O thou dear one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thy letter was received and thy flowing verses were perused. As to the question thou didst ask [3.5s]... ...Existence is of two kinds: conceptual and material. Prior to being embodied in material forms, all created things existed on a conceptual plane… Knowledge is of two kinds. The one is the knowledge that pertaineth to the Essence

MAS2.090-091, VUJUD.140x, VUJUD.122.20x, VUJUD.123.01x

VUJUDE.147x, VUJUDE.162x, VUJUDE.163x

Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's knowledge; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

AB00955

400

Persian

Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ای متشبث بذیل اطهر فرع سدره مبارکه در جهان و جهانیان بدیده بینا نظر نما که

O Thou who art holding fast to the Pure Hem; thou who art the twig of the Blessed Tree! Look thou with seeing eyes at the world about thee, and at the inhabitants thereof. Upon the stage of this immense theatre most spectacular plays are being enacted.

BRL_DAK#0376, MMK3#055 p.035, HDQI.196x, ANDA#07 p.07x

DAS.1913-09-08, BSC.344 #671x, SW_v04#16 p.273x, ABIE.295, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123d

AB00957

400

mixed

ای منجذب نفحات قدس تا بحال دو سه مکتوب مفصل و مختصر ارسال گردیده و رسیده و

O thou who art attracted by the sacred fragrances! Two or three letters, both detailed and brief, have thus far been dispatched and received [3.5s]

INBA88:329

MAS5.172, MSHR4.404-405, MUH2.0766, NSS.234-235

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00958

400

O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! I have considered thy letter, and have answered the letters thou hast sent. Praise be to God!

BSTW#440

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00959

400

mixed

ای ورقه متضرعه الی الله در این عالم نساای بی حد و بیحساب خارج از حد و شمار

O leaf supplicating unto God! In this world women are limitless and beyond reckoning, surpassing all count and measure [3.5s]

MKT7.153, MSHR4.304x, NANU_AB#44

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00960

400

mixed

ای یاران روحانی در این عهد جلیل و قرن عظیم که آفتاب میثاق چون نیر اعظم آفاق

O spiritual friends! In this glorious Dispensation and mighty century, when the Sun of the Covenant, like unto the supreme luminary, shineth forth upon the horizons [3.5s]

INBA87:065, INBA52:064

MMK2#232 p.166

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00961

400

mixed

Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá'

ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند مدتیست که بواسطه قلم و مداد با شما گفتگوای ننمودم

O ye friends of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Though some time has passed since I wrote you letters with pen and ink, yet in the world of spirit

INBA87:432, INBA52:445

BRL_DAK#0870, MMK2#073 p.056

BLO_PT#081.73

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00962

400

mixed

ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء جناب آقا سید جلال چون از آن صفحات وارد از قوه ایمان

O kind friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! When the esteemed Áqá Siyyid Jalál arrived from those regions, possessed of the power of faith [3.5s]

MKT9.267

Growth of the Cause; Living waters; water of life; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00963

400

mixed

Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Power of prayer; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

مشرق الأذکار هر چند بظاهر بنيان جسمانيست ولی تأثير روحانی دارد و سبب الفت قلوب و اجتماع نفوس گردد

His honor… presented the map of the land… Although to outward seeming the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar is a material structure, yet it hath a spiritual effect

MMK1#060 p.093x

SWAB#060x, SW_v05#05 p.068+73x, SW_v06#07 p.052x, SW_v06#17 p.135x, SW_v07#07 p.057x, BW_v01p060

AB00964

400

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou that virtuous soul and individual who art ready for the confirmation of the Holy Spirit! I, with the utmost clemency

TAB.706-708, BWF.369-369x, BSC.468 #876x, SW_v07#10 p.098-099

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Many are called but few are chosen; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00965

400

mixed