29221 results, sorted by first line English asc, title asc
results 16001 - 17000
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| AB07146 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou my kind friend! I have the utmost love for thee and I ask God | TAB.472x | Exhortations and counsels; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10710 | 60 | O thou my kind friend! Its my hope that through the bestowals of the Blessed Perfection | DAS.1913-10-01, SW_v07#04 p.026 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH06389 | 160 | mixed | یا ورقتی علیک بهائی و عنایتی و یا ثمره سدرتی علیک رحمتی و فضلی مکرر ذکرت در | O thou My leaf, upon thee be My glory and My favours! O thou the fruit of My Tree, upon thee be My mercy and My bounty! | INBA28:394 | LTDT.305 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10749 | 60 | O Thou my Lord the Merciful and my Beloved, the Clement! Verily these intelligent souls are assured in Thy mention | DAS.1914-04-27 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11254 | 40 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الشفیقه الروحانیه از فضل و عنایت حضرت احدیت امیدوارم که در ظل حمایت | O thou my loving, my deeply spiritual sister! I trust that by the grace and loving-kindness of the one true God | BHKP_2#05x | BW_v05p172, BHK_2#05x | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05816 | 140 | O thou my respected hostess! The days that I was a guest in thy home are ever before my sight. | SW_v08#05 p.051 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04709 | 160 | O thou my respected son: The letter that thou hast written with the utmost love became the cause of perfect happiness. | DAS.1914-03-28, PTF.236-237 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03066 | 220 | O thou my revered friend, famous throughout the world, from the day of separation up to this time not one moment I have been disengaged from the remembrance of your kindness. | DAS.1913-06-29 | Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10256 | 70 | Persian | یا شقیقتی بل شفیقتی العزیزه حکمت الهیه حکم بفراق موقت نمود ولی اشتیاق در | O thou my sister, my dear sister! Divine wisdom hath decreed this temporary separation, but I long more and more | BHKP_2#11x | BHK_2#11x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayer for service; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04245 | 170 | O thou my son of the Kingdom! Your letter dated December 20th was duly received. Praise be to God it was an indication to firmness and steadfastness | DAS.1914-02-15 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07150 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou my spiritual companion! Two letters have reached me from you | TAB.418-419 | East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02231 | 260 | O thou my spiritual daughter of the Kingdom! For some time I have failed corresponding with thee. This was because of the absence of soundness of physical health | DAS.1914-02-21x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05114 | 150 | O thou my spiritual son! Thy letter written on ... 1913, was duly received. Thank God | SW_v04#10 p.176 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12702 | 60 | Persian | ای امین من بجناب میرزا علی اکبر امر شده که از آثار جمال مبارک کتبی بخط خوشی | O thou my trusted one! Jinab-i-Mirza 'Ali-Akbar hath been instructed to transcribe, in fine penmanship, certain of the sacred writings of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | AMIN.184-185 | Business; financial; property matters; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08937 | 90 | Persian | ای هزار بوستان ذکر الهی الحمد لله که عالم ارواح و قلوب بپرتو انوار نیر اعظم | O thou myriad garden of divine remembrance! Praise be to God that the realm of spirits and hearts is illumined by the rays of the Most Great Luminary [3.5s] | INBA87:056, INBA52:055b | MMK2#017 p.011, AHB.131BE #07-08 p.54 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01420 | 330 | Persian | ای هزار هزاردستان گلزار نعت و ثناء نغمات جانگدازی که از حنجر جانسوز در گلشن | O thou myriad nightingale of the garden of praise and glorification, whose soul-melting melodies from a burning throat in the rose-garden [3.5s] | MSBH2.531-532 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09407 | 80 | Persian | ای سمی علوی عبدالبهاء گمان منما که دقیقه ای فراموش شوی دمبدم بیاد توام و از | O thou namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, think not that thou shalt be forgotten for a single moment. At every breath do I remember thee, and from [3.5s] | AYBY.391 #078 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07451 | 110 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء ندای ملکوت غیب ابهی از ملا اعلی بلند است و عون و عنایتش شامل | O thou namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The call of the invisible Kingdom of the All-Glorious resoundeth from the Concourse on High, and His aid and loving-kindness encompasseth all [3.5s] | AKHA_129BE #19 p.a | Call to action; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual warfare; struggle | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09408 | 80 | mixed | ای سمی یوسف کنعانی آن یوسف مصری را رائد کاروان از چاه نجات داد و باوج ماه | O thou namesake of Joseph of Canaan! That Joseph of Egypt was delivered from the depths of the well by the caravan-leader and raised unto the height of the moon [3.5s] | MKT9.143b | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01588 | 310 | Persian | ای سمی کلیم کلمهٴ موسی در لسان عبرانی موشی بود یعنی برداشته از آب... | O thou namesake of Kalim! The word Moses in the Hebrew tongue was "Mosheh," meaning "drawn forth from the water" [3.5s] | MMK5#269 p.206 | Consolation and comfort; Mosaic imagery; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04400 | 170 | mixed | ای سمی ذبیح جانفشانی کار تست و شتافتن بقربانگاه عشق سزاوار تو تا مظهر و | O thou namesake of the Sacrifice! Self-sacrifice is thy task, and to hasten unto the altar of love befitteth thee, that thou mayest become the manifestation [3.5s] | MMK2#295 p.215, PYB#224 p.03 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for sacrifice; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09562 | 80 | Persian | ای همنام این عبد امید وطید است که بمعنی این نام قیام نماای و شجاعت و سطوت و | O thou namesake of this servant! My steadfast hope is that thou mayest arise to fulfil the meaning of this name and show forth courage and might [3.5s] | INBA84:244 | High station of the true believer; Naming of children; of individuals; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09062 | 90 | Persian | یا امه الله المقربه این دو پسر مانند دو گوهر درخشنده خدا بتو داده شکر کن خدا | O thou near handmaid of God! These two sons are even as two shining gems that God hath given thee; render thanks unto God [3.5s] | KHSK.052 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02401 | 250 | Persian | ای کنیز مقرب الهی نامه تو رسید و معانی معلوم گردید دلیل بر ثبوت و استقامت بر | O thou near handmaid of God! Thy letter was received and its meaning understood. It gave proof of thy steadfastness and constancy [3.5s] | MMK6#511 | Angels; Demons and evil spirits; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09273 | 460 | mixed | ای بنده مقرب جمال مبارک نامه مفصل رسید و بدقت ملاحظه گردید در خصوص جناب حاجی | O thou near servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy detailed letter was received and carefully considered, regarding His Honor Haji [3.5s]... ...O Divine Providence! Perplexing difficulties have arisen and formidable obstacles have appeared | BRL_DAK#0105, BRL_MON#06x, MMK2#010 p.006x | BRL_POAB#06x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03118 | 210 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou near servant to the Threshold of God! Thy letter was received and thy desire became known. Thou wishest to serve the Threshold... ...Thou hast written concerning the organization of a Council for the building of the Mashrak-el-Azkar | TAB.633-634, BWF.418-419x, LOG#2053x, SW_v06#17 p.134x, BSTW#193x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09741 | 80 | O thou new plant of the Garden of Abha! Thou art the twig of the Tree of Life | DAS.1913-10-01 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07233 | 110 | O thou nightingale in the Rose-garden of Significances! The poetry that thou hast composed on the occasion of the Feast of the Riḍvan | BSTW#297 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09557 | 80 | mixed | ای هزار هزاردستان در این عید رضوان سنه قمری شصت ظهور قصیده که انشا فرموده | O thou nightingale of a thousand melodies! On this Festival of Riḍván, in the sixtieth lunar year, thou hast composed a qasídih [3.5s] | INBA87:636a, INBA52:685 | MKT5.205a | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05898 | 140 | O thou nightingale of astonishing soaring in the rose-gardens! Verily I have chanted the verses of thy praise and holiness to God. | BLO_PT#052.14 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07086 | 120 | Persian | عندلیبا حبیبا ادیبا لبیبا از کثرت مشاغل موفق الی الان بقرائت جمیع اشعار نشدم | O thou nightingale, beloved, wise and discerning! Due to the multitude of engagements, I have not yet succeeded in perusing all the poems [3.5s] | INBA87:591a, INBA52:629 | MKT5.213a | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11223 | 40 | Arabic | ایها النفس النفیسه المطمئنه بملکوت الله اعلم ان بشارات ملکوت الله احاطت | O thou noble and assured soul in the Kingdom of God! Know thou that the glad-tidings of God's Kingdom have encompassed all [3.5s] | INBA59:189b | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02149 | 270 | Arabic | ایها الکامل الجلیل قد اطلعت بمضمون کتابکم الکریم و خطابکم البلیغ و فی صدر | O thou noble and distinguished one! I have perused the contents of thy gracious letter and thy eloquent message [3.5s] | MMK6#070, ANDA#61 p.20 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04343 | 170 | Turkish | ای جناب کبریانک احبای حقیقلری نور هدایت مطلع احدیتدن طلوع و آفاق ممکناته | O thou noble and exalted one, the true lovers of the All-Glorious! The light of guidance hath risen from the Dayspring of Divine Unity and hath illumined the horizons of contingent being [3.5s] | INBA21:134, INBA88:142 | MJT.012 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01025 | 390 | Persian | ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه فی الحقیقه بلیه شدیده بر آنجناب وارد و | O thou noble branch of the Blessed Tree! Verily, a severe affliction hath descended upon thee [3.5s] | INBA13:284 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01752 | 300 | Persian | Light of the World | ایها الفرع الکریم من الشجره الرحمانیه از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل غیر متناهیه جواب | O thou noble branch of the divine Tree! Countless occupations and endless vicissitudes have delayed my reply to thy letter | NURA#10, MMK4#060 p.068, PZHN v2#1 p.106 | LOTW#10 | Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03551 | 2680 | Arabic | فاعلم یا ایها السائل الجلیل بان هذا الطیر قد وقع بین مخالب المنکرین | O thou noble inquirer, know thou of a certainty that this bird hath fallen into the clutches of the deniers [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0648, YMM.329x | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04529 | 170 | Persian | ایها الشهید الجلیل در کمال تضرع و تبتل بترتیل این مناجات مشغولم که ای رب | O thou noble martyr! In the utmost supplication and devotion I am engaged in chanting this prayer: "O my Lord..." [3.5s] | PYK.246, MYD.491 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for martyrs; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07034 | 120 | Arabic | ایها الفاضل الواقف للاسرار انی اتضرع الی العزیز المختار و ابتهل فی اللیل و | O thou noble one, privy to mysteries! I humbly entreat the Mighty, the Chosen One, and ardently supplicate in the night [3.5s] | AADA.046 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04151 | 180 | Arabic | ایها الرجل الجلیل الفاضل النبیل المشتعل بنار محبه الله المنجذب بنفحات الله | O thou noble, distinguished and gracious man, enkindled with the fire of the love of God and attracted by the divine fragrances of God [3.5s] | MKT8.169a | Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07425 | 110 | Persian | ای رضیع ثدی عنایت هر چند مسافرت نمودی و از دیده جهان | O thou nursling at the breast of His loving-kindness! Though thou hast journeyed forth and departed from mortal sight [3.5s] | INBA13:301a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Nearness and remoteness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08266 | 100 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی اگرچه خلیل جلیل ندای جبریل شنید و افاضه باین واسطه شد لکن | O thou observer of the Abhá Kingdom! Though Khalíl, the Exalted One, hearkened unto the voice of Gabriel and received divine effusion through this intermediary, yet [3.5s] | MKT9.203a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05833 | 140 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت الهی در سبیل حق واله و شیدا باش و در راه خدا برهنه و بی سر و | O thou observer of the divine Kingdom! Be thou enraptured and enamored in the path of Truth, and in the way of God be thou bare and without head [3.5s] | PYB#198 p.03, SFI15.018-019 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08269 | 100 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت ایات وقت آنست که کل ایات انفسیه را در حقیقت کینونت مشاهده | O thou observer of the Kingdom of Signs! The time hath come for thee to behold, in the reality of thine essence, all the inner signs [3.5s] | MMK6#474 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09945 | 70 | Persian | ای خوشخو شکفته رو باش و از هر سو بوی خوش جانان بگیر دیده بحضرت بی نیاز بگشا | O thou of goodly nature, be radiant of countenance, and from every direction inhale the sweet fragrance of the Beloved. Open thine eyes unto the presence of the Self-Sufficient Lord [3.5s] | YARP2.358 p.287 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07382 | 110 | Persian | ای خوش خو مدتیست که نامه ای از تو نرسید و نسیمی از حدیقه دل و جان نوزید من در | O thou of joyous disposition! For some time no letter hath come from thee, and no breeze from the garden of thy heart and soul hath wafted hither [3.5s] | YARP2.362 p.289, NVJ.118 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01583 | 310 | Persian | ای سفیدوش زیرا روی تو در ملکوت ابهی سفید است سیاوش مظلوم قدیم در ترکستان | O thou of white countenance - for thy face is white in the Abhá Kingdom - Siyavash, the wronged one of old in Turkistan [3.5s] | ALPA.056b, YARP2.066 p.107, PPAR.123, RMT.034-035, YARD.088-089, QUM.222.03x, QUM.232 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08537 | 90 | Persian | ای بدیع الاخلاق موسم بیع الهی است و بهار روحانی خیمه و خرگاه | O thou of wondrous character! This is the springtide of divine bestowal, and the spiritual spring hath pitched its tent [3.5s] | INBA89:129a | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02298 | 260 | mixed | ایها الفرع المنشعب من السدره المبارکه علیک بهاء الله و نوره و ضیائه و نور | O thou offshoot branched from the blessed Tree! Upon thee be the glory of God, His light, and His radiance [3.5s] | INBA87:407, INBA52:419 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06234 | 130 | Persian | ای شاخ شاخسار روحانی مکاتیب متعدده که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نمودید ملاحظه گردید | O thou offshoot of the branch of divinity! Thy numerous letters addressed to the honored Manshadí have been considered. The news of the completion of the sacred House | INBA87:327b, INBA52:333b | GEN.181 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05901 | 140 | Persian | ایها الافنان النابته من السدره المبارکه نامه مورخ به ۲۰ محرم سنه ۳۳۹ رسید از | O thou offshoot of the divine Lote-Tree! Thy letter dated 20 Muharram AH 1339 [4 October 1920] was received, and its contents caused the utmost joy and felicity on account of the news of the prescribed House | INBA87:361a, INBA52:369 | GEN.254, AFNAN.189-190 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03174 | 210 | mixed | ای فرع شجره حقیقت مقبول بارگاه حبیب حقیقی گشتی و مقرب درگاه طبیب روحانی و مظهر | O thou offshoot of the Tree of Reality! Thou hast been accepted at the court of the true Beloved, admitted at the threshold of the divine Physician | INBA87:356, INBA52:365 | GEN.154-155 | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03735 | 190 | Persian | ای فرع سدره مبارکه از روزی که شما رفته اید همه بفکر شما هستم که در این سفر | O thou offshoot of the Tree of Reality! Thou hast been accepted at the court of the true Beloved, admitted at the threshold of the divine Physician, and become a sign of the favors of Sanctified God | INBA87:357, INBA52:366 | GEN.335-336 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02616 | 240 | Arabic | ایها الفرع المنشعب الممدود المرتفع من الشجره المبارکه التی ارتفعت بالحق فی | O thou offshoot, branched forth, extended and elevated, sprung from the Sacred Tree which hath been raised up in truth [3.5s] | INBA85:299 | MKT8.171b, KHSH07.018 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08909 | 90 | O thou old believer! Thou art one of the old believers and hast served the Cause of God most faithfully. I shall not forget thee. | DAS.1914-02-21 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01507 | 320 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | امروز هر عاقل هوشیاری و عاقبتبینی بیدار شود و واقف اسرار مستقبل گردد که جز قوّهٴ میثاق قلب آفاقرا بحرکت نیارد | O thou old friend! A month ago a letter was written to the favored maidservant... The Covenant of God is like unto a vast and fathomless ocean. | MNMK#128 p.243x, MMK1#189 p.216x, MMK5#095 p.080x | SWAB#189x, BSC.547 #988x, SW_v10#08 p.153 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Review of publications; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05204 | 150 | O thou old friend! One or two letters have been received from thee and an answer has been written. At present it seems | BSTW#260 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10188 | 70 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها الورده المتفتحه فی جنه الابهی انی قرات تحریرک البدیع الانشاء الدال علی | O thou opened rose in the garden of El-ABHA! I have perused thy excellently worded letter showing what is moving in thy heart | BRL_DAK#0678 | TAB.085 | Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02750 | 230 | Persian | ای مظلوم سبیل الهی نامه مفصل شما با وجود عدم فرصت بدقت ملاحظه گردید عبدالبهاء در | O thou oppressed one in the Path of God! Thy detailed letter was carefully perused despite the lack of time. 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA84:497a | MSHR5.021 | Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05967 | 140 | Arabic | یا من لیس لاحد علیه سلطان فاشکر الله و تبتل الیه بما هداک الی نور الهدی و | O thou over whom no one hath dominion! Render thanks unto God and be wholly detached before Him, inasmuch as He hath guided thee unto the light of guidance [3.5s] | MKT8.226b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07291 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده صابر حق از قرار مذکور مورد باساء و ضراای و مبتلای پریشانی احوال ولی | O thou patient servant of the True One! According to what hath been mentioned, thou art beset with trials and tribulations, and art afflicted with disturbed circumstances [3.5s] | MMK3#091 p.060 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11356 | 30 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای خداوند بی مانند این طفل شیرخوار را از پستان عنایت شیر ده و در مهد صون و حمایت محفوظ و مصون دار و در آغوش الطاف پرورش ده | O Thou peerless Lord! Let this suckling babe be nursed from the breast of Thy loving-kindness | BRL_DAK#1194, HUV1.008 | BRL_CHILD#05, BPRY.033 | K. Key | Prayer for children and youth | - | - | |||||||
| AB01340 | 340 | mixed | ای نهال بیهمال بوستان الهی حضرت ابوی با کمال شوق و شادمانی طی مسافت نمود و | O thou peerless sapling of the divine garden! The revered Father traversed the distance with the utmost eagerness and joy [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0362, AYBY.404 #111, TRZ1.183, MSHR3.317x, MUH1.0284 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humor; jokes; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03022 | Tablet of visitation for Aqa Siyyid Jafar | 220 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها الشهید الوحید الفرید المجید انی احیی ترابک الطاهر و مرقدک المقدس المبارک | O thou peerless, matchless, glorious martyr! Verily, I salute thy pure dust | INBA89:153 | MSBH2.230, VAA.094-094, YIK.451-452 | TAB.383-385, VTRM.011-012 | Chastisement and requital; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||
| AB08814 | 90 | O thou perfect Campbell: Miss Juliet Thompson is extremely kind to thee and loves thee with life and conscience. I also with perfect Spiritual love | BSTW#421 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01148 | 370 | Persian | شخص محترما کونفرانس صلح ملل اعظم نتائج این قرن عظیم است این قرن نورانی در | O thou perfect man! The Conference on International Arbitration and Peace is the greatest results of this great age. | BRL_DAK#0995, MKT4.160, ANDA#43-44 p.93, NJB_v02#10 p.004x | SW_v02#15 p.004-005 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05469 | 150 | O thou persecuted handmaiden of God! Although rich women may be brought up in utmost ease | SW_v14#05 p.137-138 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02728 | 230 | mixed | ای سمندر نار موقده الهیه چندیست که در ارسال محررات قدری فتور و قصور حاصل | O thou phoenix of the divine enkindled fire! For some time past there hath been manifested a measure of tardiness and shortcoming in the sending of letters [3.5s] | AYBY.328 #009 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01280 | 350 | Arabic | ایها السمندر المشتعل بنار الله الموقده فی سدره السیناء المستضی ء بنور الله | O thou phoenix, enkindled with the fire of God that blazeth in the Tree of Sinai, illumined by the light of God [3.5s] | AYBY.339 #021 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02093 | 270 | mixed | ای طبیب قلوب دوستان مدتیست که از شما نه سلامی و نه پیامی و نه نامه و نه نقش | O thou physician of the hearts of the friends! For some time no salutation, no message, no letter, nor any trace hath come from thee [3.5s] | MMK6#219 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04414 | 170 | mixed | ای طبیب شکر کن خدا را که حبیب قلوب گشتی جمیع یاران ترا دوست میدارند و نهایت | O thou physician! Render thanks unto God that thou hast become beloved of hearts. All the friends cherish thee with utmost affection [3.5s] | MMK5#252 p.197, TAH.277, RAHA.052 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07431 | 110 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس نامه شما رسید بشارت بهبودی از علیلی بود سبب سرور قلبی گردید | O thou pilgrim of musk-laden breath! Thy letter was received, bearing glad tidings of recovery from illness, and brought joy to my heart [3.5s] | INBA87:197a, INBA52:198b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02724 | 230 | O thou pilgrim of the Holy of Holies of the Supreme Concourse! Although in appearance thou hast left this blessed spot | DAS.1914-07-25 | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03054 | 220 | Arabic | یا ایها الزائر للجدث المطهر الحمد لله الذی وفقک و ایدک و نصرک و اسبغ علیک | O thou pilgrim to the hallowed sepulchre! Praise be to God, Who hath guided thee, strengthened thee, succoured thee, and bestowed His blessings upon thee [3.5s] | INBA59:129 | MKT2.240b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03713 | 190 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر کوی یار تحمل مشقت راه نمودی تا آنگه پناه ببارگاه الهی آوردی دو مرتبه | O thou pilgrim to the land of the Beloved! Thou didst endure the toils of travel till at last thou didst arrive at the sanctuary | BRL_DAK#0462, TAH.231a | BRL_ATE#120 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11839 | 240 | mixed | ای زائر مطاف سبوحیان حمد خدا را نما که بانوار فیوضات الهیه مهتدی گشتی | O thou pilgrim to the sanctuary of the Holy Ones! Render thanks unto God that thou hast been guided by the effulgences of divine grave [3.5s] | INBA79.020 | Consolation and comfort; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11898 | 150 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی لسان بشکرانه لطف و احسان و عنایت خاصه جمال منان بگشا | O thou pilgrim to the Spot round which circle the Concourse on high! Unloose thy tongue and render thanks | BRL_DAK#0315 | BRL_ATE#123 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06787 | 120 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مطاف هیاکل تقدیس از اعظم الطاف الهی اینکه در قرن مجید موجود شدی و از | O thou pilgrim unto that Spot round which circle the embodiments of holiness! | BRL_DAK#0336, TAH.225a | BRL_ATE#126 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09553 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou plant in the Garden of the Kingdom! God created man in the utmost perfection, for He inscribed the edict of the divine likeness on his brow. | TAB.674-675 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human reality created in the image of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08281 | 100 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای نهال باغ محبت الله نامه ات رسید مضمون بی نهایت شیرین و دلنشین بود چون توجه بملکوت | O thou plant of the garden of the love of God! Thy letter was received; its contents were of the utmost grace and sweetness. | DRM.008b | TAB.551, LABC.010 | Education of children; moral education; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08124 | 100 | Persian | ای شاعر بدیع المعانی اگر مذاق عبدالبهاء را شیرین خواهی نظمی در عبودیتش باستان | O thou poet of unique themes, shouldst thou wish to sweeten the palate of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, compose a verse in His servitude [3.5s] | INBA84:518b | YBN.197-198 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02568 | 240 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای صاحب دل بینا هر چند بصر جسمانی مفقود ولی الحمد لله بصیرت قلب موجود دل | O thou possessor of a seeing heart! Although, materially speaking, thou art destitute of the physical sight | MKT3.099, MMK1#018 p.035 | SWAB#018, JWTA.031-032, SW_v10#02 p.017-018 | Call to action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03747 | 190 | Persian | ای گوش پر هوش شنوا اگر خواهی که خروش سروش شنوی یک سر سیم را در مرکز صدور | O thou possessor of an attentive ear! If thou desirest to hear the call of the celestial Herald, fix one end of the cord at the Source [3.5s] | INBA88:275 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01357 | 340 | mixed | ایها الفرع المحمود من الشجره المبارکه دلبر مهربان چون شاهد انجمن گشت عاشقان | O thou praiseworthy branch of the Blessed Tree, beloved companion, when like a ravishing beauty thou didst appear in the gathering of the lovers [3.5s] | YBN.042-043 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11005 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها النفس النفیسه الزکیه الطاهره ایدک رب الجنود قد خضعت الاعناق و ذلت | O thou precious, pure and sanctified soul! The Lord of Hosts hath sustained thee, before Whom necks have bowed down in submission [3.5s] | INBA59:179b | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07175 | 110 | mixed | ای مبلّغ امر اللّه ، آنچه درعالم وجود موجود مشاهده نمائی سراب است نه آب ضباب است | O thou promoter of the Cause of God! Whatsoever thou beholdest existing in this world is but a mirage, not water; a vapor [3.5s] | MMK3#063 p.040x | Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02099 | 270 | O thou propagator of the Religion of God! A few days ago an epistle was written... Now the believers must engage their time in teaching the Cause... O thou servant of His Holiness Baha'u'llah! Inform all the believers that a number of calumnious articles will be written in those parts | DAS.1914-08-04, SW_v05#09 p.138, SW_v09#14 p.161x, BSTW#175, BSTW#461 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11826 | 290 | Persian | پروردگارا آمرزگارا هر چند گنهکاریم و ره عصیان پوئیم ولی باب عفو کوبیم و رضای تو | O Thou Provider, O Thou Forgiver! Sinners though we be, treading the path of rebellion, yet we knock at the door of Thy pardon | BRL_DAK#1162, MMG3#129 p.091 | ADMS#197 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05393 | 150 | mixed | ایتها الورقه الطیبه الزکیه المطمئنه بفضل ربها احیی الله قلبک بنفثات روحه و | O thou pure and fragrant leaf, serene in the grace of thy Lord! May God quicken thy heart through the breathings of His Spirit [3.5s] | INBA16:119 | MKT7.082b, PYK.295 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05733 | 140 | Persian | ای طاهر مطهر من نامه ای که بجناب حاجی سید جواد مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O thou pure and sanctified one! The letter thou didst address to His Honour Ḥájí Siyyid Javád hath been perused [3.5s] | MKT8.121b, ALPA.063a, YARP2.072 p.110 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06825 | 120 | Persian | ای طیب طاهر اصل طهر و پاکی قلب را بماء منزل از سماء تجلی پاک و مقدس نمودنست | O thou pure and unsullied one! The essence of purity and cleanliness is to sanctify the heart with the water that descendeth from the heaven of divine manifestation [3.5s] | MKT8.123a, KHML.257-258 | Living waters; water of life; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02478 | 250 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O Thou Pure God! Gaze providently at the beloved ones and the dear maidservants | TAB.355-356, BSTW#054 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07303 | 110 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای پاک یزدان این نهالان جویبار هدایت را از باران ابر عنایت تر و تازه فرما و بنسیم | O Thou pure God! Let these saplings which have sprouted by the stream of Thy guidance become fresh and verdant | MKT3.265, AKHA_124BE #04-05 p.t, PYB#154 p.37, PYB#173 p.33, DUR1.576, ADH2.125, ADH2_5#01 p.158, MJMJ1.108, MMG2#440 p.483, MJH.047b, HUV1.012, YQAZ.581-582, YQAZ.633-634 | BRL_APAB#04, BRL_CHILD#19, SW_v11#19 p.330 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02814 | 230 | Persian | پاک یزدانا این جمع را شمع عالم کن و این انجمن را گلزار و گلشن محفلش را روضه | O Thou pure God! Make thou this gathering the candle of the world and suffer this assembly to become a rose garden and a verdant meadow. | INBA13:086, INBA75:023 | DUR2.047, ADH2.021, ADH2_1#10 p.018, MJMJ1.040, MMG2#166 p.189, MJH.006 | DAS.1913-09-08, ABIE.293, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB03499 | 200 | O thou pure leaf of the Blessed Tree! Thy letter was received and its contents | SW_v11#10 p.164 | Equality of men and women; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Non-participation in politics; Photographs and recordings; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08302 | 100 | O thou pure leaf of the Blessed Tree! Thy letter was received. Thou hast | SW_v10#17 p.320 | Education of children; moral education; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04923 | 160 | mixed | ایتها الورقه الطیبه الناطقه بذکر الله آنچه از حنجره روحانی ان طیر گلشن انجذاب | O thou pure leaf, speaking in remembrance of God! That which issued from the spiritual throat of that bird of the garden of attraction [3.5s] | INBA17:046 | MKT7.087, BSHN.140.466, BSHN.144.459, MHT1b.160 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04177 | 220 | mixed | ای ورقه مطهره ناله ات بسماء احدیه مرتفع شده و حنین قلبت سکان جنان رحمانرا | O thou pure leaf! Thy lamentation hath ascended to the heaven of Oneness and the sighing of thy heart hath saddened | INBA28:391, INBA74:011 | LTDT.302-303 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Nearness and remoteness; Pain of love; love as veil; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06439 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou pure soul who are kindled by the fire of the Love of Baha'! By God, the True One! thy letter created joy and happiness within hearts | TAB.363 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07053 | 120 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou pure soul who art turning toward the Lord of the creatures! Verily, I received thy letter ... and was informed of its meanings | TAB.636, BSC.471 #884x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02145 | 270 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou pure soul who hath turned with a submissive heart to the Kingdom of God! Turn thy face to the Assembly of the Covenant | TAB.527-529 | Fire and light; fire and water; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03687 | 190 | O thou Pure Spirit, Amalie Knobloch! Although thou didst soar away from this terrestrial world, yet thou didst enter into the immeasurable, illumined Universe of the Almighty. | BBBD.091, FRGA.039-040 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03169 | 210 | Persian | ای شمع روشن محبت الله در این ملک فانی علم عرفان برافراز تا ملک باقی یابی و | O thou radiant candle of the love of God! In this transient realm raise high the banner of divine knowledge, that thou mayest attain unto the eternal kingdom [3.5s] | MSHR2.296 | Mystical themes; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01006 | 390 | Persian | ای شمع روشن نامه روز نوروز وصول یافت ایامیکه در لندن در خانه تو بندای ملکوت | O thou radiant candle! Thy letter written on the day of Now Rouz was received. The days that I was occupied in thy house with the Cause... The address thou didst deliver at the King's Weigh House Church... During the lifetime of His Holiness Christ no book on this subject gained any importance | BRL_DAK#0126 | DAS.1914-04-17x, LBLT.162ax | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12735 | 50 | O thou radiant child! The gathering in which the Baha'i children were assembled was an image of the assembly of the Kingdom | BBBD.327 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03726 | 190 | O thou radiant child! The letter thou hast written in the utmost sweetness | SW_v10#17 p.316 | Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06545 | 130 | O thou real beloved! The letter which thou hast written in regard to the happiness and joy, beatitude and rejoicing | SW_v01#17 p.003 | Power of prayer; Review of publications; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07417 | 110 | O thou real friend! 'Moore' In the Persian language, is 'Ant'; but I hope this Moore may become the lion of the forest | DAS.1913-10-19 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04886 | 160 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی اکنون عبدالبهاء در مدینه اسکندریه بیاد یاران مشغول و شب و روز در | O thou real friend! At this time ‘Abdu'l-Baha is in the City of Alexandria is engaged in the mentioning of the friends | INBA84:391b | DAS.1913-10-17 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06201 | 130 | O thou real friend! Praise be to God that thou hast perfumed thy nostrils with the Breeze of the Rose-garden of Abha. Thou didst find the Doors of the Kingdom | DAS.1914-07-30 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09367 | 80 | O thou real friend! Thank thou God that thou hast heard the call of the Kingdom | DAS.1914-07-22 ca. | Many are called but few are chosen; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01882 | 290 | O thou real friend! Thy letter dated April 11th was duly received. Thou hast written regarding the maidservant | MAX.335-336 | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04009 | 180 | Persian | شب و روز بکوشید تا عَلَم میثاق چنانکه باید و شاید در آن آفاق موج زند زیرا الیوم بقوّهٴ میثاق نفوس باهتزاز آیند | O thou real friend! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written concerning Dr. Leon H. Harvey, 4th Unitarian Church.... ...The believers must respect and love Doctor Harvey, because he has invited them in such a willing, spontaneous way to his church. | NJB_v05#14 p.003x | DAS.1914-07-17, DAS.1914-06-18x | Importance of community building; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01654 | 310 | O thou real friend! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written concerning the unity and concord, the affinity and communication, the fellowship and attraction amongst the believers | DAS.1913-10-18x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05676 | 140 | O thou real friend! Your letter was received. Its content was very effective. The heart and the soul were moved. It was my hope to come to California... But know thou, verily, that I associate with heart and conscience with firm friends | BSTW#351fx | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05241 | 150 | Persian | ای قابل الطاف الهی اشعار آبدار که چون الحان هزار ربیع فصیح و بدیع بود تلاوت | O thou recipient of divine favors! The flowing verses, which were like the melodies of a thousand eloquent nightingales in spring, were recited [3.5s] | YBN.201-202 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05345 | 150 | O thou remembrance of that daughter of the Kingdom! ... Collect the traces of thy mother's pen, so that they may remain after her | BLO_PN#093 | Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04524 | 170 | mixed | ایها التذکار من سید الابرار و قدوه الاخیار تو یادگار آن سرور ابراری و بقیه آن | O thou remembrance of the Lord of the righteous and exemplar of the chosen ones! Thou art the token of that Master of the righteous and the remnant of that [3.5s] | DUR4.657, DUR1.410 | Exhortations and counsels; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03220 | 210 | Persian | ای یادگار آن دو بزرگوار الحمد لله که مانند جد عزیز و پدر با فرهنگ و تمیز ثابت | O thou remembrance of those two noble souls! Praise be to God that, like thy cherished grandfather and cultured, discerning father, thou art steadfast [3.5s] | AHB.128BE #12 p.374, MSHR5.268a | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05537 | 140 | Persian | ای بازمانده و یادگار ان شهید محبوب حضور کبریاء آنچه بخواهی و آنچه بطلبی و | O thou remnant and cherished memorial of that martyr beloved in the Divine Presence, whatsoever thou mayest desire and whatsoever thou seekest [3.5s] | NNY.213 | Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Laws of marriage and dowry; Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08960 | 90 | Persian | ای یادگار آن متصاعد الی الله در این ایام که نیران امتحان و آتش افتتان شعله | O thou remnant of him who ascended unto God! In these days when the fires of tests and the flames of trials blaze forth [3.5s] | MMK5#250 p.196 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07666 | 110 | Persian | ای یادگار حضرت اسم الله الاصدق اگر خواهی که پدر بزرگوار از ملکوت اسرار تحسین | O thou remnant of his honor Ismu'llah al-Asdaq! Shouldst thou desire that thy noble father, from the Kingdom of mysteries, bestow praise [3.5s] | PYK.291 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05346 | 150 | Persian | ای یادگار آن شخص جلیل پدر بزرگوار معدن اسرار بود و مهبط آن وار در ساحت اقدس | O thou remnant of that exalted personage! Thy noble father was a mine of mysteries and the recipient of effulgence in the Most Holy Court [3.5s] | INBA87:102a, INBA52:100 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01968 | 280 | Persian | ای یادگار آن جواهر وجود و سروران اهل سجود فی الحقیقه شدائد و مصائب و رزایاء | O thou remnant of that jewel of being and joy of them that bow down in adoration, in truth adversities, trials and calamities [3.5s] | MSBH6.425-426 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12448 | 130 | Persian | ای یادگار آن شمع روشن شهادت کبری مکتوبی از شما رسید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل | O thou remnant of that radiant candle of supreme martyrdom! A letter from thee was received and its contents were noted [3.5s] | INBA85:521 | Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06986 | 120 | Persian | ای یادگار آن کوکب لائح چون بان مرز و بوم رسیدی و از آن گلشن عشق گل و ریحان | O thou remnant of that radiant star! When thou didst reach that realm and frontier, and from that rose-garden of love didst gather flowers and sweet basil [3.5s] | INBA59:227 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05347 | 150 | Persian | ای یادگار آن منجذب الی الله اگر آن مرغ گلشن عرفان بگلبن جاودان پرواز نمود حمد | O thou remnant of that soul who was attracted to God! Though that bird of the garden of divine knowledge hath winged its flight unto the eternal rosebush, praise [3.5s] | MSHR2.282 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05539 | 140 | Persian | ای بقیه آن روح متصاعد الی الله آنچه باقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید بواسطه | O thou remnant of that spirit which hath ascended unto God! That which was written by Aqa Siyyid Taqi was through [3.5s] | TSHA3.423, BALM.016 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06987 | 120 | Persian | ای یادگار نیاکان ستایش پاک یزدانرا که پرتو آفتاب آفرینش را زیبایش دلها فرمود | O thou remnant of the ancients! Praise be to the pure Lord that He made the radiance of the Sun of creation the adornment of hearts [3.5s] | YARP2.502 p.367 | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09758 | 90 | Persian | ان یا بقیه آل الملیح نامه ات رسید و ناله ات مسموع آمد حمد خدا را که بطراز حب | O thou remnant of the Family of the Messiah! Thy letter hath reached Us and thy lamentation hath been heard. Praise be to God that thou art adorned with the ornament of love [3.5s] | INBA38:079b, INBA23:243a | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07098 | 120 | Persian | یا بضعه الشهید غم مخور محبوب مهربان غمگسار است محزون مباش دل و جان شادمان | O thou remnant of the martyr, grieve thou not, for the All-Loving Beloved is the Consoler. Be not sorrowful; let heart and soul rejoice [3.5s] | NNY.212-213 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05349 | 150 | Persian | ای یادگار شهدای سبیل الهی ملاحظه فرما که آن نفوس مقدسه چگونه ترک دنیای فانی | O thou remnant of the martyrs in the path of God, behold how those sanctified souls forsook this fleeting world [3.5s] | BSHN.140.182, BSHN.144.182, MHT2.155, NANU_AB#17 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00432 | 590 | mixed | Light of the World | 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 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB06669 | 120 | Persian | ای بهائی معروف و مشهور آن دل بلور الحمد لله مشکوه نور گردیده و چون عرفان و | O thou renowned and celebrated Bahá'í! That crystal heart hath, praise be to God, become a niche of light and, through knowledge and [3.5s] | INBA87:030, INBA52:030 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04604 | 170 | O thou respected heavenly doctor! Praise be to God that the Call of the Kingdom reached thy ears and thou didst become informed with the Principles | DAS.1914-02-10 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01246 | 350 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای خانم محترمه نامه شما رسید آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید حق با شماست البته بر | O thou respected lady! They letter hath arrived. Thou art right in what thou hast written | BRL_DAK#0006, PZHN v1#2 p.43 | BRL_ATE#006, MAAN#23 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04352 | 170 | O thou respected maidservant of God! Thou hast written that since two years | SW_v09#15 p.173 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Harmony of science and religion; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02500 | 240 | O thou respected maidservant of god! Thy letter dated November 17th, 1918, was received | SW_v10#03 p.039-040, SEIO.022-023x | Equality of men and women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03328 | 200 | O thou respected maidservant of God! Your letter, dated October 22nd | SW_v10#01 p.008-009 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02928 | 220 | O thou respected maidservant! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Sohrab | SW_v07#10 p.095, BSTW#109 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02405 | 250 | O thou respected one, a herald of the Kingdom of God! The article that thou | SW_v08#08 p.088-089 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10063 | 70 | O thou respected one! Praise God and be grateful that thou hast | SW_v10#02 p.032 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07536 | 110 | O thou respected one! Your letter dated February 2nd, 1919, has been | SW_v10#07 p.143 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04955 | 160 | Persian | شخص محترما نامه شما رسید و از قرائتش امیدواری عظیم حاصل شد زیرا از مضمون | O thou respected personage: Thy letter was received. Its perusal imparted to me great hopefulness, for from its contents it became manifest | MMK3#160 p.112, PYB#304 p.03 | DAS.1914-06-24, PTF.239-240 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03720 | 190 | O thou respected personage! Thy letter was received. Its contents evidenced the significance of love and turning the face | DAS.1914-07-13 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Day of rest; House of Justice; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02380 | 250 | Persian | ای حقیقتجوی محترم نامه تو رسید حکایت از وحدت عالم انسانی مینمود علمی که | O thou respected truth seeker! Thy letter was received. It reflected the sentiment of the oneness of the world of humanity | MKT4.053, KHH1.305 (1.426) | KHHE.439-440, DAS.1914-08-07, SW_v05#12 p.183 | Power of faith; power of the spirit; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08470 | 100 | O thou respected youth! How many holy souls in past ages have longed most intensely to hear the name of the Divine Kingdom and live during the day of the Promised one | DAS.1913-09-22, ABIE.347, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06379 | 130 | Persian | ای نوجوان محترم چه قدر نفوس بزرگوار در قرون های ماضیه نهایت آرزو داشتند که | O thou respected youth. How many the honourable souls in past centuries and times who yearned with all their hearts | MMK2#377 p.269 | BBBD.258 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06805 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou respectful soul! Thy letter with its great and expressive contents gave me satisfaction. It gave utterance to the feelings of thy heart | TAB.321 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10998 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الجوهره المتلئلاه بنور الهدی ان السعاده الکبری جذبتک الی ملکوت الله و جعلتک | O thou resplendent gem illumined by the light of guidance! Verily, supreme felicity hath drawn thee unto the Kingdom of God and hath fashioned thee [3.5s] | DRM.016c | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03745 | 190 | O thou resplendent Kokab! Thy letter was received. Associate as before with | SW_v11#10 p.165 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06286 | 130 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | O thou revered and beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that thou art turning thy face at all times toward the Kingdom | DAS.1913-03-20x, BLO_PT#028e | High station of the true believer; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11453 | 30 | O thou revered beloved! Glad tidings be unto thee for thy firmness in the strong Covenant. | SW_v09#19 p.223-224 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10317 | 70 | Tablet 27 Feb 1913 to Graham Pole (Secretary General Theosophical Society) | O thou revered Friend! Thy letter was received. Its contents indicated that that illumined lady soared toward the Kingdom of the Merciful. | BLO_PT#103 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teachings as spirit of the age | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03463 | 200 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | O thou revered maidservant of Bahá'u'lláh! Your detailed letter was received. Praise be to God that it was an indication of thy firmness | BLO_PT#028f | Business; financial; property matters; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06287 | 130 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیز محترمه الهی نامه تو از لوزآنجلیز رسید شکر کن خدا را که موفق بخدمت شدی | O thou revered maidservant of God! Thy letter from Los Angeles was received... Not till the darkness of difference | MMK1#077 p.110 | SWAB#077, SW_v10#01 p.009, SW_v10#09 p.185-186, SW_v10#09 p.178, BLO_PT#052.33 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Music and singing; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10737 | 60 | O thou revered maidservant of God! Verily thy letter which tells of the gathering of the Woman's Assembly | BLO_PT#052.18 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01293 | 350 | O thou revered one! Verily, I always remember thee, and forget thee not; I invoke God to ordain for thee good in this world and in the Kingdom | BSTW#033 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of prayer; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BB00363 | Answer to one of the relatives | 460 | Persian | هو الله تعالی. قبله محترم دام فضلکم تلاوت ایات دو ورقه خط شریف را نموده صفحه عربی بجهة | O thou revered point of adoration, may thy grace endure! I have perused the verses inscribed upon two sacred pages, and the Arabic portion [3.5s] | INBA91:194.10-197.08 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Limits of the intellect; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10788 | 60 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou revered sincere one! Know thou, verily, the brilliant realities and sanctified spirits are likened to a shining crescent | TAB.108-109, BSC.477 #908x | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10389 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی صالح و نیکوکار الیوم شخصی بود که صلح و صلاح جوید و سبب آسایش و | O thou righteous and beneficent servant of God! In this day, one must seek peace and righteousness and become the cause of tranquility [3.5s] | MMK3#228 p.165 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10056 | 70 | Persian | ای گل صد برگ گلستان محبت در خدمت پدر بجان و دل قیام کن بلکه جانفشانی نما چه | O thou rose of a hundred petals in the garden of love! Arise, with heart and soul, to serve thy father; nay, offer up thy very life in sacrifice [3.5s] | PYK.313 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03466 | 200 | Persian | ای گل گلشن حضرت مسیح وقتی که حضرت مسیح روحی له الفداء با وجهی صبیح و جمالی | O thou rose of the garden of His Holiness Christ! When His Holiness Christ--may my life be a sacrifice to Him!--took off the veil | NJB_v05#17 p.003, KHH1.303-304 (1.423) | KHHE.437, DAS.1914-08-12 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04430 | 170 | mixed | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای گل گلشن محبت الله حضرت مسیح روحی له الفداء در انجیل میفرماید المدعوون | O thou rose of the Rose-Garden of the Love of God! His Holiness Christ-may my spirit be His sacrifice!—saith in the Gospel, Many are called… A soul is known through his conduct, manners, words, and deeds | BRL_DAK#0688, ANDA#79 p.05x | BRL_ATE#073x, TAB.306-307, ADMS#203ax | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Many are called but few are chosen; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08377 | 100 | Arabic | Translation List | ایها الورد المتفتح فی حدیقه محبة الله انی تلوت بکل حب تحریرک البدیع المعانی و به | O thou rose that hath blossomed in the garden of God's love! With the utmost affection have I read thy letter, wondrous in its profound meanings [3.5s] | DSDS.110 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08951 | 90 | Persian | ای ورقه مبارکه شکر کن خدا را که از سلاله طاهره ای و از ثدی محبت الله نوشیدی | O thou sacred leaf ! Render thanks unto God that thou belongest to the sanctified Tree, hast drunk from the breast of divine love | INBA84:502 | KHAF.097, MATA.047-048 | GEN.353 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06778 | 120 | Persian | ای ذبیح بقربانگاه عشق صد هزار شهیدان خون ریخته جان رایگان بدادند و عذر قصور | O thou sacrifice at the altar of love! A hundred thousand martyrs shed their blood and freely gave their lives [3.5s] | INBA85:112, INBA55:340a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09967 | 70 | Persian | ای ذبیح قربانگاه عشق حضرت اسمعیل بحسب اعتقاد اهل فرقان و یا خود حضرت اسحق | O thou sacrifice at the altar of Love! Whether thou be Ishmael, according to the belief of the people of the Qur'án, or Isaac himself [3.5s] | MMK6#429 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01497 | 580 | Arabic | یا ایها السائل البارع السارع فاصدع الی معارج الحکم الربانیه ثم ادخل فی | O thou sagacious and swift enquirer! Arise thou unto the heights of divine wisdom, then enter thou therein [3.5s] | NLAI_BH3.093 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Soul; spirit after death; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The animal kingdom; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08360 | 100 | Arabic | ایها الرجل الرشید المطلوب فی القرآن المجید اسئل الله ان یجعلک الرکن الشدید فی | O thou sagacious man, who art sought after in the glorious Qur'an, I beseech God that He may make thee a mighty pillar in [3.5s] | MMK6#202 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06962 | 120 | Persian | ای نوش باهوش نظمی که از قریحه الهام صریحه آن بلبل چمنستان معانی ساری و جاری | O thou sagacious one, the verses that stream and flow from the inspired genius of that nightingale of the meadowlands of inner meanings [3.5s] | YARP2.678 p.456 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05716 | 140 | Persian | ای شخص خبیر الحمد لله مصداق این کلمه ای زیرا از آن یار بیخبر خبر یافتی و از آن | O thou sagacious one! Praise be to God that thou art the embodiment of these words, for thou hast gained tidings of that Beloved of Whom thou wert once heedless, and from that [3.5s] | MMK2#206 p.147 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01517 | 320 | mixed | ایها الرجل الرشید انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله بما ایدک بجنود النصر من الملا | O thou sagacious soul! I have intoned verses of thanksgiving unto God for having aided thee with the hosts of victory from on high [3.5s] | INBA17:143 | Praise and encouragement; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02451 | 250 | Arabic | ایها السمندر المتوقد فی نار محبه الله تالله الحق ان سکان الملکوت الابهی | O thou salamander, aflame in the fire of God's love! By God, verily, the denizens of the Most Glorious Kingdom [3.5s] | AYBY.348 #030, TRZ1.156 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01861 | 290 | Arabic | ایها السمندر المتوقد من نار الموقده علی اعلی الطور فی الشجره المبارکه الثابته | O thou salamander, set ablaze by the fire kindled upon the most exalted Mount in the Blessed Tree immovable [3.5s] | AYBY.363 #046 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07754 | 110 | Persian | حضرت سمندر علیک بهاء الله الانور طراز چون شمع طراز رخ در انجمن راز برافروخت | O thou Samandar! Upon thee be the most luminous Glory of God! Like unto a candle thou hast illumined the gathering of divine mysteries [3.5s] | AYBY.348 #028, TRZ1.150a | Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01999 | 280 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | پاک یزدانا خاک ایران را از آغاز مشکبیز فرمودی و شورانگیز و دانش خیز و گوهرریز | O Thou sanctified Lord! From its earliest days, Thou didst make the soil of Persia to be musk scented and soul stirring, gem laden and knowledge bearing | INBA89:026, NLAI_BH_AB.010b | BRL_DAK#0713, MKT1.438, MKT2.082, MILAN.051, AKHA_130BE #13 p.a, AMK.085-086, AMK.159-160, ALPA.014b, DWNP_v3#06 p.041-042, DWNP_v3#11 p.019, PYM.117-119, BCH.027, KHSH12.008, DUR1.152, ADH2_1#49 p.074, MJMJ1.067, MMG2#446 p.490, MJH.024, YARP2.017 p.074, PPAR.055, DLS.168, RMT.208-209 | BRL_ATE#170, ADMS#065i28x | Ahdieh | Education of children; moral education; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB10630 | 60 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان معرفت الهی از فضل و موهبت شمس رحمانی و فیض غمام صمدانی و لواقح | O thou sapling in the divine garden of knowledge, favored by the grace and bounty of the All-Merciful Sun and the outpouring of the heavenly clouds [3.5s] | HUV2.040, QUM.097-098 | The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10131 | 70 | Persian | ای نهال باغ وجدان یوم الله آفتاب حقیقی از افق الهی مشرق و ظاهر و لائح بود و | O thou sapling in the garden of consciousness! The Day of God hath come, and the Sun of Truth hath risen from the divine horizon, manifest and resplendent [3.5s] | MMK4#069 p.077 | Being a source of light; guidance; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10130 | 70 | Persian | ای نهال باغ محبت الله از باران نیسان عنایت نشو و نما جو و از فیض بهار هدایت | O thou sapling of God's garden of love! Seek growth from the April showers of His grace, and draw thy sustenance from the springtime bounty of guidance [3.5s] | MKT6.167, HUV1.031 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08932 | 90 | Persian | ای نهال گلشن محبت الله پدر مهربان خواهش نگارش این نامه نمود تا قلم عبدالبهاء | O thou sapling of God's rose-garden of love, thy loving father requested that the pen of 'Abdu'l-Bahá pen this letter [3.5s] | INBA84:522a | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00323 | 660 | mixed | Day of the Covenant 26 November 2003 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09552 | 80 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان محبت الهی ثناء جمال قدم باش و نعت و ستایش اسم اعظم یعنی چنان | O thou sapling of the divine garden of love! Be thou the praise of the Ancient Beauty and the glorification and tribute of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | HUV2.053 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07627 | 110 | Persian | ای نهال باغ الهی امیدوارم که همواره از رشحات ابر عنایت تر و تازه باشی و طراوت | O thou sapling of the divine Garden! I cherish the hope that thou mayest ever remain fresh and verdant through the dewdrops from the cloud of grace [3.5s] | INBA87:035b, INBA52:035b | Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10629 | 60 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان الهی شکر کن حضرت بیچونرا که در جویبار هدایت کبری روایدی و | O thou sapling of the divine garden! Render thanks unto the peerless Lord, that thou hast grown beside the stream of His supreme guidance [3.5s] | INBA85:202 | HUV2.057 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09549 | 80 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان الهی از فیض غمام میثاق سبز و خرم شو و ثمر ثبوت | O thou sapling of the divine garden! Through the bounties of the clouds of the Covenant, become verdant and flourishing, and yield the fruit of steadfastness [3.5s] | INBA89:071b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08283 | 100 | mixed | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله در این ریاض موهبت قدی بفراز و برگ و شکوفه بساز از | O thou sapling of the garden of God's love! In this paradise of divine bestowals, raise high thy stature and adorn thyself with leaves and blossoms [3.5s] | MMK2#366 p.261 | Parents and children; youth; families; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04476 | 170 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید معانی بدیع بود و | O thou sapling of the garden of God's love! That which thou didst inscribe was noted, and its meanings were wondrous [3.5s] | DRM.004d | Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04102 | 180 | Persian | ای نهال باغ محبت الله نامه در نهایت روح و ریحان قرائت گردید و از مضمون مفهوم | O thou sapling of the garden of God's love! Thy letter was read in utmost joy and fragrance, and from its contents it was understood [3.5s] | INBA87:076b, INBA52:075b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09551 | 80 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله شکر کن خدا را که در جویبار الطاف دمیدی و در گلشن | O thou sapling of the garden of the love of God! Render thanks unto God that thou hast burgeoned forth beside the stream of His favours and in the rose-garden [3.5s] | HUV2.043 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08928 | 90 | Persian | ای نهال باغ محبت الله نامه رسید و مضمون سبب سرور گردید از درگاه جمال ابهی | O thou sapling of the garden of the love of God! Thy letter was received and its contents brought joy at the threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0041, SFI19.019b | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08929 | 90 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله زبان شکرانه بافق ابهی بگشا که ترا در سن طفولیت نور | O thou sapling which hast grown in the garden of the love of God! Unloose thy tongue in thanksgiving to the Kingdom of glory | DRM.009b, HUV1.038 | BRL_CHILD#34, TAB.068 | Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; High station of the arts and sciences; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05212 | 150 | Persian | ای سردار سپاه روحانی نامه ایکه بجناب میرزا احمد مرقوم نموده بودی رسید نامه مگو | O thou Sardar of the Spiritual Army! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Mirza Ahmad was received. | MSHR5.285-286 | DAS.1913-10-19 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06267 | 130 | Persian | ای قبسه پرشعله نیران محبت الله اقوام عالم هر یک بحجابی از جمال معلوم و ملیک | O thou scintillating flame of the fire of God's love! The peoples of the world are each veiled by a veil from the manifest Beauty and the sovereign King [3.5s] | MMK4#182 p.225 | Anthropomorphism; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Literal interpretation; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00271 | 720 | mixed | Light of the World | 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 | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04932 | 160 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou Secretary of the meanings emanated from the hearts of the people of the Kingdom. Verily, I have read thine eloquent letter | TAB.081 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11091 | 50 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeing one! Know thou, verily, God hath preferred the insight to the sight | TAB.604-605, SW_v07#16 p.151x, VTRM.018-019 | Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07477 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker after the Beauty of the True One! What thou hast written was perused. It indicated thy yearning and advancement | TAB.695 | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10774 | 60 | O thou seeker after the knowledge of numbers! Thy letter was received. The science of numbers is one of the common sciences | SW_v01#06 p.005 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04789 | 160 | Persian | Light of the World | ای طالب حقیقت قوت و عظمت بهاء الله را ملاحظه نما که در اندک مدت شرق و غربرا | O thou seeker after truth! Behold the power and greatness of Baha’u’llah! Within a short span of time, He hath stirred up the East and the West | NURA#02, MMK4#065 p.075 | LOTW#02 | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00952 | 400 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | 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 | 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00702 | 470 | mixed | Light of the World | 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 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00304 | 680 | Persian | Light of the World | 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 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01590 | 310 | O thou seeker for truth! Whatever thou hast heretofore heard was fancy, not truth; was tradition, not vision | BSTW#144, BSTW#451 | Growth of the Cause; Knowledge of self; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07363 | 110 | O thou seeker of Reality!... Truly I say thou art a seeker of Reality and a spreader of Reality! Thou art the cause of spirituality | DAS.1914-03-14 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10775 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of the Divine Kingdom! The heavenly doors opened, the hosts of realities | TAB.674 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08787 | 90 | O thou seeker of the Divine Light! Whosoever is freed from self and illusion, released from the claws of passion and lust | DAS.1914-05-26 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08784 | 90 | O thou seeker of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast praised Mrs. Krug. Truly I say she is one of the daughters of the Kingdom. | DAS.1914-03-25 | Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08148 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thou hast forwarded thy photograph and it was considered. In thy face a brilliant light is apparent | TAB.244 | Love of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04411 | 170 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and I became acquainted with its contents. The Cause of Bahá'u'lláh is the same as the Cause of Christ... In the coming of Christ the Divine teachings were given in accordance with the infancy of the human race. | TAB.535-536, BWF.400-400x, BSC.461 #853x, SW_v08#13 p.168, SW_v11#01 p.005, SW_v13#09 p.218 | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05231 | 150 | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received, on account of the lack of time I will write a brief answer | BSTW#081 | Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08786 | 90 | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. I prayed at the Court of Holiness to deliver thee from the darkness | JWTA.011 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05229 | 150 | Persian | Huqúqu'lláh | و حقوق را به موجب نصوص کتاب اقدس جمع نمایید در محلّی و صرف مواقع لازمه نمایید ولی به کسی | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It is impossible to organize the House of Justice in these days… According to the explicit text of the Most Holy Book the amounts offered for the Huquq should be deposited | BRL_HUQUQP#106x | BRL_HUQUQ#106x, COC#1169x, SW_v01#10 p.006 | Elections; House of Justice; Law of Huququ'llah; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10012 | 70 | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written | SW_v10#17 p.319 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04032 | 180 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب ملکوت نامه ات رسید از مصیبت کبری وفات قرین محترمت مرقوم نموده بودی | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written of the severe calamity that hath befallen thee | MMK1#170 p.195 | SWAB#170, BWF.378-379x, LOG#2044x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02092 | 270 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter written on the 20th of July was received. Its contents became evident. Thou hast written concerning Baltimore | TAB.461-462 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10078 | 70 | Persian | ای مشتاق صبح امید مروارید وقتی قدر و قیمتش پدید گردد که از قعر دریا بدراید | O thou seeker of the morn of hope! The pearl's true worth and value are revealed only when it ascendeth from the depths of the sea [3.5s] | YARP2.283 p.238 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08143 | 100 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای طالب حق اگر عرفان الهی خواهی و شناساای جوای قلب را از غیر خدا فارغ نما و | O thou seeker of the True One! If thou wishest the divine knowledge and recognition | MKT8.119b | TAB.168, BWF.383-384x, BSC.487 #937x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Rational arguments | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05724 | 140 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of the True One! In the day of Christ all nations were expecting... If thou wishest to find the truth, then compare the days of the Manifestation | TAB.409-410, BWF.387-387x, BSC.459 #844x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10010 | 70 | O thou seeker of truth! All the people are submerged in the ocean of superstition and know nothing of the appearance of the Sun of Reality. | BBBD.273, DAS.1913-10-19x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB08145 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of Truth! I received the photograph of thy shining figure and I looked at it with thorough attention. A tranquility and steadfastness | TAB.483 | Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10008 | 70 | O thou seeker of truth! Praise be to God that through the guidance of Mrs Rice-Wray thou hast heart the Divine Call, beheld the Light of Truth | BSTW#420 | Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10009 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of Truth! Praise be to God! the essence of severance is manifest from this world and the star of love of God is shining | TAB.623 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10542 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of Truth! Thank thou the maidservant of God Mrs. . . . ., for she hath guided thee to the Divine Kingdom | TAB.675 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03723 | 190 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت نامه ای که بواسطه جناب مستر مکنات مرقوم نموده بودی رسید جناب | O thou seeker of Truth! The letter which thou hast written through Mr. MacNutt | NJB_v01#19 p.001 | SW_v01#19 p.001 | Call to action; Goodly deeds; actions; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02013 | 280 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of Truth! The letter which thou hast written to ... was received | TAB.546-548 | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08447 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of Truth! The Lord of Hosts became manifest in Moses and the children of Israel | TAB.515 | Manifestation of God as mirror; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10544 | 60 | O thou seeker of Truth! Thy letter was received and thy thankfulness became | SW_v02#10 p.003-004 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05725 | 140 | Persian | Light of the World | ای طالب حق مکتوب رسید از من خواهش نگارش تاریخ نموده بودی و همچنین نبواتیکه در | O thou seeker of truth! Thy letter was received. Thou hast asked me for a written history as well as a record of the prophecies concerning the Bab and Baha’u’llah | NURA#09, MMK4#002 p.001 | LOTW#09 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07478 | 110 | O thou seeker of Truth! Thy letter was received. Thou hast complained of thy son and brother. Be thou patient with their defections | BSTW#419 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12653 | 80 | Persian | ای ملک در کشور الهی رهبر هر طالبی شو تا ملک ملک عرفان گردی و ملک فلک ایقان | O thou seeking dominion in the divine Kingdom! Be thou a guide to every seeker, so that thou mayest become a sovereign in the realm of mystic knowledge and a monarch in the heavens of certitude [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0960 | Status of kings; future of monarchy; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02879 | 220 | mixed | ای بصار در یوم اشراق چشم بصیرت گشودی و مشاهده انوار نمودی و بملکوت اسرار پی | O thou seer! On the Day of Radiance thou didst open the eye of insight and didst witness the lights, and unto the Kingdom of mysteries thou didst find thy way [3.5s] | TSQA1.169, MSBH5.493-495, MUH3.022 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11126 | 40 | mixed | ای بی نياز ستايش ترا سزاست که اين گمگشتگان را به شاهراه هدايت دلالت فرمودی | O Thou Self-Sufficient One! Praise be unto Thee, for Thou hast guided these wandering souls to the pathway of guidance [3.5s] | MJMJ3.056ax, MMG2#296 p.329x | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05384 | 150 | Persian | ای بی نياز بندگان و کنيزان را بنواز و آرزوی جميع را شايان و رايگان ساز | O Thou Self-Sufficing Lord! Shower Thy blessings upon Thy servants and handmaidens, and graciously fulfill the desires of all [3.5s] | AKHA_129BE #01 p.a, MJMJ3.055x, MMG2#305 p.342x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11042 | 50 | mixed | ای بی نياز ياران را محرم راز نما و آئينهء غماز کن تا در جهان نغمه و آوازی اندازند | O Thou Self-Sufficing One! Make Thy loved ones confidants of mysteries and fashion them as revealing mirrors, that they may raise up a melody and song throughout the world [3.5s] | MJMJ3.056bx, MMG2#084 p.092x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12489 | 120 | mixed | ای بنده درگاه الهی از عسرت مینالی ولی از غربت و کربت و مصیبت و بیماری و مشقت | O thou servant at the Divine Threshold! Though thou dost lament thy poverty, yet thou sufferest from estrangement, grief, calamity, illness and hardship [3.5s] | INBA85:013 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09256 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه بها مکتوب مرقوم ملحوظ گردید و مضامین مفهوم شد از قصور در عبودیت | O thou servant at the threshold of Bahá! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. It revealed the shortcomings in servitude [3.5s] | MSHR3.076x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08805 | 90 | Persian | ای غلام درگاه رضا در ایندم که همدم یاد توام قلم برداشتم و بنگاشتن پرداختم تا | O thou servant at the threshold of divine good-pleasure! In this moment, when I am companioned by thy remembrance, I have taken up my pen and begun to write [3.5s] | MKT9.157b | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12569 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه الهی هر چند بعد فاصله صد هزار فرسنگ است ولی الفت حاصله حکم | O thou servant at the Threshold of God! Though physical distance may span a hundred thousand leagues, yet the affection thus engendered hath the power [3.5s] | INBA85:046 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09259 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه جمال ابهی در ظل کلمه الهیه درا و از مهب عنایت نسیم لطیفی | O thou servant at the threshold of the Abhá Beauty! Take shelter beneath the shadow of the Divine Word, where wafteth the gentle breeze from the source of His grace [3.5s] | MKT6.011 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07966 | 100 | O thou servant at the Threshold of the Blessed Perfection! Offer thou glorification to the Lord because the radiant morn of the most great Guidance | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.159, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11993 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه جمال ابهی مکتوب شما ملاحظه گردید و رویا نیز مطالعه شد از عنایات | O thou servant at the Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty! Thy letter was considered, and likewise the dream thou didst recount. From the bounties [3.5s] | INBA79.019a | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07933 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده آستان حضرت احدیت عریضه واصل و ملاحظه گردید عریضه نبود حدیقه انیقه بود | O thou servant at the Threshold of the One God! Thy letter was received and perused. It was not a mere petition, but rather a garden of surpassing beauty [3.5s] | INBA87:444, INBA52:459 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12607 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou servant near to the Divine Threshold! That which thou didst address to Jinab-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí was noted [3.5s] | BSHI.066 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03117 | 210 | Persian | ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا نامه شما رسید از قرائتش نهایت انبساط حصول یافت زیرا | O thou servant nigh unto the Court of Grandeur! Thy letter was received and its perusal brought the utmost joy [3.5s] | INBA84:518a | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Review of publications; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07497 | 110 | Persian | ای غلام بها آن یوسف رحمانی در مصر ربانی جلوه نمود بازار دلبران از حسن درشکست | O thou servant of Bahá! That celestial Joseph hath appeared in the divine Egypt; the market-place of the beloved ones hath been shattered by His beauty [3.5s] | MKT8.129, MSHR2.184 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03634 | 190 | mixed | ای بنده بهاء نامه ملیح مفید مختصر شما بسیار سبب راحت و مسرت عبدالبهاء گشت نامه | O thou servant of Baha! Thy sweet and beneficial concise letter hath indeed brought comfort and joy to 'Abdu'l-Baha [3.5s] | MMK6#362 | Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01674 | 300 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بنده بهاء چه نویسم و چه اندیشم جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا از | O thou servant of Baha! What shall my pen recount? What shall I think? From the earliest days of the Cause, the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name | INBA88:192b | NURA#60, MMK4#150 p.161 | LOTW#60 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB01762 | 300 | mixed | یا خادم البهاء آنچه بجناب میرزا اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید معلوم گردید | O thou servant of Baha! What thou hast written unto Jinab-i-Mirza Asadu'llah hath become known [3.5s] | INBA85:404, INBA88:196 | BRL_DAK#0169, MSHR5.352-353, YIA.350 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00820 | 430 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | 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 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11284 | 40 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of Baha'! Thy visit is accepted and thy name ever mentioned | TAB.127 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03937 | 180 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای بنده بهاء الله و عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه تو رسید مضمون بسیار سبب سرور شد | O thou servant of Baha'u'llah and the beloved of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Thy letter was received and its contents imparted the utmost happiness. | MMK5#071 p.060, AMK.301-301 | DAS.1913-04-25, MHMD2s.331x | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04527 | 170 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of God! ...Trust no man save him whose breast hath been dilated by God through the light of faith, whom God hath confirmed in His Religion | TAB.014-015, BWF.412-412x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08588 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of God! According to what I have heard, thou hast experienced a great financial loss. Do not feel sorry, for thou wilt be compensated. | TAB.133 | Consolation and comfort; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07916 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده الهی الان جمعی از دوستان حاضر و مسافرین ارض قاف حضرت حکیم الهی و | O thou servant of God! At this moment a group of friends and travelers from the land of Qaf, including the Divine Sage, are present [3.5s] | PYK.252 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03337 | 200 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی از بلایا و محنی که بر تو وارد شده مکدر مباش جمیع مصائب و بلایا | O thou servant of God! Do not grieve at the afflictions and calamities that have befallen thee. All calamities and afflictions | MNMK#137 p.252, MMK1#197 p.231 | SWAB#197, SW_v11#16 p.278-280 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07923 | 100 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای بنده الهی فیض نامتناهی در هر صبحگاهی گواهی بر تضرع و ابتهال عبدالبهاء | O thou servant of God! Each morn God's infinite grace confirmeth the ardent and tearful invocations of ‘Abdu'l-Baha. | MMK2#133 p.101 | BRL_IOPF#2.10x | Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12412 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده الهی جناب میرزا ربیع ببقعه مبارکه وارد و در محضر این مسجون حاضر شد | O thou servant of God! His honor Mirza Rabi' arrived at the Holy Shrine and attained the presence of this prisoner [3.5s] | INBA85:063 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04571 | 170 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of God! I was assuredly informed of thy confessing the unity of God and that thou hast drawn from the ocean | TAB.638-639, BSC.486 #933x | Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02051 | 270 | mixed | Translation List | ای بنده الهی در این ایام تلغرافی از امریکا وارد مضمونش زفاف واقع تبریک | O thou servant of God! In these days a telegram arrived from America, its purport being congratulations on the marriage [3.5s]... ...O Divine Providence! Grant that this bond of companionship Thou hast fastened may be enduring, and join together this servant and this maidservant | MMK2#006 p.004x, YIK.086-087 | ADMS#063x | S. Tirandaz | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; East and West; communication between East and West; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||
| AB12007 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی در این ایام که اریاح افتتان و امتحان آفاق امکانرا احاطه نموده | O thou servant of God! In these days when the winds of tests and trials have encompassed the horizons of contingent being [3.5s] | TISH.158 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02509 | 240 | Persian | ای بنده الهی مدتی است که از اینجانب نامه سمت تحریر نیافت این از موانع کثیر | O thou servant of God! It has been some that no epistle has been forwarded to you from this land. Innumerable hindrances have brought about the interruption of correspondence | TZH8.0748, ANDA#73 p.76, KHH1.244 (1.340) | KHHE.358-359, DAS.1915-05-15 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12384 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده الهی آنچه نگاشتی و شرح حال داشتی قرائت شد و مناجات بدرگاه احدیت گردید | O thou servant of God! That which thou didst write and recount was perused, and supplications were offered at the Threshold of Oneness [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0731 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10388 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی جمال کبریاء جهان را بصلاح و فلاح دلالت و هدایت فرمود تا ریشه فساد | O thou servant of God! The Most Great Beauty hath guided and directed the world unto righteousness and prosperity, that the root of corruption [3.5s] | ANDA#60 p.04, ANDA#62 p.06 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07925 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه های پیش نرسید ولی نامه اخیر که بتاریخ ۷ می ۱۹۱۹ بود رسید | O thou servant of God! The previous letters did not arrive, but the recent letter dated May 7, 1919, hath reached me [3.5s] | INBA17:131 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12483 | 120 | mixed | ای بنده الهی شما در کردستانی و آقا میرزا حبیب الله در ترکستان و این عبد در سورستان | O thou servant of God! Thou art in Kurdistan, and Aqa Mirza Habibullah is in Turkistan, and this servant is in Syria [3.5s] | INBA85:041 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00236 | 760 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | 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 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05069 | Tablet to Amir Khan | 150 | Persian | Tablet to Amir Khan and Tablet of the Holy Mariner; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to Amír Khán | Tablet to Amir Khan | ای بنده الهی شکایت از عدم اتقان در صنایع متعدده نموده بودید تعدد صنایع سبب | O thou servant of God! Thou didst complain about the lack of perfection in various crafts and trades. The multiplicity of crafts is a cause of [3.5s]... ...In ancient times the people of America were, through their northern regions, close to Asia | MMK6#247, AVK3.307, AVK2.045.16x | BRL_ATE#045x | Excellence; distinction; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||
| AB07926 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده الهی هر چند از تبریزی ولی امید چنین است که ملکوتی عزیز باشی و از | O thou servant of God! Though thou art of Tabriz, yet it is hoped that thou mayest be a cherished denizen of the celestial Kingdom and amongst the [3.5s] | AKHA_124BE #15 p.j | Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12383 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده الهی ندایت مسموع و نیتت مقبول و سعیت مشکور و خلوصت معلومست از فیض | O thou servant of God! Thy call hath been heard, thy intention accepted, thy striving appreciated, and thy sincerity is evident through the bounty [3.5s] | SFI11.023 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04671 | 160 | O thou servant of God! Thy letter and thy poems arrived. From their contents | SW_v11#10 p.166-167 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12705 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه ات رسید و از مضمون نهایت روح و ریحان معلوم گردید الحمد لله | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received and from its contents the utmost joy and fragrance became evident. Praise be to God [3.5s] | QUM.151b | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08558 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received and the sign of the hand was observed. This sign was a mystery of the perfection of Love. | TAB.545 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04688 | 160 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده حق نامه ات رسید و سبب سرور گردید آرزوی آن نموده بودی که ایکاش من در | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received, and was the cause of gladness. Thou hast expressed thine ardent wish | MMK1#226 p.284 | SWAB#226, SW_v11#04 p.076, SW_v11#10 p.164-165 | The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06655 | 120 | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. It was an indication to the outward and inward health and safety. | JWTA.028 | Business; financial; property matters; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04669 | 160 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی نامه ات رسید مضامین بدیع و بلیغ بود و مقاصد بلند و رفیع عالم | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Its contents were lofty and sublime, and its aim high and far-reaching. | MMK1#224 p.271 | SWAB#224, SW_v11#05 p.091 | Importance of community building; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09210 | 80 | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. On thy behalf I prayed | SW_v11#16 p.277-278 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07141 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast spoken concerning thy lack | TAB.109 | Development of capacity and readiness; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Many are called but few are chosen; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03105 | 210 | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that the publication of the book of Mirza Abul Fazl (The Bahá'í Proofs) is commenced | SW_v09#05 p.057 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Review of publications; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03629 | 190 | O thou servant of God! Thy letters are received. Praise be to God, the convention of this year has been held with the utmost magnificence | BSTW#266 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11931 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده الهی توجه بملکوت الهی کن و این مناجات را بنما ای خداوند مهربان از من بمن مهربانتری | O thou servant of God! Turn thy face to the Kingdom of God and offer this prayer: O Kind Lord! Thou art kinder to me than I am to myself [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0322 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02519 | 240 | mixed | امروز مغناطيس تأييد ملکوت الله ثبوت بر عهد و پيمان است و ما عدای آن کلام هذيان | O thou servant of God! Two letters have been received from thee and | MMK4#152 p.163x | SW_v10#14 p.267-268 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09099 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of God! What thou hast written was perused. Be thou rejoiced on account of | TAB.546 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12276 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده الهی جمال رحمانی چون بعالم امکانی پرتوی نورانی افاضه فرمود آن نور | O thou servant of God! When the Beauty of the All-Merciful shed His luminous rays upon the realm of existence, that light [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0616 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07831 | 110 | O thou servant of His Highness the Friend! Strive thy utmost that in the center of the world thou mayest become the sign | DAS.1913-10-20 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02518 | 240 | O thou servant of His Holiness Baha'u'llah! The letters thou hadst written... The Star of the West must, at present, be written both in English and Persian. | SW_v10#13 p.249, SW_v11#11 p.198 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01474 | 320 | O thou servant of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh! Thy letter was received. As there is no time for a detailed answer I will give it briefly.... Regarding the Spiritual Assembly, this is not the House of Justice. It is a purely spiritual assembly and belongs to spiritual matters | DAS.1913-10-18, DAS.1913-10-19x, BSTW#094 | House of Justice; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07944 | 100 | mixed | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال ابهی چون غضنفر الهی از بیشه رحمانی برون شتافت چنان زایر و نعره | O thou servant of the Abha Beauty! When the celestial Lion rushed forth from the forest of the All-Merciful, He let out such a mighty roar that the sly foxes of ignorance | NURA#52, MMK4#110 p.120, IDAB.23 | LOTW#52 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07367 | 110 | Persian | ای خادم افنان سدره الهیه شکر حی قدیم را که بزیارت روضه مبارکه مشرف شدی و از | O thou servant of the Afnán of the Divine Lote-Tree! Render thanks unto the Ever-Living, the Ancient of Days, that thou hast been privileged to attain the presence of the blessed Shrine and [3.5s] | INBA87:465, INBA52:483 | Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05562 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی عبدالبهاء شرمنده است زیرا بعبودیت عتبه مقدسه موفق نگشته پس | O thou servant of the All-Glorious Beauty! 'Abdu'l-Bahá is abashed, for he hath not succeeded in servitude at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | MMK2#255 p.184 | Call to action; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08450 | 100 | O thou servant of the Almighty! Beg of God that in this world which is groaning with pains and troubles, thou mayst aspire to a breath of rest and that in this sorrow-begirdled globe, thou mayst obtain happiness. | DAS.1913-08-26, ABIE.243, BLO_PN#007 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02703 | 230 | Persian | ای خادم جمال قدم جواب تحریر ان شخص شهیر سراج منیر بعد ارسال مى شود حال | O thou servant of the Ancient Beauty! The reply to the letter of that renowned person, that luminous lamp, shall be dispatched forthwith [3.5s] | INBA72:141 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06639 | 120 | mixed | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال قدم حضرت یوسف علیه السلام در مصر جمال رخی افروخت و جانهای صد | O thou servant of the Ancient Beauty! When Joseph—peace be upon him—unveiled his bright countenance in the Egypt of beauty | NURA#70, MMK4#034 p.034, TISH.600 | LOTW#70 | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09230 | 80 | O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha! Be thou happy because thou hast presented thyself at the table of the heavenly food | DAS.1913-10-20 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01796 | 290 | O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha! From the contents of thy letters it has become evident and clear that the standard of the Cause of God | PN_1906 p094 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Review of publications; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00754 | 450 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | 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 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06079 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of the Beauty of ABHA! We considered all that thou hast written. It seems that the maidservant of God, Mrs. . . . ., hath arisen | TAB.720-721 | Education and the development of capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01472 | 320 | O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha! What thou hadst written was perused. I was informed of the details. His Holiness Christ said... Had each one of the beloved of God in America engaged in teaching the Cause of God, like unto the beloved in Persia, now they would have guided several millions of souls | BSTW#453, BSTW#504b | Growth of the Cause; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01051 | 380 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه مفصل شما با نامه امة الله روحانیه خانم واصل گردید دلیل | O thou servant of the Beauty of ABHA! Your long letter and the letter written by the maidservant of God came to hand... O thou Janabi Khan! Exhort thou all the believers | BRL_DAK#1024 | TAB.662-663, PN_1906 p091x, MAB.092x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07256 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک نامه شما ملاحظه گردید از عنایت حق امیدم چنان است که | O thou servant of the Blessed Beauty's Threshold! Thy letter was reviewed, and through the bounties of the True One, my hope is thus [3.5s] | TAH.247b, YQAZ.230 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04684 | 160 | O thou servant of the Blessed Perfection! They have written from Teheran | SW_v02#01 p.006 | Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03112 | 210 | O thou servant of the Blessed Perfection! Your epistle dated October 30th reached me at Ramleh. ...Regarding my coming to America | SW_v01#17 p.002-003 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08044 | 100 | mixed | ای خادم آستان مبارک از قرار مسموع والده شما از اینجهان بجهان نامتناهی شتافت | O thou servant of the Blessed Threshold! Word hath reached Us that thy mother hath hastened from this world to the realm infinite [3.5s] | ANDA#71 p.32x | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01929 | 280 | Persian | ای خادم میثاق از بدو دخول در ظل سدره مقصود در خدمت آستان اسم اعظم در کمال | O thou servant of the Covenant! From the very moment thou didst enter beneath the shade of the Divine Lote-Tree, thou hast devoted thyself to the service of the Threshold of the Most Great Name in utmost devotion [3.5s] | INBA88:289, INBA89:040 | BRL_DAK#0283, AVK4.317ax | Consultation; Growth of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05583 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده میثاق الحمد لله استفاضه از مقام محمود نمودی و مظهر فیوضات شاهد مشهود | O thou servant of the Covenant! Praise be unto God, thou hast drawn illumination from the Praiseworthy Station and become a manifestation of the outpouring favors of the Witnessed Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:045 | MMK6#590 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03147 | 210 | mixed | ای خادم حرم مطلع انوار اسم اعظم در پیش چیزی مرقوم شد و حال نیز این نامه | O thou servant of the Dawning-Place of the lights of the Most Great Name! A letter was penned aforetime, and now this epistle too [3.5s] | INBA55:377, INBA87:166, INBA52:164 | KHAF.191 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06642 | 120 | mixed | ای بنده حضرت مقصود جناب میرزا عبدالمجید ستایش از افروختگی روی تو نمود که | O thou servant of the Desired One, Mirza 'Abdu'l-Majid! Praise hath been rendered for thy radiant countenance [3.5s] | MKT8.027c | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05647 | 140 | O thou servant of the Divine Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents | SW_v11#10 p.165-166 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06658 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه الهی نامه سابق و لاحق هر دو رسید ولی کثرت غوائل مانع از سرعت | O thou servant of the divine Threshold! Both thy former and latter letters were received, but a multitude of pressing concerns hath prevented a swift response [3.5s] | INBA87:118b, INBA52:117 | Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05479 | 150 | O thou servant of the Divine Threshold! In this year mankind is afflicted with terrific tests. | DAS.1914-09-04 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07288 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه الهی گویند که در بین نقاشان عالم در ایران | O thou servant of the Divine Threshold! It is said that among the painters of the world, in Iran [3.5s] | INBA55:157, INBA84:506a | Creativity in art; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09215 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده آستان الهی نامه شما رسید و تضرع و زاری بدرگاه باری در نیمه شب گردید و | O thou servant of the Divine Threshold! Thy letter was received, and thy supplications and lamentations unto the Court of the Almighty were offered at midnight [3.5s] | INBA17:015 | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05079 | 150 | O thou servant of the Divine Threshold! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst | SW_v11#16 p.276 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06729 | 120 | Persian | ای خادم دوستان جمال ابهی روحی لهم الفداء ملوک فی الحقیقه عبد مملوکند و محتاج | O thou servant of the friends of the Abhá Beauty—may my spirit be a sacrifice unto them! In truth, the kings are but bondmen and in need [3.5s] | INBA21:154b | Status of kings; future of monarchy; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06660 | 120 | O thou servant of the heavenly Beloved! Thy letter was fragrant because its contents were agreeable. During the day of the Manifestation | DAS.1914-09-04 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02053 | 270 | O thou servant of the Holy Threshold of the Beauty of Abha! I read what you had written to Jenabi H. Seyed Taki. | PN_1906 p091 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03343 | 200 | O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! Praise be to God, that the events of the Cause | SW_v11#05 p.087 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04212 | 180 | O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! Thank God that thou didst answer the call of 'am I not your Lord?' with affirmation | DAS.1913-06-25 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04274 | 170 | O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! Thy cablegram was received, and immediately | SW_v11#13 p.232 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05574 | 140 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده دلبر مهربان بهاء الله عنوانی اشرف از این نیابم که ترا خ??اب بان نمایم | O thou servant of the kindly Beloved, Baha'u'llah! I can find no nobler title than this | BRL_DAK#0015 | BRL_ATE#016, MAAN#02 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12251 | 210 | O thou servant of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents understood. Souls who are the servants of His Holiness Baha'u'llah and are sincere in His Cause | BBBD.532 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09331 | 80 | mixed | ای خادم ابهی الیوم هرکس خدمت احباء الله نماید خادم جمال ابهی است و امیر در | O thou servant of the Most Glorious! Today, whosoever serveth the loved ones of God is verily a servant of the Abhá Beauty and a prince [3.5s] | INBA13:073 | High station of the true believer; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06647 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده حق بدایع صنایع در این دور جامع از عبادت جمال لامع شمرده گشته ملاحظه | O thou servant of the One true God! In this universal dispensation man's wondrous craftsmanship is reckoned as worship of the Resplendent Beauty. | MMK1#127 p.141, AKHA_122BE #11-12 p.j | SWAB#127 | Excellence; distinction; Thankfulness; gratitude; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04675 | 160 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده آستان مقدس رضای حق ممکن الحصول است بلکه بنهایت آسانی بمجرد خلوص رضای | O thou servant of the sacred Threshold! It is possible, nay most easy, to please God, for if only one is pure in heart | BRL_DAK#0137, HDQI.295 | BRL_ATE#097 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04277 | 170 | mixed | Translation List | ای بنده آستان مقدس نظم سریر جهانبانی و انتظام دیهیم حکمرانی بقوه آسمانیست | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! The stability of every throne... the most honored government | AVK4.441, PYM.116-117x | SW_v14#08 p.245, ADMS#065i06x | Christian doctrine and practice; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02200 | 260 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده آستان مقدس نمیدانی که چه انقلابی در اینصفحات حاصل جمیع مردم مضطرب و | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thou knowest not what a convulsion there is in these parts! | BRL_DAK#0007, MMK6#033x | BRL_ATE#007, DAS.1914-10-21x, MAAN#24 | Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10395 | 280 | Persian | Light of the World | آن مظلوم آفاق با جميع خلق در نهايت خضوع و خشوع معامله ميفرمود . اين مدّت مديده | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated 23 May 1921 was received and its contents were noted. The complaints of the two parties are continuous | NURA#20, MMK4#024 p.024x | LOTW#20 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03346 | 200 | O thou servant of the sacred Threshold!... During these days the affairs of every soul are in utter confusion and distraction. | DAS.1914-10-21x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09884 | 70 | mixed | ای بنده شمس بهاء ابراهیم علیه السلام در جواب ا لک حاجه اما الیک فلا فرمود و | O Thou servant of the Sun of Baha. Ibrahim, may The Glory of God be upon Him | INBA88:351 | NYR#115 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04601 | 170 | O thou servant of the Threshold of God! Thy letter dated August 17th, 1920 received. Truly I say, his honor Randall is engaged in service with all his power. | BSTW#100 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03598 | 190 | mixed | الله ابهی ای بنده آستان جمال ابهی روحی لاحبائه الفدا مکتوب مفصل بدقت ملاحظه | O thou servant of the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty, may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones! The detailed letter was carefully considered [3.5s] | MKT6.056 | Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01471 | 320 | Persian | ای بنده آستان جمال ابهی نامه ای که بتاریخ ۱۷ شعبان سنه حالیه از انزلی مرقوم | O thou servant of the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty! The letter that thou didst write on the 17th of Sha'bán of this year from Anzalí [3.5s] | YIK.085-086 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09219 | 80 | mixed | ای بنده آستان یزدان الحمد لله دل وادی ایمن شد و سینه صحرای سینا گشت شعله نور | O thou servant of the Threshold of the All-Merciful! Praise be to God, the heart hath become the Valley of the Sacred Mount, and the breast the plain of Sinai, ablaze with light [3.5s] | INBA17:102 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05553 | 140 | mixed | ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک امه الله مسیس واک و امه الله مس کولور رسیدند و | O thou servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Perfection! The maidservant | MMK6#356x, NJB_v11#08 p.135 | SW_v11#15 p.256-257 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12606 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده جمال حقیقی الان در شهر مالدن امریک به ذکر آن یار مهربان پرداختم شب و روز | O thou servant of the True Beauty! At this moment in the city of Malden, America, I am engaged in the remembrance of that kind friend, day and night [3.5s] | INBA85:442 | BSHI.059 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11784 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده معشوق حقیقی آن جمال نورانی ابهی جناب محمود نهایت ستایش را از آن وجود | O thou servant of the true Beloved, that luminous Beauty of Abhá, most honoured Mahmúd! Boundless praise be unto that being [3.5s] | FRH.089b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11988 | 80 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | O thou servant of the True Lord! Obligatory prayer and other supplications are essential to servitude unto Him Who is the All-Sufficing | BRL_IOPF#2.19 | Law of obligatory prayer; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04289 | 170 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای بنده حق مکتوبت رسید محفلی که در کمال اتحاد در شب جمعه در منزل مس تمپسون | O thou servant of the True One! Thy letter was received. The meeting ... which was arranged with the utmost union in the studio | BRL_DAK#0680 | TAB.553 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12775 | 30 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه شما رسید با نفوسیکه ماذونند اذن حضور دارید مکتوب جوف را برسانید | O thou servant of the True One! Thy letter was received. Thou art permitted to attain the presence with those who have permission. Deliver the enclosed letter [3.5s] | INBA85:123b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06088 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده حق جناب میرزا محرم در نامه خویش خواهش تحریر نامه ای بانجناب نموده این | O thou servant of the Truth! His honour Mirza Muharram in his letter hath expressed the desire that an epistle be penned unto him [3.5s] | YARP2.607 p.423 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07277 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده حق الحمد لله براستی در محفل تبتل و تضرع مجلس آراستی و در صحرای محبت | O thou servant of the Truth! Praise be to God that thou hast, in very truth, adorned the gathering with thy devotions and supplications, and in the wilderness of love [3.5s] | MKT8.028a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09243 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده حق دو دست شکرانه بدرگاه خداوند یگانه برافراز و بگو خدایا شکر ترا که | O thou servant of Truth! Raise both hands in thanksgiving to the threshold of the one God, and say: O God, I render thanks unto Thee [3.5s] | MMK5#283 p.213, MMG2#127 p.145x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09878 | 70 | mixed | ای بنده حق نصرالله نام داری منصوری و مظفر ملاحظه فرما که چه نصرتی عطا فرمود | O thou servant of Truth! Thou bearest the name Nasru'lláh (Aid of God); observe, then, what triumphant and victorious assistance hath been bestowed upon thee [3.5s] | TABN.189 | The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11794 | 150 | Arabic | ان یا عبد المومن بالله اسمع قول من یدعوک الی الله خالصا لوجهه و ما اراد لاحد | O thou servant steadfast in the faith of God! Hearken unto the voice of him who calleth thee unto God, purely for His sake, seeking naught for any soul [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.031b | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09882 | 70 | mixed | ای بنده راضی بقضاء حقیقت رضاء اعظم موهبت جمال ابهیست ولی تحقق این صفت که اعظم | O thou servant who art content with the decree of God! In truth, contentment is the greatest gift of the Blessed Beauty, but the realization of this attribute, which is the most exalted [3.5s] | INBA87:175c, INBA52:176a | MMK2#167 p.124 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11153 | 40 | mixed | ای بنده موافق جمال ابهی باین خطاب که جوهر ثواب در یوم ایابست در بین ملا اکوان | O thou servant who art in harmony with the Abhá Beauty! Hearken unto this call, which is the essence of reward on the Day of Return, amidst the concourse of all creation [3.5s] | MKT8.042a | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03116 | 210 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant who art near and dear to the Glorious Threshold! Give thanks to God for having been ushered into His Kingdom | TAB.147-148 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07974 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده مقرب درگاه الهی از قرار معلوم ابوی مرحوم جناب آقا محمد رضا از دار دنیا | O thou servant who art near to the Divine Threshold! According to what hath become known, thy late father, Jináb-i-Áqá Muhammad-Ridá, from this earthly world [3.5s] | MMK6#095 | Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01911 | 280 | Persian | ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریاء نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گشت | O thou servant who art near unto the court of grandeur, the letter which thou hadst addressed to Jinab-i-Minshadi was perused [3.5s] | YARP2.723 p.478 | Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Personal instructions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00995 | 390 | mixed | ای بنده مقرب درگاه جمال مبارک نامه غره ربیع الاول رسید از مضمون معلوم گردید | O thou servant who art near unto the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter of the first of Rabi'u'l-Avval hath arrived and its contents were noted [3.5s] | PYK.268, MSHR2.127x, AMIN.197bx, AMIN.206-207x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12663 | 80 | Arabic | ایها العبد المتضرع الی الله قم بقوه مولاک علی خدمه ربک الذی خلقک و سواک تالله | O thou servant who beseeches God! Arise with the power of thy Lord to serve thy Creator Who fashioned and perfected thee. By God! [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0973 | Call to action; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03793 | 240 | Arabic | ان یا عبد الناظر الی الوجه ان استمع الندآء من مطلع العظمه و الکبریاء انه لا اله الا انا | O thou servant who gazest upon the Countenance! Hearken unto the Call from the Dawning-Place of grandeur and majesty: Verily, there is no God but Me [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.143b, | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02265 | 390 | mixed | ان یا عبد الناظر الی الله فاعلم بان اتی القضا و امضا ما نزل فی الواح مالک | O thou servant who gazeth toward God! Know thou that the Decree hath come to pass, and that which was revealed in the Tablets of the Lord hath been fulfilled [3.5s] | INBA23:034, INBA73:339b, NLAI_BH1.487, NLAI_BH2.232b | BRL_DA#145, LHKM1.061, GSH.116-117x | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02513 | 350 | mixed | ان یا ایها العبد الناظر الی الله ان استمع ندائی من حول العرش انه لا اله الا | O thou servant who gazeth upon God! Hearken unto My call from around the Throne: Verily, there is no God but [3.5s] | INBA34:269, BLIB_Or03116.081r.07x, | AQA1#132 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Pioneering; travel teaching; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01183 | 700 | Arabic | ان یا عبد الناظر الی الوجه قد حضر بین یدینا کتابک الذی ارسلته الی العبد | O thou servant who gazeth upon the Countenance! Before Us hath come thy letter which thou didst send unto the servant [3.5s] | BLIB_Or07852.059, , BLIB_Or15725.102, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03192 | 280 | Arabic | ان یا عبد الناظر الی الوجه قد سمعنا ندائک و اطلعنا بما فی قلبک و صدرک ان اشکر | O thou servant who gazeth upon the Countenance! We have indeed heard thy call and have become apprised of that which lieth within thy heart and breast. Render thou thanks [3.5s] | INBA48:142, BLIB_Or15739.260, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for purity; chastity; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04341 | 220 | Arabic | یا عبد الناظر الی الوجه قد ارسلنا الیک نفحه من نفحات القمیص و بعثناها علی | O thou servant who gazeth upon the Countenance! We have sent unto thee a breath from the breaths of the Garment, and dispatched it unto thee [3.5s] | INBA34:264 | AQA1#126 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00853 | 960 | Arabic | ان یا عبد الذی سجنت فی سبیل الله ربک و رب العالمین اسمع ما ینطق به لسان القدس | O thou servant who hast been imprisoned in the path of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds! Hearken unto that which the Tongue of Holiness speaketh [3.5s] | INBA83:159, BLIB_Or03114.051r, , BLIB_Or15702.158, , BLIB_Or15737.141, , ALIB.folder18p224 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07356 | 140 | mixed | یا ایها العبد المقبل ان استمع ما ینادیک به المظلوم من شطر السجن انه لا اله | O thou servant who hast drawn nigh! Hearken unto that which the Wronged One calleth out to thee from the precincts of the Prison - verily, there is no god [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.237a, , BLIB_Or15715.096c, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06664 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده مبتهل الی الله از خدا بخواه که برضای جمال مبارک موفق و موید گردی و | O thou servant who is supplicating God! Beseech God that you may attain the good pleasure of the Blessed Beauty | MKT8.041b | NYR#106 and 161 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09011 | 90 | Arabic | ایها العبد المتوجه بقلبه الی الله استبشر بما ایدک الله و احیاک بنفحات ریاض | O thou servant who turneth thy heart toward God! Rejoice in that which God hath confirmed thee with, and be thou quickened by the fragrances of the gardens [3.5s] | INBA59:202a | MJZ.042 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09889 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریاء در یوم مبارک عید با نهایت امید بدرگاه رب مجید | O thou servant, drawn nigh unto the exalted court of the Almighty! On this blessed festival day, with utmost hope, [I turn] to the presence of the glorious Lord [3.5s] | MKT5.066a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08587 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده جوینده یابنده یزدان بادیه طلب پیمودی و مجاهده فرمودی سر حقیقت تحری | O thou servant, seeker and finder of God! Thou hast traversed the wilderness of search and struggled with ardent zeal in thy quest for truth [3.5s] | MKT8.027b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12158 | 330 | mixed | ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا آنچه نگاشتی و در دل داشتی مفهوم و معلوم گشت از حدائق | O thou servant, who art near to the Divine Threshold! That which thou didst write and cherish in thy heart hath become known and evident [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1076 | Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05205 | 190 | Arabic | یا ایها العبد ان استمع الندا عن جهه عرش العظمه و الکبریاء تالله ان ندآء ربک | O thou servant! Hearken unto the call from the direction of the Throne of grandeur and majesty. By God! Verily, the call of thy Lord [3.5s] | INBA73:355, NLAI_BH1.502, NLAI_BH2.243 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00941 | 870 | mixed | ان یا ایها العبد اسمع ندآء الله ثم اعمل بما تومر من لدن ربک و لاتکن فی دین | O thou servant! Hearken unto the Call of God, then act in accordance with that which hath been ordained for thee by thy Lord, and be not of them that waver in their faith [3.5s]... ...By God, the True One! Were We, for a single instant, to withhold from him the outpourings of Our Cause | INBA23:042, BLIB_Or15725.032, | BRL_DA#114, TZH5.155 | GPB.251x | Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11306 | 40 | O thou shining and spiritual Gem! Glad tidings to thee from the Generosity of Thy Lord. Be happy on account of the Gifts of thy God which shall soon surround thee; and Thou art confirmed in the Covenant! | MAB.017 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10689 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou shining ray! Verily, the ray, being transmitted from the etheric sphere, rends the space and reaches the surface of the earth | TAB.249 | Ether; the phenomenon of light; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02195 | 260 | mixed | ای آیت فضل الهی فی الحقیقه نامه های بسیار ارسال نمودید ولی کم رسید و از اطراف | O thou sign of Divine grace! In truth thou didst dispatch numerous letters, but few arrived [3.5s] | LMA1.456, LMA2.454 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05975 | 140 | O thou sign of Guidance! Thank God that thou hast advanced from the region of darkness toward the center of Lights and after crossing the desert | DAS.1913-09-16, ABIE.323, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02143 | 270 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou sign of the Kingdom and the bird singing with the most wonderful melodies in the Rose-garden of Paradise! | TAB.726-727 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07223 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou sign of the Love of God! Be rejoiced that thou hast held the cup of providence in thy hand and drunk the choice wine of guidance | TAB.179, BSTW#043b | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05576 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou sincere servant of God! Be not sad nor sorrowful over what hath occurred. What hath transpired is for the best | TAB.457 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04296 | 170 | mixed | ای بنده صادق الهی بزرگواری عالم انسانی در بندگی درگاه الهیست و آزادگی از این | O thou sincere servant of God! The nobility of the human world lieth in servitude at the divine Threshold, and freedom therefrom [3.5s] | INBA89:256 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06662 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou sincere servant of God! Thy letters are received regularly and by reading them joy was produced. Thou hast written regarding the building | TAB.470-471 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09265 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی طوبی لک ثم طوبی که مقصد جلیل داری و آرزوی جانفشانی در | O thou sincere servant of the Abhá Beauty! Blessed art thou, and again blessed, that thou hast a noble purpose and dost cherish the desire for sacrifice [3.5s] | MKT8.036b | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05579 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی شکر کن خدا را که بعون و عنایت حق موفقی و بخیرخواهی | O thou sincere servant of the Abha Beauty! Give thanks unto God that through His aid and grace thou art confirmed and art successful in doing good [3.5s] | INBA87:231a, INBA52:235 | MMK3#246 p.176 | Consolation and comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07970 | 100 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی امیدوارم که روز بروز در مراتب روحانیه ترقی نماای | O thou sincere servant of the Abhá Beauty! I cherish the hope that thou mayest, day by day, advance in spiritual degrees [3.5s] | INBA85:014 | MKT8.035b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02671 | 230 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی افلاطون شهیر طبیب جسمانی بود و شخصی انسانی ولی چون | O thou sincere servant of the Abha Beauty! Plato, the renowned philosopher, was a physician of the body and a human personality, but when [3.5s] | MMK6#529 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01052 | 380 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی مکاتیب رسید و بر آه و ناله و گریه و زاری شما در مصیبت | O thou sincere servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy letters were received, and [I witnessed] thy sighs and moaning and weeping and lamentation in [this] calamity [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1016, MMK6#435, AVK4.444x, PYB#039 p.02, MAS5.165, YBN.040 | Consolation and comfort; Contention and conflict; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05577 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی آنچه در عالم ملک مشاهده مینماای ظل زائل عالم ملکوتست | O thou sincere servant of the Abha Beauty! Whatsoever thou dost witness in the realm of matter is but the evanescent shadow of the Kingdom [3.5s] | MMK3#035 p.023 | Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10864 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده صادق رحمانی از فضل و موهبت جمال قدیم مطمئن باش و بفضل حضرت رحمن در | O thou sincere servant of the All-Merciful! Rest thou assured in the grace and bounty of the Ancient Beauty, and in the favor of the All-Merciful Lord [3.5s] | MKT5.166 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03951 | 180 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال قدم و رفیق موافق این لاشیء عدم اگر بدانی چه قدر بیاد توام | O thou sincere servant of the Ancient Beauty and harmonious companion! If thou but knewest how constantly this mere nothing, this utter nothingness, remembereth thee [3.5s] | MUH3.203a | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09266 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال قدم در ایندم در محضر عبدالبهاء مذکوری و در انجمن یاران | O thou sincere servant of the Ancient Beauty! In this moment thou art mentioned in the presence of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and in the gathering of the friends [3.5s] | AMK.016-016 | Obedience to and respect for government authority; Personal instructions; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11017 | 50 | Turkish | بنده مخلصا جمال قدمک بر احسانی الفت قلوب و محبت نفوس در جناب علی اکبر آستان | O thou sincere servant of the Ancient Beauty! The fellowship of hearts and love of souls are manifest in His honor Ali-Akbar of the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | INBA72:151a | BRL_DAK#0318, MJT.095 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03948 | 180 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی الحمد لله در این سفر موید و موفقی و منصور و مظفر لسان | O thou sincere servant of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Praise be unto God that in this journey thou art confirmed and successful, victorious and triumphant [3.5s] | MKT6.132 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04695 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک الحمد لله موفق بتاسیس حمام بحسب تعالیم رب انام شدی و | O thou sincere servant of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be unto God, thou hast succeeded in establishing a bathhouse according to the teachings of the Lord of all mankind [3.5s] | MAS5.032, VAA.114-114 | Cleanliness and refinement; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01383 | 330 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک نامه ایکه از زنجان مرقوم نموده بودی وصول یافت الحمد لله | O thou sincere servant of the Blessed Beauty! The letter thou didst write from Zanjan hath been received. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0528, BRL_DAK#0610, MKT3.299, HDQI.257x, ANDA#27 p.04x, MSBH4.150 | Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01238 | 350 | mixed | ای بنده صادق درگاه الهی ارض کاف از بدایت اشراق نور الطاف ظهور و بروز ایتلاف | O thou sincere servant of the divine Threshold! From the dawning radiance of the light of divine favors, the land of Káf hath witnessed the emergence and manifestation of unity [3.5s] | MSHR5.225-226 | Call to action; Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09268 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou sincere servant of the Lord of the Kingdom! Thou art favored and accepted in the Threshold of His Highness the Incomparable One | TAB.194 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08605 | 90 | O thou sincere servant of the True One! Be thou a speaker of the truth and a skillful physician | DAS.1913-10-12 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04696 | 160 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou sincere servant of the True One! Thy letter caused joy to the hearts. Its meanings perfumed the nostrils like unto a tender flower | TAB.123-124 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07973 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده صادق حق عکسی که گرفته بودید واصل گشت و سبب روح و ریحان شد صفحات قلوب | O thou sincere servant of the Truth! The photograph thou hadst taken was received and became the source of spiritual joy and fragrance [3.5s] | INBA89:207a | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05219 | 150 | Persian | ای شاعر ماهر نظمی که چون لئالی در سلک و اسلوب بدیع ترتیب نموده بودید | O thou skilled poet! The verses thou hast arranged, like pearls strung in a novel pattern and style [3.5s] | INBA21:020 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04404 | 170 | Persian | ای شاعر ماهر هر چند طفلی ولی راشد و بالغ زیرا بلوغ و رشد بایمان و ایقان و | O thou skilled poet! Though yet a child, thou art indeed mature and of full stature, for true maturity and development are attained through faith and certitude [3.5s] | KHMT.028-029, KASH.312 | Differences in human capacity; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02666 | 230 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou slave of the Beauty of Abha! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God! It indicated thy firmness and steadfastness in the love of God | TAB.119-120, BWF.402-403x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08409 | 100 | Persian | یا ابن من استقر علی سریر المجد فی ملکوت الابهی در پاریس گیر سرمای شدیدم اصابع | O thou son of him who hath established himself upon the throne of glory in the Most Glorious Kingdom! In Paris, I am in the grip of a severe cold, my fingers [3.5s] | PYK.277 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05948 | 140 | mixed | یا بن من قطع القفار و خاض البحار و طوی المهاوی و صعد الجبال فی سبیل الله شکر | O thou son of him who traversed the deserts, crossed the seas, trod the valleys, and ascended the mountains in the path of God [3.5s] | MKT6.071 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06486 | 130 | mixed | یا ابن من احبه الله و احبه بزیبا بگواید امتحان عبدالبهاء زیبا و سزاوار نه چنان | O thou son of him whom God hath loved and cherished! Say thou with beauty: the test of 'Abdu'l-Bahá is not thus beautiful and befitting [3.5s] | AYBY.393 #083, MSHR4.009 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02623 | 240 | mixed | یا ابن من غشی رمسه الانوار الساطعه من ملکوت الابهی نامه شما بمجرد وصول تلغراف | O thou son of him whose resting-place is enveloped by the radiant lights of the Abhá Kingdom, thy letter was received immediately upon arrival of the telegram [3.5s] | PYK.278 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03718 | 190 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای يزدان مهربان آن جمع پريشان تو اند و آن انجمن ياران تو ديده ها باز است | O thou son of the associate and companion of Abdul-Baha! You brought many letters with you from those regions | MMG2#164 p.187x | TAB.033-034, BSC.474 #895x | Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10285 | 70 | O thou son of the Kingdom! ...Today, the most important affair and greatest hope is the unity and concord of the Friends | SW_v01#10 p.001 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06569 | 120 | O thou son of the Kingdom! A copy of the book written by thee and forwarded | DAS.1913-09-12, SW_v04#16 p.274, ABIE.309, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10307 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou son of the Kingdom! Consider the bounty of the Lord and the gifts of thy Creator | TAB.159, BSTW#276e | Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10876 | 50 | O thou son of the Kingdom! I read thy letter with the utmost joy and I hope that thou mayest grow and develop like unto a young tree | DAS.1914-04-17 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07863 | 100 | O thou son of the Kingdom! Praise be to God, that like unto a torch thou hast been | SW_v10#09 p.185, BSTW#447 | Being a source of light; guidance; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08502 | 90 | O thou son of the Kingdom! Thank thou God that thou hast stepped into the Arena of Existence in this blessed period | AHV.029b, BLO_PN#045 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04179 | 180 | O thou son of the Kingdom! The article that thou hast written was perused. There is no doubt that thou hast written this article through the Confirmations | DAS.1913-10-16 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05116 | 150 | Persian | ای پسر ملکوت نامه ات رسید مانند نافه مشک بود چون باز نمودم رائحه محبت الله | O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received. It was like unto a bag of musk. | BBBD.552, PYB#019 p.07 | BBBD.553 | High station of teachers of the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08457 | 100 | O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received. The contents were indicative of spiritual susceptibilities. | JWTA.041 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01150 | 370 | O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents were in the utmost sweetness | SW_v11#08 p.122, BSTW#366 | Critique of Western values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nationalism; love of country; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05509 | 140 | O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thy desire | SW_v11#16 p.276 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03123 | 210 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای پسر ملکوت نامه های شیرین و عبارات دلنشین تو همواره سبب فرح قلوبست و نغمه | O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy most agreeable letters, with their pleasing style, ever gladden our hearts. When the song is of the Kingdom | MMK1#154 p.176 | SWAB#154, TAB.687-688, BWF.366-366x, COC#1418x, BBBD.171-172, BSC.467 #871 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; High station of the arts and sciences; Music and singing; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05508 | 140 | Persian | ای ابن ابن دخیل جلیل دخیل نبیل سالها در ذکر خداوند جلیل چون طیور حدائق توحید | O thou son of the noble confidant, offspring of the exalted Nabíl, who for years hath dwelt in the remembrance of the glorious Lord, like unto the birds in the gardens of unity [3.5s] | INBA88:314a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fire and light; fire and water; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09690 | 80 | Persian | یا ابن من یلوح وجهه فی الملا الاعلی چند روز پیش مکتوبی ارسال شد لهذا در این | O thou son whose face shineth forth in the Concourse on High! Some days ago a letter was dispatched; therefore in this [3.5s] | PYK.231 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05781 | 140 | Persian | ای مسجون محزون آشفته مباش و آزرده مگرد پژمرده منشین و افسرده مباش زیرا زندان | O thou sorrowful captive! Be thou neither dismayed nor distressed; sit not withered in despondency, neither be thou weighed down with grief, for the prison [3.5s] | MKT8.136b, MNMK#139 p.253, MMK2#307 p.224, MSBH3.492 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01421 | 330 | mixed | ای ورقه محزونه محزون مباش و دلخون مگرد دنیا تا بوده است چنین بوده است و هذه | O thou sorrowful Leaf! Be not sad and grieve not. That is the way the world hath been since its beginning. This is God’s way | MMK6#412 | LTDT.330-331 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04931 | 160 | Arabic | ایها الفرع المتکدر من السدره المبارکه فی هذه الایام فلاتبتئس و لاتحزن من | O thou sorrowing branch of the Blessed Tree! In these days be thou neither disconsolate nor grief-stricken [3.5s] | MKT6.073, MNMK#056 p.138 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10196 | 70 | Arabic | ایها الروح البدیع و المقام الرفیع ایدک الله و سدوک و شدد ازرک و بدد عصبه | O thou soul of wondrous excellence and lofty station! May God aid thee, strengthen thee, fortify thy might, and disperse thine adversaries [3.5s] | INBA87:500b | Call to action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07025 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou speaker in the remembrance of God! Verily I say unto thee, O servant of God! The earth and what is therein are imaginations | TAB.362 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02834 | 230 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا حضرت ناطق الحمد لله ناطقی نه صامت و موفق بخدمت دبستان وحدت بشر باید خدا را | O thou speaker! Praise be to God that thou art vocal, not silent, and art confirmed in service to the school of human oneness. Thou must give thanks unto God [3.5s]... ...The tradition concerning which thou didst enquire pertaineth to the Dispensation of the Qur’an and expresseth that which was incumbent upon the people at that time | BRL_DAK#0697, AVK2.221.06x, MSBH3.408 | BRL_ATE#190x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; House of Justice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10183 | 80 | Arabic | ان یا کتاب الناطق ان اذکر من آمن بالله رب العالمین اذ اعرض عنه اکثر العباد | O Thou Speaking Book! Make mention of him who hath believed in God, the Lord of the worlds, when most of His servants turned away from Him [3.5s] | NFR.233 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for detachment; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07352 | 110 | Persian | ای جان مشتاق جانان جان عنصری همدم جهان خاک است و دور از لطافت افلاک جان الهی | O thou spirit athirst for the Beloved! The earthly soul is companion to the world of dust, far removed from the celestial tenderness of the divine spirit [3.5s] | BSHN.140.199, BSHN.144.199, MHT2.120 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03053 | 220 | Arabic | یا ایها الروح المستبشر بنفحات قدسیه انتشرت من ریاض الملکوت الابهی و الفردوس | O thou spirit who art gladdened by the sacred fragrances that have wafted from the gardens of the Most Glorious Kingdom and Paradise [3.5s] | INBA85:360 | YMM.051 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11527 | 20 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou spiritual beloved! I have carefully looked at thy picture and found that from thy face | TAB.648 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08378 | 100 | Arabic | ایها الولد الروحانی و الطفل النورانی انی قرئت مکتوبک البدیع اللطیف المعانی و انشرحت | O thou spiritual child, thou illumined youth! Verily, I read thy wonderful letter, and appreciated its sweet meanings | DRM.006c | LABC.009 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10931 | 50 | O thou spiritual child! I hope that thou mayest become a daughter of the Kingdom and become conducive to the diffusion of the heavenly Light | DAS.1914-07-30 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06955 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou spiritual clarion! The voice of the physical clarion may travel the distance of three miles, but the harmony of the spiritual Clarion | TAB.234-235 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Music and singing; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01670 | 300 | O thou spiritual daughter of the Kingdom! The letter that thou hast written to Mirza Ahmad Sohrab was perused | SW_v07#17 p.165-166 | Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07841 | 110 | O thou spiritual daughter! They letter was received. It contained wonderful significances. Praise be to God | DAS.1914-08-20x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09619 | 80 | Arabic | ایتها الجوهره الروحیه قد تلوت ایات شکرک لله بما هداک الی ملکوته القدیم و اشرق | O thou spiritual essence! Thou hast recited verses of thy gratitude to God, inasmuch as He hath guided thee unto His ancient Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA59:185c | MJZ.035 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11752 | 130 | Persian | ای خلیل الله رحمانی و امیر اقلیم نورانی الحمد لله که فاران در فورانست و این از حرارت محبت | O thou spiritual friend and prince of the luminous realm! Praise be to God that Mount Paran is in a state of tumult, and this is due to the heat of love [3.5s] | FRH.202 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07138 | 120 | O thou spiritual friend! Thank thou God that thou art not an unserviceable and idle instrument. Thou art working. | DAS.1913-11-07 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02076 | 270 | O thou spiritual friend! Thy letter was received. I was made very sad on account of the event of the closing of the Church of Brotherhood. But when I was in those parts | PTF.139-140 | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Humor; jokes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01423 | 330 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou spiritual friend! Thy services are accepted in the Kingdom of Abha, mentioned in this merciful Assemblage and the cause of joy | TAB.417-418 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07128 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou spiritual friend! Verily, I was informed of the contents of thy letter and increased gratitude unto God | TAB.066-067 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09655 | 80 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها الولد الروحانی ایدک الله و شیدک فی نعومه اظفارک و بحبوحه صباک و نور وجهک | O thou spiritual lad! May God uphold thee and edify thee in the flower of thy youth and in the spring-time of thy life and may He illumine thy face | DRM.022a | TAB.059-060 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10681 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها الورقه الروحانیه المتذکره بذکر الله حفظک رب الایات وجهی قلبک الی الملا | O thou spiritual leaf who art mindful of the remembrance of God! May the Lord of Signs preserve thee and turn thy heart unto the Concourse on high [3.5s] | INBA59:188c | The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07824 | 110 | O thou spiritual leaf, which is verdant and fresh through the downpourings of the Kingdom of God!... Verily, verily, I say unto thee, the Covenant of God and His Testament is the lamp | DAS.1913-07-18, SW_v08#16 p.218x, ABIE.083, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#105, BSTW#123c | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06274 | 130 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou spiritual maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. God willing, the vision will become actualized. | TAB.215, BSC.484 #926x | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07029 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou spiritual man and merciful being! I have read thy brilliant letter which showeth the utterance of thy praise upon the Beauty of El-Abha | TAB.131-132 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07722 | 110 | Arabic | ایها الرجل الروحی انی تلوت خطابک البلیغ الذی رثیت به الرجل الرشید حقا ان هذا | O thou spiritual man! I have perused thy eloquent letter wherein thou didst lament the righteous man. Verily, this [3.5s] | SAAF.346 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10523 | 60 | Persian | ای سمی معنوی عبدالبهاء این نام مبارک را قدسیان تمجید نمایند و تقدیس کنند زیرا | O thou spiritual namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! This blessed name is glorified and sanctified by the holy ones, for [3.5s] | MKT9.143a | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07147 | 120 | O thou spiritual pearl and leaf stirred by the wafting of the Breeze of God! Verily with a heart overflowing with love and affection I perused thy letter | DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.060, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08362 | 100 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها الشخص الروحانی و الانسان الملکوتی ایدک الله اعلم ان الربیع الالهی اقبل بغیثه | O thou spiritual person and heavenly man—may God confirm thee! Know, that the divine springtime hath come | INBA59:190c | TAB.651 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09998 | 70 | O thou spiritual person! As far as thou art able, do thou practice self-sacrifice | SW_v12#03 p.057 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10177 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou Spiritual Physician: Turn unto God with a heart beating with His love, sincerely devoted to His commemoration, gazing unto His Kingdom | TAB.628-629 | Prayer for healing | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02734 | 230 | Persian | Light of the World | ای طبیب روحانی جسد امکان بامراض شدیده و عوارض مزمنه و علل ساریه و حمای مطبقه | O thou spiritual physician! The body of humankind was afflicted with severe ills and chronic diseases, contagious maladies and prolonged fevers | INBA85:373 | NURA#51, MMK4#104 p.114, YMM.046 | LOTW#51 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB03652 | 190 | O thou spiritual son! The letter of September 8th 1920, which thou hast written to Mirza Lotfullah, has been received. Praise be unto God that that city | TDD.015 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04940 | 160 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou spiritual son! Verily I have received thy letter ... and its contents were known. I supplicate God to open to thee a way | TAB.455 | Laws of marriage and dowry; Study; deepening; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12628 | 80 | O thou spiritual soul! I transmit unto you the good news that Abdul-Baha has thoroughly perused the contents of your letter | BSTW#276f | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08989 | 90 | Arabic | ایتها المبتهله الروحانیه و المتضرعه الی ملکوت الرحمانیه فالبسی ثیاب التقدیس و | O thou spiritual supplicant, who doth implore the Kingdom of the All-Merciful! Don thou the raiment of sanctity [3.5s] | INBA59:182b | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06321 | 130 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای معلم رحمانی در دبستان تعلیم آن نورسیدگان الهی را آداب ملکوتی بیاموز و در | O thou spiritual teacher! In thy school, instruct thou God's children in the customs of the Kingdom. Be thou a teacher of love | BRL_DAK#0366, PYB#219 p.05, TRBB.049, MJTB.078 | BRL_ATE#104, COC#0612 | Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09753 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou spiritual temple whose heart is drawn unto the Horizon of Certainty! Verily, I am now | TAB.156, BSTW#276n | Love as fire; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09008 | 90 | O thou spiritual young man and merciful youth! Verily, thy father and mother have both of them traversed the seas | BSTW#276n | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10198 | 70 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها الشاب الروحانی و الفتی الرحمانی انظر الی فضل مولاک کیف هداک الی معین | O thou spiritual youth and merciful young man! Consider the grace of thy Master; how He hath directed thee to the fountain of salvation | DRM.006d | TAB.256, LABC.009 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09649 | 80 | Arabic | ایها الفتی الروحانی و الولد النورانی قم مقبلا الی الافق الرحمانی متضرعا الی الملکوت | O thou spiritual youth, thou illumined child! Arise and advance toward the horizon of the Merciful, supplicating to the Supreme Kingdom | DRM.004a | LABC.006 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06444 | 130 | Arabic | ایها الفتی الرحمانی انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله ما انعم علیک من فضله و رحمته | O thou spiritual youth! I have intoned the verses of thy gratitude unto God for what He hath bestowed upon thee of His grace and mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#249 | Parents and children; youth; families; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02701 | 230 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou spiritual youth! Japan hath made wonderful progress in material civilization, but she will become perfect when she also becometh spiritually developed | TAB.564-565, JWTA.027, BSC.462 #856x, TEW.013-014 | E. Mahony | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12091 | 430 | Arabic | ایها الفتی الرحمانی قد حضر منک تحریران احدهما مورخ به ۳ آپریل ۱۹۱۹ و الاخر | O thou spiritual youth! Two letters have been received from thee, one dated April 3, 1919, and the other [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0476 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07832 | 110 | O thou spreader of Reality! In the first two editions of the magazine, thou didst demonstrate noble effort | DAS.1914-08-04 | Newspapers and the media; publications | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12137 | 400 | Persian | ای ناشر نفحات الله ای منادی بملکوت الله نامه شما از لایپزیک رسید الحمد لله | O thou spreader of the Fragrances of God! O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received from Leipzig. | BBBD.259-260 | BBBD.261-262 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08271 | 100 | Persian | ای نجم باختر شاد باش و شاد باش که اگر ثبات و دوام بنماای اختر خاور نیز گردی و | O thou star of the west! Be thou happy! Be thou happy! Shouldst thou continue | NJB_v01#19 p.001, NJB_v03#01 p.002, NJB_v13#03 p.0064+96, NJB_v04#01 p.001 | SW_v01#17 p.012-013, SW_v10#01 p.004-005 | Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01318 | 340 | mixed | ای ثابت راسخ بر عهد و میثاق الهی ای روی تو در ملکوت ابهی روشن و ای خوی تو در | O thou steadfast and firm one in God's Covenant and Testament! Thy countenance shineth bright in the Abhá Kingdom, and thy character [3.5s] | MMK4#163 p.179 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08023 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت نابت الیوم طیور حدائق قدس و حوریات فردوس ملا اعلی و سکان ملکوت ابهی | O thou steadfast and verdant one! Today the birds of the sacred gardens, the houris of the celestial Paradise of the Supreme Concourse, and the dwellers of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA55:393 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08906 | 90 | mixed | ای مومن موقن بایات الله مکاتیب متعدده شما واصل و شکایت از قلت مراسلات غیر | O thou steadfast believer in the verses of God! Thy numerous letters have been received, and thy complaint regarding the paucity of correspondence from others hath been noted [3.5s] | MSHR3.247-248x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05535 | 140 | Persian | ای آقا یار اى یار وفادار بلایا و مصائبى که بر آن مظلوم زار از قوم فجار وارد | O thou steadfast companion, O thou loyal friend! The tribulations and afflictions that befell that oppressed and wretched one at the hands of the wicked people [3.5s] | INBA55:120 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03405 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت عهد و راسخ میثاق اشتیاق عبدالبهاء بمشاهده روی تو بسیار است ولی موانع | O thou steadfast in the Covenant and firm in the Testament! The yearning of 'Abdu'l-Bahá to behold thy countenance is exceeding great, but obstacles [3.5s] | MKT5.178, KHSK.112-113 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05628 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت عهد راسخ میثاق نامه ایکه به آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه | O thou steadfast in the Covenant, firm in the Testament! The letter thou didst write to Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath been perused [3.5s] | MKT9.111 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06130 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان طالقان از قدیم زمان منبت گل و ریاحین بود و محل انبعاث اسرار وجدان | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! From ancient times hath Táliqán been a soil wherein flowers and fragrant herbs have blossomed forth, and a wellspring of the heart's mystic secrets [3.5s] | INBA85:146 | AHB.131BE #01-02 p.52, TSS.173 | Freedom of thought and action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03674 | 190 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید در جواب مجبور باختصارم شکر کن خدا را که موفق | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! In reply to thy letter, I am obliged to be brief: Praise thou God that thou hast succeeded in becoming a teacher of young Baha'ís | BRL_DAK#0383, MKT8.050b, TRBB.050, FRH.091-092 | BRL_ATE#152, COC#0614 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04309 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان اشعار بلیغ و نظم بدیع که در سلاست ماء زلال بود ملاحظه گردید | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! The eloquent verses and novel poetry, which in fluency were as crystal-clear water, have been noted [3.5s] | YARP2.676 p.455 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06153 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق شمع آفاق در شعله و اشراق است و کلمه الله المطاعه چون آفتاب | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! The lamp of the horizons is aflame and radiant, and the Word of God, which must be obeyed, is even as the sun [3.5s] | MMK4#121 p.128 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03682 | 190 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق سواد مکتوب ابراهیم افندی رسید تلغراف دکتر نیز واصل در میان | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! The letter from Ibrahim Effendi hath been received, and likewise the telegram from the Doctor hath arrived [3.5s] | MMK6#157 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05126 | 150 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بجناب اسمعیل آقا مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ گردید سبب | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to Jináb-i-Ismá'íl Áqá was noted [3.5s] | INBA72:163 | TISH.496-497 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04716 | 450 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Meetings, Bahá'í; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص میهمانی بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی این میهمانی | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hast written to Jinab-i-Manshadí concerning the Feast... Thou hast written regarding Buddha and Confucius… Let the beloved of God gather together and associate most lovingly | BRL_DAK#0880, AKHA_133BE #18 p.612, AVK3.139x | BRL_ATE#179x, BRL_MEET.AB#26x, TAB.468-470, COC#0918x, LOG#0808x, BSC.459 #845x, SW_v02#06 p.006 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12432 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید از کثرت مشاغل مختصر جواب مرقوم میشود نامه و نظامنامه | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received. Due to the press of manifold occupations, a brief reply is herein given. Thy letter [3.5s] | BSHI.087 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07332 | 110 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مشکین مضامینش شکرین بود و معانیش دلنشین زیرا نفحه گلشن | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was musk-laden in its contents and sweet as honey in its meanings, even as a fragrance from the rose-garden [3.5s] | INBA84:262 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09926 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق نامه شما رسید فی الحقیقه چنانست که مرقوم نمودی بی عنایات حق | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. In truth, it is even as thou hast written: without divine favours [3.5s] | MSHR2.290x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06686 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان زحمات و مشقاتت در نزد عبدالبهاء معلوم و مشهود تحمل و اصطبار | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thy tribulations and adversities are well known and evident in the sight of 'Abdu'l-Bahá; thy patience and fortitude [are manifest] [3.5s] | MMK3#210 p.151 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02690 | 230 | mixed | Social Action | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و سبب نهایت مسرت گردید که الحمد لله در همدان | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Your letter hath come and hath occasioned the utmost joy, with its news that, praised be God, in Hamadan a welfare and relief association | BRL_DAK#0395, MMK6#452, AKHA_121BE #10 p.b, TAH.292, TRBB.069 | BRL_SOCIAL#192, COC#0635 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07328 | 260 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مفهوم موجب فرح و نهایت سرور گردید که الحمد لله | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Your letter hath come and imparted great delight, with its word that, praised be God, the youth of the Abha paradise | BRL_DAK#0552, TRBB.043x | BRL_ATE#167, COC#0604x | Education of children; moral education; Elections; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08134 | 100 | Persian | ای صابره ای مقربه ای مطمئنه فی الحقیقه در خدمت آنمقرب درگاه کبریا ید بیضا | O thou steadfast one, O thou who art near unto God, O thou confident soul! In truth, in serving that near one of the Court of Grandeur thou hast shown forth a mighty hand [3.5s] | INBA17:252 | MKT7.101b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03351 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده ثابت نابت جمال قدم نامه مفصل ملاحظه گردید تا توانید در این ایام تبلیغ | O thou steadfast servant of the Ancient Beauty! Thy detailed letter was perused. As far as ye can, in this day, arise to proclaim the Cause of God. | NLAI_BH_AB.004 | BRL_DAK#0506, MKT2.287, AVK4.451cx, MAS5.079 | DAS.1913-12-28x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Past, present and future of Iran; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03349 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده پاینده آستان حق جمیع خلق آزادگی خواهند و بزرگواری جویند و سروری | O thou steadfast servant of the Divine Threshold! All men seek freedom, aspire unto nobility, and pursue lordship [3.5s] | MKT6.111b | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08965 | 90 | Persian | ای یار شورانگیز الحمد لله از باده محبت الله جام لبریزی و مشام بنفحات جنت ابهی | O thou stirring friend! Praise be to God, thou art brimming with the wine of the love of God, and thy senses are perfumed with the fragrances of the Abhá Paradise [3.5s] | INBA87:052a, INBA52:051 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11152 | 50 | Arabic | یا ایها الغریب فی سبیل الله قد ارسلنا الیک هذا القمیص لتجد منه نفحه الوصال | O thou stranger in the path of God! We have dispatched unto thee this garment that thou mayest inhale therefrom the fragrance of reunion [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.162b, , BLIB_Or15738.096a, | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10373 | 60 | Persian | ای امه مبتهله خاشعه جمال ابهی صد هزار جواهر نساء و کرائم قبائل و شرائف عقائل | O thou suppliant and humble handmaiden of the Most Glorious Beauty! A hundred thousand gems among women, noblest among the tribes, most distinguished among virtuous souls [3.5s] | MKT5.007a, QUM.099 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11673 | 240 | Arabic | اللهم یا قیوم الارض و السماء و موید الاصفیا و موفق الاذکیاء توید من تشاء علی | O Thou Sustainer of earth and heaven, Supporter of the chosen ones and Guide of the sagacious! Thou dost confirm whomsoever Thou willest unto [3.5s] | FRH.083-084 | Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04098 | 180 | Persian | ای نفحه خوش ریاض محبت الله ادراکات و معلومات انسانیه کلیه در سه مراتب واقع | O thou sweet gale blowing from the meads of the love of God! All human understanding and knowledge is of three categories. One is the knowledge of abstract concepts | INBA84:440, INBA59:298a | AVK2.147.06, VUJUD.089 | VUJUDE.178 | Limits of the intellect; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05840 | 140 | Persian | ای نوش ای داروی دردمندان شکر کن یزدان پاک را که در مرغزار الهی چون مرغ زار | O thou sweet medicine of the pain-stricken! Render thanks unto the unsullied Lord, that in His divine meadow thou art even as a plaintive bird [3.5s] | AHB.123BE #02 p.40, YARP2.207 p.196 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10958 | 50 | O thou sweet singing bird! The new song has been received. Verily | SW_v11#16 p.276, BLO_PT#052.37 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01774 | 300 | O thou sweet singing bird! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became | SW_v09#17 p.198, BLO_PT#052.32 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08203 | 100 | O thou Sweet Singing Maidservant of the Rose-Garden of the Love of God! Although you took the trouble and hastened to London | BLO_PT#052.19 | Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03210 | 210 | Persian | ای نوش لب هر لبی که در ستایش و نیایش خداوند آفرینش بجنبش اید چون آب زندگانی | O thou sweet-lipped one! Every lip that moveth in praise and adoration of the Lord of Creation is as the water of life [3.5s] | INBA13:359, INBA59:253, INBA88:344b | MMK3#262 p.187, YARP2.199 p.189, PPAR.172 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09484 | 80 | O thou sweet-singing bird! Thy letter was received. Thou hast asked regarding the notes that thou hast written. | BLO_PT#052.26 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06240 | 130 | O thou sweet-singing Shahnaz of the Baha'is! The fragrant flower that thou hast sent from the land of Mashriku'l Adhkar is at this very moment | BLO_PT#052.27 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07471 | 110 | Persian | ای شهناز خوش آواز نامه و جریده رسید حال جرائد عالم از هر ملتی خطابهای احباء | O thou sweet-singing Shahnaz! Thy letter and the Unity Magazines received. Today the Press of the world belonging to various nations | NJB_v05#04 p.005 | BLO_PT#052.30 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Newspapers and the media; publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09485 | 80 | O thou sweet-songed bird! Sing and play in the meetings of the friends and the maidservants of the Merciful; engage thyself in the praise | BLO_PT#052.15b | Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09415 | 80 | O thou sweet-voiced Shahnaz, The melody, which thou didst compose for the Mashrak-el-Adhkar has reached the ears of Abdul Baha. | BLO_PT#052.31 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04065 | 180 | Persian | ای معلمه اطفال ملکوت بخدمتی قیام نموده ای که اگر بجمیع معلمین آفاق افتخار کنی | O thou teacher of the children of the kingdom! Thou hast arisen to perform a service which would justly entitle thee to vaunt thyself over all the teachers on earth | TRBB.051 | COC#0616x, LOG#0489x, DAS.1913-10-24, SW_v09#08 p.089 | Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02296 | 260 | mixed | ایها الفرع اللطیف الحبیب من السدره الرحمانیه قد اطلعت بمضامین کتابک الکریم و | O thou tender and cherished branch of the divine Lote-Tree, I have perused the contents of thy noble letter [3.5s] | INBA87:340, INBA52:347b | Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05403 | 150 | Arabic | ایها القضیب الریان المغروس بالید الرحمانیه فی کرم الله انی اذکرک لیلا نهارا و | O thou tender branch who is planted by the Merciful Hand in the Vineyard of God! I mention thee day and night | DRM.014a | BSTW#427 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10743 | 60 | Arabic | یا ایها القضیب الرطیب ان شئت ان ترتفع الی الملا الاعلی و تنشا و تنموا نموا | O thou tender branch! Shouldst thou desire to ascend unto the Supreme Concourse, and to grow and develop in fullness [3.5s] | INBA87:222a, INBA52:227a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07308 | 110 | Persian | ای تازه نهال بوستان الهی خوشا خوشا که از فیض سحاب هدایت کبری نشو و نما نمودی | O thou tender plant in the Garden of God! Happy art thou, Happy art thou! That thou art nurtured and developed by the outpouring of the Cloud | DRM.011d | LABC.014 | Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10450 | 60 | Persian | ای تازه نهال بوستان محبت الله جمال قدم فیض ملکوتش هر گیاه را سبز و خرم نماید | O thou tender plant in the garden of the love of God! The heavenly gifts of the Ancient Beauty make every plant verdant and fresh | HUV1.043 | BRL_CHILD#32 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04302 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده ممتحن الهی آنچه باقا میرزا اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فی | O thou tested servant of God! What thou hadst written to Aqa Mirza Asadu'llah hath been perused [3.5s] | MSHR2.153, MSHR2.261 | Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Mystical themes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03473 | 200 | O thou that art aglow with the Fire that burneth in the Sacred Tree! At this morning hour | WOB.112x, SW_v13#12 p.339, DWN_v2#05 p.033-034, BP1926.007-008 | Love as fire; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH09240 | 100 | Arabic | ان یا تنبل باشی اسمع ندآء من یحبک و یذکرک فی هذا الحین ثم اعلم بانا اذکرناک | O thou that art negligent! Hearken unto the call of Him Who loveth thee and maketh mention of thee at this hour, and know that We have remembered thee [3.5s] | INBA71:007a | YBN.228b | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06728 | 120 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | ای خادم درگاه حق این خادمی تو از شهنشاهی عالم برتر است و این بندگی تو از | O thou that dost serve at the divine Threshold! This service of thine is higher than the sovereignty of all the world. | INBA55:378, INBA87:162a , INBA88:348a, INBA52:159 | MMK2#267 p.193 | BLO_PT#081.267 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| BH02808 | 320 | Arabic | یا ایها الساکن فی الحدباء اسمع ندآء هذا المظلوم الذی سجن فی العکا ثم اذکر | O thou that dwellest in Al-Ḥadbá! Hearken unto the call of this Wronged One, Who hath been imprisoned in 'Akká, and thereafter make mention [3.5s] | INBA73:366, NLAI_BH1.515, NLAI_BH2.252b | BRL_DA#595, LHKM1.063 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imam Husayn; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05963 | 170 | mixed | یا ایها المقبل علیک بهائی خسارت حزب قبل در یوم الله معلوم و واضح گشت کل | O thou that hast turned thy face towards Me! Upon thee be My glory! The loss sustained by the former party in this Day of God hath become clear and manifest unto all [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.139a, | Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03525 | 200 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou that mirror in which the Light of Guidance is printed! I was informed of thy prayer, thy supplication and thy beseeching. | TAB.515-516, BSC.460 #848 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12178 | 290 | Persian | ای پروردگار دوستان حقیقی را یار و یاور باش و بر سریر ملکوت مستقر فرما | O Thou the Almighty! Be thou a Helper and Patron of these real friends and suffer them to be established upon the throne of thy Kingdom | BBBD.368 | BBBD.369 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06877 | 150 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | یا من کل شیء مضطرب من خشیتک و کل الوجوه ساجده عند ظهورات انوار وجهک و کل | O Thou the dread of Whom hath fallen upon all things, before the splendors of Whose face the countenances of all men are downcast | INBA48:164, INBA61:065, INBA92:179, BLIB_Or15739.292, | PMP#125, AQMJ1.125, RAHA.026-027 | PM#125 | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB07980 | 100 | Persian | ای بی نیاز رشید خداداد را بفریاد رس دولت رشید را بپرتو خورشید روشن کن خورشید | O Thou the Independent One! Come to the aid of God-given Rashid, and illumine the dominion of Rashid with the rays of the sun [3.5s] | YARP2.240 p.214 | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05350 | 150 | O thou the inheritor of the great, respected Mrs. Peeke! Although that beloved maidservant of God ascended | SW_v07#17 p.167 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH05570 | 180 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | یا اله الغیب و الشهود و مربی الوجود اسئلک بسلطنتک المکنونه عن الانظار بان | O Thou the Lord of the visible and the invisible, and the Enlightener of all creation! I beseech Thee, by Thy sovereignty | PMP#047, NFR.081, DLH3.501 | PM#047 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05758 | 140 | O thou the loved maidservant of God! Ye are three sisters. Praise be to God, all three are of the Kingdom | BBBD.479, SW_v11#13 p.231 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11178 | 40 | Persian | Translation List | ای رحمان ای رحيم دلی چون مرآت لطيف صافی عطا کن تا به انوار محبّتت | O Thou the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful! Bestow a heart like unto a clear and spotless mirror | AKHA_143BE #04 p.143, ADH2_2#21 p.132, MMG2#395 p.442, HUV1.021, BNEP.115 | ADMS#246 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03867 | 190 | mixed | یا علی الابهی انی اضع جبینی علی العتبه الطاهره و ارجو النصره و التایید لمحفل | O Thou the Most Glorious, I lay my brow upon the sacred Threshold, beseeching aid and confirmation for the Assembly [3.5s] | TAH.358 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06666 | 120 | Persian | ای بهاء ابهی ای شمس حقیقت ملا اعلی ای نیر اعظم ملکوت غیب اخفی این بندگان | O Thou the Most Glorious, O Sun of Truth in the Most Exalted Concourse, O Most Great Luminary of the Kingdom of the Hidden Mystery, these Thy servants [3.5s] | MKT6.031b, MMG2#266 p.297 | Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for service; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09240 | 80 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای بنده حق در آستان مبارک مذکوری و در انجمن یاران مشهود بنده درگاهی و بر سر | O thou the servant of the One True God! Thou art remembered at the Threshold of the Blessed One and thou art present in the assemblage… Persevere in the use of the Obligatory Prayer and early morning supplications, so that day by day thine awareness may increase | MMK2#131 p.100 | BRL_IOPF#2.16x | Being a source of light; guidance; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for morning; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05589 | 180 | Persian | یا حق نظر مالک قدر در منظر اکبر عباد ارض را بانچه که | O Thou the True One! The gaze of the Lord of Power, from the Most Great Scene, beholdeth the peoples of earth through that which [3.5s] | AVK3.201.15 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12296 | 180 | O thou tho thirstest for the fountain of truth! I received your letter; it was exceedingly delightful, for it showed that throughout your life you have sought the path of salvation | BBBD.453 | Spiritual baptism; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10045 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou thrall in the Lord of the Kingdom! Thy photograph was considered with utmost insight. This picture is an emblem of an enlightened face | TAB.479 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH01502 | 580 | mixed | یا من بندآئک الاحلی انجذبت ارواح الاصفیاء و من تغنیات بدعک الروحی تولهت افئده | O Thou through Whose most sweet call the spirits of the pure ones were entranced, and through Whose spiritual melodies of divine creation the hearts were enraptured [3.5s] | AYBY.172 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10492 | 80 | Arabic | یا من باسمک تشرف العالم اسئلک بالاسم الاعظم ان تنزل من سماء عنایتک علی من | O Thou through Whose Name the world hath been ennobled! I beseech Thee by the Most Great Name to send down from the heaven of Thy loving-kindness upon him who [3.5s] | LEID.Or4971-5, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00172 | Prayer in reply to Mulla 'Abdu'l-Khaliq [Yazdi] | 1200 | Arabic | Tablet of the Báb Addressed to Mullá 'Abdu'l-Kháliq Yazdí | Tablet to Mullá 'Abdu'l-Kháliq Yazdí | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا من له الحمد و العزة و ماسواه من خشیته یشفقون یا الهی اشهد لدیک فی ذلک الکتاب بما تشهد لنفسک قبل کل شیء لا اله الا انت وحدک لاشریک لک | O Thou to Whom belongeth all praise and glory, before Whom all else tremble in awe! O my God, I testify before Thee in this Book to that which Thou didst testify concerning Thine own Self before all things: Verily, there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer [3.5s] | INBA91:094.12-102.01, PR04.026v04-029v05 | AHDA.183 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#12.03 | |||||
| AB06304 | 130 | Persian | ای مسافر من الله الی الله چند مراسله آنجناب متواصل و از مضامینش آثار روحانیت | O thou traveler from God unto God! Thy successive letters have been received, and from their contents spiritual traces are manifest [3.5s] | MKT5.026, AKHA_124BE #07 p.v, MJMJ3.069x, MMG2#137 p.153x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04028 | 180 | Persian | ای شجره حدیقه حضرت کلیم جناب آقا حبیب الله بارض جلیل وارد و بتربت مقدسه مشرف | O thou tree of the orchard of His Holiness Moses! The honored Áqa Habíbu'llah has arrived at the Refulgent Land, attained unto the Sacred Threshold | KHH1.023 (1.032) | KHHE.048 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08285 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou tree planted in the Garden of the Love of God! Although thou art absent in body, yet, praise God! thou art present in spirit | TAB.523 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10671 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou tree planted in the Vineyard of God! Verily, the clouds of the mercy of thy Lord have poured forth the rain of His greatest gift | TAB.686 | Manifestation of God as sun; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11441 | 30 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou tree, developed in the garden of the Love of God! Be well watered | TAB.131 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05398 | 150 | Arabic | ایها الشجر المهتز بنسمه الله طوبی لک بما وجهت وجهک للذی اشرقت الارض | O thou tree, swayed by the breeze of God! Blessed art thou for having turned thy face towards Him through Whom the earth hath been illumined [3.5s] | INBA21:028 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03478 | 200 | Turkish | ای معشوق حقیقتک مجذوبی و جمال حضرت احدیتک مفتونی دنیاده موجود و صفحه عالمده | O Thou True Beloved! I am enraptured by Thy truth, and captivated by the beauty of Thy divine Unity, manifest in this world and upon the pages of existence [3.5s] | MJT.060 | Love as fire; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08331 | 100 | mixed | ای یار موافق اخوی نهایت رضایت را از شما دارد و در آستان مقدس دائما طلب عون و | O thou true companion! Thy brother hath utmost satisfaction with thee, and at the Sacred Threshold he doth continually seek assistance [3.5s] | MKT9.283 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11982 | 90 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای یار حقیقی عبدالبهاء منتهای آمال و آرزوی شماء انشاء و بناء مشرق الاذکار بود | O thou true friend of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Thy most ardent wish was for the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar to be reared and established | BRL_DAK#0401, COMP_MASHRIQP#34 | BRL_MASHRIQ#34 | Excellence; distinction; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03423 | 200 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دوست حقیقی در دبستان الهی درس و سبق رحمانی خوان و از ادیب عشق تعلم حقائق | O thou true friend! Read, in the school of God, the lessons of the spirit, and learn from love's Teacher the innermost truths. | MMK1#072 p.107, AHB.109BE #01 p.06, TRBB.020 | SWAB#072 | Being a source of light; guidance; Empty learning; false spirituality; Harmony of science and religion; High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08725 | 90 | O thou true friend! Through the graces of the Sun of Reality do I supplicate | SW_v12#03 p.057 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07295 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده صادق حق زحمات و مشقاتی که در خدمت پدر و برادر خان و احبای الهی کشیدی | O thou true servant of God! The hardships and difficulties thou didst endure in service to thy father and Khan brother and the beloved ones of God [3.5s] | MKT8.036a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07294 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال الله الیوم میزان صدق ثبوت بر پیمان حضرت رحمن است چه که صد | O thou true servant of the Beauty of God! Today the measure of sincerity is steadfastness in the Covenant of the All-Merciful, for verily [3.5s] | MKT8.035a, AKHA_118BE #605 p.h, AKHA_117BE #11-12 p.692, AKHA_104BE #08 p.3 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04299 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی نامه که بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O thou true servant of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! The letter which thou didst address to his honour Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused [3.5s] | INBA89:182 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07293 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده صادق پروردگار ورق محرر مضمون بدیعی داشت و مفهوم لطیفی ستایش خداوند | O thou true servant of the Lord! The written page possessed a wondrous theme, and a delicate meaning in praise of God [3.5s] | ALPA.065a, YARP2.075 p.112 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01035 | 390 | mixed | یا امینی الامین نامه بیست و دوم شوال سنه حالیه رسید و از مضمون نهایت انشراح و | O thou trusted and faithful Amini! Thy letter dated the twenty-second of Shawwal of this year hath been received, and from its contents the utmost gladness and joy [3.5s] | INBA16:166 | MMK6#348x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise of Western values; culture; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02501 | 240 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء از جناب کیومرث پورخسرو پارسی نامه ای بنام شما وارد شد در آن | O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A letter hath been received from Kiumars Pourkhosrow, the Persian, addressed to thee. Therein [3.5s] | INBA16:179 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Hands of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07893 | 100 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء آفرین از ملا اعلی بشنو زیرا در خدمت باستان مقدس صادق و در | O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Hear thou the praise from on high, for in service at the sacred threshold thou art faithful and [3.5s] | INBA16:153 | MKT9.033, AMK.106-106a | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12635 | 80 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء جناب شیخ محمد علی عازم هندوستان شدند و بجهت مصارف راه و اهل | O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jinab-i-Shaykh Muhammad-'Alí hath set forth for India, and for the expenses of his journey and his family [3.5s] | AMIN.188-190 | Business; financial; property matters; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03921 | 180 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء چند روز است که وارد پورتسعید شده ایم و حضرات مسافرین یعنی | O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Several days have passed since our arrival in Port Said, and the honored travelers, namely [3.5s] | INBA16:174 | MKT9.034, MMK5#161 p.125 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12270 | 200 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مختصر اینست که اریاح امتحان | O thou trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! That which thou didst write was perused. In brief, the winds of tests and trials [3.5s] | AMIN.050-051 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12549 | 100 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء شریک و سهیم شما جناب آقا میرزا مهدیخان الان حاضر خواهش | O thou trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thy partner and associate, Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Mihdi Khan, is now present and seeketh [3.5s] | AMIN.083-084 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12737 | 50 | Persian | ای امین الهی حضرت ادیب شخصی را بجهت معلمی مکتب بمباای تعیین میفرمایند مصارف راهی | O thou trusted one of God! His honor Adib is appointing an individual for the purpose of teaching at the Bombay school, and the expenses of his journey [3.5s] | AMIN.114-115 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12469 | 120 | Persian | جناب امین مبلغ صد تومان هر سال خفیا بورقه مطمئنه امه الله المهیمن القیوم برسانید | O thou Trustworthy One! Each year, discreetly send one hundred tumans through reliable means to the handmaiden of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | AMIN.100-101 | Business; financial; property matters; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01907 | 280 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای بنده صادق بهاء الله نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا | O thou truthful servant of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter was received and its contents brought the utmost joy…. O thou spiritual friend! Thou hast asked about the wisdom of obligatory prayer… I supplicate God that day by day thou mayest become more steadfast, so that like unto an impregnable stronghold | BRL_CONF2018P#22x, MMK2#130 p.099 | BRL_IOPF#2.07x, BRL_CONF2018#22x, TAB.683-684, BWF.368-368x, BSC.466 #869x | Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05646 | 140 | O thou truthful servant of Him the Most High, Bahá'u'lláh! Thy letter has been received. Praise be unto God that the House of Spirituality | BSTW#383 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06460 | 130 | Arabic | ایها الناطق الصادق علیک بان تبسط اکف الشکر و الثناء الی حضره الکبریاء و تقول | O thou truthful speaker! It behooveth thee to extend the hands of gratitude and praise unto His Divine Presence and to say [3.5s] | MSBH3.409 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04252 | 170 | mixed | Light of the World | ای افنون سدره مبارکه در ادوار سابقه یا ظهور تجلی جمال بود و یا سطوع انوار | O thou twig of the Sacred Lote-Tree! The Dispensations of the past manifested either the splendour of the divine Beauty or the radiance of the divine Glory | NURA#47, MMK4#089 p.103 | LOTW#47 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03838 | 190 | mixed | ایها الفرع المتدرج فی اعلاء کلمه الله از قرار مسموع از بغداد عزیمت بصفحات سر | O thou twig, who hath excelled in propagating the Word of God! From what hath been heard, thou didst travel from Baghdad to Samarra | INBA87:310, INBA52:315 | KHAF.016, MATA.012-013 | AFNAN.057-058 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01998 | 280 | Arabic | ایها المنجذبان بنفحات الله و المشتعلان بنار محبه الله المخلصان فی امر الله | O thou two attracted ones to the fragrances of God and enkindled by the fire of the love of God, thou two sincere ones in the Cause of God | TSHA3.538, KHSH05.009 | ADMS#330a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12459 | 120 | O thou two pure souls! Your letter arrived. Praise be to God that in Switzerland you were able and supported in serving, raising the call of the Kingdom | BBBD.269 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05888 | 140 | Arabic | ایتها الدره الفریده من بحر الملکوت زادک الله لمعانا و تلئلا ان السید الجلیل المسیح له المجد | O thou unique pearl from the ocean of the Kingdom, may God increase thy radiance and brilliance! Verily, the glorious Lord Christ, all glory be unto Him [3.5s] | INBA13:247, INBA59:176 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11167 | 40 | Persian | ای حضرت بیچون این نفوس را براه راست رهنمون شو و واقف بر سر مکنون و رمز مصون | O Thou Unknowable Essence, guide these souls to the straight path and make them aware of the hidden mystery and protected secret [3.5s] | YARP2.643 p.438 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07809 | 110 | Persian | یا من یختص الله برحمته من یشاء ابواب مسدود لهذا مکاتبه موقوف بقول خواجه حافظ | O thou upon whom God bestoweth His mercy as He willeth! The gates are barred, and hence correspondence is suspended, as Khwajeh Hafiz sayeth [3.5s] | PYK.282, MSHR3.343 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05445 | 150 | mixed | یا من اثقل علیه الوطا السلاسل و الاغلال فی سبیل الله جناب امین حاضراند و | O thou upon whom the chains and fetters have weighed so heavily in the path of God! Jinab-i-Amín is present [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0140, ANDA#67-68 p.36, YIA.352 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02442 | 360 | Arabic | ان یا نظر قد ارتدت الیک لحظات الله و ینظرک فی کل حین ایاک ان تعمل ما یکرهه | O thou upon whom the glances of God have been directed! He beholdeth thee at all times. Beware lest thou commit that which He abhorreth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.205, | Being a source of light; guidance; Contention and conflict; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08202 | 100 | Persian | ای مرد میدان عرفان شکر کن که بچنین پدر بزرگواری موفق گشتی که بمحبت جمال قدم | O thou valiant one in the arena of mystic knowledge, render thanks that thou hast been blessed with such a noble father who attained unto the love of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA55:260 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04538 | 170 | Persian | ایها الفرع النضیر من شجره الشهاده نامه مفصل آنجناب ملاحظه گردید ولی بهیچوجه | O thou verdant branch of the Tree of Martyrdom! Thy detailed letter was perused, but in no wise [3.5s] | MKT6.076, AVK2.113x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08986 | 90 | Arabic | ایتها الریحانه المخضره النابته فی جنه التقدیس قد تعطر مشام اهل البهاء | O thou verdant myrtle planted in the Paradise of Sanctity! The smelling of the people of Baha is assuredly perfumed through the pure fragrance | DRM.010d | LABC.012 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for parents; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10742 | 60 | Arabic | یا ایتها الورقه الخضله النضره البدیعه اشکری الله بما انبتک من الثمره الکامله | O thou verdant, flourishing and wondrous leaf, render thanks unto God, for He hath caused thee to bring forth perfect fruit [3.5s] | IQN.240b | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08298 | 100 | Persian | Light of the World | ای ورقه خضره نضره مستبشره از مصیبت کبری اگر صدهزار سال ناله و فغان کنیم و آه | O thou verdant, fresh, and radiant leaf! Were we to weep and moan for a hundred thousand years at this Supreme Affliction | NURA#36, MMK4#067 p.076 | LOTW#36 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05335 | 150 | mixed | ای ورقه متحرکه مهتزه از نفحات الله اصابع از کثرت تحریر از کار و حرکت افتاده | O thou vibrant and quivering leaf, stirred by the breezes of God! My fingers, from excessive writing, have ceased their motion and work [3.5s] | MKT5.042a, AHB.130BE #11-12 p.18 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01824 | 290 | O thou visitor of the Blessed Rose-Garden! Praise be to God that thou hast obtained the Favor of circumambulating | DAS.1913-11-17 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05209 | 150 | O thou visitor of the Holy Place around which the Supreme Concourse revolve! Were there time I would have written a special epistle to each one | DAS.1913-06-25 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05208 | 150 | O thou visitor whose breath is fragrant! Thou seest how varied are my works and occupations. I have not one moment of rest | DAS.1913-06-25 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Universal education | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01194 | 360 | mixed | Translation List | ای سرگشته کوی الهی ترا که گفت که در زمره آواره گان آای و در انجمن دلداده گان | O thou wanderer enamored of God! Who bade thee join the company of the homeless and enter the assemblage of the heart-surrendered | INBA55:161, INBA88:331 | MSHR4.151-152 | ADMS#344 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB02246 | 260 | Persian | ای سرگشته صحرای محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ گردید و معانیش قلب را | O thou wanderer in the desert of God's love! That which thou didst write was noted, and its meanings moved the heart [3.5s] | INBA84:430 | ADH2_1#28 p.138x, MMG2#099 p.113x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03924 | 180 | Persian | ای آواره دیار الهی از حضور در مجمع قسوس اخبار نموده بودید آن نفوس مشکلست که | O thou wanderer in the divine realms! Thou hadst mentioned thy presence in the congregation of priests. It is difficult for such souls to [3.5s] | YIK.084-084 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11697 | 180 | mixed | ای آواره راه خدا شکر کن که از راحت و آسایش خویش گذشتی و سرگشته در آن کشور و | O thou wanderer in the path of God! Give thanks that thou hast forsaken thine own comfort and tranquility, becoming a wayfarer in that land [3.5s] | YIA.224 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Nearness and remoteness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03441 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوی حق بعضی از دوستان الهی ستایش نمودند که آنجناب الحمد لله بر صراط | O thou wanderer in the path of Truth! Certain divine friends have praised thee, that thou art, praise be to God, upon the straight path [3.5s] | INBA21:152a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05213 | 150 | Persian | ای سرگشته دیار در سبیل پروردگار الحمد لله نتائج این سفر را ملاحظه نمودی | O thou wanderer in the pathway of thy Lord! Praise be unto God that thou hast witnessed the results of this journey [3.5s] | INBA16:105 | PYK.250 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08752 | 90 | mixed | ای سرگشته صحرای محبت الله مکتوب واصل و از مصائب و مشقات وارده نهایت تاثر حاصل | O thou wanderer in the wilderness of the love of God! Thy letter hath been received, and intense grief was felt at the afflictions and tribulations that have befallen thee [3.5s] | MKT6.025a, PYB#260 p.40 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10379 | 60 | mixed | ای آواره کوه و صحرا در سبیل جمال ابهی و منادی عهد و میثاق نامه ۹ محرم ۱۳۴۰ | O thou wanderer of mountains and deserts in the path of the Most Glorious Beauty and herald of the Covenant and Testament! Thy letter of the ninth of Muharram 1340 was received [3.5s] | MSHR3.170x | Growth of the Cause; Review of publications; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01574 | 310 | O thou well-wisher of humanity! Thy letter was received. Utmost sorrow | ADJ.039x, SW_v12#06 p.121-122 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11001 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الدره البیضاء من صدف محبته الله ان الله قد فضل علیک و فتح علیک باب | O thou white pearl from the shell of God's love! Verily God hath favored thee and opened unto thee the gate [3.5s] | INBA59:187b | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00201 | Du’ayi Sahar likulli laylin min shahri’llah | 990 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. یا من یقبل من یقبله نقطة البیان و یا من یرد من یرده نقطة البیان و یا من ینظر الی ما ینظر الیه نقطة البیان | O thou who acceptest whomsoever the Point of the Bayan doth accept, and O thou who rejectest whomsoever the Point of the Bayan doth reject, and O thou who beholdest whatsoever the Point of the Bayan doth behold [3.5s]... ...Do Thou ordain for me, O Lord, every good thing Thou hast created or wilt create, and shield me from whatever evil Thou abhorrest | CMB_F14.171v05-174v07, | SWBP#44 (p.133-134x) | SWB#45 (p.187-188x) | Attaining good pleasure of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.459, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | |||||
| AB05787 | 140 | Persian | ای مطرز دیباجه عرفان جناب آقا سید اسدالله ذکر آن منجذب الی الله را در مکتوب | O thou who adornest the preface of divine knowledge, esteemed Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh! The mention of that soul who is enraptured towards God in the letter [3.5s] | INBA17:213 | MKT8.142a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12422 | 140 | O thou who advancest toward God! Truly, I have read your eloquent letter and my heart was uplifted by its content, for know truly, 'Abdu'l-Baha hath spiritual words, heavenly conversation, and revelations of the heart | BBBD.626 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10698 | 60 | O thou who are attracted to the fragrances of God, serve ye the Cause of God and spread His Word and Covenant among His creatures | NYR#131x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04518 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who are enkindled by the fire of the Love of God! Verily, I received thy good and beautiful letter and I found it to be a sign of thy love | TAB.109-110 | Music and singing; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04843 | 160 | O thou who are favored in the Threshold of the Almighty! Your letter was | SW_v01#06 p.004 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05387 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who are illuminated by the Light of Knowledge! Verily, I beseech God and supplicate Him to increase thine assurance | TAB.599-600, VTRM.012-013 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02799 | 230 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who are supplicating to God and turning to the Spirit of His Kingdom! I have read the texts of thy praise to God | TAB.705-706, BWF.368-369x, BSC.468 #875x | Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04876 | 160 | mixed | ای ناظم بدیع الاشعار ان الرویا کانت موسسه علی الصبر و التحمل فی جمیع الشئون | O thou who arrangest exquisite verses! Verily thy dream was founded upon patience and forbearance in all things [3.5s] | INBA84:411 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06952 | 120 | Persian | ای ناظم در و گهر منظوم و منثور چون ستایش و محامد شمس ظهور و رب غفور بود | O thou who arrangest pearls of verse and prose, as thy praise and commendation is of the Sun of Manifestation and the Forgiving Lord [3.5s] | MKT9.204b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05483 | 150 | O thou who art a favored servant at the Threshold of the Most High! Thy letter was received. Verily, verily hast thou suffered in thy life time. | JWTA.037 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05520 | 140 | Persian | ای امه الله المقربه نامه خواندم و بر معانی اطلاع یافتم مضمون مشحون تبتل الی | O thou who art a handmaid of God, drawn nigh unto Him! I have read thy letter and become apprised of its meanings. Its contents are replete with devotion unto [3.5s] | INBA17:185 | MKT7.028b, QIRT.12ax | Equality of men and women; Importance of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12126 | 450 | Persian | ای یادگار آن فداای جمال ابهی مراسلات متعدده شما واصل و بر دلتنگی و احزان شما | O thou who art a memento of that devoted servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! Numerous letters from thee were received, and from them thy grief and sorrows were made evident [3.5s] | INBA85:470 | BRL_DAK#0815 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08108 | 100 | Persian | ای زائره مطاف ملا ابهی و مقام اعلی شکر کن خدا را که موفق بان شدی که روی و | O thou who art a pilgrim to the sanctuary of the Most Glorious One and the Most Exalted Station, render thanks unto God that thou hast been enabled to turn [3.5s] | VAA.216-216 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12726 | 60 | Persian | ای یادگار آن شهید سبیل پروردگار از نامه مفصل معذورم و به اختصار مجبور بیادت | O thou who art a remembrance of that martyr in the path of the Lord! Though I must be brief in my letter, thou art ever in my thoughts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0592 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10276 | 70 | O thou who art a seeker of reality! Verily I pray God to make thee firm in the love of el-Baha | BSTW#374 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Judas | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05554 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس جمال اعلی و شریک و سهیم در عبودیت آستان مقدس با عبدالبهاء | O thou who art a servant at the sacred threshold of the Most Exalted Beauty, and a partner and participant in servitude at the holy threshold with 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA89:007 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01884 | 290 | O thou who art a servant at the Threshold of God! Thy letter has been received. From its flowers of significance | SW_v12#13 p.218-219+210 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Existence; immortality of the human soul; High station of the arts and sciences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07975 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا فضل بیمنتهی نظر نما که ترا باین مورد عنایت وارد و از | O thou who art a servant nigh-brought to the Threshold of the All-Glorious! Behold thou the infinite grace, that thou hast been guided unto this place of bounty and [3.5s] | CPF.278 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07907 | 100 | mixed | ای بصار ای هزار هزارآواز گلزار محبت الله همچو گمان منما که دقیقه ای فراموش | O thou who art a thousand thousand melodies in the garden of God's love! Think not that for a moment thou art forgotten [3.5s] | MUH3.023b | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06742 | 120 | Persian | ای خیر خواه عالم انسانی مقاله که در جریده سنت پطرز بورغ مندرج بود در نهایت | O thou who art a well-wisher of the human world! The article that was published in the Petersburg journal was in the utmost [3.5s] | PZHN v1#2 p.44 | Newspapers and the media; publications; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11197 | 40 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای نونهال باغ محبت الله از خدا رجا مینمایم که ترا بباران رحمت و پرتو و حرارت | O thou who art a young tree in the Garden of the Love of God! I supplicate to God that He develop and flourish thee with the shower of mercy | DRM.015c, HUV1.041 | TAB.169 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10572 | 60 | Persian | ای متوقد بنار موقده در سبیل دلبر یکتا و محبوب بیهمتا بجان و دل جانفشانی نما | O thou who art ablaze with the fire kindled in the path of the One Beloved and the peerless Adored One, offer up with heart and soul thy complete sacrifice [3.5s] | LMA2.446 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02969 | 220 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره سیناء و شجره تخرج من طور سیناء تنبت بالدهن و صبغ | O thou who art ablaze with the fire kindled in the Sinai Tree, and with that Tree which springeth forth from Mount Sinai, yielding oil and sacred chrism [3.5s] | MMK6#335x, MSHR3.307x | Call to action; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Mosaic imagery; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09073 | 90 | Arabic | یا من اشتعل بالنار الموقده فی سدرة السیناء قد تنفس صبح الهدی و توقد نار | O thou who art ablaze with the fire kindled in the Tree of Sinai! The dawn of guidance hath verily breathed forth, and the fire hath been kindled [3.5s] | INBA88:177b | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04973 | 190 | Arabic | ان یا ایها المشتعل بنار الله اسمع زفیر هذه النار التی اشتعلت فی قطب الاکوان | O thou who art ablaze with the Fire of God! Hearken unto the sighing of this Fire which hath been ignited at the axis of creation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.309, , NLAI_BH2.091 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10574 | 60 | Persian | ای محترق نار محبت الله شعله میثاق چنان بر احشاء و عروق و اعصابت زد که ترا یک | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of God's love! The flame of the Covenant hath so enkindled thy inmost being, thy veins and thy sinews, that thou art transformed [3.5s] | INBA89:032a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06876 | 120 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله نمیدانی چه قیامت است ندای الهی در این مدینه عظمی در | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of God's love! Thou knowest not what commotion the divine Call hath raised in this Most Great City [3.5s] | PYB#039 p.12, MSHR5.264-265 | Exhortations and counsels; Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09641 | 100 | Arabic | یا ایها المشتعل بنار حبی یذکرک قلمی الاعلی من هذا المقام المنیر ان اذکر اذا سمعناک | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of My love! The Most Exalted Pen remembereth thee from this luminous station, when We heard thee make mention [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.263a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09496 | 80 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله جناب آقا میرزا محمود چندیست در استان مقدس | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the love of God! For some time hath the honored Jináb-i-Áqá Mírzá Mahmúd been at the Holy Threshold [3.5s] | INBA84:428b | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11015 | 50 | Arabic | ایها المشتعل بنار محبه الله زادک الله انجذابا قد اشرقت القلوب بنور الالهام و | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the love of God! May God increase thy attraction. Verily, the hearts have been illumined with the light of divine inspiration and [3.5s] | INBA59:191c | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02261 | 260 | mixed | ای مشتعله بنار محبت الله مضامین نامه که بجناب اسم الله مرقوم نموده بودید | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the love of God! The contents of the letter thou didst address to Jenab-i-Ismullah have been perused [3.5s] | MKT6.159, ANDA#53 p.30, MAS2.042.04x | Consolation and comfort; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07129 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the Love of God! Thine elegant letter reached me… As to thy vision | TAB.604x, VTRM.017-018 | Angels; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06874 | 120 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله در این بساط ذکرت مذکور و نامت موجود و یادت محتوم در | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the love of God! Upon this plane thy mention is recorded, thy name is preserved, and thy remembrance is assured [3.5s] | INBA84:478b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09075 | 90 | mixed | یا من اشتعل بنار محبت الله قد تشعشع و تلئلا ابهی جوهره فی اکلیل و جلیل | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the love of God! Verily hath His most resplendent essence shone forth and gleamed with radiance in supreme glory [3.5s] | LMA2.424 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05274 | 150 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره سیناء در این صبح رحمانی چون کوکب نورانی از افق | O thou who art ablaze with the fire that was kindled in the Tree of Sinai, in this morn of the All-Merciful thou art even as a luminous star from the horizon [3.5s] | INBA17:260 | MKT8.141, BSHN.140.432, BSHN.144.426, MHT1b.168 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05783 | 140 | Persian | ای مشتعل بشعلهء نار الله الموقده آنچه بجان بکوشی و بدل بخروشی در | O thou who art ablaze with the flame of the kindled fire of God! However much thou strivest with thy soul and raisest a tumult in thy heart [3.5s] | BSHN.140.453, BSHN.144.447, MHT1a.063, MHT1b.021 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12688 | 70 | Arabic | یا من اشتعل بالنار الموقده قد تنفس صبح الاشراق بانوار المیثاق و لاح فجر الوجود | O thou who art ablaze with the kindled flame! Verily, the morn of radiance hath dawned with the effulgent lights of the Covenant, and the dawn of existence hath appeared [4o] | INBA85:161b | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09793 | 90 | mixed | ای غایب حاضر اگرچه بر حسب ظاهر حسب الاذن و اراده مالک حقیقی بوطن بازگشتی ولکن | O thou who art absent, yet present! Though outwardly thou hast, by the leave and will of the True Sovereign, returned unto thy homeland, yet [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#219, | AYBY.032b | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01072 | 380 | mixed | ای قابل مقبول آنچه مرقوم نمودی مشهود گشت مضمون مفهوم شد الحمد لله دلالت بر | O thou who art acceptable and well-favoured! That which thou didst inscribe hath been observed and its contents have been understood. Praise be to God, it indicated [3.5s]... ...The true morn dawneth from the depths of a darksome night, and the world-illuminating light of day poureth forth from the canopy of a night of gloom. | MSHR4.054x, MSHR5.260x, VAA.044-045 | BLO_PT#174x, BLO_PT#175x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for forgiveness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09507 | 80 | Persian | ای مقبل مقبول درگاه الهی نظام بر دو قسم است نظمی که مطابق عالم طبیعت است | O thou who art accepted at the divine threshold! Order is of two kinds: one which conformeth to the natural world [3.5s] | MKT9.178b, MMK2#070 p.054 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; One universal law; attractive power of love; Outward and inward meanings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10697 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art accepted of God! Know thou that, verily, the eye of favors is directed to thee and is beholding thee with a divine glance | TAB.133 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02172 | 270 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art acknowledging the Oneness of God! Verily, I read thy letter... Observe the pages of the universe | TAB.170-171, BSC.481 #918x | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11685 | 210 | Arabic | ایها الواقف بالاسرار ان ربک اجتباک و اختارک و جعلک من الابرار و افاض | O thou who art acquainted with the divine mysteries! Thy Lord hath chosen thee, selected thee, and made thee to be among the righteous, and hath showered [3.5s] | NSS.165 | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12326 | 170 | mixed | ای واقف اسرار بانگ بانگ الهی است و آهنگ آهنگ رحمانی که از ملکوت غیب میرسد | O thou who art acquainted with the mysteries! The call is the divine call, and the melody is the celestial melody that cometh from the Kingdom of the unseen [3.5s] | SFI10.019 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12389 | 140 | Persian | ای نوجوان سالخورده هر گاه بظاهر پیری بر تن هجوم کند و ناتوانی غلبه نماید ولی | O thou who art advanced in years yet in the prime of youth! Whilst old age doth outwardly assail the body and weakness taketh over, yet, if the heart be quickened, youth's features shall reappear | VUJUD.011-012 | VUJUDE.016-017 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08221 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advanced toward God! Thy letter was received. Its contents indicated that thou hast become alive | TAB.552 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04071 | 180 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advanced toward the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents created joy, for it showed thy faith and assurance. | TAB.504-505, LOG#0539x | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09628 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advanced towards God! Verily I implore God to cause thee to be a sign of the book of Genesis | TAB.122 | Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02445 | 250 | O thou who art advancing into the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy eloquent letter... Know verily that Abdu'l-Baha has spiritual speech, heavenly conversations | SW_v14#07 p.210x, CUPAB.014-015x, BSTW#171 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07709 | 110 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایتها المقبله الی مشرق الانوار ابسطی کفی الدعاء الی العتبه المقدسه النوراء | O thou who art advancing to the Dawning-point of Lights! Extend the hands of communion… O my God! O my God! Glory be unto Thee for that Thou hast confirmed me… O Lord, help me to be meek and lowly… O God! Sanctify me from all else save Thee | BRL_DAK#0412 | BPRY.175-176, TAB.051-052, BSTW#057 | The Badasht Project, A Family Affair | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02627 | 240 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God! I have considered thy writing... You have asked me two questions | TAB.102-103, BSC.476 #906x | Demons and evil spirits; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07710 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing to the kingdom of God! On perusing the contents of thy brilliant letter, I became cognizant of the secrets of thy heart | TAB.309-310 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06430 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God! Verily, I pray God to make thee the sign of guidance among the maidservants of the Merciful | TAB.315-316 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02101 | 270 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God! What thou hast written became evident and what thou hast heard from | TAB.359-360 | Call to action; Naming of children; of individuals; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10183 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward God! Blessed are thou, for the lights of guidance have shone forth upon thee and the bounty of the Supreme Kingdom | TAB.196-197 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08469 | 100 | O thou who art advancing toward God! Inasmuch as the attracted maidservant of God, Mrs. Cochran, hath guided thee unto this great Cause | BSTW#076 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03882 | 190 | O thou who art advancing toward God! Know verily that the reign of Jesus is a spiritual reign, penetrative in the hearts and the spirits | BSTW#207c | Christ; Christianity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02290 | 260 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward God! The letter of that divine maidservant was received and contents were apprehended. | TAB.251-252, BWF.388-389x, BSTW#052yx, BSTW#073gx | Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07045 | 120 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المقبل الی الله انی قرئت نمیقتک البدیعه المعانی البلیغه الانشاء و حمدت الله | O thou who art advancing toward God! Verily I read thy letter of wonderful expression and eloquent composition | BRL_DAK#0802 | TAB.063 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06454 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | O thou who art advancing toward God! Verily I read thy letter which thou hast sent through Mrs…. O my friend! Render thou thanks unto God for having illumined thy sight with the effulgent rays | BRL_ATE#089x, TAB.276 | Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Second birth; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07044 | 120 | O thou who art advancing toward God! Verily, I am informed of the text of thy letter, which contained how thou art confessing the Kingdom of God | MAB.042, ECN.747 | Many are called but few are chosen; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02800 | 230 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward God! Verily, I read thy long letter, which showed thine abundant joy for the appearance of the Kingdom of God | TAB.476-477 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Reincarnation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08997 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward God! Verily, I received thy letter, which showed that thou hast turned unto the Kingdom of God | TAB.227 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03757 | 190 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای مقبل الی الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید در خصوص دیدار حضرت مسیح | O thou who art advancing toward God! What thou hast written was perused | YMM.366 | TAB.193-194, SW_v07#10 p.097x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Resurrection of Christ; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01126 | 370 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward the Divine Kingdom! What thou hast written was understood and noted. Thou hast asked concerning the station of this servant. | TAB.191-193, SW_v13#06 p.148x, BSTW#163, BSTW#207b | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Resurrection of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08878 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of Abha! Be thankful that thou art inebriated with the cup of the love of God | TAB.446 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03186 | 210 | Persian | ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی از عدم مجال بجواب مختصر قناعت نما مقصود از عبارت حدیث | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of Abha! This tradition does not mean literally, it has other meanings than the mere "letters" | MAS2.008 | DAS.1913-11-06 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00973 | 400 | Bahá'í Scriptures | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! I read thy letter of graceful composition...As to thy question, "Why pray? What is the wisdom thereof..." Know thou, verily, it is becoming of a weak one to supplicate to the strong One | COC#1753x, BSC.491 #945x, SW_v08#04 p.044-045x, BNE.092-093x, VLAB.129-130, BSTW#060a, BSTW#111 | Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04936 | 160 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! I received thy letter and was informed of the content of thy speech. | TAB.190 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10963 | 50 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! The doors of the Ideal Heaven of God are opened and some souls are on the wing | TAB.675 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07046 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was read; its contents had bearing upon Guidance. | TAB.529 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03479 | 200 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became known that thou hast turned thy face | TAB.522-523 | Call to action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08842 | 90 | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It indicated, praise be to God, that in the matter of advancing toward the Kingdom of God | JWTA.017-018 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04920 | 160 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward the Threshold of Mercifulness! Verily, I have read the expressions of thy longing for the visit | TAB.199-200 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power of prayer; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09631 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing towards God! I have already read thy letter sent to his honor, . . . May God confirm and strengthen thee to serve His Cause | TAB.240 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10184 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing towards the Kingdom of God! Verily, I supplicate God to illuminate thy heart through the Light which is shining | TAB.121 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10185 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing towards the Shining Orb of the Horizons! Verily, the East and West have already glittered through the light | TAB.305 | Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09630 | 80 | O thou who art advancing unto God! Blessed thou art, for that thou hast drawn nigh unto God | BSTW#280 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09124 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto God! Praise God that He guided thee to the Path of His Kingdom | TAB.128-129 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09019 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto God! Thank God for that He taught thee the word of guidance, illuminated thy heart by the light of the Kingdom | TAB.413 | Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09506 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto God! Thy precious and beloved letter came to hand and all contents noted. Consider how the bounty of God | TAB.257-258 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09629 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto God! Verily I pray to God to make thee and thy revered husband—under the shadow of His Greatest Name | TAB.048-049 | Prayer for married couples; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08458 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto God! Verily, I read thy letter and noted its contents. | TAB.619-620 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Methods of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08349 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto the Face of God! Blessed art thou for that thou wert saved from the storm of doubts | TAB.639 | Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10675 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! I ask God to make thee a helper to the maidservants of the Merciful, to walk in the path of salvation | TAB.054 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04541 | 170 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily I noted thy writing and was made glad by thy letter. I pray God to cause thee to attain | TAB.137-138, BSC.478 #913x, BSTW#207ax | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04597 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy beautiful letter | TAB.140-141 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07835 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy letter | TAB.246-247 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06531 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art afflicted by a visitation by which thine eyes are overflowing with tears! | TAB.139-140 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06293 | 130 | Persian | ای مبتلا باذیت و جفا درین دنیا فی الحقیقه چنانست که مرقوم نمودی صدمات شدیده | O thou who art afflicted by trials and hardships in this world! In truth it is even as thou hast written - severe tribulations [3.5s] | MMK2#321 p.235 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for forgiveness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06294 | 130 | mixed | ای مبتلای بلا در سبیل خدا اگرچه این کاس در مذاق عاقلان کدر آشام و در کام تن | O thou who art afflicted by trials in the path of God! Though this cup be bitter to the taste of the wise [3.5s] | AKHT2.449, BSHN.140.410, BSHN.140.411, BSHN.144.405, MHT1b.209b, MHT1b.212a | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06881 | 120 | Persian | ای مصیبت زده در سبیل الهی هر چند رسوای جهان گشتی و صدمه بی پایان دیدی خانمان | O thou who art afflicted in the path of God! Though thou hast become the object of the world's reproach and hast suffered endless trials [3.5s] | MKT9.175a, MMK2#302 p.220 | Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05767 | 140 | Persian | ای مبتلای آلام از مصائب وارده و مشقات حاصله و بلایای متوالیه محزون مباش جمال | O thou who art afflicted with pain, be not grieved by the calamities that have befallen thee, the hardships that have come to pass, and the succession of tribulations [3.5s] | MNMK#140 p.254, BSHN.140.223, BSHN.144.223, MHT2.103, MSBH8.339-340 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04836 | 160 | Persian | ای مصاب بمصیبت کبری مصائب و رزایاء سخت است چه که شفقت سبب حرقت از فرقت است | O thou who art afflicted with the most great calamity! Grievous indeed are the trials and tribulations, for compassion causeth anguish through separation [3.5s] | BSHN.140.311, BSHN.144.309, MHT1b.053, NANU_AB#46 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04053 | 180 | Persian | ای مبتلاى صدمات و بلا در سبیل خدا از ظلم و | O thou who art afflicted with trials and tribulations in the path of God through oppression and [3.5s] | INBA13:157 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04837 | 160 | Persian | ای مصیبت زده محزون مباش مغموم مگرد سرشک مریز اشک مبار رخ مخراش آه و انین مکن | O thou who art afflicted! Be not sorrowful, neither be thou grieved. Shed no tears, weep not, rend not thy face, neither raise thou thy voice in lamentation [3.5s] | INBA17:188 | BSHN.140.383, BSHN.144.378, MHT1b.166, YQAZ.043-044 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01730 | 300 | O Thou who art aflame by the Fire of the Love of God. The letter you had sent dated June 26th 1916 was received. | MAB.091x | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05269 | 150 | Persian | Light of the World | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله از قرار مسموع آتشی افروخته داری و جانی چون پروانه بال | O thou who art aflame with the fire of the love of God! We hear that thou hast within thy being a blazing fire, and that thy soul, even as the winged moth, is consumed by its flame | NURA#42, MMK4#097 p.108 | LOTW#42 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05404 | 150 | Arabic | ایها المشتعل بالنار الموقده لمثلک ینبغی ان یوجه وجهه للذی فطر السموات و الارض | O thou who art aflame with the kindled fire, it behoveth thee to turn thy face towards Him Who hath created the heavens and the earth [3.5s] | PYB#154 p.34, MSBH6.041 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07019 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art agitated as oceans by the winds blown from the direction of the Kingdom of God! Verily I read thy wonderful letter | TAB.074-075 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09980 | 70 | Persian | ای زنده بزندگی جاودان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی مضمون واضح و عیان گشت و روح و | O thou who art alive with life eternal! That which thou didst write became clear and manifest in meaning, and the spirit [3.5s] | YMM.261x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10515 | 60 | Persian | ای زنده بذکر حق حیات حقیقی در این جهان ذکر یزدان و در آن جهان جوار رحمت رحمن | O thou who art alive with the remembrance of God! True life in this world is the mention of the Divine, and in that world, nearness to the mercy of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA13:088a | Attaining the life of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09125 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art always calling on God! Thank thou God for He hath guided thee | TAB.516-517 | Human reality created in the image of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05308 | 150 | Persian | ای ناطق بذکر الهی در سبیل الهی چون سراج نورانی هادی امم شو و چون ملائکه | O thou who art always making mention of God! Guide people in the path of God like unto a lighted lamp. | SFI09.011b | NYR#108 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03196 | 210 | mixed | ای معین علم و داناای هیچ دانی که چگونه مظهر الطاف نامتناهی گشتی و مورد فضل و | O thou who art an aid to knowledge and learning! Knowest thou how thou hast become a manifestation of infinite favors and the recipient of grace [3.5s] | MMK3#004 p.002x, AHB.107BE #01 p.18, TSS.154 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03587 | 200 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art anticipating the appearance of the Gift of God! Verily, I read thy letter... Know thou, verily, there are many veils in which the Truth is enveloped | TAB.071-072, BSC.475 #902x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07018 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art anticipating the descent of the Gift of God! The sweetness of the expressions contained in thy words | TAB.249 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07472 | 110 | Persian | ای شیدائی روی دلبر معنوی هر عاشقی سر معشوقی دارد و هر دلداده ای پریشان موی | O thou who art ardent for the face of the spiritual Beloved! Every lover yearneth for the head of his Beloved, and every enkindled soul hath disheveled tresses [3.5s] | BSHN.140.266, BSHN.144.266, MHT2.066 | Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Pain of love; love as veil; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06107 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده مبتهل الی الله --- و آفتاب جهان افروز متوجه غرب و این عبد ناظر بشرق | O thou who art ardently supplicating unto God! While the world-illumining Sun doth gaze upon the West, this servant's eyes are fixed upon the East [3.5s] | INBA13:070b | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09014 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art arisen for the service of the Cause of God! I received thy recent letter and rejoiced in spirit at its interesting contents | TAB.334 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03865 | 190 | Arabic | یا سمندری و سهیمی فی عبودیه البهاء انی رتلت ایات حبک لله و حمدت ربی بما تعطر | O thou who art as a phoenix in servitude to Bahá, I chanted the verses of thy love for God and praised my Lord for the fragrance that thou hast spread [3.5s] | AYBY.363 #045, TRZ1.187 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02243 | 400 | Arabic | یا سمندری فی الملک و الملکوت قد حضر کتابک و قرء لدی العرش و فاز بالاصغاء اذ | O thou who art as a phoenix in the kingdom of earth and heaven! Thy letter hath indeed arrived and been read before the Throne, and hath attained unto the honor of being heard when [3.5s] | AYBY.035 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01714 | 300 | Persian | ای سمندر نار موقده ربانیه چندیست که در ارسال مراسلات قدری فتور رفت نه قصور چه | O thou who art as a salamander in the divine fire! For some time there hath been some slackening in the sending of letters, though not through neglect [3.5s] | AYBY.333 #016 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05330 | 150 | Persian | ای هزار گلزار الهی همیشه منظور نظر عنایت رحمانیه بوده ای و مشمول الطاف | O thou who art as a thousand divine rose-gardens, ever hast thou been the object of merciful favors and encompassed by loving-kindness [3.5s] | INBA87:586, INBA52:624 | MKT5.204 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06320 | 130 | mixed | ای معرض مصائب شدیده این مصیبت وارده هر چند رزیه عظمی و بلیه کبری بود ولی صبر و | O thou who art assailed by grievous tribulations! Although this affliction that hath befallen thee is a supreme calamity and a dire ordeal, yet through patience [3.5s] | INBA13:259b, INBA17:102 | BSHN.140.437, BSHN.144.431, MHT1a.096, MHT1b.054 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05454 | 150 | mixed | یا من ایده الله علی اتباع اثر خاله المجید و اثر الفرید الوحید عبدالبهاء را | O thou who art assisted by God to follow in the glorious footsteps of thy most exalted Aunt and the unique and peerless trace of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA17:154 | MSBH6.034-035 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07047 | 120 | Persian | ایها المنتسب الی الفضل این نام نامی معنیش مظهریت فضل الهیست و از لوازمش | O thou who art associated with grace! This illustrious name signifieth the manifestation of divine bounty, and from its essential requirements [3.5s] | MKT8.173 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06914 | 120 | Persian | ای منسوب من ادرک لقاء ربه فی الملکوت الاعلی جناب آقا محمد حسن تفصیل تشیع از | O thou who art associated with him who hath attained unto the presence of his Lord in the Supreme Kingdom, Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad Hasan, regarding the exposition of Shi'ism [3.5s] | AKHA_121BE #06 p.b, ANDA#22 p.47, ANDA#49 p.59, YIA.413a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06912 | 120 | mixed | ای منسوب بان شهید سبیل الهی عم بزرگوار را اگر بخواهی که مقام و مکان و منزل | O thou who art associated with that martyr in God's path! If thou desirest to know the station, place and dwelling [3.5s] | MKT5.030a | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02108 | 270 | mixed | ای منسوب بان نفس مطمئنه راضیه مرضیه این مصیبت هائله قلوب عموم را پرخون نمود... هر حیاتی را عاقبت موتی و هر بقائی را فنائی | O thou who art associated with that serene, content and well-pleasing soul! This grievous calamity hath verily rent asunder the hearts of all... Every life must end in death, and every permanence is destined to extinction [3.5s] | INBA85:543 | AKHA_121BE #04 p.j, BSHN.140.381, BSHN.140.475.10x, BSHN.144.376, BSHN.144.468b, MHT1a.186, MHT1b.144 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03767 | 190 | Persian | ای منسوب شجره مبارکه و محبوب جمال مبارک نامه ای از عزیزالله خان رسید نهایت | O thou who art associated with the blessed Tree and beloved of the Blessed Beauty! A letter hath been received from 'Azízu'lláh Khán [3.5s] | MKT4.099, AKHA_118BE #11-12 p.j, IQN.024 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06915 | 120 | Persian | ای منسوب نیر آفاق حضرت عم بزرگوار از ملکوت اسرار نظر بشما دارد زیرا یادگار | O thou who art associated with the Luminous Orb of the horizons! The revered Uncle gazeth upon thee from the Kingdom of mysteries, for thou art his remembrance [3.5s] | MKT5.108, IQN.222 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06913 | 120 | Persian | ای منسوب بنام حضرت مقصود این مطرب از کجاست که برگفت نام دوست تا جان و جامه | O thou who art associated with the name of the Lord of Desire, whence cometh this minstrel who uttereth the Beloved's name, that both life and raiment [3.5s] | MSHR2.145 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05450 | 150 | Persian | یا من انتسب الی الشجره المقدسه نامه رسید و از معانی کلمات تبتل بملکوت رب ایات | O thou who art associated with the Sacred Tree! Thy letter hath arrived, and from the meanings of the words thou hast turned to the Kingdom of the Lord of Signs [3.5s] | INBA87:365, INBA52:374b | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Naming of children; of individuals; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10690 | 70 | Arabic | یا ایها الموقن المومن بالله قد ذکرت لدی المظلوم نسئله تعالی بان یجعلک مطلع | O thou who art assured and believing in God! Mention of thee hath been made before the Wronged One. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to make thee a dawning-place [3.5s] | MJAN.042c, AYBY.074d | Call to action; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03258 | 210 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assured by the grace of thy Lord! I have perused thy excellent letter which shows that thou art turning thy face | TAB.097-098, BWF.374-375x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for prosperity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08250 | 100 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای موقن بایات الله جناب شیخ سلمان در سجن اعظم وارد و بزیارت رمس مطهر فائز از | O thou who art assured by the signs of God! The honorable Shaykh Salman hath arrived at the Most Great Prison and attained the blessing of visiting the sacred and hallowed shrine [3.5s]... ...In this day, no greater manifestation of love and kindness can be conceived in the world of existence than this | INBA55:140, INBA84:268a | BRL_DAK#0032x | BRL_ATE#033x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||
| AB10984 | 50 | mixed | ای موقنهٴ بآیات اللّه جزع و فزع منما و گریه و زاری مکن روی مخراش و سرشک چشم گریان | O thou who art assured by the signs of God! Yield not to grief and distress, neither give way to lamentation and weeping. Rend not thy face, nor let tears stream from thine eyes [3.5s] | BSHN.140.191x, BSHN.144.191x, MHT2.069ax | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08248 | 100 | Persian | ای موقن بالله ملاحظه نما که دارو و دوا چگونه جلد متعفن را پاک و طیب و طاهر | O thou who art assured in God! Consider how medicine and remedy cleanse and purify the putrid skin [3.5s] | INBA17:167 | Manifestation of God as divine physician | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08247 | 100 | mixed | ای موقن بالله در کتاب مبین عسی ان یبعثک ربک مقاما محمودا نازل مقام محمود را | O thou who art assured in God! In the Manifest Book it is revealed: "Perchance thy Lord will raise thee to a praiseworthy station." The praiseworthy station hath been revealed [3.5s] | MMK6#259 | Manifestation of God as sun; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08246 | 100 | Persian | ای موقن بالله در جمیع اوقات ملحوظ نظر عنایت جمال مبارک بوده و هستی مطمئن باش | O thou who art assured in God! Rest thou confident that at all times thou hast been, and shalt ever remain, the object of the tender gaze of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | MKT8.154a | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10187 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assured in God! Verily we read thy letter and asked for thee confirmation. Verily thy Lord will strengthen thee in great spirituality | TAB.121-122 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07590 | 110 | Persian | ای موقن بجمال موعود جناب اخوی بمطاف ملا مقربین فائز و جناب ابوی در جوار رحمه | O thou who art assured in the Beauty of the Promised One! Thy noble brother hath attained unto the circle of the near ones, and thy revered father dwelleth in the precincts of mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#323 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09635 | 80 | Arabic | ایتها الموقنه الملکوتیه و الایه الرحمانیه زادک الله انجذابا الی الملاء الاعلی | O thou who art assured in the celestial Kingdom and divine sign of the All-Merciful, may God increase thy attraction to the Supreme Concourse [3.5s] | INBA59:181a | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06356 | 130 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله از قرار اخبار وارده اخوی زاده آنجناب یعنی بنتشان وفات | O thou who art assured in the divine verses, according to the received tidings, the daughter of thy brother hath ascended [3.5s] | MMK6#054 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08214 | 100 | mixed | ای مطمئن بفضل و عنایت حق الحمد لله در خدمت احبای خدا بتحریر اوراق مشغولی و | O thou who art assured in the grace and bounty of God! Praise be unto Him that thou art occupied with penning pages in service to the friends of God [3.5s] | TABN.253b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04064 | 180 | Persian | ای مطمئن بفضل و عنایت حضرت یزدان الیوم عین رحمانیت از ملکوت ابهی متوجه دوستان | O thou who art assured in the grace and bounty of the Lord of Creation! Today the eye of divine mercy from the Abhá Kingdom is turned towards the friends [3.5s] | MMK3#236 p.169, HDQI.274, ANDA#37 p.04 | Apocalyptic imagery; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; John the Baptist; Mosaic imagery; Mystical themes; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08901 | 90 | mixed | ای موقن بایات الله از خدا بخواه که در درگاه احدیتش خادم گردی و در ساحت حقیقت | O thou who art assured in the signs of God, beseech Him that thou mayest become a servant at His Threshold of Oneness and in the Court of Truth [3.5s] | MMK2#275 p.198 | Love as fire; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10106 | 70 | Persian | ای موقنه بایات الله از فراق نوردیدگان ناله و فغان منما و از هجران جگرپارها آه | O thou who art assured in the Signs of God, raise not thy voice in lamentation at separation from those dear to thee, nor heave sighs of sorrow at thy heart's bereavement [3.5s] | INBA87:510b, INBA52:536a | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12708 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله در این حشر اکبر در ظل لواء جلیل اعظم محشور شدی و در تحت | O thou who art assured in the signs of God! In this Most Great Resurrection thou hast been gathered beneath the shelter of the glorious and exalted Banner, and under the [3.5s] | INBA85:105b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10611 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله در سبیل حق چالاک شو و قصد معارج افلاک کن توجه بمنظر ابهی | O thou who art assured in the verses of God! Be swift in the path of Truth and aim for the celestial ascents. Turn thy gaze toward the Most Glorious Horizon [3.5s] | MKT8.154b, AHB.129BE #05-06 p.01 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05818 | 140 | mixed | ای موقن بایات الله همچنانکه خیاط قماش و اثواب حریر و صوف اول ملاحظه هیکل و | O thou who art assured in the verses of God! Even as a tailor first considereth the form and measureth the silk and woolen garments [3.5s] | INBA84:480 | Differences in human capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06383 | 130 | mixed | ای واثق بفضل و عنایت حق شکر بی پایان حضرت رب جلیل را که آفتاب فلک احدیتش از | O thou who art assured of God's grace and bounty! Boundless praise be unto the sublime Lord, Whose Sun in the heaven of oneness [3.5s] | MKT8.167a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10614 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بظهور الهی حضرت سید الشهداء روح العالمین فداء در مشهد فداء | O thou who art assured of the divine Manifestation! His Holiness the Prince of Martyrs - may the souls of all be sacrificed in his path - in the place of sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA88:264b | Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06923 | 120 | mixed | ای موقن بکلمه الهی جناب اخوی هزار فرسنگ طی نمود و از درندگان صحرا و چنگ نهنگ | O thou who art assured of the Divine Word! His honour, the Brother, traversed a thousand leagues through the wilderness, [facing] wild beasts and the claws of the leviathan [3.5s] | INBA84:249b | BRL_DAK#1181, MSHR3.194 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03770 | 190 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله و منجذب بنفحات الله در این قرن اعظم و دور اکرم که حقائق | O thou who art assured of the signs of God and drawn to His fragrances in this most great century and most glorious cycle, wherein the realities [3.5s] | MMK3#100 p.065, MMK4#095 p.107, AKHA_130BE #07 p.a | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05817 | 140 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله در این گلشن با رخی روشن محشور شدی و لوحی منشور گشتی در | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! In this rose-garden thou hast appeared with a radiant countenance and become as an unfurled scroll [3.5s] | MKT9.196a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08251 | 100 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله در روایت است که در یوم قیامت لواء حمد مرتفع گردد و علم | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! It is recounted in the sacred traditions that on the Day of Resurrection, the banner of praise shall be uplifted, and the standard [3.5s] | MAS5.242 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02762 | 230 | mixed | ای موقن بایات الله نفوسی بجوهر فواد توجه بافق تقدیس نمودند و در ظل کلمه توحید | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! Souls have, with the essence of their hearts, turned unto the horizon of sanctification and beneath the shade of the Word of Unity [3.5s] | MMK6#418 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02111 | 270 | mixed | ای موقن بایات الله آنچه بجناب حاجی مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ گردید و بی نهایت | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! That which thou didst address to His Honour Haji was noted and infinitely [3.5s] | MKT5.031 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10612 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله صبح است و قلم در جریانست و قلب در هیجان نفحات ملکوت ابهی | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! The morn hath dawned, the Pen is in motion, and the heart is stirred by the fragrances of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | AYBY.434 #157 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06922 | 120 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله و ثمره آن شجره محبت الله مصیبت کبری و رزیه عظمی هر حزنی را | O thou who art assured of the verses of God and art a fruit of that Tree of Divine Love! The great calamity and grievous affliction surpasseth every sorrow [3.5s] | BSHN.140.440, BSHN.144.434, MHT1a.112, MHT1b.070 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02112 | 270 | mixed | ای موقن بایات الله یکی از احبای خالص الهی یعنی ثابت بر عهد و میثاق نهایت | O thou who art assured of the verses of God! One of the sincere loved ones of God, that is, one firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament [3.5s] | INBA85:100b | MKT9.194 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10613 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله علیک بهاء الله چند جواب مرقوم شد لهذا حال اختصار میشود | O thou who art assured of the verses of God! Upon thee be the Glory of God! Several replies have already been written, therefore this one shall be brief [3.5s] | MKT6.018a | Exhortations and counsels; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09636 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I am informed of thy letter which showeth how thou art praising God | TAB.475-476 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10288 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I read thy brilliant letter | TAB.113 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04937 | 160 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I read thy letter which showed how thou art believing in God, assured of the signs of God | TAB.649-650, BSC.432 #783x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06309 | 130 | Persian | ای مشتاق به نار هدایت الهیه پرتوی از انوار | O thou who art athirst for the divine flame of guidance, a ray of celestial light [3.5s] | MMK4#129 p.133 | Manifestation of God as sun; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06121 | 130 | mixed | ای تشنه قطره از بحر غنای حق در ایه مبارکه یوم یغنی الله کلا من سعته میفرماید | O thou who art athirst for the drops from the ocean of God's bounty! In the blessed verse "On a day when God will enrich everyone from His abundance," He saith [3.5s] | MMK6#108 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11282 | 40 | O thou who art athirst for the Water of Life! This manifest book is the fountainhead of the Water of Life Eternal. | SW_v14#05 p.124, BSTW#044 | Living waters; water of life; Study; deepening; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10879 | 50 | Persian | ای تشنه پر عطش احرام کعبهٌ مقصود بربند وقصد حل وحرم | O thou who art athirst! Don thy pilgrim's garb for the Ka'bah of thy heart's desire and make thy way unto its sacred precincts [3.5s] | INBA84:457b | Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10546 | 60 | Persian | ای طراز دیباج الحب در این دور جمال قدم و کور اسم اعظم روحی لعباده المخلصین | O thou who art attired in the brocade of love! In this Day of the Ancient Beauty and Cycle of the Most Great Name, may my spirit be a sacrifice for His faithful servants [3.5s] | AYBY.402 #104, PYB#183 p.09, TRZ1.137 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06433 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by a breath that passed upon thee from the Holy Garden, the Blessed Spot—the paradise of El-Abha! I have read thy brilliant | TAB.239 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03590 | 200 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Breath of God! With all joy I read thy brilliant letter | TAB.112-113 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10099 | 70 | Persian | ای منجذبه نفثات روح القدس در زمانی که مراجعت بامریک مینمودی و بسیار محزون | O thou who art attracted by the breath of the Holy Spirit! When thou wert leaving to return to America and this made you sad and unhappy and you wept | BRL_DAK#0537 | DJT.151-152, BLO_PN#027 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03527 | 390 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک البدیع و به ذکرت ورود | O thou who art attracted by the breaths of God! Thy brilliant letter hath reached me and through it was received mention of thy arrival [3.5s]... ...You have asked about visiting holy places and the observance of marked reverence toward these resplendent spots. Holy places are undoubtedly centers of the outpouring of Divine grace | BRL_DAK#0704, YMM.366x, YMM.414x | LOG#1828x | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Law of pilgrimage; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Shrines and Holy places; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02980 | 220 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات الله علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه و الطافه و جوده و احسانه و فضله | O thou who art attracted by the breaths of God! Upon thee be the glory of God and His praise, His tender mercies, His bounty, His benevolence and His grace [3.5s] | AYBY.340 #022a | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03262 | 210 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Breaths of God!—may God confirm thee! Verily I read thy letter, which contained expressions | TAB.172-173 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02311 | 260 | Arabic | یا ایها المنجذب بنسیم هب من ریاض موهبه الله فتر نحت اعطافک منه کانه صهباء | O thou who art attracted by the breeze that wafteth from the gardens of God's bounty! Let thy heart be moved thereby as though by wine [3.5s] | INBA21:112 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00418 | 600 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | 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 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06512 | 130 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس الهاب من مهب المیثاق در خصوص حدیث مروی در حق عین بقر | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances wafting from the direction of the Covenant, regarding the tradition narrated concerning the Eye of the Cow [3.5s] | MMK6#540, MUH3.391a | Chastisement and requital; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12190 | 280 | Persian | یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس التی نفحت من ریاض العرفان مراتب عرفان و ایقان و | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances wafting from the gardens of mystical knowledge, the stages of recognition and certitude [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1090 | Goodly deeds; actions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04982 | 160 | Persian | یا من انجذب من نفحات القدس در این عالم کون و ایجاد نفوس انسانی مختلف و متنوع | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances, in this world of existence human souls are diverse and manifold [3.5s] | MMK2#126 p.097, PYK.265 | Differences in human capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11897 | 160 | Persian | یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس اگر چه چندی است که ورقه ای مسطور نگشت | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Although for some time no letter hath been written [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0930, TISH.091 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01075 | 380 | mixed | ای منجذب نفحات الله شد مدتی که با تو گفت و شنیدی نکرده ام این را نیز حکمتی | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! For some time I have not conversed with thee. In this too there is wisdom [3.5s] | INBA13:235 | MMK6#414 | Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03487 | 200 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات الله شکر کن خدا را که در سیناء عرفان ندای رحمان از شجره انسان | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Give thanks unto God that from the Sinai of mystic knowledge the call of the All-Merciful hath been raised from the Tree of Man [3.5s] | MMK2#215 p.155 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04160 | 180 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله انی رتلت ایات الشکر لله بما ایدک علی احیاء النفوس و | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! I have chanted verses of thanksgiving unto God for having aided thee to quicken souls [3.5s] | INBA17:155 | MKT4.107, MSBH6.026-027 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02313 | 260 | mixed | یا من انجذب من نفحات الله قد رتلت ایات شوقک و تلوت کتاب حبک لله ربک الرحمن | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! I have heard the verses of thy longing and read the Book of thy love for God, thy Lord, the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MSHR5.026-027x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10754 | 60 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد رتلت کلمات شکرک الله هداک الی المنهج القویم و | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! I have intoned thy words of thanksgiving. God hath guided thee to the straight path [3.5s] | MMK5#134 p.105 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11390 | 210 | mixed | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله انی تلوت نمیقتک النورا الخریده الفریده العصماء ... و اترک شیئاً فشیئاً بالتدریج ما هوداء مسکن موقت لبعض داء و مضعف للعروق | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! I have perused thy luminous, unique and immaculate letter... Gradually abandon, step by step, that which is but a temporary palliative for some ailment and causeth a weakening of the constitution [3.5s] | AVK3.039.08x, YFY.224 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02981 | 220 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات حق صبح است و هر نفسی در هوسی و این عبد بیاد روی و خلق و خوی | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! It is dawn, and each soul is caught up in its desires, while this servant is absorbed in remembrance of Thy face and character [3.5s] | INBA13:244b, INBA55:194, INBA59:164 | MKT1.247, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.252, YHA1.367 (2.735) | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03566 | 200 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله حمد خدارا که بنسیم حدائق حقائق ملکوت ابهی زنده | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Praise be to God that thou art quickened by the breezes from the gardens of the realities of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA88:247d | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11872 | 190 | mixed | ای منجذب نفحات الله حمد جمال بیمثال را که بنسائم عنایت نفوسی را از خواب غفلت | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Praise be to the matchless Beauty, Who, through the breezes of His loving-kindness, hath awakened souls from the slumber of heedlessness [3.5s] | TISH.561 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08433 | 100 | Persian | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله نفوسیکه از این عالم ظلمانی بجهان نورانی شتابند هر چند | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Such souls as hasten from this darksome world unto the luminous realm, although [3.5s] | INBA84:534c | DUR4.814 | Law of burial and cremation; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04580 | 170 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس قد تجلی مصباح الملا الاعلی فی زجاجه الصباح بنور | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! The lamp of the Concourse on High hath shone forth in the crystal of the morn with light [3.5s] | INBA59:119a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02839 | 230 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد تموج بحر ودادی و اشتد قواء فوادی لما تخطرت ذکر | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! The ocean of my love surgeth, and the powers of my heart grow strong, when I call thee to mind [3.5s] | INBA85:191b | AHT.007 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01599 | 310 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الهی مثنوی روحانی قرائت شد و غزل بی بدل تلاوت گردید آن تبتل و | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! The spiritual verses were read, and the matchless ode was chanted. That pure devotion [3.5s] | MKT4.102, AHB.121BE #04 p.000, TZH8.0399, MSHR2.144x, YMM.063, DMSB.031 | Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08434 | 100 | Arabic | یا من انجذب من نفحات الله قد رتلت آیات شوقک الی الملکوت الابهی و شممت | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Thou hast chanted the verses of thy yearning for the Most Glorious Kingdom and inhaled [3.5s] | INBA84:388 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05289 | 150 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله نامه مرقوم واصل گردید و مضمون مفهوم شد تمنای تحریری از | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Thou didst request a missive [3.5s] | INBA87:427, INBA52:440 | Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02007 | 280 | mixed | یا من انجذب من نفحات الله چون نیر اعظم از آفاق امم اشراق فرمود حقائق ظلمانیه | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! When the Most Great Luminary dawned above the horizons of the nations, darkened realities [3.5s] | MKT8.219 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05957 | 140 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس چون شمس حقیقت از افق تقدیس طلوع فرمود قوه جاذبه | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! When the Sun of Truth dawned from the horizon of sanctification, the power of attraction [3.5s] | BSHN.140.241, BSHN.144.241, MHT2.090 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03058 | 220 | Arabic | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | یا من انجذب باول نفحه عبقت من ریاض المیثاق قد اشتعل سدره الانسان بنار توقدت | O thou who art attracted by the first fragrant breeze wafting from the gardens of the Covenant! The divine tree of mankind hath been set aflame by a fire that hath been kindled [3.5s]... ...To the firm in the Covenant [these utterances] are but shining rays of light, and to those who have wavered | INBA21:119b | MKT6.203, MNMK#053 p.136, KNSA.131x | MNYA.176x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB09633 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the fragrance of God! Beloved art thou, for | TAB.517, SW_v10#19 p.343 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05290 | 150 | Persian | ای منجذب بوی دوست در این صبحدم که فیوضات جمال قدم مونس و همدمست کلک اشتیاق | O thou who art attracted by the fragrance of the Friend! In this dawning hour, when the outpourings of the Ancient Beauty are thy companion and intimate associate [3.5s] | MMK5#266 p.204 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01630 | 310 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب بنفحات ریاض المیثاق قد مضی شهور بل سنون و دهور و لم | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances from the gardens of the Covenant! Months have passed, nay years and ages, and yet [3.5s] | TSS.152 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08230 | 100 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات عرفان در عالم وجود آنچه انسان آرزو نماید تعلق را نشاید چه که | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of divine knowledge! In the world of existence, whatsoever man may desire is unworthy of attachment, for [3.5s] | INBA13:020b | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01087 | 380 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God and enkindled with the Fire wherein Moses, the Speaker, found Guidance! May it be salutary to thee | TAB.286-288 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01444 | 330 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God and steadfast in the Covenant of God! Verily I read thine eloquent letter | TAB.199-200 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07568 | 110 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله از روزى که عزیمت آنسمت | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God, from the day thou didst depart for that place [3.5s] | INBA13:158 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04855 | 160 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله حمد کن خدا را که پرتو هدایت کبری بر بصیرت و دیده بینا زد | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God, render thanks unto God that the light of supreme guidance hath shone upon thy insight and thy seeing eye [3.5s] | INBA87:219a, INBA52:223 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08432 | 100 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله نخاطبک من هذه البقعة المبارکة حتی | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God, We address thee from this blessed spot [3.5s] | INBA89:149 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10967 | 50 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله در هنگام عزیمت از ارض اقدس و عزیمت | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! At the time of thy departure from the Holy Land and thy journey [3.5s] | AHB.132BE #05-06 p.16 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05894 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Be rejoiced for my mentioning thee and gladden thine eyes by the bounty of thy Lord. | TAB.261 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05895 | 140 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله استبشری بفضل مولاک و افرحی بالطاف ربک الرحمن | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Be rejoiced through the grace of thy Lord and happy through the bounties of thy God | BRL_DAK#0617 | TAB.095-096, BSTW#128 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05959 | 140 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله طوبی لک بما استقمت و ثبت و نبت و توجهت و آویت الی رکن | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Blessed art thou for having been steadfast and firm, for having grown and turned thyself unto Him, and for having taken refuge in His shelter [3.5s] | INBA21:099b | Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12527 | 110 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله لعمری یا ایها المستوقد نار محبه الله فی قلب الاحرار من الابرار | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! By My life, O thou who hast kindled the fire of the love of God in the hearts of the noble ones among the righteous! [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0974 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08233 | 100 | Persian | ای منجذب نفحات الله هر انسان دهقانست یکی کشتش صناعت است و دیگری کشتش تجارتست | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Every person is a farmer. One sows the seeds of Industry | MMK3#077 p.051, PYB#169 p.04 | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.158, BLO_PN#007 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02979 | 220 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله چندیست که نغمه از آن حمامه حدیقه وفا استماع نگردید و | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! For some time no melody hath been heard from that dove of the garden of faithfulness [3.5s] | MKT6.047b | Power of prayer; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00438 | 590 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | 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 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05390 | 150 | mixed | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله جناب آقا میرزا عبدالحسین گاهی ابره کوه و گاهی | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! His honour Mirza Abdul-Hussein is at times like unto the clouds of the mountain-heights [3.5s] | MSHR4.093 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04519 | 170 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی اخاطبک بلسان روحی و بیان قلبی و اقول لک ابشری بفضل | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I address thee with the tongue of my spirit and the utterance of my heart, and say unto thee: Rejoice in the grace [3.5s] | ABB.108 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02802 | 230 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی ابتهل الی الله ان یجعلک ایه الهدی و سراجا | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I beseech God that He may make thee a sign of guidance and a lamp enkindled | BRL_DAK#1142 | MAX.180-181 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Parents and children; youth; families; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01355 | 340 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قد قرات نمیقتک البدیعه المعانی | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have indeed read thy letter with its wondrous meanings [3.5s]... O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have read thy beautiful letter containing beautiful significances | YMM.460-461x | TAB.658-660, BSC.472 #890-891x, CUPAB.011x, BSTW#110b, BSTW#207b | Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01962 | 280 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله مکتوبی که بجناب حاجی سید جواد مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have perused the letter thou didst write to His honour Haji Siyyid Javad [3.5s] | ALPA.074b, YARP2.087 p.118 | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03257 | 320 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Daily Lessons Received at Akka | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک المرسل الی انطون افندی العزیز | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have read thy letter addressed to the dear Anton Effendi [3.5s]... ...Regarding the statement in The Hidden Words, that man must renounce his own self, the meaning is that he must renounce his inordinate desires | BRL_DAK#0219, MNMK#050 p.134x, MMK1#181 p.201x | SWAB#181x, LOG#0596x, DLA.090x, BLO_PN#026x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03888 | 190 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have read thy recent letter and noted... This day is not a day of seclusion and solitude | TAB.520-521, BSC.460 #849x, BSTW#301 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08350 | 100 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک الاخیر الدال علی تسعر نار محبه | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have read thy recent letter which indicateth the burning fire of thy love [3.5s] | ABB.107 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03015 | 420 | Arabic | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک مورخ ۱ ایلول سنه ۱۹۰۳ و اطلعت... و اما ما سئلت من بدء الخلق | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have received thy letter... Know thou that the distinction between male and female is an exigency of the physical world | BRL_DAK#0231, MMK3#014 p.007x, YMM.154x | BRL_ATE#043x, BSTW#143, BSTW#286 | Creation of the world; Equality of men and women; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Second birth | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02838 | 230 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد تلوت ایات شکرک لله علی ما هداک و نجاک و اجاب دعائک | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have recited verses of thanksgiving unto God for having guided thee, delivered thee, and answered thy prayer [3.5s] | INBA87:083b, INBA52:082b | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Prayer for healing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01629 | 310 | mixed | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد اطلعت بمضمون الکتاب و عرفت فحوی الخطاب و حمدت | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I noted the contents of thine epistle and the purpose of thy call… Thou hast asked the detail in relation to the 12th Imam | BRL_DAK#1065, TZH8.0571, MSBH1.406, MUH2.0833, YMM.165x, YMM.411x, NSS.162-163 | KFPT#03.4x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04854 | 160 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات الله جناب آقا میرزا حسین حاضرند علیه بهاء الله الابهی و | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Jinab-i-Áqá Mírzá Ḥusayn Ḥáḍir, upon him be the Glory of God, the All-Glorious [3.5s] | MMK6#043, AADA.154-155 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02982 | 220 | mixed | ای منجذب نفحات الله چون طیور جنت فردوس در حدائق قدس بنغمات بدیعه بنعوت و محامد | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Like unto the birds of Paradise, in the gardens of holiness raise thy voice in wondrous melodies of praise and glorification [3.5s] | RSR.041 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12576 | 90 | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Love from the depth of your heart and soul the beloved servant of God, Miss Alma Knobloch, and be grateful and appreciative toward her | BBBD.048 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04088 | 180 | Persian | ای منجذبه بنفحات الله امیدوار بصون و عون و حمایت حضرت پروردگار باش و متوکل بر | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Place thy trust in the protection, aid and shelter of the Lord, and rely thou upon Him [3.5s] | MKT7.126, BSHN.140.470, BSHN.144.463, MHT1b.192 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03486 | 200 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله الحمد لله منتصری و منتظر منتصری بجنود ملاء اعلی و منتظری | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Praise be to God, thou art victorious and expectant. Thou art victorious through the hosts of the Concourse on High, and art expectant [3.5s] | INBA17:040 | AKHA_133BE #03 p.a, BSHN.140.293, BSHN.144.293, MHT1b.155 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11766 | 120 | mixed | ای منجذبه بنفحات الله شاه خلیل الله و آقا میرزا جلال ببقعه مبارکه وارد و بطواف مرکز | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Shah Khalilullah and Aqa Mirza Jalal have arrived at the Sacred Shrine and are circumambulating the Holy Sanctuary [3.5s] | FRH.175 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07712 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Thank God for giving and granting thee “sight of eyes” | TAB.123 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05960 | 140 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد اشرق شمس القدم و النیر الاعظم من افق العالم و احاط | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The Ancient Sun and the Most Great Luminary hath risen from the horizon of the world and encompassed all [3.5s] | INBA17:187 | YQAZ.043 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06337 | 130 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله تربیت اطفال بسیار امر مهم است باید طفل شیرخوار را بتربیت | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The education of children is a matter of the utmost importance. The infant child must be trained [3.5s]... ...Child education is a matter of the utmost importance. The infant, while yet a suckling, must receive Baha'i training, and the loving spirit of Christ and Baha'u'llah must be breathed into him, that he may be reared in accord with the verities of the Gospel and the Most Holy Book | TRBB.040 | COC#0597x | Education of children; moral education; Personal instructions; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02756 | 230 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات الله نفحه مشکین که از خلد برین ریاض محبت الله مرور نمود مشام | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The musk-laden breeze that wafted from the celestial Paradise through the gardens of the love of God hath perfumed our senses [3.5s] | INBA84:419 | MMK6#034 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06902 | 120 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله سیف الهی نطق و بیانست و حجت و برهان و حقیقت عرفان نه آهن | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The sword of God is utterance and exposition, proof and evidence, and the reality of true knowledge—not steel [3.5s] | YBN.043 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05406 | 150 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد نفح فی الصور و نقر فی الناقور و الارض زلزلت و | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! The trumpet hath been sounded, and the bugle hath been blown, and the earth hath quaked [3.5s] | INBA89:147 | MMK6#535 | Apocalyptic imagery; Chastisement and requital; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05802 | 140 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات الله اگر در تحریر تقصیر میرود لکن یاد آن شمع منیر مضمر ضمیر | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Though there be deficiency in writing, yet the remembrance of that luminous Candle is hidden within [3.5s] | MMK3#051 p.032 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11679 | 230 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله نامه مفصل شما رسید و همچنین اشعار آبدار الحمدلله دلیل بر | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Thy detailed letter, as well as thy flowing verses, were received, and they are evidence of [3.5s] | FRH.174-175 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05804 | 140 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله نامه فیروز در بهترین روز وصول یافت هر چند مدتی بود که با تو | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Thy letter of victory arrived on the most auspicious of days, though it hath been some time since [we corresponded] [3.5s] | INBA84:496a | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02757 | 630 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای منجذب نفحات الله نامه مرقوم ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون بانجذابات روحانیه | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Thy letter was received, and its contents were filled with spiritual attractions [3.5s]... ...Jináb-i-Karbilá’í Muhammad-Hádí, the custodian of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár, is my master. In other words, I am his servant | BRL_DAK#0888, COMP_MASHRIQP#17x, MSHR3.053x, MSHR3.124x | BRL_MASHRIQ#17x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04856 | 160 | Persian | ای منجذب نفحات الله نامت نعمت الله و کامت معرفت الله و جامت سرشار از باده محبت | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Thy name is the bounty of God, thy being is the knowledge of God, and thy cup is filled to overflowing with the wine of His love [3.5s] | TABN.316 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04194 | 180 | Persian | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله الیوم هزاران کرور بشر در بسیط تراب اغبر محشور و شب | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Today countless myriads of human beings are gathered upon this dust-laden earth, and night [3.5s] | INBA55:304 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04857 | 160 | Persian | ای منجذبه بنفحات الله از بستن امروز مراجعت بنیویورک شد در بستن بسیار خوب | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Today I returned from Boston to New York. In Boston it was most pleasant [3.5s] | MMK5#066 p.058 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08375 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy excellent letter which contained thy praises of the Supreme Lord. | TAB.137 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08351 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy last letter and gathered from its meanings the mysteries of thy great love. | TAB.295 | Prayer for teaching; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06436 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy letter which indicated thy knowledge of the significances of the Revelation of St. John. | TAB.294-295 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09022 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy new letter and was informed of its meanings, which proved thy lowliness | TAB.122-123 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03829 | 190 | Arabic | Daily Lessons Received at Akka | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الجدیده المورخ ۳۰ اکتوبر سنه ۱۹۰۲ | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy recent letter, dated October 30, 1902, and noted its contents... As to thy question regarding the 'Minor Resurrection' and the first creation | YMM.357x | DLA.091x, MAB.007, BLO_PN#026x | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03565 | 200 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله ان الرب المجلی علی الطور بقوه الظهور مرج البحرین بحر | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Verily the Lord Who revealed Himself upon the Mount through the power of Manifestation hath caused the two seas to surge forth [3.5s]... ...Concerning the Manifestations that will come down in the future 'in the shadows of the clouds,' know verily that in so far as their relation to the source of their inspiration | INBA59:112a | MMK6#514, YMM.204x | GPB.099x, WOB.111x, WOB.167x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07021 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I chanted thy poem. Its significance was beautiful, its composition eloquent | TAB.057-058, BLO_PT#052.03 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03017 | 220 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد اطلعت بمضمون تحریرک البدیع الانشاء و اطلعت | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I noted the contents of thy letter, which was beautifully composed, was informed of thy sorrow... O God, my God! This Thy handmaid is calling upon Thee, trusting in Thee | MNMK#069 p.145, MMK1#090 p.118x, MMK1#234 p.305x | SWAB#090x, BPRY.065-066x, TAB.094-095, BWF.394-395x, BSC.434 #786x, CUPAB.010-011x | K .Key, E. Mahony | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB02144 | 270 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I noted thy letter and utterance. God hath accepted thy devotion | TAB.064-066, LOG#0401x, BSC.475 #900-901x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07713 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy beautiful composed letter and thank God for that He granted thee characteristics | TAB.091 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06457 | 130 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله انی تلوت مکتوبک الکریم و ملئت سرورا باجتماع | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy favored letter and was glad (to learn of) the gatherings of the friends | BRL_DAK#0684 | TAB.008-009 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02293 | 260 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک البدیع و ادرکت منه معنی بلیغ و | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy interesting letter, understood from it an excellent meaning and pray to God | BRL_DAK#1150 | TAB.265-266 | Consolation and comfort; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03830 | 190 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy letter of graceful expressions and eloquent composition | TAB.715-716 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07022 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy poem, which contained new significances and beautiful words | TAB.058, BLO_PT#052.04 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06536 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I received thy letter | TAB.365 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06458 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I received thy letter which proved thy yearning to the Kingdom of God | TAB.048 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10796 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, the maidservant of god | TAB.517 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06434 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of Holiness! Be dilated in thy heart by the gentle breeze which emanates from the garden of Eternal Life | TAB.104 | Law of fasting; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04451 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of Holiness! The Light of Reality gave sight unto thine eye, the Call of God gave hearing unto thine ear | TAB.132-133 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01506 | 320 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات ملکوت ابهی شرح الله صدرک بفیض طافح من سحائب عنایه البهاء | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of the Abhá Kingdom! May God expand thy breast through grace overflowing from the clouds of His benevolence [3.5s] | INBA88:297b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Generosity [kirama]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05391 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of the Kingdom of El-ABHA! I read thy letter which was beautifully composed | TAB.300 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09523 | 80 | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of the Love of God! I pray for thee and seek help and assistance from the favors of God | DJT.113x, BLO_PN#027x | Chastisement and requital; Personal instructions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02840 | 230 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات انتشرت من ریاض موهبه الله قل قد فتح الله بید القدره و القوه | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances that have wafted from the gardens of God's bounty! Say: God hath, by the hand of might and power, opened [3.5s] | INBA55:278, INBA59:123, INBA59:203, UMich962.119, UMich991.060-061 | MKT4.194b, MILAN.056, TZH8.1188, MJZ.001 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06513 | 130 | Persian | یا من انجذب بنفحات انتشرت من ملکوت الابهی در این صبح نورانی که پرتو انوار | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances that wafted from the Abhá Kingdom in this luminous morn when the rays of light [3.5s] | MKT8.220 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10755 | 60 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات عبقت من حدائق القدس لعمرک ان لیوث الحق قد زئرت فی غیاض | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances that wafted from the sacred gardens, by thy life, verily the lions of truth have roared in the thickets [3.5s] | INBA17:214 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03567 | 200 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات ریاض المیثاق تالله الحق ان بشائر | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances wafting from the gardens of the Covenant! By God, verily the glad-tidings [3.5s] | INBA13:246 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01772 | 300 | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances which are diffused from the garden of the Bestowal of God! Verily God has opened the doors | DAS.1913-10-21x | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01214 | Lawh-i-Mahabbat (Tablet of Love) | 360 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Memories of Nine Years in Akka | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الاخیر الدال علی فرط محبتک لعبدالبهاء | O thou who art attracted by the fragrant breezes of God... Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of God's holy Dispensation | INBA89:262 | MKT1.159, MNMK#036 p.121, MMK1#012 p.024x, MMK1#147 p.171x, MMK1#179 p.200x, MMK1#180 p.201x, AVK3.207.19, NSR_1978.137, NSR_1993.150, KNSA.219 (412), OOL.C016 | SWAB#012x, TAB.524-526, MNYA.306-307, BSC.435 #790, AELT.209-210x, BSTW#025, BSTW#250, BSTW#502a | A. Youssefi, Choir of the Baha'i Temple of South America, K. Porray, SKY, Ladjamaya [track 13], E. Mahony | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||
| AB10095 | 70 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات قدس حق جناب علی اشرف خواهش تحریری بجهه آن دوست حقیقی نمودند | O thou who art attracted by the holy fragrances of Truth! His honour 'Alí-Ashraf hath made request for a letter to be written to that true friend [3.5s] | YIK.288a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03059 | 220 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس التی تهب من مهب موهبه ربک الرحمن الرحیم و لمثلک | O thou who art attracted by the holy fragrances that waft from the realm of thy Lord's bounty, the All-Merciful, the Compassionate [3.5s] | INBA21:121c, INBA59:101, INBA88:133 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual warfare; struggle | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02006 | 280 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس المنتشره من ملکوت الابهی قد رتلت ایات الشکر لله لما | O thou who art attracted by the holy fragrances wafted from the Kingdom of Abhá! Thou hast chanted the verses of thanksgiving unto God for that which [3.5s] | INBA87:505, INBA52:529 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12201 | 260 | Persian | یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس المتهیجه من فردوس الابهی یوم یوم میثاقست و وقت وقت | O thou who art attracted by the holy fragrances wafting from the Most Glorious Paradise! This is the Day of the Covenant, verily, this is the appointed time [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1086 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01266 | 350 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات قدس آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید شوق تشرف بتقبیل آستان | O thou who art attracted by the holy fragrances! That which thou didst write was perused. The longing to attain the blessing of kissing the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | MKT6.054 | Obedience to and respect for government authority; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02267 | 260 | mixed | ای منجذب نفحات قدس هر چند تا بحال قلم بذکر آن بنده جمال قدم نپرداخت ولی قلب | O thou who art attracted by the holy fragrances! Though until now the Pen hath not engaged in mentioning that servant of the Ancient Beauty, yet the heart [3.5s] | MKT8.150b | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12578 | 90 | O thou who art attracted by the light of truth! I received your letter. Its content testifies that the handmaiden of God has been attracted by the truth, ignited by the fire of God's love | BBBD.118 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04579 | 170 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بانوار طلعه اشرقت علی الآفاق یا فرحا لک من فضل ربک و یا سرورا | O thou who art attracted by the lights of the Countenance that hath shone forth upon all horizons! Joy be unto thee from the bounty of thy Lord, and gladness [3.5s] | INBA21:124a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02447 | 250 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه بانوار ساطعه من ملکوت الله انی قرئت رقیمتک البلیغه و نمیقتک | O thou who art attracted by the lights shining from the Kingdom of God! Verily I have read thy eloquent letter and wonderful epistle... Know thou, verily, I say unto thee that the conditions of this mortal world | INBA89:221 | DAS.1913-07-14, SW_v04#15 p.252-153x, ABIE.064, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#110a | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06344 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Love of God! In the Persian tongue hast thou written a letter; I was happy to read it. | TAB.426 | East and West; communication between East and West; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02265 | 260 | Persian | ای منجذب محبت الله نامه تو رسید قضیه تعویق آمدن بامریک بی اساس است من عازم | O thou who art attracted by the love of God! Thy letter hath been received. The matter concerning the postponement of My coming to America is without foundation. I am determined [3.5s] | ANDA#43-44 p.94, NJB_v03#02 p.002 | Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04087 | 180 | mixed | ای منجذب محبت الله نامه شما که بواسطه بمبای ارسال نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید... مرقوم فرموده بودی که جمعی در کشمير به شخصی از مدّعيان ارادت حاصل | O thou who art attracted by the love of God! Thy letter, which thou didst dispatch by way of Bombay, was perused... Thou hadst written that certain souls in Kashmir had professed allegiance to one of the claimants [3.5s] | MMK6#220x, MSHR5.262ax | Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09705 | 80 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بمغناطیس محبه الله قد مر نسیم رخیم من ریاض جنه الابهی فنفخ فی | O thou who art attracted by the magnet of the love of God! A gentle breeze hath wafted from the gardens of the Abhá Paradise and hath breathed into [3.5s] | INBA16:090 | PYK.276 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03827 | 190 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه بمغناطیس محبه الله ابشری بموهبه الله ابشری بفضله و احسانه علیک | O thou who art attracted by the magnet of the love of God! Rejoice at the grace of God and at the favours He hath vouchsafed | QT105.1.052, DUR3.373x, DUR1.172x | MAX.131-132, MAX.177 | Love as fire; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12639 | 80 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب بمغناطیس اسرار الله لعمرک قد طفحت القلوب بملا السرور بما انباء الکتاب | O thou who art attracted by the magnetic power of the divine mysteries! By thy life, hearts have overflowed with abundant joy at the tidings conveyed by thy letter [3.5s] | UMich962.125, UMich991.072 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03292 | 210 | Arabic | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | یا من انجذب بسطوع نور اشرق من مطلع الاسرار حی علی الفوز العظیم حی علی النور | O thou who art attracted by the rays of the light emanating from the dawning place of mysteries! Hasten to attain true salvation | INBA87:616, INBA52:659 | BRL_DAK#0331, MKT2.230, KNSA.280 (527) | MNYA.388-389 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07048 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the speech of Abdu'l-Baha! Verily, I speak unto thee through the tongue of my spirit, from the spiritual direction | TAB.173-174, SW_v14#07 p.210x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07573 | 110 | O thou who art attracted by the Spirit of God! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that thou hast seeing eyes and hearing ears. | DAS.1914-09-08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Prophecy and fulfillment; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11987 | 90 | Persian | یا من انجذب من روح المیثاق جناب خان در این محضر حاضر و لسان ستایش از آن حبیب | O thou who art attracted by the Spirit of the Covenant! His honor Khan is present in this gathering and the tongue of praise extolleth that beloved one [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0268 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12246 | 220 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد قرئت تحریرک الاخیر و اطلعت بما نطقت عند ملاقات | O thou who art attracted by the sweet-scented breezes of God! I have read thy recent letter and learned of that which thou didst utter during the meeting [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0947 | Critique of Western values; culture; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07110 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Word of God to the Kingdom of God! Turn with the whole of thy being to God, forget aught else save God | TAB.563-564, JWTA.021 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05288 | 150 | mixed | ای منجذب بکلمه الله طهارت و تقدیس از اس اساس دین الهی است و اعظم وسیله وصول | O thou who art attracted by the Word of God! Purity and sanctification are the very foundations of God's Faith and the greatest means of attainment [3.5s] | INBA89:014a | AKHA_125BE #12 p.722, AVK3.406.10, GHA.078, AADA.154 | Cleanliness and refinement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09111 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Word of God! Verily, I read thy letter which contained new significances | TAB.050 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02456 | 250 | O thou who art attracted to God, may God uphold thee! I implore God, the Ever-Living | SW_v14#09 p.263, SW_v08#18 p.233, BSTW#176, BSTW#182 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10674 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O Thou who art attracted to God! I send this letter written by my own hand, that thou mayest thank god, thy Lord | TAB.085 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10678 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه الی الله زادک ربک ثبوتا علی محبه کلمه الله تمسکی بالعروه الوثقی | O thou who art attracted to God! May thy Lord increase thee in steadfastness in the love of the Word of God. Hold thou fast unto the firm handle [3.5s] | INBA59:178a | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08236 | 460 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منجذبه الی الله مکاتیب متعدده شما رسید مضامین جمیع دلنشین بود فی الحقیقه | O thou who art attracted to God! Numerous letters from thee were received, and the contents of all were truly pleasing [3.5s]... ...Concerning the question of marriage and the stipulated period between the time of the engagement and the marriage | BRL_DAK#0233, MMK6#332x, AVK4.170.10x | BRL_ATE#057x | Laws of marriage and dowry; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10096 | 70 | O thou who art attracted to God! The eloquent and fluent poems were read. They were in the utmost sweetness. I beg of God that thy poetic nature | BLO_PT#052.39 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05800 | 140 | mixed | ای منجذب الی الله جناب زائر نامه ای نوشته و ذکر شما را در نامه نموده لهذا من | O thou who art attracted to God! The honoured pilgrim hath written a letter and made mention of thee therein, therefore I [3.5s] | MKT8.147a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nearness and remoteness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06903 | 120 | O thou who art attracted to the Abhá Beauty and the lover of the Best Beloved! At every moment I remember thee | MAX.247-248 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02410 | 250 | Persian | ای منجذبه ملکوت ابهی حمد کن خدا را که بنفحه حیات ابدیه زنده شدی و توجه بملکوت | O thou who art attracted to the Abha Kingdom! Thank thou God that thou wert quickened by the breath of eternal life | BRL_DAK#1095 | MAX.264a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07571 | 110 | Persian | ای منجذب ملکوت ابهی نامه ای که بتاریخ ۳۰ مارچ ۱۹۰۸ مرقوم نموده بودی واصل | O thou who art attracted to the Abhá Kingdom! Thy letter dated March 30, 1908, hath been received [3.5s] | TSS.076 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02589 | 240 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of ABHA! For a period of time no news hath been outwardly received from thee | TAB.729-730 | Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07569 | 110 | Persian | ای منجذب روی بها هر چند خانه بتالان دادی و کاشانه بتاراج لانه ات بروفتند و | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of Bahá! Though they have plundered thy house, laid waste thy dwelling, and despoiled thy nest [3.5s] | INBA87:237b, INBA52:242b | MMK2#300 p.218 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11191 | 40 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منجذب جمال الله در این روز مبارک یوم مولود نیر آفاق و کوکب اشراق بیاد تو | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! On this blessed day, the birthday of the Day-Star of the world | BRL_DAK#0003 | BRL_ATE#003, MAAN#20 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12191 | 280 | Persian | یا من انجذب الی جمال اللّه قد خضعت الاعناق و عنت الوجوه للحی القیوم ولکن المحتجبون | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! All necks have bowed down and faces have become humble before the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, yet the veiled ones remain heedless [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0971 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06343 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! Thy letter was received. I ask from God, supplicating and entreating in the Threshold of Oneness | TAB.703-704, SW_v07#10 p.098x | Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08456 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! Verily, I was rejoiced when I read thy excellent letter | TAB.182 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12674 | 70 | Persian | ای جلال منجذب بجمال ذوالجلال باش و مشتعل بنار موقده در شجره اجلال الطاف بی | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Be thou enkindled with the fire ignited in the Tree of Divine Glory through boundless favors [3.5s] | INBA85:347c | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11754 | 130 | Persian | ای مجنون جمال ابهی الحمد لله مظهر رکوع و سجودی و مستریح در ظل ممدود و محشور | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Praise be to God, the manifestation of thy homage and adoration, and thy resting beneath His outstretched shade [3.5s] | FRH.100 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08039 | 100 | Turkish | ای حضرت کبریانک مفتون جمال ذوالجلالی نور حقیقت زجاجه احدیت مشکوه واحدیتده | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! The light of truth shineth forth through the glass of oneness from the niche of divine unity [3.5s] | MJT.058b | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04827 | 160 | mixed | ای مستهام در جمال رحمن در این ساعت که بوی خوش جان از یمن جانان میرسد و مشام | O thou who art attracted to the beauty of the All-Merciful! In this hour when the sweet fragrance of the soul wafteth from the Yemen of the Best-Beloved [3.5s] | MMK2#317 p.232 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05980 | 140 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of the Deity! Verily, I have thy clear letter... O thou maidservant of God! Be tranquil and know | TAB.133-134, BSC.477 #911x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05806 | 140 | Persian | ای منجذبه دلبر آفاق نامه شما رسید بلایای وارده بر شما و احباء الله معلوم و | O thou who art attracted to the Beloved of all horizons! Thy letter was received, and the afflictions that have befallen thee and the loved ones of God became known [3.5s] | MKT7.131, MKT9.193a | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09021 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Bounty of El-ABHA! Verily, I have read thine excellent message, which announced thy praise to thy Supreme Lord | TAB.188-189 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03576 | 200 | O thou who art attracted to the breath of God! Verily I read thy detailed letter... Know that there are two kinds of happiness--spiritual and material... As to spiritual happiness | SW_v07#16 p.163x, PN_1900_heh p070, VLAB.112x, BSTW#195 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12586 | 90 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد وصلنی مکتوبک البدیع المبشر بصحه الاحباء و | O thou who art attracted to the breezes of God! I received your dear letter, which informs me that all the friends are in very good health | BBBD.426 | BBBD.427 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02292 | 260 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Call of the Kingdom! Thy letter was presented and I was informed of thy expression. And it was glorious proof | TAB.227-229, BSC.471#883x, VTRM.015-017 | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03578 | 200 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the call of the Lord of the Kingdom! Know thou, verily, the Kingdom is a magnet | TAB.602-603 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01267 | 350 | Persian | ای منجذب میثاق تحاریر آنمشتعل بنار محبت الله واصل و اخبار پطرسبورغ و مسکو | O thou who art attracted to the Covenant! Thy letters, ablaze with the fire of the love of God, have reached me, along with news from Petersburg and Moscow [3.5s] | INBA89:195 | Growth of the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08889 | 90 | mixed | ای منجذب میثاق نیر ملا ابهی چون شاهد انجمن بالا شد ولوله در ارکان عالم افتاد | O thou who art attracted to the Covenant! When the Light of the Most Glorious ascended to the Supreme Concourse, tumult shook the pillars of the world [3.5s] | MKT8.150a, BSHI.107-108, NSS.160a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05291 | 150 | O thou who art attracted to the divine Beloved! Thy letter was received. The contents indicated that thou hast utmost love towards Mr. And Mrs. James Kehler | MAX.365x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04852 | 160 | Persian | ای منجذب بندای الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی دلیل سلوک بر سبیل بود و برهان الطاف | O thou who art attracted to the divine Call! That which thou didst write was evidence of thy conduct upon the path and proof of heavenly favours [3.5s] | INBA17:084 | MKT9.189 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09391 | 80 | Persian | Translation List | ای زنده بنسیم جنت ابهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید... ای منجذب بنفحات اللّه تا توانی همّت نما که زبان پارسی بیاموزی | O thou who art attracted to the divine fragrances! Strive as much as thou canst to learn the Persian tongue, for it will soon be regarded as holy throughout the world | PYM.114ax, MSHR2.015x | ADMS#065i27x | Entry by troops; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04858 | 160 | Persian | Translation List | ای منجذبه بنفحات الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art attracted to the divine fragrances! That which thou hadst written was perused . . . Thou hadst written an explanation of “the seven days.” | YMM.233x, VUJUD.136-137x | VUJUDE.207-208x, ADMS#145x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Seven stages of creation; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09520 | 80 | Persian | ای منجذب الهی وقت آنست که این بیت را مانند مرغ سحر بفنون الحان بخوانی درویش | O thou who art attracted to the divine Kingdom! The time hath come for thee, even as the morning nightingale, to sing this verse with manifold melodies [3.5s] | MSHR3.231 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04436 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fire of the Love of God! I am cognizant of all thou hast written in thy letters. To attain the pleasure of God | TAB.456-457 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Effort; striving; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07049 | 400 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Family Life | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد اخذت تحریرک المورخ اول آب سنه ۱۹۰۱ و اطلعت | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! As to thy question, If the husband preventeth his wife from entering into the Light... The darkness spoken of in the Bible | BRL_DAK#0687, COMP_FAMP#15x, COMP_WOMENP#060x, YMM.227x, YMM.234x | BRL_FAM#15x, BRL_WOMEN#060x, TAB.609-610, COC#0841x, COC#2151x, TOR.203x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06901 | 120 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله از جهان بیزار شو و از آنچه در اوست در کنار شمع آفاق شو | O thou who art attracted to the fragrances of God! Be thou detached from the world and all that is therein, and draw nigh unto the candle of the horizons [3.5s] | BSHN.140.245, BSHN.144.245, MHT2.100 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03526 | 200 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! By God the Truth, verily the angels of the Supreme Assembly pray for thee every morn and eve | TAB.281-282 | Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07132 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Consider not thy capacity and merit | TAB.608-609, SW_v07#10 p.099x, VTRM.022-023 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01140 | 370 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! I am already informed of the import of thy wonderful letter and the meanings of thine excellent words. | TAB.291-293, LOG#1787x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09522 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! I know how great a love thou hast! Thou art like unto a blooming rose in the rose-garden | TAB.209 | Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06435 | 130 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی ادعو الله ان ینزل علیک برکه سماویه و یحیی قلبک | O thou who art attracted to the fragrances of God! I pray God to send down upon thee heavenly blessings, quicken thy soul with everlasting life | BRL_DAK#0738 | BRL_ATE#169, TAB.201-202 | Being a source of light; guidance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03016 | 220 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! I was informed of thy recent letter which indicated thine abundant love for God | TAB.711-712 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01859 | 290 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Know thou that some of the souls... Know thou, verily insight seeth that which sight seeth not... Then know that the power of the Word of God is effective | TAB.607-608, BSC.463 #861-862x, TOR.202x, VTRM.021-022 | Intuition; inspiration; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06539 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Know thou that the heart of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá | TAB.136-137x | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08353 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Thou hast said aright, that verily, Abdul-Baha looketh to deeds and not words. | TAB.311 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06342 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Thy letter ... was received. Its contents were of the utmost grace | TAB.364 | Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00672 | 480 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | 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 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01992 | 280 | Daily Lessons Received at Akka | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy latest letter and great love welled forth unto thee | SW_v08#19 p.239, DLA.088, BLO_PN#026 | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09001 | 90 | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy letter and thanked God for thy joy and happiness | MAX.215 | Prayer for married couples; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01993 | 280 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت نمیقتک البدیعه المعانی و الانشاء و حمدت الله | O thou who art attracted to the fragrances of God! Verily I read thy well-composed letter containing wondrous meanings | BRL_DAK#0847 | SW_v07#12 p.015-016, MAX.215-216 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04599 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, I considered the meanings | TAB.200-201 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04608 | 170 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thine excellent letter... Every flock of the sheep of God | TAB.184-185, BWF.402-402x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02151 | 270 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy letter of thanksgiving to God, for He hath illumined thy heart | TAB.254-255 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02615 | 240 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy words of thanksgiving to God, for He hath guided the beloved of God | TAB.411-412 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01439 | 330 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, thy coming, at this time, unto this shining, blessed Holy Land | TAB.681-683, BSC.466 #868x, SW_v09#14 p.162-163x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04922 | 160 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد کتبنا جوابا لاتل جوسلین کافیا شافیا حبا بک | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! We have written a clear and efficient answer to . . . out of the love for thee and for her | BRL_DAK#0627 | TAB.293-294 | Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10793 | 360 | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God!... As to thy question: If the husband prevents his wife from entering into the Light… As to thy question concerning the additions to the Old Testament | SW_v09#07 p.086x, VTRM.023-025 | Idolatry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00671 | 480 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | 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 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00439 | 590 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | 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 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00162 | 890 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | 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 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06338 | 130 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات قدس در این عرصه تنگ و جهان پر آب و رنگ اگر صد هزار سال درنگ | O thou who art attracted to the holy fragrances! In this narrow arena and this world full of color and allure, shouldst thou tarry a hundred thousand years [3.5s] | INBA59:229b | BSHN.140.436, BSHN.144.430, MHT1a.106, MHT1b.064 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05293 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Holy Spirit! It is some time since news hath come from thee, though I have the utmost kindness | TAB.721-722 | Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00219 | 790 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures | 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 | 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] | - | - | |||||||
| AB01202 | 360 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of Abha! Thy letter was received. Its details concerning those two persons | SW_v06#12 p.095-096, BSTW#073c | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06898 | 120 | mixed | ای منجذب الی ملکوت البقاء شمع روشن است و گل در چمن انوار است که از افق غیب | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of Eternity! The candle is bright and the flower in the meadow is radiant with lights from the horizon of the unseen [3.5s] | MMK2#064 p.050 | Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00152 | 920 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Daily Lessons Received at Akka | 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 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02266 | 260 | Persian | ای منجذب ملکوت الله هر چند بمجمع شورای عمومی اسباب حضور میسر نگشت ولی معذور | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Although means were not provided so that thou mayest present thyself at the general Convention... Regarding the use of liquor | BRL_DAK#0629 | BRL_ATE#197x, COC#1789x, LOG#1171x, SW_v01#06 p.004-005, SW_v08#02 p.024 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Consolation and comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06906 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Be thou thankful and grateful to the favored maidservant . . . . ., for she became the cause of thy utmost joy | TAB.534-535 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08888 | 90 | Persian | ای منجذب ملکوت الله ایامی که در خانه تو بودم نهایت مهربانی از تو دیدم فراموش | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! During the days I spent in thy home I was the recipient of thine utmost kindness | BRL_DAK#0114 | LBLT.107ax | Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05801 | 140 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای منجذب بملکوت الله هر نفسی را فکری و مقصدی شب و روز در تحصیل مقصود میکوشد | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Every soul seeketh an object and cherisheth a desire, | MMK1#176 p.199 | SWAB#176 | Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12435 | 130 | Persian | ای منجذب ملکوت الله از نامه ات حالت خوشی سر داد زیرا فی الحقیقه منجذب ملکوتی | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! From thy letter an exquisite melody was heard, for verily thou art magnetized by the celestial realm [3.5s] | BBBD.515-516 | Education and the development of capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03766 | 190 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! I hope thou wilt ride thy steed in this field as much as thou canst | TAB.279-280 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10209 | 70 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب الی ملکوت الله زادک رب الجنود تاییدا توجه الی الافق الابهی و | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! May the Lord of Hosts increase thee in confirmations, and turn thou towards the Most Glorious Horizon [3.5s] | INBA59:189c | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12230 | 240 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Praise be to God! You have attained the attachment of heart and soul to the Most Exalted. You have been enraptured | BBBD.583-584 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; East and West; communication between East and West; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12396 | 140 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thank God that you have been blessed with the light of guidance, that you have turned your attention to the Kingdom of God | BBBD.514 | Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04851 | 160 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! The letter which thou hast written to Mirza Lotfullah was perused. I became much delighted with its contents | TDD.012 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04455 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! The letter written by you *** was received. Its contents become evident. The expressions (of thy letter) | TAB.211 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07574 | 110 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای منجذبه ملکوت الله شمع خواموش بودی الحمد لله روشن گشتی صامت بودی ناطق شدی | O thou who art attracted to the kingdom of God! Thou wert as a lamp unlit and darkened and thou dost beam now with illumination. | MMK2#225 p.160 | TAB.508 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the mind over nature; 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04456 | 170 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Though others have very often spoken of thee in their letters | MAX.363-364 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06900 | 120 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy detailed letter was received. From its contents it became evident that praise be to God | DAS.1914-06-17 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00075 | 1210 | Persian | Daily Lessons Received at Akka | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02291 | 260 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of god! Thy letter dated December 26th | SW_v10#06 p.110, BSTW#262, BSTW#263 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12592 | 90 | Persian | ای منجذبه بملکوت الله نامه ات ملاحظه گردید و دختر عزیزت حضور یافت فی الحقیقه | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter has been perused and thy dear daughter has arrived. In reality this daughter | BBBD.615-616 | BBBD.617 | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08892 | 90 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter has been received together with the picture | SW_v12#12 p.202 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12736 | 50 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter has reached me. I do hope that through the attractive power of the Love of God | BBBD.419-420 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12500 | 110 | Persian | ای منجذب ملکوت الله نامه شما از آلمان رسید ستایش از محافل استوتگارت نموده | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter hath arrived from Germany. Thou hadst praised the gatherings in Stuttgart | BBBD.557-558 | BBBD.558 | Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06911 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was read with the utmost attention. The poetry was beautiful. | TAB.223-224 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12724 | 60 | Persian | ای منجذبه ملکوت الله نامه تو رسید مضمون دلالت بر ثبوت و استقامت مینمود شکر کن | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received and its contents testified to thy firmness and steadfastness. Render thou thanks [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0538 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04216 | 180 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. It became the cause of great joy | DAS.1914-03-14 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11083 | 50 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Its contents proved firmness and steadfastness. Thank God that thou hast believed | DJT.128, BLO_PN#027 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07575 | 110 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. The details of publishing articles in the newspapers | DAS.1914-03-14 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01963 | 280 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter written Aug. 3 1920 gas been received. Praise be unto God, the friends at Los Angeles | BSTW#029 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12341 | 170 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! You should be unspeakably grateful to Mrs. Knobloch, Mrs. Doring, and Mrs. Rose Schwarz, as these blessed souls were the cause of your enlightenment | BBBD.626-627 | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - |
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