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| BH07865 | Suriy-i-Dhabih 3 | 130 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Suriy-i-Dhabih (Tablets to Dhabih) | هذا کتاب من الله الی التی آمنت بربها و کانت من القانتات ان لاتعبدی الا الله… تالله لو لم یکن مخالفًا بما نزل فی الألواح لقبّلتُ ید الّذی یسفک دمی | This is a Book from God unto her who hath believed in her Lord and was numbered among the devoutly obedient women, that she worship none save God [3.5s]... ...God is my witness! Had it not been in conflict with that which the Tablets of God have decreed, I would have gladly kissed the hands of whosoever attempted to shed my blood | BLIB_Or15725.329a, | BRL_DA#566, GWBP#048 p.073ax, OOL.B112.3x | GWB#048x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | * | - | LL#408 | ||||
| BH09057 | 110 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الله الی التی آمنت بربها اذا ظهر مره اخری لتنقطعی عن الذینهم | This is a Book from God unto her who believed in her Lord when He appeared once again, that she might sever herself from those who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.375c, | Apocalyptic imagery; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02416 | 370 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الله المهیمن القیوم الی الذینهم آمنوا بالله العزیز المحبوب و فیه یذکر | This is a Book from God, the All-Preserving, the Self-Subsisting, unto them that have believed in God, the Mighty, the Well-Beloved [3.5s] | INBA71:067 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02348 | 380 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الله المهیمن القیوم الی الذی سمی باسم الروح فی ملکوت ربه العزیز | This is a Book from God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, unto him who hath been named after the Spirit in the Kingdom of his Lord, the Mighty [3.5s] | INBA92:212x, BLIB_Or15725.129, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00926 | 890 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | هذا کتاب من الله المهیمن القیوم الی الذی آمن به و استهدی بانوار الروح فی تلک الایام | This is a Book from God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, unto him who hath believed in Him and sought guidance from the splendours of the Spirit in these days [3.5s]... ...O Jews! If ye be intent on crucifying once again Jesus, the Spirit of God, put Me to death, for He hath once more, in My person, been made manifest unto you | BLIB_Or15725.104, , NLAI_BH2.102 | BRL_DA#669, GWBP#047 p.072x | GWB#047x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Return of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | LL#406 | ||||||
| BH02634 | 340 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الله العلی المقتدر الحکیم و فیه یذکر امه الله الاعظم التی اختصها الله | This is a Book from God, the Most Exalted, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise, wherein mention is made of His greatest handmaiden, whom God hath singled out [3.5s] | INBA83:220, BLIB_Or15702.284, , NLAI_BH2.306, ALIB.folder18p372 | Consolation and comfort; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09056 | 110 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الله العزیز الحکیم انه لروح الحیوان للعالمین فی کل کلمه من آیات | This is a Book from God, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Verily it is the spirit of life unto the worlds in every word of its verses [3.5s] | LHKM3.191a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09055 | 110 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الله العزیز الجمیل الی من فی السموات و الارضین لعل یشهدن آیاته و | This is a Book from God, the Mighty, the Beautiful, unto all that dwell in the heavens and on earth, that they may witness His signs [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.379c, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03269 | 280 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الغیب الی الشهود لئلا یشهد الا بما شهد الله قبل خلق الاشیاء | This is a Book from the realm of the unseen unto the realm of the seen, that none may bear witness save that which God did witness ere the creation of all things [3.5s] | LHKM3.066 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twin Manifestations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03027 | 300 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الغلام الی الذین هم اهتدوا بالله المقتدر العزیز العلام و انقطعوا | This is an epistle from the Youth unto those who have been guided by God, the All-Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, and have detached themselves [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.449, , NLAI_BH2.046 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08463 | 120 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من العبد الی عبد آخر لیهتزه ما نزل فیه و یجعله من الثابتین طوبی لمن | This is a Book from one servant unto another servant, that what hath been revealed therein may stir him and make him steadfast. Blessed be he who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.270b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07864 | 130 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من العبد الی امه من اماء الله الا تشرکی بالله المهیمن العزیز القیوم و | This is an epistle from the servant unto a handmaiden among the handmaidens of God - Associate thou not with God, the All-Compelling, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.282b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00730 | 1070 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من العبد الی الذینهم آمنوا بالله و آیاته و کانوا من الذینهم بایات الله لمهتدین | This is an epistle from the servant unto them that have believed in God and His signs, and were among those who are guided by His verses [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03114.001rx, , NLAI_BH2.316, PR03.256a21-257a28 | ASAT2.055x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02706 | 330 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من العبد الی الذی رفع الی الله و کان من المهتدین فی کتب العز مسطورا | This is an epistle from the servant unto him who hath been lifted up unto God and was numbered among the guided ones in the Books of Glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.114b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH02293 | 390 | mixed | هذا کتاب من العبد الی الذی اهتدی بانوار الهدی و اعتصم بعصمه الله الملک | This is an epistle from the servant unto him who hath been guided by the lights of guidance and who hath taken hold of the protection of God, the King [3.5s] | INBA51:399 | LHKM3.038 | Call to action; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10022 | 90 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من العبد الی الذی آمن و هدی و انقطع عن کل من فی السموات و الارض و | This is an epistle from the servant unto him who hath believed and been guided, and who hath detached himself from all that is in the heavens and on the earth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.269b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01529 | 570 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من العبد الی الذی آمن بالله و سافر الیه حتی دخل فی شاطی القدس فی | This is an epistle from the servant unto him who hath believed in God and journeyed unto Him until he reached the sacred shore [3.5s] | INBA51:302, INBA49:346 | LHKM3.023 | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05156 | 190 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من العبد الی التی آمنت بالله و کانت من القانتات فی سرادق القدس مقنوعا | This is an epistle from the servant unto her who hath believed in God and hath been among the devout ones within the Pavilion of Holiness [3.5s] | AQA7#521 p.367 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03716 | 250 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الذی یذکر الله بلسانه من العشی الی الاشراق و من الاشراق یجری | This is the Book of Him Who maketh mention of God with His tongue from eventide unto dawn, and from the break of day doth cause to flow forth [3.5s]... ...Soon, will the present-day order be rolled up, and a new one spread out in its stead | INBA34:234 | BRL_DA#071, AQA1#094 | GPB.217x, PDC.027x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02016 | 440 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الذی کان بین یدی الاعدا فی سبیل الله العلی الاعلی و ورد علیه | This is a Book from Him Who was in the hands of the enemies in the path of God, the Most High, the Most Exalted, and upon Whom descended [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.250, | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05539 | 180 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الذی سجن فی سبیل الله فی هذه الارض البعید و ورد علیه فی کل حین | This is a Book from Him Who hath been imprisoned in the path of God in this remote land, and upon Whom at every moment tribulations descend [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.348b, | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03918 | 240 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الذی اخذ عهد نفسه نقطه البیان قبل اخذ عهده عن کل من فی السموات و | This is a Book from Him Who took His own Covenant as the Point of the Bayán before taking the covenant from all who are in the heavens and [3.5s] | INBA27:435, BLIB_Or15725.334, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01623 | 540 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الحبیب الی الذی قدر الله له مقاما فی الرضوان و کان له من رحمه ربه فی | This is a Book from the Beloved unto him for whom God hath ordained a station in the Ridván, and who hath received of the mercy of his Lord [3.5s] | INBA83:111, BLIB_Or03114.031, , BLIB_Or15702.024, , BLIB_Or15723.267, , BLIB_Or15737.112, , ALIB.folder18p314 | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02901 | 310 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من البهاء الی الذی آمن و هدی و اعرض عمن کفر و بغی و مامنعه اعراض | This is a Book from Bahá unto him who hath believed and been guided, and hath turned away from such as have denied and transgressed, and whom their rejection hath not deterred [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03114.014, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Twin Manifestations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07863 | 130 | Arabic | هذا کتاب معلوم من لدی القیوم الی الذی آمن بالله العزیز الودود یا قوم اجیبوا | This is the Book made known from the presence of the Self-Subsisting unto him who hath believed in God, the Mighty, the All-Loving. O people, answer ye [3.5s] | INBA34:335b, BLIB_Or15707.210, , BLIB_Or15735.351b, | AQA1#221, HYK.351 | Call to action; Knowledge; recognition of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04546 | 210 | Arabic | هذا کتاب مسطور نزل من لدی الله المهیمن القیوم لیعرض به الذینهم آمنوا و | This is a Book inscribed, sent down from the presence of God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, that thereby He may test those who have believed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.319, , NLAI_BH2.043 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11680 | 100 | Arabic | هذا کتاب مبین نزل للامین الذی آمن بیوم الدین و سلک منهج الیقین ان یا امین لو | This is a perspicuous Book sent down unto the Trustworthy One, who hath believed in the Day of Judgment and hath traversed the path of certitude. O Trustworthy One [3.5s] | OSAI I.MMS, | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02705 | 330 | Arabic | هذا کتاب مبین نزل بالحق من جبروت الله العلی العظیم و یدع الناس الی محبوب | This is the perspicuous Book sent down in truth from the dominion of God, the Most High, the Most Great, summoning all peoples unto the Beloved [3.5s] | INBA34:191 | BRL_DA#548, AQA1#055 | Chastisement and requital; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05538 | 180 | Arabic | هذا کتاب لمن سمع الندا و اجاب بذلک ذکر اسمه لدی العرش و نزل له ما قرت به | This is a Book for whosoever hath hearkened unto the Call and made answer thereunto, wherewith his name hath been inscribed before the Throne, and there hath been sent down unto him that which shall bring solace to his eyes [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#164, | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05155 | 190 | Arabic | هذا کتاب لمن اهتدی بهدی الله و کان من المقبلین و قدر له فی الالواح ما یسر به | This is a Book for whoso hath been guided by the guidance of God and was among those who have drawn nigh, and for whom hath been ordained in the Tablets that which shall bring him joy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.577, , ALIB.folder18p463 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10397 | 80 | Arabic | هذا کتاب لمن الی نفسی المشرقه علی العالمین هذا ذکر لمن لاذنی انه قد نزل لها | This is the Book unto her whose soul hath shone forth upon all worlds. This is a remembrance unto her who hath sought My shelter, for verily it hath been sent down unto her [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.126c, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08462 | 120 | Arabic | هذا کتاب لمن اقبل الی الله العزیز الوهاب الاتنظر الا جمالی المشرق المنیع | This is a Book for whoso hath turned unto God, the Mighty, the Bestower. Behold naught save My resplendent and exalted Beauty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.062c, | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09586 | 100 | Arabic | هذا کتاب لمن آمنت بالله و کانت من القانتات فی ام الکتاب مذکورا ان یا امه الله | This is a Book for her who hath believed in God and was numbered among the devoted handmaidens in the Mother Book. O handmaiden of God [3.5s] | AQA5#135 p.175 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07862 | 130 | Arabic | هذا کتاب لمن آمن بالله مالک القدم طوبی لک یا عبد بما ظهر لله من صلبک من فاز | This is a Book unto him who hath believed in God, the Lord of Eternity. Blessed art thou, O servant, for from thy loins hath appeared one who hath attained [3.5s] | AQA6#212 p.044 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05907 | 170 | Arabic | هذا کتاب للتی آمنت بربها و فازت بایامه و کانت من القانتات ان یا امه الله ان | This is a Book unto her who hath believed in her Lord and attained unto His days and was numbered among the devoutly submissive ones. O handmaid of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15702.188, , ALIB.folder18p479a | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10882 | 60 | Arabic | هذا کتاب لامه من اماء الله لتکون متذکره بذکر ربها العلی العظیم ان یا امتی ان | This is a Book unto one of the handmaidens of God, that she may be mindful of the remembrance of her Lord, the Most High, the Most Great. O My handmaiden [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.377b, | Prayer for nearness to God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03394 | 270 | Arabic | هذا کتاب کریم نزل من لدن مقتدر قدیر و انه لتنزیل من رب العالمین یبشر الناس | This is a glorious Book sent down from the presence of One mighty and powerful, and verily it is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds, bearing glad-tidings unto all peoples [3.5s] | INBA27:082 | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04545 | 210 | Arabic | هذا کتاب کریم نزل من لدن علیم حکیم انه لذکر الله بین العالمین و کلمه العلیا | This is a glorious Book sent down from the presence of One Who is All-Knowing, All-Wise. Verily, it is the Remembrance of God amidst the worlds and His Most Exalted Word [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#290, | ASAT3.272x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prayer for protection; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05906 | 170 | Arabic | هذا کتاب کریم نزل من لدن عزیز علیم انه لرحمه من عندنا و ذکری للعالمین یا قوم | This is a glorious Book sent down from the presence of the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Verily it is a mercy from Us and a remembrance unto all the worlds. O people [3.5s] | INBA44:157a | LHKM1.071 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03143 | 290 | Arabic | هذا کتاب کریم نزل من جبروت مشیه ربک العلی العظیم و فیه کوثر الحیوان تحیی به | This is a glorious Book sent down from the dominion of thy Lord's Will, the Most Exalted, the Most Great, wherein floweth the Water of Life that giveth life [3.5s] | INBA44:133, INBA34:270 | BRL_DA#054, AQA1#133 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Knowledge; recognition of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01938 | 460 | Arabic | هذا کتاب کریم نزل بالحق من لدن عزیز علیم انه لروح الامر یحیی به افئده | This is a glorious Book sent down in truth from the presence of the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Verily, it is the Spirit of the Cause whereby the hearts are quickened [3.5s] | INBA34:155, BLIB_Or15707.101, , BLIB_Or15735.261, | AQA1#030 | Call to action; Justice and wrath of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04544 | 210 | Arabic | هذا کتاب کریم من لدی الله العزیز الحکیم الی الذی آمن بیوم الدین و اقبل الی | This is a glorious Book from the presence of God, the Mighty, the All-Wise, unto him who hath believed in the Day of Judgment and hath turned [3.5s] | INBA34:261a | AQA1#122 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00468 | 1540 | Arabic | هذا کتاب کریم قد نزل من لدن عزیز حکیم و فیه ما یفرح به المخلصون | This is a glorious Book which hath been sent down from the presence of One Who is Mighty, All-Wise, wherein is that which causeth the sincere ones to rejoice [3.5s]... ...Say: Beware lest ye become veiled by evil suggestions from Him who is the Possessor of all Names and Attributes. This is he [Baha’u’llah] whose Manifestation the Bab hath covenanted (‘ahd) in every particle (dharr) of the Bayan | INBA34:089, BLIB_Or15735.143, | AQA1#004, AVK4.420bx, AVK4.257.03x, MAS8.047bx, AKHA_124BE #09 p.ax, HYK.143 | BLO_PT#216.030x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Living waters; water of life; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07861 | 130 | mixed | هذا کتاب کریم تنزیل من لدی الله العلی العظیم و انه من سلطان و انه بسم الله | This is a glorious Book, sent down from God, the Most High, the Most Great. Verily it proceedeth from the Sovereign, and verily it beginneth with the name of God [3.5s] | INBA36:161a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01937 | 460 | Arabic | هذا کتاب قد نزل بالحق لیستضی ء به فی قلوب الذینهم آمنوا انوار الله المهیمن | This is a Book that hath been sent down in truth, that by it the lights of God, the All-Subduing, may illumine the hearts of them that have believed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.012, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11788 | 160 | Arabic | هذا کتاب قد نزل بالحق لمن حضر لدی عرش ربه الرحمن الرحیم و اخذته نفحات الوحی | This is a Book that hath been sent down in truth unto him who hath attained the presence of his Lord, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate, and whom the breezes of revelation have enfolded [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.037 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01052 | 800 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | هذا کتاب فیه یذکر ما یجری عنه الدموع من اعین المقربین ان یا قلم فاذکر ما ورد علی ذکر | This is a Book wherein is mentioned that which causeth tears to flow from the eyes of them that are near unto God. O Pen! Make mention of that which hath befallen the Remembrance [3.5s]... ...God is My witness, O people! I was asleep on My couch, when lo, the Breeze of God wafting over Me roused Me from My slumber. | INBA49:316, BLIB_Or15694.377, , ALIB.folder18p249 | BRL_DA#671, GWBP#041 p.065bx | GWB#041x | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God | - | - | LL#379 | ||||||
| BH07287 | 140 | Arabic | هذا کتاب فیه تنطق الورقا بنغمات عز محبوب و یتلوا علی الممکنات آیات الفراق و هذا تقدیر | This is the Book wherein the Dove warbleth melodies of the Beloved's glory and reciteth unto all created things the verses of separation, and this is decreed [3.5s] | INBA71:036c | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06306 | 160 | Arabic | هذا کتاب عظیم انه من الله العزیز الحکیم الا تفنطوا من رحمه الله و ان رحمته | This is a mighty Book that cometh from God, the Almighty, the All-Wise. Despair not of the mercy of God, for His mercy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.303, | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04843 | 200 | Arabic | هذا کتاب عز کریم نزل بالحق من لدی الله العلی العظیم و فیه شفاء و رحمه | This is a glorious and gracious Book sent down in truth from the presence of God, the Most High, the Most Great, wherein lie healing and mercy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.259b, | MAS8.126ax | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10396 | 80 | Arabic | هذا کتاب رقم من قلم امر حکیم لا ریب انه نزل من لدن عزیز علیم و قدر منه | This is a Book traced by the Pen of Command, the All-Wise. Without doubt it hath been sent down from the presence of the Mighty, the All-Knowing [3.5s] | INBA36:116, INBA71:283a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04076 | Lawh-i-Liqa' | 230 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; In the Presence of the Beloved: Bahá'u'lláh's Lawh-i-Liqá' | Lawh-i-Liqa | هذا کتاب جعلناه لقائنا للذین اقبلوا الی الله فی تلک الایام التی فیها تغیرت | Lo, We made this epistle to be the attainment of Our presence for such as have turned unto God in these days | INBA34:274, CMB_F31.039b-040a, | BRL_DA#369, AQA1#137, MAS8.167x, ASAT5.068x | LOIR18.471, BLO_PT#043, BSC.187 #276, HURQ.BH84 | Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | JRAS.289 | ||||
| BH06305 | 160 | Arabic | هذا کتاب بنفسه ینطق و یقول یسمع و یجیب انه لهو الناطق السمیع قد اظهرنا الامر | This Book, verily, speaketh of itself and proclaimeth, heareth and answereth. Indeed, He is the All-Speaking, the All-Hearing. We have made manifest the Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.003d, , BLIB_Or15734.2.038b, | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05537 | 180 | Arabic | هذا کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن فی الامکان لیقربهم الی ملکوته و یسقیهم هذا الکوثر | This is a Book which the All-Merciful hath revealed unto all who dwell in the realm of possibility, that He may draw them nigh unto His Kingdom and give them to drink of this Kawthar [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.264b, | Chastisement and requital; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03917 | 240 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الی عبد الله الذی سمی بعلی فی ملکوتنا الاعظم العظیم و حضر تلقاء | This is a missive unto Abdullah, who hath been named Ali in Our Most Great and Glorious Kingdom, and who hath attained unto Our presence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.292, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02633 | 340 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله ینطق بالحق و جعله الله هدی و ذکری للعالمین و انه لحجه الله بین عباده | This is the Book of God which speaketh with truth, and God hath made it a guidance and a remembrance unto all the worlds, and verily it is His testimony amongst His servants [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.628, , ALIB.folder18p415 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08461 | 120 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله یقرب الناس الیه و هذا نور الله یمشی امام وجوه المقربین و هذه شمس الله | This is the Book of God that draweth mankind nigh unto Him, and this is the Light of God that moveth before the faces of them that are brought near, and this is the Sun of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.281b, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09585 | 100 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله نزل من جبروت قدس علیا و فیه یذکر ما یرتفع به ضجیج الممکنات | This is the Book of God, sent down from the celestial realm of transcendent holiness, wherein is mentioned that which shall raise the cry of all created things [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.192d, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH05536 | 180 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله نزل لما سواه لیسمعن العباد ندآء ربهم العزیز الوهاب و یقرئنه و | This is the Book of God, sent down unto all else, that the servants may hearken unto the Call of their Lord, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing, and recite it [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#314, | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07860 | 130 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله قد نزل بالحق ولکن الناس اکثرهم لایشعرون و فیه یامرکم الله بالبر | This is the Book of God, which hath been sent down in truth, yet most of the people perceive it not. Therein doth God command you unto righteousness [3.5s] | LHKM2.272 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03026 | 300 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله قد نزل بالحق و فیه یذکر عبد الذی استشهد فی سبیله و اخذته نفحات | This is the Book of God, which hath been sent down in truth, wherein mention is made of the servant who was martyred in His path and whom the divine fragrances overtook [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.430, , ALIB.folder18p388 | TABN.213 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01975 | 450 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله المهیمن القیوم قد نزل بالحق من لدن عزیز محبوب و ینطق بالحق فی | This is the Book of God, the All-Prevailing, the Self-Subsisting, which hath verily been sent down in truth from the presence of One mighty, well-beloved, and speaketh forth in truth [3.5s] | INBA23:002, INBA36:161b, NLAI_BH1.459 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02632 | 340 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله المهیمن القیوم الی من فی السموات و الارض لیحیین به عباد مکرمون | This is the Book of God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, unto all who are in the heavens and on the earth, that through it honored servants may be quickened [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.453, , NLAI_BH2.063 | Belief and denial; Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05535 | 180 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله المهیمن القیوم الی الذی اقبل الی مشرق الامر فی یوم اسودت فیه | This is the Book of God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, unto him who hath turned toward the Dayspring of the Cause on a day when darkness prevailed [3.5s] | INBA34:314b, BLIB_Or15707.169, , BLIB_Or15735.318, | AQA1#187, HYK.318 | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07286 | 140 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله الملک العزیز المختار الی الذی نسبه الله الی خادمه لیترشح علیه | This is the Book of God, the Sovereign, the Mighty, the Chosen, unto him whom God hath related to His servant, that it may shed upon him its bounties [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.261a, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01596 | 550 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله العلی المقتدر الکریم الی الله العزیز السلطان الممتنع المنیع و | This is the Book of God, the Most Exalted, the All-Powerful, the Most Generous, unto God, the Mighty, the Sovereign, the Inaccessible, the All-Glorious [3.5s] | INBA36:018, INBA71:175, BLIB_Or15696.117, | LHKM2.022, RSBB.024, YMM.218x | Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03916 | 240 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله العزیز الکریم نزل للورقه التی اخذتها نفحات ربها الرحمن و قلبتها | This is the Book of God, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful, revealed unto the leaf whom the breezes of her Lord, the All-Merciful, did stir and move [3.5s] | INBA34:236 | AQA1#096 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10659 | 70 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله العزیز الحکیم لمن فی السموات و الارضین لیجدن کل نفحات آیات ربهم | This is the Book of God, the Mighty, the All-Wise, unto all who dwell in the heavens and on earth, that they may inhale the fragrances of their Lord's verses [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.073b, | Prayer for protection; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08460 | 120 | Arabic | هذا کتاب القدس فی هذا الفردوس قد کان باذن الله منزولا و جعله الله من عنده | This is the Most Holy Book in this Paradise, which hath been sent down by the leave of God, and which God hath made to proceed from His presence [3.5s] | INBA36:145a, INBA71:315a | The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03715 | 250 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الفضل قد اشرق من افق مشیه ربک الرحمن و ارسلناه الیک لیستضی ء منه | This is the Book of Grace which hath dawned forth from the horizon of thy Lord's Will, the Most Merciful, and We have sent it unto thee that thou mayest be illumined thereby [3.5s] | INBA34:239 | AQA1#099 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09054 | 110 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الرحمن قد سطع منه البرهان لمن فی البیان نعیما لمن فاز به و وجد ما | This is the Book of the All-Merciful, from which the proof hath shone forth unto all who are in the Bayán. Blessed is he who hath attained unto it and found therein what [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.131a, | Prayer for nearness to God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09053 | 110 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الحسین الی الذی سمی بهذا الاسم و استقر فی جوار رحمه ربه اشهرا | This is the Epistle of Ḥusayn unto him who beareth this name and who hath sojourned for months in the vicinity of his Lord's mercy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.389b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04842 | 200 | Arabic | هذا کتاب البیان انزله الرحمن من ملکوت العرفان لمن آمن به فی ایامه و شهد بما | This is the Book of Utterance which the All-Merciful hath sent down from the Kingdom of mystic knowledge unto them that have believed in Him in His days and have testified unto that which [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.168b, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04075 | 230 | Arabic | هذا کتاب البهاء الی امه من امائه التی حزنت بما ورد علیها من مصائب الدنیا | This is the Book of Bahá unto one among His handmaidens who hath been saddened by the tribulations that have befallen her in this earthly life [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#278, | Consolation and comfort; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03714 | 250 | Arabic | هذا کتاب البهاء الی الذی حزن بما ورد علیه من مصائب الدنیا لیاخذه فرح ندآء | This is the Book of Glory unto him who hath been grieved by the tribulations that have befallen him in this world, that the joy of the Call may take possession of him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#279, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10658 | 70 | Arabic | هذا کتاب البقا من لدی البهاء الی الذی سمی بمهدی فی الواح عز عظیما ان اطمئن فی | This is the Book of Eternity, revealed from the presence of the All-Glorious unto him who hath been named Mahdi in the Tablets of transcendent glory. Be thou assured [3.5s] | AQA4a.243 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | LL#171 | |||||||||
| BH09584 | 100 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الابهی الی الذی تمسک بحبل الهدی ان یا مصطفی اسمع ندائی عن شطر السجن | This is the Most Glorious Book unto him who hath grasped the cord of guidance. O Mustafá! Hearken unto My call from the direction of the Prison [3.5s] | LHKM2.273 | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to the people of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10021 | 90 | Arabic | هذا کتاب اشرق من افق البیان لمن اقبل الی العزیز المستعان انا نذکر احباء الله | This is a Book that hath dawned from the horizon of utterance for those who have turned unto the Mighty, the Help in Peril. We make mention of the loved ones of God [3.5s] | INBA23:235a, BLIB_Or15696.030b, , BLIB_Or15734.2.106b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03393 | 270 | mixed | هذا فیه اخذ جذب الندآء الذی ارتفع من شطر عکاء طور سیناء بذلک نادت الاشیاء | Herein hath been captured the rapture of the Call that was raised from the direction of 'Akká, the Mount Sinai, whereat all things cried out in proclamation [3.5s] | INBA19:443 | Mosaic imagery; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Proclamation to Christians; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07285 | 140 | Arabic | هذا غلام اقامه الله علی امره و انطقه بثنائه و ذکره بین العالمین و بذلک اعترض | This is the Youth whom God hath raised up for His Cause and made to speak forth His praise and remembrance amidst the peoples of the world, whereupon He was opposed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.281b, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09583 | 100 | Arabic | هذا عبدک الذی حرکته اریاح رحمه اسمک الرحمن و نجاه عن حزب الشیطان و اخذته | This is Thy servant whom the breezes of the mercy of Thy Name, the All-Merciful, have stirred, and whom Thou hast delivered from the hosts of Satan, and whom Thou hast taken [3.5s] | INBA49:072, INBA92:312b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for protection; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05154 | 190 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance; Days of Remembrance; Countenance of the Blessed Beauty in the Mirror of Mawlúd Tablets, The | هذا شهر فیه ولد الاسم الاعظم الذی به ارتعدت فرائص العالم و استبرک بقدومه | This is the month wherein was born He Who beareth the Most Great Name, Whose appearance hath caused the limbs of humankind to quake | INBA41:224, NLAI_BH1.180 | MAS4.342, AMB#45 | DOR#45 | R. Yazhari (1), R. Yazhari (2) | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | LL#173 | |||||
| BH01342 | Lawh-i Shati’u’l-Baqa (Tablet of the Shore of Eternity) | 640 | Arabic | هذا شاطی البقا فاستمع لما یوحی عن مکمن الاعلی انه لا اله الا هو قد خلق الممکنات | This is the Shore of Eternity; hearken unto that which is revealed from the Most Exalted Sanctuary: Verily, there is no God but Him. He hath created all contingent beings [3.5s] | INBA71:089 | BRL_DA#634 | Moses; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07284 | 140 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من مالک البلاء الی من سمی بالرضا الذی اقبل و عرف و سمع و فاز | This is a remembrance from the Lord of Tribulation unto him who is named Riḍá, who hath turned, recognized, hearkened and attained [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11098.019 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH03142 | 290 | mixed | هذا ذکر من لدی المظلوم الی الذین توجهوا الی الافق الاعلی و شربوا کوثر | This is a remembrance from the Wronged One unto those who have turned their faces toward the Most Exalted Horizon and have drunk of the Kawthar [3.5s] | INBA41:359b, BLIB_Or15710.264, , BLIB_Or15719.170a, | Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05153 | 190 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدی المظلوم الی الذین آمنوا باسم الله المهیمن القیوم لیجذبهم | This is a remembrance from the Wronged One unto those who have believed in the Name of God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, that He may draw them [3.5s] | INBA15:251, INBA26:251b | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09052 | 110 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدی المظلوم الی الذی وجد عرف القمیص و توجه الی الله رب العالمین | This is a remembrance from the Wronged One unto him who hath inhaled the fragrance of the garment and hath turned towards God, the Lord of all worlds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.076a, | Degrees of faith; certitude; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05534 | 180 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدی المسجون الی الذی اذا سمع الندا من شطر الکبریا اقبل بقلبه و | This is a remembrance from the Prisoner unto him who, when he heard the Call from the realm of grandeur, turned with his heart [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#207, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01663 | 530 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدی المسجون الی الذی آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم ان لاتعبد الا ایاه | This is a remembrance from the Prisoner unto him who hath believed in God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, that none should be worshipped save Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.482, , NLAI_BH2.034, NLAI_BH2.106 | ASAT1.024x, ASAT4.127x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02232 | 400 | mixed | هذا ذکر من لدی المذکور الی من ذکر ربه و کان من المقبلین و هاجر من دیاره شوقا | This is a remembrance from the Remembered One to him who hath remembered his Lord and was among those who turned unto Him, and who hath forsaken his homeland in longing [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.120r, , BLIB_Or11096#046, , BLIB_Or15710.109, | Call to action; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05152 | 190 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا و لوح من عندنا لمن علی الارض و لامه ارادت ذکر ربها المشفق | This is a remembrance from Us and a Tablet from Our presence unto those who dwell upon the earth, and unto her who desireth to make mention of her compassionate Lord [3.5s] | AQA7#366 p.056 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04074 | 230 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن نبذ ما عنده و اخذ ما نزل من لدی الله رب العالمین فلما | This is a Remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath cast away what he possessed and taken hold of that which hath been sent down from God, the Lord of all worlds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.325b, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05533 | 180 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن فی السموات و الارضین کلما خرجت الکلمه من فم المشیه انها احاطت | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto all who are in the heavens and on earth. Whensoever the Word proceedeth from the Mouth of the Divine Will, it doth encompass [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#158, | FRH.064 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03141 | 290 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن فاز بانوار الوجه و تزین بطراز عنایه ربه العزیز الحکیم و | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath attained unto the lights of the Countenance and hath adorned himself with the ornament of his Lord's grace, the Almighty, the All-Wise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#066, | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05151 | 190 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن فاز بانوار الظهور اذ توجه الی السجن الاعظم و قام لدی باب | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath attained unto the lights of the Manifestation, when he turned towards the Most Great Prison and stood at the gate [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15706.155, , BLIB_Or15715.062c, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07283 | 140 | mixed | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن فاز باللقاء و آمن بالله رب العالمین فاعلم قد حضر کتابک | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath attained unto the meeting and believed in God, the Lord of all worlds. Know thou that thy letter hath arrived [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.053b, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03025 | 300 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن شرب رحیق البیان من ید عنایه ربه الرحمن و کان من المقبلین | This is a remembrance from Us unto him who hath quaffed the choice wine of utterance from the hand of the bounty of his Lord, the All-Merciful, and was of them that turned towards Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#250, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07859 | 130 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن سمع الندآء و قال بلی یا مالک العباد طوبی لمن اجاب ربه اذ | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath hearkened unto the Call and hath said: "Yea, O Lord of all beings!" Blessed is he who hath answered his Lord when [3.5s] | INBA34:331a, BLIB_Or15707.202, , BLIB_Or15735.345, | AQA1#212, HYK.345 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06304 | 160 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن توجه الی الافق الاعلی و آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم نذکره | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned toward the Most Exalted Horizon and hath believed in God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. We make mention of him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.021d, | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05532 | 180 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل و فاز بالله رب العالمین لیسمع ندآء ربه اذ ارتفع | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned and attained unto God, the Lord of the worlds, that he may hearken unto the call of his Lord when raised [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#243, | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05150 | 190 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل الی العزیز الحمید فی یوم فیه اخذت الزلازل قبائل الارض و اضطربت ارکان | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned towards the Mighty, the All-Praised, on a Day wherein earthquakes have seized the tribes of the earth and their foundations have been shaken [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#166, , BLIB_Or15696.029e, , BLIB_Or15734.2.105, | FRH.063 | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to the people of the world; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04543 | 210 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن اخذته نفحات الوحی و کان من الموقنین لیفرح بذکری ایاه و | This is a remembrance from Us unto him whom the breezes of revelation have stirred and who was among the assured ones, that he may rejoice in My remembrance of him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#281, | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09051 | 110 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن آمن بالله رب العالمین لتذکره الایات و تجذبه الی الافق | This is a reminder from Us unto them that have believed in God, the Lord of the worlds, that the verses may bring them to remembrance and draw them unto the horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.006d, , BLIB_Or15734.2.045b, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02704 | 330 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن آمن بالله العزیز الحکیم انا نهدی من نشاء من عبادنا | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto them that have believed in God, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Verily, We guide whomsoever We will among Our servants [3.5s] | INBA15:374b, INBA26:378, NLAI_BH1.001 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06768 | 150 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا للذین اقبلوا الی الله المهیمن القیوم و شهدوا بما شهد الله الا | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto those who have turned towards God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, and have testified to that whereunto God Himself hath testified [3.5s] | INBA84:141b, INBA84:076a, INBA84:017b.13 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10881 | 60 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا للذی عاشر مع ربه و ما عرفه و سمع ندآءالله و ما اجابه و فی کل حین | This is a remembrance from Us unto him who hath companioned with his Lord yet knew Him not, who hath heard the Call of God yet answered it not, at every moment [3.5s] | ASAT5.106x | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04291 | 220 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا الی الذی اقبل الی قبله العشاق و منعه المشرکون عن الحضور لدی | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned toward the Qiblih of the ardent lovers, but whom the ungodly have prevented from attaining Our presence [3.5s] | ABDA.267b | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07282 | 140 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا الی الذی اقبل الی قبله الافاق لتجذبه آیات ربه و تقربه الی | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned toward the Qiblih of all horizons, that the verses of his Lord may draw him and bring him nigh [3.5s] | INBA23:202b, INBA34:330, BLIB_Or15707.201, , BLIB_Or15735.344, | AQA1#211, AQA6#175 p.001, HYK.344 | Belief and denial; High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06303 | 160 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا الی الذی اراد ان یتبع مولاه القدیم لیویده ما نزل عن جهه | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who desireth to follow his Ancient Lord, that it may strengthen him in that which hath been sent down [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#139, | AQA5#018 p.022 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02900 | 310 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا الی الذی آمن بالله العزیز الوهاب لیجذبه ندآء الله علی شان | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath believed in God, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful, that the Call of God may draw him in such wise [3.5s] | INBA23:086b, BLIB_Or11095#200, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06767 | 150 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا الی التی اقبلت الی الله فی یوم فیه فاحت نفحه الرحمن فی | This is a remembrance from Us unto her who turned towards God on a day when the sweet-scented breeze of the All-Merciful wafted [3.5s] | AQA7#323 p.002 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for women; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09582 | 100 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا الی التی آمنت بالله فالق الاصباح لتجد من اثر الله ما یجعلها | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto her who hath believed in God, the Cleaver of Dawn, that she may find from the traces of God that which shall cause her [3.5s] | AQA7#343 p.022 | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00782 | 1020 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من الله الی الذین هم کسروا اصنام انفسهم بتقوی الله و حفظوا امانات | This is a remembrance from God unto those who have shattered the idols of self through the fear of God and have preserved the divine trusts [3.5s] | INBA36:042, INBA71:201, BLIB_Or07852.111c, | BRL_DA#027, RSBB.004 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09050 | 110 | Arabic | هذا ذکر لعبدی لیستبشر بذکر الله و ینقطع عما سواه و ان هذا لفضل عظیم قد | This is a remembrance unto My servant, that he may rejoice in the mention of God and detach himself from all else besides Him, and verily this is a mighty bounty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.386b, , NLAI_BH2.060b | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08459 | 120 | Arabic | هذا ذکر بدیع من الله رب العالمین لینجذب به قلوب العباد الذین منعتهم اهوآئهم | This is a wondrous remembrance from God, the Lord of all worlds, that through it may be attracted the hearts of such servants as are held back by their desires [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.032a, , BLIB_Or15734.2.111a, | Call to action; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10395 | 80 | Arabic | هذا دائره الامر یدور به فلک السما و هذا حق قد کان فی ام الکتاب من قلم الله | This is the sphere of His Command, by which the celestial vault doth revolve, and this is a truth that hath been inscribed in the Mother Book by the Pen of God [3.5s] | INBA36:093b, INBA71:257a | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Da'iras and haykals; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05905 | 170 | Arabic | هذا حین فیه یغسلون الابن امام الوجه بعد الذی فدیناه فی السجن الاعظم | At this very moment My son is being washed before My face, after Our having sacrificed him in the Most Great Prison | INBA65:071x, BLIB_Or11095#128, , NLAI_BH1.532 | BRL_DA#248, BSHN.039, MHT2b.063, MAS4.108x, RHQM2.0788-789 (204) (125-126x), ASAT4.083x, AHB_127BE #03-04 p.068, AKHA_120BE #04 p.b, FBAH.226 | TDH#064.9x, GPB.188x, GPB.348x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ROB3.216, LL#179, LL#180 | |||||||
| BH10394 | 80 | Arabic | هذا اللوح فیه قدر حفظ ما کان | This Tablet containeth in measured form the preservation of all that hath been [3.5s] | INBA35:003b | Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11192 | 40 | mixed | هدايت الهيّه از متعلّقات فضل است نه عدل، يهدی من يشآء و يضلّ من يشآء انّک لا تهدی من احببت | Divine guidance pertaineth unto grace, not justice - "He guideth whom He willeth, and causeth to stray whom He willeth." Verily, thou canst not guide him whom thou lovest [3.5s] | MMK6#375x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3481 | 20 | Persian | هد هد شخصی بود که سلیمان بقاصدی فرستاد و باعلی درجه شهرت رسید مرغی ضعیف بود | The hoopoe was one who Solomon dispatched as a messenger, and attained unto the loftiest heights of renown though it was but a feeble bird [3.5s] | AVK2.208.04 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1692 | Words spoken on 1913-01-24 in Paris | 180 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | هجوم هر ملتی بر ملت دیگر و تعدی هر نفسی بر سائر نفوس طبیعی است و این بمقتضای طبیعت | The assault of one people against another, and the aggression which a person exhibits towards another, are demonstrations of natural behavior | BDA2.103 | MHMD2.125-126 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Need for an educator; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1995 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 140 | Persian | هجرت حضرت ابراهیم خلیل سبب ظهور و پیدایش حضرت کلیم ، حضرت مسیح | Abraham's migration precipitated the manifestation and appearance of Moses, Christ, Muhammad, the Exalted One, and Baha'u'llah. | KHH1.018-019 (1.026) | KHHE.039-040 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00374 | 440 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers | هب لی یا الهی کمال حبک و رضاک و اجذب قلوبنا بانجذاب نورک یا برهان یا سبحان و انزل علی نفحاتک | Vouchsafe unto me, O my God, the full measure of Thy love and Thy good-pleasure | HNMJ.132-136, SWBP#48 (p.136-136x) | SWB#49 (p.191-192x), BPRY.173-174 | E. Tarani, S. Jaberi (?) | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0505 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-16 | 530 | Persian | هارون الرشید خواست حفر کند نتوانست بعد مامون باین خیال افتاد بعد از زحمت | Harum ar-Rashid wanted to excavate [the Pyramids] but was unsuccessful.... One thing that has enabled European civilization to advance so considerably is the aptitude for accepting the truth | KHH1.218-220 (1.305-307) | KHHE.319-321, BSR_v13 p.102 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03915 | 240 | mixed | هاتف رحمن جمیع من فی الامکان را مژده داد که وعده الهی ظاهر شد و آنچه در | The Voice of the All-Merciful hath given glad tidings unto all who dwell in the realm of contingent being, that the divine Promise hath been made manifest, and that which [3.5s] | INBA19:172, INBA32:156, INBA57:082b, BLIB_Or15719.095b, , BLIB_Or15722.174b, | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Return of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10880 | 60 | mixed | نیکوست حال ورقه که بسدره تمسک جست بشانیکه هبوب اریاح امتحان و افتتان او را | Blessed is the state of that leaf which hath clung fast unto the divine Lote-Tree, in such wise that the blowing winds of trials and temptations have failed to dislodge it [3.5s] | INBA23:071, BLIB_Or15710.157a, , BLIB_Or15719.023c, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09049 | 110 | mixed | نیکوست حال نفوسیکه برات آزادی از مطلع امر الهی اخذ نموده اند و از نار جهل و | Blessed is the state of those souls who have received their warrant of freedom from the Dayspring of the Divine Command and have been delivered from the fire of ignorance and [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.153c, | AQA5#091 p.106b, AHB_122BE #07 p.260, AKHA_132BE #01 p.a | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08458 | 120 | mixed | نیکوست حال نفسیکه در یوم الهی باصغای ندایش فائز شد و بافق امرش توجه نمود | Blessed is the state of the soul who, in this divine Day, hath hearkened unto His Call and turned toward the horizon of His Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.160a, | AYI2.200 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07858 | 130 | mixed | نیکوست حال نفسیکه امروز حجبات اهل عالم او را از بحر اعظم و عرفان مالک قدم منع | Blessed is the state of him whom the veils of the peoples of the world have not, on this Day, debarred from the Most Great Ocean and from recognition of the Ancient Lord [3.5s] | INBA44:047b, BLIB_Or15706.159, , BLIB_Or15715.063a, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10657 | 70 | Persian | نیکوست حال نفسیکه الیوم عرف تقدیس و رایحه تنزیه از اوراد رضوان بیان حضرت رحمن | Blessed is the soul that today hath perceived the fragrance of sanctification and the sweet scent of detachment from the roses of the Ridván of the All-Merciful's utterance [3.5s] | PYB#249-250 p.04 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06766 | 150 | mixed | نیکوست حال نفسیکه الیوم بافق اعلی اقبال نمود و از اثمار سدره الهیه که | Blessed is the state of him who hath in this day turned towards the Most Exalted Horizon and partaken of the fruits of the divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.169a, , BLIB_Or15719.048a, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11306 | 40 | mixed | نیکوست حال عبده ابطان چه که وقت افطار آمد هنگام فرح و سرور عموم مسلمین است | Blessed is the state of 'Abdu'l-Abtan, for the hour of breaking the fast hath come - a time of joy and gladness for all Muslims [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.091b, | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc. | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10550 | 60 | Persian | Trustworthiness | نیت باید چنین باشد که در این تجارت بقدری عادلانه و منصفانه رفتار شود | ...Your criterion should be to pursue your commercial activities with such fairness and equity as to be a cause of guidance to others | COMP_TRUSTP#50x | BRL_TRUST#49x, COC#2061x | Conduct in finance and business; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11158 | 40 | Persian | نونهالان گلشن توحید که درس اخلاق میخوانند منظور نظر عنایتند و در ظلّ فضل و موهبت | The tender saplings of the rose-garden of Divine unity who are learning the lessons of spiritual conduct are the object of providential grace and abide beneath the canopy of divine favour and bounty [3.5s] | AKHA_128BE #10 p.336x, HUV1.026x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02551 | Lawh-i-Istiqamat | 350 | Arabic | Lawh-Istiqamat (Tablet of Constancy) | نوصیکم یا عباد الرحمن بالامانه و الصدق و الوفاء و بتقوی الله العزیز الحکیم | We counsel you, O servants of the All-Merciful, to trustworthiness and truthfulness and fidelity, and to fear of God, the Mighty, the All-Wise [3.5s]... ...Can it be possible that after the dawning of the day-star of Thy Testament above the horizon of Thy Most Great Tablet | BLIB_Or15696.150a, | LHKM1.113, OOL.B170 | GPB.250-251x, RKS.134-135 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| BH11787 | 160 | Persian | نوشته شما رسید و ما قضا فیه مبرهن گشت در جمیع احوال باید ناظر بحق | Your letter hath been received, and that which was set forth therein became evident. In all conditions one must fix one's gaze upon the Truth [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.295 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1267 | 250 | Persian | نوشته اند که میخواهند بعضی از سنگهای تاج ایران را بفروشند تاج ایران عدل است نه سنگ | They have written that they wish to sell certain jewels of Iran's crown. The crown of Iran is justice, not stones [3.5s] | NJB_v05#06 p.003, KHH2.154 (2.284) | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Manifestation of God as sun; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2249 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 110 | Persian | نوشته اند که میخواهند بعضی از سنگهای تاج ایران را بفروشند تاج ایران عدالت است | It hath been written that they desire to sell certain jewels of the Crown of Iran. Know ye that the Crown of Iran is Justice [3.5s] | KHH2.284-285 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Past, present and future of Iran; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01622 | 540 | Persian | نوشته از آنجناب بین یدی عبد حاضر شد مشعر بود بر جزع و فزع زیاده از حد و آنچه | The missive from your excellency was laid before this Servant, betokening excessive grief and lamentation, and that which [3.5s] | INBA36:372, INBA76:182, NLAI_BH1.332 | AVK3.385.02x | Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03713 | 250 | mixed | نوشته آنجناب که بکلیم مرقوم شده بود رسید و ملاحظه شد ولکن نفحات حزنیه از | Thy missive, which had been addressed to Kalim, was received and perused; however, grievous fragrances [3.5s] | INBA38:104, BLIB_Or15696.161b, , BLIB_Or15738.083, | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01936 | 460 | mixed | نوشته آنجناب رسید حمد خدا را که در ظل عنایت محشوریم و بثمره مکرمت متنعم و | The missive of your honor hath been received. Praise be to God that we are gathered beneath the shade of His grace and are sustained by the fruits of His bounty [3.5s] | AYBY.004b | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10879 | 60 | Arabic | نوره الذی به نور العالم و جعله خاتم رسله و انبیاءه و اصطفاه بین عباده لاظهار امره | His light, through which He illumined the world and made Him the Seal of His Messengers and Prophets, and chose Him from among His servants for the manifestation of His Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.177e, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06483 | 130 | Persian | Poetry in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings and Utterances | نور هدی تابان شده طور تقی رخشان شده موسی بجان پویان شده کهسار سیناء آمده صبح | Divine rays of Guidance are scattering wide, The Sinai of righteousness shineth once more; The spirit of Moses is yearning for Thee | INBA13:387, INBA59:158, INBA88:312 | MMK2#028 p.018 | BLO_PT#064 | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB09420 | 80 | mixed | نور هدايت از افق اعلی ساطع شد و کوکب عزّت ابديّه از مطلع امکان طالع گرديد | The light of guidance shone forth from the supreme horizon, and the star of eternal glory dawned from the dayspring of contingent being [3.5s] | MMK6#531x | Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04290 | 220 | Arabic | نور من لدنا الی من فی العالم و انه علی هیئه الکتاب تعالی الوهاب الذی ارسله | A light from Our presence unto those who are in the world, and verily it is in the form of the Book. Exalted is the All-Bountiful Who hath sent it forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15734.2.006, | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11405 | 30 | Persian | نور محبت الله از پرتو شمس روشن تر است هر رخی که به ان نور روشمن رشک آفتاب است و غبطه | The light of the love of God is brighter than the rays of the sun. Every face illumined with that light shall rouse the jealousy of the sun and the envy of the shining moon | HUV2.052 | ADMS#114 | Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1923 | Words spoken on 1913-01-06 en route to Edinburgh | 150 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نور علي شاه مطرود دولت و ملت شد و آواره غربت گشت | Nur 'Ali-Shah was rejected by both the government and the people. He became homeless and an exile. | BDA2.061-062 | MHMD2.074, STAB#111x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH02347 | 380 | mixed | نور انزله الرحمن و بعثه علی هیئه اللوح و جعله بشاره من عنده الی من فی | The light which the All-Merciful hath sent down and revealed in the form of a Tablet, ordaining it as glad-tidings from His presence unto those who dwell [3.5s] | INBA23:147 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Living waters; water of life; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04542 | 210 | Arabic | نور الوجوه بهذا النور الذی جعله الله مهیمنا علی الانوار قل هذا یوم فیه تزین | Illumine the faces with this Light which God hath made sovereign over all lights. Say: This is a Day wherein is manifested adornment [3.5s] | INBA19:164, INBA32:149, BLIB_Or11095#188, | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08269 | 120 | Arabic | نور العرفان من افق یراعه الرحمن قد کان بالحق مشهودا قد قرت عین من | The light of divine knowledge hath, verily, shone forth from the horizon of the All-Merciful's Pen, and hath been manifest in truth. Blessed are the eyes that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15729.150a, , NLAI_22848:363b, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p188r, , MKI4522.363b, | AQA2#044 p.202a | Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06765 | 150 | Arabic | نور البرهان قد کان من لدی الرحمن بالحق مشهودا انه قد اشرق من افق الانسان | The Light of Proof hath, verily, from the presence of the All-Merciful been made manifest in truth, and hath indeed dawned from the horizon of man [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.135b, | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05428 | 150 | Turkish | نوبهار اولدی آچلدی نوگل رعنای حق نغمه جانسوزه باشلر بلبل گویای حق | The springtime has come and God's beauteous new rose has bloomed; the nightingale of divine truth begins its soul-stirring song [3.5s] | INBA88:310 | BRL_DAK#0531 | Music and singing; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0007 | Public address given on 1912-06-08 | 2410 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | نهایت سرور را امشب دارم که بین جمع محترم حاضر شدم فی الحقیقه جمعی است در | I have the utmost pleasure this evening in being present. Truly this is an assembly | BRL_DAK#0632, MJTB.083x, KHF.243, KHAB.310 (319), KHTB2.138 | BWF.235-242, PUP#063 (p.176-182), FWU.069, SW_v05#07 p.102-103+105-106, SW_v08#08 p.097 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0154 | Address given in Woking Mosque on 1913-01-17 | 1030 | Persian | نه ماه بود که من در ممالک امریکا سیر میکنم و در بسیار از کنائس و مجامع و کلوبها صحبت میداشتم | For nine months, I traveled through the states of America and spoke at many churches, gatherings, and clubs. Even in the synagogues of the Jews | NJB_v12#10 p.176 | DAS.1913-01-17, ADMS#164 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social) | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3742 | Words directed at Mirza Muhammad 'Ali | 30 | unknown | نه تو آن عمر هستی که امر باین عظمت را بلند کنی و نه من آن علی هستم که از دست تو در نخلستان گریه کنم | Inform my brother that I am not `Alí, nor is he `Umar. I am much greater than `Alí and he is much lesser than `Umar. | KNSA.134 (235) | MNYA.180, AFNAN.083, RKS.038 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10656 | 70 | Arabic | نمشی الحین و تمشی الوری عن ورآئی ولکن الناس فی حجاب عظیم نذکر و تذکر الاشیاء | I walk now, and all creation walketh behind Me, yet the people remain veiled by a mighty veil. We make mention, and all things make mention [3.5s] | INBA18:104a | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2346 | Words spoken on 1915-07-13 in Haifa | 100 | Persian | نماز خیلی سهولت دارد بجهت اینکه کبیر و صغیر و وسطی هست. مصطفی رمزی پاشا می گفت من می خواهم | Prayer possesseth great facility, inasmuch as it may be performed in its greater, lesser and intermediate forms [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-13 | Law of obligatory prayer; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1974 | Words spoken on 1913-05-16 in Paris | 140 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نگاه کن من اگر کسی صد خلاف بکند که ضرش بشخص من راجع باشد چشمهایم به هم مینهم | Now see here! If someone were to commit a hundred offences whose harm reverts only to me, I would shut my eyes to the matter | BDA2.302 | MHMD2.400 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Human reality created in the image of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH05149 | 190 | mixed | نکبر من هذا المقام علی الورقه التی تمسکت بالسدره و اقبلت الی الله مولی الانام | We glorify from this station the leaf who hath clung to the Divine Lote-Tree and turned unto God, the Lord of mankind [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.143.03, | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09581 | 100 | mixed | نقطه عما سیر نمود تا در عرش نطق مستریح گشت و بعد هیاکل حروف ابها را بترکیب | The Primal Point traced His course through the realm of Mystery until He found repose upon the Throne of Utterance, whereafter He fashioned the temples of the Abhá Letters [3.5s] | INBA38:056a, INBA36:329a | YMM.224 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The cloud ['ama]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11305 | 40 | Persian | نقطه عبودیت شما را ذاکر است و دیگر کاغذ جوف را بسید ابراهیم نوشته ام اگر | The Point of servitude maketh mention of you, and I have already written another letter unto Siyyid Ibráhím, enclosed herein [3.5s] | AYBY.003a | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH00476 | 1520 | mixed | نقطه حمد و جوهر حمد مخصوص ساحت قدس قرب حضرت محبوبی است که برافراخت سموات | The Point of praise and the Essence of thanksgiving belong unto the holy and near Presence of that Best-Beloved Lord Who hath raised up the heavens [3.5s]... ...tribulation upon tribulation...adversaries with one consent...wretchedness...woes at their blackest | BLIB_Or15722.250, | HDQI.110-112, BSHA.081x, AADA.140bx, UVM.064.16x | GPB.117-118x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Poems and quotation from poetry; Prayer for nearness to God; Proofs for the existence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The cloud ['ama]; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10655 | 70 | Persian | نقطه تفرید در اینعصر تحمید بایات تجرید مترنمست و حمامه ازلی در شاخسار سرمدی | The Point of Unity, in this Age of Praise, chanteth the verses of detachment, whilst the Eternal Dove warbleth upon the timeless branch [3.5s] | YMM.373 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mystical themes | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10654 | 70 | Persian | نقطه بدئیه بعد از سیر در عوالم ملکیه بطراز ختمیه ظاهر شد و از ترکیب آن اشکال | The Primal Point, after traversing the realms of earthly dominion, appeared adorned with the seal of finality, and from this union emerged manifold forms [3.5s] | INBA38:080b | Exhortations and counsels; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05531 | 180 | mixed | نقطه اولی میفرماید اگر نفسی ظاهر شود و یک آیه بیاورد تکذیب مکنید حال معادل | The Primal Point saith: Should a soul appear and reveal a single verse, reject him not [3.5s] | INBA44:111b, BLIB_Or15712.240, , MKI4523.294, | BRL_DA#043, ISH.294 | Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04541 | 210 | mixed | نقره الهی بر ناقور صمدانی مقرون شد و جذبه حمامه سلطان ازلی بر اغصان سدره | The divine melody hath joined with the celestial Trumpet, and the rapture of the Eternal Sovereign's Dove hath alighted upon the branches of the Divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | INBA38:039, INBA36:323 | PZHN v2#1 p.034 | Contention and conflict; Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11482 | 20 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نقاهت هر چند از عوارض ذاتيّه انسانست ولی فی الحقيقه مشکل است نعمت صحّت بر جميع نعما مرجّح است | ...Although ill health is one of the unavoidable conditions of man, truly it is hard to bear. The bounty of good health is the greatest of all gifts | MMK1#132 p.148x | SWAB#132x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01935 | 460 | Persian | نقاط منشعبه از نقطه معکوسه که خود را در مقام نقطه و ظهور میدانند داعی مقام موسویت | The manifold points emanating from the inverted point, who consider themselves to be in the station of the Primal Point and Manifestation, lay claim to the station of Moses [3.5s] | SAM.319 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH10020 | 90 | Persian | نفوسیکه خود از اعلم و افضل و اکمل | Those souls who regard themselves the most learned, most distinguished and most perfect [3.5s] | MAS8.067.15x | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04841 | 200 | mixed | نفوسیکه الیوم از دست سلطان قیوم رحیق مختوم آشامیده اند باید بحکمت ناظر باشند و | The souls who, in this day, have quaffed the sealed wine from the hand of the Self-Subsisting Sovereign must be mindful of wisdom and [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.074d, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00812 | 1000 | mixed | نفوسیکه از آذان محرومند باصغا فائز نشوند کور از آفتاب قدرت ربانی و ظهورات صنعت صمدانی | Those souls who are deprived of ears shall not attain unto hearing, even as the blind perceive not the sun of divine power and the manifestations of the craftsmanship of the Eternal [3.5s] | AYI2.120x, AYI2.121x, AYI2.123x, AYI2.124x, AYI2.125x, AYI2.126x, AYI2.204x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Personal instructions; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0033 | Public address given on 1912-12-04 | 1850 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | نفوسی که خبر از عالم حقیقت و تتبع در کائنات ندارند اکتشاف حقایق | Those who are uninformed of the world of reality, who do not comprehend the | ANDA#43-44 p.161, KHTB2.333, BDA1.405.02 | PUP#139 (p.462-468), BSC.292 #598, FWU.107, SW_v07#08 p.069-071+074-076, MHMD1.423-429 | Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB06878 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نفوسی که اليوم بملکوت الهيّه داخل و بحيات ابديّه فائز آن نفوس هر چند بظاهر در زمينند | ...Those souls that, in this day, enter the divine kingdom and attain everlasting life, although materially dwelling on earth | MMK1#173 p.197x | SWAB#173x, SW_v10#01 p.008, PN_various p012x | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2248 | Words spoken on 1915-07-27 in Haifa | 110 | Persian | نفوس کشته می شوند ولی بی نتیجه. چقدر سلاطین کشته می شوند ولی هیچ ذکری از آنها نیست، ولی یک نفر که در سبیل الهی | Lives are sacrificed, yet to no avail. How many monarchs are slain, and no remembrance remaineth of them; yet a single soul who in the path of God [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-27 | Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2247 | Words spoken on 1915-08-15 in Haifa | 110 | Persian | نفوس را باید از نفوس بارده و نفوس سرد محافظه کرد. اگر محافظه کنی، سالم می ماند و الا بکلی ناخوش می ماند | Souls must be safeguarded from cold and frigid souls. If thou guardest them thus, they shall remain sound; else shall they be utterly afflicted [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-15 | Education of children; moral education; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1691 | Words spoken at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-02 | 180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نفوس دارای دو استعدادند یکی بصرف قوآء طبیعی و دیگری بتربیت معلم عالم انسانی حاصل شود و استعداد طبیعی نیز ظهور و بروزش | Souls possess two types of capacity: one is derived from innate powers and the other is acquired through the education imparted by the Teacher of the world of humanity... This, too, has two aspects. There are certain evils whose consequences | AVK3.085.08x, BDA1.065.08 | SW_v19#04 p.112, MHMD1.073 | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2066 | Words spoken on 1913-05-07 in Paris | 130 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نفوس خاکی در قید قصرند اما دوستان الهی در خیال قبر خداوند برای شماها قصری ابدی ساخته | The people who are attached to this earth are bound by palaces, but the friends of God have their thoughts fixed on the grave | BDA2.288 | MHMD2.380 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; 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; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB10259 | 70 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نفوس تا در ترويج نکوشند بذکر اللّه مشغول و مألوف نيز کما ينبغی نگردند و آثار مدد | ...When the friends do not endeavor to spread the message, they fail to remember God befittingly, and will not witness the tokens of assistance | MMK1#211 p.257x | SWAB#211x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03140 | 290 | mixed | نفسیکه الیوم باسم حق خود را از ما عند الخلق فارغ و آزاد نمود او از لئالی | The soul who, in this Day, in the name of Truth, hath freed and detached itself from whatsoever the peoples possess, verily is among the pearls [3.5s] | INBA19:102, INBA32:094 | ADM3#142 p.160 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2598 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-03 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نفسی منکر فضائل مبارک نبود و جمیع عقلای شرق اول شخص عالم میدانستند ولی می گفتند حیف که ادعای الوهیت | No one was a denier of His virtues. All the wise men of the East considered Him the greatest person in the world. But they said, 'Alas, that He has claimed divinity for Himself.' | BDA1.286.07 | MHMD1.303-304 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Suffering and imprisonment; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| BH00197 | 2890 | mixed | نفسی لک الفداء یا من قمت علی نصرة الله روحی لک الفداء بما تعطر | May my soul be a sacrifice unto Thee, O Thou Who hast arisen to aid the Cause of God! May my spirit be offered up for Thee, inasmuch as Thou art perfumed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.076, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Da'iras and haykals; Review of publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01005 | 830 | mixed | نفسی لسجنک الفداء یا ایها المظلوم فی ارض الطاء و کلی لاستقامتکم الفدآء یا من | May my soul be a sacrifice for Thy prison, O Thou Who art wronged in the land of Ṭá, and my whole being a ransom for Thy steadfastness, O Thou Who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.119, , BLIB_Or15711.013, | MSHR3.364x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02114 | 420 | mixed | نفسی لساذج حبک الفداء نامه وفا که از منبع صدق و صفا ظاهر گشته بود باین خادم فانی | May my soul be sacrificed unto the pure essence of Thy love! The letter of faithfulness that had streamed forth from the fountainhead of truth and sincerity reached this evanescent servant [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#249x, BLIB_Or11096.376ax, BLIB_Or15710.046bx, , BLIB_Or15736.008, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2756 | Words spoken on 1912-12-20 in London | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نفسی بی آمال و آرزو نیست سلطان و گدا هر کس مبتلای غمی است و دوچار مشکلی | There is not one among us who is without hope or desire. The king and beggar alike are afflicted with some sorrow | BDA2.032 | MHMD2.037 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2345 | Words spoken on 1915-08-07 in Haifa | 100 | Persian | نفس وقتی که بر انسان مسلط می شود هر بلائی بسر انسان می آورد. یک ساعت بخیال ریاست می اندازد | At the moment when the self gaineth dominion over man, it visiteth upon him every affliction. For the space of an hour it casteth him into thoughts of supremacy [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-07 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3157 | Words to Mr. Woodcock, spoken on 1912-04-01 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نفس واسطهٴ ما بین روح و جسم است فیوضات و کمالات را از روح گرفته بجسم | The soul is a link between the body and the spirit. It receives bounties and virtues from the spirit and gives them to the body | BDA1.020.04 | MHMD1.027 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2246 | Words spoken on 1912-12-25 in London | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نفس امارهٴ انسان اگر اطفال را بحال طبیعی بگذارید اخلاق جمیع مذموم و شیطانی شود | One's insistent self. Were you to leave a child to persist in his natural state, he would develop a character that is reprehensible and fiendish | BDA2.042 | MHMD2.049-050 | Education of children; moral education; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Need for an educator; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization | - | - | |||||||
| BH00455 | 1580 | mixed | نفحه عنبریه که اثر کلک حبیه آنمحبوب قلب و جان بود در بهترین اوان ریاض قلب را | A fragrant musk-laden breeze, which was the trace of the beloved pen of that Best-Beloved of heart and soul, did in the fairest season grace the garden of the heart [3.5s] | AYBY.174 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04960 | 160 | mixed | نفحه خوشی که از ریاض محبت الله هبوب یافته بود مشام روحرا معطر و قلوبرا بنور | The fragrant breeze that wafted from the gardens of the love of God hath perfumed the senses of the spirit and illumined the hearts with light [3.5s] | MMK6#515 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08456 | 120 | mixed | نفحات وحی عالم را اخذ نموده ولکن عباد از آن غافل و محجوب آنچه در کتب از قبل | The breezes of Divine Revelation have encompassed the world, yet the servants remain heedless and veiled from that which was set down in the Books of old [3.5s] | INBA44:164b, BLIB_Or15699.038b, | BRL_DA#045 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10393 | 80 | mixed | نفحات وحی عالم را احاطه نموده و عرف قمیص جمیع را فرا گرفته ولکن بعضی فائز و | The fragrances of Divine Revelation have enveloped the world, and the perfume of His garment hath embraced all, yet some have attained while [3.5s] | INBA41:381b, BLIB_Or15719.149a, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Living waters; water of life; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02631 | 340 | mixed | نفحات محبت محبوب نزد محبین محبوب لذا ارسلناها بهذه الکلمات العالیات و فوحات | The fragrances of the Beloved's love are cherished by His loved ones; thus have We sent them forth through these exalted words and sweet perfumes [3.5s]... ...The recent news is that, in these days, it was mentioned that the Chief of the Great City (Istanbul) has heard that a person from among the grandees of Diyarbakir is in the possession of a shoe of the Apostle (Muhammad) | BLIB_Or11096#054, , BLIB_Or15710.212b, , BLIB_Or15722.156, | BRL_DA#591, MAS4.215x, ASAT4.053x | BTO#01x | Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10019 | 90 | mixed | نفحات محبت آنجناب متضوع انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال باین نعمت رحمانی و عطیه | The fragrant breaths of your love are wafted abroad and, God willing, shall forever and eternally endure, blessed with this heavenly bounty and divine gift [3.5s] | INBA51:279a, BLIB_Or15710.254, , BLIB_Or15730.012a, , KB_620:272-272 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10018 | 90 | mixed | نفحات ظهور عالمرا احاطه نموده و رایحه مسک معانی عالم وجود را معطر کرده | The fragrances of the Divine Manifestation have encompassed the world, and the musk-laden scents of inner meanings have perfumed the realm of existence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.235a, | Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09048 | 110 | Arabic | نفحات الرحمن من هذالرضوان الذی ظهر علی هیکل الانسان قد کان علی العالمین | The fragrances of the All-Merciful from this Ridván, which hath appeared in the Temple of Man, have verily encompassed all the worlds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.378a, | Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07857 | 130 | Persian | نغمه قلبی بلحن پارسی بر طلعت عراقی وارد و ناله های سری از آن شنیده شد بلی گوش | The melody of the heart, in Persian strain, descended upon the Countenance of the Iraqi One, and mystical lamentations were heard therefrom. Yea, the ear [3.5s] | INBA38:052a, NLAI_BH1.294 | BRL_DA#625, AHB_121BE #10 p.324 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03280 | 210 | mixed | نغمه شرربار سمندر نار موقده ربانیه مفرح قلوب بود و منعش روح چه که از انجذابات | The sparking melody of the celestial salamander of the divine fire brought joy to hearts and exhilaration to the spirit, for it arose from the attractions [3.5s] | INBA13:211 | MKT1.240, AYBY.337 #019b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06764 | 150 | mixed | نغمات و تغنیات و تغردات طیور عرفان آنجناب که بر افنان سدره دانش مرتفع بود | The melodies, songs and warbling notes of the birds of mystic knowledge, which were raised upon the branches of the Tree of Knowledge [3.5s] | INBA51:406, BLIB_Or15697.231, | LHKM3.353 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3315 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-14 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نغمات و اصوات در تلاوت آیات و مناجات نظم و نهر باید باشد ولی در امور غیر منصوص من مداخله نمیکنم | Singing and chanting of scripture and prayers in verse or in prose should be used but I do not interfere in matters not expressly stated in the Text. | AVK4.152.04, YHA2.863a, BDA1.373.13 | MHMD1.392 | House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| BH11853 | 86 | mixed | نغمات قدس معنویرا گوشی جدید باید و نفحات روح فردوسی را فوادی منیع شاید | The holy melodies of the spirit require a new ear, and the sanctified breathings of Paradise need an exalted heart [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.079a | Creation of the world; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2860 | Words to some musicians, spoken on 1912-08-13 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نغمات عبارت از تموجات هوائیه است که از آن پرده های گوش متأثر میشود و نغمه و صوت ملیح | Music is produced by vibrations of air which affect the tympanum of the ear. Although music or an ordinary pleasing voice is of the physical realm | BDA1.188.12 | MHMD1.204 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing | - | - | |||||||
| BH04840 | 200 | Arabic | نعیما لمن وجد عرف الرحمن اذ سطع فی الامکان و هنیئا لمن شرب هذا الکوثر الذی | Blessed is he who hath inhaled the fragrance of the All-Merciful as it wafteth through all creation, and happy the one who hath quaffed this Kawthar which [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#298, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05530 | 180 | Arabic | نعیما لک یا مهدی بما تهدی الناس الی سبیل الرشاد و تذکر ربک فی ایام فیها اخذت | Blessed art thou, O Mahdi, inasmuch as thou guidest the people unto the path of righteousness and dost remember thy Lord in days wherein they were seized [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#182, | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03547 | 260 | Arabic | نعیما لک یا مهدی بما اشتعلت بنار السدره و اشتغلت بتبلیغ امر ربک هذا اعظم کل | Blessed art thou, O Mahdi, inasmuch as thou hast been enkindled with the fire of the Divine Lote-Tree and hast occupied thyself with the proclamation of thy Lord's Cause - this most exalted of all [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#228, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10241 | 70 | Persian | نعیما لک یا صالح، قد اتخذت الیوم لنفسک فی جوار رحمة ربک معاماً علیاً و ذلیاً جلیاً | Blessed art thou, O Salih! Today hast thou chosen for thyself, in the precincts of thy Lord's mercy, a lofty and resplendent station [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-27 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04289 | 220 | Arabic | نعمه الله قد نزلت من سماء مشیه ربکم الرحمن انک تراها علی هیکل الانسان کذلک | The bounty of God hath descended from the heaven of the will of your Lord, the All-Merciful. Verily, thou beholdest it embodied in the temple of man. Thus [3.5s] | INBA34:278 | AQA1#141 | Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08455 | 120 | Arabic | نعم ما عمل و نعم ما نطق و نعم ملاقاته معهم یا اسمی قد خلقت لاجل الذکر و الثناء و المعاشره | Excellent indeed was his deed, and excellent his utterance, and excellent his meeting with them. O My Name! Thou wert created for remembrance and praise and fellowship [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.185c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH09580 | 100 | Persian | نظر عنایت حق بدوستانش بوده و خواهد بود اوست خالق و اوست رازق و اوست معین و اوست | The gaze of God's loving-kindness hath ever been and shall continue to be directed towards His loved ones. He is the Creator, He is the Provider, He is the Helper, and He is [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.161c, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10878 | 60 | Persian | نظر بنور سراج داشته که تجلی او بر مستقربین او بوده و خواهد بود فاستقربوا یا | Gaze with the light of the Lamp, for its revelation hath been and shall ever be upon them that abide steadfast in His presence. Therefore draw ye nigh, O ye [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.091i, | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3314 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-23 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نظر بمکان نیست بلکه بوجود و قلوب نورانیه احباست در بغداد اطاقی کوچک ثلث این اطاق بود | It is not the place that should be looked at but the illumined faces and hearts of the friends | BDA1.133.07 | SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.143 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3480 | Words spoken on 1912-10-16 in San Francisco | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نطقهای من همه باقتضای وقت و اندازهٴ استعداد نفوس است بهر طفلک آن پدر تی تی کند گر چه عقلش هندسهٴ گیتی کند | I speak according to the demands of the time and the capacity of my listeners. 'The father makes gurgling sounds for the newborn infant, although his wisdom be capable of measuring the universe.' | BDA1.314.05 | MHMD1.332 | Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relativity of religious truth; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| BH07281 | 140 | Arabic | نطق لسان القدم فی السجن الاعظم بکلمه انجذبت عنها الملا الاعلی و سکان مدائن | The Tongue of Eternity hath spoken from the Most Great Prison a word whereby the Concourse on High and the dwellers of the cities were enraptured [3.5s] | AQA7#437 p.252 | Exhortations and counsels; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idle fancies; lust and passion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0073 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-03-04 | 1400 | Persian | نصف شب خبر دادند که یکنفر بدوی آمده است و میخواهد من را ببیند پیغامی آورده چون او ... یک وقتی در عکا شخصی بود عبدالله پاشا نام او پیر شده ماهی هزار غروش تقاعد میگرفت و زندگی میکرد | Many years ago there lived in Akka an old retired officer by the name of Abdollah Pasha. He received from the government a pension of ten pounds a month | KHH1.191-192 (1.268-270) | KHHE.284-285, DAS.1915-03-11 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10017 | 90 | Persian | نصایح الهیه مائده معنویه است که از سماء مشیت رحمانیه نازل شده باید احباء قدر | The divine counsels are a spiritual sustenance that hath descended from the heaven of the All-Merciful Will. The beloved must needs appreciate [3.5s] | INBA27:432 | AYI2.236 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05904 | Lawh-i-'Ali Haydar Shirvani (2nd Tablet to the Czar) | 170 | mixed | نصار حقیقی آمد لعمر الله قادر است بر اینکه بیک کلمه عالم را منقلب نماید چون | He Who leadeth to true victory is come. By the righteousness of God! He is fully capable of revolutionizing the world | ANDA#16 p.64x, ANDA#64 p.04x, TBP#17jx | TB#17jx, GPB.106x | Hypocrisy; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | LL#046, LL#106 | |||||||
| BH07856 | 130 | Arabic | نشهد انه لا اله الا هو له العظمه و الجلال و الرفعه و القدره و الافضال یعطی من | We bear witness that there is no God but Him; unto Him belong majesty and grandeur, exaltation and power and grace. He bestoweth upon whom [3.5s] | INBA51:215b, KB_620:208-209 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10016 | 90 | mixed | نشهد انه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان مقدسا عن ذکر الموجودات و لا یزال یکون بمثل ما | We bear witness that there is no God but Him, Who hath ever been sanctified beyond the mention of all created things, and will forever remain thus [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.067a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10015 | 90 | Arabic | نشهد انه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان فی علو القدره و الجلال و لایزال یکون فی سمو | We bear witness that there is none other God but Him. He hath ever dwelt in the heights of power and majesty, and will everlastingly abide in the summit of exaltation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.301b, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04839 | 200 | Arabic | نشهد انه لا اله الا هو قد اظهر من کان موعودا فی کتبه کلها و زین العالم بهذا | We bear witness that there is no God but Him. He hath indeed manifested Him Who was promised in all His Books and adorned the world thereby [3.5s] | INBA18:545 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10877 | 60 | Arabic | نشهد انه لا اله الا هو قد ارسل الرسل و انزل الکتب فضلا من عنده و هو الحق | We bear witness that there is no God but Him. He hath sent forth the Messengers and revealed the Books as a bounty from His presence, and He, verily, is the Truth [3.5s] | AQA7#453 p.272 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11126 | 50 | Arabic | نشهد انه لا اله الا هو اقرارا بوحدانیته و اعترافا بفردانیته و بعد انا سمینا | We bear witness that there is none other God but Him, in acknowledgement of His oneness and in recognition of His singleness. And thereafter, verily, We named [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.085d, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Naming of children; of individuals; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09047 | 110 | Arabic | نشهد انک قصدت المقصد الاقصی و الذروه العلیا و الافق الاعلی و سمعت حفیف | We bear witness that thou hast sought the ultimate goal, the loftiest summit, and the most exalted horizon, and hast hearkened to the rustling [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.177b, | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09046 | 110 | Arabic | نشهد انک قصدت الحضور امام وجه المظلوم و اصغاء ندآئه و القیام لدی بابه | We bear witness that thou didst seek to attain the presence of the Wronged One, to hearken unto His call, and to stand before His gate [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.138a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Law of pilgrimage; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10014 | 90 | Arabic | نشهد انک فزت بالاقبال الی الافق الاعلی اذ اعرض عنه الوری الا من تمسک بهذا | We bear witness that thou hast been blessed with turning unto the Most Exalted Horizon, when the generality of mankind turned away therefrom, save those who held fast unto this [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.179a, | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09579 | 100 | Arabic | نشهد انک سمعت الندآء و اقبلت و حضرت و شربت کوثر البیان من ید عطاء ربک الکریم | We bear witness that thou didst hearken unto the Call, didst draw nigh and attain unto the presence, and didst drink from the Kawthar of utterance from the hand of thy Lord, the All-Bountiful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.206a, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11520 | 20 | Arabic | نشهد ان الافنان شهدوا بما شهدت السدره انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم | We bear witness that the Afnán have testified to that which the Tree hath testified: verily there is none other God but Him, the All-Dominant, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | INBA51:262, KB_620:255-255 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH09578 | 100 | Arabic | نشکر الله رب الافق الاعلی و العرش و الثری بما الف بین قلوب الاولیاء الذین | We render thanks unto God, the Lord of the Supreme Horizon, of the Throne and of the dust, for having united the hearts of His chosen ones who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15703.080, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06302 | 160 | Persian | نسیم قدس رحمت و مکرمت که از یمین جود و کرم بر این | The hallowed breeze of mercy and benevolence that wafteth from the right hand of bounty and grace upon this [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.122b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH07855 | 130 | mixed | نسیم رحمت رحمانیه در کل احیان بر اوراق سدره مبارکه مرور مینماید و از هزیز | The breezes of divine mercy pass, in all seasons, over the leaves of the blessed Tree [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.172b, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06763 | 150 | mixed | نسیم رحمت اعلی از فردوس قدس بقا برخواسته و شمال مرحمت اسنا از رضوان خلد روحا | The breezes of supreme mercy have risen from the hallowed Paradise of eternity, and the gentle winds of most glorious grace waft from the immortal Garden of spiritual delight [3.5s] | MUH3.380-381x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04838 | 200 | mixed | نسمه الله در مرور و کلمه الله در ظهور طوبی لمن وجدها و اقبل الیها بقلب منیر | The breath of God is passing by and the Word of God is being revealed. Blessed is he who hath found it and turned unto it with an illumined heart [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.091r.01, , BLIB_Or11096#092, , BLIB_Or15710.030, | Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05148 | 190 | Arabic | نسمع صوت المریبین من الاقطار و ندآء الموقنین من کل الاشطار ان الذین ارتابوا | We hear the voice of the doubters from every region, and the call of the assured ones from all quarters. Verily, those who have doubted [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#326, | Empty learning; false spirituality; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09576 | 100 | Arabic | نسمع ان الشعر یشهد و یقول تالله قد ظهر المنظر الاکبر و مالک القدر ینادی البشر | We hear how poetry doth testify and proclaim: "By God! The Most Great Vision hath appeared, and the Lord of Destiny calleth unto mankind." [3.5s] | INBA19:017, INBA32:017b, BLIB_Or15696.016a, , BLIB_Or15734.2.069a, | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01559 | 560 | Arabic | نسمع الندآء من کل الاشیا کانها اهتزت فی نفسها من شوقها الی ما ظهر و اشرق من | We hear the Call from all things, as though they are stirred within themselves from their longing for that which hath appeared and shone forth [3.5s] | INBA27:406, Majlis934.112.07-114.04x | AKHA_124BE #08 p.h | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01759 | 300 | Persian | نسخه خطابه شما در کونگرس رسید فی الحقیقه فداای جمال مبارکی هیچ فکری و ذکری | The copy of the address which you delivered before the Peace Congress was received. Truly, I way thou art a ransom | NJB_v02#10 p.003x | CHU.078x, BSTW#312 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11683 | 60 | Arabic | نسئل الله تعالی ان یحفظ حضرة السلطان عبد المجید خان الذی به اطمئنت القلوب... یا ابا المعالی علیک سلام الله و بهائه لعمری ما انقطع نفحات ذکرک | We beseech God, exalted be He, to protect His Majesty Sultan 'Abdu'l-Majíd Khán, through whom hearts have found tranquility... O Abu'l-Ma'álí! Upon thee be the peace of God and His splendor. By My life, the fragrant breezes of thy remembrance have never ceased [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.178ax, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH09577 | 100 | Arabic | نسئل الله تبارک و تعالی ان یتصرف بکم مدائن الافئدة و القلوب و یظهر بکم ما کان مکنونا | We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, that through you He may conquer the cities of hearts and minds, and manifest through you that which lay hidden [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.198d, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH04073 | 230 | Arabic | نسئل الله بان یبعث احدا من عباده و ینقطعه عن الامکان و یزین قلبه بطراز | We ask God to send one of His servants, and to detach him from Contingent Being, and to adorn his heart | NLI.32p099r, PR11.000b | BRL_DA#182, SFI03.155, BCH.032, TSHA3.365, DLH2.150, LDR.416, NJB_v03#02 p.5 | BKOG.299 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities | - | - | LL#067 | |||||||
| BH11304 | 40 | Arabic | نسئل الله بان یبارک قدم الجدید علی غصنی انه سامع مجیب | We beseech God to bless the new footsteps upon His branches. Verily, He is the Hearer, the Answerer [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.189e, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH04837 | 200 | Arabic | نری المجرمین مهطعین الی الهوی و المقربین الی کوثر الهدی الا انهم من الفائزین | We behold the transgressors hastening towards their base desires, while those who are nigh are drawn to the Kawthar of guidance. These, verily, are among the triumphant ones [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#044, | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03712 | 250 | Arabic | نرسل نفحه الرضوان الی امه الرحمن لتقدسها عن الاحزان فی هذه الایام التی فیها | We send the fragrances of Ridván unto the people of the All-Merciful, that it may sanctify them from sorrows in these days wherein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#247, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09575 | 100 | mixed | ندایت شنیده شد و نفحات محبتت استشمام گشت ان ربک لهو السمیع البصیر باید بکمال | Thy call hath been heard, and the fragrances of thy love have been inhaled. Verily thy Lord, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. Thou must with utmost [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.065b, | AVK3.400.03x | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05529 | 180 | mixed | ندایت شنیده شد و ناله ات اصغا گشت در بلایا و رزایا بحق اقتدا کن یعنی صابر و | Thy call hath been heard, and thy lamentation hath been hearkened unto. In tribulations and calamities, follow thou the path of truth - that is to say, be patient [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.016a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Justice and wrath of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07854 | 130 | mixed | ندایت شنیده شد و کتابت مشاهده گشت ان ربک مبدل الشده بالرخاء و العسر بالیسر انه | Thy call hath been heard and Thy letter witnessed. Verily, thy Lord is He Who transformeth hardship into comfort and difficulty into ease. He, verily [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.066a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09045 | 110 | mixed | ندایت شنیده شد و اشتعال نار محبتت فی سبیل الله مشاهده گشت الحمد لله باینمقام | Thy call hath been heard, and the enkindled flame of thy love in the path of God hath been witnessed. Praise be unto God for this station [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.168a, , BLIB_Or15730.016b, | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Love of God; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05903 | 170 | mixed | ندایت شنیده شد و آنچه بعبد حاضر لدی العرش نوشته بودید نزد مظلوم ذکر نمود | Thy call hath been heard, and that which thou didst write to the servant in attendance before the Throne was mentioned unto the Wronged One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.226b, , BLIB_Or15715.055c, | GHA.341b.08x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05528 | 180 | mixed | ندایت شنیده شد کتابت بمنظر اطهر فائز گشت هر نفسیکه لله برآید در آنحین بمحضر | Thy call was heard, and thy book attained unto the Most Holy Presence. Every soul that riseth up for God's sake in that moment attaineth His presence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.131c, | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10012 | 90 | mixed | ندایت را شنیدیم و کتابت لدی العرش عرض شد انشاء الله از بحر دانش بیاشامی و | We have hearkened unto thy call, and thy book hath been presented before the Throne. God willing, thou shalt drink from the ocean of knowledge [3.5s] | INBA19:175a, INBA32:159a, BLIB_Or15697.180a, | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07853 | 130 | mixed | ندایت را شنیدیم و از شطر سجن بتو توجه نمودیم و باینکلمات علیا که هر یک | We have hearkened unto thy call, and from the direction of the Prison have turned toward thee with these most exalted words, each of which [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.226a, , BLIB_Or15719.130a, | MJAN.060, AYBY.083a | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10011 | 90 | mixed | ندایت در سجن اعظم اصغا شد و نامه ات بلحاظ مظلوم عالم فائز گشت انشاء الله بر | Thy call was heard in the Most Great Prison, and thy letter attained unto the presence of the Wronged One of the world. God willing [3.5s] | INBA23:168, BLIB_Or15710.197a, , BLIB_Or15715.119b, | AQA6#284 p.276 | Chastisement and requital; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02630 | 340 | mixed | ندایت بشرف اصغا فائز و وجه مظلوم از شطر سجن بانجناب متوجه انشاء الله از عرف | Your call hath attained unto the honor of hearing, and the face of the Wronged One from the precincts of the Prison is turned towards thee. God willing, from the fragrance [3.5s] | BRL_DA#354, SFI13.042 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07852 | 130 | mixed | ندایت بسمع قبول اصغا شد و لسان عظمت بجوابت از قبل و بعد ناطق آنچه بر مخلصین | Thy call hath been hearkened with the ear of acceptance, and the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken in answer, both before and after, that which concerneth the sincere [3.5s] | INBA51:132b, BLIB_Or15710.180b, , KB_620:125-126 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03268 | 280 | mixed | ندایت بساحت اقدس انور اعلی رسید و آنچه ذکر نمودی عبد حاضر معروض داشت | Thy call hath reached the Most Holy, Most Luminous and Most Exalted Court, and that which thou didst mention, this servant hath duly presented [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.371b, | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03546 | 260 | mixed | ندایت باصغای مظلوم عالم در سجن اعظم فائز شد نعیما لک بما اقبلت الی قبله الوجود | Thy call hath reached the ear of the Wronged One of the world in the Most Great Prison. Blessed art thou for having turned unto the Qiblih of existence [3.5s] | INBA41:207, BLIB_Or15719.071b, , ALIB.folder18p501a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10392 | 80 | mixed | ندایت باصغای مالک اسما فائز نظم و نثر هردو مشاهده شد طوبی از برای لسانیکه | Your call hath attained unto the hearing of the Lord of Names. Both prose and verse have been observed. Blessed is the tongue that [3.5s] | INBA51:192a, BLIB_Or15715.307d, , KB_620:185-185 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04288 | 220 | mixed | ندایت باصغای مالک اسما فائز شد و آنچه عرض نمودی عبد حاضر لدی العرش معروض… بگو ای اله من و محبوب من و سیّد من و سند من | Thy call hath reached the hearing of the Lord of Names, and that which thou didst present hath been laid before the Servant, Who standeth in the presence of the Throne [3.5s]... ...Say: O my God, my Beloved, my Master, my Mainstay, the Object of my desire! My heart, my soul, and my tongue attest that Thou hast ever been one | INBA30:105x, BLIB_Or15710.225, , BLIB_Or15719.130b, | AHM.360x, AQMJ1.170x, BSHA.063, ADH1.131 | ADMS#133x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08453 | 120 | mixed | ندایت باصغا فائز و اقبالت مشهود از حق میطلبیم ترا تایید فرماید بر امریکه | Thy call hath been heard and thy devotion is manifest. We beseech God that He may graciously assist thee in this matter [3.5s] | ANDA#79 p.10 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09044 | 110 | Persian | ندایت اصغا شد و کتابت بانوار منظر اکبر منور گشت و تلقاء وجه معروض آمد اوست | Thy call hath been heard, and thy Book hath been illumined with the splendors of the Most Great Countenance, and hath been presented before His Face. He is God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.131b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08452 | 120 | mixed | ندایت اصغا شد و توجهت بشطر اقدس لدی الله معلوم و واضحست انا قبلنا عملک فی | Thy call hath been heard, and thy turning toward the Most Holy Court is known and manifest before God. We have accepted thy deed in [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.034b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02346 | 380 | Persian | ندای مظلوم افاق را بلسان پارسی بشنو جمیع عالم لاجل عرفان الله خلق شده اند | Hearken thou in the Persian tongue to the Voice of the Wronged One across the horizons: The whole world hath been created for the knowledge of God [3.5s] | INBA35:174, BLIB_Or15719.058c, | AVK2.016.07x, AVK3.387.11x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09574 | 100 | mixed | ندای قلم اعلی در کل حین مرتفع و لسان عظمت در جمیع اوان متکلم و شمس جمال محبوب | The Call of the Most Exalted Pen is raised at all times, and the Tongue of Grandeur speaketh in every season, and the Sun of the Beauty of the Beloved [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.148d, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03914 | 240 | mixed | ندای رحمن مرتفع ولکن آذان اکثر عباد از اصغاء آن محروم و وجه قدم از مشرق عالم | The Call of the All-Merciful hath been raised, yet the ears of most of His servants are deprived of hearkening unto it, and the Ancient Countenance hath appeared from the Orient of the world [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.105, , BLIB_Or15715.130c, | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07851 | 130 | mixed | ندای الهی را بلسان پارسی بشنو تا بمعانی آن پی بری و از رحیق معانی که در او مستور | Hearken unto the Divine Call in the Persian tongue, that thou mayest comprehend its meanings and partake of the pure wine of inner significances concealed therein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.040b, | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06301 | 160 | mixed | ندای الهی در لیالی و ایام از سجن عکا مرتفع اولیا را ذکر مینماید و همچنین اماء | The divine Call is raised from the Prison of 'Akká in the watches of night and day, making mention of both the holy ones and the handmaidens [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.165b, , BLIB_Or15716.224a, , BLIB_Or15728.012a, | AYBY.128a | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06762 | 150 | mixed | ندای الهی در کل حین مرتفعست و افق ظهور بانوار وجه منور طوبی از برای نفوسیکه | The divine Call is raised continually, and the horizon of manifestation is illumined with the lights of His countenance. Blessed are they who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.159b, | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06761 | 150 | mixed | ندای الهی در کل حین مرتفع و قلم ربانی در ساعات لیل و نهار متحرک | The divine Call is raised at all times, and the Pen of the Lord moveth throughout the hours of night and day [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.154c, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10391 | 80 | mixed | ندای الهی در جمیع احیان مرتفع است و قلم اعلی در کل اوان ناطق و این قلم در | The divine Call is raised at every moment, and the Most Exalted Pen speaketh at all times, and this Pen [3.5s] | INBA23:171b, BLIB_Or15710.260d, , BLIB_Or15730.027c, | KHMI.027 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01595 | 550 | mixed | ندای الهی در بریه مقدسه از شجره مبارکه احدیه مرتفع شد و کل را ندا فرمود و | The divine Call was raised from the blessed Tree of Oneness in the sacred wilderness, summoning all [3.5s] | RSBB.129 | Goodly deeds; actions; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04540 | 210 | mixed | ندای آنجناب شنیده شد و نفحات محبت مقصود عالمیان از نامه مرسوله استشمام گشت | The call of that noble one was heard, and from the missive sent were inhaled the sweet fragrances of love for the Desired One of the worlds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.163a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01529 | 320 | Persian | ندانم که این آتش هجر و فراق آخر تا بکی در سوز و گداز است و ابواب قرب و وصل تا | I know not how long this consuming fire of separation and severance shall endure, nor when the gates of nearness and reunion shall open [3.5s] | MSHR3.101 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10013 | 90 | mixed | ندآء مرتفع ولکن سامعین قلیلین افق عالم بانوار اسم اعظم مشرق و لائح ولکن صاحب | A Call hath been raised, yet few indeed are they that hearken. The horizon of the world is illumined with the splendors of the Most Great Name, radiant and manifest, yet few are they that behold [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.261c, | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08454 | 120 | Arabic | ندآء مرتفع ام الکتاب نازل صراط مشهود ولکن قوم در ضلال مبین مشاهده می شوند | The call hath been raised, the Mother Book revealed, the Path made manifest, yet the people are beheld in evident error [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.010, | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Prayer for protection; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01115 | 750 | mixed | ندآء الله از شطر عکا مرتفع و میفرماید طوبی از برای نفوسیکه الی الله توجه | The Call of God hath been raised from the direction of 'Akká, proclaiming: Blessed be they that have turned their faces unto God [3.5s]... ...From time immemorial, they who have been outwardly invested with authority have debarred men from setting their faces towards God | BLIB_Or11096#024, , BLIB_Or15698.259, , BLIB_Or15720.255, , BLIB_Or15740.198, | BRL_DA#134, IQT.259, TZH?.531 | PDC.028x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for pilgrims; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01362 | 630 | mixed | نخستین گفتار کردگار اینست با سینه پاک از خواهش و آلایش و دل پاکیزه از رنگهای | The first utterance of the Creator is this: With a breast purified from desire and defilement, and a heart cleansed from all hues and colors [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.096, , MKI4523.274, | BRL_DA#129, ZYN.256, ISH.274, AHM.380, YARP1.012, DWNP_v6#06-7 p.001-003, UAB.001bx, DRD.109, NSR_1993.037bx, ADH1.059x, AKHA_121BE #07 p.a, ANDA#63 p.03x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11681 | 230 | mixed | نحمدک اللهم علی جزیل العطا و عظیم الوفا مع الذین اصطیفتهم بنور الهدی و اجتبیتهم للندآء | O God, We render praise unto Thee for Thy bountiful gifts and mighty faithfulness to those whom Thou hast chosen through the light of guidance and elected for Thy Call [3.5s] | FRH.410 | Music and singing; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10010 | 90 | Arabic | نبیلی علیک بهائی و رحمتی و فضلی و عنایتی اشهد انک ما توقفت فی هذا الأمر الذی | O Nabil! Upon thee be My glory, My mercy, My grace and My loving-kindness. I testify that thou hast not faltered in this Cause which [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.074h, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH02059 | 430 | mixed | نبیلی اکثری از خلق از حق سم طلب نموده و مینمایند و بخیال خود شهد خواسته اند حنظل | O Nabil! Most among the people have sought, and continue to seek, poison from the Truth, while in their own imagination, though desiring honey, they have asked for bitter colocynth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.100r, , BLIB_Or11096#057, | ASAT5.200-202 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08480 | 90 | mixed | نبايد در کمالات روحانيّه و سنوحات رحمانيّه بدرجه‌ای قناعت نمود بلکه مستمرّاً | One must not remain content with any degree of spiritual perfections and divine bestowals, but rather must continually [3.5s] | MMK3#182 p.126x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10009 | 90 | mixed | نبا عظیم میفرماید یا حزب الله بمثابه شیعه خود را مبتلا منمائید و از انوار | The Great Announcement proclaimeth: O people of God! Make not yourselves to be afflicted after the manner of the Shi'ih, and from the lights [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.097b, | LHKM2.230a | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3479 | Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris | 20 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نان و شیر از هر غذائی سالم‌تر است جمال مبارک میفرمودند در ایام سلیمانیه غذای من اغلب شیر و گاهی شیر برنج بود | Bread and milk are more healthful than any other kind of food. The Blessed Beauty used to say, 'During My days in Sulaymaniyyih, My food on most occasions consisted of milk and sometimes rice pudding | BDA2.299b | MHMD2.395 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih | - | - | |||||||
| BH03392 | 270 | Persian | نامه‌های شما الحمدلله متواتر رسید هر یک برهانی بود بر توکل و توجه و اطمینان | Your letters, praise be unto God, arrived in continual succession, each one a testimony to reliance, devotion and certitude [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.096c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH00959 | 860 | mixed | نامهای آنجناب هر یک بلحاظ مظلوم فائز و عرف توجه و خلوص و استقامت از هر حرفی | The letters of that honored one, each attained unto the presence of the Wronged One, and from every letter thereof wafted the fragrance of devotion, sincerity and steadfastness [3.5s] | INBA15:423, INBA26:426 | YIA.101-102x | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Review of publications; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ROB4.321, LL#102, LL#194 | ||||||||
| AB10463 | 60 | Persian | نامهٴ جدیدی بمدیران نجم باختر مرقوم گردید ترجمه فرموده برسانید حجم روزنامه انشآءاللّه همانقسم که مرقوم نموده‌اید | ...A new Tablet is revealed for the Editors of the Star of the West. Translate | NJB_v02#03 p.001x | SW_v02#02 p.008 | Consolation and comfort; Consultation; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Newspapers and the media; publications; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09832 | 70 | Persian | نامهٴ تو رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که نهایت آرزو داری که من بآنصفحات شتابم من را نیز نهایت اشتیاق | Thy letter was received, and from its contents it became evident that thou dost cherish the utmost desire for me to hasten to those regions. I, too, have the most intense [3.5s] | NJB_v02#06-07 p.008x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consultation; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04287 | 220 | mixed | نامه و عکس و قصیده کل در ساحت اقدس حاضر و بمشاهده و اصغاء فائز انشاء الله | The letter, photograph and ode were all presented at the Most Holy Court and were blessed with being both witnessed and heard, God willing [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.045a, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06760 | 150 | mixed | نامه و دستخط آنمحبوب فواد چون نفحات حب مولی الوری از آن متضوع عالم امکانرا | The letter and handwriting of that Beloved of hearts, like unto the fragrances of the love of the Lord of all beings, hath perfumed the realm of contingent existence [3.5s] | MSHR5.385ax | Business; financial; property matters; Consultation; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00560 | 530 | mixed | نامه های مطبوعه عبدالبهاء که بخط خوش خویش طبع نموده بودید رسید ... احبّآء الهی غافل و یحیائیها شب و روز در فساد بهر حزبی که برسند بهائیان را بحزبی دیگر | The printed letters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, which thou hadst published in thine own graceful handwriting, have arrived... The beloved of God remain unaware, while the followers of Yahyá, night and day, spread corruption, attributing to every faction they meet the Bahá'ís' allegiance to another [3.5s] | INBA79.069 | MAS5.224x, RMT.314-315x | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08451 | 120 | Persian | نامه های قبل شما مطلع حزن بوده چه که از کدورت شما حاکی بود دنیا را شانی و | The letters previously received from thee were fraught with sorrow, inasmuch as they reflected thy despondency. Know thou that this world hath its own station [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.101b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH08450 | 120 | Persian | نامه های شما رسید و هر یک بابی بود از ابواب فرح و سرور هر حرفش گواهی | Your letters have arrived, each one a gate among the gates of joy and gladness, every word bearing witness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.095c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH03267 | 280 | mixed | نامه های آنحبیب روحانی مکرر رسید الحمد لله کلماتش در حدیقه معانی از آب محبت | The letters of that spiritual beloved have repeatedly arrived. Praise be to God, its words, in the garden of inner meanings, flow with the water of love [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.055, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for prosperity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08408 | 100 | Persian | نامه نومروی ۲۲ بتاریخ ۲۲ شهر صفر که ارسال نموده بودید رسید از ضبط و انتظام | Your letter numbered 22, dated the 22nd of the month of Safar, which you had sent, hath been received [3.5s] | INBA17:226 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12167 | 310 | Persian | نامه نمرو ۳۷ و ۳۶ رسید مژده انتشار نفحات الله در آنصفحات داشت از اینقرار | Letters numbered 36 and 37 were received, bringing glad tidings of the diffusion of the fragrances of God throughout those regions [3.5s] | BSHI.125-126 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09504 | 80 | mixed | نامه نامی رسيد و اراده صادق معلوم گرديد. حلاوت لفظ و ملاحت معنی و فصاحت گفتار | Thy distinguished letter arrived and thy sincere intention became evident. Sweet were its words, graceful its meaning and eloquent its utterance [3.5s] | MMK6#588x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02292 | 390 | mixed | نامه نامی آنحضرت که سبب نمو قواهای نامیه عالم است رسید نمو حاصل فرح مشهود | The illustrious letter of His Holiness, which causeth the growth of the life-giving forces of the world, hath arrived. Growth was attained and joy became manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.526, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03024 | 300 | mixed | نامه ملا محمد باقر علیه بهاءالله که به آن جناب نوشته ملاحظه شد انا نذکره بما | The letter of Mulla Muhammad-Baqir - upon him be Bahá'u'lláh - which was addressed to that noble person hath been perused. We make mention of him through that which [3.5s] | TABN.244bx | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04010 | 180 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نامه مفصل که در خصوص استتکارت نوشته بودی ملاحظه گردید مختصر این است | ...The extensive letter you had written about Stuttgart was perused. In brief, Germany will shine resplendent, inasmuch as its citizens are religiously minded | ASAT1.025x | BBBD.242-243, DAS.1913-07-15, ABIE.069, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.323ax | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00106 | 1070 | mixed | نامه مفصل شما که بتاریخ غره محرم بود رسید از قرائتش تاثرات قلبیه حاصل گردید | Your detailed letter, which was dated the first of Muharram, was received, and its perusal stirred the heart with deep emotion [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0546, MKT3.154, TAH.242x, DUR4.501, MAS5.277, MAS9.135, MSHR5.206x, NNY.065-068 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00521 | 550 | mixed | نامه مفصل شما رسید و مذاکرات و مکالمات که با آن شخص محترم نموده بودید معلوم | Your detailed letter was received, and the discussions and conversations which you held with that respected person became known [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0529, MKT2.143, MMK3#104 p.069x, MSHR2.213x, AADA.160-161x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07771 | 110 | Persian | نامه مفصل شما رسید و بر مطالب مفصله اطلاع حاصل گردید آنچه سبب عزت انسانست | Your detailed letter was received, and its contents were thoroughly noted. That which is conducive to the exaltation of man [3.5s] | YIK.101-101 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03556 | 200 | Persian | نامه مفصل آن بنت ملکوت ملاحظه گردید و بدقت تمام مطالعه شد | The long letter of that daughter of the Kingdom was perused and given great attention... Whenever any soul explains any matter, he must have authority from the verses of God, and the words of the Supreme | YMM.415x | BSTW#052gx, BSTW#189x, BSTW#416x, BSTW#443x | Importance of authoritative interpretation; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11680 | 230 | mixed | نامه مشکین که بپدر مهربان مرقوم نموده بودید بنهایت روح و ریحان حرفا بحرف | The musk-laden message which you had written to your kind father was read, word for word | SFI18.273 | LOIR20.168-169 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12679 | 70 | Persian | نامه مبارک آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و قباله بعضی از اسهام خانه حضرت حجت نیز واصل | Thy precious letter was received, as was the deed to certain shares of the residence of his honor Hujjat [3.5s] | BSHI.124-125 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02899 | 310 | Persian | نامه که جناب آقا خلیل علیه بهاء الله بشما نوشته بودند بتمامه در لیل بیست و پنجم | The letter which his honor Áqá Khalíl, upon him be the glory of God, had written unto you, was received in its entirety on the twenty-fifth night [3.5s] | INBA41:373, BLIB_Or15704.364b, | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00576 | 520 | Persian | نامه که بتاریخ شهر شعبان سنه ۱۳۳۸ مرقوم نموده بودید رسید سئوالاتی چند فرموده | Thy letter, dated the month of Sha'ban 1338, hath reached me, wherein thou didst pose several questions [3.5s]... ...As to the supplication of one’s needs in holy places: Since those sites are associated with God, they are, therefore, the most exalted of all spots. It is certain that the supplication of one’s needs in the most exalted of spots is not like praying in other places | AVK2.213.07x, AVK4.147.04x, MAS2.027-030, YARP2.135 p.153 | ADMS#312x | Higher encompasses the lower; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10876 | 60 | mixed | نامه شیخ مدینه کبیره علیه بهائی ملاحظه شد لحاظ عنایت بهریک متوجه از قبل مظلوم | The epistle from the Shaykh of the Great City - upon him be the Glory of Bahá - hath been noted. The gaze of loving-kindness from this Wronged One hath been directed towards each one [3.5s] | MJAN.041a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12203 | 260 | mixed | نامه شماره ۴۸ وصول یافت قدوم آن نفس مبارک با دو فرزند و یک یار عزیز سبب سرور | Your letter numbered 48 was received. The arrival of that blessed soul with two children and one cherished friend was the cause of joy [3.5s] | INBA85:461 | BSHI.011, BSHI.123-124 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08008 | 100 | mixed | نامه شما رسید ولی عبدالبهاء از شدت آلام و محن سفر صحرا و دریا و عدم راحت | Your letter was received, but 'Abdu'l-Bahá, due to the intense sufferings and tribulations of his journeys by land and sea, and the lack of rest [3.5s] | YHA2.1002-1003x, NJB_v04#15 p.004x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09056 | 90 | Persian | نامه شما رسید ولی از قرائت خود شما میدانید این دل و جان چه حالتی پیدا کرد | Your letter was received, and from its perusal you yourself know what condition it produced in this heart and soul [3.5s] | YARP2.448 p.336 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11971 | 100 | mixed | نامه شما رسید و مفتریات اهل حجبات معلوم و واضح گردید جوابی در اینخصوص مرقوم | Your letter was received and the calumnies of the people of veils became known and evident. A response concerning this matter has been penned [3.5s] | INBA79.062b | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05427 | 250 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید در خصوص لقب ملکوتی بجهت حضرت صنیع مرقوم ... در خصوص الواح با ترجمه مرقوم فرموده بودید که از اینجا ارسال شود | Your letter hath been received, and its contents noted. Regarding the celestial title to be bestowed upon His Honour Ṣanī', it hath been written... As to the Tablets with their translations, you had written requesting these be sent from here [3.5s] | INBA79.032 | AVK2.107.17x | Naming of children; of individuals; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09573 | 100 | mixed | نامه شما رسید و مضمون آن معلوم آمد در جواب نفس مذکور لوحی منیع نازل و ارسال | Your letter hath been received, and its contents have become known. In response to the person mentioned, an exalted Tablet hath been revealed and sent [3.5s] | INBA38:131b, BLIB_Or15738.071, | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09043 | 110 | mixed | نامه شما رسید و در سجن اعظم جواب آن از مالک قدم نازل طوبی لعین رات و لاذن | Your letter was received, and in the Most Great Prison an answer hath been sent down from the Ancient King. Blessed be the eye that seeth and the ear that hearkeneth [3.5s] | INBA51:188, KB_620:181-182 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10728 | 60 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و چون قرائت گردید بدرگاه احدیت تضرع و زاری شد و طلب تایید | Your letter arrived, and upon reading it, supplications and entreaties were offered at the Threshold of Divine Oneness, seeking confirmation [3.5s] | INBA87:197b, INBA52:199a | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04178 | 180 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و بملکوت ابهی تضرع و ابتهال گردید که آنجمعیت مبارکه در آلمان | Your letter was received, and supplications and entreaties were offered to the Abhá Kingdom that that blessed gathering in Germany [3.5s] | MKT3.442, YHA1.420x (2.828) | Growth of the Cause; Prayer for the departed; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04836 | 200 | mixed | نامه شما رسید و بلحاظ عنایت فائز ندایت را شنیدیم در جمیع احیان در نظر بوده و | Thy letter was received and, through the glance of divine favor, was granted audience. Thy call did We hear, and in all times hast thou been before Our sight [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.062b, | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09685 | 80 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و از مضمون چنین مفهوم گردید که خبر سفر مصر در آندیار اشتهار | Your letter was received, and from its contents it became evident that news of the journey to Egypt had spread throughout those regions [3.5s] | MSHR2.187x | Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03048 | 220 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و از مصائبیکه بر شما وارد حزن و الم رخ نمود و سبب تاسف و تحسر | Your letter has been received, and the afflictions which have befallen you have given rise to sorrow and grief [3.5s] | BSHN.140.235, BSHN.144.235, MHT2.093 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06481 | 130 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و از اینکه در فکر انتخاب عمومی بودید روح و ریحان حاصل گردید و | Your letter was received, and from your thoughts concerning the general election, joy and spiritual fragrance were attained [3.5s] | INBA16:228 | AMK.131-131, AMK.133-133, AVK4.309bx, RHQM2.1013-1014 (453) (279-280), MAS5.023 | Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03279 | 210 | mixed | نامه شما رسید مدرسه تایید در همدان مرکز توفیق است و از تاسیسات مهمه این عصر | Your letter hath been received. The Ta'yid School in Hamadan is a center of divine confirmation and among the important institutions of this age [3.5s] | MKT4.183, TAH.334, ANDA#41-42 p.94 | Business; financial; property matters; Education of children; moral education; Goodly deeds; actions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09055 | 90 | Persian | نامه شما رسید ذکر مطلوب خویش را نموده بودی که هزار و پانصد تومان سند در دست | Your letter was received. You had mentioned your desired matter concerning a bond of one thousand five hundred tumans in hand [3.5s] | INBA87:205a, INBA52:207a | Business; financial; property matters; Courtesy; culture [adab] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11862 | 200 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | نامه شما رسید در حق جلال الدوله و سائر آواره گان ایران بقدر مقدور نهایت رعایت | Thy letter hath been received. Do thou thy utmost to show Jalalu’d-Dawlih and other Iranian refugees maximum consideration and kindness… The aim of the Baha’ís is to raise aloft the banner of the world’s Great Peace, to eradicate the foundations of war | BRL_DAK#0088 | BRL_ATE#095x | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Non-participation in politics; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02827 | 230 | mixed | Trustworthiness | نامه شما رسید بنص قاطع جمال مبارک احباء در امور سیاسی مداخله ندارند بلکه باید | Your letter was received. According to the explicit text of the Blessed Beauty, the beloved friends must not interfere in political affairs, but rather they should [3.5s]... ...If it should happen that one of the friends be called upon to serve his country and people in some capacity, he should apply himself to his work with heart and soul | COMP_TRUSTP#63x, MKT4.182, AKHA_123BE #04 p.j, AVK3.285.14x, YHA1.410x | BRL_TRUST#62x, COC#2074x | Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11986 | 90 | Persian | نامه شما رسید از تاسیس محفل روحانی در طبرستان مرقوم نموده بودید بسیار سبب سرور | Thy letter was received. Thou hadst written about the establishment of the Spiritual Assembly in Tabaristan, which brought exceeding joy [3.5s] | INBA79.062a | Exhortations and counsels; Hands of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03913 | 240 | mixed | نامه شما در ساحت امنع اقدس بشرف اصغا فائز از حق میطلبیم شما را از فیوضات ایام | Your letter hath attained unto the Most Holy and Most Exalted Court and been honored with hearing. We beseech the True One that ye may receive the outpourings of these days [3.5s] | INBA44:139b | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03278 | 210 | Persian | نامه شما در ١٥ کانون اول ١٩١٩ رسید و از مطالعه اش نهایت سرور حاصل گردید الحمد لله | Your letter of December 15, 1919, was received, and its perusal brought the utmost joy. Praise be to God [3.5s] | MUH3.297 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11874 | 190 | Persian | Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The | نامه شما با دو نقشه مشرق الاذکار رسید هر دو نقشه ملاحظه گردید سبب سرور قلوب شد | Thy letter and the two plans for the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar were received. Both plans were reviewed, and cheered the hearts | BRL_DAK#0421, COMP_MASHRIQP#20 | BRL_MASHRIQ#20 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11303 | 40 | Persian | نامه سمندر مشاهده شد فاسئل الله ان یحفظه من شر کل متکبر جبار | The letter of Samandar hath been seen. Beseech thou God that He may protect him from the evil of every haughty oppressor [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.220.11, | AYBY.309a | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02480 | 360 | Persian | نامه رسید الحمد لله سلامتی وجود نعمتیست بزرگ و فضلیست عظیم نشکره فی | The letter hath arrived. Praise be unto God! Health of being is a mighty bounty and a great favor, for which We render thanks [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.100, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH06759 | 150 | mixed | نامه دیگر جناب ملا باقر علیه بهائی امام وجه حاضر بشرف اصغا فائز گشت حیلها و | Another letter from his honor Mullá Báqir, upon him be Bahá'í glory, attained unto Our presence and was granted the honor of being heard. The schemes and [3.5s] | TABN.225x | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02550 | 350 | mixed | نامه دوستی بر مخزن نیستی وارد شد و معانی روحانی آن مسرت تازه و فرح بی اندازه | The missive of friendship descended unto the treasury of nothingness, and its spiritual meanings brought fresh joy and boundless delight [3.5s] | INBA38:030 | HDQI.066, SFI15.008-009, MUH3.378-379, MSHR5.038x, OOL.B211 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05426 | 150 | Persian | نامه چند روز پیش بشما مرقوم گردید و بواسطه جناب امین ارسال شد حال نامه جدید | A letter was addressed to you several days ago and was sent through Jinab-i-Amin. Now, a new letter [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0908, MSBH1.411 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05527 | 180 | mixed | نامه جناب نبیل بن نبیل علیه سلام الله را دیدیم و شنیدیم لله الحمد بطراز حب | We have seen and perused the letter of Nabíl, son of Nabíl - upon him be God's peace - and have hearkened unto it. Praise be unto God, adorned with the embellishment of love [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.077, | MJAN.044, AYBY.075b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06300 | 160 | mixed | نامه جناب عطار بن عطار علیهما سلام الله و عنایته و فضله بحضور فائز خود | The missive of the honored 'Attár, son of 'Attár - upon them both be God's peace, His loving-kindness and His grace - hath attained unto Our presence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.220.13, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10240 | 360 | mixed | نامه به تاریخ ۲۷ رجب سنه حالیه رسید تهنیت رجوع بشرق بود و خبرهای خوش از طهران | Thy letter dated 27 Rajab of the current year reached us, conveying the joyful tidings of a return to the East and good news from Tihran [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1006, MAS2.026x, YIA.343-344 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09684 | 80 | Persian | نامه بتاریخ بیست و سوم رجب سنه حالیه رسید الحمد لله خدماتت در درگاه الهی مقبول | Your letter dated the twenty-third of Rajab of the current year hath been received. Praise be to God, thy services at the Divine Threshold are acceptable [3.5s] | INBA16:171 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02308 | 260 | mixed | نامه ای بحضرت اجل از پیش در جواب ارسال گشت البته تا بحال رسیده است جمیع احزاب | A letter was sent forth in response to His Excellency, which assuredly hath by now reached its destination [3.5s] | MUH3.197 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03023 | 300 | Persian | نامه امتی خدیجه که بعبد حاضر نوشته بود تلقاء وجه ذکر شد نسئل الله تعالی ان یؤیدها علی الأمر | The letter from the handmaiden Khadijih, which she had written to this servant in His presence, was mentioned before His Countenance. We beseech God, exalted be He, to strengthen her in His Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.049.05, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11302 | 40 | Persian | نامه الیوم پنجشنبه رسید از فضل الهی امور شما جمع و محکم بوده و | The letter arrived on this Thursday. Through divine bounty, thine affairs are well-ordered and firmly established [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.162a, , BLIB_Or15738.144a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH05525 | 180 | Persian | نامه از شما نرسید ولکن جواب ارسال میشود فی الحقیقه بی ذکر مذکور شدید | Though no letter was received from thee, yet is an answer being sent. In truth, thou hast been mentioned though no mention was made [3.5s] | INBA36:451a, NLAI_BH1.293 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10727 | 60 | mixed | نامه اخیر شما رسید که بتاریخ ۲۹ صفر ۳۹ بود | Your recent letter dated 29 Safar 1339 hath been received [3.5s] | MSHR4.053x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02231 | 400 | mixed | نامه ات نزد مظلوم حاضر و لحاظ عنایت بان متوجه لله الحمد بطراز محبت الهی مزین | Thy letter was presented before the Wronged One and the glance of His loving-kindness was directed towards it. Praise be to God, it is adorned with the ornament of divine love [3.5s] | INBA15:262b, INBA26:263, BLIB_Or15690.287, , BLIB_Or15699.090b, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06299 | 160 | mixed | نامه ات نزد مظلوم حاضر و تمام آن اصغا شد لله الحمد عرف محبت الهی از آن متضوع | Thy letter reached the Wronged One and was heard in its entirety. Praise be to God, the fragrance of divine love was wafted therefrom [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.244b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for teaching; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02622 | 240 | Persian | نامه ات نامی بود و مورث فرح روحانی گشت انشاء الله در آن لسان ترجمان فصیح | Your letter was renowned and brought spiritual joy. God willing, through that eloquent tongue [3.5s] | YBN.032, YIA.411-412 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04539 | 210 | mixed | نامه ات مطهرا عن ذکر الغیر بمنظر اکبر انور وارد لله الحمد بفیوضات نامتناهیه | Thy letter, wholly sanctified from mention of aught else, hath arrived at the Most Great and Most Luminous Horizon. Praise be to God for His boundless outpourings of grace [3.5s] | INBA18:054 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07280 | 140 | mixed | نامه ات که باسم عبد حاضر ارسال نمودی لدی المظلوم حاضر و تمام آن باصغا فائز | Your letter, which you sent in the name of this servant, hath reached the Wronged One and all thereof hath been heard [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.125e, | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09042 | 110 | mixed | نامه ات قرائت شد و ما فیه مشهود و معلوم گشت آنچه بر شما وارد لاجل الله بوده | Your letter was perused, and its contents became manifest and evident. That which hath befallen you hath been for God's sake [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#195, | AQA7#517 p.363 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09572 | 100 | mixed | نامه ات رسید و ندایت شنیده شد عریضه ات لدی العرش مقبول افتاد چه که از حق | Your letter was received and your call was heard. Thy petition found acceptance at the Throne, for from the Truth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.119a, | Letters of the Living; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09054 | 90 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | نامه ات رسید و سبب سرور گردید تا بحال خدمت بملکوت الهی نمودی و موفق گردیدی | Thy letter was received. It became conducive to happiness. Up to the present thou hast been serving in the Kingdom of God and hast been assisted. | MKT7.002a | TAB.226 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09571 | 100 | Persian | نامه ات رسید و حنین قلبت اصغا شد الحمد لله بآنچه محبوبست موید شدی | Thy letter hath arrived, and the yearning of thy heart was heard. Praise be to God that thou hast been confirmed in that which is beloved [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.209a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH06298 | 160 | mixed | نامه ات رسید و بلحاظ فائز و باصغا مشرف لله الحمد ضوضای امم ترا از مالک قدم و | Thy letter was received and was graced by Our gaze and favored with Our hearing. Praise be to God that the clamor of the nations hath not withheld thee from the Ancient King [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.199, , BLIB_Or15726.102, | Goodly deeds; actions; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10008 | 90 | mixed | نامه ات رسید و بذکر قلم اعلی فائز گشتی تفکر در فضل حق نما که از افق سجن اعظم | Thy letter hath reached Us, and thou hast attained unto mention by the Most Exalted Pen. Reflect upon the grace of God, from the horizon of the Most Great Prison [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.178a, | Chastisement and requital; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03711 | 250 | mixed | نامه ات رسید و باصغاء مظلوم فائز لله الحمد عرف عرفان از او در هبوب و رائحه | Thy letter arrived and attained unto the hearing of this Wronged One. Praise be to God that the fragrance of divine knowledge wafteth therefrom and its sweet scent [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.119a, | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04072 | 230 | mixed | نامه ات رسید و باصغاء مظلوم فائز گشت ان یا حسین بشنو ندای سدره منتهی را که در | Thy letter reached Us and attained unto the hearing of this Wronged One. O Hussein! Hearken unto the Call of the Divine Lote-Tree which doth [3.5s]... ...That which hath been made manifest in this preeminent, this most exalted Revelation, stands unparalleled in the annals of the past | INBA19:177b, INBA32:161b, INBA57:084, BLIB_Or15697.181, , BLIB_Or15710.290a, | ADJ.077x, WOB.104-105x, WOB.167x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's knowledge; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10091 | 70 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نامه ات رسید و از میهمانی هر نوزده روز مرقوم نموده بودی | Thy letter hath been received. Thou didst write of the Nineteen Day festivity, and this rejoiced my heart. | MMK1#049 p.088x | SWAB#049x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04833 | 200 | Persian | نامه ات رسید نظر ... در ساحت اقدس عرض شد عرف محبت الهی از ان متضوع | Thy letter was received and its contents were presented at His Most Holy Court. The sweet fragrance of Divine love was wafted therefrom [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.311b, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04832 | 200 | mixed | نامه ات رسید ندایت را شنیدیم و در سجن اعظم از مالک قدم آنچه مصلحت است از برای | Thy letter hath reached Us, and We hearkened unto thy call. In the Most Great Prison We beseech from the Ancient Lord that which is meet and seemly [3.5s] | BRL_DA#416, AVK3.404.18x, PYB#006-007 p.01 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Prayer for nearness to God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09041 | 110 | mixed | نامه ات رسید بلحاظ عنایت فائز و باصغا مزین حمد کن مقصود عالمیان را که ترا موید | Thy letter was received, attained unto the glance of grace and was adorned with hearing. Praise thou the Desired One of all worlds, Who hath confirmed thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.313a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06297 | 160 | mixed | نامه ات را دیدیم و ندایت را شنیدیم انشاء الله درین بامداد روحانی از انوار | We have beheld thy letter and hearkened unto thy call. God willing, in this spiritual morn, from the lights [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.053c, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power of prayer; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05902 | 170 | mixed | نامه ات در منظر اکبر بلحاظ عنایت مالک قدر مشرف و فائز گشت انه یجیب من دعاه و | Thy letter hath attained unto the Most Great Horizon, achieving honor and favor through the gracious regard of the Lord of Destiny. Verily, He answereth him who calleth upon Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.178, , BLIB_Or15722.175, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06758 | 150 | mixed | نامه ات در سجن اعظم وارد و بلحاظ مظلوم آفاق فائز گشت و تموجات بحر بیان از قلم رحمن | Thy letter reached the Most Great Prison and attained unto the gaze of the Wronged One of all horizons, and the waves of the ocean of utterance surged forth from the Pen of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.065e, | AQA5#081 p.097 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07279 | 140 | mixed | نامه ات در سجن اعظم باینمظلوم رسید نفحات محبت از او استشمام شد انشاء الله | Thy letter reached this Wronged One in the Most Great Prison, and the sweet fragrances of thy love were inhaled therefrom. God willing [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.292a, | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04831 | 200 | mixed | نامه ات در سجن اعظم امام وجه مظلوم حاضر و عبد حاضر او را قرائت نمود شنیدیم | Thy letter reached the Most Great Prison and was recited in the presence of this Wronged One by the servant who was present; We hearkened unto it [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.106b, | Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11824 | 130 | mixed | نامه ات تلقاء وجه در سجن اعظم بشرف اصغاء مالک قدم فائز شد این عمل تو عندالله | Thy letter attained unto Our presence in the Most Great Prison and was honoured by the hearing of the Ancient of Days. This deed of thine, in the sight of God [3.5s] | BRL_DA#289 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10390 | 80 | mixed | نامه ات تلقاء عرش حاضر و ملاحظه شد انشاء الله در کل احوال باوامر الهیه که در | Thy letter was presented before the Throne and was perused. God willing, thou shalt in all conditions abide by the divine commandments which [3.5s] | INBA23:178a, BLIB_Or15710.198b, , BLIB_Or15719.156a, | AQA6#278 p.271a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09040 | 110 | Persian | نامه ات بین یدی حاضر ولکن قلم امر در این ایام در جواب متحیر است چه که معلوم | Thy letter is before Me, yet in these days the Pen of Command standeth bewildered in reply, inasmuch as it is known [3.5s] | INBA38:079a | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00890 | 920 | mixed | نامه ات بین یدی الوجه فایز و آنچه در او مسطور مشاهده شد لله الحمد فی کل | Thy letter hath reached before the Face of the Presence, and whatsoever was inscribed therein was observed. Praise be to God in all things [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.042c, , BN_suppl.1754.144-147 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08449 | 120 | Persian | نامه ات بین یدی الوجه حاضر و آنچه در او مسطور مشاهده شد حمد کن محبوب عالمیان | Thy letter was present before the Face, and whatsoever was inscribed therein was beheld. Praise thou the Beloved of the worlds [3.5s] | INBA27:474a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01558 | 560 | mixed | نامه ات بمقر عرش وارد و لحاظ عنایت بان متوجه آنچه در او مذکور مفهوم گشت قد | Thy letter hath reached the seat of the Throne, and the glance of loving-kindness hath been directed towards it. Whatsoever was mentioned therein hath become known [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.097r, , BLIB_Or11096#028, , BLIB_Or15710.113, , NLI.32p090r | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08448 | 120 | mixed | نامه ات بمحضر اقدس فائز و عرایضت استماع شد الحمد لله از نسیم قمیص رحمانی در | Your letter hath been received in the Most Holy Presence, and thy supplications have been heard. Praised be God that from the fragrant breeze of the Raiment of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.133e, | AQA5#096 p.112a, AKHA_137BE #05 p.065 | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02549 | 350 | Persian | نامه ات بساحت اقدس فائز و نفحات محبت از او متضوع حمد کن محبوب عالم را که بانوار کلمه مزین | Thy letter hath reached the Most Holy Court, and from it wafted the fragrances of love. Praise thou the Beloved of the world, Who hath adorned thee with the light of His Word [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.075, | Prayer for nearness to God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10007 | 90 | mixed | نامه ات بتوسط اهل حرم بساحت قدم منور گشت ندایت اصغا شد و ذکرت لدی الوجه مذکور | Your letter, through them that dwell within the sanctuary, illumined the court of His presence. Thy call was heard, and mention of thee was made before His countenance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.057d, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04538 | 210 | mixed | نامه ات باصغاء مظلوم فائز الحمد لله بذکر و ثنای محبوب عالمیان موید شدی و از | Thy letter hath attained unto the hearing of this Wronged One. Praised be God that thou hast been enabled to offer praise and glorification unto the Beloved of all worlds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.268a, | YFY.116 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05425 | 150 | mixed | نامه آنحضرت مورخ به ۲۲ ربیع الاول سنه ۳۲۵ واصل گردید و بر اوراق مرسله در طی | The letter of Your Holiness, dated the 22nd of Rabi'u'l-Avval 325, hath been received, and upon the pages enclosed therein [3.5s] | MSHR1.038x, MSHR1.083x, MSHR1.099x, MSHR4.149x | Love as fire; Pain of love; love as veil; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12744 | 50 | Persian | نامه آنجناب وصول یافت ولی فرصت جواب مفصل نیست مختصر مرقوم میشود | Thy letter was received, and though time doth not permit a detailed reply, this brief response is now penned [3.5s] | INBA85:455a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01314 | 650 | mixed | نامه آنجناب که بعبد طائف حول عرش ارسال داشتید از مدینه کبیر بین یدی فرستاد و | The missive which your eminence dispatched to this servant who circleth round the Throne was forwarded from the Great City unto Our presence [3.5s] | AYBY.019 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02015 | 440 | mixed | نامه آنجناب که بسمندر علیه عنایتی و رحمتی ارسال داشتند بساحت اقدس ارسال نمود | The missive which that honored one sent unto Samandar - upon him be My loving-kindness and mercy - hath reached the Most Holy Court [3.5s] | AYBY.122 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Outward and inward meanings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02014 | 440 | mixed | نامه آنجناب که بجناب ناظر علیه بهائی ارسال نمودند بلحاظ مظلوم فائز دیدیم و | The letter which your honour addressed to Jinab-i-Nazir - upon him be the glory of God - reached the gaze of this Wronged One and We perused it [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.122, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01018 | 820 | mixed | نامه آنجناب که ببدایع ذکر رب الارباب مزین بود بر مکمن بلا و مخزن ابتلا واصل | Your letter, which was adorned with wondrous mention of the Lord of Lords, hath reached this Repository of Tribulation and Treasury of Tests [3.5s] | INBA38:096b, BLIB_Or15738.144b, | AVK1.271x, HDQI.068, SFI01.096, MAS1.061x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Free will and predestination; fate; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01640 | 310 | Persian | نامه آنجناب رسید و بر تفاصیل آگاهی حاصل شد فی الحقیقه چنین است که مرقوم | The letter of your esteemed self arrived, and its details were noted. Indeed, it is as stated [3.5s] | INBA89:229 | BRL_DAK#0735 | Past, present and future of Iran; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04835 | 200 | Persian | نامه آنجناب رسید لله الحمد بطراز محبت مطرز بود و بنور معرفت مزین از حق | Thy letter hath reached Us, praise be unto God, adorned with the ornament of love and embellished with the light of recognition [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.137b, | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00006 | Lawh-i-Sarraj | 26800 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Lawh-i-Sarraj (Tablet to Sarraj) | نامه آنجناب بین یدی العرش حاضر و بر مقر انه لایعرف بما سواه واصل و ما فیه | Thy letter hath been made present before the Throne and hath reached the Seat of Him Who is known through naught else but Himself, and that which it contained [3.5s]... ...Shake off, O heedless ones, the slumber of negligence, that ye may behold the radiance which His glory hath spread through the world. | INBA35:190, INBA73:198, INBA33:081bx, INBA76:001, PR19.072b-110b, BN_suppl.1754.075-124 | BRL_DA#029, GWBP#050 p.073cx, GWBP#097 p.130ax, MAS4.046ax, MAS4.090bx, MAS4.100ax, MAS4.364ax, MAS4.350bx, MAS4.174bx, MAS7.004, ASAT4.271x, ASAT4.272x, ASAT4.487x, AKHA_122BE #04 p.?x, AKHA_137BE #08 p.ax, ANDA#05 p.06x, ANDA#69 p.05x, MSHR4.286x, YMM.468x, OOL.B201 | BRL_ATBH#67x, BRL_ATBH#72x, BRL_ATBH#76x, BRL_ATBH#77x, GWB#050x, GWB#097x, LOG#0327x, ADJ.080x, GPB.098x, GPB.102x, GPB.171x, PDC.019-020x, WOB.063x2x, WOB.104x2x, WOB.107x, WOB.108x2x, BLO_PT#075x, HURQ.BH51 | One of the longest works of Bahá’u’lláh, written in answer to questions regarding the enigma of the outwardly exalted station of Mírzá Yaḥyá and arguing, citing various statements of the Báb, that virtues become transmuted into vices when one turns away from the light of truth. | Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | 2b | - | - | ROB2.262 et al, MMAH.140, LL#242 | ||
| BH05526 | 180 | mixed | نامه آنجناب بلسان پارسی تلقاء عرش الهی حاضر و بطرف عنایت ملاحظه شد انشاء الله | Your missive, composed in the Persian tongue, was presented before the Divine Throne and was regarded with the glance of favor. God willing [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.081.07, , BLIB_Or11096#177, , BLIB_Or15722.021a, | PYM.111bx | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of cause and effect; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01820 | 490 | mixed | نامه آنجناب بر مکمن حزن وارد و بر مطلع بلایا واصل فجزاک الله جزآء حسنا | Your letter hath reached this Abode of Grief and arrived at this Dawning-Place of tribulations. May God reward thee with a goodly reward [3.5s] | INBA38:121, INBA57:049 | RSR.119x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Manifestation of God as mediator; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01621 | 540 | mixed | نامه آن محبوب رسید وقتیکه فرصت بمثابه عنقا غیر موجود جناب آقا سید تقی علیه | The letter of that beloved one arrived at a time when leisure, like unto the Phoenix, was non-existent, O honored Áqá Siyyid Taqí [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.053, | AYI2.093x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04834 | 200 | mixed | نامه آن کلمه مصدره دیباج کتاب محبت قلب را بنور فرح روشن نمود و بعد از اطلاع | Thy letter, that effulgent Word adorning the preface of the Book of Love, illumined the heart with the light of joy, and upon perusal [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11098.015, BLIB_Or15700.274b, , BLIB_Or15711.139, | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01934 | 460 | mixed | نامه آن دوست باوفا رسید چون مشعر بر صحت و سلامتی آنجناب بود مسرت حاصل گشت از | The missive of that faithful friend hath been received, and inasmuch as it testified to thy health and well-being, great joy was attained thereby [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.129a, | UAB.047bx, MAS8.076x | Destruction of books; Justice and mercy; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Review of publications; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10875 | 60 | Persian | نامه آن حبیب روحانی رسید از عرفش اهتزاز سدره محبت ظاهر قلم مترجمیست تمام | The missive of that spiritual friend hath arrived, from whose fragrance the divine Lote-Tree of love was stirred into motion. The pen translateth all [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.176e, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11844 | 103 | mixed | نامه آن امه الله رسید در حینیکه از احزان وارده نفحات الهیه مقطوع و قلم از حرکت | The letter from that handmaiden of God arrived at a time when, owing to the sorrows that had descended, the divine fragrances were cut off and the pen was stilled from motion [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.453b | Role and station of women; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07089 | 120 | Persian | نامه ۹ ذی القعده ۳۷ رسید مضمون معلوم گردید حضرت امین چند سال است نهایت ستایش | The letter of the ninth of Dhi'l-Qa'dah 37 was received and its contents were noted. For several years His Honour Amín hath been deserving of the highest praise [3.5s] | YIK.485 | Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11658 | 320 | mixed | نامه ۲۹ ذی الحجه رسید الحمد لله دلالت بر ارتفاع امرالله و انجذاب قلوب | The letter of 29 Dhi'l-Hijjah arrived. Praise be to God, it indicates the exaltation of the Cause of God and the attraction of hearts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0204, YIA.345-346 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Law of pilgrimage; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03391 | 270 | Persian | ناله‌های سریه از کلمات جهریه مفهوم شد و اگر صبر در شداید عظیم نمی‌بود هرآینه | The hidden lamentations were made manifest through the spoken words, and were it not for patience amidst grievous trials, verily [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.113b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08655 | 90 | Persian | ناله و فغان از عدم ارسال مکاتیب عبدالبهاء نموده بودید چهل سال | ...Thy letter was received. Thou hast lamented and complained because it is come time since thou hast received any letter from ‘Abdu'l-Baha. | YHA2.997x, NJB_v04#15 p.002x | DAS.1913-08-03, ABIE.146, BLO_PN#007 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1756 | 170 | Persian | ناقضین قصر را از ما گرفتند و حتی یک اطاق هم به ما ندادند | The Covenant-breakers seized the mansion from Us, and did not grant unto Us even a single chamber [3.5s] | YIK.304, ZIAB1.150-151 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH08447 | 120 | mixed | نار نفس و هوی اکثر اهل ارض را مبتلا نموده و از تقرب بحق جل جلاله باز داشته | The fire of self and passion hath afflicted most of the peoples of the earth and held them back from drawing nigh unto God, exalted be His glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.187b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02415 | 370 | mixed | نار مشتعل و نور لائح آفتاب بیان از افق سماء معانی مشرق ولکن کل از او محجوب و | A blazing fire and a radiant light, the Sun of Utterance hath risen from the horizon of the heaven of inner meanings, yet all remain veiled therefrom [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.265, | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05524 | 180 | mixed | نار سدره مبارکه الهی در این حین بلسان پارسی تکلم میفرماید و جمیع من علی | The Fire of the blessed divine Lote-Tree speaketh forth at this hour in the Persian tongue unto all who dwell upon the earth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.113, | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05147 | 190 | Arabic | نار اوقدناها بید الاقتدار و ارسلناها الی الفاران لیشتعل منها اهل الرحمن طوبی | The Fire which We have kindled by the hand of Power and sent forth unto Fárán, that the people of the All-Merciful might be set ablaze thereby. Blessed are they [3.5s] | AQA6#194 p.023, FRH.062-063 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08446 | 120 | mixed | نار الهی از سدره مبارکه ظاهر و نور احدیه از افق وجه ساطع امروز روز ذکر و ثناست | The divine Fire hath been manifested from the blessed Lote-Tree, and the light of Oneness doth shine resplendent from the horizon of His Countenance. This is the Day of remembrance and praise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.102a, | Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07278 | 140 | Arabic | نار الله من سدره الامر عن افق الجبین قد کان مشهودا تغن بما غنت ورقاء البهاء | The Fire of God, from the Lote-Tree of Command, hath been made manifest upon the horizon of the brow. Sing thou even as the Nightingale of Glory hath sung [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.300b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03139 | 290 | Arabic | نار الرحمن من سدره الانسان فی قطب هذالرضوان علی الحق موقودا و ینطق کل | The Fire of the All-Merciful blazeth forth in truth from the Divine Lote-Tree of Man in the heart of this Paradise, and every being proclaimeth [3.5s] | INBA44:096, BLIB_Or15725.317, | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05424 | 150 | Arabic | ن ظ ذکر رحمه ربک الابهی عبده الذی قرب الله قلبه نجیا و اسمعه ندائه و اراه | Behold the mention of thy Lord's mercy, the All-Glorious, upon His servant, whose heart God drew nigh in intimate communion, caused him to hear His call, and enabled him to behold [3.5s] | INBA59:105a | Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0679 | The Cruel Indifference of People towards the Suffering of Foreign Races: Words spoken on 1911-11-24 in Paris | 430 | Persian | Paris Talks | میگویند یک ترن در رود سن افتاده بیست و پنج نفر غرق شده و امروز در پارلمان | I have just been told that there has been a terrible accident in this country. A train has fallen into the river and at least twenty people have been killed. | BRL_DAK#1241, KHAB.197 (207), KHTB1.204, KHTP.152 | PT#37 p.115, SW_v07#11 p.106-107, SW_v16#08 p.616, ABS#13 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0707 | Words spoken on 1913-05-22 in Paris | 410 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | میگویند مقصود انبیا از ادعا ریاست و حکومت بوده با آنکه اساس امر الله ادعای مظاهر | Such people say that the goal of the prophets has been to claim a position of earthly sovereignty and leadership for themselves | BDA2.312-313 | MHMD2.413-414 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3156 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-05 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | میگویند اگر عالم روحانی یا ملکوتی می بود ما احساس مینمودیم با وجودیکه عدم احساس شأنی نیست هر گاه عدم احساس کمالی باشد | They say that had there been a spiritual world they would have sensed it. But, as a matter of fact, inability to sense a thing is not a proof of the nonexistence of that thing. | BDA1.177.16 | MHMD1.193 | Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Proofs for the existence of God; Rational arguments | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1755 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-06 | 170 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | میفرمودند ایرانیها هر امر مهمی را میخواهند یاد داشت کنند می گویند این را هم در جزء بیست و نهم بنویسید حال باصطلاح ایرانیها | When Persians want to record any important matter, they say, 'Write this down in the twenty-ninth section.' | BDA1.178.09 | MHMD1.194 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Prophecy and fulfillment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00520 | Some Answered Questions #083 The Four Criteria of Comprehension | 550 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | میزان ادراک آنچه مسلم است منحصر در چهار موازینست یعنی حقائق اشیاء باین چهار چیز ادراک میشود | There are only four accepted criteria of comprehension, that is, four criteria whereby the realities of things are understood. | MFD#83, OOL.C022.83 | SAQ#83 | Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Rational arguments; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0922 | Words spoken on 1915-03-03 in Abu Sinan | 330 | Persian | میرزا یحیی در هزار سوراخ پنهان شده بود امرالله بکلی از میان رفته بود | Mírza Yahya [Azal] was hiding in a thousand holes causing the Faith of God to be completely lost. Two Milani youth came to Baghdad and asked about the Blessed Beauty | KHH1.189-190 (1.265-267) | KHHE.275-277 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10653 | 70 | mixed | میرزا یحیی چندی اراده نموده که در خدمت یکی از دوستان خدا در صحراهای بافضای | Mírzá Yaḥyá hath for some time purposed to serve one of the friends of God in the spacious wilderness [3.5s] | INBA38:057a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1993 | 140 | Persian | میرزا تقی خان در مجلس بنوع استهزاء پرسید که دیگر لا رطب و لایابس الا فی کتاب مبین | In the gathering, Mirza Taqi Khan asked mockingly: "What else remains that is not to be found, whether green or sere, save in the perspicuous Book?" [3.5s]... ...one day Mirza Taqi Khan attended a gathering (presumably in Tihran) at which Baha’u’llah was present. | ASAT2.164-165 | ROB3.245-246, STAB#075 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04959 | 160 | Persian | میر فندرسکی میگوید چرخ گردون کین چنین نغز و خوش و زیباستی صورتی در زیر دارد | Mir Findiríski declareth: This celestial sphere, with its exquisite grace and beauteous form, hath an image hidden beneath [3.5s] | MSHR3.061 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2344 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 100 | Persian | میدانی من این امر را چه قسم اداره میکنم? من شراع کشتی را محکم میکشم و طنابها را خوب میبندم | Do you know how I administer this Faith? I pull the sails of the ship firmly and fasten the ropes tight. | KNSA.138 | MNYA.186-187 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0522 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad around June 1914 | 520 | Persian | میدانی چرا حضرت اعلی شهید شد میدانی چرا جمال مبارک اینهمه بلاها را تحمل کرد | Do you know why His Holiness the Exalted One [the Bab] was martyred and the Blessed Beauty sustained such life-long hardships and sufferings?... Is it rational for us to aid him? If a thief wants to enter a house and rob it, should we help him? | KHH1.072-074 (1.100-103) | KHHE.116-117 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2343 | Words spoken on 1914-12-31 in Abu Sinan | 100 | Persian | میخواهم شما را بایران بفرستم... شیخ الاسلام مرد بسیط عامی است و بی دین ابداً اعتنائی بدین الله ندارد | I wish for you to go to Iran... Shaykhu'l-Islam is a simple, common man with no religious convictions. He is utterly ignorant of the religion of God | KHH1.307-308 (1.429) | KHHE.441-442, BSR_v13 p.086 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1379 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-25 | 230 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | میخواهم با شماها خدا حافظی نمایم این ملاقات و مجلس خیلی مؤثر است آخر الکأس است | Here I want to bid you farewell. This meeting and assemblage are very moving. This is the last draught in the goblet! | BDA1.330.10 | MHMD1.348-349, ABCC.311-312, ECN.019+217 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power of prayer; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0059 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-08 | 1480 | Persian | میانه جمیع این نعمای جسمانی از همه لذیزتر خواب است روح انسانی یکقدری آزاد میشود | Among all the worldly bounties none is more wonderful than the dream. In this state the human spirit | AVK1.325-327x, NJB_v14#09 p.288 | BKOG.091x | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2859 | Words spoken on 1915-08-23 in Haifa | 60 | Persian | می خواهم بیایم بالا در مسافرخانه و یک برغل پلوی برای حضرات بپزم. جمال مبارک مرا خادم احباء قرار داده | I wish to ascend to the pilgrim house and cook pilaf for the friends. The Blessed Beauty hath appointed me a servant of the beloved ones [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-23 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06772 | 120 | mixed | ميدانيم که در چه زحمتی و چه مشقّت ولی چون در سبيل حضرت رحمانيّت است عين مسرتّست | We know what hardship and tribulation thou endurest, yet since it is in the path of the All-Merciful, it is pure joy [3.5s] | MMK3#188 p.131x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02160 | 270 | mixed | مویدا ببصر حدید دقت نما در دریای فضل و جود مستغرقی و العطش العطش بر زبان رانی | It is related that once Muhammad Ghazali entered the Adineh Mosque where he heard someone reciting the verse | MMK3#290 p.213 | STAB#126 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1992 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-26 | 140 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مومن بهاءالله کسی است که ثابت بر میثاق است هر کسی بپیمان الهی ثابت است مومن است | A believer in Baha'u'llah is he who is firm in the Covenant.... Is it possible that one may believe in a book without believing in the teacher | BDA1.391.15 | SW_v14#08 p.228, MHMD1.410 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| AB00364 | 630 | Arabic | مولای مولای هولاء عبیدک الحافون حول عرش رحمانیتک الناظرون الی افق فردانیتک | O my Lord, O my Lord! These are Thy servants who circle round the throne of Thy mercy, gazing toward the horizon of Thy divine singleness [3.5s] | INBA13:177 | BRL_DAK#0768 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00718 | 470 | Arabic | مولای مولای لک الحمد بما سبقت رحمتک و سبغت نعمتک و تمت کلمتک و ظهرت حکمتک | O my Lord, my Lord! Praise be unto Thee for that Thy mercy hath preceded all else, Thy bounties have been showered forth in abundance, Thy Word hath been perfected, and Thy wisdom made manifest [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0861, MKT5.045, MNMK#078 p.148 | Apocalyptic imagery; Attaining the life of the spirit; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00054 | 1430 | mixed | مولای مولای تقدس ذاتک عن درک العقول و الافهام و تنزهت هویتک عن الظنون | O my Lord, my Lord! Sanctified is Thine Essence above the comprehension of minds and understandings, and exalted is Thine Identity above all conjecture and fancy [3.5s] | MKT4.174, MILAN.106, AMK.021-024, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.023bx | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09053 | 90 | Arabic | مولای مولای انی اتذلل الی سدره الوهیتک و سریر سلطنه ربوبیتک و عرش رحمانیتک ان | O my Lord, my Lord! I humble myself before the Lote-Tree of Thy Divinity, the Throne of Thy Sovereign Lordship, and the Seat of Thy All-Merciful Dominion [3.5s] | INBA88:150b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1175 | This Great and Glorious Cause: Words spoken on 1911-11-28 in Paris | 270 | Persian | Paris Talks | موسیو در یفوس امروز صدایش گرفته نمیتواند | In these gatherings where we have met and spoken together you have all become acquainted with the principles of this dispensation, and with the reality of facts. Unto you it has been given to know these things | KHTB1.231 | PT#52 p.176 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2342 | Words to a musician, spoken on 1913-04-30 | 100 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | موسیقی آیتی از آیات الهی است چنانچه آن موسیقی اجسام را بحرکت و هیجان آرد موسیقی الهی | Music is one of the signs of God. Even as your kind of music stirs the bodies to motion and rouses them to excitement | BDA2.275 | DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.360 | Music and singing | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0458 | Words spoken on 1915-08-11 in Haifa | 570 | Persian | موسم عید است و ما نومید از دیدار یار عالمی در عیش و نوش و ما بچشم اشکبار | It is the season of festivities, yet We remain bereft of the vision of Our Beloved; whilst the world exulteth in pleasure and delight, Our eyes are filled with tears [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-11 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10006 | 90 | Persian | موج دریای بخشش بکمال اوج ظاهر و آفتاب عنایت از اعلی افق فضل مشرق ابر | The waves of the ocean of bounty are manifest at their zenith, and the Sun of loving-kindness shineth from the highest horizon of grace [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.185d, | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09356 | 80 | Persian | مواهب الهيّه بی‌پايانست ولی هدايت قياس به موهبت ديگر نگردد. اين فضل صرفست و احسان بحت | Divine bounties are limitless, yet guidance cannot be compared with any other gift. This is pure bounty and sheer grace [3.5s] | MMK6#019x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01736 | 510 | mixed | مهی برآمد از این شهر و سوی شهر دگر شد که از غروب و طلوعش دو شهر زیر و زبر | A moon hath risen from this city and journeyed toward another, whereupon through its setting and rising two cities were utterly transformed [3.5s] | INBA36:341, BLIB_Or15722.205, | BRL_DA#601, TZH4.144-146x, RHQM1.337-337 (411x) (248x), MSHR5.154x, MSHR5.305x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10239 | 70 | Persian | مهرپرورا اسفندیار را رواین تن گویند روایت ناس چنین است و با وجود این گویند | O nurturer of love! Isfandiyar was said to be invincible, thus do the people relate; and yet despite this they say [3.5s] | YARP2.398 p.309 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11970 | 100 | Persian | مهربانا بی نیازا این بندگانت کوه و بیابان پیمودند و از دشت و دریا گذشتند | O Thou kind Lord, Thou Who art independent of all things! These servants of Thine traversed mountains and deserts | ADMS#119 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for protection; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05423 | 150 | Persian | مهدی یعنی مظهر هدایت و مطلع عنایت و مشرق هویت الحمد لله از فضل | O Mahdi, who art the Manifestation of guidance, the Dayspring of grace, and the Orient of identity, praise be to God for His bounty [3.5s] | MSBH4.085 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06757 | 150 | Persian | مهدی لوح مخصوص بوده عبد حاضر بعنته بر داشته که بعازمین برساند | A special Tablet was entrusted to Mahdi, and this servant hath, through His bounty, undertaken to convey it unto the wayfarers [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.135b, | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10389 | 80 | Persian | مهدی علیک بهائی چندیست احوال خوب نیست شبها برمیخیزم | O Mihdi, upon thee be My glory! For some time now all hath not been well. In the night seasons I arise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.132c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11301 | 40 | Persian | مهدی بعصریه آمده و استدعا نموده جواب کاغذ شما نوشته | Mihdi hath come before Us and hath requested that a reply be written to thy letter [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.142c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11519 | 20 | Persian | مهد علیا میگوید چیز دیگر بنویس میگویم دیگر نیست تا بنویسم لیس غیره شیء فی الملک | Mahd-i-'Ulya saith: "Write thou something else." I say: "There is naught else to write, for nothing else existeth in the realm..." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.192a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH10874 | 60 | Persian | مهد علیا قاصد شما آمد نامه دیده شد و لکن دستور العمل نیامد | O Mahd-i-'Ulya! Thy messenger came, and the letter was seen, but no instructions were received [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.132h, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH05146 | 190 | mixed | مهاجر حاضر و بعد از اشراق نیر اذن از افق اراده بنیابت آنجناب عمل نمود آنچه را | The exile was present and, after the dawning of the sun of permission from the horizon of the Divine Will, acted as deputy on thy behalf in that which was decreed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.084, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08405 | 100 | Persian | منشور نجم باختر سبب فرح و سرور یارانست زیرا آئینه صافیست که صور حوادث و وقایع | The appearance of the Star of the West is a source of joy and gladness to the friends, for it is a burnished mirror reflecting the images of events and happenings [3.5s] | NJB_v01#19 p.001 | Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1038 | Words spoken on 1911-09-08 in London | 300 | Persian | منزل کوچک نیست باید قلوب وسعت داشته باشد | This is not a small house – it is the hearts that must be enlarged. When we first arrived in Akka… His Holiness Solomon said, "When I was a child I used to think that happiness was riding a horse or going on an outing. | KHAB.052 (060), KHTB1.016 | STAB#039x, ABS#04 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10005 | 90 | mixed | منزل جواد بسیار خوب و مرغوب و کعبه مقصود منزه از جهات و یاس و رجاست از قرب | The abode of Jawad is most goodly and desirable, and the Ka'bah of the heart's desire is sanctified from all directions and from despair and hope [3.5s] | INBA38:056b | Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12840 | 270 | mixed | منجذبا و مشتعلا در سبیل رب جلیل قدم نهادی و طی مسافه بعیده نمودی تا آنکه | BRL_DAK#1244 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for service; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Presence of; reunion with God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10726 | 60 | Turkish | منجذبا صباح پر فلاحدر و گون دوغوب آفاقه پرتو نثاردر طیور و وحوش کوهسارده همدم | O thou who art enraptured! The morn is full of felicity, and the sun, rising upon the horizons, lavishly bestoweth its radiance upon the birds and beasts of the mountainside [3.5s] | MJT.089a | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01852 | 480 | mixed | منادی الله لازال از یمین عرش ندا میفرماید ولکن جز اذن واعیه اصغا ننموده | The Herald of God continueth to call out from the right hand of the Throne, yet none save the attentive ear hath hearkened thereunto [3.5s] | HDQI.064, MAS8.025bx | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10238 | 70 | Persian | مناجات بملکوت ابهی کن محبوب مهربانا تشنه زلال عنایتم از چشمه محبتت جرعه | A supplication to the Abhá Kingdom: O Kind Beloved! I am thirsting for the pure crystal waters of Thy bounty; grant me from the fountain of Thy love a draught [3.5s] | MMK5#287 p.215 | Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2858 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-05-15 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من وقتی باحبای ایران نوشتم که اعضای کانفرانسهای صلح اگر باجرای انچه میگویند | Once I wrote to the friends in Persia in regard to peace congresses and conferences | BDA1.095.07 | SW_v19#06 p.180-181, MHMD1.102 | Goodly deeds; actions; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB12529 | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من همیشه در حق آنها بملکوت ابهی تضرع و زاری مینمایم و طلب تأیید و توفیق | Humbly and ardently, I supplicate constantly the Abha Kingdom on their behalf, praying that they may be confirmed | BDA2.185.13 | MHMD2.236 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3714 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من میخواهم شما کرهٴ نار شوید و از هر قیدی آزاد این امر بهآئی چشمهٴ ایّوبی است | I wish for you all to become balls of fire, freed from every chain and fetter. This Baha'I Cause is a fountain of healing that purges people of every defilement | BDA2.254 | MHMD2.330 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0756 | Words spoken on 1913-03-09 in Paris | 390 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من میخواهم از پاریس بروم و میخواهم شماها را یادگار بگذارم و بدانم که شما را | I wish to leave Paris and leave you as my memento in this city. Strive day and night to illumine this city | BDA2.174x | MHMD2.220x | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0423 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-13 | 600 | Persian | من میخواستم یک سری بشما بگویم در خانه ممکن نشد لهذا اینجا میگویم و آن اینست که من اینروزها در خطر عظیم هستم | I have wanted to share a secret with you but was unable to do so [earlier] at My home and, therefore, I disclose it now: These days, I am in the utmost danger. Perhaps I will be martyred. | KHH1.237-239 (1.332-334) | KHHE.350-353 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08704 | 90 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | من منتظر آنم که نیویورک مبروک گردد و آوازهٴ ثبوت بر عهد و میثاق از آن شهر بآفاق رسد | ...I eagerly anticipate the day when New York will become a blessed spot… Bless Thou, O King of Kings, the city of New York! | SCT.294x | BRL_ATE#047x | The Descendants, B. Marks, L. Slott | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3313 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-05-30 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من مبین آیات جمال مبارکم و منصوص قلم اعلی کل باید اطاعت نمایند جمیع امور | I am the interpreter of the Writings of the Blessed Beauty, as explicitly designated by the Supreme Pen. | BDA1.111.05 | MHMD1.118 | House of Justice; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1215 | Words spoken on 1915-11-10 in Bahji | 260 | Persian | من کار لازمی دارم در عکا می روم و برمی گردم، شماها باشید. سوار الاغ شده تشریف بردند. نزدیک ظهر اسفندیار | Lo, I have pressing work in 'Akká, and shall go forth and return; remain ye here. Thus did He mount upon the donkey and depart. It was nigh unto noon [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-11-10 | Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2755 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-19 | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من عربی را تحصیل نکرده‌ام وقتی طفل بودم کتابی از مناجاتهای حضرت باب را بخط جمال مبارک | All the Baha'ís know that I have never studied Arabic.... I will tell you how I came to know Arabic. When I was very, very young, I found in our house in Tihran a large voluminous book containing many prayers in Arabic revealed by the Bab and copied by Baha'u'llah. | HHA.004x, BDA2.308 | DAS.1913-05-19, MHMD2.407-408, STAB#093, KSHK#31 | Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power of prayer; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB11057 | Cablegram | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من عبدالبهاء هستم حضرت بهاء الله بی مثل و نظیر است کل باید توجه به بهاء الله | I AM SERVANT OF BAHA HIS HOLINESS BAHAULLAH IS UNIQUE AND PEERLESS ALL MUST TURN | MMK5#169 p.131, AMK.288-288, YHA1.015, YHA1.116 (1.240), BDA2.139 | SW_v03#19 p.008, SW_v06#12 p.094, MHMD2.173, BSTW#073b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1266 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 250 | Persian | من عادة الحکومه العنمانیه هوانها تقرٴ حکم الفرمان بحضور المذنب حتی یعلم تکلیفه و یتبع القوانین | ASAT4.349, KHH1.325-326 (1.453-454) | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1312 | Words spoken on 1913-03-29 in Paris | 240 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من طفل بودم بسن نُه سالگی در بحبوحه بلایا و هجوم اعداء از بس سنگ بخانه ما | I was a child, nine years old. In the thick of those calamities, when the enemy attacked, they stoned our house | BDA2.205-206 | MHMD2.263-264, BW_v13p1188, ABCC.009-010 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1378 | Words spoken on 1915-05-05 in Abu Sinan | 230 | Persian | من شما را بجهت خدمت امرالله میخواهم میخواهم شما در جمیع آنچه میبینید و تجربه کرده اید | I wish for you consecrated services to the Cause of God. I wish for you to manifest radiant attributes under all conditions and to raise the Word of God. | KHH1.221-222 (1.309-310) | KHHE.324, DAS.1915-05-05, BSR_v13 p.102 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3733 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-07 | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من سر میز خواهم آمد ولی چند روز میخواهم قناعت داشته باشم والّا شرقیها تحکّمی ندارد | Since the people of the East have not treated the attendants of this ship well... I shall come to the table… It is possible that the Europeans believe themselves to be superior to us, but we consider all people the servants of God and regard all humanity the same way | BDA2.012 | MHMD2.014 | East and West; communication between East and West; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1134 | Words spoken on 1915-03-02 in Abu Sinan | 280 | Persian | من زوفا میخورم در طب جدید هم استعمال میکنید ... مدراست و باین واسطه مفید است از برای تنگ نفس خیلی مفید است | I use hyssop. Is it used in modern medicine?... It has a diuretic effect, and therefore it is beneficial. | KHH1.186 (1.261-262) | KHHE.272-273, BSR_v13 p.093 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11568 | 10 | Arabic | من زار الاخت و المسیح فی الری کمن زارنی | He who visiteth Ukht and Masih in Rayy, it is as though he hath visited Me | IQN.151 | LTDT.269 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0580 | Words spoken on 1914-06-15 in Haifa | 480 | Persian | من رفتم بطبریه این دفعه رفتن خیلی طول کشید طبریه نقطه ئی است که در کوشه ئی واقع شده | I went to Tiberias, but I stayed there longer than I expected. Tiberias is situated in an out-of-the-way place. | NJB_v05#17 p.003x | DAS.1914-06-15, SW_v09#10 p.116-117 | Christ; Christianity; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3707 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-02 | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من دیشب خیلی مسرُور بودم زیرا میدیدم در قلوب شما نار محبّت اللّٰه شعلهور است و نفثات روح القدس | I was very happy last night because I saw that your hearts are ablaze with the fire of the love of God… Those in attendance were baptized with the divine spirit and the fire of the love of God | BDA2.212-213 | MHMD2.274 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0310 | Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London | 360 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من دو روز دیگر اینجا هستمبعد بپاریس میروم مجبورم که زودتر بشرق بروم دو سال است | I will be here for two more days, after which I shall depart for Paris. I must go to the East soon. | BDA2.091-092 | MHMD2.110-111 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3761 | 280 | Persian | من دعا میکنم و از برای خلق گشایش می طلبم اما خلق خودشان سبب تنگی میشوند مثل | I call out in prayer and seek relief for humanity, yet people themselves become the cause of constriction, like [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1145 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1133 | Words spoken on 1915-09-12 in Haifa | 280 | Persian | من دعا می کنم و برای خلق گشایش می طلبم اما خلق خودشان سبب تنگی می شوند. مثل اینست که | I prithee and do seek relief for all creation, yet the people themselves become the cause of their own constraint. It is as though [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-12 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1449 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 220 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من در هیچ مدرسه ای داخل نشدم معهذا در ایام طفولیت وقتی در بغداد برای جمعی صحبت میکردم | I was only fifteen. One day in the Mosque of Baghdad I was surrounded by a number of Mohammadan clergy. They were asking many questions about jurisprudence | BDA2.260 | DAS.1913-04-25, MHMD2.338-339 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0596 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-12-02 | 470 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | من در نیو یورک خیلی در مجامع شما بودم اقامت من در سایر شهرها عشر این نبود | I have been in your gatherings many times. I have not attended one-tenth | KHTB2.328, BDA1.399.10 | PUP#138 (p.460-461), SW_v07#13 p.123-124, MHMD1.418-420 | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1311 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 240 | Persian | من در مجالس سانفرانسیسکو خیلی میرفتم یک روز یک جمعیتی پیش من | [He spoke one night about when He visited San Francisco, where He went to various meetings and gatherings of the friends and others.] | KNR.064-065 | KNRE.073 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0994 | Conversation with Dr Finkelstein, Abu Sinan, 1915-03-01 | 310 | Persian | من در جمیع کنائس و مجامع بصوت بلند فریاد میزدم که ای قوم عالم انسانی در خطر است | In the loudest voice, I cried out in all the synagogues, and churches: O people! The world of humanity is in peril | AVK4.464.08, KHH1.178-179 (1.249-251) | KHHE.259-260, DAS.1915-03-01, BSR_v13 p.091 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Nationalism; love of country; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3718 | Words to Mr Schweizer, spoken on 1913-04-29 in Stuttgart | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من در تو استعدادی می‌بینم که اگر قیام بر تبلیغ امر کنی چنان تأییدی یابی | In you I see such ability that if you should arise to teach the Cause… The Revelation of Baha'u'llah is for action; peruse The Hidden Words and see what He has said therein | BDA2.270 | MHMD2.353-354 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3573 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-13 | 10 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من در امریکا گفتم که جنگ بالکان مقدمهٴ آن حرب عمومی است | In America, I stated that the Balkan War was the beginning of the world war to which you refer | BDA2.019 | MHMD2.022 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1991 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 140 | Persian | من در اروپا همیشه میگفتم که امر حضرت بهاٌالله جامع جمیع ادیان قبل است و دارای جمیع فواید | While in Europe, I always proclaimed, ‘The Cause of Baha'u'llah embraces all the past Dispensations and manifests all their benefits to human society. It is like a tree that has many strong branches. | KHH1.268 (1.374-375) | KHHE.392, DAS.1914-12-01 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0678 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-08 | 430 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من خیلی میخواهم با شماها صحبت بدارم لکن صحتم مساعد نیست دعا کنید صحت تامه ای حاصل شود | I wish very much to speak with you all, but I am not feeling well… I have been travelling for two years and a half. Nowhere was I ill except here. | BDA2.172-173 | DAS.1913-03-08x, MHMD2.217-218, ABCC.012x, STAB#092x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Mystical themes; Personal instructions; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3155 | Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-05-09 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من خیلی رعایت نفوس میکنم که فرار ننمایند و ادنی اعتراضی نتوانند با وجود این | Although I pay great respect to the feelings of people in order that they may not run away or make the least objection, yet the religious ministers of Washington have denounced us | BDA1.078.x | MHMD1.086 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2167 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 120 | Persian | من خیلی جاها را دیده ام هیچ جا صافی هوا و صفای مقام اعلی را ندارد | I have seen many places, but none has the vivifying air and the beauty of the Shrine of the Bab. Ere long this mountain will be developed. | KHH1.057-058 (1.081) | KHHE.099-100, COB.225-226 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1754 | Words spoken on 1913-03-09 in Paris | 170 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من خواستم شما از الواح و رسائل اخیرهٴ حضرت بهآءالله مطلع شوید بدانید که در ایام ظهور | I wanted you to become acquainted with Baha'u'llah's latter Tablets and epistles. Know that, in the scriptures of every dispensation | BDA2.175 | MHMD2.221-222 | Contention and conflict; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Religion as source of love and unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3154 | Words spoken on 1913-03-30 in Stuttgart | 40 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من خواستم بیخبر بیایم احبای استتکارت را خیلی دوست دارم همه | I wished to come without apprising anyone. I love the Baha'is of Stuttgart very much. | BDA2.208-209 | MHMD2.268 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0422 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-08 | 600 | Persian | من حالم خوبست مرضی در کار نیست فقط اعصاب است ... امیدوارم خاتمه حیاتم چون مشک معطر | Of what use is good health to me? I want to wholly sacrifice myself... I wish the end of my life to be musk-laden. That is, I wish to drink from the chalice of martyrdom | KHH1.206-208 (1.289-291) | KHHE.302-305, DAS.1915-04-08, BSR_v13 p.097 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2470 | Words spoken on 1915-10-27 in Akka | 90 | Persian | من چهل و پنج سال در عکا بودم. کسی نبود که بگرید و من با او نگریم و یا اینکه بقدر امکان معاونت ننمایم | I was in 'Akká for forty and five years. There was none who wept but I wept with them, nor any who sought assistance but I rendered whatsoever aid lay within my power [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-27 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2753 | Farewell words to some friends, spoken on 1913-06-11 | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من چندی در میان شما بودم نهایت محبت را بشماها داشته و دارم همیشه قلبم در محبت شما | I have been in your midst for a few months. Only God knows how much I have grown to love you. Your love beats in my heart like the artery of life. | BDA2.346-347x | DAS.1913-06-11, MHMD2.460x | Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1753 | Words spoken on 1915-10-21 in Akka | 170 | Persian | من جمله اینکه مناظر آنجا اصطناعی و مناظر اینجا خلقی است. اگر آن تجملات در اینجا بود آن وقت معلوم می شد | Among these matters lies the truth that those vistas are artificial whilst these scenes are divine creations. Were such splendors to be found herein, then verily would it become evident [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-21 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2857 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 60 | Persian | من تمام کارهای خود را در این جهان تمام کردم و باید از این عالم بروم فقط بیت مبارک | [He said that He has completed His work in this world and must leave this mortal plane. But the only matter He has been unable to take care of is the House of Baha’u’llah in Baghdad] | KNR.079 | KNRE.087 | Call to action; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1922 | 150 | Persian | من بیشتر مکاتیب بدست خود مینوشتم ولکن چون سه انگشتان دستم از کثرت کتابت از کار افتاد مجتاج شدم که کاتبی بگیرم | Most of My epistles did I pen with Mine own hand, yet when three fingers of Mine hand became disabled through the profusion of writing, I found Myself compelled to take a scribe [3.5s] | ASAT5.010-011 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1685 | Words spoken on 1915-08-26 in Haifa | 180 | Persian | مِن بعد خیلی معرکه می شود. ملوک ارض کوزه های گل بر سرشان از مقام اعلی یک سر مناجات کنان به روضهٴ مبارکه | Ere long shall there come to pass mighty upheavals. The kings of the earth, with earthen vessels upon their heads, shall, with suppliant voices raised in prayer, hasten together from the Most Exalted Station unto the Sacred Court [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-26 | Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2856 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-06-24 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من بعد از صعود مبارک امری نماند مگر انکه در اعلآء کلمة الله بآن تشبث نمودم | After the Ascension of Baha'u'llah I did everything within my power to promote the Cause of God. I clung to spiritual methods and rendered such servitude | BDA1.133.11 | MHMD1.143 | Growth of the Cause; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1447 | Words to Ethel Fraser, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 220 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بصحت جسمانی اهمیت نمیدهم همین قدر باشد که انسان در بستر نخوابد | I do not give any importance to physical health. The real health is spiritual and that is eternal. The spirit of man must become reinforced. | BDA2.287 | DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2.378 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; 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 mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1997 | Words to some Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 150 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بسیار مسرُورم از اینکه در این انجمن حاضر شدم این انجمنیست که اعضایش معتقد بروحانیّاتند | I was most pleased to present myself in your midst and speak with you; a meeting which believes in the spiritual power | BDA2.248-249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.322-323 | Call to action; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1990 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-08 | 140 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من بسیار از ملاقات شماها مسرورم از الطاف جمال مبارک امید است که سبب عزت امرالله و انتشار کلمة الله گردید تا این شهر بر جمیع بلاد امریکا تقدم یابد | I am very happy to have met you. I hope that through the favors of the Blessed Beauty you shall become the instruments for the glorification of the divine Cause | BDA1.360.01 | MHMD1.378-379 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3018 | Words to a newspaper publisher, spoken on 1912-04-04 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من بر حسب دعوتهای محافل صلح بامریکا میروم زیرا اساس این امر بر صلح عمومیست و وحدت عالم | I am going to America at the invitation of peace congresses, as the fundamental principles of this Cause are universal peace | BDA1.022.06 | DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.030, ABIE.089, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2043 | Words spoken on 1912-12-18 in London to E.G. Browne | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بدایتاً نوشتم که تا دولت و ملّت مانند شهد و شیر ... باید کوشید تا اخلاق ملت تبدیل شود و استعداد مشروطه و امور سائره حاصل گردد | I have previously written that, for as long as the government and the people are not mingled together like milk and honey, prosperity shall remain unattainable… You must strive to change the characters of the people | BDA2.029 | MHMD2.034, EGBBF.097x | Critique of Western values; culture; Development of capacity and readiness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2166 | Words spoken on 1913-02-25 in Paris | 430 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بايد و ذکر آن نفوس مبارکه خوشنود... وقتی در مجلس معتمد از حضرت نقطه | In the meeting of Mu'tamid, the Bab was asked whether the Qur'an was an authority and a proof for those who were present… I strove to the utmost so that Mirza 'Ali-Asghar Khan | BDA2.158 | MHMD2.198-199, STAB#117x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Justice and wrath of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3017 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-20 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من باو نوشتم تو اول کسی بودی از معلمین و مولفین اروپا که بساحت اقدس مشرف شدی | I wrote to him [E.G. Browne], saying 'You are the first European teacher and author to have attained His Blessed Presence. Do not lose this distinction.' He did not understand me | BDA1.259.13 | MHMD1.278 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2596 | Words spoken en route to Salt Lake City, 1912-10-27 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من بامریکا آمدم تا علم صلح عمومی بلند کنم آمده ام ترویج وحدت عالم انسانی نمایم مقصدم الفت و محبت | I have come to America to raise the standard of universal peace and to promote the unity of mankind. My aim is to create love and harmony among the religions. | BDA1.335.16 | MHMD1.354 | Oneness; unity of religion; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0179 | Words spoken on 1911-11-02 in Paris | 960 | Persian | من باروپا بپاریس آمدم ملاحظه کردم اروپا در مادیات نهایت ترقی را کرده ولکن | When I arrived in Paris from Europe, I observed that while Europe had achieved the utmost progress in material civilization, yet [3.5s] | AMK.243-246, BSHN.140.521x, BSHN.144.509x, MHT1a.164x, MHT1b.122x, KHF.160, KHAB.115 (125), KHTB1.100, KHTP.074 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Critique of Western values; culture; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Human reality created in the image of God; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2855 | Words spoken on 1913-03-05 in Paris | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من باحبای آلمان آنقدر محبت دارم که اگر شعله ئی از این محبت بانها خور | The love I cherish for the German friends is so intense that were a flame of this love to touch them, they would be set ablaze completely | BDA2.169 | MHMD2.213 | Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3153 | Words spoken at 227 Riverside Drive in New York, 1912-11-12 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من با فقرا کار دارم و بمحل فقرا میروم نه اغنیا جمیع را من دوست دارم علی الخصوص فقرا را | I deal with the poor and visit them, not the rich. I love all, especially the poor. All sorts of people come here and I meet them | BDA1.369.03 | MHMD1.387 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3722 | Words to Mr Schweizer, spoken on 1913-04-29 in Stuttgart | 60 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من او را خیلی دوست میدارم این شخص بجهت اینکه در خدمت امر اللّٰه آزاد باشد تأهل ننمود | I love him [Mirza Abu'l-Fadl] very much. In order to leave himself free to serve the Cause of God, he has not married | BDA2.270 | MHMD2.354 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| BH06296 | 160 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers | من انهار کافور صمدیتک فاشربنی یا الهی و من اثمار شجره کینونتک فاطعمنی یا | From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity give me to drink, O my God, and of the fruits of the tree of Thy being | INBA92:089 | PMP#165, LHKM1.005, AQMJ1.017b, OOL.B159.3 | PM#165, BPRY.163, BSTW#049 | L. Thoresen, S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, almunajat.com [item 14] | Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2244 | Words to some children, spoken on 1912-11-24 | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من امیدوارم چنانچه باید و شاید تربیت شوید و هر یک سبب فخر خاندان خویش گردید خدا شما را تأیید کند | I hope that you will be educated as you ought to be and that each of you will become the pride of your family. May God assist you to acquire divine knowledge | BDA1.389.03 | MHMD1.407-408 | Education of children; moral education; Parents and children; youth; families; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0595 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-13 | 470 | Persian | من امروز ماست خوردم چون آقا میرزا حبیب را دوست میدارم هر چه میگوید میشنوم من ماست | Today I had some yogurt... God forbid if a person is overtaken with pride. During His last days, the Blessed Beauty was greatly annoyed [with Mírza Áqa Jan] to the point that I wanted to punish him physically.... Mírza Áqa Jan did not have a good end. | KHH1.240-242 (1.336-339) | KHHE.355-357, STAB#122 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1214 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 260 | Persian | من امروز خیلی خسته هستم امروز مفتی قنسول و دیگران آمدند چقدر بد گذشت | Today I am greatly wearied, for the Mufti, the Consul and others came, and how grievously did the day pass [3.5s] | KHH2.265-267 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03022 | 300 | Arabic | من الناس من سئل عن نبا الموعود قل اتی ورب البیت المعمور منهم من قال ان اتت | Among the people are those who ask concerning the tidings of the Promised One. Say: By the Lord of the Ancient House, He hath indeed come! Among them are those who declare: "He hath come!" [3.5s] | INBA34:214, INBA27:444 | AQA1#075 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05523 | 180 | Arabic | من الناس من اعرض عن الحق بما اتبع اوهام الذین غرتهم العلوم بذلک منعوا عن | Among the people are those who have turned away from the truth, following the vain imaginings of such as have been beguiled by learning, and thereby have been debarred from [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#323, | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2469 | Words spoken on 1913-04-11 in Budapest | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من اعظم آمالم ارتباط بین شرق و غرب است چه این اعظم خدمت بعالم انسانی است | My greatest hope is that the East and West may be united, for this is the greatest service that can be rendered to the world of humanity | BDA2.231 | MHMD2.299 | East and West; communication between East and West; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0030 | Public address given on 1912-06-09 | 1860 | mixed | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Prayers | من از مملکت بعیده شرق میایم مملکتی که همیشه نور آسمان در آن طلوع نموده مملکتی | I come here from distant countries, from Oriental climes… O Thou forgiving Lord! Thou art the shelter of all these Thy servants… Baha’u’llah hath proclaimed the universality of education, which is essential to the unity of mankind | BRL_DAK#0184, KHF.228, KHAB.303 (312), KHTB2.129, NJB_v04#12 p.001 | BRL_ATE#107x, BPRY.082-083x, LOG#0492x, LOG#2097x, PUP#062 (p.172-176), SW_v05#07 p.099-102, SW_v09#07 p.085 | S. Tirandaz | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0399 | Public address to Advanced Thought Center, spoken on 1912-04-14 | 620 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | من از ممالک بعیده آمدم تا این مجامع را ببینم از مشاهده | I have come from distant lands in order to visit the assemblies and meetings.... the greatest bestowal of God is love | KHTB2.021, NJB_v04#11 p.001, BDA1.034n | BWF.217-220, PUP#006 (p.014-016), SW_v03#10 p.005-006, SW_v14#02 p.060 | Love of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.043-044 | ||||||
| ABU1849 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-26 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از ملاقات شماها کمال سرور حاصل مینمایم همیشه این محافل را در خاطر خواهم داشت ابداً فراموش نخواهم نمود | I always derive great pleasure from being with you. I shall always remember these gatherings. I shall never forget them. | BDA1.391.04 | MHMD1.410 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0245 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-15 | 830 | Persian | من از ملاقات شما خیلی مسرورم شکر می کنم خدارا که | I rejoice exceedingly at meeting you and render thanksgiving unto God that [3.5s] | KHTB2.240, NJB_v03#17 p.004 | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0082 | Public address given on 1912-07-31 | 1350 | Persian | من از مسس پارسنز بسیار ممنونم که سبب شده با شماها ملاقات و معاشرت میکنم | You are all welcome. It is a source of great pleasure and we are indebted to Mrs. Parsons. I am a visitor from the Orient | KHF.171, KHAB.350 (357), KHTB2.190, NJB_v03#19 p.001-2 | PN_1912_heh p019x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; East and West; communication between East and West; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2243 | Words spoken on 1912-09-23 in Denver | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از طول راه کلیفورنیا در ابتدای حرکت متأثر می شدم ولی چون لله و محض نشر نفحات الله حرکت کردیم | In the early stages of our long journey to California my health was affected... It is written in the Hadith that cities shall draw nearer to each other. | BDA1.265.01 | MHMD1.283 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2468 | Words to the president of the university, spoken on 1912-05-23 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از شما بسیار راضی هستم و از دارالفنون شما خیلی خوشنود فی الحقیقه خدمت بعالم انسانی مینمائی و بنوع بشر جانفشانی | I am very pleased with you and delighted to see your university. You are, indeed, serving the world of humanity and expending your life for mankind | BDA1.102.14 | SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.109 | High station of learning; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0555 | Spiritual Aspiration in the West: Words spoken on 1911-11-06 in Paris | 500 | Persian | Paris Talks | من از شرق آمدم بغرب در شرق میشنیدم که | You are very welcome! From Eastern lands I have come to the West to sojourn awhile among you. In the East it is often said | KHAB.128 (139), KHTB1.113 | PT#23 p.066 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; High station of learning; Man's distinction from the animal; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3311 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 30 | Persian | من از سن سی سالگی نبضم مطئی است هر کس دیگر باشد ٧٥ - ٨٠ خواهد بود | From the age of 30 I have had a slow pulse. All others have a pulse rate of about 75 to 80 and therefore greatly wonder about my pulse rate. | KHH1.269 (1.376) | KHHE.393, DAS.1914-12-01, BSR_v13 p.084 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1499 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-30 | 210 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از خدمات شماها بسیار ممنونم فی الحقیقه مرا خدمت کردید مهمان نوازی نمودید | I am most grateful for your services; in truth you have served me. You have extended hospitality. | MSBH8.208-209, YHA1.309, KHTB2.326, BDA1.396.08 | MHMD1.415-416, VLAB.014-015 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Hospitality; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| BHU0031 | 90 | Persian | من از جمیع شماها راضی و خوشنودم زیرا خدمت کردید و زحمت کشیدید هر صبح آمدید و هر شام | I am well pleased with you all...Ye have rendered many services, and been very assiduous in your labors | KKD1.517.21 | STOB.108-109 #143-144, GPB.222x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2751 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-04-13 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از تعالیم جمال مبارک در اینجا یکی را موضوع صحبت قرار داده ام هنوز مسائل | I have made the subject of my talks here only one of the principles of the Blessed Beauty. I have not as yet touched upon others of greater importance. | BDA1.033.02 | MHMD1.042 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2340 | Words spoken to Baha'is of Stuttgart, Hotel Marquardt, 1913-04-27 | 100 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من از برای شما تأییدات الهیه و عزت ابدیه میخواهم که چنان مؤید گردید که از جمیع شئون عالم طبیعت فارغ | I beseech for you divine confirmation and imperishable glory, so that ye may be so strengthened by His grace as to become wholly detached | BDA2.266 | BBBD.207, MHMD2.347-348 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1848 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at port, 1912-12-13 | 160 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من از امریکا میآیم نه ماه در آن ممالک مسافر بودم در اکثر کنائس و مجامع نطق کردم | I come from America, where I spent nine months as a traveller. I spoke at many churches and synagogues | BDA2.020 | MHMD2.023 | East and West; communication between East and West; Methods of teaching the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1265 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 250 | Persian | من از امریکا منتظر ظهور چند نفر هستم ... احبای ایران ممتحن اند تمکن حاصل کرده اند جاهای دیگر اینطور نمی شود | From America, I await the appearance of a few people.... The Persian friends have been tested and therefore they are firmly established. This will not happen in other places. | KNSA.163-164 | MNYA.221-222 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1690 | Words spoken on 1913-01-13 in London | 180 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من از احساسات شماها بسیار ممنونم زیرا این احساسات عمومیه الهیه است و امور خصوصیه بشریه | I am most grateful to you all for your sentiments, inasmuch as universal feelings are divine, whereas particular matters are born of humankind | BDA2.082 | MHMD2.099-100 | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2750 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-20 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من ابداً شما ها را فراموش نمیکنم همیشه در یاد و خاطر من هستید بجمیع یاران مهربانی ابلاغ دارید | I shall never forget you. You are always in my mind... If you sacrifice yourself for the rich, they think you do it because you are obliged | MAS5.266-267, BDA1.258.15 | MHMD1.277 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0389 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-02-07 | 630 | Persian | من ابدا سبب فصل نشدم خودشان خود را از یکدیگر جدا کردند جمال مبارک عهدی گرفتند | I never caused their separation. They separated themselves. The Blessed Beauty established a Covenant | KHH1.166 (1.228)x | KHHE.240-241x, DAS.1915-02-07, BSR_v13 p.089x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Creativity in art; Goodly deeds; actions; Methods of teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0319 | Words to various people, spoken on 1912-11-01 | 710 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من ابداً بنیهٴ سفر نداشتم ولی تأیید جمال مبارک مدد نمود هر امری بتأیید از پیش میرود اگر تأیید نباشد هیچ نمیشود | My health was absolutely not up to traveling but the assistance of the Blessed Beauty helped me. All affairs advance with His aid. Without His aid, all would come to naught.... Baha'u'llah has delivered us from all prejudices... If the socialists succeed they would seize the world's wealth and then divide it... I have said in America and Europe that there is only the question of votes in which women have been held back | BDA1.345.02 | MHMD1.363-365 | Equality of men and women; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2064 | Words spoken in 1915 in Akka | 130 | Persian | من آنچه باید بروم در جمیع اطراف و اکناف فریاد بزنم زدم در جمیع شهرها ندا | I who must needs journey forth to every region and corner have raised My call and issued My summons in all cities [3.5s] | AVK4.463.03 | Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3743 | Words spoken on 1912-12-27 in London | 30 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من آمده‌ام تا مدنیّت الهیّه را ترویج نمایم مدنیّتیکه حضرت بهٓاءاللّٰه در شرق تأسیس فرمود | I have come to promote divine civilization. This is a civilization that Baha'u'llah established in the East. It is a civilization that tends to the domain of character | BDA2.044 | MHMD2.053 | Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| BH08537 | 200 | mixed | ملکوت حمد و شکر و جبروت ذکر و ثنا اولیای مالک اسما و فاطر سما … یا حاجی در بیت الهی که الیوم مطاف عالم است تفکر نما در اول ایام | The Kingdom of praise and thanksgiving, and the Realm of remembrance and glorification, belong to the chosen ones of the Lord of Names and Creator of Heaven... O pilgrim! Reflect thou upon the House of God, which in this Day is the Point of Adoration for all the world, in the beginning of days [3.5s] | ASAT2.108x, YIA.120ax | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00557 | 1330 | mixed | ملکوت حمد و جبروت ثنا سلطان مقتدری را لایق و سزا که سطوت عالم و شوکت | The Kingdom of praise and the Realm of glorification beseemeth and befitteth that omnipotent Sovereign, Whose dominion and majesty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.356, | BRL_DA#493 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01594 | 550 | Persian | ملکوت حمد و جبروت ان بارگاه حزب قدس حضرت مقصودیرا لایق و سزاست که محض | The Kingdom of praise and the Dominion of that sanctified Court beseem the holy hosts of the Desired One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.129, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH00335 | Lawh-i-Khalil | 1970 | mixed | Lawh-i-Khalíl (Tablet to Khalil) | ملکوت جلال و جمال و جبروت عظمت و اجلال سلطان لاهوت و ملیک حی لایموت را | The Sovereign of the Divine Realm and King of Life Who dieth not hath so established and ornamented the Kingdom of Majesty and Beauty and the Spiritual Realm of Might | BLIB_Or15717.213, | BRL_DA#483, MAS4.038x, MSHR5.386x, OOL.B161 | HURQ.BH72 | Moses; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | MMAH.190, LL#420 | |||||
| BH04071 | 230 | Persian | ملکوت بیان در بحبوحه احزان بذکر دوستان مشغول که شاید مفتریات مفترین و ضوضاء | The Kingdom of Utterance, amidst the intensity of sorrows, is occupied with the remembrance of the friends, that perchance the calumnies of the calumniators and the clamor [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.045b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for teaching; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03464 | 200 | Persian | ملکوت الهی بقوّهء کلمة اللّه و تأييد روح القدس در عالم وجود تأسيس شد و انوار صلح و سلام از شمس حقيقت | The Kingdom of God hath been established in the world of existence through the power of the Word of God and the confirmations of the Holy Spirit, and the lights of peace and tranquillity have shone forth from the Sun of Reality [3.5s] | MMK3#115 p.078x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11300 | 40 | Persian | ملک عادل بمثابه سراست از برای جسد عالم انشاءالله حق تعالی شائنه این مقام اعلی را که فی الحقیقه | A just sovereign is as the head to the body of the world. God, exalted be His glory, shall adorn this most exalted station which in truth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.154a, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2339 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-24 | 100 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ملاحظهٴ قدرت و تأیید جمال مبارک نمائید که کشیش خود میآید و بتمام خضوع ما را دعوت می کند | Behold the power and confirmation of the Blessed Beauty: The pastor comes in person with all humility to invite us | BDA1.268.05 | MHMD1.286-287 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2594 | Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ملاحظهٴ قدرت جمال قدم و نفوذ اسم اعظم نمائید که ما را با اهل امریکا باین نحو الفت و اتحاد داده | Observe the power of the Ancient Beauty and the influence of the Greatest Name through which He has united us with the people of America in this way | BDA1.126.14 | SW_v19#08 p.253, MHMD1.135-136 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| BH03266 | 280 | mixed | ملاحظه نما و تفکر کن در آنچه در عالم واقع شده علمای ارض و عرفای آن شب و روز | Consider and reflect upon what hath come to pass in the world, how the divines and mystics of the earth, by night and by day [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.142b, | SFI21.013 | High station of the true believer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02091 | 270 | mixed | ملاحظه مينمائی که نور حقيقت شرق و غرب را روشن نموده شمع ايران آن ممالک بعيده را منوّر کرده | Thou dost observe how the Light of Truth hath illumined both East and West, and how the Candle of Iran hath brightened those distant lands [3.5s] | MMK2#088 p.068x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05422 | 150 | Persian | ملاحظه کنید انبیا و رسل و هداة سیل مطالع انوار مقدسه چه بلا ها و مشقات شدیده کشیدند حضرت نوح | Observe how the Prophets, the Messengers, and the heavenly Guides—those dawning-places of sacred light—suffered grievous afflictions and severe trials. Consider Noah [3.5s] | AVK2.307.17x, RHQM2.1190-1191 (663) (408-409) | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09039 | 110 | mixed | ملاحظه کن فضل و عنایت الهی را و در آن تفکر نما که شاید برشحی از بحر کرم مطلع | Observe thou the grace and bounty of God, and ponder thereon, that perchance thou mayest become aware of a drop from the ocean of generosity [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.026b, | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Poems and quotation from poetry; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1689 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 180 | Arabic | ملاحظه جنون دولت ایران و دولت عثمانی را بفرمائید که به چه طرزی حضرت بهاءالله | Consider the foolishness of the governments of Iran and the Ottoman Empire in how they banished His Holiness Baha'u'llah from Iran | KHH1.322 (1.448-449) | KHHE.459-460, COB.226x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2467 | Words to Mirza Muhammad Ali Khan, ca. 1906 | 90 | Persian | ملاحطه نمائید که در سنهٴ ماضیه اعداء و بدخواهان این مظلوم بنهایت فساد برخاستند | Consider ye how in the bygone year the enemies and ill-wishers of this Wronged One arose with consummate mischief [3.5s] | ASAT5.110 | Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1173 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 270 | Persian | مکه در صحرای گرم غیر ذیزرع کوهستانی واقع شده باوجود این طالبین بچه شوق و سروری آنجا | Mecca is situated in midst of a hot, sterile, mountainous desert, yet it is sought after with great joy and bliss | KHH1.313-314 (1.436-437) | KHHE.449-450 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05901 | 170 | mixed | مکرر ذکرت از قلم اعلی جاری انشاء الله بانوار آفتاب معرفت منور باشی و از غیر | Time and again hath mention of thee flowed forth from the Most Exalted Pen. God willing, thou shalt be illumined by the radiance of the Sun of divine knowledge and be detached from all else [3.5s] | INBA51:115, BLIB_Or15696.070c, , KB_620:108-109 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11518 | 20 | Persian | مکرر ذکر شما در بساط اعلی بوده و اصغا شد ارسال مبارک انچه عرف عنایت | Time and again hath thy mention been present before the Most Exalted Court, and that which beareth the fragrance of divine favor hath been graciously received [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.178c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01662 | 530 | Persian | مکتوبیکه بعبد حاضر لدی العرش نوشنه بودید تلقاء وجه مذکور شد و اثار حزن | The letter which you had written to this servant, who standeth before the Throne, was mentioned in His presence, and signs of sorrow [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.026c, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01933 | 460 | Persian | مکتوبیکه باین مظلوم ارسال داشتی در سجن اعظم وارد و مشاهده شد | The letter thou didst send unto this Wronged One hath reached the Most Great Prison and been perused [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.004b, | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Meditation; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05940 | 190 | mixed | مکتوبی که مرقوم نموده بودید واصل در کمال اختصار معانی مفصل داشت... ياران فاران را مژده به موهبت کبری ده که نظر عنايت آن مهر تابان | The letter which you had written hath been received, and though most brief, it contained detailed meanings... Give thou the glad-tidings of this supreme bounty unto the friends of Faran, for the glance of providence from that radiant Sun [3.5s] | MMK4#134 p.136x, FRH.208 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03277 | 210 | mixed | مکتوبی که بحضرات محرمین کعبه رحمان مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید روح و ریحان | Your letter, which you had addressed to the sanctified confidants of the Sanctuary of the All-Merciful, was perused with joy and delight [3.5s] | AYBY.406 #114, TRZ1.161 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02306 | 260 | mixed | مکتوبی که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم فرموده بودید ملاحظه شد حمد حضرت حقیقی | The letter that ye addressed to his honor Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah hath been perused. Praise be unto the True One [3.5s] | INBA88:270 | TISH.210 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11299 | 40 | Persian | مکتوبی باسم اهل طا نوشته ارسال شد اگر مصلحت باشد تفصیل آنرا لسانا بوکیل | A missive hath been inscribed and dispatched, addressed unto the people of Ṭá. Should it be deemed advisable, its contents may be conveyed orally unto the deputy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.098c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01137 | 740 | mixed | مکتوبی از شما رسید و آنچه در او مذکور بود نزد اهل بصر واضح و مبرهنست بشنو ندای | A letter was received from thee, and whatsoever was mentioned therein is clear and manifest unto them that are endowed with vision. Hearken unto the Call [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15698.286, , BLIB_Or15715.363, , BLIB_Or15720.281, , BLIB_Or15740.218, , Majlis934.266-273 | BRL_DA#133, IQT.286, MAS1.078x, AADA.038x, YFY.361-363 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3152 | Words spoken on 1915-10-14 in Haifa | 40 | Persian | مکتوبی از توپوکیان قنسول ایران در امریکا رسیده است. نوشته است که علی قلی خان به وی ابلاغ کرده | A missive hath been received from Topakian, Consul of Iran in America. He hath written that 'Ali-Quli Khan communicated unto him [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-14 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00004 | Kitab-i-Badi' | 84700 | Persian | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Kitáb-i-Badi (Wondrous Book) | مکتوبت که مشعر بر بعض روایات غیرمحققه و اخبارات غیرصادقه بود باین عبد فانی | Thy letter, containing certain unsubstantiated accounts and false reports, was received by this servant. On the one hand, it opened the portals of joy… By God! The relationship between the Revelation of the Primal Point (the Bab) and this most wondrous, this most glorious Revelation is identical to that of the Revelation of John, son of Zechariah (John the Baptist), and the Spirit of God (Jesus) | BLIB_Or15709.001, | BADI, BADIZ, AVK3.009.10x, AVK3.147.12x, AVK3.254.12x, AVK3.457.03x, KHSH08.005x, TZH4.238-239x, MAS4.121x, MAS8.039b.15x, TSQA4.052x, ASAT2.102x, AKHA_137BE #06 p.081x, ANDA#10 p.66x, ANDA#72 p.29x, ANDA#73 p.49x, ANDA#55 p.03x, ANDA#58 p.65x, HYK.267x, HYK.283x, HYK.343x, MSHR3.274x, OOL.B016 | BRL_ATBH#54x, BRL_ATBH#56x, BRL_ATBH#57x, LTDT.024-025x, LTDT.055x, COC#1016x, LOG#1004x, COF.101x3x, TDH#158.18x, GPB.028x, GPB.092x, GPB.147x, WOB.124x, BLO_sazedj#13x, ADMS#057x, ADMS#182x, BTO#10x, ADMS#298x, ADMS#300x | Bahá’u’lláh’s trenchant apologia of His claims, by far His longest single work, written in the voice of one of His supporters, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the truth through the eye of the heart and refuting seven specific accusations levelled by a certain follower of Mírzá Yaḥyá. The answers emphasize the importance of ‘He Whom God shall make manifest’ in the writings of the Báb, declare Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to be the fulfilment of that promise, assert that the relationship between the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh is the same as that between John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, and warn the questioner of the wrath of God. | Alteration of the divine will [bada]; Belief and denial; Blind imitation [taqlid]; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Exhortations and counsels; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Presence of; reunion with God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Seal of the Prophets; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Word of God is its own standard; Words vs deeds | 2c | * | - | LAC.175-210, ROB2.370 et al, BKOG.124, BKOG.245, BKOG.257, GSH.097, LL#028 | ||
| BH09570 | 100 | mixed | مکتوبت در سجن اعظم بنظر این مسجون رسید و اذن حضور خواسته بودی این فقره در | Thy letter reached this Prisoner in the Most Great Prison, and thou didst seek permission to attain His presence. This matter [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.067d, | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09038 | 110 | mixed | مکتوبت در سجن اعظم بلحاظ عنایت فائز و حنین قلبت در حب و فراق از آن اصغا گشت | Thy letter hath attained unto Our presence in the Most Great Prison and been honored with gracious favor, and the yearning of thy heart in love and separation hath been heard [3.5s] | INBA51:192b, BLIB_Or15715.308a, , KB_620:185-186 | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Purpose; goal of creation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05900 | 170 | mixed | مکتوبت در ساحت اقدس حاضر و عین عنایت بان ناظر حمد محبوب امکان را که بعرفانش | Thy letter hath been presented at the Most Holy Court, and the Eye of Loving-kindness gazeth upon it. Praise be unto the Beloved of all existence, Who through His knowledge [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#099, , BLIB_Or15710.065b, | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04286 | 220 | Persian | مکتوبت بمنظر اکبر فائز و بلحاظ عنایت مالک اسما مشرف اظهار حزن نموده بودی | Thy letter hath attained unto the Most Great Horizon and been honored by the glance of favor of the Lord of Names. Thou hadst expressed thy sorrow [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.314b, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07277 | 140 | mixed | مکتوبت بانوار عرش فائز و در سجن اعظم بلحاظ مالک قدم مشرف گشت انشاء الله در | Thy letter hath been illumined by the lights of the Divine Throne and hath attained, in the Most Great Prison, unto the gaze of the Ancient King. God willing [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.262a, , BLIB_Or15730.026h, | Belief and denial; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11161 | 40 | Persian | مکتوب یاران غرب باحبّای شرق ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون معانی گوناگون بود | The letter of the friends of the West addressed to the beloved ones of the East was perused, and its contents were replete with diverse meanings [3.5s] | NJB_v01#19a p.008x | East and West; communication between East and West; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00781 | 450 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | مکتوب مورخه ۵ ذی القعده ۱۳۲۴ رسید ای بنده جمال ابهی عنوان نامه یا عبدالبهاء | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated the 5th of Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1324 was received, bearing the address "O 'Abdu'l-Bahá" [3.5s]... ...We have previously written and sent out a detailed letter regarding the education of children in faith, certitude, learning and spiritual knowledge, and their being taught to call upon the Heavenly Kingdom with suppliant hearts | BRL_DAK#0509, MMK5#175 p.136 | BRL_ATE#164x, COC#0599x | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11352 | 30 | mixed | مکتوب مطبوع که از بهائیان غرب به بهائیان شرق مرقوم شده بود ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون به حقائق و اسرار حضرت بیچون بود یقین است که احبّای ایران را سبب روح و ریحان گردد | The pleasing letter that was written by the Bahá'ís of the West to the Bahá'ís of the East was perused. Its contents were replete with the verities and mysteries of the Incomparable Lord. Assuredly it shall be a source of joy and delight to the beloved ones in Iran [3.5s] | NJB_v01#19a p.008x | Prophecy and fulfillment; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04070 | 230 | mixed | مکتوب مختصر آنحضرت و ما ارسل من عندک واصل لله الحمد که بر حسب ظاهر از سلامتی | A brief missive from His Holiness, as well as that which was sent from thee, hath been received. Praise be unto God that, outwardly, thou art in good health [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#082, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11985 | 90 | Persian | مکتوب شما واصل و تصاویری که ارسال فرموده بودید واصل گردید مگر صد و چهل عدد | Thy letter was received, as were the photographs that thou hadst sent, save one hundred and forty [3.5s] | INBA79.037a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01449 | 330 | Persian | مکتوب شما واصل گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گشت امثال آنجناب سزاوار چنانست که | Your letter was received and its contents were noted. It behoveth one such as you to [3.5s] | INBA89:232 | AVK3.245 | Consultation; Contention and conflict; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07088 | 120 | Persian | مکتوب شما و نامه آقا شیخ علی اکبر هر دو رسید و بدقت تمام ملاحظه گردید | Your letter and the letter of Aqa Shaykh 'Alí-Akbar were both received and perused with the utmost attention [3.5s] | TSS.380 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03857 | 190 | mixed | مکتوب شما که دلالت بر توجه الی الله و توسل بحبل عنایت و تشبث بر ذیل رحمت | Your letter, which betokeneth your turning unto God, your taking hold of the cord of His grace, and your clinging to the hem of His mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#120 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10388 | 80 | Persian | مکتوب شما که بذکر الهی و ثنای او مزین بود رسید | Thy letter, which was adorned with the remembrance and praise of God, was received [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.131d, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07770 | 110 | mixed | مکتوب شما رسید ولی ابدا فرصت شرح و تفسیر نه سوالات از اطراف بیحد و پایان لهذا | Your letter has reached me, yet I find myself utterly devoid of the opportunity to enter into an exposition or interpretation thereof, for inquiries from every direction abound without end [3.5s] | MMK6#503x, YMM.425 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02058 | 430 | mixed | مکتوب شما رسید و ندای شما شنیده شد انشاء الله لازال بعنایت حق فائز باشید و | Your letter hath reached Us, and thy call hath been heard. God willing, mayest thou ever remain the recipient of divine favors [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.103, | ANDA#58 p.41 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03912 | 240 | mixed | مکتوب شما رسید و تمام ملاحظه شد قد اتی القوم بظلم تکدر به الملک و الملکوت و ظهر | Thy letter was received and studied. Verily, that people hath been guilty of such oppression as hath cast gloom over the dominions of earth and heaven | INBA97:029, BLIB_Or15719.099a, | NNY.182-183 | EBTB.049x | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10873 | 60 | Persian | مکتوب شما رسید الحمد لله سالم هستیم حال از حمام بیرون آمدم | Your letter hath reached Us. Praise be to God, We are well. We have just now emerged from the bath [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.132d, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH03021 | 300 | mixed | مکتوب شما در سجن اعظم بنظر مظلوم آفاق رسید و آنچه در او مسطور معلوم گشت اینکه | Your letter reached the Wronged One of the horizons in the Most Great Prison, and that which was inscribed therein became known [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.362b, | NSS.108bx | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03911 | 240 | Persian | مکتوب روحانی انحبیب جانی بنفحه حب معانی بعد اربعة ایام باین عبد فانی وارد | The spiritual epistle of that beloved of the soul, bearing the fragrances of love's inner meanings, reached this evanescent servant after four days [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.013b, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05899 | 170 | mixed | مکتوب جناب ناظر بلحاظ و اصغا فائز در اینصورت توقف آنجناب در آن بلد جایز نه در | The letter of the honored Náẓir hath attained unto Our notice and consideration. Under such circumstances, thy tarrying in that city is not permissible [3.5s] | INBA19:143a, INBA32:131 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04537 | 210 | mixed | مکتوب تلقاء عرش حاضر و فائز شد و آنچه باخوین شهیدین نوشته بودید بلحظات عنایت | The missive hath attained unto the Divine Throne and been accepted, and that which thou didst write concerning the two martyrs hath been considered with glances of favor [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.096, , BLIB_Or11096#122, , BLIB_Or15710.007a, , BLIB_Or15722.018, | ASAT3.108x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03856 | 190 | mixed | مکتوب اخیر نیز ملاحظه گردید از عدم مراوده احباء با بیگانگان مرقوم نموده بودید | The recent letter was likewise perused, wherein you had written about the lack of association between the friends and strangers [3.5s] | INBA16:088 | PYK.249 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10004 | 90 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب واصل و بر مضامین آن اطلاع حاصل مدتی ارسال جواب بعلت عدم اسباب | Thy letter hath been received and its contents noted. For a time the sending of a reply was delayed owing to want of means [3.5s] | MSHR1.076x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00675 | 480 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب واصل گشت گویا نسیم صبای جان بود که از سبای حب محبوب عالمیان مرور | Your epistle was received, and it was as the morning breeze wafting from Sheba with the love of the Beloved of all the worlds [3.5s] | MMK6#342 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03545 | 260 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب وارد ملاحظه شد و معروض گشت و هذا ما صدر من مصدر الخطاب | The missive from your honored presence was received and laid before Him, and this is what hath streamed forth from the Source of Utterance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.005, | Consultation; Personal instructions; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04536 | 210 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب ملاحظه شد قد حزنا بما فیه ولکن حق جل و عز شاهد و گواه است که | The letter from your honored self was perused, and We were indeed grieved by its contents. God, glorified and exalted be He, is verily the Witness and Testimony that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#178, , BLIB_Or15722.021b, | AVK3.180.07x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02703 | 330 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب لدی الوجه حاضر و آنچه در فقره تقسیم مرقوم داشتند فرمودند نعم ما | Thy missive hath attained unto Our presence, and concerning that which thou didst write regarding the division, He hath declared: How excellent [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#247x, , BLIB_Or15710.043, | Consolation and comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00873 | 940 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب که بعبد حاضر لدی العرش نوشته بودید تلقاء وجه حاضر از قبل لوح | Your missive, which you had addressed to this servant present before the Throne, was laid before His countenance, ere the Tablet [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#020, , BLIB_Or15710.059, , BLIB_Or15738.120, | ASAT5.350x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03265 | 280 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب که بطراز ذکر محبوب مزین بود باین عبد مرهوب واصل و نفحات عطریه | The missive from your honor, which was adorned with the mention of the Beloved, reached this awe-struck servant, and its fragrant breaths [3.5s] | INBA19:441 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04830 | 200 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب که باسم الله مهدی ارسال داشتید مشاهده شد و اینکه ذکر نموده | The missive addressed to that esteemed one, which thou didst dispatch under the name of God, the Mahdi, hath been perused [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.205, , BLIB_Or15719.049a, , BLIB_Or15722.148, | AVK3.458.19x | Chastisement and requital; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06756 | 150 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب علت فرح و انبساط قلوب اولی الالباب گشت امیدواریم لازال در ظل | Thy missive hath become the cause of joy and the dilation of the hearts of them that are endued with understanding. We cherish the hope that under the shadow [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.002ax, | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06295 | 160 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب رسید و عرف محبت از او متضوع و منتشر انشاء الله از انوار آفتاب | The missive of your honor was received, and the sweet fragrance of love was wafted and diffused therefrom. God willing, from the rays of the Sun [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.081a, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06294 | 160 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب رسید الحمد لله مشعر بر صحت و عافیت بود و اینکه درباره توجه بعجم | Thy letter hath reached Me and, praise be to God, it bore tidings of thy health and well-being, and concerning thy turning towards Persia [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.013a, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Freedom of thought and action; Personal instructions; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02898 | 310 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب در سجن اعظم بنظر اینمظلوم رسید و اینکه سوال از حکم الله در امر | This Wronged One hath perused thy letter in the Most Great Prison and is apprised of thine enquiry concerning the commandments of God… Magnified be Thy Name, O Lord my God! I am the one who hath turned his face | BLIB_Or15710.240, | BRL_DA#249, AQA5#143 p.193, MAS8.188ax, TBP#17n | TB#17n | B. Spriggs | Knowledge; recognition of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Prayer for service; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Work as worship | - | - | LL#103 | ||||||
| BH00060 | Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzaq | 5390 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; River of Life, The; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh; Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzáq | Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzáq | مکتوب آنجناب بمنظر اکبر وارد و از قمیص کلماتش نفحات حب مالک اسما و صفات | Thy letter hath attained unto the Most Great Horizon, and from the garment of its words wafted the sweet-scented fragrance of love for the Lord of Names and Attributes [3.5s]... ...As to thy question concerning the origin of creation. Know assuredly that God’s creation hath existed from eternity, and will continue to exist forever… Thou hast asked Me whether man, as apart from the Prophets of God… | INBA38:144, BLIB_Or15698.044, , BLIB_Or15720.046, , BLIB_Or15740.038, , NLAI_BH3.047, BN_suppl.1754.021-030 | BRL_DA#030, GWBP#078 p.101bx, GWBP#080 p.103x, GWBP#087 p.114x, AVK1.113ax, AVK1.213.04x, AVK1.222.10x, AVK1.272x, AVK2.042.10x, AVK2.073.12x, IQT.044, RSBB.104, MAS4.174ax, ASAT1.013x, ASAT2.019x, ASAT2.103x, ASAT4.317x, ASAT4.296x, ASAT4.530x, ASAT5.270x, ASAT5.355x, OOL.B021 | BRL_ATBH#75x, GWB#078x, GWB#080x, GWB#087x, ROL.016-021x, BSC.228 #453-459x, HURQ.BH57x, HURQ.BH58x | Addresses some misconceptions of the Bábís and answers questions concerning the origin of creation, the soul after death, and the absence of historical records prior to Adam. | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Soul; spirit after death; Universal language; Word of God and human limitations | 2c | * | - | LL#036, LL#411 | ||
| BH09569 | 100 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب بمقر عرش وارد شد و آنچه از عربی و فارسی معروض داشتید اصغا گشت | The missive of your esteemed self hath reached the Court of the Divine Throne, and whatsoever thou didst set forth in Arabic and Persian hath been heard [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.146b, | AQA5#103 p.118 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01932 | 460 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب باین عبد واصل بعد از معروض داشتن باین کلمات دریات لسان (...) | The letter of your eminence reached this servant, and after being presented, these words flowed forth from the tongue (...) [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#280, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11706 | 643 | mixed | مکتوب آن ورقه رضوان رسید و زیارت شد اگرچه در این ایام حزن بشانی احاطه نموده | The letter from that leaf of Paradise was received and perused. Though in these days sorrow hath encompassed in such wise [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.449 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01094 | 380 | Persian | مکاتیب منعدده شما رسید و از شدت طوفان بلا در جواب تاخیر افتاد مختصر اینست که | Your numerous letters were received, and due to the severity of the tempest of trials there was a delay in reply. In brief, it is this [3.5s] | PYK.251 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00924 | 410 | mixed | مکاتیب متعدده شما واصل و فرح و سرور حاصل گشت امروز روز فیروز است هر پروانه که | Your numerous letters were received and joy and delight were attained. Today is a victorious day, every moth that [3.5s] | YIK.100-101 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01872 | 290 | Persian | مکاتیب متعدده از شما رسید که سروران کامکار اولیای امور در خصوصی امری میفرمایند | Numerous letters have been received from you, wherein the prosperous and distinguished leaders of affairs express their views regarding a certain matter [3.5s] | MKT6.197, AKHA_125BE #05 p.b | Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Relationship between government and people; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09051 | 90 | Persian | مکاتیب شما رسید سفره ها را بفرستید برات میرزا اسحق خان قبوضاتش از پیش ارسال گشت برات قائممقامی | Your letters arrived. Send the cheques. The draft of Mírzá Isḥáq Khán - his receipts were previously dispatched - as well as the draft of Qá'im-Maqámí [3.5s] | INBA17:216 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09050 | 90 | Persian | مکاتیب شما رسید الحمد لله در جمیع موارد موید و موفق بوده و خواهید بود از خدا | Your letters arrived and, praise be to God, in all matters you have been, and shall ever remain, confirmed and successful [3.5s] | INBA89:197 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00623 | 500 | mixed | مکاتیب آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و ناله های شدید که در هویت کلمات مندرج و مندمج | Your letters were perused, and the intense lamentations embedded and interwoven within the words were noted [3.5s] | AYBY.346 #027 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1617 | Words to a physician, spoken on 1912-11-05 | 190 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصود من الفت بین احزابست و ترک تعصب و ضغینه و بغضا تا ملل و امم عالم با یکدیگر براد?? شوند جمیع خیر خواه جنس بشر گردند | My aim is to create harmony and concord among the different groups and to eradicate prejudice, hatred and enmity | BDA1.355.16 | MHMD1.374-375 | East and West; communication between East and West; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1989 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-27 | 140 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصود مظاهر مقدسه الهیه تربیت نفوس مقدسه بوده بعضی چنان گمان نمودند که مقصد | The purpose of the divine Manifestations has been the education of holy souls. | MSBH8.207, BDA1.392.11 | MHMD1.411-412 | Call to action; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH01661 | 530 | Persian | مقصود عالمیان در این شب مبارک ماه رمضان اراده فرموده بلغت نوراء | The Purpose of all beings hath, on this blessed night of the month of Ramadan, willed to speak in the luminous tongue [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.030, , BLIB_Or15724.090, | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01414 | 610 | mixed | مقصود عالم سزاوار ذکر است ولکن ذکر چه باشد و از که باشد شکی نبوده و نیست که | The Purpose of the world is worthy of mention, yet what mention should it be, and from whom should it proceed? There hath never been, nor is there now, any doubt [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.377, | MSHR2.080x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's love for His own Essence; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03544 | 260 | mixed | مقصود حق جل جلاله از خلق در رتبه اولیه معرفت بوده و هست و چون باب معرفت ذات | The primary purpose of God - exalted be His glory - in creating mankind hath ever been, and will continue to be, the knowledge of Him; and since the gate of the knowledge of His Essence [3.5s] | BRL_DA#410, AYI1.331x, UAB.014ax, AKHA_116BE #07-08 p.185, YFY.108x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0802 | Words to some students, spoken on 1914-10-12 | 370 | Persian | مقصود اینست که الحمد الله تلامذه بهائی در بیروت بحسن اخلاق بحسن اطوار | Praise be to God, that the Bahai students in Beirut are well known for the beauty | NSS.161x, KHH1.110-111 (1.155) | COC#0798x, LOG#0719x, KHHE.168fn, DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v09#09 p.099-100x, PN_1914 p072, SEIO.011x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; High station of learning | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01103 | 760 | mixed | مقصود اولیه حق جل جلاله از خلقت خلق ظهور عنایت و مرحمت و شفقت بوده تا کل | The primary purpose of God, exalted be His glory, in creating all created things hath been the manifestation of His grace, His mercy and His loving-kindness, that all might [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.010, | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Personal instructions; Purpose; goal of creation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09037 | 110 | mixed | مقصود اصلی از خلق عالم عرفان جمال قدم بوده هر نفسی باینمقام فائز شد بکل خیر | The primary purpose underlying the creation of the world hath been the recognition of the Ancient Beauty; whoso attaineth unto this station hath attained unto all good [3.5s] | AYI2.367 | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Purpose; goal of creation; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10003 | 90 | mixed | مقصود اصلی از آفرینش عرفان الله بوده و جمیع ناس از صغیر و کبیر منتظر ایام | The primary purpose of creation hath ever been the knowledge of God, and all people, both young and old, await these days [3.5s] | INBA18:220a, BLIB_Or15710.156b, , BLIB_Or15719.023e, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Purpose; goal of creation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10156 | 70 | mixed | مقصود از ولد بکر ارشد اولاد ذکور باقی است شمول بأرشد اناث ندارد ولو اکبر اناث باشد | The intention of "first-born son" referreth to the eldest surviving male offspring; it embraceth not the eldest female, even should she be the senior among the children [3.5s] | AVK4.218.10x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of inheritance; Rights of the eldest son; primogeniture | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01931 | 460 | mixed | مقصود از نصرتیکه در جمیع الواح ذکر شده معلوم احباء الله بوده که حق جل ذکره | The purpose of the victory that hath been mentioned in all the Tablets hath been clear to the loved ones of God, exalted be His remembrance [3.5s] | INBA38:100c, INBA15:197, INBA26:197 | SFI19.015-016, AKHA_133BE #16 p.516, AKHA_125BE #02 p.? | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04829 | 200 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; River of Life, The | مقصود از کتابهای آسمانی و آیات الهی آنکه مردمان بادابی تربیت شوند که سبب | The purpose underlaying the revelation of every heavenly Book, nay, of every divinely-revealed verse | INBA57:087a, INBA41:155bx, BLIB_Or07852.111b, , BLIB_Or15710.296a, | GWBP#101 p.134x, AVK3.001.06, MJMM.304x, DWNP_v5#01 p.001-002, UAB.023ax, DRD.001x, RRT.005x, DAUD.01x, AHB_109BE #05 p.020, AHB_134BE #03-04 p.068, AKHA_133BE #09 p.199, AKHA_136BE #07 p.110 | GWB#101x, ROL.009 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | LL#431 | ||||||
| AB01290 | Some Answered Questions #025 The Holy Spirit | 350 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | مقصود از روح القدس فیض الهی است و اشعهء ساطعهٴ از مظهر ظهور | By the Holy Spirit is meant the outpouring grace of God and the effulgent rays that emanate from His Manifestation. | MFD#25, OOL.C022.25 | SAQ#25 | Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| BH06755 | 150 | mixed | مقصود از خلق عالم و تصویر آدم عرفان حق جل جلاله بوده و این عرفان بنفسه رحیق | The purpose underlying the creation of the world and the fashioning of man hath been none other than the recognition of God, exalted be His glory, and this recognition is, in itself, the pure wine [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.143, , BLIB_Or15719.020b, | AYI2.066 | Justice and wrath of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2749 | Words to Mr Kinney's students, spoken on 1912-12-04 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصود از تلاوت و قرائت پی بردن بحقائق آیات و اسرار کتابست اگر تنها خواندن بود بایستی ملت یهود جمیع مؤمن مسیح شده باشند | The object of reading and reciting is to understand the inner significance of the verses and mysteries of the Book. Had reading sufficed | BDA1.404.08 | MHMD1.423 | Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB09218 | 80 | Persian | مقصود از تحمّل جمیع صدمات و حمل بلیّات و انفاق جان و ریختن خون هزاران نفوس مبارکه | The purpose underlying the endurance of every affliction, the bearing of all tribulations, the sacrifice of life itself, and the shedding of the blood of countless blessed souls [3.5s] | NJB_v01#08 p.005-006x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06754 | 150 | mixed | مقصود از تحریر اظهار حب بود بر معانی ولکن قلم و مداد هر دو بیگانه و شمع و | The purpose of this writing was to manifest love for inner meanings, yet both pen and ink proved strangers, and the candle and [3.5s] | MJMM.345 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3151 | Words spoken on 1915-10-17 in Haifa | 40 | Persian | مقصود از امتداد زمانی است یعنی قوانین و احکام این دوره اگر هم چند هزار سال بگیرد بدون شک در عالم ظهور جلوه خواهد نمود | The purpose of temporal extension signifieth that the laws and ordinances of this Dispensation shall, without doubt, be made manifest in the realm of creation, even should it endure for thousands of years [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-17 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10616 | 60 | Persian | مقصود از آمدن در عالم وجود تحصيل نتيجهء محمود است و آن ايمان و ايقان و محبّت حضرت يزدان | The purpose of coming into the world of existence is the attainment of a praiseworthy outcome, and that is faith and certitude and love for the Lord God [3.5s] | MMK3#180 p.126x | Bringing forth results; fruit; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11517 | 20 | Persian | مقصود از آفرینش عرفان الله بوده و چون نور ساطع و عرف متضوع کل غافل الا من شاء الله | The purpose of creation hath ever been the recognition of God, and like unto a radiant light and a wafting fragrance, all remain heedless save whom God willeth [3.5s] | ASAT2.159x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Purpose; goal of creation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11780 | 178 | mixed | مقصود از آفرینش ظهور این یوم امنع اقدس که در کتب و صحف و زبر الهی بیوم الله | The purpose of creation is the manifestation of this Most Exalted, Most Holy Day, which in the divine Books, Scrolls and Tablets is known as the Day of God [3.5s] | BRL_DA#389 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1616 | Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11 | 190 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصد ما صلح عمومی و وحدت انسانی است سفری در پاریس و لندن بودم | Our object is universal peace and the unity of humankind. I have traveled to Paris and London and now I have come to America... One of these ills is the people's restlessness and discontent under the yoke of the war expenditures of the world's governments.... It is the war which is today the cause of all trouble. | BDA1.027.02 | DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.035-036, ABIE.091, BLO_PN#007 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3150 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1912-05-02 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصد از طی مصافت و تحمل صعوبت سطوع نورانیت در عالم غرب بوده زیرا در ممالک | The object of my undertaking such a long journey with all its inconveniences has been to bring about spiritual illumination in the Occident | BDA1.064.16 | SW_v19#04 p.112, MHMD1.073 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1847 | Words spoken on 1915-10-26 in Bahji | 160 | Persian | مقصد از سوزاندن چراغ نه برای روضه است، بل برای نفوسی که وارد می شوند است که به آن واسطه ذکر کنند والا خود روضه مقدس است | The purpose of kindling the lamp is not for the shrine itself, but rather for such souls as enter therein, that through this means they may be moved to remembrance; for in truth the shrine itself is sanctified [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-26 | Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11056 | The Meaning of the "Mysteries" | 50 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | مقصد از سر مطالب و مسائلی که از عقول و ادراک خلق دور و مستور بعد چون شخص کاملی | By “mysteries” is meant such matters and questions as are remote and hidden from the minds | BRL_TTTP#07 | BRL_TTT#07, TTCT.09 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| AB00329 | Some Answered Questions #021 The Bread and the Wine | 660 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | مقصد از این نان مائدهء آسمانی کمالات الهی است یعنی هر کس از این مائده | By this bread is meant the heavenly sustenance of divine perfections. In other words | MFD#21, OOL.C022.21 | SAQ#21 | Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1615 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 190 | Persian | مقصد از اصحاب کهف نفوسی بودند که از احوال دنیا گذشتند آن اشخاصی که از شدت انجذب بنفحات الهی استغال بحق | The purpose of the Companions of the Cave were they who had detached themselves from worldly conditions, those souls who, through their intense attraction to the divine fragrances, became occupied with the True One [3.5s] | KHH2.290 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07276 | 140 | Persian | مقبلین وارد و باصغاء ندآء مالک اسما فائز لله الحمد بافق اعلی فائز گشتند و | They that have drawn nigh and hearkened unto the Call of the Lord of Names have attained, praise be unto God, unto the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.057, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04958 | Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat | 160 | Persian | Tablet to 'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát (Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát) | Lawh-i-Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat (Tablet to Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat) | مقام اطمینان اعظم درجه بر ایمانست لیزدادوا ایمانا فوق ایمانهم هر چند حضرت ابراهیم | ...The station of assurance is greater in degree than that of mere faith. It is the station denoted by “that they should add faith upon faith.” | MAS9.100-101x, YMM.319bx, VUJUD.142x | BLO_PT#167x, VUJUDE.126x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Degrees of faith; certitude; Fire and light; fire and water; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| BH11431 | 30 | Persian | معین مظلومین مظهر عدل الهی بوده و هست چشم عالم باو روشن و منیر حشمت و شوکت | The Helper of the oppressed hath been and shall ever be the Manifestation of Divine Justice. Through Him is the eye of the world illumined and radiant with majesty and glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.154b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH06753 | 150 | Persian | معنی کتاب چیست و مقصود از ان چه در یک مقام جمیع اشیاء کتابند | What is the meaning of the Book, and what is intended thereby? In one station all things are books [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.192a, | Exhortations and counsels; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04828 | 200 | mixed | معلوم بوده که مسافران الی الله بعد از طی مراتب ماسواه بمحل معروف که مشهور | It is well known that the wayfarers unto God, after passing the way stations of what is other than he, arrived at the renowned place known as Istanbul | RSBB.126, MAS4.369x, ASAT1.108x, PYB#129 p.03 | WIND#139 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10652 | 70 | Persian | معلوم ان محبوب بوده که حین عرض | It is evident that the Beloved One, at the time of presentation [3.5s] | AYBY.169a | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2466 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-11 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | معلوم است ما بین روح انسانی و حقایق موجودات ارتباطی عظیم است | It is obvious that a very deep relationship exists between the spirit of man | AVK1.243, MAS2.025-026x, BDA1.120.07 | SW_v14#07 p.211, SW_v19#07 p.219, MHMD1.128 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body | - | - | |||||||
| BH10387 | 80 | Persian | معلوم است که عنایات حق فوق جمیع نعما است و در وصول عبد باین رتبه عالیه | It is evident that the favors of the Truth surpass all blessings, and in the attainment by the servant of this exalted station [3.5s] | INBA38:059b, INBA74:013 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2465 | Words to a Jewish lady, spoken on 1912-10-26 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | معلوم است فطرت تو پاک است لذا من میخواهم بحقیقت مسائل الهیه آگاه شوی در زمان هر یک از مظاهر مقدسه الهیه | It is obvious that you have a pure character, so I want you to become aware of the truth of divine matters. At the time of each Manifestation of God | BDA1.334.12 | MHMD1.352-353 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Study; deepening | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1310 | Words spoken on 1916-06-07 in Haifa | 240 | Persian | معلوم است بعضی الوان هستند که مفرح قلب است و سبب ترقی احساسات، مثلاً رنگ سبز سبب سکون | Be thou assured that certain colors exist which gladden the heart and conduce to the elevation of feelings; as, for example, the hue of green which bringeth tranquility [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-06-07 | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism of color and light; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03710 | Prologue to the Lawh-i-Mubahilih | 920 | Persian | Tablets concerning the Divine Test | Surat al-Mubahalah (Surah of the Divine Test) | معلوم احباءالله بوده باشد که یومى از ایام سید دجال بمکر جدیدى قیام نموده | We heard that some of our opponents desired to come into the presence of this youth. Say: Come, and do not delay! We have appointed as the meeting-place the house of God | TZH5.029, MAS4.277-281, MAS4.166a, RHQM1.068-068 (087x) (051-051x) | BLO_PT#199 | Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#183 | See also BH00457. | ||||
| BH03020 | 300 | Persian | معلوم آنجناب بوده که روایح نفاق و شقاق از | It must be evident unto thee that the fragrances of discord and dissension emanate from [3.5s] | INBA74:077 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1498 | Words to a vistor, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 210 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | معلم یعنی مربی حقیقی که مظهر صفات الهیه است و یکی از صفات او صفت ربوبیت است | By Father we mean the Educator. Just as the Father is tender to his children, likewise the instructor teaches them.... Generally, there are three kinds of teachers | BDA2.249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.323 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; High station of learning; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1988 | Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-09-26 | 140 | Persian | معلم نمی تواند کامل بکند. معلم نمی تواند شمع عالم انسانی بکند. البته طفلی که تربیت نشده باشد ولو بتواند بخواند بهتر از نفسی است | The teacher cannot perfect. The teacher cannot make one the candle of the human world. Verily, an untutored child who can yet read is better than a soul [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-09-26 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00097 | Lawh-i-Mulla Abdur-Rahim | 4350 | mixed | معروض میدارد این عبد فانی که مکتوب آنجناب واصل شد و از بدایع کلمات و جواهر | This evanescent servant submitteth that thy letter was received, and from the wondrous words and gems [3.5s] | SFI03.011 | Belief and denial; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | MMAH.186 | ||||||||
| ABU0359 | Words spoken on 1914-08-03 in Haifa | 660 | Persian | معرکه شده است دنیا بهم خورده است در کارند که همه بجان یکدیگر بریزند در امریکا و اروپا | A resurrection is set up! The world is topsy-turvy! The wrong side of human character is up! [KHH: A great tumult is ensuing. The whole world is in cataclysm. They are determined to cause universal upheaval.] | KHH1.291-293 (1.405-408) | KHHE.420-423, DAS.1914-08-03, SW_v05#11 p.163-166, SW_v07#15 p.136, SW_v13#12 p.324 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The animal kingdom; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0348 | Words spoken on 1915-03-28 | 680 | Persian | معرکه شده است دنیا بهم خورده است در کارند که همه بجان همدیگر بریزند | Tumult hath seized the earth, chaos reigneth, and all souls are moved to rise up one against another [3.5s] | KHF.071, KHAB.455 (456), KHTB3.040, NJB_v05#12 p.003 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Supreme tribunal; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3572 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 10 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | معانی شرع قدیم را حضرت مسیح نشئهٴ واثر جدید داد | By this is meant that Christ imbued the meanings of the ancient law with new life and invested them with a fresh effect | AVK2.183.02, BDA2.297 | DAS.1913-05-12, MHMD2.393 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| BH05898 | 170 | Persian | معادل کتب قبل بل ازید از سماء علم الهی آیات نازل و افق عالم از تجلیات انوار | Equal to all previous Books, nay surpassing them, verses have descended from the heaven of divine knowledge, and the horizon of the world hath been illumined by the radiance of its lights [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.192, | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00748 | 1050 | mixed | مع ایقانی بانه لایذکر بذکر دونه و اقراری بانه لایوصف بوصف ما سواه اذکره اتباعا بما | Despite my certitude that He cannot be mentioned through any mention save His own, and my acknowledgment that He cannot be described by any description but His, I make mention of Him in accordance with [3.5s] | INBA15:179, INBA26:179 | UVM.095.20x | Consultation; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05145 | 190 | mixed | مظلومیتت سبب حزن طائفین عرش اعظم گشته قسم بنیر افق معانی که از این مظلومیت | Thy wronged state hath grieved them that circle round the Most Great Throne. I swear by the Luminary of the horizon of inner meanings that from this oppression [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.078a, | AYBY.039a, MAS8.048bx, SAM.386 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03543 | 260 | mixed | مظلوم یکتا میگوید یا حزب الله قدر و مقام این یوم عزیز عظیم را بدانید و بر | The Wronged One, the Peerless One, proclaimeth: O people of God! Know ye the worth and station of this mighty and glorious Day [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.184a, | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08445 | 120 | mixed | مظلوم عالم جمیع امم را از شطر سجن اعظم ندا میفرماید یا قوم انظروا ثم | The Wronged One calleth out from the Most Great Prison unto all the peoples of the world: "O peoples! Behold ye..." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.006, | Mystical themes; Proclamation to the people of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10872 | 60 | Persian | مظلوم عالم بشما متوجه و شما را ذکر مینماید این فضلی است مقدس از مثل و مانند | The Wronged One of the world hath turned towards you and maketh mention of you. This is a bounty sanctified above all likeness and similitude [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.106c, | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09036 | 110 | mixed | مظلوم عالم از افق سجن اعظم دوستان الهی را ندا میفرماید و ببیانات مقدسه متذکر | The Wronged One of the world calleth, from the horizon of the Most Great Prison, unto the friends of God and remindeth them through sacred utterances [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.106b, | ASAT3.059x | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08444 | 120 | Persian | مظلوم در این حین یکی از اماء الله را ذکر میفرماید و بفضل حق بشارت میدهد امروز | The Wronged One, at this hour, maketh mention of one of the handmaidens of God and, through His grace, giveth her glad-tidings this day [3.5s] | INBA44:047a, BLIB_Or15712.012b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10002 | 90 | mixed | مظلوم آفاق میفرماید ندایت شنیده شد و کتابت دیده انشاء الله برتبه بلند | The Wronged One of the horizons declareth: Thy call hath been heard and Thy book been seen. God willing, thou shalt attain unto a lofty station [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.168b, , BLIB_Or15730.028d, | Call to action; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08443 | 120 | mixed | مظلوم آفاق مع بلایای وارده و رزایای نازله جمیع اهل عالم را بحق جل جلاله دعوت | The Wronged One of the horizons, despite the tribulations that have befallen and the calamities that have descended, summoneth all the peoples of the world unto God, glorified be His majesty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.273a, | LMA2.471 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07850 | 130 | mixed | مظلوم آفاق در لیالی و ایام خلق را بحق جل جلاله دعوت نموده و آنچه که سبب علو | The Wronged One of the horizons hath, throughout the nights and days, summoned mankind unto God, glorified be His majesty, and unto that which leadeth to exaltation [3.5s] | INBA41:154, BLIB_Or15715.275c, | LHKM1.120a | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04535 | 210 | mixed | مظلوم آفاق اهل میثاق را ندا مینماید و بافق اعلی دعوت میفرماید حزبهای عالم | The Wronged One calleth unto the people of the Covenant and summoneth them unto the Most Exalted Horizon, O peoples of the world [3.5s] | AQA5#073 p.089 | Eulogies; reminiscences; High station of the true believer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00381 | Some Answered Questions #022 The Miracles of Christ | 620 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | مظاهر مقدسهء الهیه مصدر معجزاتند و مظهر آثار عجیبه هر امر مشکلی و غیر ممکنی | The Manifestations of God are sources of miraculous deeds and marvellous signs. | MFD#22, OOL.C022.22 | SAQ#22, PN_1905 p007, BAVA.017-019x, BLO_PN#021x | Life and death; Miracles and their interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1377 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-16 | 230 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مظاهر مقدسه تحمل بلایا و مصائب عظیمه فرمودند و قبول زجر و جفا در هر دمی نمودند حضرت مسیح مبتلای بلایا شدیده گردید | The holy Manifestations endured great afflictions and persecutions and at every moment accepted torment and oppression.... Divine religions consist of two parts... Gracious God! Although people see with their own eyes that in the dispensation of Christ the eleven disciples were ordinary men | BDA1.376.16 | MHMD1.395-396 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0090 | Words spoken at Hotel Victoria in Ramleh, 1912-03-05 | 1290 | Persian | مظاهر مقدسه الهیه هر یک عالم امکان را شمسی در نهایت اشراق بودند هر یک وقت | The sacred Manifestations of God were each, in the world of existence, even as a sun in its utmost splendor, each in its time [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0599, KHF.001, KHAB.221 (231), KHTB3.001 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Fewness of numbers not regarded in teaching the Cause; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1172 | Words spoken on 1915-03-26 in Abu Sinan | 270 | Persian | مظاهر مقدسه الهی بقوه ملکوتی نفوس بشری را | Through the power of the Kingdom, human beings are saved from the grip of nature by the sanctified Manifestations of God and are illumined by the light of divinity. | KHH1.197-198 (1.276-277) | KHHE.288-289, BSR_v13 p.095 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1309 | 240 | Persian | مظاهر الهیه گاهی حکم میکنند به موجب ادله ظاهره یعنی مسائل را ظاهرا میگیرند | The Divine Manifestations do at times pronounce judgement according to outward proofs, that is to say, They take matters in their apparent aspect [3.5s] | YIK.301, ZIAB2.211-212 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0445 | Words spoken at St. John Westminster, 1911-09-16 | 580 | mixed | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | مظاهر الهیه حکایت از فیوضات غیبیه مینمایند و انعکاس شمس حقیقتند زیرا حقیقت | O Noble Friends! O Seekers for the Kingdom of God! Man all over the world is seeking for God. All that exists is God; but the Reality of Divinity is holy above all understanding. | AKHA_133BE #16 p.514x, AMK.242-243, DUR1.154x, MMG2#350 p.391x, BHQ.162, KHTB1.026, KHTP.001, NJB_v02#12-13 p.010 | AIL.022, SW_v02#12 p.002+12, ABCC.147-148, ABS#08 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Prayer for forgiveness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH08442 | 120 | mixed | مطلع وحی رحمانی در هیکل انسانی ندا میفرماید و رحیق حیوان عطا مینماید محبوب | The Dawning-Place of divine revelation, in human temple manifest, proclaimeth Its call and bestoweth the immortal wine, O Beloved [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.147b, , BLIB_Or15726.049a, | Living waters; water of life; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07275 | 140 | mixed | مطلع آیات الهی و مشرق بینات ربانی چند کره لذت اسیری و سجن را در سبیل دوست | The Dawning-Place of divine verses and the Dayspring of heavenly evidences hath, time and again, tasted the sweetness of captivity and imprisonment in the path of the Friend [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.312a, | Justice and wrath of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1376 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-16 | 230 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مطران کشیش نصاری پیش من آمد و گفت که میرزا محمد علی مرا ملاقات کرد | He related the story of a judge of Acca, a priest of an Orthodox sect and Muhammad 'Ali. The judge was the Master's friend | BDA2.142-143 | DAS.1913-02-16, MHMD2.177-178 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| BH01782 | 500 | mixed | مطالبیکه مرقوم فرموده بودند بساحت اقدس عرض شد جواب اینست که ارسال | That which thou didst write was presented unto the Most Holy Court, and the response is as follows [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.032x, | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00415 | Lawh-i-Sirr al-Tankis | 1690 | mixed | مطالب مذکوره در ساحت اقدس معروض افتاد هذا ما نزل من سمآء الأمر قد سمعنا ما نادیت به الله بما علمک من قبل... و اما در فقرهٴ عباراتی که منسوب بجناب شیخ احمد احسائی | The matters mentioned were presented to the Most Holy Court, and this is what hath been sent down from the heaven of Command: We have heard that which thou didst call upon God concerning what He taught thee aforetime... And as for the phrases attributed to Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'í [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#253x, , BLIB_Or15722.035, , NLI.32p144rx | ADM2#095 p.176x, MAS1.012x, MAS4.276x, ASAT4.088x, ASAT5.065x, NSS.098x | ADMS#199n77x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Personal instructions; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | LL#243 | ||||||
| BH11298 | 40 | Persian | مطالب عرض شد اما جناب میرزا مصطفی فرمودند اگر کار معلومی باشد | The petitions were presented, but Jináb-i-Mírzá Muṣṭafá stated that if there be a definite task [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.181a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH07274 | 140 | mixed | مصیبت عالم از جاهلیست که خود را بطراز علم مزین نماید و ظاهر کند چه که عباد | The affliction of the world proceedeth from the ignorant one who adorneth himself with the ornaments of knowledge and maketh a show thereof amongst the people [3.5s] | INBA51:631b | LHKM3.366a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Empty learning; false spirituality; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0176 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-11-24 | 970 | Persian | مصطفی افندی نامی بود مدیر تحریرات لاینقطع اذیت میکرد ومردم را بر علیه ما میشوراند بطوری متصرف " کرده " | There was a certain Mustafa Effendi in charge of the newspaper, who persistently caused us difficulties and incited people against us, including the Mutasarrif Kurdih | KHH1.298-301 (1.415-419) | KHHE.429-433 | Bribery and corruption; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05522 | 180 | Persian | مصباح الهی ما بین اریاح شهود و ناظرات بقضاء و قدر الهی لا تمنعه | The Divine Lamp, amidst the winds of existence and gazing upon divine destiny and decree, cannot be hindered [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.154b, , BLIB_Or15728.102, | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09035 | 110 | mixed | مشیت حق جل جلاله نافذ و امرش جاری اگر جمیع اهل ارض و سما جمع شوند بر منع | The Will of God, exalted be His glory, prevaileth and His decree floweth forth. Should all the dwellers of earth and heaven gather to prevent [3.5s] | INBA18:376b | Chastisement and requital; Goodly deeds; actions; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11516 | 20 | Persian | مشکین مشکین شعر نمکین شما چون انگبین لطیف و مصفی و شیرین بود علیک | O thou whose musk-laden and sweet-savoured verse was gracious and delicate as pure honey and most sweet - upon thee be peace [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.090d, | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0831 | Words spoken on 1915-09-24 in Haifa | 360 | Persian | مشکلی و آسانی اکثرش بفکر است. مثلاً حالا از برای ما وقتی فکر بکنیم که در صحرای بادیة العرب توی آن شنزارها | Hardship and ease depend mostly upon thought. For example, when we now imagine ourselves amidst the desert sands of the Arabian wilderness [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-24 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2854 | Words to some engineers, spoken on 1912-11-03 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مشرق الاذکار مدور و دائره شکل است ٩ خیابان ٩ باغچه ٩ حوض با فواره های آب و ٩ دروازه در اطراف دارد | The Mashriqu'l-Adhkar is circular in shape. It has nine paths, nine gardens, nine pools with fountains and nine gates. | BDA1.352.03 | MHMD1.370-371 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB00963 | 400 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | مشرق الأذکار هر چند بظاهر بنيان جسمانيست ولی تأثير روحانی دارد و سبب الفت قلوب و اجتماع نفوس گردد | His honor… presented the map of the land… Although to outward seeming the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar is a material structure, yet it hath a spiritual effect | MMK1#060 p.093x | SWAB#060x, SW_v05#05 p.068+73x, SW_v06#07 p.052x, SW_v06#17 p.135x, SW_v07#07 p.057x, BW_v01p060 | Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Power of prayer; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00802 | 440 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | مشرق الأذکار از اعظم تأسيسات عالم انسانيست و تفرّعاتش بسيار است مشرق الأذکار اگر چه محلّ عبادتست | O thou favored maidservant of the Kingdom of God! The letter, which thou hast written, was received. Its contents evinced high aspiration…. The Temple is the most great foundation of the world of humanity and it has many branches | MMK1#064 p.097x, MMK1#065 p.098x, AVK4.151.04x | SWAB#064x, TAB.626-627, BWF.416-416x, LOG#2056x, BSC.465 #866-867x, SW_v06#17 p.142-143x, SW_v09#01 p.005x, PN_unsorted p073x | High station of teachers of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02479 | 360 | Persian | Inebriation of His Enrapturing Call (mast-and bulbulán), The | مستند بلبلان ز نغمه یاهوی او هم جان ... هم جان عاشقان ز جرعه یاهوی او جان بجانان | Nightingales are inebriated by the melody of His enrapturing Call, and spirit lovers by one draught of His enrapturing Call | INBA30:169, OSAI I.MMS, | BRL_DA#590, MAS4.194 | BLO_PT#044 | Ahdieh | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Love of God; Mystical themes; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#269 | |||||
| BH10871 | 60 | mixed | مستریحین بساط احدیت و جالسین ساحت محبت و متکائین وصاید صمدانیت و ناظرین طلعت | O ye who repose upon the carpet of divine Oneness, who are seated within the court of love, who recline upon the cushions of divine Singleness, and who gaze upon the Countenance [3.5s] | AYBY.003b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Review of publications; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3016 | Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-09-18 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مسائل و احکام دین الله بر دو قسم است قسمی اساس اصلی احکام روحانیه و اصول سعادت بشریه و تحسین اخلاق | The laws and commandments of God are of two kinds: one set is composed of those essential spiritual principles which are the basis for human prosperity | BDA1.255.03 | MHMD1.273 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1921 | Words spoken on 1916-07-12 in Haifa | 150 | Persian | مسائل تاریخی تورات از حضرت موسی نیست، از عزراء است. احکامش از موسی است و برهان بر | The matters of history in the Torah are not from Moses, but from Ezra. Its laws are from Moses, and the proof lieth in [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-07-12 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0277 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-06 | 770 | Persian | مسائل الهیه مطابقت تام با عقل و علم دارد ولی مسئله در بیان شیئی است مبین لازم دارد همان مسئله را میشود بچندین | Spiritual teachings are completely consistent with rational thought and science, but it is a question of how they are presented. An interpreter is needed. The same issue can be presented in multiple ways. | KHH1.224-227 (1.312-317) | KHHE.327-329, STAB#052, STAB#108 | Maintainance of degrees in society; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02587 | 240 | mixed | Man of Courage, The; Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn | مسئله عزير عليه السّلام حقيقتش اينست که مقصود ملّت حضرت موسی بود که به هجوم بخت‌النّصر | ...Qa’im-Maqamí is, in truth, the foremost servant of the Cause of the All-Merciful… As to the verses concerning Dhu’l-Qarnayn, these are of the ambiguous sort that have an inner meaning. The objectors made this account a snare of deceit | MMK6#283x, AHB.130BE #09-10 p.027x, AVK2.201-202x, MAS2.042-043x | BLO_courage.30x, ADMS#328x | Imam 'Ali; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0205 | Public address given on 1912-05-26 | 900 | Persian | مسئله بقای روح را نقلا در کتب مقدسه خوانده اید دیگر لازم نیست که من مجددا | As regards the matter of the immortality of the spirit, you have already studied this in the Holy Books, and there is no need for me to expound upon it anew [3.5s] | KHF.129, KHAB.346 (353), KHTB2.185, NJB_v04#19 p.004 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2593 | Words to a Unitarian woman, spoken on 1912-03-26 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مژده مژده که علم ملکوت بلند شد مژده مژده بهار الهی ظاهر گردید مژده مژده ابر رحمت ببارید | The most important of all intentions is to spread the love of God.... Glad tidings, glad tidings, the Sun of love has dawned | BDA1.011.12 | DAS.1913-07-15, SW_v14#05 p.129, MHMD1.016-017, ABIE.066, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| BH10870 | 60 | Persian | مژده سلامتی و جود مبارک که فی الحقیقه مایه هستی و سر مائه فرح حقیقی | Glad-tidings of well-being and blessed munificence, which are in truth the essence of existence and the fountainhead of true joy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.189c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1688 | Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18 | 180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مژده باد مژده باد که نور شمس حقیقت طلوع نمود مژده باد مژده باد که صهیون برقص | Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The sun of Truth has arisen! Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The New Jerusalem has descended from heaven! | DWNP_v2#09 p.078x, ANDA#43-44 p.76, KHF.001, KHTB2.153, NJB_v03#06-08 p.001 , BDA1.127.08 | SW_v19#08 p.253-254, MHMD1.136-137, BW_v07p421, BSTW#056 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| BH05897 | Lawh-i-Maryam 1 | 170 | mixed | مریما مهدی با یک قبضه صمدی و یک دکله محمد علی واصل و عاید بغداد شد مع خبرهای | O Mary! Mahdi arrived in Baghdad with one holy sword-hilt and one knife of Muhammad-'Ali, bearing tidings [3.5s]... ...What is causing thy sadness and why art thou sorrowful? Hast thou ever heard of the ocean shedding tears in separation from a river or the sun fearing the pursuit of a star? | INBA38:046, INBA36:378 | OOL.B058a | LTDT.303x | Consolation and comfort; Continual renewal of creation; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| BH03019 | Lawh-i-Maryam 2 | 300 | Persian | Bahá'u'lláh's Four Tablets to Maryam | Maryama Isiy-i-Jan (Tablet for Maryam on Sorrow and Love) | مریما عیسی جان بلامکان عروج نمود قفس وجود از طیر محمود خالی ماند بلبل قدم | O Maryam! Exchange thy sorrow for happiness and drink thy sadness from the cup of joy. Shouldst thou desire to enter the path of search, thou must needs be patient | INBA38:031 | BRL_DA#584, NANU_BH#12x, BSHN.037, MHT2b.061, AHB_122BE #03 p.092, AKHT1.092x, MSHR4.308, OOL.B058b | LTDT.304x, BLO_PT#015 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | * | - | |||||
| BH10651 | 70 | Persian | مریبین و متوهمین را از کاس یقین رب العالمین نصیبی نبوده و نخواهد بود پس خوشا | The doubters and the deluded have not been, nor shall they ever be, vouchsafed a share from the chalice of certitude of the Lord of all worlds. How blessed, therefore [3.5s] | INBA38:076a, INBA19:066a, INBA32:061a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2592 | Words spoken on 1915-10-19 in Akka | 80 | Persian | مرکز نقض سعی می کند که سبب شهادت من بشود. از برای او چه خواهد شد. این نهایت آمال و آرزوی من است | The Center of Violation striveth to compass my martyrdom. What shall befall him? This is the utmost aim and desire of mine own self [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-19 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3149 | 40 | Persian | مرکز میثاق را محور شرک نامید و نقطه نفی شمرد که معاذ الله در عدد چنین است | He designated the Center of the Covenant as the pivot of idolatry and regarded it as the Point of Negation—God forbid that such should be reckoned in numbers [3.5s] | AVK3.358.06 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10173 | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مرقوم نموده بودید که خدمتی بانجمن ارتباط شرق و غرب نمائید البته | ...You have written that you desire to assist the Orient-Occident Unity. Undoubtedly the Orient and the Occident must assist each other; especially in the question of the school of Tarbiat. | BDA2.294x | DAS.1913-05-06x, MHMD2.388x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07480 | 110 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | مرقوم نموده بودی که از احبّا شنيدی که انسان اگر ترقّی ننمايد محو و نابود گردد مقصد عدم صرف نيست | Thou hast written that some of the friends have informed thee that if man does not progress, he will perish and become nonexistent. | MMK3#047 p.029x | BLO_PT#080.47x | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Differences in human capacity; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09831 | 70 | Persian | مرقوم نموده بودی که احبّای بوستون و مالدن نهایت سرور داشتند که شاید من به امریک خواهم آمد | Thou didst write that the friends in Boston and Malden were filled with utmost joy at the prospect that I might come to America [3.5s] | NJB_v02#02 p.003x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1497 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 210 | Persian | مرشد که یکی از اصحاب قلعه بود در طهران با بزرگان و رجال مراوده داشت تصدیق امر کرد روزی | Murshid was close to the notables and the prominent figures of Tihran. He embraced the Faith and became one of companions at the fort [Tabarsi]. | NJB_v12#05 p.109, KHH1.321-322 (1.447-448) | KHHE.458-459, STAB#034 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12755 | 50 | Persian | مرسله جنابان اخوان ندافان علیهما بهاء الرحمن مبلغ بیست و پنج لیره انگلیزی معادل یکصد | O ye two respected brothers, recipients of the mercy of the All-Merciful, twenty-five English pounds, equivalent to one hundred [3.5s] | QUM.113 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BHU0065 | 10 | unknown | مرسل رسل و منزل کتب | It is so! The Sender of the Messengers and the Revealer of the Books is Our station. | STOB#103 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2853 | 60 | Persian | مردی عرب با زنش بالای بام خفته بود نیمه شب تعدادی از طیور قطا را زن دید | A man of Arabia lay sleeping with his wife upon the rooftop, when, in the midnight hour, the woman beheld a flock of sand grouse passing overhead [3.5s] | YIK.303, ZIAB1.167-168 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2464 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 90 | Persian | مردم در صدد اطفای سراج الهی هستند ردیه ای نوشته اند نمیدانند که این ردیه ها باعث انتشار کلمة الله | People are exerting [great efforts] to extinguish the Light of God. They have written and will write many polemics, as they recently wrote in Tihran. | KHH1.024 (1.035) | KHHE.050 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2242 | Words spoken on 1913-02-24 in Paris | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مردم خیلی غافلند باید آنها را بزور فهماند که در زمان مسیح چه قدر مضطرب | The people are oblivious indeed. One must take great pains to help them appreciate the degree of agitation that had seized the apostles of Christ | BDA2.157-158 | MHMD2.198 | Christ; Christianity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3015 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-29 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مردم چه قدر اسیر اوهامند محض شهرت و نام چه زحمتها می کشند این اوهام چه انجا می خواهد داشت جمیع شئون محو و فانی و نابود | What captives of superstitions people are! What troubles they endure for the sake of name and fame! What fruit will these superstitions bear? | BDA1.171.01 | MHMD1.185-186 | Development of capacity and readiness; Empty learning; false spirituality; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3310 | Words spoken on 1915-07-21 in Haifa | 30 | Persian | مردم بر سنگهائی که حواریین برآن نشسته بودند سجده می کردند و این از اثر نسبت الی الله و از قوهٴ بقای حقیقت آنها است که حتی جلوسشان بر سنگ این تأثیر را دارد | The people prostrated themselves before the stones whereon the apostles had been seated, and this proceedeth from their connection with God and from the potency of their enduring reality, such that even their mere act of sitting upon a stone hath produced such an effect [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-21 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Power of faith; power of the spirit | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1613 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-12 | 190 | Persian | مردم از قول حق خاضع نمیشوند ولی اگر عمل حق ببینند خاضع میشوند | People do not become submissive because of virtuous dictums; but rather, when they observe righteous deeds, they grow submissive. (DAS: Generally the people are not impressed by the words of the Divine Manifestation but if they hear about His actions they will humble themselves immediately.) | KHH1.212 (1.297) | KHHE.310-311, DAS.1915-04-12, BSR_v13 p.100 | Martyrs and martyrdom; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11767 | 224 | mixed | مراسله شما که باشارات حبیه و رشحات جذبیه مرشح بود واصل شد و بین یدی العرش | Thy missive, which was redolent with loving allusions and imbued with the dewdrops of attraction, hath been received and laid before the Throne [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.399 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00033 | 1760 | mixed | مراسله آنجناب واصل و بر وقوعات و هذیان مفتریان اطلاع حاصل گردید از اینگونه | Thy letter was received, and the doings and ravings of the calumniators described therein have been noted [4o] | INBA59:254 | BRL_DAK#0725, MKT5.118, MSHR3.097x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03542 | 260 | mixed | مراسلات متعدده شما در سجن اعظم ملاحظه شد و شکایتهای شما استماع گشت ولکن حق | Thy numerous letters were perused in the Most Great Prison, and thy complaints were hearkened unto. However, Truth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.165a, | Consolation and comfort; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02230 | 400 | mixed | مراسلات آنجناب پی در پی رسید و اکثر آن بفیوضات فیاض حقیقی فائز یعنی بلحاظ | Your successive letters have been received, and most of them have attained unto the outpourings of the True Bestower, that is to say, through His glances [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.288, , BLIB_Or15699.066b, | PYK.033x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of teachers of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3148 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-10 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مراد لوحی از الواح مبارکست و کنایه از اینکه الواح الهیه را باید بر سنگهای گرانبها نقش نمود | What is meant is one of the holy Tablets. But it also alludes to the fact that the divine Tablets should be engraved on precious stones. In addition, there is a saying in the East by which the color white symbolizes divine will | ASAT5.040, MAS2.021, BDA1.152.02 | MHMD1.164 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2063 | Words spoken on 1913-06-07 in Paris | 130 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مراد شجرهٴ حیات انسانیست در منهیات یعنی تجاوزات و مشتهیات آن نشان را مسئول میدارد | What is meant is the tree of human life. A person will be held accountable for his unlawful acts--that is, his transgressions and the desires that drove him to commit them | BDA2.338-339 | MHMD2.449-450 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2591 | Words to a Rabbi, spoken on 1912-12-04 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مراد از خلق آسمانها و زمینها در شش روز آن روز الهی است و خلق روحانی | What is intended by the creation of heaven and earth in six days is a spiritual creation and a divine day | BDA1.403.12 | MHMD1.422 | Creation of the world; Human reality created in the image of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2463 | Words to a Christian Scientist, spoken on 1912-11-14 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مراد از اینکه در وجود شر نیست اینست که انچه از مبدء عالم هستی و وجود است مفید است | By saying there is no evil in existence is meant that what has come from the Origin of existence and being is good and useful. It is good in its time and place and not evil. | BDA1.373.16 | MHMD1.392 | Law of transformation and change; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Things are known by their opposites | - | - | |||||||
| BB00613 | 60 | Arabic | Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation | مراتب سبعة کلیة‌الاولی رتبة‌الجماد فاذا استعرج رتبة الحدودیة عن مقام المعدنیة هنالک یتصل الی مقام النبات | There are seven general stages. The first is the stage of the inorganic being. From the mineral kingdom, it ascendeth to the stage of the plant | ASAT4.121 | BLO_PT#079.1.5, KSHK.BWB | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Evolution; human evolution; Presence of; reunion with God; Seven stages of creation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2241 | 110 | Persian | مذکور که حکایت کردند پادشاهی بوزیرش گفت بادنجان را مخالف صحت و سلامت دانستند گفت بلی | A king told his minister that eggplant was reported to be bad for one's health. | ASAT2.022 | STAB#158 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10869 | 60 | mixed | مذکور ذاکر خود را فراموش نفرموده و مقصود قاصد را از تجلیات انوار خود محروم | The One Who is mentioned hath not forgotten them that make mention of Him, and the Desired One hath not deprived them that seek Him of the effulgent rays of His light [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#228, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3014 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مدنیت مادی صنایع ترقی نموده علوم و فنون توسیع یافته همین قسم اسباب حرب و قتال و خونریزی و هدم بنیان انسانی | Because of material civilization, industry has progressed and sciences and arts have burgeoned but at the same time weapons of war and bloodshed | BDA1.222.15 | MHMD1.239 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||
| BH07849 | 130 | mixed | مدعیان محبت بسیار ولکن اهل وفا که فی الحقیقه بافق اعلی ناظر باشند بسیار کم | Those who claim to love are many, yet they who are faithful and who in truth gaze toward the Most Exalted Horizon are exceeding few [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.149, , BLIB_Or15719.026b, , BLIB_Or15722.127a, | AYI2.032x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11519 | 20 | Persian | مدرسه تربیت باید اطفال جناب مارکار معلم را در نهایت مهربانی تعلیم نمایند زیرا | The Tarbiyat School must teach the children of the esteemed Mr. Marcar with utmost kindness, for [3.5s] | AHB.136BE #02-03 p.90 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06394 | 130 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | مدرسه اطفال در روز يکشنبه و قرائت الواح و تعاليم حضرت بهآءاللّه و القآء کلمة اللّه | ...The Sunday school for the children in which the Tablets and Teachings of Baha'u'llah are read | MMK1#124 p.140x | SWAB#124x, SW_v09#08 p.092-093 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09568 | 100 | Persian | مدتیست رفتید انشاء الله بزودی مراجعت نمائید در امور بحق توکل نمائید اوست | It hath been some time since thy departure. God willing, thou shalt soon return. In all matters, place thy trust in God, for He is the All-Sufficient [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.098a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00328 | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | 660 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet on the Greatest Name (Lawh-i Ism-i A'zám) | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | مدتی شد که آنجناب در پاریس بخدمت مشغولید هر چند زحمت و مشقت بسیار است ولی خدمت | For some time you have been engaged in service in Paris and although there is much hardship and difficulty, it is service [3.5s]... ...As regards the explanation of Monsieur Angelmann(?) concerning the writing of the Greatest Name on the ringstone | BRL_DAK#0571, MMK6#166x, AKHA_103BE #12 p.05, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.v, AVK3.079.05x, MAS2.100-103, OOL.C023 | LOG#0910x, BSC.478 #914x, PN_various p010x, RESP.072x, RBB.143-144, BLO_PT#160 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Ringstone symbol | x | * | - | |||||
| BH04069 | 230 | Persian | مدتها درگذشت و عهدها تمام شد و طیری از آن جانب پرواز ننمود و خبری بدوستان | A span of time hath passed, and the covenants have been fulfilled, yet no bird hath taken flight from yonder realm, bearing tidings to the friends [3.5s] | INBA38:041 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03709 | 250 | mixed | مدائن عدل از تجلیات انوار آفتاب فضل منور و عوالم لایتناهی از فیوضات فیاض | The cities of justice are illumined by the effulgent rays of the Sun of grace, and infinite worlds through the outpourings of the All-Bountiful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.217, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00880 | 930 | mixed | مخفی و مستور بود بظهور و بروز میل فرمود لذا بکلمه علیا خلق نمود آنچه را که | Hidden and concealed was He; He desired to manifest and reveal Himself, wherefore through His exalted Word He brought into being all things [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.219, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01781 | 500 | mixed | مخدرات مدینه را ذاکریم در ارضیکه مقدس است از قرب باحدی و منزه است از وصل | We make mention of the veiled maidens of the city in a land that is sanctified through nearness unto none, and is purified from union [3.5s] | SFI03.008b, MAS8.027x, PYB#129 p.03x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11688 | 1850 | mixed | مختصری از تفصیل این عبد آنکه بعد از ارتقای روح نیّر اعظم از ظلم مشرکین | A brief account by this servant concerning the ascension of the Most Great Luminary through the oppression of the ungodly [3.5s] | RHQM1.343-350x (417) (253-258x) | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2748 | 70 | Persian | محمود نامی بود که بحق مردم بد میگفت جمال مبارک نصیحتش فرمودند | There was a man by the name of Mahmud who used to speak ill of people. | NJB_v11#19 p.341 | STAB#149 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Humor; jokes; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1612 | 190 | Persian | محمد جواد برادری داشت که در اسلامبول تضرع و زاری میکرد که غنی بشود | Muhammad-Javad had a brother in Istanbul who was supplicating and entreating God to become rich. | NJB_v12#06 p.126 | STAB#087 | Business; financial; property matters; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3712 | Words to a group of Persian students, spoken on 1913-02-19 | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | محصّلین مشهور سابقین که کاری از پیش نبردند بلکه انشآءاللّٰه شما خدمتی بایران نمائید | The well-known Persian students of the past were unable to bring about any advancements in their native land | BDA2.147 | MHMD2.184 | Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||
| BHU0016 | 200 | Persian | محزون مباشید افسرده مگردید دلخون مشوید شجرهٴ مقدسهٴ امرالله را خون شهدا سقایه میکند | The tree of the Cause of God is watered by the blood of martyrs, and unless a tree be watered, it will not grow, not will it yield its choicest fruits. | DHU.031-032 | STOB.085 #114 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09683 | 80 | Persian | محرم خلوتگاه الهی و امین خزائن اسرار ربانی سرور کامکاریست که مرکز سنوحات | That inviolate sanctuary of the Divine, that trusted custodian of the treasuries of heavenly secrets, is the sovereign of felicity who is the center of divine inspirations [3.5s] | PYK.234 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10064 | 70 | Persian | محرّک لسان محبّت اللّه است و وله و انجذاب ، محبّت اللّه زبان لال را گويا کند و گوش کر را شنوا نمايد | That which moveth the tongue is the love of God and rapture and attraction; the love of God maketh the mute to speak and causeth the deaf to hear [3.5s] | MMK3#141 p.098x | Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11404 | 220 | Persian | محررات شما پیاپی میرسد و جمیع مژده اشتعال نار محبت الله میدهد که الحمد لله... اطفال را بسیار باید تربیت نمود و نهایت همّت در مشق و درسشان مبذول داشت | Your letters arrive in succession, and all give glad tidings of the enkindling of the fire of the love of God, for which praise be to God.... Children must be greatly educated, and the utmost effort must be expended in their training and instruction [3.5s] | MJTB.109ax, FRH.422-423 | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12730 | 60 | Turkish | محترم قزم نوری بیک افندی کلبه آوارگانه کلدی و عاشقانه ملاقات و موانست ایلدی | O esteemed Qazam Nuri Bey Effendi! Thou didst visit this refuge of exile and engaged in loving fellowship and intimate companionship [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0524 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00717 | 470 | Arabic | محبوبی محبوبی لک الحمد و العزه و العلی و لک الجود و الفضل و الندی و لک ایادی | O My Beloved, My Beloved! Unto Thee be praise and glory and exaltation; unto Thee be bounty and grace and munificence; unto Thee be all bestowals [3.5s] | PYK.254 | Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03390 | 270 | Persian | محبوبا دفتر عرفان از طلعه ایقان نازل دل برد و روان داد جان برد و توان داد | O Beloved! The Book of Divine Knowledge hath been sent down from the Countenance of Certitude. It hath carried away the heart and bestowed the spirit, hath borne away the soul and granted strength [3.5s] | BRL_DA#496, SFI16.013 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11430 | 30 | Persian | محبوب میفرماید که الیوم احدی بعرفان الله فائز نمی شود مگر بانقطاع از آنچه در | The Beloved declareth: None shall attain in this Day unto the recognition of God save through detachment from all that [3.5s] | INBA38:072c | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08441 | 120 | Persian | محبوب عالمیان میفرماید ای بندگان اول امریکه سبب ایمان و ایقان و تقدیس و تنزیهست | The Beloved of the worlds proclaimeth: O ye servants! The first matter that leadeth unto faith and certitude, unto sanctification and detachment [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.007b, | AQA5#074 p.091, ANDA#69 p.06 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10650 | 70 | mixed | محبوب عالمیان در سجن اعظم ساکنست و قدر این مظلومیت را دانسته تو هم بدان | The Beloved of the worlds dwelleth within the Most Great Prison; recognize thou, even as He hath recognized, the worth of this wronged state [3.5s] | BRL_DA#162, DRD.131, MAS4.349b | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03264 | 280 | mixed | محبوب عالم در سجن اعظم جمیع را نصیحت میفرماید باموریکه سبب و علت ارتفاع آن | The Best-Beloved of the world, from within the Most Great Prison, counseleth all concerning those matters which are the cause of their exaltation [3.5s] | INBA15:306, INBA26:308, BLIB_Or15715.118a, | BRL_DA#171, AYI1.334x, UAB.027bx, DRD.104, MAS8.163bx, AHB_108BE #02 p.022, AKHA_134BE #16 p.621 | Call to action; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07273 | 140 | mixed | محبوب عالم در این سجن اعظم احبای خود را ذکر میفرماید تا از فضلش مسرور باشند | The Beloved of the world, within this Most Great Prison, maketh mention of His loved ones, that they may rejoice in His bounty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.149b, | Effort; striving; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Twin duties of recognition and obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08440 | 120 | mixed | محبوب عالم بلسان پارسی تکلم میفرماید دوستان او هم اگر باین لسان تکلم نمایند و بنویسند | The Best-Beloved of the world speaketh in the Persian tongue. Were His friends also to speak and write in this language, it would be commendable in His sight | BLIB_Or15719.102c, | MAS8.110ax | ADMS#202 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11125 | 50 | Persian | محبوب امکان در بیان میفرماید یک کلمه از کلمه الهیه در آن ظهور اعظم بهتر است از | The Beloved of all existence declareth in utterance that a single word of the Divine Word in that Most Great Manifestation surpasseth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#230, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3708 | Words spoken in Vienna on 1913-04-19 | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | محبّت شما سبب آمدن من باینجا شد من برای دیدن شما آمدم نه برای سیر و سیاحت | Your love is the reason I have come here. I have come to see you, not to go on leisurely excursions | BDA2.246 | MHMD2.320 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2165 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-27 | 120 | Persian | محبت دو نوع است یکی محبتی است عن علیه و یک محبتی بلا علیه مثلا این مردم بسیار | There are two kinds of love. The first love is based on a motive; the second love is motiveless. People, as a general rule love each other, show kindness towards each other but such manifestations of kindliness are based upon ulterior motives | KHH1.260 (1.363) | KHHE.380, DAS.1914-11-27 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0993 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 310 | Persian | Pilgrim's Note of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Words, A | محبت ، محبت ، محبت ، محبت جاذب قلوب است محبت جالب نفوس است . حتی این کرات جسیمه | Love, love, love. Love attracts the hearts, love captivates the souls. Even these massive globes revolve through the power of gravity | KHMT.083-084 | ADMS#294 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| BH10001 | 90 | Persian | محب صادق را غفلت اخذ ننماید و عاشق موافق از آنچه سبب ظهور امرست محروم | A sincere lover is not seized by heedlessness, nor is a true admirer deprived of that which causeth the manifestation of the Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.289b, | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1264 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 250 | Persian | مجلس مبعوثان سوخته است آتش زده اند یا یانغین یعنی حریق واقع شده است | The Assembly of Deputies hath been consumed in flames - whether by deliberate conflagration or by an accidental fire that hath broken forth therein [3.5s] | KHH2.281-283 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11124 | 50 | Persian | مجدی حضرت بدیع تلقاء حضور حاضر شد و اراده نمود بشما اظهار عنایتی فرماید و از | My glory! One from His Holiness the Most Wondrous appeared before the Presence, and desired to manifest unto thee a token of loving-kindness and from [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.077a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH07272 | 140 | Persian | مجد میگوید بنویس میگویم لا اعلم شیئا میگوید انت العلیم الحکیم یقول انظرنی | Glory saith: Write! I say: I know naught. It saith: Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. He saith: Behold Me [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.080d, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11297 | 40 | Persian | مجد الدین علیک بهائی خبر بقصر بفرست خدمت غصن اکبر که فردا حرکت نمیشود | O Majdu'd-Din! Upon thee be My Glory! Send word unto the Mansion, to the presence of the Greater Branch, that tomorrow's departure shall not take place [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.080c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09682 | 80 | Arabic | مثل کلمه طیبه لشجره طیبه اصلها ثابت و فرعها فی السماء اعلم ان حسن الاخلاق و | Like unto a goodly tree is the goodly word, its roots firmly fixed and its branches reaching unto heaven. Know thou that goodly character [3.5s] | INBA87:222b, INBA52:227b | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3571 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-04 | 10 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مثل تعلق آفتاب بمرآتست و موت عبارت از انقطاع این ارتباط | It has the same connection as the sun has with the mirror. Death is the name for the dissolution of this connection. | BDA1.146.08 | SW_v14#02 p.037, MHMD1.157 | Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0189 | Words spoken on 1911-01-21 | 930 | Persian | مثل ایران مثل حاصل سبز و خرم خوبی است که گرفتار برودت شده و برف فراوان بروی آن فرود آمده باشد... وقتی که کاروان مکه وارد بریه الشام | The likeness of Iran is as a verdant and fertile field that hath been seized by bitter cold, and upon which abundant snow hath descended [3.5s]... ...Once a trading caravan from Mecca was passing through Syrian lands. The Egyptian king ordered that the leader of the expedition | NJB_v02#06-07 p.008-009, YFY.266-267 | STAB#065 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02952 | 220 | Persian | مثل انسان مثل شجر است و اشجار متنوّع الاثمار ، شجره طيّبه البتّه بايد ثمره جنيّه ببار آرد تا آنکه هويّت و ماهيّتش | Man is even as a tree, and trees yield diverse fruits; verily, a goodly tree must needs bring forth delectable fruit that its true nature [3.5s] | MMK3#169 p.119x | Bringing forth results; fruit; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Law of pilgrimage; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02897 | 310 | mixed | متروک عالم و مسجون بین امم ترا بلسان پارسی احلی ذکر مینماید لتکون من | He who is forsaken of the world and imprisoned amidst the peoples maketh mention in the Persian tongue with sweetest remembrance, that thou mayest be [3.5s] | BRL_DA#016, SFI13.041, ANDA#70 p.20 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power of prayer; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2590 | Words spoken en route in train in Chicago, 1912-10-31 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | متجاوز از دو سال است که از جوار روضهٴ مبارکه دورم حال باید مراجعت کنم اگر باز مقدر شود | It is now more than two years that I have been far from the Holy Shrine of Baha'u'llah. Now I must return. If God wills it, I shall make another journey in another direction | BDA1.341.08 | MHMD1.359-360 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1846 | Words to Otto Häfner, spoken on 1913-04-04 | 160 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مبلغی در طفولیت خوبست من باین سن که بودم تبلیغ میکردم شخصی از احباب برادری داشت | It is good to be a spreader of the Teachings of God in childhood. I was a teacher | BDA2.218 | DAS.1913-04-05, SW_v09#18 p.201, MHMD2.281, VLAB.103, STAB#114 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0992 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, ca. 1913(1911?) | 310 | Persian | مبلغ باید مدارا داشته باشد جوهر تقدیس باشد اطلاعات داشته | Teachers of the Cause must have courtesy and forbearance. They must be the essence of sanctity—informed, moved by the divine teachings, knowledgeable and well apprised | INBA06:629-632 | RRT.086-088 | ADMS#158 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1445 | Words spoken on 1916-07-29 in Haifa | 220 | Persian | مبدأ این از اسلام است، شفاخانه می گفتند. حضرات اروپائیها آمدند اینجا، لویز سابع رفت در فرانسه تأسیس نمود | The origin of this was from Islam, where it was known as a house of healing. The Europeans came hither, and Louis the Seventh established it in France [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-07-29 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3013 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-27 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مبدء و مأب من آستان مقدس است انچه داریم از ان درگاهست و عودمان باو اگر عون و عنایت او نبود این نفوس | My beginning and my end, the place from which I start and the place to which I return is the Holy Threshold. What I have is from that Threshold | BDA1.136.14 | SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.147 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB12596 | 90 | Persian | مبالغی که تا بحال ارسال گشته چه از طهران و چه از عشق آباد رسید مطمئن باش | Rest assured that all sums hitherto dispatched, whether from Tehran or from 'Ishqabad, have been received [3.5s] | AMIN.108-109 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2462 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-14 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مبارکترین اوقات وقتی است که با احبای الهی ملاقات مینمایم این بهترین اوقاتست | The most blessed moments of my life are those which I spend in the company of the friends of God. These are the best times. | BDA1.372.11 | MHMD1.391 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| BH08439 | 120 | mixed | مبارک نفسیکه در این ایام بدیع منیع از کاس عرفان آشامید و بشطر رحمن مقبل شد چه مقدار | Blessed is the soul that hath, in these wondrous and transcendent days, quaffed from the chalice of divine knowledge and turned towards the All-Merciful - how glorious [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.155a, | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07848 | 130 | Persian | مالک قدم در سجن اعظم دوستان خود را ذکر مینماید و بما ینبغی وصیت میفرماید طوبی | The Ancient King, from within the Most Great Prison, maketh mention of His friends and counseleth them with that which beseemeth them. Blessed are they [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.034a, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01735 | 510 | mixed | مالک قدم اهل عالم را مخصوص عرفان ذات مقدسش از عدم و نیستی بحت بعالم شهود و | The Ancient King hath brought forth the peoples of the world from utter nothingness and non-existence, specifically for the recognition of His sacred Essence, into the realm of visible existence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.055b, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Presence of; reunion with God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09034 | 110 | mixed | مالک قدم از افق عالم ندا مینماید و میفرماید یا حزبی و یا شعبی در آنچه ظاهر | The Ancient Sovereign calleth aloud from the horizon of the world, proclaiming: O My people and My branches! Concerning that which hath appeared [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.202b, | Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2747 | Words to some clergymen, spoken on 1912-04-13 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مادیات و روحانیات همیشه همعنان بوده ولی حال مادیات غلبه نموده و اساس الهی فراموش شده | Materialism and spirituality have always kept pace together. Now materialism has gone ahead, the divine foundation is forgotten and is being left behind.... The appearance of the divine Manifestation is like the coming of springtime. | BDA1.031.01 | SW_v19#02 p.053, MHMD1.040 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Harmony of science and religion; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3309 | Words spoken on 1912-08-20 in Green Acre | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مادام مظاهر الهیه بین خلق هستند و مثل این خیمه نشنینان بیرون گرین عکا شیدا میشود حتی کلمبوس | While the Manifestations of God are still alive, the people do not appreciate their value, they curse and execrate them; but after their ascension they worship them. | BDA1.199.09 | SW_v19#11 p.349, MHMD1.215 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| BH06752 | 150 | mixed | مائده معنوی بشانی از سماء عنایت الهی نازل که کل را متحیر نموده و شاید نظر | A heavenly repast hath been sent down from the heaven of divine favor in such wise as to leave all in wonderment, and perchance the gaze [3.5s] | INBA15:239, INBA26:241 | PYK.210 | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10649 | 70 | Arabic | مائده السماء هی عرفان الله و نعمته الباقیه هی ذکره العزیز البدیع و الایات هن | The heavenly sustenance is the knowledge of God, and His everlasting bounty is His wondrous and glorious remembrance, and the verses are His [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.092c, | Chastisement and requital; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10237 | 70 | Persian | ماء نطفه را که ماده وجود انسانست از پیش علماشیعه مانند اوساخ کثیفه میدانستند | The seminal water, which is the substance of man's existence, was regarded by the Shia divines of old as vile and unclean [3.5s] | AVK3.301.10x, AVK4.094.06x | Cleanliness and refinement | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1687 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 180 | Persian | ما نه استبداد صرف را میخواهیم و نه آزادی بحت ما بامور روحانی و تعلقات | We desire neither absolute despotism, nor unbounded liberty. We are concerned with the spiritual teachings and matters pertaining to the world above. | KHH1.048-049 (1.068-069) | KHHE.086-087 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Freedom of thought and action; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06293 | 160 | Arabic | ما من شیء الا و قد ذکر فی کتاب حکیم و ما من امر الا و قد فصل فی زبر الله | There is naught that hath not been mentioned in a Book of wisdom, nor any matter that hath not been expounded in the sacred writings of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#313, | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09033 | 110 | Arabic | ما من سر الا و قد ظهر بالحق و ما من حکمه الا و قد انزلها الحکیم قد ارتفع | There is no mystery but hath been revealed through the power of Truth, and no wisdom but hath been sent down by the All-Wise, exalted is He [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.032b, , BLIB_Or15734.2.111b, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to the people of the world; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00321 | Tafsir-i-Hadith-i-'Ashura | 570 | Arabic | ما معنی الحدیث کل یوم عاشورا هذا لم اره فی محل و لا سمعته من العلما حتی ایقن | What is the meaning of the saying, "Every day is Ashura"? I have neither found it in any authoritative source nor heard it from the learned, until I became certain [4o] | INBA14:494-496, INBA67:141-143, INBA_4011C:118-121, , INBA_6006C:070-072, , INBA_6010C:488-490, , PR07.061v-062v | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imam Husayn; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.073, SRC.200 | ||||||||
| ABU3478 | Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-04-06 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما مداخله در طعام جسمانی آنها نمی کنیم مداخلهٴ ما در طعام روحانی است | At the table on board the Cedric Abdu'l-Baha spoke about simple diet - how much better | BDA1.023.02 | DAS.1913-07-20, SW_v08#02 p.018, MHMD1.031, ABIE.090, BLO_PN#007 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3012 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-19 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما محافل وفا را دوست داریم نه مناظر با صفا و اما وفا اول باید بخدا و اوامر و عهد او نمود | We love meetings of fidelity and not picturesque scenes. We must first be faithful to God, to His ordinances and Covenant and to His servants | BDA1.128.08 | SW_v19#08 p.254, MHMD1.137 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2062 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-02-02 | 130 | Persian | ما مبلغ خیای لازم داریم باید جمیع احباء مبلغ باشند و تبلیغ بزبان تنها نیست ... هر یکی از احبای الهی باید در سال اقلا یکی را تبلیغ کنند | We are sorely in need of many teachers. But all the believers of God must be teachers of the Cause. Teaching the Cause is not only through the tongue...Every one of the believers of God must, at the very least, teach one new soul in a year. | AVK3.496.18x, MAS5.163 | DAS.1914-02-02 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0738 | Words spoken on 1913-06-08 in Paris | 400 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ما قرب روحانی داریم قرب و ارتباطی که آن را بُعد و انفصالی | There exists between us a spiritual bond and closenes that will never be followed by remoteness and separation. Praised be God, the light of guidance is shining brightly | BDA2.340-342 | MHMD2.452-454 | Love of God; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||
| BH09567 | 100 | Persian | ما فی الوجود را در سبیل الهی انفاق نمودیم و من غیر ستر و حجاب امام وجوه عالم ندا | We have sacrificed all that exists in the path of God and, without veil or concealment, have raised Our call before the faces of all the world [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.078, | Justice and wrath of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00247 | Tafsir-i-Kullu't-Ta'am (Commentary on "All Food") | 5800 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | ما شاء الله لا حول و لا قوة الا بالله سبحان الله و الحمد لله و لا اله الا الله و الله اکبر الحمد لله الذی لم یزل کان قبل کل شیء بلا ذکر شیء | Whatsoever God willeth - there is no power nor strength save in God. Glory be unto God! Praise be unto God! There is none other God but Him, and God is the Most Great! Praise be unto Him Who hath ever existed, Who was before all things without mention of aught else [3.5s]... ...Know thou that verily every ‘food’ is a reminder of something delightful. But when it is joined with the true meaning of ‘all’ | Berlin3655.155v-167r | GOH.043x, GOH.058-059x, GOH.061-062x, GOH.076-077x, GOH.079x, GOH.081x, GOH.098x, GOH.296-297x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Love of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3011 | Words spoken in Dec. 1919 | 50 | Persian | ما دولت عادله را دوست داریم هر دولتی باشد پادشاه قدیم ایران انوشروان اگر چه | Verily we cherish every just government, whatsoever it may be, even as the ancient Persian sovereign Anoshirvan, though he was [3.5s] | NJB_v11#19 p.342 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2746 | Words to some spiritualists, spoken on 1912-08-17 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما دعا می کنیم خدا شفا میدهد ما اهل ادعا نیستیم اهل بیانیم جمیع منادی بامر بهآءالله هستیم من عبدالبهاء هستم و حضرت بهاءالله مطلع تقدیس است | We pray but God bestows healing. We do not make claims for ourselves. We are only the expounders of the Word. | BDA1.195.07 | MHMD1.211 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1611 | Public address given on 1912-10-02 | 190 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما در دنیا عقب انسان می گردیم انسان بحیات روحانی انسانست و سبب این حیات کمالات معنوی و صفات رحمانی است | We aspire to find true human beings in this world. Man becomes human only through spiritual life, and the foundation of such a life is made up of heavenly perfections. | BDA1.284.05 | MHMD1.301-302 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Purpose; goal of creation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3010 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-23 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما در اینجا کارتان را تمام کردیم تخمی کشتیم نفوس خیلی منجذب شدند و منقلب گشتند | We have finished our work here. We have sown a seed. Many souls have been attracted and transformed. | BDA1.203.10 | SW_v19#11 p.350, MHMD1.219-220 | Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| BH06751 | 150 | Arabic | ما حضر کتابک لدی العرش ولکن قرئناه حین الذی سطر و عند ربک علم ما کان | Your book was not present before the Throne, yet We read it at the moment it was penned, and with thy Lord is the knowledge of all that hath been [3.5s] | INBA73:077b, NLAI_BH1.467, NLAI_BH2.212b | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06750 | 150 | Arabic | ما حضر بین یدینا کتابک ولکن عندنا علم ما سطر فیه و ان ربک بکل شیء علیم و | Though thy book hath not been brought before Us, yet We are indeed aware of all that hath been inscribed therein, for verily thy Lord is all-knowing of all things [3.5s] | INBA73:077a, NLAI_BH1.480, NLAI_BH2.228a | AQA6#207 p.037b | Angels; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BHU0005 | Words spoken in the house of 'Izzat Aqa | 520 | Persian | ما چون در میان وزرای ایران مشهور بودیم همه آنها با ما اظهار دوستی میکردند ولی خائف ازین بودند | Since We were well-known among all the ministers of Iran, they would all exhibit friendship towards Us | TZH5.025-026 | RKS.139-141 | Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1308 | Words spoken on 1915-10-03 in Haifa | 240 | Persian | ما تسلیمیم، اگر انسان تسلیم نباشد آن وقت گیر امتحانات می افتد. لنبلونکم بشئ من الخوف و الجوع و نقص | We are submissive. Should man fail to submit, he will verily fall into the trials and tribulations. We shall surely try you with something of fear and hunger and loss [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-03 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0521 | Words to some newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-30 | 520 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما بهاءالله را اول مربی عالم انسانی میدانیم در زمانی که شرق را ظلمت اختلاف احاطه | We believe Baha'u'llah to be the supreme educator of humanity. When the gloom of contention | KHTB2.054, BDA1.060.06 | MHMD1.068-070 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as educator; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2745 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-25 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما برای کار و خدمت آمدیم نه برای هوا خوری باید بعبودیت آستان جمال مبارک پرداخت و چنین بندگی را سبب راحت و مسرت جان و دل | We have come for work and service and not for leisure. We must render service to the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty | BDA1.166.14 | MHMD1.181 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Methods of teaching the Cause; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| BHU0027 | 90 | Persian | ما بحضرات علما در عتبات پیغام دادیم که اگر میخواهند مطلب ما را بفهمند | We informed the religious leaders of 'Atabat that We were prepared to accept their request to perform any miracle they chose | DHU.041 | STOB.029 #038 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2589 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 80 | Persian | ما با گذشته کاری نداریم ما مضی مضی و ما سیاءتیک فاین قم فاغتنم الغرصه بین العدمین | We have nothing to do with the past. “What has passed is past. And what is to come has not appeared. Therefore do not compare two vacuities.” | KHH1.041 (1.057) | KHHE.075 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1686 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 180 | Persian | ما این را می گوئیم نه تنها حضرت داود اگر خدا به عدل رفتار کند | This do We proclaim: were God to act with justice, not David alone [3.5s] | KHH2.249-250 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01930 | 460 | mixed | ما از برای ذکر آمده ایم و ذکر ما تذکر عباد است بسوی مذکور و چون از افق اعلی | We have come for the remembrance, and Our mention is a reminder unto the servants, guiding them towards the Remembered One, and when from the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.286, , BLIB_Or15699.093b, | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04534 | 210 | Arabic | ما احلی ذکری من اقبل الی کعبه جمالی و شرب خمر وصالی من ایادی عطائی و فاز | How sweet is the remembrance of him who hath turned unto the Kaaba of My beauty and hath quaffed the wine of reunion from the hands of My bounty and hath attained [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#300, | AQA6#187 p.017, VAA.206-206 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05144 | 190 | Arabic | ما ابدع ذکری من یذکرنی و ما احلی ثنائی من یثنی ربه العزیز الکریم ان الثناء من | How wondrous is the mention of him who maketh mention of Me, and how sweet the praise of him who praiseth his Lord, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful! Verily, praise from [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#301, | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2852 | Words spoken on 1913-02-18 in Paris | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ما آنچه خیر وصلاح ایران و ایرانیان بود گفتیم و نوشتیم ولی گوش ندادند حتی در بدایت | We have spoken and written about such things as will conduce to the good and betterment of Persia and its peoples | BDA2.146 | MHMD2.182-183 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3020 | Words spoken on 1913-01-16 in London | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مؤثر و مفید است ولی ما بجهت ملاقات فقرا آمدیم نه دیدن ملوک و اُمرا با هر طالبی بکمال محبت | Such a meeting would prove effective and useful. However, we have come to meet with the poor, not to consort with kings and rulers | BDA2.087 | MHMD2.105-106 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Non-participation in politics; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||
| BH11429 | 30 | Arabic | م ی ل ان قد نزل عن جهة العرش للذی سمی بابراهیم | That which hath descended from the direction of the Throne unto him who hath been named Ibrahim [3.5s] | ASAT5.183x | The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01035 | 810 | mixed | م ه علیک بهاء الله مولی الاسماء ان البحر الاعظم اراد ان یرسل الیک موجا من | Upon thee be the glory of God, the Lord of Names! Verily, the Most Great Ocean desireth to send unto thee a wave from [3.5s] | INBA41:182 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03707 | 250 | mixed | م ه شهد المظلوم ان القلم الاعلی ذکرک فیکل صباح و مساء مره استن فی مضمار | He Who hath been wronged testifieth that the Most Exalted Pen hath made mention of thee both at morn and at eventide, when it thundered forth in its course [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.103a, , BLIB_Or15738.042, | MSHR2.077x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01593 | 550 | mixed | م ه دی اسمی انشاء الله همیشه بذکر حق و خدمتش مشغول باشید قلت اسئله و ارجو | O Mahdi, My Name! May thou, God willing, be ever engaged in the remembrance of the True One and in His service. I ask and beseech [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.057, | ASAT3.200x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06292 | 160 | mixed | م ه انا نادیناک من الشطر الایمن من الطور انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم | Verily, We called unto thee from the right side of the Mount, declaring that there is no God but Him, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | INBA41:320 | Belief and denial; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02113 | 420 | Arabic | م ع ان استمع ما یلقی الروح علیک من آیات الله المهیمن القیوم لیجذبک الندآء | Give ear unto that which the Spirit imparteth unto thee in the days of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting | INBA33:011 | TBP#17m | TB#17m | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | LL#167 | |||||||
| BH09032 | 110 | Arabic | م ح یذکرک المظلوم الذی ظهر باسمه القیوم و یشهد بتوجهک و اقبالک و خلوصک لله رب | O thou who art denoted by M.H.! The Wronged One, Who hath manifested Himself through His Name, the Self-Subsisting, maketh mention of thee and beareth witness to thy turning unto Him, thy devotion and thy sincerity towards God, the Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.263b, | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03138 | 290 | Arabic | م ح س ان استمع ما ینادیک به مطلع الاسماء اذ احاطه سوء القضاء انه لا اله الا | O thou who art named with the letters MHS! Hearken unto that which the Dawning-Place of Names calleth unto thee, when grievous tribulation hath encompassed Him. Verily, there is no God but [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.138a, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04533 | 210 | mixed | لیس حزنی فیما ورد علی نفسی تالله ان البهاء لایجزع عن البلایا انه انس بها فی | My sorrow is not for what hath befallen My soul. By God! Bahá doth not shrink from tribulations; nay, He hath found solace in them [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.063, | ASAT4.348x | Justice and wrath of God; Murder; causing physical harm; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06749 | 150 | mixed | لیس ان یتعرض احد علی من فی هناک یا قوم دعوا الموهوم لیروه اهل الیقین من یتعرض علیه | Let none make accusations against those who dwell therein. O people! Abandon vain imaginings, that they who are possessed of certitude may behold it. Whoso contendeth against him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#133, , BLIB_Or15697.144a, | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Murder; causing physical harm; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06291 | 160 | Arabic | لیس الیوم یوم السوال اذا سمعت ندآء ربک قل لبیک یا محبوب العالمین فانظر فی | This is not the day for questions. When thou hearest the call of thy Lord, say: "Here am I, O Beloved of the worlds!" Therefore consider [3.5s] | INBA34:318b, BLIB_Or15707.177, , BLIB_Or15735.325, | AQA1#193, HYK.325 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Empty learning; false spirituality; Living waters; water of life; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Saint Peter and Saint Paul | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11515 | 20 | Arabic | لیس الفخر لمن یفسد فی الأرض بعد اصلاحها اتقوا الله یا قوم و لا تکونوا من الظالمین | Glory belongeth not unto him who soweth corruption in the earth after it hath been set aright. Fear ye God, O people, and be not among the wrongdoers [3.5s] | AVK3.283.05x | Call to action; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Proclamation to Muslims; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02478 | 360 | Arabic | لیس البلیه سجنی و ما ورد علی من المکاره بل البلیه ابتلائی بین الذین لایعرفون | The affliction is not My imprisonment, nor the hardships that have befallen Me, but rather My affliction is to be found amidst those who know not [3.5s] | INBA34:183 | AQA1#049, LHKM2.238, ASAT2.170x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09566 | 100 | mixed | لوحی از سماء مشیت مخصوص سرکار نایب الحکومه نازل و ارسال شد برسانند | A Tablet from the heaven of Divine Will hath been revealed and sent forth, specially destined for His Excellency the Deputy Governor. Let it be delivered [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.212b, | Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05896 | 170 | Arabic | لوح نزل بالحق و لاحت من افقه شمس عطاء الله رب العرش العظیم طوبی لبعید قصد | A Tablet revealed in truth, from whose horizon hath shone forth the Sun of God's bounty, the Lord of the mighty Throne. Blessed is he who seeketh from afar [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.108, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00872 | 940 | mixed | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | لوح من لدنا و کتاب من عندنا الی من اقبل الی قبله الوجود و قطع البر و البحر | A Tablet from Our presence and a Book from Our realm unto him who hath turned his face unto the Qiblih of existence and hath traversed land and sea [3.5s]... ...O Friends! You must all be so ablaze in this day with the fire of the love of God that the heat thereof may be manifest in all your veins, your limbs and members of your body | INBA27:392, BLIB_Or15697.174b, , BLIB_Or15710.266, | AYI2.256x, AYI2.257x, QT108.118x, PYK.058 | BRL_ATBH#24x, BRL_ATBH#27x, COC#1898x | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| BH05521 | 180 | Arabic | لوح من لدنا لمن اقبل الی الوجه اذ لاح افق البیان بشمس الحکمه و التبیان لیویده | A Tablet from Our presence unto him who hath turned towards the Countenance, when the horizon of utterance shone forth with the Sun of wisdom and exposition, that he may be strengthened thereby [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.124a, | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02162 | 410 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance; Days of Remembrance; Countenance of the Blessed Beauty in the Mirror of Mawlúd Tablets, The | لوح من لدنا الی لیله فیها لاحت السموات و الارض من نیر به انار من فی العالمین | This is a Tablet We have addressed unto that night wherein the heavens and the earth were illumined by a Light that cast its radiance over the entire creation | INBA08:619, INBA35:001, BLIB_Or15706.117, , BLIB_Or15714.003, | AYT.012, GHA.388, NSR_1993.093, ABMK.038, DLH3.392, AMB#40 | DOR#40 | NIKNAK, B. Rezaei | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#169 | |||||
| BH09565 | 100 | Arabic | لوح مسطور رقم من اصبع القدره طوبی لقوم یعرفون انه رشح من بحر البیان یشهد | The inscribed Tablet hath been traced by the Finger of Power. Blessed be they who recognize that it is a dewdrop from the Ocean of Utterance and bear witness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.041c, , BLIB_Or15734.2.134b, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10868 | 60 | Persian | لوح مسطور از سماء عنایت نازل شد و مستورات معانی را چون شمس جانی از افق معنوی | A Tablet inscribed hath descended from the heaven of bounty, revealing the hidden meanings like unto a spiritual sun from the mystic horizon [3.5s] | INBA51:034b, KB_620:027-028 | LHKM3.005a | Manifestation of God as sun; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05143 | 190 | mixed | لوح محفوظ میفرماید عالم باشراقات توحید حقیقی منور طوبی از برای آفاق قلوب | The Preserved Tablet proclaimeth: The world is illumined with the splendours of true oneness. Blessed are the horizons of hearts [3.5s] | AVK3.458.14x, SFI16.014b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00551 | 1350 | mixed | لوح محفوظ میفرماید در لیالی و ایام عباد ارض را بنیر معانی که از افق سماء | The Preserved Tablet proclaimeth: In the nights and days guide ye the servants of the earth through the light of inner meanings that shineth from the horizon of heaven [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.230, , BLIB_Or15699.001, , BLIB_Or15718.137, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05895 | 170 | mixed | لوح محفوظ میفرماید آیات نازل و بینات ظاهر و نیر امر از افق اقتدار مشرق و ندا | The Preserved Tablet speaketh, the verses are revealed, the perspicuous signs have appeared, the Sun of the Cause shineth resplendent from the horizon of power | BRL_DA#413, AQA6#320 p.327, YBN.009 | ADMS#140 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11765 | 230 | Arabic | لوح انزله مالک القدم لمن اقبل الیه و فاز بیومه المذکور فی کتب النبیین | A Tablet revealed by the Ancient King unto him who hath turned unto Him and attained unto His Day, which is mentioned in the Books of the Prophets [3.5s] | TISH.567 | Chastisement and requital; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proclamation to the people of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09031 | 110 | Arabic | لوح انزله المظلوم لمن اقبل الی الله العزیز المحبوب الذی سمی برضا فی کتاب الاسمآء | A Tablet revealed by the Wronged One unto him who hath turned towards God, the Mighty, the Beloved, who was named Riḍá in the Book of Names [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.151b, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02161 | 410 | mixed | لوح امنع اقدس بلغت فصحی نازل حال اراده آنکه بلغت نوراء تکلم نمائیم و از حق جل | The Most Great, Most Holy Tablet was revealed in eloquent Arabic. Now We desire to speak in the luminous tongue, and from the Truth, glorified be He [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.007, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03706 | 250 | Arabic | لوح الله لمن فی السموات و الارضین الذی رقم فیه من قلم الاعلی ما تطیر به | The Tablet of God unto all who dwell in the heavens and on earth, wherein hath been inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen that which causeth souls to soar [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#097, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09564 | 100 | Arabic | لوح الله قد نزل بالحق و اشرق من افق سمائه نیر البرهان من لدی الرحمن کذلک قضی | The Tablet of God hath been sent down in truth, and from the horizon of His heaven hath shone forth the Luminary of proof from the presence of the All-Merciful. Thus hath it been decreed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.149b, | Call to action; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11567 | 10 | Arabic | لو لا الفاقة ما اشرق نیر الانقطاع فی الابداع | Were it not for poverty, the luminary of detachment would not shine forth in creation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.180b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11796 | 150 | Arabic | لو ترانی لاتعرفنی بما ورد علی فی سبیل ربک العزیز المختار لااشکو بما ورد علی | Shouldst thou behold Me, thou wouldst not recognize Me by reason of what hath befallen Me in the path of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Chosen One. I do not complain of what hath come upon Me [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.036 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1132 | 280 | Persian | لهذا انسان هر چیزی را باید بعین خودش نظر کند نه بدیده دیگران باید خودش تحری حقیقت نماید تا | For this reason must every soul regard all things with his own eyes and not through the eyes of others, and must himself search after truth, until [3.5s] | NJB_v05#14 p.004 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imam Husayn; Independent investigation of truth; reality | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00068 | 5200 | mixed | له الفضل و الجود و له العنایه و العطاء یعطی و یمنع انه هو المقتدر ما یشاء لا | His is the grace and munificence, His the loving-kindness and bestowal. He giveth and withholdeth, for verily He is the All-Powerful, doing whatsoever He willeth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.174, | AVK1.270x, HQUQ.013x | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01660 | 530 | mixed | له الشکر و العظمه و البهاء بما قدر لاولیائه فی الحضور نعمه القرب و اللقاء و | To Him be praise, grandeur and glory, for having ordained for His chosen ones in His presence the blessing of nearness and reunion [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.440, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03018 | 300 | mixed | Trustworthiness; Huqúqu'lláh | له الحمد و المنة و له الذکر و الثنآء و العظمة و له القدرة و الرفعة | To Him be praise and gratitude, to Him be remembrance and glorification and grandeur, and to Him be power and exaltation [3.5s]... ...Blessed is that teacher who remaineth faithful to the Covenant of God, and occupieth himself with the education of children… Whoso is privileged to pay the Right of God will be numbered with such as have observed the ordinances… We send our greetings to the friends and exhort them to conduct themselves with rectitude | BRL_HUQUQP#008x, COMP_TRUSTP#25x, ADM3#080 p.096x, AYI2.026x, AYI2.027x, AYI2.028x, AYI2.029x, KHMI.046x, MSHR3.063x, MSBH7.052ax, YMM.178x | BRL_HUQUQ#008x, BRL_TRUST#24x, COC#0577x, COC#1130x, COC#2036x, WOB.107x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of Huququ'llah; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10386 | 80 | Arabic | لما قضی التسع تجلی بهذا الاسم علی | When the Nine had been fulfilled, He manifested Himself through this Name [3.5s] | MAS8.062.12x | Apocalyptic imagery; Justice and wrath of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11123 | 50 | Arabic | لم یزل یبدع ما یشآء کما یشآء و یخترع ما یرید بما یرید لم یکن علة الا انشائک | He hath ever created whatsoever He willeth, as He willeth, and fashioned whatsoever He desireth through whatsoever means He desireth. No cause existed save His creation [3.5s] | ASAT2.030x | Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03017 | 920 | mixed | لم یزل و لایزال هر نفسیکه منقطع شد از کل ما سوی الله و مقبل شد باو در هر | From time immemorial and unto everlasting time, whosoever hath detached himself from all else save God and turned with devotion unto Him in every [3.5s]... ...In short, the object of the hidden craft is this: From one thing the four elements should be separated | NLAI_BH2.181 | MAS8.096x | REVS.173x | Alchemy; the elixir; Four elements; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00862 | 950 | mixed | لم یزل و لایزال جوهر حمد و ساذج ثناء حضرت لایزالی را سزاست که مرایای قلوب | From time immemorial and unto everlasting time, the pure essence of praise and quintessence of glorification beseemeth that Ancient Being, Who causeth the mirrors of hearts [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#038, | MAS8.147x, MUH3.306-309, MSHR4.311-312x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08438 | 120 | mixed | لم یزل و لایزال باطل باسم حق ناس را گمراه نمود ای شاربان رحیق معانی آگاه | The false hath ever misled, and will continue to mislead, mankind in the name of truth. O ye that quaff the wine of inner meaning, be ye aware [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.273b, | Chastisement and requital; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00958 | 860 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | لم یزل نفحات قدسی از رضوان عنایت الهی در وزیدن بوده و لایزال روایح عز معنوی | From time immemorial have the breezes of holiness wafted from the Paradise of divine favor, and unto eternity shall the fragrances of spiritual glory continue to be diffused [3.5s]... ...The purpose of God in creating man hath been, and will ever be, to enable him to know his Creator and to attain His Presence | INBA36:080, INBA71:241 | BRL_DA#130, GWBP#029 p.053x, AVK1.333.010x, MJMM.368, DRD.139, ASAT5.061x, ASAT5.262x, AKHA_134BE #18 p.691 | GWB#029x, DWN_v3#12 p.031-032x | Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness and remoteness; Power of the Manifestation of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | LL#430 | ||||||
| BH04285 | 220 | mixed | لم یزل کاس بلا مخصوص اهل ولا بوده و ببلایا و محن مطمئنین از مریبین ممتاز ولکن | From time immemorial hath the cup of tribulation been reserved for the people of devotion, and through trials and afflictions have they who are assured been distinguished from them that doubt [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.094r.11, , BLIB_Or11096#118, , BLIB_Or15710.012, | Belief and denial; Consolation and comfort; Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02629 | 340 | mixed | لم یزل اریاح عفو و غفران از رضوان قدس سبحان در هبوب و سریان و لایزال نسمات | The breezes of pardon and forgiveness have ever wafted from the sacred Ridván of the All-Glorious, and shall eternally continue - the gentle zephyrs [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.116a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH00925 | 890 | Arabic | لم ادر یا الهی لمن اصفک و بمن اذکرک فو عزتک صرت متحیرا بعد الذی جعلتنی فی | I know not, O my God, to whom I shall liken Thee or by what name I shall extol Thee. By Thy glory, I am bewildered after Thou didst cause me to be [3.5s] | INBA92:015 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09563 | 100 | Arabic | لم ادر یا الهی کیف اکون بین عبادک کلما اذکرهم ببدایع ذکرک یعترضون علی و | I know not, O my God, how I shall conduct myself amidst Thy servants, for whenever I make mention of the wondrous tokens of Thy remembrance, they rise up against me [3.5s] | INBA49:069, INBA92:315 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Justice and wrath of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02112 | 420 | Arabic | Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | لم ادر یا الهی بای ندآء اجذبت قلوب محبیک و من ای نار اصطلیت افئده مصطفیک | I know not, O my God, by what call Thou hast attracted the hearts of them that love Thee, and from what fire Thou hast ignited the hearts of Thy chosen ones [3.5s]... ...I swear by Thy glory, O my God! I am astonished at them and at that which they have manifested in the path of Thy love | BRL_DA#259, LHKM2.195 | BRL_APBH#22x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05894 | 170 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers | لم ادر یا الهی بای نار اوقدت سراج امرک و بای زجاجه حفظته من اعادی نفسک فو | I know not, O my God, what the Fire is with which Thou didst light the Lamp of Thy Cause, or what the Glass | INBA92:387 | PMP#089, AKHA_124BE #08 p.a | PM#089, BPRY.051 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| BH07847 | 130 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | لم ادر یا الهی ای نار جعلتها مشتعله فی ارضک بحیث لایسترها التراب و لایخمدها | I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which Thou didst kindle in Thy land. Earth can never cloud its splendor | PMP#053 | PM#053 | B. Lisbeth, S. Toloui-Wallace, K. Key, R. Peterson [track 2] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fire and light; fire and water; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| BH03389 | 270 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | لم ادر یا الهی انطق ببدایع ذکرک بین عبادک و اعرفهم خفیات رحمتک و اسرار امرک | I know not, O my God, whether I should speak forth the wonders of Thy praise among Thy servants | INBA92:348 | PMP#110, AQA7#513 p.357 | PM#110 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB00478 | 570 | Arabic | لم ادر یا الهی ان اشکو الیک ای بلائی و ابث ای حزنی و ابتلائی ارایت یا محبوبی | I know not, O my God, which of my afflictions I shall bewail before Thee, nor how I should pour forth my grief and tribulation. Behold, O my Beloved One [3.5s] | INBA87:460, INBA52:477 | BRL_DAK#0748, KHAF.067 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04532 | 210 | Arabic | لله ملکوت ملک السموات و الارضین قل کل الاسماء اسمی و ما خلق برهانی طوبی | Unto God belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Say: All names are My names, and whatsoever hath been created is My testimony. Blessed be [3.5s] | INBA23:058a, INBA34:291 | AQA1#156 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09562 | 100 | Arabic | لله کلمه لو تظهر من افقها تراها کالشمس مشرقه و کالنار مشتعله مره نراها جاریه | The Word of God, should it be made manifest from its horizon, thou wouldst behold it even as the sun in its splendor and as a blazing fire; at times We behold it flowing forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.054c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH05142 | 190 | mixed | لله عملک یا من فزت بذکر قبل لدی المظلوم فی سجنه العظیم و وجد منه عرف حبک لله | Blessed be thy deed, O thou who hast attained mention before the Wronged One in His mighty imprisonment, and from Whom was perceived the fragrance of thy love for God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.258, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00326 | 2010 | mixed | لله عملک یا من فزت بالبلاء فی سبیل الله فاطر السماء نعیما لک یا من شربت کاس | Praised be thy deed, O thou who hast attained unto tribulation in the path of God, the Creator of heaven! Blessed art thou, O thou who hast quaffed the cup [3.5s] | INBA07:167, INBA97:099, BLIB_Or15717.201, | BRL_DA#190, MSBH10.240, YIA.163-168 | Consultation; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Word of God is its own standard | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03263 | 280 | Arabic | لله عمل المخلصین الذین حرکتهم حقیق سدرة | Unto God are the deeds of the sincere ones who are moved by the truth of the Divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | MSHR4.310-311x | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH00655 | 1170 | mixed | لله عمل الذین قاموا علی خدمه الامر و نطقوا بما انزله الوهاب فی الکتاب هنیئا لمن شرب | Blessed are they who have arisen to serve the Cause and have uttered that which the All-Bountiful hath revealed in the Book. Happy is he who hath quaffed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.155, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03705 | 250 | mixed | لله عمل الذین قاموا علی خدمه الامر علی شان مااقعدهم ضوضاء العباد و ماخوفهم | For the sake of God are performed the deeds of those who have so arisen to serve the Cause… It is good that thou didst send a copy of Madaníyyih | BLIB_Or15713.131x, | SFI06.010bx, AYI2.083x, HHA.042x, PYB#185 p.03x | ADMS#087x | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02057 | 430 | mixed | لله عمل الذین انقطعوا عما سواه و فازوا بما امروا به فی کتاب رقم من قلمه | Blessed be they who have detached themselves from all save Him and have attained unto that which was ordained for them in the Book inscribed by His Pen [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#056, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01004 | 830 | Arabic | لله علم السموات و الارض و قد تجلی باسمه العلیم علی کل الاشیا طوبی لمن اقبل | Unto God belongeth the knowledge of the heavens and of the earth, and He hath manifested Himself through His Name, the All-Knowing, upon all things. Blessed is he who hath turned [3.5s] | AQA6#239 p.138, MAS8.026ax | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Empty learning; false spirituality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01441 | 600 | mixed | لله درک یا مهدی قد حضر کتابک لدی المظلوم و اعترف بعنایه الله و فضله واحدا | O Mahdi! God bless thee! Thy letter hath reached the Wronged One, and He hath acknowledged the bounty and grace of God, the One [3.5s] | INBA84:229, BLIB_Or15715.016, | NNY.235x, MAS4.346x, ASAT4.230x, ASAT4.374x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00274 | 2320 | Arabic | لله درک یا من وجهک توجه الی وجه مالک الاسماء بعد فنا الاشیاء و اقبل قلبک الی | Blessed art thou! O thou whose countenance hath turned unto the Face of the Lord of Names after the extinction of all things, and whose heart hath inclined toward [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.246, | Exhortations and counsels; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00079 | 4890 | mixed | لله درک یا من سمعت ندآء الحق و اقبلت الی الحق و اجبت الحق و شربت الرحیق ... ذکر استاد شهباز | Blessed art thou, O thou who hast hearkened unto the Call of Truth, turned unto Truth, answered Truth's call, and quaffed the choice Wine... mention of Master Shahbaz [3.5s] | INBA65:055bx, INBA30:098bx, BLIB_Or11097#075, , BLIB_Or15722.194x, | AHM.347x, AQMJ1.161bx, TAH.184x, MSBH5.459x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00176 | 3150 | mixed | لله درک بما اسمعنی لسان قلمک حنین قلبک و ضجیج فوادک فی حب الله محبوبنا و | Blessed art thou, for through the voice of thy Pen thou hast caused Me to hear the lamentation of thy heart and the cry of thy innermost being in thy love for God, our Beloved [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.093, | MAS8.032x, MSHR5.192x | Chastisement and requital; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00385 | 1750 | mixed | لله در الذین نطقوا بالحق و تمسکوا بالحکمه و البیان فی کل الاحیان انهم عباد ما | Blessed indeed are they who have spoken forth the truth and have held fast to wisdom and utterance at all times. Verily, they are servants [3.5s] | INBA08:549, BLIB_Or15704.126, | UAB.012ax | Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Consultation; Contention and conflict; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1496 | Words spoken on 1913-06-20 in Port Said | 210 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | لِله خرق العوائد خرق عادات و رسومات بَرازندهٴ قدرت و ارادهٴ الهی است | It is the prerogative of God to contravene the rules of humanity. Indeed, it befits and power and purpose of God to violate the customs and practices of humankind | BDA2.357 | MHMD2.476-477 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| BH10867 | 60 | Persian | لله الحمد یوم اول عید بمبارکی اعمال صحیحه مستقیمه حضرت سلطان عبد الحمید ایده الله | Praise be to God! This first day of the Festival hath been made blessed through the righteous and steadfast deeds of His Majesty Sultan Abdul-Hamid, may God strengthen him [3.5s] | ASAT3.025x | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09561 | 100 | mixed | لله الحمد و له الشکر و له الفضل و العطا و الرحمه و البهاء بما انزل فیهذه | Praise be unto God, thanksgiving be unto Him, and His are the grace and bounty, the mercy and the glory, inasmuch as He hath revealed in this [3.5s] | SFI04.008bx | Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to the people of the world; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01471 | 590 | mixed | لله الحمد و المنه آفتاب محبت از افق اسکندریه مشرق و لائح و لئالی خلوص و خضوع | Praise and gratitude be unto God! The Sun of love hath risen and shineth forth from the horizon of Alexandria, and the pearls of sincerity and humility are manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.292, | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04531 | 210 | mixed | لله الحمد هجرت نمودی و قصد مقام اعلی کردی و فائز شدی بانچه در کتب الهی مذکور | Praise be to God that thou hast undertaken a pilgrimage, set thy face toward the Most Exalted Station, and attained unto that which is recorded in the Sacred Books [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.197b, | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04827 | 200 | mixed | لله الحمد نور بیان از افق سماء برهان ساطع و لائح و ندآء مقصود عالمیان در | Praise be unto God! The light of utterance hath shone forth and radiated from the horizon of the heaven of proof, and the call of the Desired One of all worlds is manifest [3.5s] | INBA18:106b, BLIB_Or15690.156, , BLIB_Or15716.181a, , BLIB_Or15728.047c, | Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06290 | 160 | mixed | لله الحمد نفوس مذکوره هر یک فائز شد بانچه که شبه و مثل نداشته یا امتی در این | Praise be unto God! Each of these mentioned souls hath attained unto that which hath no peer or likeness in this [3.5s] | AYBY.110 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11704 | 680 | mixed | لله الحمد نفحات کلمه الهی متضوع و عرف قمیص منتشر و نور امر ساطع طوبی از برای | Praise be to God! The fragrances of the Divine Word are diffused, the aroma of the sacred vesture is spread abroad, and the light of His Cause is resplendent. Blessed are they who [3.5s] | TISH.061-062 | Business; financial; property matters; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02414 | 370 | mixed | لله الحمد نافهای مشک معانی و بیان در هر حین و حان متضوع و مراسلات و مکاتبات | Praise be to God! The musk-laden breezes of meaning and utterance are, at every moment and instant, diffused abroad, and missives and letters [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.256, , BLIB_Or15711.178, | BRL_DA#192, YIA.161-162 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Satan; the Evil One; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03910 | 240 | mixed | لله الحمد مره اخری کوثر حیوان از ید عطاء مقصود عالمیان آشامیدی لازال ذکرت در | Praise be to God! Once again thou hast quaffed from the living waters from the Hand of Bounty of Him Who is the Goal of all worlds. Forever shall thy mention [3.5s] | INBA51:409 | LHKM3.305 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09030 | 110 | mixed | لله الحمد قصد افق اعلی نمودی و از بر و بحر گذشتی و بعنایات حق جل جلاله بمقامی | Praise be to God! Thou hast directed thyself toward the Most Exalted Horizon, traversed both land and sea, and through the bounties of God - glorified be His majesty - attained unto a station [3.5s] | INBA84:163b, INBA84:093b, INBA84:033b.13 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mystical themes; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00189 | 2970 | mixed | لله الحمد فرج الهی بعد از شدت رسید یا محبوب فوادی شدت وقتی بود که لامرالله در | Praise be unto God! Divine deliverance hath come after tribulation. O beloved of My heart! Grievous indeed was that time when the Cause of God [3.5s] | INBA19:379, INBA32:324, BLIB_Or15733.246x, | MAS4.021ax, MAS4.033bx | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10648 | 70 | mixed | لله الحمد فائز شدی بانچه که سبب فرح ملا اعلی و جنت علیا بوده طوبی لعملک بما | Praise be unto God! Thou hast attained unto that which causeth joy to the Supreme Concourse and the Most Exalted Paradise. Blessed be thy deed inasmuch as [3.5s] | AYBY.151b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07846 | 130 | mixed | لله الحمد فائز شدی بانچه عالم وجود از برای آن موجود گشته اصغا نمودی آنچه را که معشر | Praise be unto God! Thou hast attained unto that for which the world of existence was brought into being. Thou hast hearkened unto that which the Concourse [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15703.153, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07845 | 130 | mixed | لله الحمد فائز شدی بانچه اهل عالم از آن محروم و ممنوعند مگر معدودی سبحاترا | Praise be unto God! Thou hast attained unto that which the peoples of the world are deprived and forbidden, save for a chosen few [3.5s] | INBA51:184, KB_620:177-178 | LHKM3.338 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00440 | 1610 | mixed | لله الحمد صراط واضح و سبیل لائح و دلیل مشهود و علم ظهور بر اعلی الاعلام | Praise be unto God! Clear is the path, manifest is the way, evident is the proof, and the banner of Divine Revelation is raised upon the highest heights [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15701.331, | NJB_v12#08 p.152x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Oneness; unity of religion; Outward and inward meanings; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05520 | 180 | mixed | لله الحمد دوستانش را برتری داد بهتری داد مهتریهم خواهد داد اراده اش را | Praise be to God! He hath exalted His loved ones, granted them excellence, and shall assuredly bestow upon them sovereignty according to His Will [3.5s] | INBA41:151, BLIB_Or15712.131b, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10385 | 80 | mixed | لله الحمد در این فجر نورانی امطار رحمت نیسانی باذن حضرت باری عالم را تجدید | Praise be to God that in this luminous dawn the vernal showers of divine mercy have, by the leave of the Lord Almighty, renewed the world [3.5s] | AYI2.131x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07844 | 130 | mixed | لله الحمد در اول ایام سلاسل اوهام را شکستی و بافق ایقان اقبال نمودی امروز علم | All praise be to God! In the earliest days thou didst shatter the chains of vain imaginings and turn with favour toward the horizon of certitude. Today the banner [3.5s] | INBA18:501 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02111 | 420 | Persian | لله الحمد خبر ورود آنحضرت در بیروت بروح و ریحان رسید اینخبر سبب فرح اکبر شد | Praise be to God! The tidings of thy arrival in Beirut were received with joy and fragrance. These tidings became the cause of supreme gladness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.267, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00014 | 9890 | mixed | لله الحمد حمدا یمطر به السحاب و یجد المقربون عرف قمیص ربنا الوهاب حمدا | All praise be unto God - praise wherewith the clouds pour forth their rain, and through which they who are nigh unto Him perceive the fragrance of the garment of their Lord, the All-Bountiful - praise [3.5s] | INBA15:067, INBA18:302x, INBA26:067 | MAS8.108dx, AYI2.072x, AYI2.358x, AKHA_131BE #05 p.ax, AKHA_131BE #04 p.ax, MSHR2.065x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00630 | 1220 | mixed | لله الحمد توفیق الهی رسیده و تاییدش اظهر از نور در هر حین نیر عنایتش در ظهور | Praise be to God, His aid hath been received and His confirmations are more manifest than light itself. The Daystar of His bounty is apparent | BRL_DA#589, DWNP_v4#01 p.003-004x, MUH3.309-313 | ADMS#082 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03909 | 240 | mixed | لله الحمد تجلیات انوار شمس بیان مقصود عالمیان کل را احاطه نموده ظلم ظالمین و | Praise be unto God! The effulgent rays of the Sun of the Bayán, the Desire of all worlds, have encompassed all, despite the tyranny of the oppressors [3.5s] | INBA51:213, KB_620:206-207 | LHKM3.282 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03016 | 300 | mixed | لله الحمد بما وصلتم شاطی بحر الوصال و بلغتم ما هو اصل الامال فی المبدء و | Praise be to God that ye have attained unto the shores of the ocean of reunion and have reached that which was the essence of all hopes in the beginning [3.5s] | INBA27:408 | PYK.057 | Business; financial; property matters; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00497 | 1480 | mixed | للّه الحمد بما ابتسم ثغر الاطمینان و ظهر لؤلؤ عرفان جمال الرّحمن عن صدف الایقان | Praise be unto God that the lips of certitude have smiled and from the shell of assurance hath appeared the pearl of the knowledge of the All-Merciful Beauty [3.5s]... ...The whole earth, is now in a state of pregnancy. The day is approaching when it will have yielded its noblest fruits, when from it will have sprung forth the loftiest trees | BLIB_Or11096#263x, , BLIB_Or15698.296, , BLIB_Or15720.291, , BLIB_Or15740.226, , NLAI_BH4.039.06-050.13, Majlis934.282-291 | BRL_DA#138, IQT.296, SFI03.157.07x, MAS8.041bx, ASAT5.074x | GPB.212x3x, GPB.217x2x, PDC.007x, PDC.074x2x, PDC.074-075x, PDC.191x, WOB.169x, HURQ.BH59x, HURQ.BH62x | Call to action; Contention and conflict; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | LL#390 | |||||||
| BH05519 | 180 | mixed | لله الحمد بعنایت کبری فائز گشتی و سلسبیل لقای مالک اسماء را از قدح فضل نوشیدی | Praise be to God! Through His supreme bounty thou hast attained, and from the chalice of grace thou hast quaffed the Salsabíl of reunion with the Lord of Names [3.5s] | INBA23:078b, BLIB_Or15712.332, | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05141 | 190 | mixed | لله الحمد باقبال فائز گشتی و بافق اعلی توجه نمودی امروز عالم بانوار فجر ظهور | All praise be to God that thou hast attained unto acceptance and turned thy face toward the Most Exalted Horizon. Today the world is illumined by the lights of the dawning Manifestation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.049b, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03541 | 260 | mixed | لله الحمد باثار قلم اعلی فائز شدی و بانوار بیان رحمن منور قسم بسر وجود امروز | Praise be unto God! Thou hast attained unto the effusions of the Most Exalted Pen and been illumined by the lights of the utterance of the All-Merciful. I swear by the mystery of existence on this Day [3.5s] | INBA23:061b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02753 | 8330 | mixed | Huqúqu'lláh; Bahá'í Prayers | لله الحمد امروز حدیقه معانی ظاهر و باوراد ... باره امانت مرقوم داشتند از این خبر فرح لایحصی | Praise be unto God! Today the garden of inner meanings hath become manifest and with blossoms [3.5s]... ...O thou that bearest My Name! God grant that everyone may be graciously aided to honour the Huquq. The Huquq is exclusively assigned unto Him Who is the sovereign Truth… Glorified art Thou, O my compassionate Lord! I entreat Thee by the tumult of the ocean... | BLIB_Or15736.163ax, | BRL_DA#220, BRL_HUQUQP#021x, AMIN.025-026x | BRL_HUQUQ#021x, BPRY.288x, COC#1131x | Chastisement and requital; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| BH01291 | 660 | mixed | لله الحمد اگرچه ظلمت اوهام علمای ارض یعنی نفوسیکه از حق غافلند عالم را | Praise be to God! Though the darkness of vain imaginings of the divines of the earth—those souls who remain heedless of the Truth—hath enveloped the world [3.5s] | AQA6#220 p.083 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07843 | 130 | mixed | لله الحمد اقبال نمودی و فائز شدی بانچه که علمای ایران و رجالش از آن محروم و | Praise be unto God that thou hast turned unto Him and attained unto that whereof the divines and notables of Persia have been deprived [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.070a, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01620 | 540 | mixed | لله الحمد آیات الهی منتشر و نفحاتش متضوع و در هر یوم از افق سماء قلم اعلی نیر | Praise belongs to God that divine verses have been disseminated and their fragrance supplied.…Through sanctified deeds and goodly character must firm, willing and laudable souls guide and direct | PZHN v1#2 p.007, TISH.250-251x, RAHA.071x | RIDA.014-015x | Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Law of pilgrimage; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05893 | 170 | mixed | لله الحمد آنجناب در اول ایام بافق اعلی توجه نموده و از کاس محبت الهی آشامید | Praise be to God! In the early days thou didst turn unto the Most Exalted Horizon and didst drink from the cup of divine love [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.042b, | Love of God; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00935 | 880 | mixed | لله الحمد آسمان محبت رسید یعنی نامه و انجم کواکب ایمان و ایقان و استقامت و | All praise be unto God! The heaven of love hath appeared, that is to say, the missive with its stars of faith, certitude and steadfastness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.135, , BLIB_Or15711.113, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Law of fasting; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00191 | 2960 | mixed | لله الحمد آذان طلب متتابعا بهدیر حمامه محبت و وداد فائز و ابصار بملاحظه آثار | Praise be to God! The ears of longing have successively attained unto the cooing of the dove of love and fellowship, and eyes have been blessed with beholding His signs [3.5s] | INBA27:277, BLIB_Or15704.105, | PYK.086, AMIN.208x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0955 | Words spoken on 1915-11-25 in Haifa | 320 | Persian | للذاهبین الاولین من القرون لنا بصائر . در اسلاف نظر کنیم، در روش آنها، در نجاح و فلاح و موفقیت دنیویه آنها | PYB#218 p.18-20x, ZSM.1915-11-25 | STAB#040, STAB#045 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08437 | 120 | Arabic | لک ان تقولی یا ورقتی یا اله الجبروت و سلطان الملکوت اسئلک بالذی به اخذ الفزع | O My leaf! Say thou: O God of might and Sovereign of the Kingdom, I beseech Thee by Him through Whom awe hath seized all things [3.5s] | INBA23:082b, BLIB_Or15696.001b, , BLIB_Or15734.2.033b, | Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12580 | 90 | Arabic | لک العطاء یا ربی الاعلی علی کل عبد سلک سبیل الهدی و خاض غمار الوفاء و قام علی | Gracious art Thou, O my exalted Lord, to every servant who treads the path of guidance, immerses himself in the stream of fidelity, and rises to exalt Your word | BBBD.208 | BBBD.209 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09560 | 100 | mixed | لک الحمد یا مولی الملکوت و مالک الجبروت اسئلک باسمک الذی به اقمت القیامة و اظهرت اسرارها | Praise be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of the heavenly kingdom and Sovereign of the celestial dominion! I beseech Thee by Thy Name | ADM3#060 p.076x | JHT_S#149x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07842 | 130 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا مولی العالم و لک الجود یا مالک الوجود و لک البهاء یا سلطان العطاء | Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of the worlds, and bounty be unto Thee, O Possessor of existence, and glory be unto Thee, O Sovereign of bounty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.100d, | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07271 | 140 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا فالق الاصباح و مرسل الریاح اشهد بک فتح باب الفلاح و ظهر سبیل | Praise be unto Thee, O Cleaver of the Dawn and Sender of the Winds. I bear witness that through Thee the gate of prosperity hath been opened and the path made manifest [3.5s] | AQMJ2.124 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11910 | 40 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا فاطر السماء و فالک الاسماء اسئلک ببحر ایاتک بان تویدنی علی الاستقامه علی امرک | Praise be unto Thee, O Creator of the heavens and Fashioner of names! I beseech Thee, by the ocean of Thy verses, to strengthen me in steadfastness unto Thy Cause [3.5s] | Majlis210461.124x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05518 | 180 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا ربی المتعال فیکل الاحوال و بما رفعت حکم الجدال و قدرت نصره امرک | Praise be unto Thee, O my exalted Lord, in all conditions, inasmuch as Thou hast abolished the decree of contention and ordained the victory of Thy Cause [3.5s] | INBA51:530b | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00126 | 980 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الشکر یا منائی علی ما مننت به علی اصفیائک و انعمت به | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, and all thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Heart's Desire, for Thy gracious favors bestowed upon Thy chosen ones and the blessings Thou hast granted [3.5s] | MMK5#158 p.123 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07841 | 130 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الشکر یا مقصودی و مقصود من فی السموات و الارضین بما | Praise be to Thee, O my God,and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O Thou Who art my Desire and the Desire of all them in the heavens and on earth | ADM3#037 p.049 | JHT_S#144 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00327 | 660 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الشکر یا محبوبی علی ما علت کلمتک و تمت نعمتک و سبقت | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Beloved, for Thou hast exalted Thy Word and perfected Thy bounty and caused it to precede [3.5s] | INBA16:046, INBA89:198 | MKT4.171, MILAN.186, ASAT5.126x | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10384 | 80 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الثناء یا مقصودی و لک البهاء یا مالک الارض و السماء بما | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, and unto Thee be glory, O my Heart's Desire, and unto Thee be splendor, O Lord of earth and heaven [3.5s] | INBA84:154a, INBA84:086a, INBA84:027a.01, BLIB_Or15728.117a, | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01557 | 560 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی و سیدی و رجائی بما اظهرت یومک الموعود و تجلیت علی العالم | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, my Lord and my Hope, for having manifested Thy promised Day and revealed Thyself unto the world [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15693.058, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01780 | 500 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی و اله العرش و الثری و سلطانی و سلطان الاخره و الاولی بما | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, God of the throne above and of the dust below, my Lord,and the Lord of this world and the world to come, for having awakened me whilst I was slumbering | BLIB_Or15719.086, | ADM3#096 p.110 | JHT_S#200 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00208 | 2790 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | لک الحمد یا الهی و اله العالمین و مقصودی و مقصود العارفین و محبوبی و محبوب | Praise be unto Thee, Who art my God and the God of all men, and my Desire and the Desire of all them that have recognized Thee | INBA56:001, BLIB_Or15729.098, , NLAI_22848:235, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p123v, , Ghazi3072.001-045, MKI4522.235, | PMP#176, AQA2#005 p.118, TZH4.002-003x, TZH4.143-144x, AQMM.002 | PM#176 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH06289 | 160 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی و اله الامم و مقصودی و مقصود العالم بما اظهرت امرک و ابرزت | Praise be unto Thee, O my God and the God of all nations, my Goal and the Goal of the world, for having manifested Thy Cause and made it to appear [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.014c, , BLIB_Or15734.2.065a, | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05517 | 180 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | لک الحمد یا الهی علی ما قلبت وجوه عبادک الی یمین عرش الطافک و انقطعتهم عما | Praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast turned the faces of Thy servants towards the right-hand of the throne of Thy gifts | INBA48:150, INBA49:208, INBA92:148, BLIB_Or15739.271, | PMP#161, AQMJ1.110b | PM#161 | almunajat.com [item 15], K. Porray | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||
| BH01102 | 760 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی علی ما ایدت احبائک و اوراق سدره محبتک علی ما ینبغی لهم و | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for that which Thou hast vouchsafed in confirmation of Thy loved ones and the leaves of the Tree of Thy love, in accordance with what beseemeth them [3.5s] | INBA18:089 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01758 | 300 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی علی جزیل العطاء و لک الشکر یا محبوبی علی الهدی و لک الثناء یا | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for Thy bountiful gifts, and gratitude be unto Thee, O my Beloved, for Thy guidance, and praise be unto Thee, O [3.5s] | TAH.300x, MSHR5.410x | Education of children; moral education; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01974 | 450 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | لک الحمد یا الهی بما وفیت بما رقم من قلم امرک فی الالواح التی ارسلتها الی | Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast been true to what the Pen of Thy Revelation hath inscribed | INBA92:363 | PMP#108 | PM#108 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||
| BH05892 | 170 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما هدیتنی الی بحر توحیدک و عرفتنی مطلع آیاتک و مشرق افقک | Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having guided me to the ocean of Thy oneness, and for having enabled me to recognize Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs | INBA61:043 | AQMM.063, NSR_1993.034 | JHT_S#108 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07840 | 130 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما هدیت عبادک الی شطر ظهورک و عرفتهم دلیلک و سبیلک و اظهرت | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having guided Thy servants to the sanctuary of Thy Manifestation, and caused them to recognize Thy proof and Thy path, and made manifest [3.5s] | AQMJ2.123 | Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10647 | 70 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما هدیت اولیائک الی البحر الاعظم بجودک و فضلک و سقیتهم منه | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, for having guided Thy companions to the Most Great Ocean in Thy grace and generosity, and for having given them to drink therefrom | ADM3#020 p.030 | JHT_S#180 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07270 | 140 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما نورت قلبی بنور عرفانک و عرفتنی سبیلک و اریتنی مشرق عطائک | To Thee be praise, O my God, for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge, for having made me to know Thy path, and for having shown me the Dayspring of Thy bounties [3.5s] | INBA15:280a, INBA26:281 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11122 | 50 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما مستنی الذله الکبری مره اخری فی حبک یا من بیدک ملکوت | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for once again hath supreme abasement touched me in Thy love, O Thou in Whose hand rests dominion [3.5s] | INBA73:338a, NLAI_BH2.218.06 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08436 | 120 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما ماج بحر بیانک بین عبادک و هاج عرف رحمتک فی بلادک اسئلک یا | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, that the ocean of Thy utterance hath surged amidst Thy servants and the fragrance of Thy mercy hath been wafted throughout Thy lands. I beseech Thee, O [3.5s] | AQMJ2.049 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04560 | 170 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما ماج بحر الغفران علی اهل العصیان و لک الشکر یا منائی بما | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for that the ocean of forgiveness hath surged upon the people of rebellion, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O Thou my heart's Desire [3.5s] | BSHN.140.257, BSHN.144.257, MHT2.072b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00082 | 1190 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما کشفت الغطاء و هتکت الحجاب و اوقدت سراج الهدی فی قلوب | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having rent asunder the veil, torn away the shroud and kindled the lamp of guidance within the hearts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0063, MKT1.347 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Prophecy and fulfillment; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00300 | 690 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما کشفت الغطاء و رفعت النقاب عن وجه الحقیقه لعبدک المبتهل | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for Thou hast lifted the veil and removed the covering from the face of truth for Thy suppliant servant [3.5s] | MMK4#178 p.219, ASAT5.356x, DUR4.798 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00041 | 1600 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما فتحت ابواب ملکوت العظمه و الجلال علی وجوه احبائک و ظللت | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! For Thou hast opened the Doors of the Kingdom of Grandeur | INBA16:076 | MKT4.162b, MMK5#094 p.075, AMK.187-194, BBBD.332-334, MAS5.287x, MJMJ2.026x, MMG2#076 p.083x, YHA1.280-281x, NJB_v05#12 p.001 | BBBD.334-339, DAS.1914-10-04, SW_v05#14 p.211-215+218, BSTW#348 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00270 | 720 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما شغفت الاحباء حبا بجمالک و تجلیت علی الاصفیاء فی یوم | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having enraptured Thy loved ones with a love for Thy beauty, and for having manifested Thyself unto the pure-hearted in this Day [3.5s] | INBA87:445, INBA52:460 | Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03262 | 280 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance; Countenance of the Blessed Beauty in the Mirror of Mawlúd Tablets, The | لک الحمد یا الهی بما زینت العالم بانوار فجر لیل فیه ولد من بشر بمطلع | All praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast adorned the world with the splendour of the dawn | BLIB_Or15726.028b, | ADM2#002 p.012x, NFR.039, TBP#17b, AMB#41 | TB#17b, DOR#41, DAS.1915-03-22 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| BH10000 | 90 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما خلقتنی و اظهرتنی و سقیتنی و اطعمتنی و ربیتنی و عرفتنی | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast created me, manifested me, given me to drink, sustained me, nurtured me, and caused me to know Thee [3.5s] | INBA27:060b, BLIB_Or15696.009e, , BLIB_Or15734.2.052b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03555 | 200 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما خرقت ابصار القلوب حجبات النور و سبحات الظلام الدیجور | O my God, unto Thee be praise for having rent asunder before the eyes of all hearts the veils of light and the shadows of impenetrable darkness [3.5s] | MJMJ3.102, MMG2#379 p.424 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00889 | 920 | mixed | Days of Remembrance | لک الحمد یا الهی بما جمعت احبائک فی عیدک الاعظم الذی فیه تجلیت باسمائک الحسنی | Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having gathered together Thy loved ones to celebrate Thy Most Great Festival | AYT.313, ASAT4.401x, OOL.B202, AMB#17 | DOR#17, DAS.1915-04-29n | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Hospitality; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ROB3.053, LL#223 | |||||||
| BH09029 | 110 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | لک الحمد یا الهی بما جعلتنی هدفا لسهام اعدائک فی سبیلک اشکرک یا عالم الغیب و | I give Thee thanks, O my God, for that Thou hast made me to be a target for the darts of Thine adversaries in Thy path. | INBA23:076a, INBA51:610b | PMP#141, NFR.181 | PM#141 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| BH09028 | 110 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما جعلتنی متغمسا فی بحر عرفانک و متوجها الی افق اشرقت منه | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having immersed me in the ocean of Thy knowledge and turned my face toward the horizon whence Thy radiance shone forth [3.5s] | INBA15:272b, INBA26:272c, BLIB_Or15696.017d, , BLIB_Or15734.2.073b, | PYK.118 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02896 | 310 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance | لک الحمد یا الهی بما جعلت هذا الیوم عیدا للمقربین من عبادک و المخلصین من | Praise be to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast ordained this day as a festival unto the favoured among Thy servants and the sincere | NFR.036, AHM.133, AYT.340, GHA.405, NSR_1993.115, NFF5.076, AMB#02 | DOR#02, DAS.1915-03-22, DAS.1914-04-01 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | MMAH.105, LL#203 | |||||||
| BH03908 | Tablet for Naw-Ruz | 240 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations; Days of Remembrance; Bahá'í Prayers | لک الحمد یا الهی بما جعلت النیروز عیدا لمن صاموا فی حبک و کفوا انفسهم عما | Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast ordained Naw-Ruz as a festival unto those who have observed the fast | BLIB_Or15696.099d, | PMP#046, NFR.057, AHM.138, AYT.343, NFF5.079, AKHA_134BE #01 p.06, AMB#01 | PM#046, DOR#01, BPRY.297, DAS.1915-03-22 | R. Yazhari (1), R. Yazhari (2), R. Yazhari (3), R. Yazhari (4), almunajat.com [item 26], unknown | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Law of fasting; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | MMAH.105, LL#204 | ||||
| BH03261 | 280 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما تشاهد بان نیر الاستقلال لم یزل کان طالعا عن افق هیاکل | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for Thou dost witness that the Luminary of independence hath ever been shining forth from the horizon of Temples [3.5s] | AYBY.170 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01093 | 380 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما بعثت نفوسا نورانیه من مراقدها و حشرت عصبه رحمانیه و | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast raised up luminous souls from their resting-places and hast gathered together a company possessed of divine mercy [3.5s] | AKHA_123BE #03 p.d | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09558 | 100 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما بارکت علی عبدک الذی شرفته بلقائک و اسمعته آیاتک یا الهی | To Thee be praise, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast blessed Thy servant whom Thou hast honored with Thy presence and caused him to hear Thy verses, O my God [3.5s] | NFR.191 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08435 | 120 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما ایدتنی علی عرفان مشرق وحیک و مطلع عرفانک و سقیتنی خمر | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having strengthened me to recognize the Dayspring of Thy Revelation and the Source of Thy knowledge, and for having given me to drink of the wine [3.5s] | NFR.154 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11121 | 50 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما ایدت عبادک و امائک علی ذکرک و ثنائک و خدمه امرک اسئلک | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast aided Thy servants and handmaidens to make mention of Thee and glorify Thee, and to serve Thy Cause. I beseech Thee [3.5s] | INBA18:375 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11670 | 80 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما ایدت امائک علی التوجه الی انوار وجهک و الاقبال الی افق | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having strengthened Thy handmaidens to turn towards the light of Thy countenance and to advance toward the horizon [3.5s] | YIA.213-214 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05891 | 170 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما ایدت احبائک علی الاقبال الی افق سماء ظهورک و عرفتهم | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having strengthened Thy loved ones to turn towards the horizon of the heaven of Thy Manifestation and granted them recognition [3.5s] | INBA28:274 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01871 | 290 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اوقدت فی زجاج القلوب سراج الهدی و نورت الابصار بسطوع | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, for Thou hast kindled the lamp of guidance within the glass of hearts and illumined all eyes with radiance [3.5s] | MSBH3.405 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08434 | 120 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اوقدت سراج احدیتک بین سمائک و ارضک و امددته بدهن حکمتک و | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, for having kindled the lamp of Thy oneness betwixt Thy heaven and Thy earth, and for having sustained it with the oil of Thy wisdom [3.5s] | INBA92:405b | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00647 | 490 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما انزلت الماء الطهور و سقیت به اراض هامده خامده خاویه قبل | To Thee be praise, O my God, for Thou hast sent down the pure water and with it hast watered the barren, lifeless, desolate lands of old [3.5s] | AYBY.370 #056 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09557 | 100 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اظهرت ما هو المکنون فی علمک و بینت للعباد ما یقربهم الی | Praise be to Thee, O my God, in that Thou hast made manifest that which lay concealed in Thy knowledge and for that which Thou hast expounded unto Thy servants | INBA84:124, INBA84:062b, INBA84:005c.08 | NFR.197 | KFPT#01 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08433 | 120 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اظهرت سلطان الایام الذی بشرت به اصفیائک و انبیائک فی | Magnified be Thy name, O my God, for that Thou hast manifested the Day which is the King of Days | INBA92:376a | PMP#071, AQMJ2.048, DWNP_v4#08-9 p.044-045, PYB#125 p.05 | PM#071, BPRY.194 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Living waters; water of life; Presence of; reunion with God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| BH00265 | 2400 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اظهرت امرک و انزلت آیاتک و ابرزت بیناتک و ایدت لاعلاء | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for that Thou hast manifested Thy Cause, sent down Thy verses, revealed Thy clear tokens, and strengthened their exaltation [3.5s] | INBA27:246 | AYI2.042x, AHB_129BE #07-08 p.017x, PYK.168, MYD.473x, YMM.469x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Hands of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12184 | 290 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اشرقت شمس الحقیقه من الافق المبین و تلوح علی هیاکل | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for that the Sun of Truth hath shone forth from the manifest horizon and doth illumine the temples of being [3.5s] | INBA85:331 | Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00257 | 730 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اشرقت الارض بنور ساطع من نیر الافاق و تجلیت علی الشجره | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having caused the earth to shine with a brilliant light from the Daystar of the horizons, and for having manifested Thyself upon the Tree [3.5s] | ABDA.020-021 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10645 | 70 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اسقیتنی فی سبیلک کاس القضا و جعلتنی اسیرا بایدی الاشقیا | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having caused me to drink, in Thy path, the cup of destiny, and made me a captive in the hands of the wicked ones [3.5s] | INBA92:383c | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10383 | 80 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اریت اولیائک امواج بحر بیانک و تجلیات نیر جودک و انزلت | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having shown unto Thy loved ones the surging waves of the ocean of Thy utterance and the effulgent rays of the Daystar of Thy bounty, and for having sent down [3.5s] | ADM3#003 p.013 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09027 | 110 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اختصصت عبدک الذی شرفته بلقائک و اسمعته آیاتک یا الهی | To Thee be praise, O my God, for having singled out Thy servant whom Thou hast honored with Thy presence and caused to hearken unto Thy verses, O my God [3.5s] | INBA19:187c, INBA32:170c | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01289 | 350 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اخترت الاخیار و اجتبیت الابرار و انتخبت الاحرار و | Thine be the praise, O my God, for having chosen the righteous, selected the pure in heart, and singled out the free-spirited [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0049, SFI20.018-019 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08432 | 120 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهنا و سلطاننا و مالکنا بما ایقظتنا بندآئک الاحلی و عرفتنا جمالک | Praise be unto Thee, O our God, our Sovereign and our Master, inasmuch as Thou hast awakened us through Thy most sweet call and made known unto us Thy Beauty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.057, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09556 | 100 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهنا بما سقیتنا رحیق عرفانک من کاس عطائک و قدرت لنا الحضور امام | All praise be unto Thee, O our God, inasmuch as Thou hast given us to drink the choice wine of Thy knowledge from the chalice of Thy bounty, and hast ordained for us to stand in Thy presence [3.5s] | INBA23:115a, INBA23:262 | AQMJ2.121 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04530 | 210 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا اله العالمین و مقصود العارفین بما اشرقت من آفاق سماء کتابک انجم | Praise be unto Thee, O God of all worlds and Ultimate Desire of them that know Thee, inasmuch as Thou hast caused stars to dawn forth from the horizons of the heaven of Thy Book [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.007a, , BLIB_Or15734.2.046, | Law of fasting; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for purity; chastity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08431 | 120 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا اله العالم بما عرفتنی نفسک و سقیتنی کوثر عرفانک و اریتنی افق وحیک | Praise be unto Thee, O God of the worlds, for having caused me to know Thy Self, and for having given me to drink of the Kawthar of Thy knowledge, and for having shown me the horizon of Thy Revelation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.050e, | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01851 | 480 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا اله الاسماء و فاطر السماء بما قدرت للافنان ما اردت من بدایع فضلک | Praise be unto Thee, O God of Names and Creator of heaven, for having ordained for the branches whatsoever Thou didst will of the wondrous tokens of Thy bounty [3.5s] | INBA35:090, BLIB_Or11095#020, | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01929 | 460 | Arabic | لک البهاء یا مالک الاسماء بما بدلت الفرح بالغم و نصبت خیام الاحزان فی عیدک | All glory be unto Thee, O Lord of Names, Who hast turned joy to sorrow and raised up the pavilions of grief on Thy feast day [3.5s] | LHKM2.078, NNY.157-159 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07269 | 140 | Arabic | لعن الله قوما حالوا بیننا و بینکم قاتل الله عباد الذین ظلموکم و صاروا حجابا بینکم و بین | The curse of God be upon the people who have come between Us and you. May God destroy those servants who have wronged you and become a veil betwixt you and Us [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.076f, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH06748 | 150 | Arabic | لعمری ینوح قلمی علی ما ورد علی نفسی و یصیح السجن لمظلومیتی و ما ورد علی فی | By My life! My Pen weepeth over what hath befallen My Soul, and the Prison crieth out by reason of Mine oppression and what hath come upon Me [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15734.1.083b, | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02413 | 370 | mixed | لعمری یا فتح قبل اعظم قد ستر فیک نغمه لو نظهرها بتمامها لتنجذب منها العالمین | By My life, O Fath-i-A'zam! There lieth concealed within thee a melody which, were it to be revealed in its fullness, would draw unto itself all the worlds [3.5s] | INBA23:032b, BLIB_Or03116.099, , BLIB_Or11096.183, , NLI.32p141r | ASAT4.436x | Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04826 | 200 | mixed | لعمری انا لاحظناک و کان طرفی الیک فی کل الاحیان ان ربک لهو الرحمن ای علی | By My life! We have observed thee and Our glance hath ever been directed toward thee. Verily thy Lord is the All-Merciful, O Ali [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#268, , BLIB_Or15710.087, | Consolation and comfort; Knowledge; recognition of God; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00063 | 5310 | mixed | لعمرک یا محبوب ذاتی و المذکور فی قلبی اگر کینونت شکر بصد هزار لسان ظاهر شود | By Thy life, O Beloved of my inmost being and Thou Who art enshrined within my heart, were the very essence of thanksgiving to manifest itself through a hundred thousand tongues [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.393, , BLIB_Or15736.129, , BLIB_Or15738.190-194.18x and 196.03-201x, | Exhortations and counsels; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01819 | 490 | mixed | لعمر محبوبنا و محبوبکم و مقصودنا و مقصود من فی الارض و السماء این ذکر | By the life of our Beloved and your Beloved, and our Object of Desire and the Object of Desire of all who dwell in earth and heaven, this mention [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15711.151.02, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07268 | 140 | Arabic | لعمر الله ینوح الرعد و یبکی السحاب بما ورد علی الله مالک الرقاب ان الذی | By the life of God! The thunder waileth and the clouds weep at what hath befallen God, the Lord of all necks. Verily, He Who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.146a, | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06747 | 150 | mixed | لعمر الله هر نفسی الیوم باسم قیوم از رحیق مختوم آشامید او لدی الله از اعلی | By the life of God! Whosoever hath in this Day drunk of the choice sealed wine in the name of the Self-Subsisting, is verily, in the sight of God, among the most exalted [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.343d, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07839 | 130 | Arabic | لعمر الله ناحت کتب العالم و صاح مولی الامم بما ورد علی المظلوم من کل ظالم بعید | By the life of God! The books of the world have lamented, and the Lord of nations hath cried out, because of what hath befallen the Wronged One at the hands of every distant oppressor [3.5s] | INBA19:428a, BLIB_Or15713.274, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09999 | 90 | Arabic | لعمر الله من یسمع ذکری ینوح بما ورد علی من الذین کفروا بکتب الله و رسله فی | By the life of God! Whosoever heareth mention of Me shall surely lament the tribulations that have befallen Me at the hands of those who have denied the Books of God and His Messengers [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.022b, , BLIB_Or15734.2.085a, | Hypocrisy; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11120 | 50 | mixed | لعمر الله مقدر شده از برای اولیا آنچه که اقلام عالم از ذکرش عاجز و قاصر است | By the life of God! That which hath been ordained for His chosen ones transcendeth what all the pens of the world are powerless to recount [3.5s] | MAS8.109ax | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08430 | 120 | Arabic | لعمر الله لو لا البهاء ما نزلت الکتب من السماء انه لهو الذی کان مذکورا بلسانه فی | By the life of God! Were it not for the Glory (Bahá), the Books would not have descended from Heaven. Verily, He is the One Who was mentioned by His Tongue in [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.048a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01973 | 450 | mixed | لعمر الله کینونت گفتار اعترف بعجزه عن ذکر ربنا المختار انه لاتدرکه القلوب و | By the life of God! The essence of utterance confesseth its powerlessness to make mention of our Chosen Lord. Verily, hearts cannot comprehend Him [3.5s] | INBA28:486 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10866 | 60 | Persian | لعمر الله کون جناب نبیل بن نبیل علیه بهائی در علیه باذن و اجازه و رضای | By the life of God! Verily Jináb-i-Nabíl, son of Nabíl—upon him be My glory—standeth exalted through permission, leave and good-pleasure [3.5s] | AYBY.103a | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04529 | 210 | mixed | لعمر الله کل از برای عرفان حق جل جلاله و اعلاء کلمه خلق شده اند و همچنین از | By the life of God! All have been created for the recognition of God, exalted be His glory, and the exaltation of His Word, and likewise for [3.5s] | LHKM1.164 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Purpose; goal of creation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05516 | 180 | Arabic | لعمر الله قد نزلت الآیات علی شان لم یحصها اقلام العالم و لا من عنده علم الحساب | By the life of God! The verses have been sent down in such wise that all the pens in the world, and they that possess knowledge of calculation, cannot reckon them [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.184, | Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07267 | 140 | Persian | لعمر الله ظلمی بر این ظهور وارد شده که شبه و مثل نداشته و ندارد اولیای ان ارض را از قبل | By the life of God! Such injustice hath been perpetrated against this Revelation as hath neither peer nor likeness, nor have the chosen ones of that land witnessed its like before [3.5s] | MUH3.255ax | Hypocrisy; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03907 | 240 | mixed | لعمر الله اهل ایران باوهام مانوسند اگر آفاق هر مملکتی بانوار نیر عدل و ایقان | By the life of God! The people of Iran are captivated by vain imaginings, though the horizons of every land be illumined with the light of the Sun of justice and certitude [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.140, , BLIB_Or15728.045a, | Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00901 | 910 | Arabic | لعمر الله ان الخادم الفانی کلما یرید ان یحمد ربه یری و یشاهد بان کینونه الحمد | By the life of God, whenever this lowly servant seeketh to praise his Lord, he perceiveth and beholdeth that the very essence of praise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.055, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11119 | 50 | Arabic | لعمر الله ان البحر منع من امواجه و الشمس من اشراقها و السدرة من اثمارها | By the life of God! The ocean hath been debarred from its waves, the sun from its radiance, and the Sacred Tree from its fruits [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.180d, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11118 | 50 | mixed | لعمر الله از حزب شیعه ظلمی بر حضرت خاتم وارد که جز حق احدی احصا ننموده | By the life of God! Such injustice hath been inflicted by the Shí'ih faction upon the Seal of the Prophets as none save God alone can reckon [3.5s] | ASAT4.225x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Seal of the Prophets; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11117 | 50 | mixed | لعمر الله از برای افنان مقامیست که اگر بآن تمسک نمایند آنچه را بخواهند مجری و ظاهر میشود | By the life of God! The Afnán possess a station such that, should they cleave unto it, whatsoever they desire shall be made manifest and realized [3.5s] | KHAF.011bx | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00441 | 310 | Arabic | لعلی علیه السلام. الحمد لله رب العالمین الرحمن الرحیم مالک یوم الدین إیاک نعبد و إیاک نستعین اهدنا الصراط المستقیم صراط الذین أنعمت علیهم غیر المغضوب علیهم و لا الضالین | Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Compassionate, Master of the Day of Judgment! Thee do we worship, and Thine aid do we implore. Lead us upon the straight path, the path of those whom Thou hast favoured, not of those who have incurred Thy wrath, nor of those who have gone astray [3.5s] | QISM.011 | Chastisement and requital; Imagery in the Qur'an; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.100, SRC.277 | |||||||||
| ABU0144 | Words spoken on 1915-09-28 in Haifa | 1050 | Persian | لشگر تا در میدان حرب نباشد معلوم نیست که چقدر پادشاه به آن مهربانی و محبت دارد. عساکری که در اوطانشان هستند | Until an army enters the field of battle, the extent of the sovereign's loving-kindness and affection toward it remaineth unknown. Those soldiers who abide in their homelands [3.5s] | NJB_v14#02 p.063, ZSM.1915-09-28 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of example; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03906 | 240 | mixed | لسان وحی رحمن در ملکوت بیان باین کلمه مبارکه ناطق امروز روزیست که جمیع کتب | The tongue of divine Revelation, in the realm of utterance, proclaimeth this blessed word: "This is the Day wherein all Sacred Books..." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.173a, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01136 | 740 | mixed | لسان و قلب و اعضا و اجزا باطن و ظاهر اول و آخر عروق و شعرات شهادت میدهند بر | The tongue and heart, the limbs and members, the inward and the outward, the first and the last, the veins and the hairs, all bear witness unto [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.229, , BLIB_Or15711.094, , BLIB_Or15736.017, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07266 | 140 | mixed | لسان متحیر که چه ذکر نماید و قلم متحیر که چه نگارد نفسیکه مدارس نرفته مباحث | The tongue is bewildered what to utter, and the pen is perplexed what to inscribe - one who, though unschooled in the seminaries [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.068a, | AQA5#080 p.096 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07265 | 140 | mixed | لسان قدم میفرماید ای کنیز من و فرزند کنیز من جمیع عباد و اماء را مخصوص امروز | The Tongue of Eternity proclaims: O My handmaiden and daughter of My handmaiden! All servants and handmaidens are especially privileged in this Day [3.5s] | INBA35:049, BLIB_Or03116.080.02, , BLIB_Or11096#173, , BLIB_Or15710.018a, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06288 | 160 | mixed | لسان قدم در سجن اعظم باینکلمات محکمات ناطق که شاید عرف بیانات الهیه جمیع | The Tongue of Eternity, in the Most Great Prison, speaketh these unshakeable words, that perchance the divine fragrances may pervade all [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.020d, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07264 | 140 | mixed | لسان قدم اولیای خود را ذکر مینماید و وصیت میفرماید بانچه سبب ارتفاع امرالله | The Tongue of Ancient Days maketh mention of His loved ones and counseleth that which leadeth to the exaltation of the Cause of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.284b, | AQA7#385 p.089a | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Scarcity of receptive souls; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07263 | 140 | mixed | لسان عنایت حق در کل احیان خلق را بمطلع نور احدیت دعوت میفرماید چه که خلق خود را | The Tongue of Divine Bounty doth, in all ages, summon creation unto the Dawning-Place of the Light of Oneness, inasmuch as He hath fashioned His creatures [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.157d, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09555 | 100 | Persian | لسان عظمت میفرماید و ید قدرت اخذ مینماید و عطا میکند و بحر اعظم فیوضات | The Tongue of Grandeur declareth, and the Hand of Power taketh and bestoweth, and the Most Great Ocean doth overflow with bounties [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.184b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH06287 | 160 | mixed | لسان عظمت در ملکوت بیان باین کلمه علیا ناطق یا ملا الارض و السماء قد اتی من | The Tongue of Grandeur proclaimeth from the Kingdom of Utterance this most exalted Word: O concourse of earth and heaven! He hath come from [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.106b, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Presence of; reunion with God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08429 | 120 | mixed | لسان عظمت در لیالی و ایام بذکر دوستان از عباد و اماء مشغول یشهد بذلک کل ذی | The Tongue of Grandeur, throughout the nights and days, hath been engaged in the remembrance of the friends from among His male and female servants, to which every discerning one beareth witness [3.5s] | INBA18:559, BLIB_Or15715.300a, | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04825 | 200 | mixed | لسان عظمت در جمیع احیان عباد را بکوثر حیوان دعوت نموده و مینماید و کتاب | The Tongue of Grandeur hath, at all times, summoned and continueth to summon the servants unto the living waters, and the Book [3.5s] | INBA65:045x, INBA30:092bx, INBA81:008 | AHM.339, AQMJ1.156x, ADH1.096 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07838 | 130 | mixed | لسان عظمت در جمیع احیان اهل امکانرا بافق اعلی دعوت فرمود ذرات کائنات شاهد و | The Tongue of Grandeur hath at all times summoned the denizens of the contingent realm unto the Most Exalted Horizon, and the atoms of creation bear witness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.204b, | Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04528 | 210 | mixed | لسان عظمت در این لیله دلماء اوراق و اماء خود را ذکر میفرماید تا بنفحات ذکر | The Tongue of Grandeur in this darksome night maketh mention of His leaves and handmaidens, that through the fragrances of remembrance [3.5s] | INBA19:414a | MYD.382x | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03540 | 260 | mixed | لسان عظمت از شطر سجن بانجناب تکبیر میرساند و میفرماید نعیما لک بما فزت و هنیئا | The Tongue of Grandeur, from the precincts of the Prison, sendeth greetings unto thee and declareth: Blessed art thou for having attained, and joy be unto thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.001b, | Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3009 | Words spoken at Golden Circle Club in Boston, 1912-07-24 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | لسان عربی لسان عمومی نمیشود ولی چند هفته پیش نامه ئی از نیویورک بیکی از رؤسای اسپرانتو نوشتم که اگر مجمعی از وکلای اجناس و ملوک فراهم کنند | A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter from New York to one of the promoters of Esperanto | BDA1.165.06 | SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.179-180 | Universal language | - | - |
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