inventory |
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pubs |
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music |
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AB00052 |
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1450 |
mixed |
Light of the World |
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ای بنده حق در دورهای سابق آثار قدرت الهیه و حقیت امر هر چند واضح و باهر بود |
O servant of the one true God! In cycles gone by, although the signs of God’s power and the truth of His Cause were clear and manifest, yet to outward seeming the divine tests were severe |
INBA17:070 |
NURA#73, MMK4#175 p.207, RHQM1.200-202 (249x) (148-150x), MAS5.289-292x |
LOTW#73 |
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Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution |
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AB00053 |
Paper presented to the Universal Races Congress |
1430 |
Persian |
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ای اهل عالم چون در جمیع عالم سیر و سیاحت نمااید آنچه معمور است از آثار الفت |
When travelling about the world we observe an air of prosperity in any country |
BLIB_Or.08117.002, |
AVK3.205.17x, RAHA.112-115, DAUD.11, KHAB.005 (016), KHTB1.035, KHTP.013, NJB_v02#14-16 p.008 |
SW_v02#09 p.005-006, ABS#09 |
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Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Composition and decomposition; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity; War and peace |
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AB00054 |
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1430 |
mixed |
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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] |
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MKT4.174, MILAN.106, AMK.021-024, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.023bx |
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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 |
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AB00055 |
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1420 |
mixed |
Trustworthiness; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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اللهم یا من سبقت رحمته و کملت نعمته و احاطت قدرته و تمت حجته و ظهرت ایاته |
Glory be unto Thee, O Thou whose mercy hath encompassed all things, whose gift is made perfect, whose power hath encircled the world… Ye who are the sincere well-wishers of the state, who are the dutiful and compliant subjects of the government |
INBA16:185 |
COMP_TRUSTP#53x, MILAN.132, AVK3.287.07x |
BRL_TRUST#52x, TAB.395-404, COC#2064x, LOG#1473x, TEW.029-035 |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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AB00056 |
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1420 |
Persian |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء چندیست که از بعضی بلاد یک آهنگ دلربا بگوش جان نرسیده |
O ye the cherished loved ones of Abdu'l-Baha! It is a long time now since my inward ear hath heard any sweet melodies out of certain regions |
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MNMK#123 p.235, MMK1#188 p.210, ASAT4.356x, BSHI.111-116 |
SWAB#188, TAB.375-382 |
S. Toloui-Wallace |
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Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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AB00057 |
Some Answered Questions #048 The Difference between Man and Animal |
1420 |
Persian |
Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some |
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یکدو مرتبه در مسئلهء روح صحبت شد اما نوشته نشد |
We have already had one or two conversations on the subject of the spirit but they were not written down. |
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MFD#48, OOL.C022.48 |
SAQ#48, BWF.303-307 |
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Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Rational arguments; 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 |
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AB00058 |
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1390 |
Arabic |
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اناجیک یا الهی فی غدوی و آصالی و بهره نهاری و جنح اللیالی و ادعوک بلسانی و جنانی |
I commune with Thee, O my God, at daybreak and eventide, in the bright noontide and the dark of night, and I call upon Thee with my tongue and my heart [3.5s] |
INBA85:334b |
BRL_DAK#0722, MKT1.392, MNMK#008 p.063, ASAT3.046-047x, MAS2.095ax, AADA.142ax |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance |
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AB00059 |
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470 |
Persian |
Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká |
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حکمت الهیه در صیام بسیار است از جمله چون در آن ایام مطلع شمس حقیقت |
There is many a divine wisdom in fasting. Among them is this: that, in the days… O Divine Providence! As I am abstaining from bodily desires |
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BRL_TTTP#05, AKHA_123BE #10 p.bx, PYB#147 p.03x, MAS9.021x |
BRL_ATE#200x, BRL_TTT#05, LOG#0779x, LOG#0784x, SW_v04#18 p.305, TTCT.09-11 |
E. Mahony |
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Law of fasting; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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AB00060 |
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1380 |
mixed |
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ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون بسیار عجیب زیرا این شبهات تازه اشتهار |
O one who is firm in the Covenant! Your letter has arrived. Its contents are very strange, for these doubts are not newly widespread… As to the differences among human beings |
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BRL_DAK#0659, MKT1.374, MKT9.077, MNMK#145 p.265, AKHA_105BE #11 p.02, PYM.305, MJTB.032, VAA.082-086, MJDF.040 |
COC#0587x, KSHK#30 |
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Blind imitation [taqlid]; Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment |
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AB00061 |
Some Answered Questions #013 Commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Revelation of John |
1370 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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از پیش گذشت که مراد از شهر مقدس و اورشلیم الهی در کتب مقدسه |
We have explained before that what the sacred scriptures most often mean by the Holy City |
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MFD#13, OOL.C022.13 |
SAQ#13 |
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Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light |
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AB00062 |
Some Answered Questions #082 The Unity of Existence |
1340 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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بدانکه این مسألهٴ وحدة الوجود قدیم است تخصیص بثیاسفه و صوفیه ندارد |
Know that the idea of the unity of existence is ancient and is not restricted to the Theosophists and the Sufis alone. |
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MFD#82, OOL.C022.82 |
SAQ#82 |
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God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] |
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AB00063 |
Some Answered Questions #084 The Station of Actions Performed without the Knowledge of God |
1330 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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بدان که این اعمال و رفتار و گفتار ممدوح است و مقبول و شرف عالم انسانیست |
Know that such ways, words and deeds are to be lauded and approved, and they redound to the glory of the human world. |
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MFD#84, OOL.C022.84 |
SAQ#84 |
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Differences in human capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity |
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AB00064 |
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1290 |
mixed |
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الهی الهی لا احصی ثناء علیک و کیف احصی الثناء و قد ذهلت عقول اولی العرفان عن |
My God, my God! I cannot reckon my praise unto Thee. How can I recount Thy praise when the minds of them that are endued with understanding are astounded? [3.5s] |
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AYBY.417 #130, TRZ1.275 |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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AB00065 |
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1270 |
mixed |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action; Bahá'í Prayers |
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الحمد لله الذی کشف الظلام و محی الغمام و کشف الحجاب و ازال النقاب فلاحت |
Praise be to Him Who hath rent the dark asunder, hath blotted out the night, hath drawn aside the coverings and torn away the veils... O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy mighty Covenant... O God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for kindling the fire of divine love... Exert every effort in the fields of development and of civilization |
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MKT2.202, MMK1#206 p.245, MILAN.163b, AKHA_135BE #01 p.02, AHB.107BE #06 p.116, BCH.006x, ADH2.102, ADH2_2#19 p.128, MMG2#015 p.013, NSR_1978.132x, NSR_1993.145x, YHA1.115x, YHA1.372x |
SWAB#206, BRL_SOCIAL#014x, BPRY.071-072x, BPRY.234-235x, DWN_v3#01 p.011ax |
N. Chiang, Soulrise Melodies, S. Toloui-Wallace |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity |
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AB00066 |
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1260 |
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O ye who are attracted toward the Kingdom and have drunk the Wine, the nature of which is cool and exhilarating! In these days that the Bestowals of the Kingdom of Abha |
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DAS.1914-06-20 |
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Call to action; Methods of teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] |
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AB00067 |
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1250 |
mixed |
Light of the World |
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ای بنده حق صبح هدی چون از افق اعلی طلوع نمود پرتوش بشارت کبری بود و مژده اش |
O servant of the one true God! When the Morn of divine guidance dawned above the Most Exalted Horizon, its rays brought tidings of great joy |
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BRL_DAK#0718, NURA#05, MMK4#143 p.145, MSHR1.123x, MSHR4.053x |
LOTW#05 |
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Literal interpretation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Rejection of Muhammad |
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AB00068 |
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1250 |
Persian |
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ای سرور هوشمندان آنچه بقلم مشکین نگاشتی خواندیم و باستان یزدان زبان ستایش |
O thou who art the joy of the wise! That which thou didst write with thy fragrant pen hath been perused, and in praise of God the tongue hath been loosened [3.5s]... ...Thy second question was as follows: Is it necessary for every Messenger to have had knowledge of the Books and Scriptures of the Messengers Who preceded them? |
INBA72:001, INBA59:280, INBA75:109 |
BRL_DAK#0646, MKT1.452, MKT2.064, MILAN.038, DUR3.140x, DUR1.559x, DUR1.531x, ADH2_2#25 p.135x, MJMJ1.112x, MMG2#396 p.443x, YARP2.312 p.260, NVJ.024 |
ADMS#122x, ADMS#255x |
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Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relationship of the soul to the body; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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AB00069 |
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1250 |
mixed |
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لابتهلن الیک یا الهی و اتضرعن بین یدیک متذللا منکسرا الی ملکوتک الاعلی |
I implore Thee, O my God, and beseech Thee with lowliness and contrition, before Thy Most Exalted Kingdom [3.5s] |
INBA87:629, INBA52:673 |
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Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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AB00070 |
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1240 |
Arabic |
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ترانی یا الهی معترفا بروحی و ذاتی و حقیقتی و کینونتی بعجزی و فقری و فناای |
Thou seest me, O my God, with my spirit, my essence, my reality and my being, confessing my powerlessness, my poverty and my nothingness [3.5s] |
INBA16:201 |
BRL_DAK#0635, MKT1.165 |
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Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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AB00071 |
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1230 |
mixed |
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ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون حزن شدید حاصل گردید زیرا دلالت بر |
O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, and from its contents profound sorrow was produced, for it indicated [3.5s] |
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MKT3.146, PYB#160 p.15x, MJMJ2.016bx, MMG2#165 p.188x |
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Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for peace and unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB00072 |
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1230 |
mixed |
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ای غلام حق بر مضمون شکایت مشحون مکتوب اطلاع حاصل گردید نهایت استغراب حاصل چه |
O servant of Truth! The contents of thy plaint-laden letter have become known, and have occasioned the utmost astonishment [3.5s] |
INBA17:205 |
MMK5#273 p.208x |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness |
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- |
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AB00073 |
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1230 |
mixed |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers |
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صبح است و نور احدیت از مطلع غیب رحمانیت ساطع و لامع و فیض جلیل ملیک فردانیت |
It is daybreak, and from the rising-point of the invisible realms of God, the light of unity is dawning... O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy Threshold, taking shelter at Thy holy Door. |
INBA88:324b, INBA89:060 |
MKT1.362, MNMK#091 p.163, MMK1#193 p.221, AVK3.184.14x, DWNP_v1#10-11 p.003-005x, ADH2_1#30 p.048x, MJMJ1.118x, MMG2#389 p.436x, YHA1.101x, GHA.307x, HYB.175x, MMJA.018x |
SWAB#193, BPRY.023-024x, LOG#0323x |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution |
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AB00074 |
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1230 |
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Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O God! O God! Thou dost behold me, how my forehead is laid upon the dust of humility and submission and how my face is covered |
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DAS.1914-01-09, BSC.375 #709, SW_v07#14 p.127+130-132 |
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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- |
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AB00075 |
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1210 |
Persian |
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ای منجذبه ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید از قرائتش نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل |
O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy detailed letter was received.... Evil spirits are deprived of eternal life…. That the Most Great Name exerciseth influence over both physical and spiritual matters is sure and certain |
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BRL_DAK#0225, MKT3.184, AVK2.230.01x, DWNP_v6#03 p.001-003x, YHA1.015x |
COC#1025x, LOG#0925x, LOG#1732x, LOG#1762x, SW_v02#15 p.005-007+016, SW_v08#18 p.236, SW_v14#07 p.210, DLA.077, BLO_PN#026 |
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Demons and evil spirits; Love of God; Rejection of Muhammad; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB00076 |
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1210 |
mixed |
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ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که این زندانرا بهر یاران ایوان فرمود و این سجن اعظم را گلشن |
O Friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Let us thank God that He has made from this prison a palace for the friends, and from this exalted dungeon, the garden of Baha’u’llah's bounties! …All that is revealed through divine inspiration is the evident truth |
INBA75:063x |
BRL_DAK#0638, MKT2.105, MILAN.126, AKHA_106BE #07 p.07x, AMK.025-029, DWNP_v5#01 p.002-003x, BCH.204x, ADH2_1#48 p.073x, MJMJ1.063x, MMG2#311 p.349x, MJH.022x, YHA1.430x, VUJUD.140-141x |
BBBD.041-045, VUJUDE.155.14x |
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Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Muhammad; Islam; Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imagery in the Qur'an; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science |
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AB00077 |
Some Answered Questions #047 The Evolution of the Universe and the Origin of Man |
1210 |
Persian |
Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some |
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بدان که یک مسئله از غوامض مسائل الهیه اینست که این عالم وجود یعنی این کون غیر متناهی بدایتی ندارد |
Know that it is one of the most abstruse questions of divine philosophy that the world of existence—that is, this endless universe—has no beginning. |
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MFD#47, OOL.C022.47 |
SAQ#47, BWF.297-300 |
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Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Evolution; human evolution; Names and attributes of God |
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AB00078 |
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1200 |
Arabic |
Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks |
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اللهم یا رب الملکوت المتجلل بالجبروت المقدس من النعوت تعلم و تری تذلل الضعفاء |
O God, O Lord of the Kingdom, Who art clothed with majesty and sanctified above all attributes! Thou knowest and seest the abasement of these lowly ones [3.5s]... ...Know ye that the Torah is what was revealed in the Tablets unto Moses, may peace be upon Him |
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BRL_DAK#0232, MKT3.167, AVK1.080x, AVK2.101.02x, MAS5.099, ADH2.009x, ADH2_1#02 p.009x, MMG2#067 p.073x, MUH1.0342x, NSR_1978.128ax, NSR_1993.141ax |
BRL_ATE#038x, KSHK#09x |
R. Mostmand |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Free will and predestination; fate; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible |
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AB00079 |
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1200 |
mixed |
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الهی الهی هولاء عباد کشفت عن اعینهم الغطاء و جزلت لهم العطاء و نورت ابصارهم |
O my God, my God! These are servants from whose eyes Thou hast lifted the veil, upon whom Thou hast bestowed abundant bounties, and whose vision Thou hast illumined [3.5s]... ...during His days in Iraq, the Blessed Beauty went into seclusion for two years. So concealed was the nominee of the Bab |
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MMK4#174 p.202, MMK6#566, ASAT5.356-361 |
ADMS#160x |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ |
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AB00080 |
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1190 |
mixed |
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ای دوستان راستان صبحست و دلبر امرالله در نهایت صباحت و ملاحت جلوه بافاق نموده |
O ye true friends! Morn hath broken, and the beloved of God's Cause have appeared on the horizons in supreme grace and beauty [3.5s] |
INBA16:091, INBA89:176 |
BRL_DAK#0724, MKT4.061, MILAN.091b, AVK2.239.07x, YHA1.370 (2.743) |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Call to action; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat] |
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AB00081 |
Some Answered Questions #003 The Need for an Educator |
1190 |
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Answered Questions, Some |
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چون ما نظر بوجود میکنیم ملاحظه مینمائیم که وجود جمادی و وجود نباتی |
When we consider existence, we observe that the mineral, the vegetable, the animal |
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MFD#03, OOL.C022.03 |
SAQ#03, LOG#0997x |
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Manifestation of God as educator; Education of children; moral education; Need for an educator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Unity of governments; political unity |
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AB00082 |
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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] |
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BRL_DAK#0063, MKT1.347 |
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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 |
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AB00083 |
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1170 |
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Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers |
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الحمد لله الذی اشرق بنوره الارض و السماء و اهتزت بنفحاته ریاض التقدیس المونقه |
Praise be to Him through Whose splendours the earth and the heavens are aglow, through Whose fragrant breathings the gardens of holiness… O God, my God! This is Thy radiant servant, Thy spiritual thrall |
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MKT2.085, MNMK#010 p.071, MMK1#019 p.036, MILAN.057, YMM.437x |
SWAB#019, BPRY.177-178x |
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Manifestation of God as mirror; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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AB00084 |
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ای دوستان حقیقی شما آگاهید که در ایران حاسدان و علمای رسوم بهم پیوستند |
O ye true friends! Ye well know that in Persia the jealous ones and the divines of empty ritual have joined together [3.5s] |
INBA16:096 |
BRL_DAK#0581, MMK5#012 p.007, QT105.2.271x, QT108.144-145x |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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AB00085 |
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1170 |
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حمدا لمن اشرق و لاح و تجلی علی الوجود بانوار الشهود و اظهر المقام المحمود فی |
Praise be unto Him Who hath shone forth and gleamed and been made manifest upon all existence through the lights of divine appearance, and hath revealed the glorious station [3.5s] |
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MMK6#069 |
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Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Outward and inward meanings; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection of Muhammad |
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AB00086 |
Some Answered Questions #014 Material and Spiritual Cycles |
1170 |
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Answered Questions, Some |
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در این عالم جسمانی زمان را ادوار است و مکان را اطوار فصول را گردش است |
In this material world, time has changing cycles and place is subject to varying conditions |
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MFD#14, OOL.C022.14 |
SAQ#14 |
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime |
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AB00087 |
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1160 |
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الحمد لله الذی تجلی فی البقعه المبارکه الارض المقدسه طور الایمن وادی طوی جبل سیناء |
Praise be unto Him Who hath manifested Himself in the blessed Spot, the Holy Land, the Mount of Faith, the Vale of Tuwa, Mount Sinai [3.5s] |
INBA59:068, UMich962.050-055, UMich991.015-022 |
BRL_DAK#0630, MKT1.102, MNMK#009 p.067, MILAN.032, RHQM2.1223-1228 (701) (433-436) |
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Knowledge; recognition of God; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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AB00088 |
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یا سلیل الرجل الجلیل نامه مفصل شما ملاحظه گردید و از حوادث الیمه ایران |
O scion of that noble soul! Thy detailed letter was considered, and the grievous events in Iran were noted [3.5s] |
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PYK.278, MSHR2.233x |
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Non-participation in politics; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Rejection by the people of the Bayan |
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AB00089 |
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سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد بما اشرقت انوار الفلاح و النجاح و تبلج صباح |
Glorified art Thou, O my God! All praise be unto Thee for causing the lights of success and prosperity to shine, and the dawn to break forth in splendor [3.5s] |
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MMK6#396, YMM.402x |
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Chastisement and requital; Literal interpretation; Prayer for protection; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB00090 |
Some Answered Questions #077 The Punishment of Criminals |
1150 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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عقوبات جزائیه بر دو قسم است یک قسم انتقام است |
There are two kinds of retributive actions: One is revenge and retaliation |
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MFD#77, OOL.C022.77 |
SAQ#77, ADJ.028bx |
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Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Justice and mercy; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Reward and punishment; Universal education |
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AB00091 |
Some Answered Questions #012 Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of Isaiah |
1140 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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اصحاح یازدهم از اشعیا آیهء اول میفرماید "و نهالی از تنهء یسی بیرون آمده |
In Isaiah 11:1–9 it is said: “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse |
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MFD#12, OOL.C022.12 |
SAQ#12, GPB.316x, PDC.191x, PDC.198-199x, WOB.204-205x, LOG#1676x |
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Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity in diversity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity |
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AB00092 |
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1140 |
Persian |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی مکتوب آنجناب واصل و مضمون واضح گشت از فضل حق امید جدید |
O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident. Through the grace of God, fresh hope has been awakened [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write as to the question of spiritual discoveries. The spirit of man is a circumambient power |
INBA89:273 |
MKT3.402, MNMK#149 p.277x, MMK1#145 p.166x, AVK2.248.11x |
SWAB#145x, BSC.492 #946x, PN_1906 p097 |
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the mind over nature; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB00093 |
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1140 |
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Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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امروز ربّ الجنود حامی میثاق است و قوای ملکوت محافظ میثاق و نفوس آسمانی خادم میثاق و فرشتههای ملکوتی |
O ye two blessed souls! Your letter was received. Praise be to God… Today, the Lord of Hosts is the defender of the Covenant |
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MNMK#127 p.243x, MMK1#192 p.221x, MAS9.150x, BSMR.039, HMQ.085 |
SWAB#192x, SW_v11#14 p.240-243 |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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AB00094 |
Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada IV) |
1140 |
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers |
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ای نفوس آسمانی و ابناء و بنات ملکوت خداوند در قرآن میفرماید و اعتصموا بحبل |
O ye heavenly souls, sons and daughters of the Kingdom! God says in the Qur'an... O God! O God! Thou seest my weakness, lowliness and humility before Thy creatures |
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MKT3.058, RRT.148x?, RRT.155x?, ANDA#03 p.73, ADH2.113x, ADH2_3#06 p.147x, MMG2#209 p.237x, FRTB.091 |
TDP#14, BPRY.207-209x, BWF.419-423, ADJ.070-071x, COF.017x, BSC.530 #983, SW_v10#15 p.283-285, SW_v11#12 p.215x |
Seals and Crofts, Chicago Baha'i Community, Heroes Teaching Conference |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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UDP.066 |
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AB00095 |
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1140 |
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ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب میرزا عبدالحسین نامه ای نگاشته و ذکر آن یاران روحانی |
O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jinab-i-Mírzá 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn hath written a letter making mention of those spiritual friends [3.5s] |
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MKT4.132, MILAN.151, AKHA_134BE #13 p.512x, AVK3.229.03x, YHA1.378x |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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AB00096 |
Some Answered Questions #029 Sin and Atonement |
1140 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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بدان که در انسان دو طبیعت است طبیعت جسمانیه و طبیعت روحانیه |
Know that there are two natures in man: the material and the spiritual. The material nature is inherited from Adam |
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MFD#29, OOL.C022.29 |
SAQ#29 |
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Christ; Christianity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Original sin; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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AB00097 |
The Declaration of Baha’u’llah |
1130 |
Persian |
Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká |
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جواب جمال مبارک از بدو طفولیت اطوار و آثار و گفتاری عجیب داشتند |
From the beginning of His childhood Baha'u'llah was possessed of such astonishing qualities |
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BRL_TTTP#11 |
BRL_TTT#11 |
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Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God |
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AB00098 |
Tahirih and the Conference of Badasht |
1130 |
Persian |
Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká |
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حقیقت این قضیه مختصراً اینست که در آن اوقات بدایت امر بود و هیچکس از تعالیم الهی خبر نداشت |
In brief, what happened is the following. Those were the early days of the Cause and no one was informed of the divine teachings. |
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BRL_TTTP#09, MMK4#018 p.017 |
BRL_TTT#09 |
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Conference of Badasht; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes |
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AB00099 |
Some Answered Questions #078 Strikes |
1120 |
Persian |
Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some |
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از مسئله اعتصاب سؤال نمودید . در این مسئله مشکلات عظیمه حاصل شده و میشود |
You have asked about strikes. Great difficulties have arisen and will continue to arise from this issue. |
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MFD#78, OOL.C022.78 |
SAQ#78, BWF.280-284x |
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Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Relationship between government and people; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation |
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AB00100 |
Some Answered Questions #030 Adam and Eve |
1110 |
Persian |
Answered Questions, Some |
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در تورات مذکور که خداوند آدم را در جنت عدن نهاد تا عامل و حافظ باشد و فرمود |
It is recorded in the Torah that God placed Adam in the garden of Eden to work and tend it, and said to Him |
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MFD#30, OOL.C022.30 |
SAQ#30 |
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Adam; Adam and Eve; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Original sin; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light |
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AB00101 |
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1270 |
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ایها المنادون باسم الله المهیمن القیوم در این ایام سهام بغضا از جمیع انحا... این ایام تازگی امت بیحیا خدعهئی نمودهاند و مکر و دسیسهئی مجری داشتهاند |
O ye who call out in the name of God, the Protecting, the Self-Subsisting! In these days, the arrows of hatred from all directions [3.5s]... ...The martyr, Haji Mirza Jani, had written a few chapters, brief and incomplete, on the history of the Faith. These were in the possession of Aqa Muhammad-Rida, the nephew of Dhabih |
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BRL_DAK#0448, RHQM1.450-454 (549x) (334-337x), MSHR1.123-124x, HBAB.044 |
EGBBF.065x |
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Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications |
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