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| BH11281 | 40 | Arabic | قد ارسلنا الیک فلکا من هذا البحر الزخار و هی کلمتی المطاعه ان اشکر الله بهذه | We have sent unto thee a vessel from this surging ocean, and it is My binding Word. Render thanks unto God for this [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.085a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11283 | 40 | Arabic | قد انزلنا علیک من سمآء البیان امطار الحکمة و العرفان لتنبت من القلوب سنبلات | We have caused to rain down upon thee from the heaven of utterance the showers of wisdom and divine knowledge, that from hearts may spring forth the tender shoots [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.070g, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11286 | 40 | Arabic | قد شهدنا کتابک و قراناه و اجبناک من قلمی الاعلی بهذا الذکر الذی لاتعادله کنوز | We have beheld thy letter and perused it, and have responded unto thee from Our Most Exalted Pen with this remembrance which no treasures can equal [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.057e, | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11289 | 40 | Arabic | قل الهی الهی تری عجزی و فقری و بعدی و ما یمنعنی عن شاطی قربک اسئلک | Say: O my God, my God! Thou seest my powerlessness and poverty, my remoteness and that which barreth me from the shore of Thy nearness. I beseech Thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.074g, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11291 | 40 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم اسئلک بالذی قام بالاستقامه الکبری امام وجوه الوری ان تکتب لی | Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by Him Who arose with supreme steadfastness before the faces of all created things, to ordain for me [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.169g, | Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11292 | 40 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا اله الملک و الملکوت اسئلک بظهورات قدرتک فی عالم الجبروت | Say: Glorified art Thou, O my God, Lord of sovereignty and the Kingdom! I beseech Thee by the manifestations of Thy power in the realm of might [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.169h, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11293 | 40 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک ببحر آیاتک و شمس عنایتک و بالقلوب التی | Say: Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy verses and the sun of Thy loving-kindness, and by the hearts that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.215b, | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11294 | 40 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بسماء بیانک و کوثر عرفانک و باسمک الذی به سخرت | Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by the heaven of Thy utterance and the Kawthar of Thy knowledge, and by Thy Name whereby Thou hast subdued [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.169d, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11295 | 40 | Arabic | قلم ینادی و یقول قد منعت من اسرار القدم و ذکر لئالی بحر الاعظم الذی کل قطره | The Pen proclaimeth and saith: I have been withheld from the mysteries of eternity and from making mention of the pearls of the Most Great Sea, whereof every drop [3.5s] | INBA73:337b, NLAI_BH2.217.09 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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, | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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, | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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, | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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, | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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, | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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, | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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. | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11307 | 40 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی البهاء الی من سمی بمحمد فی کتاب الاسماء یطیر باجنحة الاشتیاق فی هذا الهو | This is an Epistle from the presence of Bahá unto him who hath been named Muhammad in the Book of Names, who soareth upon the wings of yearning in this atmosphere [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.177a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11308 | 40 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من نیر الافاق الی بنت اخیه اشراق لتشکر بذکر ربها ایاها و تکون من | This is an epistle from the Luminary of the horizons unto His niece Ishraq, that she may render thanks unto her Lord through His remembrance of her and be among [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#354, | Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11310 | 40 | Persian | هر خوبی خوبست طوبی از برای دستیکه بتحریر آیات الهی فائز شد و از برای لسانیکه | Every goodness is goodness indeed. Blessed is the hand that hath attained unto the inscription of the divine verses, and blessed is the tongue that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.078f, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11312 | 40 | mixed | و اینکه در باره توجه جناب آقائی علیه من کل بهاء ابهاه بشطر اقدس مرقوم داشتید ... نعم ما اراد انا اذناه ان یتوجه الی الافق الاعلی بالروح و الریحان ولکن باید در | And as for what thou didst write concerning the turning of His Honor Áqá'í - upon him be all the most glorious glory - toward the Most Holy Court... excellent indeed is what he desired. We have granted him leave to turn toward the Most Exalted Horizon with spirit and fragrance. However, he must [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.207b, | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11315 | 40 | Arabic | و نذکر من سمی بالعبد قبل علی و نبشره بایاتی و عنایتی و رحمتی التی احاطت | We make mention of him who was named 'Servant' before 'Alí, and We give him the glad tidings of Our signs, Our loving-kindness and Our mercy that hath encompassed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15734.1.010.04, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11316 | 40 | Persian | وقت آمد که مهد سم فراقرا بشهد وصال تبدیل نماید و نیر ان بعد را بکوثر حیوان قرب | The time hath come when the venom of separation shall be transformed into the honey of reunion, and the fires of remoteness shall be changed into the life-giving waters of nearness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.131b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11317 | 40 | mixed | یا اباالقاسم انشاء الله بعنایت حق فائز باشی و بانچه سزاوار است عامل مکتوبت | O Abu'l-Qásim! Through the grace of God, mayest thou be blessed with His favors and act in accordance with that which beseemeth thee. Thy letter [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.251c, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11319 | 40 | Arabic | یا اسد علیک بهائی و رحمتی قد شهد لسان عظمتی لک و لذکرک و ثنائک و اقبالک | O Asad! Upon thee be My glory and My mercy. The Tongue of My grandeur hath borne witness unto thee, unto thy remembrance, unto thy praise and unto thy devotion [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.087e, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11320 | 40 | Persian | یا اسم جود علیک بهائی و عنایتی چای قسمت شد الحمد لله بحضور و شرب اولیای الهی | O Ism-i-Júd! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness! Tea hath been apportioned, praise be to God, through the presence and partaking of the chosen ones of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.195b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11321 | 40 | Arabic | یا افنانی اسمعوا ندائی من شاطی وادی السجن انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ینطق انه | O My Afnán! Hearken unto My call from the shores of this Prison-Vale. Verily, there is no God but Him, and He Who speaketh is indeed He [3.5s] | INBA51:322a | Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11322 | 40 | Arabic | یا افنانی اشهد انک اقبلت الی صراطی و طرت فی هوائی و توجهت الی وجهی | O My Afnán! I bear witness that thou hast turned unto My Path, soared in Mine atmosphere, and directed thy face towards My countenance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.114c, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11323 | 40 | Arabic | یا افنانی لعمری لایعادل بکلمتی ما فی ارضی و سمائی و ارسلناها الیک لتشکر مولی | O My Afnán! By My life, nothing that existeth in My earth and My heaven can equal My Word, and We have sent it unto thee that thou mayest render thanks unto thy Lord [3.5s] | INBA51:323a, BLIB_Or15715.116d, , BLIB_Or15734.1.124d, | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11324 | 40 | Arabic | یا افنانی و المقبل الی وجهی علیک بهائی و رحمتی و عنایتی التی سبقت من فی ارضی | O My Afnán and thou that hast turned thy face towards Mine own! Upon thee rest My glory, My mercy and My loving-kindness, which have preceded all who dwell upon My earth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.116b, , BLIB_Or15734.1.126e, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11325 | 40 | Arabic | یا امه الله جئنا لزیارتک و اقبلنا الی رمسک و نسئل الله ان یرزقک فی کل حین ما | O handmaiden of God! We have come to visit thee and have drawn nigh unto thy resting-place, and We beseech God to bestow upon thee at all times that which [3.5s] | INBA65:094c, BLIB_Or15696.139f, , BLIB_Or15714.130c, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the departed; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11327 | 40 | Arabic | یا ایها المتوجه الی وجه ربک ان المنکرین ارادوا ان یطفئوا نور السدره و یخمدوا | O thou who hast turned thy face towards the countenance of thy Lord! Verily, the deniers have sought to extinguish the light of the Sacred Tree and to quench it [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.071a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11328 | 40 | Arabic | یا ایها المقبل الی الافق الاعلی ان استمع ندآء ربک الابهی انه یذکرک و یامرک | O thou who hast turned thyself towards the Most Exalted Horizon! Hearken unto the Call of thy Lord, the All-Glorious. Verily, He maketh mention of thee and commandeth thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.091c, | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11329 | 40 | Arabic | یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه و المذکور لدی العرش قد اقبلت الی الله و توجهت الی الوجه | O thou who gazest upon the Countenance and art mentioned before the Throne! Thou hast turned unto God and set thy face toward the Face [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.188a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11331 | 40 | Persian | یا حبیبه علیک سلام الله مولی البریه ورقه امام وجه مظلوم حاضر و بنیابت شما | O My beloved! Upon thee be the salutations of God, the Lord of all creation! The Leaf hath attained unto Our presence, standing before the Wronged One on thy behalf [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.080b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11332 | 40 | Persian | یا سلیمان ندای مظلوم را باذن فطرت بشنو و بحبل متین الهی تمسک نما عالم فانی و | O Solomon! Hearken with the ear of thine inborn nature unto the Voice of the Wronged One, and hold thou fast unto the mighty cord of God. The world is evanescent [3.5s] | INBA51:573a | Knowledge; recognition of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11333 | 40 | Arabic | یا سید قبل علی قد حضرت ورقه لدی العرش و ارسلها من طاف حولی و فیها ذکرک ذکرناک | O Siyyid-i-Qablí-'Alí! There hath reached Our presence a leaf before the Divine Throne, sent by him who circleth round Our person, wherein thy name was mentioned, and thus have We made mention of thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.111c, | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11335 | 40 | Arabic | یا سیف الله قد طالت الاعناق بالنفاق ولکن الله نهی حکم السیف و قدر مقامه | O Sayfu'llah! The necks have grown long in hypocrisy, but God hath forbidden the decree of the sword and ordained its station [3.5s] | INBA18:112b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11336 | 40 | mixed | یا صادق بگو ای دوستان اگر از کوثریکه در کلمه مبارکه انه محمود فی فعله و مطاع | O Sadiq! Say: O friends! If ye partake of the Kawthar that floweth from the blessed word "Verily He is praiseworthy in His deeds and is to be obeyed" [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.116a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Meditation; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11337 | 40 | Persian | یا طاعن لعمر الله تجاوزت العدل و الصدق و الانصاف حکومت عمر از برای اسلام | O thou who revileth! By the life of God, thou hast transgressed the bounds of justice, truth, and fairness in thy judgment upon 'Umar, for he ruled in accordance with the principles of Islam [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.076b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11339 | 40 | Arabic | یا عباس منزل الایات یذکرک و مظهر البینات توجه الیک و ذکرک بما نطقت به الاشجار | O 'Abbás! The Revealer of Verses remembereth thee, and the Manifestor of Clear Proofs hath turned toward thee and maketh mention of thee with that wherewith the trees have spoken [3.5s] | INBA51:572 | Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11340 | 40 | Persian | یا عبد حاضر بسی ایام که ماشی --- جناب اسمی علیه بهائی | O servant in attendance! Many are the days that thou hast been passing --- His Honour Ismí, upon him be Bahá's Glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.185a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11341 | 40 | mixed | یا علی ذکرت لدی العرش عرض شد و لحاظ عنایت بتو متوجه و وصیت میفرماید ترا و | O Ali! Thy mention hath been presented before the Throne, and the glances of loving-kindness are directed towards thee. He counseleth thee and [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.112a, | Exhortations and counsels; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11342 | 40 | Arabic | یا علی قبل محمد یذکرک الفرد الاحد و ینادیک من الافق الاعلی لتشکر ربک مالک | O 'Alí-Qablí-Muhammad! The One, the Peerless, maketh mention of thee and calleth unto thee from the Most Exalted Horizon, that thou mayest render thanks unto thy Lord, the Possessor [3.5s] | INBA15:361b, INBA26:366a, BLIB_Or15730.098d, , BLIB_Or15734.1.125b, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11343 | 40 | Arabic | یا کاظم قل الهی الهی طهر آذان عبادک بماء الانقطاع لیستمعوا ندآئک الاحلی ای | O Kazim! Say: My God, my God! Purify the ears of Thy servants with the waters of detachment, that they may hearken unto Thy most sweet call [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.116b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11344 | 40 | mixed | یا کلیم یا افنانی علیک بهائی و عنایتی و شعفی و فضلی این حین جویای احوال شما | O Kalím, O Afnán! Upon thee rest My glory, My loving-kindness, My delight and My grace. At this moment I inquire after thy condition [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.129a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11345 | 40 | Arabic | یا مبلغ امری و الناظر الی وجهی انا اردنا ذکرک ذکرناک بهذا اللوح الابهی لتشکر | O thou who proclaimest My Cause and gazest upon My countenance! We desired to make mention of thee and have thus made mention of thee in this Most Glorious Tablet, that thou mayest give thanks [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.090b, | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11346 | 40 | Arabic | یا محمد قبل حسین انا نذکرک من هذا المقام و نوصیک بما انزلناه فی الکتاب ان ربک | O Muhammad-Qablí-Husayn! We make mention of thee from this Station and counsel thee with that which We have revealed in the Book. Verily thy Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.111a, | Exhortations and counsels; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11347 | 40 | Persian | یا محمد قبل رضا مولی الاسما از افق اعلی ترا ذکر مینماید این نعمتی است که | O Muhammad-Qablí-Ridá! The Lord of Names maketh mention of thee from the Most Exalted Horizon. This is a bounty that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.098e, | Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11348 | 40 | Arabic | یا محمد قد اردنا ان نذکرک لتکون موقنا بعنایه الله ربک و رب ما یری و ما لایری | O Muhammad! We have desired to make mention of thee, that thou mayest be assured of the tender care of thy Lord, the Lord of all that is seen and unseen [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.110a, | Praise and encouragement; The concourse on high; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11349 | 40 | Arabic | یا معین اشهد انک انت معینا لاحد الا نفسک و هواک قد خلقک الله لتکون معینا | O Ma'in! I bear witness that Thou art a helper unto none save Thyself and Thy desire. God hath created Thee to be a helper [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.180c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11350 | 40 | Arabic | یا میرزا اسمع ندآء الله مالک الاسمآء الذی ارتفع من شطر السجن فضلا من عنده علیک | O Mirza! Hearken unto the Call of God, the Lord of Names, which hath been raised from the direction of the Prison as a token of His grace unto thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.187d, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11351 | 40 | Arabic | یا میرزا هاشم افرح بما ذکرک القلم الاعلی فی المنظر الابهی و انزل لک ما | O Mírzá Háshim! Rejoice thou, inasmuch as the Supreme Pen hath made mention of thee from the Most Glorious Horizon, and hath sent down for thee that which [3.5s] | INBA51:201a, BLIB_Or15695.254b, , KB_620:194-194 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11352 | 40 | Persian | یا همت همت مفتاح باب کنوز لا تفنی بوده و هست انشاءالله بهمت انجناب | O Himmat! Endeavor hath ever been and shall remain the key to the gate of imperishable treasures. God willing, through thy noble striving [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.179a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11353 | 40 | Arabic | یا ورقه یا امه الله علیک سلام الله و رحمته و نوره و فضله و نسئله لک امواج | O Leaf, O Handmaid of God! Upon thee be God's salutation, His mercy, His light and His grace, and We beseech for thee the waves [3.5s] | INBA65:095, BLIB_Or15696.139g, , BLIB_Or15714.130d, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11355 | 40 | Arabic | یشهد مالک الوری فی هذا السجن الاعظم بما شهد قبل خلق السموات و الارض انه | The Lord of all creation beareth witness, in this Most Great Prison, unto that which He testified ere the creation of the heavens and of the earth, that verily He [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.092a, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11356 | 40 | Persian | یک نوشته نزد آقا میرزا ابراهیم قزوینی بوده او را اخذ نمائید از بعد از برایش میفرستیم | Obtain the writing that was in the possession of Áqá Mírzá Ibráhím-i-Qazvíní; thereafter We shall send [it] unto him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.104b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11357 | 40 | Know, O ye inhabitants of the earth! My hair is My sword. It kills the lovers | DAS.1914-09-12 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11358 | 40 | I declare by the Sun of Truth, which has shone forth from the highest horizon of the world | SW_v10#05 p.092 | Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11359 | 40 | Every single letter proceeding from Our mouth is endowed with such regenerative | COC#1647x, ADJ.080x, WOB.107x | The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11360 | 40 | Whosoever ariseth to aid our Cause God will render him victorious over ten times ten thousand souls | MBW.101x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Power of faith; power of the spirit; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11361 | 40 | Bahá'í Sacred Writings | O ye discerning ones! Verily, the words which have descended from the heaven of the Will of God | ADJ.037ax, SW_v01#04 p.021x | Race unity; racial issues; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11362 | 40 | All the Divine Books and Scriptures have predicted and announced unto men the advent | GPB.100x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11363 | 40 | Blessed is he who loved the world simply for the sake of the face of his generous Lord. With perfect compassion and mercy | SW_v10#05 p.092 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11364 | 40 | Through the blood which they shed the earth hath been impregnated | GPB.080x | Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11365 | 40 | In this day the tastes of men have changed, and their power of perception hath altered. The contrary winds of the world, and its colors, have provoked a cold | PDC.188x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11367 | 40 | The divine who hath seized and quaffed the most holy Wine, in the name of the sovereign Ordainer, is as an eye unto the world | PDC.181x | Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11368 | 40 | Say: O servants! The triumph of this Cause hath depended, and will continue to depend, upon the appearance of holy souls | ADJ.083x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Goodly deeds; actions; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11369 | 40 | By those words which I have revealed, Myself is not intended, but rather He Who will come after Me. To it is witness God, the All-Knowing. Deal not with Him as ye have dealt with Me | WOB.117x | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11374 | 30 | Arabic | اشکر الله بما فاز عملک بعز قبوله و تضوع منه عرف رضائه | Give thanks unto God, for thy deed hath attained unto the glory of His acceptance, and from it hath been wafted the fragrance of His good-pleasure [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.086h, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11376 | 30 | Arabic | الهی الهی اسئلک باسمک العطوف بان تبسط لمن صعد الیک بساط الرحمة و الغفران | O my God, my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, the All-Compassionate, to spread out for him who hath ascended unto Thee the carpet of mercy and forgiveness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.076e, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11378 | 30 | Persian | امروز عالم بانوار اسم اعظم منور طوبی از برای نفسیکه بکلمة الله فائز شد و ذکرش | In this day the world is illumined with the lights of the Most Great Name. Blessed is the soul that hath attained unto the Word of God and His remembrance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.091l, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11381 | 30 | Arabic | ان یا اسمی الغفار ان اشکر ربک الغفار و انه باسمه الغفار غفر ذنوب العالمین و | O My Name, the All-Forgiving! Render thanks unto thy Lord, the All-Forgiving, Who, through His Name, the All-Forgiving, hath forgiven the sins of all the worlds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.144a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11382 | 30 | Arabic | ان یا اسمی فبعزی و عظمتی و کبریائی حین الذی اکون ناظرا الیک لا اری ذا خطاء | O My Name! By My might, My grandeur and My majesty, in that moment when I gaze upon thee, I behold no fault [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.144b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11385 | 30 | Persian | ای دوست مقام انسان از بیان ظاهر و آشکار سخن در انجمن عالم آیه یزدانست و آفتاب | O friend! The station of man is made manifest through utterance, and speech in the assemblage of the world is a sign of God and as the sun [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.089g, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11386 | 30 | Persian | ای دوست نیر فضل تجلی نمود عقل پدیدار شد و از او عدل ظاهر و هویدا و از این | O friend! The Luminary of grace hath shed its radiance, reason hath been made manifest, and from it justice hath become apparent and evident, and from this [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.089h, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11388 | 30 | Persian | ای دوستان در این ربیع روحانی خود را از فیوضات رحمانی محروم ننمائید اوست | O friends! In this spiritual springtime, deprive not yourselves of the outpourings of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.091j, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11390 | 30 | Persian | ای سمع اکوان بشنو ندای رب رحمن را که از شطر احزان مرتفع است که شاید بشنیدن | O Hearing Ear of creation! Hearken unto the Call of the Lord, the All-Merciful, which ascendeth from the realm of sorrows, that perchance thou mayest hear [3.5s] | INBA38:074b | Call to action; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11391 | 30 | mixed | ای کنیز من تو از سجیه جمال احدیه مطلع شدی و از تقدیس ذات قدم باخبر اخبار کن | O My handmaiden! Thou hast become aware of the nature of the Divine Beauty and art informed of the sanctity of the Ancient Being. Convey thou these tidings [3.5s] | INBA38:129b | Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11393 | 30 | Arabic | ایاکم ان تنسوا الادب لان المرء یعرف بادابه لا بامواله ان افتخروا بعلمکم و | Beware lest ye forget courtesy, for a person is known by their conduct and not by their wealth. Take pride in your knowledge and [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.158g, | Excellence; distinction; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge of self; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11397 | 30 | mixed | بعضی بمیقات معین باید از بلده مبارکه خارج شوند ح شهری ع اطول و بعضی هم باید | Some, at the appointed time, must needs depart from the Blessed City for a month, a year, or longer, whilst others must [3.5s] | INBA71:119a | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11400 | 30 | Persian | حمد خدا را که صنم وهم را بقدرت خلیل شکستی و حجاب مانعه را دریدی اینست آن | Praise be to God, Who hath, through the power of the Friend, shattered the idol of vain imaginings and rent asunder the intervening veils. This is that [3.5s] | INBA38:073b | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11401 | 30 | Persian | حمد کن مقصود عالمرا فضلش بمقامیست که ترا در سجن اعظم ذکر نموده ان | Render praise unto the Desired One of the world, Whose bounty hath attained such heights that He hath made mention of thee in the Most Great Prison [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.091k, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11402 | 30 | Persian | خرد سرور عالم و سید اممست اوست معلم اول در دبستان وجود راه نماید و طالبانرا | Wisdom is the lord of the world and master of nations; it is the first teacher in the school of existence, guiding the seekers [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.090c, | Being a source of light; guidance; High station of learning | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11404 | 30 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی قدر بقدرتک لاحبتک ما قدرته لاصفیائک الذین ما نقضول عهدک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Ordain, through Thy power, for Thy loved ones what Thou hast destined for Thy chosen ones who have not broken Thy Covenant [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.191b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11406 | 30 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم قد حضرت لدی الباب و سمعت الندآء من | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the All-Dominating, the Self-Subsisting. I have presented myself before the Gate and hearkened unto the Call from [3.5s] | INBA23:148 | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11407 | 30 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و انا هو و هو البهاء فی هذا الطراز العلی العظیم | God beareth witness that there is no God but Him, and verily I am He, and He is the Glory in this exalted and mighty station [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.079d, | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11408 | 30 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو یوتی من یشاء ما اراد انه لهو العزیز الوهاب یا افنانی لا تحزنوا | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. He bestoweth upon whomsoever He willeth that which He hath purposed. He is, verily, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. O My Afnán, grieve not [3.5s] | INBA84:178b, INBA84:106b.15, INBA84:047b.06 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11410 | 30 | Arabic | شهد قلمی الاعلی بانک شربت رحیق العرفان من ایادی ربک الرحمن | My Most Exalted Pen beareth witness that thou hast quaffed the choice wine of divine knowledge from the hands of thy Lord, the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.070e, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11411 | 30 | Persian | صمدیه در ظل مالک بریه محفوظ باشی باحسن الحان بذکر رحمان ناطق و بابدع حظ | Mayest thou abide secure beneath the shelter of the Lord of all creation, uttering the remembrance of the All-Merciful with sweetest melodies and with transcendent joy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.134c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11412 | 30 | Arabic | طوبی لک بما قصدت المقصد الاقصی الی ان بلغت الغایه القصوی و سمعت الندآء | Blessed art thou for having sought the Most Great Objective until thou didst attain the Ultimate Goal and hearken unto the Call [3.5s] | INBA18:324a | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11413 | 30 | Arabic | عالم من یمنعه علمه عن کل ما یکرهه رضائی و رضائه و البالغ من بلغ الی مطلع | The learned one is he whose knowledge withholdeth him from whatsoever is repugnant unto My good-pleasure and his good-pleasure, and he who hath attained unto the Dawning-Place [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.158b, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11414 | 30 | Persian | عرض میشود خدمت آقا دائی خان انشاءالله همیشه کوثر محبت الهی را از ید ساقی روحانی | It is humbly submitted to the presence of Áqá Dá'í Khán, that thou mayest ever partake of the heavenly Kawthar of Divine love from the hand of the spiritual Cup-bearer [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.189g, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11418 | 30 | Arabic | قد ارسلنا الیک روحا من عندنا و هی کلمتی العلیا التی بها صاح الناقوس و تشهق | We have verily sent unto thee a Spirit from Our presence, and it is My Most Exalted Word, whereby the Bell hath pealed and wailed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.070d, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11420 | 30 | Arabic | قد سمعنا ذکرک ذکرناک بهذا اللوح البدیع و نوصیک بالاستقامه الکبری علی هذا الامر | We have heard thy mention and have remembered thee in this wondrous Tablet, and counsel thee to manifest supreme steadfastness in this Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.255a, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11421 | 30 | Arabic | قد شهد قلمی الاعلی بما شهد به لسان الابهی فی الجنة العلیا المقام الذی جعله الله مطاف | The Supreme Pen hath testified to that which the Most Glorious Tongue hath witnessed in the Most Exalted Paradise—the Station which God hath made the point of circumambulation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.116f, | Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11422 | 30 | Arabic | قد شهدت بما شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم هذه شهاده تکون معک | He hath testified to that which God Himself hath testified: that there is none other God but Him, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting. This is a testimony that shall remain with thee [3.5s] | INBA84:176c, INBA84:104c, INBA84:045a.04 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11423 | 30 | Arabic | قد نطق لسان الوحی انه لا اله الا هو الواحد المختار سوف یرتفع اعلام النصر و | The Tongue of Revelation hath proclaimed: He is, verily, the One God besides Whom there is none other, the Single, the Chosen One. Erelong shall the banners of victory be raised [3.5s] | INBA84:179a, INBA84:107a, INBA84:047c.07 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Predictions and prophecies; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11425 | 30 | Arabic | قل تالله قد فتح الباب الاعظم علی وجه الامم باسم مالک القدم ان ادخلوا | Say: By God! The Most Great Gate hath been opened before the faces of the nations in the Name of the Lord of Eternity. Enter ye [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.070f, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to the people of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11426 | 30 | Arabic | کتاب انزلناه بالحق لمن اقبل الی الفرد الخبیر یا ایها المقبل انک اردت اللقاء | This is a Book We have sent down in truth for whoso hath turned towards the One, the All-Informed. O thou who hast turned thy face, verily thou hast yearned for the meeting [3.5s] | INBA19:176a, INBA32:160a | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11427 | 30 | Arabic | کتاب نطق بالحق لو انتم تعرفون انه نزل من لدی الله المهیمن القیوم یبشر بما | The Book proclaimeth the truth, would that ye but knew, that it hath been sent down from the presence of God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, and beareth tidings of [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.092d, | Purpose; goal of creation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11428 | 30 | Persian | کلمه الهی محیی ابدانست و مبعث روان پس بشنوید کلمه بدیعه محکمه اش را تا از | The Divine Word is the quickener of bodies and the awakener of souls. Hearken ye, therefore, unto His wondrous and firmly-established Word, that ye may [3.5s] | INBA38:074a | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11433 | 30 | mixed | ورقاء ازلی و ورقه صمدی در جلوه و سرور در یمین طور بایات نور مذکورند فیا روحا | O immortal Dove and celestial Leaf! In splendor and joy ye are mentioned in verses of light at the right hand of the Mount. O spirit [3.5s] | INBA36:313d | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mystical themes; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11434 | 30 | Arabic | یا الف قبل سین اسمع ندآء الله الاعلی انه ارتفع من شطر عکاء و ذکر الذین نبذوا | O Alif that precedeth Sín! Hearken unto the Call of God, the Most Exalted. Verily it hath been raised from the precincts of 'Akká, making mention of them that cast aside [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.253, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11436 | 30 | Arabic | یا الهی عبدک اراد ان تجعله ثابتا مستقیما علی امرک اثبته بقدرتک ثم اکتب له | O my God! Thy servant desireth that Thou make him firm and steadfast in Thy Cause. Make him steadfast through Thy power and ordain for him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.074c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11439 | 30 | Arabic | یا حسین علیک بهائی یذکرک المظلوم و یعزیک فیما ورد علیک لعمر الله انا معک و انا | O Husayn! Upon thee be My glory! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee and consoleth thee in that which hath befallen thee. By the life of God, verily I am with thee [3.5s] | INBA18:039, BLIB_Or15696.084e, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11440 | 30 | Arabic | یا حفیف سدره المنتهی علیک بهاء الله مولی الوری و رب العرش و الثری و یا نفحه | O rustling of the Divine Lote-Tree! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of all mankind, and the Sovereign of the throne and of the dust, and O gentle breeze [3.5s] | INBA65:094b, BLIB_Or15696.139e, , BLIB_Or15714.130b, | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11441 | 30 | Arabic | یا عبدالله قد شهد القلم الاعلی باقبالک و توجهک الی الوجه علیک بهاء الله و | O 'Abdu'lláh! The Most Exalted Pen hath indeed borne witness to thy recognition and thy turning unto His Countenance. Upon thee be the glory of God [3.5s] | INBA65:094a, BLIB_Or15696.139d, , BLIB_Or15714.130a, | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11443 | 30 | Arabic | یا غصن اکبر انشاءالله امور بر اصلاحست امروز بیائید چهار لوح باید بنویسید البته زود | O Greater Branch! God willing, matters are proceeding towards rectification. Come today, for four Tablets must needs be written with all dispatch [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.099b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11444 | 30 | Arabic | یا مالک الکلمه و ملیک البریه اسئلک بالاحدیه التی جعلتها قمیص هیکلک و بالهویه | O Lord of the Word and King of creation! I beseech Thee by the oneness which Thou hast made the vesture of Thy Temple, and by Thy divine Essence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.081d, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11446 | 30 | Arabic | یا محمد حسین قد ذکرک اخوک ذکرناک بایات کانت عله ظهور البصر فی البشر و السبب | O Muhammad-Husayn! Thy brother hath made mention of thee, wherefore have We remembered thee with verses that are the cause of vision's dawning in the eyes of humankind [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.115a, | The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11447 | 30 | Arabic | یا من اشتاق الاحبا للقاک و یذکر ذکرک فی کل حین عند محشر المخلصین فاشکر الله | O thou who longest for the meeting with the loved ones, and whose remembrance is ever on the tongues in the gathering-place of the sincere ones, render thanks unto God [3.5s] | INBA23:202a | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11448 | 30 | Arabic | یا نصرالله قد حضر اسمک لدی المظلوم و ذکرک بما یثبت به فی دفتر اعمالک اجر | O Nasru'llah! Thy name hath attained unto the presence of the Wronged One, and He hath made mention of thee in such wise as shall cause to be inscribed in the book of thy deeds a reward [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.115b, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11450 | 30 | Arabic | یا یدالله قالت الیهود ید الله مغلوله قل لا و نفسه الحق انه یفعل ما یشاء و | O Hand of God! The Jews have said: "The Hand of God is fettered." Say: Nay, by His very Self! He doeth whatsoever He willeth [3.5s] | INBA18:112a | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11451 | 30 | Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ...Peruse ye every day the verses revealed by God. Blessed is the man who reciteth them and reflecteth upon them. He truly is of them with whom it shall be well | COC#0363x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11452 | 30 | The revelation of which I am the bearer is adapted to humanity's spiritual receptiveness and capacity | WOB.060x | Development of capacity and readiness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11453 | 30 | The heavens of thy mercy and the oceans of thy bounty are so vast that thou hast never disappointed those who begged of thee nor refused those who willed to come to thee! | SW_v08#04 p.048 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11454 | 30 | After a time all the governments on earth will change. Oppression will envelop the world. And following a universal convulsion | PDC.191x | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11455 | 30 | He that partaketh of the waters of My Revelation will taste all the incorruptible | WOB.107x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Living waters; water of life; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11456 | 30 | O people of the earth! Make not the religion of God a cause of variance among you. Verily of a truth, it was revealed for the unifying of the whole world. | SW_v10#05 p.091 | Oneness; unity of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11457 | 30 | I swear by My life! Nothing save that which profiteth them can befall My loved ones. | ADJ.082x | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11458 | 30 | The face of the world hath altered. The way of God and the religion of God have ceased to be of any worth in the eyes of men | PDC.184x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11459 | 30 | All the saplings of the world have appeared from one Tree, and all the drops from one Ocean, and all beings owe their existence to one Being | PDC.187x | Creation of the world; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11460 | 30 | God, singly and alone, abideth in His Own Place, which is holy above space and time, mention and utterance, sign, description and definition, height and depth. | SW_v02#05 p.015 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11461 | 30 | The Lote-Tree beyond Which there is no passing crieth out, by reason of the cruelty of the divines. It shouteth aloud, and bewaileth itself. | PDC.141x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11462 | 30 | The consuls of that city (Adrianople) gathered in the presence of this Youth at the hour of His departure and expressed their desire to aid Him. They, verily, evinced towards Us manifest affection. | GPB.180x | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11463 | 30 | So loud hath been the voice of My lamentation that every mother mourning for her child would be amazed, and would still her weeping and her grief | GPB.118x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11464 | 30 | It would be more acceptable in My sight for a person to harm one of My own sons or relatives rather than inflict injury upon any soul | GPB.134x | Murder; causing physical harm; Saddening another soul | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11466 | 20 | Arabic | السلام الظاهر الساطع اللامع من الله جل جلاله علیک یا غصن الاکبر و رحمته و برکاته | The luminous, resplendent Peace that shineth forth from God - glorified be His majesty - rest upon thee, O Greater Branch, and His mercy and His blessings [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.097c, | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11467 | 20 | Arabic | الکتاب الاعظم ینادی الامم و یقول تالله قد ظهر ام الکتاب من لدی الله العزیز الوهاب | The Most Great Book calleth aloud unto the nations, proclaiming: By God! The Mother Book hath verily appeared from the presence of God, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.195g, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11468 | 20 | Arabic | ام الکتاب یذکر حروفاته و السدرة افنانه و الشمس انواره طوبی لمن فاز ویل للغافلین | The Mother Book proclaimeth its letters, and the Lote Tree its branches, and the Sun its lights. Blessed is he who hath attained, and woe unto the heedless [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.195f, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11470 | 20 | Arabic | ان ارسل سواد اللوح الی اخیک ثم کبره من قبلی لیدع الناس الی الله | Send thou the text of the Tablet unto thy brother, then magnify him on My behalf, that he may summon the people unto God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.171b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11471 | 20 | Arabic | ان یا اسمی العادل اذا کنا ناظرا الیک لا احد مستحقا لانظر الیه کل حطب النار | O My Name, the Just One! When We gaze upon thee, none else is worthy that We should look upon them - all are but fuel for the fire [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.144c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11473 | 20 | Arabic | انا سمینا عبدنا بشطر اسمنا الاعلی و هو الحسین فی کتاب الاسماء | We have named Our servant with a portion of Our Most Exalted Name, and he is Ḥusayn in the Book of Names [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.162c, | Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11474 | 20 | Persian | انشاء الله از کوثر لقاء دفعه دیگر بیاشامید و در ظل سدره ساکن شوید | God willing, may ye drink once again from the Kawthar of reunion, and find your dwelling beneath the shade of the divine Tree [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.132f, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11476 | 20 | Persian | ای امه الله آل دوست بمنزل تو توجه نمودند الحمد لله باین نعمه فائز شدی | O handmaid of God! The kindred ones have turned their faces toward thy dwelling. Praise be to God that thou hast attained unto this bounty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.134f, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11477 | 20 | Persian | ای باشی انشاء الله باشی لان شی شدی و من شی خواهی بود | O thou who existeth! God willing, mayest thou endure, for from nothingness didst thou come, and unto existence shalt thou attain [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.093a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11478 | 20 | Persian | ای غفار انشاء الله لم یزل عند الله مذکور باشی و در جمیع عوالم حول رضایش طائف | O Ghaffar! God willing, mayest thou ever be remembered before God and, in all worlds, circle round His good-pleasure [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.144g, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11479 | 20 | Persian | ای مجدالدین عنایات الهی درباره شما بسیار است روز جمعه در ساحت قرب اظهار شدی | O Majdu'd-Din! Divine bounties have been lavished upon thee in great abundance. On Friday thou wert mentioned in the precincts of nearness [3.5s] | INBA23:029a | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11481 | 20 | Persian | آنچه ارسال شد رسید نسئل الله ان یوفقکم علی العمل بما انزل فی کتابه القدیم امزرو | That which was sent hath arrived. We beseech God that He may enable you to act in accordance with that which hath been revealed in His Ancient Book [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.197e, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11482 | 20 | Arabic | بسم الذی ینزل الایات باالحق و کل کان عنها محروما و نستعین بربنا العلی | In the Name of Him Who sendeth down the verses in truth, though all were deprived thereof, and We seek the aid of our Lord, the Most Exalted [3.5s] | INBA66:004 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11484 | 20 | Persian | جناب ضیا خوب نوشته خوب تر خواهد شد اگر سعی کند انشاءالله برتبه عالیه خواهد رسید | Jinab-i-Ziya hath written well; better still shall it become if he striveth. God willing, he shall attain unto a lofty station [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.197c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11485 | 20 | mixed | حجبات اوهام را بدر دریدنیکه صدای آن را اهل سرادقات قدس ربانی بشنوند و جمیع | To rend asunder the veils of vain imaginings, such that they who dwell within the pavilions of divine holiness may hearken unto its call [3.5s] | INBA38:075a | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11489 | 20 | Persian | در جواب مکتوب میرزا امان الله نوشته شود که ذکر شما در ساحت اقدس شده | In reply to the letter of Mirza Amanu'llah, let it be written that mention of you hath been made in the Most Holy Court [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.209c, | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11491 | 20 | Persian | در مکتوب جناب ناظر علیه ٩ ٦٦ بهآء الله هم اظهار عنایت از حق مرقوم دارند | In the letter from His Honor the Overseer - upon him be Bahá'u'lláh's Glory (96) - let him likewise set forth expressions of divine favor from the True One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.209d, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11493 | 20 | Arabic | رب آتنی من لدنک رحمه انک انت العزیز الوهاب | O Lord! Grant me mercy from Thy presence, for verily Thou art the Mighty, the All-Bestowing [3.5s] | INBA33:145b | Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11494 | 20 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بهذا المظلوم ان تنصر عبادک المستجیرین و انک جواد کریم | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee, by this Wronged One, to assist Thy servants who seek Thy shelter. Verily, Thou art the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.195d, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11497 | 20 | Persian | شکر نعمت منعم در مقام اول و رتبه اولی اظهار نعمتست و لکن نه بقول بل بعمل | The gratitude due the Divine Bestower, in its foremost station and highest rank, is manifested through the expression of His bounties—not through words, but through deeds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.176d, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11498 | 20 | Persian | صاحب صاحب عالم بفضل لجت ترا ندا میفرماید ان اشکری الرب بهذا الفضل العظیم | O Sovereign of sovereigns! The Lord of the world calleth thee through His abounding grace: Be thou thankful unto the Lord for this mighty favor [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.134g, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11499 | 20 | Persian | ضیاءالله انشاءالله بضیاء حضرت دوست منور باشی و در جنت وصال از کوثر لقا | O Light of God! God willing, mayest thou be illumined by the radiance of the Divine Friend, and in the Paradise of reunion drink from the heavenly stream of His presence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.134e, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11500 | 20 | Persian | طبع عالی حاتم طائی علت سمو و علو و انتشار همت و بخشش اوشد لا غیر | The lofty nature of Hatim-i-Ta'i became the cause of the ascendancy, exaltation and widespread renown of his magnanimity and munificence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.179b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11503 | 20 | Persian | ظلمت ظلم شقاوت پناهی نور عدل حضرت بار یراسته نموده عندلیبهای بستان | The darkness of tyranny's refuge hath been dispelled by the light of justice of the All-Glorious Lord, and the nightingales of the garden have been adorned [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.174c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11504 | 20 | Persian | عبد الحمید اعز الله نصره و اید ملکه فی الحقیقه دارای اخلاق مرضیه روحانیه بوده | Abdu'l-Hamid - may God exalt his victory and strengthen his sovereignty - hath in truth possessed praiseworthy spiritual virtues [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.177b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11505 | 20 | Persian | غصن اکبر نبیل مخصوص شخص زایر حسب الوعده شما لوحی خواسته لذا ارسال شد | O Greater Branch! Nabil, the distinguished one, hath, according to thy promise, asked for a Tablet for the visitor, wherefore it hath been sent [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.104e, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11506 | 20 | mixed | فرمودند نسئل الله بان یوفقهم علی العمل بما امروا به فی بلاد الله و مملکته | We beseech God that He may enable them to act in accordance with that which they have been commanded throughout the countries of God and His dominions [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.047a, | Call to action; Goodly deeds; actions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11510 | 20 | Arabic | قد رقم من قلم القدس علی لوح القضاء مخاطبا لمن فی الارض و السماء قد قرت عیناک | By the Pen of Holiness hath been inscribed upon the Tablet of Destiny, addressing all who dwell on earth and in heaven: Let thine eyes be gladdened [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.192b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11512 | 20 | Arabic | قد نزل للتی ارتقت الی الرفیق الاعلی مکمن قرب بدیعا تالله اذا نشهدها بین حوریات | We have revealed, for her who hath ascended unto the Supreme Companion, a wondrous abode of nearness. By God! We behold her among the celestial maidens [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.192c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11513 | 20 | Arabic | قدر لی یا الهی من قلمک الاعلی ما قدرته لاصفیائک | Ordain for me, O my God, through Thy Most Exalted Pen, that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones [3.5s] | INBA19:132a, INBA32:121c | Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11514 | 20 | Persian | کلمه مبارکه مبارک باشد از قلم جاری امر آقا علی اکبر در حضور | The blessed Word hath flowed forth from the Pen concerning Áqá 'Alí-Akbar in His presence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.135e, | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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, | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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, | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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, | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11521 | 20 | Arabic | هذه ورقه نوراء قد جعلناها حاملة للئالی الحکمة و البیان من ینظر الیها انه من اهل البهاء | This luminous Tablet have We made the bearer of pearls of wisdom and utterance. Whoso gazeth upon it is verily of the people of Bahá [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.127a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11526 | 20 | Persian | و لکن نوشته اذن اتحادیه را بنویسید و بمیرزا حسین بدهید برساند حکایت قانون | Write ye, however, the permission of the union and give it unto Mirza Husayn, that he may deliver it - the account of the law [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.126bx, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11527 | 20 | Arabic | یا احبائی زینوا لسانکم بالصدق و یدکم بالکرم و اجسادکم بالوقار و انفسکم | O My loved ones! Adorn ye your tongues with truthfulness, your hands with generosity, your bodies with dignity, and your souls [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.158f, | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Generosity [kirama]; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Love of God; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11528 | 20 | Persian | یا اسم جود حضرت غصن اعظم وجهی طلب نموده باید انجناب برسانند اگر چه وجه امانت خان | O Ism-i-Júd! His Holiness the Most Great Branch hath requested a sum which must needs be delivered unto Him, though it be from the trust of Khan [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.195a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11529 | 20 | Arabic | یا افنانی ان ربک الابهی یدعوک الی الافق الاعلی و یذکرک بما لاینقطع عرفه بدوام | O My Afnán! Verily thy Lord, the Most Glorious, calleth thee unto the Supreme Horizon and maketh mention of thee with that whose fragrance shall never cease to endure [3.5s] | INBA51:535a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11530 | 20 | Arabic | یا افنانی قد شهدت الشجره باقبالکم الیها و تمسککم بها طوبی لکم و ان لکم حسن | O My Afnán! The Tree hath borne witness to thy turning unto it and thy firm adherence thereto. Blessed art thou, and goodly is thy portion [3.5s] | INBA51:531 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11531 | 20 | Arabic | یا علی اکبر سدرة المنتهی اذنت لو رقتها ان تتمسک بها و تحضر امام وجهها | O 'Ali-Akbar! The divine Lote-Tree hath granted leave unto its leaf to hold fast unto it and to attain unto the presence of its countenance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.135c, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11532 | 20 | Arabic | یا علی اکبر قد اشرق نیر الاذن للورقة من معها و بر امرها بما ینبغی انه هو الحافظ المعین | O 'Alí-Akbar! The Sun of Permission hath dawned for the Leaf and them that are with her. Execute her command as befitteth, for verily He is the Preserver, the Helper [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.197f, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11533 | 20 | Arabic | یا علی اکبر قد اودعنا زمام امر الخیر فی قبضتک لها ان تتوجه و لک ان تدبر امرها ان الله هو المدبر الحکیم | O 'Alí-Akbar! We have entrusted into thy grasp the reins of this virtuous cause; it is for thee to turn thereunto and for thee to manage its affairs. Verily, God is the All-Governing, the All-Wise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.197g, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11534 | 20 | Arabic | یا علی نشهد انک اقبلت الی الافق الاعلی و سمعت ندآء ربک الابهی و اجبت مولی | We bear witness, O 'Alí, that thou hast turned toward the Most Exalted Horizon and hearkened unto the call of thy Lord, the Most Glorious, and answered thy Master [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.201b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11535 | 20 | Arabic | یا مسافر علیک بهائی و رحمتی و عنایتی نشهد انک اقبلت الی وجهی و فزت بما کان | O wayfarer! Upon thee be My glory, My mercy and My loving-kindness. We bear witness that thou hast turned thy face unto My countenance and hast attained that which was ordained [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.201a, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11536 | 20 | Arabic | یشهد قلمی الاعلی لمن اقبل الی افقی الابهی بانه اقبل و فاز بما کان مسطورا | My Most Exalted Pen beareth witness unto him who hath turned towards Mine All-Glorious Horizon, that verily he hath turned and attained unto that which was inscribed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.144i, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11538 | 20 | ...This Day is God's Day, and this Cause His Cause. Happy is he who hath renounced this world, and clung to Him Who is the Dayspring of God's Revelation | ADJ.079x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Hands of the Cause; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11539 | 20 | O Hudhud! We make mention of thee through remembering Our sister, and her days, and how her heart was ablaze with the fire of her Lord's love | LTDT.271x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11540 | 20 | ...In the beginning of every Revelation adversities have prevailed, which later on have been turned into great prosperity | COC#0258x, ADJ.082x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11541 | 20 | The days are approaching their end, and yet the peoples of the earth are sunk in grievous heedlessness | ADJ.081x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BH11542 | 20 | The day is approaching when the faithful will behold the daystar of justice shining in its full splendor from the dayspring of glory. | ADJ.028ax | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BH11543 | 20 | Were We to make mention of what befell Us, the heavens would be rent asunder and the mountains would crumble | GPB.189-190x | - | - | LL#419 | ||||||||||||
| BH11544 | 20 | When the secret nursed in his (Mirza Yahya) bosom was revealed by God he disclaimed such an intention, and imputed it to that same servant (Ustad Muhammad-'Ali) | GPB.166x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BH11545 | 20 | The divines of Persia ... have perpetrated what the Jews have not perpetrated during the Revelation of Him Who is the Spirit | GPB.231x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BH11546 | 140 | Arabic | یا ایها المهاجر اسمع ندآء الله عن شطر السجن انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم | Oh thou who hast pioneered! Listen to the voice of God from the shores of the Prison. There is no god but Him, the Mighty | NLAI_BH1.055 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fire and light; fire and water; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#488 | |||||||||
| BH11547 | 20 | ...what has been revealed [regarding the most great elixir] was set forth for the purpose of imparting proof, so that this earth should not be deprived of visible testimony | BYC_alchemy | Knowledge; recognition of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11548 | 20 | The most honored of all governments, the pride, the admiration and the envy of the peoples of the world | BADM.118x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BH11549 | 20 | Soon shall the blasts of His chastisement beat upon you, and the dust of hell enshroud you. | PDC.004x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BH11550 | 20 | from Whom God hath caused to proceed the knowledge of all that was and shall be | COF.095ax | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BH11551 | 20 | behave towards the government of the country in which they reside with loyalty, honesty and truthfulness | GPB.219x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BH11553 | 10 | Arabic | ان یا عبادی ذکری ایاکم هو من اعظم مواهبی لو انتم تشعرون | O My servants! My remembrance of you is indeed among My most exalted gifts, would that ye might perceive [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.158e, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11558 | 10 | Persian | جناب آقا علی که خود موجودست جواب لازم نه | Jinab-i-Aqa Ali, who is himself present, requireth no reply [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.210a, | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11559 | 10 | Persian | جناب ضیاء علیه بهائی انشاءالله بما یحب و یرضی فائز باشند | May Jinab-i-Diya, upon him be the Glory of God, attain, if God willeth, unto that which is beloved and well-pleasing unto Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.190b, | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11572 | 10 | Arabic | یا مصطفی انشاءالله بنار سدره کرم باشی و بنور وجه منیر | O Mustafa! God willing, mayest thou be enkindled with the fire of the celestial Tree of bounty and illumined by the light of the radiant Countenance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.197d, | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11573 | 10 | Arabic | یا من تشبه بهیکلی... | O thou whose temple beareth resemblance to Mine! | EBTB.059x | - | - | GSH.109x | ||||||||||
| BH11574 | 20 | I swear by the Sun of Truth, which ariseth and appeareth from the horizon of this Most Great Prison, that the beauty of Eternity desireth not strive and contention | MSBR.064 | - | - | LL#441 | ||||||||||||
| BH11575 | 20 | The object of all that hath been shown forth is that men's ears should be prepared to listen to this lofty Word | MSBR.065 | - | - | LL#442 | ||||||||||||
| BH11576 | 10 | ...the Gulf that hath branched out of this Ocean that hath encompassed all created things | GPB.243x | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11578 | 10 | ...He around Whom the Point of the Bayan (Bab) hath revolved is come | TDH#158.19x, GPB.098x | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11599 | unknown | - | - | ROB3.235, LL#425 | ||||||||||||||
| BH11600 | unknown | - | - | ROB2.179, LL#002 | ||||||||||||||
| BH11601 | unknown | - | - | ROB3.021, LL#396 | ||||||||||||||
| BH11674 | 60 | Detachment is as the sun; in whatsoever heart it doth shine it quencheth the fire of covetousness and self. He whose sight is illumined with the light of understanding will assuredly detach himself from the world and the vanities thereof… | BW_v01p042 | K. Key | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Manifestation of God as sun; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11675 | 40 | I came not to proclaim that which ye already possess. Verily, verily, this day is a new day; He that hath come is the Wondrous, and His bidding the wonder of all that is in heaven and on earth | BW_v01p042 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11676 | 20 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | Verily, I say, fasting is the supreme remedy and the most great healing for the disease of self and passion | BRL_IOPF#1.17x | Rosalynd & Pascal | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Law of fasting; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11677 | 400 | mixed | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بسراج الذی اشتعل فی قطب الاکوان و احاطته اریاح الاحزان | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by the Lamp that hath blazed forth at the axis of all creation and been encompassed by the winds of sorrow [3.5s] | OSAI I.MMS, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Da'iras and haykals; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11678 | 230 | Arabic | ان یا اسمی اسمع ندائی ثم ابک ببکائی ثم افرح بفرحی ثم اصعد الی سمائی و سیر فی | O My Name! Hearken unto My call, then weep with My weeping, then rejoice with My joy, then ascend unto My heaven and soar [3.5s] | OSAI I.MMS, | Idolatry; Love as fire; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11679 | 260 | Arabic | انا کنا ماشیا فی البیت فی لیله الدعجاء شدیده الظلماء تاره کنا ناظرا الی منظر | Verily, We were walking in the House on a night of deep gloom and intense darkness, at times gazing upon the vista [3.5s] | OSAI I.MMS, | Accounts of dreams and visions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11681 | 40 | Arabic | کل من سجن لا ینبغی ان یحزن بل یلیق له بان یستبشر لانه اتبع مولاه فی السجن کما | Everyone who is imprisoned should not grieve, but rather it behooveth him to rejoice, for he hath followed his Lord in prison even as [3.5s] | OSAI I.MMS, | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11684 | 80 | Arabic | ان یا مهدی فألق التکبیر علی وجهه من لدن هذا المسجون و قل یا عبد | O Mihdi! Cast thy glorification upon His countenance, from this Prisoner, and say: O servant [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.180ax, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11692 | 1500 | Arabic | شهد ربنا و مقصودنا بوحدانیته ذاته و فردانیته نفسه و نشهد بما شهد | Our Lord and our Goal hath borne witness unto His Own Oneness through His Essence, and His Singleness through His Self, and We bear witness unto that whereunto He hath testified [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.212 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11699 | 800 | mixed | در این یوم نیر کتاب مبین ندا میفرماید و کل را بما یقربهم الی الله دعوت مینماید | In this Day the Luminary of the Manifest Book proclaimeth, summoning all unto that which draweth them nigh unto God [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.182 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11700 | 780 | Arabic | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و جعلها حجه من عنده علی العالمین و بها نزل من | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and made them a testimony from His presence unto the peoples of all the worlds, and through them hath descended [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p235 | Creation of the world; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11702 | 690 | Arabic | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یذکر فیه ما یقرب الناس الی الله بارئهم | This is a Book that speaketh with truth, and wherein is mentioned that which draweth mankind nigh unto God, their Creator [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p291 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11705 | 654 | Arabic | تلک آیات الروح قد نزلت بالحق من سحاب حزن عظیم و لو تشهد ببصر الروح | These are the verses of the Spirit that have been sent down in truth from the cloud of grievous sorrow, if thou wouldst but behold with the eye of the spirit [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.422 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11708 | 630 | mixed | حمد اسم اعظم را لایق و سزاست که بکلمه علیا اهل ناسوت | Praise be unto the Most Great Name, Who through His exalted Word hath summoned the denizens of the mortal realm [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.187 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11710 | 583 | Arabic | تالله الحق ما حضر بین یدی العرش من کلماتک فی عرفانک نفس الله و اثباتک علی امره | By God, the True One! None of thy words concerning thy recognition of the Self of God and thy steadfastness in His Cause have been presented before the Throne [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.426 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11711 | 580 | Arabic | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و فیه رحمه للعالمین و قد خلق الله من حرف عما نزل | This is the Book that speaketh with truth, wherein lieth mercy unto all the worlds, and God hath created from its letters that which hath been sent down [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p293 | Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11712 | 575 | mixed | ان یا عبد اتق الله فی نفسک و کن فی عصمه من لدنا بحیث لایحزنک شیء و لا یکدرک | O servant! Fear God in thine own self and abide beneath Our protection, that naught shall grieve thee nor disturb thy peace [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.239 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11713 | 523 | mixed | شعری از آنجناب بر ورقه که نظر بالتفات این عبد مرقوم فرموده بودیم و این عبد | A poem from that eminence was inscribed upon a leaf whereon We had graciously penned Our regard for this servant, and this servant [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.397 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11716 | 498 | Arabic | ان یا امه الله اشهدی علی انه لا اله الا هو و کل له ساجدون فتوکلی علی الله | O handmaid of God! Bear thou witness that there is none other God but Him, and all before Him are worshippers prostrate. Therefore place thy trust in God [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.233 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11719 | 479 | Arabic | تلک آیات القدس نزلت من لدی الله الواحد الفرد الاحد و یدعو الناس الی فردوس | These are the verses of holiness sent down from God, the One, the Incomparable, the Single, calling mankind unto Paradise [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.420 | Living waters; water of life; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11722 | 420 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من نقطه الاولی الی الذی آمن بالله و آیاته لیستقیم علی الامر و ینقطع | This is an Epistle from the Primal Point unto him who hath believed in God and His signs, that he may stand firm in the Cause and be detached [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p380 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11729 | 360 | Arabic | حنین الله قد ارتفع بالحق من مظهر نفسه الذی وقع تحت مخالیب البغضا و لم یکن | The lamentation of God hath verily been raised in truth from the Manifestation of His Self, Who hath fallen beneath the claws of hatred and was not [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p381 | Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for protection; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11731 | 360 | Persian | یا جوان روحانی مطلب و مقصود شما در ساحت امنع اقدس بسرف اصغاء فائز | O spiritual youth! Thy desire and purpose have been graciously heard in the Most Holy and Most Exalted Court [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.164 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11732 | 351 | mixed | شهادت میدهد این ذره دکا عند تشعشع جمال ازلیت تو در این لیل صما تلقاء تلالو | This infinitesimal atom beareth witness, at the effulgence of Thy Ancient Beauty in this darksome night, before the radiance [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.297 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11733 | 342 | Arabic | و لقد ارسلنا الیک من قبل لوحا لایعادل بحرف منه ما خلق و یخلق و انه لتنزیل | Verily, We have sent unto thee aforetime a Tablet, a single letter whereof surpasseth whatsoever hath been created and shall be created, and it is, indeed, a revelation [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.529 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11734 | 340 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذه امه من امائک و طلقه من طلقاتک تقربت الیک و توکلت علیک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! This is one of Thy handmaidens and a leaf among Thy leaves who hath drawn nigh unto Thee and placed her trust in Thee [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.250 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11736 | 325 | mixed | ان یا مهدی فاشهد بانه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر و کل خلقوا بامره و کل له | O Mihdi! Bear thou witness that verily there is no God but Him. His is all creation and command, and all were created by His bidding, and all are His [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.326 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11737 | 323 | Arabic | سبحان الذی یذکر امائه اللواتی آمن به و انقطعن عما یکرهه رضاه و سلکن مناهج | Glorified be He Who maketh mention of His handmaidens who have believed in Him, who have detached themselves from whatsoever is repugnant to His good-pleasure, and who have walked His paths [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.454 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11738 | 320 | Arabic | قد حضر عندنا کتابک و اطلعنا بما فیه و نجیبنک بما یلقی الله | Your letter hath reached Our presence, and We have perused its contents, and We shall respond unto thee with that which God shall cast [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p383 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11741 | 306 | Arabic | ان اشهد یا ایها الحبیب بان النور جلا و تجلی و البطون ظهر او تظهر و السماء شقا و تشقا | O beloved friend, bear thou witness that the Light hath shone forth and become manifest, that the hidden hath been revealed and shall be unveiled, and that the heavens have been cleft asunder and are being rent [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.306 | Apocalyptic imagery; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11742 | 303 | mixed | حرف جیم بل جوهر حجیم عریضه غلا لله در ساحه قدس... اما سمعت بان حجتی ذاتی و برهانی نفسی و دلیلی و ظهوری | O letter Jim, nay rather O essence of Hell! The supplication of God's servants in the sacred precincts... Hast thou not heard that My proof is Mine own Self, My evidence is Mine own Being, and My testimony and manifestation are Mine own Reality [3.5s] | NLAI_BH2.278 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Word of God is its own standard | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11743 | 300 | Arabic | ان یا تقی فاعلم بان حضر بین یدی العرش کتابک و التفتت الیه لحظات الله ربک | O Taqi! Know thou that thy letter hath been presented before the Throne, and the glances of God, thy Lord, have turned towards it [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p398 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Empty learning; false spirituality; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11744 | 300 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من هذا المظلوم الی الذی هاجر فی سبیل الله و کان | This is an Epistle from this Wronged One unto him who hath emigrated in the path of God and was [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p424 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11747 | 286 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی العبد الی التی آمنت بالله ربها و کانت من القانتات فی ام الکتاب | This is an epistle from the servant unto her who hath believed in God, her Lord, and hath been numbered among the devout in the Mother Book [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.249 | Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11749 | 280 | Arabic | قد ارسلنا الیک کتابا منه تنجذب افئده العارفین من کان له نصیب فی الحیوه | We have sent unto thee a Book by which the hearts of them that are endowed with understanding are irresistibly drawn, such as have been granted a portion in life [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.039 | Apocalyptic imagery; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11750 | 272 | Arabic | ان یا ربابه ان استمعی ندآء الرباب عن جهه ربک العزیز الوهاب لتجذبک نفحات رب الارباب | O Rubábih! Hearken thou unto the melody of the Lord from the direction of thy Lord, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful, that the fragrances of the Lord of Lords may draw thee nigh [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.456b | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11754 | 250 | mixed | ای مجید بدست خود تو را تربیت فرمودم و در رضوان منیع تو را غرس نمودم | O Majíd! With Mine own hand have I nurtured thee, and within Mine exalted paradise have I planted thee [3.5s] | NLI.32p154v | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11760 | 240 | mixed | از اول خلق لا اول بوده و الی آخر لا آخر خواهد بود و مقصود از جمیع این آفرینش | From the beginning that hath no beginning He hath been, and unto the end that shall have no end He shall ever be, and the purpose of all creation [3.5s] | NLI.32p035v | Nearness and remoteness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11769 | 205 | Arabic | ذکر من العبد الی التی آمنت ثم هدی و رجعت الی وطن القرب فی جوار ربها العلی الاعلی | A remembrance from the Servant unto her who believed and was guided, and returned unto the homeland of nearness in the vicinity of her Lord, the Most High, the Most Exalted [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.255 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11770 | 202 | Arabic | ان استمع ما یسمعک نغمات الله من نغمات عز بدیعا و یوحی الیک من شطر ربک ما سطر | Hearken unto that which maketh thee hear the melodies of God, wondrous melodies of glory, and revealeth unto thee from the direction of thy Lord that which hath been inscribed [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.389 | Apocalyptic imagery; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11774 | 196 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی ینزل الایات کیف یشاء یضل منها عباد و یهتدی آخرون لم یزل کان | Glorified be He Who sendeth down verses as He willeth, whereby certain servants go astray while others are guided! Ever hath He been [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.254 | Being a source of light; guidance; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11776 | 190 | Arabic | سبحان الذی قد اظهر من یشاء بما یشاء للقیام بامره و الاظهار لحکمه | Glorified be He Who manifesteth whomsoever He willeth through whatsoever He willeth for the purpose of His Cause and the revelation of His wisdom [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.299 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11778 | 187 | mixed | امروز اگر گفته شود تمام عالم یک بصر است و یا یک سمع صحیح است چه که ذره | In this day, if it be said that the whole world hath become as a single eye, or a single ear, verily this would be true, for every [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.080 | East and West; communication between East and West; Knowledge of self; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of example; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11783 | 170 | Arabic | قد سمعنا ندائک و اجبناک ان ربک لهو المجیب انه معک و ینصرک بالحق انه لهو المقتدر | We have hearkened unto thy call and answered thee, for verily thy Lord is the All-Responding. He is with thee and aideth thee through the truth. Verily, He is the All-Powerful [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.035 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11784 | 170 | Arabic | انی اذکر علیک من رشحات النور ینجذبک الی ساحه سلطان السرور | I make mention unto thee of the dewdrops of light that shall draw thee unto the court of the Sovereign of joy [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.252 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11785 | 168 | Arabic | ان یا مجید قد نزل الروح بمجده من ملکوتی و الکلیم بایاته و الحبیب بمعراجه | O Majíd! The Spirit hath descended in His glory from My Kingdom, and He Who conversed with God with His signs, and the Beloved One with His ascension [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.062 | Christ; Christianity; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Proclamation to Christians; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11786 | 168 | Arabic | قد اتی الیوم و کفر القوم بالله المقتدر الجبار اتت العلامات و نزلت الایات و الناس | The Day hath indeed come, and the people have denied God, the Almighty, the All-Compelling. The signs have appeared and the verses have been sent down, yet the people [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.041 | Chastisement and requital; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11790 | 159 | Arabic | ذکری عباد الذین انجذبوا من نفحات ایام ربهم مالک الاسماء و الصفات و آمنوا | A remembrance of the servants who were drawn by the fragrances of the days of their Lord, the Lord of Names and Attributes, and who believed [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.044b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11791 | 158 | Arabic | ذکر کتاب من العبد الی التی آمنت بالله و کانت من القانتات فی صحف القدس مسطورا | The mention of the Book, from the servant to her who hath believed in God and was numbered among the devout ones in the sacred scrolls, inscribed [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.349b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11792 | 153 | Arabic | هذا کتاب یهدی المخلصین الی سلسبیل رحمه ربهم المختار و یحفظهم من اشارات الذین | This is a Book that guideth the sincere unto the fountain-spring of their chosen Lord's mercy and shieldeth them from the intimations of those who [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.051b | 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; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11793 | 150 | Arabic | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | هذه لیله من لیالی الصیام و فیها نطق لسان العظمه و الکبریاء انه لا اله الا | This is one of the nights of the Fast, and during it the Tongue of Grandeur and Glory proclaimed: There is no God beside Me, the Omnipotent Protector, the Self-Subsisting | BRL_IOPF#1.14x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Law of fasting; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11794 | 150 | Arabic | ان یا عبد المومن بالله اسمع قول من یدعوک الی الله خالصا لوجهه و ما اراد لاحد | O thou servant steadfast in the faith of God! Hearken unto the voice of him who calleth thee unto God, purely for His sake, seeking naught for any soul [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.031b | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11797 | 150 | Arabic | یا احباء الله انتم مصابیح الدجی قد خلقتم لهذه الایام التی فیها اخذت الظلمه من فی الارض | O beloved ones of God! Ye are the lamps of darkness, created for these days wherein gloom hath encompassed them that dwell upon earth [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.033 | Call to action; Justice and wrath of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11798 | 150 | Arabic | یا عباد الرحمن قدسوا قلوبکم عن الظنون و الاوهام لتجدوا لذه سلسبیل البیان انه جری | O servants of the All-Merciful! Sanctify your hearts from fancies and vain imaginings, that ye may taste the sweetness of the celestial stream of utterance, which floweth [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.030 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Idolatry; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11799 | 149 | Arabic | قد حضر کتابک و قرء تلقاء العرش اقسمت فیه الله بان یجعلک من الطائفین فی حوله | Your letter hath arrived and been read before the Throne. Therein didst thou adjure God to make thee one of them that circle round about Him [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.057 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11800 | 149 | Arabic | هذا یوم النصر قم علی نصره امر ربک العلی العظیم قل یا عباد الرحمن قد اشرقت شمس | This is the Day of Victory! Arise to aid the Cause of thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Great. Say: O servants of the All-Merciful! The sun hath risen [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.048b | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11801 | 145 | Arabic | ان یا بصیر فاعلم بانا وردنا فی المنظر الاعلی و الذین یتوهمون انی فی السجن | O thou who art endowed with insight! Know thou that We have attained unto the Most Exalted Horizon, while they imagine that I am in prison [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.053 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11802 | 145 | Arabic | ان یا غلام اسمع ندائی عن جهه السجن لیقربک الندا الی منظر ربک الابهی انه لهو المقتدر | O servant! Hearken unto My call from the precincts of the prison, that the call may draw thee nigh unto the luminous vision of thy Most Glorious Lord. Verily, He is the Almighty [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.054 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11803 | 143 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی انجذب من آیات ربه و اقبل الی کعبه المقصود و فاز | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath been attracted by the verses of his Lord, who hath turned towards the Kaaba of his Purpose, and hath attained [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.070 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11804 | 140 | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | Glory be to the Lord of the world; and thanks be to the Hands of His Cause; and praise be to the Trustees of His House of Justice | BRL_ATBH#32 | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Business; financial; property matters; Consultation; Exhortations and counsels; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; House of Justice; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11805 | 140 | Arabic | ان استمع ندآء ربک الابهی ثم انقطع عن الدنیا تلک من آیات ربک الکبری نزلت عن | Hearken thou unto the Call of thy Lord, the Most Glorious, then sever thyself from the world - these are among the mighty signs of thy Lord, sent down from on high [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.032 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11807 | 140 | Arabic | فاعلم یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه بان البلایاء احاطتنا و نحن فی غمراتها ندع الناس | Know thou, O thou who gazest upon the Countenance, that calamities have encompassed Us, and amidst their depths We summon mankind [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.029 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Predictions and prophecies; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11809 | 140 | Arabic | قلم الاعلی یحب ان یذکر عباد الله و امائه کلهم و کلها ولکن منع بالظلم | The Supreme Pen yearneth to make mention of all the servants of God, both men and women, yet hath been hindered through oppression [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.026b | Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11812 | 138 | Arabic | قد اصبحنا الیوم ناطقا بذکر الله رب العالمین و اذا نزلت الایات قد حضر لدی العرش | We have, on this day, arisen to proclaim the remembrance of God, the Lord of all worlds, and when the verses descended, We stood present before the Throne [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.222 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11813 | 135 | Arabic | اشهد بانک انت ادرکت فجر الکوفه و عشی الکربلا ان اشکر ربک الرحمن بما جعلک | I testify that thou hast witnessed the dawn of Kufa and the eventide of Karbila. Render thanks unto thy Lord, the All-Merciful, for having made thee [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.065 | High station of the true believer; Imagery in the Qur'an; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11814 | 135 | Arabic | یا ایها المشتعل بنار حبی و الناظر الی وجهی و السایر فی البلاد لقربی و لقائی | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of My love, who gazeth upon My countenance and traverseth the lands for My nearness and reunion with Me [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.058 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11815 | 133 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی المسجون الی الذی مامنعه ضوضاء العباد عن التقرب الی ربه مالک | This is an epistle from the Prisoner unto him whom the clamor of men hath not hindered from drawing nigh unto his Lord, the Possessor [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.066 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11816 | 131 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی هاجر مع الله الی ان دخل فی السجن الاعظم هذا المقام | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who migrated with God until he entered into the Most Great Prison—this exalted station [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.060b | Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11817 | 131 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی وجد عرف قمیص اسمنا الرحمن و به بلغ الی رضوان | This is a Book from Us unto him who hath inhaled the fragrance of the garment of Our Name, the Most Merciful, and thereby hath attained unto paradise [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.048a | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11818 | 130 | Arabic | ان یا رحیم اسمع ندآء ربک الرحیم عن جهه السجن انه لا اله الا هو المقتدر العزیز الکریم | O Rahim! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, from the Prison precincts. Verily, there is none other God but He, the Omnipotent, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.056b | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11819 | 130 | mixed | این ایام ایامیست که چشم امکان شبه آن ندیده و احدی از ممکنات مثل آن ادراک ننموده | These are the days the like of which the eye of creation hath never seen, nor hath any among contingent beings perceived their likeness [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.404 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11821 | 130 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی انادیک حینئذ حین الذی استشرق شمس ربوبیتک عن افق سماء | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I call upon Thee at this moment when the Sun of Thy Lordship hath dawned from the horizon of heaven [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.277b, NLAI_BH1.354 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11822 | 130 | Arabic | قد اتت ایام فیها اضطربت النفوس و تغیرت الوجوه الا من انقطع الی الله و تمسک | The days have come wherein souls are sorely troubled and faces are altered, save those who have detached themselves unto God and held fast [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.025 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11823 | 130 | Arabic | قد حضر احد اغصانی الذی سمی ببدیع الله بکتابک و عرضه امام الوجه اجبناک | One of My branches, who hath been named Badí'u'lláh, appeared before Us with thy letter and laid it before Our presence, whereupon We responded to thee [3.5s] | INBA79.001 | Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11825 | 129 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی تمسک بالعروه الوثقی فی هذه الایام التی فیها عمت الابصار | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath held fast to the Sure Handle in these days wherein eyes are blinded [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.045 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11827 | 127 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدن مالک الاسماء الی الذی شرب فی سبیله کاس القضا لیطیر بجناحین | This is an epistle from the Lord of Names unto him who hath quaffed, in His path, the cup of destiny, that he may soar upon twin wings [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.064b | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11828 | 124 | Arabic | قل ان البهاء لاینتظر البدآء فیما قضی له من البلا و لایطلب الفرج و یقول یا الهی | Say: verily Bahá doth not await the beginning of whatsoever tribulation hath been ordained for Him, nor doth He seek deliverance, and He saith: "O my God!" [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.071 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Justice and wrath of God; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11829 | 122 | Arabic | قد سمع الله ذکرک و ثنائک ثم ندائک انه یسمع ما یخرج من السن احبائه و انه خیر | God hath heard thy mention and thy praise, then thy call. He, verily, heareth whatsoever proceedeth from the tongues of His loved ones, and He is the Best [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.040 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11830 | 121 | Arabic | ان فی خروج جمال القدم من ارض السر و دخوله فی الحبس الاعظم لایات للامم | Verily, in the departure of the Ancient Beauty from the Land of Mystery and His entrance into the Most Great Prison are signs unto the nations [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.075 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11831 | 120 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ...O My brother! How great, how very great, can the law of obligatory prayer be, when, through His mercy and loving kindness | BRL_IOPF#1.09x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Law of obligatory prayer; Rejection of Muhammad; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11832 | 120 | Arabic | طوبی لمن اقبل الی البحر الاعظم الذی کل قطره منه ینادی انه اله السموات و الارضین | Blessed is he who hath turned toward the Most Great Ocean, every drop whereof proclaimeth that He is the God of the heavens and of the earth [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.034a | Chastisement and requital; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Praise and encouragement; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11834 | 119 | Arabic | ان استمع ندائی عن جهه السجن لیجذبک ندآء ربک الرحمن الی مطلع اسمائه الحسنی | Hearken thou to My call from the direction of the Prison, that the call of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, may draw thee to the Dawning-Place of His most beauteous Names [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.047 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Call to action; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11835 | 119 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی الله المهیمن القیوم لمن اراد ربه و حمل فی سبیله ما لاحمله السابقون | This is a Book from God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, unto him who seeketh his Lord and hath borne in His path what none before him did bear [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.068 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11836 | 112 | Arabic | قل یا ملاء الانشاء تالله الحق قد جائکم البها لیطهرکم عن الهوی و یقربکم الی الله | Say: O Concourse of Creation! By God, the True One, the Glory hath come unto you to purify you from selfish desire and draw you nigh unto God [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.064a | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11837 | 110 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | All praise be to the one true God Who hath assisted His loved ones to observe the Fast and hath aided them to fulfill that which hath been decreed in the Book | BRL_IOPF#1.18x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Knowledge; recognition of God; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11842 | 109 | Arabic | و قد اراد الله خروجک من ارض السر لئلا تسمع فزع الاکبر فی ایام التی اخذ المشرکون | God hath willed thine exodus from the Land of Mystery, lest thou shouldst hear the Great Terror in those days when the ungodly seized control [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.044a | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11843 | 103 | Arabic | ان یا ذبیح لاتنس فضل ربک و لاتلتفت الی البلا لعمری به علا امری فی القرون | O Dhabih! Forget not the bounty of thy Lord, and turn not unto tribulation. By My life, through it hath My Cause been exalted throughout the ages [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.056a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11845 | 102 | Arabic | ان استمعی تغنی البهاء فی طمطام الوفا ان کنتم من القانتات و لا تلتقی الی احد | Hearken thou unto the melody of Glory in the ocean of faithfulness, if ye be of them that are steadfast, and turn not unto anyone [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.296 | Chastisement and requital; Knowledge; recognition of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11848 | 100 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی البهاء الی امه من اماء الله لتجذبها نغمات ربها و تقربها الی موجدها | This is a Book from before Bahá unto one among the handmaidens of God, that the melodies of her Lord may attract her and draw her nigh unto her Creator [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.034b | Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11849 | 98 | Arabic | ان یا امتی اسمعی ندائی عن جهه عرشی ثم طیری فی هواء انسی و سیری فی ممالک قربی | O My handmaiden! Hearken unto My call from the direction of My Throne, then soar in the atmosphere of My companionship and traverse the kingdoms of My nearness [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.456a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11850 | 92 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی الاسیر الی الاسیر لیجعله طائرا فی هواء الاشتیاق علی شان لا تحزنه | This is a Book from the Captive unto the captive, that He may cause him to soar in the atmosphere of yearning in such wise that no sorrow shall afflict him [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.063 | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11851 | 90 | Persian | اشعار شما که بطراز حب الهی مزین بود بدست این مهجوره فانیه رسید | Thy poem, which was adorned with the ornament of divine love, reached the hands of this exiled and ephemeral one [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.452 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11856 | 70 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ...We beseech God to assist His people that they may observe the most great and exalted Fast, which is to protect one’s eye from beholding whatever is forbidden | BRL_IOPF#1.12x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Law of fasting; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11857 | 70 | Persian | و میقرمایند که بنویس که حمد کن خدارا که حجاب غلیظ را خرق نموده | He biddeth thee write: All praise be unto God Who hath rent asunder the thick veil [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.448a | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11858 | 60 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی قد اظهر کینونیات الساذجیات و لقد انزلهم فی اراضی الربوبیات | Praise be unto God Who hath manifested the essence of simple beings and hath caused them to descend upon the realms of divine lordship [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.349a | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11859 | 60 | Persian | فرمودند صد هزار افرین براد که یک مرتبه کسر اصنام | He said: A thousand praises be upon him who, at once, shattered the idols [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.448b | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11860 | 50 | Arabic | ان یا امتی اسمعی ندآء ربک عن جهه العرش ثم اشکری و | O My handmaiden! Hearken thou unto the call of thy Lord from the direction of the Throne, then render thanks [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.277a | Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Role and station of women; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11861 | 50 | ...There is but one reality and one essence that is expounded in the worlds of outer form, and, at each of its stages, is described by a specific name ... in accordance with the degrees of its particular manifestations on the plane of this limited world | JBS#2.3x | Alchemy; the elixir; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11862 | 40 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | All praise be unto God, Who hath revealed the law of obligatory prayer as a reminder to His servants, and enjoined on them the Fast that those possessed of means may become apprised of the woes and sufferings of the destitute | BRL_IOPF#1.02x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Law of fasting; Law of obligatory prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11863 | 40 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ...Know thou that religion is as heaven; and fasting and obligatory prayer are its sun and its moon | BRL_IOPF#1.05x | Law of obligatory prayer; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11870 | 4570 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی ظهر و اظهر ما انکسرت به اعناق الفراعنه و ارتعدت فرائص الجبابره | Praise be unto God Who hath appeared and revealed that whereby the necks of the Pharaohs were broken and the limbs of tyrants trembled [3.5s] | Majlis210461.066-083 | Call to action; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11871 | 2750 | mixed | حمد مقدس از زوال و انقلاب و تغییر و محو بساط حضرت قیومی را لایق و سزاست که | Praise, sanctified beyond decline and revolution, change and obliteration, befitteth and beseemeth the presence of the Self-Subsisting Lord, Who [3.5s] | Majlis210461.059-066 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11875 | 580 | mixed | حمد مقصودی را لایق و سزا که ببیان خلق نمود و بگفتار جذب فرمود و بکلمه مبارکه | Praise befitteth and beseemeth the Desired One Who hath created through utterance, drawn souls through speech, and through His blessed Word [3.5s] | Majlis210461.056-059 | Praise and encouragement; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11877 | 350 | ...The honored Afnáns, upon them rest all My glory, the Most Glorious, arrived in Beirut and, afterwards, by Our leave, gradually and individually arrived here | GEN.313x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11881 | 220 | mixed | یا احمد خاتم انبیا یعنی محمد روح ما سواه فداه آمد سبش کردند و فتوی بر قتلش | O Ahmad! The Seal of the Prophets, that is Muhammad—may the spirit of all else but Him be a sacrifice unto Him—came, and they reviled Him and decreed His death [3.5s] | Majlis210461.084-085 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for service; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11882 | 210 | mixed | آثار حق جل جلاله از هر جهتی ظاهر و هویدا و تجلیات انوار ظهورش از ما سوایش | The evidences of God, glorified be His majesty, are manifest and visible from every direction, and the effulgences of the lights of His Revelation shine forth from all else but Him [3.5s] | Majlis210461.053 | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11883 | 190 | Arabic | قد اتی الامر و ظهر الحکم و نادی المناد امام وجوه العباد الملک لله مالک الایجاد | The Command hath come, the Decree hath been manifested, and the Herald hath proclaimed before the faces of all servants: "The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Possessor of Creation!" [3.5s] | Majlis210461.051a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11884 | 180 | mixed | در این حین ام الکتاب باعلی النداء اهل ارض را ندا نمود و بمشرق وحی الهی و مصدر | At this time did the Mother Book, with most exalted call, summon the peoples of earth unto the Dawning-Place of Divine Revelation and the Source [3.5s] | Majlis210461.052b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11888 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی کیف اذکر ما اعطیتنی بجودک و اکرمتنی بفضلک بحیث هدیتنی | Glorified art Thou, O my God! How can I recount that which Thou hast bestowed upon me through Thy bounty and conferred upon me through Thy grace, whereby Thou hast guided me [3.5s] | Majlis210461.051b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11893 | 140 | mixed | یا تقی ان المظلوم سمع ندائک و اجابک یسمع و یجیب و هو السامع البصیر بیقین مبین | O Taqi! The Wronged One hath heard thy call and hath answered thee. He heareth and answereth; verily, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, with manifest certitude [3.5s] | Majlis210461.085a | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11894 | 130 | Arabic | تبارک الذی انزل الایات و اظهر البینات و نطق امام الوجوه بما ارتعدت به فرائص | Blessed is He Who hath sent down the verses and made manifest the clear proofs, and Who hath spoken before all faces that which hath caused limbs to tremble [3.5s] | Majlis210461.052a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11900 | 100 | The custodianship of the Blessed House has been granted to the exalted leaf, the wife of the Primal Point, and her sister, upon both be My Glory of God, My Bounty and My Favor | AFNAN.172-173 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11906 | 70 | mixed | یا بدیع علیک بهائی و سلامی نامه بامعنی شما را ضیاء علیه بهائی امام وجه مظلوم عرض | O Badí'! Upon thee be My glory and My peace. Thy meaningful letter was presented before the countenance of the Wronged One by Ḍíyá, upon him be My glory [3.5s] | Majlis210461.085b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11908 | 60 | The other matter is that, at thy previous request, three verses were revealed and sent specially for the gravestone of the illustrious exalted leaf, upon her rest the Most Glorious of the Glorious | AFNAN.117x | Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11911 | 30 | This honor and benevolence hath been bestowed upon the ukht [sister] and her descendants, from her Lord, the Merciful. He is the Munificent and the Compassionate, and He is the Generous and the Bounteous | AFNAN.172 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11912 | 160 | Arabic | کتاب من لدی الله العزیز الحکیم الی الذی اذا ارتفع الندا اقبل و قال یا مولی | This is a Tablet from God, the Almighty, the All-Wise, unto him who, when the Call was raised, turned towards it and exclaimed, “Yea, O Lord of all worlds!” | ADMS#305 | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11913 | 100 | Arabic | بشر فی نفسک لنفسک ثم اسرر لذاتک فی ذاتک ثم انقطع عن کل ما خلق من قبل و یخلق من | Rejoice in thine inmost soul and exult in the very essence of thy being, then detach thyself from all that hath been created in the past and all that shall be fashioned in the future | ADMS#304 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11916 | 100 | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | ...For if God, glorified be His Name, should today speak a word that all people have spoken heretofore and shall speak hereafter, that word would still be new, were ye to reflect upon it | BRL_ATBH#68x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11917 | 120 | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | O thou who art the manifestation of My truth! If thou art slumbering upon thy couch, lift up thy head; and if thou art seated, by the power of My name, arise | BRL_ATBH#78x | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to the people of the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11919 | 190 | mixed | حمد و شکر که از لسان عظمت ظاهر مخصوص ذات مقدسش بوده و هست و اگر از حرف شین | Praise and thanksgiving which hath been revealed from the Tongue of Grandeur belong exclusively to His sacred Being, and if from the letter Shín [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.204'', | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11920 | 330 | Persian | یا اسمی علیک بهائی و عنایتی نامه جناب یوسف قبل علی را که ارسال | O thou who bearest My name! Upon thee rest My Glory and loving-kindness. The letter from his honor Yusuf Qabl-'Ali was received [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.206'', | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11921 | 210 | mixed | یا اسمی یا مهدی علیک سلام الله و بهائه نامه جناب غلام علی را که بساحت اقدس | O My name, O Mihdi! Upon thee rest the Glory of God and His splendour. The letter of Jinab-i-Ghulam-'Ali hath reached the Most Holy Court [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.213', | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Petitions to authorities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11922 | 180 | mixed | یا ایها الحاضر لدی الوجه و الناظر الی افقی اسمی علیه بهائی و عنایتی ذکر شما و | O thou who art present before My face and who gazest toward My horizon, upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness! Mention of thee hath [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.204', | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11923 | 240 | mixed | یا مهدی علیک سلام الله الابدی و بهائه السرمدی این مظلوم خود را در بحر حزن | O Mihdi! Upon thee be God's eternal salutation and His everlasting splendor. This Wronged One findeth himself in an ocean of sorrow [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.208.17', | Chastity and purity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11924 | 430 | mixed | یا اسمی [نعم] الله احزننی حزنک انت تعلم و الله یعلم ان المظلوم احبک | O My name [illeg.], thy sorrow hath caused Me sorrow. Thou knowest, and God knoweth, that this Wronged One loveth you | BLIB_Or15738.210', | - | - | |||||||||||
| BHU0007 | 330 | Had you, in turn, followed My counsels... that flame that hath been kindled... Command the governers... These creatures are the same creatures... Bid them recite... By God besides Whom... Now, praise be to God... The Ottoman Sultan... it is better to be killed... Had this cause been revealed | BKOG.122x, GPB.007x, GPB.105x3x, GPB.119x2x, GPB.126x, GPB.195-196x, GPB.196x, GPB.198x, GPB.253x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BHU0009 | 260 | Zillu's-Sultan wrote Me a letter which was in his own handwriting, and gave it to Haji Sayyah to bring. He requested Me to aid him with the Babis to destroy his Shah-Baba. | BKOG.409-410, AFNAN.030-031 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0012 | 220 | No prisoner has ever been accorded the treatment which I received at the hands of the acting governor of Amul | DB.375 | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0013 | 220 | The world of today is not like unto the world of former times. The many wonderful arts and inventions | DAS.1914-01-01 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Life and death; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0014 | 210 | Do you see this Garden? Do you see all these stones? All will be destroyed. But the time will come when these will be renewed. | SUR.281-282, PN_1901 p029, PN_1901 p041 | Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0017 | 180 | We were all gathered in the village of Niyala and were resting at the foot of a mountain, when, at the hour of dawn, we were suddenly awakened by the stones | BKOG.046-047, DB.299 | Quddus; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0018 | 160 | The Amir-Nizam asked Us one day to see him. He received Us cordially, and revealed the purpose | DB.591 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0019 | 140 | Nasiri'd-Din Shah and Abdu'l-'Aziz both transgressed against Us... but the tyranny of 'Abdu'l-'Aziz was by far the more severe | BKOG.412-413, AFNAN.035 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0020 | 140 | Tell the king that this territory will pass out of his hands... It would have been meet for His Majesty the Sultan to have gathered an assembly | BKOG.261 | Petitions to authorities; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0021 | 140 | Tell him, no one in this world can claim any relationship... This brother of Mine, this Mirza Musa, who is from the same | COC#0769x, GPB.133x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Goodly deeds; actions | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0028 | 90 | These creatures are the same creatures who for three thousand years have worshipped idols, and bowed down before the Golden Calf. | BKOG.114, GPB.119x | Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0029 | 90 | Prior to Our departure from Baghdád, We entered the Najíbíyyih Garden and tarried there for twelve days | STOB.093-094 #124, AFNAN.044 | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0030 | 90 | At stated periods souls are sent to earth by the Mighty God with what we call the Power of the Great Ether. And they who possess this power can do anything | EBTB.081-082, CHH.133, SW_v08#15 p.205, DJT.309, FDA.030 | Christ; Christianity; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0032 | 80 | O My Leaf and My Handmaiden, verily We chose thee and accepted thee to serve My Most Great Branch | BKOG.348 | Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0034 | 80 | There is only one Master—the others have names. The Master is none other than the Most Great Branch, He around Whom all names revolve.... Everything the Master says is just the same as if I said it. He is Me, and I am He. | STOB.092 #123, PN_1901 p028, PN_1901 p035, AFNAN.042, RKS.025x | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0035 | 70 | O My companions I entrust to your keeping this city of Baghdad, in the state ye now behold it, when from the eyes of friends and strangers alike | GPB.149x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BHU0036 | 70 | They [the friends] should establish beyond a shadow of doubt that by “Unity of God” is meant that the Manifestations of God Who inaugurate each Dispensation are to be regarded as one soul | STOB.079 #109 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Imam 'Ali; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0037 | 70 | By the truth of God, from the horizon of My visage a Sun hath dawned, on which the Supreme Pen | BKOG.237x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BHU0040 | 50 | Mulla Muhammad-'Aliy-i-Zanjani, soon after he had delivered that Tablet to Haji Mirza Aqasi, came and visited me. | DB.323 | Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0041 | 40 | It is more manifest than the sun.... Refer to the farman of the government which is in your possession..... My name is Baha'u'llah, and My country is Nur. Be ye apprized of it. | GPB.190x3x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BHU0042 | 40 | He may well succeed in reproducing outwardly the exact counterpart of this low-roofed room | GPB.134-135x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BHU0043 | 40 | Had the Amir-Nizam been aware of My true position | GPB.082x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BHU0044 | 40 | We have through this all-satisfying, all-embracing message which We sent, revealed and vindicated the miracles of all the Prophets | GPB.144x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0045 | 40 | God is My witness! Were it not contrary to the Law of God, I would have kissed the hand of My would-be murderer, and would cause him to inherit My earthly goods | ADJ.027x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0046 | 40 | This journey will be unlike any of the previous journeys | GPB.182x | Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0047 | 40 | Sultan Abdu'l-'Aziz banished Us to this country in the greatest abasement, and since his object was to destroy Us and humble Us | GPB.195x | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0048 | 40 | Hear Me, My son. By God, the True One! This Cause will assuredly be made manifest. Heed thou not the idle talk of the people of the Bayan | GPB.116x | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0049 | 40 | There are four qualities which I love to see manifested in people: first, enthusiasm and courage; second, a face wreathed in smiles and a radiant countenance; third, that they see all things with their own eyes and not through the eyes of others; fourth, the ability to carry a task, once begun, through to its end. | STOB.051 #060 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Personal instructions; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0050 | 40 | man is not infallible [but] God is the All-Forgiving. In the same way that God is the “Concealer”, so should the believers be forgiving | STOB.056 #068 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| BHU0051 | 40 | We did not associate with officials and the people while dwelling in the Most Great Prison but left this difficult task for the Master. | STOB.062 #086 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Personal instructions; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0053 | 30 | Whatever action the ministers of the Sultan took against Us, after having become acquainted with its contents, cannot be regarded as unjustifiable. The acts they committed before its perusal, however, can have no justification | GPB.160x | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0054 | 30 | Siyyid Isma'il was possessed of such power and might that were he to be confronted | GPB.136x | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0055 | 30 | God is My witness that I have never seen the book you refer to. I regard, however, through the power of God, ... whatever you wish me to do as easy of accomplishment | GPB.122x | Power of faith; power of the spirit | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0056 | 30 | These tents may be likened to the trappings of this world, which no sooner are they spread out than the time cometh for them to be rolled up | GPB.147x | Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0057 | 30 | The traditions (hadith) which are passed down in Islam have been the cause of ruin for many homes, sources of disunity and division, and of suffering and calamities. | STOB.051 #059 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0058 | 30 | Let your acts be a guide unto all mankind, that from your behaviour and conduct they may be enabled to recognize the signs and commandments of God. | STOB.056 #067 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Goodly deeds; actions; The power of example; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0059 | 20 | If one of your soldiers were to commit a reprehensible act, would you be held responsible, and be punished in his place? | GPB.190x | Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0060 | 20 | In the Book of God it is recorded that should a person embrace this Faith, his father and mother shall also receive forgiveness. | STOB.058 #072 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Parents and children; youth; families | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0061 | 20 | We have, for a while, tarried amongst this people, and failed to discern the slightest response on their part | GPB.119x | Chastisement and requital; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0062 | 20 | No blood has, till now, been poured upon the earth as pure as the blood he shed | GPB.136-137x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0063 | 10 | Extend thy consideration to Our loved ones and deal with them with kindness | GPB.150x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BHU0066 | 340 | The Jaláluʾd-Dawlih has done what has caused the eyes of the denizens of the Supreme Concourse to shed tears of blood. Do you perceive the reason for his doings? | GEN.162, AFNAN.031x | Past, present and future of Iran; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0067 | 280 | Islam was a good religion, but they destroyed it. Differences arose from the beginning of the Dispensation and, after the ascension of the Prophet, the foundation of Islam was shattered | AFNAN.033-034 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0068 | 190 | With the aid of Nasiri’d-Din Sháh and [Sultan] `Abdu’l-`Aziz, Shaykh `Abdu’l-Husayn tried hard to extinguish the light of God’s Cause… Another day in Baghdad, a learned divine came to see Us. He had a tall, heavy frame and thick beard | AFNAN.044-045 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Humor; jokes; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0069 | 170 | Consider how unfair and truly void of faith they [the Azalis] are. Because of the Mu`tamu’d-Dawlih’s supplications in Isfahán… One day, several of the clergy came to visit Us. One of them asked, ‘Where are you from?’ ‘We are from `Amá,’ We responded… The day We left Baghdad, We moved to the Garden of Najíb Pasha and stayed there for 12 days | AFNAN.042-043 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0070 | 170 | When Mullá `Alí was led to the place of his martyrdom, he instructed the executioner to open one of his veins. When a bit of his throat was cut, with his own sacred blood, he dyed his white beard red | AFNAN.045-046 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0071 | 140 | O flowers of the rose-garden of the honored Afnán! You are welcome; you are welcome. Your departure from Shiraz was very difficult and tiring | AFNAN.028-029 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0072 | 100 | The Master is Our shield and the shield of everyone else. All live at ease, all know utmost comfort and tranquility. Associating with men such as these is very, very difficult | AFNAN.039-040 | Consolation and comfort; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0073 | 20 | Should one of Our Aghsán ever for a moment pass out from the shadow of the Cause, he will cease to be of any consequence | AFNAN.041 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0186 | Address at New York Peace Society reception, spoken on 1912-05-13 | 940 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Although I felt indisposed this afternoon, yet because I attach great importance to this assembly | BWF.231-235, PUP#048 (p.123-126), FWU.020, SW_v03#08 p.014-015 | Predictions and prophecies; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0045 | Address at Theosophical Society on 1912-10-11 | 1610 | Many investigators of truth hold the opinion that of the seven rays of the Sun of Reality six have emanated and have passed away | ECN.310+770 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0388 | Address at unity feast, Flynn home in Green Acre, 1912-08-20 | 630 | ...that a man from the East encounters a person from the West, and between the two | PN_1912 p023, BSTW#335 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0046 | Address at weekly meeting, 15 Rue de Greuze in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 1600 | Whenever the Holy Manifestations of God appear in this world they establish their validity with certain proofs. One of their proofs is the prophecies | DAS.1913-02-14, BSTW#147 | Miracles and their interpretation; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Teachings as spirit of the age; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0088 | Address given at the Hotel Iroquois, Buffalo, 1912-09-10 | 1300 | Mahmúd's Diary | Power of faith; power of the spirit; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | MHMD1.253 | |||||||||||
| ABU0900 | Address to a group of Bahá'í women at Hotel La Salle in Chicago, 1912-05-02 | 340 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | When we look upon the kingdoms of creation below man, we find three forms or planes of existence | PUP#033 (p.077-078), SW_v03#04 p.014-015, PN_1912 p084 | Education and the development of capacity; Evolution; human evolution; Manifestation of God as sun; Need for an educator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0058 | Address to L'Alliance Spiritualiste on 1913-02-21 | 1500 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | We observe that every movement which establishes unity and amity brings in its train life | DAS.1913-02-21, ADP.175-184 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2365 | Address to Outlook Tower society on 8 Jan. 1913 | 100 | I have pleasure in presenting myself to this gathering, so that I may explain to you certain of the principles of Bahá'u'lláh. Nearly sixty years ago | ABCC.364-365x | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0554 | Address to the Baha'is at 1901 18th St. NW in Washington, 1912-11-10 | 500 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am greatly pleased with the friends in Washington and experience real happiness in meeting them | PUP#127 (p.428-430), SW_v06#13 p.103-104 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0818 | Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-12 | 370 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | You are all exceedingly welcome. Do you realize how much you should thank God for His blessings? | PUP#067 (p.187-189), SW_v03#10 p.015 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1897 | Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-11-16 | 160 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Wherever the mention of Baha'u'llah rises up, that is the paradise of Abha. | PUP#129 (p.437), BSTW#088 | High station of the true believer; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0588 | Address to the Baha'is at banquet, Great Northern Hotel in New York, 1912-11-23 | 480 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Throughout the world there are innumerable meetings and assemblages, more or less important | PUP#132 (p.447-448) | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0066 | Address to the Baha'is at home of Corinne True in Chicago, 1912-11-01 | 1430 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am well pleased with every person here this evening and most happy in meeting the friends | PUP#116 (p.383-387), SW_v05#15 p.230-231+234, SW_v08#17 p.223+ 227 | The Friends in Chicago | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0412 | Address to the Baha'is at Hotel Plaza in Chicago, 1912-10-31 | 610 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In Los Angeles and San Francisco great interest was manifested in the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.... After His Holiness Christ, there were many who appeared who were instrumental | PUP#115 (p.381-383), SW_v08#14 p.188-189, SW_v09#13 p.147-148, BSTW#052mx | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Christian doctrine and practice; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0970 | Address to the Baha'is at Kinney home in New York, 1912-04-11 | 320 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | How are you? You are welcome. After arriving today, although tired, still I had the utmost longing and yearning to see you | PUP#001 (p.003-004), SW_v03#10 p.004-005 | R. Yazhari | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | 2 | * | - | First chapter of the book "The Promulgation of Universal Peace", a collection of 140 talks given during ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's 1912 visit to the United States and Canada. | |||||||
| ABU0579 | Address to the Baha'is at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-15 | 480 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am greatly pleased to see you. Your hearts are illumined by the lights of Baha | PUP#083 (p.236-237), SW_v04#06 p.103+106, PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351d | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Study; deepening; Thankfulness; gratitude; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0259 | Address to the Baha'is at MacNutt home in New York, 1912-06-16 | 800 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This is a splendid gathering, a meeting of the maidservants of the Merciful and the beloved of God | LOG#1377x, PUP#070 (p.194-197), SW_v03#10 p.017-019 | Astrology and numerology; Development of capacity and readiness; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0961 | Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-22 | 320 | You are all welcome. I am very glad to see you all... For six thousand years misunderstandings have kept humanity divided. | BSTW#336a | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0394 | Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-24 | 630 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | You are welcome this afternoon, most welcome. I am ever happy to see you. I ask God that meeting me... O Thou merciful God! O Thou Who art mighty and powerful! | BPRY.087-088x, PUP#022 (p.054-056), SW_v03#03 p.020-021 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0336 | Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-11-07 | 700 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Consider events in the Balkans today where a great conflagration of war is furiously raging | PUP#119 (p.397-399), SW_v06#02 p.017-018 | Martyrdom of the Bab; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0094 | Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-11-09 | 1260 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The address delivered last evening in the Jewish synagogue evidently disturbed some | PUP#122 (p.411-415), SW_v06#02 p.011-013+016 | Christ; Christianity; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0260 | Address to the Baha'is at Rauscher's Hall in Washington, 1912-11-09 | 800 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I feel a keen sense of joy in being present at this banquet this evening, for -- praise be to God! | PUP#124 (p.418-421), SW_v06#13 p.097-099 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0373 | Address to the Baha'is at Studio Hall in Washington, 1912-04-21 | 650 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have come here to visit you. With the greatest longing I have wished to see you. Realizing it was only with a great deal of trouble... In this cycle there shall be such progress along the lines of civilization | PUP#015 (p.037-039), SW_v03#03 p.009-010, BSTW#337 | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0038 | Address to the Baha'is at Thompson home in New York, 1912-11-15 | 1760 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Universal peace — in which book is this?' | I have spoken in the various Christian churches and in the synagogues, and in no assemblage | PUP#128 (p.431-437), SW_v08#03 p.029-031+039-040, DJT.368-369x, BLO_PN#027x | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Power of the Manifestation of God; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0093 | Address to the Baha'is at True home in Chicago, 1912-09-16 | 1260 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Allah-u-Abha! Praise be to God! I have spent a number of days among you, associating with you in love | LOG#0629x, PUP#104 (p.320-324), BSC.279 #577x, SW_v03#15 p.007+008-010, BSTW#052ox | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0631 | Address to the friends at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1913-05-30 | 450 | This is a blessed night because Consul Schwarz and his respected wife have come from Germany with the greatest of longing so that they may associate with you. | DAS.1913-05-30 | East and West; communication between East and West; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2189 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-04 | 120 | You are most welcome. I have been sick for the last few days but I am always pleased to meet the friends. I beg from the favors of God to illumine each one | DAS.1913-03-04 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1788 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-05 | 170 | You are very welcomed. I am always glad to meet you and associate with you. But the weather of Paris did not agree with me and caused me this illness. | DAS.1913-03-05 | Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1630 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-07 | 190 | You are welcome! I constantly pray for you and beg for each the divine Confirmations, so that the eye of your insight may be opened to see those objects | DAS.1913-03-07 | Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Realms of being; three realms; five realms | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1028 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-09 | 300 | O God! This [city of] Paris is a lamp in the utmost transparency but it is in need of the light. It is a body in the greatest of comeliness but it is in need of the spirit. | DAS.1913-03-09 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1037 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-17 | 300 | My general health is well but my nerves are weak. My physical body is not afflicted with any ailment, but having lived forty years in the prison of Acca | DAS.1913-03-17 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0483 | Address to women's gathering at Krug home in New York, 1912-11-19 | 550 | Undoubtedly you must be happy; if you are not happy, then who should be happy?... In all the former dispensations, men were considered superior to women. | BSTW#108 | Call to action; Equality of men and women; Prophecy and fulfillment; Role and station of women; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00155 | Alfayn: Al-Khutbata’l-Makhtum bi-Ta’bir’n-num | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی جعل طراز الاستنطاق فی الواح کتاب الافتراق طراز الاشتقاق التی عینت | Praise be to God Who hath made the ornament of utterance in the Tablets of the Book of Separation to be the ornament of derivation that was ordained [3.5s] | INBA98:027.11-033.03, PR02.160r01-161r23, CMB_F21.003.13-008.19#02, , CMB_F23.160r01-162v01 (55), , Berlin3655.092r-095r, BYC_jabar.163.02-165.07 | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mystical themes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | ||||||||
| BB00030 | Answer to 25 questions of Mulla Ahmad | 6700 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت تحیی و تمیت ثم تمیت و تحیی و انک انت حی لا تموت و ملک لا تزول و سلطان لا تحول و فرد لا تفوت ... علی کلشیء قدیرا لاشهدنک و کلشیء | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm. Thou givest life and causest death, then bringest death and givest life, and verily Thou art the Ever-Living Who dieth not, the King Who passeth not away, the Sovereign Who changeth not, the Single One Who vanisheth not... powerful over all things. I testify, and all things testify [3.5s]... ...Should a man be endued with knowledge, and behold Thy [God’s] divine verses revealed during earlier times | CMB_F21.196.06-223.18#31, , MKI4494.065 | BAPT.005x, GOH.093-094x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | ||||||
| BB00186 | Answer to Haji Mulla Mihdi-i-Rashti, on grammar | 1100 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی یبدع ما یشاء بامره و اذا اراد لشیء فقیل ان یقول له کن فیکون لموجود الحمد لله الذی تجلی للجوهریات بنور طلعته اللازلیه | Glorified be He Who createth whatsoever He willeth through His command, and when He desireth a thing for it to be, He but saith unto it "Be!" and it is. Praise be unto God Who hath revealed Himself unto all essences through the light of His pre-existent Countenance [3.5s] | PR07.039r-040v, CMB_F21.111.02-115.15#17, | Grammar and orthography; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Monasticism; asceticism; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, GOH.206 | |||||||
| BB00218 | Answer to Hasan | 920 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک الرحمة و الفضال و لک السطوة و العدال و لک المثل و الامثال و لک المواقع و الاجلال و لک العظمة و الکبریاء... علی کلشیء قدیرا تقدست اسمائک یا الهی و تولت | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Mercy and the Bounty, Thine the Authority and the Justice... Thou art, verily, powerful over all things. Hallowed are Thy names, O my God, and exalted [3.5s] | MKI4494.095 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00043 | Answer to Kitabi’l-Adyan | 4500 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القوة و اللاهوت و لک القدرة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الرحمة و الفضال و لک السطوة و العدال و لک المثل و الأمثال و لک المواقع و الإجلال و لک القوَة و الفعال و لک المثل و الأمثال و لک العظمة و الکبریاء | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Strength and the Empyrean, Thine the Might and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Mercy and the Bounty, Thine the Authority and the Justice, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes, Thine the Stations and the Reverence, Thine the Power and the Action, Thine the Example and the Exemplars, Thine the Grandeur and the Majesty [3.5s] | CMB_F21.171.10-189.11#28, , MKI4515.055v-074v | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | ||||||||
| BB00506 | Answer to Mirza Ahmad Azghandi | 9200 | unknown | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحان الذی یسجد له من فی السموات و من فی الارض قل کل له ساجدون و الحمد لله الذی یسبح له من فی السموات و من فی الارض قل کل له قانتون شهد الله | Glorified be He before Whom bow down in adoration all who dwell in the heavens and all who dwell upon the earth. Say: all are prostrate before Him. And praise be unto God, Whom all who dwell in the heavens and all who dwell upon the earth do glorify; say: all are humbly obedient unto Him [3.5s]... ...As the Persian children say, the root principles of religion are five and its derivatives six. This indeed is thy Temple | Berlin3655.136r-155r | GOH.357x, GOH.371x | Angels; Apocalyptic imagery; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purpose; goal of creation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BB00524 | Answer to Mirza Muhammad 'Ali Qazvini | 180 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb in Reply to Mírzá Muḥammad-`Alí Qazvíní | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. فاعلم یا اخ الجلیل و اثبت قدمیک علی صراط الله الجمیل و اعرف ان الله سبحانه ما خلق شیئا | Know thou, O noble brother! Plant thy feet firmly upon the beauteous path of God, and know that God, glorified be He, created naught [3.5s] | INBA67:177-178, INBA_4011C:163-164, , PR07.073r-073v | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | SRC.192 | |||||||
| BB00564 | Answer to Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Nahri va Rafiqih | 140 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد تجلی للعباد بنور عزته المتشعشعة من وجه الجلال بلا مثل و لا شبه فی حکم الفؤاد و لا الجلال | Praise be to God who was revealed to the servants by the light of His glory radiating from the face of majesty, with no peer or likeness in the station of the inmost heart nor the concealed beauty | INBA91:152.12-153.08, PR04.194v08-194v16, MKI4499.124a | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00158 | Answer to Mirza Muhammad Yazdi | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الواحد الاحد الفرد الذی لا اله الا هو العلی العظیم والصلوة من الله علی محمد و اوصیائه کماهو اهله انه هو العلی الحکیم در حاشیه شبیه خط مبارک | Praise be to God, the One, the Single, the Peerless, beside Whom there is no God, the Most High, the Most Great. May the blessings of God rest upon Muhammad and His chosen ones, as befitteth His grace, for verily He is the Most High, the All-Wise [3.5s] | INBA14:452-459, INBA67:160-165, INBA_4011C:149-156, , INBA_6006C:083-085, , PR07.069v-072r | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | SRC.192? | ||||||||
| ABU3556 | Answer to Mrs Brittingham, New York, Jul 1912 | 20 | They existed before coming to this world, but not as we know personality upon this planet. | PN_unsorted p035, PN_unsorted p089, PN_unsorted p091, BSTW#017, BSTW#042b | Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00123 | Answer to Mulla Javad-i-Qazvini | 1500 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اللهم انی افتتح الکتاب بذکرک و ثنآء نفسک لا اله الا انت و لا یعلم احد کیف انت الا انت | O God! I commence this Book with Thy remembrance and praise of Thine own Self. There is no God but Thee, and none knoweth how Thou art save Thee [3.5s] | INBA91:102.03-111.02, PR04.195r02-200r04 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00140 | Answer to Mulla Rajab-‘Ali | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی یتفضل علی من یشآء تذکره و یشکره علی جزاء ثنائه بما وعد فی کتابه فله الحمد حمدا لیشهد له بما شهد له نفسه | Praise be to God Who graciously bestoweth His remembrance upon whomsoever He willeth, and rewardeth with gratitude those who praise Him, even as He hath promised in His Book. Unto Him be all praise - praise that testifieth to that which He hath testified of His own Self [3.5s] | PR07.036v-038r, CMB_F21.120.18-126.08#19, | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mystical themes; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | ||||||||
| BB00313 | Answer to one of the believers | 590 | Arabic | Báb's Epistle of Consolation and Counsel to a Beloved Follower, The | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی نزل المجرة لسطوع طلوع شمس الرحمة لیدلعن کل الالسن فی تلک الطلعات الصماء الدهماء العمیاء بثناء طلعة حضرة الربوبیة فی صورة الانزعیه والنور الالهیه | Praise be to God Who hath sent down the starry expanse for the dawning splendor of the Sun of Mercy, that every tongue might be moved, amidst these deaf, dark and sightless manifestations, to extol the Countenance of Divine Lordship in its most glorious form and celestial light [3.5s] | INBA98:020.10-023.07, PR02.166r02-166v12, CMB_F21.001.01-003.11#01, , Berlin3655.114v-116r | Love of God; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | |||||||
| BB00363 | Answer to one of the relatives | 460 | Persian | هو الله تعالی. قبله محترم دام فضلکم تلاوت ایات دو ورقه خط شریف را نموده صفحه عربی بجهة | O thou revered point of adoration, may thy grace endure! I have perused the verses inscribed upon two sacred pages, and the Arabic portion [3.5s] | INBA91:194.10-197.08 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Limits of the intellect; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0786 | Answer to questions from pilgrims, Haifa, 1920-10-26 | 380 | In places where it will be the cause of trouble, such as in Bokhara or Afghanistan, or in some of the towns... | SW_v11#19 p.328-329, PN_1920 p049, PN_1920 p052, PN_1920 p059, PN_1920 p093, PN_1920 p111, PN_1920_heh_haifa p058, BSTW#122 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Law of fasting; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00226 | Answer to Sayyid Ahmad-i-Aqazadih | 900 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی نزل الکتاب علی من یشآء من عباده لیبعث یوم الحساب فاشهد الله فی وسط الجبال موقف | Praise be to God Who hath sent down the Book upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants, that they might be raised up on the Day of Reckoning. I bear witness unto God, from amidst the mountains [3.5s] | PR07.029r-030v, CMB_F21.127.07-131.05#21, , BYC_collect3.002-008 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | ||||||||
| BB00031 | Answer to seven questions | 6500 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی استشرق ما اشرق و اطلع ما اطلع و الاح ما الاح و جعل الاستنطاق حرف الاشتقاق فی مبدء الافتراق | Praise be to God Who hath caused to shine forth that which hath shone forth, and caused to rise that which hath risen, and made to gleam that which hath gleamed, and made utterance to be the letter of derivation at the beginning of separation [3.5s] | PR02.168v08-173v09 | Law of obligatory prayer; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Prayer for protection; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00067 | Answer to Shaykh Nasiru'd-Din Karbila'i | 2700 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسمه العلی الاعلی الاعظم الاکبر الارفع الاظهر. حمداً لمن استوی علی عرش فردانیته و تقدس بقدس قدوس کبریائیته | Praise be unto Him Who is established upon the throne of His singleness, and Who hath sanctified Himself with the holiness of His exalted divinity [3.5s]... ...As for what thou did ask regarding the clarification of the issue of pre-existence and the origination of things. There is no doubt that the pre-existence of the eternal Divine Essence | PR02.060r08-063r10, CMB_F21.065.17-077.06#09, | HURQ.BB38x | Creation of the world; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.095 | |||||||
| BB00234 | Ayati allati Nuzzilat fi Yaumi’l-‘Arafa | 880 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا الاعرف الاعرف قد خلقت کل شیء لیعرفنی ثم لیعبدتنی و لا یشرکن بی احد و قد ارسلت الرسل من قبل لیوم ظهوری | Verily, I am God, no God is there but Me, the Most Knowing, the Most Knowing. I have created all things that they may know Me and worship Me, and none shall join partners with Me. And I did send forth the Messengers before for the Day of My Manifestation [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.177-180, BYC_misc-b.126a06-130a04 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Manifestation of God as mediator; Presence of; reunion with God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purpose; goal of creation; Saddening another soul | - | - | AHDA.461.02? | ||||||||
| BB00249 | Bayan 'illati Tahrimi'l-Maharim | 800 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اشهد الله کشهادته لنفسه ان لا اله الا هو و هو العزیز الحکیم و اشهد لمحمد و احبائه سلام الله علیهم کما شاءالله | I bear witness before God, even as He beareth witness unto His Own Self, that there is none other God but Him, and He is the Mighty, the All-Wise. And I bear witness unto Muhammad and His loved ones - the peace of God be upon them - as God hath willed [3.5s] | INBA14:499-502, INBA67:165-169, INBA_4011C:159-163, , INBA_5006C:352, , INBA_6006C:087?, , INBA_6010C:493-496, , PR07.072r-073r, AEWB.212-216, | HURQ.BB09x | Creation of the world; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Law of divorce; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | SRC.072, SRC.184 | |||||||
| BB00325 | Bayan al-Taqarub wa Taba'ud | 560 | Arabic | بسم الله الاقوم الاقوم - یا القدیم الاقوم. الذی لا اله الا هو العظیم الادوم شاءالله ان ینشاء سر اسم الاعظم فی هذا اللوح المعظم للرجال ....... لا تخف و لا تحزن فانا مع المحسنین و لمثل هذا فلنجری العاملین والحمد لله رب العالمین | He is God, the Most Great, the Ever-Enduring! God hath willed to manifest the mystery of the Most Great Name in this most exalted Tablet unto men... Fear not, neither be thou grieved, for verily We are with the doers of good, and thus shall they that strive be requited. All praise be unto God, the Lord of all worlds [3.5s] | INBA14:459-462, INBA53:077-079, INBA67:179-181, INBA_4011C:141-145, , INBA_5006C:348-350, , INBA_6004C:187-189, , INBA_6006C:080-081, , INBA_6010C:455-458, , PR07.067v-068v, AEWB.226-230, | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | SRC.073, SRC.184 | ||||||||
| BB00244 | Bayan fi 'Ilm al-Jawamid wa'l-Mushtaqat | 810 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد تفرد اولیآئه بالمحامد العظمآء و توحد ابوابه فی علم الجوامد الکبریآء الذی قد نعت | Praise be to God Who hath singled out His chosen ones by sublime glorification and hath unified His gates in the knowledge of supreme grandeur [3.5s] | INBA67:130-134, INBA_5006C:350-352, , INBA_6006C:081-083, , PR07.068v-069v | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | SRC.073, SRC.184 | ||||||||
| ABU0491 | Beauty and Harmony in Diversity: Words spoken on 1911-10-28 in Paris | 550 | Paris Talks | The Creator of all is One God. From this same God all creation sprang into existence | PT#15 p.043 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11316 | Cablegram | 30 | Eng | Verily the eyes have shed tears and the hearts have burned because of this great affliction. | SW_v04#19 p.315 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11599 | Cablegram | 10 | Eng | Safely arrived London. Remembered always. Greetings Maxwell. Kiss baby. | MAX.285b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11620 | Cablegram dated 1892-05-29 | 10 | Eng | The Sun of Baha has set…. | GPB.222x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11571 | Cablegram dated 1912-08-28 | 10 | Eng | Your letter received. In reality thou art illumined. We leave for Montreal Friday Morning. | MAX.279 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11317 | Cablegram dated 1912-11-09 | 30 | Eng | We will arrive in New York Monday Night. The time for sail is not yet set. You and friends have permission to come to New York. Abbas. | MAX.285a | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11592 | Cablegram dated 1912-12-14 | 10 | Eng | Thanks to Bahá'u'lláh, we arrived safely at Liverpool. Greeting to the friends. | SW_v03#16 p.002 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11584 | Cablegram dated 1912-12-30 | 10 | Eng | Receive no Persian, even my family, without autographic permission. Communicate to all friends. | SW_v06#12 p.093, BSTW#073a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11123 | Cablegram dated 1913-02-03 | 40 | Eng | We have reached Paris. Greetings to all. Any Persian, be he my own son or daughter, if he comes to America without having a new permission written in my own handwiting or signature, do not meet him at all... | SW_v06#12 p.093-094, BSTW#073a | Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11601 | Cablegram dated 1913-04-02 | 10 | Eng | WITH JOY AND HAPPINESS REACHED STUTTGART ABBAS. | DAS.1913-04-01, SW_v04#02 p.041 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11583 | Cablegram dated 1913-04-12 | 10 | Eng | LAMP OF GOD SHINING BRILLIANTLY IN BUDAPEST DETAIL ADDRESSES DELIVERED IN IMPORTANT MEETINGS. | DAS.1913-04-12, SW_v04#03 p.058 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11600 | Cablegram dated 1913-06-19 | 10 | Eng | ARRIVED SAFELY PORT SAID WITH JOY AND FRAGRANCE. ABBAS. | DAS.1913-06-17, SW_v04#06 p.104 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11314 | Cablegram dated 1913-08-17 | 30 | Eng | IF POSSIBLE LEAVE IMMEDIATELY FOR PORT SAID. WISH SEND THEE INDIA FOR SERVICE. | DAS.1913-08-17, ABIE.202, BLO_PN#007 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11619 | Cablegram dated 1913-09-19 | 10 | Eng | Send Mrs. Fraser to Ramleh. | DAS.1913-09-18, ABIE.330, BLO_PN#007 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11468 | Cablegram dated 1913-10-11 | 20 | Eng | Hold aloof from Taki Zade, Baba Aga, Assad'o'llah, and whomsoever associates with them. Send cables to the Baha'i Assemblies of America. | BSTW#073e | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11617 | Cablegram dated 1913-12-10 | 10 | Eng | ARRIVED SAFELY HOLYLAND. ABBAS. | DAS.1913-12-09, SW_v04#15 p.258 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11315 | Cablegram dated 1914-01-22 | 30 | Eng | Verily in this most great calamity the eyes wept tears and the hearts burned. Perfect resignation is incumbent upon you in this supreme hour of stupendous trial. | DAS.1914-01-22 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11122 | Cablegram dated 1914-06-19 | 40 | Eng | AS I HAVE UTMOST LOVE FOR BELIEVERS I AWAKEN THEM DOCTOR FAREED WITH HIS MOTHER AND HIS RELATIONS ARE VIOLATORS OF THE COVENANT.... | DAS.1914-06-18n, BSTW#073f | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11467 | Cablegram dated 1914-06-29 | 20 | Eng | DOCTOR FAREED HIS MOTHER AND RELATIONS ARE GREAT VIOLATORS OF COVENANT. ASSOCIATION WITH THEM TOTALLY FORBIDDEN. INFORM BELIEVERS.. | BSTW#073f | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11591 | Cablegram dated 1914-10-29 | 10 | Eng | Invite speakers men and women having power delivering speeches. Divine confirmations assured. | DAS.1914-10-29 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11465 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-09 | 20 | Eng | A tree without root shall not last. Be ye confident. I supplicate for you the Bestowals of the Almighty. | DAS.1914-11-09 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11566 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-09 | 20 | Eng | Rest ye confident in the Divine Grace. I love you and I am with you. | DAS.1914-11-09 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11466 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-28 | 20 | Eng | Bernard enjoys Eternal Life. He will not die... My health is perfect. I supplicate Confirmation for all. | DAS.1914-11-27 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11618 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-28 | 10 | Eng | Health perfect. Greeting to all. | DAS.1914-11-27 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11582 | Cablegram dated 1921-02-15 | 10 | Eng | All affairs concerning Universal Temple referred General Convention. I cannot interfere, submit everything Convention. | SW_v12#01 p.019 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11469 | Cablegram dated 1921-03 ca. | 20 | Eng | Miss Kappes very happy. I invite world be not grieved. Apply to Mr. Vail, Urbana, for substitute. Elizabeth [Stewart] left for Teheran. | SW_v11#19 p.321 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11470 | Cablegram dated 1921-03 ca. | 20 | Eng | Supplicating Lord of the Kingdom to submerge these two blessed souls in the ocean of His Mercy. | SW_v11#19 p.321 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11598 | Cablegram dated ca. 1914-07-04 | 10 | Eng | Former cablegram correct. Protect Cause according contents. Inform Remey. | BSTW#073g | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2087 | Closing prayer of public address, spoken on 1913-04-23 | 130 | O Thou King of existence! O Thou king beloved! The members of this meeting are the lovers of Thy face. They seek after Thee and long to converse with Thee. | DAS.1913-04-23 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2184 | Closing prayer of weekly meeting, spoken on 1913-02-14 | 120 | I beg of Thee, O my God! My Lord! My Hope! And my utmost Desire! Verily Thou knowest my humility, my contrition, my poverty, my indigence, my agitation | DAS.1913-02-14 | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00655 | Commentary on the Qur'an I | - | - | SRC.088 | ||||||||||||||
| BB00656 | Commentary on the Qur'an II | - | - | SRC.088 | ||||||||||||||
| ABU0976 | Conversation with "Mr. F", Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-11 | 320 | Now that you have seen many parts of the world, I hope you will also make a voyage to the country of Baha. | DAS.1913-04-11 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0672 | Conversation with Shaykh Muhammad at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-02-27 | 440 | Didst thou not hear that I went to America? France in comparison to America is very near... | DAS.1915-02-27 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Humor; jokes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1287 | Conversation with the English Consul, ca. Feb. 1901 | 250 | It was a very long time since the coming of a Prophet, and they needed a new one to give them a fresh start! | PN_1901 p012, NRMM.224 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00351 | Da’irat’il-Hirz | 480 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله الرفیع المکین. حمداً لمن خلق الکل علی هیکل محبته و عرف الکل ملک ارادته لئلا یحتجب احد عن طلعة محبوبه و لا یبعد شیء عن مقام قرب مقصوده | Praise be unto Him who hath fashioned all creation in the form of His love and made them aware of the kingdom of His will, so that none might be veiled from the countenance of their Beloved, nor anything be removed from the station of nearness to His purpose [4o] | CMB_F21.063.17-065.15#08, | Da'iras and haykals; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, AHDA.457.08, MMAH.017 | ||||||||
| BB00139 | Du’a’ ‘ala ‘Adadi Ismi’l-Uluhiyya | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. الحمد لله الذی لا اله الا هو الاعظم الاعظم و انما البهاء من الله علی الواحد الاول و من یشابه ذلک الواحد حین لا یری فیه الاالله الواحد الاقدم وبعد هذا دعاء علی عدد اسم الالوهیة مع عدد اسم الله الوحید | Praise be to God, beside Whom there is no other god, the Most Great, the Most Great! And verily, the glory from God be upon the first Vahid and upon him who resembleth that Vahid when naught can be seen therein save God, the One, the Most Ancient. And following this is a prayer according to the number of the Name of Divinity together with the number of the Name of God, the One [3.5s] | MKI4494.108 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00117 | Du’a’ ‘ala’l-Abavayn min’ar’Rabb | 1600 | Arabic | بسم الله الارضی الارضی. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الکمال و لک الوجهة و الجمال و لک المثل و لاامثال | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Perfection, Thine the Countenance and the Beauty, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes [3.5s] | CMB_F14.124r10-129r08, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.457, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00141 | Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafy | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم اسئلک باخریتک التی انها هی مرتفعة فوق کل شیء ان تخذلن کل ذات الف ینسب الی شجرة النفی | O God, I beseech Thee by Thy lastness, exalted above all else, to abase every soul that cleaveth unto the tree of denial [4o] | INBA_6007C.085-090, CMB_F14.136r05-140r08, | Belief and denial; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.457, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00143 | Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafy | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بالوهیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء ان تهلکن کل ذات الف ینسب الی الشجرة النفی | O God! I beseech Thee, by Thy Divinity which is exalted above all things, to bring to naught every being possessing the letter Alif that claimeth association with the Tree of Negation [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.006a02-012a01 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00148 | Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafy | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاسئلنک باولیتک التی انها هی مرتفعة | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy FIrstness, which verily is exalted [3.5s] | CMB_F14.144v04-148v09, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.458, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00161 | Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafy | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بالوهیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء ان تعذبن کل ذات الف ینسب الی شجرة النفی | O God! I beseech Thee, by Thy Divinity which is exalted above all things, to chastise every being possessing the letter Alif that claimeth association with the Tree of Negation [3.5s] | INBA82:016-025, BYC_misc-b.035a05-040b07 | Justice and wrath of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00178 | Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafy | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بازلیتک التی انها هی مرتفعة فوق کل شیء ان تبدلن کل ذات الف | O God! I beseech Thee, by Thine eternity which transcendeth all else, to transform every possessor of the letter Alif [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.276-282, CMB_F14.185r07-189r05, | Fire and light; fire and water; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.459, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00180 | Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafy | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک باولیتک التی انها هی مرتفعة فوق کل شیء ان تذلن کل ذات الف ینسب الی شجرة النفی باستقلال سلطنتک | O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Firstness, which verily transcendeth all things, to abase every being possessing the letter Alif that claimeth association with the Tree of Negation, through Thy sovereign might [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.001a04-005b11 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00189 | Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafyi’n-Nafy | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء بما قد خلقت کل شیء له علی انه لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that Thou didst create all things unto Him, that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer [3.5s] | CMB_F14.148v10-152v01, | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | JRAS.458, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00328 | Du’a’ a’l-Ayyam (Prayers for the days of the week) | 550 | Arabic | هو الصمد. اللهم انی اسئلک باسمک یا کائن یا متکون و یا ازل یا متازل و یا قدم یا متقدم | O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, O Thou Who art Being and Bringer of Being, Who art Eternity and Source of Eternity, Who art Ancient and Most Ancient [3.5s] | LEID.Or4971-6, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.461.01b | ||||||||
| BB00230 | Du’a’ a’l-Vajib | 900 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم لاسالنک بالوهیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء ان تنصرن کل ذات الف یؤمن | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee, by Thy Divinity which transcendeth all things in its inaccessible heights, to aid every soul that believeth [3.5s] | INBA58:134.01-141.04 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00256 | Du’a’ fi avvali kulli laylin min shahri’llah | 780 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک یا لا اله الا انت ببهاء لا اله الا انت اذ لا اله الا انت ان تصلین علی حرف الباء بما انت علیه من بها لا اله الا انت انک کنت ذا فضل عظیما | O God! I beseech Thee, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God, by the splendor of "There is no God but Thee"—when there is none other God but Thee—to shower Thy blessings upon the Letter B through that glory which is Thine—There is no God but Thee! Verily, Thou art the Lord of surpassing bounty [3.5s] | CMB_F14.156r10-158v03, | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.458, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00599 | Du’a’ fihi ismu’l-A’zam | 80 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک باسمک یا الله یا رب یا رحمن یا منیع یا قدوس یا هو یا عزیز یا محبوب یا قاهر یا ظاهر یا فرد یا ممتنع یا مهیمن یا قیوم یا قائم | O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, O God, O Lord, O Most Merciful, O Inaccessible, O Most Holy, O He, O Mighty One, O Best-Beloved, O All-Compelling, O Manifest, O Single, O Inaccessible, O All-Subduing, O Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | CMB_F14.201r07-201r10, | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | JRAS.460, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00190 | Du’a’ li-avvali man amana bi’llah va man qad sa’ida bihi ila’llah | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت الواحد الاحد الصمد الفرد الحی القیوم المعتمد الذی لم تلد و لم تولد و لم یکون لک کفو و لا عدل و لا شبه و لا قرین | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, the One, the Single, the Self-Subsisting, the Alone, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Sufficient, Who hath neither begotten nor been begotten, and unto Whom there is no peer, nor equal, nor likeness, nor partner [3.5s] | CMB_F14.162v03-166r04, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Impossibility of true worship of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.459, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00041 | Du’a’ li-Hadrat-i-Ni’ma | 5000 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم و بحمدک اشهدک حینئذ بتوحیدی ایاک و اقراری بازلیتک و ایقانی بوحدانیتک بجوهر کافور ذاتیتی و مجرد ظهور کینونیتی و منتهی غایات خفیات انیتی ... قل هو الله احد الله الصمد لم یلد و لم یولد و لم یکن له کفوا احد بلی انک انت الله | Glorified art Thou, O my God, and praise be unto Thee! I testify unto Thee at this moment, through my unity with Thee and my confession of Thine eternity and my certitude of Thy oneness, by the essence of the camphor of my reality, the pure manifestation of my being, and the uttermost boundaries of the hidden signs of my identity... Say: He is God, the One! God, the Self-Subsisting! He begetteth not, nor is He begotten, and there is none like unto Him. Yea, verily, Thou art God [3.5s] | CMB_F14.005v03-021v02, , BN_6518 p.307v, BYC_tablets.018.11-036.06 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.454, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.195 | ||||||||
| BB00024 | Du’a’ li-Huruf-i-Bismi’llahi’r-Rahmani’r-Rahim | 9400 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم انک انت فاطر السموات و الارض و ما بینهما و مقدرهما و مصورهما و مبدعهما و منشئهما لم تزل کنت الهاً واحداً احداً فرداً صمداً حیاً قیوماً | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art the Maker of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, their Ordainer, their Fashioner, their Originator and their Author. From time immemorial Thou hast been one God, single, unique, eternal, ever-living and self-subsisting [3.5s] | CMB_F14.027v09-057r04, | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Impossibility of true worship of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.454, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.195 | ||||||||
| BB00028 | Du’a’ li-Hurufi Bismillahi’l-Amna’i’il-Aqdas | 7500 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لم تزل کنت منفرداً فی ملیک القدس والجلال و لا تزال کنت مرتفعاً فی علو سماء القدس والاجلال | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou hast ever dwelt alone in Thy dominion of sanctity and majesty, and wilt evermore remain exalted in the celestial heights of holiness and glory [3.5s] | CMB_F14.060v10-083v08, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; God's love for His own Essence; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.454-455, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.195 | ||||||||
| BB00162 | Du’a’ li-Ithbati’l-ithbat | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک باولیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء ان ترفعن کل ذات الف ینسب الی شجرة الاثبات | O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Firstness, which verily transcendeth all things, to elevate every being possessing the letter Alif that is associated with the Tree of Affirmation [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.012a03-018a08 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00177 | Du’a’ li-Ithbati’l-ithbat | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بابدیتک التی انها هی مرتفعة فوق کل شیء ان توجدن شجرة الاثبات و ما ینسب الیها | O God! I beseech Thee, by Thine eternity which transcendeth every created thing, to bring forth the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.080-084, CMB_F14.132r10-136r03, | Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.457, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00192 | Du’a’ li-Ithbati’l-ithbat | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی ما استشهدتنی علیه من شهادة ان لا اله الا انت و ان حروف الواحد اقرب اسمائک الیک فی کتابک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto that whereunto Thou hast called me to testify - that there is none other God but Thee, and that the Letters of Unity [Vahid] are Thy Names nearest unto Thee in Thy Book [3.5s] | CMB_F14.152v03-156r08, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.458, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00095 | Du’a’ li-Man Yuzhiruhu’llah | 1900 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم انک انت الله لا اله الا انت رب السموات و رب الارض رب کل شیء لم تزل کنت الهاً واحداً احداً فرداً صمداً حیاً قیوماً دائماً ابداً | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art God, there is no God but Thee, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of all things. From time immemorial Thou hast been One God, Single, Unique, Self-Subsisting, Ever-Living, Self-Sustaining, eternal [3.5s] | MKI4494.045, BYC_pray.166.15-176.02 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00127 | Du’a’ li’l-Ithbat | 1400 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بالوهیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء ان نحفظن و تغنین کل ذات الف ینسب الی شجرة الاثبات بقدرتک علی کل شیء | O God! I beseech Thee, by Thy Divinity which is exalted above all things, to preserve and enrich every soul possessing the letter Alif that is related to the Tree of Affirmation, through Thy power over all things [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.282-288, CMB_F14.189r07-194r01, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.459, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00142 | Du’a’ li’l-Ithbat | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بالوهیتک التی انها هی مستضیئة فوق کل شیء ان ترحمن و تکرمن کل ذات الف ینسب الی شجرة الاثبات بقیومیتک التی انها هی متقومة فوق کل شیء | O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Divinity, which illumineth all things from on high, that Thou mayest vouchsafe Thy mercy and confer Thy bounties upon every soul that is associated with the Tree of Affirmation, by Thy Self-Subsistence, which standeth supreme above all things [4o] | INBA82:025-035, BYC_misc-b.040b09-046b03 | Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00144 | Du’a’ li’l-Ithbat | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک باولیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء ان تنصرن کل ذات الف ینسب الی شجرة الاثبات | O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Firstness, which verily transcendeth all things, to grant victory unto every being possessing the letter Alif that is related to the Tree of Affirmation [3.5s] | CMB_F14.140r10-144v02, | Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.458, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00681 | Du’a’ li’l-Ithbat | 830 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم رب لأسئلنک بأولیتک التی هي ممتنعة فوق کل شيء أن تنصرن کل ذات الف تنسب إلی شجرة الحق بقدرتک على کل شيء | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thine Own Primal Nature, which transcendeth and standeth far above all things, to aid every being marked with the letter Alif who is connected to the Tree of Truth, through Thy power over all things [3.5s] | MKI4515.037v-041v | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00254 | Du’a’ li’n-Nuri’l-Abyad | 790 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاسئلنک من اسمائک باعظمها و کل اسمائک عظمیه عندک ثم فی ام الکتاب | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by the mightiest of Thy Names, though all Thy Names are mighty in Thy sight and in the Mother Book [3.5s] | CMB_F14.223r04-225v09, | Angels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the Babis; people of the Bayan; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.461, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00227 | Du’a’ li’n-Nuri’l-Ahmar | 900 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک عن الوهیتک باعظمها و کل الوهیتک عظمه عندک | O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Divinity in its most glorious manifestation, and all Thy divinity is glorious in Thy sight [3.5s] | CMB_F14.233r10-236v05, | Angels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.462, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00181 | Du’a’ li’n-Nuri’l-Akhdar | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک من ابدیتک بتابدها و کل ابدیتک متابدة عندک ثم فی ام الکتاب اللهم انی اسئلک بابدیتک کلها | O God! I beseech Thee by Thine Eternity in its perpetuity, and verily all Thine eternity is everlasting in Thy presence and in the Mother Book. O my God! I beseech Thee by Thine eternity in its entirety [3.5s] | CMB_F14.229v01-233r09, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.461, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00212 | Du’a’ li’n-Nuri’l-Asfar | 940 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاسئلنک من الوهیتک باعظمها او کل الوهیتک عظیمه عندک ثم فی ام الکتاب | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by that which is most exalted in Thy Divinity, though verily all Thy Divinity is supremely great in Thy sight and in the Mother Book [3.5s] | CMB_F14.225v10-229r10, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.461, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00069 | Du’a’ li’s-Sab’a | 2700 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی یبدع ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض بامره و انه لعزیز حکیم یا الهی ان وجودک اعلی وجود لایشابهه شیء و ان وجودی ادنی وجود لایساویه شیء | Glorified be He Who createth, by His command, whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth, and verily He is the Mighty, the All-Wise. O my God! Verily Thy Being is the most exalted of all being, naught can be likened unto it, and my being is the lowliest of all being, naught can equal it [3.5s] | INBA67:109-121, INBA78:105-138, INBA82:035-053, INBA98:001.03-011.02, PR03.043v-043vx, BN_6518 p.320v, MKI4511.014b-017x, BYC_tablets.042.10-052.04 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Impossibility of true worship of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00417 | Du’a’ li’sh-Shajarati’l-Ula va man i’sta'zalla fi zillih | 360 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. لتصلین اللهم رب علی شجرة وحدانیتک و لتنزلن اللهم علیها ما ینبغی لعلو جودک و ملیک عز صمدانیتک | O Lord, my God! Shower Thy blessings upon the Tree of Thy Unity, and rain down upon it that which befitteth the loftiness of Thy bounty and the sovereignty of Thy divine Oneness [3.5s] | CMB_F14.213v04-214v05, | Letters of the Living; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.461, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00096 | Du’a’-i-Muttasil bi-Salat | 1900 | Arabic | بسم الله المتعالی المنیع. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک خالق السموات و الارض و ما بینهما لم تزل کنت کائناً قبل کل شیء و لا تزال انک کائن بعد فناء کل شیء | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Verily, Thou art the Creator of the heavens and the earth and all that lieth between. Thou hast ever existed before all things, and Thou shalt continue to exist after the extinction of all things [4o] | INBA58:121.05-130.07, PR03.071v19-073v19, MKI4511.053v-064v, BYC_collect3.094-102 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00404 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-‘Ali | 380 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک انت فاطر السموات و الارض و ما بینهما لم تزل کنت قاهراً علی کل شیء و ظاهراً فوق کل شیء و قائماً علی کل شیء و قادراً علی کل شیء و مهیمناً علی کل شیء | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art, verily, the Creator of the heavens and earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Thou hast ever been supreme over all things, manifest above all things, standing over all things, powerful over all things, and dominant over all things [3.5s] | INBA58:097.14-099.10, PR03.074r16-074v06, BYC_collect3.065-066 | The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00453 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-‘Ali Ibn-i-Husayn | 300 | Arabic | بسم الله المتقدس المنیع. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی کیف استعرجن الی جو هواء قدسک و استصعدن الی بساط فضل انسک و استصفن | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! How can I ascend unto the atmosphere of Thy holy presence, and soar upward to the threshold of intimate fellowship with Thee, and attain unto purity [3.5s] | INBA58:104.14-106.05, PR03.075v15-076r04, BYC_collect3.077-073 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00438 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-‘Askari | 320 | Arabic | Exalted Prayer of the Báb for Imām Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī, The | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم انک انت اله کل الهة فی ملکوت الارض والسموات و انک انت رب کل الارباب فی ملکوت الاسماء والصفات لم تزل کنت کائناً قبل کل شیء | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art the God of all gods in the kingdoms of earth and heaven, and Thou art the Lord of all lords in the realms of names and attributes. From time immemorial Thou hast existed before all things [3.5s] | INBA58:115.11-117.06, PR03.078r07-078r27, BYC_collect3.083-084 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00449 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Baqir | 300 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم انک انت بدیع السموات و الارض ذوالقوة و البهآء و ذوالعزة والضیآء و ذوالعظمة | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of might and splendor, of majesty and radiance [3.5s] | INBA58:106.07-107.13, PR03.076r05-076r23, BYC_collect3.073-075 | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00380 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Fatimih | 420 | Arabic | بسم الله المتعالی المنیع. سبحانک اللهم انک انت فاطر السموات و الارض و جاعل الامر والخلق لم یزل لم یکن لک شبه و لا مثل و لا کفو و لا عدل و لا قرین فسبحانک من ان یرتقی الی جو هواء قدسک اعلی جواهر الممکنات | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art the Maker of the heavens and the earth and the Ordainer of both command and creation. Never hath there been any like unto Thee, nor any equal, nor any peer, nor any companion. Glorified art Thou! The most exalted essences of contingent beings can never ascend to the atmosphere of Thy sanctity [3.5s] | INBA58:099.12-101.11, PR03.074v08-075r03, BYC_collect3.066-068 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00452 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Hasan | 300 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک انت محبوبی فی ملکوت الامر والخلق و مقصودی فی جمیع مظاهر البدع و الامر ماعبدت الا ایاک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art verily my Beloved in the kingdoms of command and creation, and my sole Desire throughout all manifestations of creation and decree. None have I worshipped but Thee alone [3.5s] | INBA58:101.12-103.01, PR03.075r04-075r19, BYC_collect3.068-070 | Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00395 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Husayn | 400 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم انک انت نورالسموات و الارض و ما بینهما لم یزل کنت الهاً واحداً احداً فرداً صمداً حیاً قیوماً مااتخذت لنفسک صاحبة ولا ولداً | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the Light of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them. From time immemorial Thou hast been one God, single, peerless, eternal, ever-living, self-subsisting. Thou hast taken neither consort nor offspring unto Thyself [3.5s] | INBA58:103.02-104.12, PR03.075r21-075v13, BYC_collect3.070-072 | Imam Husayn; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for martyrs; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00450 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Javad | 300 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم انک انت مبدع السموات و الارض و ما بینهما و مقدرما فی ملکوت الامر والخلق دونهما لم تزل کنت الهاً واحداً احداً فرداً صمداً حیاً قیوماً | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the Creator of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and the Ordainer of all that existeth in the realms of command and creation [and of whatever is] other than them. From time immemorial Thou hast been one God, Single, Alone, Self-Subsisting, the Ever-Living [3.5s] | INBA58:112.11-114.01, PR03.077r28-077v16, BYC_collect3.080-081 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00451 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Kazim | 300 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم انک انت مجلی کل شیء بنورک و مجذب کل شیء بلحظات قربک لاسئلنک من ظهورات | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the One Who illumineth all things by Thy light and draweth all things nigh through the glances of Thy nearness [3.5s] | INBA58:109.09-110.16, PR03.076v17-077r07, BYC_collect3.077-078 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00386 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Muhammad | 410 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله المتعالی المنیع. سبحانک اللهم انک انت فاطر السموات و الارض و ما بینهما قد خلقت محمد صلواتک علیه بامرک و اصطفیته لعهدک و اصطنعه لذکرک و استخلصته لولایتک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art the Maker of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Through Thy command didst Thou create Muhammad—Thy blessings rest upon Him—and didst choose Him for Thy Covenant, and fashion Him for Thy remembrance, and single Him out for Thy Cause [3.5s] | INBA58:095.09-097.12, PR03.073v20-074r14, BYC_collect3.062-063 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00444 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Naqi | 310 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم انک انت مبدع السموات و الارض و ما بینهما تقدر خلق کل شیء کیف تشاء عما تشاء و تصور خلق کل شیء کیف یرید بما ترید | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the Creator of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Thou dost ordain the creation of all things as Thou willest, howsoever Thou pleasest, and Thou dost fashion the creation of all things according to Thy desire [3.5s] | INBA58:114.02-115.09, PR03.077v17-078r06, BYC_collect3.081-082 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00257 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Qa’im | 780 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم انک انت خالق السموات و الارض و ما بینهما بامرک لا من شیء و انک انت فاطر کل شیء بامرک لا عن شیء | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art the Creator of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them by Thy command, not from anything; and verily Thou art the Fashioner of all things by Thy command, not from aught [3.5s] | INBA58:117.08-121.03 | Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00435 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Rida’ | 330 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم انک انت فاطر السموات و الارض و ما بینهما قد اخترعت ما قد اخترعت بانشائک و قد ابدعت ما قد ابدعت باحداثک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art the Maker of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Through Thy creative power hast Thou brought into being all that Thou hast fashioned, and through Thy generative act hast Thou originated all that Thou hast created [3.5s] | INBA58:111.01-112.10, PR03.077r08-077r26, BYC_collect3.078-080 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00427 | Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Sadiq | 340 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک انت فاطر السموات و الارض و ما بینهما جاعل الملائکة رسلاً اولی اجنحة مثنی و ثلث و رباع | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art, verily, the Creator of the heavens and earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Thou hast fashioned the angels as messengers, endowed with wings, two, three, and fourfold [4o] | INBA58:107.15-109.08, PR03.076r24-076v16, BYC_collect3.075-077 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00274 | Du’a’a’l-Huzn | 720 | Arabic | بسم الله الفرد المعتمد. هو العزیز لم ادریا الهی بایذنب اخرجتنی | He is the All-Glorious! I know not, O my God, for what sin Thou hast cast me out [3.5s] | PR03.201v18-202r25 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00228 | Du’a’a’l-Khamis li’l-Avval | 900 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. انا الله و انا الیه راجعون سبحانک اللهم انک انت رب القدر والقضاء و ملیک الاذن والبداء | Verily, we are of God and unto Him do we return! Glorified art Thou, O Lord! Indeed, Thou art the Lord of destiny and decree, and the Sovereign of permission and fulfillment [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.251-254, MKI4494.043, BYC_pray.162.13-166.13 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for martyrs; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00664 | Du’a’a’l-Qahriyya ‘Ala’n-nafy | 900 | Arabic | بسم الله الاقهر الاقهر. سبحانک اللهم لاسئلنک باوليتک التى انها هى ممتنعة فوق کل شئ ان تعد من کل ذات الف ينسب الى دون الحق بقدرتک على کل شئ | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee, by Thy Firstness which transcendeth all things, to reckon all those possessing the alif [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.272-276, MKI4515.001-006r | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00171 | Du’a’a’l-Qur’an | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا الهی کیف اذکرنک علی ما قد خلقتنی و جعلتنی من عندک مرآتاً حیث قد خلقت فی کل شیء سبحانک اللهم ان اشکرنک علی ما جعلتنی من آبائک الکبری او ما قد جعلتنی اسمائک الحسنی .... | O my God! How can I make mention of Thee, when Thou hast created me and made me from Thy presence a mirror wherein Thou hast created in all things? Glorified art Thou, O Lord! That I should render thanks unto Thee for having made me one of Thy greatest signs, or for having made me one of Thy most beauteous names [3.5s] | PR03.003r04-004r16, MKI4511.008a-014b | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00182 | Du’a’a’l-Vahhabiyya | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اللهم انی اشهدک بشهادتک لنفسک انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لم تزل کنت علی حالة الازل لمن یعرفک کما انت انت احد | O God! I testify, through Thy testimony unto Thyself, that verily Thou art God, and there is none other God but Thee. Thou art alone, peerless, unchanging, and eternal, in Thine everlasting state, unto those who recognize Thee as Thou art. Indeed, Thou art the One and the Incomparable [4o] | PR03.046r12-047r10, PR04.205v02-207v13, MKI4499.007, MKI4511.024r-029v, BYC_collect3.126-130 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Impossibility of true worship of God; Justice and wrath of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00236 | Du’a’a’l-Vajib (fi kull laylat-i-jum'ah) | 860 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم رب لاسئلنک بالوهیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء ان تنصرن کل ذات الف یومن بمن تظهرنه یوم القیامة ذات حجتک العظمی | Glorified art Thou, O my Lord! I beseech Thee, by Thy Divinity which transcendeth all things, to aid every soul who believeth in Him Whom Thou shalt make manifest on the Day of Resurrection, the Day of Thy Most Great Testimony [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.109a01-113a03 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00251 | Du’a’a’l-Vajib (fi kull laylat-i-jum'ah) | 800 | Arabic | بسم الله الاقهر الاقهر. سبحانک اللهم فاهلکن کل ذات الف لم یؤمن بمن تظهرنه ذات حجتک الکبری بالوهیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء | Glorified art Thou, O my God! By Thy sovereign might, bring to naught every being whose heart fails to recognize Him Whom Thou hast manifested as the quintessence of Thy supreme Proof. In the majesty of Thy divinity, verily, He is transcendent above all things [4o] | INBA58:064.10-071.08, BYC_misc-b.105a09-108b10 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00057 | Du’a’a’r-Rabi’ li’l-Avval | 3000 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. انما البهاء الابهی من الله رب الآخرة و الاولی علیک یا نقطة البیان بالغدو و الآصال | Verily, the Most Glorious Splendor from God, Lord of the First and Last, be upon thee, O Point of the Bayan, both in the morning and at eventide [3.5s] | MKI4494.036, BYC_pray.148.19-162.11 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00060 | Du’a’a’th-Thalith li’l-Avval | 2900 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم و بحمدک و لا اله الا انت تحیی وتمیت ثم تمیت و تحیی و انک انت حی لا تموت | Glorified art Thou, O my God, and praise be unto Thee! There is none other God but Thee. Thou givest life and causest death, then bringest death and givest life, and verily Thou art the Ever-Living Who dieth not [3.5s] | MKI4494.029, BYC_pray.137.08-148.17 | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00231 | Du’a’al-Avval fi Ardi’l’A’la lil-Murtada | 900 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک العظمة و الاستقلال و لک المواقع و الاستجلال ... علی کلشیء قدیرا تقدست اسمائک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Greatness and the Independence, Thine the Stations and the Reverence... Thou art, verily, powerful over all things. Hallowed be Thy names [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.077a01-081a09 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00253 | Du’a’ath-Thalith fi Ardi’l’A’la li-Karbala’I fath-‘Ali | 790 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لک الخلق و الامر من قبل و من بعد لم تزل کنت الها واحدا احدا صمدا فردا حیا قیوما | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I and all things bear witness that verily Thou art God. Thine are creation and command, both in times past and times to come. Thou hast ever been one God, Single, Eternal, Self-Subsisting, Living, Self-Sustaining [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.085a06-089a01 | Creation of the world; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00259 | Du’a’ath-Thani fi Ardi’l’A’la li-Karbala’I Mustafa Quli | 770 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک العظمة و الاستقلال و لک المواقع ... علی کلشیء قدیرا تقدست امثالک و تعالت شئوناتک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Greatness and the Independence, Thine the Stations and the Reverence... Thou art powerful over all things. Sanctified are Thy likenesses and exalted are Thine attributes [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.081a10-085a02 | Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00347 | Du’a’i istidhan mina’l-jannah | 500 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک یا سلطان تعززت یا رحمن فاذن لی و من آمن بک ثم بآیاتک لا من تدخلن جنتک بفضلک ثم رحمتک | O God! I beseech Thee, O Sovereign Who hast shown forth Thy might, O All-Merciful One, grant leave unto me and unto them that have believed in Thee and in Thy signs, that we may enter Thy paradise through Thy grace and Thy mercy [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.020a10-022a10 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00198 | Du’a’i laylati nisfi sha’ban | 1000 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم و قد ربیتنی ایاماً معدوده حیث قد سیرتنی فی لجج محبتک و شاهدتنی لحظات انوار وجهتک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou hast nurtured me throughout numbered days, wherein Thou didst cause me to traverse the depths of Thy love and made me witness lightning glimpses of the radiance of Thy Face [3.5s] | MKI4494.015, BYC_pray.118.01-121.15 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for evening; night | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00369 | Du’ay’i Istijari’l-‘abd mina’n-nar | 450 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الله تقدست یا رباه اجرنی و من آمن بک و آیاتک من النار کلها بجودک ثم کرمک انک کنت جواداً کریماً | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Sanctified art Thou, O my Lord! Shield me, and whosoever hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, from every fire, through Thy bounty and then Thy generosity. Verily, Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.018a09-020a08 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00109 | Du’ayi Laylatu aula min Shahri’llah | 1700 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذه لیلة قد عظمتها و شرفتها و جللتها و جملتها و قدستها بما قد نسبتها الی نفسک و اطلعت فیها آیة | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! This is a night which Thou hast magnified, honored, exalted, beautified and sanctified through having associated it with Thine own Self, and wherein Thou didst cause a sign to appear [3.5s] | CMB_F14.166r05-171v04, | Manifestation of God as mediator; Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr); Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.459, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00163 | Du’ayi Layliy-i-thaniyyih | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک ببهاء ضیاء علاء رضاء ربوبیتک و جلال و جمال کمال فعال سبوحیتک | O God! I beseech Thee by the splendor, the radiance, the sublimity and the good-pleasure of Thy Lordship, and by the majesty, beauty and perfection of Thy sanctified glory [3.5s] | CMB_F14.174v08-178v04, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.459, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00391 | Du’ayi Sahar-i-mukhtasar | 400 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بک لا شیء عندک عدلک و لاکفوک و لاشبهک و لاقرینک و لامثالک مستشهدا علی ما اشهدتنی و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت | O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Self -- for naught before Thee can equal Thy justice, none can be Thy peer, none can bear resemblance unto Thee, none can be joined with Thee, and none can be likened unto Thee -- bearing witness unto that which Thou hast caused me to witness, and all things likewise bear witness, that verily Thou art God, there is no God but Thee [3.5s] | CMB_F14.178v05-180r01, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.459, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00648 | Epistle to Haji Mirza Aqasi 4 (lost) | - | - | MMAH.028, SRC.083 | ||||||||||||||
| BH11602 | Eulogy for Ashraf | unknown | - | - | STOB.116, LL#196 | |||||||||||||
| ABU2403 | Evil: Words spoken ca. 1912-12-26 in London | 100 | Paris Talks | Evil is imperfection. Sin is the state of man in the world of the baser nature | PT#56 p.190 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Education of children; moral education; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12530 | Extract from a letter to Hooper Harris in Dec. 1906 | 110 | …Send her [Alma Knobloch] my love and greetings and say: Blessed are you, in whom whites and blacks are alike. Wisdom is gained through the light of the heart and not through the skin. Blackness is the darkness of the heart and not the darkness of the face | BBBD.031bx | Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2623 | Farewell words to the friends, spoken on 1913-06-08 | 80 | I love the believers of Paris, not the walls and the houses. The walls do not protect one from his ego. One must become the embodiment of divine love. | DAS.1913-06-08 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00301 | Fi ‘ili’l-qira’a | 630 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی خلق الحروف بعدة تکرار اسم الوهاب من نفسه و حرف لا لتدلعن السن الممکنات ثناء نفسه فی حرف لا من دون حکم | Praise be to God, Who hath created the letters according to the repetition of His Name, the All-Bountiful, from His own Self, and the letter "Lá," that the tongues of all contingent beings might voice His praise through the letter "Lá" [3.5s] | INBA53:400-402 | Grammar and orthography; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); The cross and the trinity | - | - | SRC.081, SRC.195 | ||||||||
| BB00421 | Fi ‘ilmi’l-Huruf va’l-Iksir (Letter on gematria and alchemy) | 350 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. و اما السئوال عن علم الحروف فخذ من رأس کل عشرة حرف الاول و احسب علی الاول عنصر النار | As to thy question regarding the science of letters, know that from each set of ten letters, take the first, and reckon the first as representing the element of fire [4o]... ...And now as regards thy question about the Elixir: Know thou that God did not create anything except that He deposited within it a "letter" of the Elixir in accordance with its level of being | INBA67:203-204, INBA_6004C:213-215, , PR07.074r-074v, AEWB.234-236, | HURQ.BB17x | Alchemy; the elixir; Four elements; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | SRC.190, SRC.192 | |||||||
| BB00239 | Fi ‘ilmi’s-Sarf va’n-Nahv (Treatise on grammar) | 830 | Arabic | Grammar of the Divine, A; Gate of the Heart | Risala fi al-nahw wa al-sarf (A Treatise on Grammar) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی تجلى على الانسان بالنقطة المنفصلة المتحرکه عن مطلع البیان و الحمد لله | Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself unto man by the detached and moving Point from the Dayspring of utterance, and praise be to God [3.5s]... ...Verily, the noun is the attribute of the thing as it is in its own station…. But the verb referreth to the movement of that thing, and is the source of both noun and preposition | INBA67:121-125, PR07.076r-077r, AEWB.207-212, | GOH.205-206x, MNP.064-066, BLO_PT#039 | Grammar and orthography; Language and the structure of reality; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | SRC.073, GOH.205 | |||||
| BB00364 | Fi Bayani Lawhi’l-Mahfuz (Letter on the Preserved Tablet) (part II) | 460 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. و قد سئلک السائل عن اللوح الحفیظ اعلمه بما قد علمک الله المحیط و ها انا ذا القیت الیک من رشحات تلک الالواح المستضیئه | The questioner hath assuredly asked thee about al-lawḥ al-maḥfūẓ ("The Preserved Tablet"). Inform him then according to what God, the All-Encompassing, hath taught thee [the Bāb] | INBA67:174-176, INBA_4011C:139-141, , INBA_6004C:202-204, , INBA_6006C:079-080, , PR07.067r-067v | HURQ.BB07x | Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Law of cause and effect; Seven stages of creation; The cross and the trinity | - | - | SRC.190, SRC.192x2 | |||||||
| BB00445 | Fi Hukmi ‘Ilmi’l-Huruf (musajja'ih) | 300 | Arabic | Tablet of the Letters (Ḥurūfāt) Revealed by the Báb, The | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی تجلى على الآیات بانفسها و على الابواب بالالف القآئم فی مظاهرها و على السموات | Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself through the signs in their very essence, and through the Gates by the upright Alif in their manifestations, and through the heavens [3.5s] | INBA67:204-206, PR07.073v-074r | HURQ.BB36 | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | |||||||
| BB00173 | Fi Istifhamat al-Qur'an | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع جوهریات ذوات اهل الانشاء لا من شیئ بامره لیعرفه کل من فی ملکوت الارض والسموات | Praise be to God Who hath brought forth, through His Command, the essential realities of created beings out of nothingness, that all within the kingdom of earth and heaven might know Him [3.5s] | INBA14:395-400, INBA40:192-196, INBA53:406-411, INBA67:273-279, INBA_6010C:393-398, , CMB_F21.100.03-104.17#13, , Berlin3655.118r-120v | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.079, SRC.194 | ||||||||
| BB00194 | Fi Javabi’l-Mujadala va’l-Mubahalah | 1000 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. احمدک اللهم یا الهی بما انت اهله و اشهدک اللهم یا مولائی بما انت تستحقه بانک | I praise Thee, O my God, as befitteth Thine excellence, and I bear witness before Thee, O my Lord, as beseemeth Thy glory [3.5s] | INBA91:182.12-188.12, PR04.010v08-013v02 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00416 | Fi Mas’alati’l-Bada’ (Letter on the alteration of the Divine Will) (part I) | 360 | Arabic | بسم الله المنشأ العلیم الذی لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم. قد ابتدء باختراع الکلمات فی ثبات اهل السبحات | Verily hath begun the fashioning of words in establishing those who dwell in the realms of divine glory [3.5s] | INBA67:172-174, INBA_4011C:137-139, , INBA_6004C:200-202, , INBA_6006C:078-079, , PR07.066v-067r, AEWB.221-226, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | MMAH.057, SRC.190, SRC.192x2 | ||||||||
| BB00150 | Fi Yawmi ‘idi’l-Adha | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا یوم قد جعلته من قبل بقول حبیبک محمد عیداً لمن آمن بک و آیاتک وذخراً لمن وفی بعهدک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! This is a Day which Thou didst aforetime make, through the words of Thy beloved Muhammad, a festival unto them that believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and a treasure for such as were faithful to Thy Covenant [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.180-187, MKI4494.002 | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Purpose; goal of creation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.462.03d? | ||||||||
| BB00378 | Fi’l-Khuar | 420 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. ان هذا کتاب من عبد الله الیک فی حکم ما سئلت منی ان اعلم انی عبد آمنت بالله و آیاته و ما انا من المشرکین و لقد اشتبه الامر عندالناس فی حقی بما اظهرت مما اعطانی الله | Verily, this is a Book from the servant of God unto thee concerning that which thou didst ask of me. Know thou that I am a servant who hath believed in God and His signs, and I am not of them that join partners with Him. And indeed the matter hath become confused among the people concerning me by reason of that which I have manifested from what God hath bestowed upon me [3.5s] | INBA91:180.08-182.10 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00342 | Fi’s-Sighari va’l-Kibar | 520 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی یبدع ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض بامره ثم الذین آمنوا بالله و آیاته فاولئک هم الیه یحشرون | Glorified be He Who createth, by His command, whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth; then they who have believed in God and His signs shall be gathered unto Him [3.5s] | PR07.030v-031v, CMB_F21.131.07-133.07#22, , BYC_collect3.021-024 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | ||||||||
| BH11580 | First Tablet to Ali Pasha | unknown | - | - | ROB2.058, LL#216 | |||||||||||||
| BH11581 | First Tablet to Faris, in honor of Nabil | unknown | - | - | ROB3.007 | |||||||||||||
| ABU0899 | God Is the Great Compassionate Physician Who Alone Gives True Healing: Words spoken on 1911-10-19 in Paris | 340 | Paris Talks | All true healing comes from God! There are two causes for sickness, one is material, the other spiritual... If the heavenly benediction be upon us while we are being healed | LOG#0966x, PT#03 p.005, SW_v02#16 p.004, SW_v02#19 p.008, SW_v08#18 p.229, PN_1911 p017 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00271 | Hadith on 'the Land of Paradise' | 720 | Arabic | بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک المثل و الامثال و لک المواقع و الاجلال و لک العزة و الامتناع و لک القوة و الارتفاع ... لم تزل کنت الها واحدا | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes, Thine the Stations and the Reverence, Thine the Glory and the Invincibility, Thine the Power and the Transcendence... Ever hast Thou been One God [3.5s] | CMB_F21.192.16-196.04#30, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | ||||||||
| BB00108 | Haykal | 200 | Arabic | سبحان الذی … له من فی الیسموات و من فی الارض و کل له ... هو الذی ... من یشا (.illeg) | Glorified be He before Whom … all that are in the heavens and all that are on earth, and all … He it is Who [3.5s] | PR03.043r-043r | Da'iras and haykals; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Education of children; moral education; Impossibility of true worship of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00467 | Hirz fi’s-Sijn | 280 | Arabic | هو العلی الاعلی بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی یعلم ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض ثم الذین امنوا و استقاموا علی الصراط فاولئک هم الی الله یحشرون و انهم الفائزون | Glorified be He Who knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth. And those who have believed and remained steadfast upon the Path—these shall be gathered unto God, and they are the triumphant [3.5s] | PR03.157r15-157r27, MKI4511.072v-074r, BYC_collect3.041-042 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Prayer for protection; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00494 | Hirz fi’s-sijn li-Sayyid Hasan | 230 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض بامره ثم الذین آمنوا بالله و آیاته اولئک هم علی الله یعرضون و ان الذین امنوا ثم صبروا فی ایام الله | Praise be to God Who hath brought into being, through His command, whatsoever is in the heavens and on the earth, and beyond them they who have believed in God and His signs - these verily shall be brought into His presence. They that have believed and persevered in the days of God [3.5s] | INBA64:159.09-161.02, PR03.157v01-157v14, MKI4511.074r-075v, BYC_collect3.042-043 | High station of the true believer; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00645 | In reply to a question from an unknown correspondent | INBA_5019C:279-284, | - | - | SRC.191 | |||||||||||||
| BB00638 | In reply to four questions, to an unknown recipient | INBA_5019C:170-171, | - | - | SRC.190 | |||||||||||||
| BB00676 | Inscription on the Bab's signet ring | 15 | Arabic | سبحان الله ان الذی لا اله الا هو هذا صراط من لدنه کل عليه تمرّون | Praise be unto Him; there is no God but Him. This is a Path revealed by His behest, and all shall pass thereon | BW_v16p027, ADMS#146 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0715 | Instructions to Mrs. Thornburg Cropper ca. 1900 | 410 | All prophets are messengers from God and all ways lead to Him and all have borne fruit. The great gift is unselfishness, and the loving wish to help others will guide us. | PN_1900 p007, BSTW#142 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0237 | Interview for al-Ahram newspaper, Ramleh, 1913-10-15 | 850 | We were thrown into the barrack, and no permission was given to have intercourse with the outside world... | DAS.1913-10-15 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Race unity; racial issues; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0089 | Interview with a prominent Rabbi, New York, ca. Apr. 1912 | 1300 | Interview Between a Prominent Rabbi and 'Abdu'l-Bahá | You are most welcome Rabbi. [Rabbi:] "I have long desired to meet you." | SW_v03#06 p.006-008 | Christ; Christianity; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Human reality created in the image of God; Idolatry; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as mirror; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity in diversity | - | - | Interview with a prominent rabbi. Trans: SW_v03#06 p.006-008. | |||||||||
| ABU0382 | Interview with F. R. Hinkle of the Sacramento Union, 1912-10-25 | 640 | We have come here to this city to be your guests. We are Bahá’ís. We have come as travelers to see the various places in this country. | ECN.903 | Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Religion as source of love and unity; Supreme tribunal; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal education; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1512 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 210 | The doors of colleges and universities must be wide open | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014-015 | Nationalism; love of country; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Oneness; unity of religion; The Christian clergy; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal education | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2627 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 80 | The objective aims are: The oneness of the world of humanity | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p006 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2943 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 60 | The true, liberal, religious spirit is more in evidence in America…. The Baha'is are a community of cooperative servants, they have no leader. Their only leader is God. | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.013-014, PN_1914 p005 | Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3057 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 50 | They teach that the internal, spiritual idea is the same in all the religions; that a unique general plan underlies the foundation of the past faiths | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Priestcraft; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3229 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 40 | They believe that mankind must love mankind, that universal amity must be practiced; that dead dogmas must be thrown away | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 | Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3416 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 30 | Trust in God. Be kind to thy fellow-men, fill the world with the spirit of love. | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3521 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 20 | The teachings of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh are the breaths of the Holy Spirit which create man anew. Personal purity, both in private and public, is emphasized and insisted upon. | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v08#08 p.103x, SW_v12#01 p.014, SW_v13#10 p.260x, PN_1914 p005, PTF.137x, IHP.062x, BLO_PN#046x | Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0125 | Interview with Hudson Maxim, New York, 1912-04-15 | 1100 | Welcome! Welcome! Very welcome! [Hudson Maxim.] "I am glad to hear you speak English." | SW_v03#07 p.005+010-011 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0477 | Interview with Mrs. Jo Goudsmit at House of the Master in Haifa, 1920-02 ca. | 560 | He answered me that his father had not really founded a new religion, but a Bahaiuistic Organization. This derives its name from the prophet Bahaula, his father. For six thousand years, he continued | BSR_v17 p.172-174 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0325 | Interview with president of Alliance Spiritualiste, Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-26 | 710 | You must sow the seed of love. They destroy, you construct. They take life, you confer life. | DAS.1913-02-26 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0878 | Interview with reporter from "Die Leit", Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-22 | 350 | We are Bahá'ís but on certain questions we find ourselves in agreement with the Theosophists.... | DAS.1913-04-22 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Praise of Western values; culture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0026 | Interview with Rev. J. T. Bixby at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-13 | 1930 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The origin of man is one; the consummate intention of all human existence must likewise be one.... The solution of economic questions... Consider the kingdom of the animals; there is no strife among them on account | BSC.446 #813x, SW_v03#08 p.005-008, SW_v07#15 p.147, SW_v12#05 p.107-108 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0940 | Interview with Sir William Crookes, 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-18 | 330 | People are running after dogmas... The teachings of Bahá'u'lláh are the spirit of this age; for although material civilization has advanced | DAS.1913-01-18 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0979 | Interview with Stanwood Cobb, Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-23 | 320 | Hope is made possible through turning one's face toward God. If all the benefits of the world are made possible for man and he has no hope, he will not enjoy them. | DAS.1913-03-23 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3639 | Interview with W. A. Lawson of the Sacramento Bee given on 1912-10-26 | 10 | Being a Bahá’í, my affiliation is with all religions. | ECN.409+526 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Oneness; unity of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0365 | Interview with W. A. Lawson of the Sacramento Bee, 1912-10-26 | 660 | The papers write that up themselves. I do not claim to be a prophet at all… He is founding the basis of all the religions by declaring that the fundamental basis of divine religions are one and the same. It is not a new religion in that sense at all. | ECN.913, ECN.409+526x | Critique of Western values; culture; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3080 | Interview with W.H. Randall, Haifa, 1919-11-18 | 50 | This question will only be solved through the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh... From the association of the white friends with the colored friends the others, people outside the Cause, will learn the meaning. | PN_1919 p017x, BSTW#319 | Race unity; racial issues | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3239 | Interview with W.H. Randall, Haifa, 1919-11-18 | 40 | Don't forget this, that this is a Universal Temple--advertise it so; announce that this is for all and every religion | PN_1919 p016 | Elections; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00431 | Introduction to the Sahifih Makhzunih | 330 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی لا اله الا هو العلی الکبیر یا ایها الحبیب اکتب من ایدی من لیل المجیب حجة الله الاکبر | Praise be to God, beside Whom there is none other god, the Most High, the Most Great. O beloved one! Write from these hands, from the night of the All-Responding One [3.5s] | PR04.057r01-058r04 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00240 | Introduction to the Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Baqara | 830 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی تجلی للممکنات بطراز النقطة المنفصلة عن لجة الابداع لها بها الیها جلت و علت قبل ما اخترعت | Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself unto all contingent beings through the ornament of the Point, which was separated from the depths of creation - unto it, through it, and toward it - exalted was it and transcendent before aught came into being [3.5s] | INBA86:065-069, INBA98:023.11-027.07, PR40.001v-003r | Accounts of dreams and visions; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Symbolism of color and light; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00662 | Javab-i-‘Alim-i-Rashti | 1700 | mixed | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله ربّ العالمین و انّما الصّلوة علی الواحد الاوّل فی کلّ حین و بعد مخفی نباشد بر هیچ فردی که مؤمن بود بخداوند و کتاب او و رسول او و ائمّۀ هدی و مظاهر امر او بر اینکه امروز هیچ امری اهمّ از معرفت مبدء دین ندانسته | Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds, and verily all blessings rest upon the first Vahid at every moment. And furthermore, let it not be hidden from any soul who hath believed in God, His Book, His Messenger, the Imáms of Guidance and the Manifestations of His Cause, that in this Day no matter is more vital than the recognition of the Source of Religion [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.482-494 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Return of the Manifestations of God; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00679 | Javabu’l-Fa’ | 1100 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انه لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شريک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العزة و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الياقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الکمال و لک الوجهة و الجمال و لک الرحمة و الفضال و لک الهيبة و العدال و لک المُثُل و الأمثال و لک المواقع و الإجلال و لک القوة و الفعال و لک البهجة و المقال | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Perfection, Thine the Countenance and the Beauty, Thine the Mercy and the Bounty, Thine the Awe and the Justice, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes, Thine the Stations and the Reverence, Thine the Power and the Action, Thine the Joy and the Words [3.5s] | MKI4515.050r-055v | Absolute freedom; independence of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00355 | Khatt ila Mirza Siyyid Hasan-i-Khurasani | 470 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الله لا اله الا هو قد نزل الکتاب بالحق لیوم لاریب فیه و اعبده و انتظر لنصره فان ایام الذکر عند ربک کان مقضیا | God, no God is there but Him. He hath sent down the Book in truth for a Day whereof there is no doubt. Worship Him and await His triumph, for verily the days of remembrance with thy Lord have been ordained [3.5s] | INBA91:200.01-202.10 | Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.02 | ||||||||
| BB00376 | Khatt Li-Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Qazvini | 430 | Persian | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله رب العالمین و السلام علی عبادالله المسلمین تلاوت آیات ورقه مرسوله را نمودید در مسئله اولی حکم ظاهراست | Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds, and peace be upon His servants who have submitted to His will. Thou didst recite the verses of the missive that was sent, wherein the first matter is clearly evident [3.5s] | HARV.12 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00586 | Khatt li’sh-Shaykh Rafi’-i-Rashti | 100 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. تبارک الذی ینزل علی من یشاء و روح الامر ان ابشروا لا تخلف فان الله ربک لغفور شکور و انه لا اله الا هو قد نزل الکتاب لامره | Bless Him who sends down the spirit of command on whom He will. Verily, rejoice and do not fear. God, your Lord, is both forgiving and thankful | PR03.043r15-043r18 | KSHK.BWB | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.14 | |||||||
| BB00175 | Khutba on gematria and its sister (‘ilmi’l-Huruf va Ukhtiha) | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد عرف ذاته بایاته المتجلیه فی غرا لفواد بغیر تشبیه و لا تفریق لیشهد الکل فی مقعد الفضل | Praise be to God Who hath enabled the gnosis of His Essence to be realized through His verses which express theophanic self-disclosure within the grandeur of the inmost heart | INBA67:228-233, INBA91:030.07-036.06, INBA_5006C:315-317, , INBA_5019C:322-324, , INBA_6004C:209-213, | HURQ.BB20x | Alchemy; the elixir; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#06.09, SRC.063, SRC.187, SRC.191 | |||||||
| BB00101 | Khutba on the 'Id al-Fitr written in Masqat (Khutbiy-i-Qamariyyih) | 1800 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد تفرد بالعزة و توحد بالعظمة و تعظم بالکبریاء و تعالی عن مشاهدة الانظار الاحد القیوم والصمد المعبود | Praise be to God, Who hath singled Himself out in might, and united Himself in grandeur, and exalted Himself in majesty, and transcendeth the vision of all eyes—the One, the Self-Subsisting, the Eternal [3.5s] | INBA_4011C:359-366, , INBA_5006C:326-330, | - | - | FHR#06.04, SRC.063, SRC.187 | |||||||||
| BB00122 | Khutba on the suffering of Imam Husayn, at sea | 1500 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد شهد لذاتیته بالاحدیة القدیمة لما علم بان الحسین یشهد لنفسه بنفسه | Praise be to God, Who hath testified unto His Own Being through His Ancient Unity, inasmuch as He knew that Husayn beareth witness unto His Self through His Self [3.5s] | INBA91:073.10-081.02, INBA_5006C:317-320, , PR04.164r05-168r14 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#06.08, SRC.063, SRC.187 | ||||||||
| BB00205 | Khutba writen near the staging post of al-Safra 1 | 960 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد عرف ذاته بذاته و لا یعلم احد کیف هو الا هو لا اله الا هو قد انشأ | Praise be to God Who hath known His Own Self through His Self, and none knoweth His Reality save Him. There is no God but Him [3.5s] | INBA91:036.08-041.10, INBA_5006C:320-322, , INBA_5019C:324-326, , PR04.040v06-043v03 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#06.07?, SRC.063, SRC.187 | ||||||||
| BB00279 | Khutba writen near the staging post of al-Safra 2 (Khutbiy-i-Jamaliyyih) | 700 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد علا بعلو ذاتیته علواً سقطت الاشیاء دونه و تعالی بعظم کینونیته علی عرش الاحدیة التی قد خضع الکل لدی وجهه | Praise be unto Him Who hath, through the loftiness of His Essence, risen to such heights that all things other than Him have fallen away, and Who hath, through the grandeur of His Being, been exalted upon the Throne of Oneness before which all creation boweth down in submission [3.5s] | INBA91:047.08-051.09, INBA_5006C:324-326, , INBA_5019C:328-330, | Creation of the world; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Shrines and Holy places; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#06.07?, SRC.063, SRC.187 | ||||||||
| BB00106 | Khutba written in Kanakan (Khutbih Bahriyyih) | 1700 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله المتقدس فی الذات و المتفرد فی الصفات القدیم الوتر و القیوم الحی الذی لا اله الا هو | Praise be to God, Who is sanctified in His Essence and unrivalled in His attributes, the Ancient of Days, the Single One, the Self-Subsisting, the Ever-Living, beside Whom there is no other God [3.5s] | INBA_4011C:351-358, , INBA_5006C:355-359, | - | - | FHR#06.03, SRC.063, SRC.186 | |||||||||
| BB00216 | Khutba written one stage from Medina (Khutbiy-i-Shajariyyih) | 920 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد شهد لذاته بذاته ان لا اله الا هو و ابدع خلقه بامره ان لا اله الا هو | Praise be to God, Who hath testified unto His Own Being by His Own Self that there is no God but Him, and Who brought forth His creation by His Command that there is no God but He [3.5s] | INBA91:042.01-047.06, INBA_5006C:322-324, , INBA_5019C:326-328, | Anthropomorphism; Christ; Christianity; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Pantheism; The cross and the trinity; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#06.07?, SRC.063, SRC.187 | ||||||||
| BB00195 | Khutbah fi Ard-i-Sad (insha'uha fi balad as-sad) | 1000 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی شهد لذاته بذاته بانه لا الله الا هو الحق فی ازل الازال و انه هو کائن بمثل ما کان فیما یحدث من الازمان و لا له تغیر فی شأن و لا انتقال انقطعة الاسماء عن ساحة قرب حضرته | All praise be to God Who hath testified through His Own Self unto His Self that there is none other God but Him, the True One, from all eternity, and verily He remaineth even as He hath ever been throughout all times to come, subject neither to change in station nor alteration. All names are far removed from the court of His nearness [3.5s] | INBA40:198-202, INBA67:190-194, PR02.141r16-142r12, CMB_F23.076r05-078v07 (16), , Berlin3655.124r-126r | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Proofs for the existence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00265 | Khutbah fi'l-Bakarih (hin julusihi 'ala'l-safinah al-saghirah) | 740 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد ارفع عبده من البلد المقام علی السفینة الصغیره الی الفلک المسخر فوق الماء من قبل طلوع خط البیضاء من احق السوداء | Praise be unto Him Who hath raised His servant from the settled place, upon the small vessel, unto the ark that saileth upon the waters, ere the rising of the white line from the black horizon [3.5s] | INBA_5006C:339-340?, , PR04.038r13-040v03 | - | - | FHR#06.07?, SRC.242 | |||||||||
| BB00498 | Khutbata’l-Baladiyya | 220 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله المتوحد فی الکبریاء والمتفرد فی الآلاء الذی قد ارفع السماء للعماء و قد انشأ السناء للذرالبقاء | Praise be to God Who standeth alone in grandeur and is singular in His bestowals, Who hath raised up the heavens unto the celestial realm and hath brought forth resplendent light [3.5s] | INBA67:129-130, PR07.075v-076r | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00309 | Khutbih Qabl az Dibajiy-i-Sahifih | 600 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله المتوحد فی الکبریآء و المتعظم فی الثنآء و المتفرد فی الانشاء والمتعالی فی البهاء ..... و بمثل ذلک فلیکتب قل یا اهل المشعرین فاتوا برهانکم ان کنتم صادقین والحمد لله رب العالمین | Praise be to God Who standeth alone in grandeur, Who is glorified in praise, Who is single in creation, and Who is transcendent in splendor... And thus let it be written: Say: O ye dwellers of the two sanctuaries, bring forth your proof if ye be of the truthful ones. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds [3.5s] | PR04.054r15-056v14 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00115 | Khutbiy-i-Mahdiyyih | 1600 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد عهد لعلو ذاتیته عن وصف الانشاء و اهلها و تقدس بعظم کینونیته عن نعت اهل الثناء و من یشابهها الخطبه السادسه فی البوشهر حمل | Praise be unto Him Who, by the sublimity of His Being, hath transcended all description by His creation and its people, and Who, through the grandeur of His Essence, hath sanctified Himself above the attributes of those who offer praise and their like [3.5s] | INBA_4011C:341-348, , INBA_5006C:359-363, | - | - | FHR#06.01, SRC.063, SRC.186 | |||||||||
| BH00181 | Khutbiy-i-Salavat | 3080 | Arabic | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | الحمد لله الذی قد اظهر الطلعه بالجذبات و لقد اغن الورقه بالسر السطر من ورآء | Praise be unto God Who hath manifested the Countenance through rapturous attractions and hath enriched the Leaf with the hidden mystery inscribed beyond [3.5s] | PR22.058a-072a | Extols the Cause of the Báb and encourages His followers to seek out and turn to the ‘countenance … | Chastisement and requital; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 1a | - | - | BRL_TTT#11.8 | Revealed 'in the year nine', see BRL_TTT#11; see also Tanbihu'l-Na'imin p.36. | ||||
| BB00631 | Kitab al-Hayakil | 30 | Arabic | الله اعظم بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحان الذی فی قبضته ملکوت [ملک] السموات و الارض و ما بینهما فلتقدس الله یومئذ فی دین الحق نصرا عظیما | God is Most Great! In the name of God, the Inaccessible, the Most Holy. Praise be Him in Whose grasp is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever lieth between them | BLIB_Or6679, | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00135 | Kitab al-Hujja I | 1400 | Arabic | بسم الله الممتنع الممتنع. و ان هذا لکتاب من عند الله المهیمن القیوم الی من قد جعل الله ذکر اسمه اسم نبیل قبل علی ذکراً من عنده فی العالمین ان یا نبیل قبل علی فاشهد علی انه لا اله الا انا ذوالالاهین | Verily, this is a Book from God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, unto him whose name God hath made the name of Nabil-before-Ali, a remembrance from His presence unto all the worlds. O Nabil-before-Ali! Bear thou witness that there is none other God but Me, the Lord of all divine attributes [3.5s] | CMB_F23.078v09-082r18 (17), | Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00063 | Kitab al-Hujja II | 2800 | Arabic | بسم الله المقتدر المقتدر. هذا کتاب من عند نقطة البیان عند الله و حجته للعالمین جمیعاً الی من قد جعل الله ذکر اسمه و ذکر اسم حجته و جعله من عند حجته حجة علی العالمین جمیعاً | This is a Book from the Point of the Bayan, Who standeth in the presence of God and is His Proof unto all the worlds, addressed unto him whom God hath made the mention of His Name and the mention of His Proof, and hath made him, through His Proof, a proof unto all the worlds [3.5s] | CMB_F23.082r19-089v05 (18), , BYC_hujjat | Muhammad; Islam; Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection of Muhammad; Return of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | JRAS.477, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00409 | Kitab-i-Aqa Muhammad Hasan-i-Yazdi | 370 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت ثم العز و الجبروت ثم القدرة و اللاهوت ثم القوة و الیاقوت ثم السلطنة و الناسوت تحیی و تمیت ثم تمیت و تحیی و انک انت حی | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, and then the Glory and the Power, and then the Might and the Empyrean, and then the Strength and the Brilliance, and then the Sovereignty and the human realm. Thou givest life and causest death, then givest death and causest life, and verily Thou art the Ever-Living [3.5s] | MKI4494.093 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00206 | Kitab-i-Ismi’l-Vahid | 960 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الوجهة و الجمال و لک الطلعة و الکمال و لک المثل و الامثال | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Countenance and the Beauty, Thine the Splendor and the Perfection, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.068a06-073a06 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00295 | Kitabi Haji Shaykh | 660 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک العظمة و الاستقلال و لک المناعة و الاستجلال ... کل شیء قدیرا لم تزل کنت الها واحدا احدا صمدا | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Grandeur and the Independence, Thine the Inaccessibility and the Transcendence... Thou art powerful over all things. Thou hast ever been one God, Single, Eternal [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.056a09-059b01 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00272 | Kitabu’l-‘Azim | 720 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الوجهة و الجمال و لک الطلعة و الکمال و لک المثل و الامثال | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Countenance and the Beauty, Thine the Splendor and the Perfection, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.073a07-076b10 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00044 | Kitabu’l-Ba’th | 4400 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الأمر یحیی و یمیت ثم یمیت و یحیی و انه هو حی لا یموت فی قبضته ملکوت کلشیء یخلق ما یشآء بأمره انه کان علی کل شیء قدیرا شهد الله انه لا اله الا انا العزیز المحبوب شهد الله انه لا اله الا الله قل کل باللیل و النهار له عابدون | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the creation and the command. He giveth life and causeth death, then causeth death and giveth life, and verily He is the Ever-Living Who dieth not. In His grasp is the dominion of all things; He createth whatsoever He willeth by His command, and verily, He hath power over all things. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved. God beareth witness that there is none other God but God. Say: All, by night and by day, worship Him [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.289-337, BYC_pray.106.01-117.22 | Alchemy; the elixir; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00087 | Kitabu’l-Bashir | 2100 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. الله لا اله الا هو الابشر الابشر و انما البهاء من الله ثم من کل شیء علی الواحد الاول و من یشاهد ذالک الواحد الی ان لا یحصی احد لا بما یعد و لا بما لایعد و بعد فلتشهدن علی الله | God, no God is there but Him, the Giver of tidings! Verily, the glory from God, and then from all things, be unto the first Vahid, and unto whoso beholdeth that Vahid, until none can reckon their number, neither by that which can be counted nor by that which cannot be counted. Then ye shall testify unto God [3.5s] | PR03.061r04-063r08 | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Love of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Presence of; reunion with God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purpose; goal of creation; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00242 | Kitabu’l-Huzn | 820 | Persian | هو الاجود الاوهب الالطف الاکرم ... بسم الله الاجود الاجود .... انی انا الله لا اله ا لا انا الأجود الأجود شهد الله الخ ان یا جواد فلتقمص نفسک ثم کل شئ قمیص الحزن | Verily, I am God, no God is there but Me, the Most Bountiful, the Most Bountiful. God doth testify… O Thou Bountiful One, thou shalt clothe thyself, and then all things, in the garment of grief [3.5s] | PR03.156v01-157r13x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Return of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00107 | Kitabu’l-Javad | 1700 | Arabic | بسم الله الاجود الاجود. بالله الله الاجود الاجود بجود الله الاجود الاجود قل اللهم انک انت جواد السموات و الارض و ما بینهما | By God, the Most Bountiful, the Most Bountiful! Through the bounty of God, the Most Bountiful, the Most Bountiful! Say: O God! Verily Thou art the All-Bountiful One of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them [3.5s] | CMB_F23.089v06-093v06 (19), | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00314 | Kitabu’l-Karim | 590 | Arabic | هو الاکبر بسم الله الاکرم الاکرم. الله لا اله الا هو الأکرم الأکرم و إنما البهاء من الله على الواحد الأعظم | God, no God is there but Him, the Most Bountiful, the Most Bountiful! And verily all glory proceedeth from God upon the Most Great One [3.5s] | PR03.136v18-137r25 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00252 | Kitabu’l-Katib | 800 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الوجهة و الجمال و لک الطلعة و الکمال و لک القوة و الفعال | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Countenance and the Beauty, Thine the Splendor and the Perfection, Thine the Power and the Action [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.059b02-063a10 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00464 | Kitabu’l-Mashhudiyyah | 280 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. السلام من السلام و بالسلام الی السلام یعود السلام لا اله الا هو المعبود کل البریة الیه یرجعون | Peace [Salám, = greeting] is from Peace, and through Peace unto Peace doth Peace return. There is none other God but He, the Worshipped One, unto Whom all creation returneth [3.5s] | INBA98:110.08-111.09 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00034 | Kitabu’l-Mulk | 5800 | Arabic | بسم الله الاملک الاملک. بسم الله الملک الملک بسم الله الملک الملک بسم الله الملک الملاک بسم الله المالک المالک | In the name of God, the Sovereign, the Sovereign! In the Name of God, the Sovereign, the Sovereign! In the Name of God, the King of Kings! In the Name of God, the All-Possessing, the All-Possessing [3.5s] | BYC_pray.001.01-018.22 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for governments and rulers; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00033 | Kitabu’l-Qiyama | 5900 | Arabic | هو الاقدس. شهد الله أن لا اله الا هو و إن ما دونه خلق له و کل له عابدون و إنی لأشهدن الله ربی رب السموات و رب الأرض رب کل شیء | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and that whatsoever is other than Him is His creation, and all are His worshippers. And verily I bear witness unto God, my Lord, the Lord of the heavens and the Lord of the earth, Lord of all things [3.5s] | BYC_jabar.209.17-212.07x | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00217 | Kitabu’l-Siyyah | 920 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک العظمة و الاکبریاء و لک القو و الاستقلال و لک البهجة و الابتهاج | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Greatness and the Pride, Thine the Power and the Independence, Thine the Delight and the Bliss [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.063b01-068a04 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00682 | Kitabu’l-Taqavi | 780 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الکمال و لک الوجهة و الجمال و لک الرحمة و الفضال و لک السطوة و العدال و لک المثل و الأمثال و لک المواقع و الإجلال | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Majesty and the Grandeur, Thine the Splendor and the Perfection, Thine the Countenance and the Beauty, Thine the Mercy and the Bounty, Thine the Authority and the Justice, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes, Thine the Stations and the Reverance [3.5s] | MKI4515.075r-78r | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00191 | Kitabu’n-Nasiri’n-Nasir | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک العظمة و الاستقلال و لک القوة و الفعال و لک المثل و الامثال | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Grandeur and the Independence, Thine the Power and the Deeds, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.051a03-056a07 | Chastisement and requital; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00040 | Kitabu’sh-Shahadah | 5000 | Arabic | بسمه العلی العظیم. حمد و ثناء ذات اقدسی را سزاوار است که لم یزل منزه بوده طلعت حضرت او از وصف ماسوای او | Praise and glory befit that Most Sacred Being, Who hath ever been sanctified beyond the description of aught else beside Him [3.5s] | INBA64:030.03-033.14x | Impossibility of true worship of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3631 | Last recorded words | 10 | You wish me to take some food, and I am going? | GPB.311x, PAB.007, ABCC.462, VLAB.141 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11579 | Lawh-i-Abdu'l-'Aziz va Vukala | unknown | Lawh-i-`Abdu'l-Aziz-Va-Vukala (Tablet to the Sultan) | * | - | BKOG.206, BKOG.216, GPB.160, BW_v14p631, GSH.069, LL#031 | Lost but incorporated in the Suriy-i-Muluk (?) | |||||||||||
| BH11582 | Lawh-i-Abdu'l-Majid | unknown | - | - | ROB4.084, LL#033 | |||||||||||||
| BH11583 | Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Rahim | unknown | - | - | ROB3.060, LL#035 | |||||||||||||
| BH11584 | Lawh-i-Afnan-i-Yazd va Shiraz | unknown | - | - | STOB.099, LL#037 | |||||||||||||
| BH11585 | Lawh-i-Ahbab-i-Isfahan | unknown | - | - | STOB.112-113, LL#039 | |||||||||||||
| BH10665 | Lawh-i-Amr(?) | 70 | Arabic | هذا لوح الامر قد نزل بالحق من لدن منزل قدیما و یذکر فیه امه من اماء الله لتشکر ربها و تکون | This is the Tablet of Command which hath been sent down in truth from the presence of the Ancient Revealer, wherein mention is made of a handmaiden among the handmaidens of God, that she may render thanks unto her Lord and be [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.631c, , ALIB.folder18p500e | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11586 | Lawh-i-Band-i-Man | unknown | - | - | STOB.107-108, LL#074 | |||||||||||||
| BH11588 | Lawh-i-Haji Akhund (I) wa Jamal-i-Burujirdi | unknown | - | - | ROB3.425, LL#099 | |||||||||||||
| BH11589 | Lawh-i-Haji Akhund (II) | unknown | - | - | ROB3.427, LL#100 | |||||||||||||
| BH11590 | Lawh-i-Haji Muhammad Baqir I | unknown | - | - | ROB2.276, STOB.020, LL#108 | |||||||||||||
| BH11591 | Lawh-i-Haji Muhammad Baqir II | unknown | - | - | ROB2.278, STOB.021a, LL#109 | |||||||||||||
| BH11592 | Lawh-i-Haji Muhammad Baqir III | unknown | - | - | STOB.021b, LL#110 | |||||||||||||
| BH11593 | Lawh-i-Haji Muhammad Ibrahim | unknown | - | - | LL#111 | |||||||||||||
| BB00035 | Lawh-i-Haykalu'd-Din | 5800 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | هو. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو الملک ذو الملاکین قد قدر فی الباب الاول ذکر نفسه نفسه انه لا اله الی هو له الاسماء الملکی ... الابد مثل الابد قد قدر فی الباب الثانی | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the King, Possessor of the Kingdoms. In the First Gate He hath ordained mention of His Own Self, His Very Self - verily there is none other God but Him. His are the sovereign Names unto all eternity, like unto eternity. In the Second Gate He hath ordained [3.5s]... ...Ye shall assuredly find All Good in the numerical difference between Qá’im and Qayyúm, in nine years | BYC_haykal | GOH.353x, HURQ.BB60x | Cleanliness and refinement; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Grammar and orthography; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | SRC.186 | ||||||
| BH00556 | Lawh-i-Khartum | 1340 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ظهر انه لهو القلم الاعلی و السدره المنتهی | God beareth witness that there is no God but Him, and He Who hath manifested Himself is verily the Most Exalted Pen and the Divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.247, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02918 | Lawh-i-Mazindaran | 310 | Persian | یا اسمی یا ایها الناظر الى شمس ظهورى اهل میم و الف را در لوح ذکر | O My Name! O thou who gazest upon the Sun of My Manifestation! Make mention in the Tablet of the people of M and A [3.5s] | INBA73:045, BLIB_Or15738.181.15, | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09452 | Lawh-i-Mizan | 100 | Arabic | قد اتت الساعه و نفخ فی الصور و المیزان ینادی انا الممیز العلیم ابین و اظهر | The Hour hath come, and the Trumpet hath been sounded, and the Balance proclaimeth: "I am the All-Distinguishing, the All-Knowing, manifest and evident!" [3.5s] | INBA19:072b, INBA32:067a | Apocalyptic imagery; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04852 | Lawh-i-Quds 4 | 200 | Arabic | Translation List | هذا لوح القدس من لدنا الی الذی امن و هدی و فیه ذکر ما یقربه الی الله العلی | This is the Tablet of holiness from Us to him who hath believed and been guided aright, and therein is mentioned what will draw him nigh unto God | BLIB_Or15725.308a, , NLAI_BH2.044 | ADMS#227 | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||
| BH07301 | Lawh-i-Quds 7 | 140 | Arabic | Translation List | هذا لوح القدس قد رقم فیه من قلم قدس بدیع آیات الله الملک المتعالی العزیز | This is the Tablet of holiness; upon it hath been written, by a Pen sacred and wondrous, the verses of God, the King, the Transcendent, the Almighty | BLIB_Or15694.627c, , ALIB.folder18p486 | ADMS#230 | Chastisement and requital; High station of the true believer; Personal instructions; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH11594 | Lawh-i-Salat | unknown | - | - | ROB4.299, LL#229 | |||||||||||||
| BH11595 | Lawh-i-Shaykh Abdu'l-Husayn | unknown | LEID.Or4970 item 9, | - | - | LL#239 | ||||||||||||
| ABU0360 | Lesson given to I. D. Brittingham, Apr. 1909 | 660 | The events mentioned in the first part of chapter 16 of Revelation happened before the coming of the Manifestation. The seven angels signify seven Powers | PN_1909F p051, BSTW#136 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; War and peace | - | - | interpretation of Rev ch16. | ||||||||||
| BB00511 | Letter concerning the Nubuwwat al-Khassa | 200 | Arabic | هو العزیز. تقدس فؤاد خلیلی بان اشیر الله فی الکتاب باعلی جوهریات الحقائق و اجلی عبادات الرقایق لان کلما یلوح بالاشراق و یظهر فی الآفاق من اشارات اهل المیثاق و شئونات اهل الوفاق | It is with sanctity that the heart of Khalil is uplifted, as it hath been alluded in the divine Book, with the loftiest gems of truths and the most resplendent forms of devotion. For whatsoever appears with radiance and becomes manifest in the horizons, are indeed the signs of those who abide by the Covenant and the qualities of the people of unity [4o] | PR02.132r12-132r23 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Mystical themes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00515 | Letter concerning the Nubuwwat al-Khassa | 190 | Persian | هو العزیز. حمد و ثناء ذات اقدسی را سزاوار است که لم یزل بوجود کینونیت ذات اقدس خود بوده وموجودی در ساحت قدس او با او مذکور نبوده و لایزال | Praise and glory befit that Most Sacred Being, Who from time immemorial hath existed through the reality of His own Most Holy Essence, and in Whose sanctuary of sanctity no created thing hath ever been mentioned beside Him, and Who will [3.5s] | PR02.131v28-132r10 | Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00324 | Letter in reply to four questions | 560 | Arabic | Báb's Epistle Revealed in Isfahán in Response to Four Questions, The | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی نزل الامر فی الکتاب للذین اتبعوا امرالله بالحق فان اولئک هم الصادقون و بعد قد نزل کتابک فی ارض الصاد و اطلعت بخطابک فاعلم فیما سئلت من معنی یوم القیامه | Praise be to God Who hath sent down the Command in the Book unto them that follow the Cause of God in truth, for these are the sincere ones. Thy letter hath reached the Land of Ṣád and I have understood thy message. Know thou, then, concerning that which thou didst inquire about the meaning of the Day of Resurrection [3.5s] | INBA53:398-400, PR02.200v04-201r04, Berlin3655.122v-124r | Chastisement and requital; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | SRC.081, SRC.195 | |||||||
| BB00334 | Letter to ‘Abdu’l-Karim Qazvini | 540 | Persian | باسم اسمی از اسماء بر هامش آن ذکر شده اسم ازل للثمره الازلیه و الوحید الالهیه و الطلعه الابدیه فی | In the name of that One Whose name among names is recorded in its margin as the Pre-existent One, for that Eternal Fruit, that Divine Unity, and that Everlasting Countenance (?) [3.5s] | PR03.138r14-138v17 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00558 | Letter to Haji 'Abd al-Wahhab | 150 | Persian | هو الله تعالی. قبله مؤید و مطاع ممجد ادام الله فضلکم اگرچه بصورت تشرف حضور را درک نکرده ولی یحکم الارواح جنود مجنده رشته محبت | He is God, exalted is He! He Who is supported and obeyed and glorified. May God preserve you. Although not recognizing the honor of attaining the presence | INBA58:184.03-184.11 | KSHK.BWB | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00517 | Letter to Haji Siyyid ‘Ali Kirmani (from Medina) | 190 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. قد قرئت کتابک هذا فاستمع لماذا القی الیک باذن الله فان ذکر اسم ربک لهو الحق یهدیک الی صراط مستقیم | I have read this, thy letter. Hearken thou, therefore, to that which is imparted unto thee by leave of God, for verily the mention of thy Lord's Name is truth itself, guiding unto the straight path [3.5s] | INBA91:028.09-029.08, INBA_5019C:298-299, , INBA_6012C.260-261, | 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; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#03.09, FHR#03.21?, SRC.191 | ||||||||
| BB00287 | Letter to Mulla Husayn I (from Medina) | 670 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. ان هذا کتاب قد نزلت باذن ربک من لدن علی حکیم و انه لعلی علی صراط مستقیم و ان ربک یعلم عنت السموات و الارض و ما کان الناس فیه تختلفون | Verily this is a Book sent down by leave of thy Lord from the presence of One who is Exalted and Wise, and lo, it standeth exalted upon the straight path. And thy Lord knoweth well the travail of the heavens and of the earth, and that concerning which men are at variance [3.5s] | INBA91:010.09-014.06 | Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Justice and wrath of God; Law of pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | FHR#03.01 | ||||||||
| BB00415 | Letter to Mulla Husayn III | 360 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb Revealed for Mullá Ḥusayn Concerning the Practice of Dissimulation, Patience, and the Reward of the Faithful | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. قال علی علیه السلام اللهم و انی لاعلم ان العلم لا یا رب (؟) کل و لا ینقطع مردود و انک لا تخلی ارضک من حجة انک علی خلقک | Ali, upon whom be peace, hath spoken: O God! Verily I know that knowledge doth not perish, and that its seeker is not turned away, and that Thou dost not leave Thine earth bereft of a proof unto Thy creation [3.5s] | INBA91:004.02-006.02 | Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | FHR#03.01 | |||||||
| BB00516 | Letter to Mulla Husayn V | 190 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb to Mullá Ḥusayn Bushrú'í from al-Mukhā, An | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی قد نزل الروح علی قلبک لتکونن من المنذرین ان اتبع مایلقی الیک من کتاب کریم و لقد ارسلنا من قبل الیک | Glorified be He Who hath caused the Spirit to descend upon thy heart, that thou mayest be numbered among the warners. Follow thou what is revealed unto thee from this glorious Book, for verily We did send it aforetime unto thee [3.5s] | INBA91:059.10-060.10, PR04.008r14-008v13 | Justice and wrath of God; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | FHR#03.01 | |||||||
| BB00471 | Letter to Mulla Javad and his associates | 270 | Persian | Báb's Epistle Refuting the Claims to the Station of Bābiyyat (Gatehood), The | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله رب العالمین و صلی الله علی محمد و اله الطاهرین و بعد چنین گوید فی خلق الله علی محمد بن المرحوم محمد رضا طاب ثراه که جمعی ادعای مقام بابیت امام علیه السلام را نسبت باین بنده ضعیف دانسته اند | Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds, and may His blessings rest upon Muhammad and His pure kindred. To continue: Thus speaketh, in the creation of God, 'Alí-Muhammad, son of the late Muhammad-Ridá, may his rest be sweet, that certain individuals have attributed unto this humble servant the station of the Gate of the Imám, peace be upon Him [3.5s] | INBA91:169.02-170.09 | Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00407 | Letter to Mulla Javad Baraghani: Risala fi'l-Rububiyyah | 370 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله رب العالمین و السلام علی عباد الله المخلصین فیا ایها السائل قد سمعت کل ما کتبت الی فی کتابک فاستمع لما ذا القی الیک باذن الله ثم انصف اولاً بحکم ربک | Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds, and peace be upon His sincere servants. O thou who asketh! I have indeed heard all that thou didst write unto me in thy letter. Hearken, then, unto that which I cast unto thee by God's leave, and be thou first just in accordance with thy Lord's command [3.5s] | INBA91:192.03-194.10x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Free will and predestination; fate; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00603 | Letter to Qahir | 80 | Arabic | الله اکبر. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الملک و الملکوت ثم العز و الجبروت ثم القدرة و اللاهوت ثم القوة و الیاقوت ثم السلطنة و الناسوت یحیی و یمیت ثم یمیت و یحیی و انه هو حی لا یموت و ملک لا یزول و عدل لا یجور و سلطان لا تحول و فرد لا یفوت عن قبضته من شیء لا فی السموات و لا فی الارض و لا ما بینهما یخلق ما یشاء بامره انه کان علی کلشیء قدیرا | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the Kingdom and the Dominion, and then the Glory and the Power, and then the Might and the Empyrean, and then the Strength and the Brilliance, and then the Sovereignty and the human realm. He giveth life and causeth death, then causeth death and giveth life, and verily He is the Ever-Living Who dieth not, and the King Who passeth not away, and the Just One Who wrongeth not, and the Sovereign Who changeth not, and the Single One from Whose grasp nothing escapeth, whether in the heavens or on the earth or whatever lieth between them. He createth whatsoever He willeth by His command. Verily, He hath power over all things. [3.5s] | PR03.081v09-081v13, PR13.072r-072v | KSHK.BWB | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00658 | Letter to Rahim | 4900 | Arabic | بسم الله الامدد الامدد. و اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا کنت من اول الذی لا اول له خیرالائلهین و اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا لاکونن الی آخر الذی لا آخر له خیرالائلهین ... ان یا اسم الابهی اذا غربت الشمس لم یحط علم بانها فیمن و لا یطلع الا یوم من یظهره الله ذلک رب العالمین | Verily I am God; there is no God but Me! From the beginning that hath no beginning I have been the Best of creators, and verily I am God; there is no God but Me, and unto the end that hath no end I shall ever remain the Best of creators... O Name of the All-Glorious! When the sun hath set, none knoweth wherein it dwelleth, nor shall it rise again save on the Day of Him Whom God shall make manifest, that Lord of all the worlds [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.471-482 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00566 | Letter to Shaykh 'Ali 'Azim | 130 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb to Shaykh ʿAlí Turshízí, An | هو الاکبر شهد الله اله لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب هو الاعظم بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر یحیی و یمیت ثم یمیت و یحیی و انه هو حی لا یموت فی قبضته ملکوت کلشیء یخلق ما یشآء بأمره انه کان علی کل شیء قدیراً و انما البهاء القوم من الله فی اصحاب الهدی | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the creation and the command. He giveth life and causeth death, then causeth death and giveth life, and verily He is the Ever-Living Who dieth not. In His grasp is the dominion of all things; He createth whatsoever He willeth by His command, and verily, He hath power over all things. Indeed, the glory from God resteth upon the people of guidance [3.5s] | CMB_F23.130v10-131r03 (29), , CMB_F20.012v10-012v16, , BYC_tablets.066.13-067.02 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00291 | Letter to Tahirih (Maku) | 660 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی یبدع ما یشاء بفضله سبحانه و تعالی عما یصفون اللهم انی اشهدک و من لدیک | Praise be to God Who createth whatsoever He willeth through His grace, and glorified and exalted be He above all that they describe. O God! I bear witness before Thee [3.5s] | CMB_F21.135.02-138.01#24, | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.095 | ||||||||
| BB00399 | Letter to the Hanafi Imam | 390 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. ان هذا کتاب قد نزلت باذن ربک من لدن علی حکیم. ثم قد فصلت آیاته باذن ربک على صراط مستقیم | Verily this is a Book sent down by leave of thy Lord from the presence of One who is Exalted and Wise. Then were its verses expounded by the leave of thy Lord upon a straight path [3.5s] | INBA91:023.04-025.04 | Call to action; Justice and wrath of God; Need for an educator; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.09 | ||||||||
| BB00315 | Letter to the uncle of the Báb in Bushihr | 590 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی قد نزل الآیات علی من یشاء من عباده و انه لسمیع علیم و ان ذلک حکم من لدی ان ارسل کتاباً فیه احکام الناس ما هم کانوا عاملین | Glorified be He Who sendeth down verses upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants, and verily He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. And this, truly, is a decree from His presence, that I should send forth a Book containing ordinances for mankind according to which they act [3.5s] | INBA91:056.06-059.08 | Belief and denial; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | FHR#03.06? | ||||||||
| BB00571 | Letter to the wife of the Báb, from Masqat | 120 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اقرء کتاب ربک الذی لا اله الا هو قد نزل باذنه من لدن علی حمید و انه فی حکم الکتاب | Read the book of your Lord God, there is no other god but Him. It descended by His permission from Ali, the Praiseworthy. Verily, the path of God in the heavens and the earth is in the decree of the book | INBA58:170.04-171.04, INBA91:051.11-052.06, PR04.194v01-194v10 | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Procession; appearance of the Word from God | - | - | FHR#03.08 | |||||||
| BB00052 | Li-‘Aliyyi’l-A’la | 3400 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الخلق و الامر من قبل و من بعد تحیی و تمیت ثم تمیت و تحیی و انک انت حی لا تموت و ملک لا تزول و سلطان لا تحول ... کلشیء قدیرا ثم لاشهدنک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the creation and the command, both before and after. Thou givest life and causest death, then causest death and givest life, and verily Thou art the Ever-Living Who dieth not, the Sovereign Whose dominion fadeth not, the King Whose rule changeth not... all-powerful over all things. I bear witness unto Thee [3.5s] | MKI4515.024r-027v, MKI4494.097 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00492 | Li-‘Azim | 240 | Arabic | بسم الله العلی العظیم. سبحان الذى نزل الکتاب فیه هدى و ذکرى لقوم یسمعون و انا نحن نزلنا کتاب العدل فیه حکم من لدنا لقوم یعملون | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Book wherein lieth guidance and remembrance for a people who hearken. Verily We, even We, have revealed the Book of Justice containing Our decrees for those who act [3.5s] | CMB_F23.138r03-138v07 (43), , CMB_F20.018v05-018v19, , BYC_tablets.078.07-079.04 | Free will and predestination; fate; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Word of God is its own standard | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00086 | Li-avvali man sa’ida ilayh (Mulla Husayn) | 2200 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العزة و الجبروت و لک القوة و اللاهوت و لک القدرة و الیاقوت تحیی و تمیت ثم تمیت و تحی و انک انت حی لا تموت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I and all things bear witness that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance. Thou givest life and causest death, then causest death and givest life, and verily Thou art the Ever-Living Who dieth not [3.5s] | CMB_F23.182v04-188r07 (63), , BYC_misc-b.022a11-031b06 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for the departed; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00601 | Li-Hadrat-i-Haram | 80 | Persian | Epistle of the Báb to His Beloved and Blessed Wife | هو الابهی الاجل الاجمل الاعظم الانور. جان عزیز من در هر حال بتسبیح حق قلب خود را ساکن نموده و از فضل الهی یوم وصل را سائل بوده | He is the Most Glorious, the Most Splendid, the Most Beautiful, the Most Great, the Most Luminous! My dear soul, at all times the praise of God dwells in one's heart | INBA58:183.01-183.07 | KSHK.BWB | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||
| BB00277 | Li-Haji Mahmud | 710 | Arabic | بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک المواقع و الإجلال و لک العظمة و الاستقلال و لک الکبریاء و الاستجلال و لک العزة و الامتناع و لک القوة و الارتفاع و لک البهجة و الابتهاج و لک السلطنة و الاقتدار و لک ما أحببته أو تحبنَ من ملکوت أمرک وخلقک أنت الأول یا إلهی لیس قبلک من شیء و أنت الآخر یا محبوبی ولیس بعدک من شیء | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Stations and the Reverence, Thine the Greatness and the Independence, Thine the Pride and the Resplendent Glory, Thine the Might and the Impregnability, Thine the Power and the Exaltation, Thine the Delight and the Bliss, Thine the Sovereignty and the Dominion, and Thine is whatsoever Thou hast loved or wilt love in the Kingdom of Thy Command and Creation. Thou art the First, O my God, and naught existeth before Thee, and Thou art the Last, O my Beloved, and there is none after Thee [3.5s] | MKI4494.059 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00164 | Li-Harfi’l-Avval | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الاول الاول. اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا لاصلین علی کل ادلائی من اول الذی لا اول له الی آخر الذی لا آخر له و اننی انا خیرالمصلین | Verily, I am God, no God is there but Me. I shall assuredly shower My blessings upon all My chosen guides, from the Beginning that hath no beginning unto the End that hath no end, and verily I am the most gracious of those who bestow blessings [3.5s] | BYC_pray.021.21-024.23 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Letters of the Living; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00282 | Li-harfi’r-ra’ va’l-ba’ | 700 | Arabic | بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک المثل و الأمثال و لک المواقع و الإجلال و لک العظمة و الاستقلال و لک الکبریاء و الاستجلال و لک العزَة و الامتناع و لک القوَة و الارتفاع و لک البهجة و الابتهاج و لک السلطنة و الاقتدار و لک ما أحببته و تحبُه من ملکوت أمرک وخلقک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes, Thine the Stations and the Reverence, Thine the Greatness and the Independence, Thine the Pride and the Exaltation, Thine the Glory and the Invincibility, Thine the Power and the Transcendence, Thine the Delight and the Bliss, Thine the Sovereignty and the Omnipotence, and Thine is whatsoever Thou hast loved and lovest in the Kingdom of Thy Command and Creation [3.5s] | MKI4494.057 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00292 | Li-Ismi’l-Akhir | 660 | Arabic | بسم الله الاخر الاخر. اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا الآخر الآخر لم یزل کنت ازلاً قدیما و لا یزال لاکونن ازلاً قدیما بما قد خلقت ما قد خلقت من اول الذی لا اول له | Verily, I am God, no God is there but Me, the Last, the Last. I have ever been from time immemorial and shall forever remain from time immemorial, inasmuch as I created whatsoever I created from a beginning that hath no beginning [3.5s] | BYC_pray.020.02-021.19 | Manifestation of God as mediator; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00270 | Li-Ismi’llahi’n-Nazi’ | 720 | Arabic | بسم الله الاحفظ الاحفظ. الحمد لله الذی لا اله الا هو الاحفظ الاحفظ و انما البهاء من الله علی من یظهره الله ثم ادلائه لم یزل و یزال | Praise be to God, beside Whom there is none other worthy of worship, the supreme Guardian, the ultimate Protector. Verily, the divine splendour is from God upon Him Whom God shall make manifest and upon His chosen ones throughout eternity [4o] | PR03.079v26-080v14, PR13.066v-069r | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00264 | Li-ithnayni min Ardi’j-Janna | 750 | Arabic | بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک المثل و الامثال و لک المواقع و الاجلال و لک العزة و الامتناع و لک القوة و الارتفاع ... لم تزل کنت غفار | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes, Thine the Stations and the Reverence, Thine the Glory and the Invincibility, Thine the Power and the Transcendence... Ever hast Thou been the Forgiver [3.5s] | MKI4494.063 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00434 | Li-Jinabi Aqa Muhammad Hasan | 330 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم ان لا اله الا انت لاشهدنک ثم کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! There is no God but Thee. I testify, and all things bear witness, that Thou art God, there is no God but Thee [3.5s] | MKI4494.094 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00298 | Li-Jinabi’l-Ahmad | 650 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحان ذی الملک و الملکوت و سبحان ذی العز والجبروت و سبحان ذی القدرة واللاهوت | Glorified be He Who is Lord of sovereignty and the Kingdom, and glorified be He Who is Lord of might and dominion, and glorified be He Who is possessed of power and divine majesty [3.5s] | MKI4494.085 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00281 | Li-Khalaf | 700 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. تنزیل من کتاب ربک فی حکم عبد بعید و انه لکتاب لا ریب فیه قد نزل من لدن امام مبین وانه لهو الحق فی السموات و الارض لا یعزب من علمه شیء و انه لعلی کل شیء شهید انا نحن قد نزلنا کتابا من قبل | A revelation from the Book of thy Lord concerning a distant servant. Verily it is a Book wherein there is no doubt, sent down from the presence of a manifest Guide. And verily He is the Truth in the heavens and on earth; naught escapeth His knowledge, and He is witness over all things. We, verily, have sent down a Book before [3.5s] | PR04.013v03-015v11 | - | - | FHR#03.17, AHDA.461.11 | |||||||||
| BB00302 | Li-Mir Muhammad ‘Ali | 630 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک ثم کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لاشریک لک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and then all things bear witness that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer [3.5s] | MKI4494.086 | Chastisement and requital; Creation of the world; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00261 | Li-Qa’im | 760 | Arabic | سبحانک ان لا اله الا انت انک رب العالمین سبحانک اللهم انک انت خالق السموات و الارض و ما بینهما بامرک لا من شیء و انک انت فاطر کل شیء | Glorified art Thou! There is no God but Thee; verily, Thou art the Lord of all worlds. Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art, in truth, the Creator of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them by Thy command, from nothingness, and Thou art the Fashioner of all [3.5s] | PR03.078v28-79v16, BYC_collect3.084-088 | Creation of the world; Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00609 | Li-Siyyid Husayn-i-Turshizi | 60 | Arabic | هو. بسم الله الظهر ذی الظهرین بسم الله البطن ذی البطانین بسم الله القدر ذی القدارین بسم الله العلم ذی العلامین بسم الله السلط ذی السلطاء بسم الله الحکم ذی الحکماء ... | In the name of God the manifest, master of all who are manifest. In the name of God the mighty, master of all who are mighty. In the name of God the hidden, master of all who are hidden | PR03.081r16-081r20, PR13.070v-071r | KSHK.BWB | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00527 | Li-Sulayman Khan | 180 | mixed | الله اعز بسم الله الرفیع ذی الرفاعین. قل الله ارفع فوق کل ذی ارفاع لمن یقدر ان یمتنع عن سلیط سلطان ارفاعه من احد لا فی السموات و لا فی الارض و لا ما بینهما | Say: God is most exalted above all that are exalted. None in the heavens or on earth or whatsoever lieth between them hath power to resist His supreme ascendancy [3.5s] | PR03.084r12-084r23 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00208 | Li-Validay man yaktub bayna yadi’llah | 950 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الامنع. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک الرحمة و الفضال و لک السطوة و العدال ... علی کلشیء قدیرا و سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تقدست | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Mercy and the Bounty, Thine the Dominion and the Justice... over all things powerful art Thou. Glorified art Thou, O my God! Holy art Thou [3.5s] | CMB_F14.129r09-132r09, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.457, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00629 | Li’l-Anis | 30 | Persian | الله خیر مونس و انیس تکبیر بثمره ازلیه رسانیده و آنچه در هر حال سزاوار است بعون الله و قوته بوده باشید بقعه شاه عبدالعظیم ارض نیکو است بواسطه قرب وحید و حفیظ والله خیرالحافظین | God, the Best Friend and Companion, is Great. He has come with an eternal fruit | PR03.085v22-085v24, CMB_F23.177r01-177r03 (61), | KSHK.BWB | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | JRAS.481?, MSBR.206-207 | |||||||
| BB00204 | Ma Qala’l-Mir’at | 970 | Arabic | بسم الله العلی الجواد ث م ر. انا ارسلنا فی ارض الهائیات ثاء نوریا لیستضیئن کل من فی الملک بنوره و لیکونن للرحمن منصورا | Verily We have sent forth into the realm of divine manifestations a luminous effulgence, that all who dwell in the kingdom may be illumined by its light and become victorious for the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.547-551, BYC_jabar.034.12-036.14, BYC_jabar.075.07-077.08 | Letters of the Living; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cloud ['ama]; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1140 | Message to the Baha'is of New York from Thonon-les-Bains, 1911-08-26 | 280 | In this Cause, hundreds of families have sacrificed themselves. There have been more than twenty thousand martyrs. | AIF.1911-08-26, PN_1909B p032, DJT.181-183, BLO_PN#027 | Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1703 | Message to Theosophists in London, Sep. 1911 | 180 | Give my most friendly greetings to all the Theosophists. You have risen to help humanity because you are freeing yourselves from superstition | CHH.173-174, BLO_PN#022 | Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Theosophy; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00130 | Munajat li-Hadrat va man ma’ahu | 1400 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم انک انت لم تزل کنت الهاً واحداً احداً صمداً فرداً حیاً قیوماً دائماً ابداً متعمداً مااتخذت لنفسک صاحبة و لا ولداً | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou hast ever been One God, Single, Alone, Self-Subsisting, Living, Self-Sustaining, Everlasting, Eternal, and hast taken unto Thyself neither consort nor son [3.5s] | CMB_F14.214v06-219r09, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Impossibility of true worship of God; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.461, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00640 | On istifah (asking the explanation of texts) | INBA_5019C:264-269, | - | - | SRC.191 | |||||||||||||
| ABU0017 | On the creation of the world: words to Miss St. and others in summer of 1910 | 2200 | Wir haben wohl alle heute etwas Zeit, über dieses ebenso schwierige wie wichtige Thema zu reden und der Ort | SDW v01#01 p.007-010, SDW v01#02 p.025-027, SDW v18#06-07 p.179-185 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Evolution; human evolution; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00637 | On the imams, to an unknown recipient | INBA_5019C:163-166, | - | - | SRC.190 | |||||||||||||
| ABU0169 | Pilgrim notes of Anton Haddad, Jan. 1900 | 990 | Let no seditious rumors prevent you from coming into the kingdom of God and receiving the spirit of confirmation. | PN_1900 p073 | Contention and conflict; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0696 | Pilgrim notes of Anton Haddad, Jan. 1900 | 420 | Disagreement among the believers is likened unto the clouds... You are a small army and very few in number in comparison with those around you. | PN_1900 p072 | Contention and conflict; Growth of the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00168 | Prayer and Ziyarat for Friday | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک فی ذلک الیوم الجمعه الذی قد شرفته و عظمته و عززته و قدسته و کرمته | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I bear witness unto Thee on this Friday, which Thou hast made noble and great, and hast exalted and sanctified [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.099-104, BYC_misc-b.100b05-105a07 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00070 | Prayer for 19 letters | 2700 | Arabic | بسم الله العزیز الرؤف. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء بانک انت الله لا اله الا انت لم تزل یا الهی کنت کائنا و لا تزال تکون | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that Thou art God, there is no God but Thee. From time immemorial, O my God, Thou hast been, and unto everlasting Thou shalt be [3.5s] | INBA01:129.05-147.08 | Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00167 | Prayer for Ahmad | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و لک الحمد تحیی و تمیت ثم تمیت و تحیی و انک انت حی لاتموت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I and all things bear witness that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and Thine the Praise. Thou givest life and causest death, then causest death and givest life, and verily Thou art the Ever-Living Who dieth not [3.5s] | CMB_F14.057r06-060v08, | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.454, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.195 | ||||||||
| BB00289 | Prayer for Friday | 670 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الملائکة و اولو العلم قائما بالقسط لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم قد وقع علی ذلک الجبل کتابک و اشهد | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and the angels, and they who are possessed of knowledge, standing firm in justice, bear witness that there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Wise. Upon this mountain hath Thy letter descended, and I bear witness [3.5s]... ...Verily, at this time, the Sun of Truth hath reached the Point of midday zenith | INBA98:174.06-176.13, Berlin3655.116r-117v | GOH.171x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.454, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.195 | ||||||
| BB00661 | Prayer for Friday evening | 1980 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذه لیلة الجمعه لاسئلنک ما فیها بک اذ لا شئ فى علمک عدلک و لا مثلک و لا شبهک و لا قرينک الخلق خلقک و الامر منک اليک و حدک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! This is the night of Friday, wherein I beseech Thee, through Thine own Self, for there existeth not within Thy knowledge any equal to Thy justice, nor any like unto Thee, nor any similitude, nor any peer. Creation is Thy creation, and the Command proceedeth from Thee and returneth unto Thee [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.041-046, MKI4515.015v-023v | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00462 | Prayer for Haji Mirza Jani Kashani | 290 | Arabic | Translation List | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا الهی کیف ادعوک بعد عصیانی نفسک و اغفالی عن مواقع حکمک و ادباری عن مقاعد مناجاتک | How can I call on Thee, O my God, after I have rebelled against Thee, neglected the Repositories of Thy decree, and turned away from the Seats of Thy communion? | CMB_F31.040r, | ADMS#130 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.459 | ||||||
| BB00579 | Prayer for Mulla Hasan | 120 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا ایها الحبیب قف علی باب المجیب و اتکل علی الله ربی و ربک الذی لا الله الا هو السمیع العلیم | O loved one! Stand at the door of the One Who Answers, and trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is no God but Him, the Hearing, the Knowing | INBA67:178-178, INBA_4011C:164-165, , PR04.051v01-051v05, PR07.073r-073r | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | SRC.192 | |||||||
| BB00639 | Prayer for Sayyid Ja'far Shubbar | INBA_5019C:216-218, | - | - | SRC.190 | |||||||||||||
| BB00159 | Prayer for Shaykh Muhammad Rida | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اللهم انت الله فاطر السموات و الارض و جاعل اللیل والنهار لا اله الا انت رب العالمین یا الهی کیف تحرک شفتای بذکرک کان مملوة قلبی بالعجز والقصاری من ثنائک | O Lord, Thou art God, Fashioner of the heavens and the earth, and Maker of night and day. There is no God but Thee, Lord of all worlds. O my God! How can my lips move in remembrance of Thee when my heart is filled with utter powerlessness to praise Thee [3.5s] | PR03.071r10-072r18, MKI4511.047v-053v, BYC_jabar.165.08-168.06, BYC_collect3.088-093, BYC_collect3.111-116 | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00188 | Prayer for Siyyid Husayn | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العزة و الجبروت و لک القوة و اللاهوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I and all things bear witness that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm [3.5s] | CMB_F14.219r10-223r02, | Justice and wrath of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.461, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||||||
| BB00331 | Prayer for Siyyid Husayn | 550 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا الهی انت الذی شهدت لنفسک بنفسک بانک انت الله لا الله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لم تزل کنت بلا وجود شیئ معک و لا تزال انک کائن بمثل ما کنت .... | O my God! Thou art He Who hath testified of Thine own Self, through Thine own Self, that verily Thou art God, and that there is no God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thou hast ever existed when naught existed beside Thee, and Thou wilt forever remain as Thou hast been [3.5s] | PR02.132r24-133r06 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11094 | Prayer for the departed. | 50 | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions! | BPRY.041 | Y. Mesbah, The Humming Birds, D. Gundry, K. Bartlett, Hailey & Milton, The Hummingbirds, Nabilinho, E. Mahony, N. Bahraini, W. Heath | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00493 | Prayer for the hajj, for Mirza Muhammad 'Ali Qazvini | 230 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اشهد ان لا اله الا هو و اشهد لمحمد و علی و فاطمه و الحسن و الحسین و علی و محمد و جعفر | I bear witness that there is no God but Him, and I testify unto Muhammad and 'Alí and Fáṭimih and Ḥasan and Ḥusayn and 'Alí and Muhammad and Ja'far [3.5s] | INBA67:176-177, PR07.074v-074v | Chastisement and requital; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.190 | ||||||||
| BB00536 | Prayer for the mirrors | 170 | Arabic | Prayer of the Báb on Divine Sovereignty and the True Mirror | الله اکبر تکبیراً کبیرا. قل اللهم انک انت قوآء السموات و الارض و ما بینهما لتؤتین القوة من یشآء ... و لعمر من یظهره الله لو تدومن بذلک و لتقبلن على من على الارض لن یقابلنک من احد | Say: O God! Verily Thou art the Power of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Thou bestowest strength upon whomsoever Thou willest... By the life of Him Whom God shall make manifest, wert thou to persevere in this and turn unto all who are on earth, none would stand against thee [3.5s] | INBA58:144.01-145.05 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00152 | Prayer in reply to al-'Alawiyya (Tahirih) | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا من له العزة و الجمال و العظمة و الجلال لا اله الا هو الکبیر المتعال شهد الله لذاته قبل کل شیء | O Thou Who art possessed of glory and beauty, of grandeur and majesty! There is no God but Him, the Most Great, the Most Exalted. God beareth witness unto His Own Self before all else [3.5s] | INBA91:145.06-152.10, PR04.029v08-032v13 | Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#12.02 | ||||||||
| BB00145 | Prayer in reply to Mirza Muhammad 'Ali Nahri et al | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اللهم انی اشهدک بما تشهد لنفسک و للخلق عبادک انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک و لا لکینونیتک خلقه دون ذاتک | O God! I bear witness before Thee to that whereunto Thou dost bear witness unto Thyself and unto all created beings, Thy servants, that Thou art God, no God is there but Thee, Single art Thou, without peer, and naught existeth in Thine Essence save Thy Self [3.5s] | INBA91:154.06-161.09, INBA_5019C:311-315, | Alteration of the divine will [bada]; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | FHR#12.06, SRC.191 | ||||||||
| BB00402 | Prayer in reply to Mulla 'Abd al-Jalil, on the thanksgiving prostration | 380 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد عرف نفسه بنفسه و تنزه عن مجانسة عباده و تقدس عن مقارنة اثاره | Praise be to God Who hath revealed His Own Self through His Own Self, Who hath exalted Himself above all likeness to His servants, and Who hath sanctified Himself beyond all comparison with His signs [3.5s] | INBA91:121.02-123.02, INBA_5019C:294-294, | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#12.05, AHDA.459?, SRC.191 | ||||||||
| ABU3070 | Prayer spoken at children's dinner, Cannongate School in Edinburgh, ca. 1913-01-09 | 50 | O Thou Kind God! These beloved children are created by Thy Mighty Hand. They are the signs of Thy Omnipotence. | DAS.1913-02-27 | Education of children; moral education; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for children and youth; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00587 | Prayer written at the request of Karbala'i 'Ali Asghar Khurasani | 100 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. شهد الله لعبده انه من بالله و ایاته و کان من المهتدین الهی انی اشهدک بما تشهد لنفسک | God bore witness to His servant that he believed in God and His verses, and he was of those who are guided. O my God! I bear witness to You by that which you bear witness to Yourself and the saints who have drawn nigh among Your servants | INBA91:153.10-154.04 | KSHK.BWB | Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | FHR#12.04, SRC.191 | |||||||
| BB00062 | Prayers for the days of the week | 2800 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی خلق السموات و الارض بامره ثم الذین آمنوا بالله و آیاته الی الله یحشرون اللهم انک انت الله الفرد الاحد الصمد الحی القیوم | Praise be to God, Who hath created the heavens and the earth by His command, and beyond them those who have believed in God and His signs and who shall be gathered unto Him. O God! Thou art indeed God, the Single, the One, the Eternal, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | INBA58:072.03-095.07, INBA78:001-045, PR03.228r07-231r09, MKI4499.035-047 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.461.01a | ||||||||
| BBU0012 | Public address at Vakil Mosque | 90 | The condemnation of God be upon him who regards me either as a representative | DB.154, GEN.042, AFNAN.021-022 | Imam 'Ali; Seal of the Prophets; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | MMAH.037 | ||||||||||
| ABU0300 | Public address given on 1912-04-17 | 740 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | During my visit to London and Paris last year I had many talks with the materialistic philosophers of Europe | BWF.251-254, PUP#009 (p.020-022), FWU.045, SW_v03#10 p.010-011, SW_v15#01 p.003-004 | Importance of authoritative interpretation; Intuition; inspiration; Limits of the intellect; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1584 | Public address given on 1912-04-25 | 200 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Today the greatest need of the world of humanity is discontinuance of the existing misunderstandings | LOG#1138x, PUP#025 (p.060-061), SW_v03#03 p.023-024, SW_v11#18 p.304 | Language and the structure of reality; Means of establishment of future civilization; Unity of thought and belief; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0293 | Public address given on 1912-05-03 | 750 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | According to the statement of philosophers the difference in degree of humankind from lowest | BWF.248-251, PUP#037 (p.084-087), FWU.055, SW_v03#04 p.018-019 | Christ; Christianity; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3406 | Public address given on 1912-05-14 | 30 | Mahmúd's Diary | ...It is the Holy Spirit of God which insures the safety of humanity, for human thoughts differ, human susceptibilities differ. You cannot make the susceptibilities of all humanity one except through the common channel of the Holy Spirit. | VLAB.060-061x | Differences in human capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.101 | |||||||||
| ABU0152 | Public address given on 1912-05-19 | 1040 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Because this is called the Church of Brotherhood, I wish to speak upon the brotherhood of mankind... The real brotherhood is spiritual | PUP#050 (p.129-132), BSC.319 #639x, BSC.463 #858x, SW_v03#09 p.006-007+009 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0178 | Public address given on 1912-05-19 | 970 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Religions are many, but the reality of religion is one. The days are many, but the sun is one | PUP#049 (p.126-129), SW_v03#09 p.010-012 | Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0098 | Public address given on 1912-05-20 | 1240 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Today questions of the utmost importance are facing humanity, questions peculiar to this radiant century | LOG#2080x, LOG#2082x, LOG#2099x, LOG#2103x, LOG#2104x, PUP#051 (p.133-137), SW_v03#08 p.018-020, STAB#129, STAB#130 | Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; The animal kingdom; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0188 | Public address given on 1912-05-25 | 930 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | I am going away from your city, but I leave my heart with you. My spirit will be here... O my God! O my God! Verily, these servants are turning to Thee | BPRY.089-090x, BWF.228-231, LOG#0731x, PUP#054 (p.143-146), FWU.018 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0149 | Public address given on 1912-05-28 | 1040 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The Fatherhood of God, His loving-kindness and beneficence are apparent to all.... Praise be to God, the springtime of God | PUP#056 (p.150-153), FWU.014, SW_v03#07 p.015+019-021, SW_v11#01 p.006-007 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0385 | Public address given on 1912-05-29 | 630 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The divine Manifestations have been iconoclastic in Their teachings, uprooting error | PUP#057 (p.154-156), SW_v03#10 p.013-014 | Christ; Christianity; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Oneness; unity of religion; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0187 | Public address given on 1912-05-31 | 930 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The material world is subject to change and transformation. The Cause of the Kingdom is eternal | PUP#059 (p.161-163), SW_v05#11 p.169-170 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1450 | Public address given on 1912-06-08 | 220 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The body politic today is greatly in need of a physician. It is similar to a human body... The disease which afflicts the body politic is lack of love | PUP#061 (p.171), BSC.445 #812, SW_v03#10 p.014, SW_v08#10 p.122, SW_v13#09 p.231-232, SW_v07#15 p.148, DWN_v6#05 p.001 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Harmony of science and religion; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0294 | Public address given on 1912-06-11 | 740 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | We have just returned from a visit to Philadelphia, spending two nights there and speaking | PUP#065 (p.183-186), SW_v04#06 p.099-100 | Man's distinction from the animal; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0749 | Public address given on 1912-06-11 | 400 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Man must be lofty in endeavor. He must seek to become heavenly and spiritual | LOG#2113x, PUP#066 (p.186-187), SW_v04#06 p.101 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0027 | Public address given on 1912-06-16 | 1900 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This is a goodly temple and congregation, for -- praise be to God! -- this is a house of worship | PUP#071 (p.197-203), BSC.330 #651, SW_v03#10 p.019-023 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Literal interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0129 | Public address given on 1912-06-16 | 1090 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | This is a Unitarian church, and in the Arabic tongue this day may well be called... What is real unity?... O God! Educate these children | BRL_CHILD#18x, BPRY.028x, BWF.257-260, PUP#069 (p.190-194), FWU.066x, SW_v03#10 p.030-032 | William Sears & the Ayyam-i-Ha Kids [track 1], Ine, Nabil and Karim, TaliaSafa, E. Peterson, MANA, J. Crone, C. McGrail, E. Mahony | Education of children; moral education; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0790 | Public address given on 1912-06-17 | 380 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | We should all visit the sick. When they are in sorrow and suffering, it is a real help | LOG#0937x, PUP#072 (p.204-205), SW_v04#06 p.101-102, VLAB.038-039x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0204 | Public address given on 1912-06-20 | 900 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am about to leave the city for a few days rest at Montclair. When I | PUP#074 (p.206-209), SW_v03#10 p.023-024 | Composition and decomposition; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0147 | Public address given on 1912-06-23 | 1050 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | You are always smiling. [Mr. Osborne:] Surely our faces should reflect happiness in this presence. | PUP#075 (p.210-213) | Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0437 | Public address given on 1912-07-01 | 590 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | What could be better before God than thinking of the poor? For the poor are beloved | PUP#077 (p.216-217), FWU.036, SW_v04#06 p.102-103 | Differences in human capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Law of Huququ'llah; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0403 | Public address given on 1912-07-05 | 620 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The Divine Sovereignty is an ancient sovereignty; not an accidental sovereignty. | PUP#079 (p.218-220), SW_v04#05 p.087+089-090 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; God's attributes require the existence of objects; Infinity and eternity; Literal interpretation; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0023 | Public address given on 1912-07-14 | 2030 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | Today I wish to speak to you upon the subject of the oneness of humanity, for in this great century... O my God! O my God! Verily, I invoke Thee… O Lord! Unite and bind together the hearts | BPRY.238-239x, COC#0858x, LOG#0732x, PUP#082 (p.228-235), BSC.345 #672, SW_v03#11 p.013-016 | A. Youssefi, N. Zabihi, P. Weber | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Satan; the Evil One; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0689 | Public address given on 1912-07-23 | 420 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The Baha'is must not engage in political movements which lead to sedition. They must interest themselves in movements which conduce to law and order… Strive, therefore, to create love in the hearts | PUP#084 (p.238-239), SW_v04#07 p.122, SW_v07#15 p.148 | A. Youssefi | Love of God; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0096 | Public address given on 1912-07-24 | 1250 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In the world of existence there is nothing so important as spirit, nothing so essential as the spirit of man | PUP#085 (p.239-243), BSC.362 #690, SW_v04#07 p.115-117, SW_v08#08 p.085-088 | Man's distinction from the animal; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of the mind over nature; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1360 | Public address given on 1912-07-25 | 230 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am very happy to greet you here today. This is the second time the breeze of God has wafted | PUP#086 (p.244), SW_v07#12 p.116 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0316 | Public address given on 1912-08-05 | 710 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The people of Christianity have clung to literal interpretation of the statement in the Gospel.... You have asked concerning approval of Christian Science treatment and healing. Spirit has influence | PUP#087 (p.245-247), BSC.379 #710, SW_v03#18 p.004-006, SW_v08#04 p.045-046 | Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Power of prayer; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0086 | Public address given on 1912-08-06 | 1310 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Today we are enjoying temperate weather. As there are many strangers present, we will answer questions. | PUP#088 (p.247-252), SW_v03#18 p.006-007+10, SW_v19#09 p.258, SW_v08#08 p.098-099, PN_1912_heh p028, STAB#110 | Christ; Christianity; Conference of Badasht; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0004 | Public address given on 1912-08-16 | 2530 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | Every subject presented to a thoughtful audience must be supported by rational proofs.... We declare that love is the cause of the existence of all phenomena | PUP#089 (p.253-261), BSC.353 #683, FWU.086, SW_v03#16 p.005-009, SW_v08#10 p.124-125, PN_1916 p003x | Development of capacity and readiness; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Love of God; Power of the mind over nature; Proofs of the Manifestations 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0043 | Public address given on 1912-08-17 | 1660 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Are you all well and happy? This is a delightful spot; the scenery is beautiful | PUP#092 (p.264-270), SW_v08#07 p.076-080 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Oneness; unity of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0572 | Public address given on 1912-08-17 | 490 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The physical beauty of this place is very wonderful. We hope that a spiritual charm | PUP#090 (p.261-263) | Human reality created in the image of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0825 | Public address given on 1912-08-17 | 360 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Although the body was weak and not fitted to undergo the vicissitudes of crossing the Atlantic | PUP#091 (p.263-264) | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power of the mind over nature; Relationship of the soul to the body; Suffering and imprisonment; The mind's power of discovery; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0049 | Public address given on 1912-08-18 | 1590 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The worlds of God are in perfect harmony and correspondence one with another. Each world | PUP#093 (p.270-275), SW_v03#15 p.004-007 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for peace and unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0079 | Public address given on 1912-08-25 | 1360 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | O Thou kind God! In the utmost state of humility and submission do we entreat and supplicate | PUP#094 (p.276-280), BSC.367 #696, SW_v04#07 p.117-119+122, SW_v08#08 p.099-100, BSTW#485kx | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Continual renewal of creation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Need for an educator; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0153 | Public address given on 1912-08-26 | 1030 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Among the teachings of Baha'u'llah is the principle of equality of man and woman | LOG#2091x, LOG#2100x, PUP#095 (p.280-284) | Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0024 | Public address given on 1912-08-27 | 2000 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Upon the faces of those present I behold the expression of thoughtfulness and wisdom | PUP#096 (p.284-289), FWU.057 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Harmony of science and religion; Heat and motion; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Second birth; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0019 | Public address given on 1912-08-29 | 2160 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In the Books of the Prophets certain glad tidings are recorded which are absolutely true and free from doubt | WOB.075x, LOG#1733x, PUP#097 (p.289-296), FWU.072 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; East and West; communication between East and West; Evolution; human evolution; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Literal interpretation; Need for an educator; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0100 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 1230 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | I am exceedingly happy to meet you. Praise be to God! I see before me souls who have unusual capability | PUP#099 (p.302-306), ABIC.001-003 | Man's distinction from the animal; Second birth; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0241 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 840 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | The subject of immortality has been suggested. Life is the expression of composition; and death, the expression of decomposition. In the world or kingdom | PUP#100 (p.306-308), ABIC.006-008 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0042 | Public address given on 1912-09-03 | 1700 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | It seems as though all creatures can exist singly and alone. For example, a tree | PUP#102, FWU.038, SW_v07#17 p.171-172x, SW_v08#01 p.013x, SW_v13#09 p.227-230, ABIC.010-013, ECN.689x + 946x, STAB#047 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Maintainance of degrees in society; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0012 | Public address given on 1912-09-05 | 2260 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | Praise be to God! It is with a deep realization of happiness that I am present here this evening... O my Lord! Thou Who art ever-forgiving! Verily, this assembly hath turned its face | PUP#103 (p.312-319), SW_v13#11 p.292-293x, ABIC.014-017 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Power of prayer; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0021 | Public address given on 1912-09-14 | 2100 | Address to the Theosophical Society, An; Mahmúd's Diary | I have the utmost of happiness this afternoon to be present at this revered meeting | BLO_PT#007 | Equality of men and women; Maintainance of degrees in society; Oneness; unity of religion; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | MHMD1.263 | |||||||||
| ABU0109 | Public address given on 1912-09-20 | 1190 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The materialists hold to the opinion that the world of nature is complete. The divine philosophers declare | LOG#1000x, PUP#106 (p.329-333) | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Education and the development of capacity; Man's distinction from the animal; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Power of the Manifestation of God; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0150 | Public address given on 1912-09-20 | 1040 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Praise be to God! This is a beautiful and radiant assemblage. It is a merciful gathering | PUP#105 (p.325-328) | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Proofs for the existence of God; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0158 | Public address given on 1912-09-24 | 1010 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have come from distant lands of the East to visit you, crossing the great ocean | PUP#107 (p.334-337), SW_v04#13 p.219-220+226 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0057 | Public address given on 1912-09-25 | 1500 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In the Orient I was informed of the lofty purposes and wonderful attainments of the American people. When I arrived in this country | PUP#108 (p.337-342) | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Moses; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0035 | Public address given on 1912-10-06 | 1800 | Mahmúd's Diary | The most important issue confronting humanity today is one religious in character. Religion should be the cause of fellowship and unity among mankind | ECN.248+976 | Christ; Christianity; Oneness; unity of religion; Relativity of religious truth; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | MHMD1.308 | |||||||||
| ABU0040 | Public address given on 1912-10-25 | 1730 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | When Christ appeared, certain blessed souls followed His example. They were with their Master | LOG#2092x, PUP#113 (p.370-376), MAB.086x, ECN.359 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Martyrdom of the Bab; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0119 | Public address given on 1912-10-26 | 1140 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have visited your Capitol and its gardens. No other Capitol has such beautiful surroundings. | PUP#114 (p.376-380), DAS.1914-09-05x, SW_v05#17 p.259-262, MAB.087-088x, ECN.368+503x+912x | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0788 | Public address given on 1912-11-05 | 380 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | As we are in Cincinnati, the home of President Taft, who has rendered such noble service | PUP#117 (p.388-389), SW_v06#11 p.081-082, SW_v13#12 p.324 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Parliaments; constitutional government; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0280 | Public address given on 1912-11-07 | 770 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In the world of nature we behold the living organisms in a ceaseless struggle for existence | PUP#120 (p.400-402), SW_v06#03 p.019-021, SW_v17#11 p.333 | Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Need for an educator; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0138 | Public address given on 1912-11-09 | 1070 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Every composition is necessarily subject to destruction or disintegration. For instance | PUP#123 (p.415-418), SW_v05#19 p.291-293 | Composition and decomposition; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body; Second birth; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0102 | Public address given on 1912-11-10 | 1210 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | What is the reality of Divinity, or what do we understand by God? When we consider the world of existence | PUP#125 (p.421-425), SW_v06#03 p.021-024, SAS.108x | Call to action; Creation of the world; Knowledge; recognition of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Things are known by their opposites; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0256 | Public address given on 1912-11-10 | 800 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This is a beautiful assembly. I am very happy that white and black are together | PUP#126 (p.425-428), SW_v06#13 p.099+102-103, SW_v12#05 p.108, STAB#005x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0101 | Public address given on 1912-11-17 | 1210 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | This is a blessed meeting, for these revered souls have come together in complete unity | PUP#130 (p.437-442), FWU.009 | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0139 | Public address given on 1912-11-29 | 1060 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | This evening I wish to speak to you concerning the mystery of sacrifice. There are two kinds of sacrifice | PUP#133 (p.449-452), SW_v07#12 p.109-111+115 | Justice and mercy; Original sin; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0523 | Public address given on 1912-12-03 | 520 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have been informed that the purpose of your class meeting is to study the significances | PUP#137 (p.458-460) | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings; Study; deepening; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0163 | Public address given on 1913-01-24 | 1000 | Welcome! Welcome! I have come again to Paris so that I may see if the seed I have sown last year has sprung up. Praise be to God, I can see that they have taken root | DAS.1913-01-24 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1393 | Public address given on 1913-01-28 | 230 | Now praise be to God that his holiness Bahá'u'lláh hath appeared. He has upraised the flag of divine civilization, He has opened the doors of the Kingdom of God | DAS.1913-01-28 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2276 | Public address given on 1913-01-28 | 110 | There are certain trees which grow and develop quickly, other trees may take a long time before they put forth leaves and blossoms. It is evident that Paris is one of those trees which may take a long time to grow. | DAS.1913-01-28 | Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2616 | Public address given on 1913-02-17 | 80 | This is the work. All else save this has no result. Humanity must become illumined with the light of the Kingdom, otherwise all our efforts will remain fruitless. | DAS.1913-02-17 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0292 | Public address given on 1913-04-03 | 750 | I came from a distant land. I have travelled twenty thousand miles until I came to you in Stuttgart.... In this age every face must turn to God! | DAS.1913-04-03x, SW_v04#04 p.067-069, SW_v15#01 p.037, ABCC.381-382x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0212 | Public address given on 1913-04-06 | 890 | Many meetings are organized and established in all parts of the world; societies and organizations for the extension of general intercourse | SW_v04#09 p.156-157 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Equality of men and women; Fanaticism and hatred; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2174 | Public address given on 1913-04-12 | 120 | O Thou compassionate Lord! Illumine these hearts with the light of the Most Great Guidance! Confer life upon these spirits through thy divine glad tidings! | BBBD.206, DAS.1913-04-12 | Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1476 | Public address given on 1913-04-21 | 220 | The glory of the world of humanity is not through the body. This is the honor of the animal world; but the glory of man comes through the spirit. | DAS.1913-04-21 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0238 | Reaction to pilgrims prostrating at 'Abdu'l-Baha's feet, spoken on 1914-02-17 | 850 | No, it is unlawful.... All the people of the world will become believers.... The friends of Yezd suffered great calamities | SW_v09#03 p.031-032+034-045 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00023 | Regarding the four pillars | 10100 | Arabic | هو العالی العلی الاعلى بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وبه نستعين. الحمد لله الذی هدانا الی الاکسیر الأحمر و هو اول بیت وضع للناس فی عالم الفؤاد فی کثیب الأحمر | Praise be to God Who hath guided us to the Red Elixir, the foremost habitation raised for humankind in the realm of the heart, set upon the Crimson Dune [4o] | PR07.001v-014v | Alchemy; the elixir; Four pillars; Language and the structure of reality; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00124 | Reply to Mirza hadi Qazvini and Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Qazvini | 1500 | Arabic | Tablet of the Báb to Hádí and Muḥammad ʿAlí Qazvíní | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی کیف ادعوک و انت تعلم سری و کیف لا اقول ما خطر علی قلبی و انت امرتنی بالدعاء و وعدت المتکبرین کلمة العذاب فی کتابک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! How can I call upon Thee when Thou knowest mine inmost secrets, and how can I refrain from uttering that which hath stirred within my heart when Thou hast commanded me to pray and hast decreed for the proud the word of chastisement in Thy Book [3.5s] | INBA91:130.10-139.03, INBA_5019C:305-308, , PR04.032v15-036r10 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#12.08, SRC.191 | |||||||
| BB00196 | Reply to Mulla Ibrahim Mahallati | 1000 | Arabic | Tablet of the Báb Revealed in Response to the Inquiry of Mullá Ibrāhím Maḥallātí | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد عرف الخلق آیاته المودعة فی عز حقایقهم و ما خلق فی الافاق بغیر | Praise be to God, Who hath acquainted all created things with His signs deposited in the glory of their own selves and that which He hath fashioned in the horizons [3.5s] | INBA91:139.05-145.04, INBA_5019C:308-311, , PR04.020v05-023r12 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#12.09, FHR#03.20, SRC.191 | |||||||
| BB00157 | Reply to Mulla Ja'far-i-Shubbar | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی شهد لذاته بذاته الا اله الا هو العلی العظیم اللهم انی اشهدک فی ذلک الکتاب بما تحب لنفسک من اهل الابداع | All praise be to God Who hath testified through His Own Self unto His Self that there is none other God but Him, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. O my God! I bear witness before Thee in this Book unto that which Thou lovest for Thyself among the people of creation [3.5s] | INBA91:161.11-168.06, INBA_5019C:315-318, , PR04.023r13-026v02 | Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#12.10, SRC.191 | ||||||||
| BB00636 | Reply to six questions from Mirza Sulayman | INBA_5019C:159-163, | - | - | SRC.190 | |||||||||||||
| BB00042 | Risalata’l-Ishraq | 4600 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع المشیة قبل کلشیء لظهور قیومیته فی ملکوت الامر و الخلق لیعلم کل الذرات | Praise be to God Who hath brought forth the Primal Will before all else, that His divine sovereignty might be made manifest in the kingdom of command and creation, and that all atoms might come to know [3.5s] | INBA40:164-180, PR02.142r14-146v13, Berlin3655.126r-135v | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.079, SRC.194 | ||||||||
| BB00055 | Sahifiy-i-Ha’iyyih | 3300 | Arabic | بسم الله القائم القدوس. الحمد لله الذی خلق السموات و الارض بامره و ان الذین یومنون بالله و ایاته اولئک هم الی الله یقلبون شهد الله انه لا اله | Praise be to God, Who hath created the heavens and the earth by His command. Verily they who believe in God and His signs - these are they who turn unto God. God beareth witness that there is no god [3.5s] | PR03.190v11-193v08 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00156 | Sahifiy-i-Mu'tamid (ad-Dawlah) | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی جعل طراز الواح کتاب الابداع طرز الالف القائم بین الحرفین لیلوح علی هیاکل الاشراف بما لاح من نور صبح الازل ملأ به کل الافاق والصلوة علی النقطة الاولیة التی بوجودها اضاء کل .... | Praise be to God Who hath made the ornament of the Tablets of the Book of Creation after the pattern of the upright Alif standing betwixt two letters, that it might shine forth upon the temples of the noble ones through that which hath dawned from the light of the Primal Morn, wherewith He hath flooded the horizons. And blessings be upon the Primal Point, through Whose existence [3.5s] | PR02.139r27-140v13 | Creation of the world; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Impossibility of true worship of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00327 | Sahifiy-i-Mu’tamad | 560 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا من له العزة و الوحدة و الجلال و العظمة فسبحانک و تعالیت لما اعلم ان لا سبیل لی بوصفک فاسئلک بحقک ان تصلی علی محمد و آل محمد ظهورات کینونیات اللاهوت و دلالات الملک و الملکوت | O Thou Who art possessed of Glory, Unity, Majesty and Grandeur! Glorified and exalted art Thou above that which I know, for I have no way to describe Thee. I beseech Thee, by Thy truth, to bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, the Manifestations of the divine Essences and the Signs of sovereignty in both the visible and celestial realms [3.5s] | PR02.140v15-141r14 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00050 | Sahifiy-i-Mukhtasar-i-Sulayman Khan | 3500 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی یهدی من یشاء و یضل من یشاء سبحانه و تعالی عما یشرکون یا الهی انت الذی ابدعت الموجودات لا من شیء بامرک | Praise be to God, Who guideth whom He willeth and leadeth astray whom He willeth. Glorified and exalted be He above all that they join unto Him. O my God! Thou art He Who hath brought all created things into being from nothingness by Thy command [3.5s] | MKI4499.026-031 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's love for His own Essence; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00038 | Sahifiy-i-Vaviyyih | 5600 | Arabic | بسم الله الرب الفعال المختار. الحمد لله الذی یفصل بین الناس بالحق فیما هم فیه یختلفون هو الذی انزل الایات | Praise be to God, Who judgeth between men in truth concerning that wherein they differ. He it is Who hath sent down the verses [3.5s] | PR03.193r11-199r07 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Impossibility of true worship of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00660 | Salavat-i-Hayakil-i-Tis’ati ‘Ashar | 2320 | Arabic | بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم. سبحانک اللهم صل على هيکل الاول بکل بهائک ابهاه وکل جلالک اجله وکل جمالک اجمله وکل عظمتک اعظمها وکل نورک انوره وکل رحمتک اوسعها | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Shower Thy blessings upon the Primal Temple with all Thy most effulgent Glory, and all Thy most exalted Majesty, and all Thy most beauteous Beauty, and all Thy most supreme Grandeur, and all Thy most radiant Light, and all Thy most expansive Mercy [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.090-095 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00061 | Sharh-i-Du’a'-i-Sabah II | 2800 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع ما فی السموات و الارض بامره و یحکم بین الکل بالقسط فی یوم الذی فیه کل الی الله یحشرون | Praise be to God Who hath brought into being, through His command, whatsoever is in the heavens and on earth, and Who judgeth between all with justice on the Day whereon all shall be gathered unto God [3.5s]... ...Know thou that each letter thereof [the Morning Prayer of Imám ‘Alí] pertaineth to seven stations that were enjoined by the Imám to Jábir in reference to true recognition | INBA_4012C.096-109, , PR07.032r-036r, CMB_F21.143.06-155.14#26, , BYC_collect3.026-041 | GOH.117x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Seven stages of creation; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, AHDA.458.13, MMAH.020, SRC.098, SRC.199 | ||||||
| BB00366 | Sharh-i-Hadith-i-ma min fi’lin yaf’alahu’l-‘abd | 450 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع ما فی السموات و الارض بامره ثم الذین آمنوا بالله و آیاته فاولئک هم الی الله یحشرون اما بعد قد اطلعت بما | Praise be to God Who hath brought into being, through His command, whatsoever is in the heavens and on earth, and beyond them those who have believed in God and His signs - these shall verily be gathered unto Him. To continue: I have perused that which [3.5s]... ...For, verily, when a thing is made mention of, it becometh invested with the station of existence, for it is impossible for the thing to exist except through the station of essence | INBA14:392-394, INBA40:162-164, INBA53:404-406, INBA_6010C:390-392, , CMB_F21.106.13-108.09#15, , Berlin3655.121v-122v | GOH.203x | Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Free will and predestination; fate; Law of cause and effect; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.079, SRC.194 | ||||||
| BB00016 | Summary of the Kitab-i-Asma' (= 19:19?) | 13700 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. فاشهد ان فی ذلک الکتاب فی معرفة اسماء الله عز و جل علی عدد کل شیء حیث یعدل واحد فی واحد بالعدد | Bear thou witness that within that Book, concerning the knowledge of the names of God, exalted and glorified be He, there is inscribed a number corresponding to all things, wherein each one is equated with one in number [3.5s] | MKI4491.316-341, | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00952 | Suratu'l-Kifaya | 860 | Arabic | ان یا اهل الهاء استمعوا تغنی ورقه الحمراء فی جو العماء بانه هو النور هیکل | O people of Ha! Hearken unto the melody of the Crimson Leaf in the Paradise of the Divine Cloud, for He, verily, is the Light of the Radiant Temple | INBA36:277 | HURQ.BH03 | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cloud ['ama]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#315 | |||||||
| BH01057 | Suriy-i-Burhan (not = Lawh-i-Burhan) | 790 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان هذا الغلام لبرهانه لمن فی السموات و الارض و سلطانه | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and that this Youth is His proof unto all who are in the heavens and on the earth, and His sovereign authority [3.5s] | INBA83:150, BLIB_Or15702.132, , BLIB_Or15737.134, , ALIB.folder18p272 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00402 | Suriy-i-Shahada | 1710 | Arabic | قد حضر کتابک بین یدی العرش و توجه الیه لحظات الله المهیمن العزیز القدیر و عرفنا ما | Your letter hath attained the presence before the Throne, and the gaze of God, the All-Possessing, the Mighty, the All-Powerful, hath been directed towards it, and We have perceived that which [3.5s] | INBA83:103, BLIB_Or15702.007, , BLIB_Or15723.261, , BLIB_Or15737.106, , ALIB.folder18p109-116 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00605 | Tablet revealed in the year '60 | 80 | The spirit of prayer which animates My soul is the direct consequence of a dream | DB.253 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Imam Husayn; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00654 | Tafsir al-Hamd | 2100 | Persian | بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم. و انما البهاء من الله علی الواحد الاول و من تشابه ذلک الواحد حیث لا یری فیه الا الواحد الاول و بعد فاشهد | Verily all glory from God be upon the first Vahid and upon them that bear likeness unto that Unity, wherein naught can be seen save the first Vahid. And then bear thou witness [3.5s] | BYC_sayyed | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00286 | Tafsir hadith "یکتمنه عن غیر اهله" | 680 | Arabic | بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک المثل و الامثال و لک المواقع و الاجلال و الک العظمة و الاستقلال و الک الکبریاء و الاستجلال و لک العزة و الامتناع و لک القوة و الارتفاع ... لم تزل کنت الها واحدا | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes, Thine the Stations and the Reverence, Thine the Grandeur and the Independence, Thine the Supremacy and the Exaltation, Thine the Glory and the Invincibility, Thine the Power and the Transcendence... Thou hast ever been one God [3.5s] | CMB_F21.189.14-192-12#29, , MKI4494.061 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | ||||||||
| BB00657 | Tafsir-i Kun wa Yakun | 2500 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله مبدع الابداع و منشیء الاختراع وخلاق ما في السموات وما في الأرض الذي لا اله الّا هو | Praise be to God, the Source of creation, the Originator of invention, and the Creator of whatsoever lieth within the heavens and the earth, beside Whom there is no other God [3.5s] | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00346 | Tafsir-i-Ayat fi Surati'n-Nur | 510 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله البدیع الذی لا اله الا هو. افتتح سر البیان لاظهار ما جعله الله فی الکیان بالوجود .... و بمثل هذا فلیعمل العاملون و لا حول و لا قوة الا بالله العلی العظیم والحمد لله رب العالمین | The secret of utterance hath been unlocked to manifest that which God hath ordained in the realm of existence.... Even thus must the doers of deeds endeavour, and there is no power nor strength save in God, the Most High, the Most Great, and praise be to God, the Lord of all the worlds [3.5s]... ...Naught is seen in Me in in the station of My heart save God alone, which is the manifestation of Lordship from God | INBA14:491-494, INBA53:075-077, INBA67:155-157, INBA_4011C:134-137, , INBA_5006C:345-347, , INBA_6006C:077-078, , INBA_6010C:485-488, , PR07.065v-066v | GOH.094x, GOH.103x | Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | AHDA.458.15, SRC.072, SRC.198 | ||||||
| BB00046 | Tafsir-i-Ayati'n-Nur (Commentary on the Verse of Light) | 4200 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله المتعالی المنیع. الحمد لله الذی خلق کل شیء بامره و قدر مقادیر کل شیء بقوله اذ انه هو الحق به یخلق ما خلق و یبدع ما بدع لا راد و لا مره و لا مرد لتقدیره | Praised be to God Who created all things through His Command and decreed the measure of all things through His Utterance, `Wherefore is He, verily, is the Ultimate Reality (al-ḥaqq)' | PR02.063r12-063r19x, PR07.044r-049v, CMB_F21.155.17-171.08#27, | HURQ.BB12x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, AHDA.458.15, MMAH.005 | |||||||
| BB00307 | Tafsir-i-Hadith al-Jariyya | 610 | Arabic | Báb's Mystical Commentary on the Hadith of the Maid (Hadith al-Jāriyyah) and the Knowledge of the Unseen, The | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. فاقول مستغنیاً بالله فی تفسیر بعض حدیث المروی فی الکافی فی ذکر علم الغیب عن سدیر | I shall, relying on God and in the manner befitting His guidance, offer an interpretation of the tradition recorded in Al-Kafi concerning the knowledge of the unseen as narrated by Sudair [4o] | INBA14:496-499, INBA67:157-160, INBA_4011C:176-179, , INBA_5006C:373-375, , INBA_6004C:189-192, , INBA_6010C:490-493, , PR04.100v01-102r08, PR07.074v-075v, AEWB.230-233, | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Outward and inward meanings; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.456.07, MMAH.052, SRC.057, SRC.199 | |||||||
| BB00321 | Tafsir-i-Hadith-i-'Ashura | 570 | Arabic | Báb's Commentary on the Ḥadíth Every Day is ʿĀshūrāʾ, The | 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 | |||||||
| BB00098 | Tafsir-i-Hadith-i-Ma’rifati Nafs | 1900 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | هو بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. قال السائل سلمه الله تعالی ما معنی الحدیث المروی عن علی علیه السلام من عرف نفسه فقد عرف ربه اقول اعلم یا اخی رحمک الله انی اوصیک | The questioner—may God, the Most High, preserve him—asked: "What is the meaning of the tradition related from 'Alí—peace be upon him—'Whoso knoweth his own self hath verily known his Lord'?" I say: Know thou, O my brother—may God's mercy be upon thee—that I counsel thee [3.5s]... ...He (God) hath not begotten anything; rather He hath created all beings by His Will, and created the Will by Itself | INBA14:468-479, INBA53:046-053, INBA64:082.05-084.09x, INBA67:181-190, INBA_4011C:101-110, , INBA_6004C:180-187, , INBA_6006C:063-067, , INBA_6010C:464-473, , PR02.152r08-153v27, PR07.057r-059v, BYC_collect4.012-017 | GOH.062-063x, GOH.096x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Empty learning; false spirituality; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.458.12, MMAH.060, SRC.072, SRC.200 | ||||||
| BB00344 | Tafsir-i-Hadith-i-Nahnu Wajhu'llah | 520 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم ما تفسیر قوله علیه السلام نحن وجه الله. فاعلم ان عرباً من العرباء من اهل البادیه سئل عن علی ع عن وجه الله فی قوله | And know thou that an Arab among the Arabs of the Bedouin people asked [Imam] `Alī about the Wajh Allāh (the Face of God) as indicated in His statement: "So wherever you turn there is the Face of God!" | INBA14:489-491, INBA53:056-058, INBA67:138-140, INBA_4011C:115-118, , INBA_6004C:195-197, , INBA_6006C:069-070, , PR07.061r-061v | HURQ.BB40x | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as mediator; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.459.17, SRC.072, SRC.200 | |||||||
| BB00045 | Tafsir-i-Hadithi Abu Lubaydi Makhzumi or Tafsir-i-Hurufat al-Muqatta'ih | 4200 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی جعل طراز الواح الاختراع اسرار الابداع التی عینت قبل ما شیئت و اقضت | Praise be to God Who hath made the ornament of the Tablets of origination to be the mysteries of creation, which were ordained ere they were brought into being [3.5s]... ...Verily, the appearance of the day of Muhammad, the Apostle of God, the blessings of God rest upon Him and His kin | INBA98:033.06-048.13, PR02.048v02-052v27, CMB_F21.009.02-026.16#03, , Berlin3655.095v-105r | GOH.109x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Personal instructions; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, MMAH.021 | ||||||
| BB00027 | Tafsir-i-Haykali'd-Din | 7500 | Arabic | بسم الله العلیم ذی العلامین. الحمد لله العلیم ذی العلامین و انما البهاء من الله علی الواحد الاول ثم من یشابه ذلک الواحد حیث لا یری فیه الا الواحد الاول ... فکیف یعدل بها والمعلول بالعلة ... | Praise be to God, the All-Knowing, Lord of the Worlds, and verily all glory be from God upon the first Vahid and upon him who resembleth that Vahid wherein naught can be seen save the first Vahid... How then can the effect be equated with the cause [3.5s] | CMB_F23.107r08-126r10 (24), , BYC_tfshaykal | Continual renewal of creation; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | SRC.090-091, SRC.200 | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| BB00006 | Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Baqarah (2nd Juz') (Commentary on the Surah of the Cow II) | 6300 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | Tafsir surat al-baqara (Commentary on the Surah of the Cow) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی بامره تلجلجت اللاهوتیات بکینونیاتها لها بها الیها فاجتمعت المجتمعات و افترقت المتفرقات | Praise be to God, through Whose bidding the divine essences did surge in their inmost realities, by Him, unto Him, and through Him, whereupon the gathered were joined together and the dispersed were scattered [3.5s]... ...Elevate the alphabetical letters of that divine verse unto the sublime station of the manifestation of their heart | INBA69:377-410x, PR04.051v06-052r06x | GOH.050x, GOH.108x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | GOH.127 | |||||
| BB00455 | Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Fatiha (prefixed to Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Baqarah) | 300 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. هذه السورة المبارکة عندالله سبعة آیات محکمات الآیة الاولی کتاب محمد صلی الله علیه و آله و فقد جعل الله فیها احکام وجوده مما لا بدایة و لا نهایة و هی جنة الفردوس ... | This blessed Surah, in the presence of God, consisteth of seven inviolable verses, the first verse being the Book of Muhammad - peace and blessings of God rest upon Him and His family - wherein God hath ordained the laws of His existence, having neither beginning nor end, and it is the Garden of Paradise [3.5s] | INBA69:156-157, PR02.001v07-001v19, PR40.002, CMB_F08, , BLIB_Or5276, BLIB_Or5277 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | MSBR.200-201 | ||||||||
| BB00105 | Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Qadar I | 1700 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع ما فی السموات و الارض بامره ثم الذین آمنوا بالله و آیاته فاولئک هم الی الله یحشرون و الحمد لله الذی ابتدع الجوهریات لا من شیئ قبلها بعلیة نفسها | Praise be to God Who hath brought into being, through His command, whatsoever is in the heavens and on earth, and beyond them those who have believed in God and His signs - these shall verily be gathered unto Him. And praise be to God Who hath originated the essences, not from aught that existed before them, through their own causation [3.5s] | INBA14:221-229, INBA69:014-021, INBA98:158.16-165.07, INBA_6010C:211-219, , Berlin3655.081v-085v, HBH_qadr (=INBA69) | Infinity and eternity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | MMAH.019, SRC.072, SRC.202 | ||||||||
| BB00047 | Tafsir-i-Vav-i-Va’s-Safat I | 3900 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله العلی الاعلی الاعظم. سبحان الذی بیده ملکوت کل شیء لا اله الا هو الواحد المتکبر القائم القدوس الرفیع العزیز المنیع شهد الله لنفسه بالله لا اله الا هو الفرد الحی | Glorified be He in Whose Hands lie the kingdoms of all things. There is none other God but Him, the One, the Most Great, the Self-Subsisting, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Almighty, the Impregnable. God hath testified unto His Own Self, by God, that there is none other God but Him, the Single, the Ever-Living [3.5s]... ...For verily God hath created, in the furthermost oceans of plurality, beyond the Alif, countless numerical letters according to His will | CMB_F21.044.16-060.17#06, | GOH.106-107x, GOH.356x, HURQ.BB06x | Angels; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mystical themes; Names and attributes of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, AHDA.458.1, GOH.387fn63 | ||||||
| BB00288 | Tafsir-i-Vav-i-Va’s-Safat II | 670 | Arabic | بسم الله العلی الاعلی العظیم. سبحان الذی بیده ملکوت کل شیء و انه لا اله الا هو الواحد المتکبرالمنان و ان لله ملک السموات و الارض | Glorified be He in Whose Hands lie the dominion of all things. There is no God but Him, the One, the All-Compelling, the All-Bountiful. Verily unto God belongeth the sovereignty of the heavens and of the earth [3.5s] | CMB_F21.060.19-063.15#07, | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | ||||||||
| BB00076 | Tasbih-i-Fatimih | 2500 | Arabic | بسم الله العلی العظیم. اسبح سبحان الذی لا یعلم جوهو وجود کیف هو و لا مجرد موجود این | Glorified be He whose essential Reality none knoweth, and whose pure Being none can fathom [3.5s] | INBA98:176.16-186.10, CMB_F09.088=4005C, , BLIB_Or5112, , HBH_tasbih | HURQ.BB32x | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Impossibility of true worship of God; Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr); Transcendence; unknowability of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | BRHL.59, MSBR.202-203 | |||||||
| BB00468 | Tawqi' Khitab bih ahl-i-bait dar Shiraz | 280 | Persian | هو الابهی. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب نوشته سید مورخه ١١ رسید خطوط قبل نرسیده که ظاهر شود | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved. The letter of the Siyyid, dated the eleventh, hath arrived, though previous missives have not been received [3.5s] | INBA40:221-221 | Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Return of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00210 | Testamentary disposition, addressed to Azal | 940 | Arabic | Tablet of the Báb Lawh-i-Vasaya, "Will and Testament"; Titles of Mírzá Yahyá; Will and Testament; Epistle of the Báb to Azal | Lawh-i-Vasaya | بسم الله الازل الازل. اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا الوحاد الوحید اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا الاحاد الاحید اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا الصماد الصمید ... ان یا اسم الازل فاشهد علی الله لا اله الا انا العزیز المحبوب ثم اشهد | Verily, I am God, no God is there but Me, the One, the Unique. Verily, I am God, no God is there but Me, the Single, the Peerless. Verily, I am God, no God is there but Me, the All-Sufficing, the Everlasting... O Name of Eternity! Bear thou witness that there is no God but Me, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved [3.5s]... …O name of Azal, testify that there is no God but I, the dearest beloved. Then testify that there is no God but you, the victorious and permanent. Say, God created what He created from the time of beginning that has no beginning and | INBA64:095.01-102.09x, INBA_6007C.465-471, PR03.084r24-085v13, CMB_F23.174r06-176v02 (59)x, , HBH_vasayax, BYC_vesayatx | LOIR08.387, HURQ.BB61x, BLO_PT#211 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | MSBR.206-207x | |||||
| ABU0936 | The Benefits of God to Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-27 in Paris | 330 | Paris Talks | God alone ordereth all things and is all-powerful. Why then does He send trials to His servants? | LOG#2041x, PT#14 p.041 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0653 | The Duty of Kindness and Sympathy towards Strangers and Foreigners: Words spoken on 1911-10-16 in Paris | 450 | Paris Talks | Paris Talks (book) | When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere. All men are his brothers…. Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone... | PT#01 p.001, AIF.1911-10-16, SW_v02#19 p.004x, SW_v08#11 p.137 | T. Ellis, Nabil and Karim, R. Lea, Alda, Mea, Onni, Nader & Pedram, MANA, Naim & Friends | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds | 2 | * | - | First chapter of the book "Paris Talks", a collection of 59 talks given during ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's visit toParis in 1911 and 1912. | ||||||
| ABU0626 | The Evolution of Matter and Development of the Soul: Words spoken on 1911-11-03 in Paris | 460 | Paris Talks | Paris is becoming very cold, so cold that I shall soon be obliged to go away | PT#20 p.060 | Evolution; human evolution; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0651 | The Four Kinds of Love: Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-04 | 450 | Paris Talks | What a power is love! It is the most wonderful, the greatest of all living powers.... There are four kinds of love | PT#58 p.192, DAS.1913-01-04x | Baha'i Youth of Japan, S. & C. Zein | Four; five pathways of love; God's love for His own Essence; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1062 | The Imprisonment of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Words spoken on 1911-10-25 in Paris | 300 | Paris Talks | I regret much that I have kept you waiting this morning, but I have so much to do in a short time | PT#10 p.030, SW_v02#16 p.006, PN_1911 p019 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0845 | The Light of Truth Is Now Shining upon the East and the West: Words spoken on 1911-10-23 in Paris | 360 | Paris Talks | When a man has found the joy of life in one place, he returns to that same spot to find more joy | PT#08 p.023, SW_v02#16 p.005-006, PN_1911 p018 | Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0937 | The Need for Union between the Peoples of the East and West: Words spoken on 1911-10-20 in Paris | 330 | Paris Talks | In the past, as in the present, the Spiritual Sun of Truth has always shone from the horizon of the East | PT#04 p.008 | East and West; communication between East and West; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1414 | The Power and Value of True Thought Depend upon Its Manifestation in Action: Words spoken on 1911-10-18 in Paris | 230 | Paris Talks | The reality of man is his thought, not his material body. The thought force and the animal force are partners. | PT#02 p.004, SW_v02#16 p.003-004, SW_v02#19 p.004-005, PN_1911 p016 | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Goodly deeds; actions; Knowledge of self; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; The mind's power of discovery; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1482 | The Progress of the Soul: Words spoken ca. 1912-12-26 in London | 220 | Paris Talks | The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. | PT#57 p.191 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1959 | The Seventh Principle—Equality of Men: Words spoken on 1911-11-15 in Paris | 150 | Paris Talks | The Laws of God are not imposition of will, or of power, or pleasure, but the resolutions of truth, reason and justice.' All men are equal before the law, which must reign absolutely | PT#47 p.160 | Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Relationship between government and people; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0625 | The Sun of Truth: Words spoken on 1911-10-22 in Paris | 460 | Paris Talks | It is a lovely day, the sun shines brightly upon the earth, giving light and warmth to all creatures | PT#07 p.020 | Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0473 | The True Meaning of the Prophecies Concerning the Coming of Christ: Words spoken on 1911-10-30 in Paris | 560 | Paris Talks | In the Bible there are prophecies of the coming of Christ. The Jews still await | PT#16 p.047, SW_v13#05 p.115x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0281 | The Universal Love: Words spoken on 1911-10-24 in Paris | 770 | Paris Talks | The Message of Krishna is the message of love. All God's prophets have brought the message of love.... The power of the Holy Spirit enlightening man's intelligence has enabled him to discover | PT#09 p.025, SW_v08#08 p.097x, SAS.108x, CHH.153x | E. Mahony, E. Mahony, Shay & Camila, S. Peyman | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00641 | To Aqa Sayyid Jawad [Karbala'i?] | INBA_5019C:269-270, | - | - | SRC.191 | |||||||||||||
| BB00644 | To Mulla Ahmad Mu'allim Hisari | INBA_5019C:275-279, | - | - | SRC.191 | |||||||||||||
| BB00643 | To Mulla Hasan Bajastani | INBA_5019C:271-275, | BAPT.006x | - | - | SRC.191 | ||||||||||||
| BB00642 | To Mulla Mahdi Khu'i | INBA_5019C:270-271, | - | - | SRC.191 | |||||||||||||
| BB00677 | Treatise on the education of children | 2900 | Arabic | بسمه المکنون العلی العظیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع المشیة لا من شیئ بنفسها لنفسها من نفسها و جعلها طراز قمص طلعة حضرة کینونته | Praise be to God Who hath brought forth the Primal Will from naught, through itself, for itself, of itself, and made it the embroidered vesture of His Own Being's Countenance [3.5s] | Berlin3655.052r-059r | The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1575 | Words at a wedding, spoken on 1920-11-18 | 200 | This is a very happy evening, one of joy. In one respect it is a wedding night | PN_1920 p082, PN_1920_heh p023 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1013 | Words compiled by Isabella Brittingham, spoken in 1903 | 310 | To live the life. To be no cause of grief to anyone. To be kind to all people and to love them with a pure spirit... To be silent concerning the faults of others | TOR.168-170, ABTM.072-073, BNE.083x, BSTW#036, BSTW#390 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2778 | Words following address to theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-10 | 70 | Our hearts like unto pure mirrors receive the impressions and these spiritual images are reflected from one mirror upon another without the medium of language. | DAS.1913-04-10 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Limits of language; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11313 | Words incribed in a church book for Rev. Fraser | 40 | O Thou Kind Almighty, confirm Thou this servant of Thine, Mr. Fraser, in the service of Thy Kingdom. Make him illumined; make him heavenly; make him spiritual; make him divine! Thou art the Generous, the King! | SW_v03#17 p.005 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10779 | Words inscribed in Mr. Campbell's guest book | 60 | O God! O Thou worshipped one! Confirm these souls so that they may raise the call of Thy Kingdom and suffer humanity to be delivered from the dark priciples of the world of nature | DAS.1913-01-18 | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3670 | Words of Abdu'l-Baha in 1919 | 310 | Verily it is so. They are now in Paradise. The German friends are pure, their hearts are overflowing with love, their whole beings are filled with the Cause of God | BBBD.473-474 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3501 | Words recorded by Miss Boylan spoken around 1911-08-25 | 20 | Tell them a Bahá'í is a person who is free from all prejudices - racial prejudice, religious prejudices... A Bahá'í is one in whom the human perfections are active. | PN_1912 p071 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3455 | Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910 | 30 | The meaning is this -- For instance, take this teapot. It, in its beauty, is of itself in appearance. It is the last of its kind. | PN_1912 p015 | Seal of the Prophets; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3516 | Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910 | 20 | The atoms composing an ocean are in appearance the ocean, but the identity of the atoms remains. So it is with our individuality in the ocean of life, it remains. | PN_1912 p015 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Soul; spirit after death; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3541 | Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910 | 20 | The sun that would come down and enter everything would not remain the sun. Its identity would be scattered. | PN_1912 p015 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as sun; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3627 | Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910 | 10 | The Christians have exaggerated the birth of Jesus. | PN_1912 p015 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary | - | - | |||||||||||
| BHU0004 | Words related on various occasions to Nabil-i-A'zam | 620 | Persian | قل الله یکفی عن کل شئ وعلى الله فلیتوکل المتوکلون | All those who were struck down by the storm that raged during that memorable year in Tihran... We were all huddled together in one cell… God is sufficient unto me; He verily is the All-sufficing! In Him let the trusting trust. | BKOG.080-081+097, DB.631-634 | N. Fani and T. Price, Boston Praise Collective (1), Boston Praise Collective (2), Boston Praise Collective (3), Boston Praise Collective (4), Baha'i World Congress choir, Mea, E. Mahony, TaliaSafa, Ladjamaya [track 3 & 16], almunajat.com [item 44] | Accounts of dreams and visions; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0881 | Words spoken at 15 Rue de Greuze in Paris, 1913-03-21 | 340 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I am extremely glad to see you on this Nau Rooz occasion. This day is the anniversary of many historical events | LOG#1025x, SW_v05#01 p.004-005, ADP.074-076, BSTW#343 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0284 | Words spoken at 1815 California Street in San Francisco, 1912-10-07 | 760 | I have been walking in the garden. There are many parks and gardens here…. When I was in the barracks of Acca, than which there is no worse place | ECN.110+493x+1005 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2305 | Words spoken at 1815 California Street in San Francisco, 1912-10-10 | 110 | You are all welcome, exceedingly welcome. I have journeyed a great distance to visit you, having longed to see you, for Bahá’u’lláh has created a marvelous love in the hearts | ECN.120+471+476+599+606 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2698 | Words spoken at 1815 California Street in San Francisco, 1912-10-10 | 80 | It was in the path of God, therefore it was not suffering, not trouble. You must strive in order that you may acquire the blessings of the Holy Spirit. | ECN.471+599+606-608 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0436 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-11 | 590 | The essence of the intention is that I wish you to pray for me and I will pray for you. | SW_v04#02 p.040-041 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3043 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-12 | 50 | One of the special laws of Bahá'u'lláh is the one prohibiting cursing and defamation, and that all should seek forgiveness from their enemies | SW_v19#07 p.220 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2013 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-19 | 140 | This time I want to send you with a new spirit, a new strength, to enlighten California | PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351e | Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mary Magdalene; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1800 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1912-12-26 | 170 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks | Yes: In the Baha'i Cause arts, sciences and all crafts are (counted as) worship.... all effort and exertion put forth | LOG#0967x, LOG#2110x, PT#55 p.189, BSC.452 #826x, VLAB.134x | Leona and Larry | Evolution; human evolution; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1061 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-16 | 300 | The Cause has become very great. Many souls are entering it--souls with different mentalities... Teach the Cause to those who do not know | DAS.1913-01-16, SW_v04#01 p.016, CHH.177, VLAB.141x, BLO_PN#022 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1716 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-16 | 180 | Bahá'í Scriptures | All the meetings must be for teaching the Cause and spreading the Message, and suffering the souls | LOG#0157x, DAS.1913-01-16, BSC.502 #967, SW_v04#15 p.256, SW_v09#14 p.161, CHH.177-178, BLO_PN#022 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0160 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens, 1911-09-23 | 1010 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | At nine years of age, I accompanied my father, Baha'u'llah, in his journey of exile to Baghdad, seventy of his disciples going with us.... The confirmations of the spirit are all those power... Freedom is not a matter of place | BSC.438 #797x, AIL.115-121, ADP.018-023, CHH.166-167x, VLAB.009-010x, VLAB.149x, BLO_PN#022 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3536 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens, ca. Sep. 1911 | 20 | That is well. Very well. A day's work done in the spirit of service is in itself an act of worship. Such work is a prayer unto God. | CHH.152, BLO_PN#022 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1029 | Words spoken at a wedding on 1914-06-18 | 300 | It is more than one month and a half that I have not had the pleasure of being present in the meetings of the believers. Now the means have been brought about | DAS.1914-06-18, SW_v09#10 p.118-119 | Fulfillment of true potential; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0236 | Words spoken at Assembly Rooms in San Francisco, 1912-10-05 | 850 | Bahá'í Scriptures | I have the utmost joy to find in the distant West such an established Baha'i center | BSC.372 #701, SW_v10#13 p.243-245, ECN.096+955 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2442 | Words spoken at Bahji, 1913-12-18 | 90 | I have seen many meadows in Europe and America, but seldom have I seen a place more spiritual, more divine, more inspirational. | DAS.1913-12-18 | Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1637 | Words spoken at Bahji, 1914-01-03 | 190 | A fair and impartial observer perceives the signs of the power and intelligence of God in all the atoms of existence. Before leaving Haifa, I felt very ill... Then I reached Stuttgart. There I found wonderful Baha'is. | DAS.1914-01-03 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3493 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-06 | 20 | Before you teach others, teach yourself. Man must first test his knowledge in himself to see whether it is workable or theoretical. | DAS.1913-05-06 | Knowledge of self; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3402 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-08 | 30 | I am always thinking how to carry the loads of others and not to put my own load on their shoulders. The Blessed Perfection has taught me this. We must prove this through deed and not by mere word. | DAS.1913-05-08, ABCC.391x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1737 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 170 | The greatest prison is the material world. Prison is the antithesis of freedom. Now man is a prisoner of food, of sleep | DAS.1913-05-11 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1949 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 150 | There are three paths through which man attains spiritual happiness. The first path is the path of ordeals, trials and difficulties. | DAS.1913-05-11 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2384 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 100 | Different things are considered by us as of absolute importance, while in reality they have a relative importance at various stages of our development | DAS.1913-05-11 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Relativity of religious truth | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2664 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 80 | Bahá'u'lláh in one of his Tablets says: "Therefore I will explain for your benefit certain luminous and shining mysteries, whereby you will become so attracted | DAS.1913-05-11 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1005 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-16 | 310 | Whosoever schemes in this Cause will come to no good end. Above all other things we must be honest to our consciences and not dissimulate. We must not speak against each other | DAS.1913-05-16 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2757 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-22 | 70 | There are three kinds of light. The light of the sun has only one function and that is to make things manifest.... The second light is the light of the eye... The third light is the light of the intellect. | DAS.1913-05-22 | Ether; the phenomenon of light; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3208 | Words spoken at Broadway street en route in New York, 1912-04-18 | 40 | This is nothing. This is only the beginning. We will be together in all the worlds of God. You can not realize here what that means. | DJT.262, FDA.012, BLO_PN#027 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Soul; spirit after death; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3040 | Words spoken at Cedar Club in London, 1913-01-02 | 50 | I am very glad to be among you, who are blessed in God's name with children. | SW_v03#18 p.009-010 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0067 | Words spoken at Century Club in San Francisco, 1912-10-13 | 1430 | I am delighted to speak before this gathering of revered ladies who have met for the purpose of investigating the realities of life. | ECN.349+497n | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0083 | Words spoken at Clifton Guest House in Bristol, 1913-01-15 | 1330 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Every age requires a central impetus or movement. In this age, the boundaries of terrestrial things have extended | BSC.274 #562, SW_v04#01 p.004-006, SW_v11#17 p.287 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0341 | Words spoken at Dodge home in New York, 1912-04-16 | 690 | In those places where they have no Mashrak-el-Azkar they rent a house and call it by that name | SW_v03#10 p.007-009 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Differences in human capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1202 | Words spoken at E.J. Rosenberg's Unity Meeting, 1911-09-08 | 270 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Praise be to God, that such a meeting of purity and steadfastness is being held in London. | AIL.044 | Call to action; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0116 | Words spoken at East Putney in London, 1912-12-29 | 1160 | Are you all well? Are you all happy? Are you all joyous? You must be exceedingly joyous | DAS.1912-12-29x | Critique of Western values; culture; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transcending the material condition; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0025 | Words spoken at El Grosse Bldg. in Los Angeles, 1912-10-19 | 2000 | This is a good gathering, a good meeting. This assemblage is the assemblage of God…. Do not look at your small number. Plurality of numbers is not of importance. | SW_v07#04 p.033-034x, ECN.137+166 | Call to action; Fewness of numbers not regarded in teaching the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0105 | Words spoken at Goodall home in Oakland, 1912-10-03 | 1200 | I am going to say "welcome," to you, instead of your welcoming me. I am most happy to be here with you. | SW_v04#11 p.190-191+194, MAB.038-039, ECN.081+929 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2779 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 70 | The greatest consolation for the heart is the Love of God. This is the balm for every wound and the remedy for every ailment. | DAS.1913-04-23 | Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3590 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 10 | To enter in the Kingdom of God is the greatest and most important duty. | DAS.1913-04-23 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3760 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 10 | The thirsty one must run after the water; the fountain will not run after those who are thirsty | DAS.1913-04-23 | Condition of search; Effort; striving; Living waters; water of life; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3458 | Words spoken at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-12 | 20 | Persian | اصل جوهر بیان اینست که انسان باید در فکر این باشد که دیگران را محافظه کند نه در فکر خود باشد | A man must ever think of the protection of others and not of himself. | DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v07#18 p.188 | The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0475 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-23 | 560 | Here is the place of health, but the place of spiritual health. Whoever is weak and comes here will become strong. | PN_1920 p057, PN_1920_heh_haifa p027 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0698 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-25 | 420 | The gathering of the friends is like a magnet... There are mines in the sea as there are mines on the earth. The waves come and the salt is melted | PN_1920 p035, PN_1920_heh_haifa p045, PN_1920_heh_haifa p054 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1792 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-25 | 170 | When love enters the heart the bitter water becomes sweet... When I was in Baghdad, a thorn seller invited us. His dwelling was twenty miles from Baghdad | PN_1920 p036 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hospitality; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2021 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-26 | 140 | All the people are negligent, they are not thinking of pleasing God and spreading the word of God. | PN_1920_heh_haifa p057 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0314 | Words spoken at Haifa pilgrim house, 1920-10-27 | 720 | Yes, I eat it in order that I may be your partner. In the same way, in the world of the Kingdom | PN_1920_heh_haifa p059 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Manifestation of God as educator; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1558 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-28 | 200 | The Jews were expecting the appearance of His Holiness Christ, but they were expecting him to come with certain signs. | PN_1920_heh_haifa p061 | Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0408 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-29 | 610 | Some souls appeared among the Jews, the people of Moses, who concealed their real motives | PN_1920 p033, PN_1920_heh p005, PN_1920_heh_haifa p064 | Education of children; moral education; Idolatry; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0939 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-02 | 330 | I wanted to come from breakfast this morning but could not... One must either be a serpent or a servant, he must chose. | PN_1920_heh_haifa p063 | Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0680 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-04 | 430 | Yesterday was very pleasant with Arthur... Jerusalem is Jerusalem, but the real Jerusalem is spiritual | PN_1920_heh_haifa p065 | Critique of Western values; culture; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1813 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-05 | 170 | I speak in Persian and you do not understand... The tongue of the soul is the tongueless tongue... People drink wine and say it is useful. It is not the wine, but the juice of the grape which is useful. | PN_1920_heh_haifa p069 | Language and the structure of reality; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0539 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 | 510 | Last night I visited the Mufti, the spiritual head of the Muslims... When I speak it is in such a manner that no one can object... It is written that Socrates went to other lands; they do not say that he did not leave Greece | PN_1920 p070, PN_1920_heh p015 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Oneness; unity of religion; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1067 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 | 300 | We are speaking in Persian and you have to listen…. Man has two ears and one tongue, so he should hear twice and speak once…. I have walked far and am very tired | PN_1920 p046, PN_1920 p083, PN_1920_heh p020 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1945 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 | 150 | I have been for a walk. Motion is the sign of life. If there be no wind, no motion, the air become impure... our sun with all its planets are moving around a central sun like the moon moves round the earth. | PN_1920 p038, PN_1920 p046, PN_1920 p083, PN_1920_heh p019, PN_1920_heh_haifa p070 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1400 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-08 | 230 | I have been with visitors all the morning... Here one must always be with visitors... I am caught among different nations and all refer their cases to me | PN_1920_heh_haifa p074, PN_1920 p042 | Diversity of thought and belief; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0570 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-13 | 490 | You got very tired in Jerusalem... A Rabbi told me that they expected a Christ that would come and be successful, that he would conquer the world | PN_1920_heh p021, PN_1920_heh_haifa p075 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Oneness; unity of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1111 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-15 | 290 | The remaining eight should elect one... The Blessed Beauty says that if two persons have differences both are wrong. | PN_1920 p043, PN_1920 p096, PN_1920 p110, PN_1920_heh_haifa p077 | Elections; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1004 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-16 | 310 | The Baha'is should sacrifice life in the path of each other... It must be so that each one of the friends should prefer others to himself. | PN_1920 p044, PN_1920_heh_haifa p079 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0972 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-21 | 320 | It would be better if they were educated in the same schools, because it would bring love among them... I am in favor of the marriage of the black and white races | PN_1920 p033, PN_1920 p045, PN_1920 p047, PN_1920_heh_haifa p081 | Race unity; racial issues; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0022 | Words spoken at High school auditorium in Berkeley, 1912-10-09 | 2050 | Inasmuch as those who are present are especially interested in that which constitutes truth, I shall take truth for my subject this evening. | ECN.287+1053 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as sun; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3346 | Words spoken at Higher Thought center, 1911-11-01 | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ...it matters not what name each calls himself -- The Great Work is One. Christ is ever in the world of existence | AIL.040, BSTW#207c | Christ; Christianity; Oneness; unity of religion; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1337 | Words spoken at home of Aqa Siyyid Ali Afnan in Akka, 1914-04-22 | 240 | In the neighborhood of Baghdad there lived a man and a Bahá'í by the name of Mohamad, the 'thorn-picker'. He lived about 21 miles away from the city. | DAS.1914-04-22 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1068 | Words spoken at home of Lady Blomfield, 1911-09-08 | 300 | I have journeyed by sea and land for the pleasure of seeing you all. I needed a change | SW_v02#12 p.003-004 | Goodly deeds; actions; Nationalism; love of country; Praise of Western values; culture; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3350 | Words spoken at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-18 | 30 | Assuredly, give to the poor. If you give them only words, when they put their hands into their pockets after you have gone, they will find themselves none the richer for you! | DJT.266, BLO_PN#027 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Humor; jokes; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2177 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 | 120 | I hope that each one of you may become a divine farmer and each one may cultivate a large blessed farm. The real Bahá'í farming is through deeds. | DAS.1913-04-04 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit; Goodly deeds; actions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3289 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 | 30 | I was most happy to see the believers of Germany so holy, so pure and so united | DAS.1913-04-04, SW_v04#09 p.162 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2193 | Words spoken at Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh, 1912-05-07 | 120 | The friends here are anxious to know if I like these rooms! They do not know what we had to go through in the past. Imagine the conditions | SW_v19#05 p.140-141 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2118 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-11 | 130 | My work is done. The tree of my life has yielded its fruits. I have set a fire in the world | DAS.1913-12-11, SW_v05#01 p.010 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3395 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-12 | 30 | I have been crying at the top of my voice all these years. Now I prefer to choose silence and listen to the melodies of the nightingales of the Paradise of Abha | DAS.1913-12-12 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0377 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-13 | 640 | How I longed for the re-appearance of these divine nights!... There is a place in America called Green Acre. It is customary during the months of summer | DAS.1913-12-13, SW_v08#05 p.050x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Freedom of thought and action; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1389 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-14 | 230 | In reality the German Baha'is are the embodiment of attraction and enthusiasm. They are Baha'is by deeds and actions. | DAS.1913-12-14 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1708 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-04-01 | 180 | I praise Thee, O God! For Thou hast made the prison a throne in Thy earth, a heaven in Thy heavens, and Orient amongst Thy Orients | BSTW#052w | Prayer for protection; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0620 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01 | 460 | When we were in Baghdad several believers including myself started with a large caravan for Kazemayn. Each one of us was riding on a fine horse. | DAS.1914-12-01 | Humor; jokes; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1876 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01 | 160 | Those persons who are firm in the Faith during these days shine like unto the brilliant sun and are the cause of the tranquility of the hearts; but those whose hearts are not set aglow | DAS.1914-12-01 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0932 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-08 | 330 | Once upon a time there was a merchant in the city of Balsora | DAS.1914-12-08, SW_v13#06 p.152x, STAB#007 | Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0509 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-01-04 | 530 | These childish demonstrations are most shallow in their motives, because they are based on the conquest of the earth which in itself is not permanent. | DAS.1915-01-04 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0978 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-02-12 | 320 | The air here at Mount Carmel is fragrant and the earth is sweet... Syria is a most wonderful country. It is a world in miniature. | DAS.1914-02-12, SW_v14#05 p.148 | Mount Carmel | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1232 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-02-12 | 260 | The Bible and the Holy Books of other religions must always be studied and be read in the Bahá'í meetings. Their study will widen the circle of one's information | DAS.1914-02-12 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Methods of teaching the Cause; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1549 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-07-23 | 200 | For the time being the proposed delegates to such a Conference must lay aside the discussion of dogmas and Apostles Creeds... If the churches are anxious to win the souls back to Christ they must interpret these 'seven great mysteries' of Christianity according to science and reason | DAS.1914-07-23 | Christian doctrine and practice; Harmony of science and religion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1864 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-07-23 | 160 | Having then realized how these holy, spiritual, luminous Manifestations sacrificed their lives, teaching us with deeds and not words... then if we have one grain of loyalty how can we stand by idle | DAS.1914-07-23 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0637 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-04 | 450 | In the books of Divine Philosophy, the term light is frequently mentioned. Some religious leaders still teach today that by light is meant the accidental phenomenal radiation from the sun | PN_1919 p005 | Idolatry; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0063 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-06 | 560 | When the mujtahids and Nasiri'd-Din Shah sent Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Husayn to 'Iraq, and he began agitating against the Blessed Perfection | BKOG.143-144x, STAB#078 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0011 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-07 | 2260 | BKOG.057-059x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2679 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1920-09-05 | 80 | I hope the health of the friends is good.... His Holiness Christ was once eating grapes. He said, 'I will not eat grapes again until I eat them anew with you in the Kingdom | SW_v11#16 p.270, PN_1920 p031, PN_1920 p055, PN_1920 p091, PN_1920_heh p013, PN_1920_heh_haifa p020, IHP.118, BLO_PN#046 | Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0511 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1920-11-04 | 530 | Not one among the former religions, such as the Jews, spoke a word of praise concerning His Holiness Christ or concerning His Holiness Muhammad. | PN_1920_heh p010, PN_1920_heh_haifa p067 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3166 | Words spoken at Jenner home in East Sheen, ca. Sep. 1911 | 40 | Blessed are the children, of whom His Holiness Christ said: 'Of such are the Kingdom of Heaven.' Children have no worldly ambitions. Their hearts are pure. We must become like children, crowning our heads with the crown of severance;; purifying our hearts, that we may see God in His Great Manifestations, and obey the laws brought to us by those, His Messengers. | CHH.166, BLO_PN#022 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2273 | Words spoken at Kinney home in New York, 1912-12-01 | 110 | I desire to go to the Orient... Know this for a certainty that today, the penetrative power in the arteries of the world of humanity, is the power of the Covenant. | SW_v06#14 p.111x, SW_v11#08 p.121x, PN_1912 p025, BSTW#052s | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2074 | Words spoken at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-10 | 130 | It is a blessed evening; you are blessed. Blessed souls are gathered here. In reality, this house is illumined... It has become necessary to depart for the Orient... All your efforts must be expended in two ways | PN_1912 p110, BSTW#351b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3259 | Words spoken at Persian embassy in New York, 1912-04-23 | 40 | If all the spirits of the air were to congregate together they could not create a salad! | SW_v12#07 p.135+137-140, SW_v12#08 p.145-172, DJT.270, FDA.014, BLO_PN#027 | Humor; jokes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0540 | Words spoken at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-02 | 510 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In this Cause consultation is of vital importance, but spiritual conference and not the mere voicing | PUP#031 (p.072-073), SW_v03#04 p.011-012, STAB#060 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Consultation; Parliaments; constitutional government; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1106 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-05 | 290 | The life of the Arabs in the interior is most simple. Their principal food consists of | DAS.1914-05-05, SW_v08#02 p.018-019 | Critique of Western values; culture; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2765 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-06 | 70 | It is very strange how the possession of a few spans of earth blinds men to justice and fairness. He become neglectful and heedless | DAS.1914-05-06 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1001 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-07 | 310 | Although some of the simple folks believe that these ancient monuments of civilization are built by Solomon yet there is no foundation for it. | DAS.1914-05-07 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Predictions and prophecies; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2371 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-07 ca. | 100 | If a friend dies and leaves behind some debt, the believers must do their utmost to pay it off to the very last cent. | DAS.1914-05-08 | Business; financial; property matters; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2394 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-07 ca. | 100 | Man is liable to forget things very quickly, but the animals remember longer. If you have been kind to a dog once in your lifetime | DAS.1914-05-08 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Kindness to and rights of animals; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0998 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-08 | 310 | During the lifetime of Bahá'u'lláh the inhabitants of the village, Mokeiss, were most anxious that I may buy half of their real estate | DAS.1914-05-08 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2515 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-09 | 90 | He was caught sleeping by our enemies and they deceived him. He thought after writing and publishing this book all the Persians will honor and respect him | DAS.1914-05-09 | Chastisement and requital; Power of the Manifestation of God; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1560 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 200 | God hath made all the phenomena for the sake of man and created man for Himself. We consider that the sun is shining, the clouds are pouring down rain | DAS.1914-05-10 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Human reality created in the image of God; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Purpose; goal of creation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1700 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 180 | Praise be to God that thou art wealthy through the treasury of the Kingdom. True wealth is the wealth of the Kingdom of God. The heart of man must be rich. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2011 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 140 | The first Cause of my happiness is to see your faces radiant with the light of reality and your hearts cleansed and purified with the Water of knowledge. There are two kinds of happiness. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Differences in human capacity; Human reality created in the image of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2268 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 110 | This is self-evident and is in no need of proof. For example the hand corresponds with another hand. No sooner thou takest hold of the hand of thy beloved than a world of feelings and emotions are conveyed | DAS.1914-05-10 | Need for an educator; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2908 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 60 | Vanity is a form of egotism, an excessive desire for notice of approval of one's personal appearance or deeds. It is self-conceit and self-hypnotization. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Satan; the Evil One | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3056 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 50 | Consider with what knowledge His holiness Bahá'u'lláh hath favored the Bahá'ís, that if they are given the whole world they will not deny Christ. They love Christ better than their own lives. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3383 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 30 | The best man is that person who cheers and gladdens the broken-hearted ones and the worst man is that soul who causes suffering and pain to one's heart. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Consolation and comfort; Saddening another soul; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1102 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 290 | In the world of humanity, every person is stimulated by a certain objective-point | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.117-118 | Call to action; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1562 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 200 | I hope that whosoever hears your words, sees your deeds and beholds your manners and behaviors may declare that these people are real Bahá'ís | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1937 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 150 | The condition of faith requires that man may ascend to and abide in the station of sacrifice. Without this attainment one's faith is not perfect. | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2801 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 70 | Material affairs are of two kinds. The first kind are those concerns which have no direct | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118, SW_v08#02 p.017 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Work as worship; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2790 | Words spoken at railway station in Akka, 1915-03-06 | 70 | In all my daily works and movements I rely on the confirmations of the Blessed Perfection. Whenever I feel weak I turn my face to Him and He strengthens me. | DAS.1915-03-06 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0307 | Words spoken at reading room and library for the blind in San Francisco, 1912-10-13 | 730 | This revered lady, Mrs. Rowan, is indeed doing the world of humanity a great and useful service, for she assists those who are blind | ECN.345+495x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0896 | Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-13 | 340 | If the speaker's intention be pure, if his heart be transparent, no matter through how many translators the words may go, the audience will be touched. | DAS.1913-04-13 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2086 | Words spoken at Riverside Park in New York, 1912-07-10 | 130 | In every moment you must thank God a hundred thousand times. Consider how today all the worldly people are deprived | PN_1912 p111, BSTW#351c | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0424 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-21 | 600 | I pray that this Fete [Naw-Ruz] be blessed to all the friends in America! May each one of them become a mighty teacher... When I was in Bagdad I had a coat | DAS.1913-03-21 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2586 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-27 | 80 | Fifty years ago Bahá'u'lláh prophesied: 'Adrianople shall go out of the hand of the Sultan' and today that prophecy is fulfilled.... It is evident that negligence from God brings a nation to this path; lack of sound administration | DAS.1913-03-27 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2489 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28 | 90 | There are two relations between man and wife, one real, the other unreal. The real relation which is based upon spiritual love... When there exists incompatibility of temper | DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d | Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2998 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28 | 50 | The science of aviation will make great progress in the immediate future and people will travel at ease from one city to another | DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d | Predictions and prophecies; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2552 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-05-30 | 80 | One must eat in moderation. Man is not created for food. He must not indulge in eating too much. Overeating is the cause of many diseases. | DAS.1913-05-30 | Education and the development of capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2332 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-06-11 | 100 | Bahá'u'lláh says, when the soul has travelled through many valleys, it reaches to the city of Love. That city contains four pillars. And whenever I find a hearing ear I shall explain what are these four pillars. During the life of Bahá'u'lláh no one asked the explanation of this matter | DAS.1913-06-11 | Four pillars; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0655 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris , 1913-01-30 | 450 | One of the ladies present has asked me to speak on the subject of soul, mind and spirit. | SW_v04#02 p.037-038, BSTW#092 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0287 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-23 | 750 | The artist has drawn very beautiful pictures for she has painted allegorical figures on this canvas - each figure carries a lantern | DAS.1913-01-23 | Differences in human capacity; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0827 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-25 | 360 | In the world of genesis every power or energy has a focal center. For example the center of intelligence is the brain. The center of vision is the eye. | DAS.1913-01-25 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Manifestation of God as sun; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1392 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-28 | 230 | Man cannot comprehend the essence of God. He is the limited and God's essence is the unlimited. All the attributes referable to God, such as omnipotent, Omniscient, merciful are only qualifying attributes | DAS.1913-01-28 | Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1787 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-29 | 170 | Be free from every tie. Do not attach thy heart to anything. Open thy wings and soar toward the infinite space of God. A bird whose wings are tied cannot fly. | DAS.1913-01-29 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Study; deepening; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2381 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-29 | 100 | We have come to Paris striking the first note. But we find Paris is very cold. I was anticipating that in this trip I shall behold in this city the luminous torch of the love of God. Now having arrived I find that the inhabitants are steeped deeper in the darkness of materialism. | DAS.1913-01-29 | Critique of Western values; culture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2277 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-31 | 110 | The duties and the responsibilities of the Bahá'í are these: They must be kind to all the religions. They must love humankind with all their hearts and souls. They must work for the public welfare. | DAS.1913-01-31 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0206 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07 | 900 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Last night a Hindu professor of music came to see me. He brought with him a musical instrument called the vina | DAS.1913-02-07, ADP.076-078x, PN_1913 p002 | Manifestation of God as sun; Music and singing; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3071 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07 | 50 | Nineteen days are according to 19 Letters of the Living which is composed of the Báb and 18 disciples. The aim of this feast | DAS.1913-02-07 | Letters of the Living; Nineteen-Day Feast; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3084 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07 | 50 | It is the beholding of the beauty of this perfection in the reality of His own identity. It is from the entity of God to His Own Entity. | DAS.1913-02-07 | Creation of the world; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2614 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-09 | 80 | How pitiful it is that man is satisfied with material things and so regulates his life as to gain more and more! | DAS.1913-02-09 | Human reality created in the image of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2256 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-11 | 110 | The greatest attainment in the world of humanity is love, for it is through love that man is attracted toward God. It is love that establishes communication | DAS.1913-02-11 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2776 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-11 | 70 | Our pathway is supplication and invocation, severance from all else save Him and communion with the Source of all benediction. | DAS.1913-02-11 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Importance of prayer; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2382 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-12 | 100 | When I was very young, I was present in a meeting in which people discussed astronomy according to the theories of the old school of Ptolemy. | DAS.1913-02-12 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Infinity and eternity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1551 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-13 | 200 | When Bahá'u'lláh returned from His pilgrimage to Karbila, the brother of the Grand Vizir Abbas Quli Khan | DAS.1913-02-13 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2438 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 90 | The people of Paris are of two kinds. First, the followers of a dogmatic religion; second, the free-thinkers. The former follow blindly the priests; the latter does not like to hear the word of religion mentioned. | DAS.1913-02-14 | Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2659 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 80 | When I was very young I was travelling with Bahá'u'lláh and my family. We reached the city of Kermanshahan. Here we took quarters in a Caravanserai. | DAS.1913-02-14 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2615 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-16 | 80 | How large is the creation of God! How stupendous His machinery! How infinite His dominion!... Were it possible to construct an aeroplane and establish communication between the various planets many marvellous discoveries would have been achieved! | DAS.1913-02-16 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Infinity and eternity; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2383 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-18 | 100 | Man cannot attain to the highest summit of human progress without the assistance of the Breaths of the Holy Spirit. A man intellectually may become enabled | DAS.1913-02-18 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1553 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-19 | 200 | Once upon a time I was invited to a garden party outside of the fortress of Akka. There were about seventy guests including the governor | DAS.1913-02-19 | Exhortations and counsels; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1875 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-19 | 160 | It so happened that while in Baghdad, during the season that the pilgrims arrived from all over the Islamic world to visit the Holy Shrines | DAS.1913-02-19 | Humor; jokes; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1673 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 180 | Now Europe in reality is in the utmost beauty and adornment. Material civilization has advanced greatly. It is a body in the utmost of comeliness, but regrettable it is that it is not animated by the spirit. | DAS.1913-02-20 | Call to action; Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2238 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 110 | The greatness of the American journey is not now known. Erelong its glories shall fill all the books and pamphlets of the world. | DAS.1913-02-20 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2733 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 70 | How dead to all spiritual emotions are the people of Paris! The inhabitants of this city are engrossed in the whirlpool of pleasure and self-gratification. | DAS.1913-02-20 | Critique of Western values; culture; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2699 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-21 | 80 | Pride and haughtiness are the worst qualities. If a person becomes the possessor of the whole world he must not become proud. | DAS.1913-02-21 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0254 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-22 | 810 | At the time that His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh was in the mountains of Suleymanieh one of the young rugged, illiterate Kurds living in the valley came to see Him... His name was Mullah Ali Mardan. | DAS.1913-02-22 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0956 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 320 | In this Bahá’í Dispensation the question of deeds is most important. Confession and acknowledgement do not mean faith. Faith means deeds and deeds mean faith. | DAS.1913-02-24 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Goodly deeds; actions; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1340 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 240 | The inhabitants of one of the provinces of Persia desired to get rid of the burden of military conscription laid upon them by the minister of war. | DAS.1913-02-24 | Humor; jokes; Petitions to authorities; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1675 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 180 | There were three persons who started to journey together. One was from the province of Tabriz, the other from the province of Isfahan and the third from the province of Kashan. | DAS.1913-02-24 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2131 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 120 | When a person desires to destroy his house to build a new one on its site, first of all he must make the plan ready, then the bricks | DAS.1913-02-24 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1775 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-25 | 170 | When His Holiness the Báb arrived in Isfahan, Manuchehr Khan who had been converted from Christianity to [the] Muhammadan religion was the governor of the city. | DAS.1913-02-25 | Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - |
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