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| AB09312 | 80 | mixed | ای ثابتان بر پیمان این همّتی که در ارسال مبلّغین باطراف نمودهاید بسیار محبوب و مقبول | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! This initiative ye have undertaken in dispatching teachers to divers regions is most beloved and acceptable [3.5s] | RRT.038x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Prayer for service; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00878 | 420 | mixed | ثابت پیمانا نامه نیمه صفر واصل گردید مضمون دلالت بر آن مینمود که ذکر این امر | O steadfast one! Your letter of mid-Safar was received, and its contents indicated that mention of this Cause [3.5s] | RRT.045, MAS2.018-019x | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0992 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, ca. 1913(1911?) | 310 | Persian | Translation List | مبلغ باید مدارا داشته باشد جوهر تقدیس باشد اطلاعات داشته | Teachers of the Cause must have courtesy and forbearance. They must be the essence of sanctity—informed, moved by the divine teachings, knowledgeable and well apprised | INBA06:629-632 | RRT.086-088 | ADMS#158 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB04630 | Words to Anise Rideout | 160 | other/unknown lang | اولین قدم ایجاد طلب ورحانیت در قلب است و بعد دارا شدن حیات بهائی حیات بهائی حیات بهائی | The first thing to do is to acquire a thirst for Spirituality, then live the life! Live the life! Live the life! | RRT.099-100, QIRT.22-23 | COC#0425x, SW_v19#03 p.069 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of example; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01986 | 450 | mixed | یا حبیب فوادی و بهجه قلبی نعمت رسید الحمد لله الحمد لله و کل از آن متنعم | O thou Beloved of my heart and joy of my soul! The blessing hath arrived - praise be to God, praise be to God - and all have been enriched thereby [3.5s] | YMM.123 | Generosity [kirama]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06378 | 130 | mixed | ای نهالهای بیهمال باغ الهی انشاء الله اخوان نازنین چون خوشه پروین در سپهر | O peerless saplings of the divine garden! God willing, may these cherished brethren, like the Pleiades cluster, in the celestial sphere [3.5s] | INBA17:033 | YMM.147 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01942 | 460 | mixed | یا امین علیک بهائی این ایام وقت بمثابه طیر وفا یا اکسیر اعظم نزد اهل دنیا | O Amin! Upon thee be My glory! In these days time is even as a faithful bird, nay rather, as the supreme elixir in the eyes of the people of the world [3.5s] | YMM.149 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00338 | 640 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید جواب مفصل ممکن نه مختصر مرقوم می گردد و آن | O servant of the sacred Threshold! Thy letter was received. A detailed reply is not possible; therefore a brief response is herewith written [3.5s] | YMM.165x, YMM.230x, YMM.364x, YARP2.481 p.356 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06469 | 150 | mixed | ای دوستان امروز روزی است که هر یک از محبان بنصرت رحمن برخیزند چه که اکثر من | O friends! This is the Day whereon each one of the loved ones must arise to aid the All-Merciful, for most [3.5s] | INBA65:228, BLIB_Or03116.080r, , BLIB_Or11096#175, , BLIB_Or15710.019a, | YMM.170 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00073 | Tafsir-i-Hu | 6500 | Arabic | Creation | Tafsir-i-Hú (Commentary on the phrase He Is (God)) | الحمد لله الذی قد اشرق الشمس بقدرته و الاح النور بقوته… ان یا ذلک الهیکل قد خلقناک علی تلک الأسمآء الحسنی و جعلناک کل شیء فی اسمآء الذی یشیر الینا | Praise be to God who has caused the sun to shine through His power and light to gleam through His might [3.5s]... ...O this Temple! We created thee according to these Most Beautiful Names. And We made thee the Pleroma (kulli shay', "All Things") amongst the [Divine] Names which alluded unto Us by means of the mention of "Huwa" … In another station, the names are garments for the attributes... If thou art able to separate anything in heaven or on earth and marry all of it together again | Berlin1237#21-22, UMich962.159-182x, UMich968.001-040x, UMich968.053-084x | YMM.174x, OOL.B144x | BLO_createx, HURQ.BH14x, REVS.173x | An intricate commentary on the names and attributes of God, taking as point of departure a statement by the Báb which relates ‘His sacred mirror and eternal light’ to the name of God huwa (‘He’), which has an inner and outer aspect signifying both the unity of opposites and the alchemical fire and water attained of old by the prophet Moses. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 1b | * | - | REVS.060-062, LL#336 | ||
| BH03660 | 250 | Arabic | سبحان الذی قد ظهر بین السموات و الارض بسلطان الذی احاط الممکنات و انه لهو | Glorified be He Who hath manifested Himself betwixt the heavens and the earth with a sovereignty that hath encompassed all contingent things, and verily, He is indeed [3.5s] | INBA18:286, INBA23:036 | YMM.176x | Contemplation; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08768 | 90 | mixed | ای سمی من غلامحسین و عبدالبهاء هر دو بمعنی یک عنوانند ولی این شیرین تر و | O thou who bearest my name! Ghulam-Husayn and 'Abdu'l-Bahá are both of one meaning, though this is sweeter [3.5s] | YMM.179x | Naming of children; of individuals; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02037 | 430 | Persian | ای ذبیح حب بدرستیکه گردانیدیم تو را مظهر اسم ذبیح در ارض پس تو ای عبد سعی | O Dhabíh of Love! Verily, We have made thee the Manifestation of the Name "The Sacrifice" upon the earth. Therefore strive, O servant [3.5s] | YMM.181 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08264 | 100 | mixed | ای ناظر الی الله سمی بزرگوار صادق الوعد امین بود لهذا باین مقام بلند اعلی در | O thou who gazest toward God! The distinguished namesake was faithful to his promise, and therefore attained unto this most exalted station [3.5s] | YMM.182 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01218 | 690 | Arabic | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یدعوا الناس الی محبوب العارفین ولو یظهر علی العباد ما کنز | This is a Book that speaketh with truth and calleth the people unto the Best-Beloved of them that know, were there to be revealed unto the servants that which was treasured [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.495, , NLAI_BH2.092 | YMM.192x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02709 | 330 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدن نقطه الاولی الی احد من عباد الله لیستجذب من نغمات الله | This is a Book from the Primal Point unto one of the servants of God, that he may be drawn unto the melodies of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.055, | YMM.192x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11371 | 30 | Persian | ای مختار جمیع اشیا در تسبیح و تقدیس حق بلسان ملکوتی مجبور و مضطرند و تو در | O Mukhtar! All things are constrained and compelled, in the celestial tongue, to glorify and sanctify the Truth, while thou [3.5s] | YMM.195 | Free will and predestination; fate; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03925 | 240 | Arabic | هذا لوح فیه یحشر کل الارواح فی هیاکل عز مکنون | This is a Tablet wherein all spirits are gathered within temples of hidden glory [3.5s] | YMM.196x, YMM.298x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02472 | 250 | mixed | یا من تمسک بحبل المیثاق تالله الحق ان سکان الرفیق الابهی و المتصدرین فی دسوت | O thou who hast held fast to the Cord of the Covenant! By the True One, the dwellers in the Abhá Paradise and they who are seated in the celestial court [3.5s] | INBA59:117b, INBA88:290 | YMM.197x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10668 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها الامه لله الموقنه بملکوت الله اوقدک الله بنار المحبه و الانجذاب توجهی | O handmaiden of God, thou who art assured of God's Kingdom! May God ignite thee with the fire of love and attraction [3.5s] | YMM.199 | Love as fire; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10479 | 60 | Persian | ای جوینده حقیقت نامه ات رسید از خدا خواهم ثابت و مستقیم مانی و از امتحانات | O seeker of truth! Thy letter was received. I beseech God that thou mayest remain firm and steadfast amidst the tests and trials [3.5s] | YMM.200x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08226 | 120 | Arabic | سبحان الذی اظهر مطلع امره و تعالی الذی یذکر احبائه بلسانه الذی به احی | Glorified be He Who hath manifested the Dayspring of His Cause, and exalted be He Who remembereth His loved ones with His Tongue whereby He quickeneth [3.5s] | YMM.200x | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08535 | 120 | mixed | یا بن بابی علیک عنایتی و رحمتی حق تعالی شانه این اسم را بسیار دوست داشته رحمت | O Ibn Babi! Upon thee be My loving-kindness and My mercy. God, exalted be His glory, hath cherished dearly this name [3.5s] | YMM.201 | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07445 | 130 | mixed | اذا اراد الله بشیء ان یقول له کن فیکون الحمد لله ملک گرفته شد طوبی لمن فاز | When God willeth a thing, He doth but say unto it "Be!" and it is. Praise be unto God, possession hath been attained. Blessed is he who hath attained [3.5s] | YMM.202 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Business; financial; property matters; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01420 | 600 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی ارسل الرسل و انزل الکتاب انه لا اله الا هو العزیز الوهاب قد | Praise be to God Who hath sent forth the Messengers and revealed the Book. Verily, there is none other God but He, the Mighty, the Bestower [3.5s] | INBA28:502 | YMM.203x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00249 | 740 | mixed | ای منادی ملکوت دو نامه از شما رسید یکی قدیم و دیگری جدید | O thou herald of the Kingdom! I received thy two letters, an old one and | YMM.209x | LOG#1635x, SW_v02#07 p.011-013 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Necessary and possible being; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Theosophy; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01771 | 500 | mixed | سبحان الذی تجلی لذاته بذاته و تنزه فی علو امتناعه | Glorified is He Who hath revealed His own Self unto His Self, and Who remaineth sanctified in the heights of His inaccessibility [3.5s] | YMM.210x | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Justice and wrath of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for the Babis; people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00917 | 410 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المقر بوحدانیه الله انی قرئت تحریرک و ابتهلت الی الله | O thou who art confessing the Oneness of God! Verily, I read thy letter and I besought God to cause thee to promulgate His divine Manifestation | YMM.213x, QT108.092x | TAB.106-108 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04645 | 420 | Arabic | ان یا عبد اسمع ما یلقیک منادی الطور فی هیکل هذا الظهور لتستلذ عن نغمات ربک | O servant! Hearken unto that which the Herald of Sinai imparteth unto thee from within the Temple of this Manifestation, that thou mayest be gladdened by the melodies of thy Lord [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.433 | YMM.214-215x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06131 | 160 | mixed | حمد مقدس از لم یزل و لایزال محبوب بیزوالی را لایق و سزاست که از اشراقات انوار | Praise, sanctified beyond time and eternity, befitteth the Imperishable Beloved, Who from the effulgences of light [3.5s] | YMM.216x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06838 | 150 | Arabic | یا زین المقربین بشر عبادنا بذکر الله الملک الحق المبین | O Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin! Give glad-tidings unto Our servants of the remembrance of God, the True King, the Manifest One [3.5s] | YMM.217x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09306 | 540 | Arabic | بارک الله علیک یا حسن بما وردت فی حصن حبی الذی کان من زبر الامر معمورا و انه | Blessed art thou, O Hasan, inasmuch as thou hast entered within the stronghold of My love, which was raised up through the tablets of the Command, and verily [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.429 | YMM.220x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10669 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها الجمره المشتعله بنار محبه الله انی قرئت نمیقتک البدیعه الانشاء و اطلعت | O thou glowing ember enkindled with the fire of God's love! I have perused thy wondrous and eloquent letter [3.5s] | YMM.221 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09581 | 100 | mixed | نقطه عما سیر نمود تا در عرش نطق مستریح گشت و بعد هیاکل حروف ابها را بترکیب | The Primal Point traced His course through the realm of Mystery until He found repose upon the Throne of Utterance, whereafter He fashioned the temples of the Abhá Letters [3.5s] | INBA38:056a, INBA36:329a | YMM.224 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The cloud ['ama]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06817 | 120 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت نامه پارسال نرسید اما نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۶ جولای نوشته بودی | O seeker of truth! The letter from last year did not arrive, but the letter which thou didst write on July 26th [3.5s] | YMM.225x | Soul; spirit after death; The cross and the trinity; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07633 | 130 | Arabic | ذکر ورقه القدس عبده علیا لیشکر الله بارئه و یرتقب یوم الذی یاتی الله فی ظلل | The Leaf of Holiness maketh mention of His servant, 'Alí, that he may render thanksgiving unto God, his Creator, and await the Day whereon God shall come in the shadows of the clouds [3.5s] | INBA36:140a, INBA71:309b | YMM.228 | Literal interpretation; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2335 | 100 | mixed | در آیات بعضی مسائل بحسب استعداد سائل و اعتقاد آن زمان نازل شده مثلاً در قرآن مسئلهٴ ذوالقرنین و مسئله یأجوع و مأجوج | In the sacred verses certain matters were revealed according to the capacity of the questioner and the beliefs of that time, as for example in the Qur'án the question of Dhu'l-Qarnayn and the matter of Gog and Magog [3.5s] | YMM.230x | Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Harmony of science and religion; High station of learning; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Literal interpretation; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01022 | 390 | Arabic | ایتها الزجاج المقتبس الانوار من سراج البهاء ... و اما ما سئلت من الایۀ الثانیۀ | O thou glass ignited with light from the Lamp of Bahá! ... And as to what thou didst ask concerning the second verse [3.5s] | YMM.233x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power of prayer; Prayer for women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04858 | 160 | Persian | Translation List | ای منجذبه بنفحات الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art attracted to the divine fragrances! That which thou hadst written was perused . . . Thou hadst written an explanation of “the seven days.” | YMM.233x, VUJUD.136-137x | VUJUDE.207-208x, ADMS#145x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Seven stages of creation; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04721 | 390 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میگردد طلب مغفرت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Due to lack of time I pen but a brief response, and seek forgiveness [3.5s] | YMM.234-235x, KASH.395-396 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00246 | 2530 | Arabic | قد حضر بین یدینا ما وجدنا منه اقبالک الی الله العلی العظیم و عرفانک مظهر | There hath appeared before Our presence that from which We perceived thy turning unto God, the Most Exalted, the Most Great, and thy recognition [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.419, , Berlin1237#03 | YMM.237x, YMM.308x, YMM.347x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04151 | 220 | mixed | ان یا سلمان اسمع حینئذ ما یلقی الروح علیک فی هذه الکلمات و ما یطیر الورقاء | O Salman! Hearken unto that which the Spirit imparteth unto thee in these words, and that which the Dove doth warble [3.5s] | YMM.252 | Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10399 | 80 | Arabic | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق و یذکر فیه عبد الذی نسبه الله الی خادمه لیشکر ربه و ینقطع | This is a Book which hath been sent down in truth and wherein mention is made of the servant whom God hath attributed to His bondsman, that he may render thanks unto his Lord and be detached [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.627b, , ALIB.folder18p497c | YMM.253 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08070 | 1380 | Arabic | ان یا مرآت الجود ان اشهد بما شهد الله فی قطب البقاء باننی انا حی فی الافق الابهی | O Mirror of Bounty! Bear thou witness unto that which God hath testified in the Pivot of Eternity: verily, I am alive in the Most Glorious Horizon [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p121-126 | YMM.253x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10553 | 60 | Persian | ای کنیز خدا آن ملکوتی که در انجیل بنص جلیل مذکور ابوابش گشوده گشت و در نهایت | O handmaiden of God! That Kingdom which is mentioned in the glorious text of the Gospel hath opened wide its gates and is in utmost [3.5s] | YMM.261 | Proclamation to Christians | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06810 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ افتاد | O candle of the love of God! That which thou hadst written was noted [3.5s] | YMM.261x | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09980 | 70 | Persian | ای زنده بزندگی جاودان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی مضمون واضح و عیان گشت و روح و | O thou who art alive with life eternal! That which thou didst write became clear and manifest in meaning, and the spirit [3.5s] | YMM.261x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04934 | 160 | mixed | ایها المشمول بلحظات اعین الرحمانیه دو مکتوب که محتوی حقائق و معانی محبت الهیه | O thou who art enfolded in the glances of the All-Merciful, two letters containing the realities and meanings of Divine love [3.5s] | YMM.264 | Business; financial; property matters; Love of God; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06976 | 140 | Persian | انشاء الله لازال بذکر الله مشغول باشید و از دونش فارغ و حق جل کبریائه هرگز | God willing, may ye ever remain occupied with the remembrance of God and be detached from aught else, for the True One, exalted be His glory, never [3.5s] | INBA38:078b | YMM.264 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07333 | 110 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ملاحظه گردید دلیل بر خضوع و خشوع بود و برهان انجذاب | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was perused. It betokened submission and humility, and was a proof of attraction [3.5s] | YMM.265 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08567 | 120 | mixed | یا علی حیدر علیک بهائی جناب امین علیه بهائی وارد ذکر شما و دوستان آن ارض را | O 'Alí-Ḥaydar! Upon thee be My glory! The honoured Amín, upon him be My glory, hath arrived and made mention of thee and the friends of that land [3.5s] | YMM.267x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for service; Prayer for strength; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02513 | 240 | Persian | Research Department, Functions of; Etymologies of three terms | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما رسید در وقتیکه این عبد در محیط اعظم مشاغل و غوائل | O servant of the sanctified threshold! Your letter was received at a time when the most great ocean of tasks, tribulations and literary communications… the human spirit, in other words, the rational soul, is the intermediary between the immaterial and the corporeal | YMM.274x, NJB_v05#07 p.003, VUJUD.110.19x | BLO_PT#076, VUJUDE.201x | Importance of community building; Power of the mind over nature; 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; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09241 | 100 | Arabic | ان یا حسین ان استمع الندآء الذی ارتفع من الواوین انه لا اله الا انا العلیم | O Husayn! Hearken unto the Call that hath been raised from the Twin Váv's: Verily, there is none other God but Me, the All-Knowing [3.5s] | YMM.279, YMM.449, NSS.110 | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10991 | 50 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی نطق بما بشر به العباد فی الفرقان | Praise be unto God Who hath spoken that wherewith He gave glad tidings unto His servants in the Qur'án [3.5s] | YMM.282x | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05908 | 170 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الله الی الذی آمن بالروح فی ایامه و سافر الیه الی ان دخل مقر | This is a Book from God unto him who believed in the Spirit in His days and journeyed unto Him until he entered the abode [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.337b, , NLAI_BH2.057b | YMM.284x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05078 | 150 | mixed | ای بنده آستان الهی علما و عرفا و امراء اکثری محروم ماندند و تو محرم راز | O servant at the threshold of the Divine! The learned, the mystics and the rulers, for the most part, remain deprived, while thou art privy to the mysteries [3.5s] | YMM.288, NSS.157a | High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07141 | 140 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ظهر بالحق به ماج بحر البیان | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath appeared in truth - through Him hath surged the ocean of utterance [3.5s] | YMM.294x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Laws of marriage and dowry; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00564 | 1330 | Arabic | کم من حبیب وجدناه حباباً و کم من صدیق صار زندیقاً بما اتبع هواه غافلاً عن مولاه | How many a beloved one have We found to be but a bubble, and how many a friend hath turned into a heretic by following his idle fancies, heedless of his Lord! [3.5s]... ...O concourse of the Son! Verily the kingdom of God has been adorned in My name and His dominion with My sovereignty and Jesus Christ [the Spirit] laments that which has befallen Me | BLIB_Or11095#014, | YMM.296x | KFPT#02x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10304 | 80 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم یا ورقتی ان اشهدی بما شهد الله و | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting. O My Leaf! Bear thou witness unto that which God hath testified [3.5s] | YMM.300, YMM.334 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08157 | 100 | Persian | ای عزیز نامه مورخ ۱۳ نومبر ۱۹۰۹ وصول یافت ... و اما سوال از عبارتی که در کتاب خطاب | O beloved one! Thy letter dated 13 November 1909 was received... And as to thy question concerning the passage in the Book [3.5s] | YMM.301x | Business; financial; property matters; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11165 | 50 | Arabic | یا رب الجنود و اله الوجود اسئلک بحمله عرشک و ارتفاع سماء عنایتک بان تنزل من | O Lord of Hosts and God of all existence! I beseech Thee, by the bearers of Thy throne and the exaltation of the heaven of Thy loving-kindness, that Thou mayest send down [3.5s] | YMM.305x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10908 | 50 | Persian | ای دو سلیل حضرت خلیل جلیل ای خوشا بحالتان که در ریاض الهی داخل شدید و در | O ye two descendants of His Holiness Abraham, the Glorious! How blessed is your state, that ye have entered the divine gardens [3.5s] | YMM.306x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09885 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده صادق الهی مکتوب مورخ بهشتم می سنه ۱۹۰۴ واصل گردید | O sincere servant of God! Thy letter dated 8 May 1904 hath been received [3.5s] | YMM.313x | Astrology and numerology; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08241 | 100 | mixed | Translation List | ای مهتدی بنور هدی جناب آقا محمد حسن فی الحقیقه حیات معنوی و زندگانی ابدی | O thou who art led aright by the light of guidance! Jinab-i-Áqa Muḥammad-Ḥasan truly conferred spiritual existence and eternal life | INBA87:376a, INBA52:385a | YMM.318 | ADMS#095 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB05995 | 130 | Arabic | اللهم یا محیی العالم و مربی الامم اسئلک بالاسم الاعظم ان تلقی السکینه فی قلب | O Lord, Life-Giver of the world and Educator of the nations! I beseech Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, to cast serenity into the heart [3.5s] | YMM.319a | Degrees of faith; certitude; Imagery in the Qur'an; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04618 | 160 | Arabic | اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و کاشف الکروب و ستار العیوب ان عبدک الذلیل من سمی باقا | O God, Forgiver of sins, Dispeller of sorrows, and Concealer of faults! Verily, Thy lowly servant who is named Baqa [3.5s] | YMM.330 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11326 | 30 | Arabic | الهی یا رب المشرقین و رب المغربین و منور الخافقین بالنور الساطع من المطلعین و | O my God! O Lord of the two Easts and the two Wests, Illuminator of the horizons with the resplendent light that shineth from the twin Dawning-Places [3.5s] | YMM.330x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Presence of; reunion with God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08107 | 100 | mixed | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی نامه شما رسید نامه زوجه حضرت شهید را جواب مرقوم گردید از | O thou who circlest the sanctuary of the Exalted Concourse! Thy letter was received. An answer hath been penned to the letter from the wife of that martyred soul [3.5s] | YMM.331x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for forgiveness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10804 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان هذین العبدین قد توجها الی نیر الخافقین و نور المشرقین و استضائا | O my God, O my God! These two servants have turned their faces toward the Luminary of the horizons and the Light of the East, and have been illumined [3.5s] | YMM.331x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09219 | 100 | mixed | امروز هر ساعتی از ساعات آن باعلی الندآء میگوید لعمر الله قد اتت الساعه و | In this day doth every hour, with a most exalted call, proclaim: "By the life of God! The Hour hath come" [3.5s] | INBA28:381a | YMM.026 | Chastisement and requital; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06408 | 150 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی اوضح لنا صراطه المستقیم و نورنا بنور التوحید | Praise be to God Who hath made manifest unto us His straight Path and illumined us with the light of oneness [3.5s] | YMM.338x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nationalism; love of country; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03385 | 200 | mixed | بعضی از مفسّرین ضمیر موته را بحضرت مسیح ارجاع نمودهاند و گفتهاند که در مرّه ثانیه چون از آسمان نزول فرماید | Some of the commentators have referred the pronoun "His death" to Christ, and have said that when in His second coming He descendeth from heaven [3.5s] | YMM.340x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10833 | 60 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی انه لسلطان الوجود من الغیب و الشهود و | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come is verily the Sovereign of existence in both the unseen and the visible realms [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.285b, | YMM.027 | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11389 | 30 | mixed | ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه ... مقدرات ربانیه مبنی بر حکمت کلیه است سر قدر | O exalted Branch of the Blessed Tree! Divine decrees are founded upon a consummate wisdom [3.5s] | YMM.353x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07724 | 130 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذه اختی التی آمنت بمظاهر احدیتک فی قمایص ازلیتک و | Praised be Thou O Lord My God. This is My sister who hath believed in the Manifestations of Thy unity appearing in the garments of Thy eternity | INBA92:065 | YMM.354 | LTDT.285-286 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for women; Presence of; reunion with God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03829 | 190 | Arabic | Daily Lessons Received at Akka | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الجدیده المورخ ۳۰ اکتوبر سنه ۱۹۰۲ | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy recent letter, dated October 30, 1902, and noted its contents... As to thy question regarding the 'Minor Resurrection' and the first creation | YMM.357x | DLA.091x, MAB.007, BLO_PN#026x | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04698 | 200 | mixed | حمد حضرت مقصود را لایق و سزاست که بقطره از بحر جود عالم وجود را موجود فرمود | Praise be to Him Who is the Desire of all things, Who through a single drop from the ocean of His bounty brought the world of being into existence [3.5s] | YMM.359x | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05246 | 190 | Arabic | یشهد لسان العظمه انه لا اله الا انا المهیمن القیوم و تشهد السن الکائنات انه | The Tongue of Grandeur beareth witness that there is none other God but Me, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, and the tongues of all created things testify that He [3.5s]... ...Teach ye your children the verses that have been divinely revealed, that they may recite them in most melodious voices. | INBA27:074a | YMM.029 | COC#0572x | Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05757 | 170 | Arabic | سبحان الذی انزل الایات بالحق و جعلها حجه من عنده لمن فی السموات و الارضین ان | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and made them a testimony from His presence unto all who are in the heavens and on earth [3.5s] | INBA27:074b | YMM.029 | Praise and encouragement; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09751 | 90 | Arabic | ان السدره تنادی علی البقعه الحمرآء و یدع الکل الی الله مالک الاسماء یشهد بذلک | Verily, the Tree doth call out upon the Crimson Spot, summoning all unto God, the Lord of Names, thus doth it testify [3.5s] | INBA27:079b | YMM.029 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04048 | 180 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودی که احباء و اماء رحمان در | O cherished handmaiden of God! Thy letter was received, wherein thou hadst written that the friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful in [3.5s] | YMM.363x, NJB_v02#06-07 p.008x | Development of capacity and readiness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03018 | 220 | Arabic | ایتها الناظره الی النور الابدی فی العالم الروحانی ... و اما الایات التی سئلت عنها من انجیل | O thou who gazest upon the eternal Light in the spiritual realm! As for those verses concerning which thou didst inquire from the Gospel [3.5s] | YMM.364x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08178 | 100 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای کنیز عزیز الهی تحریر مرسول واصل و بر مضمون اطلاع یافتیم | O cherished handmaiden of God! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted [3.5s]... ...Obligatory prayer causeth the heart to become attentive to the Divine kingdom | YMM.364x | BRL_IOPF#2.11x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01034 | 390 | Arabic | یا امه الله قد اطلعت بالسوال الذی سئلت عنه بواسطه انطون افندی عن الاصحاح | O handmaid of God! I have perused the question which thou didst ask through Antun Effendi concerning the chapter [3.5s] | YMM.366 | Apocalyptic imagery; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03757 | 190 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای مقبل الی الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید در خصوص دیدار حضرت مسیح | O thou who art advancing toward God! What thou hast written was perused | YMM.366 | TAB.193-194, SW_v07#10 p.097x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Resurrection of Christ; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04480 | 170 | Persian | ای هوشیار بیدار سروش یار بود که بهوش آمدی و ندا بگوش رسید سمع اصم البته ندای | O thou awakened and vigilant one! It was the angel's melody that brought thee to consciousness, and the call reached thine ear. The deaf ear shall surely hear the call [3.5s] | INBA87:096, INBA52:095 | YMM.372x, AADA.045 | Development of capacity and readiness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10655 | 70 | Persian | نقطه تفرید در اینعصر تحمید بایات تجرید مترنمست و حمامه ازلی در شاخسار سرمدی | The Point of Unity, in this Age of Praise, chanteth the verses of detachment, whilst the Eternal Dove warbleth upon the timeless branch [3.5s] | YMM.373 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mystical themes | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07981 | 130 | mixed | یا منظر در منظر اکبر مذکوری هر ذکری از اذکار و هر شیئی از اشیاء را ید فنا | O thou who art remembered in the Most Great Scene! Every mention among all mentions and every thing among all things lieth within the grasp of annihilation [3.5s] | YMM.379 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Word of God sanctified from time and place | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01320 | 640 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تکلم بکلمه و انها ظهرت فی مقام علی هیئه الانسان تبارک الرحمن | Praise be unto God Who hath spoken forth a Word, and lo, it appeared in exalted station in the form of man. Blessed be the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#019, | YMM.380x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Naming of children; of individuals; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Procession; appearance of the Word from God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00303 | 2130 | mixed | حمد مقدس از عرفان من فی الامکان ساحت اقدس حضرت قیومی را لایق و سزاست که بکلمه | Praise, sanctified above the recognition of all contingent beings, befitteth the most sacred court of His Holiness, the Self-Subsisting Lord, Who by a word [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727b.184, , BLIB_Or15732.135, | YMM.380x, YMM.475x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00666 | 1140 | mixed | حمد حضرت مقصود را مالک غیب و شهود را مظهر اسماء و صفات را که بیک کلمه علیا | Praise be unto Him, the Intended One, the Lord of the unseen and the visible, the Manifestation of Names and Attributes, Who through one exalted Word [3.5s] | INBA27:066 | YMM.031 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05868 | 170 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المظلوم لمن اقبل الی الله المهیمن القیوم انا ذکرناک من قبل بایات | The Book which the Wronged One hath revealed unto him who hath turned towards God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. Verily, We made mention of thee aforetime through verses [3.5s] | INBA27:073 | YMM.031 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10684 | 60 | Arabic | اید اللهم سریر السلطنه العظمی بجنود من الملا الاعلی | O God, fortify the throne of the supreme dominion with hosts from the Concourse on High [3.5s] | YMM.385x | Justice and mercy; Petitions to authorities; Power of prayer; Prayer for governments and rulers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03032 | 1040 | Arabic | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق و فیه یذکر ما یقرب الناس الی الله فی تلک الایام... و سمی بلسان الحکماء صنعة المکتوم و سر المکنون | This is a Book sent down in truth, wherein is mentioned that which draweth men nigh unto God in these days [3.5s]... ...This is that which has been called the hidden craft and the concealed secret by the tongues of the philosophers | Berlin1237#24, ALIB.folder18p242 | YMM.387x | REVS.173x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05550 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه شما رسید و معلوم گردید که از جواب سابق محزون شدید مقصود نه | O servant of God! Thy letter was received, and it became evident that thou wert saddened by the previous response. This was not intended [3.5s] | INBA84:406 | YMM.388 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10930 | 50 | Persian | ای طالب سر اخت النبوه این سر عظیم کنز مکنون حضرت قیوم است و حفظش امر محتوم | O seeker after the mystery of the sister of prophecy! This mighty secret is the hidden treasure of the Self-Subsisting Lord, and its preservation is a binding command [3.5s] | YMM.388 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09916 | 70 | Persian | Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب شما واصل شد ... امّا در مسئلهٴ کیمیا این قضیّه در تحت عصمت و ستر الهیست هنوز یوم ظهورش نیامده و تا یوم ظهورش که درجهٴ کمال این عالم است | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received... In regard to the question of alchemy, this matter is under divine protection and secrecy. The day of its manifestation has not yet come | YMM.388x | BLO_alchemy | Alchemy; the elixir; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06816 | 120 | Persian | Translation List | ای صهر ذبیح و ترجمان در لسان ملیح السن مختلف و لغات متفاوت لکن مراد از جمیع | O son-in-law of Dhabíḥ, thou who expressest in the sweet tongue!* Languages are many and words are various, but the purpose of them all is to depict meanings | YMM.390 | ADMS#120 | Limits of language; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08330 | 100 | mixed | Translation List | ای یار مهربان دو نامه از شما رسید ... ترجمه مانند قشر است و اصل مانند مغز | O loving friend! Two letters from thee have been received... [3.5s]... ...His honor, Sheikh Faraju'llah, has here rendered into Arabic with greatest care the Ishraqat… A translation is like unto a husk, whereas the original is even as a pith | YMM.390x | BADM.023x, ADMS#121x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04027 | 180 | Persian | ای سیدالعابدین هر چند آن کتب و صحائف صفائح جواهر بود و کنزی عظیم ولی اصل آن | O Seyyed of the Worshippers! Although those books and tablets were jewel-laden scrolls and a mighty treasure, yet their essence [3.5s] | YMM.392 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08072 | 120 | Arabic | ان یا ورقه الحب قد حضر کتابک لدی العرش و نزل لک هذا اللوح المبین و سمعنا ما | O Leaf of Love! Thy letter hath been presented before the Throne, and this perspicuous Tablet hath been sent down unto thee. We have hearkened unto what [3.5s] | INBA27:076 | YMM.034 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10977 | 60 | mixed | یا ورقتی حق وفا را دوست داشته در جمیع احوال باو ناظر است محزون مباش بانچه | O My Leaf! Verily, God loveth faithfulness and in all conditions keepeth His gaze fixed upon it. Be thou not saddened by that which [3.5s] | INBA27:079a, BLIB_Or15696.084g, | YMM.034 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05438 | 180 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی اسری بعبده فی لحظه من النهار الی مقام کان مستورا عن العالمین و | Glorified be He Who caused His servant to journey, in a moment of the day, unto a station that was hidden from all the worlds [3.5s] | YMM.412 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00777 | 450 | Arabic | ایها الفتی الرحمانی انی اطلعت بمضمون الخطاب و تضرعت الی الله ان یویدک بشدید | O thou youth of the All-Merciful! I have perused the contents of the letter and have supplicated unto God that He may strengthen thee [3.5s] | YMM.414x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03556 | 200 | Persian | نامه مفصل آن بنت ملکوت ملاحظه گردید و بدقت تمام مطالعه شد | The long letter of that daughter of the Kingdom was perused and given great attention... Whenever any soul explains any matter, he must have authority from the verses of God, and the words of the Supreme | YMM.415x | BSTW#052gx, BSTW#189x, BSTW#416x, BSTW#443x | Importance of authoritative interpretation; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05465 | 180 | Arabic | قد نزلنا لک لوحا من قبل و هذه مره اخری لتشکر ربک مولی الوری الذی اتی بملکوته | We have verily revealed unto thee a Tablet aforetime, and this is yet another, that thou mayest render thanks unto thy Lord, the Lord of all mankind, Who hath come with His Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA18:221 | YMM.418 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03769 | 250 | mixed | یا ورقتی این مظلوم در این حین بتو توجه نموده و ترا ذکر مینماید لازال مذکور | O My Leaf! This Wronged One hath at this moment turned toward thee and maketh mention of thee, thou who hast ever been remembered [3.5s] | INBA27:075, BLIB_Or15724.173, | YMM.035 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06529 | 150 | Arabic | ذکر بدیع من العبد الی الذی آمن بالروح ثم اهتدی بنور کان عن افق القدس مشهودا | A wondrous remembrance from the servant unto him who hath believed in the Spirit and been guided by a Light that shone forth from the holy horizon [3.5s] | YMM.422x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01755 | 500 | mixed | ان اقصد فی قلبک مقصد الأقصی انه لسدرة المنتهی التی تنطق فی ملکوت الانشآء | Fix thy heart's aim upon the Ultimate Goal, for verily it is the Divine Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing, that speaketh in the kingdom of creation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.095x, | YMM.432x | Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02987 | 300 | mixed | طوبی لقاصد قصد المقصد الاقصی و لطالب اقبل الی الافق الاعلی و لمتوجه توجه الی | Blessed is he who hath directed himself towards the Most Exalted Goal, and he who, yearning, hath advanced towards the Supreme Horizon, and he who hath turned towards [3.5s] | YMM.432x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04615 | 160 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی ذرء و برء نقطه جامعه کامله مجمله حاویه واجده للمعانی الکلیه فی | Praise be to God, Who hath brought into being and fashioned forth the all-embracing, perfect and complete Point, a repository containing all universal meanings [3.5s] | INBA59:086b | YMM.434 | Arcs of ascent and descent; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08984 | 90 | mixed | ای یاران و اماء رحمن جناب آقا غلامعلی نامه نگاشته ... لهذا به نگارش این مختصر نامه | O friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! His honour Áqá Ghulám-'Alí hath written a letter... therefore do I pen this brief missive [3.5s] | YMM.437x | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00190 | 2960 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ادراک عالم و عرفان امم ساحت عز حضرت کبریائی را لایق و سزا که بقلم | Praise, sanctified beyond the comprehension of the world and the recognition of nations, befitteth the court of glory of His all-compelling Presence, Who through the Pen [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15701.242, | YMM.440x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01539 | 310 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی ما الطف سریان محبتک فی القلوب المنجذبه بنفحات قدسک و ما احلی | O God, my God! How gentle is the flow of Thy love in hearts that are drawn to the fragrances of Thy holiness, and how sweet [3.5s] | INBA85:364 | YMM.037 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power of prayer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10971 | 50 | Persian | ای مومن ثابت ایمان بمثابه مصباح و قلب مانند زجاج و اعضا و ارکان بمنزله مشکاه | O steadfast believer! Faith is as a lamp, and the heart like unto glass, and the limbs and members as the niche [3.5s] | YMM.443x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10993 | 50 | Persian | ای یعقوب اگر موهبت یوسفی طلبی چون پیر کنعان شب و روز از محبت الله گریان شو و | O Jacob! Shouldst thou seek the bounties of Joseph, then weep day and night, like unto that elder of Canaan, for the love of God [3.5s] | YMM.448 | Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06428 | 150 | Arabic | ان یا اسمی قد مستک الباساء و الضرآء و انا اعلم منک بک و بما ورد علیک و لیس | O My Name! Tribulation and adversity have indeed befallen thee, and I am more aware than thou art of thyself and of that which hath come upon thee [3.5s] | YMM.448 | Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08337 | 100 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء حضرت شقیق شهید جناب حسین نامه ای جدید مرقوم فرموده | O ye companions of the All-Merciful! His Honour Husayn, the martyred brother, hath penned a new letter [3.5s] | YMM.458x | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01355 | 340 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قد قرات نمیقتک البدیعه المعانی | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have indeed read thy letter with its wondrous meanings [3.5s]... O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have read thy beautiful letter containing beautiful significances | YMM.460-461x | TAB.658-660, BSC.472 #890-891x, CUPAB.011x, BSTW#110b, BSTW#207b | Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07208 | 110 | Persian | ای امه الله مکتوب واصل ما هر چند ضعیفیم ولی فضل و عنایت جمال مبارک بسیار یعنی | O handmaid of God! Thy letter was received. Though we are weak, yet the grace and bounty of the Blessed Beauty are boundless [3.5s] | YMM.460x | Prophecy and fulfillment; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03919 | 180 | Persian | ای امه الله مکتوب مورخ ۱۸ سبتمبر ۱۹۰۲ میلادی واصل گردید ... این که بولس گفته است که انسان را دو بدن است | O handmaiden of God! Thy letter dated 18 September 1902 hath been received... As to what Paul hath said concerning man having two bodies [3.5s] | YMM.463x | Compassion; kindness; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09184 | 80 | Persian | ای امیر شهیر در کشور اثیر امیری بعبودیت آستان جلیل کبیر است و ماعدای آن اسیری | O illustrious prince in the ethereal realm! True sovereignty lieth in servitude at the glorious Threshold of the All-Great, and all else is naught but bondage [3.5s] | YMM.465 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00367 | Suriy-i-Husayn | 1830 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا انا الذاکر المهیمن العزیز القدیر و اشهد بانی انا | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, the Rememberer, the All-Subduing, the Mighty, the Powerful, and I do testify that verily I am [3.5s] | INBA83:043, BLIB_Or15738.174, , Berlin1237#05 | YMM.470x | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03375 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید حمد خدا را که دلالت بر استقامت در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! That which thou didst write was noted, and praise be to God that it indicateth steadfastness in [3.5s] | INBA85:378 | YMM.040 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Growth of the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04971 | 160 | Arabic | یا امه الله قد فازت الاماء المومنات الموقنات بالموهبه العظمی فی هذا الکور | O handmaid of God! Verily, the believing and assured maidservants have attained unto the supreme gift in this Dispensation [3.5s] | YMM.472 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03806 | 240 | mixed | این ایام سر ما انزله الرحمن فی الفرقان ظاهر قوله تبارک و تعالی انها ان تک | In these days the essence of what the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur'án hath become manifest - His blessed and exalted Word: "If it be..." [3.5s] | YMM.473 | Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00824 | 990 | mixed | حمد خداوند یکتا را که ندایش بیهمتا و ذکرش بیهمتا و ظهورش بیهمتا یکتائی سزاوار | Praise be to the one incomparable Lord, Whose call is peerless, Whose mention is matchless, and Whose manifestation is without equal - His is a befitting oneness [3.5s] | INBA27:032 | YMM.475x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01690 | 300 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل تلاوت و مرتل گردید و نهایت روح و ریحان حاصل شد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was read and chanted, and brought the utmost joy and spiritual delight [3.5s] | INBA85:372 | YMM.041 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08638 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان خدمات متتابعه تو بامر الله سبب سرور عبدالبهاء است که الحمد لله جان و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy successive services to the Cause of God are a source of joy to 'Abdu'l-Bahá, for praise be unto God, thy spirit [3.5s] | YMM.041 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09293 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب اسد مرقوم نموده بودی بسیار سبب سرور شد زیرا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Jináb-i-Asad brought great joy, for [3.5s] | YMM.041, NJB_v05#12 p.005 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00977 | 390 | mixed | اللهم یا من انبت کل دوحه هی اروم عائله بفروع ممتده الی الاوج الرفیع متشعبه | O God, Thou Who hast caused every mighty tree to spring forth—each the root of a family with branches stretching unto lofty heights, far-spreading [3.5s] | YMM.044 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05312 | 150 | mixed | ای ناظر بافق ابهی الیوم جمیع من علی الارض از پی سراب دوانند و از عقب ظل زائل | O thou who gazest towards the Most Effulgent Horizon! Today, all who dwell upon the earth are in pursuit of mirages, running after vanishing shadows [3.5s] | INBA85:377b | YMM.048 | Idle fancies; lust and passion; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09659 | 80 | mixed | تعیین قبله و شهرتش الان مقتضای حکمت بالغه نیست در وقتش اعلان خواهد شد ثم انشر | The designation of the Qiblih and its promulgation doth not, at this time, accord with consummate wisdom. At the appointed hour it shall be proclaimed, and thereafter spread abroad [3.5s] | INBA85:379 | YMM.049 | Law of obligatory prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03053 | 220 | Arabic | یا ایها الروح المستبشر بنفحات قدسیه انتشرت من ریاض الملکوت الابهی و الفردوس | O thou spirit who art gladdened by the sacred fragrances that have wafted from the gardens of the Most Glorious Kingdom and Paradise [3.5s] | INBA85:360 | YMM.051 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07802 | 110 | Arabic | یا من توجه الی الله قد فرح القلوب و انکشف الکروب و قرت البصائر و الابصار و | O thou who hast turned unto God! Hearts have been made joyous, sorrows have been dispelled, and both inner vision and outward sight have been gladdened [3.5s] | INBA85:376 | YMM.052 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10260 | 70 | Arabic | یا من اشتعل بنار موقده فی شجره المیثاق قم علی اعلاء کلمه الرب و قل ایها | O thou who art enkindled with the fire lit in the Tree of the Covenant! Arise to exalt the Word of thy Lord, and say: O ye [3.5s] | INBA85:377a | YMM.052 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01651 | 310 | mixed | یاران رحمانی من جناب ندیم الان همدم و ندیمند و خواهش نگارش این نامه نمایند | O my heavenly companions! The honoured Nadim is now both confidant and companion, and requesteth the writing of this letter [3.5s] | YMM.053 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Prayer for healing; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06002 | 130 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک ناظم کان کاظم الغیظ و العافی عن الذنب و الضیر و یحسن الی | O my God, O my God! Verily Thy servant Nazim was one who suppressed his anger, pardoned sins and wrongs, and showed kindness [3.5s] | YMM.054 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11136 | 40 | Persian | ای امه الله خوش باش و مسرور و مشعوف و مجذوب که در این دور الهی از دور جام | O maidservant of God! Be thou happy, joyous, elated and enraptured, for in this divine age thou hast quaffed from the chalice [3.5s] | YMM.057 | Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05159 | 150 | Persian | ای جوان نورانی آن فتای رحمانی آقا میرزا علی اکبر میلانی نهایت سرور و شادمانی | O luminous youth, that divine soul Mirza Ali-Akbar-i-Milani, with utmost joy and gladness [3.5s] | INBA85:380 | YMM.058 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10420 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی بهاء الله نامه مختصر را معانی مفصل بود بلکه سفری جلیل بود و | O true servant of Bahá'u'lláh! Though thy letter was brief, its meanings were profound; nay, it was a mighty journey [3.5s] | INBA85:381b | YMM.058, MYD.629 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05319 | 150 | Persian | ای نجل جمیل آن عبد جلیل پدر پاک گهر هر روزی در امرالله ظهوری و بروزی نمود | O noble scion of that glorious servant, child of a father pure-born! Each day did he manifest new signs and tokens in the Cause of God [3.5s] | YMM.059 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05934 | 140 | Arabic | رب رب اننی بکل ضراعه ابسط اکف الابتهال الی ملکوت العفو و الغفران و اناجیک | O Lord, O Lord! With utmost humility I stretch forth my suppliant hands toward the Kingdom of pardon and forgiveness, and commune with Thee [3.5s] | YMM.059 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09498 | 80 | mixed | ای مصباح محبت الله در ایه مبارکه میفرماید چون نورانیت مصباح و لطافت زجاجه و صفای | O lamp of the love of God! In the blessed verse He proclaimeth that, like unto the radiance of the lamp, the delicacy of the glass, and the purity [3.5s] | YMM.062 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as sun; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2070 | Words spoken on 1903-08-31 | 130 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | هیچ چیز خاطر مرا پریشان نمی کند مگر اختلاف و چاره آن این است که جمیع احباء باید بامر بیت العدل | Nothing causes me more unhappiness than disunity, and this can only be remedied by obedience to the command of the Universal House of Justice | KNSA.127-128 | MNYA.170-171 | House of Justice; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3742 | Words directed at Mirza Muhammad 'Ali | 30 | unknown | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | نه تو آن عمر هستی که امر باین عظمت را بلند کنی و نه من آن علی هستم که از دست تو در نخلستان گریه کنم | Inform my brother that I am not `Alí, nor is he `Umar. I am much greater than `Alí and he is much lesser than `Umar. | KNSA.134 (235) | MNYA.180, AFNAN.083, RKS.038 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2047 | Words spoken ca. 1903 | 130 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | بلی صهبای بلا در سبیل جمال اقدس ابهی باید رنگارنگ باشد تا نشئه کامل ببخشد | Yes, in the path of the Blessed Beauty one must drink heartily from the overflowing cup of difficulties and afflictions in order to experience its consummate intoxicating effect. | KNSA.136-137 | MNYA.184 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2344 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 100 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | میدانی من این امر را چه قسم اداره میکنم? من شراع کشتی را محکم میکشم و طنابها را خوب میبندم | Do you know how I administer this Faith? I pull the sails of the ship firmly and fasten the ropes tight. | KNSA.138 | MNYA.186-187 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1265 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 250 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | من از امریکا منتظر ظهور چند نفر هستم ... احبای ایران ممتحن اند تمکن حاصل کرده اند جاهای دیگر اینطور نمی شود | From America, I await the appearance of a few people.... The Persian friends have been tested and therefore they are firmly established. This will not happen in other places. | KNSA.163-164 | MNYA.221-222 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3299 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 30 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | حقیقتش این است که خوردن حیوانی شایسته نیست اما انسان خود را بی جهت مبتلی کرده و عادی | The truth is that it is not befitting for man to be carnivorous. However, man has accustomed himself to such a life | KNSA.197-198 | MNYA.274 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2328 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 100 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | حکایت من و شما حکایت آن عربی است که سه سال سرش بی کلاه بود و در کوچه و بازار | The story of you and I resembles the story of an Arab who went about without a hat for three years. | KNSA.197 | MNYA.273, STAB#156 | Humor; jokes; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0311 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 720 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | یک نفر طلبه علم قیافه از وطن خود هجرت نموده مدت شش سال در مصر اقامت کرد و علم قیافه | From the actions, facial features and general disposition of this doctor... There was once a young mulla who wished to become specialized in the evaluation of human character through the study of physiognomy. | KNSA.199-200 (366-368) | MNYA.276-279, STAB#027 | Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1168 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 270 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | سطوع نور و حرارت شمس و ریزش باران رحمت الهی مشروط بهیچ شرطی نیست و منظوری | Rays of sunlight, the heat of the sun, or the falling rain of divine bounty are bestowed unconditionally and without any ulterior motive. | KNSA.201 | MNYA.279-280 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Generosity [kirama]; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1368 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 230 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | در بیابانی یک نفر عرب مسکین در بالین کلب معلم خود گریه و زاری مینمود راهگذری رسید | Once a poor Arab was weeping and wailing in the wilderness while tending to his dying Dog. | KNSA.202 (371) | MNYA.281-282, STAB#026 | Kindness to and rights of animals; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1268 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 250 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | هر وقت دیدید کسی بقدر سر سوزنی از جاده مستقیم امرالله انحراف جست و به عنوان عبادت | Whenever you see anyone who deviates to the extent of a needle's eye from the straight path of the Cause of God... In this Faith there are no hidden mysteries or esoteric allusions. | KNSA.203-204 | MNYA.283 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2069 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 130 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | هیچ چیز بقدر اعمال و افعال احباء در وجود من موثر نیست این چند روز که من مریض بودم | Nothing affects me more than the actions and conduct of the friends. The main reason I was ill] | KNSA.215 | MNYA.300 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3141 | Words spoken in Dec. 1907 | 40 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | دیشت خوابی دیدم که به عکا کشتی ای وارد شد ایستاد ملاحظه شد طیوری چند به شکل دینامیت | Last night in a dream I witnessed the arrival of a ship at 'Akka. As it dropped anchor, I saw a number of birds in the shape of grenades fly up from the ship and over the city. They soared from one part of town to another, yet the grenades did not detonate, and the birds returned to the ship. | KNSA.258-259 | GPB.270, MNYA.358 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1361 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 230 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | بخت در عرف دیانت بهائی همان تایید است و تایید همواره متتابع است انقطاع و انفکاک ندارد | In Baha'í philosophy, luck is the same as divine confirmation, which is ceaseless and continuous, never subject to interruption or suspension. | KNSA.292-293 | MNYA.404 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Free will and predestination; fate; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH02288 | 390 | Arabic | Memories of Nine Years in Akka; Translation List | قد فتح باب الفردوس الاعلی و خرجت منه طلعه من الطلعات و سارت الی ان قامت فوق | Verily the gate of the highest paradise was flung open, whereby emerged the incomparable Beauty... All things rejoice and clap their hands | BLIB_Or15726.094, | KNSA.033x, KNSA.288x | MNYA.028-029, MNYA.398x, ADMS#159 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3682 | 180 | unknown | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | یک روز میرزا ضیاءالله پیش من آمد، دیدم بانگشتهای رنگین خود نگاه میکند و منتظر است من بپرسم چه شده است؟ | One day, Mírza Diya’u’llah came to see me. I noticed he was looking at his fingers, which were stained with ink, expecting Me to comment on them. I did not say anything | KNSA.052-053 | MNYA.039, AFNAN.077 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00004 | Kitab-i-Badi' | 84700 | Persian | Translation List; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Kitáb-i-Badi (Wondrous Book) | مکتوبت که مشعر بر بعض روایات غیرمحققه و اخبارات غیرصادقه بود باین عبد فانی | Thy letter, containing certain unsubstantiated accounts and false reports, was received by this servant. On the one hand, it opened the portals of joy… By God! The relationship between the Revelation of the Primal Point (the Bab) and this most wondrous, this most glorious Revelation is identical to that of the Revelation of John, son of Zechariah (John the Baptist), and the Spirit of God (Jesus) | BLIB_Or15709.001, | BADI, BADIZ, AVK3.009.10x, AVK3.147.12x, AVK3.254.12x, AVK3.457.03x, KHSH08.005x, TZH4.238-239x, MAS4.121x, MAS8.039b.15x, TSQA4.052x, ASAT2.102x, AKHA_137BE #06 p.081x, ANDA#10 p.66x, ANDA#72 p.29x, ANDA#73 p.49x, ANDA#55 p.03x, ANDA#58 p.65x, HYK.267x, HYK.283x, HYK.343x, MSHR3.274x, OOL.B016 | BRL_ATBH#54x, BRL_ATBH#56x, BRL_ATBH#57x, LTDT.024-025x, LTDT.055x, COC#1016x, LOG#1004x, COF.101x3x, TDH#158.18x, GPB.028x, GPB.092x, GPB.147x, WOB.124x, BLO_sazedj#13x, ADMS#057x, ADMS#182x, BTO#10x, ADMS#298x, ADMS#300x | Bahá’u’lláh’s trenchant apologia of His claims, by far His longest single work, written in the voice of one of His supporters, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the truth through the eye of the heart and refuting seven specific accusations levelled by a certain follower of Mírzá Yaḥyá. The answers emphasize the importance of ‘He Whom God shall make manifest’ in the writings of the Báb, declare Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to be the fulfilment of that promise, assert that the relationship between the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh is the same as that between John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, and warn the questioner of the wrath of God. | Alteration of the divine will [bada]; Belief and denial; Blind imitation [taqlid]; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Exhortations and counsels; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Presence of; reunion with God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Seal of the Prophets; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Word of God is its own standard; Words vs deeds | 2c | * | - | LAC.175-210, ROB2.370 et al, BKOG.124, BKOG.245, BKOG.257, GSH.097, LL#028 | ||
| ABU0522 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad around June 1914 | 520 | Persian | میدانی چرا حضرت اعلی شهید شد میدانی چرا جمال مبارک اینهمه بلاها را تحمل کرد | Do you know why His Holiness the Exalted One [the Bab] was martyred and the Blessed Beauty sustained such life-long hardships and sufferings?... Is it rational for us to aid him? If a thief wants to enter a house and rob it, should we help him? | KHH1.072-074 (1.100-103) | KHHE.116-117 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03668 | 190 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب میرزا منیر مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou had written for Mírza Munír has been perused and despite the shortage of time, a brief reply is provided. | KHH1.077 (1.108) | KHHE.123-124 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0915 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 330 | Persian | حضرات اسم میخواستند امر را از صفحه روزگار محو کنند کشتند و زدند و حبس کردند | They wanted to obliterate the name of the Faith from the pages of history. They killed, harmed, imprisoned, exiled and did what they could | KHH1.080-081 (1.113-115) | KHHE.126-128 | Growth of the Cause; Martyrdom of the Bab; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11229 | 40 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا حبیب الله و آقا میرزا عزیزالله خان محض نشر نفحات الله و دیدن | His honor Mirza Habibollah and Mirza Azzizollah Khan have permission to take a trip to Europe | KHH1.095 (1.133), KHH2.020 (2.041) | KHHE.145, DAS.1914-07-19 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1071 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-10-07 | 290 | Persian | استغفر الله من از برای آنها عزت ابدیه خواستم این پسر را دکتر فرید را تربیت نمودم | Astaghfuru'llah! I desire for them everlasting glory. I educated this youth (Dr. Faríd) so that he would be of benefit to the Cause | KHH1.100-101 (1.140-141), KHH2.128-129 (2.236) | KHHE.153-154 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09493 | 80 | Persian | ای مشتاقان ملکوت الله خوشا بحال شما که توجه بخدا نموده اید و نظر را از عالم | O seekers of the Divine Kingdom! Happy art thou that have turned to God and have raised thy sight from this material world to the realm above. | KHH1.102 (1.143) | KHHE.155-156 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2838 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-07 | 60 | Persian | جمال مبارک که از سلیمانیه تشریف آوردند بعد از دو سال قبای بسیار کهنه ئی | When after two years the Blessed Beauty returned from Sulaymaníyyih, He was wearing a dilapidated coat, a vest with no sleeves and a cotton headgear. | KHH1.102 (1.143) | KHHE.156 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Praise and encouragement; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0861 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-11 | 350 | Persian | در طول حیات و قصر حیات اهمیتی نیست انسان صد سال در این دنیا بماند | The tragic passing of Bashir was indeed sudden.... The length and shortness of life is not considered important. Whether man lives a few years or a hundred years | KHH1.106-107 (1.148-150) | KHHE.160-162, DAS.1914-10-11, SW_v08#02 p.027x, PN_1914 p062 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1543 | Words spoken on 1914-10-13 ? in Haifa | 200 | Persian | حمد خدا را یکشب به بستر راحت استراحت ننمودم حضرت مسیح بعد از صعودش | Praise be unto God that not once did I rest in the bed of comfort. At the time of His ascension to the Abha Kingdom, His Holiness Christ had nearly sixty believers. | KHH1.107-108 (1.150-151) | KHHE.163 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0533 | Words to some students, spoken on 1914-10-12 | 510 | Persian | گفتند شما ها امروز میخواهید بروید گفتم پس بروم وداع کنم علی العجاله در تابستان | I have been informed that you are leaving today... When the Commission of Inquiry came [in 1904], they made matters difficult for us. | KHH1.108-110 (1.151-154) | KHHE.164-169, DAS.1914-10-12, PN_1914 p068 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Mystery of the great reversal; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0916 | Words spoken on 1914-10-13 ? in Haifa | 330 | Persian | حضرات اطمینان دارند اوایل که ما آمدیم بعکا وارد شدیم کاری کرده بودیم که همه اطمینان | When we first came to ‘Akka, we behaved in such wise that everyone trusted us. There was a certain Qasim of Nayriz who was very weak. | KHH1.111-112 (1.156-157) | KHHE.169-170, STAB#015 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1209 | Words to Mr Remey and Mr Latimer, spoken on 1914-10-15 | 260 | Persian | ای را بدانید که هر کسی در آمریکا به اسم من بخواهد پول جمع کند ابدا تعلقی به ما ندارد | When you return to America say to all the believers in my behalf that whenever a person comes to that country | KHH1.112 (1.157) | KHHE.171-172fn, DAS.1914-10-15, SW_v07#13 p.122, PN_1914 p085 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2572 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-18 | 80 | Persian | چقدر اینها مضطربند ابدا سکون ندارند این علامات عدم ایمان است در قران میفرماید | These people who called on us today were in a state of fright. They are expecting daily | KHH1.113 (1.157-158) | KHHE.172-173fn, DAS.1914-10-18, SW_v08#19 p.241, PN_1914 p098 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Degrees of faith; certitude; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2818 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-18 | 60 | Persian | از این مکاتب ثمری نیست اطفال در مکاتب الهی هم تحصیل علوم میکنند و هم آداب یاد میگیرند | The children must receive divine and material education at the same time, and be protected from temptations and vices.... In the scheme of human life | KHH1.113 (1.158) | KHHE.173fn, DAS.1914-10-18, SW_v09#08 p.089, SW_v07#15 p.137, SW_v07#15 p.144, PN_1914 p099 | Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0442 | Talk to pilgrims at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-22 | 580 | Persian | حال من بسیار خوبست در جمیع جاها گردیدم هوا باین خوبی ندیدم اگر اهالی اینجا منهمک | I am always well, especially in these days. Here the air is paradisiacal. The weather of Mount Carmel at this season is most healthful... Before we were exiled from Tihran all our properties and possessions were pillaged | KHH1.114-116 (1.159-162) | KHHE.174, DAS.1914-10-22 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0546 | Talk to pilgrims at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-23 | 500 | Persian | باید شام بعد از غروب حاضر باشد هر وقت میل دارند بخورند بهترین اوقات | The best hour to eat supper is right after sunset... During the life of my grandfather, the Ministers of State had an established custom | KHH1.117 (1.163-164) | KHHE.178-179, DAS.1914-10-23 | Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1970 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-10-28 | 140 | Persian | این محل مطبخ بود دود جمال مبارک را صدمه میزد من تغییر دادم بیست سال | In the time of the Blessed Beauty the kitchen was in the opposite corner and as the hole of the chimney was torturous, the house was always filled with smoke. This high ceiling was black with soot. | KHH1.122 (1.170) | KHHE.184-185, DAS.1914-10-28 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0920 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-10-28 | 330 | Persian | زیارت باید در نهایت تضرع و ابتهال باشد والا زیارت نیست تماشا است اینهمه نفوس | The pilgrimage to the Holy Tomb must be done with spiritual concentration, attention and humility; it must not be like the automaton pilgrimage of Mohamedans or Christians | KHH1.122-123 (1.171-172) | KHHE.185-186, DAS.1914-10-28 | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2225 | Words spoken en route in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-01 | 110 | Persian | جمال مبارک سه مرتبه به یرکه تشریف آوردند دفعه اول من تا نزدیکهای ابوسنان پیاده | The Blessed Beauty journeyed to the village of Yirkih three times. On the first visit, I walked at the side | KHH1.131-132 (1.181-182) | KHHE.197, DAS.1914-11-01, BSR_v13 p.082 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1211 | Words spoken at home of Shaykh Salih in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-01 | 260 | Persian | در این ایام حسن سیاست و تدابیر لازم است مردمان با تدبیر نیستند در جنگ روس و ایران | In these days, wise and sound policies are needed in political affairs, but leaders are not prudent. In the Russian-Iranian War, Iran was defeated | KHH1.132 (1.182-183) | KHHE.198-199, STAB#145 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2805 | Words spoken on 1914-10-20 | 70 | Persian | یک نفر مسلمان و یک نفر مسیحی و یک نفر یهودی در کشتی بودند مسلمان دعا کرد | It is said that once a Mohammadan, a Christian and a Jew were rowing in a boat. Suddenly a tempest arose | KHH1.133 | KHHE.174, DAS.1913-02-10, DAS.1914-10-20, SW_v09#18 p.210, VLAB.133, STAB#104 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1985 | Words spoken on 1914-11-02 in Abu Sinan | 140 | Persian | شما طوفان بلایا ندیده اید اگر دیده بودید این وقائع بشما چندان تاثیری نمیکرد ما شب دارای عمارت | You have not experienced genuinely difficult times, for if you had, such occurrences would not perturb you. | KHH1.137 (1.189-190) | KHHE.206-207, DAS.1914-11-02, BSR_v13 p.082 | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2601 | Words spoken at home of Shaykh Salih in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-02 | 80 | Persian | یک کشیش پروتستان خیلی متعصبی بود همیشه میخواستند مجادله کند یکدفعه آمد پیش من و گفت | There was a fanatical Protestant minister that always wanted to argue. One time he came to Me and said, ‘Given His large body and girth, with what kind of ladder did Muhammad ascend to heaven?' | KHH1.137 (1.190-191) | KHHE.207 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humor; jokes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3129 | Words spoken at home of Shaykh Salih in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-02 | 40 | Persian | بی پرگار با دستش دایره میکشید دو خط متساوی و متلاصق مانند پرگار و خطکش | Without [the aid of] a compass, he could draw circles. He did this using two equal, perpendicular lines | KHH1.138 (1.191) | KHHE.207-208 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2714 | Words spoken on 1915-01-09 in Abu Sinan | 70 | Persian | این جنگ بلای خانمانسوزی است ولی بعد از این نفوس صلحجو زیاد خواهد شد | This war is indeed ruinous and devastating in its effects. However, afterwards, the number of peace-loving people will grow considerably | KHH1.145 (1.201) | KHHE.216, BSR_v13 p.086 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0793 | Words to Shaykh Salman, spoken on 1915-01-10 | 370 | Persian | این مسئله مسلم عموم است که شر قویتر از خیر است شر شر سریع التاثیر است | It is universally recognized that evil is stronger than good. Evil has a rapid effect, whereas good is slow in its impact. | KHH1.145-147 (1.202-203) | KHHE.217-218, DAS.1915-01-10, BSR_v13 p.087 | Education of children; moral education; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1539 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-10 | 200 | Persian | تقریبا در یکماه پیش در فرانسه مسیو برنارد کشته شده این شخص اذیت بموری را روا نمیداشت از بس از جنگ | Our companions in Europe report that some people have been killed there. In France they killed [a Baha'í] Monsieur Bernard | KHH1.147-149 (1.205-206) | KHHE.219-220 | Bribery and corruption; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0014 | Words to Shaykh Salih, spoken on 1915-01-11 | 2230 | Persian | از بس میترسی خوابهایت هم مغشوش و مشوش است مثل قصه آن شخص میماند که در روضه | Because you are so frightened, your dreams are also disturbed. Your situation is like the story of the man who would attend rawdih-khanís | KHH1.150-158 (1.208-219) | KHHE.222-232, STAB#022 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0389 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-02-07 | 630 | Persian | من ابدا سبب فصل نشدم خودشان خود را از یکدیگر جدا کردند جمال مبارک عهدی گرفتند | I never caused their separation. They separated themselves. The Blessed Beauty established a Covenant | KHH1.166 (1.228)x | KHHE.240-241x, DAS.1915-02-07, BSR_v13 p.089x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Creativity in art; Goodly deeds; actions; Methods of teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1548 | Words spoken on 1915-02-08 in Abu Sinan | 200 | Persian | کثبف طالب کثیف است پاکی تاثیر کلی در روح دارد و لو خود پاکیزگی عرض است | Cleanliness has a profound effect upon the spirit. Even though cleanliness is related to worldly affairs, yet its effect is manifested in the soul. | KHH1.169-170 (1.237-238) | KHHE.249-250, DAS.1915-02-08, BSR_v13 p.090 | Cleanliness and refinement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11515 | 20 | Arabic | خلق الانسان علی صوره الرحمن ای الصفة الرحمانیه فالشمایل الجسمانیه تفنی | Humanity is created in the image of the Merciful [God], that is to say with Divine attributes | KHH1.172 (1.239) | KHHE.252, BSR_v13 p.090 | Human reality created in the image of God; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Relationship of the soul to the body; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2319 | Conversation with Dr Finkelstein, Abu Sinan, 1915-02-28 | 100 | Persian | اینگونه مجالس بصرف فضل و اراده الهیه تشکیل میشود و الا ما کجا و شما کجا چه نسبتی در میان است | Such gatherings are only possible through the divine bounties and favours... Yes, indeed. The relationship between the East and the West must be like that | KHH1.180-182 (1.252) | KHHE.262-265, BSR_v13 p.092 | Critique of Western values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0661 | Words spoken on 1915-03-01 in Abu Sinan | 440 | Persian | خدا چه تعلقی ما بین ما و آنها انداخته که از جان و دل ... تقوی ام الفضائل و عدم تقوی ام الرذائل است در عکا شخصی بود | Consider what an immense love and devotion... Piety is the mother of all goodly characters, and its absence is the mother of all evil | KHH1.183-185 (1.256-260) | KHHE.268-271, BSR_v13 p.093, STAB#016, STAB#150 | Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1134 | Words spoken on 1915-03-02 in Abu Sinan | 280 | Persian | من زوفا میخورم در طب جدید هم استعمال میکنید ... مدراست و باین واسطه مفید است از برای تنگ نفس خیلی مفید است | I use hyssop. Is it used in modern medicine?... It has a diuretic effect, and therefore it is beneficial. | KHH1.186 (1.261-262) | KHHE.272-273, BSR_v13 p.093 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0922 | Words spoken on 1915-03-03 in Abu Sinan | 330 | Persian | میرزا یحیی در هزار سوراخ پنهان شده بود امرالله بکلی از میان رفته بود | Mírza Yahya [Azal] was hiding in a thousand holes causing the Faith of God to be completely lost. Two Milani youth came to Baghdad and asked about the Blessed Beauty | KHH1.189-190 (1.265-267) | KHHE.275-277 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1429 | Words spoken on 1915-03-03 in Abu Sinan | 220 | Persian | این ایام وقت سکون و وقاراست و تک اطمینان | In these days, it is time for calmness and dignity; it is time for confidence and assurance. We must rely upon God. | KHH1.190-191 (1.267-268) | KHHE.277-278, BSR_v13 p.094, STAB#049 | Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0073 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-03-04 | 1400 | Persian | نصف شب خبر دادند که یکنفر بدوی آمده است و میخواهد من را ببیند پیغامی آورده چون او ... یک وقتی در عکا شخصی بود عبدالله پاشا نام او پیر شده ماهی هزار غروش تقاعد میگرفت و زندگی میکرد | Many years ago there lived in Akka an old retired officer by the name of Abdollah Pasha. He received from the government a pension of ten pounds a month | KHH1.191-192 (1.268-270) | KHHE.284-285, DAS.1915-03-11 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1431 | Words spoken on 1915-03-20 | 220 | Persian | این خنقدقها را میبینید دولت عثمانی میخواهد با این خندقها از کشتیهای ... در ایام عبدالحمید که فرقه عسگر متطوع | Do you observe these trenches? The Ottoman government wishes through these fortifications to prevent the ships [3.5s]... ...During the reign of 'Abdu'l-Hamid when a group of soldiers volunteered to fight against the Russians | KHH1.194 | KHHE.283-284, STAB#046 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1172 | Words spoken on 1915-03-26 in Abu Sinan | 270 | Persian | مظاهر مقدسه الهی بقوه ملکوتی نفوس بشری را | Through the power of the Kingdom, human beings are saved from the grip of nature by the sanctified Manifestations of God and are illumined by the light of divinity. | KHH1.197-198 (1.276-277) | KHHE.288-289, BSR_v13 p.095 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0639 | Words to Shaykh Salih, spoken on 1915-04-05 | 450 | Persian | طبیعیون هم منتظرند ولی انتظار شان نه بمثل الهیو نست که از شهر غیر معلوم بیاید و باخیل و حشم | The adherents of all the religions of the world are expecting the coming of a Promised One and they pray for his advent.... In principle they agree with the religionists, but in the mode of expression and phraseology they differ from each other. (KHH: Even the naturalists [are expectant]. However, their expectation is not like the religionists who claim, ‘He will come from some unknown city,,,') | KHH1.200-203 (1.280-282) | KHHE.293-298, DAS.1915-04-05, SW_v13#06 p.145-146 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2991 | Words spoken on 1915-04-06 in Abu Sinan | 50 | Persian | چقدر ناس از آفات جسمانی اضطراب دارند و از آفت | It is amazing that people are afraid of physical afflictions, but have no worries of spiritual handicaps. | KHH1.204 (1.285) | KHHE.298-299, BSR_v13 p.096 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1669 | Words spoken on 1915-04-07 in Abu Sinan | 180 | Persian | چقدر انسان بیوفا است بهزار زحمت و مشقت و با اشک | Consider man's infidelity. With a thousand worries, troubles and tears he raises a child. Then, he readily puts thousands upon thousands to the sword. | KHH1.204 (1.286) | KHHE.299-300, BSR_v13 p.097 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Justice and wrath of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0823 | Words to Abdu'l-Ghaffar, spoken on 1915-04-08 | 360 | Persian | این را بدانید جمال مبارک امر اکید برجوع بحکیم فر موده انسان باید جزئیاترا هم از حکیم سئوال نماید | You must clearly understand that the Blessed Perfection has commanded most emphatically that in case of sickness, one must refer to the skilled physician and abide by his prescription | KHH1.205-206 (1.287-288) | KHHE.300-302, DAS.1915-04-08 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Praise of Western values; culture; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0422 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-08 | 600 | Persian | من حالم خوبست مرضی در کار نیست فقط اعصاب است ... امیدوارم خاتمه حیاتم چون مشک معطر | Of what use is good health to me? I want to wholly sacrifice myself... I wish the end of my life to be musk-laden. That is, I wish to drink from the chalice of martyrdom | KHH1.206-208 (1.289-291) | KHHE.302-305, DAS.1915-04-08, BSR_v13 p.097 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2231 | Words spoken on 1915-04-09 in Abu Sinan | 110 | Persian | حضرت مسیح بیشتر اوقات در سواحل بحیره طبریا بودند لکن هیچ از نفحات قدس | His Holiness Christ spent most of His time on the shores of Lake Tiberius, but, alas, none of His sacred fragrances have remained. | KHH1.208-209 (1.292) | KHHE.305-306 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0921 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-11 | 330 | Persian | فی الحقیقه این مدت بیفایده گذشت باز در امریکا که بودیم مشغول بودیم | How spiritual and glorious were those divine days spent amongst the believers of God in the Western world!... Truly, this period has not been productive. At least when we were in America, we were busy and constantly met with people | KHH1.209-210 (1.293-295) | KHHE.307-308, DAS.1915-04-11, BSR_v13 p.099 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1613 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-12 | 190 | Persian | مردم از قول حق خاضع نمیشوند ولی اگر عمل حق ببینند خاضع میشوند | People do not become submissive because of virtuous dictums; but rather, when they observe righteous deeds, they grow submissive. (DAS: Generally the people are not impressed by the words of the Divine Manifestation but if they hear about His actions they will humble themselves immediately.) | KHH1.212 (1.297) | KHHE.310-311, DAS.1915-04-12, BSR_v13 p.100 | Martyrs and martyrdom; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0317 | Words to Shaykh Salman, spoken on 1915-04-12 | 710 | Persian | چه لزوم کرده اخبار دروغ انتشار بدهند اگر خبری ندارند اصلا ننویسند حالا که دروغ میگویند | Why do they feel compelled to spread false rumors?... It is said that Nadir Shah once advanced a claim to Baghdad... His Holiness (Imam ‘Alí) was surrounded by enemies and wished to take refuge elsewhere. He said to one of His companions (Salman, the Persian), “Place me in this basket | KHH1.212-215 (1.298-301) | KHHE.312-313, DAS.1915-04-12, STAB#011, STAB#012 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10180 | 70 | Arabic | ایتها المبتهله الی الحضرت الرحمانیه الخاضعة للعزة الالهیه انی ابتهل الی رب الملکوت ذی العزة | O thou who art suppliant towards the Presence of the All-Merciful, who has humbled himself before | KHH1.215 (1.301) | KHHE.315-316 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for married couples; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3133 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-13 | 40 | Persian | حرص و طمع مخمر در طبیعت انسانی است ولکن تربیت الهی این صفات را تغییر میدهد | Greed and avarice are ingrained in human nature. However, divine teachings will change these attributes. | KHH1.215 (1.302) | KHHE.316, DAS.1915-04-13, BSR_v13 p.101 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0505 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-16 | 530 | Persian | هارون الرشید خواست حفر کند نتوانست بعد مامون باین خیال افتاد بعد از زحمت | Harum ar-Rashid wanted to excavate [the Pyramids] but was unsuccessful.... One thing that has enabled European civilization to advance so considerably is the aptitude for accepting the truth | KHH1.218-220 (1.305-307) | KHHE.319-321, BSR_v13 p.102 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1378 | Words spoken on 1915-05-05 in Abu Sinan | 230 | Persian | من شما را بجهت خدمت امرالله میخواهم میخواهم شما در جمیع آنچه میبینید و تجربه کرده اید | I wish for you consecrated services to the Cause of God. I wish for you to manifest radiant attributes under all conditions and to raise the Word of God. | KHH1.221-222 (1.309-310) | KHHE.324, DAS.1915-05-05, BSR_v13 p.102 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0277 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-06 | 770 | Persian | مسائل الهیه مطابقت تام با عقل و علم دارد ولی مسئله در بیان شیئی است مبین لازم دارد همان مسئله را میشود بچندین | Spiritual teachings are completely consistent with rational thought and science, but it is a question of how they are presented. An interpreter is needed. The same issue can be presented in multiple ways. | KHH1.224-227 (1.312-317) | KHHE.327-329, STAB#052, STAB#108 | Maintainance of degrees in society; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1757 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-07 | 170 | Persian | هر امری که قوه دارد خودش کار میکند حال ما اینجا هستیم جمیع ابواب مسدود و طرق مقطوع است | The Cause which is endued [with] dynamic, spiritual energy will advance and develop in spite of all obstacles.... It has taken possession of the subterranean layers of human consciousness… | KHH1.228 (1.317) | KHHE.334-335, DAS.1915-05-07 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0801 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-08 | 370 | Persian | فی الحقیقه شما امسال در ابوسنان خیلی زحمت کشیدید هیچ مقصودی جز رضای الهی نداشتید | You truly worked hard in Abú-Sínan this year. You had no other purpose save the good-pleasure of God | KHH1.230-231 (1.321-323) | KHHE.338-339, DAS.1915-05-08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0855 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-08 | 350 | Persian | این سفر شما بسیار سفر مبارکی است چراکه سالهای سال در این صفحات در اراضی مقدسه بوده اید | Your journey is indeed a blessed one because, for many years, you were in Holy Land and its vicinity | KHH1.231-232 (1.323-325) | KHHE.340-342, DAS.1915-05-08 | Monasticism; asceticism; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1843 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-08 | 160 | Persian | فقر از هر جهت بر ناس غلبه نموده ما هم امور مان وضعی است که نمیتوانیم | Poverty has become widespread amongst all the inhabitants of Syria and our affairs are in such a confused state... the station of such a wealthy man is greater than the poor who is patient | KHH1.233 (1.325-326) | KHHE.342-343, DAS.1915-05-08 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Christ; Christianity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0396 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-09 | 620 | Persian | این چاه را بسته اند که مبادا سایرین از آبش استعمال کنند سبحان الله از مضرت بدیگران چه نتیجه | Many years ago this was a public well and the native women every morning and evening drew water. After a while the Germans made up their minds to take possession of it. | KHH1.233-234 (1.327)x | KHHE.344x, DAS.1915-05-09 | Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0423 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-13 | 600 | Persian | من میخواستم یک سری بشما بگویم در خانه ممکن نشد لهذا اینجا میگویم و آن اینست که من اینروزها در خطر عظیم هستم | I have wanted to share a secret with you but was unable to do so [earlier] at My home and, therefore, I disclose it now: These days, I am in the utmost danger. Perhaps I will be martyred. | KHH1.237-239 (1.332-334) | KHHE.350-353 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2429 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-13 | 90 | Persian | انسان که خود متذکر و متاثر بود در حجر و مدر تأثیر میکند شق القمر مینماید هدهد که بسبا رفت | When a person is consecrated and devout, his influence will even penetrate stones and hard rocks, causing great miracles.... Whenever I go to the Cave of Elijah, a new vivacity is wafted over Me. This is because the life-generating spirit of Elijah envelops that Cave | KHH1.240 (1.336) | KHHE.354 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0595 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-13 | 470 | Persian | من امروز ماست خوردم چون آقا میرزا حبیب را دوست میدارم هر چه میگوید میشنوم من ماست | Today I had some yogurt... God forbid if a person is overtaken with pride. During His last days, the Blessed Beauty was greatly annoyed [with Mírza Áqa Jan] to the point that I wanted to punish him physically.... Mírza Áqa Jan did not have a good end. | KHH1.240-242 (1.336-339) | KHHE.355-357, STAB#122 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0592 | Words to the believers, spoken on 1913-12-29 | 470 | mixed | بسیار خوب است که در مقام حضرت اعلی در ظل عنایت جمال مبارک همه جمعیم ابدا | It is most significant that we are all gathered here in the Tomb of His Holiness the Bab and beneath the protection of the Blessed Perfection. | KHH1.248 (1.347-349) | KHHE.364-366, DAS.1913-12-29 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2165 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-27 | 120 | Persian | محبت دو نوع است یکی محبتی است عن علیه و یک محبتی بلا علیه مثلا این مردم بسیار | There are two kinds of love. The first love is based on a motive; the second love is motiveless. People, as a general rule love each other, show kindness towards each other but such manifestations of kindliness are based upon ulterior motives | KHH1.260 (1.363) | KHHE.380, DAS.1914-11-27 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0295 | Words spoken on 1914-07-12 | 740 | Persian | در ایامی که در آمریکا بودم امة الله مسیس پارسنز مرا به محل ییلاقی خود برد | When I was in Dublin the professor of the out-door school invited me to visit the pupils | KHH1.260-263 (1.364-367) | KHHE.381-384, DAS.1914-07-12, SW_v09#09 p.097-098x, STAB#153 | Education of children; moral education; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of learning | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1033 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-13 | 300 | Persian | حضرت اعلی روحی له الفدا میفرمایند که یک کلمه یا یک آیه من یظهره الله حجت است از برای جمیع من علی الارض | His Holiness the Exalted One – may My spirit be a sacrifice unto Him – stated that one word or one verse of “Him Whom God shall make manifest” | KHH1.263 (1.367) | KHHE.384-386 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Martyrdom of the Bab; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2140 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-11 | 120 | Persian | اینها قبل از موسی بودند از عرب بائده هستند یعنی که خبر شان منقطع شده است | There were [certain tribes] prior to the time of Moses who numbered among the Arab clans that are no more, that is, no sign of them has remained. | KHH1.265 (1.371) | KHHE.388 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and wrath of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1972 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-11 | 140 | Persian | اینکه میفرمایند "عاشروامع الادیان " مقصد مثل این نفوس است | When it is revealed, 'Consort with all religions', the intention is association with such people. | KHH1.265-266 (1.371) | KHHE.389, BSR_v13 p.083 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1534 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 200 | Persian | این دنیا عالم کون و فساد است عالم خسته نمیشود | The world is the plane of creation and disintegration. The process never stops: on one hand it creates new people | KHH1.266 (1.372-375) | KHHE.389-392, DAS.1914-12-01, BSR_v13 p.084 | Composition and decomposition; Continual renewal of creation; Creation of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1991 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 140 | Persian | من در اروپا همیشه میگفتم که امر حضرت بهاٌالله جامع جمیع ادیان قبل است و دارای جمیع فواید | While in Europe, I always proclaimed, ‘The Cause of Baha'u'llah embraces all the past Dispensations and manifests all their benefits to human society. It is like a tree that has many strong branches. | KHH1.268 (1.374-375) | KHHE.392, DAS.1914-12-01 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3311 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 30 | Persian | من از سن سی سالگی نبضم مطئی است هر کس دیگر باشد ٧٥ - ٨٠ خواهد بود | From the age of 30 I have had a slow pulse. All others have a pulse rate of about 75 to 80 and therefore greatly wonder about my pulse rate. | KHH1.269 (1.376) | KHHE.393, DAS.1914-12-01, BSR_v13 p.084 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0183 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 940 | Persian | امروز جمعی آمده بودند و میگفتند چرا از شهر بیرون نمیروید بمن اعتراض میکنند که با اینهمه اضطراب و اغتشاش | Today a number of people came to Me and asked, “Why do You not leave the city?”... Sulayman Khan and Mírza Fathu'llah were candle-pierced, that is, they were pierced with bayonets | KHH1.277-280 (1.386-389) | KHHE.400-403 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0879 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 340 | Persian | از حرفهای بی ثمر و نتیجه انسان خسته میشود این مردمیکه میآیند و میروند اغلب صحبتهایشان بی نتیجه | A person grows tired of unfruitful and frivolous talk. Often what these people that visit talk about is trivial and unimportant. They cause weariness, but there is no choice other than associating with them. | KHH1.284-285 (1.396-397) | KHHE.410-411 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0347 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 680 | Persian | پیر مردیست در نهایت روحانیت فی الحقیقه جمیع قوایش را در سبیل الهی صرف نموده چقدر خوبست | He [Haji Mirza Haydar 'Ali] is at an advanced age and with utmost spirituality. He has spent all his energy in the path of God. How blessed is he who devotes his life to the Cause | KHH1.285-287 (1.398-401) | KHHE.412-415 | Imam Husayn; Martyrdom of the Bab; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1213 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 260 | Persian | رفتیم با آقا میرزا حیدر علی بگردیم دیدیم جمعیت زیادی روبه کوه میروند فردا شب عید مارالیاس است | Together with Áqa Mírza Haydar-‘Alí, we went for a stroll. We saw a large multitude going up the mountain, as the next evening was a festivity in honor of Saint Elijah | KHH1.288 (1.401-402) | KHHE.415-416 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0917 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 330 | Persian | خداوند بلسان مظهر وحی خود فرموده " یا ابن الروح احب الاشیاٌ عندی الانصاف | Through the tongue of His Manifestation, God has revealed: “O Son of Spirit! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice..." ...people that investigate claims for themselves learn the fundamental truth. We walk in a path that has no interest in other people's affairs. | KHH1.289-290 (1.402-404) | KHHE.416-418 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1126 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 280 | Persian | جمیع اینها زواجر است از جانب خداست تا سبب تذکر و تنبه ناس شود ولی این مردم مانند اطفال | These are God-sent calamities for man so that people will grow repentant and contrite. However, these people are like children in the cradle, the more you rock them, the sleepier they get. | KHH1.290-291 (1.404-405) | KHHE.418-419 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0359 | Words spoken on 1914-08-03 in Haifa | 660 | Persian | معرکه شده است دنیا بهم خورده است در کارند که همه بجان یکدیگر بریزند در امریکا و اروپا | A resurrection is set up! The world is topsy-turvy! The wrong side of human character is up! [KHH: A great tumult is ensuing. The whole world is in cataclysm. They are determined to cause universal upheaval.] | KHH1.291-293 (1.405-408) | KHHE.420-423, DAS.1914-08-03, SW_v05#11 p.163-166, SW_v07#15 p.136, SW_v13#12 p.324 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The animal kingdom; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0329 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-09 | 700 | Persian | این مردم بیچاره کشته میشوند و نمیدانند برای چه جانهای خود را فدای خاک میکنند خاک که انزل موجودات است | These wretched soldiers die for the sake of some earth, which is the lowest form of creation, and do not know why they are slain. Consider how some are refined and how some abase themselves. | KHH1.295-296 (1.410-414) | KHHE.425-427, DAS.1915-04-09, BSR_v13 p.098 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3276 | Words spoken on 1914-11-24 in Abu Sinan | 30 | Persian | اگر ناقضین گذاشته بودند من بعضی از روسای اسلام و مسیحی راجمع میکردم | If the Covenant-breakers had not frustrated my efforts, I would have assembled some of the Muslim and Christian chiefs | KHH1.297 (1.409) | KHHE.429, BSR_v13 p.085 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0176 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-11-24 | 970 | Persian | مصطفی افندی نامی بود مدیر تحریرات لاینقطع اذیت میکرد ومردم را بر علیه ما میشوراند بطوری متصرف " کرده " | There was a certain Mustafa Effendi in charge of the newspaper, who persistently caused us difficulties and incited people against us, including the Mutasarrif Kurdih | KHH1.298-301 (1.415-419) | KHHE.429-433 | Bribery and corruption; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05618 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما قرائت گردید صحبت های بعضی حشو و زواید است قابل | O thou firm in the Covenant! Thy long letter was pursued. Some people's remarks are excessive and unworthy of response. | KHH1.302 (1.421) | KHHE.435 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05667 | 140 | Persian | خانمهای عالم چون از حق محتجب کنیزان شدند و کنیزان جمال مبارک بالطاف جمال قدم خانمهای عالم گشتند | ...Since they failed to recognize the Truth, the ladies of the world were reduced to maidservants, and the handmaidens of the Blessed Beauty | KHH1.304 (1.424)x | KHHE.437-438x | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2343 | Words spoken on 1914-12-31 in Abu Sinan | 100 | Persian | میخواهم شما را بایران بفرستم... شیخ الاسلام مرد بسیط عامی است و بی دین ابداً اعتنائی بدین الله ندارد | I wish for you to go to Iran... Shaykhu'l-Islam is a simple, common man with no religious convictions. He is utterly ignorant of the religion of God | KHH1.307-308 (1.429) | KHHE.441-442, BSR_v13 p.086 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00609 | 500 | Persian | ای شخص جلیل و ای رکن عظیم صلح عمومی مدتی بود که اراده مکاتبه با شما نموده | O thou illustrious soul! O thou the great pillar of the palace of universal peace | KHH1.309-310 (1.431) | KHHE.443-446, DAS.1915-04-25, SW_v06#11 p.082-083 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06774 | 120 | Persian | ای دوست عزیز محترم نامه شما رسید مضمون چون دلیل محبت و وفا و ثبوت در روابط قلبیه | O thou my dear respected friend! Thy letter was received. As it evinced love, faithfulness, and loyalty in the established relations between hearts | KHH1.311 (1.433) | KHHE.446, DAS.1914-12-10 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0732 | Words to the friends spoken around 1914 | 400 | Persian | الحمد لله در ظل عنایت جمال قدم چنین مجالس روحانی فراهم بمشود حالا قدر این انجمنها معلوم نیست | Praised be God that under the shadow of the bounties of the Ancient Beauty such heavenly gatherings are now held.... At the beginning of our arrival at ‘Akka, we had gatherings, but very secretly. | KHH1.311-313 (1.434-436) | KHHE.447-449 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1173 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 270 | Persian | مکه در صحرای گرم غیر ذیزرع کوهستانی واقع شده باوجود این طالبین بچه شوق و سروری آنجا | Mecca is situated in midst of a hot, sterile, mountainous desert, yet it is sought after with great joy and bliss | KHH1.313-314 (1.436-437) | KHHE.449-450 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1689 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 180 | Arabic | ملاحظه جنون دولت ایران و دولت عثمانی را بفرمائید که به چه طرزی حضرت بهاءالله | Consider the foolishness of the governments of Iran and the Ottoman Empire in how they banished His Holiness Baha'u'llah from Iran | KHH1.322 (1.448-449) | KHHE.459-460, COB.226x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00823 | 430 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه دوم رمضان ۱۳۳۲ وصول یافت مضمون تبتل و تضرع بملکوت ابهی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter of 2 Ramadan 1332 was received, testifying to thy humility and reverence before the Abha Kingdom. | INBA85:499, INBA85:532 | KHH1.331 (1.461) | KHHE.469-470 | Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3293 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 30 | Persian | جمال مبارک بساط وحدت عالم انسانی گسترانیده و اختلافات مذهبی و طبقاتی را مرتفع ساخته | The Blessed Beauty has provided the means for the unification of the world of humanity and has removed religious and social conflicts. | KHH1.013 (1.018) | KHHE.030 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1125 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad around Dec. 1907 | 280 | Persian | تمامش مسکن و ماوای انبیاء است تمامش موطی اقدام انبیاءاست انبیاء الهی شبها تا صبح بمناجات | All of these were the dwelling-places of the Prophets of old. All of them were blessed by the footsteps of the Divine Manifestations | KHH1.014 (1.019) | KHHE.031 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2211 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad around Dec. 1907 | 110 | Persian | این اراضی مقدسه است تمامش باثر اقدام انبیای الهی متبرک و مشرف شده هر وجبش مقدس است | All of this land is Holy Land, and it bears traces of the footsteps of the Divine Prophets. Therefore, every grain of it is sacred and sanctified. | KHH1.015 (1.021) | KHHE.033 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2575 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 80 | Persian | چه زمستان سردی بود و ما در کاروانسرائی وارد شدیم | How bitterly cold was that winter! We arrived at a caravansary located by a moat. The journey was full of sufferings and difficulties | KHH1.018 (1.025-026) | KHHE.039, STAB#118 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Growth of the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1995 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 140 | Persian | هجرت حضرت ابراهیم خلیل سبب ظهور و پیدایش حضرت کلیم ، حضرت مسیح | Abraham's migration precipitated the manifestation and appearance of Moses, Christ, Muhammad, the Exalted One, and Baha'u'llah. | KHH1.018-019 (1.026) | KHHE.039-040 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3001 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 50 | Persian | سبب خذلانش گردید چون برای خاک میجنگید خاک که انزل موجودات است ولی | It caused his demise, because he was fighting for soil, which is the least worthy thing in creation. However, the migration and wandering of Abraham | KHH1.019 (1.027) | KHHE.040-041 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1493 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 210 | Persian | در حرب خندق یا معروف بحرب الاحزاب حضرت محمد و اصحاب از شدت گرسنگی سنگ بشکم بسته | Being thoroughly surrounded by the enemies, in the course of the Battle of the Moat, known as Harbu'l-Ahrab, His Holiness Muhammad and His companions were so starved | KHH1.019-020 (1.027-028) | KHHE.041-042, STAB#067 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2056 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 130 | Persian | زیارت در وجود خود انسان است تا چقدر فیض ببرد و استفاده کند اگر بکمال توجه و تضرع زیارت نمود | Pilgrimage has to do with one's soul and, depending on one's approach, one benefits accordingly. If one was to approach pilgrimage with the utmost devotion and consecration | KHH1.020 (1.028-029) | KHHE.042-043 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2436 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 90 | Persian | بسیار بسیار مبارک است خیلی خوب است که در هر شهری و هر قصبه و دهی اینکار را بکنند | This is very wonderful! The friends of God must do the same in every town and hamlet and provide a befitting place for the comfort of the itinerant believers | KHH1.021 (1.029) | KHHE.044 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1842 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 160 | Persian | علویه خانم عیال ملا علی جان شهید خوابی دیده بود و برای جمال بروجردی نقل کرده بود | ‘Alaviyyih Khanum, the wife of the martyred Mulla ‘Alí Jan [Mafuzaki], had a dream which she recounted to Jamal Burújirdí. She said, “I dreamt that Jamal Mubarak came to this room and graciously spoke in praise of me.” | KHH1.022 (1.031) | KHHE.045, STAB#121 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04028 | 180 | Persian | ای شجره حدیقه حضرت کلیم جناب آقا حبیب الله بارض جلیل وارد و بتربت مقدسه مشرف | O thou tree of the orchard of His Holiness Moses! The honored Áqa Habíbu'llah has arrived at the Refulgent Land, attained unto the Sacred Threshold | KHH1.023 (1.032) | KHHE.048 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2464 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 90 | Persian | مردم در صدد اطفای سراج الهی هستند ردیه ای نوشته اند نمیدانند که این ردیه ها باعث انتشار کلمة الله | People are exerting [great efforts] to extinguish the Light of God. They have written and will write many polemics, as they recently wrote in Tihran. | KHH1.024 (1.035) | KHHE.050 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2252 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 110 | Persian | هر چه عمومی است الهی است و هر چه خصوصی است بشری احبای الهی آنچه تاسیس مینمایند | Whatever is public is divine, and whatever is private is devised of man. Therefore, whatever is established by the friends of God must be public, whether a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, or other institutions. | KHH1.025 (1.036) | KHHE.051-052 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Universal education | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1748 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 170 | Persian | شرکت خبرگزاری رویتر تلگراف نموده که مستر داد بهائی عازم هندوستان است | The Reuters news agency telegraphed that a Baha'í by the name of Mr. Dodd was proceeding for India. Reuters only sends telegrams for such prominent personages | KHH1.026-027 (1.037-038) | KHHE.052-053 | East and West; communication between East and West; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0858 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 350 | Persian | جناب ابوالفضائل با نهایت ضعف و پیری شب و روز به خدمت امر الله قائم است | Even though he is old and very frail, Mírza Abú'l-Fadl devotes night and day to the service of the Cause of God and the diffusion of the divine fragrance. | KHH1.027-029 (1.039-040) | KHHE.055-056, STAB#071 | Conduct in finance and business; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0398 | Words to the friends spoken around Dec. 1907 | 620 | Persian | در زمان قدیم طوایف مختلفه بوده اند از جمله سامری ها که امروز نیستند و همچنین فریسیان | There were certain tribes in the old times, which no longer exist, such as Samaris or Pharisiyan.... These people believed that the Logos of that peerless Essence had been made flesh. That is, lahut had become nasut. | KHH1.029-031 (1.040-043) | KHHE.057-059 | Anthropomorphism; Christian doctrine and practice; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Manifestation of God as mediator; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1160 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 270 | Persian | امروز چون خدمت احباء نرسیدم خواستم بیایم در مسافر خانه مهمان بشوم چون هوا منقلب بود | Since I had not seen the friends all day, I decided to come to the pilgrim house and visit you.... Similarly, it is revealed, “The knowledge of bodies and the knowledge of religions.” Notice that the knowledge of body is given preference over the knowledge of religion. | KHH1.033-034 (1.047-048) | KHHE.063-064 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1851 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 160 | Persian | یکروز در بغداد با دو سه نفر از احباب به شکار رفتیم یک عرب برهنه سیاه سوخته سوار شتر بود | One day in Baghdad, I went hunting with two or three of the friends. Riding a camel, an unclad Arab Bedouin came towards us. | KHH1.034-035 (1.049) | KHHE.065, STAB#155 | Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2997 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 50 | Persian | در بغداد یکروز جمال مبارک از جسر عبور میفرمودند شخصی بحضور مبارک عرض کرد که از | When He had returned to Baghdad, one day the Blessed Perfection was passing over a bridge and someone mentioned to His blessed Person that a letter was received from Mosul | KHH1.035 (1.049) | KHHE.066-067 | Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0887 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 340 | Persian | طهران بسیار مغشوش است واقعا مرحوم مظفرالدینشاه در باره رعایای خود ابدا کوتاهی نکرد | Tihran is in great agitation. In truth, the late Muzaffari'd-Din Shah did all he could for his subjects. But it would have been better to first educate the people of Iran | KHH1.035-036 (1.050-051) | KHHE.067-068, STAB#014 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Non-participation in politics; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3143 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 40 | Persian | شیطان یکی نفس اماره است که ببغی و فحشا میکند و دیگری بعض نفوس بظاهر آراسته | Satan is the base self, which provokes destruction and impetuosity. Outwardly some individuals are refined and presentable, but in their essence they remain base. | KHH1.037 (1.051-052) | KHHE.068-069 | Outward and inward meanings; Satan; the Evil One | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1825 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 160 | Persian | باید بسیار مسرور باشید که در چنین روزی بارض مقدس رجوع نمودید واقعا از تدین و صفای طینت | You must be thrilled that on such a Day you have come to the Holy Land.... This is an explicit promise and clearly enunciated by the Divine Prophets. They have foretold that even outwardly, the Jews will come to the Holy Land and once more reclaim their ancient splendor. | KHH1.037 (1.052) | KHHE.069 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2473 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 90 | Persian | هیچ نقطه ای در دنیا باین هوا و صفا و منظر و مناخ نیست در این کوه | No other spot in the world is as pleasant and vivifying as this realm, nor can rival it in beauty and majesty... Soon will the Jewish people return to the Holy Land, and even in outward appearance, they will be exalted. | KHH1.037-038 (1.052-053) | KHHE.070 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0946 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 320 | Persian | این شخص بخیال خودش در صدد قلع و قمع شجره مبارکه بر آمده ولی خودش نمیداند که منادی امر الله | This man thinks that he is uprooting the Tree of the Cause and does not see that he is promoting the Divine Faith. The Ancient Beauty has stated, “Whosoever arises to harm us is indeed a teacher of the Cause | KHH1.038-039 (1.054-055) | KHHE.072-073 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0797 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 370 | Persian | حالا با آقا میرزا مهدی صحبت میکردم میگفتم که باید بسیار مسرور باشی که پدر مومنی داری | Earlier I was speaking with Áqa Mírza Mihdí, and I said to him: You must be very happy as you have a father who is a believer. | KHH1.039-040 (1.055-057) | KHHE.073-074 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; High station of learning; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Moses; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2589 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 80 | Persian | ما با گذشته کاری نداریم ما مضی مضی و ما سیاءتیک فاین قم فاغتنم الغرصه بین العدمین | We have nothing to do with the past. “What has passed is past. And what is to come has not appeared. Therefore do not compare two vacuities.” | KHH1.041 (1.057) | KHHE.075 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1674 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 180 | Persian | حضرات امریکائیها متصل کاغذ مینویسند و میخواهند به ایران بروند و وطن جمال مبارک را زیارت کنند | Repeatedly the illustrious American believers send missives, desiring to go to Iran and visit the native land of the Blessed Beauty... Yahya is in Cyprus and his son, Ridvan-‘Alí, has joined a [Christian] church. | KHH1.041 (1.058) | KHHE.075-076 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2212 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 110 | Persian | این درخت را که میبینید اگر بخود نگاه کند ابدا از خود امیدی ندارد و مایوس است | Consider this tree: If it only focuses on its own merits, then it will have no hope, and will be deprived. However, if its hope is on the billowing waves of the sea of nature | KHH1.042 (1.059-060) | KHHE.077 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1817 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 160 | Persian | الحمد لله بفضل و عنایت جمال مبارک ما در بقعه مبارکه نوراء در ظل عنایت | Praise be unto God that through the generosity and benevolence of the Blessed Beauty, we have come to this resplendent spot...The believers must be servants to the world of humanity. They must be kind to one another | KHH1.044-045 (1.062-063) | KHHE.080-081 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Pure intentions in teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1078 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 290 | Persian | جسد عالم مرده است شما باید بسهم خود شرکت کنید همت و فداکاری کنید انشاء الله که سما مسرورا | The spirit of the world is dead. Each of you, in accordance with your own measure, must arise in service and sacrifice. | KHH1.045-046 (1.063-064) | KHHE.081-082 | Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1687 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 180 | Persian | ما نه استبداد صرف را میخواهیم و نه آزادی بحت ما بامور روحانی و تعلقات | We desire neither absolute despotism, nor unbounded liberty. We are concerned with the spiritual teachings and matters pertaining to the world above. | KHH1.048-049 (1.068-069) | KHHE.086-087 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Freedom of thought and action; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1742 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 170 | Persian | این مهمانی مال حضرات زائرین کلیمی است از فضل جمال مبارک در این حفله و در این مائده جمع شده اند | This feast belongs to the illustrious pilgrims of the Jewish descent.... In the East it was prohibited for men and women to assemble in the same room. However in this Dispensation, the women have the same rank as men | KHH1.050-051 (1.071) | KHHE.089-090 | Equality of men and women; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1914 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 150 | Persian | اینها پنجاه سال است درس میخوانند که بمعلوم پی ببرند باز در یوم ظهور محروم میمانند | These people study for fifty years to learn the signs of Return, and yet on the Day of the Manifestation, they have remained deprived. | KHH1.051-052 (1.072-073) | KHHE.090-091 | Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1827 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 160 | Persian | بزرگان مصر میخواهند وهابی بشوند عقاید وهابیان را پیش گیرند شاید بحرب و ضرب و جنگ | The Egyptian chiefs want to become Wahabbi and promote Wahabbi convictions. Perchance they hope to resist European expansion through wars, violence, confrontations and slaughter. | KHH1.052 (1.073-074) | KHHE.091-092 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3127 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 40 | Persian | بسیار چای خوبی است چای باید اینطور باشد قند خوب چای خوب آب زلال پیاله پاک | This is very good. Tea must be like this: good sugar, excellent tea, purified water, clean cup and in every way neat and organized. Otherwise, it is better not to drink it. | KHH1.052 (1.073) | KHHE.091 | Cleanliness and refinement; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Personal instructions; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0824 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 360 | Persian | بعد از اینها خوب میشود من از یک چیز متاثر شدم که یکوقت نوشته بودند | After these occurrences, it will be better.... Tolstoy is a deeply learned man. I wanted him to embrace the blessed Cause | KHH1.053-054 (1.074-076) | KHHE.092-094, STAB#112 | Criticism and its limits; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2427 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 90 | Persian | امروز هر فردی باید قیام بتبلیغ نماید و زبان بتبلیغ بگشاید و این عالم بشر را | Today, each believer must arise to teach the Faith and speak of it to seekers. We must rescue the world of humanity from all dangers that threaten it and sacrifice our own comfort for our Divine Beloved. | KHH1.055 (1.077) | KHHE.095 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2232 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 110 | Persian | در پاریس چنانچه باید و شاید امر الله علو ننموده است و آتش محبت الله در نگرفته البته در این حکمتی است | The Faith of God has not penetrated Paris and the fire of the love of God has not enkindled her people to the depth it should.... Sometimes, a translation is better than the original. A translator must fully comprehend the meaning [and the context] of the words. | KHH1.056-057 (1.079-080) | KHHE.097-098 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Language and the structure of reality; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2167 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 120 | Persian | من خیلی جاها را دیده ام هیچ جا صافی هوا و صفای مقام اعلی را ندارد | I have seen many places, but none has the vivifying air and the beauty of the Shrine of the Bab. Ere long this mountain will be developed. | KHH1.057-058 (1.081) | KHHE.099-100, COB.225-226 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2213 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 110 | Persian | این کوه مقدس خدا منتهای آرزوی انبیاء است و مطاف ملاء اعلی | Attaining unto this Mountain was the ultimate desire of the Prophets… After two thousand years of wandering, the Jewish people will return to the Holy Land and embrace the Cause of God | KHH1.061 (1.085) | KHHE.104 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06123 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان اشعار آبدار در نهایت حلاوت بود لفظ فصیح و مضمون بلیغ داشت | O thou who art firm in the Testament! Thy mellifluous poems were most sweet, possessing eloquent phrasing and fluent expressions. Talent is like a spring | KHH1.063 (1.088) | KHHE.107 | Praise and encouragement; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06710 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق نامه رسید مختصر جواب مرقوم میشود فرصت نیست از حوادث کرمانشاه | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter arrived. A brief reply will be written, as there is no time. Do not be saddened by the occurrences in Kirmanshah. | KHH1.063 (1.088)x | KHHE.107x | Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11025 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا حبیب الله سلیل شخص جلیل سعیدالملک در بیروتست در حق او نهایت | O honored Áqa Mírza Habíbu'llah! The son of the illustrious Sa‘idu'l-Mulk is in Beirut, and you must make every effort to ensure his well-being. | KHH1.064 (1.089) | KHHE.108 | Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03513 | 200 | mixed | ای یاران دل و جان عبدالبهاء حضرات بی وفایان نغمه ای بلند نمودند و بفرنگستان | O beloved companions of the heart and soul of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The faithless ones have raised a loud cry and unto the lands of the Franks [3.5s] | KHH2.095 (2.176) | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Hands of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04079 | 180 | mixed | ای منادی ملکوت الله نامه شما رسید هزار آفرین بر همت بلند و مقصد ارجمند تو | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. A thousand times bravo to thy magnanimity and exalted aim! | KHH2.095 (2.177) | JWTA.018-019, DAS.1914-08-09, SW_v09#14 p.163 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03559 | 200 | Persian | یا ابی الفضائل رساله ای که آنحضرت در رد من رد علی الله مرقوم نموده بودند | O Father of Virtues, the epistle that Your Honor composed in refutation of him who, in rejecting Him, rejected God [3.5s] | KHH2.187 (2.344) | Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3575 | 10 | Persian | والله بتو محبت دارم و بیادت مشغولم اینست که اثر دارد | By God, I cherish thee with love and am occupied with thy remembrance. This verily hath effect [3.5s] | KHH2.192a (2.352) | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09189 | 80 | Persian | ای بخشش خدا بشارت ترا در درگاه احدیت مذکوری و در انجمن رحمانی مشهور همتی | O Divine Bounty! Glad tidings of thee are proclaimed at the Threshold of Oneness, and in the assemblage of the All-Merciful thou art renowned [3.5s] | KHH2.192b (2.352)x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09939 | 70 | Persian | ای خدابخش خدا بخشنده و مهربانست از فرط بخشش ملاحظه نما که عبد بهاء را در بقعه | O Khudabakhsh! God is the All-Bountiful, the All-Merciful. Through His abundant grace, behold how 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the shrine [3.5s] | KHH2.194a (2.355) | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09336 | 80 | mixed | ای خدابخش بخشش خداوند ملاحظه نما که عبدالبهاء در سجن اعظم در مقابل معبد قوم مسیحا | O Khodabakhsh! Behold the bounty of God, that 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in the Most Great Prison, stands before the temple of the Christian people [3.5s] | KHH2.194b (2.356) | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Empty learning; false spirituality; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08742 | 90 | Persian | ای زاده عنصر جان و دل حضرت خلیل چه که اگر زاده عنصر آب و گل بودی در چنین یوم | O offspring of the essence of heart and soul of His Holiness Khalil! What indeed if thou hadst been fashioned from elements of water and clay [3.5s] | KHH2.194c (2.356) | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05269 | 180 | Arabic | الهی الهی اسمع من الاشجار ذکرک و ثنائک و من الاحجار وصفک و ما کان مستورا عن | My God, my God! From the trees I hear Thy remembrance and praise, and from the stones Thy attributes and that which was hidden from [3.5s] | KHH2.196-197 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prophecy and fulfillment; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01943 | 280 | mixed | ای سراج ایقان و ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و جناب سلیل حبیب در ترجمه با سهیم | O lamp of certitude and steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, and the noble Salíl-i-Habíb hath shared in its translation [3.5s] | KHH2.197 (2.362) | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07361 | 110 | Persian | ای حبیب من تا چندی پیش نامه از شما میرسید و مشتاقان را مدار تسلی خاطر بود ولی | O My beloved! Until recently letters would arrive from thee, bringing solace to the hearts of those who yearn for thee [3.5s] | KHH2.211 (2.385) | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06929 | 120 | Persian | ای مونس قدیم نامه پر ناله و حنین وصول یافت فریاد و فغان بعنان آسمان رسیده | O ancient companion! The letter filled with lamentation and plaintive cries hath been received. The outcries and supplications have reached unto the canopy of heaven [3.5s] | KHH2.004 (2.013) | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3024 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 50 | Persian | وقتی که ما آمدیم عکا زحمت های شدیدی داشت آما چقدر خوب بود | When We came to 'Akká, grievous were the hardships, yet how glorious it was! [3.5s] | KHH2.240 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Degrees of faith; certitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2971 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 50 | Persian | اگر باین صفات رحمانی متصف شویم عنقریب مقصد کلی که عبارت از اتحاد | If we become adorned with these attributes of the All-Merciful, ere long shall the ultimate purpose, which is none other than unity, be attained [3.5s] | KHH2.242-243 | Call to action; Prophecy and fulfillment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1686 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 180 | Persian | ما این را می گوئیم نه تنها حضرت داود اگر خدا به عدل رفتار کند | This do We proclaim: were God to act with justice, not David alone [3.5s] | KHH2.249-250 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0739 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 400 | Persian | همیشه انبیای الهی در صدمات و بلیات بوده اند این صدمات و بلایا در سبیل | Ever have the Prophets of God been encompassed by tribulations and calamities. These afflictions and trials were in the path [3.5s] | KHH2.251-253 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0949 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 320 | Persian | این مدرسه خیلی اهمیت دارد در عالم وجود اعظم از دانائی چیزی نیست | This school holdeth great import in the world of existence, for nothing is more exalted than knowledge [3.5s] | KHH2.253-255 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Universal education | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0194 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 910 | Persian | بلی در این امر شمشیر نفحات الهیه است آن شمشیر میکشت این جان می دهد | Verily, in this Cause, the sword is the divine breezes of God; the physical sword took life, whereas this one bestows life eternal [4o] | KHH2.256-261 | Contention and conflict; Growth of the Cause; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; House of Justice; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2223 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 110 | Persian | جمال مبارک این گونه حرکات را نهی فرمودند ما خلق جدیدیم عادت قدیمه | The Blessed Beauty hath forbidden such practices. We are a new creation; [we have] ancient customs [3.5s] | KHH2.261-262 | Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0367 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 650 | Persian | شریعت الله بر دو قسم است یک قسم اساس دین الله و آن تعلق بروحانیات دارد | The Law of God is of two kinds: One kind is the foundation of the Religion of God and pertaineth unto spiritual things [3.5s] | KHH2.262-265 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1214 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 260 | Persian | من امروز خیلی خسته هستم امروز مفتی قنسول و دیگران آمدند چقدر بد گذشت | Today I am greatly wearied, for the Mufti, the Consul and others came, and how grievously did the day pass [3.5s] | KHH2.265-267 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2434 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 90 | Persian | بخت النصر هم خیلی به بنی اسرائیل مصیبت داد از بسکه بنی اسرائیل متردد | Verily did Nebuchadnezzar bring grievous affliction upon the Children of Israel, inasmuch as they wavered exceedingly in their faith [3.5s] | KHH2.267-268 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0948 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 320 | Persian | این قطعه زمین را که خریده بودی باید نیت خود را تغییر ندهی زیرا در این امر | With respect to this plot of land which thou didst purchase, thou must not alter thy purpose, for in this matter [3.5s] | KHH2.268-270 | Business; financial; property matters; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1545 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 200 | Persian | دهقان الهی تخمی می پاشد در اراضی طیبه بعضی از آنها در اراضی شوره | The Divine Husbandman scattereth seeds upon goodly lands, while some fall upon barren soil [3.5s] | KHH2.270-272 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3466 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 20 | Persian | بلی امروز یوم جمال قدم و عصر اسم اعظم است روز عروسی است ایام بهار است بعد ایام تابستان و خزان و زمستان میرسد | Yea, this day is the Day of the Ancient Beauty and the Age of the Most Great Name. It is the wedding day, these are the springtime days, after which shall come the days of summer, autumn and winter [3.5s] | KHH2.273a | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3463 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 20 | Persian | این صلح بعد از انقلابات و حوادث عظیمه است که رخ می گشاید ... بلی در همین عصر و قرن که در او داخلیم | This peace shall be unveiled after mighty commotions and momentous happenings... yea, in this very age and century wherein we now find ourselves [3.5s] | KHH2.273b | Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1683 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 180 | Persian | قصد از عدد نیست دوازده ساعت زیاد است یعنی ششماه بر نورانیت افزود | By these numbers it is not meant the twelve hours excessive be, rather it signifieth that six months were added unto the luminosity [3.5s] | KHH2.276-277 | Freedom of thought and action; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Miracles and their interpretation; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2584 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 80 | Persian | شما این را تطبیق کنید به قواعد از قدرت الهی بعید نیست ولکن اینها معنی دارد | Ye shall align this with the ordinances - far be it from the Divine Power [to withhold it] - yet verily in these are profound meanings [3.5s] | KHH2.276 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2155 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 120 | Persian | در حیز ملکوت مقامی ندارند ولکن بالنسبه بخلق معلوم است آنها از دیگران | In the realm of the Kingdom they possess no station, yet in relation to creation it is known that they differ from others [3.5s] | KHH2.277-278 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2067 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 130 | Persian | هزار و نهصد سال است ناقوس میزنند هنوز کلال و ملال پیدا نکرده | A thousand and nine hundred years have they sounded the bell, yet still have they found neither weariness nor fatigue [3.5s] | KHH2.279a | Christ; Christianity; Christian doctrine and practice; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idolatry; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3474 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 20 | Persian | سبب هدایت فضل است سبب عنایت فضل است مثلا این چشم را عنایت کرده این گوش را فضل عنایت | The cause of guidance is grace, the cause of bounty is grace. For example, He hath bestowed this eye by His bounty, and this ear He hath graciously granted [3.5s] | KHH2.279b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1547 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 200 | Persian | فضل است لکن فضل استعداد لازم دارد که قبول کند مثلا آمدن باران | Grace abideth, yet grace requireth capacity that it may be received, even as the coming of rain [3.5s] | KHH2.280-281 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Development of capacity and readiness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1264 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 250 | Persian | مجلس مبعوثان سوخته است آتش زده اند یا یانغین یعنی حریق واقع شده است | The Assembly of Deputies hath been consumed in flames - whether by deliberate conflagration or by an accidental fire that hath broken forth therein [3.5s] | KHH2.281-283 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2849 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 60 | Persian | ظلمت عدم نور است وجودی ندارد یهدی من یشاء و یضل من یشا | Darkness hath no existence in truth, for it is but the absence of light. He guideth whom He willeth and leadeth astray whom He pleaseth [3.5s] | KHH2.281 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2600 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 80 | Persian | یک آخوندی یکوقتی آمد اینجا از آن آخوندهای پر غرور بود اینجا از مناجاتهای عربی تلاوت میشد | Once came hither a certain divine, one of those clerics possessed of pride, at a time when Arabic prayers were being chanted in this place [3.5s] | KHH2.283 | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2249 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 110 | Persian | نوشته اند که میخواهند بعضی از سنگهای تاج ایران را بفروشند تاج ایران عدالت است | It hath been written that they desire to sell certain jewels of the Crown of Iran. Know ye that the Crown of Iran is Justice [3.5s] | KHH2.284-285 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Past, present and future of Iran; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2839 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 60 | Persian | جمیع عالم استعداد دارد فقط مبلغ لازم دارد اگر عالم استعداد نداشت نفس ظهور نمیشد | The whole world possesseth capacity; it doth but require teachers. Were the world devoid of capacity, the Manifestation would not have appeared [3.5s] | KHH2.285-286 | Development of capacity and readiness; Power of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1077 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 290 | Persian | تربیت اطفال خدمت بزرگی است که به تربیت الهی تربیت گردد و اخلاق اطفال را باید تربیت کرد | The education of children is a mighty service, whereby they may be trained through divine education, and verily must their character be nurtured and refined [3.5s] | KHH2.286-287 | Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Need for an educator | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0708 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 410 | Persian | واقعا اگر در ادوار سابق از برای نفوس شکی و ریبی و شبهه ئی بود از این بود | Verily, if in the bygone ages there lingered any doubt, uncertainty or misgiving in the hearts of men, it was for this reason [3.5s] | KHH2.287-290 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Prophecy and fulfillment; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0616 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 460 | Persian | آن گاو هم نفسی بوده است که در میان بنی اسرائیل بسیار محترم و معتبر و معزز بوده است | That Cow was indeed a sacred being who was highly revered, honored and esteemed among the Children of Israel [3.5s] | KHH2.290-293 | Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1615 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 190 | Persian | مقصد از اصحاب کهف نفوسی بودند که از احوال دنیا گذشتند آن اشخاصی که از شدت انجذب بنفحات الهی استغال بحق | The purpose of the Companions of the Cave were they who had detached themselves from worldly conditions, those souls who, through their intense attraction to the divine fragrances, became occupied with the True One [3.5s] | KHH2.290 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1735 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 170 | Persian | احبا باید مربی نفوس باشند نفوس را باخلاق روحانی و انجذاب وجدانی | The beloved ones must be educators of souls, nurturing them through spiritual attributes and conscientious attraction [3.5s] | KHH2.294-295 | Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Satan; the Evil One; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3121 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 40 | Persian | این رمز است مانند آن که طواف کعبه را باید در وقت معینی و محل | This is an emblem, even as the circumambulation of the Sacred House must needs be performed at an appointed time and place [3.5s] | KHH2.294a | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0910 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 330 | Persian | امروز کمتر متدین در میان یهود پیدا میشود زمانی در طبریه بودم ابدا بوی دین | On this day scarce can be found among the Jews one truly devout. When once I sojourned in Tiberias, no trace of true religion did I perceive [3.5s] | KHH2.297-299 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2722 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 70 | Persian | بحر الاعظم جمال مبارک است یعنی جمال مبارک باین صفحات تشریف آوردند | The Most Great Ocean is the Blessed Beauty, meaning that the Blessed Beauty did graciously arrive upon these shores [3.5s] | KHH2.297 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0856 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 350 | Persian | بحمد الله یوم مبارکی است چون که نسبت بحق پیدا کرده مبارک است روز بدو طلوع است | Praised be God! Blessed is this Day, for it hath attained its connection with Truth. Blessed is the day at its dawning [3.5s] | KHH2.299-301 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0852 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 350 | Persian | الحمد لله ایامی چند آمدند در اینجا در آستان مبارک بودند و در کمال محبت معاشرت کردید | Praise be to God that for several days they came here and dwelt at this blessed Threshold, associating with thee in the utmost fellowship and love [3.5s] | KHH2.301-303 | Presence of; reunion with God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00648 | 490 | Persian | ولکن مشکلات اینجاست که هر بدبختی خطاای کند این صادقان که اطاعت و صداقت و خیر | Verily, the difficulty lies herein: whenever a hapless soul errs, it is those who are sincere, obedient, and virtuous who bear the burden [4o] | QT108.123-124 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03940 | 240 | Arabic | یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه اسمع ندائی عن شطر السجن بانه لا اله الا هو المهیمن | O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Hear thou My call from the precincts of the Prison, that there is no God but Him, the All-Compelling [3.5s] | INBA73:350, NLAI_BH1.496, NLAI_BH2.239 | QT108.127 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Call to action; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03725 | 190 | Persian | ای طائره صابره روح محبت الله قوه قاهره است و قدرت باهره البته شنیده ای که | O patient bird! The power of the love of God is a conquering force and a brilliant might. Assuredly thou hast heard [3.5s] | QT108.182 | Power of faith; power of the spirit; Stories; anecdotes; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00243 | 2540 | mixed | الحمد لنیر انار به افق العالم و قلوب الامم الذی به ظهر البحر الاعظم و تغرد | Praise be to the luminous Day-Star through Whom the horizon of the world and the hearts of the nations were illumined, through Whom the Most Great Ocean appeared and warbled forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.070bx, , BLIB_Or15717.167, | QT108.212-213x, TAH.218 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03378 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان سه روز پیش نامه مخصوص نگاشته شد و امروز نامه ای که بحضرت روح | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Three days ago a special letter was written, and today a letter unto His Holiness the Spirit [3.5s] | QT108.046 | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrdom of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02717 | 330 | Persian | یا جواد عالم تبدیل شده چه که ملکوت بیان تجدید گشت آنچه موجود و مقبل بطراز | O Javád! The world hath been transformed, inasmuch as the Kingdom of Utterance hath been renewed. All that existeth and cometh forth hath been adorned with glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.106e, | QT108.063x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0244 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 830 | Persian | قائم مقام حیفا در نهایت عداوت مانع ساختمان مقام اعلی شد بمامور طاپو دستور داده بودند | With the utmost enmity, Haifa's Qa'im-maqam rose to prevent the construction of the Shrine of the Bab. The official in charge of the Land Registry received instructions | QT108.067-069, KHH1.314-317 (1.437-441) | KHHE.450-454 | Prayer for assistance; intercession; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1489 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 210 | Persian | الان ما در جوار مقام اعلی هستیم سزاوار است قدر این موهبت را بدانیم و برای نعمت زبان بشکرانه باز کنیم | We are now under the shadow of the Shrine of the Bab. It is worthy that we fully appreciate the enormity of this bounty and loosen our tongue in gratitude and praise | QT108.069-070, KHH1.317-318 (1.441-442) | KHHE.454-455 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; Moses; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1913 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 150 | Persian | انظروا جنون دولت ایران و دولت الاتراک کیف نفوا بهاء الله من ایران و بغداد | Consider the foolishness of the governments of Iran and the Ottoman Empire, how they banished Baha'u'llah from Iran to Baghdad and Istanbul... Perchance it is because of this that Jewish people will embrace the Cause, since there is no other course left to them. | QT108.070, KHH1.057 (1.080-081), KHH1.322 (1.448-449) | KHHE.098-099 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Predictions and prophecies; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06174 | 130 | mixed | ای خدمت تو مقبول و ای زحمت تو مشکور نظارت صندوق مقدس نمودی که مشکوه سراج هیکل | O thou whose service is accepted and whose efforts are praiseworthy! Thou hast kept watch over the sacred treasury, which is the niche of the Temple's Lamp [3.5s] | INBA13:185, INBA59:174c | QT108.085 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02495 | 240 | Persian | ای ابناء خلیل الهی آن جان پاک اکلیلی از ذهب ملکوتی و جواهر زواهر دریای الهی | O ye offspring of the Friend of God! That pure soul is a diadem of celestial gold and gleaming jewels from the divine ocean [3.5s] | QT108.087-088 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01887 | 280 | Arabic | اللهم یا ربی العزیز تری و تشاهد سطوه الطوفان العظیم القائم فی خطه نیریز و | O my Mighty Lord! Thou beholdest and witnessest the fury of the great tempest rising in the region of Nayríz [3.5s] | LMA1.202, LMA2.407, MLK.101, NYMG.186 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02591 | Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Awliya (Vahid) | 340 | Arabic | Tablet of Visitation for Vahid-i Darabi (Lawh-i-Ziyarát-i-Vahíd-i-Darabí) | Lawh-i-Ziyarat-i-Vahid-i-Darabi (Tablet of Visitation for Vahid-i Darabi) | اول موج علا من بحر رحمه ربک الرحمن علیک یا سر الفرقان و مستسر البیان اشهد | The first wave of exaltation from the ocean of grace of thy Lord, the Compassionate, be upon thee, who art the essence of the Qur'án | BLIB_Or15714.092, , Majlis210461.091-092 | LMA1.347 (207), ASAT4.079x, OOL.B150 | BLO_PT#152, NYR#126 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Visitation Tablets | x | * | - | MMAH.230, GSH.065, LL#343, LL#351 | Tablet of Visitation for Vahid-i Darabi. | ||
| BH04763 | 200 | mixed | عالم را شراره ظلم و اعتساف اخذ نموده نفوس غافله زخارف فانیه را بر نعمت باقیه | The world is engulfed with the fires of tyranny and injustice. The heedless have chosen the vanities of the world over everlasting bliss | LMA1.409 (32+ 247a) | NYR#119 | Chastisement and requital; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10031 | 90 | Arabic | و لقد ارسلنا الیک من قبل لوحا منیعا لتقر به عینک و یستضی ء وجهک و کذلک کان | Verily, We have sent unto thee aforetime a mighty Tablet, that thine eyes might be solaced thereby and thy countenance illumined. Thus hath it been [3.5s] | LMA1.410a (247b), ABDA.195 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03134 | 290 | Arabic | کتاب کریم نزل من لدن علیم خبیر و یبشر ملا الانشاء من افق البلاء قد لاح الوجه | A noble Book been sent down from the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, and beareth glad-tidings unto the concourse of creation: from the horizon of tribulation the Countenance hath appeared [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#241, | LMA1.410b (248) | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04854 | 200 | Arabic | هذا لوح من لدنا الی الذی نسبه الله الی احد من عباده المقربین انا نشهد بان | This is a Tablet from Us unto him whom God hath linked by ties of kinship unto one of His near servants. Verily, We bear witness that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.203, | LMA1.412 (249a) | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02473 | 360 | mixed | کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن اقبل الیه و فاز بایام الله مالک یوم الحساب انه فاز | This is the Tablet which God, the Merciful, hath revealed for the one who has turned toward Him and the one who has attained | BLIB_Or15710.243, , BLIB_Or15715.318a, | LMA1.415 (ii + 251) | NYR#107 | Call to action; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04350 | 220 | mixed | یا محمد شفیع توجه الیک الشافع من مقره الانور مقام ینطق فیه مالک القدر باسرار | O Muhammad Shafi, thou who hast interceded on behalf of others, the Pardoner noticed thee from His most radiant habitat | LMA1.417 (i + 252) | NYR#132 | Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02559 | 350 | mixed | یا امتی و یا ورقتی جناب جلال که از کاس وصال مره بعد مره نوشیده و از قدح لقا | O My handmaiden and My leaf! His honour Jalál hath quaffed time and again from the chalice of reunion, and from the cup of meeting [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.203b, | LMA1.425 (257) | Consolation and comfort; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Prophecy and fulfillment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03223 | 1100 | mixed | حبذا ید الله مساعد که بعد از قرون و اعصار آنحضرت را بقدرت محیطه و قوت قاهره... ذکر جناب حاجی محمد حسین ساکن مصر و حاجی محمد حسین ساکن طفلیس | How glorious is the assisting Hand of God which, after centuries and ages, through His all-encompassing power and overwhelming might... mention of Jináb-i-Hájí Muhammad Husayn, resident of Egypt, and Hájí Muhammad Husayn, resident of Tiflis [3.5s] | INBA41:439b.10x | LMA1.427x (258), LMA2.213x, YIA.192-194x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02181 | 260 | Arabic | الهی و راحمی و رحمانی لک الحمد و الثنا و الشکر علی النعماء و الالاء بما خلقت | O my God, my Merciful and Compassionate One! Unto Thee be praise and glorification and thanksgiving for Thy bounties and blessings wherewith Thou hast created [3.5s] | LMA1.428 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01584 | 310 | mixed | ای سلاله نفوس قدسیه مستشهده در سبیل الهی آن جواهر نفوس چون زواهر نجوم از | O scion of sanctified souls martyred in the path of God, those jewels of being who, like unto luminous stars [3.5s] | LMA1.429 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01749 | 300 | Arabic | ایها السلیل الجلیل لذلک السید النبیل قد استنشقت رائحه الوفاء من حدیقه معانی | O noble descendant of that distinguished sire! I have inhaled the fragrance of fidelity from the garden of inner meanings [3.5s] | INBA21:126 | LMA1.432 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05938 | 140 | Arabic | علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه و رحمته و رضوانه یا من آمن بالله و ایقن بایاته و صدق | Upon thee be the Glory of God and His praise, and His mercy, and His favor | LMA1.432, NYMG.138 | NYR#103 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01514 | 320 | Arabic | ایا نفحات الله انتشری فی تلک البقعه النورآء و بلغی وله قلبی و شوق فوادی و | O Divine Breezes, wafting over that Most Luminous Spot, convey the fire of the love of my heart | LMA1.446, MUH2.0782, VAA.042-043, VAA.211-212, TAN.094-095, NYMG.121 | NYR#201 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02195 | 260 | mixed | ای آیت فضل الهی فی الحقیقه نامه های بسیار ارسال نمودید ولی کم رسید و از اطراف | O thou sign of Divine grace! In truth thou didst dispatch numerous letters, but few arrived [3.5s] | LMA1.456, LMA2.454 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03959 | 180 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله که بازماندگان حضرت میر امیر در آستان مقدس مذکور و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be unto God that the descendants of His Holiness Mír Amír are mentioned at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | LMA1.458 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06365 | 160 | Arabic | یا شفیع قد احاط الملک نفحات الملکوت و سجع الحمام علی غصن الجبروت قد اتی | O Shafi'! The fragrances of the Kingdom have encompassed the realm, and the dove hath warbled upon the branch of divine might. He is come [3.5s] | LMA2.016x | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Justice and wrath of God; Personal instructions; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00120 | 990 | mixed | ای یاران باوفای جمال مبارک هر چند مصائبی که در نیریز بر یاران عزیز وارد رستخیز بود | O ye faithful companions of the Blessed Beauty! Although the tribulations which befell the dear friends in Nayríz are recent | LMA2.413-417, MSHR4.321-322x, MSHR5.319x, NANU_AB#33, MLK.089, TAN.137-139, NYMG.177 | NYR#123 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02656 | 230 | mixed | ای آوارگان سبیل الهی هر چند صدمه در نیریز شدید بود و بلایا غیث هاطل و جام لبریز | O wanders on the path of God, Although the trials in Nayriz were extremely harsh | LMA2.418, MLK.102, TAN.139-140, NYMG.188 | NYR#125 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05162 | 150 | Persian | ای حرم محترمه شهید همواره مشمول نظر عنایت جمال مبارک روحی لتربته الفداء هستی | O revered consort of the martyr! Thou art ever the object of the Blessed Beauty's gracious regard - may my spirit be sacrificed for His sacred dust [3.5s] | LMA2.419, MLK.105, TAN.150-151, NYMG.190 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08228 | 100 | Persian | ای منتسبین حضرت ملا محمد علی شهید علیه بهاء الله الابهی شهدای سبیل بهاء نجوم | O ye who are associated with His Holiness Mulla Muhammad-'Ali, the martyr - upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God - martyrs in the path of Bahá, the radiant stars [3.5s] | LMA2.420, MLK.106, TAN.151, NYMG.191 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07383 | 110 | Persian | ای خویشان آن خادم جمالمبارک آن اسیر محبت جمال قدم امیر کشور عزت و شهریار | O kindred of that servant of the Blessed Beauty, that captive of the love of the Ancient Beauty, that prince of the realm of glory and sovereign [3.5s] | LMA2.423 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10528 | 60 | Persian | ای شجره حدیقه محبت الله صبح بشارت عظمی از افق امرالله چون مه تابان تا ابد الاباد درخشنده است | O tree of the garden of God's love! The morn of the Great Glad-Tidings, like unto the shining moon, doth forever and eternally radiate from the horizon of God's Cause [3.5s] | LMA2.423 | Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09075 | 90 | mixed | یا من اشتعل بنار محبت الله قد تشعشع و تلئلا ابهی جوهره فی اکلیل و جلیل | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the love of God! Verily hath His most resplendent essence shone forth and gleamed with radiance in supreme glory [3.5s] | LMA2.424 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11323 | 30 | Arabic | الهی انت الذی ایدت عبادک المخلصین على رضائک اید عبدک المتوجه الیک على ذکرک و ثنائک | O my God! Thou art He Who hath aided Thy sincere servants to attain Thy good-pleasure. Aid, then, this servant who turneth his face toward Thee in Thy remembrance and praise [3.5s] | LMA2.424 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11410 | 30 | Arabic | یا سامعا لکل ندآء یدعوک عبدک هذا فی آناء اللیل و اطراف النهار اجب الدعاء یا مالک من | O Thou Hearer of every call, this servant of Thine calls upon Thee in the watches of the night and at the margins of day. Answer Thou his prayer, O Sovereign Lord [3.5s] | LMA2.425 | Prayer for evening; night | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10081 | 70 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله پری بگشا و پرواز نما و در اوج عنایت اسم اعظم جمال | O thou who art kindled with the fire of the love of God! Spread thy wings and soar, and ascend unto the heights of the bounty of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | LMA2.425, MLK.075, NYMG.152 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09394 | 80 | Persian | ای ساجد درگاه جمال قدم سجود دلیل فقدان وجوداست یعنی خاکساری و محویت و فنا | O thou who prostrateth thyself before the Court of the Ancient Beauty! Prostration is proof of the absence of existence, which is to say, lowliness and self-effacement and utter nothingness [3.5s] | LMA2.426 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05572 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی جمال مبارک هر چند تا بحال با تو مکاتبه ننمودم ولی در جمیع احوال | O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! Though until now I have not corresponded with thee, yet in all conditions [3.5s] | LMA2.427, MLK.085, TAN.188, NYMG.109 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09541 | 80 | mixed | ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر حقیقت کرم چون اسم اعظم در این ظهور افخم مصور و مجسم شد و | O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Vision! The truth of bounty, even as the Most Great Name, hath been portrayed and embodied in this most glorious Manifestation [3.5s] | LMA2.429 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10974 | 50 | Persian | ای ناظر الی ملکوت الله هر چند غائبی ولی در محفل حاضری و بعین اشتیاق ملحوظی و در | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! Though absent, yet art thou present in this gathering, beheld with the eyes of longing and in [3.5s] | LMA2.429 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08097 | 100 | mixed | ای دوستان معنوی دیده بملکوت ابهی روحی لاحبائه الفدا باز کنید همه انوار است | O spiritual friends! Open your eyes unto the Abhá Kingdom - may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones - 'tis all light and radiance [3.5s] | LMA2.431, MSHR3.238 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10139 | 70 | Persian | ای همنام و همکام و همکار عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که در خدمت احباء سهیم و در نام | O thou who art namesake, companion and co-worker of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that thou dost share in the service of His loved ones and in name [3.5s] | LMA2.432, MLK.074, NYMG.151 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01746 | 300 | mixed | ای یاران و اماء رحمن جناب زائر میرزا امرالله صحرا و دریا طی نمود و در نهایت | O friends and handmaidens of the Merciful! The noble visitor, Mirza Amru'llah, traversed desert and sea, and at last [3.5s] | LMA2.434 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07740 | 110 | Persian | پروردگارا این نفوس مبارکه را در ظل عنایت بپرور و در صون و عون حمایت محفوظ و | O Lord! Rear these holy souls in the Shadow of Thy favors. Protect them under Thy Shelter. | LMA2.434 | NYR#153 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08625 | 90 | Persian | ای تازه نهال بوستان الهی اگرچه آنچه مرقوم گردد هویت احساس دل و جان مشهود و | O thou, the new tree in the Divine Garden! The true feelings of heart and soul | LMA2.435, NYMG.139 | NYR#150 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11060 | 50 | Arabic | یا امه الله ان الانوار الساطعه من الافق الابهی تلوح فی الافق الارفع المبین | O maidservant of God! The effulgent lights of the Abha Kingdom have shown forth | INBA21:132b | LMA2.436 | NYR#121 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10837 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله نور مظهر آشیاست چه که اگر نباشد جمیع اشیاء در پس پرده ظلمات مخفی | O Amatu’llah! Light is the revealer of created things, for without it all things would be concealed behind a cover of darkness | LMA2.436, NYMG.140 | NYR#146x | Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11061 | 50 | Arabic | یا امه الله قری عینا و انشرحی صدرا بالطاف ظهرت من ملکوت ربک الرحمن الرحیم | O handmaid of God! Let your eyes be solaced and your heart gladdened through the favors | INBA21:132a | LMA2.436, NYMG.140 | NYR#120 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04323 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما نامی بود و تحریر تقریر ما فی الضمیر مضمون مشحون | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was indeed a missive of distinction, and thy words gave full expression to the thoughts concealed within [3.5s] | LMA2.437 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08557 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده الهی شکر ایزد دانا را که تو را بظل سدره منتهی دلالت فرمود و در سایه | O ye servants of the Divine, Praise be to God the All-Knowing that he hath guided and led thee | LMA2.438 | NYR#118 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09611 | 80 | mixed | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | الهی الهی انّ هذا الزّرع قد اخرج شطأه و استوی علی سوقه قد اعجب الزّراع | ...O my God, O my God! Verily this plant hath yielded its fruit and standeth upright upon its stalk. | LMA2.438x | BRL_APAB#13x, NYR#142 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Petitions to authorities; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06306 | 130 | mixed | ای مستشرق از انوار عرفان قسم بان روح مصور و حیات مجسم عالم که چون بیاد احبای | O thou who art enlightened by the light of the Heaven of Knowledge! I sweat by that Spirit | LMA2.439 | NYR#122 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03335 | 200 | Persian | ای بندگان جمال ابهی جناب آقا میرزا باقر نامه نگاشته و خواهش نگارش نامه بهریک | O ye servants of the Blessed Beauty! Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Baqir hath penned a letter, entreating that an epistle be written to each one [3.5s] | LMA2.440 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10034 | 70 | Persian | ای فضل الله آیت فضل حقی و علامت رحمت حق زیرا در ظل عنایت متولد گشتی و از پستان | O Fadlu'llah! Thou art indeed a token of divine grace and a sign of the mercy of God, for thou wert born beneath the shadow of His loving-kindness and at the breast [3.5s] | LMA2.440 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03606 | 190 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء عباد اخترتهم لمحبتک و اجتبیتهم لمعرفتک و انتخبتهم لعبودیته | O my God, O my God! These are servants whom Thou hast chosen for Thy love, whom Thou hast selected for Thy knowledge, and whom Thou hast singled out for Thy servitude [3.5s] | LMA2.442 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09992 | 70 | Persian | ای سه شمع افروخته منجمون گویند که نسر طائر که شکلی آسمانیست عبارت از سه ستاره | O three kindled candles! The astrologers say that the Flying Eagle, which is a celestial form, consisteth of three stars [3.5s] | LMA2.443 | Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10128 | 70 | Persian | ای نهال باغ عرفان چقدر خوش بخت و همایون طالعی که در کنار جویبار روئدی و در این بوستان | O sapling of the garden of divine knowledge! How fortunate and blessed is thy destiny that thou hast grown up beside the stream in this garden [3.5s] | LMA2.443 | The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05708 | 140 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید ابن شهید نامه شما بعد از مدتی مدیده بپاریس رسید و عبدالبهاء از | O descendant of the martyr, son of the martyr! After a lengthy period, thy letter reached Paris, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | LMA2.444 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06859 | 120 | Persian | ای مبتلای سبیل رب جلیل شکر کن حضرت احدیت را که در راه حق اذیت کشیدی و مصیبت | O thou who art sorely tried on the Way of the Glorious Lord! Render thanks unto God that on the Path of Truth thou hast suffered persecution and endured affliction | LMA2.444 | ADMS#238 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09771 | 70 | Arabic | الهی الهی انی اتوسل الیک بجمال عز احدیتک ان تویدنی علی عبودیه عتبه قدسک و | O my God, my God! I beseech Thee, by the glory of Thy sanctified Oneness, to aid me in servitude at the threshold of Thy holiness [3.5s] | INBA89:016a | LMA2.445 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10572 | 60 | Persian | ای متوقد بنار موقده در سبیل دلبر یکتا و محبوب بیهمتا بجان و دل جانفشانی نما | O thou who art ablaze with the fire kindled in the path of the One Beloved and the peerless Adored One, offer up with heart and soul thy complete sacrifice [3.5s] | LMA2.446 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10846 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده الهی دل بعنایت جمال قدم بربند و دست بذیل اسم اعظم زن تا از هر جهت عون و صون و عنایت | O servant of God, bind thy heart to the grace of the Ancient Beauty and grasp the hem of the Most Great Name, that from every direction thou mayest be aided, protected and encompassed by grace [3.5s] | LMA2.446 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08111 | 100 | Persian | ای سالک راه خدا جمعی شب و روز بخیال خویش سلوک نمودند و بجز شکوک ثمری ندیدند و | O seeker of the path of God! A multitude, both night and day, pursued their own fancies in their spiritual quest, yet reaped naught but doubts [3.5s] | LMA2.447 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08840 | 90 | Persian | ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی آنچه مرقوم نمودی ملحوظ نظر گردید همه تبتل و ابتهال بود و | O thou who art turned toward the Abha Kingdom! That which thou hast written hath been noted; all was supplication and entreaty [3.5s] | LMA2.448 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06207 | 130 | mixed | ای دوستان جانی حضرت احدیت محبت دوستانش را محبت خویش فرمود و نوازش یاران را | O ye beloved friends of His Beauty! God has made the love of his friends as equal to the love of Himself | LMA2.449 | NYR#163 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09072 | 90 | Arabic | یا من استبشر بنور المیثاق قد استشرق المستشرقون انوار الهدی من حقایق المیثاق و استضاء الافاق | O thou who art gladdened by the light of the Covenant! The orientalists have drawn forth the lights of guidance from the realities of the Covenant, and the horizons have been illumined [3.5s] | LMA2.450 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09866 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق از خداوند مهربان بطلب که در این عصر جدید و قرن عظیم سلطان ممالک | O servant of Truth, beseech thou the all-merciful Lord that in this new age and mighty century, the sovereign of realms [3.5s] | LMA2.451 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10164 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران جمال قدم اسم اعظم چون اشراق بر آفاق نمود انوار تقدیس جهان را روشن کرد | O friends of the Ancient Beauty! When the Most Great Name shed its effulgence upon the horizons, the lights of sanctity illumined the world [3.5s] | LMA2.452 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01825 | 290 | Persian | ای زائر کوی دوست مکتوب مرسل ملاحظه گردید و مضامینش معلوم گردید حمد جمالقدم را | O pilgrim of the Friend's abode! Thy dispatched letter was considered, and its contents became known. Praise be unto the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | LMA2.453-454 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08527 | 90 | Persian | ای امه الله شکر کن خدا را که موید بنور هدی گشتی و منجذب بنفحات ملکوت ابهی | O handmaid of God, render thanks unto God that thou hast been confirmed with the light of guidance and art drawn to the fragrances of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | LMA2.454, KHML.315-316 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01070 | 380 | mixed | ای ساعی در اعلاء کلمه الله مراسلات آنجناب واصل و انشاء الله بنوبت جواب ارسال | O thou who strivest to exalt the Word of God! Thy letters have been received, and, God willing, a reply shall be dispatched in due course [3.5s] | LMA2.456-457, MSHR2.299x | Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00613 | 500 | mixed | ای ناطق بثنای حق و ثابت بر عهد و پیمان الهی ناله و فغانی که با دلی سوخته و | O thou who praises God, who art firm in the Divine Covenant! The sighs and moans | LMA2.458-460 | NYR#105 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09316 | 80 | Persian | ای جلال انشاء الله مظهر ایت کمال هستی جد بزرگوارت میرزا جلال مستفیض از انوار | O Jalál! God willing, thou art a manifestation of perfection. Thy noble ancestor, Mírzá Jalál, was illumined by the lights [3.5s] | LMA2.458 | Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09943 | 70 | Persian | ای خداوند مهربان عنایتی فرما و موهبتی بنما تا همت این بینوایان بلند گردد و | O kind Lord! Grant these poor ones increasing perception and capacity. So that we may be different from others | LMA2.458, ADH2_1#37 p.055, MMG2#042 p.042 | NYR#164, NYR#167 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08443 | 120 | mixed | مظلوم آفاق مع بلایای وارده و رزایای نازله جمیع اهل عالم را بحق جل جلاله دعوت | The Wronged One of the horizons, despite the tribulations that have befallen and the calamities that have descended, summoneth all the peoples of the world unto God, glorified be His majesty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.273a, | LMA2.471 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00102 | Answer to Mulla Abdu'l-Jalil on 20 questions | 1800 | Arabic | Tablet of Twenty Questions Revealed by the Báb and Addressed to Mullá 'Abdu'l-Jalíl Urūmī, The | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد توحد بالعزة و تقدس بالکبریاء لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم اشهدک اللهم یا الهی فی ذلک الیوم من شهر الصیام الذی قد شرفته و فضلته و جعلته هدی للعالمین | Praise be to God Who hath been distinguished by might and sanctified by grandeur. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Wise. I bear witness before Thee, O my God, on this day of the month of fasting, which Thou hast honored and exalted and made a guidance unto all the worlds [3.5s] | INBA91:111.03-121.01, INBA_5019C:300-304, , PR04.015v13-020v04 | HBAB.167x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Law of fasting; Power of prayer; Prayer for fasting; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#12.01, SRC.191 | ||||||
| BB00580 | Letter to Mulla Hasan Bajistani | 120 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا ایها السآئل فاعلم ان الله لا یحکم بمرض لنفس الا بما قدمت ایدیه من الخطایا و ذلک ما کانت | O questioner! Know that God does not decree disease for a soul unless it is for the errors its hands have wrought. That is naught but a penance for its sins | INBA67:176-176, INBA_4011C:165-166, , PR07.074v-074v | HBAB.502x, ASAT3.097 | KSHK.BWB | Bringing oneself to account each day; Effort; striving; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | SRC.190 | ||||||
| BB00019 | Sahifa Baynu'l-Haramayn (Epistle Revealed between the Twin Shrines) | 13100 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | Sahifiy-i-Bayna'l-Haramayn (Epistle between Twin Shrines) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. ان هذا کتاب قد نزلت علی الارض المقدسة بین الحرمین من لدن علی حمید | This Book was indeed sent down within the sacred land between the Two Shrines on the part of one Elevated, Praiseworthy. | INBA50:073-106x, INBA_4011C:179-252, , INBA_6007C.348-413, PR03.058r22-068v23, PR04.115v04-164r03, CMB_F07, CMB_Or943 ff.489-545, BLIB_Or0943, BLIB_Or5325, BN_5804, BN_6248, LEID.Or4371, LEID.UL2414, MKI4499.069-118x, MKI4488.001r-028v, MKI4511.029v-037v, KB_bayn, BYC_bayn, BYC_baynal, AEWB.061-071x, AEWB.116-135x | HBAB.727x, HNMJ.006-008x, HNMJ.009-011x, HNMJ.011-016x, HNMJ.016-018x, HNMJ.019-020x, OOL.A004 | RBB.093-096x, GOH.056x, HURQ.BB14x, KSHK#01x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Impossibility of true worship of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Law of fasting; Law of pilgrimage; Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for martyrs; Seven stages of creation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations | 1 | * | - | FHR#07, DB.137x, BRHL.59, MSBR.200-201, AHDA.450.6, MMAH.049, SRC.060, SRC.198, GOH.031 | |||
| BB00562 | Khasa'il-i Sab'ih (Treatise of the Seven Directives) | 140 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | Dhasail-i-Sabih (Seven Qualifications) | الامر الاول من الشعائر السبعة هو حمل الدائرة المنیعة المبارکة و الثانی منها ترک الغلیان | The first command of the seven religious practices is to carry the blessed, protective circle. The second of them is to abandon the water pipe. | HBAB.765, AHDA.099, OOL.A022 | GOH.300, HURQ.BB16x, KSHK#02, KSHK.BWB | Imam Husayn; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc. | 1 | * | - | DB.143, MMAH.052, SRC.061-062, SRC.186, GOH.300 | ||||
| BB00039 | Risala Furu' al-'Adliyya (Epistle of Justice: Branches) | 5500 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | Sahifiy-i-Furu-i-Adliyyih (Epistle of Justice: Branches) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. و لقد فرض الله علی الناس قبل الصلوة بعضاً من الاحکام و هی ان الله لا یکلف لاحد الا دون قوته و ما یجبر علی احد لشیء | God hath enjoined upon mankind certain ordinances prior to the act of prayer, and among them is His decree that He imposeth no burden upon any soul beyond its capacity, nor is anyone to be compelled in any matter [4o] | INBA_3006C:148-182, , INBA_5010C:082-166, , INBA_6011C:081-120, , PR02.077v01-077v28, MKI4499.020, AEWB.141-145, | HBAB.798, OOL.A021a, OOL.A021b | Business; financial; property matters; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Justice and wrath of God; Law of Huququ'llah; Law of obligatory prayer; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas | 2 | * | - | DB.208x, AHDA.448.1, MMAH.044, SRC.068-071, SRC.196, SRC.203, GOH.033 | ||||
| BH04528 | 210 | mixed | لسان عظمت در این لیله دلماء اوراق و اماء خود را ذکر میفرماید تا بنفحات ذکر | The Tongue of Grandeur in this darksome night maketh mention of His leaves and handmaidens, that through the fragrances of remembrance [3.5s] | INBA19:414a | MYD.382x | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02223 | 400 | mixed | قد کنا ماشیا فی البیت و سامعا حدیث الارض اذا ارتفع الندآء من الفردوس الاعلی | We were walking within Our house, hearkening unto the discourse of the earth, when the Call was raised from the Most Exalted Paradise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.110bx, | MYD.391 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05815 | 140 | mixed | ای مهمان نواز احبای الهی خوشا بحال تو که بخدمت دوستان الهی قیام نمودی خوشا | O thou who art hospitable to the loved ones of God! Blessed art thou, for thou hast arisen to serve the divine friends. Blessed art thou [3.5s] | INBA72:119, INBA88:115b | MYD.539 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05170 | 150 | Persian | ای دختر عزیز نامه ات واصل و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید حمد خدا را که آن دختر عزیز | O thou my dear daughter! Thy letter was received. It imparted great happiness. Praise be to God, that that dear daughter is sacrificing herself in the path of Baha'o'llah | MYD.720-721 | JWTA.012, SW_v07#05 p.035 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09879 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق هر چند بظاهر تو در شینی ما در سین یعنی ولایت سوریه اما فی الحقیقه | O servant of Truth! Though outwardly thou art in Shín [Shiraz] and We in Sín—that is to say, the province of Syria—yet in reality [3.5s] | INBA87:171a, INBA52:170b | LDR.270 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00273 | Tawqi’i Qa’imiyyat | 720 | Arabic | Epistle of Qāʾimiyyat, The | Tawqi’i Qa’imiyyat | هو الاعلی 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 ان یا علی قد اصطفیناک بامرنا و جعلناک ملکاً تنادی بین یدی القائم | 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. O Ali! We have chosen thee through Our command and made thee a king to proclaim before the Qa'im [3.5s] | CMB_F20.010v18-012r07, , BYC_tablets.062.17-065.09 | LDR.291x, TZH3.164.11-166.09, AHDA.472, QISM.014 | HURQ.BB26x | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.095, SRC.276 | ||||
| BH03662 | 250 | mixed | سبحان الله اینمظلوم را بظلم ظاهر مبین از ارض سر بسجن عکا آوردند و بعضی از | Glory be to God! This Wronged One hath been brought, through manifest oppression, from the Land of Mystery to the Prison of 'Akká, and certain ones [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.146, | LDR.112 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02977 | 300 | Arabic | رحمه التی ظهرت و لاحت من افق فضل مالک الایجاد علیک یا هادی الانام و هادم | The mercy that hath shone forth and become manifest from the horizon of the bounty of the Lord of Creation be upon thee, O Guide of humanity and Destroyer [3.5s] | INBA33:029, NLAI_BH1.009 | LDR.188 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0288 | Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1919 | 750 | Persian | این کوه مقدّسی است که در تورات مذکور است، در جمیع کتب انبیای بنی اسرائیل مذکور است. اکثری از انبیای الهی به این کوه مقدّس آمدند | In days of old, by reason of the progress and civilization of the Phoenicians and the proximity of Haifa to Tyre and Sidon, there was prosperity and abundance [3.5s] | MLK.117-122 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01888 | 280 | Arabic | الهی الهی انت تعلم منی قلبی و بغیه روحی و غایه آمالی و تری ضعفی و عجزی و | O my God, my God! Thou knowest the depths of my heart, the yearning of my spirit and my highest aspirations, and Thou beholdest my weakness and my powerlessness [3.5s] | MLK.175-177, NJB_v04#08 p.004 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03966 | 180 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان محررات شما رسید و مژده اتمام صندوق سبب سرور شدید گشت الحمد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and the glad-tidings of the completion of the treasury brought intense joy. Praise be to God [3.5s] | MLK.048, QT108.044, HNU.358 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07454 | 110 | Persian | ای سید جلیل فی الحقیقه موفق بعبودیت آستان مقدسی شدید که در قطب امکان اعظم از | O esteemed and noble one! In truth thou hast attained success in servitude at the Sacred Threshold, than which in all creation there is none more exalted [3.5s] | INBA13:080 | MLK.050 | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11326 | 40 | mixed | یا اولیائی چون اسم قریه نزد مظلوم پسندیده بود لذا تغییر ندادیم امید هست که از قلم اعلی به ام القری | O My loved ones! Since the name of the village was pleasing unto the Wronged One, We therefore made no change therein. It is Our hope that from the Most Exalted Pen it may be designated as the Mother of Cities [3.5s] | ASAT1.187.14x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02188 | Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Um al-Uliya Madar-i-Aqa Muh. Karim 'Attar | 400 | Arabic | الذکر اللائح من افق الملکوت و النور الساطع من افق سماء الجبروت علیک یا امتی | The resplendent mention shining forth from the horizon of the Kingdom and the radiant light beaming from the firmament of might be upon thee, O My handmaiden [3.5s] | ASAT1.189x, ASAT3.281x, ASAT4.082x, AKHT1.377 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00029 | Tafsir al-Ha II (Tafsir sirr al-ha) (Commentary on the Mystery of Ha’) | 7200 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | Tafsir-i-Sirr-i-Ha' (Commentary on the Mystery of Ha') | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی تقدس بقدس کینونیته عن عرفان اعلی مجردات اللاهوت و من یشا... الحمد لله الذی یمن فی الکتاب علی الذین آمنوا | Praise be to God Who, through the sanctity of His Essence, transcendeth the comprehension of the most sublime abstractions of divinity and whatsoever... Praise be to God Who bestoweth grace in the Book upon them that have believed [3.5s]... ...For verily each name hath infinite degrees, and the meaning of each thing that is named pertaineth to its own degree | INBA14:283-320, INBA53:125-156, INBA67:052-085, INBA86:154-193, INBA_3006C:058-096, , INBA_6010C:274-310, , INBA_4002C, , PR02.193v14-200v02, PR03.065r28-067r27x, PR07.092v-102r, BYC_collect3.116-126x | ASAT1.190x, ASAT5.158-159x, ASAT5.163-164x, HNMJ.081-086x, HNMJ.086-093x, HNMJ.086-093x | GOH.064x | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Impossibility of true worship of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | AHDA.454.02, SRC.072, SRC.199, GOH.034 | ||||
| BH11187 | 50 | mixed | یا محمود بشارت اولی که در این ایام ظاهر توجه حضرت علی قبل اکبر بسجن فی سبیل | O Mahmud! The first glad-tidings manifested in these days is the turning of His Holiness 'Alí-Qablí-Akbar towards imprisonment in the path of God [3.5s] | ASAT1.202x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00032 | Tafsir al-Hamd | 5900 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله المتقدس عن جوهر نعت الموجودات و المتعالی عن مجرد وصف الممکنات و المتکبر عن ذکر کافور اللکینونیات ... قد علمت قد ذکرت ما ذکرت فی ذکر ورقة الطاهرة و ما للناس والاخذ من تلک الثمرة الجنیه قد رکنها ربها لنفسها | Praise be to God, Who is sanctified above the essence of all created things' attributes, exalted beyond mere description by contingent beings, and magnified above mention of the camphor of existences... Indeed thou hast known and made mention of that which thou didst mention concerning the pure Leaf, and what have people to do with partaking of that hidden fruit which her Lord hath reserved for her [3.5s]... ...When it [the Point] appeared there was [also] manifest that which is Unseen, namely, the letter alif | INBA14:005-038, INBA69:120-155, INBA_5019C:084-129, , INBA_6010C:005-041, , Berlin3655.060r-075r, HBH_hamd (=INBA69) | ASAT1.205x, ASAT4.115-120, TZH2.176x | RBB.101-104, HURQ.BB04x | Da'iras and haykals; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Names and attributes of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.64, AHDA.458.11?, MMAH.015, SRC.064, SRC.199, GOH.330 | |||||
| BH02383 | 370 | mixed | ای علی انشاء الله بنفحات ایام الهی فائز باشی و باسمش از دریای دانائی بیاشامی | O Ali! God willing, mayest thou be blessed by the sweet fragrances of the Days of God and, through His Name, drink from the ocean of wisdom [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.122b, | ASAT1.207x | Alchemy; the elixir; Knowledge; recognition of God; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11349 | 30 | mixed | Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A | امّا علامت بلوغ عالم که در کتاب اقدس مرقوم یکی حصول صلح عمومی و دیگری ظهور و بروز اخت النّبوة حکمت الهّیه است که صنعتع مکتوبه جزو آن است | ...As for the signs of the coming of age of the human race mentioned in the Kitab-i-Aqdas: one sign is the advent of universal peace, and the other is the unfoldment and appearance of the 'sister of prophecy', the divine philosophy, of which the hidden craft forms a part | ASAT1.208x | BLO_alchemy | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Consolation and comfort; House of Justice; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09371 | 80 | Persian | ای ذات محترم نامه مبارک شما ملاحظه گردید خطاب به والی محترم بستن | O esteemed being, your blessed letter was perused, which was addressed to the honourable governor [3.5s] | ASAT1.217, ANDA#43-44 p.91, NJB_v02#14-16 p.006 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11004 | 230 | Arabic | ان یا امتی ان اجتذبی من نغماتی ثم اشربی من کاس عنایتی ثم استظلی فی ظل سحاب | O My handmaiden! Be thou attracted by My melodies, then drink from the cup of My loving-kindness, and abide beneath the shade of My clouds [3.5s] | NLAI_BH2.033 | ASAT1.224x | Love of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0221 | Words spoken on 1914-02-04 | 870 | Persian | انبار طهران جائی نبود که کسی بتواند یک ماه زیست کند واقعا محل عجیبی بود زیر زمینی بود | The prison storehouse of Tehran was no place where any soul could survive for even a month. Verily, it was a strange place, situated underground [3.5s] | ASAT1.232-236 | Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05761 | 170 | Arabic | سبحان الذی جعلنی مسجونا فی هذه الارض التی سمیت بالبقعه الحمراء فی کتاب | Glorified be He Who hath made Me a prisoner in this land which hath been named the Crimson Spot in the Book [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15734.2.001, | ASAT1.255x, ASAT2.066x, ASAT4.164x | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03072 | 290 | Arabic | ان یا ذبیح قد نزلت الایات من سماء مشیه ربک مالک الاسماء و الصفات اذا حضر لدی | O Dhabih! The verses have indeed descended from the heaven of thy Lord's Will, the Lord of Names and Attributes, when thou didst attain His presence [3.5s] | INBA28:263 | ASAT1.258x, YIK.387-388 | Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02328 | 380 | mixed | حمد کن خدا را که مهاجر شدی و هجرت نمودی و آنچه بر این عبد مسجون وارد شده بعضی | Render praise unto God that thou hast become a wanderer and undertaken the pilgrimage, and some of what hath befallen this imprisoned servant [3.5s] | INBA57:059 | ASAT1.275-276x, YFY.076-077 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09304 | 100 | Persian | اینکه در باره شخص اجنبی از اهل اروپا نوشته بودند عرض شد فرمودند امثال آن نفوس | Concerning that which was written regarding the foreigner from among the people of Europe, it was presented [before Him], and He declared that such souls [3.5s] | ASAT1.278x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Review of publications; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10816 | 60 | Persian | در حفظ کتاب الهی سعی بلیغ مبذول دارند چه که مجدد امام وجه قرائت شده | Let them strive with utmost endeavor to preserve the Divine Book, for it hath again been recited before His Countenance [3.5s] | ASAT1.278x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11235 | 40 | Persian | ای دوست به طراز جعد مشکینت که مسکینان وادی طلب را شوکت بلای جدید از ساحت رجا | O friend! By the ornament of Thy musk-scented locks, which have brought upon the destitute ones in the valley of search fresh affliction from the realm of hope [3.5s] | ASAT1.019x | Pain of love; love as veil; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11394 | 30 | Persian | این ذکری است از سدره حب که بر ساحت دل نازل است و ناری است از مکمن قرب که در طور | This is a remembrance from the Lote-Tree of Love that hath descended upon the plain of the heart, and a fire from the sanctuary of nearness that blazeth upon the Mount [3.5s] | ASAT1.019x | Love as fire; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01663 | 530 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدی المسجون الی الذی آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم ان لاتعبد الا ایاه | This is a remembrance from the Prisoner unto him who hath believed in God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, that none should be worshipped save Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.482, , NLAI_BH2.034, NLAI_BH2.106 | ASAT1.024x, ASAT4.127x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04010 | 180 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نامه مفصل که در خصوص استتکارت نوشته بودی ملاحظه گردید مختصر این است | ...The extensive letter you had written about Stuttgart was perused. In brief, Germany will shine resplendent, inasmuch as its citizens are religiously minded | ASAT1.025x | BBBD.242-243, DAS.1913-07-15, ABIE.069, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.323ax | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02511 | 350 | Arabic | ان یا ابا بصیر قم و انذر الذینهم کفروا بایات الرحمن و جعلوا انفسهم عن هذا الرضوان | O Abu-Basir! Arise and warn them that have denied the signs of the All-Merciful and have kept themselves from this Paradise [3.5s] | INBA83:194, BLIB_Or15702.237, , NLAI_BH2.313, ALIB.folder18p371 | ASAT1.037x, TISH.511-512 | Chastisement and requital; Purpose; goal of creation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01297 | 340 | Persian | ای ابناء آن اب راحم چون نمرود عنود و قوم آشور آن سرور وجود و جمال محبور را از وطن | O children of that compassionate Father! Even as the obdurate Nimrod and the people of Assyria banished that Lord of being and Beauty resplendent from His native land [3.5s] | INBA88:350 | ASAT1.046-047x, SFI17.017-018 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08736 | 110 | mixed | ای کنیز الهی انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال بذکر محبوب متعال مشغول باشی ذکر حق | O handmaid of God! God willing, mayest thou be ever and eternally occupied with the remembrance of the Most Exalted Beloved [3.5s] | INBA65:230, INBA35:050b, BLIB_Or03116.081.01, , BLIB_Or11096#176, , BLIB_Or15710.019b, | ASAT1.049x, AHB_121BE #09 p.292 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00456 | 1580 | mixed | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق من سماء مشیه الله رب العالمین فلما ظهر ظهرت اسرار الکتب | This Book hath been sent down in truth from the heaven of God's Will, the Lord of the worlds, and when it appeared, the mysteries of the Sacred Books were made manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.190b, | ASAT1.069x, ASAT3.240x, ASAT4.133x, YBN.165x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02393 | 370 | mixed | حمد خدا را که درهای بسته را گشود و اولیا و اصفیایش را راه نمود و بصراط مستقیم | Praise be to God Who hath opened the closed doors and guided His chosen ones and loved ones unto the straight path [3.5s] | INBA15:341b, INBA26:345b, BLIB_Or15726.151, | ASAT1.095x | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04366 | 210 | Persian | الحمد لله الذی اختص احبائه بالبلاء جزاء بما وعد لهم من جزیل الالاء فلله الحمد حمدا یحبه و یرشاه | Praise be to God, Who hath singled out His loved ones for tribulation, in recompense for what He hath promised them of abundant bounties. Unto God be praise, such praise as He loveth and is well-pleased with [3.5s] | ASAT1.101x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01084 | 770 | mixed | حمد و ثنا حضرت قوی قادریرا لایق و سزا که در بحبوحه بلایاء مابین ایادی اعدا | Praise and glorification befit the Mighty, the Omnipotent Lord, Who amidst the intensity of tribulations and in the grasp of enemies [3.5s] | INBA39:054, BLIB_Or07852.076, , BLIB_Or15690.077, , BLIB_Or15728.215, | ASAT1.110x, ASAT5.271x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02945 | 300 | Persian | انشاء الله بعنایت رحمن از رحیق حیوان که بید قدرت الهی مفتوح گشته بیاشامید | God willing, through the tender care of the All-Merciful, drink ye of the Wine of Life which hath been unsealed by the Hand of Divine Power [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.048b, | ASAT1.113x, ANDA#70 p.21 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Living waters; water of life; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04861 | 200 | mixed | و اینکه در بارهٴ حرکت بدیار بکر مرقوم فرمودید بأسی نیست ولکن در جمیع احوال فرمودند | And concerning what thou didst write regarding the journey to Diyár-Bakr, there is no harm therein, yet in all circumstances He hath ordained [3.5s] | ASAT1.119.09x, ASAT2.016.16x, ASAT2.076.17x, ASAT3.026.02x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00604 | Suriy-i-Zubur | 1260 | Arabic | جمال الرحمن عن افق الرضوان خلف سحاب الاحزان قد کان بالحق مشروقا و ان یرفع السحاب | The Beauty of the All-Merciful hath risen from the horizon of the Divine Good-Pleasure, veiled behind clouds of sorrow, and verily these clouds shall be lifted [3.5s] | INBA83:132, BLIB_Or03114.039r, , BLIB_Or15696.124b, , BLIB_Or15702.070, , BLIB_Or15737.121, , NLAI_BH1.390, ALIB.folder18p147-152 | ASAT1.125x, TISH.269-273, OOL.B142 | Explains the circumstances of His withdrawal from the community, states that He has as a result hidden His reality behind the veils, and calls the recipient to proclaim and defend Bahá’u’lláh’s cause both in person and in his writings, assuring him that divine confirmations will attend his efforts. | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2b | * | - | LL#331 | |||||
| BH03121 | 290 | Arabic | قد انزلنا کتاب الاسماء من سماء مشیه الله فاطر السماء و فیه بشرنا العالم بهذا | We have sent down the Book of Names from the heaven of God's Will, the Creator of the heavens, and therein have We given unto the world these glad-tidings [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.067c, | ASAT1.127x | Development of capacity and readiness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00205 | 2790 | mixed | ان یا رحیم مر علی البلاد کنسایم الروح لیجدد بک هیاکل العباد بطراز الله المهیمن العزیز | O Rahim! Pass over the land like the breezes of the Spirit, that through Thee the temples of the servants may be renewed with the adornment of God, the All-Subduing, the Mighty [3.5s] | INBA83:257x, BLIB_Or15725.547, , ALIB.folder18p047-057 | ASAT1.132x, ASAT4.010x, ASAT4.386x, ASAT4.435x, HYK.129 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06432 | 150 | Arabic | ان یا حبیب انا قد کنا احبک من قبل و نحبک حینئذ و سنحبک من بعد و ما کنا فی شان | O My beloved! Verily, We have loved thee from before, and We love thee now, and We shall love thee hereafter, and We have never wavered in this [3.5s] | ASAT1.132x, ASAT5.119x, ASAT5.146x | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04455 | 210 | Arabic | سبحان الذی یذکر امته حین الذی احاطته الاحزان من طرف قریب و بعید علی شان | Glorified be He Who remembereth His people at a time when sorrows have encompassed Him from near and far [3.5s] | INBA83:190, BLIB_Or15702.229, , ALIB.folder18p457 | ASAT1.141x, TISH.508-509 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Presence of; reunion with God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11392 | 180 | Arabic | ذکری عبدی الذی حبس فی سبیلی و سبی لذکری و طرد لحبی لتجذبه آیاتی... ایاک ان یحزنک شوکة الأعدآء عن ذکر ربک الأبهی | Call thou to mind My servant who was imprisoned in My path, taken captive for My remembrance, and banished for love of Me, that My verses might draw him... Let not the thorns of thine enemies grieve thee in the remembrance of thy Lord, the All-Glorious [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.061 | ASAT1.153-154x | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11000 | 50 | Arabic | ان قلمی الاعلی اراد ان یذکر فی الاول افنانه الذی اقبل فی اول ایامه و قام علی | Verily, My Most Exalted Pen desireth to make mention, at the outset, of My Afnán who advanced in his earliest days and arose [3.5s] | ASAT1.158x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00096 | 4440 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی جعل البلاء ماء لسدرته العلیا و شجرته القصوی و نورا لعباده | Praise be unto Him Who hath made tribulation as water for His exalted and furthermost Lote-Tree, and as a light for His servants [3.5s] | INBA97:095.07x, BLIB_Or11097#064, , BLIB_Or15717.188, | ASAT1.164x, PYK.202x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11059 | 50 | Arabic | ذکر من لدی المظلوم الی الذین آمنوا بالله المهیمن القیوم لیاخذهم فرح ذکری | A remembrance from the Wronged One unto those who have believed in God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, that they may be seized with the joy of My remembrance [3.5s] | ASAT1.167x | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03380 | 270 | Arabic | Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | کتاب انزله الرحمن لیقرب به من فی الامکان الی البحر الذی تموج باسمه العظیم من | This is a Tablet sent down by the Lord of mercy that the people of the world may be enabled to draw nigh unto this Ocean | ASAT1.167x, TBP#17k | TB#17k | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ROB3.060? | |||||||
| BB00048 | Du'a-yi Alif | 3800 | Arabic | Autobibliography in the Writings of the Báb | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی خلق السموات و الارض بامره ثم الذین آمنوا بالله و آیاته فاولئک هم الی الله یحشرون یا الهی کیف ادعوک و انک لم تزل لن تعرف بسواک و لا تزال .... | 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 - these shall verily be gathered unto Him. O my God! How can I call upon Thee, when Thou hast ever been unknowable except through Thine own Self, and shalt ever thus remain [3.5s]... ...I have not claimed a single word of revelation. They say, “He has laid claim to spiritual authority and its trappings.” | PR02.135v06-139r25 | ASAT1.179-182 | MNP.088x, LOIR06.047x, BLO_PT#012x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Impossibility of true worship of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.067-068, SRC.185 | |||||
| ABU2241 | 110 | Persian | مذکور که حکایت کردند پادشاهی بوزیرش گفت بادنجان را مخالف صحت و سلامت دانستند گفت بلی | A king told his minister that eggplant was reported to be bad for one's health. | ASAT2.022 | STAB#158 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03417 | 270 | Arabic | یا ایها المظلوم قد سمعنا ما اثنیت به الله و ما دعوت به الله و ما ناجیت به | O Thou Who art wronged! We have heard that wherewith Thou didst praise God, and that wherewith Thou didst supplicate unto Him, and that wherewith Thou didst commune with Him [3.5s] | INBA33:036 | ASAT2.027x, ASAT3.027x | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11123 | 50 | Arabic | لم یزل یبدع ما یشآء کما یشآء و یخترع ما یرید بما یرید لم یکن علة الا انشائک | He hath ever created whatsoever He willeth, as He willeth, and fashioned whatsoever He desireth through whatsoever means He desireth. No cause existed save His creation [3.5s] | ASAT2.030x | Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11573 | 10 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد انشأت بقدرتک خلقاً جدیداً و برأت و احدثت کوراً شدیداً | O my God, O my God! Through Thy power Thou hast brought forth a new creation and fashioned and ordained a mighty age [3.5s] | ASAT2.037 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06102 | 160 | Arabic | این انت یا ایها السائر فی البلاد این انت یا ایها الذاکر باسمی بین العباد | Where art thou, O thou who journeyest through the land? Where art thou, O thou who maketh mention of My Name amongst the servants [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.099, , NLAI_BH1.010 | ASAT2.041x | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00029 | 7420 | mixed | حمد محبوبی را لایق و سزاست که بقدرت کامله بحته خود خلق فرمود سموات بیان را | Praise befitteth the Best-Beloved Who, through His pure and consummate power, created the heavens of utterance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.278, | ASAT2.053x, ASAT3.094x, ASAT5.312-344 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07723 | 130 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک لتعلم بان العباد کلهم اتفقوا علی ذلتی و انت ایدتهم | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou verily knowest that all the servants have united to humble me, whilst Thou hast strengthened them [3.5s] | INBA92:040b | ASAT2.054x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The cloud ['ama] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00730 | 1070 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من العبد الی الذینهم آمنوا بالله و آیاته و کانوا من الذینهم بایات الله لمهتدین | This is an epistle from the servant unto them that have believed in God and His signs, and were among those who are guided by His verses [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03114.001rx, , NLAI_BH2.316, PR03.256a21-257a28 | ASAT2.055x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00008 | Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Baqarah = Kitab al-Ahmadiyya (Commentary on the Surah of the Cow I) | 43700 | Arabic | Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, The; Gate of the Heart | Tafsir surat al-baqara (Commentary on the Surah of the Cow) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الم ذلک الکتاب لا ریب فیه هدی للمتقین هذه الایة لاهل الحقیقة معرفة الله سبحانه | "Alif. Lám. Mím. This is the Book wherein there is no doubt, a guidance unto them that fear God." For the people of truth, this verse signifieth the knowledge of God, glory be unto Him [3.5s]... ...The Primal Adam is the Will, Who is the Primal Utterance, manifested in the primal realm of contingency | INBA69:157-377, INBA_6004C:002-178, , INBA_6014C:001-296, , INBA_6012C.060-257, , PR02.001v21-044v14, PR03.043r-043rx, PR40.003v-095v, CMB_F08, , BLIB_Or5277, , BN_5780, BN_5805, BN_6610, LEID.Or4371-8, , OXF.MS.Arab.e.59-60, IOM.090-091x, HBH_baqarah (=INBA 69) | ASAT2.064x | TAME, BLO_PT#216.019-020, GOH.119-121x, GOH.204x, GOH.251-252x, HURQ.BB01x | - | - | FHR#09, NSS.021-022, BRHL.59, MSBR.202-203, AHDA.455.05, MMAH.011, SRC.046-047, SRC.201, GOH.030, GOH.118 | |||||
| BH09628 | 100 | Arabic | یا امتی قد رقم لک کتاب کریم انه من لدی الرحمن الرحیم و حالت بینک و بینه حجب | O My handmaiden! A glorious Book hath been inscribed for thee, verily it proceedeth from the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate, and veils have interposed between thee and it [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.031a | ASAT2.005x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01806 | 290 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید در | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst addressed to Jináb-i-Manshádí hath been perused [3.5s] | ASAT2.079, AVK4.205.03x, AVK4.291ax | House of Justice; Law of burial and cremation; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1254 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 250 | Persian | جرجس الجمال کان من اهل العقل و الوداد و لکنه کان پرتستانی متعصب عنید مرة طلبت مثه ارض الصنوبر | ASAT2.091-093, KHH1.324 (1.451-452) | Business; financial; property matters; Humor; jokes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00007 | Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Kawthar (Commentary on the Surah of Kawthar) | 49500 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | Commentary on the Surih of Kawthar | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم و به نستعین. الحمد لله الذی جعل طراز الواح کتاب الفلق فی کل ما فتق و استفرق و استنطق طراز الازل | Praised be to God, who hath made the Ornament of the scriptural Tablets to be the Book of the Daybreak which is operative within everything such that it is cleft asunder and split apart | INBA53:181-383, INBA_5019C:001-083x, , CMB_F10, , BLIB_Or5080, , HBH_tafkawthar, BYC_kowthar | ASAT2.007-008x, AHDA.466x, OOL.A006 | GOH.069-075x, GOH.111-115x, GOH.177x, MNP.178x, HURQ.BB08x, KSHK#03x | Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2 | * | - | NSS.025-029, DB.174x, BRHL.59, MSBR.202-203, AHDA.455.03, MMAH.013, SRC.071, SRC.201, GOH.033 | |||
| BH10823 | 60 | Arabic | سبحان الذی ظهر بالحق و اظهر ما اراد بامره کن فیکون انه لهو الذی به ظهر | Glorified be He Who hath appeared with the truth and hath revealed whatsoever He willeth through His command "Be, and it is!" Verily, He is the One through Whom manifestation hath appeared [3.5s] | ASAT2.097x | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10302 | 80 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز الجمیل و ان نقطه البیان لعبده و بهائه لمن | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Beauteous, and that the Point of the Bayán is verily His servant and His Glory [3.5s] | INBA36:077b, INBA71:238b | ASAT2.103x | Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07485 | 130 | Arabic | ان البیان ینادی بهذا الاسم و یطوف حول اراده ربه ولکن القوم فی وهم مبین انا | Verily, the Bayan calleth out unto this Name and circleth round the will of its Lord, yet the people remain in manifest error [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.004b, , BLIB_Or15734.2.039b, | ASAT2.105x | Belief and denial; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08537 | 200 | mixed | ملکوت حمد و شکر و جبروت ذکر و ثنا اولیای مالک اسما و فاطر سما … یا حاجی در بیت الهی که الیوم مطاف عالم است تفکر نما در اول ایام | The Kingdom of praise and thanksgiving, and the Realm of remembrance and glorification, belong to the chosen ones of the Lord of Names and Creator of Heaven... O pilgrim! Reflect thou upon the House of God, which in this Day is the Point of Adoration for all the world, in the beginning of days [3.5s] | ASAT2.108x, YIA.120ax | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00553 | 1350 | mixed | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یلقی فی القلوب من اسرار الله المهیمن العزیز القدیر و | This is a Book that proclaimeth the truth and casteth into hearts the mysteries of God, the All-Possessing, the Mighty, the All-Powerful [3.5s] | INBA36:117, INBA71:283b, BLIB_Or15696.164b, , BLIB_Or15738.091, | ASAT2.112x, ASAT4.438x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09544 | 100 | Arabic | کتاب نزل من سماء مشیه الله و زین دیباجه بهذا الاسم الذی به حدث الاضطراب فی کل | The Book hath descended from the heaven of God's Will, adorned with this Name whereby all things were thrown into consternation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.149a, | ASAT2.116x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Thankfulness; gratitude; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06407 | 130 | mixed | Mahmúd's Diary | ای یار مهربان چند روز بسبب دعوت دو کشیش و رجای احبای الهی بفلادلفیا رفتم دو | O thou kind Friend, I visited Philadelphia, for a few days, at the invitation of two ministers | ASAT2.127, BDA1.119.02 | SW_v19#11 p.350, MHMD1.126, ABCC.212 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03104 | 290 | mixed | رس انشاء الله در جمیع احیان و اوان در ظل رحمت رحمن مستریح باشی و از عالم و عالمیان | Mayest thou, by the grace of God, in all times and seasons abide beneath the shade of the All-Merciful's mercy, and find rest from the world and its peoples [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#085, | ASAT2.133x | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07924 | 130 | Arabic | یا ایها المتشبث بذیل عنایتی ان استمع ندائی من شطر فضلی | O thou who clingest to the hem of My loving-kindness! Hearken unto My call from the realm of My grace [3.5s] | INBA41:008 | ASAT2.135x, MSBH3.431x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00724 | 460 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک المنیب الحبیب النجیب التقی النقی الرجل الرشید الذی نادی | O my God, my God! Verily, this Thy servant, penitent, beloved, noble, devout, pure, the man of wisdom who hath raised his call [3.5s] | ASAT2.140-141, IQN.072 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02486 | 240 | Arabic | اللهم ان سید الموحدین و سند المخلصین سمی سید الساجدین زین العابدین الذی آمن | O Lord! Verily, the Chief of the Monotheists and the Support of the Pure-hearted bears the name of the Master of the Devout, the Ornament of the Worshippers, who hath believed [3.5s] | ASAT2.142, IQN.100 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05473 | 180 | mixed | قلم قدم احبای خود را که در تربت ساکنند ذکر می فرماید تا کل از نار ذکر الهی | The Ancient Pen maketh mention of His loved ones who dwell in Turbat, that all may be enkindled by the fire of divine remembrance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.037a, | ASAT2.153x | Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04610 | 200 | mixed | اعرفوا یا ملأ الأرض و السمآء بأنی انا الذی قد علق کل الأعمال برضائی | Know ye, O concourse of earth and heaven, that I am He Who hath made all deeds dependent upon My good-pleasure [3.5s] | ASAT2.157x, ASAT5.230x | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11517 | 20 | Persian | مقصود از آفرینش عرفان الله بوده و چون نور ساطع و عرف متضوع کل غافل الا من شاء الله | The purpose of creation hath ever been the recognition of God, and like unto a radiant light and a wafting fragrance, all remain heedless save whom God willeth [3.5s] | ASAT2.159x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Purpose; goal of creation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10780 | 60 | Arabic | اول نفحة تضوعت من الوحی و اول نور سطع من افق الوجه علیک یا من فزت بایام المظلوم | The first fragrance that wafted from Revelation and the first light that shone forth from the horizon of the Countenance be upon thee, O thou who hast attained unto the days of the Wronged One [3.5s] | ASAT2.159x, ASAT4.084x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Presence of; reunion with God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1993 | 140 | Persian | میرزا تقی خان در مجلس بنوع استهزاء پرسید که دیگر لا رطب و لایابس الا فی کتاب مبین | In the gathering, Mirza Taqi Khan asked mockingly: "What else remains that is not to be found, whether green or sere, save in the perspicuous Book?" [3.5s]... ...one day Mirza Taqi Khan attended a gathering (presumably in Tihran) at which Baha’u’llah was present. | ASAT2.164-165 | ROB3.245-246, STAB#075 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02750 | 320 | mixed | ای سلمان من لدی الرحمن مامور بودی که بحکمت رفتار نمائی و تکلم کنی که مبادا | O Salman! Thou wert commanded by the All-Merciful to conduct thyself with wisdom and speak with prudence, lest perchance [3.5s] | INBA38:338 | ASAT2.171x | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07747 | 130 | Arabic | قد سمعنا ندائک و تجلینا علیک من افق هذا السجن العظیم ان اشکر الله ربک بما توجه الیک طرفه | We have heard thy call, and have manifested Ourselves unto thee from the horizon of this mighty Prison. Give thanks unto God, thy Lord, inasmuch as His glance hath been directed towards thee [3.5s] | ASAT2.177x, ASAT4.130x, YBN.228a | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00263 | 720 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ای که بتاریخ ششم اپریل ۱۹۰۶ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید از | O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter dated 6 April 1906 hath been received. Thou hast written that Mrs. ... hath regained her health. | ASAT2.179-180x, MAS2.064-067 | BRL_ATE#036, BLO_PT#153 | Education of children; moral education; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11189 | 40 | Persian | ای معین مظلومان حمایت و صیانت دولت ابد مدت خاطر آزردههه ستمدیدگان را شاد و خرم نمود....این سلطنت با عدالت | O sustainer of the oppressed! The protection and safeguarding of the eternal government hath gladdened and delighted the hearts of the grief-stricken and downtrodden... This sovereignty with justice [3.5s] | ASAT2.183, MSHR3.349 | Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00470 | Epistle to Muhammad Shah 2 (to Haji Mirza Aqasi?) | 270 | Persian | Epistle of the Báb to Muḥammad Sháh Revealed at Síyáh-Dihán, The | Tablets of the Báb to Muhammad Shah | بسمه تبارک و تعالی. الحمد لله الذی یمن علی من یشاء بحکمه سبحانه و تعالی عما یصفون الله یعلم خداوند شاهد است بر حال من و کفی به شهیدا که ذنبی متحمل نشده ام که باعث چنین حکمی شده باشد | Praise be to God Who bestoweth wisdom upon whomsoever He willeth, and glorified be He above all that they ascribe unto Him. God knoweth, and the Lord beareth witness - and sufficient is He as witness - that I have committed no transgression warranting such a decree [3.5s] | ASAT2.189x, HNU.220-221, TZH2.139-140, AHDA.262, OOL.A023.2 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | BRHL.68, MSBR.208-209, AHDA.460.08, SRC.064, SRC.193 | ||||||
| BH06970 | 140 | mixed | انسان بمثابه معدن که دارای احجار کریمه است مشاهده میشود بتربیت جواهر اخلاق | Man is even as a mine rich in precious gems; through education can its treasures of character be revealed [3.5s] | ASAT2.196x, PYB#219 p.03 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11412 | 30 | mixed | در خصوص جناب خادم مرقوم نموده بودید لیس لاحد ان یتکلّم بحقّه شیئاً | Concerning what thou didst write about Jinab-i-Khadim, none hath the right to speak against him [3.5s] | ASAT3.196x | Love of God; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05320 | 180 | mixed | Translation List | ای امه الله حمد کن خداوند یکتا را که ترا موید فرمود بر امریکه اکثر اماء ارض | O handmaid of God! Yield praise unto the peerless Lord that He hath confirmed thee in a Cause whereof most of the world’s women are deprived | INBA15:358a, INBA26:361 | ASAT3.199x | ADMS#212 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| BH01593 | 550 | mixed | م ه دی اسمی انشاء الله همیشه بذکر حق و خدمتش مشغول باشید قلت اسئله و ارجو | O Mahdi, My Name! May thou, God willing, be ever engaged in the remembrance of the True One and in His service. I ask and beseech [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.057, | ASAT3.200x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03195 | 280 | Arabic | انا نذکر اهل الخضرآء الذین اقبلوا الی الافق الاعلی اذ کسروا اصنام الهوی باسم ربهم | Verily, We make mention of the people of the verdant realm who turned towards the Most Exalted Horizon when they shattered the idols of desire in the name of their Lord [3.5s] | INBA45:210, BLIB_Or15715.050a, | ASAT3.207x | Idolatry; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Satan; the Evil One; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11571 | 10 | Arabic | یا ارض الخضراء استمع ندآء مالک الاسماء انه یذکرک بما | O Verdant Land! Hearken unto the Call of the Lord of Names, for verily He maketh mention of thee with that which [3.5s] | ASAT3.207x | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11445 | 30 | Persian | یا محمد جعفر انشاءالله بعنایت الهی فائز باشی حق جل جلاله عباد خود را در کتب و صحف و زبر نصیحت فرمود | O Muhammad-Ja'far! May thou be favored through divine bounties. The True One, exalted be His glory, hath counseled His servants in the Books, the Scriptures and the Psalms [3.5s] | ASAT3.208x | Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00352 | 1880 | mixed | یا محمد قبل علی نامهای متتابعه احبای ارض خا علیهم بهائی که بشما فرستادند عبد | O Muhammad-Qablí-'Alí! The successive letters sent unto thee by the beloved ones of the land of Khá - upon them be My Glory - have been received [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.108, | ASAT3.218x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09214 | 100 | mixed | امروز آیات عظمت از سماء مشیت الهی بمثابه غیث هاطل نازل و عرفش عالم معانی و | In this day the verses of grandeur are descending from the heaven of divine Will like unto a copious rain, and their fragrance perfumeth the realm of inner meaning [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.021, | ASAT3.218x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11221 | 40 | Arabic | ان یا اسم الرحیم فلا تنظر الى من فی البیان الا بسر الله و حجابه فانا کنا ساترین | O Thou Who art named the Merciful! Look not upon them that are in the Bayán except through the mystery of God and His veil, for verily We have been the Concealer [3.5s] | ASAT3.219x | Proclamation to people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00284 | 2210 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی اید احبائه علی خدمه اصفیائه و وفقهم بفضله علی الاستقامه علی | Praise be unto God Who hath strengthened His loved ones to serve His chosen ones and through His grace hath guided them to steadfastness [3.5s] | INBA18:408 | ASAT3.234x, YIA.188-190x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02012 | 440 | mixed | کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم لتجذبه نفحات الوحی الی مطلع | The Book which the All-Merciful hath revealed unto them that have believed in God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, that the breezes of Revelation may draw them unto the Dawning-Place [3.5s] | INBA28:248, BLIB_Or15716.208c, | ASAT3.235x, ASAT4.207x, ASAT4.260x, ASAT4.284x, ASAT4.493x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Martyrs and martyrdom; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2237 | 110 | Persian | عزمی دده رئیس طائفهٴ مولویه در اسلامبول از علماء بود و خدیو اسمعیل پاشا | Azmi Dede, who was among the divines and served as chief of the Mevlevi Order in Istanbul, and the Khedive Isma'il Pasha [3.5s] | ASAT3.237-238 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11564 | 10 | Arabic | فاستمع ندآء ربک عن یمین العرش خلف الف حجاب من الحریر الدِمَقس المنیر | Hearken thou unto the Call of thy Lord from the right of the Throne, beyond a thousand veils of luminous damask silk [3.5s] | ASAT3.254x | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01726 | 510 | Arabic | ذکر الله فی شجره الفردوس الله لا اله الا هو العزیز المقتدر العلیم الذی قدر | The remembrance of God in the Tree of Paradise - God, there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, Who hath ordained [3.5s] | INBA36:060, INBA71:218 | ASAT3.022x, YMM.183x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2970 | 50 | Persian | اطاعت اوامر دولت بر هر بهائی واجب است وگرنه خطر بر همهٴ هیئت | Obedience unto the ordinances of the government is binding upon every Bahá'í, else peril shall encompass the entire body [3.5s] | ASAT3.257 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06927 | 140 | mixed | امین اگر تفصیل این ارض را خواسته باشید ان الذباب فیها استنسر لذا اوقعه الله | O Trustworthy One! If thou desirest a detailed account of this land, verily therein the fly hath deemed itself an eagle, wherefore God did cast it down [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#137, | ASAT3.267x | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04545 | 210 | Arabic | هذا کتاب کریم نزل من لدن علیم حکیم انه لذکر الله بین العالمین و کلمه العلیا | This is a glorious Book sent down from the presence of One Who is All-Knowing, All-Wise. Verily, it is the Remembrance of God amidst the worlds and His Most Exalted Word [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#290, | ASAT3.272x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prayer for protection; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04609 | 200 | mixed | از جمله آن غافل بر اسم الله جمال علیه بهائی اعتراض نموده که بر دو مسند جالس بوده | Among these heedless ones is one who raised objection against Ismu'llah Jamal, upon Him be My Glory - asserting that He had occupied two seats [3.5s] | ASAT3.024-025x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Letters of the Living; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10867 | 60 | Persian | لله الحمد یوم اول عید بمبارکی اعمال صحیحه مستقیمه حضرت سلطان عبد الحمید ایده الله | Praise be to God! This first day of the Festival hath been made blessed through the righteous and steadfast deeds of His Majesty Sultan Abdul-Hamid, may God strengthen him [3.5s] | ASAT3.025x | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03077 | 290 | mixed | انشاء الله بعنایات رحمانیه و فیوضات ربانیه فائز باشی و از مائده انقطاع که | God willing, through the loving-kindness of the All-Merciful and the divine outpourings, mayest thou be enabled to attain, and partake of the heavenly table of detachment that [3.5s] | INBA35:147, INBA33:039, BLIB_Or15719.157a, | ASAT3.026x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1491 | 210 | Persian | جمال الدین افغانی از مزورین بود و محض تحریک دولت بر ضد ما ادعای فیلسوفیت | Jamal ad-Din the Afghan was amongst the deceivers, and solely to stir up the government against Us did he lay claim unto philosophy [3.5s] | ASAT3.040-041 | Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0431 | 590 | Persian | جمال پاشا کوهی از غرور بود هر کجا میرفت دار بپا میکرد و هر که را میخواست | Jamal Pasha was as a mountain of pride; whithersoever he went, he raised the gallows, and whomsoever he desired, he condemned [3.5s] | ASAT3.042-045 | Humor; jokes; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00786 | 1020 | mixed | یا جواد علیک بهائی لازال ذکرت در ساحت اقدس بوده و از قلم اعلی در صحیفه حمرا | O Javád! Upon thee be My glory! Ever hath thy mention been before the Most Holy Court, and by the Most Exalted Pen upon the crimson scroll [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.242, , BLIB_Or15699.134, | ASAT3.049x, ASAT4.336x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00089 | Letter to Jinab-i-Haji Siyyid Javad Karbala'i | 2000 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی جعل طراز الواح صبح الازل طراز الالف القائم بین البائین فلاحت و اضائت بعد ما بدعت قبل ما اخترعت | Praise be to God Who hath made the ornament of the Tablets of the Morn of Eternity to be as the Alif standing betwixt two Bás, resplendent and illumining after it was originated, ere it was fashioned [3.5s] | INBA98:150.07-158.13, PR02.161r25-163v22, CMB_F21.026.18-035.16#04, , Berlin3655.105v-110v | ASAT3.054-055x, NSS.059-064 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | |||||||
| BH11038 | 120 | mixed | یا اسم جود علیک بهائی دو نامه از جناب جواد علیه بهاء الله و عنایته ... ایشان از نفوسی هستند که در اول ایام بوجه الهی توجه نمودند | O Ism-i-Júd! Upon thee be My glory! Two letters have been received from His honor Javád, upon him rest the glory of God and His loving-kindness... He is among those souls who in the early days turned towards the countenance of God [3.5s] | ASAT3.057-058x, YIA.198-199x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03045 | 300 | mixed | یا جواد علیک سلامی و سلام الله رب الارباب نشهد فی اول الکتاب بوحدانیه | O Javád! Upon thee be My salutation and the salutation of God, the Lord of Lords. We bear witness at the outset of this Book to His oneness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.308, , BLIB_Or15699.076b, | ASAT3.057x | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09036 | 110 | mixed | مظلوم عالم از افق سجن اعظم دوستان الهی را ندا میفرماید و ببیانات مقدسه متذکر | The Wronged One of the world calleth, from the horizon of the Most Great Prison, unto the friends of God and remindeth them through sacred utterances [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.106b, | ASAT3.059x | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00049 | Ziyarat Jami’atu'l-Kabira | 3600 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم [بسمه المکنون الرؤف]. الحمد لله رب العالمین و انما الصلوة علی محمد رسول الله و خاتم النبیین ... و اذا اردت زیارت حبیب الله او احد من ائمة الدین طهر ادلا جسمک | Praised be to God, the Lord of all the worlds. And may prayerful devotion [peace] be upon Muhammad, the Messenger of God, and the Seal of the Prophets. | INBA50:001-072, INBA_5019C:132-145, , INBA_6009C:173-219, , PR02.090r01-093v09, CMB_F22.019b, , MKI4499.049, AEWB.145-170, | ASAT3.074x | HURQ.BB34x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | JRAS.445, BRHL.63, MSBR.204-205, SRC.045, SRC.202 | ||||||
| BH11438 | 30 | Arabic | یا حرف الجیم ان استمع ما تنطق به کلمه الله فی السجن | O Letter Jim! Hearken unto that which the Word of God doth speak from within the prison [3.5s] | ASAT3.003x | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11501 | 20 | Persian | طوبی از برای امائی که بحبل متین تمسک جستند | Blessed are the handmaidens who have clung fast to the mighty cord [3.5s] | ASAT3.075x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00340 | 520 | Arabic | Short All-Embracing Visitation Tablet (Ziyārat-i Jāmi'ah-yi Ṣaghīrah), The | بسم الله الرّحمن الرّحیم . اشهد ان لا اله الا الله وحده لا شریک له و اشهد ان محمدا عبده و رسوله اللهم صل علی محمد و ال محمد السلام علیکم | I bear witness that there is no God but God, alone and without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger. O God, send down Thy blessings upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad. Peace be upon you [3.5s] | ASAT3.006-007x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04125 | 230 | Arabic | یا ورقتی قد ناح قلمی الاعلی بما ورد علیکم من اعدائی الذین نبذوا کتاب الله | O My leaf! The Most Exalted Pen hath lamented over that which hath befallen thee at the hands of Mine enemies, who have cast aside the Book of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.023a, | ASAT3.108x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04537 | 210 | mixed | مکتوب تلقاء عرش حاضر و فائز شد و آنچه باخوین شهیدین نوشته بودید بلحظات عنایت | The missive hath attained unto the Divine Throne and been accepted, and that which thou didst write concerning the two martyrs hath been considered with glances of favor [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.096, , BLIB_Or11096#122, , BLIB_Or15710.007a, , BLIB_Or15722.018, | ASAT3.108x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1596 | 190 | Persian | از جمله مکرهای میرزا محسن خان سفیر ایران در اسلامبول آنکه یک بار | Among the stratagems employed by Mirza Muhsin Khan, the Persian Ambassador in Istanbul, was that on one occasion [3.5s] | ASAT3.110-111 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1540 | 200 | Persian | جمال مبارک حاجی میرزا حیدر علی را از اسلامبول بمصر فرستاد و امر بحکمت کرد | The Blessed Beauty sent Haji Mirza Haydar-'Ali from Constantinople unto Egypt and commanded him to exercise wisdom [3.5s] | ASAT3.121-122 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00193 | 2920 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی ظهر و اظهر ما اراد انه هو المقتدر علی ما یشاء لایعجزه شئونات | All praise be unto God, Who hath manifested Himself and revealed whatsoever He willeth. Verily, He is the Omnipotent, Who doeth as He pleaseth; no circumstances can frustrate Him [3.5s] | INBA07:109, BLIB_Or15717.205, , NLAI_BH4.240-263 | ASAT3.161x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06507 | 150 | mixed | حبیب روح و جان امر بدیع منیع مقدس از ذکر و بیان است و منزه از اشارۀ این و آن لمیزل این شمس | O beloved of spirit and soul! This wondrous and exalted Cause, sanctified above all mention and utterance, and hallowed beyond the allusions of any and all, hath from time immemorial been as a Sun [3.5s] | ASAT3.177x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00327 | 2000 | Arabic | الله ابهی شمس البهاء قد ظهرا و تظهرت عند جمال الغیب عن مخزن السترا و ارتفعت بذلک | God is Most Glorious! The Sun of Splendor hath appeared and been made manifest through the Beauty of the Unseen from the Treasury of Mystery, and thereby was It raised up [3.5s] | ASAT3.178x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01053 | 800 | mixed | هذا کتاب من خادم الرحمن الذی سمی بعبدالله و اشتهر باقا جان الی الذینهم | This is a Book from the servant of the All-Merciful, Who was named 'Abdu'lláh and became known as Áqá Ján, unto them that [3.5s] | ASAT3.189-192x, AKHA_137BE #05 p.065x, YIK.471-472x | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Literal interpretation; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00054 | 5690 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی اظهر الوجه بعد فناء الاشیاء و هز ملکوت الاسماء باهتزاز قلمه | Praise be to God Who hath manifested His Countenance after the extinction of all things, and hath stirred up the Kingdom of Names through the movement of His Pen [3.5s] | INBA07:137, INBA22:210, BLIB_Or15717.137, , NLAI_BH4.326-364 | ASAT3.193x | Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11523 | 1560 | mixed | یا علی قبل اکبر علیک بهاء الله مالک القدر ان افنانی علیه بهائی... هر هنگام بروح و ریحان وافع شود و بحکمت موافق توجه | O 'Alí-Qabli-Akbar! Upon thee be the glory of God, the Lord of Destiny. Verily, My Afnán, upon him be My glory... whenever he approacheth with spirit and sweet fragrance, and turneth with wisdom [3.5s] | ASAT4.198x, TISH.064-068 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04245 | 220 | mixed | فرداً وتراً واحداً وحیداً از بیت عظمت و جلال خارج شدند و در محل وحدت و خفا مسکن فرمودند | Alone, solitary, single and unique, He departed from the Mansion of grandeur and majesty, and took up His dwelling in the realm of oneness and concealment [3.5s] | ASAT4.207x, ASAT5.299x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Return of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11492 | 20 | Arabic | ذکر الله فی شجره الفردوس للملاء العالین و ینطق بالحق فی جبروت الامر لعل | The remembrance of God hath been raised from the Tree of Paradise unto the Concourse on High, and proclaimeth the truth in the dominion of His Cause, that haply [3.5s] | ASAT4.018x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11118 | 50 | mixed | لعمر الله از حزب شیعه ظلمی بر حضرت خاتم وارد که جز حق احدی احصا ننموده | By the life of God! Such injustice hath been inflicted by the Shí'ih faction upon the Seal of the Prophets as none save God alone can reckon [3.5s] | ASAT4.225x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Seal of the Prophets; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02446 | 360 | mixed | ای علی کتابت حاضر و آنچه در او مسطور بود عبد حاضر لدی العرش معروض داشت | O Ali! Thy letter was laid before Us, and that which was inscribed therein hath been presented by this servant in attendance to the Divine Throne [3.5s] | INBA97:089, BLIB_Or15722.185, , BLIB_Or15730.077c, | ASAT4.229x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00284 | Letter to Mulla Husayn IV - from Bushihr | 690 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb to Mullá Ḥusayn, Revealed at Búshihr | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی نزل الروح من حکمه الیک لتکونن من المنذرین اقرء کتاب ذکر اسم ربک هذا و کن من الشاکرین | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Spirit through His wisdom unto thee, that thou mayest be numbered among the warners. Recite thou the Book of thy Lord's remembrance and be thou among the thankful [3.5s] | INBA91:014.08-018.06 | ASAT4.236x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.01 | ||||||
| BH01058 | 790 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و سینزل کیف یشاء و انه هو الحق لا اله الا هو | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and Who will continue to send them down as He pleaseth. He, verily, is the Truth; there is no God but Him [3.5s] | ASAT4.236x, PYK.020 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02087 | 270 | mixed | ای سرگشته دشت و صحرا در سبیل الهی هر نفسی در بادیه سرگردان پریشان افتان و | O wanderer of desert and plain in the path of God, every soul in this wilderness wandereth bewildered, stumbling and falling [3.5s] | INBA55:095, INBA88:347 | ASAT4.260, MAS9.010x, YIK.338-339 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01405 | 610 | mixed | باید احبای الهی بسجیه حق مابین بریه مشی نمایند چنانچه مشاهده میشود که هرچه | The beloved of God must walk among the people with divine virtues, even as it is observed that whatsoever [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#258, , BLIB_Or15710.049, | ASAT4.265x | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11247 | 40 | Persian | بقدرت خود کاذب را یعنی صادق ارض طا را اخذ نموده و | By His power He seized the false one - namely, the truthful one of the Land of Ṭá - and [3.5s] | ASAT4.275x | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02620 | 240 | Arabic | علیک التحیه و الثناء یا فخر النساء المنتسبه الی الشجره المبارکه الثابته الاصل | Upon thee be salutations and praise, O pride of the female kindred of that Blessed Tree whose Root is firmly established | ASAT4.289, IQN.111 | LTDT.278-279 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06057 | 160 | Arabic | ان یا غلام فاعلم بانا ارسلنا الیک کتابا من قبل انه لکتاب مبین ولکن المشرکین | O My servant! Know thou that We did send unto thee aforetime a Book - verily it was a manifest Book, yet the ungodly [3.5s] | INBA15:282a, INBA26:283b, NLAI_BH1.038 | ASAT4.026x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11151 | 50 | Arabic | یا اولیاء الله فی ارضه و اصفیائه فی بلاده اسمعوا ندا المظلوم انه یذکرکم بما | O ye chosen ones of God in His earth and His sincere ones in His lands! Hearken unto the call of Him Who hath been wronged; verily He remembereth you with that which [3.5s] | ASAT4.300 | Call to action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02594 | 340 | mixed | این کتابی است از عبد خدا بسوی بنده از بندگان او الذی اتخذ الی الله سبیلا و بعد | This is a Book from the servant of God unto a servant from among His servants who hath taken unto God a path [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096.178, , BLIB_Or15710.020, | ASAT4.309x | Law of pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06963 | 140 | Arabic | انا دخلنا البستان و استوینا علی العرش الواقع علی الماء و کانت الشمس تلعب فی | We entered the garden and established Ourselves upon the throne that rested above the waters, whilst the sun played therein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.041a, | ASAT4.330x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11023 | 50 | mixed | ای دوستان تفکر نمائید در آنچه ظاهر شده و وارد گشته مطلوب ظاهر و جمیع عباد | O friends! Reflect upon that which hath appeared and come to pass. The Desired One is manifest, and all are His servants [3.5s] | ASAT4.331x | Chastisement and requital; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2459 | Words spoken in 1919 in Haifa | 90 | Persian | عاکور همین عکا است که فرنگیها عاکر میگویند عکاء اسامی مختلفه پیدا نمود | Akko is indeed that same Akka which the Franks call Acre. Akka hath acquired diverse names throughout the ages [3.5s] | ASAT4.345-346 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04533 | 210 | mixed | لیس حزنی فیما ورد علی نفسی تالله ان البهاء لایجزع عن البلایا انه انس بها فی | My sorrow is not for what hath befallen My soul. By God! Bahá doth not shrink from tribulations; nay, He hath found solace in them [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.063, | ASAT4.348x | Justice and wrath of God; Murder; causing physical harm; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0383 | 630 | Persian | از عادت حکومت ترکیه است که حکم فرمان را بحضور مقصر میخوانند تا تکلیف خود | It is among the customs of the Turkish government that they read aloud the decree in the presence of the accused, that he may know his fate [3.5s] | ASAT4.349-352 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1266 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 250 | Persian | من عادة الحکومه العنمانیه هوانها تقرٴ حکم الفرمان بحضور المذنب حتی یعلم تکلیفه و یتبع القوانین | ASAT4.349, KHH1.325-326 (1.453-454) | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0530 | 510 | Persian | جمال مبارک ملاقات هیچ متصرفی را نپذیرفتند و سلطان باندیشه شد | The Blessed Beauty accepted not the audience of any governor, and this caused the sovereign to fall into deep contemplation [3.5s] | ASAT4.352-354 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04007 | 180 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی تلغرافی امروز ارسال شد ولی مختصر است مفصل اینکه الحمد لله در صون | O friends of God! A telegram was dispatched today, though it was very brief. The detailed account is this: praise be to God, in the protection [3.5s] | ASAT4.358 | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Importance of prayer; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0243 | 830 | Persian | خلیل پاشا والی بیروت عبدالرحمن الحوت را بوکالت از خود بعکا فرستاد | Khalil Pasha, the Governor of Beirut, dispatched 'Abdu'r-Rahman al-Hut to 'Akka as his deputy [3.5s]... ...Upon their arrival, the Commission of Inquiry invited me to meet with them but I declined. They sent a certain official by the name of Hikmat Big | ASAT4.360-363 | CHC.217-218x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00114 | Tafsiri-i-Hadith-i-‘Allamani Akhi Rasulu’llah | 1600 | Arabic | Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation; Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی الهم من فی السموات و الارض حکمه لئلا یحتجب احد عن ظهور نور طلعته | Praise be to God, the God of all who are in heaven and on earth, Who hath decreed that no one should be veiled from the effulgence | INBA14:410-417, INBA40:137-143, INBA53:068-075, INBA67:195-203, INBA_6010C:408-415, , CMB_F21.093.03-100.01#12, | ASAT4.367x | GOH.214x, BLO_PT#079.1.3x, BLO_PT#079.1.7 | Knowledge; recognition 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, SRC.078, SRC.193, GOH.247 | |||||
| BB00054 | Letter to Mirza Hasan Vaqay’-Nigar | 3300 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع ما فی السموات و الارض بامره و اقام الکل بحکمه لیعرف کل الموجودات فی مقام عرفان طلعة الذات و آیات ظهورات الصفات | Praise be to God Who hath brought into being, through His command, whatsoever is in the heavens and on earth, and hath established all things through His wisdom, that every created thing might attain unto the station of recognition of the Countenance of His Essence and the signs of the manifestations of His attributes [3.5s] | INBA40:180-192, INBA53:385-398, INBA67:085-100, PR02.175r27-179r06, CMB_F28.7.06, | ASAT4.368x | BAPT.002x, HURQ.BB51x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Free will and predestination; fate; Names and attributes of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.68, MSBR.208-209, MMAH.032, SRC.079, SRC.194 | ||||||
| BB00146 | Answer to Shaykh ‘Ali | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. ان الله هو السلام و منه السلام و علیه السلام و الیه یرفع السلام سبحانه و تعالی لا اله الا هو ثم السلام فی السلام عن السلام الی السلام محمد رسول الله صلی الله علیه و آله سر احرف التوحید | Verily God is Peace, and from Him cometh Peace, and upon Him resteth Peace, and unto Him ascendeth Peace - glorified and exalted be He! There is no God but Him. Then Peace within Peace, from Peace unto Peace - Muhammad, the Apostle of God, upon Him and His kindred be Peace - the Mystery of the letters of Unity [3.5s] | ASAT4.370x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00138 | Prayer in reply to Mulla Ahmad Khurasani, Di'bil, et al | 1300 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد عرف لعباد نفسه و لو لا تعریفه با لا بداع لکانوا من المنسیین اللهم انی اشهدک فی ذلک الیوم بما تشهد لنفسک | Praise be to God, Who hath made Himself known unto His servants; for, without His revelation and divine guidance, they would assuredly have remained in oblivion. O Lord, I bear witness unto Thee on this day in the very manner that Thou dost bear witness unto Thine own Self [4o] | INBA91:123.04-130.08, INBA_5019C:295-298, | ASAT4.370x | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#12.07, SRC.191 | |||||||
| BH11387 | 30 | mixed | ای دوستان از شوکت علمای جاهل خائف مشوید این ارض و آنچه در او موجود است | O friends! Be not afraid of the pomp of the ignorant divines. This earth and whatsoever existeth therein [3.5s] | ASAT4.374-375x | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Power of prayer; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01339 | 640 | mixed | شهد الله بذاته لذاته فی عز سلطانه بانه لا اله الا هو و ان علیا لظهوره و | God beareth witness, through His own Self unto His own Self, in the glory of His sovereignty, that verily there is no God but Him, and that 'Alí is His Manifestation [3.5s] | INBA36:077c, INBA71:239 | ASAT4.379x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03042 | 220 | mixed | رب و محبوبی لک الحمد علی ما اولیت و لک الشکر علی ما اعطیت توتی من تشاء و توید | O God and my Beloved! Praise be upon Thee for Thy greatness and thanks be unto Thee for Thy generosity. Thou grantest what Thou dost wish | INBA84:319 | ASAT4.380, AHB.110BE #17-18 p.356, AHB.121BE #07 p.247, MUH2.1117, YHA1.128 (1.261), MLK.112, QT108.054, DSDS.071, QUM.253-254x, KHH1.330 (1.460) | KHHE.467-468 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01923 | 460 | Arabic | شهد لسان العظمه بظهوره و استوآئه علی العرش و اشراقه من افق العالم ولکن الامم | The Tongue of Grandeur beareth witness to His Manifestation, to His establishment upon the throne, and to His dawning from the horizon of the world, yet the peoples [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.059, , BLIB_Or15715.001a, | ASAT4.388x, TISH.058-060 | Call to action; Prophecy and fulfillment; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00651 | Fi’l-Maut va’l-‘Ama’ | 3400 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی بیده ملکوت السموات و الارض لا اله الا هو الواحد المتکبر الاحد المقتدر ... اما معنی الحديث الآخر الذی سئل فی الکتاب ان الله کان فی عماء فوقه هواء و تحته هواء | Glorified be He in Whose Hands lie the kingdoms of the heavens and of the earth. There is no God but Him, the One, the All-Compelling, the Single, the All-Powerful... As to the meaning of that other tradition mentioned in the Book, that God was in a cloud with air above it and air beneath it [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.001-016 | ASAT4.391-393x | HURQ.BB42x | Absolute freedom; independence of God; The cloud ['ama]; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH11256 | 40 | mixed | دستخط حضرت محبوبی جناب عندلیب علیه بهآء الله الأبهی که از سجن مرقوم فرموده بودند رسید | The missive penned by the Beloved Lord, addressed to His honor 'Andalíb - upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious - which was inscribed from the prison, hath arrived [3.5s] | ASAT4.397x | Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02518 | 350 | mixed | انشاء الله در جمیع احیان از انوار وجه رحمن مستنیر باشی و بافق امر ناظر علی | God willing, mayest thou be illumined at all times by the radiant lights of the Countenance of the All-Merciful, and remain steadfast in thy gaze upon the horizon of the Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.084, , BLIB_Or11096.179, | ASAT4.412x | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01879 | 470 | Arabic | قد طار المعانی الف سنه لیصل الی مقام هذا اللفظ الذی تفوه به لسان الله | The meanings have soared for a thousand years to attain unto the station of this utterance which hath been spoken by the Tongue of God [3.5s] | INBA28:251 | ASAT4.038x, ASAT4.501x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01159 | 720 | mixed | ان یا اسمی مهدی علیک بهائی و ذکری و ثنائی طوبی لک بما وفیت میثاقی و نشرت ذکری | O My Name Mahdi! Upon thee be My glory and My remembrance and My praise. Blessed art thou for having kept faith with My Covenant and spread abroad My remembrance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#251, , BLIB_Or15710.121, , BLIB_Or15738.134, | ASAT4.415x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07404 | 140 | mixed | یا غلام الحمد لله موفق شدید برضای دوست یکتا و عمل نمودید آنچه را که امر فرمود | O Ghulam! Praise be to God that thou hast been enabled to attain unto the good-pleasure of the One True Friend and hast acted according to His command [3.5s] | INBA28:266 | ASAT4.427x | Attaining good pleasure of God; Belief and denial; Condition of search; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purpose; goal of creation; Scarcity of receptive souls | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02413 | 370 | mixed | لعمری یا فتح قبل اعظم قد ستر فیک نغمه لو نظهرها بتمامها لتنجذب منها العالمین | By My life, O Fath-i-A'zam! There lieth concealed within thee a melody which, were it to be revealed in its fullness, would draw unto itself all the worlds [3.5s] | INBA23:032b, BLIB_Or03116.099, , BLIB_Or11096.183, , NLI.32p141r | ASAT4.436x | Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11415 | 30 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی رفع هذا السماء بغیر عمد و دحی الارض علی الما و سخر الاریاح و صرف | Glorified be He Who hath raised up this heaven without pillars, and spread forth the earth upon the waters, and subjected the winds and caused them to flow [3.5s] | ASAT4.440x | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01904 | 460 | mixed | ان یا نسیم الفردوس هب علی الممکنات بما هبت علیک نسائم القدس من هذالشطر | O breeze of paradise! Waft thou over all created things, even as the holy breezes have wafted upon thee from this direction [3.5s] | INBA36:159, INBA71:333 | ASAT4.443x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09882 | 90 | Arabic | شهد القلم الاعلی بانک توجهت الی الملکوت و سمعت ندآء الله رب العالمین و شربت | The Supreme Pen beareth witness that thou hast turned unto the Kingdom and hearkened unto the call of God, the Lord of the worlds, and hast drunk [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.089f, | ASAT4.448x | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0983 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 310 | Arabic | الارض المقدسه حرارتها لاتزید عن سی و سه ٣٣ درجه و ابرد فصلها تقریبا ٤ فوق الصرفرفی | The temperature in the Holy Land does not exceed 33 degrees [Celsius] and in the coldest season, it is approximately four degrees above zero. | ASAT4.454-455x, KHH1.323-324 (1.449-451) | KHHE.451-462 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03066 | 290 | Arabic | ان استمع الندآء من مالک السفینه الحمرآء من شطر العکاء التی سمیت بالبقعه | Hearken unto the Call from the Master of the Crimson Ark from the shores of 'Akká, which hath been designated as the Spot [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#028, | ASAT4.466x | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2547 | 80 | Persian | المسیح ماکان عنده احباء کفایة بحافظون علی قبره قبره کان فی مزبلة | The Christ had not sufficient loved ones who would keep watch over His tomb, for His sepulchre was amidst a refuse heap [3.5s] | ASAT4.467-468 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Law of burial and cremation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00068 | Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Qadar II | 2700 | Arabic | بسم الله المتقدس المنیع. سبحان الذی لم یزل و لا یزال کان وجوده قبل القبل بلا ذکر شیء عنده و لایزال انه هو کائن بمثل ماقد کان | Glorified be He Who hath ever been and shall ever be, Whose existence preceded all that was before, with naught beside Him to be mentioned, Who endureth even as He hath always been [3.5s] | BYC_qadar | ASAT4.472x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr); The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00219 | Bayan dar Jabr wa Tafwid (fi bayan-i-mas'alati'l-Qadar) | 920 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. قال الله تعالی الذی خلق فسوی والذی قدر فهدی و قال الصادق لا جبر و لا تفویض بل امر بین الامرین فاعلم ان هذه المسئله لما سد الله معرفته عن العقول والنفوس والارواح | God spoke forth Who created all that is other than Him and thus foreordained and proffered guidance. And [likewise] al-Ṣādiq said when God blocked the gnosis of this matter | INBA14:479-483, INBA53:053-056, INBA67:134-138, INBA_4011C:110-115, , INBA_5006C:375-377, , INBA_6004C:192-195, , INBA_6006C:067-069, , INBA_6010C:473-477, , PR07.059v-061r | ASAT4.473x | HURQ.BB41x | Free will and predestination; fate; Limits of the intellect; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | MMAH.018, SRC.073, SRC.184 | ||||||
| BH10837 | 60 | Arabic | طوبی لک انت الذی فی صغرک اعترفت بکبریاء الله و عظمته طوبی لام رضعتک و قامت | Blessed art thou who in thy tender youth hast recognized the greatness and majesty of God. Blessed be the mother who nursed thee and arose [3.5s] | INBA19:107a, INBA32:098b, BLIB_Or15696.090e, | ASAT4.043x | Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00009 | Kitab al-Ruh (Book of the Spirit) | 36000 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | Kitáb al-Ruh (Book of the Spirit) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد نزل الايات بالحق الي عبده لعل الناس بايات ربک يومنون ان اتبع ما اوحينا اليک | Praise be to God, Who hath revealed the verses in truth unto His servant, that perchance mankind might believe in the signs of their Lord. Follow that which We have revealed unto thee [3.5s]... ...This Book is a Dhikr (Remembrance) from God according to the Decree of a wondrous servant [the Bāb]. He is assuredly the True One within the heavens and the earth. | INBA78:069-076x, INBA_4011C.069-100, INBA_7005C, PR04.036r12-038r12x, MKI4507.001x, , IOM.091 | ASAT4.044-45x, AHDA.198x, OOL.A017 | HURQ.BB05x, HURQ.BB15x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God is its own standard | 1 | * | - | FHR#10, AHDA.446.5, MMAH.064, SRC.061, SRC.189, GOH.031, GOH.380fn3 | The "Suratu'l-Ridvan" is a part of this work | ||
| BH01335 | 640 | mixed | روحی و نفسی لک الفداء علی قول من قال دل پیش تو صورت احوال از بپرس حضرت علیم | My spirit and my soul be a sacrifice unto Thee, according to the words of him who declared: "Ask Thou the All-Knowing One concerning the state of the heart that lieth before Thee." [3.5s] | INBA33:073bx, BLIB_Or03116.112, , BLIB_Or11096#042x, , BLIB_Or15710.024, | ASAT4.489x, MSHR3.258x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Nearness and remoteness; Parents and children; youth; families; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1598 | 190 | Persian | اگر چنانچه ممکن باشد که نسبت هر روزنامه ازامر منقطع گردد که مردم بدانند | Would that it were possible for every newspaper to become detached from command, that the people might know [3.5s] | ASAT4.046-047 | Chastisement and requital; Newspapers and the media; publications; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3007 | 50 | Persian | قرة العین که معروف آفاق است وقتی که مؤمن بخدا شد منجذب بنفحات الهی گشت | The Point of the Eye, who became renowned throughout all regions, when she believed in God, was drawn unto the divine fragrances [3.5s] | ASAT4.496a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3477 | 20 | Persian | کیفیة شهادة قرة العین هو انهم اخبروها ان زوجةالصدر الاعظم تحب ان تلاقیها فی البستان | The manner of the martyrdom of Qurratu'l-Ayn was that they informed her that the wife of the Grand Vizier desired to meet with her in the garden [3.5s] | ASAT4.496b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1263 | 250 | Persian | قصر مدت سی سال اجاره اش را دادیم تا آنکه خریدیم وناقضین ازما گرفتند | For the span of thirty years did We pay its rent, until We purchased it, and then the Covenant-breakers wrested it from Us [3.5s] | ASAT4.501-502 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1500 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 210 | Persian | و من اعمال الناقضین قال الموملی انهم اخذوا مناالقصر ولم یعطوفا منه عرقه واحده لاغیر ثوبی من العرق | The Covenant-breakers seized the flower gardens adjoining the Shrine of Baha'u'llah from us, but some of the friends and I would carry soil and water on our shoulders for that garden and tend to its beauty. | ASAT4.501, KHH1.324 (1.452-453) | KHHE.463 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00072 | Letter to Haji 'Abd al-Wahhab | 2700 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا من له الحمد فی السموات و الارض و له السلام فی ملکوت الامر والخلق سبحانه و تعالی جل ذاتیته من ان یصعد الیها اعلی جواهر الممکنات و علت کینونیته من ان یرفع الی مقام عزها اعلی شوامخ | O Thou Who art praised in the heavens and on earth, and unto Whom belongeth peace in the Kingdom of Command and Creation! Glorified and exalted art Thou! The quintessence of Thy Being is far above the loftiest essences of all contingent things, and the Reality of Thy Self transcendeth the most sublime heights [3.5s] | INBA_5019C:257-264, | ASAT4.509x, AVK1.294-295x, AVK1.323-324x | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | SRC.191 | |||||||
| BB00588 | 30 | Arabic | و ان الیوم بالاجماع وصی رسول الله محمد الغائب المنتظر و القائم المقتدر المنتصر | Verily, today, by consensus, the Messenger of God designated the Hidden Awaited One and the Mighty, Victorious Qa'im whom God must manifest so that he may fill the earth with justice after it had been filled with oppression and injustice | ASAT4.527x | KSHK.BWB | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00128 | Kitab al-Fihrist (Book of the index) | 1400 | Arabic | Autobibliography in the Writings of the Báb; Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. المر ذلک الکتاب ذکر من الله فی حکم عبد بدیع و انه للکتاب قد نزلت من لدن بقیة الله امام حق قدیم | Alif. Lám. Mím. Rá. This is the Book, a Remembrance from God concerning a wondrous servant, and verily it is the Book sent down from the presence of the Remnant of God, the True Imam [3.5s]... ...And this is a Book which was sent down from God containing a directive from a wondrous servant. It is indeed a Book which hath come down from the Remnant of God | INBA_5019C:285-293, , INBA_6007C.339-348, INBA_4011C.062-069, , PR04.001r03-006v11, Berlin3655.001v-007r | ASAT4.527x | MNP.091-095x, HURQ.BB46x, LOIR06.051ff | Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih] | - | - | FHR#04, AHDA.444.3, SRC.043, SRC.050-052, SRC.065, SRC.188, GOH.022, GOH.032 | |||||
| BH07725 | 130 | Arabic | قال القائم ان القیوم یاتی بالحق و انه اذا قام یقوم الناس لرب العالمین انه | The Forerunner hath proclaimed: "Verily, the Self-Subsisting shall come with truth, and when He ariseth, the people shall arise for the Lord of all the worlds." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15734.2.029a, | ASAT4.531x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03890 | 240 | mixed | ک ر ان استمع الندآء مره اخری من البقعه النورآء المقام الذی فیه ینطق مالک | O peoples of the world! Hearken once again unto the Call from the luminous Spot, the sacred Precinct wherein speaketh the Lord [3.5s] | INBA18:324b | ASAT4.052x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ROB4.105? | ||||||||
| BH08586 | 120 | Arabic | یا محسن کلما اضرمنا علیک النار انک لاتشتعل اذا بعهنا نار الخلد علی هیکل اللوح | O Mohsen! Every time We kindle the fire against Thee, Thou art not consumed. Thus have We ignited the Fire of Eternity upon the Temple of the Tablet [3.5s] | ASAT4.068x, YMM.215x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3005 | 50 | Persian | عرس العرب فی البادیة بسیط جداًالعرس یقف علی حجرٍ والعروس تقف علی حجراٍ | The marriage of the Bedouin in the desert is exceedingly simple: the bridegroom standeth upon one stone and the bride upon another [3.5s] | ASAT4.071 | Equality of men and women; Moderation; frugality; simplicity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02386 | 370 | mixed | اینکه در الواح نصایح مشفقه در اتحاد و غیره نازل میشود مقصود جمیع بریه بوده و | Know that whatever loving counsels have been revealed in the Tablets concerning unity and other matters were intended for all created beings [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#255, , BLIB_Or15710.047b, | ASAT4.073x | Consolation and comfort; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01328 | Lawh-i-Ziyarih | 640 | Arabic | اول بهاء ظهر و اشرق عن مشرق البقا و اول ضیاء لاح عن مطلع السنا و اول رحمه | The first splendor that dawned and shone forth from the Dayspring of eternity, and the first light that gleamed from the Horizon of glory, and the first mercy [3.5s] | INBA37:131, INBA83:233, INBA49:305, BLIB_Or15725.524, , Majlis210461.102-104 | ASAT4.081x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Visitation Tablets | * | - | LL#268 | |||||||
| BH03076 | 290 | Arabic | انا نذکر العباد بالذکر الاعظم الذی جعله الله مبدء ذکر العالمین انه لهو الذی | We make mention of the servants through the Most Great Remembrance, which God hath made to be the source of the remembrance of all the worlds. Verily, He is the One Who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.158, | ASAT4.087x | Call to action; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00447 | 1600 | mixed | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان علیا قبل نبیل عبده و بهائه و قد قضی ایام العبد و ظهر البها | God beareth witness that there is no God but Him and that Ali-before-Nabil is His servant and His Glory. The days of servitude have passed and the Glory hath appeared [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.365, , ALIB.folder18p194 | ASAT4.088x | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11383 | Lawh-i-Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin(?) | 30 | Arabic | ان یا زین المقربین فاعلم بان کل ما سمعت فی هذالامر قد ظهر بامری العزیز المقتدر | O Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin! Know thou that whatsoever thou hast heard concerning this Cause hath appeared through My mighty and powerful Command [3.5s] | ASAT4.091x, ASAT4.530x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01306 | 650 | mixed | در بارهٴ جناب آقا رجبعلی مرقوم فرموده بودند که وفات کردهاند و همچنین از ترکهٴ او سؤال نموده بودند | As regards his honor Áqá Rajab-'Alí, thou didst write that he hath ascended unto the realms above, and likewise thou didst inquire concerning his inheritance [3.5s]... ...As for the scribes and the differences between the manuscripts they prepared, this is what has shown forth from the horizon of elucidation | BLIB_Or15722.125bx, | ASAT4.092-093x | KSHK#15x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Law of Huququ'llah; Law of inheritance; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00613 | 60 | Arabic | Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation | مراتب سبعة کلیةالاولی رتبةالجماد فاذا استعرج رتبة الحدودیة عن مقام المعدنیة هنالک یتصل الی مقام النبات | There are seven general stages. The first is the stage of the inorganic being. From the mineral kingdom, it ascendeth to the stage of the plant | ASAT4.121 | BLO_PT#079.1.5, KSHK.BWB | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Evolution; human evolution; Presence of; reunion with God; Seven stages of creation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08369 | 120 | Arabic | قل ان یا احبائی ثم اصفیائی اسمعوا ندآء هذا الحبیب المسجون فی هذا السجن | Say: O My beloved ones and My chosen ones! Hearken unto the call of this Beloved Prisoner in this prison [3.5s] | INBA38:100a | ASAT4.126x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01989 | 440 | mixed | اذا وردنا السجن اردنا ان نبلغ الکل رسالات ربهم ... و دیگر در فقرهٴ علم مکنون حسب الحکم آنکه آنچه در آن فارسی نازل شده باید عمل شود | When We arrived at the Prison, We desired to convey unto all the messages of their Lord... and further, regarding the hidden knowledge, according to wisdom: whatsoever hath been revealed in Persian must be carried out [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#240, , BLIB_Or15722.069.03, | ASAT4.128.16x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08741 | 110 | mixed | Translation List | ای کنیز خدا جمال قدم در سجن اعظم مستقر و عشرین نفس از اماء الهی حبا لله با | O handmaid of God! The Ancient Beauty dwelleth in the Most Great Prison, and twenty handmaids of the Divine… Arise ye in the Cause like unto men. Many are the women regarded today as men in the sight of God, while some of the men have been accounted as women | BLIB_Or11096#187, , BLIB_Or15710.021b, | ASAT4.128x, PYM.232bx | ADMS#266 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Role and station of women; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| BH02333 | 380 | Arabic | علیک یا مهدی ذکر الله و تکبیره ان افرح بما یذکر لدی العرش اسمک فی اکثر الاحیان | Upon thee, O Mahdi, be the remembrance of God and His glorification! Rejoice thou in that thy name hath been mentioned before the Throne time and again [3.5s]... ...Know thou that upon Our arrival at this Spot, We chose to designate it as the 'Most Great Prison.' Though previously subjected in another land | INBA51:533 | ASAT4.130x | GPB.185x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02586 | 340 | Arabic | ان یا ایها المتسافر الی رفرف البیان و المتصاعد الی ملکوت الایقان و الساکن فی فردوس | O thou who journeyest to the verdant meadows of utterance, who ascendest unto the kingdom of certitude, and who dwellest in paradise [3.5s] | INBA71:117, NLAI_BH1.310 | ASAT4.155x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00552 | 1350 | Arabic | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق من سماء التی کانت علی العالمین محیطا و ینزل منها فیکل حین | This is the Book sent down in truth from the heaven that hath encompassed all the worlds, and from which there descendeth at every moment that which hath been ordained [3.5s]... ...Wert thou to hear with Mine ear, thou wouldst hear how Ali [the Bab] bewaileth Me in the presence of the Glorious Companion | INBA92:218x, BLIB_Or15694.537, , ALIB.folder18p137-142 | ASAT4.157x | PDC.013-014x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00297 | Risala fi's-Suluk (Epistle on the Spiritual Path I) | 650 | Arabic | Báb's Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God, The; Gate of the Heart | Risala fis-Suluk I and II (Journey towards God) | استقم یا سائل التقی فی مقام التوحید قال الله تعالى الذین قالوا ربنا الله ثم استقاموا تتنزل | Be steadfast, O seeker of piety, in the station of affirming the divine unity. As God, exalted be He, has said | INBA14:486-489, INBA53:058-061, INBA67:145-148, PR04.052r08-054r12, PR07.063r-064r, HBH_suluktr (=INBMC6006) | ASAT4.158-159x, AVK2.231.07 | LOIR03.049-058 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Four pillars; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of self; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | NSS.019-020, AHDA.449.3, MMAH.043, SRC.044, GOH.030, GOH.301 | ||||
| ABU1603 | 190 | Persian | چقدر ساده و لطیف است که انسان گمان میکند مانند آنرا تواند نوشت هیهات | How simple and delicate it appeareth, such that man imagineth he can write the like thereof! Far, far from possible! [3.5s] | ASAT4.174-175 | Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11398 | 30 | Arabic | تلک آیات الکتاب نزلت بالحق من جبروت الله العلی العظیم ... و اصدق ما عندکم من سنن الل | These are the verses of the Book, sent down in truth from the dominion of God, the Most High, the Most Great... and the most trustworthy of what ye possess of God's ordinances [3.5s] | ASAT4.182x | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11384 | 30 | mixed | ای جواد این سنه شداد است للعباد سنه قضاست لاجلنا ان ورد علینا فانا خیر راض و | O Javád! This is a year of grievous trials for the servants, a year of destiny ordained for Us. Should it come upon Us, verily We are well-content [3.5s] | ASAT4.193x | Law of Huququ'llah; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1922 | 150 | Persian | من بیشتر مکاتیب بدست خود مینوشتم ولکن چون سه انگشتان دستم از کثرت کتابت از کار افتاد مجتاج شدم که کاتبی بگیرم | Most of My epistles did I pen with Mine own hand, yet when three fingers of Mine hand became disabled through the profusion of writing, I found Myself compelled to take a scribe [3.5s] | ASAT5.010-011 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02878 | 310 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بذاتک الغیب فی مکمن البقاء و بذکرک العلی الاعلی | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Hidden Essence in the Sanctuary of Eternity, and by Thy Most Exalted, Most Supreme Remembrance [3.5s] | INBA92:029 | ASAT5.191x, DLH2.162, ANDA#71 p.20 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11525 | 20 | Arabic | و کذلک اظهرنا تیهور الأمر عن هذا التاهور الذی ارتفع فی هذا الهوآء ثم احصرت منه دیجور القدس فی هذا البلد الأمین | Thus have We revealed the manifestation of the Cause from this Epiphany that hath been raised in this atmosphere, whereupon the sanctified darkness was confined in this trusted land [3.5s] | ASAT5.197-198x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for protection; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02059 | 430 | mixed | نبیلی اکثری از خلق از حق سم طلب نموده و مینمایند و بخیال خود شهد خواسته اند حنظل | O Nabil! Most among the people have sought, and continue to seek, poison from the Truth, while in their own imagination, though desiring honey, they have asked for bitter colocynth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.100r, , BLIB_Or11096#057, | ASAT5.200-202 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06619 | 150 | mixed | علیک سلام الله و رحمته قد راینا کتابک و قرئناه لا تحزن عما ذکر فی الکوز ان ربک لهو البحار | Upon thee be the peace of God and His mercy! We have beheld thy letter and read its contents. Grieve thou not over that which was mentioned concerning the cup, for verily thy Lord is the Ocean [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#284, | ASAT5.200x | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06423 | 150 | mixed | ان اشکر الله بما وفقک علی الطواف حول البیت الاعظم و فزت بالحج الاکبر ان احمد و | Give thanks unto God for having enabled thee to circle round the Most Great House and for having granted thee the bounty of attaining unto the Most Great Pilgrimage. Render praise and [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#279, | ASAT5.202x | Law of pilgrimage; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00235 | 760 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه بیست و نهم ذی حجه ۱۳۲۸ رسید و نامه های دیگر بواسطه سفر | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated the twenty-ninth of Dhi'l-Hijjih 1328 was received; the other letters, in the course of transmittal [3.5s] | INBA87:223, INBA52:228 | ASAT5.013x, YMM.240x | Alteration of the divine will [bada]; Business; financial; property matters; Empty learning; false spirituality; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mystical themes | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09193 | 100 | Persian | از همشيره بيچاره ميپرس که با چند نوع از علّت ناخوشی از آن بيت خارج شده و در خانهٴ جناب کليم بکمال فرح | Ask of that hapless sister, who, afflicted with various maladies and ailments, departed from that house and, with utmost joy, entered the home of Jinab-i-Kalim [3.5s] | ASAT5.222x | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11380 | 30 | Arabic | ان لا تعتنوا الذین یدعون العلم فی انفسهم و لا یخافنکم کبر عمائمهم | Pay no heed to those who claim knowledge unto themselves, nor let the grandeur of their turbans inspire you with fear [3.5s] | ASAT5.226x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00203 | 970 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی اصطفی من رسله من یشاء و ینزل الرحمة علی من یشاء و یهدی من عباده المؤمنین من یشاء و یطمئن قلوب عباده المؤمنین کما یشاء | Praise be to God Who chooseth whom He pleaseth from among His Messengers, and sendeth down mercy upon whomsoever He willeth, and guideth whom He pleaseth from among His believing servants, and bringeth peace to the hearts of His faithful servants as He willeth [3.5s] | ASAT5.234x, HNMJ.125-131 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00354 | Risala fi'l-Tasdid | 470 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اعلم ثبت الله قدمیک علی الصراط ان الله سبحانه تعالی غنی کامل و ان مصنوعه حین ما اصنع جری القلم و قدرها القدر علی کماله بحیث لانقص فیه ..... | Know thou—may God make firm thy footsteps upon the Path—that God, glorified and exalted be He, is the All-Sufficient and Perfect One, and that His creation, from the moment He fashioned it, when the Pen moved and destiny ordained it to its perfection, was such that no imperfection could be found therein [3.5s] | INBA14:483-486, INBA53:061-063, INBA67:143-145, INBA_4011C:121-123, , INBA_6004C:207-209, , INBA_6006C:072-073, , INBA_6010C:477-480, , PR07.062v-063r | ASAT5.237x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | SRC.045, SRC.192, SRC.196 | |||||||
| ABU1297 | 240 | Persian | النور هو تموجات مادیه مثل الحرارة و غیرها من تأثیرات الماده | Light consisteth of material undulations, even as heat and other material influences [3.5s] | ASAT5.243-244 | Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11136 | 50 | Arabic | یا احمد قبل علی ان استمع ندآء مالک القدم الذی ارتفع من شطر سجنه الاعظم و قل | O Ahmad-'Ali! Hearken thou unto the Voice of the Ancient of Days, which hath been raised from the direction of His Most Great Prison, and say [3.5s] | ASAT5.246x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11046 | 50 | mixed | ربّ و رجائی ترانی ... ای یار روحانی نامهٴ نورانی منظوماً و منثوراً ارسال نموده بودی بنهایت روح و ریحان | O my Lord and my Hope! Thou seest me... O spiritual friend! Thou didst send a luminous letter, both in verse and in prose, with utmost joy and fragrance [3.5s] | ASAT5.258x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11190 | 50 | mixed | یا مهدی علیک بهائی الیوم باید جناب سید مصطفی علیه بهائی | O Mihdi! Upon thee be My Glory! Today, His honor Seyyed Mustafa, upon him be My Glory [3.5s] | ASAT5.259x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07320 | 140 | Arabic | یا احبائی فی الهاء و المیم ان استمعوا ندآء ربکم الرحمن الرحیم انه ما غفل عنکم قد ذکرکم | O My loved ones in Há and Mím! Hearken unto the voice of your Lord, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Verily, He hath not been unmindful of you, and hath remembered you [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.037c, | ASAT5.271x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11373 | 30 | Persian | از جمله در سورهٴ مبارکهٴ هیکل که بعض آن از ارض سر بعراق رفته و بعضی اجزاء بعد از ورود سجن اعظم ارسال شده ملاحظه فرمايند | Consider thou, for instance, the blessed Surih of the Temple, of which certain portions were revealed in Iraq and some parts subsequent to arrival in the Most Great Prison [3.5s] | ASAT5.277.11x | Banishment to; life in 'Akka | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03191 | 280 | Arabic | ان یا ریحانه الذکر و روحانی اللقب ان استمعی ندآء الذی ارتفع عن جهه عرش ربک | O thou essence of remembrance and bearer of a spiritual title, hearken unto the Call that hath been raised from the direction of thy Lord's Throne [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.489, , NLAI_BH2.214 | ASAT5.281x | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06638 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی وجد و سرور نما که الحمد لله مظهر الطاف حضرت بدیع الاوصافی | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Rejoice and be filled with gladness, for praise be to God, thou art a recipient of the favors of Him Who is wondrous in His attributes [3.5s] | ASAT5.283, KASH.147x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06068 | 160 | mixed | انسان متحیر است چه که جمیع اهل بیان کذب و مفتریات قبل اهل فرقانرا دیده و شنیدهاند | Man is bewildered, inasmuch as all the people of the Bayán have witnessed and heard the falsehoods and calumnies of the followers of the Qur'an before them [3.5s] | ASAT5.020x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11472 | 20 | Arabic | ان یا ورقه الفردوس ان استمعی ندآء مالک البریة | O Leaf of Paradise! Hearken thou unto the call of the Lord of creation [3.5s] | ASAT5.291x | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01804 | 490 | Arabic | ان یا ورقه الفردوس ان اشهدی فی نفسک بانه لا اله الا هو و ان علیا قبل محمد | O Leaf of Paradise! Bear thou witness in thine inmost being that verily there is no God but Him, and that 'Alí before Muhammad [3.5s] | INBA36:101, INBA71:265 | ASAT5.292x | Importance of prayer; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10465 | 80 | mixed | یا عباس ملیک ناس امروز با کمال فرح و نشاط ذکر اهل بساط مینماید ایشان هفت | O Abbas, King of men! On this day, with utmost joy and gladness, He maketh mention of the companions of the Divine Court. They are seven [3.5s] | ASAT5.306x, YBN.027b | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09154 | 110 | mixed | یا محمد قبل حسن این ایام نار ظلم بید ظالم برافروخته شد و دماء مطهره جمعی از | O Muhammad-Qablí-Hasan! In these days the fire of tyranny hath been kindled by the hand of the oppressor, and the pure blood of a company of [3.5s] | ASAT5.306x, YBN.028a | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00873 | 940 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب که بعبد حاضر لدی العرش نوشته بودید تلقاء وجه حاضر از قبل لوح | Your missive, which you had addressed to this servant present before the Throne, was laid before His countenance, ere the Tablet [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#020, , BLIB_Or15710.059, , BLIB_Or15738.120, | ASAT5.350x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03684 | 250 | Arabic | قد اشرقت شمس البهی عن افق البقا بطراز الله المقتدر العلی الاعلی قل موتوا یا | The Sun of Glory hath dawned from the horizon of eternity, adorned with the ornament of God, the Almighty, the Most Exalted of the Most Exalted. Say: Perish, O ye [3.5s] | INBA42:259, BLIB_Or15725.258, , OSAI I.MMS, | ASAT5.350x | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10404 | 80 | Arabic | و ان رأیت الهآء قل اف لک و بما اکتسبت فی ایام الله تالله هذه لأیام وعدتم بها فی الألواح | And shouldst thou behold the letter Há, say: Woe betide thee and that which thou hast wrought in the Days of God! By God! These are indeed the Days whereof ye were promised in the Tablets [3.5s] | ASAT5.354x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11480 | 20 | Persian | این وجودات رذلیه دنیه که فصلهٴ جمیع مفقودین و مردودین | These base and abject beings who are the quintessence of all the lost and rejected ones [3.5s] | ASAT5.356x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10434 | 360 | Persian | ای بنده صادق الهی نامه ایکه مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ افتاد محرک فساد شیخ الملک است... محرّک فساد شیخ الملک است | O sincere servant of God! The letter thou didst write was noted. The instigator of corruption is Shaykh al-Mulk... The instigator of corruption is Shaykh al-Mulk [3.5s] | ASAT5.362x, BSHI.062-063 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02077 | 420 | mixed | الحمد لله که فلک همت بر قطب بحر انقطاع رانده اید و بفیوضات ربانیه و عنایات | Praise be to God that ye have steered the firmament of high endeavor upon the pole of the ocean of detachment through divine bounties and heavenly grace [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.093, , BLIB_Or11096#031, , NLI.32p134r | ASAT5.037x | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3148 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-10 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مراد لوحی از الواح مبارکست و کنایه از اینکه الواح الهیه را باید بر سنگهای گرانبها نقش نمود | What is meant is one of the holy Tablets. But it also alludes to the fact that the divine Tablets should be engraved on precious stones. In addition, there is a saying in the East by which the color white symbolizes divine will | ASAT5.040, MAS2.021, BDA1.152.02 | MHMD1.164 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| BH10335 | 80 | Arabic | فلما ختم الله النبویة حبیبه وعد العباد لقائه یوم القیامة کما انتم فی الکتاب تقرؤون بحیث ما احصینا | When God sealed Prophethood through His Beloved One, He promised His servants that they would attain His presence on the Day of Resurrection, even as ye read in the Book, where nothing hath been left unrecorded [3.5s] | ASAT5.068x | Chastisement and requital; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05298 | 180 | Arabic | ان یا رحیم فاخرج عن تلک الارض من قبل ان یخرج الغلام عن بینکم و کذلک نامرک ان | O Rahim! Depart thou from that land ere the Youth goeth forth from your midst. Thus do We bid thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.120f, | ASAT5.078x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Personal instructions; Priestcraft; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06239 | 160 | Arabic | قد طلعت شمس البقاء عن جبین البهاء طوبی لمن استشرق باشراقاها قد ظهرت طلعة القدس | The Sun of eternity hath dawned from the brow of Glory. Blessed be he who is illumined by its effulgent rays. The holy Countenance hath appeared [3.5s] | NLAI_BH2.060a | ASAT5.079 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Presence of; reunion with God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05703 | 170 | Persian | ای سرمست صهبای پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و همچنین عکسی که | O thou who art inebriated with the wine of the Covenant! That which thou didst write was perused, and likewise the photograph that [3.5s] | ASAT5.095-096, BSHI.103 | Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Chastisement and requital; Photographs and recordings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11407 | 30 | Persian | آن عکس که مرقوم نموده اید عکس جمال مبارک نیست آن عکس جناب کلیم | The photograph whereof thou didst write is not the likeness of the Blessed Beauty, but rather the photograph of Jinab-i-Kalím [3.5s] | ASAT5.095x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Promotion of commerce and industry | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10881 | 60 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدنا للذی عاشر مع ربه و ما عرفه و سمع ندآءالله و ما اجابه و فی کل حین | This is a remembrance from Us unto him who hath companioned with his Lord yet knew Him not, who hath heard the Call of God yet answered it not, at every moment [3.5s] | ASAT5.106x | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2467 | Words to Mirza Muhammad Ali Khan, ca. 1906 | 90 | Persian | ملاحطه نمائید که در سنهٴ ماضیه اعداء و بدخواهان این مظلوم بنهایت فساد برخاستند | Consider ye how in the bygone year the enemies and ill-wishers of this Wronged One arose with consummate mischief [3.5s] | ASAT5.110 | Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07075 | 140 | Arabic | ذکر من لدی المذکور لکل ذاکر قام علی نصره امر الله لیجد عرف الرحمن من هذا | The remembrance from the One who is Remembered be unto every mindful one who hath arisen to aid the Cause of God, that he may inhale the fragrance of the All-Merciful from this [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.141a, | ASAT5.143x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2548 | Words spoken on 1919-12-25 | 80 | Persian | امروز چون عید ولادت حضرت مسیح بود دیدن بعضی دوستان مسیحی رفتم من بموجب امر جمال | Today, inasmuch as it was the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, I proceeded, in accordance with the command of the Beauty, to visit certain Christian friends [3.5s] | ASAT5.144-145 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00235 | Prayer for Friday | 880 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله الفرد الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم یا محبوب من ان اذکرک بذکری ایاک او ان اثنی فی ملکک اذ اننی اعرف حد کینونیتی بانها معدومة عندک | Glorified art Thou, O God, O Beloved, that I should make mention of Thee through my remembrance, or that I should praise Thee in Thy dominion, for verily I recognize the bounds of mine own being as non-existent before Thee [3.5s] | INBA58:145.08-154.09, INBA78:094-105, INBA82:054-060, BYC_collect3.137-141 | ASAT5.159-163, HNMJ.002-005x, HNMJ.037-040x, HNMJ.040-042x | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Impossibility of true worship of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00100 | Alfayn Munajat | 1800 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع السموات و الارض بامره ثم الذین آمنوا بالله و آیاته الی ربهم یحشرون اللهم انت الله رب السموات و الارض تعلم کل شیء و لا یخفی علیک شیئ فی السموات و الارض | Praise be to God Who hath brought forth the heavens and earth by His command; then shall they who have believed in God and His signs be gathered unto their Lord. O God! Thou art God, Lord of the heavens and earth, Thou knowest all things, and naught in the heavens or earth remaineth concealed from Thee [3.5s]... ...Glory be to Thee, O God! Thou art the God Who hath existed before all things, Who will exist after all things and will last beyond all things… Verily Thou art the Lord of all created things | INBA_5019C:173-188, , PR03.172v13-179r06 | ASAT5.165-167x, HNMJ.096-115, SWBP#42 (p.132-132x) | SWB#43 (p.186-186x), BPRY.150x | Kiya & Parya | Love of God; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.458.14, SRC.072, SRC.190, SRC.202 | ||||
| BH11145 | 50 | Arabic | یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الدی جعلته مهیمنا علی کل الاسماء بان تقدر لی ما ینفعنی | O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name which Thou hast made sovereign over all names, to ordain for me that which shall profit me [3.5s] | ASAT5.177x | Prayer for forgiveness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02744 | 320 | Arabic | ان یا مهدی قد حضر بین یدینا کتابک و اطلعنا بما فیه و اجبناک بهذا اللوح لیفرح | O Mihdi! Thy letter hath indeed come before Us, and We have taken cognizance of that which it containeth, and have answered thee through this Tablet, that thou mayest rejoice [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.019, , BLIB_Or15738.065, | ASAT5.177x, ASAT5.255x | Contention and conflict; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03321 | 270 | Arabic | ان یا ابوطالب اسمع ندآء ربک عن شطر البقاء ثم استمع لما یوحی الیک من هذه السدره | O Abu-Talib! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord from the precincts of eternity, then listen thou unto that which is revealed unto thee from this Tree [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15737.205, , NLAI_BH1.352 | ASAT5.179x, QUM.019x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11429 | 30 | Arabic | م ی ل ان قد نزل عن جهة العرش للذی سمی بابراهیم | That which hath descended from the direction of the Throne unto him who hath been named Ibrahim [3.5s] | ASAT5.183x | The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06917 | 140 | mixed | امپراطور فرانسه شخصی بود در مقام قول اعظم از جبال و در مقام عمل اقل از خردل | The Emperor of France was one who, in words, soared higher than the mountains, yet in deeds, was accounted as less than a mustard seed [3.5s] | ASAT5.187x, ASAT5.187-188x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09090 | 90 | mixed | یا من صدق بکلمات الله جوهر صدق راستی شئونیست منبعث از حقیقت اشیاء مطابق واقع | O thou who hast truly believed in the Words of God! The essence of truthfulness and sincerity is a condition emanating from the reality of things in conformity with what exists [3.5s] | INBA87:047a, INBA52:047a | AKHB.107 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08291 | 100 | mixed | ای هم پیشه و هم اندیشه این عبد آستان شکر کن خدا را که خادم یارانی و چاکر | O fellow craftsman and companion in thought, give thanks unto God that thou art a servant of the friends and a humble attendant [3.5s] | AKHB.131 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06173 | 130 | Persian | ای خادم احباء الله ای غاصب حق این عبدالبهاء زیرا خدمت یاران و خادمی دوستان | O servant of the beloved of God, O usurper of the right of this 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in service to the friends and ministration to the companions [3.5s] | INBA72:120, INBA88:240 | AKHB.132-133, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.209, AHB.134BE #09-10 p.49, PYB#192 p.30, ANDA#16 p.60, ANDA#33 p.14, MAS5.031, MSBH3.539 | Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05239 | 150 | mixed | ای عکاس جمیع کائنات هر یک آاینه یکدیگرند و صور هر یک در دیگری مرتسم ولی صفحات | O thou who art the photographer! All created things are mirrors one of another, and the image of each is reflected in all others, while their surfaces [3.5s] | AKHB.180x, AHB.106BE #02 p.02 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01458 | 320 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک هذا المتذلل المنکسر الی ملکوت الابهی قد اقبل بصمیم قلبه الی | O my God, my God! This humble and contrite servant hath turned with his inmost heart toward the Kingdom of Abha [3.5s] | IQN.067-069 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03902 | 180 | Arabic | الهی الهی کیف اذکر المظلومین فی سبیلک و المبتلین فی محبتک منهم یا الهی ملا | O my God, O my God! How can I make mention of those who are wronged in Thy path and those who are afflicted in their love for Thee? Among them, O my God, are multitudes [3.5s] | IQN.069 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04170 | 180 | Arabic | رب رب ان عبدک هذا ملا علی بابا الصغیر کان جلیلا فی عبودیتک و کبیرا فی عبادتک | O Lord, O Lord! This servant of Thine, Mulla Ali Baba Saghir, was exalted in his servitude unto Thee and great in his worship of Thee [3.5s] | IQN.070-071 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02488 | 240 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک زمان الحنان بکل روح و ریحان قد توجه الی عتبه قیومیتک ماغبر | O my God, my God! Verily, Thy servant Zaman'ul-Hannan, with all spirit and fragrance, hath turned toward the threshold of Thy Self-Subsisting Sovereignty [3.5s] | IQN.103 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01235 | 350 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس الحمد لله سلیل نبیل آنشخص جلیلی که از بدایت حیات تا یوم | O servant of the sacred Threshold! Praise be to God, thou art the noble descendant of that illustrious personage who, from the dawn of life until the day [3.5s] | IQN.144 | Eulogies; reminiscences; High station of the true believer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11568 | 10 | Arabic | من زار الاخت و المسیح فی الری کمن زارنی | He who visiteth Ukht and Masih in Rayy, it is as though he hath visited Me | IQN.151 | LTDT.269 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06260 | 130 | Persian | Translation List | ای عموی معزز رفتی بغور و شواطی اردن و ماندم من در این بلایاء و محن تو گاهی | O honored uncle! Thou hast gone to Ghawr and the banks of the River Jordan, while I have remained in these calamities and trials | IQN.196 | ADMS#124 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07410 | 110 | Persian | ای دو منتسبین شجره مبارکه حمد کنید خدا را که از این دوحه مقدسه نابت شدید و از | O ye who are associated with the blessed Tree! Give thanks unto God that ye have sprung from this sacred Tree and from [3.5s] | IQN.209 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06714 | 120 | Persian | ای ثمره این شجره فی الحقیقه مظلومی و محزون و آنچه آه و فغان نماای حق داری | O fruit of this tree! In truth thou art oppressed and grief-stricken, and thy sighs and lamentations are fully justified [3.5s] | IQN.229 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06072 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما در بدایت شهر شعبان سنه ۱۳۳۱ رسید و فورا جواب | O servant of the sacred Threshold! Thy letter, sent at the beginning of the month of Sha'bán 1331, hath arrived, and straightway do I respond [3.5s] | IQN.233 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09044 | 90 | Persian | صدر اعظم میرزا آقا خان وقتیکه ایران را در تحت استیلا داشت | The Prime Minister, Mírzá Áqá Khán, when he held dominion over Persia [3.5s] | IQN.234 | Exhortations and counsels; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09595 | 80 | Persian | ای ورقه نوراء حوراء زیبنده آستان حضرت بیچون و پاینده و محفوظ و مصون باشی ثابت | O radiant leaf, celestial maiden adorning the Threshold of the Incomparable Lord, steadfast, preserved and protected mayst thou remain [3.5s] | IQN.240a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10742 | 60 | Arabic | یا ایتها الورقه الخضله النضره البدیعه اشکری الله بما انبتک من الثمره الکامله | O thou verdant, flourishing and wondrous leaf, render thanks unto God, for He hath caused thee to bring forth perfect fruit [3.5s] | IQN.240b | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| BHU0006 | 390 | Persian | جماعت شیعه چقدر دور از آداب هستند که با وجود اعتقاد بحدیث | How removed from good manners are the Shi'ihs!... One day, upon entering the Mosque of Qamari | DHU.015-016 | STOB.024-026 #032 | Cleanliness and refinement; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Mystical themes; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| BHU0038 | 60 | Persian | یک شعر برایت بخوانم که از حکیم سنائیست هر چه بینی جز خدا کن بت بود بر هم شکن | I shall recite a poem for you which was penned by Ḥakím-i-Saná’í: Aught else save God that thine eyes might behold | DHU.028 | STOB.055 #066 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Poems and quotation from poetry; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| BHU0016 | 200 | Persian | محزون مباشید افسرده مگردید دلخون مشوید شجرهٴ مقدسهٴ امرالله را خون شهدا سقایه میکند | The tree of the Cause of God is watered by the blood of martyrs, and unless a tree be watered, it will not grow, not will it yield its choicest fruits. | DHU.031-032 | STOB.085 #114 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| BHU0033 | 80 | Persian | روزی چند نفر آخوند بدیدن ما آمدند یکی از آنها پرسید شما اهل کجائید | several divines came to visit Us [during the days in Baghdad], and one of them inquired, 'Where do You come from?', to which We replied, 'We are from ‘Amá’ | DHU.036-037 | STOB.093 #124, AFNAN.043-044 | Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cloud ['ama] | - | - | |||||||||
| BHU0008 | 300 | Persian | در ایام دارالسلام ما خودمان در قهوه خانه جالس میشدیم و با نفوس از داخل و خارج آشنا | During Our stay in Baghdád we often encountered friends and strangers from near and far while visiting the coffee-houses | DHU.039-040 | STOB.076-077 #105 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BHU0022 | 130 | Persian | زنجیر در گردن خیلی رنج آور بود ولی بدتر و سخت تر از آن این بود که انگشت ابهام هر دو دست را از پشت سر بیکدیگر | The weight of the chain placed about Our neck was difficult to bear, but having the thumbs of both hands bound together behind the back was even more aggravating. | DHU.040-041 | STOB.108 #142 | Growth of the Cause; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BHU0027 | 90 | Persian | ما بحضرات علما در عتبات پیغام دادیم که اگر میخواهند مطلب ما را بفهمند | We informed the religious leaders of 'Atabat that We were prepared to accept their request to perform any miracle they chose | DHU.041 | STOB.029 #038 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00022 | Tafsir (huruf) al-basmala | 10700 | Arabic | Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation; Gate of the Heart | بسم الله البدیع الذی لا اله الا هو. ان الله سبحانه قد جعل لظهوره لخلقه بخلقه اربع مقامات المشار الیها والرموز عنها | Verily God, glorified be He, hath ordained for His Manifestation unto His creation, through His creation, four stations which have been indicated and symbolized [3.5s]... ...The "E" (nún) in the stage of utterance is the same as the "B" (káf). It is the totality of the possible | INBA14:041.04-104, INBA53:001-045, INBA60:001-056, INBA64:033.16-081.14, INBA_6010C:041-094, , INBA_6013C:002-109, , INBA_6012C.300-393, | TZH3.139.10-139.15x | GOH.132x, GOH.135-136x, GOH.204x, GOH.215x, MNP.048x, HURQ.BB03x, BLO_PT#079.1.8x | Alchemy; the elixir; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; 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 | - | - | FHR#08, AHDA.459.16, MMAH.012, SRC.063, SRC.200, GOH.031, GOH.079 | |||||
| BB00336 | Letter to Mulla Husayn II (from Shiraz) | 540 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb to Mullá Ḥusayn Bushrú'í, Revealed at Bushíhr, An | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. شهد الله لعبده فی ذلک الکتاب انه قد آمن بالله و آیاته و کان علی صراط حق مبین و ذلک الکتاب ذکر من بقیة الله لمن اراد ان یؤمن بآیات ربه و یتبع امره و کان من الساجدین | God testifieth in this Book unto His servant that he hath believed in God and His signs, and hath remained steadfast upon a path of manifest truth. And this Book is a remembrance from the Remnant of God for whosoever desireth to believe in the signs of his Lord and follow His command, and be numbered among those who prostrate themselves [3.5s] | INBA91:001.02-003.12, INBA_5019C:318-319, , PR04.006v13-008r12 | TZH3.140.06-140.18x | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.01, SRC.191 | ||||||
| BB00322 | Letter to an unnamed recipient re Mulla Husayn | 570 | Arabic | One of the Tablets of Visitation in Glorification of the Station of Mullá Ḥusayn, Revealed by the Báb | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. و اذا اردت ان تدخل تلک الارض المقدسة فطهر نفسک و طیب ما عندک | And when thou desirest to enter that sacred land, purify thy soul and sanctify thy possessions [3.5s] | TZH3.140.20-142.21 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | SRC.095 | |||||||
| BB00665 | Letter to Mirza Siyyid Hasan Khurasani (from Bushihr) | 830 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اقرء کتاب ذکر اسم ربک ثم اسجد لحکمه انه لا اله الا هو لغنی حمید و انه لکتاب قد نزل من حکم بقیة الله امام حق مبین | Read thou the Book wherein is remembered the Name of thy Lord, then humble thyself before His decree. Verily, there is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. And verily this is a Book sent down through the decree of the Remnant of God, the manifest Imam of Truth [3.5s] | INBA91:018.08-023.02 | TZH3.169x, NSS.082ax | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.13?, FHR#03.02? | |||||||
| BB00154 | Answer to Mulla Asadu’llah-i-Qazvini | 1200 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb to Mullá Asadu'lláh Qazvíní, The | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابتدع الابداع لا من ابداع قبله و اخترع الاختراع لا من اختراع بعده ثم جعل القدر | Praised be to God Who originated the Formative Genesis (ibtida` al-ibda`), not from any prior formative genesis | PR07.040v-042v, CMB_F21.115.18-120.16#18, | TZH3.013.02-016.11 | HURQ.BB27x | Creation of the world; Degrees of faith; certitude; Free will and predestination; fate; Knowledge; recognition of God; Meditation; Miracles and their interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.095 | |||||
| BB00458 | 300 | Persian | بسم الله تعالی. یا حبیب المکرم والشفیق المحترم حرسکم الله تعالی لا تحسبن الغطاع الکسب عن ملا | O cherished friend and honored companion! May God, the Most High, protect thee! Think not that distance hath severed thee from the concourse [3.5s] | TZH3.262a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00368 | 450 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اللهم انی اشهدک بانی عبدک قد آمنت بک و بآیاتک | O God! I testify before Thee that I am Thy servant who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs [3.5s] | TZH3.270.02-271.06x | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00200 | 990 | Arabic | هو الاعلی 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 شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم ... فتوبوا الی ان الینا ایابکم ثم علینا حسابکم | 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 testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved. God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Help-in-Peril, the Self-Subsisting... Return ye unto Him in repentance, for unto Us is your return, then with Us shall rest your reckoning [3.5s] | INBA64:152.02-158.07 | TZH3.272x, NSS.183x | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00013 | Sahifih of 33 prayers | 15600 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی یهدی من یشاء و یضل من یشاء سبحانه وتعالی عما یصفون یا الهی کیف اشکو مصابی بعد ما انک تطلع بجریراتی | Praise be to God, Who guideth whom He willeth and leadeth astray whom He willeth. Glorified and exalted be He above all that they ascribe unto Him. O my God! How can I bemoan mine affliction when Thou art aware of my transgressions [3.5s] | TZH3.275.11-276.07x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Impossibility of true worship of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.195 | ||||||||
| BB00260 | Du’a’-i-Manuchihr Khan | 760 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | اللهم ان فضلک کان على قدر مسکنتى و ان عفوک کان على قدر معصیتى فانت تعلم یا الهى ... یا الهی انت الحق لم تزل و ما سواک محتاج فقیر و انا ذا یا الهی انقطعت عن کل الناس بالتوسل الی حبلک | O my God! Thy bounty hath ever been equal to my poverty, and Thy forgiveness hath ever been equal to mine iniquity. Thou knowest, O my God... O my God! Thou art the Truth and hast ever been, and all else beside Thee is needy and poor. And here am I, O my God, detached from all mankind through my clinging to Thy cord [3.5s]... …Throughout eternity Thou hast been, O my Lord, and wilt ever remain the One true God, while all else save Thee | TZH3.277.09-15-279.18, HNMJ.001-002x, SWBP#52 (p.137-138x) | SWB#53 (p.194-194x) | almunajat.com [item 3] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| BB00026 | Javab-i-Ahadin mina’s-sabirin | 7500 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی خلق الممکنات لشأن قبولهم و صورهم علی هیکل طاعتهم ثم قد اقامهم فی مقامات الامر والنهی لیجزیهم وصفهم ثم افتتنهم لیمیزینهم فسبحانه ما اعجب فتنته و اعظم بینته | Praise be to God, who hath brought into being the contingent beings for the purpose of their acceptance, and hath fashioned them in the form of their obedience. Thereupon, He hath raised them up in the stations of command and prohibition, that He might recompense them according to their true deserts. Thereafter, He hath subjected them to trials, that He might distinguish them. Exalted be He! How wondrous is His trial, and how mighty His proof [4o] | INBA98:122.11-150.04 | TZH3.279.19-280.06x, TZH3.282.21-283.05x, TZH3.283.05-09x, AHDA.187x | Power of prayer; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00012 | Sahifiy-i-Ja'fariyya (Epistle of Ja'far) | 19300 | Arabic | Analysis of the Salient Features of Risáliy-i-Ja'faríyyih, An; Gate of the Heart | Risaliy-i-Jafariyyih (Treatise of Jafar) or Shar-i Du‘á’-i-Ghaybat (Commentary on the Occultation Prayer) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی شهد بذاته لذاته ان لا اله الا هو الذی قد علا بعلو نفسه علی کل شیء و استتر من علو ظهوره عن کل شیء الذی کان لم یزل کان بلا ذکر شیئ | All praise be to God Who hath testified through His Own Self unto His Self that there is none other God but Him, Who hath ascended through the sovereignty of His Being above all things, and Who, through the loftiness of His Revelation, hath concealed Himself from all things - He Who hath everlastingly been, and existed ere the mention of aught else [3.5s]... ...The fifth station testifieth unto God in the mirror of the Letter Há’, and it is the Word that consisteth of the Twin Alifs | INBA60:057-154, INBA98:048.15-110.05x, PR14.001-060, Berlin3655.008r-051v | TZH3.280.06-282.21x, NSS.184ax, OOL.A010 | GOH.224x, MNP.199-212x (infra), LOIR20.248 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Impossibility of true worship of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | NSS.030-035, AHDA.453.4, SRC.066-067, SRC.198, GOH.021-022, GOH.032, GOH.235 | ||||
| BB00119 | Letter to Mirza Hasan-‘Ali, uncle of the Bab | 1600 | Persian | Gate of the Heart; Divine Proof and the Challenge of Revelation | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. قبله محترم دام عزکم تلاوت آیات کریمه را نموده ولی چه بسیار عجب است که اهل بصیرت ... والسلام خیرالکلام والحمد | O revered uncle, may thy glory endure! I have perused thy kind letter; yet how passing strange it is that the people of insight... Peace be upon the best of utterances, and praise be to [3.5s]... ...This lowly One hath completed the Commentary on the Súrih of Joseph in forty days, during which I wrote parts thereof each day | INBA91:170.11-180.06, PR04.200r05-204r11 | TZH3.283.09-286.11x | GOH.124x, MNP.002x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Literal interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||
| BB00165 | Sharh-i-Du’a’-i-Sabah I | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع کل الذرات الموجودات بامره لا من شیء لتدلعن السن کل الممکنات | Praised be to God Who originated the essences of all the atoms of the realms of existence through His Logos-Command and not by means of anything other than Him | INBA14:400-409, INBA40:155-162, INBA53:411-419, INBA67:219-228, INBA_6010C:398-407, , PR02.179r08-181r20 | TZH3.027x | HURQ.BB39x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | MMAH.020, SRC.079, SRC.193 | ||||||
| BB00521 | Answer to Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali | 180 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی یمن علی من یشاء بذکره و انه لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم یا الهی کیف ادعوک و انک تری ... و ان ما سئلت من حکم الطاهرة علی الارض الم??دسة فقد اذنت لها من قبل بالخروج لما تقع بها الفتنه هنالک | Praise be to God, Who bestoweth His remembrance upon whomsoever He willeth. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise. O my God, how shall I call upon Thee, seeing Thou art the All-Seeing One... As for that which thou hast asked concerning the matter of Tahirih in the sacred land, permission was granted her aforetime to depart when turmoil arose therein [4o] | PR07.030v-030v, BYC_collect3.008-009 | TZH3.331.15-332.05 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00220 | Answer to Haji Muhammad | 910 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی تمحص قلوب عباده بما نزل علیهم من آیات کتابه انه لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم و انا ذا فی موقفی هذا اشهد ان لا اله الا الله | Praise be to God Who doth test and purify the hearts of His servants through that which He hath revealed unto them of the verses of His Book. Verily, there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Wise. And I, in this My station, do testify that there is no God but God [3.5s]... …I have read your letter and informed myself of what you mentioned In it. I had heard from your companion about the dissension in the holy land [Karbala] | PR07.038r-039r, CMB_F21.108.12-110.19#16, | TZH3.332.06-333.02 | MESSIAH.232x | Contention and conflict; House of Justice; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.095, SRC.096 | ||||||
| BB00487 | Letter to Mulla Ahmad Mu'allim Hisari | 250 | Arabic | و ان ما ذکرت من مراتب الاختلاف فمالک و ذکر تلک الاخبار فان ظاهر الدین هو طبق باطنه | As to what thou hast mentioned concerning the degrees of difference, what hast thou to do with relating such accounts? For verily the outer form of religion conformeth to its inner truth [3.5s]... ...As for what you have asked about the pure leaf, concerning the fact that she has claimed for herself the station of being a proof for others | TZH3.333.02-333.16x | MESSIAH.233x | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn] | - | - | SRC.096 | |||||||
| BB00073 | Letter to Mulla Muhammad Ja'far Kirmani | 2600 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی استنطق حرف الکاف من نفسه بنفسه الی نفسه قبل ما اقضت کتابه باذن الله ثم جعله فی مقام الامر بما قبلت نفسه | Praise be to God Who hath caused the letter Kaf to speak forth from His Essence, through His Essence, unto His Essence, ere His Book had been decreed by the permission of God. Thereafter, He hath established it in the station of Command with that which His Essence had accepted [4o] | TZH3.402.15-405.13x | Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00403 | Kitabu’l-Ahmad | 380 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی یمن علی ما یشاء من عباده و انه لا اله الا هو ذو الفضل العظیم و اثنی علی محمد صلی الله علیه و اله بما اثناه الله فی قدم الذات و ذروة الصفات | Praise be to God Who bestoweth His bounty upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the Possessor of infinite grace. And I extol Muhammad—upon Him and His kindred be the blessings of God—with such praise wherewith God hath lauded Him in the eternity of His Essence and the summit of His attributes [3.5s] | PR07.031v-032r, CMB_F21.133.09-134.19#23, , BYC_collect3.024-025 | TZH3.460.14-461.16 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.095, SRC.204 | |||||||
| BB00174 | Tafsir-i-Almavadda fi’l-Qurba | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی افرغنی لمشاهدة قمص طلعة حضرة ظهوره فی وسط الجبال و الهمنی | Praise be to God Who hath granted Me to behold the garments of His Manifestation's countenance amidst the mountains and hath inspired Me [3.5s] | PR07.042v-044r, CMB_F21.138.03-143.04#25, | TZH3.053.12-054.15x | Nearness and remoteness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.095 | |||||||
| BB00357 | Tawqi'a Tahrim Sharb-i-Dukhkhan (in honor of Shaykh 'Ali) | 470 | Arabic | هو العلی المتکبر البدیع. سبحان الذی یعلم ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض و انه لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم هو الذی یبدع ما یشاء بامره و ان الذین کفروا بالله و ایاته فاولئک هم الخاسرون و ان الذین | Glorified be He Who knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Wise. He it is Who createth, through His command, whatsoever He willeth. And they who have disbelieved in God and His signs, these are they who are the lost, and those who [3.5s] | CMB_F23.139v12-141r02 (45), , CMB_F20.019v11-020v03, , BYC_tablets.080.16-082.10 | TZH3.000j.04 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00425 | Letter to an uncle of the Báb | 340 | Arabic | هو العلی المبتکر الرفیع. الحمد لله الذی عرف کافوریة کینونیة سازجیت ذاتیة وحدانیته مفسانیة کندانیة و تقدس عن نعت | Praise be unto Him Who hath wafted the camphor-like fragrance of His unity, with innate sweetness and intrinsic harmony, and Who hath sanctified it above description [3.5s] | TZH3.068a | Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00497 | Letter to Khal-i-Asghar I | 230 | Persian | هو الله المتکبر العزیز المستعان. حال تحریر یوم عید اکبر است الحمد لله کما هو یحب و یرضی ... جهة شیراز فرستاده باشند که مطلع از ذکر حدیث شوند | Now, at the time of writing, it is the Most Great Festival. Praise be unto God, even as He loveth and is well-pleased... let them be sent unto Shiraz that they may become apprised of the mention of the tradition [3.5s] | TZH3.068c | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00635 | Seal of the Báb | 10 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the Best-Beloved | CMB_F23.162v03-169v01 (56), , CMB_F25.4, | TZH3.068c, QISM.001 | KSHK.BWB | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00649 | Seal of the Báb | 10 | Arabic | اننی انا حجة الله و نوره | Verily, I am the proof of God and His light | CMB_F23.132v14-133v04 (33), , CMB_F25.4, | TZH3.068c, QISM.001 | KSHK.BWB | Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| BB00004 | Kitab-i-Jaza' (Book of the Reckoning) | >100000 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | فلتسبحن الله فی دین الحق تسبیحاً عظیماً. سبحان الذی فی قبضته ملکوت یاقوتیات السموات و الارض وما بینهما فلتسبحن الله فی دین الحق تسبیحاً عظیماً... شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قل کل له عابدون شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قل کل له ساجدون | Glorified be He in Whose grasp lieth the dominion of the ruby-like realms of the heavens and of the earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Therefore glorify ye God in the true Faith with mighty glorification. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him. Say: All are His worshippers. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him. Say: All bow down before Him [3.5s]... ...God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His are the kingdoms in the heavens and on the earth and all that is between them | PR09.001-274x, PR40.099v-204vx, CMB_F23.190r10-199r12 (65)x, , MKI4488.029r-133vx, MKI4500.001-119vx, MKI4517, BYC_misc-a.001-203x, BYC_jazax, BYC_misc-b.130a05-162a03x | TZH3.070.12-072.21x, SWBP#13 (p.108-109x), SWBP#14 (p.109-109x), SWBP#49 (p.136-137x) | SWB#13 (p.153-154x), SWB#14 (p.154-155x), SWB#50 (p.192-193x), BPRY.231-232x | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Angels; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Cleanliness and refinement; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Continual renewal of creation; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Creation of the world; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Exhortations and counsels; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Free will and predestination; fate; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Imam 'Ali; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of self; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Letters of the Living; Life and death; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Limits of the intellect; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Muhammad; Islam; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Power of prayer; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for parents; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Predictions and prophecies; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Purpose; goal of creation; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Return of the Manifestations of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The first and the last; the seen and the hidden; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | JRAS.482, MSBR.206-207, SRC.095, SRC.102 | |||||
| BB00187 | Epistle to Muhammad Shah 5 | 1100 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | Tablets of the Báb to Muhammad Shah | بسم الله المتکبر الشدید. سبحان الذی یعلم ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض و انه لا اله الا هو الملک القهار العظیم هو الذی یقضی یوم الفصل بالحق | Glory be unto Him Who knoweth all that is in the heavens and in the earth. Verily there is no God but Him | TZH3.082.06-085.20, SWBP#05 (p.009-013), OOL.A023.5 | SWB#05 (p.018-023) | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | AHDA.460.08, MMAH.027, SRC.097, SRC.193 | |||||
| BH00998 | 830 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ادراک اولین و آخرین مالک یوم الدین را لایق و سزاست که بکلمه علیا | Sanctified praise, transcending the comprehension of both first and last, befitteth the Lord of the Day of Judgment, Who through His Most Exalted Word [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Creator of the Point, Who art the Ordainer, the Adorner, the Protector and Champion whereof! | INBA51:045, KB_620:038-042 | ADM1#003 p.010x, LHKM2.119 | JHT_S#137x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Four pillars; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04145 | 220 | Arabic | ان النار تنطق فی السدره الله لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم و النور من افق | Verily the Fire hath proclaimed from the Tree on Sinai: "God, and none other besides Him, is the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting!" And the Light from the horizon [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Thou art the Almighty and worthy of all praise, the Lord of majesty, the Everlasting. I testify that Thy grace hath enveloped me | INBA51:519 | ADM1#053 p.100x | JHT_S#131x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Proclamation to the people of the world; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08845 | 110 | Arabic | سبحانک یا اله الوجود و مالک الغیب و الشهود اسئلک بسجنک الاعظم و بما ورد علیک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Lord of all being and Possessor of all things visible and invisible! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Prison, by that which hath befallen Thee | INBA51:554 | ADM1#054 p.101 | JHT_S#132 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09959 | 90 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الاعظم الاقدس الابهی و بنور امرک المشرق | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great, Thy Most Holy, Thine All-Glorious Name, and by the light of Thy Cause | INBA51:555, BLIB_Or15716.090a, | ADM1#055 p.103 | JHT_S#133 | Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03939 | 240 | Arabic | یا اولیائی اسمعوا ندائی ثم انصرونی بالحکمه و البیان هذا ما امرتم به فی الواح | O My loved ones! Hearken unto My call and then aid Me through wisdom and utterance. Thus have ye been commanded in the Tablets [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! I testify that Thine evidence hath encompassed all things, Thy guidance and testimony have been revealed | INBA51:569, BLIB_Or15713.159, | ADM1#057 p.105x, ADM2#003 p.013, LHKM3.153 | JHT_S#061x | Call to action; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07120 | 140 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا عبدک الذی توجه الی وجهه فردانیتک و آوی الی کنف عز | Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is Thy servant who hath turned his face unto the countenance of Thy singleness and sought shelter beneath the canopy of Thy glory [3.5s] | INBA51:602 | ADM1#058 p.107 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nearness and remoteness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10521 | 70 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی انک لتعلم بان هذا العبد مشتعل من نار محبتک و هائم فی بیداء | O Lord my God! Thou knowest that this servant is aflame with the fire of Thy love, dazed in the wilderness of longing for Thee | INBA51:612b | ADM1#060 p.110 | KSHK#11 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01882 | 470 | mixed | کتاب الله ینطق بالحق امام وجوه العباد الله لا اله الا هو الفرد الواحد العلیم | The Book of God proclaimeth the truth before the faces of His servants. God - there is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing [3.5s] | INBA51:273, KB_620:266-268 | ADM1#061 p.111x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09914 | 90 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به ظهر جمالک و طلع برهانک و لاح اسمائک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thy Beauty was manifested, Thy proof did shine forth, and Thy names dawned [3.5s] | INBA51:290a, INBA36:110b, INBA71:276a, INBA49:226, INBA49:328, INBA92:131a | ADM1#062 p.112 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04381 | 210 | Arabic | ان استمع الندآء من افق الکبریا انه لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم قد ذکر اسمک | Hearken unto the Call from the horizon of grandeur - verily there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Thy name hath been mentioned [3.5s]... ...To Thee be praise, O my God, in that Thou hast set upon me Thy gaze! I entreat Thee by Thy Most Great Name, to make me so steadfast in Thy love | BLIB_Or11095#174, | ADM1#063 p.113x | JHT_S#102x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for teaching | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00791 | 1010 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا للذاکرین انه لطراز الفضل لمن فی العالمین به ینبت من القلوب ریحان | A remembrance from Our presence unto them that remember. Verily, it is the ornament of grace unto all who dwell in the worlds. Through it there springeth forth from hearts sweet basil [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name which Thou hast made to be the crown of all names and by which heaven and earth have been illumined | BLIB_Or11095#011, | ADM1#064 p.115x | JHT_S#136x | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01000 | 830 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لقوم یسمعون و حکمه من عندنا لقوم یفقهون | A remembrance from Our presence unto the people who hear, and wisdom from Our companionship unto those who comprehend [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O God, O Thou in Whose hand are the reins of all created things and in Whose grasp is dominion of the heavens and earth! I beseech Thee by the light of Thy visage | BLIB_Or11095#018, | ADM1#065 p.117x | JHT_S#135x | Call to action; Manifestation of God as mediator; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05626 | 180 | Arabic | یا ورقتی یا امتی قولی لک الحمد بما سقیتنی من ید عطائک رحیق عرفانک و هدیتنی | O My Handmaiden! O My Maidservant! Say: All praise be unto Thee, inasmuch as Thou hast caused me to drink, from the hand of Thy bounty, the choice wine of Thy knowledge, and hast guided me [3.5s]... ...Praise be unto Thee inasmuch as Thou hast given me to drink by the hand of Thy bounty of the wine of Thy knowledge, hast led me unto Thy path | INBA51:418, BLIB_Or15716.105a, , BLIB_Or15728.104b, , BLIB_Or15734.1.047b, | ADM1#066 p.118x | JHT_S#006x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for women; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07798 | 130 | Arabic | قولی الهی الهی انا امتک و ابنه امتک و اشهد بعظمتک و سلطانک و بعزک و قدرتک و | I am Thy handmaiden, O my God, and the daughter of Thy handmaiden; I bear witness unto Thy majesty, Thy sovereignty, Thy might | INBA51:055, KB_620:048-048 | ADM1#067 p.121, AQMJ2.030 | JHT_S#044 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08635 | 110 | mixed | اشهد یا الهی و سیدی و سندی و غایه املی و رجائی بوحدانیتک و فردانیتک لیس لک | I testify unto Thy singleness and Thy oneness, O Thou Who art my God, my Master, my Support, my highest Hope and Aspiration | INBA18:380, INBA51:101b, INBA27:477a, KB_620:094-095 | ADM1#068 p.122, AQMJ2.007 | JHT_S#054 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women; Purpose; goal of creation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05240 | 190 | Arabic | یا ورقتی ??ن السدره تنادیک و یا امتی ان المحبوب یذکرک لک ان تفتخری بالفضلین | Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God, and praise be unto Thee, inasmuch as Thou hast illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge, hast honored me with Thy presence | INBA51:110a, BLIB_Or15695.060, , KB_620:103-103 | ADM1#069 p.124x, KHAF.280 | JHT_S#130x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09850 | 90 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اید امائک علی الاستقامه علی امرک و التوجه الی وجهک و | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Aid Thy maidservants to be steadfast in Thy Cause, to set their faces unto Thy countenance | INBA51:111, KB_620:104-104 | ADM1#070 p.125, NFR.212 | JHT_S#077 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10295 | 80 | Arabic | سبحانک یا مالک الوجود و سلطان الغیب و الشهود اسئلک بلئالی بحر علمک و تجلیات | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Lord of all being and Possessor of all things visible and invisible! I entreat Thee by the pearls of the ocean of Thy knowledge | INBA28:384a, INBA23:057a, INBA23:169a, INBA51:311a, INBA51:340a, INBA27:460a | ADM1#071 p.127, AQMJ2.102a | JHT_S#129 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10298 | 80 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من بیدک زمام الکائنات و فی قبضتک ازمه الموجودات اسئلک بمنزل الایات | Glorified art Thou, O Thou in Whose hand lie the reins of all creation and in Whose grasp are held the destinies of all existing things! I beseech Thee by the Revealer of verses [3.5s] | INBA18:379b, INBA51:361b | ADM1#072 p.128 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05491 | 180 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المظلوم فی سجنه الاعظم لامه من امائه التی فازت بایام الله رب | My God, my God! I am verily Thy handmaiden and the daughter of Thy handmaiden. Unto Thee have I turned, detached from aught else beside Thee | INBA51:438b | ADM1#073 p.129 | JHT_S#121 | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Personal instructions; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04959 | 190 | mixed | امروز مقصود من فی الارض و السماء و مالک ملکوت الاسماء باین کلمات عالیات نطق | Praise be unto Thee, O Thou King of eternity and Lord of the world, Who art manifest in Thy Greatest Name, inasmuch as Thou hast enabled me to hearken unto Thy verses | INBA51:552 | ADM1#074 p.130x, LHKM3.334 | JHT_S#128x | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08652 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی و سیدی و سندی تری امه من امائک اقبلت الی افق ظهورک بعد اعراض اکثر | My God, my God, my Lord and my Refuge! Thou seest one of Thy handmaidens who hath turned unto the dawning-place of Thy Manifestation after most men on the earth had turned away | INBA15:341a, INBA18:108, INBA23:238a, INBA26:345a, INBA51:557, BLIB_Or15716.091d, , NLAI_BH1.228 | ADM1#075 p.131, ADM3#145 p.164, AQMJ2.023 | JHT_S#107 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08651 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه نفحه من نفحات حدیقه المعانی قد اقبلت الیک فی یوم فیه اعرض علماء | My God, my God! This is a breeze from amongst the fragrant breezes of the garden of meaning; unto Thee hath she turned on a day when the learned men of Thine age | INBA51:339a, INBA51:568a | ADM1#076 p.133, AQMJ2.021, KHAF.217 | JHT_S#025 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for women; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09920 | 90 | Arabic | فیا الهی هذه امه من امائک قد اقبلت الیک و آمنت بایاتک و ارادت وجهک و لقائک | O my God! This is one of Thy handmaidens who hath turned unto Thee, believed in Thy verses, and longed to look upon Thy countenance | INBA51:613a, INBA49:086, INBA92:319 | ADM1#077 p.134 | JHT_S#038 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Living waters; water of life; Love of God; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05621 | 180 | Arabic | یا ورقتی اقبلی الی الافق الاعلی ثم استمعی ندآء ربک مالک الاسماء انه ینادیک و | Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Possessor ofall names and Fashioner of the heavens, inasmuch as Thou hast remembered me | INBA51:613b | ADM1#078 p.136x | JHT_S#083x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08823 | 110 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الاعظم الذی من حمله ما غرق فی البحار و ما | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name, through which whoso hath borne it hath never been drowned in the seas and [3.5s] | ADM1#080 p.139, AVK4.065.11 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11672 | 70 | Arabic | Translation List | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی اسئلک باسمک الذی سبقت رحمتک کل الاشیاء و اشرقت شمس جمال | Praise be to Thee, O God! O my God and my Beloved! I ask Thee, by Thy Name by which Thy mercy anticipated all things | ADM1#082 p.143 | BP1929.030-031, ADMS#127 | almunajat.com [item 40] | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing | - | - | |||||||
| BH10292 | 80 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و محبوبی و سیدی و سندی و حافظی و ناصری و معینی اسئلک بالنور | Glorified art Thou, O my God, my Beloved, my Master, my Support, my Protector, my Helper and my Succorer! I beseech Thee by the Light [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.078b, | ADM1#083 p.144 | S. Jaberi | Power of prayer; Prayer for healing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00874 | 940 | mixed | هذا کتاب من المظلوم الذی سمی بحسین قبل علی الیک لیقربک الی الله المهیمن القیوم لاتکن | This is an epistle from the Wronged One, who was named Ḥusayn before 'Alí, unto thee, that it may draw thee nigh unto God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s]... ...O Lord! I beseech Thee by the blood of them that love Thee which hath been shed in Thy path,and by such lamentations and cries as have been voiced by those who yearn for Thee | BLIB_Or03116.087, , BLIB_Or07852.060, , BLIB_Or11096#030, | ADM1#009 p.029x, UAB.004a.04x | JHT_S#020x | Chastisement and requital; Knowledge; recognition of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01837 | 480 | mixed | ای علی قبل اکبر انشاء الله از عنایت مالک قدر در کل احیان و جمیع احوال بمنظر اکبر ناظر | O 'Alí-Qablí-Akbar! God willing, through the bounties of the Lord of Destiny, thou shalt at all times and in all conditions remain turned towards the Most Great Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.110, , BLIB_Or11096.187, | ADM1#011 p.034x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence of; reunion with God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01836 | 480 | mixed | ای حسین بشنو ندای حسین را که در سجن اعظم ترا ندا میفرماید این ندا جسم را جان | O Husayn! Hearken unto the call of Husayn, Who summoneth thee from the Most Great Prison. This call verily quickeneth the body [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#050, | ADM1#012 p.036x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Prayer for service; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02273 | 390 | mixed | ای احمد آواز جانفزای دوست بینیاز را بگوش جان بشنو کلمه او در قلوب مستعده و افئده | O Ahmad! With the ear of thy spirit hearken thou unto the soul-stirring call of the Self-Sufficing One. His Word entereth into prepared hearts and breasts [3.5s]... ...O my God! I entreat Thee by Thy name whereby the hearts of those brought nigh are attracted unto the horizon of Thy Revelation | BLIB_Or11096#051, | ADM1#013 p.039x | JHT_S#106x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02469 | 360 | mixed | قد حضر کتابک لدی العرش و کان مطرزا بذکر ربک و مقدسا عما سویه لعمری انه خیر لک | Thy letter hath reached the Throne, adorned with the remembrance of thy Lord and sanctified from all else. By My life, this is better for thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#055, , BLIB_Or15710.085, | ADM1#014 p.041x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08374 | 120 | Arabic | قل لک الحمد یا اله الکائنات و مربی الممکنات بما اسمعتنی ندائک الاحلی و اریتنی | Say: Praise be unto Thee, O God of all created things and Educator of all contingent beings, inasmuch as Thou hast caused me to hear Thy sweetest call and shown me [3.5s] | INBA51:030, KB_620:023-024 | ADM1#015 p.043 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07781 | 130 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا کنز الفقرآء و معین الضعفاء و مالک الارض و السماء و المستوی علی | Glory be unto Thee, O my God, Who art the Treasure of the impoverished, the Champion of the powerless, Lord of the earth and of heaven | INBA51:031, BLIB_Or15703.145, , KB_620:024-025 | ADM1#016 p.045, ADM2#053 p.094 | JHT_S#096 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07786 | 130 | Arabic | قل سبحانک یا من بک سرع کل حبیب الی شطر المحبوب و کل قاصد الی مقر المقصود | Say: Glorified art Thou, O Thou through Whom every lover hath hastened to the realm of the Best-Beloved and every seeker unto the abode of the Desired One [3.5s] | INBA51:051a, KB_620:044-044 | ADM1#017 p.047 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03069 | 290 | Arabic | ان المظلوم اراد ان یرسل الیک کلمه من ام الکتاب و موجا من امواج بحر رحمه ربک | Verily the Wronged One desireth to send unto thee a word from the Mother Book and a wave from the waves of thy Lord's mercy [3.5s] | INBA51:054, BLIB_Or15695.020, , KB_620:047-048 | ADM1#018 p.048x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07470 | 130 | Arabic | الهی الهی حبک اشعلنی و قربک سرنی و اجتذبنی و بعدک اهلکنی اسئلک بشاطی بحر | O my God, O my God! Thy love hath set me aflame, Thy nearness hath gladdened me and drawn me unto Thee, while Thy remoteness would lay me low. I beseech Thee by the shore of the sea [3.5s] | INBA51:128, KB_620:121-122 | ADM1#019 p.050 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Presence of; reunion with God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05497 | 180 | Arabic | کتاب انزله مولی الاسماء و فاطر السماء لمن اقبل الی الله رب الارباب ایاک ان تحزنک | This is the Book which the Lord of Names and Creator of Heaven hath sent down unto him who hath turned unto God, the Lord of lords. Let not sorrow overtake thee [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy name which overshadoweth all names,and by the stroke of Thy Most Exalted Pen | INBA51:238b, INBA61:052, INBA66:102x, BLIB_Or15703.148, , KB_620:231-232 | ADM1#021 p.054x, ADM2#047 p.080x, AQMM.057x | JHT_S#058x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06659 | 150 | Arabic | قد سمع المظلوم شهادتک و یراک فیما انت علیه انه لهو السمیع البصیر طوبی لک بما | The Wronged One hath heard thy testimony and beholdeth thee in thy state. He, verily, is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. Blessed art thou inasmuch as [3.5s] | INBA51:272, BLIB_Or15730.016a, , KB_620:265-266 | ADM1#022 p.056x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05409 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و اله الامم و مالکی و مالک العالم فانظر الی زفراتی و تذرفات | Glory be unto Thee, O my God and the God of the Nations, my Lord and the Lord of the world! Give ear unto my sighs and look upon the tears of mine eyes | INBA51:308c, INBA57:095b, BLIB_Or15697.043, | ADM1#023 p.057, NFR.105, AQMJ2.077 | JHT_S#185 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04910 | 200 | Arabic | یا عندلیب سمعنا نغماتک و تغرداتک و ترنماتک فی بستان العنایه و الالطاف نسئله | O 'Andalib! We have hearkened unto thy melodies, thy warblings and thy songs in the garden of loving-kindness and favors. We beseech Him [3.5s] | INBA51:420 | ADM1#024 p.060x | Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00459 | 1570 | mixed | کلمه الله از افق ملکوت بیان ظاهر و نور ظهور از افق طور ساطع آنکلمه کلمه | The Word of God hath appeared from the horizon of the Kingdom of utterance, and the Light of Manifestation hath shone forth from the horizon of Sinai. That Word is the Word [3.5s] | INBA51:448, BLIB_Or15690.028, , BLIB_Or15728.080b, | ADM1#025 p.061x, LHKM3.220 | Praise and encouragement; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06592 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من نطقت البحار بذکرک و الجبال بثنائک و الانهار بوصفک و الشموس بنعتک | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord! All the oceans partake in the mention of Thy name, all the summits celebrate Thy praise,all the rivers laud Thy virtues | INBA51:553 | ADM1#026 p.063 | JHT_S#029 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03514 | 260 | Arabic | قد اتی الوعد و ظهر ما کان مذکورا فی کتب الله مالک یوم الدین (...) انه فاز بکل | The Promise hath come to pass, and that which was recorded in the Books of God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment, hath been made manifest [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Thou seest me turning unto Thee, holding fast the lights of Thy countenance, and cleaving unto the ocean of Thy munificence | INBA51:573c, BLIB_Or15716.164b, | ADM1#027 p.065x | JHT_S#111x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prophecy and fulfillment; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03425 | 270 | mixed | یا سلمان علیک عنایه الرحمن لازال بعنایت قلم اعلی فائز بوده ئی این حین مکتوبی | O Salman! Upon thee be the grace of the All-Merciful. Time and again hast thou been favored by the Most Exalted Pen. At this moment, a letter [3.5s] | INBA51:278, BLIB_Or15718.241, , KB_620:271-272 | ADM1#028 p.067x | almunajat.com [item 32] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04458 | Du'a-yi-Haykal | 210 | Arabic | Haykal (pentacle talisman) and da'ira (circle) | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به تجلیت علی کل الاشیاء بکل الاسماء و | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by the Name whereby Thou hast shed the glory of Thine effulgence unto all things in all of Thy names | ADM1#029 p.069, MUH1.0415-0417n | JHT_S#021 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | Prayer inscribed in the pentacle of the du'a | ||||||
| BH06690 | 150 | Arabic | قل سبحانک یا من باسمک فتح باب العرفان علی من فی الامکان و بارادتک نزلت آیات | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose name the gate of knowledge was opened before all creation,and at Whose behest | ADM1#001 p.007 | JHT_S#101 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for service; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04729 | 200 | mixed | ذکرت لدی العرش مذکور و ندایت مسموع انشاء الله از عنایت رحمانیه و فیوضات الهیه | Thy remembrance is mentioned before the Throne and thy call is heard. God willing, through the tender mercies of the All-Merciful and the divine outpourings [3.5s] | INBA84:135b, INBA84:071.01, INBA84:013, BLIB_Or11096#079, , BLIB_Or15710.077b, | ADM1#030 p.071x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09837 | 90 | Arabic | ربی ربی فی البر اذکرک و فی البحر اسبحک و علی الجبال انادیک و علی الاتلال اسجد | My Lord, my Lord! On earth, I make mention of Thy name; at sea, I laud Thy virtues; upon the lofty mountain, I call out to Thee | INBA51:038, KB_620:031-032 | ADM1#032 p.073, HDQI.135, AQMJ2.037b, ANDA#32 p.03 | JHT_S#022 | Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10362 | 80 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انا الذی توجهت الیک و تقربت الی افق ظهورک و سمعت | Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I am the one who hath turned toward Thee, drawn nigh unto the horizon of Thy Revelation, and hearkened [3.5s] | INBA51:067, INBA57:092b, KB_620:060-060 | ADM1#033 p.074, NFR.228 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06154 | 160 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن حضر کتابه لدی المظلوم اذ کان بین ایدی الغافلین یا خیرالله قد | A remembrance from Our presence unto him whose letter came before the Wronged One when He was in the hands of the heedless. O Khayrullah [3.5s] | INBA51:087, BLIB_Or15713.291b, , BLIB_Or15730.038d, , KB_620:080-081 | ADM1#034 p.075x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09442 | 100 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بجمالک المشعشع فی جبروت السنا و بنورک الظاهر فی | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy resplendent Beauty that shineth in the realm of glory, and by Thy manifest Light in [3.5s] | INBA51:097a, KB_620:090a | ADM1#035 p.077 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03167 | 290 | Arabic | یا قاسم یذکرک قاصم شوکه المعتدین بذکر اذ اشرق من افق القلم خضعت له اذکار | O Qasim! He Who breaketh the might of the aggressors maketh mention of thee, with a remembrance when it dawned forth from the horizon of the Pen, before which all remembrances bow down [3.5s]... ...decked their heads with green and white, and committed what made the Faithful Spirit to groan | INBA51:099, BLIB_Or15713.103, , KB_620:092-093 | ADM1#036 p.078x | PDC.150x | Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10632 | 70 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا اله الکائنات و سبحانک اللهم یا مقصود الممکنات اسئلک باسمک | Say: Glory be unto Thee, O God, Thou Lord of all created things, and glory be unto Thee, O God, Thou Goal of all contingent beings! I beseech Thee by Thy Name [3.5s] | INBA51:173a, BLIB_Or15716.090b, , KB_620:166-166 | ADM1#038 p.080 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for service; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05130 | 190 | Arabic | کتاب انزله مالک الاسماء اذ کان بین ایدی الاعدآء الذین نقضوا عهد الله و | My God, my God! I know not what Thou hast ordained for me nor what is written down by Thy Most Exalted Pen | INBA51:177, KB_620:170-170 | ADM1#039 p.081 | JHT_S#119 | Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for service; Presence of; reunion with God; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10364 | 80 | Arabic | قل سبحانک یا من باسمک ظهر السر المکنون و الرمز المخزون اسئلک باسرار اسمک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose name He Who is the Hidden Mystery and Treasured Symbol was made manifest! I beseech Thee by the secrets of Thy Most Great Name | INBA51:185, KB_620:178-178 | ADM1#040 p.083 | JHT_S#118 | Prayers (general or uncategorized); Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08906 | 110 | Arabic | قد احرقتنی نار فراقک این نور وصالک یا محبوب العالم و مقصوده قد اهلکنی عذاب | I am consumed in the fire of separation from Thee; where is the light of reunion with Thee, O Thou Who art the Beloved and Desire of the world? | INBA51:194a, KB_620:187-187 | ADM1#041 p.084, LHKM3.383 | JHT_S#112 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10518 | 70 | Arabic | اسئلک اللهم یا اله الاسماء و فاطر السماء باسمک الذی به سخرت الاشیاء بان تحفظ | I beseech Thee, O my God, Lord of Names and Creator of the heavens, by Thy Name through which Thou hast subdued all things, to preserve [3.5s] | INBA51:199b, KB_620:192-193 | ADM1#042 p.085, AQMJ2.001 | Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08968 | 110 | Arabic | قل یا مالک الوجود و سلطان الموجود ترانی ناظرا الی افق فضلک نظره من یسئل بحر | O Thou Who art the Possessor of all being and Lord of the entire creation! Thou seest how I have set my gaze on the horizon of Thy grace as one entreating the ocean of Thy pardon | INBA51:215a, BLIB_Or15696.050d, , KB_620:208-208 | ADM1#043 p.086 | JHT_S#117 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01179 | 700 | mixed | اسمع الندآء من شطر السجن الاعظم الذی ینطق فیه مالک القدم انه لا اله الا هو | Hearken unto the call raised from the direction of the Most Great Prison, wherein speaketh the Ancient King: "Verily there is none other God but Him!" [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee inasmuch as Thou hast guided me unto the ocean of Thy loving providence, and hast aided me to turn unto the horizon of Thy Revelation | INBA51:220, BLIB_Or15718.073b, , KB_620:213-215 | ADM1#044 p.088x | JHT_S#113x | Prayer for forgiveness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00809 | 1000 | mixed | ساذج حمد و جوهر آن ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت محبوبی را لایق و سزاست که در بحبوحه | Pure praise and its essence are worthy and befitting of the most exalted, most holy court of the Beloved, Who in the midst [3.5s] | INBA51:212x, KB_620:205-206x | ADM1#045 p.089x, LHKM3.103x, PYB#200 p.03x, YMM.476x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to the people of the world; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01488 | 580 | Arabic | خرجنا الیوم فی مقام قاصدا مقاما آخر و نطقنا بما انجذبت به افئده القوم و نطقت | Today We have departed from one place, proceeding unto another, and have given utterance to that which hath enraptured the hearts of the people and caused them to speak [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God, my Master, my Beloved, my cherished Desire! I beseech Thee by the light of the Cause whereby heaven and earth are illuminated | INBA51:422, BLIB_Or15724.041, | ADM1#002 p.009x, LHKM3.092 | JHT_S#017x | Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; Prayer for purity; chastity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05417 | 180 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له العظمه و الاقتدار و العزه و الاختیار یحیی و یمیت و هو المقتدر | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the majesty and the power, the glory and the dominion. He giveth life and causeth death, and He is the All-Powerful [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O God my God, Who art the Lord of loving-kindness and tender mercy! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name, by which Thou didst judge between the nations | INBA51:245a, BLIB_Or15703.143, , KB_620:238-238 | ADM1#046 p.091x | JHT_S#114x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for prosperity; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05654 | 170 | mixed | ام الکتاب در ملکوت بیان دوستان الهی را ذکر مینماید لیجذبهم الذکر و البیان | The Mother Book in the Kingdom of the Bayán maketh mention of the friends of God, that through remembrance and utterance they may be drawn nigh [3.5s] | INBA51:245b, KB_620:238-239 | ADM1#047 p.092x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07672 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی تری العباد اعرضوا عنک و اعترضوا علیک بعد الذی اظهرت نفسک | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest humanity turning away from Thee and opposing Thee, despite that Thou hast made Thyself manifest in the revelations of Thy divinity | INBA51:342, BLIB_Or15696.084c, | ADM1#048 p.093, NFR.148, AQMJ2.078 | JHT_S#116 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07181 | 140 | Arabic | قد حضر کتابک لدی المظلوم و عرضه العبد الحاضر اجبناک بلوح لاح من افقه نیر | Thy letter hath reached the Wronged One, and the servant in attendance hath laid it before Him. We answer thee through a Tablet from whose horizon a luminary hath shone forth [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! At Thy mention am I enraptured,at the sound of Thy voiceam I made to tremble, by the sweet-scented breezes of Thy Revelation am I given life | INBA51:456a, BLIB_Or15716.070.07, | ADM1#050 p.096x | JHT_S#115x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04714 | 200 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا عبادی الذین نبذوا ما عند القوم متمسکین بما عند الله المهیمن | Call to remembrance from Our presence My servants who have cast aside whatsoever the people possess, holding fast unto that which is with God, the All-Protecting [3.5s] | INBA51:201b, BLIB_Or15695.271, , KB_620:194-195 | ADM1#051 p.097x, LHKM3.123 | almunajat.com [item 35] | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for prosperity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09845 | 90 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بانوار شمس وحدانیتک و طلوع فجر فردانیتک ثم بکلمتک | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by the resplendent rays of the Sun of Thy oneness, the first Light of the dawn of Thy transcendence | BLIB_Or15725.384b, , NLAI_BH2.057a | ADM2#057 p.100 | JHT_S#007 | Chastisement and requital; Prayer for nearness to God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06580 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی لم ادر ای نار اشتعلت فی قطب الاکوان تالله بها احترقت کل ما | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I know not what the fire is which hath been ignited in the midmost heart of creation | INBA49:065, BLIB_Or15725.384a, | ADM2#058 p.101 | JHT_S#097 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03932 | 240 | Arabic | یا الهی و سیدی و سندی و رجای یشهد لسان ظاهری و باطنی بانک انت الله | O my God, my Lord, my Support, my Hope! The tongue of mine inner and outer being doth testify that verily Thou art God; none other god is there beside Thee | BLIB_Or15730.032b, | ADM2#059 p.103 | JHT_S#040 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08833 | 110 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اقسمک باسمک الذی به انقلبت الاسما عن ملکوتها و نزلت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which all names were transformed from their kingdoms and descended [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.383c, | ADM2#060 p.106 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for purity; chastity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07121 | 140 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و سیدی اسئلک بان تزین هذا العبد بطراز الوفاء بین ملا | Glorified art Thou, O my God and my Lord! I beseech Thee to adorn this servant with the ornament of fidelity amidst the concourse [3.5s] | INBA49:007b, BLIB_Or15725.383a, | ADM2#061 p.107 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04648 | 200 | Arabic | ان یا عطار الاحدیه عطر الممکنات بعطر الذی کان عن جهه القمیص مرسولا ثم استقم | O Perfumer of Divine Unity! Perfume all contingent beings with the fragrance that was wafted from the Garment, then stand thou firm [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.563b, , ALIB.folder18p460 | ADM2#001 p.011x, AVK4.058.12x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07666 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا محبوبی و رجائی انادیک حین الذی انقطعت عما خلق بین الارض و | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou my Well-Beloved, my cherished Desire! I call out unto Thee at this moment after having severed myself from whatsoever dwelleth between heaven and earth | INBA49:003, BLIB_Or15725.382b, | ADM2#063 p.113 | JHT_S#011 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09380 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بکلمتک التی بها اظهرت الممکنات و احییت الموجودات | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Word through which Thou hast made all things manifest and hast given life unto all creation | BLIB_Or15725.382a, | ADM2#064 p.115 | JHT_S#060 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07655 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بسراج الذی اوقدته بدهن حکمتک و استقمته علی مشکاه | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by the lamp which Thou hast kindled with the oil of Thy wisdom and ensconced in the niche of Thy grace | BLIB_Or15725.381b, | ADM2#065 p.116 | JHT_S#012 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for detachment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00446 | 1600 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من ارتفعت الیک ایادی الرجاء من کل الاصفیاء و صعدت الی ساحة عزک | Glorified art Thou, O Thou unto Whom the hands of hope are upraised by all the chosen ones, and have ascended unto the court of Thy glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15693.127, | ADM2#066 p.118x | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03262 | 280 | Arabic | Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Days of Remembrance; Countenance of the Blessed Beauty in the Mirror of Mawlúd Tablets, The | لک الحمد یا الهی بما زینت العالم بانوار فجر لیل فیه ولد من بشر بمطلع | All praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast adorned the world with the splendour of the dawn | BLIB_Or15726.028b, | ADM2#002 p.012x, NFR.039, TBP#17b, AMB#41 | TB#17b, DOR#41, DAS.1915-03-22 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| BH09652 | 100 | Arabic | یا ربی و الهی و محبوبی اسئلک بهبوب اریاح فضلک التی بها احییت الممکنات و | O Thou Lord, my God, my best Beloved! I beseech Thee by the murmuring breezes of Thy grace, whereby Thou dost breathe life into all created things | INBA49:066a, BLIB_Or15725.372c, | ADM2#067 p.123 | JHT_S#013 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayers (general or uncategorized); The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10276 | 80 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به قبضت ارواح کل الاشیا و احییت مره | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou didst seize the souls of all things and didst quicken them anew [3.5s] | INBA49:008, BLIB_Or15725.372b, | ADM2#068 p.124, AHM.216 | almunajat.com [item 30] | Prayer for detachment; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02624 | 340 | Arabic | قل الهی الهی انا عبدک و ابن عبدک اکون معترفا بتقدیس ذاتک عن الاشباه و تنزیه | My God, my God! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, and confess that Thine essence is incomparable and of absolute sanctity | INBA61:018 | ADM2#069 p.125 | JHT_S#047 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06687 | 150 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به اشتعلت افئده المقربین و به | Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the hearts of them that are near unto Thee were set aflame [3.5s] | INBA49:309, INBA92:209, BLIB_Or15725.356a, | ADM2#070 p.129 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for purity; chastity; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04742 | 200 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اشهد حینئذ بانک لم تزل کنت مقدسا عن عرفان العرفا و | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I testify in this moment that from eternity Thou hast been sanctified above the realizations of the most sainted mystics | BLIB_Or15725.343b, | ADM2#071 p.131 | JHT_S#070 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09389 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد بما ظهرت واظهرت ما کان مکنونا فی علمک ومخزونا | Glorified art Thou, O my God! All praise be unto Thee for having manifested and revealed that which lay hidden in Thy knowledge and treasured [3.5s] | ADM2#072 p.134 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH02669 | 330 | Arabic | الهی الهی اشهد بظهورک و وحدانیتک و فردانیتک و بما نطق به لسان عظمتک قبل خلق | My God, my God! I testify to Thy Manifestation and Thy oneness and Thy unity, to that which the tongue of Thy grandeur uttered ere the creation of Thy heaven and Thine earth | INBA61:020 | ADM2#073 p.135, AQMM.021 | JHT_S#071 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10526 | 70 | Arabic | الهی الهی لا تاخذ عبادک بجریراتهم العظمى وخطیئاتهم الکبرى، زین رؤوسهم | My God, my God! Hold not Thy servants to account for their grievous transgressions and their great sins; adorn their heads [3.5s] | ADM2#075 p.141 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11066 | 50 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بجمال القدم و اسمک الأعظم الذی به استعلی سلطنتک علی الأمم | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by the Ancient Beauty and Thy Most Great Name, through which Thy sovereignty hath been exalted among the nations [3.5s] | ADM2#077 p.143 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05427 | 180 | mixed | طوبی از برای نفوسیکه در سبیل دوست از کاس بلا بیاشامند و از جام قضا بنوشند | Blessed are the souls who, in the path of the Beloved, drink from the chalice of tribulation and partake of the cup of destiny [3.5s] | INBA38:074c | ADM2#078 p.145x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09875 | 90 | Arabic | سبحانک یا سلطان الملک و الملکوت و المهیمن علی الملوک و المملوک اسئلک بالاسم | Glorified art Thou, O Sovereign of the kingdom of earth and heaven, and Overseer of kings and subjects! I beseech Thee by the Name [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.088a, | ADM2#079 p.146 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08831 | 110 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بسماء جودک و بحر عطائک و الشمس التی اشرقت من افق | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by the heaven of Thy bounty, and the ocean of Thy bestowals, and by the Sun that hath shone forth from the horizon [3.5s] | ADM2#080 p.147 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08633 | 110 | Arabic | اسئلک یا من بندائک الأحلی انجذبت الأرض و السمآء باسمک الذی به سخرت | I beseech Thee, O Thou by Whose most sweet call the earth and heaven were enraptured, by Thy Name through which Thou didst subdue [3.5s] | ADM2#081 p.148x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00605 | 1260 | mixed | یا اسد علیک بهائی نامه جناب نصر علیه بهائی که بشما ارسال نمود بدیع الله بحضور | O Asad! Upon thee be my glory! The letter from his honor Nasr - upon him be my glory - which he sent unto thee, reached the Divine Presence [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Thou hearest and art fully aware that this servant of Thine doth affirm the oneness of Thine Essence and Its sanctity | INBA61:023 | ADM2#082 p.150x, AQMM.055x | JHT_S#023x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07687 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من بنور وجهک انجذبت الکائنات و بنار سدرتک اشتعلت الممکنات اسئلک | Glorified art Thou, O Thou Who by the light of Thy Countenance hast drawn all beings unto Thee, and by the fire of Thy Sacred Tree hast set aflame all contingent things! I beseech Thee [3.5s] | ADM2#083 p.154 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Mosaic imagery; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07776 | 130 | mixed | قل الهی الهی ترانی مقبلاً الی سمآء عطائک و شمس فضلک و منقطعاً عن عبادک و خلقک | My God, my God! Thou seest me supplicating the heaven of Thy bounty and the daystar of Thy grace, detached from all Thy servants | ADM2#084 p.156x | JHT_S#024x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Law of Huququ'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10856 | 60 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم اسئلک بندائک الاحلی و باسم اسمک الاعظم الابهی و بکتابک | Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy most sweet-sounding Call, and by Thy Most Great and Most Glorious Name, and by Thy Book [3.5s] | ADM2#085 p.157 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for prosperity; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03316 | 270 | Arabic | الهی الهی قربک رجائی و عفوک املی و رضائک بغیتی و غفرانک منتهی مطلبی اسئلک | My God, my God! Nearness to Thee is my hope, pardon from Thee my desire, Thy good-pleasure with me my aspiration, and forgiveness from Thee my highest and most cherished aim | INBA61:067 | ADM2#086 p.158 | JHT_S#045 | almunajat.com [item 33] | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH06026 | 160 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی الهی ندآئک اجتذبنی و صریر قلمک الاعلی ایقظنی و کوثر بیانک اسکرنی و رحیق | O God, my God! Thy call hath attracted me, and the voice of Thy Pen of Glory awakened me. | INBA61:048 | ADM2#087 p.162, AQMM.038 | BPRY.165, SW_v14#02 p.047, DWN_v3#06 p.043, DWN_v4#04 p.090-091 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||
| BH07213 | 140 | Arabic | قل اللهم یا مالک الاسماء وخالق الاشیاء اسالک برحمتک الواسعة وعنایتک المحیطة | O God, Possessor of all names and Fashioner of all things! I beseech Thee by Thineall-embracing mercy and all-encompassing compassion | ADM2#090 p.169 | JHT_S#098 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00719 | 1080 | Arabic | ان یا زین المقربین قد حضر کتابک لدی الوجه و سمعنا ما فیه بذلک تموج بحر عنایه | O Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin! Thy letter hath come before Our presence and We have hearkened unto that which it containeth. Thus did the ocean of bounty surge forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#007, | ADM2#091 p.171x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08017 | 120 | mixed | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما سقیتنی کوثر عرفانک و هدیتنی الی مطلع آیاتک و مشرق الهامک | O my God, my God! All praise be unto Thee for having given me to drink from the Kawthar of Thy knowledge and guided me unto the Dawning-Place of Thy verses and the Dayspring of Thy inspiration [3.5s] | ADM2#092 p.173x | Praise and encouragement; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00146 | 3540 | mixed | الحمد لله مالک الملک و الملکوت و سلطان العز و الجبروت الذی جعل کرسیه الناسوت | Praise be unto God, the Lord of sovereignty and dominion, the King of glory and might, Who hath made His throne the world of man [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.001, , BLIB_Or15711.210, | ADM2#093 p.174x, YMM.310x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02929 | 300 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی حکم بالقضاء و اظهر البلاء بالامضاء و به رفع امره فیملکوت | Praise be to God, Who ordaineth through His decree, manifesteth trials through His command, and thereby exalteth His Cause in the kingdom [3.5s] | ADM2#094 p.175x, TABN.249x, PYK.032-033x | Business; financial; property matters; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00415 | Lawh-i-Sirr al-Tankis | 1690 | mixed | مطالب مذکوره در ساحت اقدس معروض افتاد هذا ما نزل من سمآء الأمر قد سمعنا ما نادیت به الله بما علمک من قبل... و اما در فقرهٴ عباراتی که منسوب بجناب شیخ احمد احسائی | The matters mentioned were presented to the Most Holy Court, and this is what hath been sent down from the heaven of Command: We have heard that which thou didst call upon God concerning what He taught thee aforetime... And as for the phrases attributed to Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'í [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#253x, , BLIB_Or15722.035, , NLI.32p144rx | ADM2#095 p.176x, MAS1.012x, MAS4.276x, ASAT4.088x, ASAT5.065x, NSS.098x | ADMS#199n77x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Personal instructions; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | LL#243 | ||||||
| BH03035 | 300 | mixed | یا احبائی انتم تحت قباب فضلی و سرادق عنایتی ... قل اللهم یا الهی اسئلک ببحر جودک و سمآء الطافک ... قل سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اشهد ان فضلک احاط الکائنات ... ان یا زین بلغ الناس ما بلغناک ثم ارسل لکل | O My loved ones! Ye dwell beneath the canopy of My grace and within the pavilion of My loving-kindness... Say: O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy favors... Say: Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I testify that Thy grace hath encompassed all created things... O Zayn! Convey unto the people that which We have conveyed unto thee, then deliver unto all [3.5s] | ADM2#096 p.178x, TABN.094x, MSBH5.452-453x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00117 | 3920 | mixed | سبحانک یا اله الاسماء و فاطر السماء تری کیف احاط البلاء عبادک الذین نبذوا | Glorified art Thou, O God of Names and Creator of Heaven! Thou beholdest how tribulation hath encompassed Thy servants who have cast aside [3.5s] | INBA97:030x, BLIB_Or11097#035, , BLIB_Or15719.094ax, , BLIB_Or15722.170x, | ADM2#097 p.179x, NNY.181-182x, MAS8.144ax, ASAT4.311x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00807 | 1000 | mixed | حمد مقدس از فکر و لسان محبوب عالمیان را لایق و سزاست که بیک کلمه هستی بخشید | A praise sanctified beyond thought and utterance beseemeth the Best-Beloved of the worlds, Who through a single Word bestowed existence [3.5s] | INBA30:109x | ADM2#098 p.181x, ADM2#099 p.182x, ADM2#100x p.188, MSHR3.156x, MSHR5.346x, FRH.308x | almunajat.com [item 37] | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice and wrath of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07775 | 130 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | قل الهی الهی تبت الیک و انک انت التواب الرحیم الهی الهی رجعت الیک انک انت | O God, my God! I have turned in repentance unto Thee, and verily Thou art the Pardoner, the Compassionate. | INBA61:051, INBA66:101 | ADM2#103 p.186, AQMM.051 | BPRY.186 | J. Heath [track 2], N. Chiang | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for forgiveness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| BH10905 | 330 | Arabic | قد حضر کتابک لدی العرش و فاز بانوار وجه ربک القادر المهیمن المتعال العزیز الحکیم... یا الهی اسئلک باسمک المهیمن علی الأشیآء بأن تقدر لی ما ینفعنی فی الدنیا و الآخرة | Thy letter hath attained unto the Divine Throne and hath been illumined by the effulgent rays of thy Lord's countenance, the All-Powerful, the All-Compelling, the Most Exalted, the Mighty, the All-Wise... O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, the All-Compelling over all things, to ordain for me that which shall profit me in this world and in the life to come [3.5s] | ADM2#104 p.188x, FRH.054-055 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for prosperity; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00568 | Bisharat (Glad-Tidings; =Lawh-i-Nida) | 1320 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Bisharat (Glad Tidings) | حق شاهد و مظاهر اسماء و صفاتش گواه که مقصود از ارتفاع ندآء و کلمه علیا آنکه | God, the True One, testifieth and the Revealers of His names and attributes bear witness that Our sole purpose in raising the Call | INBA30:042, BLIB_Or07851.043b, , KB_262:033-041, PR05.002b-007a, BN_suppl.1753.069-075 | ADM2#108 p.195x, AVK3.431.02x, AVK4.248.04x, AVK4.282ax, MJMM.116, UAB.057cx, BSHA.066x, PYB#188 p.04x, ADH1.086x, TBP#03, OOL.B005, OOL.B132 | TB#03, LOG#0410x, LOG#2105x, LOG#2116x, GPB.218x, PDC.026x, PDC.118x, SW_v08#06 p.067, SW_v08#09 p.113, SW_v11#18 p.297, DWN_v5#04 p.001x, DWN_v5#09 p.001x, DWN_v6#01 p.001-002x, BLO_PT#201, BSC.141 #070-091 | Proclaims fifteen ‘glad-tidings’: the abolition of holy war, consorting in fellowship with the followers of all religions, the adoption of a universal auxiliary language, the obligation to faithfully serve just monarchs, obedience to government, the establishment of the ‘Lesser Peace’, freedom in choice of clothing and cut of beard, abandonment of monasticism, forbidding the confession of sins, abrogating a law of the Báb regarding the destruction of books, exalting useful work to the status of worship and forbidding mendicancy, entrusting the affairs of the people to the House of Justice, abrogating the requirement of making special journeys to visit the graves of the dead, and commending a combination of republicanism and monarchy in the governance of human affairs. | Destruction of books; House of Justice; Law of pilgrimage; Monasticism; asceticism; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | 3b | * | * | JRAS.676-679, ROB4.161-168, GSH.156, GSH.191, BSR_v16p03, LL#013, LL#320 | ||
| BH08309 | 120 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی و سیدی و رجائی و کهفی و لهفی و مسکنی و ماوائی و عزی و | Glorified art Thou, O my God, my Lord, my Hope, my Refuge, my Shelter, my Dwelling-place, my Haven and my Glory [3.5s] | INBA36:155b, INBA71:326a, INBA33:081a, INBA92:142a | ADM2#109 p.197x, AQMJ1.012 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01727 | 510 | mixed | ذکر الله ورقه الفردوس لتسمع اطوار ورقه البقا من هذالغصن الذی ارتفع باسمه... از مصائب وارده مکدر مباشید چه که لازال بلایا مخصوص اصفیای حق بوده | The remembrance of God unto the Leaf of Paradise, that she may hearken unto the melodies of the Leaf of Eternity from this Branch which hath been upraised through His Name [3.5s]... ...Thou hast mentioned that the mother of Hadrat-i-A'la (His Highness the Exalted One), may the spirits of all except Him be His sacrifice, wisheth for thee to direct thy steps towards that land... Be thou not vexed by the afflictions that have stricken thee, for afflictions have ever been and shall always be reserved for God’s chosen ones | INBA51:259, INBA92:216x, BLIB_Or15694.464, , KB_620:252-254, ALIB.folder18p400 | ADM2#110 p.198x, LHKM3.289x, MAS4.043x, MAS8.109bx, PYB#166 p.03x | LTDT.044-045x, ADMS#129x | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Power of prayer; Prayer for healing; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00483 | 1500 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | الحمد لمن نطق بعد تقدیسه عن اللسان و علم بعد تنزیهه عن البیان انه لهو الذی | Praise be unto Him Who, after His sanctification beyond all tongues, hath spoken, and Who, after His transcendence above all utterance, hath taught. He, verily, is the One Who [3.5s]... ...It hath been decreed that, if anyone should have a troubled dream and should thereby be grieved and saddened, he may recite this blessed verse… O Thou by Whose name the sea of joy moveth and the fragrance of happiness is wafted! | INBA07:128, INBA18:421, BLIB_Or15717.233, , Majlis210461.126x | ADM2#113 p.202x, MAS4.366bx, ASAT1.072x, PYK.033x | BRL_APBH#23x, RBB.123x, BSC.186 #270x, BP1929.012x | Sixth Choral Music Festival Concert, C. Wolcott | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#189 | |||||
| BH09855 | 90 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا رضیع فاشربه من ثدی رحمتک و عنایتک ثم ارزقه من فواکه | Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Graciously grant that this infant be fed from the breast of Thy tender mercy | INBA92:144b, BLIB_Or15725.369c, | ADM2#114 p.203, MMTF.005 | BRL_CHILD#01, BPRY.032 | E. Mahony, almunajat.com [item 39] | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||
| BH05070 | 190 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به نجیت المغرقین و هدیت المشتاقین و به | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy name whereby Thou hast delivered those who were drowning and guided those who were longing | INBA48:163, INBA49:058b, BLIB_Or15725.362b, , BLIB_Or15739.290, | ADM2#116 p.205, AQMJ1.124 | JHT_S#091 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00111 | Kalimat-i-Firdawsiyyih (Words of Paradise) | 4020 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Kalimát-i-Firdawsíyyih (Words of Paradise) | یا مشارق العدل و الانصاف و مطالع الصدق و الالطاف ان المظلوم یبکی و یقول ینوح | O ye the embodiments of justice and equity and the manifestations of uprightness and of heavenly bounties! | INBA33:044x, BLIB_Or07851.049b, , BLIB_Or15692.025, , BLIB_Or15716.042.14x, , KB_262:042-062, CMB_F32.048, , OSAI_TC 2v-8r, , MKI4523.112, , BN_suppl.1753.023-037 | ADM2#008 p.022x, AVK1.212.13x, AVK2.075.04x, AVK3.003.16x, AVK3.164.02x, AVK3.225.12x, AVK3.326.11x, AVK4.282bx, ZYN.147, ISH.112, UAB.007x, UAB.032bx, UAB.036cx, UAB.039cx, UAB.042cx, UAB.043ax, UAB.046ax, UAB.046dx, UAB.050cx, UAB.053ax, UAB.054ax, ADH1.056x, TBP#06, TUM.109-115x, OOL.B012 | TB#06, LOG#0479x, LOG#0785x, ADJ.027-028x, GPB.217x2x, GPB.218x, GPB.219x, PDC.136x, PDC.151x, WOB.023x, WOB.149x, WOB.153x, SW_v01#04 p.021x, SW_v03#01 p.005x, SW_v03#02 p.007x, SW_v09#07 p.081x, SW_v11#18 p.297x, DWN_v3#01 p.009-010x, DWN_v5#04 p.002-003x, DWN_v5#05 p.002-003x, BLO_PT#201, BSC.146 #100-124x, BSC#144-146x, BSC#151-154x | D. E. Walker, Chicago Baha'i Community, C. Oja | Proclaims eleven ‘leaves of paradise’: the fear of God, the importance of religion, the golden rule, that rulers should possess good character and act in justice (in contrast to Muḥammad Sháh, whose deeds in particular are denounced), reward and punishment as the basis of order in the world, justice, the unity of mankind, the education of children, moderation, renouncing asceticism and monasticism, and forbidding religious strife and dissension. | Contention and conflict; Education of children; moral education; Monasticism; asceticism; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | 3b | * | * | ROB4.214 et al, BKOG.382, MMAH.161, GSH.161, LL#024 | |
| BH00122 | 3850 | mixed | امطار رحمت رحمانی هاطل و آیات در کل حین از قلم اعلی نازل و نفسه الحق ظاهر شده | The showers of divine mercy are pouring down, and the verses are in every moment being sent down from the Supreme Pen, and the Truth itself hath been made manifest [3.5s]... ...The divines of Persia committed that which no people amongst the peoples of the world hath committed | ADM2#036 p.060x, MJAN.238b, AYBY.294b, AQMJ2.015bx, AYI2.388x, AYI2.390x, TRZ1.078bx | GPB.231x, JHT_S#035x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04322 | 220 | Arabic | یا ایها الناظر الی افق الامر سبح باسم ربک و قل الهی الهی لاتمنعنی عن لجه بحر | O thou who gazest upon the horizon of the Cause! Glorify the name of thy Lord and say: My God, my God! Withhold me not from the depths of the sea [3.5s] | INBA61:064 | ADM2#040 p.069x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09509 | 100 | Arabic | قل سبحانک یا الهی و اله العالمین و مجیبی و مجیب المضطرین اسئلک بالکلمه التی | Say: Glorified be Thou, O my God and the God of all worlds, my Answerer and the Answerer of the distressed! I beseech Thee by the Word which [3.5s] | INBA61:057a | ADM2#041 p.071, AQMM.067 | Prayer for nearness to God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09388 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی قد بکت عیون المقربین فی فراقک و ارتفع صریخ المخلصین فی | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! The eyes of them that have nearaccess to Thee have shed their tears in their separation from Thee | INBA23:045b, INBA61:057b, INBA66:104b, INBA49:089, INBA92:322a | ADM2#042 p.073, AQMM.070 | JHT_S#093 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08647 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی عرف عرفانک اجتذبنی و کوثر بیانک اسکرنی علی شان غفلت عن نفسی و عن | My God, my God! The sweet-scented fragrance of Thy knowledge hath so enraptured me,and the living waters of Thine utterance have so overcome me | INBA61:056, INBA66:104a | ADM2#043 p.074, AQMM.068a | JHT_S#171 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08649 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی نورک یدعونی الیک و نارک تمنعنی عنک اشهد ان النور ظهر و لاح من وجهک | O my God, my God! Thy light summoneth me unto Thee, while Thy fire doth withhold me from Thee. I bear witness that the light hath appeared and shone forth from Thy Countenance [3.5s] | INBA61:055 | ADM2#044 p.076, AQMM.066 | Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08366 | 120 | Arabic | قل الهی الهی اشهد بوحدانیتک و فردانیتک و اعترف بما انزلته فی کتابک اسئلک | Say: O my God, my God! I testify to Thy oneness and Thy singleness, and I acknowledge that which Thou hast revealed in Thy Book. I beseech Thee [3.5s] | INBA61:054 | ADM2#045 p.077, AQMM.053 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07469 | 130 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی الهی تری عبادک فی هیماء الضلاله و الغوی این نور هدایتک یا مقصود | O God, my God! Thou beholdest Thy servants in the abyss of perdition and error; where is Thy Light of Divine Guidance | INBA61:053, INBA66:103 | ADM2#046 p.079, AQMM.052, NFF2.024 | BPRY.068, SW_v14#02 p.052, DWN_v3#12 p.098-099, DWN_v5#02-3 p.002-003, JHT_S#010 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH06691 | 150 | Arabic | قل لک الحمد یا الهی بما هدیتنی الی مطلع آیاتک و مشرق بیناتک و مظهر نفسک و افق | Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having guided me unto the Dayspring of Thy verses, the Dawning-Place of Thy clear tokens, the Manifestation of Thy Self and the Horizon [3.5s] | INBA61:050 | ADM2#048 p.082, AQMM.073, RAHA.027 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06590 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من باسمک نطقت السدره فی طور العرفان و اشرقت انوار شمس وجهک من افق | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose name the Burning Bush spoke forth on the Mount of knowledge, and the glory of Thy countenance dawned forth | INBA61:047, INBA66:099b | ADM2#049 p.084 | JHT_S#094 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07241 | 140 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المظلوم لیهدی من علی الارض الی صراط الله المستقیم و یطهرهم من | The Book which the Wronged One hath revealed, that He may guide all who dwell on earth unto the Straight Path of God and purify them [3.5s] | INBA51:086b, BLIB_Or15716.052.06, , KB_620:079-080 | ADM2#051 p.088 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Proclamation to the people of the world; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02616 | 340 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا فالق الاصباح و مسخر الاریاح لم ادر بای لسان احمدک و بای قلم | Glory be unto Thee, O Breaker of the dawn and Subduer of the winds! I know not the tongue wherewith to praise Thee, nor the pen wherewith to relate | ADM2#052 p.089x | JHT_S#095x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07000 | 140 | mixed | اینکه در باره امور ذکر نمودید نسئل الله ان یفتح علی وجهک ابواب البرکه و النعمه | Concerning what thou hast mentioned regarding these matters, We beseech God to open before thy face the gates of blessing and bounty [3.5s] | INBA51:558 | ADM2#054 p.095x | Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for protection; Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05469 | 180 | Arabic | قل لک الحمد یا الهی بما اظهرت باسمی لئالی البیان من صدف بحر رحمتک و ذکرتنی | Say: All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having manifested through my name the pearls of utterance from the shell of the ocean of Thy mercy, and for having made mention of me [3.5s] | INBA51:095, KB_620:088-089 | ADM2#055 p.097 | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09089 | 110 | Arabic | یا الهی و محبوبی کیف اذکرک بالکلمات بعد ایقانی بانها خلقت بامرک و ارادتک | O my God and my Beloved! How am I to make mention of Thee with words, certain as I am that they themselves are created at Thy behest? | BLIB_Or15725.385a, , NLAI_BH2.071a | ADM2#056 p.099 | JHT_S#059 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03060 | 290 | Arabic | الهی الهی یشهد کل ذی بصر بعظمتک و اقتدارک و کل ذی سمع بقدرتک و قوتک و اختیارک | O Lord my God! All with eyes to see bear witness to Thine omnipotence and majesty,and all with ears to hear testify to Thy power | ADM3#001 p.009 | JHT_S#003 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03876 | 240 | mixed | قد سمعنا ندائک و راینا توجهک و اقبالک و اشتعالک فی هجر مولیک انا ذکرناک من | We have heard thy call and beheld thy turning, thy devotion and thy burning ardor in separation from thy Lord. Verily, We make mention of thee from [3.5s] | INBA19:078, INBA32:072 | ADM3#087 p.101 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10993 | 170 | mixed | حمد مالک وجود را که راه را پدیدار نمود و عباد را بان هدایت فرمود... الهی الهی عبادت را از بدایع فضلت محروم مفرما و از کوثر بیان قسمت عطا فرما | Praise be unto the Lord of existence, Who hath made manifest the path and guided His servants thereto... O my God, O my God! Deprive not Thy servants of the wondrous bounties of Thy grace, and from the celestial fountain of Thine utterance grant them their portion [3.5s] | ADM3#090 p.103x, NSS.205ax | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Consultation; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02370 | 370 | mixed | الحمد لله بالطاف و مواهب بیمنتهای حق فائز شدی چه که قصد مقصود حقیقی نمودی و | Praise be unto God that thou hast attained unto His boundless favors and bounties, inasmuch as thou hast set thy heart upon the true and ultimate Goal [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.192a, | ADM3#091 p.104x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00534 | 1400 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تفرد بالامر و توحد بالحکم و انزل من سماء الاحدیه حکم الحکمه و | All praise be unto God Who is single in His command and unique in His decree, and Who hath sent down from the heaven of oneness the precepts of wisdom [3.5s]... ...I beseech Thee, Who art the Lord of the entire creation and the Edifier of all that is come into being, by Him Who is the Revelator of the divine verses | BLIB_Or15727b.108, | ADM3#093 p.106x, AVK3.020.09x, AVK3.116.03x, NNY.150-152x, MAS8.106ax, AYI2.305x, RHQM1.430-430 (521x) (320x), ASAT3.210x, ASAT5.250x, YMM.425x | JHT_S#167x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ROB4.089b, LL#006 | |||||||
| BH06473 | 150 | Arabic | ای رب افرغ علینا صبرا و ثبت اقدامنا و انصرنا علی القوم الغافلین الذین اعرضوا | O Lord, grant us patience and forbearance, make firm our steps, and render us victorious over those heedless souls who have turned aside from Thee | ADM3#094 p.108 | JHT_S#155 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02128 | 420 | mixed | یشهد الخادم انه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان واحدا احدا فردا صمدا قائما قیوما و | The servant beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, that He hath ever been One, Single, Alone, Self-Subsisting, Ever-Abiding, Self-Sufficient [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech by Thy Most Glorious Name, Thy Great Announcement, the Dawning-Places of Thy Revelation, the Manifestations of Thy Self | BLIB_Or15731.225, | ADM3#095 p.109x | JHT_S#199x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Law of fasting; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01780 | 500 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی و اله العرش و الثری و سلطانی و سلطان الاخره و الاولی بما | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, God of the throne above and of the dust below, my Lord,and the Lord of this world and the world to come, for having awakened me whilst I was slumbering | BLIB_Or15719.086, | ADM3#096 p.110 | JHT_S#200 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00170 | 3190 | mixed | حمد و ثنای اهل انشا و ملکوت اسما اولیای فاطر سما را لایق و سزاست که شبهات... الهی الهی اشهد بوحدانیتک و فردانیتک | Praise and glory from the people of creation and the Kingdom of Names beseemeth the chosen ones of the Creator of heaven, who have dispelled doubts [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! I testify to Thy oneness and Thy unity, and unto that which Thou hast made manifest in Thy power and sovereignty. O my Lord, I have been so overcome | INBA44:050, NLAI_BH1.169.12-170x | ADM3#097 p.115x, ADM3#098 p.117x | JHT_S#154x | Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09403 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و محبوبی و مقصودی اسئلک بنزول آیاتک و ظهور بیناتک و باثارک و | Glory be unto Thee, O my God, my Beloved, my dearest Desire! I beseech Thee by the revelation of Thy verses and the manifestation of Thine indubitable signs | ADM3#100 p.119 | JHT_S#076 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08018 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما هدیتنی الی صراطک و سقیتنی من ید عطائک کوثر بیانک | My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having led me unto Thy path and given me to drink of the Kawthar of Thine utterance proffered by the hand of Thy bounty | ADM3#101 p.120x | JHT_S#162x | Hands of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for strength; Prayers (general or uncategorized); The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06661 | 150 | Arabic | قد شهد الذرات لمن اتی برآیات الایات و الناس فی غفله و نفاق الا من عصمه الله | The very atoms have borne witness unto Him Who hath come with the signs of signs, while mankind remaineth heedless and in hypocrisy, save those whom God hath preserved [3.5s] | ADM3#102 p.122 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power of prayer; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07684 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من باسمک ذوتت الکائنات و بامرک سخرت الممکنات و باهتزاز کلمتک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose Name all creation hath been called into being, by Whose command the entirety of the universe hath been subdued | ADM3#103 p.123 | JHT_S#163 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08268 | 120 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من باسمک فتحت ابواب القلوب و باصبع قدرتک انشقت سبحات النفوس اسئلک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose Name the gates of men’s hearts have been opened wide, and by the fingers of Whose might the veils in which souls are wrapt have been torn aside! | ADM3#104 p.125, AMIN.023-024 | JHT_S#164 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07686 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من بقوتک ارتعدت فرائص العالم و من خشیتک اضطربت افئده الامم اسئلک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose might the world is stricken with terror,and in fear of Whom the hearts of its peoples have been sore shaken | ADM3#105 p.126 | JHT_S#165 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05411 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من باسمک فتحت الابواب فی ملکوت الانشاء و ماج بحر الوصال لمن اقبل | Glory be unto Thee, O God, O Thou by Whose Name the doors have been opened wide in the kingdom of creation and the ocean of reunion hath surged | ADM3#106 p.127 | JHT_S#156x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10144 | 80 | Arabic | اسئلک باسمک الکریم و باسمک الرحیم و باسمک العلیم و باسمک الحکیم و باسمک | By Thy name the Munificent; by Thy name the All-Merciful; by Thy name the Omniscient; by Thy name the All-Wise; by Thy name the Self-Subsistent | ADM3#002 p.012 | JHT_S#041 | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07128 | 140 | mixed | سبحانک یا من بیدک زمام الاشیاء و فی قبضتک ملکوت الاسماء اسئلک بالکلمه العلیا | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou in Whose hand are the reins of all things and in Whose grasp is the kingdom of all names! I beseech Thee by Thy most exalted Word | ADM3#107 p.129x, AQMJ2.095a | JHT_S#157x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11214 | 40 | mixed | الهی الهی زین عبادک بطراز العدل و الانصاف و نور قلوبهم بنور معرفتک و رؤوسهم | My God, my God! Adorn these Thy servants with the ornament of justice and equity, and illumine their hearts with the light of Thy knowledge and their heads [3.5s] | ADM3#108 p.130x | Call to action; Contention and conflict; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11075 | 50 | Arabic | سبحانک یا اله الکائنات و مقصود الممکنات اسئلک باشراقات انوار شمس الحقیقة | Glory be unto Thee, O God of all creation and Desire of all contingent things! I beseech Thee by the splendorous rays of the Sun of Truth | ADM3#109 p.130x | JHT_S#168x | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06802 | 150 | Arabic | یا الهی و اله العالم و سیدی و سید الامم اسئلک بالاسم الاعظم الذی به ظهرت | O my God and the God of all the world, my Lord and the Lord of the nations! I entreat Thee by Thy Most Great Name, whereby tribulations have arisen | ADM3#110 p.131 | JHT_S#158 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06414 | 150 | mixed | الهی الهی اید عبادک المقبلین علی الاستقامة علی امرک و وفق المعرضین علی الاقبال الیک ثم ارزق اولیائک | O My God, My God! Aid Thy servants who are turning steadfastly towards Thy Cause, and guide those who have turned away, that they may turn towards Thee. Then bestow Thy bounties upon Thy loved ones [3.5s] | ADM3#111 p.132x, ADM3#112 p.133x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Law of obligatory prayer; Prayer for healing; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00165 | 3260 | mixed | Translation List | حمد گوینده پاینده را لایق و سزاست که در حین اشتعال نار بغضا در اطراف و اشطار | Praise be unto Him Who is the Ever-Abiding, the Ever-Enduring, Who is worthy and befitting of all glorification, even in this hour when the fire of hatred hath been kindled in all regions and quarters [3.5s]... ...The movement itself from place to place, when undertaken for the sake of God, hath always exerted, and can now exert, its influence in the world | INBA27:200 | ADM3#113 p.134x, MAS4.120bx, PYK.179 | ADJ.084x, ADMS#337x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Free will and predestination; fate; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| BH10756 | 60 | mixed | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما اظهرتنی من صلب احد من اولیائک اسئلک یا فالق الأصباح | My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having called me into being from the loins of one amongst Thy loved ones. I beseech Thee, O Thou by Whom the dawn breaketh | ADM3#115 p.135x | JHT_S#159x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Nearness and remoteness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00390 | 1740 | mixed | حمد مالک ملکوت و سلطان جبروت را لایق و سزاست که بمفتاح اسم اعظم باب بیان را گشود | Praise befitteth and becometh the Lord of the Kingdom and the Sovereign of the Celestial Realm, Who, through the key of the Most Great Name, hath unlocked the Gate of Utterance [3.5s] | INBA27:508 | ADM3#116 p.136x, ADM3#148 p.169x, QUM.081x | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11377 | 30 | mixed | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما هدیتنی الی مظهر نفسک و مشرق وحیک و مطلع آیاتک | O my God, my God! All praise be unto Thee for having guided me unto the Manifestation of Thine Own Self, the Dayspring of Thy Revelation, and the Source of Thy Signs [3.5s] | ADM3#117 p.136x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09501 | 100 | Arabic | قل الهی الهی فضلک اخذنی و رحمتک احاطتنی و جودک اعاننی و جنودک نصرتنی و عشقک | Say: O my God, my God! Thy grace hath seized me, and Thy mercy hath encompassed me, and Thy generosity hath sustained me, and Thy hosts have rendered me victorious, and Thy love [3.5s] | INBA19:113b, INBA32:104b, BLIB_Or15716.217b, | ADM3#118 p.137 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07145 | 140 | Arabic | شهد الله رب العالمین قد جاء الوعد و اتی الموعود بسلطان مبین قد شرع الشرایع و | God, the Lord of all worlds, beareth witness: The Promise hath come to pass and He Who was promised hath appeared with manifest sovereignty. The laws have been ordained and [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having given me to drink of the Kawthar of Thy knowledge, and for having enabled me to recognize Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs | INBA19:114a, INBA32:105a | ADM3#119 p.138x | JHT_S#160x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10383 | 80 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اریت اولیائک امواج بحر بیانک و تجلیات نیر جودک و انزلت | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having shown unto Thy loved ones the surging waves of the ocean of Thy utterance and the effulgent rays of the Daystar of Thy bounty, and for having sent down [3.5s] | ADM3#003 p.013 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03278 | 280 | Arabic | هذا یوم فیه غرقت البحور فی البحر الاعظم الذی فاض امام وجوه الامم و نطق کل | This is a day wherein the seas have been drowned in the Most Great Ocean which hath surged before the faces of all peoples, and everything hath spoken forth [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest me detached from aught else beside Thee, enraptured by Thy verses, uttering Thy praise and arising to serve Thy Cause | INBA19:115, INBA32:106 | ADM3#120 p.139x | JHT_S#161x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00136 | 3680 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی فتح باب العرفان بمفتاح البیان و انزل من سماء البرهان امطار | Praise be to God Who hath opened wide the portals of divine knowledge through the key of utterance, and hath caused to rain down from the heaven of proof the showers [3.5s]... ...upset the equilibrium of the world and revolutionized its ordered life | INBA19:148, INBA32:136, INBA41:386x | ADM3#121 p.140x, ADM3#122 p.140x, TSAY.467x | ADJ.004x2x, ADJ.047x | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05941 | 170 | mixed | یا اکبر نامه ات رسید و امام وجه مظلوم قرائت شد لله الحمد فائز شدی بانچه که | O Akbar! Thy letter was received and was read before the face of the Wronged One. Praise be unto God that thou hast attained unto that which [3.5s] | INBA19:179b, INBA32:163b, BLIB_Or15712.131a, | ADM3#123 p.141x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07665 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا مالک الامم و المستشرق من افق البقاء باسمک الاعظم اسئلک بعظمتک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of the nations, Who shinest effulgent from the horizon of eternity in Thy Most Great Name! I beseech Thee | INBA19:189, INBA32:172 | ADM3#124 p.142 | JHT_S#166 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06072 | 160 | mixed | انشاء الله بعنایت مخصوصه الهی فائز باشید و بطراز حبش که فی الحقیقه سبب و علت | God willing, may ye be blessed with His special divine favors and be adorned with the vesture of His love, which is in truth the cause and the source [3.5s] | INBA19:190a, INBA32:173a, BLIB_Or15719.075b, | ADM3#125 p.143x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Prayer for children and youth; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02822 | 320 | Arabic | یا نوری علیک بهائی قد ذکرک من شرب رحیقی المختوم باسمی القیوم ذکرناک بذکر سرع | O My Light! Upon thee be My glory! He Who hath drunk of My sealed nectar, sealed with My Name, the Self-Subsisting, hath made mention of thee. We have remembered thee with a swift remembrance [3.5s] | INBA19:209c, INBA32:191b | ADM3#127 p.145x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00098 | 4290 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی بالحق انه لمطلع الایات و مظهر البینات | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come with the truth is verily the Dawning-Place of His signs and the Manifestation of His clear proofs [3.5s] | INBA19:233, INBA32:211 | ADM3#128 p.146x, AVK3.311.07x | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00356 | 1860 | mixed | حمد ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت محبوبی را لایق و سزاست که اولیائش را بنار محبتش مشتعل | Praise befitteth the most exalted, most holy court of the Beloved One, Who hath set His loved ones ablaze with the fire of His love [3.5s] | INBA19:390, INBA32:334 | ADM3#129 p.147x, MAS4.169x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10754 | 60 | mixed | الهی الهی اسئلک بأمواج بحر رحمتک و باللالئ المکنونة فی عمان کرمک و بأنبیائک | O my God, O my God! I beseech Thee by the billowing waves of the ocean of Thy mercy, by the hidden pearls enshrined within the depths of Thy bounty, and by Thy Prophets [3.5s] | ADM3#130 p.148x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10151 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی ترانی فیکل الاحوال متحرکا بامرک و متنعما بالائک و نعمائک من ظاهرها | My God, My God! Thou seest me, under all conditions, set in motion at Thy behest, and savoring Thy blessings and Thine inward and outward bounties | ADM3#004 p.014 | JHT_S#177 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10152 | 80 | mixed | الهی الهی ترانی مقبلاً الیک و متمسکاً بحبل عطائک قدر لی بجودک ما تحب و ترضی | O my God, my God! Thou seest me turning towards Thee and clinging to the cord of Thy bounty. Ordain for me, through Thy generosity, that which Thou lovest and with which Thou art well-pleased [3.5s] | ADM3#131 p.149x, ADM3#132 p.149x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice and mercy; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03668 | 560 | Arabic | کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن فی الامکان و یدع الکل الی مقام فیه سطع النور و استوی… سبحانک یا من باسمک انجذبت الأشیآء و بحبک ذابت اکباد من فی ملکوت الأسمآء | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose name all things are enraptured, in Whose love the hearts of all in the kingdom of names are melted! | NLAI_BH1.112 | ADM3#135 p.152x | JHT_S#005x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04811 | 200 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المظلوم لمن آمن بالمهیمن القیوم الذی رفع سماء البیان امرا من عنده | The Book which the Wronged One hath revealed unto them that have believed in the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, Who hath raised up the heaven of utterance by His command [3.5s] | INBA18:010 | ADM3#136 p.154x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00055 | 5690 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | یا جوان روحانی علیک بهاء الله الابدی نامه شما در ساحت عز احدیه بشرف اصغاء | O spiritual youth! Upon thee be the eternal Glory of God! Thy letter hath attained unto the presence of His Sacred and Most Exalted Court and hath been graciously heard [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Do Thou adorn Thy servants with the vesture of understanding,and ordain for them such as shall bring them ever nearer to Thy horizon | INBA44:018, NLAI_BH1.144x | ADM3#137 p.155x, AVK3.204.09x, AVK3.498.07x, MAS4.048x, ASAT2.116x, ASAT3.011x, ASAT3.239x, ASAT4.143x, ASAT4.144x, ASAT4.187x, ASAT4.431x, ASAT4.445x, ASAT4.505x, ASAT5.050x, ASAT5.083x, TISH.024x, FRH.069-071x, FRH.352-353x | BRL_IOPF#1.08x, JHT_S#066x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| BH10646 | 1900 | mixed | حمد مالک عقول و قلوب را لایق و سزاست که باسم محبوب عالم مفقود... لک الحمد یا الهی بما نورت قلبی بنور معرفتک و انزلت لی ما یکون باقیاً ببقائک | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge and having sent down unto me such as is everlasting in Thine eternity | NLAI_BH1.191 | ADM3#138 p.156x | JHT_S#176x | Consolation and comfort; Hands of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01208 | 690 | Arabic | ان یا محمد فاکف بربک و کن مستغنیا عما خلق فی التراب لان التراب و ما یحدث منه | O Muhammad! Be content with thy Lord and detach thyself from whatsoever hath been created in the dust, for verily the dust and all that proceedeth therefrom shall pass away [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beg of Thee, by the Lights of Thy Beauty, the Exalted, the Supreme | INBA33:020bx, INBA92:219, NLAI_BH1.242 | ADM3#139 p.157x | BSTW#035x, JHT_S#067x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10156 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی نور وجهک دلنی و نار سدرتک انجذبتنی و کلمتک العلیا اخذتنی و ندائک | My God, my God! The light of Thy countenance hath guided me, the fire of Thy Lote-Tree hath enraptured me, Thy Most Exalted Word hath overcome me | ADM3#005 p.015 | JHT_S#178 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11278 | 2100 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ان یا غیب العماء اسمع ندآء تلک الورقه المبارکه الشعشعانیه التی ینطق... فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی فأظهر انهار قدرتک لیجری مآء الأحدیه فی حقایق کل شیء | O Thou Hidden One of the Cloud of Unknowing! Hearken unto the call of this blessed and luminous Leaf which doth speak [3.5s]... ...Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Make manifest the rivers of Thy sovereign might, that the waters of Thy Unity | NLAI_BH1.256 | ADM3#140 p.159x | BPRY.230x, JHT_S#068x | A. Bryan, The Joburg Baha'i Choir | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| BH11106 | 50 | Arabic | قل اللهم یا الهی ترانی حاضرا عند عرش عظمتک و سامعا ندائک و ناظرا وجهک و | Say: O God, my God! Thou beholdest me present before the Throne of Thy grandeur, hearkening unto Thy call, and gazing upon Thy countenance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03114.011ra, | ADM3#141 p.160 | Prayer for service; Prayer for teaching | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03140 | 290 | mixed | نفسیکه الیوم باسم حق خود را از ما عند الخلق فارغ و آزاد نمود او از لئالی | The soul who, in this Day, in the name of Truth, hath freed and detached itself from whatsoever the peoples possess, verily is among the pearls [3.5s] | INBA19:102, INBA32:094 | ADM3#142 p.160 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08854 | 110 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و اله الاشیاء و الناطق فی الناسوت الانشاء اسئلک بمشارق وحیک و | Glorified art Thou, O my God and the God of all things, Who speaketh in the realm of creation! I beseech Thee by the Dawning-places of Thy Revelation and [3.5s] | ADM3#143 p.162 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07680 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و اله الکائنات و مقصودی و مقصود الممکنات تعلم و تری احبائک بین | Glorified art Thou, O my God and the God of all created beings, my Purpose and the Purpose of all contingent things! Thou knowest and beholdest Thy loved ones amidst [3.5s] | ADM3#146 p.165 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06573 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا رب الوجود و عالم اسرار الغیب و الشهود اسئلک بایاتک الکبری و | Glory be unto Thee, O my God, O Thou Lord of all being and Knower of the mysteries of the seen and unseen! I beseech Thee by Thy resplendent signs | ADM3#006 p.016 | JHT_S#179 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00022 | 8120 | mixed | Translation List | حمد و ثنا مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزاست که بحروف ابواب بیان را گشود و بکلمه | Praise and glory beseem that Desired One of all the worlds, Who hath unlocked the gates of exposition through the letters and through the Word [3.5s]... ...Ponder and reflect upon that which hath come to pass: The sister of this Wronged One hath been miles distant from the truth while the aforementioned handmaid hath attained nearness... We have consented to bear the afflictions of the earth for the sake of exalting the blessed and Most Sublime Word | INBA19:273, INBA32:244, INBA41:171x, BLIB_Or15724.149ax, | ADM3#149 p.169x, HDQI.041x, MUH3.205-206x, IQN.188-189x, TSAY.471x | LTDT.288-289x, ADMS#150x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| BH00028 | 7480 | mixed | Research Department, Functions of; Etymologies of three terms; Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation | سبوح قدوس ربنا و رب الملائکه و الروح آیات منزله عالم را فراگرفته و بینات | Glorified and sanctified is our Lord, the Lord of the angels and the Spirit! The revealed verses have encompassed the world and the clear evidences [3.5s]... ...O thou who gazest towards the Supreme Horizon, upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of men. The intention of "the Kingdom" (Malakut) in its primary sense and degree is the scene of the transcendent glory | INBA19:292, INBA32:258, INBA41:299x | ADM3#150 p.170x, AVK2.169.09x, AVK2.318.02x, NNY.152x, MAS1.018.2x, MAS4.114-115x, MAS4.137x, MSHR5.422x | BLO_PT#076x, BLO_PT#079.2.2x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| BH10593 | 70 | Arabic | سبحانک یا مالک الملکوت و الحاکم علی الجبروت اشهد بوحدانیتک و فردانیتک و | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou the Lord of Thy heavenly kingdom and Sovereign of Thy celestial dominion! I testify to Thy oneness and unity | ADM3#007 p.017 | JHT_S#043 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06594 | 150 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قد اتی بالحق و اظهر سبیله الواضح المستقیم لک | God doth testify that there is none other god beside Him; He is come in truth and hath revealed His clear and straight Path. Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for the revelation of Thy bounties | ADM3#008 p.018 | JHT_S#125 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10994 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی لاتمنع عبادک عن بحر عطائک و لاتخیبهم عما قدرته لاولیائک اسئلک | My God, my God! Withhold not Thy servants from the ocean of Thy bounty, and deny them not that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. I beseech Thee [3.5s] | ADM3#009 p.019 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10589 | 70 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی لک الحمد بما ایدت اولیائک علی المعروف و علی ما امرتهم به فی | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Praise be to Thee for that Thou hast enabled Thy loved ones to adhere unto virtue and abide by such laws as they were commanded to observe | ADM3#010 p.020 | JHT_S#172 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10153 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی تری المقبلین بین ایادی المعرضین و مظاهر العدل بین الظالمین اسئلک | My God, my God! Thou seest them that have inclined themselves unto Thee amidst those that have disdainfully turned aside from Thee | ADM3#011 p.021 | JHT_S#074 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08259 | 120 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا من فی قبضتک زمام الاسماء و بارادتک تحرکت الاشیاء اسئلک | Glory be unto Thee, O my God, O Thou Who holdest in Thy grasp all names, and at Whose behest all things are set in motion! | ADM3#012 p.022 | JHT_S#042 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10580 | 70 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اشهد ان بحر رحمتک ماج امام وجوه عبادک و شمس فضلک اشرقت | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I testify that the ocean of Thy mercy hath billowed before the faces of Thy servants | ADM3#013 p.023 | JHT_S#082 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10523 | 70 | Arabic | الهی الهی اشهد ان الایام ایامک و فتحت فیها ابواب فضلک و رحمتک علی وجوه عبادک | My God, my God! I testify that these are the days of Thy dispensation, wherein Thou hast opened wide the doors of Thy grace and mercy | ADM3#014 p.024 | JHT_S#081 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10294 | 80 | Arabic | سبحانک یا مالک الاسماء و فاطر السماء تری عبدا من عبادک اقبل الیک و فاز | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of Names and Creator of heaven! Thou beholdest one of Thy servants who hath turned unto Thee and attained [3.5s] | ADM3#015 p.025 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10272 | 80 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم اشهد بان نور آیاتک احاط عبادک و ندائک الاحلی ایقظ الراقدین من | Glory be unto Thee, O God! I testify that the light of Thy days hath enveloped Thy servants, and that Thy most sweet voice hath awakened such of Thy creatures | ADM3#016 p.026 | JHT_S#138 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09895 | 90 | Arabic | شهد الله ربنا و رب الارض و السماء انه لا اله الا هو الفرد الواحد المقتدر | God, our Lord and the Lord of heaven and earth, hath testified that there is none other god but Him, the One, the Incomparable, the Omnipotent, the Unconstrained. | ADM3#017 p.027 | JHT_S#139 | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08015 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی تسمع حنین اصفیائک و ضجیجهم فی فراقک و صریخهم بما ورد علیهم من | My God, my God! Thou dost verily hear the lamentations of Thy chosen onesand the cries that they have uttered in their separation from Thee | ADM3#018 p.028 | JHT_S#078 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05072 | 190 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اشهد بسلطنتک و اقتدارک و بوحدانیتک و اختیارک و بانک انت | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I testify unto Thy sovereignty and Thine omnipotence, unto Thy oneness and Thine unconstrained authority | ADM3#019 p.029 | JHT_S#140 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10647 | 70 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما هدیت اولیائک الی البحر الاعظم بجودک و فضلک و سقیتهم منه | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, for having guided Thy companions to the Most Great Ocean in Thy grace and generosity, and for having given them to drink therefrom | ADM3#020 p.030 | JHT_S#180 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08267 | 120 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی یشهد عبدک هذا بغناء ذاتک و فقر عبادک و بعظمه امرک و سلطانک | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! This servant of Thine testifieth unto the self-subsistent reality of Thine Essence and the destitution of Thy creatures | ADM3#021 p.031 | JHT_S#141 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09392 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و اله الاسماء و فاطر السماء اسئلک بامرک الذی به قام | Glorified art Thou, O my God and the God of Names, Creator of the heavens! I beseech Thee by Thy Command whereby arose [3.5s] | ADM3#022 p.032 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10269 | 80 | Arabic | سبحان الذی ایقظ عباده بندائه و رفعهم الی سماء عرفانه و زینهم بطراز العدل | Glory be unto Him Who hath awakened His servants by His voice, Who hath exalted them to the heaven of His knowledge | ADM3#023 p.033 | JHT_S#195 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07122 | 140 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و سیدی و سندی و مقصودی و محبوبی ان عبدک هذا اقر و اعترف | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God, my Master, my Support, my cherished Desire and best Beloved! This servant of Thine doth affirm and confess | ADM3#024 p.034 | JHT_S#196 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09407 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من باسمک غنت حمامه البیان علی اعلی الاغصان و ارتفع ندآء المخلصین | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose Name the dove of utterance warbleth her melodies upon the loftiest branches, and the call of the faithful crieth out | ADM3#025 p.036 | JHT_S#143 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08648 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی لاتمنع اصفیائک عن بحار جودک و کرمک بدل یا الهی عصیانهم بالغفران و | My God, my God! Withhold not Thy loved ones from the oceans of Thy generosity and munificence. Transmute their rebellion, O my God, into forgiveness | ADM3#026 p.037 | JHT_S#142 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09394 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک یا اله الوجود و سبحانک یا محبوب قد اخذتنی الحیره فی ایامک اشهد ان | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of all creation! Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Well-Beloved! Bewilderment hath taken hold of me in Thy days | ADM3#027 p.038 | JHT_S#197 | Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06027 | 160 | Arabic | الهی الهی نور ابصار عبادک لمشاهده لئالی حکمتک و عرفانک ثم اسمعهم ما یجذبهم | My God, my God! Illumine the vision of Thy servants that they may look upon the pearls of Thy wisdom and knowledge; and do Thou open their ears | ADM3#028 p.039 | JHT_S#080 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10403 | 80 | Arabic | هو المنادی بین الارض و السماء و هو الظاهر بالاسم الاعظم فی العالم اسئل بک یا | He is the Herald between earth and heaven, and He is the One manifest through the Most Great Name in the world. I beseech Thee, O [3.5s] | ADM3#029 p.040 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07691 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من فی قبضتک زمام الکائنات و ازمه الموجودات اسئلک بالمعانی التی | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who holdest in Thy grasp the reins of all created things! I beseech Thee by the Meanings which, though they cannot be expressed by words | ADM3#030 p.041 | JHT_S#127 | Love as fire; Mosaic imagery; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09873 | 90 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و اله العرش و الثری و مقصود الوری اسئلک بامطار سحاب رحمتک و | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art my God and the God of the throneabove and of earth below, Who art the Desire of all men! I beseech Thee by the rains of the clouds of Thy mercy | ADM3#031 p.043 | JHT_S#079 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10299 | 80 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من فی هجرک ناح المقربون و ببیانک انجذب المخلصون اسئلک بنور امرک | Glorified art Thou, O Thou at Whose separation the near ones lament and by Whose utterance the sincere are drawn! I beseech Thee by the light of Thy Cause [3.5s] | ADM3#032 p.044 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10522 | 70 | Arabic | الهی الهی اجعل حفظک یمینی و حرزک یساری و ذکرک امامی و ثنائک فوق راسی اسئلک | O my God, my God! Make Thy protection my right hand, and Thy safeguard my left, and Thy remembrance before me, and Thy praise above my head. I beseech Thee [3.5s] | ADM3#033 p.045 | Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10528 | 70 | Arabic | الهی و سیدی و سندی و محبوبی و مقصودی اسئلک بام الکتاب الذی ینطق امام وجوه | O my God, my Lord, my Support, my Beloved, and my Heart's Desire! I beseech Thee by the Mother Book which speaketh before all faces [3.5s] | ADM3#034 p.045 | Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10788 | 60 | Arabic | ای رب اسئلک بتجلیات اسمک الاعظم علی الامم و بانوار وجهک یا مالک القدم بان | O Lord! I beseech Thee by the revelations of Thy Most Great Name unto the nations and by the lights of Thy countenance, O Ancient of Days, that [3.5s] | ADM3#035 p.046 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04756 | 200 | Arabic | شهد الله قبل خلق الاشیاء و بعدها انه لا اله الا هو له العظمه و الاقتدار و | God testified before the creation of all things and thereafter that there is none other god beside Him. All majesty, all power, all might, all strength and authority belong unto Him | ADM3#036 p.047 | JHT_S#053 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07841 | 130 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الشکر یا مقصودی و مقصود من فی السموات و الارضین بما | Praise be to Thee, O my God,and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O Thou Who art my Desire and the Desire of all them in the heavens and on earth | ADM3#037 p.049 | JHT_S#144 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01835 | 480 | Arabic | River of Life, The | ان یا محمد بشر فی نفسک بما نزل علیک کتاب قدس کریم و فیه ما ینقطعک عن ملک | Rejoice in thy soul, O Muhammad, inasmuch as a noble and holy Book hath been sent down unto you. In it is that which shall detach thee | INBA36:152b, INBA71:323, INBA92:222x | ADM3#038 p.051x, LHKM2.017, MJMM.301, DAUD.29, ADH1.078 | ROL.045-048, SW_v13#11 p.317 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | LL#185 | ||||||
| BH03118 | 290 | Arabic | فی بحبوحه البلایا ندعو مولی الوری و نقول قد احاطتنا ذیاب الذله من کل الجهات | In the midst of tribulations, We call upon the Lord of all beings, saying: The wolves of abasement have encompassed Us from every side [3.5s] | INBA18:388 | ADM3#039 p.052x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07096 | 140 | Arabic | سبحان الذی انزل الایات و اظهر ما کان مستورا عن العیون و الابصار انه اتی | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses and made manifest that which was hidden from eyes and sight. Verily, He is come [3.5s] | INBA18:011, BLIB_Or15728.099a, , BLIB_Or15734.1.058b, | ADM3#040 p.052x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07034 | 140 | mixed | حمد کن مقصود عالمیان را که تو را موید فرمود بر اقبال در ایامیکه اهل ضلال در | Praise be unto the Desired One of all worlds, Who hath aided thee to turn towards Him in the days when the people of error were [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.344c, | ADM3#041 p.053x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08240 | 120 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به اشتعلت قلوب المخلصین و ذابت افئده... ربّ اسألک بذکرک الّذی به بعثت الممکنات | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy name whereby the souls of such as are wholly devoted unto Thee are set ablaze | INBA48:185, INBA49:212, BLIB_Or15739.322, | ADM3#042 p.054 | JHT_S#048 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01276 | 660 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی کان باقیا ببقاء ذاته و قیوما بقیومیه کینونته و متعالیا | Praise be to God, Who hath ever endured through the eternity of His Own Essence, Who hath remained the All-Subsisting through the transcendence of His Own Being, and Who is exalted above all things [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy name whereby Thou hast made the rivers of Thy holy unity to flow | INBA71:082, INBA33:080b.14x | ADM3#043 p.056x, AYT.335x, AQMJ1.034x, RHQM1.228-229 (285) (171-171x), AKHA_120BE #02-03 p.208x | JHT_S#084x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02020 | 440 | Arabic | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق و فیه هدی و ذکری للعالمین ان استمع یا عبد ما یوحی الیک | This is a Book sent down in truth, wherein lieth guidance and remembrance for all the worlds. Hearken, O servant, unto that which is revealed unto thee! [3.5s]... ...O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy name through which Thou hast shed the light of Thine effulgence upon the entire creation | BLIB_Or15694.327, , NLAI_BH1.443, ALIB.folder18p342 | ADM3#044 p.057x | JHT_S#052x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09447 | 100 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی و سلطانی تری فقری و افتقاری ثم ضری و اضطراری | All glory be Thine, O Thou Who art my God, my Beloved,and my Lord! Thou seest my poverty and my destitution, and my suffering and the hardships and trials that I have sustained | INBA19:192b, INBA32:175b, BLIB_Or15696.192e, , NLAI_BH1.458 | ADM3#045 p.058 | JHT_S#126 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01196 | 700 | mixed | یا علی علیک بهائی و عنایتی ندایت را شنیدیم و از سجن اعظم بتو توجه نمودیم | O Ali! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. We have hearkened unto thy call and have turned toward thee from the Most Great Prison [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Thou art witness unto my poverty and to Thy wealth, unto my powerlessness and to Thine omnipotence | BLIB_Or15712.169, | ADM3#046 p.059x | JHT_S#085x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02264 | 390 | Arabic | ان یا جواد اردنا ان نجری لک کوثر الحیوان فی اللوح الذی به علق حیوه من فی | O Javad! Verily, We have desired to cause the Kawthar of Life to flow forth for thee in this Tablet, whereby life was bestowed upon all who dwell therein [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all creation and King of things visible and invisible! I entreat Thee by Him Who is the Desire of the heavens and earth | BLIB_Or11095#026, | ADM3#050 p.063x, ASAT2.047x | JHT_S#146x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Living waters; water of life; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08856 | 110 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و سیدی و سندی و محبوبی و مقصودی و مقصود المقربین اسئلک باسمک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art my God, my Master, my Support, my Beloved, my Aim, and Who art the Aspiration of them that have drawn nigh unto Thee! | INBA19:002, INBA32:004a | ADM3#052 p.065 | JHT_S#123 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02351 | 380 | Arabic | هذا یوم فیه ینادی المقصود و یبشر الناس بامره المحتوم و رحیقه المختوم طوبی | This is the Day wherein the Desired One proclaimeth and announceth unto humanity His irrevocable Decree and His sealed Wine. Blessed are they [3.5s] | INBA19:077, INBA32:071, BLIB_Or15713.080, | ADM3#053 p.066x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Presence of; reunion with God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02527 | 350 | mixed | در این حین سدره مبارکه که در فردوس اعلی بید عنایت الهی غرس شده باینکلمه | At this hour, the blessed Tree, which by the hand of divine favor hath been planted in the Most Exalted Paradise, hath uttered these words [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having revealed Thy path amidst Thy servants,and for having called the people to the Orient of Thy Revelation | INBA19:079, INBA32:073, BLIB_Or15690.303, , BLIB_Or15699.139b, | ADM3#054 p.067x | JHT_S#008x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01493 | 580 | mixed | قد نزل فی هذا الحین امر الله المحکم المتین یا ارض قرت عیناک بما زینک الله | In this very hour hath been sent down the Decree of God, firm and mighty. Rejoice, O Earth, for God hath adorned thee [3.5s] | INBA19:083, INBA32:077 | ADM3#055 p.069x, ANDA#70 p.22x, YBN.145cx | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06268 | 160 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المقصود لیهدی الناس الی صراطه المستقیم و یقربهم الی مقام تنادی فیه | This is the Book which the True One hath sent down that He might guide mankind to His Straight Path and draw them nigh unto that station wherein they shall call aloud [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have turned unto Thee and have besought from the ocean of Thy generosity | INBA19:091, INBA32:084 | ADM3#056 p.070x | JHT_S#148x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04489 | 210 | Arabic | قد حضر لدی المظلوم کتابک و ذکره العبد الحاضر لدی الوجه و فاز باصغاء من عنده | The book thou didst send hath reached the presence of the Wronged One, and the servant standing before His Face hath made mention thereof, attaining thereby the grace of His hearing [3.5s] | INBA19:095, INBA32:087b, BLIB_Or15712.283, | ADM3#057 p.071x | Prayer for praise and gratitude; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05410 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و مقصودی و معبودی تسمع ندآء احبائک و تری عمل اولیائک انهم | Glory be unto Thee, O my God, Who art my Desire and Adoration! Thou hearest the call of Thy loved ones and seest the deeds of Thy chosen ones | INBA19:096, INBA32:088 | ADM3#058 p.072 | JHT_S#099 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09560 | 100 | mixed | لک الحمد یا مولی الملکوت و مالک الجبروت اسئلک باسمک الذی به اقمت القیامة و اظهرت اسرارها | Praise be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of the heavenly kingdom and Sovereign of the celestial dominion! I beseech Thee by Thy Name | ADM3#060 p.076x | JHT_S#149x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11215 | 40 | mixed | الهی الهی لاتمنع اولیائک عن بحر فضلک و لا تخیبهم عما عندک من بدایع جودک | My God, my God! Withhold not Thy loved ones from the ocean of Thy bounty, and deprive them not of the wondrous tokens of Thy generosity which are with Thee [3.5s] | ADM3#062 p.077x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01096 | 760 | mixed | حمد مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که قلوب قاصدین از اول لا اول الی آخر لا آخر باو | Praise be unto Him Who is worthy and befitting, unto Whom the hearts of all seekers have turned from the beginning that hath no beginning unto the end that hath no end [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee to give us renewed hope in the face of our sorrow, and to pardon us such things as we have neglected in Thy day | BLIB_Or15731.002, , BLIB_Or15736.001, | ADM3#065 p.081x | JHT_S#049x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Goodly deeds; actions; Power of prayer; Realms of being; three realms; five realms | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03708 | 410 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی ظهر و اظهر امره بسلطان مامنعته الضوضاء و ما خوفته سطوه الاشقیاء... ما در هر کجا باشیم و هرچه بر ما وارد شود باید حزب الله بکمال استقامت و اطمینان بافق اعلی | Praise be unto Him Who hath appeared and made manifest His Cause with such sovereignty as neither the clamor of men could deter nor the might of the rebellious could affright [3.5s]... ...Concerning the Leaf of the Blessed Tree, the Consort, upon her be Baha'u'llahu'l-Abha, sometime ago Jinab-I Haji Mulla Husayn-i-Lari | ADM3#070 p.086x, PYB#189 p.03x, NSS.201x | LTDT.053x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09737 | 90 | mixed | الهی الهی اسئلک بأنبیائک و رسلک و اصفیائک و اولیائک و بأنوار عرشک | O my God, my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Prophets and Thy Messengers, by Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones, and by the lights of Thy throne [3.5s] | ADM3#071 p.087x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08843 | 110 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی اسئلک باسمک الذی دعوته الی السماء اشرقت عن | Glorified art Thou, O my God and my Beloved! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which, when summoned to the heavens, illumination shone forth [3.5s] | INBA49:007a, BLIB_Or15725.383b, | ADM3#076 p.091 | Prayers (general or uncategorized); The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10286 | 80 | Arabic | سبحانک یا اله الغیب و الشهود و المهیمن علی الوجود اسئلک باسمک الودود بان | Glory be unto Thee, Who art the Lord of all things visible and invisible,and the Supreme Protector of all creation! I entreat Thee by Thy name | ADM3#077 p.092 | JHT_S#028 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00090 | 4690 | mixed | حمدا لمن نور العالم بانوار اسمه الاعظم لیعرف الامم ما یقربهم الیه فضلا من | Praise be unto Him Who hath illumined the world through the splendors of His Most Great Name, that all peoples might recognize that which draweth them nigh unto Him through His grace [3.5s]... ...As to what thou hast written concerning the Right of God: The binding injunction of God is set forth in the Book, but this matter is conditional upon the willingness of the individual | INBA28:404, BLIB_Or15727b.326, , BLIB_Or15732.002, | ADM3#078 p.093x, GHA.106ax, GHA.107bx, UAB.022bx, AYI2.164x, AYI2.165x, AYI2.166x, AYI2.167x, AYI2.168x, ABDA.080-081x | COC#1151x, JHT_S#073x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Law of Huququ'llah; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00443 | 1600 | mixed | Meetings, Bahá'í | امروز حدیقه ثنا باسم اولیای الهی مزین یعنی نفوسیکه ما عند الناس ایشانرا از ما | In this day is the garden of praise adorned with the name of the chosen ones of God - that is, those souls whom the possessions of men have not withheld from Us [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the God of the seen and the unseen,and ascendent on the throne of Thy name, the Well-Beloved!... The friends of God, one and all, are remembered by the Supreme Pen | INBA44:170b, BLIB_Or15717.009, | ADM3#079 p.095x, AVK3.142.01x, ASAT3.099x, ASAT4.274x | BRL_MEET.BH#01x, JHT_S#151x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| BH00701 | 1100 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی اظهر السبیل و انزل الدلیل و دعا الکل الیه بحجه لاتعادلها | Praise be to God Who hath made manifest the Path, sent down the Proof, and summoned all unto Him with an argument that none can equal [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.046x, | ADM3#081 p.097x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00076 | Suriy-i-Ashab (=Lawh-i-Habib) | 4960 | Arabic | Surah of the Companions | Suriy-i-Ashab or Lawh-i Habib (Surah of the Companions or Tablet for the Beloved One) | ح ب اسمع ندآء الله عن جهه العرش بایات مهیمن مقدم عظیم لعل تقلب بکلک الی | H.B. Give ear unto the divine summons from the precincts of the Throne, as We recite to thee the verses of God | INBA83:027b, BLIB_Or15723.031b, | AQA4#072b p.001, AQA4a.205, TZH4.354-360, MAS4.355ax, ASAT3.071x, OOL.B039, OOL.B107 | WOB.108-109x, BLO_PT#094, HURQ.BH32 | Proclamatory work playing a major role in the conversion of the followers of the Báb to the cause of Bahá’u’lláh, declaring His prophetic station to a number of receptive individuals while attesting that if it were revealed to humanity to an extent smaller than a needle’s eye, it would cause every mountain to crumble into dust. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 2a | * | - | ROB2.065, MMAH.151, GSH.075, LL#095, LL#293 | ||
| BH00845 | Suratu'llah | 970 | Arabic | Surah of God | Súratu'lláh (Surah of God) | ان یا علی بعد نبیل اسمع ندآء ربک حین الذی یرید ان یخرج عن بینکم بما اکتسبت | O Muhammad-`Ali, hearken to this proclamation from thy Lord, at a time when He desireth to depart out from among ye by reason of what the hands of the oppressors have wrought | BLIB_Or15723.162, , BLIB_Or15737.001, | AQA4#076 p.068, AQA4a.016, ASAT2.111x, OOL.B102 | BLO_PT#091, HURQ.BH25 | Declares the divinity of His station, rebukes the followers of the Báb for plotting against Him, and announces His temporary retirement from the community. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | 2b | * | - | ROB1.245, MMAH.153, GSH.060, LL#316 | ||
| BH01774 | Suriy-i-Hijr | 500 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی خرق حجبات الممکنات بسلطانه و خلق السموات بامره و انزل من مکفهرات | Glorified be He Who hath rent asunder the veils of all contingent beings through His sovereignty, and hath fashioned the heavens by His command, and hath caused to descend from the darkening clouds [3.5s] | INBA37:001, BLIB_Or15723.166, , BLIB_Or15737.004, | AQA4#077 p.072, AQA4a.024, ASAT5.262x, OOL.B123 | Announces His withdrawal from the community and His sorrow at the state of affairs that made this action necessary. | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Proclamation to the people of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | 2b | * | - | ROB2.397, GSH.188, LL#308 | |||||
| BH00058 | Suriy-i-Hajj I (Shiraz) | 5550 | Arabic | Tablet of Pilgrimage to the House of the Báb (Suriy-i-Hajj) | Suriy-i-Hajj (Tablet of Pilgrimage to the House of the Báb) | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت حینئذ عن قطب البقاء مقام الذی یطوفن فی حوله اهل سرادق | These are the verses of God which have been sent down in this hour from the Focal Point of eternity, that Station round which circle the dwellers of the pavilion [3.5s]... ...O Muhammad, when the fragrances of holiness have drawn thee unto them and turned thee unto the land of the All-Merciful that thou mayest discover the breezes of divine praise | INBA73:005, INBA83:049, BLIB_Or15723.168, , BLIB_Or15737.006, | AQA4#078 p.075, AVK4.120, GHA.039x, GHA.069ax, TSBT.093x, RHQM2.0809-834 (222) (137-151), ASAT2.113x, ASAT4.426x, ASAT5.029x, OOL.B119 | RBB.154-162x, BLO_PT#118x, HURQ.BH53, GEN.371-380 | Prescribes the rite of pilgrimage to the House of the Báb in Shiraz, codified later in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas as a sacred duty. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2b | * | - | ROB2.240, BKOG.250, MMAH.152, GSH.082, LL#304 | ||
| BH00434 | Suriy-i-Dhibh | 1620 | Arabic | Surah of the Sacrifice (Súratu'dh-Dhibh) | Suratudh-Dhibh (Surah of the Sacrifice) | اقر لله علی عرش العظمه و الجلال بانی انا الله لا اله الا انا المهیمن | God hath proclaimed from the throne of grandeur and splendor, "I, verily, am the Lord God, and there is no other god beside Me | INBA18:001, INBA37:003, BLIB_Or15723.188, , BLIB_Or15737.027, | AQA4#079 p.100, AQA4a.029, AVK3.467.01x, MAS4.139ax, ASAT3.267x, OOL.B113 | BLO_PT#096 | Exhorts the recipient to look into the truth of the Cause of God with his own eyes and declares that Bahá’u’lláh has been offered up as a sacrifice at the hands of the wicked at every moment for the past twenty years. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 2c | * | - | MMAH.222, GSH.113, LL#298 | ||
| BH00032 | Lawh-i-Ruh | 7220 | Arabic | Lawḥ-i-Rúh (Tablet of the Spirit) | فسبحان الذی فی قبضته ملکوت ملک الآیات یصرفها کیف یشآء بأمر | Glorified be He in Whose grasp lieth the dominion of the realm of verses, Who directeth them as He pleaseth through His command [3.5s] | INBA37:018, INBA83:073, BLIB_Or15723.082, , PR23.001b-015b | AQA4#081 p.123, AQA4a.150, ASAT1.276x, OOL.B073 | Refutes certain claims of Mírzá Yaḥyá; asserts the magnitude of Bahá’u’lláh’s own station, whose full transformative power remains, out of wisdom, as yet undivulged; and foretells the ultimate triumph of His cause. | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Oneness; unity of religion; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2b | * | - | ROB2.181, ROB2.260, MMAH.185, GSH.085, LL#224 | ||||
| BH00227 | Ridvanu'l-Iqrar | 2630 | Arabic | Ridvanu'l-Iqrar (Ridván of the Enthronement) | اقر الله بذاته لذاته بانه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر و کل له خاضعون اقر | God taketh His seat [upon His celestial Throne] by virtue of His Essence which is operative through His Essence, for He, no God is there except Him… By God, O people! Mine eye weepeth, and the eye of Ali (the Bab) weepeth amongst the Concourse on high, and Mine heart crieth out | INBA47:050, INBA37:057, INBA83:092, BLIB_Or15723.146, | AQA4#083 p.180, AQA4a.042, MAS4.353x, OOL.B095 | GPB.243x, GPB.250x, HURQ.BH27x | Dwells on the state of those who have rejected the truth and contrasts it with the state of those who have recognized and believed. | Adam; Adam and Eve; Call to action; Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | 2c | * | - | ROB2.397, MMAH.175, GSH.115, LL#277 | Quoted by Abdu'l-Baha in MKT3.420 (AB00024). Merged with BH10413. | ||
| BH00334 | Suriy-i-Qalam | 1970 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Qalam (Surih of the Pen) | ان یا قلم الاعلی ان اشهد فی نفسک بانه هو الله لا اله الا انا المهیمن القیوم | O Pen of the Most High! Bear thou witness, in thine own self, that verily He is God and that there is none other God but Me | INBA37:115, BLIB_Or15692.012, , BLIB_Or15706.001, , BLIB_Or15714.049, , BLIB_Or15725.239, , NLAI_BH1.083, NLAI_BH2.204 | AQA4#089 p.258, SFI14.036-045n, TZH4.268-270, TSBT.124, ASAT1.111x, ASAT3.015x, ASAT3.136x, ASAT4.508x, OOL.B136, AMB#23 | DOR#23, BLO_PT#095, HURQ.BH47 | A celebration of the festival of Riḍván, taking the form of a series of apostrophes to His Pen, the denizens of earth and heaven, the concourse of monks, and the Maid of Heaven. | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Monasticism; asceticism; Proclamation to Christians; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God the cause of creation | 2c | * | * | ROB2.397, SFI14.036-045, MMAH.159, GSH.192, LL#324 | ||
| BH00280 | Suriy-i-Ziyarih | 2280 | Arabic | Wronged One, The; Surih of Visitation | Surat az-Ziyarah (Surih of Visitation for Mulla Husayn) | هذا کتاب من لدی المظلوم الذی سمی فی ملکوت البقاء بالبهاء و فی جبروت العلاء | This is a letter from a wronged One, who is known in the kingdom of eternity as Bahá, in the dominion of exaltation… Our God and Beloved! Forgive us, our parents, and such of our relations as have believed in Thee and Thy signs | INBA37:122, INBA83:195, INBA49:289, BLIB_Or15702.239, , NLAI_BH2.297, ALIB.folder18p057-066 | AQA4#091 p.301, ADM2#005 p.017x, MAS8.082, ASAT4.078x, OOL.B141 | LOIR03.083, BLO_PT#098, JHT_S#087x | Visitation tablet for Mullá Ḥusayn, who was the first to embrace the cause of the Báb and was one of its early martyrs and who is implicitly related in the tablet to Bahá’u’lláh (whose given name was also Ḥusayn) and through Him to the persecution and suffering of Abel, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, Imam Ḥusayn, and the Báb. | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Visitation Tablets | 2c | * | - | MMAH.204, GSH.196, LL#330 | ||
| BH01132 | Suriy-i-Qadir | 740 | Arabic | Surah of the Almighty (Surat al-Qadir) | Surat al-Qadir (Surah of the Almighty) | سبحان الذی قدر مقادیر کل شیء فی الواح عز محفوظا و خلق کل شیء علی شان لو یصفن | Praise be unto him, who foreordained for each thing its portion in mighty, preserved Tablets. He created all things in such a manner that, were they to purify themselves | INBA37:138, INBA83:115, BLIB_Or15702.032, , BLIB_Or15723.250, , BLIB_Or15737.094, , ALIB.folder18p211 | AQA4#093 p.317, AQA4a.373, GSH.051, OOL.B134 | WIND#157, HURQ.BH44 | A meditation on the name of God ‘the Omnipotent’ and its pervasive influence in the world according to the capacities of things and, referring to the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá, calling the Bábís and the manifestations of worldly power to recognize Bahá’u’lláh. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | 2b | * | - | ROB1.119, MMAH.083, LL#322 | ||
| BH01644 | Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firaq (Tablet of the Nightingale of Bereavement) | 530 | mixed | Tablet of Nightingale of Separation (Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firáq) | Lawh-i-Bulbulul-Firaq (Tablet of Nightingale of Separation) | بلبل الفراق علی غصن الافاق ینادی هذا الفراق یا ملا الاشتیاق و طیر الوفا یتغن | The nightingale of separation, perched upon the branch of the horizon, calls out in grief, you who are filled with yearning | INBA38:063, INBA36:376b, INBA71:074b | AQA4#095 p.324x, AQA4a.363x, GSH.042, OOL.B034a, OOL.B034b | SW_v12#16 p.251, BLO_PT#115 | Announces in sorrowful language His departure from Baghdad and reproaches those who had thus far failed to recognize Him. | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | 1b | * | - | ROB1.244, MMAH.079, LL#080 | ||
| BH00948 | Lawh-i-Aqa Siyyid Hasan | 870 | Arabic | قد ارتفع ندآء الله عن یمین الرضوان بندآء الذی یسمعه حقایق کل الاشیاء بین الارض | The call of God hath been raised from the right hand of the Ridván with such a call as is heard by the realities of all things upon the earth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15702.100, , NLAI_BH2.122, ALIB.folder18p269 | AQA4#097 p.328, AQA4a.123, MAS4.139bx, ASAT4.023x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | LL#057 | |||||||
| BH00939 | Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch) | 870 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch) | اتی امر الله علی ظلل من البیان و المشرکون یومئذ فی عذاب عظیم قد نزلت جنود الوحی | The Cause of God hath come down upon the clouds of utterance, while they that have joined partners with Him are afflicted with a sore torment | INBA83:144ax, BLIB_Or03114.089r, , BLIB_Or15702.108, , ALIB.folder18p221 | AQA4#098 p.331, AQA4a.424, AYT.360, HDQI.002, SFI08.012, MAS4.115, HHA.058x, RHQM1.596-600 (728) (447-449), AHDW.005, AHB_128BE #06-11 p.194x, ANDA#03 p.08-09, OOL.B118, AMB#29 | DOR#29, GPB.177x, GPB.242x, WOB.135x, SW_v03#14 p.015, BLO_PT#125, BSC.255 #528-531 | Announces the high station of Bahá’u’lláh’s son ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, titled Ghuṣn-i-A‘ẓam (‘the Greatest Branch’), foreshadowing His later appointment in the Kitáb-i-‘Ahd as successor to Bahá’u’lláh. | Condition of search; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2c | * | * | ROB2.388, BKOG.250, EBTB.052, GSH.107, LL#303 | ||
| BH01361 | Gul va Bulbul (The nightingale and the owl) | 630 | mixed | Tablet of the Nightingale and the Owl | Gul va Bulbul (Tablet of the Nightingale and the Owl) | گل معنوی در رضوان الهی بقدوم ربیع معانی مشهود ولکن بلبلان صوری محروم مانده اند گل | The spiritual rose in the divine garden blossoms into mystical meanings at the approach of spring, but the artificial nightingales remain deprived. | INBA65:234, BLIB_Or07852.108, , NLI.32p002v | AQA4#099 p.336, AQA4a.368, HDQI.011, AHB_126BE #01-02 p.002x, AKHA_123BE #11-12 p.a, ANDA#06 p.03, OOL.B200 | BLO_PT#136 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | LL#064, LL#094 | ||||
| BH03529 | Lawh-i-Jinab-i-Haji Siyyid Ibrahim (Kitab al-Fajr) | 260 | Arabic | کتاب الفجر من افق الامر قد کان بالجهر مشهودا من قرء حرفا منه توجه الی شطر | The Book of Dawn hath appeared from the horizon of the Command, manifest unto all. Whosoever readeth a single letter thereof turneth toward its direction [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#168, | AQA4#101 p.341, AQA4a.129 | Consolation and comfort; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | LL#113 | |||||||
| BH00454 | Lawh-i-Huriyyih (Tablet of the Maiden) | 1580 | Arabic | Tablet of the Maiden | Lawh-i-Huriyyih (Tablet of the Maiden) | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اذکرک حینئذ حین الذی استشرقت شمس الوهیتک عن افق سماء | Praise be unto Thee, O Lord, My God! I mention Thee at this moment when the Sun of Thy divinity is shining from the horizon of the Heaven | INBA48:036, INBA66:004, INBA92:001, BLIB_Or15714.058, , BLIB_Or15739.080, | AQA4#102 p.342, AQA4a.379, SFI16.008-012, ASAT3.134x, ASAT4.049x, OOL.B045 | BLO_PT#133, HURQ.BH20 | Describes a visionary encounter with the Maid of Heaven, who looks deeply within His soul and expires in sorrow upon perceiving the extent of His suffering. | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 1b | * | - | ROB1.125, ROB3.223, BKOG.167, MMAH.211, GSH.020, LL#118 | ||
| BH03255 | Lawh-i-Siyyid Muhammad ibn Vahid | 280 | Arabic | Translation List | قد فتح باب البیان و ظهر غلام المعانی و کان فی یده الیمنی کاس من سلسبیل رحمه | Lo! The portal of utterance is flung open, and the Youth of inner meaning is come. In His right hand, He beareth a chalice | BLIB_Or11095#187, | AQA4#104 p.358, AQA4a.132, LMA1.348 (208) | ADMS#028 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | LL#247 | |||||
| BH10606 | 70 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو یحیی و یمیت ثم یمیت و یحیی انه لهو الناظر | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. He giveth life and causeth death, then causeth death and giveth life. He, verily, is the All-Seeing [3.5s] | AQA5#001 p.001, AQA6#303 p.297a | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06462 | 150 | Persian | ای امه الله الیوم یومیست که اگر از نفسی امری فوت شود بقرنهای لایحصی تدارک آن | O handmaid of God! This Day is such that should any soul let slip an opportunity, its restoration shall not be attainable throughout countless ages [3.5s] | AQA5#002 p.002 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04983 | 190 | Arabic | ان یا محمود اسمع ندآء ربک من هذا المقام المحمود طوبی لمن سمع الندا من شطر | O Mahmud! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord from this praiseworthy station. Blessed is he who hath heard the call from this direction [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#136, | AQA5#003 p.003 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06312 | 160 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی الله الی الذی آمن بالله فی یوم الماب ان یا سلیمان ان وجدت | This is a Book from God unto him who hath believed in God on the Day of Return. O Solomon! If thou hast found [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#142, | AQA5#004 p.004 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03603 | 250 | Arabic | ان استمع الندآء من بریه الهدی من شاطی الوادی الایمن علی البقعه الحمرآء من سدره | Hearken unto the Call from the Wilderness of Guidance, from the shore of the right-hand Valley, upon the crimson spot beneath the Lote-Tree [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#135, | AQA5#005 p.005 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03618 | 250 | Arabic | ان یا هیکل انک بنیت بامر ربک ولکن الناس لاینظرون و منهم من ینتظر ان ینظرک طلبا | O Temple! Thou hast been raised up by the command of Thy Lord, yet the people perceive it not. And among them are those who wait to behold Thee, seeking [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#263, | AQA5#006 p.007 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proclamation to Christians | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10310 | 80 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی توجه الی الافق الاعلی فی هذا الیوم ینبغی ان یرتفع به | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him. Whoso turneth toward the Most Sublime Horizon on this Day must needs be uplifted thereby [3.5s] | AQA5#007 p.009a | Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02376 | 370 | Arabic | ان الکتاب المکنون فی هذا الهیکل المشهود ینطق انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن | The Hidden Book enshrined within this manifest Temple proclaims: "There is none other God but Him, the All-Compelling." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.142a, | AQA5#008 p.009b | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05717 | 170 | Arabic | تعالی الذی اظهر جماله المکنون بانوار احاطت السموات و الارضین و انطق کل شیء | Exalted is He Who hath manifested His hidden Beauty through lights that have encompassed the heavens and the earth, and hath caused all things to speak forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.139c, | AQA5#009 p.012 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to the people of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09888 | 90 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ظهر بالحق انه لمخزن قدرتی و مکمن اقتداری و | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath appeared in truth is indeed the Treasury of My power and the Repository of My sovereignty [3.5s] | INBA27:464b, BLIB_Or03114.023, , BLIB_Or15730.147a, | AQA5#010 p.013 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03513 | 260 | Arabic | قد اتی المیعاد و ظهر مظهر ربکم مالک الایجاد و کل ذره تنادی الملک لله المقتدر | The appointed time hath come, and the Manifestation of your Lord, the Lord of creation, hath appeared, and every atom proclaimeth: "The Kingdom is God's, the All-Powerful!" [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#055, | AQA5#011 p.014 | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02861 | 310 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا الی الذینهم فازوا بانوار البیان اذ اتی الرحمن بسلطان مبین لتحدث | The remembrance from Our presence unto those who have attained unto the lights of the Bayán, when the All-Merciful came with manifest sovereignty, that thou mayest recount [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#076, | AQA5#012 p.016 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idolatry; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07064 | 140 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل الی الله و فاز باللقاء اذ ظهر مطلع الامر بسلطان احاط | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned unto God and attained the Meeting, when the Dayspring of the Cause appeared with an all-encompassing sovereignty [3.5s] | AQA5#013 p.018 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10598 | 70 | Arabic | شهد البهاء لمالک الاسماء بین الارض و السماء کما شهد مالک البقاء لنفس البهاء | The Glory beareth witness unto the Lord of Names between earth and heaven, even as the Lord of Eternity beareth witness unto the Glory Itself [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.147c, | AQA5#014 p.019a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10169 | 80 | Arabic | ان الله یذکر امه من امائه لیاخذها جذب الایات و یقربها الی الله مظهر البینات | Verily, God maketh mention of His handmaiden from among His handmaidens, that she may be seized by the rapture of His verses and drawn nigh unto God, the Manifestor of clear proofs [3.5s] | AQA5#015 p.019b | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement | - | - |
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