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| ABU0718 | Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-10-04 | 410 | All the Prophets have failed to ever say 'The Day has come' but said, 'The Day will come.' They all describe this Day of God. | PN_1900 p042 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3014 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مدنیت مادی صنایع ترقی نموده علوم و فنون توسیع یافته همین قسم اسباب حرب و قتال و خونریزی و هدم بنیان انسانی | Because of material civilization, industry has progressed and sciences and arts have burgeoned but at the same time weapons of war and bloodshed | BDA1.222.15 | MHMD1.239 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0644 | Words spoken in Feb. 1918 | 450 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Praise be to God, that the dark ages have passed away and the century of light has come.... The past age was an age of wondrous achievements... Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings! That the Sun of Reality hath shone forth! Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings! | BSC.505 #971x, SW_v10#06 p.111-112+098 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06630 | 120 | Persian | Translation List | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۲۵ شهر رجب ۳۳۹ نمره ۳۲۵ بود رسید | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated the 25th of the month of Rajab 339, numbered 325, hath been received [3.5s]... ...It is my hope that means may be devised for Iran that would lead to universal comfort and assurance, that justice and equity may prevail | PYM.113bx, KHSH12.009, DBR.078 | ADMS#065i12x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Non-participation in politics; Promotion of commerce and industry | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0707 | Words spoken on 1913-05-22 in Paris | 410 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | میگویند مقصود انبیا از ادعا ریاست و حکومت بوده با آنکه اساس امر الله ادعای مظاهر | Such people say that the goal of the prophets has been to claim a position of earthly sovereignty and leadership for themselves | BDA2.312-313 | MHMD2.413-414 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB02915 | 220 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received! It became the cause | SW_v11#10 p.167 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power of prayer; Race unity; racial issues; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10534 | 60 | Persian | ای شمع محفل حب آفاق امکان محاط بظلمات بیپایان | O thou candle of love's gathering! The horizons of contingent being are encompassed by boundless darkness [3.5s] | INBA13:088b | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Recompense; reward for belief; right action | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00637 | Lawh-i-Fitnih (Tablet of the Test) | 1500 | mixed | Lawh-i-Fitnih (Tablet of the Test) | ان یا فتنه البقا فانتظری فتنه الله المهیمن القیوم بانها سیاتیکم بالحق فها قد | O Enchantment of eternity! Await thou the Enchantment of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, for verily it shall come unto you with truth. Lo, it hath [3.5s] | INBA81:080x | BRL_DA#574, MAS4.261x, RHQM1.206-209 (262-265) (157-159x), YIA.567-569x, OOL.B037x | Foretells a coming period of tests and trials, which will encompass all created things and every atom of existence and lay violent hold on the peoples of the world. | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | 2a | * | - | ROB1.128, MMAH.173, GSH.036, LL#087 | ||||
| ABU0621 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-27 | 460 | This century is pregnant with the most mighty and world-reforming events. Now it is going through the painful throes of a new birth. The body of the world must go through these tortures | DAS.1915-02-27 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1465 | Words spoken on 1913-06-30 in Port Said | 220 | The Bahá'í Cause is like unto the great ocean, or rather the great ocean is a symbol of the Cause of God. Its mountainous waves are within itself and by itself. | DAS.1913-06-30 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Imagery in the Qur'an; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00941 | 500 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای ثابت بر پیمان در جمیع اوقات چه در شیراز و چه در آذربایجان از گلشن ایمان... از ربّ کريم اميد چنين است که روز بروز رخ برافروزی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! At all times, whether in Shiraz or in Azerbaijan, from the rose-garden of faith [3.5s]... ...The legions of the world cannot withstand this mighty Army. Its weapons are divine knowledge and assurance, and its sword is its world-encircling light | BRL_DAK#0992, MMK3#124 p.085x, NANU_AB#68x, NSS.227-229 | BRL_FIRE_AB#19x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06352 | 130 | mixed | ای مهتدی بهدایت کبری شمس حقیقت از مشرق احدیت نه چنان اشراقی فرمود که بحجبات | O thou who art guided by the supreme guidance! The Sun of Truth hath risen from the Horizon of Oneness with such effulgence that no veil can withstand it [3.5s] | INBA59:245a | AKHA_133BE #14 p.a | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10616 | 70 | Persian | فرمودند نسئل الله تبارک و تعالی ان یصلح | He hath declared: We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, that He may reform [3.5s] | AYBY.121 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09265 | 100 | Persian | انشاء الله بعنایت حق جل جلاله فائز باشی و بانچه امر فرموده عامل امروز اعدا بر | God willing, through the bounty of the True One, exalted be His glory, mayest thou be successful and act in accordance with that which He hath commanded. Today the enemies [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.301d, | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07585 | 110 | mixed | ای مهتز از نسایم الطاف در این حشر اعظم که خدمات جمال قدم قلب عالمرا بحرکت | O thou who art stirred by the breezes of divine favors in this Most Great Resurrection, wherein the services rendered unto the Ancient Beauty have set the heart of the world in motion [3.5s] | MSHR4.221 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00757 | 450 | Persian | Peace | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما بدقت ملاحظه گردید اثر خامه صدق عین واقع بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was carefully perused, and the traces of thy pen reflected the very truth [3.5s]... ...Chaos and confusion are daily increasing in the world. They will attain such intensity as to render the frame of mankind unable to bear them. Then will men be awakened | BRL_DAK#0838, COMP_PEACEP#26x, AVK4.479cx, TZH8.0752, KHMT.143x | BRL_PEACE#26x, COC#1587x | Conduct in finance and business; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00947 | 480 | mixed | ای حبیب روحانی نامه شما رسید و بدقت امعان نظر گردید حیرت بر حیرت افزود که این | O spiritual beloved! Thy letter was received and perused with the utmost attention. It added wonder upon wonder that this [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0728, MSHR2.177x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1084 | Words spoken on 1914-03-02 in Haifa | 290 | His Holiness the Báb says: 'We have put mankind in the alembic…" These souls are quickened through the Breath of the Blessed Perfection... The Holy, divine Manifestations have appeared in this world to instruct mankind in the school of morality... The foundation of praiseworthy virtues is faith. | DAS.1914-03-02, SW_v08#05 p.058x, PN_various p017 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH05097 | 190 | Arabic | قد اخذ الاضطراب اکثر الاحباب من فتنه ایام الشداد بعد الذی اخبرناهم بها من قبل | Most of the beloved have been seized with agitation by the trials of these grievous days, though We had forewarned them thereof aforetime [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.338, | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Satan; the Evil One; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12461 | 120 | Persian | ای منادی بملکوت الله در تحریر تقصیر واقع و سبب تعطیل اینحرب شدید گمان منما که | O summoner to the Kingdom of God! I have falled short in my correspondence, and the reason for that suspension is this grievous war. Think not that hou leavest my mind | BBBD.388-389 | BBBD.389-390, BBBD.414 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07999 | 120 | mixed | اراده مطلقه الهیه عالم را منقلب فرمود من یقدر ان یمنعه من سلطانه لعمرالله | The world hath been revolutionized through the irresistible Will of God. Who is there that can withstand His sovereignty? By God [3.5s] | INBA41:382, BLIB_Or15695.042, , BLIB_Or15724.105a, | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04343 | 170 | Turkish | ای جناب کبریانک احبای حقیقلری نور هدایت مطلع احدیتدن طلوع و آفاق ممکناته | O thou noble and exalted one, the true lovers of the All-Glorious! The light of guidance hath risen from the Dayspring of Divine Unity and hath illumined the horizons of contingent being [3.5s] | INBA21:134, INBA88:142 | MJT.012 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02682 | 230 | Persian | Man of Courage, The | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه بدیع معانی ملاحظه گردید نغمه بلبل وفا بود و یا گلبانگ | O you who are firm in the Covenant! Your letter, wondrous and replete with inner meaning, was perused | AHB.130BE #09-10 p.37, MSHR3.197 | BLO_courage.35-36 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2021 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-26 | 140 | All the people are negligent, they are not thinking of pleasing God and spreading the word of God. | PN_1920_heh_haifa p057 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12286 | 190 | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom of God! Your letter arrived. It brought me the news that you had united in a gathering and turned your attention to the Kingdom | BBBD.482 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH09436 | 100 | mixed | Translation List | عالم از جذب کلمه مالک قدم در حرکت ولکن عباد از آن غافل الا من شاء الله حمد کن | The world hath, through the ecstasy born of the Word uttered by the King of Eternity, been stirred to movement, but His servants are unaware of this | AYI2.332x | ADMS#282 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; High station of the true believer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04162 | 180 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | چون جهان انسانی را ظلمات بيگانگی و تفرقه و اختلاف و اجتناب و بغض و عداوت و جهل | What thou hast written is understood. In reply I will elucidate briefly, the purport of which you, with your intelligence, will surely comprehend. | MMK2#102 p.079x | TAB.653-654 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2949 | Words spoken on 1913-07-08 in Port Said | 60 | Bahá'í Scriptures | There is a power in this Cause, a mysterious power, far, far, far away from the ken of men and angels | DAS.1913-07-08, BSC.304 #622, SW_v07#05 p.034, SW_v11#14 p.243, ABIE.039, BLO_PN#007 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06779 | 120 | Persian | ای راستان خداوند مهربان آرایش جهان خواست تا آفرینش آسایش یابد و آاینه آفتاب | O pure-hearted ones! The Compassionate Lord desired to adorn the world, that through creation, tranquility may be attained, and the mirror reflect the sun's effulgence [3.5s] | YARP2.692 p.464 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05647 | 170 | mixed | الحمد لله بعنایت رحمانی بعرف اوراد گلستان حقیقی فائز شدید انشاء الله باید | All praise be to God! Through the loving-kindness of the All-Merciful, thou hast attained unto the fragrance of the flowers of the true Rose-garden. God willing, thou must [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.146, | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02963 | 220 | O thou who art turning thy face to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst written concerning the discussion thou hadst with Mr. Naylor. | BSTW#244 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1673 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 180 | Now Europe in reality is in the utmost beauty and adornment. Material civilization has advanced greatly. It is a body in the utmost of comeliness, but regrettable it is that it is not animated by the spirit. | DAS.1913-02-20 | Call to action; Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH10033 | 90 | Arabic | و لو ان روایح الافتتان فی ایام الشداد قد اخمدت سراج حب الرحمن فی صدور الناس | Though the winds of sedition in these days of ordeal have extinguished the lamp of the All-Merciful's love in the hearts of men [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.387b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10848 | 60 | Arabic | قد ابتلینا فی بلیه کبری و محنه وعثاء و مشقه ظلماء ولکن طلعت الشمس بفضل الله | We have been encompassed by grievous tribulation and dire, darksome trial, yet through God's grace hath the sun risen [3.5s] | INBA73:344a, NLAI_BH1.490b, NLAI_BH2.235.07 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00740 | 460 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز صادق الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه تعلق بملکوت | O thou sincere and loyal handmaid of the Lord! I have read thy letter. Thou art truly attached to the Kingdom | MNMK#159 p.294, MMK1#160 p.185 | SWAB#160, TAB.321-323, BWF.389-390x, BSC.457 #839x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02074 | 270 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید نامه در پانزده ماه قبل | O firm ones in the Covenant! Your letter was received and its contents became known. | MKT4.037, YHA1.143x, YHA1.427-428x, VUJUD.014 | DAS.1915-02-14, SW_v05#16 p.242, BSTW#213b, VUJUDE.020-021 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02412 | 250 | mixed | ای ناشر میثاق سپاه ملکوت ابهی و جنود جبروت اعلی متتابع از عالم بالا در هجوم | O thou disseminator of the Covenant! The hosts of the Abhá Kingdom and the legions of the Supreme Dominion are descending successively from the realms above in a mighty rush [3.5s] | INBA55:457, INBA72:054, INBA88:375 | MMK6#134 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08838 | 110 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی قد اخذت الظلمه کل الاقطار و احاطت الفتنه کل الاشطار | Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Darkness hath fallen upon every land, and the forces of mischief | INBA92:329 | PMP#011 | PM#011 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2726 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-12-05 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | به بینید چگونه اقتدار امر الله ولوله در دلها انداخت و چه انقلابی در نفوس افکند چه طور عون و عنایت جمال ابهی پی در پی رسید | Observe how the power of the Cause of God has created a tumult in the hearts and what a revolution it has produced. See how the aid and assistance of the Abha Beauty have reached us | BDA1.415.16 | MHMD1.432 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1605 | Words spoken on 1915-07-13 in Haifa | 190 | Persian | حیات اشیاء بآب است بجهت این آیات الهی و فیوضات ربانی بآب تشبیه شده "و انزلنا من السماء ماء وصارت اودیة | The life of all things dependeth upon water, and for this reason have the divine verses and heavenly bounties been likened unto water, "And We sent down from heaven water, and the valleys flowed..." [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-13 | Differences in human capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09376 | 80 | Persian | ای رستم اهل ستم خواستند که رسم یزدان براندازند تهمتن الهی کلمه الله بمیدان | O Rustam! The people of tyranny sought to cast down the Divine Law. The celestial champion, the Word of God, hath come forth to the field [3.5s] | YARP2.419 p.318 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03295 | 280 | mixed | یا حیدر قبل علی علیک بهائی اگر شما بارض ش توجه نمودید باید در محل احبای | O Haydar-'Alí, upon thee be My Glory! If thou shouldst journey unto the land of Sh, thou must needs, in the company of the loved ones [3.5s] | INBA51:163, KB_620:156-157 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06540 | 150 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا للذین طاروا فی هوآء المحبه و العرفان الی ان بلغوا المقام الذی | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto those who have soared in the atmosphere of love and recognition until they attained the station wherein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.044b, | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04275 | 170 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای بنده آستان مقدس شکایت از کسادی تجارت نموده بودید در این سنه آفات و صدمات | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! . . . At churches and gatherings in Europe and America, ‘Abdu’l-Baha raised His voice in most of the large cities to proclaim the Cause | MMK5#090 p.071, AVK4.465x, NJB_v05#08 p.001x | MHMD2s.320x | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0210 | Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-23 | 890 | It will progress to such a degree that anyone can travel with them. The danger will become less and less... Had it not been for steamers, America would not have entered the war. | PN_1919 p032, PN_1919 p173, LAT.112-117 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1571 | Words to the Turkish Consul General, spoken on 1913-04-14 | 200 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز شرق بهیچوجه مقابلی یا غرب نتواند و با هیچ قوّهٴئ‌ی نه برابری بلکه محافظهٴ خود | Today the armies of Europe, well-drilled, well-provisioned, phalanx-like, are similar unto the waves of the ocean pounding against the shores of Asia…. The East today cannot compete with the West in any way… | BDA2.238 | DAS.1913-04-14, MHMD2.308x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| AB07144 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | The letter no.17 was read. Thou hast written concerning the universal peace, that before long the congress of The Hague | TAB.595-596x, BSTW#154 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0132 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-13 | 1090 | Woe unto the world because of offenses, for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh. | DAS.1915-03-13 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04763 | 160 | Persian | ای دوست موافق در وقتیکه آتش حرب در اطراف جهان شعله زده و روز بروز در ازدیاد | O thou dear companion, at a time when the fire of war hath set the world aflame and with each passing day doth increasingly intensify [3.5s] | MMK2#098 p.076, NJB_v03#02 p.002 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2386 | Words to Persian students, spoken on 1913-09-05 | 100 | The people of this country are not interested to read these articles and addresses and if you ask from those few | DAS.1913-09-05, ABIE.281, BLO_PN#007 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05558 | 180 | Persian | ورقه مشهود گشت و هرچه مسطور بود منظور شد معلوم است که کم نفسی یافت میشود که | The leaf hath become manifest, and whatsoever was inscribed therein hath come into view. It is well known that scarce can be found a soul that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.241, | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10789 | 60 | O ye friends of God! Show ye an endeavor that all the nations and communities of the world | SW_v07#18 p.187-188 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00549 | 530 | Persian | ای یاران الهی جناب آقا غلامحسین نامه نگاشته و نامهای مبارک یاران مرقوم داشته | O divine friends! Jináb-i-Ghulám-Ḥusayn hath penned a letter and written therein the blessed names of the friends [3.5s] | MKT4.109, MILAN.116 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09120 | 90 | ...Treat ye the sinners, thy tyrants and the bloodthirsty enemies as the faithful friends | SW_v08#11 p.139 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03113 | 210 | mixed | ای بنده حق در نزد این عبد جمیع من علی الارض مقبول مطرودی نه و مغضوبی نیست و | O servant of the Truth! In the sight of this servant, all who dwell upon the earth are accepted; none is rejected or condemned [3.5s] | MMK6#240 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1225 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 260 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The more you love, the nearer you will be to God. Love is one of the bounties of God. Therefore to love one another is good. | BSC.501 #964x, DWN_v6#05 p.001-002, PN_1900 p061 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Second birth; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01209 | 360 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی اگرچه مدت مدیدیست که بان یاران معنوی مکاتبه و مخاطبه ننمودم | O true friends! Although a long time hath elapsed since I corresponded and communed with those spiritual companions [3.5s] | INBA16:030, INBA59:287 | MKT4.112, MILAN.191, AVK3.184.03x, YHA1.376x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1122 | Address to the Baha'is at Kinney home in New York, 1912-12-02 | 280 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | These are the days of my farewell to you, for I am sailing on the fifth of the month… let each one of you be as a lamp shining forth with the light of the virtues | BRL_DAK#1240 | PUP#134 (p.452-453), SW_v05#01 p.007+010, PN_1912 p019 | The Joburg Baha'i Choir | Being a source of light; guidance; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01457 | 590 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی انزل من سماء القدم امطار الکرم لیخضر به قلوب اهل العالم و | Praise be unto God Who hath caused the showers of bounty to descend from the heaven of eternity, that thereby the hearts of the peoples of the world may be verdant [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#004, | MAS8.159x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03258 | 210 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assured by the grace of thy Lord! I have perused thy excellent letter which shows that thou art turning thy face | TAB.097-098, BWF.374-375x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for prosperity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06256 | 130 | mixed | ای طیفور قلبت پر نور باد و جانت پر سرور آنچه خواستی مرقوم گردید حال باید | O Tayfur! May thy heart be filled with light and thy soul be full of joy! That which thou didst request hath been written. Now thou must [3.5s] | MMK6#320 | Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2947 | Words to Corinne True spoken in 1907 | 60 | we must look upon every human being we saw as a letter from the Beloved to us.... No matter how blotted, blurred, torn or soiled that letter appears to be | SW_v13#10 p.284 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01783 | 290 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد ماج بحر البلا و هاج اریاح الضراء و اشتدت قواصف الباساء و وقعت الرزیه | O my God, my God! The sea of tribulation hath surged, and the winds of adversity have blown fierce, and the storms of affliction have intensified, and calamity hath befallen [3.5s] | INBA84:497b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12455 | 120 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید با عدم فرصت از نهایت محبت جواب مختصری مینگارم | O dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Notwithstanding the lack of time, I am writing a brief response out of the utmost love | BBBD.111 | BBBD.111-112 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09233 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه مرقوم ملحوظ افتاد دستوران ستورانند لهذا باصطلاح عوام | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Thy letter was received. The priests are as beasts, and thus, in common parlance [3.5s] | YARP2.482 p.358 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06605 | 350 | Persian | ای ایادی امرالله مکتوب اخیر واصل و مضامین معلوم و واضح شد فی الحقیقه آنصفحات | O Hands of the Cause of God! Your recent letter hath been received, and its contents have become known and clear. In truth, those pages [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0920, AVK3.482.17x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08644 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان محزون مباش دلخون مگرد انشاء الله همانطور که آرزوی دل و جان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Be thou not sorrowful, let not thy heart be grieved. God willing, even as thy heart and soul desire [3.5s] | INBA84:407 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01307 | 340 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء الله نامه شما رسید و مکتوب قائممقامی از بدایت تا نهایت بدقت | O servant of Baha’u’llah! Your message has arrived, and the letter from Jinab-i-Qa’im-Maqamí was read, from beginning to end, with careful attention | INBA17:224 | SFI18.274bx | LOIR20.170x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05277 | 150 | mixed | ای مقتبس نور هدی نامه مرقوم رسید الحمد لله نهایت آرزوی آن دوست حقیقی حاصل | O thou who art kindled with the light of guidance! Thy letter hath been received. Praise be unto God, the utmost desire of that true friend hath been fulfilled [3.5s] | MMK6#351 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08670 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت پایدار حضرت ستار غفار گنهکارانست و بخشنده و مهربان چون مستفیض از بحر | O steadfast and firm one! The All-Concealing Lord is the Forgiver of sinners and the All-Bountiful, the All-Merciful, like unto an ocean outpouring its grace [3.5s] | MMK2#153 p.114, PYB#107 p.04 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1790 | Words to a Persian visitor, spoken on 1913-05-17 | 170 | Be patient. Overlook the shortcomings of others. Don't mind the criticisms of anyone. Let thy heart be like unto a sea. | DAS.1913-05-17 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08003 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مطمئن بفضل الهی باش و در نهایت سرور و ثبوت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Rest thou assured in God's grace, and be in the utmost joy and steadfastness [3.5s] | MKT5.069a | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of example | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03433 | 200 | Persian | ای سالک راه حقیقت مشقت دیدی زحمت کشیدی معرض صدمات شدی و مورد شماتت اعدا | O seeker of the path of truth! Thou hast endured hardship and toiled arduously. Thou hast become the target of afflictions and the object of the reproaches of thine enemies [3.5s] | BSHN.140.269, BSHN.144.269, MHT1b.207b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03346 | 200 | O thou servant of the sacred Threshold!... During these days the affairs of every soul are in utter confusion and distraction. | DAS.1914-10-21x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07047 | 120 | Persian | ایها المنتسب الی الفضل این نام نامی معنیش مظهریت فضل الهیست و از لوازمش | O thou who art associated with grace! This illustrious name signifieth the manifestation of divine bounty, and from its essential requirements [3.5s] | MKT8.173 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03979 | 180 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق از آثار باهره الطاف غیبی آنگه مورد خدمات امرالله گشتی و چون | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Through the resplendent traces of divine favors thou hast become the recipient of services to the Cause of God, and when [3.5s] | MKT5.144 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04876 | 160 | mixed | ای ناظم بدیع الاشعار ان الرویا کانت موسسه علی الصبر و التحمل فی جمیع الشئون | O thou who arrangest exquisite verses! Verily thy dream was founded upon patience and forbearance in all things [3.5s] | INBA84:411 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06139 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید سبب | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to Jináb-i-Minshádí hath been perused [3.5s] | INBA87:027, INBA52:027 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09165 | 80 | Persian | ای امه الله چند روز پیش محرری بشما مرقوم شد حال باز نگاشته میگردد ملاحظه نما | O handmaid of God! A few days ago a letter was addressed unto thee, and now again one is being penned. Consider it [3.5s] | INBA17:183 | MKT7.043c | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11242 | 40 | Arabic | قد شهد الوجود بان ربک فضال علی عباده و من اسمائه الرحمن الرحیم فاطمئن بفضل | All existence beareth witness that thy Lord doth bestow grace upon His servants, and among His names are the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Therefore, be thou confident [3.5s] | MKT5.157a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11400 | 30 | Arabic | رب اید کل من توجه الی مطلع وحدانیتک بتاییدات قدس رحمانیتک و افتح علیه ابواب | O Lord, aid through the holy confirmations of Thy divine mercy all who have turned unto the Dayspring of Thy oneness, and open before them the gates [3.5s] | INBA87:417a, INBA52:429b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12332 | 170 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء عبادک الموقنون و امائک الموقنات قد سمعوا الندآء و اجبن الدعاء | O my God, O my God! These are Thy believing servants and maidservants who have hearkened unto the call and responded to the summons [3.5s] | QUM.069, QUM.131a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10492 | 80 | Arabic | یا من باسمک تشرف العالم اسئلک بالاسم الاعظم ان تنزل من سماء عنایتک علی من | O Thou through Whose Name the world hath been ennobled! I beseech Thee by the Most Great Name to send down from the heaven of Thy loving-kindness upon him who [3.5s] | LEID.Or4971-5, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10847 | 60 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی فانصر الذین هم مااستنصروا الا ببدایع نصرک و انتصارک و | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Do Thou aid those who have sought help through naught save the wondrous tokens of Thy succour and triumph [3.5s] | AQMJ2.071, AQMJ2.116b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11344 | 40 | mixed | یا کلیم یا افنانی علیک بهائی و عنایتی و شعفی و فضلی این حین جویای احوال شما | O Kalím, O Afnán! Upon thee rest My glory, My loving-kindness, My delight and My grace. At this moment I inquire after thy condition [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.129a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11353 | 40 | Arabic | یا ورقه یا امه الله علیک سلام الله و رحمته و نوره و فضله و نسئله لک امواج | O Leaf, O Handmaid of God! Upon thee be God's salutation, His mercy, His light and His grace, and We beseech for thee the waves [3.5s] | INBA65:095, BLIB_Or15696.139g, , BLIB_Or15714.130d, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11491 | 20 | Persian | در مکتوب جناب ناظر علیه ٩ ٦٦ بهآء الله هم اظهار عنایت از حق مرقوم دارند | In the letter from His Honor the Overseer - upon him be Bahá'u'lláh's Glory (96) - let him likewise set forth expressions of divine favor from the True One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.209d, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11911 | 30 | This honor and benevolence hath been bestowed upon the ukht [sister] and her descendants, from her Lord, the Merciful. He is the Munificent and the Compassionate, and He is the Generous and the Bounteous | AFNAN.172 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11470 | Cablegram dated 1921-03 ca. | 20 | Eng | Supplicating Lord of the Kingdom to submerge these two blessed souls in the ocean of His Mercy. | SW_v11#19 p.321 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08326 | 100 | mixed | ای یار عزیز نامه های تو جمیعا رسید و انشاء الله جواب مرقوم میشود ... انسان هر چند بدرجه ابرار رسد و نيکو کردار گردد صورت رحمانی يابد | O cherished friend! All thy letters have been received, and God willing, a reply shall be penned... Though man may attain to the rank of the righteous and become goodly in deed, acquiring a divine countenance [3.5s] | MMK3#166 p.117x, MSHR1.094x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Christ; Christianity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08895 | 110 | mixed | عرض میشود در این ایام جناب حاجی علی قره باغی که موقن و مومن بالله بود برفیق | It is humbly submitted that in these days, the honoured Haji-'Ali-i-Qarabaghi, who was steadfast and a true believer in God, hath ascended [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.278b, , BLIB_Or15711.122a, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04203 | 220 | mixed | در این حین بساحت امنع اقدس حاضر شما را ذکر فرمودند و حال نظر بعدم فرصت در | At this moment, when thou wert mentioned in the Most Holy and Most Exalted Court, and now, due to lack of opportunity [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.421, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11156 | 50 | Arabic | یا بدیع ان البدیع یذکرک فی الحضور اظهارا لفضل الله و نعمته و ابرازا لجوده و | O Badí'! The Most Wondrous One maketh mention of thee in His presence, as a token of God's grace and bounty, and as a manifestation of His generosity [3.5s] | INBA19:108c, INBA32:100a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00583 | 110 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک اللهم فاغفر لی وللذین هم قد حملوا امرک انک انت الملک الغفار الکریم وادخل اللهم عبادک الذین هم یومئذ | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beg Thee to forgive me and those who support Thy Faith. | SWBP#56 (p.142-142) | SWB#57 (p.200-200), BPRY.062 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01583 | 550 | mixed | سبحان الله ربنا رب العرش العظیم و مالکنا و مالک الکرسی الرفیع قد ارسل الرسل | Glorified be God, our Lord, the Lord of the mighty Throne and our Master, the Master of the exalted Seat, Who hath sent forth the Messengers [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.402, | Business; financial; property matters; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05898 | 170 | Persian | معادل کتب قبل بل ازید از سماء علم الهی آیات نازل و افق عالم از تجلیات انوار | Equal to all previous Books, nay surpassing them, verses have descended from the heaven of divine knowledge, and the horizon of the world hath been illumined by the radiance of its lights [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.192, | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10708 | 70 | mixed | یا عبد الحسین انشاء الله بعنایت محبوب عالم فائز باشی و از دریای فضلش بیاشامی جمیع | O 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn! God willing, mayest thou attain, through the loving-kindness of the Best-Beloved of the worlds, and drink from the ocean of His bounty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.106b, | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3091 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 50 | It might be so if we were not in the Hands of the great Father who is perfect love and endless mercy. | SAS.105 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07263 | 110 | mixed | ای بنده بهاء آنچه مرقوم نمودی ملحوظ گشت و مکاتیب متعدده مرقوم شد لهذا بیش از | O servant of Bahá! That which thou hast written hath been noted, and numerous letters have been penned. Therefore, beyond this [3.5s] | INBA17:253 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08340 | 120 | mixed | قد سمعنا ندائک اجبناک و انا المجیب و راینا اقبالک اقبلنا الیک و انا البصیر | We have hearkened unto Thy call and answered Thee, for I am the Answerer; and We have witnessed Thy turning toward Us, so We turned unto Thee, for I am the All-Seeing [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.118b, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10785 | 60 | mixed | ای امه الله ندایت را شنیدیم و وجه قدم از سجن اعظم باحبای خود متوجه بوده و | O handmaid of God! We have heard thy call, and the Ancient Beauty hath turned His countenance from the Most Great Prison towards His loved ones [3.5s] | INBA23:171a, BLIB_Or15710.260c, , BLIB_Or15730.027b, | AQA6#228 p.126 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07330 | 110 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما وصول یافت و سبب روح و ریحان گردید الطاف حضرت احدیت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and brought about joy and sweet fragrance. The bounties of His Holiness, the One God [3.5s] | MKT5.069b, AKHA_119BE #403 p.d | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09672 | 100 | mixed | یا عزیه ناله ات اصغا شد ضجیجت استماع گشت حق شاهد و گواهست که عزت شما را | O 'Azíyyih! Thy lamentation hath been heard, and thy cry hath reached Our ears. God is witness and testimony to thy glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15706.211, , BLIB_Or15715.087a, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04060 | 180 | mixed | ای مستشرق انوار هدی از ملکوت اعلی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید نفحاتی | O thou who art illumined by the effulgent rays of guidance from the Supreme Kingdom! That which thou hadst written was perused [3.5s] | BSHN.140.333, BSHN.144.331, MHT1b.210 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06022 | 160 | mixed | الحمد لله لدی العرش از اوراق سدره محسوبی و بامه الله مذکوری اگر نفسی در | Praise be unto God! By the Throne, thou art numbered among the leaves of the Divine Lote-Tree and art mentioned by the Pen of God. Should anyone [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.122c, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01213 | 690 | mixed | حمد مقصود عالمیان را که دوستانش را موید فرمود بر توجه و اقبال و استقامت و | Praise be to Him, the Goal of all worlds, Who hath strengthened His loved ones to turn unto Him, to draw nigh unto Him, and to remain steadfast [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.324, | Consolation and comfort; Consultation; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10658 | 70 | Arabic | هذا کتاب البقا من لدی البهاء الی الذی سمی بمهدی فی الواح عز عظیما ان اطمئن فی | This is the Book of Eternity, revealed from the presence of the All-Glorious unto him who hath been named Mahdi in the Tablets of transcendent glory. Be thou assured [3.5s] | AQA4a.243 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | LL#171 | |||||||||
| AB09423 | 80 | Persian | Translation List | ای طالب ملکوت بالطاف حضرت پروردگار امیدوار باش و از مصائب شدیده اینجهان نومید | O thou who seekest after the Kingdom! Place thy hope in the bounties of God and let not the dire adversities of this world dismay thee. | MMK2#021 p.014 | ADMS#009 | A. Youssefi, A Family Affair, unknown, L. Ghiami | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| BH09580 | 100 | Persian | نظر عنایت حق بدوستانش بوده و خواهد بود اوست خالق و اوست رازق و اوست معین و اوست | The gaze of God's loving-kindness hath ever been and shall continue to be directed towards His loved ones. He is the Creator, He is the Provider, He is the Helper, and He is [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.161c, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09633 | 100 | Persian | یا امه الله ندایت را شنیدیم و در این حین که احزان عالم باین مظلوم توجه | O handmaiden of God! We have heard thy call, and at this hour when the sorrows of the world have turned towards this Wronged One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.019, | Contention and conflict; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07695 | 130 | mixed | شهادت میدهم بوحدانیت و فردانیت تو و باینکه از برای تو شبه و مثلی نبوده و | I testify to Thy oneness and singleness, and that no peer or likeness hath ever existed for Thee [3.5s] | INBA65:037, INBA30:088x, INBA81:019 | AHM.334, AQMJ1.152 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Satan; the Evil One; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05517 | 180 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | لک الحمد یا الهی علی ما قلبت وجوه عبادک الی یمین عرش الطافک و انقطعتهم عما | Praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast turned the faces of Thy servants towards the right-hand of the throne of Thy gifts | INBA48:150, INBA49:208, INBA92:148, BLIB_Or15739.271, | PMP#161, AQMJ1.110b | PM#161 | almunajat.com [item 15], K. Porray | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||
| BH06138 | 160 | mixed | دریای کرم ظاهر و آفتاب عنایت الهی مشرق ولکن گوشی نه تا امواج بحر را بیابد و | The ocean of generosity is manifest and the sun of divine favor hath dawned, yet there is no ear to perceive the waves of the sea [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.102b, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1219 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-13 | 260 | There are many people who enter this Cause with some preconceived ideas and finding that their ideas cannot be engrafted | DAS.1914-08-13, PN_1914 p018, BSTW#295 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH03214 | 280 | mixed | حمد ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که از کوثر بیان بر ارض مبارکه | Praise be unto the most sanctified, most holy Court of the Desired One, Who hath caused the Kawthar of utterance to flow upon hallowed ground [3.5s] | INBA33:061 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08115 | 120 | mixed | ای امه الله ندایت بساحت عرش اعظم رسید و مالک قدم آنرا شنید و میفرماید از حق | O handmaid of God! Thy call hath reached the precincts of the Most Great Throne, and the Ancient King hath hearkened unto it and commandeth from the Truth [3.5s] | INBA18:356, BLIB_Or15719.062c, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09549 | 100 | mixed | کتابت لدی العرش حاضر و ندایت بگوش عنایت اصغا شد انشاء الله در سبیل محبوب از | Thy letter hath reached the Divine Throne, and thy call hath been heard by the ear of grace. God willing, in the path of the Beloved [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#210, , BLIB_Or15710.065a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1116 | Words to Mrs Narcissa Casad Purdon, spoken on 1912-10-09 | 290 | Your mother? Blessed!... You must be thankful to God for having such a daughter for she writes down everything I say…. There are some times when the favors of God descend without man asking for them, without request on the part of man. | ECN.609+1047 | Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Many are called but few are chosen; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08215 | 100 | mixed | ای مظهر بخشش بخشش حضرت ایزد بر دو قسم است آشکار و پنهانی اما آشکار جمیع آنچه | O Manifestation of Bounty! The bestowals of the Lord God are of two kinds: manifest and hidden. As for those that are manifest, all that [3.5s] | MMK3#226 p.164, YARP2.608 p.424 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11088 | 50 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به فتح ابواب رحمتک علی وجه الممکنات و | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the gates of Thy mercy were opened unto the face of all created things [3.5s] | INBA71:052b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09502 | 80 | mixed | ای مظهر فضل عدل اعطاء کل ذی حق حقه است و فضل بخشش من دون استحقاق و استعداد | O manifestation of grace! Justice is to render unto every soul its due, while grace is to bestow without regard to merit or capacity [3.5s] | INBA13:253a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08176 | 120 | mixed | در اکثری از سنین نفحات الطاف رب العالمین بر آن دیار مرور نمود و اکثری از عباد | In most ages, the fragrances of the bounties of the Lord of all worlds wafted over that land, and most of the servants [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.006b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10997 | 50 | Persian | امروز بحر رحمت مواج و نسائم غفران از شطر عنایت مقصود عالمیان در مرور نفوس | In this day the ocean of mercy surgeth, and the breezes of forgiveness, wafting from the direction of the bounty of the Desired One of all worlds, are passing through souls [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.067.19, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05879 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء امیدوارم که خلخال محل خلخال نسیم رحمانی گردد و در خلال | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! I earnestly hope that Khalkhal may become the recipient of the breezes of the All-Merciful, and amid [3.5s] | INBA89:219 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11942 | 110 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای مونس من از قرار معلوم در مدینه حیفا مسجون گشته اید زیرا از برای مسافر | O thou my companion! It appeareth that thou hast become a prisoner in the city of Haifa, for when travel is postponed | BRL_DAK#0428 | BRL_ATE#128 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07555 | 110 | Persian | ای مظهر رحمت رحمت بر دو قسم است خاصه و عامه روحانی جسمانی رحمت عامه جسمانی | O Manifestation of Mercy! Mercy is of two kinds: particular and universal, spiritual and physical. The universal physical mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#011 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02259 | 260 | Persian | ای متوجه الی الله هر چند بظاهر در این انجمن رحمانی حاضر نیستی ولی الحمد لله در | O thou who art turned towards God! Though outwardly thou art not present in this assemblage of the All-Merciful, yet praise be unto God, in [3.5s] | MMK3#296 p.218 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05258 | 150 | mixed | ای متوجه الی الله فاطر الارض و السموات علیک بهاء الله فی المبدء و المال و | O thou who art turned towards God, the Creator of earth and heaven! Upon thee be the glory of God, in the beginning and the end [3.5s] | MMK4#098 p.109 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03426 | 200 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ افتاد از حدائق معانیش نفحه خوش | O divine friends! That which ye had written was noted; from the gardens of its meanings wafted a sweet fragrance [3.5s] | YARP2.719 p.476 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06041 | 160 | Arabic | ان افرح بما یذکرک الکریم من مقامه العظیم و یدعوک الی الله رب العالمین انا نوصیک | Rejoice that the All-Bountiful remembereth thee from His glorious station and calleth thee unto God, the Lord of the worlds. We counsel thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.301, | LHKM1.091b | Empty learning; false spirituality; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05016 | 150 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک عیسی قد اقبل الی عتبه رحمانیتک و انجذب بنفحات قدس ربانیتک | O my God, O my God! Thy servant 'Ísa hath turned towards the threshold of Thy mercy and hath been attracted by the sacred fragrances of Thy divine holiness [3.5s] | INBA84:402 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07431 | 140 | Arabic | یا ورقتی اسمعی ندائی من شطر سجنی و مقر عرشی العظیم انه ینادیک فی هذه اللیله | O My Leaf! Hearken thou unto My call from the precincts of My prison and the seat of My glorious throne. It calleth thee on this night [3.5s] | INBA51:341a | KHAF.218b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09231 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی در خاطری و در درگاه رب مقبول و حاضر مطمئن باش که نیکوکاران | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Thou art remembered and accepted at the Threshold of thy Lord. Be thou confident that the righteous [3.5s] | TSS.160a, CPF.286 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02541 | 350 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی ان هذا عبدک الذی اعرض عن الذی اعرض عنک و کفر بایاتک و | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Behold, this servant of Thine who hath turned away from him that turned away from Thee and hath disbelieved in Thy signs [3.5s] | INBA92:087 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07690 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من تسمع ضجیج المظلومین فی ایامک و حنین العاشقین فی هجرک و فراقک | Glorified art Thou, O Thou Who hearest the cries of the oppressed in Thy days and the yearning of the lovers in their separation and remoteness from Thee [3.5s] | INBA41:284 | NFR.141, AQMJ2.084b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00474 | 1520 | mixed | حمد ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که عوالم لایتناهی خلق فرموده و | Praise be befitting the most exalted, most holy court of that Desired One Who hath created infinite worlds [3.5s] | INBA31:158 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03136 | 290 | mixed | کتابت بمنظر اکبر فائز الحمد لله عرف محبت رحمانی از او متضوع بوده ان فضل ربک | Thy letter hath attained unto the Most Great Horizon. Praise be to God, from it wafteth the fragrance of divine love. Such is the bounty of thy Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.003c, | AVK3.448.13x, AKHA_124BE #02-03 p.b | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Hypocrisy; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00418 | 1670 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تجلی بسلطان الاسماء علی من فی الانشاء اذا انجذبت الکائنات و | Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself through the sovereignty of Names unto all who are in creation, whereupon all beings were drawn unto Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#005, , NLAI_BH4.080-088 | AVK3.420.14x, GHA.269x, MAS8.127x, ASAT5.313x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3352 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 30 | Gottes Führung will uns von der Willkür unserer Sínnlichkeit, von der tollen Eigenmächtigkeit unseres Willens, von der Last unseres kleingläubigen Sorgengeistes | SDW v13#10 p.104 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Free will and predestination; fate; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01414 | 610 | mixed | مقصود عالم سزاوار ذکر است ولکن ذکر چه باشد و از که باشد شکی نبوده و نیست که | The Purpose of the world is worthy of mention, yet what mention should it be, and from whom should it proceed? There hath never been, nor is there now, any doubt [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.377, | MSHR2.080x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's love for His own Essence; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11176 | 40 | Turkish | ای رب بی انداد ملکوت تقدیسنه اوچمش و درگاه احدیتنه التجا ایتمش اولان بو مرغ | O Lord peerless! This bird hath soared unto the kingdom of Thy sanctification and sought refuge at the threshold of Thy oneness [3.5s] | INBA72:152b | MJT.100 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00534 | 170 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک انت القادر على الامکان والمقتدر على الاکوان فی قبضتک ملکوت الانشاء تخلق کیف تشاء | Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art supreme over the realm of being and Thy power pervadeth all created things. | SWBP#55 (p.141-142) | SWB#56 (p.198-199) | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10770 | 60 | ...The holy ones of past ages and centuries have, each and all, yearned with tearful eyes to live | WOB.110x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH04889 | 200 | mixed | یا آقا کوچک امید آنکه فضل الهی اخذت نماید و عنایتش احاطه فرماید بشانی که مقام | O Aqa Kuchik! It is hoped that divine grace may take hold of thee and His bounty encompass thee in such wise that thy station [3.5s] | INBA51:511, BLIB_Or15695.140, | LHKM3.320 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00422 | 1650 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی فتح ابواب العرفان بمقالید البیان و اظهر ما کان مکنونا فی ازل | Praise be unto God, Who hath unlocked the gates of divine knowledge through the keys of utterance, and hath revealed that which lay hidden from all eternity [3.5s] | INBA23:187 | BRL_DA#465, KHMI.021x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Hands of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00877 | 930 | mixed | حمد و ثنای حضرت قیوم و مالک غیب و شهود ذات اقدسش را لایق و سزاست که عالم | Praise and glorification are meet and befitting unto the Self-Subsisting Lord and Sovereign of the invisible and visible realms, that sanctified Essence, Who hath caused the world [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.277, | Being a source of light; guidance; Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Hands of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08440 | 120 | mixed | Translation List | محبوب عالم بلسان پارسی تکلم میفرماید دوستان او هم اگر باین لسان تکلم نمایند و بنویسند | The Best-Beloved of the world speaketh in the Persian tongue. Were His friends also to speak and write in this language, it would be commendable in His sight | BLIB_Or15719.102c, | MAS8.110ax | ADMS#202 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | |||||||
| BH08533 | 120 | mixed | یا باقر اینمظلوم بلایای عالمرا لاجل حفظ امم قبول نمود لعمرالله جز اطفاء نار | O Báqir! This Wronged One hath accepted the tribulations of the world for the preservation of mankind. By the life of God! His only purpose was to quench the fire [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.104c, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07055 | 120 | Turkish | پاک یزدانا قوللرز و کوله لرز افتاده یز بیچاره یز آواره یز پرگناهز بی انتباهز پراشتباهز | O Pure God! We are Thy servants and bondswomen, helpless, wretched and wandering, steeped in sin, heedless and full of error [3.5s] | INBA72:089 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05937 | 140 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی اخفض جناحی و اتذلل علی تراب العبودیه لعزه الوهیتک و | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I lower my wing and humble myself upon the dust of servitude before the glory of Thy Divinity [3.5s] | BSHN.140.173, BSHN.144.173, MHT2.194 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10934 | 50 | mixed | ای عبد الغفور بلده طیبه و رب غفور نطق جلیلدر قرآن کریمدر نص صریحدر بلده طیبه | O 'Abdu'l-Ghafur! "The pure city and the Lord Who is ever-forgiving" have been eloquently mentioned in the holy Quran, in an unequivocal text, regarding the pure city [3.5s] | MJT.098b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07899 | 100 | mixed | ای آیت جود سلطان وجود الطافی که باستحقاق باشد که اعطاء کل ذی حق حقه است در | O Sign of Bounty, Sovereign of existence! Such favours as are justly due, wherein each rightful one receiveth his portion [3.5s] | INBA88:121a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and mercy | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02128 | 270 | Persian | ای یاران الهی دور رحمانی است و کور سبحانی عصر ربانیست و قرن یزدانی زمان | O divine friends! This is the cycle of the All-Merciful and the age of the All-Glorious; this is the divine dispensation and the heavenly century [3.5s] | SFI09.010 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice and mercy; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07805 | 130 | Arabic | کتاب انزله الحکیم لمن آمن به و اقبل الی صراطه المستقیم قد غابت شمس العدل بما | This is a Book sent down by the All-Wise unto them that have believed in Him and turned towards His straight Path. Verily, the Sun of Justice hath set by reason of [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15734.2.013b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00374 | 440 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | هب لی یا الهی کمال حبک و رضاک و اجذب قلوبنا بانجذاب نورک یا برهان یا سبحان و انزل علی نفحاتک | Vouchsafe unto me, O my God, the full measure of Thy love and Thy good-pleasure | HNMJ.132-136, SWBP#48 (p.136-136x) | SWB#49 (p.191-192x), BPRY.173-174 | E. Tarani, S. Jaberi (?) | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3087 | Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 | 50 | By the Justice and judgment of God those who commit evil suffer and are punished for it... But mercy is by far the greatest of the divine attributes and owing to this great mercy of God those who die in their sins are not left without the possibility of attaining to Life. | PN_1901 p010, NRMM.219 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and mercy; Justice and wrath of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH10154 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی فضلک شجعنی و عدلک خوفنی طوبی لعبد تعامل معه بالفضل و ویل لمن | O God, my God! Thy grace hath emboldened me, and Thy Justice filled me with terror. | INBA61:059a, INBA66:090 | AQMM.068b, NSR_1993.016 | SW_v14#09 p.257, DWN_v2#10-11 p.079, JHT_S#104 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10308 | 80 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الفضل و العطاء و له الجود و السخاء و له العظمه | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is grace and bounty, His is generosity and munificence, and His is grandeur [3.5s] | INBA51:007, KB_620:286-286 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Law of transformation and change; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11455 | 30 | He that partaketh of the waters of My Revelation will taste all the incorruptible | WOB.107x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Living waters; water of life; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10003 | 70 | mixed | ای شیرخوار از پستان محبه الله چقدر خوش بخت بودی که در ظل عنایت از اصلاب اهل | O thou who art being nursed at the breast of the love of God! How blessed art thou to have entered the world of existence | DRM.004c, HUV1.035 | LABC.006 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00121 | Prayer for Hajj Isma'il | 1500 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی خلقنی بامره ثم رزقنی بفضله ثم اطعمنی من جوع لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم یا الهی کیف ادعوک و ان منتهی دعائی یرجع الی نفسی شاکیاً من قبیح ما عملت | Praise be to God Who created me by His command, then sustained me through His bounty, and nourished me in my hunger. There is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Wise. O my God! How can I call upon Thee when the uttermost end of my prayer returneth unto mine own self, bewailing the unseemly deeds I have wrought [3.5s] | PR03.068v25-070v08, MKI4511.038r-047r, BYC_jabar.169.14-173.19, BYC_collect3.102-111 | HNMJ.136-150 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Impossibility of true worship of God; Justice and wrath of God; Love of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10102 | 70 | Persian | ای مهربان خدابخش مهر و بخشش جهان آفرین را در سپهر برین بنگر این نشانه بخشایش | O kind Khodabakhsh, behold in the supreme heaven this sign of the loving-kindness and bounty of the World-Creator [3.5s] | INBA88:338a | YARP2.168 p.175 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Material world a reflection of the spiritual | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10771 | 60 | Arabic | انا نذکر الاسد علیه بهائی و نبشره بالرحمة التی نزلت من سماء عنایة الله | We make mention of the Lion - upon him be My glory - and give unto him the glad-tidings of the mercy that hath descended from the heaven of God's loving-kindness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.093d, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09102 | 110 | Arabic | یا اولیاء الله قد فاز ما ارسلتموه بحضوری و اصغائی | O friends of God! That which ye sent hath attained unto My presence and I have given ear unto it [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15703.004, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10185 | 80 | Arabic | انا اظهرنا الامر و انزلنا و دعونا الکل الی الله المهیمن القیوم | We have manifested the Cause, and revealed it, and called all unto God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | INBA41:379a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04517 | 170 | Persian | ای یزدان مهربان جمیع بشر را از یک سلاله خلق فرمودی تا اعضای یکخاندان گردند و بندگان | O Compassionate God! Thou hast created all humanity from a single lineage, that they might become as members of one family and as Thy servants [3.5s] | BSHN.140.321, BSHN.144.319, ANDA#14 p.73, MHT1a.051, MHT1b.009, BNEP.114, MMJA.028 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11759 | 240 | mixed | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | ای واصل بفراق مبتلی شدی و انا الفراق و لا ابالی و انا المفرق و لا اخاف | O thou who hast attained! Thou hast been afflicted with separation, and I am Separation and care not; I am the Separator and fear not [3.5s] | BRL_DA#088 | BRL_ATBH#79 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01750 | 500 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی لو یجری لاحد حکم لا انه لهو الاحلی و ان یحکم ببلی یختاره عن | Praise be to God, Who, should He pronounce judgment with "Nay" for any soul, verily it is the sweetest decree; and should He ordain "Yea," he would choose it over all else [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.207, , BLIB_Or15711.200, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02040 | 430 | mixed | جناب امین علیه بهائی وارد و دفتری از اسماء حزب الله و اولیائه از جانب غلام | Jinab-i-Amín, upon him be My glory, arrived and presented a register of the names of the Party of God and His loved ones from the Servant [3.5s] | INBA51:152, KB_620:145-146 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04362 | 170 | mixed | ای دو بنده ثابت راسخ الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه | O ye two steadfast and firm servants of God! That which ye had written was perused. In truth [3.5s] | MKT9.124 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06172 | 160 | mixed | رحیق بیان مقصود عالمیان نفوس مطهره مقدسه و قلوب منوره طاهره را اخذ نموده | The wine of divine utterance hath seized the pure and sanctified souls, and the illumined and spotless hearts, of them who are the desire of all worlds [3.5s] | INBA23:089a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11656 | 140 | Arabic | سبحان الذی نزل الایات کیف اراد انه لهو المقتدر العزیز الحکیم لا یعزب عن علمه من شی ء | Glorified be He Who hath sent down verses as He willeth! Verily He is the Omnipotent, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Naught escapeth His knowledge [3.5s] | YIA.214 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11030 | 50 | Turkish | حبیبا فیض احدیت مقتضای رحمانیت اوزره هر نه قدر کامل و شامل ایسه ده ینه فیض | O beloved one! Although the outpouring grace of the Divine Unity is perfect and all-encompassing, in accordance with the exigencies of His All-Merciful bounty, yet still this grace [3.5s] | INBA72:152a | MJT.093a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08160 | 120 | Persian | توئی آنعلیمیکه هیچ امری از تو مستور نبوده و نخواهد بود و توئی آنخبیریکه از | Thou art He, the All-Knowing, from Whom no matter hath been nor shall ever be concealed, and Thou art the All-Informed, Who [3.5s] | INBA65:063, INBA51:002, INBA30:102, KB_620:281-281 | AHM.355, AQMJ1.167 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09860 | 90 | Arabic | سبحانک یا اله الاسماء و خالق الاشیاء اسئلک بالنار التی هدیت الکلیم بها و | Glorified art Thou, O God of Names and Creator of all things! I beseech Thee by the Fire wherewith Thou didst guide Moses [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.151a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10840 | 60 | Persian | Translation List | عبادت را از ثمره وجود محروم منما و از بحر جودت قسمت عطا فرما توئی آن مقتدری که | O Lord! Deprive not Thy servants of the fruits of existence, and from the ocean of Thy bounty bestow their portion. Thou art verily He Who is the Omnipotent [3.5s]... ...My God, My Adored One! Deprive not Thy servants of the fruit of existence, and grant them their portion of the ocean of Thy generosity | INBA65:021a, INBA30:081, INBA81:011, NLAI_BH_AB.017a | AHM.307, DWNP_v1#01 p.007, AQMJ1.139a, ADH1.014 | ADMS#089 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH10916 | 60 | Arabic | یا باقر سمعنا ندائک و راینا اقبالک ذکرناک بما یبقی بدوام الملک و الملکوت ذکرناک من قبل | O Bāqir! We have hearkened unto thy call and have beheld thy devotion. We make mention of thee with that which shall endure throughout the dominion of earth and heaven. We made mention of thee before [3.5s] | INBA44:102a, BLIB_Or15713.037.01, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11205 | 50 | Persian | Days of Remembrance | عید رضوانست و ربیع ظهور جمال رحمان مابین زمین و آسمان در این یوم بدیع ابواب | It is the Festival of Riḍván, the vernal season wherein the Beauty of the All-Glorious was revealed betwixt earth and heaven | AMB#24 | DOR#24 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11381 | 30 | Arabic | ان یا اسمی الغفار ان اشکر ربک الغفار و انه باسمه الغفار غفر ذنوب العالمین و | O My Name, the All-Forgiving! Render thanks unto thy Lord, the All-Forgiving, Who, through His Name, the All-Forgiving, hath forgiven the sins of all the worlds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.144a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02567 | 350 | mixed | یا محبوب فوادی دستخط عالی فرح متعالی حاصل نمود انشاء الله عرفش عالم محبت و | O Beloved of My heart! Thy sublime missive brought transcendent joy. God willing, its fragrance shall perfume the realm of love [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.503, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02876 | 310 | mixed | ع ل غبار نفاق نیر آفاق را احاطه نموده و احزان عالم سرور را منقلب کرده این | The dust of hypocrisy hath enveloped the Luminary of the horizons, and the sorrows of the world have transformed joy into perturbation [3.5s] | INBA51:164, KB_620:157-158, LEID.Or4971?, | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | LL#065, LL#066 | |||||||||
| ABU3217 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 40 | Men are trained and developed through these; that is, through poverty, vicissitudes and want. Otherwise, God would have ordered that His friends and Saints become endowed with great wealth | PN_1906 p077, SUR.269, BLO_PN#001 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH06623 | 150 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی ینزل الایات بالحق و یعطی من یشاء ما یقربه الی ساحه الذی انقطعت | Glorified be He Who sendeth down the verses in truth and bestoweth upon whomsoever He willeth that which draweth him nigh unto the Court whereunto all else is cut off [3.5s] | INBA71:119b | BRL_DA#350, SFI22.013-014 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11292 | 40 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا اله الملک و الملکوت اسئلک بظهورات قدرتک فی عالم الجبروت | Say: Glorified art Thou, O my God, Lord of sovereignty and the Kingdom! I beseech Thee by the manifestations of Thy power in the realm of might [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.169h, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10607 | 70 | Arabic | شهد المظلوم بوحدانیه الله و فردانیته و بعزته و عظمته و سلطانه نشهد انه لا | The Wronged One beareth witness unto the oneness of God and His singleness, to His might and His grandeur and His sovereignty. We bear witness that there is no [3.5s] | LHKM2.226 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07728 | 130 | Arabic | قد ارتفعت سدره الذکر بهذا الاسم الذی به وضع المیزان و نصب الصراط یا اهل الارض | The sacred Tree of Remembrance hath been raised up through this Name, whereby the Balance hath been established and the Straight Path laid down, O peoples of the earth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.145d, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07440 | 140 | Arabic | یسبح لله ما فی السموات و الارض و انه کان علی کل شیء قدیرا یسجد له کل من فی | All that dwelleth in the heavens and on earth rendereth praise unto God, and verily He is, over all things, powerful. Before Him boweth down in worship every soul [3.5s] | INBA36:155c, INBA71:326b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04433 | 210 | Persian | جوهر حمد و حقیقت ثنا بساط مقدس حضرت بهارا | The essence of praise and the reality of glorification befitteth the hallowed court of the Lord of Spring [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.158b, , BLIB_Or15728.159b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03908 | Tablet for Naw-Ruz | 240 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations; Days of Remembrance; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | لک الحمد یا الهی بما جعلت النیروز عیدا لمن صاموا فی حبک و کفوا انفسهم عما | Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast ordained Naw-Ruz as a festival unto those who have observed the fast | BLIB_Or15696.099d, | PMP#046, NFR.057, AHM.138, AYT.343, NFF5.079, AKHA_134BE #01 p.06, AMB#01 | PM#046, DOR#01, BPRY.297, DAS.1915-03-22 | R. Yazhari (1), R. Yazhari (2), R. Yazhari (3), R. Yazhari (4), almunajat.com [item 26], unknown | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Law of fasting; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | MMAH.105, LL#204 | ||||
| BH02131 | 410 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی ینطق لسان عظمته فیکل الاحوال بما نطق قبل خلق السموات و الارض | Praise be unto God Who, through the tongue of His grandeur, speaketh in all conditions that which was uttered before the creation of the heavens and of the earth [3.5s] | MJAN.185, AYBY.268 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02215 | 400 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من اقر کل ذی قدره بالعجز عند ظهورات قدرتک و اعترف کل ذی علم بالجهل | Glorified art Thou, O Thou before Whose manifestations of power every possessor of might hath acknowledged powerlessness, and before Whom every bearer of knowledge hath confessed ignorance [3.5s] | INBA44:094, INBA48:109, INBA49:015, BLIB_Or15739.201, , NLAI_BH2.061 | BRL_DA#042 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06627 | 150 | mixed | فضل الهی و رحمتش شامل اولیایش بود و هست امروز روز ذکر و ثنا و خدمت و وفاست | The grace of God and His mercy have encompassed and shall ever encompass His loved ones. Today is the Day of remembrance and praise, of service and fidelity [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.168, , BLIB_Or15716.092b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08943 | 110 | Arabic | قل اللهم انک انت سلطان السموات و الارض و فی قبضتک من فی ملکوت امرک و خلقک قدر | Say: O God! Thou art verily the Sovereign of the heavens and of the earth, and within Thy grasp are all who dwell in the kingdom of Thy Cause and Thy creation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.136d, | AQMJ2.008 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00593 | 90 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ربنا اعصمنا بفضلک عما یکره رضاک وهب لنا ما انت تستحق به وزد لنا بفضلک وبارک واعف عنا | O God our Lord! Protect us through Thy grace from whatsoever may be repugnant unto Thee | SWBP#35 (p.126) | SWB#36 (p.178-178), BPRY.078 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09906 | 90 | Arabic | ع ل قل الهی الهی لک الحمد بما اظهرتنی فی ایام مشرق آیاتک و مطلع بیناتک و | Say: O my God, my God! To Thee be all praise, inasmuch as Thou hast manifested me in the days of the Dawning-Place of Thy signs and the Dayspring of Thy clear tokens [3.5s] | LEID.Or4971?, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for purity; chastity | - | - | LL#065, LL#066 | |||||||||
| BH05564 | 180 | mixed | یا احمد علیک سلام الله الفرد الاحد نشهد انک فزت بما کان مرقوما من القلم | O Ahmad! Upon thee be the peace of God, the Single, the One! We bear witness that thou hast attained unto that which was inscribed by the Pen [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.082, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05383 | 180 | mixed | ذکرت لدی العرش مذکور و از مشرق ظهور این کلمه مبارکه مسطور ای اسد غیر حق | Thy mention hath been voiced before the Throne, and from the Dayspring of Revelation hath this blessed word been inscribed: O lion, besides the Truth [3.5s] | INBA81:145, BLIB_Or03116.086r.03, , BLIB_Or11096#126, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00751 | 1040 | mixed | ای امین بعنایت رب العالمین بافق مبین فائز شدی و باشراقات انوار جمال قدم در این | O Trustee! Through the loving-kindness of the Lord of all worlds thou hast attained unto the manifest horizon, and through the effulgences of the lights of the Ancient Beauty in this [3.5s]... ...O my God, my Master, the Beloved and Desire of my heart, Whose remembrance and praise grace my lips and resound in the depths of my soul! | BLIB_Or11096#018, , BLIB_Or15698.247, , BLIB_Or15720.243, , BLIB_Or15740.188, | BRL_DA#610, ADM1#008 p.027x, AVK2.099.07x, IQT.247, GHA.073bx | JHT_S#019x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06584 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و محبوبی و غایه رجائی و مقصودی اسئلک بنار کلمتک التی بها | Glory be unto Thee, O my God, my Beloved, my most cherished Hope and Desire! I beseech Thee by the fire of Thy Word | NFR.126 | JHT_S#189 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00466 | Kitab al-Vahid 13 (Tablet to the thirteenth Letter of the Living) | 280 | Arabic | بسم الله الاطهر الوفی. سبحان الذی مشیء ما یشآء بأمره قل کل بآیاته ذاکرون هو الذی یشهد علی ما کان العباد | Glorified be He Who ordaineth whatsoever He willeth through His command. Say: All are mindful of His signs. He it is Who beareth witness unto what the servants have done [3.5s] | DB.xxii.13, LABIB | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3060 | Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-07 | 50 | Through the bounty and favor of God think nothing difficult or impossible. God is so bountiful that He brings fire out from the stone | PN_1904 p007, PN_1904 p039, TTAW.010, BLO_PN#102 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11453 | 30 | The heavens of thy mercy and the oceans of thy bounty are so vast that thou hast never disappointed those who begged of thee nor refused those who willed to come to thee! | SW_v08#04 p.048 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH09120 | 110 | Persian | یا حکیم علیک بهائی این لوح مبارک در سنه قبل نازل در ارسال ان | O Sage! Upon thee be My Glory! This blessed Tablet was revealed in the previous year concerning its dispatch [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.147, , BLIB_Or15728.008a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09935 | 90 | Arabic | قد ظهر جمال الله بسلطان العظمه و انک انت | The Beauty of God hath been made manifest with sovereign majesty, and verily thou art [3.5s] | AQA7#420 p.213 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05911 | 170 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی آمن بالله و سلک فی سبیل الرضا علیه رحمه الله و | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath believed in God and hath walked in the path of His good-pleasure. Upon him rest the mercy of God [3.5s] | INBA48:170, BLIB_Or15739.300, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10979 | 60 | Arabic | یشهد قلمی الاعلی لنفسی الابهی انه هو الحق لا اله الا هو یشهد و یری و هو | My Supreme Pen beareth witness unto My Most Glorious Self that verily He is the Truth, there is none other God but Him. He doth witness and behold [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.123b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11478 | 20 | Persian | ای غفار انشاء الله لم یزل عند الله مذکور باشی و در جمیع عوالم حول رضایش طائف | O Ghaffar! God willing, mayest thou ever be remembered before God and, in all worlds, circle round His good-pleasure [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.144g, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11553 | 10 | Arabic | ان یا عبادی ذکری ایاکم هو من اعظم مواهبی لو انتم تشعرون | O My servants! My remembrance of you is indeed among My most exalted gifts, would that ye might perceive [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.158e, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11906 | 70 | mixed | یا بدیع علیک بهائی و سلامی نامه بامعنی شما را ضیاء علیه بهائی امام وجه مظلوم عرض | O Badí'! Upon thee be My glory and My peace. Thy meaningful letter was presented before the countenance of the Wronged One by Ḍíyá, upon him be My glory [3.5s] | Majlis210461.085b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10430 | 80 | Arabic | یا امتی قد حضر کتابک و قرئناه بفضل من عندنا و اجبناک بهذا اللوح المنیع ان | O My handmaiden! Thy letter hath reached Our presence and We have perused it through Our grace, and We respond unto thee through this mighty Tablet [3.5s] | AQA5#058 p.073a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08898 | 110 | mixed | عفو الهی را اقلام ارض از عهده وصف برنیاید و عنایت محیطه اش را لسان اهل عالم | The pens of earth are powerless to describe His divine forgiveness, and the tongues of all the world's inhabitants cannot recount His all-encompassing grace [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.256a, , BLIB_Or15730.027d, | Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06849 | 150 | Arabic | یا علی علیک بهائی و عنایتی اصبحنا الیوم فی مقام کریم و ذکرناک بذکر لایعادله | O Ali! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. This day have We arisen in a noble station and have remembered thee with a remembrance that hath no equal [3.5s] | INBA51:175b, KB_620:168-169 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05786 | 140 | mixed | ای مشتعلین بنار محبه الله و منتسبین ثابت بر پیمان شکر کنید خدا را که در ظل ظلیلید | O ye who are aflame with the fire of God's love and are steadfast in His Covenant! Render thanks unto God that ye dwell beneath His sheltering shade [3.5s] | MKT9.174a, AKHA_132BE #06 p.a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07428 | 110 | Persian | ای روی تو سوی حق چه خوش روی و خوشخوی و مبارک و فرخنده مهرجوی بودی که بگوی | O thou whose countenance is turned towards God! How beauteous and goodly art thou in character and disposition, how blessed and auspicious thy quest for love [3.5s] | MKT8.098a, HDQI.169a, ANDA#45 p.06 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11134 | 50 | Arabic | یا احمد ان احمد الله بما خلقک و رزقک و رباک و سقاک کوثر العرفان انا نشکر الله | O Ahmad! Praise thou God inasmuch as He hath created thee, sustained thee, nurtured thee, and given thee to drink from the Kawthar of divine knowledge. We render thanks unto God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.120c, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11158 | 50 | Arabic | یا حبیب علیک سلامی قد ذکرک من کان معی ذکرناک فی سجنی نسئل الله ان | O Beloved! Upon thee be My salutation. He Who was with Me made mention of thee. We have remembered thee in Our prison. We beseech God that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11098.024? | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09883 | 90 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز الکریم له الجود و الفضل و له الرحمه و | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Bountiful. His is the bounty and grace, and His is the mercy and [3.5s] | INBA36:077a, INBA71:238a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05719 | 140 | mixed | ای شمع روشن آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و آنچه مسطور بود مشهود شد فی | O radiant candle! That which thou hadst written was observed, and that which was recorded became manifest [3.5s] | MMK6#008 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11405 | 30 | Arabic | سبحانک یا مالک الوجود و سلطان الملوک و راحم المملوک هذا مملوک توجه الی بابک | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of existence and Sovereign of kings, the Merciful unto them that are in bondage! This servant hath turned toward Thy gate [3.5s] | HDQI.000, KHSH06.iii, MHA.000iii | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07464 | 130 | mixed | الحمد لله بانچه در کتب الهی مذکور و در صحفش مسطور بود فائز شدی و آن عرفان غیب | Praise be to God that thou hast attained unto that which was mentioned in the divine Books and recorded in His Scrolls - the knowledge of the Unseen [3.5s] | INBA51:237a, BLIB_Or15719.122d, , KB_620:230-230 | LHKM3.345 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02176 | 410 | Arabic | یا جواد ذکرناک من قبل فی الواح شتی و نذکرک فیهذا الحین بذکر مبین و نذکر من | O Javád! We have made mention of thee aforetime in divers Tablets, and We make mention of thee at this moment with a luminous remembrance, and We recall [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.149b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11840 | 110 | Arabic | انا نذکر من اقبل الی الله و تمسک بالعروه الوثقی التی اظهرناها بهذا الاسم العظیم | Verily, We make mention of him who hath turned unto God and laid fast hold on the Most Firm Handle which We have manifested through this Most Great Name [3.5s] | BRL_DA#302 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06550 | 120 | Arabic | اللهم انی اکب بوجهی علی الترباء متضرعا الی ملکوتک الاعلی ان تغفر لامتک التی | O Lord! With my face pressed to the dust, I supplicate before Thy most exalted Kingdom that Thou wouldst forgive Thy handmaiden who [3.5s] | BSHN.140.190, BSHN.144.190, MHT2.148b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10083 | 90 | mixed | یا شرف ندایت را شنیدیم و باین آیات بدیعه منیعه جواب عنایت فرمودیم جمیع عالم | O Sharaf! We have hearkened unto thy call, and in response have graciously revealed these wondrous and sublime verses unto all the world [3.5s] | INBA84:163a, INBA84:093a, INBA84:033a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02895 | 310 | mixed | کتابت لدی الوجه حاضر و بطرف عنایت مالک اسماء مشرف انشاء الله در کل احیان | Thy letter came into My presence and was honored by the favoring glance of the Lord of Names. God willing, at all times [3.5s] | INBA35:083, BLIB_Or15710.155, , BLIB_Or15719.021a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04112 | 230 | mixed | یا سلمان علیک بهاء الرحمن اگرچه در ظاهر قدرت و مقامت مابین عباد معلوم نه چه | O Salman! Upon thee be the Glory of the All-Merciful! Though outwardly thy power and station be not known amongst men [3.5s] | INBA51:381, BLIB_Or15718.076, | LHKM3.301 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05480 | 150 | O ye spiritual friends! Thank ye God His Highness the Almighty, who has granted ye such a gift and conferred such a Bestowal! | DAS.1913-10-17 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11497 | 20 | mixed | Translation List | رب يسر الأمور و اشرح الصدور و اسمح بالفضل الموفور و ادخلنا فی جنة السرور و الحبور برحمتک يا عزيز و يا غفور | ...Ease our affairs, O Lord, and gladden our hearts. Show us such beneficence as is born of Thine abundant bounty | MMG2#264 p.294x | ADMS#051 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04792 | 200 | Arabic | قل یا اله الاسماء و فاطر الارض و السماء اسئلک بحنین المقربین فی فراقک و | Say: O God of Names and Creator of earth and heaven! I beseech Thee by the yearning of them that are nigh unto Thee in their separation from Thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.350a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07117 | 120 | Arabic | یا من ثبت علی العهد القدیم فابسط اکف الابتهال الی ملکوت الجلال و مطلع الجمال | O thou who hast remained steadfast in the ancient Covenant! Spread forth the hands of supplication unto the Kingdom of Glory and the Dawning-place of Beauty [3.5s] | INBA87:502b, INBA52:526 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04950 | 160 | Arabic | رب لک الحمد بما اشرق نیر الاحسان من افق العفو و الغفران و اضاء و ازال ظلام | O Lord! All praise be unto Thee, for the Daystar of divine favors hath dawned from the horizon of pardon and forgiveness, hath shed its radiance and dispelled the darkness [3.5s] | INBA87:123, INBA52:121 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05501 | 140 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد ماج طمطام رحمانیتک و هاج اریاح شطر روحانیتک قد اشرق نیر الغفران | O my God, my God! The ocean of Thy mercy hath surged, and the winds from the realm of Thy spirituality have stirred. The orb of forgiveness hath dawned forth [3.5s] | INBA17:251 | BSHN.140.102, BSHN.144.102, MHT2.081 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10811 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امة من امائک انجذبت بنفحات قدسک و اشتعلت بنار محبتک و استجارت | O my God, O my God! This handmaiden among Thy handmaidens hath been drawn by the fragrant breaths of Thy holiness, and been set ablaze with the fire of Thy love, and hath sought refuge [3.5s] | INBA21:011 | BSHN.140.197, BSHN.144.197, MHT2.070a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12793 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امة من امائک الخاضعه الخاشعه المبتهله المتضرعه الی ملکوت | O my God, my God! This is a handmaiden from among Thy submissive and humble maidservants, who supplicates and implores fervently unto Thy Kingdom [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1112 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05500 | 140 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد ماج بحر الغفران فی کل آن بفضلک علی اهل العصیان و هاج اریاح الفضل | O my God, my God! The ocean of forgiveness hath surged at every moment through Thy grace upon the people of rebellion, and the winds of bounty have stirred [3.5s] | TABN.280 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05496 | 140 | Arabic | اللهم یا من یحیی الارواح بسریان روح الغفران بعد موتها بالذنب و العصیان و منور | O Thou Who quickeneth the spirits through the flow of the spirit of forgiveness after their death through sin and rebellion, and Who illumineth [3.5s] | BSHN.140.456, BSHN.144.450, MHT1a.050, MHT1b.008, QUM.161a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05404 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و سیدی و سندی اسئلک باسمک الفضال و سبحانک اللهم | Glorified art Thou, O my God, my Lord and my Support! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Bountiful Name. Glorified art Thou, O my God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.131a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prayer for forgiveness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10992 | 50 | mixed | Translation List | الها پروردگارا محبوبا مقصودا بتو آمده ام و از تو میطلبم آنچه را که سبب بخشش تو است توئی بحر جود و مالک | My God, my Provider, my Beloved, my Desire! Unto Thee have I come, imploring from Thee that which is conducive to Thy grace. | INBA65:059, INBA30:100b | AHM.351, DWNP_v6#05 p.001a, AQMJ1.164 | ADMS#075 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Nearness and remoteness; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||
| AB07424 | 110 | Arabic | ای رب هذه وصیفه مبتهله الیک تناجیک یا الهی بلسان سرها و جهرها و تقول رب | O Lord! This handmaiden, with utmost humility, supplicates unto Thee, communing with Thee, O my God, through her inmost spirit and her outer tongue, and she saith: O Lord [3.5s] | MKT6.025b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05588 | 140 | Persian | ای پروردگار بنده ات بامس امیدوار را بیامرز و از فوز و نجاح و عفو و سماح | O Lord! Forgive Thy servant, who is hopeful on this day, and grant him triumph, prosperity and pardon [3.5s] | YARP2.414 p.316 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07079 | 120 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و منتهی آمالی و غایه رجائی اسئلک بسلطان غفرانک الذی احاط الموجودات | O Lord, my Hope and Ultimate Aspiration, Goal of my yearning! I beseech Thee, by the sovereignty of Thy forgiveness which encompasseth all created things [3.5s] | MMK6#456 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and mercy; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10332 | 60 | Arabic | الهی هذه امة قامت مستقبله افق رحمتک طالبه عفوک و مغفرتک سائله صفحک و توابیتک | O my God! This is a maidservant who hath arisen, facing the horizon of Thy mercy, seeking Thy pardon and forgiveness, imploring Thy grace and acceptance [3.5s] | INBA21:131c | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05994 | 130 | Arabic | اللهم یا غافر الخطاء و عافی الذنوب و الاثام تغفر من تشاء برحمتک الواسعه | O Lord, the Forgiver of transgressions and the Pardoner of sins and iniquities, Thou dost forgive whomsoever Thou willest through Thy boundless mercy [3.5s] | BSHN.140.248, BSHN.144.248, MHT2.112 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Nearness and remoteness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05587 | 140 | Persian | ای پروردگار ای کردگار ما گنه کاریم و تو آمرزگار و ما مقصریم و تو بزرگوار هر | O Lord, O Creator! We are sinful and Thou art the Forgiver; we are guilty and Thou art the All-Bountiful [3.5s] | MJMJ2.089, MMG2#256 p.286 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01752 | 500 | Arabic | الهی الهی تری عینی ناظره الی افق فضلک و ایادی الفقیر مرتفعه الی سماء جودک | O my God, O my God! Thou seest mine eyes fixed upon the horizon of Thy grace, and the hands of this poor one raised unto the heaven of Thy bounty [3.5s] | INBA61:009, INBA66:087, BLIB_Or15726.130, | AQMM.028 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07099 | 120 | Arabic | یا رب العفو و الغفران و ستار العیوب و سریع الاحسان و اثنیت علی نفسک فی صریح | O Lord of pardon and forgiveness, Concealer of faults and Swift in bestowing bounty, Thou Who hast praised Thyself in clear terms [3.5s] | MMK6#467 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Imagery in the Qur'an; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02458 | 250 | Persian | پروردگارا آمرزگارا توای مهربان توای خداوند عظیم الغفران ما جمله سراپا قصوریم | O Lord, O Forgiver! Thou art the Compassionate One, Thou art the Lord of infinite forgiveness. We are all utterly encompassed by our failings [3.5s] | INBA85:213 | BSHN.140.193x, BSHN.140.327x, BSHN.144.193x, BSHN.144.325x, MHT1b.247, MHT2.148ax | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for forgiveness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04602 | 170 | Whenever entering a meeting read the following supplication: O Thou kind God! We have gathered together with the utmost humility and submission in this spiritual assembly. We have turned our faces | PN_various p003, BSTW#191 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH08013 | 120 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی الهی اسئلک ببحر شفائک و اشراقات انوار نیر فضلک و بالاسم الذی سخرت به | O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the ocean of Thy healing, and by the splendors of the Day-Star of Thy grace | INBA30:116bx | BRL_DA#774, PMP#174, ADM2#111 p.200x, AHM.180, AQMJ2.096, MAS4.101x, NSR_1993.019x, ADH1.097 | PM#174, BPRY.095, DAS.1915-04-04, BP1929.028-029 | E. Tarani | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#477 | |||||
| BH11074 | 50 | Arabic | سبحانک یا اله الغیب و الشهود اسئلک باسمک الودود الذی احاط کل شاهد و مشهود بان | Glorified art Thou, O God of the unseen and the seen! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, the All-Loving, which hath encompassed every witness and witnessed thing, that [3.5s] | INBA18:376a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10910 | 60 | Arabic | یا ایها الحاضر لدی المظلوم توجه بسمت ایران احب و مقبول قل سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک | O thou who art present before the Wronged One! To turn towards Iran is well-pleasing and acceptable. Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God, I beseech Thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.064a, | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08264 | 120 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک یا الهی تسمع حنین العاشقین فی فراقک و ضجیج العارفین فی بعدهم عن لقائک | Glory be to Thee, O my God! Thou hearest Thine ardent lovers lamenting in their separation from Thee | PMP#050 | PM#050, BPRY.127 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07663 | 130 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا طرفی قد کان منتظرا بدایع رحمتک و هذه اذنی قد ارادت | Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Behold Thou mine eye expectant to gaze on the wonders of Thy mercy | INBA48:191a, INBA41:276, BLIB_Or15739.328, | PMP#087, AKHA_122BE #11-12 p.a | PM#087, BPRY.244 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||
| BH08957 | 110 | Arabic | قل سبحانک یا اله الوجود و المهیمن علی الغیب و الشهود اسئلک بالکلمه التی بها | Say: Glorified art Thou, O God of existence and Sovereign over the unseen and the seen! I beseech Thee by the Word whereby [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.165b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06681 | 150 | Arabic | قل الهی الهی انا الذی ربیتنی بایادی فضلک و هدیتنی الی صراطک و اسمعتنی آیاتک | Say: O my God, my God! I am he whom Thou hast nurtured by the hands of Thy grace, and guided unto Thy path, and caused to hearken unto Thy verses [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.114a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09318 | 80 | Persian | ای جمشید رشید چون برکن شدید پناه بردی الطاف رب مجید البته شامل حال پدر مهربان | O valiant Jamshíd, when thou wert uprooted, thou didst seek refuge in the grace of the Glorious Lord. Surely the tender mercies of the All-Loving Father encompass thee [3.5s] | YARP2.271 p.233 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for parents | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02899 | 220 | Persian | ای پروردگار تیرانداز با راز تو همدم و دمساز و در بندگی آستان مقدس با اینعبد | O Lord! Tirandaz is intimate and in harmony with Thy mysteries, and in servitude at Thy sacred Threshold with this servant [3.5s] | YARP2.391 p.305 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for parents; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00145 | 930 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures | ترانی یا الهی فی هذا الجبل الرفیع و المقام الباذخ المنیع ماوی کل رجل عظیم و | Thou seest me, O my God, on this lofty mountain; the sublime and supreme threshold | INBA16:069 | MNMK#003 p.009, MJAI.002 | BSC.406 #744, SW_v08#14 p.194-196, CHH.188x, CHU.194-196, BLO_PN#022, BSTW#215 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB00935 | 400 | Arabic | الهی و سیدی و موئلی و منائی هولاء عباد اخلصوا وجوههم لعظمتک و سلطانک و زکوا | O my God, my Lord, my Master and my Desire! These are servants who have turned their faces in sincerity toward Thy grandeur and sovereignty, and have purified themselves [3.5s] | INBA17:070 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07484 | 110 | Persian | ای طائف حول مطاف ملا اعلی دو دست شکر را بدرگاه احدیت بلند نما و بگو ای منتها | O thou who circlest in adoration about the Spot round which circle the Concourse on high! Raise thou thy hands in gratitude | INBA87:028b, INBA52:028b | BRL_DAK#0100, BRL_MON#001, MJMJ3.081x, MMG2#136 p.152x | BRL_POAB#01 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10104 | 90 | mixed | یا محمد قبل حسین ظالم ارض یا آتشی افروخته که خاموشی نپذیرد عنقریب جزای اعمال | O Muhammad-Qablih-Husayn, tyrant of the land! O fire that hath been kindled and shall not be quenched! Ere long shall come the recompense of deeds [3.5s] | YBN.028b | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09381 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بنورک الذی سطع فی العالم و بنار سدرتک التی اشتعلت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Light that hath shone forth throughout the world, and by the Fire of Thy Sacred Tree which hath been kindled [3.5s] | INBA84:185, INBA84:113a, INBA84:053.13 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10889 | 60 | Arabic | Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | ولو ان سوء حالی یا الهی استحقنی لسیاطک و عذابک ولکن حسن عطوفتک و مواهبک | Although this evil state in which I am, O my God, maketh me deserving of Thy wrath and punishment, Thy good pleasure and Thy bounties demand Thy forgiveness | INBA33:018a, INBA33:072b | BRL_DA#142, LHKM3.385a, AQMJ1.032a, ADH1.102 | BRL_APBH#16, BKOG.287 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for protection; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ROB3.021?, LL#478 | ||||||
| AB04271 | 170 | mixed | ای بنده الهی الحمد لله که آگاهی و باانتباهی پس در صبحگاهی ملجا و پناهی جز در | O servant of God! Praise be to God that thou art aware and vigilant. Therefore, in the morning hour, thou hast no shelter and refuge except in [3.5s] | ABDA.264-265 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03284 | 280 | mixed | یا اسمی علیک بهائی نامه جناب حسن آقا که بانجناب نوشته و هم چنین عریضه اش | O My Name! Upon thee be My Glory! The letter of the honoured Hasan-Áqá that was written unto thee, as well as his petition [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.116a, , BLIB_Or15718.170, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09844 | 90 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بالطافک التی عجزت عن احصائها اقلام العالم | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy favors, which the pens of all creation are powerless to recount [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.098a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07115 | 140 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی شهدت الکائنات بتوحید ذاتک و تقدیس نفسک و الممکنات بعظمتک | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! All created things bear witness to the oneness of Thine Essence and the sanctity of Thy Self, and all contingent beings to Thy greatness [3.5s] | INBA51:326 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03172 | 290 | mixed | یا مریم علیک بهاء الله مالک القدم از سماء مشیت الهی طلب مغفرت نمودی انه غفرک و | O Mary! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of Eternity. From the heaven of divine Will thou didst seek forgiveness. Verily, He hath forgiven thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.128, , BLIB_Or15728.006, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05837 | 170 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | قد قرئنا کتابک و قدرنا لک ما سئلت به الله ربک و رب العالمین و رقم لک... ای ربّ لک الحمد علی ما اسمعتنی ندائک | We have read thy letter and have ordained for thee that which thou didst ask of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds, and inscribed for thee [3.5s]... ...Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God, inasmuch as Thou hast inclined mine ear to Thy voice, and called me to Thyself | INBA35:021b, INBA48:156, INBA57:077x, BLIB_Or15739.281, | PMP#074x, AQMJ1.117x | PM#074x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| BH10385 | 80 | mixed | لله الحمد در این فجر نورانی امطار رحمت نیسانی باذن حضرت باری عالم را تجدید | Praise be to God that in this luminous dawn the vernal showers of divine mercy have, by the leave of the Lord Almighty, renewed the world [3.5s] | AYI2.131x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06351 | 160 | Arabic | یا ایتها الورقه ان استمعی ندائی انه لا اله الا هو الغفور الکریم قولی لک الحمد | O Leaf! Hearken thou unto My Call. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful. Say: All praise be unto Thee [3.5s] | INBA18:064b, BLIB_Or15697.073, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05884 | 170 | Arabic | کتاب نزل بالحق من لدی الله رب العالمین انه ما من اله الا هو یفعل ما یشاء و | A Book sent down in truth from the presence of God, the Lord of all worlds. Verily, there is no God but Him. He doeth whatsoever He willeth [3.5s] | INBA51:064b, KB_620:057-058 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07679 | 130 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | سبحانک یا الهی لااجد فی مملکتک من یقدر ان یقبل الیک حق الاقبال او یستمع ما | Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I can discover no one in Thy realm who can befittingly turn unto Thee | PMP#152, NFR.150 | PM#152 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10826 | 60 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا ندائک قد ارتفع عن یمین عرش عظمتک فاجتذب به قلوب | Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is Thy Call which hath been raised from the right hand of the Throne of Thy majesty and hath drawn unto it all hearts [3.5s] | INBA92:380b | AQMJ1.001x, AQMJ1.097x, BCH.073 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09962 | 90 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا مولی الوری اسئلک باسمک الاعظم الابهی و سبحانک اللهم یا مالک | Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God, O Lord of all creation! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great and Most Glorious Name. Glory be unto Thee, O my God, O Master [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.158b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01765 | 500 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ادراک و عقول ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت مقصودیرا لایق و سزاست در | Sanctified praise, transcending mind and understanding, befitteth the Most Holy and Most Exalted Court of Him Who is the Desired One [3.5s]... ...O My Afnán, O Abúʾl-Hasan! Upon thee rest My glory! Hearken to the call of this Wronged One and, through the pure water of divine remembrance | INBA51:475 | LHKM3.316, KHAF.261-262x, MATA.238x | GEN.315-316x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10277 | 80 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک العطوف و باسمک الروف و باسمک الذی به فتحت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, the All-Affectionate, and by Thy Name, the All-Compassionate, and by Thy Name through which Thou didst open [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.165c, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09953 | 90 | Arabic | قل اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد بما هدیتنی الی بحر عرفانک و مشرق امرک و مطلع آیاتک | Say: O God, my God! All praise be unto Thee for having guided me unto the ocean of Thy knowledge, the Dawning-Place of Thy Cause and the Dayspring of Thy signs [3.5s] | NFR.218 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09866 | 90 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی انت الذی سبقت رحمتک الممکنات و عنایتک الکائنات اسئلک باسمک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art He Whose mercy hath preceded all contingent things and Whose loving-kindness hath encompassed all created beings. I beseech Thee by Thy Name [3.5s] | INBA92:377 | AQMJ2.082 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09513 | 100 | Arabic | قل سبحانک یا من باسمک سرع المقربون الی شاطی بحر لقائک و انفق المقربون | Say: Glorified art Thou, O Thou through Whose Name they that are near have hastened to the shore of the ocean of Thy presence, and they that are nigh have freely given [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.210, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06299 | 160 | mixed | نامه ات نزد مظلوم حاضر و تمام آن اصغا شد لله الحمد عرف محبت الهی از آن متضوع | Thy letter reached the Wronged One and was heard in its entirety. Praise be to God, the fragrance of divine love was wafted therefrom [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.244b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for teaching; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08000 | 100 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و طلب مغفرت بجهت امة الله والده گردید الهی الهی ان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and forgiveness was sought on behalf of the handmaiden of God, thy mother. O my God, O my God [3.5s] | INBA85:120a | BSHN.140.100x, BSHN.144.100x, MHT2.150b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12509 | 110 | Persian | ای یزدان مهربان در قریه کوشکک جمعی از احباء و اماء الرحمن خلع ثیاب عنصری نمودند | O kind Lord! In the village of Kushkak, a group of the friends and handmaidens of the Merciful have cast off their earthly garments [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0996 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11376 | 30 | Arabic | الهی الهی اسئلک باسمک العطوف بان تبسط لمن صعد الیک بساط الرحمة و الغفران | O my God, my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, the All-Compassionate, to spread out for him who hath ascended unto Thee the carpet of mercy and forgiveness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.076e, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09136 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد سبقت رحمتک و تمت نعمتک و کملت موهبتک علی الذین اعترفوا بوحدانیتک | O my God, O my God! Thy mercy hath verily preceded all, Thy favor hath been perfected, and Thy gift hath been consummated unto those who have acknowledged Thy oneness [3.5s] | INBA87:449a, INBA52:464 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04962 | 160 | Arabic | و انت الذی یا الهی اظهرت اسمک الاعظم و نورک الانور و هدیت به الامم و اشرقت | O my God! Thou art He Who hath manifested Thy Most Great Name and Thy Most Luminous Light, and through it hath guided the peoples and shone forth [3.5s] | INBA21:038 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02780 | 320 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی اشهد حینئذ و کل من یطوف فی حول عرشک الاعظم و سکان ملا | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I bear witness at this moment, as do all who circle round Thy Most Great Throne and the dwellers of the celestial concourse [3.5s] | INBA92:027 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06673 | 120 | Persian | ای پروردگار این نفس پاک توجه بملکوت تو نمود و تضرع و زاری کرد تا حال اسیر | O thou creator! This pure soul advanced toward Thy Kingdom and humbly lamented and supplicated before Thee. Heretofore he was a captive | MMG2#455 p.507 | BSTW#063 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Living waters; water of life; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05023 | 150 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد خلقت نفوسا من جواهر الوجود فامنوا بک و بایاتک و طفحت قلوبهم | O my God, my God! Thou hast indeed created souls from the very essence of being, who have believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and whose hearts have overflowed [3.5s] | INBA87:577b, INBA52:614 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07304 | 110 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای پروردگار آمرزگار هر چند نفوسی ایام زندگانی بنادانی بسر برده اند بیگانه | O Thou forgiving Lord! Although some souls have spent the days of their lives in ignorance, and became estranged and contumacious | BRL_DAK#1196, BSHN.140.203, BSHN.144.203, MHT2.185a | BPRY.042-043, TAB.178-179, BSC.427 #773, BSTW#055 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03993 | 180 | Persian | ای خداوند مهربان بنده درگاهت اردشیر پور بهرام را از پستان غفران شیر ده و چاکر | O kind Lord! Give milk from the breast of forgiveness to Thy servant, Ardeshir, son of Bahram, and this humble attendant [3.5s] | YARP2.633 p.434 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12505 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک البائس الفقیر اسیر الطافک اجیر احسانک المستجیر ببابک لیس له سمیر | O my God, my God! Verily, this servant, destitute and poor, captive of Thy bestowals, a thrall of Thy grace, taking refuge at Thy threshold, hath no companion [3.5s] | QUM.273 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03893 | 180 | Arabic | اللهم یا من استغرق المخلصون فی بحار رحمته و التجاء المقربون الی جوار مغفرته | O Lord! Thou in Whose oceans of mercy the sincere are immersed, and unto Whose sheltering forgiveness those near-drawn repair [3.5s] | MKT6.063, BSHN.140.163, BSHN.144.163, MHT2.079 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11725 | 150 | Arabic | الهی الهی انت المغیث و انت المعین و انک انت البر الروف الرحیم تنزهت اسمائک | O my God, O my God! Thou art the Succourer, Thou art the Helper. Verily, Thou art the Bountiful, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful. Sanctified are Thy names [3.5s] | FRH.209 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for the departed; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10987 | 50 | Arabic | اسئلک یا اله الاسماء و المهیمن علی الاشیاء بانوار ملکوتک و جبروتک بان تنزل | I beseech Thee, O God of Names and Ruler over all things, by the lights of Thy Kingdom and Thy Dominion, that Thou mayest cause to descend [3.5s] | INBA23:130b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08468 | 120 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا للورقه السدره فضلا من عندنا و رحمه من لدنا طوبی لمن سمع و فاز | This is a Book from Us unto the Leaf of the Lote-Tree, a grace from Our presence and a mercy from Us. Blessed is he who heareth and attaineth [3.5s] | INBA51:355 | KHAF.241a, MATA.177 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09864 | 90 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک یا الهی اسئلک بروایح قمیص فضلک التی تضوعت فی الامکان بامرک و ارادتک و | Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I entreat Thee by the fragrances of the Raiment of Thy grace | PMP#052 | PM#052, BPRY.049 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for detachment; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3591 | Words to Inez Cook spoken in Apr. 1920 | 10 | Until the sun rises in the West, the door of repentance will remain open. | PN_1920 p113 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Predictions and prophecies; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11100 | 50 | Arabic | قد فزت باللقاء و شربت رحیق الوصال من ید الفضل و العطاء ان المظلوم یسئل الله | Thou hast attained unto the meeting and drunk the choice wine of reunion from the hand of grace and bounty. The Wronged One beseecheth God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.120a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03826 | 240 | Arabic | ذکر کلمه من لدی الغلام الی الذی آمن بالله العزیز الوهاب لیاخذها بقوه من لدنا | Invoke the Word bestowed by the Youth upon him who hath believed in God, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful, that he may take it with strength from Our presence [3.5s] | INBA92:206 | LHKM3.213 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10784 | 60 | mixed | ای امه الله کتابت مشاهده شد و از قلم اعلی جواب آن نازل نفوسیکه الیوم بمطلع وحی اقبال | O handmaid of God! Thy letter was received, and from the Most Exalted Pen hath been revealed its answer. The souls who in this day have turned towards the Dawning-Place of Revelation [3.5s] | INBA23:149a, BLIB_Or15719.069d, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11139 | 50 | Arabic | یا اسمعیل یذکرک المظلوم من شطر السجن لتقوم علی الذکر و الثناء بین ملا | O Isma'il! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee from the precincts of the Prison, that thou mayest arise to offer praise and glorification amidst the people [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.280g, , BLIB_Or15734.1.123b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11651 | 160 | Arabic | سمعنا ندائک اجبناک بهذا الکتاب المبین فی هذا الحین الذی ماج فیه بحر عنایه ربک الرحمن | We have heard Thy call and have answered Thee through this perspicuous Book at this hour when the ocean of Thy Lord's loving-kindness, the All-Merciful, surgeth forth [3.5s] | FRH.181 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06658 | 150 | Arabic | قد ذکر ذکرک لدی المظلوم و انزل لک ما شهد بفضله و عنایته التی سبقت کل الاشیاء و | The mention of thy remembrance hath been made in the presence of the Wronged One, and there hath been revealed for thee that which beareth witness to His grace and loving-kindness, which have preceded all things [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.202a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0140 | Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken on 1898-02-22 | 1060 | If your hearts are turned always towards God, and filled with the love of God, that love will separate them from all other things, that love will be the wall | PN_1899 p004, AEP.021-022, NRMM.163, BLO_PN#031 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH07638 | 130 | mixed | رشحات وحی از اوراق سدره منتهی بصورت این کلمات ترشح نموده ای امه الله کتابت | The dewdrops of divine revelation have trickled down from the leaves of the divine Lote-Tree in the form of these words: O handmaid of God, thy letter [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.144a, , BLIB_Or15719.028a, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07154 | 140 | mixed | عالم خلق شد و امم از عرصه عدم بوجود آمد که شاید سبب و علت هستی و خلق خود را بیابند | The world hath been created and nations brought forth from the realm of nothingness into being, that perchance they might discover the cause and purpose of their own creation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.078a, | MAS8.117x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08241 | 120 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به ظهرت کنائز علمک و برزت خزائن امرک و | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the treasuries of Thy knowledge were made manifest and the repositories of Thy Command were brought forth [3.5s] | INBA48:190, BLIB_Or15739.327, | AQMJ2.041, AKHA_122BE #11-12 p.b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09339 | 100 | Arabic | ذکر رحمه ربک عبده رحیما لیجتذب من ندآء ربه و یتوجه بقلبه | Invoke the mercy of thy Lord upon His servant, Rahim, that he may be drawn by the call of his Lord and turn his heart unto Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.576b, , ALIB.folder18p494b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03092 | 210 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای امه الله آنچه نگاشتی مفهوم شد بنهایت تضرع حاجاتی خواستی و جمیع حاجاتت | O handmaiden of God! That which thou didst write was understood. With utmost supplication thou didst make certain requests, and all thy requests [3.5s]... ...Thou desirest forgiveness of sins; thou seekest utmost peace and tranquillity; thou beseechest nearness to the Threshold of Grandeur; thou desirest renunciation of thine own will | BRL_DAK#0803 | BRL_ATE#171x, TAB.135-136, BSC.477 #912x, VLAB.010x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10927 | 60 | Arabic | یا خلیل انک فزت برحیق الوحی و شربت کوثر البقاء من ید العطاء و ذکرت مره بعد | O Khalil! Thou hast attained unto the pure wine of revelation, and hast quaffed from the Kawthar of immortality from the hand of bounty, and art mentioned time and again [3.5s] | INBA19:203a, INBA32:185a, INBA41:175b.06 | Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Nearness and remoteness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09738 | 90 | Arabic | الهی الهی تری عبدک رضا قائما علی خدمتک و ناطقا بثنائک و تعلم بانه فی اول | O my God, my God! Thou seest Thy servant Riḍá standing firm in Thy service and voicing Thy praise, and Thou knowest that in the beginning [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11098.011a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11078 | 50 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ینطق انه لهو الکنز الاعظم | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who speaketh is verily the Most Great Treasure [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.063, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03860 | 240 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا عبدک الذی غفل عن بدایع ذکرک و احجبته الخطایا علی | Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is Thy servant who hath grown heedless of the wondrous tokens of Thy remembrance, and whom transgressions have veiled [3.5s] | INBA71:116b, INBA92:127c, BLIB_Or15696.157b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09205 | 100 | mixed | Translation List | الهی الهی این عبد را از شر نفس و هوی حفظ فرما و بنور بر و تقوی مزین دار ای | O God my God! Protect this servant from the evil of self and passion, and illumine him with the light of righteousness and piety. | INBA65:058x, INBA30:100ax, INBA84:220.13 | AHM.350x, AQMJ1.163x | ADMS#074 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for purity; chastity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||
| AB12835 | 240 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و ملجای و ملاذی و مرجعی و معاذی لک الحمد و لک الفضل و لک المن و لک الشکر | BRL_DAK#1207 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1901 | Words spoken ca. 1919 | 160 | God treats these people with His mercy, not with His justice, since God is against war. | SW_v10#18 p.336 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06007 | 130 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد سالت عبراتی و طالت زفراتی و اشتدت حسراتی شوقا للقائک و انجذابا | O my God, my God! My tears have flowed copiously, my sighs have grown lengthy, and my pangs of longing have intensified, all out of yearning to meet Thee and be drawn unto Thee [3.5s] | BSHN.140.189, BSHN.144.189, MHT2.130 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10499 | 60 | Persian | ای دو بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا عبدالبهاء در این بقعه نورا بیاد شما در سرور بی | O ye two servants that have drawn nigh unto the celestial sanctuary of the Almighty! 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in this luminous spot, is mindful of you in joy [3.5s] | HDQI.301a, YARP2.530 p.381 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06127 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان چون بدقت نظر کنی هر موهبتی خداداد است نه بسعی و کوشش عالم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! When thou gazest with discernment, every bounty is divinely bestowed, not through the endeavors and strivings of the world [3.5s] | YARP2.276 p.235 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08596 | 120 | Persian | یا محمود بگو الهی الهی کریما رحیما اینست بصر من امام وجه تو و از تو میطلبد | O Mahmud! Say: My God, my God, O Gracious, O Merciful One! This is my vision before Thy countenance, and from Thee it doth beseech [3.5s] | INBA65:039bx, INBA30:089bx, INBA81:003b | AHM.364, AQMJ1.172, AKHA_133BE #12 p.313 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06006 | 170 | mixed | یا ورقتی یا امتی یذکرک مالک الاسما فی بحبوحه البلاء لیجذبک الی مقام رقم من | O My leaf, O My handmaiden! The Lord of Names maketh mention of thee from amidst tribulation, that He may draw thee unto a station decreed [3.5s] | INBA51:360, BLIB_Or15715.374a, | LHKM3.348 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05599 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان بوی خوشی و نسیم دلکشی که از ریاض محبه الله وزیده بود مشام | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A sweet fragrance and enchanting breeze hath wafted from the gardens of the love of God [3.5s] | INBA84:524a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10932 | 60 | Persian | یا سکینه ندای مظلوم را از قبل و بعد شنیدی و از رحیق بیان آشامیدی حق لازال | O Sakínih! Thou hast hearkened unto the Voice of the Wronged One in times past and present, and hast quaffed from the choice wine of utterance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.069.15, | Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08394 | 100 | mixed | خداوند مهربان از فرط عنایت و صرف فضل ابواب هدایت را مفتوح فرمود و درهای موهبت | The compassionate Lord, through the abundance of His grace and the outpouring of His bounty, hath flung wide the portals of guidance and thrown open the gates of munificence [3.5s] | MKT5.113a, AKHA_132BE #13 p.a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09190 | 100 | mixed | از بحر جود مالک وجود و سلطان غیب و شهود می طلبیم اولیا و اصفیا را در هر حین | From the Ocean of Bounty of the Lord of existence and the Sovereign of the seen and unseen, We beseech, in every moment, His chosen ones and His faithful servants [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.080e, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11274 | 40 | Arabic | غفار طوبی لک بما عرفت نفسی و اعرضت عن سوائی من اعدائی و مستک الشداید فی | O Ghaffar! Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thou hast recognized My Self and turned away from Mine enemies that are other than Me, and tribulations have touched thee in My path [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.144f, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11196 | 40 | Turkish | ای نور حقیقتک مفتونی دنیاده هر بر نعمتک زوالی هر بر راحتک ملالی واردر انجق | O thou who art enamoured of the Light of Truth! Know thou that in this world every bounty is followed by decline, and every comfort is accompanied by weariness [3.5s] | MJT.057 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04452 | 170 | mixed | ای منجذب فیوضات ملکوت در این عرصه شهود بموهبت رب ودود خوشنود باش که خاک را | O thou who art enraptured by the bounties of the Kingdom! In this realm of existence be thou content with the grace of the All-Loving Lord that hath transformed dust [3.5s] | INBA84:488 | MKT8.149 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08197 | 100 | Persian | ای متوجه الی الله نامه رسید و شوق و انجذاب معلوم گردید و امید چنین است روز | O thou who art turned towards God! Thy letter arrived and the fervor and attraction became evident. And such is the hope that the day [3.5s] | MMK6#445, TSS.310 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09305 | 100 | mixed | آنچه باید گفت گفتیم و حبهای حکمت را در افئده و قلوب کشتیم راز حق میطلبیم جمیع | What needed to be uttered We have uttered, and We have sown the seeds of wisdom in hearts and souls. Together We seek after divine truth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.030d, , BLIB_Or15710.286a, , BLIB_Or15734.2.107, | HDQI.038, ANDA#53 p.04 | Effort; striving; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Goodly deeds; actions; Knowledge of self; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11871 | 190 | Persian | ای دو بنده صادق حق من به درگاه احدیت شکرانه نمایم که شما را هدایت فرمود | O ye two faithful servants of God! I render thanks before the Threshold of God that He hath guided you [3.5s] | TISH.183-184 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07961 | 130 | mixed | یا عنایت اگرچه ذکر ترا در لوحی که مخصوص ورقه نازل شده نمودیم ولکن فضل آخر | O 'Ináyat! Though We made mention of thee in the Tablet that was revealed especially for the Leaf, yet this is a further bounty [3.5s] | LHKM1.125a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04825 | 200 | mixed | لسان عظمت در جمیع احیان عباد را بکوثر حیوان دعوت نموده و مینماید و کتاب | The Tongue of Grandeur hath, at all times, summoned and continueth to summon the servants unto the living waters, and the Book [3.5s] | INBA65:045x, INBA30:092bx, INBA81:008 | AHM.339, AQMJ1.156x, ADH1.096 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10842 | 60 | mixed | عریضه ات بمقر عرش فائز و آنچه در او مذکور مشهود گشت انشاء الله بعنایت رحمن | Thy petition hath attained unto the Throne, and whatsoever was mentioned therein hath become manifest, God willing, through the grace of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.183a, , BLIB_Or15719.047d, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3226 | Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 | 40 | As long as you are on the shore--or as long as the sands of your sins are on the shore--the waves of the sea will wash them | AHF.016 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3534 | 20 | The outpouring of the Holy Spirit changes the small acorn into an over-shadowing tree | SW_v08#08 p.103 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12572 | 100 | O thou yearning after the Kingdom! The meaningful letter became the cause of happiness. Whosoever enters in the Kingdom of God, he becomes the object of pardon | BBBD.176 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH05155 | 190 | Arabic | هذا کتاب لمن اهتدی بهدی الله و کان من المقبلین و قدر له فی الالواح ما یسر به | This is a Book for whoso hath been guided by the guidance of God and was among those who have drawn nigh, and for whom hath been ordained in the Tablets that which shall bring him joy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.577, , ALIB.folder18p463 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02885 | 310 | Persian | قلم اعلی در افق ابهی میفرماید ای اهل زا انشاء الله بنفحات عنایات مالک ایام | The Most Exalted Pen proclaimeth from the All-Glorious Horizon: O people of Zá! Through the breezes of the bounties of the Lord of Days [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.010, | Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04172 | 220 | mixed | ای عباد بحر کرم و رحمت و غفران در امواج بوده و خواهد بود و فضل حق جل جلاله جمیع | O My servants! The ocean of bounty and mercy and forgiveness hath been and shall ever be in waves, and the grace of the True One, exalted be His glory, encompasseth all [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.004c, | AVK3.449.07x | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04330 | 220 | Arabic | یا با قبل قاف علیک بهآئی و عنایتی این ایام آفتاب بیان امام وجوه ادیان مشرق و مالک | O Ba Qabl-i-Qáf! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. In these days the Sun of Utterance shineth resplendent before the countenance of all religions and reigneth supreme [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.187a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09629 | 100 | mixed | یا امتی و المتمسکه بحبل عنایتی قد ذکرک من احبی و قام علی خدمه امری و وجد | O My handmaiden who cleaveth to the cord of My loving-kindness! Thou hast been mentioned by one who loveth Me and who hath arisen to serve My Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.064b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02259 | 390 | Arabic | النور الساطع اللائح الظاهر المشرق من افق ظهور الله مولی الوری و النفحات | The resplendent Light, gleaming, manifest and radiant, shining forth from the horizon of God's Revelation, the Lord of all mankind, and the divine fragrances [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.237, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08248 | 120 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی بین ایادی الذینهم کفروا بایاتک الکبری و اعرضوا عن | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest me in the hands of them that have denied Thy most mighty signs and turned away [3.5s] | INBA15:256b, INBA23:051c, INBA26:256b | NFR.151 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06868 | 150 | mixed | یا محمد قبل حسین مبارک باشد اقبال شما مبارک باشد ورود شما هنیئا لک بما شربت | O Muhammad-Qablí-Husayn! Blessed be thy turning, blessed be thine advent. Happy art thou for what thou hast drunk [3.5s] | INBA41:436b, BLIB_Or15695.040, , BLIB_Or15724.104, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06930 | 140 | Arabic | ان استمع ما یوحی الیک من شطر السجن افق البلیه الکبری من شجر القضا انه لا اله | Hearken unto that which is revealed unto thee from the prison-ward, horizon of the Most Great Tribulation, from the Tree of Destiny: There is no God [3.5s] | INBA23:223 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06972 | 140 | mixed | انشاء الله بعنایت الهی فائز باشی و بانوار عرش منور جمیع ناس را بانچه سبب ارتفاع | God willing, mayest thou be favored through divine providence and, illumined by the lights of the Throne, lead all humanity unto that which is the cause of exaltation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.033a, , BLIB_Or15734.2.113, | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00750 | 1040 | mixed | الحمد لله وحده و الصلوه و السلام علی الذی به بدء و منه ختم الذی کان مظهر هذه | Praise be to God alone, and blessings and peace upon Him through Whom all things began and by Whom they were sealed, Who was the Manifestation of this Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.222, , BLIB_Or15711.234, , BLIB_Or15736.033x, | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10202 | 80 | mixed | ای امه الله ندایت و ندای راقم کتابت بشرف اصغای محبوب عالم فائز شد رحمت حق | O handmaid of God! Thy call and the supplication of him who inscribed thy letter have attained the honor of being heard by the Best-Beloved of the worlds. The mercy of God [3.5s] | INBA51:103b, BLIB_Or15710.177a, , BLIB_Or15719.046b, , KB_620:096b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00847 | 420 | Arabic | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | اللهم یا کاشف البلایاء و دافع الرزایاء انی اتضرع الیک تضرع العانی الی ملیک | O my God! O Thou Remover of adversities and Dispeller of afflictions! I, verily, implore Thee | BRL_DAK#0011, YMM.330x | BRL_ATE#011, MAAN#28 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07222 | 110 | mixed | ای آیت محبت الله آنچه نگاشتی بکمال اشتیاق قرائت گردید ذکری از برای تلاوت در | O sign of the love of God! That which thou didst pen was read with the utmost eagerness. A mention of recitation [3.5s] | DUR4.033x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09015 | 110 | mixed | کتابت بانوار قرب منور و بلحاظ الطاف مشرف قد سمعنا ندائکم و اجبناکم بهذا | Thy letter hath been illumined with the lights of nearness and honored by the glances of favor. We have heard thy call and have answered thee through this [3.5s] | INBA51:363b, BLIB_Or15710.180a, | LHKM3.349 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03245 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند هدف سهام جفااید الحمد لله مشتاق روی آن میر وفا سرمست | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though ye be the target of the arrows of oppression, praised be God, ye are intoxicated with longing for the countenance of that Lord of fidelity [3.5s] | INBA17:025 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1196 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-17 | 270 | There are two kinds of afflictions, the first is human, the second is divine. Human affliction can be coped with and eradicated by human agencies and methods | DAS.1915-05-17 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04869 | 160 | Persian | ای موقنین ای موقنات فیض قدیم خداوند رحمن رحیم را مشاهده نمااید که چه قدر | O ye men and women of certitude! Behold ye the ancient bounty of the All-Merciful, the Compassionate Lord, how abundant [3.5s] | MMK3#134 p.094 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12358 | 160 | Persian | ای نائب مناب یاران هر چند والده ساده دل گوش بفرمایش شما ننمود و پند و نصیحت | O faithful deputy of the friends! Although the simple-hearted mother heeded not thy counsel and accepted not thy wise exhortation [3.5s] | INBA85:277 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10974 | 60 | mixed | یا نصرالله حمد کن محبوب عالم را که ترا فائز فرمود بامریکه اگر مالک کنوز ارض | O Nasru'llah! Render praise unto the Best-Beloved of the world, Who hath graciously enabled thee to attain that which, wert thou to possess the treasures of the earth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15706.217b, , BLIB_Or15715.087f, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11062 | 50 | Arabic | سبحان من زین هیکلک بطراز الاذن و احضرک لدی العرش و اسمعک ندآئه العزیز البدیع | Glorified be He Who hath adorned thy temple with the ornament of hearing, summoned thee before the Throne, and caused thee to hear His glorious and wondrous Call [3.5s] | AQA7#483 p.304a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10016 | 90 | mixed | نشهد انه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان مقدسا عن ذکر الموجودات و لا یزال یکون بمثل ما | We bear witness that there is no God but Him, Who hath ever been sanctified beyond the mention of all created things, and will forever remain thus [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.067a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06637 | 150 | Arabic | قد استضاء کتابک من انوار افق الوحی و تشرف بلحاظ عنایه ربک الغفور الکریم و | Thy letter hath been illumined by the lights of the horizon of Revelation and hath been honored with the glances of thy Lord, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful [3.5s] | INBA51:465 | LHKM3.183 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09588 | 100 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی امه من اماء الله لتستبشر بذکر الله ایاها ذقی من اثمار | This is a Book from Our presence unto a handmaiden of God, that she may rejoice in God's remembrance of her and partake of the fruits [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.391b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09128 | 110 | mixed | یا صمد کتابت لدی المظلوم حاضر و طرف عنایت باو متوجه الحمد لله فائز شدی بانچه | O Samad! Thy letter hath reached the Wronged One, and the glance of His loving-kindness is directed towards thee. Praise be to God that thou hast attained unto that which [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.093c, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10889 | 50 | Turkish | ای جمال مبارک رحمانک بنده سی حضرت احدیتک لطف و عنایتی و فضل و عاطفتی یاغمورتک | O servant of the Blessed and All-Merciful Beauty! The grace and favor of the Divine Unity, and His bounty and loving-kindness, raineth down [3.5s] | MJT.058a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09632 | 80 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه انشرحی قلبا و انتعشی روحا و قری عینا بمواهب ربک الکریم و اعلمی | O thou who art attracted! Be thou gladdened in heart, refreshed in spirit, and solaced in eyes through the bounties of thy gracious Lord. Know thou [3.5s] | KNJ.093b | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09879 | 90 | mixed | سدره منتهی ندا میفرماید و هر ورقه از ورقاتش بابدع الحان من فی الامکانرا | The Divine Lote-Tree proclaimeth, and every leaf among its leaves doth, in most wondrous melodies, address all who dwell in the realm of being [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.239a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10451 | 80 | Arabic | یا خلیل ان افرح بما توجه بحر الغفران الی اخیک الذی صعد الی الله المهیمن القیوم | O Khalil! Rejoice thou, inasmuch as the Ocean of Forgiveness hath turned toward thy brother who hath ascended unto God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | INBA41:139, BLIB_Or15715.272a, , BLIB_Or15734.1.103c, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05933 | 170 | mixed | یا احمد عنایت حق را بمثابه شمس مشاهده نما چون اشراق نمود جمیع عالم را انوارش | O Ahmad! Behold the grace of God even as the sun; when it shineth forth, its rays illumine all the world [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.231a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06909 | 140 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی اظهر امره و انجز وعده و نطق بما یقرب الناس الیه انه لهو المالک | Praise be to God Who hath manifested His Cause, fulfilled His Promise, and spoken that which draweth mankind nigh unto Him. Verily, He is the Possessor [3.5s] | INBA84:152, INBA84:084b, INBA84:025.09, BLIB_Or15718.052, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10936 | 60 | Arabic | یا صمد قد اقبل الیک مطلع الوحی و یذکرک بما یبقی به عرف البیان بدوام اسماء ربک | O Samad! The Dayspring of Revelation hath turned toward Thee, mentioning Thee through that which shall cause the fragrance of utterance to endure through the names of Thy Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15734.1.004.13, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01953 | 450 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر و بیان و منزه از عرفان ساحت امنع اقدس ارفع مقصود عالمیان را | Sanctified praise, beyond all mention and utterance and exalted above all comprehension, be unto the most holy and most glorious court of the Object of all existence [3.5s] | INBA15:377, INBA26:381, BLIB_Or11098.026? | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08445 | 100 | O thou who art supplicating unto God! I read thy precious letter and am informed | SW_v08#18 p.232 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH10407 | 80 | mixed | واجب را حادث وصف نداند بیچون از اذکار عالم چند و چون مقدس و مبری است لم یرفعه | The Eternal cannot be described through attributes temporal; sanctified and exalted is He above the mentions of this world of quantity and qualification [3.5s] | INBA23:060b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07015 | 140 | Arabic | تبارک الذی نطق و انطق الاشیاء علی انه لا اله الا هو العزیز العلام قد شهد | Blessed is He Who hath spoken and caused all things to speak forth that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Knowing [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15734.2.017a, | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to the people of the world; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05403 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تری مقری و تسمع حنینی لم ادر بای جرم منعت عن احبائک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest my dwelling-place and hearest my lamentation. I know not by what sin I have been kept from Thy loved ones [3.5s] | INBA48:159, INBA92:177, BLIB_Or15739.283, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07454 | 130 | Arabic | اشهد یا الهی بما شهد نفسک انت الله لا اله الا انت لم تزل کنت فی علو العظمه و | I bear witness, O my God, to that whereunto Thine own Self hath borne witness: Thou art God, there is none other God but Thee. From time immemorial hast Thou dwelt in the heights of grandeur [3.5s] | INBA57:097 | NFR.145, BNEP.113, ABMK.008 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09942 | 90 | Arabic | قد نطقت الورقاء انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم و دلع دیک العرش انه لا اله | The Dove hath warbled: "There is no God but Him, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting," and the Cock of the Divine Throne hath proclaimed: "There is no God..." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.148b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00081 | 2400 | Arabic | بسم الله العلی العظیم. سبحانک اللهم و بحمدک لا اله الا انت بک عرفتک و بدعوتک صعدت الیک و بما یلهمنی من ذکرک و قدرتک لولا انت ما کنت شیء بدون شماره گذاری | Glorified art Thou, O my God, and praise be unto Thee! There is none other God but Thee. Through Thee have I known Thee, and by Thy summons have I ascended unto Thee, and through that which Thou dost inspire me of Thy remembrance and Thy power - were it not for Thee, I would be as naught [3.5s] | CMB_F23.153r13-159v14 (54), | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04179 | 220 | mixed | این مظلوم در جمیع احوال عباد را بافق اعلی دعوت نموده و از غنی متعال مسئلت | This Wronged One hath, in all conditions, summoned the servants unto the Most Exalted Horizon and beseeched the All-Possessing, the Most High [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.190b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10559 | 70 | mixed | آنچه مسطور آمد مشهود گشت و هرچه مستور بود مشهور آمد حمد خدا را که ثمرات شجرات | That which was inscribed hath become manifest, and that which lay concealed hath been made known. Praise be unto God, that the fruits of the trees [3.5s] | INBA38:057b, INBA36:312a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09963 | 90 | Arabic | قل سبحانک یا اله الاسماء و فاطر السماء ترانی متحیرا فی وصفک و ثنائک و اعلم | Say: Glorified art Thou, O God of Names and Creator of heaven! Thou beholdest me bewildered in describing and praising Thee, and verily Thou knowest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.018b, , BLIB_Or15734.2.075a, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07367 | 140 | Persian | یا حاء ندای مظلوم را بشنو لله الحمد آنچه در آستانه ظاهر شده حق را از باطل واضح و | O Letter Ḥá! Hearken unto the Voice of the Wronged One. All praise be unto God, for whatsoever hath been made manifest at the Threshold hath distinguished truth from falsehood [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.062b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11471 | 20 | Arabic | الهی الهی توکلت علیک و فوضت الامور الیک انک انت الفضال الکریم و ارحم الراحمین | O my God, O my God! In Thee I have placed my trust, and unto Thee have I committed all affairs. Verily, Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous, and the Most Merciful of the merciful [3.5s] | HUV2.005 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08244 | 120 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بقدرتک التی احاطت الممکنات و بسلطانک الذی استعلی | Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy power that hath encompassed all created things | INBA48:193, INBA49:047, INBA92:166a, BLIB_Or15739.331, | PMP#132, AQMJ1.040 | PM#132, BPRY.184 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of 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 | - | - | |||||||
| BH07444 | 130 | Arabic | ا تکون صامتا و السدره تنطق بین العالم انه لا اله الا هو العزیز الوهاب کن | Why dost thou remain silent while the Tree proclaimeth throughout the world: "Verily, there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Bestower" [3.5s] | INBA28:223b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08364 | 120 | Arabic | قل اللهم یا الهی فوضت امری الیک و اودعت زمام الامور کلها فی قبضه مشیتک و یمین | Say: O my God, my God! I have consigned my affairs unto Thee and have committed the reins of all matters into the grasp of Thy Will and Thy right hand [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.017a, | NFR.176, AYBY.038a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06469 | 130 | Persian | Translation List | خداوند مهربانا کریما رحیما ما بندگان آستان توایم و جمیع در ظل | O Lord, Thou Who art kind, generous, and merciful! We are servants at Thy threshold, all abiding beneath the shadow of Thy oneness | AKHA_128BE #01 p.a, AKHA_135BE #15 p.300, MJMJ1.030, MMG2#052 p.052 | ADMS#348 | S. Rezaie | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| BH09618 | 100 | Arabic | یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الابهی الذی به فتح باب فضلک علی خلقک و ماج بحر علمک بین | O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Glorious Name, through which the gate of Thy bounty was opened unto Thy creation and the ocean of Thy knowledge surged amidst them [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.040d, , BLIB_Or15734.2.133a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02150 | 270 | mixed | ایها المقبلون المقبولون جناب درویش غلامحسین علیه بهاء الله الابهی از حیفا رقیمی | O ye who have advanced and been accepted! A letter from Haifa to his honour Dervish Ghulam-Husayn, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0905, MKT6.177c | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04586 | 210 | mixed | یا عطاء الله عطایای الهی خارج از احصا وجود عطا فرمود و هستی بخشید و عطای | O 'Atá'u'lláh! The divine bounties are beyond reckoning. He hath bestowed existence and granted being [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.084a, | AYBY.130a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05196 | 190 | mixed | یا امتی قد فاز کتابک باصغائی و کلماته بلحاظی و الورقه تشرفت بید من بیده | O My handmaiden! Thy letter hath indeed attained unto Mine ears, and its words unto My glance, and the page hath been honored by the Hand of Him in Whose grasp it lay [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.126c, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05232 | 190 | mixed | یا مظهر علیک بهاء الله مالک القدر امروز سر مستتر در منظر اکبر ظاهر و مشهود و | O Mazhar! Upon Thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of Destiny! Today the Hidden Mystery hath appeared and been made manifest in the Most Great Scene [3.5s] | INBA19:341, INBA32:294 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Word of God is its own standard | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04063 | 180 | mixed | ای مشتاق تراب آستان مبارک دانایان ارض در فضائل عناصر و ترجیح یکی از دیگری | O thou who longest for the dust of the Blessed Threshold! The wise ones of the earth have discoursed upon the virtues of the elements and the superiority of one over another [3.5s] | INBA55:136, INBA59:232b, INBA88:102, INBA89:105 | Four elements | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00020 | Tafsir-i-Hurufat-i-Muqatta'ih (Commentary on the Disconnected Letters) = Lawh-i-Ayat-i-Nur (Tablet of the Verse of Light) | 8280 | Arabic | Tablet of the 'Light Verse', also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters; Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters; Lawh-i-Hikmat | Lawh-i-Ayat-i-Nur or Tafsir-i-Hurufat-i-Muqatta'ih (Tablet of the Verse of Light or Commentary on the Disconnected Letters) | الحمد لله الذی خلق الحروفات فی عوالم العما خلف سرادقات القدس فی رفارف الاسنی | Praise be to God who created the letters in the worlds of the divine Cloud beyond the pavilions of holiness… Know that the first tokens brought into existence by the pre-existent Cause in the worlds of creation are the four elements… Strive therefore to recognize amongst the primary substances those things which are in equilibrium | INBA08:587, INBA36:212, NLAI_BH2.141x, NLAI_BH3.003x, Berlin1237#19, PR19.002b-017b | MAS4.049, ASAT3.090x, ASAT4.068x, ANDA#19 p.32x, OOL.B029, OOL.B145 | BLO_failayn, HURQ.BH08x, BTO#04x, ADMS#199n84x | An extensive commentary on the famous ‘verse of light’ in the Qur’an (24:35) and on the origin and meaning of the enigmatic letters heading many of its surahs, which Bahá’u’lláh relates to different aspects of the person and revelation of the Báb, to the mystical science of letters and numbers, and to stages in the alchemical craft. | Alchemy; the elixir; Four elements; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ROB1.125, MMAH.099, GSH.021, GSH.045, LL#337, LL#391, LL#405? | |||
| ABU0608 | 470 | Both in Europe and America I have spoken in churches of all denominations, in the Jewish synagogues and universities | ADP.093-095 | Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0648 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 450 | Man has four standards to which he refers in the ascertainment of truth—the report of the senses, the verdict of reason, tradition or testimony, and inspiration. | AELT.149-152 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Intuition; inspiration; Limits of the intellect; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00207 | 800 | Arabic | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Tablet on the Inmost Heart | Tablet on the Inmost Heart | الحمد لله الذی اشرق علی الفواد بنور الرشاد و نور القلوب بسطوع ایات القدس بکل | All praise be to God Who hath shone forth upon the heart with the light of Divine guidance | INBA21:143b, INBA55:178, INBA59:075, INBA88:041, INBA90:143, UMich962.065-069, UMich991.038-043 | BRL_DAK#0578, MKT1.109, MNMK#014 p.083 | BLO_PT#213, BLO_sazedj#25, HURQ.AB01 | Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Intuition; inspiration; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | ||||||
| BH00977 | 840 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی خلق النقطه و جعل لها اربعه ارکان و اظهر من الرکن الاول الفا و | Praise be to God, Who created the Point and ordained for it four pillars, and manifested from the first pillar the letter Alif [3.5s] | INBA31:001, BLIB_Or11097#014, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Four pillars; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1872 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 160 | We must love all humanity as the children of God. Even if they kill us we must die with love for them. | SW_v15#05 p.153x, TDLA.020-021, BLO_PN#104 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Four; five pathways of love; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04822 | 160 | mixed | ای محب مطلع انوار محبت را مراتب اربعه مذکور و مشهور اول محبت من الله الی | O thou who lovest the Dawning-Place of the lights of love! Love hath four degrees, renowned and manifest. The first is the love from God unto [3.5s] | INBA87:071, INBA52:070 | MMK6#114, RHQM2.1023 (465) (287x) | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Four; five pathways of love; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1470 | Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-02-04 | 220 | ...there are five kinds of love: 1st: The love of His own perfections which caused God to create | SW_v08#10 p.126x, BAVA.038-039, BLO_PN#021 | Four; five pathways of love; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1710 | Words to Mary MacNutt et al in 1904 | 180 | There are different kinds or degrees of love: First, from God to God... Fifth, from man to himself. If this is simply selfish it is disastrous to the soul | PN_1904 p087 | Four; five pathways of love; Love of God; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3347 | Words spoken on 1913-08-24 in Ramleh | 30 | As regards free will. There are two distinct kinds of affairs, the first dominated by man, the second which is beyond his control | DAS.1913-08-24, ABIE.233, BLO_PN#007 | Free will and predestination; fate | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02907 | 220 | mixed | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب مرقوم ملاحظه گردید و مقصد مفهوم شد سوال از حرکت و سکون | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its purpose understood. Thou didst inquire about motion and rest [3.5s]... ...Thou hast asked concerning the motion and stillness of all things according to the Will of God | INBA75:157 | MKT2.077, MILAN.047, AMK.030-030, AVK1.079-080x, YARP2.672 p.453 | BLO_sazedj#18 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Free will and predestination; fate; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB01808 | 290 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه را خواندم و نام ترا بر زبان راندم و از خدا خواستم که | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! I have read thy letter, uttered thy name, and beseeched God [3.5s]... ...You have asked why these people have died, despite reciting supplications and reading prayers of healing for them. | MKT9.073, MMK3#031 p.020x, AVK3.029.07x, SFI01.063 | KSHK#10 | Business; financial; property matters; Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for healing | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00380 | 1770 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی علم البیان اسرار التبیان و اظهر من القلم رموز العلم و العرفان | Praise be to God Who hath taught the art of utterance the mysteries of exposition and hath manifested from the Pen the tokens of knowledge and wisdom [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15693.112, | Chastisement and requital; Differences in human capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Free will and predestination; fate; Justice and wrath of God; Outward and inward meanings; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01018 | 820 | mixed | نامه آنجناب که ببدایع ذکر رب الارباب مزین بود بر مکمن بلا و مخزن ابتلا واصل | Your letter, which was adorned with wondrous mention of the Lord of Lords, hath reached this Repository of Tribulation and Treasury of Tests [3.5s] | INBA38:096b, BLIB_Or15738.144b, | AVK1.271x, HDQI.068, SFI01.096, MAS1.061x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Free will and predestination; fate; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03421 | 270 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | یا ثمرتی و یا ورقتی علیک بهائی و رحمتی محزون مباش از آنچه وارد شده اگر در | O thou who art the fruit of My Tree and the leaf thereof! On thee be My glory and My mercy. | BLIB_Or15716.086d, , MKI4523.284, | GWBP#068 p.091, AVK1.085x, ISH.284, ADH1.125 | GWB#068 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Free will and predestination; fate; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | LL#021 | ||||||
| ABU1361 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 230 | Persian | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| ABU3184 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 40 | The Prophets of the Word could not sin. They possess the power and will to violate the Will of God, but the desire to do so is never present in them. | TDLA.010, BLO_PN#104 | Free will and predestination; fate; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0414 | Words to Persian Baha'Is and others in Ridvan Garden, Apr 1910 | 610 | Die Lehre Seiner Heiligkeit Muhammed, des gesegneten Prophecen wird gerade von den Okzidentalen (Europziern und Amerikanern) im Punkte der Vorausbestimmung | SDW v10#12 p.172-174 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Free will and predestination; fate; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Justice and wrath of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0453 | Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab in Mar 1910 | 580 | O my daughter, you ask so many things, that His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh could instruct you for many days and weeks!... The Lord God pleased to give the human being three great mysteries | MSBH10.188-190 | SDW v13#02 p.017-018, BLO_PN#047 | Free will and predestination; fate; Justice and wrath of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul is the essential reality of man | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03929 | 180 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید از قضا و قدر و اراده سوال نموده بودی قضا و قدر | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst asked about fate, predestination and will. | MMK1#167 p.192, RAHA.318, SFI01.061 | SWAB#167, SW_v10#17 p.318, BSTW#429 | Free will and predestination; fate; Law of cause and effect | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05420 | Some Answered Questions #068 Two Kinds of Fate | 150 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | قضا دو قسم است یکی محتوم است و دیگری مشروط که معلق گفته میشود | Fate is of two kinds: one is irrevocable and the other is conditional, or, as it is said, impending. | MFD#68, OOL.C022.68 | SAQ#68 | Free will and predestination; fate; Law of cause and effect; Life and death; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| BB00366 | Sharh-i-Hadith-i-ma min fi’lin yaf’alahu’l-‘abd | 450 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع ما فی السموات و الارض بامره ثم الذین آمنوا بالله و آیاته فاولئک هم الی الله یحشرون اما بعد قد اطلعت بما | Praise be to God Who hath brought into being, through His command, whatsoever is in the heavens and on earth, and beyond them those who have believed in God and His signs - these shall verily be gathered unto Him. To continue: I have perused that which [3.5s]... ...For, verily, when a thing is made mention of, it becometh invested with the station of existence, for it is impossible for the thing to exist except through the station of essence | INBA14:392-394, INBA40:162-164, INBA53:404-406, INBA_6010C:390-392, , CMB_F21.106.13-108.09#15, , Berlin3655.121v-122v | GOH.203x | Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Free will and predestination; fate; Law of cause and effect; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.079, SRC.194 | ||||||
| ABU2298 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 110 | There are two kinds of death. One is preordained, and the other is dependent upon may things. For example, a lamp is filled with oil | DLA.031-032, BLO_PN#026 | Free will and predestination; fate; Life and death | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00492 | Li-‘Azim | 240 | Arabic | بسم الله العلی العظیم. سبحان الذى نزل الکتاب فیه هدى و ذکرى لقوم یسمعون و انا نحن نزلنا کتاب العدل فیه حکم من لدنا لقوم یعملون | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Book wherein lieth guidance and remembrance for a people who hearken. Verily We, even We, have revealed the Book of Justice containing Our decrees for those who act [3.5s] | CMB_F23.138r03-138v07 (43), , CMB_F20.018v05-018v19, , BYC_tablets.078.07-079.04 | Free will and predestination; fate; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Word of God is its own standard | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04687 | 160 | mixed | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده حق لا جبر و لا تفویض لا کره و لا تسلیط امر بین الامرین عبارت از آنست | O servant of the one true God! What is meant by "there is neither predestination nor unconditional liberty; neither unwilling compliance nor unreserved authority; it is the Middle Way" | BLIB_Or.08117.036, | MMK3#029 p.019, VUJUD.101 | BLO_sazedj#17, VUJUDE.130-131x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Free will and predestination; fate; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00441 | Some Answered Questions #070 Free Will and its Limits | 590 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | این مسئله از مهمات مسائل الهیه است و بسیار غامض است | This is one of the most important questions of divinity and it is most abstruse. | MFD#70, OOL.C022.70 | SAQ#70 | Free will and predestination; fate; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2102 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Luxuries cut off the freedom of communication. One who is imprisoned by desires is always unhappy | AIL.087-088 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Free will and predestination; fate; Power of the mind over nature; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00634 | 1210 | mixed | Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation | حمد مقدس از ذکر عالمیان ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت مقصودیرا سزاست که تمامیت هر | A praise sanctified from the mention of all mankind befitteth the sublime and most holy court of the Desired One, Who hath ordained that the completion of every existence | SFI01.082, MAS8.191x, YMM.352x | BLO_PT#079.2.1 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Free will and predestination; fate; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Seven stages of creation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01454 | 330 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Everything is from God, both good and evil... Everything in existence is good, and only the lack of goodness make a thing evil. The being is created good | BSC.500 #963x, PN_1900 p061, PN_unsorted p148, PN_1900 p003x | Free will and predestination; fate; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH00431 | Lawh-i-Ibna' | 1630 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | تلک لآیات الله المهیمن القیوم الی الذینهم آمنوا بالله و آیاته و هم من فزع | These are the verses of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, unto them that have believed in God and His signs, and who are among those that are in terror [3.5s]... ...And now, concerning thy question regarding the creation of man. Know thou that all men have been created in the nature made by God | INBA35:063 | BRL_DA#109, GWBP#077 p.101ax, RSBB.069, TZH5.148x, MAS1.065x, AHDW.010, YIK.050-054, OOL.B161 | BRL_ATBH#38x, GWB#077x, GPB.242x, SW_v08#14 p.185x | Admonishes the believers not to deny Him, not to forget the Covenant established in the Bayán and in all the sacred Books, and not to contend with His verses. Answers three questions out of more than twenty that were asked: regarding the station of man -- that all were created in God's nature and have been assigned predetermined measures of capacities and capabilities, which manifest according to their individual efforts; regarding His own station, which is greater than the creation of the heavens and the earth; and regarding the station of His sons, one of whom which will be manifested "through the power of the true Faith". | Free will and predestination; fate; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ROB2.259-260, LL#141, LL#384, LL#433 | ||||
| ABU0500 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910 | 540 | Zufall heißt, bedeutet Sinnlosigkeit. Suchst du, mein Sohn, im Weltenbau, im persönlichen Dasein keinen Sinn | SDW v13#10 p.101-102 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Exhortations and counsels; Free will and predestination; fate; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2518 | Words to a Catholic woman spoken in Jan. 1908 | 90 | Letitia, tell the good nuns that they need have no fear...We have so many Baha'is, who come here, begging with all their hearts and all their love for instruction, that only to them do we give our precious teaching. | PN_unsorted p064, VLAB.046-047, DLA.067-068 | Freedom of thought and action | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08783 | 90 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت نامه شما رسید دعوت کلیسای متحده را قبول نمودم و از الطاف الهیه | O seeker of truth! Thy letter was received, and I accepted the invitation of the United Church. Through God's gracious favours [3.5s] | ANDA#43-44 p.86, NJB_v02#14-16 p.006 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Freedom of thought and action | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03468 | 260 | mixed | ای علی بشنو جوابهای سوالات خود را که از قلم الله جاری میگردد و اما ما سئلت فی | O Ali! Hearken unto the answers to thy questions, which stream forth from the Pen of God. And as to that which thou didst ask concerning [3.5s] | INBA38:126 | MAS4.018ax, MAS4.029x | Bribery and corruption; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Freedom of thought and action; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06294 | 160 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب رسید الحمد لله مشعر بر صحت و عافیت بود و اینکه درباره توجه بعجم | Thy letter hath reached Me and, praise be to God, it bore tidings of thy health and well-being, and concerning thy turning towards Persia [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.013a, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Freedom of thought and action; Personal instructions; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3420 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Every man walking in the street is free as if he were in his own kingdom. There is a great spiritual light in London. | AIL.109 | Freedom of thought and action; Justice and mercy; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12664 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده خدا هر بندگی بندی است و هر عبودیت کمندی مگر بندگی درگاه الهی که ازادگیست | O servant of God! Every servitude is a chain and every worship a fetter, save servitude at the divine threshold, which is freedom itself [4o] | SFI10.019 | Freedom of thought and action; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0214 | Words spoken on 1912-10-04 in San Francisco | 890 | All phenomena excepting man, whether major or minor, are possessed of one aspect. For example, consider the vegetable kingdom. | ECN.087+935 | Arcs of ascent and descent; Fulfillment of true potential; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03583 | 200 | O ye kind friends! When I returned from the Western regions to the Eastern clime, I met the Zoroastrian believers. | DAS.1913-06-27 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Fulfillment of true potential; Praise and encouragement; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02126 | 270 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای یاران الهی اینعصر عصر رحمانیست و این قرن قرن روحانی ذرات اشیا در وجد و | ...Each soul must consider where the good-pleasure of God resideth and what conduct, manners, and words will draw him nigh unto his Lord | BRL_CONF2018P#03x, MMK2#244 p.175, HDQI.261, ANDA#31 p.05 | BRL_CONF2018#03x | Attaining good pleasure of God; Education and the development of capacity; Fulfillment of true potential; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3654 | Words spoken on 1920-01-04 | 110 | Persian | حیفا بدرجه ای ترقی کند که این کوه یکپارچه نور شود از اینجا تا عکا | Haifa will develop to such a degree that this mountain will be covered entirely in light. From here to 'Akka will be connected by roads and on each side trees will be planted | ISA.015-016 | ISAE.1920-01-04 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05127 | 150 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بجناب منشادی نگاشته بودی از مصر فرستاد | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter which thou didst write to Jináb-i-Manshádí was sent from Egypt [3.5s] | MSHR3.139-140x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for children and youth; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01341 | 640 | Arabic | کتاب ینادی فی العالم و یدع الامم الی الاسم الاعظم الذی به انجذبت افئده الملا | The Book calleth out to the world and summoneth all nations unto the Most Great Name, whereby the hearts of the multitude have been enraptured [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.159b, | PZHN v2#1 p.120, YMM.304x, OOL.B174 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2258 | Words spoken on 1913-11-11 in Port Said | 110 | How fervently I long to go on Mount Carmel, the Garden of the Lord! How inspiring is the matchless panorama | DAS.1913-11-11 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Mount Carmel; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1526 | Words spoken on 1914-02-13 | 210 | The view from this hospice is very beautiful, especially because it faces the tomb of the Blessed Beauty | SW_v09#03 p.029 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1109 | Words spoken on 1914-02-14 | 290 | The view from the Pilgrims Home is very attractive.... In the future the distance between Akka and Haifa will be built up, and the two cities will join and clasp hands | DAS.1914-02-14, SW_v16#01 p.381, BNE.250-251 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3684 | 160 | At dawn, with wondrous and melodious voices, they will be engaged in the mention of God. Ships carrying the flag of “Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá!” will anchor at the port [of Haifa] and kings will disembark | RKS.067 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Shrines and Holy places; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0624 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-15 | 460 | The Cause of God is in need of many active, efficient workers and the time is soon coming... As thou knowest it is very easy for us to teach and spread the Cause in this country but the government will rise immediately against us and the Blessed Tombs of Baha'u'llah and the Bab will be demolished by the hands of a fanatical mob | DAS.1915-05-15 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06988 | 120 | Persian | ای یار پارسی دانستی که براستی یزدان رهبری نماید و بخدا پرستی برساند خداوند را | O Persian friend! Thou knowest that verily God guideth and leadeth unto worship of Him [3.5s] | YARP2.655 p.444 | Compassion; kindness; Generosity [kirama] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10632 | 60 | Persian | ای نوشیروان نوشیروان عادل بعدل و داد صیتش جهانگیر شد ولی تو باذل باش و ببذل | O Nushirvan! The fame of Nushirvan the Just for justice and equity encompassed the world, but thou must be generous and in giving [3.5s] | YARP2.629 p.432 | Generosity [kirama]; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05072 | 150 | mixed | ای بنده الهی کرم بر دو قسم است در عالم ملک و در عالم ملکوت ملکی عامست و شامل | O servant of God! Bounty is of two kinds: in the world of earthly dominion and in the realm of heaven. The earthly kind is universal and all-embracing [3.5s] | MMK2#211 p.149, MJMJ3.104x, MMG2#125 p.143x | J. Badiei | Generosity [kirama]; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08607 | 90 | mixed | ای بنده مخلص حق از فضل جمال ابهی کنز ملکوت بجهت احباء مهیا لهذا انفاق سبب | O sincere servant of the True One! Through the grace of the Abhá Beauty, the treasury of the Kingdom hath been made ready for the loved ones [3.5s] | INBA87:088, INBA52:087 | MMK6#073 | Generosity [kirama]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10074 | 70 | Persian | ای مستضای از نور وجود الهی صفت جود و بخشش و عطا و احسان وقتی در حقیقت انسان | O thou who art illumined by the light of Divine existence! The attributes of munificence, generosity, bounty and benevolence, when manifest in human reality [3.5s] | MMK2#056 p.043 | Generosity [kirama]; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1537 | Answer to questions, Dublin, 1912-08-08 | 200 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بعضی از فلاسفه را عقیده اینست که او حقیقت فائقه ئی است که در هر انسانی شراره ئی از آن قوهٴ فائقه موجود و او خود در نهایت قوت است | Some of the philosophers believe that God is the Supreme Reality and that every human being has a spark of this divine reality within him | BDA1.183.12 | SW_v19#12 p.379, MHMD1.199 | Emanation vs. manifestation; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00791 | 440 | mixed | ای برادر من مثل خدا بمثل آفتاب است مثل خلق بمثل اشیا در دل هر ذره از آفتاب | O My brother, just as God is like the sun, creation resembles the objects upon which its light falls. Within the heart of every atom lies a reflection of the sun [4o] | MAS9.089x, MSHR4.161-162, MSHR5.393x | God's love for His own Essence; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of attributes same as knowledge of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3541 | Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910 | 20 | The sun that would come down and enter everything would not remain the sun. Its identity would be scattered. | PN_1912 p015 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as sun; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00344 | Tafsir-i-Hadith-i-Nahnu Wajhu'llah | 520 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم ما تفسیر قوله علیه السلام نحن وجه الله. فاعلم ان عرباً من العرباء من اهل البادیه سئل عن علی ع عن وجه الله فی قوله | And know thou that an Arab among the Arabs of the Bedouin people asked [Imam] `Alī about the Wajh Allāh (the Face of God) as indicated in His statement: "So wherever you turn there is the Face of God!" | INBA14:489-491, INBA53:056-058, INBA67:138-140, INBA_4011C:115-118, , INBA_6004C:195-197, , INBA_6006C:069-070, , PR07.061r-061v | HURQ.BB40x | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as mediator; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.459.17, SRC.072, SRC.200 | |||||||
| BH11576 | 10 | ...the Gulf that hath branched out of this Ocean that hath encompassed all created things | GPB.243x | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2114 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 130 | Als Zorn Gottes wird irrtümlicherweise die Logik, die Konsequenz, kurz, die Gerechtigkeit Gottes genannt | SDW v14#01 p.007-008 | God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Justice and wrath of God; Law of cause and effect | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3640 | Words to Sutherland Maxwell in 1909 | 10 | Where is He?... Everywhere is nowhere. | BW_v12p658 | God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mediator | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3115 | Words to reporters, spoken on 1912-09-11 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اگر بگوئیم برای خلق اول و آخری است مثل اینست که از برای خدا اول و آخری معتقد شده ایم | If we determine a beginning and an end for creation, it is as if we determine a beginning and an end for God. There can be no creator without a creation. | BDA1.238.01 | MHMD1.254 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; God's attributes require the existence of objects | - | - | |||||||
| AB03274 | Some Answered Questions #035 Free Will and Foreknowledge | 210 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | علم بشیء سبب حصول شیء نیست زیرا علم ذاتی حق محیط بر حقائق اشیاء قبل وجود اشیاء | The knowledge of a thing is not the cause of its occurrence; for the essential knowledge of God encompasses the realities | MFD#35, OOL.C022.35 | SAQ#35 | Free will and predestination; fate; God's knowledge; Predictions and prophecies; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH09097 | 110 | Arabic | یا امه الله یذکرک المظلوم فی السجن و یرشدک الی صراط الله المستقیم ان اشهدی | O handmaid of God! The Wronged One remembereth thee in His prison and guideth thee unto the straight path of God. Bear thou witness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.125b, | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00264 | Li-ithnayni min Ardi’j-Janna | 750 | Arabic | بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک المثل و الامثال و لک المواقع و الاجلال و لک العزة و الامتناع و لک القوة و الارتفاع ... لم تزل کنت غفار | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes, Thine the Stations and the Reverence, Thine the Glory and the Invincibility, Thine the Power and the Transcendence... Ever hast Thou been the Forgiver [3.5s] | MKI4494.063 | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11560 | 20 | Persian | جناب حاجی محمد ابراهیم امید بعنایت رب احدیت داشته باشد تایید میرسد | O Jinab-i-Haji Muhammad Ibrahim! Place thy hope in the grace of the one true God, for verily divine assistance shall reach thee [3.5s] | INBA84:483c | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00347 | Du’a’i istidhan mina’l-jannah | 500 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک یا سلطان تعززت یا رحمن فاذن لی و من آمن بک ثم بآیاتک لا من تدخلن جنتک بفضلک ثم رحمتک | O God! I beseech Thee, O Sovereign Who hast shown forth Thy might, O All-Merciful One, grant leave unto me and unto them that have believed in Thee and in Thy signs, that we may enter Thy paradise through Thy grace and Thy mercy [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.020a10-022a10 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00035 | Lawh-i-Haykalu'd-Din | 5800 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | هو. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو الملک ذو الملاکین قد قدر فی الباب الاول ذکر نفسه نفسه انه لا اله الی هو له الاسماء الملکی ... الابد مثل الابد قد قدر فی الباب الثانی | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the King, Possessor of the Kingdoms. In the First Gate He hath ordained mention of His Own Self, His Very Self - verily there is none other God but Him. His are the sovereign Names unto all eternity, like unto eternity. In the Second Gate He hath ordained [3.5s]... ...Ye shall assuredly find All Good in the numerical difference between Qá’im and Qayyúm, in nine years | BYC_haykal | GOH.353x, HURQ.BB60x | Cleanliness and refinement; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Grammar and orthography; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | SRC.186 | ||||||
| BH04568 | 210 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | یا الهی لایعرف توحیدک الا بمعرفه مظهر فردانیتک و مطلع وحدانیتک من یری له ضدا | Thy unity is inscrutable, O my God, to all except them that have recognized Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy singleness | BLIB_Or15715.142b, | PMP#041, AQA6#195 p.024, NFR.072, FRH.066 | PM#041 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| BH01656 | 530 | Arabic | قد ماج بحر الاحدیه و سرت السفینه و هاج عرف الله المهیمن القیوم طوبی لمن تمسک | The Ocean of Oneness hath surged, and the Ark hath sailed, and the fragrance of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, hath wafted. Blessed is he who holdeth fast [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.142, | Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00134 | Madinatu't-Tawhid (the City of Unity) | 3720 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Madínatu't-Tawhíd (City of Unity) | تلک آیات الکتاب فصلت آیاته بدعیا غیر ذی عوج علی آیات الله و هدی و نوری | These are the verses of the Book, whose signs have been set forth with wondrous originality, free from all crookedness, dwelling upon the signs of God, and serving as guidance and light [3.5s]... ...Beware, O believers in the Unity of God, lest ye be tempted to make any distinction between any of the Manifestations of His Cause | INBA36:199, BLIB_Or07852.046, , NLAI_BH3.074, PR03.251b13-254a15, PR19.017a-025b | BRL_DA#283, GWBP#024 p.046x, TZH4.225-227, MAS4.313, ASAT5.286x, MMUH#13x, MSBH5.443-444x, OOL.B088 | GWB#024x, GPB.003x, PDC.011x, PDC.111x, HURQ.BH15, JHT_B#009 | A theological discussion of the concept of divine unity from various perspectives: the unity of the divine Essence, of the divine attributes, of the divine Manifestations, of action, and of worship. | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 1b | * | - | ROB1.109, MMAH.180, GSH.022, LL#151 | ||
| BH01640 | 530 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ان یا عبد قد حضر بین یدینا کتابک و عرفنا بما فیه و کان الله علی ما فی قلبک علیما | O servant! Your letter hath come before Our presence, and We have understood that which was therein, and verily God is the All-Knowing of what lieth within thy heart [3.5s]... ...And now concerning thy reference to the existence of two Gods. Beware, beware, lest thou be led to join partners with the Lord, thy God | BLIB_Or15694.307, , ALIB.folder18p340 | BRL_DA#672, GWBP#094 p.126x | GWB#094x | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#456 | ||||||
| BB00311 | Ziyarat for the fifth to be martyred among the Letters of the Living | 600 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک یا الهی و ربی و محبوبی و مقصودی کیف ابتدئن بذکرک و ثنائک | Glorified art Thou, O my God, my Lord, my Beloved, and my Heart's Desire! How can I begin to make mention of Thee and offer Thy praise [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.124-126, CMB_F14.097r06-099r01, | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.456, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210 | ||||||||
| AB11517 | 20 | Arabic | رب وفق امتک علی کل عمل مقبول فی باب احدیتک انک انت الکریم الرحیم | O Lord! Aid Thy handmaiden to perform every deed that is acceptable at the threshold of Thine oneness. Verily, Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Merciful [3.5s] | HUV1.022 | S. Jaberi | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power of prayer; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08434 | 120 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اوقدت سراج احدیتک بین سمائک و ارضک و امددته بدهن حکمتک و | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, for having kindled the lamp of Thy oneness betwixt Thy heaven and Thy earth, and for having sustained it with the oil of Thy wisdom [3.5s] | INBA92:405b | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01829 | 480 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی اتم کلمته الاولی العلیا بکلمته الاخری و هی یفعل ما یشاء | Praise be unto God, Who hath consummated His Most Exalted Primal Word through His Latter Word, and it is "He doeth whatsoever He willeth." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.518, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06682 | 150 | Arabic | قل الهی الهی شهد لسان ظاهری و باطنی و اعضائی و جوارحی بوحدانیتک | Say: O my God, my God! My tongue - both outwardly and inwardly - and my members and limbs bear witness to Thy oneness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.242b, | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Purpose; goal of creation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03333 | 270 | Arabic | تلک آیات الله المهیمن القیوم نزلت بالحق لقوم یفقهون و یخاطب الله فیه کل من فی | These are the verses of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, sent down in truth unto a people who understand, wherein God addresseth all that dwell in [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.625, , ALIB.folder18p451 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08127 | 120 | mixed | ای عزه الله انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال بشطر دوست یگانه ناظر باشی و از بیگانه | O Glory of God! May thou ever fix thy gaze upon the countenance of the peerless Friend, and turn away from the stranger [3.5s] | INBA27:434 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Knowledge; recognition of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02693 | 330 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اشهد لنفسک کما شهدت لنفسک بنفسک قبل خلق الاختراع و ذکر | All glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I bear witness for Thee to that whereto Thou Thyself didst bear witness | INBA48:123, INBA49:031, BLIB_Or15739.227, | PMP#079, AQMJ1.074 | PM#079 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH10032 | 90 | Arabic | و لله غیب غیب السموات و الارض و لن یصل بغیبه احد لا من اهل سرادق البقا و لا | Unto God belongeth the hidden mystery of the heavens and of the earth, and none shall attain unto His mystery save them that dwell within the pavilion of eternity, nor any else [3.5s] | INBA51:308a | LHKM3.062c | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3597 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 10 | Faith is not so much what we believe as what we carry out. | SW_v08#05 p.058 , PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.013, BLO_PN#104 | Goodly deeds; actions | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05710 | 170 | mixed | بشنو ندای مسجون حزین را که از افق سجن مبین ترا ندا مینماید و بحق میخواند حمد کن محبوب | Hearken unto the voice of the sorrow-laden Prisoner, Who from the horizon of the manifest Prison calleth thee and summoneth thee unto truth. Praise be unto the Beloved [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#155, | Chastisement and requital; Goodly deeds; actions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11236 | 40 | mixed | ای رقیه کتابت بمنظر احدیه فائز الیوم یوم اعمال است انشاء الله بعمل بما نزل | O Ruqiyyih! Thy letter hath attained unto the Divine Presence. Today is the Day of deeds. God willing, act thou according to that which hath been revealed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.184d, , BLIB_Or15719.047b, | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05622 | 140 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان همتی که در ادای دین جناب بشیر الهی نمودی خدمتی نمایان بود و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The zeal thou didst show in discharging thy debt to Bashíru'lláh was a signal service [3.5s] | MSHR3.253 | Compassion; kindness; Consolation and comfort; Goodly deeds; actions; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07225 | 140 | mixed | قلم اعلی امروز جمیع اصفیای حق را بما ینبغی لهم فیهذا الیوم امر میفرماید | The Most Exalted Pen doth on this Day enjoin upon all the chosen ones of God that which beseemeth them in this Day [3.5s] | AYI2.364 | Call to action; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11442 | 30 | ...The deeds of man must be the cause of glory. Everything that is conducive to the honor of the religion of God is good. | SW_v09#10 p.107x | Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Goodly deeds; actions; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3384 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 30 | Sow the seeds of love in the heart... By our actions we reveal what is growing in the heart. Actions are mirrors of the soul. | SW_v08#05 p.058 , PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.012, BLO_PN#104 | Exhortations and counsels; Goodly deeds; actions; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH06746 | 150 | mixed | لحاظ عنایت الهی متوجه احباء بوده و خواهد بود و جمیع را بشارت فرموده بنعمتهای ظاهره | The gaze of divine benevolence hath ever been and shall remain directed towards the loved ones, and He hath gladdened them all with tidings of manifest bounties [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.138a, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3222 | Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-15 | 40 | The most important thing is deeds. Good deeds are accepted by all nations and religions. As to presenting the teachings by word, the teacher must be as a skillful physician | AHV.019, BLO_PN#045 | Being a source of light; guidance; Goodly deeds; actions; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11444 | 30 | ...There is no wonder in confessing the appearance of the Kingdom of God, but true wonder consists in good deeds | SW_v08#05 p.059x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Goodly deeds; actions; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH03601 | 250 | mixed | امروز سحاب ظلم انوار آفتاب عدل را ستر نموده و اسباب ظاهره غافلین را بشانی | In this day the clouds of oppression have veiled the rays of the Sun of Justice, and outward means have led the heedless astray [3.5s] | AQA6#279 p.271b | Goodly deeds; actions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1112 | Words to Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13 | 290 | In this case, the fact that one had the desire and the intention of helping is enough for him. For 'God judges men's deeds according to the intention which actuated them.' | PN_1906 p036, SUR.233, BLO_PN#001 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Goodly deeds; actions; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0956 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 320 | In this Bahá’í Dispensation the question of deeds is most important. Confession and acknowledgement do not mean faith. Faith means deeds and deeds mean faith. | DAS.1913-02-24 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Goodly deeds; actions; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH07487 | 130 | Arabic | ان الذی منع الیوم عن فلک اسمی القیوم انه من المغرقین و للغرق مراتب شتی من | He who is debarred this day from the Ark of My Name, the Self-Subsisting, is verily among those who are drowned, and for drowning there are diverse ranks [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.072d, | Empty learning; false spirituality; Goodly deeds; actions; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02219 | 400 | mixed | طوبی از برای بصریکه الیوم بمشاهده لئالی عمان بیان مقصود عالمیان فائز گشت و | Blessed is the eye that hath today attained unto the vision of the pearls of the Ocean of utterance, the Desire of all mankind [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.090, | LHKM2.227 | Goodly deeds; actions; Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08150 | 120 | mixed | بعد از عرفان مظهر ظهور الهی و مشرق وحی صمدانی که سلطان عقاید است باید کل | After attaining unto the recognition of the Manifestation of God and the Dawning-Place of His Divine Revelation, Who is the Sovereign of beliefs, all must [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.148e, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07004 | 140 | mixed | آنچه در ایام الله محبوبست اعمال حسنه و اخلاق مرضیه بوده انشاء الله باید کل بان | That which is beloved in the Days of God hath ever been righteous deeds and praiseworthy conduct; all must, God willing [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.321d, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10965 | 60 | mixed | یا محمد قبل علی دنیا و آنچه در او ظاهر عنقریب بفنا راجع تمسک بما یبقی لک | O Muhammad-'Alí! The world and whatsoever appeareth therein shall ere long return unto nothingness. Hold thou fast unto that which shall endure for thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.251d, | Goodly deeds; actions; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06085 | 160 | mixed | ای اولیای حق صریر قلم اعلی را بشنوید و بانچه امر نموده عمل نمائید دنیا فانی | O friends of Truth! Hearken unto the rustling of the Supreme Pen and act in accordance with that which hath been commanded. The world is evanescent [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.241a, | SFI07.014b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07476 | 110 | mixed | ای ضیاء ساطع در مشکاه هدی اگرچه در لغت نور بمعنی ضیاء و ضیاء بمعنی نور آمده | O radiant light shining forth from the niche of guidance! Though in the language 'light' and 'radiance' are held to be one and the same [3.5s] | MMK6#194 | Grammar and orthography | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00781 | 1020 | mixed | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | کتابت بمنظر اکبر وارد و آنچه از آیات الهیه سوال نموده بودید عبد حاضر لدی | Your letter reached the Most Great Being, and the servant in attendance, on behalf of the Countenance, responds to what you have asked about the divine verses | BLIB_Or11096#026, , BLIB_Or15722.046, , NLAI_BH3.159 | BRL_DA#550, AVK2.105.09x, MAS1.008.2x, MAS1.010x, ASAT4.089, ASAT5.036x, NSS.206x | BRL_ATBH#35x, KSHK#16x | Grammar and orthography; Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Law of inheritance; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB11842 | 90 | mixed | حضرت اعلی روحی له الفدآء بکلّی قواعد لغت را فسخ فرموده لسان عرب را آزاد فرمودند این است که جمیع آثار حضرت | ...The Bab, may my spirit be a sacrifice for Him, completely abrogated the rules of that tongue. He freed the language of the Arabs | KHSH01.067x | ADMS#155x | Grammar and orthography; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03104 | 210 | Persian | ای بنده الهی خطوط نقوش است و علائم و اشارات داله بر الفاظ و کلمات و این | O servant of God! Lines are but tracings and symbols, signs that indicate words and expressions, and this [3.5s] | MKT8.019b, MAS5.128 | Grammar and orthography; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00069 | Su'al va Javab (Questions and Answers) | 5150 | Persian | Consultation; Kitáb-i-Aqdas | Su'al va Javab (Questions and Answers, Kitáb-i-Aqdas) | سوال از عید اعظم جواب اول عید عصر ۱۳ ماه دوم از اشهر بیان است یوم اول و تاسع | Question: Concerning the Most Great Festival. Answer: Most Great Festival commenceth late in the afternoon of the thirteenth day | INBA63:001, INBA66:213 | BRL_Su'al, AVK3.056.16x, AVK4.091x, AVK4.152.13x, AVK4.478ax, OOL.B178 | BRL_CONSULT#07x, COC#0029x, COC#0172x, COC#0527x, COC#0821x, COC#1109-1115x, COC#1119x, LOG#0505x, LOG#0516x, LOG#0637x, LOG#0762x, LOG#0764x, LOG#1260x, LOG#1499x, NYR#137x | Compilation of answers and clarifications by Bahá’u’lláh to over one hundred questions regarding the laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. | Business; financial; property matters; Grammar and orthography; Law of divorce; Law of fasting; Law of inheritance; Law of obligatory prayer; Laws of marriage and dowry; Parents and children; youth; families | 3a | - | - | ROB3.278, GPB.219, GSH.145, LL#279 | ||
| BB00301 | Fi ‘ili’l-qira’a | 630 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی خلق الحروف بعدة تکرار اسم الوهاب من نفسه و حرف لا لتدلعن السن الممکنات ثناء نفسه فی حرف لا من دون حکم | Praise be to God, Who hath created the letters according to the repetition of His Name, the All-Bountiful, from His own Self, and the letter "Lá," that the tongues of all contingent beings might voice His praise through the letter "Lá" [3.5s] | INBA53:400-402 | Grammar and orthography; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); The cross and the trinity | - | - | SRC.081, SRC.195 | ||||||||
| AB06747 | 120 | ...For we, the followers of the Blessed Beauty, should all be engaged in the service of the Cause of God, and become sources of guidance to humanity | COC#1847x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Grammar and orthography; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2619 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-15 | 80 | There are three ancient Bibles. 1st the Jewish Bible. 2nd the Sanhedrin Bible which was translated by the seventy wisest Rabbis into Greek at the time of Ptolemy. 3rd the Samaritan Bible. | DAS.1913-03-15 | Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11297 | 40 | ...This talk opens with the words "About six hundred years ago." This Society was founded in the city of Hamadan | SW_v08#14 p.204x | Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BBU0004 | Words spoken at the examination in Tabriz | 210 | I am, I am, I am the promised One! I am the One whose name you have for a thousand years invoked | GPB.021-022x, DB.315-319 | L. Slott, Kiya & Parya, Harvin et al, C. Brehmer, Bass Adjustment, MANA, D. Bowen | Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Proclamation to the people of the world; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11125 | 40 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی انطق الورقاء بالثناء و اظهر النقطه البارزه عند الباء بالالف | Praise be to God, Who hath caused the nightingale to sing His praise and made manifest the Point prominent beside the letter B [3.5s] | INBA59:122a | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12394 | 140 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و نامه که در جوف نامه تو بود قرائت نمودم و | O dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath arrived. I perused the letter that was enclosed with thine own and composed a response thereto | BBBD.422-423 | BBBD.424 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08475 | 120 | Arabic | هذا لوح من لدنا الی الذی آمن و هدی و فاز بعرفان الله رب الاخره و الاولی e | This is a Tablet from Our presence unto him who hath believed and been guided aright and hath attained unto the recognition of God, the Lord of the latter and the former [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.394a, | Belief and denial; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09270 | 100 | mixed | انشاء الله در این یوم الهی بانوار آفتاب ظهور منور باشی و بما اراد الله فائز جمیع از | God willing, may you be illumined in this divine Day by the splendours of the Sun of Manifestation and attain unto that which God hath ordained [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.048a, | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11329 | 30 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ان اسم عظیم است اعظم است مراد جمال مبارک است و آنچه الیوم در دست است معانی دو حرف از اسم اعظم است و آن ب و ه | The Great Name is indeed the Most Great; it referreth to the Blessed Beauty. What we possess today are the meanings of two letters from the Greatest Name, and these are 'B' and 'H' [3.5s]... This great name is the Greatest Name. The Blessed Beauty is intended. What we have today are the meanings of two of the letters of the Greatest Name. They are: B and H | MAS2.057ax | BRL_ATE#213x | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09329 | 80 | mixed | ای حسین جانها فدای اسم تو این نام محترم در کور فرقان علم بر مظلوم مکرم بود و | O Husayn! Lives are sacrificed for thy name, that revered appellation. In the Dispensation of the Qur'án, it was the standard borne by the honoured and oppressed one [3.5s] | INBA87:173c, INBA52:174a | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10934 | 60 | Arabic | یا سید محمد قل الهی الهی اسئلک بانوار عرشک و ظهورات قدرتک و بالمصباح الذی به | O Siyyid Muhammad! Say: My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy throne and the manifestations of Thy power, and by the Lamp whereby [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.118c, | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06391 | 160 | Arabic | یسرع القلم من لدن مالک القدم فی کل الاحیان فی مضمار الحکمه و البیان فضلا من الله رب | The Pen speedeth forth at every moment, from the presence of the Ancient King, in the arena of wisdom and utterance, as a bounty from God, the Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.128b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02897 | 310 | mixed | متروک عالم و مسجون بین امم ترا بلسان پارسی احلی ذکر مینماید لتکون من | He who is forsaken of the world and imprisoned amidst the peoples maketh mention in the Persian tongue with sweetest remembrance, that thou mayest be [3.5s] | BRL_DA#016, SFI13.041, ANDA#70 p.20 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power of prayer; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10016 | 70 | mixed | ای طبیب دلهای پریشان هر مرض مزمنی را دریاق فاروق میثاق ده و هر درد بیدرمانرا | O Physician of troubled hearts! Upon every chronic ailment bestow the healing remedy of the Covenant, and to every incurable affliction [3.5s] | MAS5.126 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12689 | 70 | Persian | ای امه الله پدر وفاپرورت در این محضر یاد تو نمود و نامه بحلاوت شهد و شکر رجا | O handmaid of God! Your devoted father mentioned you in this presence, and entreated with words sweet as honey and sugar [3.5s] | INBA85:262b | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08862 | 110 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من باسمک تزینت السماء بکواکب الحکمه و البیان و استقرت الارض اذ | Glorified art Thou, O Thou by Whose name the heaven hath been adorned with the stars of wisdom and utterance, and the earth hath found its stability [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.060b, | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10371 | 80 | Arabic | قولی یا اله العالم اسئلک بالاسم الاعظم الذی به اخذ الانجذاب سکان مدائن الاسما | Say: O God of the worlds! I beseech Thee by the Most Great Name, whereby ecstasy hath seized the dwellers in the cities of names [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.018e, , BLIB_Or15734.2.076b, | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02843 | 310 | mixed | ای سلیمان جهد نما تا در ایام دوست یکتا بمقامی فائز شوی که ذکرش در کتاب اسما از قلم | O Solomon! Strive thou, that in these days of the Peerless Friend, thou mayest attain unto such a station as shall be recorded by the Pen in the Book of Names [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.304a, , BLIB_Or15722.193, | AYI2.368x | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07650 | Lawh-i-Munajat | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ادعوک بالدعاء الذی دعیت به من لسان رسلک و صفوتک و اسئلک | Magnified be Thy Name, O Lord my God, I supplicate unto Thee with that supplication with which Thou wert implored by the tongue of Thy Messengers | INBA48:189, INBA49:051, BLIB_Or15739.326, , PR05.044b-044a | AQMJ1.045, ANDA#70 p.23 | KFPT#05 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for morning; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | |||||||
| BH07799 | 130 | Arabic | قولی سبحانک یا من فی قبضتک زمام العالم اسئلک بالاسم الاعظم الذی به ماج بحر | Say: Glorified art Thou, O Thou in Whose grasp are held the reins of the world! I beseech Thee by the Most Great Name, through which the ocean surgeth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.107d, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08416 | 120 | Persian | کتابت در سجن حاضر و توجه الیه طرف المظلوم الذی دعا الکل الی الله | Thy letter arrived in the Prison and the gaze of the Wronged One who summoneth all unto God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting was directed unto it | MAS4.023ax | HURQ.BH81 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11550 | 20 | The use of the Greatest Name and dependence upon it, cause the soul to strip itself of the husks of mortality and to step forth freed, reborn, a new creature | LOG#0892cx, BNEW#80 suppl Oct 1964 p.2 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH07187 | 140 | Arabic | قد ذکرناک من قبل من قلمی الاعلی و نذکرک فی هذا الحین لتشکر ربک المهیمن القیوم | We have mentioned thee aforetime through My Most Exalted Pen, and We make mention of thee at this moment, that thou mayest render thanks unto thy Lord, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.309b, | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Idolatry; Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09731 | 80 | The Greatest Name should be found upon the lips in the first awaking moment of early dawn. It should be fed upon by constant use | LOG#0892ax, BNEW#80 suppl Oct 1964 p.2 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07911 | 100 | mixed | ای بندگان و کنیزان الهی هزاران سال و ماه بود که پاکان منتظر اشراق شمس حقیقت | O ye servants and handmaidens of God! For thousands of years and months the pure ones waited for the dawning of the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | YARP2.187 p.184 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10039 | 70 | Persian | ای کنیز حق بانوهای عالم آرزوی این روزگار مینمودند که شاید نفسی در ظل شجره | O maidservant of God! The ladies of the world yearned for this era, that perchance a soul might abide beneath the shade of the Tree [3.5s] | MKT7.111a | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11542 | 20 | ...The rulers of Palestine envied His influence and power. Governors and mutisarrifs | GPB.193x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12769 | 40 | Persian | امه الله المقربه والده محترمه را از قبل عبدالبهاء تحیت ابدع ابهی ابلاغ دارید | Convey to the honored mother, that near handmaiden of God, on behalf of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the most exalted and resplendent greetings [3.5s] | INBA85:121a | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09287 | 100 | Persian | ای دوستان دوست حقیقی بدیدن شما آمده و عالم را از اشراقات انوار آفتاب معانی منور | O friends! The true Friend hath come to behold you, and hath illumined the world with the effulgent rays of the Sun of meanings [3.5s] | PYB#125 p.06, PYB#137 p.03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3599 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 10 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I received a letter from Tolstoy, and in it he said that he wished to write a book upon Baha'u'llah. | AIL.094 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2498 | Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-21 | 90 | If I speak in Persian you do not understand. It matters not whether one speaks Persian or English. Hearts are attracted by the fragrances of God... There are many calls in the world now | PN_1919 p029, PN_1919 p153, LAT.086 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07334 | 110 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نامی رسید از مضامین آشکار و پدید گشت که حین رجوع و وصول | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy distinguished letter was received, and from its contents it became clear that at the time of return and arrival [3.5s] | INBA87:435a, INBA52:449a | MMK6#216 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05468 | 180 | Arabic | قل سبحانک یا رب الارباب و مالک الرقاب اشهد انک بشرت العباد فی کتبک و زبرک و | Say: Glorified art Thou, O Lord of lords and Master of necks! I bear witness that Thou didst give glad tidings unto Thy servants in Thy Books and Thy Scriptures [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.159, | Apocalyptic imagery; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03013 | 220 | Persian | ایام انسان و حیات هوشمندان عبارت از کتاب مسطور و رق منشور و لوح محفوظست که در | The days of man and the life of the wise are even as a written book, an unfurled scroll, and a preserved tablet wherein [3.5s] | MMK3#171 p.120, PYB#204 p.03, PYB#114 p.04 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of learning; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07156 | 110 | Persian | الله ابهی در این یوم عظیم که انوار ملکوت ابهی آفاق را احاطه نموده است و اشراق | Allah-u-Abha! On this momentous Day when the lights of the Abha Kingdom have encompassed the horizons and the effulgence [3.5s] | AYBY.388 #072 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04259 | 220 | Arabic | قد فاز کتابک بمحضر ربک الفیاض و توجه الیه وجه القدم فضلا من عنده انه لهو | Verily thy book hath attained unto the presence of thy Lord, the All-Bountiful, and the Countenance of the Ancient of Days hath turned towards it, as a token of His grace. He verily is [3.5s] | INBA51:603 | LHKM3.158 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04319 | 220 | Arabic | یا ایها الشارب رحیق العرفان ان استقم علی امر ربک الرحمن علی شان یتزعزع به | O thou who drinkest the pure wine of mystic knowledge! Be thou steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, in such wise that all things may be shaken thereby [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.166a, , BLIB_Or15715.257b, | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04834 | 160 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار محبه الله در این کور اعظم و عهد و عصر اشراق نیر عالم اعلی که | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God in this Most Great Cycle and in this age and era of the dawning of the Luminary of the Supreme Realm [3.5s] | PYB#251 p.04 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05983 | 140 | ...Thy mission in America for the present is this: Thou must travel as far as possible to every part | SW_v02#06 p.006, SW_v07#01 p.007 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH09784 | 90 | mixed | ای دوستان الهی امروز روزی است که جمیع کتب الهی بذکر او مزین شده و جمیع رسل | O friends of God! This is the Day whereon all the divine Books have been adorned with His mention, and all the Messengers [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.121b, , BLIB_Or15710.294b, | AYI2.202 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02601 | 240 | mixed | ای یاران الهی صبح است و مهر خاوریرا تابش و رخششی و آفتاب جهان تاب الهی را | O divine friends! It is morning, and the Eastern Sun possesseth radiance and effulgence, and the world-illumining divine Sun [3.5s] | MKT8.176 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11458 | 30 | ...Regarding the society of healing of which thou art a member; when it comes under the protection of this Cause, its power will be a hundred fold. | BSTW#369b | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09473 | 80 | mixed | ای متوجه الی الحق و قل جاء الحق و زهق الباطل ان الباطل کان زهوقا نظر در بدایت | O thou who turnest thy gaze towards Truth! Say: "The Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away; verily falsehood is ever doomed to perish." Consider thou the beginning [3.5s] | INBA84:511 | MMK6#265 | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05390 | 180 | Arabic | سبحان الذی ظهر و اظهر ما اراد فضلا من عنده انه لهو المقتدر المهیمن علی من فی | Glorified be He Who hath appeared and revealed whatsoever He willeth as a bounty from His presence. Verily, He is the Almighty, the All-Subduing over all who dwell therein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.185, | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08813 | 110 | Arabic | سبحان الذی الهم عباده الاصفیاء و عرفهم هذا الیوم الذی کان مسطورا فی لوحه | Glorified be He Who hath inspired His chosen servants and made them to recognize this Day that was inscribed in His Tablet [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15729.154b, , BLIB_Or15730.063e, , NLAI_22848:374a, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p193v, , MKI4522.374a, | AQA2#057 p.209b | Chastisement and requital; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05003 | 190 | mixed | ای هادی قلم امر از شطر منظر اکبر بتو توجه نموده و ترا ندا مینماید و میفرماید کن | O Hadi! The Pen of Command hath turned toward thee from the direction of the Most Great Scene and calleth unto thee, saying: Be thou [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.068, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08345 | 120 | Arabic | قد شهدت الکتب لکتاب الله اله العالمین قد شهد کل شیء لیوم الله ولکن القوم | The Books have indeed borne witness unto the Book of God, the Lord of all worlds. Every thing hath testified to the Day of God, yet the people [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.051c, | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07758 | 130 | Arabic | قد ظهرت من بحر البیان امواج العرفان طوبی لمن شهد و رای و ویل للغافلین ان السدره | From the Ocean of Utterance have surged forth the waves of divine knowledge. Blessed is he who hath witnessed and perceived, and woe unto the heedless! Verily, the Tree [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.278a, | LHKM1.093 | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3503 | Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09 | 20 | This is not only the golden age but the age of Diamond. This is the Century of Lights! This is the cycle of Love. This is the glorious Down of the Sun of Reality | DAS.1914-05-09, PN_1914 p003 | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH05248 | 190 | Arabic | ینادی القلم کل الامم قد اتی مالک القدم الملک لله المقتدر المختار تغرد طیر | The Pen proclaimeth unto all nations: The Ancient Lord hath come! Sovereignty belongeth unto God, the All-Powerful, the All-Choosing. The Bird doth warble [3.5s] | INBA34:303 | AQA1#171 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to the people of the world; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04783 | 200 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures | قد ظهرت العلامات و برزت البینات و اتی الموعود باسمه المهیمن القیوم انه لهو | The signs have appeared, the evidences become manifest and the Promised One hath come in His Name, the Protector, the Self-existent. | BLIB_Or15729.137a, , NLAI_22848:334, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p171v, , Ghazi3072.098-102, MKI4522.334, | AQA2#014 p.180 | BSC.135 #052 | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB03467 | 200 | mixed | ای گلهای بوستان عرفان در این اوقات که امم عالم مقاومت با امر اسم اعظم خواهند | O ye blossoms of the garden of divine knowledge! In these times when the nations of the world rise in resistance to the Cause of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | INBA88:269b | MMK4#145 p.154 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3150 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1912-05-02 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصد از طی مصافت و تحمل صعوبت سطوع نورانیت در عالم غرب بوده زیرا در ممالک | The object of my undertaking such a long journey with all its inconveniences has been to bring about spiritual illumination in the Occident | BDA1.064.16 | SW_v19#04 p.112, MHMD1.073 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| BH02159 | 410 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المظلوم من شطر السجن لمن اقبل الی الله المهیمن القیوم و یوصیه بما | The Book, revealed by the Wronged One from the precincts of the Prison unto him who hath turned towards God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, and counselleth him with that which [3.5s] | INBA84:144, INBA84:078b, INBA84:019b.14, BLIB_Or15713.061, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role and station of women; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10159 | 80 | Persian | الیوم یومیست که جمیع اهل آسمان ناظرند بوجوه نفوسی که بر سبیل حق قائم و | This is the Day whereon all the denizens of the heavens gaze upon the countenances of those souls who stand firm in the path of Truth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#189, , BLIB_Or15710.022b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00742 | 460 | mixed | ای یار سفر کرده بعد از مدتی مدیده مراسله مختصره وارد و بر تفصیل سفر و ورود و | O thou wayfarer who hast embarked upon a journey! After a long period, a brief letter arrived concerning the particulars of thy travels and arrival [3.5s] | MSHR3.224-225 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04803 | 200 | mixed | کتاب الهی امام وجوه کل ناطق و حجت و برهان ظاهر در هر حین منادی از جهت عرش ندا | The Divine Book standeth before all faces as one speaking, manifest proof and testimony. In every moment a herald proclaimeth from the direction of the Throne [3.5s] | AQA7#504 p.338 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03921 | 240 | mixed | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی عبد من العباد لیجذبه الی مقر القرب و القدس و اللقا | This is an epistle from Our presence unto a servant among the servants, that he may be drawn unto the seat of nearness and sanctity and attainment [3.5s] | INBA51:027, BLIB_Or15719.019a, , BLIB_Or15722.124, , KB_620:020-021 | LHKM2.108 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04783 | 160 | mixed | ای شمع انجمن یاران در سبیل محبت رحمن چالاک شو و بپرهای عرفان بافلاک پاک | O candle of the assembly of friends! Upon the pathway of the All-Merciful's love, bestir thyself with agility, and on wings of mystic knowledge soar unto the pure celestial realm [3.5s] | MMK6#370 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08573 | 90 | mixed | ای بنده بهاء حقیقت اشیا بلسان بلیغ میگوید سبحان ربی الابهی و هویت حجر و مدر | O servant of Bahá! The reality of all things proclaimeth with eloquent tongue, "Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious," yea, even in the very essence of stone and clay [3.5s] | AHB.124BE #06-09 p.185, AHB.123BE #05 p.116 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0694 | Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-23 | 420 | In any sort of business, both spiritual and material, the success thereof depends upon the capacity of those attending to it. | PN_1900 p018, PN_1900 p119, BSTW#169b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH04268 | 220 | Arabic | کتاب انزله مالک الاسماء اذ یمشی فی هذا المقر الاعلی الذی تنطق فیه الذرات | The Book which the Lord of Names hath revealed as He walketh in this most exalted habitation wherein the atoms speak forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.004.12, | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07574 | 110 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای منجذبه ملکوت الله شمع خواموش بودی الحمد لله روشن گشتی صامت بودی ناطق شدی | O thou who art attracted to the kingdom of God! Thou wert as a lamp unlit and darkened and thou dost beam now with illumination. | MMK2#225 p.160 | TAB.508 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08470 | 100 | O thou respected youth! How many holy souls in past ages have longed most intensely to hear the name of the Divine Kingdom and live during the day of the Promised one | DAS.1913-09-22, ABIE.347, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02719 | 230 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای دوستان رحمانی هیچ میدانید که در چه کوری مبعوث شده اید و در چه دوری موجود | O ye friends of God! Do ye know in what cycle ye are created and in what age ye exist? This is the age of the Blessed Perfection… If we are not happy and joyous at this season | INBA13:145 | PYB#172 p.03 | TAB.641-642, BWF.351-352x, BSTW#300 | A. Youssefi | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||
| BH04090 | 230 | Arabic | هذا یوم فیه استقر جمال القدم علی عرش اسمه العظیم و دعا الکل الی الافق الاعلی | This is the Day whereon the Ancient Beauty hath established Himself upon the throne of His Most Great Name and hath summoned all unto the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.134, , BLIB_Or15728.042, , BLIB_Or15734.1.034b, | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to the people of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09812 | 70 | Persian | ای امه الله فضل و جود سلطان وجود بدرجه رسیده که نساای در این کور اعظم مبعوث | O handmaid of God! The grace and bounty of the Sovereign of existence hath reached such a degree that the women in this Most Great Dispensation have been raised up [3.5s] | INBA88:213b | Equality of men and women; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3453 | Words spoken on 1913-08-20 in Ramleh | 30 | ...this Blessed Cause has such great power that it shall, ere long, vanquish all opposition. We must live and act in such manner as not to lower the station of the Cause | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.215, BLO_PN#007 | Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06449 | 130 | mixed | ایها الفرع المهموم من الشجره المبارکه تا چند در بحر احزان مستغرقید مگر مبتلا | O troubled branch of the blessed tree! How long wilt thou remain immersed in the sea of sorrows [3.5s] | INBA89:201 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10448 | 80 | mixed | یا حکیم حکمت اله حافظ عباد است و نور من فی البلاد لازال کل را بحکمت و بیان و | O Sage! The wisdom of God is the protector of His servants and the light of all who dwell in the lands. Ever doth He guide all through wisdom and utterance [3.5s] | AVK3.108.10x, AVK3.215.10x | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04589 | 170 | Arabic | یا من دلع لسانه بالثناء علی شمس البهاء قد اشرق و لاح نیر المیثاق اشراقا تشخص | O thou who hast loosened thy tongue in praise of the Sun of Glory! Verily the Day-Star of the Covenant hath risen and shone forth with a brilliance that dazzleth the eyes [3.5s] | ABDA.091-092 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03497 | 200 | Persian | ای ورقه ثابته راسخه بر عهد و پیمان الهی الیوم ورقه ای از اوراق سدره مبارکه | O leaf steadfast and firm in the divine Covenant and Testament! Today thou art a leaf among the leaves of the blessed Tree [3.5s] | INBA16:126 | BRL_DAK#0520, MKT7.138, PYK.299, MYD.476 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1736 | Words spoken on 1915-07-25 in Haifa | 170 | Persian | اسباب اینطور فراهم آمده که مجالس و معاشر حضرات تلامذه باشم. حکم غیبیه است که معلوم نیست | The circumstances have been thus ordained that I should associate and commune with the disciples. It is a divine decree whose purpose remaineth hidden [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-25 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2816 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-02 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ادیان الهیه برای الفت و محبت بوده و سبب اتفاق ملل و امم مختلفه گشته اما چون مدتی گذشت | The divine religions were revealed for love and amity and have brought about harmony among the different peoples and nations. But as time passed dogmas | BDA1.348.04 | MHMD1.366 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| BH09786 | 90 | Persian | ای دوستان براستی میگویم هر که الیوم از فیوضات سماء رحمت الهی ممنوع شد هرگز | O friends! Verily I say unto you, whosoever in this day is deprived of the outpourings from the heaven of divine mercy shall never [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.155d, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02099 | 420 | mixed | عریضه ات بلسان عربی حاضر و عین عنایت بان ناظر و جواب از ام الکتاب بلسان پارسی | Thy petition in the Arabic tongue hath come to hand, and the Eye of Loving-kindness is directed towards it. The response from the Mother Book cometh in the Persian tongue [3.5s]... ...A fleeting moment, in this Day, excelleth centuries of a bygone age | INBA51:264, KB_620:257-258 | LHKM3.245 | ADJ.078x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03999 | 230 | mixed | ایام ایام ظهور است و آفتاب عنایت مشرق و بحر کرم مواج لذا نفوسیکه اقبال | These are the days of Divine manifestation, when the Sun of bounty hath dawned and the Ocean of generosity surgeth. Therefore, those souls that have turned [3.5s]... ...This Day a door is open wider than both heaven and earth. The eye of the mercy of Him Who is the Desire of the worlds is turned towards all men | INBA28:260, BLIB_Or15730.094a, | HDQI.148, MHA.018, ANDA#40 p.03 | ADJ.078x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11464 | 30 | ...The prestige of the Faith of God has immensely increased. Its greatness is now manifest | WOB.079x, COC#0264x, COC#1532x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07871 | 100 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اماء رحمن در این قرن رب عظیم آفتاب علیین نور حقیقت در شدت اشراقست و شمس در | O ye handmaids of the Lord! In this century -- the century of the Almighty Lord -- the Day-Star of the Realms above, the Light of Truth | MKT7.000, MMK1#032 p.064 | SWAB#032, SW_v14#03 p.087 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2777 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-15 | 110 | The Cause of God will soon throw a great reverberation throughout the pillars of the world. It will embrace in its fold the East and the West. Its power will penetrate through every atom of creation. | DAS.1913-03-15 | Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3018 | Words to a newspaper publisher, spoken on 1912-04-04 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من بر حسب دعوتهای محافل صلح بامریکا میروم زیرا اساس این امر بر صلح عمومیست و وحدت عالم | I am going to America at the invitation of peace congresses, as the fundamental principles of this Cause are universal peace | BDA1.022.06 | DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.030, ABIE.089, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB01984 | 280 | Persian | ای یاران نازنین من عکس آن یاران دلنشین که مانند بهشت برین سبب سرور قلب حزین | O my precious friends, the likeness of those delightful companions who, like unto the supreme Paradise, are the cause of joy to the sorrowing heart [3.5s] | MMK3#118 p.080x, YARP2.309 p.255 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3437 | Words to Emogene Hoagg spoken in 1914 | 30 | This is the day of happiness. In no time of any manifestation was there the cause for happiness as now. | SW_v13#05 p.102, PN_1914 p009 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2889 | Words to Alma Knobloch and others, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 60 | The love of Bahá'u'lláh is the essence of happiness. Any heart which will become the depository of this love is always happy. | DAS.1913-04-25 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0784 | Words to Mrs C. et al, spoken on 1920-10-24 | 380 | Thou art accepted before God. Even though you may be weak here... Never forget these days--remember them.. The cool breeze does not always blow; the rain does not always come | PN_1920 p086 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH08453 | 120 | mixed | ندایت باصغا فائز و اقبالت مشهود از حق میطلبیم ترا تایید فرماید بر امریکه | Thy call hath been heard and thy devotion is manifest. We beseech God that He may graciously assist thee in this matter [3.5s] | ANDA#79 p.10 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07754 | 130 | Arabic | قد طویت السماء و بسطت سماء اخری و انها ارتفعت بهذا الاسم الذی به ظهر کل امر | The heaven hath been folded up, and another heaven hath been spread forth, and it hath been raised through this Name whereby every Cause hath been made manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.027c, , BLIB_Or15734.2.099, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05107 | 190 | mixed | قد حضر کتابک لدی المظلوم و عرفنا ما فیه و اجبناک بما ینجذب به الموحدون الی | Thy letter hath reached the presence of the Wronged One, and We have understood that which was contained therein, and have answered thee with that which draweth those who believe in divine unity unto [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.060e, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03704 | 190 | mixed | ای دو نفس نفیس خطه بطحاء وادی غیر ذی زرع و سنگلاخ بود چنانچه نص قرآنست از | O ye two precious souls! The valley of Batha was a barren wasteland and stony ground, as is attested in the text of the Holy Quran [3.5s]... ...The region of Nur is the birthplace of the Speaker on the Mount. Consider to what grandeur, importance and splendor it shall attain throughout future ages and cycles. | MMK6#231x, IQN.020 | DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.144, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11396 | 1080 | mixed | انا نحب ان نذکر و نقرء ما انزلناه علی محمد رسول الله... براستی میگویم اگر نفسی فی‌الحقیقه لوجه الله بر تبلیغ امر قیام نماید | Verily, We desire to mention and recite that which We revealed unto Muhammad, the Messenger of God... In truth I say, should a soul arise, purely for the sake of God, to promote the Cause [3.5s] | BRL_DA#194, AVK3.466.15x, YIA.056-058 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03806 | 190 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یاران چه خوش بخت و بلند اختر و همایون طالع بودید که در چنین کور و دوری | O friends! How blessed, how favoured, how fortunate are ye to have been born in such a cycle… You had asked about the number of days of Ridvan. | INBA13:033, INBA87:440, INBA52:454b | NURA#01, MMK4#141 p.144x, AVK3.039.13x | LOTW#01x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of community building | - | - | |||||||
| BH03193 | 280 | Arabic | ان یا عبد ان اعرف قدر تلک الایام تالله مارات شبهها عیون الاولین و لن تر | O servant! Know thou the value of these days, for by God, the eyes of former generations have never witnessed their like, nor shall they behold [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.216, | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03426 | 270 | mixed | یا عبد قبل حسین امروز روزیست که در کتب و زبر و صحف الهی بیوم الله مذکور و | O servant of Husayn that was! This is the Day which hath been mentioned in the Books, Scriptures and divine Tablets as the Day of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.008a, | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Word of God is its own standard | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04072 | 230 | mixed | نامه ات رسید و باصغاء مظلوم فائز گشت ان یا حسین بشنو ندای سدره منتهی را که در | Thy letter reached Us and attained unto the hearing of this Wronged One. O Hussein! Hearken unto the Call of the Divine Lote-Tree which doth [3.5s]... ...That which hath been made manifest in this preeminent, this most exalted Revelation, stands unparalleled in the annals of the past | INBA19:177b, INBA32:161b, INBA57:084, BLIB_Or15697.181, , BLIB_Or15710.290a, | ADJ.077x, WOB.104-105x, WOB.167x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's knowledge; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03944 | 240 | mixed | یا جواد امروز روزیست که از ذکرش نفس ساعت مضطرب مشاهده شد و جمیع کتب الهی از | O Javád! Such is the greatness of this Day that the Hour itself is seized with perturbation, and all heavenly Scriptures | BLIB_Or15710.235, | BRL_DA#021, SFI15.016-017, TBP#17f | TB#17f | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Methods of teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | LL#312 | |||||||
| AB00948 | 400 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر ملکوت نامه ات رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که فکر ترا حصر در اقتباس انوار | O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter hath come and its contents make clear the fact that thou hast directed all thy thoughts toward acquiring light | MKT3.436, MMK1#073 p.107, AKHA_135BE #03 p.48, AKHA_120BE #01-02 p.05, AKHA_106BE #12 p.02, AKHA_105BE #12 p.02, AHB.120BE #03-06 p.02, AYT.324, HYB.192 | SWAB#073 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01797 | 290 | Persian | Translation List | ای بنده حضرت بهاء الله آن حدود و ثغور منبت شجره مبارکه است و موطن حضرت مقصود | O servant of Baha'u'llah! Those regions and environs are the ground wherein grew the blessed Tree, and are the homeland of the Desired One. | MKT3.213, ASAT2.143, PYM.114-115x, YHA1.415x (2.817) | ADMS#065i24x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1994 | Words spoken on 1914-02-11 | 140 | Readiness is necessary in order to be a recipient of divine bounty. Souls who are prepared are like candles | SW_v09#03 p.028 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07471 | 110 | Persian | ای شهناز خوش آواز نامه و جریده رسید حال جرائد عالم از هر ملتی خطابهای احباء | O thou sweet-singing Shahnaz! Thy letter and the Unity Magazines received. Today the Press of the world belonging to various nations | NJB_v05#04 p.005 | BLO_PT#052.30 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Newspapers and the media; publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01143 | 370 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها الثابتون علی العهد و المیثاق الحمد لله راه مسدود مفتوح گشت | O ye who are sincere! O ye who are enraptured! O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! | BRL_DAK#0066, MKT3.311 | BRL_ATE#091 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Parliaments; constitutional government; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06560 | 150 | Arabic | سبحان الذی انزل الایات و اظهر العلامات و انطق الاشیاء علی انه لا اله الا هو | Glorified be He Who hath revealed the verses, made manifest the signs, and caused all things to speak forth that there is none other God but Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.288, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Personal instructions; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08115 | 100 | Persian | ای سرهنگ سردار جنود ملا اعلی گرد و قائد جیوش ملکوت ابهی این جنود جیوش حیاتند | O colonel, commander of the celestial hosts and leader of the armies of the Most Glorious Kingdom, these hosts are the armies of life [3.5s] | INBA84:541 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09842 | 90 | Arabic | سبحان من یسمع و یجیب و یری ما یعمل به العباد انه لهو الحق علام الغیوب قد | Glorified be He Who heareth and answereth, and beholdeth that which His servants do. Verily, He is the Truth, the All-Knowing, the Knower of things unseen [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.273b, , BLIB_Or15734.1.103b, | LHKM1.080b | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2520 | 90 | Since that date consider how conditions have changed, and how every one of those who oppressed | SW_v08#13 p.173 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11556 | 20 | ...Among the miracles which distinguish this sacred Dispensation is this, that women have evinced a greater boldness | ADJ.069x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH07980 | 130 | Arabic | یا ملا الافاق قد اتی یوم المیثاق و ظهر من کان مکنونا فی ازل الازال انه اتی | O Concourse of the horizons! The Day of the Covenant hath come, and He Who was hidden in primal eternity hath appeared. Verily, He hath come [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15734.1.103a, | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Proclamation to the people of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04359 | 220 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Praise be to Thee, O God of Names and Creator of Heaven! Praise be to Thee | BP1929.vii, SW_v05#03 p.033, SW_v12#01 p.006-007, SW_v15#01 p.009, BSC.183 #263 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH08664 | 110 | mixed | ان افرحی یا امتی بما یذکرک قلمی الاعلی فی سجن عکاء بما فاح به عرف الرحمن فی | Rejoice, O My handmaiden, for My Most Exalted Pen maketh mention of thee in the prison of 'Akká, wherewith the fragrance of the All-Merciful hath been wafted [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.242a, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04660 | 200 | mixed | ای اهل حق امروز شما سزاوارترید از برای مشاهده گلزار معانی و بیان و شنیدن | O people of truth! On this Day ye are most worthy to behold the rose-garden of divine meanings and utterance, and to hearken [3.5s] | INBA57:071 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03176 | 210 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ای فضل الهی ای عزیز عمو علی وقتی همدم این آواره کوه و صحرا و سرگشته دشت و دریا | O divine bounty! O dear Uncle Ali! When you were the companion of this wanderer through mountains and deserts, this wayfarer through wilderness and seas [3.5s]... ...The light of Baha'u'llah has shone to such a degree on the continent of America that in every city where a number of believers reside, the call | MKT4.088, AKHA_118BE #10 p.b, YHA1.143x, BDA1.261.01x | MHMD1.279 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00931 | 880 | mixed | حبیبا فضل کلیه بکله ظاهر و کلمه جامعه بتمامه باهر عنایت قدیمه بابهی ظهور | O My beloved! The universal grace is manifest in its entirety, and the all-embracing Word shines forth in its fullness, the ancient bounty in its most glorious manifestation [3.5s] | MSHR4.291-293 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2210 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-04 | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ای بهآءالله بقربانت ای بهآءاللة بفدایت حرفی زده ئی که منکر ندارد چه امر عظیمی تأسیس فرموده ئی | O Baha'u'llah! May I be a sacrifice for Thee. O Baha'u'llah! May my life be offered up for Thee. | BDA1.227.04 | MHMD1.243 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Miracles and their interpretation; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| BH07803 | 130 | Arabic | کتاب انزلناه بالحق لیبشر الناس بهذا الیوم البدیع قد استفرح کل شیء بظهور الله | This is a Book which We have revealed in truth, that it may bring glad tidings to mankind of this wondrous Day. All things have rejoiced at the Manifestation of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.058b, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06147 | 160 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل الی افقی و سمع ندائی و انجذب بایاتی و نطق بثنائی بین | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned towards Our horizon, hearkened unto Our call, been drawn by Our verses, and voiced Our praise amidst men [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.268, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00440 | 1610 | mixed | لله الحمد صراط واضح و سبیل لائح و دلیل مشهود و علم ظهور بر اعلی الاعلام | Praise be unto God! Clear is the path, manifest is the way, evident is the proof, and the banner of Divine Revelation is raised upon the highest heights [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15701.331, | NJB_v12#08 p.152x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Oneness; unity of religion; Outward and inward meanings; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05005 | 190 | Persian | این مظلوم اراده نموده کنیزهای حق جل جلاله را ذکر نماید تا ذکر الهی اماء آن ارض | This Wronged One hath purposed to make mention of the handmaidens of God, glorified be His majesty, that divine remembrance may reach the maidservants of that land [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.006, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03507 | 260 | mixed | ستایش مقدس از آفرینش سلطان قدم را سزاست که از نفحات قلم علم انه هوالله را بر | Sanctified praise beseemeth the Sovereign of Eternity, Who through the fragrances of the Pen of Knowledge hath revealed "Verily, He is God." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.187e, , BLIB_Or15715.024a, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02132 | 410 | mixed | ام الکتاب در یوم ماب میفرماید یا احبار قدر یوم را بدانید این است آن یومیکه | The Mother Book on the Day of Return proclaimeth: O ye divines, know ye the measure of this Day, for this is that Day wherein [3.5s] | INBA28:257, BLIB_Or15690.103, , BLIB_Or15726.099, , BLIB_Or15728.100b, | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05392 | 150 | Arabic | ایتها المهتزة بنسیم محبة الله انی سمعت کل الثناء علیک من احد احباء الله فتحرکت و | O thou who art stirred by the breeze of God's love! I have heard every praise of thee from one of the loved ones of God, and was moved [3.5s] | MNMK#057 p.139, ABB.107 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07172 | 140 | Arabic | قد اضاء العالم من النیر الاعظم ولکن القوم فی حجاب غلیظ قد طار الطور شوقا | The world hath been illumined by the Most Great Light, yet the people remain veiled in thick darkness. Mount Sinai hath soared in its longing [3.5s] | INBA19:126a, INBA32:116a, BLIB_Or15715.127d, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Proclamation to the people of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3573 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-13 | 10 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من در امریکا گفتم که جنگ بالکان مقدمهٴ آن حرب عمومی است | In America, I stated that the Balkan War was the beginning of the world war to which you refer | BDA2.019 | MHMD2.022 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||
| BH11002 | 50 | Arabic | ان یا احباء الله لاتحزنوا عما ورد علی نیر الافاق و ان الشمس یکسف و القمر یخسف | O ye beloved of God! Be not grieved by that which hath befallen the Luminary of the horizons. Verily, the sun shall be eclipsed and the moon darkened [3.5s] | INBA73:336c, NLAI_BH2.217.06 | Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08020 | 120 | mixed | الیوم کشف غطا شده و حق منیع من غیر ستر و حجاب ندا میفرماید و کل را بافق اعلی میخواند | In this day the veil hath been lifted, and the exalted Truth, free from cover or concealment, proclaimeth its call and summoneth all to the Supreme Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.040a, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0838 | Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-10 | 360 | For every great cause which is to appear, God will prepare some means. For instance, when the season of Spring is at hand, before that season appears there will be snow storms, rain, thunder and a great many things will happen. | FRGA.017 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH03661 | 250 | mixed | سبحان الله امروز آیات الهی کل را احاطه نموده و از مشرق وحی ربانی در هر حین | Glory be to God! Today the divine verses have encompassed all, and from the Dayspring of heavenly revelation they are being revealed at every moment [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.130, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05756 | 170 | Arabic | سبحان الذی اظهر امره و عرف العباد ما کان مسطورا فی الزبر و الالواح قل یا ملا | Glorified be He Who hath made manifest His Cause and made known unto His servants that which was inscribed in the Books and Tablets. Say: O concourse [3.5s] | INBA15:277a, INBA26:277 | PYK.117 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to the people of the world; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03173 | 290 | Arabic | یا معشر البشر قد فتح باب الکرم فی المنظر الاکبر توجهوا الیه بخضوع و اناب قد | O concourse of humanity! The gate of divine generosity hath been opened in the Most Great Scene. Turn ye unto it with humility and penitence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15729.136, , NLAI_22848:331, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p170v, , Ghazi3072.093-098, MKI4522.331, | AQA2#013 p.178 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to the people of the world; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01555 | 310 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بندگان و کنیزان عزیزان الهی عالم انسانی از عجز و ناتوانی خاک سیاه چون ابر | O beloved servants and handmaidens of God! In its weakness and frailty, the world of humanity is even as a heap of darksome dust | INBA85:010 | NURA#75, MMK4#105 p.115, MAS2.009, MSHR2.185 | LOTW#75 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2956 | Words to Mrs Thornburg-Cropper | 60 | There are seasons in the revelation from God, as in the natural year, and just as the Christ manifested the Spirit of God in the flesh | SW_v13#12 p.342 | Christ; Christianity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06379 | 130 | Persian | ای نوجوان محترم چه قدر نفوس بزرگوار در قرون های ماضیه نهایت آرزو داشتند که | O thou respected youth. How many the honourable souls in past centuries and times who yearned with all their hearts | MMK2#377 p.269 | BBBD.258 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04631 | 200 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | امریکه لم یزل و لایزال مقصود نبیین و غایه رجای مرسلین بوده باراده مطلقه و | The Revelation which, from time immemorial, hath been acclaimed as the Purpose and Promise of all the Prophets of God | BLIB_Or15715.254a, | BRL_DA#790, GWBP#003 p.012ax, OOL.B175 | GWB#003x, ADJ.078x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | LL#258 | ||||||
| BH00945 | 870 | mixed | ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل الی المذکور اذ اتی الوعد و ظهر الموعود بسلطان مبین | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who turned to the Remembered One, when the Promise came to pass and the Promised One appeared with manifest sovereignty [3.5s] | MKI4523.248, | BRL_DA#507, ISH.248, ADH1.124x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | LL#389? | ||||||||
| ABU2329 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-13 | 100 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در حدیث شیعیان در خصوص ظهور موعود مذکور که علم بیست و هفت حرفست | In the Shi'i tradition concerning this dispensation it is recorded that knowledge is composed of twenty-seven letters and that the divine messengers of the past from first to last have revealed but two letters | BDA1.122.05 | MHMD1.130 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||
| BH05809 | 170 | Arabic | قد ارتفعت نغمات الله فی هذا الفردوس الذی کان باسمه معروفا قل ان الفردوس قد | The melodies of God have been raised in this Paradise which hath been known by His Name. Say: Verily, Paradise hath [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.299, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11171 | 50 | Arabic | یا علی اکبر قد فزت بانوار الملکوت اذ اقبلت الی الافق الاعلی فی یوم فیه اضطربت | O 'Alí-Akbar! Thou hast attained unto the lights of the Kingdom, when thou didst turn unto the Most Exalted Horizon on a Day wherein all were shaken [3.5s] | AQA5#117 p.150a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0774 | Words spoken on 1915-11-25 in Haifa | 380 | Persian | در دور حضرت مسیح خیلی اذیت به مسیحیان می شد. دوازده مرتبه قتل عام شد. در فرانسه لویزی | In the Dispensation of Christ, grievous persecution was visited upon the Christians; twelve times were they subjected to mass martyrdom [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-11-25 | Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06650 | 120 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بنده حق صبح هدایت پرتوی بر شرق زد خاور را روشن نمود و شعاای بر غرب زد | O servant of the one true God! The Morn of divine guidance hath shed its radiance upon the East and lit up the Orient | NURA#53, MMK4#113 p.122 | LOTW#53 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0511 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1920-11-04 | 530 | Not one among the former religions, such as the Jews, spoke a word of praise concerning His Holiness Christ or concerning His Holiness Muhammad. | PN_1920_heh p010, PN_1920_heh_haifa p067 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH06109 | 160 | mixed | آفتاب ظهور از افق اراده مالک یوم نشور مشرق و لائح و دریای رحمت امام وجوه | The Sun of Revelation hath dawned from the horizon of the Will of the Lord of the Day of Resurrection, manifest and resplendent, and the Ocean of Mercy surgeth before all faces [3.5s] | INBA45:217, BLIB_Or15715.036d, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01665 | 530 | mixed | یا اسمی مکتوب جناب افنان آقا علیه بهائی و عنایتی که باسم شما بود عبد حاضر لدی | O My Name! The letter of the honored Afnán-Áqá, upon him be My glory and loving-kindness, which was addressed unto thee, hath been laid before Me [3.5s] | INBA51:372, BLIB_Or15715.300b, | LHKM3.254 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04324 | 220 | Arabic | یا ایها الناظر الی الله فاعلم بان المشرکین احاطتنا من کل الجهات اخرجونا من | O thou who gazest upon God! Know thou that the ungodly have encompassed Us from every direction, expelling Us from [3.5s] | INBA34:287b | AQA1#152 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05376 | 180 | mixed | ذکر من لدنا لمن فاز بایام الله رب العالمین لیقربه الی مقام لایری فیه الا انوار | This remembrance from Our presence is unto him who hath attained unto the Days of God, the Lord of all worlds, that it may draw him nigh unto a station wherein naught is beheld save the lights [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.354a, | TAH.202 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07849 | 130 | mixed | مدعیان محبت بسیار ولکن اهل وفا که فی الحقیقه بافق اعلی ناظر باشند بسیار کم | Those who claim to love are many, yet they who are faithful and who in truth gaze toward the Most Exalted Horizon are exceeding few [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.149, , BLIB_Or15719.026b, , BLIB_Or15722.127a, | AYI2.032x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0209 | Words spoken on 1913-04-24 in Vienna | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | همیشه در خانه مجمع نمائید حرفهای مرا بیاد آرید من هم برای شما طلب تأیید مینمایم | Always hold gatherings at your home, and call to mind the things I have said. I, for my part, will pray | BDA2.252 | MHMD2.333-334 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB08062 | 100 | mixed | ای خیاط حضرت مسیح میفرماید دخول الجمل فی سم الخیاط اسهل من دخول الغنی فی | O tailor! Christ hath declared that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter [3.5s] | MSHR5.303 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08214 | 120 | mixed | ذکرت در سجن اعظم مذکور و لحاظ عنایت الهی متوجه بقاصدان کعبه مقصود بوده هر نفسی الیوم | Thy mention hath been made in the Most Great Prison, and the glances of divine favor have been directed towards them that seek the Ka'bah of their heart's desire. Every soul today [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.069f, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01720 | 300 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای عزیزان عبدالبهاء لایحه های شما را در نهایت ابتهاج تلاوت نمودم سبب روح و | O ye whom Abdu'l-Baha loveth! I have read your reports with great joy; they are of a nature to cheer and refresh the heart and gladden the soul. | MMK1#040 p.079, NJB_v01#10 p.001-002 | SWAB#040, TAB.010-011, BWF.410-410x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Entry by troops; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04922 | 160 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد کتبنا جوابا لاتل جوسلین کافیا شافیا حبا بک | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! We have written a clear and efficient answer to . . . out of the love for thee and for her | BRL_DAK#0627 | TAB.293-294 | Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1533 | Words to the resident friends, spoken on 1914-04-29 | 200 | This is a blessed day, a happy and joyful day. The beauty, the holiness and the significance of these days of Rizvan are not known now. | DAS.1914-04-29, SW_v08#13 p.169-170 | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH08506 | 120 | mixed | یا امتی حوریه علیا که در فردوس اعلی در قصر یاقوت مقر دارد باینکلمه ناطق یا | O My handmaiden! The Most Exalted Houri, who dwelleth in the ruby palace in the Supreme Paradise, speaketh this word: O [3.5s] | INBA23:138b, BLIB_Or15724.204a, | SFI03.003ax | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0645 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-02-10 | 450 | When the believers gather in a meeting and are engaged in the mention of God my heart is there... During our stay in Adrianople, Aqa Jamal and Mirza Ali Akbar Boroujerdy and his brother arrived from a long journey. | DAS.1914-02-10 | Christ; Christianity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH06340 | 160 | mixed | یا امتی جمال قدم از شطر سجن اعظم ترا ندا فرمود و باین اسم مبارک لا عدل له ترا خطاب | O My handmaiden! The Ancient Beauty hath called thee from the precincts of the Most Great Prison, and addresseth thee by this blessed Name, unto which there is no equal [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.138b, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03848 | 240 | mixed | سبحان الله آثار عظمت و آیات لمیعه بدیعه مشاهده میشود امروز روز ظهور ملکوت سمع | Glorified be God! The signs of grandeur and wondrous, resplendent tokens are witnessed. This is the Day of the manifestation of the celestial Kingdom [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.204c, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01611 | 310 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی جناب خان محفلی که آراستند محضری بود که تصویر ملا بالا بود | O true friends! The gathering arranged by his excellency Khan was an assembly wherein the vision of the Most Exalted One was manifest [3.5s] | MSHR4.103-104 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06834 | 120 | Persian | ای عندلیب گلشن ابهی چون روحانیان محفل طرب آرایند و بهائیان در سایه طوبی آسایند | O nightingale of the Abhá Paradise! When the spiritual ones adorn the feast of joy, and the Bahá'ís repose beneath the shade of the Tree of Paradise [3.5s] | INBA13:231b, INBA87:623, INBA52:666 | BRL_DAK#0334, MKT5.209a | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1919 | Words at table to the friends, spoken on 1912-06-07 | 150 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در عالم وجود امری اعظم از اینگونه محافل نیست که محض محبت الله انعقاد گشته ملاحظه نمائید | Nothing in the world of existence is greater than such gatherings as these | KHTB2.127, BDA1.116.11 | SW_v19#06 p.185, MHMD1.124 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02644 | 230 | Persian | ای احبای الهی چون شمس حقیقت از افق اسماء و صفات اشراق نمود و آفاق وجود و شهود | O beloved of God! When the Sun of Reality shed its radiance from the horizon of Names and Attributes, illumining the realms of being and consciousness [3.5s] | INBA72:108 | MMK4#132 p.135 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00664 | 480 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان فتور در ارسال رسائل سبب خجلت اینعبد گشته ولی حضرت کبریا شاهد و | O herald of the Covenant! The slackness in dispatching letters has become a source of shame for this servant; yet the Lord Almighty is witness [3.5s] | INBA89:101 | AKHA_118BE #11-12 p.h, AYBY.353 #035 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1088 | Words to Consul and Madame Schwarz, spoken on 1913-06-03 | 170 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حضرت مسیح فرمود از شرق و غرب نفوس آمده داخل ملکوت اللّٰه میشوند ولی ابناء ملکوت خارج میگردند | Jesus Christ Proclaimed: 'People shall come from the East and the West and enter the Kingdom of God…'… Through her [Mary Magdalene's] faith and service to the Cause of Jesus Christ, she has become the pride of all men | BDA2.331 | BBBD.221-223, DAS.1913-06-03, MHMD2.439-440 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| BH02809 | 320 | mixed | یا ایها الطائف حول العرش یا محمد قبل علی یا ایها المهاجر فی سبیل الله مکتوب | O thou who circlest round the Throne! O Muhammad-Qablí-'Alí! O thou who hast migrated in the path of God! Thy letter [3.5s] | INBA51:358 | LHKM3.299 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05001 | 160 | O ye blessed souls! The beloved pilgrim like unto an overflowing cup has a heart full of your praises. Continually this Servant expects that all the believers unloose their tongues | DAS.1913-09-26, ABIE.360, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH10195 | 80 | mixed | انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال بذکر حق ذاکر باشی و از رحیق حقیقی که ختم آن بید | God willing, may you ever be and continue to be steadfast in the remembrance of Truth, and partake of the true wine which is sealed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.230a, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11780 | 178 | mixed | مقصود از آفرینش ظهور این یوم امنع اقدس که در کتب و صحف و زبر الهی بیوم الله | The purpose of creation is the manifestation of this Most Exalted, Most Holy Day, which in the divine Books, Scrolls and Tablets is known as the Day of God [3.5s] | BRL_DA#389 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1382 | 230 | O ye friends of God! The morn of guidance is radiant and the hearts of the people of faithfulness are like unto a garden | DAS.1914-06-25, SW_v13#07 p.186-187 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01665 | 300 | mixed | ای اماء رحمن الحمد لله ورقات سدره رحمانیتید و ازهار حدیقه هدایت و روحانیت | O handmaidens of the Merciful! Praise be unto God, ye are the leaves of the Tree of Divine mercy and the blossoms of the garden of guidance and spirituality [3.5s] | MKT7.008b, FRH.087-088 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0278 | Words spoken on 1914-03-07 | 770 | The greatest proof of the Blessed Perfection - may my life be a ransom to him! - consists in the fact that he was always manifest and evident under all conditions | DAS.1914-03-07, SW_v07#04 p.026-027x, SW_v08#13 p.178x | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1055 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 300 | I answered all the questions of the people the other evening, both those on their lips and those in their hearts. One among them was [a] Jew | PN_1900_heh p030 | Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH06794 | 150 | Persian | یا احمد در لیالی و ایام حق جل جلاله را شکر نما و ثنا گو چه که ترا بایامش فائز | O Ahmad! In the nights and days render thanks and praise unto God, glorified be His majesty, inasmuch as He hath favored thee with His days [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.061c, | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03203 | 280 | Persian | بزرگست عنایت حق جل جلاله و محیطست فضلش امروز از سید ایام نزد مولی الانام | Great is the bounty of the True One, glorified be His majesty, and all-encompassing is His grace on this day, the lord of days, before the Lord of all mankind [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.086, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00872 | 940 | mixed | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | لوح من لدنا و کتاب من عندنا الی من اقبل الی قبله الوجود و قطع البر و البحر | A Tablet from Our presence and a Book from Our realm unto him who hath turned his face unto the Qiblih of existence and hath traversed land and sea [3.5s]... ...O Friends! You must all be so ablaze in this day with the fire of the love of God that the heat thereof may be manifest in all your veins, your limbs and members of your body | INBA27:392, BLIB_Or15697.174b, , BLIB_Or15710.266, | AYI2.256x, AYI2.257x, QT108.118x, PYK.058 | BRL_ATBH#24x, BRL_ATBH#27x, COC#1898x | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| BH05038 | 190 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل الی البحر الاعظم اذ کان نیر الامر من افق السجن مشهودا لتجذبه | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned toward the Most Great Ocean, when the Luminary of the Cause was witnessed from the horizon of the Prison, that he may be drawn thereby [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.139b, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06369 | 160 | mixed | یا عبدالله جناب صمد و مهدی علیهما بهائی وارد لله الحمد ببیت حقیقی الهی فائز | O servant of God! Jinab-i-Samad and Mahdi, upon them be My Glory, have attained unto the true House of God. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.060b, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03752 | 250 | mixed | یا رحیم حمد کن محبوب عالمرا که مکتوبت بفردوس اعظم فائز شد و آنچه عرض نمودی | O Rahim! Render praise unto the Beloved of the world, for thy letter hath attained unto the Most Great Paradise, and that which thou didst submit [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.308d, | LHKM1.153 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2739 | Words spoken at Goodall home in Oakland, 1912-10-16 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در راه این صحبت را میداشتیم که هیچ بخاطر نمیآمد که بکلیفورنیا بیائیم و این طور با احباء ملاقات کنیم | On the way here we were saying that it never occurred to us that we would come to California and meet with the friends in this manner | BDA1.314.17 | MHMD1.332 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| BH05657 | 170 | mixed | امروز حق جل جلاله بر عرش اعظم مستوی و جمیع ذرات از کل جهات بقد اتی مالک | In this day the True One, exalted be His glory, is seated upon the Most Great Throne, and all atoms from every direction proclaim "The Lord is come!" [3.5s] | INBA51:068a, KB_620:061-061 | LHKM2.132 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The power of words; of speech; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06640 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه شما که بتاریخ ۹ اپریل ۱۹۱۱ بود رسید الحمد لله دلیل | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter dated 9 April 1911 was received. Praise be to God, it was evidence [3.5s] | DAUD.04 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03280 | 280 | mixed | هذا یوم فیه ینادی المناد من کل الجهات یا معشر البشر تالله قد اتی مالک القدر | This is the Day whereon the Herald raiseth his call from every direction: "O concourse of humanity! By God, the Lord of Destiny hath come!" [3.5s] | INBA84:198, BLIB_Or15718.047, | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11159 | 40 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان سلیل جلیل فتح ربانی وارد و از ملاقات ایشان و اخویشان نهایت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The noble descendant hath attained to divine victory, and from meeting with him and his brethren, the utmost [3.5s] | MSHR2.282x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05098 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه کبریا جناب مرتضی مراجعت بانصفحات مینمایند و ارمغانی از عبدالبهاء | O servant of the celestial Threshold! His honor Murtaza returneth to those regions, bearing a gift from 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA87:255a, INBA52:258 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01686 | 650 | mixed | Social Action | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما که بتاریخ ۷ شهر ذی الحجه ۳۳۹ بود وصول یافت عالم... باری مرقوم نموده بوديد خلق عموماً گرفتارند | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 7 Dhi’l-Hajjih 1339, was received. The world particularly Iran is in commotion… The friends must engage in the work of developing Persia | BRL_DAK#0673, MMK6#520x, MSHR3.235x | BRL_SOCIAL#016x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00907 | 410 | O thou who art attracted to the Word of God and herald of the Kingdom of God! | SW_v11#16 p.275, TDD.013-014 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00764 | 450 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای دوستان عبدالبهاء جناب مستر وودکاک نامه نگاشت و نامهای شما را در آن نامه ذکر | O ye friends of Abdul-Baha! His honor Mr. Woodcock wrote a letter and in that letter he mentioned your names, asking divine favor on your behalf. | BRL_DAK#0797 | TAB.531-533, MAX.237-239 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09973 | 90 | mixed | قلم اعلی ذکر رضا میفرماید و او را بما یحب و یرضی امر مینماید انشاء الله رحیق | The Most Exalted Pen maketh mention of Riḍá and biddeth him unto that which He loveth and which is well-pleasing unto Him. May the choice wine [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.273d, | LHKM1.127 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2480 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 90 | It depends on how intensely you, each and every one of you, serve day and night. Ye are all torches that I have lighted with mine own hands. | CHH.172-173, BLO_PN#022 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH07265 | 140 | mixed | لسان قدم میفرماید ای کنیز من و فرزند کنیز من جمیع عباد و اماء را مخصوص امروز | The Tongue of Eternity proclaims: O My handmaiden and daughter of My handmaiden! All servants and handmaidens are especially privileged in this Day [3.5s] | INBA35:049, BLIB_Or03116.080.02, , BLIB_Or11096#173, , BLIB_Or15710.018a, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08334 | 100 | mixed | ای یاران الهی الان نامه نامی قرائت گردید بیاد شما مشغول شدم خداوند عالمیان در | O Divine friends! At this moment the illustrious letter was read, and I became occupied with thoughts of you. The Lord of all the worlds [3.5s] | ALPA.025a, YARP2.031 p.082 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06028 | 130 | Persian | ای اماء رحمن شکر کنید خدا را که در چنین عصر میمنتحصری بعرصه وجود قدم نهادید | O handmaidens of the Merciful! Give thanks unto God that ye have set foot upon the arena of existence in this most blessed and auspicious age [3.5s] | INBA87:138a, INBA52:135a | MKT7.222b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08166 | 100 | Persian | ای فرود ودود حمد خداوند وجود را که تو را اهل شهود فرمود و دستور عنود را محروم | O beloved Farud, praise be unto the Lord of existence, Who hath made thee one of the people of vision, whilst leaving the rebellious deprived [3.5s] | YARP2.151 p.162 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08323 | 120 | Arabic | قد اظهرنا الامر و انزلنا الایات ولکن الناس کفروا بها بعد انزالها الا من شاء | We have verily manifested the Cause and sent down the verses, yet the people denied them after their revelation, save whom He willeth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.147b, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07542 | 200 | mixed | اول فجر برخواستیم و بارضیکه باسم حق مذکور است توجه نمودیم و چون داخل شدیم | At the first light of dawn We arose and directed Our steps toward the land which is renowned in the name of Truth, and when We entered therein [3.5s] | BRL_DA#467, AYI2.354x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07805 | 110 | Arabic | یا من سمع الندا و انجذب الی الملکوت الاعلی قد تزلزل ارکان الشرک من سطوع انوار | O thou who hast hearkened to the call and art drawn unto the Kingdom of the Most High! The pillars of polytheism have been shaken by the effulgence of lights [3.5s] | INBA17:100 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01981 | 450 | mixed | یا اباالفضل ان استمع ما یذکرک به المظلوم من شطر السجن و یدعوک الی الله الفرد | O Abú'l-Faḍl! Hearken unto that wherewith the Wronged One remembereth thee from the precincts of the Prison, and summoneth thee unto God, the Single One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.290d, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07959 | 130 | Arabic | یا علی قبل اکبر انا ذکرنا کل من اقبل الی افقی الاعلی بایات لاتعادلها الخزائن | O 'Alí-Qabli-Akbar! We have made mention of all who have turned towards Our Most Exalted Horizon with verses that no treasuries can equal [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15734.1.004.03, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04447 | 210 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل الی الوجه اذ ظهر من هذا الافق الذی تزین بذکره کتب الله | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned towards the Countenance when it appeared from this Horizon, whereby the Books of God have been adorned [3.5s] | AQA7#496 p.331 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02655 | 340 | Persian | یا غلام علیک بهائی اسمع ندائی انه یقربک الی الفرد الخبیر این یوم را مقامی دیگر | O Ghulam! Upon thee be My glory! Hearken thou unto My call, for verily it draweth thee nigh unto the One, the All-Informed. This Day hath another station [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.145, | Call to action; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00653 | 1170 | mixed | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی بملکوت الایات انه هو السر المکنون و | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come with the Kingdom of verses is verily the Hidden Mystery [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.207, | AQA7#383 p.082, AYI2.045x, RAHA.248-249x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04789 | 200 | Arabic | قد هدرت الورقاء و نادت الاشیاء بهذا الاسم الذی به اسودت وجوه الفجار و اضائت وجوه | The Dove hath warbled, and all things have cried out with this Name, whereby the faces of the ungodly were darkened and the faces of the righteous illumined [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.140b, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05869 | 170 | Arabic | کتاب انزله الودود فی البیت المعمور و هدی الناس الی صراطه المستقیم یا ملا | The Book which the All-Loving One hath revealed in the Sacred House, guiding mankind unto His straight path, O concourse [3.5s] | INBA84:188, INBA84:116, INBA84:056b.12, BLIB_Or15730.135c, | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0274 | Words spoken on 1913-12-20 in Haifa | 770 | Persian | امروز رفتم یک قدری تا این پائین ها راه رفتم خوب بود عجب است انسان اگر توی | Today I came down here. It was a pleasant walk. Praise be to God, that, through the favor | NJB_v05#11 p.001 | SW_v09#02 p.019+023 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1299 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05 | 240 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اهمیت این سفر بعد معلوم خواهد شد تا حال چنین امری واقع نگشته و در هیچ عصری دیده | The significance of this journey will become known in the future. Up until the present time | BDA2.007 | MHMD2.009-010 | Christ; Christianity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The power of words; of speech; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB09724 | 80 | ...Less than a year [ago], Abdul Baha raised the cry of 'Ya Baha El Abha' from his heart and soul as he crossed the mountains and deserts of that continent! | DAS.1913-07-11, ABIE.054, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0906 | Words to the Seattle and Portland friends, spoken on 1912-10-21 | 340 | Welcome, very, very welcome. These friends who have come from Seattle and Portland have taken a great deal of trouble to come here. | ECN.730 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2538 | Words spoken at table on 1914-10-30 | 90 | Consider how the people bear testimony to the fact that this Religion is universal and its principles are conducive to the welfare of humanity | DAS.1914-10-30 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01717 | 510 | mixed | انشاء الله آنجناب بعنایت محبوب امکان در کل احیان ساقی رحیق مختوم باشند و حافظ | God willing, may your honor, through the loving-kindness of the Beloved of all possibility, be at all times the Bearer of the sealed wine [3.5s] | INBA35:149, BLIB_Or15719.063b, | LHKM1.176, AYI2.239x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal education | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3251 | Words to a Japanese friend, spoken on 1912-10-13 | 40 | I wish you would become heavenly and not Japanese nor Arab, English, Persian, Turk, and American. You would become divine | ECN.542 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2446 | Words spoken on 1915-07-02 in Haifa | 90 | Persian | حضرت رسول می فرماید رحمة الله شیبة شابت فی الاسلام. حالا نفحات الله علی شعر ابیض فی عبودیة البهاء | The Prophet - may peace be upon Him - hath declared: "Divine mercy descendeth upon grey hairs that have grown hoary in Islam." Now doth the fragrant breeze of God waft over white hair grown in servitude unto Bahá [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-02 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0700 | Words spoken on 1914-02-24 | 420 | Wealth becomes the cause of heedlessness to many souls with the exception | DAS.1914-02-24, SW_v08#02 p.019-020 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH00640 | 1190 | mixed | لسان صدق در اول نامه باینکلمه ناطق ای مونس جان کجائی فی الحقیقه ناری اعظم از | The tongue of truth at the opening of this missive speaketh these words: O companion of the soul, where art thou? In truth, there is no greater fire than [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.296, | MSHR4.052x | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Knowledge of self; Love as fire; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2765 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-06 | 70 | It is very strange how the possession of a few spans of earth blinds men to justice and fairness. He become neglectful and heedless | DAS.1914-05-06 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa] | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01242 | 680 | Arabic | یا ایها الناظر الی افقی و الشارب رحیق بیانی اسمع | O thou who gazest upon Mine horizon and drinkest the choice wine of My utterance, give ear [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.084, , BLIB_Or15728.221b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for purity; chastity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1612 | 190 | Persian | محمد جواد برادری داشت که در اسلامبول تضرع و زاری میکرد که غنی بشود | Muhammad-Javad had a brother in Istanbul who was supplicating and entreating God to become rich. | NJB_v12#06 p.126 | STAB#087 | Business; financial; property matters; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07185 | 140 | Arabic | قد خرقنا السبحات و نزلنا الایات لعل الناس بلقاء ربهم یوقنون قد منع کل حزب | We have rent asunder the veils and revealed the verses, that perchance the people may attain certitude in the meeting with their Lord. Every party hath been prevented [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.136b, | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Praise and encouragement; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1580 | Words spoken on 1913-04-23 | 200 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امّا اعانت و حمایت نفوس آن نیز در عالم جسمانی و روحانی هر دو لازمست | Assistance is of two kinds: Material assistance and spiritual assistance. Material assistance is limited to one locality and place but spiritual assistance is measureless. | BDA2.256x | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.328-329x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3750 | Words spoken on 1913-06-23 in Port Said | 30 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | افکار مال و منال و آمال جاه و جلال صرف اوهام است خدا محض عمران دنیا این اوهام را در سرها انداخته | Thoughts of wealth and riches, as well as hopes of rank and glory, are sheer illusion. God has cast these thoughts into our minds only so that this world might prosper; apart from this, they are of no importance | BDA2.360 | MHMD2.479-480 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Purpose; goal of creation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| BH04844 | 200 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی آمن بالله لیجذبه ندآء الله الی عرش مولاه ان ربک | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath believed in God, that the call of God may draw him unto the throne of his Lord. Verily, thy Lord [3.5s] | INBA34:298, NLAI_BH1.020 | AQA1#165, ASAT4.317x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08447 | 120 | mixed | نار نفس و هوی اکثر اهل ارض را مبتلا نموده و از تقرب بحق جل جلاله باز داشته | The fire of self and passion hath afflicted most of the peoples of the earth and held them back from drawing nigh unto God, exalted be His glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.187b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0177 | Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-29 | 970 | No, but some souls, by their good morals and deeds do. For instance, a son by his good deeds may be the cause of the redemption of his father if he does good deeds.... There is a kind of mathematics where they take the name of a person according to 'Abjad' | PN_1919 p048 | Astrology and numerology; Differences in human capacity; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07187 | 110 | Persian | ای ارسطو معلم اول را گویند که در جمیع علوم ممتاز کل امم بود و از مشاهیر بنی | O Aristotle, who is known as the First Teacher, distinguished in all sciences above all nations, and renowned among men [3.5s] | MMK2#242 p.174 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02343 | 350 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای امه الله در تواریخ شرقیه مذکور است که سقراط بفلسطین و سوریه سفر کرد و در | O thou handmaid of God! It is recorded in eastern histories that Socrates journeyed to Palestine and Syria and there | BRL_DAK#0223, MMK1#025 p.052x, MMK1#152 p.174x | SWAB#025x, LOG#0693x | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0539 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 | 510 | Last night I visited the Mufti, the spiritual head of the Muslims... When I speak it is in such a manner that no one can object... It is written that Socrates went to other lands; they do not say that he did not leave Greece | PN_1920 p070, PN_1920_heh p015 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Oneness; unity of religion; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00855 | Some Answered Questions #005 Moses | 420 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اما حضرت موسی مدت مدیده در صحرا چوپانی میکرد و بظاهر شخصی بود | Moses was for a long time a shepherd in the wilderness. To outward seeming | MFD#05, OOL.C022.05 | SAQ#05 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB07557 | 110 | Persian | ای معلم دبستان عرفان حکمای اشراق گویند بلقب معلمی تا بحال دو شخص موسوم یکی | O Teacher in the School of Divine Knowledge! The Illuminati declare that until now but two souls have been designated by the title of Teacher [3.5s] | AYBY.396 #089, TRZ1.084b | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0462 | The Sixth Principle—Means of Existence: Words spoken on 1911-11-14 in Paris | 560 | Persian | Paris Talks | امروز مختصر صحبت میدارم از جمله اساس بهاء الله تعدیل معیشت است طبقات ناس | Among the most important principles of the Teaching of Baha'o'llah is the equalization of the means of living among men. | AMK.212-215, AVK4.336x, KHF.251, KHAB.172 (183), KHTB1.170, KHTP.121 | LOG#1866x, PT#46 p.156, SW_v03#02 p.005-006 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Maintainance of degrees in society; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||
| BH00223 | Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom) | 2680 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom) | کتاب انزله الرحمن من ملکوت البیان و انه لروح الحیوان لاهل الامکان تعالی الله | This is an Epistle which the All-Merciful hath sent down from the Kingdom of Utterance. It is truly a breath of life… Say: Magnified be Thy Name, O Lord my God! | INBA47:098, INBA90:001, INBA30:052, INBA81:024, BLIB_Or15729.106, , NLAI_22848:255, NLAI_BH3.142, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p133v, , Ghazi3072.045-093, UMich962.095-105, MKI4522.255, MKI4524.290, BN_suppl.1753.089-100 | AQA2#006 p.130, ADM2#011 p.026x, AVK4.437bx, MJMM.037, RSBB.092, NSR_1993.047x, ASAT1.042-043x, ASAT1.190x, ASAT1.156x, ASAT5.213x, ASAT5.372x, ADH1.103x, TBP#09, OOL.B043 | TB#09, BPRY.199x, PN_1900_heh p013, ADJ.025x, GPB.197x, PDC.186-187x, SW_v14#09 p.257x, BSC.189 #277-338 | Arrayanes, Rafael, Efe, Sabria & Maarten, L. Dely & M. Congo [track 8], P. Held & C. Bahia [track 9], almunajat.com [item 23] | Calls on the people to observe a number of spiritual maxims; answers a question regarding the origin of creation; describes the Word of God as ‘the Cause which hath preceded the contingent world’; identifies nature with the operation of the Divine Will; mentions in positive terms some ancient philosophers, including Empedocles, Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Balinus, and Hermes; states that the essence and fundamentals of philosophy have emanated from the Prophets; and asserts that a true philosopher would never deny God and His evidences. | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Heat and motion; Purpose; goal of creation; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God sanctified from time and place | 3b | * | * | ROB4.033 et al, BKOG.382, GPB.219, EBTB.115, MMAH.085, GSH.139, LL#116 | |
| ABU1163 | Words spoken on 1915-07-19 in Haifa | 270 | Persian | باید انسان بکوشد که ایام را بنهایت سرور و روح و ریحان بگذراند و این جز بنفحات الله و اعلاء کلمة الله میسر نشود | Man must strive to pass his days in the utmost joy, delight and fragrance, and this cannot be achieved save through the sweet-scented breezes of God and the exaltation of His Word [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-19 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| BHU0024 | 100 | Persian | دول عالم در ازدیاد آلات ناریه میکوشند تا حدیکه مانند تعبان میشوند و بهم میتازند | The nations of the world will arm themselves with infernal engines of war... They will therefore try to eliminate religion so as to eliminate prejudice | MSBH1.263 | ROB4.056, PN_1904 p024, PN_unsorted p092 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Growth of the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2158 | Words spoken on 1913-04-13 in Budapest | 120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب شرح حیات حضرت بهآءالله را برای شما گفتم آن را درست یاد نمائید حالا در اروپا | Last night, I spoke to you of the life of Baha'u'llah; remember it well. This Cause is just beginning to dawn in Europe | BDA2.235-236 | MHMD2.304-305 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Growth of the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB11535 | 20 | ...Whatsoever is latent in the innermost of this holy cycle shall gradually appear and be made manifest | WOB.146x, SW_v13#09 p.253 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02090 | 270 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شکوفه شجره حیات خوشا بحال تو که کمر خدمت بربستی و بتمام همت بر ترویج | O thou blossom of the Tree of Life! Happy art thou to have girded thy loins in service | MMK1#231 p.301 | SWAB#231, SW_v11#10 p.167-168 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2959 | Words spoken in 1912 in London | 60 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | No, it will come about gradually. A plant that grows too quickly lasts but a short time. | COC#1607x, AIL.106 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06670 | 120 | Persian | ای بهرام در پناه خداوند مهربان راحت و آرام جو و در سایه سرو آن جویبار مقام و | O Bahram! Seek thou comfort and tranquility beneath the shelter of the compassionate Lord, and find thy station in the shade of the cypress by that stream [3.5s] | YARP2.557 p.396 | Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09756 | 80 | ...Though the Beauty of the Most Great Name, the Light of Eternal Splendour | SW_v14#11 p.347 | Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10406 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده جمال قدم انوار الطاف از ملکوت ابهی ساطعست و نجوم مواهب از افق اعلی | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! The lights of divine favors shine forth from the Abhá Kingdom, and the stars of heavenly bounties gleam from the most exalted horizon [3.5s] | INBA85:106a | MMK4#102 p.111 | Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10859 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حضرت مقصود وقتیست که مشارق و مغارب مطالع صبح احدیت گردید شمس حقیقت | O servant of the Desired One! The time hath come when East and West shall become the dawning-places of the morn of Divine Unity, as the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | MMK4#001 p.001 | Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11734 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه مفصلی که از پیش مرقوم نمودی از کثرت مشاغل تاخیر در جواب شده | O servant of God! Due to the press of manifold occupations, there hath been a delay in responding to thy detailed letter penned aforetime [3.5s] | YIA.282-283 | Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11878 | 180 | Persian | ای کنیز الهی مکتوب شما واصل گردید و مضمون سبب سرور شد زیرا دائما بیاد تو | O handmaiden of God! Your letter was received and its contents brought joy, for you are ever in my thoughts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0354 | Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1103 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-05-02 | 290 | How cool is thy areesheh! Is this not better than the palace of the kings?... All the companions of our trips in different parts of the world have departed and only you and I are left! | DAS.1914-05-02 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05332 | 150 | Persian | Light of the World | ای هموطن عبدالبهاء هر چند مولد در طهران و سنین متوالیات آواره عراق و مدتی | O thou my fellow countryman! Although ‘Abdu’l-Baha was born in Tihran and for successive years wandered homeless in Iraq | NURA#11, MMK4#003 p.002, MMK5#001 p.001, IQN.017 | LOTW#11, ADMS#065i25x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03071 | 210 | mixed | الحمد لله از تاییدات ملکوت الابهی و هجوم جنود ملا اعلی انوار تقدیس شرق و غرب | Praise be to God for the confirmations of the Abhá Kingdom and the onrushing hosts of the Supreme Concourse, as the lights of sanctification shine upon both East and West [3.5s] | MMK6#619 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2218 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 110 | Persian | بدانید و مطمئن باشید که آنچه واقع می شود باعث اعلای امر الله است وقتی حضرت اعلی شهید | You, dear ones, must remember that whatever happens is for the progress of the Cause of God. | KNR.043 | KNRE.053 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Martyrdom of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05977 | 140 | Thy letter was received. From its contents, it became evident that, Praise be to God! The lights of the Kingdom are spreading | DAS.1914-07-07, SW_v09#10 p.119 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08278 | 100 | O ye the honored souls! Your letter of congratulation arrived and imparted joy, because its contents indicated that the Sun of Reality hath begun Its radiation | JWTA.037 | Being a source of light; guidance; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00558 | 530 | mixed | روحانیا نورانیا ربانیا مدتیست که تحریری از آنشخص خطیر مشتاقانرا تسریر ننمود و | O spiritual, luminous and divinely-guided one! For some time that distinguished personage hath not penned any letter to bring joy to those who eagerly await it [3.5s] | MKT8.213 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit; Growth of the Cause; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02511 | 240 | ...It is nearly two years and a half that I have been a wanderer over mountains and deserts and a traveler over seas and lands | DAS.1913-07-12x, SW_v05#07 p.097x, ABIE.058x, BLO_PN#007 | Business; financial; property matters; Growth of the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07928 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده آستان الهی شمس حقیقت را موطن اصلی مازندران و منبت قدیمی اقلیم طبرستان | O servant of the Divine Threshold! The Sun of Truth findeth its original home in Mazandaran and its ancient origin in the clime of Tabaristan [3.5s] | MMK4#004 p.002 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08732 | 90 | Persian | ای دوست قدیم از کثرت مشاغل و اختلال صحت تا بحال بشما نامه ننوشتم ولی همیشه در | O ancient friend! Due to the multitude of occupations and the disturbance of health, until now I have not written you a letter, but always [3.5s] | BLIB_Or.08117.061, | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12154 | 350 | mixed | ای یاران الهی جناب زائر از برای هر یک از شماها نامه مخصوص خواسته ولی این عبد | O ye divine friends! The honored pilgrim hath requested a special letter for each one of you, but this servant [3.5s] | KASH.264 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00320 | 660 | mixed | ای اهل قریه مبارکه وادی حجاز و یثرب و صحرای بطحاء که جولانگاه قبائل قحطان | O dwellers of the blessed village in the vale of Hijaz, of Yathrib and the desert plain of Batha, wherefrom roamed the tribes of Qahtan [3.5s] | MKT5.049b, IQN.079, PYB#228 p.30 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Law of transformation and change; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08719 | 90 | Persian | ای دو منجذب الی الله موجی از بحر میثاق برخواست و بر قطعه امریک زد دور را | O ye two who are drawn towards God! A wave from the ocean of the Covenant hath arisen and struck the shores of America [3.5s] | INBA59:244a | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08390 | 100 | Persian | جناب منشادی نامه های شما ملاحظه گردید اظهار پریشانی نموده بودید بقول ناس حیف | Your letters, O Manshadi, were reviewed. You expressed distress - as people say, alas [3.5s] | MMK6#156 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04003 | 180 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای دو مقبل بملکوت الله از خدا خواهم که هر دو مانند شمع بنور محبت الله روشن | O ye two advancers towards the Kingdom of God! I supplicate to God that ye may be enkindled, like unto two candles, with the light of the love of God | BRL_DAK#0685 | TAB.511 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2667 | Words spoken on 1914-07-21 in Haifa | 80 | I hope India will become the burning furnace of the Love of God. The people of that country are very receptive and their leaders are quick to perceive the need | DAS.1914-07-21 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04117 | 180 | Persian | ای یار قدیم گویند که هر بلائی عمومی گردد خصوصی را حکم نماند و مدار تسلی شود | O ancient friend! It is said that when a calamity becometh universal, particular instances lose their distinction and this bringeth solace [3.5s] | YARP2.548 p.390 | Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09911 | 90 | mixed | فاعلم بان الطیر قد طارت عن غصن العراق بما اکتسبت ایدی الظالمین ولکن امر بقسمی | Know thou that the Bird hath indeed taken flight from the branch of Iraq, by reason of what the hands of the oppressors have wrought. Yet by My Name, the Cause endureth [3.5s] | MAS8.120ax | Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03244 | 210 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبه??ء هر چند نامه شما مفصل بود ولی جواب بناچاری مختصر داده میشود | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Although your letter was detailed, necessity compelleth that the response be brief [3.5s] | YARP2.681 p.458 | Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02407 | 250 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان نامه ۶ شعبان واصل و از مضمون سرور کامل حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل | O herald of the Covenant! The letter of the sixth of Sha'bán was received, and from its contents complete joy was attained, for it was [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0149, MMK6#617, YIA.276 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00195 | 820 | mixed | Scholarship; Light of the World | الهی الهی تسمع ضجیجی و صریخی و انینی و حنینی فی جنح اللیالی و تری ذلی | O God, my God! Thou hearest my sighs and bitter wailing, my cry and the voice of my lamentation...The Revelation of the Bab may be likened to the sun, its station corresponding to the first sign of the Zodiac - the sign Aries… Pure souls, such as Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, upon him be the Glory of God, spend their nights and days in demonstrating the truth of the Revelation | BRL_DAK#0950, NURA#40, MMK4#080 p.087 | BRL_SCHOLAR#30x, GPB.099-100x, WOB.127x, WOB.167-168x, COC#2219x, LOTW#40 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06616 | 120 | Persian | ای بنت ملکوت نامه شما رسید مضمون دلیل بر انتشار نور هدی بود و طلوع صبح ملکوت | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its content was a proof of the promotion of the Light of Guidance | BBBD.310-311 | BBBD.295, BBBD.311-312, DAS.1914-07-13 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00564 | 520 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از بشارت حرارت قلوب احبای الهی شمع شادمانی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from the glad tidings of the enkindlement of the hearts of the loved ones of God, the candle of joy was lit [3.5s]... ...The news of the attraction of the hearts of the believers of God ignited the candle of happiness and created spiritual joy | MKT4.039, MKT9.103, YHA1.116x, NJB_v02#02 p.006x | SW_v02#03 p.004-005 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00386 | 610 | mixed | ای بنده یزدان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید مفهوم و معلوم گردید حمد خدا را که دلالت | O servant of God! That which thou didst write was understood and comprehended. Praise be to God that guidance [3.5s] | YBN.075-076 | Critique of Western values; culture; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02085 | 270 | mixed | ای دوستان عبدالبهاء اهل جفا دست تطاول گشودند و ظلم و ستم نمودند فریاد و | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The people of tyranny have stretched forth the hand of oppression and perpetrated cruel and unjust deeds; outcries and [3.5s] | NANU_AB#63 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03564 | 200 | mixed | یا من ادخره الله لخدمه امره مسطورات از آذربایجان و قزوین و طهران واصل و بر | O thou whom God hath destined for the service of His Cause! Letters from Adhirbayjan, Qazvín and Ṭihrán have been received and upon [3.5s] | INBA88:202 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06499 | 130 | Persian | یا شقیقه روحی و فوادی خبر وصول بمصر و حصول راحت سر رسید نهایت روح و ریحان | Dear sister, beloved of my heart and soul! The news of thy safe arrival and pleasant stay in the land of Egypt has reached me | BHKP_2#04 | BHK_2#04 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02718 | 230 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی جمال قدم انوار ملکوت ابهی آفاق غبراء را روشن نموده و شرق و | O true friends of the Ancient Beauty, the lights of the Abhá Kingdom have illumined the dusty horizons, and East and [3.5s] | INBA13:330 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10727 | 60 | mixed | نامه اخیر شما رسید که بتاریخ ۲۹ صفر ۳۹ بود | Your recent letter dated 29 Safar 1339 hath been received [3.5s] | MSHR4.053x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02543 | 240 | mixed | ای ثابتان بر امر الهی جهان بیدار و آگاه گشته و شرق و غرب هشیار شده نورانیت | O ye who are steadfast in the Cause of God! The world hath awakened and become aware, and East and West have become enlightened [3.5s] | MMK2#029 p.019 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02248 | 260 | Persian | ای شعله افروخته نار محبت الله در ملکوت ابهی ذکرت مذکور | O enkindled flame of the fire of God's love! In the Abhá Kingdom thou art mentioned [3.5s] | MKT4.079, AKHA_119BE #09-10 p.j | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06107 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده مبتهل الی الله --- و آفتاب جهان افروز متوجه غرب و این عبد ناظر بشرق | O thou who art ardently supplicating unto God! While the world-illumining Sun doth gaze upon the West, this servant's eyes are fixed upon the East [3.5s] | INBA13:070b | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11404 | 220 | Persian | محررات شما پیاپی میرسد و جمیع مژده اشتعال نار محبت الله میدهد که الحمد لله... اطفال را بسیار باید تربیت نمود و نهایت همّت در مشق و درسشان مبذول داشت | Your letters arrive in succession, and all give glad tidings of the enkindling of the fire of the love of God, for which praise be to God.... Children must be greatly educated, and the utmost effort must be expended in their training and instruction [3.5s] | MJTB.109ax, FRH.422-423 | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03937 | 180 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای بنده بهاء الله و عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه تو رسید مضمون بسیار سبب سرور شد | O thou servant of Baha'u'llah and the beloved of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Thy letter was received and its contents imparted the utmost happiness. | MMK5#071 p.060, AMK.301-301 | DAS.1913-04-25, MHMD2s.331x | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12240 | 220 | O my beloved daughter! Thy letter of 9 July 1914 was received. Its contents made it clear that, praise be to God, the believers in Germany are of great firmness | BBBD.324-325 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11445 | 30 | Thy detailed letter... was duly received. Its contents produced joy and happiness | SW_v08#16 p.219x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08976 | 90 | mixed | ای یاران ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و چون حضرت منشادی علیه بهاء الله الابهی از | O ye steadfast friends in the Covenant! Your letter hath arrived, and as his honour Manshádí, upon him rest the Glory of God, the Most Glorious [3.5s] | ANDA#82 p.38x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01830 | 290 | Persian | ای متوجه بدیار الهی آنچه بجناب سید جواد مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه شد چون مدل | O thou who turnest thy gaze towards the divine realm! What thou didst write to his honour Siyyid Javad hath been perused [3.5s] | MKT5.025 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09328 | 80 | Persian | اقاليم عالم و مدن و قری در شرق و غرب محاط به ظلمات جهل و طغيان، ظلمت نادانی ظلمت استکبار | The regions of the world and the cities and villages, both East and West, are encompassed by the darkness of ignorance and rebellion, the darkness of heedlessness and arrogance [3.5s] | MMK6#449x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01687 | 300 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بتاریخ بیست ... ای پروانه شمع آسمانی ، چون کور وجود و دور شهود در جميع مراتب و شئون عروج و صعود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the twentieth... O moth of the heavenly Candle! In this cycle of existence and age of divine manifestation, through all ranks and stations, ascent and advancement [3.5s] | MMK3#099 p.064x, MMK6#227x, YMM.384x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2181 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-21 | 120 | It is now demonstrated that all their existent powers have contributed something toward the realization of this world war | DAS.1915-05-21 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0569 | Words spoken in Dec. 1900 | 490 | The East and the West are united together. The contingent world is in two great divisions -- the physical and the mental | PN_1900_heh p020, PN_1900 p094 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Realms of being; three realms; five realms | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2039 | Words spoken on 1913-07-07 in Port Said | 130 | the Cause has many enemies! The Baha'is must be very happy. The priests and the Ulemas, the Rabbis and the Mobeds are attacking the Cause | DAS.1913-07-07, ABIE.032, BLO_PN#007 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2082 | Words to Mahmud Zarqani, spoken on 1914-06-18 | 130 | You have worked very diligently over the compilation of these two volumes. During the first journey to Europe no one was thinking to do this work. Now and then Mirza Baqir Khan | DAS.1914-06-18 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07506 | 110 | Persian | ای کنیز ایزد تعالی کوکب فارسیان هزار سال و بیشی بود غروب کرده بود حال | O handmaiden of the Almighty God, the star of the Persians had set for a thousand years and more, but now [3.5s] | YARP2.549 p.391 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00303 | 680 | mixed | ای ثابتان بر پیمان الیوم این عنوان از ابدع الحان زیرا قوت امر الله بعهد | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Today, this title is the most wondrous of melodies, for the power of God's Cause lieth in the Covenant [3.5s] | MKT3.347b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00327 | 660 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الشکر یا محبوبی علی ما علت کلمتک و تمت نعمتک و سبقت | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Beloved, for Thou hast exalted Thy Word and perfected Thy bounty and caused it to precede [3.5s] | INBA16:046, INBA89:198 | MKT4.171, MILAN.186, ASAT5.126x | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1218 | Words spoken on 1914-10-12 in Haifa | 260 | The present condition of the Baha'i Cause in Germany is most satisfactory... Some of the German friends have asked that victory be given to Germany. We are not interfering with either party... May they attain to such heights of altruism as to be ready to sacrifice their lives for each other! | DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v07#18 p.188x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1738 | Words to the Persian friends, spoken on 1912-12-28 | 170 | If the believers of God had lived in accord with the good pleasure of the Blessed Perfection, all the people of the world would have been Baha'is by now | DAS.1912-12-28 | Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Manifestation of God as sun; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07730 | 110 | O thou who art unique! Thy letter dated January 19, 1911, was received. You have written of the good news from California | SW_v01#19 p.003 | Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01956 | 280 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | The letter which thou hast written was received and its perusal brought me joy, for it indicated that you are extremely pleased | TAB.663-664 | Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05084 | 150 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس دو نامه از شما رسید مجال جواب نه لهذا باختصار پرداختم | O servant of the sacred Threshold! Two letters have reached Me from thee. As time permitteth not a detailed reply, I write briefly [3.5s] | YARP2.598 p.418 | Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05087 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده پاینده ایزد دانا نامه های متعدد از شما رسید و چون مزاج علیل بود لهذا | O steadfast servant of the All-Knowing God! Numerous letters from thee were received, but owing to ill health, therefore [3.5s] | YARP2.456 p.341 | Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11364 | 40 | Through the blood which they shed the earth hath been impregnated | GPB.080x | Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BBU0008 | Words to Manuchihr Khan | 130 | May God requite you for your noble intentions. So lofty a purpose is to Me | DB.213-214 | Chastisement and requital; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1835 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-04-29 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خوب شهری دارید ندای آلهی اول در این شهر بلند شد امیدوارم که در شیکاغو امر الله نهایت نفوذ حاصل نماید | You have a good city. The call of God was first raised in this city. I hope that in Chicago the Cause of God will progress greatly... The severest tests were in Persia.... This building commands a good view | BDA1.059.05 | SW_v19#04 p.111, MHMD1.067-068 | Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Race unity; racial issues; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2567 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-06-23 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ترقیات مادیه اروپا بحد یقف می رسد هر امریکه بحد یقف رسید لابد تدنی نماید | The material progress of Europe is approaching its zenith. Everything that reaches its zenith undoubtedly begins to decline. | BDA1.133.01 | SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.142-143 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||
| AB02589 | 240 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of ABHA! For a period of time no news hath been outwardly received from thee | TAB.729-730 | Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08648 | 90 | Persian | بسیار ستایش از دو دوست آلمانی و اطریشی نموده بودی بیا برو به استتگارت ببین چه خبر است | ...Thou hast given the utmost praise to the two believers, German and Austrian. Go to Stuttgart and see with thine own eyes what is there! | NJB_v04#15 p.004x | DAS.1913-08-16, ABIE.199, BLO_PN#007 | Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08847 | 90 | Persian | ای مدیران نجم باختر نامه شما رسید و همت شما معلوم گردید امیدوارم که روز بروز | O ye Editors of the Star of the West! Your letter was received an your | NJB_v02#03 p.001 | SW_v02#02 p.008 | Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0454 | Words spoken on 1912-10-12 in Oakland | 580 | This morning we spoke in the Temple Emanu-El at the invitation of Dr. Meyer, who is a most broadminded man. In Persia there are a great many Jews who have become followers of Bahá’u’lláh. | ECN.130 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05678 | 140 | mixed | ای دوست مهربان دو نامه از شما رسید و از تفاصیل اطلاع حاصل گردید | O kind friend! Two letters from thee were received and from their contents knowledge was obtained [3.5s] | MSHR2.240x | Growth of the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09274 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده میثاق جناب یوسفخان وارد و الیوم عازم امریکا گشت انشاء الله موید و | O servant of the Covenant! His Honour Yusuf Khan hath arrived and today hath set forth for America. God willing, may he be assisted [3.5s] | MKT8.043a | Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02924 | 220 | mixed | ای حضرت وحید چند روز پیش نامه ای مرقوم گردید حال مکتوبی که به آقا سید | O esteemed Vahid, a few days ago an epistle was penned. Now as to the letter addressed to Aqa Siyyid [3.5s] | INBA17:151 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02889 | 220 | mixed | ای بنده آستان جمال ابهی نامه منظوم و منثور ملحوظ و منظور گردید هر کلمه اش | O servant of the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty! Thy letter, both in verse and in prose, was received and perused. Every word thereof [3.5s] | SFI06.015ax | Belief and denial; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09917 | 70 | Thy letter of April 10th 1914 was perused. Whenever thou desirest thou hast permission to come to the Presence | DAS.1914-04-25 | Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07693 | 110 | Persian | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء بیست و پنج سال پیش اشعاری از قلم میثاق صادر یک بیت از | O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Five and twenty years ago certain verses flowed from the Pen of the Covenant, and one verse thereof [3.5s] | MSHR4.054 | Growth of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07940 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء تا تواناای خداوند بیمانند از جهان بیچون و چند ظاهر و آشکار گردد | O servant of Bahá! Insofar as thou art able, let the peerless Lord be made manifest and resplendent from the realm that transcendeth all measure and limitation [3.5s] | AHB.121BE #05 p.152, YARP2.245 p.217 | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04022 | 180 | Persian | ای سروش ای بنده حلقه بگوش سروش اگرچه پنهانست ولی سمندش در جولان ملاحظه کن | O Herald, O servant with ears attuned to the celestial call! Though He remaineth hidden, yet behold His steed prancing in the field [3.5s] | YARP2.203 p.194 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2969 | Words spoken on 1913-04-01 in Stuttgart | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | استعداد شما سبب شد که خدا مرا باستتکارت فرستاد تا بملکوت بهآءالله ندا کنم | Your receptivity is the reason God has sent me to Stuttgart, that here I might cry out: 'How blessed is this day!' | BDA2.210 | BBBD.201, MHMD2.270 | Growth of the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1343 | 240 | The government of Persia said: "As long as Baha'o'llah is in Persia the country | SW_v08#13 p.170 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07605 | 110 | mixed | ای ناشر نفحات الله در این اوان که صبح میثاق مشرق بر آفاق است انوار تااید | O diffuser of the fragrances of God! In this time, when the morn of the Covenant shineth resplendent upon the horizons, divine confirmations shall verily be thine [3.5s] | INBA13:261a | Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04717 | 160 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مدتی بود که منتظر ورود نامه و پیام بودیم تا آنکه در این ایام | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! For some time We were awaiting the arrival of a letter and message, until these days [3.5s] | MKT8.054 | Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12687 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان خلوص و ثبوت و رسوخ شما در نزد این عبد واضح و مشهود و تاییدات | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy sincerity, constancy and firmness are manifest and evident unto this servant, and the confirmations [3.5s] | INBA85:164a | Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08926 | 90 | Persian | ای نفوس مبارکه کاشان مدتی پریشان بود الحمد لله حال پرتو افشانست اشعه ساطعه شمس | O blessed souls of Kashan! For a time ye were scattered, but praise be to God, now the radiance shineth forth and the effulgent rays of the Sun are diffused [3.5s] | INBA85:058b | KHMT.061-062, KASH.241b | Growth of the Cause; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05615 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید شکرانه بدرگاه الهی گردید که الحمد لله یاران | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thanks were rendered at the Divine Threshold that, praise be unto God, the friends [3.5s] | INBA87:029, INBA52:029 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04765 | 160 | O my true friends! The friends on their return from Stuttgart are praising all the friends of the Merciful in that city | BBBD.150-151, SW_v02#17 p.007 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06431 | 130 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه الی جمال الله انی قرأت تحریرک البلیغ | O thou who art enraptured by the Beauty of God! I have perused thy eloquent letter [3.5s] | MKT2.334 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11340 | 30 | ...God willing, through the endeavor of the friends in America, may the Bird of Paradise be revealed in all its beauty in the Philippine Islands. | SW_v01#19 p.003x | Exhortations and counsels; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH03970 | 230 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی جعلنا من الموقنین به و بکل ما یظهر من عنده و وفقنا علی عرفان | Praise be unto God, Who hath made us to be among them that are assured of Him and of whatsoever proceedeth from His presence, and Who hath enabled us to recognize [3.5s] | MSHR3.020x | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03035 | 220 | Arabic | ایها المومنون ایها الموقنون ایها المنجذبون ایها المخلصون ایها الثابتون ایها | O ye faithful ones, O ye assured ones, O ye who are enraptured, O ye sincere ones, O ye steadfast ones [3.5s] | MMK6#574 | Chastisement and requital; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05192 | 150 | O thou kind, beloved friend! The copies of your peerless paper which are in reality the proofs of your high ideals, the exaltation of your aims | DAS.1913-09-17, ABIE.326, BLO_PN#007 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03199 | 210 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye elect and chosen ones of the Kingdom! Thank God that the Greatest Name selected and elected that gathering | TAB.434-435 | Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05396 | 150 | Persian | ایها الابتهاج الوهاج الحمد لله سراج افروخته و منهاج واضح و مشهود گشته نسیم | O radiant joy! Praise be unto God that the lamp hath been set aflame and the pathway hath become clear and manifest [3.5s] | MMK4#124 p.130 | Christ; Christianity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2159 | Words spoken on 1913-05-07 in Paris | 120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب من خیلی میل داشتم بمجلس بیایم افسوس که نتوانستم الحمد لله شما گل پاریس | I very much wished to attend the gathering last night, but alas, I was unable to do this | BDA2.289 | MHMD2.381 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| BH05648 | 170 | mixed | الحمد لله در ریعان شباب بعرفان مالک ماب فائز شدی قدر این نعمت سمائیه را بدان | Praise be to God that in the prime of youth thou hast attained unto the recognition of the Lord of Final Return. Know thou the value of this heavenly bounty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.355b, | Growth of the Cause; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05385 | 150 | mixed | ای یاران و کنیزان عزیز الهی الحمد لله مویدید و موفق و مقبول در درگاه احدیت | O ye beloved friends and handmaidens of God! Praise be unto God that ye are confirmed, successful and accepted at the Threshold of His oneness [3.5s] | INBA84:260 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04457 | 170 | O thou who hast sought guidance from the Kingdom of God! Thy letter dated October 24, 1918 | SW_v10#02 p.028 | Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH03845 | 240 | Arabic | سبحان الذی شهد لذاته بذاته قبل خلق الارض و السماء انه لا اله الا هو یفعل مایشاء | Glorified be He Who hath testified unto His own Self by His own Self before the creation of earth and heaven, that there is none other God but Him. He doeth whatsoever He willeth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.156, , Berlin1237#15 | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03960 | 180 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله نفحات رحمان در انتشار است و صیت ملکوت ابهی در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be to God that the fragrances of the All-Merciful are being wafted abroad and the renown of the Abhá Kingdom is being spread [3.5s] | INBA87:239, INBA52:244 | Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11480 | 20 | mixed | ای بنده حق نامه اخیر شما رسید ... از هر کنار تیر دعا کرده‌ئی روان شاید کزین میانه یکی کارگر شود | O servant of Truth! Thy recent letter was received... From every quarter hast thou loosed the arrows of prayer, that haply one among them might find its mark [3.5s] | MSHR2.073x | Growth of the Cause; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10797 | 60 | ...The moment this Divine Message is carried forward by the American believers from the shores | WOB.078x | Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0688 | Words spoken on 1910-11-24 | 420 | Persian | ایران در هر صورت خوب میشود فلاح و نجاح ایران مقرر است | In all circumstances, Iran shall prosper; verily, the success and triumph of Iran is foreordained [3.5s] | MSBH4.239-241 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09102 | 90 | ...To the one who hath hearkened to God's good tidings and hath proclaimed His bountiful favours! | MAX.082-083 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00936 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Western states I) | 400 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت شب و روز جز یاد یاران و دعای خیر در حق ایشان و طلب تایید | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Day and night I have no other occupation | MKT3.010, FRTB.043 | TDP#04, BSC.518 #978, SW_v07#10 p.088-089, SW_v07#10 p.085, SW_v09#14 p.160 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.029 | ||||||
| AB01390 | 330 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما نمره ۱۲ وصول یافت اشاره بوصول دو پاکت نموده بودید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter numbered 12 hath been received. Thou hadst made mention of receiving two packets [3.5s] | INBA16:019 | BRL_DAK#1072, KHSK.109-110 | Growth of the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1562 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 200 | I hope that whosoever hears your words, sees your deeds and beholds your manners and behaviors may declare that these people are real Bahá'ís | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07434 | 140 | mixed | یا ورقتی یذکرک النبا العظیم و یسئلک هل عرفت ما انزلناه فی الفرقان فی هذا | O My leaf! The Great Announcement maketh mention of thee and asketh: "Hast thou recognized what We revealed in the Qur'an concerning this?" [3.5s] | INBA23:078a | Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as sun; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3741 | Words spoken on 1913-05-03 in Paris | 40 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اگر چنین است این اقتدار اعظم است زیرا ایمان اغنیا و بزرگان مشکل تر است از ایمان فقرا کار مشکل نمودن | If this is indeed the case, then it is an evidence of supreme power, as it is more difficult for the wealthy and noble to profess religious belief than it is for the poor to do this | BDA2.282 | MHMD2.371 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2799 | Words spoken in Jun. 1906 | 70 | Today the world's gaze is extended to the lives of the Bahá'ís: when they find a believer committing an evil deed, they may imagine such to be the deed of all the Bahá'ís | PN_1906 p070, SUR.274, BLO_PN#001 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00822 | 430 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان الان که یوم یکشنبه شانزدهم ربیع الثانی سنه هزار و سیصد و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! On this Sunday, the sixteenth of Rabi'u'th-Thani in the year thirteen hundred and [3.5s]... ...The dark blue and white domes inverted | INBA85:205 | ANDA#57 p.22, MSHR3.034 | PDC.151x | Growth of the Cause; Justice and mercy; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1466 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-07 | 220 | When the Blessed Perfection was in Constantinople He sent a message to Mirza Hossein Khan, the Persian Ambassador | DAS.1915-05-07 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Martyrdom of the Bab; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05966 | 480 | mixed | یا من فدا حیاته فی اعلاء کلمه الله و بذل روحه فی نشر نفحات الله مدتی پیش مختصر | O thou who hast sacrificed thy life in the exaltation of the Word of God, and hast offered thy spirit in the diffusion of the divine fragrances! Some time ago [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1211, MAS9.045-047x, MSHR4.227x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1245 | Words spoken on 1912-10-11 in San Francisco | 260 | Praise be to God we are in receipt of good news from the Orient. The Orient is exhilarated. The fire of the love of God is ignited everywhere. | ECN.121 | Growth of the Cause; Law of pilgrimage; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| BHU0019 | 140 | Nasiri'd-Din Shah and Abdu'l-'Aziz both transgressed against Us... but the tyranny of 'Abdu'l-'Aziz was by far the more severe | BKOG.412-413, AFNAN.035 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2898 | Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-10 | 60 | There are four classes of people. The first is those who have accepted the teachings and occupy themselves spreading the Glad Tidings. The second is those who are good believers | AHV.009, BLO_PN#045 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2578 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-06 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | حضرت بهآءالله بدون قواء ملکیه و شئون ظاهره تاسیس عزت ابدیه و ترویج تعالیم الهیه نمود | Baha'u'llah, without earthly power and worldly means, laid the foundations for eternal glory and promoted divine teachings. | BDA1.358.01 | MHMD1.377 | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00671 | 480 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات القدس انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله علی شده رافته و عظیم | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of Holiness! Verily, I read thy words in which thou hast thanked God for His great kindness | BRL_DAK#0817, MKT2.292 | TAB.712-715 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Growth of the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08324 | 100 | Persian | ای یار عزیز نامه شما رسید و مضامین معلوم گردید امید از لطف خداوند مهربان | O dearly beloved friend! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. My hope is in the grace of the loving Lord [3.5s] | YARP2.704 p.469 | Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09710 | 80 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا من آمن بجمال لاح علی الآفاق هر چند مدتیست که مکاتبه و مخابره | O thou who hast believed in a Beauty that hath shone forth upon all regions! Although, to outward seeming | MKT2.246, DUR1.450a | BRL_ATE#013, MAAN#33 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00571 | 520 | Persian | دوست حقیقی مهربان اثر کلک مشکین چون نسائم بهاری مشام مشتاقانرا معطر نمود | O true and loving friend! The effect of thy fragrant pen, like the breezes of spring, hath perfumed the senses of them that long for thee [3.5s]... ...You had referred to history; you should so endeavour that in future centuries your history may become the undisputed authority, nay be considered sacred history | CMB_F66#03, | BRL_DAK#0742, MSHR5.401-402 | EGBBF.098x | Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Nationalism; love of country; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03822 | 190 | O ye kind friends! A letter was received from Kerman giving you utmost praise and saying | DAS.1913-07-12, ABIE.057, BLO_PN#007 | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01213 | 360 | mixed | ایها المقربون ایها المنجذبون ایها المشتعلون بنار محبه الله فی هذا الیوم | O ye who are near, O ye who are attracted, O ye who are enkindled with the fire of God's love in this Day [3.5s] | INBA87:141, INBA52:138 | Growth of the Cause; Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01199 | 360 | Persian | ای مفتون حقیقت و مجذوب دلبر آفاق نامه شما رسید | O thou who art enraptured by the truth and enthralled by the Beloved of the horizons, thy letter hath arrived [3.5s] | MKT3.394 | Growth of the Cause; Kindness to and rights of animals; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04739 | 440 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من نامه مفصل تو وصول یافت و از قرائتش نهایت سرور حاصل که | O my dear heavenly daughter! Thy long letter has been received. On perusing it, the utmost joy resulted that that dear daughter | BRL_DAK#0136, MMK3#122 p.083x | BRL_ATE#113x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07123 | 120 | Persian | یاران مهربانم از قرار معلوم آنمرز و بوم از رائحه جنت ابهی معطر گشته نفحات | O my kind friends! According to what is evident, that realm and region hath become perfumed with the fragrant musk of the Abhá Paradise [3.5s] | INBA89:220 | MMK3#053 p.034 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06044 | 130 | O thou heavenly personage! Thy letter was received. It became the cause of joy - that praise be to God | DAS.1914-07-22 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02795 | 230 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران عزیز من نامه شما رسید و مضمون بسیار ملیح و بدیع بود زیرا دلالت بر انتشار | O ye my dear friends! Your letter was received and its contents were wonderful and beautiful for it evinced the spreading of the light of Guidance. | NJB_v01#15 p.001 | TAB.444-445 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12500 | 110 | Persian | ای منجذب ملکوت الله نامه شما از آلمان رسید ستایش از محافل استوتگارت نموده | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter hath arrived from Germany. Thou hadst praised the gatherings in Stuttgart | BBBD.557-558 | BBBD.558 | Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02761 | 230 | O thou who hast faith in God! Thy letter has been forwarded. Treat thy traveling | SW_v12#12 p.200 | Growth of the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11647 | 360 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضامین دلنشین انجذابات وجدانیه معلوم گردید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Your letter hath been received, and from its sweet contents your heartfelt sincerity and devotion become apparent [4o] | FRH.198-199 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2762 | Words spoken on 1914-07-16 | 70 | This wonderful Cause has not been properly introduced into China. It is very necessary that it should be done. | DAS.1914-07-16 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12459 | 120 | O thou two pure souls! Your letter arrived. Praise be to God that in Switzerland you were able and supported in serving, raising the call of the Kingdom | BBBD.269 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01277 | 350 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء چندیست که از کثرت موانع در نگارش نامه تاخیر افتاد ولی در | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! For some time, owing to numerous impediments, there hath been a delay in the writing of letters, but in [3.5s] | MKT9.257a, MMK6#217x, TABN.039 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0750 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-21 | 400 | I desire to say farewell today as I am going to leave in a few hours. But I do not say goodby. I repeat "Au revoir". | BSTW#155d, ECN.146+180 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04622 | 160 | mixed | ای ياران الهی ، از شرق شمس حقيقت پرتوی بر غرب زد باختر خاور شد اقليم بعيد قريب گشت | O ye beloved of God! From the East a ray of the Sun of Truth hath cast its radiance upon the West; the Occident hath become as the Orient, and distant climes have drawn nigh [3.5s] | MMK3#105 p.071x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01745 | 300 | mixed | ای یاران مهربان الحمد لله الطاف جمال ابهی مانند دریا موج میزند و فیوضات ملکوت | O kind friends! Praise be to God, the favours of the Abhá Beauty surge like an ocean, and the outpourings of the Kingdom [3.5s] | MKT6.185, MSHR5.018-019 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0628 | Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-06 | 460 | I like this name but the Blessed Beauty has given other names also. Among them I like this name, but if a person calls me 'The Greatest Branch' I cannot object. | PN_1919 p070, PN_1920 p016, PN_1920 p028 | Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1304 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-23 | 240 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چهل سال ما را در سجن عکا نگاه داشتند اگر آزاد بودیم در ممالک اخری چه قدر کار میدیدیم ... سلطان عبد الحمید مارا چهل سال در حبس نمود اگر چهل سال | Sultan Abdu'l-Hamid imprisoned me for forty years. Were I free during those forty years, soon this Cause would have been widespread in America and Europe | BDA2.155-156 | DAS.1913-02-23, MHMD2.194-195 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08303 | 120 | Arabic | فاعلم بان الغافلین اخرجونا من ارض السر لیطفئوا بذلک نور الله بین ما سواه ابی | Know thou that the heedless ones have banished Us from the land of mystery, that thereby they might extinguish the light of God amidst all else. He refused [3.5s] | INBA73:365b, NLAI_BH1.514, NLAI_BH2.252a | SFI03.010a | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01075 | 380 | mixed | ای منجذب نفحات الله شد مدتی که با تو گفت و شنیدی نکرده ام این را نیز حکمتی | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! For some time I have not conversed with thee. In this too there is wisdom [3.5s] | INBA13:235 | MMK6#414 | Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2827 | Words to some Indians, spoken on 1912-10-11 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | انسان باید شجرهٴ مبارکه ئی را آبیاری نماید که اثمار باقیه دارد و سبب حیات من علی الارض است | Man must irrigate the Blessed Tree which has eternal fruits and is the cause of life for all on earth. | BDA1.297.03 | MHMD1.315, ECN.543 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Growth of the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB08323 | 100 | Persian | ای یار عزیز من نامه شما رسید و از آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید نهایت سرور حاصل گردید | O My cherished friend! Thy letter was received, and from what thou hadst written therein the utmost joy was obtained [3.5s] | PZHN v1#2 p.42x | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12675 | 70 | Persian | ای بشیر یوسف رحمانی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید جمیع معانی مضامین روحانی | O thou herald of the Joseph of the All-Merciful! That which thou didst write hath been noted. All its meanings were spiritual in content [3.5s] | BSHI.056 | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3520 | Words to the Persian friends, spoken on 1913-01-26 | 20 | If this Cause had appeared in America, today there would not have been a single soul in that country who would not be either a Bahá'í or a friend. | DAS.1913-01-26 | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3194 | Words to the Eastern pilgrims, spoken on 1913-06-30 | 40 | Well, what are we going to do next? Tell me what should be done? We have already travelled a good deal. We have crossed the seas | DAS.1913-06-30 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06573 | 120 | O ye believers of God! In the commencement of the dawn of the Morn of Reality Hendeyan caught the splendor of light. The names | DAS.1913-06-21 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Exhortations and counsels; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06876 | 120 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله نمیدانی چه قیامت است ندای الهی در این مدینه عظمی در | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of God's love! Thou knowest not what commotion the divine Call hath raised in this Most Great City [3.5s] | PYB#039 p.12, MSHR5.264-265 | Exhortations and counsels; Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07252 | 110 | Persian | بکوش تا لسان فارسی را درست تحصیل نمائی تا الواح بهاءالله را تلاوت نمائی و معانی آن را ادراک کنی | Strive thou to acquire the Persian tongue with perfection, that thou mayest recite the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh and apprehend their meanings [3.5s]... O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Praise be to Got that the call… Endeavor to learn the Persian language correctly, that thou mayest recite the Tablets of Baha’u’llah and comprehend their meanings | ANDA#79 p.05x | SW_v02#10 p.004, ADMS#203cx | Growth of the Cause; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03163 | 210 | Persian | ای زائر مقام اعلی و طائف مطاف ملا ابهی الحمد لله سعی مشکور نمودی و بادیه و | O pilgrim to the Most Exalted Station and circumambulator of the Sacred Shrine of the Most Glorious One! Praise be to God, thou hast exerted a commendable effort and traversed the wilderness [3.5s] | MSHR5.266, YARP2.369 p.292 | Growth of the Cause; Law of pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2828 | Words spoken on 1913-03-15 in Paris | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اهمیت در حالات و شئون روحانی است اگر شما منجذب بنفحات روحانی باشید | True significance lies in states of spirituality. Should you all be captivated by the sweet savours of spirituality, then I shall always be with you | BDA2.182 | MHMD2.231 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB11361 | 50 | mixed | ای دو ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید شکر حضرت مقصود را که مانند نسمات اسحار و نفحات | O ye two who are firm in the Covenant! Your letter was received. Thanks be to the Most-Desired Lord that, like unto the breezes of dawn and the fragrant morn [3.5s] | MSBH4.558x, KASH.409x | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03151 | 210 | O thou daughter of the kingdom! Thy letter dated July 15th, 1916, received. Its contents indicated... All the individuals of humanity are farmers. | JWTA.013-014, SW_v08#05 p.055-056+053, BSTW#291 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01530 | 320 | Arabic | یا سلیل ذلک الرجل الجلیل قد وصل تحریرکم المورخ ۲۹ تشرین اول سنه ۱۹۲۰ و کل | O scion of that glorious man! Your letter dated 29 October 1920 hath arrived, and all [3.5s] | NJB_v11#17 p.295-296 | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02167 | 270 | mixed | یا من خصصهم الله بموهبته الکبری الحمد لله نفحات قدس آفاقرا معطر نموده و انوار | O ye whom God hath singled out for His greatest gift! Praise be to God, the sweet-scented breezes of holiness have perfumed all regions, and the lights [3.5s] | INBA89:161 | BRL_DAK#1003, AVK3.487.16 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05886 | 140 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ...It is the wish of my heart and soul that the Sun of the divine heavens will shine with such splendour | BRL_ATE#039x | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11630 | 530 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان حضرت ابن ابهر محفوظ و مصون وارد و ایامی چند با نهایت روح و | O thou herald of the Covenant! His honor Ibn-i-Abhar, protected and preserved, arrived safely, and will spend a few days in the greatest joy [4o] | YIA.384-385 | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01472 | 320 | O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha! What thou hadst written was perused. I was informed of the details. His Holiness Christ said... Had each one of the beloved of God in America engaged in teaching the Cause of God, like unto the beloved in Persia, now they would have guided several millions of souls | BSTW#453, BSTW#504b | Growth of the Cause; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07876 | 100 | Persian | ای امه الله المنجذبه جناب امین حاضر و این عبد بها را اخطار مینماید که امه | O maidservant of God who art attracted to Him! Jinab-i-Amin is present, and this servant of Baha doth remind thee that [3.5s] | MKT6.068, MUH3.281-282 | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1609 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 190 | Persian | شما که به ایران میروید بهر جا وارد شدید باید روح مجسم باشید . با انجذابی رحمانی و انعکاس ملکوتی | O ye who journey unto Iran! Whithersoever ye enter, ye must be embodied spirits, with divine attraction and heavenly radiance [3.5s] | KHMT.098-099 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04109 | 230 | mixed | یا بائی علیک بهائی شهور و سنین گذشت و ذکری از شما نزد مذکور نیامد البته | O My Friend! Upon thee be My glory! Months and years have passed, and no mention of thee hath reached the Remembered One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.048, | Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01056 | 380 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان رزایا و محن و بلایاء سر و علن در این سنین اخیره جمیع عالمرا احاطه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Tribulations, trials and afflictions, both manifest and hidden, have, in these latter years, encompassed the whole world [3.5s] | MKT3.328 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02646 | 230 | Persian | ای احبای حضرت سلطان عرصه توحید ایام ظهور مجلی طور اشراق نور بود و یوم سرور | O beloved ones of the Sovereign Lord of the realm of oneness! The days of the Manifestation were as the radiance of Mount Sinai, when the light shone forth, a time of joy [3.5s] | MKT5.004 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07817 | 110 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who hath advanced to the Kingdom of his Lord, the Glorious! Know thou that the Kingdom of God hath pitched its tents | TAB.637-638, BSC.486 #932x | Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1475 | Words spoken ca. 1912-10-20 in Los Angeles | 220 | The believers must not expect anything from one another... I have traveled and come as far as here... Look at the people of the world | BSTW#357 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11211 | 270 | Arabic | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Prayer and Devotional Life | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک المورخ ۲۵ ینایر سنه ۱۹۰۳ و اطلعت | ...It behoveth the servant to pray to and seek assistance from God, and to supplicate and implore His aid. Such becometh the rank of servitude, and the Lord will decree whatsoever He desireth, in accordance with His consummate wisdom | BRL_DAK#0228, COMP_PDLP#24x | BRL_ATE#100x, BRL_PMDA#24x, BRL_PDL#24x, COC#1746x | Growth of the Cause; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10659 | 150 | Persian | ای یار عراقی جناب نراقی در نامه خویش ستایش آن یار روحانی نموده که این فتای نراقی... ای دوست حقيقی ، نفوذ کلمة اللّه مانند روح | O friend from Iraq! Jinab-i-Naraqí, in his letter, hath sung the praise of that spiritual companion—this youth of Naraq... O true friend, the penetrating power of the Word of God is even as the spirit [3.5s] | INBA85:127 | MMK3#116 p.079x | Growth of the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06939 | 120 | Persian | ای ناظر بافق رب جنود اسراایل الیوم در ملکوت رب جلیل بوجود ابناء خلیل که در | O thou who gazest upon the horizon of the Lord of Hosts! Today, in the Kingdom of the glorious Lord, in the presence of the children of Khalíl who [3.5s] | MKT6.018b | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05413 | 150 | mixed | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | حبیبا اقتدار روحانی جو و احتشام رحمانی امروز قوت و اقتدار اکسیر اعظم راست که | …In this day, true power and strength reside in the Supreme Elixir, which transformeth darkened realities into illumined souls | BRL_DAK#0335, BRL_CONF2018P#31x, MMK2#160 p.120 | BRL_CONF2018#31x | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0369 | Words to Kathryn Frankland spoken at house of the Master in Haifa, 1920-11-22 | 650 | Praise be to God you have been here a month and have attained to the privilege of visiting the Holy Tombs | PN_1920 p073, PN_1920_heh p026, PN_1920_heh_haifa p083 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00424 | 590 | mixed | الهی الهی تقدست حقیقت وحدانیتک عن الصعود و النزول و تنزهت شمس احدیتک عن الطلوع | O God! O God! Verily, verily the reality of Thy Oneness is sanctified above ascent or descent | INBA89:074 | AMIN.053-058 | SW_v01#07 p.001-003 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Growth of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04571 | 170 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of God! I was assuredly informed of thy confessing the unity of God and that thou hast drawn from the ocean | TAB.638-639, BSC.486 #933x | Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12610 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت در عهد و پیمان از سفر امریک و فرنگ به سمت افریک شتافتم و حال در پورت سعید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! From my journey through America and Europe, I hastened toward Africa, and now I am in Port Said [3.5s] | INBA85:457a | BSHI.095-096 | Growth of the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0377 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-13 | 640 | How I longed for the re-appearance of these divine nights!... There is a place in America called Green Acre. It is customary during the months of summer | DAS.1913-12-13, SW_v08#05 p.050x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Freedom of thought and action; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05821 | 140 | Persian | ای نابت از شجره مبارکه در سفریم در تعبیم هر صبحی در یک کشوریم هر شامی دربدریم | O fruit of the Blessed Tree! We are on a journey; each morn findeth us in a different land, each eventide we are wanderers [3.5s] | MKT5.109b, IQN.232 | Growth of the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Predictions and prophecies; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03820 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء قهقهه از رائحه گلشن ابهی الحمد لله معطر است و نفوس | O ye loving friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The very air resoundeth with joyous laughter from the fragrant garden of the All-Glorious, and souls, praised be God, are perfumed thereby [3.5s] | NJB_v04#15 p.004 | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01139 | 370 | Persian | ای یاران نورانی عبدالبهاء سه سال است که در بادیه های وسیع مانند باد بادیه | O ye illumined friends of Abdu'l-Baha: It is well-nigh three years since, like unto the wind I have been crossing vast deserts and like unto the nestless and shelterless bird | INBA17:149 | YHA1.257 (2.995), MJDF.101, NJB_v04#15 p.001 | DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.145, BLO_PN#007 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2738 | Public address given on 1912-09-13 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در جمیع تواریخ عالم نظر کنید به بینید چنین حکایتی هست که شخصی شرقی در ممالک غرب وانگهی امریکا حاضر شود | Look at the history of the world and try to find a parallel instance in which a native of the East has come to the countries of the West | BDA1.244.14 | MHMD1.262 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0476 | Words spoken on 1910-05-10 | 560 | The English king, with his pomp and grandeur, used to address the sun and say | SW_v01#08 p.003-005 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06530 | 130 | O seekers for the Truth! Praise God that you have heard the celestial Call, seen the ray of the Sun of Truth, followed the right Direction and reached the longed-for Home! | JWTA.038 | Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0636 | Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-20 | 450 | In Persia every night there are several meetings in different places, held in the utmost supplication and submissiveness. | PN_1919 p145, LAT.076-079, STAB#063 | Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0357 | Words spoken on 1915-09-23 in Haifa | 660 | Persian | اسباب وقتی که منقطع می شود، بهتر است [زیرا] انسان تشبث به اسباب الهی می کند. بشفای الهی باید [تقید] داشته باشد | When earthly means are cut off, it is better thus, for man doth then take recourse unto divine means. He must hold fast unto the divine healing [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-23 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Oneness; unity of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11658 | 320 | mixed | نامه ۲۹ ذی الحجه رسید الحمد لله دلالت بر ارتفاع امرالله و انجذاب قلوب | The letter of 29 Dhi'l-Hijjah arrived. Praise be to God, it indicates the exaltation of the Cause of God and the attraction of hearts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0204, YIA.345-346 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Law of pilgrimage; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00323 | 660 | mixed | ای نهال آمال آن بیهمال نامه وصول یافت آنی راحت و مهلت میسر نه تا بنگارش جواب | O thou sapling of hopes of the Peerless One! Thy letter was received. Not a moment's rest hath been granted me to compose a reply [3.5s] | MMK2#212 p.150, AYBY.412 #123 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Chastisement and requital; Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12503 | 110 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء جمیع مکاتیب که خواسته بودید مرقوم گردید و ارسال میشود در خصوص | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! All the letters which thou didst request have been written and are being dispatched. Regarding [3.5s] | AMIN.085-086 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Hands of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11689 | 190 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان مکتوبی که از یزد مرقوم نموده بودید واصل گردید و بر مضامین | O herald of the Covenant! The letter thou didst write from Yazd was received, and its contents [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0207, YIA.264 | Consultation; Eulogies; reminiscences; Hands of the Cause; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04925 | 160 | mixed | ایها الشهید المجید ایادی امرالله مدتیست که از شما نه خبری نه اثری نه پیامی نه | O thou glorious martyr, Hand of the Cause of God! For some time no word, nor trace, nor message from thee hath reached us [3.5s] | PYK.266, MSHR3.078x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Hands of the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00363 | 1840 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی توحد بسلطان وحدانیته و تفرد بملیک فردانیته الذی کان مقدسا عن | Praise be to God Who hath singled Himself out through the sovereignty of His oneness and distinguished Himself through the dominion of His uniqueness, Who hath ever been sanctified from [3.5s]... ...Lo, through His pervasive Will, He hath built the House of His Cause on the foundation of utterance and the basis of exposition | BLIB_Or11097#015, , NLAI_BH4.065-074 | AVK4.422x, AVK4.424x, AVK4.425x, MAS8.138ax, MAS8.138bx, ASAT3.243x, MYD.012x | ADMS#138x | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Hands of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01014 | 820 | mixed | حمد مقصود عالم را لایق و سزاست که بعنایت اسم اعظم کوثر علم | Praise be unto the Desired One of all worlds, Who through the grace of the Most Great Name hath made to flow the Kawthar of knowledge [3.5s] | INBA41:092 | AVK4.439.09x | Hands of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01666 | 300 | ...Abdu'l-Baha was educated by the Beauty of Abha. He imparted to him instruction and the code of manners. | DAS.1914-09-04x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Hands of the Cause; High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH02310 | 380 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی انزل الایات و اظهر البینات و نطق بما نطق به الکائنات انه لا | Praise be unto God, Who hath revealed the verses and made manifest the clear proofs, and hath spoken that wherewith all created things have spoken [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.028, | Business; financial; property matters; Hands of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02582 | 340 | Persian | الحمد لله الذی انزل دلیله و اظهر سبیله و دعا الناس الی افقه الاعلی الذی منه اشرقت | Praise be unto God, Who hath sent down His proof, made manifest His path, and summoned all mankind unto His most exalted horizon wherefrom hath shone forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.147, | Hands of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04113 | 230 | Arabic | یا عبد المهدی علیک سلام الله قد حضر کتابک لدی المظلوم قرئناه اجبناک بهذا | O 'Abdu'l-Mahdi! Upon thee be God's salutation. Thy letter hath reached the presence of the Wronged One. We have perused it and have responded thus [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15728.052, , BLIB_Or15734.1.036, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Hands of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05282 | 150 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان نامه رسید مرقوم فرموده بودید که رساله ای بقواعد فلسفه در اثبات | O Herald of the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, wherein thou didst write concerning a treatise on philosophical principles in proof [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1042, AHB.120BE #09 p.333, TSS.212b, MYD.457 | Hands of the Cause; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00417 | 600 | mixed | ایها المجمع الروحانی انی ابتهل الی العتبه الرحمانیه ان یویدکم بنفحات مقدسه | O spiritual assembly! I beseech the divine Threshold of the All-Merciful to assist you with holy breathings [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0757, MSHR5.413-414 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Hands of the Cause; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00265 | 2400 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اظهرت امرک و انزلت آیاتک و ابرزت بیناتک و ایدت لاعلاء | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for that Thou hast manifested Thy Cause, sent down Thy verses, revealed Thy clear tokens, and strengthened their exaltation [3.5s] | INBA27:246 | AYI2.042x, AHB_129BE #07-08 p.017x, PYK.168, MYD.473x, YMM.469x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Hands of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00651 | 1170 | mixed | حمد و شکر اولیا و اصفیاء حق را لایق و سزاست آنانکه کوثر حیوان را که از قلم | Thou hast written about the sum belonging to Hadrat-i-Varaqiy-i-'Ulya… Whatever was sent, hath been received. | INBA31:112 | BRL_DA#374 | LTDT.054x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Hands of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07897 | 100 | Persian | ای آشنا آشناای بجان است نه بمکان بیناای بدلست نه بعضو آب و گل خوشی بپرتو روشن | O thou familiar friend! Thou art known to the soul, not to any place; thou art perceived by the heart, not by elements of water and clay. Be thou gladdened by the luminous rays [3.5s] | ALPA.045b, YARP2.053 p.098 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09843 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده الهی هر چند در جهان فانی نفسی را آسایش و خوشی و راحت جان و مسرت وجدان | O servant of God! Though in this transient world a soul may seek solace, joy, comfort of heart, and contentment of conscience [3.5s] | MKT8.018a | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11625 | 10 | Persian | بهترین غذا سرور است | The best food is happiness. | HKD.270 | SOMH.200 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04605 | 210 | It behoveth him that desireth to teach the Cause of his Lord to adorn his head with the crown of detachment… Happy are the righteous that have attained… O friends! The thief and the traitor are lying in wait… In this day, whosoever rendeth not asunder the veil... Words must be followed by deeds... Regard not the Cause of God as child's play... | BW_v01p043 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2691 | Words spoken on 1914-01-07 in Haifa | 80 | The world needs more happiness and illumination. The star of happiness is in every heart | DAS.1914-01-07, SW_v07#16 p.162-163, SW_v13#05 p.102, PN_1914 p009, SDW v12#10 p.115 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3055 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan, spoken on 1906-06-09 | 50 | If a man is not happy in his life, death is better than such a life. True joy comes from the tranquility of [the] heart, and this state comes from faith! | PN_1906 p019, PN_1906 p026, SUR.229-230, BLO_PN#001 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0781 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-11 | 380 | Happiness is the ambrosia of the spirit and the nectar of the souls. It confers upon man the boon of immortality | DAS.1914-12-11, SW_v13#06 p.153x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06289 | 130 | Persian | ای کنیزان یزدان ملاحظه کنید که فضل و عنایت جمال قدم چه کرده و مواهب اسم اعظم | O handmaidens of God! Observe what the grace and bounty of the Ancient Beauty hath wrought, and what gifts the Most Great Name hath bestowed [3.5s] | INBA13:255b | MMK2#141 p.105, DUR1.070 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3616 | Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-14 | 10 | No man can be happy without God, though he may not know why he is miserable | SW_v07#16 p.161, PN_1907 p017 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Knowledge; recognition of God; Transcending the material condition; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11277 | 40 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! Dost thou remember when Mrs... was talking with thee | TAB.673 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08717 | 90 | Persian | انسان در ظلمت ضلالت جز غم و کدورت نيابد هميشه مأيوس و محزون و دلخون است ولی چون نور | O ye two birds of the rose-garden of Faith! In the darkness of error man does not find anything save affliction and distress. | MMK3#142 p.098x | DAS.1914-07-17 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1719 | Words spoken on 1914-03-26 in Haifa | 180 | Regarding Family Life and Marriage | Are not men really childish? The life of men is but a few days; then death overtakes them... My home is the home of peace | COC#0859x, DAS.1914-03-26, SW_v09#03 p.039-040, SW_v12#12 p.204x, ABCC.405, VLAB.151 | B. Weber, S. Sunderland | Contention and conflict; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Hospitality; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10040 | 70 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز خدا سرور بر دو قسمست جسمانی و روحانی سرور جسمانی محدود است نهایت | O thou maidservant of God! Happiness consists of two kinds; physical and spiritual | MMK2#040 p.031 | TAB.673-674, BSC.472 #887x | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1020 | Words spoken on 1912-10-25 in Sacramento | 310 | How negligent people are! What insignificant things they consider necessary for their happiness! How negligent they are! Like unto animals | ECN.220 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Man's distinction from the animal; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH10789 | 60 | Persian | ای صغرا بشنو صریر قلم اعلی را و از ما سوی الله بگذر بیادش خرم باش و بذکرش | O Sughrá! hearken unto the rustling of the Most Exalted Pen, and detach thyself from all else but God. Be thou gladdened by His remembrance and through His mention [3.5s] | INBA38:081a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04914 | 200 | mixed | یا فرج لک ان تجعل فرحک و سرورک و حزنک لله وحده بحق مسرور باش و بحق مطمئن و از | O thou who seekest deliverance! Let thy joy and gladness and grief be for God alone. In truth be thou joyous, in truth be thou assured, and from [3.5s] | INBA19:201b, INBA32:184a | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03576 | 200 | O thou who art attracted to the breath of God! Verily I read thy detailed letter... Know that there are two kinds of happiness--spiritual and material... As to spiritual happiness | SW_v07#16 p.163x, PN_1900_heh p070, VLAB.112x, BSTW#195 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH06000 | 170 | mixed | یا ورقتی اسمعی ندائی من شطر سجنی انه اراد ان یذکرک بذکر اذا اشرق نوره من افق | O My Leaf! Hearken thou unto My call from the precincts of My prison. Verily, He desireth to make mention of thee with a remembrance whose light hath shone forth from the horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.202b, | AYBY.128b | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3062 | Words to Mary MacNutt et al in 1904 | 50 | I wish you to become heralds of happiness, because happiness is the cause of progress and development. The appearance of the Manifestations is to bring happiness | PN_1904 p090 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06951 | 120 | Persian | ای ناظم بلیغ اشعار در نهایت فصاحت و بلاغت بود ملاحظه گردید بدیع بود و لطیف | O eloquent composer of verses! These were in the utmost eloquence and lucidity, and have been noted. They were novel and graceful [3.5s] | MKT9.204a, FRH.268 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3400 | Words to Mary MacNutt et al in 1904 | 30 | Are you happy? For only by happiness can you progress spiritually. | PN_1904 p091 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH07459 | 130 | mixed | الحمد لله از فضل الهی بلقا فائز شدی و از کوثر وصال آشامیدی و در سبیل حق حمل | Praise be unto God that through His grace thou hast attained His presence and hast quaffed from the chalice of reunion, and hast been borne along the path of truth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.015a, | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11955 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان من از تو راضیم و به نهایت خوشنود الحمد لله مومن به نقطه اولائی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! I am well-pleased with thee and exceedingly glad. Praise be to God, thou art a believer in the Primal Point [3.5s] | TISH.410 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2148 | Words to Mrs Smith, spoken on 1912-06-19 | 120 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | تو یاید همیشه مسرور باشی و با اهل انبساط و سرور محشور و با خلاق رحمانی متخلق | You must always be happy. You must associate with joyous and happy people | BDA1.129.11 | SW_v19#08 p.254, MHMD1.139, VLAB.112x, STAB#038 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB11279 | 40 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou candle of the Love of God! I ask God to grant thee by His favor and grace | TAB.129-130 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2756 | Words spoken on 1912-12-20 in London | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نفسی بی آمال و آرزو نیست سلطان و گدا هر کس مبتلای غمی است و دوچار مشکلی | There is not one among us who is without hope or desire. The king and beggar alike are afflicted with some sorrow | BDA2.032 | MHMD2.037 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2894 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03 | 60 | Trust thou wholly in God, and be entirely detached from this world. Then the comfort of this world also will be thine. All these men that thou art beholding | DAS.1913-12-03 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00883 | 420 | Praise be to God that through the Bestowal and Grace of the Beauty of Abha, from the Continent of Europe I have returned to the Continent of Africa…. During this long trip great capacity was created… | DAS.1913-07-28, SW_v08#17 p.228x, ABIE.121, BLO_PN#007 | Growth of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2355 | Words spoken on 1912-07-17 in New York | 100 | You must always be happy. God is kind. He is more kind than a father. Whenever we experience unhappiness, we must turn our faces to God | PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351d | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3544 | Words to Mrs C in 1910 | 20 | I tell you to be happy because we can not know the spiritual life unless we are happy! | TOR.211, VLAB.116 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1998 | Words to some Persian Baha'is, spoken on 1913-10-23 | 140 | We summon the people to severance and enkindlement. We call their attention to spirituality. We have nothing to do with political tricks and chicaneries. | DAS.1913-10-23 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Non-participation in politics; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3751 | 20 | Persian | دین و علم دو دائره است که به مرکز واحد سیر میکنند و ان مرکز حقیقت است | Religion and science are as two concentric circles that revolve around one common point, which is reality | AVK2.129.13x, VUJUD.123.18 | VUJUDE.164 | Harmony of science and religion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1968 | Words to some physicians, spoken on 1912-10-11 | 140 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | امروز اعظم علاج عاجل و تریاق فاروقی که حکیم الهی تجویز فرموده وحدت عالم انسانی و صلح عمومیست | Today, the greatest and speediest remedy and the sole effective antidote that the Divine Physician has prescribed for the world's ills is the oneness of humanity | BDA1.296.06 | MHMD1.314 | Christian doctrine and practice; Harmony of science and religion; Literal interpretation; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0493 | The Fourth Principle—The Acceptance of the Relation between Religion and Science: Words spoken on 1911-11-12 in Paris | 540 | Persian | Paris Talks | دیروز بیان کردیم اساس ثانی وحدت عالم انسانی است سوم دین و علم توام است اگر | Yesterday I spoke to you of the Second Principle of the Teaching of Baha'o'llah, the Unity of Mankind | BRL_DAK#1227, KHAB.160 (171), KHTB1.155, KHTP.108 | PT#44 p.145, SW_v03#01 p.005, DWN_v3#03-4 p.024-027 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Differences in human capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Harmony of science and religion; Idolatry; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0532 | Words spoken on 1911-11-27 in Paris | 510 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | روسای ادیان امروز گمان میکنند که دین عبارت از تقلید آبا و اجداد است لهذا هر قومی تشبث | Religious leaders nowadays are of the opinion that religion consists of blindly following parental and ancestral beliefs… The greatest bounty of God to man is knowledge.... If religious beliefs should contradict science and reason, they are assuredly ignorance... Religion and science are linked together; they cannot be separated | BRL_DAK#0827, KHTB1.225, KHTP.171 | BRL_ATE#207x, BRL_ATE#208x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Harmony of science and religion; Idolatry; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rational arguments | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3382 | Words to Dr. Coles, spoken on 1914-04-18 | 30 | religion must ever become the cause of amity and love, otherwise irreligion is better; and science at the same time must be the means of human progress and enlightenment. If science creates deadly weapons for human slaughter and destruction it is worse than ignorance. | DAS.1914-04-18 | Harmony of science and religion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1366 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-13 | 230 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | چون باصطلاحات علمی و براهین عقلی بود منکری نداشت و هیچ نفسی ادنی اعتراضی ننمود البته در اینگونه محافل | As they were delivered in scientific terms and with rational arguments, none could deny them and not a single voice was raised in opposition. | BDA1.370.12 | MHMD1.389 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Empty learning; false spirituality; Harmony of science and religion; Rational arguments; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0669 | Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 | 440 | At the table you must remember the American friends and be thoughtful of them for they are in a state of utmost longing. | AHF.025-027 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Harmony of science and religion; Importance of community building; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00589 | 200 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | و ان بهاء من یظهره الله فوق کل بهاء وان جلاله فوق کل جلال وان جماله فوق کل جمال وان عظمته فوق کل عظمة | The glory of Him Whom God shall make manifest is immeasurably above every other glory | SWBP#18 (p.110-111x), SWBP#19 (p.111-111x) | SWB#18 (p.156-157x), SWB#19 (p.157-158x) | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00099 | Ziyarat for Thursday night (Ziyara jami'a) | 1800 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی لا إله إلا هو الحي المهیمن القیوم و إنما البهاء من الله علی الواحد الأول ثم أعداده ثم من یشابه ذلک الأعداد حيث لا يرى فيه إلا الواحد الأول | Praise be to God, beside Whom there is no other god, the Ever-Living, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. Indeed, the glory from God be upon the Primal Unity, then upon Its numbers, and then upon such as resemble those numbers wherein naught can be seen except the Primal Unity [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.052-061 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.099, SRC.210 | ||||||||
| AB00694 | 470 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب شما رسید و مقصود واضح و پدید شد از همت و جد و جهد | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its purport was made plain and evident. Thou hadst written of the high endeavour | INBA89:245 | MAS2.079-080x | BRL_ATE#081x | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||
| BB00236 | Du’a’a’l-Vajib (fi kull laylat-i-jum'ah) | 860 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم رب لاسئلنک بالوهیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء ان تنصرن کل ذات الف یومن بمن تظهرنه یوم القیامة ذات حجتک العظمی | Glorified art Thou, O my Lord! I beseech Thee, by Thy Divinity which transcendeth all things, to aid every soul who believeth in Him Whom Thou shalt make manifest on the Day of Resurrection, the Day of Thy Most Great Testimony [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.109a01-113a03 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00078 | Letter to Mulla Baqir Tabrizi (Chihriq) Tafsir hadith "شمس التی تلک الشموس فی ظهوره" | 2500 | mixed | Tablet to Mullá Muhammad Báqir-i Tabrízí; Gate of the Heart | Tablet to Mulla Muhammad Baqir-i Tabrizi | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. الحمد لله الذی لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب و انما البهاء من الله عز ذکره علی من یظهره الله جل امره و من یخلق بامره و لا یری فیه الا ماقد تجلی الله له بقوله علی انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم | Praised be to God, no god is there except Him, the Mighty, the Beloved One. The Splendour which cometh from God — exalted be His Remembrance — be upon Him Whom God shall make manifest | CMB_F21.035.18-044.13#05, , BYC_pray.099.01-105.02 | KSHG.439, AYT.169, TZH3.020.04-022.21x | GOH.241x, GOH.249x, GOH.290x, GOH.351-353x, GOH.372-374x, HURQ.BB57x, GPB.030x, BLO_PT#185x | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Names and attributes of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.095, GOH.036 | ||||
| BB00095 | Du’a’ li-Man Yuzhiruhu’llah | 1900 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم انک انت الله لا اله الا انت رب السموات و رب الارض رب کل شیء لم تزل کنت الهاً واحداً احداً فرداً صمداً حیاً قیوماً دائماً ابداً | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art God, there is no God but Thee, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of all things. From time immemorial Thou hast been One God, Single, Unique, Self-Subsisting, Ever-Living, Self-Sustaining, eternal [3.5s] | MKI4494.045, BYC_pray.166.15-176.02 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00168 | Prayer and Ziyarat for Friday | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک فی ذلک الیوم الجمعه الذی قد شرفته و عظمته و عززته و قدسته و کرمته | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I bear witness unto Thee on this Friday, which Thou hast made noble and great, and hast exalted and sanctified [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.099-104, BYC_misc-b.100b05-105a07 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00550 | Letter to Him Whom God shall make manifest | 150 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | Tablets of the Báb to Bahá'u'lláh | هو الابهی. الله لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب له ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض و ما بینهما و هو المهیمن القیوم | He is God, no God is there but Him, the Almighty, the Best Beloved. All that are in the heavens and on the earth and whatever lieth between them are His. | PR20.100, MKI4500.128r-128v | QISM.020, SWBP#02 (p.002-003) | SWB#02 (p.006-008) | L. Slott | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | SRC.096 |
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