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| ABU0467 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan spoken in June 1906 | 560 | That which is always the cause of inharmony and delays the progress of the Cause of God is love for leadership and self-interest. Those who cherish such tendencies | PN_1906 p052, SUR.249-250, BLO_PN#001 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0466 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 560 | In the Book of the Zend-Avesta the Zoroastrians are awaiting the Coming of two Manifestations.... Moses said that after him should come Joshua. The Christ said, addressing Peter... My assistance is the assistance of the Blessed Perfection. | SW_v08#17 p.221x, SW_v08#15 p.211-212x, TDLA.061-063, BLO_PN#104, BSTW#484x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0468 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 560 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Bahá‘u'lláh is the same Light in a new Lamp. To see, we must look at the Light and not at the Lamp.... Will is the center or focus of human understanding. We must will to know God | BSC.503 #968x, SW_v07#19 p.195x, TDLA.029-031, BLO_PN#104 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Literal interpretation; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0474 | Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-01-30 | 560 | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith | Voice is the vibration of the air, and is like the waves of the sea. The voice is produced through the instrumentality of the lips… It is natural for the heart and spirit to take pleasure and enjoyment in all things that show forth symmetry, harmony, and perfection | BRL_IOA#24x, COC#1422, BAVA.011-014, BLO_PN#021 | Chastity and purity; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0471 | Words to Mrs Hoagg et al, spoken on 1920-10-29 | 560 | In the books of God there is no mention of this subject, but in the religion of God eating meat is permissible...For instance, the animals that are diseased suffer more than from death. To die is better than to suffer from these diseases. | PN_1920_heh p006, PN_1920_heh_haifa p061 | Evolution; human evolution; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Kindness to and rights of animals | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0464 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 560 | The first state of the perceiving soul is that in which it is engrossed in the gratification of desire. In this state its nature is like that of animals | AELT.169-172 | Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0465 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1906-07-06 | 560 | The believers must not be influenced by the conditions in Akka, be Akka in a state of calm or confusion. No matter what happens in Akka | PN_1906 p074, SUR.267-268, BLO_PN#001 | Mary Magdalene; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0469 | Words to Zoroastrian pilgrims, spoken on 1913-11-15 | 560 | This is the last day that I am meeting you, but in reality this is the first day. Although physically it is the last day, yet spiritually | DAS.1913-11-15 | Infinity and eternity; Law of pilgrimage; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00502 | 550 | mixed | Light of the World | اللهم یا الهی تری ان سلیل محمود قد اخذته الرجفه و الفجاه من کل عدو عنود و ضاق | O Lord, my God! Thou seest how the son of Mahmúd hath been seized with trembling and dismay, at the hand of hostile enemies | NURA#22, MMK4#026 p.024x, MSHR5.213-214 | LOTW#22 | Past, present and future of Iran; Prayer for protection; Prayer for teaching; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00503 | 550 | mixed | اللهم یا من اید اقلام الاعلام بصریر من القلم الاعلی فاستمعوا ذلک الصریر باذان | O Lord, Thou Who hast aided the pens of the world with the resounding tones of the Most Exalted Pen, hearken with thine ears unto that resonant sound [3.5s] | MKT9.007 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Miracles and their interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Praise and encouragement; Rejection of Muhammad | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00504 | 550 | mixed | الهی و محبوبی و منائی هب لی من لدنک موهبه انک انت القریب المجیب و اجعل الوجوه | O my God, my Beloved, my heart's Desire! Bestow upon me from Thine own presence a gift, for verily Thou art the Near One and the Answerering One. And cause the faces [3.5s] | MMK5#116 p.091, PYB#173 p.02 | Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00505 | 550 | Persian | ای احبای الهی و یاران عبدالبهاء جناب هاشم تحریری با فصاحت تقریر و ابدع تعبیر | O divine friends and companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honour Háshim Tahríri, with eloquence of utterance and most beauteous expression [3.5s] | INBA87:148, INBA52:145 | MMK2#301 p.219x | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00506 | 550 | Persian | Scholarship; Social Action | ای بندگان الهی و یاران من صبح هدی چون از فیوضات بها پرتو بر آفاق انداخت نور | O ye servants of God and my companions! When the morn of guidance, through the outpourings of Glory, cast its radiance upon the horizons [3.5s]... ...Make every effort to acquire the advanced knowledge of the day, and strain every nerve to carry forward the divine civilization. Establish schools that are well organized | INBA59:214b, INBA88:151 | BRL_DAK#0830, MKT4.026, MILAN.184, AKHA_120BE #12 p.b, BSHN.140.488, BSHN.144.481, PYB#101 p.03, MJTB.117x, MHT1b.200 | BRL_SOCIAL#053x, BRL_SOCIAL#185x, BRL_SCHOLAR#03x, COC#0022x, COC#0613x | Hands of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00507 | 550 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک همواره محررات آندوست حقیقی سبب مسراتست مکتوبیکه | O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! Ever are the writings of that true friend a source of joy. The letter [3.5s] | INBA89:267 | MMK6#188, AVK3.497.03x, MSHR4.382-384 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00508 | 550 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ثابت بر پیمان مقاله غراای که وقت وصول بشارت کبری بتاسیس شورای ملی ایران و | You, who are firm in the covenant: You wrote a glorious letter saying that the time has arrived, of the most great glad-tidings that a national parliament | MILAN.222, YBN.067-068 | TAB.492-494 | Parliaments; constitutional government; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00509 | 550 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق دو قطعه منشور بثبوت و رسوخ ممهور رسید و به عین رأفت ملحوظ افتاد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Two missives, sealed with constancy and steadfastness, were received and regarded with the eye of loving-kindness [3.5s] | INBA88:073 | MSHR2.143x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00510 | 550 | Persian | ای دو یادگار دو نفس بزرگوار حضرت عبدالمجید و حضرت سید محسن این دو نفس مبارک | O ye two remembrances of those two noble souls, His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Majíd and His Holiness Siyyid Muḥsin, those two blessed beings [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0780, MKT3.407, ASAT3.111x, TSHA3.291 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00511 | 550 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای عزیز محترم نظر عنایت شاملست و لحاظ رحمانیت کامل همیشه مظهر الطاف بودی و | O thou honored friend! Verily the sight of providence is far reaching and the divine glance is perfect. Thou hast always been a recipient of favors | BRL_DAK#0112 | BRL_ATE#042x, TAB.335-338, BWF.372-372x | Law of obligatory prayer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00512 | 550 | ...Among the most important affairs is the founding of the Mashrak-el-Azkar... ...When the Mashrak-el-Azkar was erected in Ishkabad, its influence was felt | GPB.351x3x, COF.069x, SW_v06#17 p.137x, SW_v07#15 p.148x, SW_v01#14 p.007x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00513 | 550 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures | ای یاران جمال ابهی ای ثابتان بر میثاق طلعت اعلی ای بندگان آستان مقدس حضرت | O ye friends of the Beauty of Abha! O ye firm ones in the Testament of the Covenant of Baha! O ye servants of the Holy Threshold | MKT9.234, AVK3.092.11x, YBN.034-035 | BSC.493 #952x | Contention and conflict; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00514 | 550 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی و دوستان حقیقی مدتی بود که از آنسامان خطه مبارکه زنجان رائحه مشک | O ye spiritual companions and true friends! For some time from that blessed land of Zanjan the fragrant musk-scent [3.5s] | MMK3#287 p.209, MSBH5.131x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00515 | 550 | mixed | ای یاران عزیز مهربان بلسان قلم هر قدر تحریر و تقریر مراتب اشتیاق نمایم از | O dearly beloved and kindly friends! However much I may strive, with the tongue of the pen, to express the measure of my longing [3.5s] | MKT8.193 | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00516 | 550 | Persian | ای یاران نورانی جناب میرزا الیاس زائر خواهش تحریر نامه فرمودند و مرا مهلت و | O luminous friends! Jinab-i-Mirza Ilyas, the pilgrim, requested that an epistle be written, yet time and respite were not granted unto me [3.5s] | MKT3.434, KHMT.050x, KHMT.094-095, KASH.432x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00517 | 550 | mixed | ایها الفرع المجید من الشجره المبارکه الناطقه فی سدره السینا علیک بهاء الله و | O glorious branch, sprung from the blessed tree that speaketh from the Tree on Sinai! Upon thee be the splendour of God and [3.5s] | INBA87:481, INBA52:503 | MMK6#293, KHAF.251 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00518 | 550 | mixed | پروردگارا آمرزگارا چگونه زبان بستایشت گشایم و پرستش و نیایش نمایم تقریر عین | O Divine Providence, O forgiving Lord! How can I ever befittingly sing Thy praise or sufficiently worship and glorify Thee… O Divine Providence, Thou art the Ever-Forgiving! O Thou Almighty God, Thou art the Gracious | BRL_DAK#0110, BRL_MON#22x, BRL_MON#23x, MJMJ2.082, MMG2#124 p.142 | BRL_POAB#22x, BRL_POAB#23x, JHT_A#004 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00519 | 550 | Persian | دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما به آقا میرزا احمد رسید من نیز مطالعه کردم از مضمون | O thou beloved and respected friend: Your letter written to Aga Mirza Ahmad was received. I likewise read it. | BRL_DAK#0741, MMK3#184 p.128x, AKHA_125BE #02 p.b, NJB_v04#09 p.001 | ABIE.002, BLO_PN#007 | Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power of the mind over nature; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00521 | 550 | mixed | نامه مفصل شما رسید و مذاکرات و مکالمات که با آن شخص محترم نموده بودید معلوم | Your detailed letter was received, and the discussions and conversations which you held with that respected person became known [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0529, MKT2.143, MMK3#104 p.069x, MSHR2.213x, AADA.160-161x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00522 | 550 | Persian | یا بقیه ذلک الفرع النورانی الرحمانی نامه مفصل شما قرائت گردید از بلایای | O thou remnant of that luminous and divine Branch! Thy detailed letter was read, and concerning the trials [3.5s] | YBN.118-119, ABDA.238-239x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00523 | 550 | mixed | یا بن من شهد لسان القدم بتقدیسه آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید مشهود و معلوم گردید از | O son of him whose tongue hath testified to His sanctification in eternity, that which thou didst write hath been seen and understood [3.5s] | MMK5#190 p.150, MMK6#086x, PYK.230, MSHR4.406x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00524 | 550 | mixed | یا من ادبه الله لنشر نفحاته و اثبات قلوب الضعفاء علی عهده و میثاقه و للقیام | O thou whom God hath trained for the diffusion of His fragrances and the strengthening of the hearts of the faltering in His Covenant and Testament, and to arise [3.5s] | INBA88:071 | BRL_DAK#0287, MKT2.243, AVK3.074.05x | BSR_v21p103 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00525 | 550 | Arabic | یا من تعطر مشامه بنفحات من روح القدس قد طالعت تحریرک الجدید و شکرت الرب المجید | O thou whose senses are perfumed with the fragrances of the Holy Spirit! I have perused thy latest letter and rendered thanks unto the Glorious Lord [3.5s] | MNMK#046 p.131, MAS9.081, KKD2.064 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01260 | 550 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز جمال ابهی نامه نامی رسید و معانی مشروح سبب انشراح قلوب گردید | O cherished handmaiden of the Most Glorious Beauty! Your distinguished letter was received, and its detailed meanings brought gladness to hearts [3.5s]... ...Thou hast written that during this summer thou art intending to travel to different parts to deliver the glad tidings… Convey my greetings to Thomas Breakwell | BRL_DAK#0751 | MAX.165x, MAX.335x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08643 | 550 | Persian | Man of Courage, The | ای ثابت بر پیمان لوح مسطور رق منشور بود اشارات بشارات بود و تلویح عین تصریح | O you who are firm in the Covenant! The letter you had written me was like an unrolled scroll | AHB.130BE #09-10 p.31, MSHR2.043x, MSHR5.257bx, YIA.379-380x | BLO_courage.32-34 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Education of children; moral education; Eulogies; reminiscences; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11477 | 550 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Light of the World | ای بنده بهاء مکاتیب مفصله آنجناب متتابعا وارد با وجود عدم فرصت دقیقه از اوقات | O servant of Baha! Thy detailed letters have been successively received, and despite the lack of a single free moment, they have all been read with the utmost attention... The Ancient Beauty—may my life be offered up for His loved ones—did not to outward seeming meet His Holiness, the Exalted One | BRL_DAK#0183, NURA#07, MMK4#020 p.022x | BRL_ATE#050x, LOTW#07 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Consultation; Detachment in teaching the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Twin Manifestations | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12119 | 550 | Persian | ای گلهای گلشن حقیقت نامه شما رسید از مضمون معلوم گردید که الحمد لله در یوم | O ye flowers of the rose-garden of Truth! Your letter has been received. From its contents it was understood that, praise be unto God, ye celebrated a heavenly feast | BBBD.577-578 | BBBD.578-580 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00330 | 550 | Arabic | و اننی انا القائم الذی کل ینتظرون یومه و کل به یوعدون قد خلقتی الله بامره و جعلنی قائما | Verily I am the Promised One, Whose Day all await and unto Whom all have been promised. God hath created Me through His command and made Me to stand [3.5s] | MBA.327-328x | Chastisement and requital; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01565 | 550 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی انزل النعمه و اظهر ما اراد انه لهو المراد فی الاخره و الاولی | Praise be to God Who hath sent down His bounty and made manifest that which He willed. He, verily, is the One desired in both the beginning and the end [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727b.210, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01566 | 550 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی هدانا الی سبیله و عرفنا دلیله و اوضح لنا بدایع فضله و ظهورات | Praise be to God, Who hath guided us unto His path, made known unto us His proof, and unveiled before us the wondrous tokens of His grace and its manifestations [3.5s] | INBA28:489 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for pilgrims | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01567 | 550 | Arabic | الحمد لمن لا یعرف بالبیان و لا یوصف بالبرهان قد تنزه عن کل دلیل و حجه و تقدس | Praise be unto Him Who cannot be known through utterance nor described through proof, Who hath sanctified Himself above all evidence and testimony [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.320, | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat]; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01568 | 550 | Arabic | ان استمع ندآء ربک عن جهه العرش علی انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم قل یا | Hearken unto the Call of thy Lord from the direction of the Throne, that verily there is none other God but Him, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting. Say: O [3.5s] | INBA34:141, BLIB_Or15707.071, , BLIB_Or15735.236, | AQA1#022, AVK4.476bx, HYK.236 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01569 | 550 | Arabic | ان یا حسن قد حضر کتابک بین یدینا و قرئنا ما نادیت به الله ربک المقتدر العزیز | O Hasan! Thy letter hath reached Our presence and We have perused that wherewith thou didst call upon God, thy Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.037, | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01571 | 550 | mixed | ای عبد ناظر الی الوجه صریر قلم اعلی را بلسان پارسی احلی بشنو قسم بمقدریکه | O servant who gazeth upon the Face! Hearken thou unto the sweet melody of the Most Exalted Pen in the Persian tongue. I swear by Him Who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or07852.057, | Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01572 | 550 | mixed | بشنوید ندای الهی را و ببصر حدید و قلب منیر در کلمات بدیعش نظر نمائید و تفکر | Hearken unto the divine Call, and with penetrating vision and illumined heart, ponder the wondrous words He hath revealed, and meditate thereon [3.5s]... ...Praise be to Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name, whereby the Sun of Thy Command shone forth above the horizon of Thine inspiration | INBA47:244, INBA33:018bx, BLIB_Or03116.078, , BLIB_Or11096.172, , BLIB_Or15722.019, | AVK3.453.07x, AVK4.060.03, AHM.210, AQMJ2.099x, GHA.340x, MAS4.102ax, NSR_1993.020x, BSHA.060, ADH1.012x, AKHA_105BE #04 p.001x, VUJUD.095.07x | RBB.119x, VUJUDE.138x, JHT_S#001 | almunajat.com [item 28] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#486 | ||||||
| BH01573 | 550 | Arabic | تلک آیات البهاء نزلت من سماء القضاء طوبی للسامعین لیس لاحد ان یتمسک بما عند | These are the verses of Glory, sent down from the heaven of destiny. Blessed are they that hearken. None should cling unto that which they possess [3.5s] | INBA18:461, BLIB_Or11095#021, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01574 | 550 | Persian | جوهر حمد و ثنا حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزا که از اشراقات انوار آفتاب حقیقت | The essence of praise and glorification befitteth and beseemeth that Most Desired Lord, Who through the effulgences of the rays of the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.351, | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01575 | 550 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ادراک و عقول حضرت مقصودیرا لایق و سزاست که باراده مهیمنه خود عالم | Sanctified praise, beyond the grasp of minds and intellects, befitteth that Most Desired Lord Who, through His all-compelling Will, hath fashioned the world [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.059, | Justice and wrath of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01576 | 550 | mixed | حمد مقدس از بیان و عرفان ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که اسرار | Praise, sanctified beyond utterance and understanding, befitteth and is worthy of the most sacred and transcendent Court of the Lord, the Desired One, whose mysteries [3.5s] | INBA51:538 | LHKM3.266, MATA.223x | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01577 | 550 | mixed | حمد مقصود عالم را لایق و سزا که اولیای خود را بانوار نیر توحید منور فرمود و | Praise be unto the Desired One of the world, Who hath graciously and befittingly illumined His chosen ones with the resplendent light of the Day-Star of Divine Unity [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.162, | AYI2.142x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01578 | 550 | mixed | حمد مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که کوثر حیوان عرفانرا من غیر تفاوت و ملاحظه شئون بر | Praise be unto Him Who alone is worthy and befitting, Who hath caused the living waters of divine knowledge to flow forth without distinction or regard for station [3.5s] | MJAN.171, AYBY.261 | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01579 | 550 | mixed | حمدا لمن کان مقدسا عن حمدی و حمد الموجودات کیف یصل ثناء دونه الی ساحه عزه | Praise be unto Him Who is sanctified above my praise and the praise of all created things; how can any tribute from aught beside Him reach the court of His glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15701.288, | Education of children; moral education; God's love for His own Essence; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01580 | 550 | Arabic | رسولی لاتحزن عما ورد علیک لعمری انک تحت جناح فضل ربک العزیز الحمید اشهد انک | O My Messenger! Grieve not for that which hath befallen thee. By My life! Thou art beneath the wing of thy Lord's grace, the Mighty, the All-Praised. I bear witness that thou [3.5s]... ...I beseech Thee, O Thou the best Beloved of the worlds and God of all in the heavens and on earth, to grant that I be confirmed in Thy love and steadfast under Thy command | INBA34:130, BLIB_Or11095#004, , BLIB_Or15707.045, , BLIB_Or15735.214, | AQA1#016, ADM2#039 p.066x, HYK.214, OOL.B072 | JHT_S#039x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | MMAH.108, GSH.180, LL#219 | |||||||
| BH01581 | 550 | mixed | روحی لحضرتکم الفداء خادم فانی چه عرض کند و چه ذکر نماید که لایق باشد اول هر | May my spirit be a sacrifice unto Thy sacred presence! What can this evanescent servant present, and what mention can he make, that would be worthy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.172, , BLIB_Or15738.164.09x, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01582 | 550 | mixed | ساذج حمد و جوهر آن ملک بیزوالی را لایق و سزاست که لم یزل و لایزال ذیل اصفیای | The pure essence of praise and its quintessence befitteth that King of the imperishable realm, Who hath ever been and shall forever be [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.175, | Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01584 | 550 | mixed | سبحان من انزل الغیث کیف اراد و ینزله کیف یرید سبحان الذی انزل النعمه کیف شاء | Glorified be He Who sendeth down the rain as He willeth and causeth it to descend according to His desire. Glorified be He Who hath sent down His bounty as He pleaseth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.208, , BLIB_Or15711.074, | Business; financial; property matters; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01585 | 550 | mixed | Tablet on the Daystar of Divine Beauty | Lawh-i-Shams-i-Jamal-i-Ilah (Tablet on the Daystar of Divine Beauty) | شمس جمال الهی از مشرق غیب ربانی طالع شده و بر جمیع ممکنات مشرق گشته فیا طوبی | The Daystar of Divine Beauty hath risen from the dawning-place of ancient glory and shineth upon all created things. Happy art thou, who hast been illumined by its splendours. | INBA19:032, INBA32:031 | BLO_PT#158, HURQ.BH30 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | LL#285 | ||||||
| BH01586 | 550 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی خلق السموات و الارض اقرب من آن و هذا ما قدر بامره ان انتم تعلمون | Glorified be He Who created the heavens and the earth in less than a moment, this being that which was ordained by His command, did ye but know [3.5s] | INBA23:200, NLAI_BH2.294 | BRL_DA#315, AQA6#249 p.233, YMM.470x | Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01587 | 550 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی انت الذی اظهرت الممکنات من غیب ازلیتک و ابعثت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art He Who hath brought forth all created things from the unseen realm of Thine eternity and raised them up [3.5s] | INBA92:071 | Consolation and comfort; Creation of the world; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01588 | 550 | Arabic | قد حضر بین یدینا کتابک و عرفنا ما فیه و نسئل الله بان یوفقک علی عرفانه و | Your letter hath come before Us and We have taken cognizance of that which is therein, and We beseech God that He may graciously assist thee to recognize Him [3.5s] | INBA92:202x, BLIB_Or15725.173, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01589 | 550 | Arabic | قد سرت نسمات البیان و تضوع عرف العرفان و اشرقت شمس التوحید و لاح قمر التفرید | The breezes of utterance have wafted, and the fragrance of divine knowledge hath been diffused; the Sun of unity hath dawned, and the Moon of singleness hath appeared [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.045, , BLIB_Or15718.117, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01590 | 550 | Arabic | قل یا قلم اذا جاء الحین حارت العین و اخذت المشرکین نفحات الحین منهم من نبذ | Say: O Pen! When the appointed time came, the eyes were bewildered and the breezes of that moment seized the ungodly, among whom were those who cast away [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#023, | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01592 | 550 | mixed | کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن توجه الی الوجه الی ان فاز بما نزل فی کتاب الله مالک | The Book which the All-Merciful hath revealed unto him who hath turned his face towards the Countenance, that he may attain unto that which hath been sent down in the Book of God, the Sovereign [3.5s] | INBA81:091 | AQA6#308 p.301b, AVK3.086.10x, AVK3.105.02x, AVK3.193.07x, GHA.321a.05x, MAS4.366ax, MAS8.115ax | Chastisement and requital; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01593 | 550 | mixed | م ه دی اسمی انشاء الله همیشه بذکر حق و خدمتش مشغول باشید قلت اسئله و ارجو | O Mahdi, My Name! May thou, God willing, be ever engaged in the remembrance of the True One and in His service. I ask and beseech [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.057, | ASAT3.200x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01594 | 550 | Persian | ملکوت حمد و جبروت ان بارگاه حزب قدس حضرت مقصودیرا لایق و سزاست که محض | The Kingdom of praise and the Dominion of that sanctified Court beseem the holy hosts of the Desired One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.129, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01595 | 550 | mixed | ندای الهی در بریه مقدسه از شجره مبارکه احدیه مرتفع شد و کل را ندا فرمود و | The divine Call was raised from the blessed Tree of Oneness in the sacred wilderness, summoning all [3.5s] | RSBB.129 | Goodly deeds; actions; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01596 | 550 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله العلی المقتدر الکریم الی الله العزیز السلطان الممتنع المنیع و | This is the Book of God, the Most Exalted, the All-Powerful, the Most Generous, unto God, the Mighty, the Sovereign, the Inaccessible, the All-Glorious [3.5s] | INBA36:018, INBA71:175, BLIB_Or15696.117, | LHKM2.022, RSBB.024, YMM.218x | Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01598 | 550 | mixed | یا اباالفضل فضال میفرماید باینکلمه مبارکه علیا که از افق سماء قلم اعلی اشراق | O Abu'l-Faḍl! The All-Bountiful bestoweth His favor through this most blessed and exalted Word that hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of the Supreme Pen [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.278, , BLIB_Or15699.095b, | AVK3.204.05x, AYI2.312x | Consultation; Power of prayer; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01599 | 550 | Persian | یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه در نامه آنجناب ذکری از جناب منشی کبیر بوده | O thou who gazest upon the Face! In thy letter mention was made of His eminence the Secretary [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.032, | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01600 | 550 | mixed | یا سمندر فضل و رحمت و عنایت حق شامل احوال تو بوده و هست نازل شده آنچه مثل | O Samandar! The grace, mercy and loving-kindness of God have encompassed and do encompass thy condition. That which hath been sent down is without parallel [3.5s] | MJAN.061, AYBY.083b, TRZ1.089a, TRZ2.565 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0483 | Address to women's gathering at Krug home in New York, 1912-11-19 | 550 | Undoubtedly you must be happy; if you are not happy, then who should be happy?... In all the former dispensations, men were considered superior to women. | BSTW#108 | Call to action; Equality of men and women; Prophecy and fulfillment; Role and station of women; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0491 | Beauty and Harmony in Diversity: Words spoken on 1911-10-28 in Paris | 550 | Paris Talks | The Creator of all is One God. From this same God all creation sprang into existence | PT#15 p.043 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00328 | Du’a’ a’l-Ayyam (Prayers for the days of the week) | 550 | Arabic | هو الصمد. اللهم انی اسئلک باسمک یا کائن یا متکون و یا ازل یا متازل و یا قدم یا متقدم | O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, O Thou Who art Being and Bringer of Being, Who art Eternity and Source of Eternity, Who art Ancient and Most Ancient [3.5s] | LEID.Or4971-6, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.461.01b | ||||||||
| BH01597 | Lawh-i-Kimiya 1 | 550 | Arabic | Lawḥ-i-Kímíya III (Tablet on Alchemy III) | و اما ما سئلت من الحجر فاعلم بأنه مطروح فی کل مکان و فیه قدرنا کنوزاً ما اطلع بها الا من علمناه | And now as regards that which you hast asked about the Stone: Know that it exists in every locality. In it We decreed treasures which none hath fathomed | MAS1.024x, MAS8.107ax, OOL.B197.1 | HURQ.BH07x | Alludes to the identity of the Stone of the Philosophers, declaring that it is "cast down in every place", that it is single in its essence yet diverse in its manifestations, and that the alchemical process is brought to completion solely by that which resides within it. Explains that the water which is extracted from it, which has been called mercury and which is the key of the operation, nurtures the earth of the stone until the red sulfur, which was concealed within the earth, rises to the surface through the power of the water. Reveals that the red sulfur, which has been called by many names, is the essence of the active agent (jawharu'l-fa'il), the activity of which "astounds the hearts of those who have attained". Enjoins those who have discovered the secret not to make it for themselves. Accuses Mirza Yahya of producing false treatises on the subject based on what he had heard, and misunderstood, from Baha'u'llah's many Tablets on the subject. | Alchemy; the elixir; Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for forgiveness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||
| BB00331 | Prayer for Siyyid Husayn | 550 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا الهی انت الذی شهدت لنفسک بنفسک بانک انت الله لا الله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لم تزل کنت بلا وجود شیئ معک و لا تزال انک کائن بمثل ما کنت .... | O my God! Thou art He Who hath testified of Thine own Self, through Thine own Self, that verily Thou art God, and that there is no God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thou hast ever existed when naught existed beside Thee, and Thou wilt forever remain as Thou hast been [3.5s] | PR02.132r24-133r06 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00520 | Some Answered Questions #083 The Four Criteria of Comprehension | 550 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | میزان ادراک آنچه مسلم است منحصر در چهار موازینست یعنی حقائق اشیاء باین چهار چیز ادراک میشود | There are only four accepted criteria of comprehension, that is, four criteria whereby the realities of things are understood. | MFD#83, OOL.C022.83 | SAQ#83 | Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Rational arguments; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| BH01591 | Suriy-i-Dhabih 4 | 550 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Suriy-i-Dhabih (Tablets to Dhabih) | قلم الامر یقول الملک یومئذ لله لسان القدره یقول السلطنه یومئذ لله ورقاء العماء علی | The Pen of Revelation exclaimeth: “On this Day the Kingdom is God’s!” The Tongue of Power is calling: “On this Day all sovereignty is, in very deed, with God!” | INBA83:270, BLIB_Or15725.561, , NLAI_BH1.445 | BRL_DA#543, GWBP#015 p.031x, OOL.B112.4x | GWB#015x, GPB.155x | Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#385 | ||||
| ABU0478 | The Pitiful Causes of War, and the Duty of Everyone to Strive for Peace: Words spoken on 1911-10-21 in Paris | 550 | mixed | Paris Talks | امروز حوادث ایطالیا و ترکیا را خواندم باز محاربه جدیدی شده خون بیچارگان انسان | I hope you are all happy and well. I am not happy, but very sad. The news of the Battle of Benghazi grieves my heart. I wonder at the human savagery that still exists in the world! | KHAB.106 (115), KHTB1.087 | PT#06 p.017, SW_v02#14 p.004-005 | E. Mahony, jeph.ilosopher, Maryam & Nabil, N. Ma'ani, T. Ellis, A. & M. Zemke [track 1], K. Key, G.H. Miller, Nica, Sahar & Delara | Importance of prayer; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0481 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 550 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ایام لکورغه اولاد خود را بقانون و ترتیب مخصوصی تربیت میکردند اولاً در وقت ازدواج | Lycurgus was well-versed in laws and he wished to treat his subjects justly. As he looked over the Spartans, he observed that they were divided into three classes… One day in the company of the Governor | BDA2.149-150x | DAS.1913-02-19, MHMD2.187-188x, STAB#098x | Monasticism; asceticism; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3665 | Words spoken on 1913-06-23 in Port Said | 550 | Persian | در زمانیکه حکومت مستبد ناقضین مانع اشکالات داخلی و خارجی حاضر در بحبوحه | At a time when the government ruled with tyranny, the Covenant-breakers were a hindrance, and problems both internal and external were present—it was in the midst of all this turmoil that I built the Shrine of the Bab | BRL_DAK#0772 | ADMS#256 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; The Christian clergy; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0485 | Words spoken on 1914-02-17 | 550 | When the Blessed Perfection and his family were exiled from Persia, all along our way... In this Cause there is no relationship save the relationship of service | DAS.1914-02-17, SW_v08#13 p.164x, BSTW#096 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0492 | Words spoken on 1914-02-23 | 550 | We had a person by the name of Estad Esmail. Indeed, he was peerless.... It is the duty of all the friends to help the families of the martyrs.... Indeed, Mullah Bahram is a blessed being.... Unless the souls are believers in God and assured in the verses of God, wealth causes the hearts to be hardened and without light. | SW_v09#09 p.105-106 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0480 | Words spoken on 1914-08-10 | 550 | They are informed too late. The matter is now beyond their criticism and rebuke... Mohammed Ali Pasha had a big, fat camel. When the Hajis started on their long pilgrimage to Mecca | DAS.1914-08-10, SW_v09#18 p.210-211x, STAB#119 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0479 | Words spoken on 1916-03-31 in Bahji | 550 | Persian | اوهام این فقراء خیلی است. مثلاً گمان می کند که اگر روی این قالی بنشیند دیگر لذتی اعظم از این نمی شود | Great is the delusion of these poor ones. For instance, they imagine that should they recline upon this carpet, no greater pleasure could there be than this [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-03-31 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0487 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-08 | 550 | The tempest in the Atlantic ocean is very spectacular. It is a world of water.... When I was a very young child in Tihran, there was a man by the name of Abbas Quli Khan | DAS.1914-11-08 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0484 | Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 | 550 | In this story of our Lord Jesus the Sea of Tiberias represents the Ocean of Creation - the two shores represent earthly truth and spiritual truth. | SW_v08#09 p.114-115x, PN_1901 p005, NRMM.209 | Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Limits of the intellect; Literal interpretation; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0489 | Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-20 | 550 | Mirza Taqi, Governor of Amul, with 700 riflemen, surrounded the room of Jamal-i-Mubarak... They looted everything that was there. | PN_1919 p042 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0486 | Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 | 550 | Third explanation [of sacrifice] - The worldly grades of every Manifestation are so different from the spiritual grades, that each Manifestation has voluntarily sacrificed everything pertaining to worldly honor | PN_1900 p121 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0488 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-10 | 550 | What dost thou want with a room of stone and clay! I have prepared for thee such glorious rooms the walls, the roofs, the floors and the furniture of which are of purest deeds | DAS.1914-12-10, SW_v13#06 p.152x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0482 | Words to travellers from the East, Port Said, 1913-06-27 | 550 | mixed | فی الحقیقه خوب مجلسی است بهتر از این نمیشود حاضرین از احبای الهی در کمال توجه | This is indeed a good gathering; it does not get any better than this. With rapt attention to God, His loved ones in attendance here are seated next to one another | BRL_DAK#0771, AMK.293-295, AVK2.205.12x, KHF.051, KHAB.447 (447), KHTB3.029, NJB_v04#10 p.002 | ADMS#219 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0490 | Words to Youness Khan in 1904 | 550 | All the believers in Kashan were weeping and mourning. Here, there were fathers and mother patiently witnessing the agony of their beloved sons | PN_1904 p056 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01570 | Ziyarat al-Huruf | 550 | Arabic | اول ذکر البهاء و اول ثناء الکبریاء علیک یا طلعه الاعلی و خالق الاشیاء و رافع السماء | The first mention of Glory and the foremost praise of Grandeur be upon Thee, O Most Exalted Countenance, Creator of all things and Raiser of the heavens [3.5s] | INBA73:058, Majlis210461.096-098 | OOL.B188 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00329 | Ziyarat for the third to be martyred among the Letters of the Living | 550 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم لاشهدنک بجوهر کینونیتی و ساذج ذاتیتی و مجرد نفسانیتی و کافور انیتی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I testify unto Thee by the essence of my being, the pure reality of my nature, the naked truth of my soul, and the innermost camphor of mine identity, that Thou art God, there is no God but Thee [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.119-121, CMB_F14.093v10-095v01, | Eulogies; reminiscences; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.456, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210 | ||||||||
| AB00526 | 540 | Arabic | اللهم انی اتضرع الیک تضرع العانی الی الملیک المتعالی و ابتهل الیک ابتهال | O my God! I beseech Thee with the entreaty of one who is captive unto the Sovereign, the Most Exalted, and I supplicate Thee with the supplication [3.5s] | MMK6#407 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Satan; the Evil One; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00527 | 540 | mixed | Bahá'í Prayers | اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی هولاء عبادک الذین سمعوا ندائک و لبو الخطابک و اجابوا | O Lord, my God, my Well-Beloved! These are servants of Thine that have heard Thy Voice | INBA21:090b | BRL_DAK#1183, MKT1.223, AHB.118BE #03 p.62, BCH.042x, MJMJ2.069, MMG2#081 p.088 | BPRY.236-237, DAS.1915-04-07, SW_v14#01 p.033, DWN_v3#06 p.044, BP1926.015-016, BSTW#106 | Samira & Sara | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB00528 | 540 | Arabic | الهی و مجیری تعالیت و تجللت لعزه الوهیتک و عظمه ربوبیتک عن ثناای و ثناء کل | O my God and my Protector! Exalted and glorified art Thou above my praise and the praise of all, by the majesty of Thy Divinity and the grandeur of Thy Lordship [3.5s] | INBA21:095b, INBA55:213, INBA59:139, INBA87:418, INBA52:430b | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00529 | 540 | mixed | اننی یا الهی وجهت وجهی الی ملکوت تقدیسک و جبروت تنزیهک بقلب خاضع و جناح منکسر | O my God! I have turned my face to the Kingdom of Thy sanctification and the Dominion of Thy transcendent glory, with a submissive heart and broken wing [3.5s] | MKT9.013, MJMJ3.051, MMG2#338 p.374, FRH.084-085 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00530 | 540 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت الحمد لله بفیض نامتناهی الهی آفاق باهتزاز آمده و شرق و | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Praise be to God! The infinite bounty... O ye beloved of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! The beloved of God and the maidservants of the Merciful intend to found a Mashrak-el-Azkar | MMK3#269 p.193, NJB_v01#19a p.017-019 | SW_v01#04 p.008-009, SW_v06#17 p.140x | Call to action; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Exhortations and counsels; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00531 | 540 | mixed | Prayer and Devotional Life | ای بندگان آستان مقدس الهی شمس حقیقت از افق عالم اشراق فرمود و در قطب آفاق در | O ye servants of the Sacred Divine Threshold! The Sun of Truth hath shone forth from the horizon of the world and ascended to the zenith of the heavens [3.5s]... ...A Baha'í is known by the attributes manifested by him, not by his name: he is recognized by his character, not by his person... We should memorize the Hidden Words, follow the exhortations of the Incomparable Lord, and conduct ourselves in a manner | INBA16:035 | BRL_DAK#0696, COMP_PDLP#83x, MKT2.113, MILAN.149, AMK.009-010, AVK4.240.09x, BSHN.140.360, BSHN.144.358, MHT1b.153, YHA1.382x#2 | BRL_PDL#83x, COC#0155x, COC#0396x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00532 | 540 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق از احتراق بنار فراق ناله و فغان منما زیرا همواره در وثاقید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Raise not thy voice in lamentation and grief at the fire of separation, for thou art ever secure in the stronghold [3.5s] | INBA89:115 | AVK3.037.07x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00533 | 540 | mixed | ای دوستان حضرت رحمن در این احیان در روزنامهای اخبار متوارد و متواتر که | O friends of the All-Merciful! In these days, recurring and successive reports have appeared in the newspapers that [3.5s] | INBA55:097 | MKT8.088, AKHA_103BE #07 p.01, AHB.107BE #19 p.404 | Call to action; Material and spiritual existence; two books; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00534 | 540 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی شمائل مبارک آن یاران رسید و بنهایت اشتیاق بکرات و مرات دقت | O true friends! The blessed portraits of those companions were received and, with utmost longing, were contemplated time and again [3.5s] | MMK4#010 p.008, AMK.291-292, IQN.050?, MAS5.169x | Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00535 | 540 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای ستمدیدگان سبیل الهی ظلم و اعتساف مردم بی انصاف همیشه بر اولیای الهی واقع | O ye who have been wronged in the path of God! The loved ones of the Almighty have always been exposed to the dire oppression and tyranny | INBA89:093 | AKHA_105BE #10 p.02, AKHA_127BE #10 p.a, AHB.129BE #05-06 p.077x, MJMJ2.009x, MMG2#126 p.144x, NANU_AB#25, QUM.262-263 | BRL_FIRE_AB#10x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00536 | 540 | Persian | خلق هنوز از قوّهء ميثاق غافلند اين عهد نه روايت است و نه حکايت به قلم اعلی از حضرت بهاء الله در نهايت قوّت | O thou Herald of the Covenant! Thy detailed letters have been received | MMK4#153 p.164x | SW_v11#18 p.306-308 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00537 | 540 | ...Four letters have been received from you, the last dated April 18th, 1919. All | SW_v10#14 p.263x, BSTW#240 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Soul; spirit after death; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00538 | 540 | mixed | ای ناشر نفحات الله نامه بلیغ سبب سرور گردید مضمون دلالت بر آن مینمود | O spreader of the fragrances of God! Thy eloquent letter brought joy, and its contents indicated that [3.5s]... ...You should always seek to guide prominent people inasmuch as once such a person is regenerated he is likely to bring about the quickening of a thousand souls… All creatures in this contingent world exist through the grace of the Source of Being | BRL_DAK#0434, MKT2.139, VUJUD.139.14x, VUJUD.108x | COC#1822x, VUJUDE.145x, VUJUDE.174-175x | Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00539 | 540 | Persian | ای یاران الهی و اماء رحمانی نامه مبارک شما در خوشترین وقتی وصول یافت وقتیکه دیده | O divine friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Your blessed letter was received at the most delightful of moments, at a time when the eye [3.5s] | MMK5#277 p.211 | Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00540 | 540 | Persian | ای یاران باوفای عبدالبهاء نامهای مبارک شما بواسطه جناب زائر میرزا سلیمان بنظر | O faithful friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your blessed letters have come before me through the honored pilgrim, Mírzá Sulaymán [3.5s] | MMK5#307 p.224, ADH2_1#28 p.045x, MMG2#065 p.069x | Love of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00541 | 540 | mixed | ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المبارکه مکاتیب متعدده واصل و بر مضامین اطلاع | Praise be to God that His Majesty the King exerts the utmost patience, and with justice and equity wards off tyranny and favoritism. In a similar manner, the pillars of the monarchy and the ministers of the government | INBA87:284, INBA52:289 | YHA1.126x, QT108.043x | GEN.194x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02870 | 540 | Persian | Family Life | ای احبای الهی جهان هنوز پر موج و اضطرابست و امم عالم با یکدیگر در باطن رقیب | O ye friends of God! The world is still filled with tribulations and agitation… In short, the foundation of the Kingdom of God is based upon harmony and love, oneness, relationship and union… Formerly in Persia divorce was very easily obtained | BRL_DAK#0619, COMP_FAMP#08x, BRL_SWOP#044x, AVK4.187.09x, SFI22.015-016 | BRL_FAM#08x, BRL_SWO#044x, COC#0530x, COC#0840x, COC#2308x, LOG#0753x, LOG#1306x, SW_v11#16 p.272-273, BSTW#500b | Law of divorce; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09517 | 540 | mixed | ای منادی ملکوت الهی نامه اخیر شما رسید و از مشاکل و صعوبات در امر انتخاب | O herald of God's Kingdom! Thy latest letter was received, and concerning the challenges and difficulties in the matter of election [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0164, MSHR5.429x, YIA.304-305 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Elections; Non-participation in politics; Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Poems and quotation from poetry; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11809 | 540 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بتاریخ ۱۰ ذی الحجه سنه ۳۳۹ نمرو ۲۸ بود رسید و از | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 10 Dhi'l-Hijjih 1339, numbered 28, hath been received, and [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0747, SFI22.016-017 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice and mercy; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0498 | 540 | When the Blessed Perfection (Baha'u'llah) was exiled from Bagdad the large number | SW_v13#10 p.277-278, BKOG.179+186+192x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BB00335 | 540 | Arabic | انت انت لا الله الا انت. بالله الله الاله الاله یا الهی و ربی اشهدک فکل شیء بانک انت الله لا اله الا انت لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز والجبروت | By God, by God, O my God and my Lord! I bear witness, as doth every created thing, that Thou art God, there is no God but Thee. Thine is the sovereignty and the Kingdom, and Thine the glory and celestial might [3.5s] | PR03.079r21-079v24, PR13.064v-066v, MKI4511.075v-078v | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01601 | 540 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی انزل النعمه و اظهر للبریه ما کان مستورا فی کتبه المنزله التی | Praise be unto God Who hath sent down His grace and revealed unto all creation that which lay hidden within His revealed Books [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#029, | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01602 | 540 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی تجلی باسمه الباء علی بحر الهاء اذا ظهر نو و تقبب علی وجه الماء | Praise be unto Him Who hath manifested His Name, the letter Bá, upon the ocean of Há, when light appeared and was reflected upon the face of the waters [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.014, | Growth of the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01603 | 540 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی هدی الکل الی سبیله و علم الکل عرفانه و شرف الکل بفضله و الطافه | Praise be to God Who hath guided all unto His path, taught all to know Him, and honored all through His grace and bounties [3.5s] | INBA28:429 | Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01604 | 540 | mixed | الحمد لله بعنایتش ابواب رحمت و عنایت و حفظ گشاده و مفتوح اولیائش بکلمه مبارکه | Praise be unto God, through Whose grace the gates of mercy, bounty and protection have been opened wide, and His loved ones, through His blessed Word [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.309, | MSHR2.027x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01605 | 540 | mixed | الله اکبر الله الاحد الله الصمد معترفا بکتبه و رسله و اولیائه و اصفیائه و | God is Most Great, God is the Incomparable One, God is the Self-Subsisting One! Acknowledging His Books and His Messengers, His chosen ones and His pure ones [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.530, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01606 | 540 | Arabic | اذکر من اقبل الیک الی ان دخل فی البقعه التی فیها اشرقت شمس جمال ربک | Make thou mention of him who hath turned unto Thee, until he entered that spot wherein shone forth the Sun of thy Lord's Beauty [3.5s]... ...O Thou Who art my God and the God of all in the heavens and on earth, Who art my Beloved and the Beloved of the worlds! I testify that because of Thee the sweet fragrance of Thy garment | NFR.010, ASAT1.082x | JHT_S#062x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01607 | 540 | mixed | ای جعفر انشاء الله از تجلیات منظر اکبر منیر و روشن باشی نداهای متواتره و | O Ja'far! May the effulgent rays from the Most Great Countenance, God willing, illumine and brighten thee. The successive calls [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096.170, , BLIB_Or15710.111, | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01608 | 540 | mixed | اینکه در باره وجه ارض خا مرقوم فرموده بودند در ساحت اقدس عرض شد هذا ما نزل | That which was written concerning the face of the earth was presented before His Most Holy Presence. This is what was revealed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.214, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01609 | 540 | mixed | حمد محبوبی را لایق و سزاست که بیک قطره از بحر عرفانش جمیع آفرینش را خلعت وجود | Praise be unto the Beloved, Who is worthy and befitting of all glorification, Who through but a single drop from the ocean of His knowledge hath clothed all creation with the garment of existence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#018, | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01610 | 540 | mixed | حمد و ثنا مالک ملکوت اسما را سزا که در بحبوحه انقلاب عالم و اختلاف امم علم | Praise and glorification befit the Lord of the Kingdom of Names, Who, amidst the tumult of the world and the discord among nations, hath raised [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.028, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01611 | 540 | mixed | ذکر بلایای احباب شده بود الحمد لله که احبای الهی هر یک علی قدره از کاس بلا در | Mention was made of the tribulations of the loved ones. Praised be God that each of His loved ones hath, in the measure decreed for him, drunk from the chalice of affliction [3.5s]... ...detachment, love and trust in God | BLIB_Or11096#023, , BLIB_Or15710.003, , NLAI_BH1.519, NLAI_BH2.255b | MAS8.005x | GPB.182x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | LL#388 | |||||||
| BH01612 | 540 | Arabic | سبحان من ظهر و اظهر ما انجذبت به افئده اولی الالباب و انزل الکتاب فضلا من | Glory be unto Him Who hath manifested Himself and revealed that which hath attracted the hearts of them that are endued with understanding, and hath sent down the Book as a token of His grace [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.043, , BLIB_Or15715.271b, | Law of Huququ'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01613 | 540 | Persian | سدره منتهی از بقعه حمرآء اهل انشا را ندا میکند و میفرماید یا اصفیاء الله فی | The Divine Lote-Tree calleth from the crimson spot unto the people of utterance, saying: "O chosen ones of God in..." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.083b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01614 | 540 | mixed | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی من سماء الایقان انه هو مشرق آیاته | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come from the heaven of certitude is verily the Dawning-Place of His signs [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.257, | Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to the people of the world; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01615 | 540 | mixed | قد ارسل الی حضرتک عریضه من قبل و تلک مره اخری لان کلما یتوجه الیک احد یشتعل | Verily I have sent unto thy presence a petition aforetime, and this is yet another, for whenever anyone turneth unto thee, they are set aflame [3.5s]... ...Blessed the palate that savoreth its sweetness, and the perceiving eye that recognizeth that which is treasured therein | INBA28:046 | BRL_DA#113, AVK1.010bx, AVK1.010.10x | GPB.216x | Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ROB3.279, LL#098 | |||||||
| BH01616 | 540 | Arabic | قد اشتعل العالم من النار التی ظهرت من سدره امر الله رب العالمین لعمر الله ان | The world is ablaze with the Fire that hath manifested from the Lote-Tree of God's Command, the Lord of all worlds. By the life of God [3.5s] | INBA28:360 | MSBH3.362, YMM.027 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01617 | 540 | Arabic | قل الایات قد نزلت من جبروت الاعلی من لدن ملیک الاسماء و الصفات و بها شقت الحجبات | Say: The verses have indeed descended from the Supreme Kingdom, from the King of Names and Attributes, and through them were the veils rent asunder [3.5s] | INBA83:224, BLIB_Or15702.293, , NLAI_BH2.115, ALIB.folder18p282 | MAS4.124bx | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01618 | 540 | mixed | قلم مظلوم شهادت میدهد بر یکتائی خداوند توانا و گواهی میدهد بر اینکه حاجی | The Pen of the Wronged One beareth witness unto the oneness of the Almighty God, and testifieth that Hájí [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.094, , BLIB_Or15728.176, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01619 | 540 | mixed | کتاب من لدی المظلوم الی الذی اقبل الی الله المهیمن القیوم لیجذبه الندآء الی | The Book from before the Wronged One to him who hath turned unto God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, that the Call may draw him unto [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.327b, | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01620 | 540 | mixed | لله الحمد آیات الهی منتشر و نفحاتش متضوع و در هر یوم از افق سماء قلم اعلی نیر | Praise belongs to God that divine verses have been disseminated and their fragrance supplied.…Through sanctified deeds and goodly character must firm, willing and laudable souls guide and direct | PZHN v1#2 p.007, TISH.250-251x, RAHA.071x | RIDA.014-015x | Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Law of pilgrimage; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01621 | 540 | mixed | نامه آن محبوب رسید وقتیکه فرصت بمثابه عنقا غیر موجود جناب آقا سید تقی علیه | The letter of that beloved one arrived at a time when leisure, like unto the Phoenix, was non-existent, O honored Áqá Siyyid Taqí [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.053, | AYI2.093x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01622 | 540 | Persian | نوشته از آنجناب بین یدی عبد حاضر شد مشعر بود بر جزع و فزع زیاده از حد و آنچه | The missive from your excellency was laid before this Servant, betokening excessive grief and lamentation, and that which [3.5s] | INBA36:372, INBA76:182, NLAI_BH1.332 | AVK3.385.02x | Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01623 | 540 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الحبیب الی الذی قدر الله له مقاما فی الرضوان و کان له من رحمه ربه فی | This is a Book from the Beloved unto him for whom God hath ordained a station in the Ridván, and who hath received of the mercy of his Lord [3.5s] | INBA83:111, BLIB_Or03114.031, , BLIB_Or15702.024, , BLIB_Or15723.267, , BLIB_Or15737.112, , ALIB.folder18p314 | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01625 | 540 | mixed | یا اسم جود نامه علی اصغر علیه بهائی که بانجناب نوشته در ساحت اقدس بشرف اصغاء | O Ism-i-Júd! The letter of 'Alí-Aṣghar - upon him be My glory - which he addressed unto thee, hath attained unto the Most Holy Court and been honored with acceptance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.270, , BLIB_Or15699.018b, , BLIB_Or15718.212.05, | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01626 | 540 | mixed | یا الهی و محبوبی لم ادر کیف اذکرک و بم اذکرک بعد الذی اری بان حقیقه الذکر | O my God and my Beloved! I know not how to make mention of Thee, nor by what means I may remember Thee, inasmuch as I behold that the very essence of remembrance [3.5s] | AYBY.171 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Love of God; Mystical themes; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01627 | 540 | mixed | یا علی علیک بهائی مکتوب جناب سمندر علیه بهائی که بشما نوشته عبد حاضر لدی | O Ali, upon thee be My glory! The letter from the honoured Samandar, upon him be My glory, which he addressed unto thee, hath reached this Servant [3.5s] | MJAN.153, AYBY.251 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01628 | 540 | mixed | یا محبوب فوادی اگرچه اول هر کلام و هر کتاب و هر دفتر باید بذکر حق جل جلاله | O Beloved of My Heart! Although at the beginning of every utterance, every book, and every scroll there must needs be mention of God, exalted be His glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.101, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01629 | 540 | mixed | یا نبیل بن نبیل مظلوم را احزان از هر شطری احاطه نموده و این حزن نه از جهت سجن | O Nabil, son of Nabil! Sorrows from every direction have encompassed the Wronged One, and this grief is not on account of imprisonment [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.117, | MJAN.014, AYBY.061b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01630 | 540 | mixed | یا نبیل علیک سلامی لازال مذکور بوده و هستی بر تو وارد شد آنچه بر مظلوم وارد | O Nabíl! Upon thee be My salutation! Thou hast ever been and art remembered. There hath befallen thee that which befell the Wronged One [3.5s] | MJAN.033, AYBY.070, MSBH7.052cx | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05074 | 540 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له العظمه و الاقتدار و السلطنته و الاختیار... سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد حمداً یستقیم به النفوس | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His are majesty and power, dominion and authority... Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Unto Thee be praise, praise whereby souls stand firm [3.5s] | INBA92:200x, NLAI_BH2.352 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Proclamation to people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09306 | 540 | Arabic | بارک الله علیک یا حسن بما وردت فی حصن حبی الذی کان من زبر الامر معمورا و انه | Blessed art thou, O Hasan, inasmuch as thou hast entered within the stronghold of My love, which was raised up through the tablets of the Command, and verily [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.429 | YMM.220x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00334 | Letter to ‘Abdu’l-Karim Qazvini | 540 | Persian | باسم اسمی از اسماء بر هامش آن ذکر شده اسم ازل للثمره الازلیه و الوحید الالهیه و الطلعه الابدیه فی | In the name of that One Whose name among names is recorded in its margin as the Pre-existent One, for that Eternal Fruit, that Divine Unity, and that Everlasting Countenance (?) [3.5s] | PR03.138r14-138v17 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00336 | Letter to Mulla Husayn II (from Shiraz) | 540 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. شهد الله لعبده فی ذلک الکتاب انه قد آمن بالله و آیاته و کان علی صراط حق مبین و ذلک الکتاب ذکر من بقیة الله لمن اراد ان یؤمن بآیات ربه و یتبع امره و کان من الساجدین | God testifieth in this Book unto His servant that he hath believed in God and His signs, and hath remained steadfast upon a path of manifest truth. And this Book is a remembrance from the Remnant of God for whosoever desireth to believe in the signs of his Lord and follow His command, and be numbered among those who prostrate themselves [3.5s] | INBA91:001.02-003.12, INBA_5019C:318-319, , PR04.006v13-008r12 | TZH3.140.06-140.18x | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.01, SRC.191 | |||||||
| BB00333 | Letter to Sulayman, Sharif of Mecca (addressing the people of Mecca) | 540 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb to Sharīf Sulaymān, the Sharīf of Mecca, and to the People of Mecca | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. ان هذا کتاب قد نزلت باذن ربک من لدن علی حکیم و انه لعلی صراط الله فی السموات و الارض ینزل الیک من الآیات بلسان عربی متین | Verily this is a Book sent down by leave of thy Lord from the presence of One who is Exalted and Wise, and lo, it followeth the Path of God in the heavens and on earth, revealing unto thee verses in a mighty Arabic tongue [3.5s] | INBA91:025.06-028.07, INBA_6012C.257-260, , CMB_F28.7.01-02, | AHDA.104 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to Muslims; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#03.19, BRHL.68, MSBR.208-209, AHDA.461.12?, MMAH.035, SRC.191, SRC.192 | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0495 | Words spoken in late Aug./early Sept. 1911 in Vevey | 540 | Christ and all the Prophets have taught in their Holy Books the immortality of the soul. Jesus during His life had so many afflictions | AIF.1911-08-27, PN_1909B p035, DJT.188-190, BLO_PN#027 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Purpose; goal of creation; Second birth; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0499 | Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken on 1904-08-30 | 540 | The guidance of God is that which will always guide people in the right way. All human beings are earthly | COC#0795x, LOG#1485x, SW_v08#06 p.067-068, BSTW#370 | Bringing oneself to account each day; Effort; striving; Prayer for protection; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0497 | Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-19 | 540 | The time of the Blessed Beauty was spent in the manner described until the appearance of the Báb | PN_1919 p041 | Conference of Badasht; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0494 | Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-22 | 540 | Each state, for instance New York, will have one House of Justice. The cities (of that state) will be under that House of Justice... Each of the friends should try to guide at least one soul | PN_1919 p031, PN_1919 p169, LAT.102-106 | Elections; House of Justice; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0496 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-11 | 540 | This afternoon we passed by the nunnery and entered into its garden. The government forced the nuns to leave the country | DAS.1915-02-11 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Critique of Western values; culture; Monasticism; asceticism; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00332 | Ziyarat-i-Shah-'Abdu'l-'Azim | 540 | Arabic | هو المعبود المحمود المقصود. السلام علی من اختصه الله بمحمد حبیبه الذی استخلصه من بحبوحة القدم علی سائر الممکنات والسلام علی من اصطفاه الله بعلی ولیه الذی اصطنعه لنفسه و جعله مهیمناً علی کل الموجودات | Peace be upon him whom God hath singled out through Muhammad, His Beloved, Whom He chose from the inmost realm of pre-existence above all created beings; and peace be upon him whom God hath chosen through 'Alí, His Friend, Whom He fashioned for His own Self and made supreme over all existence [3.5s] | PR03.053v25-054v03 | AHDA.260, OOL.A011 | Imam Husayn; Law of pilgrimage; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | MMAH.055 | |||||||
| AB00542 | 530 | mixed | از انتشار اجنحه طیور لیل مرقوم نموده بودید هذا ما اخبر به القلم الاعلی فی | Thou hast written regarding the spreading of the wings of the birds of night. As the Most Exalted Pen hath foretold in [3.5s] | INBA85:362 | MMK6#430, YMM.036, AADA.129x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00543 | 530 | mixed | الهی الهی قد غشت القلوب غاشیه الاضطراب و حجبت الابصار سبحات الاعتساف و حرمت | O my God, O my God! The hearts have been overwhelmed by the shroud of agitation, and eyes have been veiled by the clouds of tyranny and have been deprived [3.5s] | INBA88:194b | MMK4#155 p.166, MSHR3.151x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00544 | 530 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy detailed letters were received | SW_v10#17 p.317-318 | Race unity; racial issues; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00545 | 530 | mixed | ای سلاله شخصی خطیر راضی و مرضی درگاه حضرت رب قدیر وقت ضحی و هنگام حرکت و | O scion of that illustrious personage who attained the good-pleasure of the All-Powerful Lord, at the hour of morn and at the time of departure [3.5s]... ...O divine Providence! These friends are Thy companions, and this gathering of ardent lovers is enamored of Thee | INBA75:058x, Ghazi3072.137-141 | MKT8.107b, TABN.196, ADH2.023x, ADH2_1#11 p.021x, MJMJ1.062x, MMG2#194 p.220x, MJH.021cx | ADMS#185x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00546 | 530 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ای که بواسطه مسس استنارد تقدیم نموده بودی رسید و | O cherished handmaid of God, thy letter which thou didst submit through Mrs. Stannard hath been received [3.5s] | MKT3.439 | Critiques of capitalism, communism, socialism; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00547 | 530 | mixed | ای منجذب الی الله صبح هدی چون از افق اعلی طلوع نمود بشارتی بود ابرار را و | O thou who art attracted unto God! When the Morn of Guidance rose from the Most Exalted Horizon, it brought glad-tidings unto the righteous [3.5s] | MMK4#176 p.212 | Belief and denial; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Literal interpretation; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quddus; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00548 | 530 | Persian | ای ناظم محزون دلخون آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی معلوم گردید و بنهایت دقت قرائت شد... و امّا در خصوص چشم زخمی یعنی اصابة العین | O thou grief-stricken and heavy-hearted Nazim! That which thou didst write became known and was read with utmost care [3.5s]... ...Thou hadst written about the malevolent glare, which is to say afflictions that proceed from the eye . . . to ask whether or not “the evil eye” can exert an effect | BRL_DAK#0745, ANDA#81 p.06x, MAS2.027x, YBN.013-015, GHA.454x | ADMS#151x | Consolation and comfort; Demons and evil spirits; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00550 | 530 | mixed | ای یاران باوفای عبدالبهاء در نهایت شوق و انجذاب بعون و عنایت جمال بیمثال روحی | O faithful friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, with utmost longing and attraction, through the aid and bounty of the incomparable Beauty [3.5s] | MKT9.228, MSHR3.318 | Call to action; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00551 | 530 | mixed | Consultation; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران حقیقی جمع بشر نوع انسان بمثابه اطفال دبستانند و مطالع نور و مظاهر | O true companions! All humankind are as children in a school, and the Dawning-Points of Light, the Sources of divine revelation, are the teachers | INBA59:167 | BRL_DAK#0170, MMK1#102 p.125, AVK3.330.06x, TRBB.044, MJTB.070, YIA.333-334 | SWAB#102, BRL_CONSULT#19x, COC#0185x, LOG#0588x, LOG#0712x, LOG#0999x | Consultation; Education of children; moral education; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of learning; Manifestation of God as educator; Prayer for governments and rulers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00552 | 530 | Persian | Light of the World | ای یاران ممتحن عبدالبهاء از قرار معلوم شخصی شریر شهیر در آنصفحات بر غنی و | O sorely tried friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! It hath become apparent that a wicked person in those regions hath assailed and attacked both rich and poor | NURA#12, MMK4#006 p.003, RHQM2.0841-842 (255-256) (156-157x), MAS5.281, MSHR5.050x | LOTW#12 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00553 | 530 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers | ایتها المشتعله بنار محبه الله قد اطلعت بمضمون تحریرک المنیر و حمدت الله علی | O thou handmaid afire with the love of God! I have considered thine excellent letter, and thanked God for thy safe arrival in that great city.... O God, my God! Fill up for me the cup of detachment from all things | MNMK#023 p.103, MMK1#146 p.169 | SWAB#146, BPRY.057-058 | Nabilinho, Strong Steep | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||
| AB00554 | 530 | Arabic | ایها الزائر للبقعه المبارکه اعلم ان سائق التوفیق و قائد التایید قد دعاک و | O thou visitor to the blessed tabernacle! Verily the Messenger of Confirmation and the Commander of Assistance invited thee and brought thee safely to this radiant Holy Land. | INBA89:106 | DAS.1913-08-24, ABIE.227, BLO_PN#007 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00555 | 530 | mixed | ترانی یا الهی مکبا بوجهی علی التراب صعقا من تجلی الانوار مندهشا من مشاهده | O my God! Thou beholdest me prostrate upon the dust, struck down by the effulgence of Thy lights, and bewildered by the vision thereof [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0777, MKT1.256, YHA1.378x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00557 | 530 | Consultation | ...Every one of the friends should highly praise the other and each should regard himself as evanescent and as naught in the presence of others. All matters should be consulted upon in the meeting | BRL_CONSULT#15x, COC#0181x | Consultation; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00559 | 530 | Arabic | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اناجیک فی سری و ذاتی و کینونتی و حقیقتی و اذکرک بروحی و | Praise be unto Thee, O my Lord! O my Lord! I cry unto Thee from within the depths of my heart | BRL_DAK#0070, AKHT2.509, AKHT2.509a | BRL_APAB#23 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00560 | 530 | mixed | نامه های مطبوعه عبدالبهاء که بخط خوش خویش طبع نموده بودید رسید ... احبّآء الهی غافل و یحیائیها شب و روز در فساد بهر حزبی که برسند بهائیان را بحزبی دیگر | The printed letters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, which thou hadst published in thine own graceful handwriting, have arrived... The beloved of God remain unaware, while the followers of Yahyá, night and day, spread corruption, attributing to every faction they meet the Bahá'ís' allegiance to another [3.5s] | INBA79.069 | MAS5.224x, RMT.314-315x | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02770 | 530 | mixed | Light of the World | ای ورقاء حدیقه وفاء و ای حمامه ایکه ثناء ... اليوم اکثر ناس از قوّت عهد و ميثاق الهی غافل و ذاهلند | O thou dove of the rose-garden of faithfulness! O nightingale of the groves of praise to the Abha Beauty! May the glory of God | NURA#66, MMK4#162 p.178x, MSHR5.300x | LOTW#66 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11631 | 530 | mixed | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء تهنیت ورود بشرق معانی پرمسرت داشت زیرا احساسات | O kind friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The tidings of your arrival in the spiritual East brought joy, for the feelings [c3.5s] | FRH.114-115 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01631 | 530 | Arabic | اسمعی ما یغن جمال الظهور فی هذا الطور علی هذه البقعه المبارکه التی ارتفعت عن | Hearken unto that which the Beauty of Manifestation singeth forth upon this Mount and in this blessed spot which hath been raised above [3.5s] | INBA36:087b, INBA71:250 | LHKM3.063c, PYB#174 p.03x | Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01632 | 530 | mixed | اصبحنا الیوم و کان حاضرا امام الوجه صور اولیائی فی عشق آباد انزلنا لکل واحد | On this day We awoke, and there were present before Our face the images of Our loved ones in 'Ishqábád. Unto each one We have revealed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15703.072, | TISH.021-022 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to Muslims; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01633 | 530 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی اظهر ما کان مقدسا عن علم کلشیء و عرفان کلشیء و ادراک کلشیء | Praise be to God Who hath manifested that which was sanctified above all knowledge, recognition and comprehension [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.205, , BLIB_Or15711.191, | MSBH5.454bx | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01634 | 530 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی اید عباده الاصفیاء و امائه الزاکیات علی عرفان مطلع نفسه و مشرق | Praise be to God, Who hath strengthened His chosen servants and His pure handmaidens to recognize the Dawning-Place of His Self and the Orient [3.5s] | INBA22:151 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01635 | 530 | mixed | الحمد لمحمود و مقصود خلق محمدا ص بسلطان القوه و الاقتدار و بعثه بالحق و | Praise be to the Praised One, the Desired One, Who created Muhammad - peace be upon Him - through the sovereignty of might and power, and sent Him forth with truth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.211, , BLIB_Or15711.146, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01636 | 530 | Arabic | ان استمع ما یلهمک لسان الله عن جبروته المقدس العزیز المنیع لعل تسمع ندآء | Hearken unto that which the Tongue of God inspireth thee from His sacred, mighty and impregnable dominion, that perchance thou mayest hear the Call [3.5s] | INBA36:165, NLAI_BH1.236 | BRL_DA#456, TZH4.315 | Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01637 | 530 | Arabic | ان یا اسم الله اسمع نغمات الروح و لاتلتفت الی الذینهم کفروا بالله و آیاته و | O Name of God! Hearken unto the melodies of the Spirit and turn not unto them that have denied God and His signs [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03114.077, , BLIB_Or15725.110, , BLIB_Or15737.201, | LHKM1.026, NNY.131-132 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ROB4.080, LL#006 | ||||||||
| BH01638 | 530 | Arabic | ان یا ایتها الطلعه المتجلیه من انوار صبح الاحدیه و المستحکیه عن اشراق الازلیه | O thou Countenance resplendent with the lights of the Morn of Oneness, speaking forth from the effulgence of eternity [3.5s] | INBA51:077, KB_620:070-072 | Chastisement and requital; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01639 | 530 | Arabic | ان یا بقیه آلی اسمع ندائی عن شطر عرشی لتجذبک نغمات الرحمن الی مقام کان عن | O remnant of My lineage! Hearken thou unto My call from the direction of My Throne, that the melodies of the All-Merciful may draw thee unto a station that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.405, | BRL_DA#205, ASAT2.069x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| BH01641 | 530 | Arabic | ان یا علی ان استمع ما یوحی الیک ربک المحزون الغریب الذی احاطته الاحزان من کل | O Ali! Hearken unto that which thy Lord, the Sorrowful, the Lonely One, Who is encompassed by griefs from every side, revealeth unto thee [3.5s] | INBA35:100, BLIB_Or11095#099, | Call to action; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01642 | 530 | mixed | ای نبیل عرایضت معروض و ندایت مسموع و اجابت آن معلق بوقت چه که بعضی حال در این | O Nabíl, thy supplications have been laid before Us and thy cry hath reached Our ears, yet the answer thereto remaineth suspended until the appointed time, for certain souls at present [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#285, , BLIB_Or15722.051, | AVK3.155.06x, ASAT5.200x, AKHA_135BE #12 p.245, AKHA_136BE #03 p.039 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01643 | 530 | mixed | این ایام ظهورات فضل الهی و تجلیا?? نور نیر رحمانی از هر جهتی ظاهر و هویدا هر | In these days the manifestations of divine grace and the effulgences of the Light of the All-Merciful Sun are manifest and visible from every direction [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.536, | Consultation; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for prosperity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01645 | 530 | Arabic | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق من جبروت اسم بهیا و فیه ماینقطع العالمین عما | These are the verses of God, sent down in truth from the realm of the Most Glorious Name, wherein is that which shall sever all the worlds from whatsoever [3.5s] | AYBY.013 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Law of Huququ'llah; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01646 | 530 | mixed | حمد مالک اسما و سلطان یفعل ما یشاء را لایق و سزاست که ظلم معتدین و اعراض | Praise befitteth the Lord of Names and the Sovereign Who doeth as He willeth [3.5s] | INBA51:488 | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01647 | 530 | Persian | حمد مقدس از ادراک کائنات و عرفان ممکنات لایق بساط انور اقدس حضرت مقصودی | Sanctified praise, exalted above the comprehension of created things and the understanding of contingent beings, befitteth the most luminous and holy court of the Desired One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.382, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01648 | 530 | Persian | حمد مقدس از السن و اقلام و منزه از ادراک و عقول من فی الامکان ساحت امنع | Praise that is sanctified beyond all tongues and pens, and exalted above the comprehension and minds of all who dwell within the realm of contingent being, belongeth unto His most sacred court [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.329, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01649 | 530 | mixed | حمد و ثنا مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزاست که بایادی احکام شرع مبین حصن متین | Praise and glorification befit the Desired One of all the worlds, Who, through the hands of His clear and binding laws, hath raised up a mighty stronghold [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.399, | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Law of inheritance; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01650 | 530 | Persian | خادم فانی بمشاهده کتاب آنجناب مسرور انشاء الله لازال بذکر مقصود بیزوال ناطق | This evanescent servant was gladdened by beholding thy letter. God willing, mayest thou remain forever eloquent in remembrance of the immortal Purpose [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.338, | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Christian clergy; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01651 | 530 | Arabic | ذکری لمن فاز بانوار العرفان فی ایام ربه الرحمن لیجذبه عرف الذکر الی مقام یدع | A remembrance unto him who hath attained unto the lights of divine knowledge in the days of his Lord, the Most Merciful, that the fragrance of remembrance might draw him unto a station that calleth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#079, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01652 | 530 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | سبحان الله اظهر امره و انطق الاشیاء علی انه لا اله الا هو الحق علام الغیوب | Glorified be God Who hath manifested His Cause and made all things speak forth that there is none other God but Him, the Truth, the Knower of things unseen [3.5s]... ...Happy is the man who will arise to serve My Cause, and glorify My beauteous Name. Take hold of My Book with the power of My might | BRL_DA#679, GWBP#028 p.052x, AVK2.056.06x, MJMM.219, ASAT1.113x | GWB#028x, WOB.172-173x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#435 | |||||||
| BH01653 | 530 | Arabic | فیا الهی فی کل اللیالی احترق بنار فراقک و فی کل الایام ابتهج ببدایع افضالک | O my God! Every night do I burn with the fire of separation from Thee, and every day am I gladdened by the wondrous tokens of Thy grace [3.5s] | INBA49:118, INBA92:111 | BRL_DA#351, LHKM1.006 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01655 | 530 | mixed | قد شهد قلمی الاعلی من شطر البقعه البیضاء من سدره المنتهی انه لا اله الا هو | My Supreme Pen hath testified from the direction of the luminous Spot at the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing that there is none other God but He [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.005b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01657 | 530 | mixed | کتاب نزل بالحق من لدی المظلوم لمن اقبل الی الافق الاعلی و سمع حفیف سدره | The Book sent down in truth from the presence of the Wronged One unto him who hath turned toward the Most Exalted Horizon and hearkened unto the rustling of the Divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.275, , BLIB_Or15699.069, | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01658 | 530 | Arabic | کتاب نزلت آیاته عربیا و انه فصل من ام الکتاب من لدی الله العزیز الوهاب و فیه یلقی | A Book whose verses have been sent down in Arabic, and verily it is a chapter from the Mother Book from the presence of God, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful, wherein is cast [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.143c, | MAS4.095ax, ASAT5.177x, MSHR5.143-144x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#447 | ||||||||
| BH01659 | 530 | mixed | کتاب ینطق بالحق و یذکر الناس بایات الله رب العالمین و یهدیهم الی صراط نصب | The Book proclaimeth the truth and remindeth the people of the signs of God, the Lord of all worlds, and guideth them unto the upright path [3.5s] | INBA18:109, BLIB_Or15695.165, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01660 | 530 | mixed | له الشکر و العظمه و البهاء بما قدر لاولیائه فی الحضور نعمه القرب و اللقاء و | To Him be praise, grandeur and glory, for having ordained for His chosen ones in His presence the blessing of nearness and reunion [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.440, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01661 | 530 | Persian | مقصود عالمیان در این شب مبارک ماه رمضان اراده فرموده بلغت نوراء | The Purpose of all beings hath, on this blessed night of the month of Ramadan, willed to speak in the luminous tongue [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.030, , BLIB_Or15724.090, | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01662 | 530 | Persian | مکتوبیکه بعبد حاضر لدی العرش نوشنه بودید تلقاء وجه مذکور شد و اثار حزن | The letter which you had written to this servant, who standeth before the Throne, was mentioned in His presence, and signs of sorrow [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.026c, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01663 | 530 | Arabic | هذا ذکر من لدی المسجون الی الذی آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم ان لاتعبد الا ایاه | This is a remembrance from the Prisoner unto him who hath believed in God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, that none should be worshipped save Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.482, , NLAI_BH2.034, NLAI_BH2.106 | ASAT1.024x, ASAT4.127x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01664 | 530 | mixed | هذا یوم فیه نفخ فی الصور و هو قلمی الاعلی و به قام اهل القبور رغما للذین | This is the Day wherein the Trumpet hath been sounded, and it is none other than My Most Exalted Pen, whereby they that lay in the graves have risen, despite those who denied [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.040.13, | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01666 | 530 | mixed | یا ایها المذکور لدی المظلوم ان قلمی الاعلی اراد ان یظهر لک لئالی الحکمه | O thou who art mentioned before the Wronged One! Verily, the Most Exalted Pen hath willed to reveal unto thee the pearls of wisdom [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.105b, | BRL_DA#422 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01667 | 530 | mixed | یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه و القائم لدی الباب اسمع ما ارتفع من حفیف سدره | O thou who gazest upon the Countenance and standest at the Gate, hearken unto what hath been raised from the rustling of the divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | INBA27:419 | PYK.146 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01668 | 530 | mixed | یا حبیب فوادی اینکه در ذکر قره عین آقا سید حسین علیه سلام الله مرقوم داشتید | O Beloved of My Heart! That which thou didst write in mention of the solace of Mine eyes, Áqá Siyyid Ḥusayn, upon him rest the peace of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.159, | LHKM2.302 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01669 | 530 | mixed | یا زین علیک بهائی و عنایتی نفوس مذکوره باثار فضل الهی و عنایت ربانی فائز | O Zayn, upon whom rest My Glory and My loving-kindness! The souls aforementioned have attained unto the tokens of divine bounty and heavenly grace [3.5s] | TABN.333 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01670 | 530 | mixed | یا عبد الحسین علیک بهائی حضرت مبشر باینکلمه ناطق میفرماید قد کتبت جوهره فی | O 'Abdu'l-Husayn! Upon thee be My Glory! The Herald uttereth this word, saying: "I have inscribed an essence in..." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.346, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01671 | 530 | mixed | یا محمد قبل صادق از پرتو انوار آفتاب ظهور عالم منور ولکن اهل حجاب از او غافل و | O Muhammad-Sádiq! The world hath been illumined by the radiant rays of the Sun of Revelation, yet the people of the veil remain heedless thereof [3.5s] | INBA97:121b, BLIB_Or15697.086, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01672 | 530 | Arabic | یا محمد قلی علیک بهائی اشهد ان الذین اقبلوا الی افقی و فازوا بلقائی و شربوا | O Muhammad-Qulí! Upon thee be My glory! I bear witness that they who have turned unto Mine horizon and attained unto My presence and have drunk [3.5s] | INBA18:550 | AHT.005bx | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01673 | 530 | Days of Remembrance | Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having cast in this Day the radiance of all Thy names upon all created things, O Thou Who art the Lord of glory | AMB#15 | DOR#15 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11606 | 530 | mixed | یا ابن ابهر علیک سلامی و عنایتی و رحمتی نامه که نزد بدیع الله ارسال داشتی | O Ibn Abhar! Upon thee be My salutation, My loving-kindness and My mercy. The letter which thou didst dispatch to Badí'u'lláh [3.5s] | BRL_DA#188, YIA.174-175 | Praise and encouragement; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00339 | Kitab al-Vahid 16 (Tablet to the sixteenth Letter of the Living) | 530 | Arabic | بسم الله المهیمن العزیز. قل الذی خلق السموات و الأرض قادر علی کل شیء و کل الیه یرجعون هو الذی یحیی | Say: He Who created the heavens and the earth hath power over all things, and unto Him shall all return. He it is Who giveth life [3.5s] | DB.xxii.16, LABIB | Belief and denial; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01644 | Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firaq (Tablet of the Nightingale of Bereavement) | 530 | mixed | Tablet of Nightingale of Separation (Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firáq) | Lawh-i-Bulbulul-Firaq (Tablet of Nightingale of Separation) | بلبل الفراق علی غصن الافاق ینادی هذا الفراق یا ملا الاشتیاق و طیر الوفا یتغن | The nightingale of separation, perched upon the branch of the horizon, calls out in grief, you who are filled with yearning | INBA38:063, INBA36:376b, INBA71:074b | AQA4#095 p.324x, AQA4a.363x, GSH.042, OOL.B034a, OOL.B034b | SW_v12#16 p.251, BLO_PT#115 | Announces in sorrowful language His departure from Baghdad and reproaches those who had thus far failed to recognize Him. | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | 1b | * | - | ROB1.244, MMAH.079, LL#080 | ||
| BH01654 | Second Tablet to Faris | 530 | Arabic | قد حضر کتابک لدی الوجه و وجدنا منه عرف الحب و الوداد لذا نزل لک هذا اللوح | Thy letter hath come before Our Countenance, and from it We have inhaled the fragrance of love and affection; wherefore this Tablet hath been sent down unto thee [3.5s]... ...The Breath hath been wafted, and the Breeze hath blown, and from Zion hath appeared that which was hidden, and from Jerusalem is heard the Voice of God | INBA81:153, BLIB_Or11095#030, | BRL_DA#274, AVK3.121x, SFI16.038-039, ASAT4.432x, YIK.120-121 | GPB.211x, PDC.125x, PDC.165x2x, PDC.165-166x, PDC.167x, BSB7:3-4 p27x, HURQ.BH77 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to Christians | - | - | LL#085 | ||||||
| AB00556 | Some Answered Questions #004 Abraham | 530 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | دارندهء این قوه و مؤید این قوه از جمله حضرت ابراهیم بود و برهان بر این | Among those who possessed this divine power and were assisted by it was Abraham. | MFD#04, OOL.C022.04 | SAQ#04, GPB.107-108x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0503 | The Last Meeting: Words spoken on 1911-12-01 in Paris | 530 | Persian | Paris Talks | روزیکه بپاریس آمدم دیدم مزرعه ایست | When I arrived in Paris some time ago for the first time, I looked around me with much interest, and in my mind I likened this beautiful city to a large garden. | KHTB1.239 | PT#53 p.177, SAS.109x | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0501 | Words spoken at hotel suite in New York, 1912-05-31 | 530 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | امروز میخواهم آقامیرزا ولی الله خان را بشما معرفی کنم | Today, I would like to introduce you to Áqa Mírza Valíyu’llah Khan. This young man was the son of Áqa Mírza Varqa | KHTB2.107, NJB_v03#18 p.004 | ADMS#177 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | BDA1.111, MHMD1.118 | ||||||
| ABU0509 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-01-04 | 530 | These childish demonstrations are most shallow in their motives, because they are based on the conquest of the earth which in itself is not permanent. | DAS.1915-01-04 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0502 | Words spoken at Paster Wagner's church in Paris, 1911-11-26 | 530 | Persian | Paris Talks | جمیع مظاهر مقدسه خدمت بحقیقت فرمودند حضرت موسی ترویج حقیقه فرمود حضرت مسیح | I am deeply touched by the sympathetic words which have been addressed to me... All down the ages the prophets of God have been sent into the world to serve the cause of truth | KHAB.201 (211), KHTB1.210, KHTP.156 | PT#39 p.120, DWN_v3#05 p.034-037, DWN_v4#08-9 p.115-119 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0507 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 530 | The justice of God is a difficult subject and requires much reflection upon our Lord's Words... Paraclete means the Holy Spirit... Regarding the use of beads | PN_1900_heh p040, BSTW#305x | Chastisement and requital; Differences in human capacity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Justice and mercy; Maintainance of degrees in society; Many are called but few are chosen | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0508 | Words to Agnew, Chase, Sheffler, spoken on 1907-04-12 | 530 | Today is a beautiful day. I have been longing to see such a day. I am very happy. My happiness is from the point that the Power of God has gathered us together…. If there should not be decomposition, composition would not be. | PN_1907 p073x, TTAG.008-011, BLO_PN#101 | Composition and decomposition; Critique of Western values; culture; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0506 | Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-13 | 530 | This is a prison and in prison one cannot find rest. Whatever it may be, this is a prison | TTAG.013-016, BLO_PN#101 | Effort; striving; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0513 | Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-07 | 530 | Amongst the proofs of the Blessed Beauty was the fact that two bloodthirsty monarchs opposed his cause. | PN_1919 p075 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0514 | Words to Mr and Mrs Kinney et al, spoken on 1909-08-21 | 530 | Whosoever turns to the Kingdom must neither be affected by poverty or wealth... While the Master was in Teheran and the family was pillaged, for three days and nights they were left absolutely foodless... Man comes into the world naked | PN_1909 p065, PN_1909C p121 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0516 | Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11 | 530 | The proper spirit in which to visit places hallowed by remembrances of Christ... To be a Bahai simply means to love all the world; to love humanity and try to serve it; to work for universal peace and universal brotherhood…. The world in the past has been ruled by force | COMP_WOMENP#025x | BRL_WOMEN#025x, COC#2116x, LOG#2079x, SW_v03#03 p.004-005, SW_v09#07 p.087, SW_v13#05 p.115, SW_v19#02 p.052, VLAB.084x, BNE.071x, BNE.083x, BNE.149x, BLO_PN#002x | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Freedom of thought and action; Humor; jokes; Role and station of women; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0517 | Words to Prof. E. A. Rogers, spoken on 1912-10-22 | 530 | I longed very much to visit you at your school in Los Gatos but there was not the time | ECN.758 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0512 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-21 | 530 | Syria has an important position strategically. Ancient nations conquering this country extended the boundary of their empire to all the then known parts of the world. | DAS.1914-11-21 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0504 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-18 | 530 | I am straining my ears toward the city of Shiraz--the sacred birthplace of the Báb--that perchance I may hear the sweet rapturous songs of its inhabitants. | DAS.1915-03-18 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0510 | Words to some young Bahá’ís, spoken on 1915-05-02 | 530 | All the Bahá'í children must learn a trade or manual profession. This must be aside from their literary education... Do not be satisfied with a superficial smattering of a language | DAS.1915-05-02 | Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; High station of learning; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0515 | Words to some Zoroastrian friends, spoken on 1915-04-18 | 530 | The Blessed Perfection expressed always great love for the Parsee friends. When Manikchi came to Baghdad and stood in His spiritual Presence he related many stories concerning the humiliation of the Parsees | DAS.1915-04-18 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0505 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-16 | 530 | Persian | هارون الرشید خواست حفر کند نتوانست بعد مامون باین خیال افتاد بعد از زحمت | Harum ar-Rashid wanted to excavate [the Pyramids] but was unsuccessful.... One thing that has enabled European civilization to advance so considerably is the aptitude for accepting the truth | KHH1.218-220 (1.305-307) | KHHE.319-321, BSR_v13 p.102 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00337 | Ziyarat | 530 | Arabic | بسم الله تعالی اذا اردت زیارة احد من ائمة العدل اتبع.... اشهد ان لا اله الا الله وحده لا شریک له کما شهد ذاته لذاته ان لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم و اشهد ان محمدا عبدک الذی استخلصته لنفسک و اصطنعته لولایتک | I bear witness that there is no God but God, alone and without partner, even as His own Self hath testified unto His own Self that there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Wise. And I bear witness that Muhammad is Thy servant, whom Thou hast singled out for Thyself and chosen for Thy Cause [3.5s] | PR03.057v13-058r20, MKI4499.018 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00338 | Ziyarat for the fourth to be martyred among the Letters of the Living | 530 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم انک انت فاطر السموات و الارض عالم الغیب و الشهادة لن یغرب من علمک من شیء لا فی السموات و لا فی الارض و لا ما بینهما و لا یعجک من شیء لا فی ملکوت الامر و لا الخلق و لا ما دونهما لم تزل کنت الها واحدا احدا فردا | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art the Maker of the heavens and the earth, the Knower of the seen and the unseen. Nothing escapeth Thy knowledge, whether in the heavens or on earth or betwixt them, nor can aught confound Thee in the kingdoms of command and creation or in whatsoever lieth beyond them. From time immemorial Thou hast been one God, single and alone [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.121-124, CMB_F14.095v03-097r04, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.456, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210 | ||||||||
| BH11713 | 523 | mixed | شعری از آنجناب بر ورقه که نظر بالتفات این عبد مرقوم فرموده بودیم و این عبد | A poem from that eminence was inscribed upon a leaf whereon We had graciously penned Our regard for this servant, and this servant [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.397 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00561 | 520 | mixed | در خصوص اوراقی که نزد آنجناب ارسال شده مرقوم فرموده بودید هر نوع مصلحت بدانید مجری | Concerning the papers that were sent unto you, and regarding which you had written, whatever course you deem advisable may be pursued [3.5s] | MMK6#122x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00562 | 520 | mixed | ای احبای آذربایجان لابد لنا من آذربایجان آذری بجان ناقضان زنید و تبریز را | O beloved ones of Azerbaijan! We must needs have from Azerbaijan an Azerbaijan set ablaze with ardour. Refute the violators, and let Tabriz [3.5s] | INBA88:321, INBA89:055b | AKHA_122BE #07-08 p.j, ASAT1.016x, MJMJ3.036x, MMG2#008 p.008x | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00563 | 520 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده آستان بهاء الله نامه مورخ به ۱۴ جون ۱۹۲۰ رسید و نامه بعضی از اعضای | O Servant of the Threshold of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter dated 14 June 1920 hath been received. A letter from some of the members of the Peace Committee | MKT3.447, MNMK#120 p.230, MMK1#228 p.297, ASAT5.060x, YHA1.426-427x (2.840) | SWAB#228, WOB.046x, BSTW#203x | Business; financial; property matters; Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Parliaments; constitutional government; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00565 | 520 | Persian | ای ستاره درخشنده بنور ایمان نامه ای که بتاریخ ۱۹ حزیران ۱۹۱۹ مرقوم نموده بودی | O star shining with the Light of Faith! The letter which thou hadst written on 19th June 1919 was received. And the bunch of flowers | BRL_DAK#0128 | LBLT.193x, LBLT.197-198x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Equality of men and women; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00566 | 520 | mixed | ای صحرانورد سبیل الهی عبدالبهاء شما را گهی بطی صحرا و بیابان اندازد و گهی در | O wayfarer in the divine path! 'Abdu'l-Bahá doth at times cast thee into the desert and wilderness, and at times [3.5s] | AYBY.449 #187, MSHR5.022x | Critiques of capitalism, communism, socialism; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00567 | 520 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای فائز بحقیقت آن نور الهی که در اصحاح دوازدهم یوحنا مذکور امیدوارم که | O thou who hast attained to the truth of that divine Light which is mentioned in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel according to John! | BRL_DAK#0952, VUJUD.121.01x | TAB.206-209, BWF.376-376x, COC#1042x, LOG#0377x, BSC.483 #923-924x, BNE.114-115x, VUJUDE.158x | Alchemy; the elixir; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Law of pilgrimage; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00568 | 520 | mixed | ای متعلقان حضرت زائر جناب آقا میرزا محمد ایامی چند است که مونس و همدم و همراز | O ye who are connected with his honor the pilgrim, Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Muhammad! For some days he hath been a companion, confidant and intimate friend [3.5s] | MMK3#074 p.048x, MMK6#496 | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00569 | 520 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter written from Cleveland was received and I learned its contents. | TAB.178x, BWF.382-382x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Importance of community building; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00572 | 520 | mixed | دوست محترم مهربانا نامه نامی شما رسید مضمون مشحون بحقائق و معانی بود معلوم | Your esteemed letter arrived and its essence was filled with realities and meaning…. Praise belongs to God that the Baha’ís are the utmost well-wishers of the entire world, and you are well aware of that. | MSHR3.354-355, PZHN v1#2 p.07 | RIDA.015-016x | Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00573 | 520 | mixed | ربنا ترانا ننشر اجنحه الذل و الانکسار و نبتهل الی ملکوت الانوار و نخضع خضوع | O our Lord! Behold us as we spread the wings of abasement and contrition, supplicating unto the Kingdom of Lights, submitting with utter humility [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0743, MKT1.226, DWNP_v3#11 p.017-019, YHA1.375x | Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00574 | 520 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی فی هذه البلاد الشاسعه الارجاء القاصیه عن عتبتک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest me in this vast and distant land, far removed from Thy sacred threshold [3.5s] | KHAF.155 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00576 | 520 | Persian | نامه که بتاریخ شهر شعبان سنه ۱۳۳۸ مرقوم نموده بودید رسید سئوالاتی چند فرموده | Thy letter, dated the month of Sha'ban 1338, hath reached me, wherein thou didst pose several questions [3.5s]... ...As to the supplication of one’s needs in holy places: Since those sites are associated with God, they are, therefore, the most exalted of all spots. It is certain that the supplication of one’s needs in the most exalted of spots is not like praying in other places | AVK2.213.07x, AVK4.147.04x, MAS2.027-030, YARP2.135 p.153 | ADMS#312x | Higher encompasses the lower; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07341 | 520 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق مضامین نامه شکرین معلوم و مفهوم گشت هر چه ناله و فغان نماای | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The contents of thy sweet letter became known and understood. Whatsoever lamentation and cry thou mayest raise [3.5s] | INBA79.024 | BSHN.140.479.01x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12120 | 520 | mixed | ای بندگان آستان مقدس نامه مفصل شما که بتاریخ ۱۴ کانون ثانی ۱۹۲۰ بود رسید از | O ye servants of the Sacred Threshold! Your detailed letter dated 14th January 1920 hath been received [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0774 | Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00340 | 520 | Arabic | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00345 | 520 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. و السلام على عباد الله المخلصین فیا ایها السآئل قد سمعت کل ما کتبت الی فی کتابک | Peace be upon God's sincere servants! O thou who inquireth, verily I have heard all that thou didst write unto Me in thy letter [3.5s] | INBA91:189.02-192.01, PR04.008v15-010v07 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01674 | 520 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی استوی علی العرش مره فی الرضوان و اخری فی البستان و طورا فی | Praise be unto Him Who hath ascended the throne, once in the Ridván, and again in the garden, and at times in [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#028, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01675 | 520 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی رفع رایة العرفان علی علم العلم و البیان و زینها بطراز الحکمة و التبیان | Praise be to God, Who hath raised the banner of divine knowledge upon the standard of learning and utterance, and hath adorned it with the ornament of wisdom and exposition [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15693.121, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01676 | 520 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی نور الافاق من النور اللائح المشرق من افق سماء الحجاز و به اضاء | Praise be to God Who hath illumined the horizons through the resplendent Light that shineth from the horizon of the heaven of the Hijaz, whereby He hath shed His radiance [3.5s] | MJAN.191, AYBY.270 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01677 | 520 | Arabic | ان یا اهل البهاء ان ارفعوا سرادق القدس فی شاطی هذا البحر الذی الیه تذهب کل البحار | O people of Bahá! Raise ye the pavilion of holiness upon the shore of this sea, unto which all seas flow [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.397, , ALIB.folder18p352 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01678 | 520 | Arabic | ان یا علی ان اشهد فی نفسک بانه لا اله الا هو و ان الذی ظهر باسم علی قبل نبیل انه | O Ali! Bear thou witness in thine inmost heart that verily there is none other God but Him, and that He Who appeared bearing the name of Ali before Nabil, verily He [3.5s] | INBA83:191, BLIB_Or03114.088, , BLIB_Or15702.231, , ALIB.folder18p321 | MAS4.175cx | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ROB3.194, LL#429 | ||||||||
| BH01679 | 520 | mixed | انشاء الله بعنایت و الطاف مالک اسماء ساقی رحیق بقا که از معین قلم اعلی جاری | God willing, through the loving-kindness and favors of the Lord of Names, the Cup-bearer of the Wine of Immortality that floweth from the Fountainhead of the Most Exalted Pen [3.5s]... ...This is the Chief of all days and the King thereof. Great is the blessedness of him who hath attained, through the sweet savor of these days, unto everlasting life | BLIB_Or15710.119, , Majlis934.087-092 | HDQI.092, YIA.206-207 | ADJ.079x, GPB.099x | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01680 | 520 | mixed | انشاء الله در جمیع احیان و اوان در ظل رحمن مستریح باشید و بخدمت جمال قدم بین | God willing, may you at all times and seasons repose beneath the shelter of the All-Merciful and arise in service to the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA18:055, BLIB_Or03116.118, , BLIB_Or11096#037x, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01681 | 520 | mixed | ای محمد انشاء الله بمثابه نار در محبت رحمن مشتعل باشی و مانند ماء در ظل سدره اش | O Muhammad! God willing, mayest thou be enkindled even as a fire in the love of the All-Merciful, and be as water beneath the shade of His Lote-Tree [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.253, | NNY.003x, VAA.201-202x | Contention and conflict; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01682 | 520 | mixed | ای محمد بشنو نغمه الله را که از سماء عز امر نازل است و حجبات اوهام را بقوت | O Muhammad! Hearken unto the melody of God that hath descended from the heaven of His glorious Command, and with its potency rend asunder the veils of idle fancy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.214b, , BLIB_Or15722.157, | RSBB.138b, AYI2.376x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01683 | 520 | mixed | حمد خداوند کریم رحیمی را لایق و سزا که دریای عفوش لازال مواج و عمان مغفرت و | Praise be unto the All-Bountiful, All-Merciful Lord, worthy and befitting of praise, Whose Ocean of forgiveness surgeth eternally, and Whose Sea of pardon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.476, | Consultation; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01684 | 520 | mixed | حمد محبوبی را لایق و سزاست که از کوثر عرفان قلوب مخلصین و مقربین را زنده و | Praise befitteth and is worthy of the Beloved, Who hath quickened the hearts of the sincere ones and them that are nigh through the Kawthar of divine knowledge [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.051d, | Laws of marriage and dowry; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01685 | 520 | Persian | حمد مقدس از ذکر ممکنات و ادراک کائنات و علم موجودات ساحت امنع اقدس را لایق | Sanctified praise, transcending the mention of contingent things, the comprehension of created beings, and the knowledge of all existence, befitteth His most holy Court [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.240, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01686 | 520 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر و بیان مقصود امکان را لایق و سزاست که بقدرت کامله خود کلمات | Sanctified praise, above all mention and utterance, befitteth the Object of all creation, Who through His consummate power hath revealed His words [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727b.117, | Christ; Christianity; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Manifestation of God as sun; Moses; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01687 | 520 | mixed | حمد مقدس از عوالم معانی و بیان محبوب امکان را لایق و سزا است که باسم مبارکش | Sanctified praise, from the realms of meaning and utterance, befitteth and beseemeth the Beloved of all possibility, through His blessed Name [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.010a, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consultation; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Suffering and imprisonment; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01688 | 520 | mixed | حمد مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که مژده صحت دوستانرا از بهترین نعمتهای عالم مقرر | Praise befitteth the Desired One, Who hath ordained the glad tidings of His friends' well-being to be among the choicest bounties of the world [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.273, | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Justice and mercy; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01689 | 520 | mixed | حمد موجد امکان را لایق و سزا که بیان را مطلع حکمت و اراده و علم فرمود اوست | Praise befitteth and beseemeth the Creator of all possibilities, Who hath made utterance the Dawning-Place of wisdom, will and knowledge [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.195, | ANDA#58 p.66, MSHR2.165x | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01690 | 520 | Arabic | ذکر رحمه ربک عبده محمد الذی هاجر الی الله و دخل فی المدینه حین الذی خرج عنها | Behold the remembrance of thy Lord's mercy unto His servant Muhammad, who migrated unto God and entered the City at the time when he departed therefrom [3.5s] | INBA27:440 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Silence; fewness of words; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01691 | 520 | Arabic | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق من جبروت عز علیا و جعلها حجه من عنده علی | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth from the realm of transcendent glory and made them a testimony from His presence unto [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.500, | Call to action; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01692 | 520 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا اله الاسماء و فاطر السماء انا عبدک و ابن عبدک و ابن امتک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all names and the Fashioner of the heavens! Iam Thy servant and the son of Thy servant and Thy handmaid | INBA61:002, INBA66:091, BLIB_Or15716.070.21, | AQMM.043, RAHA.032-033, MMUH#12x | JHT_S#198 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01693 | 520 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تری ما عجزت السن ما سواک عن ذکره و تشهد ما تکلکل عن | Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest what the tongue of no one except Thee can utter | BRL_DA#765, PMP#101 | PM#101 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01694 | 520 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا سید البشر و مالک القدر و مظهر السر المستسر قد تحیر العارفون | Glorified art Thou, O my God, Lord of mankind, Sovereign of destiny and Manifestation of the hidden Mystery! The mystics stand bewildered [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15693.133, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01695 | 520 | Arabic | شهد المکنون لاسمی القیوم انه لا اله الا انا العزیز المحبوب شهد المخزون و انه | The Hidden One beareth witness unto My Name, the Self-Subsisting, that verily there is no God but Me, the Almighty, the Best-Beloved. The Treasured One beareth witness thereof [3.5s] | INBA19:053, INBA32:050, BLIB_Or15706.249, , BLIB_Or15715.093a, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01696 | 520 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق لیکون حجته علی العالمین مبینا و لیظهر بها امره | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth, that His proof might be manifest unto all the worlds and His Cause thereby revealed [3.5s] | INBA36:089, INBA71:252 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01697 | 520 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی اذکرک حینئذ حین الذی تغرد فیه حمامات قدس سلطنتک و تمطر | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I make mention of Thee in this moment wherein the doves of Thy sacred sovereignty warble their melodies and the rains descend [3.5s] | INBA92:116 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01698 | 520 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی امسیت حینئذ فی جوار رحمتک الکبری فی ظل اسمک العلی | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I find myself now in the precincts of Thy supreme mercy, beneath the shadow of Thy Most Exalted Name [3.5s] | INBA49:115, INBA92:092 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for nearness to God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01699 | 520 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی انت الذی رفعت السموات بامرک و اسکنت الارض بارادتک و | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art He Who hath raised up the heavens by Thy command and established the earth through Thy will [3.5s] | INBA92:119 | DWNP_v3#08 p.066-069 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01700 | 520 | Arabic | قد ارتفع ندآء الله عن یمین العرش انی انا الله الواحد الفرد الاحد لاتمنعوا | The Call of God has assuredly been raised up from the right-hand side of the Divine Throne [uttering the words]: “I, verily, am God, the Unique, the Peerless, the One | INBA34:147, BLIB_Or15707.083, , BLIB_Or15735.245, | AQA1#025, HYK.245, YMM.214x, YMM.219x, YMM.250x, YMM.404x | HURQ.BH79x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01701 | 520 | Arabic | قد حضر الغصن الاکبر بکتابک فی المنظر الانور الذی فیه ینطق مالک القدر بالسر | The Greater Branch hath presented thy letter in the Most Luminous Spot, wherein the Lord of Destiny speaketh forth the mystery [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.343, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01702 | 520 | Arabic | قد سمع الله ما انت علیه اذا یذکرک بفضل من عنده لا اله الا هو العزیز القادر | God hath verily heard thy condition, whereupon He maketh mention of thee through His grace. There is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Powerful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.159, | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Personal instructions; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence of; reunion with God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01703 | 520 | mixed | قد قرء کتابک الذی ارسلته الی العبد الحاضر لدی العرش و اطلعنا بما فیه ان ربک | He hath verily read thy letter which thou didst send unto this Servant present before the Throne, and We have become apprised of its contents. Verily thy Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#267, , BLIB_Or15710.088, | Consolation and comfort; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01704 | 520 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدن عبد منیب الی الذینهم طاروا فی هواء محبه الرحمن و انقطعوا عن | This is an epistle from a penitent servant unto them that have soared in the atmosphere of the love of the All-Merciful and have detached themselves from [3.5s] | INBA51:300, INBA49:350, BLIB_Or15725.430, | LHKM3.020 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01705 | 520 | mixed | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذین نبذوا العالم و اخذوا ما اتی به الاسم الاعظم فیهذا | This is a Book from Our presence unto those who have cast aside the world and taken what the Most Great Name hath brought forth herein [3.5s] | INBA19:021b, INBA32:021b, INBA97:068, BLIB_Or15710.286b, , BLIB_Or15719.096, | NNY.179-181 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01706 | 520 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی المسجون الی الذی آمن بالله المهیمن العزیز القیوم و اجاب الله | This is an epistle from Him Who is imprisoned unto him who hath believed in God, the All-Compelling, the Almighty, the Self-Subsisting, and who hath answered unto God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.438, | Chastisement and requital; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01708 | 520 | mixed | یا اسمی مکتوب جناب حسین علیه بهاء الله که بانجناب نوشته عبد حاضر معروض داشت | O My Name! The letter of the honored Husayn—upon him be the Glory of God—which was written unto thee, hath been placed before Us by this servant who standeth present [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.140, | BRL_DA#614 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01709 | 520 | Arabic | یا اهل لجة الاحدیة فی ارومه ان استمعوا ندآء مالک البریة الذی ارتفع فی هذه البریة | O dwellers in the ocean of oneness! Hearken unto the call of the Lord of creation, which hath been raised in this wilderness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.246, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01710 | 520 | Arabic | یا جمال علیک بهائی و علی من یحبک و یذکرک لوجهی و یثنیک بما نزل من قلم امری | O Beauty! Upon Thee be My glory, and upon them that love Thee and remember Thee for My sake, and praise Thee with that which hath been revealed from the Pen of My Command [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.099d, | Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01711 | 520 | mixed | یا جواد علیک بهاء مالک الایجاد فی المبدء و المعاد طوبی لک و نعیما لک بما... ذکر بهرام علیه بهائی را | O Javad! Upon thee be the glory of the Lord of Creation, in the beginning and the return! Blessed art thou and glad tidings unto thee, inasmuch as thou hast mentioned Bahram, upon him be My glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.101, , NLAI_BH1.119 | AVK2.066.18x, ZYN.267, YARP1.053x, ASAT2.093x, PYB#106 p.03x, PYB#280 p.03x | Fire and light; fire and water; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01712 | 520 | mixed | یا طاهر نامه ات چندی قبل بساحت امنع اقدس واصل و باصغاء مظلوم فائز یا طاهر ناس | O Tahir! Some time ago thy letter reached the Most Holy and Most Exalted Court and was graced with the hearing of the Wronged One. O Tahir [3.5s] | KHML.238-240 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#158 | |||||||||
| BH01713 | 520 | mixed | یا محبوب فوادی و المذکور فی قلبی و القائم لدی باب مولای قد ورد علی الخادم ما | O thou beloved of my heart and remembered in my soul, who standeth before the gate of my Lord! There hath come upon this servant that which [3.5s]... ...I beseech Thee, O Possessor of all names and Creator of the heavens, to ordain for Thy Afnán that which will protect him from all else besides Thee, and to bestow upon him a measure of Thy patience | INBA31:072, BLIB_Or15704.429, | GEN.312-313x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09243 | 520 | mixed | ان یا سلیمان اسمع ندائی عن جهه سجنی لتجذبک نغماتی و تنقطعک عن سوائی | O Solomon! Hearken unto My call from the direction of My prison, that My melodies may attract thee and sever thee from all else besides Me [3.5s]... ...The Comforter Whose advent all the scriptures have promised is now come | BRL_DA#432, YMM.253x | WOB.104-105x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11714 | 520 | mixed | شهد المظلوم بما شهد اللّه قبل خلق الأشیآء انّه لا اله الّا هو لم یزل کان مقدّساً | The Wronged One beareth witness unto that which God Himself testified before the creation of all things, that there is none other God but Him. He hath ever been sanctified [3.5s] | BRL_DA#216 | Chastisement and requital; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Muhammad; Islam; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00341 | Du'a Tawassul | 520 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ینزل ما یشاء بامره سبحانه و تعالی عما یصفون یا الهی کیف اثنی علیک بعد علمی بقطع الکل عن عرفانک و کیف لا ادعوک و ان فؤادی لم تستقر الا بذکرک | Praise be unto God Who sends down whatsoever He Willeth through a command on His part. Praise be He and Exalted be He above whatsoever they do assert | INBA64:013.12-017.10, PR02.053r01-053r29, PR03.128v21-129r23, BYC_jabar.168.07-169.13 | KHSH6.008 | HURQ.BB37 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BB00342 | Fi’s-Sighari va’l-Kibar | 520 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی یبدع ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض بامره ثم الذین آمنوا بالله و آیاته فاولئک هم الیه یحشرون | Glorified be He Who createth, by His command, whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth; then they who have believed in God and His signs shall be gathered unto Him [3.5s] | PR07.030v-031v, CMB_F21.131.07-133.07#22, , BYC_collect3.021-024 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209 | ||||||||
| BH01707 | Lawh-i-Jud | 520 | mixed | یا اسمی الجود علیک بهائی ان استمع ما سمعته من قبل اذ کان نیر البرهان مشرقا | O thou who bearest My Name, Júd! Upon thee be My Glory. Give ear unto that which thou didst hear aforetime | BLIB_Or15715.232b, | BRL_DA#247, FBAH.000ii, TBP.000ii, TBP#17h | TB#17h | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | LL#134 | ||||||
| BB00343 | Letter to 'Abd(Mulla?) Sadiq Muqaddas | 520 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | هو الله الملک الحی المستعان. سبحان من له ملک السموات و الارض و بیده ملکوت کل شیء و کل الیه یقلبون و هو الذی یدبر مقادیر کل شیء و ینزل فی الکتاب ما هو خیر | Glorified is He to Whom pertaineth the dominion of the heavens and of the earth | SWBP#21 (p.112-115) | SWB#22 (p.160-163)x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Seal of the Prophets; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0528 | Public address given on 1912-04-24 | 520 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | What a wonderful meeting this is! These are the children of the Kingdom. The song we have just listened to... The art of music is divine and effective | BDA1.048n | LOG#1362x, PUP#021 (p.052-054), SW_v03#03 p.019-020, SW_v08#02 p.027-028, SW_v09#08 p.093-094 | MANA | Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Fulfillment of true potential; Music and singing; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | MHMD1.056-057 | |||||||
| ABU0523 | Public address given on 1912-12-03 | 520 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have been informed that the purpose of your class meeting is to study the significances | PUP#137 (p.458-460) | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings; Study; deepening; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00575 | Some Answered Questions #023 The Resurrection of Christ | 520 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | قیام مظاهر الهیه بجسد نیست جمیع شئونات و حالات و اعمال | The resurrection of the Manifestations of God is not of the body. All that pertains to them | MFD#23, OOL.C022.23 | SAQ#23 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Harmony of science and religion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB00570 | Some Answered Questions #026 The Second Coming of Christ and the Day of Judgement | 520 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در کتب مقدسه مذکور است که مسیح دوباره آید و بعلاماتی مشروط است | It is recorded in the sacred scriptures that Christ will return and that His return is conditioned upon the fulfillment of certain signs | MFD#26, OOL.C022.26 | SAQ#26 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| BB00126 | Tawqi'a haykal | 520 | Arabic | Star Tablet of the Bab, The; Haykal or "Star Tablet" Written in the Báb's Own Hand | Tawqi'a haykal (Star Tablet of the Báb) | و لله ملکوت ملک السموات و الارض و ما بینهما لن یعجزه من شی لا فی السموات ولا فی الارض | And to God belongs the kingdom of the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. There is no deficiency in Him regarding aught | BLIB_Or6887 | AHDA.467 | - | - | BLO_star, AHDA.460.02a | ||||||
| ABU0525 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 520 | We had these flower last year and today we see the same. We are in the habit of saying these flowers are the return | PN_1900_heh p059 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection of Muhammad; Return of the Manifestations of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| BHU0005 | Words spoken in the house of 'Izzat Aqa | 520 | Persian | ما چون در میان وزرای ایران مشهور بودیم همه آنها با ما اظهار دوستی میکردند ولی خائف ازین بودند | Since We were well-known among all the ministers of Iran, they would all exhibit friendship towards Us | TZH5.025-026 | RKS.139-141 | Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0529 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Spring 1910 | 520 | Du frägst viel und Wichtiges, o meine Tochter, Gott möge uns allen Weisheit und Erkenntnis schenken, darüber klar zu sehen! | SDW v12#01 p.002-003 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0518 | Words spoken on 1911-11-27 in Paris | 520 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | امروز میخواستم بیایم اینجا دم در دیدم اروپپلن بلند شده بسیار منظر خوشی بود حقیقت | Today, as I intended to come here, I beheld at the threshold an aeroplane soaring aloft - truly it was a wondrous sight [3.5s]... ...But the flight of the human spirit is through the glad-tidings of God. The flight of the human mind is through the increase of understanding and perception | BRL_DAK#1005, KHTB1.228 | BRL_ATE#201x | Power of the mind over nature; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0519 | Words spoken on 1915-08-04 in Haifa | 520 | Persian | حالا یک روزنامه می خواندم از جهت جامعه بحث می کرد. نمی توانست خوب تعبیر کند اما مقصد این بود که جامعه | Just now I was perusing a journal which discoursed upon the theme of society. Though it could not well express its intent, yet its purpose was that society [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-04 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0526 | Words to Archie Bell spoken in June 1914 | 520 | I am pleased, very pleased to meet one from far away America… Baha'ism is simply a message, its prophecies are readily explained by all religions… I find gems of truth in what Mrs. [Mary Baker] Eddy said and these things I include and accept. But there are many exaggerations... | DAS.1914-10-30x, SHL.307-317 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Miracles and their interpretation; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0522 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad around June 1914 | 520 | Persian | میدانی چرا حضرت اعلی شهید شد میدانی چرا جمال مبارک اینهمه بلاها را تحمل کرد | Do you know why His Holiness the Exalted One [the Bab] was martyred and the Blessed Beauty sustained such life-long hardships and sufferings?... Is it rational for us to aid him? If a thief wants to enter a house and rob it, should we help him? | KHH1.072-074 (1.100-103) | KHHE.116-117 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0527 | Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-31 | 520 | The Bahá'í must first be informed of the Principles and Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, then go forth | SW_v03#11 p.005-006, PN_1912_heh p006, PN_1912 p005, STAB#036 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0524 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 520 | There are two states of existence—the temporal and the eternal- the conditioned and the unconditioned—the estate of impotence and of primeval power. | AELT.191-194 | Christ; Christianity; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Muhammad; Islam; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0521 | Words to some newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-30 | 520 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما بهاءالله را اول مربی عالم انسانی میدانیم در زمانی که شرق را ظلمت اختلاف احاطه | We believe Baha'u'llah to be the supreme educator of humanity. When the gloom of contention | KHTB2.054, BDA1.060.06 | MHMD1.068-070 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as educator; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0520 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-28 | 520 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | حضرات الطاف جمال مبارک موج میزند الآن چون نگاه می کنم می بینم بحر عنایتش مواجست | Dear friends, the waves of the bounties of the Blessed Beauty are surging. As I look I see the ocean of His favor swelling | BDA1.276.09x | MHMD1.294x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| AB00577 | 510 | Persian | ای احبای الهی جناب لبیب زائر چون بعتبه مقدسه وارد و بزیارت مطاف ملا اعلی فائز | O ye heavenly friends! When the esteemed Jináb-i-Labíb arrived at the Sacred Threshold as a pilgrim and was blessed with circumambulating the Most Exalted Realm [3.5s] | MKT3.334, YHA1.281x, YQAZ.540-541 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00578 | 510 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن الحمد لله ایامیکه سحاب متراکمه جنگ آفاق عالم را تاریک و | O ye beloved of God and handmaids of the All-Merciful! Praise be unto God that in these days, when the massed clouds of war have darkened the horizons of the world [3.5s] | MKT3.258, AVK3.330x, MAS5.091x, ADH2.008x, ADH2_1#01 p.008x, MMG2#220 p.247x, NSR_1978.127x, NSR_1993.140x | almunajat.com [item 5] | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00579 | 510 | Persian | ای اسیر سبیل الهی شکر کن حضرت حی قدیر را که در این کور عظیم مومن بنور مبین | O thou who art captive in the path of God! Give thanks to the Ever-Living, the All-Powerful, that in this Most Great Dispensation thou art a believer in the manifest Light [3.5s] | MSHR4.335-336 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00580 | 510 | Persian | ای امین حقیقی مکتوب شما ملاحظه گردید و مضمون مفهوم شد یاران الهی در آن سامان | O true trustee, your letter was examined and its contents were understood. The divine friends in those regions [3.5s] | AVK3.251-254, AMIN.110-113, AMIN.176-179 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00581 | 510 | Persian | ای بندگان صمیمی جمال مبارک روحی لذکرکم الفدا و نفسی لحبکم الفدا نامه آقا | O ye sincere servants of the Blessed Beauty! My spirit is a sacrifice unto your remembrance, and my soul a ransom for your love. The letter [3.5s] | MMK5#029 p.030, TABN.031 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00582 | 510 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان از صعود حضرت آقا موسی حزن و اندوه رخ نمود و مشکلات واقعه از | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The news of the ascension of his honor Aqa Musa | BRL_DAK#0008 | BRL_ATE#008, MAAN#25 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Critique of Western values; culture; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00583 | 510 | O thou dear heavenly daughter! The services of His honour, Fazel, to the Kingdom of God are well known. It is my hope that he may be confirmed | BSTW#371 | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00584 | 510 | Persian | ای دو افنان شجره مقدسه مکاتیب شما رسید ولی جواب تاخیر افتاد زیرا کسالت مزاج | O twin offshoots of the sanctified Tree! Thy letters arrived, but a response was delayed due to a severe illness that rendered writing impossible | INBA87:352, INBA52:360 | GEN.173x, GEN.343x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00585 | 510 | mixed | A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám | ای صدرالصدور رق منشور قرائت گشت مقصد معلوم گردید فی الحقیقه الیوم آنحضرت خدمت | O distinguished one! The written missive was perused and its purpose became evident. In truth, in this day thou art rendering service [3.5s]... ...In truth thou art now rendering a great service to the basic foundations of the Cause of God... As to the question of the twelfth Imam, there existeth in the ḥadíths an apparent contradiction. | MMK6#601x, AVK2.222.13x, TSS.147, MAS2.050-052x | COC#0388x, BLO_PT#001x, ADMS#019x, KFPT#03.6 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00586 | 510 | O thou godlike maidservant of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents were conducive to the happiness of this depressed one. Thank thou God | DAS.1914-11-06, DAS.1914-10-31 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00588 | 510 | mixed | ای مشتعله بنار محبت الله نامه مفصل شما در این ایام ۷ نوفمبر ۱۹۱۸ رسید مضمون | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Thy detailed letter dated November 7, 1918 hath recently arrived | PYB#130 p.03 | SW_v10#02 p.029-031 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00589 | 510 | mixed | ای نفس موید نامه فصیح و بلیغ چون نافه مشک معطر بود رائحه ایمان و ایقان و ثبوت | O thou confirmed soul! Thy fluent and eloquent letter was even as the scent of musk, diffusing the fragrances of faith and certitude [3.5s] | INBA85:480 | MMK6#057, MJMJ2.008x, MJMJ3.077x, MMG2#234 p.262x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00590 | 510 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المخلصون ایها المقربون ایها المبتهلون ایها المتضرعون انی اضع جبهتی علی | O ye sincere ones! O ye favored ones! O ye beseeching ones! O ye supplicating ones!... O friends! It is the wish of ‘Abdu'l-Baha that the friends may establish general unity and not a particular meeting of unity | BRL_DAK#0894, MKT3.233, HDQI.297 | TAB.392-395, BSC.458 #843, TCI#1 | Importance of community building; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00591 | 510 | mixed | تقدست یا الهی و تعالیت یا مولائی ان تدرکک افکار اولی الاسرار من اعلی طبقات | Sanctified art Thou, O my God, and exalted art Thou, O my Master, above the comprehension of the thoughts of those possessed of mysteries in the highest ranks [3.5s] | PYB#148 p.04 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00592 | 510 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا حسین خان بروجردیرا از قبل من نهایت اشتیاق ابلاغ نما که چون دل | Convey, with utmost eagerness on my behalf, to Jinab-i-Aqa Mírzá Ḥusayn Khán-i-Burújirdí, that just as the heart [3.5s] | TAH.333 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00593 | 510 | Persian | جناب معلم از تاییدات غیبیه میطلبیم که در کل احیان در گلشن توحید چون عندلیب | We beseech the unseen confirmations for Jinab-i-Mu'allim, that at all times in the garden of divine unity, he may, even as the nightingale [3.5s] | AYBY.340 #022b | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00594 | 510 | Arabic | علیک التحیه و الثناء و علیک البهاء و علیک السناء یا من خلق من جوهر الوفاء | Upon thee be greetings and praise, and upon thee be glory and splendor, O thou who art created from the essence of fidelity [3.5s] | INBA89:249 | TISH.115-116, MSBH3.603-605, MSBH3.587x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00595 | 510 | Bahá'í World Faith | …Thou hast written concerning the meetings and the gathering places of the believers of God. Such assemblies and congregations will greatly aid | BWF.407-408x, LOG#0797x, PN_1906 p095x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00596 | 510 | mixed | یا من ینادی بالمیثاق فی الافاق نامه مفصل مفید و مشبع و مقنع که بانشخص جلیل | O thou who proclaimeth the Covenant throughout all regions, thy detailed and useful letter, comprehensive and convincing, which that illustrious person [3.5s] | PYK.264 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00597 | 510 | O ye beloved and ideal friends of God! The divine voice from the invisible Kingdom of Abha is reaching those who are asleep | SW_v08#15 p.208-209, BSTW#261 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05281 | 510 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان نامه ۷ شعبان سنه حاضره رسید و دلالت بر آن مینمود که الحمد لله | O herald of the Covenant! Your letter of the seventh of Sha'ban of the present year hath arrived and indicated, praise be to God [3.5s]... ...Explain to the people the details of the Mashrak-el-Azkar in Chicago | BRL_DAK#0191, YIA.299-300, YIK.401ax | SW_v01#04 p.015x, SW_v06#17 p.142 | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11632 | 510 | mixed | ای یاران خاوری من خاور با باختر دست در آغوش گشته و شمال و جنوب دو یار نازنین | O my Eastern friends! The East and West have embraced each other, and the North and South have become two cherished companions [3.5s] | FRH.106-107 | Entry by troops; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0530 | 510 | Persian | جمال مبارک ملاقات هیچ متصرفی را نپذیرفتند و سلطان باندیشه شد | The Blessed Beauty accepted not the audience of any governor, and this caused the sovereign to fall into deep contemplation [3.5s] | ASAT4.352-354 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0541 | 510 | What becomes of the soul after its separation from the body? The question concerns that which has a place and that which is placeless. | ADP.127-130 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH01714 | 510 | mixed | الحمد لله در جمیع احوال بعنایات مخصوصه غنی متعال فائز بوده و انشاء الله خواهید | Praise be unto God! In all conditions ye have been favored through His special bounties, the All-Sufficient, the Most Exalted, and, God willing, shall continue to be [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.088a, | BRL_DA#193, LHKM1.150x, AYI2.395x, YIA.053-054 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01715 | 510 | mixed | الحمد لمن کان فی ازل الازال قادرا باسمه القدیر و قائما باسمه القیوم و مهیمنا | Praise be unto Him Who, in the eternity of eternities, was powerful through His Name the All-Powerful, was established through His Name the Self-Subsisting, and was supreme [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.221, , BLIB_Or15711.070, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01716 | 510 | Arabic | Tablet on the Birth of the Greatest Name II (Lawh-i-Imawlud-i-'Ism-i-A'zám); Days of Remembrance; Countenance of the Blessed Beauty in the Mirror of Mawlúd Tablets, The | Lawh-i-Imawlud-i-'Ism-i-A'zám (Tablet on the Birth of the Greatest Name II) | ان یا معشر العشاق تالله هذه للیله ماظهر مثلها فی الامکان و ان هذا لفضل من | O concourse of ardent lovers! By the righteousness of God, this is a night the like of which hath never been witnessed in the world of creation | INBA51:114, INBA73:002, BLIB_Or15696.181f, , KB_620:107-108x | AYT.055, OOL.B205, AMB#44 | DOR#44, BLO_PT#157 | unknown | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01718 | 510 | Arabic | آیات بینات لا ریب انها نزلت من لدن علیم حکیم من ارتاب انه من ابعد الخلق کذلک | The manifest verses have, beyond any doubt, been sent down from the presence of One All-Knowing, All-Wise. Whoso doubteth is verily among the most remote of creation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#025, | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01719 | 510 | mixed | بشنو بشنو قلم اعلی از اعلی مقام عالم ندا میفرماید ببین ببین نیر برهان از اعلی | Hearken, hearken! The Most Exalted Pen from the loftiest station of the world doth raise its call. Behold, behold! The Sun of proof shineth forth from the heights [3.5s] | INBA15:258b, INBA26:258b | HDQI.104, MAS8.016x, AHB_108BE #07 p.122x, PYK.129, ANDA#45 p.03, LDR.072x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01720 | 510 | Arabic | تبارک المولی الذی نطق و انطق الاشیاء علی انه لا اله الا هو الفرد الواحد | Blessed be the Lord Who hath spoken and caused all things to speak, testifying that there is none other God but Him, the Single, the One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.251, | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01721 | 510 | Arabic | تلک آیات الله نزلت بالحق من سماء عز علیا و جعلها الله حجه لمن فی جبروت الامر و | These are the verses of God, sent down in truth from the heaven of exalted glory, and God hath made them a testimony unto them that dwell in the dominion of His Cause [3.5s] | INBA83:236, BLIB_Or15725.526, , BLIB_Or15737.162, , NLAI_BH1.461, ALIB.folder18p331 | Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01722 | 510 | mixed | حمد حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که بکلمه مبارکه لا اله الا الله مابین مشرکین | Praise be unto Him Who is the Best-Beloved! Worthy and befitting is He Who, through His blessed Word "There is none other God but God," distinguished between truth and polytheism [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.422, | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01723 | 510 | mixed | حمد مقدس از انقطاع و زوال مقصود بیزوالی را لایق و سزاست که عالم را خلق فرمود | Sanctified praise, free from severance and decline, befitteth the Ever-Abiding Goal Who brought the world into being [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.321, | Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01724 | 510 | Persian | حمد و ثنای مقدس از بیان و عرفان مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزاست که عالم را از | Praise and glory, sanctified beyond all utterance and understanding, befit and beseem the Lord of all worlds, Who hath illumined [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.367, | Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01726 | 510 | Arabic | ذکر الله فی شجره الفردوس الله لا اله الا هو العزیز المقتدر العلیم الذی قدر | The remembrance of God in the Tree of Paradise - God, there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, Who hath ordained [3.5s] | INBA36:060, INBA71:218 | ASAT3.022x, YMM.183x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01727 | 510 | mixed | ذکر الله ورقه الفردوس لتسمع اطوار ورقه البقا من هذالغصن الذی ارتفع باسمه... از مصائب وارده مکدر مباشید چه که لازال بلایا مخصوص اصفیای حق بوده | The remembrance of God unto the Leaf of Paradise, that she may hearken unto the melodies of the Leaf of Eternity from this Branch which hath been upraised through His Name [3.5s]... ...Thou hast mentioned that the mother of Hadrat-i-A'la (His Highness the Exalted One), may the spirits of all except Him be His sacrifice, wisheth for thee to direct thy steps towards that land... Be thou not vexed by the afflictions that have stricken thee, for afflictions have ever been and shall always be reserved for God’s chosen ones | INBA51:259, INBA92:216x, BLIB_Or15694.464, , KB_620:252-254, ALIB.folder18p400 | ADM2#110 p.198x, LHKM3.289x, MAS4.043x, MAS8.109bx, PYB#166 p.03x | LTDT.044-045x, ADMS#129x | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Power of prayer; Prayer for healing; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01728 | 510 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | Ziyarat-Namih (Tablet of Visitation for the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh) | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و یجذب بها قلوب من یشاء و انه کان علی ما یشاء قدیرا... الثّنآء الّذی ظهر من نفسک الأعلی و البهآء الّذی طلع | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and through them doth draw unto Himself such hearts as He willeth, and verily He is powerful over whatsoever He desireth [3.5s]... ...The praise which hath dawned from Thy most august Self, and the glory which hath shone forth from Thy most effulgent Beauty | INBA83:223, INBA49:286, BLIB_Or15702.289, , NLAI_BH1.177, ALIB.folder18p325 | PMP#180x, ASAT4.077x | PM#180x | Chastisement and requital; Law of pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Suffering and imprisonment; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||
| BH01729 | 510 | mixed | فسبحان الذی ینزل الایات بدعا علی لحن تجذب عنه المقربین جمیعا و قدر فیها مقادیر | Glorified be He Who sendeth down verses with wondrous originality, in such melody as doth attract unto Him all them that are nigh, and hath ordained therein their measures [3.5s] | INBA36:130, INBA71:298b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01731 | 510 | mixed | فی الحقیقه اینکلمه زینت دیباج دفاتر محبت و مودت و خلوص است قوله تبارک و | In truth, this word adorns the brocaded pages of love, affection and sincerity - blessed be His utterance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.393, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; High station of learning; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01732 | 510 | Arabic | قد ماج بحر البلاء و احاطت الامواج فلک الله المهیمن القیوم ان یا ملاح لاتضطرب | The ocean of tribulation hath surged, and the waves have encompassed the Ark of God, the All-Possessing, the Self-Subsisting. O Mariner, be thou not dismayed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#024, | MAS4.239x, RHQM2.0749-751 (147) (092-093x), ASAT4.489x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01733 | 510 | mixed | کتابت مشاهده شد و ندایت اصغا گشت لم تزل و لاتزال در نظر بوده و انشاء الله | Thy letter was beheld and thy call was hearkened unto. Thou hast ever been, and wilt forever remain, within sight, God willing [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.186b, , BLIB_Or15722.136b, | AVK1.008.19x, AVK3.352.06x, MAS8.111bx | Alchemy; the elixir; Empty learning; false spirituality; High station of learning; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01734 | 510 | mixed | لا تیاس من روح الله ما بتو مانوس و تو محسوس ما هفت شهر عشق را عطار گشت ما | Despair not of the Spirit of God, for thou art neither familiar with nor conscious of Its presence. While 'Attar wandered through the seven cities of Love, We [3.5s] | INBA36:345.02, BLIB_Or15722.247, , NLAI_BH1.319 | BRL_DA#596, TZH4.150x, RHQM1.335-335 (408) (247x), MSHR4.258-259x, MSHR4.365x, MSHR5.069x, MSHR5.342x | Love of God; Mystical themes; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01735 | 510 | mixed | مالک قدم اهل عالم را مخصوص عرفان ذات مقدسش از عدم و نیستی بحت بعالم شهود و | The Ancient King hath brought forth the peoples of the world from utter nothingness and non-existence, specifically for the recognition of His sacred Essence, into the realm of visible existence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.055b, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Presence of; reunion with God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01736 | 510 | mixed | مهی برآمد از این شهر و سوی شهر دگر شد که از غروب و طلوعش دو شهر زیر و زبر | A moon hath risen from this city and journeyed toward another, whereupon through its setting and rising two cities were utterly transformed [3.5s] | INBA36:341, BLIB_Or15722.205, | BRL_DA#601, TZH4.144-146x, RHQM1.337-337 (411x) (248x), MSHR5.154x, MSHR5.305x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01737 | 510 | Arabic | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یذکر الذینهم آمنوا بالله و سلطانه فی هذه الایام التی فیها اضطربت | This is a Book that speaketh with truth and maketh mention of them that have believed in God and His sovereignty in these days wherein all have been shaken [3.5s] | INBA83:221, BLIB_Or03114.055, , BLIB_Or15702.286, , BLIB_Or15737.156, , ALIB.folder18p323 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01738 | 510 | Arabic | یا ابا نور ان استمع ندآء الظهور الذی ارتفع من شجر الطور الله لا اله الا هو | O Aba Nur! Hearken unto the Call of the Manifestation that hath been raised from the Tree of Sinai. God, there is none other God but Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#078, | AQA7#332 p.009 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Word of God is its own standard | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01739 | 510 | Arabic | یا احباء الله فی ارض الالف ان استمعوا ندآء ربکم الرحمن انه لا اله الا هو له العظمه | O beloved of God in the land of Alif! Hearken unto the call of your Lord, the All-Merciful. Verily, there is none other God but Him; unto Him belongeth all majesty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15706.160, , BLIB_Or15715.063b, | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01740 | 510 | mixed | یا ایها المتوجه الی الوجه جمیع عباد را بافق اعلی هدایت نمودیم و همچنین بنصرت امر | O thou who hast turned towards the Countenance! We have guided all servants unto the Most Exalted Horizon, and likewise unto the assistance of the Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.045, | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01741 | 510 | mixed | یا ص علیک بهاء الله مالک الایجاد قد حضر کتابک الذی ارسلته الی اسم الجود | O Sad! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of Creation! Thy letter which thou didst send unto the Name of Bounty hath reached Us [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.027.18, , BLIB_Or15724.058, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01742 | 510 | Arabic | یا عباس یذکرک المظلوم بذکر تنجذب به المقربون الی الله المهیمن القیوم قد اتت | O Abbas! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee with such remembrance as draweth them that are nigh unto God, the Almighty, the Self-Subsisting, into rapture. Verily, it hath come [3.5s]... ...When We observed carefully, We discovered that Our enemies are, for the most part, the divines | BLIB_Or15713.054, | GPB.231x, PDC.136x | Call to action; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01743 | 510 | Arabic | یا کاظم اسمع الندآء من شطر البقاء من القلم الاعلی انه ذکرک بما لایعادله ما | O Kazim! Hearken unto the Call from the precincts of eternity, from the Supreme Pen. Verily, He hath remembered thee in such wise as naught can equal [3.5s] | INBA51:276, KB_620:269-270 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Personal instructions; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God is its own standard | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11607 | 510 | mixed | حمد مقدس از قلم و مداد و منزه از ورقه و لسان مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزاست | Sanctified praise, transcending pen and ink, and hallowed beyond leaf and tongue, befitteth Him Who is the Object of all the worlds [3.5s] | FRH.036-037x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11608 | 510 | mixed | لازال ندا از افق اعلی مرتفع و صاحب ندا روح ما سواه فداه بر عرش بیان مستوی | Incessantly doth the Call ascend from the Most Exalted Horizon, and He Who raiseth the Call - may the spirit of all else but Him be sacrificed for His sake - is seated upon the Throne of Utterance [3.5s] | FRH.061-062x, FRH.312x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11876 | 510 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی استوی علی عرش الطور و نطق بکلمه بها نصب الصراط و وضع المیزان | Praise be to God Who hath seated Himself upon the Throne of Sinai and through His Word hath established the Path and set up the Balance [3.5s] | QALAM.007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for detachment; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01725 | Suriy-i-Javad | 510 | Arabic | ذکر اسم ربک عبده جواد الذی آمن و هدی و استقر علی الامر فی یوم الذی زلت فیه اقدام | Make mention of the Name of thy Lord, His servant Jawad, who came to faith and was one guided aright. And he was one established in His Cause on the Day | INBA83:123, BLIB_Or03114.033, , BLIB_Or15702.047, , BLIB_Or15737.114, , ALIB.folder18p318 | OOL.B127 | HURQ.BH40 | Recalls the idol worshippers of ages past and condemns their blind imitation, equates their words and deeds with those of the Bábís, and affirms that most of the people today are similarly worshipping false idols and that when they are gone it will be as if they had never existed, but that none of this will hinder the divine Sun from shining. | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idolatry; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2c | * | - | |||||
| BH01730 | Tablet of the Hair 5 | 510 | Arabic | Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) | فلک الحمد یا الهی مما قدرت کنز الحیوان فی جنه الرضوان و فیه جمعت النار و | Praise be to Thee, O my God, for Thou didst ordain that the treasure of life lie within the garden of Paradise, wherein Thou didst gather fire and water | BLIB_Or11098.029c | LHKM3.070, MUH3.273-274, ASAT4.060x, OOL.B191.05 | ADMS#169 | Praises God for creating the "treasure of creation" in Paradise and manifesting fire and water together through His power. Marvels at the serpent He made as the guardian of this treasure, endowed with His divine breath. Requests that through this serpent, God unites the hearts of His loved ones and brings them together, just as He brought together fire and water. Reflects on the wonders of God's creation and His mysterious works, including creating this serpent to test the strength of His devoted followers. Recognizes that despite the hardships caused by this serpent, the believers look to God for solace and continue to seek His divine grace. Acknowledges that God has promised heavenly rewards for the righteous and the punishment of hellfire for the disobedient. Expresses bewilderment at the workings of God and submits oneself to His will, seeking refuge in Him alone. | Fire and light; fire and water; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||
| BB00346 | Tafsir-i-Ayat fi Surati'n-Nur | 510 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله البدیع الذی لا اله الا هو. افتتح سر البیان لاظهار ما جعله الله فی الکیان بالوجود .... و بمثل هذا فلیعمل العاملون و لا حول و لا قوة الا بالله العلی العظیم والحمد لله رب العالمین | The secret of utterance hath been unlocked to manifest that which God hath ordained in the realm of existence.... Even thus must the doers of deeds endeavour, and there is no power nor strength save in God, the Most High, the Most Great, and praise be to God, the Lord of all the worlds [3.5s]... ...Naught is seen in Me in in the station of My heart save God alone, which is the manifestation of Lordship from God | INBA14:491-494, INBA53:075-077, INBA67:155-157, INBA_4011C:134-137, , INBA_5006C:345-347, , INBA_6006C:077-078, , INBA_6010C:485-488, , PR07.065v-066v | GOH.094x, GOH.103x | Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | AHDA.458.15, SRC.072, SRC.198 | ||||||
| ABU0531 | Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-03 | 510 | mixed | دین الله فی الحقیقه عبارت از اعمال است عبارت از الفاظ نیست زیرا دین الله | The Religion of God, in truth, consisteth in deeds and not in mere words, for verily the Religion of God [3.5s] | KHF.283, KHAB.119 (129), KHTB1.105, KHTP.082 | Christian doctrine and practice; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0540 | Words spoken at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-02 | 510 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | In this Cause consultation is of vital importance, but spiritual conference and not the mere voicing | PUP#031 (p.072-073), SW_v03#04 p.011-012, STAB#060 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Consultation; Parliaments; constitutional government; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0534 | Words spoken on 1915-10-08 in Haifa | 510 | Persian | والله یؤتی النصر لمن یشاء. در اینگونه محاربات غالبی نیست در میان، فی الحقیقه کل مغلوبند. این دو کشتی | By God, He granteth victory unto whomsoever He willeth. In conflicts such as these there can be no victor; in truth, all are vanquished. These two armies [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-08 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0537 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 510 | Women in Persia were treated badly in former times by the Muhammadans.... Qurratu'l-'Ayn was one of the greatest and most heroic women | TDLA.052-054, BLO_PN#104 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0535 | Words to Mrs Bernard, spoken on 1913-03-18 | 510 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ولی انقطاع بعدم اسباب نیست بلکه بعدم تعلق قلب است ما در طهران شب دارای هر چیز | You have travelled through India... When the Persian government imprisoned Baha'u'llah in Teheran... Detachment does not imply lack of means; it is marked by the freedom of the heart. In Tihran, we possessed everything… There were once two friends, one rich but free of heart | BDA2.187 | DAS.1913-03-18, MHMD2.238-239, ABCC.009x, BW_v13p1187-1188x, VLAB.144x, STAB#028x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0538 | Words to pilgrims departing for India, spoken on 1914-04-18 | 510 | Although the religions of God undergo change and transformation yet the primal objects are immutable... The prevalent notion that the religions of the past have set aside and abolished each other is a great mistake. | DAS.1914-04-18 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0536 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-12 | 510 | Nadir Shah was one of the great rulers of Persia and during his military career he conquered India and many other countries. He was a resourceful leader | DAS.1914-11-12 | Call to action; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0542 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-24 | 510 | When I was in Mazandaran I was a wee bit of a child and enjoyed all the fun and play belonging to that age. | DAS.1914-12-24, SW_v13#10 p.271-272, STAB#004 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0533 | Words to some students, spoken on 1914-10-12 | 510 | Persian | گفتند شما ها امروز میخواهید بروید گفتم پس بروم وداع کنم علی العجاله در تابستان | I have been informed that you are leaving today... When the Commission of Inquiry came [in 1904], they made matters difficult for us. | KHH1.108-110 (1.151-154) | KHHE.164-169, DAS.1914-10-12, PN_1914 p068 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Mystery of the great reversal; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00587 | 500 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای متوجه بملکوت الهی نامه مفصل ملاحظه گردید با وجود عدم فرصت و مهلت نظر بشدت | O thou who art turning to the divine Kingdom! The lengthy epistle was considered…. ... make of the Feasts occasions of joy and fellowship reminiscent of the feasts that our forebears used to hold in connection with their commemoration of the Lord's Supper... Thou hast asked regarding the naming of children | BRL_DAK#0828, AVK3.062.13x, DRM.011bx, MAS2.078-079x | TAB.148-150, BWF.411-412x, COC#0928x, LOG#0462x, LOG#0946x | Education of children; moral education; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00598 | 500 | mixed | اللهم یا الهی ان هولاء عباد و ارقاء صفت ضمائرهم و طابت سرائرهم و اشتعلت نار | O Lord, my God! These are servants and bondsmen whose consciences are pure, whose inmost hearts are good, and the fire of Thy love is ablaze within them [3.5s]... ...O My dearly loved friends! The Daystar of Truth sheddeth its light to the world in its meridian splendour from the dawn of radiance and the reality of Muḥammad…. O ye friends of God! They call the region of Caucasia (Qafkazya) “Mount Qaf,” and it is said that Mount Qaf is the nest and abode of the well-known Simurgh | MJT.001 | BTO#06x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00599 | 500 | Arabic | اللهم یا موئلی و مهربی و مقصدی و منائی ترانی یا الهی مستغرقا فی غمار | O my God, my Refuge, my Shelter, my Goal and my heart's Desire! Thou beholdest me, O my Lord, immersed in the depths [3.5s] | INBA88:379 | BRL_DAK#0778, MKT2.212 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00600 | 500 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت چون ندای حق مرتفع شد و در شرق و غرب انتشار یافت نفوسی | O ye daughters and sons of the Kingdom! When the proclamation of God was exalted and spread in the East and the West and the souls became attracted to the Words of God | BBBD.059-060 | BBBD.061-062, BW_v07p737, FRGA.036-038 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Second birth; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00601 | 500 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای پسر روحانی من نامه های شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که بعضی از نفوس سبب | O thou my spiritual son! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that a few persons have become the cause of the confusion of thoughts in that city… With the utmost resolution and constancy call the souls to the Kingdom… In this day, to serve the Cause of God is to engender love and fellowship amongst His friends | BRL_CONF2018P#13x | BRL_CONF2018#13x, SW_v05#15 p.233, SW_v08#17 p.223 | Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00602 | 500 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان سه ٣ نامه از تو متتابعا رسید بدون فاصله از مضامین معلوم گردید که در کلیولند | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Three consecutive letters have been received from thee. From their contents it became known | MKT3.069, MNMK#125 p.241, MMK1#186 p.207 | SWAB#186, LOG#0606x, SW_v10#14 p.271-272 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00603 | 500 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art firm in the covenant! An article in the Broadway Magazine of September, 1906, written by G. A. Dobson and published in New York | TAB.494-496x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00604 | 500 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما نامی بود و تحریر تقریر شیرین داشت از قرائتش مسرت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was eloquent indeed, and its composition was sweet in its expression, bringing joy upon its reading [3.5s] | AMK.053-055 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00605 | 500 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما رسید و قرائت گردید مضمون نامه که جمعی از محرکین | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received and read. The contents of the letter, which certain agitators [3.5s] | MMK6#022 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00606 | 500 | mixed | ای حبیب قلوب مهاجران سه پاکت آنجناب واحدا بعد واحد از سماء حب و وفاق و صدق و | O beloved of the hearts of the emigrants! Three missives from your honoured self have, one after another, descended from the heaven of love and concord and sincerity [3.5s] | MSHR4.344-345 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00607 | 500 | Persian | ای دوست عزیز آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه چنانست که گفتی ایران در | O dearly cherished friend! That which thou hast written hath been observed. In truth, as thou hast stated, Iran is [3.5s] | MSHR4.282-283 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Nationalism; love of country; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00608 | 500 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی حق مبین الحمد لله بفضل و موهبت کبری انوار حقیقت بر شرق و غرب | O true friends of the manifest Truth! Praise be to God that, through His bounty and supreme grace, the lights of reality have shone upon both East and West [3.5s] | MKT6.145, HDQI.165, ANDA#01 p.00 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; High station of the true believer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00609 | 500 | Persian | ای شخص جلیل و ای رکن عظیم صلح عمومی مدتی بود که اراده مکاتبه با شما نموده | O thou illustrious soul! O thou the great pillar of the palace of universal peace | KHH1.309-310 (1.431) | KHHE.443-446, DAS.1915-04-25, SW_v06#11 p.082-083 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00610 | 500 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای عباد حق و اماء رحمان عشق ز اول سرکش و خونی بود تا گریزد آنکه بیرونی بود از | O servants of the one true God! O handmaids of the Merciful! “From the outset love was rebellious and bloodthirsty, So as to put every stranger to flight.” | MKT6.127b, MNMK#135 p.250, AKHA_104BE #09 p.01, AKHA_106BE #10 p.02, BSHN.140.169, BSHN.144.169, MHT2.104b, NANU_AB#28, SHYM.013 | BRL_FIRE_AB#13 | Fire and light; fire and water; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00611 | 500 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای منادی و ایادی امر الله مکتوب شما مرموق و رق مسطور منظور گردید تکلیف در | O herald and Hand of the Cause of God! Thy letter was perused and its contents were noted. The duty [3.5s]... ...All government employees, whether of high or low rank, should, with perfect integrity, probity and rectitude, content themselves with the modest stipends and allowances that are theirs | BRL_DAK#0371, COMP_TRUSTP#60x, AVK3.272x, AVK3.286.15x, PYK.243 | BRL_TRUST#59x, COC#2071x, LOG#1477x | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00612 | 500 | Persian | ای منجذب حقیقت نامه بتاریخ 31 جولای 1920 رسید و از مضامینش | O thou who art attracted to Truth! Thy letter dated 31 July 1920 was received, and from its contents [3.5s] | MKT3.392, AVK2.100.01x | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00613 | 500 | mixed | ای ناطق بثنای حق و ثابت بر عهد و پیمان الهی ناله و فغانی که با دلی سوخته و | O thou who praises God, who art firm in the Divine Covenant! The sighs and moans | LMA2.458-460 | NYR#105 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00614 | 500 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت الهی اگر چه هوا در نهایت سورت حرارتست و منزل منافذش مسدود و | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! Though the air be at the utmost intensity of heat, and the dwelling closed in all its apertures [3.5s] | PYK.226 | Call to action; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00615 | 500 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نفوس مبارکه نامه ای که بجناب رحمت الله مرقوم شده بود ملاحظه گردید مضمون | O ye blessed souls! The letter ye had written to Rahmatu'llah hath been perused. Many and various were the joyful tidings it conveyed | MKT3.291, MMK1#063 p.094, TABN.034b | SWAB#063 | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00616 | 500 | mixed | ای ورقات مطهره محترمه مقربه درگاه کبریا خوشا خوشا که محافل روحانی ترتیب | Blessed, blessed are ye for ye have arranged spiritual meetings and engaged in propounding divine proofs and evidences | COMP_WOMENP#099, MKT7.134b, DUR1.043x, YIA.416-417, QIRT.03, QIRT.14x | BRL_WOMEN#099, COC#2190 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00617 | 500 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی و ثابتان بر پیمان فجر میثاق بنور اشراق روشن و شاهد پیمان شمع | O true friends and steadfast ones in the Covenant! The dawn of the Covenant is bright with radiant light, and the Witness of the Covenant is a lamp [3.5s] | MSHR4.245-246 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00618 | 500 | O ye friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Your letter was received. Its perusal conveyed the utmost supplication | SW_v08#16 p.218 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00619 | 500 | Persian | ایتها الاماء المنجذبه بنفحات الله تا بحال در میان اماء رحمان تاسیس درس تبلیغ | O ye handmaidens attracted by the fragrances of God! For the first time among the maidservants of the Most Merciful, a teaching class hath been established [3.5s]... ...Confirmations from the kingdom of God will assuredly be received, enabling some radiant leaves to appear resplendent in the assemblage of this world with clear proofs | INBA16:121 | COMP_WOMENP#097x, MKT7.079, PYK.309, DUR1.321x, QIRT.004 | BRL_WOMEN#097x, COC#2188x | Equality of men and women; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00620 | 500 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art rejoiced at the explanation of the maidservant of God...! Thank thou God... It behooveth him to seek only the divine bounties... ...As to the critical period (1901): Know though, that verily, Abdu'l-Baha dominates every critical period | TAB.610-612, BSC.464 #863x, SW_v08#15 p.211x, TOR.203-204x, VTRM.025-026, BSTW#043b, BSTW#043c, BSTW#501 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00621 | 500 | mixed | ایها الشهید ابن الشهید علیک بهاء الله علیک ثناء الله لعمر الله ان قلب | O thou martyr, son of the martyr! Upon thee be the Glory of God, upon thee be the praise of God! By the life of God, verily the heart [3.5s] | PYK.273 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00622 | 500 | mixed | در خفایای اسرار و سرائر آنچه مناجات بدرگاه جمال مبارک شده امید بفضل مجید است | In the hidden realms of mysteries and secrets, whatsoever hath been supplicated at the threshold of the Blessed Beauty resteth upon hope in His glorious grace [3.5s] | AYBY.345 #026, MSHR4.239x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00623 | 500 | mixed | مکاتیب آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و ناله های شدید که در هویت کلمات مندرج و مندمج | Your letters were perused, and the intense lamentations embedded and interwoven within the words were noted [3.5s] | AYBY.346 #027 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00624 | 500 | mixed | یا ملجای و ملاذی یا ربی و رجائی انی ابتهل بکل ذل و انکسار الی ملکوت رحمانیتک | Thou has written concerning the pilgrims and pilgrims' note. Any narrative that is not authenticated by a Text should not be trusted | AVK3.483.12x, AVK4.319x, PYK.235 | LOG#1431x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00625 | 500 | mixed | یا من ادخره الله لنشر المیثاق و اعلاء کلمه الله فی الافاق انی بکل ذل و انکسار | O thou whom God hath reserved for the spread of His Covenant and the exaltation of His Word throughout all regions, I, with utmost humility and self-effacement [3.5s] | SAAF.366x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00626 | 500 | O thou heavenly youth! O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received | SW_v09#14 p.155+164 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09927 | 500 | mixed | ای ثابت پیمان تحریر اخیر شما رسید و از مژده اجتماع احباء کلیمی و فرقانی در یک | O steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received, and the glad tidings of the gathering of the Jewish and Muslim friends in one [3.5s] | INBA85:157b | BRL_DAK#0058, AVK2.222.05x | House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11633 | 500 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان تحریر اخیر که مورث حزن عظیم و ماتم الیم بود رسید حسرت و کدورت | O herald of the Covenant! Thy recent letter which caused great sorrow and painful grief has arrived [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0744, YIA.247-248 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Laws of marriage and dowry; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12121 | 500 | mixed | ای امین الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید بنهایت بهجت قرائت گردید زیرا ذکر روحانیت | O divine Amin! That which thou didst write was read with utmost joy, for it spoke of spirituality [3.5s] | AMIN.154-158 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12122 | 500 | Arabic | الهی و محبوبی و منتهی املی و غایه رجائی و حرزی و موئلی هذا افنون من افنان | O my God, my Beloved, the Goal of my desire and the Object of my hope, my Refuge and my Shelter! This is a branch amongst Thy branches [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0752 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0545 | 500 | Persian | اینکه این روز نامه از جهت جامعه بحث میکرد اما | Whereas in this day the discourse concerned the community [3.5s] | NJB_v15#09 p.280 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0547 | 500 | Persian | جسمانیات اگر در ظل روحانیات باشد ترقی میکند و الا ایامی چند | Material things, when abiding beneath the shade of spiritual things, advance and progress; else they endure but for a few days [3.5s] | NJB_v15#07 p.216 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0552 | 500 | Persian | شیخ عبدالله برای من حکایت کرد که جمال مبارک در سفر سلیمانیه در خانه نقشبندی اطاقی داشتند بسیار کم بیرون میآمدند | Sheikh Abdullah recounted unto me that the Blessed Beauty, during His sojourn in Sulaymaniyyih, occupied a chamber in the house of the Naqshbandi, wherefrom He would but rarely venture forth [3.5s] | YIK.367-370, ZIAB2.221 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00348 | 500 | Arabic | هو انت بسمه الجالس فی نقطة التراب بالذلة العماء بدیع. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو انت والکل بامرک یعملون | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. Thou and all others act according to His command [3.5s] | BYC_jabar.040.14-043.03 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01744 | 500 | Arabic | ا هذا کتاب کریم ام هیکل الانسان الذی فیه رقم من قلم الرحمن علم ما یکون و ما | Is this in truth a noble Book, or the temple of man wherein hath been inscribed by the Pen of the All-Merciful the knowledge of what shall be and what is [3.5s] | INBA34:154, BLIB_Or15707.098, , BLIB_Or15735.258, | AQA1#029, AVK1.031.13x, HYK.258 | Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01745 | 500 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی جعل المراسلات مترجمات بین احبائه الذین وجدوا نفحات آیاته و | Praise be to God Who hath ordained correspondence as a means of communion between His loved ones who have inhaled the sweet fragrances of His verses and [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727b.323, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01746 | 500 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی ختم الرسل بالخاتم و الکتب بالفرقان و به فرق بین الحق و الباطل | Praise be unto God Who hath sealed the line of Messengers with the Seal [Muhammad], and the Books with the Qur'an, whereby He hath distinguished truth from falsehood [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.418, | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01747 | 500 | mixed | Huqúqu'lláh; Family Life | الحمد لله الذی خلق الکائنات من الکلمه الاولی و بها اظهر ما عجزت عن احصائها اقلام العالم و السنن الامم | Praised be God Who hath created all things from the Primal Word, and through It hath revealed that which the pens of the world and the tongues of nations have proved powerless to recount [3.5s]... ...That which is of paramount importance for the children, that which must precede all else, is to teach them the oneness of God and the laws of God. For lacking this, the fear of God cannot be inculcated… Nothing that existeth in the world of being hath ever been or will ever be worthy of mention | BRL_HUQUQP#004x, BRL_HUQUQP#32x, COMP_FAMP#43x, AQA7#412x, ADM2#102 p.185x, AVK3.326.06x, GHA.088ax, TAH.262x, PYM.223bx, PYK.033x, YMM.363x | BRL_HUQUQ#004x, BRL_HUQUQ#32x, BRL_FAM#43x, COC#0565x, COC#0819x, COC#1099x, COC#1124x, LOG#0763x, LOG#0786x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01748 | 500 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی رفع بیته الی مقام زاره الملا الاعلی و اهل ملکوت الاسماء و جعله مقبل | Praise be unto God, Who hath exalted His House unto such a station that the Concourse on High and the denizens of the Kingdom of Names circle round it, and hath made it the focal point [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.381, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The concourse on high; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01749 | 500 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی کان مقدسا عما کان و ما یکون و منزه عما قبل | Praise be to God, Who hath ever been sanctified above all that was and all that shall be, and Who is exalted above all that came before [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.063, | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01753 | 500 | Arabic | الهی و سیدی و سندی و مقصودی و غایه رجائی و منتهی املی یشهد لسان ظاهری و باطنی | O my God, my Lord, my Support, my highest Hope and most cherished Aspiration! The tongue of my inner and outer being testifieth unto Thy oneness and singleness | INBA61:005, INBA66:085 | AQMM.024, RAHA.031-032 | JHT_S#109 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01754 | 500 | mixed | ان استمعا ندآء مالک الاسماء الذی ارتفع بین الارض و السماء انه لا اله الا هو | Hearken ye unto the Call of the Lord of Names, which hath been raised betwixt earth and heaven: Verily, there is none other God but Him [3.5s] | INBA42:253 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01755 | 500 | mixed | ان اقصد فی قلبک مقصد الأقصی انه لسدرة المنتهی التی تنطق فی ملکوت الانشآء | Fix thy heart's aim upon the Ultimate Goal, for verily it is the Divine Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing, that speaketh in the kingdom of creation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.095x, | YMM.432x | Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01757 | 500 | mixed | ای کنیز من ای کنیز من هذه کلمه ماتت فی حسرتها خیره الاماء و الطلعات فضل الهی | O My handmaiden! O My handmaiden! This is a word at whose yearning the choicest of maidservants and radiant countenances have perished [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.001a, | YIA.208-210 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01758 | 500 | Persian | ای مهدی انشاء الله ببصر الهی در عالم و آنچه در او واقع شده ملاحظه نمائی در این ظهور | O Mahdi! God willing, with divine vision thou shalt behold the world and whatsoever hath transpired therein in this Dispensation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15706.235, , BLIB_Or15715.090c, | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01759 | 500 | mixed | آیات تکوین قلم را از ذکر آیات تدوین منع نموده این باد نیست که میائد بلکه | The verses of creation have forbidden the Pen from mentioning the verses of revelation. This is not the wind that cometh, rather [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.167, , BLIB_Or15738.168x, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01760 | 500 | mixed | بسمی المظلوم فی دیار بارک الله ارضها و لعن اهلها فی کتب انزلها من قبل علی النبیین و المرسلین | In My Name, the Wronged One, in lands whose soil God hath blessed, but whose people He hath cursed in the Books He sent down aforetime unto His Prophets and Messengers [3.5s] | AVK3.210.06x, AVK3.438.11x, MAS7.137ax, AYI2.306x, AYI2.308x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01762 | 500 | Arabic | حرک یا عبد هذا القلم السنا علی هذا اللوح الدری البیضا لیحکی عما یغن الروح فی | Move, O servant, this Pen upon this luminous and radiant Tablet, that it may recount that which causeth the Spirit to sing [3.5s] | INBA51:482, INBA92:095 | BRL_DA#586 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01763 | 500 | mixed | حمد مالک قدم را که بمفتاح اسم اعظم ابواب مستعده افئده امم را گشود و تصرف نمود | Praise be unto the Lord of Eternity Who, with the Key of His Most Great Name, hath opened and taken possession of the prepared hearts of all peoples [3.5s] | INBA15:233, INBA26:235, BLIB_Or15724.214, | PYK.207 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01764 | 500 | mixed | حمد مالک وجود و سلطان غیب و شهود را لایق و سزاست که با رایت یفعل ما یشاء از | All praise be befitting and meet unto the Lord of existence and the Sovereign of the seen and unseen realms, Who with the standard of "He doeth whatsoever He willeth" [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.095, | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01766 | 500 | mixed | حمد مقدس از اوصاف امم مالک قدم را لایق و سزاست که از معادن و کان جبال نحاس | Praise, sanctified above the attributes of all peoples, befitteth the Ancient Lord, Who from mines and mountain repositories bringeth forth copper [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.021, | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Consultation; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01767 | 500 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر غیب و شهود حضرت قیومی را لایق و سزاست که اجماع عالم و انفاق | Sanctified praise, beyond all mention of the unseen and the seen, befitteth that Self-Subsisting Lord through Whom the world is unified and its bounties bestowed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.043x, | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01769 | 500 | mixed | حمد مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که عالم را از کلمه لا مقدس نموده بمدینه الا هدایت | Praise be to the Desired One, Who hath sanctified the world from the word of negation and guided it unto the City of affirmation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.216, , BLIB_Or15711.088, | Consultation; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01770 | 500 | mixed | روحی لاستقامتک الفداء قد تشرف الخادم الفانی بزیاره کتابکم الشریف و خطابکم | My spirit be sacrificed for thy steadfastness! This evanescent servant hath been honored with the receipt of thy noble letter and epistle [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03114.026rx, | Critique of Western values; culture; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; True liberty; freedom; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01771 | 500 | mixed | سبحان الذی تجلی لذاته بذاته و تنزه فی علو امتناعه | Glorified is He Who hath revealed His own Self unto His Self, and Who remaineth sanctified in the heights of His inaccessibility [3.5s] | YMM.210x | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Justice and wrath of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for the Babis; people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01772 | 500 | Persian | سبحان الله بچه لسان انسان آفتاب حقیقت را وصف کند تا ستایش نماید بیک تجلی | Glorified be God! By what tongue can man describe the Sun of Truth and offer praise through a single effulgence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.265, | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for unity; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01773 | 500 | mixed | طبیبی انشاء الله لازال موفق و موید باشید دلتنگ نباشید سبب عدم احضار شما عدم | O Physician! God willing, mayest thou ever remain confirmed and assisted. Be thou not disheartened, for thy non-attendance was not due to [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#266x, | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01775 | 500 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بلسان قدس علیم و یحکم علی الممکنات ما یشاء بامره لا | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in a hallowed and all-knowing tongue, and Who ordaineth for all contingent beings whatsoever He willeth through His command [3.5s] | INBA71:060 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purpose; goal of creation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01776 | 500 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به نزلت آیاتک و اظهرت برهانک و اتممت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou didst send down Thy verses, manifest Thy proof, and perfect [Thy Cause] [3.5s] | INBA92:220x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01777 | 500 | Arabic | ک ر ی ذکر رحمه ربک عبده فی اللوح مذکورا و هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یذکر فیه من | O thou who art mentioned in the remembrance of thy Lord's servant in the Tablet, renowned! This is a Book that speaketh with truth and maketh mention therein of [3.5s] | INBA51:304, INBA49:337 | LHKM3.026 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01778 | 500 | mixed | کتاب انزله المظلوم لمن آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم لیبدل حزنه بالسرور و یعرفه | The Book which the Wronged One hath revealed unto him who hath believed in God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, that He may transform his sorrow into joy and acquaint him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.171b, , BLIB_Or15724.009, | Consolation and comfort; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Muhammad; Islam; Prayers (general or uncategorized); The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01779 | 500 | mixed | کتابت حاضر و بلحاظ فائز از حق میطلبیم ترا مؤید فرماید بر آنچه که امروز لایق و سزاوار است | Thy letter hath come and attained unto Our gaze. We beseech God that He may graciously aid thee in whatsoever is meet and befitting in this Day [3.5s] | INBA57:068x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; 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; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01780 | 500 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی و اله العرش و الثری و سلطانی و سلطان الاخره و الاولی بما | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, God of the throne above and of the dust below, my Lord,and the Lord of this world and the world to come, for having awakened me whilst I was slumbering | BLIB_Or15719.086, | ADM3#096 p.110 | JHT_S#200 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01781 | 500 | mixed | مخدرات مدینه را ذاکریم در ارضیکه مقدس است از قرب باحدی و منزه است از وصل | We make mention of the veiled maidens of the city in a land that is sanctified through nearness unto none, and is purified from union [3.5s] | SFI03.008b, MAS8.027x, PYB#129 p.03x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01782 | 500 | mixed | مطالبیکه مرقوم فرموده بودند بساحت اقدس عرض شد جواب اینست که ارسال | That which thou didst write was presented unto the Most Holy Court, and the response is as follows [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.032x, | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01783 | 500 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی اراد الله له مقام عز رفیع ان یسمع ما یننق | This is a Book from Our presence unto him for whom God hath ordained a station of sublime glory, that he may hearken unto that which is uttered [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.481, , NLAI_BH2.047 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01784 | 500 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی اقبل الی الله و انقطع عما سواه الا انه ممن فاز | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath turned unto God and hath severed himself from all else. Verily, he is of them that have attained [3.5s] | INBA23:008b, INBA34:143, BLIB_Or15707.075, , BLIB_Or15735.239, | AQA1#023, HYK.239 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01785 | 500 | mixed | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی سبق ما سواه فی خدمه الله ربه العزیز الودود و قام | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath outstripped all others in the service of God, his Lord, the Mighty, the All-Loving [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#027, , NLI.32p139r | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01786 | 500 | Arabic | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | Tablet of visitation for Badi | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق و فیه یذکر ما یلوح به وجه الامر بین الارضین و السموات قل | This is a Book sent down in truth in remembrance of that which hath caused the face of the Cause of God to unveil its splendor betwixt earth and heaven | INBA34:138, BLIB_Or11095#003, , BLIB_Or15707.062, , BLIB_Or15735.228, , LEID.Or4970.64v-66r, | BRL_DA#082, AQA1#020, ASAT4.081x, AKHA_124BE #02-03 p.jx, TSHA3.380, HYK.229, LDR.412 | BLO_sazedj#06 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ROB3.179, ROB3.202, LL#032 | |||||
| BH01788 | 500 | mixed | و همچنین در قضیه قصر مبارک بهجی در جوار آن مقام که در مدت سی سال | And likewise, concerning the blessed mansion of Bahji, adjacent to that hallowed spot, which for a period of thirty years [3.5s] | RHQM2.0875-877 (294) (182-183x) | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01789 | 500 | Persian | یا اسم جود علیک بهائی نامه جناب علی حیدر علیه بهائی | O Ism-i-Júd! Upon thee be My glory! The letter of His Honor 'Alí-Ḥaydar, upon him be My glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.280, , BLIB_Or15699.136, | Call to action; Contention and conflict; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01790 | 500 | Arabic | یا افنانی انا نذکر ما ورد علیکم من الاحزان فی ایام الرحمن و نعزیکم بایات الله | O My Afnán! We make mention of the tribulations that have befallen you in the days of the All-Merciful, and console you through the verses of God [3.5s] | AQA7#490 p.321, ASAT5.093x | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01791 | 500 | mixed | یا ایها المتمسک بحبل العمل و البیان حبذا عملک فی سبیل الله و حبه و خلوصک | O thou who clingest to the cord of deeds and utterance! How excellent are thy deeds in the path of God and His love, and thy sincerity [3.5s] | INBA73:055, BLIB_Or15690.097, , BLIB_Or15728.214, | BRL_DA#516, SFI15.014-016, TZH6.1095-1096 | Cleanliness and refinement; John the Baptist; Monasticism; asceticism; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01792 | 500 | mixed | یا حسین علیک بهائی ورقه ام مدتیست در بیت ساکن و در لیالی و ایام باصغاء آیات | O Husayn, upon thee be My glory! For some time now hath My leaf dwelt in the House, and during the nights and days hath hearkened unto the verses [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.281, , BLIB_Or15699.025, | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01793 | 500 | Arabic | یا ملا الارض ام الکتاب ینادی فی الماب کیف انتم لاتسمعون قد بعثنا الفرقان علی | O peoples of the earth! The Mother Book crieth out in the final abode: How is it that ye hear not? Verily, We have sent down the Qur'an [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.047, | PYK.216 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01795 | 500 | Arabic | یشهد الخادم فی اول القول انه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان و یکون بمثل ما قد کان | The servant beareth witness at the outset of his utterance that there is none other God but Him, Who hath ever been and shall forever remain as He hath been [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727b.273, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11715 | 500 | mixed | ای کلیم بشنو ندای جمال قدیم را و بایست بر امر الله بقیامیکه ارجل مضطربین | O Moses! Hearken unto the Voice of the Ancient Beauty, and arise to uphold the Cause of God with such steadfastness as shall cause the feet of them that waver to be made firm [3.5s] | BRL_DA#366, SFI10.016-018 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0554 | Address to the Baha'is at 1901 18th St. NW in Washington, 1912-11-10 | 500 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am greatly pleased with the friends in Washington and experience real happiness in meeting them | PUP#127 (p.428-430), SW_v06#13 p.103-104 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0543 | Address to the Baha'is at Phillips studio in New York, 1912-04-12 | 500 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | امروز روز خوبی بود در این عالم ناسوت سروری برای من نمانده جز ملاقات احباء دیگر | I give greeting in love and unity. The affairs of this world are to be accounted as nothing compared | BRL_DAK#1242, KHF.053, KHAB.237 (246), KHTB2.008, NJB_v04#13 p.001, BDA1.030n | PUP#003 (p.007-009), SW_v03#08 p.003-004, SW_v05#03 p.041 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | MHMD1.039 | ||||||
| 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) | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0555 | Spiritual Aspiration in the West: Words spoken on 1911-11-06 in Paris | 500 | Persian | Paris Talks | من از شرق آمدم بغرب در شرق میشنیدم که | You are very welcome! From Eastern lands I have come to the West to sojourn awhile among you. In the East it is often said | KHAB.128 (139), KHTB1.113 | PT#23 p.066 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; High station of learning; Man's distinction from the animal; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| BH01774 | Suriy-i-Hijr | 500 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی خرق حجبات الممکنات بسلطانه و خلق السموات بامره و انزل من مکفهرات | Glorified be He Who hath rent asunder the veils of all contingent beings through His sovereignty, and hath fashioned the heavens by His command, and hath caused to descend from the darkening clouds [3.5s] | INBA37:001, BLIB_Or15723.166, , BLIB_Or15737.004, | AQA4#077 p.072, AQA4a.024, ASAT5.262x, OOL.B123 | Announces His withdrawal from the community and His sorrow at the state of affairs that made this action necessary. | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Proclamation to the people of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | 2b | * | - | ROB2.397, GSH.188, LL#308 | |||||
| BH01761 | Suriy-i-Zuhur | 500 | Arabic | Súriy-i-Zuhúr (Surah of Revelation) | تلک آیات الکتاب قد نزلت علی احسن النغمات و انها بنفسها لیکون حجه علی من فی | These are the verses of the Book, revealed in the most melodious of tones, and they shall, of themselves, stand as testimony against all who dwell therein [3.5s] | INBA83:113, BLIB_Or15702.028, , ALIB.folder18p316 | PYK.115, OOL.B143 | Declares, at a time when He is beset on all sides, that His revelation is the testimony of God that separates truth from error; asserts that what the people recognize of His cause is but the robe and cloak wherewith He attires Himself; and admonishes the people for failing to recognize Him upon His return, after changing His garb and departing for but a little while from their midst. | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Word of God and human limitations | 2c | * | - | LL#332 | Not to be confused with Lawh-i-Zuhur (BH00686). | |||
| ABU0546 | Talk to pilgrims at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-23 | 500 | Persian | باید شام بعد از غروب حاضر باشد هر وقت میل دارند بخورند بهترین اوقات | The best hour to eat supper is right after sunset... During the life of my grandfather, the Ministers of State had an established custom | KHH1.117 (1.163-164) | KHHE.178-179, DAS.1914-10-23 | Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0548 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 500 | Persian | حضرات مسافرین رفتند اگر راه ها کلاً و کاملاً باز شود مسافرتها آسان میگردد انسان در مدت قلیلی وارد ایران میشود | The honored wayfarers have departed. Should the pathways be wholly and completely opened, journeys shall become easy, such that man may enter Persia in but a brief span [3.5s] | KHMT.078-079 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Critique of Western values; culture; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0550 | Words spoken on 1913-12-22 in Haifa | 500 | Persian | خوش آمدید صفا آوردید گفتم احباء را دو قسمت کنیم ولکن باز جا کم است اللهم زدهم | You are welcome, most welcome! We have divided the friends into two groups, but the place is still too small | KHF.159, KHTB3.072 | SW_v09#02 p.023-024 | Growth of the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Predictions and prophecies; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0553 | Words spoken on 1914-02-19 | 500 | In Teheran I spoke with a scholarly gentleman and gave him the divine Message.... My happiness is in these glad tidings and victories... While we were living in Bagdad one of the most honorable men in Persian came there. He called | LOG#1981x, DAS.1914-02-19, SW_v07#16 p.155, SW_v09#03 p.035-036, STAB#109, STAB#113 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0544 | Words spoken on 1915-04-07 in Abu Sinan | 500 | mixed | این بیچاره های مردم گشته میشوند و نمیدانند برای چه جانهای خود را فدای خاک میکنند | These hapless souls wander astray, and know not why they sacrifice their very lives unto the dust [3.5s] | MSBH2.421-423 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0551 | Words spoken on 1916-08-10 in Haifa | 500 | Persian | روح در عالم تجرد از بدن مستغنی است. دارای جمیع شئون است. به نفسه بدون احتیاج بدن می بیند، می شنود | The spirit, in its realm of abstraction, is wholly independent of the body. It possesseth all attributes and, of itself, without need of the body, doth see and hear [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-08-10 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0556 | Words to a musician, spoken on 1913-05-08 | 500 | Music was an ancient art in Persia. The old people of Persia loved music very much and their artists contributed to its development. When the Arabs conquered Persia | DAS.1913-05-08 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Music and singing; Past, present and future of Iran; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0557 | Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-10 | 500 | Christ himself said that whatever happened in the cycle of Moses would occur again in His time. Therefore these occurrences were repeated. | PN_1904 p014, PN_1904 p053, TTAW.019-022, BLO_PN#102 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0559 | Words to Laura Barney | 500 | Christ said, "Go into thy chamber and shut the door, and pray to they Father which is in heaven". Why did | SW_v08#04 p.046-047 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Need for an educator; Obedience to and respect for government authority; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0560 | Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-02-04 | 500 | The Christians explain these verses by saying they refer to the Holy Spirit which came to the disciples after Christ's departure. | BAVA.041-042, BLO_PN#021 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0549 | Words to Mon. Richard, spoken on 1913-05-10 | 500 | Persian | حق را بحر و موجودات را امواج و اشباح گویند اما انبیای الهی حق را مقدس از حلول و حدود دانند | He quoted the philosophic apothegms of the Sufi leaders stating that the Sufi idea about God is pantheistic | DAS.1913-05-10 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as mediator; Pantheism; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0558 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 500 | These Bahá'í Feasts are celebrated in the East according to the lunar calendar. We also celebrate them here in accord with the lunar reckoning. | PN_1906 p070, SUR.262, BLO_PN#001 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00349 | Ziyarat li-Hurufi’l-‘isma | 500 | Arabic | بسم الله الملک الحق المبین. و ان اعلی جواهر جوهریة و اعلی طرائز طرزیة التی اشرقت و الاحت ثم اشرقت و ضیائت من ساحة | Verily, the most exalted of essences and the loftiest of ornaments, which first dawned and then shone resplendently, casting its radiance from the precincts.. [4o] | PR02.078r08-079r02x, PR03.051v21-052v20x | Manifestation of God as mediator; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11716 | 498 | Arabic | ان یا امه الله اشهدی علی انه لا اله الا هو و کل له ساجدون فتوکلی علی الله | O handmaid of God! Bear thou witness that there is none other God but Him, and all before Him are worshippers prostrate. Therefore place thy trust in God [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.233 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00627 | 490 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای اسیران مظلومان علمای آنسامان دست تطاول گشودند و از فرعون ذی الاوتاد و قوم | O ye wronged captives! The divines in that land have put forth the hand of aggression and have surpassed in cruelty the Pharaohs | NANU_AB#42 | BRL_FIRE_AB#16 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00628 | 490 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou attracted maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast manifested cheerfulness and gladness on account of the news of my happiness. | TAB.216-218 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00629 | 490 | mixed | ای بنده حق مکتوب شما رسید و بر مطلب اطلاع حاصل شد در خصوص معاشرت با سائر | O servant of the True One! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted. Concerning association with others [3.5s] | AVK4.175.07x, GHA.448 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00630 | 490 | mixed | ای بنده صادق حضرت کبریا رقیمه کریمه وصول یافت و از مضامین روح و ریحان حصول | O faithful servant of the Almighty! Thy gracious letter hath been received, and from its contents spirit and fragrance were derived [3.5s] | MKT3.359, KHMT.045-046x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00631 | 490 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان شمع میثاق رغما لاهل النفاق پرتو عبودیتش آفاقرا منور نموده و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The radiance of servitude shining from the Candle | MMK6#360 | SW_v12#14 p.235-236, CUPAB.012-013x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00632 | 490 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضامین دلیل ثبوت و رسوخ بر نبا عظیم بود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents testified to thy firmness and steadfastness in the Most Great Announcement [3.5s]... ...In this day every believer must concentrate his thoughts on teaching the Faith... O loved ones of God! Each one of the friends must teach at least one soul each year | MMK6#292x, AMK.142-144, AMK.152-154, AVK3.378.10x, AVK3.495.01x | COC#1927x | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; House of Justice; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00633 | 490 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نمروی ۲۴ رسید من بعد نمروها را دقت نمااید این دفعه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter numbered 24 hath been received. Henceforth, do thou be attentive to the numbers [3.5s] | KHSK.104-105 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of Huququ'llah; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00634 | 490 | mixed | ای ثابت بر محبت الله نامه ای که بتاریخ ۹ ربیع الثانی ١۳۲۳ ارسال نموده بودی در | O thou who art steadfast in the love of God! Thy letter dated the 9th of Rabi'u'th-Thani 1323, which thou hadst dispatched [3.5s] | AVK2.081.17x, AVK3.274.08x, AVK3.249.01x, QT108.075-076 | Consolation and comfort; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00635 | 490 | Persian | River of Life, The | ای دوست ملکوتی از آن دم که فراق حاصل و توجه باوروپ و امریکا نمودی هر دم یاد | O Friend of the Kingdom! Since we separated from each other, and you departed for Europe and America, I keep you in continual remembrance | BRL_DAK#0726, MKT3.449, MAS5.241, DAUD.20, VUJUD.013 | ROL.060-062, VUJUDE.019 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00636 | 490 | Persian | ای دوستان جانی عبدالبهاء جناب زائر نوش پرهوش در مطاف سروش سر باستان نهاد و | O cherished friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The noble visitor, with keen perception and wisdom, hath bowed his ancient head at that spot where the celestial spirits circumambulate [3.5s] | MMK3#264 p.188, YARP2.201.1 p.191, PPAR.172 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00637 | 490 | Persian | ای شخص عظیم محترم در جرائد شرق و غرب تفصیل مجلس صلح ملل که در تحت ریاست شما | O thou great and respected personage! The details of the Conference of Peace and Arbitration | MKT2.227, ANDA#43-44 p.92, NJB_v02#10 p.003-004 | SW_v02#15 p.003-004 | Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00638 | 490 | Persian | ای شهید مجید سلیل آن شخص جلیل نامه شما رسید ولی از کثرت اشتغال باختصار جواب | O distinguished martyr, descendant of that glorious personage! Your letter was received, but due to the press of manifold occupations, I reply briefly [3.5s]... ...You should give serious concern to the matter of teaching, and think of ways of imparting the Message to prominent people, for once such person have given their allegiance to the Faith | PYK.267, AMIN.197ax, AMIN.206x | COC#1824x | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00639 | 490 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای عزيز عبدالبهآء پسر آن پدر باش و ثمر آن شجر زاده عنصر جان و دل او باش | ...O dear one of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! Be the son of thy father and be the fruit of that tree. Be a son that hath been born of his soul | MMK1#117 p.136x | SWAB#117x, TAB.341-343, PN_1912 p069x, ECN.513 | Non-participation in politics; Praise and encouragement; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00640 | 490 | mixed | ای منادی میثاق نامه شما رسید و از قضای اتفاق جناب مسیو دریفوس و امه الله | O herald of the Covenant! Your letter was received and, as fate would have it, Monsieur Dreyfus and the handmaid of God [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0732, AVK4.443ax, MSHR5.260-261x, SAHA.000 (ج) | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Education of children; moral education; Non-participation in politics; Personal instructions; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00641 | 490 | mixed | ای یاران الیوم یوم اتحاد و اتفاقست و خلوص در امر نیر آفاق وقت جانفشانیست و | O ye friends! This is the day of unity and concord, and of sincerity in the Cause of the resplendent Orb of all horizons. This is the time to offer up one's life in sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA13:112, INBA88:105, INBA89:020b, Ghazi3072.131-136 | MMK5#188 p.148 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for nearness to God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00642 | 490 | mixed | ای یاران مهربان من عبدالبهاء از حسرت شما غریق دریای احزان و آلام و اسیر زنجیر | O my kind friends! 'Abdu'l-Bahá is drowned in an ocean of sorrows and pain, captive in chains, in his longing for you [3.5s] | MKT4.140, AMK.031-033, YHA1.098x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for pilgrims; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00643 | 490 | O thou merciful youth who art the son of that glorious man! Verily, thy | SW_v10#13 p.249-250 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00644 | 490 | mixed | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | پاک یزدانا بیناای و شنوا مقتدری و توانا صیت نبا عظیم در جمیع اقالیم منتشر و | O Thou Pure God! Thou art the Seer and the Hearer! Thou art the Powerful and the Mighty! The fame of Thy Most Great Cause… O ye true friends! Day and night ‘Abdu’l‑Baha calleth his loved ones to mind, and with every breath | INBA75:087 | BRL_DAK#0065, MKT2.136, MILAN.200, AKHA_130BE #13 p.a, DWNP_v5#07-8 p.001-002x, BCH.005, ADH2_1#53 p.081, MJMJ1.081, MMG2#047 p.047, MJH.031, YHA1.016x | BRL_ATE#092x, TAB.574-576 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Oneness; unity of religion; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for peace and unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00645 | 490 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | چون حضرة مسیح در بیست قرن پیش ظاهر شد با وجود انکه یهود در نهایت انتظار | When Christ appeared, twenty centuries ago, although the Jews were eagerly awaiting His Coming | MNMK#154 p.287, MMK1#020 p.041 | SWAB#020, DWN_v2#08 p.060-061, BNE.006-008 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00647 | 490 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما انزلت الماء الطهور و سقیت به اراض هامده خامده خاویه قبل | To Thee be praise, O my God, for Thou hast sent down the pure water and with it hast watered the barren, lifeless, desolate lands of old [3.5s] | AYBY.370 #056 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00648 | 490 | Persian | ولکن مشکلات اینجاست که هر بدبختی خطاای کند این صادقان که اطاعت و صداقت و خیر | Verily, the difficulty lies herein: whenever a hapless soul errs, it is those who are sincere, obedient, and virtuous who bear the burden [4o] | QT108.123-124 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00649 | 490 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...Every one of the friends of God has two stations; one the station of mankind and the other the station of spirituality…. As long as one has not taken a portion of the mystery of sacrifice, it is impossible for him to attain to the Kingdom of God. | BSC.496 #958, SW_v07#12 p.116x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11768 | 490 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۱ شهر جمادی الاول سنه ۱۳۳۸ مرقوم نموده | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter thou didst write on the twenty-first day of the month of Jamadi'ul-Avval 1338 [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0734, YIA.248-249x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12123 | 490 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی قد قطعت النظر عن کل الجهات و وجهت وجهی لحضره رحمانیتک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, I have turned away mine eyes from all else but Thee and directed my face towards the sanctuary of Thy all-merciful Presence [4o] | BRL_DAK#0727 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3666 | 490 | Persian | دو مسئله است یکی عصمت کبری و یکی مسئله علم باری جمیع اینها بر دو قسم است | Two matters there are: one being the Most Great Infallibility, and the other being the question of divine knowledge. All these are divided into two parts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0730 | Education of children; moral education; House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01796 | 490 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی اذا اراد ان یفتح الخزینه الاولی التی اودعت فیها الاسرار التی | Praise be to God Who, when He willeth to unlock the First Treasury wherein lie deposited the mysteries that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.002, | Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01797 | 490 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی انزل الکتب و ارسل الرسل علی انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم | Praise be unto God, Who hath revealed the Books and sent forth His Messengers, testifying that there is none other God but Him, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.165, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01798 | 490 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی عرفنا نفسه و علمنا امره و اوضح لنا مناهج الحق ... روحی لحضرتکم الفدآء | Praise be unto God Who hath made Himself known unto us, taught us His Cause, and made manifest unto us the pathways of truth... may my spirit be a sacrifice unto His presence [3.5s] | INBA31:168 | Entry by troops; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01799 | 490 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی کان و لم یکن معه من شیء و یکون بمثل ما قد کان قد انزل الشرایع و | Praise be to God, Who was when naught else had being beside Him, and Who shall ever remain as He hath been. He hath sent down the laws and [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.372, | GHA.243ax | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01800 | 490 | mixed | ان یا ف ت ح الاعظم ان استمع ندآء مالک القدم انک دعوته بلسان المحبه و الوداد و | O Most Great Victory! Hearken unto the call of the Ancient King, for verily thou didst summon Him with the tongue of love and fellowship [3.5s] | INBA23:050 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01801 | 490 | Arabic | ان یا قلمی الاعلی انا نراک ترکض فی اللوح مره تمیل الی الیمین و اخری الی | O My Most Exalted Pen! Verily, We behold thee hastening across the Tablet, now inclining to the right, and at another moment to the left [3.5s] | INBA15:301, INBA26:304 | MAS4.150bx, MAS8.041ax | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | LL#355 | ||||||||
| BH01802 | 490 | Arabic | ان یا مظهر الجود ان استمع ما یلقیک قلم الذی احاطته الاحزان من جنود الشیطان | O Manifestation of Generosity! Hearken unto that which the Pen, encompassed by sorrows from the hosts of Satan, revealeth unto thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.035, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01803 | 490 | Arabic | ان یا نجف قبل علی اسمع ندآء ربک عن جنه الایمن من العرش و کن عن نغمات القدس | O Najaf, who was before 'Alí, hearken unto the Call of thy Lord from the right side of the divine Paradise of the Throne, and be thou enraptured by the holy melodies [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.405, PR23.015a-016b | High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01804 | 490 | Arabic | ان یا ورقه الفردوس ان اشهدی فی نفسک بانه لا اله الا هو و ان علیا قبل محمد | O Leaf of Paradise! Bear thou witness in thine inmost being that verily there is no God but Him, and that 'Alí before Muhammad [3.5s] | INBA36:101, INBA71:265 | ASAT5.292x | Importance of prayer; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01805 | 490 | Arabic | انا نذکر من سمی بفرج الله و هاجر مع ربه المقتدر المهیمن العزیز الحکیم لعمر الله | We make mention of him who was named Farajullah, who migrated with his Lord, the All-Powerful, the All-Compelling, the Mighty, the All-Wise. By the life of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.031, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01806 | 490 | mixed | جوهر حمد و ثنا و ساذج شکر حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که ظلم ظالمین و اعراض | The essence of praise and glorification and the purest thanksgiving beseemeth that Lord of Ultimate Desire, despite the oppression of the tyrants and the turning away [3.5s] | INBA18:334b, BLIB_Or15716.157, | Justice and wrath of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01807 | 490 | Persian | حمد مقدس از حروف و کلمات منزل آیات و مظهر بینات را لایق و سزاست که بکوثر | Sanctified praise, transcending all letters and words, befitteth Him Who is the Revealer of verses and the Manifestor of clear proofs [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.252, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for governments and rulers; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01808 | 490 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر و بیان و ما فی الامکان بساط محبوب عالمیان را لایق و سزاست که | Sanctified praise, transcending all mention and utterance and whatsoever existeth in creation, beseemeth the court of the Best-Beloved of all worlds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.103, | AQA5#115 p.142, PYB#115 p.03x, SAM.270 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01809 | 490 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ظهورات ممکنات و شئونات کائنات فناء باب حضرت مقصودیرا لایق و سزاست | Praise, sanctified above all created things and the conditions of contingent beings, befitteth the threshold of Him Who is the Object of all desire [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.379, | AQA5#147 p.201 | Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Praise and encouragement; Seal of the Prophets; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01810 | 490 | Arabic | ذکر الله من سدره الامر علی البقعه النورآء قد کان بالحق مرفوعا و یسمع منه کل حزب | The mention of God from the Divine Lote-Tree of Command upon the luminous Spot hath verily been raised up, and every company hearkeneth unto it [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.150, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01811 | 490 | Arabic | ذکر الله من ورقه القدس علی شجره الفردوس فی هذه البقعه المقدسه المنیر الله لا | The remembrance of God from the Sacred Leaf upon the Tree of Paradise in this hallowed and luminous Spot [3.5s] | INBA36:083, INBA71:245 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01812 | 490 | mixed | سبحان الذی فضل الانسان بالبیان و جعله مطلع التبیان فی الامکان تعالی | Glorified be He Who hath favored man with the power of utterance and made him the dawning-place of understanding in the realm of creation. Exalted is He [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.219, , BLIB_Or15711.040, | MSHR2.293x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01813 | 490 | Arabic | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و جعلها هدی و ذکری للعالمین و بها عرف العباد نفسه | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and made them a guidance and remembrance unto all the worlds, and through them hath enabled His servants to know Him [3.5s] | INBA51:593, BLIB_Or15694.300, , ALIB.folder18p339 | LHKM3.114, RSR.114bx | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01814 | 490 | mixed | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان هذا لعلی قد ظهر عن افق الابهی یسمع و یری و ینطق | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him and that this is He, the Most Exalted, Who hath appeared from the horizon of the All-Glorious, Who heareth and seeth and speaketh [3.5s]... ...By the righteousness of the Almighty! Were I to recount to thee the tale of the things that have befallen Me, the souls and minds of men | INBA18:049, INBA73:177, BLIB_Or15694.330, , ALIB.folder18p344 | WOB.174x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01815 | 490 | Arabic | شهد الله بما شهدنا فی الصحیفه الحمرآء من قلمی الاعلی انا لو نذکره لینصعق من | God beareth witness unto that which We have testified in the Crimson Tablet through Our Most Exalted Pen. Were We to make mention thereof, all would be struck with bewilderment [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.146a, | Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to Muslims; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01816 | 490 | Arabic | قد حضر بین یدینا کتابک و قرئناه و انا کنا قارئین فاشهد فی سرک بانه لا اله الا | Thy letter hath reached Our presence and We have perused it, for verily We have ever been the Reader thereof. Bear thou witness in thine inmost heart that there is no God but [3.5s] | INBA51:319, INBA36:103, INBA71:267 | LHKM3.029 | Development of capacity and readiness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01817 | 490 | mixed | کتاب انزله المظلوم للذین اخذوا کاس البیان رغما لاهل الامکان و شربوا باسم | The Book which the Wronged One hath sent down unto them that have quaffed the chalice of utterance, despite the peoples of creation, and have drunk in His Name [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.034b, | Contention and conflict; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01818 | 490 | mixed | کتاب میفرماید طوبی از برای نفسی که با احبای الهی بمعروف عمل نمود لسان عظمه | The Book declareth: Blessed is the soul that acteth with loving-kindness towards the beloved ones of God, saith the Tongue of Grandeur [3.5s] | INBA23:024b, BLIB_Or15695.254d, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Priestcraft | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01819 | 490 | mixed | لعمر محبوبنا و محبوبکم و مقصودنا و مقصود من فی الارض و السماء این ذکر | By the life of our Beloved and your Beloved, and our Object of Desire and the Object of Desire of all who dwell in earth and heaven, this mention [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15711.151.02, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01820 | 490 | mixed | نامه آنجناب بر مکمن حزن وارد و بر مطلع بلایا واصل فجزاک الله جزآء حسنا | Your letter hath reached this Abode of Grief and arrived at this Dawning-Place of tribulations. May God reward thee with a goodly reward [3.5s] | INBA38:121, INBA57:049 | RSR.119x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Manifestation of God as mediator; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01821 | 490 | Arabic | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق من لدن عزیز جمیل و فیه یذکر الله عبدا من عباده لیکون من المتذکرین | This is a Book sent down in truth from the presence of the Mighty, the Beauteous, wherein God maketh mention of one among His servants, that he may be of them that remember [3.5s] | INBA83:232, BLIB_Or15725.522, , ALIB.folder18p329 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01823 | 490 | Arabic | هذا لوح منه تهب نسایم الغفران علی اهل الاکوان و تنزل الرحمه علی الذینهم | This is a Tablet from which the breezes of forgiveness waft over the peoples of all existence, and mercy descendeth upon those who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.167, | RSR.111x | High station of the true believer; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01824 | 490 | Arabic | هذا لوح نزل بالحق من لدن عزیز قدیرا و قدر فیه مقادیر الامر من قلم قدس منیعا | This is a Tablet that hath been sent down in truth from the presence of One mighty and powerful, wherein the measures of the Cause have been ordained by a most holy and exalted Pen [3.5s] | INBA36:062, INBA71:221 | RSBB.080 | Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01825 | 490 | mixed | یا آل جمال ندای الهی را بلسان پارسی از سدره معنوی بشنوید هر نفسیکه الیوم | O kindred of Beauty! Hearken unto the divine Call in the Persian tongue, from the mystical Lote-Tree. Every soul that today [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.128, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01826 | 490 | Persian | یا محبوب فوادی هیچ مذکری در عالم و مهذبی و مصلحی مانند فراق نه سبحان الله | O Beloved of My heart! There existeth in all the world no reminder, nor any refiner or reformer, like unto separation. Glory be unto God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.256, | Consolation and comfort; Nearness and remoteness; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11717 | 490 | mixed | یا علی علیک سلام الله و عنایته تو شاهد و عالم گواه که اینمظلوم حزب الله را | O 'Alí! Upon thee be God's salutations and His loving-kindness! Thou art witness, and the All-Knowing doth testify, that this Wronged One hath [addressed] the party of God [3.5s] | BRL_DA#309 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as educator; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0573 | Address to NAACP convention, Handel Hall in Chicago, 1912-04-30 | 490 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | According to the words of the Old Testament God has said, "Let us make man in our image | BDA1.062n | PUP#029 (p.069-070), SW_v03#04 p.010-011 | Human reality created in the image of God; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | MHMD1.071 | ||||||||
| BB00647 | Epistle to Muhammad Shah 6 (?) | 490 | Arabic | Tablets of the Báb to Muhammad Shah | فدا فؤآدک من فی ملکوت ملیک یا ذا لسلطان المقتدر الرؤف حمد و سپاس بی قیاس ذات اقدس مالک الملکی را سزاست | May the hearts of those in the celestial Kingdom be sacrificed unto Thee, O Thou Sovereign Lord of Power and Mercy! Boundless praise and thanksgiving beseem the Most Holy Essence of the King of Kings [3.5s] | AHDA.280-281 | Creation of the world; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | MMAH.026 | |||||||
| BH01822 | Lawh-i-Amr | 490 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | هذا لوح الامر قد نزل من لدن مالک القدر لیقرب الناس الی المنظر الاکبر هذا المقام | This is the Tablet of Command which hath been sent down from the presence of the Lord of Destiny, that it may draw mankind nigh unto the Most Great Vision, this exalted station [3.5s]... ...There hath appeared in this Revelation what hath never appeared before. As to the infidels that have witnessed what hath been manifested | INBA34:145, BLIB_Or15707.079, , BLIB_Or15735.242, , NLAI_BH3.157 | BRL_DA#660, GWBP#067 p.090x, AQA1#024, AVK2.274.04x, SFI13.017, ASAT1.207x, TISH.276-278, FBAH.143, DLH2.218, HYK.242, LDR.430x | GWB#067x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ROB2.161, LL#047 | |||||
| ABU0572 | Public address given on 1912-08-17 | 490 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The physical beauty of this place is very wonderful. We hope that a spiritual charm | PUP#090 (p.261-263) | Human reality created in the image of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00646 | Some Answered Questions #073 Healing by Material Means | 490 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | دیروز در سر ناهار در مسئلهء طب و علاج روحانی ذکر شد که بقوای معنویه معالجهء امراض میشود | Yesterday at table we mentioned, in connection with the question of spiritual medicine and healing, how illnesses can be cured through spiritual powers. | MFD#73, OOL.C022.73 | SAQ#73, LOG#1011x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; The animal kingdom | - | - | |||||||
| BB00350 | Tawqi'a Qa'imiyyat | 490 | Arabic | هو الاعلی بسم الامنع الاقدس. قل هو الظاهر فوق خلقه و هو المهیمن القیوم شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو | Say: He is the One manifest above His creation, and He is the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. God doth testify that there is none other God but Him [3.5s] | CMB_F23.136v13-138r03 (42), , CMB_F20.017r12-018r07, , BYC_tablets.076.09-078.05 | QISM.018 | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of the Manifestations of God; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.096 | |||||||
| ABU0570 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-13 | 490 | You got very tired in Jerusalem... A Rabbi told me that they expected a Christ that would come and be successful, that he would conquer the world | PN_1920_heh p021, PN_1920_heh_haifa p075 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Oneness; unity of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0574 | Words spoken on 1912-10-05 in San Francisco | 490 | We have been driving in your lovely park. I found it so charming that I alighted from the automobile and walked along the pathways. | ECN.092 | Critique of Western values; culture; Development of capacity and readiness; Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1441 | Words spoken on 1913-05-24 in Paris | 490 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | جمیع را قانع و شاکر نمود و اجمال بعضی از بیانات مبارکه در این خصوص این بود که باید پی بحقایق | One must understand the truth of such matters. Are you at all aware of the age in which Muhammad lived | BDA2.317 | MHMD2.419-421 | Critique of Western values; culture; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Muhammad; Islam; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0571 | Words spoken on 1914-02-22 | 490 | In every dispensation a number of sanctified souls have become manifest who were self-sacrificing | DAS.1914-02-22, SW_v08#13 p.162-163, SW_v09#18 p.202x | Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0561 | Words spoken on 1915-07-24 in Haifa | 490 | Persian | خیلی مطول بود و چهار سال طول کشید. هم چنین بیان اینکه کشتی ها و راه آهن و تراموای مسافرت را آسان کرده | Most prolonged was it, extending over a span of four years. Similarly did the advent of vessels, railways and tramways render travel with facility [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-24 | Development of capacity and readiness; Education of children; moral education; The power of words; of speech; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0575 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-02-28 | 490 | Pray from thy heart that my health continue to be well, so that I may attend to all the affairs. | DAS.1914-02-28 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Presence of; reunion with God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0562 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-18 | 490 | I have sent for thee this morning to speak to thee on a confidential matter. The covenant-breakers have again concocted another device, whereby they may terminate my life | DAS.1915-05-18 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0566 | Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-11 | 490 | By a general agreement all the governments of the world must disarm simultaneously. It will | DAS.1914-05-11, SW_v05#08 p.116, SW_v07#06 p.042-043, SW_v08#12 p.155-156, PN_1914 p012, STAB#151 | Call to action; Stories; anecdotes; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0563 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 490 | Those who lack wisdom think that the worlds of God are limited to the material universe. They deny that there are spiritual realms. | AELT.187-190 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0565 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 490 | The world of existence has two estates: the one is the Unconditioned, the Absolute, the Divine; the other is that of submission to God. | AELT.172-176 | Education and the development of capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0568 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-10 | 490 | It will be capital accomplishment if a school conducted on Bahá'í lines could be built. In the Bahá'í movement a system of education is outlined, whose value is not for the present appreciated.... Every little child will have a slate before him on his small desk. | DAS.1914-11-10 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Methods of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0567 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-10 | 490 | My sole aim in the education of these boys amounted to this: I hoped that after their graduation these boys would arise with the utmost severance... but none of them fulfilled my desire | DAS.1915-03-10 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0564 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-18 | 490 | The Blessed Perfection educated us in this most great Prison. If we consider this fact with the sight of justice we will realize that He instructed us with the tears of His eyes. | DAS.1915-04-18 | Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00650 | 480 | Persian | از ایه مبارکه ان یا رایس قد تجلینا علیک مره فی جبل تینا و مره فی زیتاء و فی | Regarding the blessed verse: 'O Chief! Verily We have manifested Ourself unto thee once upon the Mount of Sinai, and again upon the Mount of Olives, and in...' [4o] | INBA85:448 | MMK6#609, BSHI.029-031 | Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00651 | 480 | Persian | ای امین حقیقی نامه بتاریخ پنجم شعبان و دیگری بتاریخ یازدهم شعبان و دیگری | O true trustee! The letter dated the fifth of Sha'ban, and another dated the eleventh of Sha'ban, and another [3.5s] | INBA84:524b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00652 | 480 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá'; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید دلیل تبتل و تضرع بود و برهان | O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents much appreciated… Obligatory prayers and supplications are the very water of life… Ye have asked about the significance of the expression “sacrificial lover” | MMK2#076 p.060, MMK2#134 p.101 | BRL_ATE#189x, BRL_IOPF#2.18x, BLO_PT#081.76 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fanaticism and hatred; Importance of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00653 | 480 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith | در خصوص آيه انجيل مرقوم نموده بودی که از قرائن واضح ميشود که در يوم ظهور مسيح جميع نفوس استماع | ...Thou hast written of a verse in the Gospels, asking if at the time of Christ all souls did hear His call | MMK3#138 p.096x | BWF.364-364x, SW_v16#10 p.669x | Belief and denial; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Many are called but few are chosen; Power of prayer; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00654 | 480 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس فی الحقیقه خادم امر اللهی و محب عبدالبهاء بموجب خواهش شما | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! In truth thou art a servant of the Cause of God and a lover of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. According to thy request [3.5s] | MMK5#054 p.050 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00655 | 480 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی حقا که وفاپروری و جانفشان و در جانفشانی پر روح و ریحان | O thou faithful servant of the Abha Beauty! Verily, thou art loyal and self-sacrificing, and in thy sacrifice thou art filled with spirit and sweet fragrance [3.5s] | MMK5#170 p.131 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00656 | 480 | mixed | ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا آنچه بجناب سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید معلوم گردید | O thou who art a near servant at the Threshold of the All-Glorious! That which thou didst write unto Jinab-i-Siyyid Taqi became known [3.5s] | INBA89:253 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Justice and mercy; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00657 | 480 | Persian | حقيقت الوهيّت بتمام معانی ادراکش در حوصله انسانی نگنجد . زيرا آنچه نتائج عقول و افکار است محدود است | The reality of Divinity, in all its meanings, cannot be encompassed within the bounds of human comprehension, for whatsoever is the product of minds and thoughts is limited [3.5s] | MMK3#018 p.010x | Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Need for an educator; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00658 | 480 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou beloved and benevolent daughter of the Kingdom The letter which thou hast written was received. I read it with the utmost love | TAB.224-226 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00659 | 480 | mixed | Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The | ای روشندلان از پرتو عهد و پیمان شصت سال است که محفل الست آراسته گشته | O ye illumined ones! For sixty years hath the assemblage of "Am I not your Lord?" been adorned through the effulgence of the Covenant [3.5s]... ...O God, my God! Lowly, humble, and tearful, I turn my face unto the Kingdom of Thy mercy and the realm of Thy singleness | BRL_DAK#0543, COMP_MASHRIQP#83x, DUR1.236 | BRL_MASHRIQ#83x | Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00660 | 480 | Persian | ای طائره نامه شما که تشکرنامه از ورود جناب عزیزالله خان و جناب عبدالحسین خان | O Taereh! Thy letter of gratitude for the arrival of their Honors, 'Azizu'llah Khan, Adbu'l-Hussein Khan and 'Ali Mohammed Khan hath arrived | BRL_DAK#0436, MMK3#067 p.043x, BBBD.444-445, BBBD.467, PYB#167 p.03 | BBBD.468-469 | Monasticism; asceticism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00661 | 480 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thou hast written regarding the death of thy mother. Praise be to God, she hath attained to the desire | TAB.591-593x, BWF.370-370x, BWF.396-396x, BSC.463 #859x, BSC.491 #944x, BSTW#075 | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00662 | 480 | ...Know thou that hardship and privation shall increase day by day, and the people shall thereby be afflicted. The doors of joy and happiness shall be closed on all sides | LOG#0438x, SW_v12#08 p.148x, BSTW#446x, BSTW#504ax | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00663 | 480 | mixed | Light of the World | ای مستبشر ببشارات الله در هر عصر و قرنی مطلع آفاق بتجلی خاصی مشرق و لائح و | O thou who rejoicest in the glad-tidings of God! In every age and century, the Dayspring of the world is made manifest | INBA85:370 | NURA#50, MMK4#103 p.112, YMM.046 | LOTW#50 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00665 | 480 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان نامه پانزدهم محرم سنه ۱۳۲۷ واصل گردید مضمون معلوم شد | O herald of the Covenant! The letter dated the fifteenth of Muharram in the year 1327 hath been received, and its contents have become known [3.5s] | AVK4.192.12x, YIA.386, KHAZ.120 | Laws of marriage and dowry; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00666 | 480 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures | فيوضات ملکوت ابهی مشروط به استعداد و قابليّت نيست نفس فيض عين قابليّت گردد چنانکه نفس فعل چون از فاعل | O herald of the Kingdom! Thy long letter has been carefully read and the contents understood. It proved that thou art not reposing in heart... ...Know that the blessings of the Kingdom of Abha are not dependent upon the capacity and the worthiness of any one; the blessings themselves are the worthiness. | MMK3#137 p.095x | BSC.496 #957x, BSTW#444 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00667 | 480 | mixed | ای منجذبین میثاق الیوم جمیع آفاق در خواب و شما بیدار کل مدهوش و شما هشیار همه | O ye who are attracted to the Covenant! Today all horizons lie in slumber, while ye are wakeful; all are bewildered, yet ye are clear-sighted [3.5s] | INBA21:084 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00668 | 480 | mixed | ای مهتدی بهدایت کبری خفاشانی چند که در زاویه نسیان خزیده بودند و در ظلمات | O thou who art guided by the supreme guidance! A few bats, having nestled in the recesses of oblivion and enveloped in darkness [4o] | MKT1.400, MILAN.177, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.263, YHA1.382-383 (2.771) | Justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00669 | 480 | Persian | ای یادگار حضرت وحید فرید آن نفس نفیس و شخص شخیص هدایت مجسم بود و موهبت مشخص | O remnant of the peerless Vahíd, that precious soul and distinguished figure, the very embodiment of guidance and manifest bounty [3.5s] | INBA17:160 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00670 | 480 | Persian | Consultation | ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء خدمات شما در آستان مقدس مذکور و محبوب و مقبول پس نهایت | O true friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Your services at the Sacred Threshold are remembered, cherished and accepted, therefore utmost [3.5s]... ...The honoured members of the Spiritual Assembly should exert their efforts so that no differences may occur, and if such differences do occur, they should not reach the point of causing conflict | INBA16:232 | BRL_DAK#0831 | BRL_CONSULT#18x, COC#0184x, LOG#0587x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Elections; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00672 | 480 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی تلوت تحریرک الجدید و انشرحت بمضمونها اللطیف | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy excellent letter and was dilated through its excellent contents. | BRL_DAK#0736, MMK6#618 | TAB.289-291 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00673 | 480 | mixed | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره المبارکه قد وصل الندآء الی شرق الارض و غربها و | O wondrous branch of the blessed Tree! The call hath reached unto the East of the earth and the West thereof [3.5s] | YBN.260-261 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00675 | 480 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب واصل گشت گویا نسیم صبای جان بود که از سبای حب محبوب عالمیان مرور | Your epistle was received, and it was as the morning breeze wafting from Sheba with the love of the Beloved of all the worlds [3.5s] | MMK6#342 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00677 | 480 | Persian | یا امه الله المقربه نامه ای مرقوم نموده بودید که یکروز اقلا باید صرف قرائت | O thou handmaiden of God who art drawing nigh! The letter thou hast written should take at least one day to read....The establishment of a women's assemblage for the promotion of knowledge is entirely acceptable, but discussions must be confined to educational matters | BRL_DAK#0692, COMP_WOMENP#011x, MKT7.034c, MMK2#348 p.250x, YIA.401-403 | BRL_WOMEN#011x, COC#2102x, KSHK#34 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00678 | 480 | mixed | یا بادی الاکوان و بدیع الامکان و ملیک الملک و الملکوت و مالک العزه و الجبروت لک الحمد | O Thou Who art the Primal Origin of creation, the Wondrous Fashioner of all contingent being, the Sovereign of earthly dominion and the Kingdom on high, the Lord of glory and might! Unto Thee be praise [3.5s] | INBA87:334b, INBA52:342 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00679 | 480 | mixed | یا من ارجوالله ان یجیره فی صون حمایته و ینجده بجیوش عونه و عنایته انه خلف صدق | O thou whom I beseech God to shelter within the fortress of His protection, and to succour with the hosts of His aid and gracious care, verily he is a true successor [3.5s] | PYK.240 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00680 | 480 | Arabic | یا من نادی بمیثاق نیر الاشراق لعمر الله ان القلوب تصاحبک فی الاسفار و ان الارواح | O thou who callest out in the name of the Covenant of the Daystar of the horizons! By the life of God, hearts accompany thee in thy journeys, and souls [3.5s] | INBA88:182 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Prayer for protection; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00681 | 480 | Arabic | یا من نطق السن الکائنات بایات المحامد و النعوت فی تسبیح ذاته | O Thou by Whose command the tongues of all created things give utterance to verses of praise and attributes in glorification of His Being [3.5s] | MKT3.190, ADH2.077, ADH2_2#11 p.106, MMG2#139 p.154 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00682 | 480 | mixed | یا من ینادی بالمیثاق فی تلک الافاق مکتوب مورخ بچهاردهم محرم الیوم جواب مرقوم | O thou who proclaimeth the Covenant in those far-flung horizons! Thy letter dated the fourteenth of Muharram hath been received, and this day the reply is written [3.5s] | INBA89:066b | PYK.234 | Call to action; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04234 | 480 | mixed | اللهم یا مقدر الامور و الشئون فی ملکه بقوله کن فیکون و یا من قدر البلاء... ای یاران عبدالبهآء نفوس مقدّسی از احبّآء با سرور | O friends of ʻAbdu’l-Baha! With boundless joy, sanctified souls from among the believers hastened to the field of sacrifice | INBA85:051 | BSHN.140.285x, BSHN.144.285x, MHT1a.184x, MHT1b.176x, NANU_AB#29x | ADMS#091 | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12124 | 480 | Persian | ای ورقه مهتزه از نفحات الهیه آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و سبب روح و ریحان | O leaf stirred by divine fragrances! That which thou didst write was perused and became the cause of spiritual joy and delight [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0810 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0583 | 480 | Bahá'u'lláh loved the beauty and verdure of the country. One day He passed the remark: 'I have not gazed on verdure for nine years. The country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies.' | ABCC.039-041, BKOG.357-359, BNE.040-041 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Banishment to; life in 'Akka | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0586 | 480 | Some one desires an explanation of the terms soul, mind and spirit. The terminology of ancient and modern philosophers differs. | ADP.120-122 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0587 | 480 | The woman of the East has progressed. Formerly in India, Persia and throughout the Orient, she was not considered a human being. | COC#2115, ADP.086-088 | Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BB00352 | 480 | Arabic | اسماء کل شیء. شهر بها اله واحد احد حابی قادم باهی جالل عارز جامل | The month of Bahá (?), the One, the Unique, the Singular, resplendent in its glory, manifest in its grandeur, adorned with the beauty of its attributes [4o] | MANU.045-047 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00353 | 480 | Arabic | یا الهی هب لی کمال الانقطاع الیک و تجل علی بباب الامتناع لدیک حتی خرق الاحجاب | O my God! Bestow upon me complete detachment unto Thee, and shine forth upon me at the threshold of Thine inviolable sovereignty, till the veils be rent asunder [3.5s] | HNMJ.120-124 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01827 | 480 | mixed | ابواب افضالیکه از اول لا اول الی حین مسدود بود اذا قد فتح بالحق باصبع عز | The gates of bounty, which from time immemorial had remained sealed, have now been opened by the fingers of Glory [3.5s] | BN_suppl.1754.147-148 | RSBB.142, AYI2.244x, ASAT4.366x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01828 | 480 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | اذا نطق لسان الله فی کل شیء بانی حی فی هذا الافق الذی ظهر بالحق و سمی فی | When the Tongue of God spoke within all things, proclaiming: "Verily, I am alive in this horizon which hath appeared in truth and hath been named..." [3.5s]... ...O people! I swear by the one true God! This is the Ocean out of which all seas have proceeded, and with which every one of them will ultimately be united | BLIB_Or15694.451, , ALIB.folder18p357 | BRL_DA#670, GWBP#051 p.074x, LMA1.413 (249b), MAS4.086, RHQM2.0712-714 (104) (065-066) | GWB#051x, ADJ.080x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Twin Manifestations | - | - | LL#424 | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01830 | 480 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی اظهر امره و انزل آیاته و امر الکل بالمعروف انه هو الامر العلیم الحکیم | Praise be to God Who hath manifested His Cause and sent down His verses, and commanded all to observe that which is righteous. Verily, He is the All-Commanding, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.065, , BLIB_Or15718.115, | Call to action; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01831 | 480 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی انطق الطور بانه لا اله الا هو اله موسی و هارون و انطق الصخره | Praise be to God Who caused the Mount to speak forth that there is none other God but Him, the God of Moses and Aaron, and made the Rock to give utterance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.019, | Apocalyptic imagery; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01832 | 480 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی انطق العالم بذکر اسمه الاعظم و جعل ذکره و جوده من کلمه الله | Praise be to God, Who hath caused the world to speak forth the remembrance of His Most Great Name, and hath made His remembrance and His presence to proceed from the Word of God [3.5s] | INBA31:172 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01833 | 480 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی عرفنا توحید ذاته و تقدیس نفسه عن الخلق و ما عندهم و جعلنا من | Praise be unto Him Who hath caused us to recognize the unity of His Being and the sanctity of His Self above all creation and whatsoever pertaineth unto them, and hath made us among [3.5s] | MJAN.201, AYBY.275x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01834 | 480 | Arabic | ان یا علی اسمع ندائی من هذا السجن الذی بقیت فریدا بین الاعدا و لن اجد لنفسی | O Ali! Hearken unto My call from this Prison wherein I remain solitary amidst Mine enemies, and find none to befriend Me [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.441, , ALIB.folder18p354 | Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01835 | 480 | Arabic | River of Life, The | ان یا محمد بشر فی نفسک بما نزل علیک کتاب قدس کریم و فیه ما ینقطعک عن ملک | Rejoice in thy soul, O Muhammad, inasmuch as a noble and holy Book hath been sent down unto you. In it is that which shall detach thee | INBA36:152b, INBA71:323, INBA92:222x | ADM3#038 p.051x, LHKM2.017, MJMM.301, DAUD.29, ADH1.078 | ROL.045-048, SW_v13#11 p.317 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | LL#185 | ||||||
| BH01836 | 480 | mixed | ای حسین بشنو ندای حسین را که در سجن اعظم ترا ندا میفرماید این ندا جسم را جان | O Husayn! Hearken unto the call of Husayn, Who summoneth thee from the Most Great Prison. This call verily quickeneth the body [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#050, | ADM1#012 p.036x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Prayer for service; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01837 | 480 | mixed | ای علی قبل اکبر انشاء الله از عنایت مالک قدر در کل احیان و جمیع احوال بمنظر اکبر ناظر | O 'Alí-Qablí-Akbar! God willing, through the bounties of the Lord of Destiny, thou shalt at all times and in all conditions remain turned towards the Most Great Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.110, , BLIB_Or11096.187, | ADM1#011 p.034x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence of; reunion with God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01838 | 480 | Persian | بت آمده با بطی باده با رخی چون آفتاب با دلی ساده ساده ز چه از دنیا ار عقبی | The beloved hath come with pure wine, with a countenance like unto the sun, with a heart pure and simple. Why then turnest thou to this world or the next [3.5s] | INBA30:159 | MAS4.188 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01839 | 480 | Arabic | ج و ان استمع ما ینادی به لسان العظمه فی ارض المبارکه علی البقعه البلیه انه | O youth! Hearken unto that which the Tongue of Grandeur proclaimeth upon the blessed land at the exalted spot. Verily He [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#084, | Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01840 | 480 | mixed | جل جلاله و عم نواله و عظمت قدرته سجن را افق اعلی نامیده و ادنی المقامرا ذروه | Glorified be His majesty, universal be His bounty, and exalted be His might! He hath named the prison the Most Sublime Horizon, and the lowest of stations the pinnacle [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.084, | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01841 | 480 | mixed | جناب مهدی بعنایات روح مخصوص بوده و بعد آنکه آقا محمد علی علیه بهاء ربه ان | Jinab-i-Mihdi was favoured with special spiritual bounties, and after Áqá Muḥammad-'Alí - upon him be the glory of his Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.161a, , BLIB_Or15738.084, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01842 | 480 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر و ثنا لایق بساط مالک اسماست که بقدرت کامله و جذب کلمه | Sanctified praise, beyond all mention and tribute, befitteth the threshold of the Lord of Names, Who through His complete power and the attraction of His Word [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#036, | MAS8.144bx | Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01843 | 480 | mixed | حمد مقدس از لسان و بیان ساحت اقدس مقصودیرا لایق و سزاست که بکلمه واحده عالم | A praise sanctified beyond speech and utterance befitteth the most holy court of the Desired One, Who through a single word hath ordered all creation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.061, | Call to action; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01844 | 480 | mixed | حمد و ثناء مالک الملک را سزاست که بکلمه مبارکه الرحمن علی العرش استوی عباد خود را | Praise and glory befit the Lord of all dominion, Who, through His blessed word "The All-Merciful is established upon the throne," hath guided His servants [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.098, , BLIB_Or15728.032, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for protection; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01845 | 480 | Arabic | ذکر الله امه من امائه لیستقیمها علی الامر و یقلبها بکلها الی الله المهیمن العزیز القیوم | This is the remembrance of God unto one of His handmaidens, that He may establish her firmly in His Cause and turn her wholly unto God, the All-Encompassing, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.518, , ALIB.folder18p362 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01846 | 480 | Persian | روحی لحضرتکم الفداء دستخط حضرت عالی رسید حزن پرید فرح جاش گرفت بسیار خوب کرد | May my spirit be a sacrifice for your presence! Your esteemed letter arrived, whereupon sorrow took flight and joy took its place. Most excellent was this [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.168, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01847 | 480 | Arabic | شمس ذکر اسم ربک الرحمن قد اشرقت من افق التبیان باسمی العزیز المنیع و نادی فی | The Sun of the remembrance of the name of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, hath risen from the horizon of utterance through My Name, the Mighty, the Inaccessible, and hath called out [3.5s] | INBA34:157, BLIB_Or15707.105, , BLIB_Or15735.264, | AQA1#031, AKHA_124BE #04-05 p.z, HYK.264 | Call to action; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01848 | 480 | Arabic | قد شاهدنا کتابک الذی حضر لدی العرش و قراناه و اطلعنا بما فیه انا کنا عالمین قد | We have beheld thy book which was presented before the Throne, and We have perused it and been apprised of its contents, for verily We are All-Knowing [3.5s] | LHKM2.261 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01849 | 480 | Arabic | قل یا عباد الرحمن فی البلدان انا نوصیکم فی اول القول بالصبر و الاصطبار فیما ورد | Say: O servants of the Most Merciful throughout all lands! We counsel you, at the outset of Our utterance, to observe patience and steadfastness in whatsoever hath befallen you [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.128b, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01851 | 480 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا اله الاسماء و فاطر السماء بما قدرت للافنان ما اردت من بدایع فضلک | Praise be unto Thee, O God of Names and Creator of heaven, for having ordained for the branches whatsoever Thou didst will of the wondrous tokens of Thy bounty [3.5s] | INBA35:090, BLIB_Or11095#020, | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01852 | 480 | mixed | منادی الله لازال از یمین عرش ندا میفرماید ولکن جز اذن واعیه اصغا ننموده | The Herald of God continueth to call out from the right hand of the Throne, yet none save the attentive ear hath hearkened thereunto [3.5s] | HDQI.064, MAS8.025bx | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01853 | 480 | mixed | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و فیه ما یکفی الذینهم آمنوا بالله المهیمن القیوم ان یا امه الله قد حضر | This is a Book that speaketh with truth, and therein lieth that which sufficeth them that have believed in God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting. O handmaiden of God! Thou art come [3.5s] | INBA71:092 | BRL_DA#349, SFI18.012-013 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01855 | 480 | Arabic | هذا لوح من لدنا الی الذی اراد وجه الله المقتدر العزیز القدیر لیشکر الله ربه | This is a Tablet from Us unto him who hath sought the face of God, the All-Powerful, the Mighty, the Omnipotent, that he may render thanks unto God, his Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.190, | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Purpose; goal of creation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01856 | 480 | mixed | یا اسم الها ندای مالک اسما مابین ارض و سما مرتفع در جمیع احیان عباد را بافق | O Ism-i-Há! The call of the Lord of Names hath been raised betwixt earth and heaven, summoning the servants in all times unto the horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.277a, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01857 | 480 | mixed | یا محمد علیک بهائی در نامه شما که ورقا علیه بهائی ارسال نموده ذکر نبیل اکبر | O Muhammad! Upon thee be My glory! In thy letter which Varqá - upon him be My glory - forwarded, mention was made of Nabíl-i-Akbar [3.5s] | INBA19:086, INBA32:079, BLIB_Or15716.112a, | ANDA#52 p.19x | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01858 | 480 | mixed | یا نعمت نعمت الهی در مقام اول و رتبه اولی عرفانش بوده و هست و همچنین آیات او | O Ni'mat! The bounty of God, in the first station and highest rank, hath ever been and shall ever remain His recognition, and likewise His verses [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.051.06, | TABN.340 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11718 | 480 | Persian | ذکر قلم و مداد قبل از نگارش حروف و الفاظ ذکر مالک ایجاد بوده و خواهد بود | The remembrance of the Pen and Ink, ere the inscription of letters and words, hath been and shall ever be the remembrance of the Lord of Creation [3.5s] | BRL_DA#514 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0588 | Address to the Baha'is at banquet, Great Northern Hotel in New York, 1912-11-23 | 480 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Throughout the world there are innumerable meetings and assemblages, more or less important | PUP#132 (p.447-448) | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0579 | Address to the Baha'is at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-15 | 480 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am greatly pleased to see you. Your hearts are illumined by the lights of Baha | PUP#083 (p.236-237), SW_v04#06 p.103+106, PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351d | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Study; deepening; Thankfulness; gratitude; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0577 | Concerning Body, Soul and Spirit: Words spoken on 1911-11-17 in Paris | 480 | Persian | Paris Talks | در عالم انسانی سه مقام است مقام جسم است و آن مقام حیوانی انسانست که با جمیع | There are in the world of humanity three degrees; those of the body, the soul, and spirit. The body is the physical or animal degree of man. | DWNP_v5#11 p.003-004, KHAB.170 (180), KHTB1.167, KHTP.117 | PT#31 p.095, BSTW#321 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| BB00351 | Da’irat’il-Hirz | 480 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله الرفیع المکین. حمداً لمن خلق الکل علی هیکل محبته و عرف الکل ملک ارادته لئلا یحتجب احد عن طلعة محبوبه و لا یبعد شیء عن مقام قرب مقصوده | Praise be unto Him who hath fashioned all creation in the form of His love and made them aware of the kingdom of His will, so that none might be veiled from the countenance of their Beloved, nor anything be removed from the station of nearness to His purpose [4o] | CMB_F21.063.17-065.15#08, | Da'iras and haykals; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, AHDA.457.08, MMAH.017 | ||||||||
| BH01850 | Lawh-i-Shaykh Fani | 480 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Lawh-i-Shaykh Fání (Tablet to Shaykh Fání) | قلم اعلی من فی الانشا را ندا میفرماید و بحق واحد هدایت مینماید ای شیخ فانی حمد کن | The Most Exalted Pen calleth unto all who dwell in creation and guideth them unto the One True God. O mortal elder! Render thou praise [3.5s]... ...He is indeed a true believer in the unity of God who, in this Day, will regard Him as One immeasurably exalted above all the comparisons and likenesses with which men have compared Him | BLIB_Or03116.111r, , BLIB_Or11096#041, , NLI.32p132r, Majlis934.031-036 | BRL_DA#704, GWBP#160 p.217x, AVK1.175ax, OOL.B080 | GWB#160x | Stresses the importance of distinguishing the transcendent reality of God from the signs of God in the world, taking as an example the subject of mystical self-surrender (faná’) and eternal union (baqá’) with God, which should be understood as the act of complete renunciation of worldly desire and not the elevation of the individual will to that of God. | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Empty learning; false spirituality; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Law of fasting; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 3a | * | - | GSH.177, LL#240 | ||
| AB00674 | Some Answered Questions #019 True Baptism | 480 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در باب سیم آیهء سیزدهم از انجیل متی میفرماید "آنگاه عیسی از جلیل به اردن | In Matthew 3:13–15, it is said: “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John | MFD#19, OOL.C022.19 | SAQ#19 | Christ; Christianity; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual baptism; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| BH01854 | Suriy-i-Man' | 480 | Arabic | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یذکر فیه عبد من عبادنا لیشکر الله رب و یکون من الشاکرین | This is a Book in which He, in very Truth, crieth out and maketh mention of one among Our servants to the end that he render thanks unto God, his Lord, and be numbered among the especially thankful | INBA83:148, BLIB_Or15702.128, , ALIB.folder18p319 | BRL_DA#320 | HURQ.BH41 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#318 | ||||||
| AB00676 | The Rejection of the Manifestations of God in Every Age | 480 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | وقتی که حضرت ابراهیم مبعوث شد و تأسیس شریعت الله نمود و تعالیم جدیده انتشار داد | When Abraham was sent forth, however much He expounded the truth, established the religion of God | BRL_TTTP#06 | BRL_TTT#06, TTCT.06-08 | Belief and denial; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0584 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 480 | This lesson is to explain, if it be possible for either a believer or an unbeliever to advance in the next world. The believer attains to eternal life in this world. | PN_1900_heh p046, PN_1900 p113 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0590 | Words spoken on 1912-10-10 in San Francisco | 480 | Since the beginning of the world various philosophical thoughts and theories have been advanced. When we glance at history we find no end to these concepts. | ECN.117 | Limits of the intellect; Names and attributes of God; Rational arguments; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0580 | Words spoken on 1914-06-15 in Haifa | 480 | Persian | من رفتم بطبریه این دفعه رفتن خیلی طول کشید طبریه نقطه ئی است که در کوشه ئی واقع شده | I went to Tiberias, but I stayed there longer than I expected. Tiberias is situated in an out-of-the-way place. | NJB_v05#17 p.003x | DAS.1914-06-15, SW_v09#10 p.116-117 | Christ; Christianity; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0576 | Words spoken on 1915-07-07 in Haifa | 480 | Persian | جمال مبارک از بغداد تشریف برده بودند و هیچ خبری نبود. احبابی نبود مگر در کاظمین از اعراب | The Blessed Beauty had departed from Baghdad, and no tidings were at hand. There were no loved ones save for some Arabs in Kazamayn [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-07 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0578 | Words spoken on 1915-10-20 in Akka | 480 | Persian | طفل باهوشی است. اطفال از کوچکی پیدا است که باهوشند یا نه. در مازندران برادری داشتیم میرزا علی محمد، فوت شد | He is a gifted child. From their earliest years children reveal whether they are gifted or not. In Mazandaran We had a brother, Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad, who hath passed away [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-20 | Business; financial; property matters; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0589 | Words to Dr. Woodsen Allen, spoken on 1912-10-10 | 480 | Man must not imagine disease but must ever trust God. Anyway, a man's life here in this world is temporary…. There was a man, a grandee among the Turks | MAB.048, ECN.467+474+523x+595 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0585 | Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-22 | 480 | This refers to the great disturbance which is to occur in that day--the latter day. That those souls who occupy the highest stations shall be reverted to the lowest | PN_1909F p087, PN_1909F p105, AKL.004-006 | Christian doctrine and practice; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mary Magdalene; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Saint Peter and Saint Paul | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0582 | Words to some friends, spoken around 1914-11-10 | 480 | In the battle of Khandag the enemy hordes rushed forward and besieged the city of Medina. Mohamad and his companions were in the town and had no other recourse but to defend it. | DAS.1914-11-11 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0581 | Words to the friends, spoken around 1909-02-20 | 480 | The world of existence holds the station of one temple, one body; and man in comparison thereto is the spirit of such body. | AHF.034-036 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11719 | 479 | Arabic | تلک آیات القدس نزلت من لدی الله الواحد الفرد الاحد و یدعو الناس الی فردوس | These are the verses of holiness sent down from God, the One, the Incomparable, the Single, calling mankind unto Paradise [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.420 | Living waters; water of life; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00059 | 470 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | حکمت الهیه در صیام بسیار است از جمله چون در آن ایام مطلع شمس حقیقت | There is many a divine wisdom in fasting. Among them is this: that, in the days… O Divine Providence! As I am abstaining from bodily desires | BRL_TTTP#05, AKHA_123BE #10 p.bx, PYB#147 p.03x, MAS9.021x | BRL_ATE#200x, BRL_TTT#05, LOG#0779x, LOG#0784x, SW_v04#18 p.305, TTCT.09-11 | E. Mahony | Law of fasting; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00683 | 470 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی تجلی بجماله و ظهر بعظمه جلاله و اشرق بنور وجهه و لاح بضیاء | Praise be to God, Who hath manifested Himself in His beauty, revealed Himself in the grandeur of His majesty, shone forth with the light of His countenance, and radiated with His splendour [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0819, MKT1.236, AYBY.335 #018, MJMJ2.063bx, MJMJ2.091x, MMG2#131 p.147x, MMG2#390 p.437x | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00684 | 470 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی قد فتح باب الکنز المخفی و افاض بالفیض الجلی و الخفی علی | Praise be unto God, Who hath unlocked the door of the hidden treasure and hath showered forth His grace, both manifest and concealed [3.5s] | INBA84:537b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00685 | 470 | O my God! Verily, I beseech Thee and supplicate before Thy Presence, to forgive and overlook my sins and transgressions | PN_1900_heh p079 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00686 | 470 | mixed | اللهم یا محیی النفوس بانفاس طیب عبقت من حدائق القدس فی بحبوحه الفردوس انی الوذ | O God, Who quickeneth souls with the pure and perfumed breaths wafting from the sacred gardens in the midst of Paradise, I take refuge [3.5s] | TABN.342 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00687 | 470 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers | اللهم یا هادی الطالبین الی سبیل الهدی و منقذ التائهین من بیداء الضلاله و | O Thou, my God, Who guidest the seeker to the pathway that leadeth aright, Who deliverest the lost and blinded soul | MKT3.236, MNMK#100 p.184, MMK1#236 p.306, DWNP_v3#02 p.011-013, ADH2.083, ADH2_2#12 p.112, MMG2#313 p.351 | SWAB#236, BPRY.191-193x | Non-participation in politics; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00688 | 470 | Arabic | الهی الهی ادرکنی فی غمار بحار البلایاء و انقذنی من غمرات طمطام الرزایاء و | O my God, my God! Deliver me from the surging seas of tribulation, and save me from the engulfing depths of calamities [3.5s] | MSBH3.428 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00690 | 470 | O sons and daughters of the Kingdom: Your letter of congratulation was received. Its contents show steadfastness and attraction to the Kingdom | DAS.1914-01-16 | Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00691 | 470 | mixed | ای احبای الهی الحمد لله نفحه مشکبار جهان را عنبر بار نموده و صیت جمال مبارک | O divine friends! Praise be to God, the musk-laden breeze hath spread its amber-scented fragrance across the world, and the fame of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | INBA89:090 | MMK6#222 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00692 | 470 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه های متعدد شما پی در پی رسید ولی تحریر جواب ممکن نشد | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your numerous letters arrived in succession, yet it proved impossible to pen a reply [3.5s] | AMK.181-182 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00693 | 470 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب متعدده شما رسید و مختصر جوابی از پیش ارسال گردید تا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Numerous letters from thee were received, and a brief reply was dispatched beforehand [3.5s] | MMK5#025 p.018 | Consultation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00695 | 470 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که اثر خامه تضرع و ابتهال بود مضمونش مفهوم گشت دلالت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter, which was a reflection of thy pen's supplication and entreaty, was understood in its true meaning [3.5s]... ...the user, the buyer and the seller [of opium] are all deprived of the bounty and grace of God | AVK3.038.10x, MAS2.058-059x, MSBH8.122-124, GHA.433bx, VUJUD.127x | BRL_Aqdas.n170bx, VUJUDE.186x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Chastisement and requital; Law of Huququ'llah; Names and attributes of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00696 | 470 | Persian | Consultation; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما رسید ولی از کثرت مشاغل جواب مختصر مرقوم میشود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received, yet due to the press of manifold occupations, a brief reply is being penned [3.5s]... ...You have asked as to the feast in every Baha’í month. This feast is held to foster comradeship and love | MKT3.502, MKT2.302, MMK1#050 p.088x, AKHA_134BE #16 p.623, AVK3.138.11x | BRL_CONSULT#16x, SWAB#050x, COC#0182x, COC#0925x, LOG#0580x | Consultation; Elections; House of Justice; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Nineteen-Day Feast; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00697 | 470 | Persian | ای جواهر وجود حضرت جلیل شاه خلیل نامه ای مرقوم نموده و نامهای مبارک شما را یک | O jewel of existence! His Excellency Shah Khalil hath written a letter wherein the blessed names are [3.5s] | MKT9.117, MMK3#301 p.223x, FRH.093-094 | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00698 | 470 | mixed | ای خاندان و دودمان ورقه ثابته راسخه التی رفعها الله الی مقعد صدق عند ملیک | O family and lineage of the steadfast and firmly-rooted Leaf, whom God hath raised up to the seat of truth in the presence of the Sovereign [3.5s] | MKT7.236, KASH.377 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00699 | 470 | Persian | ای خانم محترمه نامه شما بشوقی افندی رسید از مضامین سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل | O esteemed lady! Your letter reached Shoghi Effendi and its contents brought joy, for it was indicative [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0262, MKT3.314 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Muhammad; Islam; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00700 | 470 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس حافظ شیرازی در دیوان خویش میگوید ترکان پارسی گو بخشندگان | O thou pilgrim who art laden with the perfume of musk! Hafiz of Shíraz stateth in his Divan that the Parsi-speaking Turks impart life.... ...The friends of God must live in accord with the exhortations and admonitions of the Light of reality, the Blessed Perfection | BRL_DAK#0868, MKT2.278, ASAT2.154, MSHR2.343x, YHA1.133x, YHA1.378x | DAS.1913-12-28x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00701 | 470 | Persian | ای سیاوش ترکان خون سیاوش را هدر دادند سر ببریدند و دم مطهرش را بظلم و جفا | O Siyavash! The Turks did spill the blood of Siyavash, severing his head and, with cruelty and injustice, his sacred form [3.5s] | INBA72:143 | ALPA.054, YARP2.063 p.105, PPAR.118, RMT.026-027, RMT.066, QUM.218-219, YARD.042 | Differences in human capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00702 | 470 | mixed | Light of the World | ای طالب حقیقت آن عبارتی که مرقوم نمودی از جمال مبارک متمم ایه ایست که | O thou seeker after Truth! The statement of the Blessed Beauty which thou hast quoted doth supplement the verse | NURA#59, MMK4#149 p.159, YMM.332x | LOTW#59 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00703 | 470 | Persian | ای عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه۲۵ صفر ۱۳۲۹ رسید از مضمون چنان معلوم گردید که جواب | O dearly beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter dated the 25th of Safar 1329 was received, and from its contents it became evident [3.5s] | INBA85:502 | AKHA_087BE #10 p.10 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Non-participation in politics; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00704 | 470 | Persian | ای مستجیر بباب رحمت کبری جناب میرزا عنایت الله چند ایامی در مصر چون طوطیان | O thou who seekest refuge at the threshold of the Great Mercy! For some days did the honored Mírza 'Inayat'u'lláh sojourn in Egypt, like unto the parrots [3.5s] | INBA55:247 | YBN.062-063 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humor; jokes; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00705 | 470 | Persian | ای منادی میثاق اثر کلک مشکبار ملاحظه گردید گویا جنت رضوان بود یا ریاض حدیقه | O herald of the Covenant! The effects of thy musk-laden pen were observed, even as the Paradise of Riḍván or gardens of Paradise [3.5s] | TSS.203, MSHR5.026x | Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00706 | 470 | mixed | ای منادی میثاق نامه مفصل که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه | O herald of the Covenant! The detailed letter thou hadst addressed to Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath been perused [3.5s] | MUH1.216x, AADA.152-153x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00707 | 470 | mixed | ای مونس قلوب مشتاقین لله الحمد که نفحه مشکین که از مهب خامه عنبرین سطوع یافته | O Companion of the yearning hearts! Praise be to God that the musk-laden breeze hath wafted from the amber-scented pen [3.5s] | MMK6#191, ANDA#55 p.22 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00708 | 470 | mixed | ای ناطق بذکر الهی صبح قدم چون مشرق عالمرا روشن نمود خفاشان پریشان شدند که ای | O thou who speaketh of the divine remembrance! When the Morn of eternity illumined the horizon of the world, the bats were thrown into confusion [3.5s] | INBA55:418, INBA72:018, INBA88:125 | MKT2.123, MILAN.174, AKHA_121BE #09 p.j, MAS5.202 | Apocalyptic imagery; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00709 | 470 | Arabic | ایتها المحترمه قد وصل تحریرک البدیع المعانی اللطیف المبانی دال علی فرط محبتک | O esteemed one! Thy graceful letter, resplendent with exquisite meanings and refined expressions, hath reached me, betokening thy boundless love [3.5s] | MKT1.217, MKT3.182, MNMK#026 p.107 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00710 | 470 | Arabic | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer and Devotional Life | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الغراء البدیعه الانشاء و اجیبک فی هذا الحین | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have read thy brilliant and eloquent letter, and I respond to thee at this time [3.5s]... ...Know thou that in every word and movement of the obligatory prayer there are allusions, mysteries and a wisdom… Know thou that polygamy is not permitted under the law of God, for contentment with one wife hath been clearly stipulated. | BRL_DAK#0438, COMP_PDLP#58x | BRL_PMDA#26x, BRL_PDL#58x, COC#1748x, LOG#1521x | Laws of marriage and dowry; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00711 | 470 | mixed | ایها السهیم لعبدالبهاء فی عبودیه الرب الکبریاء نامه مفصل آنحضرت وصول یافت و از | O thou who art partner with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in servitude to the Lord of Glory! Thy detailed letter was received, and from [3.5s] | MSHR4.342-344, MSBH3.466 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00712 | 470 | mixed | ایها الشهید ابن الشهید الثابت علی عهد الله و میثاقه الذی اخذه فی ذر البقا عمن | O thou martyr, son of the martyr, steadfast in the Covenant and Testament of God, which He established in the realm of eternity, from whence [4o] | INBA88:039 | PYK.232 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00714 | 470 | mixed | حمدا لمن انزل من السماء ماء ثجاجا فاهتزت و ربت کل ارض هامده و انبتت من کل | Praise be unto Him Who hath sent down from the heavens abundant rain, whereupon every dormant land did quiver and swell, bringing forth from all [3.5s] | MMK3#206 p.148x, NANU_AB#30x, ABDA.324-325 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00715 | 470 | Arabic | رب رب قد اشتد الظلام و خرب الخیام علی روس الانام و حجبت الابصار غشاوه | O Lord, O my Lord! The darkness hath indeed grown intense, and the pavilions covering the heads of men have been laid waste, and a veil hath obscured their sight [3.5s] | MMK6#486 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Literal interpretation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00716 | 470 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی کیف اذکرک و عین الذکر تدل علی البقاء و حقیقه الثناء | Praise be unto Thee, O my God! How can I make mention of Thee when the very essence of remembrance testifieth to perpetuity, and the reality of praise [3.5s] | INBA21:179 (220) | MMK6#197 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00717 | 470 | Arabic | محبوبی محبوبی لک الحمد و العزه و العلی و لک الجود و الفضل و الندی و لک ایادی | O My Beloved, My Beloved! Unto Thee be praise and glory and exaltation; unto Thee be bounty and grace and munificence; unto Thee be all bestowals [3.5s] | PYK.254 | Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00718 | 470 | Arabic | مولای مولای لک الحمد بما سبقت رحمتک و سبغت نعمتک و تمت کلمتک و ظهرت حکمتک | O my Lord, my Lord! Praise be unto Thee for that Thy mercy hath preceded all else, Thy bounties have been showered forth in abundance, Thy Word hath been perfected, and Thy wisdom made manifest [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0861, MKT5.045, MNMK#078 p.148 | Apocalyptic imagery; Attaining the life of the spirit; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00719 | 470 | mixed | یا اماء الرحمن از قرار مسموع محفلی آراستید و بخدمت آستان مقدس برخواستید طوبی | O handmaidens of the Most Merciful! I have heard how you have adorned a gathering and have arisen to serve the Sacred Threshold. Blessed are ye [3.5s]... ...The effulgence of the rays of the Sun of Truth is abundant and the favours of the Blessed Beauty surround the women believers and the handmaidens who have attained unto certitude | INBA87:106, INBA52:104 | BRL_DAK#0833, COMP_WOMENP#095x, MKT7.218, AKHA_135BE #04 p.71, RRT.043x, QIRT.08bx | BRL_WOMEN#095x, COC#2186x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00720 | 470 | mixed | یا من احبهم الله تجلی نامتناهی الهی چون از افق یحبهم اشراق نمود سرج نورانیه | O ye whom God doth love! When the infinite divine effulgence dawned forth from the horizon of His love, luminous lamps were kindled [3.5s] | MMK6#113 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00721 | 470 | Persian | یار مهربانا از قرار مسموع سفر آذربایجان نمودی تا آذری بجان جاهلان زنی از این | O kind friend! It hath reached mine ears that thou didst journey to Azerbaijan, that thou mightest kindle a fire in the hearts of the ignorant [3.5s] | MSHR5.276-277 | Contention and conflict; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03482 | 470 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان مکتوب اخیر وصول یافت مرقوم نموده بودید امروز بالعیان مکشوف | O Herald of the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received. Thou didst write that which is today manifest before all eyes [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0812, ASAT1.082-083x | Alteration of the divine will [bada]; Business; financial; property matters; Non-participation in politics | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10703 | 470 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Prayers | پروردگارا واشنگتونرا سعادت و شگون بخش آن خطه و دیار را بپرتو روی یاران | O Lord! Bestow prosperity and blessedness upon Washington; illumine that region and realm with the radiant light of Thy loved ones [3.5s]... ...As regards the seven qualities which thou hadst requested be enumerated, they are as follows.... truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of the human world... O Lord! Make this youth radiant, and confer Thy bounty | BRL_DAK#0186, HUV2.008x, BNEP.101bx, MMJA.030x | BRL_ATE#111x, BRL_CHILD#14x, BPRY.254x, TAB.459-460, BWF.384-384x, ADJ.026x, COC#2052x, COC#2235x, BSC.452 #828x, PN_various p012x, BSTW#402x | Dawnbreaker Collective, Moonshoes, P. Escobar, Choir of the Baha'i Temple of South America, MANA, P. Giomo, S. Zaat, C. Bolton, Soulrise Melodies, QuiqueSaba, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 3], E. Mahony | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH01859 | 470 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی احصی کلشیء کتابا و فیه رقم من القلم الاعلی ظهورات قدرته و | Praise be to God, Who hath recorded all things in a Book wherein were inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen the manifestations of His power [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.213, , BLIB_Or15711.172, | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01860 | 470 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی قدر لنفسه السجن بالحکمه التی مااطلع بها الا نفسه المهیمنه علی | Praise be to God, Who hath ordained imprisonment for Himself through a wisdom none but His own all-prevailing Self can comprehend [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#027, | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01861 | 470 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی کان فی ازل الازال و یکون بمثل ما قد کان لا اله الا هو الغنی | Praise be to God, Who was in the eternity of eternities and shall ever be as He hath been. There is none other God but Him, the Self-Sufficient [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.176, | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01862 | 470 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی نطق و انطق الاشیاء علی انه لا اله الا هو لم تزل کان فی علو | Praise be to God Who hath spoken and caused all things to speak forth that verily there is no God but Him, Who hath ever been in the heights of exaltation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.210, , BLIB_Or15711.140, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01863 | 470 | Arabic | ان یا اسمی قد اخضرت اراضی جدبا بورودک فیها و نزولک علیها و اثمرت اشجار | O My Name! Through thy coming and descent thereupon, barren lands have turned verdant, and trees have yielded their fruit [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.132b, , BLIB_Or15738.070, | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01864 | 470 | mixed | ان یا حرف الرا اسمع ندا الله فی قدس البقا بقعه التی قدسها الله عن عرفان | O Letter Ra! Hearken unto the Call of God in the sacred realm of eternity, that spot which God hath sanctified beyond all understanding [3.5s] | INBA38:062x, INBA71:057 | MUH3.269cx | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01866 | 470 | Arabic | ان یا سلمان عظم الله اجرک و قبل طاعتک بما سافرت الی الله مره بعد مره و هاجرت | O Salman! May God magnify thy reward and accept thy devoted service, inasmuch as thou hast journeyed unto God time and again and hast migrated [3.5s] | INBA36:126, INBA71:293 | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01867 | 470 | Arabic | ان یا علی فاشهد فی نفسک و ذاتک و روحک بانه هو الله لا اله الا انا العزیز | O Ali! Bear thou witness in thyself, in thine essence and in thy spirit, that verily He is God, there is no God but Me, the Mighty One [3.5s] | INBA36:033, INBA71:191 | RSBB.013 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01868 | 470 | mixed | انا مظهر المعانی قد قبلناک علی جمیع المعانی و اعطیناک جمیع المعانی فی حب | I am the Manifestation of inner meanings. I have accepted thee above all meanings, and bestowed upon thee all meanings in love [3.5s] | INBA15:309, INBA26:312 | PYK.200 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01869 | 470 | Arabic | انک انت یا عبد لو ترید ان تطلع بما اکون علیه من البلایا تفکر کیف حال الروح | O servant! Shouldst thou desire to become aware of what tribulations have befallen Me, reflect upon the state of the Spirit [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.404, | Call to action; Contention and conflict; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01870 | 470 | mixed | ای احمد در کل حین کل حجت های بالغه بر تو ظاهر شد و ملتفت نشدی و در جمیع | O Ahmad! At all times, all conclusive proofs were made manifest unto thee, yet thou didst remain heedless and in all [3.5s] | INBA38:109 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01871 | 470 | mixed | این نامه ایست از مسجون بمسجونان فی سبیل الله ای ناظر الی الله و المذکور | This is a missive from the Prisoner unto them that are imprisoned in the path of God, O thou who hast fixed thy gaze upon God and art remembered [3.5s]... ...I swear by Him Who is the Truth! Erelong will God adorn the beginning of the Book of Existence with the mention of His loved ones who have suffered tribulation in His path | BLIB_Or15710.136, | ADJ.068x, ADJ.083x | Chastisement and requital; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01872 | 470 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر کائنات مطلع آیات را لایق و سزاست که از قلم تقدیر بتسخیر عالم | Sanctified praise, transcending all created mentions, befitteth the Dayspring of verses, Who through the Pen of destiny hath taken dominion over the world [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727b.301b, | AYI2.130x | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01873 | 470 | mixed | Prayer Revealed by the Exalted Pen for Mírzá 'Abu'l-Fadl; Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | حمد مقدس از ذکر و بیان مقصود امکان را لایق و سزاست که بیک کلمه مبارکه علیا | Sanctified praise, transcending all mention and utterance, befitteth Him Who is the Purpose of all creation, Who through one blessed and exalted Word [3.5s]... ...Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God, for guiding me unto the horizon of Thy Revelation and for causing me to be mentioned by Thy Name. | BLIB_Or15690.100, , BLIB_Or15728.147, | BRL_DA#003, ADM3#133x p.150, ADM3#134 p.151x, PYB#122 p.04x | BRL_APBH#05x, BRL_APBH#06x, ADJ.080x, SW_v14#06 p.166x, BLO_PT#072x, JHT_S#004x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| BH01874 | 470 | Persian | حمد و ثنا مالک ملکوت اسما را سزا که باراده | Praise and glorification befit the Lord of the Kingdom of Names, Who through His will [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.093, , BLIB_Or15728.108, | Chastisement and requital; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for governments and rulers; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01875 | 470 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی ترانی مظلوما بین ملا الفرقان و الذین ینسبون انفسهم الی البیان | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest me wronged amidst the company of the people of the Qur'án and those who claim adherence to the Bayán [3.5s] | INBA92:332b | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01876 | 470 | Arabic | سر الله قد ظهر بالحق عن افق قدس بهیا و انه قد ظهر علی هیکل الغلام فتبارک الله | The Mystery of God hath verily appeared in truth from a hallowed and resplendent horizon, and He hath manifested Himself in the Temple of the Youth. Blessed be God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.523, , ALIB.folder18p363 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01877 | 470 | mixed | عالم بانوار ظهور مالک قدم منور و صریر قلم اعلی مرتفع و سدره منتهی جنیه لطیفه | The world is illumined by the lights of the Manifestation of the Ancient King, the shrill voice of the Most Exalted Pen is raised, and the divine Lote-Tree yieldeth its delicate fruit [3.5s] | INBA41:200b, BLIB_Or15699.028c, | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01878 | 470 | Arabic | قد حضر بین یدینا کتابک و اطلعنا بما فیه من خفیات حبک و کنا من الشاهدین و | Thy letter hath come before Us, and We have learned what lay concealed therein of thy love, and We were among those who witnessed [3.5s] | INBA81:104 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01879 | 470 | Arabic | قد طار المعانی الف سنه لیصل الی مقام هذا اللفظ الذی تفوه به لسان الله | The meanings have soared for a thousand years to attain unto the station of this utterance which hath been spoken by the Tongue of God [3.5s] | INBA28:251 | ASAT4.038x, ASAT4.501x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01880 | 470 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | قل انا انزلنا من جهه العرش ماء البیان لینبت به من قلوبکم نبات الحکمه و | Say: We have caused the rivers of Divine utterance to proceed out of Our throne, that the tender herbs of wisdom and understanding may spring forth | INBA34:148, BLIB_Or15707.087, , BLIB_Or15735.249, | GWBP#018 p.036, AQA1#026, HYK.249 | GWB#018 | Turning Point | Apocalyptic imagery; Chastisement and requital; Imagery in the Qur'an; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#402 | |||||
| BH01881 | 470 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | قلم اعلی در سجن عکا باحبای ارض خا توجه نموده یعنی نفوسیکه بطراز جدید مزین | The Most Exalted Pen hath, in the Prison of 'Akká, turned toward the loved ones in the land of Khá, namely, those souls who are adorned with the new raiment [3.5s]... ...The time foreordained unto the peoples and kindreds of the earth is now come. The promises of God, as recorded in the holy Scriptures, have all been fulfilled | BLIB_Or15719.171c, , BLIB_Or15722.191, | BRL_DA#538, GWBP#010 p.016bx, MJMM.267, DLS.065, ASAT1.250x, ASAT3.238x, YMM.408x, YMM.430x | GWB#010x, PDC.124x2x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | LL#376, LL#426 | ||||||
| BH01882 | 470 | mixed | کتاب الله ینطق بالحق امام وجوه العباد الله لا اله الا هو الفرد الواحد العلیم | The Book of God proclaimeth the truth before the faces of His servants. God - there is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing [3.5s] | INBA51:273, KB_620:266-268 | ADM1#061 p.111x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01883 | 470 | mixed | کتابت لدی الوجه حاضر و طرف عنایت بان ناظر لله الحمد که بطراز ذکر و ثنای حضرت | Thy letter hath been laid before the Presence, and the gaze of grace is directed towards it. Praise be unto God that it is adorned with the mention and praise of the Lord [3.5s] | INBA19:402b, BLIB_Or03116.122, , BLIB_Or11096#038x, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01884 | 470 | mixed | کتب عدیده آنجناب لدی الوجه حاضر و تمام آن را عبد حاضر مذکور داشت آنچه در وصف | The numerous epistles from your eminence have been received into Our presence, and this servant hath made mention of all that was recorded concerning [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.126, , BLIB_Or11096#049, , BLIB_Or15710.052, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01885 | 470 | Arabic | یا ارض الصاد این من احب الله و اصفیائه و این من کان قائما علی خدمته فی کل حال | O Land of Ṣád! Where are they that loved God and His chosen ones, and where are they that stood firm in His service in every condition [3.5s] | LHKM2.075 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01886 | 470 | mixed | یا اسمی جمال علیک بهاء الله آفتاب حکمت از سماء معانی در مرآت علم تجلی نمود و | O My Name Jamál! Upon thee be the glory of God! The Sun of wisdom hath shone forth from the heaven of inner meanings and cast its rays upon the mirror of knowledge [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.380b, | AVK3.410.05x, GHA.225x | Compassion; kindness; Consultation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01887 | 470 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | یا الهی قرت عین البهاء بالنظر الی افق البلا الذی اتی من سماء قضائک و اخذه من | Mine eyes are cheered, O my God, when I contemplate the tribulations that descend upon me from the heaven of Thy decree | INBA92:342b | PMP#114 | PM#114 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH01888 | 470 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers | یا الهی هذه ایام فیها فرضت الصیام علی عبادک و به طرزت دیباج کتاب اوامرک بین | These are, O my God, the days whereon Thou didst enjoin Thy servants to observe the fast. With it Thou didst adorn the preamble of the Book | INBA92:370 | PMP#085, AHM.115, TSBT.053, NFF5.051, OOL.B090.03 | PM#085, BPRY.270 | K. Porray, E. Mahony, B. Weber, unknown | Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Law of fasting; Prayer for fasting; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | LL#271, LL#472 | |||||
| BH01889 | 470 | mixed | یا امین علیک بهائی و عنایتی حمد مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که بقدرت کامله و اراده | O Amin! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness. Praise befitteth and beseemeth the Desired One Who, through His complete power and will [3.5s] | ADH1.127 | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Review of publications; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01890 | 470 | mixed | یا اهل ها و میم طوبی لکم بما فزتم بیوم الله و ظهوره و سمعتم ندآئه و اقبلتم | O people of Ha and Mim! Blessed are ye, inasmuch as ye have attained unto the Day of God and His Manifestation, have hearkened unto His Call, and have turned towards Him [3.5s] | TAH.020a | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01891 | 470 | Arabic | یا ایها المتغمس فی الخلیج المنشعب من البحر الاعظم و الناظر الی الافق اللائح | O thou who art immersed in the gulf that brancheth from the Most Great Ocean and who gazeth upon the luminous horizon [3.5s] | INBA51:622, BLIB_Or11095#104, | LHKM3.117 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01892 | 470 | mixed | یا حسین علیک بهائی ابواب بیان بمفتاح اسم رحمن بر اهل امکان باز شد و جواهر | O Husayn, upon thee be My glory! The gates of utterance have been opened unto all who dwell in the realm of contingency through the key of the Name, the All-Merciful, and the gems [3.5s] | INBA19:122, INBA32:112b | Proclamation to Christians; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01893 | 470 | mixed | یا حسین علیک سلامی و بهائی اشراقات | O Husayn! Upon thee be My salutation and My splendour's effulgence [3.5s] | LHKM1.169 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01894 | 470 | Persian | یا عطار علیک بهاء اسمی الغفار عطر ایمانت در مدائن ذکر و بیان و حکمت و تبیان | O 'Attar! Upon thee be the glory of My Name, the All-Forgiving! The fragrance of thy faith hath spread through the cities of remembrance and utterance, of wisdom and exposition [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.030b, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01895 | 470 | mixed | یا کاظم علی اکبر رسید و نامه رسید او بمسافرخانه راجع و این تلقاء وجه بشرف اصغا | O Kazim! 'Ali-Akbar hath arrived and his letter hath reached Us. He hath repaired to the Guest House, and this hath attained unto the honor of being heard in Our presence [3.5s] | HDQI.153, AKHA_122BE #05 p.a, ANDA#41-42 p.06, NSS.119x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11389 | 470 | Arabic | یا قلمی الاعلی اشهد بما شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان مقدسا ... ای رب بدل عسر اولیائک بالیسر و شدتهم بالرخآء | O My Most Exalted Pen! Bear thou witness unto that whereunto God Himself hath testified - that there is none other God but Him. He hath ever been sanctified [3.5s]... ...O Lord! Change the hardship of Thy loved ones into ease. Turn their adversity into prosperity, their abasement into glory, and their sorrow into the most great joy | BRL_DA#492, MSBH9.562x, AMIN.018-019 | ADMS#097x | Nearness and remoteness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00355 | Khatt ila Mirza Siyyid Hasan-i-Khurasani | 470 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الله لا اله الا هو قد نزل الکتاب بالحق لیوم لاریب فیه و اعبده و انتظر لنصره فان ایام الذکر عند ربک کان مقضیا | God, no God is there but Him. He hath sent down the Book in truth for a Day whereof there is no doubt. Worship Him and await His triumph, for verily the days of remembrance with thy Lord have been ordained [3.5s] | INBA91:200.01-202.10 | Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.02 | ||||||||
| BH01865 | Lawh-i-Rasul | 470 | Persian | Days of Remembrance | Lawh-i-Rasul (Tablet to Rasul) | ان یا رسول اگر از شمس سماء معنی پرسی در کسوف حسد مکسوف و مغطوء و اگر از قمر | O Rasúl! Shouldst thou ask concerning the Sun of the heaven of inner meaning, know that it hath been eclipsed by the clouds of envy | INBA38:257 | NANU_BH#10x, ASAT4.013x, AMB#30, QUM.029 | DOR#30 | Identifies Himself, through His sufferings, with the prophets of the past and announces His intention to take leave of both friend and foe. | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | 2b | * | - | MMAH.107, GSH.181, LL#219 | ||
| BB00356 | Letter to Muhammad Karim Khan Kirmani | 470 | Arabic | Epistle of the Bab to Karim Khan Kirmani | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الم ذکر ربک للورقة الحمراء عن یمین بحر الابیض لا اله الا هو قل ایای فاخرجون اقرء کتاب ربک ثم اسجد لامره و انه لا اله الا هو قل ایای فاسمعون | Alif. Lam. Mim. [Revealed from] The Dhikr (Remembrance) of thy Lord unto the Crimson Leaf at the right-hand side of the snow-white Ocean. | HNU.181-182, NSS.182-183 | HURQ.BB24 | Imam Husayn; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.10, AHDA.460.04, MMAH.033 | ||||||
| BB00354 | Risala fi'l-Tasdid | 470 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اعلم ثبت الله قدمیک علی الصراط ان الله سبحانه تعالی غنی کامل و ان مصنوعه حین ما اصنع جری القلم و قدرها القدر علی کماله بحیث لانقص فیه ..... | Know thou—may God make firm thy footsteps upon the Path—that God, glorified and exalted be He, is the All-Sufficient and Perfect One, and that His creation, from the moment He fashioned it, when the Pen moved and destiny ordained it to its perfection, was such that no imperfection could be found therein [3.5s] | INBA14:483-486, INBA53:061-063, INBA67:143-145, INBA_4011C:121-123, , INBA_6004C:207-209, , INBA_6006C:072-073, , INBA_6010C:477-480, , PR07.062v-063r | ASAT5.237x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | SRC.045, SRC.192, SRC.196 | |||||||
| AB00713 | Some Answered Questions #027 The Trinity | 470 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | حقیقت الوهیت که منزه و مقدس از ادراک کائناتست و ابداً بتصور اهل عقول | The reality of the Divinity is sanctified and exalted beyond the comprehension of all created things | MFD#27, OOL.C022.27 | SAQ#27 | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BB00357 | Tawqi'a Tahrim Sharb-i-Dukhkhan (in honor of Shaykh 'Ali) | 470 | Arabic | هو العلی المتکبر البدیع. سبحان الذی یعلم ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض و انه لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم هو الذی یبدع ما یشاء بامره و ان الذین کفروا بالله و ایاته فاولئک هم الخاسرون و ان الذین | Glorified be He Who knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Wise. He it is Who createth, through His command, whatsoever He willeth. And they who have disbelieved in God and His signs, these are they who are the lost, and those who [3.5s] | CMB_F23.139v12-141r02 (45), , CMB_F20.019v11-020v03, , BYC_tablets.080.16-082.10 | TZH3.000j.04 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00689 | Two Kinds of Prophecy | 470 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | انبیا را استفاضه از فیض عمومی نامتناهی الهی و همچنین استفاضه از فیض | The Prophets of God draw upon both His boundless universal grace and upon His particular grace, that is, upon divine revelation and inspiration. | BRL_TTTP#02 | BRL_TTT#02 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0612 | Words spoken ca. 1919-07-17 | 470 | Fifty years ago, Baha'o'llah wrote that there must be a league of nations to establish universal peace | SW_v10#09 p.195-196 | Equality of men and women; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Means of establishment of future civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0607 | Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool | 470 | Tonight I am exceedingly happy to find myself in an assembly, the members of which are a recognized factor in philanthropy | SW_v03#17 p.004-005 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0611 | Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh | 470 | In Adrianople, vis-à-vis of our house, there was a café. Here sat every day a retired officer from the Turkish Army belonging to the Baktashi's sect. | DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.220, BLO_PN#007, STAB#002 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0594 | Words spoken on 1914-01-24 | 470 | Persian | فی الحقیقه مصیب جناب ابو الفضائل مصیب عظیمه است هر چند انسان میخواهد | The calamity of his honor, Mirza Abul-Fazl is indeed great. No matter how much | MSBH2.351-353, NJB_v05#01 p.004-005 | DAS.1914-01-24, SW_v09#03 p.026, ABCC.404x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0604 | Words spoken on 1914-06-26 | 470 | During the autocratic reign of Abdul Hamid, while I was closely incarcerated in the town of Acca, a man with a suspicious character called on me. | DAS.1914-06-26, SW_v09#11 p.125x | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0593 | Words spoken on 1915-09-09 in Haifa | 470 | Persian | در سفر امریکا همیشه ذکر و فکر من روضهٴ مبارکه بود و این شعر سعدی را می خواندمآخر ای کعبهٴ مقصود کجا افتادی | Throughout my journey in America, my thoughts and remembrance ever dwelt upon the Sacred Shrine, and I would recite these words of Sa'di: "O Ka'bih of my heart's desire, where art thou situated?" [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-09 | Humor; jokes; Rational arguments; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0597 | Words spoken on 1916-04-07 in Bahji | 470 | Persian | وقتی که حضرت اعلی در خطر عظیم بودند انظار همه متوجه به جمال مبارک بود. لهذا آقا میرزا عبدالکریم قزوینی | When His Holiness the Exalted One was in grave peril, all eyes were fixed upon the Blessed Beauty. Therefore Áqá Mírzá 'Abdu'l-Karím-i-Qazvíní [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-04-07 | Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0606 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03 | 470 | The managers of these steamship companies must in a degree look after the comfort and well-being of these men [the coal-carriers] | DAS.1913-12-03 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0610 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 470 | Alle Dinge dieser Welt fallen in zwei Gruppen, entweder gehören sie zu den meßbaren, wägbaren, beweisbaren Sachen, oder aber zu den unermeßbaren | SDW v13#10 p.104 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0600 | Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-12 | 470 | Today in the world of humanity the most important matter is the question of Universal Peace. The realization of this principle is the crying need... | COC#1604x, LOG#1419x, DAS.1914-05-12, SW_v05#08 p.115-117, SW_v07#06 p.041-042, DWN_v1#12 p.007bx, PN_1914 p011 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Means of establishment of future civilization; Relationship between government and people; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0602 | Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-10 | 470 | These dishes are Persian dishes. Although the Persian dishes are simple, I hope the spiritual dishes may be powerful... Between material things a spiritual things there is a connection. The more healthful his body the greater | SW_v08#18 p.229-230x, TTAG.004-007, BLO_PN#101 | East and West; communication between East and West; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0609 | Words to Emogene Hoagg et al, spoken on 1920-10-24 | 470 | When I look at the flag in the distance, it reminds me of the King of France. He killed many of the Christians. | PN_1920 p084, PN_1920_heh_haifa p033, PN_1920_heh_haifa p053 | Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0605 | Words to H.E.H et al, spoken on 1913-11-03 | 470 | Today I am going to speak to you on the object of the appearance of the prophets. It is evident that the world of humanity is in need of educators. | DAS.1913-11-03 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Need for an educator; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0601 | Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 | 470 | Let us consider the prophecies announcing the coming of God or the Manifestation | SW_v09#01 p.007x, PN_1900 p115 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Prophecy and fulfillment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0599 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-18 | 470 | In the seventy fourth chapter of the Koran called 'The Greeks' the following verse occurs significant of the present situation: 'Destruction hath appeared by land and by sea | DAS.1914-11-18 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0595 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-13 | 470 | Persian | من امروز ماست خوردم چون آقا میرزا حبیب را دوست میدارم هر چه میگوید میشنوم من ماست | Today I had some yogurt... God forbid if a person is overtaken with pride. During His last days, the Blessed Beauty was greatly annoyed [with Mírza Áqa Jan] to the point that I wanted to punish him physically.... Mírza Áqa Jan did not have a good end. | KHH1.240-242 (1.336-339) | KHHE.355-357, STAB#122 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0603 | Words to some Zoroastrian Bahá’ís, spoken on 1914-05-06 | 470 | The more union and agreement appear amongst the believers of God the greater will be the divine Confirmations, the more uninterrupted will be the descent ... The cause of God is like unto a college. The believers are like unto the students. | COC#0424x, DAS.1914-05-06, SW_v07#18 p.178-179x, BSTW#052X | Bringing forth results; fruit; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0596 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-12-02 | 470 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | من در نیو یورک خیلی در مجامع شما بودم اقامت من در سایر شهرها عشر این نبود | I have been in your gatherings many times. I have not attended one-tenth | KHTB2.328, BDA1.399.10 | PUP#138 (p.460-461), SW_v07#13 p.123-124, MHMD1.418-420 | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0592 | Words to the believers, spoken on 1913-12-29 | 470 | mixed | بسیار خوب است که در مقام حضرت اعلی در ظل عنایت جمال مبارک همه جمعیم ابدا | It is most significant that we are all gathered here in the Tomb of His Holiness the Bab and beneath the protection of the Blessed Perfection. | KHH1.248 (1.347-349) | KHHE.364-366, DAS.1913-12-29 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0591 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-02-09 | 470 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures | امروز شخصی از وجود الوهیت سوال کرد که چه برهان بر وجود الوهیت دارید چه که ناس | Today some one asked a question regarding the existence of God | AMK.274-276, KHF.029, KHAB.410 (414), KHTB3.026, NJB_v04#16 p.002 | DAS.1913-02-09, BSC.290 #594-597, SW_v06#08 p.062-064, ADP.103-106, PN_1913 p009 | Composition and decomposition; Creation of the world; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Law of cause and effect; Proofs for the existence of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0598 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-02-19 | 470 | While we were in Baghdad this Mirza Javad was with us. He had a melancholic and disconsolate disposition | DAS.1913-02-19 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00723 | 460 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی ظهرت ایاته و بدت بیناته و تمت کلماته و ارتفعت رایاته و انتشرت | Praise be unto God, by Whose will His signs have been made manifest, His evidences unveiled, His words perfected, His banners raised aloft, and spread abroad [3.5s] | MKT3.164 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00724 | 460 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان عبدک المنیب الحبیب النجیب التقی النقی الرجل الرشید الذی نادی | O my God, my God! Verily, this Thy servant, penitent, beloved, noble, devout, pure, the man of wisdom who hath raised his call [3.5s] | ASAT2.140-141, IQN.072 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00725 | 460 | mixed | الهی الهی ترانی کیف تهلل وجهی و ابتهج قلبی و انشرح صدری لما تلوت اسماء احبائک | O my God! O my God! Thou hast beheld how my face shone with cheerfulness, my heart was rejoiced and my breast dilated...O ye friends of God! Engage in love as much as you can and be gentle to every outsider; suffer from enemies and behave with patience; see the asleep as the awakened | MKT3.252 | CHU.069b, TCI#2 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00726 | 460 | Persian | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن نامه ای که در تعزیت و ماتم حضرت ابی الفضائل مرقوم | O friends of God and the handmaidens of the All-Merciful! The letter in which you expressed condolence at the loss of ‘Abú‘l-Fadl was studied. | SAAF.347-349 | DAS.1914-03-22, DAS.1914-03-28x, BLO_PT#161, BLO_PT#212 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00727 | 460 | ...As for the question of inheritance which is occasioning perplexity: in truth, one is entirely free during his lifetime | BRL_UHJ1996-07-01#2 | Justice and wrath of God; Law of inheritance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00728 | 460 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers | ای بنده زیبنده آستان مقدس خبر وحشت اثر فوت آن کنیز عزیز الهی بانجمن رحمانی | O befitting servant of the Sacred Threshold! The grievous tidings of the passing of that cherished handmaiden of God reached the divine gathering [3.5s]... ...O Thou Kind Lord! This dearly cherished maidservant was attracted to Thee, and through reflection and discernment longed to attain Thy presence | BRL_DAK#1199, MJMJ3.111x, MMG2#419 p.465x, YARP2.434 p.326 | BPRY.045-046x | M. Sparrow | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||
| AB00729 | 460 | mixed | ای بنده میثاق مکتوب آنجناب که بدایتش بانگلیسی و نهایتش بپارسی مرقوم ملاحظه | O servant of the Covenant! Your letter, which began in English and concluded in Persian, hath been perused [3.5s] | MMK5#006 p.002 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00730 | 460 | Persian | ای پروردگار این نفوس دوستان تواند و این جمع یاران تو و این انجمن پریشان تو از | O Lord! These souls are Thy friends, this company Thy companions, this assembly the scattered flock of Thy dominion [4o] | INBA17:170 | BSHN.140.404, BSHN.144.399, MJMJ2.053, MMG2#187 p.213, MHT1b.165 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00731 | 460 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان پاکتهای نمرو صد و شصت و چهار و شصت و پنج و شصت و شش و شصت و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Packets numbered one hundred and sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-six and sixty [3.5s] | INBA16:199 | MSHR4.218-219 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Secret societies; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00732 | 460 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای چند روز پیش ارسال گردید و در ضمن آن مکتوبی بحرم آقا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A letter was dispatched some days previously, containing a letter written to the spouse | BRL_DAK#0009 | BRL_ATE#009, MAAN#26 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00733 | 460 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد تشکیل مجلس | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, and, for want of opportunity, I am now replying to it | BRL_DAK#0026 | BRL_ATE#027, LTDT.119x, MAAN#13 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Miracles and their interpretation; Review of publications; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00734 | 460 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از وقوعات حالیه ایران شکایت نموده بودید لهذا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst complained of the current events in Persia. Therefore [3.5s] | MMK5#105 p.084, SFI06.011b | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00735 | 460 | mixed | ای دو بلبل گلبن معانی الطاف بی نهایت حضرت رحمانی را ملاحظه نمااید که آن دو | O ye two nightingales of the rose-garden of meanings! Behold the boundless favours of the All-Merciful Lord, these two [3.5s] | AYBY.422 #133, TRZ1.292 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for healing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00736 | 460 | mixed | ای سرمست جام عنایت فی الحقیقه آنچه گله نمااید حتی اگر شکایت فرمااید حق با | O thou who art inebriated with the wine of divine favor! In truth, whatsoever grievance thou mayest express, and even shouldst thou voice complaint, justice resteth with thee [3.5s] | MKT8.103b, MJMJ3.032x, MMG2#117 p.128x, YQAZ.210-211x | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00737 | 460 | O thou honorable person! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it indicated that in Budapest a radiant assembly is organized! | DAS.1913-11-15 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Nationalism; love of country; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00738 | 460 | mixed | Light of the World | ای فرع لطیف شجره مبارکه مکاتیب متعدده واصل و معانی روحانیش حلاوت مذاق رحمانی | O tender twig of the blessed Tree! Thy numerous letters have been received, and their spiritual meanings were honey-sweet upon the palate of the soul | BRL_DAK#0036, NURA#30, MMK4#041 p.045 | LOTW#30 | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00739 | 460 | mixed | ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد از خدا میخواهم که ترا | O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and the contents | MMK5#249 p.194, NJB_v12#14 p.240 | LOG#0603x, SW_v12#14 p.233-234 | Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00741 | 460 | mixed | ای ورقات منجذبه بنفحات الله مرا مقصد چنان بود که بهر یک نامه مخصوص نگارم ولی | O ye leaves attracted by the fragrances of God! It had been my intention to pen a separate letter unto each one, yet [3.5s] | MMK6#530 | Role and station of women; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00743 | 460 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای یاران الهی ای مقبولان درگاه حضرت غیرمتناهی حضرت شهید چون نور سعید از مطلع | O ye friends of God! O ye favoured ones at the Threshold of the One Who transcendeth all limitations! That distinguished martyr, like unto a lucky star | MMK4#165 p.181, NANU_AB#07 | BRL_FIRE_AB#06 | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00744 | 460 | mixed | ای یاران الهی و دوستان ربانی سالها بگذرد و ایام بسر اید و بساط این حیات | O divine friends and heavenly companions! Though years may roll on and days come to an end, and the fabric of this earthly life [3.5s] | MMK2#260 p.187, MMK4#050 p.055 | Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00745 | 460 | Arabic | ایتها المقبله الی الله انی اخذت تحریرک المورخ بثالث فی سنه الف و تسعماته و | O thou who art turned towards God! I have received thy letter dated the third day of the year nineteen hundred [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0808, MKT1.195, MNMK#027 p.109 | Love of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teachings as spirit of the age; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00746 | 460 | ...There is no wonder when a soul advances to God, but (there is) when he remains firm | SW_v14#09 p.275x, BSTW#440 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00748 | 460 | mixed | رب و رجائی هولاء عباد انتعشت افئدتهم من اریاح لواقح ربیعک البدیع و اهتزت ارواحهم | O my Lord and my Hope! These are servants whose hearts have been quickened by the fecundating winds of Thy wondrous springtime, and whose spirits have been stirred [3.5s] | AKHA_123BE #01-02 p.j | Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00749 | 460 | mixed | رب و رجائی و غیاثی و ملاذی ان احبائک الاصفیاء و اودائک النجباء اسلاء عبدک | O my Lord! My Hope! My Helper and my Refuge! Verily, Thy pure beloved ones and Thy aspiring wooers | AVK3.093.04x, MJMJ3.096, MMG2#448 p.494 | TEW.015-016 | Call to action; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00750 | 460 | Arabic | یا من قدر للذین استشهدوا فی سبیله مقامات عالیه و درجات سامیه یغتبطهم فهیا المخلصون | O Thou Who hast ordained for those who suffered martyrdom in Thy path exalted stations and sublime degrees whereat the sincere ones rejoice [3.5s] | HHA.285-287, MUH3.347-348 | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02102 | 460 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان از عدم فرصت جواب نامه مختصر مرقوم می گردد مجلس درس تبلیغ نهایت | O Herald of the Covenant! Due to lack of time, a brief reply is being penned to thy letter. The class for the teaching of the Cause hath attained [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0807, MSHR3.180x | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Justice and mercy; Non-participation in politics; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08236 | 460 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منجذبه الی الله مکاتیب متعدده شما رسید مضامین جمیع دلنشین بود فی الحقیقه | O thou who art attracted to God! Numerous letters from thee were received, and the contents of all were truly pleasing [3.5s]... ...Concerning the question of marriage and the stipulated period between the time of the engagement and the marriage | BRL_DAK#0233, MMK6#332x, AVK4.170.10x | BRL_ATE#057x | Laws of marriage and dowry; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09273 | 460 | mixed | ای بنده مقرب جمال مبارک نامه مفصل رسید و بدقت ملاحظه گردید در خصوص جناب حاجی | O thou near servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy detailed letter was received and carefully considered, regarding His Honor Haji [3.5s]... ...O Divine Providence! Perplexing difficulties have arisen and formidable obstacles have appeared | BRL_DAK#0105, BRL_MON#06x, MMK2#010 p.006x | BRL_POAB#06x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09515 | 460 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان نامه بتاریخ ٢٩ شعبان ٣٨ رسید بدقت تمام ملاحظه گردید از روش احباء | O herald of the Covenant! Thy letter dated the twenty-ninth of Sha'bán 1338 was received and perused with the utmost care. From the conduct of the friends [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0806, AVK3.128.17x, AVK4.452.10x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09937 | 460 | Persian | ای خانم محترمه در این زمستان ما را امید چنان بود که بحیفا سفر نماای و مدتی در | O noble Lady! It was our hope that during this winter thou wilt make a trip to Haifa in order to spend thy days for some time... ...The emancipation of women is a principle of the principles of the religion of God; for this reason I summoned the blessed leaf, Rouha, to Paris | BRL_DAK#0127, AKHT1.213x | DAS.1914-10-13x, LBLT.167x, LBLT.174x, LBLT.176x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Equality of men and women; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11810 | 460 | Persian | Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The | ای افنان سدره مبارکه نامه ای که بیکی از یاران مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O Afnan of the blessed Tree! The letter thou didst write to one of the friends was perused [3.5s]... ...consider thou the manner in which Ḥají Mírza Muḥammad-Taqí Afnan, that sanctified spirit and confirmed soul, arose to serve this great Cause | BRL_DAK#0439, COMP_MASHRIQP#29x, TISH.583-584 | BRL_MASHRIQ#29x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11811 | 460 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما ترتیل گردید عبدالبهاء در سحرگاه تضرع باستان بها | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was read aloud, and at daybreak 'Abdu'l-Bahá offered supplications at the Threshold of Bahá [3.5s] | INBA79.079 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Scarcity of receptive souls; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00358 | 460 | Arabic | بسم الله الاوحد الاوحد. اللهم صل علی الواحد الاول ثم اعداده فی البهائیین اللهم صل علی الواحد الاول ثم اعداده فی الجلالیین | O God! Send Thy blessings upon the first Vahid and His numbers among those possessed of glory. O God! Send Thy blessings upon the first Vahid and His numbers among those possesed of splendor [3.5s] | BYC_pray.018.25-019.24 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Power of prayer; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00359 | 460 | Persian | هو الله المتکبر الاکبر العلی الاعلی. حال تحریر غره ذی القعده است الحمد لله کما هو مستحقه و صلی الله علی محمد و آله و شیعته کما هو علیه من الفضل و الجود انه هو الجواد الوثات در شهور ماضیة | Now, at the time of writing, it is the beginning of Dhi'l-Qa'dah. Praise be unto God, as befitteth His glory, and may His blessings rest upon Muhammad and His kindred and His followers, according to His grace and bounty. Verily, He is the All-Bountiful, the Bestower. In the months past [3.5s] | MSHR4.073-074 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00360 | 460 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی یعلم ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم یا الهی کیف اثنی جلالتک فی ذلک الیوم الجمعه بعد علمی بانعدام وجودی عندک | Glorified be He Who knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Wise. O my God! How can I extol Thy majesty on this Friday, knowing that my existence is as naught before Thee [3.5s] | AHDA.099 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00361 | 460 | Arabic | هو الاعظم الاقدم الاکرم. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الملک و الملکوت ثم العز و الجبروت ثم القدرة و اللاهوت ثم القوة و الیاقوت ثم السلطنة و الناسوت یحیی و یمیت ثم یمیت و یحیی و انه هو حی لا یموت و ملک لا یزول و عدل لا یجور و سلطان لا تحول و فرد لا یفوت عن قبضته من شیء لا فی السموات و لا فی الارض و لا ما بینهما یخلق ما یشاء بامره انه کان علی کلشیء قدیرا الحمد لله علی ما اشرق | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the Kingdom and the Dominion, and then the Glory and the Power, and then the Might and the Empyrean, and then the Strength and the Brilliance, and then the Sovereignty and the human realm. He giveth life and causeth death, then causeth death and giveth life, and verily He is the Ever-Living Who dieth not, and the King Who passeth not away, and the Just One Who wrongeth not, and the Sovereign Who changeth not, and the Single One from Whose grasp nothing escapeth, whether in the heavens or on the earth or whatever lieth between them. He createth whatsoever He willeth by His command. Verily, He hath power over all things. Praise be to God for that which hath shone forth [3.5s] | PR03.140r05-140v03 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00362 | 460 | Arabic | فیا الهی هب لی کمال الانقطاع الیک و ایدنی بنور ابتهاج لدیک اجذبنی بنفحات قدسک الیک | O my God! Bestow upon me utter detachment unto Thee, and strengthen me through the light of exultation in Thy presence. Draw me, through the fragrant breaths of Thy sanctity, unto Thee [3.5s] | HNMJ.115-120 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Impossibility of true worship of God; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for detachment; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01896 | 460 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی انجز وعده و اظهر سلطانه و انزل آیاته و اوضح سبیله المستقیم و | Praise be to God, Who hath fulfilled His promise, manifested His sovereignty, revealed His signs, and made plain His straight path [3.5s] | LHKM2.220 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01897 | 460 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی انعم علینا بجوده و فضله نعمه العرفان و انزل من سحاب کرمه | Praise be to God Who, through His generosity and grace, hath bestowed upon us the gift of divine recognition and hath sent down from the clouds of His bounty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.139, | Consultation; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01898 | 460 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی ظهر و اظهر اللوح و القلم و علم الانسان ما لم یعلم انه لهو | Praise be to God Who hath manifested and revealed the Tablet and the Pen, and hath taught man that which he knew not. Verily, He is He [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097#076, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01899 | 460 | mixed | الحمد لله الفرد الواحد الاحد الذی مااتخذ لنفسه ویزا و لا نظیرا قد ارسل | Praise be to God, the Single, the One, the Incomparable, Who hath taken unto Himself neither peer nor like. He hath sent forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727b.136a, | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01901 | 460 | Arabic | ان استمع ندائی عن جهه السجن بانه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان الها واحدا فردا | Hearken thou unto My Call from the direction of the Prison, that there is none other God but Him, Who hath ever been one God, single and alone [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.212, | Call to action; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01902 | 460 | Arabic | ان یا حسن اسمع خریر ماء المعانی الذی جری فی رضوان ربک الرحمن تالله بخریره | O Hasan! Hearken unto the murmur of the waters of inner meanings that flow in the paradise of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. By God, through its murmuring [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.227, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Love of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mystical themes; Nearness and remoteness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01903 | 460 | Arabic | ان یا زین المقربین فلما حضر بین یدی العرش کتابک و سئلت فیه ما سئلت عن الله ربک | O Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin! When thy letter appeared before the Throne, and thou didst ask therein what thou didst ask concerning God, thy Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.438, , ALIB.folder18p393 | MAS8.166x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01904 | 460 | mixed | ان یا نسیم الفردوس هب علی الممکنات بما هبت علیک نسائم القدس من هذالشطر | O breeze of paradise! Waft thou over all created things, even as the holy breezes have wafted upon thee from this direction [3.5s] | INBA36:159, INBA71:333 | ASAT4.443x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01905 | 460 | mixed | ای دوستان الهی فودی عز و تسلیم را با عصاب توحید و تقدیس مزین نموده و بضحضاح | O friends of God! Adorn the crown of glory and submission with the ornament of unity and sanctification [3.5s] | RSBB.131 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mystical themes; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01906 | 460 | mixed | ای رحیم کتابت در محضر رب کریم حاضر الحمد لله از فضل حق بساحت اقدس فائز شدی | O Raḥím! Thy letter hath reached the presence of the Generous Lord. Praised be God that, by His grace, thou hast attained the Holy Court | BLIB_Or15719.011b, | GHA.249x, MAS4.166cx, FRH.355-357 | ADMS#183x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01907 | 460 | mixed | تبارک الیوم الذی فیه ظهر ما کان موعودا فی التوراه و الانجیل و فی الزبور و | Blessed be this Day whereon that which was promised in the Torah and the Gospel and in the Psalms hath been made manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.110, , BLIB_Or15716.202c, , BLIB_Or15728.060b, | AQA5#157 p.214 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01908 | 460 | mixed | تلک ورقه تحکی عن زفرات قلبی و عبرات عینی و جذبات نغمتی و اصفرار وجهی بما | This leaf telleth of the sighs of My heart, the tears of Mine eyes, the rapturous melodies of My song, and the pallor of My countenance by reason of what [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.170, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01909 | 460 | mixed | ثنا اهل وفا را لایق و سزا که بمیثاق متمسکند و بعهد متشبث طوبی از برای نفسیکه | Praise be unto the people of fidelity, worthy and deserving, who hold fast to the Covenant and cling to the Testament. Blessed is the soul that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.260b, | Business; financial; property matters; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01910 | 460 | Persian | حمد حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که افئده اولیاء خود را مخزن لئالی محبت و | Praise be unto Him, the Intended One, Who is worthy and befitting, Who hath made the hearts of His chosen ones the repository of the pearls of His love [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.255, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01912 | 460 | mixed | حمد محبوب عالم را لایق و سزاست که بمبارکی اسم اعظم مرده گان را زنده نمود و | Praise befitteth and beseemeth the Beloved of the world, Who, through the blessedness of the Most Great Name, hath quickened them that were dead [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.023, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01913 | 460 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر و بیان پاک یزدانرا لایق و سزاست که عالم امکانرا از نفحات | Praise, sanctified beyond all mention and utterance, befitteth and is meet for the Lord, Who hath, through the sweet fragrances, caused the world of contingent being [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.092, | Business; financial; property matters; Grammar and orthography; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01914 | 460 | mixed | حمد مقصودی را لایق و سزا که حزبی از احزاب عالم را بعنایات مخصوصه فائز | Praise be unto the Desired One, Who is worthy and befitting of all glorification, Who hath through His special favors singled out one party from among all the parties of the world [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.266a, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01915 | 460 | Arabic | ذکر الله فی شجره القدس بقعه التی بارکها الله علی بقاع الارض الله لا اله الا | The mention of God hath arisen from the Sacred Tree in that spot which God hath blessed above all the regions of earth - there is no God but Him [3.5s] | INBA36:049, INBA71:208, BLIB_Or07852.113, | RSBB.001, ASAT4.263x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idolatry; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01916 | 460 | mixed | ذکر بدیع و طراز جدید و فکر تازه و علم بی اندازه آنکه وصف ما باو نرسد و ثنای | O wondrous Remembrance and new Adornment, O fresh Thought and boundless Knowledge, unto Him Whom our description cannot reach and Whose praise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.260a, | Business; financial; property matters; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01917 | 460 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل الی الافق الاعلی و شرب الرحیق المختوم من ید عنایه عطاء | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned toward the Most Exalted Horizon and hath quaffed the sealed wine from the hand of divine bounty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.375, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01918 | 460 | Arabic | ذکری عبدی الذی طار فی هوآء محبه ربه الرحمن بالروح و الریحان و اخذه جذب الندآء | Remember thou My servant who soared in the atmosphere of his Lord, the All-Merciful's love, with spirit and sweet fragrance, and whom the attraction of the Call did seize [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#065, | AYBY.028 | Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01919 | 460 | mixed | سبحان الذی ینطق فی قطب العالم و یدع الامم الی الشریعه الباقیه الابدیه التی | Glorified be He Who speaketh at the heart of the world and summoneth the peoples unto the eternal, everlasting Law [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15722.119, , Majlis934.082-087 | HDQI.089 | Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01920 | 460 | mixed | سبحان الله در بعضی از مقامات ذکر ترک احلی از اخذ است بلکه در یکمقام انسان از | Glory be unto God! In certain stations, the mention of detachment is sweeter than that of acquisition; nay, in one station man [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.396, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01921 | 460 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر کل له عابدون شهد الله انه لا اله | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is all creation and command; all are His worshippers. God testifieth that there is none other God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.221, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01922 | 460 | mixed | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ظهر بالحق انه لهو المذکور فی القرون الاولی | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath appeared in truth - He, verily, is the One mentioned in former ages [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.051, , BLIB_Or15715.303, | High station of learning; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01923 | 460 | Arabic | شهد لسان العظمه بظهوره و استوآئه علی العرش و اشراقه من افق العالم ولکن الامم | The Tongue of Grandeur beareth witness to His Manifestation, to His establishment upon the throne, and to His dawning from the horizon of the world, yet the peoples [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.059, , BLIB_Or15715.001a, | ASAT4.388x, TISH.058-060 | Call to action; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01924 | 460 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ص و النبا العظیم قد اتی الرحمن بسلطان مبین و وضع المیزان و حشر من علی الارض | By Him Who is the Great Announcement! The All-Merciful is come invested with undoubted sovereignty. The Balance hath been appointed | INBA34:150, BLIB_Or15707.090, , BLIB_Or15735.252, | BRL_DA#659, GWBP#017 p.034x, AQA1#027, PYK.017, DLH1.048, HYK.252 | GWB#017x, WOB.194x | Apocalyptic imagery; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ROB3.032, LL#453 | ||||||
| BH01925 | 460 | Persian | عرض این بنده خدمت سفیر اعظم و وزیر اکرم آنکه بلایای این عباد به مقامی رسیده که قلم و مداد از تحریر آن عاجز | Most mighty ambassador, most noble minister, allow me to say that the tribulations of these servants have reach such a point that pen and ink are powerless to record them. | SVB.391-394 | BSB1:4 p34+46 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | BKOG.257-258 | ||||||||
| BH01926 | 460 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی انت الذی خلقت السموات من قلم ابداعک و الارضین من نفحات | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art He Who hath created the heavens through the Pen of Thy creation and the earths through the breaths [3.5s] | INBA92:054x, BLIB_Or03114.005, | BRL_DA#352, AVK3.431-436 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01927 | 460 | mixed | قد حضر ما جری من قلمک عند مجری انهار الحیوان بین الامکان و سلسبیل رحمه | That which flowed from thy pen hath reached Him Who causeth the rivers of everlasting life to stream forth amidst all created things and the crystal waters of mercy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#029, , BLIB_Or15738.132, | BRL_DA#101, ASAT3.201x, ASAT5.255x | Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01928 | 460 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance | قد نطق اللسان باعلی البیان و نادت الکلمه باعلی الندآء الملک لله خالق السماء و | Lo, the Tongue of Glory hath called aloud and the Word of God hath cried out, proclaiming: The Kingdom is God’s | BLIB_Or11095#101, | AYT.180, GHA.371x, NSR_1993.107, AMB#28 | DOR#28 | Call to action; Declaration; advent of the Bab; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Praise and encouragement; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#149 | ||||||
| BH01929 | 460 | Arabic | لک البهاء یا مالک الاسماء بما بدلت الفرح بالغم و نصبت خیام الاحزان فی عیدک | All glory be unto Thee, O Lord of Names, Who hast turned joy to sorrow and raised up the pavilions of grief on Thy feast day [3.5s] | LHKM2.078, NNY.157-159 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01930 | 460 | mixed | ما از برای ذکر آمده ایم و ذکر ما تذکر عباد است بسوی مذکور و چون از افق اعلی | We have come for the remembrance, and Our mention is a reminder unto the servants, guiding them towards the Remembered One, and when from the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.286, , BLIB_Or15699.093b, | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01931 | 460 | mixed | مقصود از نصرتیکه در جمیع الواح ذکر شده معلوم احباء الله بوده که حق جل ذکره | The purpose of the victory that hath been mentioned in all the Tablets hath been clear to the loved ones of God, exalted be His remembrance [3.5s] | INBA38:100c, INBA15:197, INBA26:197 | SFI19.015-016, AKHA_133BE #16 p.516, AKHA_125BE #02 p.? | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01932 | 460 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب باین عبد واصل بعد از معروض داشتن باین کلمات دریات لسان (...) | The letter of your eminence reached this servant, and after being presented, these words flowed forth from the tongue (...) [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#280, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01933 | 460 | Persian | مکتوبیکه باین مظلوم ارسال داشتی در سجن اعظم وارد و مشاهده شد | The letter thou didst send unto this Wronged One hath reached the Most Great Prison and been perused [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.004b, | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Meditation; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01934 | 460 | mixed | نامه آن دوست باوفا رسید چون مشعر بر صحت و سلامتی آنجناب بود مسرت حاصل گشت از | The missive of that faithful friend hath been received, and inasmuch as it testified to thy health and well-being, great joy was attained thereby [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.129a, | UAB.047bx, MAS8.076x | Destruction of books; Justice and mercy; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Review of publications; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01935 | 460 | Persian | نقاط منشعبه از نقطه معکوسه که خود را در مقام نقطه و ظهور میدانند داعی مقام موسویت | The manifold points emanating from the inverted point, who consider themselves to be in the station of the Primal Point and Manifestation, lay claim to the station of Moses [3.5s] | SAM.319 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01936 | 460 | mixed | نوشته آنجناب رسید حمد خدا را که در ظل عنایت محشوریم و بثمره مکرمت متنعم و | The missive of your honor hath been received. Praise be to God that we are gathered beneath the shade of His grace and are sustained by the fruits of His bounty [3.5s] | AYBY.004b | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01937 | 460 | Arabic | هذا کتاب قد نزل بالحق لیستضی ء به فی قلوب الذینهم آمنوا انوار الله المهیمن | This is a Book that hath been sent down in truth, that by it the lights of God, the All-Subduing, may illumine the hearts of them that have believed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.012, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01938 | 460 | Arabic | هذا کتاب کریم نزل بالحق من لدن عزیز علیم انه لروح الامر یحیی به افئده | This is a glorious Book sent down in truth from the presence of the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Verily, it is the Spirit of the Cause whereby the hearts are quickened [3.5s] | INBA34:155, BLIB_Or15707.101, , BLIB_Or15735.261, | AQA1#030 | Call to action; Justice and wrath of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01939 | 460 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا لمن اقبل الی ربه الرحمن فی هذه الایام التی فیها اضطرب اهل | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath turned unto his Lord, the All-Merciful, in these days wherein the people are sorely perturbed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#054, | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01940 | 460 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی البهآء الی الذی عصمه الله فی تلک الأیام | This is a Book from the presence of Bahá unto him whom God hath shielded in these days [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.339, , ALIB.folder18p349 | Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01941 | 460 | Persian | هر قدر امید وصال قوت گیرد آتش شوق را قوت افزاید لذا بدنی قوی باید تا حمل آن | As the hope of reunion waxeth stronger, so doth it add intensity to the fire of longing; wherefore must the body be strong to bear it [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.244, , BLIB_Or15711.179, | Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01942 | 460 | mixed | یا امین علیک بهائی این ایام وقت بمثابه طیر وفا یا اکسیر اعظم نزد اهل دنیا | O Amin! Upon thee be My glory! In these days time is even as a faithful bird, nay rather, as the supreme elixir in the eyes of the people of the world [3.5s] | YMM.149 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01943 | 460 | mixed | یا حیدر قبل علی علیک بهائی و عنایتی کتاب ایقان حسب الامر بمطابقه و تصحیح آن | O Haydar-'Alí! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. The Book of Certitude hath, in accordance with divine command, been made to conform and be corrected [3.5s] | INBA42:231, BLIB_Or15718.082, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; High station of the true believer; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01944 | 460 | mixed | یا محبوب فوادی جواب دستخطهای آنمحبوب نوشته شد ولکن این کره نظر بحجم پوسته | O Beloved of My heart! The answer to thy letters hath been penned, yet in this instance, mindful of postal limitations [3.5s] | INBA28:478 | Law of Huququ'llah; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01945 | 460 | mixed | یا محمد رضا انشاء الله بعنایت محبوب عالمیان فائز باشی و از رحیق بیانش بیاشامی | O Muhammad-Ridá! God willing, mayest thou be aided through the loving-kindness of the Best-Beloved of all worlds, and drink from the choice wine of His utterance [3.5s] | HDQI.128, AKHA_116BE #04-06 p.092, ANDA#31 p.03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11609 | 460 | mixed | یا ایّها الحاضر لدی الباب و المستقیم علی الامر علیک سلام اللّه و رحمته قد حضر المجد | O thou who art present before the Gate and steadfast in the Cause! Upon thee be the peace of God and His mercy. Glory hath appeared [3.5s] | BRL_DA#063 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for governments and rulers; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00363 | Answer to one of the relatives | 460 | Persian | هو الله تعالی. قبله محترم دام فضلکم تلاوت ایات دو ورقه خط شریف را نموده صفحه عربی بجهة | O thou revered point of adoration, may thy grace endure! I have perused the verses inscribed upon two sacred pages, and the Arabic portion [3.5s] | INBA91:194.10-197.08 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Limits of the intellect; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00364 | Fi Bayani Lawhi’l-Mahfuz (Letter on the Preserved Tablet) (part II) | 460 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. و قد سئلک السائل عن اللوح الحفیظ اعلمه بما قد علمک الله المحیط و ها انا ذا القیت الیک من رشحات تلک الالواح المستضیئه | The questioner hath assuredly asked thee about al-lawḥ al-maḥfūẓ ("The Preserved Tablet"). Inform him then according to what God, the All-Encompassing, hath taught thee [the Bāb] | INBA67:174-176, INBA_4011C:139-141, , INBA_6004C:202-204, , INBA_6006C:079-080, , PR07.067r-067v | HURQ.BB07x | Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Law of cause and effect; Seven stages of creation; The cross and the trinity | - | - | SRC.190, SRC.192x2 | |||||||
| BH01911 | Huwa Munfikhu'r-Ruh (Lawh-i-Nuqtih?) | 460 | mixed | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | حمد خدا را که عیون حیوان غیبی که در حجبات ستر الهی مستور بود بتاییدات روح | Praise be to God that the invisible springs of life that were concealed behind the divine veil are now abundantly flowing from the reality of the Word | INBA36:463b, BLIB_Or15706.133, , BLIB_Or15714.047, | BRL_DA#642, MJMM.272, AKHA_121BE #08 p.a, OOL.B064 | WIND#125, BLO_sazedj#09 | Continual renewal of creation; Living waters; water of life; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#120 | |||||
| BH01900 | Lawh-i-Husayn 3 | 460 | mixed | امروز آفتاب گفتار یزدان از افق سماء خامه بیان مشرق و لائح و بتجلیی از تجلیاتش | In this day the Sun of God's utterance hath risen from the horizon of the heaven of the Pen's expression, manifest and resplendent, with one of its effulgences [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.227b, , BLIB_Or15722.099b, , NLAI_BH1.116 | ZYN.262, YARP1.001, ASAT1.017x, ASAT1.027x, ASAT3.246x, OOL.B046c | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0627 | Public address given on 1912-04-30 | 460 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | When we view the world of creation, we find that all living things may be classified under two aspects | BDA1.062n | PUP#028 (p.067-069), SW_v03#04 p.009-010 | TaliaSafa, New Creation | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Love of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.070 | |||||||
| AB00722 | Some Answered Questions #051 The Appearance of the Spirit and the Mind in Man | 460 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | ابتدای تکون انسان در کرهء ارض مانند تکون انسان در رحم مادر است | The beginning of the formation of man on the terrestrial globe is like the formation of the human embryo | MFD#51, OOL.C022.51 | SAQ#51, BWF.312-313 | Evolution; human evolution; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | |||||||
| AB00747 | Some Answered Questions #058 The Extent and Limitation of Human Perception | 460 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که ادراکات مختلف است ادنی رتبهء ادراکات احساسات حیوانیست | Know that comprehension varies. Its lowest degree consists in the senses of the animal realm | MFD#58, OOL.C022.58 | SAQ#58 | Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Power of the mind over nature; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0613 | The Baha’ís Must Work with Heart and Soul to Bring About a Better Condition in the World: Words spoken on 1911-11-19 in Paris | 460 | Persian | Paris Talks | الحمد لله امروز جمعیت خوبی داریم جهت آنکه این جمعیت ما جمعیت آسمانیست و جهت | How joyful it is to see such a meeting as this, for it is in truth a gathering together of 'heavenly men'… Love and obey your heavenly father | KHAB.182 (193), KHTB1.183 | PT#32 p.099 | S. Peyman | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0626 | The Evolution of Matter and Development of the Soul: Words spoken on 1911-11-03 in Paris | 460 | Paris Talks | Paris is becoming very cold, so cold that I shall soon be obliged to go away | PT#20 p.060 | Evolution; human evolution; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0625 | The Sun of Truth: Words spoken on 1911-10-22 in Paris | 460 | Paris Talks | It is a lovely day, the sun shines brightly upon the earth, giving light and warmth to all creatures | PT#07 p.020 | Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0619 | We Must Not Be Discouraged by the Smallness of Our Numbers: Words spoken on 1911-11-25 in Paris | 460 | Persian | Paris Talks | وقتیکه حضرت مسیح ظاهر شد در اورشلیم ظهور | When Christ appeared He manifested Himself at Jerusalem. He called men to the Kingdom of God, He invited them to Eternal Life and He told them to acquire human perfections. | KHAB.199 (209), KHTB1.207 | PT#38 p.118 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0620 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01 | 460 | When we were in Baghdad several believers including myself started with a large caravan for Kazemayn. Each one of us was riding on a fine horse. | DAS.1914-12-01 | Humor; jokes; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0616 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 460 | Persian | آن گاو هم نفسی بوده است که در میان بنی اسرائیل بسیار محترم و معتبر و معزز بوده است | That Cow was indeed a sacred being who was highly revered, honored and esteemed among the Children of Israel [3.5s] | KHH2.290-293 | Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0618 | Words spoken on 1911-09-13 in London | 460 | Persian | خوش آمدید اهالی ایران بسیار مسرورند از اینکه من آمدم اینجا این | Welcome! Welcome! The people of Iran are very pleased that I have come here. My coming here will foster friendship between Britain and Iran | DWNP_v2#08 p.070-071x, KHTB1.023, NJB_v02#14-16 p.013 | ABS#12 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering and imprisonment; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0614 | Words spoken on 1911-11-30 in Paris | 460 | Persian | امروز با یکی از خانمها در این مذاکره بودیم که | Today we were engaged in discourse with one of the women concerning this matter [3.5s] | KHF.117, KHAB.121 (132), KHTB1.236 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Second birth; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0623 | Words spoken on 1914-06-16 | 460 | At the time we were living in Adrianople we had a woman as our neighbor who was probably 95 or a hundred years old. She had seven sons... I am pleased with you and glad that you are going back to America | DAS.1914-06-16 | Education of children; moral education; Humor; jokes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0615 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-03-07 | 460 | During the last two years the world has gone through a terrific earthquake. Bloodthirstiness and ferocity have become widespread. | DAS.1915-03-07 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0622 | Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-18 | 460 | If a delegation of Baha'is should go to Japan they will do splendid work, because the Japanese think their own religion is out of date. Even the Mikado | PN_1919 p025, PN_1919 p133, LAT.053-055 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of the mind over nature; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0629 | Words to the Coopers, spoken on 1912-10-16 | 460 | You are all dear children of Mrs. [Ella Goodall] Cooper. She loves you with her heart and soul. In Persian language they say that such a person loves another | ECN.841 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Naming of children; of individuals; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0617 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-23 | 460 | Persian | بسیار خوش رفتار بود. از روزی که باین امر اقبال کرد خدمت کرد تا نفس اخیر، یعنی فی الحقیقه دقیقه ای فتور نداشت | His holiness [Muhammad Taqi] Afnan was a man of delightful character and sociability. He came to Baghdad when we lived there and visited the Blessed Perfection. | ZSM.1915-06-23 | DAS.1915-06-24 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00751 | 450 | Persian | ای احبای الهی مدتی است که مکاتیب عبدالبهاء مخاطبا للاحباء صدورش فتور یافته | O beloved of the Lord! For a time now, the dispatch of letters from 'Abdu'l-Bahá addressed to the friends has waned [3.5s] | BSHN.140.443x, BSHN.144.437x, DUR3.168x, DUR1.043x, ADH2_1#39 p.056x, MMG2#003 p.003x, MJH.054x, MHT1a.054x, MHT1b.012x, YBN.058-059 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00752 | 450 | mixed | ای احبای الهی هر چند مدتیست که مکاتیب مخصوصه بان سامان مرقوم نگشته اما سبب | O ye friends of God! Though for some time no special letters have been dispatched to that region, the cause [3.5s] | MMK6#039x, ABDA.018-019 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00753 | 450 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء حمد کن خدا را که تمام حیات سالک سبیل نجاتی و مشغول بخدمت رب | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Render thanks unto God that throughout thy life thou hast been a wayfarer on the path of salvation and engaged in service to thy Lord [3.5s] | MKT4.015, AMIN.041-045 | Growth of the Cause; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00754 | 450 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | و امّا تفاوت بين مدنيّت طبيعيّه که اليوم منتشر است و بين مدنيّت الهيّه | O Thou Servant of the Beauty of Abha! I received thy letter, and the books... As to the difference between the natural civilization which is, in the present day | MMK1#105 p.129x | SWAB#105x, SW_v02#03 p.003-004, SW_v07#07 p.055x, SW_v07#15 p.134x, SW_v14#05 p.146x, BSTW#299 | Education and the development of capacity; House of Justice; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00755 | 450 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال کبریاء خلاصه حوادث اینست که هیئت تفتیش در نهایت کنج کاوی | O sincere servant of the Glorious Beauty! The essence of what hath transpired is this: that the Committee of Investigation, with utmost scrutiny [3.5s] | MMK5#021 p.013, ASAT4.359x | Call to action; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00756 | 450 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter, which thou hast written to his honor Mirza . . ., was considered. Be thou happy! | TAB.344-346 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00758 | 450 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مشکین آن منجذب نور مبین وصول یافت و همچنین نامه ای که | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The musk-scented letter of that soul attracted to the manifest Light hath arrived, and likewise the letter that [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0816, MSHR2.015x, MSHR3.152x, KHSK.108-109 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Past, present and future of Iran; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00759 | 450 | ...Announce on my behalf my warmest greetings to Mr. Howell, and say, The Mashrak-el-Azkar of Chicago is of the greatest importance. This is a Bahá'í Temple | SW_v02#03 p.007x, SW_v06#17 p.140x, SW_v13#10 p.264x | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00760 | 450 | mixed | ای ثابت راسخ حوادث اینجا بر وجه سابقست هیئت مراجعت نمودند مسائل چندی بود | O thou who art firm and steadfast! The events here continue as before. The delegation hath returned, and there were several matters [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0820, MMK5#020 p.012, QT108.073x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Review of publications; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00761 | 450 | mixed | ای دو شمع جمع بهائیان نامه مشترک رسید و در هر دو یک مسئله مهمی مرقوم بود و آن | O ye twin luminaries of the assemblage of Bahá'ís! Your joint letter was received, wherein an important matter was detailed, and it concerned [3.5s] | AYBY.378 #060, TRZ1.358, YQAZ.143-144, YQAZ.279-280 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00762 | 450 | mixed | ای دوستان الهی و یاران رحمانی غفلت نفوس و قساوت قلوب و شدت انهماک در شهوات و | O divine friends and companions of the Merciful! The heedlessness of souls, the hardness of hearts, and the intense engrossment in carnal desires [3.5s] | INBA55:261 | MUH1.0114 | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00763 | 450 | River of Life, The | O Heavenly Friends! Your letter arrived and its subject afforded me joy and gladness. Thanks be to God! that such an assembly | ROL.055-057 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00765 | 450 | mixed | ای سائل جلیل از افق اعلی و ملکوت ابهی سوال نموده بودید حضرت اعلی اننی انا حی | O honored questioner! Thou hast asked about the Supreme Horizon and the Kingdom of Abha. His Holiness the Bab hath stated | MKT9.134b, ASAT5.156, BSHN.140.364, BSHN.144.362, MHT1a.074, MHT1b.032, YMM.418 | BSTW#186 | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00766 | 450 | mixed | ای عارف اعراف البته در داستان راستان ملاحظه نموده اید... البتّه در داستان راستان ملاحظه نمودهايد | O thou who art learned in divine mysteries! Assuredly thou hast observed in the chronicles of truth [3.5s] | MMK6#271x, MSHR4.008-009x | Imam 'Ali; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Miracles and their interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00767 | 450 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای عزیز پارسی هر چند الان بهیچوجه تحریر نتوانم و فرصت ندارم مع ذلک مختصر جواب | Praised be God ye have adorned yourselves with devotion and love... As to the question of evil spirits, demons and monsters, any references made to them in the Holy Books have symbolic meaning | INBA75:150 | BRL_DAK#0427, ALPA.089, YARP2.106 p.127 | BRL_ATE#138x, LOG#1731x | Astrology and numerology; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Demons and evil spirits; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||
| AB00768 | 450 | Persian | ای فاضل جلیل نامه شما رسید و بملاحظه اش صبح شادمانی از افق قلب دمید زیرا دلیل | O distinguished and noble one! Your letter was received, and upon its perusal the morn of gladness dawned from the horizon of the heart, for [3.5s] | MMK6#604, AVK2.205.18x, AVK3.501.18x, MAS2.098-100x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00769 | 450 | Persian | ای منجذبه ملکوت الله نامه که در عید ایستر مرقوم نموده بودی رسید از مضمون | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! The letter written at Easter | BRL_DAK#0131 | LBLT.203-205x, SW_v14#11 p.342, ABCC.512-513 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Consolation and comfort; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00770 | 450 | mixed | ای مونس قدیم آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید و سبب فرح و مسرت بی پایان شد زیرا دلالت | O ancient companion! That which thou hast written was perused and became a source of boundless joy and felicity, for it doth signify [3.5s] | PYK.241, MSHR4.222x | Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00771 | 450 | Persian | ای یار دیرین مهربان خوشا ایامیکه بزم انس آراستیم و در نهایت محبت و الفت گفتگو | O kind friend of old, Happy were the days we sat together in fellowship, in amity and affection. The charm of that meeting is still vividly remembered | CMB_F66f34.2, | BRL_DAK#0813, MSHR5.293-294 | EGBBF.107-108x | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00772 | 450 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی من آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید جمیع تضرع و ابتهال بود | O my spiritual friends! That which ye had written was perused, and it was all supplication and entreaty [3.5s] | MMG2#154 p.173x, NJB_v01#16 p.001-002 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00773 | 450 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله در سبیل الهی جام بلا نوشیدید و سم جفا چشیدید و از | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be unto God that ye have quaffed the cup of tribulation in the path of the Almighty and tasted the poison of injustice and from [3.5s] | INBA85:166 | MKT8.233, MAS5.265x, NANU_AB#62 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00774 | 450 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه مبارکی که دلالت بر انتخاب محفل روحانی مینمود | O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A blessed letter hath been received from you, telling of the election of a Spiritual Assembly... O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our bodies be gathered here together, yet our spellbound hearts | MMK1#037 p.074 | SWAB#037, BPRY.301-302x, TAB.023-026, BWF.403-404x, BWF.414-414x | The Bird & The Butterfly | East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB00775 | 450 | mixed | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء هر چند در سائر جهات ندا بلند است و بشارت الهیه فرح قلوب هر | O ye beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though in diverse directions the call is raised high, and the divine glad-tidings bring joy to every heart [3.5s] | MSHR5.266-267 | Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00776 | 450 | mixed | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء جمیع اولیا در اعصار و قرون ماضیه گریان و سوزان | O loving friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! All the holy ones throughout past ages and centuries were weeping and burning with grief [3.5s] | MMK3#283 p.204, HDQI.190, ANDA#10 p.06 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00777 | 450 | Arabic | ایها الفتی الرحمانی انی اطلعت بمضمون الخطاب و تضرعت الی الله ان یویدک بشدید | O thou youth of the All-Merciful! I have perused the contents of the letter and have supplicated unto God that He may strengthen thee [3.5s] | YMM.414x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00778 | 450 | Arabic | ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها الخلق الجدید قال الله سبحانه و تعالی | O ye who are sincere! O ye who are attracted! O ye who are the new creation.... Praise be to the One who created this marvelous dispensation! | MNMK#025 p.106, MJAI.012, NJB_v10#04 p.075 | SW_v10#04 p.073-075 | Continual renewal of creation; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00781 | 450 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | مکتوب مورخه ۵ ذی القعده ۱۳۲۴ رسید ای بنده جمال ابهی عنوان نامه یا عبدالبهاء | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated the 5th of Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1324 was received, bearing the address "O 'Abdu'l-Bahá" [3.5s]... ...We have previously written and sent out a detailed letter regarding the education of children in faith, certitude, learning and spiritual knowledge, and their being taught to call upon the Heavenly Kingdom with suppliant hearts | BRL_DAK#0509, MMK5#175 p.136 | BRL_ATE#164x, COC#0599x | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00782 | 450 | mixed | یا من اراه الله فی الرویاء الصادقه ما یثبت قدمیه علی الصراط تالله الحق ان القلب لفی اسف | O thou whom God hath shown in a true vision that which shall sustain thy steps upon the straight path, by the True One, verily the heart is filled with sorrow [3.5s] | INBA21:127b | BRL_DAK#0864 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00783 | 450 | mixed | یا من تشمر عن الذیل فی خدمه امر الله قد رتلت ایات الشکر للملا الاعلی بما اید | O thou who dost gird up thy loins in service to the Cause of God! The verses of thanksgiving have been chanted in the Concourse on High for the support thou hast rendered [3.5s] | INBA89:192 | MKT6.097, MSHR2.111x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00784 | 450 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | …Thou hast written concerning the Board of Consultation. It is very proper thou shouldst exert thyself with heart and soul | TAB.026-027x | Consultation; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Role and station of women; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00785 | 450 | O thou two attracted ones to the fragrances of God and enkindled by the fire of the love of God | BSTW#121a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for pilgrims; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04716 | 450 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Meetings, Bahá'í; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص میهمانی بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی این میهمانی | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hast written to Jinab-i-Manshadí concerning the Feast... Thou hast written regarding Buddha and Confucius… Let the beloved of God gather together and associate most lovingly | BRL_DAK#0880, AKHA_133BE #18 p.612, AVK3.139x | BRL_ATE#179x, BRL_MEET.AB#26x, TAB.468-470, COC#0918x, LOG#0808x, BSC.459 #845x, SW_v02#06 p.006 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07567 | 450 | Persian | ای منادی میثاق دو نامه یکدفعه وارد و مشروحات بدقت ملاحظه گردید با وجود کثرت | O Herald of the Covenant! Two letters arrived together and their contents were carefully studied. Despite [3.5s] | INBA85:396 | BRL_DAK#0159, AVK4.306x, YIA.308-309 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Education of children; moral education; House of Justice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08886 | 450 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان نامه مورخ ۲ محرم رسید مرقوم نموده بودید ... در خصوص ایران سؤال نموده بودید. بدان که این انقلاب و اضطراب عاقبت منتهی شود | BRL_DAK#0145, MSHR2.334-335x, YIA.284-285 | ADMS#065i03x | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11634 | 450 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مسکی که ارسال نموده بودید واصل گردید در خصوص | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter arrived and the fragrant musk which you had sent was received. Regarding [3.5s] | NSS.226-227x | Christ; Christianity; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11812 | 450 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان یاران عشق آباد باید بکوشند تا اغبرار در میان نماند و محبت | O ye who are firm in the Covenant! The friends of 'Ishqabad must strive until no trace of estrangement remains and love prevails [3.5s] | TISH.032-033 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11813 | 450 | Persian | یا من ایده الله علی الحجه و البرهان تحریر بدیع ملاحظه گردید و نامه مختصر ثانی مشاهده شد | O thou whom God hath aided to establish proof and demonstration! Thy wondrous letter was noted and thy second brief missive was perused [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0440 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12125 | 450 | Turkish | سوگلی یارانم دوستمز محمد خان حضرتلری ارض مقدسه دن ایرانه عودت ایدرایکن | O beloved friends, His Excellency Muhammad Khan, upon his return from the Holy Land to Persia [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0575 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12126 | 450 | Persian | ای یادگار آن فداای جمال ابهی مراسلات متعدده شما واصل و بر دلتنگی و احزان شما | O thou who art a memento of that devoted servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! Numerous letters from thee were received, and from them thy grief and sorrows were made evident [3.5s] | INBA85:470 | BRL_DAK#0815 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12127 | 450 | mixed | ای ثابت راسخ بر عهد و میثاق بعد از رجوع آن جناب الی الان از عدم ارسال مکاتبات | O thou who art firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! Since the time of thy return until now, due to the absence of correspondence [3.5s] | INBA85:235 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0634 | 450 | Persian | حضرت اعلی در ایام توقفشان در بوشهر... تجار بوشهری رسمی داشتند که بعد از ختم هر معامله ای | During His stay in Bushihr, the Bab achieved extraordinary things and thoroughly demolished the foundation of people's corrupt practices...The merchants of Bushihr practised dabbih. That is, the merchants, after having negotiated a transaction | AHDA.041-042 | STAB#073, GEN.012-013 | Business; financial; property matters; Conduct in finance and business; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0640 | 450 | Persian | فی الحقیقه چه اماری ایران داشته عجب تمدنی داشته دول فرس بر آن سنگها نوشته است | In truth, what remarkable chronicles hath Persia possessed, what wondrous civilization it hath attained! The Persian sovereigns have carved their deeds upon those stones [3.5s] | NJB_v15#01 p.056 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0654 | 450 | Some one has asked a question on astronomy. In past ages astronomers accepted the Ptolemaic system. | ADP.113-116 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3667 | 450 | Today the dynamic energy of the Holy Spirit has poured in such volume through the Messenger of God that even the masses of men have received it… The labour saving machines were given to create leisure for all mankind | SW_v24#04 p.106 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universal education; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BB00365 | 450 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | اذا اشرقت شمس البهاء عن افق البقا انتم فاحضروا بین یدی العرش ایاکم ان تقعدوا بین یدیه او تسلوا ما لا اذن لکم | When the Daystar of Bahá will shine resplendent above the horizon of eternity it is incumbent upon you | SWBP#24 (p.116-117) | SWB#25 (p.164-166) | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00368 | 450 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اللهم انی اشهدک بانی عبدک قد آمنت بک و بآیاتک | O God! I testify before Thee that I am Thy servant who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs [3.5s] | TZH3.270.02-271.06x | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00370 | 450 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله الفرد المحیط. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء حین الذی کنت عندک حرف الباء عدد الاعداد فی العشرات قلت | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee at that moment when in Thy presence the letter Bá [3.5s] | PR03.157v17-158r09, BYC_tablets.003.01-003.08x | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00371 | 450 | Arabic | بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت منزل الاغیاث من لجج جودک و مرسل الامطار من طمطام یم فضلک | 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, Who sendeth down succor from the deeps of Thy bounty and raineth down from the fathomless ocean of Thy grace [3.5s] | PR03.045v10-046r10, CMB_F23.095r18-096v04 (21), , MKI4511.022v-029r, BYC_collect3.043-045 | MANU.050-051 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the Babis; people of the Bayan; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00372 | 450 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | هو الله الملک الحی المستعان. فسبحانک اللهم رب شهدت الانفس والآفاق بانک انت ممتنع فوق مظاهر انشائک | Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord! Both the world of existence and the souls of men bear witness that Thou art transcendent | SWBP#61 (p.147-149) | SWB#62 (p.206-209) | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00373 | 450 | Arabic | بسم الله الابیر الابیر. قل تعززت بالله الواحد القهار | Say: I have been strengthened through God, the One, the All-Compelling [3.5s] | PR03.150v04-151r06 | Da'iras and haykals; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01946 | 450 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی سخر العالم بسلطانه و اجتذب الامم بایاته الذی اعترف کلشیء | Praise be to God Who hath subdued the world through His sovereignty and drawn the nations through His signs, before Whom all things stand in acknowledgment [3.5s] | INBA41:324, BLIB_Or15716.083c, | NSS.208x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Hands of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01947 | 450 | mixed | ام البیان ینطق و یقول قد اتی المالک الملک لله المهیمن القیوم ام الفرقان ینادی | The Mother of Utterance proclaimeth and saith: "The Sovereign hath come - dominion belongeth unto God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting!" The Mother of the Qur'an calleth aloud [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.268, | AQA6#287 p.279 | Consolation and comfort; High station of the true believer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01948 | 450 | Arabic | ان یا حسین اسمع ندآء هذا المظلوم الذی ابتلی بین یدی العباد و مااستنصر من احد | O Husayn! Hearken unto the call of this Wronged One, Who hath been afflicted at the hands of His servants and hath sought not succor from any soul [3.5s] | INBA83:286, BLIB_Or15737.190, , ALIB.folder18p335 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01949 | 450 | mixed | آيات الهی جلد دوم گلچينی از آثار حضرت بهاءاللّه ٦ ﻧﻮﺍﻣﺒﺮ | ای امه الله حال بلسان ابدع احلی نغمات الهی را ببیان فارسی بشنو و بدان که | O handmaid of God! Hearken now in the Persian tongue unto the most wondrous and sweet-sounding melodies of God, and know thou that [3.5s] | INBA38:117 | MAS8.034x, AYI2.252x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01950 | 450 | Arabic | این عبد دستخط آنحضرت را بساحت اقدس ارسال داشت و بانوار منظر اکبر منور و فائز | This servant dispatched the handwriting of His Holiness unto the Most Holy Court, and it was illumined and blessed by the lights of the Most Great Countenance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.205, | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01951 | 450 | mixed | آثار قلم محبت و صفا عالم را صفا داد و کدورات حوادث را از افئده و قلوب برداشت | The traces of the Pen of love and purity have bestowed serenity upon the world and dispelled the gloom of tribulation from hearts and minds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.523, | MSHR2.289x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01952 | 450 | mixed | حمد حامدین و ذکر ذاکرین و وصف واصفین فی الحقیقه راجع بخلق است چه که مبدء | The praise of all who praise, the remembrance of them that remember, and the description of such as describe, in truth pertaineth unto creation, for the Source [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.319, | Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01954 | 450 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | حمد و ثنا و ذکر و بها مخصوص ساحت اقدس امنع حضرت محبوبیست که عالم و امم را از | Praise and glory, remembrance and splendor be unto the most holy and exalted court of that Beloved One Who hath [3.5s]... ...The law of the Fast is ordained for those who are sound and healthy | BLIB_Or15716.024.07, | BRL_IOPF#1.21x | Law of fasting; Power of prayer; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01955 | 450 | mixed | حمد و شکر فی الحقیقه در این یوم که بیوم الله در کتب الله مذکور مخصوص اولیاء | Praise and thanksgiving, in truth, on this Day which is mentioned as the Day of God in the Books of God, are specially reserved for His chosen ones [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.244, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01956 | 450 | Arabic | ذکر الله عبده لیکون بفضله مسرورا قل بذکره تطهر القلوب عن الشک و الریب و | God maketh mention of His servant that he may be gladdened through His grace. Say: Through His remembrance are hearts purified from doubt and misgiving [3.5s] | INBA92:207cx, BLIB_Or15725.192, | Belief and denial; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01957 | 450 | mixed | ذکر من لدنا لمن توجه الی الوجه اذ اعرض عنه اکثر العباد لیقربه الی الله و | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto one who hath turned toward the Countenance when most of the servants turned away therefrom, that it may draw him nigh unto God and [3.5s]... ...The pagan priests, and the Jewish and Christian divines, have committed the very things which the divines of the age | INBA18:396, INBA57:089 | PDC.132-133x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01958 | 450 | mixed | ذکر من لدنا لمن فاز بلقاء المظلوم مره بعد مره و سمع الندآء و دخل المقام | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath attained the presence of the Wronged One time and again, who hath hearkened unto the Call and entered the Station [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.283b, , BLIB_Or15715.322b, | ABDA.059-060 | Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01959 | 450 | Persian | روحی لحضرتکم الفداء آنچه گرمی هوا در این سنه بر جسد سرایت کرد و علت ضعف | May my spirit be sacrificed for your presence! Such was the intensity of the heat that descended upon this frame in this year, causing weakness and enervation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.072, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01960 | 450 | mixed | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ینطق فی السجن الاعظم انه لمرجع الباساء | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who speaketh in the Most Great Prison is verily the Source of affliction [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.230, | KHSH13.005 | Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01961 | 450 | Arabic | طوبی لایامک التی اتصلت بایام الله و لاذنک بما سمعت نغمات عز بدیعا طوبی | Blessed be thy days which have been linked to the Days of God, and blessed thine ear, for it hath hearkened unto wondrous melodies of transcendent glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.485, | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Presence of; reunion with God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01962 | 450 | Arabic | طوبی لک بما حضر کتابک تلقاء الوجه فی هذا السجن العظیم من یدعو الله بعد ورود | Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thy letter hath attained unto Our presence in this Most Great Prison, from whence We call upon God [3.5s] | INBA34:159, BLIB_Or15707.109, , BLIB_Or15735.267, | AQA1#032 | Call to action; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01963 | 450 | mixed | ع ط غصن اکبر لدی المظلوم حاضر نامه شما را عرض نمود و بشرف اصغا فائز گشت لله | O Branch! The Greater Branch was present before the Wronged One and presented thy letter, which was honored to attain His hearing. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | INBA18:337, BLIB_Or15690.104, , BLIB_Or15728.045b, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01964 | 450 | Persian | فقره جواب دیگر آنچه حضرت اعلی روح العالمین له الفداء در باب ارث فرموده اند بدین نوع | Another passage concerning what His Holiness the Exalted One—may the spirit of all existence be a sacrifice unto Him—hath ordained regarding inheritance, is as follows [3.5s] | NLAI_BH4.097-100 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Law of inheritance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01965 | 450 | Arabic | قد حضر کتابک و کان برهانا علی حبک و اقبالک و خضوعک و خشوعک و استقامیتک علی امر | Thy letter hath reached Our presence and standeth as a testimony to thy love and devotion, thy humility and submissiveness, and thy steadfastness in the Cause [3.5s] | LEID.Or4971-2, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01967 | 450 | Arabic | قد قدر لکل امر میقات اذا جاء اجله یاتی بالحق و لامرد له کذلک قدر فی لوح | It hath been ordained that every matter shall have its appointed time. When its destined hour cometh, it shall appear with truth, and none can avert it. Thus hath it been decreed in the Tablet [3.5s] | INBA51:121, BLIB_Or11095#081, , KB_620:114-116 | LHKM2.157 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mystical themes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01968 | 450 | Arabic | قد ماج بحر العطاء اذ تحرک القلم الاعلی فی ذکر من صعد الی الافق الابهی فضلا | The ocean of bounty hath surged as the Supreme Pen moved in remembrance of him who ascended unto the Most Glorious Horizon, through grace [3.5s] | PZHN v2#1 p.096, OOL.B180 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01969 | 450 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | قل سبحانک یا الهی اسئلک بالذین طافوا حول عرش مشیتک و طاروا فی هوآء ارادتک و | Praised be Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by them who have circled round the throne of Thy will | PMP#031, NFR.016, BCH.120 | PM#031 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01970 | 450 | Arabic | کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن علی الارض لیعرفهم سبیله و یهدیهم الی دلیله و یعلمهم | The Book hath been revealed by the All-Merciful unto them that dwell upon the earth, that they may be acquainted with His Path, be guided unto His Testimony, and be taught [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.146b, | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01971 | 450 | Arabic | کتاب انزله الرحمن و انه لبرهان الله بین خلقه و حجته بین عباده و یشهد بذلک لسان | This is the Book which the All-Merciful hath sent down, and verily it is God's proof amidst His creation and His testimony amongst His servants, and to this the tongue doth bear witness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.244, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01972 | 450 | mixed | Trustworthiness; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | کتابت لدی الوجه حاضر و بلحاظ عنایات مالک اسماء مشرف طوبی لنفس حضر لدی العرش | Thy letter hath attained the Divine Presence and hath been honored with the gaze of loving-kindness of the Lord of all Names. Blessed is the soul that hath attained unto the Throne [3.5s]... ...I counsel you, O friends of God, to comport yourselves with the utmost trustworthiness in your dealings with my servants and people. | INBA51:217, BLIB_Or11096#053, , BLIB_Or15698.223, , BLIB_Or15710.065a, , BLIB_Or15720.220, , BLIB_Or15740.170, , KB_620:210-211 | BRL_DA#278, COMP_TRUSTP#32x, AVK3.058.03x, IQT.223, MAS4.172bx | BRL_ATBH#17x, BRL_TRUST#31x, COC#2043x, PNAK.85, ADMS#001x | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH01973 | 450 | mixed | لعمر الله کینونت گفتار اعترف بعجزه عن ذکر ربنا المختار انه لاتدرکه القلوب و | By the life of God! The essence of utterance confesseth its powerlessness to make mention of our Chosen Lord. Verily, hearts cannot comprehend Him [3.5s] | INBA28:486 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01974 | 450 | Arabic | Prayers and Meditations | لک الحمد یا الهی بما وفیت بما رقم من قلم امرک فی الالواح التی ارسلتها الی | Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast been true to what the Pen of Thy Revelation hath inscribed | INBA92:363 | PMP#108 | PM#108 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||
| BH01975 | 450 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله المهیمن القیوم قد نزل بالحق من لدن عزیز محبوب و ینطق بالحق فی | This is the Book of God, the All-Prevailing, the Self-Subsisting, which hath verily been sent down in truth from the presence of One mighty, well-beloved, and speaketh forth in truth [3.5s] | INBA23:002, INBA36:161b, NLAI_BH1.459 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01976 | 450 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی المسجون الی الذی آمن بالروح فی ایامه و حی بکلمه الاعظم التی | This is the Book from Him Who is imprisoned, unto him who believed in the Spirit in His days and was quickened through His Most Great Word that [3.5s]... ...God hath prescribed unto everyone the duty of teaching His Cause | INBA15:192, INBA26:192, BLIB_Or15725.417, | ADJ.045x | Power of prayer; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01977 | 450 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی المسجون الی الذی آمن بالله و کان من الموحدین فی الالواح | This is a Book from Him Who is imprisoned unto him who hath believed in God and was numbered among the faithful in the Tablets [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.164, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01978 | 450 | Arabic | Family Life; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق انه لذکری للعالمین و فیه ما نسقیهم کوثر الحیوان الذی جری | This is the Book sent down in truth - verily it is a remembrance unto all the worlds, wherein We give them to drink of the Living Waters of Kawthar which flow [3.5s]... ...We have caused thee to return to thy home as a token of Our mercy unto thy mother, inasmuch as We have found her overwhelmed with sorrow… Say, O My people! Show honour to your parents and pay homage to them | BLIB_Or15725.486, | BRL_DA#381, COMP_FAMP#44x, AVK3.056.18x, MAS8.184 | BRL_ATBH#06x, BRL_FAM#44x, COC#0824x, LOG#0768x | Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| BH01979 | 450 | Arabic | هذا کتاب یذکر فیه کل خیر فصل من لدی الله العلی العظیم و یصل کل نفس رزقها علی | This is a Book wherein all good is set forth in detail from God, the Most High, the Most Great, and through which every soul receiveth its portion [3.5s] | INBA18:023, INBA23:004, INBA36:163 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01980 | 450 | mixed | ورقه نورانیه که بطراز محبت رحمانیه مزین گشته بود و از کلمات علیه عالیه آن عرف | A luminous leaf that was adorned with the ornament of divine love, from whose sublime and exalted words the fragrance [3.5s] | INBA27:415 | PYK.045 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; High station of the true believer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01982 | 450 | Persian | یا اسمی مطالب شما که در ورقه مذکور بنظر مظلوم رسید دیدیم و شنیدیم | O My Name! That which thou didst set forth in thy missive hath reached the sight of this Wronged One, and We have seen and heard it [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.207, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01983 | 450 | Arabic | یا امتی و ورقتی علیک بهائی انا سمعنا ندائک اجبناک بهذه الورقه النورآء التی | O My handmaiden and My leaf! Upon thee be My glory! We have hearkened unto thy call and have answered thee through this luminous leaf which [3.5s] | KNJ.090a, TRZ1.080x | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01984 | 450 | Persian | یا بدیع علیک و علی امک بهائی نامه شما که باسم الله علیه بهائی | O Badí', upon thee and upon thy mother be My glory! Thy letter bearing the name of God, upon Him be Bahá [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.205b, | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01985 | 450 | Persian | یا جمال علیک بهاء الله الغنی المتعال مکرر ذکرت مذکور و آیات نازل | O Beauty! Upon Thee be the glory of God, the Self-Sufficient, the Most Exalted! Time and again hast Thou been mentioned and verses have been sent down [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.086, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01986 | 450 | mixed | یا حبیب فوادی و بهجه قلبی نعمت رسید الحمد لله الحمد لله و کل از آن متنعم | O thou Beloved of my heart and joy of my soul! The blessing hath arrived - praise be to God, praise be to God - and all have been enriched thereby [3.5s] | YMM.123 | Generosity [kirama]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01987 | 450 | mixed | یا خلیل علیک بهائی و بهاء الذین اقبلوا الی الله رب العالمین قد کنا مستویا علی | O Khalil! Upon thee be My glory and the glory of those who have turned towards God, the Lord of all worlds. Verily, We were seated upon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.185, | YIK.060-061 | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01988 | 450 | mixed | یا محمد قبل رضا علیک بهاء الله مولی الوری نامه آن جناب که به آقا محمد علیه | O Muhammad-Qabli-Ridá, upon thee be the glory of God, the Lord of all mankind. Thy letter that was addressed to Áqá Muhammad [3.5s] | INBA44:142 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04754 | 450 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان هذا الذی ظهر باسم حسین قبل علی لبهائه لمن فی | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him and that He Who hath appeared bearing the name of Ḥusayn before 'Alí is, verily, His Glory unto all who dwell therein [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p337 | RSR.110x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Naming of children; of individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0652 | Address to the Baha'is at table at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-22 | 450 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | See how good Baha'u'llah is to us, how great the power of His Word! From what distant parts of the world.... When the Mohammedans came and conquered Persia | BDA1.046n | PUP#017 (p.043-044), SW_v03#03 p.012-014, SW_v09#18 p.206, SW_v19#03 p.089, STAB#054 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | MHMD1.054 | ||||||||
| ABU0631 | Address to the friends at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1913-05-30 | 450 | This is a blessed night because Consul Schwarz and his respected wife have come from Germany with the greatest of longing so that they may associate with you. | DAS.1913-05-30 | East and West; communication between East and West; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00369 | Du’ay’i Istijari’l-‘abd mina’n-nar | 450 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الله تقدست یا رباه اجرنی و من آمن بک و آیاتک من النار کلها بجودک ثم کرمک انک کنت جواداً کریماً | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Sanctified art Thou, O my Lord! Shield me, and whosoever hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, from every fire, through Thy bounty and then Thy generosity. Verily, Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.018a09-020a08 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01966 | Hur-i-'Ujab (The Wondrous Maiden) | 450 | Arabic | Days of Remembrance | Hur-i-Ujab (Tablet of the Wondrous Maiden) | قد طلع جمال القدس عن خلف الحجاب و ان هذا لشیء عجاب و انصعقت الارواح من نار | The hallowed Beauty shone resplendent from behind the veil. How wondrous a thing, how wondrous indeed! | INBA47:245b, INBA36:463a, BLIB_Or15706.122, , BLIB_Or15714.025, | AHM.153, AYT.251, AHB_120BE #03-06 p.001, OOL.B009, AMB#12 | DOR#12, RBB.132-133, BLO_PT#145 | L. Slott, R. Yazhari | Ecstatic poem announcing the appearance and unveiling of the Maid of Heaven, her announcement to the people of the world, their rejection of her summons, and her return in sorrow to her abode. | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | 1b | * | * | ROB1.218, ROB1.211, MMAH.134, MMAH.232, LL#018, LL#042 | |
| BB00367 | Letter to Khal-i-Akbar from Masqat I | 450 | Persian | Tablet of the Báb to His Uncle, Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid Muḥammad (Khál-i-Akbar), Revealed in Muscat | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد نزل الکتاب بالحق فیه آیات بینات لقوم یسمعون و انه لکتاب لا ریب فیه قد نزل من لدن عزیز حکیم الخط الی المحال فی المسقط | Praise be to God Who hath sent down the Book in truth, wherein are clear verses for people who hear. Verily it is a Book wherein there is no doubt, sent down from the presence of One Mighty, All-Wise. The divine pen hath been directed towards the appointed spot in Muscat [3.5s] | AHDA.091 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | FHR#03.06? | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| AB00780 | Some Answered Questions #040 The Knowledge of the Divine Manifestations | 450 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | علم بر دو قسم است علم وجودی و علم صوری یعنی علم تحققی و علم تصوری | Knowledge is of two kinds: existential knowledge and formal knowledge—that is, intuitive knowledge and conceptual knowledge. | MFD#40, OOL.C022.40 | SAQ#40 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| AB00779 | Some Answered Questions #076 The Justice and Mercy of God | 450 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که عدل اعطای کل ذی حق حقه است مثلاً شخصی اجیر | Know that justice consists in rendering each his due…. But if he who has been struck | MFD#76, OOL.C022.76 | SAQ#76 | C. Oja | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Reward and punishment | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0653 | The Duty of Kindness and Sympathy towards Strangers and Foreigners: Words spoken on 1911-10-16 in Paris | 450 | Paris Talks | Paris Talks (book) | When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere. All men are his brothers…. Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone... | PT#01 p.001, AIF.1911-10-16, SW_v02#19 p.004x, SW_v08#11 p.137 | T. Ellis, Nabil and Karim, R. Lea, Alda, Mea, Onni, Nader & Pedram, MANA, Naim & Friends | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds | 2 | * | - | First chapter of the book "Paris Talks", a collection of 59 talks given during ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's visit toParis in 1911 and 1912. | ||||||
| ABU0651 | The Four Kinds of Love: Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-04 | 450 | Paris Talks | What a power is love! It is the most wonderful, the greatest of all living powers.... There are four kinds of love | PT#58 p.192, DAS.1913-01-04x | Baha'i Youth of Japan, S. & C. Zein | Four; five pathways of love; God's love for His own Essence; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0637 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-04 | 450 | In the books of Divine Philosophy, the term light is frequently mentioned. Some religious leaders still teach today that by light is meant the accidental phenomenal radiation from the sun | PN_1919 p005 | Idolatry; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0655 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris , 1913-01-30 | 450 | One of the ladies present has asked me to speak on the subject of soul, mind and spirit. | SW_v04#02 p.037-038, BSTW#092 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0656 | Words spoken at Salvation Army Shelter in London, 1912-12-25 | 450 | I feel tonight great joy and happiness to be in this place, because my meetings and callings | SW_v03#18 p.008-009 | Consolation and comfort; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering and imprisonment; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0650 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 450 | The second proof of the Truth of the Revelation of the Blessed Perfection is contained in the enunciations or prophecies | PN_1900_heh p025 | Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1091 | Words spoken in 1901 | 450 | O people! The Doors of the Kingdom are opened--the Sun of Truth is shining upon the world... These great days are swiftly passing and once gone can never be recalled | SW_v03#14 p.012, SW_v04#15 p.258, SW_v05#01 p.001, SW_v06#14 p.106, SW_v06#15 p.113, SW_v06#15 p.116, SW_v08#14 p.189x, SW_v12#15 p.245x, PN_1901 p086, AHV.032, BLO_PN#045, BSTW#504bx | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to Christians; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0633 | Words spoken on 1911-10-15 in Paris | 450 | Persian | چون بدیده حقیقت نظر شود روحانیات مطابق جسمانیات است همینطور که در عالم جسمانی | When gazing with the eye of truth, spiritual realities correspond to physical ones, even as in the material world [3.5s] | DWNP_v1#07 p.001-002, BCH.087, KHAB.079 (089), KHTB1.052, KHTP.029 | Christ; Christianity; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Law of transformation and change; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Muhammad; Islam; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0657 | Words spoken on 1912-10-10 in San Francisco | 450 | I have received a letter from the friends in Persia, who send greetings to you. They long to see you, and their greatest desire is for the day to come | ECN.114 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Limits of the intellect; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0635 | Words spoken on 1915-07-25 in Haifa | 450 | Persian | حکمتهای بالغهٴ الهی است که این اسباب را فراهم می آورد. تا طوفان زمستان نباشد، سکون بهاری حاصل نمی شود | It is among the consummate wisdom of God that He hath brought forth these means, for without the tempests of winter, the tranquility of spring shall not be attained [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-25 | Continual renewal of creation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0643 | Words spoken on 1915-07-25 in Haifa | 450 | Persian | وقتی که ما را به حیفا آوردند به یک اطاق کوچکی بردند. بعد در قایق بادی کوچکی به عکا بردند | When they brought Us unto Haifa, they led Us unto a small chamber. Thereafter did they convey Us in a small vessel unto 'Akká [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-25 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0642 | Words spoken on 1916-01-10 | 450 | Persian | وقتی که جمال مبارک را میخواستند از بغداد حرکت دهند نامق پاشا صورت امر | At the time when they purposed to remove the Blessed Beauty from Baghdad, Namiq Pasha drafted a missive [3.5s] | RHQM2.0634-636 (014) (010-011) | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0641 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-03-08 | 450 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | و وقتی بمناسبت سئوالات حاضرین فرق مابین مطالب و اقوال انبیا و متصوفین بیان مینمودند ... شخصی پرسید فرق این امر و صوفیه چیست فرمودند من آنرا بیان کردم حضرات صوفیه به دو مقام مومنند مقام حق و مقام خلق | I have explained the philosophical aspect of this subject. It is this: In Sufism there are only two stations... Do you know in what Day you are living? Do you realize in what Dispensation you are alive? | BDA2.174x | DAS.1913-03-08, BSC.266 #551x, SW_v04#06 p.098x, SW_v06#15 p.118-119x, SW_v13#01 p.006x, SW_v08#14 p.191x, DWN_v3#01 p.002x, MHMD2.219, ADP.038-039x | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0649 | Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-03 | 450 | In every center where Baha'is are sufficiently numerous, a spiritual assembly should be established... The main duties of the Spiritual Assemblies are as follows | PN_1920 p005 | Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0630 | Words to Jinab-i-Hizari et al, spoken on 1913-09-10 | 450 | Persian | امروز خیلی گرم بود حضرت رسول فرموده است اللهم اجعل صیفنا صیف و شتائنا شتا | Today was exceedingly warm. The Apostle of God - may peace be upon Him - hath declared: "O God! Make our summer a summer indeed, and our winter a winter." [3.5s] | MUH3.224 | Education of children; moral education; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Oneness; unity of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0647 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 450 | The word "spirit" has several different significations, or rather there are several degrees of spirit. | AELT.162-165 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Ether; the phenomenon of light; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - |
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