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| AB00095 | 1140 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب میرزا عبدالحسین نامه ای نگاشته و ذکر آن یاران روحانی | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jinab-i-Mírzá 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn hath written a letter making mention of those spiritual friends [3.5s] | MKT4.132, MILAN.151, AKHA_134BE #13 p.512x, AVK3.229.03x, YHA1.378x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00162 | 890 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای منجذب بنفحات الهیه مکتوب مفصل که بمسیس گتسنر لوا مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O thou who art attracted to the fragrant breathings of God! I have read thy letter addressed to Mrs. Lua Getsinger | MKT2.097, MMK1#134 p.149, MILAN.066, AVK3.021 | SWAB#134, LOG#0996x, LOG#1008x | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | |||||||
| AB00171 | 870 | Trustworthiness; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای جنود حیات شرق و غرب پرستش نجوم آفله نمایند و عبادت آفاق مظلمه از اس اساس | O Army of Life! East and West have joined to worship stars of faded splendor and have turned in prayer unto darkened horizons.... The essential purpose of Faith and Belief is to ennoble the inner being of man with the outpourings of grace from on high.... He is a true Baha'i who strives by day and by night | BRL_DAK#0788, COMP_TRUSTP#65x, MKT4.050, AVK3.005, MMG2#013 p.011x, YMM.067 | BRL_TRUST#64x, COC#0784x, COC#2076x, LOG#0245x, SW_v16#06 p.053x, DWN_v4#08-9 p.113-114x, DWN_v5#06 p.002-003x, BW_v01p012 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Creation of the world; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00182 | 850 | ای یاران و اماء رحمن چون پادشاه مخلوع عثمانیان عبدالحمید بظلم و طغیان قیام | O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful! When the deposed Sultan | QT105.2.206, AVK3.185.01x, RHQM1.437-438 (534) (326x), ANDA#43-44 p.87, YHA1.099-100 (1.202), MLK.056, QT108.071, DLH2.190, NJB_v02#03 p.001-002 | SW_v02#04 p.006-007, BSTW#052lx | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00185 | 840 | ای دو منادی محبت الله نامه ثالث که بتاریخ ۹ جمادی الاول ۱۳۲۶ مرقوم بود رسید | O ye two heralds of the love of God! The third letter, which was dated the ninth of Jamádí'l-Avval 1326, hath arrived [3.5s] | AVK3.338.07x, AVK3.339.10x, TAH.311, MSBH4.035-036 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00214 | 800 | Translation List; Universal House of Justice, The | یا من ثبت الله قلبه علی المیثاق عند ما تجلل نیر الافاق بحجاب الغیاب یا ابن | O thou whose heart God hath made firm in the Covenant when the Luminary of the horizons was veiled by the clouds of concealment, O son [3.5s]... ...As to goodly deeds and charitable donations, these will certainly diminish the misdeeds of the departed and add to their good works... ...Thou hast asked about the general criterion with regard to heresy | BRL_DAK#0691, BRL_CUHJP#18x, MMK6#308x, AVK3.371.04x, AVK3.448.05x, MAS2.104-108, YMM.342x, ABDA.089-091 | BRL_CUHJ#18x, ADMS#081x | Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| AB00240 | 760 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران جانی عبدالبهاء شرق معطر نما غرب منور نما نور ببلغار ده روح بسقلاب | O ye close and dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! In the Orient scatter perfumes, And shed splendours on the West. Carry light unto the Bulgar… Make haste to love! | MKT2.273, MNMK#101 p.185, MMK1#218 p.260, MILAN.146, AKHA_110BE #12 p.02, AKHA_120BE #11 p.b, AMK.045-046, AVK3.167.13x, AVK3.477.17x, BCH.065, ABB.180x, MAS5.144, ADH2.094x, ADH2_2#17 p.122x, MSHR4.053x, MMG2#286 p.317x, MSBH4.036x, YHA1.379x, BDA1.357.06x, KHH2.081 (2.151)x | SWAB#218, TAB.566-570, BSC.305 #623-628, SW_v04#01 p.020-021, MHMD1.376x, TEW.007-010, BSTW#125 | B. Weber, N. Hamilton, Nickole & Alexander | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB00251 | 740 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یار قدیم ای ثابت بر پیمان اگر چه مدتیست مدید که از کثرت موانع فرصتی نیافتم | O ancient friend and steadfast one in the Covenant! Although for a considerable time, due to numerous obstacles, I have found no opportunity [3.5s]... ...The root cause of wrongdoing is ignorance, and we must therefore hold fast to the tools of perception and knowledge… The subjects to be taught in children's school are many | BRL_DAK#0970, MKT1.403, MNMK#109 p.205, MMK1#111 p.132x, AVK3.330.15x, MJTB.067x | SWAB#111x, BRL_SOCIAL#191x, COC#0628x, COC#2221x, LOG#0494x, LOG#0503x, BW_v16p036-037x | MANA | Educational curricula; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB00362 | 630 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران شرق و غرب از اعظم اساس دین الله و معانی کلمه الله و تکلیف احباء الله | O ye friends of the East and the West! Among the foundations of the religion of God, the inner significances of the Word of God, and the duties of the friends of God... O God, my God! Illumine the brows of Thy true lovers | COMP_MASHRIQP#22x, MKT4.128, MNMK#084 p.152x, MMK1#235 p.306x, AMK.057-058, AVK3.261.19x, MJMJ2.030ax, MMG2#327 p.365x | SWAB#235x, BRL_MASHRIQ#22x, BPRY.084-085x, LOG#0836x, LOG#0840x, SW_v06#17 p.138-139, SW_v08#11 p.137-138, DWN_v5#09 p.007x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00390 | 610 | ای طبیب ادیب اریب روات حدیث روایت کنند که نیر حجازی و آفتاب یثربی جمال محمد | O erudite and discerning physician! The narrators of sacred traditions recount that the splendor of the sun of Hijaz and the luminary of Yathrib are none other than the beauty of Muhammad [3.5s] | AVK3.478.14-481.12 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Methods of teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00406 | 600 | ای بنده آستان الهی آنچه بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی رسید و چون نظر بحکمتی | O servant of the Divine Threshold! That which thou didst write to Manshádí hath been received, and in view of a wisdom [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0765, AVK3.196.14x, QT108.074-075 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Nationalism; love of country; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00494 | 560 | Family Life | ای دو مومن موقن ثابت حمد خدا را که از شعله نور هدی سینای دل و جان روشن شد | O ye two steadfast believers assured in faith! Praise be to God that the flame of the light of guidance hath illumined the Sinai of your hearts and souls [3.5s]... ...God’s wisdom hath decreed that partners to a marriage should be of distant origins | BRL_DAK#0826, COMP_FAMP#11x, MKT3.370, MMK6#339, AVK3.509.09x, AVK4.155.03x, AVK4.192.03x, AVK4.209.05x, DWNP_v3#05 p.031-033 | BRL_FAM#11x | Law of divorce; Law of inheritance; Laws of marriage and dowry; Praise and encouragement; Unchastity and adultery | - | - | |||||||
| AB00513 | 550 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00578 | 510 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00580 | 510 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00587 | 500 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00611 | 500 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00624 | 500 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00632 | 490 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00634 | 490 | 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00695 | 470 | 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 | Consultation; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB00749 | 460 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00768 | 450 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00801 | 440 | ای شخص محترم نامه مفصل شما رسید من چون از کثرت | O honored soul! Your detailed letter was received. Since, due to a multitude [3.5s]... ...As regards the other religions in the texts of Baha’u’llah and in the books of the loved ones like the book of Mirza Abu al-Fadl | MKT3.378, AVK1.071.03x, AVK3.453.14x | KSHK#27x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Literal interpretation; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00821 | 430 | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی نامه روحانی تلاوت شد نفحه رحمانی استشمام گشت سبحان | O faithful servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy spiritual letter was read, and the divine fragrance thereof was inhaled. Glory be to God [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0866, MKT1.359, MNMK#158 p.292, AKHA_120BE #06-07 p.j, AVK1.299x, AVK3.516.03x, YHA1.372x (2.747) | Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Justice and mercy; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Reward and punishment; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00827 | 430 | ای سلاله حضرت خلیل الحمد لله آنچه در الواح مبارک باسراایل تبشیر فرموده اند و در مکاتیب | O scion of Abraham! [3.5s]... ...Praise be to God that whatsoever hath been announced in the Blessed Tablets unto the Israelites, and the things explicitly written in the letters of Abdu'l-Baha, are all being fulfilled | MKT3.363, AVK3.248.10x, AVK4.470x, PYB#216 p.28x, PYB#257 p.23x, TAH.023x, MJMJ2.109x, MMG2#452 p.499x | ADJ.055-056x | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00890 | 410 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای احبای الهی اساس ملکوت الهی بر عدل و انصاف و رحم و مروت و مهربانی بهر نفسی | O ye beloved of the Lord! The Kingdom of God is founded upon equity and justice, and also upon mercy, compassion | MKT3.211, MMK1#138 p.155, AVK3.091, MAS5.154, GHA.440 | SWAB#138, BWF.373-374x, BWF.412-413x, COC#0697x, LOG#0527x, SW_v11#16 p.273-274, PN_1920 p081, BW_v09p544x, BSTW#019, BSTW#184 | Compassion; kindness; Education of children; moral education; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Kindness to and rights of animals | - | - | |||||||
| AB00901 | 410 | ای دو بنده آستان مبارک من مجاور مسجد اقصی و شما در آن عدوه قصوی با وجود این | O ye two servants of the Blessed Threshold! I am near unto the Most Holy Mosque, while ye abide in that far-distant realm [3.5s] | AHB.128BE #01 p.04, AHB.109BE #05 p.02, AVK3.483.16, BSHN.140.220, BSHN.144.220, MAS5.147, MJMJ2.110x, MMG2#392 p.440x, MHT2.170 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for unity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01000 | 390 | Translation List | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون بهجت و سرور حاصل گردید جناب حاجی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents brought joy and delight [3.5s]... ...There is no truth whatsoever to the inferences of the astrologers… The other sign that is mentioned in the Tablets is the hidden craft. | MKT3.337, ASAT1.208x, AVK1.158.17x, AVK3.358.12x, ANDA#81 p.07, MAS2.024-025x, VAA.212-213 | ADMS#083x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Astrology and numerology; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB01059 | 380 | Trustworthiness; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون معلوم گردید از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل فرصت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. Due to the multitude of occupations and difficulties, time is [3.5s]... ...If a man were to perform every good work, yet fail in the least scruple to be entirely trustworthy and honest, his good works would become as dry tinder | COMP_TRUSTP#47x, AVK3.158.06x, MSHR3.198 | BRL_TRUST#46x, COC#2058x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Imam Husayn; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB01104 | 370 | ای ابن ملکوت جناب مستر ویلهم از یکسال پیش اجازه حضور داشت حال حکمت مقتضی | O son of the Kingdom! Mr. Wilhelm had permission to attain the presence one year ago. Now wisdom requireth [3.5s]... ...Regarding the eating of animal flesh and abstinence therefrom, know thou of a certainty that, in the beginning of creation | AKHA_127BE #06 p.182x, AVK3.030.09x, SFI07.022c, MAS2.031-032x, KHH1.297 (1.414)x | COC#1028x, LOG#1006x, BBBD.034-035x, KHHE.428x | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01105 | 370 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای اماء رحمن محفل رحمانی که در آن مدینه نورانی تاسیس نمودید بسیار بجا و مجری | O handmaids of the Lord! The spiritual assemblage that ye established in that illumined city is most propitious…. | MKT7.014, MMK1#095 p.121, AKHA_119BE #09-10 p.d, AVK3.334.16x, AVK3.335.11x, TRBB.073, MJTB.097x | SWAB#095, LOG#0511x | MANA | Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||
| AB01174 | 360 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ی بندگان جمال مبارک ... اين معلوم و واضحست که اليوم تأييدات غيبيّهء الهيّه شامل مبلّغين است | O servants of the Blessed Beauty! It is a well known fact that, owing to the frequency of disturbances, the work of delivering the Message | MMK1#209 p.255x, AKHA_107BE #05 p.06x, AKHA_103BE #08 p.04x, AVK3.495.13x, AVK4.241.06x, MAS5.082x | SWAB#209x, TAB.390-392, BWF.385-386x, BSC.493 #950x | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Pioneering; travel teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01195 | 360 | ای سهیم و شریک عبودیت عبدالبهاء نامه رسید سوال فرموده بودید که خیرخواهی دولت | O co-sharer and partner in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's servitude! Thy letter was received, wherein thou hadst inquired concerning goodwill towards the government [3.5s] | MKT4.077, AVK3.186, PYB#107 p.05, TZH8.0754 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01305 | 340 | ای بنده الهی نامه ای که بجناب میرزا عبدالوهاب مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O servant of God! The letter thou didst address to Jináb-i-Mírzá 'Abdu'l-Vahháb was noted [3.5s] | AKHA_134BE #06 p.228, AVK3.048, MAS5.174-175 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Smoking; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01331 | 340 | ای ساعی در نشر نفحات الله ترویج معارف و تعمیم تعالیم و نشر علوم نافعه و | O thou who strivest to diffuse the divine fragrances of God, to promote knowledge, to extend the teachings, and to spread beneficial sciences [3.5s] | MMK6#451, AHB.128BE #04-05 p.133, AVK3.333.03, MJTB.123 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01394 | 330 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من حیوان نظیر انسان در نزد اهل حقیقت بسیار عزیز است لهذا | O my dear celestial daughter! [3.5s]... ...The followers of truth hold dear not only human beings but animals as well. | BRL_DAK#0222, AVK3.197.19, MAS5.152-153 | BRL_ATE#130x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Kindness to and rights of animals; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB01473 | 320 | Translation List | ای بنده جمال ابهی سوال از ایه مبارکه نموده بودی که میفرماید عنقریب صرافان | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thou hadst asked about this blessed verse: “Ere long the assayers of mankind shall, in the holy presence of the Adored | MKT2.305, AVK3.004.12x, AVK3.026.07x, AVK3.359.03x, AVK4.068.12x, YARP2.437 p.329 | ADMS#070x | Astrology and numerology; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Goodly deeds; actions; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB01570 | 310 | ای ثابتان بر پیمان نامه شما رسید ولی عبدالبهاء دقیقه ای آرام ندارد از جهتی | O ye who stand firm in the Covenant! Your letter was received, but 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath not a moment's rest, for from one direction [3.5s] | MKT3.205, AKHA_123BE #05-06 p.b, AVK2.082.16x, AVK3.374.02x, MAS2.023-024x, YHA1.100x (1.204), QT108.076-077 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; House of Justice; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01697 | 300 | ای ثابت نابت نامه که از مدینه عشق تحریر نموده بودید منظور نظر دقیق شد اگر مال | O steadfast and established one! The letter thou didst pen from the City of Love was attentively perused [3.5s] | AVK3.349.10x, MUH3.287-288 | Consolation and comfort; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01727 | 300 | ای متمسک بعروه وثقی نهایت تعجیل است و ابدا فرصت تحریر نیست و قلب مشتاق گفتگو | O thou who holdest fast to the Most Great Handle! There is the utmost haste, and no opportunity at all for writing, though the heart yearneth for communion [3.5s] | AVK3.274.15x, PYB#211 p.03, MAS5.237 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Non-participation in politics; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01800 | 290 | ای بنده صادق حضرت بهاء الله نامه شما رسید و بشارت اعلاء کلمه الله و ترقی | O thou faithful servant of Bahá'u'lláh! Thy letter hath been received, conveying glad tidings of the exaltation of the Word of God and progress [3.5s] | MKT3.465, AVK3.205.14x | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01808 | 290 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه را خواندم و نام ترا بر زبان راندم و از خدا خواستم که | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! I have read thy letter, uttered thy name, and beseeched God [3.5s]... ...You have asked why these people have died, despite reciting supplications and reading prayers of healing for them. | MKT9.073, MMK3#031 p.020x, AVK3.029.07x, SFI01.063 | KSHK#10 | Business; financial; property matters; Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for healing | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01933 | 280 | ای دکتر من نامه تو رسید نوایای خویش را مرقوم نموده بودی چه قدر این نوایا | O thou my doctor! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding thy aims... The worst human quality and the most great sin is back-biting, and most especially | BRL_DAK#1147, AVK3.181.13x, GHA.304bx, NJB_v04#11 p.004 | LOG#0312x, LOG#0305x, DAS.1913-08-11, SW_v04#11 p.192, SW_v07#19 p.196, ABIE.179, BLO_PN#007 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Christ; Christianity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01995 | 280 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ایها الفاضل الجلیل قد وردنی رقیم کریم بل کتاب مبین ینطق بالحق فی صدق الولاء و | As for your desire to publish a monthly magazine in the Arabic and Persian languages that would have a circulation in a number of countries—it would be unwise to embark on such a project at the present time | BRL_DAK#0431, MKT3.225, AVK3.348.11x | BRL_ATE#143x | Exhortations and counsels; High station of the arts and sciences; Newspapers and the media; publications; Non-participation in politics | - | - | |||||||
| AB02098 | 270 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای کنیزان خداوند بی مانند نظر عنایت با شماست و کمال مرحمت شامل شما در آستان | O handmaidens of the peerless Lord! The gaze of divine favours resteth upon you, and boundless grace envelopeth you at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s]... ...O ye loving mothers, know ye that in God’s sight, the best of all ways to worship Him is to educate the children | MKT1.469, MMK1#114 p.135x, AKHA_134BE #10 p.389, AKHA_105BE #05 p.06, AVK3.329.09x, MJTB.091x, MAS5.088, YARP2.670 p.451 | SWAB#114x, COC#0639x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||
| AB02103 | 270 | ای منادی پیمان عبدالبهاء را در تحریر و تقریر تقصیر واقع و مانع کثیر حاصل البته | O Herald of the Covenant! Verily, 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath encountered shortcomings and manifold obstacles in both His written and spoken words [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1160, MKT9.185, AVK3.230.09 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02464 | 250 | یا امه الله نامه رسید و از پیش طلب غفران شد حال بلسان فارسی تاکید میشود تا | O handmaiden of God! Your letter was received, and previously forgiveness was sought. Now in the Persian tongue, emphasis is placed, so that [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write about the believers' daughters who attend the schools of other faiths. It is true that, while these children do learn a little in such schools | BRL_DAK#0390, AMK.052-053, AVK3.339.01x, MAS5.063x | COC#0636x | Critique of Western values; culture; Education of children; moral education; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02483 | 420 | Trustworthiness; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | از قرار اخبار موروده اعلیحضرت شهریار خلدالله ملکه بصرافت طبع و طیب خاطر اراده | According to reports that have reached us, His Imperial Majesty—may his sovereignty endure—hath, of his own volition and with utmost sincerity of purpose, intended [3.5s]... ...Those persons who are selected to serve the public, or are appointed to administrative positions, should perform their duties in a spirit of true servitude and ready compliance | BRL_DAK#0987, COMP_TRUSTP#56x, AVK3.284.04x | BRL_TRUST#55x, COC#2067x, LOG#1474x | Bribery and corruption; Call to action; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Relationship between government and people; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB02758 | 230 | ای منجذبان جمال ابهی ما را امید چنانست که شاهرود بهارود گردد و آن کشور بنفحات | O ye who are attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Our hope is that Shahroud may be transformed into Baharoud, and that land be perfumed with the fragrances [3.5s] | MKT5.106, AVK3.482.06x, MAS5.075x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02817 | 230 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | حمدا لمن انار الافق الاعلی بضیاء ساطع من شمس الحقیقه علی الارجاء و افاض علی | Praise be to Him Who illumined the highest horizon with the brilliant light of the Sun of Truth, shedding its radiant beams upon every region, and poured forth [3.5s]... ...O servant of the holy threshold! Thou hast asked about those prayers that are beyond what is prescribed | MKT3.254, AVK3.447.01x, AVK4.027.14x | BRL_IOPF#2.23x | Law of obligatory prayer; Monasticism; asceticism; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB02819 | 230 | در این ایام استخبار از طهران گشته که احباء بدلالت حضرات ایادی امرالله علیهم | In these days, news hath been received from Ṭihrán that the beloved friends, through the guidance of the Hands of the Cause of God, upon them be His glory [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0945, AVK3.271, RMT.100-101 | Elections; Hands of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02827 | 230 | Trustworthiness | نامه شما رسید بنص قاطع جمال مبارک احباء در امور سیاسی مداخله ندارند بلکه باید | Your letter was received. According to the explicit text of the Blessed Beauty, the beloved friends must not interfere in political affairs, but rather they should [3.5s]... ...If it should happen that one of the friends be called upon to serve his country and people in some capacity, he should apply himself to his work with heart and soul | COMP_TRUSTP#63x, MKT4.182, AKHA_123BE #04 p.j, AVK3.285.14x, YHA1.410x | BRL_TRUST#62x, COC#2074x | Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB02950 | 220 | ای طالب علم و عرفان نامه شما رسید از خواندنش تبسم حاصل گردید که از سلام و | O seeker of knowledge and wisdom, your letter was received, its perusal yielding a smile born of the greetings [3.5s] | AVK3.332.17x, PYB#039 p.13 | Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02951 | 220 | ای طالبان عرفان چه همتی نمایان نمودید و چه نیتی خیریه در خدمت حضرت یزدان | O seekers of mystic knowledge, what a magnificent endeavor ye have shown forth, and what a benevolent intention in the service of the Lord [3.5s] | AVK3.500.16x, TSS.141 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02974 | 680 | Trustworthiness | ای منادی پیمان نامه رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید چون فرصت بهیچوجه نیست جواب مطالب | O Herald of the Covenant! Your letter was received and its contents were understood. As there is absolutely no time to spare, the reply to the questions [3.5s]... ...You have written on the question of how the friends should proceed in their business dealings with one another | BRL_DAK#0147, COMP_TRUSTP#48x, AVK3.159.02x, ANDA#73 p.46x, YIA.272-274 | BRL_TRUST#47x, COC#2059x | Conduct in finance and business; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||
| AB03000 | 220 | ای یاران الهی در هر عصر که علم الهی بلند شد حزب روحانیان در سایه آن رایت جمع | O divine friends! In every age when the banner of divine knowledge hath been raised, the spiritual hosts have gathered beneath its shade [3.5s] | AVK3.260.12 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03097 | 210 | ای ایادی امرالله فی الحقیقه در آنچه واقع شده قصوری از نفسی نبوده و کل در | O Hands of the Cause of God! In truth, in all that hath come to pass, no soul hath shown any shortcoming, and all have [3.5s] | AVK3.018 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03213 | 210 | ای واقف اسرار و سرور ابرار فی الحقیقه بخدمت امرالله پرداختی بنیان متین در | O thou who art conscious of mysteries and joy of the righteous! Thou hast, in truth, arisen to serve the Cause of God and laid a firm foundation [3.5s]... ...It is imperative to acquire the knowledge of divine proofs and evidences, and to acquaint oneself with convincing testimonies which demonstrate the revelation of God's resplendent Light | AVK3.499.09x, TSS.139 | COC#0387x | Education of children; moral education; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03229 | 210 | ای یاران الهی تربیت اطفال ذکور و اناث از اعظم اساس این امر بدیع و نبا عظیم | O ye heavenly friends! The education of children, both male and female, is among the mightiest foundations of this wondrous Cause and momentous Announcement [3.5s] | AVK3.340.04x, ABMH.029 | Education of children; moral education; House of Justice; Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03273 | 210 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | شخص محترما تالیف شما بشارت غنی را مطالعه نمودم فی الحقیقه آراء سدیدی در آن | O respected personage! I have read your work, The Gospel of Wealth, and noted therein truly apposite and sound recommendations | MMK1#079 p.111, AVK3.258.03x, NJB_v12#04 p.094 | SWAB#079, LOG#1863x, DAS.1913-01-10 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||
| AB03805 | 190 | ای یاران باوفای جمال ابهی بچه لسانی شما را بستایم و مدح و ثنا گویم و تحسین و | O ye faithful friends of the Abhá Beauty! With what tongue shall I praise you, sing your glorification and express my admiration [3.5s] | AKHA_123BE #04 p.a, AKHA_130BE #17 p.a, AKHA_135BE #09 p.189, AVK3.492-493 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03866 | 190 | یا صاح هذه الرساله موضوعها جلیل و دلیلها واضح اشهر من نار علی علم ولکن لایجوز | O friend! This epistle's theme is magnificent, and its proof is manifest, more conspicuous than a fire upon a hill-top; yet it is not permitted [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0517, MKT3.222, AVK3.278.09x | Criticism and its limits; Relationship between government and people; Review of publications; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03925 | 180 | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith | ای باربد الهی هر چند سلف در فن موسیقی مهارتی نمودند و الحانی بدیعه بسرودند | O musician of God! ... The songsters of fellowship that abide in the gardens of holiness must pour forth such a triumphant burst of songs in this age | MKT5.205b, AHB.124BE #04 p.98, AVK3.364.15, GHA.195, HYB.190 | BRL_IOA#07x | L. Manifold | Music and singing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB04286 | 170 | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه مرقوم ملحوظ گشت شرح و بسطی در ایه شریفه علمه | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was perused. An exposition and elucidation concerning the sacred verse "He taught him..." was noted [3.5s] | AVK3.363.03x, MSHR3.242 | Education of children; moral education; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04347 | 170 | ای حکیم حاذق بقراط حکیم را گویند که اول شخصی بود که بتدوین طب پرداخت و | O wise and skillful physician! It is related that Hippocrates the sage was the first person who set about systematizing medicine [3.5s] | AVK3.360.11x, MSHR5.122-123 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04387 | 170 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مشکین نفس در معنی خلق السموات و الارض فی سته ایام لسانا بیان گردید و | O thou musk-scented visitor! Concerning the meaning of "He created the heavens and earth in six days," the tongue hath spoken and [3.5s]... ...As to the children: From the age of five their formal education must begin. That is, during the daytime they should be looked after in a place where there are teachers | BRL_DAK#0693, MKT3.263, AVK3.062.09x, AVK3.338.03x, MJTB.092ax, MJTB.110x, YQAZ.619-620 | BRL_ATE#186x, COC#0626x, LOG#0493x | Education of children; moral education; Naming of children; of individuals; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||
| AB04433 | 170 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای محب عالم انسانی نامه تو رسید الحمد لله دلیل بر صحت و سلامت تو بود | O lover of humankind! Thy letter hath been received, and it telleth, God be praised, of thy health and well-being…. One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise | MKT3.399, MMK1#144 p.165, AVK3.184.10x | SWAB#144, LOG#0319x | C. Oja | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| AB04716 | 450 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Meetings, Bahá'í; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB04883 | 160 | ای ورقه منجذبه مدتیست خبری از شما نرسیده جمیع حرم متصل استفسار میکنند که | O thou leaf who art enraptured! For some time no tidings have been received from thee, and all the members of the Household continuously inquire [3.5s] | MKT6.174b, AVK3.490.18x | Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05039 | 230 | ای ادیب دبستان الهی در خصوص مکتب یعنی دارالتعلیم بجهت اطفال مرقوم نموده بودید | O thou erudite one of the divine school! Thou hadst written concerning the school, that is, the house of learning for children [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0294, AVK3.281.04x | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05067 | 150 | Translation List | ای بنده الهی در خصوص چشم پاک و ناپاک یعنی اصابت عین مرقوم نموده بودید | O servant of God! Thou hadst written about the benevolent gaze and the malevolent glare | BRL_DAK#0453, MKT3.257b, AVK1.332x, AVK3.359.10x, PYB#094 p.03, ANDA#81 p.06, YARP2.472 p.350, GHA.454-455 | ADMS#152 | Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Superstition | - | - | |||||||
| AB05094 | 150 | ای بنده حق راستی و دوستی و صلح و آشتی با جمیع عالمیان از مقتضای حق پرستیست در | O servant of the True One! Verily, truthfulness, fellowship, peace and reconciliation with all the peoples of the world are among the requirements of devotion to Truth [3.5s] | AVK3.090 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Hypocrisy; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05463 | 150 | Social Action | یا من قام بکلبیه علی خدمه امرالله آنچه در خصوص دارالتعلیم مرقوم نموده بودید | O thou who hast arisen to serve the Cause of God with all thy being! What thou hadst written as to the school is a cause for great rejoicing… This school is one of the vital and essential institutions which indeed support and bulwark the edifice of humankind | BRL_DAK#0272, AHB.120BE #09 p.333, AVK3.329.13x, TRBB.055, TSQA2.048, SAHA.048, MYD.455 | BRL_SOCIAL#187x, COC#0621 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | |||||||
| AB05510 | 380 | ای احبای الهی عبدالبهاء بدرگه یزدان عجز و زاری نماید و جزع و بیقراری کند و طلب | O friends of God! 'Abdu'l-Bahá, at the Threshold of the Lord, doth make supplication with utmost humility and implore with restless yearning [3.5s] | AVK3.250x, AMIN.047-049 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06263 | 130 | فو اللّه الّذی لا اله الّا هو الیوم خدمتی بامر الله اعظم از تخلّق باخلاق نیست | By God, besides Whom there is no other God! Today there is no service to the Cause of God greater than the acquisition of divine qualities [3.5s] | AVK3.004.04x, AVK3.151.06x | Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice and mercy; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06605 | 350 | ای ایادی امرالله مکتوب اخیر واصل و مضامین معلوم و واضح شد فی الحقیقه آنصفحات | O Hands of the Cause of God! Your recent letter hath been received, and its contents have become known and clear. In truth, those pages [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0920, AVK3.482.17x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06829 | 120 | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای عبد بها موسیقی از علوم ممدوحه در درگاه کبریاست تا در جوامع کبری و صوامع | O servant of Baha! Music is regarded as a praiseworthy science at the Threshold of the Almighty, so that thou mayest chant verses at large gatherings | BRL_DAK#0077, COMP_MASHRIQP#32, MKT5.203, AVK3.364.03, KHSH02.003, GHA.196, HYB.191 | BRL_IOA#11, BRL_MASHRIQ#32, COC#1419, LOG#1363x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||
| AB07481 | 110 | ای طالب رضای حق مقام رضا بسیار مشکل است و اعظم آرزوی اهل بها سالک در این مقام | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! The station of contentment is exceedingly difficult, and to tread this path is the highest aspiration of the people of Bahá [3.5s] | AVK3.404.09, BSHN.140.265, BSHN.144.265, MHT2.084a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07769 | 760 | قد خلقت یا الهی حقیقه الانسان و انشئت یا محبوبی ذاتیه الاکوان لظهور آثار | The loved ones of God must, in accordance with the Divine Texts, show forth the utmost obedience and submission unto government [3.5s]... ...It is incumbent upon every one not to take any step without consulting the Spiritual Assembly | BRL_DAK#1236, AVK3.270.12x | GPB.332x, BADM.021bx | Justice and wrath of God; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Review of publications; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08275 | 100 | آرزوی قوّهء تبلیغ مینمائی این آرزو نهایت آمال مخلصین است البته انسان کامل | Thou desirest the power to teach; this desire is the ultimate aspiration of the sincere ones [3.5s] | AVK3.481.15x | Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08637 | 90 | الیوم تسلّی عبدالبهاء محبت و خضوع و خشوع احباء است بیکدیگر و تا حقیقت محبت قلبیه و نهایت محویت | Today the solace of 'Abdu'l-Bahá is the love, submissiveness and humility of the friends towards one another, and the reality of heartfelt love and complete self-effacement [3.5s]... ...Thou shouldst endeavour to study the science of medicine. It is extremely useful and serveth as the greatest instrument for the dissemination of the Cause | AVK3.096.15x | COC#1021x, LOG#0961x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09088 | 340 | یا من جعله الله منادیا بملکوته العظیم در پاریس نامه ای از آنحضرت رسید که در | O thou whom God hath made a herald of His glorious Kingdom! A letter from thee hath arrived from Paris, which [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0296, AVK3.490.08x | Consultation; Elections; Hands of the Cause; Spirit and form in the administration; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09515 | 460 | 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09674 | 80 | اگر نفسی للّه خاضع شود از برای دوستان الهی آن خضوع فی الحقیقه به حق راجع چه که ناظر به ایمان اوست | If a soul showeth humility for the sake of God before the friends of God, that humility doth in truth return unto God, inasmuch as it relateth to his faith [3.5s] | AVK3.095.02x | High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10167 | 70 | ای یاران روحانی من حقیقت انسانیت بمثابه خاک پاک است که آنچه زخم بیل | O my spiritual friends, human reality is even as pure soil that [is tilled] [3.5s] | AVK3.019 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10237 | 70 | ماء نطفه را که ماده وجود انسانست از پیش علماشیعه مانند اوساخ کثیفه میدانستند | The seminal water, which is the substance of man's existence, was regarded by the Shia divines of old as vile and unclean [3.5s] | AVK3.301.10x, AVK4.094.06x | Cleanliness and refinement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10382 | 60 | يک معنی از معانی شجره ملعونه دخانست که مکروهست و مذموم و مضرّ است و مسموم | ...The drinking of wine is according to the text of the Most Holy Book, forbidden; for it is the cause of chronic diseases, weakeneth the nerves, and consumeth the mind | MMK6#255x, AVK3.049, AVK4.020.14x | ADJ.033x, COC#1788x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Day of rest; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10433 | 60 | Translation List | ای بنده صادق الهی در جهان الهی نوری روشن تر از صدق و راستی نه حقیقت انسانیه را این | O sincere servant of God! There is, in the divine realm, no light more radiant than the light of truthfulness. This bounty so adorneth one’s reality as to conceal all one’s sins | AVK3.150, DUR1.514 | ADMS#126 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||||
| AB11147 | 40 | ای بنده حق آفت انسان الفت با بیخردان و کلفت با اهل عرفان است چه که معاشرت | O servant of Truth! The affliction of man lieth in fellowship with the ignorant and estrangement from them that are endued with understanding, for verily companionship [3.5s] | AVK3.084.13x, VAA.220-220c | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11172 | 40 | سؤال فرموده بودید که اگر قصوری سرّی از نفس صادر و شخصی دیگر تشهیر دهد | Thou didst ask regarding a circumstance wherein one soul committeth a hidden fault and another person discloseth it [3.5s] | AVK3.185.14x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11190 | 40 | هر نفسی را که میبینید در امور سیاسی صحبت میدارد بدانید که بهائی نیست | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God!... Praise be to God that thou hast become confirmed in spreading the heavenly Teachings | AVK3.278.04x | DAS.1914-03-03x | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Non-participation in politics; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11225 | 40 | بنده پروردگارا نامه شما رسید از عدم مجال در جواب مجبور باختصارم در حین تلاوت | O servant of God! Your letter was received, and due to lack of time I am compelled to be brief. During my perusal [3.5s] | AVK3.078.01x, AVK4.024.12x | Law of obligatory prayer; Prayer for martyrs; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11322 | 30 | زنهار زنهار که خاطری بیازارید و قلبی را شکسته نمائید و دلی را دردمند کنید و جانیرا افسرده نمائید | Beware, beware, lest ye harm any souls, or cause any heart to be broken, or fill any mind with pain, or render any spirit despondent [3.5s] | AVK3.207.14x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Non-participation in politics; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11390 | 210 | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله انی تلوت نمیقتک النورا الخریده الفریده العصماء ... و اترک شیئاً فشیئاً بالتدریج ما هوداء مسکن موقت لبعض داء و مضعف للعروق | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! I have perused thy luminous, unique and immaculate letter... Gradually abandon, step by step, that which is but a temporary palliative for some ailment and causeth a weakening of the constitution [3.5s] | AVK3.039.08x, YFY.224 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11481 | 140 | ای بنده صادق کوکب شارق الحمد لله که همواره به خدمت مرکز رحمانیت... انسان باید مانند کوه آهنین رزین و رصین باشد | O faithful servant of the Star of the East! Praise be to God that thou art ever engaged in service to the Center of the All-Merciful... Man must needs be even as a mountain of iron, firm and immovable [3.5s] | AVK3.420.07x, BSHI.065 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1604 | 190 | حجاب نسوان مانع از تعلیم و تعلم است فقهاء درینخصوص مبالغه نمودند که حتی صوت نساء | The veiling of women preventeth learning and instruction. The divines have, in this matter, gone to such extremes that even the voice of women [is forbidden] [3.5s] | AVK3.341.18x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Role and station of women; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1837 | 160 | در این دور حجاب محکمتر از سابق میباشد در دوره اسلام حجاب چنان شده بود | In this Dispensation the veil hath grown more impenetrable than in former times. During the Islamic Dispensation the veil had become such [3.5s] | AVK3.340.15x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3149 | 40 | مرکز میثاق را محور شرک نامید و نقطه نفی شمرد که معاذ الله در عدد چنین است | He designated the Center of the Covenant as the pivot of idolatry and regarded it as the Point of Negation—God forbid that such should be reckoned in numbers [3.5s] | AVK3.358.06 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - |
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