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| AB00481 |
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570 |
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O thou who art a new grown tree on the meadow of Truth! Thy letter dated October 14, 1920 has been received. |
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JWTA.033-036, SW_v12#02 p.040-041 |
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Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Newspapers and the media; publications; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB00569 |
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520 |
Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter written from Cleveland was received and I learned its contents. |
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TAB.178x, BWF.382-382x |
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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 |
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| AB00603 |
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500 |
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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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 |
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TAB.494-496x |
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Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment |
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| AB00662 |
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480 |
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...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 |
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LOG#0438x, SW_v12#08 p.148x, BSTW#446x, BSTW#504ax |
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Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB00737 |
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460 |
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O thou honorable person! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it indicated that in Budapest a radiant assembly is organized! |
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DAS.1913-11-15 |
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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 |
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| AB00866 |
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420 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O thou wooer of Reality! His Highness the Merciful One hath cause the appearance of the splendors of love and affinity in the world of humanity |
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DAS.1914-07-07, BSC.303 #616, SW_v07#04 p.025-026, SW_v09#12 p.135-136 |
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity in diversity |
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| AB00964 |
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400 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou that virtuous soul and individual who art ready for the confirmation of the Holy Spirit! I, with the utmost clemency |
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TAB.706-708, BWF.369-369x, BSC.468 #876x, SW_v07#10 p.098-099 |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Many are called but few are chosen; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB01045 |
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380 |
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou advancing maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and considered. Thank God that the evidence and the proof became clear |
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TAB.695-697 |
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Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness |
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| AB01100 |
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380 |
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O ye friends of God! O ye manifestors of bounties and favors of the Beauty of ABHA! That illumined Orb |
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SW_v02#06 p.003-004, SW_v07#10 p.098 |
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Call to action; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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| AB01157 |
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370 |
Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thou hast written regarding the articles |
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TAB.499-501, BWF.412-412x |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; Servitude; submission to God; repentance |
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| AB01159 |
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370 |
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Every Manifestation is the Adam of His time... There were one hundred thousand Adams before the Adam of biblical records each being the Manifestation of his own time or cycle. |
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PN_unsorted p087 |
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| AB01161 |
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370 |
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O servant of the True One! What thou hadst written was known. It was a clear evidence of thy thoughtfulness |
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SW_v02#16 p.014-015, BSTW#112 |
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Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness |
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| AB01389 |
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330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding thy trip to the Holy Land.... Say on my behalf to the maidservant of God, Mrs. Claudi Coles: 'The end of every material work is without result |
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TAB.218-219, BSC.484 #927x, BSTW#449x |
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Naming of children; of individuals; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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| AB01456 |
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330 |
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Every season hath its own condition. Every place hath its own beauties. In the time of spring the blossoming of the wilderness gives loving pleasure. |
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CHH.113-114, BLO_PN#022 |
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness |
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| AB01763 |
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300 |
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O thou my beloved sister! Through the encircling graces of the Blessed Perfection - may my life be a ransom to the dust of His Holy Threshold - we have crossed the blue seas |
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LTDT.172-173, AIF.1911-08-21, DAS.1914-10-27 |
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Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha |
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| AB01796 |
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290 |
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O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha! From the contents of thy letters it has become evident and clear that the standard of the Cause of God |
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PN_1906 p094 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Review of publications; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB01873 |
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290 |
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Thy letter was received and its contents noted. In truth thou hast been thrown amidst dire ordeals |
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BSTW#188 |
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude |
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| AB01885 |
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290 |
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O ye kind friends and the beloved maidservants of His Holiness the Incomparable One! The letter that you have written on the anniversary day of the Declaration of the First Point |
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DAS.1914-08-11 |
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Declaration; advent of the Bab; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts |
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| AB02076 |
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270 |
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O thou spiritual friend! Thy letter was received. I was made very sad on account of the event of the closing of the Church of Brotherhood. But when I was in those parts |
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PTF.139-140 |
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Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Humor; jokes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB02099 |
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270 |
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O thou propagator of the Religion of God! A few days ago an epistle was written... Now the believers must engage their time in teaching the Cause... O thou servant of His Holiness Baha'u'llah! Inform all the believers that a number of calumnious articles will be written in those parts |
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DAS.1914-08-04, SW_v05#09 p.138, SW_v09#14 p.161x, BSTW#175, BSTW#461 |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB02405 |
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250 |
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O thou respected one, a herald of the Kingdom of God! The article that thou |
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SW_v08#08 p.088-089 |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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| AB02481 |
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250 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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Thy letter was received and its contents noted. In truth, thou hast been thrown amid dire ordeals... The wisdom of all these tribulations that poured successively |
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TAB.654-656, BSC.486 #934x |
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Call to action; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB02583 |
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240 |
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O thou who art encompassed with the blessings of God |
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SW_v10#02 p.028-029 |
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Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity |
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| AB02591 |
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240 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou attracted one of the Kingdom! The epistle was received; likewise the enclosed epistle was read. The personage (Mr. . . . .) is in reality |
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TAB.702-703, BSC.468 #874x |
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Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB02628 |
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240 |
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O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Owing to the lack of time I write a brief answer.... Glad-tiding! Glad-tiding! The morn of guidance hath dawned! |
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DAS.1913-03-21 |
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Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB02849 |
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230 |
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O ye believers of God! Avoid the smell of ignorant prejudices, the blind enmity and hatred and the racial, patriotic and religious superstitions |
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DAS.1914-03-05 |
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Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB02955 |
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220 |
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O thou faithful maidservant of the Blessed Beauty! The article thou hadst |
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SW_v11#03 p.054 |
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Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Review of publications |
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| AB02976 |
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220 |
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O thou herald of the Kingdom! The detailed letter thou hadst written was perused |
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SW_v10#03 p.043-044 |
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Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God |
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| AB03067 |
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220 |
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O thou who art steadfast in the covenant! What thou hast written is perused. It is a clear proof of thy belief and assurance |
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BSTW#200, BSTW#456 |
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Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] |
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| AB03105 |
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210 |
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O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that the publication of the book of Mirza Abul Fazl (The Bahá'í Proofs) is commenced |
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SW_v09#05 p.057 |
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Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Review of publications; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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| AB03109 |
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210 |
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O servant of Baha'! Thy letter written to his honor, Mirza . . . . . . . . . ., with the enclosed map of the ground of the Mashrak-el-Azkar |
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TAB.127-128 |
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House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB03580 |
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200 |
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O ye real friends! This is the period of attraction and acclamation; the period of rejoicing and merry-making. This is the morn of glad-tidings. Is it not suffused with lights? |
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BSTW#137x |
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Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment |
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| AB03583 |
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200 |
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O ye kind friends! When I returned from the Western regions to the Eastern clime, I met the Zoroastrian believers. |
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DAS.1913-06-27 |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Fulfillment of true potential; Praise and encouragement; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB03593 |
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200 |
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O ye illumined Friends of Abdul-Baha! Praise be to God, that you have organized |
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SW_v01#14 p.001 |
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Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Importance of community building; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement |
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| AB03800 |
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190 |
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O ye divine friends! Praise be to God that the showers of the cloud of Guidance have adorned the plain |
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DAS.1914-10-26x |
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Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB03888 |
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190 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have read thy recent letter and noted... This day is not a day of seclusion and solitude |
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TAB.520-521, BSC.460 #849x, BSTW#301 |
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Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB03985 |
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180 |
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O Janabe Ameen! Although the doors are closed, the ways and the roads are severed |
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SW_v08#14 p.193-194, CHH.207-208, BLO_PN#022 |
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Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart |
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| AB03990 |
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180 |
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O thou maidservant of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received and I became informed with its contents. |
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DAS.1914-03-03 |
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Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB04046 |
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180 |
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter, concerning the celebration of the anniversary of the declaration of His Holiness the Supreme |
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TAB.101 |
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Declaration; advent of the Bab; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement |
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| AB04120 |
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180 |
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O ye friends of God and the maidservants of the Merciful! The Congratulations for the Day of the Declaration of the Báb |
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DAS.1914-07-17 |
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Declaration; advent of the Bab; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts |
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| AB04179 |
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180 |
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O thou son of the Kingdom! The article that thou hast written was perused. There is no doubt that thou hast written this article through the Confirmations |
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DAS.1913-10-16 |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Review of publications |
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| AB04422 |
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170 |
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O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter has been received. Verily, thy sister has lighted a lamp in Germany… It may be that the government in these regions will check thee. |
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BBBD.533, SW_v11#17 p.282, BSTW#256x |
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Non-participation in politics; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB04604 |
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170 |
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O thou respected heavenly doctor! Praise be to God that the Call of the Kingdom reached thy ears and thou didst become informed with the Principles |
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DAS.1914-02-10 |
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB04957 |
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160 |
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Thy letter dated December 21, 1918, reached us... Concerning |
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SW_v10#01 p.012-013 |
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Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity |
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| AB04999 |
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160 |
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My Dear Friend: Your letter of invitation has been received, and I am much obliged for it. |
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SW_v02#09 p.003-004 |
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Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace |
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| AB05472 |
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150 |
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Cry aloud and say: O friends, a hundred times glad tidings that the light of Reality has shone and enlightened the world. The proclamation of the Kingdom has reached you. |
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CHH.177-178, BLO_PN#022 |
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Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement |
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| AB05484 |
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150 |
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O People! O People! The Sun of Reality has dawned from the horizon of the world... The teachings of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh declare the oneness of the human world... |
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SW_v19#04 p.101x, LAT.005 |
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Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Living waters; water of life; Race unity; racial issues; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal education; Universal language |
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| AB05939 |
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140 |
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Know this of a certainty: Verily, the Bounty of God will pour upon ye (all the friends) and the confirmations of Heaven will encircle ye from all sides |
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BSTW#052rx |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB05974 |
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140 |
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O ye real friends! And ye who are drawn to the Beauty of God! This is the time of attraction and acclamation, and the period of rejoicing and merrymaking. |
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DAS.1913-09-08, ABIE.294, BLO_PN#007 |
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Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment |
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| AB05980 |
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140 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of the Deity! Verily, I have thy clear letter... O thou maidservant of God! Be tranquil and know |
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TAB.133-134, BSC.477 #911x |
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Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause |
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