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| AB06731 | 120 | DAS.1913-06-21 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11601 | Cablegram dated 1913-04-02 | 10 | WITH JOY AND HAPPINESS REACHED STUTTGART ABBAS. | DAS.1913-04-01, SW_v04#02 p.041 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11583 | Cablegram dated 1913-04-12 | 10 | LAMP OF GOD SHINING BRILLIANTLY IN BUDAPEST DETAIL ADDRESSES DELIVERED IN IMPORTANT MEETINGS. | DAS.1913-04-12, SW_v04#03 p.058 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11600 | Cablegram dated 1913-06-19 | 10 | ARRIVED SAFELY PORT SAID WITH JOY AND FRAGRANCE. ABBAS. | DAS.1913-06-17, SW_v04#06 p.104 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11314 | Cablegram dated 1913-08-17 | 30 | IF POSSIBLE LEAVE IMMEDIATELY FOR PORT SAID. WISH SEND THEE INDIA FOR SERVICE. | DAS.1913-08-17, ABIE.202, BLO_PN#007 | Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11619 | Cablegram dated 1913-09-19 | 10 | Send Mrs. Fraser to Ramleh. | DAS.1913-09-18, ABIE.330, BLO_PN#007 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11617 | Cablegram dated 1913-12-10 | 10 | ARRIVED SAFELY HOLYLAND. ABBAS. | DAS.1913-12-09, SW_v04#15 p.258 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11315 | Cablegram dated 1914-01-22 | 30 | Verily in this most great calamity the eyes wept tears and the hearts burned. Perfect resignation is incumbent upon you in this supreme hour of stupendous trial. | DAS.1914-01-22 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11122 | Cablegram dated 1914-06-19 | 40 | AS I HAVE UTMOST LOVE FOR BELIEVERS I AWAKEN THEM DOCTOR FAREED WITH HIS MOTHER AND HIS RELATIONS ARE VIOLATORS OF THE COVENANT.... | DAS.1914-06-18n, BSTW#073f | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11591 | Cablegram dated 1914-10-29 | 10 | Invite speakers men and women having power delivering speeches. Divine confirmations assured. | DAS.1914-10-29 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11465 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-09 | 20 | A tree without root shall not last. Be ye confident. I supplicate for you the Bestowals of the Almighty. | DAS.1914-11-09 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11566 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-09 | 20 | Rest ye confident in the Divine Grace. I love you and I am with you. | DAS.1914-11-09 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11466 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-28 | 20 | Bernard enjoys Eternal Life. He will not die... My health is perfect. I supplicate Confirmation for all. | DAS.1914-11-27 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11618 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-28 | 10 | Health perfect. Greeting to all. | DAS.1914-11-27 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1253 | Words spoken on 1915-05-24 | 250 | DAS.1915-05-25 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01666 | 300 | ...Abdu'l-Baha was educated by the Beauty of Abha. He imparted to him instruction and the code of manners. | DAS.1914-09-04x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Hands of the Cause; High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05982 | 140 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...After my return from America and Europe, owing to the difficulties of the long voyage and the innumerable inconveniences... When the teacher delivers an address | DAS.1913-07-28, BSC.452 #827x, SW_v07#10 p.097x, ABIE.121, BLO_PN#007 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11422 | 30 | ...All great movements have advanced through altruism, selflessness, and self-sacrifice, and not [merely] through the interchange of public opinion. | DAS.1913-07-12, SW_v04#15 p.252, ABIE.058, BLO_PN#007 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11299 | 40 | ...All the believers of God and the maidservants of the Merciful must summon the people to the Kingdom and be the cause of the guidance of the inhabitants of the world. | DAS.1913-08-16, ABIE.200, BLO_PN#007 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05485 | 150 | ...Although up to this time I have not written thee, yet spiritual communion united the hearts and ideal correspondence was uninterrupted. | DAS.1914-07-13x | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11104 | 50 | ...As much as you are able, be ye faithful at the Threshold of the Beauty of Abha. Faithfulness demands self-sacrifice. | DAS.1914-07-02 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11103 | 50 | ...At present we are living in Ramleh, near Alexandria. From all parts the believers are arriving daily | DAS.1913-10-01 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10293 | 70 | ...Be thou in a state of utmost joy and fragrance and render thanks unto the Forgiving Lord, that praise be to God, thou art victorious and triumphant | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.212, BLO_PN#007 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01771 | 300 | ...Be thou not grieved and sad because of the ordeals and tests heaped upon thee. | DAS.1914-08-16x | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09109 | 90 | ...Consider how Abdul Baha forgot every material thought and mention and turned his face toward the countries and empires, cities and villages | DAS.1913-08-17, ABIE.203, BLO_PN#007 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11459 | 30 | ...Convey my infinite love and kindness to ... and say: One must summon the people to the Kingdom of God. Silence and speechlessness is not at all permitted. | DAS.1913-10-14 | Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10292 | 70 | ...Every son who does not become a cause of glory for his parents is a manifest loss. How many children turn out to be fruitless and unfaithful! | DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.144, BLO_PN#007 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10903 | 50 | ...For some time past the feebleness of health and the prostration of the nerves impeded the path of correspondence... All that thou observest shall ere long vanish and disappear like unto the mirage | DAS.1914-02-21x | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02088 | 270 | ...From the beginning of the dawn of the Morn of Guidance the friends of Neireez were like unto overflowing cups | DAS.1913-11-07 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10305 | 70 | ...His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh knows how much I love you. I wish for each one of you everlasting glory, beg for you eternal welfare | DAS.1914-06-24 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11276 | 40 | ...I desire every Bahá'í to be severed and detached. If he passes between two mountains of gold, he must not look to either side. | DAS.1913-08-01, SW_v07#10 p.099, ABIE.141, BLO_PN#007 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11421 | 30 | ...I hope that the Ensigns of Divine Verses may be upraised in Stuttgart; the Fire of the Love of God be so enkindled as to set all those parts aglow | DAS.1913-07-11, ABIE.055, BLO_PN#007 | Being a source of light; guidance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09730 | 80 | ...I hope that the light of guidance may become ignited in the lamp of thy heart with utmost brilliancy | DAS.1914-04-17x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11300 | 40 | ...I supplicate and entreat at the Threshold of the Blessed Perfection and beg for the Divine Friends infinite Bestowal and Grace | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.212, BLO_PN#007 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11564 | 20 | ...If a man commit a transgression he has been unjust to himself, and soon he will find that he is in manifest regret and remorse | DAS.1914-08-06, SW_v07#18 p.186 | Justice and wrath of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11078 | 50 | ...If a soul calls the people to the Kingdom of God according to the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, there will be many listeners | DAS.1913-07-24, SW_v04#15 p.253x, SW_v05#01 p.009x, ABIE.108, BLO_PN#007 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11423 | 30 | ...If thou desirest to be confirmed in the service of the Kingdom of God, live in accord with the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh | DAS.1913-07-24, SW_v04#15 p.253x, ABIE.107, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2625 | Words spoken on 1913-10-24 in Ramleh | 80 | ...in every dispensation three persons are mentioned. In the Mosaic dispensation there was Jehovah, the burning bush and Moses. | DAS.1913-10-24 | Angels; Presence of; reunion with God; The cross and the trinity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03302 | 210 | ...In thy letter thou hast stated the news of the holding of an educational conference. In reality such conferences are conducive to the progress | DAS.1914-04-17x | Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06283 | 130 | و امّا مسئلهٴ ثانی در آیهٴ ٢٥ کلمات مکنونه مقصود این است که در عالم وجود مراتب است | ...It [Hidden Word #25] means that there are degrees in the world of existence. However much the inferior degree may progress | PYB#027 p.04x, YMM.370x, YMM.376x | DAS.1913-03-20x | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Manifestation of God as mirror; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08565 | 90 | چندی بود که عبدالبهاء بسبب تقریر از تحریر بازمانده بود زیرا | ...It has been some time since Abdul Baha has been deprived of correspondence, because he has been engaged in the delivery of public addresses | YHA2.998x, NJB_v04#15 p.002x | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.157, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02511 | 240 | ...It is nearly two years and a half that I have been a wanderer over mountains and deserts and a traveler over seas and lands | DAS.1913-07-12x, SW_v05#07 p.097x, ABIE.058x, BLO_PN#007 | Business; financial; property matters; Growth of the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08465 | 100 | ...It is some time since you are living in Yazd. Unquestionably you are the means of joy and the cause of ecstasy | DAS.1913-10-13, PN_various p013x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09724 | 80 | ...Less than a year [ago], Abdul Baha raised the cry of 'Ya Baha El Abha' from his heart and soul as he crossed the mountains and deserts of that continent! | DAS.1913-07-11, ABIE.054, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08468 | 100 | ...Now it is much better if you start directly for Japan and while there be engaged in the diffusion of the Fragrances of God. | DAS.1914-08-09 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02016 | 280 | ...Now you must engage in the service of the Cause of God with the utmost firmness, steadfastness and resolution, and expend day and night in the promotion of the Religion of God. | DAS.1913-10-21x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09728 | 80 | ...O thou kind God! To me Thou art kinder than myself and Thy love is more abundant and more ancient! | DAS.1914-08-20x, SW_v08#18 p.233 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for healing; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07489 | 110 | ...Open thou the eloquent tongue and deliver fluent utterances and guide the souls: so that thou mayst be confirmed | DAS.1914-03-03x | Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11099 | 50 | ...Paul in the beginning worked against the Spirit of God - Christ - but when he became confirmed he was the first servant of Christ | DAS.1914-09-04 | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08466 | 100 | ...Praise be to God that in every Society thou didst investigate the Reality and | DAS.1913-10-13 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04213 | 180 | ...Praise be to God that the believers of ... are in the utmost of happiness and poise | DAS.1913-11-04 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Hospitality; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06527 | 130 | ...Praise be to God that the Fragrances are daily spreading in those parts. This is through the self-sacrifice of the friends. | DAS.1913-11-04 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07131 | 120 | ...Praise be to God that this cycle is the luminous Cycle. This is the century in which the Divine Spirit pervades all things. | DAS.1914-04-17x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06818 | 120 | ...Praise be to God that this Heavenly Melody reaches thine ears. Thou didst hear | DAS.1914-04-17 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06766 | 120 | ...Praise be to God that you have not forgotten the time of our meeting and that your hearts and souls are attracted to Bahá'u'lláh | DAS.1913-08-16, ABIE.200, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11102 | 50 | ...Praise be to God the Fragrances of Holiness are diffused and the believers and the maidservants | DAS.1913-10-01 | Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10943 | 50 | ...Regarding thy question about the morning prayer. Both meanings are included in the word dawn: the natural dawn and the dawn of the Kingdom | DAS.1914-03-03x, SW_v08#04 p.048x | Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10294 | 70 | ...Rest ye assured that the Breaths of the Holy Spirit shall inspire you with the power of speech. Consequently, loosen your tongues and speak in every meeting | DAS.1913-09-23, ABIE.349, BLO_PN#007 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11431 | 30 | ...Strive ye as much as ye can, so that love and amity may increase day by day amongst the believers of God; all of you can help each other and be ever ready to sacrifice your lives for one another. This is the quality of the people of Baha. | DAS.1913-09-12, ABIE.309, BLO_PN#007 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07572 | 110 | ...Supplicate all of you toward the Kingdom of Abha, beseech ye and render ye thankfulness unto the Lord | DAS.1914-03-03x | Being a source of light; guidance; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11087 | 50 | ...Thank God that thou art assisted in serving the believers of God. Thou art the enkindled brazier of the Fire of Love and a lamp of the utmost purity | DAS.1913-08-01, ABIE.139, BLO_PN#007 | Being a source of light; guidance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05527 | 140 | ...Thank thou God that the doors of the Kingdom were opened and the beauty of the Promised One became manifest | DAS.1914-08-16x | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10783 | 60 | ...That beloved friend is always before my sight, both at home and abroad. With my heart, tongue and pen I mention thee. | DAS.1913-10-13 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11086 | 50 | ...The basis of the Call must be the Oneness of the world of humanity | DAS.1913-07-12, SW_v04#15 p.252, ABIE.058, BLO_PN#007 | East and West; communication between East and West; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03305 | 210 | ...The believers with the utmost firmness and steadfastness must engage in the teaching of the Cause. They must become united and agreed. They are all the drops of one river | DAS.1913-08-27, ABIE.246, BLO_PN#007 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08449 | 100 | ...The correspondence of the believers of God with all parts of America and from America to all directions is very acceptable and seasonable. | DAS.1913-08-25, ABIE.235, BLO_PN#007 | East and West; communication between East and West; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05986 | 140 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...The days of human existence are like vanishing shadows. Compared to the world of Reality, they are brought to a close with extreme speed. | DAS.1913-09-01x, BSC.449 #819x, SW_v16#07 p.583x, ABIE.264x, BLO_PN#007 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03693 | 190 | ...The days that I spent in London, although the physical health was precarious yet the heavenly spirit was confirming at all times. | DAS.1914-02-21x | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04010 | 180 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نامه مفصل که در خصوص استتکارت نوشته بودی ملاحظه گردید مختصر این است | ...The extensive letter you had written about Stuttgart was perused. In brief, Germany will shine resplendent, inasmuch as its citizens are religiously minded | ASAT1.025x | BBBD.242-243, DAS.1913-07-15, ABIE.069, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.323ax | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB10767 | 60 | ...The glad-tidings of the Kingdom of Abha are effective over the hard stone and | DAS.1913-07-11, SW_v04#15 p.252, ABIE.055, BLO_PN#007 | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10768 | 60 | ...The Glances of Divine Providence are always vouchsafed, the infinite Bestowals are continually descending. | DAS.1913-08-01, ABIE.139, BLO_PN#007 | Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08683 | 90 | عبدالبهآء را نهایت آرزو عبودیّت این مظاهر مقدّسهٴ الهی است و نهایت آمال جانفشانی و شهادت کبری در سبیل آنان | ...The lecture delivered by Monsieur ... was perused. It is a good lecture; but he has mentioned the appearance of three Manifestations | NJB_v05#14 p.005x | DAS.1914-06-24x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05251 | 150 | ...The letter that thou hast written to his honor Mirza Ahmad Sohrab was perused. The Board of Consultation is radiant and spiritual | DAS.1914-03-26 | Consultation; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03068 | 220 | ...The line of progress is perpendicular and it has no end. Progress is infinite but there are many degrees. Each animate or inanimate organism advances along its own degree. | DAS.1914-03-14 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Manifestation of God as educator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08448 | 100 | ...The long journey over sea and land, the innumerable difficulties in the morn and at eve, the lack of rest and sleep | DAS.1913-08-01, ABIE.138, BLO_PN#007 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09509 | 80 | ...The meetings that thou art holding in thy house are the means of strengthening the hearts of the spiritual ones | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.158, BLO_PN#007 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09114 | 90 | ...The quintessence of the matter is this: With the greatest effort one must arise to spread the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh | DAS.1913-10-14 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03300 | 210 | ...These days are like unto the days of Christ and the days of the Apostles. Unquestionably all the people | DAS.1913-10-13 | Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3453 | Words spoken on 1913-08-20 in Ramleh | 30 | ...this Blessed Cause has such great power that it shall, ere long, vanquish all opposition. We must live and act in such manner as not to lower the station of the Cause | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.215, BLO_PN#007 | Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04374 | 170 | ...This is such a universal cause that the refulgent light has enveloped the continents and established the oneness of humanity. | DAS.1914-04-17x | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11280 | 40 | ...Thou hast asked what shouldst thou do and what prayer shouldst thou offer in order to become informed of the Mysteries of God | DAS.1913-07-26, SW_v07#10 p.099, SW_v08#04 p.047, ABIE.117, BLO_PN#007 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08648 | 90 | بسیار ستایش از دو دوست آلمانی و اطریشی نموده بودی بیا برو به استتگارت ببین چه خبر است | ...Thou hast given the utmost praise to the two believers, German and Austrian. Go to Stuttgart and see with thine own eyes what is there! | NJB_v04#15 p.004x | DAS.1913-08-16, ABIE.199, BLO_PN#007 | Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09725 | 80 | ...Thou hast longed for the power of teaching the Religion of God. This desire is the ultimate | DAS.1914-08-16x, SW_v09#14 p.161-162x | Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11267 | 40 | ...Thou hast written concerning the spiritual meeting. The spiritual meeting must be in the utmost state of ecstasy and tumult | DAS.1913-07-09, SW_v13#10 p.276x, ABIE.048, BLO_PN#007 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09738 | 80 | ...Thou hast written regarding the results of my trip to America. Its importance is not now manifest. Erelong you shall behold that these pure seeds have grown | DAS.1913-03-17 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03589 | 200 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | ...Thy letter contained most cheering good news and indicated the oneness of spiritual state that exists | DAS.1914-04-17x, BLO_PT#028p, BSTW#097 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08649 | 90 | ...Thy letter was received. From its contents it became evident that, praise be to God, the highest hope of the believers of Boston | DAS.1914-04-17 | Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04217 | 180 | ...Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it contained the good news of the firmness and steadfastness of the believers of God; that they are willing to sacrifice | DAS.1914-07-02 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08655 | 90 | ناله و فغان از عدم ارسال مکاتیب عبدالبهاء نموده بودید چهل سال | ...Thy letter was received. Thou hast lamented and complained because it is come time since thou hast received any letter from ‘Abdu'l-Baha. | YHA2.997x, NJB_v04#15 p.002x | DAS.1913-08-03, ABIE.146, BLO_PN#007 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08417 | 100 | ...Thy recent letter was received. It contained good news, and that is: Thou hast guided to the Kingdom of Abha one new soul. | DAS.1913-10-18 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08328 | 100 | ...Thy remembrance is always my intimate and associate and the heart and the soul of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá supplicating | DAS.1913-11-07 | Call to action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07844 | 110 | ...Today the distinguished leaders of nations must sing such a song in the ears of the people that the heart of the world of humanity may be stirred | DAS.1914-07-02 | Call to action; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3175 | Words to Badi Bushru'i and other students, Ramleh, 1913-09-19 | 40 | ...translate at least one page every day, either from English into Persian, or from Persian into English, thus they might acquire efficiency in this line of work. He recommended for the future that when the means are provided, a committee of translators be organized from both nationalities, who would know the two languages well, in addition to Arabic. Then the Tablets would be properly translated. | DAS.1913-09-19, ABIE.331, BLO_PN#007 | Language and the structure of reality; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11296 | 40 | ...Truly I say his honor ... is striving with all his powers in the diffusion of the Fragrances of God. | DAS.1913-11-04 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11594 | 10 | ...Untrustworthiness is a poisonous arrow which mortally wounds the heart, the soul and the spirit of Abdul Baha. | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.211, BLO_PN#007 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07830 | 110 | ...Verily I received your eloquent letter, the composition of which was wonderful. It was an evidence of your firmness in the Covenant | DAS.1914-02-28x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03303 | 210 | ...We only attain to these spiritual stations through the Bounty and Favor of the Blessed Perfection. When I look to myself, I realize that I am an infinitesimal atom. | DAS.1914-06-24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as sun; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09108 | 90 | ...Whatever contribution you may send to the school of Tarbiat is in the estimation of Abdul Baha, most acceptable. In this we observe the aim of God | DAS.1913-08-14, ABIE.189, BLO_PN#007 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10173 | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مرقوم نموده بودید که خدمتی بانجمن ارتباط شرق و غرب نمائید البته | ...You have written that you desire to assist the Orient-Occident Unity. Undoubtedly the Orient and the Occident must assist each other; especially in the question of the school of Tarbiat. | BDA2.294x | DAS.1913-05-06x, MHMD2.388x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB06203 | 130 | ...Your letter was received and from its contents it became evident that you are journeying toward India. | DAS.1914-03-14 | Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10291 | 70 | ...Your letter was received; but Abdul Baha, owing to the infirmity of the body; the difficulty of voyaging over seas and lands, the lack of rest, the striving and exerting day and night | DAS.1913-07-28, ABIE.123, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2220 | Words to a Baha'í from Holland, spoken on 1913-02-10 | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بناپارت در عالم ملک یکی از نفوس عظیمه بود ولی فتوحاتش محدود بود منتهی شد | [Napoleon] Bonaparte was a powerful person in this earthly dominion. His conquests, however, were limited. | BDA2.129 | DAS.1913-02-10, MHMD2.160-161 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0734 | Words to a Russian princess, spoken on 1913-10-30 | 400 | A Bahá'í is at the same time a Christian, a Jew, a Zoroastrian and a Mohammadan. The Bahá'í Cause is like unto a tree... Every moment in this world has a center. | DAS.1913-10-30, SW_v08#14 p.188x | Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1405 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-23 | 230 | A Bahá'í must conform all his great and small affairs in accord with the good-pleasure of the Blessed Perfection. This is the unerring criterion. | DAS.1915-05-23 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3633 | Words spoken on 1914-02-16 | 10 | A cheerful countenance lends consolation to the beholder. | DAS.1914-02-16, SW_v07#18 p.186 | Consolation and comfort; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1855 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 160 | A crow was perched on the lofty branch of a tall tree. In its beak it carried a piece of cheese. It so chanced that two jackals passed by under the tree. | DAS.1914-11-28 | Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1637 | Words spoken at Bahji, 1914-01-03 | 190 | A fair and impartial observer perceives the signs of the power and intelligence of God in all the atoms of existence. Before leaving Haifa, I felt very ill... Then I reached Stuttgart. There I found wonderful Baha'is. | DAS.1914-01-03 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1332 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-06-20 | 240 | A few days before His departure Bahá'u'lláh called me into His bedroom and commanded me to gather together all His writings and Tablets... After the ascension, Mohamad Ali stole all the writings which were entrusted to me | DAS.1913-06-20 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11483 | Tablet of the Hair 11 | 20 | Tablets of the Hair | Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) | جعدی حبلی من تمسک به لن یضل فی ازل الازال لان فیه هدایه الی انوار الجمال | A lock of My hair is My Cord. He who layeth fast hold on it shall never to all eternity go astray | BLIB_Or11098.029i | LHKM3.076a, MUH3.275d, OOL.B191.11 | BLO_PT#202, DAS.1914-09-12 | Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | LL#400 | |||
| ABU3458 | Words spoken at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-12 | 20 | اصل جوهر بیان اینست که انسان باید در فکر این باشد که دیگران را محافظه کند نه در فکر خود باشد | A man must ever think of the protection of others and not of himself. | DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v07#18 p.188 | The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3559 | Words spoken on 1914-07-10 in Haifa | 20 | A material man lets himself be worried and harassed by little things but a spiritual man is always calm and serene under all circumstances | DAS.1914-07-10, SW_v07#16 p.154 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0368 | Words spoken on 1914-07-10 in Haifa | 650 | عداوت دو نوع است یک عداوت دینی و یک عداوت شخصی نفس مسلم | A person animated by religious enmity subjects us to harsh treatment and persecution. By doing this he thinks he is serving his religion | YHA1.108-109, NJB_v05#14 p.003 | DAS.1914-07-10 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2939 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-19 | 60 | A person must be rapid in motion and not slow and tortoise-like. You see, I take always Khosro and Mirza Ahmad with me, because they move rapidly... Train yourselves to be always in time no matter where you are. | DAS.1914-12-19 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0359 | Words spoken on 1914-08-03 in Haifa | 660 | معرکه شده است دنیا بهم خورده است در کارند که همه بجان یکدیگر بریزند در امریکا و اروپا | A resurrection is set up! The world is topsy-turvy! The wrong side of human character is up! [KHH: A great tumult is ensuing. The whole world is in cataclysm. They are determined to cause universal upheaval.] | KHH1.291-293 (1.405-408) | KHHE.420-423, DAS.1914-08-03, SW_v05#11 p.163-166, SW_v07#15 p.136, SW_v13#12 p.324 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The animal kingdom; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1538 | Words to the Russian Consul-General of Beirut, spoken on 1913-11-09 | 200 | A ruler must consider himself the real father of all the people. Just as the father is solicitous about the education of his sons | DAS.1913-11-09 | Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0889 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-20 | 340 | A teacher must never ask for money for any of his personal needs but the believers must by themselves in a voluntary spirit provide him with his travelling expenses | DAS.1914-03-20 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spirit and form in the administration; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1797 | Words spoken on 1914-02-14 | 170 | A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul | DAS.1914-02-14, SW_v07#18 p.186-187 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Thankfulness; gratitude; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2620 | Words to Mr Eckstein, spoken on 1913-04-05 | 80 | A thirsty man will run after every fountain, he may drink bitter and stagnant water but at last he will reach to the sweet spring. | DAS.1913-04-05 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2907 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-02-28 | 60 | A wise man must adapt himself as quickly as possible to every environment. If he is disgruntled and complains he will make his life miserable | DAS.1914-02-28 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2391 | Words to a young believer, spoken on 1914-03-12 | 100 | A wise young man ever thinks of and studies those means which are conducive to his progress - mental, intellectual and spiritual. He lets all amusements and recreations go and applies himself | DAS.1914-03-12 | Education of children; moral education; Exhortations and counsels; High station of learning; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2022 | Words to some visitors, spoken on 1913-02-27 | 140 | A young man who was graduated from the college applied for a position of teaching in a village far away from civilization. | DAS.1913-02-27 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0434 | Words spoken on 1913-11-10 in Port Said | 590 | About 38 years ago a few Hajis who were natives of Yazd came to Acca. On their way they were stripped clean | DAS.1913-11-10 | Goodly deeds; actions; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0085 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in Paris, 1913-02-13 | 1320 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | چون بنظر حقیقت در جمیع کائنات نظر میکنیم هر کائنی فی الحقیقه حیات دارد سابق | According to science, all forms of creation are endowed with life; this element of life and energy depending on environment and adaptations... Spirit in the human world is the discoverer.... The world of humanity has ever been in a state of anticipation of the coming of the divine Manifestations... We observe that today the means of unity are brought about. This in itself is an evidence | AVK1.113x, KHF.139, KHAB.413 (416), KHTB3.057 | DAS.1913-02-13, SW_v09#01 p.007x, SW_v11#17 p.291x, SW_v14#01 p.011x, DWN_v3#01 p.003x, ADP.165-174 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Infinity and eternity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; The mind's power of discovery; Unity in diversity; Universal language | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3019 | Words to Sepahdar Azam, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 50 | After the ascent of Bahá'u'lláh I was all alone. Enemies within and enemies without had attacked me and a thousand difficulties surrounded me. | DAS.1913-04-20 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1315 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-03-19 | 240 | Ah! Thou art carrying in thy hand a rosary! With the Mohamadans it has become a habit to play with the rosary all the time. | DAS.1915-03-19 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1083 | Words spoken on 1914-02-08 | 290 | All days of his (Abul Fazl's) life were spent in the service of the Cause of God. His will and desire | DAS.1914-02-08, SW_v08#06 p.066 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02324 | Lawh-i-Karmil (Tablet of Carmel) | 380 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | Lawh-i-Karmil (Tablet of Carmel) | حبذا هذا الیوم المبارک الذی لا تعادله القرون و الاعصار حبذا هذا الیوم اذ | All glory be to this Day, the Day in which the fragrances of mercy have been wafted over all created things | GWBP#011 p.018, RHQM2.0976-977 (412) (254-255), ASAT5.027x, PYB#041 p.04, AHB_110BE #17-18 p.340, ANDA#06 p.01, TBP#01, NJB_v06#05 p.6, OOL.B051 | TB#01, DAS.1914-01-02, GWB#011, TDH#064.3x, TDH#064.6x, GPB.219x, GPB.277-278x, GPB.278x, WOB.105x, SW_v14#05 p.149 | J. Murday, Ahdieh, NIKNAK, Mea, almunajat.com [items 42-43] | Brief proclamatory tablet, revealed during a visit to Mount Carmel, taking the form of a joyful dial … | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Proclamation to Jews; Shrines and Holy places | - | * | ROB4.351, ROB4.423, BKOG.375, GPB.219, GPB.345, MMAH.081, GSH.147, LL#137 | ||
| ABU1233 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-19 | 260 | All the Bahá'í books are being preserved in boxes and in these days I have no inclination of opening them. In former years month after month I worked from sunrise till midnight | DAS.1915-05-19 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2755 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-19 | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من عربی را تحصیل نکردهام وقتی طفل بودم کتابی از مناجاتهای حضرت باب را بخط جمال مبارک | All the Baha'ís know that I have never studied Arabic.... I will tell you how I came to know Arabic. When I was very, very young, I found in our house in Tihran a large voluminous book containing many prayers in Arabic revealed by the Bab and copied by Baha'u'llah. | HHA.004x, BDA2.308 | DAS.1913-05-19, MHMD2.407-408, STAB#093, KSHK#31 | Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power of prayer; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2937 | Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias | 60 | All the believers of God must be teachers; each individual Bahá'í must know how to deliver the Message of the Kingdom. | DAS.1914-06-01 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2675 | , spoken on 1912-03-30 | 80 | جمیع موجودات در تحت تغیر و تبدیلند هر جوانی پیر و هر نهالی درخت کهن میشود | All the created phenomena are subject to the law of change and transmutation. Youth is | BDA1.018.06 | DAS.1913-07-19, SW_v13#09 p.218, MHMD1.025, ABIE.086, BLO_PN#007 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Law of transformation and change; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1554 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-12 | 200 | All the efforts of these people in this or other direction are like unto the vanishing traceries made on the mirror-like surface of water. | DAS.1915-03-12 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2891 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-09 | 60 | All the people are asleep. Why are they so negligent and neglectful of the glorious destiny which His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh has appointed for them? | DAS.1913-05-09 | Call to action; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2104 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-12-20 | 130 | All the people are sacrificing their lives for the sake of the worthless (valueless) earth. | DAS.1914-12-20, SW_v13#10 p.269 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2632 | Words to Mirza Fazlollah Khan, spoken on 1915-01-29 | 80 | All their theories and opinions have been useless and without result. They have made a trial of this, still they are not warned. They start in words and end in words. Their whole system of philosophy is based on speculations | DAS.1915-01-29 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1371 | Words to a group of friends, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب با آنکه حالت قدم برداشتن نبود با وجود این بمجلس رفتیم گفتیم میرویم ولو خطر باشد | Although I could not walk one step last night and it was quite dangerous to go out, I said, I will go. The utmost is that I will become a sacrifice to the friends of God. | BDA2.262x | DAS.1913-04-26, MHMD2.342 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0851 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-18 | 350 | Although in this Cause there are no nuns and nunneries, yet truly some of these nuns serve most faithfully the world of humanity. | DAS.1913-03-18 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Monasticism; asceticism; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2484 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-03-02 | 90 | Although my body is ill, my spirit is happy. My hope is for the illumination, the spiritual motion and rejuvenation of Paris. The world of materialism has engulfed these regions. | DAS.1913-03-02 | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1022 | Words spoken on 1913-03-28 in Paris | 300 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Although outwardly cataclysms are hard to understand and to endure, yet there lies a great wisdom behind them which appears later. | DAS.1913-03-28, ADP.116-116x, BSTW#093 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1001 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-07 | 310 | Although some of the simple folks believe that these ancient monuments of civilization are built by Solomon yet there is no foundation for it. | DAS.1914-05-07 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Predictions and prophecies; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2251 | Words spoken on 1914-04-06 | 110 | Although the Western nations have perfected the machinery of natural civilization, yet they are left behind in divine civilization. My object in taking that long journey | DAS.1914-04-06 | Critique of Western values; culture; Exhortations and counsels; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1707 | Words to Mrs Rosenberg, Cropper, and Heron, spoken on 1913-01-20 | 180 | Although this globe of ours is very small, yet it has all these living beings. Can it be imagined that those tremendous bodies hanging in a limitless atmosphere are without inhabitants! | DAS.1913-01-20 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Infinity and eternity; Limits of the intellect; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2550 | Words to some American friends, spoken on 1913-05-24 | 80 | America has the capacity of becoming the standard-bearer of international peace. Geographically it is a vast continent, far away from the jealous eyes of the envious neighbors | DAS.1913-05-24 | Prayer for peace and unity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1515 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-10-23 | 210 | America is the home of the ideals of Peace; its people are peace-loving and its democratic leaders the spreaders of the seeds of Peace. | DAS.1914-10-23, SW_v13#11 p.293 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Parliaments; constitutional government; Praise of Western values; culture; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0684 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-27 | 430 | Amongst the believers of God there must exist the utmost cooperation, equality and the solidarity of rights. Through their deeds and lives | DAS.1915-04-27 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2490 | Words to four ladies from London, spoken on 1913-03-29 | 90 | Any soul entering the Kingdom of Bahá'u'lláh will enjoy an eternal communion with God. It is my hope that each one of you may enter this Kingdom! | DAS.1913-03-29 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3443 | Words spoken on 1914-02-24 | 30 | Any undertaking by the believers of God and which directly helps the promotion | DAS.1914-02-24, SW_v07#15 p.140 | East and West; communication between East and West; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1719 | Words spoken on 1914-03-26 in Haifa | 180 | Regarding Family Life and Marriage | Are not men really childish? The life of men is but a few days; then death overtakes them... My home is the home of peace | COC#0859x, DAS.1914-03-26, SW_v09#03 p.039-040, SW_v12#12 p.204x, ABCC.405, VLAB.151 | B. Weber, S. Sunderland | Contention and conflict; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Hospitality; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0116 | Words spoken at East Putney in London, 1912-12-29 | 1160 | Are you all well? Are you all happy? Are you all joyous? You must be exceedingly joyous | DAS.1912-12-29x | Critique of Western values; culture; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transcending the material condition; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2622 | Words to a singer, spoken on 1913-05-26 | 80 | Are you progressing in your art? The heavenly song is good. It is my hope that you may sing that song. When we left America on the steamer Celtic, there were several musicians and singers. | DAS.1913-05-26 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0772 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-19 | 380 | Art thou happy with me? In thee I place my utmost trust. Because all my correspondence passes through thy hand and all my letters are read and transcribed and translated by thee, thou art the custodian of my secrets. | DAS.1914-11-19 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1135 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1913-12-09 | 280 | As long as a person is not separated from the sacred surroundings of the Threshold of Bahá'u'lláh, he does not realize the magnitude of his loss | DAS.1913-12-09 | Presence of; reunion with God; Shrines and Holy places; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1076 | Words to Nawabzade Mohammad Yousof, spoken on 1913-06-14 | 290 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز جمیع عالم علی الخصوص امم شرق بچنین قوّهٴ نافذهئی محتاجند تا از مضائب اختلاف | As long as these antiquated social customs and religious ceremonies hold sway in India, complete progress will not be obtained. This age is the age of light. | BDA2.349x | DAS.1913-06-14, MHMD2.463x, PN_unsorted p075 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1397 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-23 | 230 | As much as possible we must make our lives simple and reduce its accumulated complexities. Our necessary wants were originally very few | DAS.1915-04-23 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Critique of Western values; culture; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10312 | 70 | As much as you are able, unloose the tongue in teaching the Cause of God and demonstrate ye extraordinary effort | DAS.1914-06-24, SW_v09#17 p.200 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3347 | Words spoken on 1913-08-24 in Ramleh | 30 | As regards free will. There are two distinct kinds of affairs, the first dominated by man, the second which is beyond his control | DAS.1913-08-24, ABIE.233, BLO_PN#007 | Free will and predestination; fate | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1580 | Words spoken on 1913-04-23 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امّا اعانت و حمایت نفوس آن نیز در عالم جسمانی و روحانی هر دو لازمست | Assistance is of two kinds: Material assistance and spiritual assistance. Material assistance is limited to one locality and place but spiritual assistance is measureless. | BDA2.256x | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.328-329x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2019 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-28 | 140 | Association of ideas is a deep psychological phenomenon. Nowhere does my heart truly rest save in this room where the Blessed Beauty spent His days and nights for many years. | DAS.1914-12-28 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1626 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-20 | 190 | Association with outsiders is like unto a 'knife-edge file'. It wears and cuts away the spirit. One does not hear from them one joy-creating word. From noon till now I have been speaking | DAS.1915-04-20 | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0864 | Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh | 350 | At another time there were fifteen celebrated thieves in Bagdad. They raided many houses during the night... Amongst the robbers there was one whose name was Haydar. | DAS.1913-08-13, ABIE.184-186, BLO_PN#007 | Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3478 | Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-04-06 | 20 | Mahmúd's Diary | ما مداخله در طعام جسمانی آنها نمی کنیم مداخلهٴ ما در طعام روحانی است | At the table on board the Cedric Abdu'l-Baha spoke about simple diet - how much better | BDA1.023.02 | DAS.1913-07-20, SW_v08#02 p.018, MHMD1.031, ABIE.090, BLO_PN#007 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0775 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-13 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وقتی جمال مبارک از سلیمانیه ببغداد تشریف آوردند در را گشودند و صلای | At the time that Baha'u'llah was in Baghdad, Mirza Yahya being afraid of his life, was seldom seen amongst the people. He had changed his clothes | BDA2.134 | DAS.1913-02-13, MHMD2.168 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0254 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-22 | 810 | At the time that His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh was in the mountains of Suleymanieh one of the young rugged, illiterate Kurds living in the valley came to see Him... His name was Mullah Ali Mardan. | DAS.1913-02-22 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0782 | Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-03 | 380 | Azrael, the Angel of death, is well-known in the Muhammadan world for his heartlessness in the face of misery and sorrow | DAS.1914-11-03 | Angels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2664 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 80 | Bahá'u'lláh in one of his Tablets says: "Therefore I will explain for your benefit certain luminous and shining mysteries, whereby you will become so attracted | DAS.1913-05-11 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2332 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-06-11 | 100 | Bahá'u'lláh says, when the soul has travelled through many valleys, it reaches to the city of Love. That city contains four pillars. And whenever I find a hearing ear I shall explain what are these four pillars. During the life of Bahá'u'lláh no one asked the explanation of this matter | DAS.1913-06-11 | Four pillars; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1787 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-29 | 170 | Be free from every tie. Do not attach thy heart to anything. Open thy wings and soar toward the infinite space of God. A bird whose wings are tied cannot fly. | DAS.1913-01-29 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Study; deepening; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1790 | Words to a Persian visitor, spoken on 1913-05-17 | 170 | Be patient. Overlook the shortcomings of others. Don't mind the criticisms of anyone. Let thy heart be like unto a sea. | DAS.1913-05-17 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2935 | Words to Madame Laheebe Hashem, spoken on 1913-10-24 | 60 | Be thou kind to all mankind. Try thy utmost to alleviate their burdens. Enlighten the minds with the light of knowledge. | DAS.1913-10-24 | Education of children; moral education; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Role and station of women; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2390 | Words to a pilgrim, spoken on 1914-03-05 | 100 | Be thou occupied in guiding the souls. If you want to educate a person you must strive for many years | DAS.1914-03-05 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as educator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0165 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-16 | 1000 | Because the children are truthful one would love them even if they did something mischievous. The father may punish them for their misdeeds | DAS.1915-03-16 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3392 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-10-29 | 30 | Before entering the Sacred Shrine every one should perform ablution and be clean and pure in body, soul, mind and even his outward apparel. His heart must be purified from all worldly feelings and his consciousness be cleansed from all unholy suggestions. | DAS.1914-10-29 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0230 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1913-11-14 | 860 | خوش آمدید از وقتیکه از این سفر مراجعت نمودم تا دیروز هیجان شدیدی در اعصاب من... ظلّالسّلطان از برای من در پاریس حکایت کرد | Before my arrival in Denver, I read in the newspapers that there was held in that city a great religious revival | Majlis210461.003-006 | NNY.114-116x | DAS.1913-11-14 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0449 | Words spoken on 1913-11-24 in Ramleh | 580 | Before the regular stage-post was established in Persia, there were many swift-footed letter-carriers and messengers | DAS.1913-11-24 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Justice and wrath of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3493 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-06 | 20 | Before you teach others, teach yourself. Man must first test his knowledge in himself to see whether it is workable or theoretical. | DAS.1913-05-06 | Knowledge of self; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1230 | Words spoken on 1913-11-12 in Port Said | 260 | Belief without the test is not worth having.... Give your children a manual profession, something by which they may be able to | DAS.1913-11-12, SW_v09#09 p.097x, SW_v07#15 p.144x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Empty learning; false spirituality; Oneness; unity of religion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1187 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-27 | 270 | Beneath the shade of the Blessed Perfection there must occur in a Baha'i life a complete regeneration! If he continues to live in accord with the old standards and habits, then what has he gained by the change of a name! | DAS.1915-04-27 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00855 | 960 | طوبی از برای نفوسیکه در ظل سدره طوبی ماوی گرفته اند و نیکوست حال عبادیکه | Blessed are the souls who have taken a shelter under the shade of the Tree of Purity! Happy is the condition | NLAI_BH1.167-169x | LHKM1.183, GHA.035ax | DAS.1915-05-13x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Law of fasting; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1795 | Words spoken on 1914-10-13 | 170 | But now after the lapse of many centuries, his highness, the Almighty, has again looked upon them | DAS.1914-10-13, SW_v09#01 p.007+010 | Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1399 | Words to Doctor Finkelstein, spoken on 1915-05-03 | 230 | Buy a piece of land on the top of the mountain and build for yourself a lovely summer house. Then marry a strong, vigorous, athletic girl like thyself. | DAS.1915-05-03 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Parents and children; youth; families | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2483 | Words to Mrs. Henlay, spoken on 1913-02-18 | 90 | By attaching no importance to material things. According to the laws which bind us to this planet, everyone is tied to the gratification of self... Even the theatrical world would not prevent you from becoming what I desire you to become. | DAS.1913-02-18 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Excellence; distinction; Transcending the material condition; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1498 | Words to a vistor, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 210 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | معلم یعنی مربی حقیقی که مظهر صفات الهیه است و یکی از صفات او صفت ربوبیت است | By Father we mean the Educator. Just as the Father is tender to his children, likewise the instructor teaches them.... Generally, there are three kinds of teachers | BDA2.249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.323 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; High station of learning; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3572 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 10 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | معانی شرع قدیم را حضرت مسیح نشئهٴ واثر جدید داد | By this is meant that Christ imbued the meanings of the ancient law with new life and invested them with a fresh effect | AVK2.183.02, BDA2.297 | DAS.1913-05-12, MHMD2.393 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2866 | Words to a painter, spoken on 1913-04-03 | 60 | Can you paint upon the page of the world the ideal pictures of the Supreme Concourse? | DAS.1913-04-03, SW_v05#10 p.149, SW_v05#05 p.070, SW_v08#02 p.028, SW_v14#06 p.178 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2960 | Words spoken on 1913-09-04 in Ramleh | 60 | Chastity and purity of life are the two divine standards of the spiritual and moral law. | DAS.1913-09-04, SW_v08#02 p.026, ABIE.277, BLO_PN#007 | Chastity and purity; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1531 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-18 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اطفال خیلی مایهٴ سُرور و تسلی هستند من طفلی داشتم حسین افندی سه چهار ساله بود وقتی خواب بودم | Children give to a person the greatest consolation. No matter how much the father is sad or cross, as soon as his darling child laughs or speaks, he is made happy. | BDA2.149x | DAS.1913-02-18, MHMD2.187x | Education of children; moral education; Parents and children; youth; families | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1257 | Words spoken on 1914-04-08 | 250 | China, China, China, China-ward the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh must march! Where is that holy, sanctified Bahá'í | DAS.1914-04-08, SW_v08#03 p.037 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3201 | Words to a Christian girl, spoken on 1913-02-23 | 40 | Christ and the Bible be for us; the Pope and all the priests be for you. We follow Christ and not the priests. | DAS.1913-02-23 | Christ; Christianity; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3213 | Words spoken on 1914-03-17 in Haifa | 40 | Christ was known by the name of the Lamb. The only means of defense that a lamb possesses are his horns. | DAS.1914-03-17 | Christ; Christianity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2275 | Words spoken on 1913-01-01 in London | 110 | Civilization is like unto a moving hill of sands: Today it is here, tomorrow it is many thousand miles away. It is subject to constant transferences. | DAS.1913-01-01 | Means of establishment of future civilization; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0806 | Words spoken on 1914-04-18 in Haifa | 370 | Compared with the ancient history of the world the invention of writing is of quite recent date - only a number of thousands of years. | DAS.1914-04-18 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Seven stages of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1712 | Words to Frau and Frauline Consul, spoken on 1913-04-29 | 180 | Complete physical health is enjoyed by the animals. Consider when the animal possesses perfect health, it brays, it rolls on the grass | DAS.1913-04-29 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3357 | Words spoken on 1914-05-26 in Tiberias | 30 | Concerning my power: it is one bestowal of the bestowals of His Holiness Baha'o'llah | DAS.1914-05-26, SW_v08#15 p.211 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1404 | Words to Latimer, Remey and students, spoken on 1914-10-15 | 230 | Confidence is the cornerstone of all of life's activities. In the early days after our arrival in Acca | DAS.1914-10-15, PN_1914 p084 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0686 | Words to Mrs Stannard | 430 | Consecrate all thy time to the service of the Kingdom of God and the propagation of its principles | DAS.1913-10-29, SW_v05#01 p.005-006, SW_v07#11 p.104-106 | Call to action; Human reality created in the image of God; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1186 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-03-06 | 270 | Consider and reflect over the Favors and Bounties of the Blessed Perfection!.. I will send thee to America | DAS.1914-03-06 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2538 | Words spoken at table on 1914-10-30 | 90 | Consider how the people bear testimony to the fact that this Religion is universal and its principles are conducive to the welfare of humanity | DAS.1914-10-30 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1467 | Words to Arab villagers from Adasiyyah, spoken on 1914-05-07 | 220 | Consider that Abdu'r-Rahman Pasha receives one forth of the entire crop and produce from the farmers in his village | DAS.1914-05-07 | Agriculture; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1941 | Words spoken on 1914-01-27 | 150 | Consider the influence of the Word of God... If you take bars of iron and tie them together, no matter how closely, they will not become one. But when a metallurgist comes on the scene | DAS.1914-01-27, SW_v15#07 p.208x | Metallurgical metaphors; Oneness; unity of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2088 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-10 | 130 | Consider the power of the Covenant! Where is Acca and where is Los Angeles! Yet the power of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh has united these two distant points!... In order to preserve the unity of the Cause and to spread the religion of God, Baha'o'llah has established this Covenant and Testament | DAS.1913-05-10, SW_v08#13 p.183x, SW_v09#13 p.139x | East and West; communication between East and West; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1824 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-30 | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این چه محبتی است که بقوهٴ حضرت بهآءالله در میان ما احداث شده پادشاه ایران دو مرتبه | Consider what wonderful love is this that has been established between us through the power of His Holiness Baha'u'llah! The Shah of Persia came twice to Stuttgart. | BDA2.276 | DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.361-362 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3056 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 50 | Consider with what knowledge His holiness Bahá'u'lláh hath favored the Bahá'ís, that if they are given the whole world they will not deny Christ. They love Christ better than their own lives. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3634 | Words spoken on 1914-07-11 | 10 | Devotion to and love for one's vocation accomplishes miracles. | DAS.1914-07-11, SW_v08#02 p.021 | Excellence; distinction; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1459 | Words to Remey, Latimer, et al, spoken on 1914-10-16 | 220 | Did you hear the cooing of the doves? Just now some one fired a gun and they | DAS.1914-10-16, SW_v09#18 p.205, PN_1914 p090 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Kindness to and rights of animals; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3448 | Words spoken on 1913-12-21 in Haifa | 30 | Did you know what I was smiling for?... In either case he has not understood, he is just revealing the state of his own | DAS.1913-12-21, SW_v08#11 p.142 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humor; jokes; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0672 | Conversation with Shaykh Muhammad at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-02-27 | 440 | Didst thou not hear that I went to America? France in comparison to America is very near... | DAS.1915-02-27 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Humor; jokes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2384 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 100 | Different things are considered by us as of absolute importance, while in reality they have a relative importance at various stages of our development | DAS.1913-05-11 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Relativity of religious truth | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3049 | Words to the ship's doctor, spoken on 1913-12-05 | 50 | Divine civilization is peace, love and unity. The East has been the founder of divine civilization, but the West the spreader of material civilization. | DAS.1913-12-05 | East and West; communication between East and West; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1771 | Words to departing pilgrims, spoken on 1914-01-20 | 170 | Do ye not weep! The Lord is your comfort. The glory of the King of Kings shall rest upon you. Abide eternally in the realm of joy | DAS.1914-01-20 | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2407 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-10 | 100 | Do you see that brilliant star? I declare... that it is my fondest hope | DAS.1912-12-08, SW_v07#12 p.115, SW_v09#14 p.162 | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2506 | Words to a Frenchman, spoken on 1914-06-03 | 90 | Does this philosopher mean that there is no 'motion' whatever in Nature? For as we know there are several kinds of motion | DAS.1914-06-03 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Evolution; human evolution; Heat and motion; Law of transformation and change; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1931 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Akka, 1915-04-17 | 150 | Doest thou see the farmers furrowing the fields for the sowing of new seeds? Are they not working with tireless exertion? | DAS.1915-04-17 | Effort; striving; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1608 | Words spoken on 1914-06-20 in Haifa | 190 | Dr. Ardasheer has learned osteopathy very well. He desires to give you a massage.... They investigate every question.... They go to self-interested strangers | DAS.1914-06-19, SW_v09#10 p.119-120 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0068 | Words spoken on 1914-06-29 in Haifa | 1420 | در تمام ایام مبارک همیشه آرزوی من این بود که روزی بیاید بلکه انشاء الله بجهتی | During all the blessed days of Baha'o'llah, my hope always was that a day would come | MAS5.230-236, NJB_v05#10 p.003, KHH1.250 (1.349-357) | KHHE.367-373, DAS.1914-06-28, SW_v09#11 p.127-130 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1947 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-15 | 150 | During our stay in Baghdad there lived in that city one of the Ameers of Afghanistan. He was reputed to be very wealthy and cultured. He used to frequent our house | DAS.1915-02-15 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1026 | Words spoken on 1914-06-18 | 300 | During the days of youth, man sees the pictures of life in all things.... During the lifetime of the king-of-the-martyrs, the heart of the Blessed Beauty.... On day, one of the opposers hit a dog with a stone.... There was a great commotion in the souls upon hearing my address.... | DAS.1914-06-18, SW_v09#10 p.118 | Evolution; human evolution; Kindness to and rights of animals | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2666 | Words spoken in Dec. 1913 in Akka | 80 | During the Dispensation of Muhammad, there lived two poets in Mecca. One composed a great eulogy praising Muhammad | DAS.1913-12-21 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Humor; jokes; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1050 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 300 | During the first year of our arrival in Baghdad, one day Mirza Javad asked me to go out with him to an outlying district. At this time, Arabian robbers frequented the roads | DAS.1913-04-25 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0787 | Words spoken on 1914-02-03 | 380 | During the first years of our stay in Baghdad, Baha'o'llah suddenly departed for the | DAS.1914-02-03, SW_v08#13 p.165-166 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0998 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-08 | 310 | During the lifetime of Bahá'u'lláh the inhabitants of the village, Mokeiss, were most anxious that I may buy half of their real estate | DAS.1914-05-08 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0197 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-17 | 910 | During the reign of Kaliph Abdol Malek Mervan there lived in Damascus a merchant. At first everyone trusted him and deposited in his safe large amounts of money. | DAS.1915-01-17 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1198 | Words to Dr. Getsinger, spoken on 1914-08-24 | 270 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Economy is the foundation of human prosperity. The spendthrift is always in trouble | DAS.1914-08-24, BSC.453 #829x, SW_v08#02 p.018, BSTW#303 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Conduct in finance and business; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Wealth inequality and its moderation; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2358 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03 | 100 | Education is the bedrock of the modern civilization of Europe and America. From childhood the mothers train the minds of their children with noble ideals | DAS.1913-12-03 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3695 | Words to two Theosophists spoken on 1913-04-23 | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ملکوت بهآء اللّٰه داخل شوید تا از هر جهت مؤیّد گردید در ایران نسآئی هستند | Enter into the Kingdom of Baha'u'llah, that you may be aided in every respect. In Persia, there are women who are entirely bereft of wealth | BDA2.253 | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.329 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3039 | Words to Mr. Lorge, London, 1912-12-20 | 50 | Europe is steeped in a sea of materialism. People are either agnostics or full of religious superstitions | DAS.1912-12-20, SW_v03#19 p.006 | Critique of Western values; culture; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07825 | 110 | Every high-soaring bird does not attach its heart to its low nest and abode. At every morn it sings a new melody in a rose-garden | DAS.1913-03-29x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0778 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-23 | 380 | Every meeting which is held for the purpose of teaching the Cause of God and the people | DAS.1914-08-23 | Chastisement and requital; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3415 | Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London | 30 | Every object in this world has the power of combustion. The objects by themselves and in themselves will not be ignited. A flame is necessary. I hope you will become that flame to enkindle the hearts. | DAS.1912-12-23 | Being a source of light; guidance; Fire and light; fire and water; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0752 | 400 | Every plan is in need of a power for its execution. Today the penetrative power in the world of existence is the confirmation of the Kingdom of Abha… Teaching the Cause of God does not depend on scientific attainment | DAS.1914-10-29?, SW_v13#06 p.132 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2428 | Words to Mr Lee and Miss Hodgson, spoken on 1913-05-09 | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | انسان اول باید خود را تبلیغ نماید خود منجذب و منقطع باشد تا نفس او در دیگران تأثیر کند | Every soul must first teach himself; he must be severed, attracted, enkindled; he must be living the life -- then his words will have effect... This Cause has cost us very dear. We have not received it cheaply. | BDA2.293 | DAS.1913-05-09, MHMD2.386 | Development of capacity and readiness; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3374 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-16 | 30 | Faith is the centre of human virtues. Through the light of faith justice is established. | DAS.1914-08-16 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2204 | Words spoken on 1913-01-22 in Paris | 120 | Faithfulness is a good attribute. There is nothing better than faithfulness. Although the faithfulness of the dog is natural | DAS.1913-01-22 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Free will and predestination; fate; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2586 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-27 | 80 | Fifty years ago Bahá'u'lláh prophesied: 'Adrianople shall go out of the hand of the Sultan' and today that prophecy is fulfilled.... It is evident that negligence from God brings a nation to this path; lack of sound administration | DAS.1913-03-27 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2257 | Words to Mrs Noel, spoken on 1913-05-19 | 110 | First we must make ourselves receptive, then the bounties of God descend upon us. The mirror must become clear from rust first, then the sun with all its glory will be reflected therein. | DAS.1913-05-19 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1374 | Words to Mrs Holley, spoken on 1913-05-04 | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | شفا دو قسم است جسمانی و روحانی خدا دوا را بی سبب خلق نکرده... چون در اجزآء بدن مانند جزء شکری یا نشوی | For healing, prayer and medicine both are necessary. God has created the herbs and the plants with their useful properties.... We have been talking about healing | BDA2.284-285x | DAS.1913-05-04, MHMD2.374x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0154 | Address given in Woking Mosque on 1913-01-17 | 1030 | Translation List | نه ماه بود که من در ممالک امریکا سیر میکنم و در بسیار از کنائس و مجامع و کلوبها صحبت میداشتم | For nine months, I traveled through the states of America and spoke at many churches, gatherings, and clubs. Even in the synagogues of the Jews | NJB_v12#10 p.176 | DAS.1913-01-17, ADMS#164 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social) | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2002 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Budapest, 1913-04-13 | 140 | For nine years He [Bahá'u'lláh] did not see a green leaf. He loved nature. His sensibilities and powers of observation were miraculous. The tips of His fingers were the most sensitive parts of His holy temple. | DAS.1913-04-13 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2618 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-01 | 80 | For the present, in Paris we are all engaged in mentioning the name of the True One. We are all beneath the protection of the Blessed Perfection. | DAS.1913-03-01 | Development of capacity and readiness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1549 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-07-23 | 200 | For the time being the proposed delegates to such a Conference must lay aside the discussion of dogmas and Apostles Creeds... If the churches are anxious to win the souls back to Christ they must interpret these 'seven great mysteries' of Christianity according to science and reason | DAS.1914-07-23 | Christian doctrine and practice; Harmony of science and religion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1141 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-05 | 280 | For three years I was away from the fanatical prejudices of the East and breathed in the Western clime the air of the freedom of conscience, and the broad catholicity of human and divine principles was much to my liking. | DAS.1914-12-05 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Second birth | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3077 | Words spoken on 1914-03-06 in Haifa | 50 | Formerly I was so accustomed that I slept in Acca in the same small room with 13 other souls, but now if there sleeps another person in my room I lie awake all night. | DAS.1914-03-06 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding bodily comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1490 | Words spoken on 1914-04-02 | 210 | ای یاران عنقریب یومی اید که دیگر مرا نخواهید دید آنچه تکلیف من بود بجا آوردم | Friends! The time is coming when I shall be no longer with you. I have done all that could be done | DWNP_v1#03-4 p.005-006, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.025a | GPB.309x, DAS.1914-04-02, SW_v05#07 p.104, SW_v06#06 p.046, DWN_v6#11 p.001, PN_unsorted p025, PAB.026-027, ABCC.405-406, VLAB.027-028, BSTW#052v | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1390 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-30 | 230 | From 8am to 6pm I was speaking to them. They asked many questions peculiar to their sects... Now the answer must be given in such a manner as to establish a conciliation between these two schools | DAS.1914-03-29 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Realms of being; three realms; five realms | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1347 | Words to students of Beirut College, 1914-04-15 | 240 | From now on you must strive to beautify the moral aspect of your lives. Advise each other with the utmost consideration | DAS.1914-04-15, SW_v07#18 p.183-184 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Compassion; kindness; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0962 | Words spoken on 1914-05-25 in Tiberias | 320 | From the beginning of the Cause or more definitely from the time that the Blessed Perfection was exiled... All this diffusion of the fragrances of the Cause of God, throughout the Orient | DAS.1914-05-25, SW_v08#13 p.178x, SW_v08#13 p.179x | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2097 | Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-15 | 130 | Gather once a week in a public meeting. Before the meeting begins, one must read a prayer, afterward they may sing together an anthem or a song. This is optional.... Crystallization of forms will kill the spirit... | DAS.1913-04-15 | Spirit and form in the administration; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0834 | Words spoken on 1914-04-18 in Haifa | 360 | Generally the people of the past have forgotten the foundation of their religions and have clung to some superficial doctrines... All the civic affairs and the legislation of material laws for the increasing needs of the enlightened humanity belong to the House of Justice... The Universal House of Justice has only the legislative function | DAS.1914-04-18 | Contention and conflict; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Justice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2496 | Words to some Zoroastrian farmers, spoken on 1915-02-26 | 90 | Giving is a divine quality. Blessed are those who give! When we were in Baghdad we had an Arab Bahá'í who lived nine miles out of the city. | DAS.1915-02-26 | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2536 | Words spoken on 1913-07-29 in Ramleh | 90 | Glad tidings of the Kingdom of Abha! We announce to you Glad-tidings of great Joy!... Similar words were spoken almost two thousand years ago. | DAS.1913-07-29, SW_v08#13 p.157-158, ABIE.125, BLO_PN#007 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Oneness; unity of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09723 | 80 | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Guide of the seekers to the Sought One and the Magnet of the lovers to the Presence of the Beloved! | DAS.1913-12-01 | Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2061 | Words to some students, spoken on 1914-07-15 | 130 | God be praised! How wonderful are these students! I am looking forward with | DAS.1914-07-15, SW_v09#09 p.100, SW_v13#05 p.104 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0969 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-09-02 | 320 | God does not change. He is the unchangeable, the immutable. True religion also does not change. | DAS.1914-09-02 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Interconnectedness of the teachings; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1128 | Words to a friend, spoken on 1913-05-08 | 280 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خدا استعدادی را که بشما عنایت فرموده برای اینست که در خدمت ملکوتش صرف نمائید | God has created in you a great capacity. You must expend this capacity in the Cause of the Kingdom. If you consecrate it to any other cause except the promotion of the virtues of the world of humanity, its results will be finite. | BDA2.290-291 | DAS.1913-05-08, MHMD2.383-384 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2360 | Words spoken on 1914-01-29 | 100 | God has prepared for us all the convenient ways of voyage, so that we may travel far and wide and spread the Case. The American civilization has done much toward the progress | DAS.1914-01-29 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1560 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 200 | God hath made all the phenomena for the sake of man and created man for Himself. We consider that the sun is shining, the clouds are pouring down rain | DAS.1914-05-10 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Human reality created in the image of God; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Purpose; goal of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1865 | Words spoken on 1914-06-08 in Tiberias | 160 | God willing, ye shall be always under the protection of the Truth. In your behalf, I seek favor and bounty from the Blessed Beauty. Rest ye assured. | DAS.1914-06-08, SW_v09#10 p.109 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0728 | Words spoken on 1912-12-17 in London | 410 | God willing! If I go to America another time I will go differently; but it is very difficult | DAS.1912-12-17, SW_v03#19 p.003-004 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Praise of Western values; culture; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0291 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-18 | 750 | God, addressing one of the great Prophets of the past, says: 'Dost thou find thou art able to guide a blind man | DAS.1914-07-18 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Degrees of faith; certitude; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Power of prayer; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1428 | Words spoken on 1913-10-02 in Ramleh | 220 | God, through His Grace, in the course of the life of every man opens a wide door of golden opportunity before his face. | DAS.1913-10-02 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2388 | Words to Edward Getsinger, spoken on 1913-11-10 | 100 | Greater love has no man for another than I have demonstrated toward thee. I have sent for thee and am sending both of you to India | DAS.1913-11-10 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Disregarding bodily comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3133 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-13 | 40 | حرص و طمع مخمر در طبیعت انسانی است ولکن تربیت الهی این صفات را تغییر میدهد | Greed and avarice are ingrained in human nature. However, divine teachings will change these attributes. | KHH1.215 (1.302) | KHHE.316, DAS.1915-04-13, BSR_v13 p.101 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3431 | Words spoken on 1912-12-24 in London | 30 | Hands which have labored in the cause of education are ever blessed. I am pleased with your hands. | DAS.1912-12-24, SW_v09#08 p.089 | Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0781 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-11 | 380 | Happiness is the ambrosia of the spirit and the nectar of the souls. It confers upon man the boon of immortality | DAS.1914-12-11, SW_v13#06 p.153x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0332 | Words spoken on 1914-03-16 in Haifa | 700 | Having already made firm and steadfast the shaking and doubtful apostles Mary Magdalene started on her famous journey toward Rome | DAS.1914-03-16 | Christ; Christianity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1864 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-07-23 | 160 | Having then realized how these holy, spiritual, luminous Manifestations sacrificed their lives, teaching us with deeds and not words... then if we have one grain of loyalty how can we stand by idle | DAS.1914-07-23 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2663 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-27 | 80 | He [Bismark] was the most wonderful genius in statesmanship. He was a wise, shrewd and most intelligent diplomatist. | DAS.1913-04-27 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0908 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-23 | 330 | He [Sheikh ar-Ra'is] is one of the noblest men of Persia. Learned and eloquent and as a former representative of the people | DAS.1914-11-24 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and mercy; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0549 | Words to Mon. Richard, spoken on 1913-05-10 | 500 | 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1376 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-16 | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مطران کشیش نصاری پیش من آمد و گفت که میرزا محمد علی مرا ملاقات کرد | He related the story of a judge of Acca, a priest of an Orthodox sect and Muhammad 'Ali. The judge was the Master's friend | BDA2.142-143 | DAS.1913-02-16, MHMD2.177-178 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2515 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-09 | 90 | He was caught sleeping by our enemies and they deceived him. He thought after writing and publishing this book all the Persians will honor and respect him | DAS.1914-05-09 | Chastisement and requital; Power of the Manifestation of God; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2149 | Words spoken on 1913-10-02 in Ramleh | 120 | His [al-Afghani's] admirers have written to me that the traces of his tomb are almost effaced, owing to neglect. | DAS.1913-10-02 | Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3391 | Words spoken on 1914-02-18 | 30 | His aim [Andrew Carnegie's] is good and a service to the world of humanity | DAS.1914-02-18, SW_v09#03 p.035 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0617 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-23 | 460 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0283 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-19 | 760 | His holiness Bahá'u'lláh had a beautiful habit which was kept up till the last years of His life. Every evening after having partaken of His dinner He would retire inside of His mosquito net and then send for all the members of the blessed household | DAS.1915-03-19 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Humor; jokes; Methods of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1223 | Words to a young girl from Scotland studying painting, spoken on 1913-05-07 | 260 | His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh has commanded the study of arts and crafts; that when we undertake the study of any branch of arts we must perfect ourselves in it | DAS.1913-05-07 | Bringing oneself to account each day; High station of the arts and sciences; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2326 | Words to a Christian minister, spoken on 1914-06-09 | 100 | Bahá'í Scriptures | His holiness Christ came for the promulgation of the law of love; all the prophets were sent… Hast thou love?... | DAS.1914-06-09, BSC.454 #832x, SW_v07#17 p.171, SW_v08#11 p.139-140, SW_v09#10 p.110 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0995 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-12-19 | 310 | His Holiness Christ on account of the avocation of His disciples called them the fisher of men but the Blessed Perfection designated | DAS.1914-12-19, SW_v13#07 p.172-173 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1606 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 190 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خود مسیح میفرماید منم نان حیات پس آن مائدهٴ کمالات و یوضات آسمانی بود و آن طبقها | His Holiness Christ said: I am the bread which has come down from heaven. Again he said: Whosoever eats of this bread, he shall find a new life. The heavenly food is the divine virtues of the world of humanity | BDA2.297x | DAS.1913-05-12, MHMD2.392-393x | Call to action; Manifestation of God as mediator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2445 | Words spoken on 1913-11-17 in Port Said | 90 | His Holiness Mohamad lived 23 years and all his writings are put together in the form of the Book you have in your hands. Once an Arab went to Him | DAS.1913-11-17 | Muhammad; Islam | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1084 | Words spoken on 1914-03-02 in Haifa | 290 | His Holiness the Báb says: 'We have put mankind in the alembic…" These souls are quickened through the Breath of the Blessed Perfection... The Holy, divine Manifestations have appeared in this world to instruct mankind in the school of morality... The foundation of praiseworthy virtues is faith. | DAS.1914-03-02, SW_v08#05 p.058x, PN_various p017 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2007 | Words spoken on 1914-06-02 in Tiberias | 140 | His Holiness the Blessed Perfection has raised the station of woman and hath glorified her before the eyes of all the world. | DAS.1914-06-02 | Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10218 | 70 | His honor Aqa Faraj like unto the wind swept across the deserts and like unto the birds soared over mountains | DAS.1913-03-06 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0077 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-20 | 1400 | His Honor Aqa Rida and His honor Aqa Mahmud were most sincere. They were serving day and night. | DAS.1914-08-26 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11229 | 40 | جناب آقا میرزا حبیب الله و آقا میرزا عزیزالله خان محض نشر نفحات الله و دیدن | His honor Mirza Habibollah and Mirza Azzizollah Khan have permission to take a trip to Europe | KHH1.095 (1.133), KHH2.020 (2.041) | KHHE.145, DAS.1914-07-19 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0136 | Words spoken on 1915-04-30 in Haifa | 1070 | His life [Khalil's] was an example of honesty and activity... This man [Abdullah] lives in Baghdad and was notorious for his evil deeds... This man [Isma'il] was the well-known architect of Farrokh Khan in Tihran... | DAS.1915-04-30 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Hospitality; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1369 | Words spoken on 1913-11-26 in Ramleh | 230 | His name [the father of Ibn-i-Asdaq] was Mollah Salek Mogaddass. He was one of the learned men of Persia, and when he became a believer | DAS.1913-11-26 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0232 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-20 | 860 | His real name was Mirza Muhammad Qa'ini. He was a man of great spirituality and wit. Long before the appearance of the Báb from Shiraz | DAS.1915-05-20 | Humor; jokes; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0979 | Interview with Stanwood Cobb, Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-23 | 320 | Hope is made possible through turning one's face toward God. If all the benefits of the world are made possible for man and he has no hope, he will not enjoy them. | DAS.1913-03-23 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2791 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-22 | 70 | Horticulture is one of the most fascinating arts. I love it and watch the growth of the trees and flowers as one watches the growth of the babes. | DAS.1915-04-22 | Agriculture; Creativity in art; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Perfection; imperfection of nature | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0018 | Interview with Pasteur Monnier at his theological seminary in Paris, 1913-02-17 | 2180 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Interview with Pasteur Monnier (1913) | احوال حضرات را بپرس اسقوف عرض کرد الحمد لله سلامتیم و مسرور از تشریف | How are you?... I am likewise most happy... One endowed with the gift of hearing gets the mysteries of God from all things | AVK2.172.02x, AVK4.331x, KHF.148, KHAB.418 (421), KHTB3.061 | DAS.1913-02-16, SW_v04#03 p.051-055, ADP.147-158, BLO_PT#002, STAB#062 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); The cross and the trinity | - | - | question and answer session. | ||||
| ABU0985 | Words to a mother, spoken on 1913-05-15 | 310 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بتربیت الهی تربیت شوند نه مثل اینکه حالا مادران از بدایت عمر به پسران میگویند | How are your children? Are they well? Do you give them an ideal education? The children of today are the citizens of tomorrow. | BDA2.301x | DAS.1913-05-15, MHMD2.398x | Education of children; moral education; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1920 | Words spoken on 1913-09-21 in Ramleh | 150 | How complex is the life of the present age and how much more complex we | DAS.1913-09-21, SW_v08#02 p.017-018, ABIE.343, BLO_PN#007 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Critique of Western values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Praise of Eastern values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1103 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-05-02 | 290 | How cool is thy areesheh! Is this not better than the palace of the kings?... All the companions of our trips in different parts of the world have departed and only you and I are left! | DAS.1914-05-02 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2733 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 70 | How dead to all spiritual emotions are the people of Paris! The inhabitants of this city are engrossed in the whirlpool of pleasure and self-gratification. | DAS.1913-02-20 | Critique of Western values; culture; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2258 | Words spoken on 1913-11-11 in Port Said | 110 | How fervently I long to go on Mount Carmel, the Garden of the Lord! How inspiring is the matchless panorama | DAS.1913-11-11 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Mount Carmel; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0764 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-06-22 | 390 | How I long to be far away from people for two months, somewhere where I have not to read letters, answer questions and always associate with men.... One of the oriental kings going to hunt | DAS.1913-06-22 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0377 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-13 | 640 | How I longed for the re-appearance of these divine nights!... There is a place in America called Green Acre. It is customary during the months of summer | DAS.1913-12-13, SW_v08#05 p.050x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Freedom of thought and action; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2264 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-14 | 110 | How important is the cleanliness of the body! It is well-expressed that cleanliness is godliness: because this body is the spiritual temple of the Almighty, it must be kept clean and pure. | DAS.1915-03-14 | Chastity and purity; Cleanliness and refinement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0925 | Words to Mrs Moore, spoken on 1913-05-18 | 330 | How is Green Acre? When will the season be opened? Green Acre is a most delightful spot. I enjoyed my visit to that charming place… In Green Acre you must concentrate your forces around the one all important fact--the investigation of reality. | DAS.1913-05-18, SW_v08#05 p.050-051x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2615 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-16 | 80 | How large is the creation of God! How stupendous His machinery! How infinite His dominion!... Were it possible to construct an aeroplane and establish communication between the various planets many marvellous discoveries would have been achieved! | DAS.1913-02-16 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Infinity and eternity; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1359 | Words spoken on 1914-05-19 in Tiberias | 230 | How long are you Jews going to wait for the coming of Messiah? Day and night you are praying | DAS.1914-05-19, SW_v05#08 p.122 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2614 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-09 | 80 | How pitiful it is that man is satisfied with material things and so regulates his life as to gain more and more! | DAS.1913-02-09 | Human reality created in the image of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0921 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-11 | 330 | فی الحقیقه این مدت بیفایده گذشت باز در امریکا که بودیم مشغول بودیم | How spiritual and glorious were those divine days spent amongst the believers of God in the Western world!... Truly, this period has not been productive. At least when we were in America, we were busy and constantly met with people | KHH1.209-210 (1.293-295) | KHHE.307-308, DAS.1915-04-11, BSR_v13 p.099 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1782 | Words spoken on 1915-05-01 in Haifa | 170 | How the children love the small, innocent lambs... I remember an incident of my childhood... I was then very, very young, probably 3 or 4 years. At the time the Blessed Perfection lived in Tihran. | DAS.1915-05-01 | Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1177 | Words spoken on 1913-12-19 in Akka | 270 | Translation List | واقعا چه قدر مردم بی انصافند از روزیکه حضرت مسیح ظاهر شده تا یومنا هذا نفسی | How very unjust the people are! From the day of the appearance of his holiness, Christ | KHF.197, KHAB.450 (450), KHTB3.082, NJB_v05#11 p.001 | DAS.1913-12-19, SW_v09#02 p.018-019, ADMS#065i08x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3605 | Words spoken on 1914-04-20 in Haifa | 10 | I am afraid if I breathe Mirza Ahmad will write it down. | DAS.1914-04-20 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3402 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-08 | 30 | I am always thinking how to carry the loads of others and not to put my own load on their shoulders. The Blessed Perfection has taught me this. We must prove this through deed and not by mere word. | DAS.1913-05-08, ABCC.391x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0442 | Talk to pilgrims at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-22 | 580 | حال من بسیار خوبست در جمیع جاها گردیدم هوا باین خوبی ندیدم اگر اهالی اینجا منهمک | I am always well, especially in these days. Here the air is paradisiacal. The weather of Mount Carmel at this season is most healthful... Before we were exiled from Tihran all our properties and possessions were pillaged | KHH1.114-116 (1.159-162) | KHHE.174, DAS.1914-10-22 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3018 | Words to a newspaper publisher, spoken on 1912-04-04 | 50 | Mahmúd's Diary | من بر حسب دعوتهای محافل صلح بامریکا میروم زیرا اساس این امر بر صلح عمومیست و وحدت عالم | I am going to America at the invitation of peace congresses, as the fundamental principles of this Cause are universal peace | BDA1.022.06 | DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.030, ABIE.089, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2065 | Words to the friends, spoken around 1914-09-10 | 130 | I am humble. I am meek. The Blessed Perfection has trained and educated me with the power of humility and renunciation. | DAS.1914-09-11 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1234 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-04-30 | 260 | I am leaving tomorrow for Tiberias. I am leaving because you have persisted so much... In the Cause we must give up all pleasures and recreation for the sake of service | DAS.1914-04-30 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1777 | Words to a group of American students, spoken on 1913-03-25 | 170 | I am likewise most pleased to meet you. This cause has become world-wide. In a short space of time it has permeated throughout all the regions, for it has a magnetic power | DAS.1913-03-25, BSC.443 #809x, DWN_v5#01 p.006x | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Harmony of science and religion; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1448 | Words to Mirza Fazlollah and his wife, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 220 | I am most pleased with your marriage. For this is a marriage between the East and the West. The more intermarriage between the Europeans, Americans and Persians the better | DAS.1913-05-12 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3255 | Words spoken on 1913-07-26 in Ramleh | 40 | I am not feeling well, even in Ramleh, but for the present I will not move to any other place, no matter what may happen. I have finished all my work. I have nothing else to do. | DAS.1913-07-26, ABIE.115, BLO_PN#007 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2492 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-03-15 | 90 | I am not saying anything, but every week I receive great news about the progress of the Cause in Persia... The Spirit of God is using these instruments in all parts of the world to create a mighty synthesis of all that which is best in the past religions | DAS.1914-03-15 | Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2612 | Words to the minister of the New Congregational Church, spoken on 1913-01-13 | 80 | I am only a servant of God. The station of servitude is very great. It is very difficult for any one to live in accord with the requirements of servitude | DAS.1913-01-13 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3030 | Words spoken on 1914-06-30 | 50 | I am serving God. I am the servant of God. I give sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf | DAS.1914-06-30, SW_v08#15 p.210 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1329 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-06 | 240 | I am tired with the inactivity of these days. Our precious time has become unprofitable and valueless... The constant presentation of reiteration of worldly talk wears away the sharp edge of the spiritual susceptibilities | DAS.1915-05-06 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2932 | Words spoken on 1913-08-30 in Ramleh | 60 | I am trying to make amends for the past. I am devoting all my time to the Oriental friends. | DAS.1913-08-30, ABIE.256, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2662 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1913-03-29 | 80 | I am under the protection and preservation of God. God looks after me. He guards me against any danger. Sometimes He comes and caresses me. He kisses my lips and touches my back. | DAS.1913-03-29 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11115 | 50 | I beg of God that thou mayst discover the stars of the Kingdom of Abha, behold the zodiacal towers on the world on High, unfold the secrets of God | DAS.1913-03-29x | Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2184 | Closing prayer of weekly meeting, spoken on 1913-02-14 | 120 | I beg of Thee, O my God! My Lord! My Hope! And my utmost Desire! Verily Thou knowest my humility, my contrition, my poverty, my indigence, my agitation | DAS.1913-02-14 | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0292 | Public address given on 1913-04-03 | 750 | I came from a distant land. I have travelled twenty thousand miles until I came to you in Stuttgart.... In this age every face must turn to God! | DAS.1913-04-03x, SW_v04#04 p.067-069, SW_v15#01 p.037, ABCC.381-382x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3358 | Words spoken on 1914-08-17 | 30 | I cannot understand why people insist on the fact that one cannot give up a thing | DAS.1914-08-17, SW_v08#02 p.021 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2934 | Words spoken on 1913-10-02 in Ramleh | 60 | I consider him [Tolstoi] a Bahá'í, a real Bahá'í, because he lived and acted in accord with the good-pleasure of Bahá'u'lláh | DAS.1913-10-02 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Review of publications; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2504 | Words to Isabel Fraser, spoken on 1913-09-28 | 90 | I desire that thou mayst be filled with Bahá'u'lláh. Thou must concentrate all thy ideas and thoughts around the promotion | DAS.1913-09-28, ABIE.365, BLO_PN#007 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2729 | Words spoken on 1913-10-26 in Ramleh | 70 | I desire that you may see the divine ships. These ships are the blessed sails who are traversing the sea of divine mercy | LOG#1997x, DAS.1913-10-26, SW_v08#08 p.104 | Growth of the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3074 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 50 | I do not feel happy in Paris. I do not know whether it is its depressing atmosphere or the effect of the indifference of the people to spiritual things. | DAS.1913-05-06 | Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1447 | Words to Ethel Fraser, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بصحت جسمانی اهمیت نمیدهم همین قدر باشد که انسان در بستر نخوابد | I do not give any importance to physical health. The real health is spiritual and that is eternal. The spirit of man must become reinforced. | BDA2.287 | DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2.378 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; 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; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3533 | Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09 | 20 | I do not like the word 'leader'. I am Abdul Baha. I am the servant of the world of humanity. | DAS.1914-05-09, PN_1914 p003 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3073 | Words spoken over lunch on 1913-04-03 | 50 | I dreamed I was in Tiberias. Along the shore I was living alone in a small cottage which was built with mud bricks | DAS.1913-04-03 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0953 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-22 | 320 | I found the Jews very crestfallen today, because on slight excuses the government has exiled eight of their prominent leaders. The new rigorous laws of naturalization wear heavily on them. | DAS.1915-05-22 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0710 | Words spoken on 1914-07-11 | 410 | I greatly hope the students are enjoying their vacation on the slope of Mount Carmel. The surrounding country is most entrancing, the sweeping panorama of land and sea | DAS.1914-07-11 | Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3395 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-12 | 30 | I have been crying at the top of my voice all these years. Now I prefer to choose silence and listen to the melodies of the nightingales of the Paradise of Abha | DAS.1913-12-12 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2753 | Farewell words to some friends, spoken on 1913-06-11 | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من چندی در میان شما بودم نهایت محبت را بشماها داشته و دارم همیشه قلبم در محبت شما | I have been in your midst for a few months. Only God knows how much I have grown to love you. Your love beats in my heart like the artery of life. | BDA2.346-347x | DAS.1913-06-11, MHMD2.460x | Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0963 | Words spoken on 1913-08-14 in Ramleh | 320 | I have brought thee with me that I may educate thee according to my own standard. As soon as I observe that thou hast attained to that standard, I shall send thee away. | DAS.1913-08-14, ABIE.190-191, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11210 | Tablet of the Hair 2 | 40 | Translation List | Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) | اظهرت ماء الحیوان من کوثر فمی کما سترت شمس الحیوان خلف شعری ای فی ظلمات شعری | I have caused the living waters to issue from the Kawthar of My mouth, even as I have concealed the living sun behind My hair. | INBA51:587a, BLIB_Or11098.029k | LHKM3.076c, MUH3.276, OOL.B191.02 | DAS.1914-09-12, ADMS#167 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||
| ABU0271 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-02-17 | 780 | I have certain things that attract the confirmations of God. They are so wonderful and extraordinary that if I tell them, some people may not accept them as facts. | DAS.1913-02-17 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Power of prayer; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0224 | Words to Mrs Bryan, spoken on 1912-09-23 | 870 | I have come especially to Lincoln to repay the visit you made to me during your trip around the world.... Work for the sake of God and for the improvement of humanity, without any expectation of praise and reward | DAS.1914-05-13, SW_v05#08 p.119+122x, SW_v07#18 p.188+195x | Freedom of thought and action; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1870 | Words to Mr Frosell and his brother, spoken on 1913-04-11 in Budapest | 160 | I have come here to see men and not piles of stones and clay. These buildings you can find everywhere; for my part I am searching for men. | DAS.1913-04-11 | Goodly deeds; actions; Human reality created in the image of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0641 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-03-08 | 450 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3210 | Words spoken on 1913-11-08 in Ramleh | 40 | I have found a way to gain my living with the sweat of my brow and the labor of my hand. I now must be the candle of severance | DAS.1913-11-08 | Agriculture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2752 | Words spoken on 1913-07-01 in Port Said | 70 | I have great love for the believers of Baghdad. They are ever in My heart. Be not sad owing to the present ruin of the House. | DAS.1913-07-01 | Christ; Christianity; Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1783 | Words to Mr Diebold and Miss Wieland, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 170 | I have heard you are engaged to get married. It will be a blessed union. A marriage performed according to the religion of God will be very blessed. | DAS.1913-04-28 | Chastity and purity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1228 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-04-23 | 260 | I have often repeated that kissing the hands, the feet and kneeling and bowing are strictly forbidden in the Bahá'í Dispensation. These are old, archaic customs of the religious East | DAS.1914-04-23 | Human reality created in the image of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Satan; the Evil One; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0839 | Words spoken on 1914-02-01 | 360 | I have read in a recent number of the Christian Commonwealth that there will be held a world Conference of faith and Order | DAS.1914-02-01 | Harmony of science and religion; Literal interpretation; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1766 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-06-23 | 170 | I have repeated on various occasions that the foundation of the progress of the Bahá'í Cause consists in the spread of the message... This is the time for laying the foundation and raising the walls. This is not the time to think of the interior decoration and furniture. | DAS.1915-06-23 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2442 | Words spoken at Bahji, 1913-12-18 | 90 | I have seen many meadows in Europe and America, but seldom have I seen a place more spiritual, more divine, more inspirational. | DAS.1913-12-18 | Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2595 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-25 | 80 | I have set a conflagration throughout America. Its results will become known later. Wait for a few years and you will behold the appearance of many traces. | DAS.1913-03-25 | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0119 | Public address given on 1912-10-26 | 1140 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have visited your Capitol and its gardens. No other Capitol has such beautiful surroundings. | PUP#114 (p.376-380), DAS.1914-09-05x, SW_v05#17 p.259-262, MAB.087-088x, ECN.368+503x+912x | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2052 | Words spoken on 1913-07-09 in Port Said | 130 | I have written in many Tablets that the friends must speak in the meetings... We must encourage the believers in public-speaking and especially encourage those who can do so. | DAS.1913-07-09, ABIE.047, BLO_PN#007 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1328 | Words to Jinab-i-Sina, spoken on 1913-10-23 | 240 | I have written the Tablets for all the persons thou hast asked. But thou art a manifest book. Like unto a speaking book thou must return. | DAS.1913-10-23 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2667 | Words spoken on 1914-07-21 in Haifa | 80 | I hope India will become the burning furnace of the Love of God. The people of that country are very receptive and their leaders are quick to perceive the need | DAS.1914-07-21 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2177 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 | 120 | I hope that each one of you may become a divine farmer and each one may cultivate a large blessed farm. The real Bahá'í farming is through deeds. | DAS.1913-04-04 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit; Goodly deeds; actions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1779 | Words to the women believers, spoken on 1915-04-21 | 170 | I hope that this feast of Ridvan will be blessed to all the lovers of Baha! It was an hour like unto this and on such a day that Bahá'u'lláh was bidding farewell to the friends in Baghdad | DAS.1915-04-21 | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1661 | Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-09 | 180 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امید واریم کل بخدمت عالم انسانی موفق شویم زیرا امروز خدمتی اعظم از تروج وحدت | I hope that we shall all be confirmed to serve the world of humanity, because no service is greater today than promoting the oneness of mankind | BDA2.226-227 | DAS.1913-04-09, MHMD2.292-293, ABCC.384-385x | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1505 | Words spoken on 1914-04-15 | 210 | I hope that while you are studying in this college you may so excel all other students | COC#0797x, LOG#0718x, DAS.1914-04-15, SW_v09#09 p.098-099 | Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1562 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 200 | I hope that whosoever hears your words, sees your deeds and beholds your manners and behaviors may declare that these people are real Bahá'ís | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2626 | Words spoken on 1913-10-24 in Ramleh | 80 | I hope you will read the newspaper of the Kingdom of Abha, the articles of which are the ideals of God. This newspaper will perish | DAS.1913-10-24 | Angels; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2495 | Words spoken on 1914-12-16 | 90 | I know thou art exerting thyself in the instruction of the children. The life of man must be productive of some results | DAS.1914-12-16, SW_v13#07 p.172 | Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2623 | Farewell words to the friends, spoken on 1913-06-08 | 80 | I love the believers of Paris, not the walls and the houses. The walls do not protect one from his ego. One must become the embodiment of divine love. | DAS.1913-06-08 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3238 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-28 | 40 | I never dreamed to buy land around the Lake of Galilee and by the river Jordan, but the Blessed Perfection commanded me to do so, in consideration of their biblical sacredness | DAS.1914-12-28 | Business; financial; property matters; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06897 | 150 | I perused thy letter and heard thy voice. Thy lamentations and groaning are like the lamentation and groaning of the sincere | DAS.1913-10-04 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0081 | Words spoken at King's Weigh House Church in London, 1912-12-29 | 1350 | خدا را شکر میکنم که در این محل جمعی از محترمین حاضرند که قلوبشان با یکدیگر | I praise God that a number of revered souls are gathered in this congregation to serve the Almighty, whose hearts are cemented together, whose faces are joyous | KHF.221, KHAB.399 (404), KHTB3.086, NJB_v05#09 p.001 | DAS.1912-12-29, ABS#11 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB01036 | 390 | I praise Thee, O Thou Remover of Sorrows, Overlooker of faults, Rejoicer of hearts and Illuminator of faces! Verily to the beloved ones at the door of Thy oneness | DAS.1913-07-17, ABIE.074, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3312 | Words to Mr Newman, spoken on 1914-06-10 | 30 | I pray that God may aid your journeys and that you may return to America with the utmost happiness and safety. | DAS.1914-06-10, SW_v09#10 p.110-111 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0424 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-21 | 600 | I pray that this Fete [Naw-Ruz] be blessed to all the friends in America! May each one of them become a mighty teacher... When I was in Bagdad I had a coat | DAS.1913-03-21 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1860 | Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-03 | 160 | I read in a newspaper the other day a story concerning the present conflict raging between the European Powers | DAS.1914-11-03 | Justice and wrath of God; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1715 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-14 | 180 | I remember that during my childhood we had a colored servant whose name was Mubarak. He was big and strong. At that time I was six or seven years old | DAS.1913-03-14 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1468 | Words to departing Indian pilgrims, spoken on 1914-05-29 | 220 | I shall expect to receive the results of your appearance on the soil of India, to see what services you are rendering, what fragrances shall waft those regions. | DAS.1914-05-29 | Being a source of living waters in teaching the Cause; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Creativity in art; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1007 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-12 | 310 | I spent the first years of my childhood in Mazandaran. At the time Bahá'u'lláh was in Teheran. After a while He sent for us. I started with one of my uncles. | DAS.1915-01-12 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3289 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 | 30 | I was most happy to see the believers of Germany so holy, so pure and so united | DAS.1913-04-04, SW_v04#09 p.162 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1997 | Words to some Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بسیار مسرُورم از اینکه در این انجمن حاضر شدم این انجمنیست که اعضایش معتقد بروحانیّاتند | I was most pleased to present myself in your midst and speak with you; a meeting which believes in the spiritual power | BDA2.248-249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.322-323 | Call to action; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Theosophy | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1449 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من در هیچ مدرسه ای داخل نشدم معهذا در ایام طفولیت وقتی در بغداد برای جمعی صحبت میکردم | I was only fifteen. One day in the Mosque of Baghdad I was surrounded by a number of Mohammadan clergy. They were asking many questions about jurisprudence | BDA2.260 | DAS.1913-04-25, MHMD2.338-339 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3075 | Words to Horace Holley, spoken on 1913-05-11 | 50 | I was thinking that during the days of Christ not one word was written about him. We have at the present time four Gospels, two of these were written 60 years after Christ | DAS.1913-05-11 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rational arguments; Review of publications; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0580 | Words spoken on 1914-06-15 in Haifa | 480 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2336 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-30 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | فردا ما از استتکارت حرکت خواهیم کرد الحمدلله باینجا آمدیم شماها را ملاقات نمودیم | I will leave Stuttgart tomorrow. Praised be God that we came here and met with you all, and that sentiments of the utmost spiritual affection | BDA2.272 | DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.356-357 | East and West; communication between East and West; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1378 | Words spoken on 1915-05-05 in Abu Sinan | 230 | من شما را بجهت خدمت امرالله میخواهم میخواهم شما در جمیع آنچه میبینید و تجربه کرده اید | I wish for you consecrated services to the Cause of God. I wish for you to manifest radiant attributes under all conditions and to raise the Word of God. | KHH1.221-222 (1.309-310) | KHHE.324, DAS.1915-05-05, BSR_v13 p.102 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0678 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-08 | 430 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من خیلی میخواهم با شماها صحبت بدارم لکن صحتم مساعد نیست دعا کنید صحت تامه ای حاصل شود | I wish very much to speak with you all, but I am not feeling well… I have been travelling for two years and a half. Nowhere was I ill except here. | BDA2.172-173 | DAS.1913-03-08x, MHMD2.217-218, ABCC.012x, STAB#092x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Mystical themes; Personal instructions; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2371 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-07 ca. | 100 | If a friend dies and leaves behind some debt, the believers must do their utmost to pay it off to the very last cent. | DAS.1914-05-08 | Business; financial; property matters; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3061 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-12-30 | 50 | If a man lives a thousand years or achieves the most wonderful service, this does not avail him. If he becomes the most famous man in the world | DAS.1913-12-30 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Chastisement and requital; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0248 | Words spoken on 1914-02-20 | 830 | If a person is confirmed in the accomplishment of the services of the Kingdom... Indeed the most enduring and imperishable work was performed by the disciples | DAS.1914-02-20, SW_v07#16 p.154-155x | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Mary Magdalene; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3277 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03 | 30 | If a soul is not severed, if he is not pure and holy, if he is not thoughtful of others.. No one can say he is a Bahá'í. | DAS.1913-12-03 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2780 | Words to a journal editor who wrote against the Faith, spoken on 1913-05-21 | 70 | If I knew that thou wouldst not think that I am afraid, I would have sent thee a gift for writing such a book against the Bahá'í movement. Thy example is like unto the ant who scaled a high, sturdy poplar tree | DAS.1913-05-21 | Growth of the Cause; Humor; jokes; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3367 | Words to Mr. Wilkins, spoken on 1913-03-06 | 30 | If such is the case the future of the French Republic is fraught with great danger. It cannot stand on such atheistic foundation. | DAS.1913-03-06 | Critique of Western values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1738 | Words to the Persian friends, spoken on 1912-12-28 | 170 | If the believers of God had lived in accord with the good pleasure of the Blessed Perfection, all the people of the world would have been Baha'is by now | DAS.1912-12-28 | Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Manifestation of God as sun; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2397 | Words spoken on 1914-06-25 | 100 | If the friends of God listen to my first word, they will find the success.... Thou shouldst strive day and night, so that the fire of the love of God | DAS.1914-06-24, SW_v09#11 p.123 | Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2526 | Words spoken on 1914-06-18 | 90 | If the fruit of the existence of man is not servitude at the threshold of the Almighty I declare by the living, self-subsistent God | DAS.1914-06-18, SW_v07#16 p.151 | Effort; striving; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2718 | Words to Mona DeBons, spoken on 1913-10-16 | 70 | If the people ask you whether you are English or French, tell them you are a Bahá'í. | DAS.1913-10-16, SW_v09#18 p.203-204 | Being a source of light; guidance; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0896 | Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-13 | 340 | If the speaker's intention be pure, if his heart be transparent, no matter through how many translators the words may go, the audience will be touched. | DAS.1913-04-13 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0868 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-11-09 | 350 | If these governments were endowed with deep insight they could see clearly that already all their ships are sunk and disappeared from the surface of [the] water. | DAS.1914-11-09 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3278 | Words spoken on 1913-08-10 in Ramleh | 30 | If these Tablets do not stir and move the hearts out of their sleep and do not spur them to insatiable activity, they are harder than stones | DAS.1913-08-10, ABIE.177, BLO_PN#007 | Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3520 | Words to the Persian friends, spoken on 1913-01-26 | 20 | If this Cause had appeared in America, today there would not have been a single soul in that country who would not be either a Bahá'í or a friend. | DAS.1913-01-26 | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0173 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 980 | If we could appreciate more the bounties of this age, and the marvels of this century, we would be more thankful to God than ever. | DAS.1913-04-28 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1154 | Words spoken on 1913-08-24 in Ramleh | 280 | If we look upon creation from a remote outlook, we see symmetry and harmony; the apparent differences and anomalies blending into one harmonious whole | DAS.1913-08-24, ABIE.232, BLO_PN#007 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Composition and decomposition; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1424 | Words spoken on 1913-12-31 in Haifa | 220 | اگر ماها جمیع احباء که در ظل سدره منتهی هستیم در تبلیغ قیام کنیم حق جل جلاله | If we--all the Baha'is--who are beneath the shade of the Sadrat-ul-Montaha, arise to teach the Cause of God, unquestionably the Almighty will confirm us. | RRT.037, MAS5.078 | DAS.1913-12-31 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1966 | Words spoken on 1913-10-28 in Ramleh | 140 | If you are sincere in your love for me, then love and serve the believers of God, then love and serve your fellow-men. | DAS.1913-10-28, SW_v04#15 p.250 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2278 | Words to a French-speaking Hungarian, spoken on 1913-04-11 | 110 | If you desire to love God, love thy fellow man. If them you can see the image and likeness of God. If you are eager to serve God, serve mankind. | DAS.1913-04-11, SW_v08#11 p.138 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2004 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-11 | 140 | If you have the perceptive power, as soon as you look in the faces of the people, you can observe what ideals are reigning in their hearts. | DAS.1913-05-11 | Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1394 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-03-23 | 230 | Ignorance and prejudice have encircled the nations of the earth and they are attacking each other with weapons of death instead of love. | DAS.1913-03-23 | Fanaticism and hatred; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3412 | Words to Dr. Coles and Archdeacon Dowling, spoken on 1914-01-01 | 30 | Imagine a little lamb surrounded by a hundred thousand wolves, threatening to tear it to pieces at every moment. Were it not for the eternal vigilance of the Divine Powers, man could not live for one second. | DAS.1914-01-01 | Angels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2790 | Words spoken at railway station in Akka, 1915-03-06 | 70 | In all my daily works and movements I rely on the confirmations of the Blessed Perfection. Whenever I feel weak I turn my face to Him and He strengthens me. | DAS.1915-03-06 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0330 | Words spoken on 1914-01-25 | 700 | In all our affairs we must use common sense. God has bestowed upon all of us reason, that we might use it in our daily work and not hide it in the drawer. | DAS.1914-01-25 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Conduct in finance and business; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2494 | Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-02 | 90 | In America the houses are decorated with costly portraits and pictures of men and women. They pay fabulous prices for these works of art | DAS.1914-11-02 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3328 | Words spoken on 1914-06-21 | 30 | In an Arabic poem the Blessed Perfection said about the calamities and allegations | DAS.1914-06-21, SW_v08#13 p.178 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0742 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-15 | 400 | In Europe and America music plays an important part in the national and individual life of the nations inhabiting those regions.... Music is a divine art and capable of unlimited progress | DAS.1915-02-15 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Education of children; moral education; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Music and singing; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2456 | Words to the American friends, spoken on 1912-04-02 | 90 | Mahmúd's Diary | سابق طی بحر محیط باین سهولت ممکن نبود و تا کنون این نحو مسافر هم از ایران بامریکا نرفته | In past ages crossing the ocean was not as easy as it is now. Up to the present time no one has traveled, with a purpose like ours, from Persia to America. | BDA1.020.15 | DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.028, ABIE.089, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0814 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-22 | 370 | In past ages, every night from this Mount Carmel the voices of the invocations of the saints ascended... A few nights ago I had a lovely dream the memory of which has uplifted my soul... That [Western] voyage was epochal in the history of the Bahá'í Cause.... To what an astounding degree people are attached to their digestive organ! | DAS.1915-04-22 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Importance of prayer; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0996 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-04-22 | 310 | In reality all my movements are fraught with danger. The Favors and Graces of the Blessed Perfection have been always with me. | DAS.1914-04-24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1205 | Words spoken on 1914-09-03 | 270 | In reality the air of Mount Carmel is most energizing... Man is eternally in a state of communion and prayer with the source of all good. The highest and most elevating state is the state of prayer | DAS.1914-09-03, SW_v08#04 p.045x, PN_1914 p007 | Mount Carmel; Prayer for evening; night; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1389 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-14 | 230 | In reality the German Baha'is are the embodiment of attraction and enthusiasm. They are Baha'is by deeds and actions. | DAS.1913-12-14 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0349 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-25 | 670 | In reality there has been and there will ever be only one religion and that is the religion of Truth, one faith and that is the faith of Love. All other things are non-essentials. | DAS.1915-03-25 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2888 | Words to Mms Bernard, Richard and Sanderson, spoken on 1913-03-05 | 60 | In the books of Bahá'u'lláh one finds the solution of every problem. For instance the Hidden Words contain the moral precepts | DAS.1913-03-05 | Call to action; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1089 | Words to Saidol Molk, spoken on 1913-12-04 | 290 | In the coming of every prophet and messenger of God, this objection was uttered by the people of negation. Even Pharaoh | DAS.1913-12-04 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1582 | Words to Lua Getsinger, Ramleh, 1913-08-21 | 200 | In the election of the members of the House of Spirituality no political tactics should enter. They must be free from self | DAS.1913-08-21, ABIE.216, BLO_PN#007 | Consultation; Elections; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1455 | Words to a number of visitors, spoken on 1914-03-28 | 220 | In the material world perfect composure and tranquility are not destined for man. Somehow, somewhere he is attacked by the depressing condition of the times. | DAS.1914-03-28 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Law of transformation and change; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1337 | Words spoken at home of Aqa Siyyid Ali Afnan in Akka, 1914-04-22 | 240 | In the neighborhood of Baghdad there lived a man and a Bahá'í by the name of Mohamad, the 'thorn-picker'. He lived about 21 miles away from the city. | DAS.1914-04-22 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2156 | Words spoken on 1914-06-15 in Tiberias | 120 | In the religion of God constitutional government is a religious and binding principle. Every nation must diligently walk in this path and form a government of justice and fairness | DAS.1914-06-15, SW_v09#10 p.116 | Chastisement and requital; Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0886 | Words to Horace Holley, spoken on 1913-05-11 | 340 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در آئینهٴ ثانی انوار فضائل و کمالات عالم انسانی جلوه نماید و چنانکه در عالم طبیعت | In the spiritual mirror, the virtues of the world of humanity are visible. Just as the intellectual law unravels the mysteries of phenomena | BDA2.295-296 | DAS.1913-05-11x, MHMD2.389-390 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Word of God sanctified from time and place | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1970 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-10-28 | 140 | این محل مطبخ بود دود جمال مبارک را صدمه میزد من تغییر دادم بیست سال | In the time of the Blessed Beauty the kitchen was in the opposite corner and as the hole of the chimney was torturous, the house was always filled with smoke. This high ceiling was black with soot. | KHH1.122 (1.170) | KHHE.184-185, DAS.1914-10-28 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0074 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-27 | 1400 | In the world of creation every cause has a magnetic focus, a center of attraction around which revolves its powerful activities and interests... The magnetic center of the Bahá'í Cause ... is steadfastness. | DAS.1915-05-27 | High station of learning; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0827 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-25 | 360 | In the world of genesis every power or energy has a focal center. For example the center of intelligence is the brain. The center of vision is the eye. | DAS.1913-01-25 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Manifestation of God as sun; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3457 | Words spoken on 1914-04-08 | 20 | In the world of humanity "good intentions" is the greatest means of personal development. | DAS.1914-04-06, SW_v07#19 p.195-196 | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1102 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 290 | In the world of humanity, every person is stimulated by a certain objective-point | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.117-118 | Call to action; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0312 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-01-08 | 720 | In the year 622 A.D. Mohamad, after several years of preaching and teaching his Islamic doctrines in his own native city | DAS.1915-01-08 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Muhammad; Islam; Rejection of Muhammad; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1823 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-22 | 160 | In these days the most important affair is to render a worthy service at the Holy Divine Threshold and this is no other but the guidance of the people of the earth. | DAS.1914-11-22 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Idolatry; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1640 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-10-29 | 190 | In these days the people of the world are in the bondage of a thousand trials and sufferings but they bear all these things without a murmur | DAS.1914-10-29 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1650 | Words spoken on 1914-02-15 | 190 | In this age the college which is dominated by a denominational spirit is an anomaly.... The universities and colleges of the world must hold fast to three cardinal principles | LOG#0716x, DAS.1914-02-15, SW_v09#09 p.098, SW_v14#01 p.007, SW_v18#06 p.181, SW_v19#02 p.058 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0956 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 320 | In this Bahá’í Dispensation the question of deeds is most important. Confession and acknowledgement do not mean faith. Faith means deeds and deeds mean faith. | DAS.1913-02-24 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Goodly deeds; actions; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1006 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 310 | In this Cause I had many wishes, none of which are realized. My first and greatest wish was that I may become confirmed in the service of the Holy Threshold. | DAS.1914-11-28 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2842 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-13 | 60 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در امرالله محفل سری نباید باشد و لو امروز نفوسی بیغرض و خالص این محفل را تأسیس مینمایند | In this Cause of God there is no secret doctrine or secret society or club or gathering. I want you to be impressed with the importance of this fact that there is no secret doctrine in this Cause at all. | BDA2.298 | DAS.1913-05-13, MHMD2.394 | Contention and conflict; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Empty learning; false spirituality; Secret societies | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1639 | Words to departing pilgrims, spoken on 1914-04-28 | 190 | In this century the voices of peace must drown the clamors for battle, and the principle of arbitration must gain sway | DAS.1914-04-28 | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1179 | Words spoken on 1913-08-20 in Ramleh | 270 | In this day the greatness of the Cause is acknowledged by all the people, even the outsiders. This last time one of the Sardars of Persia | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.214, BLO_PN#007 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0741 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab and others, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 400 | In this Dispensation all the ties of physical relationship are broken and should play no part in passing judgment over one's character. Not the one who is related to me but the one who doeth the will of Bahá'u'lláh is of me and related to me. | DAS.1914-11-28 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0164 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-03 | 1000 | In this glorious Tablet to the King of Persia Bahá'u'lláh has perfected His proof from every standpoint. There has been left for him no loophole... When his holiness Badi' reached Tihran he found the Shah was not in the city | DAS.1915-06-03 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08817 | 90 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | در اين امر مبارک مسئله ايتام بسيار اهميّت دارد ايتام را بايد نهايت نوازش نمود | In this holy Cause the question of orphans hath the utmost importance. The greatest consideration must be shown towards orphans | MMK1#112 p.134x | SWAB#112x, LOG#0472x, DAS.1914-06-17, SW_v07#13 p.122x, SW_v09#07 p.088x, SW_v09#10 p.115-116x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| AB05473 | 150 | In this world millions of ministers have been ordained but the majority of them have been useless and atrophied organs. They left behind neither a fruit nor a trace | DAS.1913-03-29x | Bringing forth results; fruit; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1592 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-06-07 | 200 | In Tiberias the missionaries have built a modern hospital and pharmacy. The doctor | DAS.1913-06-07, SW_v09#03 p.040 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Christian doctrine and practice; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2955 | Words spoken on 1914-02-14 | 60 | Indeed God's ways are most mysterious and unsearchable. What outward relation | DAS.1914-02-14, SW_v08#13 p.178-179 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1682 | Words spoken on 1913-11-06 in Ramleh | 180 | Indeed the East is the world of lights, the world of illumination, the world of enlightenment.... Once I was feeling very sick and at the invitation | DAS.1913-11-06 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Moderation; frugality; simplicity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0242 | Words spoken on 1913-04-30 in Stuttgart | 830 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بلی کمالات این قرن همه نزد عقلای قرون سابقه محال بود آیا از پیش کسی گمان مینمود که زنها | Indeed, the hallmarks of this age were all deemed impossible by the wise ones of former times | BDA2.272-275 | DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.357-360 | Equality of men and women; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Means of establishment of future civilization; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2359 | Words to an Indian Muslim prince, spoken on 1914-01-18 | 100 | India needs these principles of tolerance and liberalism more than nay other country.... The cohorts of the Kingdom of Abha are engaged in uninterrupted conquest | DAS.1914-01-18, SW_v05#02 p.019 | Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1793 | Words to departing pilgrims, spoken on 1915-04-26 | 170 | Intoxicated with the wine of the love of God and the service of man, you must go forth with intensified faith and focalized attraction. Each one of you must become a storm center of spiritual influence and a whirling vortex of divine stimuli. | DAS.1915-04-26 | Love of God; Methods of teaching the Cause; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3485 | Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09 | 20 | Is there a hell more direful than Ignorance? A hell worse than deprivation from the Divine Nearness? A hell lower than negligence and inadvertence? | DAS.1914-05-09, PN_1914 p003 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1838 | Words to Tirandaz, spoken on 1914-10-29 | 160 | در بغداد کارپرداز ایران بقدری عداوت داشت که وقتی که ذکر جمال مبارک می شد چشمهایش تغییر می کرد. من طفل بودم از من پرسید تیر می اندازی | Is this wee bit of an animal your donkey? Your name has just brought to my mind a story of my childhood. At the time of our arrival in Bagdad | ZSM.1914-10-29 | DAS.1914-10-29 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1035 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-29 | 300 | عشق اباد محال خوب مرکزی است مرو در زمان قدیم مرکز خراسان بود | Ishkabad is now a good center. In the past, Merv was the center | AVK4.434.06x | DAS.1914-06-29, SW_v09#12 p.133-134 | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1277 | Words spoken on 1914-05-20 in Tiberias | 250 | It has been reported many years ago that a young Moslem fell desperately in love with a beautiful Jewish girl. Of course it is forbidden in the laws of Moses to intermarry with strangers | DAS.1914-05-20 | Humor; jokes; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3256 | Words spoken on 1913-08-24 in Ramleh | 40 | It has reached to such a point that if some of the friends want to cough or sneeze they write me to do it for them; thinking it too much trouble! I have repeatedly written that any feasible plan which has for its aim the spread of the Cause is agreeable. | DAS.1913-08-24, ABIE.231, BLO_PN#007 | Humor; jokes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2568 | Words to two Zoroastrian pilgrims, spoken on 1914-05-31 | 80 | It is a mathematical impossibility that a soul may comprehend the purport of the Teachings of Baha-ollah and then arise to oppose them. | DAS.1914-05-31 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3023 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-17 | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وقتی بیان جمال مبارک این بود که اگر کسی حیوانات ذبح نکند و بنباتات قناعت نماید البته بهتر است ولی نهی نفرمودند | It is better not to eat meat if one can possibly abstain from it. However, it is impossible at the present stage of human evolution to ask people not to practice meat-eating. | AVK3.032.10x, BDA2.303 | DAS.1913-05-17, MHMD2.400-401 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2485 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-14 | 90 | It is evident that the five books which are generally attributed to Moses were written by Ezra the high priest. Only the Tablets and the commandments belong to Moses. | DAS.1913-03-14 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Christian doctrine and practice; Criticism and its limits; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2789 | Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09 | 70 | It is generally understood that the seat of thought, consciousness and volition is the brain, it is the organ of intellection and understanding. The heart also displays a part through the central nervous system. | DAS.1914-12-09, SW_v13#06 p.152x | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1846 | Words to Otto Häfner, spoken on 1913-04-04 | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مبلغی در طفولیت خوبست من باین سن که بودم تبلیغ میکردم شخصی از احباب برادری داشت | It is good to be a spreader of the Teachings of God in childhood. I was a teacher | BDA2.218 | DAS.1913-04-05, SW_v09#18 p.201, MHMD2.281, VLAB.103, STAB#114 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1029 | Words spoken at a wedding on 1914-06-18 | 300 | It is more than one month and a half that I have not had the pleasure of being present in the meetings of the believers. Now the means have been brought about | DAS.1914-06-18, SW_v09#10 p.118-119 | Fulfillment of true potential; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0592 | Words to the believers, spoken on 1913-12-29 | 470 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1335 | Words spoken on 1913-11-05 in Ramleh | 240 | It is most strange how some people are utterly ungrateful and have not in them a vestige of humanity. There have been some young men who have been educated through my solicitude | DAS.1913-11-05 | Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1157 | Words to two prominent Persians, spoken on 1913-01-25 | 280 | It is natural in man to oppress. When two individuals fight, they go before the civil court and settle their differences but there is no law or court whereby the nations may resort thereto | DAS.1913-01-25 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3338 | Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh | 30 | it is necessary for the rich to think of the poor during the month of Ramadan. Those souls who prefer themselves to others are tied with selfish iron bands, while those who prefer others to themselves are the benefactors of the human race. Such was the conduct and the life of Baha-Ullah. | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.159, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Business; financial; property matters; Law of fasting; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3570 | Words spoken on 1913-09-18 in Ramleh | 10 | It is necessary to joke now and then. Joking is the salt of conversation. | DAS.1913-09-18, ABIE.329, BLO_PN#007 | Humor; jokes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1958 | Words spoken on 1913-07-02 in Port Said | 150 | It is not my duty to command particular persons to arise and teach the Cause | DAS.1913-07-02, SW_v04#15 p.251, ABIE.009, BLO_PN#007 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2181 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-21 | 120 | It is now demonstrated that all their existent powers have contributed something toward the realization of this world war | DAS.1915-05-21 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1784 | Words to M. R. Shirazi, spoken on 1914-04-07 | 170 | It is really very sad to see how Buddha and Christ are fallen into the hands of the bad people of their respective followers... At the very utmost photographs are for remembrance and not for worship. | DAS.1914-04-07, TDAB.04-05 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Idolatry; Photographs and recordings; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1519 | Words spoken on 1914-07-03 | 210 | It is recorded in one of the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh that at one time His Holiness Christ was in the wilderness. It was night, and impenetrably dark. It was very cold | DAS.1914-07-03 | Christ; Christianity; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2308 | Words spoken on 1913-07-04 in Port Said | 110 | It is related that an aged and decrepit man became the guest of his holiness Abraham | DAS.1913-07-04, SW_v08#12 p.143, ABIE.025, BLO_PN#007, STAB#051 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idolatry; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1354 | Words spoken on 1914-07-25 | 240 | It is related that Saboktakeen, one of the renowned ancient kings of Persia, lived | DAS.1914-07-25, SW_v09#18 p.204-205, STAB#041 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1591 | Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh | 200 | It is said that at one time a king went out traveling incognito. He put on an humble suit of clothes | DAS.1913-08-05, SW_v09#18 p.211-212, ABIE.161, BLO_PN#007, STAB#146 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0199 | Words spoken on 1914-07-03 | 910 | It is said that Jesus entered a village. In those days many houses were broken into | DAS.1914-07-03, SW_v09#18 p.212-214, STAB#058 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2327 | Words to an Indian scholar, spoken on 1914-03-19 | 100 | It is self-evident that God is the source of confirmation. Were it not for His confirmation man could accomplish nothing. Help must come from Him. | DAS.1914-03-19 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Justice and mercy; Law of cause and effect; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2057 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 130 | It is strange that the people put aside my many Tablets written on this matter and go by their own feelings. Write to Mr Hannen to make public my explicit texts concerning the Society and its future. | DAS.1913-05-06 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3084 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07 | 50 | It is the beholding of the beauty of this perfection in the reality of His own identity. It is from the entity of God to His Own Entity. | DAS.1913-02-07 | Creation of the world; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2765 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-06 | 70 | It is very strange how the possession of a few spans of earth blinds men to justice and fairness. He become neglectful and heedless | DAS.1914-05-06 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2634 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-22 | 80 | It is very strange indeed how many particulars of my earliest childhood always stick to my memory. I remember when I was 4 or 5 years old there was a very poor old man in our street | DAS.1915-02-22 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Poems and quotation from poetry; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1981 | Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh | 140 | It is very strange that up to this time not one Persian has come here just to pay a social call | DAS.1913-08-13, ABIE.186, BLO_PN#007 | Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2508 | Words to H.E.H et al, spoken on 1913-11-01 | 90 | It is well. For example when we enter a rose-garden we think how through the heat and the rays of the material sun such wonderful | DAS.1913-11-01, PN_1913-14_heh p009 | Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1875 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-19 | 160 | It so happened that while in Baghdad, during the season that the pilgrims arrived from all over the Islamic world to visit the Holy Shrines | DAS.1913-02-19 | Humor; jokes; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1917 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-29 | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خیلی خوب است بین دوستان آلمان و امریکا مکاتبه شود تا مزید الفت و ارتباط قلوب گردد | It will be very beneficial to the Cause if a tie of correspondence is established between the German and the American Baha'ís. Spiritual correspondence must be continued | BDA2.271 | DAS.1913-04-28x, MHMD2.355 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2507 | Words spoken on 1914-06-05 in Tiberias | 90 | Just as the created things of this world are infinite, so as a necessity the Essence of God must also be infinite. We confess that we do not know the essence of electricity and ether | DAS.1914-06-05 | Creation of the world; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Proofs for the existence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1176 | Words to an Indian scholar, spoken on 1914-03-19 | 270 | Just as you are a servant of God I am also the servant of God. I am the absolute servant of the Almighty without implication or interpretation. | DAS.1914-03-19 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2658 | Words to three friends, spoken on 1913-01-26 | 80 | Just as you are striving in [the] material sphere, work also in [the] spiritual sphere. Try to suffer the people to enter in the Kingdom of God... There is a vast difference whether you hear about the light, see the light or whether you live in the light. | DAS.1913-01-26 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1665 | Words to a Frenchman, spoken on 1913-03-30 | 180 | Just at this time I was thinking of you. You are most welcomed. Be thou happy for thou hast heard the Call of the Kingdom of Abha. | DAS.1913-03-30 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11357 | 40 | Know, O ye inhabitants of the earth! My hair is My sword. It kills the lovers | DAS.1914-09-12 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1255 | Words spoken on 1913-08-04 in Ramleh | 250 | Last Friday I went to the Mosque of Sidi Jahar. There were many Mullahs. One of them started to pray while another began to chant the verses of the Koran. | DAS.1913-08-04, ABIE.155, BLO_PN#007 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2660 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-03 | 80 | Last night a curious thing happened. Long after midnight I got out of my bed and was on the point of calling Siyyid Asadollah when suddenly | DAS.1913-03-03 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0206 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07 | 900 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Last night a Hindu professor of music came to see me. He brought with him a musical instrument called the vina | DAS.1913-02-07, ADP.076-078x, PN_1913 p002 | Manifestation of God as sun; Music and singing; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3140 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-06-22 | 40 | دیشب خواب دیدم که روی شتری سوارم و این شتر مرا اذیت می کرد. از گردن او پیاده شدم. بعد این شتر پیراهن مرا دندان گرفته و بزمین می مالید و گمان می کرد من در پیراهن هستم و حال آنکه من ایستاده تماشا می کردم | Last night I dreamt I was riding on a dromedary, going fast through a desert. The animal became wild and beyond my control. | ZSM.1915-06-22 | DAS.1915-06-22 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1546 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب جمال مبارک را در خواب دیدم که بلسانی غیر از السن موجوده تکلم میفرمایند | Last night I had a dream. In this dream I saw the Blessed Perfection standing before a large gathering. I was also amongst these people. | BDA2.290x | DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2.382 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Jabulqa and Jabarsa; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The concourse on high; Universal language | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0862 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-11-21 | 350 | Last night I slept five hours. I passed a cheerful night. One of the greatest gifts in the world of humanity is sleep. | DAS.1913-11-21 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1336 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-13 | 240 | Last night it rained very hard and I could not sleep more than two hours. I saw many dreams but most of them were short.. I one of the dreams I saw myself in Baghdad living in the same house | DAS.1914-12-13 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2694 | Words spoken on 1914-06-03 in Tiberias | 80 | Laughter is caused by the slackening or relaxation of the nerves. It is an ideal condition and not physical | DAS.1914-06-03, SW_v13#04 p.102, PN_1914 p009 | Law of cause and effect; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1772 | Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09 | 170 | Let me tell you a story about a Mohammadan Judge in Tiberias. This judge had two rooms which communicated to each other by the means of a ladder | DAS.1914-12-09 | Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2351 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-02 | 100 | Let us all remember, we have travelled over many countries and upraised the Flag of Truth over many climes. People everywhere listened to the word | DAS.1913-12-02 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0722 | Words spoken on 1914-05-23 in Tiberias | 410 | Life, life--let us have more life! Let us have the life of the spirit, a life which is a collective center of the beneficial forces | DAS.1914-05-23, SW_v07#18 p.179-180 | Equality of men and women; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Priestcraft; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1726 | Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias | 180 | Live thou in accord with the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh. Do not only read them. There is a vast difference | COC#0423x, DAS.1914-06-01, SW_v07#18 p.178, BSTW#402 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1573 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-21 | 200 | Look at these white lilies - how fragrant and pure they are! An emblem of the spotless heart... Praise be to God that we are enjoying the benefits of the material and spiritual Ridvan... The message of Ridvan is love, love and still more love | DAS.1915-04-21 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0481 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 550 | 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2383 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-18 | 100 | Man cannot attain to the highest summit of human progress without the assistance of the Breaths of the Holy Spirit. A man intellectually may become enabled | DAS.1913-02-18 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1392 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-28 | 230 | Man cannot comprehend the essence of God. He is the limited and God's essence is the unlimited. All the attributes referable to God, such as omnipotent, Omniscient, merciful are only qualifying attributes | DAS.1913-01-28 | Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11116 | 50 | Man is created in the image of the Lord of Mercy, i.e. Divine characteristics. Physical likeness is mortal; merciful characteristics are immortal. Spirit is the Grace of God. Body is an earthly compound. Therefore strive ye to adorn yourselves with the image of the Lord of Mercy. | DAS.1915-04-24 | Exhortations and counsels; Human reality created in the image of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2394 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-07 ca. | 100 | Man is liable to forget things very quickly, but the animals remember longer. If you have been kind to a dog once in your lifetime | DAS.1914-05-08 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Kindness to and rights of animals; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2938 | Words spoken on 1914-07-08 in Akka | 60 | Man must be freed from every material tie... Praising one's self is the sign of selfishness. Commanding others is not the passport to the realm of spiritual progress | DAS.1914-07-08, SW_v07#18 p.185x, SW_v14#06 p.165x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1094 | Words spoken on 1914-06-03 in Tiberias | 290 | Man must be known through his deeds and actions. Mere words have no weight. The Persian Nationalists have loved to theorize on certain Democratic principles | DAS.1914-06-03 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Criticism and its limits; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2553 | Words spoken on 1914-06-12 in Tiberias | 80 | Man must be qualified with the attributes of the Kingdom. Man must characterize himself with the characteristics of the Kingdom. | DAS.1914-06-12, SW_v09#10 p.112 | Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2961 | Words spoken on 1914-07-08 in Akka | 60 | Man must be tireless in his effort. Once his effort is directed in the proper channel, if he does not succeed today he shall succeed tomorrow. | DAS.1914-07-08, SW_v08#02 p.021 | Chastisement and requital; Effort; striving; Fulfillment of true potential; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07356 | 110 | Consultation; Social Action; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای جمع در امور جزای و کلی انسان باید مشورت نماید تا بآنچه موافق است اطلاع | Man must consult in all matters, whether major or minor, so that he may become cognizant of what is good. | INBA59:294a, INBA88:288, INBA89:019 | BRL_DAK#0399, MKT9.113, AVK3.412.04 | BRL_CONSULT#14x, BRL_SOCIAL#160, COC#0180x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Consultation; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2408 | Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh | 100 | Man must live in contentment with the conditions of his time. He must not make | DAS.1913-10-25, SW_v08#02 p.017 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3117 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1913-05-08 | 40 | Man must never get satisfied. He must ever be thirsty. There is nothing worse in this world than 'satiety'. Man must drink from every fountain. | DAS.1913-05-08 | Condition of search; Effort; striving; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3079 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-03 | 50 | Man must possess the religion of God which is the source of all valour, moral and intellectual. If he has not this, he may have at least, the simple 'natural religion' of humanity. | DAS.1914-12-03 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2851 | Words to some Arab Baha'is, spoken on 1913-12-03 | 60 | Man must so adorn himself with good attributes, attractions and divine characteristics that he may become the cause of the illumination of the world of humanity | DAS.1913-12-03 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit; Goodly deeds; actions; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1820 | Words to a French poet, spoken on 1913-03-28 | 160 | Man must spend his talent in a cause the result of which is eternal. If we spend our talent in the Cause of God its outcome will be everlasting, but if we waste it over worldly affairs, it is like drawing pictures over the surface of the water. | DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093b | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2175 | Words spoken on 1914-06-05 in Tiberias | 120 | Man, as an individual unit of human society must not base his deeds according to the law of retaliation. | DAS.1914-06-05, SW_v07#18 p.187x | Civil courts; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2009 | Words spoken on 1915-04-17 in Abu Sinan | 140 | Mankind are naturally heedless and prone to commit injustice and excess. They do not turn their faces toward God and do not let their hearts be swayed by ideal emotions. Like unto the beasts they wallow in the mire of materialism | DAS.1915-04-17 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1643 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 190 | Many blessed and holy souls have appeared in this Cause who have been the essence of essences. That is why the Cause is wonderfully spread all over the world. | DAS.1913-04-26 | Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; High station of teachers of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0396 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-09 | 620 | این چاه را بسته اند که مبادا سایرین از آبش استعمال کنند سبحان الله از مضرت بدیگران چه نتیجه | Many years ago this was a public well and the native women every morning and evening drew water. After a while the Germans made up their minds to take possession of it. | KHH1.233-234 (1.327)x | KHHE.344x, DAS.1915-05-09 | Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2801 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 70 | Material affairs are of two kinds. The first kind are those concerns which have no direct | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118, SW_v08#02 p.017 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Work as worship; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0812 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-05 | 370 | May God bestow a little pity and compassion to these artful, deceiving kings and emperors who style themselves lords and masters of the world | DAS.1915-02-05 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Human reality created in the image of God; Nationalism; love of country; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1528 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-21 | 210 | May thy body be at peace... The name of this old man is Rustam Effendi... This man is Asaad Bey. | DAS.1914-12-21, SW_v13#10 p.269-270 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2040 | Words to departing pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-09 | 130 | May you be ever under the protection of the Merciful One!... After His Holiness Christ, His Apostles did not rest for one moment. | DAS.1914-06-08 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3462 | Words spoken on 1913-10-26 in Ramleh | 20 | Mayst thou ever be in a prayerful attitude. In all the worlds [of existence] there is nothing more important than prayer. Prayer confers spirituality upon the heart. | DAS.1913-10-26, SW_v08#04 p.047, SW_v14#06 p.165+168 | Importance of prayer; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1123 | Words spoken on 1914-07-05 in Akka | 280 | Military rules are far worse than prison rules. These soldiers are in reality prisoners. They are restricted in all their affairs. They cannot deviate | DAS.1914-07-05 | Humor; jokes; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0765 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-09 | 390 | Mirza Anayatullah has brought us some very interesting news from Acca. He says Mirza Badi'u'llah has circulated a wild report that I am going to be arrested | DAS.1915-02-09 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0952 | Words to a Persian prince, spoken on 1913-02-21 | 320 | Mirza Taqi Khan was the ablest and most astute statesman that Persia had produced for a long time. Although he committed the greatest mistake of his life | DAS.1913-02-21 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1021 | Words spoken on 1914-06-26 | 300 | Most of the Persian ulama (clergymen) became the cause of destruction and the casting of Persia to the winds. | DAS.1914-06-25, SW_v09#11 p.123-125 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2081 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-02-08 | 130 | Most of these girls come from Europe and dedicate their lives entirely to prayer and worship. They are known as the brides of Christ. | DAS.1914-02-08 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Monasticism; asceticism; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0867 | Words spoken on 1914-01-12 | 350 | Most wonderful! Mirza Mahmoud Foroughi has a marvellous memory. He has memorized so many Tablets! Every faculty of the faculties of man | DAS.1914-01-12 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1430 | Words spoken on 1914-09-06 | 220 | Mount Carmel is enveloped with the white mantle of spirituality.... The divine, holy prophets have two stations. | DAS.1914-09-06, SW_v09#09 p.104 | Contemplation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Mount Carmel; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3399 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-18 | 30 | Mr Hoar is a sincere, true, upright Bahá'í. I have tested him and have not found him wanting. I have a way of testing the people which always shows their real character. Mr Hoar is a righteous, just, honest man. | DAS.1913-05-18 | Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0409 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-22 | 610 | Much that is written or said about Muhammad is pure fabrication. The reality is not stated, because it is misunderstood. The origin of the current opinion | DAS.1914-11-22 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Rejection of Muhammad; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0450 | Words to the friends, spoken around 1915-01-30 | 580 | Mullah Jami writes in his book: 'When I completed my education in the University of Bokhara and gained mastery over the various branches of philosophy | DAS.1915-01-31 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Law of pilgrimage; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2342 | Words to a musician, spoken on 1913-04-30 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | موسیقی آیتی از آیات الهی است چنانچه آن موسیقی اجسام را بحرکت و هیجان آرد موسیقی الهی | Music is one of the signs of God. Even as your kind of music stirs the bodies to motion and rouses them to excitement | BDA2.275 | DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.360 | Music and singing | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03271 | 210 | My dear and honoured friend! Thy letter hath arrived, bringing much joy by its tidings that thine efforts have borne fruit | DAS.1914-05-26 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2352 | Words to a Mohammedan Sheikh, spoken on 1913-12-16 | 100 | My friends! How long, how long these prejudices? How long this dogmatic superiority? How long this fanatical attitude? | DAS.1913-12-16, BSTW#095 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Fanaticism and hatred; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1037 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-17 | 300 | My general health is well but my nerves are weak. My physical body is not afflicted with any ailment, but having lived forty years in the prison of Acca | DAS.1913-03-17 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1859 | Words spoken on 1914-04-07 | 160 | My God ever assist and confirm you. Whenever you go to visit the Holy Tomb you must implore and supplicate that God may surround you with His invisible confirmations. | DAS.1914-04-07 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Need for an educator; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1678 | Words to Mr and Mrs Hollback, spoken on 1914-04-10 | 180 | My happiness comes from the Kingdom of Abha! My joy is from the Delectable Paradise! | DAS.1914-04-10, SW_v13#04 p.102x, PN_1914 p009 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love as fire; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3037 | Words spoken on 1914-04-01 | 50 | My happiness was complete in those dark days of imprisonment and vicissitude | DAS.1914-04-01, SW_v08#19 p.240 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1761 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-23 | 170 | My highest desire in this world is to be confirmed in the service of the Threshold of the Blessed Perfection. No other title or station is pleasing to me. Bahá'u'lláh Himself crowned my head | DAS.1915-03-23 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00279 | 710 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما رسید و مضمون سبب سرور وجدان گردید زیرا دلالت میکرد | My honorable and dear friend: Your kind letter was received and its contents became the means of happiness | MNMK#116 p.224, PYM.164x, MJDF.063, NJB_v04#16 p.001 | DAS.1913-07-08x, BSC.439 #797x, BSC.448 #817x, ABIE.019, ABIE.037, ADP.159-164, CHU.111-112x, BLO_PN#007 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||
| AB10977 | 150 | My illumined Noory! According to what is mentioned, with abundant joy through the bounty of | DAS.1914-06-13, SW_v09#10 p.115 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2012 | Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09 | 140 | My objects are the establishment of the Cause of international arbitration, the promotion of the oneness of the world of humanity, the conformity of religion with science and reason | DAS.1914-05-09, PN_1914 p003 | Harmony of science and religion; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2126 | Words spoken on 1913-10-27 in Ramleh | 120 | My spiritual health is always perfect. I enjoy an eternal health of the spirit. I hope | DAS.1913-10-27, SW_v08#18 p.230-231 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1100 | Words to Mrs Lilianthal, spoken on 1913-05-09 | 290 | My sweet-singing birds are your hearts, for they sing the songs of the Kingdom. Through this I am made very happy. The twittering of the birds is good for some people | DAS.1913-05-09 | Being a source of light; guidance; Christ; Christianity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2118 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-11 | 130 | My work is done. The tree of my life has yielded its fruits. I have set a fire in the world | DAS.1913-12-11, SW_v05#01 p.010 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2008 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-13 | 140 | Napoleon the great conquered Germany and brought under his control its domain but to what result! It was only a temporary victory. | DAS.1914-11-13 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0438 | Words spoken on 1914-06-20 in Haifa | 580 | Naraq is one of the Provinces of Persian wherein the Cause made its appearance from the beginning, and many people embraced the Teachings.... ...Haji Kamaleddin was one of God's own servants, severed from aught else save him, enkindled | DAS.1914-06-21, SW_v08#19 p.242x, SW_v09#11 p.121x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1996 | Words to someone who asked for money, spoken on 1913-05-31 | 140 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ولی وِل خرجی مکن زیرا اسراف همیشه انسان را ملول و سرگردان نماید من اگر میبینید بعضی تعارفات | Never be a spendthrift. Do not be extravagant in thy expenses. An extravagant person comes always to a sad end and feels the pinch of want and misery. | BDA2.324 | DAS.1913-05-30, MHMD2.430 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3071 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07 | 50 | Nineteen days are according to 19 Letters of the Living which is composed of the Báb and 18 disciples. The aim of this feast | DAS.1913-02-07 | Letters of the Living; Nineteen-Day Feast; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2533 | Words spoken on 1913-09-01 in Ramleh | 90 | No matter how scientific a man may be, yet at times, 'imagination' gains an ascendancy over his mind. For example, while a man is alive he is able to strike | DAS.1913-09-01, ABIE.263, BLO_PN#007 | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2179 | Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias | 120 | No matter how small a room is, and how simply it is furnished, when a candle is ignited therein... The heart must of necessity be spiritual. A tree must be fruitful; it may be very tall, very verdant | DAS.1914-06-01, SW_v07#16 p.151x | Bringing forth results; fruit; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3326 | Words spoken on 1913-07-30 in Ramleh | 30 | No one can imagine how many different issues must be met….I am now advanced in age. The reaction of this long journey has had a terrible effect upon my weakened constitution… | DAS.1913-07-30, ABIE.128, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2599 | Words to Stanwood Cobb, spoken on 1913-03-28 | 80 | No. In this movement there will never be any paid ministers, no appointed clergy, no bishops, no cardinals, no popes, no ceremonies. | DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093c | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Priestcraft; Spirit and form in the administration | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0828 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-25 | 360 | Notwithstanding these clear texts the Shiites do not believe in the 'meeting with God'; but they say in the end of the time so many extraordinary events will transpire | DAS.1914-11-25 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1673 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 180 | Now Europe in reality is in the utmost beauty and adornment. Material civilization has advanced greatly. It is a body in the utmost of comeliness, but regrettable it is that it is not animated by the spirit. | DAS.1913-02-20 | Call to action; Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1393 | Public address given on 1913-01-28 | 230 | Now praise be to God that his holiness Bahá'u'lláh hath appeared. He has upraised the flag of divine civilization, He has opened the doors of the Kingdom of God | DAS.1913-01-28 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2788 | Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-07 | 70 | Now tell me, Esmael, art thou sure that the Messiah will appear in two years? | DAS.1914-12-07, SW_v13#06 p.150-151x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1791 | Words spoken on 1915-04-24 in Haifa | 170 | Now that sacred tent which belonged to the Manifestation of God, the tent under which the Suratu'l-Haykal, the Kitab-i-Aqdas and other glorious Tablets were revealed... is given by the violators of the Covenant to Jamal Pasha | DAS.1915-04-24 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1231 | Words to Lua Getsinger, spoken on 1913-11-15 | 260 | Now that thou art departing for India I desire that thou mayest become like unto a rose garden to perfume the nostrils of al the people. | DAS.1913-11-15 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0364 | Words spoken on 1918-12-22 | 660 | Now that thou art returning to America thou must think of taking unto thyself a wife…. The bond that unites hearts most perfectly is loyalty | DAS.1918?, SW_v11#01 p.020-021 | A. Youssefi (1), A. Youssefi (2) | Education of children; moral education; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Personal instructions; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0727 | Words to Mirza Lotfullah, spoken on 1914-01-23 | 410 | Now that thou hast decided to live in Aleppo, thou must act, speak and conduct thyself | DAS.1914-01-23, SW_v07#17 p.168-169 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Cleanliness and refinement; Goodly deeds; actions; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2775 | Words to a young man, spoken on 1913-01-22 | 70 | Now that you are returning to America, pass through all the large cities on the way, meet the friends of God and associate with them. | DAS.1913-01-22 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Goodly deeds; actions; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0976 | Conversation with "Mr. F", Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-11 | 320 | Now that you have seen many parts of the world, I hope you will also make a voyage to the country of Baha. | DAS.1913-04-11 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1502 | Words to a pilgrim, spoken on 1914-03-28 | 210 | Now the old believers should be satisfied with what they have... Some years ago there lived in New York a good believer by the name, Mrs. Helen Cole | DAS.1914-03-28 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11107 | 50 | O Almighty! Endear thou this maidservant of Thy Threshold, Frau Ruoff | BBBD.296, DAS.1914-04-18, SW_v05#13 p.202 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00310 | 670 | O Almighty! Instruct Thou these thankful birds in the rose-garden of Guidance the tuneful melodies and the harmonious strains of the Psalms of David | DAS.1913-11-22x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05304 | 150 | ای مومن بالله نامه ات رسید از تنهاای شکایت نموده بودی محزون مباش تنها نیستی | O believer in God! Thy letter arrived, and therein thou had complained of lonesomeness. Do not be sad. | NJB_v05#19 p.003, KHH1.303 (1.422) | KHHE.436, DAS.1914-07-29 | Consolation and comfort; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03789 | 190 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای یادگار آن شخص محترم نامه مفصل شما بنهایت دقت قرائت گردید مضمون دلیل سرور | O cherished remnant of that honored soul! Your detailed letter was perused with utmost care, and its contents brought joy [3.5s]... ...Truly I say, the extreme desire of my heart and soul is to be present at the Court of Baha'u'llah, so that I may perfume my face and my locks with the dust of the Holy Threshold. | MMK5#077 p.063 | DAS.1913-07-15, ABIE.069, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.335x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||
| AB04803 | 160 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای قرین و ندیم عبدالبهاء ای همسفر نازنین عبدالبهاء الحمد لله این سفر ثانی نیز | O close companion of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! O dear fellow traveler of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Praised be God, this second journey, too, has come to an end | INBA84:346, BLIB_Or.08117.041, | MMK5#091 p.072 | DAS.1913-08-17x, ABIE.203x, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.326x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB04781 | 160 | O dear and revered personage! Thy letter concerning the group in Florence, who are interested in the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, was received. | DAS.1914-08-01 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00196 | 820 | Translation List | ای سلیل حضرت شهید عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه ۲۹ ربیع الثانی رسید و از تفاصیل اطلاع | O descendant of His Holiness the martyr! Thy letter of the 29th of Rabi'u'th-Thani was received, and from its contents I have learned [3.5s]... ...The Teachings of Baha'o'llah, the laws of this Cause and the principles of this Manifestation have no deniers. The world is like unto a thirsty fish | INBA85:495 | BRL_DAK#0590, MKT2.257, AMK.155-159, AHB.127BE #05-06 p.154, PYM.112ax, MAS5.090, YHA1.380-381x, YHA1.417x | DAS.1913-12-30x, ADMS#065i05x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB00334 | 650 | ای شخص ربانی پرهمت نامه شما رسید کلامی از برای مجلس فقرا از من خواسته بودید | O divine soul of high endeavor! Your letter has reached me, wherein you requested from me a discourse for the gathering of the poor [3.5s]... ...O my beloved companions! The people of the world are divided into two classes. One class are the rich (capitalists)…. His Holiness Baha'o'llah spent many days in the utmost poverty. | NJB_v05#06 p.005 | DAS.1914-03-26, SW_v08#13 p.161x | Christ; Christianity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02074 | 270 | ای ثابتان بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید نامه در پانزده ماه قبل | O firm ones in the Covenant! Your letter was received and its contents became known. | MKT4.037, YHA1.143x, YHA1.427-428x, VUJUD.014 | DAS.1915-02-14, SW_v05#16 p.242, BSTW#213b, VUJUDE.020-021 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00726 | 460 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08487 | 90 | Memories of Nine Years in Akka; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | الهی الهی انلنی کاس العطاء و نور وجهی بنور الهدی و ثبتنی علی الوفاء و | O God, my God! Give me to drink from the cup of Thy bestowal and illumine my face | BRL_DAK#0056, ADH2.053, ADH2_2#01 p.086, MJMJ1.026, MMG2#198 p.226, MJH.069b, AHDW.034, KNSA.272x | BRL_APAB#16, DAS.1913-10-17, MNYA.378x, SW_v14#06 p.167 | almunajat.com [item 12] | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| BH08013 | 120 | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی الهی اسئلک ببحر شفائک و اشراقات انوار نیر فضلک و بالاسم الذی سخرت به | O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the ocean of Thy healing, and by the splendors of the Day-Star of Thy grace | INBA30:116bx | BRL_DA#774, PMP#174, ADM2#111 p.200x, AHM.180, AQMJ2.096, MAS4.101x, NSR_1993.019x, ADH1.097 | PM#174, BPRY.095, DAS.1915-04-04, BP1929.028-029 | E. Tarani | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#477 | ||||
| AB08489 | 90 | الهی الهی انی اتوجه الیک و استفیض من بحور شفائک رب ایدنی علی خدمه عبادک | O God, my God! I have set my face towards Thee, and supplicate the outpourings of the ocean of Thy healing | BRL_DAK#0098, BRL_MON#009, KHH1.195 (1.273) | BRL_POAB#09, KHHE.284-285, DAS.1915-04-04, BSR_v13 p.095 | Prayer for healing | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10801 | 50 | الهی الهی ان رقیقک یوسف الصدیق قصد الرفیق الاعلی املا بالطافک التی لاتحصی | O God! O God! Verily, Thy servant, the faithful Joseph hath hastened toward Thy Supreme Concourse | KNJ.023d | DAS.1914-06-10, SW_v09#10 p.111 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11460 | 30 | O God! Confer thou a shelter upon this person under Thy protection and surround him with Thy infinite Bounties! Verily Thou art the Generous and the Merciful. | DAS.1913-04-05 | Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11430 | 30 | O God! Endear this maidservant of Thine in Thy Kingdom. Verily her heart is filled with love and happiness. Bless her family and encircle her husband with the glances of Thy Providence. | DAS.1913-04-07 | Prayer for married couples; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04239 | 170 | الهی الهی تری وجوها نضره مستبشره بنفحات ازهار ریاض ملکوتک الابهی و مستضیئه | O God! O God! Behold Thou these radiant faces made joyous through the Fragrances of the flowers of Thy Kingdom... O my Lord! O my Lord! Intoxicate them with the wine of knowledge; sweeten their tastes | AKHA_119BE #01-02 p.j, AHB.121BE #01 p.000 | DAS.1913-07-18, SW_v08#16 p.217x, ABIE.081, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123a | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for governments and rulers; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00137 | 940 | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما رفعت رایه فردانیتک و اریت الکل ایات رحمانیتک و هدیت هولاء | O God! O God! Praise be unto Thee for Thou hast unfurled the Flag of Thy Singleness, caused everyone to witness the signs of Thy Mercifulness | INBA87:135, INBA52:132 | SFI17.014-015 | DAS.1913-11-22x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB06011 | 130 | O God! O God! These are Thy servants who are attracted to Thy Kingdom of Beauty, yearning after the lights of Thy Meeting | DAS.1914-04-20 | Being a source of light; guidance; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02629 | 240 | O God! O God! This is the attracted servant to Thy Bounty of Abha; his heart is set aglow with the Fire of Thy Love amongst mankind | DAS.1913-12-30 | Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02851 | 230 | O God! O God! Thou beholdest how Thy beloved ones are treated by those who are negligent of Thy mention | DAS.1914-09-07 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04214 | 180 | O God! O God! Thou beholdest these faces are brightened by the Light of Guidance, these eyes are looking toward | DAS.1913-11-04 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00074 | 1230 | Bahá'í Scriptures | O God! O God! Thou dost behold me, how my forehead is laid upon the dust of humility and submission and how my face is covered | DAS.1914-01-09, BSC.375 #709, SW_v07#14 p.127+130-132 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03081 | 210 | O God! O God! Thou knowest that the hearts burned, the souls torn to pieces, the tear fell, the lamentations ascended | DAS.1914-11-06 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03312 | 200 | O God! O God! Thou seest me cast on the ground of humility and lowliness, supplicating the Kingdom of Thy Singleness | DAS.1915-05-18 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the departed; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11275 | 40 | O God! O God! Verily I place my head on the earth and beg of Thee, O Thou Lord of lords, to submerge these believers of Thine | DAS.1914-03-28 | Living waters; water of life; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10278 | 70 | O God! O God! Verily these are the attracted ones to the Kingdom of Beauty and enkindled ones with the Fire of the Love of the Lord of Glory | DAS.1913-12-01 | Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01163 | 360 | O God! O God! Verily these intelligent souls are assured in Thy mentioning, are enkindled with the fire of Thy love | DAS.1914-10-17x | Business; financial; property matters; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10303 | 70 | O God! O my hope! I supplicate toward the Kingdom of Thy sanctity and entreat before the realm of Thy might to bless and accept the father | DAS.1913-06-24 | Prayer for parents | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10779 | Words inscribed in Mr. Campbell's guest book | 60 | O God! O Thou worshipped one! Confirm these souls so that they may raise the call of Thy Kingdom and suffer humanity to be delivered from the dark priciples of the world of nature | DAS.1913-01-18 | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11485 | 20 | ای خداوند این گمکشتگان کوی خویش را عاشقان فارغ از بیگانه و خویش فرما توای | O God! Suffer these wanderers around thy abode to become they passionate lovers, freed from the known and the unknown. Verily Thou art the Powerful and the Mighty. | YARP2.493 p.364 | DAS.1914-03-28 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1028 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-09 | 300 | O God! This [city of] Paris is a lamp in the utmost transparency but it is in need of the light. It is a body in the greatest of comeliness but it is in need of the spirit. | DAS.1913-03-09 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04222 | 180 | O happy starred and noble prince: The gift you have forwarded was very acceptable because it was from your Highness | DAS.1913-08-03, ABIE.149, BLO_PN#007 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11198 | 50 | O khanum! O maidservant of God! That is, O thou My maidservant! | DAS.1914-09-12, LTDT.114 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00318 | 670 | دوست عزیز مهربانا نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید هر چند با جناب میرزا | O kind and cherished friend! Thy letter was received and its contents were made known. Although with his honor Mirza [3.5s]... ...For seventy years these exiled ones have undergone these untold persecutions and sufferings for the progress of the world of humanity | BRL_DAK#0756 | DAS.1913-11-06 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08058 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای خسرو مهربان در پاریس محض خاطر تو بدائره فتوغراف رفتم دو مرتبه خطاب و زیارت | O kind Khusraw! In Paris I went, for thy sake, to a phonographic recording studio. On two occasions were a talk and a chant of the Tablet of Visitation recorded | MSBH10.036b, YARP2.662 p.447, NVJ.116 | DAS.1913-05-21n, MHMD2.645x | Photographs and recordings | - | - | |||||||
| AB01169 | 360 | ای ادیب دبستان عرفان و عندلیب بوستان ایقان شمع روشن است و انوار ملکوت ابهی | O learned in the school of true understanding and the nightingale of the garden of certitude, the candle is lit and the light of the Abha Kingdom | INBA59:230 | BRL_DAK#1018, MKT1.421, BSHN.140.348, BSHN.144.346, MHT1b.216 | DAS.1915-03-24 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1024 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-29 | 300 | O let me weep like unto the vernal showers of the Spring!... This day is the day of parting. The farewell hour is most difficult to bear. | DAS.1914-06-29, SW_v09#12 p.134-135 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00527 | 540 | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | 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 | - | - | |||||
| AB11438 | 30 | O Lord! Clothe this thy servant with the garment of the Most Great Bestowal and protect him from every evil | DAS.1914-03-28 | Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01526 | 320 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | رب و موید کل جمع انعقد لاعلاء کلمه رحمانیتک و موفق کل عصبه اتفقت علی خدمه | O Lord! Support every gathering formed for the exaltation of Thy Word of grace, and assist every company united in service to Thee [3.5s]... ...The members thereof must take counsel together in such wise that no occasion for ill-feeling or discord may arise | INBA16:215, INBA59:291, INBA88:285, INBA89:016b | MKT4.152, MMK1#044 p.084x, MILAN.081, AMK.047-048, ADH2.035, ADH2_1#18 p.030, MJMJ1.024a, MMG2#186 p.212, MJH.068b, NSR_1978.116, NSR_1993.129 | SWAB#044x, BWF.406-407x, BADM.021-022cx, GPB.332x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Prayer for governments and rulers; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||
| AB10716 | 60 | رب ان ابن شفیع رضیع ثدی عنایتک و وضیع باب رحمانیتک یحمدک و یشکرک علی فیض | O Lord! Verily Shafie is a babe drinking the milk of Thy Providence and a child at the Door of Thy Mercifulness! | TSS.288 | DAS.1913-12-01 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03011 | 220 | ای یاران مهربان نامه نوزدهم ١٩ شعبان سنه حالیه وصول یافت از عودت عبدالبهاء بحیفا | O loving friends! Your letter dated the nineteenth of Sha'ban of this year hath been received [3.5s]... ...You have expressed happiness on account of the return of ‘Abdu'l-Baha to Haifa and Acca. It was some time | NJB_v05#12 p.004, KHH1.305 (1.425)x | KHHE.438-439x, DAS.1914-08-10x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11040 | 50 | O my Lord! confirm these Thy servants and maidservants with thy ever increasing | DAS.1914-06-10, SW_v09#10 p.111 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09937 | 460 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03188 | 210 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای محترمه ملکوتی نامه شما رسید معانی دلنشین بود از روابط فرانسه و اسکاتلند | O respected handmaiden of the Kingdom! Your letter was received and its contents were endearing. Regarding the connections between France and Scotland [3.5s]... ...The question of drinking liquors (temperance) is (also) forbidden in the Tablets of Baha'u'llah.... As regards the women's movement… As regards the second trip of ‘Abdu'l-Baha to America… | BDA2.169 | DAS.1913-02-27, DAS.1913-03-09x, SW_v05#17 p.265x, MHMD2.214 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Equality of men and women; Growth of the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02843 | 230 | O respected personage, thou seeker of Reality! Thy letter was received. It was not a letter but a mirror... If thy earthly house is destroyed, be thou not sad! | DAS.1913-09-12x, SW_v04#13 p.223, ABIE.310x, BLO_PN#007 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01675 | 300 | ای بنده حق جمهور ناس منتظر موعودی خونخوارند و ولی ظالمی غدار مهدی ای خواهند | O Servant of God, (most) people are expecting a bloodthirsty Promised One, and a brutal oppressor as a protector. They want a promised one who, with shaft and spear | BRL_DAK#0062, MKT1.407b, MILAN.145, AKHA_107BE #02-03 p.41, AKHA_120BE #01 p.j, MAS5.038 | DAS.1915-04-06 | Compassion; kindness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Predictions and prophecies; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05654 | 140 | ای دادخدا نامه وداد سرور فواد بخشید الحمد لله بقوه کلمه الله و صریر قلم اعلی | O servant of justice! Your missive brought joy to my heart. Praise be to God, through the power of the Word of God and the flowing pen of the Most High [3.5s]... ...Praise be to God that through the power of the divine Word and the voice of the supreme Pen, thou wert saved from the waves of destruction | YARP2.565 p.401 | DAS.1914-10-25x | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03110 | 210 | ای بنده پروردگار ای آواره من نجار نامه اختصار شما مرا امیدوار نمود که الحمد | O servant of the Lord! O my wandering carpenter! [3.5s]... ...Thy brief letter made me very hopeful. Praise be to God that thou art firm and steadfast | QUM.260 | DAS.1913-11-07x | Education of children; moral education; Importance of community building; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08131 | 100 | ای شهریار فریاد برآر که عصر ظهور حضرت بهاء الله جلوه یار است و نافه مشکبار بر | O Shahriyar! Cry at the top of thy voice: The century of the Manifestation of His Holiness Baha'u'llah is the effulgence of the Friend | YARP2.376 p.296 | DAS.1914-10-25 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06122 | 130 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای تلامیذ دبستان حمد خدا را که در امتحان حسن استعداد و قابلیت ظاهر و عیان | O students of the school! Praise be to God that in your tests ye have manifested and demonstrated excellence of capacity and capability [3.5s]... ...It is incumbent upon Baha’í children to surpass other children in the acquisition of sciences and arts | INBA87:150b, INBA52:148a | MMK1#119 p.137x, MJTB.075x, HUV2.027 | SWAB#119x, LOG#0481x, DAS.1914-10-26x | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||
| AB05794 | 140 | Translation List | ای منادی بملکوت الله فی الحقیقه در این سفر نهایت خدمت را بملکوت الهی مجری | O summoner to the Kingdom of God! On this journey, thou hast truly rendered the utmost service to the celestial Kingdom | BRL_DAK#0180 | DAS.1914-06-23, ADMS#278 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB06828 | 120 | O thou Abbas of Abdul Baha! O thou namesake of Abdul Baha! The letter that thou didst write to Mr. Joseph Hannen was forwarded | DAS.1913-08-16, ABIE.197, BLO_PN#007 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11257 | 40 | یا علی اکبر هرکس خادم احباب است سرور اصحاب است و هرکه چاکر دوستان است شهریار | O Thou Ali Akbar: Whosoever is the servant of believers is the leader of the friends, and whosoever is the thrall of the Beloved ones | INBA21:012a | AKHA_104BE #06 p.01, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.299 | DAS.1913-10-12 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2665 | Words to Mrs Cruttwell, spoken on 1913-05-27 | 80 | O Thou Almighty! Direct Thou this traveller toward the pathway of Thy guidance! Suffer this thirsty one to reach to the fountainhead of Thy bestowal! | DAS.1913-05-27 | Living waters; water of life; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11155 | 40 | O Thou Almighty! Make this Theosophical Society a rose-garden and a meadow through the downpour of the rain of Thy Providence | DAS.1913-04-21 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07981 | 100 | O Thou Almighty! O Thou Forgiving Lord! Endear Thou this believing, assured maidservant of God in Thy Kingdom and submerge her | DAS.1914-07-29 | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01231 | 350 | ای امین جمال مبارک حمد خدا را که این مسافه بعیده طی نمودی تا در لندن و پاریس | O thou Ameen of the Blessed Perfection! Praise be to God that thou hast covered the long distance and become my companion | INBA16:150 | AMK.183-183 | DAS.1913-03-30 | Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB05172 | 150 | O thou beloved daughter! Thy letter was received, though much delayed on the way, and is now being answered. Praise be to God, all of us are safe | DAS.1915-04-19 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05476 | 150 | O thou beloved daughter! Thy letter was received. It became the cause of great rejoicing, for it spoke concerning thy faith | DAS.1913-10-13 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05249 | 150 | O thou beloved handmaid of God! Thy letter was received. Thank thou God that thou wert assisted in meeting Reverend Albert Vail | DAS.1915-02-14x | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06281 | 130 | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Its sweet contents imparted the utmost of rejoicing | DAS.1914-02-10 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01335 | 340 | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that Doctor Maria Montessori is expecting to go to America | DAS.1914-10-31x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Interconnectedness of the teachings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02578 | 240 | O thou beloved maidservant of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh! Thy letter was received. Its contents indicated that thou art sad | DAS.1914-10-21x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06678 | 120 | O thou beloved son of the Kingdom! Truly I say thou art self-sacrificing and in the service of the Kingdom of God thou art volition-less | DAS.1913-08-10x, ABIE.176x, BLO_PN#007 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04128 | 230 | O thou blessed, luminous leaf! Sing and chant these most lofty words on the branches of the Tree of Baha | DAS.1914-09-12 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04407 | 170 | ای شمع محبت الله نامه مفصل شما رسید و بینهایت سبب سرور گشت زیرا بر ثبوت و | O thou candle of the love of God! Thy detailed letter was received and it brought the utmost happiness. It was a brilliant proof | ANDA#74 p.05 | DAS.1914-05-26, MAX.313-314 | Being a source of light; guidance; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01964 | 280 | O thou confidant and kind friend of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter was received. It became the cause of exceeding joy and happiness that praise be to God | DAS.1914-08-13?x | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00904 | 410 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شخص موید نامه ایکه باقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید از بدایت تا نهایت | O thou confirmed personage! The letter that thou hast written to Aga Seyad Assadollah was read from first to last… Ye should consider the question of goodly character as of the first importance | INBA85:309 | MMK1#108 p.130x, MJTB.076x | SWAB#108x, LOG#0500x, DAS.1913-10-18 | Education of children; moral education; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB08546 | 90 | ای بنت ملکوت اگر تایید و توفیقات الهی میخواهی که جنود آسمانی نصرت نماید در | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! If thou desirest divine confirmation and assistance, so that the heavenly Cohorts may grant thee victory | BBBD.317 | BBBD.318, DAS.1914-07-13, SW_v08#17 p.228 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05173 | 150 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thank thou God that the Lights of the Kingdom have shone upon thy heart | DAS.1914-04-30 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09346 | 80 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The few lines that thou hast written reflected thy character and behavior. | DAS.1914-08-02 | Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09947 | 70 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The good news of the organization of the Bahá'í Assembly in Vienna was received. | DAS.1913-11-15 | Christ; Christianity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08548 | 90 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy brief letter was received. Although it was short yet it contained detailed significance. | DAS.1914-07-29 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08701 | 90 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter like unto the song of the warbler caused joy and happiness. Consequently I read it | DAS.1914-03-25x | Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06616 | 120 | ای بنت ملکوت نامه شما رسید مضمون دلیل بر انتشار نور هدی بود و طلوع صبح ملکوت | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its content was a proof of the promotion of the Light of Guidance | BBBD.310-311 | BBBD.295, BBBD.311-312, DAS.1914-07-13 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02628 | 240 | 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! | DAS.1913-03-21 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03415 | 200 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that in this great tempest | DAS.1914-10-26 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06746 | 120 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written concerning the organization of the Bahá'í Assembly in Vienna. | DAS.1914-07-13 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04743 | 160 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written concerning the union, agreement and affinity amongst the believers | DAS.1914-07-02 | Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06614 | 120 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! When the Sun of Reality shone forth from the Horizon of Persian, every soul who belonged to the world of nature | DAS.1914-07-13 | Differences in human capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07234 | 110 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom!... Thou hast written that the Cause is progressing in America. | DAS.1914-09-04 | Growth of the Cause; Human reality created in the image of God; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09455 | 80 | O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter was received. It is certain that thou art completely happy, for thou art successful in teaching the Cause | DAS.1913-10-19x | High station of teachers of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06750 | 120 | O thou dear little girl! Thy letter was received... Be thou kind to the "bantam chickens and their babies" and take good care | DAS.1914-07-31, SW_v09#08 p.091x | Kindness to and rights of animals; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06677 | 120 | O thou dear son! Under the protection and providence of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh we reached Paris safely. We are always engaged in the commemoration of your love | DAS.1913-05-06 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05115 | 150 | امروز اعظم مقامات ثبوت و استقامت در ايمان و ايقان است و اين ثبوت و استقامت سبب تأييد و توفيق الهی | O thou dear son. Thy letter was an evidence to thy firmness and steadfastness. For today the greatest of all the stations is firmness | MMK3#069 p.045x | DAS.1914-07-24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01928 | 280 | ای حکیم الهی از بدایت تاریخ تا یومنا هذا در دنیا دو صنف طبیبان موجود اطبای | O thou divine Physician! From the beginning of the world to this day there has been in the world two classes of physicians | MSBH4.490-491, MUH3.334-335, MJDF.060, NJB_v05#07 p.004, YQAZ.137 | DAS.1913-11-20 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02083 | 270 | O thou faithful beloved friend! The New Year's greeting was received. I became most grateful and pleased, because you remembered this longing friend | DAS.1915-02-13, CHU.174-175 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09740 | 80 | O Thou faithful God of the upright people! Thanks be unto Thee, because these pure souls are detached from the world of matter | DAS.1913-06-29 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05629 | 140 | ای ثابت نابت حرکت از لوازم حقائق موجودات است و سبب حصول فوائد کلیه در عالم | O thou firm and growing one! Motion is the necessary law of the realities of being and conducive to the realization of universal benefits | MUH3.289 | DAS.1914-09-11 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05921 | 140 | Translation List | آمرزگارا ایزد بزرگوارا این جانها مانند مرغان تیزپر از دام خاکدان آزاد شدند و | O Thou Forgiver! O Thou Lord Almighty! These spirits like unto swift-winged birds were set free from the earthly nest | YARP2.646 p.440 | DAS.1914-09-04, ADMS#038 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB10297 | 70 | O thou forgiving Lord! Shed Thy radiance upon these servants of Thine and give unto them a melodious voice | DAS.1913-11-01 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09742 | 80 | O Thou Glorious Lord! O Thou Giver of Gifts and Bestower of Bounties and the Goal toward which all the Guides are leading humanity! | DAS.1913-12-01 | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02450 | 250 | ایها الرجل الجلیل حضرت ابی الفضائل روحی له الفداء در ایام حیات دمی آرام نگرفت | O thou glorious personage! His holiness Abul-Fazael--may my life be a sacrifice to him--during the days of his life did not rest one moment | BRL_DAK#1128, RHQM1.454-455 (554) (337-338x), MAS2.057c, YIA.386-387 | DAS.1914-07-02 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11295 | 40 | O Thou God, the Mehreban! Suffer Thy Mehreban to become the crier of Heaven! Confer upon her spirituality and fragrance! | DAS.1913-03-31 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06176 | 130 | Abdu'l-Baha Writes to Kansas City | O thou heavenly daughter! Thy detailed letter written to His Honor Mirza Ahmad was perused. It is very acceptable and seasonable that thou hast taken this voyage. | DAS.1913-10-19, SW_v05#01 p.006x, BLO_PT#003c | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05585 | 140 | ای پدر آسمانی جنود ملکوت داری و ملائکه روحانی ما بیچاره کان مرغ بال و پر | O thou heavenly father! Thou hast the hosts of the Kingdom and the spiritual | MMG2#275 p.308 | DAS.1914-08-04, SW_v05#11 p.162 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05529 | 140 | O thou heavenly personage! Thy greeting and salutation received. I reality thou art kind. Sorrow and pains are like unto rust and dust | DAS.1914-08-02 | Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02566 | 240 | O thou heavenly personage! Thy letter was an evidence of the fact that praise be to God thou hast arisen to serve the Kingdom | DAS.1914-02-21 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06044 | 130 | O thou heavenly personage! Thy letter was received. It became the cause of joy - that praise be to God | DAS.1914-07-22 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02263 | 260 | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! It is the early morn and suddenly into | DAS.1914-03-08, SW_v05#15 p.232x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08467 | 100 | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! The contents of thy letter written to ... was perused. Thank thou God that in that country | DAS.1913-10-14 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01504 | 320 | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! The foundation of all the monarchs of the earth, notwithstanding their imperial sovereignty, royal purple | DAS.1914-07-30 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04845 | 160 | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy detailed letter was received. It contained the glad-tidings of the promotion of the Cause of God | DAS.1914-04-17 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02753 | 230 | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter dated September 7th 1914 was duly received. Its contents was an indication to thy faith, assurance and firmness | DAS.1914-12-10 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05280 | 150 | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received and its contents imparted the utmost spiritual joy, for its contents indicated that | DAS.1914-09-08 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04079 | 180 | ای منادی ملکوت الله نامه شما رسید هزار آفرین بر همت بلند و مقصد ارجمند تو | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. A thousand times bravo to thy magnanimity and exalted aim! | KHH2.095 (2.177) | JWTA.018-019, DAS.1914-08-09, SW_v09#14 p.163 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06896 | 120 | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Truly I say in this journey thou hast demonstrated the utmost self-sacrifice in the Divine Path. | DAS.1914-06-17 | Call to action; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04078 | 180 | ای منادی ملکوت الله خبرهای خوشی از هند میرسد که الحمد لله نفحات الهی در انتشار | O thou herald of the Kingdom! Good news is being received from India, that, praise be to God, the divine fragrances are being diffused | NJB_v05#13 p.006 | DAS.1914-08-12 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04351 | 170 | O thou honorable servant of Reality and well-wisher of the world of humanity! Thy letter was received. It became the cause the cause of infinite joy | DAS.1914-09-08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as educator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07032 | 120 | ایها الرجل النورانی وقفت علی ما جائتنی من صحیفتک الغراء و نمیقتک النوراء و | O thou illumined man! I became informed of the contents of thy eloquent letter and wonderful epistle. There is no doubt that the Doors of the Grace | INBA85:092a | DAS.1914-06-24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Prayer for evening; night; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05060 | 150 | O thou illumined man! The days that I spent with thee in Stuttgart I shall never forget | BBBD.249-250, DAS.1913-08-12, ABIE.182, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00609 | 500 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06734 | 120 | ای خداوند بی نیاز این دلها را براز خویش دمساز کن و از بیگانه و خویش بی نیاز | O Thou Incomparable God! Make Thou these hearts intimate with Thy Mystery; suffer them to be detached from the known and from the unknown | INBA21:141a, INBA75:053 | DWNP_v5#02-3 p.002-003, DUR2.130, DUR1.191, ADH2.049, ADH2_1#25 p.042, ADH2_1#47 p.071, MJMJ1.057, MMG2#298 p.331, MJH.016a | DAS.1913-07-18, ABIE.082, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123b | S. Tirandaz | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||
| AB11418 | 30 | O Thou incomparable Lord! Bless Thou the members of this household and endear these souls in Thy Kingdom and confirm them in the service of Thy Cause! Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty. | DAS.1913-04-05 | Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for service | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11392 | 30 | پروردگار مهربانا این بنده بی سر و سامان رستم ایران را در پناه خویش راحت و | O Thou kind Almighty! Bestow Thou a refuge and protection to this homeless and shelterless servant of Thine, Rostam | YARP2.499 p.366 | DAS.1914-03-28 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01119 | 370 | O thou kind and beloved daughter! The letter dated November 2nd was duly received. As its contents indicated faith, assurance... ...My spiritual and material Physician is His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh. His Graces and Bestowals are sufficient for me. | DAS.1913-11-20x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Personal instructions; Review of publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08329 | 100 | O thou kind friend! Those days that we were in London we associated together with the utmost love. | DAS.1914-03-03x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08973 | 90 | O thou kind friend! Thy letter of safe arrival to India was duly received. Undoubtedly thou wilt become the cause | MSBH10.062 | DAS.1914-09-07 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3070 | Prayer spoken at children's dinner, Cannongate School in Edinburgh, ca. 1913-01-09 | 50 | O Thou Kind God! These beloved children are created by Thy Mighty Hand. They are the signs of Thy Omnipotence. | DAS.1913-02-27 | Education of children; moral education; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for children and youth; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09097 | 90 | O Thou Kind God! These travellers over mountains and deserts and these wanderers over land and sea | DAS.1913-02-27 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2901 | Words to Mr Crewe of Newfoundland, spoken on 1913-03-03 | 60 | O Thou Kind God! We are Thy humble servants; endear us in Thy Kingdom! We are poor; enrich us through Thy heavenly Treasury! We are ignorant, suffer us to become informed | DAS.1913-03-03 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10283 | 70 | O Thou kind Lord! Accept this pure and holy girl in Thy new Kingdom. Make her beloved by all and glorify her in their sight. | DAS.1913-04-07 | Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08053 | 100 | O thou kind Lord! Grant to these believing, sincere souls heavenly confirmation! Suffer each one of them to soar | DAS.1914-07-29 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05192 | 150 | O thou kind, beloved friend! The copies of your peerless paper which are in reality the proofs of your high ideals, the exaltation of your aims | DAS.1913-09-17, ABIE.326, BLO_PN#007 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08451 | 100 | O Thou kind, incomparable God! Familiarize these hearts with Thy Mysteries and detach them from friends and strangers. | DAS.1913-09-10, ABIE.301, BLO_PN#007 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2087 | Closing prayer of public address, spoken on 1913-04-23 | 130 | O Thou King of existence! O Thou king beloved! The members of this meeting are the lovers of Thy face. They seek after Thee and long to converse with Thee. | DAS.1913-04-23 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04770 | 160 | O thou light of love! Thy letter indicated that the call of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris hath awakened thee. | DAS.1914-05-30 | Differences in human capacity; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03715 | 190 | O thou light of the love of God! Thy letter was received; likewise thy cablegram. Both of them were evident proofs | DAS.1914-05-30 | Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11532 | Words written in a book | 20 | O Thou Lord of Unity, confirm this person who is old in faith and young in love, to summon people to Thy Kingdom. | DAS.1913-01-21 | Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05979 | 140 | O thou maidservant of God Lua! Depart for India with the intention of teaching the Cause of God and spreading the Fragrances of God. | DAS.1913-11-15 | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08816 | 90 | ای کنیز الهی اگر ظلمت عالم طبیعت را زوال خواهی شمع هدایتی برافروز اگر خرمن | O thou maidservant of God! If thou desirest to dispel the darkness of the world of nature, enkindle thou a candle of Guidance. | HDQI.255, ANDA#27 p.05 | DAS.1914-03-25 | Being a source of light; guidance; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03990 | 180 | O thou maidservant of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received and I became informed with its contents. | DAS.1914-03-03 | Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07458 | 110 | O thou man of the Kingdom, Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that in Manchester the Fire of the Love of God is ignited | DAS.1914-08-02, TDD.009-010 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05814 | 140 | ای مهربان الحمد لله بعون و عنایت ایزد توانا ببقعه نوراء رسیدی و آستان یار | O thou Mehreban! Praise be to God that through the Protection and Favor of the Omnipotent God thou didst reach the Illumined spot | YARP2.136 p.155 | DAS.1913-07-05, ABIE.027, BLO_PN#007 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00799 | 440 | Paris Talks | ای دختر عزیز من نامه فصیح و بلیغ در کمال سرور در باغی در زیر سایه درختی | O Thou my beloved daughter! Thine eloquent and fluent letter was perused in a garden, under the cool shade of a tree | BRL_DAK#0737 | LOG#2075x, PT#59 p.195, DAS.1913-08-28, ABIE.249, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#099, BSTW#108b | Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Predictions and prophecies; Role and station of women; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB05655 | 140 | O thou my beloved daughter! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became evident that the effulgence of the Sun of Reality is cast upon thy heart | DAS.1914-02-28 | Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01577 | 310 | O thou my beloved friend! Thy letter was received from India. From its contents it became evident that thou art occupied, and art spending thy days in the company of that respected lady, Mrs. Besant. | DAS.1913-08-29, ABIE.254, BLO_PN#007 | Mary Magdalene; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01763 | 300 | 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 | LTDT.172-173, AIF.1911-08-21, DAS.1914-10-27 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03301 | 210 | O thou my beloved son of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents was conducive to the realization of the susceptibilities of the Kingdom | DAS.1914-01-27 | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of imagination; thought; right intention | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08156 | 100 | O thou my beloved! Be not unhappy. Let not thy thoughts be scattered. Man under the circumstances of tests must be patient | DAS.1913-02-27, BSTW#015 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10617 | 60 | O thou my darling little Mona! Thy tiny eloquent letter was received and thy sweet dear thoughts became known to me. | DAS.1913-08-15, ABIE.196, BLO_PN#007 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06748 | 120 | O thou my daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that the Flag of Ya Baha El Abha is unfurled in that state | DAS.1914-03-28x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06774 | 120 | ای دوست عزیز محترم نامه شما رسید مضمون چون دلیل محبت و وفا و ثبوت در روابط قلبیه | O thou my dear respected friend! Thy letter was received. As it evinced love, faithfulness, and loyalty in the established relations between hearts | KHH1.311 (1.433) | KHHE.446, DAS.1914-12-10 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09282 | 80 | ای پسر عزیز من نامه شیرین تو کام دل و جان را شکرین نمود روی دلنشین تو همیشه | O thou my dear son! Thy letter sweetened the heart and the spirit. Thy lovely | BBBD.240-241 | BBBD.241, BBBD.298, DAS.1914-05-26, SW_v09#08 p.091 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05927 | 140 | O thou my friend! The dreadful and calamitous news of the death of the loving daughter of that spiritual friend caused intense sadness | DAS.1914-06-13, SW_v09#10 p.112 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03957 | 180 | ای پسر ملکوتی من نامه تو رسید گلستانی بود که روائح طیبه محبت الله از آن منتشر | O thou my heavenly son: Thy letter was received. It was a rose-garden from which the sweet fragrances of the love of God were inhaled. | AHB.127BE #01-02 p.030, PTFP.000 | DAS.1914-01-27, PTF.232-233 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10710 | 60 | O thou my kind friend! Its my hope that through the bestowals of the Blessed Perfection | DAS.1913-10-01, SW_v07#04 p.026 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10749 | 60 | O Thou my Lord the Merciful and my Beloved, the Clement! Verily these intelligent souls are assured in Thy mention | DAS.1914-04-27 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04709 | 160 | O thou my respected son: The letter that thou hast written with the utmost love became the cause of perfect happiness. | DAS.1914-03-28, PTF.236-237 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03066 | 220 | O thou my revered friend, famous throughout the world, from the day of separation up to this time not one moment I have been disengaged from the remembrance of your kindness. | DAS.1913-06-29 | Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04245 | 170 | O thou my son of the Kingdom! Your letter dated December 20th was duly received. Praise be to God it was an indication to firmness and steadfastness | DAS.1914-02-15 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02231 | 260 | O thou my spiritual daughter of the Kingdom! For some time I have failed corresponding with thee. This was because of the absence of soundness of physical health | DAS.1914-02-21x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09741 | 80 | O thou new plant of the Garden of Abha! Thou art the twig of the Tree of Life | DAS.1913-10-01 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00803 | 440 | ای مدیر محترم معارف پرور و خیرخواه عموم بشر ایران وقتی بهشت برین بود و | O thou noble editor, cherisher of knowledge and the well-wisher of the world of humanity! Persia at one time was the delectable paradise | MMK4#187 p.231, PYB#086 p.03 | DAS.1914-10-13 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08909 | 90 | O thou old believer! Thou art one of the old believers and hast served the Cause of God most faithfully. I shall not forget thee. | DAS.1914-02-21 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02724 | 230 | O thou pilgrim of the Holy of Holies of the Supreme Concourse! Although in appearance thou hast left this blessed spot | DAS.1914-07-25 | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00700 | 470 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02099 | 270 | 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 | DAS.1914-08-04, SW_v05#09 p.138, SW_v09#14 p.161x, BSTW#175, BSTW#461 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02814 | 230 | پاک یزدانا این جمع را شمع عالم کن و این انجمن را گلزار و گلشن محفلش را روضه | O Thou pure God! Make thou this gathering the candle of the world and suffer this assembly to become a rose garden and a verdant meadow. | INBA13:086, INBA75:023 | DUR2.047, ADH2.021, ADH2_1#10 p.018, MJMJ1.040, MMG2#166 p.189, MJH.006 | DAS.1913-09-08, ABIE.293, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||
| AB01006 | 390 | ای شمع روشن نامه روز نوروز وصول یافت ایامیکه در لندن در خانه تو بندای ملکوت | O thou radiant candle! Thy letter written on the day of Now Rouz was received. The days that I was occupied in thy house with the Cause... The address thou didst deliver at the King's Weigh House Church... During the lifetime of His Holiness Christ no book on this subject gained any importance | BRL_DAK#0126 | DAS.1914-04-17x, LBLT.162ax | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07417 | 110 | O thou real friend! 'Moore' In the Persian language, is 'Ant'; but I hope this Moore may become the lion of the forest | DAS.1913-10-19 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04886 | 160 | ای یار حقیقی اکنون عبدالبهاء در مدینه اسکندریه بیاد یاران مشغول و شب و روز در | O thou real friend! At this time ‘Abdu'l-Baha is in the City of Alexandria is engaged in the mentioning of the friends | INBA84:391b | DAS.1913-10-17 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06201 | 130 | O thou real friend! Praise be to God that thou hast perfumed thy nostrils with the Breeze of the Rose-garden of Abha. Thou didst find the Doors of the Kingdom | DAS.1914-07-30 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09367 | 80 | O thou real friend! Thank thou God that thou hast heard the call of the Kingdom | DAS.1914-07-22 ca. | Many are called but few are chosen; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04009 | 180 | شب و روز بکوشید تا عَلَم میثاق چنانکه باید و شاید در آن آفاق موج زند زیرا الیوم بقوّهٴ میثاق نفوس باهتزاز آیند | O thou real friend! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written concerning Dr. Leon H. Harvey, 4th Unitarian Church.... ...The believers must respect and love Doctor Harvey, because he has invited them in such a willing, spontaneous way to his church. | NJB_v05#14 p.003x | DAS.1914-07-17, DAS.1914-06-18x | Importance of community building; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01654 | 310 | O thou real friend! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written concerning the unity and concord, the affinity and communication, the fellowship and attraction amongst the believers | DAS.1913-10-18x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04604 | 170 | 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 | DAS.1914-02-10 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04955 | 160 | شخص محترما نامه شما رسید و از قرائتش امیدواری عظیم حاصل شد زیرا از مضمون | O thou respected personage: Thy letter was received. Its perusal imparted to me great hopefulness, for from its contents it became manifest | MMK3#160 p.112, PYB#304 p.03 | DAS.1914-06-24, PTF.239-240 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03720 | 190 | O thou respected personage! Thy letter was received. Its contents evidenced the significance of love and turning the face | DAS.1914-07-13 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Day of rest; House of Justice; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02380 | 250 | ای حقیقتجوی محترم نامه تو رسید حکایت از وحدت عالم انسانی مینمود علمی که | O thou respected truth seeker! Thy letter was received. It reflected the sentiment of the oneness of the world of humanity | MKT4.053, KHH1.305 (1.426) | KHHE.439-440, DAS.1914-08-07, SW_v05#12 p.183 | Power of faith; power of the spirit; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08470 | 100 | O thou respected youth! How many holy souls in past ages have longed most intensely to hear the name of the Divine Kingdom and live during the day of the Promised one | DAS.1913-09-22, ABIE.347, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06286 | 130 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | O thou revered and beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that thou art turning thy face at all times toward the Kingdom | DAS.1913-03-20x, BLO_PT#028e | High station of the true believer; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03466 | 200 | ای گل گلشن حضرت مسیح وقتی که حضرت مسیح روحی له الفداء با وجهی صبیح و جمالی | O thou rose of the garden of His Holiness Christ! When His Holiness Christ--may my life be a sacrifice to Him!--took off the veil | NJB_v05#17 p.003, KHH1.303-304 (1.423) | KHHE.437, DAS.1914-08-12 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05212 | 150 | ای سردار سپاه روحانی نامه ایکه بجناب میرزا احمد مرقوم نموده بودی رسید نامه مگو | O thou Sardar of the Spiritual Army! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Mirza Ahmad was received. | MSHR5.285-286 | DAS.1913-10-19 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07363 | 110 | O thou seeker of Reality!... Truly I say thou art a seeker of Reality and a spreader of Reality! Thou art the cause of spirituality | DAS.1914-03-14 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08787 | 90 | O thou seeker of the Divine Light! Whosoever is freed from self and illusion, released from the claws of passion and lust | DAS.1914-05-26 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08784 | 90 | O thou seeker of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast praised Mrs. Krug. Truly I say she is one of the daughters of the Kingdom. | DAS.1914-03-25 | Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10010 | 70 | O thou seeker of truth! All the people are submerged in the ocean of superstition and know nothing of the appearance of the Sun of Reality. | BBBD.273, DAS.1913-10-19x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07966 | 100 | O thou servant at the Threshold of the Blessed Perfection! Offer thou glorification to the Lord because the radiant morn of the most great Guidance | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.159, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03937 | 180 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای بنده بهاء الله و عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه تو رسید مضمون بسیار سبب سرور شد | O thou servant of Baha'u'llah and the beloved of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Thy letter was received and its contents imparted the utmost happiness. | MMK5#071 p.060, AMK.301-301 | DAS.1913-04-25, MHMD2s.331x | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB07831 | 110 | O thou servant of His Highness the Friend! Strive thy utmost that in the center of the world thou mayest become the sign | DAS.1913-10-20 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01474 | 320 | O thou servant of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh! Thy letter was received. As there is no time for a detailed answer I will give it briefly.... Regarding the Spiritual Assembly, this is not the House of Justice. It is a purely spiritual assembly and belongs to spiritual matters | DAS.1913-10-18, DAS.1913-10-19x, BSTW#094 | House of Justice; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08450 | 100 | O thou servant of the Almighty! Beg of God that in this world which is groaning with pains and troubles, thou mayst aspire to a breath of rest and that in this sorrow-begirdled globe, thou mayst obtain happiness. | DAS.1913-08-26, ABIE.243, BLO_PN#007 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09230 | 80 | O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha! Be thou happy because thou hast presented thyself at the table of the heavenly food | DAS.1913-10-20 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05479 | 150 | O thou servant of the Divine Threshold! In this year mankind is afflicted with terrific tests. | DAS.1914-09-04 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06660 | 120 | O thou servant of the heavenly Beloved! Thy letter was fragrant because its contents were agreeable. During the day of the Manifestation | DAS.1914-09-04 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04212 | 180 | O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! Thank God that thou didst answer the call of 'am I not your Lord?' with affirmation | DAS.1913-06-25 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02200 | 260 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده آستان مقدس نمیدانی که چه انقلابی در اینصفحات حاصل جمیع مردم مضطرب و | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thou knowest not what a convulsion there is in these parts! | BRL_DAK#0007, MMK6#033x | BRL_ATE#007, DAS.1914-10-21x, MAAN#24 | Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| AB03346 | 200 | O thou servant of the sacred Threshold!... During these days the affairs of every soul are in utter confusion and distraction. | DAS.1914-10-21x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05975 | 140 | O thou sign of Guidance! Thank God that thou hast advanced from the region of darkness toward the center of Lights and after crossing the desert | DAS.1913-09-16, ABIE.323, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08605 | 90 | O thou sincere servant of the True One! Be thou a speaker of the truth and a skillful physician | DAS.1913-10-12 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06569 | 120 | O thou son of the Kingdom! A copy of the book written by thee and forwarded | DAS.1913-09-12, SW_v04#16 p.274, ABIE.309, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10876 | 50 | O thou son of the Kingdom! I read thy letter with the utmost joy and I hope that thou mayest grow and develop like unto a young tree | DAS.1914-04-17 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04179 | 180 | 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 | DAS.1913-10-16 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10931 | 50 | O thou spiritual child! I hope that thou mayest become a daughter of the Kingdom and become conducive to the diffusion of the heavenly Light | DAS.1914-07-30 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07841 | 110 | O thou spiritual daughter! They letter was received. It contained wonderful significances. Praise be to God | DAS.1914-08-20x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07138 | 120 | O thou spiritual friend! Thank thou God that thou art not an unserviceable and idle instrument. Thou art working. | DAS.1913-11-07 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07824 | 110 | O thou spiritual leaf, which is verdant and fresh through the downpourings of the Kingdom of God!... Verily, verily, I say unto thee, the Covenant of God and His Testament is the lamp | DAS.1913-07-18, SW_v08#16 p.218x, ABIE.083, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#105, BSTW#123c | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07147 | 120 | O thou spiritual pearl and leaf stirred by the wafting of the Breeze of God! Verily with a heart overflowing with love and affection I perused thy letter | DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.060, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07832 | 110 | O thou spreader of Reality! In the first two editions of the magazine, thou didst demonstrate noble effort | DAS.1914-08-04 | Newspapers and the media; publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03351 | 200 | ای بنده ثابت نابت جمال قدم نامه مفصل ملاحظه گردید تا توانید در این ایام تبلیغ | O thou steadfast servant of the Ancient Beauty! Thy detailed letter was perused. As far as ye can, in this day, arise to proclaim the Cause of God. | NLAI_BH_AB.004 | BRL_DAK#0506, MKT2.287, AVK4.451cx, MAS5.079 | DAS.1913-12-28x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Past, present and future of Iran; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB04065 | 180 | ای معلمه اطفال ملکوت بخدمتی قیام نموده ای که اگر بجمیع معلمین آفاق افتخار کنی | O thou teacher of the children of the kingdom! Thou hast arisen to perform a service which would justly entitle thee to vaunt thyself over all the teachers on earth | TRBB.051 | COC#0616x, LOG#0489x, DAS.1913-10-24, SW_v09#08 p.089 | Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01824 | 290 | O thou visitor of the Blessed Rose-Garden! Praise be to God that thou hast obtained the Favor of circumambulating | DAS.1913-11-17 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05209 | 150 | O thou visitor of the Holy Place around which the Supreme Concourse revolve! Were there time I would have written a special epistle to each one | DAS.1913-06-25 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00554 | 530 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05208 | 150 | O thou visitor whose breath is fragrant! Thou seest how varied are my works and occupations. I have not one moment of rest | DAS.1913-06-25 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Universal education | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03186 | 210 | ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی از عدم مجال بجواب مختصر قناعت نما مقصود از عبارت حدیث | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of Abha! This tradition does not mean literally, it has other meanings than the mere "letters" | MAS2.008 | DAS.1913-11-06 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08233 | 100 | ای منجذب نفحات الله هر انسان دهقانست یکی کشتش صناعت است و دیگری کشتش تجارتست | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Every person is a farmer. One sows the seeds of Industry | MMK3#077 p.051, PYB#169 p.04 | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.158, BLO_PN#007 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01772 | 300 | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances which are diffused from the garden of the Bestowal of God! Verily God has opened the doors | DAS.1913-10-21x | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02447 | 250 | ایتها المنجذبه بانوار ساطعه من ملکوت الله انی قرئت رقیمتک البلیغه و نمیقتک | O thou who art attracted by the lights shining from the Kingdom of God! Verily I have read thy eloquent letter and wonderful epistle... Know thou, verily, I say unto thee that the conditions of this mortal world | INBA89:221 | DAS.1913-07-14, SW_v04#15 p.252-153x, ABIE.064, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#110a | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07573 | 110 | O thou who art attracted by the Spirit of God! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that thou hast seeing eyes and hearing ears. | DAS.1914-09-08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Prophecy and fulfillment; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06900 | 120 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy detailed letter was received. From its contents it became evident that praise be to God | DAS.1914-06-17 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04216 | 180 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. It became the cause of great joy | DAS.1914-03-14 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07575 | 110 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. The details of publishing articles in the newspapers | DAS.1914-03-14 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07829 | 110 | O thou who art attracted with the Fragrances of God! The eloquent and delightful odes of that maidservant | DAS.1913-10-13 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08890 | 90 | O thou who art attracted with the Love of God! Thy letter was like the mirror in which were reflected the pictures of Divine Confirmations. | DAS.1913-09-12, ABIE.310, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03586 | 200 | O thou who art attracted with the reality! Thy letter was received. Thy hope is the highest desire of the people of Truth. In the world of existence the spirit of life is love, the electric affinity | DAS.1915-02-25 | Love as fire; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04977 | 160 | یا من اختاره عبدالبهاء لنشر نفحات الله نامه شما رسید الحمد لله در مراغه موفق و | O thou who art chosen by Abdu'l-Baha for the diffusion of the fragrances | MKT6.205 | DAS.1913-10-31, SW_v07#10 p.096 | Agriculture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06361 | 130 | O thou who art confirmed by the Divine Spirit! A thousand times bravo | DAS.1913-11-07, SW_v05#19 p.295 | Predictions and prophecies; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00287 | 700 | Translation List; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای مفتون و تشنه حقیقت نامه شما رسید دلیل بر آن بود که از افق وجدان صبحی تابان | O thou who art eager and athirst for the truth! Thy letter hath been received. It indicateth that a radiant morn hath dawned above the horizon of the heart. | MNMK#108 p.203, MJTB.057, MJDF.053, KHF.118, KHAB.037 (046), KHTB3.048, NJB_v05#07 p.001 | DAS.1913-09-11, MHMD2.049x, ABIE.304, BLO_PN#007, ADMS#068 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as educator; Muhammad; Islam; Need for an educator; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05788 | 140 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای مفتون حقیقت استعداد در هر شیء جاذب تاییدات الهیه است ملاحظه مینماای چون | O thou who art enamored of the truth! The receptivity present in any object attracts divine confirmations. You will observe that, when the earth acquires receptivity | MMK5#088 p.070 | DAS.1914-04-25, MHMD2s.333ax | Education and the development of capacity; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB07439 | 110 | ای سرمست جام حق آرزوی خدمتی شایان باستان یزدان داری خوشا بحال تو که بچنین نیت | O thou who art exhilarated with the Cup of the True One: Thou hast the desire to render a great service at the Threshold of the Almighty. | INBA89:126 | DAS.1913-08-26, ABIE.243, BLO_PN#007 | Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07137 | 120 | O thou who art exhilarated with the Wine of the Covenant! Know thou this of a certainty that today the title of the Most Great Bestowal is firmness | DAS.1913-10-12, SW_v08#16 p.218x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01770 | 300 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Faith and assurance are like unto trees of the orchards, and praiseworthy deeds and actions are like unto the fruits thereof. A lamp is in need of the illuminating light | DAS.1913-12-28x, BSTW#288 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Kindliness; humility; self-effacement in teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08628 | 90 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be to God that thou art firm in the Covenant and attracted to the Love of God | BBBD.331, DAS.1914-09-08 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00944 | 400 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مرقوم بجناب حیدر قبل علی ملاحظه گردید طیب مشموم بود زیرا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Mirza Haydar Ali was perused | BRL_DAK#0877, MMK5#103 p.082, AMK.197-198, AVK4.463bx, VUJUD.014-015x | DAS.1915-02-14x, VUJUDE.021-022x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03132 | 210 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents perused with the utmost of attention. | DAS.1914-02-21x, SW_v05#02 p.025 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Personal instructions; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08006 | 100 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and thy services in the meeting became known. Today whosoever is engaged in the service | DAS.1914-07-13x | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03970 | 180 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید بنص کتاب اقدس و صریح کتاب عهد عبدالبهاء مبین | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. According to the clear text of the Book of Akdas... ...According to the text of the Book of Akdas and the explicit Book of Ahd, Abdu'l-Baha is the interpreter | MMK5#211 p.163, YHA1.016x, NJB_v05#14 p.005 | DAS.1914-07-07, SW_v05#09 p.137, SW_v08#17 p.222-223, SW_v09#12 p.136x, BSTW#416, BSTW#442 | Importance of authoritative interpretation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09918 | 310 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون معانی مفصل بود... از مدرسه تایید توصیف نموده | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Its contents were detailed in meaning, and its themes were elaborate in their causes [3.5s]... ...In reality, Hamadan, nay rather all Persia has found infinite capability. Therefore all the friends most unloosen | INBA85:153 | TAH.303bx | DAS.1913-11-04x | Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unchastity and adultery | - | - | |||||||
| AB03394 | 200 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that the divine friends in Boston are in the utmost attraction and enkindlement... Regarding the Convention of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in Washington... In those public meetings, universal and not particular principles must be discussed | DAS.1914-03-03x, SW_v09#15 p.172x | Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01180 | 360 | ای ثابت بر پیمان خدمات فائقه شما در ملکوت ابهی مذکور و مشقات شما معروف و مشهور | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy manifold services in the Kingdom of Abha are mentioned | BRL_DAK#0340, KHSK.114-115 | DAS.1914-03-11x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nationalism; love of country; Praise and encouragement; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02528 | 240 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy third report was received and its contents imparted the utmost exhilaration. The 19 days Feast was the Lord's Supper | DAS.1913-08-30, ABIE.257, BLO_PN#007 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Newspapers and the media; publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03585 | 200 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! When a just man looks to himself he will become characterized with the utmost humility and submission. He will observe that he is less than an atom | DAS.1915-02-09 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07580 | 110 | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! It was the effulgence of the Ray which became manifested | DAS.1914-09-04 | Mosaic imagery; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08238 | 100 | ای مهتدی بنور هدایت شکر کن خدا را که دیده بینا و گوش شنوا یافتی نور هدی دیدی | O thou who art guided with the light of guidance! Thank thou God that thou hast found a new sight and obtained a new hearing. Thou hast witnessed the Light of Guidance | BBBD.306 | BBBD.307, DAS.1914-07-17 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00955 | 400 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ای متشبث بذیل اطهر فرع سدره مبارکه در جهان و جهانیان بدیده بینا نظر نما که | O Thou who art holding fast to the Pure Hem; thou who art the twig of the Blessed Tree! Look thou with seeing eyes at the world about thee, and at the inhabitants thereof. Upon the stage of this immense theatre most spectacular plays are being enacted. | BRL_DAK#0376, MMK3#055 p.035, HDQI.196x, ANDA#07 p.07x | DAS.1913-09-08, BSC.344 #671x, SW_v04#16 p.273x, ABIE.295, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123d | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB05140 | 150 | O thou who art in the Covenant! Thy detailed latter was received. It was the incarnation of pure joy for it contained the particulars of thy trip to Augusta | DAS.1914-04-17 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09925 | 70 | ای ثابت بر میثاق چون نیر آفاق اشراق بر شرق و غرب نمود تفاوت و امتیاز ترک و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The moment that He Who is the Day-Star of the world shone forth above the East and the West... ...When the Orb of regions shone forth upon the Orient and Occident, the distinction and differentiation between Turk and Tajik | INBA85:025b | MKT2.288a, AKHA_110BE #12 p.02, PYB#042 p.01, MJMT.016 | DAS.1913-12-28x | East and West; communication between East and West; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB06546 | 130 | O thou who art thirsty after the Sea of Reality! Thy detailed letter was received, and its contents produced the utmost of happiness. | DAS.1913-12-10 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Executive government; power of execution; Love of God; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04306 | 170 | O thou who art thirsty after the Water of Reality! The editors of the newspapers and magazines are in reality the guides of nations | DAS.1914-04-25 | Manifestation of God as sun; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teachings as spirit of the age | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05592 | 140 | ای تشنه حقیقت الحمد لله که نور هدایت درخشید و ساحت دل روشن گردید این موهبت رب | O thou who art thirsty for reality! Praise be to God that the light of guidance shone forth and the Court of the heart became illuminated. | BBBD.284 | BBBD.285, DAS.1913-11-07 | Being a source of light; guidance; Development of capacity and readiness; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10452 | 60 | O thou who art thirsty for the Fountain of Guidance! Thank God that thou hast reached to the fountain-head of guidance | DAS.1913-10-19 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03304 | 210 | O thou who art thirsty for the Salsabil of Divine Bestowals! The acquirement of a part of the Gifts and Graces of God depends upon ability, worthiness and capability. | DAS.1913-10-14 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07309 | 110 | O thou who art thirsty for the water of reality! Thank thou God that thou art confirmed in listening to the Call of the Divine Kingdom | DAS.1914-04-17 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04829 | 160 | O thou who art yearning after the Kingdom of God! Thy detailed letter was received. At present I am living on the shore | DAS.1914-05-26 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04605 | 170 | O thou who hast addressed me ‘Abdu'l-Bahá' in the beginning of thy letter! How wonderful is this brilliant | DAS.1913-12-28 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07598 | 110 | O thou who hast believed and art convinced. Thank God you are firm in thy faith and have arisen to serve the Kingdom. | DAS.1915-02-14x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04218 | 180 | O thou who hast inhaled the Fragrance of Faithfulness from the Rose-Garden of the Bestowal of God! | DAS.1913-10-17 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04820 | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای متوجه بملکوت الله نامه شما رسید در خصوص اعانه باطفال مدرسه تربیت سوال | O thou who hast turned thy face towards the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast asked regarding the contribution | BDA2.294x | DAS.1913-05-06x, MHMD2.388x, BSTW#459 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Importance of community building; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04997 | 160 | O thou who hast visited the Radiant Spot! Praise be to God that the Most Great Bounty was unveiled and the most eminent Gift uncovered | DAS.1913-06-25 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04998 | 160 | O thou wise teacher! The Breeze of Providence wafts from the direction of the rose-garden of Reality bestowing joy and happiness upon the adepts. | DAS.1914-04-20 | Continual renewal of creation; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00866 | 420 | Bahá'í Scriptures | 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 | DAS.1914-07-07, BSC.303 #616, SW_v07#04 p.025-026, SW_v09#12 p.135-136 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01010 | 390 | O thou wooer of the Beauty of the Possessor of Glory! Thy letter was perused with perfect joy and fragrance. | DAS.1914-09-07 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05164 | 150 | ای حقیقت پرست جمیع خلق پرستش اوهام مینمایند و در تقالید آباء و اجداد مستغرقند | O worshipper of truth! People worship their idle fancies, immerse themselves in imitation and are entirely alienated from the hidden secrets of God. | MMK2#099 p.076 | DAS.1914-03-03 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Exhortations and counsels; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01019 | 390 | ای یاران قدیم و اماء رب کریم علیکم بهاء الله و نوره و الطاف یوم ظهوره و علیکم | O ye ancient friends and the maidservants of the Merciful Lord! Upon ye be Baha'u'llah and His light | MKT9.264, MMK6#527, TABN.041 | DAS.1914-10-21x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for teaching; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08031 | 100 | O ye assembly of the Bahá'ís! Your letter expressed eloquently your ultimate hope and aspiration: for you are resolved to become the spreaders | DAS.1914-05-26 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01158 | 370 | O ye believers in the heart and spirit of Abdul Baha! It has been well-nigh three years since this Servant at the Threshold of Baha has been a wanderer over mountain and desert and a traveler upon plain and sea. | DAS.1913-09-26, ABIE.358, BLO_PN#007 | Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02645 | 230 | O ye believers of God and the maidservants of the Merciful! All your epistles were duly received. From its contents it became evident | DAS.1915-01-05 | Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07185 | 110 | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن از الطاف حضرت بهاء الله شما را ثبوت و رسوخ بر | O ye believers of God and the maidservants of the Merciful! From the Graces | BRL_DAK#0341, ZSM.1914-10 | DAS.1914-10-19, SW_v05#13 p.201, SW_v05#14 p.217, SW_v08#16 p.215, PN_1914 p107 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00983 | 390 | ای احبای الهی ای یاران رحمانی در این سنه امتحانات الهی احاطه نموده شرق و غرب | O ye believers of God, and the friends of the Merciful! By the blowing of the furious gales of trials and ordeal the people, like unto the leaves of the trees, are falling to the ground | MKT9.017 | DAS.1914-10-24? | Nationalism; love of country; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02849 | 230 | O ye believers of God! Avoid the smell of ignorant prejudices, the blind enmity and hatred and the racial, patriotic and religious superstitions | DAS.1914-03-05 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06573 | 120 | O ye believers of God! In the commencement of the dawn of the Morn of Reality Hendeyan caught the splendor of light. The names | DAS.1913-06-21 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Exhortations and counsels; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09749 | 80 | O ye believers of God! Supplicate and entreat at the Threshold of the Almighty | DAS.1913-07-21, SW_v04#15 p.253 , ABIE.094, BLO_PN#007 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11294 | 40 | O ye believers of God! We are sending to America the maidservant of God Zeenat Khanum with Mrs Wise. | DAS.1914-03-03 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10778 | 60 | O ye beloved maidservants of God! In this most wonderful Dispensation God hath clothed the women with a new garment | DAS.1913-11-01 | Equality of men and women; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09146 | 80 | ای احبای الهی قرونی بود که افق ایران تاریک بود و کشور ایران جولانگاه عرب و | O ye beloved of God! For ages the horizon of Iran was darkened, and the realm of Persia was the arena of Arab conquest [3.5s]... O ye divine believers! For many centuries the horizon of Persia was dark and the country of Iran | YARP2.314 p.267 | DAS.1913-11-01 | Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00465 | 570 | Light of the World | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن شمس حقیقت که از افق تقدیس بر آفاق اشراق نمود انوار | O ye beloved of the Lord and handmaids of the All-Merciful! No sooner had the Sun of Truth shone forth from the heaven of sanctity | NURA#46, MMK4#083 p.097, MAS5.183 | LOTW#46, DAS.1914-04-17x, SW_v06#12 p.096x, SW_v08#17 p.225x, SW_v09#01 p.013x, BSTW#073f, BSTW#098 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB07539 | 110 | O ye birds of the rose-garden of the Kingdom! Your letter of congratulation like unto the song of the nightingale thrilled the hearts | DAS.1914-04-17 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03207 | 210 | ای نفوس مبارکه در عالم وجود هیچ موهبتی باقی و برقرار نه و هیچ نعمتی پایدار | O ye blessed souls! In the world of existence no bounty remains eternal and permanent and no gift continues to be immutable save the Bestowal of 'Divine Guidance'! | NJB_v04#12 p.004 | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.210, BLO_PN#007 | Development of capacity and readiness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07823 | 110 | O ye blessed souls! Many assemblies are formed and organized in the world | DAS.1913-10-31, SW_v07#10 p.096x | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08277 | 100 | O ye blessed souls! Thank ye God that the Morn of Guidance hath arisen from the Supreme Horizon | DAS.1914-07-29 | Praise and encouragement; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07624 | 110 | O ye blessed souls! Thank ye God that ye have heard the Melody of the Kingdom from the Orient. | DAS.1914-04-17x | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05001 | 160 | O ye blessed souls! The beloved pilgrim like unto an overflowing cup has a heart full of your praises. Continually this Servant expects that all the believers unloose their tongues | DAS.1913-09-26, ABIE.360, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00376 | 620 | ای نفوس مبارکه نامه شما رسید و بر تفاصیل اطلاع حاصل گردید الحمد لله بکمال قوت | O ye blessed souls! Your letter was received. I became informed with its details. Praise be to God that you have arisen to serve the Cause of God... The fundamental object is the promulgation of the Cause of God and the exaltation of the word of God. This is the power that will become effective in the very heart of the world... O thou world of humanity! Awake! Awake! | NJB_v05#16 p.006 | DAS.1914-08-04x | Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07868 | 100 | O ye children of the Kingdom, Your letters whose contents were conducive of great happiness were received. Praise be to God that you are studying | DAS.1914-07-25 | Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05542 | 140 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنات ملکوت در قرن سابق بنات ایران بکلی از تعلیم محروم نه مکتبی و نه | O ye daughters of the Kingdom! In past centuries the girl children of Persia were deprived of all instruction. | BRL_DAK#0388, MKT4.025a, AHB.120BE #11-12 p.394, TAH.317, TRBB.068, MJTB.134, ANDA#41-42 p.98 | BRL_ATE#149, COC#0633, DAS.1913-11-18 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||
| AB03095 | 210 | O ye denizens of the Kingdom! Your letter was received and caused joy and gladness | DAS.1914-10-13, SW_v06#11 p.083+087, PN_1914 p077, PN_1914 p110 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03800 | 190 | O ye divine friends! Praise be to God that the showers of the cloud of Guidance have adorned the plain | DAS.1914-10-26x | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07697 | 110 | O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful! Your letter was received. Its contents conformed with the reality; for it was the song of the heart | DAS.1914-05-30 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05383 | 150 | O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful! Your letter which was an evidence of your firmness in the Path of guidance was duly received. | DAS.1914-05-30 | Exhortations and counsels; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02798 | 230 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | ای یاران و اماء رحمن نامه شما فی الحقیقه سرور و شادمانی بخشید و سبب امیدواری | O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful!...If a person reads the Hidden Words, the Ishrakat, Tajallayat, the Glad Tidings | MMK3#167 p.117x, HDQI.239, ANDA#28 p.05 | DAS.1914-07-17, SW_v08#02 p.025x, SW_v09#10 p.118x, BLO_PT#028o | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| AB04215 | 180 | O ye friends of Abdu'l-Baha and the daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter informing me that a memorial meeting was held in behalf of his holiness Abdu'l-Fadl | DAS.1914-02-28x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03159 | 210 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دوستان عزیز عبدالبهاء سه سال است که مانند مرغ بی لانه و آشیانه سرگشته کوه و | O ye friends of Abdul Baha: It is now three years that, like unto a nestless and shelterless bird, I have been wandering through mountains and plains and flying over the wilderness and Sahara. | MMK5#082 p.066, MJDF.111 | DAS.1913-08-08, ABIE.170, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#460, MHMD2s.327bx | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB01275 | 350 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب آقا سید اسدالله باسکندریه وارد و ملاقات حاصل و چون | O ye friends of Abdul Baha! His Honor Sayad Assadullah arrived in Alexandria and a meeting was obtained. When he received permission for his departure he mentioned your names | MMK5#044 p.042, MJDF.117 | DAS.1913-08-09, ABIE.173, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01743 | 300 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء در این دور الهی و عصر ربانی اساس اصلی و مقصد حقیقی وحدت | O ye friends of Abdul Baha! In this Divine Dispensation and lordly Cycle the fundamental principle and the supreme object is the establishment of the oneness of the world of humanity | MKT3.510, AKHA_134BE #18 p.694, AKHA_125BE #03 p.j, TAH.298, ADH2.089x, ADH2_2#14 p.118x, MMG2#044 p.044x | DAS.1913-09-16, ABIE.322, BLO_PN#007 | A. Akhavan | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02437 | 250 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء یاران جسمانی مارانند زیرا هر محبتی که لله نباشد عاقبت | O ye friends of Abdul Baha! Material friendship is not permanent; for every kind of love which is not purely for the sake of God is ended in hatred. | MMK3#286 p.208, MJMJ3.079ax, MMG2#011 p.010x, YHA2.999-1000x, NJB_v04#15 p.003x | DAS.1913-07-16, SW_v08#11 p.141-142x, ABIE.072, BLO_PN#007 | Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03889 | 190 | O ye friends of God and assistants of Abdu'l-Baha! What can I write, and what can I say? That which is in the heart can be neither translated into words nor written on paper... The world is black; the divine bestowal is radiant. This blackness must be changed | DAS.1913-08-26, SW_v08#10 p.135-136x, ABIE.242, BLO_PN#007 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02015 | 280 | O ye friends of God and the maidservants of God! Praise be to God that during the season of divine Spring | DAS.1914-04-20 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04120 | 180 | O ye friends of God and the maidservants of the Merciful! The Congratulations for the Day of the Declaration of the Báb | DAS.1914-07-17 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03801 | 190 | O ye friends of God! At this moment, while the sun of the elemental world is setting behind the western horizon | DAS.1913-10-12 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11585 | 10 | O ye friends of God! His honor Ardeshir and his brother Bahman have permission | DAS.1914-06-21 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11080 | 50 | O ye friends of God! Praise be to God that those pure souls are released from the world of matter and enlisted in the rank of the angels | DAS.1913-11-01 | Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01510 | 320 | O ye friends of God! The innate desire of this humble servant is to write to each one of those blessed souls a manifest book … | BRL_DAK#1220 | DAS.1914-10-25 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1382 | 230 | O ye friends of God! The morn of guidance is radiant and the hearts of the people of faithfulness are like unto a garden | DAS.1914-06-25, SW_v13#07 p.186-187 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03884 | 190 | O ye friends of His Highness the Merciful! A hundred thousand glad tidings are descending at every moment | DAS.1913-10-17 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03707 | 190 | ای دوستان جمال قدم عصر عصر انجذابست و قرن قرن حضرت رب الارباب شرق و غرب | O ye friends of the Blessed Perfection! This century is the century of attraction. This Cycle is the Cycle of His Highness the Lord of Lords | INBA13:046 | MKT5.019, MJMJ3.001ax, MMG2#222a p.249x, NJB_v01#19a p.034 | DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.059, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||
| AB04996 | 160 | O ye friends of the heart and soul of Abdu'l-Baha! The violators of the Covenant have raised a new cry | DAS.1914-08-10, SW_v05#12 p.184 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03006 | 220 | ای یاران رحمانی فیض وجدانی و فوز نورانی از نتائج ثبوت بر محبت الهی و استقامت | O ye friends of the Merciful. Spiritual bounties and the illumination of divine grace result from steadfastness in the love of God | MMK2#065 p.050, MMK6#470 | DAS.1914-09-11 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05478 | 150 | O ye godlike Nasser and Mansour! His honor your father has traversed through the desert and crossed the ocean until he reached the Holy Land and attained | DAS.1913-06-21 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01139 | 370 | ای یاران نورانی عبدالبهاء سه سال است که در بادیه های وسیع مانند باد بادیه | O ye illumined friends of Abdu'l-Baha: It is well-nigh three years since, like unto the wind I have been crossing vast deserts and like unto the nestless and shelterless bird | INBA17:149 | YHA1.257 (2.995), MJDF.101, NJB_v04#15 p.001 | DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.145, BLO_PN#007 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB01885 | 290 | 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 | DAS.1914-08-11 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03822 | 190 | O ye kind friends! A letter was received from Kerman giving you utmost praise and saying | DAS.1913-07-12, ABIE.057, BLO_PN#007 | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06543 | 130 | O ye kind friends! Today in the world of existence the most honorable profession is the promotion of education. | DAS.1913-11-18 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; High station of the arts and sciences; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03583 | 200 | O ye kind friends! When I returned from the Western regions to the Eastern clime, I met the Zoroastrian believers. | DAS.1913-06-27 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Fulfillment of true potential; Praise and encouragement; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07687 | 110 | ای یاران الهی و اماء رحمن نامه شما رسید جمیع الفاظ و معانی احساسات وجدانی بود | O ye loved ones of God and handmaids of the Merciful! Your letter hath been received. Every word and thought expressed was indicative of your spiritual susceptibilities. | BBBD.288 | BBBD.289, DAS.1914-03-08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01787 | 290 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | O ye members of the radiant Assembly! Praise be to God that the lights of the Sun of Reality show forth from the horizon of Urbana… When saying the Obligatory Prayer, one must turn towards the Holy Reality of Bahá’u’lláh, that Reality which encompasseth all things | BRL_IOPF#2.20x, DAS.1914-07-30 | Importance of prayer; Manifestation of God as educator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02430 | 250 | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء هر چند شبانگاهست ولی صبحگاهی ملکوت الهی است یعنی | O ye merciful friends of Abdul Baha! Although it is night, yet it is the morn of the dawn of the divine Kingdom.... The ancient bestowal of the beauty of Abha is the companion of every pure heart | MKT8.184b, MKT9.245, AKHA_119BE #03-04 p.j, BSHN.140.375, BSHN.144.370, MHT1a.188, MHT1b.146 | DAS.1913-07-21, ABIE.094, PN_various p013x, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#110a | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10166 | 70 | O ye merciful friends! It is now three years that this enamored wanderer has been a traveller over mountains and deserts and a wayfarer over lands and seas | DAS.1913-06-24 | Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03007 | 220 | ای یاران رحمانی نامه شما که تفصیل جشن رضوان و بزم روح و ریحان بود با نهایت | O ye merciful friends! The letter containing the details of the Feast of Ridvan and the banquet of joy and fragrance | MKT9.246, MJMJ3.029x, MMG2#180 p.207x | DAS.1914-09-04 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03418 | 200 | O ye my heavenly daughters and son! Your letters were received. I intended to write an individual answer for each but I have no time. | DAS.1914-09-07 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05584 | 140 | O ye radiant Baha'is! I am ever anticipating that you make Minneapolis the Paradise of Abha | DAS.1914-08-20 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00861 | 420 | ای دوستان حقیقی و کنیزان عزیزان الهی نامه ای که بواسطه امه الله دکتور کلوک | O ye real friends and beloved maidservants of God! Your letter, through the maidservant of God, Dr. Clock | BRL_DAK#0856, MKT7.247, AMK.129-130, DUR1.487x | BBBD.173-174, DAS.1913-12-29x, SW_v01#17 p.001-002 | Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Saddening another soul; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02785 | 230 | O ye real friends and the daughters of the Kingdom!...Today the magnetic power that attracts heavenly blessings is teaching the Cause... The three conditions of teaching the Cause of God are the science of sociability... | DAS.1914-08-01, SW_v12#11 p.177x, VLAB.104x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01707 | 300 | O ye real friends and the favored maidservants of His highness Baha'u'llah! The maidservant of God Mrs. A. Parmerton | DAS.1914-08-20 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05974 | 140 | 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. | DAS.1913-09-08, ABIE.294, BLO_PN#007 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03584 | 200 | O ye real friends! In every country and city of the world innumerable meetings are organized. | DAS.1913-11-04 | Goodly deeds; actions; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03809 | 190 | ای یاران حقیقی الیوم یوم فیوضات جلیله ملکوت غیب ابهاست و تموجات بحور الطاف | O ye real friends! This day is the day of the Glorious Bounties of the Invisible Kingdom of Abha and of the tumultuous waving of the seas | MKT6.078 | DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.061, BLO_PN#007 | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10781 | 60 | O ye real friends! Whosoever belongs to the company of the elect, his head is at the Threshold. | DAS.1913-11-01 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08692 | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای خاندان جانفشان در سبیل رحمن صبح مبارک نوروز است و انوار شمس حقیقت در جلوه | O ye self-sacrificing household in the Path of the Merciful! It is the early morn of the Blessed Day of Naw-Ruz | BRL_DAK#0339, KHSK.017, BDA2.194 | DAS.1913-03-21, MHMD2.247 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB10290 | 70 | O ye servants and the maidservants of God! Happy, happy are ye, for ye have found the Sovereign of the heavenly Empire | DAS.1913-11-01 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02642 | 230 | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت دختر ملکوتی مس نوبلاک نهایت ستایش از ایمان و محبت شما | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! The heavenly daughter, Miss Knoblock, has given the utmost praise about your Faith and Love | MMK3#131 p.092x, BBBD.264-265 | BBBD.265-267, DAS.1913-09-22, ABIE.346, BLO_PN#007 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03319 | 200 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه ایکه بتاریخ۳۰ سبتمبر سنه حالیه بود رسید از | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter dated September 30 of this year hath been received, and from the contents it became clear and evident | BBBD.274 | BRL_ATE#044, BBBD.275, DAS.1913-10-20 | High station of the true believer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB00189 | 830 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء پیک امین رسید و پیام یاران الهی را در عالم روحانی | O ye spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A trusted messenger hath arrived and hath, in the world of the spirit, delivered a message from God's loved ones.... In every dispensation the command of friendship and the law of love have been revealed... Now the believers of God must live in accord with these divine teachings.... O God, my God! Aid Thou Thy trusted servants to have loving and tender hearts. | MKT1.303, MNMK#090 p.162, MMK1#007 p.017, MILAN.141, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.255, BCH.110, MJMJ2.020ax, MMG2#074 p.081x, YHA1.371-372x (2.746) | SWAB#007, BPRY.201x, DAS.1913-07-26, SW_v08#11 p.140x, SW_v08#12 p.142x, ABIE.111, BLO_PN#007 | C. Serrano, G.H. Miller, Soulrise Melodies, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 1] | Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB05480 | 150 | O ye spiritual friends! Thank ye God His Highness the Almighty, who has granted ye such a gift and conferred such a Bestowal! | DAS.1913-10-17 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01245 | 350 | ای جوانان روحانی هر جوانی از اهل این خاکدان در فکر این جهان و منهمک در شهوات | O ye spiritual youths! Many a youth inhabiting this mound of earth is only thinking of this material plane | KHMT.192x, RHQM2.0892-893 (313) (195-196x), TISH.035-036, MAS5.244 | DAS.1914-07-25 | High station of the true believer; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04766 | 160 | ای دوستان حقیقی هر چند در ارسال رسائل فتوری حاصل ولی همواره بیاد شما هستم و | O ye true friends! Although correspondence has come to a standstill yet do I continually think of you, asking for you the confirmations of the Kingdom | BBBD.346, KHH1.328-329 (1.457) | BBBD.347-348, KHHE.465-466, DAS.1915-05-09x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08717 | 90 | انسان در ظلمت ضلالت جز غم و کدورت نيابد هميشه مأيوس و محزون و دلخون است ولی چون نور | O ye two birds of the rose-garden of Faith! In the darkness of error man does not find anything save affliction and distress. | MMK3#142 p.098x | DAS.1914-07-17 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05185 | 150 | ای دو حمامه همدم و همراز الحمد لله در گلشن الهی پرواز نمودید و بملکوت راز پی | O ye two companion doves, united in heart and spirit! All praise be to God that ye have soared in the divine garden and winged your way to the Kingdom of mysteries [3.5s]... ...Praise be to God that you are soaring in the Divine rose-garden, have found your way to the Kingdom of Mysteries and have become the recipients of the Favors of His Highness the Incomparable One! | INBA87:260b, INBA52:264 | NJB_v04#12 p.005 | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.211, BLO_PN#007 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB04369 | 170 | O ye two eloquent, impassioned and artistic poets! Thank ye God that ye are spending your time | DAS.1914-10-13 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03422 | 200 | O ye two glorious leaves of the Divine Ferdows! It is now some time that his honor Mirza Abdul Ghani | DAS.1914-07-24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power of prayer; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03704 | 190 | ای دو نفس نفیس خطه بطحاء وادی غیر ذی زرع و سنگلاخ بود چنانچه نص قرآنست از | O ye two precious souls! The valley of Batha was a barren wasteland and stony ground, as is attested in the text of the Holy Quran [3.5s]... ...The region of Nur is the birthplace of the Speaker on the Mount. Consider to what grandeur, importance and splendor it shall attain throughout future ages and cycles. | MMK6#231x, IQN.020 | DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.144, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04758 | 160 | O ye two respected souls! At this moment Abdu'l-Baha is remembering those two pure spirits | DAS.1914-07-25 | Praise and encouragement; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06197 | 130 | O ye two respected souls! Thank ye God that you have a son like Mr Vakil. Erelong Vakil will become glorious | DAS.1914-09-07 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05477 | 150 | O ye two revered souls! Since the day of my departure from Budapest I have been always remembering you and have begged from his holiness | DAS.1913-04-25 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04748 | 160 | ای دو بنده جمال مبارک نامه ایکه بجناب آقا میرزا احمد سهراب نوشته بودید ملاحظه | O ye two servants of the Blessed Perfection! The letter that you have written to his honor Mirza Ahmad was perused. | SAHA.000 (و) | DAS.1913-11-18 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08234 | 100 | O ye who are attracted to the Kingdom of God! Your letter was received. It was a glorious proof to your firmness in the Cause of God. | DAS.1914-08-02, BSTW#040, BSTW#113, ACOA.054-055 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00066 | 1260 | O ye who are attracted toward the Kingdom and have drunk the Wine, the nature of which is cool and exhilarating! In these days that the Bestowals of the Kingdom of Abha | DAS.1914-06-20 | Call to action; Methods of teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01571 | 310 | O ye who are firm in the Covenant and the Testament! Your letter of congratulation (November 26th, 1913) was received. Its contents were an evidence | DAS.1914-01-15 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02748 | 230 | ای مخموران صهبای الهی نفحه رحمانی از ریاض باقی میوزد و صبح نورانی از افق معانی | O ye who are intoxicated with the Wine of God! The Breeze of the Merciful is wafting from the rose-garden of Eternity | INBA55:114, INBA55:411 | MMK4#140 p.143, AHB.107BE #05 p.92, AHB.122BE #02 p.47 | DAS.1913-08-26, ABIE.244, BLO_PN#007 | Music and singing; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00112 | 1020 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای متوجهین بمنظر اعلی در لیل و نهار و صباح و مساء و عشی و ضحی در عوالم قلب | O ye who have turned your faces toward the Exalted Beauty! By night, by day, at morningtide and sunset | INBA88:098 | MKT1.368, MNMK#098 p.179, MMK1#207 p.250, YHA1.373-374x, DLS.319 | SWAB#207, BWF.401-402x, DAS.1915-04-01, BSC.359 #686, SW_v07#05 p.036-038x, SW_v08#13 p.179x | M. Sparrow (1), M. Sparrow (2), Heroes Teaching Conference, K. Porray | Call to action; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||
| AB09096 | 90 | O ye wooers of the Beloved of regions! The true Beloved like unto the Joseph of Canaan, unveiled his face | DAS.1913-11-01 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09929 | 70 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ثابت نابت الیوم جنود ملا اعلی ناصر و معین نفوس مبارکی است که به تبلیغ قیام | O you who are growing firm! In this day, the hosts of the Concourse on High aid and assist blessed souls who arise to teach the Cause | MMK5#081 p.066, AADA.146-147 | DAS.1913-06-27, MHMD2s.334-335 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0422 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-08 | 600 | من حالم خوبست مرضی در کار نیست فقط اعصاب است ... امیدوارم خاتمه حیاتم چون مشک معطر | Of what use is good health to me? I want to wholly sacrifice myself... I wish the end of my life to be musk-laden. That is, I wish to drink from the chalice of martyrdom | KHH1.206-208 (1.289-291) | KHHE.302-305, DAS.1915-04-08, BSR_v13 p.097 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0216 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-03 | 880 | On this journey many souls were set aglow with the fire of the love of God and they became exceedingly attracted to the Cause. | DAS.1913-05-03 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1286 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 250 | Once a servant went to a rich man and asked for a position. He had many certificates from his former masters regarding his conduct and manners. | DAS.1914-11-28 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1786 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-01-22 | 170 | Once Muhammad Ali thought in a public way [to] show his superiority over ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. In those days the Blessed Perfection lived in the Palace of Bahji | DAS.1913-01-22 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2191 | Words spoken on 1913-10-23 in Ramleh | 120 | Once there was a man who had a negro servant. His name was Kafour. Having decided to make a journey | DAS.1913-10-23, SW_v09#18 p.209-210, STAB#008 | Humor; jokes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1882 | Words spoken on 1913-09-02 in Ramleh | 160 | Once there was a theologian who took a sea trip. While he was walking on the deck and watching the calm sea... By these remarks I do not mean that religious study must be entirely neglected | DAS.1913-09-02, SW_v09#18 p.210x, ABIE.269x, BLO_PN#007, STAB#154 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Humor; jokes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1553 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-19 | 200 | Once upon a time I was invited to a garden party outside of the fortress of Akka. There were about seventy guests including the governor | DAS.1913-02-19 | Exhortations and counsels; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2487 | Words to a patriotic youth, spoken on 1913-03-23 | 90 | Once upon a time the king of a certain country got hold of an owl and put it in a large golden cage hanging it in his royal Park. The King observed that the owl was not happy in his wonderful park | DAS.1913-03-23 | Humor; jokes; Nationalism; love of country; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0932 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-08 | 330 | Once upon a time there was a merchant in the city of Balsora | DAS.1914-12-08, SW_v13#06 p.152x, STAB#007 | Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2532 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-04 | 90 | وقتی سلمان ایوذر را مهمانی کرد نان خالی حاضر کرده بود | Once upon a time, Salman called on Abouzar. When the lunch time came around | MUH1.0126-0127 | DAS.1914-05-04, SW_v09#18 p.206-207, STAB#031 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Hospitality; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3002 | Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh | 50 | One day a layman went to a Mullah and asked several questions. The Mullah did not answer him. | DAS.1913-08-13, ABIE.186, BLO_PN#007 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humor; jokes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1713 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-23 | 180 | One day in Baghdad Bahá'u'lláh was walking beside the bank of the Euphrates. A learned man of that city who had never seen him passed and was greatly impressed | DAS.1913-05-23 | Humor; jokes; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0296 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-30 | 740 | One day in the course of conversation Haji Siyyid Javad said to me: 'I was a good friend of Haji Siyyid Ali, the maternal uncle of the Báb. | DAS.1915-05-30 | Business; financial; property matters; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power of the Manifestation of God; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1338 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-10 | 240 | One hears nowadays so much about the high-handed ways of the censors. With every opportunity they distort the truth; even the inhabitants of their own countries know very little | DAS.1914-11-10 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Newspapers and the media; publications | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1620 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-09-02 | 190 | One man is so sensitive that gentlest breeze racing over his face may become awakened | DAS.1914-09-02 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2903 | Words spoken on 1914-07-01 | 60 | One must always use the simplest and most direct words, that the meaning may be easily conveyed to the minds of the hearers. In writing, we must use the same style | DAS.1914-07-01 | Methods of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2552 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-05-30 | 80 | One must eat in moderation. Man is not created for food. He must not indulge in eating too much. Overeating is the cause of many diseases. | DAS.1913-05-30 | Education and the development of capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3076 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-26 | 50 | One must never feel superior to anyone else. This feeling of superiority destroys all vestiges of friendship and love. I give thee this rule to be remembered throughout all thy life | DAS.1913-05-26 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1370 | Words spoken on 1913-05-16 in Paris | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در مازندران شب حضرت باب الباب چون حضرت قدوس را دید و بیانات فضل و حکمت از لسان ایشان | One night in Mazandaran, when Mulla Husayn saw Quddus and heard his utterances of wisdom and knowledge, he arose at once | BDA2.302 | DAS.1913-05-16, MHMD2.399 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Justice and wrath of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1066 | Words to Baroness Bertha Von Suttner, spoken on 1913-04-23 | 300 | One of the greatest teachings of Bahá'u'lláh is in regard to international peace. We must not lose our hope and courage. The beginning of a downpour of rain is only a few drops. | DAS.1913-04-23 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Nationalism; love of country; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2491 | Words to Dr Faber, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 90 | One of the kings of Persia once got sick. This king was very proud and despotic. All the people at the court feared him and cowered before him. | DAS.1913-04-26 | Humor; jokes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2180 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-06 | 120 | One of the most necessary and at the same time difficult things in this Cause is amicable association with the outsiders. Only through the constant widening of the circle of one's acquaintances and friends the Truth will be made known | DAS.1915-05-06 | Being a source of light; guidance; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1044 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-19 | 300 | One of the things that Dr. Farid has circulated in London is that 'I have grown old and weak...' My power consists of the Bestowals of the Blessed Beauty. | DAS.1914-10-19, SW_v05#14 p.217-218, PN_1914 p104 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1099 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-12-11 | 290 | Only in America such brilliant ideas are born. This will be a most effective token of America's attitude in the matter of brotherhood... The axis around which the consolation of the hearts revolves is Faith in God. | DAS.1914-12-11 | Consolation and comfort; God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Nationalism; love of country; Praise of Western values; culture; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2053 | Words to a minister, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در عالم کشیش بسیار است اما کشیش موفق کم است در زمان مسیح رؤسای روحانی خیلی بودند | Ordained ministers are many, confirmed ministers are few. During the days of Christ there were many Rabbis and high-priests but none of them was confirmed except Paul. | BDA2.268 | DAS.1913-04-29, MHMD2.350-351 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Christian clergy; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0731 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-21 | 400 | Our feasts are very wonderful. They are unique and peerless. During the days of the Blessed Perfection we celebrated this national New year's Day with great festivities | DAS.1914-03-21, PN_1914 p017 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Consultation; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3613 | Words to two mullahs, spoken on 1913-07-30 | 10 | Our field of activity is Europe and America. I have come here to rest for a few months. | DAS.1913-07-30, ABIE.130, BLO_PN#007 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2778 | Words following address to theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-10 | 70 | Our hearts like unto pure mirrors receive the impressions and these spiritual images are reflected from one mirror upon another without the medium of language. | DAS.1913-04-10 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Limits of language; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04966 | 160 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا امه الاعلی نامه ای که در خصوص مدرسه دختران مرقوم نموده بودی از قرائتش دلها | Our hearts rejoiced at thy letter concerning a school for girls. Praised be God that there is now a school of this type in Ṭihran | BRL_DAK#0273, COMP_WOMENP#049x, TRBB.067, MJTB.128, NJB_v05#19 p.002 | BRL_ATE#102, BRL_WOMEN#049x, COC#0632, COC#2140x, DAS.1914-08-12 | East and West; communication between East and West; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1616 | Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11 | 190 | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصد ما صلح عمومی و وحدت انسانی است سفری در پاریس و لندن بودم | Our object is universal peace and the unity of humankind. I have traveled to Paris and London and now I have come to America... One of these ills is the people's restlessness and discontent under the yoke of the war expenditures of the world's governments.... It is the war which is today the cause of all trouble. | BDA1.027.02 | DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.035-036, ABIE.091, BLO_PN#007 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2776 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-11 | 70 | Our pathway is supplication and invocation, severance from all else save Him and communion with the Source of all benediction. | DAS.1913-02-11 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Importance of prayer; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1439 | Words spoken on 1913-09-19 in Ramleh | 220 | Outside of Teheran we had a great park planted by the father of the Blessed perfection | DAS.1913-09-19, SW_v09#16 p.184, ABIE.334, BLO_PN#007 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3235 | Words to some Persian friends, spoken on 1913-03-18 | 40 | Paris is like a very large, clean stable where many millions of horses are well-fed, well-kept and well-trained; but you do not expect to find spirituality. | DAS.1913-03-18 | Critique of Western values; culture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3192 | Words to Mrs Sanderson, spoken on 1913-01-28 | 40 | Paris is like unto a green meadow, the people are like unto sheep, they are grazing in this meadow, they drink of the flowing streams. The materialists, cow-like, graze also with the rest. | DAS.1913-01-28 | Critique of Western values; culture; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0940 | Interview with Sir William Crookes, 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-18 | 330 | People are running after dogmas... The teachings of Bahá'u'lláh are the spirit of this age; for although material civilization has advanced | DAS.1913-01-18 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1613 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-12 | 190 | مردم از قول حق خاضع نمیشوند ولی اگر عمل حق ببینند خاضع میشوند | People do not become submissive because of virtuous dictums; but rather, when they observe righteous deeds, they grow submissive. (DAS: Generally the people are not impressed by the words of the Divine Manifestation but if they hear about His actions they will humble themselves immediately.) | KHH1.212 (1.297) | KHHE.310-311, DAS.1915-04-12, BSR_v13 p.100 | Martyrs and martyrdom; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1121 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-04-28 | 280 | Persia has unlimited possibilities for the development of its material resources, but there must be civilizing influences and untiring efforts. | DAS.1914-04-28 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Past, present and future of Iran; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Suffering and imprisonment; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1227 | Words to Zoroastrian pilgrims, spoken on 1913-11-10 | 260 | Persia will become luminous. Her future grandeur shall by far eclipse her past recorded glory. | DAS.1913-11-10 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0384 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 630 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | انسان دو قسم استعداد دارد فطری و اکتسابی مانند سایر کائنات که هر یک استعداد و خاصیت | Personality is of two kinds. One is the natural or God-given personality which the western thinkers call individuality | BDA2.138x | DAS.1913-02-14, SW_v04#02 p.038-040, MHMD2.172x, ADP.130-134 | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1843 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-08 | 160 | فقر از هر جهت بر ناس غلبه نموده ما هم امور مان وضعی است که نمیتوانیم | Poverty has become widespread amongst all the inhabitants of Syria and our affairs are in such a confused state... the station of such a wealthy man is greater than the poor who is patient | KHH1.233 (1.325-326) | KHHE.342-343, DAS.1915-05-08 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Christ; Christianity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2527 | Words spoken on 1914-10-17 in Haifa | 90 | Praise be to God that his holiness Baha'o'llah, has spread before us the heavenly table | DAS.1914-10-17, SW_v07#16 p.154 | Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1402 | Words to a delegation of Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-11 | 230 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | الحمدللّٰه که اسباب ملاقات فراهم آمد دیشب خوب مجلسی بود احساسات روحانی قلوب را احاطه نموده بود | Praise be to God that means were brought about that I may come to Budapest and associate with you... As to the coming of the Great Master. His appearance is dependent upon the realization of certain conditions. Investigate the reality | BDA2.230x | DAS.1913-04-11, BSC.300 #608x, MHMD2.298x, BSTW#146, BSTW#327 | Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1174 | Words spoken on 1914-01-08 in Haifa | 270 | Praise be to God that the believers of the Merciful are living in the slope of Mount Carmel in the Pilgrims' Home. Every morning they face the Tomb of Baha'o'llah and the Tomb of the Báb is in close proximity. | DAS.1914-01-08 | Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11436 | 30 | Praise be to God that the Sun of Universal Religion hath dawned. From all parts of the world host after host enter under its Radiance. Erelong it will become world-wide. | DAS.1913-03-29x | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10772 | 60 | Praise be to God that the Treasury of the Kingdom is inexhaustible and the holy, divine graces a fathomless sea. | DAS.1914-09-07 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1700 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 180 | Praise be to God that thou art wealthy through the treasury of the Kingdom. True wealth is the wealth of the Kingdom of God. The heart of man must be rich. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00883 | 420 | Praise be to God that through the Bestowal and Grace of the Beauty of Abha, from the Continent of Europe I have returned to the Continent of Africa…. During this long trip great capacity was created… | DAS.1913-07-28, SW_v08#17 p.228x, ABIE.121, BLO_PN#007 | Growth of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0754 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 390 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این روز آخر اقامت ماست در اسستتکارت و اول روز ورود شما در ملکوت ابهی | Praise be to God that you have attained. This is our last day in Stuttgart and the first day of your entrance into the Kingdom... It is easy to enter into the Kingdom but it is difficult to remain in it firm and steadfast. | BDA2.278-279 | DAS.1913-05-01, MHMD2.364-365 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0249 | Words to departing pilgrims, spoken on 1914-03-13 | 820 | Praise be to God that you have attained... The believers of God must ever be ready to sacrifice their lives in the path of each other. This is one of the conditions of faith. | DAS.1914-03-13 | Being a source of light; guidance; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0842 | Words spoken on 1914-01-06 | 360 | Praise be to God that you have come and blessed your foreheads at the Court of Sanctification. You obtained the inestimable privilege of access to worship | DAS.1914-01-06 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2111 | Words spoken on 1914-05-17 in Tiberias | 130 | Praise be to God that you have come into this desert and exalted the name of God | DAS.1914-05-17, SW_v08#02 p.021 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Development of capacity and readiness; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0397 | Words spoken on 1914-01-30 | 620 | Praise be to God that you have come to this Divine Spot... Now that you are returning to your respective homes you must be like unto ignited candles | DAS.1914-01-30, SW_v08#05 p.049x | Being a source of light; guidance; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2262 | Words to Persian students, spoken on 1913-09-29 | 110 | Praise be to God that you have come. For many days you have been here and with perfect joy and fragrance we associated | DAS.1913-09-29, ABIE.371, BLO_PN#007 | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0804 | Words to the Eastern pilgrims, spoken on 1913-06-28 | 370 | Praise be to God that you have crossed the mountains and deserts, the lands and the seas and attained to the visit of the Holy Tomb with joy and fragrance. | DAS.1913-06-28 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Law of pilgrimage; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00436 | 1620 | الحمد لله الذی فتح باب العلوم و الفنون بمفتاح اسمه الاقدس الاعظم الابهی الذی به نصب خباء | Praise be to God Who hath unlocked the gates of sciences and arts with the key of His Most Holy, Most Great and Most Glorious Name, whereby He hath raised the pavilion [3.5s]... ...O God! O God! I beg of Thee by Thy Radiant, Collective Name | BLIB_Or15695.210, | ABIE.362x, DAS.1913-09-27x | Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#475 | |||||||
| ABU1927 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-11 | 150 | Praise be to God you had a spiritual time in Germany... Paris is the jungle of nature... The German people are religious. | DAS.1914-10-11, PN_1914 p060 | Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; War and peace; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1353 | Words to Bishop Birch, spoken on 1912-04-17 | 240 | Praise be to God, that stupendous material developments are obtained in this country | DAS.1913-07-15, SW_v07#17 p.175-176, ABIE.067, BLO_PN#007 | East and West; communication between East and West; Harmony of science and religion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise of Western values; culture; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05489 | 140 | Praise be to God, the Lamp is lighted and the Path hath become straight and manifest. The Breeze of Providence is spirit-imparting and the Sun of Reality | DAS.1913-03-23x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1087 | Words to pilgrims from India, spoken on 1914-04-22 | 290 | Praise be to God, the news received from all parts indicate the fact that the believers of God are striving in the promulgation of the Cause of God. | DAS.1914-04-22 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2695 | Words spoken on 1914-07-24 in Haifa | 80 | Praise be to God, you are firm in the Covenant and steadfast in the Testament. Firmness and | DAS.1914-07-24, SW_v08#05 p.059 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02896 | 310 | Days of Remembrance | لک الحمد یا الهی بما جعلت هذا الیوم عیدا للمقربین من عبادک و المخلصین من | Praise be to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast ordained this day as a festival unto the favoured among Thy servants and the sincere | NFR.036, AHM.133, AYT.340, GHA.405, NSR_1993.115, NFF5.076, AMB#02 | DOR#02, DAS.1915-03-22, DAS.1914-04-01 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | MMAH.105, LL#203 | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0406 | Words spoken on 1913-11-15 in Port Said | 610 | Pray that God may lighten his [Prof. Cheyne's] lamp day by day, cause His Kingdom to be established in the hearts | DAS.1913-11-15 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1900 | Words spoken on 1914-06-18 | 160 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Prayer and supplication are two wings whereby man soars toward the heavenly mansion of the True One. | DAS.1914-06-18, BSC.438 #796x, SW_v09#10 p.113, SW_v08#04 p.041-042, SW_v14#06 p.166 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Importance of prayer; Meditation; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2699 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-21 | 80 | Pride and haughtiness are the worst qualities. If a person becomes the possessor of the whole world he must not become proud. | DAS.1913-02-21 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1295 | Words spoken on 1914-07-28 in Haifa | 240 | Profitless discussions fatigue and weary a person. People who call on me almost every day carry on a stream of profitless, unspiritual talk.... Man's speech is the revealer of his heart…. There are persons with whom we associate and converse whose utterances are life-imparting | LOG#1139x, DAS.1914-07-28, SW_v08#02 p.024-025 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0730 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-23 | 400 | Real feasts were held during the days of the Blessed Perfection, for then we used to get up early mornings with the utmost joy | DAS.1914-08-24 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Eulogies; reminiscences; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Humor; jokes; Law of fasting | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1093 | Words to some Arabs, spoken on 1914-02-09 | 290 | Reason works through the instrumentality of the five senses. The faculty of hearing is more important than the faculty of seeing... The throne of reason is the brain. | DAS.1914-02-09 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10784 | 60 | Receptivity is necessary. The love of God is like unto the ray of the sun. | DAS.1913-03-20x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1774 | Words spoken in Jan. 1913 | 170 | Reincarnation is a very abstruse question. If one desires to give a satisfactory explanation, one must write a book | DAS.1913-01-02n | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Evolution; human evolution; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Reincarnation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3382 | Words to Dr. Coles, spoken on 1914-04-18 | 30 | religion must ever become the cause of amity and love, otherwise irreligion is better; and science at the same time must be the means of human progress and enlightenment. If science creates deadly weapons for human slaughter and destruction it is worse than ignorance. | DAS.1914-04-18 | Harmony of science and religion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - |
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