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| ABU2144 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-14 | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بلی در آیات بدیعه نازل که کار و شغل حکم عبادت دارد ولی این دلیل بر آن نیست که عبادات و اذکار | Religion without prayer is no religion; but in this Movement work and worship must go hand in hand; one must inspire the other. | BDA2.181 | DAS.1913-03-14, MHMD2.230 | contention and conflict; corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; importance of prayer; role of the Covenant in preserving unity; work as worship | - | - | |||||
| ABU2693 | Words spoken on 1914-06-05 in Tiberias | 80 | Rest assured in the protection of God. He will preserve his own children under all circumstances. | DAS.1914-06-05, SW_v08#19 p.241 | consolation and comfort; cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; poems and quotation from poetry; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1789 | Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 170 | See to it that it is also published in a German newspaper and later in a pamphlet. This address is very useful for the Christians | DAS.1913-04-20 | rejection, opposition and persecution; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2027 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-02-27 | 140 | Several Baha'is lived in a hall room so small that one could hardly move in it. But they did not care for these outward comforts | DAS.1913-02-27 | banishment to; life in Baghdad; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; hospitality; poems and quotation from poetry; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0843 | Words to Mr and Mrs Holback, spoken on 1914-02-12 | 360 | Some of the materialists have always endeavored to refute the wholesome influence exerted by the power of religion over the members of a community. | DAS.1914-02-12 | Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; miracles and their interpretation; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1296 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-20 | 240 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اکثر نفوس مانند اطفالند بامور جزئیه محزون یا مسرُور بشوند اما امور عظیمه را اهمیت نمیدهند | Some people are like unto the children. The most unimportant event gives them happiness and the most trifling incident saddens their hearts. For example, if you give one Franc to a child | BDA2.309x | DAS.1913-05-20, MHMD2.409x | composure; tranquillity; serenity; differences in human capacity; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; knowledge; recognition of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||
| ABU2624 | Words spoken on 1913-08-17 in Ramleh | 80 | Some people are like unto the spiders. The more you tear to pieces their webs of imaginations and imitations, the greater will become their zeal to spin them again. | DAS.1913-08-17, ABIE.202, BLO_PN#007 | blind imitation [taqlid]; empty learning; false spirituality; humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2834 | Words to two new Baha’ís, spoken on 1913-05-07 | 60 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بعضی از نفوس مانند سراجی هستند که باید آنها را روشن کنند و بعضی خود روشنند ولی دیگران | Some souls are like unto the glass chimneys. They are pure and transparent but an outside light must come in and illumine them; there are others who are illumined but they do not confer illumination | BDA2.288-289 | DAS.1913-05-07, MHMD2.380 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; high station of teachers of the Cause; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||
| ABU1304 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-23 | 240 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چهل سال ما را در سجن عکا نگاه داشتند اگر آزاد بودیم در ممالک اخری چه قدر کار میدیدیم ... سلطان عبد الحمید مارا چهل سال در حبس نمود اگر چهل سال | Sultan Abdu'l-Hamid imprisoned me for forty years. Were I free during those forty years, soon this Cause would have been widespread in America and Europe | BDA2.155-156 | DAS.1913-02-23, MHMD2.194-195 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; non-participation in politics; suffering and imprisonment; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||
| ABU0512 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-21 | 530 | Syria has an important position strategically. Ancient nations conquering this country extended the boundary of their empire to all the then known parts of the world. | DAS.1914-11-21 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2936 | Words to Ibn-i-Asdaq, spoken on 1913-11-27 | 60 | Tell me how is the condition of Teaching? Do the believers Teach? This is that which the Blessed Perfection has required | DAS.1913-11-27 | apostles; early disciples of Christ; devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2280 | Words to some pilgrims, spoken on 1914-02-23 | 110 | Tell me, what voice is heard in thy city? Is it the voice of an earthly singer or the voice of the Cause of God?... The charm and beauty of the voice of Truth attract the hearts and spiritualize the thoughts | DAS.1914-02-23 | music and singing; superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; the power of words; of speech; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09530 | 80 | Thank God that a light of guidance has shone in the court of thy heart and soul! Thirsty wert thou, thou didst attain to the fountain of eternal life. | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.158, BLO_PN#007 | living waters; water of life; permission for visit; pilgrimage; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2196 | Words spoken on 1914-07-20 | 120 | That soul is alone who is negligent of God. But if he knows God, although he may live in an interminable desert | DAS.1914-07-20, SW_v08#18 p.236 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; nearness and remoteness; symbolism; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0159 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-19 | 1010 | The above verses are very clear and explicit that we are living in the time of their fulfillment. The globe is encircled with the fire of God's wrath | DAS.1915-04-19 | critique of Western values; culture; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; martyrdom of the Bab; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; predictions and prophecies; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0639 | Words to Shaykh Salih, spoken on 1915-04-05 | 450 | طبیعیون هم منتظرند ولی انتظار شان نه بمثل الهیو نست که از شهر غیر معلوم بیاید و باخیل و حشم | The adherents of all the religions of the world are expecting the coming of a Promised One and they pray for his advent.... In principle they agree with the religionists, but in the mode of expression and phraseology they differ from each other. (KHH: Even the naturalists [are expectant]. However, their expectation is not like the religionists who claim, ‘He will come from some unknown city,,,') | KHH1.200-203 (1.280-282) | KHHE.293-298, DAS.1915-04-05, SW_v13#06 p.145-146 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3368 | Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09 | 30 | The age of those ancient prophets as recorded in the Old Testament is symbolic. It has a spiritual interpretation. | DAS.1914-12-09, SW_v13#06 p.152x | literal interpretation; multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0978 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-02-12 | 320 | The air here at Mount Carmel is fragrant and the earth is sweet... Syria is a most wonderful country. It is a world in miniature. | DAS.1914-02-12, SW_v14#05 p.148 | Mount Carmel | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2680 | Words spoken on 1914-03-07 | 80 | The altar of sacrifice is the living heart of man, and not a few pieces of dead stones | DAS.1914-03-07, SW_v07#04 p.027 | love of God; spiritual transformation; symbolism; The Primal Will; self-generation of the Primal Will | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0866 | Words to H.E. Warmeke, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 350 | The American people are not satisfied with their present day civilization. It is true that they have built a marvellous civilization of their own through giant-like forces | DAS.1913-05-01 | independent investigation of truth; reality; man's distinction from the animal; need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; praise of Western values; culture; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2631 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-05 | 80 | The American women as a whole are better educated, more well-informed on classical as well as current subject and the spreaders of the right ideals of education. | DAS.1914-12-05 | divine philosophy and natural philosophy; praise of Western values; culture; role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1495 | Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh | 210 | The Arabs are a hardy race. Their physical constitutions are like iron. The Arabs of the interior of the Peninsula still preserve | DAS.1913-10-25 | courtesy; culture [adab]; forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0287 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-23 | 750 | The artist has drawn very beautiful pictures for she has painted allegorical figures on this canvas - each figure carries a lantern | DAS.1913-01-23 | differences in human capacity; divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; effort; striving; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1465 | Words spoken on 1913-06-30 in Port Said | 220 | The Bahá'í Cause is like unto the great ocean, or rather the great ocean is a symbol of the Cause of God. Its mountainous waves are within itself and by itself. | DAS.1913-06-30 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; imagery in the Qur'an; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2730 | Words spoken on 1914-06-22 in Haifa | 70 | The Bahá'í students in Beirut have so conducted themselves, both within and without the college | DAS.1914-06-22, SW_v09#11 p.122 | cleanliness and refinement; praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1561 | Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09 | 200 | The Bahá'ís must be the servants of universal Peace, the workers for the Cause of the Oneness of the world of humanity, the spreaders of heavenly Love amongst the children of men | DAS.1914-05-09, SW_v16#01 p.385x, PN_1914 p002, PN_1914 p004, BSTW#318 | call to action; compassion; kindness; equality of men and women; harmony of science and religion; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; love and unity; oneness; unity of religion; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; religion as reality; definitions of religion; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2706 | Words spoken on 1914-06-24 in Haifa | 70 | The believers must be pleased to comply with my wish. If my first expresion in any matter is obeyed, it will lead to success and spiritual happiness. | DAS.1914-06-24 | obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; personal instructions; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3524 | Words spoken on 1913-07-02 in Port Said | 20 | The believers must cultivate a beautiful voice so that they may sing the Bahá'í songs or chant | DAS.1913-07-02, ABIE.010, BLO_PN#007 | music and singing; power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3411 | Words spoken on 1913-11-17 in Port Said | 30 | The believers of God must be alive with the sweet Fragrances of God. When you leave this land you must become the creational books | DAS.1913-11-17 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2896 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-07 | 60 | The believers of God must invite the people to the feast of the love of God. The result of such a feast is the spirituality of the souls and the upliftment of the minds | DAS.1915-05-07 | love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; material and spiritual existence; two books; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2017 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 140 | The believers of Persia made the greatest self-sacrifice and the trip was made possible. They made large and small contributions | DAS.1913-04-25 | assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2635 | Words to the governor of Akka and others, spoken on 1915-04-02 | 80 | the Beloved gave a detailed and stirring account of the history of Akka from the time it was taken by the Crusaders in 1104 A.D... I have no doubt that had he the inclination and desire he could write a most instructive history of this ancient and sacred town. | DAS.1915-04-02 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3329 | Words spoken on 1914-10-17 in Haifa | 30 | The best capital and the most profitable business is honesty in all things. Do thou continue to be honest in thy dealings | DAS.1914-10-17, SW_v08#02 p.025 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; conduct in finance and business; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0546 | Talk to pilgrims at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-23 | 500 | باید شام بعد از غروب حاضر باشد هر وقت میل دارند بخورند بهترین اوقات | The best hour to eat supper is right after sunset... During the life of my grandfather, the Ministers of State had an established custom | KHH1.117 (1.163-164) | KHHE.178-179, DAS.1914-10-23 | principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; rejection, opposition and persecution; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3383 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 30 | The best man is that person who cheers and gladdens the broken-hearted ones and the worst man is that soul who causes suffering and pain to one's heart. | DAS.1914-05-10 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; compassion; kindness; consolation and comfort; saddening another soul; service to others; to the Cause of God; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2001 | Words to Latimer and Remey, spoken on 1914-10-14 | 140 | The best method is to bury the body. Just as systematically as the body has grown into its present form, it has to be disintegrated. | DAS.1914-10-14, PN_1914 p079 | existence; immortality of the human soul; law of burial and cremation; law of transformation and change; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3243 | Words spoken on 1914-03-07 | 40 | The Bible and the Gospels are most honored in the estimation of all Bahais. One of the spiritual utterances | DAS.1914-03-07, SW_v07#04 p.027x, SW_v14#02 p.055x, BSTW#207b | Christ; Christianity; importance of reading the Sacred Writings; study; deepening | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1232 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-02-12 | 260 | The Bible and the Holy Books of other religions must always be studied and be read in the Bahá'í meetings. Their study will widen the circle of one's information | DAS.1914-02-12 | consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; importance of reading the Sacred Writings; methods of teaching the Cause; review of publications; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1422 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1914-03-28 | 230 | The biographies of such blessed souls must be written in detail – thus the children of the next generation may try to imitate the virtues of their fathers | DAS.1914-03-28 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; eulogies; reminiscences; lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0564 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-18 | 490 | The Blessed Perfection educated us in this most great Prison. If we consider this fact with the sight of justice we will realize that He instructed us with the tears of His eyes. | DAS.1915-04-18 | rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0515 | Words to some Zoroastrian friends, spoken on 1915-04-18 | 530 | The Blessed Perfection expressed always great love for the Parsee friends. When Manikchi came to Baghdad and stood in His spiritual Presence he related many stories concerning the humiliation of the Parsees | DAS.1915-04-18 | acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; charitable associations; humanitarian activities; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; praise of Eastern values; culture; predictions and prophecies; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2150 | Words to the Persian friends, spoken on 1912-04-01 | 120 | Mahmúd's Diary | جمال مبارک ریشهٴ اوهام را کسند ایادی امر در اینظهور باسم و لقب و ارث نیستند | The Blessed Perfection has extirpated superstitions, root and branch. The Hands of the Cause in this dispensation are not heirs to any name or title; rather, they are sanctified souls | BDA1.019.06 | LOG#1079x, DAS.1913-07-19, MHMD1.026, ABIE.087, BLO_PN#007 | Hands of the Cause; humility; meekness; lowliness; priestcraft; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| ABU1364 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | جمال مبارک در عننوان جوانی روزی در قصبهٴیالرود وارد منزل میرزا محمد تقی مجتهد | The Blessed Perfection was very young and at that time He was going to Mazindaran. As He was travelling from stage to stage, He arrived at a town called "Yall-Roud" | BDA2.139 | DAS.1913-02-14, MHMD2.173-174 | early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam | - | - | |||||
| ABU0999 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-04 | 310 | The body of man is built with various material constituents and therefore it is a prisoner of nature, it is dominated and ruled by nature. It is a philosophic theory that the part is attracted to the whole. | DAS.1914-12-04 | human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; man's distinction from the animal; power of the mind over nature; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3244 | Words spoken on 1914-05-17 in Tiberias | 40 | The body of man is created for this world but his heart is made for the habitation of the Holy Spirit. | DAS.1914-05-17, SW_v08#08 p.103-104 | material and spiritual existence; two books; mindfulness; concentration; focus; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10128 | 90 | The Book declares. What [does] it declare? It declares that the mystery has come. The shell declares: The ideal Pearl has come. | DAS.1914-09-12 | living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as sun; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2171 | Words to Mrs A. Burks, spoken on 1914-04-14 | 120 | The book of Ighan revealed by Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad and translated in America is one of the most fundamental Bahá'í works. Then the Hidden Words, likewise Tajalliyat, Ishraqat, Tarazat, etc, also the books of Mirza Abdu'l-Fadl. | DAS.1914-04-14 | importance of reading the Sacred Writings; study; deepening | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0594 | Words spoken on 1914-01-24 | 470 | فی الحقیقه مصیب جناب ابو الفضائل مصیب عظیمه است هر چند انسان میخواهد | The calamity of his honor, Mirza Abul-Fazl is indeed great. No matter how much | MSBH2.351-353, NJB_v05#01 p.004-005 | DAS.1914-01-24, SW_v09#03 p.026, ABCC.404x | defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; eulogies; reminiscences; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2136 | Words spoken on 1914-06-15 in Tiberias | 120 | The Cause appeared in Persia. The blood of so many martyrs was shed in Persia that, unquestionably, signs will appear. | DAS.1914-06-14, SW_v09#10 p.116 | critique of Eastern values; culture; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; martyrs and martyrdom; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1061 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-16 | 300 | The Cause has become very great. Many souls are entering it--souls with different mentalities... Teach the Cause to those who do not know | DAS.1913-01-16, SW_v04#01 p.016, CHH.177, VLAB.141x, BLO_PN#022 | firmness in the Covenant; growth of the Cause; priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2039 | Words spoken on 1913-07-07 in Port Said | 130 | the Cause has many enemies! The Baha'is must be very happy. The priests and the Ulemas, the Rabbis and the Mobeds are attacking the Cause | DAS.1913-07-07, ABIE.032, BLO_PN#007 | apostles; early disciples of Christ; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3600 | Words spoken on 1914-07-13 | 10 | The Cause of Baha'o'llah is in fulfillment of all the prophecies in all the books of the religions of the world. | DAS.1914-07-13, SW_v09#01 p.006 | oneness; unity of religion; prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2016 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 140 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | و دیگر آنکه امر حضرت بهآءاللّٰه را قیاس بامری ننمائید زیرا این امر جامع جمیع امور است | The Cause of Baha'u'llah is incomparable to any other Cause, because it is the Collective Center of this age. This Cause regenerates the souls; everyone receives a new baptism and attains to the station of the new birth. | BDA2.253-254 | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.329-330 | definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; love as fire; second birth; spiritual baptism; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||
| ABU3052 | Words to Madame Scaramuchi, spoken on 1913-02-20 | 50 | The Cause of Bahá'u'lláh is the same as the Cause of Christ. For example this room is now lighted, but someone comes in and turns off the light | DAS.1913-02-20 | changing and unchanging parts of religion; definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0624 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-15 | 460 | The Cause of God is in need of many active, efficient workers and the time is soon coming... As thou knowest it is very easy for us to teach and spread the Cause in this country but the government will rise immediately against us and the Blessed Tombs of Baha'u'llah and the Bab will be demolished by the hands of a fanatical mob | DAS.1915-05-15 | future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2912 | Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London | 60 | The Cause of God is like unto a house. As long as man has not entered therein he does not know what it contains. | DAS.1912-12-23 | love of God; spiritual transformation; symbolism | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2882 | Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London | 60 | The Cause of God is like unto a rose-garden. As long as man is far from it, he cannot see how many kinds of flowers are planted therein | DAS.1912-12-23 | development of capacity and readiness; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2777 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-15 | 110 | The Cause of God will soon throw a great reverberation throughout the pillars of the world. It will embrace in its fold the East and the West. Its power will penetrate through every atom of creation. | DAS.1913-03-15 | consolation and comfort; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1757 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-07 | 170 | هر امری که قوه دارد خودش کار میکند حال ما اینجا هستیم جمیع ابواب مسدود و طرق مقطوع است | The Cause which is endued [with] dynamic, spiritual energy will advance and develop in spite of all obstacles.... It has taken possession of the subterranean layers of human consciousness… | KHH1.228 (1.317) | KHHE.334-335, DAS.1915-05-07 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; growth of the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2357 | Words to Mr and Mrs Stark and Mr Moore, spoken on 1913-04-15 | 100 | The Cause will be spread very much in this country. Blessed souls shall arise to serve the Bahá'í revelation... Translate the Hidden Words, the Words of Paradise, Tajalleyat, Tarazat, the Bahá'í Proofs and other small pamphlets | DAS.1913-04-15 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; methods of teaching the Cause; predictions and prophecies; translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3306 | Words spoken on 1913-10-16 in Ramleh | 30 | The Chinese civilization is very old, and hoary with age. Once they start on the right path, they will reach their destination very quickly. | DAS.1913-10-16 | praise of Eastern values; culture | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2685 | Words to Osman Bey and others, spoken on 1914-12-23 | 80 | The citizens of a country are like the various members and organs of the body. So long as the brain | DAS.1914-12-23, SW_v13#10 p.271 | justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; relationship between government and people; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2003 | Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 140 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | شماها باید از استتکارت باین حدود بیائید و بنشر نفحات اللّٰه بپردازید | The city of Vienna will become a center for the Cause of God: only after my departure the friends must not remain inactive. They must work with greater zeal | BDA2.249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.324 | teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy | - | - | |||||
| AB07677 | 110 | The Cloud of Providence hath poured down the rain of guidance upon the East and the West; the rays of the Sun of Reality | DAS.1913-08-03, ABIE.146, BLO_PN#007 | human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1978 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-02-02 | 140 | The cohorts of the Abha Kingdom are engaged in uninterrupted conquest. They are gaining victory after victory. God willing, Mrs. Stannard shall win many signal triumphs in India. | DAS.1914-02-02, SW_v05#02 p.019 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; growth of the Cause; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1937 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 150 | The condition of faith requires that man may ascend to and abide in the station of sacrifice. Without this attainment one's faith is not perfect. | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; martyrs and martyrdom; spiritual transformation; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2185 | Words to Mirza Fazlollah Khan, spoken on 1915-02-10 | 120 | The confirmations of God are with those sanctified teachers who are calling mankind to the Cause of the Blessed Beauty. Through teaching the hidden forces of the hearts and the minds are unfolded. | DAS.1915-02-10 | praise and encouragement; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the state of enkindlement in teaching; zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1644 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-01-14 | 190 | The constitution of some people is kneaded with the water of loyalty. They are like unto a pure soil in which the seeds of loyalty are planted | DAS.1915-01-14 | stories; anecdotes; the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0141 | Words to reporter from the San Francisco Examiner, spoken on 1912-10-03 | 1050 | اقلیم امریکا اقلیم معموری است. اسباب تربیت موجود است. مدارس عالیه دارد و تلامذه تربیت می شوند و تحصیل می کنند | The continent of America is most progressive. The means of instructions are prepared.... Divine civilization is a symposium of the perfections... We do not look upon the dresses of women | NJB_v14#05 p.160, ZSM.1915-09-26 | DAS.1913-07-23, SW_v04#12 p.206-207, SW_v07#07 p.054, SW_v07#15 p.134, ABIE.099, VLAB.032x, BLO_PN#007 | equality of men and women; freedom of thought and action; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2226 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | جمیع اهل غرب غرق ظلمات طبیعتند انوار الهیه غروب نموده هر چند در جسمانیات بمنتهی درجهٴ | The darkness of materialism has enveloped Europe. Natural civilization has advanced tremendously and progress is magical and by leaps and bounds | BDA2.277 | DAS.1913-05-01, MHMD2.363 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||
| ABU2385 | Words to two Persians, spoken on 1913-05-18 | 100 | The dawning-point of these lights have been always in the East.... There is an ineffable something in the atmosphere of the Orient that causes the increase of spiritual susceptibilities. | DAS.1913-05-18 | critique of Western values; culture; human reality created in the image of God; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; praise of Eastern values; culture; purpose; goal of creation; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0426 | Words to some Christians, spoken on 1914-12-26 | 600 | The deeds which are perpetrated by the present civilized Christian nations of Europe are opposite to the commandments of Christ. He shuns their association | DAS.1914-12-26 | call to action; Christian doctrine and practice; critique of Western values; culture; justice and wrath of God; selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2348 | Words spoken on 1913-08-14 in Ramleh | 100 | The difference between me and the rest is that I wish the welfare of the people for their own sake, and without any ulterior motive. | DAS.1913-08-14, ABIE.192-193, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#194 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; education of children; moral education; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; spiritual transformation; the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1512 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 210 | The doors of colleges and universities must be wide open | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014-015 | nationalism; love of country; nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; oneness; unity of religion; the Christian clergy; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; universal education | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2277 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-31 | 110 | The duties and the responsibilities of the Bahá'í are these: They must be kind to all the religions. They must love humankind with all their hearts and souls. They must work for the public welfare. | DAS.1913-01-31 | call to action; love and unity; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3545 | Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh | 20 | The duty of the believers of God is to be servants to one another and to attend to his brother's wants | DAS.1913-08-05, SW_v08#12 p.143-144, ABIE.163, BLO_PN#007 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2141 | Words to a writer of a Beirut daily, spoken on 1914-03-16 | 120 | The editor of a newspaper or a magazine must ever take the side of Truth. Every fact before its publication must be thoroughly investigated. | DAS.1914-03-16 | honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; newspapers and the media; publications; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1275 | Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-12 | 250 | The editors of the Newspapers are the guardians of the rights of man. They are the champions of the poor and the protectors of the Wronged ones. | DAS.1914-05-12 | honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; newspapers and the media; publications; service to others; to the Cause of God; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2668 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-31 | 80 | The essence of Deity is unknown and will never be properly understood and defined. In every age different names are given to the same essence. | DAS.1915-03-31 | names and attributes of God; transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0973 | Words spoken on 1913-09-02 in Ramleh | 320 | The fathers, and especially the mothers, must always think how they can best educate their children | DAS.1913-09-02, SW_v09#07 p.087-088, SW_v07#15 p.143-144, ABIE.267, BLO_PN#007 | education of children; moral education; love and unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1595 | Words to the Falah family, spoken on 1914-06-06 | 190 | The firm and steadfast believers living in a city will become the means of its ultimate illumination and will assist the inhabitants | DAS.1914-06-06, SW_v09#10 p.107-108x | growth of the Cause; Muhammad; Islam; religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2011 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 140 | The first Cause of my happiness is to see your faces radiant with the light of reality and your hearts cleansed and purified with the Water of knowledge. There are two kinds of happiness. | DAS.1914-05-10 | differences in human capacity; human reality created in the image of God; material and spiritual existence; two books; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0891 | Words spoken on 1914-05-25 in Tiberias | 340 | The first opposers and enemies of His holiness Christ were the Pharisees and Sadducees. They were the ones who sentenced Him to death. Why? Because their belief in Christ would have closed their Talmudic shops | DAS.1914-05-25 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; rejection, opposition and persecution; suffering; rejection of Christ; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3452 | Words to a believer, spoken on 1913-01-02 | 30 | The fragrance of the rose leads man to the garden and faith and assurance are the fragrance of the rose which attract individual believing souls together. | DAS.1913-01-02 | degrees of faith; certitude; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; symbolism; unity; oneness of humanity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1053 | Words spoken on 1914-02-22 | 300 | The friends in Bushruyah are very old. They have suffered all manner of persecutions... A large number of them were martyred in the fortress of Tabarsi. | DAS.1914-02-22 | martyrs and martyrdom; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; stories; anecdotes; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0779 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-12-29 | 380 | The friends must be the wise physicians of the world of humanity but they must be graduated from the university of the Manifestations of God. They must first master the science of the spiritual materia-medica | DAS.1914-12-29 | material and spiritual existence; two books; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2570 | Words spoken on 1913-10-16 in Ramleh | 80 | The future of Germany is very bright. The German people on the whole are religious. They are very noble and progressive. The Cause of God will advance | DAS.1913-10-16 | growth of the Cause; love and unity; praise of Western values; culture; predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1943 | Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 150 | The future of the Cause in Germany is very bright. Likewise Budapest and Vienna will become Bahá'í Centers. | DAS.1913-04-26 | growth of the Cause; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual springtime; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0099 | Words spoken on 1914-08-06 | 1230 | The gathering storm is most portentous! Mankind is gripped in the paroxysm of a fearful alarm | DAS.1914-08-06, SW_v05#12 p.179-182 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; material and spiritual existence; two books; nationalism; love of country; oneness; unity of religion; power of love; spiritual transformation; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0929 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-02 | 330 | The glorious maturity of this world depends upon the realization of two things: The establishment of the era of universal Peace and the discovery or appearance of the hidden science which shall renovate all the conditions of existence. | DAS.1915-02-02 | alchemy; the elixir; call to action; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; teaching the Cause; call to teach; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06723 | 120 | The glory and the exaltation of the Station of Christ is as clear as the sun in midday from the Books and Tablets of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh. | DAS.1914-03-03 | Baha'u'llah; Christ; Christianity; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1476 | Public address given on 1913-04-21 | 220 | The glory of the world of humanity is not through the body. This is the honor of the animal world; but the glory of man comes through the spirit. | DAS.1913-04-21 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; material and spiritual existence; two books; power of faith; power of the spirit; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1880 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-09 | 160 | The good deeds of man are like unto the sweet fragrances emanated from the musk... As his deeds have been performed with no reference to the applause and commendation of men he enjoys them more than any one else. | DAS.1914-03-09 | chastisement and requital; goodly deeds; actions; recompense; reward for belief; right action; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2256 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-11 | 110 | The greatest attainment in the world of humanity is love, for it is through love that man is attracted toward God. It is love that establishes communication | DAS.1913-02-11 | love and unity; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; power of love; progress only takes place within its own degree; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2779 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 70 | The greatest consolation for the heart is the Love of God. This is the balm for every wound and the remedy for every ailment. | DAS.1913-04-23 | consolation and comfort; light and darkness; love of God; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3211 | Words to Mrs Hiscock, spoken on 1913-11-08 | 40 | The greatest day in the life of a human soul is when as a thirsty one he arrives at the Fountain of the Water of Life | DAS.1913-11-08 | living waters; water of life; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; the Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2929 | Words to Consul Schwartz and Dr Faber, spoken on 1913-04-29 | 60 | The greatest need of Europe is the organization of a European congress in which the delegates of various powers may discuss seriously the possibility of immediate, concurrent disarmament | DAS.1913-04-29 | parliaments; constitutional government; petitions to authorities; status of kings; future of monarchy; the Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; true liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1737 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 170 | The greatest prison is the material world. Prison is the antithesis of freedom. Now man is a prisoner of food, of sleep | DAS.1913-05-11 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0278 | Words spoken on 1914-03-07 | 770 | The greatest proof of the Blessed Perfection - may my life be a ransom to him! - consists in the fact that he was always manifest and evident under all conditions | DAS.1914-03-07, SW_v07#04 p.026-027x, SW_v08#13 p.178x | apostles; early disciples of Christ; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; love of God; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2238 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 110 | The greatness of the American journey is not now known. Erelong its glories shall fill all the books and pamphlets of the world. | DAS.1913-02-20 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2902 | Words spoken on 1914-06-04 in Tiberias | 60 | The Greek people are scattered all over the world. No matter where you go, you find a number of them engaged in divers lines of human activities. | DAS.1914-06-04 | excellence; distinction; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0092 | Words to Gabrielle Enthoven, spoken on 1913-01-16 | 1270 | The Herald of the Kingdom stands before the people. Wonderful music swells from an unseen orchestra | DAS.1913-01-16, ABCC.497-502 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; literature; drama; humanities; the arts; martyrs and martyrdom; mystical themes; prophecy and fulfillment; soul; spirit after death; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1247 | Words to the believers, spoken on 1914-07-15 | 250 | The Holy Spirit is the only power which will ultimately unite and harmonize the races and nations of the world. | DAS.1914-07-15, SW_v08#08 p.101 | power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2472 | Words spoken on 1913-11-21 in Ramleh | 90 | The Hosts of the Kingdom of Abha are at all times gaining fresh victories... When I dictate a supplication my whole being is absorbed in the mercy and tenderness of God. | DAS.1913-11-21 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; power of prayer; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0673 | Words to Mr Briggs, spoken on 1914-03-09 | 440 | The humane principles of Bahá'u'lláh have enlightened the East. They have laid waste to the foundation of prejudices. | DAS.1914-03-09 | interpretation of words and passages in scripture; oneness; unity of religion; stories; anecdotes; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0776 | Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-11 | 380 | The ideals of Peace must be nurtured and spread amongst the inhabitants of the world, they must be instructed in the school of Peace | DAS.1914-05-11, SW_v05#08 p.116-117, SW_v07#06 p.043+048, SW_v15#02 p.037, PN_1914 p013 | nationalism; love of country; supreme tribunal; the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2349 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-02 | 100 | The individuals of the world of humanity are in different degrees. They are like unto candlesticks.... Similarly there are some enkindled souls whose very presence in a meeting changes its atmosphere | DAS.1915-05-02 | being a source of light; guidance; characteristics and conduct of true believers; light and darkness; the state of enkindlement in teaching; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1195 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-26 | 270 | The influence of the Word of God is all-penetrative. One must simply arise and engage in the service of the Cause... The armies of the Supreme Concourse are drawn in battle-array on the plain of the Kingdom... The Zoroastrians must be very enkindled | DAS.1914-04-26 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1340 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 240 | The inhabitants of one of the provinces of Persia desired to get rid of the burden of military conscription laid upon them by the minister of war. | DAS.1913-02-24 | humor; jokes; petitions to authorities; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2318 | Words spoken on 1913-07-01 in Port Said | 100 | The inhabitants of Persia are yet asleep, although God has demonstrated to them His Cause in so many ways. | DAS.1913-07-01 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; martyrs and martyrdom; past, present and future of Iran | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1507 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-15 | 210 | The inhabitants of the world will not become mindful and aware of the bounties and favors of the glorious God; nay rather when these bestowals pour upon them uninterruptedly, their negligence increases in equal ratio. | DAS.1915-03-15 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; light and darkness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1101 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-04-24 | 290 | The inner, spiritual life of man is like unto this well. He must allay the thirst of the travellers on the path of Truth with the water of significances... I hope thou wilt become the boiling, gushing, flowing well of the Love of Bahá'u'lláh, irrigating the parched ground of the hearts | DAS.1915-04-24 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; living waters; water of life; love of God; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10302 | 70 | The invincible Hosts of divine Confirmations are standing in battle-array upon the plain of the Kingdom of Abha, ready to rush to the assistance of any soul | DAS.1913-03-18 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power of faith; power of the spirit; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual warfare; struggle | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3053 | Words spoken on 1914-02-27 in Haifa | 50 | The Kingdom of God is like into this garden. It contains many kind of trees. In due season the trees must not only produce leaves and blossoms | DAS.1914-02-27 | bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; symbolism | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3381 | Words to Haji Amin and Daniel Jenkyn, spoken on 1912-12-29 | 30 | The language of the heart is more eloquent than the physical tongue. When two hearts are united astonishing results will be realized. But a perfect union is necessary. | DAS.1912-12-29 | divine attributes are within all things; every atom; spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0324 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-23 | 710 | The law of Jihad has ever been a veritable firebrand with which the Ulamas of Islam have threatened the world from time to time. In former ages its moral influence | DAS.1914-11-23 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; idle fancies; lust and passion; material and spiritual existence; two books; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1322 | Words spoken on 1913-11-03 in Ramleh | 240 | The law of Peace has come to stay. We are living in the radiant age of Peace. The Angels of Peace are hovering above our heads. | DAS.1913-11-03, PN_1913-14_heh p013 | call to action; firmness in the Covenant; high station of the true believer; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; unity of governments; political unity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2312 | Words to Mr And Mrs Holbach, spoken on 1914-01-19 | 100 | The leaders of religion must be the means of binding the hearts together, establishing good-fellowship between the members of the human family | DAS.1914-01-19 | religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; service to others; to the Cause of God; symbolism; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1098 | Words to some Druze friends, spoken around Nov. 1914 | 290 | The life of a judge in the Turkish Empire is the subject of constant satire and the ineffectiveness of Turkish laws and their inadequacy the source of much amusement and diversion. | DAS.1914-11-04 | civil courts; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1210 | Words to some Persians living in Paris, spoken on 1913-05-05 | 260 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حیات انسان خیلی عزیز است انسان باید این حیات عزیز را در امری عظیم صرف نماید | The life of man is very precious; so he must spend it in a precious cause. To study the sciences of commerce, agriculture and medicine is very praiseworthy but to concentrate all our time on such things is not good. | BDA2.285 | DAS.1913-05-05, MHMD2.375-376 | happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; work as worship | - | - | |||||
| ABU1106 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-05 | 290 | The life of the Arabs in the interior is most simple. Their principal food consists of | DAS.1914-05-05, SW_v08#02 p.018-019 | critique of Western values; culture; praise of Eastern values; culture; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2889 | Words to Alma Knobloch and others, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 60 | The love of Bahá'u'lláh is the essence of happiness. Any heart which will become the depository of this love is always happy. | DAS.1913-04-25 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; love of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0005 | Words to children and other visitors, spoken on 1913-04-27 in Stuttgart | 400 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ببینید محبت اطفال چه قدر خالص است قلوبشان چگونه پاک است | The love of the children is pure, therefore you can see it in their faces. All of us must have love, especially this love, because it is the Love of God. Our hearts must be like the hearts of the children | BDA2.264-266 | DAS.1913-04-27x, MHMD2.345-347 | education of children; moral education; love of God; nearness and remoteness; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||
| ABU0606 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03 | 470 | The managers of these steamship companies must in a degree look after the comfort and well-being of these men [the coal-carriers] | DAS.1913-12-03 | banishment to; life in Baghdad; labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0990 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-10 | 310 | The mention of the Cause makes the faith of men firm and strong. Those souls who accept this revelation and then do not engage in teaching and conveying it to others will remain stationary | DAS.1915-03-10 | being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; music and singing; power of prayer; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2781 | Words to a lawyer, spoken on 1913-12-01 | 70 | The more the rays of the sun of education are diffused, the less will be the darkness of crime and brutality | DAS.1913-12-01 | call to action; The Holy Spirit; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0603 | Words to some Zoroastrian Bahá’ís, spoken on 1914-05-06 | 470 | The more union and agreement appear amongst the believers of God the greater will be the divine Confirmations, the more uninterrupted will be the descent ... The cause of God is like unto a college. The believers are like unto the students. | COC#0424x, DAS.1914-05-06, SW_v07#18 p.178-179x, BSTW#052X | bringing forth results; fruit; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1948 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-04 | 150 | The more we thank Bahá'u'lláh for these bounties with which He has encircled us, the more numerous will they become. When Bahá'u'lláh in the early history of the Caused desired to test any one | DAS.1913-03-04 | conference of Badasht; goodly deeds; actions; scarcity of receptive souls; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1503 | Words to the friends over lunch, spoken on 1913-01-10 | 210 | The most important food is spiritual food. This material food must be eaten three times a day, but whosoever eats of the spiritual food shall never hunger. | DAS.1913-01-10 | material and spiritual existence; two books; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; stories; anecdotes; the power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2593 | Words to a Unitarian woman, spoken on 1912-03-26 | 80 | Mahmúd's Diary | مژده مژده که علم ملکوت بلند شد مژده مژده بهار الهی ظاهر گردید مژده مژده ابر رحمت ببارید | The most important of all intentions is to spread the love of God.... Glad tidings, glad tidings, the Sun of love has dawned | BDA1.011.12 | DAS.1913-07-15, SW_v14#05 p.129, MHMD1.016-017, ABIE.066, BLO_PN#007 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; love and unity; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; man's distinction from the animal; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||
| ABU2964 | Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London | 60 | The object of all the prophets has been the purification of the souls... Today we are standing before the illimitable sea; let us not deprive ourselves. | DAS.1913-01-19, SW_v09#14 p.162x | knowledge; recognition of God; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2302 | Words spoken on 1914-08-20 | 110 | The object of the dawn of the Morn of Guidance and the effulgence of the Sun of | DAS.1914-08-20, SW_v08#10 p.135 | being a source of light; guidance; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; love of God; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2627 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 80 | The objective aims are: The oneness of the world of humanity | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p006 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; service to others; to the Cause of God; unity in diversity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0692 | Words to H.E.H et al, spoken on 1913-11-05 | 420 | The other day we touched upon the subject concerning the object of the appearance of the Prophets. For what purpose did God send Moses? | DAS.1913-11-05 | limits of the intellect; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; power of the Manifestation of God; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3403 | Words to some Arab visitors, spoken on 1913-11-10 | 30 | The outer sacrifice of the sheep is a symbol of inner sacrifice. One must sacrifice his life, his identity, his being in the Path of God. | DAS.1913-11-10 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; outward and inward meanings; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0106 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-24 | 1200 | The parents must exert their utmost effort; thus their children may learn trades and professions... In this dispensation to study an art is prayer... When we were imprisoned in the barrack, one day, the Blessed Perfection spoke about the necessity of industrial education | DAS.1915-05-24 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; education of children; moral education; obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2613 | Words spoken on 1913-01-23 in Paris | 80 | The Parisian people are submerged in a sea of materialism. They are intoxicated with the wine of desire and selfish appetites. They think these material objects are permanent. | DAS.1913-01-23 | existence; immortality of the human soul; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2438 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 90 | The people of Paris are of two kinds. First, the followers of a dogmatic religion; second, the free-thinkers. The former follow blindly the priests; the latter does not like to hear the word of religion mentioned. | DAS.1913-02-14 | critique of Western values; culture; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2386 | Words to Persian students, spoken on 1913-09-05 | 100 | The people of this country are not interested to read these articles and addresses and if you ask from those few | DAS.1913-09-05, ABIE.281, BLO_PN#007 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09737 | 80 | The perfect man is a mine of mercy and benevolence. It is necessary to be kind to both man and animal | DAS.1913-03-20x | compassion; kindness; kindness to and rights of animals | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0870 | Words to Mon. Richard, spoken on 1913-05-10 | 350 | the Persian Bahá'í women ... are being educated and new ideals spread amongst them. Their hearts and consciences are free. | DAS.1913-05-10, BSTW#360 | critique of Eastern values; culture; equality of men and women; law of transformation and change; light and darkness; rejection, opposition and persecution; role and station of women; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2544 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-04-19 | 80 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از کنار نهر گنگا از هند بایران رفتند و پس از کهرت و تعد و قبائل بعضی رو | The Persians, the Austrians, the Germans, the French, the Italian and the English people belong to one common stock of Aryan race… | BDA2.247 | DAS.1913-04-19, MHMD2.320 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; spiritual transformation; unity in diversity; universal language | - | - | |||||
| ABU1363 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-22 | 230 | The physical body has also a share. When I was in America a number of Christians came to me and asked a most subtle and difficult question. | DAS.1915-05-22 | connection between material and spiritual worlds; crucifixion; ascension of Christ; martyrs and martyrdom; physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment; the Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1776 | Words to Mr Crewe of Newfoundland, spoken on 1913-03-02 | 170 | The physical body is accidental and the inherent quality of every accidental composition one of which is decomposition. For example, the inherent quality of a house | DAS.1913-03-02 | composition and decomposition; existence; immortality of the human soul; relationship of the soul to the body; the Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0920 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-10-28 | 330 | زیارت باید در نهایت تضرع و ابتهال باشد والا زیارت نیست تماشا است اینهمه نفوس | The pilgrimage to the Holy Tomb must be done with spiritual concentration, attention and humility; it must not be like the automaton pilgrimage of Mohamedans or Christians | KHH1.122-123 (1.171-172) | KHHE.185-186, DAS.1914-10-28 | development of capacity and readiness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0837 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-02-06 | 360 | The pilgrims were at Acca yesterday. I am now planning to go there myself to visit the Holy Tomb of the Blessed Perfection. Such a holy visit depends however upon the condition of the heart. | DAS.1914-02-06 | predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3072 | Words to two actors, spoken on 1913-04-02 | 50 | The plays should endeavor to elevate the ideals of humanity and not degrade them. The theatre is like unto a school and the playwrights must ever think how to educate his audience | DAS.1913-04-02 | literature; drama; humanities; the arts | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02307 | Ziyarat-Namih (Tablet of Visitation) | 380 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Prayers and Meditations; Days of Remembrance; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الثناء الذی ظهر من نفسک الاعلی و البهاء الذی طلع من جمالک الابها علیک یا مظهر الکبریاء و | The praise which hath dawned from Thy most august Self, and the glory which hath shone forth from Thy most effulgent Beauty | INBA47:245ax, INBA65:065, INBA33:157, Majlis210461.119-120 | PMP#180, AHM.092b, AYT.227, TSBT.277, NSR_1993.118, NFF2.003, ABMK.045, OOL.B149, AMB#33 | PM#180, DOR#33, BPRY.328, DAS.1914-08-30, SW_v09#19 p.222, SW_v12#15 p.246, BSC.184 #266x, BP1929.013x | A. Nakhjavani, Ahdieh, S. Toloui-Wallace, almunajat.com [item 11], K. Towfigh [track 9], unknown | Prayer of visitation compiled by Nabíl Zarandí after the passing of Bahá’u’lláh and often re … | praise and encouragement; prayer for the departed; presence of; reunion with God; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | BKOG.427, MMAH.205, GSH.206, LL#341 | Consists of four passages selected by Nabil-i-Zarandi at the instruction of Abdu'l-Baha; the source Tablets are BH01728, BH06772, BH04427, and BH09728. Regarding the chant by A. Nakhjavani, he related to the compiler (sp) in 1995 that, to his best recollection from childhood, this is how Shoghi Effendi would chant the Tablet in the Shrines. blog.loomofreality.org |
| ABU1218 | Words spoken on 1914-10-12 in Haifa | 260 | The present condition of the Baha'i Cause in Germany is most satisfactory... Some of the German friends have asked that victory be given to Germany. We are not interfering with either party... May they attain to such heights of altruism as to be ready to sacrifice their lives for each other! | DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v07#18 p.188x | characteristics and conduct of true believers; growth of the Cause; love and unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01545 | Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr? | 310 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Huqúqu'lláh; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | اول فریضه اصحاب شور خلوص نیت و نورانیت حقیقت و انقطاع از ما سوی الله و انجذاب | The prime requisites for them that take counsel together are purity of motive, radiance of spirit, detachment from all else save God… A third requisite is the promulgation of the divine commandments among the friends | INBA16:216, INBA88:287, INBA89:018 | BRL_HUQUQP#091x, MKT3.504, MMK1#043 p.083, MILAN.083, AKHA_134BE #15 p.586, AKHA_133BE #12 p.314, AMK.048-050, AVK4.314cx, OOL.C015 | SWAB#043, BRL_HUQUQ#091x, BADM.021bx, COC#0174x, COC#0175x, COC#1171x, COC#1370x, COC#1392x, DAS.1913-10-21x | assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; consultation; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; education of children; moral education; non-participation in politics; obedience to and respect for government authority; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; twin Manifestations | * | * | ||||
| ABU2338 | Words to Mr Newman, spoken on 1914-06-09 | 100 | The principal aim of this Movement is to investigate reality and promote the underlying unity of the world's religions. His Holiness Baha'o'llah suffered imprisonment | DAS.1914-06-09, SW_v09#10 p.109 | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0836 | Words to Mrs Stannard, spoken on 1913-10-11 | 360 | The Principles of the Bahá'í Cause are the pure seeds which we are sowing in the fertile ground. | DAS.1913-10-11 | lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; non-participation in politics; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy; unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2387 | Words spoken on 1913-09-05 in Ramleh | 100 | The program of such fete days must be so prepared as to yield a permanent result. As they are the days of freedom from work | DAS.1913-09-05, ABIE.282, BLO_PN#007 | consultation; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; praise and encouragement; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1698 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-24 | 180 | The progress and adornment of a country depends upon the qualities and perceptions of its people and not upon its monuments, parks... In the beginning we were all shut up in the military barrack | DAS.1915-02-24 | happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; suffering and imprisonment; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1207 | Public address given on 1913-02-19 | 260 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | انبیای الهی و عقلا و فلاسفهٴ عالم در هر حال تربیترا از برای عالم خلقت اهم امورو اعظم شئون گفتند | The prophets of God are the real Instructors and Educators, so that the morality of the people is improved, the ignorant become wise, the blind receive sight | BDA2.147x | DAS.1913-02-19, MHMD2.184x | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Manifestation of God as educator; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||
| ABU1739 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-15 | 170 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز اعظم امور مسئلهٴ تبلیغ امر الله است که نفوس را نجاح و فلاح بخشد حیات ابدیه مبذول دارد رضای جمال مبارک | The question of teaching the Cause is the most important affair. Regardless of all the other matters, we must spread the message of the Kingdom. | BDA2.140-141 | DAS.1913-02-15, MHMD2.175-176 | humility; meekness; lowliness; priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||
| ABU0418 | Words spoken on 1914-07-09 in Haifa | 600 | The quintessence of the matter is that under the protection of the Blessed Perfection we have spent our days in this Most Great Prison. | DAS.1914-07-09 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; growth of the Cause; humility; meekness; lowliness; rejection, opposition and persecution; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; service to others; to the Cause of God; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2091 | Words spoken on 1913-02-16 in Paris | 130 | The race problem in America is very intense. Its non-solution will end in danger and war. The colored people in the United States have advanced much intellectually. | DAS.1913-02-16 | prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; race unity; racial issues; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1272 | Words spoken on 1914-01-10 | 250 | The rain does not stop. I have been intending every day to go up the mountain... The Blessed Perfection has explicitly promised me with his own tongue that he will assist me. | DAS.1914-01-10, SW_v08#19 p.239x, SW_v08#15 p.211x | S. Forouhi | cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; humility; meekness; lowliness; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1566 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-23 | 200 | The real enjoyment of the world of humanity consists in the fact that every individual may think of the well-being of others... During the lifetime of Muhammad one day his son-in-law, Ali, his wife and two sons kept fast. | DAS.1913-05-23 | family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; stories; anecdotes; the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2474 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-21 | 90 | The realization of these two opposite attitudes in a single individual is very rare. In the Bahá'í Cause it is taught... I went out to return the morning call of the German officer. | DAS.1914-12-21, SW_v13#10 p.270 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2815 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-12 | 70 | The religion of God reforms the moral side of the life of mankind. It is the spreader of the virtues of the world of humanity... In this garden you will find the flowers seen in others, and beside, there are other rare flowers here that are not extant anywhere else. | DAS.1914-03-12, SW_v08#02 p.028 | purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); religion as reality; definitions of religion; unity in diversity; universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2671 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-26 | 80 | The sandy desert along the beach is full of mystic stillness... If a person could disclose and bring into the light of day the real and secret qualities of the hearts, he would observe that although these people are human in outward form and shape | DAS.1915-05-26 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2998 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28 | 50 | The science of aviation will make great progress in the immediate future and people will travel at ease from one city to another | DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d | predictions and prophecies; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1398 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-26 | 230 | The signatory powers of the Hague Convention did not abide by their own agreement. They violated in this last outburst of savagery every article of those carefully drawn, long-debated conventions. | DAS.1915-04-26 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; proofs of the Manifestations of God; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1242 | Words spoken on 1913-07-03 in Port Said | 260 | The soul of man must be happy, no matter where he is. One must attain to that condition of inward beatitude and peace | DAS.1913-07-03, SW_v07#16 p.161-162, ABIE.014, PN_1914 p009x, BLO_PN#007 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; banishment to; life in 'Akka; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; study; deepening; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0371 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-27 | 650 | The spiritual food is prepared. Blessed are those who eat therefrom... if you can concoct such delicious dishes with vegetables and nuts I can assure you many people will join your crusade against slaughtering animals and eating their flesh. | DAS.1914-03-27 | consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; material and spiritual existence; two books; the lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2392 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-03-15 | 100 | The spiritual life postulates simplicity and contemplation combined with usefulness and well-guided activity. When we were living in Baghdad according to the custom of that country we slept on the roof | DAS.1914-03-15, SW_v07#18 p.177-178x, SW_v08#13 p.167x | banishment to; life in Baghdad; contemplation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1189 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-10 | 270 | The staff of life is bread. All other things are comparatively non-essential. Let us pray that the wheat fields may be saved | DAS.1915-04-10 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; moderation; frugality; simplicity; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1780 | Words to the friends, spoken around 1914-09-07 | 170 | The star of the fortune of some people is always on the ascendant. They are chosen by God to perform certain services in the world of humanity. | DAS.1914-09-08 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; humility; meekness; lowliness; thankfulness; gratitude; theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1889 | Words spoken on 1913-08-23 in Ramleh | 160 | The stories of the prophets recorded in the Koran are not for the sake of recording history. They are as warnings to future generations after Mohammed | DAS.1913-08-23, ABIE.225, BLO_PN#007 | crucifixion; ascension of Christ; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; power of the Manifestation of God; predictions and prophecies; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2641 | 80 | The Sultan of Turkey had mastered a knowledge of Western music. One day all his ministers were present and a European artist was playing on the Piano the Western classics. | DAS.1913-11-20 | critique of Eastern values; culture; hypocrisy; stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2628 | Words spoken on 1914-07-27 in Haifa | 80 | The supreme concern of any government must be the establishment of equal justice and equal opportunity amongst its citizens. | DAS.1914-07-27 | justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; relationship between government and people; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1281 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-28 | 250 | The teaching of the Cause is through the heat of the Love of God, attraction and enkindlement. Every active headquarter must send Bahá'í teachers to different parts. | DAS.1915-03-28 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power of love; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3521 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 20 | The teachings of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh are the breaths of the Holy Spirit which create man anew. Personal purity, both in private and public, is emphasized and insisted upon. | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v08#08 p.103x, SW_v12#01 p.014, SW_v13#10 p.260x, PN_1914 p005, PTF.137x, IHP.062x, BLO_PN#046x | purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0487 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-08 | 550 | The tempest in the Atlantic ocean is very spectacular. It is a world of water.... When I was a very young child in Tihran, there was a man by the name of Abbas Quli Khan | DAS.1914-11-08 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0989 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-16 | 310 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | The test of existence is motion. An object which has in itself the power of motion lives. If motion is withheld growth ceases. | DAS.1913-03-16x, ADP.124-126 | all things are in motion; kinds of motion; education and the development of capacity; heat and motion; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0794 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-17 | 370 | The tests of God have encircled the world of humanity from all directions. From one direction the horrors of war have laid waste millions of homes | DAS.1915-04-17 | heedlessness and ignorance of the people; justice and wrath of God; prayer for peace and unity; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3760 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 10 | The thirsty one must run after the water; the fountain will not run after those who are thirsty | DAS.1913-04-23 | condition of search; effort; striving; living waters; water of life; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1240 | Words spoken on 1913-08-25 in Ramleh | 260 | The thoughts of the statesmen of the East are atrophied, and their hearts devoid of desire for the progress of the nation. Their ideas are petty | DAS.1913-08-25, ABIE.237, BLO_PN#007 | critique of Eastern values; culture; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2893 | Words to three Baptist missionaries, spoken on 1913-06-27 | 60 | The title of the Son is not as great as the title of the Word, because in the Old Testament all the Israelitish people are called sons of God | DAS.1913-06-27 | Christ; Christianity; Muhammad; Islam; oneness; unity of religion; proofs of the Manifestations of God; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1513 | Words spoken on 1914-02-27 in Haifa | 210 | The true aspect of the religion of Islam is not only misunderstood by the European missionaries and scholars, but even by the Mohamadans themselves | DAS.1914-02-27 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2943 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 60 | The true, liberal, religious spirit is more in evidence in America…. The Baha'is are a community of cooperative servants, they have no leader. Their only leader is God. | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.013-014, PN_1914 p005 | praise of Western values; culture; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1148 | Words spoken on 1914-01-13 | 280 | The very names of these people will be forgotten... In Baghdad I was a child nine years old. There and then he (Baha'o'llah) announced to me the Word, and I believed him. | DAS.1914-01-13, SW_v08#13 p.169x, SW_v09#18 p.203x | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1109 | Words spoken on 1914-02-14 | 290 | The view from the Pilgrims Home is very attractive.... In the future the distance between Akka and Haifa will be built up, and the two cities will join and clasp hands | DAS.1914-02-14, SW_v16#01 p.381, BNE.250-251 | future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; predictions and prophecies; prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2892 | Words to a friend, spoken on 1913-06-07 | 60 | The voices that she did hear from childhood were not outward, physical voices. They were spiritual revelations in her heart. It is very strange that the Popes | DAS.1913-06-07 | infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3195 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-30 | 40 | The Western people think differently, argue differently, and reach the truth from a different standpoint. They are always looking for results. | DAS.1914-03-29 | praise of Western values; culture; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0303 | Words to Mrs Moore, spoken on 1913-05-18 | 730 | The will-power exists both in animal and man. The animals enjoy only a physical will-power which is limited in the sphere of its activity... We develop our will-power through 'divine unrest' which causes us to long for the better and nobler ideals of life. | DAS.1913-05-18 | competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; free will and predestination; fate; human reality created in the image of God; human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; man's distinction from the animal; material and spiritual existence; two books; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; power of the mind over nature | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1705 | Words spoken on 1914-01-05 | 180 | The winds were blowing from every direction. Some requested me not to come, but I said: 'This is the feast of the believers of God...' | DAS.1914-01-05 | education of children; moral education; power of faith; power of the spirit; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2890 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-07 | 60 | The wise man sees that another army with no cannons or rifles but with quite other armaments shall defeat this army. | DAS.1913-05-07 | growth of the Cause; predictions and prophecies; stories; anecdotes; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3435 | Words spoken on 1914-04-09 | 30 | The world and its objects are transitory. Phenomena undergo change and transformation but God and his servants | DAS.1914-04-09, SW_v07#16 p.154 | law of transformation and change; love of God; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2691 | Words spoken on 1914-01-07 in Haifa | 80 | The world needs more happiness and illumination. The star of happiness is in every heart | DAS.1914-01-07, SW_v07#16 p.162-163, SW_v13#05 p.102, PN_1914 p009, SDW v12#10 p.115 | composure; tranquillity; serenity; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; light and darkness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0928 | Words to a French Bahá’í, spoken on 1913-05-14 | 330 | The world of matter is full of vices and the people of these regions are engaged too much in chasing material things. They are thinking too much of money and the tinsels and playthings they can buy with it. | DAS.1913-05-14 | call to action; fulfillment of true potential; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| BHU0013 | 220 | The world of today is not like unto the world of former times. The many wonderful arts and inventions | DAS.1914-01-01 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; life and death; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2286 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-22 | 110 | There are certain forms of work which are beyond human endurance and others which are within it | DAS.1914-12-22, SW_v13#10 p.270-271 | self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2276 | Public address given on 1913-01-28 | 110 | There are certain trees which grow and develop quickly, other trees may take a long time before they put forth leaves and blossoms. It is evident that Paris is one of those trees which may take a long time to grow. | DAS.1913-01-28 | growth of the Cause; light and darkness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1649 | Words spoken on 1914-03-05 | 190 | There are many kinds of roses, but this kind is the most fragrant. The extract of rose is | DAS.1914-03-05, SW_v08#13 p.177-178 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; special knowledge of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0133 | Words to some friends, spoken around 1914-11-15 | 1090 | There are many militarists of the ancient, conservative school who hold the opinion that Alexander of Macedon was the greatest born leader | DAS.1914-11-15 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; justice and mercy; stories; anecdotes; war and peace; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1219 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-13 | 260 | There are many people who enter this Cause with some preconceived ideas and finding that their ideas cannot be engrafted | DAS.1914-08-13, PN_1914 p018, BSTW#295 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; love of God; servitude; submission to God; repentance; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1946 | Words spoken on 1913-10-26 in Ramleh | 150 | There are some people who make this short span of life miserable to themselves and others because they harbor envy in their hearts | DAS.1913-10-26, SW_v07#18 p.185x | composure; tranquillity; serenity; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0711 | Words to a Persian tailor, spoken on 1913-03-23 | 410 | There are some people who study for dress, work for dress, live for dress, walk for dress, eat for dress, in brief their lives are spent for the dress, the clothes, the style, fashion and mode. | DAS.1913-03-23 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; eulogies; reminiscences; humor; jokes; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2895 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-29 | 60 | There are some souls who have not any tie, they are completely detached from all else save God. How wonderful is this station! There are also a number of individuals who are detached as far as themselves are concerned | DAS.1915-01-29 | compassion; kindness; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; service to others; to the Cause of God; the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1477 | Words to Mrs. von Lilenthal, spoken on 1913-11-22 | 220 | There are souls who are capable of becoming quickened by the Divine Fragrance and the statement of His Holiness Christ in regard to the second birth applies to them | DAS.1913-11-12, PN_1913-14_heh p117, PN_unsorted p048, PN_unsorted p090 | attaining the life of the spirit; knowledge; recognition of God; soul; spirit after death; spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; the human soul; The Primal Will; self-generation of the Primal Will | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2619 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-15 | 80 | There are three ancient Bibles. 1st the Jewish Bible. 2nd the Sanhedrin Bible which was translated by the seventy wisest Rabbis into Greek at the time of Ptolemy. 3rd the Samaritan Bible. | DAS.1913-03-15 | grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2757 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-22 | 70 | There are three kinds of light. The light of the sun has only one function and that is to make things manifest.... The second light is the light of the eye... The third light is the light of the intellect. | DAS.1913-05-22 | ether; the phenomenon of light; intelligible vs. perceptible realities; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; mind as intermediary between soul and body; symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1949 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 150 | There are three paths through which man attains spiritual happiness. The first path is the path of ordeals, trials and difficulties. | DAS.1913-05-11 | attaining the life of the spirit; attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye; spiritual transformation; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1196 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-17 | 270 | There are two kinds of afflictions, the first is human, the second is divine. Human affliction can be coped with and eradicated by human agencies and methods | DAS.1915-05-17 | chastisement and requital; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; justice and wrath of God; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3104 | Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London | 50 | There are two kinds of music, divine and earthly music. Divine music exhilarates the spirit | DAS.1912-12-23, SW_v14#06 p.177 | connection between material and spiritual worlds; material and spiritual existence; two books; music and singing | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2704 | Words to two Theosophists spoken on 1913-04-23 | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از برای انسان دو ترقیست ترقی جسمانی و ترقی روحانی ترقیات جسمانیه موقتیست | There are two kinds of progress, spiritual progress and material progress. Material progress is temporal and vanishing | BDA2.256x | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.328x | materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||
| ABU2024 | Words to Remey and Latimer, spoken on 1914-10-14 | 140 | There are two kinds of standing within: the first is as the standing or continuing, as water in an earthen bowl | DAS.1914-10-14, PN_1914 p010, PN_1914 p015, PN_1914 p081, BSTW#368 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1863 | Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09 | 160 | Authenticity of prayer "O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit"; Historical Context for the Prayer 'O God! Refresh and Gladden My Spirit...'; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | There are two kinds of understanding; objective and subjective... O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit.... Beg everything thou desirest from Baha'o'llah. If thou art asking faith, ask of Him. | BPRY.174-175x, DAS.1914-05-09, SW_v07#18 p.179x, SW_v09#09 p.104x, SW_v13#09 p.251-252x, DWN_v3#05 p.031x, PN_1914 p002, BSTW#318 | The Badasht Project, D. Gundry, A. Youssefi, P. Escobar, L. Slott, M. Sparrow, A. Bryan, N. Chiang, K. Bartlett, L. Ghiami, Dechen & Michael, M. Benedetti, E. Lilian, MANA, W. Heath, Soulrise Melodies, M. Levine [track 4], J. Marks and S. Engle, L. Dely & M. Congo, A. & M. Zemke [track 6], Do'a [track 4], T. Ellis, G. and M. Smith, Ladjamaya [track 5] | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; material and spiritual existence; two books; prayer for spiritual recognition; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | For comments on authenticity see https://bahailibrary.com/uhj_authenticity_refresh_spirit. | |||||
| ABU2489 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28 | 90 | There are two relations between man and wife, one real, the other unreal. The real relation which is based upon spiritual love... When there exists incompatibility of temper | DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d | law of divorce; laws of marriage and dowry; marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0234 | Words spoken on 1913-01-22 in Paris | 850 | There are two schools which believe in the rebirth of the soul - the reincarnation and metempsychosis. The first school believes that the spirit of man | DAS.1913-01-22 | cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; elementary matter cannot be annihilated; interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; John the Baptist; passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; reincarnation; return of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1149 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-03 | 280 | There are various degrees of sensitiveness in all the kingdoms of creation. Often, one word may reform a man | DAS.1913-05-03 | degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; differences in human capacity; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2178 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-16 | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | آن نفوس بر چند قسمند اشخاصی هستند آلودگی آنها بدرجه ای است که شر با آنها غیر مفید | There are various grades of evil habits. There are certain souls whose moral lives are petrified and immersed in a sea of sensuality. | BDA2.303 | DAS.1913-05-17, MHMD2.401 | fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| ABU2949 | Words spoken on 1913-07-08 in Port Said | 60 | Bahá'í Scriptures | There is a power in this Cause, a mysterious power, far, far, far away from the ken of men and angels | DAS.1913-07-08, BSC.304 #622, SW_v07#05 p.034, SW_v11#14 p.243, ABIE.039, BLO_PN#007 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1618 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 190 | There is a story attributed to Christ in the oriental literature that is not found in any of the four Gospels. It is reported that one day a number of people saw Christ flying away with great haste. | DAS.1913-05-12 | miracles and their interpretation; stories; anecdotes; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2786 | Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09 | 70 | There is no origin of evil. The origin of evil is non-existent. For example darkness is evil. It is the absence of light. | DAS.1914-05-09, PN_1914 p002, BSTW#318 | creation of the world; light and darkness; nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1676 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-29 | 180 | There lived in Isfahan a merchant who was very rich but practiced parsimony to the utmost degree. Because he had many boys and girls | DAS.1915-03-29 | health and healing; material and spiritual healing; moderation; frugality; simplicity; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3135 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-19 | 40 | There was a Baktashi who passed by the door of a theological seminary. He saw the attendant beating a dog. | DAS.1913-03-19 | humor; jokes; kindness to and rights of animals; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1960 | Words to Remey, Latimer, et al, spoken on 1914-10-16 | 150 | There was a man by the name of Haji Mohammad Taki Shirazi, who had joined our company. | DAS.1914-10-16, SW_v09#18 p.205-206, PN_1914 p092 | kindness to and rights of animals; personal instructions; stories; anecdotes; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1064 | Words spoken on board the Himalaya at sea, 1913-06-14 | 300 | There was a man in Bagdad who was the chief of a thousand warriors. These men were not in the regular army | DAS.1913-06-14, SW_v09#18 p.209 | spiritual transformation; stories; anecdotes; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2486 | Words to Entezam-es-Saltaneh, spoken on 1913-03-17 | 90 | There was a Mirza Fazlollah who was looking for a government appointment. He came one day to the Blessed Perfection | DAS.1913-03-17 | past, present and future of Iran; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0393 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-20 | 630 | There was a Motasarraf by the name of Abdu'r-Rahman Pasha. In some ways he became most inimical against us. He did his best to find a pretext | DAS.1914-07-20 | forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1588 | Words spoken on 1913-09-19 in Ramleh | 200 | There was a time when Persian was like a fragrant Bouquet, perfuming all nostrils. She was the center of the glory and honor of the world of humanity. | DAS.1913-09-19, ABIE.332, BLO_PN#007 | call to action; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; past, present and future of Iran; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0391 | Words spoken ca. 1914-11 in Abu Sinan | 630 | There was an important man in Acca who had many cases pending in the court; but the judge postponed the settlement of his affairs from day to day. | DAS.1914-11-05 | bribery and corruption; humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1292 | Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh | 250 | There was another Baktashi who, in his younger days, was an officer in the Turkish government. This man became very sick, and the members of his family had summoned a Mullah to his bed. | DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.218, BLO_PN#007, STAB#124 | empty learning; false spirituality; prayer for forgiveness; religious rituals minimized or eliminated; servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1647 | Words spoken on 1913-11-04 in Ramleh | 190 | There was in Acca a Greek merchant who had grown very wealthy. He had a dog which followed him everywhere | DAS.1913-11-04 | steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2020 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-29 | 140 | There was once a Jewish merchant in Constantinople who bought many bales of drapery and worsted goods to be shipped to Persia for sale. Each bale was of a different color | DAS.1915-01-29 | humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1636 | Words to some visitors, spoken on 1913-02-27 | 190 | There was once a Persian Bahá'í who was very hospitable and always entertained new guests. Although he was poor | DAS.1913-02-27 | humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1478 | Words to some visitors, spoken on 1913-02-27 | 220 | There was once a Sufi in Baghdad who on a hot summer day went to the Euphrates river with his water pitcher | DAS.1913-02-27 | empty learning; false spirituality; occult sciences; psychic phenomena; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0871 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 350 | There were 60 stages from Bagdad to Samsun and the trip was made under the most difficult circumstances. It was a time of famine | DAS.1913-04-26 | banishment to; life in Constantinople; business; financial; property matters; personal instructions; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1051 | Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-03 | 300 | there were in the past ages many temperance societies and as a result of their activities teetotalers became very numerous. | DAS.1914-11-03 | alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1675 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 180 | There were three persons who started to journey together. One was from the province of Tabriz, the other from the province of Isfahan and the third from the province of Kashan. | DAS.1913-02-24 | humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3286 | Words to Counsel Schwartz, spoken on 1913-04-04 | 30 | There will be a general war between the European powers and Germany of course will take a prominent part. Bahá'u'lláh has predicted a war between Germany and France and this will be fulfilled! | DAS.1913-04-04 | predictions and prophecies; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; prophecy and fulfillment; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1003 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-29 | 310 | These [locusts] are also the servants of God. They are not created by the devil. They are in need of food. They will not eat very much. They are the guests of the people. | DAS.1915-03-29 | belief and denial; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1883 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-03 | 160 | These [locusts] are the armies of God. They are countless in number. Look at them how they fly. How high they are ascending in the air. They must also be fed. | DAS.1915-04-03 | stories; anecdotes; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0355 | Words spoken on 1913-07-31 in Ramleh | 670 | These Arab Sheikhs do not understand what fair discussion means... This man [Rasheed Pasha] according to popular traditions must have been bad even before Adam and Eve. | DAS.1913-07-31, ABIE.132, BLO_PN#007 | bribery and corruption; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Ottoman commissions of investigation; rejection, opposition and persecution; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0632 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-15 | 450 | These are the days of Bahá'í fasting but the Blessed Perfection has commanded us not to keep it in Turkey... The sweetest thing in this world is to obey strictly the commands of God... There is nothing sweeter in the world of existence than prayer…. What is prayer? It is conversation with God. | DAS.1914-03-15, SW_v08#04 p.041x, SW_v09#09 p.103-104x | MANA | law of fasting; obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; prayer for spiritual recognition; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0289 | Words spoken on 1914-06-06 in Tiberias | 750 | These are the harbingers of the coming of the spiritual springtime... Once a Mohammadan mullah thought that one of his fingers had become impure | DAS.1914-06-06, SW_v09#10 p.108-109x, SW_v09#18 p.207x, STAB#023 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; martyrs and martyrdom; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; stories; anecdotes; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the Christian clergy; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0509 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-01-04 | 530 | These childish demonstrations are most shallow in their motives, because they are based on the conquest of the earth which in itself is not permanent. | DAS.1915-01-04 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; stories; anecdotes; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1256 | Words spoken on 1914-08-08 | 250 | These dreadful events are as warnings on the part of God:--so that they may quicken the people | DAS.1914-08-08, SW_v05#12 p.177+186 | heedlessness and ignorance of the people; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; prayer for peace and unity; prayer for spiritual recognition; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1648 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-10 | 190 | These objections are always raised against the truth but the truth will march toward its ultimate goal of triumph. When we were exiled from Teheran to Bagdad | DAS.1913-03-10 | defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; growth of the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2006 | Words spoken on 1913-11-09 in Port Said | 140 | These old veterans of the Cause have been with Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad, Constantinople, Adrianople and Acca. | DAS.1913-11-09 | banishment to; life in Constantinople; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1060 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 300 | These sad events which are transpiring in the East are the results of thoughtlessness. Thoughtlessness is the worst calamity of the human race. When constitution was declared in Turkey | DAS.1913-05-06 | constitutional revolution in Iran; mindfulness; concentration; focus; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; rejection, opposition and persecution; relationship between government and people; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1709 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-04-25 | 180 | These warring, Christian nations call themselves the followers of the Nazarene but do not live in accord with his teachings... Do we Bahá'ís live according to the principles of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh? We must be just. | DAS.1915-04-25 | criticism and its limits; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; teaching the Cause; call to teach; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0329 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-09 | 700 | این مردم بیچاره کشته میشوند و نمیدانند برای چه جانهای خود را فدای خاک میکنند خاک که انزل موجودات است | These wretched soldiers die for the sake of some earth, which is the lowest form of creation, and do not know why they are slain. Consider how some are refined and how some abase themselves. | KHH1.295-296 (1.410-414) | KHHE.425-427, DAS.1915-04-09, BSR_v13 p.098 | consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; martyrs and martyrdom; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1631 | Words to an Indian scholar, spoken on 1914-03-25 | 190 | They appear and disappear. They have no importance whatsoever in the religious world... The course of this stupendous creation is not changed through their blind, dogmatic assertions. | DAS.1914-03-25 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as educator; need for an educator; religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0480 | Words spoken on 1914-08-10 | 550 | They are informed too late. The matter is now beyond their criticism and rebuke... Mohammed Ali Pasha had a big, fat camel. When the Hajis started on their long pilgrimage to Mecca | DAS.1914-08-10, SW_v09#18 p.210-211x, STAB#119 | defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; growth of the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1806 | Words spoken in Apr. 1913 in Stuttgart | 170 | They are ready to fight for their fatherland. How barbarous it seems to send men, who do not even know each other | DAS.1913-05-23, SW_v04#04 p.072, SW_v07#16 p.157 | crucifixion; ascension of Christ; light and darkness; spiritual warfare; struggle; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the concourse on high; the power of words; of speech; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3229 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 40 | They believe that mankind must love mankind, that universal amity must be practiced; that dead dogmas must be thrown away | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 | lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; love and unity; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2493 | Words to Mr. N. R. Vakil, spoken on 1914-04-18 | 90 | They contain many inspired utterances, but through the lapse of time human ideas have crept in and afterward men have come to believe that they are all, in their totality, the revealed words of God. | DAS.1914-04-18 | corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0863 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-15 | 350 | They seem to be all alive but are they not dead? They all see, but are they not blind? They appear to hear but are they not deaf? | DAS.1915-03-15 | heedlessness and ignorance of the people; knowledge; recognition of God; man's distinction from the animal; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3057 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 50 | They teach that the internal, spiritual idea is the same in all the religions; that a unique general plan underlies the foundation of the past faiths | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 | changing and unchanging parts of religion; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; oneness; unity of religion; priestcraft; religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1718 | Words spoken on 1914-06-16 | 180 | Think of God, and let thy thought be of God, and let thy brother be trained according to | DAS.1914-06-16, SW_v07#15 p.143, SW_v09#07 p.088 | education of children; moral education; love of God; spiritual transformation; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3589 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic in New York, 1912-12-06 | 10 | This (Covenant) is the Ark of Noah, its moving power is the fire of the love of God | DAS.1912-12-06, SW_v03#16 p.002, SW_v08#16 p.219 | love as fire; love of God; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0496 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-11 | 540 | This afternoon we passed by the nunnery and entered into its garden. The government forced the nuns to leave the country | DAS.1915-02-11 | consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; critique of Western values; culture; monasticism; asceticism; religion as source of love and unity; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0621 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-27 | 460 | This century is pregnant with the most mighty and world-reforming events. Now it is going through the painful throes of a new birth. The body of the world must go through these tortures | DAS.1915-02-27 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; banishment to; life in Adrianople; banishment to; life in Baghdad; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1045 | Words to a Persian friend, spoken on 1914-05-27 | 300 | This century is the century of Truth. We must relinquish all the rituals and forms which have accumulated for the past ages around the Immortal Image of Truth | DAS.1914-05-27 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; empty learning; false spirituality; fanaticism and hatred; love and unity; oneness; unity of religion; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; service to others; to the Cause of God; stories; anecdotes; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2797 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-01-03 | 70 | This globe with all the infinite forms of life teeming through its length and breadth is but a grain of poppy in comparison with this stupendous creation | DAS.1915-01-03 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; humility; meekness; lowliness; infinity and eternity; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1533 | Words to the resident friends, spoken on 1914-04-29 | 200 | This is a blessed day, a happy and joyful day. The beauty, the holiness and the significance of these days of Rizvan are not known now. | DAS.1914-04-29, SW_v08#13 p.169-170 | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; power of the Manifestation of God; praise and encouragement; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0631 | Address to the friends at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1913-05-30 | 450 | This is a blessed night because Consul Schwarz and his respected wife have come from Germany with the greatest of longing so that they may associate with you. | DAS.1913-05-30 | East and West; communication between East and West; love and unity; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0420 | Words to students of Beirut university, spoken on 1914-08-31 | 600 | خوب مجلسی است بسیار محفل روحانی است مجلسی است مرتب و منظم در اینعالم مجمعهای | This is a delightful gathering. It is very spiritual and is well-organized and orderly. Many gatherings are held in the world | MAS5.135, KHF.279, KHAB.452 (453), KHTB3.105, KHH1.282-284 (1.393-396) | KHHE.407-409, DAS.1914-08-31, STAB#057 | Christ; Christianity; humility; meekness; lowliness; selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2796 | Words spoken on 1914-06-14 in Tiberias | 70 | This is all very good! I hope many such useful articles will appear in the press of America and Europe. The mass of humanity must be informed | DAS.1914-06-14 | methods of teaching the Cause; newspapers and the media; publications; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11296 | Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Bahiyyih Khanum | 40 | کتاب من لدنا للتی سمعت و فازت و انها تورقت من هذالاصل القدیم ظهرت باسمی | This is My testimony for her who hath heard My voice and drawn nigh unto Me. Verily, she is a leaf that hath sprung | BHKP_093, AKHT1.375, QALAM.010 | DAS.1914-09-12, BHK_v, GPB.347x4x | knowledge; recognition of God; living waters; water of life | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2899 | Words spoken on 1913-11 ca. in Ramleh | 60 | This is not good. Why do they stop so suddenly the wheels of evolution? The body is composed of so many elements | DAS.1913-11-04 | composition and decomposition; law of burial and cremation; law of transformation and change | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3503 | Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09 | 20 | This is not only the golden age but the age of Diamond. This is the Century of Lights! This is the cycle of Love. This is the glorious Down of the Sun of Reality | DAS.1914-05-09, PN_1914 p003 | coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2820 | Words spoken on 1913-08-06 in Ramleh | 60 | This is one of the wonders of this age, that an oriental and an occidental can meet on common ground | DAS.1913-08-06, SW_v08#10 p.136, ABIE.164, BLO_PN#007 | race unity; racial issues; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2268 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 110 | This is self-evident and is in no need of proof. For example the hand corresponds with another hand. No sooner thou takest hold of the hand of thy beloved than a world of feelings and emotions are conveyed | DAS.1914-05-10 | need for an educator; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1740 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 170 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز من با شما وداع میکنم لکن وداع دو قسم است یکی آنست که نفوس بعد از وداع بمرور یکدیگر را فراموش میکنند | This is the day of farewell with you. Farewell is of two kinds. The first kind of farewell is followed by forgetfulness. | BDA2.276-277 | DAS.1913-05-01, MHMD2.362 | bringing forth results; fruit; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||
| ABU3442 | Words spoken on 1913-08-02 in Ramleh | 30 | This is the day of teaching. This is the day of service. This is the day of the illumination of the world of humanity. Nothing else will give permanent result. This is our work. | DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.143, BLO_PN#007 | spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02080 | 420 | Bahá'í Scriptures | امروز روزیست که کرسی رب مابین شعب ندا میکند جمیع ساکنین ارض را و امر مینماید | This is the day whereon the Throne of God, established amidst the people, proclaimeth unto all the denizens of the world | BLIB_Or15719.101b, , BLIB_Or15722.189, | AVK2.242.15x, MAS4.097bx, KHAZ.026, ASAT1.250x, KASH.289-290 | DAS.1913-10-04, BSC.116 #047, BSTW#141 | interpretation of words and passages in scripture; proclamation to Jews; spiritual transformation; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||
| ABU2633 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-01-30 | 80 | This is the first German house built in Haifa by the leader of the colony, called Hirtik, who came here in 1870 with about 500 people | DAS.1915-01-30 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2023 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-10 | 140 | This is the lake around which His Holiness Christ often walked, over which He often sailed. The site wherein He called His apostles into active service is very near. | DAS.1914-06-10 | growth of the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution; stories; anecdotes; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0469 | Words to Zoroastrian pilgrims, spoken on 1913-11-15 | 560 | This is the last day that I am meeting you, but in reality this is the first day. Although physically it is the last day, yet spiritually | DAS.1913-11-15 | infinity and eternity; law of pilgrimage; servitude; submission to God; repentance; soul; spirit after death; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2784 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-11 | 70 | This is the most important work. This is the light of the religion of God. This sea must ever be kept tempestuous. This fountain must always flow... The Cause is the cup, teaching is the ruby wine with which the souls are intoxicated. | DAS.1914-03-11 | teaching the Cause; call to teach; wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2616 | Public address given on 1913-02-17 | 80 | This is the work. All else save this has no result. Humanity must become illumined with the light of the Kingdom, otherwise all our efforts will remain fruitless. | DAS.1913-02-17 | attaining the life of the spirit; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10785 | 60 | This means when the mirror is purified and turned toward the sun, the Bestowals of the sun will become reflected therein. The disc of the sun does not enter | DAS.1913-03-20x | human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Manifestation of God as mirror | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2785 | Words to Haji Mirza Haydar Ali, spoken on 1914-04-15 | 70 | This Mirza Ahmad has become the 'recorder of my deeds'. As soon as I open my mouth he takes out his notebook. If I make a joke, it will be spread all over Europe. | DAS.1914-04-15 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2197 | Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh | 120 | This power is not verbal. It must be actual, demonstrative, dynamic. This power has gone out of the body of Islam. | DAS.1913-10-25, SW_v08#08 p.102 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise of Western values; culture; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2787 | Words spoken on 1914-06-04 in Tiberias | 70 | This town [Tiberias] is very sacred in the estimation of the Jews, yet they seldom think of its improvement and cleanliness. | DAS.1914-06-04 | charitable associations; humanitarian activities; historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2762 | Words spoken on 1914-07-16 | 70 | This wonderful Cause has not been properly introduced into China. It is very necessary that it should be done. | DAS.1914-07-16 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; growth of the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2630 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-18 | 80 | This world is like unto a theatre on the stage of which all kinds of drama, plays, tragedies, comedies and operas are presented | DAS.1914-11-18 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0833 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-10 | 360 | This world is like unto a vast theatrical stage. The audience is composed of the whole human race. The range and variety of the plays acted upon this stage are as numerous | DAS.1915-02-10 | effort; striving; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0441 | Words to Shaykh Yousef and others, spoken on 1915-02-21 | 580 | This world of ours is very, very old, subject to periodic revolutions and cyclic fluctuations. Motion and change are its two fixed rules. These two laws are inseparable from each other. | DAS.1915-02-21 | composition and decomposition; elementary matter cannot be annihilated; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; law of transformation and change; passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1876 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01 | 160 | Those persons who are firm in the Faith during these days shine like unto the brilliant sun and are the cause of the tranquility of the hearts; but those whose hearts are not set aglow | DAS.1914-12-01 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; martyrs and martyrdom; rejection, opposition and persecution; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0805 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab and others, spoken on 1914-11-29 | 370 | Those who are endued with spiritual insight see in the small chapter a typical portrayal of the present upheaval in all parts of the world | DAS.1914-11-29 | apocalyptic imagery; chastisement and requital; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; justice and mercy; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04990 | 190 | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | انت الذی یا الهی باسمائک یبرء کل علیل و یشفی کل مریض و یسقی کل ظمئان و یسرع | Thou art He, O my God, through Whose names the sick are healed and the ailing are restored, and the thirsty are given drink | BRL_CHILD#03, PMP#147, AHM.199, MMTF.003 | PM#147, BPRY.100, DAS.1914-09-12 | R. Leigh | health and healing; material and spiritual healing; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for healing | - | - | LL#479 | ||||
| ABU1250 | Conversation with Hans Springer, Haifa, 1914-06-30 | 250 | آیا تو همیشه روی زمین سفر مینمائی در فکر آن نیستی که سفری بآسمان کنی | Thou art welcome. Where didst thou come from?... Dost thou travel always on the surface of the earth? | ZSM.1914-06-30 | DAS.1914-06-30, SW_v07#03 p.020-022, SW_v07#18 p.178, PN_unsorted p024 | Christ; Christianity; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love of God; service to others; to the Cause of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual transformation; universal language | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0185 | Words to Laura Dreyfus-Barney, Feb. 1914 | 940 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Thou hast asked concerning the spirit and its immortality after its departure.... As to the question concerning the soul... Be it known that to know the reality or essence of the soul of man is impossible | DAS.1914-02-??, BSC.403 #740, SW_v14#01 p.011-012x, SW_v07#19 p.189-191, BSTW#381 | degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; existence; immortality of the human soul; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; relationship of the soul to the body; second birth; soul; spirit after death; soul is the essential reality of man; the human soul; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1408 | Words to Mirza Ali Akbar | 230 | Thou hast been with me for a long time, and I have grown to love thee very much. When I love people | DAS.1913-10-31, SW_v05#01 p.006-007, SW_v07#10 p.095-096 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; exhortations and counsels; high station of teachers of the Cause; methods of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02479 | 250 | Thou must be firm and unshakable in thy purpose, and never, never let any outward | DAS.1913-08-19, SW_v04#12 p.208+210, ABIE.208, PN_1913 p005, MAB.016, VLAB.127x, BLO_PN#007 | martyrs and martyrdom; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1924 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-21 | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | همیشه ملتفت حال خود باش بهبین چه نقصی داری کوشِش نما تا آن را اصلاح کنی چشم انسان | Thou must look to thyself and within thyself and find thine own errors and weaknesses. If thou hast any imperfection thyself, try to improve it. | BDA2.310 | DAS.1913-05-21, SW_v08#11 p.138, MHMD2.410-411, BSTW#338 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; knowledge of self; spiritual transformation; suffering; rejection of Christ; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||
| ABU2980 | Words to a Persian student, spoken on 1914-06-24 | 50 | Thou must strive day by day so that the fire of the Love of God may burn brighter and brighter upon the censer of thy heart | DAS.1914-06-24 | effort; striving; love of God; servitude; submission to God; repentance; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; study; deepening | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09917 | 70 | Thy letter of April 10th 1914 was perused. Whenever thou desirest thou hast permission to come to the Presence | DAS.1914-04-25 | growth of the Cause; permission for visit; pilgrimage; personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10304 | 70 | Thy letter was received. From its contents it became evident that a report is circulated in those parts that I am departing for India. | DAS.1913-11-07 | personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05977 | 140 | Thy letter was received. From its contents, it became evident that, Praise be to God! The lights of the Kingdom are spreading | DAS.1914-07-07, SW_v09#10 p.119 | being a source of light; guidance; call to action; growth of the Cause; methods of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04595 | 170 | Thy letter was received. Its contents perused with attention. From its words I heard a sweet melody and that melody was the psalm of the love of God. | DAS.1914-08-17, SW_v08#12 p.142-143 | love as fire; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; love of God; power of love; spiritual transformation; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1778 | Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias | 170 | Thy present condition is transitory... Dissatisfaction with one's self is a sign of progress. The soul who is satisfied with himself is the manifestation of Satan | DAS.1914-06-01, SW_v07#18 p.184-185x, BNE.084x | perfection; imperfection of nature; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; spiritual transformation; transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2250 | Words to Prof. Enayat Khan and others, spoken on 1913-05-29 | 110 | To attain to Nirvana means to reach to perfection. This is made possible through the bestowals of God.... | DAS.1913-05-29 | being a source of light; guidance; Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; fulfillment of true potential; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3590 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 10 | To enter in the Kingdom of God is the greatest and most important duty. | DAS.1913-04-23 | the Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11457 | 30 | Today firmness in the Covenant is the means of the promotion of the Word of God and conducive to the effect of the word of the teacher. | DAS.1913-03-29x | firmness in the Covenant; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0605 | Words to H.E.H et al, spoken on 1913-11-03 | 470 | Today I am going to speak to you on the object of the appearance of the prophets. It is evident that the world of humanity is in need of educators. | DAS.1913-11-03 | degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; need for an educator; the lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1403 | Words to some American visitors, spoken on 1913-11-08 | 230 | Today I leave for Port-Said. I am leaving you here for 3 to 5 days. During my absence speak only of divine subjects. | DAS.1913-11-08 | call to action; forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; love and unity; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0286 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-20 | 750 | Today I was thinking over the following subject: The heavenly farmer came and cleared the ground from thorns and thistles. | DAS.1914-07-20 | light and darkness; rejection, opposition and persecution; sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; service to others; to the Cause of God; symbolism | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3373 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-04-05 | 30 | Today if you teach one person it is as though you have resurrected a dead soul into life. It is as though you have changed the black stone into diamond. It is as though you have transmuted metal into gold, Satan into angel, animal into man. | DAS.1913-04-05 | metallurgical metaphors; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0600 | Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-12 | 470 | Today in the world of humanity the most important matter is the question of Universal Peace. The realization of this principle is the crying need... | COC#1604x, LOG#1419x, DAS.1914-05-12, SW_v05#08 p.115-117, SW_v07#06 p.041-042, DWN_v1#12 p.007bx, PN_1914 p011 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; means of establishment of future civilization; relationship between government and people; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0591 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-02-09 | 470 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | امروز شخصی از وجود الوهیت سوال کرد که چه برهان بر وجود الوهیت دارید چه که ناس | Today some one asked a question regarding the existence of God | AMK.274-276, KHF.029, KHAB.410 (414), KHTB3.026, NJB_v04#16 p.002 | DAS.1913-02-09, BSC.290 #594-597, SW_v06#08 p.062-064, ADP.103-106, PN_1913 p009 | composition and decomposition; creation of the world; elementary matter cannot be annihilated; existence and nonexistence; preexistence; law of cause and effect; proofs for the existence of God | - | - | |||||
| ABU1571 | Words to the Turkish Consul General, spoken on 1913-04-14 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز شرق بهیچوجه مقابلی یا غرب نتواند و با هیچ قوّهٴئی نه برابری بلکه محافظهٴ خود | Today the armies of Europe, well-drilled, well-provisioned, phalanx-like, are similar unto the waves of the ocean pounding against the shores of Asia…. The East today cannot compete with the West in any way… | BDA2.238 | DAS.1913-04-14, MHMD2.308x | critique of Eastern values; culture; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; unity; oneness of humanity; universal language | - | - | |||||
| ABU0944 | Words spoken on final evening of Western trip on 1913-06-16 | 320 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اعظم و اقدم امور تبلیغ امرالله است این کار مؤید است از جمیع نفوس بیشتر من | Today the greatest of all affairs is to teach the Cause of God and to promote the glad-tidings of the appearance of the Lord of Hosts | BDA2.352x | DAS.1913-06-16, MHMD2.468x | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||
| ABU3494 | Words spoken on 1914-07-24 in Haifa | 20 | Today the highest of all the degrees are the degrees of firmness and steadfastness in faith and certainty. | DAS.1914-07-24, SW_v08#16 p.219 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1025 | Words spoken on 1914-01-22 in Haifa | 300 | امروز یک خبر بسیار محزنی رسید خلیل محزن فی الحقیقه بسیار شخص جلیلی بود از جمیع جهات نادر بود | Today very sad news has been received. He [Mirza Abu'l-Fazl] was indeed a very glorious personage... How humble and meek he was! We tried our best to persuade him to keep a servant | MSBH2.349-350x, YHA2.911-912, NJB_v05#01 p.004 | DAS.1914-01-22, SW_v09#03 p.025x, SW_v08#06 p.066x | eulogies; reminiscences; high station of learning; humility; meekness; lowliness; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1578 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-11 | 200 | Today we call on Sheik Ibrahim Akki. As you know his two merchant steamers are sunk by the Russian warship in Beirut harbor. | DAS.1915-01-11 | composure; tranquillity; serenity; conduct in finance and business; moderation; frugality; simplicity; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1463 | Words spoken on 1914-06-23 | 220 | Today we have received a newspaper from London containing the photograph of a Bahá'í girl who has given a most dramatic speech before the King and Queen of England | DAS.1914-06-23 | equality of men and women; means of establishment of future civilization; role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11272 | 40 | Today whosoever arises to herald the Kingdom of Abha, a magnetic power will be produced which shall attract the rays of confirmation | DAS.1913-03-29x | teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0911 | Words to Indian pilgrims, spoken on 1914-05-28 | 330 | Today whosoever arises to promote the Word of God the powers of the world of existence will assist him from all directions. Teaching the Cause is the Magnet which attracts unto man Divine Confirmations | DAS.1914-05-28 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imam Husayn; love as fire; love of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2661 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-10 | 80 | Today whosoever has arisen to teach the Cause and serve the believers, divine confirmations shall descend upon him; otherwise he is wasting his time. | DAS.1913-03-10 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; stories; anecdotes; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0682 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-28 | 430 | Tonight the weather is very cool. It conduces one to sleep. Sleep is one of the greatest gifts of God... The gift is not noticed as long as it exists but when it disappears | DAS.1914-12-28 | stories; anecdotes; things are known by their opposites | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2271 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-18 | 110 | Tonight they are holding the Feast of Elijah on the top of Mount Carmel, in memory of his ascent to heaven in a chariot of fire. | DAS.1914-07-18 | empty learning; false spirituality; Mount Carmel; oneness; unity of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1323 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-18 | 240 | Truly I say I am well satisfied with both of you... There are many heralds in this world. Here is a herald who summons the people to the love and defense of his country | DAS.1914-10-18, SW_v05#14 p.216-217, SW_v08#16 p.217-218, PN_1914 p100 | call to action; growth of the Cause; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0743 | Words spoken on 1914-01-18 | 400 | Truly I say if at every moment we praise Baha'o'llah a hundred thousand times for His bounties and gifts, we shall be unable to express adequately | DAS.1914-01-18 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise of Western values; culture; teaching the Cause; call to teach; thankfulness; gratitude; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0444 | Words spoken on 1914-02-13 | 580 | فی الحقیقه صعود حضرت ابی الفضائل بلیه ای بود از برای اهل بها در جمیع ممالک دنیا | Truly I say the departure of Mirza Abdu'l-Fazl is an irretrievable loss for the people of Baha. | NJB_v05#01 p.005 | DAS.1914-02-13 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; eulogies; reminiscences; high station of learning; humility; meekness; lowliness; rejection, opposition and persecution; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0646 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-03 | 450 | Truly I say this is the most prodigious catastrophe and the most ill-boding calamity which has ever taken place on this globe. According to a number of reports already more than 2 million souls are killed or wounded. | DAS.1915-02-03 | call to action; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3416 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 30 | Trust in God. Be kind to thy fellow-men, fill the world with the spirit of love. | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 | consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; high station of the true believer; love and unity; The Holy Spirit; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2894 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03 | 60 | Trust thou wholly in God, and be entirely detached from this world. Then the comfort of this world also will be thine. All these men that thou art beholding | DAS.1913-12-03 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3622 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-09 | 10 | Trustworthiness is the most brilliant jewel in the diadem which crowns man's heavenly attributes. | DAS.1912-12-09, SW_v08#02 p.025 | honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2093 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-22 | 130 | Under all circumstances man must turn his face toward God and overlook the shortcomings of others, so that he may prosper in his affairs. There are some people who would go any length | DAS.1915-04-22 | apostles; early disciples of Christ; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2931 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-09 | 60 | Under all circumstances, I am happy and well. I am never unwell. The body of man is the result of the composition of the elements and these elements are constantly at war with each other. | DAS.1913-05-09 | composition and decomposition; material and spiritual existence; two books; relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2782 | Words to some of the friends, spoken on 1913-12-29 | 70 | Under what tumultuous times the foundation of this divine structure was laid! Owing to the false reports | DAS.1913-12-29 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Ottoman commissions of investigation; rejection, opposition and persecution; sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2783 | Words spoken on 1914-01-14 | 70 | Unity is an ideal which is confirmed by the Almighty. When I hear the believers are united I am most happy. The Spirit of Baha'o'llah overshadows those souls | DAS.1914-01-14 | call to unity; prohibition of disunity; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2967 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-10-30 | 50 | Universal Peace is the best panacea for the diseases of the Islamic world | DAS.1913-10-30 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3164 | Words spoken on 1913-07-28 in Ramleh | 40 | Up to the time I was 32 years [old], I never slept in bed, preferring always a piece of mat and as cushion I chose one or two books. | DAS.1913-07-28, ABIE.123, BLO_PN#007 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2908 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 60 | Vanity is a form of egotism, an excessive desire for notice of approval of one's personal appearance or deeds. It is self-conceit and self-hypnotization. | DAS.1914-05-10 | humility; meekness; lowliness; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Satan; the Evil One | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01659 | 300 | Verily, those who quaffed the cup of the great martyrdom in the path of God, are favored | DAS.1914-06-21, SW_v09#10 p.120 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; martyrs and martyrdom; prayer for martyrs; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09115 | 90 | Victory is of two kinds: material and spiritual. Material victory is not so important but spiritual victory is conducive to the life of the world of humanity. | DAS.1914-10-26x | call to action; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; material and spiritual existence; two books; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2265 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-04-22 | 110 | Wait till the end of this war. The new ideals of peace which I have nurtured in my mind will be promoted. God willing we shall take another journey | DAS.1915-04-22 | coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; means of establishment of future civilization; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3356 | Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool | 30 | Water flowing from one spring has more force and energy than if the same water is divided between | DAS.1912-12-15, SW_v08#02 p.021 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; love and unity; praise and encouragement; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2037 | Words spoken on 1912-12-22 in London | 140 | We also have a theatre... Our theatre is built in a country where there is eternal springtime. The streets of that city | DAS.1912-12-22, SW_v14#06 p.177 | literature; drama; humanities; the arts; station of the Manifestation of God; symbolism; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0878 | Interview with reporter from "Die Leit", Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-22 | 350 | We are Bahá'ís but on certain questions we find ourselves in agreement with the Theosophists.... | DAS.1913-04-22 | definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; praise of Western values; culture; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1224 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-30 | 260 | We are hedged in from all directions. The roads of correspondence are all blocked and it is impossible to receive or send any news. | DAS.1915-01-30 | being a source of light; guidance; East and West; communication between East and West; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2636 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-04-18 | 80 | We are living and moving in a Cause the likeness of which is like unto this ocean. We must immerse ourselves in this sea and reach its depths, so that we may gather the unseen, brilliant pearls of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God | DAS.1915-04-18 | call to action; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; prophecy and fulfillment; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2062 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-02-02 | 130 | ما مبلغ خیای لازم داریم باید جمیع احباء مبلغ باشند و تبلیغ بزبان تنها نیست ... هر یکی از احبای الهی باید در سال اقلا یکی را تبلیغ کنند | We are sorely in need of many teachers. But all the believers of God must be teachers of the Cause. Teaching the Cause is not only through the tongue...Every one of the believers of God must, at the very least, teach one new soul in a year. | AVK3.496.18x, MAS5.163 | DAS.1914-02-02 | confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; methods of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2044 | Words spoken on 1914-06-16 in Haifa | 130 | We are waiting to see that perchance, God willing, a new breeze may waft over India, a new spirituality may be obtained | DAS.1914-06-16 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3105 | Words spoken on 1914-01-24 | 50 | We do not look at the evil deeds of the people. We do not consider the race, the religion, or nationality | DAS.1914-01-24, SW_v11#02 p.025 | assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; characteristics and conduct of true believers; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1086 | Words to some Arab Muslims, spoken on 1915-03-15 | 290 | We do not teach these truths here because the inhabitants are still very remote from understanding these problems, but your questions led me into these unexpected domains of ideal mysteries. | DAS.1915-03-15 | empty learning; false spirituality; limits of the intellect; Manifestation of God as mediator; transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0339 | Words spoken on 1913-11-23 in Ramleh | 690 | We had a great teacher in this Cause by the name of ---. He lived a long life, and up to his last breath he served the Cause most faithfully. | DAS.1913-11-23 | eulogies; reminiscences; humor; jokes; moderation; frugality; simplicity; service to others; to the Cause of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2381 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-29 | 100 | We have come to Paris striking the first note. But we find Paris is very cold. I was anticipating that in this trip I shall behold in this city the luminous torch of the love of God. Now having arrived I find that the inhabitants are steeped deeper in the darkness of materialism. | DAS.1913-01-29 | critique of Western values; culture; spiritual transformation; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0737 | Words to a friend from Scotland, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 400 | We have many friends in Scotland, many devoted friends; amongst them is Mrs Whyte.... There are certain souls whose thirst is never allayed, while others are satisfied with one drop. | DAS.1913-05-12 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; development of capacity and readiness; East and West; communication between East and West; knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1433 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1913-05-04 | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | باز ما مراجعت بپاریس نمودیم بهبینیم احباب چه کردهاند... تخمی افشاندیم و برگشتیم حال شما میتوانید بروید آبیاری کنید؟ | We have returned to Paris to see what the believers have done… We have come to Paris and are sowing the seeds. Can you arise and irrigate them? When the divine farmer ploughs the ground and scatters the seeds | BDA2.283 | DAS.1913-05-04, MHMD2.373-374 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||
| ABU0844 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-23 | 360 | We know things by their opposites... When we were travelling from Baghdad toward Constantinople, one day, we thought to go ahead of the family | DAS.1913-05-23 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; banishment to; life in Constantinople; stories; anecdotes; things are known by their opposites | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0967 | Words to English and American tourists, spoken on 1914-02-23 | 320 | We must be just: The American college at Beirut is carrying on a sacred mission of education and enlightenment... Years ago I went to Beirut and visited the college in its infancy | DAS.1914-02-23 | oneness; unity of religion; praise of Western values; culture; religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2098 | Words spoken on 1913-07-06 in Port Said | 130 | we must ever think of the education of the public and try our utmost to improve the conditions of the submerged classes | DAS.1913-07-06, ABIE.030, BLO_PN#007 | call to action; characteristics and conduct of true believers; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); unity; oneness of humanity; universal education | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1940 | Words to the Eastern pilgrims, spoken on 1913-06-30 | 150 | We must let loose the divine forces so that those souls who are standing still at the turnpike may move along the path of progress... We must ever strive to find out the subject which is of interest to the other party and speak with him from that standpoint. | DAS.1913-06-30 | development of capacity and readiness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; methods of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3288 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-19 | 30 | We must try to return very soon to Haifa. There upon the mountain all alone, pray and supplicate with God. There one finds the ecstasy of spiritual bliss. Supplication, invocation, prayer, inspiration. | DAS.1913-03-19 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; mystical themes; Shrines and Holy places; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0058 | Address to L'Alliance Spiritualiste on 1913-02-21 | 1500 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | We observe that every movement which establishes unity and amity brings in its train life | DAS.1913-02-21, ADP.175-184 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; oneness; unity of religion; rejection, opposition and persecution; teachings as spirit of the age; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3145 | Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-04-09 | 40 | Mahmúd's Diary | فردای دیگر مسافر دریا هستیم واقعاً قوهٴ بخار چیز عجیبی است اگر این قوه نبود بحر محیط را | We shall be at sea for another day. Steam power is truly a wonderful thing. | BDA1.025.02 | DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.033, ABIE.090, BLO_PN#007 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||
| ABU1998 | Words to some Persian Baha'is, spoken on 1913-10-23 | 140 | We summon the people to severance and enkindlement. We call their attention to spirituality. We have nothing to do with political tricks and chicaneries. | DAS.1913-10-23 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; non-participation in politics; realms of being; three realms; five realms; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3327 | Words spoken on 1914-01-27 | 30 | We were commanded by Baha'o'llah to assist all the communities without the exclusion | DAS.1914-01-27, SW_v08#11 p.140 | consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1717 | Words to Eric Julihn, spoken on 1913-01-22 | 180 | We were in San Francisco less than a month.... The friends of God must sacrifice their lives for the sake of each other. | DAS.1913-01-22 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0761 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-01 | 390 | We were speaking today about the religion of the Druzes. All along they have been most kind to us and how appropriate it would have been if the Fragrances of the Merciful reach also their nostrils! The Blessed Perfection visited Abu Sinan | DAS.1915-02-01 | empty learning; false spirituality; harmony of science and religion; methods of teaching the Cause; priestcraft | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0237 | Interview for al-Ahram newspaper, Ramleh, 1913-10-15 | 850 | We were thrown into the barrack, and no permission was given to have intercourse with the outside world... | DAS.1913-10-15 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; growth of the Cause; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; race unity; racial issues; rejection, opposition and persecution; religion as reality; definitions of religion; religion as source of love and unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0700 | Words spoken on 1914-02-24 | 420 | Wealth becomes the cause of heedlessness to many souls with the exception | DAS.1914-02-24, SW_v08#02 p.019-020 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0143 | Words spoken ca. 1913-12-22 in Haifa | 1050 | خوش آمدید احوال شما چطور است از بس از صبح تا بحال من حرف زده ام دیگر قوت | Welcome! How are you! No strength is left in me because I have talked so much, from morning until now | KHF.194, KHTB3.079, NJB_v04#18 p.001 | DAS.1913-12-22x, SW_v09#02 p.024x | Muhammad; Islam; stories; anecdotes; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0163 | Public address given on 1913-01-24 | 1000 | Welcome! Welcome! I have come again to Paris so that I may see if the seed I have sown last year has sprung up. Praise be to God, I can see that they have taken root | DAS.1913-01-24 | disregarding individual capacity; weakness; mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; power of the mind over nature; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0763 | Words to a vistor, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 390 | Well said. You have brought up a good point.... The Bahá'í movement is not an organization. You can never organize the Bahá'í Cause.... The Bahá'í Revelation is the spirit of this age. | DAS.1913-04-20, SW_v05#05 p.067x, SW_v06#15 p.118x | definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; executive government; power of execution; oneness; unity of religion; The Holy Spirit; universality of the Cause; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3194 | Words to the Eastern pilgrims, spoken on 1913-06-30 | 40 | Well, what are we going to do next? Tell me what should be done? We have already travelled a good deal. We have crossed the seas | DAS.1913-06-30 | call to action; growth of the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2109 | Words to a young believer, spoken on 1914-03-10 | 130 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Were it not for the favors of the Blessed Perfection, no one would have given us any importance. There are some who become proud and haughty... Meekness and humility are the hallmarks of faith.... There are no officers in this Cause... The foundation of this Cause is pure, spiritual democracy and not a theocracy. | DAS.1914-03-10, BSC.449 #820, SW_v08#09 p.116x, PN_various p009, BSTW#096 | humility; meekness; lowliness; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2576 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-03-27 | 80 | Mahmúd's Diary | چه قدر تفاوتست بین نفوس شخصی چنان خود را پست مینماید که پرستش جماد و اشکال | What a great difference exists between men. One person degrades himself to such a degree that he idolizes and worships stones | BDA1.013.17 | DAS.1913-07-19, MHMD1.020, ABIE.086, BLO_PN#007 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; idolatry; station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||
| ABU3629 | Words spoken on 1914-07-26 | 10 | What art thou reading? "A lecture on the coming world teacher, by Mrs. Besant." "The great world teacher has already come" | DAS.1914-07-26, SW_v09#01 p.006 | predictions and prophecies; prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3393 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-16 | 30 | What art thou writing now? Art thou not satisfied with all that thou hast written? What dost thou do with them? No matter what I say thou art ready to make a note of it. Who has ordered thee to do this? | DAS.1914-11-16 | personal instructions; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0877 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-06 | 350 | What did the Esperantists say last night? I delivered an address to them according to their conception of truth. They were the beginners, therefore I spoke to them with gentleness. | DAS.1913-04-06 | development of capacity and readiness; high station of the true believer; literal interpretation; relativity of religious truth; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1388 | Words to a group of friends, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 230 | What did the people say last night? Were they not dissatisfied?... This morning looking down from the window I saw a regiment of soldiers passing by in fine shape. | DAS.1913-04-26 | light and darkness; nationalism; love of country; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; spiritual warfare; struggle; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2629 | Words spoken on 1914-07-27 in Haifa | 80 | What does a man lose if he should lose his self? His moral credit will be larger than his debit. | DAS.1914-07-27 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0488 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-10 | 550 | What dost thou want with a room of stone and clay! I have prepared for thee such glorious rooms the walls, the roofs, the floors and the furniture of which are of purest deeds | DAS.1914-12-10, SW_v13#06 p.152x | critique of Eastern values; culture; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise of Western values; culture; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3359 | Words to Mr Remey, spoken on 1914-10-14 | 30 | What is necessary is divine joy. Divine happiness is the speaker of the heart. | DAS.1914-10-14, SW_v13#04 p.102, PN_1914 p009, PN_1914 p082 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2131 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 120 | When a person desires to destroy his house to build a new one on its site, first of all he must make the plan ready, then the bricks | DAS.1913-02-24 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; knowledge; recognition of God; love of God; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2927 | Words to Madame D'astre, spoken on 1913-01-29 | 60 | When a person is a light sleeper, one single touch will awake him, if he sleeps heavily, then one must awake him by shaking him... if even this will not awake the sleeper we will then have to use dynamite. | DAS.1913-01-29 | call to action; growth of the Cause; predictions and prophecies; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3333 | Words spoken on 1914-02-24 | 30 | When a person's life is purely moral, when his daily actions are propelled by ethical forces he will influence | DAS.1914-02-24, SW_v07#18 p.184 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; spiritual transformation; the power of example; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2263 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-24 | 110 | When Aqa Abdu'r-Rahim came to Baghdad he was a young man with a heavy black moustache. He has grown old in this Cause. | DAS.1915-02-24 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; rejection, opposition and persecution; station of the Manifestation of God; stories; anecdotes; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2005 | Words to some pilgrims, spoken on 1913-06-21 | 140 | When Bahá'u'lláh left Baghdad and without the knowledge of the friends went to Suleymaniyyih, one day He met a boy in the street weeping. | DAS.1913-06-21 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; education of children; moral education; power of the Manifestation of God; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1551 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-13 | 200 | When Bahá'u'lláh returned from His pilgrimage to Karbila, the brother of the Grand Vizir Abbas Quli Khan | DAS.1913-02-13 | Baha'u'llah; early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; power of the Manifestation of God; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3193 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 40 | When Bahá'u'lláh was imprisoned in the barrack of Acca, he could see the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire under the despotic and fanatical rule of the Sultans | DAS.1913-04-26 | critique of Eastern values; culture | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2092 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-09-02 | 130 | When His holiness Christ appeared the Jews said the same thing. They thought that after Moses no other divine man must appear in the world | DAS.1914-09-02 | Christian doctrine and practice; crucifixion; ascension of Christ; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; rejection of Muhammad; Seal of the Prophets | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1775 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-25 | 170 | When His Holiness the Báb arrived in Isfahan, Manuchehr Khan who had been converted from Christianity to [the] Muhammadan religion was the governor of the city. | DAS.1913-02-25 | proofs of the Manifestations of God; rejection, opposition and persecution; stories; anecdotes; transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1944 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-02-15 | 150 | When I go to bed I lie awake for one or two hours, then I sleep well for four hours. The sleep before twilight is also very invigorating. Taki Menshadi often spoke during the hours of sleep. | DAS.1915-02-15 | composure; tranquillity; serenity; contemplation; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3432 | Words spoken on 1914-07-01 | 30 | When I leave the world I want my heart to be assured that the Blessed Beauty has self-sacrificing servants | DAS.1914-07-01, SW_v09#12 p.135 | courage; firmness in the Covenant; power of faith; power of the spirit; service to others; to the Cause of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2025 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-05 | 140 | When I reached Los Angeles, I realized how far I was from Acca and my people, the people whom I loved with passionate earnestness. On the second night of my arrival | DAS.1914-12-05 | eulogies; reminiscences; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1191 | Words to a believer, spoken on 1913-05-04 | 270 | When I sense the love and unity of the friends I gain health and fresh strength. I have heard that thou art speaking in the meetings | DAS.1913-05-04 | power of prayer; praise and encouragement; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; stories; anecdotes; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0166 | Words spoken on 1914-06-22 in Haifa | 1000 | When I was a small boy in Teheran, I remember whenever two of the believers | DAS.1914-06-22, SW_v08#13 p.162x | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; martyrs and martyrdom; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual transformation; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0968 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-22 | 320 | When I was a very little child in Teheran it became necessary and urgent that I should carry a message of great importance to the General of the army | DAS.1914-12-22 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; stories; anecdotes; youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2669 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-23 | 80 | When I was a young man I wished to be entirely free, devoting my time to the service of the Cause. My first intention was not to marry. Four times the means of marriage were brought about by my family | DAS.1915-04-23 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0265 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-13 | 790 | When I was in Alexandria, Ahmad Aniss, the minister of [...] of the Khedivial court called upon me and proposed to me that he would like to arrange a meeting between his Highness the Khedive and myself. | DAS.1914-11-13 | humility; meekness; lowliness; means of establishment of future civilization; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; status of kings; future of monarchy; travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; unity of governments; political unity; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2597 | Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh | 80 | When I was in America and Europe I went through some of the Zoological gardens... My grandfather had many colored maids and servants. When the Blessed Perfection became the head of the family | DAS.1913-10-25, SW_v09#03 p.038-039x | honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; race unity; racial issues; rejection, opposition and persecution; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0302 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in Liverpool, 1912-12-14 | 730 | When I was in America, I had many opportunities of addressing the Theosophical Society there. In every city I spoke once to them | DAS.1912-12-14x, SW_v03#17 p.003-004 | independent investigation of truth; reality; martyrs and martyrdom; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); realms of being; three realms; five realms; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1193 | Words to a telegraph officer, spoken on 1913-10-29 | 270 | When I was in America, I was most busy... Once upon a time, there was a poor fellah (farmer) who cultivated a patch of ground with cotton. | DAS.1913-10-29, SW_v09#18 p.210x, STAB#120 | growth of the Cause; stories; anecdotes; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1518 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 210 | When I was in Baghdad, one day I was walking through the poor quarter of the city. I saw an old Arab standing in front of a store. He had neither hat nor shoes | DAS.1913-04-26 | status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; stories; anecdotes; thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0295 | Words spoken on 1914-07-12 | 740 | در ایامی که در آمریکا بودم امة الله مسیس پارسنز مرا به محل ییلاقی خود برد | When I was in Dublin the professor of the out-door school invited me to visit the pupils | KHH1.260-263 (1.364-367) | KHHE.381-384, DAS.1914-07-12, SW_v09#09 p.097-098x, STAB#153 | education of children; moral education; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; high station of learning | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0542 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-24 | 510 | When I was in Mazandaran I was a wee bit of a child and enjoyed all the fun and play belonging to that age. | DAS.1914-12-24, SW_v13#10 p.271-272, STAB#004 | humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2420 | Words spoken on 1913-07-17 in Ismailia | 100 | When I was in Paris one of the believers brought me a soft cushion and urged | DAS.1913-07-17, SW_v08#02 p.020-021, ABIE.077, BLO_PN#007 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; moderation; frugality; simplicity; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1217 | Words to Mr Michel and others, spoken on 1915-05-10 | 260 | When I was travelling in Europe and America I attended some concerts and oratorios and was delighted with the progress of the vocal and instrumental art in those parts... At one time I was walking along the shores of the Euphrates. Absorbed in my thought I suddenly heard | DAS.1915-05-10 | banishment to; life in Baghdad; banishment to; life in Constantinople; excellence; distinction; music and singing; predictions and prophecies; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2659 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 80 | When I was very young I was travelling with Bahá'u'lláh and my family. We reached the city of Kermanshahan. Here we took quarters in a Caravanserai. | DAS.1913-02-14 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; stories; anecdotes; wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2382 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-12 | 100 | When I was very young, I was present in a meeting in which people discussed astronomy according to the theories of the old school of Ptolemy. | DAS.1913-02-12 | celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; infinity and eternity; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3517 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-07 | 20 | When I was young they would light ten candles and at the range of a very long distance I would put out the lights one after another without missing one. | DAS.1913-05-07 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; excellence; distinction; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2933 | Words spoken on 1913-09-19 in Ramleh | 60 | When one goes out to teach he should think of all these things. He must be prepared at all times for whatever comes in the path of God. | DAS.1913-09-19, ABIE.338, PN_1913 p014, BLO_PN#007 | rejection, opposition and persecution; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1452 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-12 | 220 | یک ترتیبی از برای تربیت اطفال در ذهن من هست که هنوز اسبابش فراهم نشده که آن را مجری دارم | When people invite me alone to their houses I ask them to prepare only one dish... I have carried in my mind for some time an educational system | ZSM.1914-12-12 | LOG#0483x, DAS.1914-12-12, SW_v13#07 p.171-173, SW_v14#01 p.006 | educational curricula; education of children; moral education; moderation; frugality; simplicity; order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0645 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-02-10 | 450 | When the believers gather in a meeting and are engaged in the mention of God my heart is there... During our stay in Adrianople, Aqa Jamal and Mirza Ali Akbar Boroujerdy and his brother arrived from a long journey. | DAS.1914-02-10 | Christ; Christianity; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0485 | Words spoken on 1914-02-17 | 550 | When the Blessed Perfection and his family were exiled from Persia, all along our way... In this Cause there is no relationship save the relationship of service | DAS.1914-02-17, SW_v08#13 p.164x, BSTW#096 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; growth of the Cause; non-participation in politics; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; rejection, opposition and persecution; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1466 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-07 | 220 | When the Blessed Perfection was in Constantinople He sent a message to Mirza Hossein Khan, the Persian Ambassador | DAS.1915-05-07 | banishment to; life in Constantinople; growth of the Cause; martyrdom of the Bab; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3113 | Words spoken at dinner hosted by a Rajput prince in London, 1913-01-19 | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چون احبّای فارسی در بمبئی خبر شدند یکی از آنها که کیخسرو نام داشت با کمال شوق برخاست | When the Parsi believers of Bombay learned of Mr Sprague's illness, one of them--a man named Kay-Khusraw--arose with the utmost alacrity | BDA2.095 | DAS.1913-01-18n, MHMD2.115, ABCC.371, STAB#137 | power of love; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||
| ABU1178 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-18 | 270 | When the prophetic light of Muhammad dawned from the horizon of Hijaz the Persians and the Greeks were engaged in a severe battle. | DAS.1914-11-18 | predictions and prophecies; prophecy and fulfillment; rejection of Muhammad; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2301 | Words spoken on 1914-01-13 | 110 | When these institutions, colleges, hospital, hospice and establishments for the incurables | LOG#2055x, DAS.1914-01-13, SW_v05#05 p.071, BW_v01p061 | charitable associations; humanitarian activities; harmony of science and religion; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0390 | Words to Lua Getsinger, spoken on 1913-11-10 | 630 | When thou dost enter a city in India, associate with the people in the beginning as a tourist, as a person interested in India | DAS.1913-11-10 | constitutional revolution in Iran; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; methods of teaching the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0847 | Words spoken on 1913-07-17 in Ismailia | 360 | When two years had passed a regiment of soldiers was assigned to Acca. Of course there was only once place | DAS.1913-07-17, SW_v08#13 p.173-174, ABIE.078, BLO_PN#007 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; stories; anecdotes; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2099 | Words spoken on 1913-08-08 in Ramleh | 130 | When we left Bagdad, a Darvish came to me and begged to be a member of the party. I told him the trip would be most difficult. | DAS.1913-08-08, ABIE.169, BLO_PN#007, STAB#084 | banishment to; life in Adrianople; banishment to; life in Constantinople; humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0372 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-05 | 650 | When we were exiled again from Baghdad, in our company there was a Bahá'í by the name of Mirza Ahmad Kashani. He accompanied Bahá'u'lláh to Constantinople | DAS.1913-05-05 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; banishment to; life in Adrianople; humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1269 | Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh | 250 | When we were imprisoned in the military barracks of Acca there was a small primitive bath | DAS.1913-08-05, SW_v08#13 p.174, ABIE.160, BLO_PN#007 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2018 | Words to Edward Getsinger, spoken on 1913-11-11 | 140 | When we were in Bagdad, Constantinople and Adrianople, we were bothered to death by these insects--fleas, mosquitoes and bed-bugs. | DAS.1913-11-11 | stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0620 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01 | 460 | When we were in Baghdad several believers including myself started with a large caravan for Kazemayn. Each one of us was riding on a fine horse. | DAS.1914-12-01 | humor; jokes; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0959 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-14 | 320 | When we were in Baghdad there was amongst the believers a young man by the name Jinab-i-Munib. He was one of the most spiritual youths that I have known in the Bahá'í revelation. | DAS.1915-03-14 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; characteristics and conduct of true believers; eulogies; reminiscences; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; martyrs and martyrdom; radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2737 | Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh | 70 | When we were in in Bagdad, there was a very prominent man who used to come often to see Bahá'u'lláh. He sat in His Presence with the greatest respect, and listened to the utterances | DAS.1913-08-13, ABIE.184, BLO_PN#007, STAB#083 | humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1765 | Words to Remey, Latimer, et al, spoken on 1914-10-16 | 170 | When we were in Salmani-Pak, an Indian prince, Iqbalu'd-Dawlih, accompanied by one student, came there. There were between thirty and forty souls with Bahá'u'lláh. | DAS.1914-10-16, PN_1914 p093 | business; financial; property matters; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1352 | Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh | 240 | When we were living in Adrianople there was a Baktashi who lived close by us. Professionally he was a wood-chopper, socially he was a wit. | DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.217, BLO_PN#007, STAB#033 | banishment to; life in Adrianople; humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes; work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2356 | Words to a woman from Holland, spoken on 1913-01-19 | 100 | When you return to Holland, summon the people to the Kingdom of God and cry out: Glad tidings! Glad tidings! The Sun of Reality hath dawned | DAS.1913-01-19 | call to action; the concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3390 | Words to the secretary of Sepahdar Azam, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 30 | When you return to Persia, give my greeting to the green mountains and rolling valleys, to the singing nightingales and the cooling springs, to the fragrant rose-gardens and the fresh breeze of Persia. I love them all. Remember me to them. | DAS.1913-04-20 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0638 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-09 | 450 | When you, who are the believers of God, gather together in a meeting, let all your conversation be about the Cause. Review the proofs that uphold it | DAS.1915-03-09 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Muhammad; Islam; rejection of Muhammad; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; study; deepening; suffering; rejection of Christ; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2760 | Words spoken on 1914-05-31 in Tiberias | 70 | Whenever a believer dies and leaves behind debt, the friends of God must exert themselves to pay it off. If he had left some property or real estate they may dispose of it | DAS.1914-05-31 | business; financial; property matters; charitable associations; humanitarian activities; conduct in finance and business; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0331 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-27 | 700 | Whenever during His lifetime the Blessed Perfection desired to signalize anyone with His special favor, He encouraged him to go forth and teach the Cause of God. | DAS.1914-06-27, SW_v13#07 p.185-186x | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; high station of teachers of the Cause; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0046 | Address at weekly meeting, 15 Rue de Greuze in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 1600 | Whenever the Holy Manifestations of God appear in this world they establish their validity with certain proofs. One of their proofs is the prophecies | DAS.1913-02-14, BSTW#147 | miracles and their interpretation; power of the Manifestation of God; proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; proofs of the Manifestations of God; prophecy and fulfillment; suffering and imprisonment; teachings as spirit of the age; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2617 | Words to Mrs. Henlay, spoken on 1913-02-18 | 80 | Whenever you feel depressed, go alone into the secret chamber, read one of the Hidden Words and with the utmost supplication | DAS.1913-02-18 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; importance of prayer; prayer for spiritual recognition; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1803 | Words spoken on 1913-07-05 in Port Said | 170 | Whether we live in the East or in the West, the invisible Power of Baha'o'llah | DAS.1913-07-05, SW_v04#15 p.252, ABIE.026, BLO_PN#007 | power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Holy Spirit; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1204 | Words spoken on 1913-08-25 in Ramleh | 270 | While I was in Adrianople Khorsheed Pasha the Vali asked me one day about the future possibilities of the country... During the war against a foreign nation one of the soldiers was stricken with a severe sickness. | DAS.1913-08-25, SW_v09#18 p.206, ABIE.239, BLO_PN#007, STAB#152 | relationship between government and people; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0897 | Words to several Arabs, spoken on 1914-03-29 | 340 | While I was living in Baghdad one day I was walking beside the river Euphrates... Suddenly my attention was attracted to wild-eyed girl who was running fast toward the river... Every soul must strive to impart that joy and happiness to mankind the nature of which is permanent. | DAS.1914-03-29, PN_1914 p009x | spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; stories; anecdotes; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2754 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-03-08 | 70 | While in America I strove day and night to prepare a few holy sanctified souls to take up the burden of the Cause after my departure. A very few who have responded to this call have arisen | DAS.1913-03-08 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; exhortations and counsels; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1165 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-04-15 | 270 | While surrounded with all these innumerable sufferings and calamities my mind and spirit have been working day and night gathering brilliant pearls of new Ideals... If it is in accord with the Will of God we shall take another journey into the outside world | DAS.1915-04-15 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; East and West; communication between East and West; martyrs and martyrdom; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; mystical themes; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0598 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-02-19 | 470 | While we were in Baghdad this Mirza Javad was with us. He had a melancholic and disconsolate disposition | DAS.1913-02-19 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3421 | Words spoken on 1914-03-07 | 30 | Whosoever desires to know the history of this cause and its tenets must come to us and not go to those who are prejudiced and biased | DAS.1914-03-07, SW_v07#04 p.027x | defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; independent investigation of truth; reality | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2670 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-03 | 80 | Whosoever I send to America must at first gain the regenerative power of the second birth, be baptized with the water of universal ideals and be a living torch of the Fire of the Love of God | DAS.1915-05-03 | love as fire; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; the power of words; of speech; the state of enkindlement in teaching; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1005 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-16 | 310 | Whosoever schemes in this Cause will come to no good end. Above all other things we must be honest to our consciences and not dissimulate. We must not speak against each other | DAS.1913-05-16 | courtesy; culture [adab]; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; humility; meekness; lowliness; idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; martyrs and martyrdom; stories; anecdotes; the power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3502 | Words to an English friend, spoken on 1913-03-31 | 20 | Whosoever with a contrite heart prays and begs from Bahá'u'lláh help and assistance will be aided, even if he is not a Bahá'í, only that he is sincere and whole-hearted in his prayers. | DAS.1913-03-31 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2350 | Words to the minister of the New Congregational Church, spoken on 1913-01-13 | 100 | Why did Christ come into this world? People think he came in order that they might believe in him as the Word of God | DAS.1913-01-13 | mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; spiritual transformation; suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0317 | Words to Shaykh Salman, spoken on 1915-04-12 | 710 | چه لزوم کرده اخبار دروغ انتشار بدهند اگر خبری ندارند اصلا ننویسند حالا که دروغ میگویند | Why do they feel compelled to spread false rumors?... It is said that Nadir Shah once advanced a claim to Baghdad... His Holiness (Imam ‘Alí) was surrounded by enemies and wished to take refuge elsewhere. He said to one of His companions (Salman, the Persian), “Place me in this basket | KHH1.212-215 (1.298-301) | KHHE.312-313, DAS.1915-04-12, STAB#011, STAB#012 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; recompense; reward for belief; right action; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| AB02631 | 240 | With regard to the assembly, there must be spiritual consultation therein; discourses | DAS.1914-06-07, SW_v09#10 p.110 | consultation; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3163 | Words spoken on 1913-07-02 in Port Said | 40 | With the appearance of the Truth the point of opposition raises its head. The former gains signal victory; the other goes into crushing defeat. | DAS.1913-07-02, ABIE.011, BLO_PN#007 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; things are known by their opposites; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1114 | Words spoken on 1914-03-01 | 290 | With what joy and transport they hastened toward the arena of martyrdom!... Bahá'u'lláh in one of his poems says: the mark of the chain | DAS.1914-03-01, SW_v08#13 p.161x | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; martyrs and martyrdom; spiritual transformation; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0132 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-13 | 1090 | Woe unto the world because of offenses, for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh. | DAS.1915-03-13 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2322 | Words spoken on 1913-09-18 in Ramleh | 100 | Write to him to go and teach the Cause, spread the coming of the Kingdom and herald the dawn of the Sun of Reality... in this movement there are no regular salaried teachers. | DAS.1913-09-18, ABIE.328, BLO_PN#007 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2389 | Words to assembled guests, spoken on 1913-12-10 | 100 | Yes, I know every one of you, and I love all of you. I have lived forty years in this city, and so you all are my children. | DAS.1913-12-10 | rejection, opposition and persecution; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2198 | Words to Mr. Lorge, London, 1912-12-20 | 120 | Yes, it is possible. Often people speak together without the mediary of the tongue. There are two methods of intercourse | DAS.1912-12-20, SW_v14#07 p.209-210, SW_v03#19 p.006 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2984 | Words to Miss Fraser, spoken on 1913-03-29 | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Yes! But His sadness did not come from anything belonging to Himself. He desired to make a man illumined, but man preferred darkness | DAS.1913-03-29, SW_v16#11 p.713, ADP.073-074 | heedlessness and ignorance of the people; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1386 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-21 | 230 | Yes. It would have had a marked effect. God willing this excellent idea will become realized, for such representatives and senators would concentrate all their energies | DAS.1915-05-21 | promotion of commerce and industry; unity of governments; political unity; universality of the Cause; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2497 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-21 | 90 | Yes. We must wait and see how the results of the mighty events which are taking place in these days will shape themselves into concrete facts | DAS.1915-05-21 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; unity; oneness of humanity; unity of governments; political unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1259 | Words to some Eastern pilgrims, spoken on 1914-01-19 | 250 | You are a good party! God willing, you shall have good weather on your journey! May you expend your days in the utmost joy and fragrance! | DAS.1914-01-19, PN_1914 p016 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; call to action; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power of prayer; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1523 | Words spoken to Baha'is of the World at Bahji, 1913-12-25 | 210 | You are all welcome. How are you? It is part of the Divine Wisdom that I should keep silent for a time! All that was required of me | DAS.1913-12-25, SW_v05#01 p.003, BSTW#344 | bringing forth results; fruit; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0128 | Words spoken on 1914-01-15 | 1090 | Bahá'í Scriptures | امروز من خیلی میل داشتم که بیایم بالا ولی احوالم طوری بود که مساعدت نکرد هوا | You are all welcome. How are you? It was my intense desire to come up today and see you... Tonight, I desire to speak to you on a most important subject, which you must engrave on the tablets of your hearts... The Holy, Divine Manifestations are unique and peerless. They are the archetypes of celestial and spiritual virtues in their own age and cycle. | AVK4.287cx, MSBH3.476-479x, NJB_v05#09 p.003x | DAS.1914-01-17, BSC.283 #581x, SW_v05#06 p.081-082x, SW_v09#06 p.082-083x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; firmness in the Covenant; oneness; unity of religion; servitude; submission to God; repentance; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||
| ABU0246 | Words spoken on 1914-03-23 | 830 | You are all welcomed…. For nine consecutive years the Blessed Perfection did not put his feet outside the gate | DAS.1914-03-23, SW_v08#13 p.175-176 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; banishment to; life in 'Akka | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2189 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-04 | 120 | You are most welcome. I have been sick for the last few days but I am always pleased to meet the friends. I beg from the favors of God to illumine each one | DAS.1913-03-04 | forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2236 | Words spoken on 1914-07-19 in Haifa | 110 | You are the angels of the kingdom of Abha; guide the people. You are the rays | DAS.1914-07-19, SW_v07#04 p.027 | being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; call to action; confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; methods of teaching the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1939 | Words to Mr and Mrs Scott, spoken on 1913-05-07 | 150 | You are the flowers of Paris and the cause of my happiness. All the inhabitants of this city are either thinking of industry or wealth or they are chasing after the worldly pleasures | DAS.1913-05-07 | growth of the Cause; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2488 | Words to Miss Fraser and Miss Hodgeson, spoken on 1913-03-24 | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | You are two good sisters. Bahá'í sisterhood is very precious. It is not like material sisterhood. Material sisterhood is forgotten and often changed into hatred. | DAS.1913-03-24, ADP.112-113 | spiritual communication; connections of the heart; the Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3095 | Words to Persian students, spoken on 1913-09-03 | 50 | You are very welcome. I was longing to see you... It is very strange that when a face is not illumined with the light of the love of God | DAS.1913-09-03, SW_v08#12 p.143x, ABIE.272x, BLO_PN#007 | alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; critique of Western values; culture; education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1788 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-05 | 170 | You are very welcomed. I am always glad to meet you and associate with you. But the weather of Paris did not agree with me and caused me this illness. | DAS.1913-03-05 | development of capacity and readiness; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1630 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-07 | 190 | You are welcome! I constantly pray for you and beg for each the divine Confirmations, so that the eye of your insight may be opened to see those objects | DAS.1913-03-07 | call to action; development of capacity and readiness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; knowledge; recognition of God; realms of being; three realms; five realms | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1633 | Words to Baha'is from Esslingen, spoken on 1913-04-06 | 190 | You are welcome. You must thank God and I must thank God that a meeting like unto this is being held; for this meeting cannot be compared with other meetings. | DAS.1913-04-06 | being a source of light; guidance; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3560 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-10-19 | 20 | You are writing a book. I have been reading all morning these letters. They are interesting. | DAS.1914-10-19 | review of publications | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02014 | 280 | You have asked concerning Consultation, to the practice of which we are all commanded. The cardinal idea of consultation is based upon the principle that unanimous counsels of several persons is weightier than the opinion of a single individual. | DAS.1914-03-18 | consultation; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0535 | Words to Mrs Bernard, spoken on 1913-03-18 | 510 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ولی انقطاع بعدم اسباب نیست بلکه بعدم تعلق قلب است ما در طهران شب دارای هر چیز | You have travelled through India... When the Persian government imprisoned Baha'u'llah in Teheran... Detachment does not imply lack of means; it is marked by the freedom of the heart. In Tihran, we possessed everything… There were once two friends, one rich but free of heart | BDA2.187 | DAS.1913-03-18, MHMD2.238-239, ABCC.009x, BW_v13p1187-1188x, VLAB.144x, STAB#028x | acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; critique of Eastern values; culture; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; excellence; distinction; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||
| ABU2082 | Words to Mahmud Zarqani, spoken on 1914-06-18 | 130 | You have worked very diligently over the compilation of these two volumes. During the first journey to Europe no one was thinking to do this work. Now and then Mirza Baqir Khan | DAS.1914-06-18 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2453 | Words to Miss Fraser, spoken on 1912-12-16 | 90 | You have written excellent articles in the papers in regard to the Cause, I will never forget | DAS.1912-12-16, SW_v03#19 p.003 | critique of Western values; culture; newspapers and the media; publications; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2741 | Words to two Bahá’ís, spoken on 1913-03-30 | 70 | You must become fully informed with these Teachings. It is good to be thoroughly informed with science or arts or literature. Likewise you must be established in the Kingdom of God. | DAS.1913-03-30 | material and spiritual existence; two books; poems and quotation from poetry; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; study; deepening | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2398 | Words spoken on 1914-04-17 | 100 | You must become the shining candles of moral precepts and spiritual ideas | COC#0796x, LOG#0717x, DAS.1914-04-17, SW_v09#09 p.098 | being a source of light; guidance; excellence; distinction; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0823 | Words to Abdu'l-Ghaffar, spoken on 1915-04-08 | 360 | این را بدانید جمال مبارک امر اکید برجوع بحکیم فر موده انسان باید جزئیاترا هم از حکیم سئوال نماید | You must clearly understand that the Blessed Perfection has commanded most emphatically that in case of sickness, one must refer to the skilled physician and abide by his prescription | KHH1.205-206 (1.287-288) | KHHE.300-302, DAS.1915-04-08 | critique of Eastern values; culture; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; praise of Western values; culture; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2621 | Words to a woman questioner, spoken on 1913-04-22 | 80 | You must enter in the Kingdom of Abha. In the Kingdom of Abha, there is light upon light. The darkness of sorrow and pain is banished forever | DAS.1913-04-22 | happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; light and darkness; material and spiritual existence; two books; spiritual transformation; symbolism; the Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1535 | Words to H.E.H et al, spoken on 1913-11-01 | 200 | بسیار خوش آمدید ماندن ما در اینجا مانند عبادت است امید وارم که نتائج عظیمه حاصل نماید جمیع نفوس خوابند | You must feel very happy because you are here with me and we are associating together with the utmost kindness. | NJB_v04#14 p.002 | DAS.1913-11-01, PN_1913-14_heh p007 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; many are called but few are chosen; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2583 | Words spoken on 1913-10-16 in Ramleh | 80 | You must give your daughter a Bahai education so that she may become an excellent | DAS.1913-10-16, SW_v09#08 p.096 | education of children; moral education; religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2928 | Words to the wife of Counsel Schwartz, spoken on 1913-04-04 | 60 | You must let the children study that which they like best. If your daughter loves art, she can devote her time to it and surely she will succeed. | DAS.1913-04-04 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; creativity in art; education of children; moral education; humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1935 | Words to Mrs DeBons, spoken on 1913-10-16 | 150 | You must live and conduct yourself in Cairo in such a manner and characterize yourself with such attributes | DAS.1913-10-17 | being a source of light; guidance; music and singing; praise and encouragement; spiritual transformation; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2835 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03 | 60 | You must sow seeds of the trees of which may yield fruits for all eternity. Praise be to God, you have entered in the path | DAS.1913-12-03 | bringing forth results; fruit; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0325 | Interview with president of Alliance Spiritualiste, Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-26 | 710 | You must sow the seed of love. They destroy, you construct. They take life, you confer life. | DAS.1913-02-26 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; love of God; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; rejection, opposition and persecution; service to others; to the Cause of God; the power of words; of speech; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1934 | Words to the wife of a professor, spoken on 1913-01-19 | 150 | You must thank God that, although I am a person from the East and you are a revered lady from the West, yet we are gathered in this place with the utmost of spiritual affection. | DAS.1913-01-19 | East and West; communication between East and West; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; spiritual transformation; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]; unity; oneness of humanity; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2505 | Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias | 90 | You pray for us and we shall pray for you, so that God may assist us in the performance of good deeds. | DAS.1914-06-01 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2261 | Words to a friend from England, spoken on 1913-03-29 | 110 | You say you are from England? In reality we are all one nation: England, France, Germany, Persia, America, they are all one country. However, this much can be said | DAS.1913-03-29 | growth of the Cause; praise of Western values; culture; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0801 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-08 | 370 | فی الحقیقه شما امسال در ابوسنان خیلی زحمت کشیدید هیچ مقصودی جز رضای الهی نداشتید | You truly worked hard in Abú-Sínan this year. You had no other purpose save the good-pleasure of God | KHH1.230-231 (1.321-323) | KHHE.338-339, DAS.1915-05-08 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; methods of teaching the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1222 | Words to President of the Touranian Society, Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-12 | 260 | Your aim, of course, is the realization of Universal Peace, but with what power or with what executive force will you be able to bring it about? In the matter of universal peace a great, universal Power is necessary, which we may name a "Universal Collective Center" | DAS.1913-04-12 | nationalism; love of country; unity; oneness of humanity; unity of governments; political unity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0855 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-08 | 350 | این سفر شما بسیار سفر مبارکی است چراکه سالهای سال در این صفحات در اراضی مقدسه بوده اید | Your journey is indeed a blessed one because, for many years, you were in Holy Land and its vicinity | KHH1.231-232 (1.323-325) | KHHE.340-342, DAS.1915-05-08 | monasticism; asceticism; rejection, opposition and persecution; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB06580 | 120 | Your letter was received. I supplicated and entreated at the Threshold of the Kingdom of Abha | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.159, BLO_PN#007 | prayer for the spiritual progress of others; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01754 | 300 | Your letter written on March 10 1915 was duly received. Praise be to God that it contained the good news of the health | DAS.1915-04-25x | light and darkness; predictions and prophecies; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1129 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 280 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیروز با آنکه هیچ حالت نداشتم محض خاطر شما بمجلس آمدم زیرا که مجمع احباء محفل روحانیان است | Your meeting yesterday afternoon was very good. I did not feel well but for your sake I came. The gathering of the believers is the assembly of the spiritual ones. | BDA2.268-269 | DAS.1913-04-28, MHMD2.351-352 | Christ; Christianity; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; race unity; racial issues; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; transcending the material condition | - | - |
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