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| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0384 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 630 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | انسان دو قسم استعداد دارد فطری و اکتسابی مانند سایر کائنات که هر یک استعداد و خاصیت | Personality is of two kinds. One is the natural or God-given personality which the western thinkers call individuality | BDA2.138x | DAS.1913-02-14, SW_v04#02 p.038-040, MHMD2.172x, ADP.130-134 | differences in human capacity; education and the development of capacity; human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; spiritual transformation; the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| ABU2615 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-16 | 80 | How large is the creation of God! How stupendous His machinery! How infinite His dominion!... Were it possible to construct an aeroplane and establish communication between the various planets many marvellous discoveries would have been achieved! | DAS.1913-02-16 | celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; infinity and eternity; plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0018 | Interview with Pasteur Monnier at his theological seminary in Paris, 1913-02-17 | 2180 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | احوال حضرات را بپرس اسقوف عرض کرد الحمد لله سلامتیم و مسرور از تشریف | How are you?... I am likewise most happy... One endowed with the gift of hearing gets the mysteries of God from all things | AVK2.172.02x, AVK4.331x, KHF.148, KHAB.418 (421), KHTB3.061 | DAS.1913-02-16, SW_v04#03 p.051-055, ADP.147-158, BLO_PT#002, STAB#062 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as mirror; oneness; unity of religion; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); the cross and the trinity | - | - | question and answer session. | ||||
| ABU1376 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-16 | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مطران کشیش نصاری پیش من آمد و گفت که میرزا محمد علی مرا ملاقات کرد | He related the story of a judge of Acca, a priest of an Orthodox sect and Muhammad 'Ali. The judge was the Master's friend | BDA2.142-143 | DAS.1913-02-16, MHMD2.177-178 | alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0271 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-02-17 | 780 | I have certain things that attract the confirmations of God. They are so wonderful and extraordinary that if I tell them, some people may not accept them as facts. | DAS.1913-02-17 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; power of prayer; prayers (general or uncategorized); rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2383 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-18 | 100 | Man cannot attain to the highest summit of human progress without the assistance of the Breaths of the Holy Spirit. A man intellectually may become enabled | DAS.1913-02-18 | education of children; moral education; spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2483 | Words to Mrs. Henlay, spoken on 1913-02-18 | 90 | By attaching no importance to material things. According to the laws which bind us to this planet, everyone is tied to the gratification of self... Even the theatrical world would not prevent you from becoming what I desire you to become. | DAS.1913-02-18 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; excellence; distinction; transcending the material condition; useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1531 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-18 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اطفال خیلی مایهٴ سُرور و تسلی هستند من طفلی داشتم حسین افندی سه چهار ساله بود وقتی خواب بودم | Children give to a person the greatest consolation. No matter how much the father is sad or cross, as soon as his darling child laughs or speaks, he is made happy. | BDA2.149x | DAS.1913-02-18, MHMD2.187x | education of children; moral education; parents and children; youth; families | - | - | |||||
| ABU1553 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-19 | 200 | Once upon a time I was invited to a garden party outside of the fortress of Akka. There were about seventy guests including the governor | DAS.1913-02-19 | exhortations and counsels; service to others; to the Cause of God; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1875 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-19 | 160 | It so happened that while in Baghdad, during the season that the pilgrims arrived from all over the Islamic world to visit the Holy Shrines | DAS.1913-02-19 | humor; jokes; pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| ABU0481 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 550 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ایام لکورغه اولاد خود را بقانون و ترتیب مخصوصی تربیت میکردند اولاً در وقت ازدواج | Lycurgus was well-versed in laws and he wished to treat his subjects justly. As he looked over the Spartans, he observed that they were divided into three classes… One day in the company of the Governor | BDA2.149-150x | DAS.1913-02-19, MHMD2.187-188x, STAB#098x | monasticism; asceticism; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | |||||
| ABU1673 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 180 | Now Europe in reality is in the utmost beauty and adornment. Material civilization has advanced greatly. It is a body in the utmost of comeliness, but regrettable it is that it is not animated by the spirit. | DAS.1913-02-20 | call to action; critique of Western values; culture; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; material and spiritual existence; two books; spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2733 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 70 | How dead to all spiritual emotions are the people of Paris! The inhabitants of this city are engrossed in the whirlpool of pleasure and self-gratification. | DAS.1913-02-20 | critique of Western values; culture; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2699 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-21 | 80 | Pride and haughtiness are the worst qualities. If a person becomes the possessor of the whole world he must not become proud. | DAS.1913-02-21 | consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; humility; meekness; lowliness; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0952 | Words to a Persian prince, spoken on 1913-02-21 | 320 | Mirza Taqi Khan was the ablest and most astute statesman that Persia had produced for a long time. Although he committed the greatest mistake of his life | DAS.1913-02-21 | forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; past, present and future of Iran; rejection, opposition and persecution; the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0254 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-22 | 810 | At the time that His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh was in the mountains of Suleymanieh one of the young rugged, illiterate Kurds living in the valley came to see Him... His name was Mullah Ali Mardan. | DAS.1913-02-22 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; love of God; praise and encouragement; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3201 | Words to a Christian girl, spoken on 1913-02-23 | 40 | Christ and the Bible be for us; the Pope and all the priests be for you. We follow Christ and not the priests. | DAS.1913-02-23 | Christ; Christianity; the Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| ABU0956 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 320 | In this Bahá’í Dispensation the question of deeds is most important. Confession and acknowledgement do not mean faith. Faith means deeds and deeds mean faith. | DAS.1913-02-24 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; goodly deeds; actions; love and unity; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09097 | 90 | O Thou Kind God! These travellers over mountains and deserts and these wanderers over land and sea | DAS.1913-02-27 | praise and encouragement; prayer for specific individuals; groups; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3070 | Prayer spoken at children's dinner, Cannongate School in Edinburgh, ca. 1913-01-09 | 50 | O Thou Kind God! These beloved children are created by Thy Mighty Hand. They are the signs of Thy Omnipotence. | DAS.1913-02-27 | education of children; moral education; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for children and youth; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; symbolism | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2022 | Words to some visitors, spoken on 1913-02-27 | 140 | A young man who was graduated from the college applied for a position of teaching in a village far away from civilization. | DAS.1913-02-27 | heedlessness and ignorance of the people; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08156 | 100 | O thou my beloved! Be not unhappy. Let not thy thoughts be scattered. Man under the circumstances of tests must be patient | DAS.1913-02-27, BSTW#015 | acquiescence and resignation; contentment; composure; tranquillity; serenity; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03188 | 210 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای محترمه ملکوتی نامه شما رسید معانی دلنشین بود از روابط فرانسه و اسکاتلند | O respected handmaiden of the Kingdom! Your letter was received and its contents were endearing. Regarding the connections between France and Scotland [3.5s]... ...The question of drinking liquors (temperance) is (also) forbidden in the Tablets of Baha'u'llah.... As regards the women's movement… As regards the second trip of ‘Abdu'l-Baha to America… | BDA2.169 | DAS.1913-02-27, DAS.1913-03-09x, SW_v05#17 p.265x, MHMD2.214 | alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; equality of men and women; growth of the Cause; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2618 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-01 | 80 | For the present, in Paris we are all engaged in mentioning the name of the True One. We are all beneath the protection of the Blessed Perfection. | DAS.1913-03-01 | development of capacity and readiness; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2484 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-03-02 | 90 | Although my body is ill, my spirit is happy. My hope is for the illumination, the spiritual motion and rejuvenation of Paris. The world of materialism has engulfed these regions. | DAS.1913-03-02 | materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2901 | Words to Mr Crewe of Newfoundland, spoken on 1913-03-03 | 60 | O Thou Kind God! We are Thy humble servants; endear us in Thy Kingdom! We are poor; enrich us through Thy heavenly Treasury! We are ignorant, suffer us to become informed | DAS.1913-03-03 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; love of God; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2660 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-03 | 80 | Last night a curious thing happened. Long after midnight I got out of my bed and was on the point of calling Siyyid Asadollah when suddenly | DAS.1913-03-03 | accounts of dreams and visions; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2888 | Words to Mms Bernard, Richard and Sanderson, spoken on 1913-03-05 | 60 | In the books of Bahá'u'lláh one finds the solution of every problem. For instance the Hidden Words contain the moral precepts | DAS.1913-03-05 | call to action; universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10218 | 70 | His honor Aqa Faraj like unto the wind swept across the deserts and like unto the birds soared over mountains | DAS.1913-03-06 | praise and encouragement; prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3367 | Words to Mr. Wilkins, spoken on 1913-03-06 | 30 | If such is the case the future of the French Republic is fraught with great danger. It cannot stand on such atheistic foundation. | DAS.1913-03-06 | critique of Western values; culture; praise of Western values; culture | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0641 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-03-08 | 450 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | و وقتی بمناسبت سئوالات حاضرین فرق مابین مطالب و اقوال انبیا و متصوفین بیان مینمودند ... شخصی پرسید فرق این امر و صوفیه چیست فرمودند من آنرا بیان کردم حضرات صوفیه به دو مقام مومنند مقام حق و مقام خلق | I have explained the philosophical aspect of this subject. It is this: In Sufism there are only two stations... Do you know in what Day you are living? Do you realize in what Dispensation you are alive? | BDA2.174x | DAS.1913-03-08, BSC.266 #551x, SW_v04#06 p.098x, SW_v06#15 p.118-119x, SW_v13#01 p.006x, SW_v08#14 p.191x, DWN_v3#01 p.002x, MHMD2.219, ADP.038-039x | call to action; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; prophecy and fulfillment; spiritual transformation; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| ABU0678 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-08 | 430 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من خیلی میخواهم با شماها صحبت بدارم لکن صحتم مساعد نیست دعا کنید صحت تامه ای حاصل شود | I wish very much to speak with you all, but I am not feeling well… I have been travelling for two years and a half. Nowhere was I ill except here. | BDA2.172-173 | DAS.1913-03-08x, MHMD2.217-218, ABCC.012x, STAB#092x | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; mystical themes; personal instructions; theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; The Primal Will; self-generation of the Primal Will; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||
| ABU1028 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-09 | 300 | O God! This [city of] Paris is a lamp in the utmost transparency but it is in need of the light. It is a body in the greatest of comeliness but it is in need of the spirit. | DAS.1913-03-09 | forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; prayer for spiritual recognition; prayers (general or uncategorized); spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1715 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-14 | 180 | I remember that during my childhood we had a colored servant whose name was Mubarak. He was big and strong. At that time I was six or seven years old | DAS.1913-03-14 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes; youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2485 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-14 | 90 | It is evident that the five books which are generally attributed to Moses were written by Ezra the high priest. Only the Tablets and the commandments belong to Moses. | DAS.1913-03-14 | apostles; early disciples of Christ; Christian doctrine and practice; criticism and its limits; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB09738 | 80 | ...Thou hast written regarding the results of my trip to America. Its importance is not now manifest. Erelong you shall behold that these pure seeds have grown | DAS.1913-03-17 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; spiritual transformation; the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1037 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-17 | 300 | My general health is well but my nerves are weak. My physical body is not afflicted with any ailment, but having lived forty years in the prison of Acca | DAS.1913-03-17 | station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3235 | Words to some Persian friends, spoken on 1913-03-18 | 40 | Paris is like a very large, clean stable where many millions of horses are well-fed, well-kept and well-trained; but you do not expect to find spirituality. | DAS.1913-03-18 | critique of Western values; culture; knowledge; recognition of God; love of God; material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0851 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-18 | 350 | Although in this Cause there are no nuns and nunneries, yet truly some of these nuns serve most faithfully the world of humanity. | DAS.1913-03-18 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; monasticism; asceticism; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06283 | 130 | و امّا مسئلهٴ ثانی در آیهٴ ٢٥ کلمات مکنونه مقصود این است که در عالم وجود مراتب است | ...It [Hidden Word #25] means that there are degrees in the world of existence. However much the inferior degree may progress | PYB#027 p.04x, YMM.370x, YMM.376x | DAS.1913-03-20x | human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Manifestation of God as mirror; progress only takes place within its own degree; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10784 | 60 | Receptivity is necessary. The love of God is like unto the ray of the sun. | DAS.1913-03-20x | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; love of God; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06286 | 130 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | O thou revered and beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that thou art turning thy face at all times toward the Kingdom | DAS.1913-03-20x, BLO_PT#028e | high station of the true believer; nearness and remoteness; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02628 | 240 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Owing to the lack of time I write a brief answer.... Glad-tiding! Glad-tiding! The morn of guidance hath dawned! | DAS.1913-03-21 | call to action; praise and encouragement; proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0424 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-21 | 600 | I pray that this Fete [Naw-Ruz] be blessed to all the friends in America! May each one of them become a mighty teacher... When I was in Bagdad I had a coat | DAS.1913-03-21 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08692 | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای خاندان جانفشان در سبیل رحمن صبح مبارک نوروز است و انوار شمس حقیقت در جلوه | O ye self-sacrificing household in the Path of the Merciful! It is the early morn of the Blessed Day of Naw-Ruz | BRL_DAK#0339, KHSK.017, BDA2.194 | DAS.1913-03-21, MHMD2.247 | praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0979 | Interview with Stanwood Cobb, Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-23 | 320 | Hope is made possible through turning one's face toward God. If all the benefits of the world are made possible for man and he has no hope, he will not enjoy them. | DAS.1913-03-23 | spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2487 | Words to a patriotic youth, spoken on 1913-03-23 | 90 | Once upon a time the king of a certain country got hold of an owl and put it in a large golden cage hanging it in his royal Park. The King observed that the owl was not happy in his wonderful park | DAS.1913-03-23 | humor; jokes; nationalism; love of country; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1394 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-03-23 | 230 | Ignorance and prejudice have encircled the nations of the earth and they are attacking each other with weapons of death instead of love. | DAS.1913-03-23 | fanaticism and hatred; oneness; unity of religion; rejection, opposition and persecution; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05489 | 140 | Praise be to God, the Lamp is lighted and the Path hath become straight and manifest. The Breeze of Providence is spirit-imparting and the Sun of Reality | DAS.1913-03-23x | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; service to others; to the Cause of God; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2595 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-25 | 80 | I have set a conflagration throughout America. Its results will become known later. Wait for a few years and you will behold the appearance of many traces. | DAS.1913-03-25 | Christ; Christianity; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1777 | Words to a group of American students, spoken on 1913-03-25 | 170 | I am likewise most pleased to meet you. This cause has become world-wide. In a short space of time it has permeated throughout all the regions, for it has a magnetic power | DAS.1913-03-25, BSC.443 #809x, DWN_v5#01 p.006x | definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; harmony of science and religion; purpose; goal of creation; spiritual transformation; symbolism; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2586 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-27 | 80 | Fifty years ago Bahá'u'lláh prophesied: 'Adrianople shall go out of the hand of the Sultan' and today that prophecy is fulfilled.... It is evident that negligence from God brings a nation to this path; lack of sound administration | DAS.1913-03-27 | heedlessness and ignorance of the people; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1820 | Words to a French poet, spoken on 1913-03-28 | 160 | Man must spend his talent in a cause the result of which is eternal. If we spend our talent in the Cause of God its outcome will be everlasting, but if we waste it over worldly affairs, it is like drawing pictures over the surface of the water. | DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093b | service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; the ephemeral and the eternal; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2599 | Words to Stanwood Cobb, spoken on 1913-03-28 | 80 | No. In this movement there will never be any paid ministers, no appointed clergy, no bishops, no cardinals, no popes, no ceremonies. | DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093c | characteristics and conduct of true believers; humility; meekness; lowliness; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; priestcraft; spirit and form in the administration | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1022 | Words spoken on 1913-03-28 in Paris | 300 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Although outwardly cataclysms are hard to understand and to endure, yet there lies a great wisdom behind them which appears later. | DAS.1913-03-28, ADP.116-116x, BSTW#093 | cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2490 | Words to four ladies from London, spoken on 1913-03-29 | 90 | Any soul entering the Kingdom of Bahá'u'lláh will enjoy an eternal communion with God. It is my hope that each one of you may enter this Kingdom! | DAS.1913-03-29 | knowledge; recognition of God; purpose; goal of creation; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2662 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1913-03-29 | 80 | I am under the protection and preservation of God. God looks after me. He guards me against any danger. Sometimes He comes and caresses me. He kisses my lips and touches my back. | DAS.1913-03-29 | consolation and comfort; love of God; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05473 | 150 | In this world millions of ministers have been ordained but the majority of them have been useless and atrophied organs. They left behind neither a fruit nor a trace | DAS.1913-03-29x | bringing forth results; fruit; spiritual transformation; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07825 | 110 | Every high-soaring bird does not attach its heart to its low nest and abode. At every morn it sings a new melody in a rose-garden | DAS.1913-03-29x | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11115 | 50 | I beg of God that thou mayst discover the stars of the Kingdom of Abha, behold the zodiacal towers on the world on High, unfold the secrets of God | DAS.1913-03-29x | Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11436 | 30 | Praise be to God that the Sun of Universal Religion hath dawned. From all parts of the world host after host enter under its Radiance. Erelong it will become world-wide. | DAS.1913-03-29x | definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; entry by troops; growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01231 | 350 | ای امین جمال مبارک حمد خدا را که این مسافه بعیده طی نمودی تا در لندن و پاریس | O thou Ameen of the Blessed Perfection! Praise be to God that thou hast covered the long distance and become my companion | INBA16:150 | AMK.183-183 | DAS.1913-03-30 | call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; praise and encouragement; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1665 | Words to a Frenchman, spoken on 1913-03-30 | 180 | Just at this time I was thinking of you. You are most welcomed. Be thou happy for thou hast heard the Call of the Kingdom of Abha. | DAS.1913-03-30 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; station of the Manifestation of God; 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11295 | 40 | O Thou God, the Mehreban! Suffer Thy Mehreban to become the crier of Heaven! Confer upon her spirituality and fragrance! | DAS.1913-03-31 | prayer for specific individuals; groups; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11601 | Cablegram dated 1913-04-02 | 10 | WITH JOY AND HAPPINESS REACHED STUTTGART ABBAS. | DAS.1913-04-01, SW_v04#02 p.041 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3073 | Words spoken over lunch on 1913-04-03 | 50 | I dreamed I was in Tiberias. Along the shore I was living alone in a small cottage which was built with mud bricks | DAS.1913-04-03 | accounts of dreams and visions; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2866 | Words to a painter, spoken on 1913-04-03 | 60 | Can you paint upon the page of the world the ideal pictures of the Supreme Concourse? | DAS.1913-04-03, SW_v05#10 p.149, SW_v05#05 p.070, SW_v08#02 p.028, SW_v14#06 p.178 | connection between material and spiritual worlds; literature; drama; humanities; the arts; material and spiritual existence; two books; spiritual transformation; station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0292 | Public address given on 1913-04-03 | 750 | I came from a distant land. I have travelled twenty thousand miles until I came to you in Stuttgart.... In this age every face must turn to God! | DAS.1913-04-03x, SW_v04#04 p.067-069, SW_v15#01 p.037, ABCC.381-382x | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2177 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 | 120 | I hope that each one of you may become a divine farmer and each one may cultivate a large blessed farm. The real Bahá'í farming is through deeds. | DAS.1913-04-04 | being a source of light; guidance; bringing forth results; fruit; goodly deeds; actions; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3289 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 | 30 | I was most happy to see the believers of Germany so holy, so pure and so united | DAS.1913-04-04, SW_v04#09 p.162 | praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11418 | 30 | O Thou incomparable Lord! Bless Thou the members of this household and endear these souls in Thy Kingdom and confirm them in the service of Thy Cause! Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty. | DAS.1913-04-05 | prayer for children and youth; prayer for service | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11460 | 30 | O God! Confer thou a shelter upon this person under Thy protection and surround him with Thy infinite Bounties! Verily Thou art the Generous and the Merciful. | DAS.1913-04-05 | prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2620 | Words to Mr Eckstein, spoken on 1913-04-05 | 80 | A thirsty man will run after every fountain, he may drink bitter and stagnant water but at last he will reach to the sweet spring. | DAS.1913-04-05 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; oneness; unity of religion; religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1846 | Words to Otto Häfner, spoken on 1913-04-04 | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مبلغی در طفولیت خوبست من باین سن که بودم تبلیغ میکردم شخصی از احباب برادری داشت | It is good to be a spreader of the Teachings of God in childhood. I was a teacher | BDA2.218 | DAS.1913-04-05, SW_v09#18 p.201, MHMD2.281, VLAB.103, STAB#114 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10283 | 70 | O Thou kind Lord! Accept this pure and holy girl in Thy new Kingdom. Make her beloved by all and glorify her in their sight. | DAS.1913-04-07 | love of God; prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11430 | 30 | O God! Endear this maidservant of Thine in Thy Kingdom. Verily her heart is filled with love and happiness. Bless her family and encircle her husband with the glances of Thy Providence. | DAS.1913-04-07 | prayer for married couples; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; prayer for women | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1661 | Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-09 | 180 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امید واریم کل بخدمت عالم انسانی موفق شویم زیرا امروز خدمتی اعظم از تروج وحدت | I hope that we shall all be confirmed to serve the world of humanity, because no service is greater today than promoting the oneness of mankind | BDA2.226-227 | DAS.1913-04-09, MHMD2.292-293, ABCC.384-385x | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; love of God; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| ABU2778 | Words following address to theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-10 | 70 | Our hearts like unto pure mirrors receive the impressions and these spiritual images are reflected from one mirror upon another without the medium of language. | DAS.1913-04-10 | human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; limits of language; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; the power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0976 | Conversation with "Mr. F", Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-11 | 320 | Now that you have seen many parts of the world, I hope you will also make a voyage to the country of Baha. | DAS.1913-04-11 | being a source of light; guidance; spiritual transformation; symbolism; universal language | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1870 | Words to Mr Frosell and his brother, spoken on 1913-04-11 in Budapest | 160 | I have come here to see men and not piles of stones and clay. These buildings you can find everywhere; for my part I am searching for men. | DAS.1913-04-11 | goodly deeds; actions; human reality created in the image of God; spiritual transformation; the ephemeral and the eternal; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1402 | Words to a delegation of Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-11 | 230 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | الحمدللّٰه که اسباب ملاقات فراهم آمد دیشب خوب مجلسی بود احساسات روحانی قلوب را احاطه نموده بود | Praise be to God that means were brought about that I may come to Budapest and associate with you... As to the coming of the Great Master. His appearance is dependent upon the realization of certain conditions. Investigate the reality | BDA2.230x | DAS.1913-04-11, BSC.300 #608x, MHMD2.298x, BSTW#146, BSTW#327 | innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; power of the Manifestation of God; proofs of the Manifestations of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||
| ABU2278 | Words to a French-speaking Hungarian, spoken on 1913-04-11 | 110 | If you desire to love God, love thy fellow man. If them you can see the image and likeness of God. If you are eager to serve God, serve mankind. | DAS.1913-04-11, SW_v08#11 p.138 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love and unity; love of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11583 | Cablegram dated 1913-04-12 | 10 | LAMP OF GOD SHINING BRILLIANTLY IN BUDAPEST DETAIL ADDRESSES DELIVERED IN IMPORTANT MEETINGS. | DAS.1913-04-12, SW_v04#03 p.058 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0896 | Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-13 | 340 | If the speaker's intention be pure, if his heart be transparent, no matter through how many translators the words may go, the audience will be touched. | DAS.1913-04-13 | empty learning; false spirituality; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; stories; anecdotes; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2002 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Budapest, 1913-04-13 | 140 | For nine years He [Bahá'u'lláh] did not see a green leaf. He loved nature. His sensibilities and powers of observation were miraculous. The tips of His fingers were the most sensitive parts of His holy temple. | DAS.1913-04-13 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; power of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2097 | Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-15 | 130 | Gather once a week in a public meeting. Before the meeting begins, one must read a prayer, afterward they may sing together an anthem or a song. This is optional.... Crystallization of forms will kill the spirit... | DAS.1913-04-15 | spirit and form in the administration; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3019 | Words to Sepahdar Azam, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 50 | After the ascent of Bahá'u'lláh I was all alone. Enemies within and enemies without had attacked me and a thousand difficulties surrounded me. | DAS.1913-04-20 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1997 | Words to some Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بسیار مسرُورم از اینکه در این انجمن حاضر شدم این انجمنیست که اعضایش معتقد بروحانیّاتند | I was most pleased to present myself in your midst and speak with you; a meeting which believes in the spiritual power | BDA2.248-249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.322-323 | call to action; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Theosophy | - | - | |||||
| ABU1498 | Words to a vistor, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 210 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | معلم یعنی مربی حقیقی که مظهر صفات الهیه است و یکی از صفات او صفت ربوبیت است | By Father we mean the Educator. Just as the Father is tender to his children, likewise the instructor teaches them.... Generally, there are three kinds of teachers | BDA2.249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.323 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; high station of learning; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| AB11155 | 40 | O Thou Almighty! Make this Theosophical Society a rose-garden and a meadow through the downpour of the rain of Thy Providence | DAS.1913-04-21 | mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2087 | Closing prayer of public address, spoken on 1913-04-23 | 130 | O Thou King of existence! O Thou king beloved! The members of this meeting are the lovers of Thy face. They seek after Thee and long to converse with Thee. | DAS.1913-04-23 | prayer for forgiveness; prayer for nearness to God; prayer for spiritual recognition; prayers (general or uncategorized); spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1066 | Words to Baroness Bertha Von Suttner, spoken on 1913-04-23 | 300 | One of the greatest teachings of Bahá'u'lláh is in regard to international peace. We must not lose our hope and courage. The beginning of a downpour of rain is only a few drops. | DAS.1913-04-23 | growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; nationalism; love of country; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1580 | Words spoken on 1913-04-23 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امّا اعانت و حمایت نفوس آن نیز در عالم جسمانی و روحانی هر دو لازمست | Assistance is of two kinds: Material assistance and spiritual assistance. Material assistance is limited to one locality and place but spiritual assistance is measureless. | BDA2.256x | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.328-329x | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; material and spiritual existence; two books; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| ABU3695 | Words to two Theosophists spoken on 1913-04-23 | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ملکوت بهآء اللّٰه داخل شوید تا از هر جهت مؤیّد گردید در ایران نسآئی هستند | Enter into the Kingdom of Baha'u'llah, that you may be aided in every respect. In Persia, there are women who are entirely bereft of wealth | BDA2.253 | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.329 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| AB05477 | 150 | O ye two revered souls! Since the day of my departure from Budapest I have been always remembering you and have begged from his holiness | DAS.1913-04-25 | prayer for specific individuals; groups; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the power of words; of speech; wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1050 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 300 | During the first year of our arrival in Baghdad, one day Mirza Javad asked me to go out with him to an outlying district. At this time, Arabian robbers frequented the roads | DAS.1913-04-25 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; humor; jokes; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03937 | 180 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای بنده بهاء الله و عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه تو رسید مضمون بسیار سبب سرور شد | O thou servant of Baha'u'llah and the beloved of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Thy letter was received and its contents imparted the utmost happiness. | MMK5#071 p.060, AMK.301-301 | DAS.1913-04-25, MHMD2s.331x | apostles; early disciples of Christ; entry by troops; growth of the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1449 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من در هیچ مدرسه ای داخل نشدم معهذا در ایام طفولیت وقتی در بغداد برای جمعی صحبت میکردم | I was only fifteen. One day in the Mosque of Baghdad I was surrounded by a number of Mohammadan clergy. They were asking many questions about jurisprudence | BDA2.260 | DAS.1913-04-25, MHMD2.338-339 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2491 | Words to Dr Faber, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 90 | One of the kings of Persia once got sick. This king was very proud and despotic. All the people at the court feared him and cowered before him. | DAS.1913-04-26 | humor; jokes; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1643 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 190 | Many blessed and holy souls have appeared in this Cause who have been the essence of essences. That is why the Cause is wonderfully spread all over the world. | DAS.1913-04-26 | being a source of light; guidance; growth of the Cause; high station of teachers of the Cause; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; the state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1371 | Words to a group of friends, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب با آنکه حالت قدم برداشتن نبود با وجود این بمجلس رفتیم گفتیم میرویم ولو خطر باشد | Although I could not walk one step last night and it was quite dangerous to go out, I said, I will go. The utmost is that I will become a sacrifice to the friends of God. | BDA2.262x | DAS.1913-04-26, MHMD2.342 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||
| ABU2663 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-27 | 80 | He [Bismark] was the most wonderful genius in statesmanship. He was a wise, shrewd and most intelligent diplomatist. | DAS.1913-04-27 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; praise and encouragement; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| ABU1783 | Words to Mr Diebold and Miss Wieland, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 170 | I have heard you are engaged to get married. It will be a blessed union. A marriage performed according to the religion of God will be very blessed. | DAS.1913-04-28 | chastity and purity; love and unity; marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0173 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 980 | If we could appreciate more the bounties of this age, and the marvels of this century, we would be more thankful to God than ever. | DAS.1913-04-28 | Baha'u'llah; critique of Western values; culture; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| ABU1917 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-29 | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خیلی خوب است بین دوستان آلمان و امریکا مکاتبه شود تا مزید الفت و ارتباط قلوب گردد | It will be very beneficial to the Cause if a tie of correspondence is established between the German and the American Baha'ís. Spiritual correspondence must be continued | BDA2.271 | DAS.1913-04-28x, MHMD2.355 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1712 | Words to Frau and Frauline Consul, spoken on 1913-04-29 | 180 | Complete physical health is enjoyed by the animals. Consider when the animal possesses perfect health, it brays, it rolls on the grass | DAS.1913-04-29 | health and healing; material and spiritual healing; material and spiritual existence; two books; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2053 | Words to a minister, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در عالم کشیش بسیار است اما کشیش موفق کم است در زمان مسیح رؤسای روحانی خیلی بودند | Ordained ministers are many, confirmed ministers are few. During the days of Christ there were many Rabbis and high-priests but none of them was confirmed except Paul. | BDA2.268 | DAS.1913-04-29, MHMD2.350-351 | disregarding individual capacity; weakness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; the Christian clergy; The Holy Spirit; the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||
| ABU2336 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-30 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | فردا ما از استتکارت حرکت خواهیم کرد الحمدلله باینجا آمدیم شماها را ملاقات نمودیم | I will leave Stuttgart tomorrow. Praised be God that we came here and met with you all, and that sentiments of the utmost spiritual affection | BDA2.272 | DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.356-357 | East and West; communication between East and West; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity | - | - | |||||
| ABU0242 | Words spoken on 1913-04-30 in Stuttgart | 830 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بلی کمالات این قرن همه نزد عقلای قرون سابقه محال بود آیا از پیش کسی گمان مینمود که زنها | Indeed, the hallmarks of this age were all deemed impossible by the wise ones of former times | BDA2.272-275 | DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.357-360 | equality of men and women; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; means of establishment of future civilization; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; unity in diversity; war and peace | - | - | |||||
| ABU2342 | Words to a musician, spoken on 1913-04-30 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | موسیقی آیتی از آیات الهی است چنانچه آن موسیقی اجسام را بحرکت و هیجان آرد موسیقی الهی | Music is one of the signs of God. Even as your kind of music stirs the bodies to motion and rouses them to excitement | BDA2.275 | DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.360 | music and singing | - | - | |||||
| ABU1824 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-30 | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این چه محبتی است که بقوهٴ حضرت بهآءالله در میان ما احداث شده پادشاه ایران دو مرتبه | Consider what wonderful love is this that has been established between us through the power of His Holiness Baha'u'llah! The Shah of Persia came twice to Stuttgart. | BDA2.276 | DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.361-362 | love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| ABU0754 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 390 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این روز آخر اقامت ماست در اسستتکارت و اول روز ورود شما در ملکوت ابهی | Praise be to God that you have attained. This is our last day in Stuttgart and the first day of your entrance into the Kingdom... It is easy to enter into the Kingdom but it is difficult to remain in it firm and steadfast. | BDA2.278-279 | DAS.1913-05-01, MHMD2.364-365 | forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; love and unity; role of the Covenant in preserving unity; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||
| ABU0216 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-03 | 880 | On this journey many souls were set aglow with the fire of the love of God and they became exceedingly attracted to the Cause. | DAS.1913-05-03 | empty learning; false spirituality; man's distinction from the animal; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; perfection; imperfection of nature; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the mind's power of discovery | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| ABU1374 | Words to Mrs Holley, spoken on 1913-05-04 | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | شفا دو قسم است جسمانی و روحانی خدا دوا را بی سبب خلق نکرده... چون در اجزآء بدن مانند جزء شکری یا نشوی | For healing, prayer and medicine both are necessary. God has created the herbs and the plants with their useful properties.... We have been talking about healing | BDA2.284-285x | DAS.1913-05-04, MHMD2.374x | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; power of prayer; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| AB06677 | 120 | O thou dear son! Under the protection and providence of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh we reached Paris safely. We are always engaged in the commemoration of your love | DAS.1913-05-06 | consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3493 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-06 | 20 | Before you teach others, teach yourself. Man must first test his knowledge in himself to see whether it is workable or theoretical. | DAS.1913-05-06 | knowledge of self; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2057 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 130 | It is strange that the people put aside my many Tablets written on this matter and go by their own feelings. Write to Mr Hannen to make public my explicit texts concerning the Society and its future. | DAS.1913-05-06 | authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3074 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 50 | I do not feel happy in Paris. I do not know whether it is its depressing atmosphere or the effect of the indifference of the people to spiritual things. | DAS.1913-05-06 | critique of Western values; culture; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1447 | Words to Ethel Fraser, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بصحت جسمانی اهمیت نمیدهم همین قدر باشد که انسان در بستر نخوابد | I do not give any importance to physical health. The real health is spiritual and that is eternal. The spirit of man must become reinforced. | BDA2.287 | DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2.378 | health and healing; material and spiritual healing; material and spiritual existence; two books; relationship of the soul to the body; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the human soul; the mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||
| ABU1546 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب جمال مبارک را در خواب دیدم که بلسانی غیر از السن موجوده تکلم میفرمایند | Last night I had a dream. In this dream I saw the Blessed Perfection standing before a large gathering. I was also amongst these people. | BDA2.290x | DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2.382 | accounts of dreams and visions; Jabulqa and Jabarsa; presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; the concourse on high; universal language | - | - | |||||
| AB10173 | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مرقوم نموده بودید که خدمتی بانجمن ارتباط شرق و غرب نمائید البته | ...You have written that you desire to assist the Orient-Occident Unity. Undoubtedly the Orient and the Occident must assist each other; especially in the question of the school of Tarbiat. | BDA2.294x | DAS.1913-05-06x, MHMD2.388x | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB04820 | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای متوجه بملکوت الله نامه شما رسید در خصوص اعانه باطفال مدرسه تربیت سوال | O thou who hast turned thy face towards the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast asked regarding the contribution | BDA2.294x | DAS.1913-05-06x, MHMD2.388x, BSTW#459 | authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; importance of community building; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1223 | Words to a young girl from Scotland studying painting, spoken on 1913-05-07 | 260 | His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh has commanded the study of arts and crafts; that when we undertake the study of any branch of arts we must perfect ourselves in it | DAS.1913-05-07 | bringing oneself to account each day; high station of the arts and sciences; literature; drama; humanities; the arts; martyrs and martyrdom; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| ABU0556 | Words to a musician, spoken on 1913-05-08 | 500 | Music was an ancient art in Persia. The old people of Persia loved music very much and their artists contributed to its development. When the Arabs conquered Persia | DAS.1913-05-08 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); music and singing; past, present and future of Iran; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3117 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1913-05-08 | 40 | Man must never get satisfied. He must ever be thirsty. There is nothing worse in this world than 'satiety'. Man must drink from every fountain. | DAS.1913-05-08 | condition of search; effort; striving; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3402 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-08 | 30 | I am always thinking how to carry the loads of others and not to put my own load on their shoulders. The Blessed Perfection has taught me this. We must prove this through deed and not by mere word. | DAS.1913-05-08, ABCC.391x | characteristics and conduct of true believers; service to others; to the Cause of God; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1128 | Words to a friend, spoken on 1913-05-08 | 280 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خدا استعدادی را که بشما عنایت فرموده برای اینست که در خدمت ملکوتش صرف نمائید | God has created in you a great capacity. You must expend this capacity in the Cause of the Kingdom. If you consecrate it to any other cause except the promotion of the virtues of the world of humanity, its results will be finite. | BDA2.290-291 | DAS.1913-05-08, MHMD2.383-384 | love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1100 | Words to Mrs Lilianthal, spoken on 1913-05-09 | 290 | My sweet-singing birds are your hearts, for they sing the songs of the Kingdom. Through this I am made very happy. The twittering of the birds is good for some people | DAS.1913-05-09 | being a source of light; guidance; Christ; Christianity; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; the power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2891 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-09 | 60 | All the people are asleep. Why are they so negligent and neglectful of the glorious destiny which His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh has appointed for them? | DAS.1913-05-09 | call to action; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2428 | Words to Mr Lee and Miss Hodgson, spoken on 1913-05-09 | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | انسان اول باید خود را تبلیغ نماید خود منجذب و منقطع باشد تا نفس او در دیگران تأثیر کند | Every soul must first teach himself; he must be severed, attracted, enkindled; he must be living the life -- then his words will have effect... This Cause has cost us very dear. We have not received it cheaply. | BDA2.293 | DAS.1913-05-09, MHMD2.386 | development of capacity and readiness; devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; methods of teaching the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||
| ABU0549 | Words to Mon. Richard, spoken on 1913-05-10 | 500 | حق را بحر و موجودات را امواج و اشباح گویند اما انبیای الهی حق را مقدس از حلول و حدود دانند | He quoted the philosophic apothegms of the Sufi leaders stating that the Sufi idea about God is pantheistic | DAS.1913-05-10 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as mediator; pantheism; symbolism; transcendence; unknowability of God; unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2088 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-10 | 130 | Consider the power of the Covenant! Where is Acca and where is Los Angeles! Yet the power of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh has united these two distant points!... In order to preserve the unity of the Cause and to spread the religion of God, Baha'o'llah has established this Covenant and Testament | DAS.1913-05-10, SW_v08#13 p.183x, SW_v09#13 p.139x | East and West; communication between East and West; firmness in the Covenant; growth of the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; role of the Covenant in preserving unity; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2384 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 100 | Different things are considered by us as of absolute importance, while in reality they have a relative importance at various stages of our development | DAS.1913-05-11 | martyrs and martyrdom; relativity of religious truth | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2664 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 80 | Bahá'u'lláh in one of his Tablets says: "Therefore I will explain for your benefit certain luminous and shining mysteries, whereby you will become so attracted | DAS.1913-05-11 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3075 | Words to Horace Holley, spoken on 1913-05-11 | 50 | I was thinking that during the days of Christ not one word was written about him. We have at the present time four Gospels, two of these were written 60 years after Christ | DAS.1913-05-11 | defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; rational arguments; review of publications; suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2004 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-11 | 140 | If you have the perceptive power, as soon as you look in the faces of the people, you can observe what ideals are reigning in their hearts. | DAS.1913-05-11 | praise of Western values; culture; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0886 | Words to Horace Holley, spoken on 1913-05-11 | 340 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در آئینهٴ ثانی انوار فضائل و کمالات عالم انسانی جلوه نماید و چنانکه در عالم طبیعت | In the spiritual mirror, the virtues of the world of humanity are visible. Just as the intellectual law unravels the mysteries of phenomena | BDA2.295-296 | DAS.1913-05-11x, MHMD2.389-390 | martyrs and martyrdom; material and spiritual existence; two books; moderation; frugality; simplicity; soul; spirit after death; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition; Word of God sanctified from time and place | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1448 | Words to Mirza Fazlollah and his wife, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 220 | I am most pleased with your marriage. For this is a marriage between the East and the West. The more intermarriage between the Europeans, Americans and Persians the better | DAS.1913-05-12 | love and unity; stories; anecdotes; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1606 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 190 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خود مسیح میفرماید منم نان حیات پس آن مائدهٴ کمالات و یوضات آسمانی بود و آن طبقها | His Holiness Christ said: I am the bread which has come down from heaven. Again he said: Whosoever eats of this bread, he shall find a new life. The heavenly food is the divine virtues of the world of humanity | BDA2.297x | DAS.1913-05-12, MHMD2.392-393x | call to action; Manifestation of God as mediator; spiritual transformation; symbolism; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit | - | - | |||||
| ABU3572 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 10 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | معانی شرع قدیم را حضرت مسیح نشئهٴ واثر جدید داد | By this is meant that Christ imbued the meanings of the ancient law with new life and invested them with a fresh effect | AVK2.183.02, BDA2.297 | DAS.1913-05-12, MHMD2.393 | changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||
| ABU2842 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-13 | 60 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در امرالله محفل سری نباید باشد و لو امروز نفوسی بیغرض و خالص این محفل را تأسیس مینمایند | In this Cause of God there is no secret doctrine or secret society or club or gathering. I want you to be impressed with the importance of this fact that there is no secret doctrine in this Cause at all. | BDA2.298 | DAS.1913-05-13, MHMD2.394 | contention and conflict; corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; empty learning; false spirituality; secret societies | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0985 | Words to a mother, spoken on 1913-05-15 | 310 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بتربیت الهی تربیت شوند نه مثل اینکه حالا مادران از بدایت عمر به پسران میگویند | How are your children? Are they well? Do you give them an ideal education? The children of today are the citizens of tomorrow. | BDA2.301x | DAS.1913-05-15, MHMD2.398x | education of children; moral education; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; moderation; frugality; simplicity; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1370 | Words spoken on 1913-05-16 in Paris | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در مازندران شب حضرت باب الباب چون حضرت قدوس را دید و بیانات فضل و حکمت از لسان ایشان | One night in Mazandaran, when Mulla Husayn saw Quddus and heard his utterances of wisdom and knowledge, he arose at once | BDA2.302 | DAS.1913-05-16, MHMD2.399 | forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; humility; meekness; lowliness; justice and wrath of God; selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence | - | - | |||||
| ABU1790 | Words to a Persian visitor, spoken on 1913-05-17 | 170 | Be patient. Overlook the shortcomings of others. Don't mind the criticisms of anyone. Let thy heart be like unto a sea. | DAS.1913-05-17 | forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3023 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-17 | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وقتی بیان جمال مبارک این بود که اگر کسی حیوانات ذبح نکند و بنباتات قناعت نماید البته بهتر است ولی نهی نفرمودند | It is better not to eat meat if one can possibly abstain from it. However, it is impossible at the present stage of human evolution to ask people not to practice meat-eating. | AVK3.032.10x, BDA2.303 | DAS.1913-05-17, MHMD2.400-401 | consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3399 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-18 | 30 | Mr Hoar is a sincere, true, upright Bahá'í. I have tested him and have not found him wanting. I have a way of testing the people which always shows their real character. Mr Hoar is a righteous, just, honest man. | DAS.1913-05-18 | praise and encouragement; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0925 | Words to Mrs Moore, spoken on 1913-05-18 | 330 | How is Green Acre? When will the season be opened? Green Acre is a most delightful spot. I enjoyed my visit to that charming place… In Green Acre you must concentrate your forces around the one all important fact--the investigation of reality. | DAS.1913-05-18, SW_v08#05 p.050-051x | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; independent investigation of truth; reality; oneness; unity of religion; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity in diversity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2257 | Words to Mrs Noel, spoken on 1913-05-19 | 110 | First we must make ourselves receptive, then the bounties of God descend upon us. The mirror must become clear from rust first, then the sun with all its glory will be reflected therein. | DAS.1913-05-19 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2755 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-19 | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من عربی را تحصیل نکردهام وقتی طفل بودم کتابی از مناجاتهای حضرت باب را بخط جمال مبارک | All the Baha'ís know that I have never studied Arabic.... I will tell you how I came to know Arabic. When I was very, very young, I found in our house in Tihran a large voluminous book containing many prayers in Arabic revealed by the Bab and copied by Baha'u'llah. | HHA.004x, BDA2.308 | DAS.1913-05-19, MHMD2.407-408, STAB#093, KSHK#31 | lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; power of prayer; preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| ABU2780 | Words to a journal editor who wrote against the Faith, spoken on 1913-05-21 | 70 | If I knew that thou wouldst not think that I am afraid, I would have sent thee a gift for writing such a book against the Bahá'í movement. Thy example is like unto the ant who scaled a high, sturdy poplar tree | DAS.1913-05-21 | growth of the Cause; humor; jokes; rejection, opposition and persecution; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| AB08058 | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای خسرو مهربان در پاریس محض خاطر تو بدائره فتوغراف رفتم دو مرتبه خطاب و زیارت | O kind Khusraw! In Paris I went, for thy sake, to a phonographic recording studio. On two occasions were a talk and a chant of the Tablet of Visitation recorded | MSBH10.036b, YARP2.662 p.447, NVJ.116 | DAS.1913-05-21n, MHMD2.645x | photographs and recordings | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1713 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-23 | 180 | One day in Baghdad Bahá'u'lláh was walking beside the bank of the Euphrates. A learned man of that city who had never seen him passed and was greatly impressed | DAS.1913-05-23 | humor; jokes; knowledge; recognition of God; spiritual transformation; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2550 | Words to some American friends, spoken on 1913-05-24 | 80 | America has the capacity of becoming the standard-bearer of international peace. Geographically it is a vast continent, far away from the jealous eyes of the envious neighbors | DAS.1913-05-24 | prayer for peace and unity; unity of governments; political unity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2622 | Words to a singer, spoken on 1913-05-26 | 80 | Are you progressing in your art? The heavenly song is good. It is my hope that you may sing that song. When we left America on the steamer Celtic, there were several musicians and singers. | DAS.1913-05-26 | material and spiritual existence; two books; music and singing; nearness to God; spiritual transformation; the concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3076 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-26 | 50 | One must never feel superior to anyone else. This feeling of superiority destroys all vestiges of friendship and love. I give thee this rule to be remembered throughout all thy life | DAS.1913-05-26 | humility; meekness; lowliness; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2665 | Words to Mrs Cruttwell, spoken on 1913-05-27 | 80 | O Thou Almighty! Direct Thou this traveller toward the pathway of Thy guidance! Suffer this thirsty one to reach to the fountainhead of Thy bestowal! | DAS.1913-05-27 | living waters; water of life; prayer for nearness to God; prayers (general or uncategorized); the Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2552 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-05-30 | 80 | One must eat in moderation. Man is not created for food. He must not indulge in eating too much. Overeating is the cause of many diseases. | DAS.1913-05-30 | education and the development of capacity; knowledge; recognition of God; love of God; moderation; frugality; simplicity; transcending the material condition; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1996 | Words to someone who asked for money, spoken on 1913-05-31 | 140 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ولی وِل خرجی مکن زیرا اسراف همیشه انسان را ملول و سرگردان نماید من اگر میبینید بعضی تعارفات | Never be a spendthrift. Do not be extravagant in thy expenses. An extravagant person comes always to a sad end and feels the pinch of want and misery. | BDA2.324 | DAS.1913-05-30, MHMD2.430 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; moderation; frugality; simplicity; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; service to others; to the Cause of God; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1592 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-06-07 | 200 | In Tiberias the missionaries have built a modern hospital and pharmacy. The doctor | DAS.1913-06-07, SW_v09#03 p.040 | being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Christian doctrine and practice; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2623 | Farewell words to the friends, spoken on 1913-06-08 | 80 | I love the believers of Paris, not the walls and the houses. The walls do not protect one from his ego. One must become the embodiment of divine love. | DAS.1913-06-08 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love and unity; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2332 | Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-06-11 | 100 | Bahá'u'lláh says, when the soul has travelled through many valleys, it reaches to the city of Love. That city contains four pillars. And whenever I find a hearing ear I shall explain what are these four pillars. During the life of Bahá'u'lláh no one asked the explanation of this matter | DAS.1913-06-11 | four pillars; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; servitude; submission to God; repentance; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2753 | Farewell words to some friends, spoken on 1913-06-11 | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من چندی در میان شما بودم نهایت محبت را بشماها داشته و دارم همیشه قلبم در محبت شما | I have been in your midst for a few months. Only God knows how much I have grown to love you. Your love beats in my heart like the artery of life. | BDA2.346-347x | DAS.1913-06-11, MHMD2.460x | love of God; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1076 | Words to Nawabzade Mohammad Yousof, spoken on 1913-06-14 | 290 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز جمیع عالم علی الخصوص امم شرق بچنین قوّهٴ نافذهئی محتاجند تا از مضائب اختلاف | As long as these antiquated social customs and religious ceremonies hold sway in India, complete progress will not be obtained. This age is the age of light. | BDA2.349x | DAS.1913-06-14, MHMD2.463x, PN_unsorted p075 | call to action; chastisement and requital; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; love and unity; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| AB11600 | Cablegram dated 1913-06-19 | 10 | ARRIVED SAFELY PORT SAID WITH JOY AND FRAGRANCE. ABBAS. | DAS.1913-06-17, SW_v04#06 p.104 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1332 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-06-20 | 240 | A few days before His departure Bahá'u'lláh called me into His bedroom and commanded me to gather together all His writings and Tablets... After the ascension, Mohamad Ali stole all the writings which were entrusted to me | DAS.1913-06-20 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05478 | 150 | O ye godlike Nasser and Mansour! His honor your father has traversed through the desert and crossed the ocean until he reached the Holy Land and attained | DAS.1913-06-21 | praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06573 | 120 | O ye believers of God! In the commencement of the dawn of the Morn of Reality Hendeyan caught the splendor of light. The names | DAS.1913-06-21 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; education of children; moral education; exhortations and counsels; growth of the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06731 | 120 | DAS.1913-06-21 | acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; suffering and imprisonment; travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0764 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-06-22 | 390 | How I long to be far away from people for two months, somewhere where I have not to read letters, answer questions and always associate with men.... One of the oriental kings going to hunt | DAS.1913-06-22 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; humor; jokes; personal instructions; service to others; to the Cause of God; stories; anecdotes; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10166 | 70 | O ye merciful friends! It is now three years that this enamored wanderer has been a traveller over mountains and deserts and a wayfarer over lands and seas | DAS.1913-06-24 | suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10303 | 70 | O God! O my hope! I supplicate toward the Kingdom of Thy sanctity and entreat before the realm of Thy might to bless and accept the father | DAS.1913-06-24 | prayer for parents | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04212 | 180 | O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! Thank God that thou didst answer the call of 'am I not your Lord?' with affirmation | DAS.1913-06-25 | praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04997 | 160 | O thou who hast visited the Radiant Spot! Praise be to God that the Most Great Bounty was unveiled and the most eminent Gift uncovered | DAS.1913-06-25 | forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05208 | 150 | O thou visitor whose breath is fragrant! Thou seest how varied are my works and occupations. I have not one moment of rest | DAS.1913-06-25 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; personal instructions; universal education | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05209 | 150 | O thou visitor of the Holy Place around which the Supreme Concourse revolve! Were there time I would have written a special epistle to each one | DAS.1913-06-25 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03583 | 200 | O ye kind friends! When I returned from the Western regions to the Eastern clime, I met the Zoroastrian believers. | DAS.1913-06-27 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; fulfillment of true potential; praise and encouragement; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09929 | 70 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ثابت نابت الیوم جنود ملا اعلی ناصر و معین نفوس مبارکی است که به تبلیغ قیام | O you who are growing firm! In this day, the hosts of the Concourse on High aid and assist blessed souls who arise to teach the Cause | MMK5#081 p.066, AADA.146-147 | DAS.1913-06-27, MHMD2s.334-335 | spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0804 | Words to the Eastern pilgrims, spoken on 1913-06-28 | 370 | Praise be to God that you have crossed the mountains and deserts, the lands and the seas and attained to the visit of the Holy Tomb with joy and fragrance. | DAS.1913-06-28 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; law of pilgrimage; radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Shrines and Holy places; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03066 | 220 | O thou my revered friend, famous throughout the world, from the day of separation up to this time not one moment I have been disengaged from the remembrance of your kindness. | DAS.1913-06-29 | serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09740 | 80 | O Thou faithful God of the upright people! Thanks be unto Thee, because these pure souls are detached from the world of matter | DAS.1913-06-29 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03707 | 190 | ای دوستان جمال قدم عصر عصر انجذابست و قرن قرن حضرت رب الارباب شرق و غرب | O ye friends of the Blessed Perfection! This century is the century of attraction. This Cycle is the Cycle of His Highness the Lord of Lords | INBA13:046 | MKT5.019, MJMJ3.001ax, MMG2#222a p.249x, NJB_v01#19a p.034 | DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.059, BLO_PN#007 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; effort; striving; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; prayer for spiritual recognition; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||
| AB07147 | 120 | O thou spiritual pearl and leaf stirred by the wafting of the Breeze of God! Verily with a heart overflowing with love and affection I perused thy letter | DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.060, BLO_PN#007 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; knowledge; recognition of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03809 | 190 | ای یاران حقیقی الیوم یوم فیوضات جلیله ملکوت غیب ابهاست و تموجات بحور الطاف | O ye real friends! This day is the day of the Glorious Bounties of the Invisible Kingdom of Abha and of the tumultuous waving of the seas | MKT6.078 | DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.061, BLO_PN#007 | development of capacity and readiness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB00287 | 700 | Translation List; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای مفتون و تشنه حقیقت نامه شما رسید دلیل بر آن بود که از افق وجدان صبحی تابان | O thou who art eager and athirst for the truth! Thy letter hath been received. It indicateth that a radiant morn hath dawned above the horizon of the heart. | MNMK#108 p.203, MJTB.057, MJDF.053, KHF.118, KHAB.037 (046), KHTB3.048, NJB_v05#07 p.001 | DAS.1913-09-11, MHMD2.049x, ABIE.304, BLO_PN#007, ADMS#068 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as educator; Muhammad; Islam; need for an educator; power of faith; power of the spirit; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB01743 | 300 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء در این دور الهی و عصر ربانی اساس اصلی و مقصد حقیقی وحدت | O ye friends of Abdul Baha! In this Divine Dispensation and lordly Cycle the fundamental principle and the supreme object is the establishment of the oneness of the world of humanity | MKT3.510, AKHA_134BE #18 p.694, AKHA_125BE #03 p.j, TAH.298, ADH2.089x, ADH2_2#14 p.118x, MMG2#044 p.044x | DAS.1913-09-16, ABIE.322, BLO_PN#007 | A. Akhavan | love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; oneness; unity of religion; prayer for unity; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB05975 | 140 | O thou sign of Guidance! Thank God that thou hast advanced from the region of darkness toward the center of Lights and after crossing the desert | DAS.1913-09-16, ABIE.323, BLO_PN#007 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3175 | Words to Badi Bushru'i and other students, Ramleh, 1913-09-19 | 40 | ...translate at least one page every day, either from English into Persian, or from Persian into English, thus they might acquire efficiency in this line of work. He recommended for the future that when the means are provided, a committee of translators be organized from both nationalities, who would know the two languages well, in addition to Arabic. Then the Tablets would be properly translated. | DAS.1913-09-19, ABIE.331, BLO_PN#007 | language and the structure of reality; translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1439 | Words spoken on 1913-09-19 in Ramleh | 220 | Outside of Teheran we had a great park planted by the father of the Blessed perfection | DAS.1913-09-19, SW_v09#16 p.184, ABIE.334, BLO_PN#007 | banishment to; life in Constantinople; early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10294 | 70 | ...Rest ye assured that the Breaths of the Holy Spirit shall inspire you with the power of speech. Consequently, loosen your tongues and speak in every meeting | DAS.1913-09-23, ABIE.349, BLO_PN#007 | being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01158 | 370 | O ye believers in the heart and spirit of Abdul Baha! It has been well-nigh three years since this Servant at the Threshold of Baha has been a wanderer over mountain and desert and a traveler upon plain and sea. | DAS.1913-09-26, ABIE.358, BLO_PN#007 | education of children; moral education; praise and encouragement; prayer for specific individuals; groups; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05001 | 160 | O ye blessed souls! The beloved pilgrim like unto an overflowing cup has a heart full of your praises. Continually this Servant expects that all the believers unloose their tongues | DAS.1913-09-26, ABIE.360, BLO_PN#007 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; praise and encouragement; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06897 | 150 | I perused thy letter and heard thy voice. Thy lamentations and groaning are like the lamentation and groaning of the sincere | DAS.1913-10-04 | consolation and comfort; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; love of God; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||
| ABU2351 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-02 | 100 | Let us all remember, we have travelled over many countries and upraised the Flag of Truth over many climes. People everywhere listened to the word | DAS.1913-12-02 | growth of the Cause; praise and encouragement; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; teaching the Cause; call to teach; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2358 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03 | 100 | Education is the bedrock of the modern civilization of Europe and America. From childhood the mothers train the minds of their children with noble ideals | DAS.1913-12-03 | educational curricula; education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3277 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03 | 30 | If a soul is not severed, if he is not pure and holy, if he is not thoughtful of others.. No one can say he is a Bahá'í. | DAS.1913-12-03 | attaining the life of the spirit; characteristics and conduct of true believers; definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2851 | Words to some Arab Baha'is, spoken on 1913-12-03 | 60 | Man must so adorn himself with good attributes, attractions and divine characteristics that he may become the cause of the illumination of the world of humanity | DAS.1913-12-03 | being a source of light; guidance; bringing forth results; fruit; goodly deeds; actions; man's distinction from the animal; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06546 | 130 | O thou who art thirsty after the Sea of Reality! Thy detailed letter was received, and its contents produced the utmost of happiness. | DAS.1913-12-10 | charitable associations; humanitarian activities; executive government; power of execution; love of God; Manifestation of God as divine physician; station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2442 | Words spoken at Bahji, 1913-12-18 | 90 | I have seen many meadows in Europe and America, but seldom have I seen a place more spiritual, more divine, more inspirational. | DAS.1913-12-18 | Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0867 | Words spoken on 1914-01-12 | 350 | Most wonderful! Mirza Mahmoud Foroughi has a marvellous memory. He has memorized so many Tablets! Every faculty of the faculties of man | DAS.1914-01-12 | service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01571 | 310 | O ye who are firm in the Covenant and the Testament! Your letter of congratulation (November 26th, 1913) was received. Its contents were an evidence | DAS.1914-01-15 | being a source of light; guidance; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; firmness in the Covenant; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00690 | 470 | O sons and daughters of the Kingdom: Your letter of congratulation was received. Its contents show steadfastness and attraction to the Kingdom | DAS.1914-01-16 | growth of the Cause; love of God; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2359 | Words to an Indian Muslim prince, spoken on 1914-01-18 | 100 | India needs these principles of tolerance and liberalism more than nay other country.... The cohorts of the Kingdom of Abha are engaged in uninterrupted conquest | DAS.1914-01-18, SW_v05#02 p.019 | prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; religious rituals minimized or eliminated; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1927 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-11 | 150 | Praise be to God you had a spiritual time in Germany... Paris is the jungle of nature... The German people are religious. | DAS.1914-10-11, PN_1914 p060 | critique of Western values; culture; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; war and peace; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3458 | Words spoken at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-12 | 20 | اصل جوهر بیان اینست که انسان باید در فکر این باشد که دیگران را محافظه کند نه در فکر خود باشد | A man must ever think of the protection of others and not of himself. | DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v07#18 p.188 | the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00803 | 440 | ای مدیر محترم معارف پرور و خیرخواه عموم بشر ایران وقتی بهشت برین بود و | O thou noble editor, cherisher of knowledge and the well-wisher of the world of humanity! Persia at one time was the delectable paradise | MMK4#187 p.231, PYB#086 p.03 | DAS.1914-10-13 | critique of Eastern values; culture; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; growth of the Cause; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; martyrs and martyrdom; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB04369 | 170 | O ye two eloquent, impassioned and artistic poets! Thank ye God that ye are spending your time | DAS.1914-10-13 | praise and encouragement; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03095 | 210 | O ye denizens of the Kingdom! Your letter was received and caused joy and gladness | DAS.1914-10-13, SW_v06#11 p.083+087, PN_1914 p077, PN_1914 p110 | call to action; firmness in the Covenant; love and unity; praise and encouragement; universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1795 | Words spoken on 1914-10-13 | 170 | But now after the lapse of many centuries, his highness, the Almighty, has again looked upon them | DAS.1914-10-13, SW_v09#01 p.007+010 | growth of the Cause; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as sun; martyrs and martyrdom; past, present and future of Iran; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09937 | 460 | ای خانم محترمه در این زمستان ما را امید چنان بود که بحیفا سفر نماای و مدتی در | O noble Lady! It was our hope that during this winter thou wilt make a trip to Haifa in order to spend thy days for some time... ...The emancipation of women is a principle of the principles of the religion of God; for this reason I summoned the blessed leaf, Rouha, to Paris | BRL_DAK#0127, AKHT1.213x | DAS.1914-10-13x, LBLT.167x, LBLT.174x, LBLT.176x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; equality of men and women; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1404 | Words to Latimer, Remey and students, spoken on 1914-10-15 | 230 | Confidence is the cornerstone of all of life's activities. In the early days after our arrival in Acca | DAS.1914-10-15, PN_1914 p084 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; conduct in finance and business; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1459 | Words to Remey, Latimer, et al, spoken on 1914-10-16 | 220 | Did you hear the cooing of the doves? Just now some one fired a gun and they | DAS.1914-10-16, SW_v09#18 p.205, PN_1914 p090 | justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; kindness to and rights of animals; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2527 | Words spoken on 1914-10-17 in Haifa | 90 | Praise be to God that his holiness Baha'o'llah, has spread before us the heavenly table | DAS.1914-10-17, SW_v07#16 p.154 | spiritual foundations of true knowledge; spiritual transformation; symbolism; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01163 | 360 | O God! O God! Verily these intelligent souls are assured in Thy mentioning, are enkindled with the fire of Thy love | DAS.1914-10-17x | business; financial; property matters; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; prayer for specific individuals; groups; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07185 | 110 | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن از الطاف حضرت بهاء الله شما را ثبوت و رسوخ بر | O ye believers of God and the maidservants of the Merciful! From the Graces | BRL_DAK#0341, ZSM.1914-10 | DAS.1914-10-19, SW_v05#13 p.201, SW_v05#14 p.217, SW_v08#16 p.215, PN_1914 p107 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; firmness in the Covenant; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1044 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-19 | 300 | One of the things that Dr. Farid has circulated in London is that 'I have grown old and weak...' My power consists of the Bestowals of the Blessed Beauty. | DAS.1914-10-19, SW_v05#14 p.217-218, PN_1914 p104 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; firmness in the Covenant; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; the power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2538 | Words spoken at table on 1914-10-30 | 90 | Consider how the people bear testimony to the fact that this Religion is universal and its principles are conducive to the welfare of humanity | DAS.1914-10-30 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; rejection of Muhammad; suffering; rejection of Christ; unity; oneness of humanity; universality of the Cause; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0526 | Words to Archie Bell spoken in June 1914 | 520 | I am pleased, very pleased to meet one from far away America… Baha'ism is simply a message, its prophecies are readily explained by all religions… I find gems of truth in what Mrs. [Mary Baker] Eddy said and these things I include and accept. But there are many exaggerations... | DAS.1914-10-30x, SHL.307-317 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; miracles and their interpretation; oneness; unity of religion; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01335 | 340 | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that Doctor Maria Montessori is expecting to go to America | DAS.1914-10-31x | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; education of children; moral education; interconnectedness of the teachings; spiritual transformation; universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2494 | Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-02 | 90 | In America the houses are decorated with costly portraits and pictures of men and women. They pay fabulous prices for these works of art | DAS.1914-11-02 | critique of Eastern values; culture; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; literature; drama; humanities; the arts | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0782 | Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-03 | 380 | Azrael, the Angel of death, is well-known in the Muhammadan world for his heartlessness in the face of misery and sorrow | DAS.1914-11-03 | angels; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; stories; anecdotes; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1860 | Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-03 | 160 | I read in a newspaper the other day a story concerning the present conflict raging between the European Powers | DAS.1914-11-03 | justice and wrath of God; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03081 | 210 | O God! O God! Thou knowest that the hearts burned, the souls torn to pieces, the tear fell, the lamentations ascended | DAS.1914-11-06 | eulogies; reminiscences; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00586 | 510 | O thou godlike maidservant of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents were conducive to the happiness of this depressed one. Thank thou God | DAS.1914-11-06, DAS.1914-10-31 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11465 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-09 | 20 | A tree without root shall not last. Be ye confident. I supplicate for you the Bestowals of the Almighty. | DAS.1914-11-09 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11566 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-09 | 20 | Rest ye confident in the Divine Grace. I love you and I am with you. | DAS.1914-11-09 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0868 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-11-09 | 350 | If these governments were endowed with deep insight they could see clearly that already all their ships are sunk and disappeared from the surface of [the] water. | DAS.1914-11-09 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0568 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-10 | 490 | It will be capital accomplishment if a school conducted on Bahá'í lines could be built. In the Bahá'í movement a system of education is outlined, whose value is not for the present appreciated.... Every little child will have a slate before him on his small desk. | DAS.1914-11-10 | educational curricula; education of children; moral education; excellence; distinction; methods of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1338 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-10 | 240 | One hears nowadays so much about the high-handed ways of the censors. With every opportunity they distort the truth; even the inhabitants of their own countries know very little | DAS.1914-11-10 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; newspapers and the media; publications | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0582 | Words to some friends, spoken around 1914-11-10 | 480 | In the battle of Khandag the enemy hordes rushed forward and besieged the city of Medina. Mohamad and his companions were in the town and had no other recourse but to defend it. | DAS.1914-11-11 | episodes from the early history of Islam; prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0536 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-12 | 510 | Nadir Shah was one of the great rulers of Persia and during his military career he conquered India and many other countries. He was a resourceful leader | DAS.1914-11-12 | call to action; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; stories; anecdotes; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2008 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-13 | 140 | Napoleon the great conquered Germany and brought under his control its domain but to what result! It was only a temporary victory. | DAS.1914-11-13 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0599 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-18 | 470 | In the seventy fourth chapter of the Koran called 'The Greeks' the following verse occurs significant of the present situation: 'Destruction hath appeared by land and by sea | DAS.1914-11-18 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; spiritual transformation; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0772 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-19 | 380 | Art thou happy with me? In thee I place my utmost trust. Because all my correspondence passes through thy hand and all my letters are read and transcribed and translated by thee, thou art the custodian of my secrets. | DAS.1914-11-19 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0409 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-22 | 610 | Much that is written or said about Muhammad is pure fabrication. The reality is not stated, because it is misunderstood. The origin of the current opinion | DAS.1914-11-22 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; episodes from the early history of Islam; rejection of Muhammad; stories; anecdotes; suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1823 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-22 | 160 | In these days the most important affair is to render a worthy service at the Holy Divine Threshold and this is no other but the guidance of the people of the earth. | DAS.1914-11-22 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; idolatry; servitude; submission to God; repentance; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0908 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-23 | 330 | He [Sheikh ar-Ra'is] is one of the noblest men of Persia. Learned and eloquent and as a former representative of the people | DAS.1914-11-24 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; justice and mercy; praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0828 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-25 | 360 | Notwithstanding these clear texts the Shiites do not believe in the 'meeting with God'; but they say in the end of the time so many extraordinary events will transpire | DAS.1914-11-25 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11466 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-28 | 20 | Bernard enjoys Eternal Life. He will not die... My health is perfect. I supplicate Confirmation for all. | DAS.1914-11-27 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11618 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-28 | 10 | Health perfect. Greeting to all. | DAS.1914-11-27 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0741 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab and others, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 400 | In this Dispensation all the ties of physical relationship are broken and should play no part in passing judgment over one's character. Not the one who is related to me but the one who doeth the will of Bahá'u'lláh is of me and related to me. | DAS.1914-11-28 | humility; meekness; lowliness; service to others; to the Cause of God; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1006 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 310 | In this Cause I had many wishes, none of which are realized. My first and greatest wish was that I may become confirmed in the service of the Holy Threshold. | DAS.1914-11-28 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1286 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 250 | Once a servant went to a rich man and asked for a position. He had many certificates from his former masters regarding his conduct and manners. | DAS.1914-11-28 | courtesy; culture [adab]; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1855 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 160 | A crow was perched on the lofty branch of a tall tree. In its beak it carried a piece of cheese. It so chanced that two jackals passed by under the tree. | DAS.1914-11-28 | pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3079 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-03 | 50 | Man must possess the religion of God which is the source of all valour, moral and intellectual. If he has not this, he may have at least, the simple 'natural religion' of humanity. | DAS.1914-12-03 | courage; religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; religion as reality; definitions of religion; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1141 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-05 | 280 | For three years I was away from the fanatical prejudices of the East and breathed in the Western clime the air of the freedom of conscience, and the broad catholicity of human and divine principles was much to my liking. | DAS.1914-12-05 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; second birth | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1336 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-13 | 240 | Last night it rained very hard and I could not sleep more than two hours. I saw many dreams but most of them were short.. I one of the dreams I saw myself in Baghdad living in the same house | DAS.1914-12-13 | accounts of dreams and visions; station of the Manifestation of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02645 | 230 | O ye believers of God and the maidservants of the Merciful! All your epistles were duly received. From its contents it became evident | DAS.1915-01-05 | love of God; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; praise and encouragement; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0312 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-01-08 | 720 | In the year 622 A.D. Mohamad, after several years of preaching and teaching his Islamic doctrines in his own native city | DAS.1915-01-08 | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; episodes from the early history of Islam; family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Muhammad; Islam; rejection of Muhammad; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1007 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-12 | 310 | I spent the first years of my childhood in Mazandaran. At the time Bahá'u'lláh was in Teheran. After a while He sent for us. I started with one of my uncles. | DAS.1915-01-12 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0197 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-17 | 910 | During the reign of Kaliph Abdol Malek Mervan there lived in Damascus a merchant. At first everyone trusted him and deposited in his safe large amounts of money. | DAS.1915-01-17 | honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; spiritual transformation; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2632 | Words to Mirza Fazlollah Khan, spoken on 1915-01-29 | 80 | All their theories and opinions have been useless and without result. They have made a trial of this, still they are not warned. They start in words and end in words. Their whole system of philosophy is based on speculations | DAS.1915-01-29 | empty learning; false spirituality; spiritual transformation; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0450 | Words to the friends, spoken around 1915-01-30 | 580 | Mullah Jami writes in his book: 'When I completed my education in the University of Bokhara and gained mastery over the various branches of philosophy | DAS.1915-01-31 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; law of pilgrimage; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0812 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-05 | 370 | May God bestow a little pity and compassion to these artful, deceiving kings and emperors who style themselves lords and masters of the world | DAS.1915-02-05 | greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; human reality created in the image of God; nationalism; love of country; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03585 | 200 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! When a just man looks to himself he will become characterized with the utmost humility and submission. He will observe that he is less than an atom | DAS.1915-02-09 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; humility; meekness; lowliness; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0765 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-09 | 390 | Mirza Anayatullah has brought us some very interesting news from Acca. He says Mirza Badi'u'llah has circulated a wild report that I am going to be arrested | DAS.1915-02-09 | martyrs and martyrdom; rejection, opposition and persecution; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02083 | 270 | O thou faithful beloved friend! The New Year's greeting was received. I became most grateful and pleased, because you remembered this longing friend | DAS.1915-02-13, CHU.174-175 | spiritual transformation; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02074 | 270 | ای ثابتان بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید نامه در پانزده ماه قبل | O firm ones in the Covenant! Your letter was received and its contents became known. | MKT4.037, YHA1.143x, YHA1.427-428x, VUJUD.014 | DAS.1915-02-14, SW_v05#16 p.242, BSTW#213b, VUJUDE.020-021 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; predictions and prophecies; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB05249 | 150 | O thou beloved handmaid of God! Thy letter was received. Thank thou God that thou wert assisted in meeting Reverend Albert Vail | DAS.1915-02-14x | confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07598 | 110 | O thou who hast believed and art convinced. Thank God you are firm in thy faith and have arisen to serve the Kingdom. | DAS.1915-02-14x | being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00944 | 400 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مرقوم بجناب حیدر قبل علی ملاحظه گردید طیب مشموم بود زیرا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Mirza Haydar Ali was perused | BRL_DAK#0877, MMK5#103 p.082, AMK.197-198, AVK4.463bx, VUJUD.014-015x | DAS.1915-02-14x, VUJUDE.021-022x | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; predictions and prophecies; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0742 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-15 | 400 | In Europe and America music plays an important part in the national and individual life of the nations inhabiting those regions.... Music is a divine art and capable of unlimited progress | DAS.1915-02-15 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; education of children; moral education; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; music and singing; mystical themes; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1947 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-15 | 150 | During our stay in Baghdad there lived in that city one of the Ameers of Afghanistan. He was reputed to be very wealthy and cultured. He used to frequent our house | DAS.1915-02-15 | humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2634 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-22 | 80 | It is very strange indeed how many particulars of my earliest childhood always stick to my memory. I remember when I was 4 or 5 years old there was a very poor old man in our street | DAS.1915-02-22 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; poems and quotation from poetry; stories; anecdotes; youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03586 | 200 | O thou who art attracted with the reality! Thy letter was received. Thy hope is the highest desire of the people of Truth. In the world of existence the spirit of life is love, the electric affinity | DAS.1915-02-25 | love as fire; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2496 | Words to some Zoroastrian farmers, spoken on 1915-02-26 | 90 | Giving is a divine quality. Blessed are those who give! When we were in Baghdad we had an Arab Bahá'í who lived nine miles out of the city. | DAS.1915-02-26 | being a source of light; guidance; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0672 | Conversation with Shaykh Muhammad at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-02-27 | 440 | Didst thou not hear that I went to America? France in comparison to America is very near... | DAS.1915-02-27 | accounts of dreams and visions; humor; jokes; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2790 | Words spoken at railway station in Akka, 1915-03-06 | 70 | In all my daily works and movements I rely on the confirmations of the Blessed Perfection. Whenever I feel weak I turn my face to Him and He strengthens me. | DAS.1915-03-06 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; disregarding individual capacity; weakness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power of prayer; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0615 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-03-07 | 460 | During the last two years the world has gone through a terrific earthquake. Bloodthirstiness and ferocity have become widespread. | DAS.1915-03-07 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; material and spiritual existence; two books; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; service to others; to the Cause of God; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0567 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-10 | 490 | My sole aim in the education of these boys amounted to this: I hoped that after their graduation these boys would arise with the utmost severance... but none of them fulfilled my desire | DAS.1915-03-10 | being a source of light; guidance; call to action; devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1554 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-12 | 200 | All the efforts of these people in this or other direction are like unto the vanishing traceries made on the mirror-like surface of water. | DAS.1915-03-12 | heedlessness and ignorance of the people; idle fancies; lust and passion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0165 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-16 | 1000 | Because the children are truthful one would love them even if they did something mischievous. The father may punish them for their misdeeds | DAS.1915-03-16 | family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0504 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-18 | 530 | I am straining my ears toward the city of Shiraz--the sacred birthplace of the Báb--that perchance I may hear the sweet rapturous songs of its inhabitants. | DAS.1915-03-18 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; literature; drama; humanities; the arts; praise of Eastern values; culture; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1315 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-03-19 | 240 | Ah! Thou art carrying in thy hand a rosary! With the Mohamadans it has become a habit to play with the rosary all the time. | DAS.1915-03-19 | empty learning; false spirituality; independent investigation of truth; reality; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; religious rituals minimized or eliminated | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0283 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-19 | 760 | His holiness Bahá'u'lláh had a beautiful habit which was kept up till the last years of His life. Every evening after having partaken of His dinner He would retire inside of His mosquito net and then send for all the members of the blessed household | DAS.1915-03-19 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; humor; jokes; methods of teaching the Cause; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1761 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-23 | 170 | My highest desire in this world is to be confirmed in the service of the Threshold of the Blessed Perfection. No other title or station is pleasing to me. Bahá'u'lláh Himself crowned my head | DAS.1915-03-23 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; servitude; submission to God; repentance; spiritual foundations of true knowledge; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01169 | 360 | ای ادیب دبستان عرفان و عندلیب بوستان ایقان شمع روشن است و انوار ملکوت ابهی | O learned in the school of true understanding and the nightingale of the garden of certitude, the candle is lit and the light of the Abha Kingdom | INBA59:230 | BRL_DAK#1018, MKT1.421, BSHN.140.348, BSHN.144.346, MHT1b.216 | DAS.1915-03-24 | call to action; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise and encouragement; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; symbolism; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0349 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-25 | 670 | In reality there has been and there will ever be only one religion and that is the religion of Truth, one faith and that is the faith of Love. All other things are non-essentials. | DAS.1915-03-25 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; spiritual transformation; universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00855 | 960 | طوبی از برای نفوسیکه در ظل سدره طوبی ماوی گرفته اند و نیکوست حال عبادیکه | Blessed are the souls who have taken a shelter under the shade of the Tree of Purity! Happy is the condition | NLAI_BH1.167-169x | LHKM1.183, GHA.035ax | DAS.1915-05-13x | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; law of fasting; praise and encouragement; rejection by the people of the Bayan; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1233 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-19 | 260 | All the Bahá'í books are being preserved in boxes and in these days I have no inclination of opening them. In former years month after month I worked from sunrise till midnight | DAS.1915-05-19 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; growth of the Cause; martyrs and martyrdom; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0232 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-20 | 860 | His real name was Mirza Muhammad Qa'ini. He was a man of great spirituality and wit. Long before the appearance of the Báb from Shiraz | DAS.1915-05-20 | humor; jokes; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; stories; anecdotes; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2181 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-21 | 120 | It is now demonstrated that all their existent powers have contributed something toward the realization of this world war | DAS.1915-05-21 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; growth of the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0953 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-22 | 320 | I found the Jews very crestfallen today, because on slight excuses the government has exiled eight of their prominent leaders. The new rigorous laws of naturalization wear heavily on them. | DAS.1915-05-22 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; literal interpretation; predictions and prophecies; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1405 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-23 | 230 | A Bahá'í must conform all his great and small affairs in accord with the good-pleasure of the Blessed Perfection. This is the unerring criterion. | DAS.1915-05-23 | attaining good pleasure of God; characteristics and conduct of true believers; service to others; to the Cause of God; the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1253 | Words spoken on 1915-05-24 | 250 | DAS.1915-05-25 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; consolation and comfort; eulogies; reminiscences; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0074 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-27 | 1400 | In the world of creation every cause has a magnetic focus, a center of attraction around which revolves its powerful activities and interests... The magnetic center of the Bahá'í Cause ... is steadfastness. | DAS.1915-05-27 | high station of learning; rejection, opposition and persecution; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0296 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-30 | 740 | One day in the course of conversation Haji Siyyid Javad said to me: 'I was a good friend of Haji Siyyid Ali, the maternal uncle of the Báb. | DAS.1915-05-30 | business; financial; property matters; events in the life and ministry of the Bab; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; power of the Manifestation of God; the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0164 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-03 | 1000 | In this glorious Tablet to the King of Persia Bahá'u'lláh has perfected His proof from every standpoint. There has been left for him no loophole... When his holiness Badi' reached Tihran he found the Shah was not in the city | DAS.1915-06-03 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; martyrs and martyrdom; proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3140 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-06-22 | 40 | دیشب خواب دیدم که روی شتری سوارم و این شتر مرا اذیت می کرد. از گردن او پیاده شدم. بعد این شتر پیراهن مرا دندان گرفته و بزمین می مالید و گمان می کرد من در پیراهن هستم و حال آنکه من ایستاده تماشا می کردم | Last night I dreamt I was riding on a dromedary, going fast through a desert. The animal became wild and beyond my control. | ZSM.1915-06-22 | DAS.1915-06-22 | accounts of dreams and visions; symbolism | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1766 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-06-23 | 170 | I have repeated on various occasions that the foundation of the progress of the Bahá'í Cause consists in the spread of the message... This is the time for laying the foundation and raising the walls. This is not the time to think of the interior decoration and furniture. | DAS.1915-06-23 | spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0617 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-23 | 460 | بسیار خوش رفتار بود. از روزی که باین امر اقبال کرد خدمت کرد تا نفس اخیر، یعنی فی الحقیقه دقیقه ای فتور نداشت | His holiness [Muhammad Taqi] Afnan was a man of delightful character and sociability. He came to Baghdad when we lived there and visited the Blessed Perfection. | ZSM.1915-06-23 | DAS.1915-06-24 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0364 | Words spoken on 1918-12-22 | 660 | Now that thou art returning to America thou must think of taking unto thyself a wife…. The bond that unites hearts most perfectly is loyalty | DAS.1918?, SW_v11#01 p.020-021 | A. Youssefi (1), A. Youssefi (2) | education of children; moral education; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; marriage as means of spiritual progress; personal instructions; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - |
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