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| AB00045 | 1530 | Light of the World | و انت الذی یا الهی تقدست اسمائک الحسنی و تنزهت امثالک العلیا عن ادراک عقول | Thou art He, O my God, Whose most beauteous names and most sublime likenesses are sanctified above the comprehension | CMB_F65.001-005x, PR12.001x | NURA#72, MMK4#173 p.196 | LOTW#72 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Limits of the intellect; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB00432 | 590 | Light of the World | ای یادگار آن دو مرحوم مغفور محترم نامه شما رسید و بی نهایت سبب فرح و سرور | O thou remnant of those two distinguished departed souls! Thy letter was received and brought infinite joy and gladness | BLIB_Or.08117.056, | NURA#14, MMK4#009 p.006, KHMT.224-225x, MAS5.070, MSHR3.146x | LOTW#14 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||
| AB00121 | 990 | Light of the World | و انک انت یا الهی قد خلقت الاکوان و برئت الانسان و ذرئت الموجودات و اوجدت | O my God! Verily, Thou hast created the universe and fashioned the human soul. Thou hast brought forth the entire creation | INBA89:085 | NURA#63, MMK4#158 p.170x, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.48x, AKHA_120BE #08-09 p.414x | GPB.238x, GPB.238-239x, LOTW#63 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Creation of the world; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| AB01674 | 300 | Light of the World | ای بنده بهاء چه نویسم و چه اندیشم جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا از | O thou servant of Baha! What shall my pen recount? What shall I think? From the earliest days of the Cause, the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name | INBA88:192b | NURA#60, MMK4#150 p.161 | LOTW#60 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| AB00806 | 440 | Light of the World | ای موقن بایات الله گویند که قوای اعظم عالم قوه سلطنت قاهره و سطوت حکومت باهره | O true believer in the verses of God! It is said that the greatest power in the world is the power of an all-compelling sovereignty | INBA87:497x, INBA52:522x | NURA#54, MMK4#117 p.125x, MATA.033-034x | LOTW#54 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| AB00050 | 1460 | Light of the World | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء جناب فاروقی بعد از زیارت بعتبه مقدسه و طواف مطاف ملا | O ye dear friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! After his visit to the Sacred Threshold, and the Centre round which circle in adoration the Concourse on high, Jinab-i-Farúqí came to stay with ‘Abdu’l-Baha | INBA87:394, INBA52:405 | NURA#28, MMK4#177 p.214x, ANDA#73 p.46, MSHR2.023x, MSHR3.051x | LOTW#28, LTDT.070x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| AB01406 | 330 | Light of the World | ای فرع جلیل سدره مقدسه مبارکه جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا در وقتیکه | O thou distinguished branch of the blessed and sacred Lote-Tree! When the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my life be offered up for His loved ones—would visit Haifa | INBA87:269b, INBA52:273 | NURA#08, MMK4#059 p.067, HHA.095, DUR3.099, PZHN v2#1 p.105 | LOTW#08, GEN.323 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||
| AB03195 | 210 | Light of the World | ای مشتاقان جمال دلبر مهربان معشوق عالمیان و محبوب روحانیان و مقصود ربانیان و | O ye who yearn for the beauty of the compassionate Beloved! No sooner had He Who is the Beloved of the worlds, the Desire of the spiritually minded | INBA87:262b, INBA52:266 | NURA#24, MKT2.267, MMK4#030 p.029 | LOTW#24 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as sun; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB01467 | 320 | Light of the World | ای بشیرالهی نامه تو چون دیوان محامد و نعوت جمال مبارک بود نهایت فرح و سرور | O Bashír-i-Ilahí! Thy letter was like unto a treasury of poems in glorification and praise of the Blessed Beauty. It hath imparted the utmost joy and gladness | INBA85:086 | NURA#16, MMK4#016 p.015, AHB.121BE #10 p.333, AHB.131BE #1-2 p.44, BSHI.038-039, BSHI.161-162 | LOTW#16 | Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||
| AB05237 | 150 | Light of the World | ای عبدالوهاب در سفر اول جمال قدم بعراق عرب جوانی را ملاقات فرمودند نامش میرزا | O ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab! During His first journey to Iraq, the Blessed Beauty met a young man by the name of Mírza ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab | INBA85:074 | NURA#18, MMK4#019 p.021 | LOTW#18 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB02734 | 230 | Light of the World | ای طبیب روحانی جسد امکان بامراض شدیده و عوارض مزمنه و علل ساریه و حمای مطبقه | O thou spiritual physician! The body of humankind was afflicted with severe ills and chronic diseases, contagious maladies and prolonged fevers | INBA85:373 | NURA#51, MMK4#104 p.114, YMM.046 | LOTW#51 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB00663 | 480 | Light of the World | ای مستبشر ببشارات الله در هر عصر و قرنی مطلع آفاق بتجلی خاصی مشرق و لائح و | O thou who rejoicest in the glad-tidings of God! In every age and century, the Dayspring of the world is made manifest | INBA85:370 | NURA#50, MMK4#103 p.112, YMM.046 | LOTW#50 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB01555 | 310 | Light of the World | ای بندگان و کنیزان عزیزان الهی عالم انسانی از عجز و ناتوانی خاک سیاه چون ابر | O beloved servants and handmaidens of God! In its weakness and frailty, the world of humanity is even as a heap of darksome dust | INBA85:010 | NURA#75, MMK4#105 p.115, MAS2.009, MSHR2.185 | LOTW#75 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB01568 | 310 | Light of the World | ای ثابتان ای راسخان نور هویت چون در افق احدیت طلوع و اشراق نمود تجلی وحدانیت | O ye who are staunch! O ye who stand firm! When the light of Divine Essence dawned above the horizon of Singleness, the splendour of His Oneness shone forth | INBA72:052 | NURA#74, MMK4#053 p.059 | LOTW#74 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB00452 | 580 | Light of the World | ای احبای الهی کور عظیم است و اشراق شدید و عصر خداوند مجید امکان در حرکت است | O ye beloved of God! How great is this Dispensation! How bright the effulgence of this Age, the Age of the All-Glorious Lord | INBA55:288, INBA88:036 | NURA#65, MMK4#161 p.175, QT108.120-121 | LOTW#65 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB02019 | 270 | Light of the World | اگر چه شمس حقیقت بظاهر بغمام غیبت مجلل لکن چون بچشم بینا نگری و گوش شنوا | Although the Sun of Truth may outwardly be veiled by the clouds of concealment, were one to look with a perceiving eye | INBA55:105, INBA87:475 , INBA52:495 | NURA#43, MMK4#126 p.131 | LOTW#43 | Growth of the Cause; Mystical themes; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||
| AB00052 | 1450 | Light of the World | ای بنده حق در دورهای سابق آثار قدرت الهیه و حقیت امر هر چند واضح و باهر بود | O servant of the one true God! In cycles gone by, although the signs of God’s power and the truth of His Cause were clear and manifest, yet to outward seeming the divine tests were severe | INBA17:070 | NURA#73, MMK4#175 p.207, RHQM1.200-202 (249x) (148-150x), MAS5.289-292x | LOTW#73 | Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| AB05221 | 150 | Light of the World | ای صحاف چون بصحف الهیه و صحائف ربانیه رجوع نماای و در معانی مندمجه مندرجه در | O thou binder of books! Shouldst thou refer to the heavenly Books and Sacred Scriptures, and ponder the meanings enshrined therein | INBA17:104 | NURA#71, MMK4#183 p.226, MSHR5.200-201 | LOTW#71 | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||
| AB00322 | 660 | Light of the World | ای دوستان الهی و یاران معنوی خداوند عالمیان در قرآن حکیم میفرماید و لکم فی | O ye beloved of God! O ye spiritual friends! The Lord of the worlds hath said in the Qur’an: “A noble pattern have ye in God’s Apostle.” | INBA13:406, INBA55:167, INBA88:197 | NURA#56, MKT1.417, MNMK#102 p.187, MMK4#135 p.137, DWNP_v6#09 p.002-003, BCH.155, DUR1.281x | LOTW#56, SW_v04#04 p.071+074, BSTW#080, BSTW#361, BSTW#367 | R. Yazhari | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||
| AB03806 | 190 | Light of the World | ای یاران چه خوش بخت و بلند اختر و همایون طالع بودید که در چنین کور و دوری | O friends! How blessed, how favoured, how fortunate are ye to have been born in such a cycle… You had asked about the number of days of Ridvan. | INBA13:033, INBA87:440, INBA52:454b | NURA#01, MMK4#141 p.144x, AVK3.039.13x | LOTW#01x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of community building | - | - | ||||||
| AB00413 | 600 | Light of the World | ای یاران حقیقی الواح مسطوره و اوراق منشوره و اسماء مذکوره کل ببقعه مبارکه | O ye true friends! The letters ye wrote, the pages ye penned, and the names ye mentioned were all received in the Holy Land | INBA13:001, INBA59:272 | NURA#35, MMK4#063 p.072, MSHR2.062x | LOTW#35 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| AB00116 | 1200 | Light of the World | سبحانک اللهم تقدس ادنی ایه من ایات ملکوتک عن المحامد و النعوت فی جمیع الشئون... درین ایام صنادید شیطانرا اسیر خذلان کرد و فسادشانرا واضح و عیان | Glorified art Thou, O God! The least of the signs of Thy Kingdom is, under all conditions, sanctified above all description and praise | UMich962.140-141x, UMich991.097-098x | NURA#41, MMK4#081 p.090x, ASAT3.041-042x, ASAT4.058x, AVK1.009.10x, AVK4.015.13x, AVK4.308x | LOTW#41 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Impossibility of true worship of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB00048 | 1480 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Light of the World | اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی و مطلوبی و مقصودی ان هذا یوم الاول من الرضوان قد اتی | O Lord, my God, my Best-Beloved, my Aim, my heart’s Desire! This, verily, is the first of the days of Ridvan… In the realm of worship, fasting and obligatory prayer constitute the two mightiest pillars of God’s holy Law | BRL_DAK#0717, NURA#06, MMK4#029 p.027x | BRL_IOPF#2.02x, LOTW#06 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00067 | 1250 | Light of the World | ای بنده حق صبح هدی چون از افق اعلی طلوع نمود پرتوش بشارت کبری بود و مژده اش | O servant of the one true God! When the Morn of divine guidance dawned above the Most Exalted Horizon, its rays brought tidings of great joy | BRL_DAK#0718, NURA#05, MMK4#143 p.145, MSHR1.123x, MSHR4.053x | LOTW#05 | Literal interpretation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Rejection of Muhammad | - | - | |||||||
| AB00174 | 870 | Light of the World | یا من عتبتک السامیه ملجای و ملاذی و ساحت قدسک مرجعی و معاذی اتضرع بقلب مضطرم | O Thou Whose exalted Threshold is my haven and my refuge, Whose hallowed Sanctuary is my shelter and my abode | NURA#39, MMK4#078 p.083 | LOTW#39 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00195 | 820 | Scholarship; Light of the World | الهی الهی تسمع ضجیجی و صریخی و انینی و حنینی فی جنح اللیالی و تری ذلی | O God, my God! Thou hearest my sighs and bitter wailing, my cry and the voice of my lamentation...The Revelation of the Bab may be likened to the sun, its station corresponding to the first sign of the Zodiac - the sign Aries… Pure souls, such as Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, upon him be the Glory of God, spend their nights and days in demonstrating the truth of the Revelation | BRL_DAK#0950, NURA#40, MMK4#080 p.087 | BRL_SCHOLAR#30x, GPB.099-100x, WOB.127x, WOB.167-168x, COC#2219x, LOTW#40 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00224 | 770 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Universal House of Justice, The; Light of the World | ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید مضامین دلالت بر ثبوت بر میثاق داشت لهذا امید چنان | O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received, and its contents testified to thy firmness in the Covenant… Now one must either say that the Blessed Beauty erred and led the people astray | NURA#58, BRL_CUHJP#86x, MMK4#148 p.156 | BRL_ATE#068x, BRL_CUHJ#86x, LOTW#58, SW_v10#14 p.268-270, BSTW#013, BSTW#269 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Soul; spirit after death; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB00271 | 720 | Light of the World | یا سلیل الرجل الحبیب نامه شما در اسکندریه رسید مدتی بود خبری نبود لهذا ورود این نمیقه | O thou scion of a cherished friend! Thy letter was received in Alexandria. It was long since there had been any news, and so it brought gladness and joy | NURA#33, MMK4#056 p.063, BSDR.511 | LOTW#33 | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00299 | 690 | Light of the World | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و سیدی و مولائی ترانی موردا لکل بلاء و هدفا لکل سهام | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God, my Master, and my Ruler! Thou seest me a victim of every tribulation, a target for every shaft, and exposed to every spear | NURA#45, MMK2#038 p.027x, MMK4#032 p.030 | LOTW#45 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00304 | 680 | Light of the World | ای جویای حقیقت نامه رسید و مقصد معلوم گردید سوال نموده بودید که اگر این جلوه | O thou seeker after Truth! Thy letter was received and thy purpose became known. Thou hast asked: If this divine Revelation is that same heavenly Kingdom which Christ said was nigh | NURA#67, MKT3.246, AKHA_124BE #08 p.v, DWNP_v1#08 p.006-008 | LOTW#67 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB00355 | 630 | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان در عنوان مکتوب خطاب یا عبدالبهاء بود این چه ندا بود که جان را | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The opening of thy letter bore the words “O ‘Abdu’l-Baha!” What a call this was | NURA#76, MMK4#171 p.193 | LOTW#76 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||
| AB00356 | 630 | Light of the World | ای دو امة البهاء جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی و کینونتی و ذاتی لتربته الفدا در هر | O ye two handmaidens of Baha! The Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my life, my soul, and mine inmost being be offered up | NURA#31, MMK4#049 p.052 | LOTW#31 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00360 | 630 | Light of the World | ای یاران حقیقی و دوستان الهی شمع روشن است و قرن جمال ابهی گلزار و گلشن فجر | O ye true friends and loved ones of God! The Candle shineth resplendent, and the century of the Abha Beauty is even as a flowering rose-garden | NURA#03, MMK4#037 p.041 | LOTW#03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00416 | 600 | Translation List; Light of the World | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء صبح است و از مقام اعلی روحی لتربته الفداء بحیفا | O ye loving friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! It is early morning and I have returned to Haifa from the Shrine of the Bab | NURA#27, MKT3.199, AKHA_104BE #10 p.00اوّل, AVK4.451ax, KHSH12.009 | LOTW#27, ADMS#065i01x | Growth of the Cause; Martyrdom of the Bab; Past, present and future of Iran; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00427 | 590 | Light of the World | ای ثابتان بر میثاق نیر اعظم اشراق چون از افق عراق طلوع فرمود و پرتوی نورانی از | O ye who stand fast and firm in the Covenant! No sooner had the Most Great Luminary of the world risen above the horizon of Iraq | NURA#25, MMK4#036 p.039, MSHR4.139-140 | LOTW#25 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB00465 | 570 | Light of the World | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن شمس حقیقت که از افق تقدیس بر آفاق اشراق نمود انوار | O ye beloved of the Lord and handmaids of the All-Merciful! No sooner had the Sun of Truth shone forth from the heaven of sanctity | NURA#46, MMK4#083 p.097, MAS5.183 | LOTW#46, DAS.1914-04-17x, SW_v06#12 p.096x, SW_v08#17 p.225x, SW_v09#01 p.013x, BSTW#073f, BSTW#098 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00484 | 560 | Light of the World | اللهم یا موید من یشاء بما یشاء علی ما یشاء ان معدن الرضا و منبع الوفا | O Lord! O Thou Who graciously aidest whomsoever Thou willest, with whatsoever Thou willest, unto whatsoever Thou willest. Verily, that treasury of resignation | NURA#69, MKT9.009, MMK4#172 p.196x, TSHA3.570, MSBH1.243, YMM.473x, QUM.115x | LOTW#69 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00502 | 550 | Light of the World | اللهم یا الهی تری ان سلیل محمود قد اخذته الرجفه و الفجاه من کل عدو عنود و ضاق | O Lord, my God! Thou seest how the son of Mahmúd hath been seized with trembling and dismay, at the hand of hostile enemies | NURA#22, MMK4#026 p.024x, MSHR5.213-214 | LOTW#22 | Past, present and future of Iran; Prayer for protection; Prayer for teaching; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00552 | 530 | Light of the World | ای یاران ممتحن عبدالبهاء از قرار معلوم شخصی شریر شهیر در آنصفحات بر غنی و | O sorely tried friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! It hath become apparent that a wicked person in those regions hath assailed and attacked both rich and poor | NURA#12, MMK4#006 p.003, RHQM2.0841-842 (255-256) (156-157x), MAS5.281, MSHR5.050x | LOTW#12 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| AB00702 | 470 | Light of the World | ای طالب حقیقت آن عبارتی که مرقوم نمودی از جمال مبارک متمم ایه ایست که | O thou seeker after Truth! The statement of the Blessed Beauty which thou hast quoted doth supplement the verse | NURA#59, MMK4#149 p.159, YMM.332x | LOTW#59 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB00738 | 460 | Light of the World | ای فرع لطیف شجره مبارکه مکاتیب متعدده واصل و معانی روحانیش حلاوت مذاق رحمانی | O tender twig of the blessed Tree! Thy numerous letters have been received, and their spiritual meanings were honey-sweet upon the palate of the soul | BRL_DAK#0036, NURA#30, MMK4#041 p.045 | LOTW#30 | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00790 | 440 | Light of the World | ای احبای رحمان جمال ابهی از مطلع آمال بجمیع اسما و صفات اشراق فرمود و این قرن | O ye beloved of the Merciful! The Abha Beauty hath shone forth with His manifold names and attributes from the Dawning-Point of all desires | NURA#04, MMK4#052 p.058 | LOTW#04 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00838 | 690 | Light of the World | شما بايد هوشيار باشيد و نفوس را از نفثات خفيّه و همسات سرّيّه محافظه نمائيد و ثابت بر ميثاق به نصّ صريح الهی | O friend! It is a long time since any news hath been received from thee. Although, earlier, a letter arrived in which thou hadst asked a question | NURA#64, MMK4#159 p.173x, MMK5#099 p.081x | LOTW#64 | Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB01033 | 390 | Light of the World | یا امه البهاء نامه شما رسید و از مضمون همت و خدمت شما بملکوت ابهی معلوم گردید | O handmaid of Baha! Thy letter was received, and from its contents the earnestness with which thou art serving the Abha Kingdom became evident | BRL_DAK#0264, NURA#17, MMK4#017 p.016 | LOTW#17 | Conference of Badasht; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||
| AB01083 | 380 | Light of the World | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء ید قدرت الهیه چون خیمه عزت ابدیه وحدت عالم انسانیرا | O beloved friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! No sooner had the Hand of divine power raised the tabernacle of everlasting glory | NURA#32, MMK4#051 p.056, MSHR3.071 | LOTW#32 | Contention and conflict; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB01183 | 360 | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه دوازدهم ذی القعده ۳۳۷ رسید اما نامه سابق نرسید مرقوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter of 12 Dhi’l-Qa‘dih 1337 was received, but the earlier one hath not arrived | NURA#29, MKT9.101b, MMK3#153 p.106x, MMK4#038 p.043x, MAS2.083x | LOTW#29 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB01184 | 360 | Bahá'í World Faith; Center of the Covenant; Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل گردید بموجب دستورالعملی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. Speak in accordance with the instructions written herein | NURA#61, MMK4#156 p.168, MMK5#208 p.158, AMK.259-261 | BWF.358-359x, COC#0217x, LOTW#61, SW_v03#07 p.016-017, SW_v06#14 p.106-107, SW_v08#14 p.186-187, BLO_PT#021, BSTW#052ox | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB01376 | 330 | Light of the World | ای آوارگان عبدالبهاء آواره اید آزرده اید بی سر و سامانید زیرا خانه و | O ye homeless ones of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Ye are homeless and afflicted; ye are displaced and dispossessed of all | NURA#48, MMK4#046 p.050, NANU_AB#52 | LOTW#48 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB01409 | 330 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Universal House of Justice, The; Light of the World | ای کنیز خدا نامه ات رسید شکایت از محفلتان نموده بودی که در اضطراب است هر مرضی | O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou didst complain that your Assembly is sore perturbed… Hath the Blessed Beauty instituted this Covenant and Testament in order to exact obedience from all | NURA#57, BRL_CUHJP#86x, MMK4#147 p.155 | BRL_ATE#069x, BRL_CUHJ#86x, LOTW#57, SW_v10#14 p.267 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB01452 | 330 | Light of the World | یا من ذاق حلاوه کل بلاء فی سبیل الله و قام بروحه و ذاته و کینونته علی خدمه | O thou who hast tasted of the sweetness of every affliction in the path of God, who hast arisen with thy spirit, thy being, and thine inmost essence to serve His Cause and to exalt His Word | NURA#23, MMK4#027 p.025 | LOTW#23 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01585 | 310 | Light of the World | ای سلیل عزیز آن مستغرق دریای مغفرت الهی مدتیست مدیده تحریری نشد و تقریری نگشت | O thou beloved scion of him that hath been immersed in the ocean of divine forgiveness! A long time hath passed since I last wrote | NURA#26, MMK4#179 p.222, MMK5#030 p.031 | LOTW#26 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB01648 | 310 | Light of the World | یا من ایده الله لاعلاء کلمه الله و نشر نفحات ریاض قدسه چندی بود که در این سجن | O thou whom the Lord hath aided to magnify His Word and to diffuse the sweet savours of the rose-garden of His holiness | NURA#49, MMK4#047 p.051x, PYK.270 | LOTW#49 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Law of pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01752 | 300 | Light of the World | ایها الفرع الکریم من الشجره الرحمانیه از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل غیر متناهیه جواب | O thou noble branch of the divine Tree! Countless occupations and endless vicissitudes have delayed my reply to thy letter | NURA#10, MMK4#060 p.068, PZHN v2#1 p.106 | LOTW#10 | Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB01768 | 300 | Light of the World | یا من انجذب من نفحات الله البدار البدار الی مغفره من ربک و رحمه العجل العجل | O thou who art enraptured by the sweet savours of God! Make haste, make haste towards the forgiveness and mercy of thy Lord | NURA#62, MMK4#157 p.169 | LOTW#62 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02359 | 690 | Light of the World | از آيهء مبارکهء قرآن آتيناک سبعاً من المثانی سؤال نموده بودی ، سبعاً من المثانی را علمای رسوم حواميم سبع | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which was written by thy musk-laden pen brought great joy to our hearts | NURA#68, MMK4#170 p.193x, MMK5#306 p.223x, MAS2.074-075x | LOTW#68 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB02482 | 240 | Light of the World | احبای الهی که از خلیج کلیم ببحر رب عظیم و طمطام جمال قدیم توجه نموده اند در | Those loved ones of God who have turned from the Mosaic gulf towards the ocean of the Almighty Lord and the billowing waters of His Ancient Beauty | NURA#38, MMK4#074 p.080 | LOTW#38 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB02770 | 530 | Light of the World | ای ورقاء حدیقه وفاء و ای حمامه ایکه ثناء ... اليوم اکثر ناس از قوّت عهد و ميثاق الهی غافل و ذاهلند | O thou dove of the rose-garden of faithfulness! O nightingale of the groves of praise to the Abha Beauty! May the glory of God | NURA#66, MMK4#162 p.178x, MSHR5.300x | LOTW#66 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||
| AB03189 | 210 | Light of the World | ای مخمور جام الهی در بریه ارض مقدسه صحرای سیناء بقعه مبارکه وادی طوی طور تجلی | O thou who art inebriated by the heavenly cup! In the wilderness of Sinai in the Holy Land, in the hallowed precincts of the vale of Towa | NURA#55, MMK4#131 p.134, BSHI.104-105, MSHR5.145-146, MSHR5.419x, MJMJ3.088ax, MMG2#214 p.242x | LOTW#55 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB04252 | 170 | Light of the World | ای افنون سدره مبارکه در ادوار سابقه یا ظهور تجلی جمال بود و یا سطوع انوار | O thou twig of the Sacred Lote-Tree! The Dispensations of the past manifested either the splendour of the divine Beauty or the radiance of the divine Glory | NURA#47, MMK4#089 p.103 | LOTW#47 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB04317 | 170 | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان سوال از سفر مبارک نموده بودی جمال مبارک روحی لاحبائه الفداء | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hast asked concerning the travels of Baha’u’llah. The Blessed Beauty—may my life be offered up for His loved ones—travelled directly from Ṭihran to Hamadan | NURA#19, MMK4#021 p.022 | LOTW#19 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04789 | 160 | Light of the World | ای طالب حقیقت قوت و عظمت بهاء الله را ملاحظه نما که در اندک مدت شرق و غربرا | O thou seeker after truth! Behold the power and greatness of Baha’u’llah! Within a short span of time, He hath stirred up the East and the West | NURA#02, MMK4#065 p.075 | LOTW#02 | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05269 | 150 | Light of the World | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله از قرار مسموع آتشی افروخته داری و جانی چون پروانه بال | O thou who art aflame with the fire of the love of God! We hear that thou hast within thy being a blazing fire, and that thy soul, even as the winged moth, is consumed by its flame | NURA#42, MMK4#097 p.108 | LOTW#42 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB05332 | 150 | Light of the World | ای هموطن عبدالبهاء هر چند مولد در طهران و سنین متوالیات آواره عراق و مدتی | O thou my fellow countryman! Although ‘Abdu’l-Baha was born in Tihran and for successive years wandered homeless in Iraq | NURA#11, MMK4#003 p.002, MMK5#001 p.001, IQN.017 | LOTW#11, ADMS#065i25x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05607 | 310 | Light of the World | آذربايجان از بدايت طلوع صبح هدی رايت ايمان و ايقان بر افراخت و امر الله را انتشار عظيم حاصل گشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written to Mashhadí Isma‘íl hath been received. The traces of the pen of that loving friend have brought joy to my heart | NURA#21, MMK4#025 p.024x | LOTW#21 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB05725 | 140 | Light of the World | ای طالب حق مکتوب رسید از من خواهش نگارش تاریخ نموده بودی و همچنین نبواتیکه در | O thou seeker of truth! Thy letter was received. Thou hast asked me for a written history as well as a record of the prophecies concerning the Bab and Baha’u’llah | NURA#09, MMK4#002 p.001 | LOTW#09 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05834 | 140 | Light of the World | ای ناظر بملکوت جلال پرتو جمال آفاق عالم را نورانی نمود و فیض رحمانی مبذول | O thou who hast fixed thy gaze upon the Kingdom of Glory! The splendour of the Beauty of the world illumined the whole earth | NURA#37, MMK4#071 p.078, FRH.267-268 | LOTW#37 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Manifestation of God as sun; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| AB06359 | 130 | Light of the World | ای مومن بجمال قدم حضرت احدیت و سلطان ربوبیت بر عرش عظمت استقرار یافت و بجمیع | O thou who hast truly believed in the Ancient Beauty! The King of eternal glory, the sovereign Lord, hath been established upon the throne of grandeur | NURA#44, MMK4#114 p.123 | LOTW#44 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Names and attributes of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||
| AB06639 | 120 | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال قدم حضرت یوسف علیه السلام در مصر جمال رخی افروخت و جانهای صد | O thou servant of the Ancient Beauty! When Joseph—peace be upon him—unveiled his bright countenance in the Egypt of beauty | NURA#70, MMK4#034 p.034, TISH.600 | LOTW#70 | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB06650 | 120 | Light of the World | ای بنده حق صبح هدایت پرتوی بر شرق زد خاور را روشن نمود و شعاای بر غرب زد | O servant of the one true God! The Morn of divine guidance hath shed its radiance upon the East and lit up the Orient | NURA#53, MMK4#113 p.122 | LOTW#53 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB07401 | 110 | Light of the World | ای دو ستاره فرقدان الحمد لله بنور هدایت روی تابان دارید و خوی مشکین و مقبول | O ye twin shining stars! Praise be to God, for your faces are resplendent with the light of guidance, and your dispositions are pleasing and favoured | NURA#34, MMK4#057 p.065 | LOTW#34 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||
| AB07922 | 100 | Light of the World | ای بنده الهی طهران وطن آن دلبر مهربانست و منشا آن نور لامکان تو نیز در آن | O servant of God! Ṭihran is the homeland of the compassionate Beloved and the abode of that Light of the realms of the Placeless | NURA#15, MMK4#015 p.014 | LOTW#15 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB07944 | 100 | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال ابهی چون غضنفر الهی از بیشه رحمانی برون شتافت چنان زایر و نعره | O thou servant of the Abha Beauty! When the celestial Lion rushed forth from the forest of the All-Merciful, He let out such a mighty roar that the sly foxes of ignorance | NURA#52, MMK4#110 p.120, IDAB.23 | LOTW#52 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB08298 | 100 | Light of the World | ای ورقه خضره نضره مستبشره از مصیبت کبری اگر صدهزار سال ناله و فغان کنیم و آه | O thou verdant, fresh, and radiant leaf! Were we to weep and moan for a hundred thousand years at this Supreme Affliction | NURA#36, MMK4#067 p.076 | LOTW#36 | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||
| AB08583 | 200 | Light of the World | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که مدتیست از مکاتیب محروم | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written of being deprived of communications for some time… Thou has enquired regarding a certain passage from the Epistle addressed to the Wolf | BRL_DAK#0257, NURA#13, MMK4#008 p.006x, YMM.164x | LOTW#13 | Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB10395 | 280 | Light of the World | آن مظلوم آفاق با جميع خلق در نهايت خضوع و خشوع معامله ميفرمود . اين مدّت مديده | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated 23 May 1921 was received and its contents were noted. The complaints of the two parties are continuous | NURA#20, MMK4#024 p.024x | LOTW#20 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB11477 | 550 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Light of the World | ای بنده بهاء مکاتیب مفصله آنجناب متتابعا وارد با وجود عدم فرصت دقیقه از اوقات | O servant of Baha! Thy detailed letters have been successively received, and despite the lack of a single free moment, they have all been read with the utmost attention... The Ancient Beauty—may my life be offered up for His loved ones—did not to outward seeming meet His Holiness, the Exalted One | BRL_DAK#0183, NURA#07, MMK4#020 p.022x | BRL_ATE#050x, LOTW#07 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Consultation; Detachment in teaching the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Twin Manifestations | - | - |
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