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| AB08195 |
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100 |
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ای متمسک بمیثاق در یوم اشراق دل بمحبوب آفاق دادی و از اهل نفاق بریدی و بوثاق |
O thou who holdest fast to the Covenant! On the Day of Dawning thou didst give thy heart to the Beloved of all horizons and didst sever thyself from the people of hypocrisy and falsehood [3.5s] |
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MNMK#143 p.255, MSBH9.481 |
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Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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| AB00246 |
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740 |
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الحمد لله الذی انطق الورقاء باحسن اللغی فی حدیقه الرحمن علی الاغصان بابدع |
Praise be to God Who hath caused the tongue of the Mystic Dove to speak with the best of words in the Garden of the All-Merciful upon the boughs with the most wondrous of melodies |
INBA55:149, INBA59:023b, UMich962.069-072, UMich991.043-047 |
BRL_DAK#0645, MKT1.114, MNMK#017 p.090, TZH6.1104-1107, ABB.125 |
SMR.292-295 |
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Exhortations and counsels; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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| AB00851 |
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420 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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الهی الهی استغفرک عن کل الشئون الا العبودیه لعتبتک السامیه و اتبرء عن کل ذکر |
My God, my God! I ask thee to forgive everything save my servitude to Thy Supreme Threshold...O thou who art calling by the Testament, in the Pivot of the horizons!... I affirm that the true meaning, the real significance, the innermost secret of these verses |
INBA13:327 |
MNMK#001 p.007, HHA.060, MSHR2.152x, PTFP.281 |
WOB.138x, BSC.265 #550, SW_v11#14 p.238-239, CUPAB.006-008 |
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Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha |
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| AB00602 |
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500 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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ای ثابت بر پیمان سه ٣ نامه از تو متتابعا رسید بدون فاصله از مضامین معلوم گردید که در کلیولند |
O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Three consecutive letters have been received from thee. From their contents it became known |
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MKT3.069, MNMK#125 p.241, MMK1#186 p.207 |
SWAB#186, LOG#0606x, SW_v10#14 p.271-272 |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB07020 |
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120 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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انّ عبدالبهآء یشمّ رائحة محبّة اللّه من کلّ محفل تنطقین فیه بکلمة اللّه و تذکرین الحجج و البراهین |
...Verily, ‘Abdu’l‑Baha inhaleth the fragrance of the love of God from every meeting place where the Word of God is uttered |
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MNMK#068 p.144x, MMK1#053 p.089x |
SWAB#053x |
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Methods of teaching the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual baptism; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB00874 |
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420 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها المشتاقون ایها القائمون علی خدمه امر الله و |
O ye sincere ones, ye longing ones, ye who are drawn as if magnetized, ye who have risen up to serve the Cause of God… As for you, O ye lovers of God, make firm your steps in His Cause |
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MNMK#034 p.119, MMK1#199 p.232 |
SWAB#199, TAB.003-005, PN_1901 p088 |
MJ Cyr, The Friends in Stockholm, Sabin, Laticia & Aysher |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment |
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| ABU1229 |
Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-09 |
260 |
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This is a meeting, the members of which are strung together like pearls, and all the pearls are brilliant, for all are Bahá'ís. |
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SW_v05#06 p.090, MAB.064-065 |
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Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment |
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| AB00322 |
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660 |
Light of the World |
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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 |
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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 |
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| AB05767 |
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140 |
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ای مبتلای آلام از مصائب وارده و مشقات حاصله و بلایای متوالیه محزون مباش جمال |
O thou who art afflicted with pain, be not grieved by the calamities that have befallen thee, the hardships that have come to pass, and the succession of tribulations [3.5s] |
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MNMK#140 p.254, BSHN.140.223, BSHN.144.223, MHT2.103, MSBH8.339-340 |
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Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB00363 |
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630 |
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ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد اطلعت بمضمون کتابک و قد سرنی معانی خطابک لان |
O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have perused the contents of thy letter, and rejoiced at the meanings of thine epistle, for [3.5s] |
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BRL_DAK#0577, MKT3.073, MNMK#019 p.095 |
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Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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| AB03083 |
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210 |
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الهی الهی انی اغبر جبینی بتراب الذل و الانکسار متضرعا الیک فی اللیل و النهار |
O my God, my God! I lay my brow in the dust of humility and lowliness, supplicating Thee by night and by day [3.5s] |
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MKT6.057, MNMK#080 p.150 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB07350 |
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110 |
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O ye who are firm in the Covenant! Your letter was received. Praise be to God, that |
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SW_v05#17 p.264, MAB.091-092 |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| ABU0432 |
Words to Ramona Brown, Marie Barr and Betty Vent, spoken on 1912-10-24 |
590 |
Mahmúd's Diary |
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شکر کنید خدا را که فیض الهی بشما رسیده شمس حقیقت بر شما تابیده و آب حیوان و حیات آسمانی |
Thank God that the divine bounty has reached you, that the Sun of Truth is shining upon you and that the water of everlasting life has been provided for you. |
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BDA1.328.06 |
MHMD1.346-347, MAB.079-080 |
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Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech |
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| AB09296 |
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80 |
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O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter has been received. From the Kingdom of Abha I ask assistance and bestowal |
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MAB.103 |
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Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| ABU0842 |
Words spoken on 1914-01-06 |
360 |
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Praise be to God that you have come and blessed your foreheads at the Court of Sanctification. You obtained the inestimable privilege of access to worship |
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DAS.1914-01-06 |
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB07773 |
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110 |
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یا ابن الملکوت فاشکر الله بما هداک الی سبیل الله و جعلک من ابناء ملکوته بین |
O scion of the Kingdom! Render thanks unto God for having guided thee to the path of God and made thee one of the children of His Kingdom [3.5s] |
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MNMK#071 p.146 |
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Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB01730 |
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300 |
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O Thou who art aflame by the Fire of the Love of God. The letter you had sent dated June 26th 1916 was received. |
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MAB.091x |
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Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB00397 |
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610 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
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ایها المختارون فیملکوت الابهی شکر کنید رب الجنود را که از آسمان غیب راکبا |
O ye who are the chosen ones of the Abha Kingdom! Praise ye the Lord of Hosts for He, riding upon the clouds, hath come down to this world... O Thou loving Provider! These souls have hearkened |
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MKT3.092, MNMK#097 p.178, MMK1#017 p.033, BCH.175, MJMJ2.016ax, MMG2#025 p.026x |
SWAB#017, BPRY.093x, BBBD.446-449 |
JYSEP Goodna, Bass Adjustment |
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Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity |
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| AB03337 |
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200 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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ای بنده الهی از بلایا و محنی که بر تو وارد شده مکدر مباش جمیع مصائب و بلایا |
O thou servant of God! Do not grieve at the afflictions and calamities that have befallen thee. All calamities and afflictions |
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MNMK#137 p.252, MMK1#197 p.231 |
SWAB#197, SW_v11#16 p.278-280 |
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Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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| AB00265 |
Lawh-i-Khurasan |
720 |
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Lawh-i-Khurasan |
ایا نفحات الله هبی معطره و ایا نسمه الله مری مطیبه و اقصدی وادی الرحمن نادی |
O zephyr of God blow forth with fragrance! O breeze of God waft by sweetly scented! Hasten to the valley of the Merciful |
INBA59:088, INBA88:029 |
MKT1.141, MNMK#016 p.088, MILAN.156, HDQI.201, ANDA#07 p.04, OOL.C013 |
SW_v09#12 p.130-131+133 |
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Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB03033 |
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220 |
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ایها الممتحنون فی محبه الله قال الله تعالی فی القرآن العظیم الم احسب الناس ان |
O ye who are tested in the love of God! God, the Most High, hath revealed in the Great Qur'án: "Do men suppose that..." [3.5s] |
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BRL_DAK#1115, MKT3.218, MNMK#049 p.134 |
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Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB00305 |
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680 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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انّ الظّهورات فی الأدوار السّابقة کان لکلّ واحد منهم شأن فی الوجود و رتبة فی نشأة الأنسان |
...Verily, each one of the Manifestations in former ages possessed a certain station in existence and a certain rank in human development [3.5s]... ...Were it not for tests genuine gold could not be distinguished from the counterfeit.... In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of God hath had His own rank in the world of existence... Intellect and the faculty of comprehension are God's gifts |
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MNMK#063 p.142x, MMK1#027 p.054x |
SWAB#027x, COC#1790x, SW_v08#19 p.238-239x, SW_v14#02 p.041-042x, SW_v14#12 p.353x, BSTW#438 |
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Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Role and station of women; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB02479 |
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250 |
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Thou must be firm and unshakable in thy purpose, and never, never let any outward |
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DAS.1913-08-19, SW_v04#12 p.208+210, ABIE.208, PN_1913 p005, MAB.016, VLAB.127x, BLO_PN#007 |
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Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB00056 |
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1420 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء چندیست که از بعضی بلاد یک آهنگ دلربا بگوش جان نرسیده |
O ye the cherished loved ones of Abdu'l-Baha! It is a long time now since my inward ear hath heard any sweet melodies out of certain regions |
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MNMK#123 p.235, MMK1#188 p.210, ASAT4.356x, BSHI.111-116 |
SWAB#188, TAB.375-382 |
S. Toloui-Wallace |
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Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB00745 |
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460 |
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ایتها المقبله الی الله انی اخذت تحریرک المورخ بثالث فی سنه الف و تسعماته و |
O thou who art turned towards God! I have received thy letter dated the third day of the year nineteen hundred [3.5s] |
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BRL_DAK#0808, MKT1.195, MNMK#027 p.109 |
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Love of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teachings as spirit of the age; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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| AB06442 |
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130 |
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ایها الحبیب قد وصل تحریرکم و اطلعنا بمضمونه و نختصر فی الجواب لقله الاوقات |
O beloved friend! Thy letter hath reached us and we have taken note of its contents. We shall be brief in our reply, owing to the constraint of time [3.5s] |
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BRL_DAK#0792, MKT3.198, MNMK#061 p.141, ASAT4.394, SFI02.058, YMM.322x, YIK.298x, ZIAB2.149-150 |
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God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Names and attributes of God; The cloud ['ama] |
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| AB01146 |
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370 |
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دوست عزیز واجب الاحتراما نامه شما رسید دلیل بر آن بود که مجلس بین المللی |
Esteemed and honored friend, your letter was received and served as evidence that the International Assembly [3.5s] |
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BRL_DAK#0984, MNMK#118 p.228, MJDF.096, NJB_v04#11 p.002 |
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity |
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| AB00192 |
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830 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Translation List |
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ایها المطلع باسرار الکتاب المقدس انی قرئت مکتوبک المسهب و اطلعت بالمحاوره |
O thou who art versed in the mysteries of the Holy Book! I have perused thy detailed letter and taken note of its discourse [3.5s]... ...Follow thou the way of thy Lord, and say not that which the ears cannot bear to hear, for such speech is like luscious food given to small children |
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MNMK#012 p.077, MMK1#214 p.258x, KKD2.066 |
SWAB#214x |
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Christ; Christianity; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] |
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| BH00140 |
Lawh-i-Maqsud |
3650 |
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas |
Lawh-i-Maqsud (Tablet of Maqsud) |
حمد مقدس از ذکر و بیان حضرت معبود و مالک غیب و شهودی را لایق و سزاست که از |
A praise which is exalted above every mention or description beseemeth the Adored One, the Possessor of all things… Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value… The Word is the master key for the whole world |
BLIB_Or15696.091dx, , IOM.099, MKA.06 Mil Yz A 2791 p06, |
GWBP#110 p.140x, GWBP#112 p.142x, GWBP#117 p.159x, GWBP#122 p.167x, ADM2#007 p.020x, AVK3.171.04x, AVK3.210.04x, AVK3.213.14x, AVK3.217.04x, AVK4.281.01x, AYI1.335x, DWNP_v5#01 p.002bx, UAB.010bx, UAB.011ax, UAB.013bx, UAB.024bx, UAB.026ax, UAB.028bx, UAB.030ax, UAB.033bx, UAB.037ax, UAB.039dx, UAB.040bx, UAB.041ax, UAB.045bx, UAB.050ax, UAB.050bx, UAB.051bx, UAB.052ax, UAB.053bx, DRD.011x, ASAT5.236x, ANDA#79 p.13x, TBP#11, MMUH#05x, OOL.B057 |
TB#11, GWB#110x, GWB#112x, GWB#117x, GWB#122x, ADJ.028ax, ADJ.088x, GPB.217x3x, GPB.218x5x, GPB.219x, PDC.186x, PDC.187x2x, PDC.190x, WOB.032x, WOB.041xx, WOB.198x, WOB.041x, WOB.162x, WOB.187x2x, WOB.198x2x, WOB.202-203x, DWN_v1#10-11 p.001-004, KSHK#20x |
Morgane & Samy, E. Kelly, L. Harley |
Relates various teachings as prerequisites to world peace: universal education; regarding one another as ‘the fruits of one tree and the leaves of one branch’; reward and punishment as pillars of world stability; rulers acting with justice and wisdom; the gathering of the nations to lay the foundations of the ‘Lesser Peace’; the adoption of a universal language and script; affirming that ‘the earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens’; not allowing religion to become the source of disunity; taking counsel together in all matters; promoting useful branches of knowledge; exercising moderation in all things; inculcating tolerance and righteousness; and having due regard for the power of human utterance, in particular the Word of God, which is the ‘master key for the whole world’. |
Consultation; Education of children; moral education; Reward and punishment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Work as worship |
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ROB4.235 et al, MMAH.138, GSH.213, LL#162, LL#461 |
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| AB07787 |
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110 |
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یا من استشرق من انوار الملکوت قد اهتز قلب العالم من نسمات مرت من ریاض سر |
O thou who art illumined by the lights of the Kingdom! The heart of the world hath been stirred by breezes wafting from the gardens of mystery [3.5s] |
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MKT6.095a, MNMK#067 p.144 |
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The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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| AB01032 |
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390 |
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یا ابناء الملکوت ان سلطان الملکوت قد استقر علی سریر الناسوت و ان شمس عوالم |
O children of the Kingdom! Verily the Sovereign of the celestial realm hath established Himself upon the throne of the earthly dominion, and the sun of the worlds [3.5s] |
INBA55:275, INBA59:124, UMich962.117-118, UMich991.056-059 |
BRL_DAK#1000, MKT1.172, MNMK#035 p.120, MILAN.053, QT105.1.407, TZH8.1188, MJZ.006 |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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| AB01417 |
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330 |
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ای ناطق بثنای حضرت یزدان در موسم زمستان آنچه طغیان طوفان شدیدتر و باران |
O thou who dost extol the praise of the Lord of Lords in the season of winter, when the tempest rages with fury and the rain falls in torrents [3.5s] |
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MKT8.157b, MNMK#132 p.245, AKHA_137BE #06 p.82, AKHA_134BE #09 p.350, AHB.112BE #01 p.02, PYB#006-007 p.02, ANDA#32 p.26, MAS5.086, NANU_AB#45 |
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Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering |
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670 |
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یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد وردنی کتاب کریم یتضمن معنی بدیع ممن له فی العالم |
O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! A noble letter hath reached me, containing wondrous meanings, from one who in this world [3.5s] |
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BRL_DAK#0561, MKT1.186, MNMK#018 p.093, AVK1.028.12x |
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Manifestation of God as mediator; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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790 |
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الحمد لله الذی انشا فی عالم الکیان غیب الاکوان حقیقه ثابته نورانیه فائضه علی |
Praise be unto Him Who hath brought forth, in the realm of being, from the unseen worlds, a luminous and steadfast Reality that doth overflow with grace [3.5s] |
INBA89:258 |
BRL_DAK#0565, MKT2.130, MNMK#013 p.080, MILAN.195, AVK2.158.12, AVK2.192.12x, AVK2.206.16x, AVK4.119.13x |
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Adam; Adam and Eve; Imagery in the Qur'an; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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260 |
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الحمد لله الذی اشرق الوجود بنور وحدانیته و غدت ایات ملکوته شهودا بفردانیته و |
Praise be to God, Who hath illumined existence with the light of His oneness, and made the signs of His Kingdom bear witness to His singleness [3.5s] |
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MKT6.060, MNMK#047 p.132 |
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight |
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| AB00034 |
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1750 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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و انی اتقرب الیک یا الهی فی جنح هذه اللیله الظلماء و اناجیک بلسان سری مهتزا |
O my Lord! I have drawn nigh unto Thee, in the depths of this darksome night, confiding in Thee with the tongue of my heart |
INBA16:037, INBA75:029x |
MKT6.081, MKT4.185, MNMK#002 p.007x, MNMK#089 p.158x, MMK1#002 p.004, MILAN.072, AKHA_128BE #04 p.ax, AKHA_135BE #05 p.95x, AYBY.373 #058, DUR2.048x, ADH2.027x, ADH2_1#14 p.024x, MJMJ1.042x, MMG2#301 p.334x, MJH.007x, YHA1.365x (2.731), YHA1.371x (2.744) |
SWAB#002, TAB.366-375, ADJ.026x |
M. Saraswati, Andreas & Amal, L. Slott |
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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740 |
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الحمد لله الذی تنزه ذاته و تقدست کینونته عن ادراک حقائق مشرقه عن افق العرفان |
Praise be unto God, He Whose Essence transcendeth all things and Whose Being hath been sanctified beyond the comprehension of those realities that shine forth from the horizon of mystic knowledge [3.5s] |
INBA59:081, INBA88:242, UMich962.055-058, UMich991.022-027 |
BRL_DAK#0553, MKT1.133, MNMK#015 p.086 |
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Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Knowledge; recognition of God; Limits of the intellect; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB04567 |
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170 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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یا امه الله المشتعله بنار محبته لاتحزنی من العسره و العناء و لاتفرحی من |
O thou handmaid aflame with the fire of God's love! Grieve thou not over the troubles and hardships of this nether world… Rely upon God. Trust in Him. Praise Him |
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MNMK#059 p.140, MMK1#150 p.173 |
SWAB#150 |
The Joburg Baha'i Choir, S. Peyman, Sabria, Efe, Rafael & Maarten, R. Peterson [track 9], E. Mahony, L. Slott |
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Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times |
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| AB00240 |
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mahmúd's Diary |
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ای یاران جانی عبدالبهاء شرق معطر نما غرب منور نما نور ببلغار ده روح بسقلاب |
O ye close and dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! In the Orient scatter perfumes, And shed splendours on the West. Carry light unto the Bulgar… Make haste to love! |
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MKT2.273, MNMK#101 p.185, MMK1#218 p.260, MILAN.146, AKHA_110BE #12 p.02, AKHA_120BE #11 p.b, AMK.045-046, AVK3.167.13x, AVK3.477.17x, BCH.065, ABB.180x, MAS5.144, ADH2.094x, ADH2_2#17 p.122x, MSHR4.053x, MMG2#286 p.317x, MSBH4.036x, YHA1.379x, BDA1.357.06x, KHH2.081 (2.151)x |
SWAB#218, TAB.566-570, BSC.305 #623-628, SW_v04#01 p.020-021, MHMD1.376x, TEW.007-010, BSTW#125 |
B. Weber, N. Hamilton, Nickole & Alexander |
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Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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550 |
Translation List |
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یا من تعطر مشامه بنفحات من روح القدس قد طالعت تحریرک الجدید و شکرت الرب المجید |
O thou whose senses are perfumed with the fragrances of the Holy Spirit! I have perused thy latest letter and rendered thanks unto the Glorious Lord [3.5s] |
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MNMK#046 p.131, MAS9.081, KKD2.064 |
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Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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Words to Dr. Woodsen Allen, spoken on 1912-10-10 |
480 |
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Man must not imagine disease but must ever trust God. Anyway, a man's life here in this world is temporary…. There was a man, a grandee among the Turks |
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MAB.048, ECN.467+474+523x+595 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB00287 |
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Translation List; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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| ABU0228 |
Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-16 |
860 |
Mahmúd's Diary |
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الحمد لله در خانهٴ مسس گودال و مسس کوپر در نهایت محبت مجتمعیم هر مائده ئی موجود و مهیا قلوب در نهایت مودت و صفا |
Praise be to God! You are the guests of Mrs. Goodall. With the utmost love has she prepared this feast, and every kind of food is before you. The effulgence of the mercy of Baha’u’llah is resplendent. |
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BDA1.315.15x |
SW_v04#12 p.203-204+209, MHMD1.333x, MAB.054-057x, ECN.150+582+991 |
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Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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Commentary on the Unity of Existence |
920 |
Tablet on the Unity of Existence (Sharh Wahdat al-Wujúd); Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to the Doctrine of the Unity of Existence |
Commentary on the Unity of Existence |
صنادید متصوفه که تاسیس عقیده وحدت الوجود نموده اند مرادشان از آن وجود وجود |
Those pre-eminent Sufis who founded the doctrine of the “unity of existence” never intended by this term the universally predicated existence |
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MKT3.354, MNMK#148 p.274, DWNP_v1#06 p.001-004 |
BLO_PT#164 |
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Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] |
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1080 |
Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای یاران رحمانی من در حالتیکه دریای امتحان پرموج گشته و موج بلایا باوج رسیده |
O my spiritual loved ones! At a time when an ocean of trials and tribulations was surging up and flinging its waves to the heavens |
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MKT4.123, MNMK#094 p.172, MMK1#200 p.234, MILAN.138, KHSH10.03x, YHA1.098 (1.199), NJB_v01#14 p.001x |
SWAB#200, TAB.035-038, BWF.356-357x |
N. Best & A. Vedovi, D. & R. Saberi |
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Compassion; kindness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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360 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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ای دو کنیز مقرب پروردگار نامه امة الله مادر بیچر بنظر گذشت و فی الحقیقه لسان |
O ye two favoured handmaids of the Lord! The letter from Mother Beecher hath been received, and truly it spoke for you both... It is hoped that all the maidservants of the Merciful, in those regions, will be (united) like unto the waves of one boundless sea. |
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MNMK#105 p.192, MMK1#036 p.073 |
SWAB#036, BSTW#504a |
D. Stevenson |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity |
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یا احباء الله و اودائه انی بقلب مشتعل بنار محبتکم و صدر منشرح بذکرکم و عین ناظره |
O ye beloved of God and his friends! With a heart kindled by the fire of your love...If ye be truly united, if ye agree to promote that which is the essential purpose, and to show forth an all-unifying love, I swear by Him Who causeth the seed to split |
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BRL_DAK#0982, MKT1.162, MNMK#038 p.123 |
COF.029-030x, PN_various p020x, BLO_PT#214 |
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Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB00189 |
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830 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
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ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء پیک امین رسید و پیام یاران الهی را در عالم روحانی |
O ye spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A trusted messenger hath arrived and hath, in the world of the spirit, delivered a message from God's loved ones.... In every dispensation the command of friendship and the law of love have been revealed... Now the believers of God must live in accord with these divine teachings.... O God, my God! Aid Thou Thy trusted servants to have loving and tender hearts. |
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MKT1.303, MNMK#090 p.162, MMK1#007 p.017, MILAN.141, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.255, BCH.110, MJMJ2.020ax, MMG2#074 p.081x, YHA1.371-372x (2.746) |
SWAB#007, BPRY.201x, DAS.1913-07-26, SW_v08#11 p.140x, SW_v08#12 p.142x, ABIE.111, BLO_PN#007 |
C. Serrano, G.H. Miller, Soulrise Melodies, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 1] |
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Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB00104 |
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1070 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; River of Life, The |
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ای مقبلان ای مومنان طلوع شمس حقیقت محض نورانیت عالمست و ظهور رحمانیت در انجمن |
O peoples of the world! The Sun of Truth hath risen to illumine the whole earth, and to spiritualize the community of man. |
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MKT3.118, MNMK#088 p.157, MMK1#001 p.001, MILAN.122, BSHN.140.498, BSHN.144.486, PYM.244, MAS5.273, MHT1a.097, MHT1b.055, DAUD.15 |
SWAB#001, ROL.051-055 |
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Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace |
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860 |
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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ای ثابتان بر میثاق جناب زائر ذکر هر یک از شما را نمودند و رجای نامه های |
O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The pilgrim hath made mention of each one of you, and hath asked for a separate letter addressed to each |
INBA16:022 |
MNMK#093 p.170, MMK1#221 p.266, AKHA_109BE #12 p.2, AKHA_137BE #05 p.66, MAS5.026 |
SWAB#221, LOG#0731x |
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Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity |
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