Bahai Library Online

Partial inventory: search results for "MHMD2"

352 results, sorted by publications desc, title asc
results 101 - 200

<< previous 100 divider next 100 >>

inventory title # of
words		 found in
catalog		 found in
tags		 1st line
original		 1st line
English		 mss pubs translations music abstract subjects BK ? AT ? notes refs notes text
ABU0707 Words spoken on 1913-05-22 in Paris 410 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 میگویند مقصود انبیا از ادعا ریاست و حکومت بوده با آنکه اساس امر الله ادعای مظاهر Such people say that the goal of the prophets has been to claim a position of earthly sovereignty and leadership for themselves BDA2.312-313 MHMD2.413-414 Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
ABU3729 Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool 50 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 این خوب است که آزادی عمومی دارد و سبب الفت هر فرقه و ملّتی است زیرا هر امر عمومی الهی است و هر امر خصوصی It is good that this church is open to everyone, and is the cause of fellowship among every sect and creed, inasmuch as whatever is universal is of God, and that which is particular is of humanity BDA2.024 MHMD2.028 Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause - -
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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering - -
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 - -
ABU3160 Words spoken on 1913-05-20 in Paris 40 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 وقتی بنی اسرائیل در مدارس خود علوم مادیه و دینیه را با هم تعلیم میدادند این سبب تربیت نفوس When the people of Israel taught both material and spiritual subjects at their schools, this resulted in the education of people who were versed in many arts and sciences BDA2.309 MHMD2.409 Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Education of children; moral education; Harmony of science and religion; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past - -
ABU2761 Words spoken on 1913-05-19 in Paris 70 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 همیشه خوش خبر باشید اخبار خوش را همیشه زود منتشر نمائید You must always be the bearers of good news. Spread such news quickly, and become the means through which the hearts are made cheerful and vigilant BDA2.308 MHMD2.406 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
ABU3755 Words spoken on 1913-05-20 in Paris 20 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 هیچ حالتی مثل حالت مناجات نیست قلوب صافیه را منجذب نماید و نفوس مقدّسه را انتباه و روحانیّت عجیبی بخشد There is no state like the state of prayer. It attracts the pure hearts, awakens the holy souls, and confers remarkable spirituality BDA2.308 MHMD2.408 Importance of prayer; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer - -
ABU1816 Words spoken on 1913-05-18 in Paris 160 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 اگر انسان خوب تأمل کند مییابد که تربیت روحانی اطفال از صغر سن چه قدر اهمیت دارد Should one ponder carefully, one would realize how important it is to give children a spiritual education from their earliest years. BDA2.305 MHMD2.404 Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light - -
ABU1305 Words spoken on 1913-05-17 in Paris 240 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 چون این ظهور ظهور فضل است لهذا اشخاص نیکوکار خوش رفتاری که مؤمن نیستند As this is the dispensation of grace, those who perform good deeds and exhibit goodly conduct but do not believe in the Cause will not be deprived of God's bounty and favour BDA2.304 MHMD2.402-403 Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Goodly deeds; actions; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; True liberty; freedom; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
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 - -
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 - -
ABU1974 Words spoken on 1913-05-16 in Paris 140 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 نگاه کن من اگر کسی صد خلاف بکند که ضرش بشخص من راجع باشد چشمهایم به هم مینهم Now see here! If someone were to commit a hundred offences whose harm reverts only to me, I would shut my eyes to the matter BDA2.302 MHMD2.400 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Human reality created in the image of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God - -
ABU3706 Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool 90 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 از روز حرکت از حیفا تا حال هر روزی تأییدات ملکوت بیشتر احاطه نمود From the day I left Haifa to the present time, the confirmations of the Kingdom have encompassed me more and more with every passing day BDA2.023-024 MHMD2.027 Critique of Western values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God - -
ABU0985 Words to a mother, spoken on 1913-05-15 310 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 بتربیت الهی تربیت شوند نه مثل اینکه حالا مادران از بدایت عمر به پسران میگویند How are your children? Are they well? Do you give them an ideal education? The children of today are the citizens of tomorrow. BDA2.301x DAS.1913-05-15, MHMD2.398x Education of children; moral education; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization - -
ABU2821 Words spoken on 1913-05-16 in Paris 60 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 اگر احبای الهی چنانچه باید قیام کنند و بحالتی آیند که هر یک مصداق و اجعل اورادی ورداً Should the loved ones of God arise as they must; should they come to exemplify these ideals: ' Keep all my words of prayer and praise confined to one refrain BDA2.301 MHMD2.399 Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God - -
ABU2461 Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris 90 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 فلاسفه هم هر یک قوه و با حقیقت کلیه ا‌ی را مصدر کائنات گویند با انبیا اختلافشان The philosophers, too, each maintain that a power or Universal Reality is the source of all beings. Their only difference with the prophets BDA2.300 MHMD2.397 Absolute freedom; independence of God; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Transcendence; unknowability of God - -
ABU2996 Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris 50 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 در این محل جمیع اشیا در منتها درجهٴ نمایش و لطافت که نتیجه و کمال خلقت آنهاست مشهودند All things in this place can be seen in their utmost degree of beauty and elegance, and it is evident that they have fulfilled the purpose of their creation BDA2.300 MHMD2.396 Development of capacity and readiness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation - -
ABU3479 Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris 20 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 نان و شیر از هر غذائی سالم‌تر است جمال مبارک میفرمودند در ایام سلیمانیه غذای من اغلب شیر و گاهی شیر برنج بود Bread and milk are more healthful than any other kind of food. The Blessed Beauty used to say, 'During My days in Sulaymaniyyih, My food on most occasions consisted of milk and sometimes rice pudding BDA2.299b MHMD2.395 Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih - -
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 - -
ABU2829 Words spoken on 1913-05-13 in Paris 60 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 اول امریکه نفوس بآن مکلفند تحقیق و تحری در حقایق امور است انسان واجب است The first duty which humanity is bidden to carry out is to investigate the realities of things. It is incumbent upon the people to seek to unravel every truth BDA2.298 MHMD2.394 Condition of search; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision - -
ABU3730 Words spoken on 1913-05-13 in Paris 50 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 یک اجتماعی در بالای کُوه نمودند و در قبول بلایا و ترک راحت و نشر هدایت همعهد شدند They [the apostles] gathered on top of a mountain, and made a pact whereby they would consent to bear tribulations BDA2.298 MHMD2.394 Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU1606 Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12 190 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 خود مسیح میفرماید منم نان حیات پس آن مائدهٴ کمالات و یوضات آسمانی بود و آن طبقها His Holiness Christ said: I am the bread which has come down from heaven. Again he said: Whosoever eats of this bread, he shall find a new life. The heavenly food is the divine virtues of the world of humanity BDA2.297x DAS.1913-05-12, MHMD2.392-393x Call to action; Manifestation of God as mediator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause - -
ABU2983 Words spoken on 1913-05-12 in Paris 50 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 بعضی از نفوس آنچه از کأس عرفان مینوشند هل من مزید میگویند بعضی بالعکس بدیدن There are those who, after drinking from the cup of true knowledge, say, 'Is there yet any more?' Conversely, there are others who, upon seeing a mirage BDA2.297 MHMD2.392 Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ - -
ABU3715 Words to Ms Richard and others, spoken on 1913-05-12 in Paris 80 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 قوّهٴ روح القدس هر ضعیفی را قوی نماید به‌بینید قوم ذلیل اسرائیل را چگونه عزیز نمود ماهیگیر را شهیر آفاق کرد The power of the Holy Spirit makes every weak one strong. Observe how it exalted the abased people of Israel! BDA2.297-298 MHMD2.393 Call to action; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause - -
ABU0886 Words to Horace Holley, spoken on 1913-05-11 340 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 در آئینهٴ ثانی انوار فضائل و کمالات عالم انسانی جلوه نماید و چنانکه در عالم طبیعت In the spiritual mirror, the virtues of the world of humanity are visible. Just as the intellectual law unravels the mysteries of phenomena BDA2.295-296 DAS.1913-05-11x, MHMD2.389-390 Martyrs and martyrdom; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Word of God sanctified from time and place - -
AB04820 no title 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 - -
AB10173 no title 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 - -
ABU2561 Words spoken on 1913-05-10 in Paris 80 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 ببینید چه شور و ولوله ای از تأثیر میثاق جمال ابهی در نفوس افتاده Behold what abounding ecstasy the Covenant of the Abha Beauty has kindled within the people, and how it has caused the believers to gather together BDA2.293 MHMD2.387 Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
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 - -
ABU1925 Words spoken on 1913-05-09 in Paris 150 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 وقتی با بیدینها صحبت میکنید از مضرات و مفاسد عالم طبیعت آنها را آگاه نمائید When you converse with those who are not religious, alert them to the detriments and corruptive influences of the world of nature BDA2.292 MHMD2.385-386 Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU3728 Words spoken on 1912-12-14 in Liverpool 50 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 بعد ازین سفر در ممالک عثمانی باید ندای وحدت عالم انسانی و صلح عمومی بلند شود و نوبت آنحُدود خواهد رسید After this journey, the call of the unity of humanity and universal peace must be upraised in the Ottoman territories. Their turn shall come BDA2.022 MHMD2.026 Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity - -
ABU3736 Words spoken on 1912-12-14 in Liverpool 40 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 اساس اینها بر هرج و مرجست از این عمل رئیس اعمال باقی را بفهمید The foundation of these [Azalis] is chaos and confusion. From this act which their very leader committed, one can discern the conduct of the others in their ranks BDA2.022-023 MHMD2.026 Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution - -
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 - -
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 - -
ABU2159 Words spoken on 1913-05-07 in Paris 120 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 دیشب من خیلی میل داشتم بمجلس بیایم افسوس که نتوانستم الحمد لله شما گل پاریس I very much wished to attend the gathering last night, but alas, I was unable to do this BDA2.289 MHMD2.381 Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
ABU2066 Words spoken on 1913-05-07 in Paris 130 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 نفوس خاکی در قید قصرند اما دوستان الهی در خیال قبر خداوند برای شماها قصری ابدی ساخته The people who are attached to this earth are bound by palaces, but the friends of God have their thoughts fixed on the grave BDA2.288 MHMD2.380 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of - -
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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
ABU1447 Words to Ethel Fraser, spoken on 1913-05-06 220 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 من بصحت جسمانی اهمیت نمیدهم همین قدر باشد که انسان در بستر نخوابد I do not give any importance to physical health. The real health is spiritual and that is eternal. The spirit of man must become reinforced. BDA2.287 DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2.378 Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The mind's power of discovery - -
ABU2716 Words spoken on 1913-05-06 in Paris 70 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 آن نفوس پر غفلت و غرور گمان مینمودند که خود لیاقت و استحقاقی دارند غافل از اینکه Those people, filled as they are with pride and ignorance, deemed themselves to be worthy or deserving, oblivious of the fact BDA2.286 MHMD2.377 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha - -
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 - -
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 - -
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 - -
ABU2168 Words spoken on 1913-05-03 in Paris 120 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 هر امر عظیمی را مرکزی است که دارای قوهٴ نافذه و قدرت غالبه است و سائرین نسبت بآن مرکز عظیم Every great undertaking has a focal point which possesses a penetrating power and subduing might… If outward perfections and physical well-being are the fruits of the world of humanity, then any flock of birds or hive of bees BDA2.282 MHMD2.372 Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters - -
ABU3138 Words spoken on 1913-05-03 in Paris 40 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 در شرق ذکر وطن هیچوقت سبب هیجان و اتفاق مشرقیان نشده و منبحْ نتائج عظیمه نگشته In the East, the mention of one's own native land has never conduced to the excitement or unification of the Easterners, nor has it ever produced any great results BDA2.282 MHMD2.370 Nationalism; love of country; Praise of Eastern values; culture - -
ABU3741 Words spoken on 1913-05-03 in Paris 40 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 اگر چنین است این اقتدار اعظم است زیرا ایمان اغنیا و بزرگان مشکل تر است از ایمان فقرا کار مشکل نمودن If this is indeed the case, then it is an evidence of supreme power, as it is more difficult for the wealthy and noble to profess religious belief than it is for the poor to do this BDA2.282 MHMD2.371 Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution - -
ABU2214 Words spoken on 1912-12-13 in Liverpool 110 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 اینها محل اعتماد نیستند و ابداً اهمیت ندارند در این سفر امریکا نفوسی اظهار خضوع One should not place one's trust in such people. What he [Edward Browne] has said is of no importance to me whatsoever BDA2.021 MHMD2.024 Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU2471 Words spoken on 1913-05-02 in Paris 90 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 هر نفسی در ظل حضرت بهآءالله در آید روز بروز استعدادش بیشتر میشود مانند درختی The abilities of anyone who enters beneath the shade of Baha'u'llah will increase with every passing day, even as a tree BDA2.281 MHMD2.369 Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds - -
ABU0754 Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01 390 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 این روز آخر اقامت ماست در اسستتکارت و اول روز ورود شما در ملکوت ابهی Praise be to God that you have attained. This is our last day in Stuttgart and the first day of your entrance into the Kingdom... It is easy to enter into the Kingdom but it is difficult to remain in it firm and steadfast. BDA2.278-279 DAS.1913-05-01, MHMD2.364-365 Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering - -
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 - -
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 - -
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 - -
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 - -
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 - -
ABU1848 Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at port, 1912-12-13 160 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 من از امریکا میآیم نه ماه در آن ممالک مسافر بودم در اکثر کنائس و مجامع نطق کردم I come from America, where I spent nine months as a traveller. I spoke at many churches and synagogues BDA2.020 MHMD2.023 East and West; communication between East and West; Methods of teaching the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity - -
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 - -
ABU2054 Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-29 130 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 در میان این اطفال نفوس مبارکی مبعوث خواهد شد نهالهائی که بدست تربیت باغبان کامل افتد Among the children many blessed souls will arise, if they be trained according to the Bahai Teaching. BDA2.271 COC#0696, LOG#0490x, DAS.1913-04-28, SW_v07#15 p.142, SW_v09#08 p.090-091, MHMD2.354, PN_1913 p006, PN_1913 p013, BW_v09p543 Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator - -
ABU3718 Words to Mr Schweizer, spoken on 1913-04-29 in Stuttgart 70 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 من در تو استعدادی می‌بینم که اگر قیام بر تبلیغ امر کنی چنان تأییدی یابی In you I see such ability that if you should arise to teach the Cause… The Revelation of Baha'u'llah is for action; peruse The Hidden Words and see what He has said therein BDA2.270 MHMD2.353-354 Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds - -
ABU3722 Words to Mr Schweizer, spoken on 1913-04-29 in Stuttgart 60 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 من او را خیلی دوست میدارم این شخص بجهت اینکه در خدمت امر اللّٰه آزاد باشد تأهل ننمود I love him [Mirza Abu'l-Fadl] very much. In order to leave himself free to serve the Cause of God, he has not married BDA2.270 MHMD2.354 Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU2717 Words spoken on 1913-04-28 in Stuttgart 70 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 با آن تعصب در مجامع بهآئیان سیاهان و سفیدان مانند برادران و خواهران بودند حتی در امر بهآئی ازدواج That prejudice notwithstanding, at Baha'i gatherings the blacks and the whites were like brothers and sisters BDA2.269 MHMD2.352-353 Race unity; racial issues; The Word of God; influence and centrality of - -
ABU3746 Words spoken on 1913-04-28 in Stuttgart 30 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 هر چیزی ممکن است ولکن حضرت مسیح از بیان اشعیا میفرماید که اینها چشم دارند امّا نمی‌بینند گوش دارند ولی نمیشنوند Anything is possible, but Jesus Christ, quoting the words of Isaiah, has said, 'They have eyes, but do not see; they have ears, but do not hear BDA2.269 MHMD2.352 Christ; Christianity; Miracles and their interpretation; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight - -
ABU2053 Words to a minister, spoken on 1913-04-28 130 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 در عالم کشیش بسیار است اما کشیش موفق کم است در زمان مسیح رؤسای روحانی خیلی بودند Ordained ministers are many, confirmed ministers are few. During the days of Christ there were many Rabbis and high-priests but none of them was confirmed except Paul. BDA2.268 DAS.1913-04-29, MHMD2.350-351 Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Christian clergy; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul - -
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 - -
ABU2323 Words spoken on 1913-04-28 in Stuttgart 100 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 تأمل بموجب شریعت اللة لازمست لهذا خیلی مبارکست در جوانی نتائج و برکاتش Marriage is necessary according to the Law of God, so your plans are most auspicious. BDA2.267-268 MHMD2.350 Chastity and purity; Marriage as means of spiritual progress - -
ABU2340 Words spoken to Baha'is of Stuttgart, Hotel Marquardt, 1913-04-27 100 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 من از برای شما تأییدات الهیه و عزت ابدیه میخواهم که چنان مؤید گردید که از جمیع شئون عالم طبیعت فارغ I beseech for you divine confirmation and imperishable glory, so that ye may be so strengthened by His grace as to become wholly detached BDA2.266 BBBD.207, MHMD2.347-348 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
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 - -
ABU2209 Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-26 110 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 اهالی سویس مردمان با استعدادی هستند اگر این امر را در آنجا منتشر شود The Swiss are a receptive people. Should this Cause be spread in that land, blessed souls would be raised up as a result BDA2.263 MHMD2.343-344 Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
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 - -
ABU2542 Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-26 80 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 از حرب خودمان بگوئید که با جنود تأیید و نصرت در مقابل لشکر ظلمات عالم طبیعت Speak of our own war, wherein the hosts of aid and confirmation fight against the legions of the darkness of the world of nature BDA2.262 MHMD2.342 High station of learning; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
ABU3573 Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-13 10 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 من در امریکا گفتم که جنگ بالکان مقدمهٴ آن حرب عمومی است In America, I stated that the Balkan War was the beginning of the world war to which you refer BDA2.019 MHMD2.022 Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies - -
ABU1301 Words spoken on 1913-04-25 in Stuttgart 240 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 اینگونه صلح از مقتضیات این عصر است و هر چند جمیع انبیای الهی خلق را بصلح و یگانگی This sort of peace is one of the exigencies of this age. Though all the Prophets of God have summoned humankind to peace and unity BDA2.261-262 MHMD2.340-341 Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Universal peace; world unity - -
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 - -
ABU3745 Words spoken on 1913-04-25 in Stuttgart 30 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 بموجب تعالیم بهآءاللّٰه عمل کنید بسیاری تعالیم الٓهیّه را میخوانند امّا در موقع فراموش می‌نمایند Act in accordance with the teachings of Baha'u'llah. Many are the people who peruse the divine teachings, but promptly forget what they have read when the time comes to act BDA2.258 MHMD2.336 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Words vs deeds - -
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 - -
ABU3714 Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 80 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 من میخواهم شما کرهٴ نار شوید و از هر قیدی آزاد این امر بهآئی چشمهٴ ایّوبی است I wish for you all to become balls of fire, freed from every chain and fetter. This Baha'I Cause is a fountain of healing that purges people of every defilement BDA2.254 MHMD2.330 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
ABU3754 Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 20 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 در امر بهآءاللّٰه داخل شوید و بموجب وصایایش عمل کنید چون در امر بهآءاللّٰه کامل گردید Enter into the Cause of Baha'u'llah and act in accordance with His counsels. When you have attained to the pinnacle BDA2.254 MHMD2.330 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
ABU3672 Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 300 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 باروپا آمدیم دیدیم بعضی از اهل ایران یعنی چند نفر غیر مهم که ابداً در بند دیانت We came to Europe and found that some Persians -- individuals of no significance who are entirely unconcerned with religion BDA2.254-255 MHMD2.330-331 Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU3695 Words to two Theosophists spoken on 1913-04-23 120 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 در ملکوت بهآء اللّٰه داخل شوید تا از هر جهت مؤیّد گردید در ایران نسآئی هستند Enter into the Kingdom of Baha'u'llah, that you may be aided in every respect. In Persia, there are women who are entirely bereft of wealth BDA2.253 DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.329 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
ABU0209 Words spoken on 1913-04-24 in Vienna 60 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 همیشه در خانه مجمع نمائید حرفهای مرا بیاد آرید من هم برای شما طلب تأیید مینمایم Always hold gatherings at your home, and call to mind the things I have said. I, for my part, will pray BDA2.252 MHMD2.333-334 Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU2824 Words spoken on 1913-04-22 in Vienna 60 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 امتیاز انسان در روحانیت و مدنیت الهیه است در اطمینان و سُرور سرمدیست The distinction of humanity lies in spirituality and divine civilization, as well as their eternal peace and happiness BDA2.251 MHMD2.326-327 Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] - -
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 - -
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 - -
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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity; Universal language - -
ABU3708 Words spoken in Vienna on 1913-04-19 90 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 محبّت شما سبب آمدن من باینجا شد من برای دیدن شما آمدم نه برای سیر و سیاحت Your love is the reason I have come here. I have come to see you, not to go on leisurely excursions BDA2.246 MHMD2.320 Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity - -
ABU3699 Words spoken on 1913-04-17 in Budapest 110 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 چه مؤمنهٴ مقدّسهئ‌ی است همیشه بخدمت و تبلیغ امر مشغول است شوهرش با آنکه بهائی نیست What a devoted and blessed woman! She [Aseyeh Allen] is always engaged in serving and teaching the Cause BDA2.243-243 MHMD2.314-315 Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Laws of marriage and dowry; Teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU1601 Words spoken on 1913-04-16 in Budapest 190 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 بعضی از تعالیمشان باین امر نزدیک است ولی امرالله جامع جمیع مسائل الهیه است Some of their [the Theosophists'] principles are similar to the teachings of this Cause. The Cause of God, however, is the embodiment of every divine principle BDA2.242 MHMD2.313-314 Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause - -
ABU3701 Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-11 100 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 دیشب در خیال فلاسفه بودم که این نفوس چه قدر غافلند با وجود آنکه خطایای فلاسفهٴ سابقین My mind was preoccupied last night with the materialist philosophers, and how oblivious they are BDA2.017 MHMD2.020 Ether; the phenomenon of light; Limits of the intellect; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization - -
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 - -
ABU3717 Words spoken on 1913-04-13 in Budapest 70 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 عدم احساس و وجدان عالم مادون اگر دلیل بر وجود عالم مافوق باشد نزدیک حیوان جمیع مراتب عقول If the inability of a thing which occupies a lower rank of existence to perceive that which occupies a higher rank was itself indicative of the [non-]existence of that higher rank BDA2.237 MHMD2.307 Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher - -
ABU2158 Words spoken on 1913-04-13 in Budapest 120 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 دیشب شرح حیات حضرت بهآءالله را برای شما گفتم آن را درست یاد نمائید حالا در اروپا Last night, I spoke to you of the life of Baha'u'llah; remember it well. This Cause is just beginning to dawn in Europe BDA2.235-236 MHMD2.304-305 Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Growth of the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ - -
ABU1248 Words spoken on 1913-04-12 in Budapest to members of the Turanian Society 250 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 امیدوارم قوه ا‌ی بیابید که بسبب آن در الفت و اتحاد نفوس مؤثر شوید و ترویج صلح I hope you may acquire a power that will enable you to effectively unite and harmonize the various peoples BDA2.233-234 MHMD2.302-303 Nationalism; love of country; Non-participation in politics; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU1167 Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-10 30 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 در عالم وجود عجیب روابطی است نغمه و صوت عادی با آنکه عبارت از تموج هوی است There are strange relationships in the world of creation. Although melody and voice are ordinary phenomena BDA2.016 MHMD2.019 Ether; the phenomenon of light; Four elements; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The power of words; of speech - -
ABU3696 Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-11 110 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 چه می‌گوئید که من یکمرتبه وارد مسجد شاه طهران شوم و بمعاندین بگویم شما مرا جستجو What would you say if I were to suddenly enter the Masjid Shah in Tehran, and say to the enemies of the Faith BDA2.016-017 MHMD2.019 Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice - -
ABU2448 Words spoken on 1913-04-11 in Budapest 90 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 خوبست ما بشما در کوچه آشنا شدیم بدون واسطه این نحو آشنائی خوبست الحمدلله در بداپست It is good that we met you in the street without some sort of intermediary; it is good to make one's acquaintance this way BDA2.231 MHMD2.298 Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world - -
ABU2469 Words spoken on 1913-04-11 in Budapest 90 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 من اعظم آمالم ارتباط بین شرق و غرب است چه این اعظم خدمت بعالم انسانی است My greatest hope is that the East and West may be united, for this is the greatest service that can be rendered to the world of humanity BDA2.231 MHMD2.299 East and West; communication between East and West; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU1402 Words to a delegation of Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-11 230 Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 الحمدللّٰه که اسباب ملاقات فراهم آمد دیشب خوب مجلسی بود احساسات روحانی قلوب را احاطه نموده بود Praise be to God that means were brought about that I may come to Budapest and associate with you... As to the coming of the Great Master. His appearance is dependent upon the realization of certain conditions. Investigate the reality BDA2.230x DAS.1913-04-11, BSC.300 #608x, MHMD2.298x, BSTW#146, BSTW#327 Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment - -
ABU2134 Words spoken on 1913-04-10 in Budapest 120 Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 ایرانیان و ترکان اگر با هم مخالفت نمینمودند تا حال جمیع این ممالک در تحت اقتدار Had the Persians and the Ottomans not opposed one another, all these nations would now be under their control. Yet they fell into such grievous heedlessness BDA2.229 MHMD2.295-296 Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence - -

<< previous 100 divider next 100 >>

items by:   The Báb, summary divider Bahá'u'lláh, summary divider Abdu'l-Bahá, summary divider see all, summary
The Báb, detailed divider Bahá'u'lláh, detailed divider Abdu'l-Bahá, detailed divider see all, detailed
The Báb, best-known divider Bahá'u'lláh, best-known divider Abdu'l-Bahá, best-known
Search:
 

use CAPS to search abbreviations only; compare e.g. ABS and abs.

Bibliography and key to source codes divider List of subjects
List files and tags with an inventory entry (from Advanced search)
About the Inventory and Loom of Reality divider New additions

home divider sitemap divider series divider chronology
search:   author divider title divider date divider tags
adv. search divider languages divider inventory
bibliography divider abbreviations divider links
about divider contact divider RSS divider new
smaller fontbigger font