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| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2704 | Words to two Theosophists spoken on 1913-04-23 | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از برای انسان دو ترقیست ترقی جسمانی و ترقی روحانی ترقیات جسمانیه موقتیست | There are two kinds of progress, spiritual progress and material progress. Material progress is temporal and vanishing | BDA2.256x | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.328x | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3695 | Words to two Theosophists spoken on 1913-04-23 | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ملکوت بهآء اللّٰه داخل شوید تا از هر جهت مؤیّد گردید در ایران نسآئی هستند | Enter into the Kingdom of Baha'u'llah, that you may be aided in every respect. In Persia, there are women who are entirely bereft of wealth | BDA2.253 | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.329 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2144 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-14 | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بلی در آیات بدیعه نازل که کار و شغل حکم عبادت دارد ولی این دلیل بر آن نیست که عبادات و اذکار | Religion without prayer is no religion; but in this Movement work and worship must go hand in hand; one must inspire the other. | BDA2.181 | DAS.1913-03-14, MHMD2.230 | Contention and conflict; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Importance of prayer; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1740 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 170 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز من با شما وداع میکنم لکن وداع دو قسم است یکی آنست که نفوس بعد از وداع بمرور یکدیگر را فراموش میکنند | This is the day of farewell with you. Farewell is of two kinds. The first kind of farewell is followed by forgetfulness. | BDA2.276-277 | DAS.1913-05-01, MHMD2.362 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2226 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | جمیع اهل غرب غرق ظلمات طبیعتند انوار الهیه غروب نموده هر چند در جسمانیات بمنتهی درجهٴ | The darkness of materialism has enveloped Europe. Natural civilization has advanced tremendously and progress is magical and by leaps and bounds | BDA2.277 | DAS.1913-05-01, MHMD2.363 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1996 | Words to someone who asked for money, spoken on 1913-05-31 | 140 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ولی وِل خرجی مکن زیرا اسراف همیشه انسان را ملول و سرگردان نماید من اگر میبینید بعضی تعارفات | Never be a spendthrift. Do not be extravagant in thy expenses. An extravagant person comes always to a sad end and feels the pinch of want and misery. | BDA2.324 | DAS.1913-05-30, MHMD2.430 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1846 | Words to Otto Häfner, spoken on 1913-04-04 | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مبلغی در طفولیت خوبست من باین سن که بودم تبلیغ میکردم شخصی از احباب برادری داشت | It is good to be a spreader of the Teachings of God in childhood. I was a teacher | BDA2.218 | DAS.1913-04-05, SW_v09#18 p.201, MHMD2.281, VLAB.103, STAB#114 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1076 | Words to Nawabzade Mohammad Yousof, spoken on 1913-06-14 | 290 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز جمیع عالم علی الخصوص امم شرق بچنین قوّهٴ نافذهئی محتاجند تا از مضائب اختلاف | As long as these antiquated social customs and religious ceremonies hold sway in India, complete progress will not be obtained. This age is the age of light. | BDA2.349x | DAS.1913-06-14, MHMD2.463x, PN_unsorted p075 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0535 | Words to Mrs Bernard, spoken on 1913-03-18 | 510 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ولی انقطاع بعدم اسباب نیست بلکه بعدم تعلق قلب است ما در طهران شب دارای هر چیز | You have travelled through India... When the Persian government imprisoned Baha'u'llah in Teheran... Detachment does not imply lack of means; it is marked by the freedom of the heart. In Tihran, we possessed everything… There were once two friends, one rich but free of heart | BDA2.187 | DAS.1913-03-18, MHMD2.238-239, ABCC.009x, BW_v13p1187-1188x, VLAB.144x, STAB#028x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2974 | Words to Mr Schwarz, spoken on 1913-04-03 | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امیدوارم سُرور ما ابدی باشد در جمیع عوالم الهیه با هم باشیم در ظل عنایت حضرت بهآءالله | I hope that our happiness may last forever--that we may be together throughout all the realms of God | BDA2.214-215 | MHMD2.277 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1088 | Words to Consul and Madame Schwarz, spoken on 1913-06-03 | 170 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حضرت مسیح فرمود از شرق و غرب نفوس آمده داخل ملکوت اللّٰه میشوند ولی ابناء ملکوت خارج میگردند | Jesus Christ Proclaimed: 'People shall come from the East and the West and enter the Kingdom of God…'… Through her [Mary Magdalene's] faith and service to the Cause of Jesus Christ, she has become the pride of all men | BDA2.331 | BBBD.221-223, DAS.1913-06-03, MHMD2.439-440 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0641 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-03-08 | 450 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | و وقتی بمناسبت سئوالات حاضرین فرق مابین مطالب و اقوال انبیا و متصوفین بیان مینمودند ... شخصی پرسید فرق این امر و صوفیه چیست فرمودند من آنرا بیان کردم حضرات صوفیه به دو مقام مومنند مقام حق و مقام خلق | I have explained the philosophical aspect of this subject. It is this: In Sufism there are only two stations... Do you know in what Day you are living? Do you realize in what Dispensation you are alive? | BDA2.174x | DAS.1913-03-08, BSC.266 #551x, SW_v04#06 p.098x, SW_v06#15 p.118-119x, SW_v13#01 p.006x, SW_v08#14 p.191x, DWN_v3#01 p.002x, MHMD2.219, ADP.038-039x | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3023 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-17 | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وقتی بیان جمال مبارک این بود که اگر کسی حیوانات ذبح نکند و بنباتات قناعت نماید البته بهتر است ولی نهی نفرمودند | It is better not to eat meat if one can possibly abstain from it. However, it is impossible at the present stage of human evolution to ask people not to practice meat-eating. | AVK3.032.10x, BDA2.303 | DAS.1913-05-17, MHMD2.400-401 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2178 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-16 | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | آن نفوس بر چند قسمند اشخاصی هستند آلودگی آنها بدرجه ای است که شر با آنها غیر مفید | There are various grades of evil habits. There are certain souls whose moral lives are petrified and immersed in a sea of sensuality. | BDA2.303 | DAS.1913-05-17, MHMD2.401 | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3572 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 10 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | معانی شرع قدیم را حضرت مسیح نشئهٴ واثر جدید داد | By this is meant that Christ imbued the meanings of the ancient law with new life and invested them with a fresh effect | AVK2.183.02, BDA2.297 | DAS.1913-05-12, MHMD2.393 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3712 | Words to a group of Persian students, spoken on 1913-02-19 | 80 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | محصّلین مشهور سابقین که کاری از پیش نبردند بلکه انشآءاللّٰه شما خدمتی بایران نمائید | The well-known Persian students of the past were unable to bring about any advancements in their native land | BDA2.147 | MHMD2.184 | Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2220 | Words to a Baha'í from Holland, spoken on 1913-02-10 | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بناپارت در عالم ملک یکی از نفوس عظیمه بود ولی فتوحاتش محدود بود منتهی شد | [Napoleon] Bonaparte was a powerful person in this earthly dominion. His conquests, however, were limited. | BDA2.129 | DAS.1913-02-10, MHMD2.160-161 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0944 | Words spoken on final evening of Western trip on 1913-06-16 | 320 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اعظم و اقدم امور تبلیغ امرالله است این کار مؤید است از جمیع نفوس بیشتر من | Today the greatest of all affairs is to teach the Cause of God and to promote the glad-tidings of the appearance of the Lord of Hosts | BDA2.352x | DAS.1913-06-16, MHMD2.468x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2850 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-10 | 60 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | کم است نسبت بامریکا هر چند مصارف انگلند کمتر است ولی باز اُجرت مزدوران | This is little compared to America. Though expenses are lower in England, still their workers' wages are too low | BDA2.015 | MHMD2.018 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3734 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-08 | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چهار هزار و ششصد قدم راه رفتم بطول راه عکّل تا روضهٴ مبارکه میخواهم مشق راه رفتن کنم | I have taken 4,600 steps. This is the distance between the city of 'Akka and the Shrine of Baha'u'llah. I wish to practise walking | BDA2.013 | MHMD2.015 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3733 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-07 | 80 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من سر میز خواهم آمد ولی چند روز میخواهم قناعت داشته باشم والّا شرقیها تحکّمی ندارد | Since the people of the East have not treated the attendants of this ship well... I shall come to the table… It is possible that the Europeans believe themselves to be superior to us, but we consider all people the servants of God and regard all humanity the same way | BDA2.012 | MHMD2.014 | East and West; communication between East and West; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1299 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05 | 240 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اهمیت این سفر بعد معلوم خواهد شد تا حال چنین امری واقع نگشته و در هیچ عصری دیده | The significance of this journey will become known in the future. Up until the present time | BDA2.007 | MHMD2.009-010 | Christ; Christianity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The power of words; of speech; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1666 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05 | 180 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بقای آنها نسبت بنفوس مقدسه مانند فناست مثل این چوب که وجود دارد ولی نسبت بعالم انسانی | The permanence of those souls, when compared with that of the sanctified souls, is even as non-existence itself | BDA2.010 | MHMD2.012 | Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2059 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05 | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | کاریکه خدا در جلو انسان میگذارد لابد طاقت هم میدهد ما نباید همیشه بآسایش تن ناظر باشیم | When God entrusts one to do something, He also gives one the capacity to endure it | BDA2.009.09 | MHMD2.011 | Disregarding bodily comfort; High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2433 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05 | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | باید در کشتی الهی سوار شد زیرا این عالم دریای پر انقلاب است جمیع خلق روی زمین که بیش از دو ملیاردند | One must ride in the ship of God; for this life is a stormy sea, and all the people on earth--that is, over two billion souls--will drown in it before a hundred years have passed. | BDA2.009 | MHMD2.011-012, BW_v13p1187, VLAB.048 | Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2999 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05 | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ممالک امریکا تخمی افشانده شد نفوس خیلی بحرکت و هیجان آمدند دیگر تا خدا چه خواهد | A seed has been planted in the states of America. Many people have become stirred and roused to excitement. | BDA2.011 | MHMD2.013 | Detachment in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3467 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05 | 20 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بیائید ببینید چه ستارهٴ روشنی است من میخواهم احبای جمال مبارک مثل این ستاره روشن باشند | Come and see what a brilliant star this is! I cherish the hope that the loved ones of the Blessed Beauty may be like this shining star | BDA2.013 | MHMD2.015 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3749 | Words spoken on board the Himalaya at sea, 1913-06-15 | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چنین تعالیممایحتاج عالم انسانی در این عصر نورانیست زیرا این عصر عصر تقالید نیست عصر انوار است | These teachings are what the world needs in this luminous age, for this is not an age of blind imitation; it is the age of light, and the century in which mysteries will be made manifest | BDA2.351 | MHMD2.466-467 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3748 | Words spoken on board the Himalaya at sea, 1913-06-13 | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چه قدر فقیرند و چگونه زحمت میکشند رؤسای ادارهها و کارخانهجات باید بجهت مزدوران در کمپانیها | How poor are they [labourers on ship], and how hard they toil! The presidents of factories and other operations must allocate a share [of the profits] for the workers in their companies | BDA2.349 | MHMD2.464 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1743 | Words spoken on 1913-06-23 in Port Said | 170 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | آنچه را شما دربارهٴ اسلام شنیدهایدهیچ ربطی باساس اسلام ندارد و حتی اکثر آنچه از بعض | That which you have heard about Islam bears no relationship whatsoever to the foundation of that religion | BDA2.360-361 | MHMD2.481 | Christ; Christianity; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Muhammad; Islam; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2540 | Words spoken on 1913-06-23 in Port Said | 80 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ابن الله در بودن در عهد حضرت مسیح و موسی اصطلاحی بود که حتی در باره بنی اسرائیل | The designation of “son of God” at the time of Moses and Christ was a term which was used also in relation to the Children of Israel | BDA2.361 | MHMD2.481-482 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3750 | Words spoken on 1913-06-23 in Port Said | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | افکار مال و منال و آمال جاه و جلال صرف اوهام است خدا محض عمران دنیا این اوهام را در سرها انداخته | Thoughts of wealth and riches, as well as hopes of rank and glory, are sheer illusion. God has cast these thoughts into our minds only so that this world might prosper; apart from this, they are of no importance | BDA2.360 | MHMD2.479-480 | Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Purpose; goal of creation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0923 | Words spoken on 1913-06-21 in Port Said to some Baha'is from Azerbaijan | 330 | Translation List; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | هر چند شماها خیلی انتظار کشیدید ولکن الحمد لله اسباب فراهم آمد که ملاقات شد من... الحمد لله آمدید و بزیارت روضهٴ مبارکه مشرف شدید روی و موی را بتراب عتبهٴ مقدسه | Although you all have waited very long, praise be to God that the circumstances for us to meet were brought about. I, too, very much wished to meet with you… It is not yet apparent, but in time the gift that God has given Iran and the Iranian people will become clear. | BRL_DAK#1057, KHF.277, KHAB.445 (445), KHTB3.103, BDA2.358x | MHMD2.477-478x, ADMS#065i09x, ADMS#262 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1496 | Words spoken on 1913-06-20 in Port Said | 210 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | لِله خرق العوائد خرق عادات و رسومات بَرازندهٴ قدرت و ارادهٴ الهی است | It is the prerogative of God to contravene the rules of humanity. Indeed, it befits and power and purpose of God to violate the customs and practices of humankind | BDA2.357 | MHMD2.476-477 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0231 | Words spoken on 1913-06-19 in Port Said | 860 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913; Universal peace — in which book is this?' | خیلی امر عجیبی است در پورت سعید چنین مجلس عظیمی عقد شد خوب است ملوک سر از | It is wonderful indeed that a gathering as grand as this one has been convened in Port Sa‘íd…. One night, Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Husayn the mujtahid told his cohorts about a dream he had…. No talk is there in town save of the loved one’s rippling hair; No spell abroad except her eyebrow’s curve—exquisite snare! | BRL_DAK#0822, AYT.379, KHF.189, KHAB.441 (441), KHTB3.076, NJB_v04#08 p.001, BDA2.357x | BRL_ATE#209x, MHMD2.475x, STAB#080x, ADMS#175 | Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1918 | Words spoken on 1913-06-17 in Port Said | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در این سفر چون بلاس انجلز رسیدیم ١٢ ساعت ریاضی نصف کرهٴ ارض را طی نمودیم | We had crossed half the globe in the span of twelve hours when we arrived at Los Angeles on this journey. Had we returned by way of China, Japan, and India, we would have made a full trip around the world | BDA2.355-356 | MHMD2.473-474 | Heat and motion; Law of cause and effect; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1602 | Words spoken on 1913-06-11 in Paris | 80 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | تا دولت و ملت مانند شهد و شیر آمیخته نگردند نجاح و فلاح ممتنع و محال است | Until the government [of Persia] and its people become commingled, even as milk and honey, their success and prosperity will remain entirely unattainable | BDA2.345-346 | MHMD2.459 | Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3709 | Words spoken on 1913-06-11 in Paris | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وظیفهٴ دیانت دیگر است و وظیفهٴ ماموریّت و عضویّت دیگر البتّه باید وزیر یا سرباز بادآء | The responsibility of religion is one thing, while the responsibilities entailed by one's obligation to and membership in that office is another | BDA2.346 | MHMD2.459-460 | Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1751 | Words spoken on 1913-06-10 in Paris | 170 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | قیام بر تبلیغ امر الله و خدمت کلمة الله در هر عصری سبب حیات سرمدیهٴ نفوس بوده | In every age, the act of arising to teach the Cause of God and exalt His Word has enabled humanity to achieve eternal life. Through this service | BDA2.344-345 | MHMD2.457-458 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Generosity [kirama]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3720 | Words spoken on 1913-06-09 in Paris | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چون توجّه بملکوت ابهی نمائید و بر خدمت امراللّٰه بر خیزید هر روز تأییدی جدید یابید | When you turn towards the Abha Kingdom and arise to serve the Cause of God, you will be granted a fresh confirmation day after day | BDA2.343 | MHMD2.455-456 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0738 | Words spoken on 1913-06-08 in Paris | 400 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ما قرب روحانی داریم قرب و ارتباطی که آن را بُعد و انفصالی | There exists between us a spiritual bond and closenes that will never be followed by remoteness and separation. Praised be God, the light of guidance is shining brightly | BDA2.340-342 | MHMD2.452-454 | Love of God; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1826 | Words spoken on 1913-06-08 in Paris | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | باید بوصایای الهیه عامل شوید زیرا این وصایا علاج هر دردی است این علاج را بکار برید | You must act on the divine counsels, inasmuch as they are the remedy for every ailment. Make use of this cure. Be mindful of God. Have discussions on spiritual subjects | BDA2.342-343 | MHMD2.454-455 | Call to action; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3719 | Words spoken on 1913-06-08 in Paris | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خدا معین و حافظ ایتام است چه بسیار اطفال اغنیا که در دنیا آواره شدند | God is the sustainer and the protector of the orphans. How many are the children of the wealthy who went on to wander this world as lost souls | BDA2.342 | MHMD2.454 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Fulfillment of true potential; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1208 | Words spoken on 1913-06-07 in Paris | 260 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | انسان در اموریکه راجع بتحسین صفات و تعدیل اخلاق است و سبب علو و صعود بمقامات عالیهٴ | In matters that pertain to the improvement of one's qualities and the moderation of one's character, or such things as will elevate one to lofty and exalted stations, people have free will | BDA2.339 | MHMD2.450-451 | Education and the development of capacity; Free will and predestination; fate; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2063 | Words spoken on 1913-06-07 in Paris | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مراد شجرهٴ حیات انسانیست در منهیات یعنی تجاوزات و مشتهیات آن نشان را مسئول میدارد | What is meant is the tree of human life. A person will be held accountable for his unlawful acts--that is, his transgressions and the desires that drove him to commit them | BDA2.338-339 | MHMD2.449-450 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0446 | Words spoken on 1913-06-06 in Paris | 610 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بواسطهٴ میرزا محیط خواست در کمال خفا نصف شب بحضور مبارک مشرّف شود چون این استدعای شاهزاده | He [Kayvan Mirza] wished to attain the presence of Baha'u'llah at midnight, through the intermediation of Mirza Muhit and in the utmost secrecy | BDA2.335-337 | MHMD2.445-447 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1916 | Words spoken on 1913-06-06 in Paris | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چون این ظهور ظهور فضل است لهذا کسانیکه اعمال طیبه و اخلاق حسنه دارند | As this dispensation is one of grace, those who perform goodly deeds and possess a righteous character will not be deprived of divine mercy | BDA2.337-338 | MHMD2.448 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Goodly deeds; actions; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Twin duties of recognition and obedience | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1249 | Words spoken on 1913-06-05 in Paris | 250 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این اهم و اقدم از کمالات اکتسابی است زیرا علم اکتسابی و تربیت ظاهری استعداد فطری | This is the most important of the acquired perfections, inasmuch as acquired knowledge and material education aid one's inborn disposition | BDA2.334 | MHMD2.443-444 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Empty learning; false spirituality; High station of learning; Priestcraft; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1164 | Words spoken on 1913-06-04 in Paris | 270 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حسن نیت بجهت اعمال حسنه لازم است تا نیت خیر که بمنزلهٴ ریشه و اصل محکم متین است | In order to do good things, one must have good intentions. So long as good intentions, which are even as a firmly planted root | BDA2.331-332 | MHMD2.440-441 | Hypocrisy; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Praise of Western values; culture; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1432 | Words spoken on 1913-06-04 in Paris | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این سرور دائمی است و سبب انبساط دل و جان در جمیع عوالم الهی چون انسان سرورش | This happiness is perpetual and results in heartfelt gladness throughout all the realms of God. When a person rejoices at the outpourings of heavenly grace | BDA2.332-333 | MHMD2.441-442 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1660 | Words spoken on 1913-06-03 in Paris | 180 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز جنود توفیق و تأیید ظهیر نفوسی است که بر خدمت کلمهٴ علیا قیام کنند و باعلآء امر الله | In this day, the hosts of success and confirmation are the supporters of those who arise to promote the Most Sublime Word | BDA2.330 | MHMD2.438-439 | Call to action; Critique of Western values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2313 | Words spoken on 1913-06-02 in Paris | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از بغداد تا ادرنه بعضی از احباب مثل جناب آقا میرزا محمود و آقا میرزا جعفر | As we travelled from Baghdad to Adrianople, some of the believers such as Aqa Rida, Aqa Mirza Mahmud | BDA2.328 | MHMD2.436 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3726 | Words spoken on 1913-06-02 in Paris | 60 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حفظ امر اللّٰه و وحدت اهل بها منوط بثبوت بر عهد اللّٰه است و آثار قلم میثاق مبیّن آیات | The protection of the Cause of God and the unity of the people of Baha are dependent on firmness in the Covenant of God and adherence | BDA2.329-330 | MHMD2.437 | Chastisement and requital; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3732 | Words spoken on 1913-06-01 in Paris | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اینگونه عشق از کمال عقل حاصِل گردد لذا هر قدر بنیان و اساس عقل و معرفت متینتر باشد | This kind of love is the fruit of consummate reason, for the firmer the foundation of reason and knowledge, the greater the heights that the lofty palace of love will reach | BDA2.328 | MHMD2.435 | One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3756 | Words spoken on 1913-05-31 in Paris | 20 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ملکوت الهی زن و مرد یکسانند جمیع باید ندا بافق اعلی نمایند و نشر نفحات اللّٰه کنند | In the Kingdom of God, women and men are one and the same. It is incumbent on everyone to summon humanity to turn towards the Most Exalted Horizon and to spread the sweet savours of God | BDA2.325 | MHMD2.431 | Equality of men and women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1983 | Words spoken on 1913-05-30 in Paris | 140 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | سابق بعضی باین ملاحظه بریاضت مشغول می شدند که ترک لذائذ نفسانی نمایند و منع غضب | In the past, some would engage in mortification of the flesh with the aim of renouncing carnal delights and suppressing feelings of anger and passion | BDA2.323 | MHMD2.428-429 | Monasticism; asceticism; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3747 | Words spoken on 1913-05-29 in Paris | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اگر آنگونه موشکافیها در مسائل مهمّه مینمودند چه قدر نتائج داشت | How great the results that would have appeared if these people [who were well-versed in Islamic jurisprudence and doctrine] had practised that kind of hair-splitting on matters of actual importance! | BDA2.322 | MHMD2.427 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Islamic laws and jurisprudence | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2071 | Words spoken on 1913-05-26 in Paris | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وقتی از نیویورک بلندن میآمدیم دستهٴ موزیک در کشتی هر روز صبح و عصر مشغول نواختن | When we were travelling from New York to London, an orchestra played music on the ship every morning and afternoon | BDA2.319 | MHMD2.423-424 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1441 | Words spoken on 1913-05-24 in Paris | 490 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | جمیع را قانع و شاکر نمود و اجمال بعضی از بیانات مبارکه در این خصوص این بود که باید پی بحقایق | One must understand the truth of such matters. Are you at all aware of the age in which Muhammad lived | BDA2.317 | MHMD2.419-421 | Critique of Western values; culture; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Muhammad; Islam; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1684 | Words spoken on 1913-05-23 in Paris | 180 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | کمال انسان در اینست که بقدر وسع اولاد فقرا و اطفال سائرین را هم تربیت نماید | A person's perfection lies in this -- that he also rear, to the extent that he is able, the offspring of the poor and other children | BDA2.314 | MHMD2.417 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - |
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