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| AB06828 | 120 | O thou Abbas of Abdul Baha! O thou namesake of Abdul Baha! The letter that thou didst write to Mr. Joseph Hannen was forwarded | DAS.1913-08-16, ABIE.197, BLO_PN#007 | praise and encouragement; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06766 | 120 | ...Praise be to God that you have not forgotten the time of our meeting and that your hearts and souls are attracted to Bahá'u'lláh | DAS.1913-08-16, ABIE.200, BLO_PN#007 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06734 | 120 | ای خداوند بی نیاز این دلها را براز خویش دمساز کن و از بیگانه و خویش بی نیاز | O Thou Incomparable God! Make Thou these hearts intimate with Thy Mystery; suffer them to be detached from the known and from the unknown | INBA21:141a, INBA75:053 | DWNP_v5#02-3 p.002-003, DUR2.130, DUR1.191, ADH2.049, ADH2_1#25 p.042, ADH2_1#47 p.071, MJMJ1.057, MMG2#298 p.331, MJH.016a | DAS.1913-07-18, ABIE.082, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123b | S. Tirandaz | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||
| AB06678 | 120 | O thou beloved son of the Kingdom! Truly I say thou art self-sacrificing and in the service of the Kingdom of God thou art volition-less | DAS.1913-08-10x, ABIE.176x, BLO_PN#007 | consolation and comfort; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06580 | 120 | Your letter was received. I supplicated and entreated at the Threshold of the Kingdom of Abha | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.159, BLO_PN#007 | prayer for the spiritual progress of others; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06569 | 120 | O thou son of the Kingdom! A copy of the book written by thee and forwarded | DAS.1913-09-12, SW_v04#16 p.274, ABIE.309, BLO_PN#007 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; praise and encouragement; review of publications; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06374 | 130 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | O thou who art looking to the Kingdom of God: In this Great Century the Powers of the Lord of Might | PN_various p020 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06236 | 130 | O thou eloquent, expressive poetess! How many poets have come to this world who have written elegies and eulogies in the utmost of eloquence | PN_1909E p001, BLO_PT#052.07 | literature; drama; humanities; the arts; poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05986 | 140 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...The days of human existence are like vanishing shadows. Compared to the world of Reality, they are brought to a close with extreme speed. | DAS.1913-09-01x, BSC.449 #819x, SW_v16#07 p.583x, ABIE.264x, BLO_PN#007 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05982 | 140 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...After my return from America and Europe, owing to the difficulties of the long voyage and the innumerable inconveniences... When the teacher delivers an address | DAS.1913-07-28, BSC.452 #827x, SW_v07#10 p.097x, ABIE.121, BLO_PN#007 | consolation and comfort; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; humility; meekness; lowliness; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05975 | 140 | O thou sign of Guidance! Thank God that thou hast advanced from the region of darkness toward the center of Lights and after crossing the desert | DAS.1913-09-16, ABIE.323, BLO_PN#007 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05974 | 140 | O ye real friends! And ye who are drawn to the Beauty of God! This is the time of attraction and acclamation, and the period of rejoicing and merrymaking. | DAS.1913-09-08, ABIE.294, BLO_PN#007 | call to action; praise and encouragement; spiritual transformation; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05814 | 140 | ای مهربان الحمد لله بعون و عنایت ایزد توانا ببقعه نوراء رسیدی و آستان یار | O thou Mehreban! Praise be to God that through the Protection and Favor of the Omnipotent God thou didst reach the Illumined spot | YARP2.136 p.155 | DAS.1913-07-05, ABIE.027, BLO_PN#007 | call to action; consolation and comfort; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||
| AB05742 | 140 | ...O thou esteemed one: This world is like unto a forest, and its trees are fruitless. Now the Divine Gardener hath come | PN_1906 p096x | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; power of love; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05474 | 150 | But regarding the innumerable stars and the distance between each other, that in this day the astronomers of Europe explain as worlds containing the living spirits | PN_unsorted p088 | celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; composition and decomposition; material and spiritual existence; two books; realms of being; three realms; five realms | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05472 | 150 | Cry aloud and say: O friends, a hundred times glad tidings that the light of Reality has shone and enlightened the world. The proclamation of the Kingdom has reached you. | CHH.177-178, BLO_PN#022 | call to action; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05389 | 150 | ایتها المشتعله بنار محبت الله انی طالعت نمیقتک الغراء و تحریرک البدیع الانشاء | O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the love of God! Verily, I have perused thy beautiful letter | MMK6#185 | SW_v02#16 p.007, SW_v04#19 p.320, SW_v05#10 p.153, SW_v06#17 p.143, PN_1912 p072 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05345 | 150 | O thou remembrance of that daughter of the Kingdom! ... Collect the traces of thy mother's pen, so that they may remain after her | BLO_PN#093 | eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05325 | 150 | O united souls! The letter you sent is perused and by its contents happiness and joy was produced; for it expressed union and harmony | BAVA.036-037, BLO_PN#021 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05192 | 150 | O thou kind, beloved friend! The copies of your peerless paper which are in reality the proofs of your high ideals, the exaltation of your aims | DAS.1913-09-17, ABIE.326, BLO_PN#007 | growth of the Cause; praise and encouragement; review of publications; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05185 | 150 | ای دو حمامه همدم و همراز الحمد لله در گلشن الهی پرواز نمودید و بملکوت راز پی | O ye two companion doves, united in heart and spirit! All praise be to God that ye have soared in the divine garden and winged your way to the Kingdom of mysteries [3.5s]... ...Praise be to God that you are soaring in the Divine rose-garden, have found your way to the Kingdom of Mysteries and have become the recipients of the Favors of His Highness the Incomparable One! | INBA87:260b, INBA52:264 | NJB_v04#12 p.005 | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.211, BLO_PN#007 | consolation and comfort; praise and encouragement; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB05060 | 150 | O thou illumined man! The days that I spent with thee in Stuttgart I shall never forget | BBBD.249-250, DAS.1913-08-12, ABIE.182, BLO_PN#007 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise and encouragement; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05001 | 160 | O ye blessed souls! The beloved pilgrim like unto an overflowing cup has a heart full of your praises. Continually this Servant expects that all the believers unloose their tongues | DAS.1913-09-26, ABIE.360, BLO_PN#007 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; praise and encouragement; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04804 | 160 | O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was written in utmost humiliation and supplication, evincing thy prayer and commune to the Kingdom.... ...Say to Percy Grant and Juliet Thompson: O ye intelligent ones, there is no rest or tranquillity in this world. | DJT.073-074, BLO_PN#027 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power of prayer; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04803 | 160 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای قرین و ندیم عبدالبهاء ای همسفر نازنین عبدالبهاء الحمد لله این سفر ثانی نیز | O close companion of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! O dear fellow traveler of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Praised be God, this second journey, too, has come to an end | INBA84:346, BLIB_Or.08117.041, | MMK5#091 p.072 | DAS.1913-08-17x, ABIE.203x, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.326x | teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||
| AB04790 | 160 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طالب حقیقت نامه تو رسید مضمون دلیل بر حصول هدایت کبری بود شکر کن خدا را که | O thou wooer of Truth! Thy letter was received. Its contents indicated thy attainment to the Most Great Guidance…. I hope that thou mayest become a herald of the Kingdom and a means whereby the white and coloured peoples shall close their eyes to racial differences | BRL_DAK#0621 | BRL_ATE#191x, SW_v12#05 p.103+106, AHV.029a, BLO_PN#045 | being a source of light; guidance; call to action; disregarding individual capacity; weakness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; race unity; racial issues; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB04774 | 160 | ای سلاله ابراهیمی الحق از دودمان آن بزرگواری و از سلاله آن مهر تابان رائحه | O descendant of Abraham! In truth, thou art of that illustrious lineage, a descendant of that resplendent Sun. | KHAZ.i017+058 | KHAZE.017, BLO_PN#025 | eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB04609 | Words to Miss Buckton | 170 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...To tamper with the psychic forces while in this world interferes with the condition of the soul in the world to come. | BSC.442 #806, SW_v10#19 p.344x, PN_1912 p110, BSTW#148, BSTW#356 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; development of capacity and readiness; occult sciences; psychic phenomena | - | - | |||||||
| AB04602 | 170 | Whenever entering a meeting read the following supplication: O Thou kind God! We have gathered together with the utmost humility and submission in this spiritual assembly. We have turned our faces | PN_various p003, BSTW#191 | composure; tranquillity; serenity; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; prayer for unity; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04379 | 170 | ای دوستان حقیقت پرست عبدالبهاء در دریای تبلیغ و لجه بیان و اقامه برهان شب و | O lovers of Truth! Though night and day 'Abdu'l-Baha is immersed in the sea of proclamation, teaching and the providing of proofs | KHAZ.i021+156 | KHAZE.019, BLO_PN#025 | call to action; growth of the Cause; importance of community building; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB04263 | 170 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Although the dove and the nightingale, both of them, are two sweet singing birds | PN_1909E p118, BLO_PT#052.08 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love of God; music and singing; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04239 | 170 | الهی الهی تری وجوها نضره مستبشره بنفحات ازهار ریاض ملکوتک الابهی و مستضیئه | O God! O God! Behold Thou these radiant faces made joyous through the Fragrances of the flowers of Thy Kingdom... O my Lord! O my Lord! Intoxicate them with the wine of knowledge; sweeten their tastes | AKHA_119BE #01-02 p.j, AHB.121BE #01 p.000 | DAS.1913-07-18, SW_v08#16 p.217x, ABIE.081, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123a | prayer for firmness in the Covenant; prayer for governments and rulers; prayer for spiritual recognition; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB04222 | 180 | O happy starred and noble prince: The gift you have forwarded was very acceptable because it was from your Highness | DAS.1913-08-03, ABIE.149, BLO_PN#007 | acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; prayer for specific individuals; groups; wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04143 | 180 | O thou asker for forgiveness! Verily I perused thy letter | PN_1909C p115 | forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; servitude; submission to God; repentance; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04010 | 180 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نامه مفصل که در خصوص استتکارت نوشته بودی ملاحظه گردید مختصر این است | ...The extensive letter you had written about Stuttgart was perused. In brief, Germany will shine resplendent, inasmuch as its citizens are religiously minded | ASAT1.025x | BBBD.242-243, DAS.1913-07-15, ABIE.069, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.323ax | call to action; growth of the Cause; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB03989 | 180 | ...Thank thou the Lord that thou hast winged thy way into this limitless heaven, and art journeying in the world of God. | PN_1913 p012, BSTW#052n, BSTW#073bx | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; firmness in the Covenant; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; love and unity; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03985 | 180 | O Janabe Ameen! Although the doors are closed, the ways and the roads are severed | SW_v08#14 p.193-194, CHH.207-208, BLO_PN#022 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; characteristics and conduct of true believers; connection between material and spiritual worlds; spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03889 | 190 | O ye friends of God and assistants of Abdu'l-Baha! What can I write, and what can I say? That which is in the heart can be neither translated into words nor written on paper... The world is black; the divine bestowal is radiant. This blackness must be changed | DAS.1913-08-26, SW_v08#10 p.135-136x, ABIE.242, BLO_PN#007 | being a source of light; guidance; call to action; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03883 | 190 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Though thy father was not kind to thee, praise be to God thou hast a Heavenly Father. | PN_1909 p016, PN_1909 p050, DJT.094-095, BLO_PN#027 | being a source of light; guidance; call to action; consolation and comfort; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03829 | 190 | Daily Lessons Received at Akka | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الجدیده المورخ ۳۰ اکتوبر سنه ۱۹۰۲ | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy recent letter, dated October 30, 1902, and noted its contents... As to thy question regarding the 'Minor Resurrection' and the first creation | YMM.357x | DLA.091x, MAB.007, BLO_PN#026x | praise and encouragement; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB03822 | 190 | O ye kind friends! A letter was received from Kerman giving you utmost praise and saying | DAS.1913-07-12, ABIE.057, BLO_PN#007 | East and West; communication between East and West; growth of the Cause; praise and encouragement; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03809 | 190 | ای یاران حقیقی الیوم یوم فیوضات جلیله ملکوت غیب ابهاست و تموجات بحور الطاف | O ye real friends! This day is the day of the Glorious Bounties of the Invisible Kingdom of Abha and of the tumultuous waving of the seas | MKT6.078 | DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.061, BLO_PN#007 | development of capacity and readiness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB03789 | 190 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای یادگار آن شخص محترم نامه مفصل شما بنهایت دقت قرائت گردید مضمون دلیل سرور | O cherished remnant of that honored soul! Your detailed letter was perused with utmost care, and its contents brought joy [3.5s]... ...Truly I say, the extreme desire of my heart and soul is to be present at the Court of Baha'u'llah, so that I may perfume my face and my locks with the dust of the Holy Threshold. | MMK5#077 p.063 | DAS.1913-07-15, ABIE.069, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.335x | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||
| AB03739 | 190 | O thou beloved maidservant of God! In thy letter thou hast intimated that thou art colored. | SW_v12#05 p.106, AHV.030b, BLO_PN#045, BSTW#362 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; humility; meekness; lowliness; race unity; racial issues; symbolism of color and light; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03738 | 190 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! What thou hast written was perused and its contents became manifest. Thou hast questioned how thou canst accept this Divine Cause, for you are a member of the church. | TAB.327-328, BWF.390-390x, BSC.457 #841-842x, PN_various 009 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; material and spiritual existence; two books; outward and inward meanings; religion as reality; definitions of religion; spiritual baptism; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03707 | 190 | ای دوستان جمال قدم عصر عصر انجذابست و قرن قرن حضرت رب الارباب شرق و غرب | O ye friends of the Blessed Perfection! This century is the century of attraction. This Cycle is the Cycle of His Highness the Lord of Lords | INBA13:046 | MKT5.019, MJMJ3.001ax, MMG2#222a p.249x, NJB_v01#19a p.034 | DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.059, BLO_PN#007 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; effort; striving; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; prayer for spiritual recognition; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||
| AB03704 | 190 | ای دو نفس نفیس خطه بطحاء وادی غیر ذی زرع و سنگلاخ بود چنانچه نص قرآنست از | O ye two precious souls! The valley of Batha was a barren wasteland and stony ground, as is attested in the text of the Holy Quran [3.5s]... ...The region of Nur is the birthplace of the Speaker on the Mount. Consider to what grandeur, importance and splendor it shall attain throughout future ages and cycles. | MMK6#231x, IQN.020 | DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.144, BLO_PN#007 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB03622 | 190 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! I hope, from the Almighty, that thou mayest be confirmed to the necessities and conditions of the following address | TAB.728-729, BLO_PN#093 | being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; development of capacity and readiness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03582 | 200 | O ye friends of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá! The East is illumined, the West is perfumed, and the world is in motion and acceleration. The fame of the Grandeur of the Word of God | PN_1907 p070 | call to action; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03576 | 200 | O thou who art attracted to the breath of God! Verily I read thy detailed letter... Know that there are two kinds of happiness--spiritual and material... As to spiritual happiness | SW_v07#16 p.163x, PN_1900_heh p070, VLAB.112x, BSTW#195 | happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; light and darkness; love of God; material and spiritual existence; two books; purpose; goal of creation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03524 | 200 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یزدان مهربان این نفوس یاران تواند و این جمع پریشان تو مفتون انوار جمالند و | O Thou kind Lord! These souls are Thy friends who are gathered together and are carried away by Thy love | BRL_DAK#0091, BRL_MON#005, MMG2#201 p.229 | BRL_POAB#05, TAB.142, PN_various p008 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||
| AB03305 | 210 | ...The believers with the utmost firmness and steadfastness must engage in the teaching of the Cause. They must become united and agreed. They are all the drops of one river | DAS.1913-08-27, ABIE.246, BLO_PN#007 | teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity; unity of thought and belief; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03257 | 320 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Daily Lessons Received at Akka; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک المرسل الی انطون افندی العزیز | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have read thy letter addressed to the dear Anton Effendi [3.5s]... ...Regarding the statement in The Hidden Words, that man must renounce his own self, the meaning is that he must renounce his inordinate desires | BRL_DAK#0219, MNMK#050 p.134x, MMK1#181 p.201x | SWAB#181x, LOG#0596x, DLA.090x, BLO_PN#026x | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; firmness in the Covenant; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; suffering; rejection of Christ; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB03207 | 210 | ای نفوس مبارکه در عالم وجود هیچ موهبتی باقی و برقرار نه و هیچ نعمتی پایدار | O ye blessed souls! In the world of existence no bounty remains eternal and permanent and no gift continues to be immutable save the Bestowal of 'Divine Guidance'! | NJB_v04#12 p.004 | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.210, BLO_PN#007 | development of capacity and readiness; thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| AB03159 | 210 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دوستان عزیز عبدالبهاء سه سال است که مانند مرغ بی لانه و آشیانه سرگشته کوه و | O ye friends of Abdul Baha: It is now three years that, like unto a nestless and shelterless bird, I have been wandering through mountains and plains and flying over the wilderness and Sahara. | MMK5#082 p.066, MJDF.111 | DAS.1913-08-08, ABIE.170, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#460, MHMD2s.327bx | steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB03102 | 210 | O ye servants of God and Maidservants of the Merciful! Thank ye God that the Divine call reached the ear of the spirit... Praise be to God, that the doors of the Kingdom are opened... In the world of existence the meeting is blessed when the white and colored meet together | SW_v12#05 p.103x, SW_v12#05 p.106x, AHV.030-31, BLO_PN#045 | praise and encouragement; race unity; racial issues; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03095 | 210 | O ye denizens of the Kingdom! Your letter was received and caused joy and gladness | DAS.1914-10-13, SW_v06#11 p.083+087, PN_1914 p077, PN_1914 p110 | call to action; firmness in the Covenant; love and unity; praise and encouragement; universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03014 | 220 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye brilliant realities! Blessed are ye, for that ye believed in the Lord of Hosts, advanced unto the Kingdom of God, with faces rejoicing... Be not sorrowful on account of the affliction of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá | TAB.406-407, SW_v08#19 p.242x, PN_1901 p087 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; praise and encouragement; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03005 | 220 | ای یاران حقیقی و مشتاقان جمال الهی چون حی قیوم بجمیع اسما و صفات و کمالات و | O ye friends who long for the Beauty of God! When the self-subsistent living God manifested Himself...The Divine Minstrel held the stringed instrument in His Hand, and preluded a melody and tune | INBA13:141, INBA88:176 | MKT1.413, AKHA_120BE #05 p.j, AHB.125BE #01-02 p.02, PYB#125 p.06, DUR1.213, YHA1.377x | SW_v05#14 p.209x, PN_1900_heh p077, BSTW#387 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; spiritual transformation; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB02843 | 230 | O respected personage, thou seeker of Reality! Thy letter was received. It was not a letter but a mirror... If thy earthly house is destroyed, be thou not sad! | DAS.1913-09-12x, SW_v04#13 p.223, ABIE.310x, BLO_PN#007 | call to action; consolation and comfort; material and spiritual existence; two books; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02814 | 230 | پاک یزدانا این جمع را شمع عالم کن و این انجمن را گلزار و گلشن محفلش را روضه | O Thou pure God! Make thou this gathering the candle of the world and suffer this assembly to become a rose garden and a verdant meadow. | INBA13:086, INBA75:023 | DUR2.047, ADH2.021, ADH2_1#10 p.018, MJMJ1.040, MMG2#166 p.189, MJH.006 | DAS.1913-09-08, ABIE.293, BLO_PN#007 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; humility; meekness; lowliness; prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||
| AB02748 | 230 | ای مخموران صهبای الهی نفحه رحمانی از ریاض باقی میوزد و صبح نورانی از افق معانی | O ye who are intoxicated with the Wine of God! The Breeze of the Merciful is wafting from the rose-garden of Eternity | INBA55:114, INBA55:411 | MMK4#140 p.143, AHB.107BE #05 p.92, AHB.122BE #02 p.47 | DAS.1913-08-26, ABIE.244, BLO_PN#007 | music and singing; mystical themes; praise and encouragement; predictions and prophecies; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB02642 | 230 | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت دختر ملکوتی مس نوبلاک نهایت ستایش از ایمان و محبت شما | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! The heavenly daughter, Miss Knoblock, has given the utmost praise about your Faith and Love | MMK3#131 p.092x, BBBD.264-265 | BBBD.265-267, DAS.1913-09-22, ABIE.346, BLO_PN#007 | growth of the Cause; spiritual transformation; suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB02528 | 240 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy third report was received and its contents imparted the utmost exhilaration. The 19 days Feast was the Lord's Supper | DAS.1913-08-30, ABIE.257, BLO_PN#007 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; newspapers and the media; publications; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02511 | 240 | ...It is nearly two years and a half that I have been a wanderer over mountains and deserts and a traveler over seas and lands | DAS.1913-07-12x, SW_v05#07 p.097x, ABIE.058x, BLO_PN#007 | business; financial; property matters; growth of the Cause; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02479 | 250 | Thou must be firm and unshakable in thy purpose, and never, never let any outward | DAS.1913-08-19, SW_v04#12 p.208+210, ABIE.208, PN_1913 p005, MAB.016, VLAB.127x, BLO_PN#007 | martyrs and martyrdom; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02447 | 250 | ایتها المنجذبه بانوار ساطعه من ملکوت الله انی قرئت رقیمتک البلیغه و نمیقتک | O thou who art attracted by the lights shining from the Kingdom of God! Verily I have read thy eloquent letter and wonderful epistle... Know thou, verily, I say unto thee that the conditions of this mortal world | INBA89:221 | DAS.1913-07-14, SW_v04#15 p.252-153x, ABIE.064, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#110a | high station of the true believer; praise and encouragement; service to others; to the Cause of God; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB02437 | 250 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء یاران جسمانی مارانند زیرا هر محبتی که لله نباشد عاقبت | O ye friends of Abdul Baha! Material friendship is not permanent; for every kind of love which is not purely for the sake of God is ended in hatred. | MMK3#286 p.208, MJMJ3.079ax, MMG2#011 p.010x, YHA2.999-1000x, NJB_v04#15 p.003x | DAS.1913-07-16, SW_v08#11 p.141-142x, ABIE.072, BLO_PN#007 | call to action; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB02430 | 250 | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء هر چند شبانگاهست ولی صبحگاهی ملکوت الهی است یعنی | O ye merciful friends of Abdul Baha! Although it is night, yet it is the morn of the dawn of the divine Kingdom.... The ancient bestowal of the beauty of Abha is the companion of every pure heart | MKT8.184b, MKT9.245, AKHA_119BE #03-04 p.j, BSHN.140.375, BSHN.144.370, MHT1a.188, MHT1b.146 | DAS.1913-07-21, ABIE.094, PN_various p013x, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#110a | avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB02184 | 260 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ابناء ملکوت سال نو عبارت از گردش و حرکت دوره سنوی است | O ye children of the Kingdom! It is New Year; that is to say, the rounding of the cycle of the year. A year is the | DWNP_v4#07 p.040 | TAB.038-040, BSC.475 #899x, SW_v02#01 p.010-011, SW_v04#16 p.266, SW_v08#01 p.009, CHH.217-218, BLO_PN#022 | materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; spiritual springtime; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||
| AB02053 | 270 | O thou servant of the Holy Threshold of the Beauty of Abha! I read what you had written to Jenabi H. Seyed Taki. | PN_1906 p091 | expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; martyrs and martyrdom; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01992 | 280 | Daily Lessons Received at Akka | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy latest letter and great love welled forth unto thee | SW_v08#19 p.239, DLA.088, BLO_PN#026 | Christ; Christianity; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01933 | 280 | ای دکتر من نامه تو رسید نوایای خویش را مرقوم نموده بودی چه قدر این نوایا | O thou my doctor! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding thy aims... The worst human quality and the most great sin is back-biting, and most especially | BRL_DAK#1147, AVK3.181.13x, GHA.304bx, NJB_v04#11 p.004 | LOG#0312x, LOG#0305x, DAS.1913-08-11, SW_v04#11 p.192, SW_v07#19 p.196, ABIE.179, BLO_PN#007 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; Christ; Christianity; forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB01796 | 290 | O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha! From the contents of thy letters it has become evident and clear that the standard of the Cause of God | PN_1906 p094 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; review of publications; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01743 | 300 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء در این دور الهی و عصر ربانی اساس اصلی و مقصد حقیقی وحدت | O ye friends of Abdul Baha! In this Divine Dispensation and lordly Cycle the fundamental principle and the supreme object is the establishment of the oneness of the world of humanity | MKT3.510, AKHA_134BE #18 p.694, AKHA_125BE #03 p.j, TAH.298, ADH2.089x, ADH2_2#14 p.118x, MMG2#044 p.044x | DAS.1913-09-16, ABIE.322, BLO_PN#007 | A. Akhavan | love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; oneness; unity of religion; prayer for unity; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB01683 | 300 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Its entire contents was the utmost of supplication and invocation | PN_1912 p131 | acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; interpretation of dreams and visions; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01660 | 300 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ان النیر الاعظم المتلئلا علی آفاق الامم قد غاب عن مشرق العالم و یلوح و یضی ء | The world's great Light, once resplendent upon all mankind, hath set, to shine everlastingly from the Abha horizon | INBA88:317 | MNMK#041 p.127, MMK1#005 p.015, AYBY.323 #001, HHA.053, MHA.525c, KHML.245-250 | SWAB#005, BWF.349-350, SW_v14#12 p.356-357, DWN_v1#06 p.001-002, DWN_v6#09 p.002ax, ABCC.048-049, CHH.111, BLO_PN#022 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; firmness in the Covenant; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; predictions and prophecies; rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | |||||
| AB01604 | 310 | ای یار روحانی در این سنه مبارکه آثار نصرت الهی از جمیع جهات مانند نور سحر در | O spiritual friend! Signs of divine assistance, in this blessed year, are radiating from all horizons, even as the rays of dawn. | MKT8.201, KHAZ.i018+103+164 | KHAZE.018, BLO_PN#025 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; praise and encouragement; proclamation to Jews; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB01577 | 310 | O thou my beloved friend! Thy letter was received from India. From its contents it became evident that thou art occupied, and art spending thy days in the company of that respected lady, Mrs. Besant. | DAS.1913-08-29, ABIE.254, BLO_PN#007 | Mary Magdalene; praise and encouragement; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01477 | 320 | ای پروردگار در کتب و صحف بواسطه انبیا اخبار فرموده ای و اسراایل را بشارت | O God! In the Sacred Books and Scriptures, revealed through Thy Messengers, Thou gave the Israelites the glad-tidings and the promise that the day would come when despondent Jews would prosper | INBA75:091 | MKT3.365, AHB.118BE #05 p.138, ADH2_1#54 p.083, MMG2#447 p.493, YHA1.423x (2.832), KHAZ.i028+082, KHH1.038 (1.053) | KHHE.070-071, KHAZE.023, BLO_PN#025 | chastisement and requital; predictions and prophecies; sacred remains; burial of the Bab | - | - | ||||||
| AB01456 | 330 | Every season hath its own condition. Every place hath its own beauties. In the time of spring the blossoming of the wilderness gives loving pleasure. | CHH.113-114, BLO_PN#022 | cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01454 | 330 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Everything is from God, both good and evil... Everything in existence is good, and only the lack of goodness make a thing evil. The being is created good | BSC.500 #963x, PN_1900 p061, PN_unsorted p148, PN_1900 p003x | free will and predestination; fate; light and darkness; nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01368 | 340 | The Greatest Name (may my life redeem His beloved!) was manifested in the centre of the world. It sent forth the Light of Unity and the Bounty of Harmony and Love. | PN_1909 p073 | light and darkness; love and unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; suffering; rejection of Christ; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01294 | 350 | Thank God that you have come and attained to this visit! I hope, as you have received physical health, you will receive your spiritual health | SW_v08#18 p.232x, PN_1905 p007, BSTW#369a | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; development of capacity and readiness; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01275 | 350 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب آقا سید اسدالله باسکندریه وارد و ملاقات حاصل و چون | O ye friends of Abdul Baha! His Honor Sayad Assadullah arrived in Alexandria and a meeting was obtained. When he received permission for his departure he mentioned your names | MMK5#044 p.042, MJDF.117 | DAS.1913-08-09, ABIE.173, BLO_PN#007 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB01252 | 350 | Bahá'í World Faith | ای دوست عزیز نامه که بمستر ملک مرقوم نموده بودید بر مضامین آن اطلاع حاصل شد | O dear friend! The contents of your letter to Mr. Molk have become known to me... You have written that there were several meetings of joy and happiness | AMK.131-132, AMK.133-134 | BWF.359-359x, SW_v12#05 p.107x, AHV.031x, BLO_PN#045 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; race unity; racial issues; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB01205 | 360 | ای همدم عبدالبهاء نامه مرقوم بجناب منشادی ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل | O thou intimate companion of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! I perused your letter to His Honor Manshadi and noted its contents. | MMK3#156 p.109x, YIK.095-096, VUJUD.136 | PN_1906 p088, VUJUDE.206-207 | essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; progress only takes place within its own degree; station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB01201 | 360 | ای منادی پیمان نامه نوزدهم شهر محرم ملاحظه گردید از مضمون آثار بشاشت و امید | O thou herald of the Covenant! Thy letter of the 19th of Muharram was received, and from its contents signs of contentment | BRL_DAK#0148, YIA.287-288, KHAZ.i025 | KHAZE.021, BLO_PN#025 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise and encouragement; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01165 | 360 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما که بالهام آسمانی مرقوم وصول یافت مضامین دلنشین | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter, which was surely inspired of heaven, hath been received. | BLIB_Or.08117.032, | MKT3.438, MMK1#219 p.263, ASAT5.071x | SWAB#219, SW_v02#05 p.006, CHH.147-148, BLO_PN#022 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise and encouragement; service to others; to the Cause of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||
| AB01159 | 370 | Every Manifestation is the Adam of His time... There were one hundred thousand Adams before the Adam of biblical records each being the Manifestation of his own time or cycle. | PN_unsorted p087 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01158 | 370 | O ye believers in the heart and spirit of Abdul Baha! It has been well-nigh three years since this Servant at the Threshold of Baha has been a wanderer over mountain and desert and a traveler upon plain and sea. | DAS.1913-09-26, ABIE.358, BLO_PN#007 | education of children; moral education; praise and encouragement; prayer for specific individuals; groups; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01151 | 370 | یا احباء الله و اودائه انی بقلب مشتعل بنار محبتکم و صدر منشرح بذکرکم و عین ناظره | O ye beloved of God and his friends! With a heart kindled by the fire of your love...If ye be truly united, if ye agree to promote that which is the essential purpose, and to show forth an all-unifying love, I swear by Him Who causeth the seed to split | BRL_DAK#0982, MKT1.162, MNMK#038 p.123 | COF.029-030x, PN_various p020x, BLO_PT#214 | love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; unity; oneness of humanity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB01139 | 370 | ای یاران نورانی عبدالبهاء سه سال است که در بادیه های وسیع مانند باد بادیه | O ye illumined friends of Abdu'l-Baha: It is well-nigh three years since, like unto the wind I have been crossing vast deserts and like unto the nestless and shelterless bird | INBA17:149 | YHA1.257 (2.995), MJDF.101, NJB_v04#15 p.001 | DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.145, BLO_PN#007 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; growth of the Cause; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB01120 | 370 | ...Today it is incumbent upon the believers to forget and lay aside every thought and every preoccupation save the diffusion of the Fragrances of God | PN_various p016x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01051 | 380 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه مفصل شما با نامه امة الله روحانیه خانم واصل گردید دلیل | O thou servant of the Beauty of ABHA! Your long letter and the letter written by the maidservant of God came to hand... O thou Janabi Khan! Exhort thou all the believers | BRL_DAK#1024 | TAB.662-663, PN_1906 p091x, MAB.092x | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; growth of the Cause; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||
| AB01036 | 390 | I praise Thee, O Thou Remover of Sorrows, Overlooker of faults, Rejoicer of hearts and Illuminator of faces! Verily to the beloved ones at the door of Thy oneness | DAS.1913-07-17, ABIE.074, BLO_PN#007 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; praise and encouragement; prayer for spiritual recognition; thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00974 | 400 | O ye friends of God! All the people of the world today are workmen of destruction and ruin | SW_v05#09 p.130, SW_v08#10 p.136, PN_1909 p061 | call to action; love and unity; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00955 | 400 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ای متشبث بذیل اطهر فرع سدره مبارکه در جهان و جهانیان بدیده بینا نظر نما که | O Thou who art holding fast to the Pure Hem; thou who art the twig of the Blessed Tree! Look thou with seeing eyes at the world about thee, and at the inhabitants thereof. Upon the stage of this immense theatre most spectacular plays are being enacted. | BRL_DAK#0376, MMK3#055 p.035, HDQI.196x, ANDA#07 p.07x | DAS.1913-09-08, BSC.344 #671x, SW_v04#16 p.273x, ABIE.295, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123d | present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||
| AB00934 | 400 | الهی الهی تری احبتک المنجذبین الی ملکوتک الابهی و المتاججین الضلوع و الاحشاء | O my Lord, O my Lord! Thou beholdest Thy loved ones, attracted to Thy Abha Kingdom, enkindled in their inmost being | MKT3.351, KHAZ.i022+173 | KHAZE.020, BLO_PN#025 | growth of the Cause; praise and encouragement; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00903 | 410 | O friends of God! Your letter was received through Mrs. Stannard... A profession, a trade, farming, these are worshipping God. | SW_v10#12 p.226, SW_v14#06 p.168, PN_various p019, BSTW#179, BSTW#242 | firmness in the Covenant; growth of the Cause; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00890 | 410 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای احبای الهی اساس ملکوت الهی بر عدل و انصاف و رحم و مروت و مهربانی بهر نفسی | O ye beloved of the Lord! The Kingdom of God is founded upon equity and justice, and also upon mercy, compassion | MKT3.211, MMK1#138 p.155, AVK3.091, MAS5.154, GHA.440 | SWAB#138, BWF.373-374x, BWF.412-413x, COC#0697x, LOG#0527x, SW_v11#16 p.273-274, PN_1920 p081, BW_v09p544x, BSTW#019, BSTW#184 | compassion; kindness; education of children; moral education; interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; justice and mercy; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; kindness to and rights of animals | - | - | ||||||
| AB00883 | 420 | Praise be to God that through the Bestowal and Grace of the Beauty of Abha, from the Continent of Europe I have returned to the Continent of Africa…. During this long trip great capacity was created… | DAS.1913-07-28, SW_v08#17 p.228x, ABIE.121, BLO_PN#007 | growth of the Cause; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; praise and encouragement; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00874 | 420 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها المشتاقون ایها القائمون علی خدمه امر الله و | O ye sincere ones, ye longing ones, ye who are drawn as if magnetized, ye who have risen up to serve the Cause of God… As for you, O ye lovers of God, make firm your steps in His Cause | MNMK#034 p.119, MMK1#199 p.232 | SWAB#199, TAB.003-005, PN_1901 p088 | MJ Cyr, The Friends in Stockholm, Sabin, Laticia & Aysher | characteristics and conduct of true believers; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||
| AB00862 | 420 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای شمع روشن نامه شما رسید و از مضمون فرح روحانی حاصل گردید زیرا مضمون مشحون | O thou ignited candle! Thy letter was received. Its contents imparted spiritual gladness... When man's soul is rarefied and cleansed, spiritual links are established, and from these bonds | MMK1#070 p.104x | SWAB#070x, SW_v14#07 p.210x, PN_1919 p013x | lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; meaning; importance of dreams and visions; praise and encouragement; prophecy and fulfillment; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB00802 | 440 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | مشرق الأذکار از اعظم تأسيسات عالم انسانيست و تفرّعاتش بسيار است مشرق الأذکار اگر چه محلّ عبادتست | O thou favored maidservant of the Kingdom of God! The letter, which thou hast written, was received. Its contents evinced high aspiration…. The Temple is the most great foundation of the world of humanity and it has many branches | MMK1#064 p.097x, MMK1#065 p.098x, AVK4.151.04x | SWAB#064x, TAB.626-627, BWF.416-416x, LOG#2056x, BSC.465 #866-867x, SW_v06#17 p.142-143x, SW_v09#01 p.005x, PN_unsorted p073x | high station of teachers of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; marriage as means of spiritual progress; oneness; unity of religion; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| AB00799 | 440 | Paris Talks | ای دختر عزیز من نامه فصیح و بلیغ در کمال سرور در باغی در زیر سایه درختی | O Thou my beloved daughter! Thine eloquent and fluent letter was perused in a garden, under the cool shade of a tree | BRL_DAK#0737 | LOG#2075x, PT#59 p.195, DAS.1913-08-28, ABIE.249, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#099, BSTW#108b | equality of men and women; House of Justice; predictions and prophecies; role and station of women; war and peace | - | - | ||||||
| AB00685 | 470 | O my God! Verily, I beseech Thee and supplicate before Thy Presence, to forgive and overlook my sins and transgressions | PN_1900_heh p079 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; prayer for specific individuals; groups; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00639 | 490 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای عزيز عبدالبهآء پسر آن پدر باش و ثمر آن شجر زاده عنصر جان و دل او باش | ...O dear one of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! Be the son of thy father and be the fruit of that tree. Be a son that hath been born of his soul | MMK1#117 p.136x | SWAB#117x, TAB.341-343, PN_1912 p069x, ECN.513 | non-participation in politics; praise and encouragement; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||
| AB00595 | 510 | Bahá'í World Faith | …Thou hast written concerning the meetings and the gathering places of the believers of God. Such assemblies and congregations will greatly aid | BWF.407-408x, LOG#0797x, PN_1906 p095x | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; high station of the true believer; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00554 | 530 | ایها الزائر للبقعه المبارکه اعلم ان سائق التوفیق و قائد التایید قد دعاک و | O thou visitor to the blessed tabernacle! Verily the Messenger of Confirmation and the Commander of Assistance invited thee and brought thee safely to this radiant Holy Land. | INBA89:106 | DAS.1913-08-24, ABIE.227, BLO_PN#007 | call to action; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; love and unity; predictions and prophecies; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00519 | 550 | دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما به آقا میرزا احمد رسید من نیز مطالعه کردم از مضمون | O thou beloved and respected friend: Your letter written to Aga Mirza Ahmad was received. I likewise read it. | BRL_DAK#0741, MMK3#184 p.128x, AKHA_125BE #02 p.b, NJB_v04#09 p.001 | ABIE.002, BLO_PN#007 | man's distinction from the animal; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; power of the mind over nature; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00468 | 570 | ...Praise be to God, it has been repeatedly proven that firmness in the Covenant and activity in the service of the Cause is the means | PN_1906 p090 | firmness in the Covenant; obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; oneness; unity of religion; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00457 | 580 | Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Relation between Science and Religion, A | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید از گلشن معانی رایحه معطری استشمام گردید در | O cherished handmaiden of God! Your letter was received, and from its rose-garden of inner meanings a fragrant perfume was inhaled [3.5s]... ...Concerning the question of death, know that the spirit is abstracted and sanctified | MKT3.172, MMK6#424, VUJUD.125x, VUJUD.102-103x | SW_v14#02 p.037x, PN_1911 p008x, PN_1911 p010x, BLO_PT#107, VUJUDE.181x, VUJUDE.190x | harmony of science and religion; material and spiritual existence; two books; relationship of the soul to the body; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the human soul | - | - | ||||||
| AB00438 | 590 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Give thanks unto God for having revealed unto thee, in visions, the mysteries of His Kingdom | TAB.678-681, LOG#1614x, PN_1903 p005 | angels; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; interpretation of dreams and visions; Manifestation of God as mirror; meaning; importance of dreams and visions; station of the Manifestation of God; symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00425 | 590 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده درگاه جمال مبارک نامه مورخ به ۲۲ جون ۱۹۰۹ واصل گردید الحمد لله مکاتیب | O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter dated 22 June 1909 was received. Praise be to God that correspondence [3.5s]... ...As to Mr. Robert [Turner], the news of his ascension saddened the hearts. He was in truth most devoted | BRL_DAK#0138, AOTY.055x, YIK.089-091 | BRL_ATE#098x, BLO_PN#010 | eulogies; reminiscences; martyrs and martyrdom; prayer for the departed; race unity; racial issues | - | - | ||||||
| AB00381 | Some Answered Questions #022 The Miracles of Christ | 620 | Answered Questions, Some | مظاهر مقدسهء الهیه مصدر معجزاتند و مظهر آثار عجیبه هر امر مشکلی و غیر ممکنی | The Manifestations of God are sources of miraculous deeds and marvellous signs. | MFD#22, OOL.C022.22 | SAQ#22, PN_1905 p007, BAVA.017-019x, BLO_PN#021x | life and death; miracles and their interpretation; multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; proofs of the Manifestations of God; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||
| AB00357 | 630 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای دوست مهربان بعد از سیاحت تام در جمیع امریکا و شهرهای عظیم اروپا مراجعت | O kind friend! After making a complete journey throughout all the United States and the large cities of Europe, I have returned to the East | BRL_DAK#0556, MNMK#117 p.226, MMK5#093 p.073, DWNP_v5#04 p.001-003, HHA.266, ANDA#43-44 p.167, MJDF.091, NJB_v04#10 p.003 | SW_v05#08 p.120-122, SW_v05#09 p.136, SW_v08#12 p.156, ABIE.034, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.335-336x | present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; unity of governments; political unity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||
| AB00328 | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | 660 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet on the Greatest Name (Lawh-i Ism-i A'zám) | مدتی شد که آنجناب در پاریس بخدمت مشغولید هر چند زحمت و مشقت بسیار است ولی خدمت | For some time you have been engaged in service in Paris and although there is much hardship and difficulty, it is service [3.5s]... ...As regards the explanation of Monsieur Angelmann(?) concerning the writing of the Greatest Name on the ringstone | BRL_DAK#0571, MMK6#166x, AKHA_103BE #12 p.05, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.v, AVK3.079.05x, MAS2.100-103, OOL.C023 | LOG#0910x, BSC.478 #914x, PN_various p010x, RESP.072x, RBB.143-144, BLO_PT#160 | Adam; Adam and Eve; meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; ringstone symbol | * | - | |||||
| AB00314 | 670 | Fire and Light; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یزدان مهربان از افق انقطاع نفوسی را مشرق و لائح فرمودی که مانند مه تابان | O Thou kind Lord! From the horizon of detachment Thou hast manifested souls that, even as the shining moon... You must so hoist the banner of nothingness | MMK2#378 p.269, NANU_AB#04x | BRL_FIRE_AB#04x, BPRY.251-252x, PN_1906 p093x | Miles, Denzil & Ephrim | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; importance of community building; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| AB00287 | 700 | Translation List; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای مفتون و تشنه حقیقت نامه شما رسید دلیل بر آن بود که از افق وجدان صبحی تابان | O thou who art eager and athirst for the truth! Thy letter hath been received. It indicateth that a radiant morn hath dawned above the horizon of the heart. | MNMK#108 p.203, MJTB.057, MJDF.053, KHF.118, KHAB.037 (046), KHTB3.048, NJB_v05#07 p.001 | DAS.1913-09-11, MHMD2.049x, ABIE.304, BLO_PN#007, ADMS#068 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as educator; Muhammad; Islam; need for an educator; power of faith; power of the spirit; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB00282 | 700 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای بنده درگاه الهی آنچه از خامه محبت الله جاری قرائت گردید و از مضامینش | O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! We have read what flowed out from thy pen in thy love for God, and found the contents of thy letter | INBA21:100, INBA88:056b | MKT1.248, MNMK#155 p.288, MMK1#156 p.178, MILAN.103, BSHN.140.120, BSHN.140.492, BSHN.144.120, MHT1a.079, MHT1b.037, MHT2.166, YMM.231 | SWAB#156, TAB.642-645, BWF.391-393x, COC#1750, PN_1900_heh p035 | attaining the life of the spirit; degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; progress only takes place within its own degree; proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; realms of being; three realms; five realms; reincarnation; return of the Manifestations of God; soul; spirit after death; soul is the essential reality of man; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||
| AB00279 | 710 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما رسید و مضمون سبب سرور وجدان گردید زیرا دلالت میکرد | My honorable and dear friend: Your kind letter was received and its contents became the means of happiness | MNMK#116 p.224, PYM.164x, MJDF.063, NJB_v04#16 p.001 | DAS.1913-07-08x, BSC.439 #797x, BSC.448 #817x, ABIE.019, ABIE.037, ADP.159-164, CHU.111-112x, BLO_PN#007 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; oneness; unity of religion; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||
| AB00256 | Some Answered Questions #034 Peter and the Papacy | 730 | Answered Questions, Some; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | این بیان مسیح تصدیق قول پطرس است در وقتی که گفت چه اعتقاد بمن داری | This utterance of Christ is an affirmation of Peter's reply, when Christ asked: “Whom do ye believe me to be?” | MFD#34, OOL.C022.34 | SAQ#34, PN_1905 p008x | Christian doctrine and practice; high station of learning; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; priestcraft; religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; the Christian clergy | - | - | |||||
| AB00189 | 830 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء پیک امین رسید و پیام یاران الهی را در عالم روحانی | O ye spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A trusted messenger hath arrived and hath, in the world of the spirit, delivered a message from God's loved ones.... In every dispensation the command of friendship and the law of love have been revealed... Now the believers of God must live in accord with these divine teachings.... O God, my God! Aid Thou Thy trusted servants to have loving and tender hearts. | MKT1.303, MNMK#090 p.162, MMK1#007 p.017, MILAN.141, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.255, BCH.110, MJMJ2.020ax, MMG2#074 p.081x, YHA1.371-372x (2.746) | SWAB#007, BPRY.201x, DAS.1913-07-26, SW_v08#11 p.140x, SW_v08#12 p.142x, ABIE.111, BLO_PN#007 | C. Serrano, G.H. Miller, Soulrise Melodies, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 1] | education of children; moral education; forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| AB00152 | 920 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Daily Lessons Received at Akka; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای منجذبه ملکوت الله آنچه بتاریخ ۱۹ آگست سنه ۱۹۰۵ مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God: Thy writing of August 19, 1905, was considered, and the contents were a source of joy.... The prayers which were written for the purpose of healing | BRL_DAK#0227, MNMK#156 p.290x, MMK1#139 p.156x, MMK5#144 p.112x | SWAB#139x, LOG#0924x, LOG#1761x, SW_v08#08 p.097x, SW_v08#18 p.230x, DLA.084, MAB.008b, BLO_PN#026, BSTW#369a | birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; prayer for healing; prayer for specific individuals; groups; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||
| AB00151 | 920 | Takfir, declaration of unbelief; Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet on the Functioning of the Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence; Universal House of Justice, The; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای متشبث بذیل المیثاق منشور مسطور منظور آمد و سوالات مفصله ملاحظه گردید ولو | O thou who hast clung to the hem of the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received and thy questions were noted [3.5s]... ...Those matters of major importance which constitute the foundation of the Law of God are explicitly recorded in the Text, but subsidiary laws are left to the House of Justice | INBA72:012, INBA59:275b, INBA89:156 | BRL_DAK#0710, BRL_CUHJP#19x, AHB.120BE #03-06 p.05, DWNP_v3#05 p.033-035, RHQM1.302-304 (370) (222-223x) | BRL_CUHJ#19x, COC#0728x, COC#0763x, LOG#1068x, SW_v13#12 p.323-324x, PN_1906 p047, LOIR08.257, BLO_PT#006, BLO_PT#209 | changing and unchanging parts of religion; House of Justice; importance of authoritative interpretation; laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | |||||
| AB00145 | 930 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ترانی یا الهی فی هذا الجبل الرفیع و المقام الباذخ المنیع ماوی کل رجل عظیم و | Thou seest me, O my God, on this lofty mountain; the sublime and supreme threshold | INBA16:069 | MNMK#003 p.009, MJAI.002 | BSC.406 #744, SW_v08#14 p.194-196, CHH.188x, CHU.194-196, BLO_PN#022, BSTW#215 | call to unity; prohibition of disunity; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; prayer for peace and unity; Shrines and Holy places; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; war and peace | - | - | |||||
| AB00143 | Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Seven Candles) | 930 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای منجذبه محبت الله مکتوبی که هنگام رفتن مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از | O captive of the love of God! The letter which thou didst write at the time of thy departure hath been received. It brought me joy | MKT1.354, MNMK#121 p.231, MMK1#015 p.027, AKHA_119BE #11 p.j, AVK3.098.10x, AVK3.491.12x, OOL.C011 | SWAB#015, PDC.197x2x, WOB.038-039x, COC#1584x, BSC.444 #810, PN_1903 p002, ABCC.360-362x, BSTW#185, BSTW#359, BSTW#407 | composition and decomposition; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; oneness; unity of religion; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; race unity; racial issues; unity in diversity; unity of governments; political unity; unity of thought and belief; universal language | * | * | |||||
| AB00092 | 1140 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی مکتوب آنجناب واصل و مضمون واضح گشت از فضل حق امید جدید | O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident. Through the grace of God, fresh hope has been awakened [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write as to the question of spiritual discoveries. The spirit of man is a circumambient power | INBA89:273 | MKT3.402, MNMK#149 p.277x, MMK1#145 p.166x, AVK2.248.11x | SWAB#145x, BSC.492 #946x, PN_1906 p097 | interpretation of words and passages in scripture; power of the mind over nature; soul; spirit after death; symbolism; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||
| AB00075 | 1210 | Daily Lessons Received at Akka | ای منجذبه ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید از قرائتش نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy detailed letter was received.... Evil spirits are deprived of eternal life…. That the Most Great Name exerciseth influence over both physical and spiritual matters is sure and certain | BRL_DAK#0225, MKT3.184, AVK2.230.01x, DWNP_v6#03 p.001-003x, YHA1.015x | COC#1025x, LOG#0925x, LOG#1732x, LOG#1762x, SW_v02#15 p.005-007+016, SW_v08#18 p.236, SW_v14#07 p.210, DLA.077, BLO_PN#026 | demons and evil spirits; love of God; rejection of Muhammad; relationship of the soul to the body; soul; spirit after death; symbolism; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| AB00003 | Maqaliy-i-Shakhs Sayyah (A Traveller's Narrative) | 22000 | Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, A; Traveler's Narrative, A | در خصوص شخص معروف بباب و حقیقت احوال اینطائفه روایات مختلفه و تفاصیل | Touching the individual known as the Bab and the true nature of this sect diverse tales are on the tongues | CMB_F56, IOM.100-101 | TNP, AVK3.203.01x, AVK3.210.12, AVK3.214.06x, AVK3.223.01x, AVK3.286.11x, AVK3.473.16x, OOL.C021 | TN, GPB.055x, GPB.066x, GPB.075x, GPB.113x, GPB.133x2x, GPB.143x, GPB.159x5x, GPB.197x, GPB.201x, TDH#158.18x, STAB#116 | "The ablest and most valuable presentation of the early history of the Faith and of its tenets." (Sh … | corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Declaration; advent of the Bab; defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; empty learning; false spirituality; events in the life and ministry of the Bab; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; growth of the Cause; infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Letters of the Living; martyrdom of the Bab; martyrs and martyrdom; petitions to authorities; power of the Manifestation of God; proofs of the Manifestations of God; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; status of kings; future of monarchy; suffering and imprisonment; the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; the Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | * | - | PN_1919 p023 |
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