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It was already explained that in general spirit is divided into five categories: the vegetable spirit, the animal spirit, the human spirit, the spirit of faith, and the Holy Spirit.

MFD#55, OOL.C022.55

SAQ#55, BWF.316-317

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; 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

AB00747

Some Answered Questions #058 The Extent and Limitation of Human Perception

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Answered Questions, Some

بدان که ادراکات مختلف است ادنی رتبهء ادراکات احساسات حیوانیست

Know that comprehension varies. Its lowest degree consists in the senses of the animal realm

MFD#58, OOL.C022.58

SAQ#58

Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Power of the mind over nature; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB00266

Some Answered Questions #036 The Five Divisions of Spirit

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Answered Questions, Some

بدانکه کلیه ارواح پنج قسم است اول روح نباتی و آن قوه‌ئیست که از ترکیب عناصر

Know that in general there are five divisions of spirit. First is the vegetable spirit

MFD#36, DWNP_v2#01 p.001-003, OOL.C022.36

SAQ#36

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Power of the mind over nature; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual springtime; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB00227

Some Answered Questions #045 The Most Great Infallibility

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Answered Questions, Some

بدان که عصمت بر دو قسم است عصمت ذاتیه و عصمت صفاتیه

Know that infallibility is of two kinds: infallibility in essence and infallibility as an attribute.

MFD#45, OOL.C022.45

SAQ#45, LOG#1065x

House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB00077

Some Answered Questions #047 The Evolution of the Universe and the Origin of Man

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Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

بدان که یک مسئله از غوامض مسائل الهیه اینست که این عالم وجود یعنی این کون غیر متناهی بدایتی ندارد

Know that it is one of the most abstruse questions of divine philosophy that the world of existence—that is, this endless universe—has no beginning.

MFD#47, OOL.C022.47

SAQ#47, BWF.297-300

Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Evolution; human evolution; Names and attributes of God

AB00779

Some Answered Questions #076 The Justice and Mercy of God

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Answered Questions, Some

بدان که عدل اعطای کل ذی حق حقه است مثلاً شخصی اجیر

Know that justice consists in rendering each his due…. But if he who has been struck

MFD#76, OOL.C022.76

SAQ#76

C. Oja

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Reward and punishment

AB01145

Some Answered Questions #063 The Progress of All Things Within their Own Degree

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Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

بدان که شیء موجود در مقامی توقف ننماید یعنی جمیع اشیاء متحرک است

Know that nothing that exists remains in a state of repose—that is, all things are in motion.

MFD#63, OOL.C022.63

SAQ#63, BWF.330-331

Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Law of transformation and change; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death

AB00316

Some Answered Questions #054 The Procession of the Human Spirit from God

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Answered Questions, Some

بدان که قیام بر دو قسم است قیام و تجلی صدوری و قیام و تجلی ظهوری

Know that procession is of two kinds: procession and appearance through emanation and procession and appearance through manifestation.

MFD#54, OOL.C022.54

SAQ#54

Manifestation of God as mirror; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00063

Some Answered Questions #084 The Station of Actions Performed without the Knowledge of God

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Answered Questions, Some

بدان که این اعمال و رفتار و گفتار ممدوح است و مقبول و شرف عالم انسانیست

Know that such ways, words and deeds are to be lauded and approved, and they redound to the glory of the human world.

MFD#84, OOL.C022.84

SAQ#84

Differences in human capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity

AB00399

Some Answered Questions #062 The Infinite Perfections of Existence and the Progress of the Soul in the Next World

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Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

بدان که مراتب وجود متناهیست مرتبهء عبودیت مرتبهء نبوت و مرتبهء ربوبیت

Know that the degrees of existence are finite—the degrees of servitude, of prophethood and of Divinity

MFD#62, OOL.C022.62

SAQ#62, BWF.328-330, LOG#0684x, LOG#0685x

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death

AB00062

Some Answered Questions #082 The Unity of Existence

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Answered Questions, Some

بدانکه این مسألهٴ وحدة الوجود قدیم است تخصیص بثیاسفه و صوفیه ندارد

Know that the idea of the unity of existence is ancient and is not restricted to the Theosophists and the Sufis alone.

MFD#82, OOL.C022.82

SAQ#82

God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

AB01359

Some Answered Questions #032 "Many are Called, but Few are Chosen"

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Answered Questions, Some

بدان که نظم و کمال در جامعیت عالم وجود چنین اقتضا نماید که وجود منحل بصور غیر متناهی

Know that the order and perfection of the universe require that existence be resolved into countless forms.

MFD#32, OOL.C022.32

SAQ#32

Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Many are called but few are chosen; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Progress only takes place within its own degree

AB00105

Some Answered Questions #037 The Connection between God and His Manifestations

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Answered Questions, Some

بدان که حقیقت الوهیت و کنه ذات احدیت تنزیه صرف و تقدیس بحت

Know that the reality of the Divinity and the nature of the divine Essence is ineffable sanctity and absolute holiness

MFD#37, DWNP_v2#01 p.015-018, OOL.C022.37

SAQ#37

Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Names and attributes of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB09024

Some Answered Questions #075 Two Kinds of Torment

Answered Questions, Some

بدان که عذاب بر دو قسم است عذاب لطیف و عذاب غلیظ

Know that there are two kinds of torment: subtle and palpable.

MFD#75, OOL.C022.75

SAQ#75

Chastisement and requital; Nearness and remoteness

AB00096

Some Answered Questions #029 Sin and Atonement

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Answered Questions, Some

بدان که در انسان دو طبیعت است طبیعت جسمانیه و طبیعت روحانیه

Know that there are two natures in man: the material and the spiritual. The material nature is inherited from Adam

MFD#29, OOL.C022.29

SAQ#29

Christ; Christianity; Original sin; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB00345

Some Answered Questions #038 The Three Stations of the Divine Manifestations

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Answered Questions, Some

بدان که مظاهر مقدسه را هرچند مقامات و کمالات غیر متناهیه است ولی کلیهء مراتب ایشان سه رتبه است

Know that, while the Manifestations of God possess infinite virtues and perfections, they occupy only three stations

MFD#38, DWNP_v2#05 p.038-040, OOL.C022.38

SAQ#38

Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Word of God sanctified from time and place

AB00780

Some Answered Questions #040 The Knowledge of the Divine Manifestations

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Answered Questions, Some

علم بر دو قسم است علم وجودی و علم صوری یعنی علم تحققی و علم تصوری

Knowledge is of two kinds: existential knowledge and formal knowledge—that is, intuitive knowledge and conceptual knowledge.

MFD#40, OOL.C022.40

SAQ#40

Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

AB00855

Some Answered Questions #005 Moses

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Answered Questions, Some

اما حضرت موسی مدت مدیده در صحرا چوپانی میکرد و بظاهر شخصی بود

Moses was for a long time a shepherd in the wilderness. To outward seeming

MFD#05, OOL.C022.05

SAQ#05

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01029

Some Answered Questions #001 Nature is Governed by a Universal Law

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Answered Questions, Some

Some Answered Questions (book)

طبیعت کیفیتیست و یا حقیقتیست که بظاهر حیات و ممات و بعبارت اخری ترکیب و تحلیل

Nature is that condition or reality which outwardly is the source of the life and death, or, in other words, of the composition and decomposition

MFD#01, OOL.C022.01

SAQ#01

Composition and decomposition; Law of cause and effect; Man's distinction from the animal; Nature and God's will; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of the mind over nature

The first of 84 chapters of the book "Some Answered Questions", a compilation of table talks of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, collected by Laura Clifford Barney.

AB00035

Some Answered Questions #007 Muhammad

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Answered Questions, Some

اما حضرت محمد ، اهل اروپا و امریکا بعضی روایات از حضرت رسول شنیده‌اند

Now as to Muḥammad, the people of Europe and America have heard certain tales about the Prophet

MFD#07, OOL.C022.07

SAQ#07, DWN_v5#02 p.004-009, DWN_v6#05 p.002-005

Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Muhammad; Islam; Rejection of Muhammad; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science

AB00036

Some Answered Questions #081 Reincarnation

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Answered Questions, Some

آنچه گفته میشود ما را مقصد بیان حقیقت است توهین عقاید ملل دیگر نیست

Our purpose in what we are about to say is to express the truth and not to denigrate the beliefs of others

MFD#81, OOL.C022.81

SAQ#81

Arcs of ascent and descent; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Reincarnation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01528

Some Answered Questions #028 The Pre-existence of Christ

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Answered Questions, Some

قدم بر دو قسم است قدم ذاتیست که مسبوق بعلت نباشد بلکه وجودش بذاته

Pre-existence is of two kinds. One is essential pre-existence, which is not preceded by a cause

MFD#28, OOL.C022.28

SAQ#28

Christ; Christianity; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Manifestation of God as mediator; Word of God sanctified from time and place

AB00347

Some Answered Questions #043 The Two Kinds of Prophets

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Answered Questions, Some

کلیهء انبیا بر دو قسمند قسمی نبی بالاستقلالند و متبوع و قسمی دیگر غیر مستقل و تابع

Prophets are in general of two kinds. Some are independent Prophets Who are followed, while others are not independent and are themselves followers.

MFD#43, OOL.C022.43

SAQ#43

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas

AB01631

Some Answered Questions #066 The Subsistence of the Rational Soul after the Death of the Body

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Answered Questions, Some

بعضی را گمان چنین که جسد جوهر است و قائم بالذات است و روح عرض

Some hold that the body is the substance and that it subsists by itself, and that the spirit is an accident

MFD#66, OOL.C022.66

SAQ#66

Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; 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

AB00482

Some Answered Questions #071 Spiritual Discoveries

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Answered Questions, Some

اکتشافات روحانیه بر دو قسم است یک نوع اندکی اوهامست که مصطلح اقوام سائره است

Spiritual disclosures are of two kinds: one, which is commonly referred to among other peoples, is mere imagination

MFD#71, OOL.C022.71

SAQ#71

Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00440

Some Answered Questions #050 Spiritual Proofs of the Origin of Man

590

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

این دلائل که بر اصلیت نوع انسان اقامه نمودیم ادله‌های عقلی بود

The arguments we have adduced thus far for the originality of the human species have been rational ones.

MFD#50, OOL.C022.50

SAQ#50, BWF.310-311x

Evolution; human evolution

AB00722

Some Answered Questions #051 The Appearance of the Spirit and the Mind in Man

460

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

ابتدای تکون انسان در کرهء ارض مانند تکون انسان در رحم مادر است

The beginning of the formation of man on the terrestrial globe is like the formation of the human embryo

MFD#51, OOL.C022.51

SAQ#51, BWF.312-313

Evolution; human evolution; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Progress only takes place within its own degree

AB00211

Some Answered Questions #020 Baptism and the Changing Law of God

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Answered Questions, Some

تغیر احوال و تبدل و انقلاب زمان از لوازم ذاتیهء ممکنات است و لزوم ذاتی از حقیقت اشیاء

The change and transformation of conditions and the succession and revolution of ages are among the essential requirements

MFD#20, OOL.C022.20

SAQ#20

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion

AB00876

Some Answered Questions #053 The Connection between God and Creation

420

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

تعلق حق بخلق تعلق موجد است بموجود تعلق آفتاب است باجسام مظلمهٴ

The connection between God and creation is that of the originator and the originated

MFD#53, OOL.C022.53

SAQ#53, BWF.315-316

Composition and decomposition; Creation of the world; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB03529

Some Answered Questions #024 Pentecost

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Answered Questions, Some

این حلول روح القدس نه مثل حلول هوا در جوف انسان است این تعبیر و تشبیه است

The descent of the Holy Spirit is not like the entrance of air into the human body.

MFD#24, OOL.C022.24

SAQ#24

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mirror; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB00476

Some Answered Questions #015 True Felicity

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Answered Questions, Some

شرافت و علویت هر کائنی از موجودات بامری مشروط و بکیفیتی مربوط

The honour and exaltation of every existing thing is contingent upon certain causes and conditions.

MFD#15, OOL.C022.15

SAQ#15

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03274

Some Answered Questions #035 Free Will and Foreknowledge

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Answered Questions, Some

علم بشیء سبب حصول شیء نیست زیرا علم ذاتی حق محیط بر حقائق اشیاء قبل وجود اشیاء

The knowledge of a thing is not the cause of its occurrence; for the essential knowledge of God encompasses the realities

MFD#35, OOL.C022.35

SAQ#35

Free will and predestination; fate; God's knowledge; Predictions and prophecies; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God

AB00381

Some Answered Questions #022 The Miracles of Christ

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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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

AB05486

Some Answered Questions #065 Faith and Works

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Answered Questions, Some

از این آیهء مبارکه مقصد اینست که اساس فوز و فلاح عرفان حق است

The meaning of this blessed verse is that the foundation of success and salvation is the recognition of God

MFD#65, OOL.C022.65

SAQ#65

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Twin duties of recognition and obedience

AB00713

Some Answered Questions #027 The Trinity

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Answered Questions, Some

حقیقت الوهیت که منزه و مقدس از ادراک کائناتست و ابداً بتصور اهل عقول

The reality of the Divinity is sanctified and exalted beyond the comprehension of all created things

MFD#27, OOL.C022.27

SAQ#27

Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00575

Some Answered Questions #023 The Resurrection of Christ

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Answered Questions, Some

قیام مظاهر الهیه بجسد نیست جمیع شئونات و حالات و اعمال

The resurrection of the Manifestations of God is not of the body. All that pertains to them

MFD#23, OOL.C022.23

SAQ#23

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Harmony of science and religion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Resurrection of Christ

AB01521

Some Answered Questions #031 Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

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Answered Questions, Some

حقائق مقدسهء مظاهر الهیه را دو مقام معنویست یکی مظهریت است

The sanctified realities of the Manifestations of God have two spiritual stations: One is that of manifestationhood

MFD#31, OOL.C022.31

SAQ#31

Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB02618

Some Answered Questions #079 The Reality of the World of Being

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Answered Questions, Some

طائفهء سوفسطائیه بر آنند که موجودات عبارت از اوهامات است هر موجود وهم محض است

The sophists hold that all existence is illusory, indeed, that each and every being is an absolute illusion

MFD#79, OOL.C022.79

SAQ#79

Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Life and death; Material world a reflection of the spiritual

AB00919

Some Answered Questions #052 The Appearance of the Spirit in the Body

410

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

حکمت ظهور روح در جسد اینست روح انسانی ودیعهء رحمانیست

The wisdom of the appearance of the spirit in the body is this: the human spirit is a divine trust

MFD#52, OOL.C022.52

SAQ#52, BWF.313-314

Fulfillment of true potential; Relationship of the soul to the body; 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

AB01868

Some Answered Questions #056 The Outwards and Inward Powers of Man

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Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

در انسان قوای خمسهء ظاهرهء جسمانیه موجود و این قوی واسطهء ادراک است

There are five outward material powers in man which are the means of perception

MFD#56, OOL.C022.56

SAQ#56, BWF.317-318

Mind as intermediary between soul and body

AB00520

Some Answered Questions #083 The Four Criteria of Comprehension

550

Answered Questions, Some

میزان ادراک آنچه مسلم است منحصر در چهار موازینست یعنی حقائق اشیاء باین چهار چیز ادراک میشود

There are only four accepted criteria of comprehension, that is, four criteria whereby the realities of things are understood.

MFD#83, OOL.C022.83

SAQ#83

Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Rational arguments; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB00090

Some Answered Questions #077 The Punishment of Criminals

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Answered Questions, Some

عقوبات جزائیه بر دو قسم است یک قسم انتقام است

There are two kinds of retributive actions: One is revenge and retaliation

MFD#77, OOL.C022.77

SAQ#77, ADJ.028bx

Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Reward and punishment; Universal education

AB00259

Some Answered Questions #016 Intelligible Realities and their Expression through Sensible Forms

730

Answered Questions, Some

یک مسئله‌ئیست که خیلی مدار است از برای ادراک مسائل دیگر که ذکر نموده

There is a point that is pivotal to grasping the essence of the other questions that we have discussed

MFD#16, OOL.C022.16

SAQ#16

Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB00117

Some Answered Questions #057 The Causes of the Differences in Human Character

990

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

اخلاق فطری و اخلاق ارثی و اخلاق اکتسابی که بتربیت حاصل گردد

There is the innate character, the inherited character, and the acquired character, which is gained through education.

MFD#57, OOL.C022.57

SAQ#57, BWF.318-321

Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Lying and deceit; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil

AB00441

Some Answered Questions #070 Free Will and its Limits

590

Answered Questions, Some

این مسئله از مهمات مسائل الهیه است و بسیار غامض است

This is one of the most important questions of divinity and it is most abstruse.

MFD#70, OOL.C022.70

SAQ#70

Free will and predestination; fate; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree

AB00395

Some Answered Questions #059 Man's Comprehension of God

610

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

این مسئله را زمان فرصت لازم و در سر ناهار بیان مشکل است

This subject requires ample time, and to explain it at table will be difficult.

MFD#59, OOL.C022.59

SAQ#59, BWF.321-323

Human reality created in the image of God; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB00256

Some Answered Questions #034 Peter and the Papacy

730

Answered Questions, Some

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

AB01360

Some Answered Questions #074 The Relativity of Good and Evil

340

Answered Questions, Some

بیان حقیقت اینمسئله بسیار مشکل است بدانکه کائنات بر دو قسم است

To explain the truth of this matter is difficult indeed. Know that created things are of two kinds

MFD#74, OOL.C022.74

SAQ#74

Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00030

Some Answered Questions #010 Rational and Traditional Proofs from the Sacred Scriptures

2070

Answered Questions, Some

امروز در سر این سفره قدری از برهان صحبت بداریم اگر در ایام ظهور نور مبین

Today at table let us speak a little of proofs. Had you come to this blessed spot in the days

MFD#10, OOL.C022.10

SAQ#10, GPB.092x2x, GPB.196x

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Miracles and their interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Twin Manifestations

AB00167

Some Answered Questions #049 The Evolution of Species

880

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

در این مسئله روزی دیگر مذاکره شد باز مجدداً نیز صحبتی میشود خلاصهء اینمسئله

We discussed this matter the other day but we will speak of it again. Briefly, this question comes down to

MFD#49, OOL.C022.49

SAQ#49, BWF.307-310

Evolution; human evolution; Need for an educator

AB00057

Some Answered Questions #048 The Difference between Man and Animal

1420

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

یکدو مرتبه در مسئلهء روح صحبت شد اما نوشته نشد

We have already had one or two conversations on the subject of the spirit but they were not written down.

MFD#48, OOL.C022.48

SAQ#48, BWF.303-307

Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; Rational arguments; 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

AB00061

Some Answered Questions #013 Commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Revelation of John

1370

Answered Questions, Some

از پیش گذشت که مراد از شهر مقدس و اورشلیم الهی در کتب مقدسه

We have explained before that what the sacred scriptures most often mean by the Holy City

MFD#13, OOL.C022.13

SAQ#13

Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB00278

Some Answered Questions #046 Transformation of Species

710

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

آمدیم بر سر مسئلهء تغییر نوع و ترقی اعضا یعنی انسان از عالم حیوان آمده

We now come to the question of the transformation of species and the evolution of organs

MFD#46, OOL.C022.46

SAQ#46, BWF.301-303

R. Peterson [track 10]

Evolution; human evolution; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB00477

Some Answered Questions #039 The Human and the Divine Station of the Manifestations

570

Answered Questions, Some

گفتیم که در مظاهر ظهور سه مقام هست اول حقیقت جسمانیه که تعلق باین جسد

We stated before that the Manifestations of God have three stations: First, the material reality

MFD#39, OOL.C022.39

SAQ#39

Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB00081

Some Answered Questions #003 The Need for an Educator

1190

Answered Questions, Some

چون ما نظر بوجود میکنیم ملاحظه مینمائیم که وجود جمادی و وجود نباتی

When we consider existence, we observe that the mineral, the vegetable, the animal

MFD#03, OOL.C022.03

SAQ#03, LOG#0997x

Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Need for an educator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Unity of governments; political unity

AB00420

Some Answered Questions #064 The Station of Man and His Progress after Death

600

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

چون در کائنات ببصر بصیرت نظر کنیم ملاحظه شود که محصور در سه قسم است

When we examine all things with the eye of discernment, we observe that they are generally confined to three categories

MFD#64, OOL.C022.64

SAQ#64, BWF.331-333, LOG#1834x

Arcs of ascent and descent; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Differences in human capacity; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB00646

Some Answered Questions #073 Healing by Material Means

490

Answered Questions, Some

دیروز در سر ناهار در مسئلهء طب و علاج روحانی ذکر شد که بقوای معنویه معالجهء امراض میشود

Yesterday at table we mentioned, in connection with the question of spiritual medicine and healing, how illnesses can be cured through spiritual powers.

MFD#73, OOL.C022.73

SAQ#73, LOG#1011x

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; The animal kingdom

AB00228

Some Answered Questions #061 The Immortality of the Spirit (2)

770

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

دیروز در بحث بقای روح بودیم بدان که تصرف و ادراک روح انسانی بر دو نوع است

Yesterday we were discussing the immortality of the spirit. Know that the influence and perception of the human spirit is of two kinds

MFD#61, BSHN.140.509x, BSHN.144.497x, MHT1a.152x, MHT1b.110x, OOL.C022.61

SAQ#61, BWF.326-328

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body

AB00099

Some Answered Questions #078 Strikes

1120

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

از مسئله اعتصاب سؤال نمودید . در این مسئله مشکلات عظیمه حاصل شده و میشود

You have asked about strikes. Great difficulties have arisen and will continue to arise from this issue.

MFD#78, OOL.C022.78

SAQ#78, BWF.280-284x

Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Relationship between government and people; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation

AB00336

Some Answered Questions #067 Eternal Life and Entrance into the Kingdom of God

650

Answered Questions, Some

سؤال از حیات ابدیه و دخول در ملکوت مینمائید ملکوت باصطلاح ظاهری آسمان گفته

You have asked concerning eternal life and entrance into the Kingdom. The Kingdom is outwardly referred to as “heaven”

MFD#67, BSHN.140.504x, BSHN.144.492x, MHT1a.158x, MHT1b.116x, OOL.C022.67

SAQ#67

Attaining the life of the spirit; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

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