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BB00120 Ziyaratu’l-Hajja 1500 بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اذا دخلت البقعة المبارکة صل فی الحجرة الصغیرة قرب البئر المعطلة .... اشهد ان لا اله الا الله وحده لا شریک له کما شهد ذاته بذاته بانه لا الله الا هو العزیز الحکیم When thou enterest the blessed spot, offer thy prayers in the small chamber near the abandoned well... I testify that there is no God but God, alone, without peer, even as His Own Self hath testified unto His Own Self that there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Wise [3.5s] PR03.050r11-051v19, MKI4499.012, AEWB.171-180, Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets - -
BH00537 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Siyyidu'sh-Shuhada 1380 Tablet of Visitation for Imám Husayn (Lawh-i-Zíyárat-Namih-i-Imám Husayn); Translation List; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh Lawh-i-Ziyarat-Namih-i-Imam Husayn (Tablet of Visitation for Imam Husayn) شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی انه هو الموعود فی الکتب و الصحف و God testifieth that there is no God but Him! And He that hath appeared is the One promised in all the Books and sacred Scrolls…. Glory be unto Thee O my God, O Thou the Lord of Manifestation, Whose shed the glory of His effulgence upon the branch of Sinai! INBA65:001, BLIB_Or15696.175bx, , BLIB_Or15714.112, BRL_DA#158, ADM2#010 p.024x, MJMM.202, AYT.235, ASAT3.100x, DLH3.422x, OOL.B154 BRL_ATBH#59x, BLO_PT#149, ADMS#003x, JHT_S#173x Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Visitation Tablets * - ROB3.303, MMAH.226, GSH.144, LL#347, LL#350 Tablet of Visitation for Imam Husayn.
BH00275 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Khadijih Bagum 2300 Tablet of Visitation for the wife of the Bab, Khadijih Begum; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Khadijih Begum (Tablet of Visitation for the wife of the Báb, Khadijih Begum) ان القلم ینوح و اللوح یبکی بما صعدت زفرات اهل الوفاء و نزلت عبرات الفردوس... ان یا قلم قد اتتک مصیبة کبری O Pen! Verily a great tribulation and mighty calamity hath come upon Thee, one that hath caused the denizens of the Exalted Paradise and the dwellers of the Concourse on High INBA31:074, BLIB_Or15704.218, , BLIB_Or15714.095x, , Majlis210461.114-116x BRL_DA#273x, AQA4#100 p.339, AQA4a.201, AVK3.133.02x, AYT.029x, KHAF.184 (285), ASAT4.080x, AKHT1.364x, OOL.B179a, MATA.154-155x BRL_ATBH#16x, EBTB.379, LTDT.055x, LTDT.057x, BLO_PT#151, GEN.099-102 Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Visitation Tablets - - LL#139
BH01312 Ziyarat-i-Jinab-i-Aba Badi' 650 قد مضت ایام الفرح و الابتهاج و اتت ایام الاحزان بما غاب نجم الایقان من سماء العرفان The days of joy and exultation have passed away, and the days of sorrow have come, for the Star of Certitude hath vanished from the heaven of divine knowledge [3.5s] INBA97:117, Majlis210461.099-101 BRL_DA#329, MUH2.699x, ASAT3.107x, ASAT4.081x, LDR.193x Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Visitation Tablets - -
BB00669 Ziyarat-i-Hurufi’l-Vahid 640 بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. فان کنت مثل ذلک الیوم یوم الجمعة بین یدی من یظهره الله طوبی لک لیکفیک عن زیارة حروف الواحد Verily, if upon such a day - the Day of Friday - thou shouldst find thyself in the presence of Him Whom God shall make manifest, blessed indeed art thou, and this shall suffice thee in place of visiting the Letters of Unity [3.5s] INBA_6007C.077-080, MKI4515.012v-015r Apocalyptic imagery; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Visitation Tablets - -
BB00049 Ziyarat Jami’atu'l-Kabira 3600 بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم [بسمه المکنون الرؤف]. الحمد لله رب العالمین و انما الصلوة علی محمد رسول الله و خاتم النبیین ... و اذا اردت زیارت حبیب الله او احد من ائمة الدین طهر ادلا جسمک Praised be to God, the Lord of all the worlds. And may prayerful devotion [peace] be upon Muhammad, the Messenger of God, and the Seal of the Prophets. INBA50:001-072, INBA_5019C:132-145, , INBA_6009C:173-219, , PR02.090r01-093v09, CMB_F22.019b, , MKI4499.049, AEWB.145-170, ASAT3.074x HURQ.BB34x Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets - - JRAS.445, BRHL.63, MSBR.204-205, SRC.045, SRC.202
BB00134 Ziyarat al-Zahra (Fatimah) 1400 بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. فاذا قمت بین یدی الله ظهر مرقد فاطمه صلوات الله علیها صل فی مقام الذی صلی رسول الله علیه و انه فی بیت فاطمه If thou standest before God, and the resting-place of Fatimih—upon her be the blessings of God—is made manifest, pray thou in that station wherein the Apostle of God did pray, and it is in the house of Fatimih [3.5s]... ...And I testify that thy [Fatimah's] son [Imam] Hasan is the Hujjat-Allah (Proof of God) and His Wali (Legatee) for through him the Throne was raised up upon the Watery Expanse INBA_5019C:148-159, , AEWB.180-189, HURQ.BB31x Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God - - SRC.099, SRC.203
ABU0762 Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 390 In these days the Jews have extracted certain meanings from their books--that eight years later the Promised One would manifest Himself. PN_1909 p088 Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity - -
ABU1893 Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 160 Bodily matters are not important. The physical suffering of Christ passed away SW_v14#01 p.011, PN_1909 p092 Existence; immortality of the human soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Soul is the essential reality of man; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world - -
ABU1181 Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-12-01 270 In this greatest period there are only two manifestations, the blessed Báb and the Manifestation of the Blessed Perfection. PN_1901 p082, CUPAB.017-018x, BLO_PN#109 Contention and conflict; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU0740 Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-22 400 When this blessed Cause was manifested in Persia, some of the divines and famous learned men became believers and were martyred. PN_1901 p076, BLO_PN#109 Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering - -
ABU1555 Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-21 200 The Kingdom of God is likened unto a garden and the gardener is a blessed Manifestation. The gardener comes and finds the trees unfruitful and the garden in disorder. PN_1901 p075, BLO_PN#109 Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
ABU1422 Words to visitors, spoken on 1914-03-28 230 The biographies of such blessed souls must be written in detail – thus the children of the next generation may try to imitate the virtues of their fathers DAS.1914-03-28 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge - -
ABU2879 Words to Viscount Arawaka spoken around Nov. 1911(?) 60 The religious ideal is the soul of all plans for the good of mankind... Scientific discoveries have increased material civilization. There is in existence a stupendous force, as yet, happily, undiscovered by man. JWTA.051, CHH.184, VLAB.122, BLO_PN#022 Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Non-participation in politics; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization - -
ABU0319 Words to various people, spoken on 1912-11-01 710 Mahmúd's Diary من ابداً بنیهٴ سفر نداشتم ولی تأیید جمال مبارک مدد نمود هر امری بتأیید از پیش میرود اگر تأیید نباشد هیچ نمیشود My health was absolutely not up to traveling but the assistance of the Blessed Beauty helped me. All affairs advance with His aid. Without His aid, all would come to naught.... Baha'u'llah has delivered us from all prejudices... If the socialists succeed they would seize the world's wealth and then divide it... I have said in America and Europe that there is only the question of votes in which women have been held back BDA1.345.02 MHMD1.363-365 Equality of men and women; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace - -
ABU0407 Words to Thornton Chase spoken around 1900 610 It is said in the Gospels that 'ye will known them by their fruits'... The sacred Books of all nations speak of the possibility of the new birth of man. What does this mean?... The Blessed Perfection has likened the new birth, or resurrection, to iron placed in the fire... PN_1900_heh p056, PN_1907 p072, BSTW#194x Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds - -
ABU1779 Words to the women believers, spoken on 1915-04-21 170 I hope that this feast of Ridvan will be blessed to all the lovers of Baha! It was an hour like unto this and on such a day that Bahá'u'lláh was bidding farewell to the friends in Baghdad DAS.1915-04-21 Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Stories; anecdotes - -
ABU1533 Words to the resident friends, spoken on 1914-04-29 200 This is a blessed day, a happy and joyful day. The beauty, the holiness and the significance of these days of Rizvan are not known now. DAS.1914-04-29, SW_v08#13 p.169-170 Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities - -
ABU2468 Words to the president of the university, spoken on 1912-05-23 90 Mahmúd's Diary من از شما بسیار راضی هستم و از دارالفنون شما خیلی خوشنود فی الحقیقه خدمت بعالم انسانی مینمائی و بنوع بشر جانفشانی I am very pleased with you and delighted to see your university. You are, indeed, serving the world of humanity and expending your life for mankind BDA1.102.14 SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.109 High station of learning; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world - -
ABU1738 Words to the Persian friends, spoken on 1912-12-28 170 If the believers of God had lived in accord with the good pleasure of the Blessed Perfection, all the people of the world would have been Baha'is by now DAS.1912-12-28 Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Manifestation of God as sun; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU2150 Words to the Persian friends, spoken on 1912-04-01 120 Mahmúd's Diary جمال مبارک ریشهٴ اوهام را کسند ایادی امر در اینظهور باسم و لقب و ارث نیستند The Blessed Perfection has extirpated superstitions, root and branch. The Hands of the Cause in this dispensation are not heirs to any name or title; rather, they are sanctified souls BDA1.019.06 LOG#1079x, DAS.1913-07-19, MHMD1.026, ABIE.087, BLO_PN#007 Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Priestcraft; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
ABU2640 Words to the Obers, spoken on 1920-05-06 80 I hope that God willing, there shall be many such tables laid out... All the gatherings that are formed are based on certain interests, but this gathering has no object except the Divine Love. PN_1920 p089 Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God - -
ABU1643 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 190 Many blessed and holy souls have appeared in this Cause who have been the essence of essences. That is why the Cause is wonderfully spread all over the world. DAS.1913-04-26 Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; High station of teachers of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; The state of enkindlement in teaching - -
ABU3135 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-19 40 There was a Baktashi who passed by the door of a theological seminary. He saw the attendant beating a dog. DAS.1913-03-19 Humor; jokes; Kindness to and rights of animals; Stories; anecdotes - -
ABU1648 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-10 190 These objections are always raised against the truth but the truth will march toward its ultimate goal of triumph. When we were exiled from Teheran to Bagdad DAS.1913-03-10 Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution - -
ABU1948 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-04 150 The more we thank Bahá'u'lláh for these bounties with which He has encircled us, the more numerous will they become. When Bahá'u'lláh in the early history of the Caused desired to test any one DAS.1913-03-04 Conference of Badasht; Goodly deeds; actions; Scarcity of receptive souls; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude - -
ABU2618 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-01 80 For the present, in Paris we are all engaged in mentioning the name of the True One. We are all beneath the protection of the Blessed Perfection. DAS.1913-03-01 Development of capacity and readiness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment - -
ABU0520 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-28 520 Mahmúd's Diary حضرات الطاف جمال مبارک موج میزند الآن چون نگاه می کنم می بینم بحر عنایتش مواجست Dear friends, the waves of the bounties of the Blessed Beauty are surging. As I look I see the ocean of His favor swelling BDA1.276.09x MHMD1.294x Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude - -
ABU2339 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-24 100 Mahmúd's Diary ملاحظهٴ قدرت و تأیید جمال مبارک نمائید که کشیش خود میآید و بتمام خضوع ما را دعوت می کند Behold the power and confirmation of the Blessed Beauty: The pastor comes in person with all humility to invite us BDA1.268.05 MHMD1.286-287 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU3017 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-20 50 Mahmúd's Diary من باو نوشتم تو اول کسی بودی از معلمین و مولفین اروپا که بساحت اقدس مشرف شدی I wrote to him [E.G. Browne], saying 'You are the first European teacher and author to have attained His Blessed Presence. Do not lose this distinction.' He did not understand me BDA1.259.13 MHMD1.278 Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU1980 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-09 140 Mahmúd's Diary خیلی زحمت است این نحو گذران در چنین عمارتی بسر بردن در چنین هوا و فضائی سیر کردن با چنین خدام و دوستان محترمه ئی بودن واقعاً خیلی بشما بد میگذرد خدا بفریاد تان برسد Oh! You are badly off here! May God hear your complaint!... Joking aside, what a wonderful table the Blessed Perfection has spread for His friends! BDA1.185.02 MHMD1.200-201 Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God - -
ABU3114 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-27 40 Mahmúd's Diary اگر انصاف باشد ثابت میشود که برای احبای الهی من چه کرده ام و همهٴ اینها بعون و عنایت جمال مبارک بوده و الا ما اشخاص ایرانی با اهالی امریکا در دبلین بالای تل و کوه بظاهر چه مناسبتی داریم If there is any justice, then what I have done for the friends will become apparent. I have done all this through the bounty and assistance of the Blessed Beauty. Otherwise, what have we Persians in common with the Americans on top of this mountain and valley in Dublin? BDA1.168.02 MHMD1.182-183 East and West; communication between East and West; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God - -
ABU2745 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-25 70 Mahmúd's Diary ما برای کار و خدمت آمدیم نه برای هوا خوری باید بعبودیت آستان جمال مبارک پرداخت و چنین بندگی را سبب راحت و مسرت جان و دل We have come for work and service and not for leisure. We must render service to the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty BDA1.166.14 MHMD1.181 Courtesy; culture [adab]; Methods of teaching the Cause; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Thankfulness; gratitude - -
ABU3476 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-05-23 20 Mahmúd's Diary کاش جمال مبارک باین صفحات تشریف آورده بودند از بس جمال مبارک اینگونه مناظر را دوست میداشتند Would that the Blessed Beauty could have come to these regions! He loved such scenery very much. BDA1.101.13 SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.108 - -
ABU2751 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-04-13 70 Mahmúd's Diary من از تعالیم جمال مبارک در اینجا یکی را موضوع صحبت قرار داده ام هنوز مسائل I have made the subject of my talks here only one of the principles of the Blessed Beauty. I have not as yet touched upon others of greater importance. BDA1.033.02 MHMD1.042 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity - -
ABU2182 Words to the Kinney party in 1909(?) 120 The Blessed Perfection came for the purpose of uniting the hearts that He might link them together. For this purpose you must prove the means of unity PN_1909 p002, BSTW#340 Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Unity of thought and belief - -
ABU0617 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-23 460 بسیار خوش رفتار بود. از روزی که باین امر اقبال کرد خدمت کرد تا نفس اخیر، یعنی فی الحقیقه دقیقه ای فتور نداشت His holiness [Muhammad Taqi] Afnan was a man of delightful character and sociability. He came to Baghdad when we lived there and visited the Blessed Perfection. ZSM.1915-06-23 DAS.1915-06-24 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
ABU1187 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-27 270 Beneath the shade of the Blessed Perfection there must occur in a Baha'i life a complete regeneration! If he continues to live in accord with the old standards and habits, then what has he gained by the change of a name! DAS.1915-04-27 Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
ABU0564 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-18 490 The Blessed Perfection educated us in this most great Prison. If we consider this fact with the sight of justice we will realize that He instructed us with the tears of His eyes. DAS.1915-04-18 Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU1613 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-12 190 مردم از قول حق خاضع نمیشوند ولی اگر عمل حق ببینند خاضع میشوند People do not become submissive because of virtuous dictums; but rather, when they observe righteous deeds, they grow submissive. (DAS: Generally the people are not impressed by the words of the Divine Manifestation but if they hear about His actions they will humble themselves immediately.) KHH1.212 (1.297) KHHE.310-311, DAS.1915-04-12, BSR_v13 p.100 Martyrs and martyrdom; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds - -
ABU0761 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-01 390 We were speaking today about the religion of the Druzes. All along they have been most kind to us and how appropriate it would have been if the Fragrances of the Merciful reach also their nostrils! The Blessed Perfection visited Abu Sinan DAS.1915-02-01 Empty learning; false spirituality; Harmony of science and religion; Methods of teaching the Cause; Priestcraft - -
ABU0176 Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-11-24 970 مصطفی افندی نامی بود مدیر تحریرات لاینقطع اذیت میکرد ومردم را بر علیه ما میشوراند بطوری متصرف " کرده " There was a certain Mustafa Effendi in charge of the newspaper, who persistently caused us difficulties and incited people against us, including the Mutasarrif Kurdih KHH1.298-301 (1.415-419) KHHE.429-433 Bribery and corruption; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution - -
ABU1138 Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-07 280 The friends have brought good news from Germany... The Blessed Beauty in all circumstances has given us the way to behave PN_1914 p040 Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Praise and encouragement - -
ABU2838 Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-07 60 جمال مبارک که از سلیمانیه تشریف آوردند بعد از دو سال قبای بسیار کهنه ئی When after two years the Blessed Beauty returned from Sulaymaníyyih, He was wearing a dilapidated coat, a vest with no sleeves and a cotton headgear. KHH1.102 (1.143) KHHE.156 Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Praise and encouragement; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Suffering and imprisonment - -
ABU0730 Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-23 400 Real feasts were held during the days of the Blessed Perfection, for then we used to get up early mornings with the utmost joy DAS.1914-08-24 Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Eulogies; reminiscences; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Humor; jokes; Law of fasting - -
ABU0371 Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-27 650 The spiritual food is prepared. Blessed are those who eat therefrom... if you can concoct such delicious dishes with vegetables and nuts I can assure you many people will join your crusade against slaughtering animals and eating their flesh. DAS.1914-03-27 Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher - -
ABU0731 Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-21 400 Our feasts are very wonderful. They are unique and peerless. During the days of the Blessed Perfection we celebrated this national New year's Day with great festivities DAS.1914-03-21, PN_1914 p017 Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Consultation; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wealth inequality and its moderation - -
ABU0632 Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-15 450 These are the days of Bahá'í fasting but the Blessed Perfection has commanded us not to keep it in Turkey... The sweetest thing in this world is to obey strictly the commands of God... There is nothing sweeter in the world of existence than prayer…. What is prayer? It is conversation with God. DAS.1914-03-15, SW_v08#04 p.041x, SW_v09#09 p.103-104x MANA Law of fasting; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
ABU0837 Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-02-06 360 The pilgrims were at Acca yesterday. I am now planning to go there myself to visit the Holy Tomb of the Blessed Perfection. Such a holy visit depends however upon the condition of the heart. DAS.1914-02-06 Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
ABU1713 Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-23 180 One day in Baghdad Bahá'u'lláh was walking beside the bank of the Euphrates. A learned man of that city who had never seen him passed and was greatly impressed DAS.1913-05-23 Humor; jokes; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes - -

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