search results for 'stab'

Business; financial; property matters; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU1612

190

محمد جواد برادری داشت که در اسلامبول تضرع و زاری میکرد که غنی بشود

Muhammad-Javad had a brother in Istanbul who was supplicating and entreating God to become rich.

NJB_v12#06 p.126

STAB#087

ABU1734

180

At the time when the Bab was being driven by his enemies from place to place

SW_v14#06 p.181, STAB#072

Stories; anecdotes; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1964

150

In 'Akka [I] was visited by a Christian who expressed his disbelief in dreams.

DJT.179, BLO_PN#027, STAB#095

Accounts of dreams and visions; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1984

140

سلیمان مردی صادق بود یکوقتی شخصی باو پناه آورد و خواهش کرد

King Solomon was a truthful man. One day a person sought his protection

NJB_v12#03 p.061

STAB#009

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1993

140

میرزا تقی خان در مجلس بنوع استهزاء پرسید که دیگر لا رطب و لایابس الا فی کتاب مبین

In the gathering, Mirza Taqi Khan asked mockingly: "What else remains that is not to be found, whether green or sere, save in the perspicuous Book?" [3.5s]... ...one day Mirza Taqi Khan attended a gathering (presumably in Tihran) at which Baha’u’llah was present.

ASAT2.164-165

ROB3.245-246, STAB#075

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2038

140

Once Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn both became ill. Their parents

PYB#210 p.17

STAB#006

Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2125

130

[At some period of history, there was a rivalry beween Greek and Japanese artists.] This competition became so keen that an opportunity was given to these artists to compare their skill.

SW_v02#04 p.004, STAB#142

Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2241

110

مذکور که حکایت کردند پادشاهی بوزیرش گفت بادنجان را مخالف صحت و سلامت دانستند گفت بلی

A king told his minister that eggplant was reported to be bad for one's health.

ASAT2.022

STAB#158

Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity; Universal language

ABU2409

100

At the city gate four travelers sat, a Persian, a Turk, an Arab, and a Greek. They were hungry and wanted their evening meal

SW_v09#18 p.211, VLAB.156, STAB#139

ABU2424

100

Once the rats and mice held an important conference the subject of which was how to make peace with the cat

PTF.196, STAB#025

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2701

In the chicken yard, the rooster was so ill that no one could count on his crowing the next morning.

STAB#157

Law of cause and effect; Superstition

ABU2748

محمود نامی بود که بحق مردم بد میگفت جمال مبارک نصیحتش فرمودند

There was a man by the name of Mahmud who used to speak ill of people.

NJB_v11#19 p.341

STAB#149

Adam; Adam and Eve; Humor; jokes; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Stories; anecdotes

ABU3109

Today the true duty of a powerful king is to establish universal peace: for verily it signifies the freedom of all the people of the world.

SW_v07#15 p.136

Status of kings; future of monarchy; True liberty; freedom; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU3111

There was a Protestant who rejected the Bahá’í Faith because of the fact that His Holiness the Bab was martyred.

STAB#074

ABU3240

Baha'u'llah established Christ in the East. He has praised Christ, honored Christ, exalted Him

BSTW#207c

Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3279

البته کارکنان چون در کارخانه با کمپانی شرکت حاصل نمایند از قبل خود نفوسی برای مشورت انتخاب خواهند کرد و یقین است آنکه مایه بیشتر سهم بیشتر دارد

Verily, when workers establish partnership with the company in the factory, they shall of their own accord choose souls for consultation, and it is certain that whoso possesseth a greater portion shall have a greater share [3.5s]

AVK4.346.02

Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing

ABU3361

You can best serve your country if you strive, in your capacity as a citizen of the world, to assist in the eventual application of the principle of federalism underlying the government of your own country to the relationships now existing between the peoples and nations of the world

ADJ.088x, WOB.037x, VLAB.100

Means of establishment of future civilization; Nationalism; love of country; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity

BB00503

210

بسمه العلی العظیم. سبحان الذى نزل الامر فى الحین على امر مستقر و لقد نزل الیوم ما فصلت الینا و انا نحن لکل شاهدون و ان الصبح نزلنا کتابا الى الذى صدق امر ربک من قبل

Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Command in this Hour according to an established decree. Verily, there hath been sent down this Day that which was expounded unto Us, and We, verily, are witnesses unto all things. And at daybreak did We send down a Book unto him who formerly affirmed the Cause of thy Lord [3.5s]

CMB_F23.134r13-134v12 (38), , CMB_F20.015r06-015r17, , BYC_tablets.071.16-072.10

Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat]

BB00530

170

هو بسم الله المتکبر المتقدس. سبحان الذی قد استوی علی العرش یعلم مانزل من السماء الی الارض و ما تعرج الی السماء و ما یبدع بینهما

Glorified be He Who is established upon the Throne, Who knoweth whatsoever descendeth from the heaven to the earth, and whatsoever ascendeth unto heaven, and whatsoever existeth between them [3.5s]

CMB_F23.145v08-146r06 (50), , CMB_F20.025v05-026r03, , BYC_tablets.093.06-093.16

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00590

100

Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation

وانی لاعلم یا الهی ان الشیئی لما ینسب الیک یظهر حکم المشیة فی صقعه و اذا ینسب

I recognize, O my God, that whenever something is related to Thee, the decree of the Will is applicable to it, and whenever it is related to itself, the decree of Purpose is established in it

AVK1.100

BLO_PT#079.1.2, KSHK.BWB

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Four elements; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Seven stages of creation

BB00624

هو الاکبر بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم. الله لا اله الا هو الاعظم الاعظم فاستقرن الامر ینفی النفی و اثبات الاثبات

God, no God is there but Him, the Most Great, the Most Great! The decree hath become established through the negation of negation and the affirmation of affirmation [3.5s]

CMB_F20.012v05-012v08, , BYC_tablets.066.08-066.12

BH00017

8350

Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

یا عندلیب اسمع الندآء انه یظهر مره باسم الحبیب و اخری باسمی المحبوب و تاره

O 'Andalib! Hearken unto the Call, for verily it appeareth at one time in the name of the Beloved, and at another time in Mine Own name, the Well-Beloved, and again at times [3.5s]... ...The Hand of Omnipotence hath established His Revelation upon an unassailable, an enduring foundation. Storms of human strife are powerless to undermine its basis

BLIB_Or15691.040, , BLIB_Or15715.066c, , BLIB_Or15729.028, , NLAI_22848:066, Berlin1237#12, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p037v, , UMich962.156-158x, MKI4522.066,

BRL_DA#222, AQA2#001 p.002, AVK3.190.14x, AVK3.203.08x, AVK3.212.02x, AVK3.283.08x, MAS4.158x, MAS8.007ax, KHSK.015x, QT105.2.163, QT105.2.217, ASAT1.166x, ADH1.068x, ADH1.106x, QUM.028x

BRL_ATBH#36x, GPB.217x, WOB.104x, WOB.109x, RKS.005-006x

S. Jaberi

Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

LL#051

BH00045

6410

Meetings, Bahá'í; Trustworthiness; Days of Remembrance; Family Life

یوم یوم ماب است و مالک رقاب بر عرش بیان مستوی و احزاب عالم را ندا میفرماید

This is the Day of Return and the Lord of all necks is established upon the Throne of Utterance and doth summon all the peoples of the world [3.5s]... ...Another letter of thine, which made mention of the hallowed and blessed days of Riḍván, was received.... Blessed is the house that hath attained unto My tender mercy... We have enjoined upon all to become engaged in some trade or profession, and have accounted such occupation to be an act of worship

BLIB_Or15717.117, , BLIB_Or15724.159bx,

COMP_FAMP#82x, COMP_TRUSTP#34x, ADM3#072 p.088x, ADM3#073 p.089x, ADM3#074 p.090x, ADM3#075 p.090x, HDQI.149x, GHA.073ax, TSBT.274x, MAS7.128ax, MAS7.140ax, AYI2.036x, AYI2.075x, AYI2.078x, AYI2.295x, AYI2.296x, AYI2.297x, AYI2.298x, AYI2.299x, AYI2.300x, PYB#178 p.03x, ANDA#37 p.03x, YMM.160x, AMB#25x

BRL_MEET.BH#04x, BRL_FAM#82x, BRL_TRUST#33x, DOR#25x, COC#0822x, COC#2045x, JHT_S#026x, JHT_S#027x, JHT_S#050x, JHT_S#072x

almunajat.com [item 8-9]

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH00074

4990

Huqúqu'lláh; Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

Blessed is the Spot (text)

الحمد لله الذی تجلی باثر قلمه الاعلی علی من فی ملکوت الانشاء اذا نطق کل کلیل

Praised be God Who hath manifested through the influence of His Most Exalted Pen unto all who dwell in the kingdom of creation, whereupon every weary one hath spoken [3.5s]... ...Let not the happenings of the world sadden you. I swear by God! The sea of joy yearneth… Blessed is the spot, and the house… Regarding what ye had written as to the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár’s having been established… It is the binding command of God that in every locality whatever hath been or will be made available for the Ḥuqúqu’lláh should be submitted to His Holy Presence

INBA07:220, INBA27:340, INBA22:114, BLIB_Or15717.148, , NLAI_BH4.289-326

BRL_DA#175, BRL_HUQUQP#104x, COMP_MASHRIQP#04x, AVK3.017.06x, AVK4.147.14x, AVK4.239.11x, AVK4.430x, AVK4.432ax, AVK4.432bx, MAS4.213bx, RSR.103-104x, RSR.135-136x, PYK.060, MYD.468x, YMM.185x

BRL_ATBH#44x, BRL_HUQUQ#104x, BRL_MASHRIQ#04x, COC#0818x, COC#1152x, ADJ.082x, ADJ.083-084x

D. Deardorff [track 9], J. Heath [track 1], S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, The Humming Birds, L. Slott, K. Kuolga, Fred & Munirih, R. Orona, M. Tokuma, Honiara Baha'i Youth, The Joburg Baha'i Choir, TaliaSafa, Friends in Vancouver, Shirin & Daniel, Jamesley & Leon, Bass Adjustment, S. Sunderland, S. Sunderland, G.H. Miller, L. Robinson, Rowshan [track 9], D. Crofts, Brina, S. Sharma, S. Peyman, M. Weigert, unknown, Arrayanes [track 9], E. Mahony

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power of the Manifestation of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

BH00100

4220

تعالی الرحمن الذی انزل التوریه و الانجیل و الفرقان ثم البیان و اظهر ام الکتاب اذ استوی الله

Exalted be the All-Merciful Who revealed the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'án, then the Bayán, and hath manifested the Mother Book when God was established upon the throne [3.5s]

INBA42:020, BLIB_Or15718.309,

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH00107

4060

حمد حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزا که در اثبات امرش بدونش تمسک نجسته و ذکر

Praise befitteth and is meet unto the Desired One, Who, in establishing His Cause, hath not sought any proof save His Own Self [3.5s]

INBA18:192

TAH.011ax, TAH.207x

Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Word of God and human limitations

BH00116

3940

حمد مقدس از لفظ و معنی ساحت امنع اقدس مالک وری را لایق و سزاست که در ایامیکه

Sanctified praise, transcending both utterance and meaning, befitteth the Most Holy and Most Exalted Court of the Lord of all mankind, Who in these days [3.5s]... ...Well is it with those who have met their obligations in respect of the Right of God and observed that which is prescribed in the Book ... This payment of Huquq is conclusively established

INBA27:320

PYK.119

COC#1126x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH00159

3380

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قد اظهر امره بین العباد بسلطان مامنعه الاعراض... این یوم را شبه و مثل نبوده و نیست چه که جمال قدم بر عرش اعظم مستوی جذب ظهور

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. He hath manifested His Cause amidst His servants with a sovereignty that no opposition can withhold. Peerless and incomparable is this Day, for the Ancient Beauty is established upon the Most Great Throne, drawing forth through His Revelation [3.5s]... ...Gracious God! The people of God suffered themselves to be killed rather than kill. During the events that came to pass, they were the embodiments of utter meekness

INBA27:234

BRL_DA#762, HDQI.138x, MAS8.074bx, PYK.174

BRL_ATBH#63x

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution

BH00163

3280

الحمد لله الذی سخر العالم باسمه الاعظم و انه اذ استوی علی التراب انه لهو العرش

Praise be unto God Who hath subdued the world through His Most Great Name, and verily, when He established Himself upon the dust, He was indeed the Throne [3.5s]

INBA41:228, BLIB_Or15704.205,

Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH00296

2170

Prayers and Meditations; Days of Remembrance

انک انت یا الهی لما استویت علی کرسی عز فردانیتک و تعلیت علی عرش رحمت

Since Thou hast, O my God, established Thyself upon the throne of Thy transcendent unity

INBA49:187, INBA92:241, BLIB_Or15739.032,

PMP#184, TSBT.157, AMB#22

PM#184, DOR#22

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH00302

2130

Huqúqu'lláh

تبارک الیوم الذی فیه انار افق البیان و استوی الرحمن علی عرش العظمه و الاحسان

Blessed be this Day wherein the horizon of utterance hath been illumined and the All-Merciful hath been established upon the throne of grandeur and benevolence [3.5s]... ...To discharge one's obligations is highly praiseworthy in the sight of God. However, it is not permitted to solicit Huquq from anyone

INBA07:052, BLIB_Or11097#030,

BRL_DA#269, BRL_HUQUQP#088x

BRL_HUQUQ#088x, COC#1144x

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]

BH00333

1980

یوم الله آمد سریر بیان در قطب امکان ظاهر و مکلم طور بر آن مستوی فرات رحمت از

The Day of God hath come, the Throne of Utterance hath appeared at the pole of contingent being, and the Speaker of Sinai is established thereon. The river of mercy hath descended [3.5s]

INBA31:101, BLIB_Or15701.014,

YARP1.056bx, SFI05.013, AYI2.259x, YMM.207x

Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Proclamation to Christians; Proclamation to Jews; Proclamation to Muslims; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH00674

1130

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

حمد و ثنا نفوس مطمئنه و افئده قویه را لایق و سزا که سیوف اشرار ایشانرا از

Praise and glory beseem such steadfast souls and mighty hearts whom the swords of the wicked have not [3.5s]... ...Say: O people of God! That which can insure the victory of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, His hosts and helpers on earth, have been set down in the sacred Books and Scriptures… The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable

BLIB_Or15731.145,

BRL_DA#639

COC#1905x

Soulrise Melodies

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Purpose; goal of creation; Suffering and imprisonment

BH00733

1060

تعالی تعالی من رفع الفرق و وضع الاتفاق تباهی تباهی من اخذ الاختلاف و حکم

Exalted, immensely exalted is He Who hath removed differences and established harmony. Glorified, infinitely glorified is He Who hath caused discord to cease… This Wronged One hath heard thy voice and that which thy inner and outer tongue hath uttered in praise of thy Lord

BLIB_Or15717.130,

BRL_DA#390, COMP_WOMENP#002x, COMP_WOMENP#003x, UAB.038ax, UAB.038cx, MAS8.052x, AYI2.339x

BRL_WOMEN#002x, BRL_WOMEN#003x, COC#2093x, COC#2094x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Equality of men and women; Power of prayer; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH00985

840

قد استقر العرش و استوی علیه جمال القدم و نطق باعلی الندآء بین الامم علی انه

The throne hath indeed been established, and the Ancient Beauty hath ascended thereupon. He hath proclaimed with the loftiest voice amongst the nations that verily He [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15732.291,

Eulogies; reminiscences; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH01076

770

الحمد لله الذی سن السنن و قن القوانین فی العلن و جعل مبدئها جوهر الوجود و

Praise be to God, Who hath ordained the sacred laws and established the ordinances with manifest authority, and made their source the essence of being [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.161, , BLIB_Or15711.196,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for forgiveness

BH01109

750

الحمد لله الذی استقر علی العرش بالعظمه و العزه و الکبریاء و نطق بما نفخ فی

Praise be unto Him Who hath established Himself upon the throne with grandeur, might and majesty, and hath uttered that which was breathed forth [3.5s]

INBA97:125, BLIB_Or15697.106, , BLIB_Or15714.098,

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH01133

740

سبحان من قام بنفسه علی امره و اظهر ما اراد بسلطانه انه لایعجزه سطوه العالم و

Glorified be He Who hath arisen through His Own Self to establish His Cause, and hath manifested whatsoever He desired through His sovereignty. Verily, the might of the world cannot frustrate Him [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11097#062,

MAS8.152bx, YFY.217-218x

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH01699

520

فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی انت الذی رفعت السموات بامرک و اسکنت الارض بارادتک و

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art He Who hath raised up the heavens by Thy command and established the earth through Thy will [3.5s]

INBA92:119

DWNP_v3#08 p.066-069

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH01715

510

الحمد لمن کان فی ازل الازال قادرا باسمه القدیر و قائما باسمه القیوم و مهیمنا

Praise be unto Him Who, in the eternity of eternities, was powerful through His Name the All-Powerful, was established through His Name the Self-Subsisting, and was supreme [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.221, , BLIB_Or15711.070,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement

BH01844

480

حمد و ثناء مالک الملک را سزاست که بکلمه مبارکه الرحمن علی العرش استوی عباد خود را

Praise and glory befit the Lord of all dominion, Who, through His blessed word "The All-Merciful is established upon the throne," hath guided His servants [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15690.098, , BLIB_Or15728.032,

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for protection; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH01845

480

ذکر الله امه من امائه لیستقیمها علی الامر و یقلبها بکلها الی الله المهیمن العزیز القیوم

This is the remembrance of God unto one of His handmaidens, that He may establish her firmly in His Cause and turn her wholly unto God, the All-Encompassing, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15694.518, , ALIB.folder18p362

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH01923

460

شهد لسان العظمه بظهوره و استوآئه علی العرش و اشراقه من افق العالم ولکن الامم

The Tongue of Grandeur beareth witness to His Manifestation, to His establishment upon the throne, and to His dawning from the horizon of the world, yet the peoples [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.059, , BLIB_Or15715.001a,

ASAT4.388x, TISH.058-060

Call to action; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH02080

420

Bahá'í Scriptures

امروز روزیست که کرسی رب مابین شعب ندا میکند جمیع ساکنین ارض را و امر مینماید

This is the day whereon the Throne of God, established amidst the people, proclaimeth unto all the denizens of the world

BLIB_Or15719.101b, , BLIB_Or15722.189,

AVK2.242.15x, MAS4.097bx, KHAZ.026, ASAT1.250x, KASH.289-290

DAS.1913-10-04, BSC.116 #047, BSTW#141

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Proclamation to Jews; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH02336

380

قد اتی ربیع الوحی و سلطان الایات استقر علی العرش بسلطان احاط الخلائق اجمعین

The spring-tide of Divine Revelation hath arrived, and the Sovereign of verses hath established Himself upon the throne with a dominion that encompasseth all created things [3.5s]

AYBY.037

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH02366

370

الحمد لله الذی استوی علی العرش فی الماب و انزل الکتاب به اظهر

Praise be unto God Who hath established Himself upon the Throne on the Day of Return and hath sent down the Book whereby He hath been made manifest [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15724.006,

Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH02530

350

ذکر من لدنا لمن اقر بما شهد به الله اذ استوی بالحق علی عرشه العظیم و وجد

A remembrance from Us unto him who hath acknowledged that whereunto God Himself bore witness when He was established in truth upon His mighty throne [3.5s]

INBA15:314, INBA26:318

PYK.050

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH02578

340

الحمد لله الذی اثبت حکم التوحید بکلمه لا اله الا الله و هذه کلمه نطق بها مطلع

Praise be unto God Who hath established the decree of Divine Unity through the words "There is no God but God" - these words which the Dawning-Place hath uttered [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15717.251,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH02727

330

We have verily sent forth a fragrant breath from the holy fragrances of this exalted Paradise that the world may be perfumed in these days when the Temple of Immortality hath been established

LTDT.266-267

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BH02909

310

هذا یوم فیه ابتسم ثغر العدل بما استوی حضره السلطان ایده الله علی اریکه الفضل

This is the Day whereon the countenance of Justice hath smiled, inasmuch as His Majesty - may God assist him - hath been established upon the throne of bounty [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15690.125, , BLIB_Or15695.201, , BLIB_Or15728.150a,

Goodly deeds; actions; Law of fasting; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH03128

290

قلم اعلی در اکثری از الواح احبای الهی را بحکمت امر فرموده و حکمت را اس اساس

The Supreme Pen hath, in most of the Tablets, enjoined wisdom upon the loved ones of God, and hath established it as the foundation of foundations [3.5s]

INBA35:170a, BLIB_Or15710.194, , BLIB_Or15715.118b, , BLIB_Or15722.145,

BRL_DA#588

Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]

BH03208

280

چند یومیست که کوم الله مقر عرش واقع شده و این آن مقامیست که در کتب قبل مذکور

For several days hath the divine Pavilion become established as the Seat of the Throne, and this is that station which was mentioned in the former Books [3.5s]

INBA51:014, KB_620:007-008

LHKM2.099, MAS4.218ax

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places

BH03560

260

Translation List

هذا ما نزل من سماء القدم و فیه فصل مقام الذی فیه یستقر جمال الله علی عرش اسم

This is what hath been sent down from the heaven of eternity, wherein is expounded the station in which the Beauty of God is established on the throne of His Great Name

BLIB_Or15696.106b,

ADMS#271

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH03576

260

یا علی امروز نفس برهان بانه قد اتی الرحمن ناطق و جمیع ذرات باستوای هیکل قدم

O Ali! On this Day the very essence of proof proclaimeth that the All-Merciful is come, and all atoms bear witness to the establishment of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s]

INBA19:419, BLIB_Or15719.180c,

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BH03638

250

حمد حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که باراده مقدسه اش الفت تمام مابین افئده و

Praise be unto the Desired One, Who is worthy and befitting of all glorification, through Whose sacred Will complete fellowship hath been established between hearts [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15690.141, , BLIB_Or15728.054a,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consultation; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH03656

250

سبحان الذی استقر علی العرش و دعا الکل الی عرفان مطلع امره علی شان مامنعته

Glorified be He Who is established upon the Throne and hath summoned all to the recognition of the Dawning-Place of His Cause in such wise that naught hath deterred Him [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11095#309,

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH03659

250

سبحان الذی رفع بقدرته رایه انی انا الله علی کل جبل باذخ منیع ثم استوی بکلمه

Glorified be He Who through His power hath raised up the banner proclaiming "I, verily, am God" upon every lofty and impregnable mountain, then established His sovereignty through His Word [3.5s]

INBA51:126, KB_620:119-120

LHKM2.163, KHAF.048

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment

BH03774

250

یوم یوم قیام است و جمال قدم بر عرش اعظم مستوی نور مشرق نار مشتعل بحر مواج هوا

This is the Day of Rising, and the Ancient Beauty is established upon the Most Great Throne. The Light hath dawned, the Fire is ablaze, the Ocean surgeth, and the Breeze bloweth [3.5s]

INBA51:455, BLIB_Or15690.139a, , BLIB_Or15728.225,

LHKM3.313

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

BH03825

240

ذکر رحمه ربک عبده علیا لیستقیمه علی الامر و یقربه الی شاطی قدس منیعا ان یا

The remembrance of thy Lord's mercy unto His servant Ali, that He may establish him in the Cause and draw him nigh unto the hallowed and exalted Shore. O thou [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15694.589, , ALIB.folder18p468

Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH03959

240

یا ملا الامکان قد ظهر هیکل الرحمن و استقر علی العرش بسلطان لم یمنعه سلطنه

O concourse of contingent beings! The Temple of the All-Merciful hath appeared and established Himself upon the throne with a sovereignty that no dominion can withstand [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.060a,

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH04090

230

هذا یوم فیه استقر جمال القدم علی عرش اسمه العظیم و دعا الکل الی الافق الاعلی

This is the Day whereon the Ancient Beauty hath established Himself upon the throne of His Most Great Name and hath summoned all unto the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15695.134, , BLIB_Or15728.042, , BLIB_Or15734.1.034b,

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to the people of the world

BH04475

210

Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به استقر جمالک علی عرش امرک و باسمک

Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beg of Thee by Thy Name through which He Who is Thy Beauty hath been stablished

PMP#146, AHM.202, ADH1.098

PM#146, BPRY.099

Prayer for healing; Prayer for women

LL#480

BH04553

210

هذا یوم فیه استوی مکلم الطور علی عرش الظهور و ینادی باعلی الندآء یا ملا الانشاء

This is the Day whereon He Who conversed on the Mount is established upon the Throne of Manifestation and calleth aloud with most exalted call: "O concourse of creation!" [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15726.101,

BH04613

200

الحمد لله الذی ارسل الحبیب و انزل علیه الفرقان و اقامه مقام نفسه فی الامکان

Praise be unto God, Who hath sent forth the Beloved One and sent down unto Him the Qur'an, and established Him as His Own Self in the realm of contingent being [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.272b, , BLIB_Or15711.054a,

Courtesy; culture [adab]; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

BH04646

200

ان یا عبد ان استمع ندا ربک العلی الاعلی من شطر الذی فیه استقر عرش ربک العلی

O servant! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the All-Highest, from that court wherein is established the throne of thy Lord, the Most High [3.5s]

INBA44:008, INBA34:288

AQA1#153, ASAT4.329x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Presence of; reunion with God; Suffering and imprisonment

BH04761

200

طوبی لک بما حضرت بین یدی الغلام فی المقام الذی فیه استوی البحر الاعظم علی

Blessed art thou for having attained the presence of the Youth in this station whereon the Most Great Ocean hath been established [3.5s]

INBA34:281

AQA1#145

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

BH04896

200

یا حیدر قبل علی ندای الهی را بگوش جان بشنو و لئالی حکمتش را در صدف قلب مقر ده

O Haydar-'Alí! With the ear of thy soul, hearken unto the Divine Call, and within the shell of thy heart establish the pearls of His wisdom [3.5s]

INBA51:536

LHKM3.326

Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH04915

200

یا قائم الدین قد قام الدین و ظهر القیام و القوم فی سکر عجاب اخذت الزلازل قبائل

O Upholder of the Faith! The Faith hath been established, and the Rising hath been made manifest, yet the people remain in wondrous stupor. The tribes have been seized with trembling [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15724.178,

Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

BH05268

180

الحمد لمکلم الطور الذی استوی علی عرش الظهور و ینطق

Praise be unto Him Who conversed with the Mount, Who hath established Himself upon the Throne of Manifestation and speaketh forth [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15728.122a, , BLIB_Or15734.1.049,

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH05293

180

ان یا اسد علیک التکبیر من الفرد الاحد الذی استقر علی عرش الظهور و اضطربت منه

O Asad! Upon thee be glory from the One, the Single, Who hath established Himself upon the Throne of Manifestation and whereby all things were shaken [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11095#213,

Call to action; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH05624

180

یا ورقتی علیک بهائی و عنایتی امروز روز ظهور است و مکلم طور بر عرش بیان مستوی

O My Leaf! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. This is the Day of Revelation, and He Who conversed on Sinai is established upon the throne of utterance [3.5s]

INBA51:112b, KB_620:105-106

LHKM2.151, KHAF.281, MATA.258-259

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Thankfulness; gratitude

BH05643

170

الحمد لله الذی انزل الایات و اظهر البینات و انطق الاشیاء علی انه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان مستویا

Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses and made manifest the clear proofs, and caused all things to speak forth that there is none other God but Him. He hath ever been established in His sovereignty [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15712.076, , BLIB_Or15713.267a,

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience

BH05956

170

یا اهل الارض و السماء اسمعوا ندائی ثم انصفوا فی امری و لا تکونوا من المعتدین قد ظهر ما ثبت به

O peoples of earth and heaven! Hearken unto My call and judge with fairness in My Cause, and be not among the transgressors. That which was established hath appeared [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15712.346,

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Free will and predestination; fate; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

BH06037

160

امروز عالم بنور جدید منور و بامر جدید مسرور در سر کتب جشن عظمی برپا کل بذکر

In this day the world is illumined by a new light and gladdened by a new command. In every place a mighty celebration is established, all souls engaged in remembrance [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15695.239b,

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

BH06243

160

قد کنا مستقرا علی العرش اذا اتت طیر و طافت حول العرش باجنحه رقم علیها من قلم

Lo, We were established upon the Throne when there came a bird, circling round about the Throne with wings inscribed by the Pen [3.5s]

AQA5#064 p.080, MAS8.131x

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH06244

160

قد لاح الافق الاعلی من نیر البیان اذ استوی مکلم الطور علی عرش الظهور طوبی لمن

The Supreme Horizon hath shone forth from the Daystar of utterance, inasmuch as He Who conversed on Sinai hath established Himself upon the Throne of Manifestation. Blessed is he who [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15712.042, , BLIB_Or15713.246a,

Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH06341

160

یا امتی علیک بهائی امروز بحق منسوب است چه که مکلم طور بر عرش ظهور مستوی و

O My handmaiden! Upon thee be My glory! This day belongeth unto the Truth, inasmuch as He Who conversed on Sinai is established upon the throne of Revelation [3.5s]

INBA15:338a, INBA26:341

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women

BH06493

150

تالله ان مالک الجبروت ینادی من فی الناسوت الی المقام الذی استقر فیه عرش اسمه

By God! The Lord of celestial dominion calleth them that dwell in the realm of dust unto that station whereon hath been established the throne of His Name [3.5s]

INBA41:163

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH06638

150

قد استقر جمال القدم علی عرش اسمه الاعظم و دیک العرش امام الوجه یتغنی باحسن

The Ancient Beauty hath established Himself upon the throne of His Most Great Name, and before His countenance the Bird of the Throne warbleth with sweetness [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.150c,

MAS8.130ax, QALAM.010

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Proclamation to the people of the world; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

BH06734

150

کتاب نزل بالحق من ملکوت الله رب العالمین المقام الذی فیه استقر عرش الرحمن و

A Book sent down in truth from the Kingdom of God, the Lord of all worlds, the Station wherein is established the Throne of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.055e,

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH06817

150

یا اولیائی و احبائی قد اشرق نیر العدل بما استوی الحمید ایده الله علی اریکه

O My loved ones and My friends! The Luminary of Justice hath indeed risen, inasmuch as the All-Praised One, aided by God, hath been established upon the throne [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.201a,

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice

BH06963

140

انا دخلنا البستان و استوینا علی العرش الواقع علی الماء و کانت الشمس تلعب فی

We entered the garden and established Ourselves upon the throne that rested above the waters, whilst the sun played therein [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.041a,

ASAT4.330x

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH06988

140

ای دوست حکم حکمت ثابت لذا این مظلوم از ذکر تغردات عندلیب عرفان ممنوع چند

O friend! The decree of wisdom is firmly established; therefore this Wronged One is forbidden to recount the warblings of the Nightingale of divine knowledge [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.332c,

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Scarcity of receptive souls; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07202

140

قد فاز کتابک باصغاء المظلوم فی هذا المقام الکریم حین الذی استوی جمال القدم علی

Thy book hath attained unto the hearing of the Wronged One in this glorious station, at the hour when the Ancient Beauty had established Himself upon [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15706.233, , BLIB_Or15715.090b,

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment

BH07372

140

یا حسین آیا اهل عالم الیوم بچه متمسکند و بچه حجت و برهان اثبات حق خود

O Ḥusayn! By what means do the peoples of the world hold fast this day, and by what proof and testimony do they establish their truth [3.5s]

INBA44:181a

Call to action; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Proofs of the Manifestations of God

BH07387

140

یا عباس امروز روزیست که پادشاه ناس بر عرش مستوی و لحاظ عنایتش متوجه دوستانش

O Abbas! This is the Day whereon the King of humanity is established upon the throne, and His glance of grace is turned towards His loved ones [3.5s]

INBA51:462b

LHKM3.356b

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for prosperity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

BH07484

130

ان افرح بما یذکرک القلم الاعلی اذ کان المظلوم مستویا علی العرش فی سجنه

Rejoice thou in that which the Most Exalted Pen maketh mention of thee, when the Wronged One was established upon the throne in His prison [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15710.234b, , BLIB_Or15715.056b,

Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH07704

130

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی بالحق انه هو الامر المکنون و السر المخزون به نصبت

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come with the truth is verily the Hidden Command and the Treasured Secret, through Whom was established [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.113b,

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH07728

130

قد ارتفعت سدره الذکر بهذا الاسم الذی به وضع المیزان و نصب الصراط یا اهل الارض

The sacred Tree of Remembrance hath been raised up through this Name, whereby the Balance hath been established and the Straight Path laid down, O peoples of the earth [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.145d,

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

BH07750

130

قد شهد لسان العظمه انه لا اله الا هو و الذی استقر علی العرش انه لمالک المبدء

The Tongue of Grandeur testifieth that there is no God but Him, and He Who is established upon the Throne is verily the Lord of Creation [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.045a, , BLIB_Or15734.2.143b,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH07878

130

هذا یوم فیه استوی مکلم الطور علی عرش البیان و یدعوا من فی الامکان الی

This is the Day whereon He Who conversed on Sinai hath established Himself upon the Throne of Utterance and calleth all who dwell within the realm of possibility unto [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.308b,

Chastisement and requital; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

BH07916

130

یا اهل الانشاء یذکرکم مولی الاسماء فیهذا السجن الذی استقر فیه عرش ربکم العلی

O peoples of creation! The Lord of Names maketh mention of you from this Prison wherein hath been established the throne of your Lord, the Most High [3.5s]

INBA41:385

Chastisement and requital; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH07974

130

یا محمد قبل رحیم ان استمع ندآء الکریم الذی یذکرک فی البستان اذ استقر فیه عرش

O Muhammad-Qabil-Rahim! Hearken unto the call of the All-Bountiful, Who maketh mention of thee in the Garden when His throne was established therein [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15706.152, , BLIB_Or15715.062a,

Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH08045

120

ان القیوم قد ظهر بالحق و قام علی الامر بسلطان مامنعته الظنون و الاوهام انه

Verily, the Self-Subsisting One hath appeared in truth and hath arisen to establish the Cause with a sovereignty that no doubts or vain imaginings can withhold [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.041b,

Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to the people of the world; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH08476

120

هذا یوم الله المهیمن القیوم قد استقر فیه هیکل القدم علی عرشه الاعظم و

This is the Day of God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, wherein the Ancient Temple hath been established upon His Most Great Throne [3.5s]

AQA7#435 p.250b

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Idolatry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH08778

110

در باره فرش نوشته شود شخصی از اعیان نصاری که حال مقر عرش در بیت اوست

Concerning the carpet, let it be recorded that a notable among the Christians, in whose home the Throne is now established [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15736.208c,

Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]

BH08788

110

ذکر من لدنا للذین توجهوا الی عرش الله المهیمن القیوم قل ان العرش هیکلی و استوی

A mention from Our presence unto those who have turned toward the Throne of God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. Say: Verily, the Throne is My Temple, and thereon is It established [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.167c,

Call to action; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH08862

110

سبحانک یا من باسمک تزینت السماء بکواکب الحکمه و البیان و استقرت الارض اذ

Glorified art Thou, O Thou by Whose name the heaven hath been adorned with the stars of wisdom and utterance, and the earth hath found its stability [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.060b,

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Praise and encouragement

BH08925

110

قد خطف البصر و خسف القمر اذ ظهر المنظر الاکبر و مالک القدر استقر علی عرش

The vision hath been seized and the moon darkened when the Most Great Spectacle appeared and the Lord of Destiny established Himself upon the throne [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.032c, , BLIB_Or15734.2.112a,

Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

BH09370

100

سبحان من انزل الایات و اظهر البینات اذ استوی علی العرش باسمه المهیمن القیوم

Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses and manifested the clear tokens, when He established Himself upon the throne through His Name, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s]

RSR.031a

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH09517

100

قل یا مالک الوجود و المستوی علی عرش الشهود اسئلک بالاسم الذی به تجلیت علی

Say: O Sovereign of existence, Who art established upon the Throne of Manifestation! I beseech Thee by the Name through which Thou didst reveal Thyself [3.5s]

INBA41:450a, BLIB_Or15730.069c,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

BH09531

100

کتاب انزله اللسان من ملکوت البیان المقام الذی فیه استوی الرحمن علی عرش اسمه

The Book which the Tongue hath caused to descend from the Kingdom of Utterance - the station whereon the All-Merciful hath established Himself upon the throne of His Name [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.151b,

Chastisement and requital; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH09938

قد نزلت الکتب لاثبات هذا الامر من اعرض انه کفر بالله و سفرائه و کتبه التی

The Books have been sent down to establish this Cause; whoso turneth away hath verily disbelieved in God and His Messengers and His Books [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.073e,

Prophecy and fulfillment; Word of God is its own standard

BH10271

سبحان من استوی علی العرش و دعا الکل الی الافق الاعلی المقام الذی منه اشرق نیر

Glorified be He Who is established upon the Throne and hath summoned all unto the Most Exalted Horizon, that Station from which the Luminary hath shone forth [3.5s]

INBA51:175a, KB_620:168-168

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH10426

یا امتی ان استمعی ندائی من حول عرشی الذی استقر فی ارض السجن بما اکتسبت ایدی

O My handmaiden! Hearken thou unto My call from round about My Throne, which hath been established in the land of the prison through that which the hands of men have wrought [3.5s]

BLIB_Or03114.013ra,

Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH10666

هذا لوح لا یعادله کتب السموات و الارض لان به یثبت الایمان بالله المقتدر

This is a Tablet that no Books of the heavens and earth can equal, for through it faith in God, the All-Powerful, is established [3.5s]

YBN.030a

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God is its own standard

BH10727

یا محمد قبل حسین سلطان ایام ظاهر و مالک ظهورات بر عرش ظهور مستوی و بایات و

O Muhammad-Qablih-Husayn! The Sovereign of Days hath appeared, and the Lord of Manifestations is established upon the Throne of Revelation with signs and [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.098f,

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH10796

اینکه در باب تأهل نوشته بودند گذشتن از آن جایز نه چه که از سنن الهیه ما بین بریه است

As to what was written concerning marriage, it is not permissible to abstain therefrom, inasmuch as it is among the divine ordinances established amongst humanity [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15736.209a,

Laws of marriage and dowry; Permission for visit; pilgrimage

BH10843

فسبحان الذی استقر علی العرش و یحکم ما یشاء بسلطان الامر و انه هو هذا و هذا

Glorified be He Who is established upon the Throne and Who ruleth as He willeth through the sovereignty of His Command, and verily He is This and This [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.158a,

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH11276

فسبحانک اللهم اسئلک بالذی به ارفعت اعلام هدایتک و به اقمت رایات فردانیتک بان

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Him through Whom Thou didst raise up the ensigns of Thy guidance and establish the standards of Thy oneness, that [3.5s]

INBA71:116a, INBA92:127b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for protection

BH11302

نامه الیوم پنجشنبه رسید از فضل الهی امور شما جمع و محکم بوده و

The letter arrived on this Thursday. Through divine bounty, thine affairs are well-ordered and firmly established [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.162a, , BLIB_Or15738.144a,

BH11428

کلمه الهی محیی ابدانست و مبعث روان پس بشنوید کلمه بدیعه محکمه اش را تا از

The Divine Word is the quickener of bodies and the awakener of souls. Hearken ye, therefore, unto His wondrous and firmly-established Word, that ye may [3.5s]

INBA38:074a

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations

BH11612

380

قد ثبت بالبرهان ما اشرق من افق الیقین و هو ان حمدی و ذکری لایصل الی مقصودی

It hath been established through manifest proof that which hath shone forth from the horizon of certitude: that My praise and My mention reacheth not My intended purpose [3.5s]

BRL_DA#179, YIA.156-157

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH11696

1030

حمد حضرت مقصودی را سزاست که بانوار آفتاب حقیقت مدن و دیار را بنور معرفت

All praise be befitting unto Him Who is the Ultimate Goal, Who hath illumined the cities and regions with the rays of the Sun of Truth and with the light of knowledge [3.5s]... ...O My loved-ones in that land! Ye are the keys to the portals of constancy amidst the people and the standard of guidance among the creatures. Through you the oneness of God’s essence and His sanctity hath been established

BRL_DA#523, TZH5.389x

RIDA.111-112x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

BH11876

510

الحمد لله الذی استوی علی عرش الطور و نطق بکلمه بها نصب الصراط و وضع المیزان

Praise be to God Who hath seated Himself upon the Throne of Sinai and through His Word hath established the Path and set up the Balance [3.5s]

QALAM.007

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for detachment; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment

BHU0036

They [the friends] should establish beyond a shadow of doubt that by “Unity of God” is meant that the Manifestations of God Who inaugurate each Dispensation are to be regarded as one soul

STOB.079 #109

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Imam 'Ali; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

ABU0028

Address at Turanian Society of Budapest, Budapest, 1913-04-14

1890

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List

در عالم انسانی این چه قدر مدار افتخار است که در بوداپست مملکت غرب انجمنی تشکیل شود

What a source of pride this is for humanity—that in Budapest, which is in the West, a society should be formed for the advancement and improvement of the condition of the Easterners...Qurratu'l-'Ayn (Tahirih) was eloquent. Her writings and poems are available today. Every one of the learned of the region praised her... In the Christian Dispensation it was Mary Magdalene who was the cause of the steadfastness of the disciples

BRL_DAK#0824, MAS5.247x, KHF.255, KHAB.428 (430), KHTB3.095

BRL_ATE#206x, STAB#131x, ADMS#109

Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0046

Address at weekly meeting, 15 Rue de Greuze in Paris, 1913-02-14

1600

Whenever the Holy Manifestations of God appear in this world they establish their validity with certain proofs. One of their proofs is the prophecies

DAS.1913-02-14, BSTW#147

Miracles and their interpretation; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Teachings as spirit of the age; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0058

Address to L'Alliance Spiritualiste on 1913-02-21

1500

We observe that every movement which establishes unity and amity brings in its train life

DAS.1913-02-21, ADP.175-184

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU0652

Address to the Baha'is at table at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-22

450

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

See how good Baha'u'llah is to us, how great the power of His Word! From what distant parts of the world.... When the Mohammedans came and conquered Persia

BDA1.046n

PUP#017 (p.043-044), SW_v03#03 p.012-014, SW_v09#18 p.206, SW_v19#03 p.089, STAB#054

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Stories; anecdotes

MHMD1.054

ABU0678

Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-08

430

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Mystical themes; Personal instructions; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha

من خیلی میخواهم با شماها صحبت بدارم لکن صحتم مساعد نیست دعا کنید صحت تامه ای حاصل شود

I wish very much to speak with you all, but I am not feeling well… I have been travelling for two years and a half. Nowhere was I ill except here.

BDA2.172-173

DAS.1913-03-08x, MHMD2.217-218, ABCC.012x, STAB#092x

BB00067

Answer to Shaykh Nasiru'd-Din Karbila'i

2700

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسمه العلی الاعلی الاعظم الاکبر الارفع الاظهر. حمداً لمن استوی علی عرش فردانیته و تقدس بقدس قدوس کبریائیته

Praise be unto Him Who is established upon the throne of His singleness, and Who hath sanctified Himself with the holiness of His exalted divinity [3.5s]... ...As for what thou did ask regarding the clarification of the issue of pre-existence and the origination of things. There is no doubt that the pre-existence of the eternal Divine Essence

PR02.060r08-063r10, CMB_F21.065.17-077.06#09,

HURQ.BB38x

Creation of the world; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.095

BB00416

Fi Mas’alati’l-Bada’ (Letter on the alteration of the Divine Will) (part I)

360

بسم الله المنشأ العلیم الذی لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم. قد ابتدء باختراع الکلمات فی ثبات اهل السبحات

Verily hath begun the fashioning of words in establishing those who dwell in the realms of divine glory [3.5s]

INBA67:172-174, INBA_4011C:137-139, , INBA_6004C:200-202, , INBA_6006C:078-079, , PR07.066v-067r, AEWB.221-226,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

MMAH.057, SRC.190, SRC.192x2

BH01525

Lawh-i-Baytu'l-'Adl

570

Local Spiritual Assembly, The; Social Action

قد کتب علی کل مدینه بان یجعلوا فیها بیت العدل و یجتمع فیه النفوس علی عدد البهاء

Addressing the nations, the Ancient Beauty ordaineth that in every city in the world a house be established in the name of justice wherein shall gather pure and steadfast souls to the number of the Most Great Name

INBA35:037, BLIB_Or15722.053, , PR05.007a-009a, Majlis934.026-031, BN_suppl.1753.076-078

BRL_DA#228, LHKM2.068, GHA.214x, UAB.011dx, PYB#203 p.03x, AHB_120BE #03-06 p.001, AKHA_087BE #05 p.001, PYM.130x

BRL_SOCIAL#012x, BRL_LSA#02x, BRL_LSA#15x, BW_v25p021-022x, COC#0562x, COC#1356x, COC#1368x, COC#1369x, LOG#0007x, LOG#0156x

Consultation; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; High station of learning; House of Justice; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH00431

Lawh-i-Ibna'

1630

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

تلک لآیات الله المهیمن القیوم الی الذینهم آمنوا بالله و آیاته و هم من فزع

These are the verses of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, unto them that have believed in God and His signs, and who are among those that are in terror [3.5s]... ...And now, concerning thy question regarding the creation of man. Know thou that all men have been created in the nature made by God

INBA35:063

BRL_DA#109, GWBP#077 p.101ax, RSBB.069, TZH5.148x, MAS1.065x, AHDW.010, YIK.050-054, OOL.B161

BRL_ATBH#38x, GWB#077x, GPB.242x, SW_v08#14 p.185x

Admonishes the believers not to deny Him, not to forget the Covenant established in the Bayán and in all the sacred Books, and not to contend with His verses. Answers three questions out of more than twenty that were asked: regarding the station of man -- that all were created in God's nature and have been assigned predetermined measures of capacities and capabilities, which manifest according to their individual efforts; regarding His own station, which is greater than the creation of the heavens and the earth; and regarding the station of His sons, one of whom which will be manifested "through the power of the true Faith".

Free will and predestination; fate; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ROB2.259-260, LL#141, LL#384, LL#433

BH00335

Lawh-i-Khalil

1970

Lawh-i-Khalíl (Tablet to Khalil)

ملکوت جلال و جمال و جبروت عظمت و اجلال سلطان لاهوت و ملیک حی لایموت را

The Sovereign of the Divine Realm and King of Life Who dieth not hath so established and ornamented the Kingdom of Majesty and Beauty and the Spiritual Realm of Might

BLIB_Or15717.213,

BRL_DA#483, MAS4.038x, MSHR5.386x, OOL.B161

HURQ.BH72

Moses; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

MMAH.190, LL#420

BH00212

Lawh-i-Kimiya 6

2760

Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A

Lawḥ-i-Kímíya I (Tablet on Alchemy I)

پس اول باید دانست که این سر قویم و امر عظیم را قادر حکیم و سلطان علیم در چه

It ought first to be understood in what manner the Powerful Ruler and Wise Sovereign has established this firmly established Secret and mighty affair… Balinus, the sage, upheld the same view… [this is] one of nature's secrets and the essence of the knowledge of creation in the world of nature

INBA36:355, BLIB_Or15722.214, , NLAI_BH2.184

MAS1.047-057, OOL.B197.6

REVS.171x, BLO_alchemy, HURQ.BH05

Alchemy; the elixir; Four elements; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah

AB00158

Lawh-i-Tanazu'-i Baqa

900

Tablet on the Struggle for Survival (Lawh-i-Tanázu'-i Baqá); Universal Education

Lawh-i-Tanázu'-i Baqá (Tablet on the Struggle for Survival)

ای انجمن محترم عالم انسانی از این نیت خیریه و علویت مقاصد که دارید باید مورد شکرانیت

O honored society [for the advancement] of humanity! All mankind should be grateful on account of your noble purpose and lofty intentions…. One day I was standing by a creek and observed that a swarm of small locusts

BRL_DAK#0585, MKT4.018, KHF.066, KHTB3.035

BLO_PT#163, STAB#099x

Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Nationalism; love of country; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BB00054

Letter to Mirza Hasan Vaqay’-Nigar

3300

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع ما فی السموات و الارض بامره و اقام الکل بحکمه لیعرف کل الموجودات فی مقام عرفان طلعة الذات و آیات ظهورات الصفات

Praise be to God Who hath brought into being, through His command, whatsoever is in the heavens and on earth, and hath established all things through His wisdom, that every created thing might attain unto the station of recognition of the Countenance of His Essence and the signs of the manifestations of His attributes [3.5s]

INBA40:180-192, INBA53:385-398, INBA67:085-100, PR02.175r27-179r06, CMB_F28.7.06,

ASAT4.368x

BAPT.002x, HURQ.BB51x

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Free will and predestination; fate; Names and attributes of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BRHL.68, MSBR.208-209, MMAH.032, SRC.079, SRC.194

BB00073

Letter to Mulla Muhammad Ja'far Kirmani

2600

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی استنطق حرف الکاف من نفسه بنفسه الی نفسه قبل ما اقضت کتابه باذن الله ثم جعله فی مقام الامر بما قبلت نفسه

Praise be to God Who hath caused the letter Kaf to speak forth from His Essence, through His Essence, unto His Essence, ere His Book had been decreed by the permission of God. Thereafter, He hath established it in the station of Command with that which His Essence had accepted [4o]

TZH3.402.15-405.13x

Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU0882

Public address given on 1912-04-18

340

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

امشب من بسیار مسرورم زیرا بدیدن دوستان خودم آمده ام شما همقطار و اقران من هستید

Tonight I am very happy for I have come here to meet my friends

BRL_DAK#1030, SFI07.028, BDA1.037n

PUP#013 (p.032-034), SW_v03#07 p.011-012, SW_v08#03 p.033+037-038, DJT.257-259, FDA.008-009, BLO_PN#027, STAB#056

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

MHMD1.047

ABU1584

Public address given on 1912-04-25

200

Language and the structure of reality; Means of establishment of future civilization; Unity of thought and belief; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity

Today the greatest need of the world of humanity is discontinuance of the existing misunderstandings

LOG#1138x, PUP#025 (p.060-061), SW_v03#03 p.023-024, SW_v11#18 p.304

ABU0137

Public address given on 1912-05-05

1070

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

The divine religions were founded for the purpose of unifying humanity and establishing universal peace.... O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock

BDA1.070n

BPRY.113-115x, PUP#041 (p.097-100), SW_v03#04 p.024-027, SW_v15#03 p.057, DWN_v6#11 p.002-004

Louis, Bahiyyih, Oisin & Danny

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

MHMD1.079

ABU0098

Public address given on 1912-05-20

1240

Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; The animal kingdom; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

Today questions of the utmost importance are facing humanity, questions peculiar to this radiant century

LOG#2080x, LOG#2082x, LOG#2099x, LOG#2103x, LOG#2104x, PUP#051 (p.133-137), SW_v03#08 p.018-020, STAB#129, STAB#130

ABU0086

Public address given on 1912-08-06

1310

Christ; Christianity; Conference of Badasht; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Veiling [hijab]

Today we are enjoying temperate weather. As there are many strangers present, we will answer questions.

PUP#088 (p.247-252), SW_v03#18 p.006-007+10, SW_v19#09 p.258, SW_v08#08 p.098-099, PN_1912_heh p028, STAB#110

ABU0042

Public address given on 1912-09-03

1700

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Maintainance of degrees in society; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation

It seems as though all creatures can exist singly and alone. For example, a tree

PUP#102, FWU.038, SW_v07#17 p.171-172x, SW_v08#01 p.013x, SW_v13#09 p.227-230, ABIC.010-013, ECN.689x + 946x, STAB#047

ABU0256

Public address given on 1912-11-10

800

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

This is a beautiful assembly. I am very happy that white and black are together

PUP#126 (p.425-428), SW_v06#13 p.099+102-103, SW_v12#05 p.108, STAB#005x

ABU0212

Public address given on 1913-04-06

890

Many meetings are organized and established in all parts of the world; societies and organizations for the extension of general intercourse

SW_v04#09 p.156-157

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Equality of men and women; Fanaticism and hatred; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU0072

Religious Prejudices: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-10-27

1400

Paris Talks

چونکه تعلیم بهاء الله توحید جمیع بشر است و نهایت الفت و اتحاد و بقدر امکان

The basis of the teaching of Baha'u'llah is the Unity of Mankind, and his greatest desire was that love and goodwill should live in the heart of men.

AMK.232-236, DWNP_v1#08 p.001-004, KHF.199, KHAB.100 (109), KHTB1.079, KHTP.057

PT#13 p.036, DWN_v3#02 p.015-017, STAB#103

Christ; Christianity; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity

BH11282

Seal of Baha’u’llah #12

قد استقر جمال القدم علی العرش الاعظم اذا نطق لسان العظمه و الکبریا عند سدره

The ancient beauty has been established upon the most great throne. Whereupon the tongue of grandeur and majesty that belongs to the lote-tree beyond which there is no passing

INBA84:178a, INBA84:106a, INBA84:047a.03

KHSH04.016-017, LMA2.471

KSHK#19

Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00029

Some Answered Questions #009 Baha’u’llah

2110

Answered Questions, Some

اما جمال مبارک در زمانیکه ممالک ایران در چنین ظلمت و نادانی مستغرق

Baha'u'llah appeared at a time when Persia was plunged in the darkest ignorance

MFD#09, OOL.C022.09

SAQ#09, GPB.144x2x, GPB.183x2x, GPB.196x, STAB#081

Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Past, present and future of Iran; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB00268

Some Answered Questions #060 The Immortality of the Spirit (1)

720

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

پس اثبات روح شد که روح انسانی موجود است حال باید اثبات بقای روح را کرد

Having established the existence of the human spirit, we must now establish its immortality.

MFD#60, BSHN.140.515x, BSHN.144.503x, MHT1a.146x, MHT1b.104x, OOL.C022.60

SAQ#60, BWF.323-326

Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

BH00569

Suriy-i-Zuhur nazzala li-'Abdu'r-Rahim

1320

ذکر رحمه ربک عبده لیستقره علی الامر بشان لن یضطربه ندآء کل مشرک بعیدا فطوبی

The mention of thy Lord's mercy upon His servant is such that it establisheth him firmly in the Cause in such wise that the clamorous call of every remote polytheist shall not disquiet him. Blessed indeed is he [3.5s]

INBA83:266, BLIB_Or15725.557, , BLIB_Or15737.182, , ALIB.folder18p176

AQA4a.099

Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU0546

Talk to pilgrims at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-23

500

باید شام بعد از غروب حاضر باشد هر وقت میل دارند بخورند بهترین اوقات

The best hour to eat supper is right after sunset... During the life of my grandfather, the Ministers of State had an established custom

KHH1.117 (1.163-164)

KHHE.178-179, DAS.1914-10-23

Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0705

The Eighth Principle—Universal Peace: Words spoken on 1911-11-29 in Paris

410

Paris Talks

از جمله أوامر حضرت بهاء الله اینست که باید جمیع ملت

A Supreme Tribunal shall be established by the peoples and Governments of every nation, composed of members elected from each country and Government.

KHTB1.233, KHTP.175

LOG#1076x, PT#48 p.161

Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity

AB00676

The Rejection of the Manifestations of God in Every Age

480

Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká

وقتی که حضرت ابراهیم مبعوث شد و تأسیس شریعت الله نمود و تعالیم جدیده انتشار داد

When Abraham was sent forth, however much He expounded the truth, established the religion of God

BRL_TTTP#06

BRL_TTT#06, TTCT.06-08

Belief and denial; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0236

Words spoken at Assembly Rooms in San Francisco, 1912-10-05

850

Bahá'í Scriptures

I have the utmost joy to find in the distant West such an established Baha'i center

BSC.372 #701, SW_v10#13 p.243-245, ECN.096+955

Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1367

Words spoken at Bahji, 1916-05-03

230

در بغداد زين العالدين خاني بود از نجباي ايران به فلاکت افتاده بود

In Baghdad there was a man of Persian nobility who had fallen on hard times.

PYB#210 p.18, ZSM.1916-05-03

STAB#013

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2755

Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-19

Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power of prayer; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

من عربی را تحصیل نکرده‌ام وقتی طفل بودم کتابی از مناجاتهای حضرت باب را بخط جمال مبارک

All the Baha'ís know that I have never studied Arabic.... I will tell you how I came to know Arabic. When I was very, very young, I found in our house in Tihran a large voluminous book containing many prayers in Arabic revealed by the Bab and copied by Baha'u'llah.

HHA.004x, BDA2.308

DAS.1913-05-19, MHMD2.407-408, STAB#093, KSHK#31

ABU3113

Words spoken at dinner hosted by a Rajput prince in London, 1913-01-19

One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

چون احبّای فارسی در بمبئی خبر شدند یکی از آنها که کیخسرو نام داشت با کمال شوق برخاست

When the Parsi believers of Bombay learned of Mr Sprague's illness, one of them--a man named Kay-Khusraw--arose with the utmost alacrity

BDA2.095

DAS.1913-01-18n, MHMD2.115, ABCC.371, STAB#137

ABU0156

Words spoken at Esperantist society in Edinburgh, 1913-01-07

1020

Bahá'í Scriptures

از احساسات وجدانیه مستر ها خیلی ممنونم فی الحقیقه آنچه فرمودند ستایش خود

Every movement which promotes unity and harmony in the world is good, and everything which creates discord and discontent is bad.... I recall an incident which occurred in Baghdad. There were two friends who did not know each other's language... His Holiness Baha'o'llah, many years ago, wrote a book called "The most Holy Book"

AMK.271-274, PYM.039-041x, KHF.225, KHTB3.090, NJB_v04#02 p.002

BSC.337 #664, SW_v04#02 p.034-036, SW_v11#18 p.299-303+306, SW_v17#07 p.201, SW_v11#17 p.286-287, VLAB.156x, STAB#138x

Harmony of science and religion; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1211

Words spoken at home of Shaykh Salih in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-01

260

در این ایام حسن سیاست و تدابیر لازم است مردمان با تدبیر نیستند در جنگ روس و ایران

In these days, wise and sound policies are needed in political affairs, but leaders are not prudent. In the Russian-Iranian War, Iran was defeated

KHH1.132 (1.182-183)

KHHE.198-199, STAB#145

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU0677

Words spoken at hotel in Denver, 1912-09-25

430

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

دیدید چه آتشی بقلوب زدم انسان باید اول خود مسرور و منجذب باشد تا تواند

Did you see what a fire was set aglow in the hearts?... I have come to your city and found tall buildings and advancement in material civilization... Man must take flight from the cage of the body... The Persian friends travel mostly on foot.

BDA1.270.01

MHMD1.288-290, STAB#032

ABU0932

Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-08

330

Once upon a time there was a merchant in the city of Balsora

DAS.1914-12-08, SW_v13#06 p.152x, STAB#007

Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0063

Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-06

560

When the mujtahids and Nasiri'd-Din Shah sent Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Husayn to 'Iraq, and he began agitating against the Blessed Perfection

BKOG.143-144x, STAB#078

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU0540

Words spoken at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-02

510

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Consultation; Parliaments; constitutional government; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity in diversity

In this Cause consultation is of vital importance, but spiritual conference and not the mere voicing

PUP#031 (p.072-073), SW_v03#04 p.011-012, STAB#060

ABU2532

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-04

وقتی سلمان ایوذر را مهمانی کرد نان خالی حاضر کرده بود

Once upon a time, Salman called on Abouzar. When the lunch time came around

MUH1.0126-0127

DAS.1914-05-04, SW_v09#18 p.206-207, STAB#031

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Hospitality; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2256

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-11

110

The greatest attainment in the world of humanity is love, for it is through love that man is attracted toward God. It is love that establishes communication

DAS.1913-02-11

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2615

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-16

How large is the creation of God! How stupendous His machinery! How infinite His dominion!... Were it possible to construct an aeroplane and establish communication between the various planets many marvellous discoveries would have been achieved!

DAS.1913-02-16

Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Infinity and eternity; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology

ABU0481

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20

550

Monasticism; asceticism; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession

در ایام لکورغه اولاد خود را بقانون و ترتیب مخصوصی تربیت می‌کردند اولاً در وقت ازدواج

Lycurgus was well-versed in laws and he wished to treat his subjects justly. As he looked over the Spartans, he observed that they were divided into three classes… One day in the company of the Governor

BDA2.149-150x

DAS.1913-02-19, MHMD2.187-188x, STAB#098x

ABU0724

Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-09-05

410

Do you like it here? Do you like the view here? ... This truth is that this place has a spiritual atmosphere... His Holiness Elijah was once in a cave near here.

SW_v11#16 p.269-270, PN_1920 p030, PN_1920 p054, PN_1920 p090, PN_1920_heh p012, PN_1920_heh_haifa p013, STAB#053

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1341

Words spoken ca. 1900

240

Jesus Christ's identity was denied by the people, but the Disciples established His Word. Butterflies are always flying round and round the lamp

PN_1900_heh p032

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU0311

Words spoken ca. 1904

720

یک نفر طلبه علم قیافه از وطن خود هجرت نموده مدت شش سال در مصر اقامت کرد و علم قیافه

From the actions, facial features and general disposition of this doctor... There was once a young mulla who wished to become specialized in the evaluation of human character through the study of physiognomy.

KNSA.199-200 (366-368)

MNYA.276-279, STAB#027

Stories; anecdotes

ABU1265

Words spoken ca. 1904

250

من از امریکا منتظر ظهور چند نفر هستم ... احبای ایران ممتحن اند تمکن حاصل کرده اند جاهای دیگر اینطور نمی شود

From America, I await the appearance of a few people.... The Persian friends have been tested and therefore they are firmly established. This will not happen in other places.

KNSA.163-164

MNYA.221-222

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1368

Words spoken ca. 1904

230

در بیابانی یک نفر عرب مسکین در بالین کلب معلم خود گریه و زاری مینمود راهگذری رسید

Once a poor Arab was weeping and wailing in the wilderness while tending to his dying Dog.

KNSA.202 (371)

MNYA.281-282, STAB#026

Kindness to and rights of animals; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2328

Words spoken ca. 1904

100

حکایت من و شما حکایت آن عربی است که سه سال سرش بی کلاه بود و در کوچه و بازار

The story of you and I resembles the story of an Arab who went about without a hat for three years.

KNSA.197

MNYA.273, STAB#156

Humor; jokes; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1497

Words spoken ca. 1914

210

مرشد که یکی از اصحاب قلعه بود در طهران با بزرگان و رجال مراوده داشت تصدیق امر کرد روزی

Murshid was close to the notables and the prominent figures of Tihran. He embraced the Faith and became one of companions at the fort [Tabarsi].

NJB_v12#05 p.109, KHH1.321-322 (1.447-448)

KHHE.458-459, STAB#034

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0813

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

370

One day, whilst at Kazimayn, through which He passed on his first journey to Karbila and Baghdad, Jamal-i-Mubarak was appealed to by a young man, 'Abdu'l-Vahhab

CHH.196-197, BLO_PN#022, STAB#035

Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3451

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

A few hundred years ago, Darzi, a tailor, came from Persia to Syria, where he established the Druze cult. 'Druze' is a corruption of the word 'Darzi.

CHH.195, BLO_PN#022

ABU0612

Words spoken ca. 1919-07-17

470

Fifty years ago, Baha'o'llah wrote that there must be a league of nations to establish universal peace

SW_v10#09 p.195-196

Equality of men and women; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Means of establishment of future civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; Words vs deeds

ABU2075

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London

130

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

The Universal Races Congress was good, for it was intended for the furtherance and progress of unity

AIL.059, SW_v02#19 p.006-007, STAB#024

Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language

ABU0389

Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-02-07

630

من ابدا سبب فصل نشدم خودشان خود را از یکدیگر جدا کردند جمال مبارک عهدی گرفتند

I never caused their separation. They separated themselves. The Blessed Beauty established a Covenant

KHH1.166 (1.228)x

KHHE.240-241x, DAS.1915-02-07, BSR_v13 p.089x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Creativity in art; Goodly deeds; actions; Methods of teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU1058

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

300

I wish to train you until you have no other thought, no other motive, no other wish than service

SW_v04#06 p.104, STAB#107

Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1059

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

300

You must become impervious to criticism, unconscious of attack and abuse, nay, rather welcoming persecution

SW_v04#06 p.104-105, STAB#105

Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1117

Words spoken in Aug. 1915

280

از اشیاء نفیسه بیت جمال مبارک یک تسبیح مروارید برای ما ماند

Prayer beads made of pearls - one of the most precious of the household possessions of the Blessed Beauty

RHQM2.0842-843 (257) (157)

STOB.014-015x #022, STAB#076

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Business; financial; property matters; Imam 'Ali

ABU1409

Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt

230

Unity is love. It cannot be established without love. Therefore try, as far as possible, to be filled with love.

SW_v08#10 p.121, BLO_PN#002

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1522

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

210

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

The real teaching of Buddha is the same as the teaching of Jesus Christ

AIL.063, STAB#055

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Stories; anecdotes; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU0189

Words spoken on 1911-01-21

930

مثل ایران مثل حاصل سبز و خرم خوبی است که گرفتار برودت شده و برف فراوان بروی آن فرود آمده باشد... وقتی که کاروان مکه وارد بریه الشام

The likeness of Iran is as a verdant and fertile field that hath been seized by bitter cold, and upon which abundant snow hath descended [3.5s]... ...Once a trading caravan from Mecca was passing through Syrian lands. The Egyptian king ordered that the leader of the expedition

NJB_v02#06-07 p.008-009, YFY.266-267

STAB#065

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1038

Words spoken on 1911-09-08 in London

300

منزل کوچک نیست باید قلوب وسعت داشته باشد

This is not a small house – it is the hearts that must be enlarged. When we first arrived in Akka… His Holiness Solomon said, "When I was a child I used to think that happiness was riding a horse or going on an outing.

KHAB.052 (060), KHTB1.016

STAB#039x, ABS#04

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1159

Words spoken on 1911-09-14 in London

270

الحمد لله مجلسی در نهایت لطافت و کمال تشکیل شده

Praise be unto God, that an assemblage of utmost delicacy and perfection hath been established [3.5s]

KHAB.058 (067), KHTB1.050, NJB_v02#14-16 p.014

Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Moses; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2152

Words spoken on 1912-06-23 in New York

120

Eulogies; reminiscences; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Martyrs and martyrdom

حضرت مسیح را می فرمودند که هر کس میخواهد با من بیاید باید صلیب خود را بدوش خویش بردارد

His Holiness Christ said, 'he that desireth to follow Me, must bear his own cross.'

BDA1.131.16

MHMD1.141-142, FDA.034, DJT.319-321, BKOG.098x, BLO_PN#027, STAB#037

ABU2564

Words spoken on 1912-09-04 in Montreal

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; The Imamate; the Caliphate

بلی قدر و عظمت این سفر هنوز معلوم نیست بعد معلوم می شود چون ما مقصدی از این سفر جز

Yes, the value and greatness of these travels are not known now... At the time of Muhammad's migration to Medina under divine protection, Abu Bakr was with Him.

BDA1.227.13

MHMD1.244, STAB#066

ABU2142

Words spoken on 1912-12-22 in London

120

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering; rejection of Christ

بعد از شهادت حضرت مسیح از جمله خدماتش این بود که بواسطه ا‌ی با امپراطور رومان ملاقات نمود

Following the martyrdom of Jesus Christ, among the services Mary Magdalene rendered was that, by some means or other, she secured a meeting with the emperor of Rome

BDA2.037

MHMD2.043, STAB#061

ABU3743

Words spoken on 1912-12-27 in London

Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

من آمده‌ام تا مدنیّت الهیّه را ترویج نمایم مدنیّتیکه حضرت بهٓاءاللّٰه در شرق تأسیس فرمود

I have come to promote divine civilization. This is a civilization that Baha'u'llah established in the East. It is a civilization that tends to the domain of character

BDA2.044

MHMD2.053

ABU2135

Words spoken on 1912-12-29 in London

120

Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Education of children; moral education; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

این اختلاف بر دو قسم است قسمی اختلاف اصلی و خلقی است و آن مانع ظهور اتحاد و الفت عمومی نیست

This diversity is of two kinds. The first kind of diversity involves innate and temperamental differences, which do not preclude the establishment of unviersal concord

BDA2.048

MHMD2.058

ABU2275

Words spoken on 1913-01-01 in London

110

Civilization is like unto a moving hill of sands: Today it is here, tomorrow it is many thousand miles away. It is subject to constant transferences.

DAS.1913-01-01

Means of establishment of future civilization; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU1923

Words spoken on 1913-01-06 en route to Edinburgh

150

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God

نور علي شاه مطرود دولت و ملت شد و آواره غربت گشت

Nur 'Ali-Shah was rejected by both the government and the people. He became homeless and an exile.

BDA2.061-062

MHMD2.074, STAB#111x

ABU2447

Words spoken on 1913-01-08 in Edinburgh

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

خوب مجلسي بود فقرارا بسيار مسرور ديدم... وقتی در بغداد فقیری در منزل ما آمد قالیچه ي

It was a good gathering. I saw that the poor were very glad… When we were living in Baghdad, and a poor soul came to our home, he noticed a small rug

BDA2.071.02

MHMD2.085, STAB#096

ABU2565

Words spoken on 1913-01-27 in Paris

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Stories; anecdotes

بیانات مبارکه از تواریخ زمان اسلام خیلی مفصل بود از آنجمله حکایت حجاج ظالم

When Hajjaj was named chief of the camp, following a period of disorder, he first issued an edict

BDA2.108

MHMD2.132, STAB#048, STAB#144

ABU1451

Words spoken on 1913-01-29 in Paris

210

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment

و هم بطمع افتادن او برای اخذ از حضور مبارک که “ در حیفا آمد باو عتنائی نشد

Rashid Pasha came to Haifa, but I paid no attention to him. He even sent his son to 'Akka

BDA2.112

MHMD2.138-139, STAB#094

ABU2833

Words spoken on 1913-01-31 in Paris

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ببینید ما چگونه در کنائس یهود و نصاری اثبات حقیقت اسلام نمودیم با وجود این مسلمین

Take note of how, in the churches and synagogues, we have established the truth of Islam, and consider the calumnies

BDA2.115

MHMD2.142-143

ABU2333

Words spoken on 1913-02-11 in Paris

100

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spirit and form in the administration; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

دیده عبرت باید اگر انسان چشم عبرت باز ننماید چه فائده دارد هر روز دو کرور

One must look at things with a view to learning from them. Should he fail to open the eye of receptivity to such lessons

BDA2.129-130

MHMD2.162, STAB#068

ABU2166

Words spoken on 1913-02-25 in Paris

430

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Justice and wrath of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

من بايد و ذکر آن نفوس مبارکه خوشنود... وقتی در مجلس معتمد از حضرت نقطه

In the meeting of Mu'tamid, the Bab was asked whether the Qur'an was an authority and a proof for those who were present… I strove to the utmost so that Mirza 'Ali-Asghar Khan

BDA2.158

MHMD2.198-199, STAB#117x

ABU1839

Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris

160

Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes

در زمان معاویه شخصی از خاندان اسرائلیان بود

During the reign of Mu'awiyah, the caliph, there was an Israelite who claimed to be a Muslim.

BDA2.185.01

MHMD2.235, STAB#148

ABU1750

Words spoken on 1913-03-25

240

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

عظمت اين امر بدرجهءي است که منکرين شهادت بر قدرت و بزرگواري

The grandeur of this Cause is such that even its disbelievers have testified to its power and greatness… In 'Akka the first person to throw himself at the feet of Baha’u’llah and kiss His garment was its Mufti.

BDA2.197-198

MHMD2.253-254, STAB#086x

ABU0912

Words spoken on 1913-03-26 in Paris

330

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Law of transformation and change; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Power of prayer

امید است ایران هم سر وسامانی یابد صوت و صدائی پیدا کند و تأیید شدید جوید

It is my hope that Persia, too, may attain order and stability, achieve renown, and be granted mighty confirmations

BDA2.199-200

MHMD2.254-256

ABU0242

Words spoken on 1913-04-30 in Stuttgart

830

Equality of men and women; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Means of establishment of future civilization; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity in diversity; War and peace

بلی کمالات این قرن همه نزد عقلای قرون سابقه محال بود آیا از پیش کسی گمان مینمود که زنها

Indeed, the hallmarks of this age were all deemed impossible by the wise ones of former times

BDA2.272-275

DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.357-360

ABU0231

Words spoken on 1913-06-19 in Port Said

860

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913; Universal peace — in which book is this?'

خیلی امر عجیبی است در پورت سعید چنین مجلس عظیمی عقد شد خوب است ملوک سر از

It is wonderful indeed that a gathering as grand as this one has been convened in Port Sa‘íd…. One night, Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Husayn the mujtahid told his cohorts about a dream he had…. No talk is there in town save of the loved one’s rippling hair; No spell abroad except her eyebrow’s curve—exquisite snare!

BRL_DAK#0822, AYT.379, KHF.189, KHAB.441 (441), KHTB3.076, NJB_v04#08 p.001, BDA2.357x

BRL_ATE#209x, MHMD2.475x, STAB#080x, ADMS#175

Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2308

Words spoken on 1913-07-04 in Port Said

110

It is related that an aged and decrepit man became the guest of his holiness Abraham

DAS.1913-07-04, SW_v08#12 p.143, ABIE.025, BLO_PN#007, STAB#051

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idolatry; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1591

Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh

200

It is said that at one time a king went out traveling incognito. He put on an humble suit of clothes

DAS.1913-08-05, SW_v09#18 p.211-212, ABIE.161, BLO_PN#007, STAB#146

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2099

Words spoken on 1913-08-08 in Ramleh

130

When we left Bagdad, a Darvish came to me and begged to be a member of the party. I told him the trip would be most difficult.

DAS.1913-08-08, ABIE.169, BLO_PN#007, STAB#084

Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2737

Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh

When we were in in Bagdad, there was a very prominent man who used to come often to see Bahá'u'lláh. He sat in His Presence with the greatest respect, and listened to the utterances

DAS.1913-08-13, ABIE.184, BLO_PN#007, STAB#083

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude

ABU0611

Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh

470

In Adrianople, vis-à-vis of our house, there was a café. Here sat every day a retired officer from the Turkish Army belonging to the Baktashi's sect.

DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.220, BLO_PN#007, STAB#002

ABU1292

Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh

250

There was another Baktashi who, in his younger days, was an officer in the Turkish government. This man became very sick, and the members of his family had summoned a Mullah to his bed.

DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.218, BLO_PN#007, STAB#124

Empty learning; false spirituality; Prayer for forgiveness; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

ABU1352

Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh

240

When we were living in Adrianople there was a Baktashi who lived close by us. Professionally he was a wood-chopper, socially he was a wit.

DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.217, BLO_PN#007, STAB#033

Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship

ABU1204

Words spoken on 1913-08-25 in Ramleh

270

While I was in Adrianople Khorsheed Pasha the Vali asked me one day about the future possibilities of the country... During the war against a foreign nation one of the soldiers was stricken with a severe sickness.

DAS.1913-08-25, SW_v09#18 p.206, ABIE.239, BLO_PN#007, STAB#152

Relationship between government and people; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1882

Words spoken on 1913-09-02 in Ramleh

160

Once there was a theologian who took a sea trip. While he was walking on the deck and watching the calm sea... By these remarks I do not mean that religious study must be entirely neglected

DAS.1913-09-02, SW_v09#18 p.210x, ABIE.269x, BLO_PN#007, STAB#154

Empty learning; false spirituality; Humor; jokes

ABU2191

Words spoken on 1913-10-23 in Ramleh

120

Once there was a man who had a negro servant. His name was Kafour. Having decided to make a journey

DAS.1913-10-23, SW_v09#18 p.209-210, STAB#008

Humor; jokes

ABU0406

Words spoken on 1913-11-15 in Port Said

610

Pray that God may lighten his [Prof. Cheyne's] lamp day by day, cause His Kingdom to be established in the hearts

DAS.1913-11-15

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0449

Words spoken on 1913-11-24 in Ramleh

580

Before the regular stage-post was established in Persia, there were many swift-footed letter-carriers and messengers

DAS.1913-11-24

Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Justice and wrath of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1156

Words spoken on 1913-12-06 in Haifa

280

What a beautiful gathering! In all the places I went.... According to the blessed command, it is not permitted to fall on the knees.... A certain Kurd was awakened in the morning to say his prayers

SW_v09#02 p.017-018, STAB#106

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2301

Words spoken on 1914-01-13

110

When these institutions, colleges, hospital, hospice and establishments for the incurables

LOG#2055x, DAS.1914-01-13, SW_v05#05 p.071, BW_v01p061

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Harmony of science and religion; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Unity in diversity

ABU0553

Words spoken on 1914-02-19

500

In Teheran I spoke with a scholarly gentleman and gave him the divine Message.... My happiness is in these glad tidings and victories... While we were living in Bagdad one of the most honorable men in Persian came there. He called

LOG#1981x, DAS.1914-02-19, SW_v07#16 p.155, SW_v09#03 p.035-036, STAB#109, STAB#113

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0289

Words spoken on 1914-06-06 in Tiberias

750

These are the harbingers of the coming of the spiritual springtime... Once a Mohammadan mullah thought that one of his fingers had become impure

DAS.1914-06-06, SW_v09#10 p.108-109x, SW_v09#18 p.207x, STAB#023

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Christian clergy; Words vs deeds

ABU1463

Words spoken on 1914-06-23

220

Today we have received a newspaper from London containing the photograph of a Bahá'í girl who has given a most dramatic speech before the King and Queen of England

DAS.1914-06-23

Equality of men and women; Means of establishment of future civilization; Role and station of women

ABU0199

Words spoken on 1914-07-03

910

It is said that Jesus entered a village. In those days many houses were broken into

DAS.1914-07-03, SW_v09#18 p.212-214, STAB#058

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0295

Words spoken on 1914-07-12

740

در ایامی که در آمریکا بودم امة الله مسیس پارسنز مرا به محل ییلاقی خود برد

When I was in Dublin the professor of the out-door school invited me to visit the pupils

KHH1.260-263 (1.364-367)

KHHE.381-384, DAS.1914-07-12, SW_v09#09 p.097-098x, STAB#153

Education of children; moral education; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of learning

ABU1354

Words spoken on 1914-07-25

240

It is related that Saboktakeen, one of the renowned ancient kings of Persia, lived

DAS.1914-07-25, SW_v09#18 p.204-205, STAB#041

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2628

Words spoken on 1914-07-27 in Haifa

The supreme concern of any government must be the establishment of equal justice and equal opportunity amongst its citizens.

DAS.1914-07-27

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Relationship between government and people; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU0480

Words spoken on 1914-08-10

550

They are informed too late. The matter is now beyond their criticism and rebuke... Mohammed Ali Pasha had a big, fat camel. When the Hajis started on their long pilgrimage to Mecca

DAS.1914-08-10, SW_v09#18 p.210-211x, STAB#119

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0916

Words spoken on 1914-10-13 ? in Haifa

330

حضرات اطمینان دارند اوایل که ما آمدیم بعکا وارد شدیم کاری کرده بودیم که همه اطمینان

When we first came to ‘Akka, we behaved in such wise that everyone trusted us. There was a certain Qasim of Nayriz who was very weak.

KHH1.111-112 (1.156-157)

KHHE.169-170, STAB#015

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2805

Words spoken on 1914-10-20

یک نفر مسلمان و یک نفر مسیحی و یک نفر یهودی در کشتی بودند مسلمان دعا کرد

It is said that once a Mohammadan, a Christian and a Jew were rowing in a boat. Suddenly a tempest arose

KHH1.133

KHHE.174, DAS.1913-02-10, DAS.1914-10-20, SW_v09#18 p.210, VLAB.133, STAB#104

Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0661

Words spoken on 1915-03-01 in Abu Sinan

440

خدا چه تعلقی ما بین ما و آنها انداخته که از جان و دل ... تقوی ام الفضائل و عدم تقوی ام الرذائل است در عکا شخصی بود

Consider what an immense love and devotion... Piety is the mother of all goodly characters, and its absence is the mother of all evil

KHH1.183-185 (1.256-260)

KHHE.268-271, BSR_v13 p.093, STAB#016, STAB#150

ABU1429

Words spoken on 1915-03-03 in Abu Sinan

220

این ایام وقت سکون و وقاراست و تک اطمینان

In these days, it is time for calmness and dignity; it is time for confidence and assurance. We must rely upon God.

KHH1.190-191 (1.267-268)

KHHE.277-278, BSR_v13 p.094, STAB#049

Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU1431

Words spoken on 1915-03-20

220

این خنقدقها را میبینید دولت عثمانی میخواهد با این خندقها از کشتیهای ... در ایام عبدالحمید که فرقه عسگر متطوع

Do you observe these trenches? The Ottoman government wishes through these fortifications to prevent the ships [3.5s]... ...During the reign of 'Abdu'l-Hamid when a group of soldiers volunteered to fight against the Russians

KHH1.194

KHHE.283-284, STAB#046

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

ABU3290

Words spoken on 1915-04-18 in Haifa

بیت العدل مقام تشریع دارد و آنچه منصوص نیست تشریع نماید و تنفیذی نیست . در ایالات مختلفه انتخابات می شود و بیت عدل تشکیل شود و مرکز را بصلاح دید خود معین خواهند کرد

The House of Justice possesseth legislative authority, and that which hath not been expressly revealed may be legislated by it, and is not revocable. Elections shall be held in diverse provinces, and the House of Justice shall be established, and they shall determine the center thereof according to their own wisdom [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-04-18

Elections; House of Justice

ABU0087

Words spoken on 1915-06-17 in Haifa

1310

وقتی که جمال مبارک در بغداد بودند میرزا محیط مشهور شیخی آمد به دارالسلام

When the Blessed Beauty was in Baghdad, Mirza Muhit, the famous Shaykhi, arrived in that city for the purpose of visiting Kazimayn.

BRL_DAK#0719, AHDA.077-078X, ZSM.1915-06-17

STAB#082x

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2151

Words spoken on 1915-08-03 in Haifa

120

چقدر خوب بود که یک مشرق الاذکار و یک مدرسه جهانی در این کوه تأسیس می شد. مردم نمی دانند که مدرسه بهائی

How excellent would it be that a Mashriqu'l-Adhkár and a universal school should be established upon this mountain! The people know not that the Bahá'í school [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-03

Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU1380

Words spoken on 1915-08-06 in Haifa

230

همه اش هباءً منبثاً مأمن لی بیتاً عند عرش عظمتک فی ملکوت فردانیتک. معتمد الدوله اصفهان، منوچهر خان

All else is scattered dust. Grant me a shelter near the throne of Thy grandeur in the kingdom of Thy oneness [3.5s]... ...Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih of Isfahan, Manuchihr Khan, owned many buildings. He had many villages in the vicinity of Tehran.

AHDA.595-596x, ZSM.1915-08-06

STAB#134x

Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0955

Words spoken on 1915-11-25 in Haifa

320

للذاهبین الاولین من القرون لنا بصائر . در اسلاف نظر کنیم، در روش آنها، در نجاح و فلاح و موفقیت دنیویه آنها

PYB#218 p.18-20x, ZSM.1915-11-25

STAB#040, STAB#045

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1532

Words spoken on 1916-01-31

200

الحاکم بامر الله موسس فرقه درزى ششم خليفه فاطمى است ولى درزى لقب يکى از تلاميذ الحاکم است

Al-Hakim bi-Amr'illah, founder of the Druze sect, was the sixth Fatimid Caliph, while Darazi was the title of one of Al-Hakim's disciples [3.5s]... ...One al-Hakim bi'l-Amr summoned to his presence some Jews and Christians and asked them

MUH1.0188-0189

STAB#069

ABU0800

Words spoken on 1916-05-06 in

370

شيخ عبدالحميد در اياميکه جمال مبارک در بغداد تشريف داشتند محبت زيادى داشت شيعه بود ولى بى نهايت محبت

When the Blessed Beauty was residing in Baghdad, there was a Shi'I Muslim by the name of Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Hamid

MUH1.0120-0122

STAB#136

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0865

Words spoken on 1916-07-12 in Haifa

350

هر چند اساس معین است مثل اساس حضرت مسیح اما اگر کسی در میان نصاری سیر کند می بیند که

Though the foundation is established, even as was the foundation laid by Jesus Christ, yet should one journey amidst the Christians, one beholdeth that [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-07-12

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Reincarnation; Theosophy

ABU1610

Words spoken on 1916-07-19

190

صوفى بود من مکتوب خط خود او را بفتح عليشاه ديدهام وقتى شاه دويست ترکمان را گرفت بکشد

I was acquainted with a Sufi who wrote a letter with his own hand to Fath-'Ali-Shah [3.5s]... ...Fath-'Ali Shah had jailed some 200 Turkomans he intended to kill. Mirza Abu'l-Qasim

MUH1.0571-0572, QUM.013

STAB#017

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness

ABU1445

Words spoken on 1916-07-29 in Haifa

220

مبدأ این از اسلام است، شفاخانه می گفتند. حضرات اروپائیها آمدند اینجا، لویز سابع رفت در فرانسه تأسیس نمود

The origin of this was from Islam, where it was known as a house of healing. The Europeans came hither, and Louis the Seventh established it in France [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-07-29

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

ABU2985

Words spoken on 1919-12-09

بلی اهالی ایتالیا متعصبند وقتیکه وارد ناپولی

Every year, on the occasion of the arrival of the New Year, the Pope would deliver a sermon in the church. One year he invited the Italian king to attend this ceremony.

Words spoken on 1919-12-14

100

احزاب مختلفه ایران متنبه نشده اند... شیطان به بالین معاویه آمد و او را برای ادای نماز

The various parties of Iran have not awakened [3.5s]... ...one day Satan went to the bedside of Mu'awiyah and woke him up to perform his obligatory prayer.

ISA.011-012

ISAE.1919-12-14, STAB#147x

Hypocrisy; Past, present and future of Iran; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU1607

Words spoken on 1919-12-27

190

در اوایلی که به عکا و قشله عسکریه وارد شدیم روزی حکومت خبر داد

You see this old man; he has devoted his entire life in service to the Cause of God… In the early days when we came to 'Akka and arrived at the military barracks, one day the governor sent word

ISA.003-004

ISAE.1919-12-27, STAB#090

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Mount Carmel

ABU2439

Words spoken on 1919-12-30

تاجر ماهوت فروشی چند توپ ماهوت از بغداد خریده

Once a cloth merchant bought some fabric in Baghdad and was taking it to his own town to sell. On the way, he encountered some thieves.

ISA.017

ISAE.1919-12-30, STAB#160

Humor; jokes

ABU0195

Words spoken on 1920-01-05

910

جمال مبارک ما را از جمیع قیود نجات داده... شخصی بود مصطفی بیک مدیر تحریرات مفتی شهر عکا

The Blessed Beauty has freed us from all restraints. He teaches that we must be kind to all, even to our enemies. There was a certain Mustafa Bayk

ISA.018-021

ISAE.1920-01-05, STAB#097x

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0227

Words spoken to Miss St. of Southampton on 7 Feb 1910

870

Meine lieben Gäste! Die Lehre vom "abdschad" ist die Lehre von der mystischen Verwandtschaft von Worten, deren Zahlenwerte ihrer Buchstaben zusammenaddiert übereinstimmen

SDW v11#04 p.039-041

Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Language and the structure of reality; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1982

Words to a newspaper reporter, spoken on 1912-10-19

140

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion

در عالم وجود دو مدنیت موجود مدنیت مادیه و مدنیت الهیه فلاسفه موًسس مدنیت مادی بوده اند

In the world of existence, civilization is found to be of two kinds: material civilization and spiritual civilization. Philosophers founded the former while the divine Prophets established the latter.

BDA1.319.14

MHMD1.337

ABU0315

Words to a reporter from the Montreal Star on 10 Sep 1912

720

As to the question of disarmament, all nations must disarm at the same time... The one man slapped another on the face.... All Europe is an armed camp... It will be established in this century...

ABIC.034-035

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Humor; jokes; Means of establishment of future civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU2012

Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09

140

My objects are the establishment of the Cause of international arbitration, the promotion of the oneness of the world of humanity, the conformity of religion with science and reason

DAS.1914-05-09, PN_1914 p003

Harmony of science and religion; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1193

Words to a telegraph officer, spoken on 1913-10-29

270

When I was in America, I was most busy... Once upon a time, there was a poor fellah (farmer) who cultivated a patch of ground with cotton.

DAS.1913-10-29, SW_v09#18 p.210x, STAB#120

Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2265

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-04-22

110

Wait till the end of this war. The new ideals of peace which I have nurtured in my mind will be promoted. God willing we shall take another journey

DAS.1915-04-22

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Means of establishment of future civilization; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0566

Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-11

490

By a general agreement all the governments of the world must disarm simultaneously. It will

DAS.1914-05-11, SW_v05#08 p.116, SW_v07#06 p.042-043, SW_v08#12 p.155-156, PN_1914 p012, STAB#151

Call to action; Stories; anecdotes; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU0600

Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-12

470

Today in the world of humanity the most important matter is the question of Universal Peace. The realization of this principle is the crying need...

COC#1604x, LOG#1419x, DAS.1914-05-12, SW_v05#08 p.115-117, SW_v07#06 p.041-042, DWN_v1#12 p.007bx, PN_1914 p011

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Means of establishment of future civilization; Relationship between government and people; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU0044

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

1620

Verses 1 to 11. This story needs no explanation. The meaning of it is plainly to be understood. Verse 11. 'Neither do I condemn thee...'

SW_v08#11 p.144x, SW_v08#19 p.241x, PN_unsorted p066, BSTW#135, STAB#043x

Degrees of faith; certitude; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The cloud ['ama]; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0649

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-03

450

In every center where Baha'is are sufficiently numerous, a spiritual assembly should be established... The main duties of the Spiritual Assemblies are as follows

PN_1920 p005

Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

ABU0277

Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-06

770

مسائل الهیه مطابقت تام با عقل و علم دارد ولی مسئله در بیان شیئی است مبین لازم دارد همان مسئله را میشود بچندین

Spiritual teachings are completely consistent with rational thought and science, but it is a question of how they are presented. An interpreter is needed. The same issue can be presented in multiple ways.

KHH1.224-227 (1.312-317)

KHHE.327-329, STAB#052, STAB#108

Maintainance of degrees in society; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0527

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-31

520

The Bahá'í must first be informed of the Principles and Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, then go forth

SW_v03#11 p.005-006, PN_1912_heh p006, PN_1912 p005, STAB#036

Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1344

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

240

A great king walking in his garden one day noticed a man, about ninety years old

SW_v09#18 p.207-208, DLA.038-039, BLO_PN#026, STAB#001

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2814

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

There is a Persian story of a thief who, in order to rob a certain house, went to work to undermine the foundation

SW_v09#18 p.208, DLA.034, BLO_PN#026, STAB#102

Humor; jokes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

ABU1142

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

280

The House of Justice must be obeyed in all things because it has been established by the Blessed Perfection. The Council of Constantine decided many things wisely

TDLA.025-026, BLO_PN#104

House of Justice; Justice and mercy; Means of establishment of future civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; War and peace

ABU1867

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

160

In America you have only received a taste of the spiritual food... Concentrate the soul upon God so that it may become as a fountain pouring out the Water

SW_v08#06 p.065x, TDLA.013-014, BLO_PN#104, STAB#030

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Pure intentions in teaching the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1052

Words to Juliet Thompson et al, spoken on 1909-07-10

300

At the time of prayer one must hold in one's mind some object. Then he must turn his face and direct his mind to this picture.

PN_1909 p017, PN_1909 p051, PN_1909C p097, DJT.090-091, BLO_PN#027, STAB#059, STAB#070

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Idolatry; Manifestation of God as mediator; Mary Magdalene; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Resurrection of Christ; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU2353

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-01

100

Thank God that He has gathered us all together here. Before this Cause was established the East and the West never met

PN_1909 p003, PN_1909 p075, PN_1909B p007, PN_1909C p072

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1655

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-02

190

I hope a great love may be established among you and that day by day this love will increase. I have gathered you all together here

PN_1909 p005, PN_1909 p026, PN_1909B p011, PN_1909C p086, PN_1909F p039, DJT.032-033, BLO_PN#027

Bringing forth results; fruit; Love of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2511

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-05

We ought to pray for Miss C., that she may become just as God wishes her to be.... Once a Pharisee and a Publican entered the Temple to pray.

PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p038, PN_1909B p019, DJT.056, BLO_PN#027, STAB#125

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2401

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-06

100

Afflictions and troubles are due to the state of not being content with what God has ordained for you. If one submits himself to God he is happy

SW_v07#18 p.187, PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p022, PN_1909 p039, PN_1909B p020, PN_1909C p089, PN_unsorted p046, DJT.059-060, BLO_PN#027, STAB#127

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Free will and predestination; fate; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0381

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-09

640

Music is one of the important arts. It has a great effect upon the human spirit. Musical melodies are a certain something which prove to be accidental... Music is an important means to the education

COC#1421, LOG#1361x, LOG#1370x, SW_v15#04 p.130x, PN_1909 p015, PN_1909 p047, PN_1909C p063, PN_1909F p034, DJT.080-082, BLO_PN#027, STAB#143

Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU0807

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-16

370

East and West are gathered here. Very good! Whatever gathering establishes love and union among human kind is Heavenly Bounty... Sixty years ago they introduced the potato into Persia

PN_1919 p019, PN_1919 p102, LAT.027-030

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0950

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-17

320

We had at one time very great sufferings and persecutions. We were greatly harassed at Acca. Praise be to God that you came here in the utmost joy and happiness... A Turk came here and one of the inhabitants told him

PN_1919 p023, PN_1919 p115, LAT.038-043, STAB#141

Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal language

ABU1216

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-17

260

I remember the time we were in America. There were several of us traveling. Those were good days. They were all full of the commemoration of God... Nothing but the religion of God can solve the economic problems.

PN_1919 p023, PN_1919 p121, LAT.043-051, STAB#091

Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Maintainance of degrees in society; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0768

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-19

390

For the present it is better to keep all the documents in the safety deposit vault... We will see what God wants. If America becomes illumined, its illumination like a magnet, will draw me there... The Turks are fond of eating.

SW_v10#17 p.315x, PN_1919 p028, PN_1919 p140, LAT.066-068, STAB#159

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Bribery and corruption; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0636

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-20

450

In Persia every night there are several meetings in different places, held in the utmost supplication and submissiveness.

PN_1919 p145, LAT.076-079, STAB#063

Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3407

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-25

Yes, if they want to. They must want to and take the initiative. It is not the request of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. These matters are left to the House of Justice which will be established before this century is out.

PN_1919 p188, LAT.136

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Justice

ABU0167

Words to Lua Getsinger

1000

Ios was a shepherd boy who tended his flocks in the valleys and on the sloping hills of Persia. He was poor and simple

SW_v13#07 p.182-184, STAB#018, STAB#020, STAB#021

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0671

Words to MacNutts et al around Jan. 1905

440

There is something especially I wish to make you sure of…. Until real firmness is established among the believers in New York, individually and together, there will be no result.

PN_1905 p015

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2312

Words to Mr And Mrs Holbach, spoken on 1914-01-19

100

The leaders of religion must be the means of binding the hearts together, establishing good-fellowship between the members of the human family

DAS.1914-01-19

Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1587

Words to Mr Charles Tinsley, spoken on 1912-10-10

200

You must not be sad. This affliction will make you spiritually stronger. Do not be sad... A certain ruler wished to appoint one of his subjects to a high office

LOG#2040x, SW_v04#12 p.205, SW_v09#18 p.214x, ECN.374+451+527+604, STAB#115

Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0001

Words to Mr Pinchot and others, spoken on 1912-06-04

3400

Bahá'í Scriptures; Mahmúd's Diary

امیدواریم در مجلس شما مائده آسمانی بخوریم آن بالتمامه مطابق مذاق ماست زیرا

We hope that in this gathering we shall partake of the heavenly table… The solution of this problem is one of the fundamental principles of his holiness BAHA’O’LLAH

BRL_DAK#0644, AVK4.335x, AVK4.340bx, AVK4.466x, KHF.265, KHAB.290 (300), KHTB2.110

BSC.340 #666-670x, FWU.038x, SW_v07#09 p.077-079+081-084, SW_v08#01 p.007x, SW_v09#07 p.086-087x, SW_v13#09 p.231x, SW_v13#12 p.324x, SW_v14#02 p.036x, SW_v16#03 p.456-457x, SW_v16#11 p.706x, STAB#128, STAB#140

Consultation; Elections; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

MHMD1.120

ABU0535

Words to Mrs Bernard, spoken on 1913-03-18

510

Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ولی انقطاع بعدم اسباب نیست بلکه بعدم تعلق قلب است ما در طهران شب دارای هر چیز

You have travelled through India... When the Persian government imprisoned Baha'u'llah in Teheran... Detachment does not imply lack of means; it is marked by the freedom of the heart. In Tihran, we possessed everything… There were once two friends, one rich but free of heart

BDA2.187

DAS.1913-03-18, MHMD2.238-239, ABCC.009x, BW_v13p1187-1188x, VLAB.144x, STAB#028x

ABU2148

Words to Mrs Smith, spoken on 1912-06-19

120

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

تو یاید همیشه مسرور باشی و با اهل انبساط و سرور محشور و با خلاق رحمانی متخلق

You must always be happy. You must associate with joyous and happy people

BDA1.129.11

SW_v19#08 p.254, MHMD1.139, VLAB.112x, STAB#038

ABU0681

Words to Myron Phelps, spoken on 1917-06-07

430

It is a certain fact, absolutely established, that people whether righteous or wicked, the people of light or darkness

PN_unsorted p051, BLO_PN#070

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Higher encompasses the lower; Life and death; Soul; spirit after death; The concourse on high

ABU1846

Words to Otto Häfner, spoken on 1913-04-04

160

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

مبلغی در طفولیت خوبست من باین سن که بودم تبلیغ می‌کردم شخصی از احباب برادری داشت

It is good to be a spreader of the Teachings of God in childhood. I was a teacher

BDA2.218

DAS.1913-04-05, SW_v09#18 p.201, MHMD2.281, VLAB.103, STAB#114

ABU2235

Words to people invited for lunch, spoken on 1912-09-02

110

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

شکر نعمآء الهیه هنگام سختی و زحمت لازم زیرا در بحبوبهٴ نعمت هر نفسی میتواند شاکر باشد حکایتیست که سلطان محمود خربزه ئی را برید

To be grateful for the blessings of God in time of want and trouble is necessary

BDA1.222.04

MHMD1.238, STAB#019

ABU1572

Words to Percy Woodcock in 1909

200

It is a great mistake to suppose that there will be a House of Justice established in each city. The fact is there will be but one House of Justice for the whole world... we are simply the servants building the house. The house is not ours. We simply contribute the labor.

PN_1909F p028

Elections; House of Justice; Means of establishment of future civilization

ABU0014

Words to Shaykh Salih, spoken on 1915-01-11

2230

از بس میترسی خوابهایت هم مغشوش و مشوش است مثل قصه آن شخص میماند که در روضه

Because you are so frightened, your dreams are also disturbed. Your situation is like the story of the man who would attend rawdih-khanís

KHH1.150-158 (1.208-219)

KHHE.222-232, STAB#022

Accounts of dreams and visions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0317

Words to Shaykh Salman, spoken on 1915-04-12

710

چه لزوم کرده اخبار دروغ انتشار بدهند اگر خبری ندارند اصلا ننویسند حالا که دروغ میگویند

Why do they feel compelled to spread false rumors?... It is said that Nadir Shah once advanced a claim to Baghdad... His Holiness (Imam ‘Alí) was surrounded by enemies and wished to take refuge elsewhere. He said to one of His companions (Salman, the Persian), “Place me in this basket

KHH1.212-215 (1.298-301)

KHHE.312-313, DAS.1915-04-12, STAB#011, STAB#012

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0265

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-13

790

When I was in Alexandria, Ahmad Aniss, the minister of [...] of the Khedivial court called upon me and proposed to me that he would like to arrange a meeting between his Highness the Khedive and myself.

DAS.1914-11-13

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Means of establishment of future civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU0542

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-24

510

When I was in Mazandaran I was a wee bit of a child and enjoyed all the fun and play belonging to that age.

DAS.1914-12-24, SW_v13#10 p.271-272, STAB#004

Poems and quotation from poetry; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds

ABU0595

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-13

470

من امروز ماست خوردم چون آقا میرزا حبیب را دوست میدارم هر چه میگوید میشنوم من ماست

Today I had some yogurt... God forbid if a person is overtaken with pride. During His last days, the Blessed Beauty was greatly annoyed [with Mírza Áqa Jan] to the point that I wanted to punish him physically.... Mírza Áqa Jan did not have a good end.

KHH1.240-242 (1.336-339)

KHHE.355-357, STAB#122

ABU3235

Words to some Persian friends, spoken on 1913-03-18

Paris is like a very large, clean stable where many millions of horses are well-fed, well-kept and well-trained; but you do not expect to find spirituality.

DAS.1913-03-18

Critique of Western values; culture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books

ABU0420

Words to students of Beirut university, spoken on 1914-08-31

600

خوب مجلسی است بسیار محفل روحانی است مجلسی است مرتب و منظم در اینعالم مجمعهای

This is a delightful gathering. It is very spiritual and is well-organized and orderly. Many gatherings are held in the world

MAS5.135, KHF.279, KHAB.452 (453), KHTB3.105, KHH1.282-284 (1.393-396)

KHHE.407-409, DAS.1914-08-31, STAB#057

Christ; Christianity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief

ABU2942

Words to Tamaddunu'l-Mulk, spoken on 1911-08-25

Once, when I lived in Baghdad, I was invited to the house of a poor thorn-picker. In Baghdad the heat is greater even than in Syria

AIF.1911-08-25, SW_v08#13 p.167, PN_1909B p031, DJT.171, BLO_PN#027, STAB#089

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hospitality; Humility; meekness; lowliness

ABU2240

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-10

110

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

فقیر صابر بهتر از غنی شاکر است اما فقیر شاکر بهتر از فقیر صابر است و بهتر از همه غنی نتفق است

The patient poor are better than the thankful rich. But the thankful poor are better than the patient poor. And the best of all is the rich-giver who is free from temptations or tests, who becomes the cause of the happiness of mankind.... At the time of his death a king longed for the station of a poor man

KHMT.194x, MAS5.227, BDA1.185.10

SW_v19#12 p.379-380, MHMD1.201, ROB2.281, STAB#042

ABU0824

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

360

بعد از اینها خوب میشود من از یک چیز متاثر شدم که یکوقت نوشته بودند

After these occurrences, it will be better.... Tolstoy is a deeply learned man. I wanted him to embrace the blessed Cause

KHH1.053-054 (1.074-076)

KHHE.092-094, STAB#112

Criticism and its limits; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

ABU0858

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

350

جناب ابوالفضائل با نهایت ضعف و پیری شب و روز به خدمت امر الله قائم است

Even though he is old and very frail, Mírza Abú'l-Fadl devotes night and day to the service of the Cause of God and the diffusion of the divine fragrance.

KHH1.027-029 (1.039-040)

KHHE.055-056, STAB#071

Conduct in finance and business; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU0887

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

340

طهران بسیار مغشوش است واقعا مرحوم مظفرالدینشاه در باره رعایای خود ابدا کوتاهی نکرد

Tihran is in great agitation. In truth, the late Muzaffari'd-Din Shah did all he could for his subjects. But it would have been better to first educate the people of Iran

KHH1.035-036 (1.050-051)

KHHE.067-068, STAB#014

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Non-participation in politics; True liberty; freedom

ABU1493

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

210

در حرب خندق یا معروف بحرب الاحزاب حضرت محمد و اصحاب از شدت گرسنگی سنگ بشکم بسته

Being thoroughly surrounded by the enemies, in the course of the Battle of the Moat, known as Harbu'l-Ahrab, His Holiness Muhammad and His companions were so starved

KHH1.019-020 (1.027-028)

KHHE.041-042, STAB#067

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU1842

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

160

علویه خانم عیال ملا علی جان شهید خوابی دیده بود و برای جمال بروجردی نقل کرده بود

‘Alaviyyih Khanum, the wife of the martyred Mulla ‘Alí Jan [Mafuzaki], had a dream which she recounted to Jamal Burújirdí. She said, “I dreamt that Jamal Mubarak came to this room and graciously spoke in praise of me.”

KHH1.022 (1.031)

KHHE.045, STAB#121

Accounts of dreams and visions; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1851

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

160

یکروز در بغداد با دو سه نفر از احباب به شکار رفتیم یک عرب برهنه سیاه سوخته سوار شتر بود

One day in Baghdad, I went hunting with two or three of the friends. Riding a camel, an unclad Arab Bedouin came towards us.

KHH1.034-035 (1.049)

KHHE.065, STAB#155

Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The concourse on high

ABU2252

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

110

هر چه عمومی است الهی است و هر چه خصوصی است بشری احبای الهی آنچه تاسیس مینمایند

Whatever is public is divine, and whatever is private is devised of man. Therefore, whatever is established by the friends of God must be public, whether a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, or other institutions.

KHH1.025 (1.036)

KHHE.051-052

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Universal education

ABU2575

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

چه زمستان سردی بود و ما در کاروانسرائی وارد شدیم

How bitterly cold was that winter! We arrived at a caravansary located by a moat. The journey was full of sufferings and difficulties

KHH1.018 (1.025-026)

KHHE.039, STAB#118

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Growth of the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1917

Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-29

150

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

خیلی خوب است بین دوستان آلمان و امریکا مکاتبه شود تا مزید الفت و ارتباط قلوب گردد

It will be very beneficial to the Cause if a tie of correspondence is established between the German and the American Baha'ís. Spiritual correspondence must be continued

BDA2.271

DAS.1913-04-28x, MHMD2.355

ABU1824

Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-30

160

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Status of kings; future of monarchy

این چه محبتی است که بقوهٴ حضرت بهآءالله در میان ما احداث شده پادشاه ایران دو مرتبه

Consider what wonderful love is this that has been established between us through the power of His Holiness Baha'u'llah! The Shah of Persia came twice to Stuttgart.

BDA2.276

DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.361-362

ABU1390

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-30

230

From 8am to 6pm I was speaking to them. They asked many questions peculiar to their sects... Now the answer must be given in such a manner as to establish a conciliation between these two schools

DAS.1914-03-29

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Realms of being; three realms; five realms

ABU3374

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-16

Faith is the centre of human virtues. Through the light of faith justice is established.

DAS.1914-08-16

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0929

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-02

330

The glorious maturity of this world depends upon the realization of two things: The establishment of the era of universal Peace and the discovery or appearance of the hidden science which shall renovate all the conditions of existence.

DAS.1915-02-02

Alchemy; the elixir; Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1828

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-03

160

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

بیان باید بمشرب حضار و اقتضای وقت باشد حسن عبارات و اعتدال در ادای معانی و کلام است

The explanations must be adapted to the capacity of the hearers and suited to the exigency of the time.

ANDA#79 p.15, MAS5.176b, GTB.015, BDA1.175.08

MHMD1.190-191, STAB#079

ABU1438

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-21

220

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Means of establishment of future civilization; Prophecy and fulfillment; Universal peace; world unity

جنگ خودمان خوبست که جمیع را مغلوب مینماید وقتیکه حضرت مسیح را تاج خار بر سر نهادند

Our own 'war' is good because it conquers all. When a crown of thorns was placed on the head of Christ, He saw with His own eyes the crowns of kings under His feet.... If the republics of America assembled and agreed on the question of peace

BDA1.260.02

MHMD1.278-279

ABU0986

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-10-01

310

Call to action; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes

بخاطر دارم که طفل بودم در طهران در بیرونی در جنب حضرت وحید یعنی جناب آقا سید یحیی

I remember once in Tihran when I was a child, I was sitting by Aqa Siyyid Yahya Vahid

BDA1.280.02x

MHMD1.298x, BKOG.063x, STAB#133

ABU2088

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-10

130

Consider the power of the Covenant! Where is Acca and where is Los Angeles! Yet the power of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh has united these two distant points!... In order to preserve the unity of the Cause and to spread the religion of God, Baha'o'llah has established this Covenant and Testament

DAS.1913-05-10, SW_v08#13 p.183x, SW_v09#13 p.139x

East and West; communication between East and West; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2741

Words to two Bahá’ís, spoken on 1913-03-30

You must become fully informed with these Teachings. It is good to be thoroughly informed with science or arts or literature. Likewise you must be established in the Kingdom of God.

DAS.1913-03-30

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Study; deepening

ABU2324

Words to various individuals, spoken on 1912-04-27

100