search results for 'STAB'

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

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

Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity; Universal language

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ABU0943

330

In Haifa there was at one time a German Consul who became Abdu'l-Baha's friend. He used to call on Abdu'l-Baha often

ABIE.312, BLO_PN#007, STAB#100

Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0231

Words spoken on 1913-06-19 in Port Said

860

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AB02160

270

مویدا ببصر حدید دقت نما در دریای فضل و جود مستغرقی و العطش العطش بر زبان رانی

It is related that once Muhammad Ghazali entered the Adineh Mosque where he heard someone reciting the verse

MMK3#290 p.213

STAB#126

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AB00003

Maqaliy-i-Shakhs Sayyah (A Traveller's Narrative)

22000

Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, A; Traveler's Narrative, A

Travelers Narrative, A (book)

در خصوص شخص معروف بباب و حقیقت احوال اینطائفه روایات مختلفه و تفاصیل

Touching the individual known as the Bab and the true nature of this sect diverse tales are on the tongues

CMB_F56, IOM.100-101

TNP, AVK3.203.01x, AVK3.210.12, AVK3.214.06x, AVK3.223.01x, AVK3.286.11x, AVK3.473.16x, OOL.C021

TN, GPB.055x, GPB.066x, GPB.075x, GPB.113x, GPB.133x2x, GPB.143x, GPB.159x5x, GPB.197x, GPB.201x, TDH#158.18x, STAB#116

"The ablest and most valuable presentation of the early history of the Faith and of its tenets." (Shoghi Effendi) Recounts events in the life of the Bab and in the lives of His followers and illustrates the character of the Baha'í revelation with numerous quotations from Baha'u'llah's Writings.

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Empty learning; false spirituality; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Growth of the Cause; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Letters of the Living; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im

PN_1919 p023

AB00002

Tadhkiratu'l-Vafa (Memorials of the Faithful)

42100

Memorials of the Faithful

Memorials of the Faithful (book)

در نجف اشرف در دائره شیخ مرتضی انصاری مجتهد شهیر شخصی بی نظیر بود

There was, in the city of Najaf, among the disciples of the widely known mujtahid

MFP, IQN.174x, IQN.193x, MSBH1.496x, MSBH8.141-146x, OOL.C026

MF, STAB#003, STAB#010, STAB#029, STAB#085, STAB#088, STAB#101, STAB#132, STAB#135

Smith & Dragoman, R. Peterson [track 7]

Accounts of dreams and visions; Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Hands of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of learning; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love as fire; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Mount Carmel; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shaykhis; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause

MMAH.283

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AB00004

Madaniyyih (The Secret of Divine Civilization)

20800

Bahá'í Scriptures; Secret of Divine Civilization

Secret of Divine Civilization (book)

بدایع حمد و ثنا و جوامع شکر و سپاس درگاه احدیت پروردگاریرا سزاست که از بین کافه

Praise and thanksgiving be unto Providence that out of all the realities in existence He has chosen the reality of man

BLIB_Or.08686, IOM.100, BLIB_Or.08117,

SDCP, AVK3.336.14x, AVK3.222.07x, AVK3.290.13x, AVK3.292.05x, AVK3.324.05x, AVK4.317bx, AVK4.328x, AVK4.339x, MSHR3.097x, OOL.C019

SDC, WOB.037-038x, WOB.192x, LOG#1061 ¶1x, LOG#1417x, LOG#1682x, LOG#1882x, LOG#1883x, BSC.424 #767.1x, SW_v07#18 p.181-182x, BLO_PT#057, STAB#044, STAB#064

Treatise addressed anonymously to the entire Persian nation, outlining both the secular and the religious bases of true civilization. Identified by Shoghi Effendi as Abdu'l-Baha's "outstanding contribution to the future reorganization of the world." Presents a defense of Western-style modernization in the face of opposition to the Shah's reforms. Explores the qualities of the spiritually learned through the lens of an Islamic tradition that the learned "must guard himself, defend his faith, oppose his passions and obey the commandments of his Lord". Presents the essential outlines of the Lesser Peace. Argues that religion is the greatest instrument for achieving true civilization, but warns that it can be diverted to the wrong ends. Rejects the possibility of a secular morality based on an "innate sense of human dignity", since "self-love is kneaded into the very clay of man". Issues a call for education reform, borrowing from other cultures as necessary, to restore the ancient glory of Persia.

Bribery and corruption; Call to action; Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Muhammad; Islam; Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Universal education; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace

MMAH.234

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ABU2311

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

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

ABU1423

230

One day a man became annoyed with his camel and promised himself that on the following day he would sell it

NJB_v11#19 p.341

STAB#123

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ABU0634

450

حضرت اعلی در ایام توقفشان در بوشهر... تجار بوشهری رسمی داشتند که بعد از ختم هر معامله ای

During His stay in Bushihr, the Bab achieved extraordinary things and thoroughly demolished the foundation of people's corrupt practices...The merchants of Bushihr practised dabbih. That is, the merchants, after having negotiated a transaction

AHDA.041-042

STAB#073, GEN.012-013

Business; financial; property matters; Conduct in finance and business; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

ABU0018

Interview with Pasteur Monnier at his theological seminary in Paris, 1913-02-17

2180

Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity

Interview with Pasteur Monnier (1913)

احوال حضرات را بپرس اسقوف عرض کرد الحمد لله سلامتیم و مسرور از تشریف

How are you?... I am likewise most happy... One endowed with the gift of hearing gets the mysteries of God from all things

AVK2.172.02x, AVK4.331x, KHF.148, KHAB.418 (421), KHTB3.061

DAS.1913-02-16, SW_v04#03 p.051-055, ADP.147-158, BLO_PT#002, STAB#062

Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); The cross and the trinity

question and answer session.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ABU0455

570

حاجی فرجی کحال در بغداد بود خودش میگفت سه هزار چشم کور کردم تا کحال شدم

There was in Baghdad a man by the name of Haji Faraj Kahhal [oculist].

AHDA.509-510

STAB#077x

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Newspapers and the media; publications; Stories; anecdotes

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

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

ABU2447

Words spoken on 1913-01-08 in Edinburgh