search results for 'SW'

از رأی حکيم حاذق بنصّ مبارک نبايد خارج شد و مراجعت فرض ولو نفس مريض

...According to the explicit decree of Baha’u’llah one must not turn aside from the advice of a competent doctor

MMK1#135 p.153x

SWAB#135x, LOG#0945x, LOG#0965x

business; financial; property matters; health and healing; material and spiritual healing

AB05982

no title

140

...After my return from America and Europe, owing to the difficulties of the long voyage and the innumerable inconveniences... When the teacher delivers an address

DAS.1913-07-28, BSC.452 #827x, SW_v07#10 p.097x, ABIE.121, BLO_PN#007

consolation and comfort; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; humility; meekness; lowliness; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB11422

no title

...All great movements have advanced through altruism, selflessness, and self-sacrifice, and not [merely] through the interchange of public opinion.

DAS.1913-07-12, SW_v04#15 p.252, ABIE.058, BLO_PN#007

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; universal peace; world unity

AB11586

no title

...All nations were promised by a sure promise and were awaiting with anxiety and longing the coming of the promised one.

prophecy and fulfillment

AB10792

no title

...All these wishes are well worthy of asking, especially the rescue from self-love

SW_v07#18 p.184

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

AB11482

no title

نقاهت هر چند از عوارض ذاتيّه انسانست ولی فی الحقيقه مشکل است نعمت صحّت بر جميع نعما مرجّح است

...Although ill health is one of the unavoidable conditions of man, truly it is hard to bear. The bounty of good health is the greatest of all gifts

MMK1#132 p.148x

SWAB#132x

health and healing; material and spiritual healing

AB07834

no title

110

...Although the life of the creature is called life, in reality, compared to the life of the children (of the Kingdom)

SW_v07#16 p.150

attaining the life of the spirit; degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; life and death

AB00512

no title

550

...Among the most important affairs is the founding of the Mashrak-el-Azkar... ...When the Mashrak-el-Azkar was erected in Ishkabad, its influence was felt

GPB.351x3x, COF.069x, SW_v06#17 p.137x, SW_v07#15 p.148x, SW_v01#14 p.007x

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; service to others; to the Cause of God

AB11093

no title

...An hundred good tidings that the doors of the Kingdom have been opened and the Call of the Lord of the Kingdom upraised.

SW_v14#10 p.304-305

blind imitation [taqlid]; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]; unity; oneness of humanity

AB00759

no title

450

...Announce on my behalf my warmest greetings to Mr. Howell, and say, The Mashrak-el-Azkar of Chicago is of the greatest importance. This is a Bahá'í Temple

SW_v02#03 p.007x, SW_v06#17 p.140x, SW_v13#10 p.264x

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB11545

no title

...As thou hast realized thy own shortcomings, rest thou assured that thou art firm

SW_v08#17 p.228x

firmness in the Covenant; knowledge of self; love of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB11386

no title

...As to his honor Mr. Hoar, verily he is one who hath presented himself here, witnessed, heard, comprehended and became illuminated and enlightened with the light of the gift of God

SW_v12#19 p.311x

love of God; martyrs and martyrdom; naming of children; of individuals; prayer for children and youth; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11088

no title

...As to the matter of the building of the Mashrak-el-Azkar, that is, the matter of beginning

SW_v06#17 p.149

business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB11568

no title

...As to the matter of the Mashrak-el-Azkar: This is very important. All the believers must most decidedly exert their collective effort in this particular

SW_v04#09 p.160x

AB10951

no title

ضیافت نوزده روزه بسیار سبب فرح و سرور قلوبست اگر چنانکه باید و شاید

...As to the Nineteen Day Feast, it rejoiceth mind and heart. If this feast be held in the proper fashion

MMK1#051 p.089x

SWAB#051x, LOG#0799x

interpretation of dreams and visions; Nineteen-Day Feast; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03880

no title

190

...As to the significance of the Cause of Baha'u'llah, know that everything which belongs to the universal is divine

BSC.495 #955, SW_v13#12 p.342

Christ; Christianity; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; universality of the Cause

AB08460

no title

100

...As to thy inquiry about traveling to nearby towns out of Chicago for the promulgation

SW_v10#06 p.108-109x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02847

no title

230

...As to thy question concerning the husband and wife, the tie between them

SW_v09#07 p.085-086

education of children; moral education; marriage as means of spiritual progress; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB11616

no title

...Assuredly ye will achieve a Conquest in California

SW_v02#13 p.006

AB11597

no title

...Be not disappointed in thyself; trust thou in the favor and bounty of his highness, the Almighty.

AB11085

no title

...But it is two or three years since a number of people are making efforts in Chicago

SW_v06#17 p.134-135

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB07821

no title

110

...But regarding teaching the Truth: One must teach with wisdom, amiability, good-naturedness and kindness

SW_v02#06 p.005-006

courtesy; culture [adab]; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; study; deepening; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB11119

no title

...By the life of Baha! He who is filled with the love of the Glory (of God) and forgets all things, the Holy Spirit will be heard

SW_v07#10 p.099, BSTW#369b

being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; health and healing; material and spiritual healing

AB11089

no title

...Certain regulations are revealed which in sure the welfare and well-being of all humanity

SW_v07#15 p.133x

justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; wealth inequality and its moderation

AB07833

no title

110

...Concerning the erection of the Temple: Now all the believers must become united so that the Temple may be built soon in one place

SW_v06#17 p.134

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03401

no title

200

...Concerning the publications of books and pamphlets: The books of Mirza Abul Fazl, the books and pamphlets of Mr. Remey

SW_v08#10 p.133-134x

firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; law of Huququ'llah; review of publications

AB03858

no title

190

...Concerning what you have written about your dear husband

SW_v09#19 p.223, SW_v10#02 p.029

consolation and comfort; exhortations and counsels; service to others; to the Cause of God

AB08446

no title

100

...Consider how ‘Abdu'l-Bahá forgot all thoughts and mentions and turned his face towards the countries and empires

SW_v05#01 p.007, SW_v07#10 p.098

suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB05981

no title

140

...Consider thou how the power of the Word of God has united the East and the West and bestowed spiritual communication, that a blessed soul from the inhabitants of America, while in the Holy Land

SW_v01#08 p.013

East and West; communication between East and West; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

AB11092

no title

...Consider thy composure, for composure of thought will become the cause of one's confirmation in the service

service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05482

no title

150

...Convey the wonderful Abha greeting to the believers. Chicago, in comparison

SW_v04#10 p.174x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; firmness in the Covenant; growth of the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; unity; oneness of humanity

AB08462

no title

100

...Cover the sins of the weak ones with the hem of the garment of Thy Mercy! Change the indifference

SW_v05#12 p.178

forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; prayer for spiritual recognition; spiritual transformation

AB11337

no title

ای بنت ملکوت نامه شما رسید مختصر و مفید بود نامه باید چنین باشد الفاظ مختصر و

...Endeavour that the black and the white may gather in one meeting place, and with the utmost love, fraternally associate with each other...This question of the union of the white and the black is very important For if it is not realized, erelong great difficulties will arise, and harmful results will follow

BRL_SWOP#011x

BRL_SWO#011x, ADJ.039x

acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; exhortations and counsels; race unity; racial issues; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00649

no title

490

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

...Every one of the friends of God has two stations; one the station of mankind and the other the station of spirituality…. As long as one has not taken a portion of the mystery of sacrifice, it is impossible for him to attain to the Kingdom of God.

BSC.496 #958, SW_v07#12 p.116x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition; twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB10319

no title

اگر از اینعالم جسمانی این غصن مقطوع گردد و او را قش بر زمین

...Fear not if this Branch be severed from the material earth and cast aside its leaves

AYT.525a, DWNP_v1#03-4 p.007

WOB.148x, SW_v08#15 p.207

martyrs and martyrdom; predictions and prophecies

AB00537

no title

540

...Four letters have been received from you, the last dated April 18th, 1919. All

SW_v10#14 p.263x, BSTW#240

eulogies; reminiscences; firmness in the Covenant; rejection, opposition and persecution; soul; spirit after death; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB06529

no title

130

...Give my salutations and praise to that assembly who are firm in the covenant of God

SW_v08#16 p.217x

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; firmness in the Covenant; love of God; many are called but few are chosen; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01926

no title

280

...Give ye great weight to the Nineteen Day gatherings, so that on these occasions the beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful may turn their faces toward the Kingdom

COC#0923x, SW_v06#17 p.143x

call to action; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; importance of reading the Sacred Writings; praise and encouragement; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB11340

no title

...God willing, through the endeavor of the friends in America, may the Bird of Paradise be revealed in all its beauty in the Philippine Islands.

SW_v01#19 p.003x

exhortations and counsels; growth of the Cause; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12847

no title

غصّه مخور صدمه مکش توکّل بر خدا کن و توسّل بذیل کبریا جو

…Grieve thou not, and sorrow not. Place thy whole trust in God, and hold fast unto the hem of the Almighty

BRL_SWOP#042x

BRL_SWO#042x

ABU2294

Words spoken ca. Nov. 1912 in the United States

110

...he replied that he had talked on every subject, from the scientific as well as psychological basis

SW_v03#10 p.016

being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; living waters; water of life; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB09747

no title

...His Holiness Baha'u'llah has even said that occupation and labor are devotion. All humanity must obtain

SW_v14#06 p.167-168

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; work as worship

AB11534

no title

...His honor, Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, has been permitted to leave for America, that there

SW_v09#17 p.188

permission for visit; pilgrimage; prayer for service

AB12845

no title

تبریک و تهنیت اقتران مینمایم که مبارک و متیمّن باشد و سبب تسلسل سلاله الی‌الأبد

...I convey my greetings and felicitations on the occasion of thy marriage. May it be blessed and joyous, and may it lead to the continuation of thy lineage forevermore

BRL_SWOP#020x

BRL_SWO#020x

AB11276

no title

...I desire every Bahá'í to be severed and detached. If he passes between two mountains of gold, he must not look to either side.

DAS.1913-08-01, SW_v07#10 p.099, ABIE.141, BLO_PN#007

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

AB10298

no title

...I hope ... certain souls may arise who may prove radiant lamps to the world of humanity

SW_v07#16 p.151x

call to action; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB11526

no title

...I hope that all of them may become assisted in the service of the Mashrak-el-Azkar

SW_v06#17 p.140

call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB11456

no title

...I hope that the friends will give the utmost importance to the Mashriqu'l Azkar... The American friends are greatly endeared. Therefore I desire that they may be confirmed

SW_v13#10 p.264x

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06537

no title

130

...I send you the glad tidings of the erection of the Mashrak-el-Azkar in Ishkabad

SW_v06#17 p.133

growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; praise and encouragement; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB11564

no title

...If a man commit a transgression he has been unjust to himself, and soon he will find that he is in manifest regret and remorse

DAS.1914-08-06, SW_v07#18 p.186

justice and wrath of God; recompense; reward for belief; right action; servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB11078

no title

...If a soul calls the people to the Kingdom of God according to the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, there will be many listeners

DAS.1913-07-24, SW_v04#15 p.253x, SW_v05#01 p.009x, ABIE.108, BLO_PN#007

methods of teaching the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; words vs deeds

AB09744

no title

...If a soul shall utter a word without the sanction of the Covenant, he is not firm.

SW_v08#14 p.189, SW_v11#14 p.239

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; firmness in the Covenant; role of the Covenant in preserving unity; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB08188

no title

100

اگر احبّای الهی چنانچه باید و شاید در نیویورک و سایر مُدن امریکا اتّحاد و اتّفاق روحی و لسانی و قلبی و جسمانی نمایند

...If the believers of God in New York and other cities of America establish, in a befitting manner, union and harmony

NJB_v02#03 p.002x

SW_v02#05 p.013x, SW_v06#17 p.143x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB11423

no title

...If thou desirest to be confirmed in the service of the Kingdom of God, live in accord with the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh

DAS.1913-07-24, SW_v04#15 p.253x, ABIE.107, BLO_PN#007

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; love and unity; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB09105

no title

...If you question regarding the trials and difficulties of Abdu'l-Baha - that is a sea boundless

SW_v12#16 p.254x

martyrs and martyrdom; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; suffering and imprisonment

ABU3180

no title

...in like manner, when the sincere purposes and the justice of the sovereign, the knowledge and perfect political efficiency of the ministers of state

SW_v07#15 p.147

justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; relationship between government and people; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

AB11446

no title

...In prayer one must turn his face towards the sanctified Reality of His Holiness Baha'o'llah - that Reality which surrounds all phenomena.

SW_v09#10 p.113x

station of the Manifestation of God; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

AB10777

no title

...In reality, the radiant, pure hearts are the Mashrak-el-Azkar and from them the voice of supplication

SW_v06#17 p.135

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; outward and inward meanings

AB11292

no title

...In the world of being the meeting is blessed when the white and colored races meet together

ADJ.038-039x, SW_v12#05 p.103

praise and encouragement; race unity; racial issues

AB11454

no title

...In these days, the Holy Ones of the Realm of Glory, dwelling in the all-highest Paradise

BADM.037x, SW_v14#03 p.086

martyrs and martyrdom; return of the Manifestations of God; service to others; to the Cause of God; soul; spirit after death

AB10799

no title

...In this great cycle and wonderful dispensation, the majority of those non-essential commands which refer to the body are to be administered by the House of Justice

SW_v06#16 p.127

changing and unchanging parts of religion; House of Justice; the Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle

AB11520

no title

...Indeed the sweet melody of the pupils of Mrs. H... gladdened the hearts of the people of the Supreme Concourse.

SW_v09#08 p.093x

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; nearness to God; praise and encouragement; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01546

no title

310

دوستان را محفلی باید و مجمعی شاید که در آن مجامع و محافل

...It befitteth the friends to hold a gathering, a meeting, where they shall glorify God and fix their hearts upon Him

INBA13:338, INBA59:298b, INBA88:254b, INBA89:187

MMK1#055 p.091x, AVK4.148.03x, AVK3.142.10x

SWAB#055x

acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB10886

no title

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

چنين اوقات ياران الهی فرصتی يابند و وقت غنيمت شمرند و جولان کنند

...It is at such times that the friends of God avail themselves of the occasion, seize the opportunity, rush forth and win the prize

MMK1#212 p.258x

SWAB#212x

call to action; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11293

no title

...It is difficult for the weak ones to endure the tests but for souls like you, it is very easy

SW_v08#19 p.240x

consolation and comfort; power of faith; power of the spirit; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB11479

no title

کلّ مأمور بمعالجه و متابعت حکما هستند اين محض اطاعت امر اللّه است و الّا شافی خدا

...It is incumbent upon everyone to seek medical treatment and to follow the doctor’s instructions, for this is in compliance with the divine ordinance

MMK1#136 p.153x

SWAB#136x, LOG#0959x

health and healing; material and spiritual healing; laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; personal instructions; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

AB12844

no title

از الطاف جمال مبارک امیدوارم که این اقتران مورث روح و ریحان گردد و سبب سرور و حبور یاران

...It is my fervent hope that, through the bestowals of the Blessed Beauty, this marriage may bring about joy and radiance

BRL_SWOP#018x

BRL_SWO#018x

AB01932

no title

280

...It is natural that a passenger on board the steamer and sailing on the great ocean may now witness the tumultuous waves of a wild storm

SW_v07#09 p.080x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02511

no title

240

...It is nearly two years and a half that I have been a wanderer over mountains and deserts and a traveler over seas and lands

DAS.1913-07-12x, SW_v05#07 p.097x, ABIE.058x, BLO_PN#007

business; financial; property matters; growth of the Cause; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB05246

no title

150

...It was my aim that after thy return to ... thou shouldst hoist the ensign

SW_v07#16 p.151-152x

spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the power of words; of speech; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB10791

no title

...Jesus Christ said only a few words to Peter, telling him that upon that rock he would

SW_v08#17 p.221, PTIM.057

power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB11498

no title

...Know thou that all the promises of Abdul-Baha are true and his instructions are inspirations of the Holy Spirit and received as suggestions from Baha’o’llah.

SW_v08#15 p.211x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; personal instructions; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB00662

no title

480

...Know thou that hardship and privation shall increase day by day, and the people shall thereby be afflicted. The doors of joy and happiness shall be closed on all sides

LOG#0438x, SW_v12#08 p.148x, BSTW#446x, BSTW#504ax

praise and encouragement; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00370

no title

620

...Know ye of a certainty that the question of the gathering of the descendants of Abraham in Jerusalem

SW_v08#17 p.225-226

interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; prophecy and fulfillment

AB11557

no title

...Knowledge is love. Study, listen to exhortations, think, try to understand the wisdom and greatness of God… The soil must be fertilised before the seed be sown

COC#0426x, SW_v20#10 p.314, BLO_PN#002

Bass Adjustment

high station of learning; knowledge; recognition of God; love of God; study; deepening; the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

AB11553

no title

...Let them (the Bahá'ís) be awake! Let them be mindful! As soon as they see a trace of violation

SW_v04#10 p.174x, BSTW#131

avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

AB11595

no title

...Live and act thou in the present as far as possible for thee, according to the divine instructions.

AB03041

no title

220

...Lord! Verily, Thy servant, Eskandar Sprague, journeyed to the most remote

SW_v01#10 p.009

praise and encouragement; prayer for praise and gratitude; prayer for spiritual recognition

AB11424

no title

...Moderation is necessary in all affairs. Man must take a lesson from divine actions and deeds

SW_v08#02 p.026x

all things are in motion; kinds of motion; growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; wisdom [hikmat]

AB11452

no title

...My hope is that the Esperantists may become attracted by these epistles and may

SW_v11#17 p.291x

teaching the Cause; call to teach; universal language

AB03878

no title

190

...My name should be confined to "Abdu'l-Baha" in all writings. This is the collective name

SW_v08#15 p.212x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; humility; meekness; lowliness; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; service to others; to the Cause of God; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; unity; oneness of humanity

AB10738

no title

SW_v13#10 p.263-264x, SW_v13#12 p.325x

اين اطفال را تربيت بهائی خواهم تا در ملک و ملکوت ترقّی نمايند و سبب سرور دل و جان

...My wish is that these children should receive a Baha’í education, so that they may progress both here and in the Kingdom

MMK1#100 p.124x

SWAB#100x

education of children; moral education; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB07815

no title

110

...Now is the commencement of organization, hence every affair concerning the Kingdom

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB07839

no title

110

...Now the day has arrived in which the edifice of God, the divine sanctuary, the spiritual Temple, shall be erected in America

SW_v06#17 p.133, SW_v06#17 p.130, SW_v07#07 p.057-058, BW_v01p061

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB03886

no title

190

...Now you must engage in the service of the Cause of God with the utmost firmness, steadfastness and resolution

SW_v05#01 p.005

call to action; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; effort; striving; growth of the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00639

no title

490

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای عزيز عبدالبهآء پسر آن پدر باش و ثمر آن شجر زاده عنصر جان و دل او باش

...O dear one of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! Be the son of thy father and be the fruit of that tree. Be a son that hath been born of his soul

MMK1#117 p.136x

SWAB#117x, TAB.341-343, PN_1912 p069x, ECN.513

non-participation in politics; praise and encouragement; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; suffering; rejection of Christ

AB12849

no title

رب رب وفق بینهما و ثبت اقدامهما علی الحبّ الأبدی و الارتباط السّرمدی حتّی یکون کل واحد

...O God, my God! Join in accord these two souls and set firm their feet in eternal love and everlasting union

BRL_SWOP#096x

BRL_SWO#096x

prayer for married couples

AB11212

no title

...O handmaiden of God! Verily, God has confirmed thee in spreading the fragrances of God in those climes. Be a pillar of fire and a cloud of light and a blessed tree in the vineyard of God, the Precious, the Forgiving

SW_v14#11 p.353x

confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Mary Magdalene; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB09728

no title

...O thou kind God! To me Thou art kinder than myself and Thy love is more abundant and more ancient!

DAS.1914-08-20x, SW_v08#18 p.233

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; prayer for healing; prayer for spiritual recognition; spiritual transformation; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB11525

no title

...O thou prepared lamp! Be thou enkindled with the fire of the love of God as much as thou canst and illumine those countries

SW_v14#07 p.211x

attaining the life of the spirit; being a source of light; guidance; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07853

no title

100

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای بندگان آستان مقدّس جنود ملأ اعلی در اوج علا صف بسته و مهيّا و منتظر

...O ye servants of the Sacred Threshold! The triumphant Hosts of the Celestial Concourse

MMK1#208 p.254x, RRT.019x

SWAB#208x, BADM.042-043x, SW_v14#03 p.086x

QuiqueSaba

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; knowledge; recognition of God; prayer for specific individuals; groups; service to others; to the Cause of God

AB11120

no title

...On the shore of Lake Michigan a piece of land is blessed because it has been mentioned by the name of Mashrekol-Azkar

SW_v11#11 p.169x

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB10819

no title

170

...Praise be to God He hath appeared with a luminous Countenance. Verily the Promised One is His Highness Bahá’u’lláh Who hath dawned from the Eastern horizon

SW_v09#01 p.005x, ACOA.052-053

teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB04304

no title

170

...Praise be to God that the New York believers became confirmed in the accomplishment of a great service and held in that city the Consultation Convention

SW_v04#10 p.177x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11081

no title

...Praise be to God, that with our soul and with your heart you are striving to guide

SW_v09#08 p.090

education of children; moral education; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05467

no title

150

...Praise be to God, that you have a blessed Assembly surnamed by the name of the Center

SW_v08#17 p.223x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; firmness in the Covenant; role of the Covenant in preserving unity; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB06570

no title

120

...Praise be to God, thou hast given up thy material comfort, ... hast travelled to Lubeck and hast instituted an assembly. From the bounties of God, I hope that that assembly

BBBD.454x, SW_v13#12 p.343x

call to action; disregarding bodily comfort; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

AB10952

no title

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

الحمد للّه قلبت متذکّر بذکر الهی و روحت مستبشر ببشارات اللّه است و مشغول بمناجاتی

...Praise be to God, thy heart is engaged in the commemoration of God, thy soul is gladdened by the glad tidings of God

MMK1#172 p.196x

SWAB#172x, COC#1743x, LOG#1479x

business; financial; property matters; education of children; moral education; praise and encouragement

AB07840

no title

110

...Praise be to God! That the Convention of the delegates for the Mashrak-el-Azkar was held in perfect order

SW_v06#17 p.137-138

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; predictions and prophecies

AB03069

no title

220

...Praise be unto thee, O God, and glory be unto thee, O my Lord, for thou hast

SW_v08#17 p.224

characteristics and conduct of true believers; consultation; firmness in the Covenant; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; prayer for specific individuals; groups; spiritual transformation

AB11440

no title

...Regarding arrangements for the Bahai Sunday meeting for the purpose of worship

SW_v13#10 p.276x

music and singing; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB10575

no title

...Regarding the education of those two daughters D. . . . and M. . . . If thou givest true Bahai education to those two young trees in the garden of Abha

SW_v09#07 p.088x

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; education of children; moral education; equality of men and women; role and station of women; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB11429

no title

...Regarding the Exposition of 1915 which will be inaugurated in San Francisco in America: From now undoubtedly

SW_v02#13 p.006

teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB09888

no title

...Regarding the rainbow, - this rainbow is the Covenant of God and the Testament

SW_v08#17 p.226x

interpretation of dreams and visions; law of divorce; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; symbolism

AB10943

no title

...Regarding thy question about the morning prayer. Both meanings are included in the word dawn: the natural dawn and the dawn of the Kingdom

DAS.1914-03-03x, SW_v08#04 p.048x

mindfulness; concentration; focus; service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03588

no title

200

...Servitude to all the human race is my perpetual religion. Through the bounty and favor of the Blessed Perfection

SW_v08#15 p.210-211x

serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; unity; oneness of humanity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB11096

no title

...Several plans and designs of the Mashrak-el-Azkar have been received from America

SW_v06#17 p.140

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB09914

no title

...Sometime ago I wrote thee a letter, whose content was that praise be to God, thou hast become confirmed in drawing a plan for the pilgrim house in Haifa

SW_v13#08 p.221x

confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; praise and encouragement; suffering and imprisonment

AB11439

no title

...Such souls are nothing but pure harm to the Cause of God, and it is very well that they go out

SW_v04#10 p.174x, BSTW#131

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; rejection, opposition and persecution

AB11374

no title

...Supplication and prayer on behalf of others will surely be effective. When hearts are united, when faces are turned towards the kingdom of Abha, surely enlightenment will be the result.

SW_v08#04 p.047x

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; humility; meekness; lowliness; power of prayer; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity of thought and belief

ABU2872

Words to Albert Windust, Ramleh, 1913-10-23

...That which is the most important of all the affairs in this day is to teach the Cause of God!

SW_v04#15 p.251

spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11574

no title

...The "One who is to come" is he who was promised in the books of God and his epistles; that is, the Manifestation

predictions and prophecies; prophecy and fulfillment; station of the Manifestation of God

AB11086

no title

...The basis of the Call must be the Oneness of the world of humanity

DAS.1913-07-12, SW_v04#15 p.252, ABIE.058, BLO_PN#007

East and West; communication between East and West; methods of teaching the Cause; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; unity; oneness of humanity

AB11269

no title

...The believers of God from now on must think about going to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition

SW_v05#17 p.265, MAX.312bx

teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07836

no title

110

...The believers of God in America, one and all, must unitedly make an effort, so that the Temple

SW_v06#17 p.135-136

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; unity; oneness of humanity

AB11079

no title

...The beloved of God and the maidservants of the Merciful intend to found a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in Chicago.

SW_v01#15 p.007

business; financial; property matters; call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB07530

no title

110

تبديل معلّمين نه سريعاً جائز و نه مدّتی بسيار متوسط بهتر است

...The changing of teachers should be neither too frequent nor too much delayed; moderation is preferable.

MMK1#125 p.140x

SWAB#125x

education of children; moral education; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity

AB08473

no title

100

...The confirmation of the Kingdom of Abha shall descend uninterruptedly upon those souls

SW_v04#14 p.241

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB11536

no title

...The construction of Mashrak-el-Azkar in those regions is of the utmost importance

SW_v06#17 p.134

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05986

no title

140

...The days of human existence are like vanishing shadows. Compared to the world of Reality, they are brought to a close with extreme speed.

DAS.1913-09-01x, BSC.449 #819x, SW_v16#07 p.583x, ABIE.264x, BLO_PN#007

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB11442

no title

...The deeds of man must be the cause of glory. Everything that is conducive to the honor of the religion of God is good.

SW_v09#10 p.107x

exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; goodly deeds; actions; words vs deeds

AB09117

no title

...The Divine confirmations have in every way prepared for you the means of development.

SW_v01#08 p.016x

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; past, present and future of Iran; predictions and prophecies; promotion of commerce and industry

AB11419

no title

...The essence of Oneness is sanctified above the servitude of the world of mankind

SW_v14#06 p.167

service to others; to the Cause of God; transcendence; unknowability of God; unity; oneness of humanity

AB11105

no title

...The everlasting glory of the friends, and the heavenly sublimity of the believers, is to teach the Cause of God

SW_v05#02 p.017

teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02223

no title

260

...The founding of these spiritual meetings is purely for the purpose of teaching; but, as the Mashriqu'l Azkar is not yet founded

SW_v13#10 p.276x

contention and conflict; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; wisdom [hikmat]

AB11413

no title

...The future of California, whether in regard to its material affairs or spiritual affairs, is very important

SW_v02#13 p.006, SW_v05#15 p.232x, SW_v05#16 p.242, SW_v05#17 p.265

call to action; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10767

no title

...The glad-tidings of the Kingdom of Abha are effective over the hard stone and

DAS.1913-07-11, SW_v04#15 p.252, ABIE.055, BLO_PN#007

materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB12846

no title

150

قد انشرح القلوب لاقترانکما فی یوم مبارک سعید فی هذا العصر المجید

...The hearts were cheered by your marriage on a blessed and happy day in this glorious age. In the estimation of true believers

BRL_SWOP#022

BRL_SWO#022

AB09754

no title

...The human spirit is a power which comprehends the realities of things. All that thou seest

SW_v08#08 p.097

power of the mind over nature; The Holy Spirit; the human soul; the mind's power of discovery

AB10311

no title

...The invisible hand has opened the doors, and wisdom requires that ‘Abdu'l-Bahá hasten to the country of Egypt, for he is infinitely ashamed

SW_v01#17 p.007

prayer for spiritual recognition; service to others; to the Cause of God; travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha

AB11263

no title

...The judgment of God hath come; respond ye unto the call of God! Hearken ye

SW_v05#03 p.037

call to action; predictions and prophecies

AB11426

no title

...The letter signed by most of the friends in India has been received. Abdu'l-Baha is greatly

SW_v12#13 p.215x

service to others; to the Cause of God

AB11612

no title

...The Lord of the day of the manifestation is his highness, Baha'o'llah.

AB09112

no title

...The more difficulties one sees in the world the more perfect one becomes. The more you plough and dig the ground

SW_v14#02 p.041, PN_unsorted p046, BSTW#380

A. Grammer

spiritual transformation; suffering and imprisonment; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB11302

no title

...The question of the school of Tarbiat is very important. Through the Bounty and Providence of the True One it must become evident

SW_v01#05 p.003

call to action; excellence; distinction

AB01455

no title

330

...The radiance of servitude shining from the Candle of the Testament has illumined all horizons

SW_v08#16 p.214-215

avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; suffering; rejection of Christ

AB09733

no title

...The spirit of the age demands the establishment of universal peace. No power on earth can stand before it. God has purposed

SW_v14#05 p.129

call to action; predictions and prophecies; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual springtime; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

AB06394

no title

130

مدرسه اطفال در روز يکشنبه و قرائت الواح و تعاليم حضرت بهآءاللّه و القآء کلمة اللّه

...The Sunday school for the children in which the Tablets and Teachings of Baha'u'llah are read

MMK1#124 p.140x

SWAB#124x, SW_v09#08 p.092-093

education of children; moral education; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05003

no title

160

...The time has arrived for the world of humanity to hoist the standard of the oneness

SW_v14#04 p.097

AB11579

no title

...The time has not yet arrived, even in those countries (America)

SW_v01#03 p.004x

AB08065

no title

220

ای دختر ملکوتی من نامه تو بتاریخ ٩ آب ١٩١٩ رسید مضمون آهنگ سرور بود قلب از آن روح و

...The underlying foundation upon which the Kingdom rests is love and this must be securely established among the friends and must be widely promulgated so that it may become the cause of the establishment of the Oneness of Mankind

BBBD.440

BBBD.441-442, SW_v13#12 p.343x

entry by troops; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; review of publications

AB11437

no title

...The vision also signifies that a Mashrak-el-Azkar will soon be established in America

SW_v06#17 p.133

entry by troops; growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; predictions and prophecies

AB07148

Words to George Latimer

120

SW_v11#01 p.004-005, SW_v12#01 p.012-013

...The Word of God is the storehouse of all good, all power and all wisdom. The illiterate fishermen and savage Arabs

BSC.439 #799, SW_v06#16 p.122, SW_v16#04 p.487

interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; limits of the intellect; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB10555

no title

...The world is mortal. In one instant it will pass away; but the principle of ease and tranquillity is the soul

SW_v07#16 p.151x

consolation and comfort; soul; spirit after death; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB08454

no title

100

...The world of humanity will not be transformed into the heavenly paradise through the promotion of one, single principle... The Cause of Baha'u'llah and his heavenly teaching include all the elements

SW_v13#06 p.131

interconnectedness of the teachings; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles

ABU1470

Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-02-04

220

...there are five kinds of love: 1st: The love of His own perfections which caused God to create

SW_v08#10 p.126x, BAVA.038-039, BLO_PN#021

four; five pathways of love; nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; realms of being; three realms; five realms; soul; spirit after death

AB11303

no title

...There exists a great Confirmation in the School of Tarbiat

SW_v01#05 p.003x

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; education of children; moral education; generosity [kirama]; praise and encouragement

AB11444

no title

...There is no wonder in confessing the appearance of the Kingdom of God, but true wonder consists in good deeds

SW_v08#05 p.059x

firmness in the Covenant; goodly deeds; actions; obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00746

no title

460

...There is no wonder when a soul advances to God, but (there is) when he remains firm

SW_v14#09 p.275x, BSTW#440

love of God; martyrs and martyrdom; spiritual transformation; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB11118

no title

...These souls who are not vivified and attracted by the Holy Spirit are accounted among the dead

SW_v14#02 p.038x, BSTW#043a

soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit

ABU0225

no title

870

...These twelve basic Bahá'í principles were laid down by Baha'o'llah over sixty years ago

education of children; moral education; equality of men and women; harmony of science and religion; independent investigation of truth; reality; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; oneness; unity of religion; religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; supreme tribunal; unity; oneness of humanity; universal education; universal language; universal peace; world unity

AB09098

no title

...This Cause is proclaimed through eloquent, sincere addresses. We must unloose the tongue, spread the fragrances of God

SW_v13#10 p.276x

methods of teaching the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10315

no title

...This is the first step in the path of God, but the distance of the way is great. I hope that thou mayest traverse

SW_v08#17 p.228x, SW_v13#05 p.113x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB11297

no title

...This talk opens with the words "About six hundred years ago." This Society was founded in the city of Hamadan

SW_v08#14 p.204x

grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; past, present and future of Iran

AB06878

no title

120

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

نفوسی که اليوم بملکوت الهيّه داخل و بحيات ابديّه فائز آن نفوس هر چند بظاهر در زمينند

...Those souls that, in this day, enter the divine kingdom and attain everlasting life, although materially dwelling on earth

MMK1#173 p.197x

SWAB#173x, SW_v10#01 p.008, PN_various p012x

power of imagination; thought; right intention; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB08731

no title

...Thou art not and shalt never be forgotten. Be thou strong and firm. Be thou resolute and steadfast

SW_v10#19 p.348x

Saint Peter and Saint Paul; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB11183

no title

از معابد سؤال نموده بوديد که حکمتش چيست حکمتش اين است که در وقت معلوم

...Thou hast asked about places of worship and the underlying reason therefor. The wisdom in raising up such buildings

MMK1#058 p.092x

SWAB#058x, LOG#2058x

being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

AB07154

no title

120

...Thou hast asked concerning the spirits of men. They are not at all annihilated. They are

SW_v14#02 p.038x

existence; immortality of the human soul; soul; spirit after death

AB11280

no title

...Thou hast asked what shouldst thou do and what prayer shouldst thou offer in order to become informed of the Mysteries of God

DAS.1913-07-26, SW_v07#10 p.099, SW_v08#04 p.047, ABIE.117, BLO_PN#007

mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; power of prayer

AB09104

no title

...Thou hast inquired regarding the teachings and instructions of BAHA'O'LLAH! Thou must instruct the people of the world in the Love of God

SW_v02#06 p.005

light and darkness; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

AB09725

no title

...Thou hast longed for the power of teaching the Religion of God. This desire is the ultimate

DAS.1914-08-16x, SW_v09#14 p.161-162x

disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07842

no title

110

...Thou hast manifested joy at the freedom of Abdu'l-Baha. This happiness came from thy

SW_v08#19 p.240x

early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; suffering and imprisonment; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB08453

no title

100

...Thou hast questioned concerning ordeals and difficulties and catastrophes: "Are these

SW_v08#18 p.235

prayer for tests and difficulties; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

AB09121

no title

...Thou hast written concerning the meetings and gathering-places of the believers of God. Such assemblies

SW_v02#06 p.005

spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; study; deepening; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB11267

no title

...Thou hast written concerning the spiritual meeting. The spiritual meeting must be in the utmost state of ecstasy and tumult

DAS.1913-07-09, SW_v13#10 p.276x, ABIE.048, BLO_PN#007

spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00653

no title

480

در خصوص آيه انجيل مرقوم نموده بودی که از قرائن واضح ميشود که در يوم ظهور مسيح جميع نفوس استماع

...Thou hast written of a verse in the Gospels, asking if at the time of Christ all souls did hear His call

MMK3#138 p.096x

BWF.364-364x, SW_v16#10 p.669x

belief and denial; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; many are called but few are chosen; power of prayer; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB11492

no title

...Thou hast written regarding the education of the children. It is very acceptable and beloved. Unquestionably these children shall make ideal and physical advancement

SW_v09#08 p.093x

education of children; moral education; race unity; racial issues

AB11268

no title

...Thou hast written regarding the love and unity of the believers and their firmness in

SW_v08#17 p.227x

firmness in the Covenant; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB09756

no title

...Though the Beauty of the Most Great Name, the Light of Eternal Splendour

SW_v14#11 p.347

growth of the Cause

AB09107

no title

...Through the protection and help of the Blessed Perfection - may my life be a sacrifice to his beloved ones! - you must conduct and deport yourselves

SW_v14#08 p.225

characteristics and conduct of true believers; firmness in the Covenant; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB03974

no title

180

...Thy letter was received. There is no time to answer them in detail…. Firmness in The Covenant means obedience so that no one may say, 'this is my opinion' nay rather he must obey...

SW_v04#10 p.174x, SW_v08#17 p.227x, SW_v06#14 p.111x, ECN.419x

firmness in the Covenant; review of publications

AB05983

no title

140

...Thy mission in America for the present is this: Thou must travel as far as possible to every part

SW_v02#06 p.006, SW_v07#01 p.007

call to action; exhortations and counsels; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; prophecy and fulfillment; spiritual springtime; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11285

no title

...To be approved of God alone should be one's aim. And has thou realized thy own shortcomings?

SW_v07#18 p.185

attaining good pleasure of God; humility; meekness; lowliness; knowledge of self; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

AB03579

no title

200

...To consider that after the death of the body the spirit perishes, is like imagining

SW_v01#09 p.012-013

prayer for nearness to God; proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; relationship of the soul to the body; soul; spirit after death; theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

AB04609

Words to Miss Buckton

170

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

...To tamper with the psychic forces while in this world interferes with the condition of the soul in the world to come.

BSC.442 #806, SW_v10#19 p.344x, PN_1912 p110, BSTW#148, BSTW#356

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; development of capacity and readiness; occult sciences; psychic phenomena

AB11264

no title

...Today the greatness of the believers of God depends upon delivering the Cause of God

SW_v07#10 p.098

spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; universality of the Cause; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB09116

no title

...Today, at the Threshold of His Holiness, Baha'u'llah, there is nobody more favored

SW_v12#10 p.170

assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; education of children; moral education; service to others; to the Cause of God

AB07135

no title

120

...Today, if the soul -- who is attracted with the Love of God and burning with the flame of enthusiasm

SW_v05#17 p.257

call to action; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the power of words; of speech

AB09120

no title

...Treat ye the sinners, thy tyrants and the bloodthirsty enemies as the faithful friends

SW_v08#11 p.139

consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love

AB11551

no title

...Truly, I say, in this publication you have written instructive articles. May God assist and confirm you!

SW_v01#13 p.010x

praise and encouragement

AB11301

no title

...Turn thy face sincerely toward God; be severed from all save God; be ablaze with the fire of the love of God

SW_v08#04 p.048

consolation and comfort; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love of God; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB10773

no title

...Verily the poems of Bishop Kan and John Newton are exalted, but it were possible

SW_v08#08 p.100

The Holy Spirit

AB07020

no title

120

انّ عبدالبهآء یشمّ رائحة محبّة اللّه من کلّ محفل تنطقین فیه بکلمة اللّه و تذکرین الحجج و البراهین

...Verily, ‘Abdu’l‑Baha inhaleth the fragrance of the love of God from every meeting place where the Word of God is uttered

MNMK#068 p.144x, MMK1#053 p.089x

SWAB#053x

methods of teaching the Cause; non-participation in politics; spiritual baptism; status of kings; future of monarchy; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00305

no title

680

انّ الظّهورات فی الأدوار السّابقة کان لکلّ واحد منهم شأن فی الوجود و رتبة فی نشأة الأنسان

...Verily, each one of the Manifestations in former ages possessed a certain station in existence and a certain rank in human development [3.5s]... ...Were it not for tests genuine gold could not be distinguished from the counterfeit.... In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of God hath had His own rank in the world of existence... Intellect and the faculty of comprehension are God's gifts

MNMK#063 p.142x, MMK1#027 p.054x

SWAB#027x, COC#1790x, SW_v08#19 p.238-239x, SW_v14#02 p.041-042x, SW_v14#12 p.353x, BSTW#438

mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; role and station of women; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; station of the Manifestation of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB11563

no title

...Verily, I pray God to confirm thee with the All-Power so that the means may be prepared

SW_v06#17 p.149

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB11312

no title

...Verily, the founding of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar will mark the inception of the Kingdom of God on earth

SW_v05#04 p.051

consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB11538

no title

...Verily, thy Lord will assist and inspire thee with the breath of the Holy Spirit and

SW_v08#08 p.102-103

confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; proofs of the Manifestations of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit

AB11590

no title

...We must entirely focus our thoughts upon the diffusion of the divine light and the building of the heavenly foundation

SW_v07#10 p.098x

AB11607

no title

...We should do little things as well as great things for the love of God.

SW_v14#06 p.167

AB11575

no title

...What is meant in the prophecies by the Lord of hosts, the promised Christ, is the Blessed Perfection (Baha'o'llah) and his highness, the Supreme (Báb)

prophecy and fulfillment; the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; twin Manifestations

AB11535

no title

...Whatsoever is latent in the innermost of this holy cycle shall gradually appear and be made manifest

WOB.146x, SW_v13#09 p.253

growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; spiritual springtime

ABU0162

Words spoken on 1912-08-20 in Green Acre

1000

...When a man is thirsty he drinks water. When he is hungry he eats food. But if a man be not thirsty

SW_v07#16 p.155+161x

human reality created in the image of God; man's distinction from the animal; power of the mind over nature; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation

AB09922

no title

در وقت معالجه توجّه بجمال مبارک کن و آنچه بر قلب القا ميشود مجری دار

...When giving medical treatment turn to the Blessed Beauty, then follow the dictates of thy heart

MMK1#131 p.147x

SWAB#131x, LOG#0964x

health and healing; material and spiritual healing; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10259

no title

نفوس تا در ترويج نکوشند بذکر اللّه مشغول و مألوف نيز کما ينبغی نگردند و آثار مدد

...When the friends do not endeavor to spread the message, they fail to remember God befittingly, and will not witness the tokens of assistance

MMK1#211 p.257x

SWAB#211x

being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; praise and encouragement; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11558

no title

...When the spirit is confirmed and assisted by the confirmation of the Holy Spirit then it will show its effect in every condition of the world of existence

SW_v07#18 p.177

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power of faith; power of the spirit; The Holy Spirit

AB09759

no title

...Whenever the heart finds attraction, the spirit seeks ecstasy and exultation and turns itself toward the Kingdom

SW_v07#10 p.098

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB11274

no title

...Whosoever claims that Abdu'l-Baha has given to him a tablet or sent a cablegram he must prove it

SW_v06#12 p.094-095, BSTW#073c

authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB11218

no title

...With regard to the printing of any book that concerns the Cause, it is not permissible except with permission from the Centre of the Covenant, whether that be of the blessed Tablets or the composition of the friends, otherwise there is great danger

SW_v09#05 p.060x

acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; business; financial; property matters; praise and encouragement; review of publications

ABU2522

Words to Mrs Goodall and Mrs Cooper

...You have written concerning the spiritual meetings. The foundation of the spiritual meetings must be the teaching

SW_v02#06 p.005

music and singing; proofs of the Manifestations of God; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB09113

no title

...You have written regarding the Assembly of Women. Undoubtedly, show ye great effort in this matter

SW_v01#09 p.010-011

call to action; equality of men and women; praise and encouragement; role and station of women

AB09757

no title

...You have written that "We all pray that we and all the friends everywhere be favored

SW_v08#16 p.220x

firmness in the Covenant

AB11596

no title

...You shall soon see in Persia that the people shall believe in this Cause in groups every day.

SW_v12#12 p.215x

ABU2556

Words to Miss Boylan, spoken around 1911-08-25

‘Abdu'l-Bahá said that he had fulfilled that prophecy by building the Tomb of the Báb. He said, "The blessed and holy Tomb (of Baha'u'llah, May my soul be a sacrifice to its dust!) and the Tomb of the Bab on Mount Carmel was the first Mashraq'ul-Azkar…"

AIF.1911-08-23, SW_v11#01 p.015, PN_1912 p071, PN_1912 p120

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places

ABU2186

Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh

120

"Mirror" is the whole body, the brain in particular. Body has many elements in its composition

SW_v14#02 p.037, PN_1911 p003

differences in human capacity; relationship of the soul to the body; soul; spirit after death; the human soul

ABU3683

no title

170

"There are many kinds of martyrdom. How many times have I prayed for it… So Christ never suffered upon the cross

SW_v24#04 p.105

crucifixion; ascension of Christ; martyrs and martyrdom; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2125

no title

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

ABU0734

Words to a Russian princess, spoken on 1913-10-30

400

A Bahá'í is at the same time a Christian, a Jew, a Zoroastrian and a Mohammadan. The Bahá'í Cause is like unto a tree... Every moment in this world has a center.

DAS.1913-10-30, SW_v08#14 p.188x

Manifestation of God as sun; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; universality of the Cause; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1992

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-26

140

مومن بهاءالله کسی است که ثابت بر میثاق است هر کسی بپیمان الهی ثابت است مومن است

A believer in Baha'u'llah is he who is firm in the Covenant.... Is it possible that one may believe in a book without believing in the teacher

BDA1.391.15

SW_v14#08 p.228, MHMD1.410

firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; station of the Manifestation of God; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU1346

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

240

A certain king had a subject who having by a heroic action rescued the king from a great peril

SW_v09#18 p.208-209, TDLA.103, BLO_PN#104

humility; meekness; lowliness; stories; anecdotes; thankfulness; gratitude

ABU3633

Words spoken on 1914-02-16

A cheerful countenance lends consolation to the beholder.

DAS.1914-02-16, SW_v07#18 p.186

consolation and comfort; courtesy; culture [adab]; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2406

Words spoken in 1900

100

A child in the matrix of its mother is in utter darkness. When it is born into the world it comes into the light. While in the matrix

SW_v14#01 p.010

second birth; soul; spirit after death; spiritual transformation; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU3009

Words spoken at Golden Circle Club in Boston, 1912-07-24

Daily Lessons Received at Akka

لسان عربی لسان عمومی نمیشود ولی چند هفته پیش نامه ئی از نیویورک بیکی از رؤسای اسپرانتو نوشتم که اگر مجمعی از وکلای اجناس و ملوک فراهم کنند

A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter from New York to one of the promoters of Esperanto

BDA1.165.06

SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.179-180

universal language

ABU2077

Words to Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-07

130

A good foundation is laid in Germany. The believers must be firmly grounded n the principles of morality and honesty. First--Truthfulness…

SW_v07#18 p.183x, FRGA.002

being a source of light; guidance; characteristics and conduct of true believers; compassion; kindness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; exhortations and counsels; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation

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]

ABU0721

Words to Howard MacNutt spoken around 1912-04-15

410

Miscellaneous historical and doctrinal topics

A great steamship has been lost at sea. Today newspaper accounts of the Titanic

SW_v04#12 p.210

materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3458

Words spoken at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-12

اصل جوهر بیان اینست که انسان باید در فکر این باشد که دیگران را محافظه کند نه در فکر خود باشد

A man must ever think of the protection of others and not of himself.

DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v07#18 p.188

the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others

ABU2683

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

A master had a slave who was completely devoted to him. One day he gave the slave a melon

SW_v09#18 p.208, TDLA.103, VLAB.147, BLO_PN#104

servitude; submission to God; repentance; stories; anecdotes; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; thankfulness; gratitude

ABU3559

Words spoken on 1914-07-10 in Haifa

A material man lets himself be worried and harassed by little things but a spiritual man is always calm and serene under all circumstances

DAS.1914-07-10, SW_v07#16 p.154

composure; tranquillity; serenity; material and spiritual existence; two books; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0701

Address to the Baha'is at Dyer home in Washington, 1912-04-24

420

A meeting such as this seems like a beautiful cluster of precious jewels -- pearls, rubies, diamonds, sapphires

BDA1.048n

PUP#023 (p.056-057), SW_v03#03 p.021-022, SW_v19#03 p.089

competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; composition and decomposition; race unity; racial issues; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity

MHMD1.057

ABU0359

Words spoken on 1914-08-03 in Haifa

660

معرکه شده است دنیا بهم خورده است در کارند که همه بجان یکدیگر بریزند در امریکا و اروپا

A resurrection is set up! The world is topsy-turvy! The wrong side of human character is up! [KHH: A great tumult is ensuing. The whole world is in cataclysm. They are determined to cause universal upheaval.]

KHH1.291-293 (1.405-408)

KHHE.420-423, DAS.1914-08-03, SW_v05#11 p.163-166, SW_v07#15 p.136, SW_v13#12 p.324

forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; the animal kingdom; war and peace

ABU1797

Words spoken on 1914-02-14

170

A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul

DAS.1914-02-14, SW_v07#18 p.186-187

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; thankfulness; gratitude; words vs deeds

ABU2702

Words to Ali-Kuli Khan in 'Akka prior to 1902

A wise man when looking at an egg, sees in it the whole form of a bird; he sees the beak

SW_v07#01 p.004

development of capacity and readiness; evolution; human evolution; law of cause and effect; wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1730

Words spoken in 1900

180

Abdu'l-Baha said that he had seen the faces of the American believers and he was very glad

SW_v08#16 p.215, PTIM.034

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

ABU1291

Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken in June 1904

250

Abdu'l-Baha said that through the mercy of God, not through His justice, the condition of those who have died in sin and unbelief can be changed.

SW_v09#19 p.222-223, SW_v11#19 p.318-319, PN_1904 p025

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; prayer for the departed; soul; spirit after death

ABU0322

Words to Ethel Rosenberg and Laura Clifford Barney, spoken on 1904-05-23

710

Abdu'l-Bahá said we should speak in the language of heaven -- for there is a language of the spirit… When we pray to God a feeling fills our hearts

COC#1754x, SW_v08#04 p.042x, PN_1900 p036, BNE.089x

divine attributes are within all things; every atom; forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; language and the structure of reality; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1113

Words spoken in Oct. 1911 in London to Mrs. Enthoven

290

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

Abdu'l-Bahá sent his greetings to all, begging all to go on acquiring strength in their belief and courage… Let the light of truth and honesty shine in your faces

AIL.124, SW_v08#02 p.026x

corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; praise of Western values; culture; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; unity; oneness of humanity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0220

Words spoken at Hotel Victoria in Ramleh, 1912-03-21

870

از عادت قدیمه است که هر ملتی از ملل را ایام سرور عمومی که جمیع ملت در آن روز

According to ancient custom, every nation has general holidays when all the people rejoice and are glad… In all the prophetic Dispensations, philanthropic affairs were confined to their respective peoples only

BRL_DAK#0394, AYT.349-353, DWNP_v1#07 p.005-007, KHF.275, KHAB.226 (236), KHTB3.101

BRL_ATE#135, BRL_SOCIAL#085x, LOG#1030x, SW_v09#01 p.008-009

call to action; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; past, present and future of Iran; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; universality of the Cause

ABU0085

Words spoken at Theosophical Society in Paris, 1913-02-13

1320

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

چون بنظر حقیقت در جمیع کائنات نظر میکنیم هر کائنی فی الحقیقه حیات دارد سابق

According to science, all forms of creation are endowed with life; this element of life and energy depending on environment and adaptations... Spirit in the human world is the discoverer.... The world of humanity has ever been in a state of anticipation of the coming of the divine Manifestations... We observe that today the means of unity are brought about. This in itself is an evidence

AVK1.113x, KHF.139, KHAB.413 (416), KHTB3.057

DAS.1913-02-13, SW_v09#01 p.007x, SW_v11#17 p.291x, SW_v14#01 p.011x, DWN_v3#01 p.003x, ADP.165-174

degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; infinity and eternity; interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; the mind's power of discovery; unity in diversity; universal language

ABU2281

Words to Howard MacNutt spoken around 1913

110

According to the record of three Gospels, His Holiness Jesus Christ went into the Temple

SW_v04#01 p.018

praise of Western values; culture; suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU0293

Public address given on 1912-05-03

750

According to the statement of philosophers the difference in degree of humankind from lowest

BWF.248-251, PUP#037 (p.084-087), FWU.055, SW_v03#04 p.018-019

Christ; Christianity; corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; differences in human capacity; education of children; moral education; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world

ABU0573

Address to NAACP convention, Handel Hall in Chicago, 1912-04-30

490

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

According to the words of the Old Testament God has said, "Let us make man in our image

BDA1.062n

PUP#029 (p.069-070), SW_v03#04 p.010-011

human reality created in the image of God; man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; race unity; racial issues

MHMD1.071

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

ABU0463

Words spoken on 1916-04-16 in Bahji

560

بعد از من معرکه می شود. خدا اسباب فراهم آورده که من باشم و نباشم تا احباب در اطراف بر ایشان فتوری حاصل نشود

After my departure there will be a short time of quiet in the Baha'i Cause. Then the flame of love and activity... bury me between Haifa and Akka in the sands there, for it is the pathway of the loved ones and pilgrims. Build nothing over it [3.5s]

ZSM.1916-04-16

SW_v14#06 p.181x

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Christ; Christianity; firmness in the Covenant; future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; growth of the Cause; law of burial and cremation; predictions and prophecies

ABU2414

Words spoken on 1913-12-05 in Haifa

100

After the end of three years, again I return to the Holy Land. Were it not for the assistance and protection

SW_v09#02 p.017

expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; praise and encouragement; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1083

Words spoken on 1914-02-08

290

All days of his (Abul Fazl's) life were spent in the service of the Cause of God. His will and desire

DAS.1914-02-08, SW_v08#06 p.066

characteristics and conduct of true believers; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; service to others; to the Cause of God; servitude; submission to God; repentance; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BH02324

Lawh-i-Karmil (Tablet of Carmel)

380

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

حبذا هذا الیوم المبارک الذی لا تعادله القرون و الاعصار حبذا هذا الیوم اذ

All glory be to this Day, the Day in which the fragrances of mercy have been wafted over all created things

GWBP#011 p.018, RHQM2.0976-977 (412) (254-255), ASAT5.027x, PYB#041 p.04, AHB_110BE #17-18 p.340, ANDA#06 p.01, TBP#01, NJB_v06#05 p.6, OOL.B051

TB#01, DAS.1914-01-02, GWB#011, TDH#064.3x, TDH#064.6x, GPB.219x, GPB.277-278x, GPB.278x, WOB.105x, SW_v14#05 p.149

J. Murday, Ahdieh, NIKNAK, Mea, almunajat.com [items 42-43]

Brief proclamatory tablet, revealed during a visit to Mount Carmel, taking the form of a joyful dial …

greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; presence of; reunion with God; proclamation to Jews; Shrines and Holy places

ROB4.351, ROB4.423, BKOG.375, GPB.219, GPB.345, MMAH.081, GSH.147, LL#137

BB00001

Bayan-i-Farsi (Persian Bayan)

106000

Persian Bayan, The; Persian Bayan, The; Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Persian Bayán; Persian Bayan, A Summary; Báb's Bayan, The; Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation; Translation List; Le Béyan Persan; Persian Bayan ("Exposition"); Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Gate of the Heart; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; کتاب مستطاب بیان فارسی

تسبیح و تقدیس بساط قدس عز مجد سلطانی را لایق که لم یزل و لا یزال بوجود کینونیت ذات خود بوده

All praise and glory befitteth the sacred and glorious court of the sovereign Lord, Who from everlasting hath dwelt, and unto everlasting will continue to dwell within the mystery of His Own divine Essence… Thou knowest full well, O my God, that tribulations have showered... There is no paradise more wondrous for any soul

INBA62, INBA24, INBA96, INBA_1006C, INBA_4008C, INBA_6015C, INBA_6018C, INBA_6019C, INBA_6021C, CMB_F12, CMB_F13, CMB_Or.34(8), BLIB_Or2819, BLIB_Or5760, BLIB_Or1330, BN_suppl.1070, MKI4518, MKI4519, MKI4524.070, SOAS ms.24255, IOM.088-089, KB_bayan-per, HBH_bayanf, BYC_bayan-per, BYC_bayan-per2

BAYN, SWBP#09 (p.052-081x), SWBP#71 (p.153-154x), OOL.A001

SWB#09 (p.077-113x), SWB#71 (p.214-215x), BPRY.226-227x, GPB.029-030x, GPB.097-098x, WOB.062bx, WOB.100-101x, EGB.316-406, GOH.passim (see index), MNP.045-046x, MNP.226-228x, MESSIAH.659-704x, HURQ.BB55x, LOG#0668, LOG#0770, LOG#1480, LOG#1481, LOG#2161, LOG#2162, BLO_PT#049, BLO_PT#062x, BLO_PT#063x, BLO_PT#079.1.4x, BLO_sazedj#01, ADMS#041

Smith & Dragoman, L. Slott (2:16), J. Heath [track 8], J. Heath

The Mother Book of the Bábí Dispensation. Comprising nine vahids (unities) of nineteen chapters or …

attaining good pleasure of God; chastisement and requital; divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; God's knowledge; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; inmost heart [fu'ad]; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; knowledge; recognition of God; lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Letters of the Living; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; names and attributes of God; oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; predictions and prophecies; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; proofs of the Manifestations of God; purpose; goal of creation; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; rejection, opposition and persecution; return of the Manifestations of God; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment; superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; the Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; the Imamate; the Caliphate; The Primal Will; self-generation of the Primal Will; the Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; transcendence; unknowability of God; twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Word of God is its own standard; Word of God the cause of creation

NSS.045-049, BRHL.59, MSBR.204-205, AHDA.442.1, MMAH.007, SRC.083-084, SRC.181-184, SRC.280, GOH.035, GOH.281-298, GOH.308-338, GPB.025x

see also BB00020, Arabic Bayan

BB00002

Qayyumu'l-Asma' (Commentary on the Surah of Joseph)

112000

Qayyum al-Asma' Sura 93: Chapter of the Bees (Qayyum al-Asma 93: Surat al-nahl); Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, The; Terms Remembrance (dhikr) and Gate (bab) in the Bab's Commentary on the Sura of Joseph, The; Gate of the Heart

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی نزل الکتاب علی عبده بالحق لیکون للعالمین سراجا وهاجا ان هذا صراط علی

All praise be to God Who hath, through the power of Truth, sent down this Book unto His servant [the Bāb], that it may serve as a shining light for all mankind

INBA03, INBA_6020C, INBA_6016C, PR41.002-192, CMB_F23.150r14-153r11 (53)x, , CMB_F11, , BLIB_Or3539, BLIB_Or6681, BN_6435, BN_5780, MKI4496, , IOM.089-090, KB_qayyum, BYC_qayyum

ASH.055-370, RHQM1.019-021x, MBA.309-314x, SWBP#08 (p.026-050x), OOL.A003

SWB#08 (p.041-074x), GPB.005-006x, GPB.023x, GPB.376x, WOB.101x, WOB.126x, GOH.passim (see index), MNP.001-027n, MNP.088x, MNP.110-114x, MNP.127-134x, HURQ.BB02x, LOIR06.047x, BLO_PT#074x

T. Ellis, unknown, friends in Jordan

Adam; Adam and Eve; angels; apocalyptic imagery; belief and denial; birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; call to action; celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; chastisement and requital; creation of the world; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; day of Resurrection; Judgement; development of capacity and readiness; divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; empty learning; false spirituality; exhortations and counsels; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; fire and light; fire and water; firmness in the Covenant; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; goodly deeds; actions; Greatest Name; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; high station of the true believer; hypocrisy; idolatry; imagery in the Qur'an; Imam Husayn; infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; John the Baptist; justice and wrath of God; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; knowledge; recognition of God; lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; language and the structure of reality; life and death; living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; martyrs and martyrdom; meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mosaic imagery; multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; mystical themes; Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr); obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; outward and inward meanings; piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; power of the Manifestation of God; praise and encouragement; predictions and prophecies; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; proofs for the existence of God; proofs of the Manifestations of God; prophecy and fulfillment; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; realms of being; three realms; five realms; recompense; reward for belief; right action; rejection, opposition and persecution; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Satan; the Evil One; scarcity of receptive souls; self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; service to others; to the Cause of God; seven stages of creation; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; station of the Manifestation of God; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; stories; anecdotes; suffering and imprisonment; superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; symbolism; teaching the Cause; call to teach; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; the Imamate; the Caliphate; The Primal Will; self-generation of the Primal Will; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; the Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; transcendence; unknowability of God; twin duties of recognition and obedience; unity; oneness of humanity; visitation Tablets; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

FHR#01, NSS.023-024, DB.061x, DB.179x, BRHL.59, MSBR.202-203, AHDA.445.4, MMAH.009, SRC.055-057, SRC.195, GOH.030, GOH.111-159, KKD1.228.08x

BH07119

no title

140

Prayers and Meditations

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لم ادر ای نار اشتعلت فی صدری بحیث یسمع من کل ارکانی

All praise be to Thee, O Lord, my God! How mysterious the Fire which Thou hast enkindled within my heart!

INBA48:182, INBA49:221, INBA92:172, BLIB_Or15739.317,

PMP#127

PM#127, SW_v01#04 p.020

Hands of the Cause; love as fire; love of God; pain of love; love as veil; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00136

no title

940

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

الحمد لله الذی خلق حقائق مزدوجه من تقابل الاسماء و الصفات و مرکبه من الوجود

All praise be unto God, Who hath created realities that are paired through the mutual encounter of the divine names and attributes… O Lord, make Thou this marriage to be blessed, prosperous, and happy. Bind these two souls together, and gladden Thou every eye

UMich962.137-139x, UMich991.092-094x

BRL_DAK#0783, BRL_SWOP#006x, BRL_SWOP#103x, MKT1.209, AVK4.159.04x

BRL_SWO#006x, BRL_SWO#103x

expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; prayer for married couples; suffering and imprisonment

AB00001

Alvah-i-Visaya (Will and Testament)

5820

حمدا لمن صان هیکل امره بدرع المیثاق عن سهام الشبهات و حمی حمی شریعته السمحاء

All praise to Him Who, by the Shield of His Covenant, hath guarded the Temple of His Cause from the darts of doubtfulness... O God, my God! Shield Thy trusted servants from the evils of self... O Lord by God! Assist Thy loved ones to be firm in Thy Faith

WTP, ABS#15-wt, AYT.456-484x, AYT.514-521x, DWNP_v1#03-4 p.005x, DWNP_v2#03-4 p.027-031x, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.024x and 026-029x, KHSH11.007, OOL.C003

WTAB, BPRY.153-154x, BPRY.191x, BWF.438-449x, BADM.003-012x, BADM.036-037x, BADM.069x, GPB.247x, GPB.250x2x, GPB.328x, GPB.332x, GPB.377x3x, GPB.389x, MBW.038x, TDH#64.4x, WOB.023x, WOB.128x, WOB.133x, WOB.148-149x, WOB.149x2x, BSC.552 #994x, SW_v14#03 p.085-086x, SW_v14#08 p.233-234x, DWN_v1#09 p.001x, DWN_v4#01 p.001x

MJ Cyr, KC Porter, E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown, MANA, N. Chiang, O. Devine, W. Heath, Soulrise Melodies, L. Dely & M. Congo, KC Porter, S. Bayan & S. Suggs

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; House of Justice; obedience to and respect for government authority; Shoghi Effendi and the Guardianship; teaching the Cause; call to teach; twin Manifestations

MMAH.284

ABU3296

Answer to questions, Dublin, 1912-08-08

جمیع حقایق و ارواح باقیست حتی ارواح غیر مومنین و نفوس ناقصه اما نسبت بارواح

All realities and spirits are immortal, even the spirits of non-believers and imperfect persons.

BQA.080-081, BDA1.182.16

SW_v19#12 p.378, MHMD1.198

existence; immortality of the human soul; soul; spirit after death; spiritual transformation

ABU0725

no title

410

All that has been created is for man who is at the apex of creation and who must be thankful

SW_v08#06 p.063, ADP.134-136

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; monasticism; asceticism; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; stories; anecdotes; thankfulness; gratitude; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2677

no title

All the civic affairs and the legislation of material laws for the increasing needs of the enlightened humanity

LOG#1061x, BSC.425 #768.1x, SW_v07#15 p.139

changing and unchanging parts of religion; House of Justice; laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas

ABU2675

, spoken on 1912-03-30

جمیع موجودات در تحت تغیر و تبدیلند هر جوانی پیر و هر نهالی درخت کهن میشود

All the created phenomena are subject to the law of change and transmutation. Youth is

BDA1.018.06

DAS.1913-07-19, SW_v13#09 p.218, MHMD1.025, ABIE.086, BLO_PN#007

corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; law of transformation and change; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU0113

Words spoken at home of Mrs. Gastea in Paris, 1911-11-26

1170

جمیع انبیای الهی مظاهر حقیقت بودند حضرت موسی اعلان حقیقت کرد حضرت مسیح ترویج

All the divine prophets are the Manifestations of Truth. His Highness Moses declared the Truth.... The foundation of divine religion is love, affinity and concord.

AVK4.323x, DWNP_v1#08 p.005-006, KHF.288, KHAB.204 (214), KHTB1.213, KHTP.161

SW_v02#18 p.003-006, SW_v06#15 p.120

love and unity; oneness; unity of religion; power of love; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; supreme tribunal; the Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity; war and peace

ABU1716

Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-16

180

All the meetings must be for teaching the Cause and spreading the Message, and suffering the souls

LOG#0157x, DAS.1913-01-16, BSC.502 #967, SW_v04#15 p.256, SW_v09#14 p.161, CHH.177-178, BLO_PN#022

methods of teaching the Cause; priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2104

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-12-20

130

All the people are sacrificing their lives for the sake of the worthless (valueless) earth.

DAS.1914-12-20, SW_v13#10 p.269

heedlessness and ignorance of the people; martyrs and martyrdom; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; unity of governments; political unity; war and peace

ABU3231

Words to Miss Rosenberg, spoken around 1909-01-09

All these things - the fish, the honeycomb etc, are symbols and were meant to be understood spiritually, just as the Resurrection itself was a spiritual resurrection.

SW_v07#11 p.108, PN_1909 p072, PN_1909 p104, PN_unsorted p022

interpretation of words and passages in scripture; literal interpretation; outward and inward meanings; resurrection of Christ

ABU0667

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-08

440

All things were created for man, and man for God. Man is distinguished from all other creations. This is a special problem. There are three general classes of creations

SW_v07#18 p.180-181x, PN_1904 p008, PN_1904 p042, TTAW.010-013, BLO_PN#102

degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; man's distinction from the animal; man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; second birth; spiritual transformation; the mind's power of discovery; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU3557

Words spoken in Dec. 1912 in New York

All through America I have encouraged the Bahais to study Esperanto and to the extent of my ability I will strive in its spread and promotion.

SW_v11#17 p.286

call to action; universal language

ABU0899

God Is the Great Compassionate Physician Who Alone Gives True Healing: Words spoken on 1911-10-19 in Paris

340

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

All true healing comes from God! There are two causes for sickness, one is material, the other spiritual... If the heavenly benediction be upon us while we are being healed

LOG#0966x, PT#03 p.005, SW_v02#16 p.004, SW_v02#19 p.008, SW_v08#18 p.229, PN_1911 p017

health and healing; material and spiritual healing; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; light and darkness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; material and spiritual existence; two books; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

ABU0435

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

590

All who stand up in the cause of God will be persecuted and misunderstood

COC#0308x, SW_v04#05 p.088-089

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; firmness in the Covenant; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; suffering and imprisonment; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0093

Address to the Baha'is at True home in Chicago, 1912-09-16

1260

Allah-u-Abha! Praise be to God! I have spent a number of days among you, associating with you in love

LOG#0629x, PUP#104 (p.320-324), BSC.279 #577x, SW_v03#15 p.007+008-010, BSTW#052ox

station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; suffering and imprisonment; The Holy Spirit; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

ABU3343

no title

Although Abdu'l-Baha considers himself as a drop, yet this drop is connected with the Most Great Sea.

SW_v08#15 p.211

humility; meekness; lowliness; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3124

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-15

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

با وجود انکه در حبس بودند خیمهٴ مبارک بالای جبل کرمل در نهایت جلال مرتفع و بظاهر ظاهر قدرت

Although He was a prisoner, He pitched His tent with glory on Mount Carmel. Even outwardly His power and majesty were such that for five years

BDA1.124.02

SW_v19#07 p.221, MHMD1.132

Mount Carmel; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; suffering and imprisonment

ABU0186

Address at New York Peace Society reception, spoken on 1912-05-13

940

Although I felt indisposed this afternoon, yet because I attach great importance to this assembly

BWF.231-235, PUP#048 (p.123-126), FWU.020, SW_v03#08 p.014-015

predictions and prophecies; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; suffering and imprisonment; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; universal peace; world unity

ABU3319

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-05-13

هر چه ما میگوئیم بندهٴخد‌ا عبدالبها هستیم باز مردم ما را باسم پیغمبر

Although I say always that I am ‘Abdu'l-Baha, a servant of God, still people refer to me as a messenger and a prophet. It would be better if they would not attribute such titles to me.

BDA1.093.07

SW_v19#06 p.180, MHMD1.100

humility; meekness; lowliness; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2897

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-08

Although our assembly tonight at this table numbers only ten outwardly... Praise be to God, your hearts are overflowing with the Love of God... Rest assured in the fact that the breath of the Holy Spirit will aid you, - provided no doubts obtain in your hearts. Know this for a certainty.

SW_v08#08 p.103x, SW_v07#10 p.099x, PN_1909 p014, PN_1909 p046, PN_1909F p031, DJT.072-073, BLO_PN#027

call to action; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1527

Words spoken on 1912-09-03 in Montreal

210

Although the body-politic is one family, yet because of the lack of symmetry some members

SW_v08#10 p.122

justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; unity; oneness of humanity; wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU1600

Words spoken at Mrs Jack's Unity Meeting, 1911-09-22

190

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Days of Remembrance; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

Although the day is cold for me to go out, yet I have come to see you

KHAB.063 (072)

AIL.048, SW_v02#12 p.005-006

East and West; communication between East and West; power of love; praise of Western values; culture; unity; oneness of humanity

BH00003

Kitab-i-'Ahd (Book of the Covenant)

920

اگر افق اعلی از زخرف دنیا خالیست ولکن در خزائن توکل و تفویض از برای وراث

Although the Realm of Glory hath none of the vanities of the world, yet within the treasury of trust and resignation

INBA65:101, BLIB_Or15261, , CMB_F25.8,

AVK3.066.10x, AVK3.210.02x, AVK3.424.03x, AHM.410, MJMM.399, AYT.355, DWNP_v4#04 p.021, DWNP_v2#03-4 p.025-027x, UAB.036ax, DRD.176, AYI2.076x, AYI2.275x, RHQM2.0918-921 (350) (214-216), TBP#15, OOL.B014, AMB#32

TB#15, DOR#32, PUP.382x, GPB.028x, GPB.238x, GPB.239x8x, GPB.240x7x, GPB.242x, GPB.314x, WOB.134x, SW_v03#14 p.006-007+010, SW_v04#14 p.238, SW_v05#15 p.229, SW_v07#16 p.153, SW_v07#18 p.188, SW_v09#12 p.138x, SW_v09#13 p.150, BSC.259 #532-546

A. Youssefi

Bahá’u’lláh’s last will and testament, appointing ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as His successor by summ …

contention and conflict; piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; religion as source of love and unity; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; status of kings; future of monarchy; unity; oneness of humanity

ROB4.419 et al, BKOG.420, MMAH.213, GSH.150, BSR_v19p03, LL#026

ABU3317

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-11

هر چند نسآء با رجال در استعداد قواء شریکند ولی شبهه نیست که رجال اقدمند و اقوی حتی در حیوانات مانند کبوتران

Although women are equal to men in abilities and capacities, there is no doubt that men are bolder and physically more powerful

BDA1.153.07

SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.166

ABU0413

Words to the friends, spoken on 1921-11-19

610

Although you are here with these assembled friends and cannot speak with them.... When lovers meet it may be that they cannot exchange a single word

SW_v13#07 p.163-164, BSTW#482

love of God; martyrs and martyrdom; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; suffering and imprisonment

ABU1515

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-10-23

210

America is the home of the ideals of Peace; its people are peace-loving and its democratic leaders the spreaders of the seeds of Peace.

DAS.1914-10-23, SW_v13#11 p.293

call to action; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; parliaments; constitutional government; praise of Western values; culture; universal peace; world unity

ABU3472

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-04-13

در آینده امریکا ترقی سریع نماید ولی از این عمارتهای بسیار بلند و کثرت نفوس قلبم میگیرد و برای صحت خلق خوب نیست

America will make rapid progress in the future but I am fearful of the effects of these high buildings and such densely populated cities; these are not good for the health.

BDA1.032.07

SW_v19#02 p.054, MHMD1.041

health and healing; material and spiritual healing; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU2054

Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-29

130

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

در میان این اطفال نفوس مبارکی مبعوث خواهد شد نهالهائی که بدست تربیت باغبان کامل افتد

Among the children many blessed souls will arise, if they be trained according to the Bahai Teaching.

BDA2.271

COC#0696, LOG#0490x, DAS.1913-04-28, SW_v07#15 p.142, SW_v09#08 p.090-091, MHMD2.354, PN_1913 p006, PN_1913 p013, BW_v09p543

educational curricula; education of children; moral education; excellence; distinction; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator

ABU1197

Words spoken on 1910-05-13

270

Among the human race, the bonds of and means for love are numerous, for man cannot live without it

SW_v01#08 p.005-006, SW_v08#10 p.127

love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; love of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; unity in diversity

ABU0268

Address to the Baha'is at Bahá'í Temple Unity in Chicago, 1912-04-30

790

Among the institutes of the Holy Books is that of the foundation of places of worship... O thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning to Thee.

BDA1.063n

BPRY.026x, PUP#027 (p.065-067), BSC.327 #650, SW_v03#04 p.007-008, SW_v05#16 p.248-250, SW_v06#17 p.144-145, SW_v12#06 p.123, PN_1912 p075, BW_v01p060x

A. Rae

education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; relationship between government and people; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity; war and peace

MHMD1.071

ABU0462

The Sixth Principle—Means of Existence: Words spoken on 1911-11-14 in Paris

560

امروز مختصر صحبت میدارم از جمله اساس بهاء الله تعدیل معیشت است طبقات ناس

Among the most important principles of the Teaching of Baha'o'llah is the equalization of the means of living among men.

AMK.212-215, AVK4.336x, KHF.251, KHAB.172 (183), KHTB1.170, KHTP.121

LOG#1866x, PT#46 p.156, SW_v03#02 p.005-006

Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; maintainance of degrees in society; the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU3099

Words spoken on 1912-05-10 in Washington

And now you, if you act in accordance with the teachings of Baha'o'llah, may rest assured that you will be aided and confirmed.

COC#0309x, COC#1684x, SW_v08#08 p.103

being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; call to action; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Holy Spirit

ABU3257

no title

Another characteristic of progress consists in the earnest and sincere development of public education

SW_v07#15 p.137

progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; promotion of commerce and industry; universal education

ABU0285

The Fifth Principle—The Abolition of Prejudices: Words spoken on 1911-11-13 in Paris

750

Regarding Family Life and Marriage

از جمله اساس بهاء الله ترک تعصب وطنی و تعصب مذهبی و تعصب جنسی و تعصب سیاسی

Another principle of the teaching of Baha'o'llah is this: That you must renounce all prejudices

AMK.224-228, DWNP_v5#12 p.004-006, KHAB.163 (174), KHTB1.158

PT#45 p.151, SW_v03#02 p.003-004, DWN_v3#01 p.010-011x

Judas; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; oneness; unity of religion; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; unity; oneness of humanity

AB11090

no title

Any Persian, whether Bahá'í, or belonging to the ancient religions of Persia--in short, any Persian

SW_v06#12 p.095, BSTW#073c

defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; personal instructions

ABU3443

Words spoken on 1914-02-24

Any undertaking by the believers of God and which directly helps the promotion

DAS.1914-02-24, SW_v07#15 p.140

East and West; communication between East and West; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0266

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-31

790

Anyone whom I send to a place is confirmed; anyone. One of them is Miss Alma Knobloch... Answer the questioner: What is the use of your creation? What benefit have you given to the world?

COC#0422x, SW_v03#11 p.004-005, PN_1912 p007, PN_1912 p156

begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; charitable associations; humanitarian activities; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; proofs of the Manifestations of God; purpose; goal of creation; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

ABU1719

Words spoken on 1914-03-26 in Haifa

180

Are not men really childish? The life of men is but a few days; then death overtakes them... My home is the home of peace

COC#0859x, DAS.1914-03-26, SW_v09#03 p.039-040, SW_v12#12 p.204x, ABCC.405, VLAB.151

B. Weber, S. Sunderland

contention and conflict; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; hospitality; love and unity; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0043

Public address given on 1912-08-17

1660

PUP#092 (p.264-270), SW_v08#07 p.076-080

Are you all well and happy? This is a delightful spot; the scenery is beautiful

love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; oneness; unity of religion; one universal law; attractive power of love; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0095

Public address given on 1912-05-26

1250

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

امشب در این سرود ذکری از قرُبیت الهی بود اعظم موهبت

As I neared this church this evening I heard the hymn, "Nearer, My God..." ... O thou forgiving God! These servants are turning to Thy kingdom

DWNP_v6#11 p.001x, KHF.059, KHAB.285 (295), KHTB2.091, NJB_v04#06 p.001

BPRY.090-092x, PUP#055 (p.147-150), SW_v03#08 p.020-022, DWN_v6#10 p.002x

development of capacity and readiness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; martyrs and martyrdom; nearness to God; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; symbolism; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0297

Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken around July 1904

740

As I said before, you must be sure whether the gardener is the True Gardener or not - if he is a true gardener what he does is right.... A wise schoolmaster should send his scholars out to play or to practice gymnastics

LOG#0491x, SW_v09#08 p.091x, PN_1900 p033

Manifestation of God as divine physician; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU0157

Public address given on 1912-04-23

1020

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

As I stand here tonight and look upon this assembly, I am reminded curiously of a beautiful bouquet of violets

BDA1.048n

PUP#020 (p.049-052), FWU.060, SW_v03#03 p.016-018

high station of learning; man's distinction from the animal; power of the mind over nature; race unity; racial issues; true liberty; freedom; unity in diversity

MHMD1.056

ABU2227

Words spoken at Windsor Hotel in Montreal, 1912-09-07

110

چنانچه در عالم جسمانی فصول اربعه هست در عالم دیانت هم بهار الهی و ربیع روحانی است

As in the physical world there are four seasons, so in the realm of religion there is the season of heavenly and spiritual springtime.

BDA1.231.08

SW_v19#12 p.381, MHMD1.248

changing and unchanging parts of religion; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; material world a reflection of the spiritual; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; spiritual springtime

ABU1807

Words spoken on 1914-02-20

170

As long as a thing is rare and scarce, it seems more attractive and has greater value.... In the past, they used to prevent girls from learning to read and write

SW_v09#03 p.036-037

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; education of children; moral education; love of God; role and station of women; scarcity of receptive souls

ABU2692

no title

As long as ye can, strive to set aglow the hearts with love; be attracted to one another

SW_v08#12 p.144

love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual transformation

AB10312

no title

As much as you are able, unloose the tongue in teaching the Cause of God and demonstrate ye extraordinary effort

DAS.1914-06-24, SW_v09#17 p.200

spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2678

no title

As regards the places for the convening of such a general body, it will be decided by the members. The Universal House of Justice

BSC.425 #768.2x, SW_v07#15 p.139

House of Justice

ABU2119

no title

130

As to your art, it is one of the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh that art is identical with an act of worship... Say, 'I have two arts, one physical, the other spiritual.

SW_v14#06 p.177

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; goodly deeds; actions; literature; drama; humanities; the arts; material and spiritual existence; two books; the concourse on high; work as worship

ABU0788

Public address given on 1912-11-05

380

As we are in Cincinnati, the home of President Taft, who has rendered such noble service

PUP#117 (p.388-389), SW_v06#11 p.081-082, SW_v13#12 p.324

love and unity; parliaments; constitutional government; supreme tribunal; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; universal peace; world unity

ABU2806

Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt

Asceticism is not necessary. A soul grows by the exercise of human virtues and the observance of human morals

SW_v08#05 p.060, BLO_PN#002

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; monasticism; asceticism; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BHU0030

no title

At stated periods souls are sent to earth by the Mighty God with what we call the Power of the Great Ether. And they who possess this power can do anything

EBTB.081-082, CHH.133, SW_v08#15 p.205, DJT.309, FDA.030

Christ; Christianity; power of the Manifestation of God

ABU2409

no title

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

ABU3478

Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-04-06

ما مداخله در طعام جسمانی آنها نمی کنیم مداخلهٴ ما در طعام روحانی است

At the table on board the Cedric Abdu'l-Baha spoke about simple diet - how much better

BDA1.023.02

DAS.1913-07-20, SW_v08#02 p.018, MHMD1.031, ABIE.090, BLO_PN#007

consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; material and spiritual existence; two books

AB03424

no title

200

At the time I met you and felt the susceptibilities of your conscience my heart

SW_v03#13 p.008

newspapers and the media; publications; oneness; unity of religion; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU3281

Words to the Master's entourage(?), spoken on 1912-06-02

اول حین ورود بکلیسا حالت صحبت نداشتم اما چون در مقابل آن جمعیت عظیم ایستادم

At the time of my arrival at the church I was in no condition to speak; but when I stood before this great gathering I found the atmosphere of the church filled with the Holy Spirit and so a state of wonderful happiness and joy came over me.

BDA1.112.11

SW_v19#06 p.184, MHMD1.119

spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; unity in diversity

ABU1734

no title

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

ABU2643

Words spoken on 1914-06-06 in Tiberias

Bad conduct or deeds are not allowed at any time and especially during the Feast. But those are the days of happiness

SW_v09#10 p.109

apostles; early disciples of Christ; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2976

Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-13

Ten Days in the Light of Akka; Bahá'í Scriptures

اول در باب اختلاف بین احباء که حضرت بهاءالله فرموده اند که هر گاه اهل بهاء اختلاف کنند

Baha'u'llah declared that should Baha'ís dispute, even if it be regarding Baha'u'llah Himself, both are wrong.

AVK4.307, BDA1.123.05

SW_v19#07 p.220, MHMD1.131-132

contention and conflict; House of Justice; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

ABU2412

no title

100

Bahá'u'lláh departed to Sarkalu alone. Nobody knew just where he was, even we

SW_v08#13 p.166

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; power of the Manifestation of God

ABU3581

Words to Mason Remey around Sept. 1911

Bahá'u'lláh is the root, I am the Branch. The root of the tree does not bear fruit. The fruit is found upon the branches.

SW_v02#12 p.011

Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2689

Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900

Bahá'u'lláh said the children are of two kinds - the mature and the immature. The

SW_v07#15 p.142, SW_v09#08 p.090

development of capacity and readiness; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; justice and wrath of God

ABU0468

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

560

Bahá‘u'lláh is the same Light in a new Lamp. To see, we must look at the Light and not at the Lamp.... Will is the center or focus of human understanding. We must will to know God

BSC.503 #968x, SW_v07#19 p.195x, TDLA.029-031, BLO_PN#104

blind imitation [taqlid]; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; literal interpretation; oneness; unity of religion; rejection, opposition and persecution; religion as reality; definitions of religion; suffering; rejection of Christ; suffering and imprisonment

ABU3614

no title

Be not grieved on account of poverty for true wealth is surging and inundating like unto the ocean.

SW_v08#02 p.020

consolation and comfort; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; symbolism

ABU2085

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-12

130

Be not grieved or sorrowful that no great wealth or property has been bestowed upon you. Look at the birds!

SW_v08#02 p.027, FRGA.029

moderation; frugality; simplicity; teaching the Cause; call to teach; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU3260

no title

Be thou resolute and steadfast. When the tree is firmly rooted it will bear fruit

SW_v08#19 p.239

consolation and comfort; spiritual transformation; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0152

Public address given on 1912-05-19

1040

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

Because this is called the Church of Brotherhood, I wish to speak upon the brotherhood of mankind... The real brotherhood is spiritual

PUP#050 (p.129-132), BSC.319 #639x, BSC.463 #858x, SW_v03#09 p.006-007+009

growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; love and unity; material and spiritual existence; two books; predictions and prophecies; unity; oneness of humanity; wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU1230

Words spoken on 1913-11-12 in Port Said

260

Belief without the test is not worth having.... Give your children a manual profession, something by which they may be able to

DAS.1913-11-12, SW_v09#09 p.097x, SW_v07#15 p.144x

critique of Eastern values; culture; defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; empty learning; false spirituality; oneness; unity of religion; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3532

Words spoken in Oct. 1912 in New York

Between 1860 and 1865 you did a wonderful thing; you knocked the shackles from chattel slavery; but today you must do a much more wonderful thing: you must destroy industrial slavery.

SW_v07#15 p.147, SW_v06#04 p.033, SW_v08#01 p.006

justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; race unity; racial issues; the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

BH11363

no title

Blessed is he who loved the world simply for the sake of the face of his generous Lord. With perfect compassion and mercy

SW_v10#05 p.092

consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU3107

no title

Blessed is he who proclaims the doctrine of Spiritual Brotherhood, for he shall be the Child of Light

SW_v12#01 p.013

assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU3003

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-24

صحت جسمانی اهمیت ندارد اهمیت در صحت روحانیست که تأثیر و لذت ابدی دارد

Bodily health is not important. What is more important is spiritual health which gives eternal pleasure and has everlasting effect.

BDA1.133.16

SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.144

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; disregarding bodily comfort; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; moderation; frugality; simplicity; transcending the material condition; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1893

Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23

160

Bodily matters are not important. The physical suffering of Christ passed away

SW_v14#01 p.011, PN_1909 p092

existence; immortality of the human soul; relationship of the soul to the body; soul; spirit after death; soul is the essential reality of man; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1795

Words spoken on 1914-10-13

170

But now after the lapse of many centuries, his highness, the Almighty, has again looked upon them

DAS.1914-10-13, SW_v09#01 p.007+010

growth of the Cause; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as sun; martyrs and martyrdom; past, present and future of Iran; rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU3362

no title

But where thousands are considering these questions, we have more essential questions. The secrets of the whole economic question are divine in nature, and are concerned with the world of the heart and spirit. In the Bahá'í teaching this is most completely explained

BSC.446.12 #812x, SW_v13#09 p.231

elections; the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

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

ABU2845

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-17

دو قسم آفاتست یکی را سبب اعمال و اخلاق غیر ممدوحه است مانند کذب و نفاق و خیانت و ظلم وامثال اینها

Calamities are of two kinds. One kind results from bad morals and misconduct such as falsehood, dishonesty

BDA1.157.17

SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.171

law of transformation and change; recompense; reward for belief; right action; theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

ABU2866

Words to a painter, spoken on 1913-04-03

Can you paint upon the page of the world the ideal pictures of the Supreme Concourse?

DAS.1913-04-03, SW_v05#10 p.149, SW_v05#05 p.070, SW_v08#02 p.028, SW_v14#06 p.178

connection between material and spiritual worlds; literature; drama; humanities; the arts; material and spiritual existence; two books; spiritual transformation; station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1420

Words spoken on 1914-02-09 in Haifa

230

Certainly, when the working people become partners with the company... The utterance of the Blessed Beauty that the descendants of Israel shall become dear

SW_v09#03 p.027-028

labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; prophecy and fulfillment; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2960

Words spoken on 1913-09-04 in Ramleh

Chastity and purity of life are the two divine standards of the spiritual and moral law.

DAS.1913-09-04, SW_v08#02 p.026, ABIE.277, BLO_PN#007

chastity and purity; courtesy; culture [adab]; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3563

Words to Mrs Maxwell, spoken on 1912-09-06

اطفال زینت خانه اند منزلی که طفل ندارد مثل اینست که چراغ ندارد

Children are the ornaments of the home. A home which has no children is like one without light.

BDA1.230.15

SW_v19#12 p.381, MHMD1.247

light and darkness; parents and children; youth; families

ABU3593

no title

Children of unbelievers and infidels who die before the age of responsibility are not punished, because they are under the favor of God.

SW_v09#09 p.101

chastisement and requital; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; justice and wrath of God

ABU1257

Words spoken on 1914-04-08

250

China, China, China, China-ward the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh must march! Where is that holy, sanctified Bahá'í

DAS.1914-04-08, SW_v08#03 p.037

growth of the Cause; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2579

Words to Miss Boylan, spoken around 1911-08-25

Christ healed by the power of his word, because the word of the Messiah was the Holy Spirit

SW_v08#18 p.231, PN_1920 p097

idle fancies; lust and passion; miracles and their interpretation; The Holy Spirit; the power of words; of speech; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU0559

Words to Laura Barney

500

Christ said, "Go into thy chamber and shut the door, and pray to they Father which is in heaven". Why did

SW_v08#04 p.046-047

methods of teaching the Cause; need for an educator; obedience to and respect for government authority; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU2411

Words spoken on 1917-02-03

100

Come and take this, Mirza Ahmad. Let me see what you can do. Let me see what the friends of God in these states will do.

SW_v10#04 p.071-072

call to action; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0817

Words spoken ca. 1917-02-03

370

Come, my son, take it. I have corrected it. The importance of this Tablet will be revealed in the future.

SW_v10#06 p.103+111

growth of the Cause; methods of teaching the Cause; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); race unity; racial issues; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity in diversity

ABU3200

Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh

Complete individuality belongs only to the station of the Prophet. Those who follow Him are under the "shadow" of this station.... After death man does not develop through conscious effort

SW_v14#02 p.037-038, PN_1911 p005

identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; soul; spirit after death

ABU3357

Words spoken on 1914-05-26 in Tiberias

Concerning my power: it is one bestowal of the bestowals of His Holiness Baha'o'llah

DAS.1914-05-26, SW_v08#15 p.211

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU1632

Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-16

190

Concerning the Temple, the Mashrak el Azkar, it is a very important matter. The most important thing now in America is the building of the Temple.

SW_v01#12 p.006x, PN_1907 p053, TTAG.022-023, BLO_PN#101

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; importance of community building

ABU2727

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-30

تأیید غیر از استعداد و علم و عقل است چه بسیار نفوس غیر مهمه را کشف نمودند چه قدر نفوس که سالها زحمت کشیدند برای کشف نقطهٴ شمالی

Confirmation is not dependent on talent, knowledge or wisdom. Many unimportant persons have made significant discoveries.

BDA1.172.12

SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.187

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; effort; striving; The Holy Spirit

ABU0686

Words to Mrs Stannard

430

Consecrate all thy time to the service of the Kingdom of God and the propagation of its principles

DAS.1913-10-29, SW_v05#01 p.005-006, SW_v07#11 p.104-106

call to action; human reality created in the image of God; idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

BB00596

no title

و اجعل اللهم تلک الشجرة کلها له لیظهرن منها ثمرات ما قد خلق الله فیها لمن قد اراد الله ان یظهر به ما اراد

Consecrate Thou, O my God, the whole of this Tree unto Him, that from it may be revealed all the fruits created by God

SWBP#16 (p.110(a)x)

SWB#16 (p.155-156x), ESW.162

firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; servitude; submission to God; repentance; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0336

Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-11-07

700

PUP#119 (p.397-399), SW_v06#02 p.017-018

Consider events in the Balkans today where a great conflagration of war is furiously raging

martyrdom of the Bab; predictions and prophecies; rejection, opposition and persecution; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

ABU1941

Words spoken on 1914-01-27

150

Consider the influence of the Word of God... If you take bars of iron and tie them together, no matter how closely, they will not become one. But when a metallurgist comes on the scene

DAS.1914-01-27, SW_v15#07 p.208x

metallurgical metaphors; oneness; unity of religion; station of the Manifestation of God; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; unity in diversity

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; growth of the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; role of the Covenant in preserving unity; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1952

Words spoken in 1912

150

Consider the times of the past: Regard for instance the days of His Holiness Christ and days subsequent thereto.

SW_v03#13 p.016

defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; growth of the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution; suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU2270

Words to Juliet Thompson et al, spoken on 1909-07-09

110

Consider what the power of the Covenant has done! It was an impossibility for a Zoroastrian to unite with a Sid and a mulla with a Jew.

SW_v08#17 p.226x, PN_1909 p016, PN_1909 p049, PN_1909C p096, DJT.084, BLO_PN#027

love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; martyrs and martyrdom; rejection, opposition and persecution; role of the Covenant in preserving unity; unity in diversity

AB06547

no title

120

Contributions collected for the teaching fund must be used for teaching

SW_v10#13 p.250x

business; financial; property matters; permission for visit; pilgrimage; personal instructions; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01248

no title

350

Convey this message to each and all the believers in New York: Any person who comes to America

SW_v06#12 p.096, BSTW#073e

avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; love and unity; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0720

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-27

410

Convey to the attendants in that Friday evening meeting my love and extend to them my longing. See what has happened to this world.... You must all do your best to increase love among the friends

SW_v10#17 p.315x, PN_1919 p014, PN_1919 p194, LAT.143-145

Christ; Christianity; John the Baptist; light and darkness; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; material and spiritual existence; two books; predictions and prophecies

AB03471

no title

200

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

بقرينه محترمه‌ات از قبل عبدالبهآء تحيّت ابدع ابهی ابلاغ دار و بگو که نوازش مسجونين و تربيتشان و تعليمشان

Convey to thy honoured companion, on behalf of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Most Glorious and Most Wondrous greetings, and say that the comfort of prisoners and their education and training [3.5s]... O thou who art turning thy face to the divine Kingdom! Thy respected wife

MMK1#083 p.113x

SWAB#083x, LOG#0711x, SW_v10#17 p.318-319, BLO_PT#052

acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; education of children; moral education; praise and encouragement; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline

ABU0161

Words spoken at Unitarian conference in Boston, 1912-05-22

1000

امشب من تازه از راه رسیده ام خسته ام با وجود این مختصری صحبت میدارم زیرا جمع

Creation is the expression of motion. Motion is life. A moving object is a living object

KHF.175, KHAB.272 (282), KHTB2.071, NJB_v03#06-08 p.004, NJB_v04#13 p.002

BWF.224-228, PUP#053 (p.140-143), FWU.083, SW_v13#05 p.099-101

all things are in motion; kinds of motion; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; relativity of religious truth; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3634

Words spoken on 1914-07-11

Devotion to and love for one's vocation accomplishes miracles.

DAS.1914-07-11, SW_v08#02 p.021

excellence; distinction; power of imagination; thought; right intention; useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; work as worship

ABU1459

Words to Remey, Latimer, et al, spoken on 1914-10-16

220

Did you hear the cooing of the doves? Just now some one fired a gun and they

DAS.1914-10-16, SW_v09#18 p.205, PN_1914 p090

justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; kindness to and rights of animals; stories; anecdotes

ABU3448

Words spoken on 1913-12-21 in Haifa

Did you know what I was smiling for?... In either case he has not understood, he is just revealing the state of his own

DAS.1913-12-21, SW_v08#11 p.142

forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; humor; jokes; rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2530

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London

Disease is of two kinds: (a) Material (b) Spiritual. For instance, a cut of the hand; if you pray for the cut to be healed

LOG#0949x, AIL.065, SW_v02#19 p.007-008, SW_v08#18 p.230

health and healing; material and spiritual healing; material and spiritual existence; two books; miracles and their interpretation; power of prayer; symbolism

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

ABU1904

Words to Asadullah Qumi spoken around Sept. 1910

160

Do you realize the meaning of my statement... Tell the friends, how, under severe circumstances of bodily weakness, I have accepted... A clipping from the newspaper of Moaid...

SW_v01#15 p.002

service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2407

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-10

100

Do you see that brilliant star? I declare... that it is my fondest hope

DAS.1912-12-08, SW_v07#12 p.115, SW_v09#14 p.162

being a source of light; guidance; characteristics and conduct of true believers; light and darkness; selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU3096

Words to Jinab-i-Fadil spoken in 1921

Do you think that this material food has any effect upon my body? This food has no effect. Only good news from the believers

SW_v14#06 p.180

autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; growth of the Cause; personal instructions; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

BHU0001

Panj Kanz (The Five Treasures)

1400

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

کنز اول قومی در بیرونی بیت قدَم میزدند وبرخی از شاهزادگان ایران حضور داشتند

Dost thou know what sort of person is worthy of hearing My words and is fit to enter My presence?

TZH4.255-259x, PKNZ, DHU.049x, ANDA#40 p.10, OOL.B156

SW_v16#02 p.431x, ADMS#017

divine attributes are within all things; every atom; fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ROB2.140-143x, MMAH.162, LL#207

ABU1608

Words spoken on 1914-06-20 in Haifa

190

Dr. Ardasheer has learned osteopathy very well. He desires to give you a massage.... They investigate every question.... They go to self-interested strangers

DAS.1914-06-19, SW_v09#10 p.119-120

methods of teaching the Cause; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; praise of Western values; culture; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0068

Words spoken on 1914-06-29 in Haifa

1420

در تمام ایام مبارک همیشه آرزوی من این بود که روزی بیاید بلکه انشاء الله بجهتی

During all the blessed days of Baha'o'llah, my hope always was that a day would come

MAS5.230-236, NJB_v05#10 p.003, KHH1.250 (1.349-357)

KHHE.367-373, DAS.1914-06-28, SW_v09#11 p.127-130

call to action; exhortations and counsels; martyrs and martyrdom; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; suffering and imprisonment; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0300

Public address given on 1912-04-17

740

During my visit to London and Paris last year I had many talks with the materialistic philosophers of Europe

BWF.251-254, PUP#009 (p.020-022), FWU.045, SW_v03#10 p.010-011, SW_v15#01 p.003-004

importance of authoritative interpretation; intuition; inspiration; limits of the intellect; The Holy Spirit

ABU0604

Words spoken on 1914-06-26

470

During the autocratic reign of Abdul Hamid, while I was closely incarcerated in the town of Acca, a man with a suspicious character called on me.

DAS.1914-06-26, SW_v09#11 p.125x

banishment to; life in Constantinople; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; proofs of the Manifestations of God; rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1026

Words spoken on 1914-06-18

300

During the days of youth, man sees the pictures of life in all things.... During the lifetime of the king-of-the-martyrs, the heart of the Blessed Beauty.... On day, one of the opposers hit a dog with a stone.... There was a great commotion in the souls upon hearing my address....

DAS.1914-06-18, SW_v09#10 p.118

evolution; human evolution; kindness to and rights of animals

ABU0787

Words spoken on 1914-02-03

380

During the first years of our stay in Baghdad, Baha'o'llah suddenly departed for the

DAS.1914-02-03, SW_v08#13 p.165-166

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis

ABU1239

Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911

260

Each one has in his environment a treasure. Let him seek that treasure eagerly, search for it with patience

SW_v02#14 p.007+014-015

development of capacity and readiness; East and West; communication between East and West; service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU0903

no title

340

Each religion teaches that a mediator is necessary between man and the Creator

SW_v14#04 p.110-111, ADP.033-035

Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; progressive revelation; renewal of religion

ABU1198

Words to Dr. Getsinger, spoken on 1914-08-24

270

Economy is the foundation of human prosperity. The spendthrift is always in trouble

DAS.1914-08-24, BSC.453 #829x, SW_v08#02 p.018, BSTW#303

acquiescence and resignation; contentment; begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; composure; tranquillity; serenity; conduct in finance and business; service to others; to the Cause of God; wealth inequality and its moderation; work as worship

ABU1108

no title

290

Endeavor and strive eagerly that you may progress and advance rapidly. You are born in this holy day

SW_v09#08 p.095-096

bringing oneself to account each day; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; humility; meekness; lowliness; idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3039

Words to Mr. Lorge, London, 1912-12-20

Europe is steeped in a sea of materialism. People are either agnostics or full of religious superstitions

DAS.1912-12-20, SW_v03#19 p.006

critique of Western values; culture; independent investigation of truth; reality; praise of Western values; culture

ABU0083

Words spoken at Clifton Guest House in Bristol, 1913-01-15

1330

Every age requires a central impetus or movement. In this age, the boundaries of terrestrial things have extended

BSC.274 #562, SW_v04#01 p.004-006, SW_v11#17 p.287

education of children; moral education; equality of men and women; harmony of science and religion; independent investigation of truth; reality; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; unity; oneness of humanity; universal education; universal language; universal peace; world unity; war and peace

ABU2072

no title

130

Every century holds the solution of one predominating problem. Although there may be many problems

COC#1605x, LOG#1420x, SW_v07#15 p.136

call to action; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

ABU1166

Words to Mr Maxwell, spoken on 1912-08-31

270

در اینگونه مدارس چون تنها درس مادیات و حکمت طبیعی خوانده میشود لهذا نفوس تحریری که ذی فنون باشند

Every city in which the remembrance of God is raised... As only material education is imparted and only natural philosophy is taught, these universities do not produce highly talented scholars... Behold what eleven disciples of Christ have accomplished, how they sacrificed themselves!... On our way to Baghdad

BDA1.210.16

SW_v19#12 p.380, MHMD1.228-229

apostles; early disciples of Christ; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; educational curricula; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization

ABU0138

Public address given on 1912-11-09

1070

PUP#123 (p.415-418), SW_v05#19 p.291-293

Every composition is necessarily subject to destruction or disintegration. For instance

composition and decomposition; meaning; importance of dreams and visions; mind as intermediary between soul and body; relationship of the soul to the body; second birth; the human soul

ABU3330

no title

Every morning when I awoke I praised God there was another day to serve Him in His prison.

SW_v13#05 p.102

banishment to; life in 'Akka; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; praise and encouragement; service to others; to the Cause of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; suffering and imprisonment; thankfulness; gratitude

ABU0156

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

1020

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

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

ABU2534

Words spoken in Aug. 1912 in Green Acre

Every one is giving an account of his religion and statements of his religion, the history of his religion. But there is no investigation of the realities.

SW_v16#04 p.486-487

independent investigation of truth; reality; symbolism

ABU0752

no title

400

Every plan is in need of a power for its execution. Today the penetrative power in the world of existence is the confirmation of the Kingdom of Abha… Teaching the Cause of God does not depend on scientific attainment

DAS.1914-10-29?, SW_v13#06 p.132

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU0004

Public address given on 1912-08-16

2530

Every subject presented to a thoughtful audience must be supported by rational proofs.... We declare that love is the cause of the existence of all phenomena

PUP#089 (p.253-261), BSC.353 #683, FWU.086, SW_v03#16 p.005-009, SW_v08#10 p.124-125, PN_1916 p003x

development of capacity and readiness; existence; immortality of the human soul; love of God; power of the mind over nature; proofs of the Manifestations of God; the human soul

ABU1796

Words spoken on 1914-02-22

170

Everyone must do away with false prejudices and must even go to the other churches and mosques

SW_v09#03 p.037-038

blind imitation [taqlid]; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; fanaticism and hatred; oneness; unity of religion; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2870

Words to Mr and Mrs Kinney et al, spoken on 1909-08-21

Everyone upon awaking in the morning awakes with a thought. The commercial man awakes with the thought of commerce...

SW_v14#06 p.165, PN_1909 p063, PN_1909D p018

bringing oneself to account each day; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; transcending the material condition; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU3483

Words to Dr Henderson, spoken on 1912-07-31

هر چیز ممدوحی زود نشر میشود ولی اطفال را باید اول تعلیم دین نمود تا صادق و امین شوند

Everything praiseworthy spreads rapidly. But the children must first be taught religion so that they may be sincere and trustworthy.

BDA1.173.12

SW_v19#10 p.310, MHMD1.188

education of children; moral education; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

ABU3597

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Faith is not so much what we believe as what we carry out.

SW_v08#05 p.058 , PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.013, BLO_PN#104

goodly deeds; actions

ABU1000

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

310

Faith outwardly means to believe in the message a Manifestation brings to the world... But, in reality, Faith embodies three degrees

SW_v08#05 p.058x, TDLA.059-060, BLO_PN#104

degrees of faith; certitude; goodly deeds; actions; second birth; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1885

Words spoken in Feb. 1911

160

Fasting is a symbol. Fasting signifies abstinence from lust. Physical fasting is a symbol

SW_v08#06 p.061, BLO_PN#002

development of capacity and readiness; law of fasting; mind as intermediary between soul and body; moderation; frugality; simplicity

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

ABU3100

no title

DWNP_v1#03-4 p.005-006, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.025a

Firstly: The elected members must be religious persons, God-fearing, high-minded and followers of the law.

BSC.424 #767.2x, SW_v07#15 p.138-139

elections; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

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

ABU1490

Words spoken on 1914-04-02

210

ای یاران عنقریب یومی اید که دیگر مرا نخواهید دید آنچه تکلیف من بود بجا آوردم

Friends! The time is coming when I shall be no longer with you. I have done all that could be done

GPB.309x, DAS.1914-04-02, SW_v05#07 p.104, SW_v06#06 p.046, DWN_v6#11 p.001, PN_unsorted p025, PAB.026-027, ABCC.405-406, VLAB.027-028, BSTW#052v

autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; call to action; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1347

Words to students of Beirut College, 1914-04-15

240

From now on you must strive to beautify the moral aspect of your lives. Advise each other with the utmost consideration

DAS.1914-04-15, SW_v07#18 p.183-184

attaining good pleasure of God; compassion; kindness; excellence; distinction; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0962

Words spoken on 1914-05-25 in Tiberias

320

From the beginning of the Cause or more definitely from the time that the Blessed Perfection was exiled... All this diffusion of the fragrances of the Cause of God, throughout the Orient

DAS.1914-05-25, SW_v08#13 p.178x, SW_v08#13 p.179x

banishment to; life in 'Akka; banishment to; life in Baghdad; banishment to; life in Constantinople; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; growth of the Cause; love of God; prophecy and fulfillment

ABU2519

Words to Private Sinclair, spoken on 1919-02-14

From what I can gather from the events of my life, history clearly shows the wars that have been waged, the peace measures that have been subsequently adopted

SW_v11#03 p.050-051

historical episodes and the lessons of the past; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; war and peace

AB04561

no title

170

Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

از اجتماع احبّا مرقوم نموده بوديد که در نهايت روح و ريحانست البتّه چنين است زيرا در مجامع روحانيان

From what thou didst write concerning the gathering of the loved ones which was filled with the utmost joy and fragrance, this assuredly is so, for in spiritual gatherings [3.5s]... ...Ye have written as to the meetings of the friends, and how filled they are with peace and joy. Of course this is so… Thou hast written about the Fast. This is a most weighty matter and thou shouldst exert thine utmost in its observance

MMK1#054 p.090x, AADA.158-159x

SWAB#054x, BRL_IOPF#2.25x

Luna, Anais & Marie, C. Haskell

law of fasting; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1798

Words spoken on 1914-02-24

170

Generosity, courage, faithfulness, truthfulness, etc., are all shining stars.... In this station, the souls are tested.

SW_v09#10 p.107

martyrs and martyrdom; rejection, opposition and persecution; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2690

Words spoken in 1909

Persian Teacher, A

Give Mrs. Botay my greetings and love and tell her she must greatly endeavor

SW_v12#05 p.108

race unity; racial issues; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1722

no title

180

Give my greeting to the friends in Washington and say: 'O ye believers of God! I am always thinking of the days

SW_v10#06 p.112

disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3595

no title

Give the message with love and joy to those we meet and leave the souls to God.

SW_v13#04 p.090x

ABU2536

Words spoken on 1913-07-29 in Ramleh

Glad tidings of the Kingdom of Abha! We announce to you Glad-tidings of great Joy!... Similar words were spoken almost two thousand years ago.

DAS.1913-07-29, SW_v08#13 p.157-158, ABIE.125, BLO_PN#007

He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; oneness; unity of religion; prophecy and fulfillment; the Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; universal language; universal peace; world unity

ABU1688

Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18

180

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Ethiopian King, The

مژده باد مژده باد که نور شمس حقیقت طلوع نمود مژده باد مژده باد که صهیون برقص

Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The sun of Truth has arisen! Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The New Jerusalem has descended from heaven!

DWNP_v2#09 p.078x, ANDA#43-44 p.76, KHF.001, KHTB2.153, NJB_v03#06-08 p.001 , BDA1.127.08

SW_v19#08 p.253-254, MHMD1.136-137, BW_v07p421, BSTW#056

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; praise and encouragement; prophecy and fulfillment; return of Christ; second coming of Christ; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

BB00011

Kitab-i-Si Du'a (Book of 30 prayers)

22000

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله المتفرد المتقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاحبن ان اعرجن الیک بجوهر کافور سری و ما قد قدرت فی علانیتی لاصعدن لدیک بما قد قدرت فی ساذج کینونیتی

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I verily long to ascend unto Thee with the essence of my most hidden being, and with whatsoever Thou hast ordained in my outward self; that I may rise into Thy presence with that which Thou hast decreed in the pure substance of my reality [3.5s]... ...Thou art aware, O My God, that since the day Thou didst call Me into being out of the water of Thy love till I reached fifteen years of age… Send down, then, upon me, O my God, when I was seven years old and upon him who raised me on Thy behalf, whose name is Mubarak

PR03.004r17-038v18x

SWBP#38 (p.128-129x)

SWB#39 (p.180-182x)

absolute freedom; independence of God; divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; events in the life and ministry of the Bab; family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; impossibility of true worship of God; knowledge; recognition of God; limits of language; martyrs and martyrdom; meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Muhammad; Islam; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for nearness to God; prayer for praise and gratitude; prayer for protection; prayer for spiritual recognition; prayer for the departed; prayers (general or uncategorized); presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; servitude; submission to God; repentance; spiritual warfare; struggle; thankfulness; gratitude; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; transcendence; unknowability of God; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

see https://clearwaterbahais.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Ethiopian-King.pdf

BB00620

no title

سبحانک اللهم انک انت سلطان السلاطین لتوتین السلطتة من تشاء

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art in truth the King of kings. Thou dost confer sovereignty upon whomsoever Thou willest

SWBP#69 (p.153-153(a))

SWB#69 (p.213-214)

power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BB00169

Du’a’ li'lladhina ‘araju

1200

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لم تزل انک انت خالق کل شیء و رازقه و ممیت کل شیء و محییه لم تزل کنت الهاً واحداً احداً صمداً فرداً حیاً قیوماً حکماً عدلاً قدوساً دائماً ابداً معتمداً

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou hast ever been the Creator and Provider of all things, the One Who causeth all things to die and giveth them life. From time immemorial Thou hast been one God, Single, Unique, Self-Subsisting, Ever-Living, All-Compelling, All-Wise, Just, Most Holy, Eternal, Everlasting [3.5s]... ...How numerous the souls raised to life who were exposed to dire humiliation in Thy Path for exalting Thy Word

CMB_F14.158v05-162v01,

SWBP#45 (p.134-134x)

SWB#46 (p.188-189x)

importance of prayer; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; servitude; submission to God; repentance; station of the Manifestation of God; transcendence; unknowability of God

JRAS.458, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207

BB00147

Du’a’i yawmi nisfi sha’ban

1300

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الخلق و الامر یحی و یمیت و انک انت الحی لا یموت فی قبضبتک ملکوت کل شیء یبدع ما یشاء

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I and all things bear witness that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the creation and the command; Thou givest life and causeth death, and verily Thou art the Ever-Living Who dieth not. Within Thy grasp is the dominion of all things; Thou createst what Thou willest [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord! Although Thou mayest cause a person to be destitute of all earthly possessions… O Lord! Provide for the speedy growth of the Tree of Thy divine Unity… Ordain for me, O my Lord, and for those who believe in Thee

MKI4494.017, BYC_pray.121.17-126.07

SWBP#46 (p.135-136x)

SWB#47 (p.189-191x), BPRY.149x, BPRY.232x

B. Lisbeth, Bonnie & Noor

chastisement and requital; justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for martyrs

BB00004

Kitab-i-Jaza' (Book of the Reckoning)

>100000

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

فلتسبحن الله فی دین الحق تسبیحاً عظیماً. سبحان الذی فی قبضته ملکوت یاقوتیات السموات و الارض وما بینهما فلتسبحن الله فی دین الحق تسبیحاً عظیماً... شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قل کل له عابدون شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قل کل له ساجدون

Glorified be He in Whose grasp lieth the dominion of the ruby-like realms of the heavens and of the earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Therefore glorify ye God in the true Faith with mighty glorification. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him. Say: All are His worshippers. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him. Say: All bow down before Him [3.5s]... ...God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His are the kingdoms in the heavens and on the earth and all that is between them

PR09.001-274x, PR40.099v-204vx, CMB_F23.190r10-199r12 (65)x, , MKI4488.029r-133vx, MKI4500.001-119vx, MKI4517, BYC_misc-a.001-203x, BYC_jazax, BYC_misc-b.130a05-162a03x

TZH3.070.12-072.21x, SWBP#13 (p.108-109x), SWBP#14 (p.109-109x), SWBP#49 (p.136-137x)

SWB#13 (p.153-154x), SWB#14 (p.154-155x), SWB#50 (p.192-193x), BPRY.231-232x

absolute freedom; independence of God; acquiescence and resignation; contentment; angels; authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; call to action; characteristics and conduct of true believers; chastisement and requital; cleanliness and refinement; collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; continual renewal of creation; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; creation of the world; day of Resurrection; Judgement; Declaration; advent of the Bab; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; events in the life and ministry of the Bab; exhortations and counsels; false claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; fire and light; fire and water; firmness in the Covenant; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; free will and predestination; fate; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Greatest Name; heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Imam 'Ali; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; knowledge; recognition of God; knowledge of self; laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Letters of the Living; life and death; light and darkness; limits of the intellect; love of God; martyrs and martyrdom; meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Muhammad; Islam; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; outward and inward meanings; pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; personal instructions; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; power of love; power of prayer; power of the Manifestation of God; praise and encouragement; prayer for nearness to God; prayer for parents; prayer for praise and gratitude; prayer for protection; prayer for spiritual recognition; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; predictions and prophecies; preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; primordial Covenant; the day of alast; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; proofs of the Manifestations of God; prophecy and fulfillment; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; purpose; goal of creation; religion as reality; definitions of religion; rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; return of the Manifestations of God; servitude; submission to God; repentance; soul; spirit after death; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; station of the Manifestation of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; symbolism; symbolism of color and light; thankfulness; gratitude; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; the first and the last; the seen and the hidden; the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; the Imamate; the Caliphate; The Primal Will; self-generation of the Primal Will; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; the Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; transcendence; unknowability of God; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; unity in diversity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Word of God the cause of creation

JRAS.482, MSBR.206-207, SRC.095, SRC.102

BH00413

no title

1690

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

سبحان الذی اظهر نفسه کیف شاء و اراد فی حین ماادرکته افئده اولی الحجی و اعترض

Glorified be He Who hath manifested His Self as He hath willed and desired, at a time when the hearts of them that are endowed with understanding could not comprehend Him and raised objection [3.5s]... ...Regard thou the one true God as One Who is apart from, and immeasurably exalted above, all created things. The whole universe reflecteth His glory

INBA35:094, BLIB_Or11096#009, , BLIB_Or15698.143, , BLIB_Or15720.141, , BLIB_Or15740.110, , NLI.32p083v

BRL_DA#597, GWBP#084 p.111ax, ADM1#006 p.021x, IQT.143, AYI1.337x, UAB.031ax, AQMJ1.181x, ASAT4.270x

GWB#084x, SW_v02#05 p.015x, JHT_S#030x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for steadfastness; obedience; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; transcendence; unknowability of God

LL#421

BH07166

no title

140

Prayers and Meditations

فسبحانک یا الهی هذا راسی قد وضعته تحت سیف مشیتک و هذا عنقی مترصد لسلاسل

Glorified be Thou, O my God! Behold Thou my head ready to fall before the sword of Thy Will

INBA61:049, INBA66:100, INBA49:146, INBA92:064, BLIB_Or15716.135b,

PMP#060, AQMM.072

PM#060, SW_v14#01 p.020

love of God; presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BB00565

no title

130

SWBP#37 (p.127-128), SWBP#43 (p.132-133)

سبحانک رب الى من الوذ وانک انت الهی ومحبوبی والى من استجیر وانک انت ربی ومالکی والى من اهرب

Glorified be Thy Name, O Lord! In whom shall I take refuge while Thou art in truth my God and my Beloved

SWB#38 (p.179-180), SWB#44 (p.186-187)

E. Mahony

divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; fire and light; fire and water; humility; meekness; lowliness; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for forgiveness; spiritual transformation; transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00426

Kitab al-Vahid 20 (Tablet to "Him Who will be made manifest)

340

بسم الله الملاک المعزز. سبحان الذی یسجد له من فی السموات و من فی الارض و کل له قانتون هو الذی بیده

Glorified is He before Whom all the dwellers of earth and heaven bow down in adoration and unto Whom all men turn in supplication.

DB.xxii.20, HNU.244a, SWBP#01 (p.001-002), LABIB

SWB#01 (p.003-005)

Declaration; advent of the Bab; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; station of the Manifestation of God; transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00343

Letter to 'Abd(Mulla?) Sadiq Muqaddas

520

هو الله الملک الحی المستعان. سبحان من له ملک السموات و الارض و بیده ملکوت کل شیء و کل الیه یقلبون و هو الذی یدبر مقادیر کل شیء و ینزل فی الکتاب ما هو خیر

Glorified is He to Whom pertaineth the dominion of the heavens and of the earth

SWBP#21 (p.112-115)

SWB#22 (p.160-163)x

chastisement and requital; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Seal of the Prophets; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB09726

no title

Glory be to Thee, my God and my Beloved! Thy Fire is burning in me, O my Lord, and I feel its glowing in every member of my weak body.

SW_v05#10 p.151, DWN_v4#08-9 p.113

love as fire; love of God; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; service to others; to the Cause of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BB00520

no title

180

هو العزیز. الحمد لله الذی له ما فی السموات و الارض و هو الحکیم الخبیر و هو الذی یبدع ما یشاء بامره و هو اللطیف الصنیع

Glory be unto Him Who is the Lord of all that are in the heavens and on the earth

SWBP#25 (p.117-118)

SWB#26 (p.166-167)

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment

BB00187

Epistle to Muhammad Shah 5

1100

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

بسم الله المتکبر الشدید. سبحان الذی یعلم ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض و انه لا اله الا هو الملک القهار العظیم هو الذی یقضی یوم الفصل بالحق

Glory be unto Him Who knoweth all that is in the heavens and in the earth. Verily there is no God but Him

TZH3.082.06-085.20, SWBP#05 (p.009-013), OOL.A023.5

SWB#05 (p.018-023)

chastisement and requital; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; rejection, opposition and persecution; suffering and imprisonment; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AHDA.460.08, MMAH.027, SRC.097, SRC.193

BB00583

no title

110

سبحانک اللهم فاغفر لی وللذین هم قد حملوا امرک انک انت الملک الغفار الکریم وادخل اللهم عبادک الذین هم یومئذ

Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beg Thee to forgive me and those who support Thy Faith.

SWBP#56 (p.142-142)

SWB#57 (p.200-200), BPRY.062

acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; prayer for spiritual recognition; transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00543

no title

160

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لا یعزب من علمک من شیء ولا یفوت عن قبضتک من شیء ولا یعجزک من شیء

Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Nothing whatsoever escapeth Thy knowledge, nor is there anything that could slip from Thy grasp… O Lord! Render victorious Thy forbearing servants…

SWBP#36 (p.126-127)

SWB#37 (p.178-179), BPRY.233-234x

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; humility; meekness; lowliness; martyrs and martyrdom; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for martyrs

AB00041

no title

1600

لک الحمد یا الهی بما فتحت ابواب ملکوت العظمه و الجلال علی وجوه احبائک و ظللت

Glory be unto Thee, O my God! For Thou hast opened the Doors of the Kingdom of Grandeur

INBA16:076

MKT4.162b, MMK5#094 p.075, AMK.187-194, BBBD.332-334, MAS5.287x, MJMJ2.026x, MMG2#076 p.083x, YHA1.280-281x, NJB_v05#12 p.001

BBBD.334-339, DAS.1914-10-04, SW_v05#14 p.211-215+218, BSTW#348

confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07158

Words to Mr and Mrs Ober

110

Family Life; To Set the World in Order; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Verily, this thy servant and this Thy maidservant

BPRY.120, SW_v03#12 p.015

MJ Cyr, E. Mahony

prayer for married couples; prayer for protection; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; prayer for unity

ABU2061

Words to some students, spoken on 1914-07-15

130

God be praised! How wonderful are these students! I am looking forward with

DAS.1914-07-15, SW_v09#09 p.100, SW_v13#05 p.104

humility; meekness; lowliness; praise and encouragement; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BH00086

no title

4740

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ظهر بین الامم انه هو مولینا و مولی العالم

God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath appeared amongst the peoples - He, verily, is our Lord and the Lord of all the worlds [3.5s]... ...All should know, and in this regard attain the splendours of the sun of certitude, and be illumined thereby: Women and men have been and will always be equal in the sight of God

BLIB_Or15701.161, , BLIB_Or15736.144, BLIB_Or15736.160x

BRL_DA#379, COMP_FAMP#03x, COMP_WOMENP#054x, BRL_SWOP#031x, UAB.038bx, YIA.196x

BRL_ATBH#09x, BRL_FAM#03x, BRL_WOMEN#054x, BRL_SWO#031x, COC#2145x

chastisement and requital; equality of men and women; fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; praise and encouragement; station of the Manifestation of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1890

no title

160

God has given man a heart and the heart must have some attachment

SW_v07#16 p.162, ADP.136-138

high station of the true believer; material and spiritual existence; two books; power of the mind over nature; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU1696

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

180

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

God is like the calm and limitless sea. His Bounty is overflowing and illimitable. In our physical selves we are like the animals... The true pleasure and happiness depend upon the spiritual perception and enjoyment.

SW_v07#19 p.196x, TDLA.038-039, VLAB.125x, BLO_PN#104

knowledge; recognition of God; love of God; nearness to God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; transcendence; unknowability of God; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0002

Public address given on 1912-11-08

2660

God is one, the effulgence of God is one, and humanity constitutes the servants of that one God

ABB.054, BDA1.361n

PUP#121 (p.402-410), FWU.092, SW_v06#01 p.003-005+006-010, PN_1912 p041x

changing and unchanging parts of religion; human reality created in the image of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; knowledge; recognition of God; oneness; unity of religion; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); station of the Manifestation of God; unity; oneness of humanity

MHMD1.380

ABU2812

no title

God is the Creator of all the creatures. He made men to dwell in His land and He made them rulers of whatsoever exists of animals, vegetables, minerals, water and air

SW_v12#17 p.260, DWN_v4#01 p.001, DWN_v6#09 p.001

nationalism; love of country; oneness; unity of religion; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity; war and peace

BB00611

no title

هو الابصر. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب فلتنظرن من یظهره الله یوم القیمة بالحق

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the Best-Beloved. Fix your gaze

SWBP#23 (p.115b)

SWB#24 (p.163-164)

He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prophecy and fulfillment; transcendence; unknowability of God

BH11707

no title

640

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada; Mahmúd's Diary

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له العظمه و الاقتدار و القدره و الاختیار یفعل ما یشاء

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His are the grandeur and the power, the might and the dominion. He doeth whatsoever He willeth [3.5s]... And then the voice of the Divine Lote-Tree sounded, calling aloud and saying: Praise be unto God Who hath ordained marriage to be a portal

BRL_DA#536, BRL_SWOP#001x

BRL_SWO#001x

marriage as means of spiritual progress; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for married couples; unity in diversity

ABU0052

Public address given on 1912-09-01

1570

خداوند عالم جمیع را از تراب خلق فرموده جمیع را از یک عناصر خلق کرده کل را از

God the Almighty has created all humanity from dust, from the same elements

BRL_DAK#0656, AVK2.132.04x, AVK4.321x, AVK4.333cx, KHF.214, KHAB.369 (375), KHTB2.224, NJB_v05#05 p.001, BDA1.214.03

PUP#098 (p.297-302), SW_v13#11 p.291-292, MHMD1.231-236, ABIC.003-006

call to action; equality of men and women; oneness; unity of religion; prayer for peace and unity; race unity; racial issues; religion as reality; definitions of religion; transcendence; unknowability of God; unity; oneness of humanity; universal language; war and peace

ABU1901

Words spoken ca. 1919

160

God treats these people with His mercy, not with His justice, since God is against war.

SW_v10#18 p.336

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; justice and wrath of God; second birth; soul; spirit after death; war and peace

ABU1014

Words spoken on 1912-10-22 in San Francisco

310

God will assist you. One of the great prophets of the Orient, one of the worthies of the East.... When man dedicates his life to a cause he must dedicate himself entirely

SW_v04#12 p.205, SW_v08#06 p.064-065x

crucifixion; ascension of Christ; independent investigation of truth; reality; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; symbolism; words vs deeds

ABU1865

Words spoken on 1914-06-08 in Tiberias

160

God willing, ye shall be always under the protection of the Truth. In your behalf, I seek favor and bounty from the Blessed Beauty. Rest ye assured.

DAS.1914-06-08, SW_v09#10 p.109

apostles; early disciples of Christ; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0728

Words spoken on 1912-12-17 in London

410

God willing! If I go to America another time I will go differently; but it is very difficult

DAS.1912-12-17, SW_v03#19 p.003-004

corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; praise of Western values; culture; review of publications; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

BB00003

Kitab-i-Asma' (Book of Names)

>500000

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Gate of the Heart; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

الباب الاول من الواحد الاول ... بسم الله الاسمم الاسمم. لا اله الا هو الأرشد الأرشد قل الله ارشد فوق کل ذا ارشاد لن يقدر ان يمتنع عن مليک سلطان ارشاده

God, no God is there save Him., the Supremely Guided (al-arshad), the Supremely Guided (al-arshad). Say: God proffers a Guidance (arshad) beyond every possessor of Guidance (irshad)…. O Lord! Enable all the peoples of the earth to gain admittance

INBA60:156-166x, INBA64:025.10-030.01x, INBA82:060-066x, INBA_6002C, INBA29, PR02.069v01-069v20x, PR03.150v08-151v11x, PR24.069r-072vx, PR30.001-344, CMB_F16x, CMB_F18x, CMB_F23.171v04-174r04 (58)x, , CMB_F17x, CMB_F19x, BLIB_Or5278, BLIB_Or5481, BLIB_Or5869, BLIB_Or6255, BN_5806, BN_5807, BN_6141, BN_6142, BLIB_Or5487-5490, , MKI4491, MKI4492, MKI4493, IOL (12:1-18)x, IOM.091-092x, HBH_asma, BYC_asma

MANU.039-045x, TZH2.006x, SWBP#07 (p.018-024x), SWBP#11 (p.092-106x), SWBP#15 (p.109-110x), SWBP#28 (p.121-122x), SWBP#31 (p.124-125x), SWBP#32 (p.125-125(a)x), SWBP#33 (p.125-125(b)x), SWBP#47 (p.136-136x), OOL.A008

SWB#07 (p.029-037x), SWB#11 (p.129-149x), SWB#15 (p.155-155x), SWB#29 (p.172-172x), SWB#32 (p.176(a)x), SWB#33 (p.176(b)x), SWB#34 (p.177(a)x), SWB#48 (p.191-191x), BPRY.081x, BPRY.234x, GOH.passim (see index), HURQ.BB58x

E. Mahony, A. Bryan, G.H. Miller, K. Key

absolute freedom; independence of God; business; financial; property matters; call to action; chastisement and requital; corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; courtesy; culture [adab]; cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; divine attributes are within all things; every atom; divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; excellence; distinction; exhortations and counsels; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's attributes require the existence of objects; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; importance of reading the Sacred Writings; justice and wrath of God; knowledge; recognition of God; light and darkness; literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; martyrs and martyrdom; modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; oneness; unity of religion; oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; power of prayer; power of the Manifestation of God; prayer for martyrs; prayer for spiritual recognition; prayers (general or uncategorized); predictions and prophecies; presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; proclamation to Muslims; proclamation to people of the Bayan; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; proofs for the existence of God; proofs of the Manifestations of God; prophecy and fulfillment; recompense; reward for belief; right action; rejection, opposition and persecution; rejection by the people of the Bayan; relativity of religious truth; return of the Manifestations of God; servitude; submission to God; repentance; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; thankfulness; gratitude; the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; The Primal Will; self-generation of the Primal Will; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; transcendence; unknowability of God; unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; words vs deeds

BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, AHDA.447.7, MMAH.065, SRC.091-092, SRC.188, GOH.036 and passim

Note that the Partial Inventory states that the word count is more than 500,000 words.

BH11460

no title

God, singly and alone, abideth in His Own Place, which is holy above space and time, mention and utterance, sign, description and definition, height and depth.

SW_v02#05 p.015

absolute freedom; independence of God; transcendence; unknowability of God

BH00568

Bisharat (Glad-Tidings; =Lawh-i-Nida)

1320

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

حق شاهد و مظاهر اسماء و صفاتش گواه که مقصود از ارتفاع ندآء و کلمه علیا آنکه

God, the True One, testifieth and the Revealers of His names and attributes bear witness that Our sole purpose in raising the Call

INBA30:042, BLIB_Or07851.043b, , KB_262:033-041, PR05.002b-007a, BN_suppl.1753.069-075

ADM2#108 p.195x, AVK3.431.02x, AVK4.248.04x, AVK4.282ax, MJMM.116, UAB.057cx, BSHA.066x, PYB#188 p.04x, ADH1.086x, TBP#03, OOL.B005, OOL.B132

TB#03, LOG#0410x, LOG#2105x, LOG#2116x, GPB.218x, PDC.026x, PDC.118x, SW_v08#06 p.067, SW_v08#09 p.113, SW_v11#18 p.297, DWN_v5#04 p.001x, DWN_v5#09 p.001x, DWN_v6#01 p.001-002x, BLO_PT#201, BSC.141 #070-091

Proclaims fifteen ‘glad-tidings’: the abolition of holy war, consorting in fellowship with the f …

destruction of books; House of Justice; law of pilgrimage; monasticism; asceticism; status of kings; future of monarchy; useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; work as worship

JRAS.676-679, ROB4.161-168, GSH.156, GSH.191, BSR_v16p03, LL#013, LL#320

ABU2110

Words spoken on 1911-11-26 in Paris

130

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Haykal (pentacle talisman) Prayer for Protection; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

Good news! Good news! The doors of the Kingdom of God are open!... Be Happy! Be Happy! Be full of Joy!

AIL.126, SW_v16#05 p.524, VLAB.113x

J. Lenz

call to action; Declaration; advent of the Bab; love of God; proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); The Holy Spirit; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

ABU0767

Words to Miss Barney, spoken around 1900-10-19

390

Grace and welcome unto you. I wish you not the temporal strength of the passing body... Your faith comes like rain; the first drops are far between

SW_v07#16 p.149-150, PN_1900 p004, BSTW#181

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; living waters; water of life; second birth; spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; spiritual transformation; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU3258

no title

Gradually racial prejudices will be dispelled. There will come a day when the German will say to the Frenchman, 'I am a Frenchman'

SW_v14#08 p.242

predictions and prophecies; race unity; racial issues; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

AB12851

no title

رب اجعل هذا الاقتران متیمنا و مسعودا و مبارکا و محمودا و قوّ الرّوابط و الالتیام

Grant, O my Lord, that this marriage may be auspicious, joyous, blessed, and praiseworthy. Strengthen Thou the union and increase the harmony

BRL_SWOP#099x

BRL_SWO#099x

prayer for married couples

ABU3008

Words to Sarah Farmer, spoken on 1912-08-21

Green Acre must be made the center for the investigation of reality, not that everybody should come and use it as a place of propaganda for his own ideas and benefits. The Shining Reality which is the Spirit of the world today is One and not many.

SW_v19#12 p.380

oneness; unity of religion; unity of thought and belief

BB00490

no title

240

بسم الله المتکبر المتجبر. تبارک الذی بیده الملک یبدع ما یشاء بامره کن فیکون لله الامر

Hallowed be the Lord in Whose hand is the source of dominion. He createth whatsoever He willeth by His Word of command

HNU.000iii, SWBP#27 (p.121)

SWB#28 (p.171-172), BPRY.151

The Badasht Project, E. Mahony, unknown

absolute freedom; independence of God; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for protection; transcendence; unknowability of God; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU3431

Words spoken on 1912-12-24 in London

Hands which have labored in the cause of education are ever blessed. I am pleased with your hands.

DAS.1912-12-24, SW_v09#08 p.089

education of children; moral education; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU0781

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-11

380

Happiness is the ambrosia of the spirit and the nectar of the souls. It confers upon man the boon of immortality

DAS.1914-12-11, SW_v13#06 p.153x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3471

Words at table to the Syrian and Greek Relief Society, spoken on 1912-05-23

خوشا بحال شما که بخدمت فقرا مشغولید بزرگترین سعادت من اینست که از فقرا محسوب شوم

Happy are you who are engaged in serving the poor. My greatest happiness is this, that I may be counted among the poor.

BDA1.101.05

SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.108

assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; humility; meekness; lowliness; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU2293

Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11

110

Having heard of the numerous organizations for peace and arbitration, and because of My great interest in these subject, I have come here to advocate

SW_v19#02 p.053

call to unity; prohibition of disunity; corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; oneness; unity of religion; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity; war and peace

BB00550

Letter to Him Whom God shall make manifest

150

هو الابهی. الله لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب له ما فی السموات و ما فی الارض و ما بینهما و هو المهیمن القیوم

He is God, no God is there but Him, the Almighty, the Best Beloved. All that are in the heavens and on the earth and whatever lieth between them are His.

PR20.100, MKI4500.128r-128v

QISM.020, SWBP#02 (p.002-003)

SWB#02 (p.006-008)

L. Slott

He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; power of the Manifestation of God; rejection by the people of the Bayan

SRC.096

AB11246

Cablegram

هر کسی با ابرص میبشیند مرض برص میگیرد کسی که با مسیح است از

He who sits with leper catches leprosy. He who is with Christ shuns Pharisees and abhors Judas Iscariots.

NJB_v12#14 p.238

SW_v12#14 p.232, PPRL.049x

avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Judas

BB00575

no title

120

فان مثله جل ذکره کمثل الشمن لو یقابلنه الی ما لا نهایة مرایا کلهن لیستعکسن من تجلی الشمس

He—glorified be His mention—resembleth the sun. Were unnumbered mirrors to be placed before it, each would, according to its capacity

SWBP#17 (p.110(b)x)

SWB#17 (p.156-156x), ESW.156

call to action; differences in human capacity; Manifestation of God as sun

ABU2060

Words spoken on 1911-09-04 in London

130

Heaven has blessed this day. It was said that London should be a place

KHAB.048 (056)

AIL.053, SW_v02#19 p.004

East and West; communication between East and West; stories; anecdotes; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3391

Words spoken on 1914-02-18

His aim [Andrew Carnegie's] is good and a service to the world of humanity

DAS.1914-02-18, SW_v09#03 p.035

love and unity; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; universal peace; world unity

ABU2326

Words to a Christian minister, spoken on 1914-06-09

100

His holiness Christ came for the promulgation of the law of love; all the prophets were sent… Hast thou love?...

DAS.1914-06-09, BSC.454 #832x, SW_v07#17 p.171, SW_v08#11 p.139-140, SW_v09#10 p.110

characteristics and conduct of true believers; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; love and unity; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; power of love; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

ABU0995

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-12-19

310

His Holiness Christ on account of the avocation of His disciples called them the fisher of men but the Blessed Perfection designated

DAS.1914-12-19, SW_v13#07 p.172-173

apostles; early disciples of Christ; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual transformation; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; symbolism; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1258

Words spoken on 1914-06-12 in Tiberias

250

حضرت مسیح در اطراف این دریاچه اغلب شبها مشی مینمود و تنها بفکر روشنائی عالم انسانی بود

His Holiness Christ, used to walk most of the nights when in the region of this lake.

NJB_v05#17 p.002

SW_v09#10 p.112

early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; stories; anecdotes

ABU1084

Words spoken on 1914-03-02 in Haifa

290

His Holiness the Báb says: 'We have put mankind in the alembic…" These souls are quickened through the Breath of the Blessed Perfection... The Holy, divine Manifestations have appeared in this world to instruct mankind in the school of morality... The foundation of praiseworthy virtues is faith.

DAS.1914-03-02, SW_v08#05 p.058x, PN_various p017

forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00963

no title

400

مشرق الأذکار هر چند بظاهر بنيان جسمانيست ولی تأثير روحانی دارد و سبب الفت قلوب و اجتماع نفوس گردد

His honor… presented the map of the land… Although to outward seeming the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar is a material structure, yet it hath a spiritual effect

MMK1#060 p.093x

SWAB#060x, SW_v05#05 p.068+73x, SW_v06#07 p.052x, SW_v06#17 p.135x, SW_v07#07 p.057x, BW_v01p060

call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; importance of community building; power of prayer; prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3617

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

His spiritual attributes. No one can destroy his spiritual qualities; they are from God.

SW_v07#16 p.153, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.014, BLO_PN#104

walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0970

Address to the Baha'is at Kinney home in New York, 1912-04-11

320

PUP#001 (p.003-004), SW_v03#10 p.004-005

How are you? You are welcome. After arriving today, although tired, still I had the utmost longing and yearning to see you

R. Yazhari

love of God; praise and encouragement; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

First chapter of the book "The Promulgation of Universal Peace", a collection of 140 talks given during ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's 1912 visit to the United States and Canada.

ABU0018

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

2180

Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy

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.

ABU0055

Words spoken at The White Lodge in Wimbledon, 1913-01-03

1510

هر جزئی از اجزاء فردیه در صور نامتناهی جمادی نباتی حیوانی انسانی سیر دارد

How beautiful it is to organize such lovely gatherings... When we ponder over the reality of the microcosm, we discover that in the microcosm there are deposited three realities.

AVK1.151.04x

BSC.399 #736x, FWU.051, SW_v07#13 p.117-119+124, BSTW#090, BSTW#365

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; oneness; unity of religion; power of the mind over nature

BB00379

no title

420

ای رب کیف احمدک على تجلیات العظمى ونفحاتک الکبرى علی فی الکهف حیث لا یعادله شیء فی السموات ولا فی

How can I praise Thee, O Lord, for the evidences of Thy mighty splendor and for Thy wondrous sweet savors which Thou hast imparted… Whomsoever Thou dost suffice shall not be put to grief

SWBP#41 (p.130-132)

SWB#42 (p.183-186)

S. Jaberi

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; suffering and imprisonment; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU1920

Words spoken on 1913-09-21 in Ramleh

150

How complex is the life of the present age and how much more complex we

DAS.1913-09-21, SW_v08#02 p.017-018, ABIE.343, BLO_PN#007

composure; tranquillity; serenity; critique of Western values; culture; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; moderation; frugality; simplicity; praise of Eastern values; culture

ABU3519

Words to Miss Rosenberg in 1902(?)

How could they (the Manifestations) teach and guide others in the Way if they themselves did not undergo every species of suffering to which other human beings are subjected.

SW_v07#11 p.108, PN_1909 p073, PN_1909 p105, PN_unsorted p022

mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; suffering and imprisonment

ABU0975

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

320

How does one look forward to the goal of any journey? With hope and with expectation. It is even so with the end of this earthly journey.... Those who have passed on through death, have a sphere of their own. It is not removed from ours

AIL.096, SW_v04#19 p.321x, PN_1911 p002x, PN_1911 p011x, VLAB.132x, BSTW#043a

angels; connection between material and spiritual worlds; existence; immortality of the human soul; soul; spirit after death; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; the concourse on high; The Holy Spirit

ABU0377

Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-13

640

How I longed for the re-appearance of these divine nights!... There is a place in America called Green Acre. It is customary during the months of summer

DAS.1913-12-13, SW_v08#05 p.050x

eulogies; reminiscences; freedom of thought and action; growth of the Cause; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; praise and encouragement; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0925

Words to Mrs Moore, spoken on 1913-05-18

330

How is Green Acre? When will the season be opened? Green Acre is a most delightful spot. I enjoyed my visit to that charming place… In Green Acre you must concentrate your forces around the one all important fact--the investigation of reality.

DAS.1913-05-18, SW_v08#05 p.050-051x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; independent investigation of truth; reality; oneness; unity of religion; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity in diversity; universal peace; world unity

AB11621

Cablegram dated 1921-11

احوال و صحت احباء چطوراست

How is situation and health of friends?

NJB_v12#14 p.238

SW_v12#14 p.232, PPRL.049x

ABU1359

Words spoken on 1914-05-19 in Tiberias

230

How long are you Jews going to wait for the coming of Messiah? Day and night you are praying

DAS.1914-05-19, SW_v05#08 p.122

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; proofs of the Manifestations of God; suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU2840

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-21

چه قدر بزرگان در دنیا آمدند چه قدر صاحبان ثروت بودند

How many great men have come into the world! What wealth they have owned! What kings have sat on the thrones

BDA1.162.02

SW_v19#11 p.347, MHMD1.176

eulogies; reminiscences; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; martyrs and martyrdom; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1177

Words spoken on 1913-12-19 in Akka

270

واقعا چه قدر مردم بی انصافند از روزیکه حضرت مسیح ظاهر شده تا یومنا هذا نفسی

How very unjust the people are! From the day of the appearance of his holiness, Christ

KHF.197, KHAB.450 (450), KHTB3.082, NJB_v05#11 p.001

DAS.1913-12-19, SW_v09#02 p.018-019, ADMS#065i08x

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power of prayer; rejection, opposition and persecution; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3630

no title

I am a servant and this station I have chosen for myself.

SW_v08#15 p.210

ABU0204

Public address given on 1912-06-20

900

PUP#074 (p.206-209), SW_v03#10 p.023-024

I am about to leave the city for a few days rest at Montclair. When I

composition and decomposition; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; unity in diversity

ABU0881

Words spoken at 15 Rue de Greuze in Paris, 1913-03-21

340

I am extremely glad to see you on this Nau Rooz occasion. This day is the anniversary of many historical events

LOG#1025x, SW_v05#01 p.004-005, ADP.074-076, BSTW#343

historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; past, present and future of Iran; spiritual springtime; spiritual transformation; symbolism

ABU2201

Words spoken at Sacy home in Paris, 1911-10-29

120

I am from a far away country and here in Paris, at your table, I find in union, love and happiness, Persians, Arabs, Turks and French

SW_v02#14 p.015

oneness; unity of religion; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; transcendence; unknowability of God; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; war and peace

ABU0105

Words spoken at Goodall home in Oakland, 1912-10-03

1200

I am going to say "welcome," to you, instead of your welcoming me. I am most happy to be here with you.

SW_v04#11 p.190-191+194, MAB.038-039, ECN.081+929

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0579

Address to the Baha'is at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-15

480

I am greatly pleased to see you. Your hearts are illumined by the lights of Baha

PUP#083 (p.236-237), SW_v04#06 p.103+106, PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351d

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; study; deepening; thankfulness; gratitude; words vs deeds

ABU0554

Address to the Baha'is at 1901 18th St. NW in Washington, 1912-11-10

500

PUP#127 (p.428-430), SW_v06#13 p.103-104

I am greatly pleased with the friends in Washington and experience real happiness in meeting them

defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; growth of the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution; suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU3423

Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11

I am here to unify the religions of the world, to talk in the interest of universal peace. I have no creed to preach. I have no doctrine to propound. My word is the word of love... Do not worship the Lantern-worship the light.

SW_v19#02 p.052

literal interpretation; love and unity; religion as source of love and unity; spirit and form in the administration; symbolism; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1799

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1917-01-17

170

I am like a man who has lost the most priceless jewel. He is seeking here and searching

SW_v09#13 p.143

characteristics and conduct of true believers; power of prayer; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0041

Public address given on 1912-05-30

1720

از احساسات جناب رایس نهایت خشنودی را دارم و همچنین از احساسات وکیله ایشان

I am most pleased with these expressions of kindly feeling and evidences

BRL_DAK#0636, KHF.092, KHAB.253 (263), KHTB2.098, NJB_v12#07 p.144

PUP#058 (p.156-160), FWU.100, SW_v04#03 p.055+056-058

divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; essential vs. actional attributes of God; ether; the phenomenon of light; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; unity in diversity; universal peace; world unity

AB11057

Cablegram

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

من عبدالبهاء هستم حضرت بهاء الله بی مثل و نظیر است کل باید توجه به بهاء الله

I AM SERVANT OF BAHA HIS HOLINESS BAHAULLAH IS UNIQUE AND PEERLESS ALL MUST TURN

MMK5#169 p.131, AMK.288-288, YHA1.015, YHA1.116 (1.240), BDA2.139

SW_v03#19 p.008, SW_v06#12 p.094, MHMD2.173, BSTW#073b

firmness in the Covenant; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; station of the Manifestation of God

ABU3030

Words spoken on 1914-06-30

I am serving God. I am the servant of God. I give sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf

DAS.1914-06-30, SW_v08#15 p.210

light and darkness; living waters; water of life; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; power of the Manifestation of God; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3177

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen in 1909

I am the servant of Baha'o'llah and nothing more; Abdu'l-Baha is the sum of all perfections

SW_v08#15 p.211

station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3040

Words spoken at Cedar Club in London, 1913-01-02

I am very glad to be among you, who are blessed in God's name with children.

SW_v03#18 p.009-010

education of children; moral education; spiritual transformation; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1951

Words to Alice Beede et al, spoken on 1911-10-15

150

I am very glad to be here with you. I am very glad to see you all here.

SW_v02#18 p.006-007+12

education of children; moral education; high station of teachers of the Cause; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0070

Public address given on 1912-05-04

1410

I am very happy in being present at this meeting. Praise be to God! I see before me the faces... O Thou kind Lord! These are Thy servants who have gathered in this meeting

BDA1.067n

BPRY.088-089x, BWF.263-267, LOG#0788x, PUP#038 (p.087-091), BSC.383 #717, SW_v03#04 p.019-022

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; spiritual transformation

MHMD1.076

ABU1360

Public address given on 1912-07-25

230

I am very happy to greet you here today. This is the second time the breeze of God has wafted

PUP#086 (p.244), SW_v07#12 p.116

human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2468

Words to the president of the university, spoken on 1912-05-23

من از شما بسیار راضی هستم و از دارالفنون شما خیلی خوشنود فی الحقیقه خدمت بعالم انسانی مینمائی و بنوع بشر جانفشانی

I am very pleased with you and delighted to see your university. You are, indeed, serving the world of humanity and expending your life for mankind

BDA1.102.14

SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.109

high station of learning; love and unity; praise and encouragement; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU2610

Words to Mary Hanford Ford et al around 1911-10-25

I am very unhappy to see how wicked and uncivilized human beings can be... See what a slight thing will shut off our physical sight, so will a slight indiscretion, a cross word, an adverse criticism shut off the delicate spiritual sight.

SW_v08#11 p.139x, PN_1911 p019, PN_1911 p024

forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; war and peace

ABU0066

Address to the Baha'is at home of Corinne True in Chicago, 1912-11-01

1430

Bahá'í Scriptures; Prayers and Meditations; Short Obligatory Prayer in Many Languages; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

I am well pleased with every person here this evening and most happy in meeting the friends

PUP#116 (p.383-387), SW_v05#15 p.230-231+234, SW_v08#17 p.223+ 227

The Friends in Chicago

firmness in the Covenant; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; martyrs and martyrdom; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH11209

Salat-i-Saghir (Short Obligatory Prayer)

اشهد یا الهی بانک خلقتنی لعرفانک و عبادتک و اشهد فی هذا الحین بعجزی و قوتک

I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee.

PMP#181, AHM.084, TSBT.021, NFF1.009x, ABMK.008, MMJA.020, OOL.B176a

PM#181, BPRY.004, SW_v12#19 p.313, BSC.184 #265

S. Sunderland, A.E. Rahbin, S. Akhavan, Rowshan [track 7]

importance of prayer; law of obligatory prayer; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; purpose; goal of creation; servitude; submission to God; repentance; twin duties of recognition and obedience; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

LL#230

BB00617

no title

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

استغفرک اللهم من کل ذکر بغیر ذکرک ومن کل ثناء بغیر ثنائک ومن کل لذة بغیر لذة قربک ومن کل راحة بغیر راحة انسک

I beg Thee to forgive me, O my Lord, for every mention but the mention of Thee, and for every praise but the praise of Thee

SWBP#40 (p.130-130)

SWB#41 (p.182-183), BPRY.080b

L. Slott, A. Youssefi, E. Mahony, E. Kelly, S. Peyman, S. Jaberi

absolute freedom; independence of God; events in the life and ministry of the Bab; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for specific individuals; groups; servitude; submission to God; repentance; the Imamate; the Caliphate; transcendence; unknowability of God

BH01125

Prayer for the Fast (Dawn)

740

Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

اللهم انی اسئلک بالایه الکبری و ظهور فضلک بین الوری بان لاتطردنی عن باب

I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy mighty Sign, and by the revelation of Thy grace amongst men

INBA97:153, Majlis210461.121-124

PMP#177, AHM.121, TSBT.057, NFF5.041, OOL.B090.04

PM#177, BPRY.261, SW_v04#18 p.306, BP1929.004-011

The Badasht Project, E. Mahony, L. Harley

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; prayer for fasting; presence of; reunion with God; service to others; to the Cause of God; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; transcendence; unknowability of God

LL#271, LL#467

ABU1027

Words spoken on 1911-12-01 in Paris

300

Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

I bid a loving farewell to the people of France and England. I am very

AIL.122, SW_v02#16 p.006

compassion; kindness; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

ABU0292

Public address given on 1913-04-03

750

I came from a distant land. I have travelled twenty thousand miles until I came to you in Stuttgart.... In this age every face must turn to God!

DAS.1913-04-03x, SW_v04#04 p.067-069, SW_v15#01 p.037, ABCC.381-382x

autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

ABU2341

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

100

I came from San Francisco to see you and to visit Mr. Chase's grave.

SW_v04#13 p.225, PN_1912 p016

eulogies; reminiscences; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; soul; spirit after death

ABU3358

Words spoken on 1914-08-17

I cannot understand why people insist on the fact that one cannot give up a thing

DAS.1914-08-17, SW_v08#02 p.021

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline

ABU2296

no title

110

I cared more for hearing the Tablets of the Bab recited than anything else. I used

SW_v09#18 p.201-202, AELT.020 fn

autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; kindness to and rights of animals; teaching the Cause; call to teach; youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0030

Public address given on 1912-06-09

1860

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

من از مملکت بعیده شرق میایم مملکتی که همیشه نور آسمان در آن طلوع نموده مملکتی

I come here from distant countries, from Oriental climes… O Thou forgiving Lord! Thou art the shelter of all these Thy servants… Baha’u’llah hath proclaimed the universality of education, which is essential to the unity of mankind

BRL_DAK#0184, KHF.228, KHAB.303 (312), KHTB2.129, NJB_v04#12 p.001

BRL_ATE#107x, BPRY.082-083x, LOG#0492x, LOG#2097x, PUP#062 (p.172-176), SW_v05#07 p.099-102, SW_v09#07 p.085

S. Tirandaz

equality of men and women; harmony of science and religion; Manifestation of God as mirror; oneness; unity of religion; prayer for protection; transcendence; unknowability of God; unity; oneness of humanity

AB00260

no title

720

اناجیک یا الهی مکبا بوجهی علی التراب منتظرا لبدایع الطافک متمرغا جبینی بالثری

I cry to Thee, 0, my Lord, while rolling myself on the dust and expecting the Wonders of Thy Bounties… If any soul asks concerning the station of this servant, the answer is Abdu'l-Baha

INBA16:060

MMK5#185 p.146, AVK4.286x

SW_v08#14 p.186x, SW_v08#15 p.212x, CUPAB.003

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; humility; meekness; lowliness; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

BH11358

no title

I declare by the Sun of Truth, which has shone forth from the highest horizon of the world

SW_v10#05 p.092

purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU1802

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-01

170

I desire each one of you to become so great that each may guide a country. The friends must now endeavor to attain to such a station... There exist in man two powers.

SW_v14#01 p.009-010, PN_1909B p007, PN_1909C p073

self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2112

no title

130

I desire for you distinction. The Bahais must be distinguished from others of humanity. But this distinction must not

SW_v13#05 p.117

excellence; distinction; service to others; to the Cause of God; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2867

no title

I desire that every one of the believers may become an ignited candle... Today the confirmations of the kingdom of Abha are with those who renounce themselves... The master-key to self-mastery is self-forgetfulness

LOG#0390x, BSC.548 #992, SW_v11#01 p.018x

being a source of light; guidance; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; service to others; to the Cause of God; the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others

ABU2729

Words spoken on 1913-10-26 in Ramleh

I desire that you may see the divine ships. These ships are the blessed sails who are traversing the sea of divine mercy

LOG#1997x, DAS.1913-10-26, SW_v08#08 p.104

growth of the Cause; symbolism; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit

ABU2273

Words spoken at Kinney home in New York, 1912-12-01

110

I desire to go to the Orient... Know this for a certainty that today, the penetrative power in the arteries of the world of humanity, is the power of the Covenant.

SW_v06#14 p.111x, SW_v11#08 p.121x, PN_1912 p025, BSTW#052s

firmness in the Covenant; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2036

Words spoken on 1913-12-09 in Akka

140

I did not like to have such a big gathering.... My health and happiness are in this

SW_v09#02 p.018

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; love and unity; non-participation in politics; personal instructions; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3360

Words spoken ca. June. 1921

I ever pray on her behalf and beg from God His divine remedy and healing. As in this Dispensation consultation with expert doctors

COC#1043x, SW_v12#07 p.134

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; health and healing; material and spiritual healing

ABU0260

Address to the Baha'is at Rauscher's Hall in Washington, 1912-11-09

800

PUP#124 (p.418-421), SW_v06#13 p.097-099

I feel a keen sense of joy in being present at this banquet this evening, for -- praise be to God!

apostles; early disciples of Christ; disregarding individual capacity; weakness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise and encouragement; prayer for praise and gratitude; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

ABU0656

Words spoken at Salvation Army Shelter in London, 1912-12-25

450

I feel tonight great joy and happiness to be in this place, because my meetings and callings

SW_v03#18 p.008-009

consolation and comfort; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; station of the Manifestation of God; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; suffering and imprisonment; wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0733

Public address given on 1912-05-02

400

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

بسیار خوش آمدید امروز صبح بر خواستم دیدم شهر را مر گرفته صفا نگذاشته هر روز صبح

I find this morning that the city is enveloped by a fog and mist. It is a good city

BSB5:3-6:1

PUP#034 (p.078-079), SW_v03#04 p.015

oneness; unity of religion; rational arguments; symbolism; unity in diversity

ABU0543

Address to the Baha'is at Phillips studio in New York, 1912-04-12

500

امروز روز خوبی بود در این عالم ناسوت سروری برای من نمانده جز ملاقات احباء دیگر

I give greeting in love and unity. The affairs of this world are to be accounted as nothing compared

BRL_DAK#1242, KHF.053, KHAB.237 (246), KHTB2.008, NJB_v04#13 p.001, BDA1.030n

PUP#003 (p.007-009), SW_v03#08 p.003-004, SW_v05#03 p.041

forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; love and unity; love of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

MHMD1.039

ABU3252

Words to Percy Woodcock in Ramleh, ca. Mar. 1911

I have a few friends in different cities who love Me.... When you return to America, call together those sincere souls who have asked this question

SW_v02#03 p.007

freedom of thought and action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

ABU0596

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-12-02

470

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

من در نیو یورک خیلی در مجامع شما بودم اقامت من در سایر شهرها عشر این نبود

I have been in your gatherings many times. I have not attended one-tenth

KHTB2.328, BDA1.399.10

PUP#138 (p.460-461), SW_v07#13 p.123-124, MHMD1.418-420

being a source of light; guidance; characteristics and conduct of true believers; spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0224

Words to Mrs Bryan, spoken on 1912-09-23

870

I have come especially to Lincoln to repay the visit you made to me during your trip around the world.... Work for the sake of God and for the improvement of humanity, without any expectation of praise and reward

DAS.1914-05-13, SW_v05#08 p.119+122x, SW_v07#18 p.188+195x

freedom of thought and action; justice and wrath of God; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; rejection, opposition and persecution; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; universal peace; world unity

ABU0399

Public address to Advanced Thought Center, spoken on 1912-04-14

620

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

من از ممالک بعیده آمدم تا این مجامع را ببینم از مشاهده

I have come from distant lands in order to visit the assemblies and meetings.... the greatest bestowal of God is love

KHTB2.021, NJB_v04#11 p.001, BDA1.034n

BWF.217-220, PUP#006 (p.014-016), SW_v03#10 p.005-006, SW_v14#02 p.060

love of God; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; spiritual transformation; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity

MHMD1.043-044

ABU0158

Public address given on 1912-09-24

1010

PUP#107 (p.334-337), SW_v04#13 p.219-220+226

I have come from distant lands of the East to visit you, crossing the great ocean

knowledge; recognition of God; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; love of God; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0051

Public address given on 1912-05-07

1580

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

I have come from the Orient to visit your country. Surely this continent is praiseworthy

BDA1.075n

LOG#0710x, LOG#2101x, PUP#044 (p.105-110), SW_v03#06 p.002-004+08, SW_v15#01 p.038

equality of men and women; harmony of science and religion; oneness; unity of religion; The Holy Spirit; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; unity; oneness of humanity; universal education; wealth inequality and its moderation

MHMD1.083

ABU0373

Address to the Baha'is at Studio Hall in Washington, 1912-04-21

650

I have come here to visit you. With the greatest longing I have wished to see you. Realizing it was only with a great deal of trouble... In this cycle there shall be such progress along the lines of civilization

PUP#015 (p.037-039), SW_v03#03 p.009-010, BSTW#337

coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; harmony of science and religion; spiritual springtime; spiritual transformation

ABU0003

Words spoken throughout the day on 1912-06-08

2620

Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

I have come to Philadelphia to breathe into you the spirit of Bahá'u'lláh. My heart led me here. You must continue to keep the Nineteen Day Feast... O God! Dispel all those elements which are the cause of discord

BPRY.093-094x, COC#0933x, LOG#0796x, SW_v05#06 p.083-089, SW_v04#07 p.120x, BSTW#430x

Nineteen-Day Feast; oneness; unity of religion; race unity; racial issues; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity; words vs deeds

ABU1622

Words to Goodall, Wise and Cooper, spoken on 1912-07-20

190

I have come to these parts and I find out that certain people have attributed to me certain statements of which I am innocent… Any one quoting me must have authority written either with my own hand, or Tablets signed with my seal.

SW_v11#14 p.243x, PN_1912 p018, PN_1912 p028, BSTW#129, BSTW#172

authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; firmness in the Covenant; importance of authoritative interpretation; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0641

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-03-08

450

و وقتی بمناسبت سئوالات حاضرین فرق مابین مطالب و اقوال انبیا و متصوفین بیان می‌نمودند ... شخصی پرسید فرق این امر و صوفیه چیست فرمودند من آنرا بیان کردم حضرات صوفیه به دو مقام مومنند مقام حق و مقام خلق

I have explained the philosophical aspect of this subject. It is this: In Sufism there are only two stations... Do you know in what Day you are living? Do you realize in what Dispensation you are alive?

BDA2.174x

DAS.1913-03-08, BSC.266 #551x, SW_v04#06 p.098x, SW_v06#15 p.118-119x, SW_v13#01 p.006x, SW_v08#14 p.191x, DWN_v3#01 p.002x, MHMD2.219, ADP.038-039x

call to action; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; prophecy and fulfillment; spiritual transformation; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1068

Words spoken at home of Lady Blomfield, 1911-09-08

300

I have journeyed by sea and land for the pleasure of seeing you all. I needed a change

SW_v02#12 p.003-004

goodly deeds; actions; nationalism; love of country; praise of Western values; culture; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0679

The Cruel Indifference of People towards the Suffering of Foreign Races: Words spoken on 1911-11-24 in Paris

430

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

میگویند یک ترن در رود سن افتاده بیست و پنج نفر غرق شده و امروز در پارلمان

I have just been told that there has been a terrible accident in this country. A train has fallen into the river and at least twenty people have been killed.

BRL_DAK#1241, KHAB.197 (207), KHTB1.204, KHTP.152

PT#37 p.115, SW_v07#11 p.106-107, SW_v16#08 p.616, ABS#13

knowledge; recognition of God; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

ABU0387

Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-13

630

خسته بودم قدری خوابیدم در خواب میدیدم که با شماها صحبت میدارم ولی بصوت جلی

I have made you wait for a while, but as I was tired I slept a little. While I was sleeping... I desire distinction for you

BDA1.123.x

LOG#0320x, PUP#068 (p.189-190), SW_v03#10 p.017, SW_v19#07 p.220, DWN_v6#04 p.001x, MHMD1.132

differences in human capacity; diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; excellence; distinction; unity in diversity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2944

Words to a group of Americans spoken in 1913

I have planted the Seeds in America. You must nurture them and care for them.

SW_v04#15 p.256, BSTW#324

call to action; confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; growth of the Cause; proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0064

Words to Marie Watson et al in Aug. 1921

1440

I have sent for thee. Others have had to ask for permission. I have thus honored thee.... All the believers in this cycle are in the same station when they accept the Manifestation of God and His Teachings. This is the baptism of water...

SW_v16#05 p.518x, PN_1921 p006

order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; unity in diversity; Word of God and human limitations

ABU0038

Address to the Baha'is at Thompson home in New York, 1912-11-15

1760

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Universal peace — in which book is this?'

I have spoken in the various Christian churches and in the synagogues, and in no assemblage

PUP#128 (p.431-437), SW_v08#03 p.029-031+039-040, DJT.368-369x, BLO_PN#027x

equality of men and women; harmony of science and religion; independent investigation of truth; reality; power of the Manifestation of God; predictions and prophecies; rejection, opposition and persecution; unity; oneness of humanity; universal education; universal language; useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession

ABU0236

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

850

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

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

ABU0007

Public address given on 1912-06-08

2410

نهایت سرور را امشب دارم که بین جمع محترم حاضر شدم فی الحقیقه جمعی است در

I have the utmost pleasure this evening in being present. Truly this is an assembly

BRL_DAK#0632, MJTB.083x, KHF.243, KHAB.310 (319), KHTB2.138

BWF.235-242, PUP#063 (p.176-182), FWU.069, SW_v05#07 p.102-103+105-106, SW_v08#08 p.097

equality of men and women; harmony of science and religion; oneness; unity of religion; power of the mind over nature; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; unity; oneness of humanity; universal education; universal language

ABU3425

no title

I have trained Zeenat Khanum, and having confidence in her, therefore, I sent her to America

SW_v05#04 p.058

exhortations and counsels; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0119

Public address given on 1912-10-26

1140

I have visited your Capitol and its gardens. No other Capitol has such beautiful surroundings.

PUP#114 (p.376-380), DAS.1914-09-05x, SW_v05#17 p.259-262, MAB.087-088x, ECN.368+503x+912x

call to unity; prohibition of disunity; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

ABU2686

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1918-10-19

I hope that the war may soon come to an end, so that I may again look in the faces

SW_v09#16 p.179, PN_1918 p002

justice and mercy; parliaments; constitutional government; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; universal peace; world unity

ABU1505

Words spoken on 1914-04-15

210

I hope that while you are studying in this college you may so excel all other students

COC#0797x, LOG#0718x, DAS.1914-04-15, SW_v09#09 p.098-099

excellence; distinction; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; humility; meekness; lowliness; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1562

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14

200

I hope that whosoever hears your words, sees your deeds and beholds your manners and behaviors may declare that these people are real Bahá'ís

DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118

call to action; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; prophecy and fulfillment; sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU2679

Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1920-09-05

I hope the health of the friends is good.... His Holiness Christ was once eating grapes. He said, 'I will not eat grapes again until I eat them anew with you in the Kingdom

SW_v11#16 p.270, PN_1920 p031, PN_1920 p055, PN_1920 p091, PN_1920_heh p013, PN_1920_heh_haifa p020, IHP.118, BLO_PN#046

station of the Manifestation of God

ABU0478

The Pitiful Causes of War, and the Duty of Everyone to Strive for Peace: Words spoken on 1911-10-21 in Paris

550

SW_v02#14 p.005-006, SW_v08#10 p.134-135

امروز حوادث ایطالیا و ترکیا را خواندم باز محاربه جدیدی شده خون بیچارگان انسان

I hope you are all happy and well. I am not happy, but very sad. The news of the Battle of Benghazi grieves my heart. I wonder at the human savagery that still exists in the world!

KHAB.106 (115), KHTB1.087

PT#06 p.017, SW_v02#14 p.004-005

E. Mahony, jeph.ilosopher, Maryam & Nabil, N. Ma'ani, T. Ellis, A. & M. Zemke [track 1], K. Key, G.H. Miller, Nica, Sahar & Delara

importance of prayer; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; war and peace

AB11622

Cablegram dated 1921-11

از الطاف الهی صحت میطلبم

I implore health from divine bounty.

NJB_v12#14 p.238

SW_v12#14 p.232, ABCC.451, PPRL.049x

BH01160

no title

720

انادیک حینئذ یا الهی حین الذی توقد سراج الاحدیه فی مشکاه البیضاء و یذوب هذا

I invoke Thee, oh My God, at the time that the Lamp of Unity will be lighted in the White Niche

INBA49:278, INBA92:050b, BLIB_Or15696.140b,

SW_v08#14 p.186

expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; rejection, opposition and persecution; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU2495

Words spoken on 1914-12-16

I know thou art exerting thyself in the instruction of the children. The life of man must be productive of some results

DAS.1914-12-16, SW_v13#07 p.172

education of children; moral education; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3594

no title

I mean the heaven from which Christ descended and to which he ascended--the heaven of divine Will, the heaven of spirituality

SW_v13#06 p.148

interpretation of words and passages in scripture; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; resurrection of Christ

ABU0789

Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911

380

I met a man this morning who belongs to the sect of Buddhists and I said to him, "What is your message?"

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; power of the mind over nature; The Holy Spirit

ABU0174

Public address given on 1912-05-05

980

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

I offer thanks to God for the privilege of being present in an assemblage which is commemorating Him

BDA1.068n

BWF.254-257, PUP#040 (p.093-096), FWU.011, SW_v03#04 p.022-024

independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as sun; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

MHMD1.077

ABU0020

Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-18

2100

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

حمد میکنم خدا را که با شما هستم باسباب ظاهره و قوه ملکی چنین مجلسی فراهم نمودن

I praise God that I am with you. Such an assembly would be utterly impossible to hold through worldly power and outward means

BDA1.380.10x

PUP#131 (p.442-447), FWU.104, SW_v06#08 p.059-061+064, DWN_v6#08 p.001-002x, MHMD1.399x

blind imitation [taqlid]; changing and unchanging parts of religion; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; praise of Western values; culture; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); second birth; station of the Manifestation of God; unity in diversity

ABU0451

no title

580

I pray for your health and happiness. Consider the distance I have traveled and reflect on the great desire.... Be pure--to be pure is to be selfless

SW_v07#18 p.185x, ADP.047-050

happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; martyrs and martyrdom; Mary Magdalene; presence of; reunion with God; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; stories; anecdotes

ABU3312

Words to Mr Newman, spoken on 1914-06-10

I pray that God may aid your journeys and that you may return to America with the utmost happiness and safety.

DAS.1914-06-10, SW_v09#10 p.110-111

expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; prayers (general or uncategorized); teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1062

The Imprisonment of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Words spoken on 1911-10-25 in Paris

300

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

I regret much that I have kept you waiting this morning, but I have so much to do in a short time

PT#10 p.030, SW_v02#16 p.006, PN_1911 p019

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; suffering and imprisonment

ABU0275

Public address given on 1912-04-14

770

در این جمع قسیس عبارتی از پولس قدیس ذکر نمود که شما نور را از شیشه های رنگین

I speak from a verse in Corinthians, the substance of which is that though

BRL_DAK#0562, MMG2#171 p.197x, KHF.056, KHAB.241 (251), KHTB2.016, KHTB3.032, BDA1.033n

PUP#005 (p.011-013), SW_v04#01 p.007-008, SW_v03#03 p.005-006, SW_v14#04 p.117, SW_v19#02 p.054, DJT.245-246, BLO_PN#027

greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

MHMD1.043

ABU0901

Public address given on 1912-05-03

340

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

I was in the Orient, and from the Orient to this part of the world is a long distance

BDA1.067n

PUP#036 (p.083-084), SW_v03#04 p.017-018, PN_1912 p085, BSTW#311x

praise of Western values; culture; service to others; to the Cause of God; universal peace; world unity; war and peace

MHMD1.075

ABU3289

Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04

I was most happy to see the believers of Germany so holy, so pure and so united

DAS.1913-04-04, SW_v04#09 p.162

praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1810

Words to Anna Kunz, spoken on 1921-03-27

170

I was very glad to hear of your coming. When all the people are negligent you have been chosen by God.... In their heavenly books the prophets have spoken of the Day of the Lord

SW_v13#06 p.142-142

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Mount Carmel; prophecy and fulfillment; suffering and imprisonment

ABU0580

Words spoken on 1914-06-15 in Haifa

480

من رفتم بطبریه این دفعه رفتن خیلی طول کشید طبریه نقطه ئی است که در کوشه ئی واقع شده

I went to Tiberias, but I stayed there longer than I expected. Tiberias is situated in an out-of-the-way place.

NJB_v05#17 p.003x

DAS.1914-06-15, SW_v09#10 p.116-117

Christ; Christianity; independent investigation of truth; reality; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Shrines and Holy places; suffering; rejection of Christ; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU0960

Words spoken in Dec. 1900

320

I will explain the station of mankind. When we say man, we mean one endowed with all the attributes... Man has three powers... The Holy Spirit (in its completeness) is given only to the prophets; the people can possess but the rays of the Holy Spirit.

SW_v08#08 p.098x, PN_1900 p092-093

degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; development of capacity and readiness; man's distinction from the animal; The Holy Spirit

ABU0114

Discourse at “l’Alliance Spiritualiste”: Words spoken in Paris, 1911-11-09

1160

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

از فرمایشات رایس و احساسات قلبیه ایشان نهایت ممنونیت دارم و شکر میکنم... خداوند مهربانا کریما رحیما این جمع را بشمع محبتت روشن

I wish to express my gratitude for your hospitality, and my joy that you are spiritually minded.

INBA75:075x, NLAI_BH_AB.015x

BSHN.140.524x, BSHN.144.512x, ADH2.030x, ADH2_1#15 p.026x, MJMJ1.074x, MMG2#162 p.184x, MJH.027x, MHT1a.166x, MHT1b.124x, BQA.031, KHF.163, KHAB.141 (152), KHTB1.130, NJB_v02#14-16 p.011

PT#28 p.081, SW_v02#17 p.003-005, SW_v02#14 p.015, SW_v08#08 p.0098, SW_v14#01 p.011

S. Tirandaz

mind as intermediary between soul and body; origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; relationship of the soul to the body; soul is the essential reality of man; spiritual transformation; the human soul; unity; oneness of humanity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0196

Public address given on 1912-04-26

910

در این انجمن محترم میخواهم در خصوص وحدانیت الهیه تکلم کنم بدیهی است که حقیقت

I wish to speak upon the subject of divine unity, the oneness of God, before this revered assemblage… O Thou kind Lord! O Thou Who art generous and merciful!

BRL_DAK#0573, KHF.114, KHAB.260 (270), KHTB2.049, KHTB3.045, NJB_v05#04 p.001, BDA1.054n

BPRY.112-113x, PUP#046 (p.113-116), SW_v03#07 p.013-014

D. Djalili, Stevie & Tory, M. Levine [track 6], A. Youssefi

Manifestation of God as mirror; oneness; unity of religion; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; transcendence; unknowability of God; unity; oneness of humanity

MHMD1.062

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

ABU1896

Words spoken on 1911-10-17 in Paris

160

I wish you to study the works of the Blessed Beauty and to live according to His teaching.

SW_v02#16 p.003-004, PN_1911 p016

importance of reading the Sacred Writings; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; nearness to God; unity; oneness of humanity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; words vs deeds

ABU3380

Words to Juliet Thompson, spoken on 1912-07-18

I wish you to teach constantly. Therein lies your happiness, and My happiness... I wish you to be detached from the entire world of existence, to turn to the Kingdom of Abha with a pure heart

SW_v07#10 p.097x, DJT.350, BLO_PN#027

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU2404

Words spoken on 1911-11-06 in Paris

100

I. Pity and good-will towards all mankind. II. The rendering of service to humanity.

SW_v02#19 p.003

characteristics and conduct of true believers; compassion; kindness; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; humility; meekness; lowliness

ABU1956

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

150

If a child is left to its own natural proclivities, without education, it will embody all human defects

SW_v04#06 p.105-106, SW_v15#10 p.289.1, SW_v09#07 p.086

education of children; moral education; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; perfection; imperfection of nature; religion as reality; definitions of religion; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU0282

The First Principle—Search after Truth: Words spoken on 1911-11-10 in Paris

760

دیروز رفتیم در جمعیت روحانیون چون آنجمع

If a man would succeed in his search after truth, he must, in the first place, shut his eyes to all the traditional superstitions of the past.

DWNP_v5#07-8 p.006x, KHAB.146 (157), KHTB1.137

PT#41 p.138x, SW_v03#01 p.003-004x, DWN_v2#08 p.061-063x

blind imitation [taqlid]; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; independent investigation of truth; reality; meaning; importance of dreams and visions; oneness; unity of religion; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; soul; spirit after death

ABU3269

no title

If a person desires to work for the progress of the world of humanity he must turn his face to the Kingdom of Abha

SW_v13#06 p.132

call to action; material world a reflection of the spiritual; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU0248

Words spoken on 1914-02-20

830

If a person is confirmed in the accomplishment of the services of the Kingdom... Indeed the most enduring and imperishable work was performed by the disciples

DAS.1914-02-20, SW_v07#16 p.154-155x

apostles; early disciples of Christ; martyrs and martyrdom; Mary Magdalene; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU3259

Words spoken at Persian embassy in New York, 1912-04-23

If all the spirits of the air were to congregate together they could not create a salad!

SW_v12#07 p.135+137-140, SW_v12#08 p.145-172, DJT.270, FDA.014, BLO_PN#027

humor; jokes; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; the human soul; the mind's power of discovery

ABU2880

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

If all the world should combine to overthrow the Covenant, it could not succeed. ‘Abdu'l-Bahá loves all no matter how they turn away from Him.

SW_v08#16 p.216-217x, TDLA.010, BLO_PN#104

power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; rejection, opposition and persecution; role of the Covenant in preserving unity; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1481

Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt

220

If one friend feels love for another he will wish to say so. Though he knows that the friend is aware… If there be no love, if there be no pleasure or spiritual enjoyment in prayer, do not pray

COC#1755x, SW_v08#04 p.042, BNE.094x, BLO_PN#002

importance of prayer; love of God; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU3275

Words spoken at Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh, 1912-05-07

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

اگر مدخل امراض را بدانند و اعتدال عناصر را میزان گیرند در هر عنصری

If one is fully cognizant of the reason for the incursion of disease and can determine the balance of elements

BDA1.075.x

SW_v19#05 p.141, MHMD1.084

four elements; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium

AB11121

Words to Laura Clifford Barney ?

If our ruling desire binds us to God we shall receive what is God-like. 'I link myself to God and not to dust.'

SW_v14#06 p.167, PN_1906 p013

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU1720

no title

180

If so great a remedy would be applied to the sick body of the world, it would certainly be the means of continually and permanently

SW_v07#15 p.137

the Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; universal peace; world unity; war and peace

ABU2397

Words spoken on 1914-06-25

100

If the friends of God listen to my first word, they will find the success.... Thou shouldst strive day and night, so that the fire of the love of God

DAS.1914-06-24, SW_v09#11 p.123

obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God

ABU2526

Words spoken on 1914-06-18

If the fruit of the existence of man is not servitude at the threshold of the Almighty I declare by the living, self-subsistent God

DAS.1914-06-18, SW_v07#16 p.151

effort; striving; humility; meekness; lowliness; servitude; submission to God; repentance; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2718

Words to Mona DeBons, spoken on 1913-10-16

If the people ask you whether you are English or French, tell them you are a Bahá'í.

DAS.1913-10-16, SW_v09#18 p.203-204

being a source of light; guidance; definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; stories; anecdotes

ABU3441

Words to Mrs. A.S.K. [Alma Sedonia Knobloch], spoken on 1913-04-02

If they cannot arrange to go every Sunday, they must go every other Sunday, if not every other Sunday then once a month.

SW_v09#08 p.094

exhortations and counsels; importance of community building; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU0145

Public address given on 1912-04-19

1050

If we look with a perceiving eye upon the world of creation, we find that all existing things may be classified

BDA1.038n

BWF.242-245, PUP#012 (p.029-032), FWU.049, SW_v03#08 p.008-010

degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; high station of learning; man's distinction from the animal; oneness; unity of religion; present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

MHMD1.047-048

ABU1729

Words to Percy Woodcock in 1909

180

If we wish to pray we must have some object upon which to concentrate. If we turn to God

SW_v08#04 p.047-048, PN_1909B p048

God as personal vs. impersonal reality; knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; station of the Manifestation of God; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1966

Words spoken on 1913-10-28 in Ramleh

140

If you are sincere in your love for me, then love and serve the believers of God, then love and serve your fellow-men.

DAS.1913-10-28, SW_v04#15 p.250

autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2278

Words to a French-speaking Hungarian, spoken on 1913-04-11

110

If you desire to love God, love thy fellow man. If them you can see the image and likeness of God. If you are eager to serve God, serve mankind.

DAS.1913-04-11, SW_v08#11 p.138

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love and unity; love of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation

BB00485

no title

250

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

سبحانک وتعالیت کیف اذکرک یا محبوب الموجودات وکیف اعترف بحقک یا مرهوب الممکنات

Immeasurably glorified and exalted art Thou. How can I make mention of Thee, O Thou the Beloved of the entire creation… I am aware, O Lord, that my trespasses have covered my face with shame

SWBP#29 (p.122-123), SWBP#39 (p.129-129)

SWB#30 (p.173-174), SWB#40 (p.182-182), BPRY.082x

Nabilinho

events in the life and ministry of the Bab; mystical themes; self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; spiritual transformation; transcendence; unknowability of God

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

ABU3328

Words spoken on 1914-06-21

In an Arabic poem the Blessed Perfection said about the calamities and allegations

DAS.1914-06-21, SW_v08#13 p.178

expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; praise and encouragement; prayer for tests and difficulties; suffering and imprisonment

ABU0571

Words spoken on 1914-02-22

490

In every dispensation a number of sanctified souls have become manifest who were self-sacrificing

DAS.1914-02-22, SW_v08#13 p.162-163, SW_v09#18 p.202x

incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; martyrs and martyrdom; rejection, opposition and persecution; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; suffering and imprisonment

ABU1879

Words spoken on 1910-05-18

160

In fact, you have shown forth a wonderful devotion; you left the West and came to the furthermost part of Asia

SW_v01#08 p.008

service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU3325

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

In future a manufacturer will not be allowed to leave all his property to his own family. A law will be made something like this

SW_v08#01 p.011

labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; law of inheritance; wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0412

Address to the Baha'is at Hotel Plaza in Chicago, 1912-10-31

610

In Los Angeles and San Francisco great interest was manifested in the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.... After His Holiness Christ, there were many who appeared who were instrumental

PUP#115 (p.381-383), SW_v08#14 p.188-189, SW_v09#13 p.147-148, BSTW#052mx

avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Christian doctrine and practice; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; firmness in the Covenant; growth of the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2289

Words to Howard MacNutt spoken around 1913

110

In my talks with the reverend doctors of religion and men of the peace societies

SW_v04#01 p.018

differences in human capacity; love and unity; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

ABU1410

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911

230

In order to bring about a state of peace and unity three things are necessary:

SW_v02#19 p.005-006

charitable associations; humanitarian activities; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace; words vs deeds

ABU0786

Answer to questions from pilgrims, Haifa, 1920-10-26

380

In places where it will be the cause of trouble, such as in Bokhara or Afghanistan, or in some of the towns...

SW_v11#19 p.328-329, PN_1920 p049, PN_1920 p052, PN_1920 p059, PN_1920 p093, PN_1920 p111, PN_1920_heh_haifa p058, BSTW#122

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; law of fasting; stories; anecdotes

ABU1205

Words spoken on 1914-09-03

270

In reality the air of Mount Carmel is most energizing... Man is eternally in a state of communion and prayer with the source of all good. The highest and most elevating state is the state of prayer

DAS.1914-09-03, SW_v08#04 p.045x, PN_1914 p007

Mount Carmel; prayer for evening; night; Shrines and Holy places; spiritual transformation; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU0213

no title

890

In reality the geographical position of the Central States has great importance.... Likewise, great importance must be given to the development of the Star of the West

BSC.546 #986, SW_v10#07 p.126-127+138, SW_v10#04 p.081, SW_v11#01 p.016

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; newspapers and the media; publications; review of publications; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; universality of the Cause

ABU2766

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

In reality wine or spirits taken even in moderate quantities does no permanent good. It is like urging a horse to full speed by whipping him... they must on no account allow their children to drink wine or alcoholic drinks

SW_v07#15 p.143x, SW_v09#08 p.090x, PN_1901 p007, NRMM.214

alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; symbolism

ABU2035

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-30

140

In returning, I will certainly go to Europe.... See how much we have moved from one place to another. How far New York is from here

SW_v03#11 p.004

humor; jokes; symbolism; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2802

no title

In spite of all difficulties Baha'o'llah was ever in an exalted state; his face shone

SW_v08#13 p.171

rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2432

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-14

با وجود این ظلمها و بلاها امر الله غالب و عهد الله نافذ گردید حتی هیئت و اعضآء تفتیش

In spite of all these persecutions and afflictions, the Cause of God triumphed and the Covenant of God gained influence.

BDA1.122.16

SW_v19#07 p.220, MHMD1.131

chastisement and requital; Ottoman commissions of investigation; rejection, opposition and persecution

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; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2419

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-26

100

In that hour you should make the children familiar with the prophecies in the Gospels

SW_v09#08 p.093, PN_1909F p069, PN_1909F p130, AKL.013-014

education of children; moral education; spiritual foundations of true knowledge; study; deepening; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2541

Words spoken on 1914-02-16

In the beginning of the Cause, the friends in Nayreez and Serostan were surging in activity

SW_v09#03 p.030

Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; martyrs and martyrdom; praise and encouragement; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0473

The True Meaning of the Prophecies Concerning the Coming of Christ: Words spoken on 1911-10-30 in Paris

560

In the Bible there are prophecies of the coming of Christ. The Jews still await

PT#16 p.047, SW_v13#05 p.115x

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; literal interpretation; outward and inward meanings; suffering; rejection of Christ; symbolism; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0466

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

560

In the Book of the Zend-Avesta the Zoroastrians are awaiting the Coming of two Manifestations.... Moses said that after him should come Joshua. The Christ said, addressing Peter... My assistance is the assistance of the Blessed Perfection.

SW_v08#17 p.221x, SW_v08#15 p.211-212x, TDLA.061-063, BLO_PN#104, BSTW#484x

authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; return of Christ; second coming of Christ; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; twin Manifestations

ABU2450

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-12

Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks

در امر بهآءالله بر هر نفسی اشتغال بصنعت و کسبی فرض است مثلاً منه حصیر بافی میدانم و شما صنعت دیگر

In the Cause of Baha'u'llah it is obligatory for the individual to engage in a trade or profession. For instance, I know mat weaving and you know another trade... I have already spoken about this matter

BDA1.121.02

COC#0016x, SW_v19#07 p.219, MHMD1.129

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual transformation; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; work as worship

ABU0253

The Ninth Principle—The Noninterference of Religion with Politics: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-17

810

انسان باید در عالم وجود امید بمکافات و خوف از مجازات داشته باشد علی الخصوص

In the conduct of life, man is actuated by two main motives: 'The Hope for Reward' and 'The Fear of Punishment'.... Oh, friends of God, be living examples of justice! ... Justice is not limited, it is a universal quality.

BRL_DAK#0957, KHF.286, KHAB.175 (186), KHTB1.174

ADJ.028bx, PT#49 p.163, BSC.425 #768.3x, SW_v03#02 p.007, SW_v07#15 p.139, ABS#02

justice and mercy; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; non-participation in politics; relationship between government and people; religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; reward and punishment

ABU1349

no title

240

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

In the Gospels it is written that the Christ said... What must be the result of a human life? It is evident that the goal is not to eat

SW_v08#02 p.028x, ADP.039-040

development of capacity and readiness; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; literal interpretation; purpose; goal of creation; return of Christ; second coming of Christ; suffering; rejection of Christ; symbolism

ABU0456

Public address given on 1912-04-17

570

در بعضی از کتب الهی مذکور است که چون شمس حقیقت طلوع نماید

In the Holy Books it is recorded that when the Sun of Truth dawns it will

SFI07.025, BDA1.037n

PUP#010 (p.023-025), SW_v03#10 p.009-010, SW_v19#02 p.055

differences in human capacity; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; spiritual transformation; unity in diversity

MHMD1.046

ABU2869

Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-01-31

In the Koran are many things referring to Christ not mentioned in the Gospel. For instance: It is said that Christ took a bit of clay

SW_v09#18 p.211, BAVA.021, BLO_PN#021

Christ; Christianity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; spiritual transformation; symbolism

AB00968

no title

400

In the last two mails, detailed answers have been written to thee

SW_v01#05 p.003-004

East and West; communication between East and West; education of children; moral education; promotion of commerce and industry; spiritual foundations of true knowledge; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; unity of governments; political unity

ABU0354

Talk given at Hotel Moderne, Paris, on 1913-02-12

670

Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

در عالم انسانی دو قضیه است عمومی و خصوصی هر امری عمومی فوائدش بی نهایت است و

In the material world of existence, human undertakings are divided into two kinds--universal and specific.

AMK.276-279, AVK3.209.19x, KHF.241, KHTB3.093, NJB_v12#06 p.128, BDA2.133x

SW_v04#02 p.036-037, SW_v17#07 p.216, SW_v11#17 p.287+290-291, MHMD2.167x, ADP.141-146

historical episodes and the lessons of the past; unity; oneness of humanity; unity of governments; political unity; universal language; universal peace; world unity

BB00616

no title

In the Name of God, the victor of the most victorious, proclaim: God will assist all those who arise to serve Him. No one is able to deprive Him of His majesty, His dominion, His sovereignty, for in the heaven and the earth and in all the realms of God He is the victorious and the conqueror!

SW_v10#01 p.6

power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]

ABU2156

Words spoken on 1914-06-15 in Tiberias

120

In the religion of God constitutional government is a religious and binding principle. Every nation must diligently walk in this path and form a government of justice and fairness

DAS.1914-06-15, SW_v09#10 p.116

chastisement and requital; parliaments; constitutional government; past, present and future of Iran; relationship between government and people; status of kings; future of monarchy

ABU0416

The Eleventh Principle—The Power of the Holy Spirit: Words spoken on 1911-11-18 in Paris

600

Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks

از جمله تعالیم حضرت بهاء الله این است بشر هر قدر ترقی بکند باز محتاج بنفثات

In the teaching of Baha'u'llah, it is written: 'By the Power of the Holy Spirit alone is man able to progress, for the power of man is limited and the Divine Power is boundless.'... Turn your faces away from the contemplation

KHAB.179 (190), KHTB1.179, KHTP.126

ADJ.046x, PT#51 p.172, BSC.452 #825x, SW_v03#02 p.006-007, SW_v16#06 p.0541, SW_v08#08 p.102

Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU0006

Public address given on 1912-06-02

2430

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

کلیسا را بیعه نامیده اند یعنی محل بیعت این اصطلاح کتاب مقدس است

In the terminology of the Holy Books, the church has been called the "House of the Covenant".... Temples are symbols... There is no doubt that if the world of the Occident should abandon dogmas.... The law of God is a collective center

BRL_DAK#0643, BDA1.112.x

LOG#0739x, LOG#2078x, LOG#2096x, PUP#060 (p.163-171), SW_v03#10 p.025-029, SW_v05#16 p.246-247+248, SW_v06#17 p.146-148, SW_v08#10 p.125, SW_v14#05 p.145, SW_v14#05 p.147, MHMD1.120, BW_v01p060x

changing and unchanging parts of religion; connection between material and spiritual worlds; equality of men and women; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; religion as reality; definitions of religion; unity; oneness of humanity; unity of thought and belief

ABU0112

Public address given on 1912-07-06

1170

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

انسان در عالم وجود طی مراتب کرده است تا بعالم انسانی رسیده است در هر رتبه

In the world of existence man has traversed successive degrees until he has attained the human kingdom. In each degree of his progression

BRL_DAK#0550, KHF.132, KHAB.329 (337), KHTB2.170, NJB_v03#17 p.001

BRL_ATE#158x, PUP#081 (p.225-228), BSC.324 #645, FWU.063, SW_v03#11 p.010-012, SW_v07#16 p.153-154, SW_v14#02 p.041, BSTW#391x

evolution; human evolution; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transcending the material condition; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1511

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-11

210

In the world of existence one must look in everything to the capacity and ability.... In the work of the Kingdom of God one should not consider capacity or ability

SW_v08#08 p.104x, FRGA.021

apostles; early disciples of Christ; differences in human capacity; disregarding individual capacity; weakness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Moses; The Holy Spirit

ABU0233

Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-25

860

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

In the world of existence the greatest bestowals of God are His teachings. The other bounties of God

BDA1.051n

PUP#026 (p.061-064), SW_v03#05 p.007-008, BSTW#336c

corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; harmony of science and religion; independent investigation of truth; reality; suffering; rejection of Christ; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the mind's power of discovery; unity; oneness of humanity

MHMD1.059

ABU3348

no title

In the world of existence there is no power as efficacious and as penetrative as the power of love.

SW_v05#10 p.154

love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; power of love; war and peace

ABU0096

Public address given on 1912-07-24

1250

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

In the world of existence there is nothing so important as spirit, nothing so essential as the spirit of man

PUP#085 (p.239-243), BSC.362 #690, SW_v04#07 p.115-117, SW_v08#08 p.085-088

man's distinction from the animal; meaning; importance of dreams and visions; power of the mind over nature; proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; relationship of the soul to the body

ABU3457

Words spoken on 1914-04-08

In the world of humanity "good intentions" is the greatest means of personal development.

DAS.1914-04-06, SW_v07#19 p.195-196

power of imagination; thought; right intention; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline

ABU1102

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14

290

In the world of humanity, every person is stimulated by a certain objective-point

DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.117-118

call to action; idle fancies; lust and passion; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0280

Public address given on 1912-11-07

770

In the world of nature we behold the living organisms in a ceaseless struggle for existence

PUP#120 (p.400-402), SW_v06#03 p.019-021, SW_v17#11 p.333

categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Christ; Christianity; education of children; moral education; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; need for an educator; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1650

Words spoken on 1914-02-15

190

In this age the college which is dominated by a denominational spirit is an anomaly.... The universities and colleges of the world must hold fast to three cardinal principles

LOG#0716x, DAS.1914-02-15, SW_v09#09 p.098, SW_v14#01 p.007, SW_v18#06 p.181, SW_v19#02 p.058

call to acquire knowledge; sciences; educational curricula; education of children; moral education; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; unity; oneness of humanity; universal education; universal peace; world unity

ABU2682

no title

In this age, Baha'o'llah has breathed the Holy Spirit into the dead body of the world. Consequently every weak soul

SW_v05#04 p.054, SW_v06#15 p.120, SW_v06#16 p.121, SW_v08#01 p.001, SW_v08#12 p.146, SW_v13#01 p.007, BSTW#324

forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; spiritual transformation; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0540

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

510

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

apostles; early disciples of Christ; consultation; parliaments; constitutional government; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; unity in diversity

ABU0687

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23

430

In this day of dispensation asceticism is of the spiritual type, for spiritual asceticism is right

SW_v08#05 p.060-061, PN_1909F p058, AKL.006-007

monasticism; asceticism; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition

ABU1954

Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-01-04

150

In this gathering, all the friends are assembled together in the utmost freedom, happiness and majesty.

SW_v13#09 p.220-221

charitable associations; humanitarian activities; future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; predictions and prophecies

AB08817

no title

در اين امر مبارک مسئله ايتام بسيار اهميّت دارد ايتام را بايد نهايت نوازش نمود

In this holy Cause the question of orphans hath the utmost importance. The greatest consideration must be shown towards orphans

MMK1#112 p.134x

SWAB#112x, LOG#0472x, DAS.1914-06-17, SW_v07#13 p.122x, SW_v09#07 p.088x, SW_v09#10 p.115-116x

assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; education of children; moral education; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU0411

Words spoken in 1911

610

In this monajotte that we have just listened to... Strive day and night and do whatever is possible that perchance you may wake

SW_v08#02 p.028, ADP.055-058

call to action; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual transformation; transcending the material condition; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0484

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

550

In this story of our Lord Jesus the Sea of Tiberias represents the Ocean of Creation - the two shores represent earthly truth and spiritual truth.

SW_v08#09 p.114-115x, PN_1901 p005, NRMM.209

four methods of acquiring knowledge; limits of the intellect; literal interpretation; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; symbolism

ABU0341

Words spoken at Dodge home in New York, 1912-04-16

690

In those places where they have no Mashrak-el-Azkar they rent a house and call it by that name

SW_v03#10 p.007-009

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; differences in human capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1592

Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-06-07

200

In Tiberias the missionaries have built a modern hospital and pharmacy. The doctor

DAS.1913-06-07, SW_v09#03 p.040

being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Christian doctrine and practice; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit

ABU2955

Words spoken on 1914-02-14

Indeed God's ways are most mysterious and unsearchable. What outward relation

DAS.1914-02-14, SW_v08#13 p.178-179

banishments of Baha'u'llah; banishment to; life in Adrianople; prophecy and fulfillment; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU2862

Public address given on 1912-05-13

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

هندوستان در زمان قدیم خیلی ترقی داشت از قطعهٴ آسیا مدنیت بمصر و سوریه سرایت کرد

India had a great civilization in former times. That civilization spread from that part of Asia to Syria and Egypt

BDA1.093.10

SW_v19#06 p.180, MHMD1.100

coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; universal peace; world unity

ABU2359

Words to an Indian Muslim prince, spoken on 1914-01-18

100

India needs these principles of tolerance and liberalism more than nay other country.... The cohorts of the Kingdom of Abha are engaged in uninterrupted conquest

DAS.1914-01-18, SW_v05#02 p.019

prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; religious rituals minimized or eliminated; unity in diversity

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

BB00623

no title

هل من مفرج غیر الله قل سبحان الله هو الله کل عباد له و کل بامره قائمون

Is there any remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God! He is God! All are His servants and all abide by His bidding!

Majlis210461.117b

NSR.005, AVK4.061, SWBP#75 (p.156-156)

SWB#75 (p.217(b)), BPRY.226, GPB.119

S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, Baha'i Youth in Jordan, S. Toloui-Wallace, L. Slott, The Humming Birds, P. Escobar, A. Youssefi, D. Gundry, The Descendants, E. Mahony, E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown, Refuge, T. Nosrat, S. Trick, Charisse et al, Isis, Sheida & Sama, B. Butler, Ladjamaya, B. Parmar, Mathieu, J. Corrie, Alda, Elina & Annika, The Licata Brothers, E. Sabariego & S. Dely, MANA, M. Stamper, M. Levine [track 5], S. Engle and J. White, J. Heath [track 6], J. Heath [track 10], L. Dely & M. Congo [track 5], KC Porter, C. Frith, Zannetta [track 6], Ladjamaya [track 14], almunajat.com [item 2], S. Peyman, A. Haynes & Z. Rolle, Charisse & Laetitia, Nakhjavani & Gaone, E. Amaya

prayer for protection; servitude; submission to God; repentance

SFI09.263

ABU1035

Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-29

300

عشق اباد محال خوب مرکزی است مرو در زمان قدیم مرکز خراسان بود

Ishkabad is now a good center. In the past, Merv was the center

AVK4.434.06x

DAS.1914-06-29, SW_v09#12 p.133-134

education of children; moral education; growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

BB00525

no title

180

فلتراقبن یوم من یظهره الله فانی ما اغرست شجرة البیان الا لتعرفنی و اننی انا اول ساجد له

It behooveth you to await the Day of the appearance of Him Whom God shall manifest. Indeed My aim in planting the Tree of the Bayán

SWBP#26 (p.118-119)

SWB#27 (p.167-168)

He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; proclamation to people of the Bayan; station of the Manifestation of God; the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; the Bayan, its laws and their abrogation

BH11203

no title

It has been our aim to uplift man, through exalted Words, unto the Supreme Horizon

SW_v06#01 p.001, SW_v10#05 p.091

oneness; unity of religion; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity

ABU3571

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-04

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

مثل تعلق آفتاب بمرآتست و موت عبارت از انقطاع این ارتباط

It has the same connection as the sun has with the mirror. Death is the name for the dissolution of this connection.

BDA1.146.08

SW_v14#02 p.037, MHMD1.157

relationship of the soul to the body; soul; spirit after death; symbolism

ABU0405

Public address given on 1912-04-13

610

چند روز است من به نیویورک آمدم پیش از این به اروپا رفتم

It is a few days since my arrival in New York; but before coming to New York

KHTB2.013, NJB_v04#10 p.004, BDA1.032n

PUP#007 (p.016-018), SW_v03#07 p.003-004

harmony of science and religion; man's distinction from the animal; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; power of the mind over nature

MHMD1.042

ABU2607

Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-14

It is as difficult for the human mind to understand the Essence of God as for the watch to understand its maker... The only test of its truth lies in the influence this conception has upon our lives

SW_v08#10 p.136x, PN_1907 p016

bringing forth results; fruit; goodly deeds; actions; knowledge; recognition of God; love and unity; love of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00073

no title

1230

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

صبح است و نور احدیت از مطلع غیب رحمانیت ساطع و لامع و فیض جلیل ملیک فردانیت

It is daybreak, and from the rising-point of the invisible realms of God, the light of unity is dawning... O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy Threshold, taking shelter at Thy holy Door.

INBA88:324b, INBA89:060

MKT1.362, MNMK#091 p.163, MMK1#193 p.221, AVK3.184.14x, DWNP_v1#10-11 p.003-005x, ADH2_1#30 p.048x, MJMJ1.118x, MMG2#389 p.436x, YHA1.101x, GHA.307x, HYB.175x, MMJA.018x

SWAB#193, BPRY.023-024x, LOG#0323x

characteristics and conduct of true believers; growth of the Cause; idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; prayer for spiritual recognition; rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2789

Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09

It is generally understood that the seat of thought, consciousness and volition is the brain, it is the organ of intellection and understanding. The heart also displays a part through the central nervous system.

DAS.1914-12-09, SW_v13#06 p.152x

meaning; importance of dreams and visions; the mind's power of discovery

ABU1846

Words to Otto Häfner, spoken on 1913-04-04

160

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

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

ABU2222

Words spoken on 1916-07-02

110

Family Life

تاسیس عائله خیلی مهم است تا انسان جوانست از غرور جوانی ملتفت نمیشود ولی چون پیر شد

It is highly important for man to raise a family. So long as he is young, because of youthful self-complacency

COMP_FAMP#09x, BRL_SWOP#023, GHA.161

BRL_FAM#09x, BRL_SWO#023, COC#0860x, LOG#0733x

education of children; moral education; love and unity; marriage as means of spiritual progress; order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; parents and children; youth; families

ABU1029

Words spoken at a wedding on 1914-06-18

300

It is more than one month and a half that I have not had the pleasure of being present in the meetings of the believers. Now the means have been brought about

DAS.1914-06-18, SW_v09#10 p.118-119

fulfillment of true potential; humility; meekness; lowliness; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3525

no title

It is most clear and manifest that national affairs will never revolve around their

SW_v07#15 p.138, SW_v07#15 p.141, SW_v09#07 p.082

education of children; moral education; unity of governments; political unity; unity of thought and belief; universal education

ABU1418

no title

230

It is most difficult to stand unshaken during the days of trials. When we were living in Baghdad

SW_v14#06 p.166

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; stories; anecdotes; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1721

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-11

180

It is my hope that the meetings of the Baha'i Assembly in New York shall become like

LOG#0581x, PUP#064 (p.183), SW_v03#10 p.014-015, PN_1912 p022

consultation; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; independent investigation of truth; reality; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1958

Words spoken on 1913-07-02 in Port Said

150

It is not my duty to command particular persons to arise and teach the Cause

DAS.1913-07-02, SW_v04#15 p.251, ABIE.009, BLO_PN#007

confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3340

no title

It is not the body which feels pain or trouble but the soul. If we have a pain in our arm the defect

SW_v08#18 p.230

mind as intermediary between soul and body; relationship of the soul to the body; the human soul

ABU3314

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-23

نظر بمکان نیست بلکه بوجود و قلوب نورانیه احباست در بغداد اطاقی کوچک ثلث این اطاق بود

It is not the place that should be looked at but the illumined faces and hearts of the friends

BDA1.133.07

SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.143

banishment to; life in Baghdad

ABU3176

no title

It is not your work but that of the Holy Spirit which you breathe forth through the Word.

SW_v08#12 p.148

spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; The Holy Spirit; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; work as worship

ABU2466

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-11

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

معلوم است ما بین روح انسانی و حقایق موجودات ارتباطی عظیم است

It is obvious that a very deep relationship exists between the spirit of man

AVK1.243, MAS2.025-026x, BDA1.120.07

SW_v14#07 p.211, SW_v19#07 p.219, MHMD1.128

interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; meaning; importance of dreams and visions; mind as intermediary between soul and body

ABU0120

Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-05-11

1130

بشیکاغو و واشنگتن رفتیم و مراجعت نمودیم بسسیار خوش گذشت زیرا اهالی امریک همه

It is only three weeks that we have been away from the New York friends

BDA1.079.x

PUP#045 (p.111-113), SW_v03#10 p.011-012, SW_v19#05 p.142, MHMD1.088

praise and encouragement; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; race unity; racial issues; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity

ABU2324

Words to various individuals, spoken on 1912-04-27

100

چنانکه در میان ایالات متحدهٴ امریکا اتحاد حاصل است ممکن است میان دول عالم باشد

It is possible to establish among the powers of the whole world the unity which is found among the states of the United States of America…

BDA1.056.15

SW_v19#03 p.091, MHMD1.065

harmony of science and religion; religion as reality; definitions of religion; unity of governments; political unity; universal peace; world unity

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

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

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

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; stories; anecdotes; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

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; stories; anecdotes

ABU3241

Words to Carl F. Smith, spoken on 1912-04-12

It is so good to come into your home!... Now this is as it should be. Here am I a Persian, and you an American.... My beloved Mount Carmel!

SW_v14#04 p.117-119

love and unity; race unity; racial issues; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3029

Words spoken on 1912-04-20 in Washington

It is true in this country in particular growth in all directions has progressed too rapidly. Moderation should be practiced in all things. Be temperate, even in the size of the ships you build and in their speed; in your railroads and the schedules you expect your trains to maintain.

SW_v19#03 p.087

materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium

ABU3123

Words to Mrs Parsons, spoken on 1912-04-25

این نحو مسافر و مهمان خیلی زحمت دارد و باید خانه را بگذاری و فرار کنی

It is very difficult to have one like me as a guest. Every guest and traveler has a limited number of friends with whom he makes special dates for visits, but you are forced all day long to be the entertainer of all.

BDA1.051.12

SW_v19#03 p.090, MHMD1.059

hospitality; personal instructions

ABU3424

Words spoken on 1912-05-15 in Lake Mohonk

It is very easy to come here, camp near this beautiful lake, on these charming hills, far away from everybody and deliver speeches on Universal Peace. These ideals should be spread and put in action over there, (Europe) not here in the world's most peaceful corner.

SW_v19#06 p.181

love and unity; universal peace; world unity

ABU0380

Words spoken on 1917-02-16

640

It is very good. It sticks.... Consider how men, in order to gain wealth and honor, threw themselves

SW_v10#10 p.200-202

living waters; water of life; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1654

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

190

It is well to worship in any place where the thought is turned to God. Whether the place is home, church, or mosque

SW_v11#16 p.268-269, PN_1920 p031, PN_1920 p091

Christ; Christianity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2029

no title

140

It is wonderful, priceless boon to be a vessel carrying food from God. It cannot be bought with gold. The first condition of a religious teacher

LOG#1998x, SW_v14#02 p.060

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; high station of teachers of the Cause; pure intentions in teaching the Cause; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; words vs deeds

ABU3596

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada

It rests with the mercy of God and through the eternal bounty it will not be deprived of that mercy.

SW_v09#09 p.101, TDLA.006, BLO_PN#104

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; soul; spirit after death

ABU0042

Public address given on 1912-09-03

1700

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

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

ABU2291

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken in March 1901

110

It was in all probability the second month of the summer when one early morning

SW_v08#13 p.171

banishment to; life in 'Akka; service to others; to the Cause of God; suffering and imprisonment

ABU1171

Words to Mr Pinchot and others, spoken on 1912-06-04

270

لابد خواهد شد اما امریکا داخل نمیشود این جنگ در اروپا می شود شما یک گوشه ئی راگرفته اید

It will certainly come about but America will not participate in it. This war will be staged in Europe. You are in a corner

BDA1.113.11

SW_v19#06 p.184, MHMD1.121

predictions and prophecies; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; status of kings; future of monarchy

ABU3026

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

It will not be possible in the future for men to amass great fortunes by the labor of others. The rich will willingly divide.

SW_v07#15 p.147, SW_v13#12 p.341, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.007, BLO_PN#104

justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; predictions and prophecies; the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU2876

Words to Mountfort Mills in 1921

Jesus was a Manifestation of God. Everything of him pertained to God. To know him was to know God.

SW_v12#11 p.188, SW_v15#08 p.249, SW_v20#05 p.133, PN_1909 p084, BSTW#339

identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1524

Words to Remey and Struven in May 1910

210

Later on I will give instructions... Yes. He was the ninth generation in succession from Jesse, but this was not the Jesse of the Bible...

SW_v01#12 p.002-003, PN_1910 p004, PN_unsorted p059

consultation; day of rest; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; law of Huququ'llah; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

BH03111

no title

290

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی قد اقر کل عارف بالعجز عن عرفانک و کل عالم بالجهل تلقاء

Lauded and glorified art Thou, Lord, God Omnipotent! Thou before Whose wisdom the wise falleth short and faileth

INBA48:130, INBA61:039x, INBA49:022, BLIB_Or15716.136a, , BLIB_Or15739.241,

BRL_DA#435, ADM2#004 p.014x, AQMM.060, AQMJ1.086

BPRY.136, SW_v13#12 p.322, DWN_v5#05 p.001-002

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00534

no title

170

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک انت القادر على الامکان والمقتدر على الاکوان فی قبضتک ملکوت الانشاء تخلق کیف تشاء

Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art supreme over the realm of being and Thy power pervadeth all created things.

SWBP#55 (p.141-142)

SWB#56 (p.198-199)

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatest Name; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BB00372

no title

450

هو الله الملک الحی المستعان. فسبحانک اللهم رب شهدت الانفس والآفاق بانک انت ممتنع فوق مظاهر انشائک

Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord! Both the world of existence and the souls of men bear witness that Thou art transcendent

SWBP#61 (p.147-149)

SWB#62 (p.206-209)

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for forgiveness; prayer for protection; prayer for spiritual recognition; transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00447

Kitab al-Vahid 01 (Tablet to the first Letter of the Living)

300

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

بسم الله العزیز المحبوب. سبحان الذی له ملک السموات و الأرض و ما بینهما قل کل الیه راجعون هو الذی یهدی من یشآء

Lauded and glorified is He Who is the sovereign Lord of the kingdoms of heaven and earth and whatever is between them.

DB.xxii.01, SWBP#03 (p.003-004), LABIB

SWB#03 (p.009-010), HURQ.BB47

power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; preexistence of the Manifestation of God; station of the Manifestation of God

AHDA.460.03

BB00553

no title

150

سبحانک اللهم انک انت علام الغیوب قدر لنا من الخیر ما قد احاط به علمک فانک انت الملک العزیز المحبوب

Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord our God! Thou art in truth the Knower of things unseen. Ordain for us such good

SWBP#65 (p.150-150)

SWB#66 (p.210-211), BPRY.020-022

ABU2694

Words spoken on 1914-06-03 in Tiberias

Laughter is caused by the slackening or relaxation of the nerves. It is an ideal condition and not physical

DAS.1914-06-03, SW_v13#04 p.102, PN_1914 p009

law of cause and effect; material and spiritual existence; two books

ABU0601

Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900

470

Let us consider the prophecies announcing the coming of God or the Manifestation

SW_v09#01 p.007x, PN_1900 p115

Declaration; advent of the Bab; prophecy and fulfillment; symbolism; The Holy Spirit; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU3535

no title

Let us pray to God that the breath of the Holy Spirit may again give hope and refreshment to the people, awakening in them a desire to do the Will of God.

SW_v08#08 p.104

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power of prayer; The Holy Spirit

ABU0722

Words spoken on 1914-05-23 in Tiberias

410

Life, life--let us have more life! Let us have the life of the spirit, a life which is a collective center of the beneficial forces

DAS.1914-05-23, SW_v07#18 p.179-180

equality of men and women; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; humility; meekness; lowliness; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; priestcraft; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); service to others; to the Cause of God; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1726

Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias

180

Live thou in accord with the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh. Do not only read them. There is a vast difference

COC#0423x, DAS.1914-06-01, SW_v07#18 p.178, BSTW#402

spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; words vs deeds

ABU2284

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

110

Looking after one's health is done with two intentions. Man may take good care of his body... Remember that the essential health is spiritual health

SW_v08#18 p.231, AHF.011, VLAB.126x

health and healing; material and spiritual healing; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; work as worship

AB06211

no title

130

Memories of Nine Years in Akka; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای رب ثبت اقدامنا علی صراطک و قو قلوبنا علی طاعتک و وجه وجوهنا لجمال رحمانیتک

Make firm our steps, O Lord! In thy path and strengthen Thou our hearts in Thine obedience… Reveal then Thyself, O Lord, by Thy merciful utterance

INBA59:027a

MILAN.208, BSHN.140.323, BSHN.144.321, BCH.183, MAS5.143, ADH2.044, ADH2_1#22 p.038, MJMJ1.008, MMG2#105 p.118, MJH.059, MHT1a.046, MHT1b.004, NSR_1978.117, NSR_1993.130, KNSA.246-247 (459)

BPRY.069-070, MNYA.340, SW_v13#12 p.331, BP1926.022

L. Slott, J. Crone

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; prayer for spiritual recognition; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU1226

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-28

260

Prayer and Devotional Life

انسان در متعالی ترین شکل نیایش خود فقط به منظور ابراز عشق و محبت به حضرت

Man becomes like a stone unless he continually supplicates to God. The heart of man is like a mirror... There are many subjects which are difficult for man to solve... In the highest prayer... When a man falls in love with a human being

COMP_PDLP#28x

BRL_PDL#28x, COC#1756x, LOG#1512x, SW_v08#04 p.042-043x, SW_v14#06 p.167x, AELT.216-217x, PN_1900 p023, PN_1900 p053, PN_1900 p124, PN_1900_heh p009, BNE.095x, BSTW#169e, BSTW#326x

MANA

human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; importance of prayer; love of God; power of prayer; spiritual transformation

ABU2101

Words spoken on 1912-09-06 in Montreal

130

Man has set up imaginary lines, only to have these become causes of strife. A river is made a boundary, one side called France and the other Germany

SW_v13#11 p.292

love and unity; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity; war and peace

ABU2410

no title

100

Man in this age has learned the weight of the sun, the path of a star, the movement of an eclipse

SW_v16#05 p.518

high station of the arts and sciences; material and spiritual existence; two books; perfection; imperfection of nature; power of faith; power of the spirit; purpose; goal of creation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1504

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-02

210

Man is first like a pupil. He becomes learned. Then he becomes a teacher. First he is a patient... The life of man will at last end in this world. We must all take out of this life some fruit.

SW_v07#16 p.150-151x, PN_1909 p006, PN_1909 p026, PN_1909 p076, PN_1909B p007, PN_1909C p087, DJT.024-025, DJT.033, BLO_PN#027

all things are in motion; kinds of motion; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; spiritual transformation; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU3473

Words spoken on 1914-07-24 in Haifa

Man must be a mine of piety and sympathy. He must associate with all mankind with joy and fragrance. He must not turn away his face

compassion; kindness; consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; love and unity; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2938

Words spoken on 1914-07-08 in Akka

Man must be freed from every material tie... Praising one's self is the sign of selfishness. Commanding others is not the passport to the realm of spiritual progress

DAS.1914-07-08, SW_v07#18 p.185x, SW_v14#06 p.165x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; spiritual transformation; words vs deeds

ABU0749

Public address given on 1912-06-11

400

Man must be lofty in endeavor. He must seek to become heavenly and spiritual

LOG#2113x, PUP#066 (p.186-187), SW_v04#06 p.101

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; work as worship

ABU2553

Words spoken on 1914-06-12 in Tiberias

Man must be qualified with the attributes of the Kingdom. Man must characterize himself with the characteristics of the Kingdom.

DAS.1914-06-12, SW_v09#10 p.112

self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2961

Words spoken on 1914-07-08 in Akka

Man must be tireless in his effort. Once his effort is directed in the proper channel, if he does not succeed today he shall succeed tomorrow.

DAS.1914-07-08, SW_v08#02 p.021

chastisement and requital; effort; striving; fulfillment of true potential; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU2408

Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh

100

Man must live in contentment with the conditions of his time. He must not make

DAS.1913-10-25, SW_v08#02 p.017

acquiescence and resignation; contentment; banishment to; life in Baghdad; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; moderation; frugality; simplicity; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU2175

Words spoken on 1914-06-05 in Tiberias

120

Man, as an individual unit of human society must not base his deeds according to the law of retaliation.

DAS.1914-06-05, SW_v07#18 p.187x

civil courts; forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; justice and mercy; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice

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

ABU3702

no title

100

Many people come here in a gala journey. They stop at the best hotels. They come here when they have nothing to fear, they travel in a company of friends and are a gay crowd!

SW_v24#04 p.104

walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2801

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14

Material affairs are of two kinds. The first kind are those concerns which have no direct

DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118, SW_v08#02 p.017

material and spiritual existence; two books; religion as reality; definitions of religion; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; work as worship; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2804

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

Material scientists endeavor to show the evolution of the species man from the monkey

SW_v04#06 p.105.2

evolution; human evolution; man's distinction from the animal; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization

ABU2747

Words to some clergymen, spoken on 1912-04-13

مادیات و روحانیات همیشه همعنان بوده ولی حال مادیات غلبه نموده و اساس الهی فراموش شده

Materialism and spirituality have always kept pace together. Now materialism has gone ahead, the divine foundation is forgotten and is being left behind.... The appearance of the divine Manifestation is like the coming of springtime.

BDA1.031.01

SW_v19#02 p.053, MHMD1.040

blind imitation [taqlid]; harmony of science and religion; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; spiritual springtime

ABU1528

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-21

210

May thy body be at peace... The name of this old man is Rustam Effendi... This man is Asaad Bey.

DAS.1914-12-21, SW_v13#10 p.269-270

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; rejection, opposition and persecution; stories; anecdotes

ABU3462

Words spoken on 1913-10-26 in Ramleh

Mayst thou ever be in a prayerful attitude. In all the worlds [of existence] there is nothing more important than prayer. Prayer confers spirituality upon the heart.

DAS.1913-10-26, SW_v08#04 p.047, SW_v14#06 p.165+168

importance of prayer; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU1289

Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Zia Bagdadi, spoken on 1912-06-20

250

Mirza Hadi Javaheri, a very wealthy Persian Bahá'í died in Baghdad leaving a son, three daughter and a great fortune.

SW_v19#08 p.255

autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; business; financial; property matters; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; personal instructions

ABU3529

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

Moral life consists in the government of one's self. Immortality is government of a human soul by the Divine Will.

SW_v14#01 p.009, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.005, BLO_PN#104

existence; immortality of the human soul; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; servitude; submission to God; repentance; soul; spirit after death; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB10589

no title

ای مفتون جمال حقیقت حسنها زائل گردد و گلها خار برویاند

Mortal charm shall fade away, roses shall give way to thorns, and beauty and youth shall live their day and be no more.

MMK1#175 p.198

SWAB#175, SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.027-028

T. Ellis

transcendence; unknowability of God; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1021

Words spoken on 1914-06-26

300

Most of the Persian ulama (clergymen) became the cause of destruction and the casting of Persia to the winds.

DAS.1914-06-25, SW_v09#11 p.123-125

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; rejection, opposition and persecution; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU1430

Words spoken on 1914-09-06

220

Mount Carmel is enveloped with the white mantle of spirituality.... The divine, holy prophets have two stations.

DAS.1914-09-06, SW_v09#09 p.104

contemplation; material and spiritual existence; two books; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Mount Carmel; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment; transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1614

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

190

Mr. Chase was of the blessed souls. The best time of his life was spent in the path of God

SW_v03#13 p.015, SW_v04#11 p.190, MAB.022-023, ECN.160

eulogies; reminiscences; Shrines and Holy places; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2124

Words to Genevieve Coy spoken in Sept. 1920

130

Mr. Vail is a good man… Some people are ready for education. They are like the fertile ground....

SW_v12#11 p.182-183, BLO_PN#111

differences in human capacity; service to others; to the Cause of God; the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

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

ABU3013

Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-27

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

مبدء و مأب من آستان مقدس است انچه داریم از ان درگاهست و عودمان باو اگر عون و عنایت او نبود این نفوس

My beginning and my end, the place from which I start and the place to which I return is the Holy Threshold. What I have is from that Threshold

BDA1.136.14

SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.147

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; humility; meekness; lowliness

AB09755

no title

My Dear Friend: I have received your letter, for the contents of which I am extremely grateful to you. I understand the aims

SW_v01#18 p.004

newspapers and the media; publications; unity; oneness of humanity

AB04999

no title

160

My Dear Friend: Your letter of invitation has been received, and I am much obliged for it.

SW_v02#09 p.003-004

call to unity; prohibition of disunity; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; race unity; racial issues; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

AB00851

no title

420

الهی الهی استغفرک عن کل الشئون الا العبودیه لعتبتک السامیه و اتبرء عن کل ذکر

My God, my God! I ask thee to forgive everything save my servitude to Thy Supreme Threshold...O thou who art calling by the Testament, in the Pivot of the horizons!... I affirm that the true meaning, the real significance, the innermost secret of these verses

INBA13:327

MNMK#001 p.007, HHA.060, MSHR2.152x, PTFP.281

WOB.138x, BSC.265 #550, SW_v11#14 p.238-239, CUPAB.006-008

evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; humility; meekness; lowliness; prayer for spiritual recognition; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1678

Words to Mr and Mrs Hollback, spoken on 1914-04-10

180

My happiness comes from the Kingdom of Abha! My joy is from the Delectable Paradise!

DAS.1914-04-10, SW_v13#04 p.102x, PN_1914 p009

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; love as fire; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; praise and encouragement; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3037

Words spoken on 1914-04-01

My happiness was complete in those dark days of imprisonment and vicissitude

DAS.1914-04-01, SW_v08#19 p.240

acquiescence and resignation; contentment; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU3475

Answer to questions, New York, 1912-05-30

صحت و مسرت من در پیشرفت امر الله است امور سائره قابل توجه نه این سرور سرور ابدیست و این حیات حیات سرمدی

My health and happiness depend on the progress of the Cause of God. Nothing else merits attention. This happiness is eternal, and this life is life everlasting.

BDA1.110.11

SW_v19#06 p.184, MHMD1.117

attaining the life of the spirit; disregarding bodily comfort; service to others; to the Cause of God; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB10977

no title

150

My illumined Noory! According to what is mentioned, with abundant joy through the bounty of

DAS.1914-06-13, SW_v09#10 p.115

spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU2221

Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-05-06

110

پیام من وحدت عالم انسانی است و صلح عمومی و تطبیق مسائل دنیه با علوم صحیحه تساوی حقوق

My message is the oneness of humanity and universal peace; the harmony of true science and religion

BDA1.073.13

SW_v19#05 p.140, MHMD1.082

blind imitation [taqlid]; equality of men and women; harmony of science and religion; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; oneness; unity of religion; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; religion as reality; definitions of religion; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity; wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0876

Words to Corinne and Edna True, spoken on 1919-11-12

350

My message to them is that they must be united, must remain firm and steadfast

SW_v10#17 p.306

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2126

Words spoken on 1913-10-27 in Ramleh

120

My spiritual health is always perfect. I enjoy an eternal health of the spirit. I hope

DAS.1913-10-27, SW_v08#18 p.230-231

health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2163

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-19

120

Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Kitáb-i-Íqán; Tablet of the True Seeker" from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude), The; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ضعف مزاج وکثرت اشتغال مانع است و الا ممکن بود نفوسی خارق العاده در میان این احباء مبعوث شوند

My weakened condition and excessive work hamper me, otherwise many extraordinary souls would have arisen among these friends.

BDA1.159.12

SW_v19#11 p.348, MHMD1.173-174

martyrs and martyrdom; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation

ABU2118

Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-11

130

My work is done. The tree of my life has yielded its fruits. I have set a fire in the world

DAS.1913-12-11, SW_v05#01 p.010

autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0438

Words spoken on 1914-06-20 in Haifa

580

Naraq is one of the Provinces of Persian wherein the Cause made its appearance from the beginning, and many people embraced the Teachings.... ...Haji Kamaleddin was one of God's own servants, severed from aught else save him, enkindled

DAS.1914-06-21, SW_v08#19 p.242x, SW_v09#11 p.121x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; martyrs and martyrdom; radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; rejection, opposition and persecution; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU3623

Words to William Randall ?

Never talk about God to a man with an empty stomach. Feed him first.

SW_v11#03 p.043-044, VLAB.105

assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; methods of teaching the Cause; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2874

Words spoken on 1912-09-04 in Montreal

No brotherhood appears in the world as lasting save that of the spiritual type

SW_v08#11 p.141

love of God; nearness and remoteness; spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit

ABU3616

Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-14

No man can be happy without God, though he may not know why he is miserable

SW_v07#16 p.161, PN_1907 p017

happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; knowledge; recognition of God; transcending the material condition; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

BH00002

Kitab-i-Iqan (The Book of Certitude)

36200

الباب المذکور فی بیان ان العباد لن یصلن الی شاطی بحر العرفان الا بالانقطاع

No man shall attain the shores of the ocean of true understanding except he be detached from all that is in heaven and on earth.... Verily He Who is the Daystar of Truth and Revealer of the Supreme Being holdeth, for all time, undisputed sovereignty…. But, O my brother, when a true seeker determineth to take the step of search…

BLIB_Or03116.078-127, , BLIB_Or15696.076cx, , CMB_F58, CMB_F59, IOL.440, IOM.092-093, SOAS ms.46696, CUL.X893.7.B111, BN_suppl.1400

BRL_IqanP, GWBP#013 p.020x, GWBP#019 p.038x, GWBP#022 p.041x, GWBP#090 p.117x, GWBP#091 p.119x, GWBP#125 p.170x, TZH4.214-223x, OOL.B017

IQAN, GWB#013x, GWB#019x, GWB#022x, GWB#090x, GWB#091x, GWB#125x, GPB.006x, GPB.007x, GPB.022x, GPB.023x, GPB.050x2x, GPB.057x2x, GPB.058x2x, GPB.079x, GPB.079-080x, GPB.098-099x, GPB.118-119x, GPB.119-120x, GPB.120x, GPB.126x, GPB.141x, GPB.175x, GPB.176x2x, PDC.020x, PDC.129x, PDC.129-130x, PDC.130x, PDC.130-131x, PDC.133x2x, PDC.138x, PDC.151x, PDC.162x2x, PDC.163x, PDC.176x, PDC.179x4x, WOB.024-025x, WOB.058x, WOB.062ax, WOB.113x, WOB.113-114x, WOB.114-115x, WOB.115x, WOB.115-116x, WOB.124x, WOB.124-125x, WOB.125x4x, WOB.125-126x, WOB.166x, SW_v03#01 p.003x, SW_v07#16 p.163-164x, BLO_PT#020, BSC.003 #001-035x

R. Dupras (¶1), L. Manifold (¶1), Savva, Danika, Lauren, Adeeb & Jeremy (¶1), Ahdieh (¶64), Mathilde (¶65), R. Peterson (¶107) [track 3], E. Mahony (¶151), Eswatini Baha'i Choir (¶213), Soulrise Melodies (¶214), K. Key (¶214), S. Toloui-Wallace (¶216)

Bahá’u’lláh’s preeminent doctrinal work as well as His second longest, answering four questi …

Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; belief and denial; Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; exhortations and counsels; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; knowledge; recognition of God; law of obligatory prayer; light and darkness; literal interpretation; living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Moses; Noah; oneness; unity of religion; power of the Manifestation of God; pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; proofs of the Manifestations of God; prophecy and fulfillment; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; rejection, opposition and persecution; return of Christ; second coming of Christ; return of the Manifestations of God; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Seal of the Prophets; spiritual springtime; spiritual transformation; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment; symbolism; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the power of words; of speech; the Word of God; influence and centrality of; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

LAC.113-174, ROB1.153 et al, BKOG.165, GPB.138, GPB.172, EBTB.121, EBTB.221, EBTB.227, MMAH.071, GSH.013, LL#029, LL#278

ABU1034

Public address given on 1912-06-16

300

Abdu'l-Bahá in the Holy Land answers questions of Dr. Edward C. Getsinger in 1915

عالم مادی هر قدر ترقی کند لکن باز محتاج تعلیمات روح القدس است زیرا کمالات

No matter how much the world of humanity advances in material civilization

BRL_DAK#1036, AMK.258-259, KHF.035, KHAB.320 (328), KHTB2.151, KHTB3.028

PUP#073 (p.205-206), SW_v04#05 p.086-087, SW_v19#08 p.253

Christ; Christianity; education of children; moral education; material and spiritual existence; two books; spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit

ABU2179

Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias

120

No matter how small a room is, and how simply it is furnished, when a candle is ignited therein... The heart must of necessity be spiritual. A tree must be fruitful; it may be very tall, very verdant

DAS.1914-06-01, SW_v07#16 p.151x

bringing forth results; fruit; characteristics and conduct of true believers; light and darkness; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0180

Words to Edward Getsinger et al, spoken around 1915-01-26

960

No obstacle should be placed before any soul which might prevent it from finding the truth.... The ones in real authority are known by their humility... In this day every one must be tested

LOG#0120x, LOG#0235x, LOG#0322x, SW_v06#06 p.043-045, SW_v08#17 p.223, SW_v08#18 p.234, PN_1915 p002, PN_1915 p006

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; humility; meekness; lowliness; importance of authoritative interpretation; spirit and form in the administration; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2292

no title

110

No one can ever imagine even faintly how we were surrounded from all sides by

SW_v08#13 p.164-165

autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; banishment to; life in Baghdad; suffering and imprisonment

ABU1436

Words spoken at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-04

220

SW_v09#03 p.031-032+034-045

جز بقوهء معنوی و امر الهی ترقی ننماید هر یک از مظاهر الهیه در ملت و مملکتی مبعوث شد

No progress is possible except through the power of the Holy Spirit.... The foundation of all the religions is one and this foundation is truth.... There is no evil in the world of existence.... It [the world of creation] calls for change and transformation.

BDA1.069.16

SW_v19#04 p.113, MHMD1.078-079

changing and unchanging parts of religion; law of transformation and change; nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; oneness; unity of religion; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; things are known by their opposites; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3047

Words to a museum watchman, spoken on 1912-07-09

No, I am tired of going about looking at the things of this world: I want to go above and travel and see in the spiritual worlds.... When you go upstairs in a house you do not leave the house. The lower floor is under you.

SW_v16#07 p.582-583, DJT.331, VLAB.125, BLO_PN#027

material and spiritual existence; two books; realms of being; three realms; five realms; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0238

Reaction to pilgrims prostrating at 'Abdu'l-Baha's feet, spoken on 1914-02-17

850

No, it is unlawful.... All the people of the world will become believers.... The friends of Yezd suffered great calamities

characteristics and conduct of true believers; contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; growth of the Cause; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3555

Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh

No, man should develop all his qualities for each quality has its own use and function.

SW_v14#02 p.037, PN_1911 p004

education and the development of capacity; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; soul; spirit after death

ABU3354

Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-10

No, some games are innocent, and if pursued for pastime there is no harm. But there is danger that pastime may degenerate

SW_v08#02 p.025-026x, AHV.009, BLO_PN#045

gambling and games of chance; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; moderation; frugality; simplicity

ABU3625

Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-14

No, the dead retain both interest in and remembrance of those they love.

SW_v14#02 p.037, PN_1907 p017

soul; spirit after death

ABU0685

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-02

430

No. That gives the wrong idea. In the Cause of Baha'u'llah there is the House of Justice. Political affairs are not explicitly settled in the Tablets

SW_v13#12 p.325x, PN_1919 p060, PN_1920 p003, PN_1920 p012x, PN_1920 p022

acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; House of Justice; law of obligatory prayer; order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; progressive revelation; renewal of religion

ABU0935

no title

330

Normal spiritual joy has a healing effect upon the body. I can conceive of no greater joy than teaching the Cause of God

SW_v14#02 p.061

characteristics and conduct of true believers; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; service to others; to the Cause of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; words vs deeds

ABU1919

Words at table to the friends, spoken on 1912-06-07

150

در عالم وجود امری اعظم از اینگونه محافل نیست که محض محبت الله انعقاد گشته ملاحظه نمائید

Nothing in the world of existence is greater than such gatherings as these

KHTB2.127, BDA1.116.11

SW_v19#06 p.185, MHMD1.124

greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; importance of community building; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0191

Words to MacNutts et al around Jan. 1905

930

Now have we, the beloved of God, gathered together to partake of material and spiritual food... Strive, Strive always that ye may be united... There are two kinds of love... There is something that I especially wish to make you sure of... If you should receive news in America that I have been thrown into the sea

BSC.450 #821x, SW_v12#16 p.254x, SW_v08#10 p.134x, PN_1905 p010, PN_1904 p088x, PN_1905 p011x, BSTW#320

love and unity; love of God; Nineteen-Day Feast; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; suffering and imprisonment; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1886

no title

160

Now listen unto what I say for it is the foundation of success and the basis of righteousness

SW_v08#15 p.209-210, CUPAB.009-010

call to unity; prohibition of disunity; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2788

Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-07

Now tell me, Esmael, art thou sure that the Messiah will appear in two years?

DAS.1914-12-07, SW_v13#06 p.150-151x

interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; suffering; rejection of Christ; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0364

Words spoken on 1918-12-22

660

Now that thou art returning to America thou must think of taking unto thyself a wife…. The bond that unites hearts most perfectly is loyalty

DAS.1918?, SW_v11#01 p.020-021

A. Youssefi (1), A. Youssefi (2)

education of children; moral education; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; marriage as means of spiritual progress; personal instructions; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0727

Words to Mirza Lotfullah, spoken on 1914-01-23

410

Now that thou hast decided to live in Aleppo, thou must act, speak and conduct thyself

DAS.1914-01-23, SW_v07#17 p.168-169

characteristics and conduct of true believers; cleanliness and refinement; goodly deeds; actions; material world a reflection of the spiritual; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1702

Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken around 1898-02-25

180

Now the time has come when we must part, but the separation is only of our bodies... Another commandment give I unto you! That ye love one another as I love you....Behold a candle and how it gives its light. It weeps its life away, drop by drop, in order to give forth its flame of light.

BSC.503 #969x, SW_v08#06 p.065x, SW_v08#12 p.144x, SW_v12#16 p.251+254x, PN_1899 p014x, AEP.041-042, VLAB.012, BLO_PN#031

Baha'i World Congress, B. Weber, S. Sunderland

love and unity; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity

AB11107

no title

O Almighty! Endear thou this maidservant of Thy Threshold, Frau Ruoff

BBBD.296, DAS.1914-04-18, SW_v05#13 p.202

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB03490

no title

200

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای مونس قدیم و یار ندیم عبدالبهاء آلان در خیابان رو به آپارتمان اسپات گیت

O ancient companion and intimate friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! At this moment, I am walking along the avenue toward Spot Gate apartment [3.5s]... ...Fidelity demands roaming over deserts and mountains. True fidelity is attained when a wanderer, nameless and traceless, becomes a target for the arrows of oppression

MMK5#195 p.152, BDA1.128.15x

SW_v19#08 p.254x, MHMD1.138, ABCC.220-221

power of prayer; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB00251

no title

740

ای یار قدیم ای ثابت بر پیمان اگر چه مدتیست مدید که از کثرت موانع فرصتی نیافتم

O ancient friend and steadfast one in the Covenant! Although for a considerable time, due to numerous obstacles, I have found no opportunity [3.5s]... ...The root cause of wrongdoing is ignorance, and we must therefore hold fast to the tools of perception and knowledge… The subjects to be taught in children's school are many

BRL_DAK#0970, MKT1.403, MNMK#109 p.205, MMK1#111 p.132x, AVK3.330.15x, MJTB.067x

SWAB#111x, BRL_SOCIAL#191x, COC#0628x, COC#2221x, LOG#0494x, LOG#0503x, BW_v16p036-037x

MANA

educational curricula; education and the development of capacity; education of children; moral education; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00171

no title

870

Trustworthiness; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای جنود حیات شرق و غرب پرستش نجوم آفله نمایند و عبادت آفاق مظلمه از اس اساس

O Army of Life! East and West have joined to worship stars of faded splendor and have turned in prayer unto darkened horizons.... The essential purpose of Faith and Belief is to ennoble the inner being of man with the outpourings of grace from on high.... He is a true Baha'i who strives by day and by night

BRL_DAK#0788, COMP_TRUSTP#65x, MKT4.050, AVK3.005, MMG2#013 p.011x, YMM.067

BRL_TRUST#64x, COC#0784x, COC#2076x, LOG#0245x, SW_v16#06 p.053x, DWN_v4#08-9 p.113-114x, DWN_v5#06 p.002-003x, BW_v01p012

characteristics and conduct of true believers; creation of the world; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3282

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-04-24

Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Provisional Translation of the Persian Tablet of Ahmad; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای بهآءالله چه کرده ئی ای بهآءالله بقربانت ای بهآءالله بفدایت ایام را بچه مشقت و بلا گذرانیدی

O Baha'u'llah! What hast Thou done? O Baha'u'llah! May my life be sacrificed for Thee!

BDA1.049.04

GPB.293x, SW_v19#03 p.089, MHMD1.057

T. Price, Zannetta [track 12], L. Slott

growth of the Cause; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; suffering and imprisonment

BH00249

Lawh-i-Ahmad (Persian)

2510

اینست بدایع نصایح الهی که بلسان قدرت در مکمن عظمت و مقعد قدس رفعت خود میفرماید پس بگوش

O banished and faithful friend! Quench the thirst of heedlessness with the sanctified waters of My grace

INBA38:018, INBA65:185, INBA35:073, INBA36:401, NLI.32p145r, PR23.041b-045b, Majlis210461.020-030, BN_suppl.1753.106-115

BRL_DA#126, GWBP#152 p.207x, GWBP#153 p.208x, AVK1.021.09x, ZYN.070, MJMM.315, DRD.114, MAS8.038bx, ASAT5.106x, PYM.012x, OOL.B023b

GWB#152x, GWB#153x, ADJ.081x, ADJ.082x, PDC.024-025x, SW_v07#06 p.044x, SW_v07#16 p.152x, SW_v14#02 p.040x, BLO_PT#073, BSC.223 #435-443

L. Slott, A. Youssefi (1), A. Youssefi (2), E. Mahony (1), E. Mahony (2), E. Mahony (3), A. Bryan, Samira & Sara, MANA, Soulrise Melodies (1), Soulrise Melodies (2), A.E. Rahbin, E. Kelly, K. Porray, M. Levine [track 7]

Sets forth the conditions of spiritual search, with purity of heart being foremost; compares His rev …

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; knowledge of self; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; transcendence; unknowability of God; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ROB2.137, BKOG.157, BKOG.223, BKOG.245, MMAH.184, LL#041

AB10018

no title

ای طفل عزیز الحمد لله در این صغر سن در ملکوت الهی داخل شدی و از فیوضات رب

O beloved child! Praise be to God that thou hast entered the divine Kingdom while of tender age

HUV2.036

BRL_CHILD#30, SW_v11#18 p.308

love of God; prayer for children and youth

AB06542

no title

130

O beloved of God! These days are the time for firmness and the period for steadfastness

SW_v06#09 p.069

firmness in the Covenant; service to others; to the Cause of God; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB06303

no title

130

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای مرغ خوش الحان جمال ابهی این دور بدیع حجبات اوهام را خرق فرموده و تعصبات

O bird that singeth sweetly of the Abha Beauty! In this new and wondrous dispensation the veils of superstition have been torn asunder

BRL_DAK#0215, MMK1#074 p.109, GHA.194, HYB.189, NJB_v03#01 p.005

SWAB#074, BWF.378-378x, COC#1412, BLO_PT#052.20

music and singing; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00143

Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Seven Candles)

930

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای منجذبه محبت الله مکتوبی که هنگام رفتن مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از

O captive of the love of God! The letter which thou didst write at the time of thy departure hath been received. It brought me joy

MKT1.354, MNMK#121 p.231, MMK1#015 p.027, AKHA_119BE #11 p.j, AVK3.098.10x, AVK3.491.12x, OOL.C011

SWAB#015, PDC.197x2x, WOB.038-039x, COC#1584x, BSC.444 #810, PN_1903 p002, ABCC.360-362x, BSTW#185, BSTW#359, BSTW#407

composition and decomposition; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; oneness; unity of religion; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; race unity; racial issues; unity in diversity; unity of governments; political unity; unity of thought and belief; universal language

AB00457

no title

580

Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Relation between Science and Religion, A

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید از گلشن معانی رایحه معطری استشمام گردید در

O cherished handmaiden of God! Your letter was received, and from its rose-garden of inner meanings a fragrant perfume was inhaled [3.5s]... ...Concerning the question of death, know that the spirit is abstracted and sanctified

MKT3.172, MMK6#424, VUJUD.125x, VUJUD.102-103x

SW_v14#02 p.037x, PN_1911 p008x, PN_1911 p010x, BLO_PT#107, VUJUDE.181x, VUJUDE.190x

harmony of science and religion; material and spiritual existence; two books; relationship of the soul to the body; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the human soul

AB12382

no title

150

ای کنیز عزیز جمال ابهی افسرده مباش آزرده مگرد پژمرده مشو آسوده باش زیرا در عتبه

O cherished handmaiden of the Blessed Beauty! Be not sorrowful, be not distressed, be not downcast. Rest assured, for verily at the threshold [3.5s]... ...It has been ordained in this Dispensation that unity and love should increase day by day between husband and wife, so that they become one soul, one spirit and one body

BRL_DAK#0789, BRL_SWOP#008x

BRL_SWO#008x

marriage as means of spiritual progress; praise and encouragement

AB00948

no title

400

Meetings, Bahá'í; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای دختر ملکوت نامه ات رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که فکر ترا حصر در اقتباس انوار

O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter hath come and its contents make clear the fact that thou hast directed all thy thoughts toward acquiring light

MKT3.436, MMK1#073 p.107, AKHA_135BE #03 p.48, AKHA_120BE #01-02 p.05, AKHA_106BE #12 p.02, AKHA_105BE #12 p.02, AHB.120BE #03-06 p.02, AYT.324, HYB.192

SWAB#073

call to action; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; mindfulness; concentration; focus; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

AB04659

no title

160

O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents imparted

SW_v08#16 p.219

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; firmness in the Covenant; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02197

no title

260

ای بنت ملکوت نامه شما رسید و از مضامین معلوم گردید که مستر گرگوری از زیارت

O daughter of the Kingdom! Your letter arrived, and its contents showed that Mr Gregory, by visiting the blessed Tomb

BBBD.121

BBBD.122-123, SW_v02#17 p.006-007

race unity; racial issues; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation

AB01794

no title

290

ای بنت ملکوت نامه شما رسید و از مضامین سرور روحانی و فرح وجدانی رخ نمود مقصود

O daughter of the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived. Its contents caused spiritual happiness and heartfelt gladness.

RAHA.230-231

SW_v02#06 p.008

Manifestation of God as mirror; oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; reincarnation; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05171

no title

220

ای دختر عزیز نامه ات رسید برهان ثبوت و استقامت بر امر بدیع بود

O dear daughter! Thy letter hath arrived; it was a demonstration of thy firmness and steadfastness in this peerless Cause… In the Bolshevistic principles equality is effected through force.

BBBD.503-505, YMM.216x, YMM.401x

BBBD.505-506, SW_v13#09 p.231x

assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; wealth inequality and its moderation

AB09344

no title

260

ای دختر عزیز نامه تو رسید مضمون بی نهایت شیرین بود زیرا دلیل بر ثبوت و

O dear daughter! Your letter has arrived. Its contents were of the highest sweetness, for it shows steadfastness and firmness. ...Rest assured that the breathings of the Holy Spirit will loosen thy tongue. Speak, therefore; speak out with great courage at every meeting

MMK1#216 p.259x

BRL_MEET.AB#19x, SWAB#216x, COC#0932x, BBBD.262-263

Nineteen-Day Feast; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01252

no title

350

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Translation List; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای دوست عزیز نامه که بمستر ملک مرقوم نموده بودید بر مضامین آن اطلاع حاصل شد

O dear friend! The contents of your letter to Mr. Molk have become known to me... You have written that there were several meetings of joy and happiness

AMK.131-132, AMK.133-134

BWF.359-359x, SW_v12#05 p.107x, AHV.031x, BLO_PN#045

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; race unity; racial issues; unity; oneness of humanity

AB04381

no title

170

ای دوستان عزیز الحمد لله در پناه صون حمایت الهی جمیع محفوظ و در نهایت روح و

O dear friends! Praise be to God, we are all well and safe under the shelter of divine patronage and protection.

BBBD.350

BBBD.351-352, SW_v06#13 p.101-102

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; spiritual transformation; unity of governments; political unity

AB05245

no title

150

O dear maidservant of God! At the divine threshold address this prayer

SW_v10#03 p.044

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; prayer for the departed; soul; spirit after death

AB02399

no title

250

O dear maidservant of God! Indeed, what thou hadst written is true

SW_v10#03 p.041

being a source of light; guidance; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00988

no title

390

ای امین الهی حضرت احدیت شما را سالها بجهت الیوم تربیت فرمود تا امروز چون شمع

O divine Amin! [3.5s]... ...For years God has been preparing you for this day, in order that you may be illumined

INBA88:107

MMK6#051, AKHA_103BE #02 p.04, AKHA_105BE #12 p.07, AKHA_121BE #02-03 p.121

SW_v08#16 p.213-214x

power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; role of the Covenant in preserving unity; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00334

no title

650

ای شخص ربانی پرهمت نامه شما رسید کلامی از برای مجلس فقرا از من خواسته بودید

O divine soul of high endeavor! Your letter has reached me, wherein you requested from me a discourse for the gathering of the poor [3.5s]... ...O my beloved companions! The people of the world are divided into two classes. One class are the rich (capitalists)…. His Holiness Baha'o'llah spent many days in the utmost poverty.

NJB_v05#06 p.005

DAS.1914-03-26, SW_v08#13 p.161x

Christ; Christianity; material and spiritual existence; two books; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; suffering and imprisonment

AB00269

no title

720

دوست محترم من نامه شما رسید از آن روابط روحانی که منبعث از جان و وجدان بود

O esteemed friend! Your letter was received, and from those spiritual bonds which sprang from the soul and conscience [3.5s]... ...During this journey it has become manifest and evident to me that the Western world has made extraordinary progress... In the world of nature the greatest dominant note is the struggle for existence--the result of which is the survival of the fittest...Praise be to God that the Sun of Reality has shone forth with the utmost brilliancy from the eastern horizon.... Spiritual education consists in the inculcation of the ideals of divine morality

MNMK#115 p.222, MJDF.080, KHF.054, KHAB.031? (040), KHTB3.030, NJB_v04#02 p.001

SW_v07#15 p.133-134x, SW_v08#01 p.015x, SW_v08#08 p.101-102x, SW_v11#01 p.010-011x, BNE.156x

competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; oneness; unity of religion; two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

AB09607

no title

180

ای یاران باوفای عبدالبهاء مستر و مسیس بوش بارض مقدس وارد شدند و ارمغان خوشی

O faithful friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Mr. and Mrs. Bush have arrived in the Holy Land and brought joyous tidings [3.5s]... ...O ye beloved of the Lord! In this mortal world, nothing whatsoever endureth. The peoples of the earth

AYT.525bx, BBBD.623

BBBD.624-625x, SW_v13#09 p.236-237x, PAB.026x

praise and encouragement; spiritual transformation; the Kingdom of God [Malakut]; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB01616

no title

310

ای یاران صادق نابت الهی در این جهان اساس راحت و سعادت ابدی انجذابات وجدانی

O faithful friends of the divine Cause! The foundation of eternal comfort and felicity in this world lieth in spiritual attractions of the conscience [3.5s]... ...There are certain pillars which have been established as the unshakable supports of the Faith of God. The mightiest of these is learning and the use of the mind… It hath become apparent from reports that the government’s inspector of education hath passed through that land

MKT1.336, MNMK#111 p.209, MMK1#097 p.123x, MJTB.074x, MJTB.116x, MAS5.020

SWAB#097x, COC#0594x, ADMS#221x

education of children; moral education; high station of learning; love of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10839

no title

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای باوفا از قرار مسموع شما را نیت چنان که خانه خویش را گاهی باجتماع بهاایان

O faithful one! I have heard that it is your intention to make your home occasionally a meeting place for the Bahá'ís [3.5s]... ...We hear that thou hast in mind to embellish thy house from time to time with a meeting of Baha’ís

BRL_DAK#0254, MMK1#057 p.091x

SWAB#057x

spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00092

no title

1140

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی مکتوب آنجناب واصل و مضمون واضح گشت از فضل حق امید جدید

O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident. Through the grace of God, fresh hope has been awakened [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write as to the question of spiritual discoveries. The spirit of man is a circumambient power

INBA89:273

MKT3.402, MNMK#149 p.277x, MMK1#145 p.166x, AVK2.248.11x

SWAB#145x, BSC.492 #946x, PN_1906 p097

interpretation of words and passages in scripture; power of the mind over nature; soul; spirit after death; symbolism; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02074

no title

270

ای ثابتان بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید نامه در پانزده ماه قبل

O firm ones in the Covenant! Your letter was received and its contents became known.

MKT4.037, YHA1.143x, YHA1.427-428x, VUJUD.014

DAS.1915-02-14, SW_v05#16 p.242, BSTW#213b, VUJUDE.020-021

forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; predictions and prophecies; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06533

no title

130

O fragrant leaves of the Assembly of Teaching! Endeavor until royal teaching comes

SW_v11#10 p.162

spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07151

no title

120

O friend! ... A celestial fire hath been kindled in the very heart of mankind, and burns

SW_v14#01 p.018-019, DWN_v3#08 p.065x, BP1926.025-026

belief and denial; call to action; fire and light; fire and water; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB06420

no title

350

ANDA#43-44 p.90, NJB_v02#12-13 p.011-012

ای یاران و اماء رحمن مدتی بود که عبدالبهاء را آرزو چنان که در آنسامان مشرق

O friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! For some time past 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath yearned to journey to those regions of the East [3.5s]... ...'Abdu'l-Baha hath long cherished the desire that a Mashriqu’l-Adhkar be upraised in that region. Praised be God

BRL_DAK#0265, MMK1#059 p.092x

SWAB#059x

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB04915

no title

160

ای یاران و اماء رحمن حمد خدا را که در نهایت الفت و محبت اجتماع نمودید و در

O Friends and Maidservants of the Merciful! Thanks be to God, that you have been gathered together and celebrated the day of the birthday of the Bab with much joy and amity

MKT3.471a, BBBD.125-126

COC#0924x, BBBD.127-128, SW_v02#17 p.006

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Nineteen-Day Feast; praise and encouragement; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01608

no title

310

ای یاران الهی و کنیزان بهاء الله نامه های شما رسید بنهایت سرور قرائت گردید حمد خدا

O friends of Baha'u'llah! Your letters reached me and were read with great joy. Praise be to God

SW_v02#13 p.003

East and West; communication between East and West; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB05866

no title

140

ای یاران الهی روزنامه نجم باختر با وجود مشکلات عظیمه در ایام حرب دوام نمود تا

O friends of God! The magazine of the Star of the West, notwithstanding great difficulties during the days of the war

INBA16:237

NJB_v10#07 p.131, NJB_v12#12 p.207

SW_v10#07 p.131, SW_v11#11 p.197

newspapers and the media; publications; review of publications; service to others; to the Cause of God

AB00903

no title

410

O friends of God! Your letter was received through Mrs. Stannard... A profession, a trade, farming, these are worshipping God.

SW_v10#12 p.226, SW_v14#06 p.168, PN_various p019, BSTW#179, BSTW#242

firmness in the Covenant; growth of the Cause; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; work as worship

AB00109

Lawh-i-Tanzih va Taqdis (=Lawh-i-Dukhan)

1040

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Tablet of Purity; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای یاران پاک یزدان تنزیه و تقدیس در جمیع شئون از خصائص پاکانست و از لوازم آزادگان

O Friends of the Pure and Omnipotent God! To be pure and holy in all things is an attribute of the consecrated soul

MKT1.324, MNMK#107 p.200, MMK1#129 p.142, AKHA_104BE #07 p.01, AHB.123BE #05 p.136x, AVK3.039.03x, AVK3.296.10x, DWNP_v6#10 p.001-004, PYB#139 p.03, ADH2_1#34 p.051x, MJMJ2.020bx, MMG2#377 p.421x, YHA1.340x, KHAZ.111-114, HYB.168, OOL.C017

SWAB#129, BRL_Aqdas.n170ax, TAB.581-585, BWF.333-336x, COC#1414x, LOG#1186x, LOG#1188x, LOG#1192x, LOG#1839x

alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; cleanliness and refinement; excellence; distinction; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

AB10289

no title

O friends, know that the believers of God must be the cause of union and love among all mankind

SW_v09#02 p.022

call to unity; prohibition of disunity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

AB11587

no title

O God and assister of all! ... Verily, thou art the hearer of prayers, and verily, thou art powerful in all things!

SW_v08#04 p.048x

BB00593

no title

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ربنا اعصمنا بفضلک عما یکره رضاک وهب لنا ما انت تستحق به وزد لنا بفضلک وبارک واعف عنا

O God our Lord! Protect us through Thy grace from whatsoever may be repugnant unto Thee

SWBP#35 (p.126)

SWB#36 (p.178-178), BPRY.078

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for forgiveness; prayer for protection

AB09746

no title

O God, my aim, my hope! With hearts full of longing and breast full of yearning, we beg of Thee

SW_v01#13 p.013, SW_v06#17 p.142

AB08487

no title

Memories of Nine Years in Akka; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá

الهی الهی انلنی کاس العطاء و نور وجهی بنور الهدی و ثبتنی علی الوفاء و

O God, my God! Give me to drink from the cup of Thy bestowal and illumine my face

BRL_DAK#0056, ADH2.053, ADH2_2#01 p.086, MJMJ1.026, MMG2#198 p.226, MJH.069b, AHDW.034, KNSA.272x

BRL_APAB#16, DAS.1913-10-17, MNYA.378x, SW_v14#06 p.167

almunajat.com [item 12]

firmness in the Covenant; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; prayers (general or uncategorized); steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03082

Ziyarat-Namih (Tablet of Visitation)

210

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

الهی الهی انی ابسط الیک اکف التضرع و التبتل و الابتهال و اعفر وجهی بتراب

O God, my God! Lowly and tearful, I raise my suppliant hands to Thee and cover my face in the dust of that Threshold of Thine

INBA21:164 (205), INBA55:453, INBA88:246, Ghazi3072.149-151

MKT1.485, MMK1#237 p.308, AKHA_133BE #14 p.435, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.199, AYT.529, HHA.376, KHSH14.000, DUR2.088, ADH2.134, ADH2_5#10 p.169, MJMJ1.119, MMG2#444 p.488, MJH.072, NSR_1978.110, NSR_1993.123, ABMK.065, OOL.C029

SWAB#237, BPRY.332-333, SW_v13#04 p.093, DWN_v2#02 p.011-012, PAB.027-028

A. Nakhjavani, S. Toloui-Wallace, S. Hansen, Sara, Samira & Shayda, almunajat.com [item 1], unknown (1), unknown (2), unknown (3), L. Slott

evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; humility; meekness; lowliness; power of prayer; service to others; to the Cause of God

Chanted by A. Nakhjavani [http://blog.loomofreality.org/?attachment_id=106], who related to the compiler in 1995 that, to the best of his recollection from childhood, this is how Shoghi Effendi would chant the Tablet in the Shrines.

BH07469

no title

130

الهی الهی تری عبادک فی هیماء الضلاله و الغوی این نور هدایتک یا مقصود

O God, my God! Thou beholdest Thy servants in the abyss of perdition and error; where is Thy Light of Divine Guidance

INBA61:053, INBA66:103

ADM2#046 p.079, AQMM.052, NFF2.024

BPRY.068, SW_v14#02 p.052, DWN_v3#12 p.098-099, DWN_v5#02-3 p.002-003, JHT_S#010

power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for nearness to God; prayer for spiritual recognition; prayers (general or uncategorized); steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; transcendence; unknowability of God

AB06012

no title

130

الهی تو بینا و آگاهی که ملجا و پناهی جز تو نجسته و نجویم و بغیر از سبیل محبتت

O God, my God! Thou seest me, Thou knowest me; Thou art my Haven and My

INBA13:354, INBA72:117a, INBA75:048, NLAI_BH_AB.023

BRL_DAK#0234, MKT1.487b, MILAN.213, AKHA_133BE #09 p.a, DWNP_v5#10 p.008, DUR2.110, ADH2.058, ADH2_2#03 p.090, MJMJ1.053, MJMJ2.113, MMG2#026 p.027, MJH.013

BPRY.133-134, SW_v14#01 p.001, DWN_v4#04 p.091, BP1926.014-015

S. Taefi [track 15], R. Yazhari, M. Sparrow, K. Porray, The Joburg Baha'i Choir, Strong Steep

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; power of prayer; prayer for nearness to God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH03965

no title

240

O God, my God! Thou seest these wayward servants of Thine lost in the wilderness of error

SW_v14#03 p.082

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for spiritual recognition; prayers (general or uncategorized); walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH06026

no title

160

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

الهی الهی ندآئک اجتذبنی و صریر قلمک الاعلی ایقظنی و کوثر بیانک اسکرنی و رحیق

O God, my God! Thy call hath attracted me, and the voice of Thy Pen of Glory awakened me.

INBA61:048

ADM2#087 p.162, AQMM.038

BPRY.165, SW_v14#02 p.047, DWN_v3#06 p.043, DWN_v4#04 p.090-091

power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for nearness to God; prayer for prosperity; prayer for spiritual recognition; servitude; submission to God; repentance

BH10154

no title

الهی الهی فضلک شجعنی و عدلک خوفنی طوبی لعبد تعامل معه بالفضل و ویل لمن

O God, my God! Thy grace hath emboldened me, and Thy Justice filled me with terror.

INBA61:059a, INBA66:090

AQMM.068b, NSR_1993.016

SW_v14#09 p.257, DWN_v2#10-11 p.079, JHT_S#104

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; justice and wrath of God; knowledge; recognition of God; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

AB10801

no title

الهی الهی ان رقیقک یوسف الصدیق قصد الرفیق الاعلی املا بالطافک التی لاتحصی

O God! O God! Verily, Thy servant, the faithful Joseph hath hastened toward Thy Supreme Concourse

KNJ.023d

DAS.1914-06-10, SW_v09#10 p.111

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; prayer for the departed

ABU2688

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-08-01

O God! Assist me with the hosts of the Supreme Concourse and make me firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament

SW_v03#14 p.005, SW_v08#17 p.228, SW_v10#14 p.272, PN_1912 p010, BSTW#074c

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; prayer for firmness in the Covenant; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11114

no title

O God! Make this company of Bahai children eternal and everlasting; bestow blessing and profit

SW_v11#19 p.330

consultation; prayer for children and youth

AB04239

no title

170

الهی الهی تری وجوها نضره مستبشره بنفحات ازهار ریاض ملکوتک الابهی و مستضیئه

O God! O God! Behold Thou these radiant faces made joyous through the Fragrances of the flowers of Thy Kingdom... O my Lord! O my Lord! Intoxicate them with the wine of knowledge; sweeten their tastes

AKHA_119BE #01-02 p.j, AHB.121BE #01 p.000

DAS.1913-07-18, SW_v08#16 p.217x, ABIE.081, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123a

prayer for firmness in the Covenant; prayer for governments and rulers; prayer for spiritual recognition; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04620

no title

160

الهی الهی ترانا من ملکوت غیب احدیتک قد اجتمعنا فی هذا المحفل الروحانی مومنین

O God! O God! From the unseen kingdom of Thy oneness behold us assembled in this spiritual meeting

MMJA.023, NJB_v01#19a p.028-029

BPRY.302-303, TAB.016, SW_v01#04 p.024, SW_v02#04 p.016

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; humility; meekness; lowliness; prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00074

no title

1230

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

O God! O God! Thou dost behold me, how my forehead is laid upon the dust of humility and submission and how my face is covered

DAS.1914-01-09, BSC.375 #709, SW_v07#14 p.127+130-132

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; prayer for spiritual recognition; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00424

no title

590

الهی الهی تقدست حقیقت وحدانیتک عن الصعود و النزول و تنزهت شمس احدیتک عن الطلوع

O God! O God! Verily, verily the reality of Thy Oneness is sanctified above ascent or descent

INBA89:074

AMIN.053-058

SW_v01#07 p.001-003

acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; growth of the Cause; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; transcendence; unknowability of God

AB02310

no title

260

یا امه الله المهتزه کقضیب رطیب بنسیم محبه الله انی قرئت تحریرک الدال علی فرط

O handmaid of God, who tremblest even as a fresh and tender branch in the winds of the love of God! I have read thy letter... These spiritual assemblies are aided

MNMK#044 p.129, MMK1#038 p.076

SWAB#038, TAB.089-091, GPB.332x2x, COC#1358x, LOG#0010x, LOG#2072x, BSC.476 #903-904x

Honiara Baha'i Youth

equality of men and women; House of Justice; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB02652

no title

230

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای امه الله نامه ات رسید خبر تشکیل انجمن در آن بلد مرقوم نموده بودید نظر بقلت

O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, bringing its news that an Assembly hath been established in that city. Look ye not upon the fewness of thy numbers

MMK1#039 p.078

SWAB#039, TAB.508-509, BWF.409-410x, BSTW#353

angels; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; unity; oneness of humanity

AB00965

no title

400

ایتها الورقه الروحانیه النورانیه استبشری ببشارات الله و اهتزی بنفحات الله

O Handmaid of God!… To the mothers must be given the divine Teachings and effective counsel, and they must be encouraged

BRL_DAK#0266, MMK1#113 p.134x, MJTB.129x, RSR.044-045

SWAB#113x, LOG#0502x

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; education of children; moral education; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02098

no title

270

ای کنیزان خداوند بی مانند نظر عنایت با شماست و کمال مرحمت شامل شما در آستان

O handmaidens of the peerless Lord! The gaze of divine favours resteth upon you, and boundless grace envelopeth you at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s]... ...O ye loving mothers, know ye that in God’s sight, the best of all ways to worship Him is to educate the children

MKT1.469, MMK1#114 p.135x, AKHA_134BE #10 p.389, AKHA_105BE #05 p.06, AVK3.329.09x, MJTB.091x, MAS5.088, YARP2.670 p.451

SWAB#114x, COC#0639x

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; education of children; moral education; role and station of women

AB03742

no title

190

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای کنیزان جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید و از قرائت آن سطور سرور موفور حاصل گشت

O handmaids of the beauty of Abha! Your letter hath come, and its perusal brought great joy. Praised be God, the women believers

MKT7.104, MMK1#094 p.120, AKHA_087BE #05 p.04, PYB#227 p.04, TRBB.071, MJTB.084, NJB_v02#06-07 p.012

SWAB#094

chastity and purity; education of children; moral education; excellence; distinction; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01105

no title

370

ای اماء رحمن محفل رحمانی که در آن مدینه نورانی تاسیس نمودید بسیار بجا و مجری

O handmaids of the Lord! The spiritual assemblage that ye established in that illumined city is most propitious….

MKT7.014, MMK1#095 p.121, AKHA_119BE #09-10 p.d, AVK3.334.16x, AVK3.335.11x, TRBB.073, MJTB.097x

SWAB#095, LOG#0511x

MANA

education of children; moral education; role and station of women; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB06584

no title

120

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan

ای اماء رحمن شکر کنید جمال قدم را که در این قرن اعظم و عصر منور محشور شدید

O handmaids of the Merciful! Render ye thanks unto the Ancient Beauty that ye have been raised up and gathered together

INBA13:257a

MMK1#096 p.122, AKHA_103BE #07 p.04, AKHB.212, MJTB.090, DUR1.562

SWAB#096

education of children; moral education; firmness in the Covenant; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; role and station of women

AB01130

Tablet of the Divine Plan (Central states I)

370

ای نفوس آسمانی ای محافل روحانی ای مجامع ربانی هر چند مدتیست که در تحریر

O he heavenly souls, O ye spiritual assemblies, O ye lordly meetings! For some time past correspondence has been delayed

MKT3.008, FRTB.041

TDP#03, BSC.514 #976, SW_v07#10 p.091, SW_v09#14 p.167-168

Savva, Danika, Lauren & Jeremy

spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach

UDP.022

AB05281

no title

510

ای منادی پیمان نامه ۷ شعبان سنه حاضره رسید و دلالت بر آن مینمود که الحمد لله

O herald of the Covenant! Your letter of the seventh of Sha'ban of the present year hath arrived and indicated, praise be to God [3.5s]... ...Explain to the people the details of the Mashrak-el-Azkar in Chicago

BRL_DAK#0191, YIA.299-300, YIK.401ax

SW_v01#04 p.015x, SW_v06#17 p.142

education of children; moral education; growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; rejection by the people of the Bayan; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity of governments; political unity

BH01026

Lawh-i-Mallahu'l-Quds (Tablet of the Holy Mariner - Arabic)

810

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet of the Holy Mariner; Tablet of the Holy Mariner; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

یا ملاح القدس احضر سفینه البقاء فی الملا الاعلی فسبحان ربی الابهی ثم امسکها

O Holy Mariner! Bid thine ark of eternity appear before the Celestial Concourse, Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

BLIB_Or15692.001, , BLIB_Or15706.073, , BLIB_Or15714.039, , IOM.094, ROB1.000x

BRL_DA#079, AQA5#136 p.176, HDQI.043, MAS4.335, AKHA_117BE #09-10 p.ax, YMM.291x, OOL.B055a

BPRY.319, SW_v13#04 p.075, DWN_v3#05 p.031-034, BLO_PT#131, BLO_PT#132, BSC.251 #526, HURQ.BH21

L. Thoresen [track 4]

Relates two different versions of a mystical narrative of the launching of the ‘Crimson Ark’ of …

Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; suffering and imprisonment

ROB1.228, BKOG.154, GPB.147, MMAH.109, GSH.019, LL#155

AB04427

no title

170

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای کنیز محترمه الهی نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۲۲ اکتوبر ... مسئله ترقّی انسان از عالم جماد به رتبه نبات ... خدایا هدایت نما حفظ فرما سراج روشن کن ستارهٴ درخشنده

O honoured handmaiden of God! The letter dated October 22 [3.5s]... ...O God! Guide me, protect me, make of me a shining lamp and a brilliant star.

BRL_DAK#1195, MMK3#157 p.110x, HUV1.011x, YMM.182x, YMM.192x, YMM.377x

BRL_CHILD#04x, BPRY.029x, JWTA.025x, SW_v09#10 p.114x

J. Lenz [track 12], D. Gundry, M. Sparrow, Nabil and Karim, Charisse et al, K. Kuolga, A. Southall, Ann-Sofie, Rasmus, Sasha & Nora, The Joburg Baha'i Choir, The Bird & The Butterfly, TaliaSafa, T. Nosrat, Martha & Mahdis, M. Weigert, Hayze & Family, Honiara Baha'i Youth, S. Peyman, MANA, Soulrise Melodies, N. Hamilton, J. Cooper, M. Levine [track 8], E. Mahony, Satchit, Sharlene & Prasad, Duga

evolution; human evolution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; man's distinction from the animal; prayer for children and youth; suffering and imprisonment

AB09480

no title

O illumined Assemblage! Praise be to god, that ye have been confirmed

SW_v10#17 p.320

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; importance of community building; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

AB03985

no title

180

O Janabe Ameen! Although the doors are closed, the ways and the roads are severed

SW_v08#14 p.193-194, CHH.207-208, BLO_PN#022

autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; characteristics and conduct of true believers; connection between material and spiritual worlds; spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB00357

no title

630

ای دوست مهربان بعد از سیاحت تام در جمیع امریکا و شهرهای عظیم اروپا مراجعت

O kind friend! After making a complete journey throughout all the United States and the large cities of Europe, I have returned to the East

BRL_DAK#0556, MNMK#117 p.226, MMK5#093 p.073, DWNP_v5#04 p.001-003, HHA.266, ANDA#43-44 p.167, MJDF.091, NJB_v04#10 p.003

SW_v05#08 p.120-122, SW_v05#09 p.136, SW_v08#12 p.156, ABIE.034, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.335-336x

present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; unity of governments; political unity; war and peace

BH00259

Lawh-i-Napoleon II

2460

Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Summons of the Lord of Hosts; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

قل یا ملک الباریس نبأ القسیس بأن لا یدق النواقیس تالله الحق قد ظهر الناقوس

O King of Paris! Tell the priests to ring the bells no longer. By God, the True One! The Most Mighty Bell hath appeared

INBA34:033, BLIB_Or15705.022, , CMB_F31.034, , PR11.031a-038b

NRJ#1b, GWBP#107 p.139ax, GWBP#158 p.215bx, AQA1#001b, AVK3.203.19x, AKHA_123BE #01-02 p.ax, OOL.B062

SLH#01b, GWB#107x, GWB#158x, WOB.203x, SW_v03#05 p.007x, DWN_v5#02-3 p.002-004x, DWN_v6#10 p.001bx, BSC.105 #042

W. Heath, Soulrise Melodies (1), Soulrise Melodies (2)

Summons the Emperor to ‘tell the priests to ring the bells no longer’, announcing that He is the …

call to action; chastisement and requital; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ROB3.110, BKOG.320, BKOG.392, MMAH.124, LL#200

Included in the Suriy-i-Haykal.

AB04482

no title

170

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای ورقه شجره حیات شجره حیات که در کتاب مقدس مذکور حضرت بهاء الله است و بنات

O leaf upon the Tree of Life! The Tree of Life, of which mention is made in the Bible, is Baha'u'llah, and the daughters of the Kingdom are the leaves

MMK1#028 p.054, BBBD.450-451

SWAB#028, BBBD.451-452

Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; prayer for specific individuals; groups; teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1024

Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-29

300

O let me weep like unto the vernal showers of the Spring!... This day is the day of parting. The farewell hour is most difficult to bear.

DAS.1914-06-29, SW_v09#12 p.134-135

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB06934

no title

120

ای نار افروخته عشق الهی حرارت محبه الله در آن قلب نورانی چنان پر شعله و سورت

O living flame of heavenly love! Thine heart hath been so fired with the love of God that from ten thousand leagues afar

MMK1#177 p.199

SWAB#177, SW_v14#12 p.359

Ine

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; fire and light; fire and water; firmness in the Covenant; love of God

AB10771

no title

O Lord, make these holy souls who have arisen to build this temple the dawning points of the lights and manifestations of (thy) signs.

SW_v05#05 p.068, SW_v07#07 p.058

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; prayer for service

AB10556

no title

ای خداوند اين اقتران را سبب برکت آسمانی کن و اسباب اشتعال بنار محبّتت در ملکوت

O Lord, make Thou this marriage to become a cause of heavenly blessings and a means of enkindlement with the fire of Thy love

BRL_SWOP#105x, MMK2#005 p.003x

BRL_SWO#105x, ADMS#098

characteristics and conduct of true believers; prayer for married couples; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00527

no title

540

اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی هولاء عبادک الذین سمعوا ندائک و لبو الخطابک و اجابوا

O Lord, my God, my Well-Beloved! These are servants of Thine that have heard Thy Voice

INBA21:090b

BRL_DAK#1183, MKT1.223, AHB.118BE #03 p.62, BCH.042x, MJMJ2.069, MMG2#081 p.088

BPRY.236-237, DAS.1915-04-07, SW_v14#01 p.033, DWN_v3#06 p.044, BP1926.015-016, BSTW#106

Samira & Sara

call to action; growth of the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07760

no title

110

O Lord, my Lord! This is the day which Thy Sacred Tongue and Thy Pen of Glory

SW_v14#03 p.082

prayer for firmness in the Covenant; prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB10321

no title

اللهم یا موفق الثابتین فی المیثاق علی الانفاق حبا بنیر الافاق اعانه لمشرق

O Lord, O Thou Who dost bless all those who stand firm in the Covenant by enabling them, out of their love for the Light of the World

MMK1#061 p.093

SWAB#061

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB03272

no title

210

O Lord! O Lord! Verily Thy maidservant who was attracted

SW_v09#19 p.229-230

eulogies; reminiscences; prayer for the departed; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10702

Words written in a guest book

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Translation List; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

پروردگارا پاک یزدانا شکر ترا کوه و صحرا پیموده گشت و محیط اعظم قطع شد تا اینکه باین اقلیم

O Lord! O Pure One! Thanks be to Thee that, traversing mountains and deserts

HHA.199, YHA1.428, NJB_v05#04 p.002, BDA1.082.13

SW_v19#05 p.142, MHMD1.091

prayer for specific individuals; groups

BB00522

Du'a Hajat

180

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اللهم انزل علی رحمتک فان لک الرحمة کلها اللهم صل على محمد حبیبک و الانبیآء

O Lord! Send down Thy mercy upon me, for verily all mercy is Thine.... O Lord! Unto Thee I repair for refuge and toward all Thy signs I set my heart. O Lord! Whether traveling or at home

INBA64:017.13-024.03

SWBP#50 (p.137-137(a)x)

SWB#51 (p.193-193(a)x), BPRY.055, ADMS#143

L. Slott, Kiya & Parya, Nabilinho, Refuge, E. Mahony, B. Khademi, S. Gould, Strong Steep, E. Kuitunen, Ladjamaya, D. Khavari, D. Sylvester, Rosalynd & Pascal, Soulrise Melodies, N. Hamilton, C. Signori, M. Stamper, K. Porray, S. Jaberi (?), Bea & Arthur Joy, Juliet & Amelia

prayer for forgiveness; prayer for protection; trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB01526

no title

320

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

رب و موید کل جمع انعقد لاعلاء کلمه رحمانیتک و موفق کل عصبه اتفقت علی خدمه

O Lord! Support every gathering formed for the exaltation of Thy Word of grace, and assist every company united in service to Thee [3.5s]... ...The members thereof must take counsel together in such wise that no occasion for ill-feeling or discord may arise

INBA16:215, INBA59:291, INBA88:285, INBA89:016b

MKT4.152, MMK1#044 p.084x, MILAN.081, AMK.047-048, ADH2.035, ADH2_1#18 p.030, MJMJ1.024a, MMG2#186 p.212, MJH.068b, NSR_1978.116, NSR_1993.129

SWAB#044x, BWF.406-407x, BADM.021-022cx, GPB.332x, DAS.1913-10-21x

consultation; non-participation in politics; prayer for governments and rulers; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

BB00630

no title

Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

اللهم انک انت مفرج کل هم و منفس کل کرب و مذهب کل غم و مخلص کل عبد و منقذ

O Lord! Thou art the Remover of every anguish and the Dispeller of every affliction

SWBP#51 (p.137-137(b)x)

SWB#52 (p.193-193(b)), BPRY.227-228

S. Toloui-Wallace, unknown, E. Mahony, Omid & Ariella, K. Porray

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for tests and difficulties

AB04433

no title

170

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Family Life; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای محب عالم انسانی نامه تو رسید الحمد لله دلیل بر صحت و سلامت تو بود

O lover of humankind! Thy letter hath been received, and it telleth, God be praised, of thy health and well-being…. One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise

MKT3.399, MMK1#144 p.165, AVK3.184.10x

SWAB#144, LOG#0319x

C. Oja

forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; stories; anecdotes

AB11308

no title

O maidservant of God! Hold fast to the Covenant which hath emanated from the Supreme Pen

SW_v11#12 p.201

firmness in the Covenant; prophecy and fulfillment

AB05435

no title

150

یا امه الله انی استبشرت بمضمون کتابک بما دل علی اقبالک الی ملکوت ربک الجلیل... ای رب أيّدني على التّقى واحفظني من الهوى

O maidservant of God! I rejoiced to read thy letter, for it indicated thy progress unto the Kingdom of thy Glorious Lord… I beseech God to graciously make of thy home a centre

BRL_DAK#0690, COMP_FAMP#85x, BRL_SWOP#019x, TSHA3.441x

BRL_FAM#85x, BRL_SWO#019x, TAB.068-069, COC#0842x, LOG#0831x

A. Bryan, S. Jaberi, almunajat.com [item 9]

praise and encouragement; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12842

no title

ای کنیز خدا همسر مهرپرور الحمد لله بظل شجره مبارکه درآمد و از خورشید آسمانی و

O maidservant of God! Praise be unto God that thy loving husband hath entered beneath the shade of the Blessed Tree

BRL_SWOP#010

BRL_SWO#010

prayer for married couples

AB00431

no title

590

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای منجذب بنفحات ریاض ملکوت نامه روحانی قرایت شد و مضامین محبت... ای پروردگار مستمندانیم مرحمتی کن و فقیرانیم از بحر غنا نصیبی بخش

O maidservant of God! There are two kinds of disease, spiritual and physical....Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favour; poor, bestow upon us a share... As to thy question regarding palmistry

INBA75:052x, NLAI_BH_AB.005b

BRL_DAK#0953, MKT1.487ax, MKT2.093, MILAN.063, AVK3.025.16x, AVK3.365.13x, DUR2.129x, MJMJ1.056x, MMG2#307 p.344x, MJH.015x

BPRY.022-023x, BSC.429 #777, SW_v13#12 p.332x, SW_v08#18 p.229x, BP1926.020-021x, BSTW#002x, BSTW#183x, BSTW#369ax

The Dutch Youth, Reza & Anthony, E. Mensah

interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; prayer for prosperity; spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit

AB04183

no title

180

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

یا امه الله نامه شما که بتاریخ ۹ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ بود رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل

O maidservant of God! Thy letter dated 9 December 1918 was received. Its contents were noted. Never lose thy trust in God.

MMK1#178 p.200

SWAB#178

T. Ellis, S. Kouchekzadeh

praise and encouragement; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB06272

no title

130

O maidservant of His Holiness Baha'o'llah! Thy letter dated September

SW_v10#02 p.031, SEIO.023x, BSTW#435

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; permission for visit; pilgrimage; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; the power of words; of speech; words vs deeds

AB01170

no title

360

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای ادیبان ای طبیبان جناب امین و یاران ستایش از همت بی پایان نموده اند... تعليم اطفال و پرورش کودکان اعظم مناقب عالم انسان

O men of learning and physicians! His honor the Trustee and his companions have praised your boundless endeavor [3.5s]... ...The education and training of children is among the most meritorious acts of humankind and draweth down the grace and favor of the All-Merciful

MMK1#103 p.126x, AKHA_131BE #10 p.270, YMM.205x

SWAB#103x

arcs of ascent and descent; educational curricula; education and the development of capacity; education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator

BH08181

no title

120

دو ورقه در چهارشنبه رسید هر حرفی از آن شهادت داد بر توحید ذات و تقدیس نفس حق

O Most Mighty Branch! On Wednesday two written leaflets...O Thou Who art the apple of Mine eye! My glory, the ocean of My loving-kindness

BRL_DA#756, HDQI.162, MAS8.093bx, MUH3.391bx, AHDW.010, MHA.000iv

GPB.243x, WOB.135x, SW_v14#05 p.150-151, DWN_v1#05 p.001

James & Kyan, L. Slott

station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB05042

no title

150

ای اطفال عزیز من نامه شما رسید ولکن چنان فرحی حاصل شد که بتحریر و تقریر نیاید

O my dear children! Your letter was received. A degree of joy was attained that is beyond oral as well as written expression

MMK1#120 p.138

SWAB#120, SW_v10#11 p.221

being a source of light; guidance; education of children; moral education; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04358

no title

170

O my dear daughter! ... Indeed the separation from thy dear husband is very hard and difficult for thee.

SW_v14#02 p.039-040

consolation and comfort; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; soul; spirit after death

AB03956

no title

180

O my dear son! Numerous letters have been received from you and their

SW_v10#07 p.144

confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; independent investigation of truth; reality; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

AB00927

no title

410

یا الهی و ملجای و ملاذی انی اضع جبینی علی الغبراء و ارفع یدی الی الخضراء و

O my God and my Helper! Verily, I place my forehead in the dust and raise

BRL_DAK#0298

SW_v12#19 p.307-308

education of children; moral education; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; prayer for the departed; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; service to others; to the Cause of God; soul; spirit after death

AB02317

no title

260

O my God, my beloved, my assistant and my chosen! ...Bring them together again, O Lord, by the Power of Thy Covenant, and gather their dispersion by the Might of Thy Promise

BSC.263 #549x, SW_v05#15 p.225x, SW_v04#14 p.240x, SW_v09#19 p.221x, SW_v10#07 p.119x, BSTW#062

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; love of God; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; prayer for steadfastness; obedience; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; prayer for unity

AB12257

no title

210

الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی نسبته الی شجره رحمانیتک و ولدته فی ظل فردانیتک و ارضعته

O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant whom Thou hast related to the Tree of Thy mercy, who was born beneath the shade of Thy divine oneness, and whom Thou didst nourish [3.5s]... O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant whom Thou hast caused to be related to Thy heavenly Tree and to be born beneath the shade of Thy oneness

BRL_DAK#0939, BRL_SWOP#101

BRL_SWO#101

prayer for married couples

AB00122

no title

980

الهی الهی انک لتعلم ان قلبی ممتلا بحب احبائک و روحی متعلق بروح اصفیائک و صدری

O my God! O my God! Thou knowest, verily, that my heart is replete… O ye friends of God and assistants of Abdu'l-Baha: When the Sun of Truth was concealed... I ask one favor of all the friends of God: It is the wish of my soul

MKT1.259, MMK5#205 p.157, YHA1.015x

SW_v08#15 p.210x, SW_v08#13 p.180x

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10324

no title

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

الهی الهی تری هولاء الاطفال فروع شجره الحیات و طیور حدیقه النجات لئالی صدف بحر

O my God! O my God! Thou seest these children who are the twigs of the tree of life, the birds of the meads of salvation

BRL_DAK#0437, DRM.019a, ADH2.129, ADH2_5#05 p.161, MMG2#428 p.475, HUV1.017, NSR_1978.134, NSR_1993.147a, MMTF.013

BRL_CHILD#20, BPRY.031, SW_v01#19 p.003, SW_v09#10 p.114, BLO_PT#052.13

call to action; prayer for children and youth

BH10505

no title

O my God! O my God! Unite the hearts of Thy servants and reveal to them Thy great purpose.

BPRY.238, BNE.098, SW_v02#04 p.013, SW_v10#05 p.151, BSC.187 #275, BP1929.035-036, PN_1909B p057

Juliet & Adam, The Badasht Project (1), The Badasht Project (2), G.H. Miller, NKAK, D. Gundry, The Descendants, A. Bryan, E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown, JC, Nabil & Karim, A. Tahirih R. Weiss, O. Master, E. Dozier, A. Youssefi, The Cocker Brothers, O. Devine, Ine, W. Heath, Soulrise Melodies, E. Hamilton, Ahdieh, S. Toloui-Wallace

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; prayer for unity; service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03896

no title

180

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

الهی الهی ان عبدک الخاضع لعزه ربوبیتک الخاشع بباب احدیتک قد آمن بک و بایاتک

O my God! O my God! Verily Thy servant, humble before the majesty of Thy divine supremacy, lowly at the door of Thy oneness

MMK1#165 p.191

SWAB#165, BPRY.041-042x, BSTW#436

D. Stevenson

consolation and comfort; presence of; reunion with God; soul; spirit after death

ABU1818

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

160

O my God! O my God! Verily, this is a servant of Thine, who did believe on Thee and in Thy signs

SW_v03#13 p.015, SW_v04#11 p.189-190, MAB.022, ECN.159

eulogies; reminiscences; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; prayer for the departed; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04598

no title

170

O my God! O my God! We are servants who have sincerely turned our faces unto Thy Grand Face

SW_v02#04 p.007-008

divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

AB06000

no title

130

Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá

اللهم یا موید کل سلطته عادله و سلطنته قاسطه علی العزه الابدیه و القدره

O my God! O Thou Who endowest every just power and equitable dominion with abiding glory

BRL_DAK#0053, MKT2.313

BRL_APAB#17, SW_v08#11 p.141, SW_v09#06 p.075, SW_v24#09 p.258, JHT_A#001

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; obedience to and respect for government authority; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for governments and rulers

BB00260

Du’a’-i-Manuchihr Khan

760

Bahá'í Scriptures; Mahmúd's Diary; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action

اللهم ان فضلک کان على قدر مسکنتى و ان عفوک کان على قدر معصیتى فانت تعلم یا الهى ... یا الهی انت الحق لم تزل و ما سواک محتاج فقیر و انا ذا یا الهی انقطعت عن کل الناس بالتوسل الی حبلک

O my God! Thy bounty hath ever been equal to my poverty, and Thy forgiveness hath ever been equal to mine iniquity. Thou knowest, O my God... O my God! Thou art the Truth and hast ever been, and all else beside Thee is needy and poor. And here am I, O my God, detached from all mankind through my clinging to Thy cord [3.5s]... …Throughout eternity Thou hast been, O my Lord, and wilt ever remain the One true God, while all else save Thee

TZH3.277.09-15-279.18, HNMJ.001-002x, SWBP#52 (p.137-138x)

SWB#53 (p.194-194x)

almunajat.com [item 3]

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; justice and wrath of God; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00274

no title

710

ای دختر ملکوتی من در راه آهن رو بسانفرانسیسکو میرویم بیاد خوی تو افتادم

O My heavenly daughter! While journeying by rail to San Francisco, thoughts of you came to my mind [3.5s]... ...The question of economics must commence with the farmer and then be extended to the other classes

BRL_DAK#0217, AVK4.347x, AVK4.348x, MAS2.061-064x, KHF.219, KHAB.041 (049), KHTB3.084, BDA1.189.15

BRL_ATE#048x, BRL_SOCIAL#211, LOG#1858x, LOG#1859x, BSC.453 #831x, SW_v07#15 p.146-147x, SW_v19#11 p.346-347x, MHMD1.206-208

charitable associations; humanitarian activities; disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; maintainance of degrees in society; praise and encouragement; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; wealth inequality and its moderation

AB12852

no title

رب و رجائی قد اقترن عبدک هذا بأمة من امائک اطاعة لأمرک اجرآء لأحکامک

O my Lord and my Hope! This Thy servant hath, in obedience to Thy bidding and in fulfilment of Thy laws, wed one of Thy handmaidens

BRL_SWOP#102x

BRL_SWO#102x

prayer for married couples

AB12850

no title

100

رب و رجائی قد قدرت لحکمتک البالغه الالفه بین خلقک و الانس بین البرایا من

O my Lord and my Hope! Thou hast, through Thy consummate wisdom, enjoined harmony upon Thy creation and prescribed companionship

BRL_SWOP#098x

BRL_SWO#098x

prayer for married couples

BH09725

no title

100

O my Lord, my Adored One and my Desire! Lowly and suppliant, I implore Thee to shield me

SW_v13#12 p.332, DWN_v5#01 p.001-002

power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; prayer for protection; prayers (general or uncategorized); rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB11040

no title

O my Lord! confirm these Thy servants and maidservants with thy ever increasing

DAS.1914-06-10, SW_v09#10 p.111

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; prayer for assistance; intercession

AB00034

no title

1750

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

و انی اتقرب الیک یا الهی فی جنح هذه اللیله الظلماء و اناجیک بلسان سری مهتزا

O my Lord! I have drawn nigh unto Thee, in the depths of this darksome night, confiding in Thee with the tongue of my heart

INBA16:037, INBA75:029x

MKT6.081, MKT4.185, MNMK#002 p.007x, MNMK#089 p.158x, MMK1#002 p.004, MILAN.072, AKHA_128BE #04 p.ax, AKHA_135BE #05 p.95x, AYBY.373 #058, DUR2.048x, ADH2.027x, ADH2_1#14 p.024x, MJMJ1.042x, MMG2#301 p.334x, MJH.007x, YHA1.365x (2.731), YHA1.371x (2.744)

SWAB#002, TAB.366-375, ADJ.026x

M. Saraswati, Andreas & Amal, L. Slott

forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; spiritual springtime; spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; transcendence; unknowability of God; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB11110

no title

O my Lord! Make them Thy refulgent dawns which shine and gleam upon the temple of unity

SW_v05#05 p.071, SW_v05#10 p.151

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB09040

no title

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ربی ربی کودکم خوردسال از پستان عنایت شیر ده و در آغوش محبتت پرورش بخش و در

O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy

BRL_DAK#1190, DRM.018b, ADH2.127, ADH2_5#03 p.160, MJMJ1.106, MMG2#438 p.482, MJH.046b, HUV1.015

BRL_CHILD#08, BPRY.029-030, TAB.595, SW_v09#10 p.114, LABC.016, BSTW#071

T. Ellis, G.H. Miller, Ine

prayer for children and youth; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation

AB07133

no title

120

O my revered! Thy letter that thou hast written in the utmost sincerity and love was the cause of perfect joy.

SW_v09#12 p.136

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; praise and encouragement; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00027

no title

1080

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings; Tablet to a Group of Believers in the United States

ای یاران رحمانی من در حالتیکه دریای امتحان پرموج گشته و موج بلایا باوج رسیده

O my spiritual loved ones! At a time when an ocean of trials and tribulations was surging up and flinging its waves to the heavens

MKT4.123, MNMK#094 p.172, MMK1#200 p.234, MILAN.138, KHSH10.03x, YHA1.098 (1.199), NJB_v01#14 p.001x

SWAB#200, TAB.035-038, BWF.356-357x

N. Best & A. Vedovi, D. & R. Saberi

compassion; kindness; love and unity; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; service to others; to the Cause of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; unity; oneness of humanity

AB04765

no title

160

O my true friends! The friends on their return from Stuttgart are praising all the friends of the Merciful in that city

BBBD.150-151, SW_v02#17 p.007

call to action; growth of the Cause; love of God; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02552

no title

240

Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من نامه که بجناب دکتور اسلمانت مرقوم نموده بودی آن نامه

O my well-beloved daughter of the Kingdom! The letter thou hadst written to Dr. Esslemont was forwarded by him to the Land of Desire

MMK1#062 p.094

SWAB#062

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; the ephemeral and the eternal

AB00242

no title

750

O noble friends and seekers for the Kingdom of God! About sixty years ago, in the time

KHAB.066 (076)

AIL.036, SW_v02#13 p.005x, SW_v09#01 p.016

East and West; communication between East and West; suffering and imprisonment; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

ABU1120

Words spoken at City Temple in London, 1911-09-10

280

Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in London

ای جمع محترم و ای طالبان خدا الحمد لله نور حقیقت درخشید و نسیم گلشن عنایت وزید

O noble friends, seekers after God, praise be to God! Today the light of truth.... This is a new cycle of human power

BRL_DAK#1056, AMK.174-174a, KHAB.053 (062), KHTB1.019

BSC.273 #561, AIL.019, SW_v02#11 p.008, SW_v08#01 p.009, ABS#06

competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; oneness; unity of religion; race unity; racial issues; The Holy Spirit; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

ABU0445

Words spoken at St. John Westminster, 1911-09-16

580

مظاهر الهیه حکایت از فیوضات غیبیه مینمایند و انعکاس شمس حقیقتند زیرا حقیقت

O Noble Friends! O Seekers for the Kingdom of God! Man all over the world is seeking for God. All that exists is God; but the Reality of Divinity is holy above all understanding.

AKHA_133BE #16 p.514x, AMK.242-243, DUR1.154x, MMG2#350 p.391x, BHQ.162, KHTB1.026, KHTP.001, NJB_v02#12-13 p.010

AIL.022, SW_v02#12 p.002+12, ABCC.147-148, ABS#08

knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; prayer for forgiveness; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; station of the Manifestation of God; the lower is unable to comprehend the higher; transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU2813

Words spoken ca. 1918-12-17

O Omnipotent God! Verily, the pavilion of Justice has been raised in the Holy Land

SW_v09#17 p.196

praise and encouragement; prayer for governments and rulers; relationship between government and people

BH10134

no title

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith

O our God, we beg of Thee by the King of Names and Maker of heaven and earth, and by the rustling… instant, exact and complete obedience.

SW_v14#06 p.166x, BSC.186 #272, BP1929.033

development of capacity and readiness; prayer for unity; servitude; submission to God; repentance

BH11456

no title

O people of the earth! Make not the religion of God a cause of variance among you. Verily of a truth, it was revealed for the unifying of the whole world.

SW_v10#05 p.091

oneness; unity of religion; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); religion as reality; definitions of religion; religion as source of love and unity; unity; oneness of humanity; unity of thought and belief; universal peace; world unity

AB00309

no title

670

ای اهل عالم طلوع شمس حقیقت محض نورانیت عالم است و ظهور رحمانیت در انجمن بنی‌آدم

O people of the world! The dawn of the Sun of Reality is assuredly for the illumination of the world

BLIB_Or.08117.006,

DWNP_v5#02-3 p.003-004x

BWF.215-217x, BSC.422 #766x, SW_v11#09 p.133-134x

love and unity; love of God; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; war and peace

AB05484

no title

150

O People! O People! The Sun of Reality has dawned from the horizon of the world... The teachings of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh declare the oneness of the human world...

SW_v19#04 p.101x, LAT.005

equality of men and women; harmony of science and religion; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; living waters; water of life; race unity; racial issues; religion as reality; definitions of religion; spiritual transformation; the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The Holy Spirit; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; universal education; universal language

ABU1091

Words spoken in 1901

450

O people! The Doors of the Kingdom are opened--the Sun of Truth is shining upon the world... These great days are swiftly passing and once gone can never be recalled

SW_v03#14 p.012, SW_v04#15 p.258, SW_v05#01 p.001, SW_v06#14 p.106, SW_v06#15 p.113, SW_v06#15 p.116, SW_v08#14 p.189x, SW_v12#15 p.245x, PN_1901 p086, AHV.032, BLO_PN#045, BSTW#504bx

call to action; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; proclamation to Christians; suffering; rejection of Christ; teaching the Cause; call to teach; words vs deeds

AB00104

no title

1070

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; River of Life, The; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای مقبلان ای مومنان طلوع شمس حقیقت محض نورانیت عالمست و ظهور رحمانیت در انجمن

O peoples of the world! The Sun of Truth hath risen to illumine the whole earth, and to spiritualize the community of man.

MKT3.118, MNMK#088 p.157, MMK1#001 p.001, MILAN.122, BSHN.140.498, BSHN.144.486, PYM.244, MAS5.273, MHT1a.097, MHT1b.055, DAUD.15

SWAB#001, ROL.051-055

being a source of light; guidance; light and darkness; love and unity; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual transformation; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

BH09726

no title

100

O peoples, do not spill blood and do not seize the goods of others. By my life, the sword of good character and kindness is sharper than a sword of iron

SW_v01#18 p.005

high station of learning; murder; causing physical harm; theft; seizing the properties of others; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00144

no title

930

Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای یاران پارسیان جناب جمشید نامه مرقوم نموده و ذکر آن یاران روحانی را کرده

O Persian friends! Jinab-i-Jamshid hath written a letter and made mention of those spiritual companions [3.5s]... ...To be a Baha’í is to be the embodiment of all human virtues.

INBA89:078

BRL_DAK#0626, YHA1.382x#1, YARP2.109 p.130

SW_v13#04 p.090x, BNE.071x

characteristics and conduct of true believers; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach; thankfulness; gratitude

AB01587

no title

310

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای سمندر نار موقده در سدره سیناء جمال مبارک روحی و ذاتی و کینونتی لارقائه

O phoenix of that immortal flame kindled in the sacred Tree! Baha'u'llah

MKT9.141, MMK1#204 p.242, AYBY.334 #017, PYB#186 p.04, KHSH09.006, ASAM.000b

SWAB#204, BWF.354-355, SW_v14#12 p.357-358, DWN_v1#09 p.002

Ahdieh

call to action; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; prayer for spiritual recognition; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH00662

Lawh-i-Malikah Victoria (Tablet to Queen Victoria)

1150

Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Summons of the Lord of Hosts; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

یا ایتها الملکه فی اللوندره ان استمعی ندآء ربک مالک البریه من السدره الالهیه

O Queen in London! Incline thine ear unto the voice of thy Lord, the Lord of all mankind, calling from the Divine Lote-Tree

INBA34:044, BLIB_Or15705.029, , PR11.040b-043b

NRJ#1d, GWBP#119 p.162x, GWBP#120 p.164x, AQA1#001d, DLH2.176x, OOL.B053

SLH#01d, GWB#119x, GWB#120x, WOB.039-040x, WOB.040x, WOB.162x2x, SW_v14#10 p.296, DWN_v5#01 p.004x, BLO_PT#188, BSC.111 #045

B. Parmar

Announces the fulfilment of ‘all that hath been mentioned in the Gospel’; praises the Queen for …

prayer for governments and rulers; proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; rejection, opposition and persecution; status of kings; future of monarchy; suffering and imprisonment; the Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; unity of thought and belief; universal peace; world unity

ROB3.123, MMAH.177, GSH.130, LL#153

Included in the Suriy-i-Haykal.

AB03188

no title

210

ای محترمه ملکوتی نامه شما رسید معانی دلنشین بود از روابط فرانسه و اسکاتلند

O respected handmaiden of the Kingdom! Your letter was received and its contents were endearing. Regarding the connections between France and Scotland [3.5s]... ...The question of drinking liquors (temperance) is (also) forbidden in the Tablets of Baha'u'llah.... As regards the women's movement… As regards the second trip of ‘Abdu'l-Baha to America…

BDA2.169

DAS.1913-02-27, DAS.1913-03-09x, SW_v05#17 p.265x, MHMD2.214

alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; equality of men and women; growth of the Cause; unity; oneness of humanity

AB02843

no title

230

O respected personage, thou seeker of Reality! Thy letter was received. It was not a letter but a mirror... If thy earthly house is destroyed, be thou not sad!

DAS.1913-09-12x, SW_v04#13 p.223, ABIE.310x, BLO_PN#007

call to action; consolation and comfort; material and spiritual existence; two books; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03273

no title

210

شخص محترما تالیف شما بشارت غنی را مطالعه نمودم فی الحقیقه آراء سدیدی در آن

O respected personage! I have read your work, The Gospel of Wealth, and noted therein truly apposite and sound recommendations

MMK1#079 p.111, AVK3.258.03x, NJB_v12#04 p.094

SWAB#079, LOG#1863x, DAS.1913-01-10

charitable associations; humanitarian activities; the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; wealth inequality and its moderation

AB01256

no title

350

Bahá'í World Faith; Tablet to Auguste Forel; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای شخص محترم نامه ثانی شما که بتاریخ ۱۹ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ بود رسید بسیار سبب بهجت و

O respected personage! Thy second letter dated 19 December 1918 was received. It was the cause of great joy and gladness

MMK1#230 p.300x

SWAB#230x, SW_v10#04 p.078-079

call to action; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; prayer for spiritual recognition; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB00020

Lawh-i-Dr Forel (Tablet to Dr Forel)

3770

ای شخص محترم مفتون حقیقت نامه شما که ۲۸ جولای ۱۹۲۱ مورخ بود رسید مضامین خوشی

O revered personage, lover of truth! Thy letter dated July 28th, 1921, hath been

BRL_LAFP, MKT3.474, MNMK#144 p.255, AKHA_106BE #06 p.02x, PYM.315, MJDF.002, KHF.018, KHAB.011 (022), KHTB3.015, NJB_v14#01 p.032, NJB_v14#02 p.064, OOL.C010, VUJUD.033-040

TAGF, BWF.336-348x, SW_v14#04 p.101-109, SW_v13#08 p.195+197-202, ABCC.449x, VUJUDE.043-056

divine philosophy and natural philosophy; names and attributes of God; proofs for the existence of God; The Holy Spirit; transcendence; unknowability of God; universality of the Cause

MMAH.243

AB07264

no title

110

ای بنده بهاء تعلیم اطفال و تربیت نونهالهای جنت ابهی از اعظم خدمات درگاه

O servant of Bahá! [3.5s]... ...Among the greatest of all services that can possibly be rendered by man to Almighty God is the education and training of children

MMK1#106 p.130x, AKHA_103BE #09-10 p.07, MJTB.066

SWAB#106x, LOG#0500x

education of children; moral education; radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation

AB09854

no title

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای بنده بهاء در سبیل خدا جانفشانی کن و در محبت جمال ابهی حرکتی آسمانی چه که

O servant of Baha! Be self-sacrificing in the path of God, and wing thy flight unto the heavens of the love of the Abha Beauty

MMK1#166 p.192, LMA2.452

SWAB#166, SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.027

love of God

AB10766

no title

O servant of God! Know thou, verily, the Fragrances of the Garden of the Covenant

SW_v04#10 p.175, BSTW#045

firmness in the Covenant; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05095

no title

150

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O servant of God! The content of thy letter was replete with spiritual feelings and was a source of pleasure and of joy. Of my freedom

TAB.151, SW_v19#04 p.121

composure; tranquillity; serenity; light and darkness; suffering and imprisonment; transcending the material condition; true liberty; freedom

AB01673

no title

300

ای بنده الهی آنچه بجناب ابن ابهر مرقوم نمودید ملاحظه گردید از ایه من یدعی

O servant of God! We have noted what thou didst write to Jinab-i-Ibn-Abhar, and thy question regarding the verse: 'Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God

MMK1#033 p.064

SWAB#033

duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; symbolism

AB04273

no title

170

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای بنده آستان الهی نامه ای که بسید اسدالله مرقوم نمودی ملاحظه گردید بعد از مراجعت

O servant of the divine Threshold! The letter which thou didst address to Siyyid Asadu'llah was perused. After returning [3.5s]... ...The teacher, when teaching, must be himself fully enkindled, so that his utterance, like unto a flame of fire, may exert influence

MMK1#217 p.260x, YHA2.1000-1001x, YARP2.111 p.136, NJB_v04#15 p.003x

SWAB#217x

N. Affolter

being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; humility; meekness; lowliness; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the state of enkindlement in teaching; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB03355

no title

200

ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گشت از

O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! The letter thou didst write to his honor Manshadi was perused [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write as to the children: from the very beginning, the children must receive divine education

MMK1#099 p.124x, MSHR2.208

SWAB#099x

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; education of children; moral education; love of God; spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB06644

no title

120

ای بنده حق احبای الهی در هر ارض الحمد لله موجود و مشهود و کل در ظل سدره وجود

O servant of the One true God! The Lord be praised, the loved ones of God are found in every land, and are, one and all, neath the shadow

INBA17:093

MMK1#052 p.089, MSHR3.253

SWAB#052, SW_v14#01 p.019-020, BP1926.028

compassion; kindness; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00563

no title

520

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای بنده آستان بهاء الله نامه مورخ به ۱۴ جون ۱۹۲۰ رسید و نامه بعضی از اعضای

O Servant of the Threshold of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter dated 14 June 1920 hath been received. A letter from some of the members of the Peace Committee

MKT3.447, MNMK#120 p.230, MMK1#228 p.297, ASAT5.060x, YHA1.426-427x (2.840)

SWAB#228, WOB.046x, BSTW#203x

business; financial; property matters; growth of the Cause; methods of teaching the Cause; parliaments; constitutional government; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; universal language

AB01161

no title

370

O servant of the True One! What thou hadst written was known. It was a clear evidence of thy thoughtfulness

SW_v02#16 p.014-015, BSTW#112

forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; humility; meekness; lowliness; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01174

no title

360

ی بندگان جمال مبارک ... اين معلوم و واضحست که اليوم تأييدات غيبيّهء الهيّه شامل مبلّغين است

O servants of the Blessed Beauty! It is a well known fact that, owing to the frequency of disturbances, the work of delivering the Message

MMK1#209 p.255x, AKHA_107BE #05 p.06x, AKHA_103BE #08 p.04x, AVK3.495.13x, AVK4.241.06x, MAS5.082x

SWAB#209x, TAB.390-392, BWF.385-386x, BSC.493 #950x

charitable associations; humanitarian activities; confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; methods of teaching the Cause; pioneering; travel teaching; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03646

no title

190

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای بنده صادق حق گفتند از وقایع و حوادث کونی قدری ملول و محزونی و کمی مغموم

O sincere servant of the True One! I hear thou art grieved and distressed at the happenings

INBA13:198b

MNMK#136 p.252, MMK1#229 p.299

SWAB#229, SW_v14#01 p.018, BP1926.024-025

confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; consolation and comfort; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; firmness in the Covenant; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03320

no title

200

ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما که دریوم نیروز در مجمع یاران مرقوم گردید وصول

O sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter which was written on the Day of Naw-Ruz

BBBD.103-104

BBBD.105, SW_v01#13 p.014

growth of the Cause; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; love of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity

AB01117

no title

370

ای جوان رحمانی شکر کن خدا را که بملکوت نورانی راه یافتی و پرده اوهام دریدی و

O spiritual youth! Praise thou God that thou hast found thy way into the Kingdom of Splendours, and hast rent asunder the veil of vain imaginings

MMK1#024 p.051, MMK1#085 p.115, BNEP.198, GTB.012

SWAB#024, TAB.561-563, BWF.372-372x, BWF.381-382x, LOG#1255x, JWTA.022-023, BSC.470 #880x

God as personal vs. impersonal reality; laws of marriage and dowry; limits of the intellect; transcendence; unknowability of God

AB02921

no title

220

ای ثابت نابت نامه تو رسید مضمون مورث سرور بود و موجب حبور زیرا دلالت بر ثبات

O steadfast and firm one! Your letter was received and its contents brought joy and gladness, for they testified to steadfastness [3.5s]... ...It is the hope of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha that those youthful souls in the schoolroom of the deeper knowledge will be tended by one who traineth them to love

MMK1#107 p.130x, TRBB.025, MUH3.288

SWAB#107x

call to action; education of children; moral education; mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

AB06122

no title

130

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای تلامیذ دبستان حمد خدا را که در امتحان حسن استعداد و قابلیت ظاهر و عیان

O students of the school! Praise be to God that in your tests ye have manifested and demonstrated excellence of capacity and capability [3.5s]... ...It is incumbent upon Baha’í children to surpass other children in the acquisition of sciences and arts

INBA87:150b, INBA52:148a

MMK1#119 p.137x, MJTB.075x, HUV2.027

SWAB#119x, LOG#0481x, DAS.1914-10-26x

call to acquire knowledge; sciences; education of children; moral education

AB02342

no title

250

ای خداوند مهربان شکر ترا که بيدار نمودی و هشيار کردی چشم بينا دادی و گوش شنوا احسان نمودی

O thou advancing maidservant of God! Thy letter was received... O compassionate God! Thanks be unto Thee for Thou hast awakened me and made me conscious…. Bestow upon me a heart which, like unto glass

BRL_DAK#1193, MMK3#011 p.006x, MMG2#102 p.116x

BPRY.071x, TAB.640-641, BSC.431 #782x, SW_v02#04 p.012, BSTW#293ex

MJ Cyr, T. Nosrat, A. Youssefi

prayer for spiritual recognition; prayer for steadfastness; obedience; prayer for the spiritual progress of others; suffering; rejection of Christ; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB09340

no title

O thou affectionate Lord! The maidservant of God, Mrs. Hathaway, was a daughter

SW_v12#19 p.313

love of God; prayer for forgiveness; prayer for the departed

AB02970

no title

220

O thou afflicted one! In this great catastrophe the eyes are weeping

SW_v07#19 p.192-193

consolation and comfort; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; relationship of the soul to the body; soul; spirit after death; spiritual transformation

AB02000

no title

280

Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer for Fathers; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

پروردگارا آمرزگارا بنده درگاهت ویندست توجه بملکوت ابهی مینماید و از برای پدر

O Thou Almighty! O Thou Forgiver! The servant of Thy Threshold, Windust... O Lord! In this Most Great Dispensation Thou dost accept the intercession of children

BRL_DAK#0213

BRL_PMDA#25x, BPRY.064x, COC#0844x, COC#1747x, LOG#0770x, SW_v11#19 p.319, BLO_PT#066, BSTW#011

S. Rowshan, Anke & Armin

consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; firmness in the Covenant; prayer for the departed; soul; spirit after death

AB05431

no title

150

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Verily I read thy letter which indicated thy

SW_v01#18 p.007

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; prayer for protection; service to others; to the Cause of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha

AB03329

no title

200

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Your letter was received. From its

SW_v02#05 p.006

power of prayer; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; unity; oneness of humanity

AB06336

no title

130

O thou attracted to the Kingdom of god! Thy letter dated January 31st

SW_v10#09 p.185

call to action; consolation and comfort; permission for visit; pilgrimage; spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB09637

no title

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ایتها المومنه بوحدانیه الله اعلمی انه لاینفع الانسان الا حب الرحمن و لاینور

O thou believer in the oneness of God! Know thou that nothing profiteth a soul save the love of the All-Merciful, nothing lighteth up a heart

MKT2.333a, MNMK#077 p.148, MMK1#151 p.174

SWAB#151, TAB.053

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love of God; spiritual transformation

AB02080

no title

270

O thou beloved daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It contained the most great glad tidings

SW_v10#04 p.080

love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

AB00172

no title

870

این مسجون چهل ساله بعد از آزادی مدت ۳ سال یعنی از سنه هزار و نهصد و ده تا

O thou beloved daughter! Thy letter was received… After the declaration of the constitutional regime in Turkey in 1908

MNMK#087 p.154, HHA.262, ADH2_1#55 p.085x, MMG2#055 p.055x, MJDF.072, KHF.080, KHAB.001 (013), KHTB3.043, NJB_v05#16 p.001, VUJUD.015-016x

COC#1606x, SW_v05#16 p.243-245, SW_v06#11 p.084, SW_v18#11 p.343, DWN_v1#12 p.007ax, BSTW#153, BSTW#213a, VUJUDE.022-023x, ADMS#049x

call to action; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; prayer for peace and unity; predictions and prophecies; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; war and peace

AB01064

no title

380

در خصوص تنظيمات مرقوم نموده بوديد تعاليم الهی و وصايا و نصايح حضرت بهآءاللّه نصّ صريح

O thou beloved daughter! Formerly a cable through the British Government

MMK1#069 p.103x

SWAB#069x, SW_v10#03 p.038-039

apostles; early disciples of Christ; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB02233

no title

260

O thou beloved daughter! Thy detailed letter, dated December 7th, 1919, written to Shoghi Effendi, was received

SW_v11#05 p.087-088x

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power of faith; power of the spirit; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual transformation

AB09345

no title

O thou beloved daughter! Thy letter was received and I have written for thy

SW_v05#16 p.243, SW_v06#11 p.084

newspapers and the media; publications; personal instructions; review of publications

AB03997

no title

180

ای دختر عزیز نامه تو رسید و بکمال سرور قرائت گردید که الحمد لله در ژاپان نور محبه الله

O thou beloved daughter! Thy letter was received and was perused in the utmost joy

MKT3.098, AKHT2.022

JWTA.033, SW_v10#02 p.018-019

bringing forth results; fruit; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01498

no title

320

O thou beloved divine maidservant! The letter, dated May 26th of the present year

SW_v05#11 p.168

forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; love and unity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB09962

no title

O thou beloved friend! The letter which thou hast written to Mr. Hannen

SW_v03#12 p.008

AB12541

no title

100

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما مژده خوشی داشت بنیس رفته بودی و نفوس را همدم و

O thou beloved maid servant of God! Thy letter was received. It contained a very good news. Thou didst go to Nice and made the souls thy associates…. After marriage thou shouldst, God willing, together with thy revered husband diffuse the sweet savours of God

BRL_SWOP#021x, BBBD.281

BRL_SWO#021x, BBBD.282

marriage as means of spiritual progress; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04423

no title

170

O thou beloved maidservant of God! ...Add as much as ye can to love and affinity

SW_v10#11 p.222

call to action; consultation; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; non-participation in politics; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

AB03183

no title

210

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای کنیز عزیز الهی هر چند مصیبت فرزند فی الحقیقه بسیار جگرسوز است و فوق طاقت بشر

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Although the loss of a son is indeed

MMK1#171 p.195

SWAB#171, SW_v10#19 p.340, SW_v14#02 p.040

M. Sparrow, L. Harley

consolation and comfort; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; soul; spirit after death

AB03739

no title

190

O thou beloved maidservant of God! In thy letter thou hast intimated that thou art colored.

SW_v12#05 p.106, AHV.030b, BLO_PN#045, BSTW#362

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; humility; meekness; lowliness; race unity; racial issues; symbolism of color and light; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03461

no title

200

عقد بهائی ارتباط بين طرفين است و تعلّق خاطر بين جهتين ولی بايد نهايت دقّت بنمايند

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter ... was received and its contents became known. In this most Merciful Age the ignorant prejudices are entirely removed... Baha'í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties.

MMK1#086 p.115x

SWAB#086x, BPRY.117x, TAB.325-326, BWF.372-372x, BSC.457 #840x, BSTW#150

laws of marriage and dowry; marriage as means of spiritual progress; personal instructions

AB02576

no title

240

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter dated October 4, 1918

BWF.386-387x, SW_v10#03 p.043

non-participation in politics; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02574

no title

240

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که احباء در کمال قوت و

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and its contents revealed the fact that the friends, in perfect energy… the spirit of this illumined era is the body of the teachings

MMK1#071 p.106

SWAB#071, SW_v10#01 p.013-014

equality of men and women; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; harmony of science and religion; power of faith; power of the spirit; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity; universal education

AB05759

no title

140

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. It was an indication

SW_v04#05 p.088, SW_v06#12 p.094

call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; firmness in the Covenant; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB08184

no title

100

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast

SW_v10#01 p.013

confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; unity; oneness of humanity

AB08187

no title

100

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that in these days the establishment of the meeting has become impossible in that city

SW_v07#16 p.158x

consolation and comfort; growth of the Cause; predictions and prophecies; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit

AB06587

no title

120

ای امه الله العزیزه نامه مفصل شما ملاحظه گردید از مضمون معلوم گردید که دین

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Your detailed letter was perused and from its contents it became evident that the debt on the land

ANDA#43-44 p.86, NJB_v02#01 p.004

SW_v02#01 p.011-012, SW_v04#04 p.072, SW_v06#01 p.010, SW_v06#17 p.143, BW_v01p061-062

acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; unity; oneness of humanity

AB02927

no title

220

O thou beloved spiritual daughter! Thy postal card of August 26, 1916, was received

SW_v09#14 p.165

acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB02090

no title

270

ای شکوفه شجره حیات خوشا بحال تو که کمر خدمت بربستی و بتمام همت بر ترویج

O thou blossom of the Tree of Life! Happy art thou to have girded thy loins in service

MMK1#231 p.301

SWAB#231, SW_v11#10 p.167-168

greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; historical episodes and the lessons of the past; suffering; rejection of Christ; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05252

no title

150

O thou brilliant Kokab (star)! Praise be to God! Thou hast become resplendent

SW_v10#12 p.231

consolation and comfort; importance of community building; personal instructions; praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10922

no title

شروط آمدن من را به امریک ملاحظه نمودی از خدا خواهم که یاران امریک چنان روشن گردند

O thou candle of the Love of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast

NJB_v02#01 p.004x

SW_v01#19 p.002

growth of the Cause; symbolism; teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy

AB01490

no title

320

O Thou compassionate Lord! Thou knowest the magnitude of my sorrow

SW_v11#05 p.090-091

consolation and comfort; eulogies; reminiscences; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; prayer for the departed; soul; spirit after death

AB00904

no title

410

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá

ای شخص موید نامه ایکه باقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید از بدایت تا نهایت

O thou confirmed personage! The letter that thou hast written to Aga Seyad Assadollah was read from first to last… Ye should consider the question of goodly character as of the first importance

INBA85:309

MMK1#108 p.130x, MJTB.076x

SWAB#108x, LOG#0500x, DAS.1913-10-18

education of children; moral education; power of prayer; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10053

no title

ای کودک عزیز توجه بملکوت اعلی کن و این مناجات بخوان طفل صغیرم پستان عنایت را ثدی

O thou darling dear! Turn thy face toward the Supreme Kingdom and chant thou this prayer: O Thou pure God! I am a little child; grant that the breast of Thy loving-kindness be the breast that I cherish

DRM.008d, ADH2.131x, ADH2_5#08 p.163x, MMG2#430 p.476x, HUV1.010x

BRL_APAB#09x, BRL_CHILD#09x, TAB.588, SW_v09#10 p.114, LABC.011

education of children; moral education; prayer for children and youth

AB04995

no title

160

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! ...Ere long the regions of the West will become the dawning-places of the East

COC#0269x, COC#1534x, SW_v01#10 p.001-002

chastisement and requital; consolation and comfort; exhortations and counsels; predictions and prophecies; spiritual transformation

AB03417

no title

200

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Although your letter has not been received, yet we do answer it.

JWTA.014, SW_v10#02 p.017

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; personal instructions; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

AB08546

no title

ای بنت ملکوت اگر تایید و توفیقات الهی میخواهی که جنود آسمانی نصرت نماید در

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! If thou desirest divine confirmation and assistance, so that the heavenly Cohorts may grant thee victory

BBBD.317

BBBD.318, DAS.1914-07-13, SW_v08#17 p.228

firmness in the Covenant

AB11416

no title

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Know thou that supplication and prayer is the Water of Life.

SW_v08#04 p.043x

importance of prayer; living waters; water of life; power of prayer; the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

AB00369

no title

620

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

خدمت باحبّا خدمت بملکوت اللّه است و رعایت فقرا از تعالیم الهیّه

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Numerous letters have been received

MMK1#011 p.024x

SWAB#011x, SW_v10#06 p.109-110

material and spiritual existence; two books; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; review of publications; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

AB05656

no title

140

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Praise be to God, thou hast attended the

SW_v11#10 p.163

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

AB02505

no title

240

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The letter thou hadst written on January 22nd

SW_v10#09 p.184-185, BSTW#426

acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; business; financial; property matters; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; love of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03930

no title

180

ای بنت ملکوت نامه فصیح تو رسید مضمون توجه بملکوت ابهی و انجذاب بنفحات الله و

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thine eloquent letter was received

ANDA#74 p.06

SW_v04#12 p.208, MAX.275x, MAX.293-294x

firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; prayer for specific individuals; groups; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03928

no title

180

ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات بتاریخ ۵ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ رسید و خبر پرمسرتی داشت که احبای

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter dated 5 December 1918 was received. It contained the good news that the friends of God

MMK1#013 p.026

SWAB#013

being a source of light; guidance; oneness; unity of religion; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; unity; oneness of humanity

AB03151

no title

210

O thou daughter of the kingdom! Thy letter dated July 15th, 1916, received. Its contents indicated... All the individuals of humanity are farmers.

JWTA.013-014, SW_v08#05 p.055-056+053, BSTW#291

growth of the Cause; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

AB03696

no title

190

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter full of significances imparted spiritual joy

SW_v09#13 p.143-144

spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity

AB01900

no title

280

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای بنت ملکوت نامه مرقوم ملاحظه گردید از عدم فرصت جواب مختصر مرقوم میگردد و آن

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was considered. On account of the lack of time.... The spiritual assemblies which are organized

BRL_DAK#0677

BWF.411-411x, SW_v01#05 p.010-012, BLO_PT#052.09

contention and conflict; House of Justice; importance of community building; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

AB01898

no title

280

ای بنت ملکوت نامه تو رسید و مضامین معلوم بود لکن تکرار مفهوم گردید اگر امریک

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident. If America attains to the capacity of the Presence of Abdu'l-Baha, I will travel to that country

MMK5#048 p.045

SW_v02#07 p.013

call to action; consolation and comfort; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; high station of the true believer; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; spiritual transformation; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00308

no title

680

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident... O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The Lord of the Kingdom and the sun of Truth hath sent forth a splendor

SW_v08#10 p.123x, BSTW#479

importance of prayer; love and unity; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB09830

no title

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Formerly

SW_v10#17 p.318

personal instructions

AB06618

no title

120

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It was indicative of

SW_v10#14 p.250-251

attaining the life of the spirit; firmness in the Covenant; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04657

no title

160

ای بنت ملکوت نامه تو رسید مانند آهنگ عندلیب الهی بود که شهنازش سبب فرح قلوب

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It was like the melody of the divine nightingale

MNMK#131 p.245, MMK1#183 p.203

SWAB#183, BSC.546 #987, SW_v10#14 p.272

firmness in the Covenant; role of the Covenant in preserving unity; unity; oneness of humanity

AB09829

no title

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents

SW_v10#03 p.042

spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB06745

no title

120

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God

SW_v10#14 p.270-271

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; education of children; moral education; firmness in the Covenant; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03929

no title

180

ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید از قضا و قدر و اراده سوال نموده بودی قضا و قدر

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst asked about fate, predestination and will.

MMK1#167 p.192, RAHA.318, SFI01.061

SWAB#167, SW_v10#17 p.318, BSTW#429

free will and predestination; fate; law of cause and effect

AB06615

no title

120

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hast praised

SW_v12#01 p.027

growth of the Cause; importance of community building; praise and encouragement; the Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; unity; oneness of humanity

AB05544

no title

140

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter, dated January 6, 1910, was received

SW_v01#03 p.015, SW_v04#04 p.072

elections; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB01173

no title

360

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letters were received. The journey to Japan

BRL_DAK#1216

JWTA.014-015, SW_v10#13 p.246-247, MAX.102x

prayer for specific individuals; groups; soul; spirit after death; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03416

no title

200

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای دختر ملکوت نامه هایت رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که والده محترمه ات صعود

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letters were received. Their contents indicated that thy mother has ascended the invisible realm, that thou hast remained alone.

MMK1#116 p.136x, PYB#119 p.04

SWAB#116x

acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; development of capacity and readiness; expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04209

no title

180

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy postal card received. It indicated thy firmness

SW_v09#17 p.198-199

firmness in the Covenant; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03100

no title

210

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Two letters have been received from thee

SW_v11#13 p.232

education of children; moral education; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity of thought and belief

AB04741

no title

160

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Two letters have been received from thee

SW_v11#10 p.168

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; many are called but few are chosen; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

AB03623

no title

190

ای بنت ملکوت حضرت مستر ریمی چون از سفر چین و ژاپون و هند بارض مقدسه وارد و با

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! When his honor, Mr. Remey, returned to

NJB_v01#19a p.010

SW_v01#08 p.013

devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01671

no title

300

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Your letter dated December 1918, was received

SW_v10#04 p.079-080

call to action; material world a reflection of the spiritual; predictions and prophecies; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; unity; oneness of humanity; war and peace

AB02880

no title

220

Bahá'í Sacred Writings

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Your letter dated March 5th, 1919, was received... ...Today the pulsating power in the arteries of the body of the world is the spirit of the Covenant

COC#0251x, SW_v10#14 p.263-264, SW_v14#08 p.225x, BSTW#233

firmness in the Covenant; methods of teaching the Cause; praise and encouragement; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04992

no title

160

O thou dear daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received and the proceedings of the Convention understood.

SW_v11#09 p.139

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00342

no title

640

ای کنیز عزیز الهی حمد کن خدا را که در آستان مقدسش مقربی و در ملکوت عزتش معزز

O thou dear handmaid of God! Praise thou God, because thou art favoured at His Holy Threshold, and cherished in the Kingdom of His might.

MNMK#153 p.285, MMK1#142 p.161, YMM.364x

SWAB#142, TAB.091-094, BSC.489 #940x

divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; symbolism

AB12848

no title

ای کنیز عزیز الهی شکر کن خدا را که اسباب الفت و التیام با قرین محترمت حاصل شد

O thou dear handmaid of God! Render thanks unto God that the means of reconciliation and fellowship with thine esteemed spouse have been established

BRL_SWOP#043x

BRL_SWO#043x

AB05247

no title

150

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد دستورالعمل

O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received and its contents noted. Thou didst ask for a rule whereby to guide thy life.

MMK1#010 p.024

SWAB#010, TAB.098-099

jeph.ilosopher, Strong Steep

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; effort; striving; importance of prayer; love of God; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the power of words; of speech; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB02400

no title

250

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید در میان خلق ازدواج عبارت از

O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents were noted. Marriage, among the mass of the people

MMK1#084 p.114, AKHB.199-200, GHA.159, HYB.046, NJB_v12#09 p.160

SWAB#084, BWF.372-373x, LOG#1266x, BSC.457 #840x, BLO_PT#052.11

detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; love of God; marriage as means of spiritual progress

AB06750

no title

120

O thou dear little girl! Thy letter was received... Be thou kind to the "bantam chickens and their babies" and take good care

DAS.1914-07-31, SW_v09#08 p.091x

kindness to and rights of animals; spiritual transformation; the power of words; of speech

AB01073

no title

380

O thou dear maidservant of Baha'o'llah! The letter thou hadst written

SW_v10#05 p.096, BLO_PT#052.34

Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; material world a reflection of the spiritual; reincarnation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity

AB04806

no title

160

ای کنیز عزیز الهی امیدم از پروردگار چنانست که خواهش و آرزوی تو مستجاب شود از

O thou dear maidservant of God! I hope, through the Lord, that thy

MMK5#047 p.045

SW_v01#16 p.002-003

walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04045

no title

180

O thou dear maidservant of God! The question of the Mashrak-el-Azkar is very important and is superior to every matter... ...Today, in America, no matter is greater for the elevation of the Word of God

SW_v02#05 p.013, SW_v06#17 p.143x, SW_v06#17 p.143x

acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; martyrs and martyrdom

AB04422

no title

170

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter has been received. Verily, thy sister has lighted a lamp in Germany… It may be that the government in these regions will check thee.

BBBD.533, SW_v11#17 p.282, BSTW#256x

non-participation in politics; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

AB00739

no title

460

ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد از خدا میخواهم که ترا

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and the contents

MMK5#249 p.194, NJB_v12#14 p.240

LOG#0603x, SW_v12#14 p.233-234

Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; fellowship with the wayward and ungodly

AB06282

no title

130

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. From its

SW_v10#19 p.342

praise and encouragement; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB02744

no title

230

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. From its contents...At present both of you must, as ye have been doing in the past, endeavor for the arrangement and the publication of the Star of the West

SW_v10#13 p.248-249, SW_v11#11 p.198

review of publications

AB03462

no title

200

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letters were received. God willing, this

SW_v10#14 p.270

firmness in the Covenant; suffering; rejection of Christ; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB06278

no title

130

O thou dear maidservant of God! When I was in Denver I enjoyed

SW_v10#13 p.246

being a source of light; guidance; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

AB09457

no title

O thou dear maidservant of God! Your epistle was received and the desire and request of the beloved ones

SW_v01#16 p.002

permission for visit; pilgrimage

AB03122

no title

210

O thou dear Son: Thy letter dated about one month ago was duly received today…. I have repeatedly written that any Persian - although he be my relative

SW_v06#12 p.095x, BSTW#073c

avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; growth of the Cause; rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis

AB03653

no title

190

O thou dear son! I hope from the divine Bestowals that day unto day thou mayest become more illumined and, like unto the candle

SW_v06#12 p.094, BSTW#073b

chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; praise and encouragement; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB05220

no title

150

O thou dignified personage! Thy letter was received. Its terms were most

SW_v10#17 p.320

permission for visit; pilgrimage; praise and encouragement; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity

AB00103

no title

1070

ای حقیقتجو شخص محترم نامه که بتاریخ چهارم آپریل ۱۹۲۱ بود رسید و بکمال محبت

O thou distinguished personage, thou seeker after truth! Thy letter of 4 April 1921, hath been read with love. The existence of the Divine Being

MKT3.380, MNMK#146 p.269, MMK1#021 p.044, DWNP_v1#02 p.003-005, KHF.008, KHAB.025? (034), KHTB3.008

SWAB#021

higher encompasses the lower; interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; law of cause and effect; Manifestation of God as mirror; one universal law; attractive power of love; the lower is unable to comprehend the higher; transcendence; unknowability of God

AB10015

no title

ای طبيب اديب ... تو الحمد للّه که دو قوّه داری طبابت جسمانی و طبابت

O Thou distinguished physician!… Praise be to God that thou hast two powers: one to undertake physical healing and the other spiritual healing

MMK1#130 p.147x

SWAB#130x, LOG#0963x

health and healing; material and spiritual healing

AB05589

no title

140

O Thou divine Providence! Sanford was a child of the Kingdom and,

SW_v10#19 p.350

consolation and comfort; prayer for the departed; soul; spirit after death

AB11287

no title

O thou endued with the Spirit of Life! The call of God hath proved the very life of the

SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.027

predictions and prophecies; spiritual transformation; the Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB04305

no title

170

O thou enlightened beloved son! Praise be unto God, that thou didst arrive

BBBD.538-539, SW_v11#13 p.229-230, BSTW#384

firmness in the Covenant; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; unity; oneness of humanity

AB00198

no title

820

ای فرع رفیع سدره مبارکه جناب آقا سید میرزا چون در اینجا تشریف داشتند

O thou exalted bough of the divine Lote-Tree! ...When thou art disdained and rejected by the wicked doers be not cast down

INBA55:395

BRL_DAK#1203, MNMK#133 p.246, MMK1#195 p.227, MAS5.105

SWAB#195

Alex, Asha, Renya, and Alia, B. Weber

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; growth of the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution; service to others; to the Cause of God; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02955

no title

220

O thou faithful maidservant of the Blessed Beauty! The article thou hadst

SW_v11#03 p.054

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; review of publications

AB07292

no title

110

O thou faithful servant of God! Thy letter diffused a musk-scented

SW_v10#17 p.319-320

power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01382

no title

330