search results for 'SW'

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Relationship of the soul to the body; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Soul is the essential reality of man; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

Thou hast asked concerning the spirit and its immortality after its departure.... As to the question concerning the soul... Be it known that to know the reality or essence of the soul of man is impossible

DAS.1914-02-??, BSC.403 #740, SW_v14#01 p.011-012x, SW_v07#19 p.189-191, BSTW#381

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

ABU1439

Words spoken on 1913-09-19 in Ramleh

220

Outside of Teheran we had a great park planted by the father of the Blessed perfection

DAS.1913-09-19, SW_v09#16 p.184, ABIE.334, BLO_PN#007

Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Stories; anecdotes

AB11600

Cablegram dated 1913-06-19

ARRIVED SAFELY PORT SAID WITH JOY AND FRAGRANCE. ABBAS.

DAS.1913-06-17, SW_v04#06 p.104

ABU1064

Words spoken on board the Himalaya at sea, 1913-06-14

300

There was a man in Bagdad who was the chief of a thousand warriors. These men were not in the regular army

DAS.1913-06-14, SW_v09#18 p.209

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU1806

Words spoken in Apr. 1913 in Stuttgart

170

They are ready to fight for their fatherland. How barbarous it seems to send men, who do not even know each other

DAS.1913-05-23, SW_v04#04 p.072, SW_v07#16 p.157

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual warfare; struggle; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; The power of words; of speech; War and peace

ABU1924

Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-21

150

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge of self; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

همیشه ملتفت حال خود باش بهبین چه نقصی داری کوشِش نما تا آن را اصلاح کنی چشم انسان

Thou must look to thyself and within thyself and find thine own errors and weaknesses. If thou hast any imperfection thyself, try to improve it.

BDA2.310

DAS.1913-05-21, SW_v08#11 p.138, MHMD2.410-411, BSTW#338

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

ABU2088

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-10

130

Consider the power of the Covenant! Where is Acca and where is Los Angeles! Yet the power of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh has united these two distant points!... In order to preserve the unity of the Cause and to spread the religion of God, Baha'o'llah has established this Covenant and Testament

DAS.1913-05-10, SW_v08#13 p.183x, SW_v09#13 p.139x

East and West; communication between East and West; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0763

Words to a vistor, spoken on 1913-04-20

390

Well said. You have brought up a good point.... The Bahá'í movement is not an organization. You can never organize the Bahá'í Cause.... The Bahá'í Revelation is the spirit of this age.

DAS.1913-04-20, SW_v05#05 p.067x, SW_v06#15 p.118x

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Executive government; power of execution; Oneness; unity of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universality of the Cause; Words vs deeds

AB11583

Cablegram dated 1913-04-12

LAMP OF GOD SHINING BRILLIANTLY IN BUDAPEST DETAIL ADDRESSES DELIVERED IN IMPORTANT MEETINGS.

DAS.1913-04-12, SW_v04#03 p.058

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1846

Words to Otto Häfner, spoken on 1913-04-04

160

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

مبلغی در طفولیت خوبست من باین سن که بودم تبلیغ می‌کردم شخصی از احباب برادری داشت

It is good to be a spreader of the Teachings of God in childhood. I was a teacher

BDA2.218

DAS.1913-04-05, SW_v09#18 p.201, MHMD2.281, VLAB.103, STAB#114

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

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB11601

Cablegram dated 1913-04-02

WITH JOY AND HAPPINESS REACHED STUTTGART ABBAS.

DAS.1913-04-01, SW_v04#02 p.041

ABU2984

Words to Miss Fraser, spoken on 1913-03-29

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

Yes! But His sadness did not come from anything belonging to Himself. He desired to make a man illumined, but man preferred darkness

DAS.1913-03-29, SW_v16#11 p.713, ADP.073-074

ABU0641

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-03-08

450

Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03188

no title

210

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Equality of men and women; Growth of the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

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

Interview with Pasteur Monnier (1913)

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

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

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

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

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

question and answer session.

ABU0384

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14

630

Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

انسان دو قسم استعداد دارد فطری و اکتسابی مانند سایر کائنات که هر یک استعداد و خاصیت

Personality is of two kinds. One is the natural or God-given personality which the western thinkers call individuality

BDA2.138x

DAS.1913-02-14, SW_v04#02 p.038-040, MHMD2.172x, ADP.130-134

Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0085

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

1320

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

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

ABU0591

Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-02-09

470

Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy

امروز شخصی از وجود الوهیت سوال کرد که چه برهان بر وجود الوهیت دارید چه که ناس

Today some one asked a question regarding the existence of God

AMK.274-276, KHF.029, KHAB.410 (414), KHTB3.026, NJB_v04#16 p.002

DAS.1913-02-09, BSC.290 #594-597, SW_v06#08 p.062-064, ADP.103-106, PN_1913 p009

Composition and decomposition; Creation of the world; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Law of cause and effect; Proofs for the existence of God

ABU2964

Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London

The object of all the prophets has been the purification of the souls... Today we are standing before the illimitable sea; let us not deprive ourselves.

DAS.1913-01-19, SW_v09#14 p.162x

Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1061

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

300

The Cause has become very great. Many souls are entering it--souls with different mentalities... Teach the Cause to those who do not know

DAS.1913-01-16, SW_v04#01 p.016, CHH.177, VLAB.141x, BLO_PN#022

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity

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

ABU3104

Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London

There are two kinds of music, divine and earthly music. Divine music exhilarates the spirit

DAS.1912-12-23, SW_v14#06 p.177

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing

ABU2037

Words spoken on 1912-12-22 in London

140

We also have a theatre... Our theatre is built in a country where there is eternal springtime. The streets of that city

DAS.1912-12-22, SW_v14#06 p.177

Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; 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

ABU2198

Words to Mr. Lorge, London, 1912-12-20

120

Yes, it is possible. Often people speak together without the mediary of the tongue. There are two methods of intercourse

DAS.1912-12-20, SW_v14#07 p.209-210, SW_v03#19 p.006

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

ABU2453

Words to Miss Fraser, spoken on 1912-12-16

You have written excellent articles in the papers in regard to the Cause, I will never forget

DAS.1912-12-16, SW_v03#19 p.003

Critique of Western values; culture; Newspapers and the media; publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3356

Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool

Water flowing from one spring has more force and energy than if the same water is divided between

DAS.1912-12-15, SW_v08#02 p.021

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU0302

Words spoken at Theosophical Society in Liverpool, 1912-12-14

730

When I was in America, I had many opportunities of addressing the Theosophical Society there. In every city I spoke once to them

DAS.1912-12-14x, SW_v03#17 p.003-004

Independent investigation of truth; reality; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Unity in diversity

ABU3622

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-09

Trustworthiness is the most brilliant jewel in the diadem which crowns man's heavenly attributes.

DAS.1912-12-09, SW_v08#02 p.025

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

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; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU3589

Words spoken on board the SS Celtic in New York, 1912-12-06

This (Covenant) is the Ark of Noah, its moving power is the fire of the love of God

DAS.1912-12-06, SW_v03#16 p.002, SW_v08#16 p.219

Love as fire; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB09103

no title

O ye my soldiers of the Kingdom! Be ye valiant and fearless! Day by day add to your spiritual victories

COC#1685x, LOG#1935x, SW_v13#05 p.113

A.R. Cundall

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

AB00172

no title

870

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

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

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

ABU0600

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

470

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

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

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

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

AB00075

no title

1210

Demons and evil spirits; Love of God; Rejection of Muhammad; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ای منجذبه ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید از قرائتش نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy detailed letter was received.... Evil spirits are deprived of eternal life…. That the Most Great Name exerciseth influence over both physical and spiritual matters is sure and certain

BRL_DAK#0225, MKT3.184, AVK2.230.01x, DWNP_v6#03 p.001-003x, YHA1.015x

COC#1025x, LOG#0925x, LOG#1732x, LOG#1762x, SW_v02#15 p.005-007+016, SW_v08#18 p.236, SW_v14#07 p.210, DLA.077, BLO_PN#026

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

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

ABU1719

Words spoken on 1914-03-26 in Haifa

180

Regarding Family Life and Marriage

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0802

Words to some students, spoken on 1914-10-12

370

مقصود اینست که الحمد الله تلامذه بهائی در بیروت بحسن اخلاق بحسن اطوار

Praise be to God, that the Bahai students in Beirut are well known for the beauty

NSS.161x, KHH1.110-111 (1.155)

COC#0798x, LOG#0719x, KHHE.168fn, DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v09#09 p.099-100x, PN_1914 p072, SEIO.011x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; High station of learning

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

ABU2398

Words spoken on 1914-04-17

100

You must become the shining candles of moral precepts and spiritual ideas

COC#0796x, LOG#0717x, DAS.1914-04-17, SW_v09#09 p.098

Being a source of light; guidance; Excellence; distinction; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0499

Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken on 1904-08-30

540

The guidance of God is that which will always guide people in the right way. All human beings are earthly

COC#0795x, LOG#1485x, SW_v08#06 p.067-068, BSTW#370

Bringing oneself to account each day; Effort; striving; Prayer for protection; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2054

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

130

Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator

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

AB04065

no title

180

ای معلمه اطفال ملکوت بخدمتی قیام نموده ای که اگر بجمیع معلمین آفاق افتخار کنی

O thou teacher of the children of the kingdom! Thou hast arisen to perform a service which would justly entitle thee to vaunt thyself over all the teachers on earth

TRBB.051

COC#0616x, LOG#0489x, DAS.1913-10-24, SW_v09#08 p.089

Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0736

Words spoken on 1912-06-19 in New York

400

فردا من میخواهم بمونت کلر بروم امروز روز آخر است باز مراجعت خواهم کرد لهذا

Tomorrow I wish to go to Montclair. Today is the last day in which we gather together with you... In former cycles no distinct Covenant has been made…

AMK.261-262, AVK4.288ax

COC#0224x, SW_v04#14 p.237-238, SW_v03#14 p.009-010, SW_v05#15 p.227-228, SW_v08#14 p.187-188, SW_v09#13 p.139+147, SW_v12#14 p.227-228, BSTW#052q

Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1822

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-02

160

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

اول وظیفه اعضا الفت و اتحاد آنهاست که سبب حصول نتائج حسنه گردد

The first duty of the members is to effect their own unity and harmony, in order to

MAS5.276, BDA1.349.05

COC#0187x, SW_v08#09 p.114, MHMD1.367-368, BSTW#248b

ABU1863

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

160

Authenticity of prayer "O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit"; Historical Context for the Prayer 'O God! Refresh and Gladden My Spirit...'; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

There are two kinds of understanding; objective and subjective... O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit.... Beg everything thou desirest from Baha'o'llah. If thou art asking faith, ask of Him.

BPRY.174-175x, DAS.1914-05-09, SW_v07#18 p.179x, SW_v09#09 p.104x, SW_v13#09 p.251-252x, DWN_v3#05 p.031x, PN_1914 p002, BSTW#318

The Badasht Project, D. Gundry, A. Youssefi, P. Escobar, L. Slott, M. Sparrow, A. Bryan, N. Chiang, K. Bartlett, L. Ghiami, Dechen & Michael, M. Benedetti, E. Lilian, MANA, W. Heath, Soulrise Melodies, M. Levine [track 4], J. Marks and S. Engle, L. Dely & M. Congo, A. & M. Zemke [track 6], Do'a [track 4], T. Ellis, G. and M. Smith, Ladjamaya [track 5]

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

For comments on authenticity see https://bahailibrary.com/uhj_authenticity_refresh_spirit.

BH04359

no title

220

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement

Praise be to Thee, O God of Names and Creator of Heaven! Praise be to Thee

BP1929.vii, SW_v05#03 p.033, SW_v12#01 p.006-007, SW_v15#01 p.009, BSC.183 #263

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

AB03958

no title

180

O thou who art thirsty for the water of Heavenly Life! Thy letter hath been received. Its contents brought delight

BBBD.519, SW_v13#10 p.281

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Living waters; water of life; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00826

no title

430

ای دوستان حقیقی عبدالبهاء نامه مس دورینگ قرائت گردید الحمد لله بشارت ثبوت

O ye real friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter of Miss Doring was perused. Praise be to God, it had the glad-tidings of your firmness

BBBD.508-509

BBBD.509-511, SW_v11#13 p.230-231

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

AB05165

no title

150

O thou maidservant of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter has been received. Its contents indicated that thou didst desire to go to Leipzig

BBBD.483, SW_v11#13 p.231

Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05758

no title

140

O thou the loved maidservant of God! Ye are three sisters. Praise be to God, all three are of the Kingdom

BBBD.479, SW_v11#13 p.231

Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

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

AB05196

no title

150

O ye true friends and ye who are firm in the love of God! Although it has been a long time since I have written

BBBD.365, SW_v07#17 p.173-174

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for peace and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1657

Words spoken on 1916-06-27

190

The religion of God has now been proclaimed in Germany. When the divine seed takes root in the soil

BBBD.362, SW_v07#17 p.173

Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Shrines and Holy places; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity of governments; political unity

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

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

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

AB09282

no title

ای پسر عزیز من نامه شیرین تو کام دل و جان را شکرین نمود روی دلنشین تو همیشه

O thou my dear son! Thy letter sweetened the heart and the spirit. Thy lovely

BBBD.240-241

BBBD.241, BBBD.298, DAS.1914-05-26, SW_v09#08 p.091

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB03124

no title

210

ای پسران محترم و دختران عزیز عبدالبهاء روزگاری را که با شما همدم و همراز بودم

O ye dear sons and beloved daughters of Abdul-Baha! When the days that I was your associate and intimate pass before the mind, the heart is stirred into cheerfulness

BBBD.223-224, NJB_v04#09 p.002

BBBD.224-225, SW_v04#09 p.158

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00861

no title

420

ای دوستان حقیقی و کنیزان عزیزان الهی نامه ای که بواسطه امه الله دکتور کلوک

O ye real friends and beloved maidservants of God! Your letter, through the maidservant of God, Dr. Clock

BRL_DAK#0856, MKT7.247, AMK.129-130, DUR1.487x

BBBD.173-174, DAS.1913-12-29x, SW_v01#17 p.001-002

Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Saddening another soul; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; 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

AB05004

Words to Baha'is of Stuttgart (via Lady Blomfield)

160

Rejoice! Rejoice! Because of the Glad-tidings! You have attained to the light of the Kingdom. The glory of the Sun of Truth

BBBD.138-139, SW_v02#17 p.008

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06414

no title

130

ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء تا چند ساکتید و تا کی صامت هر چند ناطقید ولی در این

O ye spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Baha! How long will ye stay still? How long will ye be silent? And when ye speak forth in this century

MMK2#041 p.032, DUR1.135

BBBD.107, SW_v01#05 p.001, SW_v07#16 p.159

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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

ABU0168

Words spoken on 1911-08-27 in Thonon-les-Bains

990

ایها الحاضرون الی متی هذا الهجوع و السبات و الی متی هذا الرجوع القهقری و الی

O ye who are present! How long this drowsiness and sleep! How long this ignorance and blindness!

AMK.162-170, KKD2.225, KHF.082, KHAB.044 (052), KHTB1.010, NJB_v05#10 p.001

AIF.1911-08-28, SW_v05#10 p.154x, ABS#10

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Christ; Christianity; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2942

Words to Tamaddunu'l-Mulk, spoken on 1911-08-25

Once, when I lived in Baghdad, I was invited to the house of a poor thorn-picker. In Baghdad the heat is greater even than in Syria

AIF.1911-08-25, SW_v08#13 p.167, PN_1909B p031, DJT.171, BLO_PN#027, STAB#089

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hospitality; Humility; meekness; lowliness

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

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

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

ABU0129

Public address given on 1912-06-16

1090

This is a Unitarian church, and in the Arabic tongue this day may well be called... What is real unity?... O God! Educate these children

BRL_CHILD#18x, BPRY.028x, BWF.257-260, PUP#069 (p.190-194), FWU.066x, SW_v03#10 p.030-032

William Sears & the Ayyam-i-Ha Kids [track 1], Ine, Nabil and Karim, TaliaSafa, E. Peterson, MANA, J. Crone, C. McGrail, E. Mahony

Education of children; moral education; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00945

no title

880

Bahá'í Scriptures; Peace; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما با نامه های مختصر جمیع رسید و بنظر دقت... در خصوص احبّای پیتسبرگ مرقوم نموده بودی

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter and the brief ones have all been received and attentively perused.

BRL_DAK#0589, COMP_COVP#43x, COMP_PEACEP#25x, MMK4#151 p.162x

BRL_ATE#168, BRL_COV#43x, BRL_PEACE#25x, COC#0254x, COC#1586x, BSC.547 #988, SW_v10#12 p.234-236, BSTW#177, BSTW#268

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; 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

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

AB05283

no title

150

Criticism and its limits; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Review of publications

امیدم چنان است که در تألیف این کتاب موفّق شوی ولی باید عبارت بسیار ملایم و مدارا باشد و در نهایت ادب بنگاری

O thou harbinger of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received…. It is my hope that thou mayest succeed in writing thy book

COMP_DEFENCEP#19x

BRL_ATE#194x, COMP_DEFENCE#19x, COC#2218x, SW_v12#10 p.168

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

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

Love of God; Prayer for children and youth

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

AB10502

no title

150

ای دو مرغ آمیخته آموخته حمد کنید خدا را که در ریاض الهی در شجره امید در یک لانه

O ye two closely knit and enlightened birds! Praise ye God that in the divine garden, upon the tree of hope

BRL_SWOP#100, MJMJ2.083x, MMG2#381 p.427x

BRL_SWO#100

Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB02536

no title

240

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; To Set the World in Order

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید در خصوص ایام تابستان مرقوم

The letter was received and its contents became evident. Thou hast written regarding the days of summer, that thou hast vacation for three months

BRL_SWOP#007x

BRL_SWO#007x, TAB.473-474

Grammar and orthography; Growth of the Cause; Law of burial and cremation; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01935

no title

280

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ای دو شمع محفل یاران کاتب در محفل روحانیان باید مانند شمع درخشنده باشد زیرا

O ye two candles of the Meeting of the Friends! The secretary in the meeting of the spiritual ones must be shining as a candle... Although in the future thousands of Mashriqu’l-Adhkars will be erected

BRL_DAK#0786

BRL_ATE#203x, GPB.351x, SW_v05#05 p.065

AB04716

no title

450

Bahá'í Scriptures; Meetings, Bahá'í; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص میهمانی بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی این میهمانی

O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hast written to Jinab-i-Manshadí concerning the Feast... Thou hast written regarding Buddha and Confucius… Let the beloved of God gather together and associate most lovingly

BRL_DAK#0880, AKHA_133BE #18 p.612, AVK3.139x

BRL_ATE#179x, BRL_MEET.AB#26x, TAB.468-470, COC#0918x, LOG#0808x, BSC.459 #845x, SW_v02#06 p.006

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

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

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

AB00136

no title

940

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Prayer for married couples; Suffering and imprisonment

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

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

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague); Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

AB00016

Lawh-i-Lahih (Tablet to the Hague)

4540

Tablet to The Hague

ای اول اشخاص خیرخواه محترم عالم انسانی نامه های شما که درین مدت حرب ارسال

O ye esteemed ones who are pioneers among the well-wishers of the world

BRL_HAGP1, MKT3.101, MNMK#112 p.210, MMK1#227 p.285x, AKHA_134BE #13 p.495x, AVK3.401.05x, AVK3.409.08x, AVK4.324ax, AVK4.324bx, AVK4.326x, AVK4.331ax, AVK4.334bx, DWNP_v2#12 p.095-99x, HDQI.211, ANDA#16 p.06x, KHAB.034 (043), OOL.C014

BRL_HAG1, SWAB#227x, BWF.284-296, LOG#1075x, BSC.410 #745, FWU.028x, SW_v11#08 p.123-127+129-134, DWN_v2#05 p.005x, ABCC.438-439x, BLO_PT#192, BLO_PT#193

Call to action; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

MMAH.271

BH11763

no title

240

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude

ذکر من لدنا لمن فاز بانوار الایمان و اعترف بما انکره اهل الارض الا من شاء

This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath attained unto the lights of faith and hath acknowledged that which the peoples of the earth have denied, save whom He hath willed [3.5s]... ...God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, Who is potent to do whatsoever He willeth. He ruleth over His dominion as He pleaseth

BRL_DA#551, BRL_SWOP#015x

BRL_SWO#015x

AB10324

no title

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB12843

no title

120

ای دو مرغ حدائق روحانی حمد کنید موفق باقتران با یکدیگر شدید و آرزوی آن دارید که

O ye two birds of the celestial gardens! Render thanks unto God that ye were graciously enabled to enter into matrimony

BRL_SWOP#017

BRL_SWO#017

Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague)

AB00423

Tablet to the Hague II

590

Second Tablet to The Hague

اعضای محترما جواب نامه من که بتاریخ ۱۲ جون ۱۹۲۰ مرقوم فرموده بودید رسید نهایت

Your reply, dated 12 June 1920, to my letter was received with the utmost gratitude.

BRL_HAGP2, MKT4.199, MNMK#113 p.218, MSBH9.364-366, YHA1.340x

BRL_HAG2, SW_v11#17 p.288-289, ABCC.439-440x, BLO_PT#192

Martyrs and martyrdom; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace

AB04790

no title

160

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Race unity; racial issues; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای طالب حقیقت نامه تو رسید مضمون دلیل بر حصول هدایت کبری بود شکر کن خدا را که

O thou wooer of Truth! Thy letter was received. Its contents indicated thy attainment to the Most Great Guidance…. I hope that thou mayest become a herald of the Kingdom and a means whereby the white and coloured peoples shall close their eyes to racial differences

BRL_DAK#0621

BRL_ATE#191x, SW_v12#05 p.103+106, AHV.029a, BLO_PN#045

AB00059

no title

470

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

حکمت الهیه در صیام بسیار است از جمله چون در آن ایام مطلع شمس حقیقت

There is many a divine wisdom in fasting. Among them is this: that, in the days… O Divine Providence! As I am abstaining from bodily desires

BRL_TTTP#05, AKHA_123BE #10 p.bx, PYB#147 p.03x, MAS9.021x

BRL_ATE#200x, BRL_TTT#05, LOG#0779x, LOG#0784x, SW_v04#18 p.305, TTCT.09-11

E. Mahony

Law of fasting; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01990

no title

280

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Necessity for Prayer, The

ایتها المقبله الی ملکوت الله قد قرئت نمیقتک اللطیفه الانشاء البدیعه المعنی

Thou didst question the necessity for prayer, and the wisdom that might lie behind it. What reason could there be, thou didst ask

BRL_DAK#0682

BRL_ATE#174x, SW_v04#18 p.303, SW_v08#04 p.044-045

Importance of prayer; Power of prayer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

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

AB12841

no title

190

حمدا لمن خلق مبدء الوجود بفیض مشهود و جعله مرکز المقام محمود و بث من ذلک

Praise be unto Him Who, through His effulgent grace, created the Primal Origin of existence and made It the centre of the seat of glory....O Lord! Grant that this marriage may be blessed and happy. Send down Thy mercy upon them both in order that from them may issue forth noble children

BRL_SWOP#009x, BRL_SWOP#104x

BRL_SWO#009x, BRL_SWO#104x

Creation of the world; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Prayer for married couples

BH11748

no title

280

Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prayer for married couples; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

الحمد لله الذی نور العالم بنیر لاح و اشرق من فجر الظهور فی افق سماء بیان الرحمن

Praised be God, Who hath adorned the heaven of love with the stars of unity and harmony, and hath ordained that in the world of being marriage be the chief instrument

BRL_DA#517, BRL_SWOP#093x

BRL_SWO#093x

BH11707

no title

640

Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for married couples; Unity in diversity

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

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

AB03251

no title

210

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

ای یاران و اماء رحمن باوفا انصاف اینست که در سبیل ملکوت جانفشانید و جز انتشار

O ye faithful friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Verily ye are self-sacrificing… the skillful farmer always hath an abundance of crops and harvests

BRL_DAK#0785, MKT3.082, AKHA_133BE #17 p.560, ANDA#01 p.48

BRL_ATE#202x, SW_v10#13 p.247-248

AB12166

no title

310

الحمد لله الذی زین الحقیقه الانسانیه بایات باهره حبیه رحمانیه و اشرق علی الکینونات

Praise be unto God Who hath adorned the human reality with manifest signs of divine love, and hath illumined all existent beings

BRL_DAK#0821, BRL_SWOP#097

BRL_SWO#097

Composition and decomposition; Law of cause and effect; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04427

no title

170

Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

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

AB11337

no title

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Race unity; racial issues; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

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

ABU0404

Public address to Congress of East-West Relations, spoken on 1912-04-20

610

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List

امشب من نهایت سرور دارم که در همچو مجمع و محفلی وارد شدم من شرقی هستم

Tonight I am most happy, for I have presented myself to an audience like unto this

BRL_DAK#0711, AMK.309-311, PYB#159 p.44, DUR4.034x, DUR1.100x, MJMJ1.093x, MMG2#178 p.206x, MJH.038ax, KHF.033, KHTB2.030, BDA1.040n

BRL_ATE#185x, PUP#014 (p.035-037), SW_v03#03 p.008-009, SW_v15#08 p.235-236, SW_v19#03 p.087, ADMS#052

unknown

Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity

MHMD1.049

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

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

AB00949

no title

400

ای دختر ملکوت نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میگردد جسد انسانی

O thou who art the daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received... The body of man, which has been formed gradually... The city of San Diego was like a lifeless body.... O Thou kind Lord! Graciously bestow a pair of heavenly wings

BRL_DAK#0214, MKT3.386, AVK4.204.05x, HUV2.009x

BRL_CHILD#22x, BPRY.252-253x, LOG#0669x, BSC.446 #814x, SW_v11#19 p.317-318, MAB.012-013x, BLO_PT#052.36

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Law of burial and cremation; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB12382

no title

150

Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Praise and encouragement

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

AB02266

no title

260

ای منجذب ملکوت الله هر چند بمجمع شورای عمومی اسباب حضور میسر نگشت ولی معذور

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Although means were not provided so that thou mayest present thyself at the general Convention... Regarding the use of liquor

BRL_DAK#0629

BRL_ATE#197x, COC#1789x, LOG#1171x, SW_v01#06 p.004-005, SW_v08#02 p.024

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Consolation and comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Universal language

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

AB10556

no title

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for married couples; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

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

BH09439

no title

100

علت آفرینش ممکنات حب بوده چنانچه در حدیث مشهور مذکور است که میفرماید کنت کنز

The Cause of the creation of all contingent beings has been love, as it is mentioned in the famous tradition

BRL_DA#169, AVK3.239.09x, AHM.409, DRD.154, NFQ.004, MAS4.368, AKHA_134BE #17 p.659

BNE.075, SW_v07#10 p.100, SW_v08#10 p.126, JHT_B#013

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Purpose; goal of creation; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2110

Words spoken on 1911-11-26 in Paris

130

Call to action; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Love of God; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

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

ABU1113

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

290

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

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

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

ABU0975

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

320

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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

ABU3345

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

There is but one power which heals -- that is God. The state or condition through which the healing takes

AIL.095, SW_v08#18 p.233

ABU2287

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

110

Degrees of faith; certitude; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds

You must strive. A child does not know, in learning he obtains knowledge. Search for Truth. There are three kinds of Faith

AIL.064, SW_v20#10 p.293x, SAS.093-094

ABU2075

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London

130

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

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

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

ABU1638

Words spoken in 1911 in London

190

East and West; communication between East and West; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity

These are wonderful days! We see an Eastern guest received with love and courtesy in the West.

AIL.058, SW_v02#19 p.003-004

ABU1590

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London

200

East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds

The magnet of your love brought me to this country. My hope is that the Divine Light

AIL.054, SW_v02#19 p.006

ABU2060

Words spoken on 1911-09-04 in London

130

East and West; communication between East and West; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

Heaven has blessed this day. It was said that London should be a place

KHAB.048 (056)

AIL.053, SW_v02#19 p.004

ABU1600

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

190

East and West; communication between East and West; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise of Western values; culture; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

ABU1118

Words spoken at Thornburgh-Cropper home, 1911-09-12

280

Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; True liberty; freedom; Unity; oneness of humanity; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

الحمد لله خوب جمعیتی است بسیار بسیار نورانی است روحانی است

Thanks be to God, this is a good meeting. It is very enlightened; it is spiritual

MSHR3.061x, KHAB.055 (064), KHTB1.021, NJB_v02#14-16 p.012

AIL.046, SW_v02#12 p.004-005, ABS#07

AB00242

no title

750

Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Bahá'í Sacred Writings

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

ABU0445

Words spoken at St. John Westminster, 1911-09-16

580

Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Prayer for forgiveness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God

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

AB06441

no title

130

The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

این کتاب مقدس الهیست بوحی سماویست تورات نجاتست انجیل جلیل است اسرار ملکوتست

This book is the Holy Book of God, of celestial Inspiration. It is the Bible of Salvation

AMK.174-174b

AIL.018, SW_v02#11 p.008

First chapter of the book "'Abdu'l-Bahá in London".

AB00964

no title

400

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou that virtuous soul and individual who art ready for the confirmation of the Holy Spirit! I, with the utmost clemency

TAB.706-708, BWF.369-369x, BSC.468 #876x, SW_v07#10 p.098-099

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Many are called but few are chosen; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06343

no title

130

Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! Thy letter was received. I ask from God, supplicating and entreating in the Threshold of Oneness

TAB.703-704, SW_v07#10 p.098x

AB01832

no title

290

Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou maidservant of God! The penetration of the word of man depends upon the heat of the fire of the love of God.

TAB.698-699, SW_v07#10 p.097-098x, SW_v07#15 p.140x, SW_v08#12 p.142x

AB01439

no title

330

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, thy coming, at this time, unto this shining, blessed Holy Land

TAB.681-683, BSC.466 #868x, SW_v09#14 p.162-163x

AB03118

no title

210

Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou near servant to the Threshold of God! Thy letter was received and thy desire became known. Thou wishest to serve the Threshold... ...Thou hast written concerning the organization of a Council for the building of the Mashrak-el-Azkar

TAB.633-634, BWF.418-419x, LOG#2053x, SW_v06#17 p.134x, BSTW#193x

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00620

no title

500

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

O thou who art rejoiced at the explanation of the maidservant of God...! Thank thou God... It behooveth him to seek only the divine bounties... ...As to the critical period (1901): Know though, that verily, Abdu'l-Baha dominates every critical period

TAB.610-612, BSC.464 #863x, SW_v08#15 p.211x, TOR.203-204x, VTRM.025-026, BSTW#043b, BSTW#043c, BSTW#501

AB07132

no title

120

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Consider not thy capacity and merit

TAB.608-609, SW_v07#10 p.099x, VTRM.022-023

AB11091

no title

Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

O thou seeing one! Know thou, verily, God hath preferred the insight to the sight

TAB.604-605, SW_v07#16 p.151x, VTRM.018-019

AB02801

no title

230

Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou who art attracted to the Spirit of Truth! At this moment I remember thee

TAB.601-602, TAB.710-711, SW_v07#10 p.097x, VTRM.014-015

AB04443

no title

170

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O ye heavenly ones! Organize ye spiritual assemblies. Lay ye the foundation of union

TAB.553-554, BWF.409-409x, BSC.461 #855x, SW_v05#09 p.129, SW_v13#12 p.324

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace

AB04411

no title

170

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and I became acquainted with its contents. The Cause of Bahá'u'lláh is the same as the Cause of Christ... In the coming of Christ the Divine teachings were given in accordance with the infancy of the human race.

TAB.535-536, BWF.400-400x, BSC.461 #853x, SW_v08#13 p.168, SW_v11#01 p.005, SW_v13#09 p.218

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB09633

no title

Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted by the fragrance of God! Beloved art thou, for

TAB.517, SW_v10#19 p.343

AB03014

no title

220

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

O ye brilliant realities! Blessed are ye, for that ye believed in the Lord of Hosts, advanced unto the Kingdom of God, with faces rejoicing... Be not sorrowful on account of the affliction of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá

TAB.406-407, SW_v08#19 p.242x, PN_1901 p087

AB02184

no title

260

Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual springtime; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ای ابناء ملکوت سال نو عبارت از گردش و حرکت دوره سنوی است

O ye children of the Kingdom! It is New Year; that is to say, the rounding of the cycle of the year. A year is the

DWNP_v4#07 p.040

TAB.038-040, BSC.475 #899x, SW_v02#01 p.010-011, SW_v04#16 p.266, SW_v08#01 p.009, CHH.217-218, BLO_PN#022

AB02755

no title

230

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual springtime; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای منجذب بملکوت الهی آنچه نوشتید ملاحظه گردید وجد و سرور بود و بشارت و حبور و

O thou who art turning unto the Kingdom of God! Thy letter is received and perused. It afforded us joy and pleasure, gave us good news and is the token of the wealth of thy love. This period of time is the Promised Age,

PYB#172 p.03, PYB#233 p.04

TAB.318-319, BSC.456 #838, SW_v07#01 p.001-002x

AB00837

no title

430

Mary Magdalene; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art calling in the Name of God and heralding unto the Kingdom of God! Verily I considered the contents of thy recent letter

TAB.267-269, BSC.455 #835, SW_v08#14 p.186x

AB05388

no title

150

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

O thou who art longing to witness the lights from the Beauty of El-Abha! Thy letter reached me at this moment and I was rejoiced at thine excellent words

TAB.234, BSC.484 #929x, SW_v14#07 p.210

AB03757

no title

190

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

ای مقبل الی الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید در خصوص دیدار حضرت مسیح

O thou who art advancing toward God! What thou hast written was perused

YMM.366

TAB.193-194, SW_v07#10 p.097x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Resurrection of Christ; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB01126

no title

370

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Resurrection of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art advancing toward the Divine Kingdom! What thou hast written was understood and noted. Thou hast asked concerning the station of this servant.

TAB.191-193, SW_v13#06 p.148x, BSTW#163, BSTW#207b

AB09020

no title

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art attracted unto the Beauty of ABHA! Verily I call thee, from this Spot, with a speech whereby the spirit is breathed into hearts and bodies

TAB.174, SW_v14#07 p.210x

AB07048

no title

120

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

O thou who art attracted by the speech of Abdu'l-Baha! Verily, I speak unto thee through the tongue of my spirit, from the spiritual direction

TAB.173-174, SW_v14#07 p.210x

AB05095

no title

150

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcending the material condition; True liberty; freedom

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

AB00875

no title

420

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

يا احبّاء اللّه اذا اشتدّت الارياح و هطلت الامطار و دمدمت الرّعود و لمع البرق و نزلت الصّواعق و اشتدّت

O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read your letters which uttered your steadfastness in the Cause of God

MMK3#197 p.140x

TAB.012-014, BWF.395-396x, BSC.473 #892x, SW_v08#01 p.002x

Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2674

Words spoken ca. 1914-02-22

Tell me what is the voice that is calling loud in Kerman (Persia)? Is it the voice of the darvishes

SW_v09#09 p.105

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU0492

Words spoken on 1914-02-23

550

We had a person by the name of Estad Esmail. Indeed, he was peerless.... It is the duty of all the friends to help the families of the martyrs.... Indeed, Mullah Bahram is a blessed being.... Unless the souls are believers in God and assured in the verses of God, wealth causes the hearts to be hardened and without light.

SW_v09#09 p.105-106

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

ABU1107

Words spoken on 1904-04-18

290

The people have not understood the meaning of baptism. In one place in the Gospels

SW_v09#09 p.103

John the Baptist; Literal interpretation; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Spiritual baptism; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU1018

Words to M.H. in 1912

310

That child is your trust within the charge of God. She was a child when she went... I had a son who was four years old

SW_v09#09 p.102, PN_1912 p134, VLAB.142x

Consolation and comfort; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Soul; spirit after death

ABU2399

no title

100

Education of children; moral education; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha

Your child will have extraordinary capacities. It will be a Bahai. Rear it in the teachings

SW_v09#09 p.101, ADP.092-093

ABU3596

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Soul; spirit after death

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

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

ABU2803

Words to Miss Fanny A. Knobloch, Paris, 1913-05-20

The Sunday School is very important; then why did the parents become indifferent? It is very essential

SW_v09#08 p.094-095

Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

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

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; Prayer for nearness to God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; 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

AB04660

no title

160

Praise be to God! Thou art engaged in teaching and educating the children

SW_v09#08 p.093

Education of children; moral education; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues

AB05047

no title

150

Take away thy dear child from among the heedless ones, for they are fast after

SW_v09#08 p.091

Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

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

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

AB10793

no title

360

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God!... As to thy question: If the husband prevents his wife from entering into the Light… As to thy question concerning the additions to the Old Testament

SW_v09#07 p.086x, VTRM.023-025

Idolatry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress

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

AB03754

no title

190

O ye afflicted ones! A most terrible news reached my ears and that

SW_v09#06 p.080

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

AB07734

no title

110

O thou who hast advanced toward God! By God, I rejoiced when reading

SW_v09#06 p.078-079

Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU3179

no title

We know a violator, Abdu'l-Baha says, as we know a donkey when we see him, because violation of the Covenant, he says has a pungent odor

SW_v09#05 p.062

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Mystery of the great reversal; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3270

Words to a friend of Mrs. Struven, spoken on

When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá writes tablets, he is calling the souls to a station which they are potentially able to attain. I does not mean that they have attained that station at the time of the writing.

SW_v09#05 p.062

Differences in human capacity; 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

AB03105

no title

210

O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that the publication of the book of Mirza Abul Fazl (The Bahá'í Proofs) is commenced

SW_v09#05 p.057

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Review of publications; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

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

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

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

SW_v09#03 p.031-032+034-045

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

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

ABU1526

Words spoken on 1914-02-13

210

The view from this hospice is very beautiful, especially because it faces the tomb of the Blessed Beauty

SW_v09#03 p.029

Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU0938

Words spoken on 1914-02-15

330

The schools should be free from all religious and racial prejudices.... Never let the friends be separated from other people and nations

SW_v09#03 p.029-030, SW_v15#01 p.037

Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1994

Words spoken on 1914-02-11

140

Readiness is necessary in order to be a recipient of divine bounty. Souls who are prepared are like candles

SW_v09#03 p.028

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

ABU0791

Words spoken on 1914-02-12 in Haifa

380

We must execute the divine ordinances.... The climate of Mount Carmel is peerless.... They are promulgating matters which are not in accord.... This cycle is the cycle of favor and not of justice

SW_v09#03 p.028-029, SW_v14#05 p.148, VLAB.078x, BSTW#325

Chastisement and requital; Methods of teaching the Cause; Study; deepening; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds

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

ABU0550

Words spoken on 1913-12-22 in Haifa

500

خوش آمدید صفا آوردید گفتم احباء را دو قسمت کنیم ولکن باز جا کم است اللهم زدهم

You are welcome, most welcome! We have divided the friends into two groups, but the place is still too small

KHF.159, KHTB3.072

SW_v09#02 p.023-024

Growth of the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Predictions and prophecies; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ

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

ABU0274

Words spoken on 1913-12-20 in Haifa

770

امروز رفتم یک قدری تا این پائین ها راه رفتم خوب بود عجب است انسان اگر توی

Today I came down here. It was a pleasant walk. Praise be to God, that, through the favor

NJB_v05#11 p.001

SW_v09#02 p.019+023

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

ABU1156

Words spoken on 1913-12-06 in Haifa

280

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

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

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02232

no title

260

O thou my beloved daughter! Your letter dated November 13th was received

SW_v09#19 p.228, SW_v10#03 p.040

Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

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

AB11453

no title

O thou revered beloved! Glad tidings be unto thee for thy firmness in the strong Covenant.

SW_v09#19 p.223-224

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; 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

ABU3335

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Exhortations and counsels; Stories; anecdotes

The disciples of Jesus, passing along the road and seeing a dead dog, remarked how offensive and disgusting

SW_v09#18 p.211, TDLA.103, TOR.170, BLO_PN#104

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2814

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

Humor; jokes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

There is a Persian story of a thief who, in order to rob a certain house, went to work to undermine the foundation

SW_v09#18 p.208, DLA.034, BLO_PN#026, STAB#102

ABU2683

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

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

ABU1346

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

240

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude

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

ABU1344

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

240

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]

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

ABU2962

no title

When I was a little boy in Teheran I was followed and beaten by the boys and the

SW_v09#18 p.201, PTIM.054

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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

AB03887

no title

190

O thou kind friend and spreader of truth! The eloquent letter of your honor received

SW_v09#17 p.200

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Newspapers and the media; publications; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement

AB07043

no title

120

O ye who are enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Ever do I inhale the fragrance of faithfulness

SW_v09#17 p.199x

Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB01774

no title

300

O thou sweet singing bird! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became

SW_v09#17 p.198, BLO_PT#052.32

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07549

no title

110

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Thy letter was received on November 24, 1916

SW_v09#17 p.197-198

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04975

no title

160

O thou lover of all mankind! Verily, have I chanted thy verses of praise to God

SW_v09#17 p.196

Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Non-participation in politics; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

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

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

AB04352

no title

170

O thou respected maidservant of God! Thou hast written that since two years

SW_v09#15 p.173

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Harmony of science and religion; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB08176

no title

100

O thou maidservant of God! Although in body thou art weak and ill

SW_v09#15 p.173

Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB01098

no title

380

O thou light of the love of God! Thy detailed letter and also the second one received.

SW_v09#15 p.171+173

Christ; Christianity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing; Rejection of Muhammad; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB02017

no title

280

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! It was a long time since the thread of correspondence had been entirely broken

SW_v09#15 p.169-170

Consolation and comfort; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Praise of Western values; culture; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion

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

AB03129

no title

210

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Truly I say, thou art the servant

SW_v09#14 p.165-166

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB02848

no title

230

O thou my heavenly son! Several letters and cards are received from you and

SW_v09#14 p.164, BSTW#249

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03991

no title

180

O thou maidservant of the Kingdom! Thy service in the Kingdom of God

SW_v09#14 p.163

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00626

no title

500

O thou heavenly youth! O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received

SW_v09#14 p.155+164

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03155

no title

210

ای دو نفس مومن مبارکه چند سال است که مخابره مقطوع و مراوده ممنوع بظاهر نه خبری

O ye two blessed, believing souls! It is now some years that correspondence

MKT3.091

SW_v09#14 p.153-154

Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

AB00265

Lawh-i-Khurasan

720

Lawh-i-Khurasan

ایا نفحات الله هبی معطره و ایا نسمه الله مری مطیبه و اقصدی وادی الرحمن نادی

O zephyr of God blow forth with fragrance! O breeze of God waft by sweetly scented! Hasten to the valley of the Merciful

INBA59:088, INBA88:029

MKT1.141, MNMK#016 p.088, MILAN.156, HDQI.201, ANDA#07 p.04, OOL.C013

SW_v09#12 p.130-131+133

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0674

Words spoken on 1914-06-29 in Haifa

430

Today, the friends of God are the illuminated candles of the world of humanity

SW_v09#11 p.130

Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB08459

no title

100

O ye friends of God and maidservants of the Merciful! The congratulations for the declaration of the anniversary

SW_v09#11 p.125

Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB06480

no title

130

Thy letter was received. Praise be to God, it contained the glad tidings of the firmness and uprightness

SW_v09#11 p.123

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2207

Words spoken on 1914-06-17 in Haifa

110

The friends in Meelan were self-sacrificing from the beginning of the Cause. They have always endured calamities and hardships.... We are continually working hard, writing and writing.... Endeavor ye night and day that the banner of the Covenant may wave as it should

SW_v09#10 p.117-118x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB11117

no title

O thou kind God! I am a little babe; exalt me at the threshold of Thy Kingdom. I live

SW_v09#10 p.115

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB10794

no title

O unequalled God! For this helpless child be a protector! For this weak and sinful one

SW_v09#10 p.114

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition

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; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

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

ABU1841

Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-10

160

The Supreme Báb was the promised one of the Koran. with regard to the question of the Seal of the Prophets

SW_v09#10 p.111

Prophecy and fulfillment; Seal of the Prophets

ABU3436

Words spoken on 1914-06-12 in Tiberias

Should a black stone be placed facing the light of the sun, the signs of brilliancy would not appear

SW_v09#10 p.111-112

Development of capacity and readiness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Symbolism of color and light

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

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

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

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; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU1697

Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900

180

The Zoroastrians, who were very numerous throughout Persia... While the Christians claim this passage is to be taken literally, and that it means that Christ was born of a virgin

SW_v09#01 p.006x, PN_1900 p084

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment

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; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

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

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

AB11612

no title

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

Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU2105

Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900

130

The Manifestation (Baha'o'llah) had all the qualities of the sun of Truth manifested

SW_v09#01 p.006

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

ABU1384

Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900

230

Regarding the appearance of Christ, there were many prophecies in the Bible which foretold his coming.

SW_v09#01 p.005x, PN_1900 p011, PN_1900 p093, PN_1900 p109

Christ; Christianity; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

AB10295

no title

O thou who art looking for the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was considered. Glad tidings be unto thee

SW_v09#01 p.005x

Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

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; Symbolism of color and light

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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

ABU0716

Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken on 1909-10-12

410

You must have no fear in going to Persia…. When you breathe forth the breath of the Holy Spirit from your hearts into the world... When we consider the realm of existence, we discover a great motive factor

SW_v08#08 p.103x, PN_1909B p051, PN_1909C p023, PN_1909E p038, PN_unsorted p157

Development of capacity and readiness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU3264

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-06

The spiritual food is the principal food, ... the effect of the spiritual food is eternal

SW_v08#08 p.103, PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p040, PN_1909B p021, PN_1909C p090, DJT.061, BLO_PN#027

Material and spiritual existence; two books

ABU3534

no title

The outpouring of the Holy Spirit changes the small acorn into an over-shadowing tree

SW_v08#08 p.103

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU3561

no title

The withered and faded are refreshed, the joyless becomes happy, the extinct

SW_v08#08 p.103

ABU2529

Words to Mary Hanford Ford, spoken on 1911-10-27

Pay not attention to things material but reach after the Spirit. Fix your eyes on the Sun of Truth

SW_v08#08 p.103

Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU3086

no title

The human body is in need of material force, but the spirit has need of the Holy Spirit.

SW_v08#08 p.102x, IHP.062, BLO_PN#046

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; True liberty; freedom

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU1770

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-06-30

170

The most important thing is that which comes through the Spirit - the breath of the Holy Spirit... Without firmness there will be no result. Trees must be firm in the ground to give fruit.

SW_v08#08 p.100x, PN_1909 p003, PN_1909 p074, PN_1909B p006, PN_1909C p071, DJT.020-021x, BLO_PN#027x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU3447

Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-30

The light is of four kinds: First the light of the sun.... Second, the light of the eye

SW_v08#08 p.098, AHV.025, BLO_PN#045

Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU3624

no title

Truth (the highest truth) is unattainable except through the favor of the Holy Spirit.

SW_v08#08 p.098

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU3438

Words spoken in 1910

The (Holy) Spirit is encompassing and surrounding all. It is holy. It is sanctified from attachment to a special place. It is present everywhere and at every time. It exists in all places, yet is placeless.

SW_v08#08 p.098

God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU3098

Words spoken on 1910-01-01

The Christ is the central point of the Holy Spirit; he was born of the Holy Spirit... The focus of the rays of the Sun of Reality was Christ... Jesus was the sun and his rays shone upon his disciples through his teachings.

SW_v08#08 p.098

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as recipient of divine revelation; Holy Spirit; Manifestation of God as sun; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The mind's power of discovery

AB02405

no title

250

O thou respected one, a herald of the Kingdom of God! The article that thou

SW_v08#08 p.088-089

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU0848

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

360

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

The great Sacrifice is to forget one's self entirely--to sacrifice everything, as did Christ.

SW_v08#06 p.065x, DLA.017, BLO_PN#026

ABU1284

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

250

There is no real pleasure in the world and no real happiness.... I wish for the happiness and prosperity of the believers even in this material world,

SW_v08#06 p.065x, PN_1904 p006, PN_1904 p040, TTAW.009-010, BLO_PN#102

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1867

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

160

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

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

ABU2531

Words spoken in Aug. 1913 in Ramleh

Sacrifice of life is of two kinds. To be killed for the cause is not so difficult as to live for it in absolute obedience to the commands of God.

SW_v08#06 p.065, SW_v07#12 p.116

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1325

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-10

240

There is an attractive power in everything in the world, which is called the possibility of receiving the power of progress.... By being severed from the world I do not mean holding in contempt the things of the world

SW_v08#06 p.063x, PN_1904 p017, PN_1904 p051, PN_1907 p077, TTAW.023, BLO_PN#102

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0725

no title

410

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

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

ABU1652

Words to Isabel Fraser, spoken on 1913-09-24

190

We must not be attached to anything in the world. It is not worth one thought. We must not

SW_v08#06 p.063-064

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

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

ABU0433

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

590

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

Today we will speak about Obedience! The Manifestation of God is a perfect example... Real obedience and real sacrifice are identical - absolute readiness to follow and

SW_v08#05 p.060x, SW_v08#17 p.221-222x, TDLA.048-051, BLO_PN#104

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Goodly deeds; actions; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1000

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

310

Degrees of faith; certitude; Goodly deeds; actions; Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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

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

ABU3384

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Exhortations and counsels; Goodly deeds; actions; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity

Sow the seeds of love in the heart... By our actions we reveal what is growing in the heart. Actions are mirrors of the soul.

SW_v08#05 p.058 , PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.012, BLO_PN#104

AB05816

no title

140

O thou my respected hostess! The days that I was a guest in thy home are ever before my sight.

SW_v08#05 p.051

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10314

no title

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thy desire to serve Green Acre is in reality a very important matter.

SW_v08#05 p.051

Importance of community building

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

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

BH11453

no title

The heavens of thy mercy and the oceans of thy bounty are so vast that thou hast never disappointed those who begged of thee nor refused those who willed to come to thee!

SW_v08#04 p.048

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

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

ABU3450

Words to Mary Hanford Ford, spoken on 1911-10-18

Yes, surely sincere prayer always has its effect and it has a great influence in the other world

SW_v08#04 p.047, PN_1911 p017

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Power of prayer; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

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; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Transcendence; unknowability of God

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

ABU3635

Words to American pilgrims spoken around April 1907

Through prayer, supplication, purification of the heart and good wishes.

SW_v08#04 p.045

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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

ABU3528

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Importance of prayer; Music and singing; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

Prayer is both attitude and word, it depends upon the soul-condition. It is like a song

SW_v08#04 p.043, TDLA.016, BLO_PN#104

ABU3173

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

The prayerful attitude is attained by two means. Just as a man who is going to deliver a lecture prepares therefor

SW_v08#04 p.043, AHF.019

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]

ABU3253

Words spoken on 1912-06-12 in New York

To pray is not to read Psalms. To pray is to trust in God, and to be submissive in all things to Him... Strong ships are not conquered by the sea,--they ride the waves.

SW_v08#03 p.038, DJT.305, FDA.028, ABCC.214, VLAB.115-116, BLO_PN#027

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU1349

no title

240

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; Symbolism of color and light

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

ABU0411

Words spoken in 1911

610

Call to action; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

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

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

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]

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

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; Symbolism of color and light

AB01793

no title

290

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای اهل ملکوت نامه ای که بعد از جشن نوروز مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فرح و سرور

O ye people of the Kingdom! The letter ye have written after the feast of Naw-Ruz

BRL_DAK#1237, MKT8.010, AKHA_135BE #03 p.46, PYB#256 p.04

SW_v08#19 p.242x, BSTW#450, ADMS#048

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

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

AB01992

no title

280

Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy latest letter and great love welled forth unto thee

SW_v08#19 p.239, DLA.088, BLO_PN#026

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; 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

AB01294

no title

350

Thank God that you have come and attained to this visit! I hope, as you have received physical health, you will receive your spiritual health

SW_v08#18 p.232x, PN_1905 p007, BSTW#369a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB08445

no title

100

O thou who art supplicating unto God! I read thy precious letter and am informed

SW_v08#18 p.232

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

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

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; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU0602

Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-10

470

These dishes are Persian dishes. Although the Persian dishes are simple, I hope the spiritual dishes may be powerful... Between material things a spiritual things there is a connection. The more healthful his body the greater

SW_v08#18 p.229-230x, TTAG.004-007, BLO_PN#101

East and West; communication between East and West; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge of self; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

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

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; Symbolism of color and light

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

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0466

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

560

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

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

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

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB02463

no title

250

یا امه الله نامه تو رسید مرا مقصد چنانست که تو سبب ثبوت و استقامت نفوسی بر

O thou maid servant of God! Thy letter was received. My desire is that thou mayst become the cause of the firmness and steadfastness of the souls... ...Firmness in the covenant contains an odor like unto the fragrance of the musk

YHA1.107 (1.219), NJB_v05#14 p.002

SW_v08#16 p.219x, BSTW#052r, BSTW#073e, BSTW#192x

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

AB11445

no title

Thy detailed letter... was duly received. Its contents produced joy and happiness

SW_v08#16 p.219x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07149

no title

120

Thy letter was received. Its perusal indicated thy faith and firmness in the Covenant

SW_v08#16 p.219-220x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB00618

no title

500

O ye friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Your letter was received. Its perusal conveyed the utmost supplication

SW_v08#16 p.218

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Many are called but few are chosen; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03539

no title

200

O ye who are attracted to the Kingdom of Abha! Verily, I have read your

SW_v08#16 p.216

Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2880

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

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

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

AB09721

no title

Thy letter was received. It was in indication that (thou art) firm and steadfast in the

SW_v08#16 p.215-216

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ABU3630

no title

I am a servant and this station I have chosen for myself.

SW_v08#15 p.210

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

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

AB00597

no title

510

O ye beloved and ideal friends of God! The divine voice from the invisible Kingdom of Abha is reaching those who are asleep

SW_v08#15 p.208-209, BSTW#261

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

ABU2195

Words to editors of Star of the West, spoken on 1912-05-01

120

Your services are acceptable. You have labored much. These labors are productive

SW_v08#14 p.193

Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Newspapers and the media; publications; Non-participation in politics; Service to others; to the Cause of God

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

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3355

Words spoken in Jul. 1912 in the United States

The point to which all eyes should turn is One. All eyes must turn their attention

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

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

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

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

BH08919

no title

110

Belief and denial; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

قد بشر لسان القدم من فی العالم بظهور الاسم الاعظم و یشهد له بین الامم انه هو

Verily the Tongue of the Ancient gives glad tidings to those who are in the world concerning the appearance

BNEP.078, NJB_v12#08 p.152

SW_v08#14 p.184, SW_v11#14 p.234, BSC.255 #527, BSTW#127

ABU2520

no title

Since that date consider how conditions have changed, and how every one of those who oppressed

SW_v08#13 p.173

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1417

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken in March 1901

230

When we arrived in Acca it was found there were not enough rooms in the barracks to

SW_v08#13 p.172

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Suffering and imprisonment

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

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

ABU1343

no title

240

The government of Persia said: "As long as Baha'o'llah is in Persia the country

SW_v08#13 p.170

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1415

Words spoken on 1912-05-10 in Washington

230

Whosoever read the Book of H'ykl can observe the tremendous and colossal power of Baha'o'llah

SW_v08#13 p.170-171

Justice and wrath of God; Predictions and prophecies; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

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

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

ABU1887

no title

160

The Blessed Beauty of El-Abha (Baha'o'llah) - may the divine souls of the existence be

SW_v08#13 p.161

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU3546

no title

...(Under such circumstances) if I should fail to make an effort to protect you, I should be not only responsible

SW_v08#12 p.154

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Work as worship

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0044

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

1620

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

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

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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

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

ABU2687

no title

There are two kinds of love: one is direct love which proceeds from a person to

SW_v08#11 p.139

Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Transcendence; unknowability of God

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of Huququ'llah; Review of publications

ABU0958

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

320

That which is most delicious in the world of existence is love. The air of itself is not delicious

SW_v08#10 p.127+134, AHF.030-031

Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transcending the material condition

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

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; Religion as source of 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

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

ABU1409

Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt

230

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

SW_v08#10 p.121, BLO_PN#002

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

AB03779

no title

190

ای نفوس مبارکه محافل در هر دیار موجود و آشکار ولی نام این محفل آرزوی اهل دل

O ye blessed souls! Many assemblies are formed and organized in this world… Assembly means the diffusion of the fragrances of God.

INBA85:169a

SW_v08#10 p.096-097x, BSTW#228x

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

ABU3245

no title

The time will come in the near future when humanity will become so much more sensitive than at present

SW_v08#01 p.004-005

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

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

ABU0025

Words spoken at El Grosse Bldg. in Los Angeles, 1912-10-19

2000

This is a good gathering, a good meeting. This assemblage is the assemblage of God…. Do not look at your small number. Plurality of numbers is not of importance.

SW_v07#04 p.033-034x, ECN.137+166

Call to action; Fewness of numbers not regarded in teaching the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0659

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

440

The Blessed Beauty appeared in Persia, in Teheran. He was in the utmost of ease

SW_v07#04 p.032

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1696

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

180

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

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

AB07822

no title

110

Thy letter was received. On account of the death of thy father and brother the utmost sorrow and regret was produced.

SW_v07#19 p.192

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1279

Words to Miss Rogers, spoken on 1909-07-05

250

This is the third time you have been here. It has been a great pleasure for you... Man must always associate with those from whom he can get light or be with those to whom he can give light.

SW_v07#18 p.188x, PN_1909 p009, PN_1909 p035, PN_1909C p083, DJT.049-050, BLO_PN#027

Bringing forth results; fruit; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB11533

no title

O thou maidservant! Have great magnanimity so that thou mayest be favored in the threshold of the Almighty. Have lofty aspirations

SW_v07#18 p.188

Exhortations and counsels; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3034

Words spoken on 1912-05-12

Today the real king is the soul who serves all, and dear is he who exhibits humility toward all humanity.

SW_v07#18 p.188

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God

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

AB08040

no title

100

O thou worshipper of truth! Thy letter was received and thy pure intentions

Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB11092

no title

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

AB11595

no title

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

AB11597

no title

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

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB10789

no title

O ye friends of God! Show ye an endeavor that all the nations and communities of the world

SW_v07#18 p.187-188

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance

ABU0451

no title

580

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

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

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

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The mind's power of discovery; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU3334

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Knowledge of self; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

Spirituality is the possession of a good, pure heart. When the heart is pure

SW_v07#18 p.177, TDLA.018, BLO_PN#104

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU2402

Words spoken in Jul. 1914

100

There are two general and principal classes of divine teachings. One is spiritual

SW_v07#17 p.173

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU2192

Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken on 1901-09-05

120

We should remember these meetings when we return to our homes. When we go to Paris

SW_v07#17 p.172, PN_1901 p024, PN_1907 p075

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05350

no title

150

O thou the inheritor of the great, respected Mrs. Peeke! Although that beloved maidservant of God ascended

SW_v07#17 p.167

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07400

no title

110

O ye two firm ones in the Covenant! Although we are living in the holy land and you are dwelling in the United States

SW_v07#17 p.167

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB06722

no title

120

O thou illumined youth! Thy letter was received. Its perusal produced

SW_v07#17 p.167-168

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06147

no title

130

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Although it is a long time that I have not written a letter

SW_v07#17 p.166

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01670

no title

300

O thou spiritual daughter of the Kingdom! The letter that thou hast written to Mirza Ahmad Sohrab was perused

SW_v07#17 p.165-166

Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03576

no title

200

O thou who art attracted to the breath of God! Verily I read thy detailed letter... Know that there are two kinds of happiness--spiritual and material... As to spiritual happiness

SW_v07#16 p.163x, PN_1900_heh p070, VLAB.112x, BSTW#195

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1890

no title

160

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

God has given man a heart and the heart must have some attachment

SW_v07#16 p.162, ADP.136-138

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

AB03425

no title

200

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

O thou my friend of the Kingdom! Praise be to God, that the city of Boston is stirred

SW_v07#16 p.160, BLO_PT#028d

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU3617

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

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

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

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

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

ABU3026

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Predictions and prophecies; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation

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

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

ABU3427

no title

riches earned by personal effort with divine assistance, in various trades, agriculture and the arts, and rightly administered

SW_v07#15 p.145

Agriculture; Conduct in finance and business; Promotion of commerce and industry; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Work as worship

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; Symbolism of color and light

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

ABU2199

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken in March 1901

120

We must be guided entirely by the intelligence and development of the child, as to how

SW_v07#15 p.142-143, SW_v09#08 p.090, PN_1901 p006, NRMM.212-213

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing

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

ABU3170

no title

The most important of all matters in question, and that with which it is most specially necessary to deal effectively, is the promotion of education.

SW_v07#15 p.137, SW_v07#15 p.141-142

Education of children; moral education; Fanaticism and hatred; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal education

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

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

ABU3109

no title

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

SW_v07#15 p.136

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

ABU3041

no title

the kings and rulers of the world are not yet ready to acknowledge that universal peace is conducive to the life of the world of humanity.

SW_v07#15 p.136-137

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

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

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

AB06018

no title

130

O ye believers of God! It is a long time that his honor Ali Kuli Khan is engaged in the service of the Cause of God

SW_v07#14 p.128

Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Hospitality; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB08094

no title

100

O ye real friends and lovers of the Kingdom of God! In these days the scroll of the

SW_v07#13 p.121

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU3108

no title

Truly I say unto thee, every maidservant who arises in this day in the mystery of sacrifice in the path of God

SW_v07#12 p.115-116

Angels; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB01993

no title

280

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت نمیقتک البدیعه المعانی و الانشاء و حمدت الله

O thou who art attracted to the fragrances of God! Verily I read thy well-composed letter containing wondrous meanings

BRL_DAK#0847

SW_v07#12 p.015-016, MAX.215-216

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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

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

ABU2772

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

We know that the body or form has nothing to do with spirit or spiritual conditions. When the spirit is disconnected with or leaves the body, that is no reason for thinking it can be reabsorbed or joined with the whole of spirit

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

Relationship of the soul to the body; Unity in diversity

AB11447

no title

O ye real friends, O ye people of unity! His honor Mahmood Khan is a true friend and is firm and steadfast

SW_v07#11 p.108

ABU3218

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

the one essential, the only thing to do was that the members of the little groups should love each other very much and be devoted friends. The more they loved each other, the more the meetings would attract and draw others, and the more they loved, the more their influence would be felt.

SW_v07#11 p.107, PN_1909 p072, PN_1909 p104

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Growth of the Cause; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

ABU2377

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

100

We hear the murmur of the sea always continuing. It never ceases. Were it to cease, the world would be dead, stagnant, lifeless. But the waves of the mind of man are far greater than those of the sea

SW_v07#11 p.107-108, SW_v08#02 p.024, PN_1909 p072, PN_1909 p104

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Power of the mind over nature

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

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

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

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

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

ABU3638

Words to Juliet Thompson

The daughters of the Kingdom should not have a desire.

SW_v07#10 p.097

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

AB02928

no title

220

O thou respected maidservant! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Sohrab

SW_v07#10 p.095, BSTW#109

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB04612

no title

170

O thou herald of Reality! Thou hast written that thou art spending the winter with thy parents

SW_v07#10 p.094

Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07312

no title

110

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be to God, that the friends of God in Washington

SW_v07#10 p.094

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05174

no title

150

O thou my daughter of the Kingdom! Praise be to God, that thou art assisted and confirmed in the service of the Mashrak-el-Azkar

SW_v07#10 p.093

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06763

no title

120

O ye two doves of the nest of the Love of God! Although it is a long time that no news has reached us from you

SW_v07#10 p.093-094

Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB08072

no title

100

O ye two servants of the Kingdom of God! Praise be to God, that your services are accepted in the divine threshold and your songs impart joy

SW_v07#10 p.092-093

Newspapers and the media; publications; Praise and encouragement

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]

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; Prayer for 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

ABU2684

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building

To have it (the Mashrak-el-Azkar) built is most important. Some material things have spiritual effect

SW_v06#07 p.053, SW_v06#17 p.134, SW_v07#07 p.058+060, BW_v01p060-061, DLA.014, BNE.188, BLO_PN#026

AB02681

no title

230

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب آقا میرزا حیدر علی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه

O thou firm in the Covenant! Thy letter addressed to his honor Mirza Hayder Aly

TZH8.0244, HHA.276, MSBH2.408

SW_v06#07 p.051-052

Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2681

Words to Azizollah Bahadur spoken around April 1915

On your return, write to the beloved friends everywhere and give them my heartiest love. Tell them that my health

SW_v06#06 p.046

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

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

AB11096

no title

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

SW_v06#17 p.140

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

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

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

ABU1041

Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909

300

Some of the souls are not aware of the importance of the Mashrak-el-Azkar. They think and say: The other nations

SW_v06#17 p.136x, AHF.023-024

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB03154

no title

210

O ye two attracted ones to the reality! Your letter was received together… ...I am hopeful by divine bounty and grace that the beloved ones of God may be confirmed in the building of the Mashrak-el-Azkar

SW_v06#17 p.136, SW_v01#07 p.009-010x, BW_v01p060x

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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

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

AB01202

no title

360

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of Abha! Thy letter was received. Its details concerning those two persons

SW_v06#12 p.095-096, BSTW#073c

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

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

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

AB11108

no title

O ye beloved of God! Highway robbers are many and hypocrites are innumerable.

SW_v06#12 p.093, BSTW#073a

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations

AB11584

Cablegram dated 1912-12-30

Receive no Persian, even my family, without autographic permission. Communicate to all friends.

SW_v06#12 p.093, BSTW#073a

AB11123

Cablegram dated 1913-02-03

We have reached Paris. Greetings to all. Any Persian, be he my own son or daughter, if he comes to America without having a new permission written in my own handwiting or signature, do not meet him at all...

SW_v06#12 p.093-094, BSTW#073a

Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB10818

no title

ای احبای الهی امة الله لوا مدتی در هندوستان بنشر رائحة طیبه محبت الله مشغول بود

To the beloved of God in America--On them be glory and bounty! The maidservant of God, Lua

NJB_v06#12 p.093, ZSM.1915-08-29

SW_v06#12 p.092

Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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

AB00974

no title

400

O ye friends of God! All the people of the world today are workmen of destruction and ruin

SW_v05#09 p.130, SW_v08#10 p.136, PN_1909 p061

Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00357

no title

630

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

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

ABU1229

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-09

260

This is a meeting, the members of which are strung together like pearls, and all the pearls are brilliant, for all are Bahá'ís.

SW_v05#06 p.090, MAB.064-065

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

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

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

ABU1581

Words spoken in 1912

200

The Mashrak-el-Azkar will be like a beautiful bouquet. The central lofty edifice will have nine sides

SW_v05#05 p.067

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief

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

AB11433

no title

O ye believers of God! We are sending to America, the maidservant of God, Zeenat Khanum, with Mrs. Wise

SW_v05#04 p.057

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

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]

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

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

AB08231

no title

100

O thou who art attracted to the Truth! Many of the philosophers of the

SW_v05#19 p.295

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

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07350

no title

110

O ye who are firm in the Covenant! Your letter was received. Praise be to God, that

SW_v05#17 p.264, MAB.091-092

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

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

ABU3583

Words spoken on 1905-03-26

Today, the most important affair is firmness in the Covenant

SW_v05#15 p.227, SW_v04#14 p.237

Role of the Covenant in preserving unity

ABU3237

Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken in Oct. 1914

You must be very moderate. Consider the taste of the public. This is the best policy. Moderation, moderation.

SW_v05#14 p.216, VLAB.099

Courtesy; culture [adab]; Moses; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB03005

no title

220

ای یاران حقیقی و مشتاقان جمال الهی چون حی قیوم بجمیع اسما و صفات و کمالات و

O ye friends who long for the Beauty of God! When the self-subsistent living God manifested Himself...The Divine Minstrel held the stringed instrument in His Hand, and preluded a melody and tune

INBA13:141, INBA88:176

MKT1.413, AKHA_120BE #05 p.j, AHB.125BE #01-02 p.02, PYB#125 p.06, DUR1.213, YHA1.377x

SW_v05#14 p.209x, PN_1900_heh p077, BSTW#387

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

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; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; War and peace

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

AB04320

no title

170

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received! Its contents produced the utmost joy because it was a proof… Through whichever country thou goest, speak thou with moderation

SW_v05#01 p.007x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Methods of teaching the Cause; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Review of publications

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3162

Words spoken on 1913-04-01 in Stuttgart

This is the best thing; we will arrive in Stuttgart.... How attracted and enkindled are the German Bahais!

SW_v04#09 p.162

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement

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

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

ABU2865

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

The real materialist is the animal. Compared to the animal, man is but a tyro and novice in materialism

SW_v04#06 p.105.3, SW_v25#11 p.239

Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization

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

ABU2282

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

110

The heart of man is a garden. The real garden is in order, well planted, watered and cultivated

SW_v04#06 p.105.1, SW_v15#06 p.157.2

Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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

ABU1058

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

300

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

SW_v04#06 p.104, STAB#107

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

ABU1059

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

300

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

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

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

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB07528

no title

110

O thou who hast turned thy face towards the Kingdom! I read what thou hadst written. Know thou that there is in the world of existence a center for each great matter

SW_v04#04 p.073, SW_v08#12 p.144

Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ABU1152

Words spoken on 1913-04-01 in Stuttgart

280

Praise be to God! that I have come to Stuttgart, that I could meet with you. Praise be to God!

SW_v04#04 p.067

Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB01701

no title

300

ای جوان نورانی و عزیز روحانی من نامه تو رسید و از قرائتش چنان مسرتی حاصل شد

O thou illumined youth and my spiritual beloved! Thy letter was received and its perusal imparted happiness... Awaken the friends, for ere long a test shall come. Perchance some persons

INBA87:401, INBA52:412b

MKT3.232, NJB_v04#02 p.004

SW_v04#03 p.056, SW_v06#12 p.093, SW_v07#16 p.163, BSTW#073ax

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU0436

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-11

590

The essence of the intention is that I wish you to pray for me and I will pray for you.

SW_v04#02 p.040-041

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0655

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris , 1913-01-30

450

One of the ladies present has asked me to speak on the subject of soul, mind and spirit.

SW_v04#02 p.037-038, BSTW#092

Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

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

AB11316

Cablegram

Verily the eyes have shed tears and the hearts have burned because of this great affliction.

SW_v04#19 p.315

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

BH03775

no title

250

Rejoice! Rejoice! O children of Israel, in the graces of the Manifestation of the Glorious Lord

SW_v04#17 p.282

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mosaic imagery; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to Jews; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

AB01055

no title

380

O thou my dear son! Thy letter, dated July 3, 1913, was received. Its contents... This covenant is the Covenant of His Holiness Baha'o'llah. Now its importance is not known befittingly

SW_v04#14 p.240-241, SW_v06#12 p.096, SW_v08#16 p.214, SW_v08#14 p.186

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering; rejection of Christ

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

ABU1693

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-20

590

Praise be to God! That this city is progressive; that it is adorned with the existence of the believers... The deceased, his honor Mr. Chase, was a blessed soul; he was a holy reality.

SW_v04#13 p.225-226x, BSTW#155e, ECN.145+182

Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU0721

Words to Howard MacNutt spoken around 1912-04-15

410

Miscellaneous historical and doctrinal topics

Titanic (ship)

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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; Symbolism of color and light; Words vs deeds

ABU0228

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-16

860

Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Unity; oneness of humanity

الحمد لله در خانهٴ مسس گودال و مسس کوپر در نهایت محبت مجتمعیم هر مائده ئی موجود و مهیا قلوب در نهایت مودت و صفا

Praise be to God! You are the guests of Mrs. Goodall. With the utmost love has she prepared this feast, and every kind of food is before you. The effulgence of the mercy of Baha’u’llah is resplendent.

BDA1.315.15x

SW_v04#12 p.203-204+209, MHMD1.333x, MAB.054-057x, ECN.150+582+991

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

AB05114

no title

150

O thou my spiritual son! Thy letter written on ... 1913, was duly received. Thank God

SW_v04#10 p.176

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Review of publications

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

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

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00340

no title

640

O ye beloved friends of God! Two days ago, through the protection and providence of the

SW_v03#07 p.007-009

Oneness; unity of religion; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0125

Interview with Hudson Maxim, New York, 1912-04-15

1100

Welcome! Welcome! Very welcome! [Hudson Maxim.] "I am glad to hear you speak English."

SW_v03#07 p.005+010-011

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU0363

Interview with W. H. Short at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-15

660

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; War and peace

You are very welcome; am most happy to greet you. I have looked forward with much pleasure to this meeting

BDA1.035n

SW_v03#07 p.004-005

MHMD1.044

ABU0089

Interview with a prominent Rabbi, New York, ca. Apr. 1912

1300

Interview Between a Prominent Rabbi and 'Abdu'l-Bahá

You are most welcome Rabbi. [Rabbi:] "I have long desired to meet you."

SW_v03#06 p.006-008

Christ; Christianity; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Human reality created in the image of God; Idolatry; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as mirror; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity in diversity

Interview with a prominent rabbi. Trans: SW_v03#06 p.006-008.

ABU2793

Words to the friends, spoken around 1912-05-03

Some of you have observed that I have not called attention to any of your individual shortcomings.... I want you to be organized like a flock of the doves of Heaven, whose attitude and conduct toward each other

SW_v03#04 p.029, VLAB.077x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3165

Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11

There are good and bad newspapers. Those which strive to speak only that which is truth, which hold the mirror up to the truth, are like the sun

SW_v03#03 p.003

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Manifestation of God as sun; Newspapers and the media; publications; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; The power of words; of speech

AB11057

Cablegram

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering and imprisonment; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0036

Words spoken at Westminster Palace Hotel in London, 1912-12-20

1800

Scientists tell us that the world of matter is made up of constellation of molecules which hold it in its various forms; each molecule consists

SW_v03#17 p.006-009, SW_v08#10 p.121-122, SW_v12#06 p.122-123

Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Supreme tribunal; Universal education; War and peace

AB11313

Words incribed in a church book for Rev. Fraser

O Thou Kind Almighty, confirm Thou this servant of Thine, Mr. Fraser, in the service of Thy Kingdom. Make him illumined; make him heavenly; make him spiritual; make him divine! Thou art the Generous, the King!

SW_v03#17 p.005

Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0607

Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool

470

Tonight I am exceedingly happy to find myself in an assembly, the members of which are a recognized factor in philanthropy

SW_v03#17 p.004-005

Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU2525

Words spoken in 1912

The sword has been working over six thousand years and has become dull. We must look about us for another sword

SW_v03#16 p.009

Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; War and peace

AB11592

Cablegram dated 1912-12-14

Thanks to Bahá'u'lláh, we arrived safely at Liverpool. Greeting to the friends.

SW_v03#16 p.002

ABU3430

Words spoken ca. Aug. 1912 in Dublin, NH

The mature wisdom requires this. I must go everywhere and raise the call of the Kingdom.

SW_v03#15 p.004

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat]

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

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

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

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

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

ABU1288

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

250

This revered personage was the first Bahai in America. He served the Cause

SW_v03#13 p.014-015, SW_v04#11 p.186+189, ABCC.066x

Bringing forth results; fruit; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God

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

AB08090

no title

100

O thou my heavenly friend! The letter which was written to you by the Editor

SW_v03#12 p.008

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Newspapers and the media; publications; Personal instructions

AB09962

no title

O thou beloved friend! The letter which thou hast written to Mr. Hannen

SW_v03#12 p.008

ABU0527

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

520

The Bahá'í must first be informed of the Principles and Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, then go forth

SW_v03#11 p.005-006, PN_1912_heh p006, PN_1912 p005, STAB#036

Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

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; Symbolism of color and light; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

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

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

ABU3667

no title

450

Today the dynamic energy of the Holy Spirit has poured in such volume through the Messenger of God that even the masses of men have received it… The labour saving machines were given to create leisure for all mankind

SW_v24#04 p.106

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universal education; Wealth inequality and its moderation

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

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

AB02129

no title

270

ای یاران الهی نامه شما رسید از مضمون سرور بی پایان حاصل گردید که الحمد لله

O ye beloved of the Lord! Your letter hath been received and the contents thereof have imparted the utmost joy and gladness.

BRL_DAK#0845, MMK2#281 p.201

SW_v20#09 p.271x, TDD.019

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB00053

Paper presented to the Universal Races Congress

1430

ای اهل عالم چون در جمیع عالم سیر و سیاحت نمااید آنچه معمور است از آثار الفت

When travelling about the world we observe an air of prosperity in any country

BLIB_Or.08117.002,

AVK3.205.17x, RAHA.112-115, DAUD.11, KHAB.005 (016), KHTB1.035, KHTP.013, NJB_v02#14-16 p.008

SW_v02#09 p.005-006, ABS#09

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Composition and decomposition; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity; War and peace

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

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

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

AB06535

no title

130

Thy letter was received and read. Thou hast invited me to America, saying: "In that region and in that country

SW_v02#06 p.006

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

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

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; 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

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

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

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

AB01100

no title

380

O ye friends of God! O ye manifestors of bounties and favors of the Beauty of ABHA! That illumined Orb

SW_v02#06 p.003-004, SW_v07#10 p.098

Call to action; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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

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

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

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

AB03907

no title

180

O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! It is some time since news has

SW_v02#05 p.005, SW_v05#07 p.098

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB07818

no title

110

O ye who are attracted to the Beauty of ABHA! Your letter was received; it indicated that a new union and harmony

SW_v02#05 p.004

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Religion as source of love and unity

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

AB00182

no title

850

ای یاران و اماء رحمن چون پادشاه مخلوع عثمانیان عبدالحمید بظلم و طغیان قیام

O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful! When the deposed Sultan

QT105.2.206, AVK3.185.01x, RHQM1.437-438 (534) (326x), ANDA#43-44 p.87, YHA1.099-100 (1.202), MLK.056, QT108.071, DLH2.190, NJB_v02#03 p.001-002

SW_v02#04 p.006-007, BSTW#052lx

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

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; Symbolism of color and light

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

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

AB00564

no title

520

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از بشارت حرارت قلوب احبای الهی شمع شادمانی

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from the glad tidings of the enkindlement of the hearts of the loved ones of God, the candle of joy was lit [3.5s]... ...The news of the attraction of the hearts of the believers of God ignited the candle of happiness and created spiritual joy

MKT4.039, MKT9.103, YHA1.116x, NJB_v02#02 p.006x

SW_v02#03 p.004-005

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha

AB08847

no title

ای مدیران نجم باختر نامه شما رسید و همت شما معلوم گردید امیدوارم که روز بروز

O ye Editors of the Star of the West! Your letter was received an your

NJB_v02#03 p.001

SW_v02#02 p.008

Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB10463

no title

نامهٴ جدیدی بمدیران نجم باختر مرقوم گردید ترجمه فرموده برسانید حجم روزنامه انشآءاللّه همانقسم که مرقوم نموده‌اید

...A new Tablet is revealed for the Editors of the Star of the West. Translate

NJB_v02#03 p.001x

SW_v02#02 p.008

Consolation and comfort; Consultation; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Newspapers and the media; publications; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

ABU2032

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911

140

The world is wrong, just because people talk too much and do not carry out their ideals

SW_v02#19 p.007, SW_v14#02 p.060-061

Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Words vs deeds

ABU1651

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911

190

The great causes of separation among the people are: (a) Racial. (b) Political. (c) Religious.

SW_v02#19 p.007

Nationalism; love of country; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

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

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

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

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; 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

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

AB04633

no title

160

ای احبای الهی و کنیزان عزیز حق عبدالبهاء را نهایت اشتیاق بملاقات ولی مجبور بمراجعت

O ye friends of God and the beloved maidservants of the True One! 'Abdu'l-Baha has the utmost longing to meet you

ANDA#43-44 p.85, NJB_v02#14-16 p.005

SW_v02#16 p.008

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB05389

no title

150

ایتها المشتعله بنار محبت الله انی طالعت نمیقتک الغراء و تحریرک البدیع الانشاء

O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the love of God! Verily, I have perused thy beautiful letter

MMK6#185

SW_v02#16 p.007, SW_v04#19 p.320, SW_v05#10 p.153, SW_v06#17 p.143, PN_1912 p072

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1203

Words spoken on 1911-10-20 in Paris

270

The sun shines upon the earth, giving light and warmth to all creatures. The Sun of Truth also shines

SW_v02#16 p.004-005, PN_1911 p018

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion

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; Prayer for nearness to God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds

AB01148

no title

370

شخص محترما کونفرانس صلح ملل اعظم نتائج این قرن عظیم است این قرن نورانی در

O thou perfect man! The Conference on International Arbitration and Peace is the greatest results of this great age.

BRL_DAK#0995, MKT4.160, ANDA#43-44 p.93, NJB_v02#10 p.004x

SW_v02#15 p.004-005

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity

AB00637

no title

490

ای شخص عظیم محترم در جرائد شرق و غرب تفصیل مجلس صلح ملل که در تحت ریاست شما

O thou great and respected personage! The details of the Conference of Peace and Arbitration

MKT2.227, ANDA#43-44 p.92, NJB_v02#10 p.003-004

SW_v02#15 p.003-004

Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

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

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

ABU1805

Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911

170

There has been another battle today and much blood has been shed. The poor have given their lives

SW_v02#14 p.005

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

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?"

SW_v02#14 p.005-006, SW_v08#10 p.134-135

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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

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

ANDA#43-44 p.90, NJB_v02#12-13 p.011-012

AB11616

no title

...Assuredly ye will achieve a Conquest in California

SW_v02#13 p.006

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

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

ABU0977

Words spoken on 1911-09-27 in London

320

These people are very spiritual, with hearts looking towards God

SW_v02#12 p.008

Exhortations and counsels; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity

ABU2676

Words spoken at Thornburgh-Cropper home, 1911-09-06

You are all one family; you have grown out of one root. Each of you is like a branch, a flower, a fruit.

SW_v02#12 p.003

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; 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

AB01809

no title

290

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از لطائف معانی آن عواطف قلب روحانی فوران یافت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and from its delicate meanings surged forth the emotions of a spiritual heart [3.5s]... ...In regard to the Star of the West which in Rasht fell into the hands of strangers

AYBY.410 #121, TRZ1.350, NJB_v02#08-09 p.001x

SW_v02#10 p.008x

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB07252

no title

110

بکوش تا لسان فارسی را درست تحصیل نمائی تا الواح بهاءالله را تلاوت نمائی و معانی آن را ادراک کنی

Strive thou to acquire the Persian tongue with perfection, that thou mayest recite the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh and apprehend their meanings [3.5s]... O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Praise be to Got that the call… Endeavor to learn the Persian language correctly, that thou mayest recite the Tablets of Baha’u’llah and comprehend their meanings

ANDA#79 p.05x

SW_v02#10 p.004, ADMS#203cx

Growth of the Cause; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06206

no title

130

O ye faithful friends! The maidservant of the Kingdom of Baha'o'llah has written the joyful news

SW_v02#10 p.004, BSTW#118

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03298

no title

210

یار موافقا در جان و دل ایران شعله اشتیاق افروخته و قلب مشتاق هر مصلح حقیقی

O thou intimate companion! The flame of reformation is ignited in the heart and soul of Persia

NJB_v02#08-09 p.001

SW_v02#10 p.003

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Western values; culture; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10544

no title

O thou seeker of Truth! Thy letter was received and thy thankfulness became

SW_v02#10 p.003-004

Methods of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude

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

AB04938

no title

160

O ye believers who are attracted to the Center of Lights! Verily there have been various assemblies in America

SW_v02#01 p.008, BLO_PT#052.16

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04684

no title

160

O thou servant of the Blessed Perfection! They have written from Teheran

SW_v02#01 p.006

Education of children; moral education

ABU3337

Words to Remey and Struven in 1910

The Mashriqu'l-Adhkar must have nine sides, doors, fountains, paths, gateways, columns and gardens

SW_v02#01 p.002, BW_v01p060x

ABU3013

Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-27

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness

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

ABU3025

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-25

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God

وقتی مسلمین رئیس موبدان را بسبب خوردن شراب بتازیانه بستند و زیر تازیانه نعره میزد و می گفت

When the Muslims arrested the leader of the Zoroastrians and flogged him for drinking wine, under the whip he cried,

BDA1.134.13

SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.145

ABU3003

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-24

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

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

ABU3314

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-23

Banishment to; life in Baghdad

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

ABU2567

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-06-23

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization

ترقیات مادیه اروپا بحد یقف می رسد هر امریکه بحد یقف رسید لابد تدنی نماید

The material progress of Europe is approaching its zenith. Everything that reaches its zenith undoubtedly begins to decline.

BDA1.133.01

SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.142-143

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

AB03490

no title

200

Power of prayer; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

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

ABU2148

Words to Mrs Smith, spoken on 1912-06-19

120

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

تو یاید همیشه مسرور باشی و با اهل انبساط و سرور محشور و با خلاق رحمانی متخلق

You must always be happy. You must associate with joyous and happy people

BDA1.129.11

SW_v19#08 p.254, MHMD1.139, VLAB.112x, STAB#038

ABU3012

Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-19

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ما محافل وفا را دوست داریم نه مناظر با صفا و اما وفا اول باید بخدا و اوامر و عهد او نمود

We love meetings of fidelity and not picturesque scenes. We must first be faithful to God, to His ordinances and Covenant and to His servants

BDA1.128.08

SW_v19#08 p.254, MHMD1.137

ABU2457

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-19

Composition and decomposition; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect; One universal law; attractive power of love

سلسلهٴ موجودات بیک قانون عمومی و نظام الهی مربوطست و جمیع کائنات بهم مرتبط نمی شود

The chain of creation is interwoven in a natural law and divine order. Everything is interlinked. A link cannot be broken without affecting that natural order.

BDA1.130.02

SW_v19#08 p.254-255, MHMD1.139

ABU2594

Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

ملاحظهٴ قدرت جمال قدم و نفوذ اسم اعظم نمائید که ما را با اهل امریکا باین نحو الفت و اتحاد داده

Observe the power of the Ancient Beauty and the influence of the Greatest Name through which He has united us with the people of America in this way

BDA1.126.14

SW_v19#08 p.253, MHMD1.135-136

ABU1688

Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18

180

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

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

ABU3464

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

Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Differences in human capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion

بر حسب استعداد نفوس و اقتضای وقت است بهرطفلک آن پدر تی تی کند گر چه عقلش هندسهٴ گیتی کند

What I have spoken is according to the capacity of the people and the exigency of the time. 'The father makes gurgling sounds for the newborn infant, although his wisdom can measure the universe.'

BDA1.124.05

SW_v19#07 p.221, MHMD1.133

ABU3124

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

Mount Carmel; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment

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

ABU2432

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-14

Chastisement and requital; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution

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

ABU2976

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

Contention and conflict; House of Justice; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

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

ABU3043

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-12

One of the special laws of Bahá'u'lláh is the one prohibiting cursing and defamation, and that all should seek forgiveness from their enemies

SW_v19#07 p.220

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom

ABU2731

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-11

House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

جمال مبارک سد ابواب اینگونه اختلافات فرمودند و امور را راجع ببیت العدل اعظم کردند

the Blessed Beauty has shut the door on such differences and has referred all affairs to the House of Justice

BDA1.119.15

SW_v19#07 p.219, MHMD1.127-128

ABU3294

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-10

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; The power of words; of speech

جمال مبارک بعد از دارالسلام و ادرنه در محفل عمومی نطق نفرمودند

The Blessed Beauty did not make any more public speeches after leaving Baghdad and Adrianople

BDA1.119.10

SW_v19#07 p.218-219, MHMD1.127

ABU1919

Words at table to the friends, spoken on 1912-06-07

150

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

ABU2137

Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-04

120

Harmony of science and religion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

این مدنیت مادی بمنزلهٴ زجاجی است بسیار شفاف و لطیف تا مدنیت الهیه مانند سراجی است

Their material civilization resembles a glass of the utmost transparency and purity but divine civilization is like a shining lamp.... Provided they behave moderately, the more people advance

BDA1.114.14

SW_v19#06 p.184, MHMD1.122

ABU1171

Words to Mr Pinchot and others, spoken on 1912-06-04

270

Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Status of kings; future of monarchy

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

ABU2832

Words to a socialist, spoken on 1912-06-01

The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wealth inequality and its moderation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

باشتراکیون بگو اشتراک در اموال و اراضی اینعالم فانی سبب نزاع و جدال است اما اشتراک و وراثت ملکوت

Tell the socialists that sharing of property and land in this mortal world is the source of strife and warfare but sharing and inheritance in the Kingdom is the cause of love and unity.

BDA1.112.03

SW_v19#06 p.184, MHMD1.119

ABU3281

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

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity

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

ABU3475

Answer to questions, New York, 1912-05-30

Attaining the life of the spirit; Disregarding bodily comfort; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

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

ABU2468

Words to the president of the university, spoken on 1912-05-23

High station of learning; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

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

ABU3471

Words at table to the Syrian and Greek Relief Society, spoken on 1912-05-23

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

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

ABU3476

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-05-23

Love of God; Metallurgical metaphors; Unity in diversity

کاش جمال مبارک باین صفحات تشریف آورده بودند از بس جمال مبارک اینگونه مناظر را دوست میداشتند

Would that the Blessed Beauty could have come to these regions! He loved such scenery very much.

BDA1.101.13

SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.108

ABU3046

Words to Mr. Smiley at Peace Society conference in Lake Mohonk, 1912-05-16

Your members may be compared to beams of different metals and you are trying to unite them as you would tie these fingers together with a string.

SW_v19#06 p.182

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU2862

Public address given on 1912-05-13

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

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

ABU3319

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

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

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

ABU2858

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-05-15

Goodly deeds; actions; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Universal peace; world unity

من وقتی باحبای ایران نوشتم که اعضای کانفرانسهای صلح اگر باجرای انچه میگویند

Once I wrote to the friends in Persia in regard to peace congresses and conferences

BDA1.095.07

SW_v19#06 p.180-181, MHMD1.102

AB10702

Words written in a guest book

Prayer for specific individuals; groups

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

ABU3275

Words spoken at Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh, 1912-05-07

Four elements; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium

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

ABU2221

Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-05-06

110

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

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

ABU2193

Words spoken at Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh, 1912-05-07

120

The friends here are anxious to know if I like these rooms! They do not know what we had to go through in the past. Imagine the conditions

SW_v19#05 p.140-141

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1436

Words spoken at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-04

220

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

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

ABU1691

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

180

Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice

نفوس دارای دو استعدادند یکی بصرف قوآء طبیعی و دیگری بتربیت معلم عالم انسانی حاصل شود و استعداد طبیعی نیز ظهور و بروزش

Souls possess two types of capacity: one is derived from innate powers and the other is acquired through the education imparted by the Teacher of the world of humanity... This, too, has two aspects. There are certain evils whose consequences

AVK3.085.08x, BDA1.065.08

SW_v19#04 p.112, MHMD1.073

ABU3150

Words to visitors, spoken on 1912-05-02

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

مقصد از طی مصافت و تحمل صعوبت سطوع نورانیت در عالم غرب بوده زیرا در ممالک

The object of my undertaking such a long journey with all its inconveniences has been to bring about spiritual illumination in the Occident

BDA1.064.16

SW_v19#04 p.112, MHMD1.073

ABU1835

Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-04-29

160

Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Race unity; racial issues; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

خوب شهری دارید ندای آلهی اول در این شهر بلند شد امیدوارم که در شیکاغو امر الله نهایت نفوذ حاصل نماید

You have a good city. The call of God was first raised in this city. I hope that in Chicago the Cause of God will progress greatly... The severest tests were in Persia.... This building commands a good view

BDA1.059.05

SW_v19#04 p.111, MHMD1.067-068

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal education; Universal language

ABU2324

Words to various individuals, spoken on 1912-04-27

100

Harmony of science and religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity

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

ABU3456

Public address given on 1912-04-26

East and West; communication between East and West; Equality of men and women; Role and station of women

از جمله تعالیم بهآءالله تساوی حقوق رجال ونسآء است

One of the teachings of Baha'u'llah is equality of rights for men and women.

BDA1.054.x

SW_v19#03 p.091, MHMD1.063

ABU0110

Public address given on 1912-04-25

1180

East and West; communication between East and West; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

امشب شب مبارکی است شایان نهایت سرور و ستایش است بجهاتی چند اولا الحمد لله

This night is a very blessed night, worthy of the utmost praise and joy for many reasons.

KHTB2.046, BDA1.052

SW_v19#03 p.090, MHMD1.060-061

ABU3123

Words to Mrs Parsons, spoken on 1912-04-25

Hospitality; Personal instructions

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

ABU3132

Words spoken privately in Washington D.C., 1912-04-23

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

جمال مبارک را باید شکر نمود زیرا تائیدات اوست که مهیج نفوس است توفیقات جمال ابهی است که مقلب قلوبست

We must offer thanks to the Blessed Beauty because it is His help that has stirred the people; it is His grace that has changed the hearts.

BDA1.048.02

SW_v19#03 p.089x, MHMD1.056

ABU3274

Words spoken at home of Alexander Graham Bell in Washington, 1912-04-24

Alchemy; the elixir; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

اکثر صنایع مهمه از همین راه اختراع شده مانند طالب کیمیا که سبب ظهور هزارها ادویه مفیده گشته

Yes, most of the great inventions were made in a similar way. For instance, the search for alchemy has brought into being thousands of useful medicines and the desire of finding a direct route to India from Europe became the cause of the discovery of America

BDA1.050.16

SW_v19#03 p.089, MHMD1.059

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

ABU3472

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

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

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

ABU2747

Words to some clergymen, spoken on 1912-04-13

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Harmony of science and religion; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual springtime

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

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

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Spirit and form in the administration; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2227

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

110

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

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

ABU3305

Words to Mr Maxwell and others, spoken on 1912-09-06

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

شماها باید بآنچه سبب آسایش عالم انسانی است تشبث نمائید یتیمها را نوازش کنید گرسنه ها را سیر نمائید

You must cling to those things which prove to be the cause of happiness for the world of man. You must show kindness to the orphans

BDA1.231.02

SW_v19#12 p.381, MHMD1.247

ABU3563

Words to Mrs Maxwell, spoken on 1912-09-06

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Parents and children; youth; families

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

ABU2557

Words to professors and clergymen, spoken on 1912-09-03

Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

اینست مقصد اهل بهآء آیا تو نمیخواهی این کار را بکنی تو هم بکوش تا عالم انسانی وحدت حقیقی یابد

This is the purpose of the people of Baha. Would you not like to serve such an ideal? I hope you will put forth effort in this direction so that the world of men may find real unity

BDA1.224.04

SW_v19#12 p.381, MHMD1.240

ABU1166

Words to Mr Maxwell, spoken on 1912-08-31

270

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Educational curricula; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization

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

ABU2715

Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-26

Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

این ملاقات دلیل بر وفاست که همدیگر را فراموش ننمودیم در عالم وجود امری اعظم از وفا نیست که طول مدت سبب فراموشی و خلال

This visit is a proof of faithfulness, proof that we have not forgotten one another. In the world of existence nothing is greater than faithfulness

BDA1.206.11

SW_v19#12 p.380, MHMD1.223

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

ABU3139

Answer to questions, Dublin, 1912-08-09

Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Things are known by their opposites

در وجود شر نیست شر عدم است و انچه در وجود است خیر است جهل شر است و آن عدم علم است

There is no evil in existence. Evil is non-existence. All that is created is good. Ignorance is evil

BDA1.184.11

SW_v19#12 p.379, MHMD1.200

ABU1537

Answer to questions, Dublin, 1912-08-08

200

Emanation vs. manifestation; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

بعضی از فلاسفه را عقیده اینست که او حقیقت فائقه ئی است که در هر انسانی شراره ئی از آن قوهٴ فائقه موجود و او خود در نهایت قوت است

Some of the philosophers believe that God is the Supreme Reality and that every human being has a spark of this divine reality within him

BDA1.183.12

SW_v19#12 p.379, MHMD1.199

ABU3318

Public address given on 1912-08-08

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Goodly deeds; actions; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization

هر چه تربیت ظاهری بیشتر شود مسابقهٴ در تعدیات زیادتر می شود اما تربیت روحانی سبب مسابقهٴ در اعمال خیریه و کمالات انسانیه است امیدواریم که ازین تعدیات کاسته و روز بروز بر کمالات روحانیه افزوده شود

The more material education advances, the more competitive is the race in aggression and injustice. But spiritual education is the cause of competition in praiseworthy actions

BDA1.183.06

SW_v19#12 p.379, MHMD1.199

ABU2240

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-10

110

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

فقیر صابر بهتر از غنی شاکر است اما فقیر شاکر بهتر از فقیر صابر است و بهتر از همه غنی نتفق است

The patient poor are better than the thankful rich. But the thankful poor are better than the patient poor. And the best of all is the rich-giver who is free from temptations or tests, who becomes the cause of the happiness of mankind.... At the time of his death a king longed for the station of a poor man

KHMT.194x, MAS5.227, BDA1.185.10

SW_v19#12 p.379-380, MHMD1.201, ROB2.281, STAB#042

ABU3296

Answer to questions, Dublin, 1912-08-08

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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

ABU3010

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-23

Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ما در اینجا کارتان را تمام کردیم تخمی کشتیم نفوس خیلی منجذب شدند و منقلب گشتند

We have finished our work here. We have sown a seed. Many souls have been attracted and transformed.

BDA1.203.10

SW_v19#11 p.350, MHMD1.219-220

AB06407

no title

130

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای یار مهربان چند روز بسبب دعوت دو کشیش و رجای احبای الهی بفلادلفیا رفتم دو

O thou kind Friend, I visited Philadelphia, for a few days, at the invitation of two ministers

ASAT2.127, BDA1.119.02

SW_v19#11 p.350, MHMD1.126, ABCC.212

ABU2042

Words to Mrs. Tatum, spoken on 1912-08-21

130

Progress only takes place within its own degree; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Transcendence; unknowability of God

این علامت ترقی است ان کس که خود راضی است شیطانست و انکه راضی نیست مظهر رحمن

This is a sign of progress. The person who is satisfied with himself is the manifestation of Satan and the one who is not satisfied is the manifestation of the Merciful One.

AVK3.097.17x, MAS5.138, YHA2.856-857, GTB.142-143x, BDA1.200.17

SW_v19#11 p.349, MHMD1.216-217

ABU3309

Words spoken on 1912-08-20 in Green Acre

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

مادام مظاهر الهیه بین خلق هستند و مثل این خیمه نشنینان بیرون گرین عکا شیدا میشود حتی کلمبوس

While the Manifestations of God are still alive, the people do not appreciate their value, they curse and execrate them; but after their ascension they worship them.

BDA1.199.09

SW_v19#11 p.349, MHMD1.215

ABU2837

Words to Mr W.W. Harmon, spoken on 1912-07-28

False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Theosophy

تیاسفیها طفلی را در مدارس اروپا تربیت می کنند تا او موعود ملل شود چه قدر بی فکری است موعود را خدا باید انتخاب کند نه خلق

The Theosophists are educating a boy in the schools of Europe and say that he will become the promised one of all nations. How ignorant is this! God must select the Promised One, not men.

BDA1.169.14

SW_v19#11 p.348, MHMD1.184

ABU2163

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-19

120

Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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

ABU2840

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-21

Eulogies; reminiscences; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

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

ABU3483

Words to Dr Henderson, spoken on 1912-07-31

Education of children; moral education; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

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

ABU2727

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-30

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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

ABU3009

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

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

ABU2845

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-17

Law of transformation and change; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

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

ABU3317

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

All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God

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

ABU3242

Words spoken in Jul. 1912 in the United States

The Essence of Divinity--God--is sanctified above ascent, descent, and appearance. The lights of His qualities are manifest or reflected in the mirrors of the hearts of His Holy Manifestations.... It means the transference or transformation of created bodies into infinite forms of creation. Every indivisible electron is transformed into all the forms of creatures and everything travels or moves in everything.

SW_v19#10 p.309

ABU0184

Address to the Baha'is and others at Parsons home in Dublin, 1912-08-07

940

Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body

اول باید ثابت کنیم که از برای وجود فنائی نیست زیرا فنا عبارت از تفریق اجزاء مرکبه است

We must first prove that there is no annihilation in creation.

BSHN.140.336, BSHN.144.334, MAS5.058, MHT1b.044, KHTB2.207, BDA1.179.10

SW_v19#10 p.306-308, MHMD1.195-198, PN_1912_heh p039

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity in diversity; Word of God and human limitations

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

ABU2808

no title

People have come to realize that in unity there lies strength; in concentration of purpose there is power

SW_v16#05 p.509

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

ABU2030

no title

140

There must be amongst the believers of God the greatest amount of love. The friends of God must be willing to sacrifice their lives for each other

SW_v16#04 p.505

Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Suffering and imprisonment

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; Symbolism of color and light

ABU3110

no title

Through the bounty and favor of God think nothing difficult or impossible. God is so bountiful that He brings fire out from the stone; inflammable matter jets out from the interior of the earth

SW_v16#04 p.473

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BHU0001

Panj Kanz (The Five Treasures)

1400

Panj Kanz (Five Treasures)

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

ABU1872

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

160

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Four; five pathways of love; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

We must love all humanity as the children of God. Even if they kill us we must die with love for them.

SW_v15#05 p.153x, TDLA.020-021, BLO_PN#104

ABU2304

no title

110

This wonderful age has rent asuner the veils of superstition…. Music is most important. Music is the heart's own language. Its vibrations uplift the spirit

SW_v15#05 p.131

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Music and singing

ABU2950

no title

The Bahá’í message is a call to religious unity and not an invitation to a new religion, not a new path to immortality.

SW_v15#02 p.028, DWN_v5#02 p.002

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Oneness; unity of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU3349

no title

The duty of educated men, especially university presidents of the nation, is this: To teach in the universities and schools ideas concerning universal peace, so that the student may be so molded that in after years he may help carry to fruition the most useful and human issue of mankind.

SW_v15#01 p.037, SW_v16#07 p.600

Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB11059

no title

The song and anthem that Louise R. Waite raised in the Assembly of the Unity of Bahá'ís reached to the ears of the people of the Kingdom.

SW_v14#09 p.278, PN_1909E p117

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02456

no title

250

O thou who art attracted to God, may God uphold thee! I implore God, the Ever-Living

SW_v14#09 p.263, SW_v08#18 p.233, BSTW#176, BSTW#182

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech

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

AB04277

no title

170

Christian doctrine and practice; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies

ای بنده آستان مقدس نظم سریر جهانبانی و انتظام دیهیم حکمرانی بقوه آسمانیست

O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! The stability of every throne... the most honored government

AVK4.441, PYM.116-117x

SW_v14#08 p.245, ADMS#065i06x

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

ABU1992

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

140

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

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

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2466

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-11

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

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

ABU2957

Words spoken in Akka, 1899-02-26

There are three kinds of visions or dreams. First, those that arise from over-excited nerves, or disordered stomach

SW_v14#07 p.211, PN_1899 p009, NRMM.170

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions

AB04859

no title

160

Thy services in Baltimore were truly great and became acceptable and approved. Display thou an effort

SW_v14#07 p.211

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02445

no title

250

O thou who art advancing into the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy eloquent letter... Know verily that Abdu'l-Baha has spiritual speech, heavenly conversations

SW_v14#07 p.210x, CUPAB.014-015x, BSTW#171

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU2460

Words to Mrs Parsons, spoken on 1912-04-28

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

فصل بهار بود و در منزل شما مجامع خوبی داشتیم من هیچوقت فراموش

This was the springtime; we had good meetings at your home... This material world has an outer appearance. It has also a hidden aspect.

BDA1.057.14

SW_v14#07 p.209x, SW_v19#03 p.092x, MHMD1.066

ABU0463

Words spoken on 1916-04-16 in Bahji

560

`Abdu'l-Bahá, Shrine of

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; Law of burial and cremation; Predictions and prophecies

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

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

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

AB04365

no title

170

O ye faithful one of the Holy Threshold! Your letter, which was expressive

SW_v14#06 p.168

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Things are known by their opposites

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

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

AB11607

no title

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

SW_v14#06 p.167

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

BH10134

no title

Development of capacity and readiness; Prayer for unity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

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

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

ABU3538

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline

We should not be occupied with our failings and weaknesses, hut concern ourselves with the will of God so that it may flow through us, thereby healing these human infirmities.

SW_v14#06 p.165, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.013, BLO_PN#104

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

AB05469

no title

150

O thou persecuted handmaiden of God! Although rich women may be brought up in utmost ease

SW_v14#05 p.137-138

Attaining the life of the spirit; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

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

AB11282

no title

O thou who art athirst for the Water of Life! This manifest book is the fountainhead of the Water of Life Eternal.

SW_v14#05 p.124, BSTW#044

Living waters; water of life; Study; deepening; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity

BH03590

no title

260

The time of former things is past and a new time has become manifest, and all things are made new by the desire of God.

SW_v14#04 p.110

Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0903

no title

340

Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion

Each religion teaches that a mediator is necessary between man and the Creator

SW_v14#04 p.110-111, ADP.033-035

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

AB05943

no title

140

یا احباء الله و امنائه ان مجامع الملکوت الابهی و صوامع الملا الاعلی یصلون و

O ye beloved of the Lord! O ye His trusted ones! Know ye verily that the denizens of the Realm on High

INBA13:340, INBA59:300

MNMK#065 p.143, NJB_v12#08 p.151

SW_v14#03 p.087-088

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high

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)

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

ABU3172

no title

Praise be to God! Your hearts are overflowing with the love of God and you have no great attachment to this world.

SW_v14#02 p.061, DJT.072, BLO_PN#027

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

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

ABU3341

no title

The most advisable thing, therefore, is to ... discuss "Pure and sanctified Living"

SW_v14#02 p.060

Methods of teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0010

Words spoken at Unitarian church in Dublin, 1912-08-11

2300

در نزد عموم عقلا مسلم است که عالم طبیعت ناقص است و محتاج تربیت ملاحظه میکنید

That the world of nature is imperfect and needs education is to the wise beyond question. Consider, man uneducated is in utmost barbarism

BRL_DAK#0639, AMK.248-258, MJMJ1.090x, MMG2#163 p.185x, MJH.036x, KHF.042, KHAB.355 (362), KHTB2.212, NJB_v03#16 p.001, YFY.141x

SW_v14#02 p.042-045

Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Need for an educator; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03592

no title

200

O thou whose soul is tranquilized by the grace of God and by the Greatest Gift

SW_v14#02 p.040

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Soul; spirit after death

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

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; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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

ABU3067

Words spoken ca. 1911

You will retain your individuality and will not be swallowed up in one vast spirit. Concerning the condition of the human soul ...It is exclusively luminous; it has no body; it is a dazzling pencil of light; it is a celestial orb of brightness

SW_v14#02 p.038, PN_1911 p002, PN_1911 p007, BSTW#043a

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

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; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

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

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; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

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

ABU3571

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-04

Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

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

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

AB06540

no title

130

O thou handmaid of the Lord! Thou hast, in the end of thy letter, prayed the Lord

SW_v14#12 p.358-359

Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01623

no title

310

O thou who art spreading the fragrances of God! Verily, thy letter was received and I was informed of thy chanting the Verses of God in the spiritual assemblies

SW_v14#11 p.353x

Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

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

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

BH06900

no title

150

Separation from the things of the world is a sun. If it shines forth from the horizon of the heaven of any soul

SW_v14#11 p.321

Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

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

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05581

no title

140

ای بنده صادق حق در عصری بعرصه وجود شتافتی که عصر جمال قدم و در قرنی بمهد مشهود

O True servant of God! The cycle in which thou hast been called to life is truly

SFI09.016

SW_v14#01 p.018, DWN_v3#08 p.064-065, BP1926.024

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; 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

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

ABU0974

no title

320

There are two kinds of life. There is that existence which is palpable to our touch but does not grow or possess sensation

SW_v14#01 p.010, PTIM.046

Limits of the intellect; Soul; spirit after death; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU2909

Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-14

The spirit results from the union of body and soul; this spirit becomes immortal, always remaining with the soul and forming for it, after death, a sort of ethereal body. There is a human spirit and a divine spirit

SW_v14#01 p.009x, PN_1907 p016

Relationship of the soul to the body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU3529

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

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

ABU3225

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]

Spirit is the highest and supreme development of the soul. Soul is the material or outer self—the Mind. Mind is the action of the Soul's powers.

SW_v14#01 p.009, TDLA.009, BLO_PN#104

ABU3262

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

Free will and predestination; fate; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

Spirit is universal. Man is created spirit in a potential degree. Growth is from a mental into a spiritual station

SW_v14#01 p.009, TDLA.006, BLO_PN#104

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; Wine as symbol of 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

AB02376

no title

250

ای ثابته بر میثاق نامه ات بتاریخ ۳ دیسمبر ۱۹۱۸ رسید از جهتی نهایت سرور حاصل

O thou firm in the Covenant! ...I ever remember thee and shall never forget the days I have passed in Montreal... ...The events that have transpired, were all recorded fifty years ago in the epistles of Baha'u'llah

BRL_DAK#1096, ANDA#74 p.06

SW_v13#09 p.252x, MAX.363a

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

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

ABU3267

Words to Albert Vail

We do not oppose the religion of anyone. We act in accordance with the Gospel. But we must also act

SW_v13#09 p.218

Christ; Christianity; Exhortations and counsels; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment

AB11420

no title

O ye faithful friends! This Assembly was organized at the right time. It is my hope

SW_v13#08 p.204

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

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

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

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

ABU2028

Words to Anna Kunz, spoken on 1921-03-29

140

You have been here three days. They are equal to three years. In the Bible in the days of the Lord

SW_v13#06 p.144

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU0326

Words to Anna Kunz, spoken on 1921-03-28

710

They have bright faces... Science does not know; but the Manifestation makes discoveries... There will always be some. Only a special number will have this attainment.... Everything must be done moderately.

SW_v13#06 p.142-144, VLAB.028x, VLAB.099x

Educational curricula; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Rational arguments; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Soul; spirit after death; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

ABU3169

Words to Percy Woodcock

Tell the friends the matter of building the Mashreq'Ul Azkar in Chicago is of supreme importance. Even if it be only a single room now it will have greater effect than the largest temples of the future. The most important thing in this day is the speedy erection of the Edifice... Its mystery is great and cannot be unveiled just yet. In the future it will be made plain.

SW_v13#06 p.132, SW_v06#07 p.053

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment

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

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

AB04428

no title

170

Praise be to God that in the blessed day of Narooz the sanctified remains of

SW_v13#05 p.120

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Elections; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God

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

ABU2875

no title

Ordinary a moral teacher strives day and night until a person abandons one of his many evil attributes. But as soon as the guidance

SW_v13#05 p.114

Fulfillment of true potential; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00179

no title

860

یا اباالفضائل و امة و اخیه چندیست که بوی خوش معانی از ریاض قلب آن معین عرفان

O thou father, mother and brother of Faza'il! It has been a long time since

INBA13:024, INBA55:240

MKT1.276, AHB.119BE #03 p.96, DWNP_v1#09 p.001-003, TZH8.1134, MSBH2.323, SAAF.234-237, NJB_v04#19 p.001, NJB_v13#05 p.00128

SW_v13#05 p.107-109

Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

ABU3437

Words to Emogene Hoagg spoken in 1914

This is the day of happiness. In no time of any manifestation was there the cause for happiness as now.

SW_v13#05 p.102, PN_1914 p009

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow

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

ABU0472

no title

560

True happiness is found in purity of thought. Whenever I look into your radiant faces I am made most happy because your thoughts are pure

SW_v13#05 p.102-104

Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0461

no title

570

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

To see the joy of divine gladness on your faces is the cause of my happiness, for when I see you happy, I am happy also.

SW_v13#05 p.101, ADP.069-073

ABU0930

Words to Florence Johnson, spoken on 1912-08-25

330

You are very welcome. The weather is delightful. This is a lovely suburb, perfectly charming... All of these ailments will pass away and you will receive perfect physical and spiritual health… Laugh and talk, don't lament and talk.

SW_v13#04 p.102x, PN_1912 p011, BSTW#345

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Mary Magdalene; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

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

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

ABU3607

no title

The body is the word. The spirit is its meaning. The word passes. The meaning remains.

SW_v13#04 p.090x

Outward and inward meanings

ABU3608

no title

Religion is an attitude toward God which reflects itself in our attitude towards men.

SW_v13#04 p.090x

Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1903

Words to the secretary of the New York Peace Society, New York, 1912

160

You must rest assured and let there be no trace of doubt in your souls that God is your assister and helper

SW_v13#12 p.343-344

Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU2956

Words to Mrs Thornburg-Cropper

There are seasons in the revelation from God, as in the natural year, and just as the Christ manifested the Spirit of God in the flesh

SW_v13#12 p.342

Christ; Christianity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men

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

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

AB11298

no title

...Absolute equality amongst men: this would be impossible. There is needed some organization which will bring about an order in this disorder.

SW_v13#12 p.323

Maintainance of degrees in society

AB02243

no title

260

ای ساعی در خیر عالم انسانی مضمون نامه مطابق واقع بود فی الحقیقه عالم انسانی

O thou who art striving for the welfare of the world of humanity! The contents of thy letter were in accordance with the facts.

NJB_v13#06 p.160

SW_v13#11 p.307

Man's distinction from the animal; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU1416

no title

230

The law of peace has come to stay. We are living in the radiant age of peace. We are daily advancing in the path of peace.

SW_v13#11 p.293-294

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity of governments; political unity; War and peace

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; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU2947

Words to Corinne True spoken in 1907

we must look upon every human being we saw as a letter from the Beloved to us.... No matter how blotted, blurred, torn or soiled that letter appears to be

SW_v13#10 p.284

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion

ABU0498

no title

540

When the Blessed Perfection (Baha'u'llah) was exiled from Bagdad the large number

SW_v13#10 p.277-278, BKOG.179+186+192x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

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]

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

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

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

AB07815

no title

110

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

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

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

ABU1412

Words spoken on 1920-11-28

230

Springtime is the time of buds and blossoms and flowers, but the season of fruits is after the springtime

SW_v13#01 p.018-019

Growth of the Cause; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2514

Words spoken ca. May 1912 in New York

Tell Juliet that she teaches well. I have met many people who have been affected by you, Juliet. You are not eloquent, you are not fluent, but your heart teaches.

SW_v12#07 p.139, DJT.281, FDA.019-020, BLO_PN#027

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The mind's power of discovery

ABU3106

Words spoken in May1921

Say to this convention that never since the beginning of time has a convention of more importance been held.

SW_v12#06 p.115

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Race unity; racial issues

ABU2309

Words to Dr. Zia Bagdadi, spoken on 1920-04-06

110

Yes, this is the truth. If the races do not come to an agreement, there can be no question or doubt of bloodshed…. I foretell things before they happen…

SW_v12#05 p.120-121

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

ABU2528

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-26

There should be no differentiation between the blacks and the whites. All are the creatures of God

SW_v12#05 p.107, PN_1909F p069, PN_1909F p129?, AKL.011

Chastisement and requital; Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02529

no title

240

Ye have written that the colored Bahais have gathered in one meeting

SW_v12#05 p.106x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

AB08239

no title

100

Praise be to God, that through Mr. and Mrs. Kinney thou didst hear the glad-tidings

SW_v12#05 p.106-107

Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03102

no title

210

O ye servants of God and Maidservants of the Merciful! Thank ye God that the Divine call reached the ear of the spirit... Praise be to God, that the doors of the Kingdom are opened... In the world of existence the meeting is blessed when the white and colored meet together

SW_v12#05 p.103x, SW_v12#05 p.106x, AHV.030-31, BLO_PN#045

Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB07601

no title

110

ای موید بفیض ملکوت نامه مفصل شما قرائت گردید

O thou who art confirmed by the grace of the Kingdom! Thy long letter

MSHR1.012x

SW_v12#03 p.058

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB04611

no title

170

Thy letter written May 19th, 1920, duly received. Notwithstanding the lack of time

SW_v12#03 p.058-059

Newspapers and the media; publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB08725

no title

O thou true friend! Through the graces of the Sun of Reality do I supplicate

SW_v12#03 p.057

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB09998

no title

O thou spiritual person! As far as thou art able, do thou practice self-sacrifice

SW_v12#03 p.057

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02676

no title

230

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be unto God, that thou wert

SW_v12#03 p.057-058

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

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

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

ABU3246

no title

There shall not be any separation among the believers because Baha'u'llah has appointed the House of Justice to be the authority

SW_v12#18 p.280

House of Justice

ABU2539

no title

You must not injure yourselves or commit suicide.... It is not permissible to do to yourselves what Mirza Hassan Afnan did to himself.

SW_v12#18 p.280-281

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suicide; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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

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

BH01644

Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firaq (Tablet of the Nightingale of Bereavement)

530

Tablet of Nightingale of Separation (Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firáq)

Lawh-i-Bulbulul-Firaq (Tablet of Nightingale of Separation)

بلبل الفراق علی غصن الافاق ینادی هذا الفراق یا ملا الاشتیاق و طیر الوفا یتغن

The nightingale of separation, perched upon the branch of the horizon, calls out in grief, you who are filled with yearning

INBA38:063, INBA36:376b, INBA71:074b

AQA4#095 p.324x, AQA4a.363x, GSH.042, OOL.B034a, OOL.B034b

SW_v12#16 p.251, BLO_PT#115

Announces in sorrowful language His departure from Baghdad and reproaches those who had thus far fai …

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ROB1.244, MMAH.079, LL#080

ABU1351

Words to Miss Pearson in Akka, 1899-02-26

240

One thing I ask of you for your own good, and that you must do if you wish to gain the blessing.

SW_v12#14 p.236, PN_1899 p004

Mary Magdalene; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00631

no title

490

ای ثابت بر پیمان شمع میثاق رغما لاهل النفاق پرتو عبودیتش آفاقرا منور نموده و

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The radiance of servitude shining from the Candle

MMK6#360

SW_v12#14 p.235-236, CUPAB.012-013x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment

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

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

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

AB02368

no title

250

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که بعضی از متزلزلین بمن نامه

O thou who art firm in the Covenant: Your letter has been received. You have

NJB_v12#14 p.240

SW_v12#14 p.232+234

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly

AB10281

no title

O thou who art heavenly! If, with the consultation of the Executive Board and

SW_v12#13 p.218

Empty learning; false spirituality; Existence; immortality of the human soul; High station of the arts and sciences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB01884

no title

290

O thou who art a servant at the Threshold of God! Thy letter has been received. From its flowers of significance

SW_v12#13 p.218-219+210

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

Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

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

AB08892

no title

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter has been received together with the picture

SW_v12#12 p.202

AB08979

no title

O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Now I am at the Holy Tomb. The vase which

SW_v12#12 p.202

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Shrines and Holy places

AB06544

no title

130

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter has been received. Praise be unto God, it indicates that through the presence of Jenabe Fazel

SW_v12#12 p.201

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07993

no title

100

O thou who art firm in the Covenant. The glad-tidings of he unity of the

SW_v12#12 p.201

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03700

no title

190

O ye two dear maidservants of God! Ye have written that Mr. Marion Nuevo

SW_v12#12 p.201-202

Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02761

no title

230

O thou who hast faith in God! Thy letter has been forwarded. Treat thy traveling

SW_v12#12 p.200

Growth of the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

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; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

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

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

AB06769

no title

120

O ye two souls of the Kingdom! Turn your faces to the Kingdom of the merciful One

SW_v12#01 p.028

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

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

AB04340

no title

170

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated November 26th, 1918, was received with the divine assistance.

SW_v12#01 p.027-028

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB06031

no title

130

O thou favored maidservant of God! Thy letter has been received and its

SW_v12#01 p.019

Elections; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB11582

Cablegram dated 1921-02-15

All affairs concerning Universal Temple referred General Convention. I cannot interfere, submit everything Convention.

SW_v12#01 p.019

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

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

AB01150

no title

370

O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents were in the utmost sweetness

SW_v11#08 p.122, BSTW#366

Critique of Western values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nationalism; love of country; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB03655

no title

190

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of Abha!

SW_v11#07 p.112-113, BSTW#254

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB09748

no title

O ye who are firm in the Covenant of the Self-Subsistent, Eternal God! Praise God with glad faces

SW_v11#07 p.105x

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB07348

no title

110

O ye who are firm in the Covenant! Today whatever assembly is established that has for its purpose the welfare of mankind

SW_v11#06 p.104

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

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

AB03317

no title

200

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; East and West; communication between East and West; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prayer for married couples; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ای ابن و بنت ملکوت از قرار مسموع روابطی در میان شما حاصل و با یکدیگر میخواهید اقتران

O ye son and daughter of the Kingdom! According to what you have written… O God, my God! We are wedded in love of Thy beauty, in hope of Thy good-pleasure, and in eagerness to be of service to Thee

NJB_v11#04 p.078

SW_v11#05 p.088-089, BSTW#217, ADMS#102

AB03343

no title

200

O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! Praise be to God, that the events of the Cause

SW_v11#05 p.087

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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

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

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]

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

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

AB11469

Cablegram dated 1921-03 ca.

Miss Kappes very happy. I invite world be not grieved. Apply to Mr. Vail, Urbana, for substitute. Elizabeth [Stewart] left for Teheran.

SW_v11#19 p.321

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

AB11470

Cablegram dated 1921-03 ca.

Supplicating Lord of the Kingdom to submerge these two blessed souls in the ocean of His Mercy.

SW_v11#19 p.321

AB01007

no title

390

ای متحری حقیقت نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودی که آقا میرزا احمد خان یزدانی

O thou who art searching for truth! Thy letter has been received. Thou has written that Agha Mirza Ahmed Khan Yazdani... Thou hast asked how it is possible to grasp the nature of life after death?

MKT3.388, BQA.075

SW_v11#19 p.315-316, BSTW#500a

Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relationship between government and people; Soul; spirit after death

AB02933

no title

220

O ye two who are firm in the Covenant! Your letter dated January 28

SW_v11#18 p.308

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB08640

no title

O thou firm in the Covenant! As to thy attendance at the Esperanto Congress

SW_v11#18 p.306

Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal language

AB00536

no title

540

خلق هنوز از قوّهء ميثاق غافلند اين عهد نه روايت است و نه حکايت به قلم اعلی از حضرت بهاء الله در نهايت قوّت

O thou Herald of the Covenant! Thy detailed letters have been received

MMK4#153 p.164x

SW_v11#18 p.306-308

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

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

ABU0075

Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04

1400

The differences between this Revelation and that of Jesus Christ are, that in this cycle all the inhabitants of the world will be gathered in one nation

SW_v11#17 p.286x, PN_1901 p017, PN_1901 p040

Christ; Christianity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Universal peace; world unity

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

AB09210

no title

O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. On thy behalf I prayed

SW_v11#16 p.277-278

The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB10958

no title

O thou sweet singing bird! The new song has been received. Verily

SW_v11#16 p.276, BLO_PT#052.37

Music and singing; Praise and encouragement

AB05079

no title

150

O thou servant of the Divine Threshold! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst

SW_v11#16 p.276

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05509

no title

140

O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thy desire

SW_v11#16 p.276

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00907

no title

410

O thou who art attracted to the Word of God and herald of the Kingdom of God!

SW_v11#16 p.275, TDD.013-014

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1725

Words spoken on 1920-09-07

180

The body of man is from the world of nature. His body is akin to that of the animal. He has animal tendencies.

SW_v11#16 p.269, PN_1920 p032, PN_1920 p056, PN_1920 p092, PN_1920_heh p014, PN_1920_heh_haifa p021

Man's distinction from the animal; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

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

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

AB00411

no title

600

ای سرگشته کوه و بیابان در راه یار مهربان نامه شما بعد از رجوع از کالیفورنیا

O thou wanderer over mountain and desert in the Path of the kind Beloved! Thy letter, after thy return from California

MMK3#002 p.001x, MMG2#199 p.227x, NJB_v11#08 p.136

SW_v11#15 p.260-264

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04993

no title

160

O ye two servants of the Kingdom of God! His honor, Mr. Vail, has arrived

SW_v11#15 p.259

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Newspapers and the media; publications; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01265

no title

350

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

O thou herald of the Covenant! Thy letters have been received and an answer has been written.... I have been greatly affected by the death of Mr. Sandy Kinney. What

SW_v11#15 p.259-260, SW_v10#19 p.350x, BLO_PT#028jx

Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB05553

no title

140

ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک امه الله مسیس واک و امه الله مس کولور رسیدند و

O thou servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Perfection! The maidservant

MMK6#356x, NJB_v11#08 p.135

SW_v11#15 p.256-257

Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3434

Words spoken in Aug. 1913 in Ramleh

When in America I repeatedly said that no one must believe one word said by another regarding any commands

SW_v11#14 p.243

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2337

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

100

That which has come forth from the Center of the Covenant you must take fast hold of.

SW_v11#14 p.243

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; 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

AB04274

no title

170

O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! Thy cablegram was received, and immediately

SW_v11#13 p.232

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing

ABU1237

Words spoken on 1920-02-15

260

You must think now of spiritual affairs. Try to enlighten the morals and try to spread

SW_v11#12 p.224-225

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB09145

no title

ای احبای الهی جناب دکتر ضیاء و امة الله زینت مدت مدیده در ارض مقدسه اقامت

O ye friends of God! His honor Dr. Zia (M. Bagdadi) and the maidservant

NJB_v11#12 p.209

SW_v11#12 p.208

Shrines and Holy places

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; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prophecy and fulfillment

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