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AB01763 300 O thou my beloved sister! Through the encircling graces of the Blessed Perfection - may my life be a ransom to the dust of His Holy Threshold - we have crossed the blue seas LTDT.172-173, AIF.1911-08-21, DAS.1914-10-27 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha - -
AB07073 120 ...Several days ago we were going to come to Haifa but legal and religious impediments presented themselves . . . God willing, we will come but know not when LTDT.327x Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions - -
AB07775 110 ...It is truly a delightful place. The mildness of the weather, the freshness of the grass and fields, the lushness and pleasantness of the hills LTDT.344x, AIF.1911-08-21x Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha - -
AB09914 70 ...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 - -
AB10277 70 O thou loved maid-servant of God! Do thou observe the Divine Bounty! We are in Haifa and thou in Tokyo, nevertheless how (our) hearts have become related JWTA.033 East and West; communication between East and West; Personal instructions - -
AB11084 50 Bahá'í Scriptures ...In this prohibition (from visiting Haifa) there is a providence which will become manifest before long. But know ye with the utmost certainty BSC.492 #948x Nearness and remoteness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering - -
AB11100 50 You have asked concerning the relations and genealogy of the mother of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. The father and grandfather went to Persia from the regions of Taif BSTW#020, BSTW#072 Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael - -
ABU0943 330 In Haifa there was at one time a German Consul who became Abdu'l-Baha's friend. He used to call on Abdu'l-Baha often ABIE.312, BLO_PN#007, STAB#100 Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes - -
ABU3684 160 At dawn, with wondrous and melodious voices, they will be engaged in the mention of God. Ships carrying the flag of “Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá!” will anchor at the port [of Haifa] and kings will disembark RKS.067 Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Shrines and Holy places; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
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 - -
ABU1512 Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 210 The doors of colleges and universities must be wide open DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014-015 Nationalism; love of country; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Oneness; unity of religion; The Christian clergy; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal education - -
ABU2627 Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 80 The objective aims are: The oneness of the world of humanity DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p006 Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity - -
ABU2943 Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 60 The true, liberal, religious spirit is more in evidence in America…. The Baha'is are a community of cooperative servants, they have no leader. Their only leader is God. DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.013-014, PN_1914 p005 Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU3057 Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 50 They teach that the internal, spiritual idea is the same in all the religions; that a unique general plan underlies the foundation of the past faiths DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Priestcraft; Religion as reality; definitions of religion - -
ABU3229 Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 40 They believe that mankind must love mankind, that universal amity must be practiced; that dead dogmas must be thrown away DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU3416 Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 30 Trust in God. Be kind to thy fellow-men, fill the world with the spirit of love. DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.014, PN_1914 p005 Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times - -
ABU3521 Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 20 The teachings of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh are the breaths of the Holy Spirit which create man anew. Personal purity, both in private and public, is emphasized and insisted upon. DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v08#08 p.103x, SW_v12#01 p.014, SW_v13#10 p.260x, PN_1914 p005, PTF.137x, IHP.062x, BLO_PN#046x Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; 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 - -
ABU0477 Interview with Mrs. Jo Goudsmit at House of the Master in Haifa, 1920-02 ca. 560 He answered me that his father had not really founded a new religion, but a Bahaiuistic Organization. This derives its name from the prophet Bahaula, his father. For six thousand years, he continued BSR_v17 p.172-174 Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language - -
ABU3080 Interview with W.H. Randall, Haifa, 1919-11-18 50 This question will only be solved through the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh... From the association of the white friends with the colored friends the others, people outside the Cause, will learn the meaning. PN_1919 p017x, BSTW#319 Race unity; racial issues - -
ABU3239 Interview with W.H. Randall, Haifa, 1919-11-18 40 Don't forget this, that this is a Universal Temple--advertise it so; announce that this is for all and every religion PN_1919 p016 Elections; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Universality of the Cause - -
ABU1140 Message to the Baha'is of New York from Thonon-les-Bains, 1911-08-26 280 In this Cause, hundreds of families have sacrificed themselves. There have been more than twenty thousand martyrs. AIF.1911-08-26, PN_1909B p032, DJT.181-183, BLO_PN#027 Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU0653 The Duty of Kindness and Sympathy towards Strangers and Foreigners: Words spoken on 1911-10-16 in Paris 450 Paris Talks Paris Talks (book) When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere. All men are his brothers…. Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone... PT#01 p.001, AIF.1911-10-16, SW_v02#19 p.004x, SW_v08#11 p.137 T. Ellis, Nabil and Karim, R. Lea, Alda, Mea, Onni, Nader & Pedram, MANA, Naim & Friends Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds * - First chapter of the book "Paris Talks", a collection of 59 talks given during ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's visit toParis in 1911 and 1912.
ABU1637 Words spoken at Bahji, 1914-01-03 190 A fair and impartial observer perceives the signs of the power and intelligence of God in all the atoms of existence. Before leaving Haifa, I felt very ill... Then I reached Stuttgart. There I found wonderful Baha'is. DAS.1914-01-03 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU0475 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-23 560 Here is the place of health, but the place of spiritual health. Whoever is weak and comes here will become strong. PN_1920 p057, PN_1920_heh_haifa p027 Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
ABU0698 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-25 420 The gathering of the friends is like a magnet... There are mines in the sea as there are mines on the earth. The waves come and the salt is melted PN_1920 p035, PN_1920_heh_haifa p045, PN_1920_heh_haifa p054 Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU1792 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-25 170 When love enters the heart the bitter water becomes sweet... When I was in Baghdad, a thorn seller invited us. His dwelling was twenty miles from Baghdad PN_1920 p036 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hospitality; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution - -
ABU2021 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-26 140 All the people are negligent, they are not thinking of pleasing God and spreading the word of God. PN_1920_heh_haifa p057 Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge - -
ABU0314 Words spoken at Haifa pilgrim house, 1920-10-27 720 Yes, I eat it in order that I may be your partner. In the same way, in the world of the Kingdom PN_1920_heh_haifa p059 Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Manifestation of God as educator; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution - -
ABU1558 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-28 200 The Jews were expecting the appearance of His Holiness Christ, but they were expecting him to come with certain signs. PN_1920_heh_haifa p061 Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech - -
ABU0408 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-29 610 Some souls appeared among the Jews, the people of Moses, who concealed their real motives PN_1920 p033, PN_1920_heh p005, PN_1920_heh_haifa p064 Education of children; moral education; Idolatry; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes - -
ABU0939 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-02 330 I wanted to come from breakfast this morning but could not... One must either be a serpent or a servant, he must chose. PN_1920_heh_haifa p063 Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance - -
ABU0680 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-04 430 Yesterday was very pleasant with Arthur... Jerusalem is Jerusalem, but the real Jerusalem is spiritual PN_1920_heh_haifa p065 Critique of Western values; culture; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering; rejection of Christ - -
ABU1813 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-05 170 I speak in Persian and you do not understand... The tongue of the soul is the tongueless tongue... People drink wine and say it is useful. It is not the wine, but the juice of the grape which is useful. PN_1920_heh_haifa p069 Language and the structure of reality; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart - -
ABU0539 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 510 Last night I visited the Mufti, the spiritual head of the Muslims... When I speak it is in such a manner that no one can object... It is written that Socrates went to other lands; they do not say that he did not leave Greece PN_1920 p070, PN_1920_heh p015 Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Oneness; unity of religion; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU1067 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 300 We are speaking in Persian and you have to listen…. Man has two ears and one tongue, so he should hear twice and speak once…. I have walked far and am very tired PN_1920 p046, PN_1920 p083, PN_1920_heh p020 All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] - -
ABU1945 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 150 I have been for a walk. Motion is the sign of life. If there be no wind, no motion, the air become impure... our sun with all its planets are moving around a central sun like the moon moves round the earth. PN_1920 p038, PN_1920 p046, PN_1920 p083, PN_1920_heh p019, PN_1920_heh_haifa p070 All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Personal instructions - -
ABU1400 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-08 230 I have been with visitors all the morning... Here one must always be with visitors... I am caught among different nations and all refer their cases to me PN_1920_heh_haifa p074, PN_1920 p042 Diversity of thought and belief; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God - -
ABU0570 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-13 490 You got very tired in Jerusalem... A Rabbi told me that they expected a Christ that would come and be successful, that he would conquer the world PN_1920_heh p021, PN_1920_heh_haifa p075 Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Oneness; unity of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering; rejection of Christ - -
ABU1111 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-15 290 The remaining eight should elect one... The Blessed Beauty says that if two persons have differences both are wrong. PN_1920 p043, PN_1920 p096, PN_1920 p110, PN_1920_heh_haifa p077 Elections; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU1004 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-16 310 The Baha'is should sacrifice life in the path of each other... It must be so that each one of the friends should prefer others to himself. PN_1920 p044, PN_1920_heh_haifa p079 Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others - -
ABU0972 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-21 320 It would be better if they were educated in the same schools, because it would bring love among them... I am in favor of the marriage of the black and white races PN_1920 p033, PN_1920 p045, PN_1920 p047, PN_1920_heh_haifa p081 Race unity; racial issues; Unity in diversity - -
ABU0978 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-02-12 320 The air here at Mount Carmel is fragrant and the earth is sweet... Syria is a most wonderful country. It is a world in miniature. DAS.1914-02-12, SW_v14#05 p.148 Mount Carmel - -
ABU1232 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-02-12 260 The Bible and the Holy Books of other religions must always be studied and be read in the Bahá'í meetings. Their study will widen the circle of one's information DAS.1914-02-12 Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Methods of teaching the Cause; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU1549 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-07-23 200 For the time being the proposed delegates to such a Conference must lay aside the discussion of dogmas and Apostles Creeds... If the churches are anxious to win the souls back to Christ they must interpret these 'seven great mysteries' of Christianity according to science and reason DAS.1914-07-23 Christian doctrine and practice; Harmony of science and religion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Unity in diversity - -
ABU1864 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-07-23 160 Having then realized how these holy, spiritual, luminous Manifestations sacrificed their lives, teaching us with deeds and not words... then if we have one grain of loyalty how can we stand by idle DAS.1914-07-23 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU0637 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-04 450 In the books of Divine Philosophy, the term light is frequently mentioned. Some religious leaders still teach today that by light is meant the accidental phenomenal radiation from the sun PN_1919 p005 Idolatry; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Transcendence; unknowability of God - -
ABU0063 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-06 560 When the mujtahids and Nasiri'd-Din Shah sent Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Husayn to 'Iraq, and he began agitating against the Blessed Perfection BKOG.143-144x, STAB#078 Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution - -
ABU0011 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-07 2260 BKOG.057-059x Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU2679 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1920-09-05 80 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 - -
ABU0511 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1920-11-04 530 Not one among the former religions, such as the Jews, spoke a word of praise concerning His Holiness Christ or concerning His Holiness Muhammad. PN_1920_heh p010, PN_1920_heh_haifa p067 Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ - -

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