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AB01401 330 Persian ای دوستان و کنیزان عزیز خدا در آستان ایزدی و در محضر این بنده بها مذکور و مشهورید O beloved friends and handmaidens of God! At the Divine Threshold and in the presence of this servant of Bahá, ye are mentioned and renowned [3.5s] ANDA#40 p.28, YHA1.382x#4, YARP2.264 p.229, PPAR.149, RMT.038-039, YARD.133-134, QUM.224x Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment - -
ABU0202 Words spoken to Persian Baha'is at Hotel Victoria in Ramleh, 1912-03-04 900 Persian از جمله مظاهر مقدسه الهیه حضرت زردشت بود نبوت حضرت مثل آفتاب واضح و روشن است Among the holy Manifestations of God was Zoroaster, whose Prophethood is clear and evident as the sun [3.5s] BRL_DAK#0596, AVK2.068.10x, KHF.126, KHAB.217 (227), KHTB3.050 Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster; Oneness; unity of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity in diversity - -
ABU3167 Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 40 Maybe, but if this is so, it will be known in the future. There are prophecies in the old Persian books that were taken to India long ago by Zoroastrians DLA.062, BLO_PN#026 Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster; Predictions and prophecies - -
AB09226 80 Persian ای بنده پارسی الهی الحمد لله که پارسیان زائر آستانند و زردشتیان مقرب درگاه O Persian servant of God! Praise be unto the Lord that the Persians are pilgrims at the Threshold and the Zoroastrians draw nigh unto the Court [3.5s] YARP2.299 p.245 Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster; Praise and encouragement; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness - -
AB07302 110 Persian ای پاسبان آستان خسرو آسمانی آنچه نگاشته بودی خوانده شد خندان شدیم گریان شدیم O guardian of the celestial Sovereign's threshold! What thou didst write was read; we were made to smile and to weep [3.5s] INBA13:308 YARP2.407 p.313 Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies - -
AB02524 240 Persian ای ثابت بر پیمان از پرواز برادر آن همراز هر چند اندوه بسیار رخ داد ولی آنمرغ O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though the flight of that intimate brother hath brought great sorrow, yet that bird [3.5s] ALPA.039b, YARP2.047 p.094, QUM.222.19x Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution - -
ABU1195 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-26 270 The influence of the Word of God is all-penetrative. One must simply arise and engage in the service of the Cause... The armies of the Supreme Concourse are drawn in battle-array on the plain of the Kingdom... The Zoroastrians must be very enkindled DAS.1914-04-26 Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
AB00767 450 mixed Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks ای عزیز پارسی هر چند الان بهیچوجه تحریر نتوانم و فرصت ندارم مع ذلک مختصر جواب Praised be God ye have adorned yourselves with devotion and love... As to the question of evil spirits, demons and monsters, any references made to them in the Holy Books have symbolic meaning INBA75:150 BRL_DAK#0427, ALPA.089, YARP2.106 p.127 BRL_ATE#138x, LOG#1731x Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster; Astrology and numerology; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Demons and evil spirits; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence - -
AB07287 110 Persian ای بنده حقیقی حق دامنی بکمر زن و قدمی محکم کن و همتی بنما و جانفشانی کن در O true servant of the Truth! Gird up thy loins, make firm thy steps, show forth courage and sacrifice thy life in the path [3.5s] BRL_DAK#0240, CPF.259, MSHR5.108-109 Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause - -
ABU2634 Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-22 80 It is very strange indeed how many particulars of my earliest childhood always stick to my memory. I remember when I was 4 or 5 years old there was a very poor old man in our street DAS.1915-02-22 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Poems and quotation from poetry; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU0968 Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-22 320 When I was a very little child in Teheran it became necessary and urgent that I should carry a message of great importance to the General of the army DAS.1914-12-22 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU1782 Words spoken on 1915-05-01 in Haifa 170 How the children love the small, innocent lambs... I remember an incident of my childhood... I was then very, very young, probably 3 or 4 years. At the time the Blessed Perfection lived in Tihran. DAS.1915-05-01 Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU1312 Words spoken on 1913-03-29 in Paris 240 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 من طفل بودم بسن نُه سالگی در بحبوحه بلایا و هجوم اعداء از بس سنگ بخانه ما I was a child, nine years old. In the thick of those calamities, when the enemy attacked, they stoned our house BDA2.205-206 MHMD2.263-264, BW_v13p1188, ABCC.009-010 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha - -
AB03992 180 Persian ای خاندان حضرت عم بزرگوار عم جلیل بر سریر مقعد صدق عند ملیک مقتدر جالس و O family of the glorious and noble Uncle! That exalted Uncle is seated upon the throne of truth in the presence of the omnipotent King [3.5s] MKT5.078, IQN.219 Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU2296 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 - -
ABU1294 Words spoken on 1912-10-24 in San Francisco 250 We have been for a drive in the Park as far as the lake - a most beautiful spot, with lawns about it ECN.213+500x Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU1472 Words to Nabil-i-A'zam around 1889 220 We had sought shelter in the house of My uncle, Mirza Isma'il. Tihran was in the throes of the wildest excitement. DB.616 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU0678 Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-08 430 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 من خیلی میخواهم با شماها صحبت بدارم لکن صحتم مساعد نیست دعا کنید صحت تامه ای حاصل شود I wish very much to speak with you all, but I am not feeling well… I have been travelling for two years and a half. Nowhere was I ill except here. BDA2.172-173 DAS.1913-03-08x, MHMD2.217-218, ABCC.012x, STAB#092x Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Mystical themes; Personal instructions; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha - -
BH04675 200 mixed باین کلمه علیا که از لئالی بحر علم الهی محسوبست ناظر باشید ضع ما دونی ثم اصعد Fix your gaze upon this most exalted Word, which is accounted among the pearls of the ocean of divine knowledge: Set aside all else but Me, then ascend [3.5s] BLIB_Or15730.038e, Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; The concourse on high; Wisdom [hikmat]; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
AB02751 230 mixed ای مظهر امتحانات الله نفوس بشریه در این خاکدان ترابی بر دو قسمند و مقسوم بر O Manifestation of God's tests, human souls in this dust-heap of earth are of two kinds and divided [3.5s] INBA85:103 BSHN.140.319, BSHN.144.317, MHT1a.065, MHT1b.023, MUH2.1120 Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
BH09675 100 mixed یا علی الحمد لله فائز شدی بانچه اکثر خلق از او محجوب و ممنوعند کل از برای O Ali! Praise be to God that thou hast attained unto that which most of mankind are veiled from and debarred. All are [3.5s] INBA41:457 Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
AB10924 50 Persian ای شهریار شاه کشور آسمان یارت باد بپروردگار امیدوار باش و از روزگار بیزار O Shahriar, King of the celestial realm, may the Lord be thy Helper. Place thy trust in God and turn away from worldly fortune [3.5s] YARP2.146 p.160 Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
ABU3183 Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary 40 Look at the plains, look at the hills: they are defeated armies, they are hosts that fell in heaps and were leveled with the ground BW_v13p1188 Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
AB05312 150 mixed ای ناظر بافق ابهی الیوم جمیع من علی الارض از پی سراب دوانند و از عقب ظل زائل O thou who gazest towards the Most Effulgent Horizon! Today, all who dwell upon the earth are in pursuit of mirages, running after vanishing shadows [3.5s] INBA85:377b YMM.048 Idle fancies; lust and passion; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
ABU1666 Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05 180 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 بقای آنها نسبت بنفوس مقدسه مانند فناست مثل این چوب که وجود دارد ولی نسبت بعالم انسانی The permanence of those souls, when compared with that of the sanctified souls, is even as non-existence itself BDA2.010 MHMD2.012 Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
AB08677 90 Persian ای جمشید رشید حضرت جم از اینجهان پر پیچ و خم وفاای ندید و شهدی نچشید و بارزو O Jamshid the Valiant! His Holiness Jam found no fidelity in this twisted and winding world, nor tasted any honey of his desires [3.5s] YARP2.150 p.162 Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
AB09572 80 Persian ای ورقه طیبه این جهان بسی عرصه تنگ و تاریک و آن جهان بغایت روشن و وسیع و O pure leaf! This world is indeed a narrow and darksome arena, whilst that world is infinitely luminous and vast [3.5s] INBA87:090a, INBA52:089a Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
BH01374 620 mixed الحمد لله الذی تقدس بواب بابه عما خلق فیملکوت الانشاء و تنزه قوام بساط Praise be unto Him Who hath sanctified the portals of His Door above all that hath been created in the realm of existence, and hath exalted the pillars of His court [3.5s] BLIB_Or15700.186, , BLIB_Or15711.124, Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Goodly deeds; actions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
BH08938 110 Arabic قد محت الاذکار عند ذکر ربک مالک الانام و انصعقت الطوریون اذا نطقت سدره الرحمن When thy Lord, the Lord of all mankind, makes mention, all remembrances fade away, and the dwellers of Sinai are thunderstruck when the Tree of the All-Merciful gives utterance [3.5s] INBA51:458b LHKM3.180 Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Procession; appearance of the Word from God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
BH09716 100 mixed یا ورقتی سدره از شطر سجن ترا ندا مینماید امروز طور بفرح اکبر فائز چه که O My Leaf of the Divine Lote-Tree! From the direction of the Prison doth the Tree summon thee. On this Day Mount Sinai hath attained unto supreme joy, inasmuch as [3.5s] BLIB_Or15699.063c, Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
BH11782 170 mixed ای ورقه انشاء الله از نسایم اراده رحمانیه از سدره ربانیه متمایل و متحرک باشی O Leaf! God willing, mayest thou be swayed and stirred by the breezes of the divine Will from the celestial Tree [3.5s] BRL_DA#343, SFI22.014a Chastisement and requital; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
AB04015 180 Persian ای دوستان حقیقی انجمن در اقطار عالم بسیار در هر شهری انجمنها در نهایت انتظام O true friends! Associations throughout the world are numerous; in every city assemblies function with the utmost regularity [3.5s] TAH.281a, ANDA#41-42 p.97 Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
ABU0928 Words to a French Bahá’í, spoken on 1913-05-14 330 The world of matter is full of vices and the people of these regions are engaged too much in chasing material things. They are thinking too much of money and the tinsels and playthings they can buy with it. DAS.1913-05-14 Call to action; Fulfillment of true potential; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
ABU1883 Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-03 160 These [locusts] are the armies of God. They are countless in number. Look at them how they fly. How high they are ascending in the air. They must also be fed. DAS.1915-04-03 Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
BH02518 350 mixed انشاء الله در جمیع احیان از انوار وجه رحمن مستنیر باشی و بافق امر ناظر علی God willing, mayest thou be illumined at all times by the radiant lights of the Countenance of the All-Merciful, and remain steadfast in thy gaze upon the horizon of the Cause [3.5s] BLIB_Or03116.084, , BLIB_Or11096.179, ASAT4.412x Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
BH04623 200 mixed الحمد لله بعنایت محبوب امکان در حصن محبت رحمن وارد شدی و بفیوضات رحمت Praise be to God that, through the loving-kindness of the Beloved of all existence, thou hast entered into the stronghold of the love of the All-Merciful and partaken of the outpourings of mercy [3.5s] BLIB_Or15715.154b, Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
BH03219 280 mixed در جمیع احیان قلم اعلی اهل امکانرا بمطلع وحی رحمن دعوت مینماید ولکن اکثری از At all times doth the Most Exalted Pen summon the denizens of the realm of existence unto the Dayspring of the All-Merciful's revelation, yet most among them [3.5s] BLIB_Or15710.271b, , BLIB_Or15719.088d, Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
BH06879 150 mixed یا میر انشاء الله انوار یوم ظهور در کل حین شما را منور دارد و بذکر دوست یکتا مشغول O Mir! May the lights of the Day of Manifestation ever illumine thee, and keep thee occupied with the remembrance of the Peerless Friend [3.5s] INBA28:384b Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
BH07833 130 Arabic کم من عبد اشتغل بالدنیا غافلا عن فنائها و کم من عبد ترکها مقبلا الی مولاه القدیم How many a servant hath occupied himself with the world, heedless of its passing, and how many a servant hath forsaken it, turning unto his Ancient Lord [3.5s] INBA44:134 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
AB01377 330 Persian ای آوارگان کوی دوست آندلبر آفاق چون در انجمن اهل وفاق اشراق نمود آغاز رازی کرد O ye exiles in the path of the Friend! When that Beloved of all horizons shone forth in the gathering of the faithful ones, He began to unveil a mystery [3.5s] MMK2#037 p.025 Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
ABU0199 Words spoken on 1914-07-03 910 It is said that Jesus entered a village. In those days many houses were broken into DAS.1914-07-03, SW_v09#18 p.212-214, STAB#058 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
ABU1220 Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 260 I wish that I could be with you always, but my time is not my own. Yet my heart is with you. The important thing is to be with each other in union of the heart. AELT.211-212 Effort; striving; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
AB02378 250 Persian Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones ای جانهای پاک پاکی و آزادگی بدلست نه بتن بجانست نه بجامه و پیرهن انسان اگر ...Whatsoever driveth thee away from the one true God and shutteth thee out from the Best-Beloved is blameworthy and reprehensible BRL_CONF2018P#02x, MMK2#097 p.075, YARP2.351 p.283 BRL_CONF2018#02x Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Meditation; Nearness and remoteness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
AB06338 130 Persian ای منجذب بنفحات قدس در این عرصه تنگ و جهان پر آب و رنگ اگر صد هزار سال درنگ O thou who art attracted to the holy fragrances! In this narrow arena and this world full of color and allure, shouldst thou tarry a hundred thousand years [3.5s] INBA59:229b BSHN.140.436, BSHN.144.430, MHT1a.106, MHT1b.064 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
BH04279 220 mixed کلمات الهی که از مصدر بیان سبحانی بلحن بدیع عربی نازل گشته زیاده از حد احصا The divine words which have been revealed from the Source of heavenly utterance in a wondrous Arabic tongue transcend all reckoning [3.5s] INBA74:080b Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
AB08230 100 Persian ای منجذب بنفحات عرفان در عالم وجود آنچه انسان آرزو نماید تعلق را نشاید چه که O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of divine knowledge! In the world of existence, whatsoever man may desire is unworthy of attachment, for [3.5s] INBA13:020b Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
AB08553 90 Persian ای بنده الهی اسکندر یونانی نامجوای در عالم ناسوت نموده و بخونخواری در عالم O servant of God! Alexander the Greek gained renown in the realm of existence, and manifest was his thirst for blood in this earthly world [3.5s] MMK3#070 p.045 Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
ABU1231 Words to Lua Getsinger, spoken on 1913-11-15 260 Now that thou art departing for India I desire that thou mayest become like unto a rose garden to perfume the nostrils of al the people. DAS.1913-11-15 Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
BH05472 180 mixed قلم اعلی میفرماید الیوم یوم اصغا است بشنوید ندای رحمن را که در قطب اکوان The Most Exalted Pen proclaimeth: This is the Day of hearkening. Hearken ye unto the Voice of the All-Merciful that calleth from the Axis of creation [3.5s] BLIB_Or11096#116, , BLIB_Or15710.107b, LHKM2.301 High station of the true believer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -
ABU2920 Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-02 60 Our real happiness is in the Kingdom. Here we seek no happiness, because in this world happiness does not exist. If you consider, you will see that people are in trouble. PN_1909 p004, PN_1909 p077, PN_1909B p008 Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness - -

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