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| AB00276 |
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710 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای مفتون حقیقت و منجذب ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید و از تلاوتش نهایت سرور حاصل |
O thou who art captivated by the truth and magnetized by the Heavenly Kingdom! Thy long letter hath come and it brought great joy |
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MKT3.249, MNMK#151 p.281, MMK1#029 p.055, YMM.384x, YMM.419x |
SWAB#029, TAB.536-540, BWF.380-381x, BSC.435 #791 |
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Language and the structure of reality; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB00279 |
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710 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما رسید و مضمون سبب سرور وجدان گردید زیرا دلالت میکرد |
My honorable and dear friend: Your kind letter was received and its contents became the means of happiness |
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MNMK#116 p.224, PYM.164x, MJDF.063, NJB_v04#16 p.001 |
DAS.1913-07-08x, BSC.439 #797x, BSC.448 #817x, ABIE.019, ABIE.037, ADP.159-164, CHU.111-112x, BLO_PN#007 |
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization |
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| AB00309 |
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670 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith |
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ای اهل عالم طلوع شمس حقیقت محض نورانیت عالم است و ظهور رحمانیت در انجمن بنی‌آدم |
O people of the world! The dawn of the Sun of Reality is assuredly for the illumination of the world |
BLIB_Or.08117.006, |
DWNP_v5#02-3 p.003-004x |
BWF.215-217x, BSC.422 #766x, SW_v11#09 p.133-134x |
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Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; War and peace |
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| AB00342 |
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640 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای کنیز عزیز الهی حمد کن خدا را که در آستان مقدسش مقربی و در ملکوت عزتش معزز |
O thou dear handmaid of God! Praise thou God, because thou art favoured at His Holy Threshold, and cherished in the Kingdom of His might. |
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MNMK#153 p.285, MMK1#142 p.161, YMM.364x |
SWAB#142, TAB.091-094, BSC.489 #940x |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light |
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| AB00418 |
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600 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ایها المنجذب بتجلیات رحمانیه من الملکوت الاعلی انی بکل فرح فتحت کتابک |
O thou who art attracted by the brilliant lights of the Merciful One, shining from the Supreme Kingdom!... As for the symbol of the cross |
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BRL_DAK#0708 |
TAB.596-599, LOG#1718x, BSC.470 #881-882x, BLO_PT#214 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB00430 |
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590 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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از حقيقت سؤال نموده بوديد . حقيقت کلمة اللّه است که محيی عالم انسانی است کوران را بينا کند |
O seeker of the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived and its contents became known. You asked: What is Truth? ...As to progress after death: know that after death it is the divine world. Progress is possible, but it depends upon the generosity of God... |
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MMK3#111 p.074x, YMM.256x, YMM.384x, VUJUD.103.20x |
BSC.494 #954x, BSTW#139, VUJUDE.189x |
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East and West; communication between East and West; Evolution; human evolution; Love of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Soul; spirit after death; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universality of the Cause |
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| AB00431 |
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590 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
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ای منجذب بنفحات ریاض ملکوت نامه روحانی قرایت شد و مضامین محبت... ای پروردگار مستمندانیم مرحمتی کن و فقیرانیم از بحر غنا نصیبی بخش |
O maidservant of God! There are two kinds of disease, spiritual and physical....Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favour; poor, bestow upon us a share... As to thy question regarding palmistry |
INBA75:052x, NLAI_BH_AB.005b |
BRL_DAK#0953, MKT1.487ax, MKT2.093, MILAN.063, AVK3.025.16x, AVK3.365.13x, DUR2.129x, MJMJ1.056x, MMG2#307 p.344x, MJH.015x |
BPRY.022-023x, BSC.429 #777, SW_v13#12 p.332x, SW_v08#18 p.229x, BP1926.020-021x, BSTW#002x, BSTW#183x, BSTW#369ax |
The Dutch Youth, Reza & Anthony, E. Mensah |
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Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Prayer for prosperity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause |
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| AB00448 |
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590 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art esteemed in the Threshold of the Almighty! Praise thou God... Thou hast written concerning the impersonality of the Divinity. Personality is in the Manifestation of the Divinity... As to the question whether the souls will recognize each other |
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TAB.203-206, BWF.367-367x, BSC.482 #921-922x, SDW v01#03 p.046-047, NRMM.170-173, BSTW#043a-043b |
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Manifestation of God as mirror; Nearness and remoteness; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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| AB00460 |
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580 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ایها الزائر لمطاف الارواح المخلص فی دین الله طوبی لام ولدتک و طوبی لثدی رضعت لبنه |
O visitant to the Resort of spirits (who are) sincere in the Religion of God! Blessed is the mother who bore thee |
UMich962.120-122, UMich991.061-065 |
MKT1.127, MNMK#020 p.097, ASAT3.233, AVK2.175.05x |
TAB.114-118, BWF.370-371x, BSC.447 #815-816x, BSTW#273a, BSTW#276f |
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Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; John the Baptist; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The cross and the trinity |
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| AB00513 |
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550 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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ای یاران جمال ابهی ای ثابتان بر میثاق طلعت اعلی ای بندگان آستان مقدس حضرت |
O ye friends of the Beauty of Abha! O ye firm ones in the Testament of the Covenant of Baha! O ye servants of the Holy Threshold |
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MKT9.234, AVK3.092.11x, YBN.034-035 |
BSC.493 #952x |
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Contention and conflict; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority |
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| AB00567 |
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520 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای فائز بحقیقت آن نور الهی که در اصحاح دوازدهم یوحنا مذکور امیدوارم که |
O thou who hast attained to the truth of that divine Light which is mentioned in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel according to John! |
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BRL_DAK#0952, VUJUD.121.01x |
TAB.206-209, BWF.376-376x, COC#1042x, LOG#0377x, BSC.483 #923-924x, BNE.114-115x, VUJUDE.158x |
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Alchemy; the elixir; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Law of pilgrimage; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts |
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| AB00590 |
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510 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ایها المخلصون ایها المقربون ایها المبتهلون ایها المتضرعون انی اضع جبهتی علی |
O ye sincere ones! O ye favored ones! O ye beseeching ones! O ye supplicating ones!... O friends! It is the wish of ‘Abdu'l-Baha that the friends may establish general unity and not a particular meeting of unity |
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BRL_DAK#0894, MKT3.233, HDQI.297 |
TAB.392-395, BSC.458 #843, TCI#1 |
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Importance of community building; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB00620 |
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500 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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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 |
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TAB.610-612, BSC.464 #863x, SW_v08#15 p.211x, TOR.203-204x, VTRM.025-026, BSTW#043b, BSTW#043c, BSTW#501 |
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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 |
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| AB00649 |
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490 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...Every one of the friends of God has two stations; one the station of mankind and the other the station of spirituality…. As long as one has not taken a portion of the mystery of sacrifice, it is impossible for him to attain to the Kingdom of God. |
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BSC.496 #958, SW_v07#12 p.116x |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God |
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| AB00661 |
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480 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thou hast written regarding the death of thy mother. Praise be to God, she hath attained to the desire |
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TAB.591-593x, BWF.370-370x, BWF.396-396x, BSC.463 #859x, BSC.491 #944x, BSTW#075 |
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Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause |
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| AB00666 |
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480 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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فيوضات ملکوت ابهی مشروط به استعداد و قابليّت نيست نفس فيض عين قابليّت گردد چنانکه نفس فعل چون از فاعل |
O herald of the Kingdom! Thy long letter has been carefully read and the contents understood. It proved that thou art not reposing in heart... ...Know that the blessings of the Kingdom of Abha are not dependent upon the capacity and the worthiness of any one; the blessings themselves are the worthiness. |
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MMK3#137 p.095x |
BSC.496 #957x, BSTW#444 |
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Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause |
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| AB00715 |
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470 |
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رب رب قد اشتد الظلام و خرب الخیام علی روس الانام و حجبت الابصار غشاوه |
O Lord, O my Lord! The darkness hath indeed grown intense, and the pavilions covering the heads of men have been laid waste, and a veil hath obscured their sight [3.5s] |
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MMK6#486 |
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Empty learning; false spirituality; Literal interpretation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others |
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| AB00740 |
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460 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای کنیز صادق الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه تعلق بملکوت |
O thou sincere and loyal handmaid of the Lord! I have read thy letter. Thou art truly attached to the Kingdom |
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MNMK#159 p.294, MMK1#160 p.185 |
SWAB#160, TAB.321-323, BWF.389-390x, BSC.457 #839x |
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB00802 |
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440 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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مشرق الأذکار از اعظم تأسيسات عالم انسانيست و تفرّعاتش بسيار است مشرق الأذکار اگر چه محلّ عبادتست |
O thou favored maidservant of the Kingdom of God! The letter, which thou hast written, was received. Its contents evinced high aspiration…. The Temple is the most great foundation of the world of humanity and it has many branches |
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MMK1#064 p.097x, MMK1#065 p.098x, AVK4.151.04x |
SWAB#064x, TAB.626-627, BWF.416-416x, LOG#2056x, BSC.465 #866-867x, SW_v06#17 p.142-143x, SW_v09#01 p.005x, PN_unsorted p073x |
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High station of teachers of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB00837 |
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430 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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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 |
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TAB.267-269, BSC.455 #835, SW_v08#14 p.186x |
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Mary Magdalene; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB00851 |
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420 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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الهی الهی استغفرک عن کل الشئون الا العبودیه لعتبتک السامیه و اتبرء عن کل ذکر |
My God, my God! I ask thee to forgive everything save my servitude to Thy Supreme Threshold...O thou who art calling by the Testament, in the Pivot of the horizons!... I affirm that the true meaning, the real significance, the innermost secret of these verses |
INBA13:327 |
MNMK#001 p.007, HHA.060, MSHR2.152x, PTFP.281 |
WOB.138x, BSC.265 #550, SW_v11#14 p.238-239, CUPAB.006-008 |
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Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha |
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| AB00866 |
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420 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O thou wooer of Reality! His Highness the Merciful One hath cause the appearance of the splendors of love and affinity in the world of humanity |
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DAS.1914-07-07, BSC.303 #616, SW_v07#04 p.025-026, SW_v09#12 p.135-136 |
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity in diversity |
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| AB00875 |
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420 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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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 |
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MMK3#197 p.140x |
TAB.012-014, BWF.395-396x, BSC.473 #892x, SW_v08#01 p.002x |
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Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB00945 |
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880 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Peace; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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| AB00949 |
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400 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| AB00955 |
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400 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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ای متشبث بذیل اطهر فرع سدره مبارکه در جهان و جهانیان بدیده بینا نظر نما که |
O Thou who art holding fast to the Pure Hem; thou who art the twig of the Blessed Tree! Look thou with seeing eyes at the world about thee, and at the inhabitants thereof. Upon the stage of this immense theatre most spectacular plays are being enacted. |
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BRL_DAK#0376, MMK3#055 p.035, HDQI.196x, ANDA#07 p.07x |
DAS.1913-09-08, BSC.344 #671x, SW_v04#16 p.273x, ABIE.295, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123d |
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Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness |
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| AB00964 |
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400 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou that virtuous soul and individual who art ready for the confirmation of the Holy Spirit! I, with the utmost clemency |
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TAB.706-708, BWF.369-369x, BSC.468 #876x, SW_v07#10 p.098-099 |
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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 |
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| AB00973 |
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400 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! I read thy letter of graceful composition...As to thy question, "Why pray? What is the wisdom thereof..." Know thou, verily, it is becoming of a weak one to supplicate to the strong One |
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COC#1753x, BSC.491 #945x, SW_v08#04 p.044-045x, BNE.092-093x, VLAB.129-130, BSTW#060a, BSTW#111 |
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Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer |
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| AB00998 |
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390 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بمستر دیلی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید بسیار رای |
O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, and staunch! The letter which thou didst write ... hath been shown to me, and the opinions expressed therein |
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MMK1#041 p.080 |
SWAB#041, TAB.124-125, BWF.413-414x, BSC.479 #915x, BSTW#349 |
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Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB01117 |
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370 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای جوان رحمانی شکر کن خدا را که بملکوت نورانی راه یافتی و پرده اوهام دریدی و |
O spiritual youth! Praise thou God that thou hast found thy way into the Kingdom of Splendours, and hast rent asunder the veil of vain imaginings |
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MMK1#024 p.051, MMK1#085 p.115, BNEP.198, GTB.012 |
SWAB#024, TAB.561-563, BWF.372-372x, BWF.381-382x, LOG#1255x, JWTA.022-023, BSC.470 #880x |
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God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Laws of marriage and dowry; Limits of the intellect; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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| AB01133 |
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370 |
Translation List |
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ای یاران الهی هر چند شمس حقیقت در خلف سحاب جلال متواری گشت و سحاب نقاب شد و |
O friends of God! Though the Sun of Truth hath been obscured behind the clouds of glory; though these clouds have interposed themselves as veils |
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MMK3#294 p.216 |
ADMS#045 |
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Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB01174 |
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360 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ی بندگان جمال مبارک ... اين معلوم و واضحست که اليوم تأييدات غيبيّهء الهيّه شامل مبلّغين است |
O servants of the Blessed Beauty! It is a well known fact that, owing to the frequency of disturbances, the work of delivering the Message |
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MMK1#209 p.255x, AKHA_107BE #05 p.06x, AKHA_103BE #08 p.04x, AVK3.495.13x, AVK4.241.06x, MAS5.082x |
SWAB#209x, TAB.390-392, BWF.385-386x, BSC.493 #950x |
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Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Pioneering; travel teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB01223 |
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360 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O thou who art seeking for Truth! Your letter has been forwarded. I have no opportunity to write a detailed answer... As to life, however, it has had no beginning |
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BSC.434 #787-789, SW_v12#12 p.194, BSTW#104 |
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Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Evolution; human evolution; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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| AB01355 |
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340 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قد قرات نمیقتک البدیعه المعانی |
O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have indeed read thy letter with its wondrous meanings [3.5s]... O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have read thy beautiful letter containing beautiful significances |
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YMM.460-461x |
TAB.658-660, BSC.472 #890-891x, CUPAB.011x, BSTW#110b, BSTW#207b |
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Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha |
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| AB01366 |
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340 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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یا من یخاطبه فوادی اعلم ان المیثاق کوکب یلوح و یضای علی الافاق و ان انواره |
O thou whom my heart addresses! Know thou, verily, the Covenant is an Orb |
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BRL_DAK#0793 |
BSC.320 #641, SW_v04#10 p.170, SW_v06#14 p.107, SW_v08#16 p.218, BSTW#052a |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering; rejection of Christ |
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| AB01367 |
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340 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art confident in the appearance of the Kingdom of God! Verily I read thy letter... Consider the past, so that thou mayest become informed |
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TAB.175-176, BWF.394-394x, BSC.481 #919x |
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Material and spiritual existence; two books; Praise and encouragement; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment |
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| AB01389 |
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330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding thy trip to the Holy Land.... Say on my behalf to the maidservant of God, Mrs. Claudi Coles: 'The end of every material work is without result |
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TAB.218-219, BSC.484 #927x, BSTW#449x |
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Naming of children; of individuals; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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| AB01398 |
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330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks |
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ای دوست عزیز هر چند شخص نیکوکار در درگاه پروردگار مقبول است ولی اول دانستن است |
My dear Friend: Pleasing and acceptable as is a person of righteous actions before God’s Holy Threshold, yet deeds should proceed from knowledge |
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BRL_DAK#1055, MMK3#144 p.099 |
BRL_ATE#205x, TAB.549-550, BWF.382-383x, BSC.460 #851-852x |
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Christ; Christianity; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Goodly deeds; actions; Reincarnation |
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| AB01404 |
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330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای شعله محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی سبب سرور گردید زیرا آنمکتوب مانند |
O thou flame of God's love! What thou hast written hath brought great joy, for thy letter was as a garden from which roses of inner meanings |
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MKT2.269, MMK1#155 p.177, AVK1.093x |
SWAB#155, TAB.722-723, BWF.371-372x, BSC.469 #877x |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB01410 |
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330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Family Life |
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ای کنیز مقرب درگاه کبریا مکتوب مرقوم ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد در |
O thou favored maidservant in the Threshold of the Almighty! The letter which thou hast written was perused and its contents were noted…. Treat all thy friends and relatives, even strangers, with a spirit of utmost love and kindliness |
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BRL_DAK#0681, COMP_FAMP#88x, MMK2#009 p.005x |
BRL_FAM#88x, TAB.195-196, COC#0845x, BSC.430 #779x, LABC.015x |
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Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Prayer for children and youth; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight |
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| AB01439 |
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330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, thy coming, at this time, unto this shining, blessed Holy Land |
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TAB.681-683, BSC.466 #868x, SW_v09#14 p.162-163x |
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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 |
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| AB01454 |
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330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Everything is from God, both good and evil... Everything in existence is good, and only the lack of goodness make a thing evil. The being is created good |
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BSC.500 #963x, PN_1900 p061, PN_unsorted p148, PN_1900 p003x |
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Free will and predestination; fate; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God |
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| AB01507 |
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320 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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امروز هر عاقل هوشیاری و عاقبت‌بینی بیدار شود و واقف اسرار مستقبل گردد که جز قوّهٴ میثاق قلب آفاقرا بحرکت نیارد |
O thou old friend! A month ago a letter was written to the favored maidservant... The Covenant of God is like unto a vast and fathomless ocean. |
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MNMK#128 p.243x, MMK1#189 p.216x, MMK5#095 p.080x |
SWAB#189x, BSC.547 #988x, SW_v10#08 p.153 |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Review of publications; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB01536 |
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320 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who hast sought illumination from the Light of the Guidance of God! Verily I read thy words... Know thou, verily, man before reaching (spiritual) maturity |
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TAB.165-167, BSC.480 #917x |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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| AB01624 |
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310 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ایتها الناطقه بالثناء علی الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الناطقه بتحیرک فی بعض الاحکام |
O thou who art voicing the praises of thy Lord! I have read thy letter, wherein thou didst express astonishment |
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MNMK#039 p.125, MMK1#137 p.153 |
SWAB#137, TAB.055-056, BSC.474 #896x |
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Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of transformation and change; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Progress only takes place within its own degree |
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| AB01661 |
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300 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Crisis and Victory; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou child of the Kingdom and firm in the Covenant! Thy letter, through his honor Mirza ..., was received and thy former letters also became acceptable.. In this day the most vital and momentous matter |
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BRL_CRISIS#13x, TAB.360-362, COC#0270x, BSC.443 #808x |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| AB01722 |
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300 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou favored maidservant of God! Thy letter was received . Thou has expressed joy on account of thy visit to the friends in Chicago. |
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TAB.214-215, BSC.484 #925x |
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Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| AB01859 |
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290 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Know thou that some of the souls... Know thou, verily insight seeth that which sight seeth not... Then know that the power of the Word of God is effective |
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TAB.607-608, BSC.463 #861-862x, TOR.202x, VTRM.021-022 |
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Intuition; inspiration; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities |
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| AB01870 |
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290 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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Your three reports, together with the public announcement, were received. Praise be to God! all the contents indicated firmness, spirituality and goodness.... Souls are like unto mirrors |
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TAB.019-020, BWF.367-367x, BSC.473 #893x, CUPAB.011-012x, BSTW#305x |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] |
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| AB01895 |
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280 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای امه الله شکرانه فیض رحمان در این اوان عبارت از نورانیت قلب و احساسات |
O thou handmaid of God! In this day, to thank God for His bounties consisteth in possessing a radiant heart |
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MMK1#153 p.175 |
SWAB#153, TAB.243-244, BWF.360-361x, BSC.455 #834 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude |
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