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ABU3731 |
Words spoken on 1913-05-22 in Paris |
50 |
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 |
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از هر قبیل هستند نفوسی بهآئی خالصند که مؤمن بجمیع ادیان و موقن بحقیقت اسلامند کسانی هستند |
They [the American Baha'is] are people of every stripe. There are those pure Baha'is who believe in all the divine religions and subscribe to the truth of Islam |
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BDA2.312 |
MHMD2.413 |
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Diversity of thought and belief; Muhammad; Islam |
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ABU2703 |
Words spoken on 1913-04-06 in Stuttgart |
70 |
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 |
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ابرهای تقالید شمس حقیقت را مستور نموده و انوار تعالیم الهیه را از سطوع باز داشته |
The clouds of blind imitation have obscured the Sun of Truth, and the lights of the divine teachings have been prevented from shining forth |
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BDA2.222 |
MHMD2.286 |
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Blind imitation [taqlid]; Oneness; unity of religion |
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BH00005 |
Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhi'b (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf) |
28200 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Epistle to the Son of the Wolf; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf) |
الحمد لله الباقی بلا فناء و الدائم بلا زوال و القائم بلا انتقال المهیمن |
Praise be to God, the Eternal that perisheth not, the Everlasting that declineth not, the Self-Subsisting that altereth not.... O God, my God! Attire mine head with the crown of justice... Thou seest me, O my Lord, with my face turned towards the heaven |
BLIB_Or15708.001, , BLIB_Or15721.001, , BLIB_Or15726.082x, |
BRL_ESWP, AQA6#237 p.136x, TZH4.114-115x, YMM.306x, OOL.B047 |
ESW, BPRY.075x, ADJ.028ax2x, ADJ.077x, COF.101ax, TDH#158.20, GPB.071x, GPB.071-072x, GPB.097x3x, GPB.101x2x, GPB.102x2x, GPB.114x2x, GPB.124x, GPB.125x, GPB.133x, GPB.137x, GPB.184x9x, GPB.194x2x, GPB.217x2x, GPB.218x3x, PDC.015-016x, PDC.017x, PDC.082x, PDC.117-118x, PDC.118x2x, PDC.125-126x, PDC.141-142x, PDC.142x, PDC.142-143x, PDC.148x, PDC.162x, PDC.181x, PDC.184-185x, PDC.187x, WOB.186x, SW_v01#18 p.004-005x, SW_v05#15 p.226x, BSC.118 #048x, HURQ.BH74x |
L. Thoresen [track 2], Charisse et al, Smith & Dragoman, E. Mahony, Baha'i Youth of Japan, Y. Mbazo & the Durban Baha'i Choir, A. Rae, Taraz, Nthabiseng & Page, MANA, S. Toloui-Wallace, S. Jaberi, Arman & Gloria, Steve & Atosa |
His last major work and His third longest, calling on its recipient, a leading mujtahid, to repent of his role in the oppression and massacre of the Bahá’ís, quoting some of the most celebrated passages from His own writings, and adducing proofs establishing the validity of His cause. |
Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Being a source of light; guidance; Chastity and purity; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Empty learning; false spirituality; Fanaticism and hatred; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; High station of learning; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of self; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rebellion and sedition; disobedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual warfare; struggle; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teachings as spirit of the age; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Theft; seizing the properties of others; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness |
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ROB4.368 et al, BKOG.382, GPB.219, GPB.238, EBTB.147, MMAH.122, MMAH.129, GSH.148, LL#124 |
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ABU0185 |
Words to Laura Dreyfus-Barney, Feb. 1914 |
940 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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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 |
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DAS.1914-02-??, BSC.403 #740, SW_v14#01 p.011-012x, SW_v07#19 p.189-191, BSTW#381 |
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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 |
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BH02080 |
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420 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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امروز روزیست که کرسی رب مابین شعب ندا میکند جمیع ساکنین ارض را و امر مینماید |
This is the day whereon the Throne of God, established amidst the people, proclaimeth unto all the denizens of the world |
BLIB_Or15719.101b, , BLIB_Or15722.189, |
AVK2.242.15x, MAS4.097bx, KHAZ.026, ASAT1.250x, KASH.289-290 |
DAS.1913-10-04, BSC.116 #047, BSTW#141 |
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Proclamation to Jews; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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ABU1402 |
Words to a delegation of Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-11 |
230 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 |
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الحمدللّٰه که اسباب ملاقات فراهم آمد دیشب خوب مجلسی بود احساسات روحانی قلوب را احاطه نموده بود |
Praise be to God that means were brought about that I may come to Budapest and associate with you... As to the coming of the Great Master. His appearance is dependent upon the realization of certain conditions. Investigate the reality |
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BDA2.230x |
DAS.1913-04-11, BSC.300 #608x, MHMD2.298x, BSTW#146, BSTW#327 |
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Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment |
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ABU1777 |
Words to a group of American students, spoken on 1913-03-25 |
170 |
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I am likewise most pleased to meet you. This cause has become world-wide. In a short space of time it has permeated throughout all the regions, for it has a magnetic power |
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DAS.1913-03-25, BSC.443 #809x, DWN_v5#01 p.006x |
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Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Harmony of science and religion; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity |
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ABU0641 |
Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-03-08 |
450 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 |
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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? |
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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 |
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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 |
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ABU0591 |
Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-02-09 |
470 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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ABU3261 |
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 |
40 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Fruit and grains. The time will come when meat will no longer be eaten. |
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COC#1052x, LOG#1009x, BSC.453 #830x, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.008-009, BLO_PN#104 |
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Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology |
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BH04359 |
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220 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Praise be to Thee, O God of Names and Creator of Heaven! Praise be to Thee |
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BP1929.vii, SW_v05#03 p.033, SW_v12#01 p.006-007, SW_v15#01 p.009, BSC.183 #263 |
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Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement |
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BH07996 |
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130 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Glory be unto Thee, O God, for Thy Manifestation of Love to mankind! |
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BP1929.003, DWN_v5#06 p.001-002, BSC.184 #264 |
The Bird & The Butterfly, R. Dupras, Nica |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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AB03092 |
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210 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks |
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ای امه الله آنچه نگاشتی مفهوم شد بنهایت تضرع حاجاتی خواستی و جمیع حاجاتت |
O handmaiden of God! That which thou didst write was understood. With utmost supplication thou didst make certain requests, and all thy requests [3.5s]... ...Thou desirest forgiveness of sins; thou seekest utmost peace and tranquillity; thou beseechest nearness to the Threshold of Grandeur; thou desirest renunciation of thine own will |
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BRL_DAK#0803 |
BRL_ATE#171x, TAB.135-136, BSC.477 #912x, VLAB.010x |
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude |
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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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AB04716 |
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450 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Meetings, Bahá'í; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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ABU0112 |
Public address given on 1912-07-06 |
1170 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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BH00483 |
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1500 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh |
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الحمد لمن نطق بعد تقدیسه عن اللسان و علم بعد تنزیهه عن البیان انه لهو الذی |
Praise be unto Him Who, after His sanctification beyond all tongues, hath spoken, and Who, after His transcendence above all utterance, hath taught. He, verily, is the One Who [3.5s]... ...It hath been decreed that, if anyone should have a troubled dream and should thereby be grieved and saddened, he may recite this blessed verse… O Thou by Whose name the sea of joy moveth and the fragrance of happiness is wafted! |
INBA07:128, INBA18:421, BLIB_Or15717.233, , Majlis210461.126x |
ADM2#113 p.202x, MAS4.366bx, ASAT1.072x, PYK.033x |
BRL_APBH#23x, RBB.123x, BSC.186 #270x, BP1929.012x |
Sixth Choral Music Festival Concert, C. Wolcott |
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Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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LL#189 |
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AB00016 |
Lawh-i-Lahih (Tablet to the Hague) |
4540 |
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 |
Lawh-i-Hague (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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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MMAH.271 |
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BH02949 |
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300 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh |
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ای مادر نوشته تو را بزبان پارسی مینویسم تا شیرین زبانی طیر الهی را از لسان |
O Mother! I write unto thee in the Persian tongue, that thou mayest hear the sweet melody of the Divine Bird from this utterance [3.5s]... ...Say: O friend! Sleep with your face turned to the Friend... Know thou, therefore, that in every age and dispensation all Divine Ordinances are changed and transformed according to the requirements of the time, except the law of love |
BLIB_Or15710.108, |
BRL_DA#641, LHKM2.299, HDQI.136, AYI2.384, AHB_124BE #10 p.386, KNJ.022c, ANDA#33 p.03, YQAZ.471 |
BRL_ATBH#83x, DWN_v5#12 p.001, BSC.248 #524x, BNE.174x |
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Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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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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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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AB03181 |
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210 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and it produced joy and fragrance. Its contents were of the utmost sweetness. |
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TAB.725, BSC.469 #879x |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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AB02383 |
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250 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای خواهر عزیز نامه ات در وقتی وارد که الحمد لله بلایا و محن در سبیل الهی از هر |
O thou dear sister! The letter arrived at a time when—praise be to God!—calamities and sufferings in the path of God have surrounded us |
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MMK3#200 p.143 |
TAB.723-724, BSC.469 #878x |
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Consolation and comfort; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment |
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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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AB02799 |
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230 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who are supplicating to God and turning to the Spirit of His Kingdom! I have read the texts of thy praise to God |
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TAB.705-706, BWF.368-369x, BSC.468 #875x |
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Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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AB02591 |
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240 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou attracted one of the Kingdom! The epistle was received; likewise the enclosed epistle was read. The personage (Mr. . . . .) is in reality |
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TAB.702-703, BSC.468 #874x |
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Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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AB05900 |
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140 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou leaf who art moved by the Breeze of God! Verily, I address thee with all spiritual love and gladness from this my residence |
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TAB.685, BSC.466 #870x |
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause |
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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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AB10040 |
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70 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای کنیز خدا سرور بر دو قسمست جسمانی و روحانی سرور جسمانی محدود است نهایت |
O thou maidservant of God! Happiness consists of two kinds; physical and spiritual |
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MMK2#040 p.031 |
TAB.673-674, BSC.472 #887x |
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Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God |
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AB07142 |
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120 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou bird of the Garden of God! Why art thou sad and sorrowful, disappointed |
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TAB.672-673, BSC.471 #886x, RBB.125bx |
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Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness |
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AB10048 |
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70 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and from the rose-garden of its significances sweet fragrances were inhaled. |
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TAB.671-672, BSC.471 #885x |
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Permission for visit; pilgrimage |
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AB07050 |
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120 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art uttering the mention of God! Know that the pure hearts upon which the mysteries |
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TAB.669, BSC.472 #888x |
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Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities |
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AB04224 |
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180 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O ye Beloved Friends of Abdul-Baha! The news of your spiritual assembly reached this Illumined Spot and the heart of this yearning one |
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TAB.666-667, BSC.472 #889x |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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AB02446 |
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250 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, this mundane world is as the mirage of the desert |
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TAB.660-661, BSC.426 #769 |
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Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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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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AB02481 |
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250 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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Thy letter was received and its contents noted. In truth, thou hast been thrown amid dire ordeals... The wisdom of all these tribulations that poured successively |
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TAB.654-656, BSC.486 #934x |
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Call to action; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB04937 |
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160 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I read thy letter which showed how thou art believing in God, assured of the signs of God |
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TAB.649-650, BSC.432 #783x |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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AB04571 |
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170 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou servant of God! I was assuredly informed of thy confessing the unity of God and that thou hast drawn from the ocean |
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TAB.638-639, BSC.486 #933x |
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Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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AB07817 |
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110 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who hath advanced to the Kingdom of his Lord, the Glorious! Know thou that the Kingdom of God hath pitched its tents |
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TAB.637-638, BSC.486 #932x |
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Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause |
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AB07053 |
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120 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou pure soul who art turning toward the Lord of the creatures! Verily, I received thy letter ... and was informed of its meanings |
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TAB.636, BSC.471 #884x |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God |
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AB08374 |
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100 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou advancer to the Kingdom of God! Shouldst thou come with the whole of thy being |
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TAB.622-623, BWF.391-391x, BSC.465 #865x |
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Literal interpretation; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Christian clergy |
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AB02490 |
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240 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O my God! O my God! Praise be unto Thee! for Thou hast created me of the most excellent fabric, in the most honored form |
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TAB.614-615, BSC.430 #780, VTRM.028-029 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB02315 |
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260 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art awakened to the Cause of God! Verily, I read thy letter and my heart... As to the manifestation of the Greatest Name |
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TAB.612-614, BSC.464 #864x, VTRM.027-028 |
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Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God |
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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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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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AB02844 |
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230 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art gazing toward Abdul-Baha! Now I address thee with a heart filled... Arise to serve the Cause of God in the vineyard of God |
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TAB.600-601, BSC.463 #860x, VTRM.013-014 |
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Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Role and station of women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; 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 |
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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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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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AB02701 |
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230 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou spiritual youth! Japan hath made wonderful progress in material civilization, but she will become perfect when she also becometh spiritually developed |
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TAB.564-565, JWTA.027, BSC.462 #856x, TEW.013-014 |
E. Mahony |
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Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization |
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AB04443 |
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170 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O ye heavenly ones! Organize ye spiritual assemblies. Lay ye the foundation of union |
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TAB.553-554, BWF.409-409x, BSC.461 #855x, SW_v05#09 p.129, SW_v13#12 p.324 |
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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 |
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