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| AB10286 |
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70 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...When the body of man is perfected, physical evolution comes to an end, since nature does not seek to build a higher form than that of man |
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BSC.434 #789 |
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Evolution; human evolution; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; 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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| 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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| AB07768 |
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110 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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قد اشرق الافاق من انوار نیر الاشراق طوبی للفائزین قد ارتفع الندآء من الشجره |
The rays of the Day-star of the world have illumined every land—blessed are they that have beheld! |
INBA55:459, INBA59:135, UMich962.151-152, UMich991.101 |
MKT2.218, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.023a, BCH.023, DUR1.189, MJH.070 |
BSC.432 #785 |
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Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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| AB05471 |
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150 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O Thou Benevolent God! Grant us a shelter in Thy threshold and inform us of Thy mysteries! Make our eyes seeing and our ears hearing! |
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BSC.428 #774 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Living waters; water of life; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause |
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| ABU2678 |
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80 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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As regards the places for the convening of such a general body, it will be decided by the members. The Universal House of Justice |
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BSC.425 #768.2x, SW_v07#15 p.139 |
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House of Justice |
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| ABU3097 |
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50 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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The election of temporary members of the assemblies of the kingdom should depend upon the choice and satisfaction of the public |
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BSC.424 #767.3x, SW_v07#15 p.139 |
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Parliaments; constitutional government; Relationship between government and people |
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| ABU3100 |
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50 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Firstly: The elected members must be religious persons, God-fearing, high-minded and followers of the law. |
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BSC.424 #767.2x, SW_v07#15 p.138-139 |
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Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters |
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| AB00145 |
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930 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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ترانی یا الهی فی هذا الجبل الرفیع و المقام الباذخ المنیع ماوی کل رجل عظیم و |
Thou seest me, O my God, on this lofty mountain; the sublime and supreme threshold |
INBA16:069 |
MNMK#003 p.009, MJAI.002 |
BSC.406 #744, SW_v08#14 p.194-196, CHH.188x, CHU.194-196, BLO_PN#022, BSTW#215 |
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Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; War and peace |
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| ABU0055 |
Words spoken at The White Lodge in Wimbledon, 1913-01-03 |
1510 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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هر جزئی از اجزاء فردیه در صور نامتناهی جمادی نباتی حیوانی انسانی سیر دارد |
How beautiful it is to organize such lovely gatherings... When we ponder over the reality of the microcosm, we discover that in the microcosm there are deposited three realities. |
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AVK1.151.04x |
BSC.399 #736x, FWU.051, SW_v07#13 p.117-119+124, BSTW#090, BSTW#365 |
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Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature |
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| ABU0236 |
Words spoken at Assembly Rooms in San Francisco, 1912-10-05 |
850 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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I have the utmost joy to find in the distant West such an established Baha'i center |
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BSC.372 #701, SW_v10#13 p.243-245, ECN.096+955 |
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Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness |
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| ABU0001 |
Words to Mr Pinchot and others, spoken on 1912-06-04 |
3400 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Mahmúd's Diary |
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امیدواریم در مجلس شما مائده آسمانی بخوریم آن بالتمامه مطابق مذاق ماست زیرا |
We hope that in this gathering we shall partake of the heavenly table… The solution of this problem is one of the fundamental principles of his holiness BAHA’O’LLAH |
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BRL_DAK#0644, AVK4.335x, AVK4.340bx, AVK4.466x, KHF.265, KHAB.290 (300), KHTB2.110 |
BSC.340 #666-670x, FWU.038x, SW_v07#09 p.077-079+081-084, SW_v08#01 p.007x, SW_v09#07 p.086-087x, SW_v13#09 p.231x, SW_v13#12 p.324x, SW_v14#02 p.036x, SW_v16#03 p.456-457x, SW_v16#11 p.706x, STAB#128, STAB#140 |
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Consultation; Elections; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace |
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MHMD1.120 |
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| ABU0156 |
Words spoken at Esperantist society in Edinburgh, 1913-01-07 |
1020 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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از احساسات وجدانیه مستر ها خیلی ممنونم فی الحقیقه آنچه فرمودند ستایش خود |
Every movement which promotes unity and harmony in the world is good, and everything which creates discord and discontent is bad.... I recall an incident which occurred in Baghdad. There were two friends who did not know each other's language... His Holiness Baha'o'llah, many years ago, wrote a book called "The most Holy Book" |
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AMK.271-274, PYM.039-041x, KHF.225, KHTB3.090, NJB_v04#02 p.002 |
BSC.337 #664, SW_v04#02 p.034-036, SW_v11#18 p.299-303+306, SW_v17#07 p.201, SW_v11#17 p.286-287, VLAB.156x, STAB#138x |
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Harmony of science and religion; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity |
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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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| ABU0343 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
690 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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God is Love and Peace. God is Truth. God is Omniscience. God is without beginning and without end. |
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BSC.300 #609, AELT.153-157 |
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Evolution; human evolution; Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Knowledge; recognition of God; Reincarnation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; 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; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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| ABU0083 |
Words spoken at Clifton Guest House in Bristol, 1913-01-15 |
1330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Every age requires a central impetus or movement. In this age, the boundaries of terrestrial things have extended |
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BSC.274 #562, SW_v04#01 p.004-006, SW_v11#17 p.287 |
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Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace |
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| ABU1120 |
Words spoken at City Temple in London, 1911-09-10 |
280 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in London |
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ای جمع محترم و ای طالبان خدا الحمد لله نور حقیقت درخشید و نسیم گلشن عنایت وزید |
O noble friends, seekers after God, praise be to God! Today the light of truth.... This is a new cycle of human power |
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BRL_DAK#1056, AMK.174-174a, KHAB.053 (062), KHTB1.019 |
BSC.273 #561, AIL.019, SW_v02#11 p.008, SW_v08#01 p.009, ABS#06 |
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Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Oneness; unity of religion; Race unity; racial issues; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity |
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| AB02317 |
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260 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O my God, my beloved, my assistant and my chosen! ...Bring them together again, O Lord, by the Power of Thy Covenant, and gather their dispersion by the Might of Thy Promise |
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BSC.263 #549x, SW_v05#15 p.225x, SW_v04#14 p.240x, SW_v09#19 p.221x, SW_v10#07 p.119x, BSTW#062 |
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayer for unity |
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| BH07997 |
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130 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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I ask of Thee by Thine Ancient Beauty, and I supplicate Thee by the manifestation of Thy Greatest Majesty |
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BSC.186 #271, BP1929.029-030 |
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Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Prayer for healing |
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| BH06012 |
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170 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Consort with all the people in love and fragrance. Fellowship is the cause of unity... Oneness, in its true significance… |
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BSC.157 #147-150x |
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Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Superstition; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] |
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| BH04783 |
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200 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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قد ظهرت العلامات و برزت البینات و اتی الموعود باسمه المهیمن القیوم انه لهو |
The signs have appeared, the evidences become manifest and the Promised One hath come in His Name, the Protector, the Self-existent. |
BLIB_Or15729.137a, , NLAI_22848:334, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p171v, , Ghazi3072.098-102, MKI4522.334, |
AQA2#014 p.180 |
BSC.135 #052 |
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Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement |
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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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| 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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| AB02406 |
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250 |
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ای مشتاق موهبت پایدار تا چند در زاویه خمول از اوج قبول دور مانی و در این ظلمت |
O thou who yearnest for enduring grace! How long wilt thou remain in the corner of obscurity, far from the heights of acceptance, in this darkness [3.5s] |
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AMK.093-094a, AHB.109BE #18-19 p.316 |
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Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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| AB03488 |
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200 |
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ای منیر نیرات بر چند قسم منقسم یکی جرمش مظلم و تاریک ولی اقتباس نور از غیر |
O Luminous One! The luminaries are divided into several kinds: one hath a body dark and obscure, yet deriveth its light from another [3.5s] |
INBA13:104 |
AYBY.439 #169, YMM.454x |
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Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB09441 |
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80 |
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ای فریدون همنامت گمنام شد نامش لفظی است در السن و افواه زیرا سلطنتش جهانبانی |
O Firaydun, thy namesake hath been rendered obscure, his name but a mere utterance upon the tongues and lips of men, for his sovereignty did encompass the world [3.5s] |
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ALPA.074a, YARP2.086 p.117 |
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise of Eastern values; culture |
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| BH01003 |
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830 |
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عالم از نور معرفت روشن و از غبار افئده معتدین تاریک و مظلم اثر یوم یاتی |
The world is illumined by the light of knowledge, yet darkened and obscured by the dust from the hearts of the transgressors - the effect of the Day that cometh [3.5s] |
BLIB_Or15731.413, |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power of prayer; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness |
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| BH01446 |
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600 |
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یا اولیاء الله و حزبه امروز نور عدل از ظلم ظالم عالم مستور بل محو شده چه که |
O friends of God and His party! In this day the light of justice hath been obscured, nay, utterly effaced, by the tyranny of the oppressor of the world [3.5s] |
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LHKM2.310 |
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Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness |
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| BH01999 |
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440 |
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بلسان پارسی ذکر میشود تا مقصود من غیر ستر و حجاب بر قاصدان کعبه مقصود واضح |
The following words are rendered in the Persian tongue, that the purpose may be unveiled and unobscured for them that seek the Sacred Kaaba of their desire [3.5s] |
BLIB_Or15710.159, , BLIB_Or15719.038, |
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Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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| BH02995 |
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300 |
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قد اتی الیوم و القوم فی حجاب مبین قد ظهر |
The Day is come, and the people remain veiled in manifest obscurity [3.5s] |
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LHKM2.304 |
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Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proclamation to the people of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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| BH03089 |
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290 |
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حجاب کذب و جفا نور صدق و وفا را ستر نموده و تقوی تحت براثن طغی معذب گشته شعله |
The veil of falsehood and cruelty hath obscured the light of truth and fidelity, and piety lieth tormented beneath the claws of transgression [3.5s] |
BLIB_Or15690.132, , BLIB_Or15728.204b, |
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Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness |
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| BH06825 |
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150 |
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یا جواد قد اتی مالک الایجاد بامر مامنعته الامور و بسلطان لم تحجبه سبحات |
O Javád! The Lord of creation hath come with a Command that no affairs can withstand, and with a sovereignty that no veils of glory can obscure [3.5s] |
BLIB_Or15713.280b, , BLIB_Or15715.206c, |
BRL_DA#319, SFI22.014b |
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Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment |
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| BH08358 |
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120 |
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قد نزل الکتاب و اتی الوهاب و الناس فی حجاب مبین قد نقر فی الناقور اذ ظهر مطلع |
The Book hath been revealed and the All-Bountiful hath come, yet the people remain veiled in manifest obscurity. The Trump hath been sounded when the Dawning-Place appeared [3.5s] |
BLIB_Or03114.026b, |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Service to others; to the Cause of God |
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| BH10029 |
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90 |
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و از عالم ظاهر و اسرار کتاب من غیر ستر و حجاب لائح سبیل الهی مع الدلیل واضح و نازل |
From the visible world and the mysteries of the Book, unveiled and unobscured, the Path of God with its evidence standeth manifest [3.5s] |
BLIB_Or15716.188a, |
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Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Knowledge; recognition of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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| ABU1492 |
Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1915-07-19 |
210 |
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خیر، هیچ مشتبه نمی شود، غرض بمیان میآید. همه حضرات که راجع شده اند می دانستند که میرزا محمد علی مخالفت |
Nay, there remaineth no obscurity, for the intention hath been made manifest. All those who were involved were well aware that Mirza Muhammad Ali opposed [3.5s] |
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ZSM.1915-07-10 |
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Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes |
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