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| ABU0904 |
Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 |
340 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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The Divine Reality is far removed from man. It is absolutely remote and independent in Its essence; abstract, limitless, impersonal beyond human comprehension |
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BSC.451 #825, SW_v02#14 p.007, SW_v16#06 p.0541 |
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Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir; Word of God and human limitations |
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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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| ABU1324 |
Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken around 1898-02-25 |
330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Pray that your hearts may be cut from yourselves and from the world, that you may be confirmed by the Holy Spirit and filled with the fire of the love of God.... I say unto you that anyone who will arise in the cause of God... And now I give you a commandment which shall be for a covenant... This is the balance |
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BSC.503 #970x, SW_v08#05 p.057-058x, SW_v12#16 p.250x, AEP.039-040, NRMM.164-165x, MAX.080x, BLO_PN#031 |
T. Price, The Badasht Project, T. Nosrat, Juliet & Amelia, K. Porray, M. Levine [track 4] |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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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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| AB01505 |
Tablet of the Divine Plan (Southern states I) |
320 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan |
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ای منادیان بملکوت الله چند روز پیش بان یاران الهی نامه نگاشته گشت ولی چون این |
O ye heralds of the Kingdom of God! A few days ago an epistle was written |
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MKT3.006, AKHA_121BE #01 p.j, AKHA_134BE #01 p.8, AHB.119BE #01 p.000, FRTB.038 |
TDP#02, ADJ.062x, BSC.510 #974, SW_v07#10 p.090, SW_v09#14 p.166-167 |
R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 5] |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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UDP.012 |
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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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| ABU1015 |
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310 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy |
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When we read ancient history, the history of the middle ages and the history of contemporaneous times, we realize how little... Search untiringly for truth |
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BSC.449 #818, ADP.067-068 |
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| AB01552 |
Tablet of the Divine Plan (Canada and Greenland I) |
310 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan |
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ای بنات و ابناء ملکوت هر چند در اکثر ایالات و مدائن متحده الحمد لله نفحات الله |
O ye daughters and sons of the Kingdom! Although in most of the states and cities |
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MKT3.013, ANDA#71 p.06, FRTB.046 |
TDP#05, ADJ.055x, ADJ.057-058x, COF.012ax, BSC.523 #980, SW_v07#10 p.089-090, SW_v09#14 p.168 |
R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 8] |
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Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity |
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UDP.037 |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| AB01907 |
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280 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones |
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ای بنده صادق بهاء الله نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا |
O thou truthful servant of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter was received and its contents brought the utmost joy…. O thou spiritual friend! Thou hast asked about the wisdom of obligatory prayer… I supplicate God that day by day thou mayest become more steadfast, so that like unto an impregnable stronghold |
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BRL_CONF2018P#22x, MMK2#130 p.099 |
BRL_IOPF#2.07x, BRL_CONF2018#22x, TAB.683-684, BWF.368-368x, BSC.466 #869x |
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Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer |
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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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| AB02144 |
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270 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I noted thy letter and utterance. God hath accepted thy devotion |
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TAB.064-066, LOG#0401x, BSC.475 #900-901x |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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| AB02172 |
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270 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art acknowledging the Oneness of God! Verily, I read thy letter... Observe the pages of the universe |
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TAB.170-171, BSC.481 #918x |
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Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ |
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| ABU1198 |
Words to Dr. Getsinger, spoken on 1914-08-24 |
270 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Economy is the foundation of human prosperity. The spendthrift is always in trouble |
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DAS.1914-08-24, BSC.453 #829x, SW_v08#02 p.018, BSTW#303 |
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Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Conduct in finance and business; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Wealth inequality and its moderation; Work as worship |
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| AB02184 |
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260 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای ابناء ملکوت سال نو عبارت از گردش و حرکت دوره سنوی است |
O ye children of the Kingdom! It is New Year; that is to say, the rounding of the cycle of the year. A year is the |
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DWNP_v4#07 p.040 |
TAB.038-040, BSC.475 #899x, SW_v02#01 p.010-011, SW_v04#16 p.266, SW_v08#01 p.009, CHH.217-218, BLO_PN#022 |
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Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual springtime; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace |
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| AB02292 |
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260 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art attracted to the Call of the Kingdom! Thy letter was presented and I was informed of thy expression. And it was glorious proof |
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TAB.227-229, BSC.471#883x, VTRM.015-017 |
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Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of prayer |
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| AB02310 |
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260 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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یا امه الله المهتزه کقضیب رطیب بنسیم محبه الله انی قرئت تحریرک الدال علی فرط |
O handmaid of God, who tremblest even as a fresh and tender branch in the winds of the love of God! I have read thy letter... These spiritual assemblies are aided |
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MNMK#044 p.129, MMK1#038 p.076 |
SWAB#038, TAB.089-091, GPB.332x2x, COC#1358x, LOG#0010x, LOG#2072x, BSC.476 #903-904x |
Honiara Baha'i Youth |
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Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times |
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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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| 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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| ABU1225 |
Words spoken ca. 1900 |
260 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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The more you love, the nearer you will be to God. Love is one of the bounties of God. Therefore to love one another is good. |
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BSC.501 #964x, DWN_v6#05 p.001-002, PN_1900 p061 |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Second birth; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause |
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| ABU1238 |
Words spoken ca. 1900 |
260 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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By the term "angels" spiritual powers is sometimes meant, and other times you will find that the term means pure and holy souls. |
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BSC.498 #960, PN_1900 p058, PN_unsorted p145 |
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Angels; Law of transformation and change; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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| AB02342 |
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250 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] |
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ای خداوند مهربان شکر ترا که بيدار نمودی و هشيار کردی چشم بينا دادی و گوش شنوا احسان نمودی |
O thou advancing maidservant of God! Thy letter was received... O compassionate God! Thanks be unto Thee for Thou hast awakened me and made me conscious…. Bestow upon me a heart which, like unto glass |
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BRL_DAK#1193, MMK3#011 p.006x, MMG2#102 p.116x |
BPRY.071x, TAB.640-641, BSC.431 #782x, SW_v02#04 p.012, BSTW#293ex |
MJ Cyr, T. Nosrat, A. Youssefi |
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Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering; rejection of Christ; 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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| AB02400 |
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250 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá |
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ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید در میان خلق ازدواج عبارت از |
O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents were noted. Marriage, among the mass of the people |
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MMK1#084 p.114, AKHB.199-200, GHA.159, HYB.046, NJB_v12#09 p.160 |
SWAB#084, BWF.372-373x, LOG#1266x, BSC.457 #840x, BLO_PT#052.11 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Marriage as means of spiritual progress |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| AB02590 |
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240 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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In whatsoever matter man wisheth to engage, he must first acquire some capability, and make provisions and preparations therefor |
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TAB.358-359, BSC.454 #833 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; Spiritual prerequisites of 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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| AB02627 |
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240 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God! I have considered thy writing... You have asked me two questions |
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TAB.102-103, BSC.476 #906x |
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Demons and evil spirits; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God |
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Words to Mary Hanford Ford around Oct. 1911 |
240 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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The utterances of Bahá'u'lláh are to be translated into deeds... It is possible to so adjust oneself to the practice of nobility that its atmosphere surrounds us and colors all our acts |
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BSC.450 #822x, SW_v07#18 p.188x, PN_1911 p023, BSTW#084x |
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds |
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| AB02701 |
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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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| AB02755 |
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230 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ای منجذب بملکوت الهی آنچه نوشتید ملاحظه گردید وجد و سرور بود و بشارت و حبور و |
O thou who art turning unto the Kingdom of God! Thy letter is received and perused. It afforded us joy and pleasure, gave us good news and is the token of the wealth of thy love. This period of time is the Promised Age, |
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PYB#172 p.03, PYB#233 p.04 |
TAB.318-319, BSC.456 #838, SW_v07#01 p.001-002x |
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Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual springtime; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| AB02799 |
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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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| AB02844 |
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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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| AB02846 |
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O ye crying voices in the region of America! Make level the path of the Covenant of God!... I know, verily, that the universal, never ending, eternal |
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TAB.032-033, BSC.473 #894x, BSTW#276l |
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Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization |
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